Red Deer Advocate, March 18, 2013

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SHARP SCIENCE STUDENTS Taila Schmidt of Red Deer, left, and Myah Roberts of Innisfail get a close up look of a great white shark model during a science fair at the Bower Place Shopping Centre over the weekend. Both girls were participants in the science fair and it was Roberts’ project of sharks they were looking at. See story on page C1 Photo by JEFF STOKOE/ Advocate staff

Nova’s impact to be ‘significant’ OVER 600 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS EXPECTED AS JOFFRE WORK PEAKS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR When construction of Nova Chemicals Corp.’s new polyethylene line at Joffre peaks late next year and into 2015, more than 600 workers could be engaged in the project.

For Red Deer and other communities in the area, that’s likely to translate into millions of dollars in spin-off revenues for hotels, restaurants, stores and other businesses.

“There will be a significant economic impact, I believe, to the region,” said Rick Van Hemmen, Nova’s Joffre site leader.

“For accommodation costs alone, it would be reasonable to expect at least $8 million over the duration of the project coming into the region.”

Earlier this month, Nova’s board of directors approved nearly $1 billion of funding for the Joffre expansion.

About $900 million of this is earmarked for capital expenditures, of which 40 to 60 per cent is expected to be spent in Alberta, said Van Hemmen.

“Much of this 40 to 60 per cent of the capital will be for direct labour,” he said. “But we’re also looking to source materials and services — such as concrete, gravel, trucking — from Central Alberta. We may see about 20 per cent of this capital expenditure in the Central Alberta area.”

Although many of the workers needed for the expansion — most of whom will be tradespeople — will be brought in from outside the region and even the province, the preference will be to hire as many local workers as possible, said Van Hemmen.

Ledcor Projects Inc. will be the primary contractor, responsible for the new polyethylene reactor facility.

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Nova Chemicals’ Joffre petrochemical complex, with a portion of the Polyethylene 1 plant — which is slated to receive a new production line — in the front right corner, and the Polyethylene 2 plant behind the red and white flare stack to the left.

‘Poked lion’ gun lobby roars at rules WANTS FEDS TO ELIMINATE PROVINCIAL FIREARMS OFFICES, ESTABLISH SINGLE CIVILIAN FIREARM AGENCY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A pro-gun advocacy group that has two representatives on a federal firearms advisory panel wants the Conservative government to eliminate all provincial firearms offices, saying they have “poked the lion” once too often.

The Canadian Sports Shooting Association has launched a national petition that asks Ottawa to establish a single “civilian agency” in place of provincial and territorial firearms officers that oversee licensing and other

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gun regulations.

The group is upset over recent moves by Alberta’s chief firearms office requiring that guns on display at the Calgary Gun Show be equipped with trigger locks.

The group’s spokesman, Tony Bernardo, has also taken Ontario’s chief firearms officer to court over tighter authorization rules for transporting weapons.

And last May, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews issued a letter to all provincial firearms officers ordering them not to collect point-of-sale information from gun sellers — calling it “unau-

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thorized data collection.”

“These games that CFOs are playing are nothing more than a temper tantrum in reply to scrapping the gun registry,” Bernardo said in a news release this week.

“Their silly rules have nothing to do with public safety. But they have poked the lion too often.”

Bernardo and Steve Torino, the president of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, sit on the 12-member panel that advises Toews on gun laws.

Two other association directors were among three panellists recently

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removed from the advisory group and replaced by police officers.

Under the federal Firearms Act, provinces can appoint chief firearms officers and apply to Ottawa for reimbursement of the costs of administering the Act. The administrative arrangement helps take the burden off the RCMP. A spokeswoman for Toews did not respond directly when asked if the government is considering whether to end the provincial enforcement offices.

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JOFFRE: 800 person years of work required With an estimated 1.6 million hours, or 800 person years, of work required for the 29-month project, the challenge is likely to be finding enough skilled workers — especially with Alberta’s tight labour market.

“The one thing that I think works to our favour is we’re reasonably early with this project, relative to some others in the province,” said Van Hemmen.

With most of the required approvals in place, and much of the engineering and other preliminary work done, construction is expected to begin within the next few months.

Completion and commissioning is expected by late 2015.

When the dust settles, Nova will have a third polyethylene reactor in its Polyethylene 1 plant. Related infrastructure will include a new pelletizer and finishing facilities, a flare stack, three cooling towers and an electrical substation. The plant’s rail yard will also be expanded.

With the new reactor able to produce an anticipated 950 million to 1.1 billion pounds (431 million to 500 million kg) of low-density polyethylene annually, the capacity of Nova’s polyethylene facilities will jump about 40 per cent from the current 2.5 million pounds (1.13 million kg).

Van Hemmen said 25 to 35 permanent jobs will result from the expansion, plus another 15 to 25 contract positions.

While these figures might seem small in the context of the approximately 800 employees and 300 to 400 contractors that work for Nova — either at the complex or off-site — he cited statistics that indicate every job in the Canadian chemistry industry supports a half-dozen workers elsewhere.

Unlike previous capital projects at Joffre, a work camp will not be set up for this one. Van Hemmen pointed out that the maintenance turnarounds that occur approximately every six years at Nova’s three ethylene plants attract up to 1,000 workers over a 35to 40-day period — many more than will be on site for this expansion project.

Turnarounds at the two polyethylene plants occur in approximately five-year intervals, but require about half the manpower. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

FIREARMS: Enforcement “We expect that chief firearms officers and their officials will enforce the law appropriately,” Julie Carmichael said in an email.

The shooting association petition is supported by

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The existing reactors at Nova Chemicals’ Polyethylene 1 plant at Joffre.

Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant, whose rural, eastern Ontario riding includes a large constituency of hunters and farmers.

The firearms advisory panel is heavily weighted with gun enthusiasts and has come under public criticism for some of its recommendations to further relax firearms laws.

The Conservatives scrapped the long gun registry last spring and destroyed all the collected data — with the exception of Quebec’s, which is protected by a court order.

Ending the registry will save Ottawa about $2 million annually, according to internal government documents — notwithstanding wildly inflated claims that it had cost taxpayers $2 billion since 1996.

The petition comes at a politically delicate moment for the governing Conservatives, who have counted gun owners as a rock solid support base — and source of donations — since their Reform party days in the early 1990s.

In December Prime Minister Stephen Harper publicly rebuked the advisory panel after it recom-

mended loosening the rules on some prohibited weapons and doubling license renewals to 10 years instead of five.

Gerry Gamble, one of the Canadian Sport Shooting Association directors who was booted from the panel this month, has lashed out at the government for turning its back on the firearms lobby.

“Gun owners are trapped,” Gamble said in an interview. “They only have one party that is even remotely sympathetic to them, and that’s the Conservatives.”

But Gamble added that, “to be honest, it often strikes me that they’re just doing enough to keep gun owners onside without rattling anybody’s cage.”

Conservative MP Rick Dykstra recently told his local newspaper, the St. Catharines Standard, that Gamble was removed because the Canadian Shooting Sports Association was over-represented on the panel.

“The decision was made to bring a different ... perspective to the issue, in terms of advice,” the newspaper quoted Dykstra as saying.

B.C.’s drunk driving penalties to be challenged again in court ‘IT VIOLATES THE RIGHT TO BE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The province’s tough drinking and driving laws will be challenged in B.C.’s highest court yet again by groups that call them “unconstitutional.”

The B.C. Civil Liberties Association will argue the current law criminalizes drivers who refuse or fail a roadside blood-alcohol test.

Current penalties for failing or refusing the tests include fines, automatic licence suspensions and car seizures.

“It violates the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty,” said Raji Mangat, a lawyer with the BCCLA. The case, which goes before the B.C. Court of Appeals on Monday, stems from a lower-court ruling that resulted in Justice Ministry tweaks to the tougher 2010 drinking and driving legislation. The BCCLA has been granted intervenor status to present its views to the court.

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THE B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION The penalties for about 1,200 motorists who were handed immediate roadside prohibitions prior to the unconstitutional ruling were reviewed last month by the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles.

Legal challenges on behalf of 17 of those 1,200 motorists prompted the review and resulted in the decision to overturn their penalties.

While the provincial government changed the law to comply with the judge’s order, Mangat said the legislation doesn’t go far enough to ensure drivers’ constitutional rights aren’t being violated.

She also said the provincial government has no jurisdiction to make changes in law that allow police officers to impose automatic penalties

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Being able to provide a breath sample, in custody with the presence of a lawyer, is vital to ensuring due legal processes, she said. Otherwise, there will be no way for drivers to challenge results of roadside breath tests.

Mangat said that while she didn’t want to be seen as someone who belittled the crime — and the potential deadly effects — of drinking and driving, it is necessary to revisit the current laws to create legislation that complies with the Charter.

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Petition urges English on signs in Chinese-dominated city

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A delegation is going before councillors in Richmond, B.C., to complain about the lack of English on signs in a city where more than half of the population is of Chinese descent.

Two residents are spearheading a campaign to lobby council to instruct businesses to include English on the Chinese-only signs in the city that neighbours Vancouver.

Ann Merdinyan didn’t want to speak with media until she presented her case to council Monday, but says it’s a serious problem in some areas of the Richmond.

Merdinyan, who has been working on the campaign for two years, says it’s a sad issue that doesn’t look well for either community.

Richmond Councillor Chak Kwong Au says he’s open to the discussion and thinks there’s a need to address the issue, since it has come up before.

He says it’s important that all sectors of the community feel comfortable and are not overwhelmed by large Chinese signs that have no English translations.

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Blackfalds livid over tax bill HIGHER EDUCATION PORTION OF TAXES ABOUT TO HIT RESIDENTS

BLACKFALDS— Local leaders are fighting mad against the provincial government after learning the education portion of taxes will slap residents with much higher tax bills.

Changes have been made to how education property taxes are requisitioned by the province on behalf of school districts.

The provincial government is seeking a $600,000 increase on the education portion of taxes for Blackfalds.

This translates into a 39.5 per cent residential tax increase on residents, said Mayor Melodie Stol.

“In real dollars, we will have families facing tax increases of $400 to $500 — they (the government) needs to know that $400 or $500 in a year is unconscionable,” said Stol.

“How can our government profess to have a budget of no tax increases that will result families paying so much more every year?”

The growing community of just over 7,600 residents is in need of schools and its elementary school has been on the capital plan for modernization for more than 10 years, said Stol.

Last year’s municipal census showed there are 180 three-year-olds and 174 two-year-olds.

Alberta Municipal Affairs spokesman Jerry Ward said that the province’s calculations showed that last year an average house of $253,000 saw a $460 tax bill.

“While there may be some variances, based on the information provided by the town, the average

‘HOW CAN OUR GOVERNMENT PROFESS TO HAVE A BUDGET OF NO TAX INCREASES THAT WILL RESULT FAMILIES PAYING SO MUCH MORE EVERY YEAR.’ — BLACKFALDS MAYOR MELODIE STOL

increase is $210 (for 2013),” said Ward.

The province has decided that four municipalities — Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Waterton, Banff and Chestermere — will ease into this tax transition over several years because they are the hardest hit. Average increase for these homeowners in 2013 will be $400. Blackfalds wants to be the fifth community.

Ward said there are no plans to add any more communities.

Beginning in 2013, the amount of education tax that the government will requisition from municipalities will reflect about 32 per cent of the target operating costs for funding education.

The province is also discontinuing the averaging and capping formula used for calculating each municipality’s share of the education property tax and phasing-up the tax rates for municipalities in National Parks to the uniform provincial rates.

Ward said that last year an average house of

$254,000 in Medicine Hat would have seen a tax bill of $690, so it’s a lot higher than in Blackfalds.

“You should be paying the same amount of education property tax,” he said. “We don’t necessarily collect anymore, it’s just a uniform rate across the province.”

The Town of Blackfalds sent letters to every MLA in Alberta.

Stol is urging residents to contact local MLAs immediately.

“We really need citizens to help,” said Stol.

A half dozen residents watching their children’s hockey game at the Blackfalds Multiplex declined comment on Saturday because they said this was the first they had heard of the tax increase.

Candice Zutter, a homeowner, said she wasn’t impressed with the news.

“What I’m disappointed with is that they do this tax increase and yet we still don’t have the schools,” Zutter said.

“That’s a big deal. If the rates are going to go up, then have the services there for our kids.”

Rod Fox, Wildrose MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka, said that Premier Alison Redford announced no tax increases in the provincial budget on March 7, but this change has simply amounted to a big tax increase.

“If they wanted to end this mitigation formula, they could have talked to communities across the province and spread the impact over several years instead of doing it all at once,” said Fox. “This government is doing nothing less than downloading the costs back onto our communities.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Alberta places ad in New York Times to make case for Keystone XL pipeline HALF-PAGE AD IS HEADLINED “KEYSTONE XL: THE CHOICE OF REASON.”

EDMONTON — The Alberta government, continuing to press its case for the Keystone XL pipeline, took out out an ad in Sunday’s New York Times newspaper, tying the controversial project to core American values and to U.S. pride in its military.

The half-page ad is headlined “Keystone XL: The Choice of Reason.”

It acknowledges the validity of environmental concerns, but stresses the $7-billion pipeline is about much more than that.

“America’s desire to effectively balance strong environmental policy, clean technology development, energy security and plentiful job opportunities for the middle class and returning war veterans mirrors that of the people of Alberta,” reads the $30,000 ad.

“This is why choosing to approve Keystone XL and oil from a neighbour, ally, friend, and responsible energy developer is the choice of reason.”

Stefan Baranski, a spokesman for Premier Alison Redford, said the ad was taken out to counter a New York Times editorial that ran a week ago urging U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the 1,800-kilometre TransCanada (TSX:TRP) line.

“It’s important for Alberta to get the facts on the table as widely as possible,” said Baranski.

“Certainly the Sunday Times is a critically important audience to speak to, and I think Alberta has a good track record, a very good story to tell, and it’s important that we’re out there telling that story at this very critical time.”

‘ ...CHOOSING TO APPROVE KEYSTONE XL AND OIL FROM A NEIGHBOUR, ALLY, FRIEND, AND RESPONSIBLE ENERGY DEVELOPER IS THE CHOICE OF REASON.’ — ALBERTA GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES

Obama is expected to decide the fate of the pipeline in the next few months.

If approved, Keystone XL would take oil from Alberta’s oilsands through the heart of the U.S. Midwest to refineries on the Gulf Coast in Texas for transshipment to consumers around the world.

Alberta and the federal government are urging Obama approve the deal to open up new markets for the oilsands.

A glut of oil due to new finds in North Dakota coupled with pipeline bottlenecks in Canada are squeezing the price of the oilsands product compared with the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate. That price gap will cost Alberta an estimated $6 billion in lost revenue this year alone.

Keystone proponents, including labour groups and the petroleum industry, got a boost two weeks ago when the U.S. State Department, in a preliminary report, said rejecting Keystone XL would not reduce greenhouse gas emissions or slow down development in the oilsands.

Protesters, meanwhile, have gathered by the thousands in Washington in recent weeks to demand the project be abandoned.

For them, the carbon-intensive oilsands operations are a symbol of greedy, shortsighted thinking. Approving Keystone,

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BRIEFS Rehab work on Blindman River bridge Travellers may experience minor delays from dawn to dusk over the next month on Hwy 20 north of Rimbey as rehabilitation work resumes on the Blindman River bridge.

Work to enhance safety and extend the life of the bridge, located six km north of Rimbey, began in 2012 and was suspended when winter hit.

The $1.18-million project was undertaken as part of regular maintenance.

Traffic lights will be installed at both ends of the bridge to direct motorists as some of the work will require short-term lane closures.

Lane width restrictions of 4.5 metres will be enforced during lane closures.

Most work is expected to take place Monday to Friday but there may also be occasional weekend construction.

Varying speed limit reductions will be in place through the construction zone, depending on the type and location of the work being done.

Fines for speeding are doubled in construction zones when workers are present.

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they say, encourages producers to pursue high-carbon operations that will boost the greenhouse gases already causing climate problems like higher temperatures, superstorms and severe flooding.

The New York Times, referred to by some as the paper of record in the United States, agreed with that position in its editorial last Sunday.

The Times said Obama must adopt a broader view and take a stand.

A yes to Keystone XL, said the Times, makes it economical to expand the oilsands, resulting in even higher greenhouse gas emissions to go along with more collateral environmental damage like denuded landscapes and polluted waterways.

“In itself, the Keystone pipeline will not push the world into a climate apocalypse. But it will continue to fuel our appetite for oil and add to the carbon load in the atmosphere. There is no need to accept it,” said the editorial.

The Alberta government ad takes pains to make the case for the province’s environmental responsibility.

It reiterates previous arguments that Alberta is financing more clean energy projects and is the first North American jurisdiction to charge large emitters $15 a tonne on carbon.

The ad focuses on the economic benefits of Keystone, in-

FEARS RESONATE C3 cluding 42,100 jobs during the construction phase.

It also makes the case, suggested previously by Redford and others, that the oilsands have become been unfairly scapegoated despite much larger emitters burning coal on both sides of the border and around the world.

“Greenhouse gas emissions from all the oilsands in Alberta, Canada, make up just over one-tenth of one per cent of the world’s emissions,” said the ad.

Provincial officials, however, have previously conceded Alberta isn’t even close to meeting its goals for reducing greenhouse gases.

The province has pledged to reduce emissions by 50 megatonnes a year by 2020 but has averaged just over five tonnes a year since 2007.

This is the second time in recent weeks that Redford has stated her case in mass-circulation newspapers in the United States. She made a similar pitch in a guest column in USA Today three weeks ago.

Baranski said they requested a guest column in the Times but were turned down, leading to the decision to take out the ad.

The newspaper offensive is being matched by work on the ground. Redford, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, and federal politicians have been jetting down to Washington in recent weeks to make the case for Keystone.

Redford has been to the U.S. capital twice and is scheduled to return there on April 8th or 9th for three days of meetings with decision makers, said Baranski. A detailed itinerary has not been set, he said.

ing the 2013 Westerner Days celebration, they will be getting some high-speed advertising.

The 15th annual tarp auction for the North American Pony Chuckwagon Championships at Westerner Days took place Wednesday, where sponsors vied for the opportunity to get their names and logos on the tarps of the 56 chuckwagons that will race during this year’s fair.

In total, $161,825 was brought in through the auction. Eighty-five per cent of the money bid will go to the drivers; the rest will serve as prize money and operational funding.

Pumps and Pressure had the highest bid — $6,000 for the wagon of Gary Thiel, 2012 North American champion.

Thiel will have the chance to repeat as champion during the 2013 Western Days Fair & Exposition, which runs from July 17-21.

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Rescuers hope for break in weather THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Rescuers near Lake Louise, hoped for a break in the weather this weekend to try to search for a skier who has been missing since Wednesday.

Parks Canada spokesman Steve Holeczi (holeEIGHT-zee) says rescuers received a distress signal from the Wapta ice field, a popular area for skiers.

Poor weather and a high avalanche risk in the mountainous area hampered search efforts and rescue crews couldn’t get close to the area until Friday.

Holeczi says a helicopter spotted two people on Friday who were waving and rescued them.

He says the pair had dug a snow hole and were well equipped with sleeping bags and other outdoor equipment.

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He says all three skiers are from British Columbia.

Poor weather hampered efforts Saturday and rescuers were hoping for a break in a weather in hopes of finding him.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Paving over our wealth MUNICIPALITIES MUST LEARN TO PROTECT PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND BY MANAGING URBAN SPRAWL Despite its huge area, Canada has relatively little dependable farmland.

After all, a lot of our country is rock, or buried under ice and snow. Fertile soil and a friendly climate are hard to find.

So it might seem like good news that on a clear day you can see about half the best agricultural land in Canada from the top of Toronto’s CN Tower. To feed our growing urban populations and sustain loDAVID cal food secuSUZUKI rity, it’s critical to have productive land close to where people live.

Some regions of the country, like the Golden Horseshoe surrounding Toronto, have an abundance of class 1 soils — the best there is for food production. But there, and in most urbanized regions of Canada, increasing proportions of these superior soils now lie beneath sprawling housing developments, highways, strip-malls and other infrastructure. As urban communities

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have grown over the years, agricultural lands and natural areas have been drained, dug up and paved over.

Only five per cent of Canada’s entire land base is suitable for growing food.

According to a study by Statistics Canada, our spreading cities sprawl over what was once mostly farmland. Urban uses have consumed over 7,400 square km of dependable agricultural land in recent decades — an area almost three times the size of Prince Edward Island.

Almost half of Canada’s urban base now occupies land that only a few generations ago was farmed. Most of it can never be used for agriculture again, despite city peoples’ efforts to grow food in community plots, on green roofs and by guerrilla gardening.

Though there are strong, sprawlbusting policies in provinces such as Ontario, with its Greenbelt Act and Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, and British Columbia, with its renowned Agricultural Land Reserve, sadly, our urbanizing ways aren’t slowing.

A recent study by the David Suzuki Foundation examined threats to farmland in a 94,000-hectare patchwork of farms, forests and wetlands circling Toronto and surrounding suburbs called the Whitebelt Study Area. The report warns that this productive mosaic of green space and rich farmland

is at risk from the blistering pace of urban expansion in the Golden Horseshoe.

Municipalities there propose developing more than 10,000 hectares of the Whitebelt over the next three decades, in addition to 52,000 hectares of land the province already approved for development before new policies to curb urban sprawl came into effect. Together, these lands are more than twice the area of the City of Mississauga.

Paving over prime farmland and natural assets like wetlands is foolhardy. Studies show that near-urban croplands and farms contribute billions of dollars in revenue to local economies each year, producing a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, beef, pork, dairy and award-winning wines.

As the foundation report shows, near-urban farmland and green space represents a Fort Knox of natural benefits that we typically take for granted: trees clean the air, wetlands filter water and rich, productive soils store greenhouse gases.

Today, most of Canada’s towns and cities are at a crossroads. Down one path is continued low-density, creeping urban expansion. We know how this well-worn route looks: endless pavement, long commutes and traffic jams, not to mention the high social and ecological costs associated with

such a wasteful form of urban design.

Simply put, continued sprawl threatens the health and well-being of our communities and the ecosystems that sustain us.

In the other direction is an extraordinary new path: ending sprawl using the principles of smart growth and creating compact, higher-density communities serviced by public transit, bike paths and walking trails, surrounded by local greenbelts of protected farmland and green space.

Our political leaders and citizens must seize this opportunity to embark on a visionary path to grow our communities smarter and protect Canada’s near-urban nature and farmland.

If we value local food and want to maintain the critical benefits that nature provides, we must put food and water first. That’s why we’re calling on municipalities and provincial governments to redouble their efforts to protect our remaining farmland and green space from costly, polluting urban sprawl.

You can contribute to the conversation yourself on Twitter at #FoodAndWaterFirst.

Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with David Suzuki Foundation Ontario Director Faisal Moola. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Council denying our democratic rights Re: The ward debate in Red Deer A definition of ‘representational democracy’ includes “it is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs; and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his own.”

Great dream.

Our Red Deer reality is a city council being exclusionary over the ward question. Once again refusing to engage with citizens and foster community involvement on the matter.

Coun. Paul Harris says going to a plebiscite would create a dialogue about things that are not a burning issue for the whole.

Were the bike lane plan and the no-crack-smoking bylaw burning issues? $800,000 wasted for a very few and imposed on all of us with no real community input. What about the 98 per cent of citizens not consulted?

Coun. Dianne Wyntjes and others talk of their ability to represent Red Deer as a whole. What a disingenuous comment for councillors to be making.

The ‘whole’ should refer to the 91,000 citizens of Red Deer, not the select few. How many have they actually spoken to? This is the problem with our at-large council.

Council should be fostering community involvement. Democracy!

No wonder so many want changes. Our mayor finding himself in a close battle last election reflects that want.

A plebiscite on a major issue like the ward system would be a very positive and relatively inexpensive step towards a motivated and involved public.

Wouldn’t that make Red Deer a stronger, better city?

We need to take back our city. A simple vote next election could make the difference. Make your voice count.

Councillors Stephen, Wong and Buchanan stood up for our democratic rights. Cheers!

Lloyd Johnson Red Deer

Bike lane award ignores reality Red Deer has recently received an award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for the bike lane pilot project.

It is important to note that one of Red Deer city council’s most vocal supporters of the bike lanes was a member of the FCM board from 2011 to 2012.

The award was given by a group of people who don’t have to drive in Red Deer and apparently have never visited our city in the winter.

What worries me is this award will serve as a green light for council to continue to spend our tax dollars on pet projects like this, that the majority of citizens believe we don’t want or need.

City council moved forward on this program with approximately 250 online responses from the citizens of Red Deer, most of which were from the local bike club.

After council voted to take away driving lanes and spend $800,000 on bike lanes (which have proven largely unused, especially during the six to seven months of winter), I set up an online petition asking them, in essence, to rethink the program. In 10 days, the petition received approximately 3,000 names and comments, and this with mostly word of mouth promotion.

Most residents of our city are not aware that our city will be $258 million in long-term debt at the end of this year and plan to spend over $1.3 billion in the next 10 years.

It’s also important to note, there is no rainy day/ contingency fund left and taxes get raised above inflation and population growth every year.

The other thing that worries me is council voted

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down a motion to let the citizens of Red Deer vote on how we want to be governed during the next election.

Holding a plebiscite on a major issue during an election is an inexpensive method of getting feedback from the citizens, and yet council is afraid of letting the people decide.

The good thing that comes out of the whole bike lane issue is that citizens are now aware of how city council has spent and wasted our tax dollars over the last number of years. They are now realizing it is time for a more fiscally responsible council. I hope the citizens are still concerned enough in October to do some research and find this type of new candidate, get out and vote, and bring common sense back to the governing of our city.

Ryan Handley Red Deer

Air pollution risk greater than shown The briefs article, Air quality risk moderate, in the Feb. 8 Advocate, notes that pollution levels in Red Deer can reach a level of four or even five on a scale of 10.

This has to be a concern as children, seniors and residents with heart or lung disease can suffer illeffects at this level. Checking on the research, it is questionable whether there is a safe level of air pollution and we would all probably lead a longer and healthier life if air pollution levels were reduced to the lowest practical level.

A huge problem with relying on data from a monitoring unit is that pollution levels can be many times higher than the readings at the unit indicate. For example, the level of exposure to pollutants can be

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much higher on busy streets or truck routes. In this regard, the level of pollutants on Ross Street are routinely three times higher than the level indicated by the monitoring unit.

Monitoring fails completely, with regard to residential wood burning as a family can be exposed to high levels of smoke and carcinogens pouring into their homes from a neighbour’s chimney while the pollutants dissipate before reaching a monitoring unit. Most of the emails I receive, from across Canada, have nothing to do with the Air Quality Health Index but are from families whose health is being affected by a neighbour’s wood smoke.

It is troubling that the city’s Environmental Master Plan (EMP) includes no effective clean air measures or effective monitoring. Avoiding monitoring for the carcinogens known to be present in the Red Deer air is particularly disturbing. Unfortunately, the EMP is a “green” document and there is no record of green measures being effective in either reducing greenhouse emissions or urban air pollution.

Municipalities around the world that care for the environment have dramatically reduced air pollution by eliminating urban wood and coal burning and introducing mandatory emission tests for vehicles.

These measures do result in some inconvenience for residents but a healthier environment is worth the inconvenience. Alberta’s cities need to borrow ideas from more environmentally-conscious cities, if for no other reason than our already fragile health-care system will be severely strained by the cost of treating pollution-related diseases.

Alan Smith Alberta director Canadian Clean Air Alliance Red Deer

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Feds want cleanup of toxic mine GIANT MINE ARSENIC FEAR

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS YELLOWKNIFE — Federal officials are scrambling to clean up a crumbling, abandoned northern gold mine that is in imminent danger of releasing massive amounts of arsenic, asbestos and other toxins.

“It’s pretty scary stuff,” said Mark Palmer, senior adviser on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development’s Giant Mine Project, which describes a proposed cleanup of collapsing, poison-filled buildings and caverns on the shore of Great Slave Lake as an emergency response.

“We are worried they are going to fall down and if that happens there will be a release.”

The Giant Mine just outside Yellowknife was an economic mainstay for 50 years. But its gold was locked within crystals of arsenopyrite, and after

the mine finally closed in 2004, about 237,000 tonnes of highly toxic, watersoluble arsenic trioxide remained on the site.

Most of the arsenic was blown back underground, where huge dustpiles of it sit in 15 subterranean chambers, some big enough to swallow an 11-storey building. About 3,600 cubic metres of arsenic and arsenic-contaminated material remain in surface structures — uncontained and, in many cases, exposed to the elements.

A $488-million plan to clean up the site and freeze the underground arsenic in place — Canada’s biggest environmental cleanup — is before northern environmental regulators. But engineering reports say the buildings and some of the underground caverns have deteriorated so badly that the cleanup must begin as soon as possible to contain various poisons, which also include mercury, cyanide and PCBs. “Many of the underground elements are showing signs of failure, including

the formation of a sinkhole at the surface,” says the department’s application for the emergency cleanup.

“There is the potential for significant impacts to the environment and injury to humans through falling cladding, partial building collapse and arsenic and asbestos exposure to humans and wildlife.”

Arsenic poisoning starts with headaches, confusion, severe diarrhea and drowsiness. When the poisoning becomes acute, symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, blood in the urine, cramping muscles, hair loss, stomach pain and more convulsions.

Continued poisoning leads to a coma followed by death.

Photographs from the site show piles of arsenic dust lying exposed inside the old flues that used to carry it underground. Those flues are pulling away from the building they were attached to and slowly collapsing as concrete and wood pillars that held them up rot away.

Snow blows freely through derelict walls and roofs onto arsenic-contaminated equipment. Asbestos insulation waves in the wind as it flakes off old pipes and buildings.

Underground, arsenic-stuffed caverns are in danger of falling in from the surface or collapsing into minedout areas below. The mine’s main smokestack is crumbling.

Palmer said the work needs to start this summer before the poison starts escaping. “We’re saying it could happen. It’s got to be an unacceptable risk.

“Our main goal is the health and safety of northerners and the people on the site.”

He said he hopes regulatory approvals will be in place by June.

The cleanup would be dicey. The worst-contaminated surface building, where arsenic and gold were separated, would have to be sealed off as it was taken apart. Workers would have to wear full hazmat suits and breathe supplied air.

Couillard wins Quebec Liberal leadership

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The new leader of the Quebec Liberals says he wants to make strengthening the province’s place in Canada a top priority for the party.

Philippe Couillard, who was elected by party delegates Sunday at a convention in Montreal, said he wants to unite Quebecers under the Liberal banner, whether they choose federalism “out of passion, or out of reason.”

“Today a race ends, but today a march begins,” he told party delegates following his victory.

“We start the renewal of our party.”

The former health minister replaces Jean Charest, who stepped down after the Liberals were defeated by the Parti Quebecois in last September’s election.

Couillard served as health minister under Charest between 2003 and 2008 and was the presumed front-runner from the outset of the leadership campaign.

He won on the first ballot in a landslide with 58.5 per cent of the vote.

The surprise second-place finisher, former cabinet minister Pierre Moreau, ended up better than expected and has become a more powerful figure in the party.

The last-place finisher, Raymond Bachand, was the finance minister who was the architect of tuition hikes that sparked angry confrontational protests in the months before the Liberals were knocked out of power.

As the new head of the provincial Liberals, Couillard not only must lead the party into the next election, which could come sooner rather than later because the PQ only has a minority.

He also immediately becomes a key for voice for Canadian unity inside Quebec.

Couillard said during the campaign he wanted to go beyond economic ties to build connections between Quebec and Canada.

He promised to work toward Quebec signing the Canadian Constitution,

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The new Quebec Liberal Party Leader Philippe Couillard, right, reacts to the crowd as his wife Suzanne Pilote, left, looks on Sunday, at the leadership convention in Montreal. though not necessarily any time soon.

One PQ minister already jumped on the possibility of reopening thorny constitutional talks, offering a hint of the battles to come.

Alexandre Cloutier, the PQ’s point man on sovereignty, criticized Couillard in a tweet, saying Couillard wants

to sign the constitution before laying out his demands for Quebec.

Couillard takes over from Charest, who led the party for 14 years, including nine as premier.

The party devoted the first day of its weekend convention to paying tribute to their longtime leader.

Pipeline panel tangled in complex web OF ABORIGINAL RIGHTS, TITLE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A top Northern Gateway Pipelines official says the company is trying to balance the many competing interests in the project, and realizes it may be impossible to satisfy them all.

Federal review hearings into the $6-billion pipeline project continue Monday in Prince Rupert, where the three-person panel has been hearing about the company’s aboriginal engagement and public consultation.

“I think it is important to understand this is a very diverse project. It’s a very complex project. There’s a lot of interests at stake,” Janet Holder, leader of the Northern Gateway project team for Enbridge (TSX:ENB), told the panel last week.

The company has gone well beyond what it believes is required, she said, but the 1,200-kilometre pipeline is “a very challenging project to try to incorporate everybody’s interests.

“There are some interests that are impossible for us to incorporate, and we get that,” Holder said under questioning by Rosanne Kyle, lawyer for the Gixaala Nation.

Getting First Nations on board has proven to be a difficult task for the Calgary-based pipeline company, exacerbated by Ottawa’s decision to desig-

NORTHERN GATEWAY nate the environmental and regulatory review as the primary means of Crown consultation.

“The federal government would not support a process for aboriginal consultation separate from the (joint review panel) process...,” said an internal Aboriginal Consultation Plan obtained by The Canadian Press using an Access to Information request.

John Carruthers, president of Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, said about 60 per cent of aboriginal groups affected have signed equity agreements.

He said efforts to engage aboriginal groups are ongoing and will continue after the panel issues its report.

“It would be 100 per cent. I’m not saying that that’s probable,” Carruthers said.

“They have issues we need to address, so we want that dialogue, but we see there is tremendous potential for the project to add positive benefits to communities. We think it’s important to build long-term relationship with communities.”

At least one First Nation has already filed a constitutional challenge with the review panel, and the federal

and provincial governments, questioning the legality of a panel decision that it claims infringes on aboriginal rights.

“We’re treated as a stakeholder in this process,” said Carrie Henchitt, lawyer for the Heiltsuk Nation.

“We are not just stakeholders. We have specific rights very different from other interest groups.”

The hearings on aboriginal consultation are proceeding without the participation of Coastal First Nations, which withdrew from the process last month saying the group was out of money and faith in the process.

Federal officials were warned two years ago that underfunding for aboriginal groups could undermine the consultation plan.

A November 2010 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency memo, obtained using Access to Information, noted that courts have not ordered government to fund aboriginal participation, “however, underfunding consultation could still have adverse legal consequences for the Crown.”

More than $17 million was requested by aboriginal groups in B.C. and Alberta. Approximately $5 million has been allocated.

Northern Gateway also provided funds to about 45 aboriginal groups for studies and participation.

Additional money was allocated but Art Sterritt, executive director of Coastal First Nations, said it wasn’t enough.

“That will never hold up in a court,” Sterritt said. “There are many First Nations that weren’t able to afford to be there to start with. They’ve never even been in this room.”

The tangled web of aboriginal rights and title in B.C., where most First Nations do not have treaties with the Crown, has further complicated the already controversial pipeline proposal.

First Nations lawyers have pressed the company’s expert panel for detailed answers about title and rights.

“We do explain very clearly in our application what we refer to as rights.

Title is not something that we have ever taken a position on at any point in time,” Holder said during questioning.

“That is something between First Nations and the Crown... We’ve taken a practical position with regards to rights and title and the title aspect needs to be left between yourself and the Crown.”

The panel has until the end of the year to issues its report and recommendations.

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Defence spending in budget crosshairs CHANGING OF THE GUARD SOLDIERS ABOUT THE ONLY ONES SAFE FROM DND’S BUDGET AXE The latest cuts, estimated in the range of $32 million, will slice into the army’s ability to train for operations in the jungle, desert and mountains, and come on top of $226 million in cuts ordered in the government’s strategic review and Deficit Reduction Action Plan, says a Jan. 31, 2013 document, written by Lt.-Gen. Peter Devlin.

There’s expected to be an $8 million clawback on contracted services, and the army will be required to absorb a further $10 million related to civilian wages.

The document says funding for full-time reservists will have to be further reduced, and unused cash in the budget for part-time soldiers may have to be raided in order to keep full-timers.

Yet, despite the budget ravages, the army is under pressure to maintain the pet projects and pageantry admired by

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — It seems the only soldiers who are safe from the coming budget axe are those that parade around Parliament Hill in the changing of the guard ceremony for tourists in the summer, a leaked report suggests.

Defence spending will be in the federal budget crosshairs this week as the Canadian Army faces another barrage of major reductions over and above the Harper government’s established deficitfighting strategy and program review.

An army planning document, obtained by The Canadian Press, shows that land forces are bracing for a further eight per cent hit on operating and maintenance in the coming fiscal plan, in addition to an existing 22 per cent budget reduction.

the Conservatives, who once promised stable and predictable funding.

“Ceasing activities viewed as priorities by the government of Canada will invite scrutiny into those activities the Army chooses to do at the expense of those items that hold government interest,” said the letter, which is meant to guide the army’s business planning for the coming year.

“As an example, activities such as the Ceremonial Guard hold particular interest for the (government of Canada) and must be sustained; even at the expense of area programming. Any and all (government of Canada) directed activities will be fulfilled.”

The Ceremonial Guard, comprised of mostly reserve members, conducts the changing of the guard ceremony on Parliament Hill during the tourist season.

National Defence is the biggest discretionary line item in the federal budget and has long been the target for deficit-slashing governments, regardless of political stripe.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned Defence Minister Peter MacKay last June that initial budget cut proposals did not go deep enough on the administrative side of the department, a message he reinforced at the swearing-in of new defence chief Gen. Tom Lawson when he said he wanted a military with “more teeth and less tail.”

When criticized about how spending cuts appear to have singled out the army, MacKay has pointed out that the army’s baseline budget is $500 million higher than it was when the Conservatives took office in 2006.

“After years of unprecedented growth, and following

the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan, it is necessary for the government to balance military needs with taxpayer interests,” said MacKay spokesman Jay Paxton.

“Under our government, the military will always have the tools it needs to defend Canada and care for its people.”

Defence sources say as much as $600 million will be cut out of military “readiness” in all branches in the coming year.

Readiness refers to training and equipment maintenance that a military needs to do in order to deploy both overseas and at home.

Indeed, Devlin’s planning report says the army will have to limit the scope of its operations in the Arctic, which is “five to seven times” more expensive than missions conducted in southern Canada.

Canada looking to sell military hardware to Colombia GOOD FOR STABILITY, SAYS ENVOY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government’s plan to sell military hardware to Colombia will further stabilize the country and help its economy grow, says the Colombian ambassador to Canada.

But a conflict prevention expert based in the South American country says Canada should insist that human rights monitoring accompany any future sales of assault rifles or armoured vehicles to Colombia.

A government notice posted in Jan-

from the United States to fight drug traffickers and eradicate cocoa fields.

“The reason that Colombia is a much safer place, the reason that our democracy and economy is thriving, is in big part we were able to professionalize our armed forces,” said Lloreda.

“The Canadian government has expressed interest in doing something similar, to much less of a scale, and this is what we’re exploring right now.”

Canada has completed a free trade deal with Colombia that was opposed by critics, who argued the deal didn’t give enough consideration to human rights issues. The two countries also have a military co-operation deal.

Javier Ciurlizza, the Bogota-based

uary said that Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird recommended an order amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) to create “new market opportunities” for Canadian companies to sell automatic weapons to the Colombian military.

Baird’s office has subsequently said that the list was actually amended to sell armoured personnel carriers to the Colombian military.

Colombia is in the process of trying to formally end its 49-year-old civil war through on-going negotiations with leftist rebels.

Ambassador Nicolas Lloreda said in a recent interview that his country has benefited from the military support it has been receiving since the late 1990s

Americas program director for the International Crisis Group, said in a recent interview that although there’s nothing inherently wrong with Canada deciding to do business with the Colombian military, it should also be supporting efforts to monitor for human rights violations.

“The message, I think, in this war business for Canada and other countries, is for every weapon we sell to Colombia, we want outcomes in terms of human rights,” he said.

“We want monitoring, we want checks, we want a dialogue that will allow, in this case, Canada, to engage in some sort of supervision of what is going on with the human rights violations.”

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Police have found the helicopter about 85 kilometres away in MontTremblant and say that the chopper’s pilot has been taken to hospital where he will be questioned by investigators.

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Rebels get ready for Raiders WILL MEET PRINCE ALBERT IN CONFERENCE QUARTER-FINALS STARTING FRIDAY MARK TEIXEIRA

COMING BACK SLOWLY Mark Teixeira has rejoined the New York Yankees at spring training after hurting his right wrist earlier this month and plans to start limited baseball drills in about a week.

The first baseman said Sunday he hopes to play again in a month or two. He strained the wrist while swinging a weighted bat lefthanded off a tee March 5 in an indoor cage during pregame warmups with the U.S. at the World Baseball Classic.

“The good thing is it’s nothing major, nothing where I’m missing a whole season,” Teixeira said.

He expects to start swinging a bat onehanded and fielding grounders after a week of cardio work. He says the wrist is stiff, but there is no pain.

“This is something that if I come back early, I’m not going to be very good.”

Tuesday

● Senior high basketball: 1A/2A Senior Bowl at RDC, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Buffaloes at Red Deer, fifth game of best-of-five AMHL South Division final, if necessary, 7:30 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Badlands at Sylvan Lake, third game of best-of-five South Central League final, 8 p.m.

Wednesday

● Senior high basketball: 3A/4A Senior Bowl at RDC, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Midget AA hockey: Badlands at Sylvan Lake, fourth game of best-of-five South Central League final, if necessary, 8 p.m.

Thursday

● Atom female hockey: Provincial championship at Red Deer Kinsmen Arenas, first game at 11 a.m., final game at 7 p.m. ● Peewee D hockey: Provincial championship at Eckville, games at 6 and 7:45 p.m.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Oil Kings 5 Rebels 1 The Red Deer Rebels ended their regular season Saturday before learning the identity of their first-round Western Hockey League playoff opponent.

“It took 72 games to find out,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, whose club completed a 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rexall Place about 20 minutes before Anthony Bardaro’s shootout goal gave the Prince Albert Raiders a 4-3 win over the visiting Saskatoon Blades.

With the win, the Raiders clinched fifth place in the Eastern Conference — two points clear of the Swift Current Broncos — and will be at the Centrium Friday and Saturday for the first two games of a bestof-seven conference quarter-final against the fourth-place Rebels. Games 3 and 4 will go the following Tuesday and Wednesday at Prince Albert.

The Rebels, it could be argued, will be slight favourites in the quarter-final after winning the regular-season series with the Raiders 2-1-1.

“All of the games were good, hard-fought games,” said Sutter. “Prince Albert has some real good offensive players, but I think we match up well against them. You have to expect it to be a heck of a series.”

The Rebels closed out their regular season on a negative note Saturday. The visitors, though, were still in the game after 40 minutes despite being minus the services of six of their top players, including netminder Patrik Bartosak, who served as Bolton Pouliot’s back-up.

“We had a real good first period, then in

the second they pushed us pretty hard and we just didn’t get a whole lot of momentum going our way,” said Sutter. “We weren’t great at moving the puck and they seemed to play a lot of the period in our end.”

The clubs were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes, with Cole Benson scoring for the Oil Kings in front of a loud crowd of 16,370, and Tyson Ness replying for the Rebels.

Trevor Cheek and Curtis Lazar staked the home side to a 3-1 lead with second-period goals and Edgars Kulda and Mitch Moroz, on the power play, sealed the deal with goals 62 seconds apart early in the third.

“When you’re up against a real good team with five of your top players not dressed and your No. 1 goalie not playing, you’re thinking that it’s going to catch up to you at some point,” said Sutter.

“But we rested these guys (including forwards Turner Elson, Rhyse Dieno and Brooks Maxwell and defencemen Mathew

Dumba and Brady Gaudet) for the right reasons.

“We wanted to get them some rest and we didn’t want to risk running into injuries. Plus, it gave some of these young kids a chance to play and they got thrown out there in different situations. I thought Scotty Feser played extremely well, while some of the other young kids had a tougher time of it.

“Still, it was a 3-1 game going into the third period and their fourth goal was one I’m sure Bolton would love to have back. It kind of took us out of it.”

Pouliot finished with 37 saves. Oil Kings netminder Tristan Jarry blocked 27 shots.

The Rebels weren’t dwelling on the setback during the bus ride home.

“When we left Edmonton the message was that we’re starting a whole new year now. That’s our mindset,” said Sutter.

“We had a goal for ourselves in November of finishing in the top four (in the conference) and we accomplished that. But now the new season starts and you have to have new goals in place. Now more than ever, it is so important for everyone to just focus in on one game at a time.” ● The Rebels’ first-round playoff schedule: Friday: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 26: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.; Friday, March 29 (if necessary): Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 31 (if necessary): Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, April 2 (if necessary): Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Oilers hold on for win over Predators

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 3 Predators 2 EDMONTON — Their last meeting with the Nashville Predators represented the low point of their season, but the Edmonton Oilers have started to turn things around since then.

Jordan Eberle led the way with a goal and an assist as the Oilers came away with a 3-2 victory over the Predators on Sunday.

Magnus Paajarvi and Lennart Petrell also scored for the Oilers (11-11-6), who have now captured seven out of eight points since losing 6-0 in Nashville on March 8.

“We had to decide after that game what kind of season this was going to be,” said Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger.

“Ever since we followed up that loss with a win in Chicago there has been a different swagger in the group. A different belief. I’m pleased it paid off with the two points tonight.

“These are huge points and it is a big step. We had a shot at catching Nashville nine days ago and they beat us 6-0. We had a shot at catching them again tonight and we were able to do it.

It’s a good time for that to happen.”

Edmonton moved from 14th into a tie for 10th in the Western Conference, two points back of eighth-place San Jose.

Eberle admitted that having something to play for at this time of year is a bit of a novelty for the Oilers, who finished in 29th place last season after consecutive seasons in last place.

“When you get confidence it just builds and builds and builds,” he said. “It’s fun right now. It’s March and we are two points out of a playoff spot. I

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Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne is scored on by Edmonton Oilers Magnus Paajarvi during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, on Sunday. haven’t been in this situation before. It’s exciting to be in the locker-room when every game and every period means so much. It’s great to be a part of that.”

Shea Weber and Roman Josi scored in response for the Predators (11-12-6), who have lost the first three games of a four-game road trip.

“We’re not finding the way to win games right now,” Weber said. “We’re giving games away. We are making mistakes.

It’s hard to comprehend right now. We need to get things back on track.”

The Predators had the game’s first good scoring chance seven minutes into the first period but

Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk was able to rob Gabriel Bourque with a huge glove save.

Edmonton’s best opportunity in the opening frame came midway through as Eberle stole a puck deep in the Nashville zone for a breakaway but wasn’t able to get Predators goalie Pekka Rinne to bite on his deke attempt, the Oilers’ first shot of the game.

Nashville came close once again with a minute left in the first period as they blazed in on a three-on-one, only to see Josi’s shot ring off the post to keep it scoreless through the first 20 minutes.

The Oilers finally broke the deadlock eight minutes into the

second period as Eberle was able to flick the rebound from a power-play point shot to Paajarvi, who hooked it into a wideopen net to make it 1-0.

The Predators tied the game on a power play of their own with just over three minutes to play in the second period as Weber blew a cannon of a point shot past Dubnyk for his fifth of the season. The Oilers took a 2-1 lead with nine minutes remaining in the third on a short-handed goal, as Sam Gagner won a race to a lost puck to create a two-on-one, dishing the pass off to Petrell who beat Rinne with a quick one-timer.

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Heat’s streak improves to 22 games with win over Raptors

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James (right) drives past Amir Johnson during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Sunday.

Heat 108 Raptors 91 TORONTO -- Miami’s record-setting win steak continued where it started thanks to an inspiring speech from Heat veteran Shane Battier.

The 34-year-old forward delivered a rousing team speech the night Miami started its streak in Toronto with victory Feb 3., and delivered another one Sunday after the Heat defeated the Raptors 108-91 to win their 22nd consecutive game.

Of course, some credit should go to LeBron James, who poured in 22 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead Miami’s offence, but it was Battier’s oratory skills that had the Heat talking after the game.

“We found it fitting for him to give us another speech tonight after the game,” said Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra. “I didn’t say a word to him, just brought us together and Shane took it from there. Coach (Pat) Riley gets paid close to six figures for his speeches. I don’t know what Shane should charge now, but he should get something.”

Dwyane Wade had 24 points and nine assists while Chris Bosh chipped in 18 points for the Heat (51-14).

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W LOTLSOL GF z-Edmonton 72 51 15 2 4 278 y-Saskatoon 72 44 22 2 4 280 x-Calgary 72 46 21 1 4 266 x-Red Deer 72 39 26 5 2 208 x-Prince Albert 72 37 28 3 4 234 x-Swift Current 72 36 29 3 4 206 x-Medicine Hat 72 36 33 2 1 243 x-Kootenay 72 35 35 2 0 203 Lethbridge 72 28 34 3 7 212 Moose Jaw 72 25 36 4 7 182 Regina 72 25 38 4 5 193 Brandon 72 24 40 4 4 189

GA 155 221 204 204 233 193 244 221 253 249 269 284

Pt 108 94 97 85 81 79 75 72 66 61 59 56

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt r-Portland 72 57 12 1 2 334 169 117 y-Kelowna 72 52 16 3 1 309 178 108 x-Kamloops 72 47 20 2 3 261 180 99 x-Spokane 72 44 26 2 0 269 230 90 x-Tri-City 72 40 27 2 3 246 227 85 x-Victoria 72 35 30 2 5 223 252 77 x-Seattle 72 24 38 7 3 210 286 58 x-Everett 72 25 40 3 4 172 268 57 Prince George 72 21 43 2 6 177 273 50 Vancouver 72 21 49 2 0 197 299 44 x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched division. z — clinched conference; r — clinched regularseason title.

Saturday’s results Brandon 2 Moose Jaw 1 (SO) Edmonton 5 Red Deer 1 Kootenay 5 Calgary 4 Medicine Hat 7 Lethbridge 2 Prince Albert 4 Saskatoon 3 (SO) Swift Current 6 Regina 2 Kamloops 7 Prince George 0 Kelowna 5 Vancouver 2 Portland 6 Seattle 5 (SO) Spokane 3 Tri-City 2 (OT) Victoria 4 Everett 3 (OT) Sunday’s results Everett 7 Tri-City 5 Portland 6 Spokane 1 End 2012-13 WHL regular season Saturday’s summary Oil Kings 5, Rebels 1 First Period 1. Edmonton, Benson 7 (Reinhart, Bertolucci) 2:50 2. Red Deer, Ness 19 (Hamilton) 4:15 Penalties — Underwood RD (interference) 17:39, Moroz Edm (slashing) 19:40.

Second Period 3. Edmonton, Cheek 32 (St. Croix, Corbett) 12:40 (pp) 4. Edmonton, Lazar 38 (Jarry) 17:26 Penalties — Edmonton (too many men) 4:24, Bellerive RD (boarding) 11:24.

Third Period 5. Edmonton, Kulda 6 (Legault, Jarry) 3:28 6. Edmonton, Moroz 13 (St. Croix, Lazar) 4:30 (pp) Penalties — Sautner Edm (hooking) 1:06, Stockl RD (tripping) 3:42, Musil Edm (holding) 4:38, Ewanyk Edm (tripping) 9:07, DePape RD, Legault Edm (roughing) 10:15.

Shots on goal Red Deer 7 10 11 — 28 Edmonton 11 22 9 — 42 Goal — Red Deer: Pouliot (L,5-10-2); Edmonton: Jarry (W,18-7-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Red Deer: 0-5; Edmonton: 2-3.

Attendance — 16,370 at Edmonton.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 30 22 8 0 44 108 80 New Jersey 29 13 10 6 32 72 81 N.Y. Islanders 28 13 12 3 29 83 91 N.Y. Rangers 27 13 12 2 28 65 67 Philadelphia 29 13 15 1 27 79 88 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts

GF GA

Montreal Boston Ottawa Toronto Buffalo

Winnipeg Carolina Tampa Bay Washington Florida

28 27 29 29 29

19 19 15 15 10

5 5 8 12 15

4 3 6 2 4

42 41 36 32 24

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts 29 15 12 2 32 27 15 11 1 31 28 12 15 1 25 28 12 15 1 25 29 7 16 6 20

90 81 72 86 76

70 57 62 83 93

GF GA 77 85 82 76 92 84 78 85 70 109

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 28 23 2 3 49 95 60 St. Louis 28 16 10 2 34 85 80 Detroit 29 14 10 5 33 78 75 Columbus 29 11 12 6 28 64 76 Nashville 29 11 12 6 28 67 77

Minnesota Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Colorado

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts 27 15 10 2 32 27 13 8 6 32 28 11 11 6 28 26 11 11 4 26 27 10 13 4 24

GF GA 70 68 77 77 69 81 75 87 69 84

Anaheim Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose Dallas

Pacific Division GP W L OT 27 20 3 4 27 15 10 2 28 13 11 4 27 12 9 6 27 12 12 3

GF GA 90 66 81 71 77 78 64 69 69 81

Pts 44 32 30 30 27

Saturday’s Games Winnipeg 5, Toronto 4, SO Columbus 1, Phoenix 0, SO Boston 4, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3, OT Minnesota 6, Colorado 4 Montreal 2, New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3 St. Louis 2, Anaheim 1, OT Chicago 8, Dallas 1 Detroit 5, Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 5, San Jose 2 Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1 Ottawa 4, Winnipeg 1 Washington 5, Buffalo 3 Edmonton 3, Nashville 2 Monday’s Games Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

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

Calgary at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s summaries Oilers 3, Predators 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalty — Smith Nash (roughing) 14:10.

Second Period 1. Edmonton, Paajarvi 6 (Eberle, Whitney) 8:11 (pp) 2. Nashville, Weber 5 (Josi, Smith) 16:37 (pp) Penalties — Ellis Nash (cross-checking) 7:18, Hemsky Edm (holding the stick) 11:49, N.Schultz Edm (slashing) 15:09.

Third Period 3. Edmonton, Petrell 2 (Gagner) 10:53 (sh) 4. Edmonton, Eberle 7 (Hall) 15:48 5. Nashville, Josi 4 (Fisher, Butler) 19:51 Penalties — J.Schultz Edm (delay of game) 9:30, N.Schultz Edm (hooking) 16:15.

Shots on goal Nashville 10 7 14 — 31 Edmonton 6 10 5 — 21 Goal — Nashville: Rinne (L,10-9-5); Edmonton: Dubnyk (W,8-9-5).

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

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

Sabres 3 at Capitals 5 First Period 1. Washington, Ovechkin 11 (Johansson, Backstrom) 0:19 Penalty — Hillen Wash (hooking) 9:53.

Second Period 2. Buffalo, Hodgson 11 (Vanek, Pominville) 0:12 3. Washington, Brouwer 10 (Ribeiro, Backstrom) 5:06 (pp) 4. Washington, Chimera 1 (Brouwer, Ribeiro) 9:45 5. Washington, Johansson 3 (Perreault, Ward) 10:28 6. Buffalo, Flynn 3 (Foligno, Ennis) 13:27 Penalties — Myers Buf (holding) 3:52, Ehrhoff Buf (tripping) 19:02.

Third Period 7. Buffalo, Hodgson 12 (Ennis, Pominville) 5:30 (pp) 8. Washington, Perreault 5 (Ward) 15:05 Penalties — Ott Buf (roughing), Ovechkin Wash (roughing) 2:11, Chimera Wash (slashing) 4:55, Leino Buf (tripping) 7:53, Oleksy Wash (roughing) 12:48, Ott Buf (unsportsmanlike conduct) 18:40.

Shots on goal Buffalo 5 17 8 — 30 Washington 5 10 10 — 25 Goal — Buffalo: Miller (L,9-13-4); Washington: Holtby (W,10-9-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Buffalo: 1-3; Washington: 1-4.

Attendance — 0 (18,506).

Bruins 1 at Penguins 2 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby 13 (Kunitz, Pa.Dupuis) 12:06 2. Boston, Seguin 10 (Bergeron, Boychuk) 16:38 3. Pittsburgh, Vitale 1 (Adams, Orpik) 19:28 Penalty — Orpik Pgh (delay of game) 4:13.

Second Period No Scoring Penalties — Crosby Pgh (high-sticking) 14:18, Bergeron Bos (face-off violation) 17:18.

Third Period No Scoring Penalties — None Shots on goal Boston 11 9 12 — 32 Pittsburgh 10 5 3 — 18 Goal — Boston: Rask (L,14-3-3); Pittsburgh: Vokoun (W,7-3-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Boston: 0-2; Pittsburgh: 0-1.

Attendance — 18,659 (18,387).

Senators 4, Jets 1 First Period 1. Ottawa, Latendresse 2 (Alfredsson, Smith) 3:44 2. Ottawa, Silfverberg 5 (Gonchar, Neil) 18:39 (PP) Penalties — Wheeler Wpg (slashing) 9:59, Thorburn Wpg (hooking) 17:42.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalty — Zibanejad Ott (tripping) 8:56.

Third Period 3. Winnipeg, Bogosian 2 (Hainsey, Ladd) 3:26 4. Ottawa, Turris 8 (Alfredsson, Gonchar) 11:30 5. Ottawa, Silfverberg 6 (Zibanejad, Benoit) 12:45 Penalties — Turris Ott (tripping) 5:48, Byfuglien Wpg (goaltender interference) 8:03, Hainsey Wpg (delay of game) 10:49, Gryba Ott (slashing) 16:06.

Shots on goal Winnipeg 6 10 10 — 26 Ottawa 19 12 11 — 42 Goal — Winnipeg: Pavelec (L,12-12-2); Ottawa: Lehner (W,2-0-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Winnipeg: 0-3; Ottawa: 2-4.

Attendance — 19,227 (19,153) at Ottawa.

Baseball Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Kansas City 17 4 Baltimore 13 6 Seattle 15 7 Cleveland 13 8 Boston 13 9 Detroit 13 9 Tampa Bay 13 9 Chicago 10 8 Minnesota 11 11 Texas 11 11 Oakland 9 10 Houston 9 11 New York 9 14 Toronto 8 13 Los Angeles 5 12

Pct .810 .684 .682 .619 .591 .591 .591 .556 .500 .500 .474 .450 .391 .381 .294

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Atlanta 13 11 .542 Colorado 10 9 .526 San Diego 12 12 .500 St. Louis 10 10 .500 Washington 10 10 .500 Arizona 10 11 .476 Philadelphia 10 11 .476 Miami 9 10 .474 San Francisco 9 10 .474 Milwaukee 8 11 .421 Chicago 10 14 .417 New York 7 10 .412 Pittsburgh 9 13 .409 Los Angeles 8 12 .400 Cincinnati 6 14 .300 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Saturday’s Games Detroit 3, St. Louis 0 Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 0 Boston 9, Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 3, Toronto 1 Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Texas 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Kansas City 3 Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati (ss) 9, tie Texas 4, L.A. Dodgers 0

Chicago White Sox 11, Oakland (ss) 5 Oakland (ss) 13, L.A. Angels 13, tie San Diego 10, Arizona 6 Cincinnati (ss) 7, San Francisco (ss) 6 Seattle 5, Colorado 2 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 0 Houston 4, Washington 2 Cleveland 4, San Francisco (ss) 3 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 11, Pittsburgh 9 Washington 12, Detroit 10 Baltimore (ss) 7, Minnesota 1 Houston 11, Toronto 2 Philadelphia 5, Baltimore (ss) 3 Miami 6, St. Louis 0 Atlanta 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1 Oakland 12, Chicago Cubs (ss) 6 Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 7, tie Kansas City 10, Chicago White Sox 0 L.A. Dodgers (ss) 11, Milwaukee 1 Texas (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5 Seattle 4, Texas (ss) 3 Arizona (ss) 8, San Diego (ss) 6 L.A. Angels 7, San Diego (ss) 4 Arizona (ss) 9, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 1 San Francisco 9, Colorado 7 Monday’s Games Boston vs. Pittsburgh, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Atlanta, 11:05 a.m.

Miami vs. Minnesota, 11:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Miami vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs. Toronto, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston, 11:35 a.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Kansas City, 2:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

World Baseball Classic SECOND ROUND GROUP ONE At Tokyo Thursday, March 7 Netherlands 6, Cuba 2 Friday, March 8 Japan 4, Taiwan 3, 10 innings Saturday, March 9 Cuba 14, Taiwan 0 Sunday, March 10 Japan 16, Netherlands 4 Monday, March 11 Netherlands 7, Cuba 6 Tuesday, March 12 Japan 10, Netherlands 6 GROUP TWO At Miami Tuesday, March 12 Dominican Republic 5, Italy 4 United States 7, Puerto Rico 1 Wednesday, March 13 Puerto Rico 4, Italy 3 Thursday, March 14 Dominican Republic 3, United States 1 Friday, March 15 Puerto Rico 4, United States 3 Saturday, March 16 Dominican Republic 2, Puerto Rico 0 SEMIFINALS At San Francisco Sunday, March 17 Puerto Rico vs. Japan, 9 p.m.

Monday, March 18 Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP At San Francisco Tuesday, March 19 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Curling 2013 World Women’s curling championships RIGA, Latvia — Standings Sunday following the fifth draw at the 2013 World Women’s Curling Championship, to be held through March 24 in Riga, Latvia (all times Eastern): Round Robin Country (skip) W L Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 3 0 Sweden (Sigfridsson) 3 0 Canada (Homan) 2 1 Germany (Schopp) 2 1 Scotland (Muirhead) 2 1 Russia (Sidorova) 2 1 Japan (Fujisawa) 2 1 U.S. (Brown) 1 2 Denmark (Nielsen) 1 2 Latvia (Stasa-Satsune) 0 3 Italy (D.Gaspari) 0 3 China (Bingyu) 0 3

Sweden 11 Scotland 2 Russia 9 Italy 4 Fifth Draw Canada 8 Denmark 2 Scotland 9 Germany 2 Sweden 9 U.S. 8 Japan 11 Latvia 8

Sunday’s results Third Draw Japan 6 Denmark 4 Germany 6 U.S. 5 Fourth Draw Canada 7 Latvia 5 Switzerland 8 China 5

Monday’s games Sixth Draw, 12:30 a.m.

Russia vs. Canada; Scotland vs. China; Latvia vs.

Italy; Sweden vs. Switzerland.

Seventh Draw, 5:30 a.m.

Italy vs. China; Germany vs. Japan; Russia vs. Switzerland; U.S. vs. Denmark.

Saturday’s results First Draw Denmark 11 China 4 Germany 11 Russia 9 Switzerland 7 Japan 6 U.S. 10 Italy 3 Second Draw Scotland 6 Canada 4 Russia 6 China 4 Sweden 7 Latvia 4 Switzerland 9 Italy 3

Eighth Draw, 10:30 a.m.

Scotland vs. Japan; U.S. vs. Canada; Denmark vs.

Sweden; Latvia vs. Germany.

Tuesday’s games Ninth Draw, 12:30 a.m.

Switzerland vs. U.S.; Russia vs. Denmark; Germany vs. China; Italy vs. Japan.

Draw 10, 5:30 a.m.

Latvia vs. Russia; China vs. Sweden; Italy vs.

Canada; Switzerland vs. Scotland.

Draw 11, 10:30 a.m.

Germany vs. Denmark; Latvia vs. Scotland; Japan vs. U.S.; Canada vs. Sweden.

Wednesday’s games Draw 12, 12:30 a.m.

Japan vs. Sweden; Canada vs. Germany; Scotland vs. Denmark; Latvia vs. U.S. Draw 13, 5:30 a.m.

U.S. vs. China; Denmark vs. Italy; Switzerland vs.

Germany; Japan vs. Russia.

Draw 14, 10:30 a.m.

Canada vs. Switzerland; Sweden vs. Russia; China vs. Latvia; Scotland vs. Italy.

Transactions Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned OF L.J. Hoes to Norfolk (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Reassigned LHP Sergio Escalona, RHP C.J. Fick, OF Che-Hsuan Lin, C Carlos Perez and RHP Josh Zeid to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens, OF Robbie Grossman, LHP Dallas Keuchel, OF Jimmy Paredes and INF Jonathan Villar to Oklahoma City (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Reassigned C Eric Fryer, INF Chris Colabello, INF Mark Sobolewski, OF Brian Dinkelman, OF Clete Thomas, RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP Shairon Martis to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Released OF Matt Diaz. Reassigned OF Slade Heathcott to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned INF Grant Green and OF Michael Taylor to Sacramento (PCL).

Assigned RHP Brian Gordon, C David Freitas, INF Scott Moore, INF Darwin Perez and OF Michael Choice to their minor league camp.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Announced LHP Braulio Lara was returned by the Miami Marlins.

National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned RHP Justin DeFratus and LHP Jake Diekman to Lehigh Valley (IL). Assigned LHP Cesar Jimenez and INF Josh Fields to their minor league camp ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned RHP Keith Butler and INF Ryan Jackson to Memphis (PCL).

Reassigned LHP John Gast to their minor league camp.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Reassigned RHP Donn Roach and RHP Brandon Kloess to their minor league camp.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Assigned RHP Yusmeiro Petit outright to Fresno (PCL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA—Fined Milwaukee F Larry Sanders $50,000 for using a derogatory and offensive term and publicly criticizing the officials during a game on March 15.

FOOTBALL National Football League

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed TE Brandon Myers.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Alexander Fallstrom to an entry-level contract.

BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled D Mark Pysyk from Rochester (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed D Darren Dietz to a three-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned C Stefan Matteau to Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL).

American Hockey League AHL—Suspended Rockford LW Kenndal McArdle two games for using an obscene gesture in a March 16 game against Peoria.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Released F Tyler Murovich.

ECHL ECHL—Suspended South Carolina F Andrew Cherniwchan pending a review and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a March 16 game at Florida.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Miami 51 14 .785 — d-Indiana 40 26 .606 11 d-New York 38 26 .594 12 Brooklyn 38 28 .576 13 Atlanta 37 29 .561 14 Chicago 36 29 .554 15 Boston 36 29 .554 15 Milwaukee 33 32 .508 18 Toronto 26 41 .388 26 Philadelphia 25 40 .385 26 Washington 23 42 .354 28 Detroit 23 45 .338 29 Cleveland 22 44 .333 29 Orlando 18 49 .269 34 Charlotte 14 52 .212 37 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-San Antonio 51 16 .761 x-Oklahoma City 50 17 .746 d-L.A. Clippers 46 21 .687 Memphis 44 21 .677 Denver 45 22 .672 Golden State 38 30 .559 Houston 36 31 .537 L.A. Lakers 36 32 .529 Utah 34 32 .515 Portland 31 34 .477 Dallas 31 35 .470 Minnesota 23 41 .359 Sacramento 23 44 .343 Phoenix 22 45 .328 New Orleans 22 45 .328 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot

GB — 1 5 6 6 13 15 15 16 19 19 26 28 29 29

NBA Individual Leaders SCORING 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

1/2 1/2 1/2

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

Saturday’s Games Washington 127, Phoenix 105 Boston 105, Charlotte 88 Philadelphia 98, Indiana 91 San Antonio 119, Cleveland 113 Portland 112, Detroit 101 Utah 90, Memphis 84 Sunday’s Games Milwaukee 115, Orlando 109 Miami 108, Toronto 91 L.A. Clippers 93, New York 80 Golden State 108, Houston 78 Minnesota 97, New Orleans 95 Oklahoma City 107, Dallas 101 Atlanta 105, Brooklyn 93 L.A. Lakers 113, Sacramento 102 Monday’s Games Indiana at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Miami at Boston, 6 p.m.

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

New York at Utah, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Orlando at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

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

PTS 1865 1432 1813 1700 1689 1532 1127 1384 1304 1174 1316 1232 1236 1207 1088 1142 1197 1186 1166 1084 1115 1146 1163 1079 1126 1070 1051 1134 1020 1034 1101 1014 1013 1111 1053 1081 1011 1006 1100 1017 975 1063 935 968 994 897 930 898 850 953

AVG 28.3 27.5 27.1 26.6 26.4 23.2 23.0 22.0 21.7 21.0 20.9 19.3 19.0 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.5 18.2 18.1 18.0 17.6 17.6 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.0 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.8 16.7 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.4 16.3 15.9 15.8 15.6 15.3 15.2 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9

REBOUNDS PER GAME G OFF DEF TOT Howard, LAL 61 205 552 757 Asik, HOU 66 224 551 775 Randolph, MEM 59 253 432 685 Noah, CHI 61 251 451 702 Vucevic, ORL 66 225 529 754 Lee, GOL 64 184 529 713 Chandler, NYK 62 260 422 682 Hickson, POR 64 226 461 687 Horford, ATL 62 166 461 627 Cousins, SAC 60 186 411 597 Evans, Bro 64 189 432 621 Faried, DEN 67 228 410 638 Monroe, DET 67 185 450 635 Thompson, CLE 66 248 366 614 Sanders, MIL 57 167 355 522 Boozer, CHI 62 137 429 566 Jefferson, UTA 62 122 443 565 Okafor, WAS 65 165 416 581 Aldridge, POR 63 146 400 546

AVG 12.4 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.7

Colt Knost, $10,835 Martin Laird, $10,835 Richard H. Lee, $10,835 John Rollins, $10,835 Jesper Parnevik, $10,560 Charley Hoffman, $10,395 Troy Matteson, $10,395 Josh Teater, $10,230

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Golf PGA-Tampa Bay Scores Sunday At Palm Harbor, Fla. Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course Purse: $5.5 million Yardage: 7,340; Par: 71 Final Round Kevin Streelman, $990,000 73-69-65-67 — 274 Boo Weekley, $594,000 72-70-71-63 — 276 Cameron Tringale, $374,000 71-70-70-66 — 277 Luke Donald, $227,333 70-72-67-69 — 278 Greg Chalmers, $227,333 71-68-69-70 — 278 Justin Leonard, $227,333 71-69-67-71 — 278 Harris English, $148,893 68-69-73-69 — 279 Sergio Garcia, $148,893 71-67-72-69 — 279 Pat Perez, $148,893 71-71-70-67 — 279 Jordan Spieth, $148,893 72-68-69-70 — 279 Shawn Stefani, $148,893 65-70-74-70 — 279 Jim Furyk, $148,893 72-69-67-71 — 279 Ben Kohles, $148,893 72-67-69-71 — 279 Stewart Cink, $99,000 76-68-68-68 — 280 Brian Harman, $99,000 67-70-72-71 — 280 Matt Kuchar, $99,000 72-68-71-69 — 280 George Coetzee, $79,750 71-68-68-74 — 281 Graham DeLaet, $79,750 73-71-70-67 — 281 Tag Ridings, $79,750 68-70-70-73 — 281 Webb Simpson, $79,750 73-69-71-68 — 281 Roberto Castro, $55,000 69-73-68-72 — 282 K.J. Choi, $55,000 69-67-76-70 — 282 James Driscoll, $55,000 74-66-72-70 — 282 Jason Dufner, $55,000 71-66-74-71 — 282 Jerry Kelly, $55,000 70-70-73-69 — 282 Dicky Pride, $55,000 69-73-70-70 — 282 Scott Brown, $40,700 70-70-72-71 — 283 Justin Hicks, $40,700 70-71-69-73 — 283 Rory Sabbatini, $40,700 73-71-68-71 — 283 Stephen Ames, $31,969 72-71-69-72 — 284 Erik Compton, $31,969 75-65-72-72 — 284 Scott Langley, $31,969 72-70-70-72 — 284 George McNeill, $31,969 72-72-70-70 — 284 Bryce Molder, $31,969 72-69-68-75 — 284 Ryan Palmer, $31,969 71-70-72-71 — 284 Adam Scott, $31,969 70-66-76-72 — 284 Jimmy Walker, $31,969 73-68-70-73 — 284 Jonas Blixt, $23,650 75-69-72-69 — 285 Lucas Glover, $23,650 69-74-70-72 — 285 Marc Leishman, $23,650 70-70-75-70 — 285 Vijay Singh, $23,650 69-73-72-71 — 285 Charlie Wi, $23,650 71-72-71-71 — 285 Sang-Moon Bae, $16,748 73-70-71-72 — 286 Jason Day, $16,748 70-72-75-69 — 286 Brendon de Jonge, $16,748 71-73-72-70 — 286 Tim Herron, $16,748 71-71-72-72 — 286 Jeff Overton, $16,748 72-72-70-72 — 286 Brendan Steele, $16,748 68-75-74-69 — 286 Brian Stuard, $16,748 75-68-74-69 — 286 Nick Watney, $16,748 70-72-70-74 — 286 Martin Flores, $13,024 73-69-73-72 — 287 J.J. Henry, $13,024 70-74-72-71 — 287 David Lingmerth, $13,024 74-70-70-73 — 287 Robert Streb, $13,024 73-70-69-75 — 287 Peter Tomasulo, $13,024 69-68-75-75 — 287 Aaron Baddeley, $12,320 72-71-72-73 — 288 Brian Davis, $12,320 71-69-73-75 — 288 Robert Garrigus, $12,320 72-71-72-73 — 288 Billy Horschel, $12,320 70-73-74-71 — 288 John Mallinger, $12,320 74-70-71-73 — 288 Stuart Appleby, $11,935 74-68-74-73 — 289 Geoff Ogilvy, $11,935 69-72-76-72 — 289 Angel Cabrera, $11,495 74-69-75-72 — 290 Trevor Immelman, $11,495 70-73-75-72 — 290 Troy Kelly, $11,495 72-70-73-75 — 290 Chez Reavie, $11,495 69-75-70-76 — 290 Chris Stroud, $11,495 75-67-74-74 — 290 Daniel Summerhays, $11,495 71-73-74-72 — 290 Sean O’Hair, $11,110 73-68-75-75 — 291

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LPGA-Founders Cup Sunday At JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Wildfire Golf Club Phoenix Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,583; Par: 72 Final Stacy Lewis, $225,000 68-65-68-64 — 265 Ai Miyazato, $138,527 63-67-67-71 — 268 Angela Stanford, $100,492 68-70-65-68 — 271 Jessica Korda, $58,588 70-67-69-66 — 272 Giulia Sergas, $58,588 69-69-66-68 — 272 Lizette Salas, $58,588 69-68-66-69 — 272 Jee Young Lee, $58,588 65-64-72-71 — 272 Lindsey Wright, $31,399 68-67-72-66 — 273 Candie Kung, $31,399 66-69-71-67 — 273 Nicole Castrale, $31,399 71-67-66-69 — 273 Sydnee Michaels, $31,399 70-67-67-69 — 273 Gerina Piller, $31,399 66-69-68-70 — 273 Paula Creamer, $22,146 69-70-69-66 — 274 Jiyai Shin, $22,146 67-70-71-66 — 274 Pernilla Lindberg, $22,146 72-66-69-67 — 274 I.K. Kim, $22,146 69-67-69-69 — 274 Jimin Kang, $22,146 68-69-67-70 — 274 Caroline Hedwall, $16,859 70-70-68-67 — 275 Mina Harigae , $16,859 70-68-69-68 — 275 Juli Inkster, $16,859 68-70-69-68 — 275 Sandra Gal, $16,859 67-69-70-69 — 275 Amy Yang, $16,859 68-67-71-69 — 275 Thidapa Suwannapura, $16,85969-68-68-70— 275 Karrie Webb, $16,859 70-69-66-70 — 275 Jacqui Concolino, $13,690 70-70-70-66 — 276 Austin Ernst, $13,690 70-72-66-68 — 276 Stacy Prammanasudh, $13,69069-72-67-68— 276 Inbee Park, $13,690 69-71-64-72 — 276 Na Yeon Choi, $11,680 69-72-68-68 — 277 Cristie Kerr, $11,680 71-65-72-69 — 277 So Yeon Ryu, $11,680 72-70-66-69 — 277 Daniela Iacobelli, $11,680 71-65-70-71 — 277 Katherine Hull-Kirk, $10,314 67-70-71-70 — 278 Belen Mozo, $10,314 74-66-68-70 — 278 Azahara Munoz, $8,438 69-72-70-68 — 279 Hee Kyung Seo, $8,438 71-70-70-68 — 279 Karine Icher , $8,438 71-68-71-69 — 279 Hee-Won Han, $8,438 69-68-71-71 — 279 Hee Young Park, $8,438 71-69-67-72 — 279 Danielle Kang, $8,438 68-67-70-74 — 279 Beatriz Recari, $8,438 70-70-65-74 — 279 Anna Nordqvist, $8,438 70-66-67-76 — 279 Lauren Doughtie, $6,462 69-71-74-66 — 280 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $6,462 71-71-68-70 — 280 Moriya Jutanugarn, $6,462 70-68-71-71 — 280 Pornanong Phatlum, $6,462 66-74-68-72 — 280 Heather Bowie Young, $6,462 72-66-70-72 — 280 Mo Martin, $5,536 69-70-74-68 — 281 Chie Arimura, $5,536 71-71-70-69 — 281 Brittany Lang, $5,536 66-72-72-71 — 281 Julieta Granada, $5,006 69-72-72-69 — 282 Paige Mackenzie, $5,006 70-70-71-71 — 282 Veronica Felibert, $5,006 69-69-72-72 — 282 Eun-Hee Ji, $4,399 68-70-75-70 — 283 Kris Tamulis , $4,399 68-74-71-70 — 283 Jennifer Johnson, $4,399 70-71-71-71 — 283 Maria Hjorth, $4,399 72-69-70-72 — 283 Brooke Pancake, $4,399 71-71-69-72 — 283 Yani Tseng, $3,868 70-72-72-70 — 284 Sarah Kemp, $3,868 72-69-71-72 — 284

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Montreal 3 3 0 0 5 2 Philadelphia 3 2 1 0 4 4 Columbus 3 1 1 1 5 3 Kansas City 3 1 1 1 4 3 D.C. United 3 1 1 1 1 2 Houston 2 1 1 0 4 3 New England 2 1 1 0 1 1 Toronto 3 1 2 0 3 4 New York 3 0 1 2 4 5 Chicago 3 0 2 1 0 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Vancouver 2 2 0 0 3 1 Dallas 3 2 1 0 5 5 Los Angeles 2 1 0 1 5 1 Chivas USA 3 1 1 1 4 5 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 3 2 San Jose 3 1 1 1 3 4 Portland 3 0 1 2 5 6 Seattle 2 0 1 1 1 2 Colorado 3 0 2 1 2 4 Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie.

Pt 9 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 Pt 6 6 4 4 4 4 2 1 1

Saturday’s results Montreal 2 Toronto 1 Chicago 0 Kansas City 0 Columbus 1 San Jose 1 New York 0 D.C. United 0 Philadelphia 1 New England 0 Portland 1 Seattle 1 Real Salt Lake 1 Colorado 1 Sunday’s results Chivas USA 1 Los Angeles 1 Dallas 3 Houston 2 Saturday, Mar. 23 Columbus at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.

Kansas City at New England, 2 p.m.

New York at Montreal, 2:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

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

Colorado at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 24 Chivas USA at Chicago, 3 p.m

Lacrosse GP Toronto 11 Philadelphia 10 Buffalo 11 Rochester 10

NLL East Division W L Pct. 8 3 .727 5 5 .500 5 6 .455 4 6 .400

GF 137 105 122 109

GA GB 117 — 124 2 1/2 138 3 103 3 1/2

GP 12 11 11 11 11

West Division W L Pct. 7 5 .583 6 5 .545 6 5 .545 4 7 .364 4 7 .364

GF 143 160 140 134 127

GA GB 140 — 151 1/2 120 1/2 141 2 1/2 143 2 1/2

Washington Calgary Edmonton Minnesota Colorado

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Week 11 Saturday’s results Toronto 13 Philadelphia 8 Edmonton 11 Rochester 9 Colorado 16 Buffalo 13 Minnesota 12 Washington 5 Week 12 Saturday, Mar. 23 Edmonton at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 24 Edmonton at Toronto, 1 p.m.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, March 18, 2013 B3

GSP adds to legacy after beating Diaz

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Georges St-Pierre, right, lands a kick to the body of Nick Diaz during their UFC 158 welterweight title fight in Montreal, Saturday. plained — rather than boxing range.

Credit Diaz that he managed to stop some takedowns later in the fight and scored with some punches of his own.

Despite the outcome, Diaz (27-9-0 with one no contest) couldn’t resist another jibe.

“This guy has no punching power, no offence, you’re a wrestler,” Diaz told the champion at the post-fight news conference.

Then he also said: “I appreciate he’s a great fighter. He does what he does to win.”

St-Pierre may not be a knockout artist, but he won the standup game. Stitches on Diaz’s left eyebrow and lumps around his eyes told the tale of a fight in which St-Pierre hit him 40 times in the head in the first round alone.

Kings fall short of medal, Broncos bringing home a bronze from nationals

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Falcons 80 Kings 79 MONTREAL — The RDC Kings opprtunity to go to the bronze medal game for the second year in a row came down to a couple of breaks.

The Kings missed two glorious scoring opportunities late, which ultimately cost them in an 80-79 loss to the Langara College Falcons of Vancouver in the bronze medal semifinal at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men’s basketball championships Saturday.

Trailing 78-76 the Kings missed a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining, then after stealing the ball a wide open pass to Jacob Cusumano, who had a layup, went astray.

The Kings fouled, the Falcons hit both and then Cusumano drilled a three point shot at the buzzer.

“It was really unfortunate as we had that chance to tie it twice, or even win it,” said Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger. “But it was one of those things.

If things go our way we win.”

The Falcons went on to beat Sheridan College of Oakville, Ont., 99-93 in overtime in the bronze medal game.

Meanwhile, the Vancouver Island University Mariners of Nanaimo, who beat the Kings in the opening round, captured gold with a 77-70 win over the Holland Hurricanes of Charlottetown, PEI. “There were no easy teams in the field,” said Pottinger. “We played well two of the three games and it didn’t work out for us.”

The only game Pottinger felt they didn’t play well was their opener against the Mariners.

The Kings can only blame themselves in the loss to the Falcons as they managed to connect on only nine of 20 free throws. The Falcons were good on 23 of 32. Other than that the Kings held an edge in the majority of the statistics.

“One of the problems was we ran into foul trouble again and it’s hard

to get anything going when you don’t have your best players available all the time,” said Pottinger, who wasn’t about to criticize the officiating.

“I can’t comment on that, it was unfortunate we didn’t have our best players available at times, but it was also some bad luck.”

Pottinger will take a few days off to relax before seeing who will be back next year and who he has coming in for recruits.

“The guys need to catch up on their school work and then we’ll talk,” he said, adding “we know what it takes to compete at the nationals and what we need to do next season.”

Last year the Kings placed fourth.

Rob Pierce, who was selected to the second all-star team, led the Kings with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Cusumano had 12 points, six boards and four assists, Mari Peoples-Wong 12 points, Lloyd Strickland nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals while Demaine Nelson had 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists.

Broncos 72 Thommies 65 TRURO, N.S. — Their first season at the CCAA level proved to be a successful one for the Olds College Broncos.

The Broncos, riding player of the year Jylisa Williams, downed the St. Thomas University Thommies of Fredericton, N.B., 72-65 in the bronze medal game Saturday.

Williams pumped in 39 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the hotly contested affair that saw 13 lead chances. However, it was the Broncos who pulled away late.

Williams poured in 42 points and had 11 rebounds in the 72-55 semifinal win over VIU. Melanie Hogue grabbed 20 rebounds.

Williams was named to the first allstar team and Hogue to the second.

Montmorency Normades of Laval, Que., captured their second straight national title with a 58-42 win over Dawson College of Montreal.

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In spite of the one-sided scoring and statistics, the champion also looked like he had been in a fight. StPierre came to the news conference with an icepack for the second fight in a row, explaining he bruises easily around the face.

In fact, the 31-year-old from Montreal looked like someone had rubbed sandpaper over this face. Welts dotted his nose and forehead and his left eye was red and swollen.

Since undergoing reconstructive knee surgery and an 18-month layoff, St-Pierre has fought twice in four months. He is now headed “somewhere exotic” for a vacation.

“I need to get out of Montreal,” St-Pierre said.

“I’m going to take a week off and forget about my crazy life for a little bit.”

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OILERS: Didn’t recognize situation Nashville’s Sergei Kostitsyn was guilty of heading off to change on the play, creating the odd-man opportunity.

“I can’t give you a logical explanation for an illogical event,” said Predators head coach Barry Trotz “He didn’t recognize the situation.”

Edmonton got an insurance goal with four minutes left as Eberle was able to beat Rinne with a high shot from the top of the circle to make it 3-1.

The Predators pulled Rinne and were able to get a goal from Josi with 8.4 seconds left, but the clock ran out on them from there.

The Predators wrap up a four-game trip on Tuesday in Columbus. The Oilers next play host to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.

Notes: It was the second of three meetings between the two teams this season. Nashville humbled the Oilers 6-0 in their only other game this season on March 8 ... Rinne came into the game having been yanked in both of his previous starts. Rinne was pulled in the second period of Thursday’s 7-4 loss to Vancouver after allowing four goals on 12 shots faced. On Friday in Calgary he was lifted after giving up a goal on both shots he faced in the first eight minutes ... Coming into the match, the Predators had gone to overtime or a shootout in 11 of their first 28 games, tied for the highest total in the NHL ...

Nashville forwards Colin Wilson, Paul Gaustad and Patric Hornqvist were all out with upper-body injuries. Defenceman Hall Gill (lower body) was also absent ... The Oilers were without forward Eric Belanger (groin), however fellow forward Ryan Jones and defenceman Mark Fistric were able to return to the lineup ... Predators defenceman Scott Hannan left the game with an upper-body injury.

RAPTORS: ‘We’ re doing it together’ The Heat matched the 2007-08 Houston Rockets at 22 and now trail just the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers (33). Miami moved ahead of the 1970-71 Bucks (20) on Friday, fittingly, in Milwaukee.

“We’re doing it together,” said James. “We’re doing it for one another, and just want to try and keep it going.

It’s not about the streak, it’s about us getting better each and every day. Preparing to win each and every night.”

It was another Miami veteran making a difference on the court Sunday as sharpshooter Ray Allen scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as Miami pulled away.

Battier, who delivered his first memorable speech on Super Bowl Sunday, said there’s no special magic to his words.

“I talk from the heart,” he said.

“And I’m an old man around here.

I’ve seen a few things, played for some great coaches. Seize the moment, enjoy the moment, it’s easy to get caught up in the past, but enjoy where you are right now, and you’ll live a happy life.”

Rudy Gay led Toronto (26-41) with 27 points and Amir Johnson pulled down 18 boards to go with 18 points. Jonas Valanciunas also had 18 points while DeMar DeRozan added 12.

Toronto opened the fourth with Johnson dunking to make it a one-point game as the green-clad Air Canada Centre crowd erupted. Minutes later, Wade wowed with an alley-oop off a lob that came from half-court. That seemed to ignite the Heat as Miami went on a 8-0 run to make it 89-77 at 7:42.

Allen led the late drive with two at the line and two straight from downtown as Miami controlled the game down the stretch with an 21-point lead with five minutes left to play and never stumbled.

“I guess we ran out of gas,” said Johnson, who left late in the fourth with bloodied nose.

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Generals win first two games Travis Dunstall scored in the second overtime period and the Bentley Generals edged the host Stony Plain Eagles 4-3 Saturday to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Alberta senior AAA hockey championship series.

Curtis Austring’s power-play marker with 3:23 remaining in the third period looked like the winner, but Scott Drewicki forced overtime with a goal at 19:51.

The Generals, who led 2-1 after two periods following a scoreless open-

ing frame, got additional goals from Matt Kinch and Joe Vandermeer.

Scott Gillis and Blair Hennes also scored for the Eagles in front of 610 fans at Centennial Arena.

Travis Yonkman turned aside 36 shots in the Bentley net.

Stony Plain goaltender Wade Waters made 52 saves.

The Generals opened the series with a 6-1 win Friday at Bentley, getting two goals from Don Morrison and singles courtesy of Travis Brig-

ley, Dustin Sproat, Matt Stefanishion and Trent Hunter.

Hennes notched the lone goal for the Eagles, while Waters and Clayton Wilburn combined to make 39 saves.

Winning goaltender Dan Bakala stopped 18 shots.

Bentley, which led 3-0 after one period and 6-0 after 40 minutes, will host Game 3 Friday at 8 p.m. Game 4 will go Saturday at Stony Plain (7:30 p.m. start).

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MONTREAL — The Georges St-Pierre legacy grows, with another battered body in the UFC welterweight champion’s wake.

The latest victim is Nick Diaz, whose bizarre prefight attempts to get into St-Pierre’s head were rewarded by a lopsided five-round beating at UFC 158 before 20,145 at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.

“He fought the perfect fight,” UFC president Dana White said of St-Pierre.

All three judges scored it 50-45 for the champion, awarding him all five rounds.

St-Pierre’s 11th straight win adds to his glittering UFC pedigree. The 31-year-old from Montreal has not lost in almost six years, since UFC 69 in April 2007 (a loss he avenged a year later when he won his 170-pound title back from Matt Serra at UFC 83).

St-Pierre (24-2) celebrated his eighth straight successful UFC title defence, second only to middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s 10. He also tied Silva with most championship fights wins (11) The Canadian also moved into second place in most championship fights (13). And he now holds the UFC record for most championship rounds at 47, surpassing Randy (The Natural) Couture’s 44.

St-Pierre upped his UFC career record of takedowns to 84, landing nine of 16 against Diaz.

The 170-pound champion doesn’t deliver the highlight-reel finishes some MMA fans crave — seven of his title defences have gone to a decision, after all. But he dominates his opposition, taking them to places they don’t want to go.

“He does a great job at taking guys not only out of their game plan but completely out of their element,” White said admiringly.

As expected, St-Pierre used his wrestling to control the chirpy challenger, rag-dolling him at times and bullying him on the ground. While St-Pierre dominated on the ground, he did not pass guard as he often does. The champion cited Diaz’s slippery jiu-jitsu style and his own fatigue as the fight wore on.

St-Pierre also used his jab and kicks to damage Diaz in the standup game.

Diaz, a talented boxer, came into the fight on the back of two performances in which he landed more than 100 significant strikes — 105 in his UFC 143 loss to Carlos (The Natural Born Killer) Condit and 178 in his UFC 137 win over former champion B.J. Penn.

Against St-Pierre, he managed just 41 while the champion landed 105. St-Pierre led 210-80 in total strikes.

The game plan was to fight at kickboxing range — “All the way in or all the way out,” St-Pierre ex-

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Midget Rebels even up series

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

JYLISA WILLIAMS

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Olds College Broncos guard Jylisa Williams was the outstanding player in Canadian Colleges Athletic Association women’s basketball this season and she showed why at the CCAA championships.

The Georgia native pumped in 39 points as the Broncos won the bronze medal game 72-65 over St. Thomas University of Fredericton. Earlier she had 42 points in a win over Vancouver Island University of Nanaimo.

Her lowest scoring game was 18 in a loss to eventual gold medal winning Montmorency Normades of Laval, Que. It was a game in which she ran into foul trouble. In the Broncos opening win over Algonguin College of Nepean, Ont., she had 24 points. Williams is expected to attend Mount Royal University next season.

THIS WEEK Thursday

● Atom female hockey: Provincial championship at Red Deer Kinsmen Arenas, first game at 11 a.m., final game at 7 p.m. ● Peewee D hockey: Provincial championship at Eckville, games at 6 and 7:45 p.m.

Friday

● Peewee D hockey: Provincial championship at Eckville, first game at 8 a.m., final game at 8:30 p.m. ● Peewee B hockey: Provincial championship at Three Hills and Trochu, first game at 8:30 a.m., final game at 7:45 p.m. ● Atom female hockey: Provincial championship at Red Deer Kinsmen Arenas, first game at 9 a.m., final game at 2 p.m. ● Peewee B hockey: Provincial championship at Three Hills and Troch, first game at 8:30 a.m., final game at 7:45 p.m. ● WHL: TBD at Red Deer, first game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Senior AAA hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, third game of best-ofseven provincial final, 8 p.m.

Saturday

● Peewee B hockey: Provincial championship at Three Hills and Trochu, first game at 8 a.m., final game at 8:30 p.m. ● Peewee D hockey: Provincial championship at Eckville, first game at 8 a.m., final game at 8:30 p.m. ● Atom female hockey: Provincial championship at Red Deer Kinsmen Arenas, first game at 9 a.m., final game at 4 p.m. ● WHL: TBD at Red Deer, second game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m., Centrium.

Photo by GREG MEACHEM/Advocate staff

The Calgary Rangers took top honours in the Alberta under-18 girls tier 1 indoor soccer championship Friday to Sunday at the Collicutt Centre. The Rangers were 2-0 in round-robin play, then defeated Edmonton Victoria 7-2 in the gold-medal game. Edmonton Scottish took bronze with a 5-3 win over the Red Deer Renegades, while Foothills slipped past the Edmonton West Raiders 2-1 in the fifthplace game. The Renegades earned a single point in the round-robin, getting goals from Laryssa Ubels and Kaitlyn D’Arcy in a 2-2 with Foothills. The Renegades were blanked 3-0 by Victoria in preliminary play and got two goals from Sydney Daines and one from Marcia Abma in the playoff loss to Scottish.

Rebels 4 Buffaloes 2 CALGARY — Red Deer Optimist Rebels head coach Doug Quinn had a little talk with his troops prior to their must-win game against the Calgary Buffaloes Sunday afternoon.

All he told them was that this was supposed to be a positive experience. That they should enjoy the competition and not worry about failure, or making mistakes. They’re not going to let anyone down.

“They went out really relaxed,” said Quinn, who felt the players were putting extra pressure on themselves. “When you do a lot of times it’s a negative response.”

The talk paid dividends as the Rebels came away with a 4-2 vicvtory to send the best-of-five Alberta Midget Hockey League South Division final to a fifth game, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Arena.

“I tought we got off a bit of a tentative start,” said Quinn. “We were working hard, but were a bit loose in the defensive end.”

That’s when veteran netminder Matt Zentner stepped up.

“He played well, making several excellent saves,” added the veteran Red Deer coach. “And once we settled in we played well.”

The Buffaloes managed to take a 1-0 lead on a goal

by Ben Assad at 12:19, but Colton Bobyk got that back at 16:10 and the Rebels never trailed.

Ryker Leer put the Rebels up to stay in the second period with power play goals at 5:01 and 17:10.

Sheldon Rempal made the game interesting at 19:50 of the second period, but Bobyk notched Red Deer’s third power play goal of the game at 11:19 of the final frame to put the lid on the victory.

“Our power play has been good of late, plus five-on-five we played well,” said Quinn. “We were creative and our work ethic and forechecking was strong.”

The Rebels finished with 49 shots on Buffaloes netminder Keelan Williams while Zentner faced 24.

“The last two periods we didn’t give up many shots, but they have a highly skilled team and a number of creative players and still managed several good chances on goal. But Matt made the big saves,” concluded Quinn.

Calgary took seven of 11 minor penalties, a misconduct and a game misconduct. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

MINOR HOCKEY PROVINCIALS ROUNDUP Major Bantam AA The Sylvan Lake Lakers finished 2-1-1 and just out of the playoffs in the provincial championship tournament at Medicine Hat during the weekend.

The Lakers opened with an 11-10 loss to Okotoks, getting three goals from Carson Lukocs, a pair from Brady Hellofs and singles off the sticks of Shane Frisneth, Chance McKnight, Ryan Chambers, Kade Garrity and Braidon Westin.

From there, Sylvan Lake tied Fort McMurray 4-4 and posted respective 3-2 and 5-3 wins over the host Venoms and Edmonton Southside.

Westin, with a pair, Chambers and Gunnar Kasha scored against Fort McMurray. Westin, Frisneth and Quinn Justinen were the marksmen against the Venom and Chambers, Lukocs, Westin, Frisneth and Landon Siegle scored in the win over Edmonton Southside.

Southside defeated St. Albert 4-0 in the championship game.

Bantam A The host Stettler Storm got two-goal performances from Mark Bengert and Tye Mulgrove en route to a 5-3 win over the Okotoks Oilers in the gold-medal final of the provincial championship.

Quade Cassidy also scored for the Alberta champs, who got a 23-save effort from Benjamin Bauman.

The Storm advanced to the gold-medal game with a 3-2 semifinal win over the Olds Grizzlys. Matthew Sylvester scored twice and Cassidy also tallied for Stetter, while Matthew Gaudette and Alan Klinck replied for Olds.

Earlier, Stettler posted 8-0 wins over Edmonton K of C and the Whitecourt Wolverines, doubled the Beaumont Braves 6-3 and downed the Lloydminster Blazers 7-4.

The Grizzlys posted 5-2 and 9-2 roundrobin wins over Okotoks and Calgary Westwood, and fell 3-2 to Sherwood Park. Connor Jorgensen paced the Grizzlys with five goals and seven points in the tournament, while Brock Kreb had six points (3-3) and Gaudette (2-3) and Connor Brown (1-4) each had five.

Bantam B The Stettler Storm were 0-3 at the provincials in Slave Lake, losing 14-2, 7-2 and 12-2 to the host Thunder, Okotoks Oilers and Edson Warriors.

Steve McCrea led the Storm with three goals, while Ryan Mielke had a goal and an assist.

Slave Lake beat Edson 6-4 in the final.

Bantam A Female The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs bowed out of the provincial championship at Edmonton with a 5-4 loss to the host Rebels.

Brooke Cassidy sniped three goals and Amy Anderson also scored for the Chiefs, who earlier tied Fort Saskatchewan 3-3 and lost 5-1 and 6-1 to teams from Calgary and Airdrie.

Tyla Lee, Jessica Makofka and Allison Currie scored in the Red Deer tie, Lee tallied in the loss to Airdrie and Teagan Smith scored against Calgary.

Bantam B Female Innisfail, with Breanna Donnelly scoring twice, knocked off Onoway 4-1 in the final of the provincial championship at Cold Lake.

Also scoring for the Alberta champs were Makenna Doel and Faith Gette, who potted the overtime winner in a 4-3 semifinal victory over Camrose.

Doel, Katie Hendrickson and Jordyn Burgan also tallied in the semifinal.

Olds fell 4-3 to Onoway in the other semifinal. Kelly Leonard, with two goals, and Dayna Leonard scored for Olds, which was

4-0 in round-robin play with respective 1-0, 4-0, 6-1 and 4-2 victories over Innisfail, Fort McMurray, Beaverlodge and Calgary.

Kelly Leonard led Innisfail in roundrobin scoring with eight points (4-4). Janelle Graham contributed two goals and three assists to the Olds attack, while Kiera Davidson and Victoria Wagstaff each had two goals and two helpers.

Innisfail was 3-1 in pool play, with their wins coming over Beaverlodge (6-1), Calgary (5-2) and Fort McMurray (6-1). Leading the charge offensively were Doel with 11 points (8-3), Gette with 10 (6-4) and Burgar with nine (2-7).

Peewee A Female The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs dropped a 2-1 decision to Sherwood Park in the final of the provincial tournament at Grande Prairie.

Taryn Hunt scored the lone goal for the silver medalists, while Mandi Fitzsimons made 17 saves.

The Chiefs advanced to the championship game with a 4-2 semifinal win over the Edmonton Rebels. Scoring for Red Deer were Jenna St. Pierre, Jade Bussard, Shae Demale and Kaylee Sawchuk, while Chantelle Sandquist made 15 saves.

Red Deer was dominant in the roundrobin, opening with a 4-0 win over Lloydminster and following with 4-2, 9-1 and 16-0 victories over Olds, Calgary and Fort McMurray, respectively. Demale led the Chiefs with 17 points (8-9) in six games, with Bussard recording 13 (7-6) and Hunt chipping in with 12 (6-6).

Olds managed a 1-2-1 record, beating Fort McMurray 7-4, tying Lloydminster 1-1 and falling 8-2 to Calgary. Alayna Wagstaff was Olds’ leading scored with five points (41) and Kaley Meuller also fired four goals.

Atom AA Major The Red Deer KFC Chiefs struggled in the provincial tournament at Strathcona, finishing 0-4.

Carter Bettenson and Mason Jorgensen scored for the Chiefs in a 9-2 opening loss to Fort McMurray and also provided the goals in a 10-2 setback to the SWAT Spitfires.

Ben Perreault was the lone KFC sniper in a 17-1 loss to the St. Albert Lightning.

Red Deer also fell 16-0 to the host team.

Atom A The Olds Grizzlys captured the provincial title at Lacombe with a 5-0 victory over Taber.

Ty Bjarnason sniped a pair of goals for the winners, with Logan Richards, David Hoppins and Steven Bell adding one apiece and Peyton Lobe stopping 12 shots for the shutout.

Olds roared through round-robin play with a 5-3 victory over Taber and wipeouts wins of 15-0, 17-4 and 14-1 over Wetaskiwin, Sexsmith and Devon.

Olds then downed Bonnyville 3-2 in a semifinal, getting goals from Charlie Wright, Ethan Sorje and Bjarnason.

Bjarnason led all Olds scorers with 10 goals and 16 points. Richards had 15 (10-5) and Wright (10-4), Ronan Seely (7-7) and Bell (7-7) each conributed 14.

The host Rockets finished with two wins and two losses and didn’t make the playoffs.

Myles Pallister fired three goals as the Rockets opened with a 7-1 victory over Slave Lake. Pallister contributed a goal and two assists for Lacombe in a 4-3 win over Wainwright and the Rockets fell 17-3 to Bonnyville and 8-4 to Drayton Valley.

Pallister paced the hosts with five goals and 10 points in the four games. Kobe Smallman chipped in with two goals and six points and Wyatt Petrie added four points

(2-2).

Atom B The Blackfalds Bulldogs had to settle for silver at the Alberta championship at Fairview, losing 8-5 to Peace River in the final.

Brett Meerman tallied twice for the Bulldogs, who led 3-0 after one period. Tate Causey, Ethan Predinchuk and Dylan Hunt had the other Blackfalds goals.

The Bulldogs were 2-1 in pool play, posting 11-2 and 9-1 wins over the Lac La Biche Clippers and Crossfield Icehawks and falling 7-6 to Peace River.

From there, Blackfalds dumped Westlock 7-3 in a semifinal as Meerman sniped three goals and Brayden Hatto, Causey, Foxx Doell and Hunt also connected. Meerman was the Bulldogs’ offensive leader with 15 points (8-7), while Joshua Johnston (4-6-10), Rayne Rosta (4-5-9) and Doell (5-3-8) were next in line.

Atom C Wyatt Fluet scored twice as the host Sundre Huskies captured the Alberta title with a 6-1 win over Rimbey.

Ethan Simpson, Tyson Surbey, Noah Callow and Kaieson Johnson had the other Sundre goals. Hayden Motowylo tallied for Rimbey.

In pool play, Rimbey beat Kitscoty 7-4 and Foremost 10-5, and tied Sundre 2-2.

Sundre, meanwhile, downed Foremost 7-2 and dropped a 2-1 decision to Kitscoty.

The host Huskies followed up with a 3-2 semifinal win over Beiseker. Callow’s thirdperiod goal — his second of the game — was the winner, with Fleut also pulling the trigger for Sundre and Carter Vooys making 27 saves.

Rimbey, with Motowylo connecting in the second overtime period, downed Tofield 4-3 in the other semifinal. Ethan Coston scored twice for the winners, Bryce Scott added a single and Geran Christiansen made 39 saves.

Callow was Sundre’s top scorer during the tournament with five goals and nine points, while Fluet followed with eight points (4-4). For Rimbey, Coston (7-6) and Reid Christiansen (5-8) each had 13 points and Motowylo had 12 (6-6).

Atom D The host Consort Junior Comets, with Edison Weeks potting three goals, defeated Big Valley 5-1 Sunday to capture the Aberta crown.

Logan Lorenz and Greg Nelson also tallied for the Comets. Big Valley’s goal was supplied by Kasey Hiemstra.

Consort opened pool play with a 13-2 win over Bentley, then whipped Andrew 11-2 and dumped the Cremona Cowboys 10-3.

The Comets defeated Cremona 12-7 in a semifinal, as Lorenz fired seven goals and Ethan Weeks recorded a hat trick. In the other semifinal, Hiemstra erupted for five goals and Rhett Walker added a pair as Big Valley slipped past Andrew 8-7.

Big Valley was 3-0 in pool play, recording respective 6-5, 17-1 and 6-3 wins over Cremona.

Lorenz led Consort in scoring with 21 goals and 34 points in four games. Edison Weeks (11-8) and Nelson (6-13) were next with 19 points apiece and Ethan Weeks had 14 (5-9).

For Big Valley, Walker led the way with 14 goals and 19 points. Daniel Brown (8-715) and Hiemstra (9-5-14) were next in line.

Bentley, meanwhile, managed one wins and two losses. Bentley, with Kayde Budgell doing most of the damage with nine goals and a single assist, lost 13-2 and 10-4 to Consort and Andrew, and defeated Pembina 6-5.

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Vipers complete improbable comeback ERASE 3-0 DEFICIT AGAINST BLACKFALDS, MOVE ON TO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Vipers 4 Wranglers 2 BLACKFALDS — Down 3-0 in the best-of-seven Heritage Junior B Hockey League Northern Division final, the Red Deer Vipers were heavy longshots to rally and win the series.

Someone should have taken that bet.

The Vipers climbed partially out of the hole with a pair of convincing victories, scraped out a 3-2 win in Game 6 at the Red Deer Arena and completed the unlikely comeback with a 4-2 win over the host Blackfalds Wranglers Sunday in front of an overflow crowd at the Multiplex.

Red Deer will face the Okotoks Bisons in the league championship series. Both teams will ad-

vance to the provincials April 4-7 at Wainwright.

“I don’t know what to say. I don’t know. It’s playoff hockey,” said Vipers coach Stephen Pattison, in reference to his club’s stunning rally.

The Vipers led 2-1 after one period on goals by Kolton Gillett and Brad VanGrinsven. Jared Kambeitz scored for the Wranglers.

Chris Robertson increased Red Deer’s cushion to two goals with a power-play marker at 12:07 of the second period, but Blackfalds struck back just 30 seconds later when a streaking Chance Abbott buried a perfect feed from Jared Williams.

The Wranglers had their chances in the final frame, but when they were able to work into scoring range they couldn’t solve netminder Brenden Mandrusiak. Then, with Blackfalds netminder Layne Swier on the bench, Vipers captain Braden Corbett chipped the puck past a defenceman and notched an empty-net goal with 64 seconds remaining.

Game, set and series.

“There was something that happened in Game 4, even at the end of Game 3. I felt it, we all felt it on

Streelman gets first PGA Tour win with bogey free round in Tampa

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The uphill climb to the 18th green at Innisbrook was nothing compared with the journey that brought Kevin Streelman his first PGA Tour victory.

He burned up three cars driving some 400,000 miles across the country playing the mini-tours.

He used to clean clubs during the week and caddie on the weekends.

His biggest claim on tour was winning $1 million from a bonus competition called the Kodak Challenge. His last win was five years ago in the club championship at Whisper Rock.

Streelman won the Tampa Bay Championship on Sunday in his 153rd start on the PGA Tour.

The way he played this weekend on the tough Copperhead course — particularly the back nine — made it look as if he had done this many times before.

“Always had a dream of getting here,” Streelman said. “And so to get this is the culmination of a lot of hard work and a lot of time spent late into the evening, and getting up early in the morning. And it’s really a dream come true.”

Streelman took the lead for good with a 5-iron into 6 feet on the par-3 13th, the toughest at Innisbrook on the final day, for a birdie.

“Probably the best shot of my life in that situation,” Streelman said. “It’s just how I envisioned it and I pulled it off.”

He played with so much peace and precision that his target on the daunting tee shot at the 16th hole was a group of four trees. He aimed between the second and third tree. And he met his final challenge with a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole, leading to a 4-under 67.

Streelman didn’t make a bogey over the last 37 holes. He didn’t miss a shot the last 11 holes.

“Hopefully, we can do it again,” Streelman said. “This is a lot of fun.”

Boo Weekley, who teed off three

hours before the leaders, had a tournament-best 63 and waited to see if that would be enough.

He kept up hopes until Streelman made birdie on the 17th, and then ripped another tee shot down the middle on the 18th.

The victory sends Streelman, who finished at 10-under 274, to the Masters next month for the second time in his career.

Cameron Tringale had a 66 and finished alone in third when Leonard, who earlier made bogey from the bunker on the 16th, three-putted the final hole for a 71. Leonard wound up in a tie for fourth with defending champion Luke Donald (69) and Greg Chalmers (70).

The other big winner was Jordan Spieth, the 19-year-old from Texas who holed a 50-foot chip for birdie on the 17th hole and made a 7-foot par putt on the final hole for a 70 to tie for seventh.

That gave him enough money to earn special temporary membership on the PGA Tour for the rest of the year, meaning he can take unlimited sponsor exemptions.

Until making that chip, Spieth was projected to be $195 short of the temporary membership, which is based on earning the equivalent of 150th on the money list last year.

“That would have been brutal,” he said with a grin. “But it’s nice to get the crowd excited on 17.

That was one of the coolest shots I’ve ever hit. That was as loud as it gets. Hair on the back of your neck stands up. But yeah, if I was $200, short, I would have just asked if I could pay them $200.”

He now has earned $521,893 in three starts, the bulk of that coming from a runner-up finish in the Puerto Rico Open last week.

The 34-year-old Streelman had the 14th consecutive win by an American in official PGA Tour events, dating to Tommy Gainey at Sea Island last fall. Americans have won the first 12 events of the season, their best streak since winning 13 in a row in 1989.

All that mattered to Streelman was finally getting a win.

“Just keep chasing your dreams,” Streelman said. “You never know what will happen.”

Sixteen players were within three shots of the lead when the final round began, and anything could have happened. No one imagined a 63 at Innisbrook, and Weekley’s round was so strong that it was 8.6 shots better than the field average.

“That will go down as one of the best rounds of the year,” Pat Perez said in the parking lot, pleased with his own 67 and stunned someone could have a 63.

Weekley began his round by missing a 4-foot birdie putt, and he closed with such brilliance that he ran off three straight birdies on the back nine from inside 2 feet.

“It was impressive,” Weekley said. “Even I’m still kind of shocked at how good I really hit it.

The greens that I missed, I thought were going to be perfect. Overall, one of the best days I’ve had in ball striking in a long time.”

Considering what was on the line, Streelman’s performance might have been better, even if his score was only a 67. He had to play in the final group, knowing that he hasn’t had a chance this good to finally win.

“That was really cool,” Streelman said. “I just stayed really patient, and I had a peace about me today.”

Leonard tied him for the lead on the 12th, where Streelman missed a short birdie. Every shot after that was right where Streelman was aiming, including the key shot on the 16th hole, when he hit driver with a baby cut that worked its way around the lake.

The birdie on the 17th kept some stress out of the final hole, and Streelman played that the way he had the other holes on the back nine.

“It definitely has not sunk in yet,” Streelman said. “It’s a total dream come true. Ten years ago, I was in a car driving to mini tours and the Hooters Tour and Gateway Tour and U.S. Pro Tour. And I’ve been very blessed, but I’ve worked very hard to get here, too.

The game is getting harder and younger, and these kids are fearless out here. I’ve worked diligently, and I think smarter as of late, and fortunately it paid off.”

Varsity Red win University Cup over Saint Mary’s

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON — The University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds survived the lowest scoring final in Canadian Interuniversity Sport history to win the University Cup. Daine Todd and Tyler Carroll, into an empty net, each scored as UNB beat the Saint Mary’s University Huskies 2-0 on Sunday in the championship game.

It’s the fifth time the Reds have won the tournament after prior victories in 2011, 2009, 2007 and 1998, all under coach Gardiner MacDougall.

Todd gave UNB an early lead just 10 minutes into the first period, and his team managed to contain the Huskies to the neutral zone for much of the game.

UNB finished the game outshooting Saint Mary’s 2317.

The Huskies pulled goalie Anthony Peters during the last minute of play, allowing Carroll to score on the open net after a centre ice turnover. MacDougall said his team focused on defence after the first goal.

“It was important to get the lead and protect it,” he said. “When you have the lead you can protect

LOCAL

BRIEFS Soehn finished 16th in Netherlands Kyle Soehn of the Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club competed for the Canadian national trampoline team at the Flower Cup Netherlands at Aalsmeer during the weekend.

Soehn finished 16th out of 42 competitors from 15 countries in the individual trampoline competition.

the middle of the ice, the net front and I thought we didn’t give up any second chances.”

The result mirrored the contest between the two teams at the Atlantic University Sports conference championships earlier in March, when UNB also came out on top. Huskies coach Trevor Stienburg said his team came out slow in the first period, and struggled all game to overcome the Reds defence.

UNB netminder Daniel LaCosta made 17 saves for the shutout. It was only the fifth ever shutout in a CIS final, which he said is an extra reason to celebrate.

“I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “It’ll be a late night tonight for sure in Saskatoon.”

Saint Mary’s Lucas Bloodoff, who was named CIS player of the year, played the game with a broken hand and failed to give his team the offensive boost it needed. He left the tournament without having put up a single point, after being booted out of the two previous games for checks to the head. The secondseeded Reds blazed past the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres Patriotes on Saturday with an 8-3 blowout, while the fourth-seed Huskies got to the finals after a 5-1 victory over the University of Waterloo Warriors.

U14 Renegades finish fifth at provincials The Red Deer Renegades finished fifth at the provincial U14 Tier I boys’ soccer championships in Edmonton during the weekend.

The Renegades, who received the fair play award, posted a 2-2 record in pool play.

They lost 4-2 to the Edmonton Strikers and 5-3 to eventual gold medal winning Calgary Southwest United while beating the St. Albert Impact 3-2 and the Sherwood Park Phoenix 1-0 in a shootout.

Shelby Goedhart and Hugo Janssen scored against the Strikers while Goedhart, Eric Doktor and Koltan Childs connected against Calgary.

Reece Lehman, Rylan Doll and Goedhart scored against the Im-

pact.

Goaltender Jacob Hamilton was outstanding against the Phoenix providing shutout goaltending and stopping a pair of kicks in the shootout. Lehman, Childs and Nicholas Van Doesburg scored for Red Deer in the shootout.

Wells downed Chuckers Wells Furniture downed the Rusty Chuckers 68-50 in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Sunday.

Dave McComish had 17 points and Rob Bergstrom 13 for Wells.

In other action, the Investor’s Group downed Monstars 111-74.

Ray Teskey had 31 points and Jarrett Hart 30 for the winners while Shayne Stumpf had 27 and Anthony Davidson 14 in a losing cause.

the bench and in the room,” said Pattison. “There was a turn. Everyone starting pulling for each other and it was every game, shift in and shift out. The boys played for each other and it was a beautiful thing to watch.

“I’ve told the boys all year long that I believe in them. They’re great hockey players, every single one of them. They represent the crest on the front of the jersey. I know the coaching staff believes in them and they should believe in each other because they are a good hockey team.”

Mandrusiak turned aside 29 shots, while Swier made 33 saves.

On Saturday, Gillett’s goal at 6:45 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and the Wranglers hung on for the victory while getting a 42-save performance from Mandrusiak.

Adam Ferguson and Jeffery Kohut also scored for the Vipers, who directed 36 shots at Swier. Jason Bell and Jared Ramstead notched the Blackfalds goals. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

RDC AT ACAC FUTSAL FINALS OLDS — Both RDC teams placed fourth at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference futsal finals Sunday.

The Queens dropped a 2-1 decision to the Keyano Huskies while the Kings lost 5-3 to the Medicine Hat Rattlers.

Queens head coach Dave Colley wasn’t overly upset with the loss.

“It’s something that happens to a young team,” he said. “There was some pressure on them and they didn’t respond as well as we would have liked, but that was part of the reason why we had the younger players in this, so they would feel that pressure (before the next outdoor season).”

Adi Moyer scored the RDC goal in the bronze medal match, a game in which they also didn’t get any breaks. The Huskies first goal deflected in off a RDC defender and their second goal came after what should have been a hand ball

and blown dead.

“But that’s what you learn about playing to the whistle,” said Colley, who was most upset with a 4-3 loss to Medicine Hat Friday.

“That game took us out of the gold medal game,” he said.

The Queens tied Lakeland 1-1 and beat Keyano 4-0 on Saturday in roundrobin play.

Lakeland defeated Medicine Hat 3-2 in the final.

Gurjit Sandhu, Andrew Jevne and Geng Thain scored for the Kings in the bronze medal match. The Rattlers scored twice late to break a 3-3 tie and pull out the win.

On Saturday the Kings lost 4-0 to Lakeland and 8-6 to Medicine Hat. Sandhu and Chase Grenier had two goals each and Alim Hirji and Thain one apiece against the Rattlers.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Camrose girls capture bronze It wasn’t a great weekend for Central Alberta teams in the provincial high school basketball championships.

A pair of girls’ teams — the Camrose Trojans and the combined Ryley/Viking team — managed to capture bronze.

The Trojans took third in the 3A division in Strathmore, beating Edmonton Christian 65-46 while Ryley/ Viking stopped F.P. Walshe of Fort McLeod 74-44 in the 2A category in Le Crete.

St. Albert won the 3A girls title with a 79-47 victory over Monsignor McCoy of Medicine Hat while Immanuel Christian of Lethbridge beat Le Crete 6153 in the 2A final. ● Cardston won both the 4A boys’ and girls’ titles in Calgary.

They took the boys’ title with a 71-66 win over Bishop Grandin of Calgary while winning the girls’ crown with a 71-59 victory over Raymond.

Both Red Deer teams lost twice.

The Hunting Hill boys lost 83-80 in their opener to Bishop O’Byrne of Calgary and 68-30 to Winston Churchill of Lethbridge.

On the girls’ side Lindsay Thurber dropped a 64-43 decision to Cardston before losing 61-50 to St. Mary’s of Calgary.

Amy Whitesell had 11 points against Cardston and Emma Newton 20 against St. Mary’s. ● Edmonton Christian won the 3A boys’ title with a 73-65 win over Cochrane in Spruce Grove.

Wetaskiwin lost to the host St. Peter the Apostle 69-58 in the ninth-place game. ● Strathcona downed Immanuel Christian 58-56 in the 2A boys final in Lethbridge.

The Rimbey Spartans lost the 11th-place game to Holy Redeemer of Edson 68-49.

Reed St. Denis had 11 points for Rimbey. ● Ecole de la Rose of Calgary won the 1A boys title in Bow Island, downing the host team 64-63.

Daysland took the consolation title with a 72-61 win over Rosemary after downing Viking 60-52 in the semifinal. ● The 1A girls’ title went to Stirling with a 57-54 win over Foremost.

Bawlf took seventh with a 61-57 win over Parkland Immanuel Christian of Edmonton, Hay Lakes was ninth after beating Worsley 65-60.

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Kahne holds off Keselowski to Canada’s Homan get first career win at Bristol rebounds for pair

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

of wins at Worlds

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BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kasey Kahne won his first career Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after Brad Keselowski struggled on the final restart.

Tempers flared after the race when Joey Logano leaned inside the car window of former teammate Denny Hamlin to complain about Hamlin spinning him during the race. At the time, Logano was racing Jeff Gordon for the lead.

Logano was pulled away from Hamlin’s car by crew members for both drivers in a classic post-Bristol clash that delighted the crowd.

“They’re fighting! It’s Bristol!” yelled Clint Bowyer, who saw the action on the infield big screen.

Logano wouldn’t discuss what he told Hamlin.

“That is for me to know and Denny to know. Frustrating,” he said. “I had a really fast ... Ford and I felt like it was capable to win the race.”

Hamlin shrugged it all off.

“He said he was coming for me,” Hamlin said. “I usually don’t see him, so it’s usually not a factor.”

The two sparred briefly on Twitter after the season-opening Daytona 500, when Hamlin complained Logano ruined the closing laps of the race. But he said Sunday’s flap was not a carryover.

“It didn’t have anything to do with that,” Hamlin said. “You’ve really got to control your car and he slipped up into me. Really, he would have been in the garage with no radiator in it if I had not checked up twice. I meant to run in to him. I didn’t mean to spin him out, but his day was fine. We finished bad and he finished bad.

It’s even.”

Their feuding may have played a role in the outcome of the race.

Keselowski was the leader on the final restart with 39 laps to go and lined up next to Kahne.

Hamlin was lined up behind Keselowski, with Logano lined up behind Hamlin. When the flag waved, Keselowski didn’t go and Kahne rocketed to the lead and never looked back.

Although it appeared Keselowski spun his tires, he was adamant after the race about what happened — “I got ran over!”

— and that prevented him from breaking away on the restart.

Hamlin backed up Keselowski’s account.

“The 22 (Logano) ran into me

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kyle Busch (18) leads the field to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 auto race on Sunday, in Bristol, Tenn. and shoved me into (Keselowski),” Hamlin said. “Sorry to the 2, but I was the pinball in the sandwich.

Once he throttled up, the 22 lifted me up and just flat out pinned me up against the 2.”

Logano seemed to think Keselowski spun his tires and that created the bottleneck, but Keselowski believed he had help from behind.

“I haven’t seen the replay, I just know my rear tires were off the ground before I got to the restart zone,” he said. “Eventually I got hit so hard it pushed my foot in the gas pedal, made myself look like a (fool). That was the deal.

Never had another chance.”

Nobody came close to Kahne, who drove his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the win by 1.7-seconds. Hendrick drivers have now won two of the first four races this season.

Kyle Busch snagged second from Keselowski, who took over the Sprint Cup Series points lead as the only driver to open the season with four top-five finishes.

Kurt Busch finished fourth and was followed by Bowyer and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ryan Newman was seventh,

Brian Vickers was eighth and Paul Menard and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top 10.

The race changed dramatically with 110 laps to go in a bizarre crash between leaders Gordon and Matt Kenseth. Gordon was out front when he suddenly lost a tire and his car darted up the track into the wall. Kenseth had nowhere to go to avoid him and drove directly into the back of Gordon, causing heavy damage to both cars.

“You all right?” crew chief Alan Gustafson radioed Gordon.

“Yeah, I’m OK. Did we take out Matt, too?” Gordon asked.

With the top two cars in the garage, the rest of the field headed to pit road to reset for the final 100 laps.

“I hate that for Matt Kenseth,” Gordon said. “He was coming, and it was just a matter of time before he caught us. We needed points.

This definitely isn’t going to get us many.”

Kenseth, winner of last week’s race at Las Vegas, said the crash was unavoidable.

“There’s not a lot either one of us can do about that,” he said.

“There was nowhere to go.”

RIGA, Latvia — A touch of early jitters may have been a factor for the young Canadian players at the start of their first world women’s curling championship.

Nerves appeared to be a thing of the past on Sunday as Ottawa skip Rachel Homan and her teammates settled in on the second day of competition, posting a pair of comfortable victories to improve to 2-1.

Homan beat Latvia 7-5 in the afternoon draw and topped Denmark 8-2 in the evening. It was a solid bounce-back day for Canada after a 6-4 loss to Scotland’s Eve Muirhead on Saturday.

“We’ve put in the practice, we’ve put in the work and yesterday wasn’t really us,” Homan said. “We knew we’d come out playing really well today and just believing in our ability.”

Homan and her team of Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle displayed the same form that helped them win their first Scotties Tournament of Hearts title just a few weeks ago.

In the early game, Homan pulled ahead 5-1 after four ends and was never really threatened the rest of the way. Latvian skip Iveta Stasa-Sarsune, feeding off the cheers from the home crowd, pulled off a couple steals late in the game before conceding in the final end.

“It’s important to get that first win, especially after you had a bit of a sub-par performance in the first one,” said Canadian coach Earle Morris. “You want to get back into feeling like you’re playing like who you are and that game gave us that opportunity.

“It’s something to build on.”

Canada continued its steady play against Lene Nielsen’s side. Denmark opened with a deuce but Homan’s rink turned it on from there, scoring eight unanswered points in the seven-end victory.

The Canadians were business-like on the ice but they also cracked smiles on occasion. They seemed to enjoy the atmosphere in the cosy Volvo Sports Center.

About 250 fans were on hand for both the afternoon and evening sessions at the 1,000-seat arena.

The pro-Latvian crowd was trying its best to cheer on the underdog host side and a few cowbells rang out on occasion.

Flags hung from the railing of the small upper section in the intimate venue, which is similar in size to a community centre hockey rink with a few rows of seating on each side of the ice.

Big names like Germany’s Andrea Schopp, Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson and Muirhead are in the field this year. For the spectators, it’s the curling equivalent of seeing a top-flight concert in a small theatre.

Latvia’s only previous appearance at this event came in 2010 and the host team was determined to soak up the experience.

Even after giving up three points to Homan in the fourth end, Stasa-Sarsune and her teammates highfived and smiled.

They weren’t going to let the score affect their enjoyment of playing a curling powerhouse like Canada on home ice.

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PHOTO RADAR LOCATIONS Red Deer City RCMP has photo radar set up in several locations around the city. Photo radar is in place at school zones on Lancaster Drive, Pamely Avenue, Nolan Street and Mitchell Avenue. Enforcement is underway at playground zones on McLean Street, 57th Avenue, Kerrywood Drive, Anders Street and Dempsey Street.

Police are also checking traffic corridors on Barrett Drive, 49th Avenue, 50th Avenue, Taylor Drive and 40th Avenue. Enforcement will continue at these sites until March 31.

RCMP reserve the right to change locations without notice.

CLOTHING BANK APPEAL Red Deer Clothing Bank urgently needs donations of gently used clothing, housewares, bedding, dishes, pots and pans, and small household items. Volunteers for the upcoming months are also being sought for the thrift store.

People available to volunteer on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays can contact Ted at 403346-3554 or Helene at 403-358-3219. Red Deer Clothing Bank is located at 5005 Ross St.

PURPLE DAY FOR EPILEPSY Don some violet, lilac or magenta and head to the Parkland Mall on March 23 in recognition of Purple Day. Founded in 2008 by a nine-year-old Nova Scotia girl, Purple Day is held annually to promote awareness of epilepsy. The Epilepsy Association of Calgary - Central Alberta Office is hosting the event at the mall, where purple cupcakes will be sold, with chocolate penguins and purple bracelets also available.

Information on the neurological disorder will be provided and there will be a memorial to a local woman who recently passed away as a result of her epilepsy.

All the money raised will stay in Central Alberta to be used for awareness efforts. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Students bite into science PARTICIPATE IN THE 30TH ANNUAL CENTRAL ALBERTA REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Great white sharks aren’t swimming around to be mean.

Myah Roberts, a Grade 5 student at Koinonia Christian School in Red Deer, learned a whole lot more about one of primary predators of marine animals.

She participated in the 30th annual Central Alberta Regional Science Fair held on Friday and Saturday at Red Deer’s Bower Place Shopping Centre.

“People think that great white sharks are just evil, killing machines and that they’ll just mindlessly kill people, just because,” said Roberts.

“They’re just trying to thrive and live like any other animal or human being.”

Roberts was intrigued to learn that sharks have a sixth sense.

They have receptors under their noses that can detect the slightest bit of electricity in the water, she said.

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Mignione Vogel and Madison Tucker, Grade 5 students at Stettler Elementary School, researched about “sugar highs” and found something interesting too with their results.

They conducted a study using 13 subjects of various ages. Their blood pressure was initially taken, then they were given candy, and an hour later, their blood pressure was taken again.

“We found that most of the sugar lowered their blood pressure and that was very surprising,” said Vogel.

Tucker said that everyone was given 50 grams of sugar.

There was only one kind of candy, Berries Babies, that raised the blood pressure and they’re not sure why.

But it gave the girls some

pause. Vogel said her grandmother, who has high blood pressure, wondered about having a piece of chocolate every day.

Wil Brennan and Damon Tanton, also in Grade 5 at Stettler Elementary, studied whether dominant features on a person such as what hand they like to use for writing, should determine how a person stands on a snowboard.

“We only surveyed real snowboarders,” said Brennan.

“If they were just guessing (on their stance) and they got it wrong, they have a higher chance of getting hurt,” said Tanton. “Turning would be harder.”

Hunter Grenier, a Grade 5 student from Delburne School, studied on how he could cre-

ate clean water in Africa after he saw on the news how 6,500 people die each day from water-borne diseases each day there.

“And 5,000 of them were children,” said Grenier.

“I thought maybe I could help clean water and help people in Africa.”

He filtered Kool-Aid, tea and a dirt and oil mix. He used a small filter that had a layer of gravel, sand, charcoal and carbon paper.

“I found that some colour comes out, but not all of it,” said Grenier. “It works OK.” Head organizer Ruth Roedler said they had more than 60 participants who lived from Cremona to Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House to Stettler.

The fair is a little down in attendance from last year, she said.

Finalists will go to CanadaWide Science Fair being held in Lethbridge this May. The top results from the regional fair were unavailable on the weekend. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Seasonal fare cooked up at RDC “DECIDELY ALBERTA MENU” CREATED BY HOSPITALITY, TOURISM STUDENTS

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF That 100-mile diet is possible during a Prairie winter.

Some of it anyway.

Just ask Ezrah Quiambao, a second-year Hospitality and Tourism Management student at Red Deer College, who along with four classmates put on “a decidely Alberta menu” to about 60 people at the college’s Cornerstone Dining Room on Saturday.

Since the beginning of January, the five — Cailyn Anderson, Dan Wyering, Sean Kim, Tor Seitinger and Quiambao — began organizing their Flavours of Alberta event.

Eight appetizers were be featured with ingredients from as far north as Athabasca and as far south as Calgary.

Quiambao said that not all the food could be retrieved from within Central Alberta.

After all, a lot of the food is seasonal.

Canadian couple Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon wrote the 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating (or Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally) to show what they had to do to eat locally over a year.

They relied on farmers’ markets and visits to local farms.

“Our goal was to make sure that we’re helping the community a bit,” said Quiambao, 23.

“It’s really educational for the public —

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While Dan Wyering pours Creme Brule into cups his classmates from the left, Tor Seitinger, Sean Kim, Cailyn Anderson and Ezrah Quiambao, prepare other food items in the kitchen of the Hospitality and Tourism Management department at Red Deer College on Friday. The students were busy Friday preparing for the Flavours of Alberta evening held Saturday at the Cornerstone Dining Room. that you can buy local.”

The students served roasted red pepper bisque, consisting of tomatoes and peppers from Doef’s Greenhouses in Lacombe, and wild rice and elk sausage paella, which included ingredients from Lakeland Wild Rice from Athabasca and elk sausage from E & L Ranching from Bowden. Roasted chicken quiche was made with chicken and eggs from MSW Farms of Ponoka, and Gruyere cheese from Sylvan Star Cheese west of Red Deer.

Guests also dined on an appetizer of bison sliders with heritage harvest red fife wheat, with the bison coming from MSW Farms of Ponoka, saskatoon sauce from Pearson Berry Farms at Bowden and the

red fife wheat from Strathmore’s Heritage Harvest farm. Quiambao said the wild rice was their most surprising discovery when it came to homegrown ingredients.

“I never knew you could get it from Alberta,” he said. “Alberta is known for its meat and we did put a lot of meat into our appetizers.”

One of their resources was the Green Pantry, an online local food market for Central Alberta. Their instructor also helped them get in touch with producers.

“We didn’t use Alberta recipes but recipes that were already common and we tried to mix local ingredients into it,” said Quiambao. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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Memorial remembers a generous spirit

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‘PEOPLE THINK THAT GREAT WHITE SHARKS ARE JUST EVIL, KILLING MACHINES AND THAT THEY’LL JUST MINDLESSLY KILL PEOPLE, JUST BECAUSE.’

For 23 years, Joyce deHaan fought cancer that had invaded her body.

The disease started in her breast, then later spread to other parts. Five years ago, cancer took her life.

She was 63.

Sharon Schultz said her sister was able to carry on for so long because of her optimistic and generous spirit, and support from family and friends.

In 2009, Schultz named an event, Joyce deHaan Memorial Mad Hatter Tea Party, after her sister.

It’s since raised more than $10,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society and about 600 new hats have been donated.

The fifth annual event, held Saturday afternoon at Black Knight Inn, drew more than 360 guests.

Schultz said the support from the community has been immense.

She initially held a small tea party at the school she works at and there, staff brought in about 80 hats.

“It just developed from what I thought would be a small event,” said Schultz.

“And now we have 360 people coming and everybody is really into it. It’s a fun event that’s focused on celebrating and education.”

The event recognizes a cancer survivor or someone who has died from the disease.

This year it was Florence Embury, who died at age 71 on Jan. 9, 2008 after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer in June 2007. On May 3, 2008, her family held a fundraiser in her memory and raised more than $180,000 to support palliative care, including the Red Deer Hospice.

Three scholarship programs were set up through the Red Deer College nursing program and another scholarship program was set up for employees of Unit 32 at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Her daughter, Lisa Ransom, of Red Deer, spoke at the event.

“Through the generosity of so many people, their donations have helped her memory live on,” said Ransom.

Ransom also encouraged people to not be afraid if they

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Donna Jacobs (front L to R), Sonya Gentner and Helen Frantik dressed up as Elf on the Shelf along with Sandy Marek (back L to R), Claire Thompson as Santa, Terine Forrester, Danica Frantik and Sheena Frantik during the fifth annual Joyce deHaan Memorial Mad Hatter Tea held Saturday in Red Deer. feel something is wrong with their health.

Go get the answer until you find it, she said. Ransom’s mother had many years of misdiagnoses.

“And don’t be afraid to fight for your health,” said Ransom.

“Sometimes you don’t have to be polite.”

The money raised at the tea supports two initiatives.

A hat room will be located within the Central Alberta Cancer Centre set to open this spring on the southwest side of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

All the hats are free that cancer patients can browse through.

Schultz said they can take as many as they want at one time.

“Sometimes they’ll have a wedding to go to and they don’t want to spend $30 or $40 on a hat,” said Schultz. “Sometimes they just need a fun hat to go to an event.”

The money is also being used for the cancer society to buy and maintain wigs.

The final fundraising tally from Saturday’s event was unavailable. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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US agency investigates new evidence of pancreas problems with diabetes drugs

Obstetricianns told robotic hysterecomies not best choice for most women

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems.

The agency said Thursday samples of pancreas tissue taken from a small number of patients showed inflammation and cellular changes that often precede cancer. Academic researchers took the samples from diabetes patients who were taking the new medications, after they died from various causes.

Details of the research have not yet been published, but the agency said in an online statement it is seeking more information.

While the FDA has issued previous alerts about the pancreatitis risk, the agency had not notified the public about pre-cancerous cell changes seen with the drugs.

For now, regulators say they are still investigating the issue.

“FDA has not concluded these drugs may cause or contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer,” the agency said in an online statement. “At this time, patients should continue to take their medicine as directed until they talk to their health care professional.”

The drugs under review come from a wave of recently approved diabetes medications, including Merck’s Januvia and Janumet, Danish-based Novo Nordisk’s Victoza and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Byetta and Bydureon, among others. All the drugs mimic natural hormones that the body usually produces to spur insulin production after a meal.

Citi Investment Research analyst Andrew Baum told investors the investigation would likely have “minimal impact” on drug sales. Similar investigations in recent years have not resulted in safety restrictions, he says.

“We believe that the likely worst case for the market incumbents is that the FDA could add additional warnings about increased risk of pancreas-related adverse events” Baum stated in a research note.

People with type 2 diabetes are unable to properly break down carbohydrates, either because their bodies do not produce enough insulin or because they’ve become resistant to the hormone, which controls blood sugar levels.

These patients are at higher risk for heart attacks, kidney problems, blindness and other serious complications.

Many diabetics require multiple drugs with different mechanisms of action to control their blood sugar levels.

With more than 25 million people living with diabetes in the U.S., some of the world’s biggest drugmakers have launched new treatments in recent years, though safety questions have emerged.

The FDA previously added information about cases of pancreatitis, some of them fatal, to the labels of Byetta in 2007, and Januvia and Janumet in 2009.

A recent study of insurance records found that use of those drugs could double the risk of developing acute pancreatitis, according to the FDA.

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Lord Maurice Saatchi poses for photos at his office in central London, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Saatchi’s wife, best-selling Irish novelist Josephine Hart, died from ovarian cancer in 2011, and he describes his wife’s cancer treatment as ‘medieval‚‘ and is proposing a parliamentary bill to legalize the ability of doctors to use experimental therapies even if there is no proof they work.

British lord pushes bill for unproven treatments after cancer death of wife THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — After the bestselling Irish novelist Josephine Hart died from ovarian cancer in 2011, her husband was so devastated he often went to her grave to have breakfast.

And even now, Lord Maurice Saatchi describes his wife’s cancer treatment as “medieval.” A member of Parliament, he’s proposing a bill that would allow doctors to use experimental therapies even if there is no proof they work.

Hart and Saatchi were an oftphotographed celebrity couple in Britain more than a decade ago.

She produced plays in London’s West End and hosted poetry readings featuring actors including Ralph Fiennes and Roger Moore.

Her 1991 novel “Damage” was turned into a film starring Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche.

Saatchi, an advertising executive who sits in the House of Lords, acknowledges his bill was driven by grief at his wife’s death.

After a diagnosis in 2009 that her cancer was too advanced for surgery, Hart got chemotherapy and radiation, which Saatchi calls “degrading and ineffective.”

Though ovarian cancer is one

of the hardest to catch and treat early, Saatchi says Britain’s current law is a serious barrier to new treatments. Theoretically doctors can be prosecuted if they try something that deviates from standard practice.

His bill is aimed at encouraging new therapies by allowing doctors to try them, including those lacking evidence of effectiveness. The decision would have to be made by several medical experts in different fields and doctors would need to tell their supervisors in advance as well as inform the patient of any opposing medical opinions.

While bills initiated by individual politicians rarely make it into law, Saatchi’s proposal has raised a broader issue about British health care: Survival rates for most cancers are worse than in other European countries including France, Germany and the United States. A report released this month said Britain ranked 16th out of 19 Western countries for ovarian cancer death rates.

Access to drugs is so poor the government started a 200 million pound (US$302 million) emergency fund in 2010 to try to get patients quicker treatment; the U.K. spends about half what France spends on cancer drugs.

Wisconsin Gouda named top cheese at championships

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Wisconsin Gouda has been named the nation’s top cheese.

Marieke Penterman, of Holland’s Family Cheese in Thorp, Wis., won the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay Wednesday with her Marieke

Mature Gouda.

Out of a possible 100 points, Marieke Gouda scored 98.31 in the final round of judging.

First runner-up was Tarentaise, a semi-hard alpine cheese made by Spring Brook Farm/Farms For City Kids Foundation in Reading, Vt. Second runnerup was Medium Cheddar, made by Team Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese, Agro-

pur Weyauwega for Kraft Foods in Glenview, Ill. More than 1,700 cheeses were entered, including pepper-flavoured, smoked and sheep cheeses.

Wisconsin captured the most gold medals, with 47 of the 81 categories judged. Vermont and New York came in second, with six gold medals each.

WASHINGTON — Pricey robotic surgery shouldn’t be the first or even second choice for most women who need a hysterectomy, says advice issued Thursday to doctors who help those women decide.

The preferred method: Operate through the vagina, using standard tools rather than a robot, said Dr. James Breeden, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Increasingly, women are seeing ads that say a robot could help their doctor perform a hysterectomy more easily. And Breeden said doctors are reporting patients who demand that approach or say they’ll take their business elsewhere.

But for routine hysterectomies, the vaginal method lets women leave the hospital just as quickly, without spending nearly as much money, Breeden said Thursday in a statement setting out the position of the nation’s largest group of OB/GYNs. When that’s not possible, a laparoscopic hysterectomy — socalled keyhole surgery, operating through a few small incisions in the abdomen — is the second least invasive and costly option, he said.

“It is important to separate the marketing hype from the reality when considering the best surgical approach,” Breeden said, adding: “There is no good data proving that robotic hysterectomy is even as good as, let alone better than, existing and far less costly minimally invasive alternatives.”

The robotic method is similar to that keyhole operation except the doctor uses a computer to control robotic arms that hold the surgical tools, theoretically easier to move in tight quarters.

Breeden said there may be advantages to robotic techniques for “unusual and complex clinical conditions,” such as cancer operations that require extensive surgery to find and remove lymph nodes — but that needs additional research.

About 600,000 U.S. women a year undergo a hysterectomy. Traditionally, doctors removed the uterus through a large abdominal incision that meant a long recovery. Today, minimally invasive surgery is encouraged although many women still get the older open surgery for a variety of reasons.

Thursday’s statement is sure to prove controversial with doctors who have embraced the technology.

But it comes after a major study last month found robotic surgery adds at least $2,000 to the cost of a hysterectomy without improving outcomes. Breeden said another study found surgeons perform 50 to 90 robotic hysterectomies before becoming as good at it as they are with other minimally invasive methods.

Manufacturer Intuitive Surgical Inc., which makes the da Vinci robot system, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Study finds soldiers with combat duty more likely to commit violent crimes LONDON — Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offence, researchers reported Friday in a study that explores the roots of such behaviour.

The research found that merely being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan made no difference in rates of violent crime later on. Instead, a key predictor was violent behaviour before enlisting.

Combat duty also raised the risk, as did witnessing traumatic events during deployment or misusing alcohol afterward. Still, the vast majority — 94 per cent — of British military staff who return home after serving in a combat zone don’t commit any crimes, researchers told reporters at a briefing.

The study found little difference in the lifetime rates of violent offences between military personnel and civilian populations at age 46 — 11 per cent versus almost 9 per cent. Among younger men, however, being in the military seemed to make a difference: Nearly 21 per cent of the military group under age 30 had a conviction for a violent offence in their lifetime compared to fewer than 7 per cent of similarly aged men in the general population, according to British crime statistics.

“The problem is that some of the qualities you want in a soldier are the same ones that get people arrested for violent behaviour,” said Walter Busuttil, director of medical services for Combat Stress, a British veterans’ charity that was not part of the study.

Busuttil said many of those recruited into the army are from disadvantaged backgrounds where violence is more common.

The research was published online Friday in the journal Lancet. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London looked at data from more than 13,800 U.K. mili-

tary personnel and veterans and compared that to records of violent crimes ranging from verbal threats to assaults and homicides. Some people were followed for up to seven years. Nearly 1,500 women were included, though they were mostly in noncombat roles.

Deirdre MacManus, the study’s lead author, said combat experience seemed to matter when they compared violent crime rates among military personnel. “Being deployed in itself wasn’t a risk factor for violent offences but being exposed to multiple traumas, like seeing someone get shot, increased the risk by 70 to 80 per cent,” she said, compared to someone who hadn’t witnessed such a harrowing ordeal.

Researchers said other studies have made similar findings.

Britain currently has some 5,000 soldiers in the NATO-led mission fighting in Afghanistan and it is the secondlargest foreign contingent after the U.S. It withdrew its soldiers from Iraq in 2009 after six years. The U.K. Ministry of Defence has been under pressure to develop more mental health programs for veterans after reports of returning servicemen committing crimes, like the 2012 case of an ex-soldier in Leeds jailed for shooting his landlady after fighting in Afghanistan.

He had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder but had not been monitored or treated.

In the U.S., there have been numerous cases of veterans committing violent crimes, including a Marine charged with killing six people in California last year. Soldiers from a single Army unit in Colorado killed 11 people over a few years after their return home. An Army report in 2009 placed part of the blame on the psychological trauma of fierce combat in Iraq. And this week, a U.S. Senate panel heard women in the military describe sexual assaults by fellow soldiers.

American researchers said it is pos-

sible the same links the British study found between fighting in a war and violent crime exist in the U.S. but that there isn’t enough data yet.

“For some soldiers, it’s hard to stop being a warrior,” said Brett Litz, a psychology professor at Boston University who studies veterans’ issues. “What happens during a war may be a prescription for a small percentage of men to get into trouble,” he said. “They may find it very difficult to switch out of a wartime mindset.”

But given the differences between Britain and the U.S., Litz said it was impossible to predict what effects would be seen in the United States.

“Maybe the economy is better here, maybe the (department of defence) does a better job with transition, maybe (the) culture is different especially with respect to alcohol,” Litz said.

“There will be a lot of returning soldiers who have to be reintegrated and unfortunately there is no quick fix,” he said.

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Enbridge wants to pump more tar sands oil to Superior Enbridge Inc. is seeking State Department approval for a sharp increase in its oil deliveries from Canada’s tar sands region to Superior.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says government documents show Enbridge potentially could nearly double its capacity, indicating that the pipleline company has plans to transport more Canadian oil through Minnesota to Wisconsin than previously reported.

Enbridge also would move more oil to Superior from North Dakota oil fields.

The State Department reported in the Federal Register on Friday that Canada-based Enbridge wants to boost capacity from between 450,000 and 500,000 barrels a day to 570,000 a day. In a second phase, Enbridge is seeking to ship up to 880,000 barrels daily.

No new pipelines would be built, but the company would upgrade its pumping stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Entrepreneurship on the rise RISE OF START-UPS COMPEL UNIVERSITIES TO SHIFT GEARS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Phil Jacobson thought getting a business degree would help open doors on Bay Street.

He didn’t expect it would also help him become a big wig on Main Street.

“I figured, out of all the undergrad possibilities that were out there, a business degree would position me as the most wellrounded coming out of school,” said the 22-year-old president and co-founder of mobile app PumpUp. “So I could either start something or get a great job and just have those good skills.”

After graduating last summer from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont., Jacobson decided that his dream wasn’t to get poached by a big financial firm.

Instead, he wanted to continue working

for himself.

And he’s not alone.

Although there are no statistics on how many university students become employers or self-employed after graduation, in recent years, Canadian universities have begun to update their curriculum to support an increasing number who want to work for themselves once they finish school.

Traditionally, post-secondary institutions mainly focused on teaching students the skills needed to get hired by someone else.

“It’s more than just giving people skills to go and start their own company,” said Jacobson.

“It’s giving people skills to become an ‘A’ player where they go and work at if they don’t choose to do their own thing.”

Jacobson currently runs his start-up with

partner, Garrett Gottlieb, out of the Hyperdrive incubator program at Communitech in Waterloo, Ont., after making connections through the university.

The company employs a director of health and fitness, and a number of advisers. It launched PumpUp, an app that customizes workouts, last December.

Sheldon Levy, president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University, says postsecondary institutions must realize their “responsibility” in fostering and supporting students who want to start small and medium-sized companies.

“Two and a half years ago, no one in the university sector was talking about students being entrepreneurs, now everyone is talking about it,” he said.

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pipeline because we don’t need (that) crude anymore,” said David Runnalls, an energy expert with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a Canadian think-tank.

“This is all basically just being talked about. How much of this is serious, in the sense that anyone has invested 25 cents in it, is dubious.”

The CEO of the Maine company that owns the pipeline would welcome the opportunity to find new business uses for the 24-inch, 72-year-old pipeline, which runs through towns in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

He has made that pitch in media interviews in the United States and Canada, as well as last month to the Vermont Legislature, but hasn’t specifically proposed reversing the flow.

“We just do not have a project at this time,” said CEO Larry Wilson.

MONTREAL — Social media wants to meet up with corporate finance on the Internet to let startup and small businesses raise money online.

It’s called equity crowdfunding — different from Kickstarter which funds creative projects like movies, games or music and — because it would give these online investors shares in a company.

CEO and president Chad McMillan of Canada Gold Corp.

(TSXV:CI) said equity crowdfunding would bring in more investors contributing smaller sums of money, spreading the risk.

“Crowdfunding is an innovative technique using modern technology that provides an opportunity to do that,” he said in an interview.

He said it would help democratize investing, allowing small investors help get companies off the ground.

“I believe there are people who would love to have access to those opportunities as opposed to it just being reserved for the distinguished few.”

McMillan said publicly traded junior mining companies such as his own, start-up technology and resource companies and any number of businesses would benefit.

“Many companies are finding it quite difficult to access and raise capital to advance their projects or their ideas,” said McMillan, whose company is based in Vancouver.

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Cyprus bank deposit tax delayed An official says Cyprus’ parliament had postponed the debate and vote on the controversial levy on all bank deposits that the country’s creditors demanded in exchange for (euro)10 billion ($13 billion) in rescue money.

Parliamentary official Antonis Koutalianos said the vote that was scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been pushed back to today.

The decision to impose the one-time levy of 6.75 per cent on all deposits under (euro)100,000 and 9.9 per cent over that amount, has triggered scorn from Cypriot politicians who condemned it as unfair, bringing in doubt its approval in parliament.

It marks the first time that the 17 eurozone countries and the IMF have dipped into people’s savings to finance a bailout.

Obama wants cars off oil President Barack Obama says the U.S. must shift cars and trucks off oil for good so the public can avoid spikes in gasoline prices.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama promotes a plan to direct $200 million a year into an energy security trust to fund research for alternatives like electric car batteries and biofuels. He says the trust would use revenues from federal leases on offshore drilling without adding to the deficit.

Obama says investing in clean energy will help create jobs. He’s envisioning cars that can one day go coast to coast without using any oil. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin says Republicans have a plan to balance the federal budget in 10 years.

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A sign indicates a section of a buried crude oil pipeline in Burke, Vt. Canadian energy officials insist they have no plans to reverse the flow of the pipeline that now carries crude oil from Maine to Montreal, but that has done little to reassure New England towns that are against the idea and the 18 members of Congress asking for a full environmental review.

Keystone fears resonate ALONG NEW ENGLAND OIL PIPELINE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUTTON, Vt. — The Canadian energy industry insists it has no plans to reverse the flow of a pipeline that carries crude oil from Maine to Montreal, but that has done little to reassure New England towns that oppose the idea and the 18 members of Congress asking for a full environmental review.

Environmentalists in the U.S. and Canada started raising the alarm about oil they call “tar sands” or “oil sands” being moved through northern New England several months ago.

“It’s a climate-destructive fuel, and Vermont is committed to clean energy,” said Jim Murphy, of the National Wildlife Federation.

“We don’t want to be the passthrough for climate-destructive fuel.”

The Portland Montreal Pipe Line carries foreign crude oil from tankers docked in Portland,

Maine, inland to eastern Canada, which imports most of its oil and has refineries there.

But as the Canadian energy industry tries to figure out how to profit from new technology allowing them to exploit vast oil reserves in Alberta, it’s already looking at ways to ship it east — and, opponents fear, abroad through the Portland conduit.

Opponents claim moving the Alberta oil through the aging Portland-Montreal pipeline would a threat because it is thicker and more corrosive than the regular crude it now carries, making it more likely to spill and cause an environmental disaster.

The oil in question is the same kind that would flow through a controversial extension of the major Keystone pipeline in the central and western U.S. “If they find any way at all to get oil sands oil to the eastern Canadian refineries, then I think somebody will argue, ‘Let’s reverse the Portland-Montreal

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penalty of one per cent of unpaid taxes times the number of months the return is not filed, to a maximum of 12 months.

As well, compound daily interest will be charged on any unpaid amounts, including penalties owing until all taxes owing are paid.

For younger Canadian families in particular, the registered education savings plan (RESP) provides an opportunity to save for the children’s education and get some tax and investment advantages at the same time.

Under the program, parents, guardians, grandparents and other relatives or friends can contribute up to $50,000 into the plan for each child to be enrolled in qualified educational programs, such as a trade school, college or university.

There is no annual contribution limit and the government will add a grant of up to a maxi-

mum of $7,200.

Income and capital gains can be generated within an RESP and grow tax-free until the children are ready to pay for their post-secondary education.

They only pay income tax on the gains earned by the plan and the grants as they are withdrawn, which usually is low because the income of most postsecondary students is very limited.

Working Canadians also should get to know the kind of pension plan their employers offer.

There are fewer and fewer defined benefit programs in the workplace and most employers now are moving to defined contribution plans in which they will often match the employee’s contribution, usually up to 50 per cent.

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TAXES: Need planning “Get aware of your employer’s pension program and keep up your savings in an RRSP,” said Jason Round, head of financial planning support with RBC. “A lot of people may not be aware that you can make contributions to your RRSP and carry them forward to a time when you are making a higher salary and in a higher tax bracket, thereby getting a higher tax deduction.

This strategy is particularly good for people early in their careers, the selfemployed, women on maternity leave, and people who are going through some lean years.”

While getting a tax refund may sound like a good thing, it actually may be the result of poor tax planning. It means that too much of your employment income was withheld at source.

The only reason you get a refund is that you overpaid your taxes the previous year.

Every employee signs a TD1 form which lists the most common statutory credits and deductions claimed by taxpayers, such as the basic personal, spousal and child and age credits.

Added together this gives the amount the employer uses to determine how much income tax should be deducted or withheld from the employee’s paycheque and remitted to the federal government on their behalf.

However, there may be credits and deductions such as RRSP contributions, child care expenses, support payments, charitable donations and medical expenses that are not included on the TD1 form that you may qualify for and wish to claim.

To get these deductions made at source you need to file form T1213, a request to reduce tax deductions at source, with the Canada Revenue Agency, which will authorize your employer to reduce the amount of tax withheld to more accurately reflect your actual tax owing for the year.

If you do get a refund, financial experts say there are multiple options available to you, including putting the money into your RRSP for next year or in a tax-free savings account, topping up your non-registered investments, contributing to a registered education savings plan, paying off debt and making a lump sum payment off your mortgage.

“Claiming all deductions and credits you’re entitled to and taking advantage of available programs can end up saving you a significant amount of money and reduce the amount of tax you pay,” Round said.

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

STUDIES: Jobs being created In 2010, the university in downtown Toronto opened a 12,000 square-feet of co-working space for students, alumni and young entrepreneurs. This year, that incubator, dubbed the Digital Media Zone, will expand to 35,000 to 40,000 square-feet.

Levy says during that time, 75 startups have worked out of the offices.

Sixty-seven of those have become registered companies, creating more than 650 jobs.

“At the time, it was in the context of realizing the importance of experiential education and also that universities were going to have to pay attention to not only to educate the talent to be great employees but to take the responsibility for... their graduates to become the employers,” he said.

In the past, Levy says small-and medium-sized start-ups were typically based in blue-collar sectors, under the privy of trade colleges.

Now, many of these companies are in “knowledge-based” areas, partly due to lower startup costs, and universities should be prepared to help their graduates get their businesses off the ground.

Levy says although universities have to carve out their niche, it’s not a one-sized-fit-all mentally for what post-secondary institutions can do to promote entrepreneurship.

“I think universities will have to define their particular strengths and I wouldn’t say it would work for all institutions,” he said.

“Each university will have to determine its excellence.”

For some of his classes at Ryerson, he was able to submit projects and ideas he was working on voluntarily for class credit, helping him “turn out better projects because I cared,” said McEachran, who is originally from Cobourg, Ont.

PIPELINE: Suspicions abound “We’d consider any number of opportunities, we continue to do so and I want people to comprehend one of the opportunities that we have considered

and we’d be happy to consider going forward, is reversal from Montreal into South Portland.”

Raising suspicions of the plans — or lack thereof — is that Calgary-based Enbridge Pipelines Inc. is seeking regulatory working to reverse the flow of another pipeline from Ontario and Montreal, known as Line 9, to carry oil from western Canada to Quebec refineries.

Still, the company flatly denies having any designs on the PortlandMontreal line.

“We have no involvement with that company or that line, so it’s not really for me to speak on their behalf or to speculate in any way to what their plans are,” said Graham White, a spokesman for Enbridge. “The fact that we are reversing Line 9 to the Quebec refineries has no connection whatsoever to the PMPL line or moving any kind of product toward the U.S. coast or Portland.”

The kerfuffle in New England is a less visible component over a larger discussion about how to ship western Canadian crude. The issue is also at play in the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would run through several Central and Western states and take the oil to U.S. refineries along the Gulf of Mexico.

Environmentalists complain the Keystone pipeline and others carrying the same Canadian crude not only are more susceptible to leaks and spills because of the nature of the oil, but also that when burned, the fuel contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than lighter crude.

The efforts to ship Canadian oil to Eastern refineries and reduce the nation’s reliance on imported oil become even sharper if the Keystone plan is rejected by President Barack Obama’s administration, Runnalls said.

There was a brief effort to reverse the Portland-Montreal pipeline in 2008, but it was abandoned during the economic downturn.

“If you connect the dots, there’s huge interest in moving oil out of Alberta, and where is it going to go?” said Sandra Levine, an attorney with the Vermont office of the Conservation Law Foundation, one of the groups fighting the possible reversal of the pipeline.

The issue has gotten the attention of the members of the U.S. House and Senate, all Democrats save one independent, from as far away as Arizona, who have asked Secretary of State John Kerry to require a comprehensive environmental impact statement should the Portland Pipeline Corp. seek to reverse the flow.

“The State Department has the responsibility to ensure transnational pipeline projects serve the national interest and prevent projects that will put our communities and the environment at risk of destructive spills,” said the Feb. 26 letter to Kerry.

The talk about tar sands oil galvanized 29 Vermont towns to hold nonbinding votes against reversing the pipeline during town meetings this month.

None of the communities that considered the issue voted in favour of the pipeline — but none of the communities that voted host any portion of it.

EQUITY: Already allowed Equity crowdfunding is already allowed in Australia, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Italy is implementing and the United States also has laid groundwork for it.

In Canada, a number of provinces looking at it, including Quebec, Alberta and Ontario.

The Ontario Securities Commission is considering new rules to allow small and medium-sized companies to raise money from the public via the Internet, up to $2,500 for a single investment.

The securities commission notes these types of businesses are major job creators in Canada’s economy and could provide a new source of capital, but said there is cause for concern over raising capital on the Internet.

“The concerns include the risk that crowdfunding will be subject to fraud and abuse,” the OSC said in a recent report.

The OSC also said it could require a two-day period cooling off period to let investors reconsider and get their money back.

“Investors need to understand that they could lose all of their money and it is important that they are able to withstand that loss.”

The National Crowdfunding Association supports a regulated pilot project with background checks on the issuers.

But the power of the crowd will also play a role, said Craig Asano, the association’s founder and executive director.

“The principal that there is a greater number of eyes through the crowd could collectively help prevent potential acts of fraud or abuse quickly,” Asano said from Toronto.

Asano also said crowdfunding would benefit newcomers to Canada starting businesses.

“The old communities know each other and not necessarily the new immigrants.”

Fed Reserve meeting to deliver outlook FOR U.S. ECONOMY, BOND PURCHASES THE CANADIAN PRESS Investors will be closely watching comments this week on the U.S. economy as a Federal Reserve committee provides its forecast and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke answers questions about the outlook.

The Federal Open Market Committee will begin the two-day meeting on Tuesday, and is widely expected to affirm its plans to continue its US$85 billion monthly bond purchases, though comments could provide more certainty on how much longer the program will last.

Some policy-makers at the U.S. central bank have been concerned that the purchases could eventually unsettle financial markets or cause the Fed to take losses.

The purchases, commonly known as quantitative easing, are designed to boost the U.S. economy by increasing liquidity in financial markets.

But the language of the Fed comments will, as always, be put under the microscope.

“The Fed has indicated they will keep the quantitative easing tap open so long as the labour market does not show ’substantial’ improvement. So the billion dollar question here is what does ’substantial’ mean?” asked Peter Buchanan, senior economist with CIBC World Markets.

“They may not address that in the statement but you can be sure some people will try to get Bernanke to flesh this out.”

Buchanan said the Fed’s statement of economic projections will also be closely watched as the comments may offer insight into what members think about economic growth and the outlook for interest rates.

Meanwhile, the U.S. stock markets have been on a bullish run over the past week and a half, only pausing on Friday. The Dow logged 10 sessions of advances, its longest winning streak in more than 16 years, while the S&P pushed just a couple points away from its record-high close in 2007. On Friday, the U.S. markets took a breather and fell slightly.

“We reached a point where a lot of markets were really overextended and now they’re starting to either consolidate or correct back the other way,” said Colin Cieszynski, market analyst at CMC Markets Canada.

But the energetic climb may continue, and would extend what has already been a rally that has lasted 2 ½ months.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index hasn’t fared nearly as well this year, climbing about three per cent, compared to a solid 10 per cent gain on the Dow. “Canada is beginning

to look like the land the bull forgot,” wrote Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter in a note.

“The underperformance of the TSX began in earnest two years ago, and sadly appears to be deepening. While the index has managed to claw out a modest gain so far this year, it remains close to the very back of the pack among the major (stock exchanges).”

Much of the TSX weakness has been tied to the underperformance of the resource sector, including gold stocks, but the downwards trend has been extending to the power of the Canadian dollar, which has fallen below parity early last month.

On Thursday, the Harper government will deliver the federal budget, which is expected to stay the course of fiscal restraint, without any major surprises.

Also on the calendar is the latest report on Canadian manufacturing activity out on Tuesday.

Retail sales on Thursday are expected to show a more optimistic start to the year as January results projected to come in better than a year earlier.

In the U.S., February housing starts are due on Tuesday, with consensus expectations showing a 2.8 per cent rebound, according to BMO. Existing home sales are due on Thursday.

Opening of luxury hotel ushers in new era at Mall of America THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A luxury Radisson Blu hotel has opened next to the Mall of America, ushering in a new era of expansion plans at the mall.

The 13-story, 500-room hotel becomes the first nearby hotel to be linked by skyway to the Bloomington mall.

The opening comes at a time when the Mall of America is proceeding with a $225 million construction project aimed at adding upscale retail, lodging and entertainment venues.

“The hotel serves the same purpose as an anchor store, which is to bring in more people,” Kurt Hagen, executive vice-president of development at Mall of America owner Triple Five Group, told the Star Tribune (http://bit.ly/WMVWVt ). “People staying in the Radisson Blu will shop, buy food and be entertained in the mall.”

The Radisson Blu also is expected to encourage some of the mall’s out-ofstate visitors to stay closer to the mall than they otherwise would, Hagen

said. Construction on the $137.5 million Bloomington Radisson Blu began in mid-2011.

The Mall of America eliminated parking areas on its south side to accommodate the new hotel.

New York and Los Angeles also were under consideration for the second Radisson Blu in the U.S. after Chicago, but the Mall of America location became available first. There already are about 260 Radisson Blu hotels in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

The Bloomington hotel features royal blue electric lighting and modern design and has 26,300 square feet of meeting and event space.

The lobby has a tissue-paper-inspired wall, meant to represent a shopping bag.

The upstairs lounge is dotted with more than a dozen modern chairs, many in bright red.

The earthy Fire Lake Restaurant has pool tables and walls and ceilings lined with rough wood.

The Radisson Blu is an effort by Radisson’s parent, the Carlson Rezi-

dor Hotel Group, to stake its claim in the high-end hotel market.

“Why locate at the Mall of America? They have an incredible 42 million visitors a year, so the location made sense,” said Javier Rosenberg, chief operating officer for Radisson North America in Minnetonka.

Rosenberg also cited the skyway link to the mall. “You can just walk over without going outside,” he said.

The Radisson Blu’s financial arrangement with the Mall of America is the same as an anchor tenant such as Nordstrom, Hagen said.

Like a department store, Radisson owns its building, but pays rent to the mall.

Because of that relationship, the Radisson Blu is considered a first step in the mall’s Phase II expansion, expected to be completed in the summer of 2015. Up next is a new mall building north of the present one that will contain retail space and a second, smaller hotel.

The operator of that hotel hasn’t been disclosed yet.

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RSO presents night of treasures Red Deer Symphony Orchestra lis- to mind the vivid aural imagery of film teners were invited to “peek into a mu- soundtracks. sical curio cabinet” on Saturday night The concerto gradually switches — and what a diversity of treasures from playful to dreamy, and Climie’s were revealed. smooth, velvety tones achieved all the With four soloists and five works required colours on the spectrum. on the program, spanning from Mozart The concert’s other featured soloto contemporary Canadian ists were two talented local composer R. Murray Schamusicians who tied to win fer, the Museum of Curiosithis year’s Kiwanis music ties concert at the Red Deer festival.

College Arts Centre was Violist Bronwyn Kure, a so chock-a-block full it ran former member of the Red close to 2 ½ hours.

Deer Youth and Community Audience members Orchestra, performed the heard eclectic selections, stirring prelude and gallop starting with Schafer’s movements of Vaughan Wilquirky Concerto for Harpliams’ Suite for Viola and Orsichord and Eight Instruchestra. ments.

Kure is a passionate playThis modernist work er who made a fantastic reLANA with some neoclassical incovery from a brief stumble MICHELIN fluences, written in Schato deliver these romantic fer’s student days, was ably and emotional movements. tackled by Calgary-based While the prelude veers toharpsichordist Neil Cockwards the sentimental, the burn. gallop moves like a march and has a Schafer’s composition, as anyone distinctly Western feel (well, it is a galknows who heard his Beauty and the lop).

Beast piece performed a season or Kure, now attending the Victoria two ago, is not music that lulls you to Conservatory of Music, built up her sleep. viola’s warm, rich tones to a swelling, There’s a coiled energy that keeps thrilling finish, earning burst of apprelisteners on edge, waiting for the unex- ciative applause from the hometown pected. crowd.

At the same time, his harpsichord The audience was also smitten with work is not atonal. The various brass pianist Matthew Peavoy, who perand woodwind instruments simply formed for the second time as a soloist beat their own paths to a loose and me- with the RDSO, after previously winandering whimsical melody. ning the Kiwanis festival as an accorSince this is a 20th-century tune dionist. for a baroque instrument, it’s full of In playing the first movement of Moanachronisms. zart’s Piano Concerto No. 9, Peavoy, a But Cockburn, an energetic, yet sen- former Red Deer Royals concertmassitive player, handled these dichot- ter, proved to be a fluid soloist capable omies beautifully — particularly in of bringing out the delicate lyricism of the dramatic second movement, which this buoyant composition. features musical strains that stop sudThe Brandon University student’s denly, then repeat. light flourishes were refined and preUnfortunately, the harpsichord was cise, without sacrificing the joy inherat times drowned out by the other eight ent to the work. instruments.

It was a memorable performance It might be better, in future, to find from a promising young musician. a way of mic-ing it.

The RDSO’s final presentation of The next ‘curiosity’ was a bass clari- the evening, of Mozart’s popular Symnet concerto, played by Calgarian Stan phony No. 40 in G Minor, was likely the Climie. moment a lot of the audience was waitThe soloist performed the Josef ing for — and it was worth it.

Schelb work accompanied by 10 chamThe impressive opening movement, ber musicians on string, woodwind and performed by about 30 musicians, percussion instruments. swings from a light-hearted melody to Conductor Claude Lapalme said a louder more urgent one.

Schelb was a transient German comIt begins like a musical chase and poser, who due to the winds of war, ends up sounding something like a wanever got deserved acclaim. terfall.

His talent for writing crowd-pleasThe second movement is gentle and ing pieces was borne out by Schelb’s mannered, the third, more forceful and concerto for the large instrument that deliberate. stretched from Climie’s mouth to his The jubilant symphony ends with an knees. uplifting final movement that earned Climie’s evocative playing, along the orchestra an enthusiastic standing with the expressive tenor sounds of ovation. the bass clarinet, immediately brought lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Prince turned off the lights at South by Southwest on Saturday, with an unexpected and intimate showcase that ranks among the biggest surprises in years at the star-studded music festival and conference.

Prince closes rock-heavy SXSW with grooving, jamming concert

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas — How else would Prince shut down the South by Southwest Music Festival that is basically a weeklong showcase of rock n’ roll?

By throwing a totally different kind party: a grooving, brass band-backed funkfest that stretched to 3 a.m. and outlasted many fans lucky to get inside in the first place.

As Justin Timberlake and the Smashing Pumpkins headlined other SXSW wrap-ups nearby, Prince prevailed as the toughest ticket Saturday night by performing for only 300 people in his first appearance at the annual music smorgasboard that featured 2,200 bands and artists this year.

Prince towered over them all — but his concert at the tiny La Zona Rosa club that sits on the fringe of the SXSW mayhem was no grandiose spectacle. He performed on a spartan stage behind a giant video board, and contentedly played bandleader instead of superstar for this funk-filled SXSW finale.

“They called our people and said they wanted some funk in Austin,” said Prince, before belting out the last bars of a gentle rendition of Purple Rain.

A 12-piece brass band joined the latest incarnation of Prince’s New Power Generation for a run of hits like 1999 and Cool that jammed a groove twist.

The show began with the band making a Mardi Gras-style march onto the stage, which was quickly drowned out by shrieks upon the sight of Prince emerging in a magneta, high-collared shirt and snug black blazer.

Prince is notoriously rigid about controlling his music and image, and organizers warned the crowd three times before the show that taking pictures was forbidden. Fans who flaunted the rule were scolded by security or told to scram.

Even simply using a cellphone was banned— a biting irony, given that the concert was thrown by Samsung Galaxy and promoters worked the crowd beforehand offering customers fresh phone batteries or device test-drives.

Prince opted for funk covers: Curtis Mayfield’s We’re a winnner and Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop Until You Get Enough among them as the night dragged on and weary fans made their way to the exits early.

Green Day, Dave Grohl, Vampire Weekend, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks also starred at SXSW this week.

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Strawberry Shortcake and her friends will take Red Deer tots to the whimsical land of Berry Bitty City in May. Koba Entertainment presents the live stage show Strawberry Shortcake, Follow Your Berry Own Beat at the Memorial Centre on Sunday, May 31.

Strawberry Shortcake and her best friends, including Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue, Blueberry Muffin, and Raspberry Torte, will step into the limelight to sing and dance for the Glitzy Glaze Talent Show.\ Joining them for the first time will be the happy-go-lucky Huckleberry Pie. Adventure will abound as Strawberry Shortcake and her friends dodge mishaps to prove “little girls can do berry big things.”

The show features new songs by Lorelei Bachman and her father Randy Bachman (of Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive fame), plus fan favourites from the TV series.

Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. show go on sale on March 22.

For more information, please visit www.StrawberryShortcakeOnTour. com.

Family Services of Central Alberta challenges players to name that tune, movie theme, television intro, and other musical genre in a fun, party-like atmosphere.

Participants can dress up like their favorite entertainer or group to win.

Last year, The Village People won best team costume and their Policeman won best individual costume.

There will also be a photo booth, candy buffet, and various contests and a raffle.

Prizes include a week’s rental of a pair of Harley Davidson motorbikes, gear and insurance, a trip for two anywhere WestJet flies, and a new bed set from Sims furniture.

Tickets for the 6 p.m. event at the Harvest Centre are $55 each or $360 for a table for eight, available in online at www.fsca.ca or call 403-343-6400 and press 0 for information during office hours.

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Monday, March 18 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Adam Levine, 34; Queen Latifah, 43; Luc Besson, 54 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today we will enjoy an enterprising, progressive lifestyle. We will seek to widen our circle of opportunities through creative endeavours and through environments that promise us growth and prosperity. Anything that has to do with improving our egos and enhancing our identities will highly appeal to us. We feel creative towards our ongoing projects and dedicated towards our responASTRO sibilities. Also, ceDOYNA lestial trends suggest not being so hard on ourselves while maintaining our values intact.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, the upcoming year will mark a heightened sensitivity and a more affectionate side in you. You will be concerned with other people’s lives, often offering your generous advice and your philanthropic nature. Your social life will pick up and your circle of friends will widen.

Everyone will appreciate your altruistic attitude. Be prepared for an active year full of intense experiences.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your commitment and devotion are remarkable.

You put your heart and soul into a difficult endeavour and you sustain the exertion it requires. Take advantage of the current prosperous celestial energy and you may soon feel satisfied of your own efforts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may feel that there’s a price to pay for what you love or take pleasure in. Your primordial relationships may seem harder to sustain or simply, harder to find. Do not reject open friendships or express too much disbelief towards them. Don’t doubt your own values.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today’s general predisposition may make you feel both empowered and lost within your own world. Stop playing jack-of-all-trades or trying to please everyone around you and you will encounter less confusion when it comes to your obligations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): More things can be accomplished within a quite atmosphere today. Try to not pick up on other’s mood today and remain emotionally detached from the ongoing fogginess. Practice self-healing activities and work on yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re feeling optimistic and jovial about a certain joint venture which makes you feel overly hopeful. You see this particular venture as a promise or as a realization to many of your hopes and wishes.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may feel that there’s a sense of duty and responsibility that is associated with your primal relationships. You may realize that there are certain limiting agreements you might have to stick to in order to maintain peace.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Feeling a certain heaviness or believing that everything comes at a higher cost than you can afford to pay may make you feel somewhat unvalued or lower your self-esteem. Perhaps a past injury or a loss might have toughened you up too much.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You find it difficult to enjoy any pleasant activities right now. Your affections are not returned and you might feel somewhat lonely. You consider that you would rather keep your feelings to yourself for now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): An outgoing and lively mood can be marked in your aura today. You see some light to a certain personal household project. There might finally be some kind of progress that is smiling to you. Your primal relationships should go like smooth sailing right now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Current trends are suggesting your capability to work towards an endeavour for which you possess tremendous personal stamina and drive.

If you have to work in solitude, you are apt to maintain a stronger focus.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): You find common grounds with everyone you come in touch with.

You know how to connect with others.

Even though superiors or higher ups might seem a tad challenging today, do not let them undermine your values.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your heart is in your own home and this is where you are receiving most of the positive vibes from.

You simply crave a harmonious personal space and deeply connected to your past.

Do not let cumbersome energies affect your mood today.

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Astro Doyna is an Internationally Syndicated Astrologer/Columnist.

Pope’s partial lung shouldn’t affect duties BUT EXPERTS SAY HE SHOULD BE CAREFUL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The new pope has daunting challenges ahead ranging from the church sex abuse scandal to reinvigorating the flock.

And the 76-year-old Francis will have to do it all with just one whole lung.

The Argentine pontiff underwent surgery as a young man to remove “a good part” of an infected lung, according to his authorized biographer, Sergio Rubin.

“He feels it today,” says Rubin.

“He’s a little bit slowed by it, but he’s OK.” Doctors said that losing part of a lung doesn’t necessarily compromise the pope’s health or reduce his life span, though it means no strenuous exercise since he no longer has as much air capacity as people with two lungs.

“He probably wouldn’t be able to run marathons, but I don’t think that would be on his schedule,” said Dr. Peter Openshaw, direc-

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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis delivers his speech as he meets the Cardinals for the first time after his election, at the Vatican, Friday, March 15, 2013. tor of the Centre for Respiratory Infection at Imperial College London.

“Having one lung should be enough as long as there is no other disease in that

lung.”

It was initially reported that Francis lost an entire lung, but the Vatican said Thursday that he had only lost part of one. It provided

no further details.

Openshaw said Francis’ whole lung would probably have expanded to fill the space left by the partial one, and that his rib cage would have shrunk slightly in size.

His diaphragm may also have moved up slightly higher than normal. But none of those changes should affect Francis’ normal activities, he said.

He said the pope’s full lung should be able to compensate for the partial one, similar to how parts of the brain may pick up functions of other regions damaged by a stroke.

Some who have worked with Pope Francis said he is still very energetic.

“His lung capacity is diminished, logically, but this hasn’t affected him at all or kept him from carrying forward all of his activities,” said Federico Wals, spokesman for the Buenos Aires diocese where the new pontiff previously presided as archbishop. “He always shows this incredible force. It seems like the diminishment gives him more power.”

Young employee too emotional at work Dear Annie: I am 55 years old and isn’t competent, there’s not much you have worked at my job for 25 years. can do. Criticism will not be helpful.

A couple of years ago, the company Instead, please try to mentor Justin. hired a 26-year-old guy. I have been Teach him, carefully and consistently, patient, but I am reaching the end of even though it requires constant repmy rope. etition. Even 3-year-olds can learn, “Justin” cannot remember what given enough instruction and pracwas said the minute he hangs up the tice. It’s certainly better than banging telephone. He doesn’t pay attention to your head against the wall in frustrawhat he is doing. He lies all the time, tion. and we all know it. He takes Dear Annie: I am 16 on no new responsibilities, years old and have a twin which drives the rest of us sister. We both make excrazy. He just does his work cellent grades and are and then plays on the Interpopular with teachers and net. It seems that he’s simfriends. But we constantply along for the ride. ly fight. I am controlling Justin is married, and if and demanding around his wife has even an iota her. She doesn’t respond of an issue, he falls apart, to me, listen to me or retexting her every three spect me. I’m sure that’s minutes. I have asked him why I am so controlling. to do some tasks, thinking The past few months that he’d catch on, but he’s have been miserable not grabbing the carrot. He for me. I absolutely canMITCHELL makes the same mistakes not wait to go off to col& SUGAR over and over, and mind lege and be away from you, he deals with other my sister. I realize that I people’s money. We don’t am part of the problem think he cares one bit about because I do cause some anyone except himself. drama. But she makes me feel bad I cannot think of a way to address about myself, and as a result, I hate this without being hurtful. Justin being around her. Life is her way or does not take criticism well and sulks the highway. when confronted. Even the boss is She will demand that I help her afraid to speak to Justin, because with school, so I do. But if the help he’ll fall apart. What can we do? -- isn’t up to her standards, she screams Wish He’d Look for Another Job at me, hits me and gets me in trouble.

Dear Wish: If the boss is unwilling If I don’t help her, my parents punish to deal with Justin, knowing that he me. Yet if I ask to borrow a textbook,

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she refuses.

I’m contemplating staying with my grandparents on the weekends and have also thought about cutting off communication with my sister. I can’t continue to deal with this. It is affecting my health. How do we resolve these issues? -- Brother Dear Brother: Your sister has managed to get your undivided attention at all times. We suggest you work on your response to her. Learn to ignore her sweetly. We also suggest you steer clear of her as much as possible.

Study at a friend’s house. Go to your grandparents’ for the weekend. Explain to your parents that the house will be quieter if you and Sis spend less time in each other’s company.

You also could discuss this with your school counselor.

Dear Annie: You were right to tell “Not a Cheater” that one possible reason why her husband is constantly accusing her of having affairs is that he is the one who is cheating.

After 41 years of my suspicious husband wrongly accusing me, I found out he had been having affairs for 30 years. He had been covering up his own guilt by accusing me. He is now my ex. -- Better Off 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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Obituaries ZAKO Zoltan “Zoli” 1924 - 2013 Mr. Zoltan Zako of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the age of 88 years. A revolutionary of 1956, Zoli fled from Hungary via France and entered into Canada via Saint John, New Brunswick, where he gained his Canadian citizenship.

He lived and worked in various places in Canada; from the province of British Columbia where Zoli worked at the Keno Silver Mine, then from there onto the province of Alberta, where he worked for the City of Red Deer at the Red Deer Regional Hospital for many years, eventually retiring in Red Deer.

Zoli represented Canada well as a good citizen. Zoli’s friends wish to express their thanks to the wonderful people at Piper Creek Lodge and his many friends; both Hungarian and Canadian. It is with great sadness that we lay him to rest. We will miss Zoli. In honor of Zoli, friends are invited to gather at a Graveside Service, which will take place at Alto Reste Cemetery, Hwy. 11 East, Red Deer, Alberta on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

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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BACKE On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Drayton Valley Hospital, Lois Elaine Backe aged 76 years passed away peacefully.

Beside her loving husband Egon of 52 years she leaves to cherish her memory her son David (Melinda) and their children Zara and Jenna.

Also surviving is her brother Larry Borowick (Carol) and numerous relatives and friends. Lois was predeceased by her parents Erik and Agnes Munk and her son Alyn just 4 months ago.

Cremation has taken place and no formal services will be held at this time. The family would like to thank the e n t i r e N u r s i n g S t a ff a n d Doctors for the care and compassion shown to Lois, it will not be forgotten. If friends so desire memorial donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society 10531 Kingsway Ave. Edmonton, Alberta T5H 4K1

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Cheney Karate Studios, Red Deer’s most trusted name in Martial Arts is now accepting registration for all adult & children’s programs starting April, 2013.

Enrollment is limited.

(403)347-9020 www.cheneykarate.com

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Tuesday & Saturday’s Rib Night Wednesday Wing Night Thursdays Shrimp Night

Easter Holiday Hours & Deadlines The Red Deer Advocate’s Office & Phones Closed Good Friday March 29, 2013 Deadline for: Sat. March 30 Sun. March 31 Mon. April 1 is Thurs. March 28 at 5 p.m

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Junior Software Developer -Red Deer based software company seeking FT developer. For further info and to apply, please visit us at www.visual-eyes.ca

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Experienced RDA II required at House Dental Centre for maternity leave position. Some evenings required. Please fax resume to (403) 340-2971 or email to info@ housedental.ca.

RDA II / Administrator required in Red Deer. Are you looking for a change?

Full Time? Part Time?

Would you like to work for a nice relaxed dentist in a beautiful modern and comfortable office environment? Mon-Fri no evenings or weekends great hours and co-workers. If this is something you are interested in please fax your resume 403 340-2160 we look forward to hearing from you!

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IMMEDIATE OPENING for F/T DENTAL ASSISTANT. Must be a member of the College of Alberta Dental Assistants. Please drop off resume ATT’N: Marina at Bower Dental Centre OR EMAIL RESUME: marina@bowerdental.com

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RUSCAN MEALS

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In Memoriam

COOK Robert J. 1939 - 2013 Robert J. Cook passed away suddenly in Red Deer on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the age of 73 years. Bob will be lovingly remembered by Pat Cook and their children Bobby and Ronald of Red Deer, brother Grant (Sharon) and their children Jennifer and Rachel of Edmonton and brother-in-law Richard Bennett and his son Jaime. Bob was predeceased by his parents Jack and Eleanor and sister Linda. Bob was born and raised in the Stettler area and lived most of his life in Red Deer. He enjoyed golfing, curling and spending time with his friends, and had a long successful career in truck sales with Glover International.

Big Bob’s greatest love was his two sons, who will miss him dearly. A memorial service in honor of Robert will be held in April, 2013.

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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TAKEN from red Cherokee jeep, garbage bag full of clothes, hangers and curtains, box of bathroom items & box of kitchen items, Sunday night March 10, Lower Fairview area, b e h i n d C a n a d i a n Ti r e , belongs to person who has MS and who uses a wheelchair + cane. any info call 403-986-4463

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BRETT JOHN TISDALE Sept 15, 1972 -Mar. 18, 2012 I miss you every minute of everyday....

Until we meet again xo Jodee

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GROUP home in Lacombe needs full & part time workers, 2 yr. diploma in rehab/nursing care.

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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 CLEANERS NEEDED for Retail Department Store in Red Deer.

Morning Shift Heavy Duty $13.50/hr.

5:00 am. - 11:00 am Afternoon Shift Light Duty $12/hr.

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We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

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Tartan Completions Services is currently accepting resumes for experienced horizontal completions field technicians, drilling motor experience would be an asset. We offer comprehensive benefits, competitive salary’s and field (day) bonuses.

All applicants are welcome only those considered will be contacted.

Please forward resume to mlajeunesse@ tartancontrols.com

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Night Supervisors Must be able to provide truck Please send resume to 403-340-0886 or email: pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com

SULLY CHAPMAN BEATTIE LLP

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has an immediate opening for a full time legal assistant with particular experience in corporate organization and filings and wills and estates. Salary and benefits are negotiable and will be commensurate with experience. We will only reply to those applicants meeting our criteria. Please email your resume to kbeattie@scblaw.ca.

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! 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

website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

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The successful candidate will: • Have several years of field experience working on service rigs to a rig manager level • Be responsible to work with our Calgary based sales team in establishing new accounts as well as maintaining existing ones Roll’n Oilfield Ind. is a long established, progressive company which offers it’s employees industry leading compensation and benefits packages.

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RED STAR IS NOW accepting applications for kitchen helper, days, evenings, wknds and holidays. $11.41 per hr.

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RUSCAN Meals Restaurant (Russian/Canadian homestyle cuisine) is seeking a Cook.

Tues-Thurs, 4 p.m. -10 p.m. & Fri-Sun 4 p.m.-11 p.m. $13/hr, up to $18/hr increase. Apply in person with references, #110 100 Kent St. Phone 403-350-3635. www.ruscanmeals.com

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CUSTOM Energized Air is a leader in compressed air technology and requires an

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TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

for our solutions driven sales team. Experience in air compressors and pneumatics a definite asset, but will train the right candidate. Base + commission + mileage + benefits. For Red Deer & area. Apply: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com

Trades URS FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Tubing Inspection operator, manual lathe operator, loader operator and Shop & Yard Laborers. Exp. an asset but will train to suit.

Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume to: 4115 Henry St. (Blindman Industrial Park)

WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326

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JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Parkland Mall FOOD ATTENDANT F.T. SHIFT WORK, $11.00/hr.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 POST-TIME LOUNGE is now accepting resumes for cooks. Days, evenings wknds and holidays $14.70/hr. 40 hrs. per wk. .

Email hr att’n: arni_una@yahoo.ca SUNSHINE Family Restaurant - F/T Kitchen Helper. $11.41/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

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ABEL CORPORATION is seeking an EDGE BANDER OPERATOR for full time permanent employment.

Applicants will require a minimum of three years exp. with compatible edge equipment and must have a reliable means of transportation. This position offers a competitive industry wage and full benefits after six months of employment.

Please email resumes to projects@abelcorp.ca or fax 403-782-2729 care of Sean.

Resumes should indicate specific equipment applicants have operated including make and model.

CONNELLY IND. INSULATION is seeking ticketed Alberta Asbestos workers and Mechanical Commercial Insulators. Email resume to: info@ connellyinsulation.com

CONNELLY INDUSTRIAL INSULATION is seeking ticketed Alberta Asbestos workers and Mechanical Commercial Insulators. Email resume to: info@ connellyinsulation.com

Furix Energy Inc is hiring for the following positions Journeyman and Apprentice Pipefitters Skilled Labourers Sandblasters Industrial Coaters and Painters Apprentice Welders Journeymen welders with CWB and 400BBL tank manufacturing experience.

Please email your resumes to Darryl@furixenergy.com or fax to 403-348-8109.

LICENSED mechanic for truck maintenance on 20 truck fleet. Reply to Box 1036, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

MEAT MANAGER & MEAT CUTTER

Moody's Equipment is a progressive agricultural and construction equipment dealership with locations in Calgary, High River, Olds, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Saskatoon, Kindersley, Unity and Perdue. Since our first dealership in Perdue, Saskatchewan in 1964 we have maintained a high focus on taking care of our customers and people.

positions available immediately. Must have retail cutting experience and be available all retail hours. F/T, competitive salary, benefits. Please apply in person with resume to Sobeys, Highway 2A, Lacombe or fax 403-782-5820.

MECHANICAL FOREMAN NEEDED FOR SHOP IN LACOMBE. Duties include: Servicing diesel company vehicles and fabricating. Please fax resume to: 403-342-7447.

We are currently recruiting for the position of: Branch/Sales Manager Olds, Alberta We Offer: • Excellent wages • Bonus structure • Training and development programs • Annual performance reviews • Annual salary review • Bereavement pay • Comprehensive health benefits -medical -prescription -dental • Health travel insurance • Group life insurance • Educational assistance program • Company matching Deferred Profit Sharing • RRSP plan • 3 week's vacation per year to start Please apply by sending your resume and cover letter In text format to: careers@moodys,e qulpment.com

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HOWARD & COMPANY Real Estate Appraisers requires a F/T Office Assistant. Experience in MS Office and office skills are an asset.

Please send resumes to: davidhorn@ howardandcompany.com or drop off at Unit 906, Second floor, Parkland Mall, Red Deer.

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**NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS!** Meadowlands Golf Club in Sylvan Lake is hiring!

In Sylvan Lake, AB - Food and Beverage is seeking qualified - Kitchen individuals for - ProShop Back shop * QC INSPECTOR - Maintenance * ELEC TECH - Marshals * MECH ENGINEER E-mail resume to * ELEC. ENGINEER† info@ F o r c o m p l e t e meadowlandssylvanlake.com job††††††††††† descriptions,†please††refer to our website at www.sparteksystems.com ADULT or YOUTH Applicants please forward CARRIERS resume to:† NEEDED † keri.lee@ sparteksystems.com For delivery of or fax to† 403-887-4050 Flyers, Express and Please state which position Sunday Life in you are applying for in your Start your career!

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BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 MEGA CRANES is looking for a ticketed crane and boom truck operator. Must have Class 1. Good wages, benefits, 10% holiday pay, RRSP’s, and most evenings and weekends off. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com

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Clearview Area Castle Crsc.

Clark Crsc. & Crawford St. $155/mo.

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in Timberlands Area Talson Place, Thomas Place Trimble Place, Traptow Place Timberstone Way $152/mo.

Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly Good for adult with small car.

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Clearview Ridge Carrington Drive & Crossley St. area $202.00/mo.

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Deerpark Area 3 blks of Duston St. Denmark Crsc & West half of Donnelly Crsc. $94/mo.

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

Lancaster Area East half of Lampard Crsc. $61/mo.

ALSO Landry Bend Lacey Close & Lenon Close area $76/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK

Carriers Needed 4 days/wk Flyers & Sun. Life IN PINES Patterson Cres. & Pamley Ave. Piper Dr. & Pennington Cres.

Pallo, Payne & Parsons Cl. Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB Life, one day a wk. in Rimbey & Sylvan Lake ALSO Adult Carriers needed in Sylvan Lake & Bentley Please call Debbie for details 314-4307

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CENTRAL Alberta Precast Plant is currently seeking an individual to oversee the maintenance for the plant. Individual would work in conjunction with the operations manager and plant supervisor.

Position plays an integral part in plant operations.

You will be responsible for the maintenance, calibration, and technical support for all operating equipment.

Individual would also be required to maintain proper files for all maintenance activities, and effectively manage inventory levels of critical replacement parts in a cost effective and efficient manner. Supervision of 3rd party contractors at times will also be req’d.

Applicant must have minimum 5 yrs. of maintenance experience. Applicant must also have a wide range of knowledge different machine components.

Electrical knowledge is an asset. Individual must work with compliance of all Occupational Health and Safety legislation, guidelines, standards, policies, procedures and practices.

Individual must be willing to be on call 6 days a week. Overtime work will be req’d. Wages based on experience and benefits avail. Fax resume to 403-885-5516.

DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Good communication, skills both verbal and written. Must have effective time management skills and able to multi task in a fast paced environment.

Experience preferred, but will train suitable applicant.

Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info ATTENTION! MOTHERS & OTHERS Access to Computer?

Work @ Home!!!

Part time or Full time Around family or job!

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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

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people.

With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking -

WESTLAKE 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. /day Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Carriers Needed

JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH TANK EXPERIENCE

GLENDALE Morning delivery 6 days /wk by 6:30 a.m.

403-227-7796 Please Email Resume To: hr@bilton.ca

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

Please Fax Resume To:

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Duties include: • All aspects of RV Service work • Seasonal extended hours • Customer interaction • Experience preferred and must be able to work independently Attributes: • Organized & Reliable • Outgoing • Physically fit • Mechanically inclined • Permanent position • Tool allowance • Training allowance • Company benefits

E-mail bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill/Service

NIGHT SHIFT WELDING SUPERVISOR

This is a full-time permanent shop position with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

BEN

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Currently seeking Newspaper carrier for morning delivery

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

6 DAYS PER WK. ( Monday - Saturday)

ANDERS AREA

in the town of Olds Earn $500+ for hour and a half per day.

Must have own vehicle.

18+ Needed ASAP

Adams Close/ Adair Ave. BOWER AREA Baile Close Boyce St./ Byer Close Barrett Dr/ Beatty Crsc..

Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St INGLEWOOD AREA

Call Quitcy 403-314-4316 qmacaulay@ reddeer advocate.com

RENTAL store looking for person to pull and load orders, assist brides. Must be physically fit. Full time. sales@ parklandrentals.com Fax: 403-347-7066 THE BURNT LAKE GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Service person for shift work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West.

No phone calls please.

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week

Lancaster Dr

In the towns of:

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

VANIER AREA

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Valentine Crsc.

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GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com MEGA CRANES is looking for a YARD person with Class 1. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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THE TOWN OF BLACKFALDS HAS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

For more information and complete job descriptions, please visit our web site at www.blackfalds.com • Day Camp Leader (Camp Curious) - Seasonal, Non-permanent • Labourer (Parks) - Seasonal, Non-permanent • Labourer (Public Works/Transfer Station) - Permanent Full-time • Labourer (Public Works) - Permanent Full-Time Please submit resumes by Email: info@blackfalds.com or Fax: (403) 885-4610

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Clothing

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

920

Career Planning

for all Albertans

LANCASTER AREA

Sherwood Crsc

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Illingworth Close

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

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APPRENTICE RV MECHANIC

GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients.

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ASSORTED senior ladies clothing, like new, size 12 petite, $100 obo 403-343-8916 NEW grad dresses $10/ea. never worn 403-346-6908 WOMEN’S suede jacket, chocolate brown, size L , good condition, $40, Box of ladies clothing, size 8-10, good quality, $20; 403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Farmers' Market

1650

Angus Beef for Sale Ranch Raised, Hormone Free, Grass Finished See our website; www.flaghillranch. com Contact: Leo Johnson at 403 665 2497

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

RED DEER GROUNDS MAINTENANCE POSITION

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Own transportation, regular hrs., competitive wages.

Fax 1-403-206-7430

LOGS

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

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DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

requires

OPERATOR 2 POSITION

SCRAPER OPERATORS

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.

Earthworks Division

We are currently hiring for the position of: Due to continued growth we are currently seeking:

We require individuals with push pull experience, grade knowledge & able to work well with others for work in the Central AB area.

FULL-TIME HVAC/R PLANNER/ SCHEDULER

The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties. Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work. Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

For the Red Deer Area

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

The ideal candidate would be dual tickets (HVAC/R & Electrical Journeyperson) with planning experience.

Responsibilities / Requirements of this position include:

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Top wages paid based on knowledge & experience Career advancement opportunities

• Maintain and update as-built schedules to provide comparative data between planned and actual-cost schedules and productivity performance • Expertise at creating and monitoring large and/or multiple work plans to keep team leads informed of expectations and variances with regard to critical paths

Application Closing Date: March 21, 2013.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to: Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403) 747-2660 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Employment Training

• Task dependencies, SAP, cost analyses, earned value, resource leveling

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STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

900

• Defining project goals, objectives and success factors

YOUR CAREER IN

• Planning and coordinating maintenance jobs and projects

ACCOUNTING

• Predictive and preventative maintenance scheduling

a job? ?

• Excellent communication skills and a team player Cut off for this position is March 19, 2013 STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

Participating Employers

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9 a.m. - Noon Alberta Works Centre 2nd Floor, First Red Deer Place 4911 – 51 Street, Red Deer For more information, call 403-340-5353

Government

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

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Mini Job Fair

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1. A Buck or Two 2. Almita Piling Ltd 3. Canada Prime Marketing 4. LKQ Corp.

5. London Drugs 6. Red Deer Catholic School Board 7. Riverbend Golf & Recreation Area 8 Mancuso Carpet Cleaning 9. Pareto 10. Pine Hills Golf Club 11. Precision Well Servicing 12. TBL Construction 13. Tim Hortons 14. Universal Handling

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. ATTN: Human Resources Fax # 403-342-6505 Email: randersen@studon.com “People Pride & Service”

Payroll Administrator Computerized Accounting Computerized Payroll Accounting and more!

Looking Loo Lo king ng for

• Maintenance and/or plant facility experience

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Monday, Mar. 18, 2013

U.S. bills would end farm animal investigations PROPOSED LEGISLATIONS IN THREE STATES AIMS TO END UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS OF FARM ANIMAL ABUSE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history. In Vermont, a video of veal calves skinned alive and tossed like sacks of potatoes ended with the plant’s closure and criminal convictions.

Now in a pushback led by the meat and poultry industries, state legislators across the U.S. are introducing laws making it harder for animal welfare advocates to investigate cruelty and food safety cases. Some bills make it illegal to take photographs at a farming operation. Others make it a crime for someone such as an animal welfare advocate to lie on an application to get a job at a plant.

Bills pending in California, Nebraska and Tennessee require that anyone collecting evidence of abuse turn it over to law enforcement within 24 to 48 hours — which advocates say does not allow enough time to document illegal activity under federal humane handling and food safety laws.

“We believe that folks in the agriculture community and folks from some of the humane organizations share the same concerns about animal cruelty,” said Mike Zimmerman, chief of staff for Republican Assembly Member Jim Patterson, whose bill was unveiled this week.

“If there’s abuse taking place, there

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is no sense in letting it continue so you can make a video.”

Patterson’s bill, sponsored by the California Cattlemen’s Association, would make failing to turn over video of abuse to law enforcement within 48 hours an infraction punishable by a fine.

Critics say the bills are an effort to deny consumers the ability to know how their food is produced.

“The meat industry’s mantra is always that these are isolated cases, but the purpose of these bills is to prevent any pattern of abuse from being documented,” said Paul Shapiro, vice-president of farm animal protection for the Humane Society of the United States.

In Indiana, Arkansas and Pennsylvania it would be a crime to make videos at agricultural operations.

The goal of the proposed California law, industry representatives say, is to halt any abuses quickly and get video evidence to government regulators within two days, not to impede undercover investigations by animal welfare groups.

“The people doing this aren’t cops so I wouldn’t think it’s their job to build a case. The goal for all of us is to reduce instances of animal abuse,” said David Daley, a Cattlemen vicepresident and professor of agricultural science at California State UniversityChico.

Formal opposition to the California bill comes from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Teamsters labour union, the

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2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, & on demand hot water generously sized, 1 1/2 system. 5 yr. old, 5 bdrm. home Household baths, fenced yards, on 36+/- acres of cultivated Appliances land & has a lease revenue full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. of approx $3100. $495,000.

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. Call George, 780-608-6555 www.greatapartments.ca selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. Listing # S-37, Linview Realty warr. Riverside Appliances PET FRIENDLY 403-342-1042 Townhouse In Eastview Houses/ Clean 3 bdrms,1.5 bath, FRIDGE & STOVE Duplexes 5 appls. Yard, Deck & $150/both or $75/ea. finished bsm’t. Only preMarilee 403-341-9990 4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 approved pets. No smoking. leave msg. appls, garage $1695 mo. $1335 & UTIL; SD $1335; 403-782-7156 357-7465 Avail APRIL 1st.

Household Hearthstone 403-314-0099 MAIN FLOOR SUITE or 403-396-9554 Furnishings

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C O F F E E Ta b l e a n d 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 3 appls.

Shared laundry. Fenced matching end table, great shape. $150; Dresser with yard w/garage. Adults only.

No pets. No smoking. mirror, $40. 403-314-2026 $1325 INCL UTIL; SD $1325; Avail APRIL 1st.

WANTED Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Antiques, furniture and or 403 396 9554 estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

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TO GIVE AWAY Working older style 32”, T.V. with stand.

Attractive set!

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Misc. for Sale

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Condos/ Townhouses

3030

BRIGHT CONDO at 61 Street

2 bdrm, 1 bath, 2 appls, shared laundry. NO PETS. Avail APRIL 1st. $975 & ELECT., SD $975 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554

HALMAN Heights

FLOWER pots and vases, 3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse large variety, $10/all, 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, 403-314-9603 no pets, n/s, rent $1395 FURNACE fillter, (Dust SD $1000 avail. March 15 eater) e l e c t r o s t a t i c 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 washable, asking $80; Kelloway Cres.

403-227-2653 Lovely 3 level exec.

TIRE Pump (foot), $10; 3 bdrm. townhouse 2 tow ropes, 10’ long, $10.

5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, ea.; Tap and die set, 40 concrete patio, blinds, pce, $20; Drift wood, $45; front/rear parking, no dogs, Box of asst’d flower pots, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 $8; patchwork quilt, Avail. April 15, 72”x56”, $20; 1 blanket, 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 white/floral dble. $5; oscill a t i n g s p r i n k l e r, $ 5 ; 2 spider plants, $7. ea.; 4 Manufactured dessert goblets (pedestal Homes style) all for $16; 8 cups and saucers, bone china, $16. for all; 4 stacking chairs, metal frames, $20; 403-314-2026

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Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1225 along the river.

SD $1000. avail.

April 1 , 403-304-7576 347-7545

SIERRA GRANDE

Executive 2 bdrm. condo, 6 appls., 2 baths, heated parking, pool + more. Over 45. $1175. Sim & Thorne PM 403-347-0755

WESTPARK

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000.

Avail. April 1, 403-304-7576, 347-7545 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Mauricia 403-340-0225 Tired of Standing?

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Horses

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20,000with Intro

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403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 bath, rent $2000 + DD avail.

403-346-5885

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NOW RENTING 1 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/ onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat and hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. apt. avail. April 1, Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686 TWO 2 bdrm. suite downtown area, above store, at 5115 Gaetz Ave. Quiet person preferred $750/mo., $700 d.d. all utils., except electricity.

Avail. March 31. 347-3149

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Lots For Sale

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

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2010 FORD Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4, $27,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 JEEP Grand Cherokee Laredo AWD, turbo diesel,$29888 348-8788

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Super Vacation packlage All new no mileage Lottery Win Sale 2013 Ford Lariat truck 6.71 L diesel Crew cab, all electronics 5th wheel 38.5’ 2013 Coachman Brookstone 367KL 4 slide outs Furnace, a.c.,, fireplace Total retail price $169,300 Total net sale price $110,000 Phone 1- 403-650-8947 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

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Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

Car/Truck Rental

5210

2000 PONTIAC Grand Am 2 dr. clean 403-318-3040

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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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

Handyman Services

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Massage Therapy

1280

ASIAN Executive Touch Exclusive for men. Open 10 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 5003-50 St. 403-348-5650 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Gentle Touch Massage

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Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & Unit #306 - 2 bdrm. condo, 2005 CHRYSLER Crossw/solid hardwood flooring, f i r e 8 0 9 5 4 k m s . , smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210. $12888 348-8788 AS & I downtown R.D. Underground parking. Needs Something for Everyone bathroom updated & Everyday in Classifieds painting. Price range between $160,000 Escorts $170,000. 403-815-0429 or 540-6066 to view.

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Trucks

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the Vermont plant was heard in 2009 coaching a plant worker on how to avoid being shut down, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack weighed in, calling the conduct “inexcusable.”

In reaction to concerns, the USDA has been working to improve enforcement of its humane handling regulations over the past two years, including establishing an ombudsman position that accepts reports of violations. Last year 24 new positions in the Food Safety Inspection Service were dedicated to humane handling, said a high-ranking food safety official not authorized to speak publicly.

That hasn’t slowed investigations or the bills designed to stop them. The Arkansas bill goes further than the others and would prohibit anyone other than law enforcement from investigating animal cases. Last year Iowa, a major egg-producing state, passed a bill making it illegal to deny being a member of an animal welfare organization on a farm job application. Utah passed one that outlaws photography.

Most of the sensational videos of abuse in recent years are shot by undercover operatives who surreptitiously apply and are hired by the meat processors for jobs within the facilities.

One recorded last year by Compassion over Killing at Central Valley Meats in Hanford, California showed a worker standing on a downed dairy cow’s nostrils to suffocate it and others repeatedly shot in the head, prompting several fast-food hamburger chains to cancel contracts, at least temporarily.

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Large crowds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day I’ve got no game here. The conversations here are magnificent. But you sometimes wonder how you’re ever going to get out of them!”

In the world’s first major St. Patrick’s party Sunday, about 30,000 spectators soaked up the sun as Sydney’s Irish-Australians paraded through the city.

Australia always marks St. Patrick’s Day on a Sunday. After the event, partiers rallying at the city’s Hyde Park saw 45 Irish men and women receive Australian citizenship. That’s increasingly common as tens of thousands of Irish job-seekers have made Australia a favoured new home while Ireland’s own economy remains in the doldrums.

DUBLIN, Ireland — Never mind the fickle Irish weather. A chilly, damp Dublin celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with artistic flair anyway Sunday as the focal point for a weekend of Irish celebrations worldwide.

More than 250,000 revelers braved the occasionally snowy, sleety skies to line the streets for the traditional holiday parade, a 3-kilometre (2-mile) jaunt through the city’s heart involving performers from 46 countries.

Unusually, 8,000 tourists in town for the festivities led this year’s procession in a “people’s parade.”

Many donned leprechaun costumes or deployed banners and flags of their home nations or U.S. states, with the Texans making the biggest impression as they sported “Happy St. Paddy’s Day, Y’All!” T-shirts.

One marcher, a 22-year-old engineer from Calgary, Canada, defiantly showed it wasn’t so nippy at all — by doing the hour-long walk shirtless, with only a painted-on shamrock covering his chest.

“It’s not cold!” Oliver Feniak declared as he, like many in the leisurely paced 2 ½-hour parade, stopped to shake hands with onlookers standing fivedeep on O’Connell Bridge spanning the River Liffey.

Sunday’s decision to put tourists in the vanguard was connected to a year-long tourism promotion called The Gathering that is organizing hundreds of clan reunions nationwide in hopes of boosting the economy. That’s sorely needed in an Ireland struggling with 14 per cent unemployment, heavy emigration and a household-debt crisis following the 2008 collapse of its Celtic Tiger boom.

St. Patrick’s Day always marks the start of Ireland’s full-court press for tourists. Since 1997 Dublin has expanded the holiday into a multi-day festival featuring special children’s playgrounds, street amusement parks, concerts and walking tours. Irish President Michael D. Higgins is hosting a nationally televised TV show Monday night featuring many of Ireland’s top artists and musicians, including Bono and Nobel-winning poet Seamus Heaney.

“We cherish the creativity, community spirit and rich culture for which we, as a nation, are renowned,” Higgins said in a speech after the parade.

“I have said on many occasions that while the experience of the so-called Celtic Tiger failed to live up

to the best versions of Irishness, we have not been failed by our artists. In fact, our artists are a huge moral resource and great reputational asset for Ireland.”

St. Patrick’s Day is being marked in skylines across the world as part of a global campaign to floodlight landmarks green at night. This year the pyramids of Giza, the leaning tower of Pisa, Niagara Falls, and the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio are among dozens of iconic spots going green for the occasion.

While tens or thousands of foreigners have made a beeline for Dublin, practically the entire Irish government has gone the other direction, sending 19 ministers to 21 countries to capitalize on a marketing opportunity unique among nations.

Prime Minister Enda Kenny marched in Saturday’s biggest U.S. parade in New York and is scheduled to meet President Obama at the White House on Tuesday, when the U.S. political establishment marks the Irish holiday.

It hasn’t all gone smoothly. The government deputy leader, Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, caused diplomatic waves in Atlanta, Georgia, by snubbing the second-biggest American parade in nearby Savannah — because, Gilmore said, he didn’t want to attend a dinner hosted by an Irish-American group that bans women from attending.

Most of Irish-America marked the holiday a day early, reflecting the view that such a notoriously boozy holiday shouldn’t happen on a Sunday. But the Irish diaspora in most of the rest of the world stuck to marking St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 as usual.

Many of Sunday’s revelers suggested they were in Dublin specifically to soak up the pub atmosphere.

“We came all the way from Kansas City to drink some Guinness!’ declared one banner on the parade route displayed by John Mullen, a 46-year-old lawyer, and his 17-year-old son Jack.

The senior Mullen, whose roots lie in the western county of Mayo, said he and his boy actually were golfing their way through Ireland, not drinking. He said the key to enjoying Ireland was to soak up the locals’ exceptionally good conversation regardless of the foul weather.

“Yesterday we got rained on, sleeted on, snowed on as we golfed. There was even some sun here and there. It was four seasons in one round,” Mullen said.

“People back home say I’ve got the gift of the gab, but

Syrian opposition going forward with plans to set up interim government in controlled areas

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Syria’s main opposition group is launching its most serious attempt yet to form a rival government to President Bashar Assad’s regime, convening in Turkey on Monday to choose an interim prime minister for areas the rebels control.

Twelve candidates are running, including economists, businessmen and a former Syrian Cabinet minister.

Some warn setting up such a government could close the door to negotiating an end to Syria’s civil war and instead harden the battle lines even more.

Another obstacle is asserting the authority of a government picked by the largely exile-based opposition, especially in areas where Islamic extremist militias dominate.

The opposition Syrian National Coalition needs to take the reins in increasingly chaotic rebel-held areas where many services have broken down, but doing so means taking a political risk, said University of Oklahoma professor Joshua Landis.

“Obviously (the opposition) has been very frightened of trying, because it does not have a real social base on the ground, and it is worried that if it fails, it will get egg on its face,” said Landis, who runs a blog called Syria Comment.

The deadlocked Syria conflict, which has claimed 70,000 lives and displaced about 4 million people, entered its third year this weekend.

Leading members of the coalition are meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday and Tuesday to pick a prime minister who would put together the interim government, said coalition spokesman Khalid Saleh. A vote is expected

by Tuesday, he said.

Twelve candidates have been nominated, though the list could shrink if not all accept their nominations, Saleh said.

The coalition released 10 names on Sunday but is not publishing the names of two contenders who live in areas under government control, he said.

Among the candidates are Osama Kadi, the coalition’s economic adviser from London, Ontario in Canada; Ghassan Hitto, a longtime IT manager who recently moved

from Dallas, Texas to Turkey; Assad Asheq Mustafa, a former Syrian agriculture minister and former governor of Syria’s central Hama province, and Walid alZoabi, a real estate entrepreneur from Dubai.

Saleh described the candidates as technocrats. “Each has a minimum of 15 to 20 years of experience in his field,” he said.

The 72 members of the coalition’s general assembly are eligible to vote. If no candidate gets at least 37 votes in the first round, the top two would compete in a second round, Saleh said.

The Syrian government has portrayed those trying to topple it as foreign-led terrorists. The conflict erupted in 2011, initially as a largely peaceful uprising that, in the face of a harsh regime crackdown, turned into an armed insurgency and then into civil war.

Issam Khalil, a legislator from Assad’s ruling Baath Party, echoed the regime’s position that the opposition is pursuing foreign interests and is trying to “implode Syria from the inside.” Those meeting in Istanbul want to intensify the conflict in Syria, not end it, he said Sunday.

The U.S. has been cool to the idea of a rival government in the rebel-held areas, saying the focus should be on a political transition.

Under a plan endorsed by the international community last year, Assad supporters and opponents would propose representatives for a transition government, with each side able to veto candidates.

However, the plan did not address the key question of Assad’s role.

Most in the Syrian opposition rule out negotiations with Assad, even on the terms of his departure from office.

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry affirmed his support for the plan, saying that only a transitional government accepted by both the opposition and the Assad government can allow Syrians to determine their future.

The leader of the Syrian opposition coalition, Mouaz al-Khatib, has also suggested he opposes the formation of a rival Syrian government, saying he feared it would deepen divisions in Syria.

Breaking with opposition consensus, the 52-year-old former preacher provoked a backlash last month when he offered to hold talks with members of the regime

if it would help end the bloodshed.

The formation of the interim government was put off twice over such disagreements, but Saleh said coalition members voted last month to go ahead with the election. Al-Khatib, while still opposed, is deferring to the majority, Saleh said.

Analyst Fawaz A. Gerges said that the move is likely to block a political solution.

“By electing an interim Cabinet, the Syrian opposition will put an end to any possibility for a negotiated settlement with the Syrian regime,” said Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. “They’ve decided to fight all the way.”

With an interim government in place, the “war option would win over diplomacy,” Gerges said.

It’s not clear where an interim government would be able to operate.

The regime routinely attacks rebel strongholds with airstrikes and artillery, and any gathering of senior opposition politicians would be a prime target. More likely, government members would shuttle between Turkey and Syria, as some rebel military chiefs do.

Acceptance is another challenge.

In recent months, Islamic extremist militias, particularly the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, have asserted dominance in key battle areas.

Al-Nusra and other Islamic extremist fighting groups don’t recognize the authority of the Free Syrian Army and might not be inclined to take orders from an interim government.

Saleh played that down, saying that 85 per cent of the fighting forces recognize the Syrian National Coalition. Once the government moves into Syria and starts providing services, “doubts will just vanish,” he said.

Landis predicted that the interim government would face a rough start. Trying to assert authority “is a recipe for conflict, no doubt about it,” he said, “but they’ve got to get down to the towns and offer a real alternative.”

Associated Press writers Barbara Surk in Beirut and Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria, contributed.

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