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Province freezes tuition

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta students will not only avoid paying more tuition next year, they will also not pay a mandated two per cent increase tied to inflation, Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk announced Thursday.

Lukaszuk, who is also deputy premier, said the province will provide the $16.5 million to post-secondary institutions instead.

WARD ON RED DEER COLLEGE CUTS A2 He said the government didn’t want students taking the brunt of seven per cent cuts announced in last month’s budget to the operating funds for universities, colleges and technical schools. “That will make education more accessible for our students, particularly from low-income families,�

Lukaszuk, accompanied by Premier Alison Redford,

said at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton.

Redford’s government has come under fire for cutting operating grants to the province’s 26 postsecondary schools by $147 million.

Lukaszuk is also getting pushback on a plan to harmonize clerical and educational programs to reduce duplication and save money.

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Land swap in hands of justice minister

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A proposed land swap that would clear the way for a bigger courthouse in Red Deer has been placed in the hands of Alberta’s justice minister.

Since last summer, a committee including Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling has been working on a deal that would provide space for a bigger courthouse while giving the city more room for its own offices.

Accompanied by Red Deer MLAs Cal Dallas and Mary Anne Jablonski, Flewwelling met Justice Minister Jonathan Denis in Edmonton on Thursday to lay out an offer which would see the province trade its Red Deer courthouse for the former Red Deer City RCMP building, which is now vacant.

The existing courthouse cannot be built up, but would provide an ideal office space for city staff while the former RCMP site would be ideal for a new courthouse, Flewwelling said earlier.

The mayor said after his meeting with Denis that he and his partners in the committee — former Alberta Attorney General Jim Foster and Brent Handel, president of the Central Alberta Bar Association — developed the plan to address their shared concerns about the detrimental effects of overcrowding.

Most crucial is the backlog in family court, which puts children at risk while their parents deal with legal issues, Handel said earlier.

Flewwelling said he felt the meeting on Thursday was productive. “We had a very cordial meeting with the minister.

My interest as mayor was to make sure the minister clearly understood that there was land available and that we would hold that land for some time if they indicated that they were interested in it,� said Flewwelling. “He has agreed to continue pursuing the whole issue of court facilities in Alberta. He of course is working within the constraints of the current budgeting system and the backlog of court facilities that are needed, not just in Red Deer, but in other facilities.�

Dallas said he and Jablonski arranged the meeting to allow the mayor an opportunity to present the city’s proposal directly to the minister.

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Stony Plain Eagle Justin Cox and Rosetown Redwing Chad Starling chase a loose puck into the corner boards during first-period quarter-final Allan Cup Canadian Men’s Senior AAA Hockey Championships action at the Arena in Red Deer Thursday. Please see related stories on page B1.

Pair of hotels planned for city’s north side

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The owner of Holiday Inn & Suites in Gasoline Alley and Holiday Inn Express in south Red Deer is preparing to make a $25-million investment on the city’s north side.

Zainul & Shazma Holdings Ltd. plans to develop a pair of hotels at 6329 Orr Dr. These would consist of another Holiday Inn Express and a Staybridge Suites — both brands of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).

Shazma Charania, a partner in the family-owned business, said the hotels would be connected and share a swimming pool. But each would have its own reception area.

Staybridge Suites is IHG’s extended-stay banner, with suites designed for guests booked for weeks or even months. They contain full kitchens and offer other amenities like laundry facilities. “They’re like little apartments,� said Charania, adding that there’s a local need for this type of accommodation.

The final design, including the number of rooms in each hotel, has yet to be finalized. And development approval from the city is still required. But it is hoped that construction can begin this summer and the businesses open some time in 2014.

Charania said the design will be a first for Canada. Her family got the idea from a similar project in London, England, where they were attending the

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Charania said the new hotels are expected to create more than 50 jobs. Filling these could be a challenge in Alberta’s tight labour market, she acknowledged, but her company’s favourable track record should help. “We’ve been established in Red Deer for so many years ... and we’ve earned a reputation in the hospitality industry.�

In addition to its Red Deer properties, Zainul & Shazma Holdings owns a full-service Holiday Inn and a Holiday Inn Express in Hinton, and a Holiday Inn Express in Edson. With the new Red Deer development, it will have approximately 650 rooms in its portfolio.

The company was named IHG’s Americas Region Developer of the Year for Canada in 2009 and 2011.

Charania recalls how its Gasoline Alley hotel and conference centre was showcased at IHG’s 2011 conference in Las Vegas, with more than 5,000 people in attendance. “They put our property on display in that conference and brought the name Red Deer to a lot of Americans.

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The head of a commission overseeing construction of a regional sewer line in Central Alberta is optimistic the province will come through with the cash to finish the project.

Five Central Alberta mayors and other politicians were in Edmonton on Wednesday to press their case for $24 million in funding to finish the Olds-to-Red Deer line. They met with Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths, Transportation Minister Ric McIver and Alberta Environment representatives.

The municipal show of force was meant to signal how critical it is that the province stick to its original commitment to fund 90 per cent of the project

expected to cost $130 million to $135 million. Red Deer North Mary Anne Jablonski and a representative for Red Deer South MLA and International and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Cal Dallas also offered their support.

“We had a positive meeting,” said Penhold Mayor Dennis Cooper and chairman of the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission. “Of course, the minister has to sit down with the bureaucrats and take a look at it. But we’re hoping for a positive outcome from this.”

Red Deer College president Joel Ward is waiting until after the college board retreat to announce any cuts.

Ward said the tough decisions ahead and the impact on the community keep him up at night.

Operating grants to all post-secondary institution in the province were reduced by 7.3 per cent as part of the March provincial government budget. For RDC, that translated to a $4.5 million reduction on an estimated $92-million budget.

RDC will officially announce budgetary decisions and begin implementing the changes following a board retreat in early May. The cost-savings plan will likely include program cuts and job losses.

Ward did not give specifics but indicated the college is looking at all aspects of operations, including administration, support and programming. Ward said the college is slowly and carefully considering its options.

“We still have work to do,” said Ward. “But we will have all our decisions made by early May.” Ward said RDC’s approach will be much different than Mount Royal University because RDC is a smaller institution in a smaller community.

Officials with Calgary’s Mount Royal say they are looking at suspending three diploma programs, four certificate programs and an engineering transfer program with the University of Calgary. As well, student intake for the nursing program may also be slashed by a third.

Ward said RDC must consider the impact on the community and the cultural health and growth of the community.

Ward said the college has a detailed program and services review policy that guides them to make the best decisions. That policy consider dollars, demand, employability, impact to students and impact to the community.

While other post-secondary institutions are not accepting applications, RDC is still taking applications for the next semester.

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“There has to be a restructuring on the administrative side of our institution and also in the ministry as well. The bureaucracy and the hurdles that we have to go through in terms of programming has grown exponentially.

“That takes resources away from our classrooms, our shops and our labs.”

NDP critic Rachel Notley said the $16.5 million the government is providing is a trifling amount compared with the $147 million being cut. Students can’t help but suffer, she said.

“Today is really just a bait and switch non-announcement.” Notley said.

“We still have the $147 million in cuts, and we still have students paying for it both in terms of immediate dollars and cents through the non-instructional fees, as well as through a reduction in quality and a reduction in access.”

Liberal critic Kent Hehr said it’s shortsighted to freeze tuition while entire programs are being axed to meet the $147 million in cuts.

“Given that the premier’s press release today said they will not be balancing the books on the backs of students, isn’t that akin to my grandma telling me not to take a leak on her shoes and tell her it’s raining?”

Hehr asked the house in question period.

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Minister Denis outlined the various means his department is using to try and relieve pressures on crowded courtrooms, he said.

“Even if you can address some of those pressures in the short term, given the growth of Central Alberta and Red Deer in particular, . . . we’re going to have pressure in the long term. So, it’s really a discussion about what does this look like, five, 10, 15 years out and in what way does the potential site that the city has available look like a solution.”

The minister would not be in a position to make any decisions, but will take the information and explore some ideas, said Dallas.

Denis could not be reached for comment after the meeting.

Flewwelling, Foster and Handel were to meet this morning to discuss the progress of their proposal. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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TUITION: Schools must find other ways to make up the shortfall He conceded he doesn’t have the power to stop schools from making up any shortfall by increasing fees to students, but said he hopes that doesn’t happen.

“We can only regulate tuition and inflationary cost of tuition,” said Lukaszuk. “Non-curricular fees for things like sports activities and other additional services that may be offered to students at students’ choice are not regulated by the government of Alberta.

“Those are fees levied by schools.”

Schools and political opponents say the government’s cuts are too deep and are coming too quickly without a good plan.

Doug Short, president of the NAIT faculty association, interrupted Thursday’s news conference to invite Lukaszuk to sit in on a meeting to discuss staff cuts that could result from the funding reduction.

Lukaszuk declined. “I’m sure I will be briefed on the outcome,” he said.

Short is also president of the Alberta Colleges and Institutes Faculties Association.

He said afterward that NAIT is looking at losing 35 faculty jobs and having to cope with more students in classrooms and labs.

Short suggested that while the funding cut is a done deal, there is enough bloat in management ranks and in Lukaszuk’s department to avoid forcing teachers and students to pay the price.

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COURTHOUSE: Trying to relieve pressure on crowded courtrooms “What it looks like is exactly what we’ve been trying to achieve all along, and that is to have some plain-talk dialogue about what the options were,” said Dallas, who is MLA for Red Deer South and Minister of International and Intergovernmental

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“Being a former board member of Tourism Red Deer, I was really proud to have that.”

She said the Holiday Inn & Suites on Gasoline Alley, which opened in the fall of 2011, is performing very well.

“We couldn’t be more pleased. The local support has been phenomenal.”

Just as that property has filled a local need, Charania is confident her company’s new hotels will as well.

“Our vision is to be the market leader.”

Information about employment opportunities at Zainul & Shazma Holdings’ hotels can be found online at www.bestsleepintown.com. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Ex-CEO pays cash back

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A former Alberta health CEO who signed off on private U.S. care for a colleague at taxpayer expense repaid the money Thursday — but Health Minister Fred Horne faced renewed calls for a broader probe into possible improper spending.

Horne said there is no need for more investigation because there is no evidence of other mistakes

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“Do I have any reason to believe there are payments similar to this? Absolutely not,” Horne told reporters after releasing to media the letter that accompanied the $7,800 cheque from Weatherill.

Weatherill repaid the bill after the opposition Wildrose party made public Monday the bills from Michele Lahey’s trip to the Mayo Clinic in January 2007.

At the time, Lahey was chief operating officer for the former Capital Health Region and Weatherill was the region’s CEO. Lahey went to the prestigious clinic to make sure that the treatment she had received in Alberta had eradicated her cancer. The cost was $7,225.

The documents revealed that not only did taxpayers cover off the medical tests, they also paid for Lahey’s two-night hotel stay along with expensive meals, Perrier water, an in-room movie, key lime pie, creme brulee, and designer coffees like caramel macchiato.

Lahey, in an email to media Tuesday, said it was Weatherill’s idea she go. Both Premier Alison Redford and Horne denounced the scheme as a flagrant

abuse of taxpayer dollars. Horne called it “offensive.”

Horne said on Thursday that Weatherill sent the cheque without any prompting, including six years’ worth of interest.

In the letter, Weatherill said she it was wrong to have signed off on the Mayo trip.

“I take responsibility for this extraordinary event and I apologize,” said Weatherill in the letter.

“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a passionate supporter of our health system.”

Weatherill did not say in the letter why she signed off on the trip. She also wrote “I do not agree” with Lahey saying it was Weatherill’s idea to go to the Mayo Clinic, but did not elaborate.

Weatherill could not be reached for comment.

Weatherill was CEO of the Capital Health Region until it, and all other health regions were merged in 2008 into the current Alberta Health Services, or AHS, superboard.

Weatherill was a board member of AHS until last August. She resigned shortly after AHS chief financial officer Allaudin Merali tendered his resignation over an expenses scandal.

An audit found that Merali, while the chief financial officer for Weatherill at Capital Health, had racked up almost $370,000 in questionable expenses.

There were lavish dinners and parties, and bills to taxpayers to fix and upgrade his Mercedes Benz. He also hired a butler.

Weatherill signed off on Merali’s expenses.

Receipts released by the Wildrose show that Lahey helped Merali with hosting costs during that time

period. There are also thousands of dollars from 2005-06 for expensive meals, wines, exotic cheeses, hotel stays, gift baskets and charitable donations tied to her work.

Opposition leaders say they’re being stymied trying to get Weatherill’s expenses released under freedom of information legislation and say it’s time Horne clear the air.

“How about a forensic audit into all the expenses of the health regions going back to the Merali era?,” Wildrose leader Danielle Smith told the house.

Horne said anyone who wants that information can get it under the freedom of information rules.

But he said he can’t help with that.

“I’m not the party that makes a determination about the release of information under that (freedom of information) act,” said Horne.

NDP Leader Brian Mason labelled the answer w“That act is to get information that the government wants to give,” replied NDP Leader Brian Mason.

“It doesn’t prevent the government from giving it.”

Horne also announced Thursday that he has asked Allan Wachowich, former Alberta Queen’s Bench chief justice, to advise if there is any way for the government to get money repaid if similar financial transgressions surface in the future.

Horne and Redford have said new rules introduced last fall tighten up spending and oversight to prevent a repeat of any lavish or improper spending

by AHS. AHS is a separate arm of government charged with delivering day-to-day health care. It still ultimately reports to Horne.

Court hears arguments over video confessions NEWBORN DEATHS

CALGARY — A prosecutor says a woman accused of killing two of her newborns was fully aware of the possible consequences of a video confession and it should be accepted at her trial.

Crown lawyer Jayme Williams wants the court to rule that two taped police interviews with Meredith Borowiec, 31, may be admitted as evidence.

“Both of the statements taken by the Calgary Police Service were in fact voluntary,” Williams argued Thursday in her submission to Queen’s Bench Justice Peter McIntyre, who is hearing the case without a jury.

“The fact they are video recordings allows the court to look at the demeanour of both the police and the accused,” she said.

“There’s nothing to suggest the accused was mentally unable to answer questions. She is coherent throughout,” Williams added. “It is not a result of police threats, promises or trickery. It is more of an

interview than an interrogation.”

Borowiec is charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of two newborns in 2008 and 2009. She was charged just over a year after a third child was found alive in a Dumpster in October 2010, which prompted a lengthy police investigation.

She faces a second trial this fall on an attempted murder charge related to the surviving child.

Borowiec was first interviewed by police after the baby was found in the trash bin. In that video, played in court last week, Borowiec says she had her first child in 2008 and didn’t even look to see whether it was a boy or a girl before she wrapped the infant in a towel and put it in a garbage bag.

She admits to the same scenario in 2009 when she again gave birth into a toilet in her northwest Calgary apartment, wrapped the child in a towel and dropped it into the bathroom garbage before walking out to a large bin and disposing of it. up at night worrying about the tough decisions and the impact it will have on families.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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In a second video interview with police after her arrest in November 2011, Borowiec says she heard a noise “like a kitten” after the birth of the first child and, the following year, was aware the second child was alive as well.

“It was a tiny cry,” a tearful Borowiec says in the video as she describes the noise coming from the toilet.

The defence, in challenging the admissibility of the evidence, has argued that Borowiec wasn’t warned she was a murder suspect when she was initially interviewed on the attempted murder charge.

Lawyer Michael Bates said Det. Karla Malsam-Dudar had “tunnel vision” when she began the interview. “(During cross-examination) Det. Malsam-Dudar expressed a desire to see justice for her victims,” said Bates.

“She should have complete indifference to the outcome. She’s supposed to be an advocate.”

Bates said the detective refused to accept on 30 different occasions that his client didn’t remember certain events.

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COLLEGE: Will offer options SEWER: A lot of concern In the chance some programs will be realigned, Ward said, the college will speak directly to prospective students. Ward said they will try to offer alternative education options or incentives to look at other college programs.

“We will not disadvantage any student,” he said.

“We will provide them with another option if necessary or direct them to another institution or online learning ... I am very hopeful that that number will be very small.”

Since the provincial budget came down on March 7, Ward has taken a new approach to stay connected with staff and faculty. Each week he has uploaded a two-or-three-minute video on the Centre for Learning and Teaching website. In recent videos, Ward has informed staff about meetings with Advanced Education and budget updates.

“I want people to know as soon as I know it,” said Ward. “We are very much aware the impact our decisions will have on people and families and children in our community. It’s the only thing that keeps me

Cooper was joined by the mayors of Red Deer County, Olds, Innisfail and Bowden in Edmonton and a councillor each from Mountain View and Red Deer Counties. That was a good show of the level of concern over the funding shortfall, he said.

Hackles were raised in communities along the nearly completed line when the province offered only $10 million to finish the 90-km line — which was $10 million to $14 million less than needed based on the 90/10 formula.

Commission members rejected the $10 million and pledged to lobby the province. Also discussed at the meeting was a commission request for provincial approval to borrow $14.5 million, the municipalities’ share of the sewer line funding. Cooper hopes to hear back from the province before June. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Canada Post has announced deep service cutbacks that will affect the following communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan; Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Camrose, Estevan, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Prince Albert, North Battleford and many other smaller centers.

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These service cuts in Alberta and Saskatchewan could affect hundreds of jobs in all the communities,” stated Gord Fischer, National Director of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Prairie Region. “We can now expect to see serious delays in mail delivery in these locations.The Union opposes these cutbacks.

“The results of these changes will reduce employment in these communities and lengthen the time it takes for business to communicate by mail,” stated Fischer.

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In a notice sent March 13, 2013, Canada Post announced that it will soon be modifying its mail processing strategy and will be sending all mail from the above listed centres to Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina for sorting and returning the product to each city. The first thing customers will notice is the change from twin red street letterboxes to a single one. In the affected areas, local and non-local mail will all go to the larger centres for sorting, taking the work with it.

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“We call upon the public and its elected representatives to question the need for these service cutbacks,” said Fischer. “The work that will be removed is created by postal customers in these centres and should remain there in the interest of efficient and effective postal service.”

Fischer added that the Union will also be taking its concerns to federal, municipal and provincial elected leaders and asking them for assistance in this matter.

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Power switch needed now Alberta’s addiction to cheap coalfired power generation is killing us.

That’s the conclusion of a recent report by an environmental think-tank, the Pembina Institute.

It teamed with the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, the Alberta and N.W.T. Lung Association and the Asthma Society of Canada on the report, which is based on mathematical models.

The report estimates that between 2008 and 2031, there will be more than 3,000 premature deaths from health problems related to coal-fired electricity. It also suggests there will be more than 2,000 hospital admissions, nearly 10,000 visits to emergency wards, and more than 100,000 instances of asthma sufferers having to restrict their activities. That means lost workdays and less productivity from people with respiratory ailments.

Tim Weis, the author of the report, admits those figures account for a small fraction of overall hospital and emergency visits, but “that doesn’t diminish the fact that those are real people going to real hospitals.”

OURVIEW CAMERON KENNEDY He estimates that the cost of coalfired power generation is about $300 million annually.

In short, Albertans are subsidizing the cost of coal-fired power generation with their very lives.

The coalition wants to put a stop to that. It’s calling on the province to develop a comprehensive renewable energy policy and adopt stricter standards for greenhouse gas emissions.

Of course, industry disputes Weis’s findings.

Don Wharton, vice-president of sustainability for TransAlta utilities, points to a 2006 study conducted by the University of Alberta and the provincial government that examined air quality and health status in a 100-km radius of the province’s largest coalfired plants. That study suggested there was no indication of significant human health effects associated with the industry.

Which report are Albertans to be-

lieve?

Weis is quick to point out that his research did not conclude there is an acute emergency, only that there is a hidden, potentially deadly, long-term cost associated with coal-fired power generation.

And that cost is higher in Alberta than anywhere else in the country because this province’s six coal-fired power plants burn more coal than the rest of the country combined.

It is also difficult to believe that the emissions from those plants are having little to no impact on human health.

Loaded with sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, mercury, lead, cancerous heavy metals and arsenic, the emissions cast a thick toxic cloud over the province’s environmental legacy.

If Albertans want to break their addiction to coal-fired power generation, they will need the help of provincial and federal governments.

Reducing emissions from coal-fired plants should be their first priority.

Even better would be to replace Alberta’s generating capacity with natural gas-fueled generators or wind-

powered facilities. Natural gas-fired plants, for example, emit no mercury, lead or heavy metals, while wind-powered facilities produce no emission whatsoever.

Wharton questions whether the health savings are worth the cost of reducing emissions or pursuing cleaner sources of electricity. After all, going down that road is expensive and would raise the price of power 30 to 40 per cent, he warns.

That seems like a small price to pay to stop 3,000 premature deaths, reduce the province’s health-care costs and improve the quality of life for thousands of other who have asthma or other respiratory ailments.

Coal-fire power generation is among the cheapest sources of electricity.

Fortunately, it is no longer the only way to generate electricity.

Phasing out coal-fire power generations as quickly as possible should be one of our top priorities to save not only the planet from toxic greenhouse gas emissions, but also ourselves.

Cameron Kennedy is an Advocate editor.

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Fundamental change at RDC in wake of funding cuts The provincial budget (released March 7) included a reduction of 7.3 per cent to Alberta’s post-secondary institutions operating grant. Cuts of this magnitude have not been experienced since the early 1990s.

One could debate the merits of such a reduction, but one cannot debate the impact on communities, people, and programs and services to students. RDC will be fundamentally changed.

Our pledge to our students, faculty and staff, and the communities of Central Alberta is this — we are taking a thoughtful, careful, and considerate approach to addressing our budget challenge including increasing revenue opportunities. We have a strong set of measures to guide us in decision making. These measures enable us to review administrative operations, and look for opportunities to mitigate the impact on students, the people who work at RDC, and on the communities we serve. We won’t, however, lose sight of the innovative, future focused direction our board of governors, partners and communities have inspired us to pursue.

The government of Alberta has an ambitious agenda for transforming postsecondary education including: ● A system which is accountable, sustainable, affordable, learner-centred, coordinated and efficient, and responsive to Alberta’s social and economic needs. ● A system where collaboration among all Campus Alberta partners will be an essential cornerstone. ● A system which will focus on reducing duplication, creating centres of excellence, governance and leadership, transfer and mobility for students, coordinating international education and leveraging better information systems.

RDC has been governed and guided by these principles since our inception almost 50 years ago. Our collaborative degrees, Campus Alberta Central partnership with Olds College, strong financial performance, downtown Donald School of Business and the City Centre Stage acquisition are just a few recent examples of our commitment to these principles.

Can we do more? Yes. Can the system do more? Absolutely.

In our meetings with our minister and his officials over the last two weeks and at our president’s meeting hosted at RDC on Monday of last week, all of our 26 institutions committed to working together to achieve these goals.

Finally, while most of the media attention has been focused on the impact of budget reductions on the major Alberta universities in our two major cities, the impact to colleges and smaller communities has been largely ignored.

Peter Lougheed, in a speech in the 1970s, made a powerful statement about the future of Alberta. He said it would be an error to invest all of our resources in the two major cities. What Alberta needs he said, is 20 Red Deers.

It is 2013 and we have fallen short of that goal. The impact of the budget reductions, especially to learners who wish to stay in their communities, and to colleges in our rural and smaller communities, makes that goal even harder to attain.

D. Joel Ward President and CEO Red Deer College

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Sweet taste of a parent’s anguish As a parent, I don’t have particularly strong feelings on spanking.

Corporal punishment is not a method my wife and a subscribe to, but I can see where it might be effective in getting a message across to an unruly toddler.

I do, however, believe in ‘firm discipline’ and do not hesitate to drag my toddler to the Time Out chair when he steps too far out of line.

Of course, when you’re talking about a two-year-old, the concept of right and wrong is still very much a work in progress, so not every misdeed warrants punishment.

Sometimes all a parent can do is a laugh.

LEO Take, for example, last Monday PARÉ evening when our son saturated our living room carpet with a gallon of Nestle Quick chocolate syrup and icing sugar.

Amanda was upstairs relaxing in the tub and I was on kid duty. In the midst of a TV trance, I didn’t notice when Grayson stealthily crept into the kitchen and invaded the pantry. Realizing I hadn’t heard a noise in about five minutes, I bolted from the couch and rounded the corner to discover a chocolate-covered disaster of awe-inspiring proportions.

In the kitchen, chocolate sauce had been sprayed in all directions, then covered with a whole bag of icing sugar, creating mortar-like substance that would later require serious elbow grease to remove.

The streaks of brown and white led to the living room, where the shirtless culprit was found still drizzling chocolate sauce into his mouth and onto the rug.

Just then, the dog came walking by, covered from head to tail in chocolate and icing sugar.

The mess was of such magnitude that at first I thought I was caught in a bad dream — but this was no dream.

After accepting the reality and taking a moment to process the scene, I summoned my wife to behold the horror.

“Amanda ...” I called weakly. “You need to come see what your son did.”

No doubt concerned by the shock in my voice, she came rushing around the corner, still wrapped in a bath towel.

When she saw the mess, she stopped dead in her tracks,

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Grayson after his brush with chocolate syrup and icing sugar: a moment of dismay morphs into laughter. mouth agape.

“Oh ... my ... God,” she whispered, bringing her hands to her face.

Then she started laughing.

Then I started laughing.

Then Grayson pretended to laugh, completely oblivious to the idea he’d done anything wrong.

In that moment, we understood that no amount of anger or despair was going to save the living-room carpet.

This was no time for spanking or the Time Out chair or any other kind of reprimand.

This was a time to get the camera and simply enjoy one of those memories that is sure to be talked about and cherished for the rest of our son’s life.

With tears of laughter still rolling down our cheeks, Amanda scooped Grayson up and headed for the bathtub while I went to the basement for the carpet shampooer.

And in case you’re wondering — no, the stains didn’t come out.

Leo Paré is the Advocate’s online editor. Contact him by email at lpare@reddeeradvocate.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LeoPare.

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Report casts official as a tyrant FORMER HEAD OF HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL TAKEN TO TASK OVER HARASSMENT, ABUSE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — When an earthquake rattled the nation’s capital in 2010, the former head of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered her frightened staff to stay inside their shaking building so they could attend a ceremony she had organized for herself, says a withering new report.

Brushing aside the concerns of her employees during the earthquake is among the more egregious allegations of “gross mismanagement” levelled against Shirish Chotalia in a report released Thursday by the public sector integrity commissioner.

Mario Dion’s two-year investigation concluded that Chotalia’s behaviour towards some employees and members of the tribunal constituted harassment and abuse of authority.

“In my soon-to-be two-and-a-half years as public sector integrity commissioner, this is the worst lack of respect vis-as-vis individuals that you are responsible for,” Dion said during a teleconference.

The report cast Chotalia as a tyrant who belittled and insulted her staff to the point of tears.

“Ms. Chotalia, during meetings and in the presence of other employees, behaved in a way that was belittling and humiliating toward individuals,” it said. “She frequently raised individuals’ personal health issues, the topic of a previous disagreement and unjustifiably blamed them for errors. In some cases, individuals were brought to tears as a result of her public humiliations.”

Her aggressive interrogations of some staff caused

them “severe anxiety,” the report added. Nor was her behaviour limited to more junior staff. Investigators found Chotalia harassed and abused other government-appointed members of the tribunal, who presided over hearings.

“Ms. Chotalia frequently yelled insults and directed defamatory comments at a member, questioning his competencies and bringing up issues about this person’s health and capacity to work in the presence of other employees,” the report says.

Another tribunal member was criticized for defending an employee who was being harassed in the workplace.

Chotalia put “inappropriate pressure” on that member to Shirish Chotalia render decisions during tribunal hearings, the report says, and often belittled him by calling him “immature” and a “child.”

She spied on her staff and kept a secret file on one employee, the report said, even though that person had never been told of any problems.

Investigators also found Chotalia worked her staff around the clock without paying them overtime, and even forced one employee to wear a set of keys around their neck — even though that person complained of discomfort and pain.

Chotalia refused to co-operate with the investigation, Dion said. The report said she thought the com-

missioner’s investigation amounted to a witch hunt.

“Ms. Chotalia also expressed this sentiment to the investigator at the beginning of this investigation and told him that this was happening because, ’I was chosen by a Conservative government, I am a brown woman from Alberta and the unions want to remove me’,” the report said.

“This investigation did not reveal any evidence that could support Ms. Chotalia’s theory.”

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Chotalia to lead the tribunal in 2009. She left her sevenyear appointment last November — four years early — following several controversies.

She now works as a lawyer in Edmonton, specializing in immigration and employment cases.

“As former chairperson (of the) Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Ms. Chotalia has helped Canadians access justice,” her website says.

She did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The phone at her Edmonton law office rang unanswered with no option to leave a message, and she did not return an email.

Dion remarked on the irony of someone who is supposed to uphold human rights being accused of such egregious abuses.

“The result was a poisoned atmosphere at the tribunal,” he said. “A place that, ironically, is supposed to place the respect of individuals at the very highest level.”

The head of the union that represented the lead complainant said he hoped the commissioner’s finding would lead to better protection of workers’ rights.

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Federal Court sides with Ottawa in immigration lawsuit

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The rights of would-be immigrants were not trampled when the Conservative government closed their files and refunded their application fees to get rid of a massive backlog, the Federal Court has ruled.

The court’s decision came out as the Tories pushed ahead with plans to reopen the federal skilled-worker program to a select group of in-demand occupations that includes engineers of all stripes, medical professionals and computer programmers.

Eight applicants from places as diverse as the Philippines, Syria, Pakistan and China — who in

turn represented about 1,400 potential immigrants — went to court over the Conservatives’ move, announced in last year’s federal budget, to wipe out an existing backlog in the skilled-workers program by returning and refunding thousands of applications.

In a decision released Thursday, Federal Court Justice Donald Rennie said the move did not break any rules or violate the applicants’ charter rights.

However, he sympathized with the plight of those who had their applications tossed.

“As noted earlier, the applicants have waited in the queue for many years only to find the entrance door closed,” Rennie wrote in his decision.

“They see the termination of their hope for a new life in Canada to be an unfair, arbitrary and unnecessary measure.”

Criminal insanity bill increases risk: psychiatric association OTTAWA — The Canadian Psychiatric Association says the Conservative government’s tough new rules for offenders found not criminally responsible will actually increase public risk while being a “substantial drain” on public resources.

The association, which consulted with the Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, spent more than two months examining the government legislation before weighing in with an assessment.

Their critique boils down to the legislation being unnecessary, counter-productive and costly, and that it may be vulnerable to a challenge under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the changes in early February during an emotional news conference in Vancouver where he cited a horrific case in which a mentally ill father killed his three children.

The law would create a new high-risk category that would hold mentally ill offenders longer without a formal review and make it far more difficult for them to leave psychiatric facilities, even under escort.

“The government is confident that the proposed reforms are reasonable and necessary to protect public safety and ensure public confidence in our justice system,”

Julie DiMambro, a spokeswoman for Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, said Thursday in a email.

Mentally ill offenders “will continue to receive treatment and have their cases overseen by independent courts and review boards.”

But the Canadian Psychiatric Association said it believes it is “highly likely” the new law will prompt the mentally ill to keep quiet about their problems and simply serve their time, only to emerge from prison untreated and five or six times more likely to reoffend.

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Friday, April 19, 2013

FBI releases images of suspects CONSIDERED ‘ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS’

Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This image released by the FBI on Thursday, April 18, 2013, shows in a image from video what the FBI are calling suspect number 1, left, in black cap, and suspect number 2, in white cap, right, walking near each other through the crowd in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013, before the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

The bombs were crudely fashioned from ordinary kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and ball bearings, investigators and others close to the case said. Investigators suspect the devices were then hidden in duffel bags and left on the ground.

They exploded within 15 seconds of each other near the finish line at a high-traffic time when thousands of runners were pouring in.

Several media outlets had reported that a suspect had been identified from surveillance video taken at a Lord & Taylor department store between the sites of the bomb blasts.

The investigation will probably collect about a million hours of videotape from fixed security cameras and cellphones and cameras used by spectators,

said Gene Grindstaff, a scientist at Intergraph Corp., a company that makes video analysis software used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

Video and photos are being examined and enhanced by an FBI unit called the Operational Technologies Division, said Joe DiZinno, former director of the FBI lab in Virginia.

Investigators are looking at video frame by frame — a laborious process, though one aided by far more sophisticated facial recognition technology than is commercially available, forensic specialists said.

Also seen in the newly released video is a spectator walking in front of the two men, then stepping aside, holding a cluster of yellow balloons — which can be seen in the shaky moments after the first blast floating free.

Man charged with mailing ricin surprised by arrest, claims innocence: attorney

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man charged with mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market, and on Thursday his attorney said he was surprised by his arrest and maintains he is innocent.

Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, wore shackles and a Johnny Cash T-shirt Thursday in a federal courtroom. His handcuffs were taken off for the brief hearing, and he said little. He faces two charges on accusations of threatening President Barack Obama and others. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison.

He did not enter a plea on the two charges. The judge said a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday.

Attorney Christi R. McCoy said Curtis “maintains 100 per cent that he did not do this.”

“I know Kevin, I know his family,” she said. “This is a huge shock.”

McCoy said she has not yet decided whether to seek a hearing to determine whether Curtis is mentally competent to stand trial.

Curtis, who was arrested Wednesday at his home in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line, was being held in the Lafayette County jail in Oxford, Miss.

An FBI affidavit says Curtis sent three letters with suspected ricin to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and a Mississippi judge. The letters read: “No one wanted to listen to me before. There are still ‘Missing Pieces.’ Maybe I have your attention now even if that means someone must die. This must stop. To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance. I am KC and I approve this message.”

The affidavit says Curtis had sent letters to Wicker’s office several times before with the message, “this is Kevin Curtis and I approve this message.”

In several letters to Wicker and other officials, Curtis said he was writing a novel about black market body parts called “Missing Pieces.”

Curtis also had posted language similar to the letters on his Facebook page, the affidavit says.

The documents indicate Curtis had been distrustful of the government for years. In 2007, Curtis’ exwife called police in Booneville, Miss., to report that her husband was extremely delusional, antigovernment and felt the government was spying on him with drones.

Curtis was arrested Wednesday at his home in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line. He was being held in the Lafayette County jail in Oxford, Miss.

Curtis had been living in Corinth, a city of about 14,000 in extreme northeastern Mississippi, since December, but local police had not had any contact with him before his arrest, Corinth Police Department Capt. Ralph Dance told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Ricky Curtis, who said he was Kevin Curtis’ cousin, described his cousin as a “super entertainer” who impersonated Elvis and numerous other singers.

Wicker said Thursday in Washington that he had met Curtis when he was working as Elvis at a party Wicker and his wife helped throw for an engaged couple.

Wicker called him “quite entertaining” but said: “My impression is that since that time he’s had mental issues and perhaps is not as stable as he was back then.”

Wicker’s spokesman, Ryan Annison, said the party occurred about 10 years ago.

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BOSTON — The FBI released photos and video of two suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings and asked for the public’s help in identifying the men. The agency’s website crashed within moments Thursday.

FBI Agent Richard DesLauriers said the images are from surveillance cameras near the explosion sites shortly before Monday’s blasts at the world’s most famous marathon. The men are seen walking together in the crowd, and the man in the white cap is seen setting down a backpack at one site near the finish line, DesLauriers said.

“We consider them to be armed and extremely dangerous,” DesLauriers said, asking the public not to approach the men. He said there is no additional danger that the FBI knows of at the moment.

Monday’s blasts killed three, including a student from China, and injured more than 180.

The images came out hours after President Barack Obama promised a grieving city to hunt down whoever was responsible.

The images show two young-looking men wearing baseball caps, wearing jackets and carrying backpacks along the race route and weaving through the crowd. The planting of the backpack is not depicted in the video footage that was made public.

The FBI would not discuss the men’s ethnicity.

“It would be inappropriate to comment on the ethnicity of the men because it could lead people down the wrong path potentially,” said FBI agent Greg Comcowich, a spokesman for the Boston FBI office.

The information on the first suspect was developed within a day or so before its release, DesLauriers said.

Agent Daniel Curtin said the FBI did not issue the photos earlier because authorities wanted to be meticulous: “It’s important to get it right.”

Generally, law enforcement agencies release photos of suspects only as a last resort, when they need the public’s help. Releasing photos can tip off a suspect and deny police the element of surprise. It can also trigger an avalanche of tips, forcing police to waste time chasing them down.

“Each piece moves us toward justice,” DesLauriers said of the latest information to emerge.

At an interfaith service honouring the victims, Obama called the perpetrators of the attack “these small, stunted individuals who would destroy instead of build.”

The blasts killed 8-year-old Martin Richard, 29-year-old Krystle Campbell and Lu Lingzi, a graduate student from China. Seven victims remained in critical condition.

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UN agencies ask Security Council to OK cross-border Syria relief operations The UN’s chief humanitarian official asked the Security Council to approve cross-border relief operations into Syria to deliver aid to millions suffering from the country’s civil war.

UN agency chiefs for humanitarian affairs, refugees, women in conflict, and children in conflict used the Security Council briefing to speak over the heads of the deadlocked council nations to appeal to the world for support.

The agency chiefs launched their campaign Monday with an op-ed in The New York Times that said, “There still seems to be an insufficient sense of urgency among the governments and parties that could put a stop to the cruelty and carnage in Syria.”

The Security Council has been stalemated for months on Syria. Western and Arab nations blame the conflict on President Bashar Assad’s government. Russia insists on assigning equal blame to the Syrian rebel opposition, and has cast vetoes, along with China, to block draft council resolutions.

WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he’s disappointed the Senate fell short of the votes needed to expand background checks for gun purchases.

Clinton tells The Associated Press that passing the measure, in his words, “would save a lot of kids’ lives in a lot of places.”

The former president made the comments Thursday in Washington after an appearance to promote a partnership with the AFL-CIO and the Clinton Global Initiative on energy efficiency.

Clinton says he appreciates the bipartisan efforts of Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. The two brokered a compromise that would have subjected buyers at gun shows and on the Internet to background checks.

In 1994, Clinton signed an assault weapons ban into law. The ban expired in 2004.

Post-election Venezuela crackdown deemed worst in years CARACAS, Venezuela — National Guard troops beat dozens of opposition supporters inside a barracks for refusing to accept the governmentcertified electoral victory of Hugo Chavez’s heir, a leading human rights lawyer charged Thursday in what he called Venezuela’s worst political repression in six years.

Alfredo Romero said his group’s lawyers also compiled evidence supporting opposition activists’ claims that National Guard troops had used excessive force against protesters, including shooting some pointblank with plastic shotgun pellets.

As details of the crackdown emerged, Nicolas Maduro prepared to be sworn in as president and the speaker of the National Assembly again threatened to bar the opposition from its only remaining political platform, the legislature, unless it recognized Maduro’s legitimacy.

Romero said the beatings occurred at National Guard barracks No. 47 in the western city of Barquisimeto after at least 300 protesters were arrested across Venezuela for backing opposition candidate Henrique Capriles’ demand for a recount of all the votes cast Sunday.

Interrogators “put baseball caps on these kids’ head with a pro-

NASHVILLE — Willie Nelson said Thursday that he will turn an upcoming Texas concert into a benefit for victims of the explosion at a fertilizer plant not far from where he grew up.

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SCOREBOARD ◆ B4 Friday, April 19, 2013

Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 Sports line 403-343-2244 Fax 403-341-6560 sports@reddeeradvocate.com

Redwings soar past Eagles

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

JUSTIN FESER

FESER NAMED WEST FINALIST Red Deer native and graduating Tri-City Americans forward Justin Feser is the Western Conference finalist for the WHL player of the year award. The Tri-City captain enjoyed an outstanding season, leading the Americans to their seventh consecutive season with 40 or more wins. The 20-year-old scored 44 goals and added 66 points for 106 points. He also managed a plus/minus rating of plus-20 while appearing in all 72 regular-season games.

In addition, Feser netted eight gamewinning goals and was twice named WHL player of the week and was the league’s player of the month for February. Perhaps his greatest achievement this season was setting the WHL record for consecutive games played at 321. The Eastern Conference nominee for player of the year is Adam Lowry of the Swift Current Broncos.

Patrik Bartosak of the Red Deer Rebels is the east finalist for the goaltender of the year award and Red Deer product and Tri-City defenceman Mitch Topping is the west finalist for the humanitarian award.

The winners will be named during the WHL awards luncheon May 1 in Calgary.

Redwings 4 Eagles 1 Fourteen seconds.

That’s all it took for the Rosetown Redwings to take a close game that could have gone either way, to one they had well in hand.

Casey Lee scored twice within 14 seconds in the second period to extend the Redwings led to 3-0 over the Stony Plain Eagles and they went on to take a 4-1 victory in Allan Cup quarter-final play before a full house at the Arena Thursday.

“Our bench needed a lift at that point and he provided it with those couple of goals,” said Redwings head coach Keegan McAvoy.

“That was a big shift as the game was getting boring, a little stale and that woke us up.”

Eagles head coach Mike Thompson agreed.

“That was a big part of the game,” he said.

“To be honest with you they didn’t earn any of their goals, we gave them to them, but those two quick ones hurt. We turned the puck over, then made a bad pinch. Two things you can’t do against a team that can score.”

Lee scored on a breakaway against Eagles netminder Wade Waters at 3:46 of the second period, then converted on a nice cross-crease pass from Jason Wagar on a two-on-one.

Up until then, the Eagles had battled the Redwings with everything they had, although Rosetown was controlling the play, especially on the defensive end.

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Stony Plain Eagle Justin Cox and Rosetown Redwing Chad Starling battle for the puck during first-period quarter-final Allan Cup Canadian Men’s Senior AAA Hockey Championships action at the Arena in Red Deer Thursday night.

Richards leads Thistles into semifinals

Today ● Senior AAA hockey: Allan Cup tournament at Red Deer Arena — Semifinal games at 4 and 8 p.m.

Saturday ● Midget football: Airdrie Northern Raiders at Prairie Fire, 11 a.m., Lacombe M.E. Global Athletic Park. ● Senior AAA hockey: Allan Cup tournament at Red Deer Arena — Championship game, time TBA.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Ft. St. John Flyer goaltender Troy Hunt reins in a bouncing puck on a shot by Kenora Thistle Sean Hughes during first period Allan Cup action at the Arena on Thursday.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Thistles 8 Flyers 2 The Kenora Thistles are clearly a resilient bunch.

One day after being trimmed 8-0 by the Rosetown Redwings in an Allan Cup round-robin game, the Thistles were a prick-

notched his second of the period just 26 seconds later and former Calgary Hitmen forward and Edmonton Oilers prospect Sean McAslan and Jon Johnson connected in the final 62 seconds of the frame.

Jon Poirier upped the count to 7-0 just under six minutes into the second period — taking advantage of a giveaway inside enemy territory — before the Flyers finally got on the board, courtesy of a deflection by Todd Alexander. Richards capped a two-on-one break with his hattrick marker in the final minute of the frame and from there it was just a matter of keeping things under check in the third period.

While the contest got a mite testy in the final frame, emotions didn’t boil over.

Meanwhile, the Flyers’ Jeff Shipton closed out the scoring at 5:54 with the Thistles two men short.

Hunt, who was temporarily replaced by Austin Smith after Kenora’s fourth goal, faced most of the 38 shots directed at the Flyers’ net. Ryan Person went the distance for the Thistles, turning aside 26 shots in a stellar performance.

“We have solid goaltending.

It all came together today at the right time,” said Tresoor.

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Armitage rink takes over top spot at senior worlds

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ly crew against the Fort St. John Flyers Thursday, getting three goals from Jeff Richards in an 8-2 quarter-final win at the Red Deer Arena.

“We had a little more room out there and we moved our feet today,” said Kenora head coach John Tresoor. “That’s the thing for us — if we don’t skate we’re in big trouble. We made some

room for ourselves and the puck went in the net for us.”

Indeed it did. The Thistles opened the scoring a mere 44 seconds into the contest — with Richards beating Flyers goalie Troy Hunt with a slapshot from the left faceoff circle — en route to a 6-0 lead after one period.

Kenora was the harder-working team throughout the contest, although as Tresoor noted, the effort was evident in a tournament-opening 5-2 loss to the Bentley Generals and even during the blowout loss to Rosetown.

“Even the 8-0 game . . . I thought we deserved a better fate,” said the Thistles bench boss. “We just couldn’t get a bounce and I think we got them all in the first period of this game.

“We told the guys that we had some bad luck around the net the first couple of games. But the harder you work the luckier you get. The effort was there the first two games. We just needed a bounce and we scored on the first shift today and that’s what we needed. From there, the boys got untracked.”

Mike English buried a rebound 3:10 into the game and Tom Biondich gave Kenora a 3-0 lead at 12:08 when he jumped on a turnover at the Flyers blueline, broke in alone and threw a deke on Hunt. Richards

BY ADVOCATE STAFF FREDERICTON, N.B. — Rob Armitage wanted to send a message to Team Sweden in the world senior men’s curling championship Thursday.

The message?

“Bring your ‘A’ game or you won’t last long the way our squad has it cranked up,” Armitage said in a text to the Advocate.

The previously undefeated Swedes might not have received the dispatch and fell 5-2 to Armitage and his 2012 Canadian senior men’s championship squad from Red Deer.

With the win, Armitage and his crew of third Keith Glover, second Randy Ponich and lead Wilf Edgar, improved to 7-0 and locked up a berth in Saturday’s semifinals.

Karl Nordlund’s Swedish foursome fell to 8-1.

“We played well, and that’s exactly what I wanted to see happen out there,” Armitage told Al Cameron, the director of communication and media relations. “It kind of reminds me of Abbotsford (B.C., where Armitage’s team won the 2012 Canadian senior men’s title to earn the right to play in the 2013 World Seniors). “By mid-week we really had it rolling and we were welladjusted to the ice.”

Canada closes out round-robin play on Friday against Wim Neeleman of the Netherlands (3-5) at 8:30 a.m. and Gert Messing of the United States (3-4) at 3:30 p.m. A victory in either of those games would give first place to Canada.

“I’ve always said we wanted to run the table here,” said Armitage. “But we still haven’t clinched first. If we can win one more to finish first, that will give us hammer in the semifinal. And the big thing

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Dickey dynamite as Jays earn split with Sox

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto 3 Chicago 1 TORONTO — R.A. Dickey’s best performance of the young season for the Toronto Blue Jays was overshadowed by muscle spasms that forced him from the game.

The veteran knuckleballer pitched six innings of two-hit ball to go along with seven strikeouts before leaving Thursday as Toronto went on to defeat the White Sox 3-1 to earn a series split with Chicago.

Dickey (2-2) also gave up just one walk before exiting with neck and back spasms. He says if it wasn’t for the building discomfort that peaked in the sixth, he could have gone the distance.

“I had a knuckleball tonight where I would have thrown a complete game,” said Dickey. “So it was unfortunate that it acted up on me. It was just getting tighter and tighter.”

It was the second straight quality effort for the Jays ace, who allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win in Kansas City last time out. His first two starts were rough outings, but Dickey is starting to look like reigning National League Cy Young winner Toronto went after in the off-season.

“I would say (it was my best),” said Dickey. “I knew I was close. Temperatures are warming up, there’s some humidity in the dome, I had a good feel for it. I was in the strike zone all night along. Something to build on for sure.”

Rajai Davis, Edwin Encarnacion and Munenori Kawasaki each had an RBI for Toronto (7-9), which won the opener of the four-game set before dropping the next two.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons seemed optimistic Dickey’s injury wasn’t serious enough that the pitcher’s next projected start — during a road series in Baltimore — would be in question.

“We’ll see how it develops the next couple days,” said Gibbons. “You have to calm it down, no question about that. But he’s a tough guy. I’m sure we’ll see him in five days.”

With two outs in the sixth and Toronto leading 3-0, Dickey had trainer George Poulis and Gibbons come to the mound for a talk. He finished the inning by getting White Sox infielder Jeff Keppinger to fly out.

Right-hander Esmil Rogers came in to pitch a clean seventh.

“There was no reason to push it, we had a lead,” said Dickey. “It got a little bit worse throughout the game. I just wanted to openly communicate with Gibby and the trainer and hopefully we can get ahead of it so it won’t be an issue.”

Chicago broke the shutout in the eighth when catcher Tyler Flowers doubled off reliever Aaron Loup to score Alexei Ramirez with two outs. Loup contained the damage by inducing Dewayne Wise to ground out before Casey Janssen pitched the ninth for his fifth save.

Left-hander Chris Sale (1-2) allowed three runs — two earned — over seven innings while striking out six and walking one for the White Sox (7-9).

Despite the loss, it was a bounce back effort for Sale, who gave up eight runs in his last start, a 9-4 loss in Cleveland.

“I felt like I had a little bit better stuff than my previous outing,” said Sale. “Location was good for the most part, but some things happened. I made a

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Edwin Encarnacion steals second base in front of Chicago White Sox second baseman Jeff Keppinger during baseball action in Toronto on Thursday. stupid throwing error at first. I’d like to believe I had him picked off.”

In a shaky fifth for Sale, he plunked Emilio Bonifacio, then advanced him to third with a bad pick-off throw. The outfielder scored when White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn bobbled a grounder by Kawasaki, who later touched home when Davis blasted one to the warning track.

The Japanese infielder has impressed since joining the Jays on April 13. He has five hits and has reached base safely in all six of his games.

“He’s got energy and he’s a great character,” said Davis. “He keeps us going, keeps us loose.”

“He’s a pleasant surprise,” added Gibbons. “We knew he was a solid player, but he’s really given us a big boost. He’s probably doing more than we expected. The fans love him, everybody loves him.”

Dickey looked impressive until the fourth inning when he gave up his first hit of the game — a single to centre by Alex Rios. The ace threw a wild pitch that moved Rios to second, then walked Paul Konerko to get himself in some trouble with two outs. But Dickey got Dunn to whiff on a knuckler for his sixth strikeout, ending the inning with Toronto holding a slim 1-0 lead.

The Jays threatened in the third when Maicer Izturis reached first with a single and was put in scoring position when Bonifacio walked. Henry Blanco’s double play advanced Izturis to third, but Sale escaped the jam as Kawasaki grounded a chopper straight to Chicago shortstop Ramirez and couldn’t

beat the throw.After Dickey’s three-up, three-down first inning, Toronto got on the board when Davis hit a grounder through the gap, stole second, and then stole third before Encarnacion brought him home with a single to shallow left.

Davis, who finished with two steals, looked dangerous on the base path and had Sale looking over his shoulder all game.

“That comes second nature to me,” said Davis.

“Something I’ve done since Little League. I feel at home there.”

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was held out of the starting lineup for a fourth straight game.

The veteran right-fielder has been nursing a sore back and is listed as day-to-day. Gibbons said before the game Bautista was “showing progress” and that “he’s pretty close to returning.” He downplayed any suggestion that Bautista would be put on the disabled list.

Notes: The Blue Jays host the New York Yankees on Friday for the opener of a three-game weekend series. Brandon Morrow (1-0) will start for Toronto against Yankees veteran Andy Pettitte (2-0). ...

An MRI on Jays reliever Sergio Santos revealed a strained flexor pronator muscle (sore triceps). He won’t throw for a week and then will be re-evaluated. ... The White Sox return home Friday to open a 10-game home stand starting with a three-game set against Minnesota. ... Blue Jays triple-A affiliate the Buffalo Bison played to a record-breaking 27-9 win over Syracuse on Thursday.

Midget Rebels back to full strength for Telus Cup

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF The Red Deer Optimist Rebels Chiefs roster is once again complete.

With the return of defenceman Colton Bobyk and forward Garrett Engert the Rebels will take their regular team to the Telus Cup, which opens Monday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Engert was cleared by the doctors earlier this week to resume contact at practice after a shoulder injury during the Alberta playoffs and Bobyk received word from his surgeon late Tuesday that he could return to the ice after having his appendix removed.

Both players missed a portion of the Alberta final against Edmonton Southside and all of the best-of-three Pacific Regional in Vancouver against the Northwest Giants.

“Colton has been off close to a month and we’ll take it slow with him . . . give him time to get back into game shape,” explained Rebels head coach Doug Quinn, who knows Bobyk’s return will certainly help the power play.

“His strength is the power play and handling and moving the puck and his

return will only help us in those areas.” Bobyk is just glad to be back.

“It was tough sitting and watching them win the provincials and the Pacific,” he said. “I wish I could have been there, but it would have been worse if they would have lost. At least I’m back for the Telus Cup.” Bobyk’s appendix had bothered him for some time when he finally had to have it out after the opening game of the provincial final against Edmonton Southside. His return was delayed because of a tumor.

“The tumor made the appendix rupture, that’s why I was out longer,” he explained. “It’s been a long time, and I’ve been waiting for the good news.

“I’ve skated the last two days, “ he said prior to practice Thursday in Penhold. “I’m just trying to get back into it.”

The six-foot-one 180-pound native of Rimbey, lost 26 pounds and has been working to regain his weight and strength.

“I’ve been eating a lot,” he said.

“The coaches want to me skate as hard as I can to get my conditioning back, which is what I’ve been working on.”

Bobyk played with the provincial

DEREK JETER

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Yankees captain Derek Jeter will be sidelined until after the All-Star break because of a new fracture in his injured left ankle.

Jeter was hurt last October in the opener of the AL championship series. He played sparingly in spring training and started the season rehabbing at the team’s minor league complex in Tampa, Fla. After three straight days of workouts, the 38-year-old shortstop went to Charlotte, N.C., and was examined Thursday by Dr. Robert Anderson, who operated last fall.

“They did a new CT scan which revealed a small crack in the area of the previous injury, so we have to back off and let that heal,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said before New York played Arizona. “This is obviously a setback. In terms of speculating on when we might see Derek back with us, we’d be looking at some time after the All-Star break.”

Jeter is among four All-Stars missing from the Yankees’ lineup, joined by third baseman Alex Rodriguez (hip), first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) and outfielder Curtis Granderson (arm).

Cashman did not think Jeter did too much too soon in his rehabilitation.

“Clearly he hasn’t done anything wrong,” the GM said. “He was cleared to play. This is the third CT scan he’s had. His prior two CT scans showed the healing and 100 per cent healing.

He wasn’t cleared for the baseball activities and cleared to play until he had 100 per cent healing, so this is a new fracture, but a small one. That’s I guess the only good part. They kept saying the word small. But it’s a setback, so it’s not a good situation.”

Jeter will not require surgery for the new break, Cashman said after speaking with Anderson.

15-year-old champion IROC Chiefs last year and skated with the Rebels during the Telus Cup in Leduc.

“I didn’t play, but I was able to watch the games and have an idea what to expect,” he said. “Every game is intense. It’s exciting to go and play this year, and hopefully we win it again.”

Bobyk was selected in the 10th round and 217th overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2011 WHL bantam draft while with Rimbey. He quickly developed into a an outstanding prospect.

“I attended Spokane’s camp this year and played a couple of WHL games,” said the 17-year-old. “They sent me back as Doug is an very good coach and they felt I’d learn a lot.

They said I’d be back next year with a chance to make it.”

What Bobyk does have is an above average shot.

“I don’t think I lost any of that when I was out,” he said.

While Tyler Steenbergen and Chase Olsen played a major role in the Rebels qualifying for the Telus Cup, it’s nice to see the regular team back together, according to winger Jody Sick.

“We struggled with injuries a bit

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WINGS: Set tone “They played us hard, but we just wanted to make sure we were controlling the odd-man opportunities and getting pucks deep behind their D men and working on our cycle,” added McAvoy. “I thought the guys in the first period really set the tone and the second period we hammered it home.”

J.J. Hunter gave the Redwings a 1-0 lead at 9:50 of the first period, when he took a Shane Endicott pass in front, deked Waters and tucked the puck inside the post. The Redwings held a 9-4 edge in shots in the opening frame, then allowed only three shots in the second and three in the third. One of those shots in the second, a redirect by Chevan Wilson at 14:40 on the power play, was the only shot to beat Redwings netminder David Spooner.

Overall the Eagles didn’t have an answer on how to break down the Redwings defence.

“They dropped off and pinched in the neutral zone and it was effective as we had only 13 shots,” said Thompson, who knew they had to beat a good team to continue on in the six-team tournament.

“It didn’t matter if it was Bentley, Clarenville or Rosetown, we had to beat them all to win it and obviously we couldn’t get past Rosetown.”

The Redwings advance into today’s 4 p.m. semifinal against the Clarenville Caribous. McAvoy

and it’s nice to see everyone back together and going as a team,” he said.

Quinn agreed.

“I know all the guys are excited to see everyone back,” he said. “And we need everyone. We need to run four lines, six defencemen and use both goalies. It could be seven games in seven days and it’s tough if you don’t have the depth.”

That depth was a major reason for the Rebels winning the Cup last year.

“We didn’t wear out, which was key in our comeback in the final,” said Quinn.

The team leaves Saturday morning for Calgary then on to Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie.

They open the six-team tournament Monday at 2 p.m. (MDT) against the Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montreal.

They face the host North Stars Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and the Saskatoon Contact Wednesday at 2 p.m. Their final two round-robin games go at 10 a.m. Thursday and Friday against the (Annapolis) Valley Wildcats of Nova Scotia and the Ottawa Jr. 67s respectively.

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knows it will be a different style than against the Eagles,.

“We’ll see what we need to do.

We’ll look at some tape, but they do have two really good lines and guys we’ll have to be aware of.”

Today will be the Redwings third game in as many days, but McAvoy knows they can’t worry about it.

“We need to take it one game at a time and next is Clarenville. They have had a bit of a break while we have a short turn around but . . .” ● Luke Hunter had the other Redwings goal in the third period while the Redwings finished with 30 shots on Waters . . . The teams split 10 minor penalties with a 10 minutes misconduct going to Stony Plain . . . The winner today advances to the final at 5:30 p.m.. Saturday. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

THISTLES: Stepped it up The Thistles will take on the host Generals in a semifinal tonight at 8 p.m.

“We know they’re a good team and there’s going to be a big crowd here and everything that goes with it,” said Tresoor. “We liked our effort against them and we’re comfortable play-

ing them.”

Thistles defenceman and Kenora native Mike Garrow echoed his coach’s sentiments.

“It helps (in terms of familiarity) that we’ve played them (Generals) but I think it doesn’t really matter who you play because it’s sudden death so you have to beat whoever your opponent is,” he said.

Garrow, the vice-principal at Sylvan Lake’s H.J. Cody high school who flies to Kenora throughout the season to play weekend games with the Thistles — consisting of players he grew up with and played with at the junior level — sees the team coming around at precisely the perfect time.

“We’re coming together as a team,” he said. “We haven’t had a league to gel as a team through the season so we’ve been kind of piecing games together and doing our best that way. But each game here we’ve stepped it up and we finally got some bounces today and found the net.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Aussies keep rolling after first round at RBC Heritage PGA TOUR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Jason Day and Marc Leishman kept the Australian flag flying high at the RBC Heritage.

Four days after countryman Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, Day and Leishman shot 4-under 67 and trailed leader Brian Davis by two shots Thursday after the first round at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Davis lost a playoff to Jim Furyk in 2010 at Harbour Town after calling a penalty on himself.

This time, the Englishman birdied eight of his final 14 holes for a 65 to pull past Day and Leishman, who were back in contention after falling short Sunday at Augusta National.

Kevin Streelman and Charley Hoffman were a stroke behind Davis at 66, while Johnson Wagner also shot 67. U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson led a large group at 68.

Ottawa’s Brad Fritsch shot an even par 71. Stephen Ames of Calgary, Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., are well back at 74.

Day and Leishman can’t make history for their country at the RBC Heritage — only enhance it. Several Aussies have won at Harbour Town, including Graham Marsh in 1977 and Greg Norman 11 years later.

Aaron Baddeley was the last Australian to take the champion’s tartan jacket in 2006.

“For a population that I think is around 23 million people in Australia, and the last time I checked the land size is a little bit bigger than North America,” Day says. “We do pretty well in sports.”

That’s been apparent on the PGA Tour in recent weeks.

Scott, Day and Leishman were all in hunt at Augusta National on the back nine until Scott, the most experienced of the Aussie trio, rose up at the end and beat Angel Cabrera in a playoff.

Day finished third and

Leishman tied for fourth, meaning all three are already qualified to return for the 2014 Masters.

There’s a lot of work ahead before then, Day said, especially with Davis playing Harbour Town as well as anyone in recent years.

Davis was toe-to-toe with Furyk three year ago until he brushed a loose reed with his club in the marsh area left of the 18th green. Davis immediately called the infraction, which essentially gave Furyk the crown.

Davis, never better than second on the PGA Tour, still gets stopped at country clubs and airports by admirers of his honest act on the course in a situation where victory would’ve made Davis’ career much smoother.

“I’d like to do some-

thing else in this tournament so I don’t get remembered just for that,” he said, chuckling.

If Davis keeps playing like he did in the first round, he might reach that goal come Sunday.

He was 1 over on his first four holes when he put his approach on the par5 fifth about 6 feet away for an eagle try.

Davis missed and left disappointed with a birdie, but that began a run of eight birdies on his final 14 holes. He rolled in a 22-foot birdie putt on the tricky 17th hole to reach 6 under and score in the 60s for the 10th time in his last 13 rounds at Harbour Town.

“I wasn’t worried about my score or about my misses, I was just playing,” Davis said.

Day and Leishman excelled despite the fatigue that builds up playing a major — “I felt like I was there for a month,” Day said of Augusta —

and both found their stride in a group of three that included Simpson, who’ll defend his major championship in two months at Merion.

None of the three made bogey on the round. Simpson headed up a group three shots behind that included defending RBC Heritage champ Carl Pettersson and Bill Haas. Luke Donald, sixth in the world, was another stroke back at 69.

Leishman didn’t play much since last Sunday.

He took an ocean swim Wednesday and felt refreshed and primed for another run to the top before some time away from the course. “I’m planning on being in contention all week and then really enjoying my two weeks off,” he said.

Not all the Masters contenders who chose to play — there were 14 of the world’s top 29 golfers in the field — came

all keep playing well and keep the excitement levels up.”

DIVOTS: The field was increased to 144 players this week, a onetime bump to make up opportunities to play because of the PGA Tour’s switch to starting the 2014 season in October.

This is the fifth of seven tour events affected. The final two this season are the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial next month and the AT&T National at Congressional in June. ... It’s the second straight RBC Heritage without five-time champion Davis Love III. Love withdrew a year ago because of a cracked rib.

This time, Love’s recovering from spinal-fusion surgery in February.

Love also had bone spurs removed. ... Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey holed out from 175 yards for an eagle-2 on the lighthouse 18th. The South Carolina native shot 70.

back with a strong round.

Brandt Snedeker, at No. 5 the highest-ranked player in the field, bogeyed four of his first nine holes and was eight shots back after a 73.

Snedeker came into last Sunday with a share of the Masters lead, but fell off with a final-round 75.

“A few loose shots here and there and maybe a little overconfidence,” Snedeker said.

“I was kind of thinking the course was going to be really easy. And it’s never easy. It’s a good little wake up call.”

Masters champion Scott is taking the week off, as are the world’s top two players in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

Day and Leishman are glad for the strong start and eager to bring more golf glory to fans back home. “It’s exciting for the future of Australian golf,” Leishman said. “Hopefully, we can

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The Japanese star, a nine-time winner on the LPGA Tour, shot a 4-under 68 to reach 9-under 135.

Hyo Joo Kim, the 17-year-old South Korean player who played in a group with 17-year-old Ariya Jutanugarn and 15-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko, was second along with Hee Kyung Seo and late starter Suzann Pettersen.

Kim shot a 71, and Seo had a 72 Second-ranked Stacy Lewis was 6 under after a 71. Jutanugarn, the first-round leader after a 64, had a 75 to fall to 5 under. Top-ranked Inbee Park, coming off a victory two weeks in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, was 3 under after a 71.

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WHL Playoffs THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7)

Carolina Florida

EASTERN CONFERENCE Edmonton (1) vs. Calgary (3) (Calgary leads series 1-0) Thursday’s game Calgary 3 Edmonton 2 OT Friday’s game Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 23 Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 24 Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 26 x-Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 28 x-Edmonton at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

17 13

23 24

3 6

37 32

112 102

138 153

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF 42 33 5 4 70 139 43 27 10 6 60 127 44 24 13 7 55 119 43 24 14 5 53 122 43 23 13 7 53 109 43 25 16 2 52 114 43 24 16 3 51 114 44 21 16 7 49 109 43 22 18 3 47 123 43 20 16 7 47 108 43 18 17 8 44 111 42 16 19 7 39 106 43 17 22 4 38 116 44 15 21 8 38 100 43 14 22 7 35 103

GA 87 108 109 107 104 106 109 112 127 110 116 120 147 123 135

z-Chicago x-Anaheim d-Vancouver Los Angeles San Jose St. Louis Minnesota Columbus Dallas Detroit Phoenix Edmonton Calgary Nashville Colorado

WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland (1) vs. Kamloops (3) Friday’s game Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m. (Memorial Coliseum) Saturday, Apr. 20 Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m. (Memorial Coliseum) Tuesday, Apr. 23 Portland at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 24 Portland at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 26 x-Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 28 x-Portland at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m. x — If necessary.

Thursday’s summary Hitmen 3 Oil Kings 2 (OT) First Period 1. Calgary, Rask 5 (Macek, Roach) 1:25 Penalties — Virtanen Cal (roughing) 7:03, Kosterman Cal (cross checking), Rissling Cal, Chase Cal, Ewanyk Edm, Moroz Edm (roughing) 18:55.

Second Period 2. Calgary, Jones 2 (Humphries, Virtanen) 3:32 (pp) 3. Edmonton, Cheek 6 (St. Croix, Wruck) 13:42 Penalties — Lowe Edm (roughing) 3:15, Roach Cal (delay of game) 7:37, Humphries Cal (hooking) 14:48, Gernat Edm (roughing) 18:40, Chase Cal (hooking) 18:58.

Third Period 4. Edmonton, Samuelsson 7 (Wruck, Moroz) 13:05 (pp) Penalties — Corbett Edm (holding) 0:31, Lazar Edm (hooking) 7:58, Chase Cal (tripping) 11:59.

Overtime 5. Calgary, Brassart 7 (Virtanen) 1:44 Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Calgary 3 9 5 2 19 Edmonton 10 17 6 2 35 Goal — Kamloops: Driedger (W, 9-0-2); Edmonton: Brossoit (L, 8-0-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 1-4; Edmonton: 1-5.

Attendance — 6,337 at Edmonton.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts y-Pittsburgh 43 33 10 0 66 x-Montreal 44 27 12 5 59 d-Washington 44 24 18 2 50 x-Boston 42 26 11 5 57 Toronto 44 24 15 5 53 Ottawa 43 23 14 6 52 N.Y. Islanders 44 23 16 5 51 N.Y. Rangers 43 22 17 4 48 Winnipeg 44 23 19 2 48 Buffalo 44 19 19 6 44 New Jersey 43 16 17 10 42 Philadelphia 44 19 22 3 41 Tampa Bay 44 17 23 4 38

43 43

GF 147 138 135 118 134 107 129 108 117 114 99 119 138

GA 106 115 122 94 123 92 127 101 129 130 115 134 138

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Wednesday’s Games Buffalo 3, Boston 2, SO Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 4 Calgary 3, Detroit 2 Columbus 3, Anaheim 2, OT Thursday’s Games St. Louis 2, Phoenix 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 3 N.Y. Rangers 6, Florida 1 Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 Ottawa 3, Washington 1 New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 0 Winnipeg 4, Carolina 3, OT Dallas 5, Vancouver 1 Columbus at Los Angeles, Late Minnesota at San Jose, Late

x-Binghamton x-W-B/Scranton Portland Norfolk Connecticut Manchester Hershey Bridgeport Albany Worcester St. John’s Adirondack

73 74 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 74 73 73

42 42 39 37 35 35 34 31 29 30 31 30

23 28 29 31 30 31 30 30 31 34 35 36

1 7 2 2 3 2 4 1 6 3 3 4 3 6 7 5 1 12 4 6 3 4 3 4

217 182 221 184 210 212 196 213 186 184 187 180

183 171 227 195 214 203 189 235 219 222 226 216

92 88 83 79 79 77 77 74 71 70 69 67

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W LOTLSOLGF GA Pt y-Texas 74 43 20 5 6 229 192 97 dx-Toronto 73 41 23 3 6 226 191 91 y-Grand Rapids 73 40 25 4 4 228 202 88 x-Charlotte 74 41 25 4 4 217 196 90 Rochester 73 41 28 3 1 224 203 86 Houston 73 38 25 5 5 203 191 86 Okla. City 73 37 25 2 9 229 225 85 Milwaukee 73 38 28 4 3 186 196 83 Rockford 74 40 31 2 1 232 218 83 Chicago 73 36 28 5 4 198 200 81 Lake Erie 74 34 30 3 7 208 215 78 Abbotsford 74 34 30 4 6 168 190 78 Peoria 73 33 32 5 3 182 207 74 San Antonio 74 29 36 2 7 189 227 67 Hamilton 73 28 39 1 5 153 218 62 x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched division. d — division leader. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Thursday’s result No Games Scheduled.

Friday’s games Hershey at Adirondack, 5 p.m.

Connecticut at Albany, 5 p.m.

Peoria at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m.

Bridgeport at Portland, 5 p.m.

Manchester at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Springfield at Providence, 5:05 p.m.

Toronto at Rochester, 5:05 p.m.

Worcester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:05 p.m.

St. John’s at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m.

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

Norfolk at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Abbotsford at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

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

Houston at Texas, 6:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 5 p.m.

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

Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Florida at New Jersey, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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

Norfolk at Albany, 3 p.m.

Springfield at Adirondack, 5 p.m.

Providence at Bridgeport, 5 p.m.

Connecticut at Portland, 5 p.m.

Hershey at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Hamilton at Rochester, 5:05 p.m.

Manchester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:05 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Lake Erie, 5:30 p.m.

Worcester at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Abbotsford at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Rockford at Texas, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Peoria, 6:05 p.m.

AJHL Playoffs FINAL ROUND AJHL Championship Gas Drive Cup (Best-of-7) Brooks (S1) vs. Spruce Grove (N1) (Brooks leads series 3-1) Monday’s result Spruce Grove 3 Brooks 1 Saturday’s result Brooks 5 Spruce Grove 1 Wednesday’s game Brooks 3 Spruce Grove 1 Friday’s game Spruce Grove at Brooks, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 21 x-Brooks at Spruce Grove, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 23 x-Spruce Grove at Brooks, 7 p.m. x — If necessary.

AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W LOTLSOLGF y-Providence 73 47 21 0 5 210 y-Springfield 74 44 21 5 4 229 dx-Syracuse 73 41 21 6 5 236

GA 177 179 192

Pt 99 97 93

Sunday’s games Adirondack at Albany, 1 p.m.

Portland at Bridgeport, 1 p.m.

Rochester at Hamilton, 1 p.m.

Binghamton at Syracuse, 1 p.m.

St. John’s at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Norfolk at Providence, 1:05 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Manchester at Hershey, 3 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.

Milwaukee at Peoria, 4:05 p.m.

Boston New York Baltimore Toronto Tampa Bay

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct z-Oklahoma City 60 22 .732 y-San Antonio 58 24 .707 x-Denver 57 25 .695 y-L.A. Clippers 56 26 .683 x-Memphis 56 26 .683 x-Golden State 47 35 .573 x-L.A. Lakers 45 37 .549 x-Houston 45 37 .549 Utah 43 39 .524 Dallas 41 41 .500 Portland 33 49 .402 Minnesota 31 51 .378 Sacramento 28 54 .341 New Orleans 27 55 .329 Phoenix 25 57 .305 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

GB — 2 3 4 4 13 15 15 17 19 27 29 32 33 35

11.2 11.2 11.1 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.8

Assists G 38 70 78 78 78 66 82 77 56 57

Rondo, BOS Paul, LAC Vasquez, NOR Jr. Holiday, PHL Williams, Bro Parker, SAN Westbrook, OKC Dragic, PHX Nelson, ORL Rubio, MIN

AST 420 678 704 625 604 499 607 569 413 418

AVG 11.1 9.7 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3

Chicago vs. Brooklyn Saturday, April 20: Chicago at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Monday, April 22: Chicago at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 25: Brooklyn at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 27: Brooklyn at Chicago, noon WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City vs. Houston Sunday, April 21: Houston at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 24: Houston at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 29: Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA

FT 425 679 525 403 674 460 262 308 282 297 289 271 317 333 255 240 355 237 281 167

PTS 1920 2280 2133 2036 2023 1903 1786 1463 1560 1437 1577 1562 1476 1430 1459 1366 1485 1446 1440 1391

AVG 28.7 28.1 27.3 26.8 25.9 23.2 22.9 21.2 21.1 19.4 19.2 19.0 18.9 18.6 18.5 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.0 17.8

OFF DEF 251 694 273 644 275 681

TOT 945 917 956

AVG 12.4 11.9 11.7

Rebounds G 76 77 82

854 886 888 828 757 746 771

Atlanta vs. Indiana Sunday, April 21: Atlanta at Indiana, 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 24: Atlanta at Indiana, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 27: Indiana at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 29: Indiana at Atlanta, TBA

NBA Leaders

Howard, LAL Vucevic, ORL Asik, HOU

544 668 628 562 562 524 596

Boston vs. New York Saturday, April 20: Boston at New York, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23: Boston at New York, 6 p.m.

Friday, April 26: New York at Boston, 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 28: New York at Boston, 11 a.m.

Scoring FG 669 731 738 765 585 673 626 569 638 570 597 553 495 476 602 521 548 527 577 611

310 218 260 266 195 222 175

EASTERN CONFERENCE Milwaukee vs. Miami Sunday, April 21: Milwaukee at Miami, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23: Milwaukee at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 25: Miami at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Sunday, April 28: Miami at Milwaukee, 1:30 p.m.

end of regular season

G 67 81 78 76 78 82 78 69 74 74 82 82 78 77 79 75 82 80 80 78

76 79 80 80 74 75 79

NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7)

Wednesday’s Games Denver 118, Phoenix 98 Dallas 99, New Orleans 87 Chicago 95, Washington 92 Memphis 86, Utah 70 Minnesota 108, San Antonio 95 Milwaukee 95, Oklahoma City 89 New York 98, Atlanta 92 Brooklyn 103, Detroit 99 Charlotte 105, Cleveland 98 Toronto 114, Boston 90 Miami 105, Orlando 93 Philadelphia 105, Indiana 95 L.A. Lakers 99, Houston 95, OT Golden State 99, Portland 88 L.A. Clippers 112, Sacramento 108

Anthony, NYK Durant, OKC Bryant, LAL James, MIA Harden, HOU Westbrook, OKC Curry, GOL Wade, MIA Aldridge, POR Lopez, Bro Ellis, MIL Lillard, POR Williams, Bro Pierce, BOS Lee, GOL Gay, TOR DeRozan, TOR Smith, NYK Griffin, LAC Jefferson, UTA

Randolph, MEM Lee, GOL Evans, Bro Hickson, POR Horford, ATL Cousins, SAC Boozer, CHI

San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers Sunday, April 21: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 24: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 26: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 28: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m.

Denver vs. Golden State Saturday, April 20: Goldsen State at Denver, 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23: Golden State at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, April 26: Denver at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 28: Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers vs. Memphis Saturday, April 20: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, April 22: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 25: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 27: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 2:30 p.m.

End of 2012-13 AHL Regular Season

Curling

Baseball American League East Division W L Pct 11 4 .733 8 6 .571 8 7 .533 7 9 .438 5 10 .333

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-Miami 66 16 .805 — y-New York 54 28 .659 12 y-Indiana 49 32 .605 16 1/2 x-Brooklyn 49 33 .598 17 x-Chicago 45 37 .549 21 x-Atlanta 44 38 .537 22 x-Boston 41 40 .506 24 1/2 x-Milwaukee 38 44 .463 28 Philadelphia 34 48 .415 32 Toronto 34 48 .415 32 Detroit 29 53 .354 37 Washington 29 53 .354 37 Cleveland 24 58 .293 42 Charlotte 21 61 .256 45 Orlando 20 62 .244 46

GB — 2 1/2 3 4 1/2 6

Kansas City at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

Detroit Kansas City Minnesota Chicago Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 9 6 .600 8 6 .571 6 7 .462 7 9 .438 5 9 .357

GB — 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 1/2

Oakland Texas Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 12 4 .750 9 6 .600 7 10 .412 4 10 .286 4 11 .267

GB — 2 1/2 5 1/2 7 7 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 1, Atlanta 0 Oakland 7, Houston 5 N.Y. Yankees 4, Arizona 3 Boston 6, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 2 Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto 0 Texas at Chicago, ppd., rain L.A. Angels at Minnesota, ppd., rain Detroit 2, Seattle 1, 14 innings Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Texas 2 Seattle 2, Detroit 0 Arizona 6, N.Y. Yankees 2, 12 innings Boston 6, Cleveland 3 Baltimore 10, Tampa Bay 6, 10 innings Toronto 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Friday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 2-1) at Baltimore (Hammel 2-1), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-0) at Toronto (Morrow 0-1), 5:07 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 1-2) at Boston (Buchholz 3-0), 5:10 p.m.

Oakland (Anderson 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (J.Saunders 1-1) at Texas (Darvish 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Myers 0-2) at Houston (Harrell 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Worley 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 2-0) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 1-1), 8:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 11:10 a.m.

Detroit at L.A. Angels, 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

BATTING—TorHunter, Detroit, .413; Mauer, Minnesota, .386; AJones, Baltimore, .375; Lowrie, Oakland, .373; Altuve, Houston, .365; CDavis, Baltimore, .353; Fielder, Detroit, .351.

RBI—CDavis, Baltimore, 20; Fielder, Detroit, 19; MiCabrera, Detroit, 17; Napoli, Boston, 17; AJones, Baltimore, 13; Lowrie, Oakland, 13; Moss, Oakland, 13; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 13.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 6; Morse, Seattle, 6; Arencibia, Toronto, 5; Cano, New York, 5; Kinsler, Texas, 5; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 5; Rios, Chicago, 5.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 7; Reyes, Toronto, 5; Andrus, Texas, 4; Crisp, Oakland, 4; RDavis, Toronto, 4; Jennings, Tampa Bay, 4; Reddick, Oakland, 4; CYoung, Oakland, 4.

PITCHING—Milone, Oakland, 3-0; Buchholz, Boston, 3-0; Fister, Detroit, 3-0; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 3-0; Lester, Boston, 3-0; Masterson, Cleveland, 3-1; Sabathia, New York, 3-1.

SAVES—Wilhelmsen, Seattle, 6; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 6; Janssen, Toronto, 5; Reed, Chicago, 5; Nathan, Texas, 5; Rivera, New York, 4; Perkins, Minnesota, 3; Balfour, Oakland, 3; Hanrahan, Boston, 3; GHolland, Kansas City, 3.

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 13 2 .867 9 6 .600 7 7 .500 6 10 .375 3 13 .188

GB — 4 5 1/2 7 1/2 10 1/2

St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 9 6 .600 9 7 .563 7 8 .467 6 8 .429 5 9 .357

GB — 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 1/2

West Division W L Pct 11 4 .733 9 6 .600 9 7 .563 7 8 .467 5 10 .333

GB — 2 2 1/2 4 6

Colorado Arizona San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego

Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 1, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 0, comp. of susp. game N.Y. Yankees 4, Arizona 3 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 0 Cincinnati 11, Philadelphia 2 Washington 6, Miami 1 Texas at Chicago, ppd., rain Milwaukee 4, San Francisco 3 N.Y. Mets at Colorado, ppd., snow San Diego 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 Thursday’s Games

Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 2 Chicago Cubs 6, Texas 2 Colorado 11, N.Y. Mets 3 Arizona 6, N.Y. Yankees 2, 12 innings Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 11, Miami 1 Friday’s Games Atlanta (Hudson 2-0) at Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 1-0), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 2-1) at Baltimore (Hammel 2-1), 5:05 p.m.

St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0) at Philadelphia (Halladay 1-2), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (Slowey 0-2) at Cincinnati (Latos 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 3-0), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-2) at Milwaukee (Estrada 1-0), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 1-1) at Colorado (Chacin 2-0), 6:40 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 0-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 3-0), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Miami at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Miami at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—CJohnson, Atlanta, .438; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, .407; CGonzalez, Colorado, .400; CCrawford, Los Angeles, .375; Cuddyer, Colorado, .367; Segura, Milwaukee, .367; Harper, Washington, .364; Denorfia, San Diego, .364.

RBI—Buck, New York, 19; Phillips, Cincinnati, 19; Frazier, Cincinnati, 14; Sandoval, San Francisco, 14; DWright, New York, 14; Rosario, Colorado, 13; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 13; JUpton, Atlanta, 13; Utley, Philadelphia, 13.

HOME RUNS—JUpton, Atlanta, 9; Fowler, Colorado, 7; Buck, New York, 6; Frazier, Cincinnati, 5; Gattis, Atlanta, 5; Harper, Washington, 5; 7 tied at 4.

STOLEN BASES—McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 5; Revere, Philadelphia, 5; ECabrera, San Diego, 4; Rutledge, Colorado, 4; DWright, New York, 4; 11 tied at 3.

PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 3-0; O’Flaherty, Atlanta, 3-0; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 3-0; Maholm, Atlanta, 3-0; Harvey, New York, 3-0; Wainwright, St. Louis, 3-1; 21 tied at 2.

SAVES—Romo, San Francisco, 7; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 7; Grilli, Pittsburgh, 5; RSoriano, Washington, 5; RBetancourt, Colorado, 5; RBetancourt, Colorado, 5; League, Los Angeles, 4.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Sent LHP Franklin Morales to Greenville (SAL) for a rehab assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Selected the contract of INF Brandon Laird from Oklahoma City (PCL).

Optioned INF Brett Wallace to Oklahoma City. Designated LHP Xavier Cedeno for assignment. Sent LHP Travis Blackley to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Assigned OF Scott Cousins outright to Salt Lake (PCL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Sent 2B Adam Rosales to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Optioned LHP Bobby LaFromboise to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Hector Noesi from Tacoma.

National League CHICAGO CUBS—Sent RHP Matt Garza to Kane County (MWL) for a rehab assignment. Assigned LHP Hiranori Takahashi outright to Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS—Recalled LHP Tony Cingrani from Louisville (IL). Optioned RHP Justin Freeman to Louisville.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Placed LHP Chris Capuano on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Tim Federowicz from Albuquerque (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS—Reinstated 1B Joe Mahoney from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Kyle Skipworth to New Orleans (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Nick Green from New Orleans (PCL). Placed SS Adeiny Hechavarria on the 15-day-DL, retroactive to April 17. Transferred RHP Nathan Eovaldi from the 15- to the 60-day DL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Reassigned RHP Mike Fiers to Nashville (PCL).

NEW YORK METS—Optioned RHP Greg Burke

to Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled RHP Jeurys Familia from Las Vegas. Sent RHP Frank Francisco to St. Lucie (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed LHP John Lannan on the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Charlie Morton to Bradenton (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

American Association EL PASO DIABLOS—Signed OF Kory Drew and RHP Ryan Bean.

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Signed OF Nic Jackson.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Signed C Steve Domecus. Released INF Jared Bolden.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Released INF Yurendel deCaster and LHP Colton Pitkin.

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS—Signed RHP Renier Roibal.

QUEBEC CAPITALES—Traded the rights to OF Rony Rodriguez and cash to Gary (AA) for OF Asif Shah.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES—Traded LHP Nick Serino to Rockland for OF Jon Smith.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Fired coach Byron Scott.

DETROIT PISTONS—Fired coach Lawrence Frank.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Announced the resignation of coach Doug Collins, who will remain with the club as an adviser.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DE Jamie Blatnick, DE Kourtnei Brown, PK Chris Koepplin, P Brian Stahovich and FB Frank Summers.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed OT Eben Britton and OT Jermon Bushrod. Waived G Chris Riley.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DE Pannel Egboh.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed LB Orie Lemon.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released LB Dexter Davis.

Canadian Football League BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS—Signed OT Ben Archibald to a contract extension.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released SB Terriun Crump, CB Ronnie Prude and WR Marcus Rivers.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Reassigned D Jordan Hendry to Norfolk (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled G Carter Hutton from Rockford (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Retained D David Savard on emergency recall.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled D Alex Petrovic form San Antonio (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Reassigned D Nathan Beaulieu to Hamilton (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled F David Ullstrom from Bridgeport (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Michael Kantor.

American Hockey League AHL—Announced the Board of Governors has approved the relocation of the Houston Aeros to Des Moines, Iowa for the 2013-14 season and the transfer of ownership of the Peoria Rivermen from the St. Louis Blues to the Aquilini Investment Group.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Signed C Lukas Sedlak to an amateur tryout agreement.

ECHL READING ROYALS—Released G Max Strang from his amateur tryout agreement. Activated G Riley Gill from playoff reserve.

World Senior Men’s Curling Championships FREDERICTON — Round-robin standings for Canadian pool and results Thursday at the 2013 world senior men’s curling championship, Apr. 13-20 at the Grant Harvey Centre: ROUND ROBIN Group B Country W L Canada 7 0 Sweden 8 1 Australia 6 3 Finland 6 3 Denmark 5 4 U.S. 3 4 Netherlands 3 5 England 3 6 Russia 1 7 Germany 0 9 Thursday’s results Draw 16 Japan 8 Ireland 4 Latvia 8 Switzerland 6 New Zealand 11 France 4 Norway 10 Italy 1 Scotland 13 Czech Republic 1 Draw 17 Canada 5 Sweden 2 Australia 5 Netherlands 3 Finland 8 Denmark 3 Russia 6 Germany 3 U.S. 8 England 3 Draw 18 New Zealand 7 Switzerland 3 Norway 6 Japan 5 Ireland 11 Czech Republic 2 Scotland 9 Latvia 6

Skip Sigfridsson Jones Middaugh Tirinzoni Crocker

W 3 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 2 2 2

Group B Skip Homan Carey Nedohin Ott Sonnenberg

W 3 1 1 1 1

L 0 1 2 2 2

Group C Skip Lawton Jaeggi Sidorova Muirhead Kleibrink

W 3 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 3

Thursday’s results Sixth Draw Margaretha Sigfridsson 5 Laura Crocker 4 Renee Sonnenberg 6 Heather Nedohin 3 Stefanie Lawton 6 Michele Jaeggi 4 Seventh Draw Chelsea Carey 9 Mirjam Ott 6 Eighth Draw Anna Sidorova 5 Shannon Kleibrink 3 Jennifer Jones 8 Silvana Tirinzoni 5 Stefanie Lawton 7 Eve Muirhead 5 Margaretha Sigfridsson 7 Sherry Middaugh 5 Rachel Homan 6 Heather Nedohin 3

Friday’s games Draw 19, 5:30 a.m.

Russia vs. U.S.; Netherlands vs. Canada; Japan vs.

New Zealand.

Draw 20, 12:30 p.m.

Canada vs. U.S.; Scotland vs. Norway; France vs.

Italy; Czech Republic vs. Latvia.

End of Round Robin World Senior Women’s Curling Championships FREDERICTON — Round-robin standings for Canadian pool Thursday at the 2013 world senior women’s curling championship: ROUND ROBIN Group A Country W L Canada 5 0 Japan 4 2 Austria 3 2 U.S. 3 2 New Zealand 2 3 Ireland 1 4 Russia 0 5 Thursday’s results Draw 12 Canada 12 Austria 1 Italy 10 Australia 4 Japan 11 Ireland 3 Switzerland 15 Czech Republic 2 U.S. 8 New Zealand 6 (extra end) Draw 13 Sweden 11 Finland 2 Friday’s games Draw 14, 5:30 a.m.

Russia vs. New Zealand.

Draw 15, 9 a.m.

Austria vs. Ireland; Switzerland vs. Australia; Scotland vs. Italy; U.S. vs. Canada; Finland vs. Czech Republic.

End of Round Robin Players’ Championship TORONTO — Round-robin standings and results Thursday for the women’s bracket of the Players’ Championship, Apr. 16-21 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre: ROUND ROBIN Group A

Friday’s games Ninth Draw, 6:30 a.m.

Sherry Middaugh vs. Laura Crocker; Heather Nedohin vs. Mirjam Ott; Anna Sidorova vs. Michele Jaeggi; Stefanie Lawton vs. Shannon Kleibrink; Chelsea Carey vs. Renee Sonnenberg.

Draw 10, 10 a.m.

Silvana Tirinzoni vs. Margaretha Sigfridsson.

Draw 11, 1:30 p.m.

Rachel Homan vs. Chelsea Carey; Anna Sidorova vs. Eve Muirhead; Jennifer Jones vs. Laura Crocker.

End of round robin TORONTO — Round-robin standings and results Thursday for the men’s bracket of the Players’ Championship: ROUND ROBIN Group A Skip W L Martin 2 1 Ulsrud 2 1 Stoughton 1 1 Edin 1 2 Laycock 1 2 Group B Skip W L Cotter 2 1 Koe 2 1 Jacobs 1 1 Frans 1 2 Epping 1 2 Group C Skip W L Howard 3 0 McEwen 2 0 Gushue 1 2 Balsdon 1 2 Kean 0 3 Thursday’s results Fifth Draw Joe Frans 7 Kevin Koe 6 Glenn Howard 5 Brad Gushue 4 Thomas Ulsrud 8 Steve Laycock 2 Greg Balsdon 8 Mark Kean 2 Sixth Draw Jim Cotter 5 Joe Frans 4 Mike McEwen 6 Brad Gushue 4 John Epping 6 Brad Jacobs 2 Jeff Stoughton 6 Niklas Edin 4 Kevin Martin 6 Steve Laycock 4

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Kansas City 7 4 1 2 8 Montreal 6 4 1 1 7 Houston 6 4 2 0 10 Columbus 6 2 1 3 9 Philadelphia 6 2 2 2 7 New York 8 2 4 2 9 Toronto 6 1 2 3 8 New England 5 1 2 3 1 Chicago 6 1 4 1 5 D.C. 6 1 4 1 2

GA 3 5 7 6 8 11 9 2 12 7

Pt 14 13 12 9 8 8 6 5 4 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Dallas 7 5 1 1 11 7 Chivas USA 6 3 2 1 10 8 Portland 6 2 1 3 10 8 Los Angeles 5 2 1 2 8 4 Vancouver 6 2 2 2 7 7 Colorado 7 2 3 2 6 7 Salt Lake 7 2 3 2 6 7 San Jose 7 2 3 2 5 8 Seattle 5 0 3 2 2 5 Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie.

Pt 16 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 2

Sunday’s results

Columbus 1 Montreal 1 Houston 2 Chicago 1 Portland 1 San Jose 0 Saturday’s results Salt Lake 1 Vancouver 1 Toronto 1 Philadelphia 1 Colorado 1 Chivas USA 0 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 0 New England 0 Seattle 0 New York 2 D.C. 0 Wednesday’s result Kansas City 1 New York 0 Saturday, Apr. 20 Houston at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Seattle at Colorado, 4 p.m.

New England at New York, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Kansas City at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 21 Philadelphia at D.C., 3 p.m.

Portland at San Jose, 9 p.m.

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Brassart scores in OT to give Hitmen win over Oil Kings WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Hitmen 3 Oil Kings 2 OT EDMONTON — The Calgary Hitmen coughed up a 2-0 lead and needed a goal from Brady Brassart in overtime to defeat the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 in the opening game of the WHL’s Eastern Conference final on Thursday.

Brassart took the puck off the stick of defender David Musil in front and whipped the puck into the wide open net 1:44 into overtime.

Victor Rask scored for Calgary in the first period, and Zane Jones made it 2-0 in the second.

Trevor Cheek got one back for Edmonton in the second period, and Henrik Samuelsson tied it for the Oil Kings in third.

Rask opened the scoring 1:25 into the game, streaking in on the left wing and floating a wrist shot over the left pad of Edmonton netminder Laurent Brossoit.

Edmonton came within inches of tying the game at 13:43 of the period as Cheek took a centring pass from Michael St. Croix, looking to pick a shot just under the crossbar. But Calgary netminder Chris Driedger fought the shot off with his shoulder.

Calgary made it 2-0 on the power play at 3:32 of the second period, needing just seven seconds to capitalize off a faceoff win as Jones deflected Spencer Humpries’ point shot in behind Brossoit.

Driedger came up big in net again for Calgary on the penalty kill, turning aside Cheek in tight on a rebound with a sprawling right pad save halfway through the frame.

But third time was the charm for Cheek, who was left alone in the slot and buried a wrist shot into the high glove corner at 13:42 of the middle stanza to pull Edmonton back within one.

Edmonton’s power play struck at 13:05 of the third with Samuelsson finishing off a crisp tic-tac-toe play at the side of the net, leaving Driedger no chance as the Oil Kings tied the game 2-2.

Calgary was 1-for-4 on the power play while Edmonton went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Chris Driedger stopped 33 shots for the Hitmen, while Brossoit turned aside 16 for the Oil Kings.

The series resumes Friday night in Edmonton for game two.

Young Canadians recall first fight, could meet again in UFC

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian welterweights Jordan (Young Gun) Mein and Rory (Ares) MacDonald have come a long way since meeting as teenagers back in June 2006 in Lethbridge.

Both were 16. MacDonald wouldn’t turn 17 for another five weeks. Mein had another four months to go.

It was Mein’s first pro MMA fight and MacDonald’s third.

MacDonald — then fighting out of Kelowna, B.C. — won their encounter at Rumble in the Cage 17, a home-town show put on by Mein’s father Lee, by rear-naked choke at four minutes four seconds of the first round.

“I remember being very disappointed, (having) let down all my friends and family,” recalled Jordan Mein.

“And it was embarrassing,” he added with a laugh.

MacDonald, understandably, has a slightly rosier memory.

“It was a good fight for me,” said the Montreal-based 170-pounder.

“Jordan’s a very tough character and I kind of expected after the fight that we would meet up later in the UFC later in our careers.”

That could happen.

Both currently campaign in the UFC, with Mein fighting Matt (The Immortal) Brown on Saturday in San Jose and MacDonald meeting Jake (The Juggernaut) Ellenberger on July 27 in Seattle. Both are televised cards.

The two fighters are now 23, but old beyond their years in fighting terms.

On the UFC’s official website, Mein lists his job before fighting as “making it to class in high school.”

MacDonald offered a few more details in his response.

“Labouring jobs for the most part. I jumped from job to job a lot of the time because I hate work.

Basically I only like fighting.”

Both are cool as can be in the cage.

Mein (27-8) is coming off an impressive showing in his UFC debut in March, when he knocked out veteran Dan Miller in the first round at UFC 158 in Montreal.

Before that he went 2-1 in Strikeforce. A split decision loss to Tyron Woodley on a Strikeforce card in January 2012 is Mein’s only setback in his last 10 fights.

MacDonald (14-1) has won four straight since losing to Carlos (The Natural Born Killer) Condit at UFC 115 in June 2010. While injuries have slowed his charge in recent months, his last outing was a lopsided decision over former champion B.J. Penn in December.

The UFC rankings have MacDonald at No. 3, behind Condit, No. 1 contender Johny Hendricks, and champion Georges St-Pierre.

Ellenberger is ranked No. 4.

MacDonald, whose overall UFC record is 5-1, was slated to meet Condit in a rematch at UFC 158 but had to pull out after spraining his neck in training.

That forced a reshuffle of the card. Hendricks went on to win a decision over Condit while Ellenberger knocked out former Strikeforce champion Nate (The Great) Marquardt in the first round.

Mein (pronounced MEE-in) hopes he gets to meet MacDonald again.

“Absolutely. I’m doing my best to keep my career on path and to keep winning. And he’s doing that as well. So I’m sure they will line up eventually.”

Said MacDonald: “You never know what happens. Right now I’m just thinking about Jake. If I

can continue to win and Jordan continues to win, then maybe it will get set up. But it’s really just a matter of how things continue to roll. I’m not really in charge of that.”

Mein also has more pressing matters on his mind, having stepped in for Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy against Brown in San Jose.

Brown (16-11) has reeled off four wins in a row after going 1-4 in his five previous UFC fights.

His most recent victim was Mike (Quick) Swick, whom he knocked out in the second round in December.

“It’s a dangerous fight,” Mein said cheerfully. “Get a good win here and it will be nothing but good for my career.”

Mein agreed to replace Hardy less than a week after his win over Miller.

Mein’s philosophy has always been “if you’re healthy, you should definitely step in there and challenge yourself and take shortnotice fights.”

And fortuitously he had decided to change up his training regimen after the Miller win. Rather than take a few weeks off, he elected to go straight back to the gym.

Days later he got the call to fight Brown.

“We jumped at it,” Mein said.

A fight fan as well as a fighter, Mein watches a lot of MMA. He can also be found in front of a video game console, playing at being a UFC fighter.

He is an unabashed fan of Brown, calling the matchup a “dream come true.”

“He’s very gritty and stays in everybody’s face. And always puts on an exciting fight because he’s just willing to try and hurt you the entire time,” said Mein.

McDavid leads Canada Senators put end to Capitals’ winning streak past Slovakia at worlds NHL SOCHI, Russia — Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters scored and had two assists to lead Canada to a 4-1 win over Slovakia on Thursday at the IIHF under-18 world championship.

Slovakia’s David Soltes beat Canada goalie Spencer Martin of the Mississauga Steelheads to open the scoring at 3:11 of the first period.

Nicholas Baptiste of the Sudbury Wolves tied it at 7:20 before McDavid’s power-play goal at 16:39 put Canada in front to stay.

Captain Sam Reinhart of the Kootenay Ice scored midway through the third period and was named player of the game for the Canadian side.

“We came out the way we wanted to,” Reinhart said. “We were able to play with four lines throughout the whole game and really work it down low for the majority of the game.”

Samuel Bennett-McDowell added an insurance goal for the Canadi-

ans, who outshot Slovakia 35-13.

In other games, Russia edged the United States 4-3, Sweden crushed Germany 9-1 and Finland shut out Latvia 7-0.

Canada next plays Germany on Saturday.

The tournament is being played on two 2014 Olympic rinks. Canada will play the first round in Group B against Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden at the 7,000-seat Shayba Arena.

The United States is looking for a fifth straight gold medal at the event.

The Americans and host Russia are in Group A with Latvia, Finland and the Czech Republic at the 12,000-seat Bolshoy Ice Dome.

Many top players are unavailable to participate at the tournament because they’re still involved in playoffs with their junior clubs.

The semifinals are on April 26 with the final on April 28.

Canada won gold in 2003 and 2008 but then was out of the medals until it took bronze at last year’s event.

PLAYERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen scored two in the seventh end Thursday to edge Brad Gushue of St. John’s N.L., 6-4 in Draw 9 of the Players’ Championship curling event.

McEwen grabbed a 4-3 lead with one in the fourth before Gushue responded with a single of his own in the sixth. McEwen (2-0) is alone in second behind Glenn Howard (3-0) of Coldwater, Ont., in the race for top spot in Pool C. The two rinks play on Friday night. Gushue, meanwhile, dropped to 1-2.

In Pool B action Thursday, Jim Cotter (2-1) of Vernon, B.C., topped Joe Frans (1-2) of Bradford, Ont., 5-4, and Toronto’s John Epping (1-2) beat Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., rink Team Eazy Express (1-1), which is skipped by Brad Jacobs, 6-2.

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean had very few complaints Thursday night.

Kyle Turris scored twice as Ottawa beat Washington 3-1 to snap the Capitals eight-game winning streak.

“I thought this was the most complete game we’ve played in quite a while,” MacLean said.

“For the most part that was a real solid game from start to finish from all of our players.”

Cory Conacher had the other goal for the Senators (23-14-6), who won their fourth straight.

Craig Anderson made 18 saves to get the win.

Mike Ribeiro scored for the Capitals (24-182), who got 35 stops from Braden Hotlby.

While they managed to keep it close, the Capitals never managed to gain momentum.

“They played a very good game and had their speed all night,” said Holtby. “You’ve got to

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The Capitals tied the game midway through the period as Ribeiro, standing just outside the crease, hit the puck out of mid-air to beat Anderson.

But the Senators got the lead right back just over two minutes later when a bad pass from behind the net by Holtby landed right on Conacher’s stick who easily made it 2-1 on the turnover.

“I got a little rushed with the pressure on me,” said Holtby. “I had to make a blind pass and didn’t execute it.”

The Senators did a good job limiting Alex Ovechkin’s opportunities as he was held to just four shots. Ovechkin admitted the team seemed to lack emotion and never really took control of the game.

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The Capitals, meanwhile, are first in the Southeast Division and third in the conference, but just two points up on ninth-place Winnipeg.

The Senators were anxious to make a statement against the Capitals on Thursday, who they could face in the playoffs.

“It’s a potential playoff match-up and with how hot they were right now we just wanted to come out and play our game and take it to them,” said Turris.

Turris opened the scoring early in the second, beating Holtby with a shot the Capitals goalie should have stopped off the rush for his 100th career point.

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give credit to them, but there’s some stuff we would like to do better.

Some nights you just don’t come out on top.”

While Anderson was rarely tested, he did make some timely saves to bail out his team out in the third.

With the Senators holding a 2-1 lead midway through the final period, Anderson made a huge save on Eric Fehr who was allowed to go in all alone.

“We did a lot of good things,” said Anderson.

“When all five guys are working as one unit and everyone is on the same page we’re able to snuff out some of their offensive chances and turn the puck the other way. I thought it was one of our best games.”

Turris then added an empty-net goal with 1:27 remaining to seal the win for Ottawa, which sits sixth in the Eastern Con-

B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 19, 2013

Will there be a challenge for the Heat?

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Looking for a reason not to pick the Miami Heat to win another NBA title?

Don’t check the odds, where the Heat are such an overwhelming favourite that it might as well be Tiger Woods against a weekend hacker.

Definitely don’t bother with the Heat’s results, which show exactly three losses since the start of February.

And certainly don’t look on the court, where LeBron James sent season-long reminders that he’s better than ever and already the best in the world.

The only people who might really believe in caution are the Heat themselves.

“There’s going to be trials and tribulations no matter what, no matter how good of a team you are,” Dwyane Wade said. “There’s going to be a moment in the playoffs where our back is going to be against the wall. And I think everything we’ve done this season will prepare us for that moment. We have a goal, just like every other team that gets into the playoffs, to win a championship. But we understand the process that it takes.”

It starts Saturday, when the playoffs start with four firstround games. The Heat will open Sunday against Milwaukee in what’s expected to be a quick series.

Then it will be up to someone like the Knicks, Thunder, Spurs, or some other contender, to prove that the next two months aren’t just a formality.

“They’ve had the best record and they’re the defending champs so they’re the team to beat, but I don’t think it’s much beyond that,” Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo said.

“I mean, give them their due.

They have the best record and they’re the defending champs, so they’re the team that you need to beat, but no, I don’t think anybody is head and shoulders over any. There’s

too many good teams.”

New York, which won three out of four from Miami, hosts Boston on Saturday in the playoff opener. The Nets welcome Chicago for the first post-season game in Brooklyn, while the Western Conference has Golden State visiting Denver, and the Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies squaring off in a first-round rematch.

On Sunday, the Lakers go to San Antonio without Kobe Bryant, and defending West champ Oklahoma City faces former Thunder star James Harden and Houston. Indiana and Atlanta meet in the other East game.

Miami went 66-16 and has been so dominant since Super Bowl Sunday that the betting site Bovada gave the Heat opening odds to win the championship that it said were “unheard of in recent years” — and then already had to lower them when most of the action was coming in on the Heat, anyway.

That dropped Miami to a 2-to-3 favourite, meaning a $3 bet only won $2 more. The Heat were 2-to-9 favourites to win the East, where Indiana and Chicago also beat them multiple times during the regular season.

Knicks centre Tyson Chandler said the other contenders shouldn’t feel slighted by all the experts that are picking the Heat.

“No, not at all. They should pick the Heat,” he said.

“They’re the defending champions and they should get that respect. But that’s not what we believe. We haven’t believed in that throughout the year.

But they should get that respect because they’ve earned it.”

Miami faced plenty of adversity during last season’s championship run. They were down 2-1 to Indiana in the second round, with Wade struggling and Chris Bosh injured.

The Celtics took a 3-2 lead in the conference finals back to

Boston before James fought off elimination with a 45-point performance in Game 6, and the Thunder took the opener of the NBA Finals and nearly rallied two nights later to put the Heat in a 2-0 hole.

But this version of the Heat is much better, and certainly miles above the team that lost in the 2011 finals in the first season with its Big Three.

With Ray Allen, Chris Andersen and Rashard Lewis, the Heat have added players who were able to win games for them even when they chose to rest their superstars down the stretch.

“It’s a challenge. Look, these guys are really good.

They’re the world champions,” Milwaukee coach Jim Boylan said. “Dwyane Wade has won multiple NBA championships, LeBron is going to win multiple NBA championships before it’s all over and let’s not forget Chris Bosh and Ray Allen and all the other guys, too.

Shane Battier. Great players.

They present a large, large number of problems.”

There is much more intrigue out West, especially in the two series involving Los Angeles teams. The Clippers and Grizzlies went seven games last year before the Clippers advanced, and this time they have the home-court advantage. The Lakers didn’t even clinch a playoff spot until Wednesday, but they won their final five games and look dangerous even without Bryant thanks to the inside play of Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.

The Lakers and Spurs had one of the NBA’s best postseason rivalries in the last decade, and this one could join their list of memorable series.

“We’re happy that we’re in the playoffs but we’re not done yet,” Howard said.

The highlight in the East could be in the Boston-New York series. The Knicks ended the Celtics’ five-year reign as Atlantic Division champions

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade celebrates after scoring during the first half of an NBA game against the Orlando Magic, Wednesday, in Miami. With the playoffs starting on Saturday, the big question will be who will be able to stop the Heat? with their first division title since 1994, with Carmelo Anthony leading the NBA with 28.7 points per game. New York will have to fight off a No. 7 seed hoping it still has a run left with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett and trying to give a lift to a hurting city after the Boston Marathon bombings.

“They’ve been around.

They’ve won. They have a lot

of experience,” Anthony said.

“I think that was one of the reasons that we put together this team that we have with the experience that we have with some of the guys on this team. So right now we want to continue the way that we’ve been playing.”

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Future of GM and coach biggest off-season question for Raptors TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors played their best basketball of the season down the stretch, providing a tantalizing glimpse of what might have been.

But Thursday as the NBA season was about to get really interesting, the Raptors were done and departed, their Air Canada Centre lockers empty — and that said everything about their season. Once again, it wasn’t good enough. Different year, same story.

The Raptors (34-48) won seven of their last eight games, but finished four games back of a playoff position, missing the post-season for the fifth consecutive year.

Now the biggest question heading into another off-season of uncertainty— for a team mired in mediocrity — is the future of president and GM Bryan Colangelo and coach Dwane Casey.

Colangelo doesn’t have a deal for next season, with the club holding an option on what would be his eighth year. The Raptors made the playoffs in Colangelo’s first two, winning their first Atlantic Division title in his rookie campaign.

Casey has one year left on his contract. And while the coach acknowledged change is part of the NBA, he said he supports keeping Colangelo in Toronto.

“I want Bryan back. Bryan hired me here. I don’t want to go into another year with a new general manager,” Casey said Wednesday, before the Raptors tipped off against the Boston Celtics in their seasonfinale. “We know each other and I know he knows what we’re looking for, what we’re trying to do.

“He’s done a good job of taking big steps, getting big assets and pieces of a core together. I’d like to finish it out and I’d like to do it with Bryan.”

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. already cleaned house with two of its other teams this season, firing Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke and totally revamping the Toronto FC front office.

Both Colangelo and Casey are scheduled to meet with the media on Monday to rehash the season that got off to a horrible 4-19 start.

After a couple of seasons of preaching patience with the rebuilding Raptors, there was a quiet sense of optimism surrounding this team at the start of the 2012-13 campaign. But their season went off the rails early, the Raptors digging themselves a hole so deep they needed a spectacular turnaround to salvage the season. Their so-so 30-29 finish wasn’t enough.

DeMar DeRozan, whose improved play in the past few weeks was one of the bright spots on a dreary season, said he planned to parlay his disappointment into motivation this off-season.

“It means everything. Everything,” DeRozan said on what a playoff appearance would represent. “This is what I trained in the summer for. This exact reason, to play in the playoffs. That doesn’t do nothing but fuel me personally and fuel other players on this team. I look up to a guy like Rudy (Gay), played in the playoffs, knows how intense it is. I just want to experience that.

“I think that’ll bring out the most in a lot of players on this team. I think we’ll definitely be something to reckon with.”

But it will be another year before they find out.

Other than front office decisions, the off-season will be a relatively quiet one compared to last season’s dealing that brought Kyle Lowry and Landry Fields to Toronto. The team lacks the financial flexibility to make any big moves, and has no draft pick unless it beats the draft lottery odds and winds up in the top three.

The players said they look forward to some stability in the starting lineup.

“That’s huge for us,” Lowry said. “With the guys that are coming back — me, DeMar, Rudy, JV (Jonas Valanciunas), Amir (Johnson) — that lineup, we’ve played together. . . what, about two months and it’s been pretty good.

“I think coming back and knowing how to play, knowing the situation with JV getting a little bit better, with DeMar getting a lot better, and Amir being consistent like he was and Rudy becoming more of the star he could possibly be, and myself being

healthy and aggressive and being myself, I think we’ve got a good, solid starting five.”

Lowry’s season was a disappointment as the point guard who was supposed to bring a “bulldog” mentality to the team nursed a groin injury in training camp, then tore a triceps muscle in December, losing his starter’s job to Jose Calderon. Lowry played his best basketball of the season in the last couple of weeks.

“Too many ups and downs for me,” was how Lowry summed up the season. “Injuries set me back a lot, just a lot of things in general, very disappointed for myself because I know I’m a much better player than

what I’ve shown this year.”

The one big bright spot on this dreary season won the development of Valanciunas, the rookie who the Raptors originally left in Europe for an extra year of maturing before bringing him to Toronto. The 20-year-old got off to a rough start, sitting out training camp with a calf injury. Other teams took it to him, capitalizing on the big rookie’s inexperience, but the end of the season the 6-11 centre was holding his own against the best in the league.

Valanciunas will spend some time in Toronto working with Raptors coaches before returning home to Lithuania for national team duty.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Milos Raonic beat fellow Canadian Daniel Nestor on the doubles court for the second time this spring.

Nestor combined with Australian Bernard Tomic for a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Nestor and new partner Robert Lindstedt of Sweden on Thursday in quarter-final action at the Monte Carlo Masters. Raonic, 22, and Tomic had to battle to get past 40-year-old Nestor as

he played his first event with new partner Robert Lindstedt of Sweden, with the pair seeded third.

Raonic, form Thornhill, Ont., also beat Toronto’s Nestor last month in the first round at the Indian Wells Masters alongside Spain’s Feliciano Lopez.

That one-off team beat Nestor and Mahesh Bhupathi in straight sets on the California hardcourts.

Raonic is trying to play in all of the clay matches he can as he prepares for the French Open.

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The two-time Olympic gold medallist was able to announce her retirement Thursday with more satisfaction than sadness.

She represented Canada one last time at the world championship earlier this month in Ottawa.

“It was a perfect opportunity for me to really close the deal and enjoy my teammates one last time,” Vaillancourt told The Canadian Press from her hometown of Sherbrooke, Que. “It was perfect closure for me.”

Vaillancourt won Olympic gold with Canada in 2006 and 2010.

The 27-year-old forward had 45 goals and 53 assists in 107 career games with Canada. She appeared in six world championships and won gold in 2007.

Vaillancourt’s game is skill and sandpaper. She has the vision and quick hands of a playmaker, but is also a burr under the saddle of the opposition.

“She’s got a lot of skill and talent, but she also plays a real tough game,” Canadian head coach Dan Church said.

“She’s very hard to play against.”

Vaillancourt played through 2010 with a hip injury that spiralled into other problems after the Winter Games.

She’s had three surgeries since winning gold in Vancouver — one on her hip and two others for sports hernias. Vaillancourt hasn’t played a full season of hockey since 2010.

“I was confronted with the idea of retiring many times in the last year,” she said. “Initially I thought I was going to be forced to retire because of my body.”

Vaillancourt didn’t quit, however. She was surprised and pleased to be named to Canada’s roster for the 2013 world championship given her lack of games and her two-year absence from the national team.

“My goal was to come back and play hockey and to do what I love so much,” she said. “Worlds was a bonus. I was happy to be there, there was no way I was going to say no and I felt ready for it.

“In the last year, you can’t count on both hands how many times I’ve cried about it and said ’this is it.’ It wasn’t it and I gave everything I had.”

She scored twice and had five assists in five games in Ottawa, where Canada won the silver medal.

The world championship reinforced for her, however, the steep physical price she’d pay if she put her body through Canada’s preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

The women have a gruelling three-week boot camp this spring and will then train full time in Calgary from August until the Games.

“I was telling the girls at worlds ‘I haven’t lifted a weight in two years,”’ Vaillancourt said. “You can’t go into an Olympic year not having lifted a weight.

“If I wanted to push my body one more year, I probably could have, but I don’t think it would have been beneficial for

my future.”

Church chose Vaillancourt for his world championship roster with the belief she would continue through another Olympics.

She told him just after the world championship final of her intention to retire.

“We’re going to miss Sarah’s talent, her abilities and skill set from our pool of players, but I think we have a real strong pool of players,” Church said.

“I respect her decision. She knows her body. The battle and the rigours of the world championship obviously weighed in her decision.”

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Raonic said that more time on clay can only help his singles game.

“I take every match very seriously — doubles I take seriously,” Raonic said.

“But at the same time I use it more as a way at this point to build for my singles. Here it’s really about getting as many matches on clay as possible.”

Raonic and Tomic needed nearly an hour to win the rugged opening set in a tiebreaker, then secured their winning break in the second set to reach the final four. The semi is the first in doubles for Raonic since Halle, Germany, in June, 2011, when he and Robin Hasse reached the final on grass at the pre-Wimbledon event.

glad we held on and played well.”

Raonic, ranked 15th in the world, will play singles next week in the ATP clay event at his training base in Barcelona, where he works with Spanish coach Galo Blanco.

Raonic and the 20-year-old Tomic combined for 10 aces between them in the 76-minute victory. One break in the match made the winning difference, with the unseeded youngsters saving both of the break points they faced.

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Patio plans previewed TAFT TALKS MONEY Former provincial Liberal leader Kevin Taft will speak in Red Deer on April 24, questioning why more of the province’s vast resource wealth is not funding social programs. Taft’s talk, titled Follow the Money: What’s Really Happening with Alberta’s Wealth, will touch on a general lack of transparency in government and look at government policy that leaves Alberta with a “revenue problem.” The talk is part of the Exploring Our Democratic Deficit series put on by the local chapter of Fair Vote Canada. It will take place at 7 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium at the library’s downtown branch and is free to attend.

GENEALOGICAL MEETING The next meeting of the Red Deer branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society is set for April 24. Peter and Linda Darby will present Five New Things To Try At Ancestry.com. The evening gets underway at 7 p.m. at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints at 3002 47th Ave. in Red Deer. For more information, contact Mary Joan at 403-3463886.

SAFEWAY RAISES FUNDS Support Easter Seals and the Special Olympics by donating at the cash register this month. Canada Safeway has joined forces with Easter Seals and the Special Olympics to raise money for local communities. In April, customers are invited to donate $2 to the campaign and return they will receive four Air Miles Reward Miles.

All proceeds will go to help local programs and families. Red Deer’s two Safeway stores (4408 50th Ave. and 6319 50th Ave) have raised $6,408 so far this month. In 2012, the two stores raised $8,810.

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‘OVERALL, IT IS GOING TO BE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME WITH PROBABLY MORE PROGRAMMING.’

ADVOCATE STAFF Get ready to party at the Ross Street Patio.

Plans are taking shape to bring the patio experience back to downtown Red Deer, says Charity Dyke, the city’s Greater Downtown co-ordinator.

The launch date has tentatively been set for June 7, with arts, culture and music events slated to run until October.

Once again, the fun gets under way on Wednesdays after work and Thursdays at lunch.

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changes to the patio with increased landscaping and the removal of the white pathway marking. Dyke said some people felt the line constricted the space.

“Really we need another year to see how it works out,” she said. “Overall, it is going to be essentially the same with

probably more programming.”

Dyke said it will be exciting to have the patio tables up during the city’s centennial.

The three major concerts, one more than last year, have been announced. Other scheduling is being worked out.

Oldbury and Half Chance Heros take to the stage on July

5 and Waskasoo is slated to play on Aug. 2. Canadian country star Duane Steele plays on Sept. 6.

Concerts are free and begin around 5 p.m.

Eight patio tables were installed on the north side of Ross Street between Gaetz Avenue and Veterans’ Park last year.

The project comes with a $60,000 price tag for installation, removal and partial programming.

There will be partial lane closure along Ross Street for two to five days when the patio is installed and removed. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

GROW-OP UNCOVERED A large marijuana grow operation was uncovered south of Three Hills on Wednesday morning. A three-stage operation with 282 plants with an estimated street value of $352,500 was found when Three Hills RCMP, Green Team South and Red Deer identification unit officers served a search warrant on a rural address just after 9 a.m. No one was found at the residence and the investigation continues.

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Kyle Whitehead will not land in the VJ chair at MuchMusic in Toronto.

But that’s OK because things are still looking up from where Whitehead stands.

The 24-year-old Red Deer man was voted off, along with fellow competitor Nash Elliot, from the Much VJ Search reality show on Wednesday. Reached from Toronto on Thursday, Whitehead said he still has a chance, so he’s not giving up yet.

He and the others eliminated from the top 10 may be voted back late this afternoon.

If this doesn’t happen, Whitehead will root for the only other Alberta hopeful, Madison Pinder of Calgary, to get the prized job. There are seven remaining contestants for the music channel gig.

Whitehead said he’s oddly optimistic about what lies ahead for him. He’s been able to network with so many people, including the cast and crew who have been “uber encouraging” about his dreams to be in the entertainment industry.

“They say that maybe I need to gain more experience,” he said.

“They think I’m good in front of the camera.”

And funny thing is, Whitehead said, he was a fairly private person before.

‘THEY THINK I’M GOOD IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.’ — KYLE WHITEHEAD

He wasn’t a member of social media outlets like Facebook or Twitter before.

When he first joined Twitter after becoming a finalist on the show, he only had about 50 followers. Now he has more than 800.

“I’ve increased my fan base,” said Whitehead.

He was big fans of MuchMusic hosts Phoebe Dykstra and Scottie Willats.

Now, he’s friends with Dykstra and Willats feels like a big brother to him.

So that’s really cool, too.

No plans to move to the big city just yet, though.

The graphic designer and marketing specialist will return to work at Stantec Consulting in downtown Red Deer.

“I really want to thank Central Alberta and Red Deer,” said Whitehead.

“The online support has been outrageous ... it’s been a wild ride.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Red Deer RCMP are warning about a high-risk, violent sex offender who will be released from Bowden Institution on Friday.

Police issued a news release on Thursday saying that in the interest of public safety, they were warning people about Dean Zimmerman.

The 47-year-old was being released after having served 34 months on six counts of breach of recognizance for keeping the peace, failing to comply with an order, and fraud under $5,000.

Zimmerman is a Metis and stands 1.75 metres tall (five foot nine), weighs 93 kg (205 pounds), and has brown eyes and brown hair. He will be living in the Red Deer area.

Police say he’s been convict- Dean Zimmerman ed of multiple violent offences, including sexual assault from 1998, assault causing bodily harm from 2001 and sexual assault with a weapon and forcible confinement from 2006.

The RCMP say they gave careful deliberation and consideration of all related issues, including privacy concerns, before making Zimmerman’s release public.

“The RCMP believe that there is a risk of significant harm to the health and safety of the public and, in particular, adult females who may become involved in a relationship with Zimmerman,” says a news release.

The RCMP further add that they are giving this information so the public takes suitable precautionary measures and not to embark on any form of vigilante action.

Construction imminent at Innisfail school campus Construction will soon get underway at a campus of Innisfail schools.

Binder Construction was chosen to oversee the multiphase project of Chinook’s Edge School division schools — École

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BRIEFS Earth Day celebrations at Kerry Wood Nature Centre Celebrate Earth Day at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Sunday.

The event hosted by the Waskasoo Environmental Education Society and City of Red Deer Environmental Services Department goes from noon to 4 p.m.

Activities include geocaching, nature exploration with Urban Bio-kits, nature walks, tree planting, eco-crafts, green building tours and a rain barrel sale. Those who walk, cycle or use some other form of people power to get to the centre will be eligible to win a prize.

Earth Day, which officially takes place on April 22, is celebrated by millions worldwide as the birth of the environmental movement.

Admission is free but donations are welcome.

Woman jailed for drug offences A 25-year-old mother of one has pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including two counts of drug possession, sending her to jail for about three months.

Jessica Fedyk, of Red Deer, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including theft and possession of gammahydroxybutanoic acid and methamphetamine on Thursday in Red Deer provincial court before Judge Gordon Deck.

She was sentenced to 14 days in jail on the theft charge and 90 days in jail on the drug charges. Less her 22 days served, she has 82 days left in her sentence.

Fedyk was arrested on March 27 when the RCMP executed a search warrant at her apartment near the intersection of 46th Avenue and 50th Street.

During the search, police located a small bottle of GHB and a small

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Damage along a creek is shown, believed caused by ATV traffic. amount of meth in her purse along with her wallet and identification.

Prior to her arrest on March 27, Fedyk was also wanted on theft charges in relation to an incident at Big Gold Pawnshop in Red Deer.

Fedyk entered the pawn shop on Gaetz to sell a few items and as the merchant examined them, she took items from the store, including an indash stereo.

She managed to leave the store and it wasn’t until the store’s surveillance videos were reviewed that the theft was noticed.

The defence said she has a number of mental health issues, including attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and depression.

Fedyk apologized from the prisoner’s box.

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BRIEFS Police warn seniors about woman who is hugging bandit

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Edmonton police are warning elderly women to be wary of a con artist looking for sympathy and a hug.

They say the female thief has been approaching seniors in parking lots and either asking them for directions to a hospital or offering to sell or give away a gold chain.

Police say the woman then asks for a hug, kisses her victims on both cheeks and when she‘s gone, so are the necklaces the women are wearing.

Police describe the woman as dark-skinned, heavyset, and in her late 40s.

She’s about five-foot-four, has shoulder length hair and speaks with an accent.

She usually leaves in a white vehicle with Ontario plates, driven by a man aged about 40.

Man gets prison time for causing ‘severe trauma’ to three-year-old boy MEDICINE HAT — A man in southern Alberta has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to punching and burning a three-year-old boy.

Dustin Stright, who is 30, was sentenced Wednesday after he entered the plea earlier this year to charges of assault with a weapon, uttering threats and criminal harassment.

Court heard Stright, who is originally from Prince Edward Island, was living with a woman and the boy in Medicine Hat when the assaults occurred over a two-month period last year.

The abuse also included locking the child in a closet for hours at a time, and telling him to eat a tray full of ashes.

The judge says he was moved by the photographic evidence of the abuse, which showed the boy suffered from severe trauma.

Man fined for driving off-highway vehicle through creek An Edmonton man pleaded guilty to environmental damage charges for driving an off-highway vehicle through a Nordegg-area creek.

Kerry Paul Rivard, 55, was fined $500 on April 10 after being charged with a Public Lands Act count of disturbing any public land that results or is likely to result in injury to the bed or shore of any water body of any type.

A patrolling Rocky Mountain House RCMP officer caught Rivard driving an off-highway vehicle onto and causing damage to Lawrence Creek, a Baptiste River tributary, near the Jack Fish Lake Road on Oct. 7, 2012. Rivard complied when told to

leave the creek.

The officer noted a bridge crossing the creek was located nearby.

The RCMP investigation was assisted by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development fisheries technicians who warn that vehicles entering streambeds can harm fishery resources.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP and Clearwater County officials remind that off-highway vehicle users must follow rules, including keeping to designated or established trails and respecting public and private property.

They must not operate in streams unless directly crossing at low speed.

As well, they can’t trespass on closed roads or damage stream side vegetation or natural areas such as sheep habitat or riparian areas like muskegs.

City campaign aimed at getting motorists to cut back on idling

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF If saving the planet isn’t incentive enough, think about the kids.

Parents are encouraged to turn vehicle engines off and cut back on idling for the health of their children in a new City of Red Deer print and radio ad campaign called Spare Our Air. Lauren Maris, the city’s environmental program specialist, said many schools have already done a good job of sending the noidling message and creating idlefree zones. “But at the end of the day, it comes down to parents making the choice to turn the key. So they’re the ones who are really in the driver’s seat.�

Children are more susceptible to the health effects from air pollution, she said.

They are smaller, breathe faster and suck in more air per kilogram of body weight than adults.

Not only that but they are short-

er and closer to tail pipes. “They’re definitely susceptible and of course as parents we want to protect them.�

Maris believes the children-focused campaign offers a different perspective on the issue. “I think a lot of people haven’t thought about it before. Hopefully, we can communicate to them what an easy choice this is and how there are so many benefits to just making that simple choice of just turning the key.�

On a global front, vehicle emissions pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and are a greenhouse gas linked to climate change.

Modern engines only need a minute to warm up so there’s no reason to run them for lengthy periods.

The campaign is just the latest initiative since the city launched its idle-free program in 2009.

An anti-idling policy covers all city vehicles, and schools, churches, businesses and the Alberta Motor Association have also joined the effort.

Clean air cannot be taken for granted.

Air quality in the Red Deer area was found in need of improvement, according to results released earlier this year of an assessment by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

Measurements taken at a Riverside Drive Air Monitoring Station operated by the Parkland Air Management Zone (PAMZ) were higher than acceptable Canadawide standards on airborne particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter.

This happened during a higherthan-normal frequency of stagnant air episodes in the winters of 2010 and 2011.

Besides the particulate matter, PAMZ is keeping a watch on local ozone, which was found to be at levels warranting surveillance.

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“First is the construction of the new gym, so people will see fencing going up and the parking lot filled with construction trailers by next week,� said Munro in a news release.

Planning took several years.

As the result of a study, Chinook’s Edge middle school will become a Grade 5 to 8 school, while the high school will change to Grade 9 to 12 at the start of the 2013-14 school year.

Jay Steeves, principal of École Innisfail Middle School, said a joint use agreement with the Town of Innisfail will see part of the school involve community-wide use. “Over the years, we’d love to see strong collaboration with community groups, particularly on ways to deliver great programming in this exciting new gym,â€? said Steeves.

The $7-million project is slated to be done in December. Besides provincial monies, the Town of Innisfail gave $700,000, Red Deer County gave $300,000 and Chinook’s Edge gave $1.27 million.

Wayne Pineau, principal of École Innisfail High, said sections of the school will be blocked off for the least disruption. “We are so excited to get this going, because we know in the end it will be a really amazing facility for our students and for the community. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to see something like this take shape.â€?

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Pipeline push still needed DESPITE PRICE-GAP NARROWING, OLIVER SAYS

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Despite a dramatic improvement in the price Alberta producers are getting for their crude oil, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is still pushing hard for marketopening pipeline expansions, such as the controversial Keystone XL project.

“There are inevitably gyrations in price.

“The price of the commodity, as everyone in Alberta knows, do have a cyclicality — sometimes a profound one,” he told reporters following a speech hosted by the University of Calgary.

The difference between the Western Canadian heavy oil benchmark and its lighter American counterpart was around $40 per barrel late last year.

A heavy oil discount is not unusual, given it’s tougher to refine — but the size of the gap was seen as painfully high by both government and industry.

It’s a phenomenon the Alberta government dubbed the “bitumen bubble” when explaining the hit it was taking to its revenues and the resulting budget squeeze.

The main problem, it said, was with bottlenecks in getting the crude to markets that will pay the best price, such as the

U.S. Gulf Coast and Pacific Rim countries.

The discount has since narrowed to below $14 — a much more normal and manageable level.

West Texas Intermediate, the key U.S. light oil benchmark, was just below US$88 on Thursday, a bit of a rebound from the four-month lows it hit earlier in the week.

The gap has closed as crude volumes moving to market by rail in recent months have increased — something Oliver describes as “helpful” but no replacement for pipeline transport over the long-term.

Oliver says he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the U.S. gov-

ernment will approve the $5.3-billion Keystone XL pipeline, which would enable some 830,000 barrels of mostly oilsands crude to flow to Texas refineries.

A key hearing was taking place in Grand Island, Neb., on Thursday, where both backers and opponents of the pipeline were commenting on a draft State Department report last month.

Some of those against the pipeline said they were preparing possible acts of civil disobedience should it be approved.

Nebraska has been a major battleground for the project.

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Number of EI recipients unchanged Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits was virtually unchanged at 528,900 in February following three months of declining numbers.

However, the number of beneficiaries was down 7.4 per cent compared with a year earlier. The number of people on benefits declined in six provinces, while there was little change in the other provinces.

To receive EI benefits, individuals must first submit a claim and the number of claims provides an indication of the number of people who could become beneficiaries.

The number of initial and renewal claims fell by 15,200 to 223,900 in February, more than offsetting the increase recorded the previous month.

Loonie to stay near parity One of the country’s most prominent chief economists predicts the Canadian dollar isn’t going anywhere fast this year. Doug Porter, head economist at the Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO), said Thursday he expects the loonie will remain near parity with the U.S. dollar for most of 2013. And the weakness will persist, with the dollar falling to near 90 cents US over the next five years, he added.

The loonie has been coasting below parity for months, last inching above the benchmark level on Feb. 7. It closed ahead 0.06 of a cent to 97.47 cents US on Thursday. Over the past six months, the loonie has dropped more than five per cent, Porter said.

“There are a number of factors at play with the loonie’s slide, ranging from generalized U.S. dollar firming, to softer commodity prices, to a widening trade gap, to a less hawkish Bank of Canada,” he added.

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Workers install windows on the new Mountain View Credit Union building in Olds. The four-storey building will house the financial institution’s new branch and administration offices.

Work continues in Olds on new Mountain View Credit Union

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Staff at Mountain View Credit Union in Olds may have something new to be thankful for this October — improved working space.

The Olds-based credit union expects to move into its new building over the Thanksgiving weekend, with its business banking centre, administation offices and local branch all slated to relocate.

The four-storey building at 6501 51st St. (Hwy 27) will contain about 45,000 square feet. That’s a far cry from Mountain View Credit Union’s existing downtown space, spread across two buildings, which consist of about 13,500 square feet.

Tracy Kelly, the credit union’s vice-president, marketing, said the bank branch will occupy the main floor of the new building,

which opens onto the second floor. That’s where the business banking centre and some administration offices will be located, with the rest of administration on the fourth floor, and the basement designated for staff use.

The third floor and a portion of the main level will be leased out, reflecting the fact that the building was desgined with an eye to future growth by Mountain View Credit Union.

In addition to consolidating operations in one building, and allowing staff to stretch out a bit, the increased area should benefit members as well, said Kelly.

“It gives us more office space, so from a service perspective you’re able to have conversations more privately.”

There will also be new features, such as a kiosk where members can learn about things like online banking.

Kelly admitted that there may be some sadness when it comes time to vacate the existing branch, which is in a historic building owned by the credit union. But there were no practical options for expansion there.

“It’s actually for sale right now.”

Mountain View Credit Union has approximately 17,000 members and operates through 12 branches in the region. It had net income before taxes and patronage rebates in excess of $3.2 million, and total assets of more than $563 million, in 2012.

Last week, it was named Alberta Credit Union of the Year

by Credit Union Central Alberta, the central banking facility, service bureau and trade association for the credit union system of Alberta. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Registration open for leadership conference Registration is still open for the Leadership Centre of Central Alberta’s first annual leadership conference.

The May 9 and 10 event has sessions and keynote speakers designed to build on the centre’s mandate of developing Central Alberta community, not-forprofit, business and government leaders.

The Thursday night conference gala is open to the public and will feature a spotlight non-profit agency, silent auction and Pillar of the Community Award presentation.

The entertainment is Alberta Sings!, a choreographed song and dance competition between Earls Restaurant and Sheraton Hotel teams, with the winner getting cash to donate to its charity of choice.

General conference registration is $449, or $229 for non-profit participants, with reductions to both for Leadership Centre alumni. Gala tickets are $75 each.

More information, including a full schedule and speaker biographies, is available online at www.theleadershipcentre.ca/conference.

The date is still unknown, but when Red Deer Lions Campground opens this spring it will be under new management.

The City of Red Deer has awarded the contract for operation of the 4723 Riverside Dr. recreational facility to Chris Demers and Craig Masley. The two men developed the Westerner Campground in 2002 and have managed it since.

Deb Comfort, Red Deer’s neighbourhood facilities and community development supervisor, said Demers and Masley were chosen following an open tender process.

The city took over operation of the campground from the previous contractor last fall, citing contract violations.

Comfort said Demers and Masley submitted a strong bid.

They are also experienced operators and have a long-term vision for the campground, she added.

“We’re feeling pretty confident that this is going to be a great partnership.”

Demers said he and Masley plan to make improvements to Lions Campground, with bigger sites, improved power and new amenities among the possibilities.

But they don’t want to rush into changes.

“We have to get in and get a feel for this park.”

There’s no telling when that could happen, even though the campground is scheduled to open on May 1. That’s because it’s serviced by shallow water lines that are susceptible to cold weather.

“Mother Nature will tell us when we can turn the water on,” said Demers.

The rate for a full hook-up this year will be $34 per day and $220 for a week.

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IROC expecting acquisition to be complete Monday WESTERN ENERGY SERVICES CORP. GETTING ALL IROC SHARES IROC Energy Services Corp. (TSXV:ISC) expects its acquisition by Western Energy Services Corp. (TSX:WRG) to be completed on Monday.

The company, which has its operational headquarters in Red Deer, said Thursday that a special meeting of its shareholders will take place this morning in Calgary.

If they approve the deal, which was announced Feb. 22, and a final court order is also obtained, management expects it to close April 22.

Under the terms of the agreement, Western will acquire all of IROC’s shares in exchange for cash and Western shares. The transaction is valued at $193.7 million, in-

cluding the assumption of $36.6 million in IROC debt by Western. Upon completion, Western shareholders will own approximately 84 per cent of the combined company and IROC shareholders about 16 per cent.

A release issued in February said IROC’s assets, client base and personnel will fit nicely into Western’s core business lines: contract drilling, well servicing and rental services.

“The transaction combines two companies with best-in-class assets to create one of the top energy service companies in the country,” said Tom Alford, IROC’s president and CEO. “This transaction gives our

shareholders an immediate premium, increased liquidity and the option to take shares in a proven growth company with exceptional management.”

IROC also commented on its first-quarter performance on Thursday.

It said it completed the construction of three service rigs, bringing its fleet to 53, with two more expected during the second quarter of 2013.

During the quarter, it operated an average of 50.2 rigs, up from 42.5 rigs in the same period of 2012.

Quarterly revenue was a record $34.7 million, as compared with $32.5 million during the first quarter of 2012.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 94.44 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 91.85 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.85 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.91 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.10 Cdn. National Railway . . 97.00 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 122.60 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 79.00 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.83 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.00 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 30.18 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 46.38 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.35 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.48 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.98 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 16.54 Research in Motion. . . . . 13.80 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 42.04 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 42.88 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 35.80 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.88 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.87

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.46 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 54.71 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.16 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 25.07 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.44 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.24 First Quantum Minerals . 16.11 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 28.58 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.80 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.43 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.25 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.33 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.15

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 72.86 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.04 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.65 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.17 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.75

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 26.50 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 42.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.60 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.13 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 46.60 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 29.60 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 18.98 Canyon Services Group. . 9.86 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 28.76 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.720 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.48 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.98 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 86.62

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed higher Thursday, led by advances in mining stocks that have sold off this week amid signs of slowing economic growth around the world.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 49.06 points to 11,996.34 after sinking to a five-month low Wednesday while the Canadian dollar gained 0.06 of a cent to 97.47 cents US. U.S. indexes were lower following sharp losses Wednesday as traders balanced a disappointing earnings report from investment bank Morgan Stanley, a positive read on the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week and a key manufacturing index that didn’t meet forecasts.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 352,000. The slight gain kept applications at a level consistent with solid hiring and suggested that March’s sluggish hiring may have been temporary.

But the Federal Reserve’s Philadelphia Fed index dropped to 1.3 in April from two in March. Economists had expected the manufacturing gauge to rise to four.

The Dow Jones industrial average was 81.45 points lower at 14,537.14.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 38.31 points to 3,166.36 and the S&P 500 index was down 10.4 points to 1,541.61, falling below its 50-day moving average of 1,543.

Earnings at Morgan Stanley totalled $1.2 billion or 61 cents, down about 12 per cent from a year earlier while revenue totalled $8.5 billion, down five per cent from a year earlier.

Its shares were off 5.4 per cent to US$20.31.

It has been a very choppy week on the TSX, which sustained tripledigit slides Monday and Wednesday.

Losses were led by steep drops in mining stocks as commodity prices retreated after the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for global growth to 3.3 per cent this year from its forecast in January of 3.5 per cent.

The IMF data deepened pessimism about the strength of the global recovery as data released earlier in the week had shown growth in China slowing earlier this year and left the TSX down about 3.5 per cent year to date.

New York indexes have also had a volatile week and are off the highs of the year reached at the end of last week, when the Dow was up 13.43 per cent year to date.

Commodity prices were higher Thursday.

The gold sector was the biggest

advancer, up about 2.8 per cent as the June contract gained $9.80 to US$1,392.50 an ounce. A rising U.S. dollar and the prospect of troubled eurozone countries selling off part of their gold reserves to tackle debt problems have sent gold to their lowest levels in over two years, with prices falling $140 on Monday alone.

Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) gained 63 cents to C$28.58.

Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) shares added 27 cents to $18.44 even after Moody’s Investors Service placed the miner under review for a potential ratings downgrade. The move came after a Chilean court last week ordered a halt to construction at Barrick’s $8 billion Pascua-Lama project due to environmental concerns. Barrick shares are down about 30 per cent since April 5.

Copper, viewed as an economic bellwether, continued to plumb 18-month lows because of falling demand prospects. On Thursday, the May copper contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange shed early losses to rise two cents to US$3.20 a pound. Copper has fallen about 12 per cent year to date.

The base metals sector was up 1.94 per cent after steep losses on Monday and Wednesday. Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) gave back 27 cents to C$25.15 while First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) gained 68 cents to $16.11.

Oil prices have also lost ground this week following the Chinese and IMF data. But on Thursday, the May crude contract on the Nymex gained $1.05 to US$87.73 a barrel after touching a four-month low earlier in the morning, and the energy sector was up 1.18 per cent. Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) advanced 35 cents to C$28.33.

EnCana Corp. (TSX:ECA) ran up 59 cents to $19.48 as natural gas futures rose 19 cents, or 4.5 per cent, to US$4.40 per 1,000 cubic feet as inventories grew less than expected last week. The last time natural gas hit that level was July 2011.

Techs led TSX decliners Thursday with Celestica (TSX:CLS) down 13 cents to $7.90 while BlackBerry (TSX:BB) dropped 49 cents to $13.80.

A technical problem that left some BlackBerry users unable to download content from its apps store has been fixed. BlackBerry says customers who were affected will gradually be able to regain access to the virtual storefront throughout the day. The company did not say how many BlackBerry users were affected by the short outage, which began Thursday morning.

The TSX Venture Exchange added 9.34 points to 932.94.

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.71 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 28.12 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 39.43 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.76 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.06 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 1.040 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.82 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 28.33 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.33 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.61 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.72 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 47.88 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 62.40 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 56.77 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.82 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.45 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 34.20 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 26.06 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.55 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 60.89 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 13.99 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 72.35 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 61.03 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 26.77 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Thursday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 11,996.34 up 49.06 points TSX Venture Exchange — 932.94 up 9.34 points TSX 60 — 687.76 up 1.93 points Dow — 14,537.14 down 81.45 points S&P 500 — 1,541.61 down 10.40 points Nasdaq — 3,166.36 down 38.31 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 97.47 cents US, up 0.06 of a cent Pound — C$1.5677, up 0.35 of a cent Euro — C$1.3392, up 0.17 of a cent Euro — US$1.3053, up 0.25 of a cent Oil futures: US$87.73 per barrel, up $1.05 (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,392.50 per ounce, up $9.80 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $24.851 per oz., down 9.2 cents $798.96 kg., down $2.96 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 932.94 points, up 9.34 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 126.51 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: May ’13 $8.40 higher $634.90; July ’13 $6.50 higher $620.60; Nov. ’13 $1.70 higher $560.20; Jan. ’14 $2.00 higher $560.10; March ’14 $2.30 higher $555.10; May ’14 $2.30 higher $553.00; July ’14 $2.30 higher $551.10; Nov. ’14 $2.30 higher $526.70; Jan ’15 $2.30 higher $526.70; March ’15 $2.30 higher $526.70; May ’15 $2.30 higher $526.70.

Barley (Western): May ’13 unchanged $243.50; July ’13 unchanged $244.00; Oct. ’13 $10.00 lower $194.00; Dec ’13 $9.00 lower $199.00; March ’14 $9.00 lower $199.00; May ’14 $9.00 lower $199.00; July ’14 $9.00 lower $199.00; Oct. ’14 $9.00 lower $199.00; Dec. ’14 $9.00 lower $199.00; March ’15 $9.00 lower $199.00; May ’15 $9.00 lower $199.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 313,400 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 313,400.

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After an earlier iteration of the pipeline was rejected by Obama last year, its builder, TransCanada Corp.

(TSX:TRP) came up with a new route to address ecologically concerns, such as a spill’s potential impact on the crucial Ogallala aquifer.

The draft State Department environmental assessment flagged no major environmental issues with the new route.

A decision is expected as early as the summer, though many observers say it may be closer to the fall.

Oliver will be in Washington and New York next week to stump for the project.

If it isn’t ultimately approved, Oliver said he expects Canada and the United States continue to have a solid economic relationship.

“My view is of course that this is a very important project for our country and we think that it’s beneficial for both countries and therefore we very much want to see it go ahead and we made that clear to the U.S. administration,” he said.

“However, we have the largest bi-

lateral commercial relationship in the entire world — $1.8 billion of trade every day, every three seconds a truck crosses the border — and we do not want anything to undermine that relationship.”

Oliver made his remarks after announcing a $15-million contribution to the University of Calgary to create an international policy program, which will study issues such as diversifying exports to Asian markets, among other things.

“Essentially, they will be providing academic and intellectual insight into some of the critical issues that confront Canadian energy policy going forward.”

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IMF chief Lagarde calls for policies to spur growth THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States, Europe, Japan and China all need to make adjustments to their current economic policies in order to boost a still-struggling global economy.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says the United States and many countries in Europe need to focus more on growth and less on trimming budget balances this year. She said there was a critical need for policies focused on spurring jobs. Lagarde told a news conference Thursday that “we need growth, first and foremost.”

Lagarde spoke to reporters to preview upcoming discussions among finance ministers and central bank governors of the world’s 20 major economies plus the spring meetings of the 188-nation IMF and its sister lending institution, the World Bank.

Earlier this week, the IMF lowered its outlook for the world economy this year, predicting that government spending cuts would slow U.S. growth and keep the 17-nation area that uses the euro currency in recession.

Officials of the Group of 20, among them Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, were scheduled to begin their discussions over a working dinner Thursday night and wrap up Friday with the issuance of a joint communique. The G-20 is composed of the world’s major developed coun-

tries such as the United States, Japan and Germany and fast-growing developing nations including China, Brazil and India.

That joint statement was expected to repeat a pledge the group made at their last meeting in February that they would avoid using competitive currency devaluations to gain advantages in trade.

Lew, previewing the U.S. objectives going into the meetings, said that he would press Europe to do more to support growth and would maintain pressure on Japan and China to avoid lowering the value of their currencies to boost their exports at the expense of the United States and other countries.

Lew said it was important that G-20 nations “avoid a downward spiral of ‘beggar thy neighbour’ policies,” the type of destructive trade competition that worsened the Great Depression in the 1930s.

Lew, who just took office as Treasury secretary in February, held a series of one-on-one meetings with finance

officials on Thursday including a discussion with Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso. In addition to reaffirming commitments the two nations have made on currency policies, Lew and Aso discussed the importance of the actions both nations have taken to isolate North Korea from the international finance system, the Treasury Department said in a statement after the meeting.

In her comments, Lagarde talked about the dangers of overemphasizing deficit reduction with growth still fragile.

She said the United States had avoided the “fiscal cliff” of acrossthe-board tax hikes and spending cuts at the beginning of this year that could have derailed the U.S. economy but had made a policy error by allowing $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts, known as a sequester, to take effect on March 1.

Lagarde said the United States needed to pursue “better quality” deficit reductions with less impact coming in the near-term.

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Oil rises, natural gas jumps NEW YORK — Oil rose from a four-month low Thursday, while natural gas soared to the highest level in 21 months on signs of robust demand for the fuel.

West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark oil for May delivery rose US$1.05, or 1.2 per cent, to finish at $87.73 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Oil dropped $2.04, or 2.3 per cent, on Wednesday — the fourth daily drop of at least two per cent in April.

Concerns over global economic growth have caused the price of oil and other commodities to drop sharply.

This week China reported slower-than-expected economic growth while the International Monetary Fund lowered its outlook for world economic growth for this year.

Natural gas futures rose 19 cents, or 4.4 per cent, to end at $4.40 per 1,000 cubic feet. The last time natural gas hit that level was July 2011.

The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration reported that natural gas in storage grew by 31 billion cubic feet to 1.704

trillion cubic feet for the week ended April 12.

Supplies typically rise in the spring, but last week’s increase was less than analysts expected.

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Robotic surgery vs. radiation, chemo TRIAL TO SEE WHICH IS BEST FOR THROAT CANCER

BY SHERYL UBELACKER THE CANADIAN PRESS It was quite a shock for Rod Sinn when he learned the persistent sore throat he’d had for five months, initially diagnosed as tonsillitis, was actually an increasingly common form of throat cancer caused by the human papilloma virus.

Equally unpleasant was the news that the standard treatment for oropharyngeal cancer, which typically affects the back of the tongue, tonsils and nearby tissues, is radiation and chemotherapy.

Sinn, a physically fit non-smoker who only drinks alcohol occasionally, had seen what the double-barrelled treatment could do.

A friend diagnosed with throat cancer a year earlier and given the standard treatment lost his salivary glands and sense of taste.

“I thought, wait a minute, there’s got to be another option. I really don’t like the side-effects of all that radiation,” the 52-year-old businessman, who lives in Oakville, Ont., near Toronto, said.

After searching the Internet, he discovered doctors at Western University in London, Ont., were the only ones in Canada performing robotic-assisted surgery for throat cancer.

Sinn had the robotic surgery in spring 2011, plus a follow-up operation to remove some lymph nodes for testing to make sure his cancer hadn’t spread.

While the surgery left him unable to swallow for several weeks and he lost some taste buds for a time, he is virtually back to normal except for some numbness in his neck where the lymph nodes were removed.

“It was fantastic,” said Sinn, who counts himself a believer in the surgery.

While it may be an end for Sinn — he said he “cried like a baby” after being told he was cancerfree two months after the treatment — it is just a beginning of sorts for his surgeon, Dr. Anthony Nichols.

With the help of a $223,000 grant from the Canadian Cancer Society, Nichols and radiation oncologist Dr. David Palma are conducting a three-year trial to determine whether robotic surgery is superior to standard treatment in curing the cancer and giving patients a better quality of life with fewer sideeffects.

Since late 2010, the surgical team has performed about 40 of the robot-assisted operations.

The clinical trial, which now includes doctors at the University of Ottawa, will compare treatments in almost 70 patients, with half randomly selected for standard treatment using radiation, with or without chemotherapy, and the other half getting robotic surgery.

Although robotic-assisted operations for throat cancer are widely done in the United States, the researchers say there has been no clinical trial proving the surgery is better for patients.

“Before we can adopt a new treatment, we have to prove that the rates of cure are as good as they are with the standard treatment, which is chemotherapy with radiation,” said Palma, a clinician-scientist with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.

“Sometimes new technologies are introduced with a lot of hype but don’t prove to be helpful in the end. Transoral robotic surgery has shown tremendous promise as a treatment option, and we are the only ones in the world doing this type of study right now.”

Nichols said that in an era of cost-containment in health care, it’s critical to show that using the $2.5-million robots for the surgery is the right thing to do, “that we’re helping patients, not harming them.”

“Patients with HPV-related throat cancers tend to be younger and healthier and have a good chance of being cured.

“As they will have to live with the side effects of treatment for decades, post-treatment quality of life is of paramount importance.”

From a surgical point of view, minimally invasive robot-assisted procedures seem to be head and shoulders above standard surgery for throat cancer, which often involves making large incisions in the face and neck, even splitting the jaw to allow the surgeon access to the back of the throat.

Patients who have had this kind of surgery in the past are often left not only facially disfigured, but unable to swallow and dependent on a permanent feeding tube.

With the newer technique, doctors use tiny robotically controlled surgical implements to remove tumours of the tongue, tonsils, palate or throat.

The robot has a viewfinder and 3-D camera that can see around corners, and the tiny robotic arms can get into tight spaces where the surgeon’s hands won’t fit.

While the surgeon watches what’s happening on a screen, the robotic arms precisely mimic the movements of the surgeon’s hands and can even filter out a surgeon’s hand tremor.

“To work in the back of the throat, around the back of the tongue and the voicebox is just a line of sight issue,” Nichols said.

“You can’t see really well around that corner, down towards the esophagus. But if you can use an angled camera to overcome that, combined with the 3D viewer and magnification, it lets you see a lot easier.

“So it can make surgeries that are very challenging — and in some cases not possible through the mouth — now possible to do through the mouth.”

Nichols said in the past, most throat cancers were caused by heavy smoking combined with alcohol consumption.

A dramatic reduction in smoking rates over the last few decades has resulted in a big drop in related oral cancer rates.

But in the last 10 to 20 years, there’s been a huge upswing in the number of cases caused by the human papilloma virus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to throat cancer in some people two or even three decades after the initial infection.

In fact, HPV is linked to about 25 to 35 per cent of oropharyngeal cancers, and is also the major cause of cervical cancer in women.

“We’re seeing a veritable explosion,” said Nichols. “So each year, we’re seeing more and more of these patients and they have tumours in this exact location, which was otherwise hard to reach.”

Sinn doesn’t need to wait for the study results.

He’s already made up his mind about robotic surgery.

“To me, it’s important to let the medical community know this is available,” he said. “I’ll be the guy standing in the corner waving the flag, saying: ‘Hey, this is fantastic.”

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Dr. Anthony Nichols (centre) of Western University in London. Ont., performs robotic-assisted surgery on a patient with throat cancer.

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2012 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Copies of the 2012 Annual Financial Report for The City of Red Deer are now available at the Information Desk, Main Floor, City Hall.

The Annual Report can also be accessed on The City of Red Deer’s web site at: http://www.reddeer.ca Dean Krejci, CA Chief Financial Officer

Development Officer Approvals On April 16, 2013, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use

The City of Red Deer Recreation, Parks & Culture department is offering garden plot space for the 2013 gardening season. Large lots (approximately 10x12m) and medium sized plots (approximately 5x12m or 6x10m) are available in the following locations: Red Deer College Gardens – located west of Bethany Collegeside (final year in this location) Parkside Gardens – located off Nash Street (Normandeau) behind 52 Avenue Piper Creek Gardens – located south of 19 Street on 40 Avenue (medium only) The previous year’s gardeners are given first opportunity to renew their application.The remaining spaces are made available to the general public on a first come basis beginning WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 at the Cemetery Services office located at the Alto Reste Cemetery, 3.6 km from 30 Avenue on Highway 11E, 8:00 - 3:30 p.m.

The garden plots will be ready for planting on May 18th (weather/ground conditions permitting) and ends October 14, 2013.

Plots are available at one per applicant, for a fee of $39 per large plot and $25 per medium plot.

Preferred payment is by cheque and must be made at the time of application. The person who will be working the plot is asked to be present to register for this program. For further information contact Parks Amenities at 342-8303.

Eastview 1. Proside Exteriors – area redevelopment for a new 106.83 m2 single family dwelling, to be located at 3838 46 Street.

Edgar Industrial 2. Will Construction & Development Inc. – a 20.9 m2 addition to an existing industrial building, located at 100 6700 76 Street.

Ironstone 3. Beta Surveys Ltd. – a 0.38 metre relaxation to the distance from doors to rear property line for an existing detached garage, located at 51 Ibbotson Close.

4. L Lemay – a 0.9 metre relaxation to the maximum width for a new detached garage, to be located at 103 Imbeau Close.

Rosedale Meadows 5. S Moyls – a 2.4 metre relaxation to the distance from doors to rear property line for a new detached garage, to be located at 323 300 Ramage Close.

Sunnybrook South 6. Snell & Oslund Surveys Ltd. – a 0.32 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard for an existing deck, located at 52 Sutherland Close.

Vanier Woods East 7. Sorento Custom Homes – an 11.40 m2 relaxation to the maximum site coverage, and a 0.04 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard for a deck, to be located at 48 Vienna Close.

Westlake 8. Bowood Inc. – area redevelopment for a 92.25 m2 addition to an existing single family dwelling, located at 12 Cronquist Close.

9. M Schropfer – a 10.48 m2 relaxation to the maximum site coverage, and a 0.45 metre relaxation to the maximum width to a proposed detached garage, to be located at 33 White Avenue.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 3, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403342-8399.

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Turning water into fuel File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Image made available by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History shows an African coelacanth (latimeria chalumnae). Scientists have decoded the DNA of the celebrated “living fossil’’ fish, an achievement that should help researchers study how today’s land animals with backbones evolved from fishy ancestors.

Scientists decode DNA of ‘living fossil’ INSIGHTS INTO HOW FISH BEGAN TO MOVE ONTO LAND

BY MALCOLM RITTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated “living fossil” fish, gaining new insights into how today’s mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds evolved from a fish ancestor.

The African coelacanth is closely related to the fish lineage that started to move toward a major evolutionary transformation, living on land And it hasn’t changed much from its ancestors of even 300 million years ago, researchers said.

At one time, scientists thought coelacanths died out some 70 million years ago.

But in a startling discovery in 1938, a South African fish trawler caught a living specimen. Its close resemblance to its ancient ancestors earned it the “living fossil” nickname.

And in line with that, analysis shows its genes have been remarkably slow to change, an international team of researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Maybe that’s because the sea caves where the coelacanth lives provide such a stable environment, said Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, senior author of the paper and a gene expert at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Modern coelacanths make up two endangered species that live off the east coast of Africa and off Indonesia. They grow to more than 5 feet (1.5 metres) long and have fleshy fins.

The coelacanth’s DNA code, called its genome, is slightly smaller than a human’s.

Using it as a starting point, the researchers found evidence of changes in genes and in gene-controlling “switches” that evidently aided the move onto land.

They involve such things as sense of smell, the immune system and limb development.

Further study of the genome may give more insights into the transition to living on land, they said.

Their analysis concluded that a different creature, the lungfish, is the

closest living fish relative of animals with limbs, like mammals, but they said the lungfish genome is too big to decode.

The water-to-land transition took tens of millions of years, with limbs developing in primarily aquatic animals as long as nearly 400 million years ago, by some accounts, and a true switchover to life on land by maybe 340 million years ago, said researcher Ted Daeschler.

Daeschler, curator of vertebrate zoology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, who didn’t participate in the new work, said genome research provides a way to tackle some previously unanswerable questions in evolution.

He emphasized that DNA is best used in combination with fossils.

“This is a great detective tool,” he said.

“You might collect DNA evidence at a crime scene, but you can’t ignore the dead body.... With paleontology, we have the dead bodies.”

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Overcome the technical difficulWith the first prototype, their re- ties, and natural water, found alsults were very encouraging. With most everywhere, may someday be the mechanism in a quart of water, a common source of fuel. it developed 100 watts of electric power from the resulting gases in Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, quantities large enough to provide power engineer and a partner in a electricity for 24 hours. company that installs solar panels, However, if unpurified water wind turbines and energy control was used, the ever-present bacte- products in Central Alberta. He built ria found in natural water sources his first off-grid home in 2003. His colwould form a biofilm, smothering umn appears every second Friday in the leaf’s ability to produce hydro- the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@ gen. solartechnical.ca.

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Data from space station boosts dark matter theory

BY JOEL ACHENBACH ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES The first results from a $2 billion instrument aboard the international space station have offered tentative support for the theory that exotic dark matter, invisible but abundant, permeates the universe.

The instrument, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), has not seen dark matter directly — by definition, the stuff is invisible — and results announced so far do not lend themselves to a slam-dunk conclusion that dark matter is a fact of the cosmos and not merely a theoretical construct.

But the 7.5-ton device, which rides a truss on the space station like a bell on a bicycle’s handlebars, has detected hundreds of thousands of particles that have features suggesting that they are debris from collisions of dark matter particles.

“We, of course, have a feeling what is happening,” said Nobel-winning physicist Samuel Ting of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, speaking in a packed auditorium at CERN, the Geneva-based European particle physics laboratory. But Ting, pressed by audience members to reveal more of his data and give a stronger conclusion, stuck to a modulated message.

“It took us 18 years to build this experiment. We want to do it very accurately,” he said.

The AMS operates at the nexus of subatomic nature and Big Science.

The project’s $2 billion cost has been a source of controversy. The detector, funded through an international collaboration, including money from NASA, overcame delays and redesigns and one outright cancellation before riding to orbit in 2011 on the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour.

The instrument had to be designed to withstand the rigors of space and to operate without the benefit of repair or recalibration. It has functioned splendidly, Ting said. It detects cosmic rays, which are particles moving at extraordinary velocity and coming from all over the galaxy. The AMS sorts through the particles, measuring their momentum and charge.

A small percentage of the particles that hit the detector are unusual things called positrons, which are like electrons but with the opposite charge.

They’re in the class of particles known as antimatter.

There’s not much antimatter in our universe, and there hasn’t been for many billions of years. When matter and antimatter collide, they are mutually annihilated. The universe early in its history had a bit more matter than antimatter, an asymmetry that, from the human standpoint, is fortuitous,

because matter and antimatter in precisely equal amounts would have obliterated each other and left a starless, planetless, uninhabitable cosmos.

Physicists say rare antimatter particles, such as positrons, can be created in certain violent, high-energy environments. For example, positrons might have been flung into space from the atmosphere of a pulsar, an ultra-dense, rapidly rotating star with a powerful magnetic field.

Another theorized source of positrons is dark matter. If antimatter seems exotic, dark matter is even more so. No one has ever seen the stuff, and its existence has never been nailed down definitely. Dark matter emits and absorbs no light, and interacts with ordinary matter in a ghostly fashion, primarily through gravity.

Dark matter is thought to affect the way galaxies move; they rotate in a manner that suggests that they are carrying some unseen load. In the past two decades, other experiments and detectors have bolstered the idea that dark matter is far more abundant than ordinary matter.

The surprising abundance of positrons has been established by earlier experiments. But the AMS has “unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity,” Ting said when questioned by a reporter about whether the mission was worth the cost.

Although most of his statements were cautious, under questioning, he said his data “support” the dark matter origin of the positrons. He reiterated that he cannot rule out the pulsar origin.

One reason he and his collaborators lean toward a dark matter origin is that the detector gathered positrons from all directions, evenly, without pause. That suggests that they came from something that is omnipresent, such as the theorized dark matter.

A key question is whether the detector finds many positrons at very-highenergy levels. For theoretical reasons, a sudden drying up of positrons at the high-energy end of the scale would be consistent with a dark matter origin.

Ting told the scientists that he wasn’t ready to release the high-energy data and that they should be patient.

Ting said in a later NASA teleconference that the AMS will collect data through the lifetime of the space station and that he expects to be able to solve, with finality, the mystery of the positrons — “hopefully, quickly.”

This will not, however, end the mystery of dark matter. Even if the AMS is a smashing success, it has no ability to discern what dark matter is, fundamentally, or how much of it is out there, or why it is dark.

Joel Achenbach writes for The Washington Post.

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Her last-minute tip to pull it all together: “Stand up straight and don’t slouch your shoulders. You’re always going to look better that way.”

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You might as well roll out the red carpet in front of the school gymnasium or hotel ballroom and line it with parental paparazzi: Prom season provides many girls a chance to have their moment in the spotlight.

It’s likely that this year’s parade of fashions will include a few starlet lookalikes. And why not?

Today’s young celebrities span many styles.

There’s Jennifer Lawrence, who has come to awards shows dressed both sporty and sleek, and like a princess; Taylor Swift, who moves seamlessly from vintage to ethereal; and sometimes funky, sometimes artsy Chloe Moretz.

There are also Rihanna and Selena Gomez, notes Gina Kelly, fashion director at Seventeen. “You’ve got Selena Gomez, who’s a little sweeter, and Rihanna, who’s edgier. Within that range, you’ve got a lot of options.”

Coming just off the Hollywood awards season, all the options are fresh in girls’ minds, she says, and they’ve gotten ideas on how to put a whole package together.

Lawrence, for example, wore a bona fide ballgown — and there are girls who want that — but her delicate jewelry and loose updo added youthfulness, Kelly observes.

Georgina Chapman, designer of red-carpet favourite Marchesa, is now offering a significantly less expensive version of her party looks at JCPenney under the Pearl label. With a toddler daughter at home, a brand new son born last week, and teenage stepdaughters, she was itchy to do something for the younger crowd.

For even her older teen stepdaughter, Chapman says she felt like Marchesa’s dramatic signature might have been a little too much. “You want to look vibrant.

You’ve got that young glow, work with that!”

She hopes Pearl adds a little “more tongue in cheek” than Marchesa, with the same level of attention to details, and you’ll have the embellishment and ruffles.

There are looks that hit the right note between risktaker and risque. The Grammys this year came with an edict that outfits couldn’t show too much skin, so some stars, including Rihanna, worked around it with sheer illusion fabrics and peek-a-boo cutouts, both compromises that also might follow mom’s rules.

Even if girls don’t want to hear it, a dress that will allow them to stand, sit and dance will be more fun in the end.

“You don’t want to have to worry about falling out of your dress every time you move,” says Seventeen’s Kelly.

Comfort also can fuel confidence.

Mandi Line, costume designer for TV’s Pretty Little Liars, encourages girls to try on as many prom dresses as possible.

Then, she says, “go with your gut or you won’t be happy at the dance.”

“What do you want to show off? Your legs, your arms? Then look at your favourite star. You might not be like them, you might not look like them.

But it’s a good start for ideas,” Line says.

Even with seasoned celebrities who seem edgier or more experimental, you’ll notice they usually take time to figure out what makes them comfortable — perhaps a signature silhouette — and then they’ll go wild with accessories or colour, says Line, who is meeting with teens across the coun-

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Marianas Trench lead singer Josh Ramsay leads off the set at the Centrium Wednesday night.

In a throwback to concept rock concerts, Marianas Trench wowed 3,500 young Red Deer fans by bringing to life its hit-spawning Ever After album on the Centrium stage.

The heartless queen and imprisoned princess of the album’s story line made only fleeting video appearances during Wednesday night’s concert. But the Vancouver pop band’s singer, Josh Ramsay, stuck to Ever After’s toy theme by floating out of a giant jack-in-the-box, suspended by wires.

The excited crowd of mostly tween and teen girls LANA responded to his stage apMICHELIN pearance with sustained highpitched screaming and bouncing. Their parents were more contained.

Sporting floppy blue hair, a sparkly top coat and patterned jeans, Ramsay launched into the title track of Ever After, an over-the-top, emotive kind of song, as a fog machine created atmosphere.

He also performed Toy Soldiers, after first segueing to deliver Fix Me off the band’s debut EP, and All to Myself from the previous Masterpiece Theatre CD. For a quick-change artist who donned no fewer than four outfits, including shiny black pants and sparkly red ones, Ramsay had a curiously languid stage presence.

He sauntered across the stage in his own time instead of doing much dynamic running or jumping.

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But the singer frequently waved one of his arms in the air to get the crowd going.

And although much of Ramsay’s singing was done in falsetto, he occasionally showed off a stunning vocal range, pulling off the kind of vocal gymnastics on Stuttering and Cross My Heart that would have impressed the pants off Christina Aguilera.

On the topic of being pantless, the band did their own version of Tom Cruise’s underwear dance from the movie Risky Business when they showed up dressed only in shirts and tighty whiteys (OK, Ramsay’s Superman crested shorts were blue) to perform the big hit Desperate Measures.

It made me wonder what was so desperate, did their dry cleaning go amiss? But it was a memorable moment, nonetheless, and the kids loved it.

Another special moment was when Ramsay strolled through the audience, skimming palms with exuberant fans while he sang Celebrity Status and Haven’t Had Enough. “You guys are awesome out there! But somehow I’m covered in beer. I went in clean and I came out beer showered. Oh well, it could have been worse,” he said, after climbing back on stage.

His angsty Fallout, performed to Cold War video clips, probably had the biggest audience reaction.

But one of the most interesting songs to watch was Truth or Dare, which featured a drumming intro, with band members Ian Casselman (the usual drummer), bassist Mike Ayley and lead guitarist Matt Webb all on percussion.

Even Ramsay manned a drum kit, although his usual thing was constantly changing electric guitars, including a see-through model, a lime-green instrument and a Y-shaped canary yellow one.

When Marianas Trench finally said farewell after 90 minutes, it was with appropriate theatricality, making references to the yellow brick road in No Place Like Home.

Ramsay the hit-maker (he also helped write Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe) had earlier recalled how far his band has come since playing to few fans during its first cross-Canada tour. “Now we’re doing these huge, awesome shows. And look at you guys!

It’s incredible!”

The paper hearts that were held aloft by dozens of his young fans said it all.

The concert’s opening band, Down With Webster, was also a favourite. The six-man Toronto group showcased its energetic brand of melodic hip-hop with the hit Your Man and a redone version of a Hall & Oates tune, rechristened Rich Girl$.

The band’s techno wizardry with turntables was featured by DJ Diggy Ferris, as was drummer Marty Martino’s electronic drum kit.

At one point, Super Mario game sounds were mimicked, as well as the music of the Harlem Shake.

Red Deer fans were encouraged to try this trendy YouTube sort-of dance, but we Central Albertans, apparently, can’t shake it like in Harlem.

Down With Webster fans will have another chance to see the popular group when it headlines during Westerner Days this summer.

The concert’s other opener, Vancouver hip hop artist Anami Vice, who was discovered by Ramsay, needs to step up his laidback stage show a notch for a large venue.

But what his breezy rap tunes lacked in intensity they made up for in listenable pop sensibility. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Scary Movie 5 a frightful waste of time Scary Movie 5 One star (out of four) Rated 14A You want to see something really scary?

If so, you’ve come to the wrong film with Scary Movie 5, the latest ghastly emission from the horror parody franchise that refuses to die.

It’s not meant to terrify.

It’s supposed to be funny, but you’d have an easier time reading a zombie’s pulse than you would finding a single good laugh in the movie, which opened without critical previews, natch.

When the franchise bePETER gan in 2000, the Wayans Bros.

HOWELL Keenen, Ivory, Shawn and Marlon riffed off Scream, The Blair Witch Project, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other fright flicks for reasons of hilarity. Subsequent instalments did the same to whatever blood-spillers were happening at the moment.

But now the Wayans are long gone, and so are franchise regulars Anna Faris and Regina Hall.

What’s left is the ghost of a once-good idea, directed

by Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man), a once-promising filmmaker who seems to have joined the ranks of the walking dead.

Scary Movie 5 flatlines right out of the gate. A precredits parody of Paranormal Activity features Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan trying to make fun of their public images as law-breaking hellraisers and substance abusers. What’s the opposite of “winning,” Charlie? Yes, failing.

From there, Scary Movie sequels vet Simon Rex and newcomer Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical) log the most screen time as married couple Dan and Jody Sanders, who live in a Paranormal Activity home with adopted children from a Mama nightmare. Dan works as a primate researcher for a Rise of the Planet of the Apes company while Jody tries to make it as a

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Star cameos by the likes of Snoop Dogg, Heather Locklear, Mike Tyson and Terry Crews help pad out an 85-minute running time that feels twice as long.

The obnoxious overuse of Shakycam makes it hard to watch. The only thing more annoying is how lame the jokes are. You’d have thought that producer/ writer David Zucker would remember how to make people laugh from his Airplane! days. You’d have thought wrong.

Just one thing surprises in Scary Movie 5 and that’s how quickly the film manages to parody the Evil Dead remake, which opened just last week. But it’s still not scary or funny.

The Scary Movie franchise has never been quality cinema, but it did have a ribald energy and the occasional good gag. Now it’s just a frightful waste of time.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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EXHIBITS RED DEER GALLERIES ● New Works by Susan Delaney will be featured at Café Pichinlingue until May 1. ● Typecast — Red Deer College Annual Year End Exhibition is on at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery until April 29. The exhibit reflects many of the ideas and themes taught at the college, and represents a variety of subjects, materials and more. Phone 403-309-8405. ● Visual Counterpoints by Erik Cheung is on display at Harris-Warke Gallery until May 4. Cheung’s works are studies of aesthetic elements, composition, balance, and proximity. ● Selections from the Red Deer College Collection will be featured until April 30 at The Panels at Red Deer College Library. ● This is Home: We Are Guests by Roberta Murray is open at Kerry Wood Nature Centre until April 30 in Marjorie Wood Gallery. Phone 403-346-2010. ● Expressions exhibition of exquisite artworks of Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School students will be featured at The Hub on Ross Gallery for the month of April. Phone 403-340-4869. ● Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland is now open at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery and will celebrate the centennial of the city of Red Deer.

The Grand Opening Celebration on April 14. Phone 403-3098405. ● A Nod Toward the Yucatan by Harvey A. Brink photography exhibit will be featured at The Velvet Olive April 1 to 30. ● When the City Isn’t Looking: Photographs by Bill Pe-

ters, Calgarian artist will be on display at the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Public Library at the downtown location from Feb. 26 to April 28. For more information call the Red Deer Arts Council at 403-348-2787 or visit www.reddeerartscouncil. ca ● The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates Red Deer Centennial with the opening of the exhibit Red Deer Sport History. Take a look at over 100 years Sports History and discover the impact that sport had on Red Deer and its citizens. For more information contact Debbie at debbie@ashfm.ca or visit www.ashfm.ca or call 403-3418614.

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The untitled sitcom stars SNL writer John Mulaney and is loosely based on Mulaney’s life.

Short plays a quiz show host who uses jokes written by Mulaney’s character.

The former SNL cast member says Elliott Gould is also in the cast.

NBC and other networks will announce their lineups for 2013-14 season next month.

Short and Michaels were paired this week to discuss Michaels’ career at a Hollywood Radio & Television Society event in Beverly Hills.

Martin Short plays quiz show host in sitcom pilot with SNL connection BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Martin Short could be back in the weekly TV business with his former Saturday Night Live boss, Lorne Michaels.

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When two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon — killing three and injuring more than 170 — late-night TV hosts once again struggled to open their comedy programs hours later.

With Boston semi-native Jay Leno having the night off, you’d have thought it would have been Conan O’Brien’s night, what with him being a local boy, too.

Instead, surprisingly, he decided to make perfunctory visits to television’s stations of the cross, which must be visited by late-night comedy hosts on days of great tragedy: 1) Opening Line/Whiplash 2) Personal Connection to Tragedy 3) Self-Deprecating Joke Segueing Back to Regularly Scheduled Funny Business.

It went like this for Conan: Opening Whiplash: “We have a great show for you tonight — but first, I have to mention what an upsetting and sad day it’s been.”

Personal Connection: “Boston is my home town, it’s where I grew up and it’s where my family lives. . . . So I just wanted to take a moment to say that, like everyone here, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of Boston and everyone who has been affected by this senseless act.”

Self-Deprecating Segue: “That said, it is our job to do a show. We’re going to try and entertain you the best we can — which, given our track record, gives you people a 20 percent chance of having a good time tonight.”

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel appeared not to have any personal connection to Boston: “It was a terrible day,” Kimmel opened.

“Very bad things happened today for no good reason, and our thoughts are with the people of Boston and everyone who is suffering as a result of the bombings at the marathon. It’s a disgusting thing. I don’t understand it. But my job is to make you laugh and so I will try to do that. And I will probably fail.

I’m failing already.”

Jimmy Fallon — current Late Night host who was just crowned heir to The Tonight Show (a.k.a. the biggest franchise in late-night TV) — was, like Leno, scheduled to have the night off. This was a lucky break for Fallon because, while possessing many talents, gravitas is not among them.

David Letterman, who defined gravitas when he brought his CBS late-night show back to the air after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, also had the night off.

That left CBS’ Craig Ferguson once again defining the moment Monday night — and left the Reporters Who Cover Television harking back to last July, when he similarly tossed out the opening monologue he’d pre-taped for his show that aired in the wake of the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. Instead, he delivered a thoughtful, extemporaneous opening to an empty studio. He explained to viewers that the rest of the show would air as taped, because to pull it entirely would have been unfair to the guests, while observing that every time something like the Aurora shooting occurs, “we are all diminished.”

Ferguson has an enormous advantage over his day-part colleagues in that he begins every show with “It’s a great day for America,” which makes for high drama on nights when he decides it’s not.

“Is anyone else sick of this [expletive]?” Ferguson ranted at the top of Monday’s show. “I seem to have to say that too often — I have to not say, ‘It’s a great day for America’ because of some random act of madness or terrorism.”

“People say to me, ‘Craig, your job is to make people laugh at the end of the day.’ And I think, yes, that’s true — but I’ve never professed to be any damn good at that,” he continued, coaxing his studio audience by giving it permission to laugh.

“And the thing is, people want their mind taken off it. And I think: Well, okay, if you want your mind taken off it, watch a cartoon or a video or something.

I understand it, it’s perfectly acceptable. I don’t think it’s a terrible thing to not want to think about it. But I can’t not think about it. . . . I can’t pretend it’s not there — I’m not a valuable, quality entertainer.”

“So, we’ll have our guests out tonight and I’ll ask them about their lives, but I don’t know how it’s going to be,” continued Ferguson, adding: “Luckily, we have a couple of guys tonight. . . . They’re intelligent, experienced, clever men.”

Those intelligent, experienced, clever men were the previously announced Rob Lowe and former CNN star Larry King. King was booked about 90 minutes before Ferguson’s show taped.

King replaced Brad Goreski — because somehow chatting with the former style director/assistant to celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe about his Bravo series It’s a Brad, Brad World didn’t seem right on such a night.

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BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Veep, HBO’s wickedly delicious comedy about a vice president vainly trying to advance her brand and gain some political mojo in Washington, is mostly filmed in the drabbest possible warehouse in a Maryland suburb that is known for its utopian master-planning. A visitor becomes hopelessly lost in its sylvan splay of strip malls and office parks. It turns into your own work of improv comedy to follow the dang Google Maps dot and get to the set.

“Yeah, really,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus says, closing the door to her trailer, which sits in a crammed, fenced-off parking lot humming with generators. “It’s sort of fitting, isn’t it?” she asks with that half-sarcastic sass that you recognize in the characters she’s played. “We’re pulling back the curtain on Washington and look here — pull back the curtain on showbiz and what have you got? Columbia, Maryland.”

(Oh, Columbia, don’t get your panties twisted. She doesn’t mean it in a bad way.)

On a recent afternoon, Louis-Dreyfus and the rest of the cast and crew are putting in a long day finishing the last few scenes in Veep’s much-anticipated second season. During a short break, Louis-Dreyfus is wearing jeans, a snug black top and comfy boots.

She is curled up in the sort of enormous reclining chair you see only in VIP trailers and man caves.

From the neck up, she is veeped-out and ready for the rest of the day’s scenes, sporting the careful, chin-length tresses of her character, Vice President Selina Meyer. It’s a wig (It’s a wig?), which has the appropriate effect of making Selina’s head look a tad too large.

Speaking of hair, at one point in the season premiere, Selina must endure a grueling round of 27 satellite interviews on the local affiliate morning news show circuit. She’s working on no sleep, having spent the night watching midterm election losses that have sent the White House into a tailspin. To make it just that much more taxing, Selina’s hair has been blown out into a hideous Lady Bird helmet. It’s another tiny but perfect detail in what has to come feel like the only show that has ever gotten the mundane absurdity of Washington.

In Veep, Selina is mainly the victim of her own hubris, casting about on a sea of political whim and raw ambition. Her frequent public gaffes travel at the speed of tweet, leaving her in a perpetual state of damage control.

But what the public sees of Selina is nothing compared with what goes down in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where the vice president is a foul-mouthed, egocentric boss surrounded by an inept and panicky staff, all but one of whom are more concerned with their careers than Selina’s political agenda. The exception would be Gary Walsh (played by Tony Hale), Selina’s loyal “bag man,” who follows at her side and anticipates her every need — whether it’s a quick squirt of hand sanitizer, the reapplication of a particular shade of coral lipstick, or whispering the name and personal details of the muckety-muck seconds before Selina shakes his hand (an act of lip-syncing the veep’s staff refers to as “Gary-oke”).

“When my agent told me that [HBO was] developing a series about an unhappy vice president, I said ‘I have got to play that part,’ “ Louis-Dreyfus says.

“I totally get this person, I totally understand her.

It’s these in-between moments that are the most fun for me. I just like what happens there. I like the fakery [of Selina’s public appearances], and I like the moments where she comes out of the fakery. The rawness to it, the peeled-back-layer aspect. The moments you’re not supposed to witness.”

At 52, Louis-Dreyfus can afford to be picky. She

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Actress, comedian and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses on the set of Veep in Columbia, Md. LouisDreyfus plays the vice-president on the HBO comedy that began its second season on April 14. doesn’t have to play Jonah Hill’s mother in a road comedy. (Unless she wanted to. If it came to that.)

The Seinfeld residuals alone would suffice; her last series, The New Adventures of Old Christine, ran five seasons on CBS and also made syndication. There is also the fact, which nobody ever asks her about, that she comes from a long line of Louis-Dreyfuses, a family that traces its shipping and commodities fortunes back to mid-19th-century France. The Internet insists she’ll inherit billions!

Her celebrityhood appears remarkably manageable from the outside. It feels safe to stipulate that everyone likes Julia Louis-Dreyfus — everyone except perhaps the people intent on finishing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which she has campaigned against.

She seems normal, like a woman you would actually know, thanks to the infinity loop of Seinfeld reruns and her tart appearances on talk shows, where she says whatever she wants and never misses a beat. She laughs a lot, mostly at herself. When she was a senior at Northwestern University, she and her boyfriend, Brad Hall, got plucked out of a comedy improv troupe and dropped into the cast of Saturday Night Live in the unenviable wake of the original cast. Hall and Louis-Dreyfus were married in 1987, and they still are. (They live in California and have two sons — Charles, 15, and Henry, 20, who goes to Wesleyan University.)

When Christine ended in 2010, British film direc-

tor and TV producer Armando Iannucci was already developing a show for HBO in which the United States’s first female vice president would find herself stuck in a dead-end job. All they knew was the character was not going to be a parody of Sarah Palin, which would have been too easy and already old news. Iannucci likes comedy rooted in that sweet spot of utter awkwardness and embarrassment; his hit The Thick of It was a realistic comedy about the inner workings of British government, which was followed by his film In the Loop, a 9/11-era farce about warmongering.

HBO suggested Iannucci talk to Louis-Dreyfus about the vice president role, and, in a single lunch meeting, the two became fast friends. What works about Veep is that it isn’t about politics so much as it’s about the dark art of being political. We never learn what party Selina belongs to, and, in a real stroke of genius, we never see the president she nominally serves.

“The conception was always that [Selina] would be boxed in a job that had all the trappings of power and no actual power, surrounded by a bunch of staff who are so desperate to have any power that they’ll fight over a socket in which to plug a BlackBerry,” says Veep Executive Producer Frank Rich, the former New York Times columnist who now writes for New York magazine and is on the set most days, serving as one of the show’s sage sources for Washington verisimilitude. “I think we always wanted to make sure that the character was not I Love Lucy goes to Washington.”

“In one way, it’s a role that’s built on the roles [Louis-Dreyfus] has played before,” Iannucci says of her work on Veep. “And in another way, it’s the antiversion of all those roles. This isn’t some sweetie, and Julia is quite happy to portray her brutally if need be.”

The show works, Louis-Dreyfus says, because “it’s not noble.” This is a TV version of Washington that, at long last, is neither scandalous nor intriguing nor Shakespearean in scope and feel; nor does it buy into the notion that Washington operates under a master plan. It’s a wallow in the town’s most narcissistic tendencies, which has nothing to do with shaping history.

Veep has been a critical hit, and Louis-Dreyfus won an Emmy for it. This season, Iannucci says, the story pushes further toward the Oval Office, bringing on new characters (including Gary Cole as a preening adviser), and exposes some of Selina’s deeper vulnerabilities. She gets a larger role in a foreign crisis; her ambitions grow, but her staff grows weary of her outbursts. On this particular day of filming, actors Reid Scott and Anna Chlumsky shoot several takes of a scene in which their characters, Dan Egan and Amy Brookheimer, catch each other applying for new jobs. “She’s not a commander-in-chief,” Amy says. “She’s a demander-in-chief.”

When the camera’s not rolling, Louis-Dreyfus drops the Selina act immediately, but she retains some of its sense of control. When she’s in the room, everyone watches her. The cast has been shooting since November, with only short breaks here and there, and a sense of camaraderie has settled in. Although “Veep” draws heavily on the fact that many of its players have improv chops, the writing still comes first; scenes are shot over and over (and over) so that they can be densely compacted in the editing stage. At both the table reads and between takes, the cast is encouraged to come up with ways to make it more funny.

“We laugh [bleepin’] hard on this show,” LouisDreyfus says, so much so that she has had to revert to an old trick she used during the mirthful Seinfeld days, curling her fingernails into her palms to keep from cracking up.

Lone Ranger aims to make Tonto more than a sidekick LAS VEGAS — To watch a snippet of The Lone Ranger is to empathize with the stoic looks of concern its star, Johnny Depp, deadpans throughout the action film.

An apparently white man playing Tonto, one of the most famous American Indian stereotypes of all time, might work.

Then again, trouble might be coming.

In director Gore Verbinski’s remake of the popular 1950s western television series, Depp speaks in broken English, chants prayers, and wears feathers, face paint and — for some reason — a stuffed crow headdress.

But he also loses the subservience that helped make the original Tonto, played by a Canadian Mohawk, such a problematic sidekick to the masked hero.

The Disney remake has Tonto in the role of coach to John Reid, the idealistic law school graduate who finds himself out of his depth when he returns to his hometown.

By the film’s end, the lawyer becomes the Lone Ranger.

Verbinski framed the film as a buddy picture with a zany Western edge this week during a teaser screening at the movie theatre convention CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

“The movie is an origin story,” he said before showing about 20 minutes of material. “You’ll get a sense about the delicate partnership that’s arranged between these two guys, and their wildly diverse sense of justice.”

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If someone was rude enough to say, “If She says she wants help, but she they’re going to be here all night, better doesn’t want people to know she’s cutting. make up a pallet on the floor,” that would I respect this, so please tell me what to do. be the last time we ever visited. — Simi — Helpless in Illinois Valley, Calif.

Dear Helpless: Some people resort to Dear Annie: I have grown children from cutting as a way to cope with intense emomy first marriage. I now have a seventional pain. year-old son from my second marriage, The problem, of course, is that it’s not and we are home-schooling him. a useful way to manage pain. The cutting My older children, who all attended will create scars, she might accidentally public school, aren’t terribly keen on this. cut too deeply, and if the cutting continOne of them, “Jenny,” criticizes homeues, it can become compulsive and addicschooling and then gets into what she contive. Some people who cut also suffer from siders insufficient socialization. She says MITCHELL underlying depression or other mental if her baby brother doesn’t turn out right, & SUGAR health issues. it’s because I deprived him of something.

You don’t say how old your friend is, When she’s finished with that topic, she but please encourage her to talk to a procriticizes the condition of our 30-year-old fessional. house. Then she says my house is too clutThis might mean confiding in her parents or other tered, which I admit, but it’s fairly well organized, relatives, or a doctor, school counselor or teacher, and I regularly donate old clothing and appliances. or going to a nearby mental health clinic. This is not Jenny has offered to help me with the clutter, but something that either of you should keep secret. Dis- I suspect that’s an excuse to throw away all of my cussing her family problems will help, and a coun- things. sellor can work with her to find more productive Jenny’s latest complaint is that I’ve “changed” ways to deal with her emotional pain. and she can no longer talk to me.

Dear Annie: I don’t get why everyone feels they We used to be able to talk about everything, and have to give hints to those guests who stay too late. now Jenny feels that I bring up God too often. My Why not just say, “I loved our visit, but I have to faith has deepened, but I remind Jenny that I am

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are shiftExpand your horizons and embrace liberty. ing your focus from your personal identity and LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your attention core self towards your set of values and your turns towards shared resources, your taxes, wealth. Financial matters will be more promiyour policy and your partner’s income. During nent on your mind and so will be comfort isthis phase you will gain more insight about sues. You seek more financial security. complex issues of your life and you will learn TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your attento cope with them face-to-face. tion is fully channelled on your self. This is SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Associayour time to outline the impression and imtions of all sorts will require your focus. Relatpact you make upon others. You project more ing to someone else will help you gain a betself-confidence and a sense of reliability. Othter picture of yourself. You will uncover your ers will be easily drawn to your aura and atown potential through the help of a significant

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Domestic matters took most of your time, but now you are entering a more uplifting phase in your life. Learn to forgive and let go. Get in touch with yourself and don’t feel guilty when indulging in life’s sweet pleasures.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As of now, you are turning your focus on private matters.

Your household atmosphere and your parents will ask more of your precious attention.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are slowly coming out of your comforting nest and you are ready to sail into a busy lifestyle.

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But she has decided to cut off communication for an unspecified period of time, saying she “needs space.”

Jenny has an illness that flares up periodically, and she takes steroids regularly. I’m concerned that this is affecting her behaviour, making it more extreme.

I suggested she speak with her doctor, but she insists the steroids aren’t a problem.

I’m baffled and hurt. We used to have wonderful talks. Her little brother adores her, and it breaks my heart to think their relationship has been put on hold.

Any advice? — Upset Up North Dear Upset: You may be right about the steroids, but even so, you cannot force Jenny to address it.

You need to back off a bit and let Jenny work through this herself. Send her a note saying you love her and miss her, but you will respect her decision and wait for her to get in touch.

If nothing changes within, say, six months, you might consider asking one of your other grown children to act as an intermediary to find out whether more is going on and how you might be able to improve things.

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Collins’ poems laugh-out-loud enjoyable Horoscopes For The Dead

By Billy Collins Random House, $27 If you haven’t cracked open a book of poems since you were in school, it is time to begin again. Poets observe things the rest of us do not see, and for my money, Billy Collins is an observer we can’t afford to miss.

Horoscopes For the Dead is his latest book, but he has published many others containing poems of subtle humour and philosophical wit. In other words, they are highly readable and often laugh-outloud enjoyable.

I’ll readily admit that Horoscopes has a lot of poems about death, as he says in Memento Mori: “the realization that no one/ who ever breasted the waters of time/has figured out a way to avoid dying/ always pulls me up by the reins and settles me down by the roadside, grateful for the sweet weeds/ and the mouthfuls of colorful wildflowers.”

Or this one called Genesis: “It was late, of course, just the two of us still at the table working on a second bottle wine, when you speculated that maybe Eve came first and Adam began as a rib. ...”

You can readily see that this isn’t the sort of poetry we were subjected to in those far off school days. Those poems required great interpretation (we never guessed correctly). Then there was the moon/ June/ dune/ tune/ problem that made poetry tiresome.

Who needed it?

Collins was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003, and between you and me, I think he knew his onions.

In the book entitled Sailing Alone PEGGY Around the Room, there is a poem called Dancing Toward Bethlehem: If FREEMAN there is only enough time in the final minutes of the twentieth century for one last dance/ I would like to be dancing it slowly with you.”

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Or what about The History Teacher: “Trying to protect his students’ innocence he told them the Ice Age was really just the Chilly Age, a period of a million years when everyone had to wear sweaters. ...”

From the book Nine Horses comes Surprise, in which Collins throws a surprise birthday party for Vivaldi: “He would be 325 years old today, quite bent over, I would imagine, and not able to see much through his watery eyes/ But we would throw a surprise party for him anyway/ a surprise party where everyone would hide behind the furniture to listen for the tap of his cane on the pavement, and his dry persistent cough.”

In Collins’s poetry, we see the things he sees and we say, in our minds, “Oh yes, I’ve seen that, but I’d forgotten.”

He writes about dogs and mice (lots of mice). Most of the dogs are nice, but in Another Reason I don’t keep A Gun In The House he says: “The neighbours’ dog will not stop barking/ he barks every time they leave the house/ They must switch him on/ on their way out.”

Collins has at least nine books published. Great!

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

Jane Austen disciples gather in Toronto for celebration TORONTO — Jane Wieczorek, 20, describes her passion for Jane Austen as “a lifelong thing.”

Little wonder: Her name is inspired by both her mother’s affection for Austen and for Jane Bennet, the eldest sister in the central family of “Pride and Prejudice”; she’s watched the 1995 BBC adaptation every year since it came out; she studies English at the University of Guelph.

So when she stumbled across Toronto’s Jane Austen Dancing three years ago, a group that performs the English country dances of the time and hosts balls festooned in Regency regalia, it’s perhaps no surprise that Wieczorek fell deeply in love, as if with the book’s roguish Mr. Darcy himself.

“When I saw the flyers, I just thought: ’This is a dream come true,”’ she said. “And I think a lot of people feel that way — it’s just so magical.”

It’s unlikely this is what Austen envisioned when she wrote, “To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.” But that’s what exists now: worldwide communities of “Jane-ites” celebrating the author, enjoying another surge of growth as “Pride and Prejudice” turns 200, featuring members united not by age, but a sense of romance that they feel no longer exists.

“I don’t go clubbing, I do English country dance,” said Wieczorek.

The group, started five years ago by Karen Millyard, has blossomed from the low teens to more than 100, largely by word of mouth. “It’s this completely delightful, and in a sense uncomplicated, experience,” said Millyard, 50. “There’s nothing salacious about it — it’s flirting as it should be.”

A dancer with a background in ballet and modern jazz, Millyard’s life was waylaid by a diagnosis of acute leukemia in 1998, and a bone-marrow transplant left her physically and emotionally frail. As she recovered, a friend suggested English country dancing on a lark — and she “just fell off the cliff.”

“I was looking for a way to re-begin my life after my illness, and it was like, ’oh, this is it.

This is my new life.’ It just made me happy.”

Millyard also runs the York Regency Society for those interested in delving deeply into Regency

history, said Austen has endured because she represents a galvanizing vehicle for various interests — from the whimsy relished by Wieczorek to dance fans to history buffs like herself.

“I don’t want people to have a purely romantic notion of ita There were very elaborate, complicated social codes,” she said. “(Austen) was a shortcut. I wanted to bring the history to the wider attention of the community, and that was the easiest way to do it.”

Today through Sunday, the York Regency Society is hosting the second annual Weekend With Jane Austen, an immersive crash-course in the Regency period, from dance to food to quill-writing.

Last year’s event featured more than 60 guests from as far away as Nova Scotia and Chicago, and Millyard expects to surpass that number this year.

Zakota Nesbit has also caught the bug. He was swept up by the romance of English country dancing at just 14, and though he has still never read an Austen novel, he’s now a veteran of the circuit at 18.

“When I got there, I felt like I was stepping back in time. There were moments in the evening where I was literally stunned.”

“I was actually really surprised that there were other young people involved in it,” he said.

“A lot of the time, high school is a segregated community, and anyone who is into this stuff can be ostracized. To have a welcoming group that’s our age that approves of us makes it feel that much more allowable in the eyes of our peers.”

Nesbit now participates in swing dancing and other historical reenactments, and is writing a historical book series, fuelled in part by his experiences.

The Austen community has spread even to French-speaking Montreal.

Michel Landry, 67, has been dancing internationally since he was 17, and was teaching English country dance with his wife Arduina Alonzo when, 10 years ago, they were asked to run a class for a meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America.

Since then, they’ve read all her books in French and English, visited such Austen hotspots as Bath and Winchester in England, and with Austen as their own teaching shortcut, they host their own balls in addition to monthly dance classes.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Here’s a list “Fifty Shades of Grey” was destined to make: The books most likely to be removed from school and library shelves in the U.S. On Monday, E L James’ multimillion selling erotic trilogy placed No. 4 on the American Library Association’s annual study of “challenged books,” works subject to complaints from parents, educators and other members of the public. The objections: Offensive language, and, of course, graphic sexual content.

No. 1 was a not a story of the bedroom, but the bathroom, Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” books (Offensive language, unsuited for age group), followed by Sherman Alexie’s prizewinning “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit), and Jay Asher’s “Thirteen Reasons Why” (Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide). Also on the list, at No. 10, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” (Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence).

“It’s pretty exciting to be on a list that frequently features Mark Twain, Harper Lee, and Maya Angelou,” Pilkey said in a statement. “But I worry that some parents might see this list and discourage their kids from reading ’Captain Underpants,’ even though they have not had a chance to read the books themselves.”

The library association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom defines a challenge as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that a book or other material be restricted or removed because of its content or appropriateness.” The office received 464 challenges last year, a jump of more 25 per cent from 2011, but still low compared to the 1980s and ’90s. Exact numbers, including how many books were actually pulled, are hard to calculate. The association has long believed that for every complaint registered, 4-5 go unreported by libraries, and that some librarians may restrict access in anticipation of objections.

“One reason we think the number went up in 2012 is that we made challenges easier to report by including a portal on our Web page,” said Barbara M. Jones, director of the OIF. The challenged books list was included in the library association’s annual “State of the Libraries” report (http://tinyurl.com/salr2013) which examines how libraries are responding to budget cuts and the financial advice they offer for patrons during hard economic times.

The “Fifty Shades” books were released last spring, and public libraries in Georgia, Florida and elsewhere soon pulled the racy romance trilogy or decided not to order the books, saying they were too steamy or too poorly written. Local library representatives at the time denounced the novels as

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But the list also included some works highly regarded in the literary community: Morrison’s “Beloved,” winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Alexie’s novel, a National Book Award winner; and a book club favourite, Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” (Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit).

Young adult star John Green was on, for “Looking for Alaska” (Offensive language, sexually explicit), along with perennial chart-maker “And Tango Makes Three,” by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, the story of two male penguins who raise a baby penguin. Also on the list were Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories” (unsuited for age group) and Jeanette Wells’ memoir “The Glass Castle.” (Offensive language, sexually explicit).

The “Captain Underpants” books, which Green said he’s currently reading to his 3-year-old son, have long been debated among parents and educators. Some praise the books because they encourage boys to read, others criticize them for their toilet humour and irreverent attitude; the title character is a superhero devised by two young students about their grouchy principal, Mr. Krupp.

“I don’t see these books as encouraging disrespect for authority. Perhaps they demonstrate the value of questioning authority,” Pilkey said. “Some of the authority figures in the Captain Underpants books are villains. They are bullies and they do vicious things.”

Pilkey said his characters are based in part on teachers and principals he had — some of whom were villains who got away with it because they were authority figures.

“None of the children in my school, including me, thought to question them,” he said. “So, I do feel there is real value in showing kids that not all authority figures are good or kind or honourable.”

Challenged books are a measure of trouble, but also a measure of popularity, whether as a cause or an effect.

Some famous entries from recent years have dropped off the top 10, likely a sign of reduced attention overall: J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books, Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series, Suzanne Collins’ “Hunger Games” trilogy. Jones thinks some publishers “love it when their book is mentioned” because of the attention it receives, while Green agrees that getting on the list “means lots of people are reading your book.”

The president of Scholastic’s trade division, Ellie Berger, said in a statement that the “appearance of Captain Underpants on the 2012 ALA list coincides with the publication of Dav Pilkey’s first new ’Captain Underpants’ book in six years and the series’ return to national bestseller lists — both of which are evidence that this longtime bestselling series continues to inspire a love of reading (and underpants) for a new generation of kids.”

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Simon & Schuster announced a 1-year pilot program Monday with three New York City library systems that cover the city’s five boroughs.

Simon & Schuster had been the last of the “Big Six” publishers to keep its entire e-catalogue offlimits to libraries.

Publishers have worried that free library downloads could lead to lost sales, while libraries have advocated for the largest possible selection.

“We’ve been having conversations with libraries for a long time, trying to come up with something that we felt would work for us. And I think we finally found the key pieces,” Simon & Schuster’s president and CEO, Carolyn Reidy, said Monday.

One key piece: Allowing patrons to buy copies of a given book, with some of the proceeds going to the library.

“This bold new program is an important step in the right direction,” Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. Galante said in a statement issued by Simon & Schuster.

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Reidy said that any Simon & Schuster release, old or new, that’s available commercially as an e-book will be offered to libraries.

That means current titles such as Jodi Picoult’s “The Storyteller,” recent works such as Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” and such classics as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” Reidy added that she hopes to expand the number of libraries in the program before the trial period ends.

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MARSHALL (FISCHER) E. Lucille Marshall (Fischer) of Lacombe, Alberta passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Red Deer on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the age of 80 years. Lucille was born on June 2, 1932 near Carrot River, Saskatchewan, where she was also raised. As a young woman, she obtained her teaching certificate training in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and a dedicated teaching career began. In 1956, Lucille was united in marriage to Elmer Fischer, and together they raised three children and resided in Schuler, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, before finally settling in Lacombe. Lucille and Elmer celebrated 25 years of marriage in October, 1981, and Elmer passed away in November. Lucille continued to teach, spending the last few years of her career as a substitute for a number of school districts in the area. She also faithfully tended to her beautiful vegetable gardens, and to nurturing every flower, bush and shrub in her outdoor flower beds. Lucille very much enjoyed her time spent cooking and volunteering with Loaves and Fishes in Red Deer, the Lacombe Kozy Korner, and the Gull Lake Baptist Church Camp. She also took great pleasure in devoting countless hours to bread and bun-making for her family, friends, and the many groups she volunteered with. Thankfully, her granddaughter, Danielle mastered her craft so her gift will live on! Lucille’s greatest love, first and foremost, was always her family... and she treasured every moment that she shared with her children and grandchildren.

“Upon every hug goodbye, every card ever signed, every call that ended, Lucille would lovingly state ... “I Love You Bunches.”

Lucille will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her husband of ten years, Lorne Marshall and his family; her two sons, Robin (Heather) Fischer of Lacombe; and Dale Fischer of Red Deer; and her daughter, Shauna (Brad) Glover also of Red Deer; as well as her greatest joy, her four cherished grandchildren: Ashton, Tanner, Danielle, and Jake. She will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her brother, Leonard Pomeroy of Carrot River, Saskatchewan; and her two sisters, Pearl Ehrich of Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Myrt Pritchard of Red Deer; in addition to several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Lucille was predeceased by her parents, Leslie and Edith Pomeroy; her first husband, Elmer in 1981; her sister, Mildred Harrower; and her brother, Donald Pomeroy. A Public Memorial Service in Celebration of Lucille’s Life will be held at St. Andrew’s United Church, Lacombe on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverend Ross Smillie officiating. A Family Interment Service will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Lacombe Fairview Cemetery. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Lucille’s Memory may be made directly to the Canadian Fabry Association, PO Box 40036, 4250 1 re Avenue, Québec (Québec) G1H 7J6.

Condolences to the Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_reflections@telusplanet.net Funeral and Cremation Arrangements for the Late E. Lucille Marshall (Fischer) entrusted to the care of OBERHAMMER FUNERAL CHAPELS LTD. Rimbey, AB. 403-843-4445

VIALA, Elisabeth Marie May 14, 1917 - Apr. 15, 2013 Elisabeth Marie Viala passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on Monday, April 15, 2013. Our beloved “little mommy” was a loving, generous and supportive mother who made enormous sacrifices to ensure the success of her family.

Elisabeth was born on May 14, 1917 in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan to Camille and Philomene Perthuis, and spent a most happy childhood on the family farm. She married Joseph Viala in 1941; together they raised their three children on a farm near Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan and in Newton, British Columbia. Throughout her long life, Elisabeth was a homemaker, farm wife and co-owner of a motel/trailer park, but she often said the “best job in the world” was as a daycare operator. She just loved children.

Our visits to local parks and events were enhanced by people who came forward to fondly reminisce about the role she played in their children’s lives. Elisabeth’s final years were greatly enriched by the friends she made while residing at Waskasoo Towers and the Parkvale and Pine Lodges.

Her deep Catholic faith was a source of strength and comfort throughout her life.

Elisabeth is survived by her daughters, Rita Innes (Rick) and Michelle Crothers (Dan); daughter-in-law, Marg Viala; grandchildren, Todd Innes (Heather), Sean Viala, Erin Viala and Rhiannon Crothers; great grandchildren, Sarah and James Innes; and by her brother, Marcel Perthuis.

She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; son, Paul Viala; grandson, Guy Innes; and brothers, Gaston, Bernard and Richard.

A Private family Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Reverend Father Martin Carroll presiding. Interment will follow at Alto Reste Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Elisabeth’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6 or to the Piper Creek Foundation, #301, 4719 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T1. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com.

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COLEMAN Gary 1958 - 2013 Gary Robert Coleman of Red Deer, Alberta, surrounded by his loving family, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the age of 54 years. Gary was born, raised and lived in Red Deer.

Gary was first a heavy duty mechanic, then a long-haul truck driver for DCR Hauling, receiving numerous safety awards. Gary will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by his daughter Tonja (Tony) Sigurdson and their daughter Keira, son Brandon Coleman of Grande Prairie, parents Wes and Nancy Coleman, brother Brian (Madeleine) and sisters Tammy and Debbie, all of Red Deer. Gary will also be terribly missed by his friend and companion Terri, numerous extended family and many wonderful friends.

Gary is predeceased by his grandparents Beulah and Frank Coleman and Virgina Howell, niece Jennifer Coleman and uncle Don Soley. Gary’s life will be celebrated at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. In honor of Gary and in remembrance of his niece Jennifer, memorial donations may be made directly to Central Alberta Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Canada, P.O. Box 27069, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 6X8.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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KEEGSTRA Lorraine Mrs. Lorraine Keegstra of Red Deer, went home to be with the Lord she loved on April 17, 2013. She passed away quickly in her home at the age of 76. Lorraine was born on December 20, 1936 in Crossfield, Alberta. She worked as a secretary until her marriage in 1956 and from then on gave her full time to her family and the many others she nurtured with God’s love. She taught numerous bible studies for many years and only eternity will reveal the fruit of her life.

Left to mourn Lorraine’s passing are her loving husband, Jim; four children: Wendy (Randy) Sorensen and their children, Brett, Carlene and Courtney of Airdrie, Alberta; Larry of Vanderhoof, B.C.; Maureen (Mike) Buckingham and their c h i l d r e n , C h a r i t y ( Ty l e r ) German of Blackfalds, Shane, Jenell (Jeremy) Underwood, and Rachelle of Toronto, Ontario; Darren of Red Deer, Alberta; two brothers, Lloyd (Peggy) Faas of Calgary and Wallace (Heather) Faas of Chilliwack, B.C.; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Potter’s Hands Church, 5292 - 53 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to Potter’s Hands, Loaves and Fishes or Living Water Ministries in Vanderhoof. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

CALNAN, Mike Jan. 9, 1961 - Apr. 11, 2013 Michael Shaun “Mike” Calnan passed away at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the age of 52 years. Mike was born in Toronto, Ontario. He arrived to Red Deer, Alberta from Belleville, Ontario in the early 1980’s. Mike was ALWAYS a salesman. Customer satisfaction was extremely important to Mike in his business. He was more concerned with customer satisfaction rather than financial gain when conducting his business. Mike was an excellent pool player, loved horse racing, baccarat, and blackjack. He was a HUGE SPORTS FAN!!! Who loved watching football, baseball and especially the Los Angeles Kings NHL hockey club. He loved to sing and was a great guitar player, as well as, a wonderful cook, who enjoyed looking up new recipes and trying new foods.

He was an avid Christian, a firm believer in the word of God, and he worked towards becoming an ordained minister, he loved to spread the word of God. He was a very selfless man, and he was always putting others before his own needs.

Mike was a dog lover and he loved spending cherished time with his grandsons. Mike is survived by son; Robert (Jennifer) Calnan of Edmonton, daughter; Melanie (Jared) Buettner and their two sons Korbin and Kohen Buettner of Red Deer. Mike is also lovingly remembered by his Mother; Hazel Calnan and his brother; Pat (Sharon) Calnan, niece and nephew Ashton and John Calnan, his sister; Kathy, all of Belleville, Ontario, as well as his girlfriend Aicha of Edmonton. Mike was predeceased by his Father; James Calnan. A Celebration of Mike’s life will be held at the Word Of Life Centre, south end of Taylor Drive on England Way, Red Deer on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations can be sent to the care of Melanie Buettner 40 Jones Crescent, Red Deer, AB T4P 4A8. Condolences may be sent or viewed at: www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040

MORRISON Joan 1933 - 2013 Joan Morrison passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Red Deer Hospital. She was born 3/3/33 to Howard and Daisy Harris and grew up in the Caroline area. She was predeceased by her first husband, Orsean Jennings, and then later married (Al) Alvin Morrison. Joan and her family enjoyed seeing Canada and Europe by way of Al’s Canadian Air Force postings.

After retiring they moved to the Sylvan Lake and Red Deer areas where they enjoyed a number of winters as snowbirds to Arizona. She loved her family get-togethers, gardening and sewing. She was sadly predeceased by her son, Dale Orsean Morrison; husband, (Al) Alvin Morrison; and son in-law, Lance Winters.

She will be missed by her daughter, Donna and son in-law Jim Hicks; her daughter, Karen Winters; her son, Kim and daughter in-law Maureen Morrison; eight grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

A Private Family Memorial will be held.

Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

LONG Sidney Bernard 1917-2013 Sid Long was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta on May 20, 1917. He passed away April 16, 2013 at the Lacombe Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit. Sid lived in Lacombe for 61 years where h e w o r k e d i n t h e C . P. Railway Station. He was a quiet man who enjoyed his family, sports and reading.

He is survived by his loving wife June of Lacombe, two sons; David and Douglas (Sharon), grandchildren Bradly, David and Nissa as well as his twin brother Stanley. At Sid’s request there will be no funeral service. If friends desire memorial contributions may be made to the Lacombe Ambulance Service 5432 56th Avenue, Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM in charge of the arrangements.

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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. In honor of Bob, a memorial service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Monday, April 22, 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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WELDON 1934 - 2013 Mrs. Jean Alice Weldon of R e d D e e r, p a s s e d a w a y peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the age of 79 years. Jean will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 61 years, Dennis and their children Judith Weldon (Maurice Rostaing), Susan Weldon, Sandra (Brian) Lowes and Neil (Michele) Weldon; grandchildren Dana Myckan, Kari Myckan, Jodi Myckan, Marshall Lowes and Matthew Lowes; great grandchildren Chloe McKort, Zevan Whitbeck and Keira Whitbeck. Also to cherish Jean’s memory are numerous family members and the many friends made over the years. A celebration of Jean’s life will be held at the Lacombe Memorial Centre, 5214 - 50th Ave, Lacombe, Alberta Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations in Jean’s honor may be directed to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 202, 5913 - 50 Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 4C4 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences to Jean’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca Bruce MacArthur MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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Wes’ life will be celebrated at the Buffalo Hotel, 5031 Ross Street, Red Deer on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. with interment to take place at Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer. Cremation has been entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home. Memorial contributions in Wes’ name may be made directly to the Buffalo Wellness Fund, Attention Sarah, 5031 R o s s S t r e e t , R e d D e e r, Alberta, T4N 1Y2. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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PHOENIX OILFIELD RENTALS LTD is a privately owned company which offers a wide variety of rental equipment and servicing of that equipment by certified mechanics.

Phoenix is safety conscious, while striving for an ambitious and progressive attitude towards customer satisfaction.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Phoenix is moving to Red Deer in the spring.

We have an immediate opening for a

Billing Administrator DUTIES: - Collect current billing days from customers.

- Prepare and review rental invoices for customers.

- Obtain necessary approvals and follow up on outstanding invoices.

- Track company equipment.

- Enter invoices into customer’s databases.

(For select customers) - Perform clerical duties such as maintain filing and record system.

- Relief Reception.

QUALIFICATIONS: - Oilfield administration experience.

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- Detail oriented, team player & have a positive attitude.

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As Project Administrator you will be given the opportunity to work in a supportive capacity with our experienced project team monitoring project progress, integrated master schedule development, review and risk assessment, critical path analysis, labor planning, earned-value performance generation, data analysis, and reporting complemented by initial work experience as an assistant or in administration. We are seeking a candidate with a successful background in maintaining schedule integrity, while updating and reporting on specified areas of cost and schedule performance.

You will be responsible for identifying deviations, determining and comparing the incurred costs and work hours to the schedule. The ideal candidate will have effective communication skills and can maintain a high work output while working independently on several projects simultaneously in an overall team environment. A good understanding of standard MS Office applications (particularly Excel) as well as Lotus Notes and SAP is considered equally important. Your personal profile should include a sense of initiative and the ability to work independently, together with demonstrable organizational skills and team spirit. Personalized development programs with targeted training measures will help you to enhance your skills continuously.

This position will be based out of Red Deer.

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DAY DENTAL, Innisfail, requires a F/T RDA for a maternity leave, with the possibility of a permanent position. Please email resumes to admin@ daydental.ca Start your career!

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ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQ’S F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

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MC College Group (Marvel) We are currently looking for a Hairstyling Instructor and Esthetics Instructor for our Red Deer training location. If you are enthusiastic, friendly, enjoy dealing with people, have three years certified experience and want to share your knowledge and love for a rewarding industry please send your resume to lynn@ mccollege.ca or fax to 1-780-428-7733 Att: Lynn Van Lersberghe Human Resources.

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Wise Intervention Services Inc. is now hiring for the following positions:

* Downhole Tool Supervisors * Coil Tubing Rig Managers * Crane Truck Operators * Nitrogen Pump Operators * Fluid Pump Operators * Mechanics

committed to quality and safety excellence. By empowering positive attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values, our employees care for the success of one another.

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EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB.

Maple Leaf Environmental & Safety Ltd. is a proactive, dynamic and progressive company. We are recruiting for the position of Plant Shutdown personnel: Safety Supervisors, High angle, Bottle watch, confined space watch, EMR, EMT/P for projects throughout Western Canada. Please e-mail resume & qualifications to: kanderson@ mapleleafsafety.com or klilley@ mapleleafsafety.com Fax: 403-637-2024

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CHEERFUL P/T Receptionist for intermittent shifts incl., most wknds.

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Oilfield

We will train suitable candidate Hours of work are Monday to Thursday 8am – 4:30pm We offer fair compensation and bonus Please mail resume to Dr. Hugh Porter Box 4128 Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5 Or email to dr.hporterdental@gmail.com We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but advise that only candidates selected for an interview for this competition will be contacted.

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Q-TEST INSPECTION LTD.

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Oriole Park

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

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC

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Competitive wages and benefits. Priority given to applicants with relevant experience, Class 1 Drivers license and valid oilfield tickets.

RATTRAY Reclamation Ltd is seeking a versatile individual with a background in farming duties.

The position will involve minimal disturbance lease construction and reclamation in the central Alberta area. Duties will include operating tractors and various attachments, fencing and other manual labour, Competitive wages and benefits are available, current oilfield safety tickets are an asset.

Please email resume to drattray@rattrayrec.com or fax to (403)-934-5235

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Nexus Engineering is currently seeking a mechanical individual for their shop to perform testing of all BOP’s and Pressure Control Equipment. Duties include heavy lifting, manual labour, operating forklift and overtime as necessary.

We offer a competitive wage, benefits and RRSP plan.

Experience is not mandatory, but a definite asset.

Email resume to: resume @nexusengineering.ca

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Interested applicants should forward their resumes to: Core Laboratories Canada Ltd. 2810 12th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 7P7 Fax: 403-250-5120 Email: ps.calgary.recruiting @corelab.com

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The individual will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be self starter and team player and have strong mechanical and problem solving skills. A BSc/College graduate or related industry experience and valid driver’s license is required.

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Peggy passed away peacefully surrounded by her f a m i l y. S h e i s l o v i n g l y remembered by Jack McCarty o f R e d D e e r, d a u g h t e r, Marilyn (Barry) Roche of Airdrie, son, Larry (Kristi) Lindholm of Calgary and daughter, Debbie (Dave) Miller of Beaumont, step-children; Ly l e ( C i n d y ) M c C a r t y o f Blackfalds and Cindy Wood of Red Deer. Peggy was a grandmother and great grandmother to eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and five step grandchildren. She is also s u r v i v e d b y h e r b r o t h e r, Herbert Keith, sister-in-law, Ethel Keith, both of Rimbey as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. Peggy was predeceased by her grandson, Jason Argue in 2010. She was born and raised in the community of Rimbey but also lived for many years in Calgary then in Red Deer. She graduated from the Calgary School of Nursing in 1952 and spent many years providing loving care at the Rimbey Hospital.

She has a great love for rodeos and was very musically inclined. The family acknowledges the compassion and support of the staff in Unit 31 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Black Knight Inn, Main Stage Second Canopy, 2929 50th Avenue, Red Deer, on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Peggy’s name may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 100-119 14 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1Z6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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RIETZE Greg Todd Aug. 10, 1962 - April 17, 2013 It is with profound sadness the family of Greg Rietze announce his sudden passing surrounded by his loving family on April 17, 2013 at the age of 50. Greg will be forever remembered by his loving wife, Kim; son Jeremy; and daughter Kendahl; sisters Paulette, Kim, Heather and their families; father in law Wayne Powell; brother in law Dave Powell and his family.

He will also be missed by many close friends, relatives and co-workers. Greg was predeceased by his father; Fred and his mother; Eleanor.

Greg was raised in Spruce Grove, and pursued his life long career in the oil and gas industry for 33 years. Greg was so very proud of his children and their accomplishments.

A celebration of Greg’s life will be held Monday, April 22, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe, AB. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe & Rimbey in charge of arrangements.

Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

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LINDHOLM (nee Keith) Margaret (Peggy) Pauline Apr. 24, 1933 - Apr. 14, 2013

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Core Laboratories Canada Ltd. Field Sampler Core Laboratories Petroleum Services Division is the world’s most recognized and highly respected rock and fluid analysis laboratory serving the oil and gas industry. We require an individual for field sampling in the Red Deer area. The individual will be based Red Deer. The successful candidate will be responsible for sampling gas/oil wells and gas plants and be part of a team responsible for developing and maintaining markets in the Reservoir Fluids Division.

ONOFRIECHUK Wes 1959 - 2013 Wesley “Wes” Allan Michael Onofriechuk of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the age of 53 y e a r s . We s w a s b o r n i n Winnipeg, Manitoba and was raised in Olds, Alberta with two older brothers and one younger sister. After a severe accident at the age of 19 years, Wes took up residence at the Buffalo Hotel where he was known and loved by many in the downtown area.

In his younger years, Wes volunteered a lot of his time with the Boy Scouts and had a great love of trucks, snow machines and heavy equipment. Wes had a great sense of humor yet was very humble.

The humility he taught those in his life will forever be cherished. Wes’ love of the 70’s… the music, the trends; the carefree life will always be remembered, as well as his smile and contagious laughter. Wes will be lovingly remembered and sorely missed by his daughter Lacey Dulaney of Innisfail, brothers Sidney and Phil (Loreen) of Olds, sister Darlene (Aaron) Anderson of Red Deer as well as by his nieces and nephew, numerous extended family and m a n y, m a n y w o n d e r f u l friends.

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LEGAL ASSISTANT Johnston Ming Manning LLP has a full time Legal Assistant position available in our Real Estate Department.

This position requires someone who displays a team player outlook, effective communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and the ability to work in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will have prior experience working in a law firm, and a minimum of 3 years experience working as a Legal Assistant in residential real estate.

We offer an excellent working environment, a great benefit package, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Please respond in confidence with a cover letter and resume to:

JOHNSTON MING MANNING LLP 3rd Floor, 4943 50th St., Red Deer, AB.,T4N 1Y1 Fax: (403) 342-9173 Email: hr@jmmlawrd.ca We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 19, 2013 E3

F/T & P/T KITCHEN HELPERS Wages $12./hr.

Apply in Person w/resume to: BLACKJACK LOUNGE #1, 6350 - 67 St. Phone/Fax: 403-347-2118

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LUAU Investments Ltd. (O/A Tim Hortons) Food Counter Attendant F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Must be avail. weekends $11.00 per hour.

4217 - 50 Ave. 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. timhire@telus.net

Opportunity Knocks Interested in joining a Friendly and Fast growing Real Estate Team?

We offer weekly training classes along with a excellent experience support staff.

Management appreciates and recognizes sales members accomplishments. You must carry a valid Real Estate License.

For a more in-depth information, please call Carol Clark 403-350-4919.

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Binder Construction Ltd. requires: Apprentices, Carpenters and Skilled Labourers for work in Innisfail, AB. Contact Dale at 780-278-1310.

Carpenters/ Cabinet Makers

F/T P/T Piecework or Hrly on site & in millwork shop. admin@ davcointeriors .com F: 403.887.7589 LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced F/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please

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Eagle Builders is expanding its facility to double production. We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: two full-time opportunities in their Operations Department.

Equipment Operator

In addition to the operation of various types of heavy equipment, operators also assist with snow removal, sanding and utility infrastructure maintenance and construction. Operators rotate through an emerEMPLOYMENT gency on-call schedule OPPORTUNITIES as required. Class 1 OpCENTRAL CITY ASPHALT LTD. e r a t o r ’ s L i c e n s e i s required.

Class 1 & 3 Drivers Heavy Duty Tractor Operators Mechanic Loader Operator Position located in our new Labourers shop facility located in Flag People Three Hills.

We will consider applicaFax resume: 403-885-5137 tions from both certified Email resume: and apprentice mechanics. office@ccal.com Application deadline: F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS April 29, 2013 - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Kneehill County Contractor must have truck Box 400, Three Hills, AB or van. Tools, supplies & T0M 2A0 ladders required. Training Attention: Pete McRae provided, no experience Director of Operations needed. Apply to: Email: employment@ satjobs@shaw.ca kneehillcounty.com

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Phoenix Oilfield Rentals Ltd. is a progressive well funded and growing company with an excellent reputation for reliable equipment as well as safe and professional work standards. Phoenix is currently seeking a field/shop apprentice mechanic for our Red Deer branch. Phoenix also has branches in Grande Prairie and Ft. Nelson serving Alberta and B.C. A high school diploma and a valid driver’s license are required. The ability to multi task in a fast paced environment, proven ability to organize tasks and manage time, willingness to learn and strong interaction skills as well as First Aid and H2S tickets would be an asset. Knowledge of gensets and pumps would be an advantage. This fulltime permanent position would begin immediately, competitive wage depending on experience with benefit package after 3 months. e-mail resumes and copy of tickets to: humanresources@ phoenixrentals.ca or fax to:(780) 986-0763

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Restaurant/ Hotel

looking for laborers, in the Innisfail area.

Salary is $14.75/hr. Fax resume to: 403-314-0676.

820 KFC requires

DELIVERY DRIVERS

Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer Oilfield

Truckers/ Drivers

Due to our continued growth in Pidherney’s W&S Division we will be expanding this season.

Foreman & Pipelayers with min. of two seasons of W&S installation and operators with min. of one season of operating equipment on a W&S crew will be needed for the 2013 season with the opportunity of possible winter work.

If you are looking for a challenging position with a growing company that will afford you the opportunity for career advancement please submit a resume with your qualifications to:

Fax 403-845-5370 or email hr@pidherneys.com

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FOREMAN & PIPELAYER W&S OPERATORS

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Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

DSM INC.

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly Good for adult with small car.

Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

f f f

Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

Contract Sales Administrator Part time Customer Service Rep

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Appliance Delivery Driver

ALBERTA SPRINGS GOLF RESORT Req’s Full and Part Time outside grounds staff.

Fax resume to 403-342-5995 stephen@ albertaspringsgolf.com

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

and looking for P/T & F/T Staff to work in the garden centre. Should have knowledge of plants.

Able to work weekends.

Apply in person w/resume to Dentoom’s Greenhouses Hwy 11A 1/2 km west of Hwy 2 corner of Range Road 275 FT CASHIER required Heritage Esso. Cash handling, receiving, stocking, cleaning washrooms, store, carwash, parking lot.

Some high school, computer literate, some experience. Able to work w/o supervision, any shift. $10-$12 Mail resume to 6020-67 St, RD T4P3M1 Fax 403-348-0972 FULL TIME MAINTENANCE AND LABOUR PERSON REQUIRED ASAP. Knowledge of Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting.

Must have own tools, own vehicle an asset with valid drivers license.

Monday - Friday 8 - 5.

Come and join our team.

Please fax resume 403-346-1086 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

GREENHOUSE WORKERS BLACKFALDS Central AB Greenhouses We have some seasonal positions available commencing immediately and ending June 1, 2013.

Duties include planting seedlings, watering plants, moving plants from one area to another, loading plants onto carts and NEED experienced Class loading trucks. This position 1 drivers for short and long i s l a b o r i n t e n s i v e a n d haul. Runs AB., SASK, includes working weekends Manitoba & BC and some evenings (approx.

Please call 65 hrs./wk.). Must have PROMAX TRANSPORT own transportatin. We will at 227-2712 or fax resume train. Wage is $11.50/hr. w/abstract 403-227-2743 Fax resume to 403-885-4147 or email to: ar-cag@telus.net.

Please note that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

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Class 1 Driver / Operators: Frac—Pump Operators and Bulk Drivers; Apprentice Heavy Equipment Technician

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST PARK

DO you want regular home times, dedicated truck, a company that cares, benefits, exc. wages, safety bonus, year round steady work? We are looking for CLASS 1 drivers for flat deck work. Must know your cargo securement, be hard working and enjoy driving as you visit the 4 western provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 or fax resume to 1-855-784-2330

DELIVERY PERSON Permanent P/T required 3-4 hrs. per day 4 days/wk Apply in person Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive, (directly behind Nutters)

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Trail Appliances has always offered excellence in sales, delivery, customer service, and after-sales support.

The Company is currently looking to fill the following positions at our Red Deer locations.†

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THE TASTY BAKERY

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

Tar-ific Construction DENTOOMS GREEN has a F/T position avail.

HOUSES for a 1st or 2nd yr.

OPENING MAY 1 H.D. Mechanic. We offer

MCMULLEN’S REFRIGERATION & HEATING ATTENTION:

is looking for licensed diesel & suspension mechanic competitive wages, for light duty automotive combined with a deluxe • Steel Stud Framers HVAC, Sheet metal & performance shop. benefit pckg. Drop resume • Drywall Boarders & Plumbers. Well established Diesel and transmission at 7809 48 Ave. or fax to TDL GROUP CORP Tapers heating, refrigeration & exp. preferred.

403-340-1246 email O/A TIM HORTONS • Apprentices & Labourers plumbing company of 51 Top wages offered. tarific@telusplanet.net 6020 67th Street, years has full time posiBring resume to: Red Deer, AB T4P 3M1 For commercial constructions available for first year 106 -6439 67 St. RD Food Counter Attendants tion projects in Red Deer & to journey man workers in Phone 403-346-9188 or email Full Time/Shift Work Fort McMurray. Must have all departments. We are donavan@armorinc.ca Nights/Overnights/Early a valid drivers license and offering top wages, job Mornings/Weekends be reliable. Please fax security, vacation/holiday INDUSTRIAL painter $11.00/hour resumes and include pay, health/dental packrequired for a sandblasting Email resume references to ages, paid training and a & painting shop. Must pass applyab@timhortons.com 403-341-3717. You can safe and enjoyable place TRUE POWER ELECTRIC drug/substance testing. or fax 403-203-7430 also call the office at to work. If you would like to Requires Fax resume to 403-347-9909, Bruce cell join our team of top techni403-340-3800 403-598-6670 or Barry cell cians please fax your QUALIFIED Sales & 403-598-6671 resume to 403-347-5530 OPPORTUNITIES FOR 3rd and 4th yr.

Distributors or email: Mcmullens EMPLOYMENT WTIH TJ @mcmullens.ca JOURNEYMAN PAVING. Looking for 1693338 Alberta LTD o/a ELECTRICIANS Exp`d Class 1 Driver to Xtreme Pinook Hiring move equipment and haul Sales Supervisor-retail at With Residential roughin material. Exp`d Asphalt Parkland Mall, Red Deer, exp. Competitive wages Roller Operator. Exp`d AB. Experience - min 2 & benefits.

Skid Steer Operator. Comp. years, Good English.

Fax resume to: Wages. Great working Supervise and co-ordinate 403-314-5599 DAYSHIFT atmosphere. FAX Resume sales staff F/Time, Perm, SIDING INSTALLER to 403-346-8404 or email QC Person Shifts, Weekends WANTED Apprenticeship with or without trailer & tjpaving@hotmail.com Salary - $19.00 hourly Welder, 1st or 2nd year. tools. F.T. year round Nexus Engineering is E-mail: Good hours, competetive work, must have truck and LOOKING for Currently looking for Reachiesales@gmail.com wage & benefit package.

2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 bricklayer/stone mason.

DAYSHIFT QC PERSON Fax resume to: per sq.ft. 403-358-8580 403-302-0797 L&N Your No.1 Supplier Ltd. 403-309-3360 • Must be able to read o/a Himalayan Secret measuring devices in Red-Deer, WATER WELL DRILLING and blueprints for Req’s F/T Shift sales people COMPANY IN BENTLEY inspection of machined Trades for Cosmetics REQ’S EXPERIENCED parts. & Make-Up. $14/hr.

WATER WELL & Supervisor with 1 to 2 We offer competitive years experience $17.50/hr.

DRILLERS HELPER wages, benefits and Email: with class 3, air. All safety a RRSP plan. himalayancanada@gmail.com tickets required.

Please forward resumes to Meal and Accommodation DRIVEN TO EXCEL CELEBRATIONS resume@ FROM START TO FINISH provided when out of town.

HAPPEN EVERY DAY nexusengineering.ca requires Fax resume with drivers IN CLASSIFIEDS abstract: 403-748-3015 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

* Concrete Finishers * General Labourers KNEEHILL COUNTY has Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403 885 5516 or e-mail: HR@eaglebuilders.ca.

880

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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Sat., April 20 @ 11 am Bay 4, 7429 49 Ave R.D. Estate Laurie Alho, Calgary & Guest Consignors: Over 40 Antique radios & 1000’s of tubes, horn shaped speaker, parts!!

Antique clocks, outstanding Can. bdrm. suite, European table w/chairs, two small ant. desks, ant oak diners, oak dressers, rustic kitchen cupboard, Royal Doulton vases, balloon lady, W. Churchill Toby jug, 10 place R. Doulton dinnerware, lg. oak barrel butter churn, 1950’s beer signs, tall oak desk, china & collectable’s, N. in boxes die cast model cars, truck etc., collectable Bisque head dolls, ant. lamps: Aladdin hanging saloon, telephone & smoker’s tables, Nice Selection! ( Preview 9 a.m.)

Snack Bar Avail.

Ph: 403-347-5855 www.budhaynesauctions.com

Bicycles

Competitive starting wages plus regular increases.

Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm Excellent benefits package. Opportunities to advance. Must be dependable, hardworking and seeking a long-term career. Apply in person, or email to: hartleytj@eecol.com 4747 - 61st Street

900

SPORTEK bike, 1 spd. balloon tires. Almost new. $125. 403-740-0070

1570

Cameras & Accessories

SONY handicam, exc. cond. $200 obo 403-307-1586

Clothing

NEW ladies Power Walk runners size 9 $20 403-340-1120

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES to meet your needs.

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

SUEDE JACKET, chocolate brown.

From Boutique of Leathers, Large. Good cond. $40.

403-314-9603

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TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

403.341.4544 24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

920

Career Planning

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

“Low Cost” Quality Training

(across from Totem)

1620

FORK LIFT, Komatsu. 2000 lb. rating $3500. 403-347-6455

EquipmentHeavy

SAFETY

1590

JEAN JACKET Tommy Hilfiger, size Medium. Good cond. $30 403-314-9603

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

1540

NORCO aluminum frame mountain bike, large frame Used 2 mos. New $875.

Asking $425. 403-740-0070

Warehouse Shipper/ Receiver

Employment Training

BUD HAYNES Antique Auction

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

FREE

for all Albertans

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FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Household Appliances

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042

Household Furnishings

1720

CHAIR, Queen Anne, CLASSIFICATIONS rose color, $50; bench LIVE in caretaker req’d. for 1500-1990 chair, $25. Both like new.

13 unit condo in Red Deer.

403-343-6772 Reply to mmccrd@yahoo.ca LOVE SEATS (2), 2 end Antiques tables, 2 lamps. Exc. cond.

Tired of Standing? & Art All for $150. 403-343-6772 Find something to sit on in Classifieds MAKE UP TABLE, maple, WANTED oak side table, oak Antiques, furniture and dresser, 403-346-4307 estates. 342-2514

1520

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Employment Training

For afternoon delivery once per week

900

– CPR/First Aid Certification – Advanced First Aid Courses – Heart & Stroke Instructor Training – Mobile Service for Groups of 8 or more

In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

Our training center is located in Red Deer For more information on courses, dates, and mobile bookings call Murray @ 403-740-5316 To register call Tina @ 403-348-0687

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

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Trail offers excellent training and a competitive compensation and benefit package. Start your career with a well known and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to: Chris Sturdy in person at 2823 Bremner Avenue Delivery Driver applicants apply to Colin Parsons at #6 4622 61 St. Riverside Industrial District.

Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

YOUR CAREER IN

SERVICE HEALTHCARE ’S WRITER

BEN

Health Care Aide Medical Office Assistant Health Unit Coordinator Veterinary Administrative Assistant Dental Administrative Assistant and more!

Duties include: - Service Writing - Warranty Administration - Service Scheduling - Maintaining Paper Flow Attributes: - Outgoing - Organized - Mechanically Inclined - Computer Proficient - Previous Experience A Must

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

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DAD’S PIZZA

PART/FULL TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

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820

Sales & Distributors

• This is a career position.

• Salary based on experience and ability.

• Profit sharing and company benefits.

Apply by: Email: bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn: Bill/Service

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Restaurant/ Hotel

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 19, 2013

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs

PS 2 w/6 games $60 obo SONY mini stereo w/remote $40 obo.

403-782-3847

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Misc. for Sale

2 BOXES of assorted authors (Western) books $50 obo 403-782-3847 2- Cree Indian Medicine man’s sheild 26x36” , $85 each, 403-347-7405 handmade 4’ D very decorative composed of tiny pieces of furs must see and handled to believe the b e a u t y $ 1 9 5 ; 403-347-7405

1830

Cats

SIAMESE ALSO BELINESE ( 4) KITTENS FOR SALE $50/ea. 403-887-3649

1840

Dogs

F1 LABRA DOODLES, F1B GOLDEN DOODLES puppies. Visit www.furfettishfarm.ca text 306-521-1371 or call 403-919-1370

Sporting Goods

1860

ROLLER Skates ladies size 7, inclds. helmet, elbow/knee pads $10 403-340-1120

HANDMADE 4’ D very decorative composed of WEIDER NEWER CROSS tiny pieces of furs must BOW Exercise Machine. see and handled to believe Very good cond. $175 obo. the beauty $195; Comes with all 403-347-7405 attachments & exercise chart. 403-346-6939 LIFETIME treasure you must see to appreciate the beautiful museum type showcase relics, time rel- Travel ics, Sioux Indian Holyman Packages shield, 29” L x36W $125; one Blackfoot Indian MediTRAVEL ALBERTA cine man’s sheild, 33”x 25” Alberta offers $95; 403-347-7405 SOMETHING for everyone.

MOVING - Must sell Make your travel ultramafic adjustable bed, plans now. air hockey table, china cabinet, 2 single bed frames, deep freeze.

403-986-3206 for info.

1900

PLACEMATS 6 cream coloured, cloth. $12. 403-314-9603 SINGLE comforter with bedskirt and sham $20 obo 403-782-3847 TIM Horton Bunn coffee maker sold; large cockatiel cage with stand $25; newer plastic canary cage sold, small bird cage sold 403-340-1120

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Poultry

2130

LIVE YEAR OLD LAYING hens for sale, Phone 403-782-4095

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

5 BDRM. house acreage, 10 min. S. of Pine Lake & 40 min. SE of Red Deer. $1650, $800 d.d. utils. incl., 1 month last month rent, 1 yr. leasing, references & record of employment. No house pets. Avail. June 1 403-442-2631 or 357-9909 EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 bath, rent $2000 + DD avail.

403-346-5885

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

1/2 DUPLEX, 2 bdrm. c/w stove/fridge, no pets, n/’s, adults only, $750 rent, $500 s.d., 403-348-0241 2 BDRM. in tri-plex, top floor, washer/dryer, 403-872-2472

2010

3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 Farm bath, new paint & carpets Equipment & deck at 7316-59 Ave. Avail. to over 40 tenants.

WEBBER bbq, good cond. MF 5465 tractor, fwd, 100 No pets. Off street parking h p , 6 5 0 h r s . l i k e n e w for 3 vehicles. Rent $1600, asking $100, 403-347-5431 403-346-4307 D.D. $1600. 403-341-4627

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Houses/ Duplexes

BEAUTIFUL Executive home avail. May 1.

Located central S. Sylvan Lake, close to schools, 6 bdrm., dining rm. living room, large master bdrm., 3 1/2 baths, 2 car garage, $1850./mo. + utils.

780-887-4430 DUPLEX Michener Hill 3 bdrm., Avail. Immed., $1350/mo./dd utils. incld.

RENTED

LARGE FAMILY HOUSE IN ROSEDALE Open concept 3 bdrms, 2 baths, In-suite laundry.

Finished bsm’t. Fenced yard w/deck. No pets. N/S. $1400 & UTIL; SD $1400; Avail May 1st.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

Main Floor of House for MATURE ADULTS

Bright 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 3 appls. Double garage.

No pets. N/S Shared laundry. $1325 INCL. UTIL; SD $1325; Avail NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

2 BDRM., 2 bath Lancaster condo. $1150 incl. all utils.

N/S, No pets. Text or call 780-885-7351

EXCLUSIVE CONDO IN INGLEWOOD

SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013 @ 9 AM

Location: MONTGOMERY AUCTION SALES CENTRE

1 Mile North of Blackfalds on Hwy 2A, 2 Miles East on Lakeside Sargent Road

FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Mauricia 403-340-0225

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $975/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. June 1 403-304-5337

Selling in 3 Rings: 9am - Misc - 10 am Lawn & Garden - 1 pm Machinery

Selling Farm Dispersals, Agricultural Tractors, Farm Machinery, Antique Tractors, Parts & Antique Machinery, 3pt & Acreage Equipment, Combine & Swather Parts, Belts, Hoses, & Hardware, Trucks, Vehicles, ATV’s, Motorcycle, RV’s, Motorhome, Boat, Collectable Car, Trailers, 30’ Mobile Concession Unit, Wood Splitters & Tree Spade, Commercial Storage Canopies, Party Tents, Marquee Event Tents, Livestock Equipment, Steel Storage Containers, Lumber & Trusses, Stationary Pump Engines, Dog & Cat Kennel, Garden Sheds, Golf Carts, Lawn & Garden Equipment & Supplies, Trees, Tools & Misc.

www.montgomeryauctions.com

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services To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

ANN’S Cleaning Services - Weekly & bi-weekly.

Homes & Offices 302-0488

Contractors

1100

AA PHILCAN CONST. Int. & Ext. 34 yrs. exp.

Bsmt. dev., decks, sheds, laminate flooring, reno’s, etc..

Free Estimates Call Ken 340-8213 or cell 391-8044 Allan 403-782-7165 Black Cat Concrete Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

1165

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight

The Ultimate Playmates.

Never rushed. Come in and get the attention you have been missing in your life. #1 body rub in Red Deer. 403-986-SEXY (7399)

Handyman Services

1200

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Spring & summer bookings.

Res./com. Your full service handyman. Brian 403-598-3857

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY

CUSTOM HOMES

MASSAGE

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648

GENERAL CONTRACTOR Builder/Renovator Licensed and insured, Commercial/Residential Merco 403 392 8148

International ladies

Now Open

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Mother’s Day Special

OVERHEAD DOORS & operators installed 391-4144

Linda’s Chinese Massage For details call 403-986-1550 or visit massagereddeer.com

RENO’S, painting, countertops, etc. 403-346-9477

THE BODY Whisperer www.mygimex.org 4606 48 Ave. 403-986-1691

Computer Services

1110

Red Deer Techshop Grand Opening. Website design, pc/laptop repair.

Call 403-986-2066 or visit reddeertechshop.com

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day?

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave. www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

403-986-6686

THE NORDIC

Completely furn. 1, 2, & 3 bdrm. apts, condos, & townhouses. Immed., a/c, cable, internet & phone.

Short or long term. No pets. $1595 - $2995/mo.

403-347-7791 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885

Saturday, Apr. 20th 2-4 67 HAYTER STREET Ideal Starter / Rental In Penhold $189,900 !

Call John Richardson Century 21 Advantage 403-346-0021

Warehouse Space

3140

Acreages

4000-4190

Houses For Sale

4020

BLACKFALDS,1/2 duplex, new, 1250 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., bsmt. finished, att. garage, 2 tier deck, landscaped, whte vinyl fence around, call 403-600-1804 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com MASON MARTIN HOMES New 2 Storey 1500 sq.ft 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, $399,900. Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550

4 ACRES, bare land, LAKE KOOCANUSSA, $79,900 403-350-0345

7 ACRES $330,000. 20 min. to Red Deer 403-350-0345 ACREAGES FOR SALE BY OWNER, 5+/- ACRES EACH: 1 mile west of Clearwater Trading Store, Caroline.

Treed w/pine, poplar & spruce, offering scenic views of the Clearwater valley & Rocky Mountains. $175,000. Natural gas & power on property, Telus on property lines. One acreage incl. a rustic 2 storey log cabin & water well for $250,000. For more info call 403-722-4076.

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Manufactured Homes

2 0 0 8 C U S T O M B U I LT modular home to move, 1315 sq.ft., 3 bdrms. 2 baths, fireplace, a.c., awning and decking, all appls., $115,000. phone 403-729-3205 for pics.

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Mauricia 403-340-0225

Income Property

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

Lots For Sale

4160

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JD’S Maintenance services, ( spring painting, special, save 20%) Quality work, 403- 550-1646.

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Seniors’ Services

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as roof snow removal, bathroom fixtures, painting or flooring Call James 403- 341-0617 HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship - in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 or visit helpinghandshomesupport.com for information.

Yard Care

1430

Call 403-304-0678

1983 FORD Mustang convertible, 5 L, 5 spd. p.w., cruise control, red/white. 79,000 kms. summer driven only. $6500. 403-728-3427

5030

Cars

2012 PLATINUM Ford F150 Supercrew 4x4 fully loaded, inclds. Navigation, 17,900 kms, $46,500 403-318-3354

2003 KING Ranch 150 Loaded, Leather, DVD 4 Door, exc. shape in and out. $6600. 403-550-0372

2007 TOYOTA Camry LE sunroof, $9888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

5140

CAR DOLLY. Never used.

403-347-6455

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

CHALLENGER aluminum 1/2 truck TOOL BOX. Used 1 season. $275. obo.

403-740-0070

Auto Wreckers

5190

CARS & TRUCKS - Cash for some. 403-391-4144 RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

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If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by May 19, 2013 and provide details of your claim with: J. MacDonald Johnston, Q.C. at Johnston Ming Manning LLP Barristers and Solicitors 4th Floor, 4943 - 50 Street Red Deer, AB. T4N 1Y1 If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have. 295097D12,19

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 19, 2013 E5

is seeking a qualiďŹ ed individual for the position of

PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE BROKER This is a full time position specializing in Personal Lines Insurance.

Primary responsibilities include the sales and service of a variety of personal lines insurance products for new and existing customers.

Qualifying candidates should hold a current Level 1 and/or Level 2 General Insurance license along with industry related experience.

Please forward resume including references Email to: administration@ingandmckee.com Fax to: (403) 346-5507

Wearable computing devices set to take off

BY LUANN LASALLE THE CANADIAN PRESS

‘WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICES SET TO TAKE OFF: EXPERTS.’

MONTREAL — Using wearable computing devices like smart watches and smart glasses will appeal to consumers as an alternative to pulling out their smartphones, say technology experts.

You will be able to respond to text messages or emails and make phone calls without reaching for your phone, said Info-Tech Research Group’s Mark Tauschek. “If you’ve got a smart watch on your wrist or you’re wearing Google Glass, you’re going to get those notifications on your wrist or in your eye so you don’t have to reach into your holster or pocket or purse or whatever to grab your smartphone,� Tauschek said.

Smart watches such as Pebble, I’m Watch and Martian use Bluetooth technology to pair with smartphones, and do some of their work.

It won’t replace the smartphone entirely, but there won’t be the distraction of “feeling that vibration in your pocket or on your hip,� Tauschek said.

Apple, Google and Samsung are also reportedly pursuing smart watches.

Smart watches that cost be-

— INFO-TECH RESEARCH GROUP’S MARK TAUSCHEK

tween $100 and $200 should have mass appeal and take off within two to five years, predicted Tauschek, lead research analyst at Info-Tech in London, Ont. “All you really need to get is one really useful, easy to use attractive wearable smart watch and others will follow and it will find a mass market pretty quickly.�

There’s also Google Glass, expected on the mass market late this year or early next year.

The glasses respond to voice commands instead of fingers touching a display screen and they’re equipped with a camera and tiny display screen attached to a rim above the right eye.

At this point, the cost is US$1,500 but analysts expect the price to come down for mass consumer use.

Tech trends firm ABI Research said wearable computing devices are expected to “explode� over the next year and could become the norm within a matter of years. “In three or four years, we’re definitely going to see in terms of

a smart watch where it’s probably got the same capability of a highend feature phone and maybe even a low-end smartphone,� said ABI senior research analyst Josh Flood, who’s based in the United Kingdom.

ABI is forecasting the wearable computing device market will grow to 485 million annual device shipments by 2018.

Other wearable computing devices include smart clothing with a heart rate tracker embedded in the fabric, Flood said from London. “This enables people just to put on a simple T-shirt rather than having to worry about straps and putting on a heart rate monitor around the top of the chest.�

In the health-care field, wearable computing technology also can be used for pain management.

There’s a cooling strap that people can wear on their knees, elbows, shoulders or back which controls temperature, he said.

ABI has estimated that 61 per cent of the wearable technologies market this year will come from sport and activity trackers.

Gadgets are now impulse buys in Canada: report Some consumers may roll their eyes when they see vending machines stocked with expensive iPhones and iPads but one in three tablet sales in Canada are now impulse purchases, according to a report by the NPD Group. “Spontaneous purchases have doubled, increased significantly, since last year,� said Darrel Ryce, director of technology and entertainment for the research firm, who added that dropping prices are convincing consumers to snap up tablets. “During the early adopter stage price is really not a factor, those people who want to buy these products are going to buy them no matter what,� said Ryce, “but as you start to extend your market and move towards hitting the masses, then price becomes a factor.�

The report pegged the average amount spent

by Canadians on a tablet and accessories at $627.

Ryce said the latest research suggests there’s a tablet in about 40 per cent of Canadian households and it won’t be long until the industry starts talking about multi-tablet homes. “I don’t think we’re that far away from that stage,� he said.

The report also contrasted the boom in tablet sales to declines in PC purchases.

Sales of desktop computers in Canada in 2012 dropped 12 per cent, while laptop sales were off by 19 per cent.

One in five laptop purchases were made on impulse and one in four desktop PC sales were

Computer System Technician We are looking for a Computer Systems Technician; your main duties include installing, maintaining, troubleshooting and upgrading computer hardware, software, networks and peripherals.

You will also be responsible for working with sales and other departments in providing a superior data solution for customers.  QualiďŹ cations: The right candidate will have achieved one or more of the following certiďŹ cations or at minimum has begun training for one of the following certiďŹ cations with the intention of completing certiďŹ cation within a 6 month time frame: MCSE: Server Infrastructure/Desktop Infrastructure MCSA: Windows Server 2012/2008 CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+  Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and mileage is covered.

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Preference will be given to those with strong credentials in newspaper and new media advertising: however if you have a proven history in media sales of any genre, we encourage you to apply.

As a successful candidate, you will be an integral part of a dynamic sales team. You will be resourceful, effective and capable of partnering with new clients in the development and growth of their business.

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We invite those meeting the above qualifications to submit their resume and references prior to April 22, 2013 to: Display Advertising Consultant Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Ave. Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 Email: careers@reddeeradvocate.com Fax: (403) 342-4051

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We would like to thank all those who apply; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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When asked about their future buying plans, the report indicated consumers were willing to hang onto their current computers for a little longer in favour of picking up a new mobile device.

About 53 per cent said they intended to pick up a tablet in the next two years, 43 per cent planned to purchase a desktop and 35 per cent said they’d eventually buy a laptop over the next four or more years.

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google Glass glasses at an announcement for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at Genentech Hall on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus in San Francisco. Using wearable computing devices like smart watches and smart glasses will appeal to consumers as an alternative to pulling out their smartphones, say technology experts.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Central Alberta’s Daily Newspaper

General Manager Westward Parts Services Ltd. (WPSL) Westward Parts Services Ltd. is Canada’s leading wholesale distributor of “all makes� agricultural parts and small sprayer, grounds maintenance and recreational equipment. Based in Red Deer, Alberta, WPSL is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacDon lndustries Ltd., (a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance harvesting equipment). We are currently looking for a dynamic General Manager to run WPSL from our Red Deer, Alberta headquarters.

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