Red Deer Advocate, August 03, 2013

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A free concert saluting victims and heroes of the recent flooding in Southern Alberta will open the Ivan Daines Country Music Pick-nic on Wednesday night

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‘Who doesn’t love to play in the mud?’

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Getting down and dirty in the name of filthy fitness is gaining popularity in Central Alberta.

Picture an off-road race where participants are asked to complete military-style obstacles while running through muddy terrain over a distance between five kms and 14 kms.

That’s the basis of the Mud Hero and the Spartan Race coming to Red Deer for the first time this summer.

“Who doesn’t love to play in mud?” says Sylvan Lake’s Darrell Elsbett who is drawn to these adrenaline-infused races because of the fun factor and the chance to be a child again.

“You jump in the mud without even thinking about it just like when you were a kid again playing in the mud, jumping over walls and all the good stuff,” said the 41-year-old father of two.

Blackfalds athlete Tracy McAuley who is no stranger to getting dirty will be testing her physical and mental strengths at both races in Red Deer.

The 39-year-old proved she was “tough as nails” when she finished her first Spartan Race in Calgary last summer.

“The Spartan is tough,” said McAuley.

“It draws on everything. It’s not just arm strength. It’s not just your endurance. It’s a bit of everything.”

In order to train for her upcoming races, McAuley runs a little and does a few crossfit workouts at Ignite Fitness in Red Deer.

And she likes to throw some burpees into the mix every now and then.

Typically when a participant fails to complete a Spartan Race obstacle like moving across a 30-foot muddy monkey bar, he or she will be penalized 30 burpees before he or she is permitted to move on to the next obstacle.

McAuley admitted she has done her fair share of burpees.

“To be able to set a goal and accomplish it was great,” said McAuley. “The Spartan motto is — You will know at the finish line.

“It’s so true. You really do. It’s such a great feeling crossing the finish line knowing that you made it.”

At first blush the races can be intimidating for the average runner or coach potato but Elsbett says anyone can do them with a little training. He said the mud races can be as competitive as you want them to be and encourages those looking to step it up to try the Spartan races.

They were designed by a Royal Marine and seven ultra endurance athletes.

Competitor Becky Murray raised a few eyebrows when she ran the Mud Hero in Kananaskis while she was seven months pregnant and the Spartan Race in Calgary a month later.

“The reactions from people seeing a big pregnant lady running around and crawling through the mud was hilarious,” said Murray, 26, of Red Deer.

“I remember a group of girls walking that I passed saying, ‘Did I just get passed by a pregnant chick?’” It was awesome crossing the finish line for both those races, knowing I accomplished more than most people would do not pregnant.”

Murray says there’s no better feeling than doing a bunch of crazy challenges and rolling around in the mud with your friends.

“These kinds of races kind of make you feel bad-ass once you complete one,” said Murray.

“Who wouldn’t want that feeling? crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

It’s a bit of everything.’

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Tracy McAuley, 39, of Blackfalds takes a breather before tackling another set of bench presses. McAuley is training for several mud races and Spartan races this summer.

Central Alberta Mud Races and Spartan Races Red Deer Mud Hero August 10 (sold out) and August 11 (some space available) 6 kms with 15+ obstacles Registration: www.mudhero.com

Spartan Super Race September 7 14+ kms with 21+ obstacles Registration: http:// superspartanreddeer.eventbrite.com

Olds CLC Mud Run September 7 5 kms Adult/Teen Run with 16 man-made and natural obstacles Registration: www. mudrunclc.com

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GRANDE CACHE, Alta. — A suspected impaired driver who was shot and wounded by Alberta Mounties has been identified as a regular character on the reality TV show “Mantracker.”

A relative said Friday that Curtis Hallock was shot in the leg and arm and was to have surgery in hospital.

RCMP have released few details about the shooting, but they have said two officers were trying to pull over a vehicle on Thursday night in Grande Cache. A confrontation ensued and a man was shot.

He fled, but was caught a short time later and taken to the local hospital.

“Mantracker” airs on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) and features an expert tracker and his sidekick on horseback who pursue two contestants in the remote wilderness.

The show’s website describes Hallock as “the horse whisperer,” a mountain guide in his mid-30s who has lived off the land near Grande Cache, on the northern edge of Jasper National Park, his whole life.

“Grizzly bear encounters and raging river crossings on horseback are nothing new to this Native horseman,” the site says.

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Red Deer Tennis Club member Manuel Garcia makes a backhand return against his opponent Zack Perda of Edmonton during their opening game of the 5.0 Alberta Provincial Tennis Championships at the Red Deer Tennis Club on Friday. Garcia went on to win his first match 6-3 6-3.Other members of the RDTC competing this weekend in Red Deer are Tyler Begg, RDTC head coach Rene Simon, Charvher Dael-Vincent, coach Mark Hamill, Tereza Siminova, Bruno Simon and Tyler Begg.

BRIEFS Erratic driving lands Ponoka man in court A Ponoka driver accused of being behind the wheel when vehicles and pedestrians were hit during a wild ride through Red Deer on Wednesday was in court on Friday.

Joseph Paul Donovan, 34, made a brief appearance in Red Deer provincial court before being remanded into custody for his next appearance on Aug. 9.

RCMP were alerted by alarmed members of the public about 4:30 p.m. who reported driving erratically along a number of city streets in the Highland Green and Riverside Meadows neighbourhoods.

The suspect allegedly struck three vehicles as well as two pedestrians, who suffered minor injuries.

Police also allege the erratic driver had been holding a female passenger in his vehicle against her will for part of the time he had been driving dangerously.

The victim accused the suspect of threatening her before she was able to escape.

With the public’s help the RCMP were later able to locate and arrest a suspect.

Donovan was charged with numerous offences, including assaulting a police officer, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, uttering threats, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

10 arrested in two drug raids Olds RCMP have charged 10 people and are seeking one man following two separate drug busts in Olds this week.

Four people were arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine on Wednesday after a search warrant was executed on an Olds apartment. A 39-yearold man has also been charged with failing to comply with a probation order and has been released to appear in court Aug. 12.

As the investigation continued, the Olds RCMP detachment members obtained a second search warrant.

In the second incident on Thursday, six people were arrested and charged with various drug related offences after a search warrant was executed at a duplex in Olds. An undisclosed amount of marijuana and cocaine was located at that 52nd Street address.

A 32-year-old male and a 30-year-old female were both charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking as well as one charge of possession of cocaine. Both have been released to appear in Didsbury provincial court on Sept. 23.

One male resident who was not located at the time of the search warrant is being sought in relation to this investigation. Charges relating to possession for the purpose of trafficking are being pursued.

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Algae bloom turns Haunted Lake toxic A toxic blue-green algae outbreak has been discovered in Haunted Lake near Alix.

Alberta Health Services issued a health advisory on Friday, in relation to blue-green algae being found in the lake east of the town of Alix.

Residents living near the shore and visitors are being advised not to drink the toxic water. Those who consume contaminated water as a primary drinking source can develop serious illnesses, such as liver damage.

Pets should also be kept away from the lake. According to health experts, boiling the lake water won’t remove toxins produced by the algae. Area residents are urged to provide an alternative water source for pets and livestock.

Central Albertans are advised not to swim or wade in the lake, or allow pets to enter the water.

Contact with blue-green algae along the shoreline should also be avoided, along with consumption of fish from the lake.

Blue-green algae produces a poison that can cause illness in animals or humans who even have skin contact with the noxious water. Symptoms can include skin irritation, rash, sore throat, sore red eyes, swollen lips, fever, nausea and vomiting and/or diarrhea.

Signs of toxicity in children are often more pronounced because they tend to spend more time in the water and are more likely to accidentally ingest it.

Although weather and wind conditions can cause algae blooms to move from one location to another, the toxins can stay in the water even after algae has moved or disappeared. For this reason, this advisory will remain in effect until further notice.

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A Red Deer man will be sentenced in October after pleading guilty to weapons and drug charges.

Saleem Mike El-Majzoub, 28, pleaded guilty in Red Deer provincial court this week to possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, failure to stop or evading a police officer, possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon.

El-Majzoub had been in court for a scheduled preliminary hearing.

Nearly a dozen other charges were withdrawn by the Crown prosecutor.

The charges stem from an incident after Red Deer city RCMP followed up a complaint of a dangerous driver on Sept. 13 last year.

Police were unable to track down the vehicle, but received a tip that the suspect was staying in a hotel at Sylvan Lake.

He was arrested there and brought back to Red Deer on charges.

El-Majzoub will be sentenced on Oct. 17 in Red Deer.

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Speed limits will be reduced to 50 km/h as one lane is done at a time. When construction crews are inactive, and for one week after the chip seal coat is applied, speed limits will be lowered to 80 km/hr or the regular highway speed — whichever is lower.

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Canadian travellers cautioned in wake of U.S. alert THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird encouraged Canadian travellers and diplomats in North Africa and the Middle East to exercise added caution Friday after the United States issued a major terrorism and travel alert for the region. “It’s not for me to discuss the nature of the elevated risk that causes them (the Americans) to take these decisions,� Baird said. “Having said that, when a close friend and ally has made this determination, obviously at a bare minimum it puts us at elevated risk, and we’re encouraging a higher degree of caution.�

Baird said Canada has no plans — yet — to close its diplomatic missions on Sunday, a regular work day in the region, as the U.S. has done.

But Baird said his deputy minister and director general of intelligence are monitoring the situation carefully in consultation with the U.S. “Obviously in the run-up between now and Sunday, we’ll continuously review the situation and take any action that we feel that is in the best interests of Canada.�

Baird was responding to the U.S. decision Friday to issue a global travel alert, citing an alQaida threat.

The State Department ordered the closure 21 of embassies and consulates this weekend in the Muslim world.

It warned U.S. citizens of the potential for terrorism particularly in the region, with a possible attack occurring or coming from the Arabian Peninsula. “Current information suggests

Canadian soldier charged in wife’s death

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WIFE’S BODY FOUND IN RAVINE IN OTTAWA THE CANADIAN PRESS

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that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond, and that they may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the end of August,� the State Department said.

The U.S. embassy closures cover an area encompassing Mauritania in West Africa to as far east as Afghanistan.

The alert warned that alQaida or its allies could target the U.S. government or private American interests. It cited public transportation systems and tourist sites, among other things.

Last year, the U.S. issued a major warning on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. On that day, the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed when militants attacked their diplomatic in Benghazi, Libya.

Baird said that neither the United Kingdom nor Australia had followed the U.S. lead and closed its missions, but he said Canadians in the region should be mindful. “Most fair minded Canadians, when they see what the United States are doing would want to realize things are at an elevated risk and want to ensure a higher degree of caution.�

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Country music star Dean Brody performs at the Boots and Hearts Canadian Country Music Festival, Friday, August 2, 2013, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont. The festival runs from August 1st to 4th and is expected to draw over 30,000 country music fans each day.

OTTAWA — Ottawa Police and the Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a Canadian soldier in connection with the slaying of his wife.

A military source says Howard Richmond was questioned and detained Friday as police executed a search warrant on his home in Winchester, Ont., south of the capital.

The body of Richmond’s wife, 28-year-old Melissa Kelly Richmond, was found in a small ravine near a shopping centre in suburban Ottawa earlier this week.

Although police have not released the cause of death, it has been reported that she was stabbed several times.

Richmond, a warrant officer who has completed three tours of Afghanistan, is scheduled to appear in court Saturday via video conference link.

Police have not released Richmond’s name and haven’t indicated if the suspect they have arrested will be charged with first or second degree murder.

Richmond reported his wife missing after she went for a late-night drive on July 24 and never returned.

Her vehicle, with the distinctive license plate RPGGIRL, was recovered two days later in the parking lot of a shopping centre.

Richmond, in an interview with CBC on Thursday, said he has received treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and his wife of eight years was a “rock� through the entire ordeal.

Long weekend could mean long wait for rural B.C. ambulance TWO PARAMEDICS QUIT AMBULANCE SERVICE, INCLUDING UNIT CHIEF

STEWART, B.C. — A dispute over lack of ambulance workers has boiled over in a remote district in northwestern British Columbia, leaving hundreds of residents without the emergency service this long weekend.

Two paramedics in the District of Stewart quit their jobs as of July 30, including unit chief Cindy Ellwood who said she’s fed up with disruptions that mean the nearest ambulance is hours away.

Ellwood said she’s been complaining to her employer, the B.C. Ambulance Service, for some time that her small crew can’t cover the hundreds of kilometres in their territory, seven days a week. “We’re having weekly shut downs where we don’t have any ambulance whatsoever and I’ve asked for assistance,� she said. “I’ve asked them what we’re going to do and the only answer I get back is we’re not in the budget.�

She said regional training officers have come in to try to fill the gap, but help has been inconsistent.

Ellwood has been a paramedic in the community for 11 years and up until a few months ago, she loved her job.

She said the service is asking Stewart paramedics to go further — sometimes a three-hour drive away — to help people “I didn’t sign up to go out there and sit with somebody in a critical state while I’m waiting for an ambulance to either fly in if I’m lucky, or somebody to come in from either Kitwanga, Hazelton or Terrace which is ... three, four hours (away).�

Ellwood said before she and her co-worker quit, they had six people on staff. Now, there is one paramedic and three are ambulance drivers.

For the last year, Ellwood said she’s driven an ambulance out to emergency calls by herself and then relied on a responding fire-rescue operator at the scene to drive her back in the ambulance while she tended to the patient.

She said work is picking up in the area and all those fire-rescue volunteers aren’t available any longer.

She said one of her drivers was working several jobs and such volunteers are difficult to find. “The (drivers) who I have hired are people who are very concerned for their community and

they want to help out because of that. But they all have jobs.�

With those people at work Monday to Friday, Ellwood said she would often have to shut down during the week because she had no one to drive the ambulance. “That’s where I’m fed up, because they’ve pushed us aside and said ’you know what, we just don’t have the budget to send somebody up for you.�’ “I just can’t sit here day after day thinking ’OK what if a call comes through and I can’t go?�’ Ellwood said she’s “heartbroken� about having to leave the service.

Les Fisher, the chief operating officer at B.C. Ambulance Service, said the service has the same recruitment issues as volunteer firefighters in certain communities. “We put a concerted effort within the community to identify people to step up and help out their

neighbours. We get them through the recruitment process, we get them through the training process and resolve the issues in that community.�

Fisher said a lot of the recruitment problems cycle with the resource communities and when times are good and people have other things to do, the service struggles.

B.C. Ambulance has been working with Stewart’s mayor and the community on recruitment issues, he said. “We are putting an emergency medical responder course on in Stewart this September, so that people don’t have to leave their community for training.

We’ll provide it right there.�

There are 65 communities in the same “remote category� as Stewart, many with more call volume that Stewart, he said.

Stewart has an average of two ambulance calls per week.

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Murder charge laid in man’s death THE CANADIAN PRESS HOBBEMA, Alta. — RCMP have charged a woman with murder in the death of a man in central Alberta.

Jason Eldon Bull, 36, was found dead Tuesday on the Pigeon Lake Indian Reserve near Hobbema.

The cause of death has not been released.

Trista Lane Coyote, age 20, has been charged with second-degree murder and offering indignity to a body.

She was being held in custody and is set to appear in Wetaskiwin court Aug. 8.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — United Nations experts are investigating allegations that rebels killed dozens of Syrian soldiers in a village near Aleppo after they captured it from government troops, an incident that could amount to a war crime, the world body’s human rights chief said Friday.

Navi Pillay said in a statement that a U.N team in the region is looking into reports about killings that followed the battle in Khan al-Assal in July. Pillay said the team has examined activists’ videos and collected accounts from people in Aleppo on an incident that she called “deeply shocking.”

While abuses by troops loyal to President Bashar Assad have been systematic and widespread throughout the two-year conflict, human rights groups have said the frequency and scale of rebel abuses also has increased in recent months. Specific allegations against opposition fighters include claims that rebels have routinely killed captured soldiers and suspected regime informers.

Rebels say any such violations are condemned and an unfortunate result of the brutal regime crackdown.

In a letter to the U.N. Security Council obtained Friday by The Associated Press, the opposition Syrian National Coalition urged council members to “take immediate steps to refer the Syrian case to the International Criminal Court,” the world’s permanent war crimes tribunal.

“Only by holding the violators of human rights accountable for their crime will the violence in Syria end,” said the letter dated Aug. 1 and signed by the coalition’s U.N. representative, Najib Ghadbian.

The letter made no mention of Khan al-Assal, but it “condemns all atrocities committed by all parties” and reiterates the coalition’s pledge to assist the U.N. commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria, “including in liberated areas.”

The coalition noted Monday’s statement by Paulo Pinheiro, head of the U.N. commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria, to the U.N. General Assembly saying “massacres and other unlawful killings are perpetrated with impunity” — most by pro-government forces and some by anti-government armed groups.

Opposition fighters in recent weeks have suffered major setbacks on the battlefield. Infighting among various armed groups also has plagued rebel ranks, weakening the opposition’s campaign

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This image posted on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 purports to show Syrian President Bashar Assad walking with soldiers with during Syrian Arab Army day in Darya, Syria. Syrian state-run TV says Assad has visited a tense Damascus suburb to inspect his troops on the occasion of the country’s Army Day. against Assad’s rule.

The capturing of Khan al-Assal on July 21 was a rare success for the opposition, one overshadowed by activists’ claims that rebels had killed 150 government soldiers after taking the village. Some of the soldiers who were killed had surrendered to the rebels, the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Syrian state media reported that rebels killed 123 “civilians and military personnel” in Khan al-Assal.

In a statement issued in Geneva on Friday, Pillay said two of the videos the U.N. team reviewed apparently show government soldiers being ordered to lie on the ground, while another shows several bodies scattered along a wall and a number of bodies at an adjacent site.

Preliminary findings of the U.N. probe also suggests that armed opposition groups, in one incident documented by video, executed at least 30 individuals, the majority of whom appeared to be soldiers, Pillay said.

“These images, if verified, suggest that executions were committed in Khan Al-Assal,” Pillay said.

She called for a “thorough independent investigation to establish whether war crimes have been committed.”

She also warned that opposition forces “should not think they are immune from prosecution.”

Syria’s main opposition bloc last week condemned the killings and blamed them on “armed groups” not affiliated with the

Western-backed Syrian National Coalition. The umbrella group of opposition fighters is known as The Free Syrian Army. Although rebel groups — including the radical Islamic ones — share a common goal of toppling Assad, they operate independently on the battlefield. Islamic factions have been gaining influence and groups such as the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra front have led major battles in the past year.

In a statement last week, the Nusra Front confirmed its fighters had participated in the battle for Khan al-Assal. The group has not claimed responsibility for the soldiers’ killings, though it did confirm that 150 soldiers, progovernment gunmen and Shiite militiamen were killed in Khan al-Assal.

More than 100,000 people have been killed since March 2011 when crisis started with largely peaceful protests against Assad’s rule.

It turned into civil war after opposition supporters took up arms to fight a brutal government crackdown on dissent. Millions have been fled their homes, with some seeking shelter in more peaceful parts of Syria and more than a million fled into neighbouring countries.

U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos decried the continuing failure by the government and opposition to protect civilians across Syria, which she said means “women, men and children continue to be killed, injured and displaced across the country. ”

WASHINGTON — In the wake of a deadly train accident in Canada, the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration has issued a series of measures to be undertaken by all railroads to help prevent trains operating on mainline tracks or sidings from moving unintentionally.

The half-dozen measures in the emergency order take particular aim at trains that move hazardous materials such as crude oil and ethanol. All railroads must undertake the measures within the next 30 days, the FRA said in a statement Friday night.

On July 6, a parked Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train with 72 tankers of crude oil rolled down an incline, derailed and crashed in downtown Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Several tankers exploded, destroying 40 buildings in the lakeside town of 6,000 and killing 47 people.

Only one person had been assigned to the nearly mile-long train, which had been parked overnight.

After the wreck, Canadian transportation authorities banned one-man crews for trains carrying dangerous cargo and said such trains will not be allowed to be left unattended on a main track.

The FRA’s emergency order didn’t ban one-man crews but the Transportation Department, which oversees the FRA, said in the statement that “railroad safety is enhanced through the use of multiple crew members.” In a separate safety advisory, the Transportation Department recommended that railroads review their crew staffing requirements for transporting hazardous material and ensure that they are adequate.

Under one of the FRA orders announced Friday, no train or vehicles transporting specified hazardous materials can be left unattended on a mainline track or side track outside a yard or terminal, unless specifically authorized.

Another order mandates that, in order to receive authorization to leave a train unattended, railroads must develop and submit to the FRA a process for securing unattended trains transporting hazardous materials. Included in the order are locking the locomotive or otherwise disabling it, and reporting among employees to ensure the correct number of hand brakes are applied.

“Today’s action builds upon a comprehensive regulatory framework we have had in place for some time,” FRA Administrator Joseph C. Szabo said in a statement. “The safe shipment of all cargo is paramount and protecting the safety of the American public is fundamental to our enforcement strategy and we are encouraged by the industry’s willingness to co-operate with this approach going forward.”

The FRA said it will convene an emergency meeting of its Railroad Safety Advisory Committee to consider what additional safety measures may be required as it continues to evaluate safety procedures following the crash in Quebec.

“Safety is our top priority,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in the statement. “While we wait for the full investigation to conclude, the department is taking steps today to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the United States.”

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Fixing forgetfulness a walk in the park I’m getting so forgetful I almost mouthpiece all night long which enforgot to scribble a column this week. sures a cure for snoring by preventing This scatter-brain syndrome ranges you from actually sleeping, to the ultifrom the merely mundane — like formate cure (for your spousal unit) of you getting to show up for work sleeping on the couch in the — to the truly fatal, like basement. But I digress. almost forgetting my BetAccording to Canadian ter Half’s recent birthday. eco-guru David Suzuki, and Luckily my own birthday featured in many media is two days before hers so reports this week, it seems I usually remember on acthat becoming less forgetful count of she never forgets is a walk in the park. Litermine, but I still flirted with ally. disaster.

On Dr. Suzuki’s website “Your computer is full,” there’s a feature interview the BH would say, pointing with another Dr. (Marc Berto my noggin. “You can’t man) so it must be true and remember things because important. Part of Dr. BerHARLEY you’re always thinking man’s job as a post-doctoral HAY about too many things.” fellow at Baycrest’s RotWhich may be true, but I’m man Research Institute in pretty sure that just like Toronto, (so it must be true when it comes to my four and important) is studying desk computers, my two the effects of nature on the laptops, my Ipad and Smartphone, my human brain. brain’s filing system sucks.

His conclusion? In a nutshell, which Sometimes I’m trying so hard to find is a scientific term meaning ‘in the the files in my head that if forget to shell of a nut;’ a simple walk through have a migraine. some nature can help fix forgetfulness!

Once I drove all the way to Calgary The good doctor says, and I quote: for a meeting only to realize, round “We found that a 50-minute walk in about Airdrie that I had forgotten my nature can improve memory and focus flipper. The fake front tooth ‘flipper’ by about 20 per cent, while walking in that I’ve mentioned before is a device a busy urban environment doesn’t sigthat I finally got a while back because nificantly improve memory.” it was about time to fix the hockeyHow cool is that? You can actually stick-to-the-chops injury I’d gotten help fix something without the cure when I was ten years old. being worse than the problem for once.

I’m never one to rush to the dentist.

And get this: it appears you don’t Be that as it may, although no one, even have to particularly enjoy the not even the dog allows me out of the walk to get the brain benefits. “One of house without my flipper, there I was the more surprising findings was that sitting in meetings concentrating on effects on memory were not driven by hiding my gap tooth by trying to keep changes in mood,” says Berman. “We my mouth shut, which is hard for me, had people walk at different times of and not the best strategy at a meeting the year; some walked in June when it where you’re expected to say somewas nice outside and others walked in thing once in a while.

January, when it was cold. The winter Several times, believe it or not, I’ve walkers didn’t enjoy the walk as much actually been on a photo shoot and for- as the summer walkers, but they still gotten to put film (remember ‘film’?) in received the same memory benefits. my camera.

So we may not even need to enjoy the That’s fairly embarrassing and not walk to receive the benefits.” great for business. But it doesn’t even Apparently this nature stroll is bencompare with the time I drove to an eficial on account of you get to be imfilm assignment out of town only to mersed in what Berman scientifically find that I’d forgotten my camera bag. calls ‘softly fascinating stimulus’ such The one with my video cameras in it. as leaves and trees and water, whereas I could go on, and I’m sure we all sitting trying to relax in a dark room have pitiful stories about being fordoesn’t work because it’s ‘boring.’ getful, but the point is, if I actually And bad news for us couch potatoes. have one, is that there’s hope for all Watching TV doesn’t work at all for us forgetters! And it’s a surprisingly improving memory on account of the pleasant and possible remedy, unlike, ‘stimulation is harsh and it requires say, help for snoring (another afflicconcentration.’ tion I seem to have developed) which I was thinking perhaps a person involves chomping on a seriously uncould just stay at home and watch nacomfortable saliva-collecting plastic ture shows on television and improve

‘Sometimes I’m trying so hard to find the files in my head that if forget to have a migraine.’

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their noggin recall power, but I think someone forgot to ask the researchers that question.

A while back, before a broken ankle and arthritic bone chip-and-spur knees and other sundry excuses, we used to walk in nature on a fairly regular basis.

Especially when Cement Head Scotty the West Highland White terrier was still around to make walking with Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu even more interesting and complicated than usual, the BH and the Rotten Kids and I would hit Kerry Wood Nature Center and Barrett Park etc. all the time, positively up to our noggins in nature. And we didn’t even know it was sharpening our brains, although the dogs certainly didn’t seem to remember to behave once they got home.

So, have you been forgetting to pick

up the milk lately? Forgetting to file your taxes? Missing your wedding anniversary by a month, or leaving your cell phone at mall food fair? I know I have.

No problem. Get out the old walkin’ shoes and a bottle of water, pick a fallen branch for a walking stick and hike into the nearest nature.

Oh, and don’t forget the Better Half, or the dog, or failing that bring your full memory files for some softly fascinating stimulus.

I’d be out there right now, but can’t seem to remember where I left the car keys.

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.

Infanticide and monogamy part of evolution Science writer Matt Ridley once described the human mating system as ‘monogamy plagued by adultery,’ which sounds a little judgmental.

Perhaps we should just agree that we are an imperfectly pair-bonding species.

Quite imperfectly — I am on my second marriage, and so is my wife — but the point is that we do form pairs: 89 per cent of the world’s people get married before the age of GWYNNE 49.

DYER Elsewhere in the animal world, monogamy is definitely a minority taste.

Only three per cent of mammals are monogamous. Even among our closest relatives, the primates, only a quarter of the species form pair bonds. Moreover, the very fragility of the pair bond in human beings suggests that it is a behaviour we only adopted fairly recently in our evolutionary history. So when did we acquire it, and why?

There is a new explanation on the table. In a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists argue that the main reason why human beings — more precisely, male human beings — became monogamous was to keep their babies from being killed by other men.

There are many species where an incoming male will kill a female’s offspring by a previous male in order to make room for his own.

It’s especially common in mammals, where a female remains infertile while she is still producing milk for an existing baby. The new male is in a hurry to get on with fathering the bearers of his own genes, and if he kills her existing offspring she will become fertile again.

This may have been a particularly big problem in our own species, because human females may nurse a child for as long as two or three years. Infanticide is ugly, but unfortunately it makes sense as a male reproductive strategy. So it also makes sense for the father of the existing children to stick around and protect them from that fate.

This was the hypothesis of the scientists from University College London and Oxford, Manchester and Auckland Universities who published the article in Proceedings.

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Among primates, monogamy was always preceded by one thing and one thing only: infanticide by males. Once you have monogamy, there is usually a rise in the male commitment to caring for the offspring as well, but infanticide has to come first.

It’s not exactly romantic, but evolution isn’t.

“You do not get monogamy unless you already have infanticide, and you do not get a switch to paternal care (by males) if you don’t already have monogamy,” wrote Dr. Christopher Opie of UCL. This flies in the face of the previously dominant explanation, which was based on the remarkably long childhood of human offspring. As our brains got bigger and the amount of cultural learning that had to be imparted to our children grew greater, the portion of their lives that they spent as dependent children grew longer and longer.

Male help was therefore needed to raise them successfully.

Given the relatively short lifespans of huntergatherers, human children ended up as dependents for about a third of their lives.

Most mammals depend on their mothers to feed, each and protect them for less than a tenth of their lives, so human mothers had to cope with a far great-

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er burden than that of most other species (including most other primate species).

In the conventional wisdom, that was why human beings became (imperfectly) monogamous.

Couples that stayed together could provide far more support for the children than ones who had only a mother to care for them, and so more of the children of those unions would survive to pass on their genes to the next generation.

True enough, but why would the males commit in the first place?

They were unlikely to be able make that kind of statistical calculation, and the normal male reproductive strategy in mammals is to impregnate as many females as possible and leave the mothers to raise them. Maybe they just stayed with the females to keep their children from being killed by other males.

So the researchers decided to test the rival hypotheses: did males commit to monogamy to prevent infanticide, or to ease the burden on females and thus improve the children’s survival chances in a different way?

The cynics among you will already know the answer to this, but scientists actually have to prove things.

What they did was to take a family tree of 230 mammals, including most of the primate species, and put in the details of their mating behaviour, rates of infanticide, and amount of paternal care (i.e. monogamy).

Then they simulated the evolution of those species over a period of 75 million years, running the programme millions of times to see how monogamy rose or fell for each species under different circumstances.

The conclusion was clear: among primates, monogamy was always preceded by one thing and one thing only: infanticide by males. Once you have monogamy, there is usually a rise in the male commitment to caring for the offspring as well, but infanticide has to come first. It’s not exactly romantic, but evolution isn’t.

So here we are, living in couples and raising our offspring together as if we were birds. (90 per cent of birds are monogamous.)

It doesn’t really matter how we got here, but it’s definitely a better place to be. In the end, we even figured out how to love each other.

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Respecting freedoms and social responsibilities We all hear it many times in a day. watch your language!”

We hate it, but often are powerless to As the young couple prepared to stop it. Sad to say my generation proleave, I walked up to them and quietly moted it and our children asked them to control their have taken control of it. use of this foul language.

They no longer see any Two things happened problem with using it and that just blew me away. so it has become a large First they looked at me and part of almost any conversaid ‘what foul language?’ sation. I’m referring to the and after I spelled it out for use of the ‘F’ bomb. them, the fellow stated, “It’s A short while ago a my right to say what I want young couple was in the and how I want”. kitchen having just finished Faced with such ignoa meal. rance, I said the only thing In their conversation, I could think of; “Yes, you almost every second word may have the right to say CHRIS began with the letter ‘F.’ what you want, but I have SALOMONS There were others the right to refuse you acaround who were hearing cess to the kitchen for usthis and even they were ofing language that offends fended by the copious use others.” They walked out of it. In my mind, the worst part was totally perplexed. that it was coming from both the fellow I am often reminded by different and the young lady with whom he was people of their rights like in the examspeaking. One of the others at the table ple above, but as in any ruling of any eventually spoke up and said, “Hey, kind, the actual and the perceived are

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sometimes two different things.

In the Canadian Constitution is a section called the Bill of Rights and Freedoms. There follows a listing of the different rights and freedoms we have as Canadians in order that we might participate and thrive in our democratic way of life. When we look at other countries where rights are severely limited and restrictive, then we can be very thankful for the freedom we have in this land we call home.

Before we read the list of rights and freedoms we cannot ignore the very first statement in this section of the constitution.

It reads as follows: 1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

In other words, before we discuss the rights and freedoms we can enjoy, there is the statement of responsibilities or limitations if you will.

As in the law of physics where ‘For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction’, for every right there is a responsibility.

Even if the courts sometimes ignore these responsibilities, they are still there.

In some extreme cases the reaction is very negative as in the case of Salmon Rushdie. Even though he had the right to speak his mind, I don’t think he weighed the consequences of his words; in other words, he ignored his responsibilities.

I believe that whenever we exercise our rights, we should first take a hard look at the impact it will have on those around us.

If our exercising of a right in any way offends someone else, we must take a hard look at whether or not we should proceed.

Any other response would change our democracy to an anarchy.

The way I see it anyways.

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

Everyone’s contributed to confusion over Keystone All of Thursday’s high-fiving and talk of ‘nation-building’ among politicians and the oil industry over a proposed west-east oil pipeline cannot obscure what has so far been an abject failure on another crucial energy proposal.

When the cheering over Energy East subsides, it will face its own opposition from environmentalists and, perhaps, Quebec.

But before that, federal TIM and provincial politicians and HARPER TransCanada still have the debacle which is the Keystone XL proposal.

They all share the blame for this stalled project, but they are also sharing it with politicians south of the border, starting at the White House.

The ongoing Keystone morass has become so politicized that questions of whether Barack Obama’s rejection would damage Canada-U.S. relations have been supplanted by questions of how much damage has already been done during a protracted decisionmaking process which remains unresolved.

The latest week in pipeline politics began when Obama lowballed the number of jobs that would be created by Keystone, telling the New York Times with ‘a chuckle’ that following completion of the pipeline a mere 50 to 100 jobs might be created.

He also said Canada ‘could potentially be doing more to mitigate carbon release’ at the tarsands.

Regardless of the merit of that comment — and polls show most Canadians would agree with him - it is extremely rare for the leader of one country to publicly call out an ally and neighbour on its domestic policy, whether or not it has cross-border implications.

Irritation in Canada was understandable, forcing our envoy in Washington and Harper’s office to push back on both jobs and climate change policy.

Obama was reiterating what his former U.S. ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson, had been saying, that the Harper government had to provide Washington with more environmental cover for pipeline approval.

But Obama has no one to deliver the message in Ottawa.

In what has to be considered another bilateral irritant, he has not replaced Jacobson and no one is on the horizon, leaving a huge vacancy in the capital of America’s largest trading partner.

In the wake of Obama’s statement, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Gary Doer, may have overstepped in characterizing the oil export question as a choice between trains or pipelines.

Such a statement sounded like a challenge to the Obama administration, paid lip service to the tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, Que., and ignored the fact that as the volume of oil carried by rail increases, so will the opposition to such traffic.

Perhaps we’ve merely seen an irritated president ‘trash-talking’ his Republican tormenters who have been throwing Keystone inaction in his face for ages.

Perhaps he was thinking only domestic politics, not Canadian sensibilities.

But he didn’t misspeak. He has twice delivered a similar message this week, and his spokesperson has not softened the president’s comments.

If he is trying to gain leverage with Ottawa for more action on climate change, Republicans say, he is now adding new conditions to the project, reaching beyond American jurisdiction and fundamentally changing the criteria on which such decisions are based. Now they are accusing him of damaging

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This March 22, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla. Obama has revived debate about the number of jobs that would be created by the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The 1,700-mile pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Alberta to refineries in the Houston area, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. During a jobs speech Tuesday, July 30 in Tennessee, Obama downplayed the pipeline’s effect on jobs, calling it a ‘blip’ compared to the overall economy. He also made that point during an interview with The New York Times last week.

Canada-U.S. relations.

“What was once a standard, apolitical process for approving pipelines with an allied friend and neighbour in Canada, a country with which we have a decades-long free trade agreement, has now become an embarrassment,” a trio of Congressional Republicans from the energy and commerce committee wrote to Obama.

There has been a never-ending parade of Canadian and provincial politicians making the case for Keystone in Washington.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has raised the issue with Obama at every turn, but Obama is either not taking his brief on the issue or deliberately ignoring it.

Alberta shunned advice to reach out to key states to build allies and has clearly been unable to con-

vince the White House it is mindful of the need to develop the tarsands in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Ottawa, from Harper to Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, has characterized Keystone as such a logical policy choice that it could not be stopped.

TransCanada blustered ahead as if it was dealing with a fait accompli. Obama punted Keystone once for political purposes and a decision expected in 2013 could now bleed into the next year.

Approval could still be coming, but a man who will not again face the electorate may be looking for a legacy issue and rejection of Keystone could be part of a larger climate change legacy.

Canadian politicians may have unwittingly helped hand it to him.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer.

We need an Industry Minister who knows what he’s doing James Moore, the new Minister of Industry, is the for an expected future run for the Tory Party leaderfifth Conservative to hold that portfolio since Steship. phen Harper became Prime Minister seven and one First elected in 2000 in his early twenties as a half years ago.

Canadian Alliance MP, he served from None of his predecessors (Maxine October, 2008 until his new appointment, Bernier, Jim Prentice, Tony Clement and as Minister of Canadian Heritage, reChristian Paradis) accomplished much sponsible for cultural policy, Canada’s or will be remembered for their performuseums and the Canadian Broadcasting mance, and it remains to be seen whether Corporation.

Moore will do any better.

But being politically adept and amIndustry Canada is a huge portfolio. Inbitious, is not enough to make for an deed it is too big and should be separated above-average Industry Minister. Mooreís into two departments, one responsible biggest handicap in taking on the Indusfor working with industry to strengthen try portfolio is his own lack of business Canadaís capacity for innovation, producexperience and knowledge of innovation tivity and competitiveness — a Minister issues. for the Future — and the other to manage His main occupation, aside from his DAVID business regulation, internal trade and life as a student, seems to have been as CRANE investment barriers, and consumer proa short-lived host of a radio talk-in show, tection, including competition policy and followed by politics. product standards.

While he can reportedly take a good The Minister’s responsibilities curbrief, which makes the bureaucracy comrently include competition policy, consumer profortable, it remains to be seen whether he can exertection, business legislation, opening up internal cise the kind of leadership Canada needs to meet the trade and investment barriers, Investment Canada, huge challenges of competition and productivity in Statistics Canada, the National Research Council, the global economy of the 21st century. management of the wireless spectrum and telecomThe bureaucracy will have delivered him a pile munications, the Natural Sciences and Engineering of briefing books outlining the activities of the deResearch Council, the digital economy, science and partment, key challenges and issues and decisions technology policy, the competitiveness of Canadaís that need to be made. Even so, an effective Minister many industry sectors, such as automobiles, aeroshould have ideas of his own on what he wants to acspace, chemicals and biotechnology, the Business complish in the portfolio.

Development Bank of Canada, the Canadian Space For his part, Moore is confronted with major Agency, the Canadian Tourism Commission, the challenges, notably Canada’s weak innovation and Standards Council of Canada, and the Social Sciproductivity performance. It will take more to assure ences and Humanities Research Council.

Canada’s future than building pipelines for the oil Moore, so far, has proven to be a capable politisands. cian, building up his resume of ìaccomplishmentsî For example, Canada is losing the battle for au-

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tomotive investment in North America, with Mexico and the United States the winners.

This is a key high-value industry for Canada but there is no strategy to reinvigorate the sector.

It is also an industry undergoing a series of technological revolutions. Likewise, despite a succession of Ministers pledging a Digital Economy strategy for Canada, we still donít have one.

There’s also the challenge of taking Canadian talent and building Canadian companies with valuable products or services for world markets. Canadians are good at starting high-tech companies but fail at building them into world-competitive companies — instead, they are growing seed corn for multinationals. Apple’s recent takeover of a Toronto start-up, Locationary, which will help Apple with its troubled maps application, is just one of many examples.

And Canada has talent — look at University of Waterloo engineering graduate Eric Migicovsky who started working on a watch that would connect wirelessly to iPhones and Android smart phones while a student.

Lured to the U.S., he launched Pebble to produce his smart watch, raising a record $10 million in crowdsourcing fundraising.

But how do we ensure that Canadian talent and ideas lead to growing Canadian companies? Starting companies is one thing; growing them to scale and scope for ongoing success is another.

It is hard to know at this point in time whether Moore has the intellectual capability and management ability to identify the key priorities to pragmatically lead Industry Canada for a much more innovative and productive economy.

What we do know is that we can’t go for much longer without an Industry Minister who knows what he is doing.

David Crane can be reached at crane@interlog.com

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ABOVE: Our bus tour took us to most of the places we had always wanted to see for a fraction of the cost of travelling independently. This is a picture of Old Town Toledo. RIGHT: We skipped out a second time in Barcelona. Instead of visiting a soccer stadium with the rest of the group, we explored some of Gaudi’s famous buildings. One of Gaudi’s most famous renovations was the Casa Battlo or House of Bones as locals called it.

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ABOVE: Trafalgar and other tour operators have tried to address the criticism that motor coach guests cannot really experience local culture in a place via this method of travel by adding insider experiences. One of our insider experiences was a visit to the ranch home of a famous bullfighter. We watched a young boy training to be a bull fighter, toured the home and grounds and ate dinner with the family. LEFT: Gaudi dedicated the latter part of his life to building this famous cathedral, which is still unfinished, in Barcelona.

Skipping out in SPAIN W

e skipped out. It was as simple as that.

On a warm spring evening in Madrid, while the rest of the travellers on our Trafalgar bus tour went out for a group dinner, my husband and I and two other DEBBIE travellers went to see a site OLSEN that was technically not on the tour.

The Museo del Prado is one of the greatest art museums on the planet housing the world’s single best collection of Spanish art. Highlights of the collection

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include a large number of works by Francisco de Goya, Diego Velázquez, El Greco, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens and Hieronymus Bosch. The museum has over 7500 paintings and about a thousand sculptures and we were surprised it wasn’t on the list of tour sites in Madrid, because it is one of the most visited tourist sites in all of Spain. Though it did not make the tour list, El Prado was definitely on our list.

One of the most important things to remember when you are on a group tour is that it is still your trip and you can’t let tour priorities keep you from seeing the sites you came half way around the world to see. That doesn’t mean you keep the entire group waiting while you see the sites, but if an opportunity arises to skip out on a group function in favour of going somewhere else, you should feel ok about that. You can keep your independence — even on a bus tour.

When you think of a motor coach

vacation, you might envision a group of senior citizens driving past sites, observing them from the inside of the coach, but never really experiencing the places they see. But modern motor coach vacations have come a long way. Tour operators have developed a wide variety of tours that cater to every age and interest and allow guests to more than just skim the surface of a place, but have an experience in the process.

Trafalgar calls it having an “insider experience” and they take you to the main sites as well as a few key places that you wouldn’t be able to find on your own.

During our tour, we visited the ranch home of a famous bull fighter, watched a young bullfighter in training working in a ring with his father, and ate dinner with the family.

We also drove past the famous cave homes in Barrio Troglodyte and popped in to visit an acquaintance of our tour guide and tour the inside

of her home. Those were two experiences we never would have found on our own.

Our Trafalgar Tour covered the major sites in Spain at a price that was actually cheaper than if we had done the trip independently. That said, it didn’t cover all the sites we wanted to see, so we chose a few key moments to skip out of other group events and experience those sites on our own.

We had no regrets in choosing El Prado over a group dinner. As luck would have it, admission to the museum is free after 5 p.m. each day, so we didn’t even have to pay to get in.

For my part, I didn’t truly appreciate the genius of El Greco (1541-1614) until I had seen The Resurrection and The Adoration of the Shepherds, arguably two of his greatest works.

I was also incredibly moved by the “black paintings” of Goya (1746-1828).

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ABOVE: On a typical motor coach tour, there is time for exploring. Be sure to ask your expert guide for recommendations of sites to see in the area. Our guide recommended we check out the Plaza de la Virgin in Valencia. Plaza de la Virgin used to be the main square of Valencia and it is still a very active place, with most of the city traditional events passing through here. The irresistible charm of the Plaza is figured on many postcards and it is simply the best view for having a coffee on one of the summer terraces. BELOW: In Guadix some 2000-plus cave homes dot the area known as the Barrio Santiago. One of our insider experiences was the opportunity to go inside one of these homes. This is a picture of a tourist site also built into the side of a mountain.

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SPAIN: Buy a good guidebook These remarkably disturbing works caused me to feel and ponder the inner turmoil, despair, and loneliness Goya felt near the end of his life after losing his hearing. The paintings in the museum are actually copies of those he painted all over the walls of his home, which was popularly known as La Quinta del Sordo (The Deaf One’s Villa). The black paintings captured his feelings of despair and provided an insight into his tormented mind.

After skipping out of the group dinner, our biggest worry was figuring out where we were going to eat on a Sunday evening, as many local restaurants were closed. When we returned to the hotel, the concierge recommended a place called La Paella de la Reina.

The restaurant specializes in Paella, a Valencian rice dish that originated in its modern form on the east coast of Spain in the mid-19th century. We tried the traditional Valencian paella made with white rice, green vegetables, beans and several types of meat including rabbit, chicken and duck and seasoned with saffron and other spices. It was our first authentic paella of the trip and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Skipping out may not work for everyone, but for us it was the ideal way to make the most of a group tour. Since I was skipping out with three grade school teachers, I can only assume that it was me who was the bad influence on this particular group. in the end, they all agreed it was worth it.

The Art of Skipping Out ● Get a good guidebook or do some research on the Internet in advance to see what sites you are most interested in seeing. Choose a tour that includes most of the major sites you wish to see. ● If there are sites you wish to see that are not included in the tour, look for group events you may be able to

skip out of. You might consider ditching a group dinner or a visit to a shopping area in favour of visiting a museum or other site, for example. ● Always let your guide know where you are going. Choose a quiet moment to ask for their help and advice. Your guide may even be able to assist you in figuring out how to get back to your hotel via public transit. Keep the guide’s phone number on you as well as the name and address of the hotel you will be staying at later that evening. Get back to your hotel well in advance of the bus departure time. You cannot expect the entire group to wait for you.

Booking a Motor Coach Tour ● A motor coach tour can be a stress-free economical way to scratch your travel itch. Our tour of Spain with Trafalgar cost about $185 per person per day and included guided visits to many of the key cities and sites we wished to explore. When you consider that ground transportation is included, first class hotels, some meals, entrance fees and the help of excellent local guides, seeing Spain with Trafalgar was less costly than doing it on our own. For more information on Trafalgar Tours, visit: www.trafalgar.com. ● There are some additional costs to motor coach tours. Always remember to keep some cash on hand for tipping local guides. You’ll also need cash for tipping your main tour guide and the driver at the end of the tour.

Optional tours can also add to the cost of the trip. Guides promote these tours, because they and the companies they work for make commissions for selling them. Try to discriminate. Some excursions will be cheaper through your tour company than through the concierge at the hotel. I generally avoid group dinners and illuminated city night tours in favour of exploring on my own, but if you are nervous to explore on your own, those types of tours might be a good value for you.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer. If you have a travel story you would like to share or know someone with an interesting travel story who we might interview, please email: DOGO@ telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

Replica Star-Spangled Banner being sewn in Baltimore

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — It was 200 years ago this summer that a Baltimore flag-maker stitched the flag that inspired America’s national anthem. Now, hundreds of people are helping to recreate the star-spangled banner.

The project began July 4 in Baltimore, and it is expected to take volunteers six weeks to hand-sew the estimated 150,000 stitches in the famous flag. When finished, it will be about a quarter of the size of a basketball court.

The public gets a chance to help with the sewing Saturday and again next week. Hundreds have signed up to participate.

“It makes the link with the past in a very tangible way,” said Kristin Schenning, who is co-ordinating the project for the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore and helping to raise the money for the flag’s approximately $12,000 cost.

The finished piece won’t look like the 13-stripe, 50-star flag of today. Instead, the flag has 15 stripes and 15 stars representing the number of states in the Union when the flag was stitched to fly over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry in 1813. The sight of the flag’s broad stripes and bright stars still waving after the British attacked the fort during the War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott

Key to write his now-iconic lyrics.

The flag was a bold statement from the start. Fort McHenry commander Maj. George Armistead said he wanted a flag so large that the British would “have no difficulty in seeing it from a distance.” Local flag-maker Mary Pickersgill was paid $405.90 to sew the 30-foot-by-42-foot (9-meter-by-13-meter) flag, which ultimately became so large that Pickersgill and her helpers took over space at a local brewery to sew.

Thought the flag was sewn by Betsy Ross? Not true. Ross gets credit for sewing America’s first flag at the request of George Washington in 1777, but that wasn’t the one that inspired Key’s “Star-Spangled Banner.”

This isn’t the first time Marylanders have recreated the banner. In 1964, a replica was made for the New York World’s Fair. That flag is at Pickersgill’s house in Baltimore.

This time, the historical society did a lot of research before stitching began. Using specifications from the original flag on display at Washington’s Smithsonian, Family Heirloom Weavers, a Pennsylvania textile mill that does replica fabrics for war re-enactors and period homes, recreated the flag’s wool fabric, which is similar to a gauze. And Janea Whitacre, an expert dressmaker at Colonial Williamsburg, taught a core group of volunteers the stitches and seams that were used.

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Guided runs offer alternative take on tourism SIGHTJOGGERS SEE SIGHTS, ALL ON THE RUN

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Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin in Wyoming, erupts on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Park geologist Hank Heasler says Wednesday night’s nine-minute blast sent steaming hot water an estimated 200 to 300 feet in the air.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BILLINGS, Mon. — Old Faithful it’s not.

Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser — the world’s tallest — has erupted for the first time in more than eight years.

The nine-minute blast sent steaming hot water an estimated 200 to 300 feet in the air, park geologist Hank Heasler said Thursday.

Unlike the park’s popular and famous Old Faithful geyser, which spews water like clockwork every hour-anda-half, no one knows when Steamboat will erupt next.

In the past, it’s gone as long as 50 years without a major event. In 1964, it erupted a record 29 times. The last blast came in 2005.

Steamboat is one of more than 500 geysers at Yellowstone, which boasts the largest collection of hydrothermal features in the world.

The geyser is in a popular viewing area known as the Norris Geyser Basin, and its eruption at about 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday drew dozens of excited onlookers, said Robb Long, a freelance photographer from Sioux Falls, S.D., who was visiting the park with his fiance and her family.

“It was an amazing experience. This thing sounded like a locomotive,” Long said.

“Everybody was frantic, taking pictures. People were running down there trying to get to it before it went away, and park rangers were running around trying to gather up people so they didn’t get too close.”

Yellowstone’s geysers are fueled by cold water that feeds into a natural underground plumbing network, where heat from the park’s volcano forces chemical-laden water to the surface and causes the periodic eruptions, Heasler said.

Early accounts of Steamboats eruptions came from first-hand observations, with the first recorded in 1878.

Since 2005, the park has used electronic monitors to more closely track the geyser.

TORONTO — There was no need to fumble with a map, navigate an app or even glance up at street signs: Christiane Nilles simply laced up her runners and let Sue Pulfer lead the way.

The Luxembourg resident decided she wanted to tour Toronto in much the same fashion as she had traversed such European hubs as Berlin, Rome and Lyon: as a sightjogger.

To do so, Nilles enlisted the help of Pulfer, founder of Toronto Guided Runs, who crafted a personalized tour of the city for the pair to travel together.

Amid the relative calm of an early Saturday morning free from the clog of traffic congestion that typically clutters the roads, the duo set off to see the sights and break a sweat in the process.

Pulfer acted as both running partner and tourist guide, highlighting distinctive neighbourhoods and landmarks dotting Toronto’s downtown core.

Along their journey, the pair threaded their way swiftly along University Avenue, past the University of Toronto, through the eclectic enclave of Kensington Market and alongside the sprawling exterior of the Art Gallery of Ontario with its notable wood and glass facade.

“I think it’s much more personal than going on a bus tour,” Nilles said following her nearly hour-long guided run.

“It’s nice jogging along and looking at all of the sights. And another reason is I remember much better when I jog along the streets and look at the monuments, at the buildings. It’s much better than just walking.”

Pulfer learned of sightjogging during a visit to Berlin in 2009 where she took part in a running tour in the German capital and relished the experience. The retired software executive started to research whether anyone was offering a similar opportunity for tourists in Toronto.

Pulfer aims to lead guided runs between five and 10 kilometres that usually take between 45 to 60 minutes, depending on the speed of sightjoggers.

“We’re not racing — we’re just jogging. We want to chat and see the sights.”

Pulfer said she’s found most clients are more interested in taking part in a “beautiful run,” like travelling along the water. To that end, she seeks to highlight scenic and historic areas that may not be as recognizable to outsiders as other familiar landmarks.

The running enthusiast counts the Leslie Street Spit among her favourite routes: a man-made peninsula that

extends five kilometres into Lake Ontario with Toronto’s famed skyline as a backdrop.

“I think that anybody that comes to town, they know about things like the CN Tower or the Rogers Centre. But what they don’t see is some of the more beautiful little neighbourhoods whether it be Rosedale or Cabbagetown ... or along the Beaches where there’s a beautiful boardwalk,” Pulfer said.

“Those are areas that people wouldn’t normally see if they were just here staying at a downtown hotel. I try to take them to some of those out-ofthe-way spots that are also beautiful to run in.”

Chris Kennedy of Whistler Running Tours said he has little time to jog for leisure as he leads guided runs, logging in the vicinity of 60 to 70 kilometres a week on foot.

Visitors from across Canada, the Pacific Northwest and as far away as Europe and South America have signed up — and laced up — for treks Kennedy rates similarly to ski runs in town: green circle or beginner-type runs from five to seven kilometres to the double black diamond run of 20 kilometres and up.

The avid runner said he fields many requests to see the real wilderness trails, old-growth forests and glacierfed lakes in a bid to experience “the true Whistler.”

“I have a number of customers who’ve indicated that they just wouldn’t feel safe exploring the wilderness areas that we do if they were by themselves,” said Kennedy. “Some of the best places to explore in Whistler are off the beaten path that only the local folks would know about.”

“We use just two feet and a heartbeat to get out there and explore, which is nice,” he added.

Dan Craig runs roughly 10 kilometres daily and his wife has participated in several marathons.

So it was a natural fit for the couple to fuse their planned workout with a little sightseeing during a guided run of New York.

With City Running Tours, first-time visitor Craig was able to eye iconic landmarks and learn details about the Big Apple from their guide as they travelled across the Brooklyn Bridge and through several hotspots including Chinatown and Little Italy.

“There’s no better way than to get on the streets and walk the streets to get a real feel for the geography and the smells and sights of the city than to be right on the ground,” said Craig, who hails from Richmond Hill, Ont. Online: City Running Tours: www.cityrunningtours.com Toronto Guided Runs: http://torontoguidedruns.com

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Looking at the shiny, restored Star Trek Galileo shuttlecraft sitting in Houston in all its TV glory, she broke down.

“All of a sudden I was just crying. I was in tears. I couldn’t believe it,” Torres said, donning a brown tourist engineer hat and a NASA mission operations shirt. “It meant something.”

And Torres wasn’t alone. Trekkies of all stripes arrived in Houston Wednesday for the momentous unveiling of the shuttlecraft that crash-landed on a hostile planet in the 1967 Star Trek episode called The Galileo Seven.

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Jeff Langston, 45, drove more than 160 miles from Austin with his two sons to see the moment.

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His 10-year-old son, Neo, couldn’t find his shirt, but that didn’t put a damper on the moment.

“It was very exciting,” Neo said, bouncing on his feet.

“When they filmed Star Trek the Galileo was cool and now that they remade it, it’s cool

to see a new version of the Galileo. And it’s beautiful.”

Richard Allen, the space centre’s 63-yearold CEO and president, hopes that just as the Star Trek movies and others like it inspired Torres to pursue a career in science and engineering, that today’s generation will be similarly inspired when they see the Galileo.

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Eskimos come up short, fall to Ti-Cats

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RILEY COOPER

EAGLES EXCUSE COOPER PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles excused Riley Cooper from all team activities on Friday after the wide receiver was caught on video making a racial slur.

Cooper said the last few days have been incredibly difficult and he will step away to seek counselling.

“My actions were inexcusable,” he said.

“The more I think about what I did, the more disgusted I get.

I keep trying to figure out how I could have said something so repulsive, and what I can do to make things better.”

Cooper apologized profusely Wednesday after a video of him using the N-word at a Kenny Chesney concert last month surfaced on the Internet. The Eagles immediately fined him.

“Right now, I think it’s important for me to take some time to reflect on this situation,” Cooper said.

Today

● Men’s amateur golf: Central Alberta Amateur, Red Deer Golf and Country Club.

Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincials, Red Deer vs. Calgary, Spruce Grove vs. Fort McMurray, 9 a.m.; St. Albert vs. Edmonton, Sherwood Park vs.

East Central, noon; Calgary vs. Edmonton, Fort McMurray vs. East Central, 3 p.m.; Red Deer vs. St. Albert, Spruce Grove vs.

Sherwood Park, 6 p.m.; fastball diamonds I and II, Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Tier II provincials, Calgary vs.

Red Deer, 9 a.m.; Fort McMurray vs. Okotoks, noon; Calgary vs. Fort McMurray, 3 p.m.; Red Deer vs. Okotoks, 6 p.m.; baseball diamond 2, Great Chief Park.

Hamilton 30 Edmonton 29 EDMONTON — Greg Ellingson reeled in a pair of Henry Burris TD passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on to snap a two-game losing skid with a narrow 30-29 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in a battle between two of the CFL’s cellardwellers on Friday night.

The Tiger-Cats (2-4) also broke a nine-game road losing streak extending back into last season.

The Eskimos dropped to 1-5 and are 0-3 to start the season at home for the first time since the construction of Commonwealth Stadium.

Edmonton took a 3-0 lead six minutes in on a Grant Shaw field goal, coming on the heels of an Aaron Grymes interception on Hamilton’s opening drive.

The Tiger-Cats responded with a 17-yard Luca Congi field goal on their next possession.

The offensive attacks continued at a snails pace as the next scoring play was another Shaw field goal four minutes into the second quarter to make it 6-3 Edmonton.

Hamilton finally got things going midway through the second frame as C.J. Gable scored on an eight-yard touchdown run to put the Tabbies up 10-6.

The Tiger-Cats kept the momentum and capitalized on another long drive as Burris had a ton of time to connect with Ellingson for a 17-yard passing major with just under two minutes to play in the second quarter to make it 17-6.

A large contingent of frustrated Edmonton fans booed their team off the field at the half.

Hamilton conceded a safety early in the third quarter to pull Edmonton to within nine

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Courtney Stephen (22) chases Edmonton Eskimos’ Marcus Henry as he misses the catch during second half action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday August 2, 2013. points.

Congi got those points back with a 38-yard field goal with five minutes left in the third quarter to put the Tiger-Cats up 20-8. Edmonton finally found its way into the end zone with a minute left in the third quarter.

A 37-yard passing play from Mike Reilly to Fred Stamps set up a five-yard pitch from backup quarterback Kerry Joseph to Hugh Charles, who scampered across the goal line to make it 20-15 heading into the fourth.

The Tiger-Cats responded just two minutes into the fourth

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Koch led to a three-yard passing play from Joseph to Calvin McCarthy with 1:24 remaining.

The Eskimos attempted a two-point convert to tie the game but running back Jon White dropped a pass from Joseph.

Hamilton attempted a passing play on second down with under 30 seconds left and were unable to run out the clock and the Eskimos got the ball back to midfield, but Shaw’s 50-yard field goal try came up short, giving the Tiger-Cats the singlepoint victory.

Tiger ties career best, seven shots ahead of field

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● Men’s amateur golf: Central Alberta Amateur, Red Deer Golf and Country Club. ● Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club.

Peewee AAA baseball: Provincials, semifinals at 9 a.m. and noon; bronze medal, 3 p.m., final, 3 p.m., if no bronze game. 6 p.m., if bronze game; Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Tier II provincials, final noon, if no tiebreakers, final 2 p.m. if tiebreaker needed, baseball diamond 2, Great Chief Park.

as Burris rifled a 17-yard pass to Ellingson for his second touchdown of the game and a 27-15 Hamilton lead.

Edmonton battled back to remain in the game with five minutes left as a 35-yard passing play to Cary Koch set up a seven-yard TD pass from Reilly to a leaping Marcus Henry to make it 27-22.

The Tiger-Cats kicked a field goal to give themselves an important cushion with two minutes left, making it 30-22.

Edmonton came flying back as a 40-yard passing play to

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Tiger Woods watches his sand shot on the fifth hole during the second round at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament, at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.

AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods had a shot at making history with a magical 59.

He swore he wasn’t disappointed to come up short.

“Disappointed? Absolutely not,” he said.

Then he cracked, “A 61’s pretty good. I’m not bummed.”

Like a pitcher having to settle for a shutout instead of a perfect game, Woods could console himself by tying his career best and building a sevenshot lead Friday through 36 holes at the Bridgestone Invitational.

Pursuing his eighth victory at Firestone Country Club, Woods opened birdie-eagle — stuffing an approach to 3 feet at the first hole and holing a 20-footer for 3 at the par-5 second. He had two more birdies on the front nine, and had four in a row to start the back nine in a light rain.

Needing to go only 2 under over his last five holes, he missed birdie putts inside 10 feet at 15 and 17. He saved par on the last with a 25-footer after an errant drive and a shot that hit into the trees and ended up in a bare spot short and right of the green.

“How about just pleased?” he said, when asked to rate the round. “I’m very happy I was able to post that. I just kept thinking, whatever lead I had, ’Let’s just keep increasing it.’ It’s at seven now, I believe. So that’s not too bad after two days.”

The 61 — matching his career best at the 1999 Byron Nelson, 2005 Buick Open and on the same Firestone course back in 2000 — left him at 13-under 127.

Defending champion Keegan Bradley and Chris Wood, playing the tournament for the first time, were tied for second. They each shot 68.

Bradley finished well before Woods, but was asked if it was disheartening to take the lead and then have Woods retake it after the opening two holes.

“Tiger, those first couple holes out there are definitely birdie holes, so I’d expect him to do that,” Bradley said.

“You know, I hope he doesn’t go too low.”

Sorry, Keegan.

Woods, a four-time winner this year, needed only 22 putts, eight fewer than he had Thursday in an opening 66. He hit 10 of 14 fairways and was on in regulation on 16 of 18 greens.

The next best score on a threatening day with a slate-grey sky and precipitation was a 66.

It seemed every fan on the course took notice as Woods started stacking up birdies. The magic number 59 — shot five times on the PGA Tour — dominated conversations.

“Oh, they were excited,” Woods said. “You could hear it more than feel it. You definitely could hear it. They were into it.”

Asked if that kind of electricity helps out a player, he joked, “It’s nice to be playing in front of people who are excited like that, especially people who aren’t yelling just because your ball gets in the air. You know, we are pros.”

How good were things going for him? He yanked a drive into the trees at 13, but it ricocheted into the middle of the fairway. From there he hit an iron to 15 feet and drilled the putt.

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Slow start costs Braves at start of provincials

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Cardinals 7 Braves 6 The Red Deer Dairy Queen Braves may have been a little too excited about playing the provincial peewee AAA baseball championships at home.

They didn’t play well out of the gate and it eventually cost them as they dropped a 7-6 decision to the Edmonton Cardinals in their opening game Friday evening at Great Chief Park.

The Cardinals jumped on the Braves for four unearned runs in the top of the first inning.

The Braves came back with one run in the bottom of the frame, but that was all they could muster until finally finding their bats late in the game.

“We’ve told the kids all year we need to score seven to 10 runs to win and our bats fell asleep early,” said Braves head coach Kelly Jones. “We left a couple of guys on in both the first two innings . . . we just didn’t get the hits.”

In fact the Braves managed just one hit until the sixth when they scored twice to narrow the gap to 6-3. The Cards managed a

run in the top of the seventh but the Braves showed what they’re made of with three runs in the bottom of the frame and left the tying run on base.

“There were a lot of things happening you wish you could get back, but in the end it made it a tough uphill battle if we want to get into the playoffs,” added Jones.

The Braves face the Calgary Cubs today at 9 a.m. and the St. Albert Cardinals at 6 p.m. and need to win both of they want to assure themselves of a playoff berth.

“We’re still in it,” continued Jones. “Calgary and St. Albert are tough teams, but if we want to win this we needed to beat them along the way and it might as well be tomorrow.”

The Cardinals, who finished behind the Braves in the regular season used their top pitchers.

“They went with the cream of the crop, as I think they believed they could beat us and took advantage of us not swinging the bats as well as we can.”

Ben LeBlanc started on the mound for the Braves followed by Hunter Leslie and Brett Porter.

Leslie and Rylan Eberle had two hits and a walk each for Red Deer with LeBlanc adding a single and a walk and Porter and

Cooper Jones singles.

In other games, St. Albert beat Calgary 17-0, Spruce Grove downed East Central 155 and Sherwood Park edged Fort McMurray 12-11.

The round-robin in both pools finishes today with the semifinals at 9 a.m. and noon Sunday if no tiebreakers are needed. The final goes at either 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. Sunday, depending on if a bronze medal game is needed. If Spruce Grove, who is hosting the Western Canadian championships, is in the final there will be a bronze medal game at 3 p.m. as two teams plus Spruce Grove go to the Westerns.

Bantam Braves 10 Oil Giants 9 It wasn’t their best effort of the season, but the Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves did what they had to as they opened the provincial bantam AAA Tier II baseball championship at Great Chief Park with a 10-9 win over the Fort McMurray Oil Giants Friday afternoon.

The Braves led 8-3 heading into the sixth inning, but the Giants got to starting pitcher Jordan Muirhead for four runs to make a game of it.

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BRAVES: Two more games today “Jordan pitched well and we were hoping to ride him all the way,” said Braves head coach Dwayne Lalor. “We thought if he had a quick sixth inning he’d get him out there in the seventh, but he slipped on that one play and that seemed to get them (Giants) excited and believing they could come back.”

Muirhead slipped while making a play with one out and none on in the sixth.

“I think he jammed his knee a bit there as well,” added Lalor. “But credit to Fort McMurray they battled hard and made a game of it.”

What was important for the Braves was the two runs they scored in the bottom of the sixth as the Giants got to reliever Carter O’Donnell for two runs in the seventh and had the bases loaded before Red Deer got the final out.

“Those two runs were huge and then our guys made the plays when they had to in the seventh,” said Lalor, who faces Calgary at 9 a.m. and the Okotoks Dawgs Red at 6 p.m. today.

“We got it done today, now we have to do the same tomorrow,” Lalor added. “Hopefully we get it done a little earlier.”

Muirhead also had a strong game at the plate with a single, triple, home run and five RBIs. Zach Olson added a single, a double and a triple and Austin Kelts-Larsen had two walks.

The Dawgs downed Calgary 15-4 in the other game Friday. The final is set for noon Sunday. If one team is undefeated they have to be defeated twice. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

GOLF: Woods calls round one of his 10 best

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Bantam AAA Brave Austin Hammond is tagged out by Ft. McMurray Oil Giant Ryan Mercer during first inning action at the Tier 2 Provincial championships at Great Chief Park on Friday.

At the 14th, Woods hit his drive on the other side of the cart path beneath a canopy of huge trees to the right. He was forced to hit a low, hard, slicing shot to the green that ran to the back fringe. From there, he chipped 10 feet past but rolled in the par putt.

The gallery seemed to swell with each hole, the crowds growing in hopes of seeing history.

He stepped off his shot into the 216-yard, par-3 15th because he was bothered by a bug, then hit an iron 10 feet short of the pin. After playing partner Hideki Matsuyama of Japan putted out, Woods missed his birdie

putt on the right side.

The 667-yard 16th, dubbed “The Monster” by Arnold Palmer, resulted in another par.

Woods hit a long drive that dribbled into the first cut of rough on the left side of the fairway, then laid up to about 100 yards. His wedge carried too far, however, spinning back to 30 feet. With a light sprinkle turning into a steady drizzle, he two-putted, leaving the birdie attempt short and right of the hole by 2 feet.

A huge throng, several deep around the lengthy hole, responded with polite applause as he tapped in.

He still had a chance for a 59. He hit

a long drive along the left side at 17, but misread a 7-footer for birdie that missed on the low side of the break.

“I had opportunities to make putts there at 15 and 17,” he said.

With the rain now falling hard, and Woods needing to hole his second shot on the par-4 18th for a 59, he drove far to the right on the slight dogleg to the left. He muscled a shot out of a difficult lie to a bare spot near a huge scoreboard right and short of the green. From there, he chipped to the back fringe — and made the 25-footer coming back for par.

He pumped his fist as the crowd roared.

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CARTER, OGDEN, ALLEN, PARCELLS, SAPP, ROBINSON AND CULP NEWEST INDUCTEES INTO PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANTON, Ohio — While his six other classmates for this weekend’s enshrinement sported blue golf shirts given them by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Cris Carter was dressed in suit and tie.

He might never take them off.

“Man, I am in the Hall of Fame. I am wearing a suit every day,” Carter said Friday as the 50th anniversary festivities for the hall began.

Carter will join Jonathan Ogden, Larry Allen, Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Dave Robinson and Curley Culp as the newest inductees on Saturday night. He was, by far, the most emotional during a news conference Friday as festivities began for the 50th anniversary celebration of the hall.

The only member of the Class of 2013 who didn’t win an NFL title, Carter used a handkerchief to wipe away the tears when asked about his career and the fact it took six tries to get elected.

“Minnesota fans didn’t judge me when a lot of bad things were being said about me,” Carter said, frequently pausing to regain his composure. “They always cheered for Cris. The only thing I really wish is we could’ve won that championship for those people.

What they did for my life, every day I went out there, I played for those people.”

Carter was exiled from Philadelphia in 1989 after off-field problems, including drug and alcohol issues. The first one to call him and offer a job was Parcells.

Carter ever told his agent he wanted to go to the Giants, but he wound up with the Vikings, who had a stronger need for a wide receiver. All Carter did the rest of his 16-season career was wind up second at his retirement in 2002 behind Jerry Rice for all-time receptions and touchdowns. He’s fourth in those categories now.

As he mentioned, though, he doesn’t have that championship. For the other six, those Super Bowl rings will have a blinding shine to them Saturday night.

Parcells was a winner of two NFL titles as a coach and master of the franchise turnaround. Ogden, one of the premier offensive tackles of his time, grabbed a Super Bowl ring in 2000. Larry Allen, a 1995 champion with Dallas, was the rare equal of Ogden on the offensive line in their era.

Sapp, an outstanding defensive tackle with a personality as big as any football stadium, won the 2002 championship in Tampa Bay. Robinson, a major cog in Green Bay’s championship machine under Vince Lombardi, won the first two Super Bowls. Culp, one of the original pass-rushing demons at defensive tackle, got his ring with the 1969 Chiefs.

Quite a group, and a record 121 hall members are expected to attend the ceremonies.

“It’s somewhat overwhelming,” said Ogden, the Baltimore Ravens’ first-ever draft choice and the first team member elected to the hall. “You look around and there’s Joe Greene and Joe Namath — heck, they are all there, you can’t stop naming names.”

Ogden, Allen and Sapp have the distinction of making the hall in their first year of eligibility. It’s all the more impressive considering all three were linemen.

Allen became the anchor of the Cowboys’ blocking unit for a dozen seasons, then finished his career with two years in San Francisco.

He made six All-Pro teams and 11 Pro Bowls, playing guard and tackle.

“It’s great, great company to be in,” said Allen, who Cowboys executive vice-president Stephen Jones believes “would have been a Hall of Famer at guard or tackle, and either side. He was special like that.”

Local golfer eighth at national championship GARSON, Ont. — Matt Codd of Red Deer finished in a tie for eighth at the Canadian Junior Boys’ Golf Championship.

Codd, who plays out of the Red Deer Golf and Country, shot a final round three-under par 69 Friday for a two-under total of 286. He finished 10 strokes back of wire-to-wire leader Kevin Kwon of Pitt Meadows, B.C., who also shot a 69 Friday.

Matthew Scobie of Ajax, Ont., was second at 281, following a final round 70.

Juvenile champion Andrew Harrison of Camrose slipped from second to fourth following a 73, for a 283 total.

Old-timers still have it at championships EDMONTON — The Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends got off to a great start at the Canadian 50-andover baseball championship in Edmonton on Friday.

The Legends defeated the B.C. Capitals 4-2 and defending champion Dufferin-Simcoe, Ont, 6-5.

Don Bonham, Bye Braun and Terry Tweedy shared the mound duties in the opener with catcher Kevin Hankins leading the offence with a pair of hits.

The teams were tied 5-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh in the nightcap, but a pair of hits with two away plated the winning run.

Bonham, Hank Beelen and Tweedy pitched while Lyle Lorenz had two hits.

The Legends face Slave Lake and Spring Lake today.

Park eight shots back in bid to win fourth major this season ST. ANDREWS — Inbee Park caught the bad end of the draw at St. Andrews, made worse by not having her best golf.

Before she can think about a chance to make history as the first golfer to win four professional majors in the same season, Park faced a more immediate concern Friday afternoon in the Women’s British Open — how to make up an eight-shot deficit against Na Yeon Choi.

“I’m so far back,” Park said after a birdie on the final hole to salvage a 1-over 73. “We need some tough conditions.”

The last time there was talk about a Grand Slam in this area of Scotland was 11 years ago, across the Firth of Forth at Muirfield, where Tiger Woods was going for the third leg of the slam. A nasty storm that arrived without warning blew him off course to an 81 in the third round and that was the end of it.

This wind at St. Andrews was the strongest of the week, though nothing out of the ordinary.

Choi played four groups behind Park and turned in a command performance, making six birdies for a 5-under 67 that gave her a one-shot lead over Miki Saiki of Japan going into the weekend. Saiki set the Old Course record for the Women’s British Open with a 66 in the morning, where the only nuisance was a few bursts of showers.

Choi’s 67 was 8.4 shots better than the average score of those who played in the afternoon, and one of only three rounds in the 60s. Conditions were so demanding that when Choi was asked to give details of her six birdies, the South Korean couldn’t recall much further back than the 17th hole.

“Five hours out there, this kind of weather, it’s hard to remember,” she said.

It’s a round Park would like to forget, one that will make her quest even more difficult to add to her trio of majors this year.

“A little bit of everything wasn’t working well out there today,” Park said. “I don’t feel like I played horrible today. A little bit unlucky with the draw, not playing in the morning when it’s lovely. But that’s the

WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN way it is.”

Her problems started on the opening hole, when her approach over the Swilcan Burn rode the wind and bounced beyond the green some 50 feet from the flag. Her chip only got halfway there, and she twoputted for bogey.

Park was never under par at any point in her round. A birdie on the sixth was offset by a threeputt bogey on the 10th. A birdie on the 12th was followed by a bogey on the 13th, in part due to a bad break. On the toughest driving hole on the back nine, Park hit her best tee shot — only for it to roll into a sand-filled divot. Her approach came up just short of the green, and she hit putter down the slope and 10 feet past the cup.

Her approach to the 17th ran up the left side of the Road Hole Bunker and left her about 60 feet, and she hit another poor lag — short and 8 feet to the right — leading to her second three-putt of the round, and fourth of the tournament.

At least she still had 36 holes — and plenty of hope — remaining to get back in the race. It was tough for everyone in the afternoon — except for Choi, who had a score that looked as if she were on the New Course — and Park isn’t ruling herself out.

Neither is anyone else.

“The tough, gritty players can win this,” Stacy Lewis said after a hard-fought 72 left her five shots behind. “Anybody under par is not out of this.”

Morgan Pressel took another step toward locking up a spot on the Solheim Cup team with a 70 in the morning, leaving her two shots out of the lead. She now can think squarely about the Women’s British Open, and perhaps adding a second major to the Kraft Nabisco Championship she won in 2007 as an 18-year-old.

Nicole Castrale, also making a last-ditch effort to make the Solheim Cup team, shot 34 on the tough back nine for a 70 and was in the group at 7-under 137 that included Jee Young Lee and Suzann Pettersen.

Choi is a former U.S. Women’s Open champion, so

she has proved she can handle difficult conditions.

What helped was having her entire team with her this week — notably her Irish coach, Robin Symes, and his friend, who is working as a caddie. Her game management coaches, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, also are at St. Andrews.

She had to handle the blustery wind by herself.

“I had a daily goal, so I just tried to stick with the goal,” Choi said. “It could be like par is 74 or 75 today. But I didn’t care — par 3, par 4, par 5, doesn’t matter to me. I just try to play one shot at a time, and I think that’s why I had great results.”

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Thursday’s Games Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2 Texas 7, Arizona 1 Baltimore 6, Houston 3 Boston 8, Seattle 7 L.A. Angels 8, Toronto 2 Friday’s Games Baltimore 11, Seattle 8 Detroit 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Arizona 7, Boston 6 Miami 10, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 2, 11 innings San Francisco 4, Tampa Bay 1 Minnesota 4, Houston 3, 13 innings Texas at Oakland, late Toronto at L.A. Angels, late San Diego 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 Saturday’s Games Kansas City (B.Chen 4-0) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 4-8), 11:10 a.m.

Texas (Garza 1-0) at Oakland (J.Parker 6-6), 2:05 p.m.

Seattle (E.Ramirez 2-0) at Baltimore (Feldman 2-2), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 2-8) at Detroit (Scherzer 15-1), 5:08 p.m.

Arizona (Corbin 12-2) at Boston (Peavy 8-4), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (McAllister 4-6) at Miami (Ja.Turner 3-3),

5:10 p.m.

Houston (Bedard 3-8) at Minnesota (Gibson 2-3), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 5-11) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-5), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-4) at San Diego (T.Ross 2-4), 6:40 p.m.

Toronto (Rogers 3-5) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-5), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Arizona at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

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

Texas at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

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

Boston at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

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Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Texas 7, Arizona 1 San Francisco 2, Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 13, Pittsburgh 0 Atlanta 11, Colorado 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 4 Friday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 4 Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 7, Boston 6 Miami 10, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 2, 11 innings San Francisco 4, Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis 13, Cincinnati 3 Washington 4, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 7, N.Y. Yankees 2

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed 2B Brian Roberts on the paternity leave list. Reinstated RHP Steve Johnson from the 15-day DL. DETROIT TIGERS—Released RHP Cesar Carrillo.

TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed INF Adam Rosales off waivers from Oakland. Optioned OF Engel Beltre to Round Rock (PCL).

National League NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of LHP Pedro Feliciano from Las Vegas (PCL). Placed LHP Josh Edgin on the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Activated RHP Jared Hughes from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Vic Black to Indianapolis (IL).

American Association EL PASO DIABLOS — Released OF Rogelio Noris.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released LHP Josh Poytress.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Reinstated INF Ryan Strieby from the inactive list. Placed LHP Erick Threets on the inactive list.

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS — Traded OF Carlos Guzman to Trois-Rivieres for INF Richard Arias and a player to be named.

Frontier League JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed C Zak Colby.

Released INF Nate Wilder.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Sold the contract of SS Taylor Wrenn to Texas (AL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO KINGS — Named Corliss Williamson assistant coach.

Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER—Released F Jasmine Hassell.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Baltimore CB Asa Jackson for the first eight games of the 2013 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Andrew Starks to a three-year contract. Waived K Austin Signor.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed DT Vaughn Meatoga.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Were awarded LS Luke Ingram off waivers from Pittsburgh.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL Luke Patterson and OL Brice Schwab.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed K Sebastian Janikowski to a four-year contract extension.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Excused WR Riley Cooper from all team activities indefinitely after he was caught on video making a racial slur.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed WR Austin Collie and WR Lavelle Hawkins to one-year contracts.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Waived DE Kenneth Boatright. Agreed to terms with WR Early Doucet.

Saturday’s Games Kansas City (B.Chen 4-0) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 4-8), 11:10 a.m.

Atlanta (Beachy 0-0) at Philadelphia (Lannan 3-4), 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 6-9), 2:05 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 10-5) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 11-4), 5:05 p.m.

Arizona (Corbin 12-2) at Boston (Peavy 8-4), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (McAllister 4-6) at Miami (Ja.Turner 3-3), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 5-11) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-5), 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Westbrook 7-5) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 4-1), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (Haren 5-11) at Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-2), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-4) at San Diego (T.Ross 2-4), 6:40 p.m.

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

Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Arizona at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

the Gwinnett (ECHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Re-signed F Bracken Kearns to a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed D Jay Bouwmeester to a five-year contract extension.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed G Kristers Gudlevskis to a three-year contract.

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Agreed to terms with F Justin Johnson, F Ben Rosen, D Mathieu Coderre-Gagnon, D Sean Escobedo and G Parker Milner.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Signed F Stefan Chaput and F Erik Nystrom.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Named Manny Legace goalie consultant.

ECHL STOCKTON THUNDER — Agreed to terms with D Nathan Deck.

HOCKEY National Hockey League LOS ANGELES KINGS—Agreed to terms with LW Kyle Clifford on a two-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTES — Announced today the team renewed their one-year affiliation agreement

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Suspended Real Salt Lake MF Yordany Alvarez three games for a reckless challenge that injured New York MF Tim Cahill in a July 27 game.

Suspended Philadelphia MF Keon Daniel one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for an act of violent conduct against Vancouver MF Jun Marques Davidson in a July 27 game. Suspended Colorado D Hendry Thomas one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for a reckless challenge of LA Galaxy MF Hector Jimenez in a July 27 game.

Thomas is also suspended one game for yellow card accumulation.

FC DALLAS — Loaned F Bradlee Baladez to Fort Lauderdale (NASL).

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed MF Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior.

4 Arctic Flame (G. Hudon) 5 Keystone Vanyla (T. Redwood) 6 Baja Beach (J. Chappell) 7 No Limit For Mjjz (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Samnmadie (J. Jungquist) 9 Im The Reason (J. Campbell) ae Fly Bye Elly (J. Gray) Fifth Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, SF, TR, W4).

1 Overnight Success (T. Cullen) 2 Thats Witty (P. Davies) 3 Cloud Nine (J. Marino) 4 Phoenician Gal (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Easterpromise (J. Campbell) 6 Just Saucy (B. Thomas) 7 Credit Card Junkie (K. Clark) Sixth Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR, W4).

1 Location Baran (J. Marino) 2 Cenalta Octane (R. Grundy) 3 Attitude Adjuster (K. Clark) 4 Shaker Boy (J. Campbell) 5 Newcrackofdawn (B. Watt) 6 Flight Seargent (J. Chappell) 7 Jellos Fellow (J. Gagne) 8 Man Alive (P. Giesbrecht) 9 Slender Pride (J. Jungquist) Seventh Pace, purse $6,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR, W4).

1 Kg Art Dreamer (J. Campbell) 2 Loneridge Shannon (T. Cullen) 3 Blue Star Admiral (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Watch And Pray (J. Gagne) 5 Caress Of Steel (B. Watt) 6 Hollywood Warrior (G. Hudon)

7 Wannabe Cowboy (R. Grundy) 8 Outlawdangruswatrs (K. Hoerdt) Eighth Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Im A Wildcat (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Too Young Man (P. Davies) 3 Cenalta Spirit (K. Ducharme) 4 Frisco (T. Cullen) 5 Blue Star Quest (T. Redwood) 6 Stirling Advocate (K. Hoerdt) 7 Make It So (J. Chappell) 8 Saltwater Cowboy (J. Marino) Ninth Pace, purse $5,100 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Hollywood Hotel (G. Hudon) 2 Bob Watts (T. Cullen) 3 Outlaw Highvoltage (P. Giesbrecht) 4 B R Money Matters (K. Clark) 5 Raging Fingers (T. Redwood) 6 Red Star Cashflow (K. Hoerdt) 7 Outlaw Beacon (J. Marino) 8 Balzac Billy (B. Watt) 9 Steve O (J. Gagne) ae All Canadian Mjjz (P. Giesbrecht) Tenth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Rango (K. Clark) 2 Notacent Tobemade (G. Schedlosky) 3 Barona Grizzly (J. Campbell) 4 Connors Cam Bo (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Blue Star Ruler (T. Redwood) 6 Hollywood Lenny (Q. Schneider) 7 Modern Man (C. Brown) 8 Brandon Bey V (J. Marino) 9 Art By Dylan (K. Hoerdt) ae Payoff (P. Giesbrecht)

Alberta Downs Alberta Downs Monday Entries Post time: 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, PX, SF, TR, W4).

1 Barona Lite (B. Piwniuk) 2 Pureform Olympia (R. Schneider) 3 Meadowlarkbonilass (T. Redwood) 4 Areyouteasingme (J. Marino) 5 Alcars Luckybaylor (P. Giesbrecht) 6 My Dads A Stud (R. Hennessy) 7 Outlaw Blue Heaven (C. Kolthammer) 8 Hf Nic (H. Haining) ae Hot Sex (H. Haining) Second Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, TR, W4).

1 Arctic Pine (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Blue Star Classic (Q. Schneider) 3 Barona Josie (J. Marino) 4 Baby You Save Me (J. Campbell) 5 Red Star Jenny (K. Hoerdt) 6 Dewinton Destroyer (K. Dressler) Third Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR, W4).

1 Shes A Ladro (K. Clark) 2 River Blues (J. Marino) 3 Mystic Angel (J. Jungquist) 4 Miss Reserve (P. Davies) 5 Sweetycamtoplay (T. Redwood) 6 They Call Me Rosie (T. Brown) 7 Kumu (G. Hudon) 8 Outlawcherishafool (C. Kolthammer) Fourth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR, W4).

1 Cantcatch P (K. Clark) 2 Fancy Camelot (T. Cullen) 3 Wrangler Diva (J. Marino)

Baseball drug penalties expected Monday

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez was back with the Trenton Thunder on Friday and hit what might be his last home run in a while.

With a lengthy suspension looming, the New York Yankees star hit a two-run homer to left in the third inning of a 6-2 win over the Reading Fightin Phils.

Rodriguez is among 14 players facing discipline in Major League Baseball’s Biogenesis investigation, and suspensions are expected on Monday — with Rodriguez facing the longest penalty.

“I am mentally prepared to play for five more years,” he said, later adding, “It’s not time for me to hang it up. I have a lot more left in me. I will keep fighting.”

Coming back from hip surgery and a quadriceps injury, A-Rod hopes to rejoin the Yankees for Monday’s series opener at the Chicago White Sox, what would be his first time back in the major leagues since last October.

“I think it’s possible,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said in San Diego.

Rodriguez is counting on it.

“Unless I get hit by lightning, and these days you never know,” he said.

“A night like tonight illustrates to me that I can play now and I can play for a long time,” he said.

But he might not get back to the Yankees any time soon because of his alleged connection to the closed anti-aging clinic that’s been accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs.

Most targeted players face 50-game bans, including All-Stars Nelson Cruz of Texas and Jhonny Peralta of Detroit.

Many are expected to follow the example set by Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun last month and accept penalties without a challenge before an arbitrator.

First-time offenders who challenge suspensions can continue to play until their appeals are decided.

“Let’s just get it over with,” Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said.

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GP Saskatchewan5 Calgary 5 B.C. 5 Edmonton 6

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PA Pt 87 10 133 8 122 6 169 2

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East Division W L T PF 3 2 0 156 2 3 0 122 2 4 0 129 1 4 0 115

WEEK SIX Byes: Calgary, Montreal, Saskatchewan, Toronto Friday’s result Hamilton 30 Edmonton 29 Monday’s game Winnipeg at B.C., 5 p.m.

WEEK SEVEN Byes: B.C., Edmonton, Hamilton, Winnipeg Thursday, Aug. 8 Toronto at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 9 Saskatchewan at Calgary, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARY Tiger-Cats 30, Eskimos 29 First Quarter Edm — FG Shaw 25 6:05 Ham — FG Congi 17 11:13 Second Quarter Edm — FG Shaw 38 3:48 Ham — TD Gable 8 run (Congi convert) 8:00 Ham — TD Ellingson 17 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 13:27 Third Quarter Edm — Safety Congi concedes 4:40 Ham — FG Congi 38 9:44

Edm — TD Charles 5 run (Shaw convert) 13:41 Fourth Quarter Ham — TD Ellingson 17 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 2:22 Edm — TD Henry 7 pass from Reilly (Shaw convert) 9:38 Ham — FG Congi 27 13:05 Edm — TD McCarty 3 pass from Joseph (two-point convert failed) 13:36 Edm — Single Shaw 50 15:00 Hamilton 3 14 3 10 — 30 Edmonton 3 3 9 14 — 29 Attendance — 31,006 at Edmonton.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

Ham 28 156 311 467 36 431 22-30 179 0-0 0-0 1 3-51.0 12-138 34:44

Edm 23 71 314 385 8 377 22-35 120 1-0 2-0 4 6-48.2 7-62 25:16

Net offence is yards passing plus yards rushing minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Ham: Gable 14-57, Lefevour 5-52, Walker 8-44, Jones 1-3; Edm: Charles 9-40, Reilly 3-32, White 1-4, Joseph 1-1, Koch 1-minus-6.

Receiving — Ham: Giguere 6-90, Grant 4-67, Ellingson 3-44, Gable 4-36, Jones 3-30, Stala 1-25, Delahunt 1-19; Edm: Koch 8-112, Stamps 4-86, Henry 2-47, McCarty 4-31, Coehoorn 2-22, Chambers 2-16.

Passing — Ham: Burris 20-26, 293 yards, 2 TDs, 1 int, Lefevour 2-4-18-0-0; Edm: Reilly 21-32-311-1-0, Joseph 1-1-3-1-0, Crompton 0-2-0-0-0.

Golf PGA-Bridgestone Invitational Scores Friday At Firestone Country Club (South) Akron, Ohio Purse: $8.75 million Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70 Second Round Tiger Woods 66-61 Keegan Bradley 66-68 Chris Wood 66-68 Bill Haas 67-68 Henrik Stenson 65-70 Jim Furyk 67-69 Luke Donald 67-69 Jason Dufner 67-69 Bubba Watson 67-69 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 69-68 Richard Sterne 70-68 John Merrick 72-66 Steve Stricker 71-67 Rickie Fowler 67-71 Harris English 70-68 Jamie Donaldson 70-69 Zach Johnson 69-70 Webb Simpson 64-75 Francesco Molinari 70-70 Angel Cabrera 72-68 Paul Casey 70-70 Ryan Moore 66-74 Hideki Matsuyama 72-68 Miguel A. Jimenez 71-69 Martin Kaymer 74-67 Paul Lawrie 69-72 Rory McIlroy 70-71 Justin Rose 69-72 Matteo Manassero 71-70 Dustin Johnson 72-69 Adam Scott 73-68 Ian Poulter 69-72 Russell Henley 72-69 Richie Ramsay 73-69 Thorbjorn Olesen 73-69 D.A. Points 73-69 Brandt Snedeker 72-70 Brian Gay 72-70 Graeme McDowell 71-71 Nicolas Colsaerts 72-70 Lee Westwood 71-71 Peter Hanson 70-72 Ernie Els 71-72 Phil Mickelson 72-71 Matt Kuchar 72-71 Michael Thompson 72-71 Boo Weekley 73-70 Nick Watney 71-72 Satoshi Kodaira 70-74 David Lynn 71-73 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 70-74 Bo Van Pelt 71-73 Carl Pettersson 72-73 Branden Grace 70-75 Scott Piercy 68-77 Jonas Blixt 70-75 Ken Duke 70-75 Tommy Gainey 74-71 Mikko Ilonen 73-73 Sang-Moon Bae 73-73 Jason Day 74-72 Sergio Garcia 71-76 Martin Laird 77-70 Toru Taniguchi 75-73 Charl Schwartzel 74-74 Shane Lowry 72-76 Stephen Gallacher 74-74 Billy Horschel 74-74 Derek Ernst 73-76 Kevin Streelman 76-73 Brett Rumford 76-74 Jaco Van Zyl 73-82 Daniel Popovic 79-77

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LPGA-Women’s British Open Scores Friday At The Old Course, St. Andrews St. Andrews, Scotland Purse: $2.75 million Yardage: 6,672; Par: 72 Second Round a-amateur Na Yeon Choi 67-67 —

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Spent ammunition will be regularly removed from the berm and recycled.

Sitting in his office on Friday, where the only noise from the nearby ranges was a muffled tapping sound, Bostock expressed satisfaction with the public’s response.

“We’re seeing this community call us and email us and come out in droves — and we’ve only been open for a day.”

Members include law enforcement officers, and Bostock is confident Red Deer Shooting Centre will be used for training centre by the local RCMP. Recreational and competitive shooters have also embraced the new range, after struggling for years with a lack of shooting options in the area. Bostock hopes his locally-owned business will also draw new people to the sport.

Novice shooters can buy a day pass and rent a pistol or rifle at the centre. After undergoing safety training and an orientation, they’ll be able to try their hand at shooting under the supervision of a range officer.

They can also work toward obtaining their firearm licence.

“Training is a whole other division that we offer,” said Bostock.

A certified instructor will offer firearms licence training in an on-site classroom, with students able to apply their new skills on the range.

“With a full-service operation under one roof, I think the quality of licensed shooters we’ll produce will be a lot better than what we may be currently seeing.”

Red Deer Shooting Centre will also have a retail component, with firearms and related equipment and accessories available within a few weeks, said Bostock.

“Basically anything you need to be in here shooting,” he said, adding that the retail shop will carry items not available elsewhere in Central Alberta.

“We know what the trends are and we know what people want.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July, a modest increase and the fewest since March. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell to a 4 ½-year low of 7.4 per cent, a hopeful sign.

Unemployment declined from 7.6 per cent in June because more Americans found jobs, and others stopped looking and were no longer counted as unemployed.

Still, Friday’s report from the Labor Department pointed to a lessthan-robust job market.

It suggested that the economy’s subpar growth and modest consumer spending are making many businesses cautious about hiring.

The government said employers added a combined 26,000 fewer jobs in May and June than it previously estimated.

Americans worked fewer hours in July, and their average pay dipped. And many of the jobs employers added last month were for lower-paying work at stores, bars and restaurants.

For the year, job growth has remained steady.

The economy has added an average 200,000 jobs a month since January, though the pace has slowed in the past three months to 175,000.

Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, called the employment report “slightly negative,” in part because job growth for May and June was revised down.

Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West, said it showed “a mixed labour market picture of continued improvement but at a still frustratingly slow pace.”

The reaction from investors was muted.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 9 points in midafternoon trading.

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HELP-WANTED INDEX POINTS TO SECOND MONTH OF JOB LOSSES OTTAWA — A preview of next week’s Canadian employment report suggests the economy suffered through its second consecutive month of job losses in July.

The Conference Board says the forwardlooking help-wanted index shrunk by 9.5 percentage points in June, which suggests the economy could have shed about 10,000 workers in July.

All the provincial indexes registered a decline, with the exception of New Brunswick, the thinktank says.

After a stunning 95,000 job gain in May, economists had expected some payback the following months and were pleasantly surprised when June’s loss was limited to only 400 workers.

Analysts are expecting more weakness in next week’s report from Statistics Canada, with the early consensus pointing to a 6,000 pick-up.

Friday’s release from Washington pointed to a soft employment landscape in the U.S. as well, with July showing a below-consensus 162,000 gain and downward revisions for both June and May.

Red Deer Shooting Centre staff member Joe Farnel in the 50-yard shooting range at the newly opened centre.

Home on the range for local shooters 12 INDOOR RANGES OFFER 50 AND 25 YARD OPTIONS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The shooting facilities in Central Alberta were sorely lacking on Wednesday; on Thursday they were among the best in Western Canada.

What changed in between was the opening of Red Deer Shooting Centre, a 15,000-square-foot building with a dozen indoor ranges: six extending 50 yards and the remainder 25 yards.

“The 50-yard range that we’ve built there is unlike anything anyone’s seen, I think, in Canada,” said Derek Bostock, president and CEO of Red Deer Shooting Centre Inc. Both it and the shorter range feature 10-foot ceilings and four-foot-wide shooting lanes. The ventilation system pushes air from the shooting line and also draws it toward the opposite end.

“The air quality is really good inside the range,” said Bostock.

The targets are individually illuminated and computer controlled. They can be placed at any distance and retrieved with the push of a button. They can also be programmed to move and turn — including under changing light conditions — during a shooting exercise.

“The biggest thing, obviously, is for law enforcement and military,” said Bostock of the moving targets.

“But it’s also for advanced shooters. Shooters who run holster drills, target exposure drills, training.”

Located in McKenzie Industrial Business Park, south of Red Deer on Range Road 273 (40th Avenue), Red Deer Shooting Centre will produce very little exterior noise — the result of a sound-absorbing synthetic fabrics and acoustical batting in the walls.

Bullets are absorbed in a 30-inch deep berm consisting of granulated rubber on a steel deck.

“When we shoot a traditional carbine rifle calibre, which is a .223 Remington, that goes in five inches,” said Bostock, adding that the system is effective for all calibres and types of ammunition, including steel core rounds.

“Because the bullets don’t fragment when they hit the trap, you’re creating zero lead dust,” he pointed

Pipelines important for job creation, says Harper

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

FDA links ilnesses to salad mix from Mexican Farm WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration says an outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska is linked to restaurant salad mix supplied by a Mexican farm.

The outbreak of cyclospora infections has sickened more than 400 people in 16 states. The agency says it is working to determine whether the salad mix is the source of illnesses in the other 14 states.

The FDA traced illnesses from four restaurants to Taylor Farms de Mexico, a processor of food service salads.

-The Canada Press and The Associated Press

QUEBEC — The Keystone XL pipeline would create jobs in Canada and the United States and ensure North American energy security, Stephen Harper said Friday after U.S. President Barack Obama suggested the long-lasting job effects would be minimal.

“In terms of the Keystone pipeline, the perspective of this government is very clear, it is very well known by everyone in Washington,” the prime minister said in response to a reporter’s question about Obama’s remarks.

“Our No. 1 priority in Canada is the creation of jobs and clearly this is a project that will create jobs on both sides of the border. It is, in our judgment, an important project not just for our economy and job creation but for the long-term energy security of North America.”

Harper didn’t elaborate on how many jobs would result but has said previously that construction of the controversial 1,800-kilometre pipeline would create about 40,000 jobs.

The U.S. State Department draft environmental analysis agrees, but estimates only about 35 permanent and temporary jobs would remain once the pipeline is fully operational.

Obama told the New York Times in a recent interview that Keystone XL would create “maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline,” and added with a chuckle it would sustain “somewhere between 50 and 100 jobs in an economy of 150 million working people.”

If approved, the $7-billion pipeline would carry millions of barrels a week of Alberta oilsands bitumen as well as crude extracted from North Dakota’s Bakken

‘I THINK THE REALITY OF ANYBODY WHO LOOKS AT THE BUSINESS IS THAT THE ABSOLUTE SAFEST WAY TO TRANSPORT ENERGY PRODUCTS IS THROUGH PIPELINES.’ — STEPHEN HARPER PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

shale to Gulf Coast refineries.

Harper said it is important for Canadians to benefit from the country’s energy products and that projects such as TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East venture are good in principle.

The Energy East pipeline would deliver up to 1.1 million barrels per day from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Quebec in late 2017 and New Brunswick one year later.

The $12-billion project, which still faces regulatory hurdles, has the support of the Alberta and New Brunswick governments but it’s not clear yet whether Quebec has been won over.

“There are approval processes to look at environmental effects, the economic issues, to look at all those things and to come to independent evaluations,” Harper told a news conference in Quebec City where he announced the redevelopment of an historic path in the city.

“But obviously we think it’s a good idea in principle in terms of selling our energy products. We need to sell our energy products. It is, I think, a good idea that we find pan-Canadian solutions so that all of this country benefits from our energy products and that we enhance our own energy security.”

He was aware of Quebecers’ sensitivity concerning the transport of oil following the July 6 railway disaster in Lac-Megantic where fuel-laden tanker cars derailed and

exploded, killing 47 people.

Harper insisted that any transportation projects in Canada will be subject to a rigorous independent analysis of environmental impact and safety issues.

“I think the reality of anybody who looks at the business is that the absolute safest way to transport energy products is through pipelines,” Harper said. “That’s the safest way you can go.”

Critics have already vowed to fight Energy East, which they describe as unsafe and unlikely to deliver on job creation and energy security promises.

That position has, in part, led to repeated delays for the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States.

Warren Mabee, a Queen’s University assistant professor specializing on energy issues, said Energy East is TransCanada’s easiest option.

He pointed out TransCanada (TSX:TRP) is optimistic about the environmental assessment and already has some infrastructure in place.

“I think the fact they are moving more aggressively on Energy East now reflects the fact that not only is Keystone going slowly, but also there’s a real, pent-up need for more pipeline capacity, particularly given the rail derailment in Lac-Megantic,” Mabee said.

“There’s better support for pipelines right now and I think they are trying to strike at that.”

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BRIEFS Nova Chemicals Corp. profit up eight per cent Nova Chemicals Corp. reported on Friday that it earned a $201-million profit in the second quarter, ended June 30. That was up eight per cent from $186 for the same period in 2012.

The petrochemical company, which operates ethylene and polyethylene plants at Joffre, attributed the increase to lower finance costs in the most recent quarter.

Nova also said that its yearto-date profit to the end of June this year was $386 million, up three per cent from $374 million for the same six months last year. It said the

improvement was due mainly to increased operating profit in its Corunna olefins and polyethylene segments, which was offset partially by lower operating profit in its Joffre olefins segment.

A highlight of the quarter was the official ground-breaking for Nova’s polyethylene plant expansion at Joffre. That project has a budget of nearly $1 billion.

Rain delays haying, but Alberta crops rate high Growing conditions in Central Alberta have improved in recent weeks — particularly to the west — with a report compiled by Agriculture Financial Services Corp. rating 85 per cent of crops as good or excellent.

Spring cereals are in the mid to late pollination stage, said the report, with winter wheat in early dough. Half of

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the canola in the region and 65 per cent of the field peas are podding, it added.

In the case of the 2013 hay crop, 75 per cent of the first cut is now complete, with 59 per cent rated good or excellent with respect to quality.

The report also noted that subsoil moisture ratings have slipped slightly for the region, with 87 per cent of the area now deemed good or excellent. However, the percentage affected by excess moisture has declined to less than one per cent, from four per cent previously.

Provincewide, rain showers have delayed haying operations and reduced quality, especially to the north. Crop condition ratings have declined marginally, but 87 per cent are still good or excellent.

As for anticipated yields, the report said initial estimates are for 10 to 20 per cent above long-term averages for spring cereals, canola and field peas. Winter wheat yields are projected at five per cent above long-term averages.

Federal review expected if Rogers tries to go around rules to buy Wind Mobile

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A possible attempt by Rogers Communications to head off competition from U.S. giant Verizon by picking up one of Canada’s smaller wireless carriers would be subject to plenty of scrutiny from federal regulators.

A published report Friday said that Torontobased private capital company Birch Hill Partners was working on a plan with Rogers to buy a controlling stake in struggling carrier Wind Mobile.

The report said Rogers wouldn’t get an equity stake in Wind, but would contribute money and gain access to Wind’s spectrum to add to its own network to meet the growing use of data on smartphones and tablets.

A spokesman for new Industry Minister James Moore wouldn’t comment specifically on the report but said that the government has indicated that it’s not willing to change the rules it set out at the end of June.

“Any requests received by the department will be reviewed based on that framework,” spokesman Sebastien Gariepy said in an email.

Birch Hill and Rogers declined to comment.

The Globe and Mail also reported that Rogers had offered more than $1 billion to buy Wind Mobile, which has approximately more than 600,000 customers.

Earlier this week, the industry minister repeated the federal government’s stance on fostering more competition in the wireless industry, and the need for four wireless carriers in each of Canada’s regional markets.

New government guidelines were recently issued that prevent Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), Telus (TSX:T) and Bell (TSX:BCE) from scooping up unused spectrum or spectrum licences from small wireless companies without a federal review.

In the past, the federal government blocked Telus from buying financially-struggling carrier Mobilicity, which has about 250,000 cell-

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RANGE: Shooting centre has room to grow “All of our staff are shooters, so they know what they like and they know what others like.”

Located on a 1.7-acre parcel, Red Deer Shooting Centre has room to expand.

“What we’ve built here represents three bays, and we can build another five.

“We can grow with our market.”

In addition to day passes, shooters can buy premium, standard or affiliate memberships to the centre. Bostock plans to organize “houseleague” competitions for members, including women and youths.

Red Deer Shooting Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. For additional information about the facility, go to its website at www.rdshootingcentre.ca. hrichards@reddeeradvoreturns cate.com

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Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose said he questions whether a transaction by Birch Hill and Rogers would be approved by the federal government.

“We believe that Industry Canada may oppose Birch Hill’s acquisitions of Wind and Mobilicity if indeed they are financed by Rogers, or any of the other incumbents, especially if it is obvious that such transactions are merely designed to keep Wind and Mobilicity from Verizon ownership,” he said in a research note.

Ghose said he also believes that Telus and Bell may not oppose such a proposal because their “primary aim” is to ensure that Verizon does not acquire Wind or Mobilicity.

Analyst Iain Grant said Wind Mobile’s seller, Russian telecom VimpelCom, could find that there’s too many conditions attached to the rumoured Birch Hill-Rogers deal and Industry Canada also may not look kindly on the deal.

“I am sure that Industry Canada would not give anyone ’a nod’s as good as a wink’ on this one,” said Grant, managing director of the SeaBoard Group.

Foreign ownership restrictions for small wireless companies with less than 10 per cent of the wireless market have been recently loosened, paving the way for Verizon and other foreign competitors to enter the Canadian cellphone market and buy up these players. Rogers, Bell and Telus are still restricted to being one-third foreign owned.

Bell wouldn’t comment on the possible Rogers deal but said it would prefer that deals in the wireless industry be reviewed by the Competition Bureau rather than Industry Canada.

Bell CEO George Cope has said that Bell, Telus and Rogers have taken a $15-billion cumulative hit on the capital markets since news that Verizon might enter Canada broke in late spring. The three carriers combined have about 25 million customers compared with Verizon’s more than 100 million. ing whether to slow its $85 billion a month in bond purchases in September, as many economists have predicted it will do. Weaker hiring could make the Fed hold off on any pullback in its bond buying, which has helped keep longterm borrowing costs down.

Beth Ann Bovino, senior economist at Standard & Poor’s, said she thinks Friday’s report will make the Fed delay a slowdown in bond buying.

D “September seems very I unlikely now,” she says. “I’m L B wondering if December is still E in the cards.”

R Still, it’s possible that the T lower unemployment rate, along with the hiring gains over the past year, could convince the Fed that the job market is strengthening consistently.

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Friday amid a disappointing reading on U.S. job creation last month.

The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 9.29 points to 12,603.25.

The U.S. Labor Department reported that the economy created 162,000 jobs during July, less than the 183,000 that markets had expected. However, the jobless rate ticked down to 7.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.39 of a cent to 96.25 cents US. U.S. indexes were higher as the data also showed sharp revisions to the previous two months. About 26,000 fewer jobs were created than originally reported.

The Dow Jones industrials and the S&P 500 index powered ahead to fresh record highs.

The Dow was ahead 30.34 points to 15,658.36, the Nasdaq gained 13.84 points to 3,689.59 and the S&P 500 was up 2.8 points to 1,709.67.

The jobs data raised questions about when the Federal Reserve can let up on a key stimulus measure, its monthly US$85 billion of bond purchases.

Traders have come to expect that the Fed would start to taper its bond purchases starting in September. But the Fed has been consistent in saying that such a cut in purchases would only take place if the economy showed sufficient strength.

“Just as the U.S. economy seemed to be strengthening and the consensus expectation had moved toward a September taper by the Fed, a disappointing July employment release will have observers reassessing both those views,” said CIBC World Markets senior economist Andrew Grantham.

Other data showed that U.S. consumers increased their spending in June at the fastest pace in four months even though their income growth slowed.

Consumer spending rose 0.5 per cent in June compared with May, when spending was up 0.2 per cent. Income growth slowed to a 0.3 per cent rise in June, weaker than May’s 0.4 per cent gain.

The base metals sector was up almost one per cent while September copper rose for a third day, ahead one cent to US$3.17 a pound and Rio Alto Mining (TSX:RIO) climbed five cents to $2.26.

Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ) jumped 40 cents or 8.7 per cent to $5 after Reuters reported that its controlling shareholder, Rio Tinto, doesn’t need to seek Mongolian parliamentary approval for a US$4 billion financing package to fund an underground mine at the Oyu Tolgoi copper project.

Oyu Tolgoi is 66 per cent owned

by Rio Tinto’s Turquoise Hill unit, and 34-per cent owned by the Mongolian government. Turquoise Hill stock had tumbled almost 30 per cent earlier in the week after Rio Tinto said it had been advised that project financing provisionally secured for the project would need to be approved by parliament.

Financials also rose with Royal Bank (TSX:RY) ahead 49 cents to $64.43.

Power Financial Corp. (TSX:PWF) shares edged up seven cents to $32.67 as the firm said quarterly net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $475 million or 67 cents per share, compared with $429 million or 61 cents per share a year earlier.

The gold sector shed early gains to move down about 1.5 per cent while December gold closed flat, down 70 cents to US$1,310.50 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) shed 41 cents to C$27.99.

Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) says it’s reducing its 2013 spending plans by about US$288 million in light of lower gold prices. The company also reported Friday that its second-quarter profit attributable to shareholders was $43.3 million or six cents per share, down from $46.6 million or seven cents per share a year earlier and below analyst estimates and its shares faded 10 cents to $7.66.

The industrials sector fell 0.75 per cent as engineering company SNCLavalin Group (TSX:SNC) posted a $37.3-million loss attributable to share-

JOBS: Muted reaction to news The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.62 per cent from 2.71 per cent.

The Federal Reserve will review the July employment data in decid-

holders, or 25 cents per share in the second quarter. The engineering giant said the loss would have been even higher without the benefit of its investment income. Without $67 million of income from its Infrastructure Concession Investments, the Montreal-based company would have had a $104.7-million net loss. Its shares fell $2.62 or 6.09 per cent to $40.38.

The energy sector dipped slightly as the September crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange moved down 95 cents to US$106.94 a barrel.

Athabasca Oil (TSX:ATH) fell 31 cents to $7.64.

The Toronto market ended the week with a modest loss of 45 points or 0.35 per cent following the release of a slew of earnings from corporate Canada, particularly from the resource sector. The materials sector was the biggest drag after fertilizer producers PotashCorp of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT) and Agrium (TSX:AGU) racked up huge losses after Russian producer Uralkali opted to break up a powerful cartel. The move raised concerns that potash prices could fall by around 25 per cent.

“It is interesting the market has weathered not just Potash but also everything that is still going on in the gold stocks with writedowns at Barrick, operating cost issues and Kinross eliminating its dividend,” said Norman Raschkowan, North American strategist at Mackenzie Financial Corp.

“The earnings that have come out were really pretty good and the market overall is feeling pretty good.”

MARKET HIGHLISHTS Highlights at close Friday Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,603.25 up 9.29 points TSX Venture Exchange — 923.56 up 2.54 points TSX 60 — 722.91 up 1.51 points Dow — 15,658.36 up 30.34 points, record high S&P 500 — 1,709.67 up 2.80 points, record high Nasdaq — 3,689.59 up 13.85 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 96.25 cents US, down 0.39 of a cent Pound — C$1.5885, up 2.46 cents Euro — C$1.3804, up 1.39 of a cent Euro — US$1.3286, up 0.81 of a cent Oil futures: US$106.94 per barrel, down 95 cents (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,310.50 per oz., down 70 cents (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.511 per oz., up 38.8 cents $691.58 per kg., up $12.48 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Friday at 923.56, up 2.54 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 43.08 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’13 $4.20 higher $493.60; Jan. ’14 $4.30 higher $497.40; March ’14 $4.70 higher $502.20; May ’14 $4.40 higher $504.90; July ’14 $4.10 higher $507.50; Nov. ’14 $4.10 higher $489.60; Jan ’15 $4.10 higher $489.60; March ’15 $4.10 higher $489.60; May ’15 $4.10 higher $489.60; July ’15 $4.10 higher $489.60; Nov. ’15 $4.10 higher $489.60.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’13 unchanged $189.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $194.00; March ’14 unchanged $194.00; May ’14 unchanged $194.00; July ’14 unchanged $194.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $194.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $194.00; March ’15 unchanged $194.00; May ’15 unchanged $194.00; July ’15 unchanged $194.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $194.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 254,920 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 254,920.

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Discovery Wildlife Park’s Zookeeper for a Day camps in July were a chance for those six years and older to work alongside the keepers for a few hours.

“They get to do all the fun stuff — shovel poo, feed, clean and water the animals,” said Debbi Rowland of Discovery Wildlife Park which is located at 5400 42nd Ave. in Innisfail. “They help train — either the tigers or the jaguars — during the presentations and the painting that the cats do while they are training them is theirs to keep.”

Participants also get a photo with the park’s TV star beaver, GusGus, and one of the movie star bears.

The park has been exceptionally busy lately, lending assistance to the flood-ravaged Calgary Zoo. “Our Calgary Zoo fundraiser went very well,” said Rowland. “We reached our goal of $10,000 to donate to their rebuilding fund.”

Judy Lang and eight other Calgary Zoo representatives were in Innisfail recently with some cool stuff for the visitors to look at.

“We had over 700 visit us that day to help support them, so it was a great day all around!”

The Night at the Zoo July 27-28 is an annual fundraiser event where campers spend the weekend at the park and take part in adventures after hours. Guests were taken for a behind-the-scenes tour in the evening when the animals are the most active. Campers could bid on silent auction items.

The campfire in the evening was a highlight with Bonkers the black bear visiting campers.

“We also will bring out other animals to visit,” said Rowland. “This year we had our baby raccoons, Kuna and Raiken. They were a big hit with young and old.”

Today (Saturday Aug. 3) Discovery Wildlife Park will be home to ZooFes t, an annual thank-you to the commun ity and visitors.

The event includes a free pancake breakfast, free face painting, bounce rides for the kids and specials at the concession.

“Last year we had over 1,200 people out for this event, so we are gearing up for more this year, said Rowland.

For more information, visit www.dis coverywildlifepark.com

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Extensive repair for flood damaged bridge

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VIKING DAYS The Danish Canadian National Museum at Dickson will be invaded on Aug. 17 and 18 for Viking Days. The lives of Vikings from 1,000 years ago will be re-enacted at the site south of Spruce View. The day includes demonstrations of Viking armour, battle methods and ways to maintain ships. . Viking Days runs both days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Aug. 17 the cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years old. On Aug. 18 the cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 10. Concessions will sell Danish hot dogs, desserts and drinks. Restaurant meals will be available at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., sittings by reservation only by calling 403-728-0019.

For information go to www.danishcanadians. com

FESTIVAL AT LAFT HUS The Norwegian Laft Hus will host a free festival Aug. 17 and 18 to mark its 25th anniversary and Red Deer’s centennial.

There will be exhibits and demonstrations on both days at the sodroofed house. Aug. 17 events run from 2:30 to 5 p.m. including Viking sword fights, archery, a troll hunt, adult and children’s games. Aug. 18 events run from 1 to 5 p.m. and include Scandinavian singers, dancers, and modelling of Norwegian folk costumes. It it rains the performance will move the the Golden Circle. The Laft Hus is located at 4402-47th Ave. For more details call Julie Macrae at 403-347-2055 or email norwegianlafthus@ gmail.com

TRACTOR PULL AT SUNNYBROOK Antique tractors are fired up for the annual Pioneer Days Festival and tractor pull competition at Sunnybrook Farm Museum on Aug. 17 and 18. The event includes a parade of power tractors, an International tractor exhibition, threshing and field demonstrations, and a children’s pedal power tractor pull. Action runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family.

Sunnybrook Farm is located at 4701-30th St. Parking is available at the adjacent AMA parking lot. For more information check www.sunnybrook farmmuseum.ca or phone 403-340-3574.

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The Garrington Bridge will be under repair until later this fall.

Work has begun to repair a bridge over the Red Deer River near Sundre badly damaged by June flooding.

But it will be months before area residents can use the crossing again on Secondary Hwy 587.

“We’ve started some of the repairs and some of the construction,” said Alberta Transportation spokesman Trent Bancarz.

“It’s not going to be quick because there is very extensive damage to the supports and the embankments.

“We anticipate this will probably take until mid- to late-October. It’s not a simple repair. It’s a fairly extensive repair to rebuild of some of the supports around the bridge.”

The bridge is located about 36 km west of Bowden and crosses the river to link with Sundre to the southwest.

Support columns underneath the bridge were laid bare when the Red Deer River turned into a raging torrent and the bridge was closed to traffic on June 22. A section of the eastbound lane collapsed, leaving a gaping hole.

Traffic has been diverted around the bridge to the north and south until repairs are complete. Repair costs have not been determined.

Shake the Lake organizers LOCAL excited for new location BRIEFS ANNUAL EVENT FEATURES BMX AND SKATEBOARD COMPETITIONS

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake’s Shake the Lake Aug. 9-11 is getting a shake-up this year.

For the first time, the increasingly popular event that draws 10,000 people a summer will set up on Lakeshore Drive.

Festival co-ordinator Sean McIntyre is excited about the changes that will see the family zone, live music venue and a skateboard ramp located on a makeshift picnic area at the corner of 50th Street and Lakeshore Drive.

The site was once home to the historic Sylvan Lake Hotel but has been vacant since that building was torn down to make way for various condominium and hotel projects that have yet to get off the ground.

“The thing we’re really most excited about is having the live music downtown,” McIntyre said on Friday. “It’s just the perfect setting for it.”

In previous years, 48th Street was closed down to create a music venue.

McIntyre believes this year’s compact venue is going to encourage a friendly outdoor concert atmosphere.

Shake the Lake drew 1,000 people in its first year in 2008 and has never stopped growing since based on a successful formula of providing a family zone, live music and top skateboarding and BMX competitions.

“It’s incredible where it’s gone.

We’re really happy,” he said, crediting the help of almost 100 volunteers.

The event started out as a means to provide a festival for the skateboarding, BMX and live music communities, but has morphed into a major summer mainstay.

“It’s grown into so much more where we’re actually serving as an economic driver, which is fantastic.

“Part of moving downtown was to kind of boost that economic driver part of the festival.”

No food vendors are part of the festival as a way to ensure support for local restaurants and fast food outlets.

The event starts on the lakeshore site on Friday, Aug. 9, and runs through Saturday. On Sunday, the action is taken to the town’s Multiplex where there is 17,000 square feet of space for skateboarders and BMXers and stands that can hold 1,000 fans.

While a lakeshore venue would be kind of cool, keeping the competitions indoors — as they have been since 2009 — ensures they can go ahead rain or shine.

Among the 10 music acts lined up are Vancouver’s Hey Ocean! and Victoria’s Acres of Lions.

For information go to www.shakethelake.ca, where a full event schedule will be posted on Tuesday. Shake the Lake can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

berta Centre for Injury Control Research. The loaner program operates in the summer months and will be in effect through the September long weekend.

Loaner life-jackets City wants to available for free know how cyclists should get around at two Central The City of Red Deer Alberta lakes is asking motorists and Stations at two local lakes will now loan out free life-jackets to water users.

Aspen Beach Provincial Park near Bentley is one of the five new loaner stations that will open in Alberta this weekend.

Crimson Lake near Rocky Mountain House has one of 10 existing loaner stations in Alberta that loan out lifejackets.

People can borrow life-jackets at the selfserve kiosks and return them after use.

They are free and available in sizes from infant to adult.

The program is intended to promote water safety and to prevent drowning.

The life-jacket loaner station program is a partnership of Tourism, Parks and Recreation, the Lifesaving Society Alberta and Northwest Territories, and the Al-

cyclists to provide feedback about how cyclists should get around.

Options include multiuse trails, recreation trails and on-street routes.

The deadline for feedback is Aug. 19.

Transportation engineer Michael Williston said feedback is very important.

“A big part of the pilot project is finding out how to balance the needs of motorists and cyclists and find out what works best for everyone,” said Williston.

A report is being presented to city council in September which will include community feedback from 2011, 2012 and 2013. A number of changes have already been made in response to community feedback.

For more information or to fill out the survey go to www.reddeer.ca/ cycling

Budget pinch means glass-blowing class must end TEACHER SAID PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO BLAME

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The giant glass-blowing furnaces at Red Deer College will be fired up for the last time this summer.

The hot glass course that’s been offered for more than two decades through the college’s Series summer arts program is ending, the latest indirect casualty of Alberta government cutbacks to post-secondary education.

Although the course is not for credit, and was not directly affected by the budgetary cutbacks announced last spring for Red Deer College, it’s expensive to run and cannot pay for itself, said Joyce Howdle, RDC’s visual and performing arts co-ordinator.

In the past, the college was able to top up the course’s budget out of general revenues, but is no longer in a position to do so. Howdle said this, and the fact that some of the aging hot glass equipment will soon have to be replaced, led to a decision to stop offering hot glass courses at the college.

This means the large furnaces and other equipment will be sold. Howdle said Medicine Hat’s Medalta potteries has already expressed some interest.

The news came as a blow to Pam Falk of Blackfalds, who was among seven students participating in an introductory Series hot glass course this week. She did not realize when she signed up it would be her last opportunity to take it at the college.

While RDC will continue to offer other kinds of glass programs through Series, including bead-making and glass casting and fusing, none of these offer students a chance to make large, free form sculptural vessels.

“I’ve always been intrigued by glass . . . to have this kind of hands-on experience, working with liquid glass in fire, is magical for me,” said Falk, who would have liked further hot glass instruction.

Howdle said some hot glass classes are available privately through Sparrow Glassworks in Red Deer, and also through the

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A recent participant in the Red Deer College hot glass course works on a project. This summer is the last time the course will be offered at the college.

Alberta School of Art and Design in Calgary. But no other intensive week-long programs are offered in the province, and according to Julia Reimer, of Black Diamond, a valuable artistic opportunity is being lost through the closure of the Series course.

Reimer, who instructed in hot glass blowing at RDC this week, honed her skills through the RDC summer program she attended as a student.

She believes these classes “spawned a great community of skilled and talented people.”

The artist, who with her husband was a finalist in a glass awards competition in Australia, believes Alberta lags behind other places in recognizing the importance of the arts.

She doesn’t blame colleges for having to deal with funding shortfalls, but Reimer believes the Alberta government has a “backwards mentality.”

“After the oil is gone, what will we have to show for it? Will we have fabulous art museums and galleries, or just oil wells to clean up?”

A positive development for RDC is an increased student enrolment in this summer’s Series program. Howdle said 426 students registered in 50 classes this month that offered instruction in everything from painting and ceramics to basket-making and photography.

The Series week-long workshops run until Aug. 16. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Comparing Catholicism’s ancient traditions with the city of Jerusalem, the pope asked Brazil’s bishops if they still have what it takes to win those who have fled their altars seeking forms of faith considered “more lofty, more powerful and faster” than the Catholicism that is their heritage.

“I would like all of us to ask ourselves today: Are we still a Church capable of warming hearts? A Church capable of leading people back to Jerusalem? Of bringing them home?

Jerusalem is where our roots are: Scripture, catechesis, sacraments, community, friendship with the Lord, Mary and the apostles,” he said.

“Are we still able to speak of these roots in a way that will revive a sense of wonder at their beauty? ...

“People today are attracted by things that are faster and faster: rapid Internet connections, speedy cars and planes, instant relationships. But at the same time we see a desperate need for calmness, I would even say slowness. Is the Church still able to move slowly: to take the time to listen, to have the patience to mend and reassemble?

“Or is the Church herself caught up in the frantic pursuit of efficiency?”

When it comes to training pastors capable of doing this work, there is no quick fix and, warned Francis, “Bishops may not delegate this task.”

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

The Anglican Church of Canada

Established 1898

4718 Ross St. • 403-346-4560

Sunday, August 4

Minister: The Rev. Wayne Reid

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL

3628-57 Ave.

403-346-6036

SUNDAY WORSHIP Helping people encounter the goodness of God Corner of 55th St & 46th Ave 10:30 am Contemporary Worship

streamschurch.com 403.342.7441

Streams Christian Church afÀliated with the PAOC

Sunday Services Services Sunday 8:30a.m., 10:30a.m.

9:00a.m. & 11:00a.m.

Wednesday Ministries 7:00p.m.

43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769

UPCOMING EVENTS Redeemer United Reformed Church will hold a vacation school for children entering kindergarten to Grade 5. Bible school takes place from Aug. 12 to 16, at Church of the Nazarene. To register call Val at 403-789-7787 or Nicole at 403-885-5867.

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 and registration forms go to gaetzuc@telusplanet.net or call 403-347-2244.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281 Pastor Chris Wilson Worship Pastor David Richardson

10:30 a.m.

Worship Service

Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

“Old Church Blessing a New World”

Gaetz & 54th 403-346-3402

WILLOW VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN 26016-HWY 595 (Delburne Road)

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Ruth Ann Sigurdson Everyone Welcome!

Balmoral Bible Chapel

Sunday, August 4 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

ST. LUKE’S

11:00 a.m.

www.firstbaptistrd.ca

www.stleonardsonthehill.org

www.saintlukereddeer.posterous.com

Celebrant: Noel Wygiera 10:00 a.m.

Morning Prayer Sunday School & Refreshments Thurs. 2:00 pm Eucharist

403-347-5450

Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.) 10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Bob Northey “Hardened Hearts Broken” Genesis 42

Children’s Church 2 1/2 - Grade 3 www.balmoralchapel.ca

LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF RED DEER

Passion for God, Compassion for People.

2020 40th Ave, Red Deer www.livingstones.ab.ca 403.347.7311

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7 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 Aug. 14 and 28. For more information, call 403-749-2047 and 403-7493361.

“A Church For All Ages”

“This Stewardship of Life” 10:30 am Worship Service

West Park Presbyterian

AFFILIATED WITH THE EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CANADA

Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www.tmatt.net.

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By the time he addressed conference leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, shortly before leaving the country, Pope Francis was openly stating his desire for bishops to leave the comfort of their ecclesiastical fortresses and to return to the pastoral front lines, working elbow to elbow with their people.

As one observer told “Whispers in the Loggia” blogger Rocco Palmo, “This will cause heart failure in certain quarters.”

The pope appealed for better preaching, improved Bible studies, a renewed presence among the poor, expanded use of the talents of women and a true openness to laypeople providing parish-level leadership in cooperation with their pastors.

“The key,” said Palmo, via email, “is that Francis is far more invested on the ‘culture war’ inside the church” than in controversies about public issues that make headlines. The pope is “literally declaring war on the clericalism, decadence, etc., that he sees inside the walls than anything going on in the world outside.”

WELCOME YOU

Sunday, August 4

Loving God . . . Loving People 10:15 am Worship Service Encountering God

ELCIC GOOD SHEPHERD 40 Holmes St.

403-340-1022 Rev. Marc Jerry

2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer 403.343.1511

www.deerparkchurch.ca

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL

Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244

10:30 a.m.

“0% Financing”

WORSHIP SUNDAY 10:30 AM with Holy Communion VBS Aug. 6-9 Everyone Welcome

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#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798

www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH

DIVINE SERVICE 10:00 a.m.

12 Stanton Street

403-347-6073

10:30 a.m.

“Spiritual Practices” Babyfold, Toddler Sunday www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room,Room Sunday Club Clubwww.sunnybrookunited.org

Kings Kids Playschool www.mclcrd.org

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Protestantism grew from 15 “The Church’s barque (cq) percent of the population to 22 is not as powerful as the great percent. transatlantic liners which cross The rise in Pentecostalism the ocean,” said Francis, in the has been particularly striking, first of two lengthy, serious ad- with 6 percent of Brazil’s popudresses to bishops from this re- lation attending these churchgion. es in 1991 — compared with 13 “Dear brothers, the results percent in 2010. of our pastoral work do not deThe texts from Pope Franpend on a wealth of resources, cis made it clear that he thinks but on the creativity of love. the evangelistic efforts of local ... Another lesson which the clergy have been weak and, in Church must constantly recall particular, that they must reis that she cannot leave sim- gain a common touch that resoplicity behind; otherwise she nates with the poor, the weak forgets how to speak the lan- and those yearning for spirituguage of Mystery,” said the of- al experiences that transcend ficial text. mere lectures.

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Country Pick-nic

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Innisfail’s Denver Daines will be among performers at the Ivan Daines Country Pick-Nic which starts on Wednesday night.

Free concert to open Pick-nic WILL BE A SALUTE TO ALBERTA FLOOD VICTIMS, HEROES

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

IVAN DAINES COUNTRY PICK-NIC

A free concert saluting victims and heroes of the recent flooding in Southern Alberta will open the Ivan Daines Country Music Pick-nic on Wednesday night.

The 37th annual event at the Daines Ranch and Rodeo Grounds, six km north of Innisfail, will begin by honouring those who suffered from rising river waters, as well as those who helped bail them out, said Pick-nic organizer Ivan Daines.

The free concert at 7 p.m. on Wednesday is “for everyone involved with the flood in Calgary and High River,” and anywhere else that was deluged.

Daines will perform his original song, Alberta Flood 2013, which promotes donating to the Red Cross for flood relief, and has gained a following on YouTube as well as on Daines’ Facebook page.

As well, Nashville singer Wyatt Easterling will be featured — along with Alberta country singers, such as Darlene Olson of Edmonton, who has a new CD out.

The Thursday, Aug. 8 to Sunday, Aug. 11, Pick-nic events, which will include a natural horse training contest, barrel racing and bull riding, will require gate admission.

Daines said about 100 cowboys, cow-

girls, singers, musicians, and radio station celebrity Hugh McLennon will be entertaining throughout the weekend.

Other stage performers are Bobby Wills, with three Canadian Country Music Award nominations, and Red Deer singer Randi Boulton, who was a finalist in a nation-wide CBC talent search.

Singers including Ivan’s son, Denver Daines, Alee and Lauren, Tera Lee, Eli Barsi, Dani-Lynn, Cassidy Peisse, Cadillac Deville, Richard Harrow and Dean Ray. And some of featured bands are Genuine Cowgirls, Domino, Ty Hart and Wylde Ride.

Daines said a lot of talented people

from across Alberta, B.C., and from as far as Nashville are set to keep things lively.

Besides the action on stage and at the rodeo grounds, there will be a barn dance, nightly bonfires, volleyball games and kids’ foot races, a karaoke night, and a beer garden. On Sunday morning there will be a cowboy church and pancake breakfast.

For the first time, area residents can also bring their horse and get instruction from a clinician for $25.

On-site camping is available.

For gate admission prices and directions to the ranch, please visit Ivan Daines on Facebook, call the Black Knight Ticket Centre, or Innisfail Auction at 403-227-3166. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Ladouceur to perform with her ‘revelation’

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Playing the six-string guitar badly didn’t stop Edmonton musician Dale Ladouceur from learning to play an unusual 10-string instrument very well, indeed.

Ladouceur, who performs on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the seventh annual Central Music Festival just outside Red Deer, is a revelation on the Chapman Stick.

The odd-looking device, invented in the early 1970s by Emmett Chapman, is a member of the guitar family — in fact it resembles a wider, longer version of the fretwork of an electric guitar.

But instead of being strummed with one hand and fretted with the other, as are conventional guitars, the Chapman Stick is usually played by musicians who use the fingers of both hands to tap the strings against the fingerboard.

The Stick can sound many more notes than the guitar, making it more comparable to a keyboard instrument or a harp.

And seasoned players, such as Ladouceur, master performing bass, chording and melody lines simultaneously.

Ladouceur explained that playing a regular guitar seemed like a chore, while playing a Chapman Stick was something she immediately took to, like a bird to the air.

“I didn’t have a rapport with the guitar. I played it bad-

CENTRAL ALBERTA MUSIC FESTIVAL ly. Actually, I played hideous guitar . . . very poor versions of Gordon Lightfoot songs,” recalled the 40-something singer/ songwriter.

But when Ladouceur saw a bootleg video some 17 years ago of American musician Tony Levin playing the Chapman Stick she was immediately hooked.

“I was intrigued. It was a revelation. A cathartic moment.”

Not only did the sight of the sleek instrument, which is usually played more vertically than a guitar, “visually floor me,” but Ladouceur said “it resonated with me so deeply and made so much sense, I just had to get one.”

It took her months to track one down.

When she did, Ladouceur began writing original music on it.

“I have always called myself a Stick player, but I’m really a singer/songwriter who uses the Stick.”

She will play it when she performs solo at the Central Music Festival as a ‘tweener” act. Ladouceur will also sing at the festival with her longtime Edmonton fusion band Tacoy Ryde.

She’s a junior member of that 40-plus-year-old band, even though Ladouceur has been with the group for some 20 years.

Festival-goers should expect to hear some Santana-like strains from Tacoy Ryde, and

a jazzy folk from Ladouceur’s solo material, selected from songs she wrote with her other band, the Broke Ensemble.

(Both groups also feature her husband, drummer Bill Hobson.)

Of the Broke Ensemble, a chuckling Ladouceur said, “The best comparison I’ve heard is someone who once said we sounded like Joni Mitchell meets Frank Zappa.”

The singer is a particular fan of the latter late performer.

In her native Edmonton, Ladouceur is as well known for her activism as her music.

And she admitted that environmental and socio-political themes tend to creep into the tunes she writes.

But then, “everything’s political — even grocery shopping for your family,” when you have to read lists of ingredients to try to make healthy choice, said the mother of a 10-year-old daughter.

The new album by the Broke Ensemble includes the Shy Boy Blues Trilogy, which takes a shot at “big pharma” and the push to sell drugs to combat so-called conditions, such as “shopaholic-ism.”

Ladouceur believes what supposedly ails you might, in some of these cases, be cleared up with a simple lifestyle change.

But the singer/songwriter is conscious of appearing too strident on her delivery of

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Dale Ladouceur will bring her unusual instrument — a Chapman Stick — to the Central Alberta Music Festival. message-driven songs and now tries to apply humour whenever possible.

For instance, her new video of Do Ya Think? combines a repeat chorus of “Do ya think you’ve learned your lesson yet?” with comic vignettes of Ladouceur circling endlessly

on a bicycle and mugging in a strait jacket.

For more schedule and ticket information on the Aug. 16-18 Central Music Festival, please visit www.centralmusicfest.com. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate. com

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Canada’s Got Talent finalist Ellen Doty bringing show to Red Deer Canada’s Got Talent finalist Ellen Doty is bringing her sultry, jazzy vocals to Red Deer.

The singer, who’s been influenced by everyone from Norah Jones to Nat King Cole, will perform with her all-star band on Tuesday evening at the KiaOra Lounge at 4909-49th St. Doty’s new well received seven-song EP, That’s Love, was released to a crowd of 400 people in Calgary last spring.

She was a Top 20 finalist in Canada’s Got Talent, a second-round finalist in the CBC Searchlight talent contest and an outstanding soloist in the 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.

For more information, please call 403-986-6843.

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James Deen and Lindsay Lohan in The Canyons, which comes off as little more than a lazy, amateurish diversion.

Lohan shows a certain spark, the only one in The Canyons A leitmotif runs through The Canyons, a folie-a-trois involving writer Bret Easton Ellis, director Paul Schrader and actress Lindsay Lohan, having to do with the end of cinema.

The shoestring-budget movie opens with a bleak, de-saturated montage of decrepit movie theaters, images that reappear with every chapter heading throughout the story about a group of young bottom feeders trolling the outer margins of Hollywood’s indie film industry.

The Canyons, which was notoriously rejected by festivals and distributors only to end up available on video on demand this week, doesn’t nearly live up to its elegiac imagery.

Nor does it reward the hype surrounding Lohan’s co-star, porn actor James Deen, Schrader’s strenuous attempt to gin up interest by filming an orgy scene in the nude, and other intimations of material much too naughty for polite company.

The far duller truth is that The Canyons presages not the end of cinema but its soft, white underbelly: Bad movies will always get made, it assures us, as long as there are people with dumb money, an eye for stunt casting and gift for ballyhoo at its most cynically Barnum-esque.

Lohan plays Tara, whom we meet idly thumbing her iPhone while her boyfriend, a movie financier named Christian (Deen), brags about their sex life to a wholesome looking couple.

Those clean-cut kids are Gina (Amanda Brooks), Christian’s assistant, and her boyfriend, Ryan (Nolan Funk), who has just been cast in the movie Christian is bankrolling, largely at Tara’s suggestion.

After some stilted conversation over a restaurant dinner table, Christian and Tara retire to his Malibu dream house, where they proceed to invite a young man — whom Christian has thoughtfully procured on the Internet — to watch as they have sex.

So that happens.

So does some other stuff, having to do with deception, indiscreet texts, betrayals and random acts of back-stabbing.

In fact, The Canyons often plays like the Dirk Diggler-Amber Waves version of Mean Girls, the teen comedy Lohan starred in almost 10 years ago that, from the looks of her sallow, haggard face, might as well be a century.

It’s possible to catch fleeting glimpses of that incandescent young girl

aren’t nearly as edgy or graphic as the filmmakers would lead us to believe: They give the audience all the lethargic seediness of porn and none of the pleasure.

But Lohan, mirabile dictu, delivers a genuine performance in The Canyons, bringing naturalistic honesty and disarming vulnerability to a role that deserves neither.

Just as you can still see that girlish cowlick, you can see the talent that makes such early films as Freaky Friday and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen so much fun to watch.

The kid had it, and she can still bring it, whether she’s called upon to cry on cue or act remotely interested when she’s rolling around in bed with three other people under a revolving constellation of disco lights (just another Tuesday night in the ‘Bu!).

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There’s a moment in that simultaneously tame and tawdry scene when Lohan catches the camera’s eye and looks straight into it.

It’s supposed to be a subversive moment, full of confrontational brio.

But from here, it just looks like “Save me.”

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Soprano star cast as Yogi Berra in upcoming Yankees play NEW YORK — A new play about the New York Yankees will star “The Sopranos” star Joe Pantoliano as Yogi Berra, Francois Battiste as Reggie Jackson, Chris Henry Coffey as Joe DiMaggio, Christopher Jackson as Derek Jeter and Bill Dawes as Mickey Mantle.

“Bronx Bombers” will make its world premiere on Sept. 17 at Primary Stages at The Duke theatre on 42nd Street. It’s conceived by Fran Kirmser, commissioned by Tony Ponturo, and written and directed

by Eric Simonson, the team that put together Broadway’s “Lombardi” and “Magic/Bird.”

Producers said Thursday the play will examine “how baseball’s most storied franchise has always remained focused on maintaining a great team, even when dealing with some of the game’s most iconic and tempestuous personalities.”

Casting for Babe Ruth and Carmen Berra will be revealed later.

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who seemed so full of promise during her Disney days — the cowlick at her hairline, the barely perceptible freckle on her upper lip — before Schrader returns to the freak show he promised, usually involving a topless scene or lingering shot of Lohan’s painfully collagen-ed pout.

The strangest thing about The Canyons, though, is that Lohan is the best thing in it.

Schrader does his best to infuse the movie with both the noir moodiness of Taxi Driver (which he wrote) and the frisson of erotica, but instead the film comes off as little more than a lazy, amateurish diversion. (One recommended parlor game is to catch the continuity errors.)

If viewers didn’t know his and Ellis’ pedigrees, they might think it was a reasonably accomplished USC student film.

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BY ANN HORNADAY ADVOCATE

An outdoor concert will be held in Red Deer on Saturday, Aug. 10, to help kick-off Sylvan Lake’s Jazz at the Lake Festival.

Some “modern groove jazz” will be performed live by Juno Award-winning Joanna Borromeo in the parking lot behind the One Eleven Grill, along with a seven-piece ensemble.

The program will also include a folk-jazz performance by The Jessica Stuart Few of Toronto, which released the acclaimed CD Two Sides to Every Story last spring.

The 5:30 p.m. concert will be the first time Jazz at the Lake has had a Red Deer kick-off, said the festival’s co-producer, Eric Allison, who believes it should be an exciting event.

Held in partnership between the One Eleven Grill restaurant in the Old Brewery Plaza (Unit 108, 5301-43rd St.) and the festival, the performance is described as a “very intimate and special outdoor concert that’s sure to impress.”

Tickets are $20 in advance for what’s expected to be a sell-out show. For more information, please call 403-347-2111.

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JOURNEYMAN WELDER Public Works Build your career with an employer committed to a healthy, vibrant, and sustainable community.

Our employees are the cornerstone of our organiztion and we are always seeking creative and skilled individuals with the ability and desire to succeed.

The City of Red Deer is currently seeking a Journeyman Welder to perform welding, design, fabrication and estimating work on a large variety of City vehicles, equipment, pipes and tools in the Garage and in the ½eld.

Dear Almost Done; No giving up. Start thinking like the new you. And stop thinking about your old eggs.

If you’re not getting what you want, change something. Since meeting online is your primary way of dating, make sure you’re giving off the best vibe.

Make your profile less about what you want and more about what you love to do.

Include at least three pictures (make sure you’re active in them). Put yourself on at least two different sites. Consider paying for one. Switch every few months.

Reach out to men with the mindset, “Are you as interesting as you are attractive?”

Get set up and meet people offline where you live, work and play. When a good man ditches you, find out why. If you’re not too bitter, the good ones who leave you will come back when they realize you’re the very best.

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Please drop off your resume at Gary Moe Mazda, 81 Gasoline Alley East, Red Deer County or email to jasonarsenault@garymoe.com

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Nursing is your passion, Leadership is your edge...

The WestPark Lodge, Red Deer’s premiere Assisted Living facility needs you as a Site Director.

The WestPark Lodge is committed to enhancing the quality of life for seniors, by respecting their independence and privacy while providing assistance with daily living and personal care.

All applications will be carefully reviewed, however we will only contact candidates who are selected for interviews..

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to provide leadership and direction to staff, and oversee resident care and hospitality services. The successful candidate will have demonstrated management experience, ability to manage budgets, motivate staff, as well as have exceptional interpersonal and public relations skills.

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If you believe this is the opportunity for you, please submit your resume to ngaudet@cicl-seniors.com or call 780.757.9134 for more details. www.westparklodge.com

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A flexible working schedule is essential as the Executive Director is required to attend Board Meetings in addition to acting as a representative of The Lending Cupboard at a variety of community events.

We offer a competitive compensation package. If you believe that you have what it takes to lead our organization, we would like to hear from you.

Please forward resumes and references to: Attention: Gary Pottage Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP 300, 5010 43 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6H2 Email: gpottage@collinsbarrow.com Fax: (403) 347-3766 Deadline for applications is August 7, 2013

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For more information about MEGlobal, visit our website at: www.MEGlobal.biz.

The Lending Cupboard is a not for profit centre that provides medical equipment at no cost and no pre-qualification to Central Albertans. Located in Red Deer, our volunteers and staff are committed to providing quality customer service to our clientele.

As the successful candidate you will have experience in the not for profit sector preferably under the supervision of a Board of Directors. You will have a proven track record managing an organization heavily dependent upon volunteers. We are looking for a candidate with strong organizational skills, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a commitment to promoting and fostering the success of The Lending Cupboard. You will also have experience and success in the areas of fundraising and community relations. Strong oral and writing abilities are also definite assets for this role.

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MEGlobal is currently seeking an energetic and MEGlobal Canada Prentiss location is talented individual to fiInc. ll the role of LABORATORY TECHNICIAN for our Prentiss Technician(s) Ethylene Glycolto seeking Process Operation production facility participative, near Red Deer,self-managed Alberta. work in a highly team

Passionate about service excellence? Interested in growing a career with a dynamic ¿rm? Then the CB Life could be for you. This is where talent meets opportunity.

At Collins Barrow we take your career as seriously as you do. As our Oɷce Accountant you will report directly to the Management Committee.

Your duties will include: • Processing payroll, government remittances, T4’s, etc.

• Processing accounts payable • Maintaining the General Ledger • Performing account reconciliations • Banking • Preparing in-house ¿nancial statements • Preparation of various reports and execution of various projects at the direction of the Management group The successful applicant will possess: • Minimum three years’ experience in a similar role • Strong technical skills • Eɱective communication skills • Experience with Clarity and Adagio software (or other similar programs) • Ability to produce and work with complex Excel spreadsheets At Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP, our mission is to give our clients the leading edge through our teamwork, innovative advice and superior service. Currently comprised of approximately 70 professionals, our ¿rm is committed to developing its people as well as its clients.

We oɱer a competitive salary and bene¿ts package.

If you meet the above requirements, please forward your resume to: Cindy Risling, Human Resources, at crisling@collinsbarrow.com or by mail to: Cindy Risling, Human Resources Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP 300, 5010 – 43 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 6H2

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Dear Veronica; I smell fear all the way from Australia. You are afraid of rejection. Why else would you hide your feelings?

You don’t want to lose him. Admit that you’re afraid.

Tell him you’re afraid.

Then tell him you want to date him. Tell him you want to be friends even if he doesn’t want to date you.

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Dear Harlan; I’m a junior in college, and I’m spending this semester abroad in Sydney, Australia.

The only problem is that I have feelings for one of my best friends back in America. I wasn’t always attracted to him, but we’ve had a strong friendship ever since I met him.

We had discussed the possibility of a romantic relationship a few times in the past, but always concluded that we’re too different and we’re better off staying close friends.

For the past few months, though, I haven’t been able to resist wondering what it would be like to be in a romantic relationship with him, and that thought always comes up as a positive potential experience.

Looking back on our friendship, I’m even wondering if maybe he feels the same way about me but wasn’t able to verbalize it. The answer to my initial question, “Should I share my feelings with him?” seems obvious: Yes, of course.

If these feelings are not mutual, then I’m free to search for a beautiful Australian, right?

I’m not afraid of rejection — I have people in my corner, and I feel our friendship undoubtedly is solid enough to not let something like this get in the way.

I won’t be back in America until December 2013, and it would be miserable to spend the next four months knowing that we both feel the same way but can’t physically be together due to the incredibly long distance.

— Veronica

As our preferred candidate you will have • High school education plus an Alberta Journeyman’s Welding Certi½cate. Alberta “B-Pressure” welding certi½cate is desirable (must be retested every 2 years).

• 1 year of additional experience.

• Knowledge of welding methods (ARC, MIG, TIG & GAS), tools, materials and equipment and types of metal (Cast, Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel).

• A valid Alberta Class 3 Driver’s License.

• Must supply a full set of speci½ed Welder’s tools and Mechanic’s tools.

• Be ef½cient in drafting and reading prints and rough sketches In addition to a competititive salary, we offer a great work environment with a dynamic and dedicated team of likeminded professionals.

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Dear Harlan; Three months is the maximum amount of time that I can manage to keep a normal, well-adjusted, responsible man around.

After three months, they appear to lose interest and move on to the bigger, better deal.

I have been comfortable in my thongs, I have been in rooms in my thongs, I have been to shrinks and group therapy and quit drinking and quit hanging out in places where the old me found men.

That pretty much left Internet dating, which also has proven to be a bust.

I have changed everything about me that I can imagine to change, I’ve lost weight and learned to wear makeup and dresses and to be positive all of the time even when I want to strangle someone. I have “fixed” my personality so that it isn’t so intimidating or overbearing.

I don’t what else to do.

I’m nearly out of time to be able to have a family (I’m a geneticist and I have seen too much proof that women over 35 should not reproduce and thus refuse to do so myself).

I have reached a point where I feel that my only two options left are to settle for the least horrible guy who will stick around, which won’t happen considering that in all of this changing I’ve done, I have decided not to accept abuse any longer or accept being alone and childless as my fate. — Almost Done

It’s the busy season and we can’t keep up.

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Dear Out of Answers; I came across this quote from Thomas Merton (“No Man is an Island”) and thought of you: “The beginning of love is to let those we love to be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image.

Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”

Do you think this should continue? Maybe it’s time to find someone who can love you for you.

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Dear Harlan; I’m about to lose my wife because she says I’m not the man she has tried to make me into.

I’ve tried to tell her that relationships are give and take, and that accepting and understanding someone as he or she is is the first step to a healthy relationship.

She says that she’s been trying too long and just wants to give up.

Please tell me what I can do or say to keep my marriage together. — Out of Answers

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Husband’s social life is putting strain on marriage Dear Annie: I have been married for 25 fun while you are sitting at home fretting, years to a husband who provides well for we strongly urge you to get involved in achis family. tivities that interest you, make some new We are now empty nesters. However, friends and live your life the way you want my husband feels he has to be a social but- it to be. terfly with everyone on the Dear Annie: My daughter is a golf course or in a bar. bridesmaid for a sorority sister’s fall When he drinks, he wedding. She bought her dress, and doesn’t know when enough the bridal shower is planned. is enough, and it leads to The bride’s younger sister is her major fighting and stress in maid of honor. Since she is under 21, our marriage. He feels that she will not be able to get into bars. because he doesn’t physiSo the bride decided she wants to go cally touch me, he is not out of state for the bachelorette party abusive in any way. But he for two days. is mentally and emotionally The cost is $350 per person, but it hurtful. doesn’t include meals or gasoline for All of his friends think the 11-hour car trip that no one has he is such a nice guy. But offered to drive yet.

MITCHELL his friends have plenty of Needless to say, this is way over affairs, and some are on her budget, but my daughter feels & SUGAR their third or fourth marshe has no alternative. I’ve heard riages. Although my husthat other bridesmaids also feel this band says he has never had is excessive but won’t speak up at an affair, it is hard to bethis late date. Isn’t this asking a lot? lieve him when he takes in so much alcohol Are there no limitations to expenses once with his cheating friends. you agree to be in the wedding party? — How do I convince him that his marriage Not Made Out of Money in Maryland is more important than the social partyDear Maryland: Brides have been known ing? We have attempted counseling, but he to go overboard with their financial demanipulates the conversation to the point mands on attendants. Your daughter should where I am the only one with an issue and have spoken up early on. he is a perfectly good guy. Do I continue Now, her choice is to pay up, back out to worry myself sick, or do I push for coun- of the bachelorette party or back out of the seling again even though it doesn’t do any obligation to stand up altogether, allowing good? I don’t want a divorce, but I also the bride to choose someone more eager to cannot continue to let him do whatever he part with the money. Once she speaks up, pleases while I sit home getting worked up the others may, too. about it. — Hurt and Alone Dear Annie: I read the complaint from Dear Hurt: We think there is a discon- “Frustrated,” the woman whose friend nect between your expectations and your does not drive. In our area, transportation reality. Presumably, your husband has services are offered at low cost. been a social drinker with the same types The services in the Los Angeles area of friends for 25 years of marriage. Without are Dial a Ride and Access. Both are great. children around to occupy your time and “Frustrated” can then offer her driving thoughts, you seem to be more focused on service on her terms. It also will give her your husband’s shortcomings. friend the feeling of independence. — Been If you think he’s cheating, go back for There in California counseling, either with him or without him, Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchand gain some perspective on your choices. ell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the If he is constantly drunk, cannot function Ann Landers column. Please email your quesor becomes belligerent toward you, con- tions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write tact Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org). But if to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, your problem is that he seems to be having 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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out if you continue to surpass your own limits.

Spend some time in your own company and finish only what you have already started.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Friendships Saturday, August 3 play a major role for you these days. They are CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: very much present in your life and will even Evangeline Lilly, 34; Martin Sheen, 73; Mioffer their aid and support. Everyone appears chael Ealy, 40 to fancy your own company. You seem to atTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon visits tract your fans just like a magnet. the sign it feels most comfortable in, Cancer.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There’s no A stunning cooperation with both Saturn and stopping you when you are decided about Neptune brings long a sense of steady progyour future goals. This includes your career ress and an ease in self-expression. Visual prospects and your professional choices. art may display more messages Once you are sure about the pothan a simple sentence. When sition you are in, you will surpass the Moon greets Jupiter in Canyour own limitations. Superiors cer, this grants us abundance in are impressed. affections, uplifting feelings and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): nurture. The Universe blesses You are experiencing an intense us with plenty of joie de vivre! journey of higher learning. SpiriHAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today tual and educational pursuits are is your birthday, in the upcomtaking most of your attention and ing year you will eagerly want to emotional investment. Use this close certain doors and draw to special time to expand your horia close some unfinished busizons and to see life from another ness. Your life will go through a point of view. major psychological cleansing SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22which will feel both liberating and Dec. 21): Profound experiences ASTRO necessary for your revival. If you will morph you into a new perhave the possibility to take a reDOYNA sona. You will love these fresh treat somewhere far away, then transformations and you will go for it. This will be a healthy cherish having to deal with evalternative to healing your mind, erything in your life right from the your heart and your soul. source of the problem. Welcome ARIES (March 21-April 19): Most of your a rejuvenated self. energy and focus is directed towards private CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your matters. You want to recreate the family that marital partner and your business alliance you once had and you appear to invest a lot have taught you a great deal about your own of emotion and dedication in trying to make abilities and the way you see yourself. In a it work. way, their behaviour towards you mirrors your TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your social own persona. Compromising is an art best life picks up quite fast. New contacts will be mastered in duo. developed now and new faces will appear AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Serving into your life. A fast-paced life brings you others on a spiritual and materialistic level quite the fun and an active lifestyle. Diversity and taking care of the details of your own life makes your life that much more exhilarating. have been predominant issues in your life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are workYour current wellbeing will tell you whether ing hard towards building a solid self-worth you have been good to yourself or you have and a stronger self-esteem. Your self-awarebeen neglecting yourself. ness about life’s pleasures gave you a hint or PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Life’s pleatwo what you could still be missing. sures have stolen your attention into another CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are surreal dimension. You are feeling young at very much present and revived. Everyone heart and the little child inside you yearns for seems to notice you as your energy is directmore fun. You want to continue living in the ed outwards. Your goals and your intentions moment. are straight and clear to others. With you, Sunday, August 4 what you see is what you will get.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do yourself a Barack Obama, 52; Billy Bob Thornton, 58; favour and don’t take too much on your plate.

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Sun in flamboyant Leo makes a stunning connection to Uranus in Aries today. When the planet of ego and identity meets with Uranus, this bond forms a desire to show off our assets and our talents in a quite unique way. Our vitality and our energy levels increase due to the fact that we seek adventures and some unpredictability within our daily lives.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, a retreat far away from your living space could fructify your world with a vast number of interesting experiences. Someone from a distant land or a trip taken somewhere in an exotic land could prosper your current situation in a very surprising way. Open up your mind to new spheres. Enjoy the wild ride into the unknown!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The drive and desire for a change is catapulted at you.

That desire is expressed through the need to implement some creativity and imagination into your life. Even if it’s just fantasy or fiction, it suits you for the time being.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your attitude might be vacillating now making you more susceptible getting in contact with the wrong kind of individual. Use your good common sense to assess the people that enter into your life now and to know which ones are really worth your time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have a better idea about your fundamental needs which is a combination of your considerate side and your thoroughness. Stick to your habitual routine and don’t be afraid to show your humbler side.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your perception is very acute at this point. You are feeling perhaps more of a visionary person right now, able to tap into your higher consciousness. You have a perfect understanding of what makes you tick. Let your creative juices flow.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Use this day’s energy to tap into your spirituality and you’ll discover some answers that come almost subconsciously to you. The signs that you receive now may be indirect clues to what really

makes you emotionally more secure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can feel your crowd’s vibe. You known unconsciously just how much should be said and where to stop. Others will appreciate your sense of timing and your thoughtful quality. It’s not always easy taking on the role of a mediator when everyone’s got a mind of their own.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may be tempted to take the shortcut today. Advance but don’t leave important details behind as they might catch up with you later on. It is in your best interest to evaluate your basic needs and your necessities from a realistic point of view.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You may find yourself in a situation that will offer you the much sought-after freedom from a financial co-dependency. A fortunate opportunity might be knocking at your door offering you the ability to change for the better.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You will find the right amount of willpower to let go of something that no longer serves its purpose. Being fully aware of your innermost feelings will enable you to grasp the source for your personal fulfilment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are finally feeling in control of your life. The universe is sending you lots of cosmic support which suggest that all planets are working in your benefit today. Take advantage of this marvellous force while you are walking on solid ground.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may come to the realization that sometimes when we offer our attention and care towards others it may be much more fulfilling on a personal level. Make yourself available and let others in your space. You will both experience a winwin situation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let yourself be entirely yourself today. Don’t be afraid to be more daring and bold about what you want. Fun and pleasurable activities should be undoubtedly on your agenda for today. Go ahead, be wild.

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Most used but least loved: your bed Forget the snooze button, sweeties, it’s time to rise and shine.

Hopefully, reading this, you’re emerging from a divine, comfy bed, thoroughly invigorated after a good night’s sleep and ready to face the day.

Fact is, though, many of you simply aren’t getting what’s required from the private nests in which you spend around one-third of your life.

Hold it — that’s eight hours per night, right?

Hell, we’d love an eighthour session in the land of nod but, if truth be known, we’re lucky to bag a meagre six chaque soir.

And that’s on a good night ...

COLIN & Sleep quotients aside, JUSTIN we’ve a compendium of boudoir information to impart, bedtime pearls of wisdom that relate to mattresses and their construction.

And from where do we harvest our information?

Well, for starters, we’re frequently on the road (to keep you apprised of what’s hot and what’s not) and we absorb inspiration at every juncture.

From twinkling Paris to hedonistic London and from bustling New York to Brisbane’s sunny Gold Coast, we’ve slept in some of the world’s most comfortable (and, for that matter, uncomfortable) divans.

History fans may already know the word ìmattressî comes from the Arabic word ‘matrah,’ which loosely translated means ‘to throw down.’

During the Crusades, the word matrah spread across the globe, eventually mutating into ‘mattress.’

Whilst originally stuffed with horse hair and straw, today’s mattresses, thankfully, employ much more yielding fill in the form of latex, duck down and cotton.

And so, in the pursuit of comfort as today’s driving force, it is time to awaken the future.

If your bed is on the elderly side (or if you’re experiencing back, hip or neck discomfort) it’s time to invest anew.

Our rule of thumb says spend as much as you can afford; the bed, after all, is the furniture piece you use most frequently, so don’t cut corners or you’ll end up, quite literally, in a hexagonal nest.

Which would, let’s face it, be awkward to dress.

Our top tip?

Throw yourself asunder to test every option that catches your eye.

OK, we’re not suggesting crawling around Sleep Country in your Garfield pyjamas or embarking with your partner on an overt display of romantic gymnastics at Sears.

But come on: at least try before you buy.

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A formerly drab room is suddenly reborn with Graham and Brown wallpaper, charcoal carpet and a statement bed built by N’Shape design in Toronto. Acres of button tufted upholstery and a sea of crisp white linen conceal a luxurious mattress from Sleep Country.

While out bed browsing, adopt your typical sleep position and stay there for a good 15 minutes to properly analyze the comfort factor. Or its lack of, therein ...

Inner-spring mattress Available in various styles and price points, the springs contained in these are usually steel.

The Bonnell coil for example, is shaped like an hourglass and is the least expensive option.

But it’s susceptible to damage, wear and popping.

Continuous coils are structured using a singlewire system and hundreds of interconnecting loops.

Favoured by top hotels, they tend to avoid sagging.

Pocket coil mattresses, on the other hand, have springs which are separately encased in fabric and foam and which provide support for different body zones but they’re expensive and are prone to dipping in heavily compressed areas.

Memory foam mattresses Popular with consumers, the mouldable membrane is created from a cocktail of synthetics, chemicals and foam.

Structurally, this option consists of a regular foam

layer and a memory foam layer directly above.

Developed using NASA technology, the comfort stratum is generally slimmer than the base layer and is designed with heat retaining properties, body contouring ability and — as marketeers claim — superior support.

Latex foam mattresses Created using sap extracted from the rubber tree, these models offer similar support qualities to memory foam, albeit with a couple of simple distinctions: latex, as manufacturers attest, is more natural and, what’s more, retains less body heat.

These options, therefore, are popular with ‘hot sleepers’ and those who suffer with scent hypersensitivity.

Air beds Airbeds have come a long way since their primitive campsite origins.

Our friend Mark, from the U.K., swore blind the blow-up upon which we positioned him tempted the perfect night’s sleep.

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Making a timeless attic bedroom Attic rooms have a special charm shaped by the irregular architecture of the space.

Located under the roof, ceilings slant at awkward angles, and windows may be tiny and low.

These irregularities offer an opportunity to create an enchanting room for relaxation, dreaming and sleep. There are many variations on style and cozy colour palettes for rooftop rooms.

For an airy, DEBBIE fresh ambiTRAVIS ance, white it a good choice as it softens the hard angles of an There are hundreds of shades of white, from cool frosty blue white to antique creamy whites and whites tinted with the palest of pastel shades.

Check the colour cards at your paint store; they will have a catalogue card of whites, or look at the palest choice of a colour that you like.

The paint sheen alters the way we see a colour due to the manner in which light reflects off the painted surface.

Flat white walls absorb light, while glossy woodwork or floors are reflec-

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An attic bedroom at Chateau de Mazan shows how cohesive and timeless white decor can be. tive, bouncing light back at us.

Whatever sheen you choose, white emphasizes the lines in boards, the shape of pipes, the inconsistencies in a flat surface and the textures in fabrics and wood.

But at the same time, white unifies, so that disparate elements in a room blend together happily, allowing the smallest room to breathe, and bringing cohesion to large rooms with lots of furniture.

Furnishing an attic room is great fun, especially if you enjoy hunting down bargains and repurposing old furniture and accessories.

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ATTIC: Already a catch-all for unwanted stuff You may have already moved some odd bits such as a child’s desk, an old rocker, an out-of-date lamp and a bed with no headboard up to the attic.

Rather than continue life as cast-offs, unite these pieces with paint and they will bring character and some happy memories to the room.

If you are starting fresh, raid the attics of friends and relatives, and check out local second hand shops.

You’ll unearth forgotten treasures that become the heartbeat of the room.

Antiquing is my passion, and I have just returned from a trip to Provence where I shopped for items to furnish and decorate my Tuscan Inn I am restoring.

L’isle sur la Sorgue is a beautiful village in Provence.

It is one of the most prestigious locations for antiques after London and Paris.

In fact, this is where the dealers come to shop.

I am always on the lookout for pieces that have an interesting history: metal gates or an old door that can have a new life as a headboard, vintage metal suitcases that can be used for bedroom or bathroom storage, antique picture and mirror frames that look fabulous with a fresh coat of paint and hanging empty on the wall.

While I was in Provence, I stayed at Chateau de Mazan, which is located at the foothills of Mont Ventoux.

The proprietors treat everyone as if they were special guests in their beautiful home.

The rooms in the 17th century village house, which is part of the Chateau, are elegant and sophisticated, decorated in pale shades of stone, grey and lavender, The attic bedroom shown here is all white, and shimmers with light.

Furniture and artwork, lovingly collected by the owners, reveal the age and history of the surrounding area.

New and old blend well in shades of white paint.

Mirrors add sparkle, and some gilt on old light fixtures ups the glamour and romance.

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BEDS: Nocturnal satisfaction Upon returning to London, Mark bought himself a top-grade inflatable and, by all accounts, has been nocturnally satisfied ever since.

Opt for flocked finish for extra comfort and select a model with electric air fill or be prepared to pump for an eternity as sleep beckons.

Waterbeds Retro models (that conjure up images of Advocaat and ‘70s-era key-swapping parties) provided limited lumbar support and poor motion-cancelling qualities.

Today’s versions, thankfully, proffer at least some degree of firmness control as well as temperature shift on higher spec choices.

We’ve yet to specify a waterbed for a project though this, in fairness, harks back to the memory of a U.K. neighbour who pierced hers with a knife while enjoying dinner-a-deux under a black silk duvet. Okay, make that re-enacting Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke’s infamous food scene from 9-½ Weeks.

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Before the reno: A dreary bedroom boasts all the allure of a prison cell.

Naughty!

The upshot?

A soaked carpet, water damage to the apartment below and a boyfriend so freaked he swam off, never to be seen again.

When choosing, ensure your new bed will fit through doors, up stairs and around corners, leave enough room for night stands and room circulation, and remember it may be difficult to find linens for irregular sized inventory.

Futons

Mattress measurements

Relatively affordable, futons are actually quite comfy, with higher spec models generating similar support benefits to memory foam and latex mattresses.

Today’s futons are constructed using a variety of ‘fill’ — cotton, foam and synthetics, etc. — and, due to their lightweight nature, are excellent for students or those who move frequently.

Some varieties won’t be hypoallergenic, so assure yourself of ‘breathe’ quality and consider the price before shelling out— put simply: if you buy cheap, you buy twice.

A basic twin bed measures 39 by 75 inches, while a full-sized option measures 54 by 75 inches.

A queen-sized mattress measures 60 by 80 inches, a king-sized 70 by 80 inches and a California king 72 by 84 inches.

Some stores carry ‘off-size’variants, and a smaller number of merchants will also offer the luxury of a custom-sized bed to fit your space, but with these options, particularly the latter, expect to pay a premium.

Whichever route you follow, and however you choose to size it, your new mattress — cared for properly — should last for around 10 years.

So do the math: A $2,000 bed breaks down to just $200 per year which, in turn, equates to less than four buck a week.

Or just 57 cents a day.

A small price to pay, all things considered, for the perfect night’s sleep.

Maintenance Vacuum both sides — and edges — once a month.

Turn top-to-bottom and side-to-side at least once a week to ensure even wear and tear.

A soft, padded topper will help even the most basic mattress feel more comfortable.

Position your mattress on a same-sized box base, unless it’s the type that sits within a frame or on a loft-style platform.

When moving your bed, use the side handles and never carry flat.

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Fixing scratched Corian countertop Question: What can I do to remove scratches on my Corian countertop?

Answer: The trick is to use the same progressively finer abrasive the installer would have used initially when your countertop was being fabricated and installed.

There are a few things you need for success: two or three different grades of 3M rubbing pads and a random orbit sander with variable speed control.

I buy my rubbing pads from Lee Valley Tools (www.leevalley.com; 800-267-8767) and use them for many things.

I’d begin with the medium or fine grade, depending on the depth of scratches.

Place a 15cm x 15cm piece of rubbing pad on your countertop, place the sander on STEVE top of the pad (with no sandMAXWELL paper), then switch on at half speed.

The sander will swirl and vibrate the pad around on the surface, creating a dull, matte sheen while eliminating the scratches in time.

Depending on the sheen of the surrounding area, apply more or less buffing action until things match.

Aim a light shining across the surface at an angle to highlight what you’re doing compared with the rest of the counter.

You may have to switch to a superfine 3M pad if the rest of the countertop is shiny.

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You can also use the 3M pads by hand for curved and intricate surfaces.

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Repairing Worn Wood Floors

Above: Floor rejuvenator products like these are one option for improving the look of worn floors and stairs without total refinishing.

Right: Any random orbit sander works well with rubbing pads. Remove the sand paper, place the sander on the pad, then turn the machine on.

Vibration of the pad polishes the surface you’re working on.

Question: Is there some easy way to fix worn oak floors in our house?

We’d like to do the work ourselves, ideally without renting a big floor sander.

Answer: Too many people assume that worn wood floors need to be completely sanded to look good again, but that’s not necessarily true. Sometimes there are alternatives.

Before you resign yourself to the mess, disruption and expense of a full-blown refinishing job, might as well try something simpler first. If it doesn’t work, you’ve lost little.

Surface varnish still in place over your floors and just scratched?

This is the perfect situation for a wipe-on floor rejuvenator product.

The one I’ve used most often is Minwax Hardwood Floor Reviver, and it hides surface scratching well.

There are limits to what products like these can do, so you may need to step up your efforts if there’s anything more than surface wear.

Is the varnish and stain worn through, exposing unstained wood?

I’ve had great results simply rubbing stain into

worn areas like these, then recoating the entire floor with the same kind of varnish that was used originally.

You’ll end up with a distressed look, but the colour will be even and the results are pretty attractive with minimal hassles.

If you find that complete resanding is necessary, several small tools can be used. I’ve used a handheld belt sander, a pair of kneepads and a randomorbit sander to refinish floors and it works.

Put a zippered plastic dust curtain over the doorway, then begin with an 80-grit abrasive for your initial attack.

It’s hard work, but less risky and more convenient than renting a large machine.

Switch to a 100-grit belt and go over the floor again, but this time with a floodlight shining across the wood at a shallow angle.

This highlights areas you might have missed during the first sanding passes.

If you find that this hands-and-knees work is too much for you, consider renting a walk-behind, vibrating pad floor sander, rather than a roller-style

floor sander.

Vibrating pad models are easier to use and less likely to accidentally cut grooves in the floor.

Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Send questions to steve@stevemaxwell.ca

Making your home a no-fly zone ARCHITECTS, CITIES TRY NEW WAYS TO HELP BIRDS AVOID BUILDINGS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Birds and buildings can be a fatal combination.

The American Bird Conservancy cites studies estimating that hundreds of millions of birds die each year as a result of colliding with walls and windows.

But a movement to make skies a little friendlier is taking flight; some cities and other governments across the country are adopting bird-safety building guidelines on a mandatory or voluntary basis.

One of the latest cities to incorporate bird safety into housing regulations is Oakland, where officials this year revised guidelines originally approved in 2008 to make them more effective.

Neighboring San Francisco adopted birdfriendly requirements in 2011, working with the American Bird Conservancy and Golden Gate Audubon Society, and the state of Minnesota also has bird-friendly design requirements, modeled after a LEED (Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design) bird collision reduction program. The Minnesota requirements are part of a sustainability program that applies to projects with any state funding.

The state of California includes voluntary birdfriendly measures as an appendix to its green building code, known as CALgreen.

What exactly do birdsafety regulations entail?

A big issue is glass.

Just as many a human has taken a nasty smack walking into a clear glass door, birds often come to grief when confronted with transparent picture windows or glass-sided buildings.

Unlike humans, birds don’t pick up on architectural cues; they don’t see a window frame and realize it implies a window.

But that doesn’t mean that bird-friendly buildings have to be “windowless warehouses,” says Christine Sheppard, bird collisions campaign manager at the American Bird Conservancy.

Glazing treatments, such as making glass opaque or using etching to make it more noticeable,can deter collisions.

And research is being conducted into the efficacy of glass patterned with vertical or horizontal lines.

“We’ve actually done quite a bit of this sort of testing, building on the work of Dr. Dan Klem at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania and Martin Roessler in Austria,” says Sheppard.

“We know that there are highly effective patterns that cover less than 10 per cent of the

BIRDS OFTEN COME TO GRIEF WHEN CONFRONTED WITH TRANSPARENT PICTURE WINDOWS OR GLASS-SIDED BUILDINGS glass surface. We know the basic dimensions of spaces birds won’t try to fly through, but we still need to determine the minimum size of the elements that create the spaces — lines can be broken up, patterns can be made of dots, lines don’t have to be straight, etc.”

From a design perspective, incorporating bird safety can be challenging, says Ryan Hughes, project manager at Lundberg Design in San Francisco.

Clients want views, especially in a city like San Francisco blessed with hills overlooking a big, blue bay.

And glass provides those views, whether that’s a floor-to-ceiling wall or a barrier around the edge of a terrace.

Still, new glass products, including the type with minimal lines, can be part of an acceptable compromise.

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Minimum-intensity white strobe lighting with a three-second flash is better than solid red or rotating lights, which attract birds.

Taking steps to keep birds safe is more than just kindness, says Sheppard. Birds have an ecological impact dispersing seeds and eating harmful insects.

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Hughes said he later heard from bird safety officials that the pattern is effective at warding off birds, too.

The problem of bird collision isn’t limited to public structures or skyscrapers.

“The estimate is that pretty much any home probably kills between one and 10 birds a year,” says Sheppard, author of the bird conservancy’s “Bird-Friendly Design.”(That figure is based on work by Klem, as well as by Scott Loss at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.)

Making your home a more bird-friendly place

can be as simple as sticking Post-It notes on the windows during high danger times, such as spring or fall bird migrations.

Other relatively simple options that benefit birds and humans are window screens or shutters.

Oakland’s bird safety measures are part of the building permit process and apply to all construction projects that include glass as part of a building’s exterior.

They also apply to projects that meet one of several criteria, including being next to places where birds are likely to congregate, such as a large body of water or a recreation area.

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Normandeau

Sylvan Lake

4417 EMBURY CRES. Aug. 2nd & 3rd, 10-6 Collectibles, books, frames & pics, CD & tape players, tiles, jewelry, fabric, garden, etc.

161 NORTHEY AVE. Thurs. 1st 5-8, Fri. 2nd 4-8, Sat. 3rd 10-3, Sun. 4th 11-3 ESTATE SALE Something for Everyone!

HALF MOON BAY Huge multi family. 58 Warbler Close, Half Moon Bay, Fri. Aug 2, 12 - 8; Sat. Aug 3, 9 - 5; Sun. Aug 4, 9 - 3.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 D5

Oilfield

800

F/T LICENSED HAIR STYLIST on a chair rental basis.

Apply to The Attic Unisex Hair Design, Main Street, Stettler or call 403-742-2701

Janitorial

770

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 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

780

Legal

CHAPMAN RIEBEEK LLP is seeking a

Legal Assistant

Core Laboratories Petroleum Services Division is the world’s most $2500 Bonus recognized and highly Every 100 days respected rock and fluid IMMEDIATE OPENINGS analysis laboratory serving Oil & Gas Well Testing the oil and gas industry.

Supervisors/Night Foremen, Our Calgary location has Experienced/Inexperienced an entry level opening for Junior Day/Night Operators an energetic Technical Must have H2S, First Aid, Field Sales Representative valid driver’s license. to serve our clients Pre-employment Drug in Central Alberta. screening Competitive Wages.

Reporting to the Sales Benefit Package Supervisor, you will be an Please submit resume with integral part of the Sales references to: Team and be responsible for apply@wespro.ca building client relationships or by fax to (403) 783-8004 and pursuing the Reservoir Only individuals selected for Fluid Services needs of interviews will be contacted existing and prospective oil and gas clients in Central Alberta. As a Technical Field Sales Representative you must have strong interpersonal skills and be driven to provide exceptional customer service COLTER ENERGY in a team environment.

SERVICES A technical diploma or IS NOW HIRING degree in chemical or petroleum technology is WELL TESTING: desired. Related sales, Supervisors laboratory or industry Night Operators experience would be an asset for this position.

Operators •

Have current Safety certificates including H2S Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time Must be physically fit Competitive wages, benefits and RRSP offered

proficient in Real Estate • Conveyancing. This is a permanent position, offering competitive salary and • • benefits, commensurate with experience. Submit resumes to info@ Please email resume with chapmanriebeek.com current driver’s abstract to: Attention: Gaylene Bobb www.colterenergy.ca or fax 403-340-1280.

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Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Medical

790

BAYSHORE HOME HEALTH

Health Care Aides req’d. for Red Deer and area.

Permanent days, nights, and weekends. Certification req’d but would consider exp’d workers.

403-348-1007 Ext. 2

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Oilfield

800

CORE LABORATORIES Technical Field Service Sales Representative

ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQ’S P/T / F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

Submit resume in person at Parkland Mall.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Oilfield

Fluid Experts Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: sharon@fluidexperts.com

800

When submitting resume, please reference ‘34 Sales’.

Deadline August 16, 2013 Interested applicants should forward their resume and cover letter indicating this position to: Core Laboratories, 2810 - 12th Street N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 7P7, fax to (403) 250-4048 or email: ps.calgary. recruiting@corelab.com We thank all applicants for their interest in Core Laboratories but we can only respond to those we wish to interview.

No phone calls please.

GLOBAL TUBING CANADA is currently looking for additional shop hands for our growing company. We are looking for permanent/ fulltime employees either with Coil Tubing Servicing experience or without.

There is room for advancement for the entry level employees. Pay will be based on experience.

Call 403-346-9231 for more information or drop resume off at 7754 47th Avenue Close, Red Deer, Alberta.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

WELLHEAD ISOLATION SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND TRAINEES ISOLATION Equipment Services Inc., an expanding Oil Service & Supply Company is seeking quality

Service Technicians and Trainees.

Previous experience with service rigs, fracturing, or similar industry experience with oilfield tickets is an asset. Class 1 or 3 driver’s License applicants will get primacy. (Drivers with Class 5 & 5Q will be considered if Applicant has relevant oilfield experience) A current driver’s abstract required. Off-road driving experience is an asset.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and AB/BC First Aid Tickets BENEFITS * Excellent monthly guarantee * Excellent job bonus * Northern Allowance Program * Excellent Benefit Plan and Travel Expenses. * Retirement Plan. * Lucrative Quarterly Safety Bonus Program. * Christmas Bonus Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to: Fax: (403) 347-3406 Email: l.enzie@isolationequipment.com or drop off at 239 Clearview Drive, Red Deer County ATTN: Lori Enzie

LOCAL Testing company seeking experienced Well Testers for areas including Sask. and US. Positions available immediately.

Day/Night Supervisors & Assistants.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid. Competitive wages and health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets to: welltesting365@ gmail.com

Oilfield

800

Pressure truck operators and class 1 drivers. Small company, good money, paid benefits. Looking for responsible, safe, drivers and operators. Phone 403391-8004 for details. haulinacid.com

Experienced Picker Operator, Swampers and Class 1 Drivers

with tickets. May consider qualified apprentice or suitable candidate.

For Red Deer area.

Fax resume & abstract to 403-885-0473 email: info@trysonenergy.com No phone calls please.

Oilfield

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

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!

QUALIFICATIONS: • • • • • • •

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must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

Must be able to TREELINE Provide own work truck WELL SERVICES Leadership and SuperHas Opening for all visory skills- mentor positions! Immediately. and train crew All applicants must have Strong Computer Skills O p e r a t e 5 0 0 0 p s i - current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL 10,000 psi (sweet and licenses) and First Aid. Sour wells) We offer competitive Collect Data - pressure, wages & excellent benefits. rates, temperatures Please include 2 work Assist in Rig in and Rig reference names and out of equipment numbers.

Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m Please fax resume to: locations across Western 403-264-6725 Canada Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com REQUIREMENTS: No phone calls please.

Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , UFA Rocky Mountain Driver’s License required!

House Currently M u s t b e w i l l i n g t o seeking Full & Part Time submit pre access fit Truck Drivers for duty test, as well as Benefits Offered Fax drug and alcohol Resume to 403-845-7903 Travel & be away from OR Email to home for periods of time 21/7 dmatthews89@yahoo.com Ability to work in changing climate conditions

website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

PROFLO Production Seperators is currently taking applications for PRODUCTION TESTERS Candidates must have oilfield experience, enthusiasm, willingness to work hard and be on call 24/7.

H2S, First Aid, PST and/or CSTS. and a valid drivers license are the basic training req’d for the position. We are a small busy testing company with big standards. Please send a resume via email to info@proflo.net or fax to: 403-341-4588 Successful candidates will be called and put to work as soon as possible.

Professionals

810

Professionals

810

850

Trades

FRATTERS Speakeasy Venue is looking for an experienced chef/cook & front end mgr. Competitive wages,great atmosphere.

Stop in 1-5 weekdays or email at info@fratters.com Busy road construction 5114 - 48 ST. company looking for LUAU Investments Ltd. FINISHING (O/A Tim Hortons) HOE & DOZER Food Counter Attendant OPERATORS F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work Must be avail. weekends 7 days a week at least 12 $11.00 per hour. hrs. a day, overtime and 4217 - 50 Ave. subsided pay. Please 6721 - 50 Ave. Fax: resume to 7111 - 50 Ave. 403-309-1944 or email to: timhire@telus.net info@tblconstruction.ca LUAU Investments Ltd. CUSTOM CABINET SHOP (O/A Tim Hortons) REQUIRES A FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR Cabinet Maker or 1 yr previous experience. Cabinet Makers Helper F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Fax resume to Must be avail. weekends 403-887-1037 or email: $13.00 per hour gwwood@telus.net 4217 - 50 Ave. EXPERIENCED sheet 6721 - 50 Ave. metal installer req’d.

7111 - 50 Ave. Residential new housing timhire@telus.net and/or replacement THE RUSTY PELICAN is expertise req’d. Call Brad now accepting resumes for 403-588-8399 or email F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS brad@ must be avail. nights and ComfortecHeating.com weekends. Must have:

BAKER WELLNESS CENTRE Looking for energetic Registered Massage Therapist with 2200 hrs.

Please drop resume off to: Dr. James Baker 4702 - 50 Avenue

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Restaurant/ Hotel

820

• • •

2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

2-5 yrs. training 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp.

Provide references The hourly rate will be $13.10.

Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Experienced P/T Cocktails Servers Apply in person after 3 pm.

Sales &

830

F/T & P/T Distributors COCKTAIL WAITER /WAITRESS CUSTOM Energized Air is Apply in Person w/resume to: BLACKJACK LOUNGE #1, 6350 - 67 St.

a leader in compressed air technology and requires an

Outside Sales Rep

850

for our solutions driven sales team. Experience in air compressors and pneumatics a definite asset. Base + commission + mileage + benefits. For Red Deer & area. Apply: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com

Trades

850

NOW HIRING

Carpenters & Labourers for work in Red Deer

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

Apply at: Email: careers@ clarkbuilders.com Fax: 1-888-403-3051 www.clarkbuilders.com

www.ferus.com

MILLWRIGHT/HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

Is now hiring experienced

Winch truck operator (heavy haul) Swamper (with Class 1 license)

All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca

800

Ferus is looking for a talented and reliable full time Millwright or Heavy Duty Mechanic with field compression experience to join our production team out of our Joffre facility. The ideal candidate must be able to work alone, with minimal supervision. They must be an open, honest team player and be willing to work with other trades.

The candidate will be responsible for: • Performing planned & breakdown maintenance; • Installing, troubleshooting & maintaining equipment based on manufacturer’s recommendations & specifications; • Conducting equipment inspections & detecting potential problems.

The candidate will require the following skills: • Millwright Journeyman Certificate; Interprovincial certificate preferred • Millwright/Heavy duty mechanic with field compression or plant experience • Basic computer skills; maintenance database knowledge preferred • A combination of other equivalences & experience may be considered • Occasional travel will be required Ferus offers competitive industry rates and an excellent benefits package, including a Group Savings Plan. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, Please email your resume by August 21st, 2013

To: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad #MW-JF-0713 We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

Fracturing Operators Nitrogen Pumper Operators Cement Operators/Cement Bulk Drivers Coil Tubing Supervisors / Operators Bulk Plant Operator Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanics / Apprentices

Needed Immediately “Project Estimator”

Timbrmart located in Lacombe Alberta, is presently seeking a qualified person to fill one of our full time Building & Project - Estimator positions. Candidates must possess strong computer skills with a background in both building and estimating, including the ability to read blueprints, estimate projects from buildings to decks, sheds, fences, etc.

Good customer service skills, reliable transportation, punctual, and able to work closely with customers, deliver under deadlines, and work independently on multiple projects.

Competitive compensation package including benefits, to be negotiated depending on knowledge and experience.

Please e-mail your Resume’s and Cover letters including experience and references to carey@timbrmart.net or fax Attention Carey @ 403-782-1766 Subject to our requirements, only those persons meeting or exceeding our qualifications for this position, will be contacted for an interview.

Renovation Specialist Needed Immediately.

APPLY NOW NOW HIRING G.M. Tech or ASEP. With good communications skill and work ethics to work with award winning G.M. dealership in Lacombe Alberta.

Good hrs & bonus. for production.

Training provided .

Apply to confidential email: bert.rumsey@telus.net

ARBOR-TECH Utility Services Ltd.

is looking for a career minded, experienced GYROTRAC OPERATOR Must be willing to work away from home.

Class 1 license.

Wage is negotiable.

Company benefits.Variable shift. Full time. References required. Please fax your resume to (888) 509-1726 or email: k.szczerba@ arbortechservices.ca F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Drywall BOARDER only.

Must have 3 yrs experience. $30-35/hour depending on exp. (403) 358-6701

Trades

850

FIELD ASSISTANT

This position is required to provide leadership and direction to team members and trade partners on a daily basis at our construction sites. You will work closely with a Project Manager to manage the construction process, providing support daily.

Each day you will: • Determine priorities and visit sites, • Mentor, train, and assist team members in their learning and performance goals • Monitor and assist Trade Partners work to ensure to meets expectations • Work with trade partners to facilitate the smooth execution of the project schedule • Comply with our safety program as well as monitor for compliance by team members and trade partners We require: • Significant residential experience, from foundations, to framing through to turning over a successful project • Experience leading a team and coordinating activities on a schedule is an asset • Journeyman Carpenter is preferred with minimum 5 years framing experience • Knowledge of national, provincial and municipal building codes • Ability to plan, organize and problem-solve efficiently • A valid driver’s license • Related safety training is an asset • A commitment to high quality work • Willingness to work as part of a team We offer: • Outstanding support for professional development • Reimbursement of Apprenticeship Costs • Corporate bonuses • Benefits package • Positive work environment NOTE: Successful applicants will be required to provide a driver’s abstract and abstract history must acceptable to our insurance company.

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Accounting Technician Our firm has an opening for an accounting technician. Preference will be given to applicants having a Business Administration diploma or equivalent and related work experience.

We offer a very competitive wage, employer provided parking and benefit package and a great work environment with private office. Please forward a resume for confidential consideration to: Olsen Joly LLP Chartered Accountants 2nd Floor 4620 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3S9 Fax: 403-755-5624 Email: atoepfer@ojca.net Website: www.olsenjoly.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

WE are looking for a F/T Assistant Cook, wage LOOKING for massage therapist to work within a $13.50 hr/ 40 hrs./wk. Mail C h i r o p r a c t i c C l i n i c i n resume to: House of Eka 502, 4747 - 67 St.T4N 6H3 Lacombe. Call 782-7771

Trades

Restaurant/ Hotel

Joffre Plant

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc NOW ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR

800

Oilfield

312707H8

760

313495H3-15

Hair Stylists

fax: 403.341.4165 email: hr@laebon.com www.laebon.com

Carpentry experience, window & door R&R, siding replacement, small projects, decks, fences, sheds ext. Own transportation to and from work.

Clean class 5 Drivers License for company work truck. Located in Lacombe and serving Red Deer and Central Alberta. Punctual, good customer service skills, able to work independently and efficiently. Wages depended on experience and excellent benefit program after 6 Months.

Please e-mail resumes’ including experience & references to carey@timbrmart.net or Fax: Attention Carey to 403-782-1766.

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

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Equipment Operators

For local work.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca SIGN FABRICATOR/ INSTALLER NEEDED Must have min. 3 years exp. & Class 5 license.

Computer/design skills an asset. Please apply by fax only to: 403-341-4014

VALVE TRAINEES WANTED Advantage Valve in Sylvan Lake is moving into a new facility and expanding.

We are looking for valve trainees. Knowledge in API, ANSI and Actuated Valves with ability to deal with customers in service would be an asset. We offer competitive wages & benefit package.

EMAIL: cliff@ advantagevalve.com or FAX: 403-887-1463

Truckers/ Drivers

860

CLASS 1drivers req’d for road construction. Truck and pup exp. Living allowance incld. Fax 403-309-0489 CLASS 3 driver and Class 1 driver for End Dump req’d. Call 403-588-7324

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 Truckers/ Drivers

860

880

Misc.

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880

Misc.

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Misc.

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880

880

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Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• • • Central AB based trucking company requires

Owner Operators

& Company Drivers in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 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.

MEGA CRANES is looking for a ticketed crane and boom truck operator. Must have Class 1. Good wages, benefits, 10% holiday pay, RRSP’s, and most evenings and weekends off. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com NEEDED: Exp’d. Clean Class 1 or 3 Tank Truck Driver for Stettler area.

All oilfield tickets req’d.

Fax resume & driver’s abstract to 403-742-0303

Misc.

Help

880

Part-Time Work Full-Time Pay Now in Red Deer Be Your Own Boss!

• Set Your Own Rates • Set Your Schedule

Apply Now! Go to: MovingHelper.com

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FALL START

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

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in MUSTANG ACRES Mobile Home Park & KENTWOOD Kingston Dr. Kendall Cres. & Kane Cl. ALSO Kelloway Cres.

Kensington Cl. Kyte Cres.

ORIOLE PARK WEST Oswald Cl. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

$14.50 base/appt, FT/PT summer openings, customer sales/svc, conditions apply 17+, training given.

Call Today 403-755-6711, Apply Online @ work4students.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

Firewood

1660

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk

in CLEARVIEW AREA Cole St. & 1 Block of Cornett Dr. $62.00/mo.

GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St.

(Reliable vehicle needed) CLEARVIEW AREA 83 papers daily $444.00/mo.

EASTVIEW AREA 110 papers daily $589.00/mo.

GRANDVIEW AREA 71 papers daily $420.00/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

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

CRYSTAL GLASS is seeking MOBILE REPAIR OPERATOR. Must have vehicle, pay is hourly and commission. Will train.

Drop off resume at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax 346-5390 or email: branch208@crystalglass.ca COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY WORKER fast-paced, physical workplace. $11/ hour. Bring resume to Mustang Laundry, 6830-59 Avenue or email mustanglaundry@airenet. com.

CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com CABINET SHOP in Sylvan Lake is looking for cabinet installer, service person, general shop work and finishers for the stain booth.

All positions are full time and to start as soon as possible. Experience for the installer and service person is necessary, training could be given for the stain booth and workshop.

Please fax resume to: 403 887 7787 or email debbie.purkiss@cabinetcreations.ca

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at Misc.

403-314-4316 Help

MOUNTVIEW AREA 75 papers daily $402.00/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

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 HARVARD PARK BUSINESS CENTRE LTD in Springbrook is looking for a Maintenance/Painter for immediate employment. Must not be afraid of heights. Please fax resume to 403-886-5003

Kauns Seed Farm

Now hiring for full time/part time position. Applicant must have Ag experience.

Duties would include Seed Plant, Farm Equipment, and Truck Operation. Must have Class 1 license. Seed Cleaning experience would be an asset. Phone 403-886-4562 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

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860

3030

2 BDRM CONDO FOR A STEAL!!

This 2 bdrm 1 bath 3rd flr condo has assigned parking, a dishwasher & plenty of Household space. With Heat & Water Appliances incl. this is a steal at just $1025/mo. A central APPLS. reconditioned lrg. location will let you bike or LOOKING for laborers and selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. walk to the downtown area. flaggers for road construc- warr. Riverside Appliances Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 tion. Fax 403-309-0489 403-342-1042 to have a look.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099

1710

Household Furnishings

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

1720

MATTRESS - Double, Country Rest Platinum. $75. 403-346-7825

MOVING

- OAK BEDROOM SUITE, BED, TREADMILL, BEIGE & WOOD 3 PC. LIVINGROOM AND TABLES, TRIPLE DRESSER WITH MIRROR, WINE RACK, 2 METAL DESKS, LEGAL FILING CABINET, 6 PC. CEDAR PATIO SET, 4 GREEN OFFICE CHAIRS, CHRISTMAS TREE WITH TRIMMINGS, SEE PHOTOS ON KIJIJI. MAKE AN OFFER. (403) 782-5489 - LACOMBE

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TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113.00/mo.

ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., Thompson Cl., Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. $200.00/mo.

Condos/ Townhouses

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

RV Queen Mattress.

Like new. 60”x74”x6”. $65. 403-755-3556

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

SOFA & LOVESEAT Light beige in colour. $200. 403-341-5430

For afternoon delivery once per week

TABLE, wood pedestal with 4 chairs. $150. FIRM. 403-341-5341 lve. msg.

In the towns of:

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

Stereos TV's, VCRs

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

1730

SONY GETTO BLASTER $35 obo.

GAMEBOY ADVANCE w/3 games, $70 obo.

PS2 w/8 games, $60 obo.

PS1 w/8 games, $40 obo.

403-782-3847

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Misc. for Sale

1760

3 PIECE white wicker outdoor patio set.

Loveseat, & 2 chairs. $75.

403-346-7825

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

3 BDRM. TOWNHOUSE -GREAT VALUE!!

This 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath Townhouse in North Red Deer is ready for a new family! Vacant now, this could be the home you’ve been looking for. With 5 appls, off-street parking, fresh paint and tonnes of storage this home will go quick. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to get a look inside!

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 3 BDRM., 1.5 bath, all appls. incl. $1100 + $1000 d.d.

No pets, N/S. Aug. 15th.

403-848-0576 / 877-1913 INGLEWOOD 2 bdrm, 2 bath executive condo. Heated underground parking. N/S, no pets. Professional single or couple preferred.

403-350-3722 / 780-479-1522

Kelloway Cres.

Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1495 SD $1000 Avail Sept. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

KITSON CLOSE

KYTE CRES. Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1495 SD $1000 Avail. Sept. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

1830

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

Business Opportunities

870

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem)

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

Johns Manville Canada Inc. is a Berkshire Hathaway Company and a world leader in the fiberglass manufacturing industry. Its modern insulation plant in Innisfail, Alberta has entry level positions available in the

Production Department

1530

Future opportunities may arise for successful candidates to be considered for permanent employment and also to progress through various other positions within the department.

Successful candidates will: • receive a starting wage of $18.54/hr • receive an addition $1.50/hr for nightshifts • receive $20.39/hr and a benefit package after 3 month probationary period and being rated qualified in all required job duties.

• work a rotating 12-hour shift • be able to withstand periods of time standing, lifting & repetitive physical tasks • be computer literate • be 18 years of age or older • possess strong mechanical skills • have an ability to learn with a strong desire to advance.

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Farmers' Market

1650

EAST HILL SASKATOONS U-Pick Open Mon-Fri 12pm-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm. $10/4L. 403-392-6025 FARM FRESH Alberta lamb, gov’t. inspected, custom cut and wrapped 403-742-4288 THE JUNGLE FARM Strawberries Now Avail.

Monday-Saturday 8-6.

Also available, pickling cucumbers.

Call 403-227-4231 www.thejunglefarm.com Follow us on Facebook.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

We offer a non-smoking environment that promotes quality of work life and employee involvement as well as an excellent compensation and benefit package. Individuals who are safety conscious, self-motivated and team players are invited to apply for this position in confidence to cooperh@jm.com or fax

403-227-7196 by August 15, 2013.

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

OVER 200 channels, TV supplied, MUST love dogs, must be working M., rent $550., N/S, 403-358-3786

Rooms For Rent

3090

2 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed.

403-342-7789, 396-7941 FURN. room for female N/S student. 403-755-7570

Mobile Lot

3190

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta (403) 341-9995

Houses

4020

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

1790 SQ. ft. bungalow, like new in Rosedale, 3 +1 bdrm, 3 bath, dble. front garage. Call Century 21 Dan Wind 403-341-0294

84 LANCASTER DR.

4 Bdrm., 3 bath, finished heated garage, large yard. Many upgrades. Very clean. A Must see! $369,900. Call Lloyd 403-391-9294

AMAZING VALUE

3050

1900

Wanted To Buy

1930

WANTED: Used 2 wheel elec. scooter for senior.

Price neg. 403-986-1610

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

EquipmentHeavy

3080

Move right into this brand new Laebon Home in Timberstone. 2,135 sq. ft.

3 bdrms., 2.5 baths.

OPEN CONCEPT $466,100.

Call Chris 403.392.7118 BIG VALLEY, AB, only $30,000. Ideal starter home or rental unit. Nice 6 Plexes location, good terms.

Sporting Call owner 780-475-2897 2 BDRM. 4 appls, no pets Goods

BY OWNER 1107 SQ. FT. $875/mo. 403-343-6609 home in Clearview AS NEW 4 seater golf cart 3 BDRMS FOR THE Meadows, 4 bdrms, 3 up, $5000 403-347-1526 1 down, 2 baths + ensuite, BUDGET MINDED dev. bsmt., det. dbl. garage, RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS At just $995 this is perfect numerous upgrades. for a young family. Kiddie- 11 piece. Bag and Cart $348,500. 403-396-9207 corner to school & park. included. $ 75.00 FREE Weekly list of Easy access to Red Deers 403-347-5385 extensive trail system and properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s public transportation.

Travel Space for a price that can’t phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer be beat. Call Lucie at Packages www.homesreddeer.com 403-396-9554 to take a walkthrough the property.

TRAVEL ALBERTA Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Alberta offers SOMETHING ORIOLE PARK for everyone.

2 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1025 Make your travel rent, s.d. $650, incl water plans now. sewer and garbage. avail.

Sept.1. Call 403-304-5337

1860

“Low Cost” Quality Training

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855 313496H3-15

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

• Planned preventive maintenance on fleet equipment • Major repairs and overhaul of onhighway vehicles • CVIP inspection and repairs as per government programs.

As an integral part of our TEAM, you will benefit from a total reward philosophy, which includes a competitive wage, Superior group benefits, RRSP Program, an annual performance and safety awards program as well as a whole lot of Rewarding FUN. Submit your résumé and abstract to: Hi-Way 9 Express Ltd. 4120-78 St. Crescent Red Deer, AB T4P 3E8 Fax: 403-823-4282 Email : employment@hi-way9.com

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

278950A5

DRIVERS WANTED

humanresources@ferus.com or by fax to 1-888-879-6125 Please Reference: Driver #0513

SAFETY

313498H2,3

PROFESSIONAL

Roommates Wanted

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM For Sale CONDOS HAVE TO GO!!

Bldg located on a quiet close backing onto treed area. Spacious suites c/w dishwasher, larger storage area & more. Short walk to Please call Debbie schools & Parks. Starting LEGEND 4 wheel scooter at $975/mo. Heat & Water at 403-314-4307 $900 403-347-2531 incl. in rent. Call Lucie SOURCE ADULT VIDEO at 403-396-9554 QUART Jars, $5./doz.; requires mature P/T help to book a viewing. copper fireplace wood 3 pm-11 pm. weekends Hearthstone 403-314-0099 carrier with accessories.

Fax resume to: $100; 403-309-3045 403-346-9099 or drop off to: SOUTHWOOD PARK 3301-Gaetz Avenue 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, SUBWAY generously sized, 1 1/2 Cats All Red Deer baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Locations 4 KITTENS Sorry no pets.

Hiring Immediately TO GIVE AWAY. Lacombe www.greatapartments.ca Food Counter Attendants (587) 876-7847 Are you looking for a career 403-597-9243 Riverfront Estates opportunity with excellent Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, benefits, a mature working GORGEOUS m. red tiger bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, environment and opportunity striped kitten, socialized blinds, large balcony, to advance? If so, Subway and litter trained free to no pets, n/s, $1295 good home 403-782-3130 has a position for you! or $1320 along the river.

Please apply online @ MOTHER CAT & KITTENS SD $1000. Avail, Sept. 1. mysubwaycareer.com or TO GIVE AWAY. 403-304-7576 347-7545 Drop resume off in person Black, and Black & Grey. at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive 403-340-3562 Or email to Manufactured NEW 8 wk. old kittens, careers@rdsubway.com Homes or Call us at 403-342-0203 variety of colors, long hair & short hair, free to good Newly Reno’d Mobile homes Employment FREE Shaw Cable + more 403-782-3130 $950/month Training SIAMESE (2) kittens and Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 Also 1 BURMAN kitten. $50/ea.

403-887-3649 4 Plexes/

TRAINING CENTRE

Class 1 Drivers Class 3 Pickup and Delivery Drivers Class 5 Pickup and Delivery Drivers Licensed Heavy Duty Mechanics

www.ferus.com

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

GIFT CERTIFICATE, Stevens Jewelers in Olds, Alberta. Face value $100, asking $50. No expiry date. Call (403) 342-7908.

900

To serve our customers, we have career opportunities for:

THE NORDIC

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 $1495 SD $1000. n/s Avail. Sept. 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545

3040

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

3060

Suites

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

16 YR. old QH Sorrel gelding, 15.2HH, very well broke, neck reins, backs up, spins, rode down roads, ready to go to good home, $3500 403-783-4943 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

NEWER 2 bdrm.. lower unit duplex, 27 Iverson Close D.D. $500, rent $1100+ utils., 2 car off street parking pad, 5 appls., avail immed.

403-742-9615 ask for Don

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

2ND. floor 1 bdrm. condo, avail. Aug. 15, 60 Lawford Ave, Red Deer, rent $1150 inclds. 4 appls, power, wat e r, g a s , c o n d o f e e s .

403-783-9823

Suites

3060

EASTVIEW, 1 bdrm. bsmt. suite, fully furnished, n/s, no pets, avail. Aug. 1, $800/MO, utils, incld, 403-782-9357 FURN. bsmt suite. Totally reno’d. Avail. Aug. 403-343-8850.

GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, D.D. $825, N/S, no pets, no partiers, avail immed.

403-346-1458

LEGAL SUITE

Deer Park bungalow in mint cond. 2 bdrm. on main floor, tiled laundry/bath, new kitchen cupboards, 950 sq. ft.

Legal suite downstairs, private entrance, insulated between floors, laundry seperate, washer/dryer, fridge/stove all newer, large back yard, deck, gas BBQ hookups, new 2 car det. garage. $345,000 403-340-3370

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 LARGE 2 bdrm, with new paint, new carpets, security cameras, private parking, Live the Sylvan new appls. to over 40 year Lifestyle old quiet tenants. Laundry Brand New Laebon Home, on site, heat & water incl., 2 bdrms. 2 baths, no pets for $950 rent/$950 Open concept floor plan damage. 403-341-4627. for under $300,000.

Call Jennifer 403.392.6841 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only Long Weekend n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885 PENHOLD, 2 bdrm apt.

3 flr. no pets. avail. immed. $840./mo. $500 s.d. 403-886-5288

STYLISH 2 BDRM. just south of Hospital This 3rd floor 2 bdrm. apt. is in a quiet,

adult only building.

In a quiet & calm location, assigned off street parking & a dishwasher, this could be the home you are looking for. Perfect for young professionals. Just $995/mo.

Come take a look at a bldg you will be proud to show off and call home.

Call Lucie now at 403-396-9554 before it’s gone.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099

Special RISER HOMES

1 Only - 2 storey, 3 bdrms.

2.5 baths, with flex room, dble. att. garage, finished beautifully. $397,500.

Lloyd 403-391-9294 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage. $409,900.

403-588-2550 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550 MASON MARTIN HOMES

OPEN HOUSES

1-5, Sat. 3rd & Sun. 4th 23 Voisin Cres., Red Deer & 639 Oak St., Springbrook Help out our local food bank & bring a food donation.

403-588-2231 MUST SELL New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft 3 bdrm, bonus room, 2.5 bath, $379,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 D7

4020

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

4020

Acreages

4050

4100

Income Property

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

New 3 bdrm. home

in Sylvan Lake Move right into this popular Laebon floor plan 1,172 sq. ft. 4 stainless steel appliances, 2 baths Call Jennifer 403.392.6841

You can save thousands!

Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Money back guarantee.

New spacious fully developed open plan in Penhold 4 bdrm. 3 bath bi-level $339,900

You can save thousands!

Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Money back guarantee.

Acreage with art studio awaiting your imagination.

3.09 acres of lush trees and 2 homes. $549,900

Why Rent, Buy New Well-designed 2 bdrm. home in Red Deer.

4 stainless steel appliances, great location close to amenities. $314,800.

Call Chris 403.392.7118

www.laebon.com

4110

Perfect family home!

Blackfalds 5 bdrm., 2 bath near park. $287,900

Family oriented acreages w/rolling hills, pristine ponds and poplar woodlands. $150,000-$160,000

4130

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

PINE LAKE

Affordable newer 2 bdrm. home on large pie lot in Springbrook. Hardwood.

Deck off kitchen. $284,900

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

104x353 lot in the heart of Sylvan Lake. Excellent location for future

Buffalo Lake. 3/4 acre with lake views, 4 bdrm, 3 bath. $334,900. 403-741-6190

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

Executive acreage just north of Olds. 3750 sq ft.

6.84 acres. 30x40 shop. $774,000

Lots For Sale

4160

Pinnacle Estates

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

4 - M&S tires, 215/60R15 Radial LL600. $200 firm.

403-309-7387 or 403-392-6138 (cell)

1988 TRANS AM GTA 75,000 miles. $4000 firm.

403-588-0362

new home in gated community on golf course overlooking Pine Lake. Open floor plan, vaulted ceilings chef kitchen fully developed basement, master suite has fireplace and beautiful ensuite, golf course and clubhouse and pool just outside your door.

Vendor may take trades and carry financing Glen or Bill 780-482-5273 group.6@outlook.com

5100

1998 Mercury Mystique.

220,000 km. $800 obo.

403-505-8928

at www.garymoe.com

New upscale, 2 bdrm, 2 bath! Main floor laundry.

Extras included. Penhold. $289,900

Motorhomes

4 - 195-65-15 Chev tires w/rims. Tile cutter. $60.

Tools, amplifiers, $65.

403-505-3113

SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

LAKEFRONT HOUSE - BUFFALO LAKE ROCHON SANDS Built in 2010, 2560 sq ft of living, 6 bdrms, 3 bath, a/c, infloor heat, custom sound system, oversized dbl. det. garage & landscaping w/large fire pit, play structure & gazebo MLS CA0012577, PRICE $784,000 Brian Lynn Cell: 403.741.5060

5050

Trucks

1998 SUZUKI Esteem 4 cyl. auto, 250,000 kms, good cond. clean, new tires $1950 403-350-5404

1993 BMW 323 iS, 196,000 km. Like new. Lots of extras. $9900. 403-357-4848

Pine Lake acreage! 4 bdrm., 3 bath, attached garage.

Lake view. $329,900.

403-318-4448

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Great for retirement. 2 bdrm., 2 Bath 1/2 duplex in Olds.

Attached garage. $239,900. 403-507-0028

5030

CLEAN and ready to move into 30x80 warehouse bay with large yard for lease in great location. Help-U-Sell Red Deer 403-342-7355

Cottages/Resort Property

Laebon Homes 346-7273

You can save thousands!

Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Money back guarantee.

Commercial Property

Cars

2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Exc. cond. Loaded, $10,900. 403-340-3562

2006 CHEV 2500 4x4, crew cab, loaded, blue, nice shape in and out $8850.403-348-9746

SUV's

5040

Motorcycles

5080

5110

2000 COACHMAN Catalina 28 1/2’ super slide out, new tires/batteries, immac. cond, must be seen to appreciate $8900 403-877-1414

2002 CHEV Avalanche, 4 dr, box cover, loaded, no leather only 165,000 kms. $5950. 403-348-9746

5140

2009 MIRAGE 5 x 10 x 4’6” white, enclosed unit, like new $2500. firm 403-309-3045

Boats & Marine

5160

2003 KAWASAKI, KLX like new, 70 kms. $3000. obo. 403-588-6294

Motorhomes

5100

1984 VANGAARD. Mint. $6200 obo. 403-314-0804

2007 TOYOTA FJ Cruiser, C Package, auto., loaded 75,000 kms. Very nice, trades considered. $19,900. 403-598-0682

Fifth Wheels

Utility Trailers

1997 DODGE Ram 1500 145,000 km. Manual, 4x4, gas, canopy. $6500 obo.

403-728-3161 or 304-4239

Locally owned and family operated

ONE OF A KIND

1985 Vanguard 24’, completely re-built inside & out. Better than new! All work done by Gord Schmitt RV Services in Lacombe. Can be seen at 25 Fulmar Cl, Sylvan.

Fred, 403-887-4631 Make me an offer I can’t refuse.

2006 CRESTLINER Sport Fish SST. C/W 225 Evinrude Etec, elec. down riggers, 110 low ramce, all safety gear. Asking $50,600.

403-340-2535

FOUR STEEL WHEELS with 225/60R16 X-ICE MICHELIN TIRES. $150.00 403-347-5385

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

A-1 WILLY’S Parts Place Inc. Will haul away salvage cars free in city limits. Will pay for some.

Only AMVIC approved salvage yard in Red Deer 403-346-7278 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

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314-4300

development. $449,900.

Blackfalds bi-level. 5 bdrm, 2 bath walkout. Kitchenette

2 BDRM apartment in a +18 building on a quiet street downtown. $149,900.

403-347-4931 Help-U-Sell Red Deer 403-342-7355

Beautiful views overlooking scenic river valley. Only 6 miles from Red Deer on pavement.

Starting at $249,900

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231

Acreages

Money To Loan

$249,900.

Rosedate 1/2 duplex, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, open kitchen/dining, skylite. $232,900

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

23 acres west of Rimbey.

4 bdrm. home, 24x32 barn, 32x64 shop, 3 wells. $475,000. 403-843-6182

4050

6.99 +/- Acreage located 1 hour from Red Deer.

Private location on D.U. quarter (with access).

2 lakes near-by. One of the most abundant areas in AB for duck, goose, & white tail hunting. Property incl. power, well, stock waterer, cabin, bunk house, pasture, 5 wire barbless fence, mature shelter belt, Spruce, Poplar. Park like landscaped incl. apple trees, cherry, flowering crab, etc. & beautiful garden. $365,000. 403-340-3370

4430

LOW INTEREST FINANCING

Borrow up to 20K and pay $387./mo. at 8%. Personal & small business loans.

Bad credit OK. Call Toll Free 855-331-5322

2006 CHEVY Trailblazer SS 1 owner, exc. shape. $16,999. 403-357-4848

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wheels Cottage across from lake access close to boat launch. $219,900.

$259,900.

Anders 1/2 duplex!

4 bdrm., 2 bath, many upgrades, dble. garage.

CLASSIFICATIONS

2007 LAND Rover Range Rover, 4X4, supercharged V-8, loaded, $33,888.

7652-50 Ave. Sport & Import

4400-4430

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

down. $289,900 Fully finished exec. 1/2 duplex in Innisfail. Lots of upgrades, 3 bdrm., 2 bath,

FINANCIAL

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

5030

2003 Ford Excursion 4X4, 7.3 L diesel, $16,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o.

403-348-1634 1989 JEEP Loredo, auto, 4x4. Good cond. 318-3040

4090

Manufactured Homes

Trucks

5050

2010 CAMARO 1LT,3.6L, Synergy Green option package, sunroof, 29,638 kms., $23,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

MOBILE on own lot, nicely landscaped. Quiet crescent $163,700. 403-347-5955 2003 BMW 320i, 152,000 Help-U-Sell R.D. 342-7355 kms. manual, 6 cyl. Very good on gas, sunroof. $8800. obo. 403-318-3676 MUST SELL 1994 FORD T-Bird, 2 dr.,

By Owner. loaded. clean. 352-6995 Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

2010 CHEV Silverado LT 4X4, Z-71, dual exhaust, cold air intake, iron cross bumpers, 23,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

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Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

HOUSECLEANING Weekly or bi-wkly service.

Experienced & Reliable. call Jan 403-392-3609 VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned. Pckg.

Pricing. 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BOBCAT & sodding services, 14 Years Exper.

403-588-4503

Contractors

1100

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 FENCES & DECKS 403-352-4034 MAMMA MIA !!

Soffit, Fascia & Eaves.

403-391-2169 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060 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 Start your career!

See Help Wanted VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

1165

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, Escorts textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980 LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Flooring

1180

LAMINATE and hardwood installers, com/res, professional, reliable, 30 yrs. experience 403-358-0091

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Looking for a new sidewalk, help on small jobs around the house, such as small tree cutting, landscaping, painting or flooring?

Call James 403-341-0617 GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Massage Therapy

1280

Massage Therapy

1280

1310

FANTASY

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

International ladies

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

MASSAGE

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New

VII MASSAGE Construction. Comm/Indust. #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. 2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for Pampering at its seniors. Free estimates.

BEST! All work guaranteed. We 403-986-6686 carry WCB & Liability Come in and see Insurance. 403-307-4798 why we are the talk of the town.

Seniors’ www.viimassage.biz Services

1372

Misc.

Services

1290

Executive Touch 5* JUNK REMOVAL Massage (newly reno’d) Property clean up 340-8666 (FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650 TCM Massage Therapy Insurance avail. 8 am-9 pm www.mygimex.org 4606 48 Ave. 403-986-1691 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Painters/ Decorators

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