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Symphony Senior Living resident Yvonne, no last name given, crossed the picket line on her motorized wheelchair Monday to show her support for striking workers of the facility. From the left are Cherie Lamb, Angela Johanson and Annie Dailo. “I love the girls and they serve us so well,” said Yvonne.

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF An attempt to prevent Monday’s strike at Symphony Senior Living Aspen Ridge fell apart earlier in the day.

The strike/lockout proceeded as planned at 1 p.m. at the Red Deer seniors care facility. Nearly 130 licensed practical nurses, health-care aides and other staff walked off the job.

Replacement workers took over as about 80 Alberta Union of Provincial Employees members and executives, and supporters, hit the picket line wearing placards, waving flags and signs as passing motorists honked in support of the picket.

Security staff hired by Symphony filmed the activity.

On Sunday, talks failed when AUPE rejected Symphony Senior Living’s demand for the right to terminate any employee without cause.

Symphony argued it was a matter of having the ability to remove a worker for non-cause reasons such as lack of empathy, passion or dedication to seniors.

“We were told by the employer because we didn’t

agree to that provision, everything else is off the table, so we’re back at square one unfortunately,” said AUPE president Guy Smith on the picket line in front of Symphony on Monday afternoon.

“The employer has the right to hire and fire. But it has to be done fairly through due process and that’s all we’re asking for.”

“We were very close to where we needed to be with all the other outstanding provisions. It’s disgraceful our members are on the picket line because of that one provision that you’d find in any collective agreement across the country.”

Smith said the union provided Symphony with wording to resolve the impasse on Monday morning.

“They replied back they weren’t going to accept that wording. So we’re at a standstill right now. We hoped they would counter offer on that proposal.

The ball’s in their court.”

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Volunteer firefighters relieved Have no fear of violence: Dosko of life-threatening calls

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THE CALLS REQUIRE

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Lacombe’s volunteer firefighters will no longer be required to attend life-threatening medical calls normally handled by ambulance crews.

City council heard on Monday night that firefighters are increasingly being dispatched to emergency medical calls, such as patients suffering strokes or heart attacks, when ambulances can’t get their soon enough.

“Unfortunately, the Lacombe Fire Department is not able to provide the level of service that these calls require due to staffing, training, equipment and legal limitations,” says a report to council from

Fire Chief Ed van Delden and the city’s corporate services director Michael Minchin.

“These types of calls require paramedics not firefighters.”

Minchin told council that there are concerns that requiring volunteers, who may not have the necessary medical training, to attend those kinds of calls while waiting for paramedics to arrive exposes them to more stress but also additional liability.

It also increases the numbers of calls volunteers must respond to.

Red Deer has recorded three targeted violent crimes in less than a month but the city’s top cop says there’s no reason to sound alarms.

Red Deer RCMP Supt. Warren Dosko said on Monday that 99 per cent of Red Deerians live active, POLICE PROBE productive lives and have no rea- SHOOTING C1 son to fear.

But he did say that those involved in high-risk lifestyles are vulnerable.

“It’s concerning to us to have that many,” said Dosko, noting the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) will be fully operational in the next six weeks and that will put more pressure on Central Alberta’s organized crime world.

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Memorial held for three Canadians killed in plane crash

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A memorial service has been held in Antarctica to honour three Canadians who died in a plane crash there last week.

The men, all employees of Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air, were killed when their Twin Otter slammed into a steep, snow- and ice-covered slope on the Queen Alexandra mountain range.

The U.S. National Science Foundation held the brief, impromptu ceremony Sunday at its AmundsenScott South Pole Station. About 75 people, including three Ken Borek colleagues, gathered outside for a moment of silence as an American flag was replaced with a Canadian one for the day.

The foundation’s South Pole area manager, Bill Coughran, read aloud the famous flying poem “High Flight.”

“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth/And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.”

The foundation’s Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula has also lowered its Canadian flag to half-mast for three days in what staff are calling “remembrance of the fallen members of our Antarctic family.”

“We have been privileged to experience firsthand their professionalism, skill and dedication to the arduous task of supporting science in an extremely remote and inhospitable environment,” Kelly Falkner with the polar programs division said in a news release.

“Although everyone associated with the pursuit of science in Antarctica makes personal sacrifices to do so, very infrequently and sadly, some make the ultimate sacrifice.”

Kenn Borek Air has been flying planes in Antarctica for nearly three decades.

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STRIKE: ‘A lot of tears shed’ Symphony, a privately owned and operated seniors care facility located at 3100 22nd St., has 152 suites with a total of 157 residents.

Symphony has been contracted to provide 49 care beds for Alberta Health Services. But last week, Symphony announced it is cancelling that contract over the coming year. The contract includes 40 assisted-living beds for dementia patients, four assisted-living beds for non-dementia patients and five transition beds for people coming out of hospital.

Early last week, AUPE announced its members were set to strike last Friday. Symphony then served AUPE with a lockout notice, also effective Friday.

Shortly before noon on Friday, AUPE and Symphony announced they had agreed to postpone the strike/lockout to try and resolve the dispute.

R. Dean Cowan, whose wife Doreen, 65, has been a supportive living Alzheimer’s patient at Symphony since last April, said he was scared for his wife and other residents.

“There were a lot of tears shed by the staff. There were a lot of tears shed by residents,” Cowan said.

“It’s nowhere near the number of caregivers who were in there before,” he said about the replacement workers.

He said the new workers are sleeping in vacant beds onsite, eating at the facility, and flat screen televisions were brought in for them.

Cowan said he will definitely be spending a lot of time at the centre as the strike continues. “(Symphony) promised to give us a shout once the strike commenced. We never got a phone call. We know absolutely zero,” said Cowan, who visited the picket line.

Katya Rozenfeld, a full-time LPN at Symphony, said staff have felt loved and needed and she was hoping an agreement would be reached.

“We’re pretty much united by our beliefs. We have certain principles and we think our residents deserve the best and we’re going to be standing for that,” Rozenfeld said as she walked with her picket sign. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

EMS: ‘Slippery slope’ Coun. Outi Kite was concerned how the situation would impact the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.

“My fear if the trend continues is we’re going to lose the volunteer fire department,” said Kite, adding the city can’t afford a full-time paid department.

Coun. Peter Bouwsema saw the increasing use of volunteer firefighters for medical emergencies as a “slippery slope” that could lead to heavier demands in the future.

Mayor Steve Christie, a volunteer firefighter for 12 years, also expressed is concern for what is happening.

“It is tough and strenuous on our volunteers and putting them in an unfair position,” said Christie.

Alberta Health Services should be made aware of the problems that are emerging, said Coun. Ian Foster.

“Alberta Health Services has to come up the plate. But I’m not sure they’re hearing that message from across the province.”

Council voted unanimously to inform Alberta Health Services that the fire department’s emergency medical response would be limited to patient lift assists from buildings or confined areas. Volunteers would continue to provide initial first aid at motor vehicle collisions, fire and rescue calls.

In other council news: ● Council voted to delay a storefront enhancement program that would provide up to $10,000 in grants and loans to businesses in the Old Town Main Street District that wanted to spruce up their facades.

It was decided to wait until downtown architectural guidelines are in place and an upcoming heritage resources management plan is completed to ensure storefront improvements match the city’s vision. ● The city has also boosted fines in its nuisance bylaw to keep it in line with other municipalities and to create more of a deterrent. Council heard the most common complaints involve roaming cats and noise. Fines for permitting a nuisance will double to $100 for a first offence, and to $200 on second offence. Third or more offences will lead to a $500 fine, up from $200.

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“Hopefully we will see a decrease in the level of targeted violence. Even though it is targeted, it has the potential to spin off and affect the innocent public. That’s a big concern for us.”

On Saturday, a 36-year-old man was shot in the shoulder while he tried to fend off three intruders wearing balaclavas at his home in Bower. The man underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.

Dosko said police are in the early stages of the investigation.

“Very odd circumstances,” said Dosko. “Because we know that is just not a normal activity where people show up at your house wearing masks and carrying weapons.”

Dosko said typically these types of crimes are related to the drug or organized crime world where gangsters are collecting on an unpaid debt.

“I’m not saying it’s this case but they (those types of crimes) are very much related to organized crime drug world,” said Dosko. “I wouldn’t say it’s unusual for Red Deer to have three types of those incidents in one month.”

Red Deer recorded its first homicide on Jan. 1 when Lloyd Robert Sarson, 25, of no fixed address, was found dead as a result of gunshot wounds in a vehicle in an alley in Eastview. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 17-year-old Manitoba boy.

Police have not ruled out the possibility that the murder was gang-related.

On Jan. 13, Shawn Sattler, 34, of Red Deer, died in Eastview under suspicious circumstances. Police believe Sattler may have been in a physical altercation at a residence before the call to police about an unresponsive man.

The investigation continues. Results from a Jan. 16 autopsy have not been released. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Calgary psychiatrist found guilty

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — After days of deliberation, a jury found a Calgary psychiatrist guilty Monday on three counts of sexual assault against his male patients.

Dr. Aubrey Levin stood quietly and without outward emotion as he was found not guilty on two counts and a mistrial was declared on four other counts. Court will reconvene on those matters on March 15 to set a date for a new trial.

Over the weekend, the jury had indicated they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the charges but Justice Donna Shelley implored with them to keep trying.

The nine patients had been assigned to Levin through the courts between 1999 and 2010.

The allegations against Levin, 74, came to light in 2010 after one of his patients came forward with secret videos he recorded during court-ordered sessions with the psychiatrist.

The videos, played in court last fall, show Levin undoing the man’s belt and jeans and appearing to fondle him.

The patient, identified only as R.B. in court, was on probation at the time the videos were taken and had been ordered by a court to see Levin twice a month.

The man said he had told authorities about previous assaults and no one believed him, so he bought a spy camera and brought it to his appointments.

Levin said he was only performing a physical examination to test for sexual dysfunction, but the jury sided with R.B. and found Levin guilty.

After he was arrested, other former patients came forward with abuse allegations.

Levin, who immigrated to Canada from South Africa, was frequently used by the courts to assess people and provide expert opinions at hearings.

He served briefly as regional director for the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon and was licensed in 1998 to practise psychiatry in Alberta.

Levin is no stranger to controversy over his work as a psychiatrist. He faced heated accusations about his time as a military psychiatrist during apartheid in South Africa, where he earned his degree in 1963.

In the 1970s he was a psychiatrist at a military

hospital where aversion therapy through electric shocks was allegedly used in an attempt to change the sexuality of gay soldiers. Levin is mentioned in a report entitled the aVersion Project that aimed to shed light on abuses of gays and lesbians in the military by health workers.

Media coverage of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Levin was named in a human rights submission as a key figure in the abuse of gay men in the military. It acknowledged the submission was based on anecdotal reports.

Levin has denied abusing any patients under his care and has argued that the submission was based on a distortion of facts, according to an article in the South African Medical Journal.

The case in Calgary also saw an accusation of jury tampering. One juror was dismissed after informing the court she had been approached by a woman and offered an envelope full of cash to find Levin not guilty.

A charge of obstruction of justice is pending against Levin’s wife, Erica, who has been under house arrest since the alleged encounter.

RDC launching two therapist programs

Alberta brings in policy to allow Sikhs to wear kirpans in court

students who may want to take the next step and become a physiotherapist. Red Deer College hasn’t made any formal transfer agreements with universities.

“We’re pretty confident, all of the other colleges in Alberta who have the same program have a twoyear block transfer to a couple of different universities, and we’ll be working on the same thing,” said Hamilton.

For more information on the program, call 403342-3400 or visit the college’s website at www.rdc. ab.ca. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Sharon Hamilton, kinesiology and sport studies department chair, said the idea to offer the program started as a request from Alberta Health Services, which indicated a future need for trained individuals.

“There is a demand for these types of workers in Central Alberta,” said Hamilton. “Maybe not a current demand, but a demand is definitely on the horizon.”

The two-year diploma program provides training for potential assistants in the two fields. Hamilton said the students will likely be more trained to deal with elderly adults but there will also be some training to deal with children.

Hamilton said there are practical placements on board for potential students. Right now, there have arrangements with the hospital and public health care settings, but Hamilton said they are working on opportunities with private clinics.

“There is a trend right now in the area of occupational therapy and physiotherapy where aides or assistants are being asked to do more of the practical hands-on activities,” said Hamilton.

“They’re given guidance and direction from an occupational therapist or physiotherapist and then

they’re actually applying the modality or treatment or exercise. They’re doing a lot of hands-on work.”

Red Deer College started accepting applications for the program last week and Hamilton said there has already been some interest. In total, there are 20 available spots in the program.

“A lot of students who come to RDC have an interest in that rehab field,” said Hamilton. “They’re interested in the field and when we mention to students this is another avenue for them, to learn these skills over two years and be able to apply them in a clinical setting, that is quite inviting to them.”

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EDMONTON — The Alberta government has come up with a policy that allows Sikhs to wear a ceremonial religious dagger called a kirpan in provincial courthouses.

Under the policy, a person must tell security officers they have a kirpan and wear it in a sheath, under clothing. The blade of the kirpan can be no longer than 10 centimetres.

The World Sikh Organization says Alberta is the first province to bring in a provincewide policy for all of its courts.

“Alberta is the first provincewide adoption of a uniform policy with respect to the kirpan,” Balpreet Singh, spokesman for the World Sikh Organization of Canada said Monday from Toronto.

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The Alberta policy stems from a human rights complaint filed in 2008 by Tejinder Singh Sidhu when he wasn’t allowed inside a Calgary court because he was wearing a kirpan.

Sidhu had been called to testify as a witness to a fatal car accident Alberta Justice spokesman Jason Maloney said sheriffs and other security staff at all courthouses have been briefed and fully trained on the rules.

“We looked into the matter and as a result came up with this policy Join us at our upcoming – so the human rights complaint was subsequently dropped and now this policy is in place,” Maloney said.

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Alberta’s pay imbalance PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS IN ALBERTA ENJOY HIGHER WAGES AND, GENERALLY, MORE GENEROUS BENEFITS THAN WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

BY JASON CLEMENS AND AMELA KARABEGOVIC SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE More than three years after the end of the recession and Alberta’s provincial government continues to struggle with deficits. Relying on revenues to rebound enough to catch up with spending just doesn’t work, as Alberta’s own history aptly demonstrates.

Similarly, municipalities across the province continue to struggle to find sufficient resources for infrastructure needs while balancing their books.

If the provincial and various municipal governments in Alberta are serious about tackling deficits and prioritizing resources, they must review and reform spending. A central part of any such initiative must be reviewing public sector wages and benefits to ensure they are comparable with private sector equivalents.

There are both economic and fairness issues to consider in ensuring that compensation in the public and private sectors are roughly equivalent for comparable positions. Principal among these many considerations is the fairness of having those in the public sector receive a premium paid for by those in the private sector who receive less overall compensation for

similar positions.

The traditional trade-off was that the public sector received lower wages than the private sector but that this was offset by more generous benefits.

As an analysis of Statistics Canada data reveals, that bargain has been undone such that the public sector now enjoys both a wage premium and more generous benefits as well.

When we compare the average wage in the public sector in Alberta, including federal, provincial, and local workers, it is 26.7 per cent higher than the private sector. However, this figure doesn’t account for differences like education, the nature of the position, the experience of the workers, etc. Once we control for these factors, the average wage premium enjoyed by the public sector is 10.3 per cent compared to their private sector equivalents.

Of course, compensation includes much more than just wages. Part of employee compensation is based on benefits, including health, dental, retirement savings, job security, etc. Unfortunately, Statistics Canada does not collect comprehensive data on benefits like their counterpart in the U.S. so it’s difficult to make a definitive statement regarding whether or not the public sector enjoys better or more generous benefits than their private sector counterparts.

The data that is available, however, for comparable benefits between the two sectors indicates a fairly generous benefits package for the public sector compared to the private sector.

For example, one of the costliest benefits provided to workers in both the private and public sector is retirement pensions.

In 2011, the latest year for which comprehensive data is available, 81.4 per cent of public sector workers in Alberta were covered by a registered pension compared to 21.5 per cent of private sector workers.

More revealing of the premium enjoyed by the public sector versus the private sector is the type of pension available. For those covered by a registered pension, 97.2 per cent in the public sector enjoyed defined-benefit pensions (i.e. guaranteeing a certain level of benefits in retirement) in 2011 compared to just 43.5 per cent of private-sector workers.

Another benefit for which comparable data is available and in which public sector workers enjoy a premium is the age of retirement. Regardless of whether the average or median age of retirement is used, public sector workers enjoy an earlier age of retirement in Alberta (indeed across the entire country) compared to their private sector counterparts. Specifically, on aver-

age, public sector workers in Alberta retire two years earlier than private sector workers. (The gap declines to 1.1 years if the median rather than the average is used.)

A final metric by which to understand the non-wage benefits enjoyed in the public sector compared to the private sector is job losses. This measure is a good proxy for job security, which has always been seen as an advantage for the public sector over the private market. In 2011, 2.5 per cent of private sector employment in Alberta experienced job loss. This is more than threeand-a-half times higher than the 0.7 per cent of public sector employment experiencing job losses.

Public sector workers in Alberta clearly enjoy higher wages and, more than likely, more generous benefits than comparable workers in the private sector. As Albertans struggle with their deficits and spending, it is imperative that comparable compensation for the public sector become part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

Jason Clemens and Amela Karabegovic are co-authors of Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, released recently by the Fraser Institute (www.fraserinstitute.org). This column was supplied by Troy Media (www. troymedia.com).

to be consulted for anything any more than the Canadian citizen next to you does. Your opinion on things doesn’t count “more” than anyone else’s.

Respect is earned, not given.

There’s no question that the native people of yesterday were brutalized, hunted, tortured, and humiliated for decades.

It’s awful and no one should ever have to suffer like that. The elders of the time signed those treaties to bring peace, and offer what they hoped would be a leg-up in a new world that they realized couldn’t be held at bay.

But those days are long over. It defies logic to have the current population pay for the tragedies committed by people that came so long before them.

The preservation of your culture is your job, not anyone else’s. For example, Polish, Irish and Ukrainian societies thrive all over the country with very little or no support from government coffers. They celebrate traditional dance, language, and food all by simply passing it down from generation to generation. Native communities can do the very same thing (and generally do), but without financial support.

2. “This movement is about the whole environment, its not just about the treaties. The bill that passed now un-protects the rivers, lakes, forests, land, etc., etc., so we need this bill to further protect our children’s futures. . . . Thanks to Harper government . . . rigs and development will pollute the air, waters, etc., etc.”

It’s no secret that our Canadian economy is driven by the oil and gas industry. Yes, there have been some awful environmental blunders due to a plethora of reasons. I heartily agree

that we need to protect our natural areas that support wildlife, but I also know that there is aggressive legislation, and powerful government offices in place that already have that very same sentiment at heart. Millions of Canadians support green technology and research, as well as lobby for stronger federal policy. So if that’s what this is all about, there’s no need to blockade anything, as a majority of people would already agree with you.

First and foremost, I’m a human being just like you. I believe in equality.

Across the board equality. Our country is so multicultural, that to give any specific group rights over everyone else is completely ridiculous.

I’m not familiar with the particulars of old treaties signed, but I get the gist because I have used some of the special privileges provided to me. I do not pay for health care. I did for awhile in my young working life, but then the government discovered my native status and sent me a huge apology letter, and a cheque for every dime I had put into the system.

Odd. I lived just up the street from my fellow truck driving friends, did the same job, paid the same taxes ... yet there I was with this benefit because of my racial background and some papers that were signed all those years ago. I’ve used it for eye wear. This was particularly handy when I was up against it financially, but had broken my glasses welding.

Here’s the thing though: why should I have an advantage on a co-worker who might be in the same situation?

It’s not fair, and it needs to stop.

I move that Canadians start their own march towards coast-to-coast

equality, or at least the serious discussion of it.

Our country should offer no free rides to anyone. No help for those who refuse to help themselves. No quarter for those who would inhibit the lives and success of others. No limit to what anyone can accomplish with a steely resolve, and a great idea. It doesn’t matter who built the first campfires and communities on this land, it’s those that work hard to continue to stoke the flames of collective well being that matter.

As a man that stands by his word, I pledge to never again use my native status to further myself in a way that isn’t available to every other Canadian.

I will leave my son unregistered, and will teach him the importance of keeping it that way.

I am a proud native man, and a hard-working, forward-thinking Canadian that believes the opportunities and advantages this country has to offer should be available to everyone equally.

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No free ride for anyone: ‘proud native man’ “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake, you are the same decaying matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.”

— Fight Club I’ve been #IdleTooLong about this whole topic, and I feel like I need to express my point of view without disrupting innocent travellers on highways, and cargo carrying freight trains.

First, allow me to clarify that I am a Cree man with full status. I have family in positions of political power in this province, and should declare that my opinions are my own. While everyone needles over the finite details of the current situation, I’d like to paint my thoughts for you with much broader strokes.

I’m so very proud of my culture. The way the plains Indians lived on this land was a fantastic example of community, art, respect for our environment, ingenuity and spirituality. I’m proud of the native-inspired tattoos that I sport permanently on my body.

As a father, I’m teaching my son that same respect and understanding of where his blood derives from, in the hopes that his pride will outshine the prejudice he will inevitably experience growing up, or at some point in his life.

I’m also very proud to be Canadian.

Our vast mosaic of cultures, languages, and beliefs make up this welcoming land of opportunity for all. Whether you like it or not, we all have the same citizenship, but some have a different view on the value of it.

I don’t pretend to know all the ins and outs of the government bills, documentation, or policy that is driving the current protests, but I’ve intently watched news stories, read columns, and have regularly monitored the comments being made on Facebook. Based on all of this, I feel the need to break my silence on this issue.

1. It’s embarrassing how the #IdleNoMore protest is being handled.

Blocking major traffic thoroughfares does nothing good to bring support and awareness to your cause. It creates immediate animosity towards you.

Protesting freely in parks or in front of government buildings seems like a much more productive way to attract the attention of those you seek — the politicians. Not the regular welder-Joe who’s just trying to get to work. Hold him up and cost him money? See how much support you’ll get out of that guy.

Clarify what you are protesting for, or against. I’ve never seen such a passionate group of people go forward in protest in such disarray, and without clearly stating what it’s all about. If it’s generally about your need to be consulted, respected, justified for being mistreated, or the preservation of your culture, then let’s be out with it and start a constructive discussion.

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House of Commons returns with brief moment of co-operation

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — For a brief moment Monday, the House of Commons was in harmony.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair began the first question period of 2013 with an inquiry that was not partisan or snide, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded in kind.

“Can the prime minister please update the House on Canada’s involvement in the ongoing mission in Mali?” said Mulcair.

“As I think most parliamentarians will know,” Harper responded, “the government has been very clear that it will not undertake a Canadian combat mission in Mali....

“Of course, through this chamber and through committees, we will be consulting with parliamentarians on any further steps that need to be taken.”

And with that, the ray of parliamentary sunshine had passed.

Few had expected it to last.

Following a six-week Christmas adjournment, MPs are back in the capital for a winter run that will include a federal budget, ongoing native protests, more criminal justice legislation and lots of partisan posturing.

Monday dawned benignly enough, with the prime minister posting a picture of himself on Twitter having breakfast, his family cat sitting nearby.

As Conservative marketing measures go, Harper’s day-in-the-life social media exercise — which included his drive to work and a high-five for up-and-coming MP Michelle Rempel — was a welcome slice of humanity.

But by mid-day, the same familiar caricatures were emerging.

The Bloc Quebecois debated its bill to repeal the Clarity Act on Quebec succession, a transparent effort to goad New Democrats, who rose to the bait by promising their own bill that would make any vote on Quebec separation a matter of 50 per cent plus one.

Peter Van Loan, Harper’s House leader, held a news conference to report the government’s “top priority is creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.”

Asked if Conservatives would revisit their omnibus legislation opposed

by First Nations, who feel it puts resource development ahead of the environment on their lands, Van Loan was unmoved.

“Among the greatest beneficiaries of those changes will be First Nations,” he said.

Outside, a cold huddle of a couple of hundred Idle No More protesters on Parliament Hill’s windy, snow-swept front steps served as a dispiriting metaphor, the words of over-amplified speakers echoing off surrounding buildings to an audience of no one but the protesters themselves.

As the clock wound down to the start of the afternoon question period, three Conservative backbenchers in a row got to their feet to reprise a phantom opposition non-policy that was thoroughly debunked last fall.

“Over the past six weeks I have had the opportunity to speak and consult with hundreds of constituents and hard-working Canadians, and one thing is very clear,” intoned Conservative Costas Menegakis. “They do not want to see the NDP’s $21-billion carbon tax.”

No such NDP carbon tax proposal exists.

Following Harper and Mulcair’s brief Mali mission detente, question period returned to its pre-Christmas harangues, with a new emphasis on First Nations relations being the only notable departure.

“We will continue to work with those positive partners who seek to make progress,” the prime minister noted.

Alleged Conservative mismanagement, changes to employment insurance, the virtues or faults of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, even Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s long-past

helicopter ride to work were flogged around the Commons.

Relatively late in the proceedings, New Democrat Alexandre Boulerice

asked a question that somehow segued from Senate abolition to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s problematic lobbying of the CRTC.

Canadian special forces in Mali, but not in combat role many as 2,500 French troops to defend Bamako, the capital. However, Harper has consulted opposition parties in order to build a political consensus about whether there should be further support.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s special forces are on the ground in Mali to help protect Canadian personnel who are already operating in the troubled African country, say sources within the Department of National Defence.

Few other details were immediately available, although the Department of Foreign Affairs went to lengths to say that the presence of special forces soldiers does not signal an involvement in combat.

“We have been clear; there will be no mission in Mali,” Rick Roth, a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, said in a statement. “Steps have been taken to ensure our mission and Canadian personnel are protected. We cannot comment on security specifics.”

Canadian Forces crews have been piloting and supporting Canada’s C-17 heavy-lift transport as it moves military equipment in support of French troops. That mission, which was originally only supposed to last a week, is now scheduled to continue until Feb. 15.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that any further role for Canada would require consultation with parliamentarians.

“We are providing technical assistance to French and other military forces who are there. We have committed heavy-lift aircraft to that engagement, which is being done under a United Nations mandate,” Harper told the House of Commons in response to a question from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. “Of course, through this chamber and through committees, we will be consulting with parliamentarians on any further steps that need to be taken.”

There had been speculation that the government would provide a smaller, C-130J Hercules transport to carry African troops into Mali, where forces are fighting to retake the northern half of the country from al-Qaida-linked militants. The French had asked Canada to take on that role, but a number of other nations, includ-

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Harper has repeatedly ruled out “direct” Canadian military involvement in the campaign, which began on Jan. 10 with the arrival of as

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MONTREAL — The Canadian government has moved to shield the oil industry from yet another public-relations storm related to pipelines — this time on the U.S. East Coast.

Canada’s envoy to New England penned an editorial published Monday in a Maine newspaper, two days after more than 1,000 protesters in the state expressed concern Alberta oil could soon flow across the region.

Consul General Pat Binns wrote in the Portland Press Herald op-ed that the environmental record of oilsands production has improved in recent years.

“Technology is making oilsands production increasingly efficient and environmentally responsible,” said Binns, who has served as premier of Prince Edward Island and as Canadian ambassador to Ireland.

He also dismissed allegations that diluted oilsands bitumen is more corrosive in pipelines than other crudes: “Pipelines have proven to be safer than all other methods of transport, including trucks, rail and ships,” Binns wrote.

The response comes as projects to send oilsands crude to the West Coast and the U.S. Gulf Coast have been stalled amid controversy, and oilpatch producers are searching for new ways to transport Canadian oil to market.

The Maine protesters Saturday opposed the prospect of Western Canadian oil eventually being pumped through an existing pipeline between Montreal and Portland, the state’s largest city.

Demonstrators marched through Portland to a rally, where Mayor Michael Brennan and Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree delivered speeches about the serious environmental risk of allowing heavy oil from Alberta to cross northern New England.

No plan has actually been announced for such changes to the pipeline, but opposition to such a project has grown on both sides of the border.

People in the rural Quebec community of Sutton also held a protest Saturday in an effort to keep what they call “dirty oil” out of the region.

Opponents say Alberta crude is more likely to cause spills and could put fragile ecosystems in Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at risk.

They point to a recent proposal by Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) to reverse the flow on Line 9 between southern Ontario and Montreal.

That project would see Alberta crude sent to Montreal. People who live in communities along the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line believe the Line 9 initiative could eventually open the door for a reversal on the New England pipeline, which currently pumps foreign oil from the U.S. seacoast to refineries in Montreal. A spokesman for Enbridge said in a statement last week that the company has no plan to use the pipeline between Montreal and Portland, which it does not even own.

Still, politicians in Portland have already discussed the possibility of banning the purchase of fuel from the oilsands for municipal vehicles.

“With climate change once again at the forefront of our minds, it is crucial that we work together to end our dependence upon foreign oil and keep our community free of fuels like tar sands,” Brennan said Saturday in a statement.

“We need to work together to expand the market for renewable energies and eliminate the demand for tar sands and other fuels that are not only a root cause for climate change but also carry real risks of pollution and spills in our backyard.”

Binns’ editorial, which refers to the decision before Portland city council, stresses the importance of maintaining a strong U.S.-Canada trade relationship.

He said Canadian exports support about 29,000 jobs in Maine.

“In an increasingly competitive and globalized marketplace, it’s more important than ever to work together to grow our economies, create jobs in our communities and act collectively in the responsible stewardship of our shared environment,” wrote Binns, who added he presented similar information found in his editorial to Portland’s council.

“Our energy markets are no exception; they are highly integrated, and that is not likely to change any time soon.”

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A man crosses a street in Montreal, Monday, following a water main break.

There were also large road graders pushing the water around trying to get it to disperse.

City officials said the flood was caused by a 90-centimetre water main that broke at a construction site near downtown, and said they were working to fix the problem.

Police rerouted traffic because the cascade of water made the area extremely slippery as it turned to ice.

Parts of two of Montreal’s main east-west arteries were closed to traffic — Rene-Levesque Boulevard and Sher-

brooke Street.

Staff at McGill University were warned that several of the university’s buildings were flooded and evening classes were cancelled.

Water also trickled into a number of commercial establishments on Ste-Catherine Street.

City officials said the incident had not affected the quality of drinking water.

Mayor Michael Applebaum went to survey the cleanup operation.

He said the damage occurred mostly below street level.

A steady stream of

water poured into underground parking garages, and Applebaum said water had to be pumped out of the Place Ville Marie, a major office complex.

“The damage is mostly damage where we have basements where there’s underground parking lots,” he said as he stood near a water-logged intersection, as firefighters cleared clogged sewers and front-end loaders scooped up water.

Two minor injuries were reported, as of 7 p.m. The local ambulance service said the injuries occurred when people slipped and fell.

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MONTREAL — A river raged through a section of downtown Montreal as a water main break Monday flooded a section of the city core.

The water barrelled down the slope of Mount Royal, with some people struggling to avoid being swept away by the mighty current.

The flood began spreading near McGill University just before rush hour, prompting traffic jams as police rerouted cars and people struggled to escape the area.

Some people wrapped themselves in garbage bags to protect their lower body from the ice-cold water as they crossed submerged streets.

At one intersection, where the flooded area was narrow, people moved a sidewalk bench and used it as a bridge to get to the middle of the street.

Philippe Whitford, a 38-year-old program analyst, gave new meaning to the term double-bagging: he wrapped himself in two layers of green plastic bags and made his way through the kneedeep water outside his building.

While he felt cold — the temperature was -9 C — he was grateful that he managed to stay dry.

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With a slippery film quickly forming across the area, parts of SteCatherine Street risk being temporarily transformed into an urban skating rink.

“It’s going to be a mess when this all freezes,” Whitford, who works for a finance company, said of Tuesday’s commute.

The streets thickened with ice as firemen stabbed at drain openings with pike poles to get the water to go in.

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BY DAVID HAGEDORN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES I’m just as susceptible as the next guy to the onslaught of media hype scolding us to replace bad fats, sweets and red meat with whole grains, good carbs and fish.

So I’m cutting down on beef steaks and ramping up on fish steaks, hopefully staying on that regimen well beyond the point where I fall prey to ads for Valentine’s Day chocolate.

I figured I’d start with swordfish, among the meatiest of all seafood. Its nutritional profile isn’t all that different from that of sirloin, except it has something beef doesn’t: more than a gram per serving of treasured, heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. And thanks to smart fishery management, the stock of Atlantic swordfish that was so decimated in the 1990s has been rebuilt, to the point where it is considered an environmentally friendly dining choice.

But it’s not cheap. The fish that D.C. area wholesaler Tim Sughrue of Congressional Seafood buys are long-line caught 40 miles east of Virginia Beach, where the Continental Shelf meets the warm Gulf Stream waters that attract swordfish. They’re only three days out of the water when he gets them, so fresh their bloodlines are still fire-engine red, which is why they command a premium, he told me.

I’ll say. I bought the swordfish for a stunning $26.99 a pound, so I resolved to use every bit of it I could.

The 12-pound chunk I purchased was as breathtaking as the price. A cross-section revealed bright, white whorls of flesh in two loins on either side of the bloodline, which I removed and discarded because I don’t care for its appearance and strong taste.

Swordfish’s meaty texture and, without that bloodline, its mild, lightly sweet qualities lend themselves to basic preparations, such as simply grilling steaks and dressing them with olive oil, lemon, herbs and perhaps a touch of garlic. To that end, I found myself drawn to regional styles of cooking that lack affectation: Basque, Japanese, Italian and Provencal. Those styles were born where seafood is a staple, and the quality of the catch is so superlative, cooks understand not to muck about with it.

Given what I paid for it, though, I wanted to take it to another level, but I had to learn the hard way to resist the urge to add ingredients superfluously.

Example: An attempt at a Japanese preparation, poaching the fish in chili

oil, failed because I was thinking too much about the garnish of shisito peppers (which didn’t contribute much flavor) and not enough about the fish (which turned out greasy).

I stayed with the Japanese approach on my second try. As I butchered more fish, I had to cut deep into a piece to remove the bloodline. That created a flap that, when bent back, made the steak look like a rib chop, which I marinated in chili oil, ginger, mirin and tamari. Before searing, I sprinkled it with sugar (for extra caramelization) and finished the “chop” in a very low oven (220 degrees Fahrenheit) instead of a high one, as I had been trained.

The low-and-slow fish method results in a moister fish, a concept I learned from chef Michel Richard.

Yellow strips of omelet (tamago in Japanese) went under the fish, which I topped with a tamari, mirin and pickled ginger dressing with a touch of serrano heat. Shisito peppers were out; shiso leaves were in. Their intriguing taste, a combination of cilantro, basil and lemon, harmonizes perfectly with swordfish.

At first glance, cooking a dense fish such as swordfish is not as tricky a process as it is for more delicate fish, but it still requires attention.

Overcooking is deadly for any fish, but for swordfish it’s particularly heinous. With the leached moisture goes any hint of flavor, and the texture becomes pasty. Undercooked, it is rubbery. Unlike, say, salmon, which doesn’t dry out as much as it cooks, swordfish needs to be served medium well, to the point where it is just cooked through but still juicy.

To guard against overcooking, you have to cut steaks ¾ to 1 inch thick; any thinner and they would be past the point of no return in the blink of an eye. Insert a remote thermometer into a steak and set it at 120 to 125 degrees.

That takes out the guesswork. Poking a piece of swordfish to test for doneness doesn’t work; it feels just as hard at medium and medium well as at well done. A thick piece of swordfish is also hard to finish on the stove: It gets too hard on the outside before it is done on the inside. Searing on one side only, then turning the fish over and finishing in the oven avoids the risk of overcooking.

I finished seared steaks in the oven with my piperade of softly cooked onions, bell peppers and garlic, finishing the dish with drizzles of excellent olive oil. Again, the fish took center stage — and again I had to pull back, replacing the distracting heat of cayenne pepper

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Sweet and meaty, swordfish lends itself to a variety of simple, basic preparations that let the fish shine. with mild Basque Espelette pepper and smoked paprika for depth.

Slowly baking a swordfish roast with olive oil, capers and thinly sliced lemons turned out dreadfully. The oil was acrid from the lemon rinds, and when I tried to carve the roast into the lovely slices I envisioned, the flesh disintegrated into a shredded mess.

The solution: I cut the roast into slices before baking, pressing in between them a rustic Italian breadcrumb stuffing. I tied the roast and baked it at 350 degrees. The stuffing browned on top, heated all the way through and buffered the slices from the oven’s dry heat. The result was a stunning presentation piece of lemony, herbal, easily sliceable and moist swordfish — plus a built-in side dish.

As much as I love it, swordfish does come with caveats. Like mackerel, shark and tilefish, it contains relatively

high levels of mercury, so the FDA recommends consumption in moderation for most eaters and warns pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children to skip it.

Eyeing leftover scraps of this expensive fish, I abandoned the idea for a carpaccio treatment in favor of using up those odd bits. Originally, I had envisioned a version of vitello tonnato, thin slices of veal set on a tuna sauce.

Instead, I cut the leftover scraps into cubes, sauteed them and turned them into a Provence-worthy salad, using them to top red leaf lettuce dressed with parsley-orange vinaigrette, then drizzling with tonnato sauce and finishing with rosy segments of Cara Cara orange.

This might be the makings of a meal that ends in chocolate. Won’t I deserve it?

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Ingredients For the piperade 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (1 cup) 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch squares 1 medium yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch squares 1 medium orange bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch squares 1 teaspoon kosher salt 28 ounces canned whole peeled plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano, crushed with your hands, plus their juices 8 cloves garlic, cut crosswise into thin slices 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1 teaspoon ground piment d’espelette (see headnote) 1 teaspoon sweet smoked Spanish paprika (pimenton) 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus a few picked leaves for garnish For the fish Four 6-ounce skinless swordfish steaks, cut 3/4-inch thick Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons canola oil Excellent-quality extra-virgin olive oil, for finishing Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Have at hand a baking dish large enough to hold all of the swordfish steaks in a single layer.

For the piperade: Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large

saute pan over medium-high until the oil shimmers. Add the onion, bell peppers and salt, stirring to coat evenly.

Reduce the heat to medium; cook the vegetables gently until the peppers are soft, about 15 minutes.

Stir in the tomatoes and their juices, the garlic, orange juice, piment d’espelette and smoked paprika. Increase the heat to medium-high; once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed so the mixture gently bubbles. Stir in the thyme. Transfer 4 cups of the piperade to the baking dish, spreading it evenly. You will have about 2 cups of leftover piperade to save for another use.

For the fish: Season the steaks well on both sides with

salt and pepper. Wipe out the large saute pan and place over medium-high heat.

Add the oil; when it is hot and shimmering, add the steaks and sear on the first sides for about 3 minutes until nicely browned.

Transfer to the baking dish, uncooked side down.

Do not overlap the steaks.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or as needed; an instant digitalread thermometer inserted into the center of the steaks should register 125 degrees.

Divide the piperade evenly among wide, shallow bowls or individual plates. Top each portion with a swordfish steak. Drizzle the fish and piperade with a little olive oil, then garnish with the thyme leaves. Serve immediately.

1/4 cup mirin 4 teaspoons soy sauce or tamari 1/2-inch piece peeled ginger root, grated (2 teaspoons) 4 teaspoons Chinese chili oil Two 6-ounce skin-on swordfish steaks, with all traces of bloodline removed, cut into 3/4-inch-thick “chops” 1 scallion, white and lightgreen parts, chopped 2 teaspoons pickled ginger, chopped 1/3 small serrano pepper, cut crosswise into very thin slices 1 green shiso leaf, plus 2 for garnish (see headnote) 2 large eggs Pinch salt Sugar, for sprinkling the fish 1 teaspoon canola oil Combine the mirin, soy sauce and grated ginger in a small bowl. Transfer half of the mixture to a quart-size resealable plastic food storage bag.

Add the chili oil to the bag, then add the swordfish. Seal, pressing out as much air as possible, and massage to coat evenly. Make sure the steaks are flat; refrigerate for a total of 1 hour, turning them over after 30 minutes.

Add the scallion, pickled ginger and serrano pepper to the mirin mixture in the bowl.

Roll up the shiso leaf and cut it into thin strips. Stir them into the mixture. Cover and let sit for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Lightly beat the

eggs with the salt in a medium bowl.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

When it is quite hot, grease it with nonstick cooking oil spray.

Pour in the egg mixture and swirl the skillet so the mixture evenly coats the bottom, as if you were making a crepe. Use a flexible spatula to push some of the set edges toward the center, turning the skillet so that any uncooked egg mixture fills any empty space. Once the tamago omelet has set, remove from the heat. Use the spatula to dislodge one side of the tamago from one side of the skillet. Use your fingers to quickly lift and flip the tamago. Let it sit in the skillet for 30 seconds, then invert it onto a cutting board.

Remove the steaks from the marinade (discarding the marinade) and blot them dry on paper towels. Sprinkle them lightly on one side with sugar.

Heat the canola oil in a medium nonstick, ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the fish, sugared sides down; sear for about 3 minutes or until nicely caramelized.

Turn the steaks over.

Transfer to the oven; bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each steak registers 125 degrees. Let the fish rest for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, roll up the tamago omelet and cut it crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

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Always in search of the ‘Zen Zone’ “He who asks a question is a fool for a minute; he who does not remains a fool forever.”

— Chinese Proverb “You’re always trying to create the Zen Zone.”

“The Zen Zone?” I repeated to myself and chuckled.

A friend and I were talking about inherent tendencies of different personality types.

We had both, on separate occasions, taken a MURRAY course designed to reveal FUHRER our personality type – our true colours, if you will. My friend had become a bit of an expert on the topic and gave an assessment of what he suspected had been revealed in my workshop. His assessment was surprisingly accurate.

He touched on my need to ponder things deeply and my need to create harmony in my relationships.

It’s a little unnerving to be understood so well but, then again, one of the goals of self-esteem and empowerment-building is becoming transparent.

And by transparent I mean no hidden agendas – the “you” that is presented to the world is authentic.

Of course, my friend knew me well, which no doubt contributed to the accuracy of his appraisal.

His comments did get me pondering. First of all, I liked the term, Zen Zone – a place of peace and bliss.

It is something I strive to create every day. I’ve actually had colleagues come into my office, plop down in a chair and declare they need some time in my Zen Zone.

Zen is a Buddhist term referring to wisdom and the attainment of enlightenment, emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than ritual worship and study of scripture.

For years, my Zen Zone was a false one built upon a foundation of fear.

Though I would have been reluctant to admit it at the time, I was not attempting to create harmony or attain enlightenment; I was actually attempting to reduce or eliminate conflict and confrontation. I have always preferred a calm and stress-free environment where everyone gets along, and though my efforts may have created the outward appearance of such, my life was anything but.

Though most of us would like to, few of us live in the Zen Zone.

The lives of most people are complex and busy – a metaphorical juggling act where (by choice or circumstance) more and more items are tossed at the juggler until juggling becomes an all-encompassing task.

Sometimes, like the juggler, we can become so busy keeping all the balls in the air that we become blind to everything else that’s happening around us.

The first thing we need to do is stop.

Stop and take inventory of all the activities in our life. Stop and look at our motivations asking important questions like, “Why am I doing this?”

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ning from something, to something, or simply running for the love of the run, his story is inspiring, exciting and makes a great post-resolution read.

No one has ever accused me of being athletic, but looking back, I did have one near brush with glory. As my mother tells it, I was three years old and in a preschool foot race at a community picnic.

To everyone’s great surprise I set off at a blinding pace. By the time I headed into the final bend I was a good quarter track ahead of all my running mates. Parents cheered as my little legs pumped for all they were worth. No one could catch me. Victory was mine.

And then I stopped. Not understanding finish lines or the importance of colour coded ribbons, I realized my best friend was no longer running beside me, so I waited for her to catch up.

Even when I understood the concept, competitive sports still messed me up. Sometimes the family refuses to play board games with me because I have been known to cheat.

Not to win, but to lose. I’ll quickly roll the dice pretending I don’t see their marker beside my hotel on Park Place. I still want everyone to cross the finish line together.

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Question: We are the parents of two teens and we have Internet filters for our home computers. My concern is that our teenagers are now using iPods to access the Internet.

Is there anything we can do to protect them from the things they should not be accessing on these types of devices?

Jim: With technology advancing so rapidly, it’s tough to keep tabs on your kids’ online activity. And you’re right JIM — most kids consume online DALY content through their mobile devices now. The idea of using the home computer to go online is so 2005!

Focus on the Family has partnered with Net Nanny to provide Internet filtering options for parents. In addition to offering filtering software for Windows and Mac users, Net Nanny offers filtering software for Android devices, including the Kindle Fire. Filtering software for iOS devices (such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, etc.) is currently in development, as well. For more information, go to www.focusonthefamily.com/netnanny. You can also find additional information on our Family Safety Resources page at www.focusonthefamily.com/safety. Best wishes to you as you endeavor to keep your kids safe on the digital frontier!

Question: We just found out that our 10-year-old daughter has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

She started taking medication after being evaluated by her doctor. I have noticed she is more focused on her work and is doing better in school, but her attitude is more negative and she isn’t as happy as before. How can we help her have a more positive attitude and be happier?

Leon Wirth, executive director of Parenting and Youth: It’s possible that her mood swings are the result of the medication. If the behavior continues, you should consult with your doctor and ask whether your daughter’s prescription might be the issue and what the best course of action would be.

There are also some practical steps you can take to help your daughter deal with the emotional challenges of her ADHD. Here are a few, adapted from Dr. Domeena C. Renshaw’s book “The Hyperactive Child:” ● Be consistent in rules and discipline. ● Keep your own voice quiet and slow. Anger is normal. Anger can be controlled. Anger does not mean you do not love your child. ● Try to keep your emotions cool by bracing for expected turmoil. Recognize and respond to any positive behavior, however small. ● Avoid using ceaselessly negative words like “stop,” “don’t” and “no.” ● Do one thing at a time. Multiple stimuli will prevent her from focusing on her primary task. ● If angry outbursts are a problem, learn to read her pre-explosive warning signals. Quietly intervene to avoid explosions by distracting her or discussing the conflict calmly. ● Share your successful tips with her teacher.

Strategies for helping your hyperactive child are as important to her as diet and insulin are to a diabetic child.

As you have undoubtedly discovered, successful management of ADHD involves a range of options.

So first and foremost, after the diagnosis, you must have education. People living with ADHD are usually greatly relieved to learn that they have an identifiable, treatable condition. They are gratified (as are their parents) to learn that they’ve done nothing wrong. This condition is not caused; you are born with it. It’s part of your design and makeup.

For additional guidance, you may want to contact Children and Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or CHADD (www.chadd.org), an organization that provides a wealth of evidence-based and trustworthy information for families in your situation. Also, you may want to look for two books: The Hyperactive Child by Renshaw (mentioned above) and Why ADHD Doesn’t Mean Disaster by Dennis Swanberg, Diane Passno and Walter L. Larimore, M.D. (Both are out of print, but should be easily found on the secondary market.)

Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program.

So how are those New Year and has 65 more to go.

Resolutions coming along? I The book is an amazing testiworked my way up from a short mony to what the human body and run, to a long run, to a full out ten mind are capable of. How they minute island run on Wii Fit Plus let us down and how they get us and was feeling beyond impressed back up again. Scott, by his own with myself, until I admission, was never picked up a book by physically gifted, but Scott Jurek titled “Eat somehow he went on and Run”. Turns out to win multiple marait’s not about fast food. thons, and to set course Scott Jurek is an ulrecords while doing so. tra marathoner. He is He would often hear one of an elite group of competitors say in beathletes that see half wilderment, “I can’t bemarathons as mere prelieve that guy beat me.” breakfast jaunts. At the While lifestyle and end of a full marathon fitness obviously play they are just getting an important role in warmed up. The runs winning races, a huge SHANNON that capture the interfactor is what takes MCKINNON est of an ultra maraplace between our thoner are anywhere ears. So much of befrom 100 to 150 miles in coming healthy, physilength. cally fit and even winThe book opens with Scott ning marathons, is a result of the sprawled on the floor of Death voice inside our heads rather than Valley. He’s attempting to run the any particular physical prowess.

Badwater Ultra-Marathon, it’s an We do things—or don’t do things— hour before midnight and the tem- simply because we think we can perature (as he puts it) is “105 in- or can’t. cinerating, soul-sucking degrees” Eat and Run; My Unlikely Jour(which translates to just over 40 ney to Ultramarathon Greatness is incinerating, soul-sucking degrees part biography, part running tips Celsius). And this at 11 p.m.! One and part cookbook (Scott’s recipe can only imagine what it must be for green lentil and mushroom like in the afternoon. Scott has burgers is worth the price of the just run 70 miles “through a place book alone). where others had died walking” Whether you think he is run-

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LIFE: Kind hearted Even when Canada takes the hockey gold — and I realize this borders on treason — I can’t help looking at the regret and tears on the faces of the team that took silver and feeling badly for them.

Sure, I’d feel more badly if the Canadians were the ones looking sad, but there you have it.

That sort of attitude may be kind hearted, but it’s not very inspiring. I once read a quote that contained the words “Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you...we all have greatness in us, and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.�

It’s true. After reading Scott’s story I stood up, snapped on the Wii and set it for a 30 minute run. Triple my usual time. And I did it!

A laughable feat compared to an Ultra-Marathoner, but a feet feat for me just the same.

doing: working, playing or resting.

By mindful, I mean be fully alert. Brushing your teeth? Be mindful.

Washing the dishes? Be mindful. Shoveling the snow? Be mindful.

Notice the position of our body. Feel every feeling. Pay close attention to the thoughts that move through our mind as we perform each activity.

Practice letting go of all expectations, needs or desires and focus entirely on the task at hand. To me, it’s another form of active meditation.

Be thankful. Express gratitude for each experience.

Be grateful for all the circumstances that have put us where we are at

that moment. Learn to fully appreciate each moment. “Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts,� wrote Hindu spiritual teacher Swami Sivananda. “This is the secret of success.�

I suspect this is also the secret to getting into the Zen Zone.

When we are fully present, when we are relaxed and focused, we may find that place of calm, bliss and balance.

Murray Fuhrer is a selfesteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government is offering free credit and identify-theft protection to more than half a million people whose private data was on a hard drive that disappeared from a government office.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada said Friday it has made arrangements with the Equifax credit bureau to provide credit and identity protection services to those affected for a period of up to six years.

A hard drive containing personal information on approximately 583,000 individuals who were Canada Student Loans clients from 2000 to 2006 went missing from a department office in Gatineau, Que. The department said there’s no evidence that the information was stolen or has been used for fraudulent purposes. “I want to reassure Canadians that we are serious about protecting their personal information,� Human Re-

sources Minister Diane Finley said in a release. “That is why we will provide potentially affected individuals with credit protection at no cost, which will flag their credit files and help detect any potential compromise of their personal information.�

Those whose information was on the drive should contact the department call centre at 1-866-885-1866 for callers within North America. Those outside of North America can call 1-416-5721113 and dial 0 to reverse long-distance charges.

Callers with a hearing or speech impairment can call 1-800-263-5883.

Those affected will have to agree that their information can be given to Equifax.

The department said the credit bureau will protect credit files with notations that information may have been exposed and alert messages will be placed on credit files. “This notation will assist in preventing any misuse of personal information,� the department said.

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We might also ask who derives the greatest benefit and whether or not our actions are designed to impress others and create status. We must always be aware of the control that ego can exercise over our choices and perception.

We need to take an inventory of all the activities in our busy life accounting for how much time, effort and resources (physical, emotional and financial) each requires.

Next, we can calculate the return each provides for the investment demanded. The results may be surprising.

There’s a great Buddhist saying, “Do not speak unless it improves on silence.� This philosophy can also be applied to our juggling. Do not do it – whatever “it� might be – if it does not add to making our life and the lives of those around us more positive, joyous and loving.

A state of peace and bliss must include reflection and self-awareness.

There are many lessons to be learned by the simple act of looking back.

With awareness, we can reflect back over past experiences with an eye to witnessing key turning points in our life. I have found it best to suspend judgment when reflecting – letting go of ideas of fair or unfair, right or wrong – looking at the act or experience objectively.

If we can let go of our need for the act to be anything other than what it was then we can begin to discern the lessons hidden deep within.

There are many ways to reflect and come into the moment but for me the best is through meditation.

Meditating can be as simple as focusing on our breathing and becoming physically aware of the sensation of the air as it enters our body and as it leaves.

This is a powerful way to take our thoughts and experience from the external to the internal. For me, meditation allows me to clear my mind and be completely in the moment.

Time – a product of the conscious mind – disappears when we turn our thoughts inward and seek that higher connection to self.

Practice mindfulness.

We can work to maintain clarity of mind no matter what it is that we’re

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Oilers dump Avalanche OILERS’ DUBNYK MAKES 37 SAVES TO HOLD OFF VISITING AVALANCHE PK SUBBAN

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Oilers 4 Avalanche 1 EDMONTON — Devan Dubnyk made 37 saves Monday and the Edmonton Oilers scored of all their goals on the power play to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1.

Ales Hemsky, Jordan Eberle, Shawn Horcoff and Nail Yakupov, into an empty net, scored on the man advantage for the Oilers (3-2-0).

Taylor Hall and Sam Gagner each picked up two assists for Edmonton, which finally got a strong start to a game after falling behind in each of its four previous outings.

P.A. Parenteau replied for the Avalanche (2-3-0), who have lost two in a row to start a fourgame road trip.

Edmonton opened the scoring with five minutes left to play in the first on the tail end of a power play.

Hemsky swooped in and swatted a puck past Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov during a scramble in front of the net.

The Oilers added another power-play goal with two minutes left in the period as Eberle picked the top corner on a shot from the top of the circle for his third of the season.

Edmonton had 14 shots in the first while

Defenceman P.K. Subban will be rejoining the Montreal Canadiens after signing a two-year, US$5.75 million contract on Monday. He will make $2 million the first year after having earned $875,000 last season on an entry-level contract. Subban did not attend training camp and missed the first four games of the regular season while negotiating with the NHL club. The 23-yearold led the team in average ice time per game last season at 24 minutes 18 seconds. He had seven goals and 29 assists in 81 games and was seventh among NHL defencemen with 205 shots on goal. In his NHL career, the Toronto native has 21 goals and 55 assists in 160 games.

Today

● Major bantam hockey: Red Deer White at Red Deer Black, 5:45 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.

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Colorado Avalanche John Mitchell is checked by Edmonton Oilers Ladislav Smid (left) as Sam Gagner looks for the puck during NHL action in Edmonton, on Monday.

Colorado only managed three on Dubnyk.

The Oilers took a three-goal lead midway through the second period on yet another manadvantage opportunity as Hall’s shot hit Horcoff’s skate in front and squeaked past Varlamov.

enteau fired a shot under Dubnyk’s pads at the side of the net to make it 3-1.

Yakupov scored his third of the season on yet another power play with 30 seconds left and Varlamov on the Colorado bench for an extra at-

Warriors knock off worn down Raptors

● JV basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Notre Dame, Rocky Mountain House at Ponoka, Wetaskiwin at Lacombe, Hunting Hills at Camrose; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.

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Thursday

● Senior high basketball: Ponoka at Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe at Innisfail, Notre Dame at Camrose, Sylvan Lake at Wetaskiwin; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● WHL: Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

Friday

● Grade 9 basketball: Hunting Hills tournament. ● College volleyball: Briercrest at RDC; women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Peewee AA hockey: Cranbrook at Lacombe, 6 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. (The Drive).

Colorado had its best chance to that point of the game a minute later as Jamie McGinn had Dubnyk beat but rang a shot off the post.

Persistent pressure by the Avalanche in the third finally paid off eight minutes in as Par-

tacker.

Varlamov finished the night with 23 saves.

Both teams return to the ice on Wednesday as the Oilers begin a threegame trip in Phoenix, while the Avalanche visit Vancouver.

Notes: It was the first of five meetings between the Northwest Division rivals. The teams split their six season meetings last season. ... The Avalanche were without captain Gabriel Landeskog, variously listed as out with leg and/or a head injury. Landeskog was levelled late in the first period by San Jose’s Brad Stuart in Colorado’s last game, but did return to finish the contest. ... The Avs remain without last year’s leading scorer Ryan O’Reilly, who is holding out due to a contract dispute. ... Edmonton made one lineup change, pulling out newly-acquired defenceman Mark Fistric for Corey Potter. ... Injured for the Oilers were Ben Eager (concussion), Nikolai Khabibulin (hip) and Theo Peckham (hip), who are all out day-to-day.

Ryan Jones (eye) and Andy Sutton (knee) are out indefinitely. ... The Oilers came into the game having been shorthanded 13 times in the first period in four games so far this season, the most in the NHL. They took two first-period penalties against Colorado.

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Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes drives to the hoop after beating Toronto Raptors forward Ed Davis during NBA action in Toronto on Monday.

Warriors 114 Raptors 102 TORONTO — Aaron Gray’s big night wasn’t enough to rescue the flu-ravaged Toronto Raptors.

The centre had a career-high 22 points Monday, but the Golden State Warriors pulled away late for a 114-102 victory over Toronto.

“They’re a much improved team, we feel like we can compete with teams like that, but tonight we just couldn’t stop anybody,” said Gray, who also had 10 rebounds. “They scored way too many points, that’s not the identity we want to have.

“It’s hard to beat teams when they score 114.”

Raptors coach Dwane Casey said after the game that a bug is going through the team’s locker-room. Landry Fields left the game at half-time because of flu-like symptoms after collecting just two points in 13 minutes.

“We’re a worn down team right now with the flu, injuries and all that stuff coming through,” said Casey, whose team has lost seven of nine. “Again there are no excuses.

This is the NBA, nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. It’s going to be that way the rest of the way so we got to strap it up, lace it up and be ready to go to work.”

David Lee had 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Klay Thompson added 19 points and seven boards for Golden State (27-17).

“I think we finally got to settle in today,” said Lee. “We are only going to get better working together. We had 62 points in the paint tonight. I thought that was because we really focused on going inside and finishing at the rim.”

Carl Landry had six of his 12 points in

the fourth quarter for Golden State and Andrew Bogut returned from an injury to also score 12 as the Warriors earned their first victory in four games against Eastern Conference opponents this month.

Harrison Barnes and Jarrett Jack each scored 14 for the Warriors, who wrap up a four-game road trip at Cleveland on Tuesday.

Monday marked Bogut’s return to the Warriors’ lineup after missing 38 games recovering from surgery in April for a micro fracture in his left ankle. Bogut played four games this season before deciding in November that his ankle wasn’t healthy enough.

“It’s been a long season for me so far, a frustrating season both mentally and physically,” said Bogut.

“Just to be out there, running up and down the court again, and especially getting a win, was very satisfying. It’s been a bumpy ride but I think it’s at a stage now where I’m ready to progress.”

Up by two points to begin the fourth, the Warriors pulled away with a 12-3 run as Toronto missed 10 of its first 11 field goal attempts of the quarter.

DeMar DeRozan, who missed practice Sunday because he too is battling the flu, had a career-high nine assists to go along with 21 points for Toronto.

“It’s just me understanding teams are going to play me differently and understanding if there’s two guys on me somebody’s going to be open,” said DeRozan of finding his teammates.

“That’s my biggest thing — understanding night-in, night-out teams are going to try to get the ball out of my hands. I just got to make the right decisions.”

Ed Davis had 12 points for the Raptors (16-29), while Alan Anderson, Jose Calderon and Terrence Ross each scored 11.

Woods caps long week with another win at Torrey Pines

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SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods was so good for so long at Torrey Pines that it didn’t matter how bad it looked at the end.

In a finish that was fitting for such a long and exasperating week, Woods built an eight-shot lead with five holes to play on Monday until he lost patience with the slow play and started losing shots that only determined the margin of victory.

Despite two bogeys and a double bogey in the final hour, he closed with an evenpar 72 for a four-shot victory in the Farmers Insurance Open.

“I’m excited the way I played all week,” Woods said. “I hit the ball well — pretty much did everything well and built myself a nice little cushion. I had some mistakes at the end, but all

my good play before that allowed me to afford those mistakes.”

He won for the 75th time in his PGA Tour career, seven behind the record held by Sam Snead.

Woods won this tournament for the seventh time, and he set a PGA Tour record by winning at Torrey Pines for the eighth time, including his 2008 U.S. Open.

Woods also has won seven times at Bay Hill and at Firestone.

Torrey Pines is a public course that he has turned into his private domain.

“I don’t know if anybody would have beaten him this week,” said Nick Watney, who got within five shots of Woods when the tournament was still undecided until making three bogeys on his next five holes. “He’s definitely on his game.”

It was the 23rd time Woods has won by at least four shots

on the PGA Tour. Defending champion Brandt Snedeker (69) and Josh Teater (69) tied for the second. Watney had a 71 and tied for fourth with Jimmy Walker.

Graham DeLaet (71) of Weyburn, Sask., and Ottawa’s Brad Fritsch (75) both finished seven shots back of Woods.

Mike Weir, who made the cut for the first time since July 2011, finished tied for 68th. The Bright’s Grove, Ont., native shot a 76 in the final round.

It was a strong statement for Woods, who was coming off a missed cut last week in Abu Dhabi. This was the second time in his career that Woods won in his next tournament after missing the cut, but this was the first time it happened the following week. Abu Dhabi is now a distant memory. The question how is what kind of season is shaping up for Woods.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tiger Woods celebrates after his victory in the Farmers Insurance Open Monday, in San Diego.

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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013

Hockey

Basketball

Edmonton Calgary Red Deer Lethbridge Medicine Hat Kootenay

GP 51 49 52 53 51 50

Central Division W LOTLSOL 35 11 2 3 32 13 1 3 26 20 4 2 23 22 1 7 25 23 2 1 23 25 2 0

Pt 60 53 51 41 41 40

GF GA 191 109 176 130 142 154 169 177 178 173 132 159

Pt 75 68 58 54 53 48

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 50 37 10 2 1 223 123 Kamloops 51 32 14 2 3 180 137 Victoria 47 27 17 1 2 156 154 Prince George 49 15 28 2 4 122 174 Vancouver 50 12 38 0 0 136 218

Pt 77 69 57 36 24

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 49 39 7 1 2 222 110 81 Spokane 50 30 18 2 0 189 156 62 Tri-City 50 28 19 1 2 163 151 59 Everett 51 21 27 1 2 129 179 45 Seattle 50 18 29 2 1 145 205 39 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.

Sunday’s results Calgary 5 Brandon 0 Edmonton 7 Lethbridge 1 Saskatoon 5 Moose Jaw 0

Tuesday’s games Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

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

Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

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

A 20 25 14 16 16 19 13 8 12 8 12 5 8 3 5 6 3 3 4 0 1 1 0 0

Pts 36 32 29 27 27 24 23 16 16 15 15 13 10 8 7 7 5 4 4 2 1 1 0 0

PIM 52 27 8 31 28 18 55 16 41 16 13 24 78 10 15 68 8 9 12 27 2 28 0 10

+/8 2 6 -6 -2 -3 -3 -6 7 -8 4 5 -1 -4 -5 8 -4 -3 -5 -9 — -6 0 —

Goaltending Bartosak Pouliot

MP 2040 914

GA 80 52

SO GAA 2 2.35 0 3.41

Sv% .931 .906

WHL LEADERS Through Jan. 27 SCORING Petan, Por Leipsic, Por Col.Smith, Kam Lowry, SC Feser, TC Rattie, Por Lipon, Kam Valk, MH Bozon, Kam Bell, Kel

G 33 32 32 32 27 25 24 29 28 27

GOALTENDERS (Minimum 1,000 minutes played) W L O Jarry, Edm 13 5 0 Carruth, Por 21 3 2 Brossoit, Edm 22 6 5 Driedger, Cal 25 10 3 Kozun, Kam 10 3 3

Boston Ottawa Montreal Buffalo Toronto

GP 5 5 4 5 5

Northeast Division W L OT Pts 4 0 1 9 3 1 1 7 3 1 0 6 2 3 0 4 2 3 0 4

GF GA 17 11 16 10 13 7 13 15 14 17

Tampa Bay Winnipeg Carolina Washington Florida

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts 5 4 1 0 8 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 3 0 4 5 1 3 1 3 5 1 4 0 2

GF GA 24 13 15 14 14 18 11 19 8 19

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Edmonton 5 3 2 0 6 Minnesota 5 2 2 1 5 Vancouver 5 2 2 1 5 Colorado 5 2 3 0 4 Calgary 4 1 2 1 3

Wednesday’s games Kootenay at Edmonton, 11:30 a.m.

Saskatoon at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Regina, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Prince Albert at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m.

Prince George at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

G 16 7 15 11 11 5 10 8 4 7 3 8 2 5 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 4 3 0 1 7 11 7 Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 15 14 N.Y. Islanders 5 2 2 1 5 18 18 N.Y. Rangers 5 2 3 0 4 14 16 Philadelphia 6 2 4 0 4 13 18

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 6 6 0 0 12 22 13 St. Louis 6 5 1 0 10 24 13 Columbus 6 2 3 1 5 11 19 Detroit 5 2 2 1 5 11 16 Nashville 6 1 2 3 5 10 18

Monday’s game Kelowna at Kamloops, Late

Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP Elson 45 Hamilton 52 Dieno 29 Bellerive 49 Ness 52 Maxwell 52 Dumba 43 Millette 38 Gaudet 46 Bleackley 46 Fleury 46 Johnson 36 Underwood 49 Volek 15 Stockl 43 Fafard 48 Pochuk 30 Feser 16 Doetzel 30 Thiel 32 Pouliot 18 Boomgaarden 19 Smith 3 Bartosak 36

Raiders Dec. 23 — No award (holiday break) Dec. 16 — Josh Nicholls, RW, Saskatoon Blades Dec. 9 — Jaimen Yakubowski, LW, Lethbridge Hurricanes Dec. 2 — Jaimen Yakubowski, LW, Lethbridge Hurricanes Nov. 25 — Brandon Leipsic, C, Portland Winterhawks Nov. 18 — Colin Smith, C, Kamloops Blazers Nov. 11 — Mark McNeill, C, Prince Albert Raiders Nov. 4 — Justin Feser, C, Tri-City Americans Oct. 28 — Curtis Valk, C, Medicine Hat Tigers Oct. 21 — Colin Smith, C, Kamloops Blazers Oct. 14 — JC Lipon, RW, Kamloops Blazers Oct. 7 — JC Lipon, RW, Kamloops Blazers Sept. 30 — Hunter Shinkaruk, LW, Medicine Hat Tigers Sept. 23 — Nicolas Petan, C, Portland Winterhawks

A 52 49 44 34 39 41 41 35 36 37

Pt 85 81 76 66 66 66 65 64 64 64

GAA 1.62 1.89 2.20 2.34 2.34

SO 5 5 2 1 1

Western Hockey League player of the week CALGARY — The player of the week awards for the 2012-13 season as announced by the Western Hockey League: Jan. 27 — Henrik Samuelsson, C, Edmonton Oil Kings Jan. 20 — Alex Gogolev, LW, Victoria Royals Jan. 13 — Troy Rutkowski, D, Portland Winterhawks Jan. 6 — Cody Sylvester, C, Calgary Hitmen Dec. 30 — Anthony Bardaro, C, Prince Albert

GF GA 15 14 13 15 14 16 10 13 11 15

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 5 5 0 0 10 23 8 Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 15 14 Dallas 6 2 3 1 5 12 14 Phoenix 6 2 4 0 4 21 20 Los Angeles 4 1 2 1 3 8 12 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1, SO Washington 3, Buffalo 2 Montreal 4, New Jersey 3, OT Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 1 Chicago 2, Detroit 1, OT St. Louis 5, Minnesota 4, OT Winnipeg 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT San Jose 4, Vancouver 1 Monday’s Games Boston 5, Carolina 3 Columbus 2, Dallas 1 Phoenix 4, Nashville 0 Edmonton 4, Colorado 1 Vancouver at Los Angeles, Late Tuesday’s Games New Jersey at Boston, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

BASEBALL National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with INF Yuniesky Betancourt on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with INF Ronny Cedeno on a oneyear contract and C Rob Johnson, C J.R. Towles and OF Justin Christian on minor league contracts. Named Bengie Molina assistant hitting coach. Designated LHP Barret Browning for assignment.

American Association AMARILLO SOX—Signed RHP Jake Negrete.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed RHP Dustin Klabunde.

WICHITA WINGNUTS—Acquired RHP Tommy Mendoza from Joliet for a player to be named.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM—Placed RHP Andy Clark and OF Drew Rundle on the suspended list. Released OF Willie Holmes.

FRONTIER GREYS—Signed RHP Dakota Laufenberg.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed OF Jimmy Brenneman.

JOLIET SLAMMERS—Signed OF Mike Mendoza. Released C Matt Mirabel.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed INF Andrew Davis, RHP Doug Shields and RHP Matt Smith to contract extensions.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Released C Trey Manz, LHP Tyler Stovall and INF Jason Thompson.

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed RHP Andrew Virgili.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed G Mike James for the remainder of the season. Assigned G Jared Cunningham to Texas (NBADL).

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Recalled F-C Donatas Motiejunas from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

INDIANA PACERS—Re-signed F Sam Young.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Signed G Shelvin Mack to a second 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Named Kurt Anderson and Jason Vrable offensive quality control coaches.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed C Cyhl Quarles to a a reserve/future contract.

Named Sean Desai and Chris Harris defensive quality control coaches and Dwayne Stukes assistant special teams coach.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Named Fred Nance senior advisor and special counsel.

DETROIT LIONS—Named Brian Xanders senior personnel executive.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed OL Ryan Durand.

HOCKEY

Predators 0 at Coyotes 4 First Period 1. Phoenix, Vermette 3 (N.Johnson, Yandle) 3:00 Penalties — Phoenix bench (too many men, served

by Sullivan) 7:29, Clune Nash (fighting, major), Chipchura Pho (fighting, major) 15:12, Korpikoski Pho (holding) 18:54.

Second Period 2. Phoenix, Korpikoski 3 (Gordon) 16:48 Penalties — C.Smith Nash (hooking) 6:28, Halischuk Nash (interference) 11:03.

Third Period 3. Phoenix, N.Johnson 1 (Yandle, Morris) 11:34 4. Phoenix, Yandle 1 (Ekman-Larsson, Vrbata) 15:02 (pp) Penalties — Erat Nash (roughing), Yandle Pho (roughing) 5:24, Nashville bench (too many men, served by Wilson) 8:08, Bourque Nash (tripping) 13:15.

Shots on goal Nashville 3 7 12 — 22 Phoenix 5 9 11 — 25 Goal — Nashville: Rinne (L,0-2-3); Phoenix: C.Johnson (W,1-0-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Nashville: 0-2; Phoenix: 1-4.

Attendance — 8,581 (17,125).

Bruins 5 at Hurricanes 3 First Period 1. Boston, Marchand 3 (Chara, Bergeron) 3:16 (sh) 2. Boston, Chara 2 (Krejci, Seguin) 6:15 (pp) 3. Carolina, McBain 1 (E.Staal, Semin) 14:50 Penalties — Khudobin Bos (delay of game) 1:40, Dwyer Car (interference) 5:28, Harrison Car (hooking) 9:06, Lucic Bos (fighting, major), Gleason Car (fighting, major) 11:06, Marchand Bos (hooking) 11:25.

Second Period 4. Boston, Horton 2 (Chara, J.Boychuk) 15:52 5. Carolina, Skinner 5 (J.Staal) 17:55 6. Carolina, E.Staal 4 (Semin) 18:45 Penalties — Boston bench (too many men, served

by Seguin) 1:04, Bergeron Bos (hooking) 2:48, Johnson Bos (cross-checking) 8:52.

Third Period 7. Boston, Krejci 1 (Hamilton, Horton) 18:10 8. Boston, Seguin 1, 19:52 (en-pp) Penalties — Harrison Car (hooking) 4:43, Bourque Bos (tripping) 6:23, E.Staal Car (slashing) 18:29, Bergeron Bos (roughing), Skinner Car (roughing) 19:52.

Shots on goal Boston 11 9 18 — 38 Carolina 11 13 8 — 32 Goal — Boston: Khudobin (W,1-0-0); Carolina: Ward (L,1-3-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Boston: 2-4; Carolina: 0-6.

Attendance — 17,190 (18,680).

Stars 1 at Blue Jackets 2 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Larsen Dal (boarding) 3:03, Dubinsky Clb (delay of game) 11:22, Nystrom Dal (interference) 16:06, Jo.Benn Dal (high-sticking) 18:29.

Second Period 1. Dallas, Larsen 1 (Goligoski, Ja.Benn) 4:13 (pp) 2. Columbus, Dorsett 1 (Tyutin, Anisimov) 17:47 Penalties — Anisimov Clb (hooking) 2:41, Fiddler Dal (hooking, high-sticking) 8:44, Wandell Dal (closing hand on puck) 9:26, Nikitin Clb (cross-checking) 18:46.

Third Period 3. Columbus, Prospal 2 (Wisniewski, Johnson) 1:22 Penalties — Nikitin Clb (holding) 10:31, Ja.Benn Dal (boarding, roughing), Nikitin Clb (roughing) 19:55.

Shots on goal Dallas 9 5 11 — 25 Columbus 3 17 7 — 27 Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (L,2-1-1); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W,2-1-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Dallas: 1-4; Columbus: 0-7.

Attendance — 10,475 (18,144).

Bentley Fort Sask Innisfail Stony Plain Sylvan Lake

Chinook League Final L T OTL 1 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 1 12 0 0 12 0 0

W 15 9 8 4 4

GF GA Pts 94 31 30 59 58 18 52 58 17 43 67 8 53 87 8

Scoring

Monday’s summaries Oilers 4, Avalanche 1 First Period 1. Edmonton, Hemsky 2 (Hartikainen, Gagner) 15:23 (pp) 2. Edmonton, Eberle 3 (Hall, Whitney) 18:05 (pp) Penalties — Zanon Col (holding) 2:39, Petry Edm (interference) 5:28, McGinn Col (holding) 13:24, Duchene Col (interference) 16:16, Ganer Edm (tripping) 19:53.

Second Period 3. Edmonton, Horcoff 1 (Hall, Nugent-Hopkins) 9:40 (pp) Penalties — O’Byrne Col (holding) 8:26, Petrell Edm (delay of game) 11:44, Zanon Col (hooking) 14:35.

Third Period 4. Colorado, Parenteau 3 (McGinn, Duchene) 7:43 5. Edmonton, Yakupov 3 (Gagner) 19:27 (pp-en) Penalty — Johnson Col (slashing) 17:58.

Shots on goal Colorado 3 11 24 — 38 Edmonton 14 7 6 — 27

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions

Goal — Colorado: Varlamov (L,2-3-0); Edmonton: Dubnyk (W,3-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Colorado: 0-3; Edmonton: 4-6.

Attendance — 16,839 (16,839) at Edmonton.

GP 16 16 15 14 15 15 16 12 13 14 15 15 14 15 16

G 14 12 8 11 12 10 2 9 5 12 7 4 3 6 5

Goaltenders (Minimum 240 minutes) MP Yonkman, Bent 544 Stebner, Inn 368 Watt, Fort Sask 264 Grenier, F Sask 481 Waters, S Plain 839 Kipling, Innisfail 419 Williams, S Lake 408 Galenza, S Lake 385

GA 17 20 15 29 55 28 37 36

Neiszner, Bent Middleton, SP Auchenberg, SP Marshall, FS Baumgartner, Inn Austring, Bent SeRobertson, Bent Kordyban, FS Doucet, Bent Stefanishion, Bent Shermerhorn, Inn Morrison, Bent Prochazka, SP Buote, Inn Dunstall, Bent

A 13 11 15 11 9 9 17 9 13 4 8 11 12 8 9

Pts 27 23 23 22 21 19 19 18 18 16 15 15 15 14 14

PIM 4 14 16 10 24 2 12 8 16 27 14 8 40 4 28

SO GAA Sv% 1 1.88 .931 0 3.26 .888 0 3.40 .885 0 3.62 .899 0 3.93 .896 0 4.01 .881 0 5.44 .883 0 5.60 .863

PRO BOWL

National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Reassigned G Frederik Andersen to the Danish national team and F Ryan Lasch from Norfolk (AHL) to Vaxjo (Swedish Elite).

DALLAS STARS—Placed F Derek Roy on injured reserve.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed D P.K. Subban to a two-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned LW Mattias Tedenby to Albany (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled F Mika Zibanejad from Binghamton (AHL).

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League EDMONTON RUSH—Released F Tom Johnson. Signed D Michael Cudmore.

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW—Agreed to terms with D/M Agustin Viana.

L.A. GALAXY—Named Chris Klein president.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION— Announced an affiliate partnership with Rochester (USL PRO).

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS—Signed M Daigo Kobayashi.

COLLEGE HOFSTRA—Signed volleyball coach Kristina Hernandez to a multiyear contract.

ST. JOSEPH’S (L.I.)—Named Jeanette Dunnigan and Heidi Kissinger women’s assistant lacrosse coaches.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 27 15 .643 — Brooklyn 27 18 .600 1 Boston 21 23 .477 7 Philadelphia 18 26 .409 10 Toronto 16 29 .356 12

Miami Atlanta Orlando Washington Charlotte

HONOLULU — At least one key NFL executive thinks play improved at the Pro Bowl this year: Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Goodell said Monday during a one-hour question and answer session on the social network Reddit that he thought the game improved from last year, when players were clearly not trying and were booed by fans in Hawaii.

“I watched the game and noticed the improved quality of the game,” Goodell said.

The NFC dominated the AFC 62-35 on Sunday in a game that had some highlightquality plays but that quickly became lopsided.

Goodell said he appreciates the commitment from players to make the game better.

“We need to continually work to make our game better for the fans,” Goodell said.

Goodell interacted with fans during an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit.

Goodell’s session drew hundreds of questions and thousands of responses; the commissioner answered 14 questions.

• Precision-Engineered Handling

GB — 1 3 10 14

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Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland Minnesota

W 33 27 19 17 15

L 13 17 25 29 30

Pct .717 .614 .432 .370 .333

GB — 5 13 16 17

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Sunday’s Games Boston 100, Miami 98,2OT L.A. Lakers 105, Oklahoma City 96 New Orleans 91, Memphis 83 Detroit 104, Orlando 102 New York 106, Atlanta 104 Dallas 110, Phoenix 95 L.A. Clippers 96, Portland 83 Monday’s Games Memphis 103, Philadelphia 100 Golden State 114, Toronto 102 Sacramento 96, Washington 94 Brooklyn 97, Orlando 77 Chicago 93, Charlotte 85 Denver 102, Indiana 101 Houston 125, Utah 80

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Milwaukee at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

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Northwest Division W L Pct GB 34 11 .756 — 28 18 .609 6 24 21 .533 10 22 22 .500 11 17 24 .415 15

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Pacific Division

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

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

Toronto at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 7 p.m.

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

Golf PGA-Farmers Insurance Open Monday San Diego Purse—US$6.1 million Par—72 Final Round Tiger Woods, $1,098,000 68-65-69-72 Brandt Snedeker, $536,800 65-75-69-69 Josh Teater, $536,800 66-70-73-69 Jimmy Walker, $268,400 67-69-72-71 Nick Watney, $268,400 69-68-71-71 Robert Garrigus, $204,350 72-69-72-67 Rickie Fowler, $204,350 77-65-70-68 Aaron Baddeley, $204,350 71-72-68-69 Bill Haas, $146,400 69-69-72-71 Graham DeLaet, $146,400 68-70-72-71 Charles Howell III, $146,400 66-72-71-72 K.J. Choi, $146,400 65-73-71-72 Jason Day, $146,400 73-70-72-66 Brad Fritsch, $146,400 69-67-70-75 Hunter Mahan, $94,550 69-72-69-72 Brendon de Jonge, $94,550 74-66-73-69 Tag Ridings, $94,550 67-70-71-74 Erik Compton, $94,550 71-65-71-75 Steve Marino, $94,550 68-68-73-73 Casey Wittenberg, $94,550 69-67-72-74 Chez Reavie, $61,000 71-70-74-68 Nic.Thompson, $61,000 69-70-72-72 Pat Perez, $61,000 72-67-70-74 Charlie Wi, $61,000 71-66-75-71 Ross Fisher, $61,000 66-71-73-73 Luke Guthrie, $61,000 68-69-71-75 Vijay Singh, $41,480 68-73-70-73 Gary Woodland, $41,480 72-69-69-74 Brendan Steele, $41,480 67-73-71-73 Cameron Tringale, $41,480 68-72-69-75 Jerry Kelly, $41,480 67-71-78-68 Seung-Yul Noh, $41,480 71-72-72-69 John Senden, $41,480 69-68-74-73 Boo Weekley, $31,476 74-67-73-71 Charley Hoffman, $31,476 70-72-74-69 Jonas Blixt, $31,476 70-72-72-71 David Lynn, $31,476 67-75-73-70 Martin Flores, $31,476 69-69-76-71 J.J. Henry, $25,010 69-71-75-71 Patrick Reed, $25,010 73-69-74-70 Lucas Glover, $25,010 69-73-70-74 Brian Stuard, $25,010 68-74-73-71 Billy Horschel, $25,010 66-69-76-75 John Rollins, $18,004 70-71-75-71 Brian Harman, $18,004 74-68-72-73 Roberto Castro, $18,004 71-68-75-73 Peter Tomasulo, $18,004 67-75-75-70 Jin Park, $18,004 72-70-74-71 Jeff Klauk, $18,004 71-72-72-72 Nicolas Colsaerts, $18,004 69-74-75-69 Dustin Johnson, $14,125 69-72-75-72 Hank Kuehne, $14,125 68-74-76-70 Justin Bolli, $14,125 72-67-74-75 Greg Owen, $14,125 74-68-71-75 Jim Herman, $14,125 69-69-76-74 James Driscoll, $14,125 68-75-77-68 Ben Curtis, $14,125 72-71-73-72 Phil Mickelson, $14,125 72-71-75-70

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274 278 278 279 279 280 280 280 281 281 281 281 281 281 282 282 282 282 282 282 283 283 283 283 283 283 284 284 284 284 284 284 284 285 285 285 285 285 286 286 286 286 286 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 288 288 288 288 288 288 288 288

Eric Meierdierks, $14,125 Michael Letzig, $12,993 John Huh, $12,993 Tom Gillis, $12,993 Jeff Overton, $12,993 Trevor Immelman, $12,993 Martin Laird, $12,993 Matt Every, $12,993 Doug LaBelle II, $12,993 Mike Weir, $12,200 Bryce Molder, $12,200 Luke List, $12,200 Robert Karlsson, $12,200 D. Summerhays, $12,200 Colt Knost, $11,590 Will Claxton, $11,590 Harris English, $11,590 Justin Hicks, $11,590 Scott Gardiner, $11,590 John Mallinger, $10,919 Michael Thompson, $10,919 Bo Van Pelt, $10,919 Justin Leonard, $10,919 Neal Lancaster, $10,919 James Hahn, $10,919 D.H. Lee, $10,431 Steve LeBrun, $10,431 Sang-Moon Bae, $10,248 Adam Hadwin

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World Golf Ranking Through Jan. 28 1. Rory McIlroy 2. Tiger Woods 3. Luke Donald 4. Justin Rose 5. Louis Oosthuizen 6. Adam Scott 7. Brandt Snedeker 8. Lee Westwood 9. Bubba Watson 10. Jason Dufner 11. Steve Stricker 12. Ian Poulter 13. Keegan Bradley 14. Sergio Garcia 15. Dustin Johnson 16. Webb Simpson 17. Charl Schwartzel 18. Graeme McDowell 19. Nick Watney 20. Peter Hanson 21. Matt Kuchar 22. Phil Mickelson 23. Ernie Els 24. Bo Van Pelt 25. Zach Johnson 26. Jim Furyk 27. Martin Kaymer 28. Hunter Mahan 29. Branden Grace 30. Jamie Donaldson 31. Rickie Fowler 32. Paul Lawrie

NIr12.43 USA 9.28 Eng 7.94 Eng 6.63 SAf 6.60 Aus 6.08 USA 5.74 Eng 5.69 USA 5.26 USA 5.15 USA 5.05 Eng 4.99 USA 4.91 Esp 4.81 USA 4.77 USA 4.77 SAf 4.62 NIr 4.56 USA 4.54 Swe 4.51 USA 4.42 USA 4.30 SAf 4.19 USA 4.17 USA 3.99 USA 3.67 Ger 3.66 USA 3.65 SAf 3.52 Wal 3.46 USA 3.39 Sco 3.32

Football NFL Playoffs

San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24 Baltimore 28, New England 13

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

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu NFC 62, AFC 35 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds by Western Canada Lottery) Super Bowl, Feb. 3 Spread O/U Baltimore vs. SAN FRANCISCO 3.5 48.5

Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Mike Rainone 270. High Triple: Martin McLaughlin 670.

Monday Mixed High Single: Lonnie Staples 258. High Triple: Doug Hoskins 658.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Connor Odenbach 314. High Triple: Kevin Armstrong 839.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Martin McLaughlin 261. High Triple: Don Knowler 630.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Rollie Gervais 317. High Triple: Terry Ell 778.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Chris Palm 217. High Triple: Palm 547.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Matt Mundorf 258. High Triple: Mundorf 446.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Daryl Tangerman 310. High Triple:

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Monday Scratch League High Single: Shelby Chrest 374. High Quad: Gene Ziebarth 1,196.

Sunday Fun League High Single: Landon Flaman 265. High Triple: Nick Burlo 686.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers High Single: Dyson Seifried 104.

Bowlasaurus High Single: Ashlyn Makarenko 85.

Peewees High Single: Kedrixx Streit 139. High Double: Streit 257.

Bantams High Single: PJ Clubine 196. High Triple: Clubine 517.

Juniors High Single: Cody Pratt 268. High Triple: Pratt 663.

Seniors High Single: Anthony Streit 280. High Triple: Streit 751.

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West beats East in AHL all-star game

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MARLIES’ HAMILTON SCORES GAME WINNER WITH 11 SECONDS LEFT field tied it 6-6 on a clean breakaway with 2:30 left in regulation.

But with overtime looming, Hamilton beat East goalie Robin Lehner to give the West the victory.

Petr Mrazek stopped six shots in the third for the West, while Lehner made eight saves.

The West led 4-1 after the first period but the advantage could have been greater if not for Martin St. Pierre hitting the left post and East goalie Niklas Svedberg robbing Hamilton on a breakaway. Zucker sparked the West by scoring at 7:39 on a backhander for a 1-0 lead, with goalie Justin Peters earning a rare assist.

The East tied it at 11:14 when Kolarik snapped home a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle past Peters, who finished the period with 12 saves. That deadlock lasted only until 13:25 when Matt Fraser scored on a partial breakaway.

Hunt upped the West’s lead to 3-1 when he beat Svedberg, who finished with 14 saves, at 14:35. Shore rounded out the period with another goal for the West at 15:11.

Audy-Marchessault ignited the East’s rally in the second period when he finished off a 2-on-1 break with Tyler Johnson at 4:57 before Kearns made it 4-3 just 1:34 later.

Hamilton restored the West’s twogoal edge at 16:43 but Kolarik cut the lead to 5-4 heading to the third with his second of the night at 17:11 with a shot that beat Abbotsford Heat goalie Barry Brust just inside the left post.

Burst finished with 13 saves in the period. While East goalie Curtis McElhinney also stopped 13 shots.

“I think for the city of Providence and the players here they got a taste of what Ryan Hamilton does for our organization all the time,” said Eakins.

“He takes things seriously. He’s a real professional.

“The way he scored his goals tonight was by going to the net. That’s what he does for our team. He’s a leader by example and a guy that we cherish in our organization.”

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Red Deer Blackhawks Ty Elliott passes the puck past Kneehill Maple Leafs goaltender Dillon Tindal during first period action of the opening game of the third annual Red Deer Minor Hockey Winter Classic Midget A tournament on Friday. Three Red Deer teams and five out of town clubs played on the outdoor ice at Bower this weekend wearing the jerseys of the teams NHL from the 1930’s. Live music, a skills competition, BBQ and outdoor fire pits to keep the spectators warm made the tournament one to remember for participants and fans alike.

Campbell wins Advocate trophy BOWLING Jenne Campbell of Olds captured her second Red Deer Advocate trophy as the top woman in the Central Alberta 5 Pin Bowlers Association Open event at Riverside Bowl during the weekend.

Meanwhile, Riverside Bowl manager Lawrence Fobert of Lacombe won his fifth men’s title with an average score of 278.

Campbell rolled a 232 average in the 16-game women’s competition. Shauna Pirie-Laisnez of Big Valley had the highest single game score — 390.

The Open event decided the Central Alberta teams that will compete in the

provincials March 27-30 at Medicine Hat. The women’s foursome consists of Campbell, Pirie-Laisnez, Nancy Gervais of Red Deer and Andrea Leavitt and Barb Taillon of Drumheller and is coached by Terry Ell of Innisfail.

Joining Fobert on the men’s team are Shelby Chrest of Olds, Gene Ziebarth of Millett, Vince Chartier of Leduc and Erik Kjos and Karie Kreutz of Wetaskiwin. Mike Tweedy of Red Deer is the men’s coach.

Qualifying for the Central Alberta mixed team were Red Deer bowlers Bonnie Clermont, Dawn Nechvatel, Greg Gigliuk and Kevin Armstrong, Holly Harris of Olds and Gary Baird of Blackfalds. Pat Rempel of Drumheller is the mixed manager.

West 7 East 6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Toronto Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins had a hunch his captain would do something special in the all-star game and Ryan Hamilton didn’t disappoint.

Hamilton completed a hat trick by scoring with 11.2 seconds left in regulation Monday night to give the Western Conference All-Stars a 7-6 victory over the East in the AHL All-Star Game.

“He’s one of those guys that going into the game I almost can feel he’s going to have a day,” said Eakins, who coached the West team.

“I was really proud to be standing behind the bench. It almost was like he was one of my kids. It’s like ‘That’s my guy.’ His performance made my weekend.”

Drew Shore and Jason Zucker each added a goal and an assist for the West, while Brad Hunt and Matt Fraser also scored. Mark Arcobello had three assists.

Chad Kolarik scored twice for the East and Tyler Toffoli chipped in with a goal and an assist. Bracken Kearns, Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Trent Whitfield had the other goals for the East, while Radko Gudas added two assists.

With the West leading 5-4 heading to the third period, Hamilton scored his second of the night at 5:41 when he deflected a pass home off a feed from Aggozino.

“You don’t think too much about the remaining time,” Hamilton said after being voted the game’s MVP. “You know that time’s running down and if you get an opportunity you have to take advantage of it.

“Arcobello did all the work. I pretty much just went to the net. He made a great pass and I was able to put it in. I didn’t know there were 11 seconds left.

But it was nice to know there was going to be a short amount of time left.”

The East fought back to within one at 7:33 on Toffoli’s goal before Whit-

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Exalta gets sweep in boy’s allaround at Gym Power meet second on the rings and high bar, fifth on the floor, sixth on the horse and ninth on the vault.

Paul Dan was sixth and Mitchell Kalan 11th all-round In boys’ level 4 competition.

Dan was third on the floor and vault, fifth on the high bar and seventh on the horse while Kalan took sixth on the vault and eighth on the parallel bars.

Casey Patsula led the Exelta Club on the girls’ side, finishing third in the P3 tyro with Sydney Larsen eighth, Mataya Rideout ninth, Ruby Butler 12th and Keara Slimmon 14th.

Patsula had a third on the beam, fourth on the floor and seventh on the bars while Larsen was fourth on the bars, fifth on the floor and seventh on the vault. Rideout had a second on the floor and fifth on the vault while Butler placed sixth on the bars and ninth on the beam and Slimmon third

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Marchuk triple winner at Hammerfest STETTLER — Nick Marchuk was a triple winner for the Cheney Karate Studios at the third annual Hammerfest Martial Arts Championships during the weekend.

Marchuk won the first degree black forms, weapons forms and musical forms and was second in black belt sparring.

Six other competitors were double winners.

Max Proteau won the seven-year-old yelloworange belt forms and sparring with Lucas Proteau taking first in the 10-year-old white-green belt forms and sparring.

Tori Marchuk was first in both categories in the eight-year-old orange belt division while Jack Marchuk took first in both divisions in 11-13

year-old brown belt.

Raven Cheney won the 11-13 year-old brown belt girls’ forms and the 15-16 year-old brown belt sparring while Hector Jordan won the second degree black belt forms and sparring.

Master instructor Lyle Cheney won the black belt power board breaking title.

Janelle Contantino won the seven-year-old white-yellow belt forms and was second in sparring with Jason Ramos first in the 14-year-old brown belt forms and second in sparring.

Shaylea Richardson placed third in the 15-16 year-old brown belt girls’ sparring and forms with Samuel Abijero third in the 11-year-old red belt forms.

on the vault and ninth on the bars.

Lina Koller was fourth all-round in the P4 open class while finishing second on the bars, third on the floor and fourth on the vault and beam.

Rachel Hyink placed fifth and Taylor Plate seventh in the P3 open division.

Hyink was second on the beam, fourth on the bars and sixth on the vault and floor with Plate taking fifth on the vault and bars, sixth on the beam and seventh on the floor.

Molly Hall-Jarret placed sixth in the P4 tyro class while finishing second on the vault, third on the bars and sixth on the beam and floor.

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The Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club captured the top three all-round medals in the boys’ national youth division at the Gym Power meet in Edmonton during the weekend.

Findlay McCormick took top spot while winning the rings and parallel bars and finishing second on the floor, pommel horse, vault and high bar.

Conner Trepanier was second all-round and Dylan Patsula third.

Trepanier won the pommel horse, was second on the parallel bars, third on the rings, vault and high bar and fifth on the floor.

Patsula won the floor and high bar while taking third on the horse and parallel bars, fourth on the rings and eighth on the vault.

Meanwhile, Jared Hoffman was third allround in the P3 13-andover division. He won the parallel bars, was

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VALENTINE’S TREAT HELPS CHARITY Order your loved one a Valentine’s Day strawberry shortcake and rose and support community projects at the same time. Orders are being taken until Feb. 10 for the Rotary Club of Red Deer East’s sixth annual Valentine’s Day Shortcake Drive.

Customers can have a shortcake serving large enough to share with lots of candy extras for $10. Another $4 adds a coloured rose. Delivery is free for four or more orders to the same location, otherwise it’s $5 and will occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Orders can also be picked up between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Remi’s Catering in the Cronquist Business Park.

Orders can be placed by calling Remi at 403-3584110, emailing rsengi@ telusplanet.net or fax to 403-342-2968. Payment is by cash, cheque or credit card. Proceeds will help support the Rotary Club of Red Deer East’s numerous community and international programs.

Police probe shooting VICTIM FOUND HELP AT NEIGHBOUR’S HOUSE IN BOWER

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer city RCMP continue to investigate an attempted home invasion in which one was man shot early Saturday morning.

Sgt. Jo-Ann Sokolowski of the General Investigation Section said that police are conducting interviews into the shooting, in the southend Red Deer neighbourhood of Bower.

RCMP responded to a complaint at 12:30 a.m. of a 36-year-old man being shot.

The victim, whose name hasn’t been released, said that three men wearing balaclavas and dark clothing tried to break down his door to enter the home.

He was shot once while trying to prevent them from coming inside.

Blood spots could be seen on the snow travelling from his house on Barner Avenue, down the sidewalk, on the road and up the steps of a house directly across the street.

The man found help at a neighbour’s house.

Sokolowski said that more news on the

investigation should come in a few days.

“With something like this, we’re always concerned about it,” she said. “And we’re always going to put our most people on it.”

The man is expected to recover from his wounds after undergoing surgery.

Sokolowski said the man was shot in the shoulder area.

“All indications are that he’s recovering fine,” she said.

“He’s not in any life-threatening situation so that’s a good part, but there was some significant damage done.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

COMMON CAUSES

YOGA FOR CANCER VICTIMS People living with cancer are invited to participate in a free eight-week yoga program at Breathing Room Yoga Studio & Café starting on Friday.

The therapeutic yoga program Life With Cancer is gentle and specifically designed for people undergoing and recovering from cancer treatment to improve physical and psychological strength and decrease stress.

Classes will be held Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Each participant is invited to bring one family member or other support person to attend with them.

Sign up online at www. breathingroomreddeer. com or call 403-3583542.

WATERSHED OPEN HOUSE Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Society is holding a public open house at its improved office on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. The alliance office, located at 4918 59th St., has expanded to include a resource room for educational and stewardship outreach programs and activities.

The alliance is a nonprofit organization that promotes the good use and proper management of water in the Red Deer River Watershed that covers 49,000 square km of Central Alberta. For more information, visit www.rdrwa.ca or call 403-340-7379.

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

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

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

Call 403-314-4333.

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Bill Berry, left, holds the Canadian flag upside down, an international sign of distress, as he and other protesters walk along 48th Avenue outside the Red Deer Courthouse on Monday. They joined demonstrators in 24 other cities across the country to launch Common Causes, a collaboration of Canadians worried about democracy, the environment and human rights, on a day of action jointly planned with the Idle No More aboriginal movement.

Liquor Winter road warning store driven home with video raises funds for injured worker

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF There is a long recovery road ahead for Marianne Currie.

The 19-year-old Red Deer native was severely injured last week while on vacation in the Dominican Republic when she fell 4.5 metres (15 feet) from a balcony.

She suffered two fractures in her spine and had to be taken to hospital in the Dominican Republic, where she remains.

To help her with her recovery costs, her employer, Colette Cyr, has started a fundraising campaign.

“I found out about it Thursday morning,” said Cyr. Cyr owns Cyrious Liquor, at 6858 50th Ave. in Red Deer, where Currie works.

Cyr posted on the store’s Facebook page that Currie had fallen and she would be setting up a fundraising can at work. In response, a liquor company, Drink Mary Jane’s, offered support.

“I just wanted to raise some money for her,” said Cyr. Drink Mary Jane’s saw the post and offered help. For every bottle of Mary Jane’s Primo Hemp Vodka and Mary Jane’s Premium Hemp Gin sold at Cyrious Liquor in February, the company will donate $3 to Currie’s recovery.

While Currie’s treatment in the Dominican Republic is being covered by insurance, Cyr knows her employee and friend will have a long road to recovery.

“They didn’t know if she was going to be able to walk again,” said Cyr. “She’s slowly starting to regain feeling, but she still has no feeling in her feet and in her waist. She’s going to go through months of rehab.”

Currie has worked at the liquor store since the summer and Cyr said she is a great worker.

“She’s a breath of fresh air,” said Cyr. “One of those amazing people you don’t want anything bad ever happening to.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

INNISFAIL RCMP

A YouTube video showing a sport utility vehicle hitting black ice before rolling several times will hopefully make more drivers slow down this winter, says a member of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit.

Alberta Justice and Solicitor General’s office posted the RCMP video on the department website on Friday and as of early Monday afternoon, the video on YouTube had 34,313 hits. The video has also been posted at the Advocate site, reddeeradvocate.com.

Government department spokeswoman Michelle Davio said the video serves as a reminder that conditions can change in a second.

“The video can drive it more home than words,” said Davio.

Sheriff Peter Van Muyen of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit said the video was shot on Oct. 23, 2012, by an RCMP officer. All of the unit’s sheriff and RCMP vehicles have recording cameras.

He’s not surprised by the video’s popularity because people are curious about what happens in a crash.

“They wanted to see what we see on a daily basis,” said Van Muyen.

The driver was very lucky in this case because after his SUV hit the guardrail and then rolled several times, he still walked away with no injuries. The seatbelt definitely saved his life, Van Muyen added.

For the last six years, he’s been patrolling the highway, so he’s seen his share of driver error.

On Jan. 15, Van Muyen was northbound on Hwy 2 by Innisfail when he saw a southbound vehicle lose complete control.

“They did a complete 360 spin on the high-

way and slammed into the west ditch,” said Van Muyen.

Some damage was done to the vehicle. Fortunately, the snow was a cushion. One of the wheels being driven on was a spare tire.

“They were travelling at a very high rate of speed, much faster than the posted speed and for the driving conditions,” said Van Muyen.

“It’s amazing they are still alive.”

The Hwy 2 conditions were not good for several days in mid-January and yet the highway patrol unit continued to see people driving too fast.

There were four rollovers the morning of Jan. 15 alone. It was warming up and the frost was coming out of the roads, so it was still freezing at the same time, said Van Muyen.

That means there was a glaze of ice on the road.

Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit responded to about 30 collisions over three days, said Van Muyen.

Van Muyen said many drivers have a false sense of security that winter tires will allow them to go the posted speed limit or more, but when there are winter driving conditions, drivers should slow down.

Plus, he urged people to keep a greater distance between vehicles.

As well, using cruise control isn’t advisable during winter driving conditions because the driver can quite easily end up in the ditch and roll.

If you don’t need to travel in extreme conditions, don’t, he said.

And seatbelts were a major factor in ensuring there were no fatalities during those three days in January, Van Muyen added. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Ice fisher stabbed; man charged An ice fishing weekend turned violent as one man was stabbed while in a hut on Sylvan Lake.

A 28-year-old Three Hills man is facing several charges as a result of the incident.

Police were called to the ice fishing hut at about 3 a.m. on Saturday morning after receiving a report that a man had been stabbed.

By the time police arrived at the hut, the victim had been taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre by a friend who was at a nearby hut.

The victim has since been treated and released from hospital.

Police took a male and female into custody without incident and the female was later released without charges.

Police said an altercation broke out inside the hut after the two men returned from a

SYLVAN LAKE night of drinking, although the motive for the altercation is unclear.

The weapon police believe was used in the assault has been recovered from under the ice.

Casey Kristopher Staple, of Three Hills, faces one count of aggravated assault and three counts of failing to comply with a recognizance.

Police are not releasing the name of the victim.

Staple was released from custody after appearing before a justice of the peace. He is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court on Feb. 8.

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BRIEFS Caroline snowmobile fatality victim identified by police Police have identified the man killed in a snowmobile crash southeast of Caroline last week.

Frank Ross, 33, of Caroline died of his injuries at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre on the morning of Jan. 22.

Ross was not wearing a helmet and police said he was immobilized for several hours before he was found.

Police believe Ross was westbound on a township road that came to a dead end and he continued west across the T intersection and into the trees.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP, Clearwater Regional Fire Services, Sundre and District Emergency Medical Services and Clearwater County Highway Patrol were called out to the scene on Jan. 21 at about 7:30 a.m.

STARS Air Ambulance responded to Hwy 54 and Range Road 53 and when the medical team arrived, they found firefighters and the other emergency responders attempting to rescue the man, who was found down an embankment.

The investigation is ongoing and police are working with the Office of the Medical Examiner.

Pair face drugs, weapons charges after routine stop

charges were laid last year compared to 49 in 2009.

Wildrose leader here Alberta Opposition Leader Danielle Smith is the guest speaker at the Wildrose Party’s second annual InnisfailSylvan Lake wine and cheese night.

The fundraiser for the Wildrose takes place on Feb. 6 at the Innisfail Legion, at 5108 49th St., with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the

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Ponoka takes time with booze bylaw Second reading of a Ponoka bylaw limiting liquor, off sales and pawn store hours isn’t coming soon.

“It may be a while because the council wants to hear more from the public,” said town chief administrative officer Brad Watson.

“It could be discussed at a Feb. 19 committee of the whole (council meeting) and perhaps brought back for additional information on Feb. 26.”

Second reading won’t occur until some councillors away on winter holidays return at the end of February or in early March.

“This isn’t a hurry up offence bylaw. We want to make sure we hear from all people.”

Council passed first reading in November of a bylaw to restrict liquor

Zepplin is a playful and rambunctious male kitty who is neutered. He was found outside during a very cold spell and had frostbite on his ears, but it isn’t anything serious, just makes him special! Sometimes he plays a little rough with the other kitties, but he gets along with them and just needs a little discipline.

An annual student’s newspaper supplement that is written and produced entirely by students. As in years past, students will design creative and effective advertisements for participating local businesses. Students are also encouraged to submit other random pieces of artwork or any of their creative writing pieces such as poetry, prose or short stories (limited to 400 words).

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program getting underway at 7 p.m.

Kerry Towle, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA, and Smith will be on hand for people to meet, with Smith making a speech and taking audience questions.

Tickets for the event cost $50 per person or $500 for a table of eight, which includes two complimentary bottles of wine and a gift basket. A tax receipt is provided for the tickets. For more information or to order tickets, call Bob at 403-755-6275 or email innisfail.sylvanlake@wildrose.ca.

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RCMP say graffiti vandalism is on the rise in Red Deer.

Graffiti can increase people’s perception of crime and invite additional graffiti if it is not removed.

The City of Red Deer’s Community Standards Bylaw defines graffiti as the defacement or disfigurement of any property or object using paint, ink, stain, whitewash, scratching and etching.

Those responsible for graffiti could be charged with a criminal offence and/or charged under the Community Standards Bylaw, which carries a fine of $2,500 for the first offence.

The fine increases substantially for any subsequent offences.

Anyone who sees graffiti being committed, or has information that can assist the police, is asked to contact Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com. If the information leads to an arrest, tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

The city also has a Graffiti Hotline — 403356-8908 — to report incidents of graffiti.

store sales and hotel liquor off-sales to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Liquor delivery would end at 10:30 p.m. Pawnshops would be restricted to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The bylaw is modelled on one in Wetaskiwin that has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2010.

Ponoka has six liquor stores, two off-sales locations and one pawn shop.

At a public meeting on Jan. 15, Ponoka RCMP Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisholm said the town’s 2012 impaired driving rate is more than two-and-a-half times the provincial average and 109

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Red Deer RCMP said an officer initiated a traffic stop on Howarth Street around 4 a.m. on Jan. 23.

Police allege the male driver did not have a driver’s licence and the female passenger was in possession of cocaine and bear spray.

Police searched the vehicle and say they found various weapons including a firearm.

Logan Mitchell, 18, of Penhold is charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of firearm in motor vehicle and obstructing peace officer. He will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday.

Tracey Mountain, 30, of Kehewin, a community near Cold Lake, faces several charges: possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of cocaine and failure to comply with conditions of release. She will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.

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Moody’s downgrades long-term ratings FIVE CANADIAN BANKS AND ONE CREDIT UNION CITING MORE VULNERABLE THAN IN THE PAST IF MAJOR SHOCK TO ECONOMY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Five big Canadian banks and a credit union were downgraded Monday by Moody’s rating agency, which believes they will be more vulnerable than in the past if there’s a major shock to the economy.

The downgrades, which Moody’s had warned were likely to happen, reflect the agency’s ongoing concern that Canadian household debt has risen to historical highs — putting pressure on the institutions’ mortgage businesses.

“The Canadian consumer is leveraged almost to the extent that the U.S. consumer was ahead of the housing crash down there some years ago,” said Moody’s vice-president David Beattie.

As a result, Moody’s thinks it’s likely that consumers will slow down their borrowing, a major source of business for the banks.

There’s also a remote possibility defaults could jump to a dangerous level for the banks if there’s a major economic shock that causes a lot of unemployment and a dramatic drop in real estate prices, he said.

“If we thought it was a higher probability, we wouldn’t rank the banks as high as we do,” Beattie said.

He noted the five banks and the Quebec-based Desjardins credit union remain among the most highly rated of those tracked by Moody’s.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) is the highest rated of the six, at AA1 (down from AAA). Scotiabank and Desjardins drop to AA2 (from AA1), CIBC (TSX:CM), Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and National Bank (TSX:NA) slip to AA3 (from AA2).

A downgrade by a credit rating agency usually means investors will demand a higher interest rate when a company goes to raise cash by issuing bonds or other debt.

The rating agency said National, BMO and Scotiabank face additional risk from the amount of their profit that comes from capital markets operations, which lend large amounts to corporations and advise businesses on debt and stock issues.

“What’s concerning for us is the degree of reliance that some of the Canadian banks have to their capital markets businesses — because of their instability,” Beattie said.

He noted that Moody’s had already downgraded Royal Bank (TSX:RY) last year as part of a review of large global players in the capital markets industry.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty issued a statement saying the Canadian financial

sector is “sound and well regulated” by the federal government.

“Our government has taken aggressive and proactive actions since 2008 to protect the Canadian housing market and curb personal debt. We will continue to monitor the housing market to ensure its long-term stability,” Flaherty said in statement.

New Democrat finance critic Peggy Nash disagreed, accusing the Conservatives of mismanaging the long-term health of Canada’s economy.

“With sluggish business investment and a contracting government sector, Conservatives have relied on consumer debt to prop up Canada’s economy. This reckless policy has clearly hurt Canada’s banks,” Nash said.

Moody’s Investors Services warned in October it was placing the long-term ratings of the six Canadian financial institutions banks under review for a possible downgrade.

Royal Bank wasn’t on the list because its long-term deposit rating had already been dropped to Aa3 from Aa1 in June as part of a move to cut the credit ratings of 15 of the world’s largest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

TAKING SHAPE

TOYOTA AT THE TOP OF AUTOMOTIVE SALES TOKYO — It’s official: Toyota is once again the world’s top automaker.

Toyota Motor Corp. released its tally for global vehicle sales for last year Monday at a record 9.748 million vehicles — more than last month’s estimate of about 9.7 million vehicles.

It was already clear Toyota had dethroned General Motors Co. as the Detroit-based automaker fell short, selling 9.29 million vehicles. GM had been the top-selling automaker for more than seven decades before losing the title to Toyota in 2008.

GM retook the sales crown in 2011, when Toyota’s production was hurt by the quake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

The latest results show Toyota’s powerful comeback. Global vehicle sales for the maker of the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury model surged nearly 23 per cent from the previous year.

Overseas sales jumped 19 per cent, while sales in Japan, where the economy has been troubled, recovered a whopping 35 per cent.

Volkswagen AG of Germany, the world’s No. 3 automaker, sold a record 9.1 million vehicles around the world. All three automakers play down the significance of the sales ranking and say they are focused on making attractive products.

“Rather than going after numbers, we hope to make fine products, one by one, to keep out customers satisfied. The numbers are just a result of our policy. And our policy will continue unchanged,” said Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada.

Still, the recovery for Toyota is impressive.

Like other Japanese automakers, Toyota’s production was devastated by the March 2011 disasters, which disrupted supplies of crucial components.

Flooding in Thailand, where Toyota has factories, also hurt car production.

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Schlumberger Ltd.’s new facilities in McKenzie Industrial Business Park south of Red Deer continues to take shape. The 44-acre site will serve as a pressure pumping base for the oilfield services company, with a workshop, a truck wash, a bulk plant and lab, a fuel island and a truck staging area to be included in the $30-million project.

Blackfalds wins their battle for bottle depot SHOULD HAVE FACILITY IN PLACE BY SUMMER

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Blackfalds’ battle for a bottle depot has ended in victory, with town residents expected to be able to cash in their empties at a local site by summer.

Cosmos Bottle Depots Ltd., which currently operates at two locations in Red Deer, has won approval from Alberta’s Beverage Container Management Board to expand into Blackfalds.

Lynda Olson, executive director of the Cosmos Group of Companies, said the Blackfalds Bottle Depot will operate out of a 5,000-square-foot building near the town’s waste transfer site on the southeast corner of the community.

“We’re just about ready to start pouring the pilings,” she said, adding that the new facility should open between mid-June and mid-July.

Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol said the news was “fantastic.” She and other town officials had fought hard for a bottle depot after Alberta’s Beverage Container Management Board rejected such a facility.

The board’s policy is not to allow bottle depots in rural areas to be within 24 km of each other. The depot in Bentley is only 19 km away, although city depots in Lacombe and Red Deer are nearer.

Ultimately, however, the board decided to make a rare exception to its policy in the case of Blackfalds, said Jason London, its director of operations.

“They did kind of stand out. When you look at a list of communities in Alberta and their sizes, Blackfalds is really the only community of that size

that didn’t have a bottle depot.”

He also noted that the town lobbied hard for the exception.

“There was some really strong advocacy from the mayor and community.”

Once the decision was made to allow a bottle depot in Blackfalds, about a dozen parties expressed interest, said London.

But only two responded to a request for applications from the Beverage Container Management Board, with Cosmos being one.

Olson said the Blackfalds Bottle Depot will be similar to Cosmos’s Red Deer depots.

She added that it will benefit from existing resources, including Cosmos’s administration and specialized computing system.

About four new jobs are expected to be created, said Olson, with these being advertised in Blackfalds now.

A resident of the town herself, Olson is confident the rapidly growing community will be a good market for Cosmos.

“We already, at both of our depots, handle a number of bottle drives from Blackfalds.”

Having a local place to return cans and bottles should increase the incentive to recycle, she said, and benefit the environment.

Cosmos accepts all beverage containers for which a deposit was paid in Alberta.

It pays 10 cents for containers that hold less that one litre and 25 cents for those that contain more. Proceeds from the bottle depots are used to help finance Cosmos’s community programs and services.

KevRan Developments Inc. of Red Deer is the contractor for the Blackfalds Bottle Depot project. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Japan relaxes Canadian beef import restrictions THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian cattle producers say they’re pleased Japan is relaxing restrictions on imported beef from Canada and three other countries a decade after raising barriers amid the so-called mad cow disease scare.

Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday it will allow imports of beef from cows up to 30 months old, effective this Friday. The previous standard was to ban imports of beef from animals older than 20 months.

“This is an exciting announcement and we’ve been looking forward to this for quite some time,” Martin Unrau, president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, said in a teleconference.

“This announcement is very significant for Canadian cattle producers. Japan is extremely important market and this expanded access will breathe new life into the Canadian beef sector.”

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz called the deal “tremendous news.”

“This achievement is a result of a lot of hard work on the part of the government working shoulder to shoulder with industry both here in Canada and through our embassy in Japan,” Ritz said.

The Canadian government estimates the potential market value of beef exports to Japan will rise to between $140 million and $150 million a year, about double what they have been. Japan’s Health Ministry approved the change — which also applies to beef imports from the United States, France and Netherlands — following public hearings.

“As part of our government’s plan to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for all Canadians by opening new markets, we have been working closely with Japan to expand access for our exporters,” said Trade Minister Ed Fast. “Today’s announcement is proof that these efforts are getting results, and we look forward to taking our trading relationship with Japan to the next level through an Economic Partnership Agreement which would provide additional export opportunities for Canadian businesses.”

The beef industry’s marketing arm, Canada Beef Inc., said the decision could “potentially double Canadian beef sales to Japan.”

“Japanese customers will soon enjoy increased availability of high-quality Canadian beef, and Canada’s cattle producers and beef industry will greatly benefit from increased trade with Japan,” the organization said in a release.

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COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Monday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . 1144.15 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 84.18 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.57 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.08 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.97 Cdn. National Railway . . 95.05 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 112.77 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 74.61 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.22 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.24 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 34.42 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.55 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.38 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.58 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.83 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.56 Research in Motion. . . . . 16.27 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 44.59 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 39.99 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.69 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 16.34 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 49.32 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.77 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.63 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 12.35 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.26 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.59 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.35 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.47

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 24.25 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 33.74 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.62 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.84 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 47.24 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.93 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.78 Canyon Services Group. 11.25 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.68 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.54 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.16 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.11

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 64.53 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.95 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.10 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 30.38 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 31.12 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 26.27 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.22 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 66.56 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.72 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 79.95 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.65 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 62.61 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 29.32 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.78

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday, held back by a wave of profit-taking on Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) shares while mining and energy stocks failed to benefit from rising commodity prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index dipped 0.71 of a point to 12,815.91, while the TSX Venture Exchange was off 9.36 points at 1,217.88.

The Canadian dollar was unchanged at 99.35 cents US. It had earlier flirted with a sixmonth low around the 99-cent mark.

Still, the dollar has tumbled 1.39 cents US since the Bank of Canada indicated last Wednes-

day that it will be slower to raise interest rates than had been expected because of economic weakness.

The dollar has been supported in recent months partly on sentiment that the central bank might hike rates later this year.

Data released Friday showing low inflation in Canada at the end of 2012 further suggested that investors will have to wait longer for the central bank to move. Higher rates tend to attract investors and push up the currency.

U.S. indexes lost early momentum as a disappointing housing sector report competed with a well received earnings report from heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. and data show-

ing higher than expected durable goods orders in December.

The Dow Jones industrials gave back 14.05 point to 13,881.93 as the National Association of Realtors said its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales dropped 4.3 per cent to 101.7 in December.

That’s still 6.9 per cent higher than it was a year ago. Sales were held back by a limited supply of available homes.

The Nasdaq gained 4.59 points to 3,154.3 and the S&P 500 index was 2.78 points lower at 1,500.18.

U.S. durable goods orders rose by a greater than expected 4.6 per cent in December. That was more than double the consensus forecast for a two per

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Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 32.76 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.21 First Quantum Minerals . 20.73 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 35.51 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.58 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 70.70 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.36 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 43.37 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.82 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 37.25

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 40.28 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.87 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 31.92 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.85 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.39 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.98 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.59 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.43 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.40 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.10 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.49 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.87 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.66 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.18 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.75

cent gain.

Caterpillar’s fourth-quarter profit fell 55 per cent to US$697 million, or $1.04 a share. Revenue dropped seven per cent to US$16.08 billion but still beating estimates of $16 billion. Ex-items earnings were $1.91 per share versus expectations of $1.69, and its shares were up 1.96 per cent to US$97.45 in New York.

The lacklustre performance on North American markets on Monday followed solid gains through most of January, pushed along by a stronger than expected string of U.S. fourth-quarter earnings reports. The TSX gained 0.7 per cent last week while the Dow industrials ran ahead 1.8 per cent.

“The markets are probably a little ahead of themselves, capturing the relief that we didn’t have great protracted political battles in the U.S.,” said Chris King, portfolio manager at Morgan, Meighen and Associates, referring to the so-called fiscal cliff and raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

“All the while, we know that the U.S. economy is improving (and) China is turning around.

And what is most encouraging, we’re seeing fund flows back into equities like we haven’t seen going back more than a decade.”

The Canadian corporate earning season kicks into gear this week with some of Canada’s biggest companies reporting.

Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) and grocer Metro Inc. (TSX:MRU.A) report earnings results on Tuesday while Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT) and Canadian Oil Sands (TSX:COS) hand in numbers on Thursday.

Elsewhere on the corporate front, Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM) unveils its new BlackBerry 10 product line in New York on Wednesday. Its stock has been on a tear lately amid optimism about the new lineup, rising 50 per cent in January and 12 per cent last week alone.

However, its stock fell 7.61 per cent to $16.27 Monday on profittaking.

The financial sector was up 0.5 per cent even as Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the long-term senior debt ratings of six big Canadian financial institutions — Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS), CIBC (TSX:CM), TD Bank (TSX:TD), Caisse centrale Desjardins, and National Bank (TSX:NA)— by one notch.

Moody’s says the downgrade reflects ongoing concerns about the banks’ exposure to the “increasingly indebted Canadian consumer,” while elevated housing prices have left the banks “more vulnerable to unpredictable downside risks facing the Canadian economy than in the past.”

The telecom sector gained 0.82 per cent with Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) ahead 76 cents to $47.02 while Telus Corp. (TSX:T) rose 66 cents to $65.69.

The gold sector was down about one per cent as February bullion stepped back $3.70 to US$1, an ounce. Au Rico Gold Corp. (TSX:AUQ) shed 16 cents to C$6.96 while Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) faded 22 cents to $8.36.

The mining sector also helped depress the TSX, down 0.58 per cent as March copper on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose one cent to US$3.66 a pound. Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM) dropped nine cents to C$4.10 and Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ) declined 15 cents to $8.25.

The energy sector was slightly lower even as oil prices advanced, with the March crude contract ahead 56 cents to US$96.44 a barrel. Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM) lost 17 cents to C$11.87 while EnCana Corp.

(TSX:ECA) dropped 17 cents to $19.54.

Economic news will also hopefully provide some direction

for traders.

In the U.S., the Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day meeting on interest rates Wednesday.

No one expects the central bank to move on rates but traders will look for clues as to when the Fed might end its latest round of economic stimulus.

The key piece of data for the week comes out Friday.

Economists generally expect the U.S. non-farm payrolls report to show that the economy created 153,000 jobs in January, slightly below December’s 155,000 reading.

Traders will also take in the latest readings on economic growth in Canada and the U.S. during the week.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: March ’13 $5.30 higher $617.80; May ’13 $4.90 higher $607.00; July ’13 $4.50 higher $596.30; Nov. ’13 $2.00 higher $558.40; Jan. ’14 $2.80 higher $555.00; March ’14 $2.80 higher $553.00; May ’14 $2.80 higher $550.90; July ’14 $0.80 higher $551.00; Nov. ’14 $0.50 higher $548.00; Jan ’15 $0.50 higher $548.00; March $0.50 higher $548.00.

Barley (Western): March ’13 unchanged $241.50; May ’13 unchanged $242.50; July ’13 unchanged $243.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $243.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $243.00; March ’14 unchanged $243.00; May ’14 unchanged $243.00; July ’14 unchanged $243.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $243.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $243.00; March ’15 unchanged $243.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 339,700 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 339,700.

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LONDON — Quebec could throw a monkey wrench into any freetrade deal between Canada and the European Union if it’s not satisfied with the treaty’s contents, Premier Pauline Marois warned Monday.

The Parti Quebecois leader told a news conference the province could enact laws or regulations to make it difficult to implement a Canada-EU treaty if it believes there has been an encroachment on provincial jurisdiction.

“At one point, when it comes to certain principles with which we are unable to live or agreements that have an impact on our market that is unacceptable, well, I don’t think we should give up,” Marois said.

Such deals are just another reason why Quebec needs to be sovereign, the premier added.

Right now, the Canadian Constitution says only the federal government can sign trade deals with other countries.

Marois was speaking in London ahead of a speech she gave to the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce.

Marois’ tough talk reflects the PQ stand during the last provincial election that it would pick fights with Ottawa to get more powers. But Quebec’s tone has been muted since Marois was voted in with a minority government.

The federal government has invited provincial input on free-trade negotiations with the European Union, which have been underway since 2008.

Federal International Trade Minister Ed Fast said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week that Ottawa wouldn’t sign a deal unless it had obtained the consent of the provinces.

“The position we have taken is that we will sign a trade agreement only if it is clearly in the interests of Canada,” Fast said.

“For us, it’s not the timing that matters most but the quality of the agreement.”

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Argo on a roll with big win at Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Ben Affleck accepts the award for outstanding cast in a motion picture for Argo at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday. the Oscars and a winner already at the Golden Globes, won at the SAGs for her performance as the doomed prostitute Fantine in the gritty musical “Les Miserables.”

“I’m just thrilled I have dental,” Hathaway joked on stage.

But in the alreadytight best actress race, Jennifer Lawrence made things a little more interesting in winning for the drama “Silver Linings Playbook.”

The 22-year-old plays a damaged young widow opposite Bradley Cooper, whose character is fresh out of a mental institution. Jessica Chastain, the winner at the Golden Globes, has been her main competition as a driven CIA operative searching for Osama bin Laden in “Zero Dark Thirty.”

Lawrence said on stage that she got her

SAG card at 14 — which was only eight short years ago — for a promo for the MTV reality series “My Super Sweet 16,” which she said felt like the best day of her life.

“And now I have this naked statue which means that some of you even voted for me, and that is an indescribable feeling,” she said.

On the television side, the popular PBS series “Downton Abbey” bested more established shows like “Mad Men” to win the TV drama cast award in just its first nomination. “Modern Family” won the comedy cast prize for the third straight year.

And Dick Van Dyke received the guild’s lifeachievement award, an honour he presented last year to his “The Dick Van Dyke Show” co-star, Mary Tyler Moore.

Randy Travis expected to enter plea in drunk-driving case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHERMAN, Texas — Country music star Randy Travis is expected to enter a guilty plea this week in a drunken-driving case in North Texas, where he was arrested over the summer naked after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am. Details of the plea agreement will be released following Travis’ court appearance Thursday in Sherman, Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown said Monday. He said the singer will plead guilty to a misdemeanour charge that is punishable by up to two years in jail and a $4,000 fine.

His defence attorney,

John Nix, said a sentence of probation is expected and that Travis is “looking forward to putting this behind him and moving on.”

Authorities have said a Trans Am registered to the 53-year-old singer veered off a roadway near Tioga, a town about 60 miles north of Dallas where the entertainer lives, and struck several barricades in a construction zone the night of Aug. 7.

Investigators said Travis was found naked and combative at the scene, and his blood-alcohol level was more than 0.15. The legal limit

TORONTO — Hayden, that purveyor of timeless folk-rock, is about to release his first album in four years.

By the way, he also released an album four years ago.

It might be worth drawing attention to that fact, since Hayden never did. No, he instead followed an essentially non-existent promotional plan for 2009’s “The Place Where We Lived,” refusing to support the record with any live shows or interviews.

It was a fittingly low-key strategy for the everhumble mumbler, but it carried the not-insignificant downside that most people didn’t know the album existed.

So the soon-to-be 42-year-old learned a lesson he’ll apply to his expertly crafted new album, “Us Alone,” which hits stores next week.

“I think I realized that you need to let people know you have a record out,” he said, laughing, over coffee at a neighbourhood spot near his home in west Toronto.

To further that goal, Hayden (his surname is Desser) joined the roster of the powerhouse Canadian indie imprint Arts & Crafts.

“I felt like it was a particular moment for me, maybe ’cause I’d been away for so long, and I felt like I was re-launching my career in some ways,” he said.

“I mean, this kind of happens, truthfully, between every album. I take so long that I don’t know what kind of shows to book off the top, because I think no one’s going to show up.

“There’s all these question marks. Is anyone going to care? Is anyone going to remember? It literally happens on every album. So this time it seemed so long, and I hadn’t been actively in the music business for so long, I thought maybe this is a great time to make some big changes.”

Fortunately for fans, however, the substance of Hayden’s intimate folk has changed very little.

Sure, there are subtle shifts in esthetics. The record’s instrumentation is unusually uncluttered, focusing mainly on a few essential elements — keys, guitar, drums, bass and the gentle hum of his vocals — played mostly by Hayden himself.

This was a conscious decision on Hayden’s part, to resist the clanging, more-is-more approach toward instrumentation that’s currently trendy.

“There’s no sudden harp player that hangs from the ceiling for a section,” he notes with a smile. “I just wanted to get away from that ... (where) every song is this explosion of sound. I was getting sick of that kind of record and I think probably a lot of other people were as well.”

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He walked out of jail the next morning wearing scrubs, no shoes and a University of Texas baseball cap.

Travis also had faced a charge of retaliation for allegedly threatening officers, but that charge is no longer on file with the court.

Travis’ lawyers have previously said the singer has a great deal of respect for law enforcement and has stopped drinking alcohol.

The August accident was among a string of recent run-ins with the law for Travis.

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LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, the Oscar race looked wide open.

The stately, historical “Lincoln” seemed like the safe and likely choice, with the provocative “Zero Dark Thirty” and the quirky and inspiring “Silver Linings Playbook” very much in the mix for the Academy Award for best picture.

But now, an “Argo” juggernaut — an “Argo”naut, if you will — seems to be rolling along and gathering momentum as we head toward Hollywood’s top prize.

The international thriller from director Ben Affleck, who also stars as a CIA operative orchestrating a daring rescue during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, received the top honour of best ensemble cast in a movie at Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, their equivalent of the best-picture Oscar. It’s a decent indicator of eventual Academy Awards success, with the two matching up about half the time.

The film, which also stars John Goodman and Alan Arkin as Hollywood veterans who help stage a fake movie as a cover, has received nearly unanimous critical raves and has proven to be a box-office favourite, as well, grossing nearly $190 million worldwide.

But “Argo” also won the Producers Guild of America Award on Saturday night, which is an excellent Oscar predictor, and it earned best picture and director statues from the Golden Globes two weeks earlier. The Directors Guild of America Awards next Saturday will help crystallize the situation even further.

The one tricky thing at work here: Affleck surprisingly didn’t receive an Academy Award nomination in the director category, which most often goes hand in hand with best picture. (There are nine best-picture nominees but only five slots for directors.) Only once in modern times

has a film won best picture without a directing nomination: 1989’s “Driving Miss Daisy.” The other two times came in the show’s early years, at the first Oscars in 1929 with “Wings” and for 1932’s “Grand Hotel.”

Asked backstage at the SAG Awards what might happen when the Oscar winners are announced Feb. 24, Affleck said: “I don’t do handicapping or try to divine what’s going to happen down the road with movies.

“I didn’t get nominated as a director and I thought, ’OK, that’s that.’

Then I remembered that I was nominated as a producer,” said Affleck, who already has an original screenplay Oscar for writing 1997’s “Good Will Hunting” with longtime friend Matt Damon.

“Nothing may happen but it’s a wonderful opportunity to be on the ride and I’m really honoured.”

Many of the usual suspects throughout the lengthy awards season heard their names called again Sunday night, including Daniel Day-Lewis as best actor for his intense, deeply immersed portrayal of the 16th U.S. president in “Lincoln.”

Accepting the prize on stage, he gave thanks to several of his colleagues including “The Master” star Joaquin Phoenix (who did not receive a SAG nomination), Leonardo DiCaprio and Liam Neeson.

Backstage, Day-Lewis elaborated for reporters that DiCaprio urged him to stick with Steven Spielberg’s project, which was in the works for many years.

“He said, ’Don’t give up, he’s the greatest man of the 19th century,”’ Day-Lewis said. “So this is all Leo’s fault.”

His co-star, Tommy Lee Jones, also won again in the supportingactor category for his lacerating portrayal of abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens in Spielberg’s Civil War epic.

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YOGA IS A GOOD FIT FOR SENIORS

Spending the winter months in a warm, sunny location is a lovely idea, but for most of us snow and cold winds are simply a fact of life. Interspersed with the arctic conditions are mild days of melting that hide treacherous ice under the fresh snow, and create uneven and bumpy walkways that pose the risk of falling.

Falls are a serious matter for everyone, however a fall can mean loss of independence or the onset of serious health conditions for seniors. Fear and anxiety about something as simple as going out for the mail can lead to a negative mindset and shrinking self confidence, with the ironical consequence of further reducing physical activity.

Yet exercising contributes to the bone density that greatly contributes to the balance, flexibility, and strength that is essential to our ability to carry out our day to day living.

When it comes to developing and maintaining strong bones, yoga is an ideal form of exercise for seniors, says Josh Biro, owner of Bikram Yoga Red Deer. First introduced as a unique style of yoga in the USA by Bikram Choudhury more than thirty years ago, the method uses 26 asanas, or postures, derived from classical hatha yoga. Each one is designed with an anatomical, neurological, physiological, and psychological effect, according to Bikram philosophy, and practiced in a specific order to exercise the entire body.

Biro says that the beauty of yoga is that it can help return your body to a healthy state, even if it isn’t that way presently. “That’s where it differs from exercises like calisthenics or other fitness routines. The backbone ideology behind true hatha yoga is the therapeutic benefit to the body which creates a good feeling and proper functioning, including increased mobility.”

“Pertaining to mobility, yoga is designed to utilize your own body strength, as opposed to simply being a flexibility practice, “ says Biro. “Once you have moved into an asana, you use your own strength to maintain stillness in that posture. That’s where the flexibility comes in, as you use your own strength to move your body to its full range of motion.

If you move to your full range of motion every day, that extent will increase over time.”

“A lack of mobility hinders everything you do. It’s that concept we all know, that if you don’t use it, you lose it. As we age, we think it is the natural progression of the body to stop growing and strengthening. What stimulates strength and mobility is to use the body. So if you never sit down on the knees, but are always doing activities which push down on them, after a while you are simply unable to sit down on your knees. But if you practice sitting on your knees every day, then it isn’t a problem. For example, in India you will see 80 year olds sitting on the ground in a squat position.

The reason they can do this, is that they do it every day. “ He laughingly adds that we can compare that to many 25 year olds in our own culture who can’t sit on their knees because it isn’t an activity that they undertake in their day to day lives.

“If the muscles never move to the full range of motion, they are going to tighten up to help keep the body in place within that range. But if everyday you stretch them to your own personal limit, it is like telling them you need to go just this little bit further and they will loosen up over time,” Biro goes on to explain. Therefore don’t jump to the conclusion that yoga isn’t for you simply because you believe your flexibility and range of motion is limited.

Biro quotes Bikram’s belief that “you are never too late, never too old, never too sick to start” a yoga practice that can take you down the path to healing.“There are some natural factors, though,” he adds. “Your personal anatomy is your destiny: your individual build might mean you are never able to touch your forehead to your knees. However, with consistency and over time the body will almost always improve with yoga.”

“One of the important things to know about yoga is that it is done in a slow and controlled manner. When you hold the pose, that is where the depth of change happens. This allows you to be very aware of your body.” In turn, this awareness helps you to significantly reduce the chance of injuries. Creating health and healing is central to yoga, so doing activities in the practice that would cause injuries is counter productive.

While some forms of yoga are more vigorous, Biro says that the traditional hatha poses have a definite lack of momentum and instead incorporate a stillness which is of ben-

efit to someone new to yoga. “It allows you to have very good control,” according to Biro, contrasting it with other forms of stop and start activities which shock the body.

A secondary feature of the yoga poses is the benefits of compression and extension. As one side of the body is compressed, or squeezed, so is the blood is in that particular area, says Biro. You then release the compression, allowing the built up blood pressure to return. “The action of the compression and extension gets the blood deeper and more thoroughly distributed throughout the body. Along with a lubrication of the body, it helps to remove wastes and bring in new, nutrient-rich blood. It’s very good for recovering from an injury, for strengthening, or detoxing your system.”

“One of the things that is specific to the Bikram system is that is has been developed to treat the entire body in every class, and is fitting for the entire population. “In one class, we have all ages and they are all doing the same asana at the same time. They only differ in their own individual depth of the postures.”

While doing the same routine each and every class may sound tedious, in fact each session is varied simply because every day our individual bodies are different in reaction to the temperature outside, to stress, injuries, or health issues, even our mental and emotional states. Recognizing that starting anything new can be stressful, Biro says it’s certainly okay to take breaks during yoga class as needed, and to build up your practice over time. “Consistency allows you to get further into the asana, to achieve and maintain more depth.”

As well, because you are working with your own individual range of motion, Biro believes that yoga levels the playing field. “We call it riding the wave: one day you are at the peak and the next you might be in the trough.

Maybe that is the case in just one posture, or maybe it’s for the whole class. That’s just human nature. One thing I like about all yoga is, that no-one comes into their first class as a rock star. It doesn’t matter what clothes you are wearing, or what car you drive to get here, how much money you have, or how old you are. Everybody has to go through the same process.” And everyone, instructors included, have days when balance or flexibility seems to be a challenge.

Biro says that Bikram’s method is the original “hot” yoga.The temperature in the room is set and controlled at 40.5 degrees Celsius, along with additional humidity to maintain body hydration. The heat, surprisingly, doesn’t feel oppressive, although Biro acknowledges that initially it can seem that way. As the classes are 90 minutes long, the routine is designed to go slowly and mindfully so participants can acclimate themselves and not become overwhelmed by the heat. “You will get used to it in a short number of classes, and then the heat becomes the tool it is supposed to be. Like anything new, you just have to take it in strides, take is slow.”

The purpose of the heat is to get the muscles, tendons, and ligaments pliable and ready for exercise. Biro says that when people have limited mobility, perhaps from injury or chronic ailments, it is difficult to do the activities necessary to get their bodies to that warm state. The temperature controlled studio facilitates that function for them. “It’s there to help you get into your postures, so you don’t have to do those vigorous postures to get warmed up,” he says.

“The whole series of 26 asanas was designed with the heat in mind. Besides warming up the muscles in preparation, it does a couple of things for the body. First, whenever you are in a heated environment, your body moves into an elevated cardiovascular level. You can hold a yoga posture in a heated room and your cardiovascular level will spike, so you are getting that cardio benefits for you body. Secondly, this environment increases the blood flow and oxygen to all areas of your body, while taking the bad things, the toxins, away.”

Because of the warm room, Biro recommends that people work out in shorts and non restrictive clothing. Worried about being all sweaty in your lycra shorts? “Wear whatever you are comfortable with, but realize that in yoga classes people are not looking at you. They are all busy listening to the instructors and doing their own practice,” Biro says.

“We take everybody in our classes, it’s for everyone, and no previous yoga experience is necessary. After all, the word yoga means “union”, so a good instructor will facilitate almost anyone in their class. While we don’t modify

the postures, we do modify the depth of the postures. But, its not the depth of the posture that is relevant, rather it is that you are trying the best you can.”

“Its like constructing a skyscraper: you must first build a good foundation. If you don’t have this, the building will not stand. In yoga, we concentrate on creating this strong foundation because you get more benefit from it that way Yoga can also help develop concentration and awareness. “When you are completely focused on one part of your body, you are doing only that and not worrying about picking up the groceries, or cleaning the house, or worrying about your grandkids, “ Biro says “ You are relaxing the conscious mind, and stilling that “monkey mind” that is jumping all around. Instead, you are giving your mind an activity to focus on, and the other stuff falls away.” So, if you are unable to touch your forehead to your knee, instead of beating yourself up about it, yoga encourages you to instead see the experience as an opportunity to practice patience, perseverance, and self awareness..

“Outside of a yoga practice, you can begin to apply that consciousness to your other tasks. You will have a better ability to accomplish the things you want to do, even if it simply to get up in the morning and make yourself something nutritious to eat, then go for a walk and get the mail, and not slip on the ice.”

“You are helping to keep the mind active, alert, paying attention, and sharp. This keeps those neurological pathways very strong,” according to Biro. “When there is a combination of a strong body and mind, along with an increased awareness of yourself, then you are more able to become aware of the greater world around you.” Indeed, research has concluded that engagement with the bigger community is a factor in our health as we age, and the World Health Organization recommends that seniors continue to participate in community building for their own benefit, as well as for others.

“If your body is ailing, your mind will constantly be brought to that state. If you can alleviate that, you can bring your mind beyond the negative aspects. We all know that when we are in a good place personally, we can be of greater benefit to others,” agrees Biro.

Growing up in a “yoga family”, Biro says he initially resisted the practice, and came to yoga kicking and screaming. “I was surprised how powerful Bikram yoga is, though.

I felt such a sense of energy, and then through daily practice my general health began to improve. Yoga makes it very easy, actually, for you to be healthy.”

“When you wrap your head around the idea of a place that is safe, where you aren’t going to be judged, where instead people are going to help you, it’s not unusual for people to have an emotional reaction at class. The hardest part of yoga is just showing up the first couple of times, and allowing yourself to have this experience.”

“Some of the best yoga practitioners are seniors because they are not worried about showing off or what they look like, and they have a good awareness of their bodies already. They are able to get into the yoga state of mind very quickly,” says Biro.

In fact, one of the senior Bikram yoga instructors in North America is in her mid-80’s and still leading classes.

Emmy Cleves asserts that aging hasn’t had much bearing on her “glowing health”.

“It’s inspiring to see that you don’t have to be defined by your age, “ Biro says. “Yoga is definitely a good fit for seniors.”

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KRANZLER Ella Kranzler of Strathmore, formerly of Carbon, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2013 at the age of 93.

She is survived by her daughter Marcia Thiessen, son Clinton Kranzler; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Thursday January 31, 2013 at Strathmore Alliance Church at 1:00 p.m.

Condolences can be sent to www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca CHAPIN Roger Patrick 1946 - 2013 Mr. Roger Patrick Chapin of Caroline, Alberta passed away suddenly at home on January 25, 2013 at the age of 66 years. Roger is survived by his loving wife Colleen Chapin of 36 years; son To m l i n ( S a m a n t h a ) , a n d daughter Bonnie Chapin ( D e r e k Ve r b u r g ) , g r a n d daughter Adyson Chapin, a very special friend Gail Dingman as well as one brother Tomlin Chapin; one sister Dorothy (Dan) Moser; mother in law Dorothy (Robert) Hooper as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends. He was predeceased by his son Darrell Chapin; mother and father Kathleen and Tomlin Chapin; father in law Jack McBride; b r o t h e r s C l a r e n c e , R o y, Scotty and Basil; sister’s Doreen Currie and Marry Elliot. Roger was born at Rocky Mountain House on September 2, 1946. He grew up in the Drumheller and Caroline areas with a love for the west country where he met the love of his life Colleen McBride. From here they started their journey in life together and never looked back. First to come along was their pride and joy Darrell, he lit up their world, along with their second son Tomlin and daughter Bonnie.

He was a hardworking man who always provided for his family by doing what he loved, the logging industry.

Family always came first in Roger’s heart . He enjoyed the little things in life, and had great appreciation for life. When there was a camping or quading trip in place his face would light up and the countdown was on.

He fought hard but always played harder. He will be remembered as the strongest and caring man we knew. His smile and laughter will always touch our hearts and never be forgotten. A funeral service will be held at the Caroline Church of the Nazarene Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

Interment to follow at the Caroline Cemetery and luncheon at the Caroline Legion. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., Innisfail entrusted with arrangements.

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HUNTER Randall W.J. “Randy” April 17, 1963 - Jan. 23, 2013 It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family announces Randy’s sudden passing on January 23, 2013 in Red Deer Alberta at the age of 49 years. Randy leaves to mourn and will be sadly missed by all who knew him including his loving wife Maddy, his mother; Judy Hunter of Drumheller, sisters; Donna (Frank) Kalman Tammy (Doug) Huene and Brother in law; Bill Wiggins of Drumheller.

Randy will also be missed by his sisters in laws; Marlene Nagel, Marianne (Greg) Musey and Marcella (Paul) East, and Brother In Law; Dean (Lorraine) Nelson numerous nieces and nephews; many friends and his Credit Union family. Randy was predeceased by his Dad Wesley “Jiffy” Hunter, his sister; Linda Wiggins and his Father and Mother in law; John and Marie Cherniwchan and brother in law Dale Nagel. A Celebration of Randy’s life will be held at Cross Roads Church 38105 Range Road 275, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family gratefully requests donations in Randy’s memory be made to the Heart to Heart Society of Drumheller in support of medical care in Randy’s hometown, #351 9th Street NW, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y1.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to Craig Kanngiesser EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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JOHNSON, (neé Simpson) 1955 - 2013 On Thursday, January 24, 2013, Phyllis Joy Johnson passed away at Bethany College Side, Red Deer, Alberta at the age of 57 years. She was born in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan on July 21, 1955 and was raised in Drumheller, Alberta.

One of her biggest accomplishments was obtaining her diploma in nursing in 1991 and then working as a nurse in the Drumheller penitentiary before being diagnosed with MS in 1996. In the fall of 1997, Phyllis moved to Red Deer for better medical access.

Phyllis will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 37 years; Neil Ernest Johnson, two children; Kena May (Scott) Wiseman of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Amanda Joy (Luis) C o n s t a n z a o f R e d D e e r, Alberta and her six grandchildren; Steven, William, Ashlyn, Ella, Jaxon, and sabel as well as by her brother Warren (Maureen) Simpson and their family.

She is predeceased by her parents Phyllis Kena Simpson and Ernest John Simpson as well as siblings; Jon, William, Carol and James. In honor of Phyllis, a memorial service will be held at CrossRoads Church, S.W. corner of Hwy 2 and 3 2 n d S t r e e t , R e d D e e r, Alberta on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be directed to the MS Society of Canada, C e n t r a l A l b e r t a C h a p t e r, #105, 4807-50th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4A5.

Phyllis’ family would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the nurses and staff at Bethany College Side for the love and care provided over the past year.

Cremation entrusted to PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM. Arrangements in care of Courtney-Winters Funeral Home, Drumheller, Alberta.

WOOD (Crebas) Mitchell 1981 - 2013 It is with immense sadness and the heaviest of hearts that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Mitchell Adam Wood of Red Deer on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the age of 31 years. Mitch was born and raised in Red Deer and graduated from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in 1999. Mitch will always be lovingly remembered by his mother Yv o n n e C r e b a s , b r o t h e r M i c h a e l ( C r y s t a l ) Wo o d , sisters Danielle Hughes (Stephen) and Ashley Hughes (Chad), as well as his precious daughter Kiarra Lee Crebas and her mother Jessica Moreau. Also left with many memories of Mitch are numerous extended family and friends. Mitch was predeceased by his father Michael Hughes. In memory of Mitch, his life will be celebrated at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287- 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red D e e r o n W e d n e s d a y, January 30, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Those wishing to pay their respects to Mitch are invited to do so on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:45p.m. at Parkland Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions placed in trust to his daughter, Kiarra would be greatly appreciated.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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MCCHARLES Joel 1993 - 2013 Joel Leighton McCharles passed away on Saturday January 19, 2013 at the age of 19 years. He was born at Red Deer, Alberta to Christina and Rod McCharles of Innisfail, Alberta on May 14, 1993. He attended Innisfail High School and recently graduated from the Heavy Equipment Operating School, as an excavator. Joel grew up very close to his family and spent many holidays doing what he loved to do; fishing, snowboarding, camping and quading. His smile and sense of humour was his special trait that will be our fondest memory of Joel. His parents will miss his hugs and laugh for many years to come. He had many friends that will also miss his good nature and fun times.

Joel is survived by his parents Rod and Christina McCharles a brother Lane McCharles and his sister Brooke McCharles who will all miss him dearly. Joel leaves behind his girlfriend Shelby Calvert who will miss his laugh, loving heart and all the great memories they had together. He will also be missed by many relatives and close friends. We Miss and Love You Joel, You Will Be In Our Hearts For Eternity.

A funeral service was held at the Innisfail Alliance Church on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made to S.T.A.R.S Air Ambulance.

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Card Of Thanks CHAPIN We would like to thank our relatives, friends, and neighbors for their kindness and support given to us during our time of loss and sorrow. The food, flowers, cards, visits, and donations did much to ease the heart ache from the loss of our husband, father, grandfather, and good friend Roger. A special thanks to: Dr. Davis, D r. M i l l e r, A m b u l a n c e o f Sundre and Caroline, RCMP, Heartland Funeral Services, Rev. Harold Hunter, Edna Piesse for her lovely singing, pallbearers, the Caroline Church of the Nazarene, the Caroline Legion, and the ladies who served the lunch.

Your thoughtfulness to us will never be forgotten. Colleen C h a p i n , To m l i n C h a p i n (Samantha) Chapin), Bonnie Chapin (Derek Verburg), Gail Dingman and families.

SPELMAN We wish to thank all our well wishers, friends, family and relatives that joined us for our 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration on Saturday at Gaetz United Church and the ladies who prepared a great lunch and lovely tables with red roses centre pieces.

Thanks too for all the lovely cards, flowers, champagne and special poems and songs. ~Sincerely, Morley and Kathy Spelman

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HANSON 1952 - 2013 Pamela Teresa Hanson of Red Deer passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the age of 60 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

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PREGITZER Henry Henry Pregitzer was born on March 10, 1921 in Hanna, Alberta to parents Sophie and Gottlieb Pregitzer and passed away on January 27, 2013 in Ponoka at the age of 91 years. He is lovingly survived by his children Sheldon (Shelley) Pregitzer of Benalto, Dale (Colleen) Pregitzer of Mara, British Columbia, Beverly (Dwayne) Huseby of Chilliwack, British Columbia and Lyle (Tina) Pregitzer of Clive; son-in-law Sidney Calliou of Whitecourt; eleven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; sister Martha Olsen; sisters-in-law Ruth (Bill) Saluk and Helen Pregitzer; brother-in-law George (Beth) Mackie; and his beloved friend Hilda Stickle. He was predeceased by his wife Ruby; daughter Wendy Calliou; two sisters and five brothers. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Ponoka First Baptist Church with Reverend Paul Spate officiating. The Interment Service will follow in the Field of Honor at Forest Home C e m e t e r y. D o n a t i o n s i n memory of Henry are gratefully accepted to Ponoka First Baptist Church Building Fund. To express condolences to Henry’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com Arrangements Entrusted to PONOKA FUNERAL HOME ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~ 403.783.3122

MAH Moon Aug. 26, 1930 - Jan. 23, 2013 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Moon Mah, beloved mother, doting grandmother and all around good person. Moon passed away peacefully Wednesday January 23, 2013, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital at the age of 82. Moon was a loving and passionate woman whose greatest love in life was her family and the business she helped found 60 years ago.

For the last 40 years, or as long as anybody can remember, Moon sat on her perch at the front of Wei’s Western Wear greeting customers and guarding the till. Moon was synonymous with the business she helped start with her husband Wei and when she was healthy; she was always at the store, every day, all day. Moon came to Canada in 1956, following Wei who arrived in 1951. Life was not easy in those days for an immigrant family in rural Alberta, especially ones who were trying to learn a new language and adopt a new culture. However, both Wei and Moon were determined to achieve the “Canadian Dream” where hard work, determination and sacrifice were sometimes rewarded.

They started out with nothing but eventually built a stable business that spanned 11 Canadian Prime Ministers (from Louis St. Laurent to Stephen Harper) even enduring Kim Campbell’s brief administration. They built their business on the foundations of honesty, humility and hard work. Both Moon and Wei worked tirelessly and they were always happy to see their customers and were always ready to have a chat or ‘give a good deal’, as they knew a satisfied customer was the lifeline to a successful business. They also stressed the value of education although their own schooling was abbreviated and almost non-existent. They passed on this importance to their children and grandchildren and they were proud to see that the subsequent generations have fully embraced their philosophy. By all accounts, Moon leaves us with no regrets.

Moon had a happy life full of love and laughter and she was always surrounded by a loving family and wonderful friends.

To quote J.K. Rowling, “she did the best she could with what she had”. She started with humble beginnings and she leaves with a legacy and values that should endure for generations. Moon was pre-deceased by her husband Wei in 2001, and will be lovingly remembered by her sons and daughter-in laws; Stephen (Marilyn), Chung and Allen (Brenda) and her 4 grandchildren, Michael, Nathan, Tyler and Keira.

She will also be mourned by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins as well as her husband’s brothers, sister and their families. The family is deeply grateful to the gentle and diligent care given to Moon from the nurses and staff of Unit 33 and the Intensive Care Unit at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. We are especially thankful to Dr. Kym Jym, Dr. D. Simmonds, Dr. Curtis, Dr. J. Singh and Dr. Edward Lee for their personal care and compassion. The funeral and a celebration of Moon’s life will be on Saturday February 2, 2013, 1PM at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer; AB. Viewing will be on Friday Feb. 1, 2013 from 7PM - 9PM. For anyone who wishes to make a memorial donation, please forward to The Canadian Diabetes Association, #6, 5015 48 Street Red Deer, Alberta Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Rebekah Sealock EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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BOOKKEEPER

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Class Registrations

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EXELTA Gymnastics Playschool Registration for 2013/14 opens January 30th at 5:30pm at Exelta in the Collicutt Centre.

Classes available for ages 3 & 4. The only playschool in Red Deer to focus on physical and cognitive development!

Call 403-342-4940 for more info!

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Highland Green Value Drug Mart 6315 Horn St. LEARN basic makeup skills for different looks.

Seeking a mature Feb. 2 & 3. Starts at noon. motivated individual.

Call Tina 340-9381 Must have experience with Accounting, Microsoft Office and Accounts Receivable.

Lost Knowledge of Service Writing would be an asset.

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LOST: Taken from a homeless person in front of Berachahs a shopping cart full of personal belongings; black and blue hiking backpack, 2 sleeping bags, pillow, brand new steel toed boots. If found please call Samuel (403)346-8858 or (403)347-1844 and leave message.

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WANTED Admin Assistant

for one year maternity leave coverage. Hours & salary negotiable.

REQUIREMENTS: Outgoing personality, LOST: White Samsung cell excellent telephone skills, phone on Saturday 19th.

Office Administration Please call 403-342-7208 Certificate or equivalent work experience, team player, proven computer organizational and data Found entry skills. Simply & Excel skills an asset. Please forward your resume to: FOUND Kenwood stereo remote contriol, corner of welcan@telusplanet.net by 01/31/13.

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FOUND large box of kids books, toys, and personalized bay pink soother in ditch SE of Lacombe 403-782-6050

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Dental

BUSY Dental Office requires Dental Hygienist for full time schedule.

Bus: 403-845-3200 Fax: 403-845-4440

FOUND: Large acetylene bottle. Call to identify, with the aprox. location you lost BUSY dental office, Innisfail, the bottle. 403-343-0327 seeks a cheerful RDA II. MONEY found on Barrett Please forward resumes to shipowick@platinum.ca Drive. To claim, give date lost, approx. Location and Classifieds amount.

Your place to SELL Call 342-4225 after 5.

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LONELY GENT looking for kind lady in her 50’s to go out and have a good time.

N/S, non drinker. Reply w/phone # to Box 1031, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., T4R 1M9

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

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Caregivers/ Aides

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F/T Live-In Caregiver for elderly male. $1834 salary less room & board.

Send resume to: brushells_888@yahoo.com LIVE-IN caregiver, for a 6 yr old child. Duties may incl. homemaking. Email resume jovieanne26@ yahoo.com if interested.

Hair Stylists

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CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Nelmar Cleaning Services Ltd. is hiring workers for evening shifts. No experience is req’d. Will train. $14/hr. to start. Duties and responsibilities: Clean bathrooms, sweep, mop, wash and polish floor, pick up debris and empty garbage containers from parking lots. Call 403-598-3350 or email resume to: marthaxabs @yahoo.com

Legal

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Johnston Ming Manning LLP has a full time Legal Assistant position available in our real estate department. This position requires someone who displays a team player outlook, effective communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and the ability to work in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will have prior experience working in a law firm, and a minimum of 3 - 5 years experience working as a Legal Assistant in residential real estate.

We offer an excellent working environment, a great benefit package, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Please respond in confidence with a cover letter and resume to: Human Resources Johnston Ming Manning LLP 3rd Floor, 4943 50th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1Y1 Fax: (403) 342-9173 Email: hr@jmmlawrd.ca We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Legal Assistant

Duhamel Manning Feehan Warrender Glass LLP ACCEPTiNG application for Requires the services of a stylist or chair rental. Apply Senior/Intermediate in person to Cindy at Nu Corp/Comm Legal Art Salon & Spa located in assistant.

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Anticoagulation Clinician 0.8 FTE

The Rocky Mountain House Primary Care Network requires the services of a clinician to manage the Rocky PCN Anticoagulation Program.

Professional Requirements: Registered Nurse or Pharmacist Current registration with applicable professional college Clear Criminal record check For further information please visit our website at rockymedical.com/pcn. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to jsandstra@ rockymedical.com or in person to Rocky PCN at 5127-49th Street, Rocky Mountain House in the lower level. Closing Date: Open until suitable candidate found. Only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT req’d for Ophthalmology office. No previous experience req’d. as full job training is provided.

Please fax resume to 403-342-2024 or drop off in person at #120, 5002-55 St. Red Deer. Only those considered will be contacted.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Oilfield

DEX Production Testing req’s exp. day night supervisors & assistants.

Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284 INSTREAM INTEGRITY INC. is a pipeline integrity company specialising in underground pipeline inspection is 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.

Proflo Production Separators is currently seeking energetic, motivated PRODUCTION TESTERS with valid tickets, drivers license, alarm clock & a watch. Candidates must have their own cell phone, transportation and be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

No lazy testers need apply.

Send resume to: info@proflo.net or fax: 403-341-4588 References are a must.

Oilfield

The successful applicant will have a NCSO designation and will have: * Actual hands on oilfield construction experience. * Good computer skills. * Extensive travel is required. * Excellent people skills. * H2S Alive and First Aid. * Certified D&A tester, an asset. * Drivers License, with clean Abstract. * Must relocate to Hinton.

“NO SAFETY COPS WANTED” We want to build a safety culture, NOT enforce one.

Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780- 865- 5829 Please quote job # 68318. on your resume.

JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and Helpers. RSP’s and benefits pkg. incentives.

Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com or mikeg@jagareenergy.com Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS

Join Our Fast Growing Team!!

QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS

(Must be able to Provide own work truck)

FIELD OPERATORS Valid 1st Aid, H2S, Drivers License required!!

Please contact Murray McGeachy or Jamie Rempel by Fax: (403) 340-0886 or email mmcgeachy@ cathedralenergyservices.com

Please submit email to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780- 865- 5829

jrempel@ cathedralenergyservices.com

PLEASE QUOTE JOB # 68322 ON RESUME

website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d LEASE and FLOORHAND

Locally based, home every night!

Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

Qualified applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Lacombe, AB Industries Rig work - Vacuum / Truck Operators Scheduled time off. Fax resume, & driver’s abstract, to (403)786-9915

Oilfield

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

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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

3rd, 4th year apprentice or Journeyman

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AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC

3rd & 4th year apprentice or Journeyman Fax your resume to: 403-729-3236 Attn: Andy or Darry or email to bunwel@telusplanet.net

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- Welders (B-Pressure, Journeymen, Apprentices) - Pipefitters - Shipper/Receiver/Purchaser

Raven Oilfield Rentals is one of the largest independently owned rental companies servicing NE BC and the Alberta Peace since 1988 and is currently looking for a

RECEPTIONIST/TREATMENT COORDINATOR needed for 4 to 4.5 days/wk for busy dental practice. Previous dental reception/ customer service a great asset. Must be able to multi-task, work well in a team environment and have strong problem solving skills. Please fax resume highlighting previous experience and knowledge of computer software systems with cover letter to 403-843-2607 or email to rimbeydentalcare@live.ca ATTN: Michele

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY:

Site Safety Services Inc.

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Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company

Currently accepting resumes for the following personnel.

HSE Advisors Safety Supervisors Shutdown Personnel All applicants must have Road Train Oilfield current safety tickets for position applied for.

Transport Ltd Email resume and safety is looking for journeyman tickets to: picker operator.Top wages/ sitesafe@telusplanet.net benefits. Safety tickets req’d. or fax 403-887-8864 Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls.

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Apex Oilfield Services is looking for the right candidate to fill the position of Help Desk Advisor in our growing IT Department. This full time entry level position will be based out of our Red Deer County Head Office. Full details and application information can be found at: goo.gl/cJcsW No phone calls please.

TKS

Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

SERVICE RIG

Professionals

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking a DRILLER.

Oilfield

TOPCO OILSITE PRODUCTS Req’s. Repair and Service staff. Applicant will be req’d. to perform repairs, ultrasonics, high pressure testing, sand blasting and SAFETY various other jobs on high PROFESSIONAL pressure iron. Mechanical Alstar is looking for a skills and reliable transporSafety Professional to help tation req’d. Pre offer drug expand our safety program alcohol testing will be through projects and auditing. provided. Fax resumes to Minimum requirements 403-309-9276 include: * CRSP WANTED * 5 + years’ experience in EXPERIENCED Oil & Gas as a Safety CLASS 3 Professional VAC/steamer Truck driver * Strong Safety program AND Swamper. Lacombe development - skills & area, HOME EVERY experience NIGHT. Fax resume to * Excellent computer skills 403-704-1442 * Internal and external auditing experience * Strong interpersonal skills * Attention to detail; must be very organized * Requires little supervision; works well in a team environment WE are looking for Weekends Off Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands RELOCATION TO for the Red Deer area.

HINTON MANDATORY Please contact Steve Tiffin at H2S Alive, First Aid and an stiffin@galleonrigs.com In-House Drug & Alcohol or (403) 358-3350 test are pre-requisites. fax (403) 358-3326

RAVEN OILFILED RENTALS

COME JOIN OUR TEAM

OFFICE MANAGER/TREATMENT COORDINATOR needed for 4 to 4.5 days per week. Must be familiar with filing systems, staff management/coordination, and be able to implement and monitor business systems and strategies. Management experience a must, management degree preferred.

Training provided to successful applicant.

Please fax resume and cover letter to 403-843-2607 or email to rimbeydentalcare @live.ca ATTN: Michele

FIELD SAFETY OFFICER

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EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WANTED

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Dental

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Is looking to fill the following position:

SALES REPRESENTATIVE in the Calgary area.

A minimum of 3 years sales experience within the drilling, completions, and/or oilfield construction is required, please do not apply without oilfield sales experience. The successful candidate will be a safety conscious, team player looking for a challenging career in an ever changing fast paced environment. Computer skills and a valid driver’s

license are also required.

Raven offers competitive salaries along with health and dental plans.

Please forward resumes with

salary expectations to doug@ ravenoilfiled.com

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

RESPONSIBILITIES: - all related payroll duties - GST returns and WCB reporting - monthly financial statements REQUIREMENTS: - high standard of confidentiality req’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

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Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-minded individuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and consider yourself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.

Welders/Fitters; piping spools Welder/Fitter; pressure vessel layout Sub Arc Operator Welder; structural skids Pipefitters; group/test satellites, separator packages Shipper/Receiver/Purchaser Helper; hydro testing, painting, finishing work Allied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division management positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please send resumes to: Fax: 403-228-4009 or Email:

info@alliedfab.com

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CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

Accounting

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Construction

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LOOKING FOR A FURNACE REPLACEMENT OR INFORMATION ON A MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM? We handle all aspects of your residential ventilation requirements.

Tropical Heating and Cooling 403-506-4418

Contractors

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BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Contractors

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SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Escorts

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EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net HOT BLONDE 403-848-2300

Handyman Services

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BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Res/Comm.Reno’s, repair and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Health Care

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Call 403-350-7595

Massage Therapy

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* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon - Fri 9 am -6 pm & Sat. 10am - 3 pm 348-5650

Gentle Touch Massage

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Massage Therapy

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Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

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Misc.

Services

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

Painters/ Decorators

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A COUPLE OF PAINTERS

Call for all your painting requirements. 15 yrs. exp.

Kory at 403-347-9068

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed.

403-307-4798

Property clean up 340-8666

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CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

Seniors’ Services

FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

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

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346 JUNK REMOVAL, Yard/ Garden Serv. 588-2564

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CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

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

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AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 D3

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Busy Veterinarian Clinic looking for F/T Animal Health Technologist to cover 1 year maternity leave. Candidate must work well within a team, friendly, outgoing, and client orientated. Must be available some evenings and weekends.

Please drop off resumes to #4, 420 Allan Street Red Deer or email to adesroches@ deerparkpet.ca

MAPLE Leaf Environmental & Safety Ltd. is a proactive, dynamic and progressive company. We are currently recruiting for the position of EMT’s, EMR’s, and Plant shutdown personnel for projects throughout Western Canada. Please fax or e-mail resume & qualifications to: Keith Anderson Fax: 403-637-2024 kanderson@ mapleleafsafety.com or email kevin at klilley@ mapleleafsafety.com OUR LandSolutions’ office in Bentley is accepting resumes for our Int. & Sr. Land Administrator positions. Candidates will have 5 - 10 years’ experience, full time position, Must have Surface Land education. Please submit resumes online at www.landsolutions.ca

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Motivated? Goal Oriented?

People Friendly? Driven?

We have the position for you!

HERITAGE CHRYSLER JEEP

CHINESE FOOD Restaurant requires DISHWASHER, & WAITER/WAITRESS Drop resume off in person to Red Star Restaurant 3731 50 Ave. Red Deer Phone 403-309-5566

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced P/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Sales & Distributors

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1511018 Alberta Ltd. O/A Micabella Cosmetics req’s F/T Supervisor with 1-2 yrs. exp. for womens cosmetics and makeup in Red Deer Malls $17.50/hr. canadacarts@gmail.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

LOCAL Oilfield Service Company is accepting resumes from established and reliable sales people.

Must be honest, pnctual, reliable, work well on own.

This position reports directly to the Presidentt.

Please mail resume to :: Box 12023 Sylvan Lake, Alberta, T4S 2K9.

All resumes will be kept in striict confidence.

Professionals

CNC Operators DAYSHIFT & AFTERNOON SHIFT

SALES CONSULTANT

QC Person

A leader in the automotive industry, Heritage Chrysler Jeep sets the pace for all others to follow when it comes to inventory, customer service, community service and • commitment to people.

We have premium new and preowned vehicles to help suit any of our customer’s needs!

We offer a good compensation package with benefits along with complete training.

Sales experience is not a must though preferred.

Look at Heritage Chrysler Jeep as the final step to becoming an industry leader in customer service, job satisfaction and income.

Check us out at www.heritagechrysler.com Fax or email resumes to: Heritage Chrysler Jeep General Sales Manager Attention: RYAN BOWES rbowes@ heritagechrysler.com Fax 403-782-3360 We thank all those that apply, Only those selected will be contacted for an interview.

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Trades

Looking for 2nd, 3rd, 4th year apprentices and journeymen plumbers for full time work. Need to have experience with DUTIES INCLUDE, service and new home Set up of Mazak C.N.C construction. Must have l a t h e a n d r u n n i n g valid drivers license and be production runs, min. 3 dependable. We offer years experience. competitve wages, benefit package and company veAlso currently hiring hicle. Please fax resume to dayshift & afternoon shift 403-347-4539 or email to QC PERSON galaxyadmin@telus.net • Must be able to read measuring devices and blueprints for inspection of machined parts.

Nexus Engineering is Currently looking for C.N.C OPERATORS.

We offer competitive wages, benefits and a RRSP plan.

Please forward resumes to resume@ nexusengineering.ca

CLARK BUILDERS Now Hiring CAREPENTERS & LABORERS for work in Red Deer Apply at: Email: careers@ clarkbuilders.com Fax: 1-888-403-3051 www.clarkbuilders.com

Country Road RV in Sundre is currently seeking a Parts Manager & a Parts Associate for their growing dealership.

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First Choice Collision Seeking Journeyman or 2nd /3rd year apprentices.

Positions for body, prep and refinishing technicians needed for our car and light truck division. Top wages, bonus programs and benefit package. Fax resumes to (403) 343-2160; e-mail choice2@telusplanet.net or drop off in person @ #5, 7493, 49th Avenue Crescent, Red Deer.

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ABB has an immediate opening at one of our ALBERTA locations for an INSTRUMENTATION JOURNEYMEN Our ideal candidate must be a team player, committed to safety, and have experience in Oil & Gas plant construction.

H2S Alive and CSTS safety tickets are mandatory.

Please forward resumes & queries to 403-357-3736 or fax: 403-347-0422

PARTS MANAGER & PARTS ASSOCIATE

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junior Purchaser must have basic knowledge of oilfield construction supplies. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109 1 Quality Sandblaster must or email kayla@furixenerhave 5 years’ experience gy.com in the field. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109. or email kayla@furixenergy.com Junior QA/QC must have welding inspector level 1 and knowledge of B31.3 Piping is an asset. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109 or email kayla@furixenergy.com

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Trades The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

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Junior Safety Consultant must have valid safety tickets, principles of health and safety, and train the trainer is an asset. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109 or email kayla@furixenergy.com

AFTERNOON SHIFT

Now requires an experienced

SALES & SERVICE S o u r c e M e d i a G r o u p Hiring energetic sales person, requires exp’d. writer /edi- hard worker in a busy retail tors to work on Red Deer setting. Candidate Living and Central Alberta responsible for installing Homes magazines. built-in vacuums, selling in Apply via email with cover store and repairs. letter and resume to: Carpentry an asset. jim.zang@ E-mail resume to sourcemediagroup.ca ccvacuum@telus.net or by fax (403) 347-8393

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Truckers/ Drivers

860

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CHANGE?

WRITER/EDITOR

Restaurant/ Hotel

850

Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

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

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SKILLS: Self-Motivated Work well in a team environment Computer skills (preference to IDS or PBS) Customer Service Skills Career Oriented with a Positive Attitude WE OFFER: Excellent Wages (above average) Friendly, team oriented environment Training Benefit Package If this position sounds like a good fit for you, please fax your resume to 403-638-9007 attention Nick or Ella or e-mail ella@countryroadrv.ca

Printwest Saskatoon PrintWest Communications Ltd is one of Western Canada’s largest printing companies with branches in Saskatoon and Regina.

If you have expertise with heatset or coldset web printing, we want to hear from you. Previous experience a must. M1000 and Goss Urbanite, all press positions available from man in charge to 2nd and 3rd pressman.

Unionized with benefits Please respond with resume via email, fax or post.c.bristow@printwest .com Fax 306-653-3514 www.printwest.com 2310 Millar Avenue Saskatoon SK S7K-2C4

Minimum Qualification: * Alberta Security License *EMR- ACP certified *Class 4 license *Bondable *Good interpersonal skills *Good communication skills *Computer knowledge, previous emergency experience, previous security experience, client interaction experience an asset WHY SECURITAS: *Extended Health and welfare plan *Above average wages *Fully Paid uniform *All training time paid *Dedicated quality group. *Room to learn and grow.

Please forward resume via fax to 1-888-407-7309 or via email @ bruce@canadianpile.com

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How to apply: Apply on line at: http://www.securitas. com/ca/enca/Career/ On this web site you can click on “On line Application” and submit it to the Edmonton Branch.

Email: Dillicj@Novachem.com Fax: 403-314-8475 Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is a progressive company that offers competitive wages, benefits and a pension plan.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

We require individuals for our New Blackfalds office who enjoy being busy and can adapt to a constantly changing environment. The following positions are available starting in February.

Duties include health & safety support and advisement, fielding of paperwork, safety statistics, maintenance of the company Safe Work Manual, field site audits, incident investigations and other duties as required. Previous health & safety experience in a civil construction industry preferred. Strong computer skills are a must. NCSO designation an asset.

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VOORTMAN COOKIES has a distributorship available in Red Deer and surrounding area.

This is an established and protected territory.

Grocery/DSD experience is a plus.

Delivery vehicle and investment isrequired.

Please submit resume to mycareer@voortman.com

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ACADEMIC Express Adult Education and Training

• GED classes evening and days

• Women in the Trades • Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be avail.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

860 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

to join our busy team.

Top wages based on experience.

Benefit package.

Assigned units - Scheduled days off.

Valid safety tickets an asset.

Fax resume to Human Resources at 403-845-5370 or email:

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ALSO 4 days a week Flyers & Sun. Life in ORIOLE PARK Oak St. & Olympic Crsc JOHNSTONE CROSSING Jennings & Joa Also Jack & Jenner Crsc Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in Lancaster Area West half of Lampard Crsc. & Leung Close $85/mo.

Michener East of 40th North of Ross St. Michener Green Cresc. area. $268/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

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 Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in

DEER PARK * Dempsey St. area $61.00/mo. * Dempsey St. Dumas Crsc. & Duffy Close area $94.00/mo. * Dunham Crsc Dandell Close area $141/mo. * Donnelly Crsc.

Densmore & Denmark area $170.00/mo. * Doran Crsc.

Dunn Close $68/mo. * Dixon Crsc. area $121/mo. * 2 blks of Duston St. & Dale Close $90/mo. * Dowler St. Detlor Close & Dillion Close $134/mo. * Dawson St. & 1 blk of Davison Dr. $82/mo.

Doran Crsc.

Doan Ave area $72/mo.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

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LANCASTER AREA 77 PAPERS $412/MO.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info Huntwood Custom Cabinets

is currently seeking the following positions, to start immediately:

Cabinet Installers

Min. 2 yrs experienced installer contractors for the Red Deer Location. Supply your own liability insurance, tools, and reliable vehicle.

Field Service Technician

At least 2 yrs. qualified experience including cabinet repair, finished carpentry and working with various finishes. Huntwood offers excellent compensation, great benefit program and signing and performance bonuses. Please drop resumes Attn: Debbie to Huntwood Showroom, Bay 4, 6782 50th Ave Red Deer, T4N 4E1. or email: dhenderson@ huntwood.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED Helix Coil Services, a division of IROC Energy Services is currently hiring to work with newly built state-of-the-art Coil Units based in Red Deer. We offer higher hourly pay rates and scheduled days off.

For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

• PUMP OPERATOR SUPERVISOR

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Email: helixjobs@iroccorp.com Call: 403-358-5001 Fax Resume: 403-342-1635

Ellis Bird Farm is looking for a Tea House operator (May to September). For more information contact mpearman@ellisbirdfarm. ca. Guidelines at www. ellisbirdfarm.ca

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You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Western Masonry Structures

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

F/T bircklayers and f/t bricklayer helpers Must have own transportation.

Please fax resume to 403-340-0762 or emai l resume to tom@westernmasonry.com

Suitable candidates should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, strong computer and communication skills, must be proficient at multi-tasking. Human Resource education would be an asset, all applicants must have previous Human Resource experience.

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of a complete in house payroll for approx. 100-150 employees.

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The position requires that you have the Payroll Management Certification or equivalent or be working towards certification. Must have previous payroll experience combined with exceptional computer skills.

hr@pidherneys.com or fax to 403-845-5370

Business Opportunities

GLENDALE area.

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

CIVIL EARTHWORKS SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR & ADVISOR

Please e-mail resumes to:

Truckers/ Drivers

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

SECURITAS CANADA

Securitas Canada is looking for qualified Security Staff for a Petro-Chemical plant outside of Red Deer.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest. Only those considered will be contacted.

LOCAL ACID Transport company looking for exp’d’ F/T Class 1 truck driver & pressure truck operator.

Top wages and exc. benefit pkg.

Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

EXPERIENCED

EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS

EMR or EMT Security Personnel for Dispatching Position

Apprentices will be considered.

Experience with hydraulic and electrical would be considered anasset. The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills, both oral & written. The position requires a person who has a strong work ethic and be able to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced work environment. Willing to work away from home/travel. Wage will be negotiable depending on experience.

NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

driving, shipping/receiving and customer service.

Class 3 with air ticket and abstract is req’d. Drop resume off at Weldco #11, 7491 49th Ave. or fax to 403-346-1065. No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pidherney’s is growing and requires

Hiring Immediate FT & Casual

Required

www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products is currently accepting applications for Full-Time Employment for certified Class 1 Drivers with a minimum of two (2) years exp.

ADS Drivers are req’d to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within central l Alberta. ADS Drivers are req’d to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving practices. This position req’s a valid Class 1 License, with previous off road forklift exp. a definite asset.

We offer quarterly cash safety bonuses as well as a comprehensive medical plan.

Benefits include: *Company provided Group Canadian Benefits *Voluntary dental *Life insurance *Short-term and long-term disability * Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) *Paid Vacation *Safety Bonus All applicants are subject to a pre-employment physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along with a recent drivers abstract to: Advanced Drainage Systems Canada Inc. 4316-39139 Hwy 2A Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Attn: Ken McCutcheon Fax: (403) 346-5806 E-mail ken.mccutcheon @ads-pipe.com Position closing date: Feb. 4th 2013

QUALITY Painters/Coaters must have 5 years’ experience in the field. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109. or email kayla@furixenergy.com

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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

DRIVER req’d. for city & rural deliveries, must be

Professional Truck able to work alone and with others. Duties incl.

Driver

ADULT Carriers Needed For Early morning delivery of the Red Deer Advocate 6 days/wk in

860

CLASS 1 driver with fluid hauling experience, local runs. 403-373-3285 or fax resume and copies of all valid tickets to 403-986-2819 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

is expanding its facility to double production.

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

- Batch Plant Operator - Carpenters/Woodworkers - General Labourers Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www.eaglebuilders.ca.

Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

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Sales & Distributors

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stuff CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave. BOWER AREA Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Clothing

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

VANIER AREA

1590

APROX 20 PAIRS OF LADIES SIZE 16 NAME BRAND JEANS & DRESS PANTS. $5/ea.

403-346-0093 LADIES” winter coat, size M, chocolate brown suede, w/hood, like new, $25, 403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Household Appliances

AB TWISTER CHAIR. BRAND NEW, NEVER USED. $150 403-597-4940 / 887-7308 Vibration Technology Machine VT15. $600. 1 yr old.

403-597-4940 / 887-7308

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1580

CHILDRENS’ winter shoes, new, Columbia, s i z e 1 3 , $ 2 5 ; 403-314-9603

INGLEWOOD AREA

Isbister Close Issard Close

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Children's Items

1860

Sporting Goods

1710

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

3190

Mobile Lot

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-340-0225 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Townhouse on quiet Chalmers Close

Clean & well kept 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, unfinished bsmt, 5 appls. Fenced yard, NO PETS, Available NOW! $1350 & UTIL., SD $1350.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

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4000-4190

4020

Houses For Sale

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Pasture/Land Wanted

2180

WANTED - PASTURE LAND TO RENT OR LEASE. Required for 2 Load Pastures to 1000 Head Pastures. Area: Alberta & Saskatchewan.

Term: May to September, 2013. Please contact Ed 403-546-2278 Ext 3.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

2 BDRM,. w/balcony, quiet clean professionally managed bldg. $825/rent /d.d., Feb. 1, call 403-358-8670

APT IN ADULT ONLY BLDG ON 58 AVE

Bright & Quiet 2 bdrms, 1 bath, balcony. Coin-op laundry. Parking, No pets. $995 & elect; SD $995; Available NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Nicole 403-318-4225 www.hpman.ca LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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Mobile Lot

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820

Manufactured Homes

COZY BUNGALOW

in Oriole Park, Red Deer.

3 bdrm. up, 1 dwn. Open concept, hardwood.

Dbl. det. garage, 2.5 bath.

Asking $303,000.

403-341-5415 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

Call for more info 403-588-2550

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

DAVENPORT 2 storey 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, fireplace, finished bsmt, $224,900 403-391-0680

3040

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help for weekend grave shift.

Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

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APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

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Employment Training

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3030

ALIX: 2 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 appls, shows like new. $950 + utils. Avail. now.

403-341-9974

10-12 HOUSE plants $10-$40, 403-342-4572 KITSON CLOSE 16”x3” BIRCH BARK newer exec. 3 bdrm.

BASKET COVERED WITH bi-level townhouse 1447 PORCUPINE QUILLS & sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, FUR TRIM. $100. blinds, lg. balcony, fenced 403-347-7405 in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 2 MEDICINE MAN SHIELDS SD $1000. n/s Very detailed. Cree and Avail. immed.

Blackfoot. $75/ea.

403-304-7576 / 347-7545 403-347-7405 N E W k e r o s e n e h e a t e r Kyte/Kelloway Cres. $150 403-346-7375 Lovely 3 level exec.

PICTURE frames, various 3 bdrm. townhouse sizes, some new, $20; 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, 403--314-9603 concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, S A F E S T E P WA L K I N TUB, new $17,000 asking n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Immed. $6900, 403-346-4926 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

Musical Instruments

1770

AMP & Stratacaster Guitar; $150.; Mixer $50.

403-358-7678 LARGE AMP, many features. $200.

403-358-7678 P.A. SYSTEM, 250 Watts with stand. $200.

403-358-7678

Pets & Supplies

1810

FRIENDLY and affectionate baby bunnies, FREE. 403-782-3130

Cats

2010 TOYOTA Sienna CE 7pass., rear air, $16888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Auto Wreckers

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 279139

5040

4160

REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become 2006 Escalade ESV home builders. Great Platinum Edition 22” Foose returns. Call 403-588-8820 Rims one owner $24,888 Sport & Import 348- 8788 SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location.

403-896-3553

4400-4430

Money To Loan

20,000with Intro

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$

Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

4430

1998 QX4 INFINITI,V6, 4x4, good motor & transmission. No rust, regular maintanance, good tires. $4950. 403-588-6230

Trucks

5050

MORTGAGES AVAIL.on all types of real estate including raw land and acreages. Bruised credit and self employed welcome. Fast approvals Ron Lewis 403-819-2436

$

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2010 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4, $20,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of

MARGARET THEODORA LADD

who died on Jan. 1, 2013 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by March 1, 2013 and provide details of your claim with: J.Grant Miller, Miller, Lehane & WIld, Barristers and Solicitors at 5035-49th Street, Innisfail, AB,, T4G 1V3.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

wheels

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CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

2 & 3 bedroom

5030

2007 GMC Sierra 2500HD SLE 4x4 Duramax $27888 Sport & Import 348-8788

modular/mobile homes in pet friendly park

Starting at

950

6010

Public Notices

CLASSIFICATIONS

A MUST SEE!

$

2010 Mazda 3 GT leather roof 6 speed 33,988 km $16,888, 403-348 8788

2007 FORD F-150 XTR, 4X4, 107115 kms, $18888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 Honda Civic LX Sedan 120000 km $10,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

2005 COLORADO ext cab LS red, trailer hitch & sprayed in boxliner, mech. in great shape, tuned up, 168,000 kms. $7500, 403-347-6889 lve msg

A BESTSELLER with something for everyone & for all the news worth printing.

/month

Mauricia (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

2000 NEON LX, auto., 4 dr low kms., Red. 352-6995

Call For Home Delivery

314-4300

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S LARGEST CAR LOT

5 MONTH OLD KITTEN & ADULT FEMALE. To Give Away 403-396-7368

Dogs

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

1830 1840

JAPANESE chin puppies, $500, 403-597-3956 or text P.B. PIT BULLS. 1st shots, vet checked. Ready to go Jan. 28. Call 403-845-0249

900 To place an ad, call: Classifieds

309-3300

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Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

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2004 MAZDA 3 Sport.

Clean, 203,000 km. $7800.

403-341-0744

4100

BRAND NEW SECONDARY SUITE HOME. 403-588-2550

5070

Vans Buses

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Sharon 403-340-0225

Income Property

5050

Trucks

1992 DODGE crew cab V8, clean, great cond. 318-3040

At

4090

APPLS. reconditioned lrg.

Customer Service Sales / selection, $150 + up, 6 mo.

An ideal home for Reception / Office duties / warr. Riverside Appliances families in Rosedale Shipping Receiving .Mon 403-342-1042 3 bdrms, 2 bath, finished Fri 8:00-4:00. Must be able KENMORE HD dual action bsmt, 7 appl, Fenced Yard to lift/move boxes of & Deck. No smoking. clothing in addition to other top load washer; Kenmore NO PETS. $1400 & UTIL, HD dryer,white, good duties. $14.00 - up...

SD $1400. Avail. FEB 1st! shape $125/pair depending on abilities.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 403-347-2374 Please apply IN PERSON Lucie 403-396-9554 to Grand Central Stitchin’ www.hpman.ca Inc. @ #7 7439 49 Ave. Cr. Household Red Deer BLACKFALDS Furnishings Avail now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath house, 2 appl, large yard, ANTIQUE Tynan $1,100 + util, $1,050 SD, chesterfield chair N/S, small dog ok fee, PM $150 403-346-7375 562 ~ 5207 Wilson St ~ NEWSPAPER OFFICE DESK, Sim Mgmt & Realty 5’4” wide x 3’ x 29” $200. 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ CARRIERS 403-347-7405 www.simproperties.ca REQUIRED for

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5030

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Newly Renovated Mobile Home Only

Cars

7 ACRES $353,000. 20 min. to Red Deer 403-227-5132

3060

Suites

4050

CLASSIFICATIONS

FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-340-0225

2000-2290

4040

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Jan. 29 1990 — Brian Mulroney deplores motion by the Sault Ste. Marie town council declaring English the official language of the municipality.

1982 — The British House of Lords in London refuses to hear the case of Canadian Indians for entrenchment of rights.

1980 — Canadian Union of Postal Workers president Jean-Claude Parrot starts serving a three-month prison term in Montreal for defying a back-to-work law that made a strike illegal.

1967 — Terrorists bomb the Yugoslav Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulate in Toronto.

1829 — Opening of McGill University in Montreal, built with legacy from fur trader James McGill.

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Bonus structure doesn’t add up Dear Annie: I am an associate in Struggling Young Professional a law firm with two offices. Each Dear Struggling: We understand office has three associate attorneys why this seems unfair, but unless and is managed by a partner. a yearly bonus is part of your comDuring my first year, I was the pensation package, such money is only associate in my office, and I given at the discretion of the managreceived a Christmas bonus. The ing partner. second year, we hired two addiIt is possible that the associates in tional associates. the other office have a different comI was devastated when all of pensation agreement that includes the staff but none of the associates a Christmas bonus or that there are received a bonus that year, as I’d other factors involved. planned to use the money to buy You could ask what you can do to gifts for my family. increase the likelihood that you will I wasn’t surprised last month merit additional pay at the end of the when, once again, the associates year, or whether something about received nothing. I did discover, your performance has been disaphowever, that all of the associates pointing. Beyond that, you’re out of in the other law office received luck.

MITCHELL bonuses.

Dear Annie: My friend “Harry” has & SUGAR I understand that a Christmas had an on-again, off-again girlfriend bonus is not something I am enfor the past year. titled to receive, and if I bring it They have broken up many times, up to my boss, it would make me but claim they’re right for each othsound selfish and greedy. er. Most of our friends think their We do get extra money each relationship is a waste of time. month if we exceed a specific numWell, now they are on again, but ber of billable hours. However, that is a part of my this time it is different. compensation agreement and a variable portion of Harry is totally head over heels, but she isn’t my salary, not a bonus. into him so much. I used to talk to him every day, and I also think my boss has decided that the office now I barely get a “hello.” His girlfriend says I’m staff, most of whom are single parents, need the bo- “bugging” him and never lets him hang around long nus more than the associates do. But my law degree enough to talk to me. came with six figures of student loan debt.

We all know it’s only a matter of time before it This is less about the money than it is about the ends badly. disparate treatment, especially between the two law How can I help Harry realize what’s going on? I offices. want my friend back. — Worried in California Is there any way to bring this up to my boss for Dear California: Unless there is abuse, it is pointnext season without sounding like a spoiled child? — less for you to involve yourself in Harry’s relation-

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ship.

He could benefit from counseling to work on the reasons he pursues such a self-destructive romance, but until he admits that he makes bad choices, your words will have little effect.

Since the relationship is likely to end sooner than later, you will have other opportunities to discuss this with him.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Ormond Beach, Fla.” Last year, I went to a male doctor with a gynecological problem. He said I had menopause, and that was it. I made an appointment with a female nurse practitioner, who sent me to a gynecologist.

The gynecologist discovered I had cancer and referred me to an oncologist. Fortunately, the surgeon was able to get it all.

I’m glad I didn’t listen to the first doctor. Keep trying until you get some help. — Thankful in Southern Indiana Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, your attention will be directed towards the analysis and organization of government related paperwork. Work on issues that you have left aside as now, it is your responsibility to ensure you are up to date with your most confidential matters. Do your research, consult a professional and don’t react on your emotions as they can be misguiding you. Rely on facts and rationalization.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You realize that by fixing the miniature pending matters which you would rather keep to yourself, you can gain a greater control of your life. Your personal space and your assets would greatly appreciate this considerate attention from your part.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An unfathomable relationship with one of your friends develops now. Your bond is becoming more meaningful and they will naturally desire to open up to you. It turns out that they need to unburden their hearts to you as you are their most dependable source of confidence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Set reasonable goals for your future and know which direction you are heading to. It looks like your life needs some sorting out to do before you advance any further. Watch your every move as higher ups are surely noticing you at this time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Nothing seems to stop you from pursuing your aspirations. Your spirited nature is so high that sky’s the limit for you. Trust and have faith in your own abilities. You are more capable and talented than you think you are.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Relationships with others have a stable feel to it and you are in control of your state of mind. Your dreams are profound and you seem to emerge into a spiritual journey. You are deeply involved in the search for the ultimate truth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are happy that personal issues at home are placed where they belong.

Your emotional happiness is strong right now and you derive much profoundness and intimacy from confidential matters. It’s great to be up to date.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Despite some overly confident feelings of inner control, you may deviate a bit from reality. Luckily you have a good solid romantic affair going on or a partnership that offers you feelings of intensity and great emotional nourishment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are more content when you know that your bank account is in a rock-solid condition. Gains that you have accumulated so far derive from a lot of sweat and hard work.

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