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High water causing problems for Sylvan Lake

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The high water level at Sylvan Lake has all but eliminated the beach. Only about 120 metres of sandy beach remains along Lakeshore Drive.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF SYLVAN LAKE — Among the many interesting photos unearthed for Sylvan Lake’s centennial celebrations were old beach shots from the early 1940s.

The photos show throngs of sun lovers staking out their claims on a wide strip of sand out of which cropped a long wooden pier and large rental boathouse and snack shop.

Flash ahead 70 years and the boathouse and pier are long gone.

But so is the sand.

Sylvan Lake now laps at the concrete sea wall at the edge of the provincial park, much to the consternation of those who relish the good ol’ sand castle days.

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Resource Development hydrologist Terry Chamulak shows Sylvan’s big beach days are more rare than many might assume.

In the early 1940s, the lake level was about 936.3 metres above sea level, which is unusually low.

A 1978 study determined that ideal lake levels for 60 metres of beach is in the range of 936.27 metres elevation.

“Historically, if you look at the water levels for Sylvan Lake going back to 1940 to the present, the lake has very seldom been in that target range,” says Chamulak.

Except for the mid-1960s, a few years in the 1980s and around 1990, it’s never been in that range.

“People think the target range, which is ideal for a beach … a regular occurrence. It’s actually very rare.”

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Seniors care workers at Red Deer’s Michener Hill Extendicare now have a 45-day window to solve their labour problems before they can walk off the job. A2

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Government ordered 45-day negotiation window delays Extendicare strike

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BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Seniors care workers at Red Deer’s Michener Hill Extendicare now have a 45-day window in order to try to solve their labour problems before they can walk off the job.

Hours after the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees served Extendicare with 72-hours strike notice, Alberta Human Services Minister Dave Hancock established a Disputes Inquiry Board, which effectively delays strike action for 45 days, stated a release by the union.

This gives both sides in the labour disagreement more time to reach a collective agreement with the help of a third party. If an agreement is not reached in 45 days, a settlement will be recommended by the board.

Members of the AUPE can then vote to accept or reject the recommendations.

Workers at Michener Hill Extendicare were preparing to walk off the job next week to join what was being called the largest legal seniors care strike in Alberta’s history.

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees served Extendicare with strike notice on Friday morning. That meant 358 staff — including licensed practical nurses, personal care aides, dietary and housekeeping staff — at the Red Deer facility could

have been on the picket line on Monday morning.

They are among 1,200 AUPE members at eight job sites who opted to strike after the union blamed Extendicare for pulling out of mediation earlier this week.

Staff across the province are frustrated and angry at the way they are being treated by their employer, said AUPE president Guy Smith. Votes at the eight Extendicare worksites were overwhelmingly in favour of a strike — “yes” ballots ranged from 93 to 100 per cent.

Rik Luneburg, vice-president of western operations for Extendicare, denied abandoning mediation. “Of course we are disappointed that the AUPE served us with strike notice,” said Luneburg, who noted the AUPE was told that Extendicare was waiting for financial figures from the government, which were still not received by Friday afternoon.

“We wanted an extension, for them to give us more time,” he added, but the union went ahead and took a strike vote instead.

While Luneburg said Extendicare had a contingency plan in place to bring in replacement staff in case of a strike, AUPE negotiator Davediuk said Hancock’s move to buy more time indicates the employer did not have a plan in place, which is “irresponsible and dangerous.”

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The official opening ceremony for the skatepark took place at noon on Friday and the public was invited to enjoy a free barbeque afterwards.

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A pair of impressive piers reach far out into a much shallower Sylvan Lake in its early days. Crowds gathered upon them on bleachers to watch rowing regattas held at the lake in its earliest settlement days. above normal for stream flow runoff, but not precipitation.”

In 2011, when Sylvan Lake reached a historic peak, the climate station on the Blindman River near Bluffton was 164 per cent above normal.

On the same river near Blackfalds, the station recorded runoff 231 per cent above normal annual levels.

The Medicine River near Eckville was 223 per cent above normal.

Another factor may be significant land use changes around the lakes.

“We’re getting a lot of development here. What’s happening is landowners are draining their potholes and sloughs. So what that’s doing is that instead of trapping that water we’re getting more water that is running off.

“So even though you have average precipitation, even below-normal precipitation, you have more water running off.”

Some of that is to improve agricultural productivity, but some is to clear land for development. Forest canopies have also been whittled down, and new roads mean more runoff.

Similar factors have also led to increases in Gull Lake’s levels.

So, when can Sylvan Lake expect to see its beach return?

Maybe in a few years, says Chamulak, adding that depends on long-term weather trends which are unpredictable. Sylvan Lake’s levels seem to rise and

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fall on roughly 10- to 15-year cycles. The last time lake levels were quite low was 2007, so around 2017 could be the next low.

“I would say if history repeats around that time we could be back to those desirable levels.”

But for the optimum lake levels for a good beach to be reached, a few things have to go right. Since the lake’s outlet is at 936.7 metres, the lake will never drain enough to reach the 936.27 range for the best beach. Getting that low means lots of evaporation will be required, so the weather must co-operate as well.

Mayor Susan Samson has taken the view the lake is best left to its own devices when it comes to beach fronts.

“I think as stewards of the lake we have to recognize what our role is and we can’t change nature. We have to learn to live with the lake levels,” she said earlier this year.

And besides, lower lake levels sometimes means warmer water and blue-green algae can become a problem.

“You have to be careful what you wish for.”

Lacombe County council also debated the merits of tinkering with the outlet creek to improve flow and, hopefully, reduce lake levels.

Coun. Brenda Knight summed up the presiding sentiment.

“Mother Nature knows best. Leave her alone — she’s got the ultimate power.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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The town used to meddle with Mother Nature to restore the beach in the 1980s by using graders to dredge up sand. The idea was recently broached again, but Alberta Environment said no way.

There has also been some talk among lakeside communities about improving the flow of the outlet channel — what is known as Sylvan Creek in the southeast corner of the lake — but nothing has been decided and there’s a potential for causing flooding problems downstream.

This summer, the town has built a beach area on park land to give people a sandy alternative.

While beach-friendly lake levels are rare, the amount of water in the lake in recent years has also been uncommon. The lake was at a near all-time high in 2011, reaching 937.231 metres. The highest peak mean daily water level was 937.248 in 1955.

The question of why the lake is so high is complex, says Chamulak.

“Every lake is unique really. However, when you see a trend in a region, it typically reflects climate.”

However, when Chamulak checked precipitation records for stations around Sylvan Lake he found precipitation was no higher than usual.

In fact, to his surprise rainfall levels were below normal averages.

What is likely happening, he deduces, is that there are more extreme weather events occurring.

There have been more torrential downpours, but because of their localized nature that rainfall is not always recorded by the network of climate stations.

“Climate stations are a small plot of land, maybe 10 metres. And if the storm doesn’t go over that it misses.”

Streamflow gauging stations though cover a wider area. Chamulak looked at three gauging stations, two on the Blindman River, northeast of Sylvan Lake, and on the Medicine River, west of Sylvan Lake.

They cover almost 4,000 square km of water catchment area.

“What is interesting is I’ve noticed very, very significant increases in stream flows in the years that these lakes have risen dramatically.

“All three gauging stations are showing significant stream flows — double or triple the normal average for a year in terms of volume of water (versus long-term average).”

For instance, in 2007 when Sylvan Lake’s levels really began to rise noticeably, the Medicine River station recorded stream flows 272 per cent above normal. On the Blindman River, flows were 199 per cent above normal.

“The last few years for Sylvan Lake have been

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013 A3

Judge clears doctor of negligence

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer physician has been cleared of negligence following a court battle with a former Red Deer family.

Paul and Sharon Gallant, who now live in Prince Edward Island, sued the David Thompson Regional Health Authority, dentist Gerald Nye and anesthesiologist Alayne Farries. They claimed that their disabled son, Shawn Gregory Gallant, suffered brain damage during surgery.

The Gallants claimed that their son, 18 at the time, suffered a lack of oxygen while recovering from a wisdom tooth extraction performed at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sept. 24, 2004.

Actions against the health region and Nye were withdrawn during the second segment of the trial, which was split into two hearings over the span of one year.

Justice Monica Bast dismissed the claim against

‘Wow factor’ earns local artist second President’s Award

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A local artist’s brave brush has blown the judges away for a second year in a row.

Red Deer journalist Lana Michelin will be presented in September with the Alberta Community Art Club Association’s President’s Award for her painting, Open Happiness, now on display at the University of Alberta Extension Gallery.

Benalto artist David More, who was one of three artists judging the show, said Michelin’s work was an obvious and unanimous choice, holding a “wow factor” beyond any of the other submissions.

More credited Michelin for her brave approach, stating that she goes out on a limb where others have found it easier to play it safe.

An acrylic-on-board painting, the piece is a composite of three photos taken during a family vacation.

Michelin’s teenaged son, James, is seated and gazing upward, overwhelmed by the commercial clamour of New York’s world-famous Times Square.

Farries in a 45-page decision filed on June 10.

Bast heard the lawsuit in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench in mid-November 2011 and for six more days in November 2012.

The Gallants alleged that Farries had not kept a close enough watch on Shawn during his recovery from surgery and that he suffered brain damage as a result, either from a lack of oxygen or from poor oxygen saturation in his bloodstream.

Shawn was diagnosed at 16 months old with cerebral palsy and had limited use of his legs and arms.

Considering the patient’s physical status, including muscle spasms, Nye recommended that he go under general anaesthetic for a wisdom tooth extraction so he could be properly placed and then kept still.

Shawn was described in his mother’s testimony as well spoken but physically limited before the procedure. She said her previously chatty and pleasant son awoke from the surgery with marked changes in his mental state.

“He would just drive his powered wheelchair in

circles, and he was not interested in television or anything around him,” Gallant said in testimony cited within Bast’s decision.

Bast wrote that she was unable to find any negligence on Farries’ part.

“The evidence suggests that Shawn’s condition is progressive as opposed to sudden, that is immediately following the dental surgery,” wrote Bast.

Evidence from the trial showed that Shawn experienced moments of lucidity in the months after the surgery, which does not correspond with damage suffered from a lack of oxygen, she said.

“I do not accept the plaintiff’s theory that he went into the surgery in one state and came out completely in another.”

Bast gave parties to the lawsuit one month from the date of her judgment to either settle costs of the trial or come back to her for a decision.

Neither Farries nor the Gallants have replied to the Advocate’s requests for comment. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Arts and entertainment reporter for the Red Deer Advocate, Michelin said that while she was taking the photo, she felt she had to paint the look in her son’s eyes.

“Times Square was alive with neon-lit humanity.

It was amazing and almost overwhelming — all the lights, the advertisements, noise and the people,” she said.

Winner of the 2012 President’s Award for a more serene and quiet portrait of her daughter, Emma, Michelin said she was “completely shocked, but really thrilled” to win the award again in 2013.

Advocate managing editor John Stewart said he is proud of Michelin’s accomplishments and that the award shows that she has strong abilities in multiple areas.

Open Happiness earned the Martha Houston prize of $100 for advanced painters. The President’s Award is selected from the winning submissions in each of the 10 categories.

Lacombe artist Betty Peers was also recognized in the ACACA’s 2013 show with the Harry Wohlfarth Drawing Award for her pencil portrait of a team of draft horses, entitled Stampede Ambassadors.

Michelin said she would decline the ACACA’s standing offer to purchase her painting for its permanent collection.

Its annual show is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with closing ceremonies and awards on Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The U of A Extension Gallery is located in downtown Edmonton at 10230 Jasper Ave. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

‘Open Happiness’ is on display at the University of Alberta Extension Gallery.

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Water-weary Calgarians ready to party their mudboots off CALGARY — Water-weary Calgarians put aside their mops and flood gear Friday to show visitors what they do best — throw one heck of a party.

Thousands of people lined what just two weeks ago were the submerged streets of the city’s downtown to watch the colourful, noisy parade that kicks off the Calgary Stampede.

Marching bands, floats and lots and lots of horses wound their way along the parade route under a sunny sky. Stampede officials say it has never rained during a parade.

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Firefighters from Sylvan Lake and surrounding areas attended the scene around 4 p.m. in Kayton Estates, just east of Hwy 20.

The 14,000-square-foot home was under construction and no one was in the house.

At the time of the fire, there was a thunderstorm rolling through Central Alberta.

Three Mile Bend reopens Three Mile Bend has opened to both two-legged and four-legged animals.

The City of Red Deer opened the park after more than a week of cleanup work after the recent flooding.

Parks superintendent Trevor Poth said there are still some hazards in the park area so residents should use caution and adhere to the barriers and signs in place.

A number of parks have already reopened, including Bower Ponds, Kiwanis Picnic Park, Great West Adventure Park.

Areas that will remain closed are lower Heritage Ranch island and fishing dock, all boat launches

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Canada’s celebrity astronaut Chris Hadfield, riding a horse named Jag, was the parade marshal.

“This is where every Canadian should be today.

This is a city celebrating both its history and its culture, but also its strength through adversity, so this is a great place to be,” the cosmic cowboy said.

Hadfield, who retired this week, was approached by several fans while he sat aboard his steed. He shook hands and signed autographs.

The parade, marking the start of the 101st Stampede, kicked off with fireworks as fired-up fans in cowboy hats, boots and jeans yahooed. Gumboots gave way to cowboy boots as many in the crowd decked themselves out in their western duds.

A special cheer was reserved for Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

“I think people are really looking for an opportunity to celebrate and to really focus on what the spirit of our city and our community is,” Nenshi said.

“I’ve certainly felt a pent-up excitement. I thought that last year’s centennial Stampede could not be beat, but I feel like Stampede 101 is going to be different and probably even better.”

Premier Alison Redford said she walked part of the parade route in reverse Friday morning.

“I’m seeing people who have been impacted, who have lost their houses, people who have been volunteering, just being here celebrating,” she said.

within city limits, McKenzie Trails, River Bend perimeter trail and picnic area and a small trail connection behind Sacred Heart Church.

The city will continue to clean up and assess areas of the park system that are closed.

Residents are reminded to stay away from any barricaded areas or sites with flagging tape. These areas are unsafe or crews are operating cleanup equipment.

RCMP ask for help in hunt for teen boy

RCMP searching for missing teen girl Red Deer City RCMP seek the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Bryanna Ostaszewski.

She was last seen on June 20 at 6 p.m. in the Johnstone Park area of Red Deer.

Ostaszewski is described as: ● Caucasian ● Approximately 1.7 metres tall (five foot seven) ● Slim ● Long blond hair, short on one side ● Blue eyes ● Piercing under her bottom lip If you have any information on her whereabouts, you are asked to contact the Red Deer Bryanna City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

If you wish to remain anon- Ostaszewski ymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit. com.

the lowest standard I am aware of in Alberta,” said Davediuk, who fears it will endanger seniors.

If sick staffers can’t afford to stay home without pay, they will be forced to come to work and potentially expose vulnerable elderly people to viruses.

“It could put lives in jeopardy,” said Smith, who blamed Extendicare for trying to maximize profits on the backs of workers and seniors.

AUPE staff at seniors facilities were described as being mostly female and part-time workers. Many are new Canadians or single-mothers supporting families. “They are wonderful, dedicated workers,” said Smith, who noted they labour as hard as staff in public nursing homes, but are paid about 20 per cent less. “We are struggling to get the salaries up to what they are at public facilities.”

Luneburg would not talk about negotiations, saying Extendicare was not prepared to bargain in public. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Luneburg said “We are truly committed to getting back to the table and we want to come to a mutual agreement.” But Davediuk indicated on Friday that the two sides remain very far apart.

What Extendicare is offering is tantamount to a wage rollback, said Davediuk, who added the employer’s offer bucks bargaining trends in other health and seniors care negotiations.

Instead of offering wage increases of nine per cent over three years, as Alberta Health Services has done in other settlements, Extendicare wants AUPE workers to accept a zero increase in the first year, one per cent in the second and two per cent in the third.

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Kennedy was last seen on Monday after leaving his residence in Red Deer.

He is described as: ● Caucasian ● About 1.5 metres (five foot five) ● 54 kg (120 pounds) ● Dirty blond hair ● Blue eyes ● Right eye brow is pierced as well as left ear If you have any information on his whereabouts, you are asked to contact Red Deer David Kennedy City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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PM accused of misleading Parliament PM’S VERSION OF EVENTS CONTRADICTED IN COURT DOCUMENTS ON DUFFY SCANDAL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Stephen Harper is facing accusations that he misled Canadians about the Mike Duffy expenses scandal after a court document contradicted the prime minister’s version of events.

Under intense questioning about the affair throughout the spring, Harper repeatedly insisted that his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, acted on his own when he decided to give Duffy $90,000 to reimburse the Senate for invalid expense claims.

“Those were his decisions. They were not communicated to me or to members of my office,” Harper told the House of Commons on June 5.

But the RCMP, which has launched a criminal investigation into the matter, says in a court document that Wright recalls telling three other senior people in the Prime Minister’s Office about the transaction.

Wright had not been interviewed by the Mounties at the time the document was filed in court by lead investigator Cpl. Greg Horton, on June 24. But the document recounts a June 19 meeting with Wright’s lawyers, Patrick McCann and Peter Mantas.

The lawyers told the RCMP that Wright recalls telling his assistant, David van Hemmen; Harper’s legal adviser, Benjamin Perrin; and Chris Woodcock, director of issues management in the PMO, about his intention to personally give Duffy the money to reimburse the Senate.

Perrin, who has since left the PMO, has denied he was consulted or participated in any arrangement

between Duffy and Wright.

Wright resigned as Harper’s chief of staff in May, five days after news of his “gift” to Duffy leaked out.

NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus said the court document shows Harper misled Parliament.

“What is very clear is that the prime minister of this country and his key ministers misled Parliament and Canadians about a potentially illegal payout that was organized out of his office,” Angus said in an interview Friday.

Harper has insisted he knew nothing about the transaction until it was first reported by news media and Wright’s lawyers back up that contention in the court document.

Even so, Angus said Harper had ample opportunity after the news broke to find out the extent of his office’s involvement and to provide correct information to Parliament.

“A plan was cooked up with key advisers and key senators to make a political problem go away,” Angus said.

“But where the plausible deniability falls apart is when the prime minister starts getting asked questions about what happened. Clearly, then he would’ve been briefed so he must have known (the correct facts).

“There’s no possible explanation that he would not have been briefed once this story broke and so it was incumbent on him to come clean with Canadians and that didn’t happen.”

Harper spokesman Andrew MacDougall declined

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to discuss the court documents, other than to issue an email statement: “This file was handled by Nigel Wright and he has taken sole responsibility.”

“The (court) affidavit is clear that the prime minister was not aware of the payment.”

Wright issued only a terse statement through his lawyer: “I have offered and given my assistance to the investigation and I intend to continue to do so. I have no further comments at this time.”

Angus said the document also raises disturbing questions about the Conservative party’s willingness to flout the law.

According to Horton, Wright also told Sen. Irving Gerstein, who controls the ruling party’s purse strings, about his intention to give Duffy the money to reimburse the Senate.

Indeed, his lawyers told the RCMP the party was initially prepared to repay the money for Duffy, until it discovered the price tag was three times steeper than originally thought.

“When it was realized that the cost was actually $90,000, it was too much money to ask the Conservative party to cover,” the document says.

“Wright then offered to cover the cost for Duffy, believing it was the proper ethical decision that taxpayers not be out that amount of money.”

Party spokesman Fred DeLorey did not respond directly to questions about the Conservatives’ willingness to foot Duffy’s bill. He said only: “The Conservative Fund did not pay or reimburse any of the ineligible expenses.”

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Accused terror suspect struggled with mental health, former friends say VANCOUVER — Former friends of one the suspects in an alleged plot to bomb a Canada Day celebration in B.C. say the young woman has struggled with mental-health issues for years.

While much is known about the troubled background of 38-year-old John Nuttall, his girlfriend and alleged co-conspirator, Amanda Korody (ko-ROH’dee), has remained a mystery since the two were charged earlier this week.

Whitney Harte, who met Korody in high school and says she last heard from her about five years ago, says Korody was a smart, creative woman who nonetheless struggled with her own personal issues.

Harte says Korody told her she was adopted, and she was aware that Korody was receiving treatment for anxiety, which Korody wrote about on a blog that she kept for several months in 2005.

Harte says Korody seemed to change her personality and interests based on whoever she was hanging out with or dating, and friends were concerned about her drinking and drug use.

Another friend, Jeffrey Rossetto, who first met Korody about 12 or 13 years ago in St. Catherines, says he, too, was concerned about Korody’s mental health, and he believes she’s being wrongly painted as an Islamic extremist.

B.C. says Pickton victims’ families can’t target prosecutors in lawsuit

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VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says a lawsuit launched by family members of Robert Pickton’s victims can’t target prosecutors because they didn’t pursue attempted murder charges against the serial killer back in 1997.

The families of four women whose remains or DNA were found on Pickton’s farm filed separate lawsuits in May, targeting the provincial and federal governments and Pickton himself.

More than a dozen women disappeared from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the years after prosecutors stayed charges against Pickton when a sex worker claimed he almost killer her at his farm.

The province has filed four applications in B.C. Supreme Court asking that any references to Crown counsel and B.C.’s criminal justice branch be removed from the statements of claim.

The notices of application say Crown lawyers are immune from most claims of negligence, pointing to several cases in which courts have thrown out lawsuits filed by people who claimed they were wrongly prosecuted.

The province also argues the Crown had no responsibility to warn sex workers that a potential

serial killer may have been targeting sex workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Environment minister says he’s prepared for a demotion in coming cabinet shuffle OTTAWA — Environment Minister Peter Kent seems to be preparing for a demotion to the backbenches in the federal cabinet shuffle expected as early as next week.

In a posting on his Facebook page, Kent says political life doesn’t focus on a cabinet seat.

Returning to the ranks of regular MPs would bring its own challenges, he says.

The former news broadcaster says he will run again in the 2015 election whether or not he is a minister.

He says there are many talented MPs in the Conservative caucus and it may be time to make room for younger blood around the cabinet table.

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OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP is asking for an investigation into the seizure of firearms from homes evacuated during flooding in Alberta after the move was criticized by the Prime Minister’s Office.

Commissioner Bob Paulson has written to the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP and asked the agency to look into the matter. He says he and a lot of Canadians have questions about the force’s actions in the devastated town of High River.

“I am quite concerned by the sharp criticism that has arisen in the media with respect to the gun seizures from evacuated homes,” Paulson wrote in a letter to Ian McPhail, the interim chair of the watchdog agency.

“Naturally this is quite troubling to me, and I am sure to you, as indeed it must be to many Canadians who wonder what was going on in High River.”

The Mounties said they took the weapons as officers searched homes in the town’s flood zone to look for stranded people, pets and anything that might pose a threat to returning residents.

In a statement issued last week, the RCMP said officers found that some gun owners had laid out their weapons in plain view as they presumably moved valuable possessions to higher ground. The weapons were tagged for return to their owners.

“The last thing any gun owner wants is to have their guns fall into the wrong hands,” assistant commissioner Marianne Ryan said at the time.

Earlier this week, the force said the weapons could be reclaimed with the presentation of a possession acquisition licence.

While Paulson praised officers for their “heroic work” during the flooding, he said he wants the investigation to assess whether the gun seizures were “well founded, reasonably executed and in accordance with our policies.”

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Mayhem leaves at least 10 dead EGYPT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Enraged Islamists pushed back against the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi, as tens of thousands of his supporters marched in Cairo on Friday to demand his reinstatement and attacked his opponents. Nighttime clashes raged with stone-throwing, firecrackers and gunfire, and military armoured vehicles raced across a Nile River bridge in a counterassault on Morsi’s supporters.

Mayhem nationwide left at least 10 people dead and 210 wounded as Morsi supporters stormed government buildings, vowing to reverse the military’s removal of the country’s first freely elected president. Among the dead were four killed when troops opened fire on a peaceful march by Islamists on the Republican Guard headquarters.

In a dramatic appearance — his first since Morsi’s ouster — the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood defiantly vowed the president would return.

“God make Morsi victorious and bring him back to the palace,” Mohammed Badie proclaimed from a stage before a crowd of cheering supporters at a Cairo mosque. “We are his soldiers we defend him with our lives.”

Badie addressed the military, saying it was a matter of honour for it to abide by its pledge of loyalty to the president, in what appeared to be an attempt to pull it away from its leadership that removed Morsi.

“Your leader is Morsi ... Return to the people of Egypt,” he said. “Your bullets are not to be fired on your sons and your own people.”

After nightfall, moments after Badie’s speech, a large crowed of Islamists surged across 6th October Bridge over the Nile toward Tahrir Square, where a giant crowd of Morsi’s opponents had been massed all day. Battles broke out there at near the neighbouring state TV building with gunfire and stone throwing and burning car barricade at an exit ramp.

“They are firing at us, sons of dogs, where is the army,” one Morsi opponent shouted, as another was brought to medics with his jeans soaked in blood from wounds in his legs. Army troops deployed on another Nile bridge leading into Tahrir, sealing it off with barbed wire and armoured vehicles.

Later at least seven armoured personnel carriers moved across the bridge, chasing away the Morsi supporters. Young civilians jumped onto the roofs of the APCs, shouting insults at the Islamists and chanting, “The people and army are one hand.”

In cities across the country, clashes erupted as Morsi supporters tried to storm local government buildings or military facilities, battling police or Morsi opponents. At least 10 people were killed throughout the day — at least one in the battle on the bridge, and five elsewhere in the country, with at least 210 wounded, Health Ministry official Khaled el-Khatib told The Associated Press.

Amid the clashes, an umbrella group of opponents of Egypt’s ousted president — including the National Salvation Front and youth groups — called

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Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood, decides to canonize John XXIII without miracle VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday cleared two of the 20th century’s most influential popes to become saints, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to honour Pope John XXIII. It was a remarkable show of papal authority and confirmed Francis’ willingness to bend church tradition when it comes to things he cares deeply about.

Both popes are also closely identified with the Second Vatican Council, the 1962-65 meetings that brought the Catholic Church into modern times, an indication that Francis clearly wants to make a statement about the council’s role in shaping the church today.

Francis approved a decree that a Costa Rican woman’s inexplicable cure from a deadly brain aneurism was the “miracle” needed to canonize John Paul. More significantly, he decided that John XXIII, who convened Vatican II, could be declared

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An Egyptian protester flashes v signs for military aircrafts forming a heart shape trails in the sky over Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called for a wave of protests Friday, furious over the military’s ouster of its president and arrest of its revered leader and other top figures, underlining the touchy issue of what role the fundamentalist Islamist movement might play in the new regime. on the public to take to the streets immediately “to defend popular legitimacy” against what they called a “malicious plot” by the Brotherhood. They said in a statement the Islamists were trying “to portray a false image” to the world that they have popular backing and to spark foreign intervention.

Islamists vowed to show by their numbers and the turmoil that the military had made a mistake in ousting Morsi on Wednesday night after millions of Egyptians poured into streets around the country for four days this week demanding the Islamist president go in the biggest rallies the country has seen.

“The military got itself in a trap by siding by one side. Now they see the masses in the streets and now they realized that there are two peoples,” Hamada Nassar, a figure from the hard-line former militant group, Gamaa Islamiya, told AP. The day’s turmoil began in the afternoon when army troops opened fire as hundreds of Morsi supporters marched on the Republican Guard building in Cairo, where Morsi was staying at the time of his ouster before being taken into military custody at an unknown location.

The crowd approached a barbed wire barrier

where troops were standing guard around the building. When one person hung a sign of Morsi on the barrier, the troops tore it down and told the crowd to stay back. A protester put up a second sign, and the soldiers opened fire, according to an Associated Press photographer.

One protester was killed, with a gaping, bleeding wound in the back of his head, while others fell bloodied and wounded. Witnesses told to AP Television News at the scene that men in plainclothes fired the lethal shots.

Protesters pelted the line of troops with stones, and the soldiers responded with volleys of tear gas.

Many of those injured had the pockmark wounds typical of birdshot. The BBC’s Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, was hit by birdshot in the head as he covered the clashes. “Am fine,” he reported in a tweet.

Three hours later, Badie — who security officials had previously said was taken into custody soon after Morsi’s removal — made his appearance before tens of thousands of Islamists massed at Rabia alAdawiya Mosque, not far from the Republican Guard building.

a saint even without a second miracle attributed to his intercession. The Vatican said Francis had the power to dispense with such requirements and could proceed with only one confirmed miracle to John’s name.

The ceremony is expected before the end of the year. The date of Dec. 8 has been floated as likely, given it’s the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a major feast day for the church that honours Mary, to whom both saintly popes were particularly devoted.

Polish prelates continue to press for October, to mark the 35th anniversary of the Polish-born John Paul’s election, but Vatican officials have suggested that’s too soon to organize such a massive event.

nent vegetative state.” A later filing dropped that phrase. Both court filings, however, said that Mandela’s breathing was machine assisted.

A close friend of Mandela’s, Denis Goldberg, told Sky News on Friday that he visited Mandela on Monday and that Mandela was conscious and responsive to what he was saying. Goldberg also quoted from something Mandela’s wife told him.

“There is no sign of a general organ collapse and therefore they do not recommend switching off the machine because there’s every chance that his health will improve,” Goldberg quoted wife Graca Machel as saying. “The matter has been discussed and the decision was against.”

A “persistent vegetative state” is defined as the condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without detectable awareness, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.

Goldberg said the legal papers that said Mandela was “vegetative” might have been written when Mandela was in a coma or unconscious, and that perhaps Mandela then improved.

“Maybe he’s recovered a bit and that’s what I assume,” he said. “The lawyers can say what they like.

I’m telling you what I saw.”

Still, Mandela’s situation is grave. Another court affidavit said that “the anticipation of his impending death is based on real and substantial grounds.” A South African doctor, Adri Kok, said it was unlikely that a person of Mandela’s age — he is 94 — can be taken off mechanical ventilation, another word for life support, and recover.

South Africa denies Mandela is in “vegetative” state, visitor says he is conscious JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela is in critical but stable condition, the South African government said Friday, while a close friend said the anti-apartheid leader was conscious and responsive earlier this week.

The government reiterated that Mandela is not in a vegetative state, contrary to recent court documents.

A court paper filed June 27 concerning Mandela family graves said affidavits would be provided from his physicians to show that Mandela “is in a perma-

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CANADIAN HONEY INDUSTRY FACES A CRISIS AS BEES ARE KILLED OFF; OTHER AGRICULTURE WILL ALSO SUFFER A crisis is looming in the Canadian honey industry with far-reaching implications. The producers’ tiny, tireless workers — the humble honey bees — are dropping dead by the millions and business is not so sweet.

But experts warn the dilemma could extend well beyond the hives, and put a sting in Canadian food production. The plight of the dwindling honey bee is also being felt worldwide, prompting the United NaRICK tions to raise ZEMANEK an alarm over a possible global food shortage and skyrocketing prices for produce.

Bees, domestic or wild, serve an allimportant role in transferring pollen from one flower to another, a natural process that supports at least 30 per cent of the world’s food crops and 90 per cent of our wild plants, says the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defence Council.

In Canada, the “deadly enemy” has been linked to a commonly-used poison in the neonicotinoid class of pesticides, which were banned in the U.K. in May. Agriculture Canada is now under pressure to follow suit. Neonicotinoid pesticides have been allowed here since 2004.

While natural factors play a role in killing bees, pesticides play a prominent role. In 2012, more than 200 bee yards in Ontario and Quebec experienced a high bee kill; about 70 per cent of the bodies contained residue from neonicotinoid pesticides, says a Health Canada report.

More recently, this week it was re-

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ported that several million honey bees were found dead on a single farm in Elmwood, Ont. Beekeeper Dave Schuit lost at least 600 hives representing at least 37 million honey bees — and he’s pointing the finger squarely at neonicotinoid pesticides. The deaths occurred shortly after local canola and corn crops were sprayed with two neonicotinoid-based insecticides.

“I guess you can call this a bee holocaust,” said an incensed Schuit.

Albert Einstein once said: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would have only four years to live.”

While such apocalyptic scenarios are overblown because the staples of corn, wheat and rice are all pollinated by wind, the bee crisis demands to be addressed with haste.

A massive international study, involving the University of Calgary and 600 fields from 20 countries, warns that the deaths of domestic and wild bees is hurting global food production, including fruit and seed crops in Alberta.

The UN says it’s urgent to know if the plight of the honey bee risks “further exhausting our already thin margin of food global security.”

Wild bees and other insects, which play a major role in the pollination scheme of things, are also dropping dead.

In mid-June, upwards of 50,000 bumble bees were found dead or dying in a Wilsonville, Ore., parking lot after nearby flowering linden trees were sprayed with an insecticide — despite warnings not to use the poison where bees were present. Authorities called it “one of the largest mass deaths of bumble bees known in the United States.”

The international study warns that “as agricultural development, pesticides and viruses continue to diminish wild insect populations, crop harvest size and quality will continue to dwindle.”

Dr. Lawrence Harder, a biological

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A bee searches for pollen on a flower on a warm spring day: a crisis of bee deaths is being reported around the world. science professor at the U of C, was among 50 researchers in the study that analyzed data from 41 crop systems around the world. They examined what impact the declining numbers of wild bees and other insects had on crops.

“Our study demonstrates that production of many fruit and seed crops ... is limited because their flowers are not adequately pollinated,” said Harder.

The study, recently published in the prestigious journal Science, also concluded that adding more honey bees often does not fix the problem, but increased service by wild insects would help.

Harder stresses that while the majority of global food crops, such as grains and cereals, do not require pollination by insects, foods that make our diets “interesting” certainly do. “We’re

talking about blueberries, canola, sunflowers, field tomatoes, cherries and strawberries — all of which are grown in Canada.”

The Canadian government’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced it is reviewing the use of pesticides in the neonicotinoid class.

Alberta’s agriculture industry has a particular interest in bee populations.

It’s Canada’s biggest honey producer with a 14-million-kg-a-year output worth up to $45 million annually. And the expanding hybrid canola seed pollination market is worth tens of millions more.

Who would have guessed so much rests on the fragile wings of the tiny, humble bee?

Rick Zemanek is a retired Advocate editor.

Afghanistan: quest for ‘decent interval’ History does not exactly repeat itself: the final outcome of the American intervention in Afghanistan will not be the same as the end result in Vietnam.

But the negotiations between the United States and its Taliban enemy that are lurching into motion in Qatar as the U.S. prepares to pull out of Afghanistan next year are eerily similar to the Paris peace talks that paved the way for the U.S. military withdrawal from South Vietnam in 1973.

In his briefing notes for a GWYNNE secret 1971 meeting in Beijing DYER with Chinese government officials, Henry Kissinger, national security adviser to U.S. President Richard Nixon, wrote in the margin: “We are ready to withdraw all of our forces [from South Vietnam] by a fixed date and let objective realities shape the political future. ... We want a decent interval. You have our assurance.”

The phrase got out and it stuck: the whole point of the exercise by 1971, from the U.S. point of view, was to get out of the Vietnamese war without admitting defeat.

North Vietnam could collect its victory in the end, but it must allow a “decent interval” to pass so that Washington could distance itself from blame for the ultimate collapse of its local Vietnamese allies.

Direct American-Taliban peace talks are now on the menu for much the same reason. The Obama administration realizes that the intervention in Afghanistan has been a ghastly failure, but it needs some semblance of success, however transitory, to console the families of the 4,000 American dead in the war, and to save America’s face internationally.

Just as in the Vietnam case, the fighting will continue while the diplomats are talking. Just as in Vietnam, American generals and diplomats must go on claiming in the meantime that victory is in sight.

When Gen. John Allen, the last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, handed over to his successor in February, he said what he had to say: “This insurgency will be defeated over time by the legitimate and well trained Afghan forces that are emerging today. ...

This is victory. This is what winning looks like, and we should not shrink from using these words.”

But privately, he must know better: American generals are rarely stupid.

And just as in Vietnam, the puppet regime in Afghanistan is now panicking as its master prepares to abandon it. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, rightly sensing that he was about to be

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sold down the river, revealed the details of the secret American-North Vietnamese agreement in 1972, hoping to mobilize U.S. Congressional and public opinion against it. Fat chance. Both members of Congress and the public wanted out at any price.

So, too, with Afghanistan.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is refusing to send representatives to the American-organized talks in Qatar until he has a promise that the Taliban will not be given a share of power. He is also refusing to agree to a continuing U.S. military presence in the country after 2014 until he gets his way.

But he will not get his way and the U.S. will do whatever it wants.

Maybe the Taliban will be patient enough to give the U.S. the “decent interval” it wants, believing that they can collect their victory a few years after the American troops have gone home.

Or perhaps they will reject anything short of immediate and total victory, knowing that the American troops will leave anyway.

However, the war in Afghanistan is actually a civil war, and they can never win a decisive victory.

The Afghan civil war began in 1992, when the puppet government that the Russians left behind when they pulled their troops out the country in 1989 collapsed. The various mujaheddin groups who had fought the Russians went to war with one another for control of the country, and that civil war has contin-

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Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country, and the conflict soon resolved into a struggle between the Taliban, the dominant organization in the Pashtunpopulated parts of the country, and the militias of the Northern Alliance, the various smaller ethnic groups in the north of Afghanistan.

Since the Pashtuns are almost half the country’s population and had Pakistani support, the Taliban won control of multi-ethnic Kabul and become the country’s “government” in 1996. However, they never conquered the Northern Alliance that dominated the Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek provinces in the north.

Then, after 9/11, the U.S. invaded and made a de facto alliance with the warlords of the Northern Alliance. This tipped the balance in the war in the other direction, and it’s the northern warlords who have effectively run (or rather, looted) the country for the past decade.

Once the U.S. leaves, the balance of power between these two sides will be restored — and the civil war between them will continue on a more equal basis. This is not Vietnam, a homogeneous country with a strong national identity. It is a tribal country whose borders are entirely artificial.

Decisive victory in Afghanistan is unattainable for any ethnic group.

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The new normal?

MAKE WAY FOR A PERIOD OF SLOW GROWTH AND PARED SOCIAL SERVICES BERLIN — One thing you can count on in any G7/ G8 summit is that the leaders will declare success.

The most recent summit, chaired by British Prime Minister David Cameron, was no exception, and indeed there were promises to reduce tax evasion and avoidance by multinational corporations and to force the identity of the true owners of hidden accounts in tax havens.

But on the major challenges facing the world, the G7/ G8 leaders had little to say.

In particular, they had little to offer on how to restore economic growth to past high DAVID levels. But if the G7/G8 is not CRANE capable of exercising leadership, where else can we look?

Unfortunately, the G20, which includes other key players such as China, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Mexico, has shown, absent a grave crisis, an inability to act. As Ian Bremmer, founder of the Eurasia Group, argues, we live in a “G-Zero” world where agreement has proven to be extraordinarily different.

This a leadership issue.

“There are many countries now strong enough to block international action, but none is both willing and able to bring about lasting positive change,” Bremmer argues. The world’s failure to design a more lasting international financial regime, agree on a new global trading system, adopt a global action

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plan on climate change, or create an agenda for sustained global growth are examples.

Yet the risks to the global economy are real, as the West searches for ways to restore the higher growth rates of the past.

Whether new growth strategies can be found remains to be seen. But without stronger growth, the fiscal pressures will become worse, with the G7 world facing the threat of social cutbacks and broken promises to the public.

The decision by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government to raise the age of eligibility for the basic old age pension is just one example of what could lie ahead if growth cannot be enhanced. In Britain, the Labour Party has announced it would not spend more in its early years as government than the Cameron-Clegg coalition and has proposed a cap on welfare spending. This is the new fiscal reality.

The monetary expansion of recent years, as Western central banks flooded the world with cash and kept interest rates at as close to zero as they could go, may have averted greater economic distress. But monetary policy failed to put the world on a new growth path. What might have worked in the past didn’t work this time.

If the Bank for International Settlements is right, then central banks have effectively done all they can to foster stronger economic growth. In an unusually critical annual report, the BIS argues that monetary stimulus gave governments and financial institutions time to put their houses in order but that they failed to do this.

It is now up to governments to “return still-sluggish economies to strong and stable growth,” the BIS said.

The question is how. Given the weak fiscal position of most G7 countries, governments cannot pile up significantly more debt so policies have to be highly targeted. Infrastructure, innovation and skills development are three candidates for a growth policy since growth depends on expanded wealth creation and higher productivity.

In the meantime, there are dangers that actions by individual nations may make the situation worse.

Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the World Trade Organization, worries that the world has failed to respond to major structural problems exposed by the 2008 financial crisis and that unless we get a better handle on growth that we risk further protectionism, which would make matters worse.

“The risk of protectionism may be greater now than at any time since the start of the crisis, since other policies to restore growth have been tried and found wanting,” Lamy warned recently.

The key challenge is to identify new possibilities for growth. But some economists view the 20th century, with its industrialization and innovation, and the rise of a great middle class, as a special case — and that the new normal, at least for the West, is an era of slow growth and painful cuts in public programs.

Clearly, we live in transformative times. There is no returning to the past pathways for prosperity. If we are to restore hope and opportunity, new thinking is needed. But so far no leaders have emerged who have the ideas we need for a more sustainable future.

That is the challenge.

Who will answer it?

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

CANADA:

The good, the bad and the ugly Yay! We Canucks just celebrated another birthday. Canada’s 146th birthday, which is only about 20-something in dog years, which is pretty young for such a wise and experienced country.

S t i l l , it’s always worth celebrating another CanaHARLEY dian year, especially HAY when we get a long weekend as a birthday present. All of which means it’s time for another installment of the Good, the Bad & the Ugly (cue catchy Clint Eastwood, spaghetti western ocarina music).

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Canada — the good ● Where else can you put six local original rock ’n’ roll bands from the 1960s and ’70s in a curling rink on the July long weekend and get over 1,000 people to come out and have an excellent time reconnecting, remembering and rockin’ out? Where the veteran (i.e. old) musicians play their, um, hearts out and the happy crowd dances and parties like it was 1969 and not a single medical or law enforcement emergency personnel had to be called out? And where, get this — it was all in the name of raising money for a museum and art gallery to help preserve the history and legacy of mangy musicians and dance hall debauchery?

Only in Canada. ● Who else has the reputation of being “nice” and “friendly” and “frozen solid eight to 10 months of the year”? And when Canadians travel abroad, they are universally welcomed and world-renown for “not being American.” Remember that, militarily, we used to be known as the “peacekeepers.”

And in many publications Canada is always at the top of the list of the best places on Earth to live.

(These publications are proudly produced by the various Chambers of Commerce in various major Canadian cities, but as Canadians, they feel a little bit bad about that.)

• Who else has a flag with a big red leaf on it? The distinctive red maple leaf between two red bars is immediately recognized and revered worldwide as a red and white rectangle signifying two wide sidewalks on either side of a big tree — a powerful and meaningful symbol of what it means to be Canadian. It brings tears to a Canadian’s eyes just to see that leaf and two sidewalks sewn onto backpacks and flying on car and truck aerials right beside those green and white Saskatchewan Roughrider flags.

Canada — the bad ● The weather. In certain populated areas of Canada (here), there’s a saying that goes: “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” And it’s true, because lately you won’t like the weather

five minutes later either. There is also a saying that Canadians get “10 months of winter and two months of bad sledding.” This is a saying we like to kid each other with as people swap the snowmobiles off their trucks and trailers and replace them with quads. But perhaps the most definitive expression concerning Canadian weather can be summed up by the venerable group of Englishmen known as Monty Python, who said, simply and sincerely: “Bloody weather.” ● Remember, just a few sentences ago, that one of the good things about Canada was that “Militarily, we used to be known as the ‘peacekeepers.’ ”Yeah, well, the bad part is the “used to be” part. ● You know that official red and white maple leaf flag? Those big red maple leaf trees are mostly in Ontario. Maybe a big red snowflake would be more Canadian, eh?

Canada — the ugly ● Other than the perpetually depressing state of the Canadian film industry, or lack of same, there are very few truly ugly things about Canada — at least not ones that would fit snugly into a happy Hay’s Daze column. Which is the whole point of celebrating Canada Day, isn’t it?

OK, so there are the assault mosquitoes that come out to attack us viciously on the only 10 or 12 days of summer we get each year.

They’re pretty ugly and certainly can’t be actual Canadian mosquitoes, on account of they aren’t nice enough.

In summary, the Good, Bad & the Ugly of Canada is pretty darn good, especially if you are a Canuck. And also, the one thing you can say about Canada that potentially covers all three categories is that it is a very humongous country. The second largest after Russia, which doesn’t really count.

In fact, you can fit 14 Frances into one Canada, although I don’t think France would let us. And a lot of people outside of Canada have often commented on how “spaced out” Canada is. (They were talking about B.C. of course.)

So that’s one thing we can all be proud of and can celebrate year round. There’s even a song about it. It’s called Canada is Really Big by an excellent Canadian band called, appropriately, The Arrogant Worms, and we should all look it up on YouTube and sing.

All together now: Our mountains Are very pointy Our prairies are not The rest is Kinda bumpy But, man, do we have a lot (we gotta lot of land, we gotta whole lot of land) So stand up and be proud And sing out very loud We stand out from the crowd ‘cause Canada’s really big!

Happy B-Day really big Canada ! (smiley face emoticon).

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate.

His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

We tax weaknesses, but won’t spend money on aid Standing outside of the kitchen talking with individuals who compose “the street” is an exercise that I try to do on different occasions. Not working in the kitchen itself today — the sun is shining and here I find myself talking with them once again.

As I passed a certain doorway, I can see at least three people doing crack; they do it quite openly; there is nothing to fear. Maybe once, twice if you’re lucky, the police will drive, bike, or Segway on by. They just melt into the shadows until the police go on by and then it’s back to CHRIS the business of proSALOMONS curing and smoking, snorting or injecting drugs of all descriptions.

So as I walk by, I engage someone for a few minutes even as the business goes on behind me. The person I speak with will speak as one who is not engaged in the aforementioned business even though it’s obvious they are.

Their comments will address the drug problem and how stupid these other people behind me are for doing what they are.

I find it quite comical — I may have fallen off the turnip truck, but it wasn’t this morning.

One thing that I do hear a lot and what prompted this article is the desire of individuals to quit drugs and other street behaviours, but then of course the call of the street is stronger than the desire to change.

So then, as my wife and I were having coffee on the deck at home, we got to talking about addictions and the process of quitting.

I spoke as one who went through that process with smoking. It wasn’t until I had resolved in my mind to quit once and for all that I was able to quit and say no more and mean it.

It wasn’t the pictures of black lungs or rotting teeth on cigarette packs that made me quit, and it wasn’t the innumerable ads on TV or billboards.

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It was coming to that realization that I would not be able to enjoy my family and friends if I kept smoking.

As well, and most important, when I was created, it was not with the intent to blow my life away by smoking.

As we discussed this situation, I wondered if the government spent as much on the negative effects of smoking as they collected in the taxation on tobacco. For that matter, what happens with all the taxes on alcohol? Top that off with the tax they will put on marijuana when it is legalized.

It all goes into the general fund and gets lost.

When I went on the tax revenue sites, I found the explanations of both the collections and the expenses to be no more than a bunch of double speak.

On the one hand, the government ads extolling their commitment to addressing these problems amount to about the same level as gross pictures on cigarette packs.

What about the level of funding for the agencies (usually of private origin) that actually try to help people with these problems?

Sad to say, any funding that they do give is so minimal that these agencies are forced to hire people insufficiently trained to help addicted people. They end up hiring people with a lot of heart partly because they cannot afford the higher educated people. I think these agencies do a tremendous job with the resources they have, and they are having an impact.

Just consider this: three cents of every tax dollar pays for policing, but even that money is pooled in with the prison systems, border traffic and security.

Until we put our money where our mouths are as a country, we will stand on the sidelines wringing our hands and watching the drug cartels destroy our cities and our people.

We cannot dodge the issue; they are our people, our neighbors and our friends. No segment of society is exempt.

Maybe we need to corner our MPs and ask for a straight answer to what is being done on a specific issue without including it in several other categories.

I think we would be sorely surprised.

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

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Backpacking in Dominica ‘IT WAS ONLY 7 A.M., BUT THE TROPICAL HEAT WAS ALREADY FORCING US TO FIND SHADE. A CLOSET-SIZED STORE UP THE STREET APPEARED TO BE OPEN. IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE FOR SHADE AND LOCAL CONVERSATION . . . AND POSSIBLY GINGER BEER’

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Above: View of the Caribbean Ocean from our cottage in Roseau.

BY MIRJAM RAND SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE I was nervous about this plan.

My brother Eric and I were beginning our much-anticipated backpacking photo trip to Dominica, a small Caribbean island in the Eastern Antilles. Our plane would land in Barbados late at night and take off early the next morning for Dominica. How convenient, Eric reasoned, it would be to spend the night stretched out on an airport bench.

However, Barbadian customs officials didn’t see it our way. We could not claim our passports from the agents until we had secured a hotel for

the night.

The Commonwealth of Dominica is an island nation, 46 km long and 26 km wide. First discovered by Columbus, this mountainous island is covered with tropical rainforest.

The loftiest point is Morne Trois Pitons, soaring to a height of 1,424 metres (4,672 feet). There are 365 rivers and more than 160 bird species on this nature isle. Tree frogs, lizards and 13 bat species inhabit the island.

Tourists come here, not for the beaches, but to walk the Waitukubuli National Trail. The 2,000-km-long Waitukubuli Trail, made of 14 segments, traverses mountains and valleys, zigzagging along the spine of the island.

To get closer to the people and to save costs, we planned to use local transportation while in Dominica. A one-hour flight from Barbados landed us on the island on Easter Sunday morning. No buses were running.

We had to take a van taxi to Roseau, where Eric had booked a modest cottage. Leaving the airport, we immediately crossed Melville Hall River, where women were washing laundry along the rocky banks. Pieces of clothing stretched over nearby bushes.

The tropical sun and ocean breeze would dry them quickly.

Village after colourful village appeared as we drove the coastal route. Here and there, groups of people spilled out of churches. Women in freshly-ironed dresses and matching hats walked behind men wearing starched white shirts. Girls in frilly dresses mingled with boys in their Sunday best.

We entered an area known as Carib Territory or Kalinago Territory. Around the next bend on the narrow road, black smoke billowed out of a red brick chimney. It was a bakery, known for baking local Cassava bread.

Fire was quickly spreading over the roof.

Someone was holding a pale green garden hose towards the flames.

The driver of our van slowed down and passengers in our van broke out in a cacophony of voices as each tried to offer an opinion of what

should be done. One lady in a red tank top dialed 911. Another yelled out of the open window at a police standing by, letting him know that he must “harry” to save the Carib Bakery.

Arriving in Roseau, the taxi van wound its way up red earthen roads and turned into a narrow lane lined with fig palms and bougainvillea.

Hummingbirds whirred around hibiscus flowers and butterflies flitted gracefully from flower to flower. We were welcomed warmly by Jinette, the manager.

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Above: Jimmy the Whale mural in Roseau.

Below: Cutting up a blue marlin in Soufriere Bay.

DOMINCA: What a country!

Scott’s Head and Soufriere The next day was Easter Monday, and there were very few buses running. It would be a good day to walk along Victoria Street, the main coastal route, with the hope of catching a ride to Scott’s Head and Soufriere.

What about food? One small bakery was open so we bought their last three mini baguettes.

These would sustain us if we couldn’t find any stores for the rest of the day.

It was only 7 a.m., but the tropical heat was already forcing us to find shade. A closet-sized store up the street appeared to be open. It would be a good place for shade and local conversation ... and possibly ginger beer, a local favourite. Alvin, the store keeper was eager to share his knowledge of the island.

Customers came and went. Some bought a couple of slices of sausage, which Alvin cut from a sausage stick. A tall man in a tattered white T-shirt wanted a small can of condensed milk. A boy in his teens bought three cigarettes.

One woman came in for a stick of cocoa to grind into her morning milk — cocoa tea, as it’s called.

At the next village, we caught a van bus going to Scott’s Head, the most southern point of the island. The village of Soufriere lies just before Scott’s Head and is nestled on Soufriere Bay. This bay is the crater of an extinct volcano.

Hot spots along the coast offer locals a soak in the reputed healing waters.

Leaving Soufriere, we walked along the Cacharou Peninsula towards Scott’s Head Hill. Halfway up the hill, Atlantic waves crashing on the one side and the calm turquoise waters of the Caribbean on the other, we reached Battalion Lookout. An old British Navy cannon, partly covered by tall grass, stands there. From this point the Brits would volley cannon balls at ships sailing from the enemy island of French Martinique.

Below, we could see idle fishing boats bobbing in the safety of the bay. Children were splashing in the waters and the aroma of barbecued fish wafted in the ocean air.

Oliver greeted us and explained that his wife Nadia and their family were spending Easter weekend camping on the peninsula. Nadia chatted as Oliver turned meat over his home-made barbecue. It was an old oxygen bottle cut in two, supported by welded rebar legs.

Would Nadia sell us

two meals? In half an hour we were enjoying authentic Dominican fare — delicious barbecued dolphin (doeado) with coleslaw and tomatoes.

Fort Shirley Eighteenth century Fort Shirley is on the northwestern coast of Dominica in Cabrits National Park, just north of Portsmouth. It is a fort and garrison first built in 1763 when the Treaty of Paris ceded Dominica to Britain.

A large umbrella shaped mango tree stood in front of the garrison, offering its fruit to all.

Shaded from the intense morning sun, we breakfasted there on the mangoes. Many a soldier would have done the same.

A plaque on the garrison wall explained that this had been the site of a slave revolt in 1802.

The 8th West India Regiment’s African slave soldiers had taken over the garrison for three days.

Their action that day resulted in the freedom of all slave soldiers in the British Army.

Geneva and the southeast coast Jean Rhys is a Dominican national hero and the author of Wide Sargasso Sea. We wanted to find the place that inspired her descriptions of plantation life and found the site in Geneva, near Grand Bay. One can still see the remains of massive stone buildings, now covered in tropical vines. Daily showers, volcanic soil and cooling ocean breezes create an ideal environment for banana, papaya and mango. Ferns grow as tall as trees.

Fifty years ago, this Atlantic side of the island was not accessible by road. Horse carts carried people over the mountain trails to the more populated side of Soufriere and Roseau.

Today, we found this side of the island sparsely populated. Buses were few but the local people were friendly, often giving us rides.

Everyone we met that day mentioned Rosalie Bay Resort. Here, the Rosalie River empties into the Atlantic, creating a sheltered bay of palm trees and a beach of fine black volcanic sand. Giant leatherback turtles arrive on these shores to lay their eggs. The Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization has done an excellent job of informing and training locals to protect the tur-

tles and their young.

At the Rosalie Bay Restaurant we lunched on pumpkin soup and salad.

Back at our Mont Bruce cottage in Roseau, a basket of freshly picked grapefruit welcomed us.

Ma Harris, a spry octogenarian, treated us to the fruit from her orchard.

Exhausted from a day of hiking, busing and photographing, the fruit tasted refreshing and sweet.

We were ready to call it a day. Then our neighbour, Yvonne, stopped by. Would we like to enjoy an evening of Caribbean food and music at a local hotel? How could we pass up such an offer?

At the Anchorage Hotel, sumptuous international and Creole dishes were served. The evening sky darkened over Caribbean waters, the stars came out and a local band played reggae and folk music. It was the perfect setting for a day in paradise. This hotel knows how to serve up not only culture and taste but eco tourism as well.

The Anchorage Hotel, managed by Yvonne, is an island pioneer on whale watching and scuba diving. Andrew Armour, a ‘whale whisperer,’ dives in this area.

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Tete Morne The next morning, we were walking towards the bus stop when an open door along Victoria Street beckoned us. Inside the small sign paint-

ing business, Ras, dreadlocks hanging to his waist, welcomed us from a seated position on the floor. He was stringing a bead necklace as a shaft of sunlight streaked into the sparsely-furnished room. Paintings hung on the walls and two pots of natural herbal lotions simmered on the stove.

Ras, a Rastafarian, explained that he wears his dreadlocks as a matter of principle and not as a fashion statement. Ras told us of his interest in preserving the culture of his island.

“Education should include the arts as well as academic goals,” he explained.

From the centre of Grand Bay, we hiked upwards to the hamlet of Tete Morne. Wearing a bright yellow polo shirt, blue shorts and a wide smile, Desmond greeted us warmly inside the village’s only store.

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Market shows the power of artisans SANTE FE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. — For 10 years the International Folk Art Market has brought some of the world’s finest artisans from far-flung and often poverty-stricken locales to peddle their wares in the well-heeled, artistic mountain town of Santa Fe. The show has brought in millions of dollars for the artists, many of whom have gone home to start businesses that employ other mostly impoverished women from developing countries. But it has also helped draw attention to what officials with a new State Department-backed alliance say is one of the largest but most ignored global industries.

“The artisan sector is the second-largest employer in the developing world, after agriculture,” said Peggy Clark, co-chair of The Alliance for Artisan Enterprise and vice-president of the Aspen Institute.

“But it’s just not thought of as a driver of economic growth.”

To try to change that, the State Department last year launched the alliance in partnership with the Aspen Institute. Members include the folk market, retailers, even giants corporations like Coca-Cola and Wal-Mart.

“What the alliance does that is so incredibly important is it brings all the key players into the space,” said Melanne Verveer, who launched the group under former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before they both left the State Department.

“There are representatives of the artisans, those intermediaries that work in terms of developing the export and import opportunities. Then there are the buyers, from West End to Wal-Mart. This creates opportunities that are incalculable.”

The International Folk Art Market takes place July 12-14 and is open to the public. Nearly 200 artisans from 60 countries will be selling everything from exquisite textiles and handmade baskets to jewelry and musical instruments. The alliance will hold its first workshop in Santa Fe following the market.

“It is the most amazing trip around the world,” says Keith Recker, the founder and editor of Hand/ Eye magazine and a member of the market’s board.

“The artisan can really take you on an enthusiastic trip, from the colours of Africa to the dense textures of wool and alpaca fiber from South America to embroidery from Asia. Whatever you are interested in, you are going to find some way to dive in.”

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This undated photo provided by the International Folk Art Market shows the entrance sign for the event, which is taking place for the 10th year in Santa Fe, N.M., on July 12 to 14. The market brings artisans from around the world, and often from poverty-stricken places, to Santa Fe to sell everything from textiles to jewelry to musical instruments.

This year’s market marks the 10th anniversary of the event, which since its inception has had 650 artists from 80 countries represented. Those artists have logged more than $16 million in sales, 90 per cent of which has gone home with them. The market is known for finding top artisans around the world, helping participants with travel costs and giving them training for building businesses and co-operatives when they get home. In many instances, proceeds are used for community projects in developing countries like schools, houses and wells.

It has also served to empower women, enabling many to become breadwinners in countries where such roles are traditionally frowned upon, Recker said. “Craft has the double-edged sword of being

small and intimate and under the radar, a way for women to really move forward without rattling too many feathers in the power struggle,” he said.

The market’s history is full of stories of artisans who go on to create co-operatives that allow women to work from their homes, helping to lift their families and communities out of poverty while preserving ancient traditions.

“Santa Fe in many ways has led the way,” said Verveer, who is now director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. “It has been very much a trailblazer in this space and what it has been able to do in terms ... of this bigger picture, the bigger economic opportunity, particularly for women.”

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It seemed strange to see this giant stone edifice standing like a sentinel, alone against the elements.

Desmond expertly manouvered his small car over potholes as we headed for Soufriere. A group of people were gathered on the beach where a fisherman had caught a large blue marlin. The fish was about 1.8 metres long and about 50 cm in diameter. Wearing shiny yellow coveralls, a large man was using a machete to cut the fish into slabs. Every member of the local fishing co-operative would get their share.

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Monday morning, our last day, was rainy.

I had hoped that we could visit the Kalinago Territories on the way to Melville Hall Airport. However, rain changed the plans as most of the Carib craft and cultural centres were closed. We settled for stopping at the town of Marigot.

Once again we found a little store where we could talk with the locals.

Val the storekeeper was full of information about local foods, places to see and people to meet. We sat on a narrow bench on the porch of Val’s store and watched village life go by. As people came and went, we were introduced to each one.

The rain had stopped and it was time to catch a bus to the airport.

In five minutes, we were at Melville Hall Airport.

Horrified, I realized that my bag was missing. Eric hopped back on the bus and returned to the village while I stayed with the photo equipment.

Before I had time to start worrying about the lost bag, a white-haired man in a red tattered T-shirt stood beside me. He was leaning on a crutch and as he spoke, I noticed that he had only one tooth.

“Madame, is this your bag?” he queried.

I felt like embracing him as I blubbered out many thanks for his kindness.

Eric reappeared to say that Val had sent the man and the bag after us.

What a people! What a country! What an island!

Mirjam Rand is a local freelance writer.

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Big names move early SHAWN HORCOFF

HORCOFF A DALLAS STAR EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers didn’t have a place for Shawn Horcoff in their youth movement, so they have traded him to the Dallas Stars. Horcoff was the Oilers’ captain but at 34 the centre was out of place as part of a young core featuring Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov.

General manager Craig MacTavish said at the end of the season he planned to trade Horcoff and gave the veteran the opportunity to talk to other teams. The Oilers received defenceman Philip Larsen and a 2016 seventh-round pick in the trade. The Stars got Horcoff as part of a revamp by general manager Jim Nill, who acquired centres Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley from the Boston Bruins in a deal earlier Thursday that sent Loui Eriksson and others to the Boston Bruins. Nill said centre was Dallas’ weakest position, and this trade further addressed that concern. Horcoff has two seasons left on a contract that counts US$5.5 million against the salary cap and pays him a total of $7 million.

TODAY

● Soccer: Alberta rural youth championships — U12 boys and girls tier 4 at Three Hills; U16 boys tier 4, U18 girls tier 4 at Stettler; U16 tier 4 girls at Ponoka; U18 tier 4 boys at Lacombe. ● Midget AAA baseball: Sherwood Park Athletics at Red Deer Carstar Braves, doubleheader at noon and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park 1. ● Rodeo: Coronation Pro Rodeo, 1 p.m. ● Alberta Football League: Calgary Wolfpack at Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., Lacombe MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● Rodeo: Benalto Pro Rodeo, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Innisfail Yetti at Lacoka Locos, 7 p.m., Ponoka; Calgary Axemen/Rockies at Red Deer Renegades, 7:30 p.m., Kinex.

SUNDAY

● Soccer: Alberta rural youth championships — U12 boys and girls tier 4 at Three Hills; U16 boys tier 4, U18 girls tier 4 at Stettler; U16 tier 4 girls at Ponoka; U18 tier 4 boys at Lacombe. ● Peewee AAA baseball: St. Alberta Cardinals at Red Deer DQ Braves, doubleheader at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ● Midget AAA baseball: Sherwood Park Dukes at Red Deer Carstar Braves, doubleheder, noon and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park 1. ● Rodeo: Benalto Pro Rodeo, 1 p.m.

Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Medicine Hat Sun Devils at Red Deer Renegades, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton Warriors at Red Deer Rampage, 4:30 p.m., Kinex.

ALFREDSSON SIGNS WITH DETROIT, RYAN ON THE MOVE THE OTTAWA

NHL FREE AGENCY

THE CANADIAN PRESS Longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson pulled off the first stunner of the NHL free agency period by signing with the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.

It didn’t take long for his former general manager to pull off a shocker of his own.

Just a few hours after Alfredsson ended his 17-season run in the nation’s capital by signing a one-year deal with the Red Wings, Senators GM Bryan Murray landed star forward Bobby Ryan in a trade with Anaheim.

Ottawa gave up Jakob Silfverberg, prospect Stefan Noesen and a first-round pick in 2014 in the deal.

Alfredsson, 40, said while the Senators are moving in the right direction, he feels that signing with Detroit will give him the best chance of winning the Stanley Cup for the first time.

“It was an extremely hard decision to make but I feel it’s the right one for me at this time,” Alfredsson said on a conference call.

In a move almost as seemingly improbable as Alfredsson leaving Ottawa, the Boston Bruins signed forward Jarome Iginla to a one-year deal worth $1.8 million. With incentives, the 36-yearold could make up to $6 million.

Iginla, the long-time captain in Calgary appeared to be headed to Boston at the trade dead-

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ottawa Senators’ Daniel Alfredsson celebrates the Senators’ 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, on May 7, 2013.

Alfredsson is joining the Detroit Red Wings to make a one-year run at the Stanley Cup. line when the Flames and Bruins had a deal in place. But Iginla spurned the Bruins and Calgary dealt him to Pittsburgh instead.

The Bruins swept Iginla and the Penguins in the Eastern Conference final.

In 1,232 games with Calgary and Pittsburgh, Iginla has 530 goals and 576 assists.

Several big-name players were on the move in the early-after-

noon whirlwind, many of them signing lucrative long-term deals.

Forward Nathan Horton agreed to terms on a US$37.1-million, sevenyear deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Phoenix Coyotes signed forward Mike Ribeiro to a $22-million, four-year deal.

By mid-afternoon, the Toronto Maple Leafs were in on the action, signing forward David Clarkson to a seven-year

deal worth a reported $36.75-million. The Leafs also re-signed forward Tyler Bozak to a reported $21-million, five-year contract along with tough guy Frazer McLaren to a two-year deal worth $1.4 million.

The Red Wings also agreed to terms on a five-year deal with forward Stephen Weiss worth a reported $24.5 million and the Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Rob Scuderi to

a $13.5-million, four-year contract.

The New Jersey Devils and forward Ryane Clowe agreed to a $24.25-million, fiveyear contract, and later picked up forward Michael Ryder.

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed forward Valtteri Filppula to a $25-million, five-year deal, according to media reports.

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Roughriders rally to down Stampeders THE CANADIAN PRESS Saskatchewan 36 Calgary 21 REGINA — Kory Sheets ran 26 times for 133 yards and Chris Milo nailed all four fieldgoal attempts as the Saskatchewan Roughriders remained undefeated to start the CFL season with a 36-21 win Friday over the Calgary Stampeders.

Sheets never went for more than 18 yards on a single rush but put the Roughriders (2-0) ahead for good when he found the end zone from three yards out in the fourth quarter.

He had plenty of help on Friday, most notably from slotback Weston Dressler who topped all Riders receivers with an effort that began on

Saskatchewan’s opening drive when he caught three passes for 33 yards.

Dressler caught a bullet over the middle from quarterback Darian Durant for a 28-yard touchdown in the second quarter and drew a 31-yard pass interference penalty on Calgary linebacker Jonathan Hefney in the fourth quarter that set up Sheets’ go-ahead score.

It was a tough game for Hefney who was burned earlier in the game with the Stampeders (1-1) leading 14-11.

Saskatchewan slotback Chris Getzlaf outran Hefney for a 32-yard reception and overwhelmed him again on the next play for another nine yards.

That led to a 36-yard field goal from Milo, his second of four in the

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Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Kory Sheets runs the ball past Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Shawn Lemon in the second half of CFL football action in Regina, Sask., Friday. game. Milo also connected from 15, 38 and 29 yards.

Getzlaf added a 15-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter that put the Riders up 35-21. He finished with eight catches for 97

yards.

Stampeders quarterback Drew Tate was deadly accurate for most of the game, completing 19-of-25 passes for 231 yards before giving way to Kevin Glenn with five minutes to play.

Tate tossed secondquarter touchdowns to Rob Cote and Joe West, and Marquay McDaniel ran in from seven yards out on the game’s opening drive, as Calgary built a 21-14 lead by halftime.

New CBA fails to curtail free-agent frenzy THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — For more than four months, NHL owners and players squabbled over a new collective bargaining agreement. Among a variety of issues, contract limits and the salary cap played a role in a lockout that cut the season to 48 games.

The lockout felt like a distant memory Friday.

In the first six hours of free agency teams spent over US$350 million signing players, showing that new restraints didn’t impede general managers

from doing their annual shopping.

“I guess when you consider the fact that there’s really $180 million taken out of the system with every team losing $6 million in cap space, you’d think it’d slow down,” Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. “But everybody has needs, everybody has a certain amount of cap space. And I think everybody probably tried to address their needs today in the best way they could.”

The Columbus Blue

Jackets filled a need with the richest deal of the day, signing rightwinger Nathan Horton for seven years and $37.1 million. The Toronto Maple Leafs did the same by signing power-forward David Clarkson for seven years and $36.75 million.

Under the new CBA, seven years is the longest deal a player can get when leaving his current team.

Eight years is the max for a team to re-sign its own player, and the Flyers took advantage of that by extending cap-

tain Claude Giroux, who would’ve been a restricted free agent in a year.

Day One of free agency this year looked like it could be a slower one than usual, judging by a shallow group of available players made weaker when teams like the Anaheim Ducks signed stars like Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf to longterm deals.

With the salary cap going down to $64.3 million from $70.2 million, prudence seemed to be in order.

But compliance buyouts changed the picture,

leading to more salarycap space and over 50 signings in the first six hours of free agency.

“I didn’t really expect for the money to be thrown around quite the way that it was before,” said forward Matt Hendricks, who signed for four years and $7.4 million with the Nashville Predators.

“But I guess when you look at it and you see all these buyouts, all of a sudden all this money becomes available again.”

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Football

Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 53 34 .609 48 39 .552 47 39 .547 47 40 .540 42 44 .488

GB — 5 5.5 6 10.5

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 47 38 .553 45 41 .523 40 43 .482 36 47 .434 34 49 .410

GB — 2.5 6 10 12

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L 51 36 50 36 41 44 38 48 31 56

Pct .586 .581 .482 .442 .356

GB — 1/2 9 12.5 20

Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2 Detroit 7, Cleveland 0 Toronto 4, Minnesota 0 Tampa Bay 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 4, Cincinnati 2 Texas 10, Houston 5 Oakland 6, Kansas City 3 Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Today’s Games Baltimore (Tillman 10-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-6), 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-6) at Toronto (Dickey 8-8), 11:07 a.m.

Oakland (J.Parker 6-6) at Kansas City (E.Santana 5-5), 12:10 p.m.

Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 6-5) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-3), 2:05 p.m.

Seattle (Bonderman 1-2) at Cincinnati (Latos 7-2), 2:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 5-7) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 11-3), 5:15 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 4-5) at Texas (Darvish 8-3), 5:15 p.m.

Boston (Dempster 5-8) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-4), 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Angels, 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Texas at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee

Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 49 37 .570 44 42 .512 42 45 .483 36 47 .434 32 53 .376

GB — 5 7.5 11.5 16.5

Central Division W L Pct 53 32 .624 51 34 .600 49 37 .570 36 48 .429 34 51 .400

GB — 2 4.5 16.5 19

West Division W L 45 41 42 45 40 44 39 45 40 47

Pct .523 .483 .476 .464 .460

GB — 3.5 4 5 5.5

Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 Washington 8, San Diego 5 Seattle 4, Cincinnati 2 N.Y. Mets 12, Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 4, Miami 1 Arizona 5, Colorado 0

Today’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 1-0) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 0-3), 12:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 4-10), 2:05 p.m.

San Diego (Marquis 9-4) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-3), 2:05 p.m.

Seattle (Bonderman 1-2) at Cincinnati (Latos 7-2), 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Hudson 4-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 7-5), 5:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Fife 3-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 8-5), 5:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Marcum 1-9) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-8), 5:15 p.m.

Colorado (Pomeranz 0-1) at Arizona (Miley 4-7), 8:10 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m.

San Diego at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

Miami at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

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Saskatchewan B.C. Calgary Edmonton

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

PF 75 56 65 18

PA 39 60 68 39

Thursday’s Games Winnipeg 19, Montreal 11 B.C. 24, Toronto 16 Friday’s Game Saskatchewan 36, Calgary 21 Today’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Game Edmonton at Hamilton, 3 p.m.

0:24 Sask. — TD Dressler 28 pass from Durant (twopoint convert, 5 pass from Durant to Sheets) 5:36 Sask. — FG Milo 36 13:15 Cgy — TD West 16 pass from Tate (Paredes convert) 14:46 Third Quarter Sask. — FG Milo 38 3:20 Sask. — FG Milo 29 9:35 Fourth Quarter Sask. — TD Sheets 3 run (two-point convert, Dressler 5 pass from Durant) 1:40 Sask. — TD Getzlaf 15 pass from Durant (Milo convert) 9:31 Sask. — Single Schmitt 62 14:14 Calgary 7 14 0 0 — 21 Saskatchewan 3 11 6 16 — 36 Attendance — 35,296 at Saskatchewan.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Calgary: Cornish 8-42, Tate 2-7, McDaniel 1-7, Mitchell 2-2. Saskatchewan: Sheets 26-133, Durant 2-17, Willy 1-1.

Receiving Calgary: West 4-97, McDaniel 5-47, Lewis 4-43, Price 5-39, Arthur 2-20, Parker 1-13, Cote 1-8, Taylor 1-5. Saskatchewan: Dressler 10-103, Getzlaf 8-97, Smith 3-16, Sheets 2-14, McHenry 1-14, Bagg 1-6, Riley 1-3.

Passing Calgary: Tate 19-25-231-0-0, Glenn 4-7-41-0-1.

Saskatchewan: Durant 26-34-253-0-0.

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Correia, Pressly (7) and Doumit; Buehrle, Cecil (8), McGowan (9) and Arencibia. W—Buehrle 5-5. L— Correia 6-6. HRs—Toronto, Bautista (20).

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Placed SS Stephen Drew on the 15-day DL (retroactive to June 29). Recalled RHP Jose De La Torre from Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Designated C Hector Gimenez for assignment. Optioned OF Jordan Danks to Charlotte (IL). Recalled C Josh Phegley and OF Blake Tekotte from Charlotte.

DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated OF Matt Tuiasosopo from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Avisail Garcia to Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with LHP Kent Emanuel on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Requested unconditional release waivers on OF Jeff Francoeur.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated RHP P.J. Walters for assignment. Reinstated RHP Mike Pelfrey from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent 3B Alex Rodriguez to Tampa (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS-Announced that RHP Kyle McClellan accepted an outright assignment to Frisco (SL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent 3B Brett Lawrie to Lansing (MWL) for a rehab assignment.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned RHP Chaz Roe and OF Tony Campana to Reno (PCL).

Recalled LHP Tyler Skaggs and RHP Charles Brewer from Reno.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Cory Gearrin to Gwinnett (IL). Transferred LHP Jonny Venters to the 60-day DL. Reinstated RHP Luis Ayala from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Assigned RHP Carlos Marmol outright to Albuquerque (PCL). Reinstated OF Carl Crawford from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Scott Van Slyke to Albuquerque (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Recalled RHP Greg Burke and 1B Ike Davis from Las Vegas (PCL).

Designated RHP Brandon Lyon for assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Burch Smith to Tucson (PCL). Reinstated INF Everth Cabrera from the 15-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Called up OF Cole Gillespie from Fresno (PCL). Optioned OF Juan Perez to Fresno. Transferred OF Angel Pagan to the 60-day DL. American Association EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed RHP Austin Carden.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Released OF Brandon Kendricks.

PA 52 58 49 39

Saskatchewan 36, Calgary 21 First Quarter Cgy — TD McDaniel 7 run (Paredes convert) 3:05 Sask. — FG Milo 15 8:47 Second Quarter Cgy — TD Cote 8 pass from Tate (Paredes convert)

FRIDAY’S LINESCORES 000 300

PF 49 55 52 34

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES

Monday’s Games Oakland at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

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Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Hamilton

CFL EAST DIVISION W L T Pts 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed OF Kyle Nichols.

LAREDO LEMURS — Traded OF Jon Gaston to Lincoln for INF Mike Provencher.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed OF Brian Wuest.

Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed INF Issael Gonzalez.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Released INF Nick Del Guidice.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Traded F Bobby Ryan to Ottawa for RW Jakob Silfverberg, F Stefan Noesen and a 2014 first-round draft pick. Signed F Saku Koivu to a one-year contract.

BOSTON BRUINS—Signed F Jarome Iginla to one-year contract.

CALGARY FLAMES — Signed G Karri Ramo to a two-year contract and C Corban Knight to a twoyear, entry-level contract. Traded a 2014 fifth-round draft pick to St. Louis for D Kris Russell. Re-signed C Greg Nemiscz to a one-year contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with D Mike Komisarek and G Anton Khudobin on one-year contracts.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with D Michal Rozsival on a two-year contract, F Michal Handzus and G Nikolai Khabibulin to oneyear contracts.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed D Andre Benoit to a one-year contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed RW Nathan Horton to a seven-year contract and Fs Cody Bass and Ryan Craig, G Jeremy Smith and D Thomas Larkin.

DALLAS STARS — Signed G Dan Ellis to a twoyear contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Agreed to terms with F Daniel Alfredsson on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with F Stephen Weiss on a five-year contract. Signed F Luke Glendening to a one-year, two-way contract.

EDMONTON OILERS — Traded C Shawn Horcoff to Dallas for D Philip Larsen and a 2016 seventh-round draft pick. Signed D Andrew Ference to a four-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed to terms with D Mike Mottau on a one-year, two-way contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed D Jeff Schultz.

MINNESOTA WILD — Signed D Keith Ballard.

Re-signed D Jared Spurgeon.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Acquired F George

Parros from the Florida Panthers for F Philippe Lefebvre and a 2014 seventh-round pick.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Viktor Stalberg to a four-year contract. Signed G Carter Hutton to a one-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed F Michael Ryder.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Re-signed G Evgeni Nabokov C Peter Regin to one-year contracts.

Agreed to terms with RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed F Dominic Moore, F Benoit Pouliot and D Aaron Johnson.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed F Clarke MacArthur to a two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed G Ray Emery and G Yann Danis to one-year contracts and C Claude Giroux to an eight-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTES — Signed G Thomas Greiss to a one-year contract, C Mike Ribeiro to a four-year contract and D Michael Stone to a three-year contract. Re-signed F Kyle Chipchura to a multi-year contract and D Chris Summers to a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed D Rob Scuderi to a four-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed F Maxim Lapierre to a two-year contract and F Keith Aucoin to a oneyear contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Re-signed D Scott Hannan to a one-year contract. Signed F Tyler Kennedy to a two-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed F Geoff Walker to a one-year, two-way contract and F Jonathan Drouin to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Signed C Valtteri Filppula to a five-year contract.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Agreed to terms with C Tyler Bozak on a five-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed F Brad Richardson and D Yannick Weber.

WINNIPEG JETS—Acquired F Devin Setoguchi from the Minnesota Wild for a second-round pick in the 2014 draft.

ECHL SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Agreed to terms with F Andrew Cherniwchan. Re-signed F Eric Alexander.

COLLEGE BRIDGEWATER (VA.) — Named Danielle Hawkins women’s lacrosse coach.

UAB — Named Bill Lansden senior associate athletic director for external affairs.

First Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, PX, SF, TR).

1 On A Rocket (J. Jungquist) 2 Newport Place (J. Marino) 3 Arctic Wireman (B. Watt) 4 Two Pack Habit (T. Redwood) 5 Lo Tengo (D. Monkman Jr) 6 Cenalta Alert (T. Cullen) 7 Meadowlark Tsunami (C. Brown) 8 Justabitcrazy (G. Hudon) ae Mjjz Shannon D (Q. Schneider) Second Pace, purse $4,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Concorde (J. Glen) 2 Cool Eyes (D. Monkman Jr) 3 Gotta Bad Attitude (G. Clark) 4 Tinhorn Creek (G. Hudon) 5 Metajka Road (J. Gagne) 6 Jacksons Spin (P. Giesbrecht) 7 Life On Homicide (J. Jungquist) 8 Rascal Shark (P. Davies) Third Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 G I Joan (J. Marino) 2 Caracas (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Happyagain Mindale (J. Jungquist) 4 Comeshomeearly (K. Hoerdt) 5 Me Myself And I (B. Clark) 6 Truly Cruisin (B. Watt) 7 Js Honeybet (G. Clark) 8 Major Ziggy (P. Davies) 9 Spring Baby (T. Redwood) Fourth Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Rays High Noon (K. Hoerdt) 2 Arctic Artist (J. Campbell) 3 Minettas Leader (J. Marino) 4 Swing Away (T. Cullen) 5 Broadies Dancer (P. Davies) 6 Lefty Malone (J. Gagne) 7 Cams Wizard (W. Tainsh Jr) 8 The Cracken (K. Clark) 9 Classy Cracker (T. Redwood) Fifth Pace, purse $7,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Gts Jake (J. Jungquist) 2 Outlawdangruswatrs (T. Redwood) 3 Hilldrop Shady (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Loneridge Shannon (T. Cullen) 5 I Hear Voices (J. Marino) 6 Wannabe Cowboy (R. Grundy) 7 Bachelor Pad (G. Hudon) 8 Cowboy Caper (K. Hoerdt) 9 Revoler (J. Campbell) Sixth Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Pedal Steel (J. Marino) 2 Bettor In The Bank (K. Clark) 3 Medicine Hat (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Play Me Right (J. Campbell) 5 Blistillmyheart (J. Gagne) 6 Tatsu (T. Cullen) 7 Masada Rocks (K. Hoerdt) 8 Senga Nanjeing (R. Grundy) 9 Little Bit Faster (H. Haining) Seventh Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Dees Promise (J. Chappell) 2 Hollywood Lenny (Q. Schneider) 3 Western Chrome (R. Goulet) 4 Somethinsgoinon (K. Clark) 5 Red Star Cashflow (B. Watt) 6 Passing Breeze (J. Marino) 7 Terrorizer (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Mjjz R Us (P. Davies) 9 Bob Watts (T. Cullen) Eighth Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Aerial Time (J. Chappell) 2 Rays Crown Royal (K. Hoerdt) 3 Beren Hanover (B. Clark) 4 American Venture (K. Clark) 5 Big N Bad (J. Marino) 6 Lisvinnie (R. Hennessy) 7 Watch And Pray (J. Gagne) 8 Blue Star Admiral (W. Tainsh Jr) 9 Brenin (J. Gray) Ninth Pace, purse $8,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Mr Saratoga (Q. Schneider) 2 Strikes N Charges (T. Cullen) 3 Trust The Artist (K. Hoerdt) 4 Smooth Criminal (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 No Fear (J. Campbell) 6 Outlawtowerinferno (R. Hennessy) 7 Flak Jacket (J. Gray) 8 Playbook (K. Clark) Tenth Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Willie Go Mjjz (T. Redwood) 2 Blasty Cam (G. Clark) 3 Jellos Fellow (K. Hoerdt) 4 Hesacountryboy (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Da Terror (T. Cullen) 6 Whosurhero (J. Jungquist) 7 Artability (Q. Schneider) 8 Timely Promise (J. Campbell) 9 Caleo Bay (K. Clark)

GREENBRIER CLASSIC At The Greenbrier Resort, The Old White TPC Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,287; par 70 Second Round Matt Every 69-62 — 131 Daniel Summerhays 65-67 — 132 Bill Lunde 66-66 — 132 Steven Bowditch 65-67 — 132 Russell Henley 67-65 — 132 Johnson Wagner 62-70 — 132 Ben Curtis 67-66 — 133 Greg Owen 67-66 — 133 Tommy Gainey 62-71 — 133 Jonas Blixt 66-67 — 133 Jimmy Walker 69-65 — 134 Tag Ridings 65-69 — 134 Brendon de Jonge 66-68 — 134 James Driscoll 66-68 — 134 Jordan Spieth 67-67 — 134 D.H. Lee 66-68 — 134 Kenny Perry 68-67 — 135 D.A. Points 70-65 — 135 Ted Potter, Jr. 69-66 — 135 Brian Davis 67-68 — 135 Kevin Chappell 67-68 — 135 Chad Campbell 69-66 — 135 Matt Jones 69-66 — 135 Rory Sabbatini 70-65 — 135 Louis Oosthuizen 67-68 — 135 Bill Haas 68-67 — 135

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Wednesday’s results Toronto 3 Montreal 3 Chicago 3 San Jose 2 Kansas City 1 Vancouver 1 Salt Lake 2 Philadelphia 2 Seattle 2 D.C. 0

Chivas 0 at Dallas 0 New York 0 at Colorado 2 Columbus at Los Angeles, Late Today’s games San Jose at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Houston, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s games Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Portland at Columbus, 3 p.m.

Chivas at Montreal, 5 p.m.

D.C. at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

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

Friday, July 12 Chivas at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 13 Montreal at New York, 5 p.m.

Houston at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

Salt Lake at Dallas, 7 p.m.

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

Los Angeles at Portland, 9 p.m.

Sunday, July 14 Chicago at Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17 New England at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Chivas, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games

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First Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Smoken Blue Water (Q. Schneider) 2 Barona Lite (B. Piwniuk) 3 River Blues (J. Marino) 4 My Dads A Stud (R. Hennessy) 5 Hf Pajama Party (H. Haining) 6 Pureform Olympia (J. Campbell) 7 Sheezgotdawoogies (G. Hudon) 8 Cenalta Dynasty (B. Watt) Second Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Apalamine (K. Hoerdt) 2 No Limit For Mjjz (J. Jungquist) 3 Minettaszoombyyall (T. Cullen) 4 Intrepid Kate (T. Brown) 5 Wrangler Diva (J. Marino) 6 Yankee Mystique (P. Giesbrecht) 7 Alashazam (J. Campbell) 8 Crimson Promise (T. Redwood) 9 Fortunate Design (K. Clark) Third Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Shes A Ladro (J. Marino) 2 Miss Dezilou (T. Redwood)

3 Real Pretty (J. Gray) 4 Bite Size (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Sweetycamtoplay (G. Hudon) 6 Miss Reserve (B. Clark) 7 Dancing Fool (J. Campbell) 8 Brandons Cassie (K. Ducharme) Fourth Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Blue Star Quest (T. Redwood) 2 Hey Scoob (B. Watt) 3 Make It So (J. Chappell) 4 Farm Team (P. Davies) 5 Saltwater Cowboy (J. Marino) 6 Stirling Advocate (K. Hoerdt) 7 Cenalta Spirit (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Too Young Man (J. Campbell) 9 Hollywood Hotel (G. Hudon) ae Kg Cody (J. Jungquist) Fifth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Keystone Vanyla (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Im The Reason (J. Campbell) 3 Cantcatch P (J. Chappell) 4 Red Star Jenny (K. Hoerdt) 5 Samnmadie (J. Jungquist) 6 Dudes Bonnie (R. Goulet) 7 Taj R Us (J. Gagne) 8 Arctic Flame (J. Marino) 9 Barona Java (G. Hudon) ae Fancy Camelot (T. Cullen) Sixth Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Credit Card Junkie (K. Clark) 2 Barona Josie (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Sealedwithapromise (J. Gray) 4 Just Saucy (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Thats Witty (J. Marino)

6 Jennas Pass (B. Piwniuk) 7 Phoenician Gal (T. Cullen) 8 Honor Roll (J. Campbell) 9 Baby You Save Me (T. Brown) Seventh Pace, purse $6,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 All Canadian Mjjz (R. Starkewski) 2 Hollywood Warrior (K. Clark) 3 Steve O (J. Gagne) 4 Caress Of Steel (B. Watt) 5 Outlaw Beacon (J. Marino) 6 Kg Art Dreamer (G. Hudon) 7 Cenalta Power (R. Grundy) Eighth Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Cenalta Magic (T. Cullen) 2 Shaker Boy (J. Campbell) 3 One Tuff Cowboy (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Location Baran (J. Marino) 5 Burn The Floor (R. Hennessy) 6 Slender Pride (J. Jungquist) 7 Kg Rowan (G. Hudon) 8 Attitude Adjuster (T. Redwood) 9 Heartland Firmway (P. Giesbrecht) ae Clintons Bruiser (K. Hoerdt) Ninth Pace, purse $5,100 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Raging Fingers (T. Redwood) 2 Outlaw Highvoltage (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Arroway (J. Gray) 4 B R Money Matters (J. Marino) 5 Mr Brightside (B. Piwniuk) 6 Total Rhythm (K. Hoerdt) 7 Boom Shazam (B. Watt) 8 Greek Ruler (J. Chappell) 9 Western Olympian (K. Clark) ae Balzac Billy (P. Davies)

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First Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PX, SF, TR).

1 Glitteronthebeach (T. Cullen) 2 Brendons No Fly (T. Redwood) 3 Crafty Cracker (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Cinderella Smiles (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Julie Caesar (K. Clark) 6 Justabitfaster (G. Hudon) 7 Whitehouse Secret (P. Davies) 8 Tu Wong Fu (J. Chappell) Second Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Beach Baby (K. Clark) 2 American Passion (G. Hudon) 3 Arctic Pine (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Artprize (K. Hoerdt) 5 Outlawlookslikrain (C. Kolthammer) 6 As Seely Promised (T. Redwood) 7 Born With A Grin (J. Jungquist) Third Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Eternal Grace (T. Cullen) 2 Jennas Ideal (J. Chappell) 3 Dickies Motel (J. Campbell) 4 Drinkin Her Pretty (K. Clark) 5 Regal Sage (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Doda Gig (P. Davies) 7 Cracklin Millie (G. Hudon) 8 Westwood Chaos (J. Jungquist) 9 Such A Night (J. Marino) Fourth Pace, purse $7,500 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Millbanks Ariel (T. Redwood) 2 Overnight Success (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Feelin Flush (T. Cullen) 4 Just Fiction (J. Marino) 5 Blue Star Beauty (W. Tainsh Jr) Fifth Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Nitrous Force (T. Cullen) 2 Outlaw Terra Gold (J. Marino) 3 Blazing By (J. Campbell) 4 Outlawcherishafool (C. Kolthammer) 5 Youre Away (R. Hennessy) 6 Blue Star West (J. Gray) 7 Kiss My Crouper (R. Grundy) 8 Keystone Maddie (P. Giesbrecht) 9 Freedoms Treasure (W. Tainsh Jr) Sixth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Tajwon (T. Cullen) 2 Remarkable Cam (J. Campbell) 3 Alcars Britefriday (P. Giesbrecht) 4 My World (K. Hoerdt) 5 Stiletto Spur (J. Marino) 6 Rango (T. Redwood) 7 Nevermissabeat (R. Grundy) 8 National Interest (K. Clark) 9 Red Star Kash (T. Brown) ae Best Out West (W. Tainsh Jr) Seventh Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Contesta Hanover (K. Clark) 2 Barona Lilac (K. Hoerdt) 3 Shirley Girl (G. Hudon) 4 Ruths Shadylady (J. Jungquist) 5 Popcorn (J. Gray) 6 Cool One (D. Monkman Jr) 7 Cloud Nine (J. Marino) Eighth Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Va Va Varoom (R. Hennessy) 2 Shadow Time (J. Marino) 3 Emotions Run Wild (K. Hoerdt) 4 Crown And Ginger (T. Brown) 5 Chatter Box (J. Campbell) 6 Kim Chee (T. Redwood) 7 Isle Of Shoals (C. Kolthammer) 8 Clearly Best (K. Dressler) 9 Fire Dance (D. Monkman Jr) Ninth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Psymadre (T. Redwood) 2 Katies Gun (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Knickfree (J. Chappell) 4 Domino Theory (T. Cullen) 5 Barndougle (G. Clark) 6 Lakers R Electric (Q. Schneider) 7 Art By Dylan (K. Hoerdt) 8 Pop Gun (J. Campbell) 9 Payoff (W. Tainsh Jr) ae Bomber Brown (J. Campbell) Tenth Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Fly Bye Elly (J. Gray) 2 Sharon Blew Bye (B. Watt) 3 Whos In The Hat (T. Cullen) 4 Last Luck (J. Marino) 5 Hollywood Jubilee (J. Chappell) 6 Brave Rustler (P. Giesbrecht) 7 Market For Romance (K. Ducharme) 8 Hollywood Monroe (G. Hudon) 9 Liz Lover (J. Jungquist) ae Baja Beach (J. Chappell)

B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013

Fraser eager to fit in with Bruins While he wasn’t one of the big names involved in a major NHL deal Thursday, Red Deer product Matt Fraser was obviously impacted.

“It was pretty shocking. I was playing golf when everything seemed to erupt,” Fraser said Friday, regarding the transaction that saw himself, fellow prospects Joe Morrow and Reilly Smith and NHL veteran Loui Eriksson moved from the Dallas Stars to the Boston Bruins in return for Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley.

“To go to such a franchise with a history of winning and being an original six team . . . it’s pretty exciting for myself.”

Fraser scored 37 and 33 goals in each of the last two seasons with the AHL Texas Stars and played 12 games with Dallas last winter, scoring once — his

first NHL goal — and adding two assists.

“Those 12 games were invaluable for me in just getting my foot in the door and experiencing what it’s all about,” said the 23-year-old. “No one can take that away. I feel very fortunate that I was able to play those games, and yet I want to be a guy who’s going to be in the NHL for years to come and be an impact playMatt Fraser er.”

The former Kootenay Ice star feels he’s ready — or at least close — to play full time in the NHL. “Absolutely, I feel I’m close,” he said. “I feel like I’ll be ready to prove that once I get to training camp.

The NHL is a whole different animal and when you

Soccer Canada gets experience in new bench boss

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Benito Floro has more than a few treasured memories of managing Real Madrid.

But one stands out for the 61-year-old Spaniard, who was in charge of the Spanish giant from 1992 to 1994 and served as director of football at the Bernabeu in 2006.

“The best was when we beat Barcelona, playing well,” Floro said through an interpreter.

Having once managed what is currently the world’s most valuable soccer club team,

Floro’s brief now is to help Canada beat the likes of Honduras, Panama and others in CONCACAF and move closer to an elusive World Cup berth.

In addition to serving as Canadian manager, Floro also takes over a national Olympic (under-23) team which has failed to qualify for the Games since 1984.

For some, taking over a country ranked 88th in the world, 10th in CONCACAF and with just three pro teams — largely stocked with foreigners — and turning it into a winner would be mission impossible.

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NHL: Oilers land Ference The Edmonton Oilers made a flurry of signings shortly after the free agency period began at noon Eastern Time, signing defenceman Andrew Ference to a four-year contract worth a reported $13 million. Ference helped Boston reach the Stanley Cup final last month.

The Oilers also confirmed the trade that will see forward Shawn Horcoff go to Dallas in exchange for defenceman Philip Larsen and a seventh-round selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Edmonton also signed a pair of former Phoenix Coyotes, inking centre Boyd Gordon to a three-year deal and goaltender Jason Labarbera to a one-year deal. The Oilers also agreed to terms on two-year contracts with forwards Ryan Hamilton and Jesse Joensuu.

The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward George Parros from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Philippe Lefebvre and a seventhround pick in 2014.

The Winnipeg Jets stayed quiet until they made a trade to pick up rightwinger Devin Setoguchi from the Minnesota Wild for a second-round pick in the 2014 draft.

Setoguchi had a career-high 65 points in 2008-09 while with the San Jose Sharks and hasn’t come close to hitting that mark since.

In other moves Friday: — Veteran forward Saku Koivu will return for a fifth year in Anaheim after signing a one-year contract with the Ducks. The 17-year NHL veteran had 27 points (eight goals, 19 assists) in 47 games last season, while also breaking the 800-point plateau for his career.

— The Nashville Predators signed four forwards to multi-year deals.

Viktor Stalberg signed a $12-million, four-year deal and Eric Nystrom to a $10-million, four-year deal. Nashville also signed forward Matt Hendricks to a $7.4-million, four-year deal and forward Matt Cullen to a $7-million, two-year contract. Goaltender Carter Hutton also signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators.

— The San Jose Sharks re-signed defenceman Scott Hannan to a oneyear contract and signed forward Tyler Kennedy to a two-year contract. The Sharks also announced that star centre Logan Couture signed a $30-million, five-year contract that was agreed to last month.

— The Coyotes re-signed forward Kyle Chipchura to a multi-year contract.

— The Senators signed forward Clarke MacArthur to a two-year contract.

— The New York Islanders agreed

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EDSON — Matt Codd of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club (RDGCC) finished 10th at the Frank Lindsay Alberta Junior Boys’ Golf Championship Friday.

Codd shot a final round one-over par 73 to finish the 72-hole event at 295, 17 strokes back of Nicholas Scrymgeour of the Calgary Golf and Country Club.

Scrymgeour had a final round six-under par 66 to take the title by two strokes over Tyler Saunders of the Edmonton Glendale Club, who came in with a final round 70.

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Regan Kooyman of the Central Alberta Christian High School Knights has committed to play volleyball with the Briercrest Bible College Clippers next season.

Kooyman, a five-foot-six setter, played three years with the Knights and also played club ball with the Lacombe Dynamite since Grade 7.

“Regan is going to bring a high level of skill to our team,” said BBC head coach Nolan Weinmaster in a news release. “She has good ball control and location of her sets. She’s quick in getting to the ball and does a great job on defence.”

ANALYSIS: Richest opening day since 2009 Almost every team that bought out a player put that salary-cap room to use.

The Flyers bought out goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov and signed Ray Emery and centre Vincent Lecavalier, while the Lightning took the space they got from buying out Lecavalier and spent it on centre Valtteri Filppula.

It turned out to be the richest opening day of NHL free agency since 2009, when teams spent $384 million.

“There was a lot of money spent,” said Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford, who got defenceman Mike Komisarek and backup goaltender Anton Khudobin for a total of $1.5 million. “I didn’t sit up last night trying to add up how much was going to be spent, but there was a lot.”

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Some teams stayed out of the fray to avoid Friday’s flurry, like St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong, who said he wanted to be “very aggressive, not foolish.” Some teams tried to be aggressive, like the Winnipeg Jets, but it turned out to be a player’s market.

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“That’s those teams and their operations. They do things for the reasons they think are right,” Gillis said. “Not being in the middle of it — and we’ve been in the middle of a lot of things on free-agent day the last five years — not being in the centre of it this year, and trying to go after guys who were key players, it was interesting to sit back and watch these deals come in and evaluate them.”

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Logan Hill and Chandler McDowell, both of the RDGCC, finished in a tie for 33rd at 306.

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to terms on a $3.25-million, one-year deal with goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.

The Isles also agreed to sign forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Peter Regin to one-year deals and agreed to a seven-year contract with defenceman Travis Hamonic.

— The Philadelphia Flyers signed goaltenders Ray Emery ($1.65-million, one-year deal) and Yann Denis (oneyear, two-way deal).

— The Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks re-signed defenceman Michal Rozsival to a two-year deal and forward Michal Handzus to a one-year contract.

— The Calgary Flames signed goaltender Karri Ramo to a $5.5-million, two-year deal and centres Greg Nemisz (one-year deal) and Corban Knight (two-year deal). Calgary also picked up defenceman Kris Russell from the St. Louis Blues for a fifth-round pick in 2014. The Flames later signed defencemen Chris Butler and Chad Billins to one-year contracts.

— The Minnesota Wild signed defenceman Keith Ballard and re-signed blue-liner Jared Spurgeon.

— The Vancouver Canucks signed centre Brad Richardson.

— Goaltender Dan Ellis signed a $1.8-million, two-year contract with the Dallas Stars.

— The Carolina Hurricanes and veteran defenceman Mike Komisarek agreed to a one-year deal worth $700,000. The Hurricanes also agreed to terms on a $800,000, one-year deal with goaltender Anton Khudobin.

— The Tampa Bay Lightning signed forward Geoff Walker to a one-year, two-way contract.

— The New York Rangers agreed to terms with forward Dominic Moore.

— The Colorado Avalanche signed defenceman Andre Benoit to a oneyear contract.

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get there you have to be ready to play and you have to be ready to bring your ‘A’ game.”

As a six-foot-two, 204-pound winger who isn’t afraid to mix it up, Fraser fits rights into the Bruins’ style of play.

“You watch them during the regular season and the playoffs and you can see what the Bruins are all about,” he said. “They are a team that likes to hit hard and likes to play that hard, physical game and wear teams down.

“I really feel like I can fit in well there and I can really see myself wearing a Bruins jersey over the years. And I’ll do everything I can to wear that jersey next season.”

The Bruins are glad to have him aboard.

“Their assistant general manager (Jim Benning) called me and said they’re excited to have me,” said Fraser. “They have plans for me and that’s all I can ask.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Minnesota Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe attempts to catch a pop fly in foul territory during third inning AL baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Friday, July 5, 2013.

Losing streak snapped with shutout win over Twins

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto 4 Minnesota 0 TORONTO — Jose Bautista and Jose Reyes each drove in two runs and had three hits apiece and Mark Buehrle pitched seven shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a threegame losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday.

Bautista had a third-inning home run and an RBI single among his hits while Reyes had a two-run double in the fourth inning as he extended his hitting streak to eight games.

The Twins (36-47) have lost six games in a row while the Blue Jays (42-44) have lost eight of their past 12 games after an 11-game win streak in June equalled a franchise record.

The Twins are 1-8 in their past nine games at Rogers Centre. Their last win in Toronto was April 3, 2011.

Buehrle (5-5) held Minnesota to six hits and no walks while striking out five in seven innings for his first win since June 19. It was the sixth time in 18 starts this season that the left-hand-

er has pitched seven innings.

Left-hander Brett Cecil took over from Buehrle in the eighth inning and allowed one hit. Right-hander Dustin McGowan pitched the ninth for the Blue Jays.

Twins’ right-hander Kevin Correia (6-6) allowed 10 hits and four runs in six innings for his second loss in his past three starts with a no-decision in between.

He was replaced in the seventh by right-hander Ryan Pressly who pitched the final two innings.

The Blue Jays stranded three runners in the first two innings before Bautista hit a 2-2 hanging curve to left centre for his 20th homer of the season with one out in the third for the game’s first run.

The Blue Jays took a 4-0 lead in a three-run fourth. Maicer Izturis and J.P. Arencibia took walks to open the inning before they advanced on a sacrifice by Munenori Kawasaki. Reyes grounded a double to right to score both runners and scored in turn on Bautista’s single to centre.

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ALBI, France — When they sit down late on Saturday afternoon for the ritual they call the “apero” — meaning nibbles and alcoholic drinks — the French still won’t know who is going to win their beloved Tour de France this year. But they might have a much clearer idea of who won’t win it.

Riders who don’t have the legs to carry them to victory in Paris, who have been bluffing and pretending to be strong in the first third of the 3,404-kilometre Tour, could be cruelly exposed on Saturday when the race sharply gains altitude in the Pyrenees mountains where France and Spain meet.

Although the two climbs on the menu aren’t the most brutal of this 100th Tour, they’re still tough enough to make all but the strongest riders struggle. Just how decisive the ascents prove will depend on how aggressive, ambitious and confident the strongest climbers are feeling. If they want to test overall race favourites Chris Froome and Alberto Contador, or if those two want to test each other, then Stage 8 offers the first real opportunity for them to do so.

“It depends if people want to hold their cards close to their chests or if they want to come out swinging,” said American rider Tejay van Garderen. “I expect for them to come out swinging, so there should probably be some big gaps.”

Almost certainly, Daryl Impey’s second day in the race leader’s yellow jersey on Saturday will be his last, at

least this year.

The first South African to wear that prized shirt doesn’t have the uphill bursts of speed to stay with Froome, Contador and other contenders for overall victory should they go at each other like hammer and tongs up to the Col de Pailheres, immediately followed by a slightly less arduous ascent to the Ax 3 Domaines ski station.

Impey is convinced Froome will be wearing yellow in Paris on July 21.

“The climbing ability he’s shown, he’s definitely nearly in a league of his own. He’s obviously a different climber to Contador, but I think Chris is going to be hard to beat.”

On a stage that, with the mountains looming, felt like the calm before a storm, Peter Sagan from Slovakia won the finishing sprint Friday in Albi, an enchanting medieval city on the banks of the Tarn river, dominated by its 13th century fortified brick-built SainteCecile Cathedral and listed as a World Heritage site by the United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO. Impey rode strongly to stay in Sagan’s bunch and keep the race lead he inherited from teammate Simon Gerrans on Thursday.

Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria was tied for 13th overall, 22 seconds off the lead, after finishing the stage in the front pack.

Quebec City’s David Veilleux is in 139th overall, 40:26 off the pace, and Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., was 55:26 behind in 178th.

Murray has to get through Djokovic to win at Wimbledon

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — For 368 points, for five sets, for a record 4 hours, 43 minutes — most quite marvelous, all with a berth in the Wimbledon final at stake — Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro put on a memorable show.

Their baseline exchanges were lengthy and intense, accompanied by loud grunts of exertion and exhaustion, punctuated by the thud of racket string against tennis ball.

In the end, as he almost always does lately, Djokovic displayed the stamina and fortitude to win a long-as-can-be match, edging del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 Friday to close in on a second Wimbledon championship and seventh Grand Slam title overall.

“Unbelievable to watch,” said del Potro.

“Draining,” said Djokovic, who has won 10 of his last 12 five-setters. “One of the most exciting matches I’ve ever played in my life.”

Folks around here felt just as euphoric about Friday’s second semifinal, even if it was far less competitive or compelling. Britain has waited 77 years for one of its own to claim

the men’s trophy at Wimbledon, and for the second consecutive year, Andy Murray is one victory away. He came back from a set down, then a break down in the third, and got past 24thseeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in a match that concluded with Centre Court’s retractable roof shut.

“I was very relieved after the semis last year, whereas this year ... I was a bit happier,” said Murray, who lost to seven-time champion Roger Federer in the 2012 final. “I’ll be probably in a better place mentally. I would hope so, just because I’ve been there before.”

On Sunday, the top-ranked Djokovic faces No. 2 Murray, the third time in the past four Grand Slam tournaments they will meet in the final. The exception was last month’s French Open, which Murray skipped because of a bad back.

Last September, Murray defeated Djokovic in five sets at the U.S. Open to earn the first major title anywhere for a British man since Fred Perry at that tournament in 1936 — months after Perry’s historic win at Wimbledon.

In January, Djokovic beat Murray at the Australian Open. Now they’ll settle things at the All England Club.

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Pembina’s Natural Gas Liquid Business Unit is growing and we are currently seeking Third and Second Class Power Engineers to join our team at the Redwater facility. The Redwater site is a world class paraffinic and olefinic NGL Fractionation and Storage complex.

Today Pembina is a leader in the traditional NGL business, demonstrating excellence in their safety, operations and commercial development with a strong team of experience and expertise.

Pembina’s Redwater Fractionation and Storage (RFS) Facility located near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has a capacity of 73,000/bpd. A second paraffinic fractionator has been approved increasing the capacity to 146,000 bpd in conjunction to an additional 36,000 bpd of Olefinic ethane-plus NGL’s from off-gas volumes in Fort McMurray. This will make making it the largest NGL facility in Canada. The complex also has a 41 MW gas turbine heat recovery unit (cogeneration).

The facility is located approximately 50 km northeast of Edmonton and is in close proximity to communities such as St. Albert, Bon Accord, Gibbons and Redwater.

These communities offer a life style that will resonate with ones core values.

Hiring for Growth Pembina has undertaken a significant five-year growth plan that includes expansion in all of our business units: Conventional, NGL, Midstream & Marketing, Oil Sands & Heavy Oil, and Gas Services. We are looking for key team members to help these expansion plans become a reality.

Plant Operations Technician (Redwater) As the Plant Operations Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining close surveillance of all operating conditions to maximize production, process reliability and efficiency. You will take immediate and decisive actions in emergencies, plant shutdowns, equipment failures and plant process deviations. Visual inspection of equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or needed repairs is a critical responsibility. Part of your role will be to identify problems with any equipment or processes and recommended solutions. You will also employ your strong leadership skills to mentor and train junior operators and demonstrate Pembina’s core values to the rest of your team.

You are a motivated self-starter with a strong eye for detail and a goal-oriented attitude. With a minimum of five years of experience in a plant operations environment with progressively increasing responsibilities, you have particular experience in hydrogenation, amine, molecular sieve and Merox processes.

Already certified with a Third or Second Class Power Engineering Certificate, you are eager and willing to work towards obtaining the next level. In addition to your technical ability, you will bring a commitment to safety as well as excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills to our operations.

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B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013 In 760 career NHL games, Ference has 37 goals and 156 assists. He was a part of the Bruins’ Cupchampion team in 2011.

The Oilers also signed a pair of former Phoenix Coyotes — centre Boyd Gordon and goaltender Jason Labarbera.

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Calgary addresses crease conundrum

Horcoff out, Ference in as Edmonton makes major changes EDMONTON — Seven new players, the departure of the team’s captain and plenty of unfinished work left Craig MacTavish with mixed feelings after his first day of free agency as the Edmonton Oilers general manager.

The highlight Friday was the addition of veteran defenceman Andrew Ference. The newcomers, however, mostly bring depth to the roster. MacTavish still needs to plug several significant holes in the lineup, beginning with a top-six forward with size.

“We got a lot more depth,” MacTavish said at the end of the day that began with him trading 13-year Oiler veteran and team captain Shawn Horcoff to Dallas for young defenceman Philip Larson and a 2016 draft pick.

“A bittersweet day,” he said of the Horcoff deal.

“It’s one of those deals that’s right for both sides.

Horc had become a bit of a lightning rod around here.”

MacTavish said Ference, who signed a four-year contract worth US$13 million, is a key addition to what has been a perennially thin blue-line. Ference will count $3.25 million against the salary cap.

The 34-year-old Edmonton native was a key part of the Bruins’ run to the Stanley Cup final, though there was no room for him to return to Boston because of salary-cap issues and plenty of young defencemen coming up through the ranks.

Ference joins a defence corps that includes Justin Schultz, Ladislav Smid and Nick Schultz.

“Andrew Ference is a really big piece for us. Our depth on defence we have substantially improved.

I’ve had my eye on him all year thinking he would be a perfect fit for our group,” said MacTavish.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames crowded their crease with the signing of Finnish goaltender Karri Ramo on Friday.

Ramo joins Miikka Kiprusoff, Reto Berra and Joey MacDonald as goalies under contract with the Flames.

Calgary awaits a decision from Kiprusoff on whether the 36-year-old veteran will retire or return to the NHL for the final year of his contract.

But the Flames were already ushering in the postKiprusoff era by signing Ramo to a two-year contract worth $5.5 million.

“If I were to call Miikka today and said ‘I have to know today’, Kipper has told us he’s had a great career and appreciates it and he’s ready to move on,” Flames general manager Jay Feaster said.

Calgary also picked up defenceman Kris Russell from the St. Louis Blues, finalized contract terms with centre Corban Knight and re-signed centre Greg Nemiscz to a one-year extension worth $725,000.

In other moves, the Flames signed defenceman Chris Butler to a one-year extension and minorleague defenceman Chad Billins to a one-year contract.

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DRYLAND PROGRAM LEADER 1 Recreation, Parks & Culture The City Come work with us! We are committed to our workforce, as part of maintaining a community that’s healthy, vibrant, and sustainable – both environmentally and economically.

We are always seeking dedicated and skilled people to join our team.

The Red Deer Advocate has an immediate opening for an experienced Display Advertising Consultant.

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. A working knowledge of the Home Building and Real Estate Industry would be an asset.

The Position The City of Red Deer is currently seeking an enthusiastic and creative Dryland Program Leader 1 to deliver program support to Field House, camps, and climbing activities and events at the Collicutt Centre.

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.

The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing existing accounts with an emphasis on developing and growing new accounts.

The Requirements As our preferred candidate you will have: • NCCP Level 1 Theory Certi½cation or on year experience in a recreation/leisure environment providing related program support • Indoor wall climbing experience and ability to climb a minimum 5.10 Grade • Experience providing day camp programs

This is a union position with usual company benefits.

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The Opportunity In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a great work environment that attracts a team dedicated to contributing to our community.

For more information and to apply online, please visit www. reddeer.ca/hr.

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The City of Red Deer is currently seeking a HR Specialist Field Safety (EL&P) to ensure that employees of The City have a safe work environment and provide Occupational Health and Safety consultation to City departments to ensure compliance with current OH&S Legislation and related regulations. The Specialist will advise, monitor & implement EL&P department policy and procedure relevant to safety & current industry best practices.

As our preferred candidate you will have a Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, as well as, 3+ years’ work experience in a role with a significant focus of safety, expertise in safety committee work, development of safety policies and procedures and extensive knowledge of safety legislation and regulations. Knowledge and experience in the electrical utilities industry would be a key asset.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a great work environment with a dynamic and dedicated team of likeminded professionals.

For more information and to apply online, please visit www.reddeer.ca/hr.

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We offer: • Excellent salary, medical and dental benefits, a safe team oriented environment to work in.

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with experience in road construction. We are looking for an individual who has the ability to provide quality and service in a fast-paced environment, work independently, and can contribute to the success of Netook’s current and future goals.

Please apply with resume with references to careers@netook.ca or fax (403) 556-6231. No phone calls please.

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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets stayed quiet on the first day of free agency until they made a trade to pick up a right-winger.

The Jets acquired Devin Setoguchi from the Minnesota Wild for a second-round pick in the 2014 draft Friday, adding another player in to the top-6 forward mix.

“We’re thankful that as the day went on the trade possibility reignited, or at least maybe went from a smolder to something that was live,” general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said.

Cheveldayoff said last week one of his top priorities was to improve at right wing, then traded for Michael Frolik from the Chicago Blackhawks at the draft. Frolik figured to compete for a second-line role, but Cheveldayoff didn’t rule out making another move.

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Notre Dame students begin the next chapter Photos submitted Red Deer’s Catholic high school, Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School, graduated more than 425 students during its ceremony on Friday, June 28.

Eager graduates prepared for the main event during a mandatory rehearsal at Westerner Park on June 27, where they received their caps and gowns.

The graduation celebrations included Liturgy of the Word, a valedictorian address, presentation of certificates, tossing of the caps, a grand march, speeches, student awards, a dessert reception and a dance.

Meanwhile, the three Red Deerbased public high schools have already had their graduation celebrations.

River Glen School graduated 27 students on May 17, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School graduated 379 on May 31 and Hunting Hills graduated more than 320 students on May 24.

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Bike race links with youth ACTIVITY GUIDE CREATED BY TOUR OF ALBERTA

SUMMER SINGING CAMP Kids who like to sing can enrol in half-day summer music camps in Red Deer.

Nutritious snacks, fun songs, folk dances and rhythm instruments will be available at the Red Deer Children’s Choir Summer Music Camps.

The camps, which run from July 9 to 12 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 140 Holmes St. (behind the Canadian Tire north store), are sponsored by Themes & Variations. They will be led by instructors Linda Miller, Lisa Ward and Denise Gagne. Activities include singing games, vocal warmups, choral pieces, and kids will learn to read music and strengthen their eartraining skills. Children who have competed kindergarten to Grade 2 will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Kids who have competed Grades 3 to 5 will get together from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is $60 for either camp. To register, call 403-342-9456 or email denisegagne1@gmail. com.

LAUGHTER AT LAFT HUS Children can spend some Thursdays this summer laughing and learning at the Norwegian Laft Hus. The Laughter at the Laft Hus summer program for children aged five to 12 is back for another year, starting on July 11 and taking place every second Thursday through to Aug. 22. Children will be immersed in Norwegian culture, playing cultural games, making crafts, and listening to traditional stories. The program runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Laft Hus at 4402 47th Ave. in Red Deer.

Registration is $10 per child per session, or $30 when pre-registering for all four sessions.

To register, phone 403-347-2055 or email norwegianlafthus@ gmail.com.

DICKSON FUN FOR CHILDREN Fun games and activities for children highlight the Dickson Store Museum’s upcoming Thrilling Thursday. On July 25 from 1:30 to 4 p.m., the museum, located a little more than three km south of Spruce View, will host several activities throughout the afternoon. The activities, which have a jungle theme, will run throughout the afternoon at the 1930s-style General Store. For more information, call 403728-3355.

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

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

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Tour of Alberta activity guides will soon be distributed to young children as part of the education component of the biggest stage race in Western Canada.

George Berry, chairman of the local organizing committee, will be handing out 450 guides that are geared for elementary aged children through the Primary Care Network, the bike corral at the Red Deer Public Market and other sites. The guides give the rundown on the parts and stages of the five-day race.

The inaugural 900-km international pro cycling race begins on Sept. 3 in Edmonton with a prologue and wraps up on Sept.

8 in Calgary.

Red Deer is the hosting the stage 2 finish on Sept. 5. There will be a day-long festival with entertainment and activities for the whole family.

Designed for children, the activity book is also packed with information about helmet safety, bike maintenance, nutrition and professional cycling terms and reading maps.

“It describes the different jerseys and describes the different stages and the prologue,” said Berry.

“There’s also quite a bit of safety information for bike helmets.”

Berry said it will be a good background for those youngsters who want to watch the cyclists in action in September.

Meanwhile, Berry said the local committee has been meeting regularly to work out the details for the finishing stage events.

He would not give away any details except to say some bigname Alberta bands may be on

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George Berry, local organizing chairman of the Tour of Alberta, holds up activity guides for elementary-aged children. The guide book is an educational tool for the tour. Berry hopes to have the guides in the hands of young children before the big day. The Tour of Alberta runs from Sept. 3 to 8 and stops in Red Deer on Sept. 5. the stage during the festival.

A formal call for volunteers is likely to come next week.

Roughly 300 volunteers will be needed for the Red Deer leg.

Among the duties, volunteers will be needed to monitor entry ways to driveways, helping out

at corners to ensure safety and keeping people off the course.

Riders will enter Red Deer on Hwy 11 to 30th Avenue, then turn south on 30th Avenue to Ross Street.

Then they head west on Ross Street, and will enter the down-

town loop at the corner of Ross Street and 40th Avenue.

There will be between 120 and 130 professional cyclists coming.

For more information, to go www.tourofalberta.ca. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Harvard flypast for parade

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A historic Harvard training aircraft will buzz the Westerner Days Fair and Exposition Parade route as a centennial salute on July 17.

Throughout the 1950s and ’60s, it was traditional for a Harvard from nearby CFB Penhold to open the parade that starts at 9:30 a.m. with a flypast, said Jodi Smith, president of the Springbrook-based Harvard Historical Aviation Society.

The practice actually put this area in the aviation record books in 1965. That year, the venerable Harvards had been de-commissioned across the country, but in Red Deer the Harvard flypast had already been advertised for that year’s parade.

An urgent call from City Hall to the Penhold station’s commanding officer Wing Commander F.P. Clark was made and he agreed to recommission a Harvard for one day on July 21, 1965. With Clark himself on the stick, Harvard Serial No. 20370 made

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The last Harvard to do a flypast of the Westerner Days parade, in 1965, now sits outside the Red Deer Airport. This year, as part of Red Deer’s centennial celebrations, Blain Fowler of Camrose will fly his Harvard along the parade route on July 17. one last flight.

“It was the last commissioned flying Harvard in Canada,” said Smith.

The plane was later bought by the city and presented to the base and now sits on a post outside Red Deer Airport. The yellow Harvard is owned and maintained by the Red Deer Flying Club.

“We felt that with the centennial of the

Police, smoking bylaw top agenda

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

CITY COUNCIL

Red Deer city council will consider adding more police officers, extending the Smoke Free Bylaw and changing the look of Timberlands on Monday.

After a three-week reprieve from meetings in council chambers, there’s a hefty agenda on the table.

Among the items is the consideration of releasing $355,350 to foot the bill for eight RCMP officers and four municipal employees.

During the 2013 budget talks, council approved the funding to hire four constables and two municipal employees with an April 1, 2013, start. The further addition of four constables, four supervisors and four municipal staffers with an Oct. 1, 2013, start day are subject to the long-awaited service level review.

The new hires are an initial step in improving the general duty area.

Council will hear the policing benchmarks as part of three reports, including the Red Deer Policing Governance, Guiding Principles and Accountability Framework, the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Model and the Red Deer Policing Plan: The Way Forward.

Council will also consider second and third reading of Red Deer’s Smoke Free Bylaw to include outdoor public events including markets, festivals, and parades and concerts. The first reading was approved in June.

In February, council first revised the smoke-free bylaw that bans smoking within 10 metres of playgrounds, sports fields, spray parks, skating rinks, toboggan hills and skate parks. Some councillors wanted to extend the bylaw further to outdoor spaces.

Another item will be the first reading of changes to the Timberlands subdivision.

This week, Red Deer’s municipal planning commission endorsed proposed changes to the area structure plan governing the Timberlands subdivision — changes that would open the door to new residential and commercial land-use concepts and districts.

Council will consider first reading to the Timberlands South Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan and the Timberlands North Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

city it would be nice to have the Harvard fly the parade route again.”

While aviation regulations will keep the plane above 300 metres, it should provide a memorable glimpse of flying history for parade-goers.

Plane owner Blain Fowler, of Camrose, will be at the controls. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Convenience store robber sought Police are on the hunt for a male suspect after a Red Deer convenience store was robbed at knifepoint on Thursday.

At about 4 a.m., Red Deer City RCMP responded to a robbery with a weapon at the Mac’s Convenience Store on Ross Street.

A male entered the convenience store with his face covered. He brandished a knife and demanded money.

The employees complied and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured during the robbery.

The suspect is described as short and believed to be Caucasian.

He was wearing a black CANADA hoodie and had a blue bandana covering his mouth.

Police encourage anyone with information on this incident to contact the Red Deer City RCMP. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com. If the information leads to an arrest, tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Rail barrels still available Creatmosphere rain barrels will be ready for pick up on Monday and Tuesday.

The barrels can be picked up at the fenced compound at 5206 54th Ave. (beside the water treatment plant) from 5 to 8 p.m.

There are still barrels available for purchase for $70.

The barrels come with an interior light, remote control and rainwater taps.

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Fred Eaglesmith plays The Hideout in Gasoline Alley on Friday.

Thinking man’s country FRED EAGLESMITH BRINGS HIS INTELLIGENT COUNTRY-FOLK NARRATIVES TO RED DEER

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Fred Eaglesmith has no time for “redneck” fans of new country who wear camouflage, drive giant, jackedup trucks and carry “4,000-gallon coolers for their beer.”

And he admitted these gun-obsessed guys don’t tend to be too fond of his music either.

“Some of them come out (to his concerts) because they’ve heard Toby Keith and Miranda (Lambert) have done some of my songs,” said Eaglesmith, who brings his Travelling Steam Show on Friday at The Hideout, south of Red Deer.

“But I get them out pretty quick” with intelligent tunes that require listeners to think.

Like the best short stories, Eaglesmith’s country-folk songs tend to consider life from an unusual perspective.

He writes lyrics about quirky rural folk that often contain irony, surprise endings, unreliable narration and plot twists.

For instance on Katie, from his lat-

est 6 Volts CD, a farmer shoots his wife and her lover after discovering them together in the barn. Upon burying their bodies in the yard, the man, who never wanted to farm in the first place, realizes he’s forever stuck with a property he can never sell, lest his crimes be discovered.

His song Johnny Cash, from the same album, is a tribute to an old-school singer he has always admired. But there’s mention of the hipsters who have now claimed the late Cash as their hero. Where were they in the 1980s, when Cash was struggling financially, asked Eaglesmith, who believes, like many great artists, Cash was largely overlooked in his own time.

His off-kilter views fall in line with his Zen-Buddhist beliefs: “You have to always think of the other side,” said Eaglesmith, who believes it’s important to see “what other people are not seeing.”

During the singer’s most recent tours of Alberta — the first province “to be good to me,” even before his native Ontario came around to his music — he sees the dust settling from the

‘I WAS RAISED ON AGRICULTURE, RELIGION AND POVERTY — AND THAT’S THE FORMULA FOR ROCK ’N’ ROLL!’ — COUNTRY-FOLK ARTIST FRED EAGLESMITH, WHO GREW UP ON AN ONTARIO FARM IN A FAMILY WITH NINE CHILDREN. EAGLESMITH PLAYS THE HIDEOUT IN GASOLINE ALLEY ON FRIDAY.

recent oil boom.

The 56-year-old maintains he’s a fan of the “civil Alberta” of the 1980s, when the term “redneck” prompted tongue-in-cheek jokes rather than boorish behaviour.

He said he’s always glad to see old fans turn up from this less “pushy” period.

Eaglesmith’s own father was a farmer who had emigrated from Holland to make a better life in Canada. But even in the 1950s, farming was a tough slog — especially for a family with nine children.

“I was raised on agriculture, religion and poverty — and that’s the formula for rock ’n’ roll!” said Eaglesmith (born Frederick Elgersma) with a belly laugh.

Although his music career didn’t

really take off until the father of three began getting popular in the U.S. — a fact that got him into hot water with patriotic Stompin’ Tom Connors at one point — the singer believes he has maintained a special relationship with “fredheads” in Canada.

On Thursday afternoon, after Eaglesmith was pulled over by Canadian border guards after crossing into Saskatchewan from Montana, a farmer got out of the vehicle lineup to vouch for him.

“He said all of his neighbours listen to me while they’re out in the fields. ...

It was hilarious! It seems I kill in Killdeer,” Sask.

Tickets to his 8 p.m. show are $20.

For more information, call The Hideout in Gasoline Alley at 403-348-5309. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

The Dark Knight Returns, with a price tag AUCTION IN AUGUST

This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows the original art drawn by writer/artist Frank Miller for the cover to The Dark Knight Returns No. 2, which is planned to be sold at auction in August. It’s the first cover from DC Comics’ 1986 four-issue Dark Knight miniseries to be sold and is expected to go for more than $500,000.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — It is the comic book cover that captured the grim visage of an older, wiser — and meaner — Batman.

Now, the 1986 pen and ink creation — drawn by writer/artist Frank Miller — that is the cover to The Dark Knight Returns No. 2 will be sold next month in Dallas by Heritage Auctions.

It’s the first cover from DC Comics’ 1986 four-issue Dark Knight miniseries to be sold and is expected to go for more than $500,000.

Miller’s story “radically altered the direction of comics,” said Todd Hignite, Heritage’s vice-president.

“For fans of modern comics, this drawing is where everything really begins,” he said. “This moment defines Miller’s Dark Knight, and the modern day perception of Batman, like no other drawing.”

The only cover Hignite says might come close is the next in the series — with Batman and Robin — that was auctioned two years ago for nearly $450,000.

“It represents not only one of the most memorable images from the 1980s, but from Batman’s entire illustrious history,” said Hignite. “Miller’s revolutionary Dark Knight radically altered the direction of comics with its prestige mini-series format, combined with the fact that it was one of the first modern mainstream features to put a gritty noir patina on the squeaky-clean Silver Age hero mythos previously exemplified by DC.” Also up for sale is a 9.2-graded copy of Batman No. 1 from 1940, that shows Batman and Robin swinging in front of a Gotham city skyline. It’s being auctioned on behalf of Tadano America Corp. A similar copy sold for $850,000 in 2012.

“By any measure this is one of the most desirable comic books in existence,” said Barry Sandoval, director of operations for comics and comic art category at Heritage.

“There are just a few comics ahead of this on the ultimate comics list, but it’s close when you see just how fantastic the shape of this book is.”

The record price for a comic book remains Action Comics No. 1, which sold for $2.16 million in 2011.

That featured Superman’s first appearance.

A 9.2-graded copy of Batman No. 1 from 1940, depicting Batman and Robin swinging in front of a Gotham city skyline. It is planned to go on auction in August. A similar copy sold for $850,000 in 2012.

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Goon sequel will go in dark direction BARUCHEL SAYS NEXT MOVIE WILL SEE CHARACTERS BEING TAKEN TO PLACES NOBODY WOULD HAVE GUESSED

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — It’s numbingly humid outside, the Stanley Cup has been decided and the NHL’s stars are shining on the golf course. Yet hockey is not far from Jay Baruchel’s mind.

Specifically, getting the sequel to Goon, his popular movie ode to hockey, before the cameras.

“We’re furiously typing away,” Baruchel said of himself and writing partner Jesse Chabot.

“If all goes according to plan, we’ll be shooting this time next year.”

Goon, which came out in 2011, starred Seann William Scott as a dim but well-meaning bouncer whose skill at throwing and taking punches lands him a spot as the resident enforcer on a minor-league hockey team.

Baruchel, a hockey-mad Montrealer, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in Goon and says he’s proud of how the sequel is coming together.

“I’m proud as hell of the first one but I think we’re going to smoke it with No. 2,” Baruchel said Thursday as he promoted a July 25 show he will host at the Just for Laughs comedy festival While fans can expect “all the stuff you loved from the first one and then some,” Baruchel says Goon 2 will have “a bit more gravitas” and be a bit darker.

The first Goon examined how the characters find their place in the world.

Baruchel says the second film looks at what happens when that discovery has a price attached.

That will see characters being taken to places nobody would have guessed

after watching the original, he says.

“We’re really, really excited and proud of it.

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s better than the first one already.”

Working on the Goon sequel is only one of the things on the crowded plate of the young Montreal actor, who has worked alongside screen icons such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman.

He is in the reboot of the futuristic cop drama RoboCop, which filmed in Toronto last year and is now in postproduction for release next year.

Baruchel, who admits he is choosy about his roles, says he jumped at the chance to play one of the corporate bigwigs in the company that makes money off law enforcement.

“I leapt at the chance to get to work with Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton,” he said. “Oldman’s a bona fide hero of mine and Keaton’s movies raised me.

“To go work with heroes of mine, it was a special, special thing.”

He even enjoyed working in Canada’s biggest city, despite being raised by parents who were full-on into the Montreal-Toronto rivalry.

“I was raised to hate it (Toronto),” he said jokingly.

“And I kind of fell in love with it. It’s not Montreal, obviously, but compared to the Toronto I was led to believe exists by my parents, it’s actually kind of a nice place.”

As for hosting the spotlight show at the comedy festival later this month, Baruchel says that kind of effort involves “a different discipline.”

Asked what he’s doing to prepare, he quipped, “Not as much as I should.”

The unpretentious Baruchel, who

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Liev Schreiber, left, and Seann William Scott are shown in a scene from Goon: producers hope to shoot a sequel next year. shows plenty of wit both on and off screen, has no trouble reeling off the names of comedians he finds funny, including classic funnyman Buster Keaton, Canada’s Kids in the Hall, Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame as well as Britain’s Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) and Ricky Gervais.

He’s well aware of the challenges of doing live comedy.

“You get your one shot per joke and there’s not a lot of wiggle room,” he said.

The comedians will be the ones doing the heavy lifting at the Just For Laughs show, Baruchel says, although he and Chabot will contribute some bits for his segments. That’s as close as he’ll get to a career in standup comedy.

“It would require too much prep time and energy,” he said. “If I’m not in my pyjama pants on my couch, I’m outside of my comfort zone.”

The Just For Laughs appearance is the latest stage performance for Baruchel, who recently received rave reviews for starring in a Montreal production of Sherlock Holmes.

“It was awesome, enthralling, exhilarating, horrifying, exhausting,” he said, adding doing the play was a “different kettle of fish completely” from what he usually does.

“Different discipline, flexing muscles that I haven’t used ever and an amazing learning experience,” he said.

“I got to make some really great friends and I know as an actor and a writer I’m better for having done that.”

ENTERTAINMENT Rush hits the road for Canadian tour

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Lee Harvey Osmond to perform at The Hideout Lee Harvey Osmond (a.k.a. Juno-winning musician Tom Wilson) will perform his psychedelic roots music on Wednesday at The Hideout, south of Red Deer.

Wilson’s Lee Harvey Osmond persona started as a collaborative effort with members of Cowboy Junkies and Skydiggers.

Tom Wilson Osmond is actually the name of a Canadian folk band, whose core member is Wilson on lead vocals and guitar, but now also includes Aaron Goldstein on guitar and pedal steel, Cam Malcolm on bass guitar, Brent Titcomb on percussion and vocals and Ray Farrugia on drums.

The band’s debut 2009 album, A Quiet Evil, was a long-listed nominee for the Polaris Music Prize, as was the second album, The Folk Sinner, released in January.

Wilson is better known for being in Juno Award-winning Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, along with Stephen Fearing and Colin Linden, and also for being a former member of Junkhouse.

His songs have been covered by Mavis Staples, Colin James and Billy Ray Cyrus, among others, and have been used for television and film.

Tickets to the 8 p.m. concert at The Hideout in Gasoline Alley are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Boulton to performing at Bower Ponds Local singer Randi Boulton will join family entertainer Fred Penner for a free concert on Sunday on the Bower Ponds outdoor stage.

Boulton was added to the Summer Concert Series lineup this weekend because her June 23 concert had to be postponed due to high river levels.

Sunday’s double bill will start at 12:30 p.m. instead of the usual 2 p.m. to accommodate the two performers.

Everyone is invited to hear the Red Deer chanteuse perform with Penner, who hails from Winnipeg.

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TORONTO — This month, the finely tuned machine that is Toronto power trio Rush will rumble across the country for a Canadian tour that includes the beloved band’s first visit to Halifax in 26 years.

The pair of shows, to be held July 12 and July 14 at the Metro Centre, have been long-awaited indeed. Because as the members of Rush know, the influential band’s uniquely passionate fans also get uniquely angry when the band neglects them for too long.

“I feel bad when we’re not able to get to a place,” frontman Geddy Lee said during a sit-down in Los Angeles in recent months. “We had the same thing with Winnipeg. We didn’t get there forever. And people were making up crazy stories about why we wouldn’t come to Winnipeg.”

“The dots didn’t connect,” interjected percussion virtuoso Neil Peart.

“They never connected,” agreed Lee. “So we’re trying harder now to make those dots connect.”

They’re having to try harder in other ways, too.

For the cross-country summer jaunt, Rush will start at Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum on Saturday before winding through Ottawa, Quebec City, Calgary and Vancouver.

Freshly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after years of fan outrage over their exclusion, Rush continues to possess one of the most highly renowned live shows in music: a carefully honed spectacle covering four decades of infinitely complex power prog delivered with surgical meticulousness by three of the best players still working in rock.

But maintaining that high level of excellence through consistently physical, marathon shows — Peart manoeuvres around upwards of three dozen elements in his drum set, Lee coolly transitions between bass and keyboards and all three members of the band are in constant supervision of various electronic elements — is a challenge, especially as they advance in age (Peart is 60, and Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson will each reach that milestone this summer).

“That’s the nature of live performance — the ultimate challenge of musicians playing live,” said Peart. “There’s nothing more testing than going up on that stage.”

“They’re hard songs to play and our arrange-

ments are pretty much like choreography,” agreed Lee. “You have to be in the right place at the right time and hit the right button. ... We’re all triggering electronics all at the same time. And sometimes it can go disastrously wrong.”

As the years add up, the trio does acknowledge that they take greater pains to stay road-ready.

“It’s a discipline that you have to be fit for it in an athletic sense and that becomes a responsibility,” Peart said. “When we’re off I try not to get out of shape so I don’t have to go to a health farm. I try to stay active enough so that the peak can endure.

Inevitably, time wounds all heals. So eventually we’ll hurt for it.”

And yet, the members of Rush agree that — age be damned — the band is actually improving.

They’ve been on the road since April (their Rock hall induction providing a mere rest stop along their endless highway of gigs) and will continue to play gigs through August.

As the years stack in their rear view, their live presence only gets tighter and smoother.

“We know we’re getting better as a band,” Peart said. “(We’ve found) a new level of understanding, a new level of groove, a new level of unity that just happened in our last few years.”

“It’s that whole Malcolm Gladwell thing — after all those hours, you arrive at that place where what you can think of, you can play, pretty well. Which is a beautiful thing,” Lee added. “The last two tours for me, we kind of hit a new level of playing with each other onstage. Just our ability to get the job done and raise our game. So it’s like, let’s just go with that flow.”

In other words, Halifax or other Rush-starved markets will still be seeing the venerable rockers at the pinnacle of their power.

“On this tour, we really feel like we’re at our peak so far,” Peart agreed. “What happens from there — that’s in the hands of the gods. But right now, we really feel like we are playing at our best.”

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Pay attention to Europe: speaker REPRESENTS LARGEST SINGLE MARKET IN THE WORLD

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BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR As director of international operations with Alsace International — an economic development agency representing the Alsace region of France — Olivier Eck is keen to promote trade between Canada and the European Union. So he was taken aback on Thursday when he visited the Trade and Invest British Columbia office in Vancouver and noticed the slogan “Canada starts here.”

“That shocked me, because to us Canada does not begin in British Columbia; it actually ends at British Columbia.”

Speaking Friday morning at a Red Deer seminar organized by Central Alberta: Access Prosperity, Eck explained why Canadians should be looking east across the Atlantic when seeking trade and investment opportunities.

For one thing, he said, Europe represents the largest single market in the world.

Asian countries may have more people, but they don’t have the spending power of their European counterparts.

China ranks 95th in the world when it comes to per capita income, pointed out Olivier Eck Eck, and India is 124th.

Barry Brickman, Alsace International’s representative in Western Canada, and who accompanied Eck to Red Deer, reinforced this point.

“This is a market bigger than the United States, with all sorts of affluent consumers

there,” he said, pointing out that the EU is home to about 500 million people and has a GDP of more than $17 trillion — as compared to $15 trillion in the case of the U.S. Eck and Brickman acknowledged that Europe is going through some tough economic times.

But they cited an OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) assessment that the region will return to growth in the second half of this year.

“We feel things are picking up,” said Eck. And the 28-country economic zone should benefit from recent structural reforms, he added.

“Those reforms will make us stronger and better-performing once we are out of recession.”

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LULULEMON FACES THIRD US CLASS ACTION SUIT Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq:LULU) is facing another legal proceeding in the U.S. related to the controversial recall of its too-sheer black Luon yoga pants. Like the other suits, the new filing announced Friday in New York alleges disclosure shortcomings that artificially inflated the stock price of the Vancouver-based retailer of high-end activewear.

Morgan & Morgan, a major American law firm, launched its action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of investors who bought Lululemon stock between March 21 and June 10.

The securities fraud class action suit claims among other things, that defects that made the pants see-through resulted in part from the company’s alleged attempts to raise profit margins by cutting costs. It also alleges that Lululemon stock was artificially inflated, that the company was forced to sell product at a discount to obtain sales and protect market share and that discussions had been underway concerning the possible replacement of CEO Christine Day. — The Canadian Press

Sewer backup claims covered

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Some flood-weary homeowners in southern Alberta have something to celebrate after their insurance companies had a change of heart about covering sewage backup claims.

The basement of Joanne Aime’s house in Calgary was completely ruined by sewery water and the stress only got worse when RBC Insurance initially denied a claim for the damage.

Aime said RBC has since reconsidered and her family is overjoyed.

“We are thrilled,” said Aime, who was handed a cheque by the company Friday.

“It was our entire basement. It is down to the studs and concrete. We even took the ceiling out. We think it is the right thing to do. It will allow us to rebuild.”

Some homeowners have expressed frustration at how their insurance claims for sewer backup were being handled after heavy rains and flooding soaked the region last month.

In some cases, people in the same neighbourhood said they were being treated differently by different companies, even though the language in their insurance policies was similar.

The contentious point is sewer backup. Claims can be denied if there is evidence the backup was directly or indirectly caused by flooding.

RBC Insurance issued a statement Friday to make it clear how it will handle claims filed by people affected by the disaster.

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Daniel Bordwell installs a kitchen faucet on a home under construction in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, June 21, 2013. Another solid month of hiring in June 2013 could signal the start of a stronger second half of the year for the U.S. economy. The Fed’s low interest-rate policies have encouraged more Americans to buy homes and cars. They’ve also helped boost stock and home prices in the first half of the year, increasing wealth and lifting consumers’ confidence to its highest level in 5 years.

U.S. job market stronger

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — U.S. employers are sending a message of confidence in the economy — hiring more workers, raising pay and making the job market appear strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases as early as September.

The economy gained a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The unemployment rate remained 7.6 per cent in June because more people started looking for jobs — a healthy sign — and some didn’t find them. The government doesn’t count people as unemployed unless they’re looking for work.

The Labor Department’s report Friday pointed to a U.S. job market that’s showing surprising resilience in the face of tax increases, federal spending cuts and economic weakness overseas. Employers have added an average 202,000 jobs for the past six months, up from 180,000 in the previous six.

The job growth is being fueled in part by consumer spending and the housing recov-

ery. Consumer confidence has reached a 5 ½ year high and is helping drive up sales of homes and cars. Hiring was especially strong in June among retailers, hotels, restaurants, construction companies and financial services firms.

“The numbers that we’re seeing are more sustainable than we thought,” said Paul Edelstein, U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. “We’re seeing better job numbers, the stock market is increasing and home prices are rising.”

Average pay also rose sharply last month. It’s exceeded inflation this year after barely keeping pace since the Great Recession ended four years ago. Average hourly pay rose 10 cents in June to $24.01.

Over the past 12 months, it’s risen 2.2 per cent. Over the same period, consumer prices have increased 1.4 per cent.

Stocks surged Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 147 points, nearly 1 per cent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note soared to 2.73 per cent, its highest point since August 2011, from 2.51 per cent late Wednesday.

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Employers take a break from hiring

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Job creation in Canada returned to earth last month as employers pulled back following an apparent hiring binge in May that proved too good to be sustained.

Economists had expected payback from May’s purported growth of 95,000 jobs and they got it with Friday morning’s flat reading — actually a statistically meaningless loss of 400 jobs in June.

More meaningful was the decline of 32,400 jobs among full-time workers, offset by similar-sized gains in part-time jobs.

That left the unemployment rate at 7.1 per cent, where it was in May and at the start of the year.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the June report should be a reminder to markets and analysts to look through the volatile monthly data for a true picture of labour conditions and give greater credence to the three-month and sixmonth rolling averages.

Over the first half of 2013, the economy created an average of about 14,000 jobs a month, about half the pace of growth seen in the second half of 2012.

“As a stand-alone report, June looks pretty sickly but given the massive, nearrecord job gain in May it’s actually mildly encouraging that strength was maintained,” Porter said.

“I do think the bigger picture is that job growth did slow in the first half of the year and that gives a more accurate picture of what happened in the Canadian job market, not these wild (swings),” he said.

“And the unemployment rate is 7.1 and it was 7.2 per cent a year ago and that tells us there’s been precious little improvement, but there is a little improvement.”

Markets reacted swiftly to the data, however, dropping the loonie half a cent to 94.55 US both on the soft Canadian data and an above consensus 195,000 jobs gain south of the border.

May aside, the jobs data has been in line with an economy that has seen weak growth through the first half of 2013.

However, analysts are expecting the second half of 2013 to show some improvement, and the U.S. labour report, also released Friday morning, gives some hope that the American economy is picking up steam.

That would be good news for Canada, particularly the export sector, analysts say.

The details in the latest Statistics Canada report were also in keeping with the theme that an adjustment was due.

Besides the drop in full-time work being offset by part-time, private sector employment slipped by 5,300 amid small gains in the public sector and in self-employment.

As well, hours worked dipped 0.2 per cent and hourly wages slipped slightly to 2.2 per cent growth from last year.

Local jobless rate slips Unemployment in the Red Deer region n decreased for the second consecutive month h in June, according to Statistics Canada fig-ures released on Friday.

The local jobless rate slipped to 5.8 perr cent, down 0.3 percentage points from May..

The figure last June was 5.1 per cent.

The seasonally adjusted average for Al-berta in June was five per cent, up from 4.8 8 per cent in May and 4.6 per cent in June e 2012.

The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region had d the highest unemployment rate in June at sixx per cent. After Red Deer was Calgary at five e per cent, Edmonton at 4.6 per cent, Wood d Buffalo-Cold Lake at 4.4 per cent, Banff-Jas-per-Rocky Mountain House at four per cent,, Athabasca-Grande Prairie at 3.8 per centt and Camrose-Drumheller at 3.3 per cent.

Alberta’s unemployment rate was the sec-ond lowest among the Canadian provinces,, with Saskatchewan leading the country at 3.7 7 per cent. The national average was 7.1 perr cent, unchanged from May. Alberta’s labour force increased by 3,500 0 people between May and June, while em-ployment decreased by 700 during this pe-riod. Full-time employment in the province e increased by 2,300 positions, while part-time e employment decreased by 3,000.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 92.74 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.25 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.91 Blackberry. . . . . . . . . . . . 10.08 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.65 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.41 Cdn. National Railway . 103.46 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 127.21 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.85 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.57 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.65 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.69 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.27 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.56 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.50 General Motors Co. . . . . 34.67 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.29 Sirius XN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.22 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 44.03 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 44.54 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 31.46 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.15 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.59

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.44 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 57.30 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.21 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.31 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 14.57 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.85 First Quantum Minerals . 15.35 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.46 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.84 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.98 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.33 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 21.55

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 81.16 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.40 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.75 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 14.76

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 27.32 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 50.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 48.09 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.80 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 49.50 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.17 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.36 Canyon Services Group. 11.74 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.52 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.750 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 17.58 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.57 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.57

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market stumbled on Friday as gold prices dropped against a stronger U.S. dollar and improved jobs numbers from south of the border.

The S&P/TSX composite index slid 31.75 points to close at 12,134.91.

The loonie was down 0.42 of a cent to 94.63 cents US, as jobs data from Canada beat expectations but was widely under-

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EU chief says parallel talks with US on trade surveillance to begin July 8 VILNIUS, Lithuania — The head of the EU’s executive commission says that the European Union and the United States have reached an agreement that talks on trade and concerns over American intelligence activities will begin at the same time on July 8.

Jose Manuel Barroso said Friday that meetings on a trans-Atlantic free-trade deal will be begin as scheduled, with “our American partners” agreeing to launch consultations on “Dissues of serious concern ... relating to some intelligence activities.”

Barroso spoke in the Lithuanian capital, two days after some European states voiced concerns that the

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EUROPE: Innovative Canadian companies that choose to locate in Europe can rely on predictable regulations and business practices — something that isn’t always the case in other jurisdictions, said Eck. The region is also one of the most innovative in the world, with 25 per cent of global research and development occurring there.

Europe also provides good access to markets like Russia, the Middle East and North Africa, said Eck. “This is a big opportunity we’re talking about and we’ve got to start paying more attention to it,” added Brickman.

Pending trade talks between the United States and the EU, and continued work on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU, should generate even greater opportunities for intercontinental trade, said Eck. “We are building a common economic area between Western Europe and North America, including Canada.”

Also speaking at the Central Alberta: Access Prosperity session, which took place at Red Deer College, was Daryl Hanak. He’s the executive director of trade policy — international, with Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations.

Hanak described the status of CETA negotiations, which have been ongoing since 2009.

“We’ve done some very good work on the grains,” he said of the agricultural component of the deal.

“We’ve got some commitments already in place that will see tariffs reduced to zero.”

Increased exports of Canadian beef and pork to the EU have been points of contention, acknowledged Brickman, as have sales of canola — due to the fact the oilseed is genetically modified.

As the agreement now stands, he continued, 98 per cent of trade involving industrial goods will be duty-free.

Brickman expressed optimism that a deal could be finalized by summer, but noted that it would still take considerable time to attend to details like translation and ratification.

“We’re still looking at about a two-year period before it comes into force.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

INSURANCE: Some are taking a second look “RBC Insurance is covering all sewer backup claims up to the limit of the policy due to the special circumstances on the ground and our desire to do our utmost to serve and support our clients during this difficult time,” company spokeswoman Catherine Hudon said in an email.

“We are also working with clients to assist them in accessing additional government aid for uninsured losses.”

AMA Insurance said it strives to do the best for its policyholders but can sometimes make mistakes.

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Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 43.71 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.65 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.26 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.08 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.94 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.700 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.27 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 31.13 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.15 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.52 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.75 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.95 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 61.61 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 55.44 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.19 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.13 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.80 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.93 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 46.05 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 59.76 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.30 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 74.56 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.87 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 60.87 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 31.62 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.73

whelming.

Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.1 per cent last month as employers pulled back after a wild month of hiring in May.

discussions would be delayed over reports of US spying on European institutions and countries.

Barroso said he hoped the process would “build and reinforce confidence” in helping to “pursue the very ambitious agreements” between the two sides.

Pacific NorthWest LNG applies to NEB for export licence VANCOUVER — Pacific NorthWest LNG said Friday it has applied to the National Energy Board (NEB) for a licence to export liquefied natural gas from its proposed terminal in Port Edward, B.C. The company said it wants to export up to 19.68 million tonnes of LNG per year for 25 years beginning in 2019.

The proposed project will include an initial development of two LNG trains of approximately six million tonnes per annum and a subsequent development of a third train for the same amount.

The Pacific NorthWest LNG project is owned, through various subsidiaries, by the Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas, which has a 90 per cent Chief operating officer Robert Katzell said the insurer will send out another adjuster to take a second look if people who have filed a claim with AMA feel they haven’t been treated fairly.

“If there is a sewer backup claim, or there is damage that is caused by sewer backup, it will be covered,” Katzell said.

“As an Alberta organization we really believe it is our responsibility to look out for Albertans. We try to do the best for them and we don’t always succeed, but we certainly try.”

Earlier Friday, two AMA adjusters reassessed Calgarian Tom Carter’s sewer backup claim that had been previously denied. The original adjuster said the backup had been caused by flooding. The new assessment said there was no evidence of overland flooding and approved his claim.

Carter said after long days of mucking out the basement of his family’s home, the decision by AMA Insurance is a relief.

“This is fantastic news,” Carter said. “We can get on with repairing the damage and getting life back to the way it was. We are very happy.”

Carter said the first adjuster was probably overwhelmed by calls from policyholders and was only able to spend a few minutes assessing his home before turning down the claim.

The AMA adjusters who approved his claim Friday were at his home for about 45 minutes.

People who have uninsurable property damage caused by overland flooding can apply to the Alberta government for disaster recovery money to make some household repairs and to replace some essential items.

But there are restrictions on what people can claim. For example, televisions, luxury items and paintings aren’t covered.

Carter said he knows that thousands of other people face the same challenge he did when dealing with sewer backup damage from the floods.

He said it would be great if other insurance companies could step up for their policyholders.

“The hope is that everyone who can, gets coverage for this. It has been a terrible thing to have to go through.”

ry (TSX:BB) shares lost seven cents to $10.08. Smartphone competitor Samsung Electronics Co. missed quarterly earnings expectations on Friday as its phone sales growth started to slow.

Also, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) listed its new real estate investment trust Friday on the TSX. Choice Properties REIT (TSX:CHP.UN) holds 415 retail properties, one office complex and nine warehouse properties totalling 35.3 million square feet of gross leasable area.

Choice Properties was trading at $10 — which was even with its public offering price — while Loblaw shares were down 73 cents at $46.75.

In Asia, markets were catching up with the gains in Europe the day before. The rally was triggered by the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s statement that interest rates will remain low “for an extended period of time.”

The ECB statement was echoed by the Bank of England and followed indications that the U.S. economy is growing — but probably not fast enough for the U.S. Federal Reserve to rush into tapering off its stimulus program.

Markets had been spooked in recent weeks at the prospect of the stimulus ending.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,134.91 down 31.74 points TSX Venture Exchange — 884.27 down 1.36 points TSX 60 — 694.42 down 2.57 points Dow — 15,135.84 up 147.29 points S&P 500 — 1,631.89 up 16.48 points Nasdaq — 3,479.38 up 35.71 points

Currencies at close: Cdn — 94.63 cents US, down 0.42 of a cent Pound — C$1.5745, down 1.13 cents Euro — C$1.3557, down 0.27 of a cent Euro — US$1.2830, down 0.81 of a cent Oil futures: US$103.22 per barrel, up $1.98 (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,212.70 per oz., down $39.20 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.644 per oz., down $1.014 $663.70 per kg., down $32.60 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: July ’13 $2.60 higher $607.70; Nov. ’13 $3.10 higher $537.70; Jan. ’14 $3.10 higher $542.70; March ’14 $1.80 higher $544.30; May ’14 $1.80 higher $543.80; July ’14 $1.80 higher $543.30; Nov. ’14 $1.80 higher $513.10; Jan ’15 $1.80 higher $513.10; March ’15 $1.80 higher $513.10; May ’15 $1.80 higher $513.10; July ’15 $1.80 higher $513.10.

Barley (Western): July ’13 unchanged $244.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $194.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $199.00; March ’14 unchanged $199.00; May ’14 unchanged $199.00; July ’14 unchanged $199.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $199.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $199.00; March ’15 unchanged $199.00; May ’15 unchanged $199.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 209,240 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 209,240.

interest in the project. Japex owns the remaining 10 per cent.

Petronas bought Calgary-based Progress Energy last year in a $6-billion friendly deal.

Shares in Choice Properties REIT trade slightly lower in debut on TSX TORONTO — Shares in Loblaw’s (TSX:L) new real estate investment trust were trading slightly below the offer price in initial trading Friday, which one analyst says is a sign that the stock was properly priced.

Shortly after markets opened Friday, Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CHP. UN) was trading at $9.90, down 10 cents.

By the afternoon, the stock was up to $9.97, just three pennies below the initial offer price of $10.

“That means it was pretty well priced to reflect the current market conditions, which have been pretty weak,” said Brendon Abrams, an analyst at M Partners Inc. force.

Friday’s report showed that the U.S. economy added 70,000 more jobs in April and May than the government had previously estimated — 50,000 in April and 20,000 in May. The Fed has been buying $85 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds each month since late last year.

The purchases pushed long-term interest rates to historic lows, fueled a stock rally and encouraged consumers and businesses to borrow and spend. The low rates have helped support an economy that’s had to absorb government spending cuts and a Social Security tax increase that’s shrunk paychecks this year.

John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo, said he thinks the Fed will announce at its September policy meeting that it will start reducing its bond purchases, perhaps to $75 billion a month.

Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the Fed’s bond buying could end around the time unemployment reaches 7 per cent. The Fed foresees that happening around mid-2014. But Silvia said he didn’t think unemployment would reach 7 per cent by then. He thinks the Fed could continue its bond buying into 2015.

Friday’s report contained at least one element of concern: Many of the job gains were in generally lower-paying industries, a trend that emerged earlier this year. The hotels, restaurants and entertainment industry added 75,000 jobs in June. This industry has added an average 55,000 jobs a month this year, nearly double its average in 2012. Retailers added 37,000.

Temporary jobs rose 10,000.

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The agency says the economy shed a mere 400 jobs in June, a statistically insignificant number, but better than the 12,500 jobs economists had expected would be lost in the hangover from the hiring binge seen in May, when 95,000 new jobs were added.

On Wall Street, the U.S. jobs numbers were better received, raising hopes that the U.S. economy is headed towards a better second half of the year.

The Dow Jones industrials moved 147.29 points higher to 15,135.84, the Nasdaq gained 35.71 points to 3,479.38 and the S&P 500 index ticked up 16.48 points to 1,631.89.

The U.S. Labor Department said American employers added 195,000 jobs in June and hiring was more robust in the two previous months than earlier estimated, suggesting job growth is accelerating.

“There’s still a lot of workers that have part-time work when they want to have full-time, but... putting yourself in the shoes of the employer, as long as they can hold off on doing the full-time employment I think they’re going to,” said Jennifer Radman, a portfolio manager with Caldwell Investment Management.

“It’s seems that’s kind of the last thing to fall into place.”

In commodities, the August crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed ahead $1.98 at US$103.22 a barrel, which brought the price up seven per cent for the week.

August gold bullion dropped $39.20 to US$1,212.70 an ounce on the Nymex, and the TSX gold sector went with it. Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) dropped 4.8 per cent, or 74 cents, to $14.57.

Copper prices were down 11 cents to US$3.065 cents a pound as the base metals sector fell 1.3 per cent.

The info tech sector was down 0.6 per cent as BlackBer-

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Prefabricated making comeback MATERIALS BEING USED MORE EFFICIENTLY WHEN BUILDING PREFABRICATED HOMES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — An interest in green and efficient building techniques is leading to a comeback of prefabricated homes — with a modern twist.

EcoTec Homes in Sooke, B.C., on Vancouver Island began as a pilot project after parent company Westco Construction of Victoria was approached to build a micro cottage development.

“Building in a controlled environment means you’re really cutting down on inefficiencies like material use and material waste,” said Jen Young, sales consultant with EcoTec. “If you could imagine having three or four homes built at a time you could use the cut-off from one building and put it into the next, whereas a single project in a neighbourhood would see a lot of those cut-offs go into a waste bin and not be used again.”

Cut-offs are the bits of wood cut from bigger pieces.

EcoTec began with a project called Wild Coast Cottages in Port Renfrew, B.C., a remote community of about 200 people with no hardware stores, making it difficult to find materials and people to put them together.

Westco had done prefabricated walls in the past for their larger developments like townhouses and condominium buildings, but Wild Coast Cottages was the first time they had fully assembled a home right down to the cabinets, drywall, fixtures and shipping them fully finished.

Even though prefabricated homes have been built since the 1950s, Young said there is a conception that prefabricated means mobile homes.

“For us it is traditional construction in terms of the materials used for the home, but it’s actually built stronger to sustain shipping and moving it around,” she said.

“If you were to take a cross-section of the home it’s really what you’d expect to see in a modern house that was built on site, but there may be slightly more material to really make it a rigid structure.”

But the interest in prefabricated homes doesn’t simply come from convenience. For Gary Lands, managing

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A contemporary 400 square foot home living space that is both flexible and functional in shown in a handout photo. An interest in green and efficient building techniques is leading to a comeback of prefabricated homes with a modern twist. director of Toronto’s Nexterra Green Homes, it was a great way to combine his love for modern architecture and the efficiency of prefabricated homes.

Lands worked with California’s LivingHomes to build Toronto’s first prefabricated home development.

“There has to be a better way to build than a messy site that drags on and on,” he said. “I think prefabricated is a better way to build. It seemed to be a more elegant way to get the job done.”

Creating the homes for the LivingHomes development in partnership with California architects and builders meant addressing specifications

around insulation and strength for snow loads.

Lands said the completed project received a lot of interest from those who had followed the progress of the project, and when people learned the houses were prefabricated they became more intrigued.

“Toronto is a big, forward-looking, international city,” he said. “People are beginning to be more interested in new products that aren’t just pseudoGeorgian, Victorian or any other architectural style from the past. They are looking towards modern buildings, and this suits that very well.”

The efficiency and environmental

aspects of prefabricated homes have also been big selling points, and Laura Felstiner, green building consultant for Nexterra Green Homes, said building in a factory is the best way to achieve those goals.

“The factory environment is always better from a construction standpoint,” said Felstiner. “The factory is safer and it’s not weather dependent.”

In Toronto, for instance, you could be working 60 per cent of the time because of the weather.

“From a trade availability perspective it is better because everyone is in your factory, which means there is a lot of efficiency.”

Diner en Blanc an inspirational white night

Managing the white scale

DESIGN

Is white right for you?

Texture trail

Pure white We once painted a guest room in our Scottish home a dazzling, brilliant white and accessorized in similar tones. From floor paint to linens and from light fixtures to artwork it was, on reflection, perhaps a little overt.

We remember guests staggering through the hall complaining of snow blindness as they emerged in the morning.

In a north-facing space, for example, white can appear grey and listless whereas the same shade, in a south facing room, will thoroughly enliven.

For best results, brighten where natural light is limited and restrain when illumination is strong.

Mother Nature will do the rest.

Just a hint ‘Barely there’ off-whites generally have either cool or warm undertones.

Delicate whites with a suspicion of yellow will help set a relaxed atmosphere and work particularly well when played alongside natural wood.

Whites with beige undertones evoke a cosy look, those with hints of blue will help freshen proceedings (especially in bathrooms) while those with a whisper of grey perform well in kitchens where they complement stainless steel, shiny ceramics and glass.

Mix and match If proposed white shades seem uncomfortable together, chances are it’s because their undertones are either different or non-complementary.

The simplest way to assure yourself of the ‘whisper’ tone (in an apparently white accessory or paint chip) is to hold it against a piece of purest white art store paper — this practice will immediately make your whisper scream.

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We’ll take inspiration wherever it transpires: dur- that almost everything. As a pairing for bold colour, ing a country walk, perhaps, our senses tantalized by it provides pop. rich verdant greenery and softly bubbling streams, Yet, along side other shades of white, it can be or whilst stalking Yorkville, creatively jolted by problematic if ‘balanced’ without due care. And jaunty window dressing and flashy Euro sports cars. we’ll return to that point in a moment.

One such inspirational hook tugged just last week What — as a decorating option — does white say during Diner en Blanc, a flash mob bacchanalian to you? restaurant experience hosted by Janice Thomson, To some, it’s seen as cold and sterile yet to othexecutive director of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Cham- ers it’s perceived as fresh and welcoming. For most, ber of Commerce. though, it takes a little understanding to tempt optiSo: dinner in white? Yup. In a nutshell, mal results.

600 suitably attired guests descended upon a local car park and awaited further instruction. Prior to the secret-location evening, we selected from a range of Purest white is merely a starting point; menus and, at Janice’s request, brought thereafter the list of derivatives burgeons. with us snowy toned crockery, torchieres As you search, prepare to be tempted by and bunting — anything that might amapple, linen and daffodil whites, as well plify the evening’s white-theme drama. as bone, pebble and a legion of others.

Oh, and a whole load of white napery Certain whites play together successfully which we borrowed from (and returned but whites with a pink undercarriage, for to) the beautiful Oban Inn where we were example, may fight with pebble-toned opstaying. tions, whereas bone shades will work well And so it came to pass that, at 7:45 p.m.

COLIN & with soft grey choices. precisely, 20 yellow buses departed the JUSTIN car park and snaked towards the grounds of historic McFarland House where white canteen tables, chairs and a mountain of immaculately packed picnic boxes (arWhite, while potentially lovely, can be ranged by the restaurants involved) lay in wait. difficult to maintain.

And then the fun began.

If you have pets or children, white can be tricky Like birds building nests, guests picked their taunless you’re prepared to be permanently on guard bles and dressed their spot to optimal effect. Before with a mop and bucket. Guess it all comes down to long, wine began to flow and as the animated crowd laughed and chattered, the talented jazz band raised give and take: perhaps you long for carpet but would tile and a washable white rug provide happy comits game to match the frenetic aural buzz.

The night also provided great opportunities to promise? meet and mingle and, as we did, we forged an instant connection with the pneumatically lovely Esther Taylor, co-host with her son David of HGTV Canada’s Esther Extraordinaire. Designer mom and contracRegardless of the number of whites incorporated, tor son made fascinating dinner company and ever texture is crucial. since we’ve been glued to the HGTV website watchBolstering your project’s touchy-feely quotient ing episodes. will pull focus and help create interest. A linen sofa, Esther, we should report, is a joyous grand dame for example, played against a white wood chest, or a and we enjoyed lengthy social intercourse pertain- cut crystal lamp teamed with an open-weave neutral ing to a shared love of design. And, of course, our shade, may all share similar colour schematics. shared love of all things white — even though our But it’s their textural jigsaw that really provides glamorous new friend, it should be noted, is perhaps depth. better known for her colourful design voice. But white, you see, goes with everything. Actually, make

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The power of using a stencil for walls Dear Debbie: I am looking for a stenUse your sketch as a guide for markcil of circles that flow into one another ing the placement of the circles on of different shapes to do on a black the wall. Coloured chalk will show on wall. I will be using a shiny finish with black; B for big circle, M for medium, the stencil to make it appear as they S for small. Position the stencil on the are raised on the wall. This is going to wall, use stencil adhesive to hold it in be my main wall which my headboard place and press the stencil on firmly. is on in the master bedApply the paint with a dry room. Can you please help brush or small foam roller, me. — Thanks, Tammy moving in from the perimDear Tammy: You have eter to avoid leakage. Wipe chosen a great technique your stencil clean and reto build drama and interest position. Stencil on the for your bedroom’s feature overlapping circles after wall. the first circles have dried By using stencils to proso that you don’t smear the duce a design you have the paint. Stand back often to options of where you want check that your wall design to place the motifs, the texis balanced. ture and sheen for each, I used stencilled circles and the colour contrasts. in muted tones of yellow With the big trend in and green to decorate the pattern on our walls, stenbathroom vignette shown cilling is not only less exhere.

DEBBIE pensive than wallpaper, it They appear to float like TRAVIS comes with a sense of pride bubbles moving up the wall. in something hand done.

The bubble circles are more Begin by sketching a plan dense at the bottom edge for the wall on a piece of and lighten up toward the paper; place the circles aptop as they would in real proximately where they will life. When you are paintgo, including some that stand alone ing in contrasting colours begin with and some that overlap. the light shades. This helps when you You will need three or four sizes of are overlapping circles as the darker circles. You can find circle stencils on colour will easily cover the shade bethe Internet, but they are very easy to neath it. make yourself and you can cut them If you are working on a black backto the sizes you want. Look for stencil- ground, some coloured circles would ler’s Mylar and brushes at craft stores. create a youthful, contemporary wall.

Trace the shape onto the Mylar and Lime green, pale purple, mid-tone blue cut out using a sharp knife (such as an or sunny orange are all on trend, and Xacto knife.) It is handy to have two or could match up to bed linen or a carthree of the same stencil on hand. pet. Including other geometric shapes You will do the overlapping yourself could be fun for a kids’ room. using two stencils that are different Debbie Travis’ House to Home column sizes. On a monochromatic wall such is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbaas yours, matte black for the base coat ra Dingle. Please email your questions to and gloss black for the circles, this will house2home@debbietravis.com. You can create a subtle finish that changes as follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. the day and night light shimmers off com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new the gloss paint. website, www.debbietravis.com.

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Stenciling gives you the freedom to create your own designs and patterns in colour in ways that connect with your style.

Right at home: decor inspired by the natural world

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Thunderhead wallpaper? If you’re an armchair naturalist, you’ll love one of this year’s big home decor trends.

Artists and artisans have captured flora, fauna and even meteorology in media such as photography, illustration, metal and clay. The designs, translated into wall decor and furnishings, range from startling to serene.

Clinton Friedman’s garden in Durban, South Africa, is home to more than 250 trees and 150 succulent species. Desiccated leaves, freshly pulled roots and labyrinthine flower heads all serve as material for his close-up photographs. West Elm has previously collaborated with Friedman on a pillow collection; this season they’ve

got his 28-inch, square, whiteframed prints of aloe plants.

The oversize spiky succulents look like flora — or perhaps even fauna — from another planet. (www.westelm.com ) Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Christine Facella has used her experience as an illustrator and model maker at New York’s Museum of Natural History to inform her collection of porcelain animal skulls. The accuracy and intricacy of her work results from sculpting up to 20 moulds for each piece.

Facella portrays many denizens of the North American wilderness, including coyotes, bobcats and beavers.

The skulls are a compelling meld of antiquarian curiosity and contemporary objet d’art.

The teeth on some gleam with 14-karat-gold lustre. (www. beetleandflor.com ) Lighting sculptor David

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DESIGN: Visually cooler Remember that while sunlight emits brighter tones during the first part of the day, these will become visually cooler by lunch time, even though the actual temperature may have risen.

If your room’s orientation is north, light will be bluish; if it faces south, it will be slightly orange.

Rooms that face east will take on a yellow tone (especially before noon) whereas those that face west will import reddish hues at the same time of day.

Against white, as far as artificial light is concerned, incandescent globes generate a yellow hue, halogen bulbs a much fresher feel and fluorescent tubes a range of cool blue tones. Accordingly, before choosing paint, fabric and finishes, view everything under all applicable light forms to properly understand what you have.

For further reading, we recommend At The Water’s Edge by Sally Hayden, published by Ryland Peters & Small. Having scanned various books on the subject, we can attest that this one, packed as it is

D’Imperio finds his inspiration in nature’s structures: The organic geometry of moth wings, honeycombs and crystals gets turned into elegant and unusual lighting in the old post office in Stony Run, Pa., that D’Imperio has turned into a studio.

Pendants and chandeliers, as well as suspended linear fixtures, are crafted out of materials such as stainless steel and aluminum. D’Imperio’s Ozone light is a 5-foot length of shimmering circles, like fizzy bubbles lit from within. Silver powder-coated steel and frosted Pyrex glass are transformed into the Neuron fixture for wall or ceiling. You can choose the colour of the nucleus. Hydra is an otherworldly chandelier done in metallic blue-green; the designer was inspired by microscopic denizens of the deep sea. (www.

daviddimperio.com ) At this spring’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, local designer Barbara Barran’s showed her Ice rug, inspired by the surface of frozen water.

The piece’s striations and cool, watery tones gave the slightly unsettling but wholly intriguing sense of standing on actual ice. That she’s rendered this illusion in hand-tufted wool is even more remarkable. (www. classicrug.com ) British designer Abigail Edwards showed her natureinspired wallpaper at the fair.

She’s launched a new design called Storm Clouds — ominous thunderheads printed on a grey or blue background, with white or copper metallic lightning bolts. Her Brambleweb paper depicts an Art Nouveau-meets-Gothic swirl of brambles tipped with tiny

with white wisdom, is utterly gorgeous. One peek at today’s photography confirms that. Whichever route you follow — and however much white you include in your decorative landscape — one thing is certain: championed confidently, your pale scale rooms will be gorgeous.

Aye, and our Diner en Blanc inspired future miracles — spaces which will, without doubt, be ‘all white on the night.’ And just as (Esther) extraordinaire by

metallic thorns. And Wilson’s Crystals are inspired by the work of Wilson Bentley, who spent half a century photographing snowflakes. The wallpaper features an intricate print of 30 snowflakes.

Edwards also does a mural consisting of 18 ceramic tiles digitally printed with dragonflies darting or sitting on lithe, curling branches. (www.abigailedwards.com ) Parisian designer Gilles Caffier uses ceramics as the medium for pieces like the Turtle Lamp, whose earthenhued base evokes the plump, ridged profile of a turtle shell.

He makes textured stools and vases in matte ivory or graphite that resemble coral reefs, or perhaps barnacle-laden pier posts, or maybe octopi tentacles. That’s the wonderful thing about nature: so much scope for imagination.

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Smart fertilizer use depends on understanding When it comes to lawn and number, in particular, is somegarden fertilizers, there’s a lot thing you should pay attention of misunderstanding out there. to in six weeks or so.

That’s because there’s more to Despite the fact that ausuccess than just buying some- tumn looks like the time of thing in a bag and spreading the year when plant growth the stuff around. The real trick is winding down, there is still begins by recognizactually a lot of ing the three main growth happening chemical nutrients below the surface. that make up most The cool, moist fertilizers, when conditions typito apply them and cal of fall weather what these nutriencourage root ents actually do. growth and matuThe most imporration that leads to tant thing to realize better plant vitality at this time of the the following year. year is that fertilThe main thing to izers should not be understand is that applied when outoptimal root growth door temperatures requires plenty of are higher than potassium. That’s STEVE 30C. This might not the final number in MAXWELL necessarily cause the group of three problems, but high nutrient analysis temperatures do figures, and the ideincrease the posal time for applicasibility of burning your lawn tion in most parts of Canada is or plants. That said, you still sometime near the end of Audon’t want to forget complete- gust or early September. Fall ly about fertilizers until next fertilizers might contain other spring. The reason is because nutrients too, but a larger poan excellent time to apply fer- tassium number is what you’re tilizers is just around the cor- looking for. ner.

Another key concept to Back in the early 1800s, a understand is that fall is not man named Justus von Lie- the best time to apply a lot of big discovered that all plants nitrogen to your lawn or garneed three major nutrients: den. The nitrogen content of a nitrogen, phosphorus and po- fertilizer is shown by the first tassium. This key information number in the analysis figures, is what all of modern agricul- and nitrogen encourages lush, ture is based on today, and green growth. And while this it also relates directly to the is a good thing in the spring, three main nutrient analysis when there is a whole season numbers that you’ll find on ev- of sunshine, rain and growth ery bag of fertilizer. The last ahead, it’s not so good when

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autumn frosts are just around the corner. Keep nitrogen applications to a minimum after fall has arrived.

The best way to apply granular fertilizers to your lawn is with a mechanical spreader.

This saves money by ensuring even application, and it delivers better results. There’s simply no way to spread granular fertilizer evenly enough by hand, so don’t even try. At my place I get good results using a handheld seed broadcaster.

It’s small, inexpensive and distributes fertilizer as evenly as any spreader with wheels.

It can even cover a large area in a short time.

The phosphorus content of fertilizer is expressed by the middle number in the analysis figures, and phosphorus is something you need to be careful with. Although phosphorus runoff from lawns and gardens has almost no impact on water quality, phosphorus from agricultural operations and sewage treatment plants has encouraged algae growth in lakes and rivers in the past.

While this situation is under better control today, most lawn and garden fertilizers contain very little or no phosphorus. Even with this being the case, it’s still best to keep all fertilizers away from the lake at the cottage.

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See the work of 25 crochet artists in “25 More Crochet Artists to Inspire You,” posted at the blog Crochet Concupiscence.

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It’s leaner and trendier than it was in the 1960s and ’70s, when the craft was known for its bulky, acrylic yarns.

Crochet’s enduring popularity is due partly to today’s wide array of high-quality, luxurious yarns — many at affordable prices.

Crochet can be found on high-fashion runways and in upscale home decor. Textile artists such as Kaffe Fassett use it.

But it also can just be fun: Mischievous “yarn bombers” decorate urban landscapes — street signs, trees, bicycles and cars — in crochet.

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Her YouTube video tutorials average 75,000 daily views, according to YouTube Analytics.

Some viewers request particular patterns, which challenges Richardson and keeps her working 12-hour days; she recently completed requests to crochet a manatee, an octopus and a sheep.

Carol Alexander, of Berne, Ind., has been crocheting since the early 1980s, when she made a toy for her then-unborn son. A crochet-pattern designer for more than 20 years, she’s the executive crochet editor for Crochet! and Crochet World magazines.

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Down-the-hatch goes a beak full of insects as a mother swallow feeds her young. Luckily, the young swallows take turns eating as there is no food dropped in this transfer. The picture also shows why a perch should not be put on a nestbox.

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Dear Annie: My friend “Don” has spent a few days with me at the family beach house the past three summers in a row.

The second year, he hinted about going again and was very pleased when I asked him back. But then he started referring to “his room” at the beach house and making regular comments about “next year” in a way that assumed it was his regular vacation spot.

I thought he was being a little presumptuous, but didn’t address it.

Last week, I told Don that I wanted someone else to accompany me to the summerhouse this time. But he still acts as if he should be invited, too. I’m a little irritated and have avoided talking about it.

Now, I’m not sure I want him to come with me ever again. It’s awkward. Any suggestions? — Annoyed Dear Annoyed: You need to be more honest and direct with Don, although you don’t have to be impolite.

Simply say, “It’s been great having you with me the past three summers, but it’s time for someone else to enjoy the place. I’m taking ‘Harold’ this year. Maybe I can have you join me again sometime in the future.”

If he becomes angry or upset, you don’t need to reply in kind. Simply repeat that you are sorry you can’t have him join you. “Sometime in the future” could be very distant indeed.

Dear Annie: I have been married to “Molly” for 11 years. We have three wonderful children.

Both of us have professional careers and make a good living. We are fortunate to have a nice lifestyle.

The problem: Our sex life is on life support. Molly says

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ANNIE ANNIE she is tired and has been to the doctor at least twice for her exhaustion. But she has the energy to go running five miles a day, just not enough energy for sex.

I question her faithfulness and am not sure how long I can stay in this relationship if things don’t improve.

We are currently in counseling, but there has been no change. I have spoken with Molly numerous times about our lack of intimacy, to no avail.

I need your help. — Searching for Answers Dear Searching: If you’re asking whether Molly is running five miles to another man, we cannot answer that.

It’s certainly possible. But it is equally possible that, with three children under the age of 11, she is tired of being “mom” and “wife” and wants to have something she does solely for herself.

Women and their sex drives can be complicated.

Has she asked her doctor about hormonal imbalances?

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Sunday, July 7 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Ringo Starr, 73; Saturday, July 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Sylvester Stallone, Claire Holt, 25; Jorja Fox, 45 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: As tender loving care is a must 67; 50 Cent, 38; Gregory Smith, 30 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A light-hearted atmosphere to honour a day like today, we need to tap into our instinctual encompasses us. The Moon in adaptable Gemini sashays antennas for further guidance. The Moon in Cancer feels at close by the planet of action, Mars. This indicates that we are home where comfort and security can make this Crab feel emotionally driven and willing to take on a few risks today. We nurtured and protected. Venus communicates with Pluto in a do not fear a good challenge. A restless inclination pushes us rather challenging way asking us to adjust ourselves. A crisis to carry on with a tremendous zest for life. It is wise of us to may push us to re-evaluate our own values. Luckily, a harmonious link to Uranus, love finally gives us a break avoid irrational impulsiveness and confrontation. by embracing eccentricity and instability in a most HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, pleasing fashion. the forthcoming year announces to be action-oriHAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, ented in a subtle kind of way. Your mind is like a be ready to welcome an eventful year ahead. racing game and you may go through a variety of You tend to advance in life in a very confident circumstances that will make you feel unsettled at manner. Luck does follow into your footsteps and times. Instead of keeping it all bottled in, practice you may want to let go of your cautious side. A some type of meditative practices or hit the gym push-pull vibe may make you work even harder instead. This will be one healthy way to deal with so that you can maintain harmony within your the mundane life events. closest alliances.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your ideas flourARIES (March 21-April 19): You may wake ish freely and you are predisposed to speaking up feeling detached from your familiar grounds. up your mind quite spontaneously. Avoid potenAn emotional void makes you question your own tial conflicts with a sister or a brother. Diplomacy ASTRO situation. You may need to hop into this bumpy and a tactful approach in all your interactions ride just to realize how many other treasures lie DOYNA could go a long way today. within you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You know how TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Home to you to assert yourself and you will not hold back. means feeling serene. Today brings a frustratDon’t let blind temptations give you an itch to acing element to your day where you are forced quire something right away. Money flows too freely out of your to bend yourself in order to maintain a balance between your pockets today. Keep a close eye on all your expenses.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You go with the flow today desires and your need to evolve your horizons.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You find yourself in a cumberand your confidence is inspiring to others. Action-oriented activities appeal to you now. You know where you are going some situation where expenses are concerned. Bills skyrockas your intuition is your main guidance today. You could be et. Social activities may prove more costly and present you with a few surprises here and there. Press the brake pedal on making important decisions about your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Inner peace can come at a your bank cards.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Relationships are playing cost today. Frustration can affect your mood if you don’t deal with it from a rational point of view. Instead of banging your with your patience. Your enduring efforts may give in to your head against the wall, seek seclusion in a comforting environ- good intentions to find that commonality between you and another. Refuel your energy tank with positivity. Don’t let jealment. Soothe your soul with an aromatic ambiance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are actively involved in group ousy or insecurity overwhelm you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have the ability to relieve a related activities. You are a leader in your own team. Simply because others are not on the same wavelength as you are, current stress concerning a parental situation but the desire it doesn’t mean that you have to confront them. Agree to dis- is within yourself only. Make a conscious effort and try to rise above your own ego as this experience can give you the agree and let go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You contain great stamina much needed inner strength.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may experience some which you will invest into a fruitful venture. You are highly ambitious to go ahead in your career. Ponder over the steps and discordance where your love affairs reside. You may feel procedures that you would like to implement, but for now, do deceived or even manipulated by the object of your desires. It seems almost impossible for the two of you to reach a mutual not seal the deal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may awaken to a sudden level of both stability and commitment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your family is asking you to impulse to take a trip somewhere. The thought of experiencing an adventure sounds appealing to you right now. You make certain sacrifices which you might resist at first. On the seek to gain new insights about a foreign land or a foreign positive side, your career is taking on a much faster pace and background.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Financially, you should be careful as to not exceed your credit. On a more personal level, you are at all-time high with strong desires and passionate feelings. Ardent cravings make you long for some intense soul merging.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are up front in your approach with others. You state your intentions clearly and you may appear somewhat too blunt for certain individuals. Your self-assertiveness makes you unafraid of direct confrontations.

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Dear Annie: “A Ring on It” asked who to invite to his commitment ceremony and was especially concerned about his father, who is unaware that he is gay.

I had a gay commitment ceremony with my partner in 1995. My partner was out to everyone, so it was easy for him.

I had compartmentalized my life as to who knew and didn’t know. I decided to invite family members, work associates and friends to celebrate my coming out, as well my commitment to another person.

I expected all sorts of negative responses, but received total support.

A girl in my office had that “no wonder I wouldn’t date her” moment. My boss got over his initial misgivings.

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you may suddenly become more popular and in demand.

Higher ups are taking a greater interest in what you have to offer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Heavier demands are being put on your shoulders. There may be circumstances that are out of your reach. Since you fear lacking your usual control may make you somewhat insecure. Don’t mix business with pleasure.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may unintentionally expand an intimate issue into something bigger than it actually is. Or you may simply want to get away from current fiasco and seek excitement elsewhere. Pleasure can be found on some faraway land.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are experiencing major opposition from your adversaries lately. Wherever you go, negative forces are testing your personal strength and your ego. It is almost too tempting to give in where so much oppression is hunting you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Give yourself an intermission. You know you desperately need this temporary halt after days of running around like a chicken with no head. Your social life may be holding a special surprise for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One of your friends or acquaintances may be putting too much pressure over your need to be autonomous. Ego clashes may evoke a feeling of resentment over your struggles. Shine your light elsewhere.

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John Paul II and the death of Christian America It was just another day, another Washington press from Chicago. conference and yet another appeal for the U.S. govIn particular, the Opus Dei priest was struck by ernment to allow believers to follow the doctrines of this sobering John Paul declaration: “The eclipse their faith, as opposed to a Health and Human Ser- of the sense of God and of man inevitably leads to a vices mandate. practical materialism, which breeds individualism, “The United States, at its best, is unique among utilitarianism and hedonism. ... The only goal which the nations of the world when it defends the self- counts is the pursuit of one’s own material wellevident freedom of all people to exercise their faith being. The so-called ‘quality of life’ is interpreted according to the dictates of their conprimarily or exclusively as economic effisciences,” said the “Standing Together for ciency, inordinate consumerism, physical Religious Freedom” text. It was signed by beauty and pleasure, to the neglect of the 58 faith leaders, mostly from conservamore profound dimensions -- interpersontive bodies such as the Catholic Church, al, spiritual and religious -- of existence.” the Southern Baptist Convention, the NaThe human body, thus, is “simply a comtional Association of Evangelicals and plex of organs, functions and energies to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day be used according to the sole criteria of Saints. pleasure and efficiency.”

“Many of the signatories on this letter While this judgment will offend most do not hold doctrinal objections to the liberals and some political conservatives, use of contraception. Yet we stand united those words led McCloskey to write this in protest to this mandate, recognizing the blunt verdict: “Face it, folks, the United encroachment on the conscience of our States is no longer a Christian country.

TERRY fellow citizens. ... HHS continues to deny “We already have the most liberal MATTINGLY many Americans the freedom to manifest abortion laws in the world, responsible (at their beliefs through practice and obsera minimum) for tens of millions of deaths, vance in their daily lives.” with the morning-after pill now available This was just another sign of the times, at your local pharmacy for teenage girls. along with a Texas filibuster opposing a ... Pornography is the most profitable and late-term-abortion ban and the U.S. Supreme Court’s watched form of ‘entertainment.’ Marriage is being approval for a state-by-state legal approach to same- redefined not as a covenant between man and wife, sex marriage. with one of its purposes being the procreation of None of this would have surprised the late Pope children, but as more or less whatever one wants John Paul II, according to one of America’s most con- it to be. ... And who can disingenuously doubt that troversial Catholic priests. In one of his most sweep- universal euthanasia for the incurable will become ing encyclicals, John Paul foresaw a “conspiracy common with the help of our new ‘health’ plan?” against life” that would threaten the suffering, the McCloskey knows these harsh judgments anger elderly and children, born and unborn. elites in places like Wall Street and inside the D.C. That 1995 document was called “Evangelium Vi- Beltway, since he worked at Citibank and Merrill tae” (“The Gospel of Life),” and the Rev. C.J. McClo- Lynch after graduating from Columbia University skey of the Faith and Reason Institute was recently and later led the Catholic Information Center on K asked to write a meditation on it during a Vatican Street, near the White House. Yet over the years he celebration of its lasting influence. has led many prominent Americans into Catholi“I was asked to write an article that would help cism, including columnist Robert Novak, abortioncheer people up. Sorry, but I just couldn’t do that rights pioneer Dr. Bernard Nathanson, Judge Robert right now,” said McCloskey, in a telephone interview Bork, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, economist Law-

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Celebration Service Rev. Judy Andersen www.cslreddeer.org

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Join us this Sunday, July 7 at 9:00am, 11:00am or 6:30pm The Art of Neighbouring - #6 Over the Hedge t CrossRoads Kids (to gr. 6)

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“Old Church Blessing a New World”

Corner of 55th St & 46th Ave 10:30 am Contemporary Worship

WEDNESDAY Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Elnora Drop In Centre. Cowboy boots and hats welcome. Next dates are July 10 and 31. For more information, call 403-749-2047 and 403-749-3361.

UPCOMING EVENTS Country Gospel in the Park — Blackfalds United Church Country Gospel Music Weekend, will be held Sept. 6 to 8 at Blackfalds All Star Park. Performances start on Friday night at 5 p.m. and a church service goes on Sunday at 9 a.m. Performances are in a heated tent; bring your own chairs. Food is available on site. A weekend pass costs $30; day passes are available. For a list of performers visit www.Blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or www.gospelinthe park.net. Call Jim at 403-3911397 or Moe at 403-357-6678 for more information.

United Kids Camp, presented by Gaetz and Sunnybrook United Churches, will be held Aug. 12-16 from 9 a.m. to noon for ages five to eleven at Gaetz Memorial United Church.

2013 camp theme is the Wonderful World of Water with games, crafts Bible stories and music. Parent and youth volunteers are welcome. Rides are available from Sunnybrook United Church. For information go to gaetzuc@telusplanet.net or call 403-347-6073 or 403-347-3344.

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Truth is, he noted, parts of America are more open to some forms of faith than others. Thus, McCloskey is convinced that traditionalists will eventually need to cluster in states that are more faith-friendly on abortion, marriage, parental rights, home schooling and other hot-button cultural issues.

“No one in this country has ever really suffered for their faith in any meaningful way,” he said.

“Those days are ending, especially in certain states. ... Among Catholics, we may soon find that many are Americans more than they are Catholics.”

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

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Balmoral Bible Chapel

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Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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Wednesday Wednesday Ministries Ministries 7:00p.m.

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Passion for God, Compassion for People.

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Loving God . . . Loving People 10:15 am Worship Service

GOOD SHEPHERD ELCIC 40 Holmes St. 403-340-1022 Rev. Marc Jerry

2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer 403.343.1511

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UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244

10:30 a.m.

“What’s in Your Toolbox”

WORSHIP SUNDAY 10:30 AM with Holy Communion Everyone Welcome

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#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798

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Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH

DIVINE SERVICE 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

12 Stanton Street

403-347-6073

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LUANN July 6 1989 — The federal government sells remaining 53 per cent interest in Air Canada, completing privatization of the airline.

1975 — A hailstone weighing 249 grams falls near Wetaskiwin.

1934 — Charles Bédaux departs from Edmonton with five Citroen half-tracks for an automobile safari through the Peace

River district to the Alaska Panhandle.

The tractors were abandoned in a muskeg in August.

1918 — Katherine Stinson’s plane is forced down by engine trouble near Edmonton in the first official airmail flight in Western Canada.

1906 — The House of Commons passes the Lord’s Day Observance Act after bitter debate. The bill bans work, sport, entertainment and most business on Sundays.

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RED DEER RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS SUMMER CLASSES July 15-18 & July 29-Aug 1 Mornings.

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BIRSE William James (Bill) William James (Bill) Birse completed his journey on this earth and gently went home to his Maker on July 4, 2013, at the age of 64 years. Bill can be best described as a visionary filled with optimism.

For his family he had great love and always saw the potential and abilities of his children and grandchildren.

He did everything he could to encourage and help them in life. They brought him great joy. In his personal life and community work, his creative abilities allowed him to envision what could be and to work hard to make it a reality.

He truly believed that God’s guiding hand led the way through his life showing him the path in every challenge.

He often said he considered his years with cancer a gift, making him a better person.

Through his art work, writings, plays and gentle words, he encouraged many others. Bill will be greatly missed but his love for us all will always remain in our hearts. We know he is with God and free from all pain and suffering and this is a huge comfort to us. Bill was predeceased by his father, Archie and father and mother-in-love; Al and Ada. Always grateful and keeping him close in our hearts are his wife, best friend and teammate of over 43 years, Sandee, son, Ryan, daughter - i n - l o v e , Ta r a , t r e a s u r e d grandchildren; Tyler Anne a n d M a t t h e w, d a u g h t e r, W i l l o w, h i s m o m , B e t t y, sister, Peggy, brother, Ian (Laura), his nephews; Chris (Mercy), Kevin (Casey) and their children and Colin as well as aunts, uncles, cousins and many dearly loved friends. Thanks be to God for all of you. A Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held at Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960 39 Street, Red Deer, on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6 or to the Deer Park Church Benevolent Fund. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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CHEEK Bob Bob Cheek entered into rest at the Rosefield Care Centre, Innisfail, AB on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Robert Samuel Cheek of Elnora, age 85 years, beloved husband of Freda (Hansen) Cheek.

Loving father of Melanie of Edmonton, Orville of Elnora, april irwin (Mick) of Elnora, Darcy (Lynn) of Brockville, ON, Brent (Shanna) of Ardrossan, Ann (Sandy Bain) of Lyalta, and Brady (Janelle) of Sherwood Park. Loving grandfather of Nathan (Jenn), Nadia (Robbie), and Jacob (Stacey) Yadlowski, Kolton Cheek, Tyrel (Jenni) Irwin of Ponoka, Landon Cheek (Sarah), Breanna Cheek (Nick), and Deanna Meece. Great grandchildren Olivia Yadlowski, and Ella Irwin. Survived by sister Dorris Hodgkinson and Dennis Cheek. Predeceased by parents Orville (Sash) and Sybil Cheek (Jardine) Memorial service at Elnora Community Hall on Tuesday, July 9 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers please make any donations to the Alzheimer’s Society (Alberta and NWT) or the Elnora and District Museum.

HAWLEY Donna Ethel Dec. 1962 - July 2013 Donna Hawley passed away suddenly on July 3, 2013.

Further information will follow.

BUCHANAN Mervyn Ross (Merv) Buchanan of Red Deer, Alta. passed away peacefully on June 23, 2013 at the age of 83 years.

Merv is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary May, his daughter Joanne (Randy) Kuharski of Red Deer, his son Buck (Jan) of Red Deer, his son-in-law Al Frankowski of Rossland, B.C., eight grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers Gerald of Neepawa, Man. and Ron of Winnipeg. He was predeceased by his daughter Judy. A celebration of Merv’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on August 23, 2013 at White’s Funeral Home in Neepawa, Man.

DURAND Leona (Lee) June 9, 1935 - July 4, 2013 Lee passed away in Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, July 4, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Lee is survived by Don, her husband of 58 years; Son Leon (Joanne), granddaughter Naomi (Brent Spendiff), great-granddaughter Lyla; daughter Laurie (Carl Mechefske), granddaughter Carla (Thomas Cox), greatgrandson Hayden; grandson C u r t i s ( Ly n d s a y ) , g r e a t Granddaughter Kylie Lee; Son Lyndon (Cindy), grandson Trenton, granddaughter Cammi; son Layne (Janice) granddaughters Sydney and Savannah; Daughter Lana (Don Stenhouse), granddaughter Sara, Grandson Cody. She was predeceased

by Travis Durand her beloved grandson, Parents Frank and Marien Wagner, brothers Ben and Vic, sisters Ursula and Freda. She is survived

by Sisters Ann (Gene) Sangster, Cec Kirkpatrick and Mat (Bob) Neilson. Lee was a very devoted mother to five children while following Don around the world in the oil patch. This included living in the USA, Australia and traveling in the Far East to Borneo, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Panang and Singapore. Her early years in Mankota, Saskatchewan saw her as a semi-driver for her dad’s transport company. It was there that she met and married Don. During the next 58 years, Lee traveled extensively and saw many places. In 1972 they decided to buy a summer resort on Pine Lake. At that time, it was named “Leisure Campgrounds Ltd.” The next 19 years of expansion and building saw it grow from 75 RV sites to 365. Through these years of hard work, Lee became a second mother to dozens of teenage staff, boys and girls who referred to her affectionately as Mrs. “D” and do to this day. A Memorial Service will be held at the Crossroads Church, west of Highway 2 off of the 32nd street overpass, on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Lee’s family would like to thank the staff of the Red Deer Hospice for the excellent care that she received.

Donations in Lee’s memory may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4R 3S6, www.reddeerhospice.com.

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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NEWMAN Marie Elizabeth (nee McLeod) 1927, May 13 - 2013, July 02 Marie, beloved wife and traveling companion of nearly sixty years, left this life to continue her adventures and explorations on a higher level. Marie was born to William J. McLeod and his wife, Elizabeth Greig, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

She is survived by her husband Patrick (Lacombe, AB), her brother Dr. Alistair McLeod (Vancouver, BC), and her sister-in-law, Alvina Androchow (Edmonton, AB).

Marie’s childhood and early schooling were in Moosomin, Sask., before the family moved to Edmonton in 1940.

She graduated from Strathcona High School and earned a teaching certificate from the University of Alberta.

From there Marie began her career as a teacher in a log school in Crooked Creek, northern Alberta, and later moved south to take a position in Lacombe, AB. It was here in 1951 that she met Patrick Newman and in 1953 they were married in Edmonton. To Marie’s regret, there were no children, but she transferred her maternal instincts to her students and became a dedicated teacher.

Marie and her husband travelled extensively. After four years, during which they spent time in Sept Isles, Q u e b e c , M a n c h e s t e r, England, Tehran, Iran, and in world-wide travel, they returned to Edmonton where Marie completed her Bachelor of Education degree. Later, Marie lived for extended periods in Montreal, Tontonto, Reno, U.S.A., Lima, Peru, and finally in Rosedale Valley, AB. In each of these locations, Marie found herself either teaching or working as a medical secretary. Her experience ranged from the log school house to an urban charm school. At various times, she was a valued member of the staff of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish schools where her skill as an English teacher was greatly valued. As a medical secretary, she was particularly helpful to medical professionals whose first language was not English, but who had valuable research information to publish. Aside from English, Marie had an interest in other languages, and could, to some degree, speak French, Spanish, and Pharsi. Further interests included drama, both as performer and director (most recently as a member of the Vintage Players in Reno) and a love of people, parties, and Scottish Country Dancing. She will be sorely missed. The Family would like to thank the Lacombe Action Group, and the staff of Heartland Manor for their loving and competent care of Marie at the end of her earthly Journey. A private celebration of her life will be held later.

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KNOWLES - MARSHAL Even though the sun still shines, our days seem not as bright. Can’t believe it’s been 2 years ~ still hurts like it was yesterday.

Miss you so much, Mom, Dad & Chad

ABMA The children of Orval and Jennie Abma invite you to celebrate their 50th Anniversary on Friday, July 12, 2013.

Open House will be from 1:30 - 2:30 at the Gull Lake Hall.

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Births GRANLUND Brad, Kari and Brody wish to announce with great joy the latest addition to their family, Logan Granlund on June 26, 2013.

Congratulations from family and friends.

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Sat. July 6, 2013 10 am - 4:30 pm.

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Wedding, August 3, 2013 on the Keller family farm.

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WOOD - ERLANDSON Gayle Wood and David Wood, together with Paul and Joan Erlandson are pleased to announce the engagement of their children; Everett and Amy. Wedding to take place August 3, 2013.

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Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted

Must have drivers license and vehicle.

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors (2-4yrs experience)

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

QUALIFICATIONS:

JOURNEYMAN HD • CVIP MECHANIC

We are currently seeking motivated hardworking personnel to join our busy oilfield trucking division.

Top wages. Email or fax resumes to 403-782-0913 kelly@downtons.com

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12 DRAKE CLOSE MULTI-Family, Sat. July 6, 9-4, Sun 9 -12 Furniture, decor, bikes, household, toys, books & misc.

57 OVERDOWN DR. July 5 & 6 Fri. 2 - 7 & Sat. 10-5 Huge fabric sale, clothes, ceramics, Tupperware, etc.

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Grandview PATIO ponds and plants, perennials, house plants, household items. Fri. July 5, 1-4, Sat. July 6, 10-4.

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July 5 & 6, 10-6.

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MULTI FAMILY. Thurs. & Fri. July 4, 5, 3:30-7:30.

Sat. July 6, 10-5 41 Kingston Dr.

IPS

A rapidly growing oil and gas service company, is aggressively seeking

E-LINE DRIVERS

Out of Town

Morrisroe 9 & 23 MUNRO CRES. July 4, 5, 6 Thurs. & Fri. 12-8, Sat. 10-4 Many new items, household collectibles, sewing, books pictures, lots of misc.

Computer Personnel

35 RUTTAN CLOSE July 5 & 6, Fri. 3-8 & Sat. 10-2 Variety of Items Something for everyone!

ANTQUE wagon wheels, portable welder, Harley parts, lawn/garden items, toys, household, furniture, kids quad. Fri. July 5, noon - 8. Sat. 9-4. #2 38419 Range Rd. 284.

730 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Requires

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIST Pidherney’s is a progressive company that offers competitive wages, benefits and a pension plan.

Please forward resumes to: hr@pidherneys.com or fax to 403-845-5370

Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required!

Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions

website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com

This position is located in Red Deer, Alberta, and will report to Your application will be kept strictly confidential. the Red Deer Station Manager.

Classifieds...costs so little The ideal candidate will Saves you so much! have a Class 3, First Aid CELEBRATIONS Standard 1 and a clean HAPPEN EVERY DAY driver’s abstract.

IN CLASSIFIEDS The successful candidate must also have 24 hr. on call availability. Hands on knowledge of oilfield work would be considered a definite asset.

The applicant must be capable of carrying out responsibilities of top quality with initiative and dedication. IPS will PROVIDENCE consider training the right individual for this position.

Trucking Inc IPS offers a competitive Req’s an experienced salary and benefits package and the opportunity to join Picker operator a dynamic team in an industry leading organization.

If you meet the above All candidates must be requirements, please able to pass a pre-employforward your resume and ment drug screen. We abstract in confidence to: offer exceptional wages Fax: 403-340-1870 and benefits for exceptional No phone calls please. people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 JAGARE ENERGY or email to safety@ PRODUCTION TESTING providencetrucking.ca now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and TEAM Snubbing Services Helpers. Must have valid now hiring experienced Class 5 drivers license. operators Email: RSP’s and benefits pkg. janderson@ incentives. Email resumes teamsnubbing.com to: jagare2@gmail.com or fax 403-844-2148 mikeg@jagareenergy.com You can sell your guitar LOCAL Testing company for a song... seeking experienced Well or put it in CLASSIFIEDS Testers for areas including and we’ll sell it for you!

Sask. and US. WANTED Positions available EXPERIENCED immediately.

Day/Night Supervisors & CLASS 3 Assistants.

VAC/steamer Truck driver.

MUST HAVE valid H2S Lacombe area, and First Aid. HOME EVERY NIGHT. Competitive wages and Fax resume to 403-704-1442 health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds to: welltesting365@ help you sell it. gmail.com

Oilfield

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Professionals

810

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

989240 AB LTD. o/a TIM HORTONS Hiring 15 Permanent F/T Food Counter Attendants CRIMTECH SERVICES LTD. & 4 Permanent F/T provides engineering, Food Service Supervisors drafting and custom for both Red Deer Locations fabrication for the Parkland Mall TR3 ENERGY petroleum industry.

6359 50 Ave. and is at the forefront of We are seeking a 6020 - 67 St. reclamation and QUALITY CONTROL Fax: 403-314-4427, email remediation in the MANAGER parklandtimhortons oil & gas industry. with previous oil & gas @gmail.com We are currently industry experience.

Must be available all shifts, recruiting for: Highlights of qualifications eves., wknds., nights *Equipment & responsibilities include: $11./hr. - FCA Operators QUALIFICATIONS $13./hr. - FSS • Mechanical or Welding Fax or email resume REQUIREMENTS: Engineering Technology *Valid driver’s license Diploma, or B-Pressure * H2S Alive Welding background * Standard First Aid • Three to five years of *WHMIS and/or CSTS Quality Control experience or PST in pressure equipment * Pre-Access A& D Testing Fabrication • Thorough understanding Please email or fax your of ASME, ANSI and resume to: CWB codes as they KITCHEN HELPERS hr@tr3energy.com For (Thai Cuisine) pertain to the fabrication Fax: 403-294-9323 of structural, vessels and wage $12 hr. Please apply www.tr3energy.com in person w/resume to: pressure piping equipment Something for Everyone • A Quality Management BLACKJACK LOUNGE #1, 6350 - 67 St. Everyday in Classifieds Certificate is considered Phone/Fax: 403-347-2118 a definite asset.

Central Alberta’s Largest • Exceptional communication, Car Lot in Classifieds leadership, problem solving and decision-making skills RESPONSIBILITIES Start your career!

• Implementation of the See Help Wanted ABSA and CWB Quality Control manuals Looking for a new pet?

• ITP development Check out Classifieds to THE RUSTY PELICAN is • NCR system management find the purrfect pet.

• Incident investigation now accepting resumes for F/T EXP’D BARTENDER and follow-up TOO MUCH STUFF? w/ref’s and • Design and construction Let Classifieds EXP’D SERVER code review. help you sell it.

Must have experience!

• Q.C. Personnel† supervisory Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. functions Celebrate your life 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax Please visit our website at with a Classified 403-347-1161 Phone calls www.crimtech.com WILL NOT be accepted.

ANNOUNCEMENT for more position details and forward your resume CELEBRATIONS and cover letter stating HAPPEN EVERY DAY salary expectations to: IN CLASSIFIEDS cslhr@crimtech.com A Star Makes

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Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Looking for a place to live?

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Restaurant/ Hotel

DAD’S PIZZA

PART/FULL TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Oilfield

820

Your Ad A Winner!

CALL:

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

Sales & Distributors

830

RED DEER’S #1 Tool Store

KMS TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

is looking for individuals who are passionate about tools, and are committed to exceptional customer service. If you are knowledgeable about Welding, Construction, Wood Working, Shop Equipment or Automotive industry tools, enjoy a fast paced environment and have a can-do attitude, we have the role for you.

Employee pricing, extended health benefits and training provided for the right candidate.

Now accepting resumes for SALES AND CASHIER positions, apply in person 53 Burnt Park Drive or email employment@ kmstools.com

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

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Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Fracturing-Pump Operators, Bulk Transport, Cement Operators; Service Advisor 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 Paid technical and leadership training f Career advancement opportunities f 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

Fracturing Operators Nitrogen Pumper Operators Cement Operators/Cement Bulk Drivers Coil Tubing Supervisors / Operators Bulk Plant Operator Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanics / Apprentices

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We require a full time Information Technologist for our Blackfalds and Rocky Mountain House operations.

MCSE/MSSA/MCSA, CompTIA Network, Server and Security Certifications are preferred.

CompTIA A+ Certification, MCSA and Server experience are the minimum requirements for all applicants.

Must be able to Provide own work truck Leadership and Supervisory skills- mentor and train crew Strong Computer Skills Operate 5000psi 10,000 psi (sweet and Sour wells) Collect Data - pressure, rates, temperatures Assist in Rig in and Rig out of equipment Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m locations across Western Canada REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCED OILFIED • TRACKHOE Operators & LABOURERS REQ’D. • Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages.

Call 403-502-1091 •

Rosedale

800

OILFIELD SWAMPER

Legal Assistant

proficient in Real Estate Conveyancing. This is a permanent position, offering competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience. Submit resumes to info@ chapmanriebeek.com Attention: Gaylene Bobb or fax 403-340-1280.

A position for an RN, LPN or RDA is avail. for one day a week ( Wed.). We offer a friendly working environment and staff.

Please bring your resume to 215-5201-43rd St. Red Deer or fax to 403 341-3599

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

800

Oilfield

CHAPMAN RIEBEEK LLP is seeking a

Medical

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

780

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013 E3

850

Trades

850

Trades

850

CTS TEACHER

Afternoon Shift CNC Operators/Machinists

Bakery Manager

Previous retail management experience, preferably in a Bakery Department Certified journeyman baker an asset. Also needed:

Nexus Engineering is currently looking for Afternoon shift C.N.C operators/ Machinists. Duties include, set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, running production runs, min 3 years experience.

We offer competitive wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan.

Please forward resumes to resume@nexusengineering.ca

EASY! The easy way to find a

P/T Bakery, grocery, produce, and deli ala cart staff

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an ASME Certified Shop is Currently Offering

Trades

$45.00 / hr.

Joffre Plant

Ferus requires a Maintenance Electrician to join the team at our Joffre facilities. The ideal candidate must perform all duties in a safe, environmentally friendly and cost effective manner. Ferus is looking for a dynamic individual who is able to work alone, with minimal supervision.

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309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

Must be able to pass a Physical and Drug test.

Please send email attn: Tricia.cunningham@ lafarge.com or fax 403 347 8060.

850

Trades

Industrial Sewing Personnel

Full Time & Part Time Responsibilities include: 1) Interact with clients to understand their needs for custom products made from industrial fabrics.

2) Operate industrial sewing machines to manufacture custom products for clients in negotiated timelines.

3) Provide support to the diversified business operation.

4) Positive working relationship with minimum supervision.

5) Other duties may be assigned as required to operate the business.

HR Administrator.

Truckers/ Drivers

INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN

The Landmark Group of Builders is seeking talented individuals for the following opportunities to join our expanding operation in Red Deer, AB:

Qualifications Include: Post-Secondary Degree or Diploma in human resource management an asset.

• Ability to work well under pressure individually as well as part of a team.

• Must be highly organized as well as punctual.

Required for fuel hauling Full time position available We offer competitive hourly rates, uniforms, full company benefits, clean modern fleet and on-thejob continuous training. Successful candidates must take a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Qualified individuals only.

Ferus requires an Instrumentation Technician to join the team at our Joffre facilities. The ideal candidate would be prepared to travel and able to work alone, with minimal supervision. They must be an open, honest team player, willing to work with other trades.

WHY CHOOSE THE LANDMARK GROUP OF BUILDERS: £ Outstanding staff events. £ Opportunity for career growth through training and personal development. £ And more!

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Send your resume and cover letter, quoting competition number to: hr@landmarkgroup.ca | Fax: 780-702-8321

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FULL TIME SALES POSITION

One of Alberta’s premium used vehicle operations is looking for a full-time sales consultant.

Sales Experience is a requirement.

Here’s what we offer: • Large Inventory – 2 locations to sell from • Flexible Hours • Excellent Reputation • Excellent Pay Structure • Excellent Benefit Plan

Responsibilities: • Maintain equipment in accordance with preventative maintenance program • Assist operations with plant optimization and troubleshooting • Work in close collaboration with maintenance and production • Provide technical support on new projects and designs • Assist with installation, commissioning, startup and maintenance of new equipment • Maintain and perform minor configuration changes to existing control systems. Current systems are Fisher DeltaV, Allen Bradley Control Logics, Wonderware and RS View • Work with, coordinate and supervise contract personnel as required • Participate in review process for establishing PM work orders for electrical/instrumentation • Assist in identifying cause of failure and making appropriate recommendations or upgrades • Provide input into turnaround and project planning and execution • Troubleshoot process and equipment problems over the phone and in person • Respond to afterhours maintenance/ operations calls • Journeyman instrumentation technician Requirements: • Must possess a class 5 drivers license • Willing and able to travel to other locations, in Western Canada and USA • Ability to read and understand electrical and P&ID drawings • Possess good troubleshooting skills for both instrumentation and control systems, previous configuration and programming experiences would be an asset • Willing to share knowledge and train others • Preference will be given to; Allen Bradley PLC and HMI Experience, DeltaV DCS experience, Foundation Fieldbus and DeviceNet experience and Dual Ticket (I&E)

403-346-2132

8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

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Responsibilities Include: Manage employee data base including new hires and terminations.

Partner with management to plan for the organizations human capitol needs.

Recruit and select new hires based on their knowledge, skills, and training.

Provide support to the compensation and salary administration programs. maintain a positive working relationship with employees and management.

Other duties may be assigned as required.

Please call 403-729-2223 or fax 403-729-2396 email: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com

PASQUALE MANCUSO CONSTRUCTION* (49 Years Of Service)

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

Concrete Finishers For the Red Deer Area Excellent rate of pay Benefit package.

www.ferus.com

PROFESSIONAL

Please fax resume to: 403-342-1549 or email: apply@pmcl1964.ca

DRIVERS WANTED

Ferus requires experienced Professional Class 1 drivers with three years or more experience to operate a variety of late model liquid carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen equipment out of our Blackfalds base.

We offer: • Industry competitive wages based on an hourly pay schedule • Automatic pay increases • Training Completion Bonus • Daily per diem allowance • Recognition and incentive programs • Mechanic-maintained equipment • Travel Compensation PLUS: • Flexible Spending Account • Group RSP Savings Plan • Comprehensive Health and Dental Plan • Career Advancement Opportunities We offer a work rotation of 15 days on & 6 days off.

Preference will be given to applicants with off-road experience.

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment please send your resume & driver abstract to

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please fax resume to:

We thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

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Drop off resume and abstract in person or fax to:

Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentiveplan & an excellent Benefits Package, including a Group RSP Savings Plan.

(403) 342-5368 or email: humanresources@ferus.ca

by June 17th, 2013.

Please reference: JFIT-0613

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PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER

www.ferus.com

For detailed information about these exciting career opportunities: landmarkgroup.ca/careers

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Wanted for Central Alberta

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

Sales Associate LGB- 58-13 RDA

860

BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER

Joffre Plant

Construction Site Supervisor LGB-56-13 RDA

Contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview. Or send your resume to wkarach@truckranch.ca

NEWCART CONTRACTING (1993) Ltd. (Located Between Rocky Mountain House and Red deer) is currently looking for a F/T

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If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, we can help you achieve these goals and more.

We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered will be contacted.

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If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please fax resume to: (403) 342-5268 or email humanresources@ferus.ca

by July 15th, 2013.

Please reference: JFME-0713 We thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

Qualifications include: 1) Experience (an asset) in sewing products made from patterns & designs.

2) Portray a positive, honest, & open communication style.

Wages based on work experience & qualifications.

Excellent working conditions & business environment.

Submit resume to: Kovac’s Manufacturing & Repairs 100-5009-49 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1V4 Phone: 403-346-2150 Fax: 403-346-2115

LACOMBE BASED BUSINESS Seeking Shop Hand For fabrication & mechanical shop. Individual with direct experience in welding, fabrication, and power tools needed. Must be reliable, punctual and have a valid drivers licence.

Applicants with a Class 1 Drivers Licence preferred.

Applicants will be req’d from time to time to work outside of Lacombe for periods of up to a week in refineries. Please fax resume including two references to: 403-342-7447

Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan & an excellent Benefits Package, including a Group RSP Savings Plan.

Are you looking for a change? Do you want to wake up excited to go to work every day? Do you want to work with a fantastic team? Does the idea of being part of an industry leading, innovative and award winning team intrigue you?

£ RRSP matching program.

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

850

Heavy Equipment Operators & Heavy Duty Apprentice Mechanic

CALL:

Requirements: • Journeyman Certificate; interprovincial certificate is required • Basic computer skills; maintenance database knowledge if preferred • Ability to travel within Alberta with occasional travel outside of province • Industrial experience would be considered an asset • Medium Voltage Experience (4160v) is a benefit

BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH US!

£ Enhanced group benefits, paid for by Landmark Group.

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

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Responsibilities: • Perform planned & breakdown maintenance • Installing, troubleshooting & maintaining equipment based on manufacturer’s recommendations & specifications • Conducting equipment inspections & detecting potential problems

810

£ Competitive compensation.

Requires

Your qualifications include: Trade Certification (Fabricator / Welder); QC Certification, 3-5 years’ QC experience in a production manufacturing facility; CWB 47:1 Supervisor; use of Lean Six Sigma, ISO. Check out our website www.tornadotrucks.com or Send your resume to: Box 1799, 4102 – 44th Avenue Stettler AB, T0C-2L0 or Email JPaterson@petrofield.com

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com

Plumbers

Trades

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

You will maintain shop drawings; perform visual inspections and finished product testing; design review and a variety of projects.

Maintenance Electrician

for local commercial project.

Must take pride in work, competitive wages & benefits. Call 403-617-6956

Estimator LGB-54-13 RDA

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GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

850

Quality Control Assistant

830

Looking for 1st yr. through Journeyman

Senior Draftsperson LGB-55-13 RDA

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Sales & Distributors

850

Trades

850

buyer for items you want to A sell is with a Red Deer o for SENIOR PRESSURE Advocate want ad. Phone e VESSEL FABRICATORS. 309-3300. resume@capemfg.ca

COMMERCIAL MECHANICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY

Sales & Distributors

Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work 7 days a week at least 12 hrs. a day, overtime and subsided pay. Please Fax: resume to 403-309-1944 or email to: info@tblconstruction.ca

FOUNDATION COMPANY in Red Deer is currently Buying or Selling? hiring experienced commercial foundation form workers.

Look in Classifieds! please fax resume to JOB HUNTING? Read the 403-346-5867 Classifieds. 309-3300.

850

Professionals

FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS

DTZ, a UGL company is hiring one (1) Building Maintenance Technician and (2) Utility workers for a large Oil and Gas customer in Red Deer, Alberta. Competitive rates of pay + benefits.

If interested please email your resume to jobs.canada@ ugl-unicco.com We thank all candidates however only those selected for interviews will be contacted directly.

Forward resumes to sby1147villagemall@ sobeys.com or fax: (403) 347-4588 CAPE Manufacturing Ltd.

For information on Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73, please check our website (www.chinooksedge.ab.ca) Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, July 17, 2012 or until a suitable candidate is found. The successful applicant will possess a valid Alberta Teacher Certificate and be required to provide a criminal record check.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

Resumes of individuals not granted an interview will not be kept on file.

Trades

Busy road construction company looking for

850

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Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73 invites applications for a full-time CTS - Shop Teacher at Didsbury High School (Grades 9-12) effective the 2013-2014 school year.

The successful candidate will teach 0.6 FTE Shop as well as 0.4 FTE (CALM and Math 10-3).

The shop is a multidisciplinary shop including wood work, metal fabrication and a possibility for small motors.

Preference will be given to individuals who possess strong construction /fabrication and set design skills, instructional capabilities, and the ability to work in a collaborative environment with related experience. Journeyman certification and/or experience would be an asset.

Cover letter and resume, complete with the names and telephone numbers of three current work related references, are accepted by email only and should be forwarded to: Shawn Russell, Associate Superintendent People Services Chinook’s Edge School\ Division No. 73 Email: careers@ chinooksedge.ab.ca

Trades

humanresources@ferus.com or by fax to 1-888-879-6125 Please Reference: Driver #0513 Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters Carpenters Helpers & Site Foreman For local work.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

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Teachers/ Tutors

TRUCK MECHANIC M & N Repair in Biggar, SK Wage: $25.00 - $35.00 Must have a positive attitude,be physically fit, have your own tools and a valid driver’s license.

Please email resume to mnrepair@sasktel.net or mail to M & N Repair, Box 418, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0.

Only those considered will be contacted.

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013

880

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Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING We have immediate • positions available to fill for • Shop Foreman/ •

Woman, Parts Person & Heavy Equipment Technicians

for our busy & expanding business in Red Deer, AB. SOME OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS ARE:

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A strong knowledge of construction equipment Team orientated Organized Computer literate Have great customer relations

UNION TRACTOR OFFERS • • •

Competitive wages Excellent benefit pckg.

Pension plan and much more...

If you are interested in being apart of a positive and rewarding team please submit your resume via email franks@uniontractor.com, fax to (403.340.8615) or just leave one with us, Attn: The Branch Manager.

4766 62 ST. Red Deer Thank you for your interest.

860

Truckers/ Drivers

F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

Looking for Class1A driver to haul crude oil in the Central Ab. area. Must have Off Road experience.

Email resume: haulingcrude@live.ca RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for winch tractor, bed truck drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

Fluid Experts Ltd.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Archibald Cres.

Armitage Close INGLEWOOD AREA

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St.

Inglewood Drive LANCASTER AREA Logan Close Lees St./ Lawrence Cres.

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres./ Stanhope Ave.

MOUNTVIEW 43 Ave & 35 St. & area. $67/mo.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Close & Ritson Close $98/mo.

DEER PARK AREA Dodge Ave, Donald Cl., & Dentoom Cl. $97.00/mo.

DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual French/English an asset.

Hourly wage plus benefits. email: careers@buyairsoft.ca

DSM INC.

looking for laborers, in the Innisfail area.

Salary is $14.75/hr. Fax resume to: 403-314-0676.

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 LOOKING FOR A P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP in a green drycleaning plant.

Must be able to work some evenings until 7 p.m. & some Saturdays.

Call Shannon 403-550-7440

********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info Attention Students SUMMER HELP flex. sched., $14.50 base-appt, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, conditions apply, will train, visit summeropenings.ca Call 403-755-6711 APPLY TODAY!

Is seeking to hire Shop Supervisor for our Red Deer location. This position is a fulltime and is a salary based position with company benefits upon hire. Duties include maintain shop, minor repairs of units and equipment, monitor inventories, loading of fluid trucks with various products for the Oil & Gas industry and will be trained to blend KCl fluid in shop utilizing specialized equipment. Ideal candidate will have a mechanical background with a class 1 license with fluid hauling experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply fax 403-341-5622 RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex.

Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration.

Fax to 403-346-5786 Summer Work $14.50 base appt, FT/PT summer openings, customer sales/svc, conditions apply, training given Call Today 403-755-6711 work4students.ca

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WE ARE currently seeking an experienced Tandem Tr u c k D r i v e r f o r L o c a l deliveries. Class 3 or Better. Fuel Delivery and All Safety Tickets Preferred.

Good wages and Benefits.

Please drop off resume at 8120 Edgar Industrial Drive, Red Deer between 8:00 and 5:00. Closing Date July 11, 2013.

Employment Training

900

EquipmentHeavy

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1640

Tools

BENCH Vice, medium size, $35.

SUMP PUMP, Snappy John; 1/4 h.p. 2400 gal. per hr. $35.

403-227-2653

Firewood OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

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.

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544 24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

(across from Totem)

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Bicycles

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 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 SHRINK Wrapped DRY SPLIT PINE. 16” lengths. 1 cu. ft. bundles average 25 lbs. Perfect for campers or for resale. Also have some poplar bundles, all under roof and off ground. Discounts for large volumes, also have bulk wood.

403-729-2594

1680

Garden Supplies

wegot

Auctions

1660

AFFORDABLE

offers a variety of

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.

1630

1540

MENS CCM Nitro XT front suspension, new, $100 587-876-3415

ANNA’S Water Gardens now open. 403-885-5742 ANNA’S Water Gardens, Coy & Gold Fish.

403-885-5742

Household Appliances

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042

Household Furnishings

1720

48” x 36” table w/1 leaf, white metal and wood, 6 padded chairs $180 403-755-0471 FREE wood tv stand 403-986-2942

309441F29-G6

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.

1070

Complete Janitorial

www.performancemaint.ca 403-358-9256 VINYL SIDING CLEANING 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

LANCE’S Concrete Ltd. Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage pads commercial. Specialized in stamp concrete.

Free Estimates 302-9126 MAMMA MIA !!

Soffit, Fascia & Eaves.

403-391-2169 OVERHEAD DOORS & operators installed 391-4144 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169

Escorts

1165

CURVY all natural Korean early 20’s. Daytime only 587-377-1298

Massage Therapy

1280

(FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

ULTIMATE PLAYMATES. 403-986-SEXY Red Deer’s Best

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town.

RED DEER’S BEST

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Misc.

Services

1290

Executive Touch Massage

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

3 BDRM. townhouse/ condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks from Collicutt Centre. $1225/mo. + utils, inclds. condo fees. RENTED

32 HOLMES ST.

1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000 Avail. Immed.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

BOWER

1760

BOWER

FURNACE Filter, washable - $40. Electric cool edged, cooking grill, Toast Master; $10.

403-227-2653

Musical Instruments

1770

33 1/3 LP’S, Elvis, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Mother Mabel Carter and many more, 1.50/ea; beg i n n e r g u i t a r, $ 1 5 ; Biscayne est. 1985 guitar $25; BS Master guitar, over 50 yrs. old, $75 403-347-6183

Pets & Supplies

1810

2 DOG kennels, medium size, $50/ea.

403-986-3834

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Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Seniors’ Services

1900

1910

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1445 SD $1000. n/s Avail. Aug. 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Riverfront Estates

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as yard landscaping, bathroom fixtures, painting, concrete or flooring. James 403-341-0617

Seniors’ Services

1372

SENIORS need a HELPING HAND? Cleaning, cooking companionship - in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 or visit helpinghands.com for info.

Window Cleaning

1420

WINDOW / EVESTROUGH CLEANING. 403-506-4822

Yard Care

1430

LAWNS, hedges, etc.

Painting and Junk Removal, 403-358-1614

★

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE

5 P.M. Each Day For The Next Day’s Paper CALL 309-3300

Riverside Meadows

2 bed, 1 bath condo suite, 2 appl, laundry in bldg, $925 + pwr, $875 SD, N/S, small dog ok w/ fee, PM 457 ~ 103, 5617 - 60 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

WESTPARK

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000.

Avail. Aug. 1, 403-304-7576, 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

BENTLEY, 2 bdrm. upper unit, no pets, inclds heat & water, $650. rent & s.d.

403-347-1044

CLEARVIEW

3 bed, 1 bath, 4-plex, 4 appl, $925 incl water, $875 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 100 ~ 52C Cosgrove Cres ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

HIGHLAND GREEN

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Farm Equipment

2010

1996 HESTON 565A Baler Low usage, new belts & serviced. Shedded, field ready w/operator manual & computer console. $11,000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Contractors

GLENDALE

1 bed, 1 bath condo suite, 2 appl, laundry in bldg, Misc. for $945 + pwr, $895 SD, N/S, Sale small dog ok w/ fee, PM CALGARY Stampede pos- 412 ~ 305, 19 Bennett St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty ters, still in pkg., 36” x 23”, 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ 1998, 1999 (5), 2000 (4), www.simproperties.ca $5/ea., 403-347-7405

WEDDING DRESS, never worn, long train, $125 587-876-3415

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

Cleaning

PSP w/13 games and 6 movies $140 403-782-3847

Wedding Supplies

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

ANTIQUE Wooden magazine rack & tea tray. $40 for both, or $20 ea.

403-227-2653

1730

PS1 w/10 games. $70 obo; PS2 w/10 games $60; Nintendo DS $50 obo 403-782-3847

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

1027

Stereos TV's, VCRs

Travel Packages

wegotservices

Antique Dealers and Stores

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514 WHITE desk lamp $2; 2 tier white stand on castors $4; 5 tea towels $3; 5 kitchen towel $3, 8” glass round casserole dish lid $3; Corelle dishes, 6 large dinner plates $1.25/ea; 8 sandwich plates $1/ea; 5 soup bowls .75 cents ea., 3 blue mugs .75 cents/ea, 8” serving bowl $3; single cup coffee maker w/mug $5; 3 small glass bowls $2; 3 small metal bowls $2; 3 pots w/lids, $3 & $2; dishrack spacesaver $1 403-340-1120

FREE kittens to give away, 7 wks. old, 403-396-0913

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

To apply fax resume to (403) 347-4980 or email to jobs@proform.ab.ca

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

3 bed, 1 bath, main floor of duplex, 5 appl, deck, fenced yard, $1050 + 100% pwr, 55% gas, 50% water, $1000 SD, N/S, N/P, PM 257 ~ 51A Gibson Cl ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca NEW 1 bdrm. adult only duplex, w/den at Sierra Michener Hill Medican C e n t e r, a v a i l . A u g . 1 , 403-302-8343

BEAUTIFUL spotted kittens need new home, quiet, great with children, exceptional immune system due to diet of blue/green algae, litter trained, FREE to right home 403-782-2397

- Concrete Finishers - Overhead Crane Operators - General Labourers

Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years customers service experience and have excellent computer skills. Experience with landscaping or construction products is an asset.

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WANTED

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, HEXAGON fish tank no pets, n/s, $1245 w/cherrywood stand, fluval or $1270 along the river. pump, $150 403-357-9363 SD $1000. Avail, Aug. 1.

403-304-7576 347-7545

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

at our gasoline alley location.

Accounting

GLENDALE

2 bed, 1 bath, lower level duplex, 5 appl, $875 + 100% pwr, 45% heat and MAYTAG dryer $75; 50% water, $825 SD, N/P, recliner, white $50, N/S, PM 257 ~ 51B Gibson 403-347-1050 Cl ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty STAND up lamp, gold plat403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ ed; matching table lamps www.simproperties.ca $50 obo 403-347-0104

2 KITTENS TO GIVE AWAY. Female.

Black & white.

Very friendly outdoor kittens, not used to dogs.

For loving home.

403-782-3031

Customer Service Representative

3020

DRESSER, 6 drawers wide 3/small drawers in middle $20 403-986-0986

Cats

PROFORM PRECAST PRODUCTS is looking for a mature and motivated people person to work as a

Houses/ Duplexes

1690

880

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1720

1 bed, 1 bath condo, 2 appl, laundry in the bldg, completely renovated, $945 + pwr, $895 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 374 ~ 306, 19 NEW right hand bathtub, Bennett St ~ Sim Mgmt & white $200 403-746-2962 Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 Lawn ~ www.simproperties.ca SASKATCHEWAN RoughTractors rider 4 burner gas BBQ HALMAN Heights new in box $200 firm 2007 MOWER, Deines 3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 403-887-4981 60”, Front Mount, Zeroturn, 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, flip up deck, in good cond. SKYLINK 1/2 hp garage no pets, n/s, rent $1445 visit lairdmowers.ca call door opener, new in box SD $1000 avail. Aug. 1 1.

Dean at 403-347-2797 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 $125 403-887-4981

880

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Household Furnishings

301114G5-18

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FALL START

880

Misc.

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278950A5

850

Trades

2011 MASSEY FERGUSON 1359, 9’ Disc Bine. Like new.

7 cutting discs, field ready.

With operator manuals. $15,000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 5 WHEEL RAKE, independent hydraulic arms & height adjustment, $4000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 MACDON 5000 Hay Bine 12’ hrydo-swing.

403-347-5431

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

wegot

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

2 bed, 1 bath, 6-plex, newer carpets, lino & paint, 4 appl, $900 incl water, $850 SD N/P, N/S, PM 522 ~ 1, 6328 - 59 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

ORIOLE PARK

(2 units avail) 3 bed, 1.5 bath, 4-plex, 4 appl, $1000 + 25% water, 100% pwr & gas, $950 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 506 ~ 42A & C Onaway Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

ORIOLE PARK

3 bed, 1.5 bath, 4-plex, 4 appl, $950 + 25% water, 100% pwr & gas, $900 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 147 ~ 38C Onaway Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

Riverside Meadows

3 bed, 1 bath, 4plex, 4 appl, $900 + 25% water, 100% gas & pwr, $850 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 31 ~ 6014B 58A St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

Suites

3060

DOWNTOWN

1 bed, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, laundry in bldg, ADULTS ONLY, $750 + power, $700 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 19 ~ 7, 5340 - 47 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca EASTVIEW, 1 bdrm. bsmt. suite, fully furnished, n/s, no pets, avail. Aug. 1, $800/MO, utils, incld, 403-782-9357

HIGHLAND GREEN

1 bed, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, $775 + pwr, $725 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 526 ~ 4, 5920 63 St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ 1178 SQ.FT 3 bdrm. main www.simproperties.ca floor of house, w/dble. att.

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. heated garage, Lacombe, Aug.1st, n/s, $1000/mo. + SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 % utils. 403-782-2007

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013 E5 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 6, 2013 E5

Renewed efforts to close Guantanamo could affect senate races Obama has tough sell for closure to Democrats up for re-election

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s hardest sell in his renewed push to close the U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may be members of his own party — moderate Senate Democrats facing tough reelection bids next year in the strongly Republican South.

Obama has stepped up the pressure to shutter the naval facility, driven in part by his revised counterterrorism strategy and the 4-month-old stain of the government force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strikes to prevent them from starving to death.

Civil liberties groups and liberals have slammed Obama for failing to fulfil his 2008 campaign promise to close the installation and find another home for the 166 terror suspects being held there indefinitely.

Republicans and some Democrats in Congress have repeatedly resisted the president’s attempts to close the facility, arguing that the prisoners are too dangerous to be moved to U.S. soil, that Guantanamo is a perfectly adequate prison and that the administration has failed to offer a viable alternative.

White House counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco lobbied House members in advance of several votes last month to no avail. The House delivered strong votes to keep Guantanamo open and to prevent Obama from transfer-

3060

Suites

HOSPITAL NORTH

1 bed, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, laundry in bldg, $775 + pwr, $725 SD, N/S, N/P, ADULTS ONLY, PM 479 ~ 10, 5110 - 43 St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

INNISFAIL

2 bed, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, laundry in bldg, $750 + pwr, $700 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 34 ~ 203, 5604 50 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

Houses For Sale

4020

78 VANIER Dr. 1184 sq. ft.

4 bdrms., 3 full baths, fully fin., fenced yard. $349,000. ****************************** 48 GILLESPIE Cres. spacous bi-level, 4 bdrms., 2 full baths, fully fin. mature yard, fully fenced. $299,900.

Margaret Comeau Remax Real Estate Central AB 403-391-3399

INNISFAIL

2 bed, 3 piece bath, bsmt suite, 4 appl, $700 + 40% util, $650 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 261 ~ 4803B - 46 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

ORIOLE PARK

2 + 1 den bed, 1 bath bsmt, 4 appl, $795 + 40% util, $745 SD, small dog ok w/fee, N/S, PM 529 ~ Bsmt, 23 Ockley Cl ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

Riverside Meadows

1 bed, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, free laundry in bldg, adults only, $750 + pwr, $700 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 124 ~ 203, 5726 - 57 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ www.simproperties.ca

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. avail. July. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

3090

ROOM for rent $550./mo.

Call 403-352-7417

Industrial

3130

use of any money to transfer terror suspects from Guantanamo, backing an amendment by Ayotte. The Senate easily passed the measure, 54-41, as part of the defence policy bill.

Last month, a potential Republican challenger to Pryor, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton, was one of a handful of speakers during House debate on Guantanamo. Obama is pushing to transfer approved detainees — there are 86 — to their home countries and lift a ban on transfers to Yemen. Fiftysix of the 86 are from Yemen.

Cotton, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, pleaded with his colleagues to “ensure that terrorists at Guantanamo Bay do not escape back onto the battlefronts of the war on terror.”

Asked recently whether he favours keeping Guantanamo opened or closed, Pryor said simply, “Open.”

Supporters of closing the installation were encouraged when the Senate Armed Services Committee produced its version of the defence policy bill last month. Pushed by Chairman Carl Levin, a Democrat., the committee gave the president flexibility in dealing with the installation and its prisoners.

The bill would allow the transfer of terror suspects to the United States for detention and trial if the defence secretary decides that it’s in the interest of national security and any public safety issues have been addressed. The bill also makes it easier for the presi-

Houses For Sale

Manufactured Homes

4020

You can save thousands!

Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Money back guarantee.

Great for retirement. 2 bdrm., 2 Bath 1/2 duplex in Olds.

Attached garage. $239,900. 403-507-0028

84 LANCASTER DR.

BLACKFALDS: Bungalow, 2 bdrm., 2 bath, front. att. garage. Many upgrades. $319,900.

Includes legal fees, GST & appls.

Front sod & tree.

Call Lloyd 403-391-9294

3190

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

Laebon Homes 346-7273

down. $299,900 Fully finished exec. 1/2 duplex in Innisfail. Lots of upgrades, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, $259,900.

Pine Lake acreage! 4 bdrm., 3 bath, attached garage.

Lake view. $329,900.

403-318-4448

$254,900.

4 Bdrm., 3 bath in the PInes. Huge mature lot.

10x42 deck. 26x28 heated garage, $305,000

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355

Condos/ Townhouses

Houses For Sale

4020

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

Tour These Fine Homes

4310

SERGE’S HOMES 17 VINTAGE CLOSE BLACKFALDS Thurs. & Fri. 2 - 5 Sat. & Sun.1 - 5 1980 sq. ft. 2 storey walk out. Contact Robert @ 403-505-8050

Lots For Sale

TO ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY HERE!

2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond.

ALL WHEEL DRIVE. Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded! $27,850. Call 403-350-4323

1991 INTERNATIONAL dump truck, 3406 B Cat, runs like a clock, 13 spd., good trans., $10,000.

403-373-7247

Motorcycles

1984 CORVETTE new engine, $8888 348-8788 Sport & Import

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

at www.garymoe.com

Motorhomes

5100

1992 30’ FLEETWOOD Southwind, fully self contained, very good cond, sacrifice, reduced $11,000 403-347-7893 598-3104

Utility Trailers

5140

2011 UTILITY TRAILER Aluminum. With ramps. $775 obo. 403-314-0804

Boats & Marine

5160

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

5030

1999 MALIBOU 21’8”, w/trailer, Inboard V8, 325 hp $20,000. 403-607-2958

Locally owned and family operated Beautiful views overlooking scenic river valley. Only 6 miles from Red Deer on pavement.

Starting at $259,000

2009 FORD Focus just over 30,000 kms; red ext. grey and black interior, was recently detailed. Asking 10,300 obo. Call Jon at 403 597 0676 or text would be best.

2008 SMART Passion convertible, $8,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import 2008 GRAN Prix, loaded, $10,000. 403-748-2627

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

(4) 205/60 R15 H406, Hankook Tires, Good shape, approx 50% tread left. $120. obo. ***SOLD*** 2010 Ford Escape XLT 52,895 kms, white, very 4 WINTERFORCE tires clean, $17,500 403-783-2805 and rims, 185/75R14 exc. tread, $150; 587-876-3415 CHALLENGER tool box, checker plated $150 403-347-1050

SUV's

5040

Auto Wreckers 2007 HONDA CRV EXL, awd, lthr., sun roof, command start, 134,000 kms. $16,500. obo. 343-6156 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o.

403-348-1634

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355

5080

1985 HONDA Elite scooter 250cc 3600 km. Windshield $2400 obo 403-877-0825

4400-4430

PRIVATE LENDER: Mortgage money available on all types of real estate.

We lend on equity.

Fast approvals Ron Lewis 403-819-2436

WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

Trucks

5050

2008 FORD Ranger, e/c, auto., 2 whl. dr., loaded, very low mileage.

403-846-7216

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices

6010

NOTICE

TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

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Currently, 104 of the 166 prisoners are on a hunger strike in a protest of their indefinite detention, with up to 44 strapped down each day and forcefed liquid nutrients through a nasal tube. The bill would authorize the temporary transfer of prisoners to a Defence Department medical facility in the United States to prevent the death of or significant harm to the health of a prisoner.

But the committee took no votes on the provisions, deciding to defer the inevitable debate until the full Senate considers the bill.

McCain and Feinstein travelled to Guantanamo last month with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.

They returned from the trip saying it was in the national interest to end detention at the facility and vowing to take the necessary steps to make it happen.

Yet even McCain concedes that the failure of the Obama administration to spell out an alternative hampers any push to close the facility.

“Really, honestly, they’ve never given us a plan,” said McCain, who cited the cost of some $1.6 million per inmate as one argument for shutting the detention centre.

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ring detainees to Yemen. Separately, the president’s recent appointment of a special envoy on Guantanamo, Cliff Sloan, has met with a collective shrug on Capitol Hill.

In the coming weeks, the Senate will again vote on the future of Guantanamo. All signs point to a bipartisan statement to keep the facility open despite a recent vow to end detention at the installation by two national security leaders — Sens. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and John McCain, a Republican.

“When you go out, you talk to average Americans about it, they want to keep them there, they want to keep the terrorists there, they don’t necessarily want to hold them here,” said Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican and fierce proponent of keeping Guantanamo open.

Ayotte, who plans to push legislation on a sweeping defence policy bill later this summer, is likely to attract support from Republicans as well as several Democrats looking ahead to tight Senate races next year in Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina. Votes on the detention centre will give these Democrats a high-profile chance to split with a president who is extremely unpopular in parts of the South.

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Eight charged after Irish police raid ‘New IRA’ leaders’ meeting

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this June 30, 2013, photo released by the U.S. Forest Service, a plane flies near a wildfire burning across a hillside outside of Kingman, Ariz.

U.S. wildfires are becoming more immense and explosive

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — There’s a dangerous but basic equation behind the wildfire that killed 19 Arizona firefighters and other blazes raging across the American West this summer: More heat, more drought, more fuel and more people in the way are adding up to increasingly ferocious fires.

Scientists say a hotter planet will only increase the risk.

More than two dozen wildland fires are burning from Alaska to New Mexico, fueled by tripledigit temperatures and arid conditions. In the Arizona mountain town of Yarnell, a blaze apparently sparked by lightning killed 19 members of an elite firefighting squad who had deployed their emergency shelters Sunday when erratic monsoon winds sent flames racing in their direction.

While no single wildfire can be pinned solely on climate change, researchers say there are signs that fires are becoming bigger and more common in an increasingly hot and bone-dry West.

“Twenty years ago, I would have said this was a

highly unusual, fast-moving, dangerous fire,” said fire history expert Don Falk at the University of Arizona at Tucson, referring to the Yarnell Hill fire. “Now unfortunately, it’s not unusual at all.”

Wildfires are chewing through twice as many acres (hectares) per year on average in the United States compared with 40 years ago, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told a Senate hearing last month. Since Jan. 1, 2000, about 145,000 square miles (375,550 square kilometres) have burned, according to federal records.

A draft federal report released earlier this year said climate change is stressing Western forests, making them more vulnerable to fires.

What’s happening now “is not new to us,” said climate scientist Don Wuebbles of the University of Illinois, one of the main authors of the federal report. “We’ve been saying this for some time.”

Compared with decades past, the traditional fire season now lasts two months longer and first responders sometimes find themselves beating back flames in the winter.

Rising temperatures all over the West, for one, have created dangerous, dry conditions.

DUBLIN, Ireland — Irish police charged eight men with Irish Republican Army membership Friday after police raided a suspected meeting of the outlaws’ Dublin leadership, inflicting what a senior policeman called a major blow to the “New IRA” splinter group.

All eight men were being arraigned Friday night at Ireland’s anti-terrorist Special Criminal Court, which handles IRA-related cases with three judges and no jury.

A senior police officer, speaking on condition he not be identified because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the raid, told The Associated Press that officers from the Special Detective Unit have kept Dublin-based activists of the New IRA faction under surveillance for months in anticipation of catching them gathered together in a strategy meeting.

Such raids have rarely happened over the past four decades of IRA activity, either because the outlaws do a better job of concealing their meeting places or because police prefer to step back and keep gathering intelligence on the IRA figures rather than arrest them.

The senior officer said the meeting was called to reorganize the Dublin “brigade” of the New IRA after its previous commander, Alan Ryan, was fatally shot by criminal rivals last September in a turf war.

Seven men at the meeting in a house in the Tallaght suburb of southwest Dublin were charged Friday with membership in an outlawed organization.

The officer said the New IRA figures were discussing possible retaliatory attacks against the gang responsible for killing Ryan and a planned campaign of robberies designed to finance attacks in the British territory of Northern Ireland. At least two other men have been killed this year over the IRA feuding in Dublin.

An eighth man was charged Friday following a related swoop on a suspected New IRA arms dump hidden inside cargo containers in north Dublin. Police found parts for eight pipe bombs during initial searches of the containers and nearby fields Wednesday, then seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of plastic explosive during a follow-up search Thursday.

Most IRA members renounced violence and disarmed in 2005 following a failed 1970-1997 campaign to force Northern Ireland out of the United Kingdom that left nearly 1,800 people dead. But several small splinter groups have persisted with sporadic gun and bomb attacks.

Abortion debate flares in Chile over case of raped 11-year-old GIRL RAPED BY MOTHER’S PARTNER, 14 WEEKS PREGNANT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTIAGO, Chile — The case of a pregnant 11-year old girl who was raped in Chile by her mother’s partner has set off a national debate about abortion in one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America.

Chileans were outraged on Friday after state TV reported that the child is 14 weeks pregnant and was raped repeatedly over two years. Police in the remote southern city of Puerto Montt arrested her mother’s partner, who reportedly confessed to abusing the fifth grader. The case was brought to their attention by the pregnant child’s maternal grandmother.

Doctors say the girl’s life and that of the fetus are at high risk. But in Chile, ending the pregnancy is not an option.

Chile allowed abortions for medical reasons until they were outlawed in 1973 by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. The current government of conservative President Sebastian Pinera has opposed any loosening of the prohibition.

Many Chileans vented outrage on social media Friday. Some started an online campaign to demand legalization of abortion in cases of rape or health risks for the mother.

“When I heard about this little girl my first reaction was to support abortion because I think it’s the best option in this case,” said Eduardo Hernandez, a 30-year-old web designer.

“It’s the first online petition I’ve signed in my life, but I think this case really deserves it,” Hernandez said. “We should have a law. I hope this case serves as precedent to have a serious discussion about abortion.”

The Chilean Senate rejected three bills last year that would have eased the absolute ban on abortions.

One of the bills would have permitted abortion if two doctors agreed it was needed because of risks to a mother’s life or other medical reasons, such as a fetus with low chances of survival. Another one of the measures that was rejected would have allowed abortion in the event of rape.

Forty years after a military dictatorship, Chile remains firmly conservative in social matters. It legalized divorce for the first time in 2004, becoming one of the last nations in the world to grant married couples that right.

“Chile is a country that has modernized when it comes to its economy, but when it comes to its social and political culture, it has become stagnant and this

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Nicaragua president says he’s willing to grant Snowden asylum THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGUA, Nicaragua — President Daniel Ortega said Friday he’s willing to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden “if circumstances allow it.”

Snowden has asked for asylum in several countries, including Nicaragua.

Ortega didn’t say what the right circumstances would be when he made the offer during a speech in Managua.

He said the Nicaraguan embassy in Moscow received Snowden’s application for asylum and that it is studying the request.

“We have the sovereign right to help a person who felt remorse after finding out how the United States was using technology to spy on the whole world, and especially its European allies,” Ortega said.

is seen with the abortion issue,” said Marta Lagos, head of the Santiago-based pollster Mori.

“It’s a country that is adverse to change, that panics with any change, which is seen as a threat,” Lagos said. “The weight of Catholicism is still a major issue and we also have a millenary indigenous culture that always lived alienated from the rest of world.”

The Roman Catholic Church retains a strong influence over society, although it has lost credibility since 2010, when four men alleged that they were abused by one of Chile’s most revered priests when they were between 14 and 17 years old.

Pinera announced measures last year to combat child abuse, responding to a popular outcry over a spike in reports of such crimes. He toughened penalties on convicted pedophiles, increased the forensic institute’s budget and created a children’s ombudsman to protect their rights.

His government also banned convicted pedophiles from working near children under a law that also requires those convicted of sexually abusing minors to be registered in a database. Reports of sexual abuse of children under the age of 14 rose by 22 per cent in the first half of 2012.

But change comes slowly in Chile. An anti-discrimination law was stuck in Congress for seven years and only passed in 2012 after the killing of a

gay man who was beaten by attackers who carved swastikas into his body.

“The Chilean elite is very conservative and this has had an influence in Congress,” said Patricio Navia, a Chilean political scientist who teaches at New York University.

“Laws, therefore, change at a much slower pace than the rest of Chilean society — because society is much less conservative than it was 15 or 20 years ago,” she said.

Former president Michelle Bachelet, the frontrunner in the Nov. 17 presidential election, favours legalizing abortion in cases of rape or risks to the health of the mother or the child.

She spent the past two years heading the U.N. agency for women.

Her opponent, former Economy Minister Pablo Longueira, was close to Pinochet. He opposes the legalization of abortion and the so-called day-after pill.

Uruguay has passed a law authorizing elective abortions in the first three months of pregnancy.

Passage of the law was widely seen as a landmark for a region in which many countries outlaw abortion in all circumstances. Other than Uruguay, only Cuba and some local governments make early abortions accessible to all women.

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