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MONDAY, AUG. 26, 2013

STILL STANDING AFTER 50 YEARS

WAS IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE WHEN HER HUSBAND HAD HER GIVE HIM CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A retired Mountie from Calgary has gone to bat for a Blackfalds woman who says she is trapped in a legal quagmire after surviving a vicious beating almost 20 years ago.

Kimberley Nicholson, 47, moved to West Edmonton from Lethbridge in the fall of 1994 after separating from her husband. Nicholson left their children with him while she searched for a place of her own, planning to reunite with them once she had settled.

Those plans took a horrifying turn in December of that year when an unidentified man broke into her apartment. Nicholson told Edmonton police that he spent the next half hour raping her, burning her with lit cigarettes and cutting her with a knife.

She suffered extensive emotional and physical injuries that have been treated but she says never healed.

Police suspected at the time that

the same man who attacked Nicholson was responsible for other, similar incidents. No charges were ever laid.

“I’m a cold case,” Nicholson told the Advocate.

She claims she was in psychiatric care when her husband had her sign papers giving him custody of their two daughters.

Those documents committed her to pay support for both children until the youngest reached 18, even though she says she was in hospital at the time and was unable to work for years afterward.

Nicholson has struggled to cope with a maintenance enforcement order that she says virtually prohibits her from work because her driver’s licence has been seized and she has been unable to acquire any other form of government identification.

“I’m a painter. I need to drive,” said Nicholson, who was recently ticketed for driving without a licence.

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Lawsuit against company of which Wallin was director settled for $10.2-million

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A U.S. court has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement in a securities fraud class-action lawsuit against a bankrupt energy exploration company for which embattled Sen. Pamela Wallin was a director.

Between June 2007 and December 2011, Wallin was a paid member of the board of Oilsands Quest Inc., a Calgarybased exploration company.

As a director, the Saskatchewan senator was named in the lawsuit along with fellow board members, TD Securities and Calgary consulting firm McDaniel and Associates.

The lawsuit, filed by investors in United States District Court in New York in 2011, alleged that Oilsands Quest and its directors overstated the value of the company’s assets by $136 million.

“Through a series of false and misleading press releases, investor presentations and accounting manipulations, defendants fraudulently pumped up Oilsands Quest’s stock price by portraying Oilsands Quest as the largest owner of valuable rights to bitumen in Saskatchewan’s oilsands, creating

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a modern-day gold rush for what defendants knew to be largely worthless mining rights,” reads the original court document.

It goes on to say company officials knew that the vast majority of the land contained no bitumen and “defendants engaged in contrived exploration and test- S e n .

Pamela ing activities to Wallin justify the retention of worthless mining rights in order to mislead investors about the value of the company’s properties.”

While most oilsands development is focused in the area around Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, Saskatchewan has significant oilsands deposits.

But the oil is considerably more difficult to extract because the deposits are capped by a glacial till rather than the shale typically found in Alberta.

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Totem carver Darren Jones of Rimbey puts the finishing touches on one of two 30-foot high totems he has carved at the Community Learning and Support Services building in Red Deer. Over the weekend CLASS celebrated 50 years of service to Red Deer and a growing program through many communities around the world.

See story and related photo on Page A7.

Student snags scholarships LACOMBE GRAD EARNS $75,000 TOWARDS UNIVERSITY

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A Lacombe Composite High School graduate won’t have to worry about footing the bill for her university education.

Michelle Liu said earning $75,000 in scholarships will allow her to stay involved in her community and focus on her studies.

“The cost of university tuition, fees and books is high for anyone so incurring debt is a possibility,” said Michelle Liu Liu.

Liu earned the Schulich Leader Scholarship worth $60,000 and the 2013 University of Alberta Chancellor’s Entrance Citation Scholarship worth $15,000 both over four years.

The Schulich scholarships are awarded annually to students who demonstrate excellence in academics and leadership and who plan to study science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Liu will start in the University of Alberta’s engineering program when classes commence next month. She plans to work in the biomedicine field.

The 18-year-old said she is inspired by her peers who are doing good things in the world.

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Reptile lovers flock to show UNSWAYED BY RECENT TRAGEDY

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF From the veiled chameleon to the Argentine black and white tegu, the Canadian Western Reptile Expo did not disappoint.

Reptile lovers were scooping up more lizards, frogs, spiders and turtles while others were contemplating a first buy.

Snakes are always a hit at the show and this year was no different despite the recent deaths of two New Brunswick boys who were killed by an African rock python.

As one of the most viscous and largest snakes in the world, the African rock python is illegal to own in Alberta except in special circumstances under the province’s Wildlife Act. St. Paul snake breeder Kylor Thompson of St. Paul said snake attacks are very rare and what happened to those boys was an accident.

“Sometimes snakes go bad but not very often,” said Thompson, whose family has been in the snake business for nearly two years.

“Most times it is the owner.

“It’s neglect. Same as dogs. They are honestly like a big puppy dog. You treat them with respect and you’re fine.”

Thompson allowed the snake-curious crowd to hold his five-year old 10-foot dumeril boa snake.

Jess Cornett-Ching said she is always in the market for more snakes but on Sunday she picked up a bearded dragon to replace one that died because of a parasite.

Cornett-Ching also owns three snakes and three geckos in her Okotoks home.

“Snakes are quite fascinating to watch how they

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STUDENT: Wants to make a difference She wants to make a difference in the world.

Liu is a talented pianist who has performed several times with the Canadian University College orchestra. She was 12 when she first played with the orchestra at a benefit concert to raise money to replace aging pianos. She plays regularly at churches in Lacombe and has helped elementary students in musical theatre programs.

Music, said Liu, taught her patience, dedication and diligence. Liu said she encourages other students to volunteer in the community for the right reasons because self-recognition should a backseat to humility. Liu said passion is important when taking on leadership roles in the community.

“You’re doing it because you really want to help others and you put the interest of others above yourself,” said Liu. “I think will help you stand out more as a leader as a true leader than just a leader who looks good on a piece of paper.”

Liu’s interest in medicine was piqued while volunteering at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

PARALEGAL: Working on ‘a travesty’ Calgary paralegal Emmerson Brando, whose 25 years with the RCMP include service in the commercial crime section, has agreed to help Nicholson for free.

He says his first order of business will be to have the maintenance enforcement order overturned so

move,” said Cornett-Ching.

“Lizards are fun too and really cute to look at.

A lot of people do not like cats and dogs. I’m one of them.”

Reasons for owning a reptile were as diverse as the species on showcase at the annual expo. Some cited allergies while others said low maintenance was the attraction.

West said the expo allows interested buyers to talk to the breeders on the most up-to-date information on keeping reptiles. The show will be back in Red Deer for a fifth year on the same August weekend.

Kevin and Kellie Gunderson picked up seven snakes and a veiled chameleon to add to their reptile collection.

The couple own about 100 reptiles including boas, ball pythons, leopard geckos, turtles bearded dragons and iguanas at their Prince George, B.C. home.

Kellie Gunderson, who is in her early 20s, has collected reptiles since she was five years old.

“I’ve just always been attracted to them,” said Gunderson.

The couple also breed snakes so they hope to be back at the show as vendors next year. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

she can get her driver’s licence back.

“This is a travesty that’s happened,” Brando said from his Calgary office.

“This young woman was a victim, where she was coerced into signing off her parental rights ... while she was struggling with depression. She was under psychiatric care.”

Emmerson said he will make an application in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench this week to set aside the judgment against his client, who was unaware that such an option is available.

“The court needs to know that she did this under duress. It’s nothing but trial by ambush, what she went through,” he said.

He will also seek to stay proceedings on the traffic tickets, pending the outcome of his application to overturn the maintenance enforcement order and restore her driving privileges.

Nicholson said she has also made an appointment to speak with Red Deer North MLA Mary-Anne Jablonski about her legal issues and hopes also to speak with Wildrose MLA Rod Fox, who represents the Blackfalds area. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

and has denied all allegations. The firm decided it would be “desirable and beneficial” to settle because litigation could have dragged on.

The settlement, by Canadian standards, is quite large, says a Calgary lawyer whose firm handled proceedings in Canada at the request of the U.S. lawyers representing the plaintiffs.

“It’s double digits. You don’t see a lot of those here,” said Clint Docken of the firm Docken and Klym. “It’s more common in the U.S., but the fact they’re paying over $10 million I think is representative of something.

“If you’re not liable, it’s not a nuisance lawsuit, so why would you settle?”

It doesn’t appear that Wallin or the other directors will be out of pocket, Docken said.

“It’s the directors’ and officers’ insurer who is paying this.”

During her time as a director, Wallin earned nearly $648,000 in cash and offered option awards, the court documents said.

She resigned shortly after Oilsands Quest went into receivership.

She did not answer a request for comment submitted last week by The Canadian Press.

Wallin, who was appointed to the Senate in 2009, has also been on the board of Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc., a wealth management firm with offices in Calgary and Toronto.

She’s also served on the board for Porter Airlines.

From 2007 to 2011 she was chancellor at the University of Guelph. Her finances have been under a microscope for weeks.

The one-time journalist and former Conservative caucus member has been ordered to reimburse the Senate almost $140,000 for ineligible travel expense claims.

The order followed an independent audit of her travel expenses.

A Senate committee alerted the RCMP to the results of the audit.

The Mounties are already investigating living allowances claimed by senators Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau and Mac Harb.

QUEST: Led charge for development Still, Oilsands Quest led a charge to develop on the eastern side of the boundary.

The firm filed for bankruptcy protection in an Alberta court in November 2011 and for Chapter 15 protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court in February 2012. Its assets have been sold to Cenovus Energy.

Earlier this month, United States District Judge Jed Rakoff signed off on a $10.2-million settlement which gave defendants about 36 cents on the dollar.

Rakoff is the judge who presided over a $163-million settlement last year in the case of disgraced New York financier Bernard Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded investors of billions of dollars.

Oilsands Quest has not admitted any wrong-doing

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Kellie Gunderson of Prince George, B.C. takes a close look at a veiled chameleon at the Western Canada Reptile Show in Red Deer on Sunday.

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B.C. worries oil spill could be overwhelming

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Trudeau’s pot candour part of his strategy

BY JOAN BRYDEN THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — There is method to Justin Trudeau’s reefer madness.

His willingness to confess his past proclivity for puffing pot is part of a deliberate strategy to brand the Liberal leader as a different kind of politician — one who’s open and transparent to a fault, even when it might be more politic to dissemble.

It’s a calculated risk that could pay big dividends or blow up in his face, Liberal insiders acknowledge.

But he’s determined to make transparency a trademark of his leadership.

His voluntary admission last week that he took a pull on a joint at a dinner party three years ago — while he was an MP — wasn’t the first example of Trudeau’s potentially perilous frankness and it won’t be the last.

During the leadership contest that crowned him last spring, Trudeau voluntarily disclosed all his sources of income, including his inheritance from his late father, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, and more than $1 million earned on the public speaking circuit.

The fact that he continued to accept hefty speaking fees from charitable groups and educational institutions after being elected as an MP in 2008, sparked sufficient public backlash that he eventually offered to refund any group that felt it hadn’t gotten its money’s worth.

In the end, none took him up on the offer.

As with the marijuana admission, the speaking fee controversy handed Conservative and New Democrat rivals an opportunity to jab at what they consider Trudeau’s Achilles’ heel: his judgment, or lack thereof.

But Liberals are gambling that the appeal of Trudeau’s candour will outweigh any concerns about his behaviour.

“It’s the type of leadership that (Canadians) have been waiting for,” Liberal House leader Dominic LeBlanc wrote last week in a blog on the party’s website as the pot controversy raged.

“Rather than duck and dodge, our leader gave straight answers to tough questions.”

The commitment to transparency isn’t going to be confined to the leader, however.

During a three-day caucus retreat in Prince Edward Island that begins Tuesday, Liberal MPs and senators are to be presented with a template for publicly disclosing their expenses online, starting this fall.

That’s in keeping with a promise made

by Trudeau last spring amid the uproar over the Senate expenses scandal and it could potentially turn up some unwelcome surprises.

MPs will also be given a rundown on how the party intends to handle Trudeau’s pledge to hold open nominations in every riding across the country, forgoing the leader’s power to appoint candidates or protect incumbents from challenges — and risking some messy internal battles in the process.

And insiders say he’ll unveil yet more proposals later this fall for making politicians more open and accountable.

The emphasis on transparency is aimed at contrasting Trudeau’s Liberals with what they claim are Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s ethically challenged, tightly scripted Conservatives.

Trudeau’s openness about smoking marijuana, along with his call to legalize and regulate weed, has the added benefit of appealing to the young and progressive voters who might otherwise support the NDP, Liberal strategists contend.

While some voters may have qualms about the wisdom of a lawmaker openly confessing to flouting the law, Trudeau’s team believes most are more concerned about economic issues and that’s where they’ll pass judgment on the leader’s fitness to govern.

To that end, Trudeau is likely to unveil some specific proposals this fall in a bid to put some meat on the bones of his declared top priority: improving the fortunes of the struggling middle class.

Major platform planks will await the election in 2015 but Liberal finance critic Scott Brison says the plight of middleclass Canadians is too urgent to ignore in the meantime.

“We’re not just waiting until the next election,” he says.

land and wildlife contamination.

Sensitive habitats, local economies (fisheries and tourism, for example) and First Nations along the route could be affected.”

The briefing book estimates that at a rate of 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day, a pipeline spill lasting an hour could lead to 21,000 barrels spilling into B.C.’s wilderness.

When spills occur, under Canada’s polluter-pay principle, the polluter must start the response and pay for damages and clean-up costs.

The lead government agency — the Coast Guard for water spills and the National Energy Board for land spills —doesn’t physically manage the incident itself but guides the polluter’s actions. Environment Canada’s task is to be always on call to provide scientific-based expert advice.

The B.C. environment ministry has several mandates such as overseeing provincially regulated species and all B.C. Crown lands, and it has final authority over the final disposal of waste materials from a spill.

Mark Johnson, a spokesman for Environment Canada, said in an interview Ottawa agreed last March to create a tanker safety expert panel, due to report this November, and to fund eight new steps to ensure a “world-class” tanker safety system for shipping oil and chemicals “before major new energy infrastructure becomes operational.”

Ambitious space plan could mean Canuck moonwalker THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada could be sending its first astronaut to the moon under an ambitious long-term plan being developed by a group of space agencies around the world.

A return to the moon within the next two decades is part of the recently updated Global Exploration Roadmap — a far-reaching plan developed by more than a dozen space agencies.

Canada is among the 14 space agencies participating in the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, which first started developing the strategy in 2007. The first roadmap was released in 2011 and the latest update was made public last week.

An early phase of the plan would put a new space station into orbit around the moon, and use it as a staging point to ferry astronauts back and forth.

It’s part of a roadmap that lays out human and robotic missions in the solar system over the next 25 years, with the other components including a moon settlement and a proposal by NASA to capture a nearEarth asteroid.

Jean-Claude Piedboeuf, director of spaceexploration development at the Canadian Space Agency, says there’s an agreement among space agencies that returning to the moon is a stepping stone to a more distant target: Mars.

There would be hu-

man missions in the lunar vicinity and on its surface until 2030, at which point sights would be set on the red planet.

“You need to master how to land on a planet — and the moon can be a test bed for that and how to live on the surface for a long time,” said Piedboeuf, who noted that Canada is chairing the ISECG this year.

The CSA official suggested astronauts could

again be moon-bound in about 15 years. It would be the first human visit to the shining orb since 1972, when NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmidt spent 75 hours there.

This time, there could well be Canadian visitors. Their specialty: robotics.

“We’re proposing a vision where Canada could have an astronaut, effectively a Canadian who

will be in lunar space, either in orbit or on the moon and could operate a Canadian rover in the same way that Canadians operate a Canadarm on the space station,” Piedboeuf said.

“We can foresee in the future doing the same type of thing on the moon, with the Canadian industry building a rover — and a Canadian astronaut could be the operator of this rover.”

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau answers questions from the media in Quebec City, Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Officials in British Columbia privately warned the province lacks the ability to manage oil spills from existing and future oil traffic, and even a moderate spill would overwhelm their ability to respond, documents show.

Ottawa’s decision to deal with coastal oil spills from a base in Quebec would make it much harder to contain spills, and Transport Canada and the Coast Guard lack the needed “environmental expertise” to manage them, officials said the documents obtained by The Canadian Press under freedom of information laws.

The notes were written by B.C. environment ministry bureaucrats for the incoming minister’s briefing book in June, and other concerns were detailed by emergency response officials in memos from last year.

B.C. environment ministry bureaucrats voiced a range of misgivings for minister Mary Polak.

“The Ministry of Environment, as the ministry responsible for preparedness, prevention, response and recovery for spills, is not adequately staffed and resourced to meet the existing and emerging expectations to address spills,” they wrote in the briefing book.

“Even a moderately-sized spill would overwhelm the province’s

ability to respond and could result in a significant liability for government . . . The industry requirements, established by Transport Canada, are perceived as being insufficient in both scope and scale. For example, in both Washington State and Alaska industry requirements are far in excess of what is required in B.C.” The B.C. government has said the Enbridge (TSX:ENB) proposed Northern Gateway pipeline — which would deliver Alberta oilsands products to a tanker port in Kitimat, B.C., for export to Asian markets — and Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of its existing TransMountain pipeline into the Port of Metro Vancouver could increase tanker traffic by more than 1,000 trips annually off the Pacific coast.

Enbridge is seeking approval for its project from the National Energy Board’s joint review panel, which finished its hearings in June and is expected to make a recommendation on whether the pipeline can go ahead by the end of the year.

For the TransMountain project, Kinder Morgan has yet to formally submit its proposal for its required federal environmental review.

The briefing book notes many risks of a spill from a tanker negotiating B.C.’s coastal waters.

“Weather conditions and the remoteness of the pipeline’s route in B.C. could cause cleanup delays, leading to broader water,

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Can science save the world? warming, fuelled by massive increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning oil, coal and gas. Thanks in part to self-preserving industrialists, complicit governments and deluded deniers, we’ve failed to take meaningful action to address the problem, even though we’ve known about it for decades.

Many now argue the best way to protect humanity from the worst effects is to further alter Earth’s natural systems through geoengineering.

Geoengineering to combat climate change is largely untested. Because we’ve stalled so long on reducing carbon emissions and still aren’t doing enough, we may have to consider it.

What will that mean?

As it relates to climate change, geoengineering falls into two categories: solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal. The former involves reflecting solar radiation back into space. The latter is aimed at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it.

Solar radiation management includes schemes such as releasing sulphur aerosols into the atmosphere to scatter sunlight and reduce radiation, creating or whitening clouds by spraying seawater or other materials into the air, and even installing giant reflectors in space.

These methods don’t affect CO2 levels and so don’t address issues like ocean acidification, but they offer pos-

GEOENGINEERING MAY BE A SILVER BULLET FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Altering environments to suit our needs is not new. From clearing land to building dams, we’ve done it throughout history. When our technologies and populations were limited, our actions affected small areas — though with some cascading effects on interconnected ecosystems.

We’ve now entered an era in which humans are a geological force.

DAVID According to SUZUKI the website Welcome to the Anthropocene, “There are now so many of us, using so many resources, that we’re disrupting the grand cycles of biology, chemistry and geology by which elements like carbon and nitrogen circulate between land, sea and atmosphere. We’re changing the way water moves around the globe as never before. Almost all the planet’s ecosystems bear the marks of our presence.”

One of our greatest impacts is global

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sible quick fixes to reduce warming.

An example of carbon removal is fertilizing oceans with iron. Iron stimulates growth of small algae called phytoplankton, which remove carbon dioxide from the sea and release oxygen through photosynthesis. This allows the oceans to absorb additional CO2 from the atmosphere. When the plankton die and sink to the ocean floor, they become buried under other materials, storing the carbon within them.

The Alberta and federal governments have spent billions on their favoured carbon-reduction method, carbon capture and storage — trapping CO2 released by burning fossil fuels and pumping it into the ground — but this method has yet to be perfected.

Many schemes are controversial and have shown mixed results in tests, and the danger of unintended consequences is real, including further catastrophic, irreversible damage to the climate system.

One major drawback with geoengineering is the mistaken idea that it can be a substitute for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

That many geoengineering projects are fraught with danger and would not resolve the problem quickly enough or even effectively — and would do little or nothing to resolve other fossil fuel problems such as pollution — makes this a critical concern.

There’s also the matter of who would

decide what methods to apply and when and where. The issue of “rogue” geoengineering has also cropped up in my part of the world, when an American businessman working with the Haida village of Old Massett dumped 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the ocean in 2012 for a salmon restoration and carbon-reduction project.

A U.K. Royal Society study concludes that geoengineering “should only be considered as part of a wider package of options for addressing climate change” and carbon dioxide reduction methods should be preferred over more unpredictable solar radiation management.

Scientists at the Berlin Social Science Research Centre suggest creating “a new international climate engineering agency … to co-ordinate countries’ efforts and manage research funding.”

Because some geoengineering is likely unavoidable, that’s a good idea.

But rather than rationalizing our continued use of fossil fuels in the false belief that technology will enable us to carry on with our destructive ways, we really need governments, scientists and industry to start taking climate change and greenhouse gas emissions seriously.

We can’t just engineer our way out of the problem.

Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

City council’s priorities skewed Is this city council bound and determined to max out their credit before the next election in eight weeks time? Am I the only person in Red Deer fielding calls of concerns, having conversations with worried citizens? Is there an alternate universe that only exists in the downtown core; that have streets of gold and wine flowing from taps that the rest of us who are paying the bills, cannot see?

We are constantly spending money on events, festivals and activities that benefit the few, but are just expenses and inconveniences to the majority of Red Deer citizens. I know these events look great on a mayor’s and councillors’ resumes, but do they quantifiably enhance people’s lives? Is there any information or study that shows what the returns are for our money?

We have spent an inordinate amount of money on traffic studies yet we can change things on a whim or at the behest of a councillor or special interest group. We hire consultants to tell us which roads need repair. An unnecessary expense if we had councillors representing our neighbourhood. If we had a ward system, then our ward’s councillor would know the conditions of our infrastructure.

The ward system is the ballot box question this year but it will not be implemented before the next election in four years, and I see no desire from the dozens of candidates to disclose in what quarter of the city they live.

There were two councillors who did not live south of the river or east of Gaetz Avenue but they are not running again, so for all we know the next council including the mayor could all be living in the southeast quadrant. I am hoping that the newspapers will print or at least ask the candidates what quadrant they live in with 50th Street and 50th Avenue being the centre. Will the candidates say whether they live north or south of 50th Street and west or east of 50th Avenue?

Now we need to go back to fiscal responsibilities.

There is a fine line here and we do not want to go to the extreme and in this regard we do need a mayor who can keep the city from extreme expenditures or extreme austerity.

This is important, as the issue of legacies has a huge influence on our expenditures and given the human nature and egos of most politicians, and the fact that the politicians control the purse strings that decide the size of the monuments to themselves, fiscal responsibility is paramount.

According to the concerns expressed to me, we have been wasteful in many areas, sidewalks, roads, bike lanes, to name but a few, and the downtown expenses have been the biggest black hole for tax dollars. Some people have grandiose dreams for the downtown that have most people rolling their eyes and wondering about that alternate universe. I have had possibly a thousand conversations with concerned citizens I think I only talked with one person who thought we should do more for downtown.

Our credit does have a ceiling and it does have a cost and we need to consider the cost benefit ratio for everyone and not just the few. Just because we can spend it, do we really need to spend it? Will my property taxes pay the interest on monuments, legacies and self-serving expenses of a few? Will my grandchildren be paying for the expenses so a few will have legacies and a few others can capitalize and profit, today?

Will this council handicap the next council; will they leave the city unable to cope with any future infrastructure deterioration, and/or natural occurrence or disaster?

Will the city council remember the ordinary citizen and stop thinking about grandiose dreams and fix the little things that are causing distress for so many? Did they hear about Detroit?

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School trustees play critical role While there is much activity at this time of year with back-to-school, another important event that takes place this year is the election of school board trustees.

The election of trustees for Red Deer Public Schools takes place on Monday, Oct. 21. Nomination day is fast approaching with candidates needing to file their papers on Monday, Sept. 23.

Current and past boards of Red Deer Public Schools have encouraged citizens to consider running for the position of trustee, ensuring the board has strong representation that reflects the aspirations priorities and diversity of our community. Our district motto, “Your Children, Our Students, Everyone’s Future,” reflects the importance of public school education to our entire community, thus the importance of having individuals committed to a strong public education system serving as trustees.

Decisions made by the board of trustees play a significant role in providing direction and oversight that ensure high quality education for all our children.

It is essential that there be citizens willing to run for school board trustee. If you have an interest in running or know of someone who you feel would be a strong candidate, please give serious consideration to serving our community as school board trustee.

More information is available on our district website at www.rdpsd.ab.ca.

Our community also has an important responsibility in electing school board trustees. When the campaign begins, recognize the importance of electing individuals who reflect the values and interests of our community. Find out what the candidates stand

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Delivering the water safety message Thank you to the Advocate and to Red Deer’s radio and cable TV stations for your outstanding support of Safe Communities of Central Alberta’s Water Safety campaign.

Prepare, stay safe and survive are the key messages we and our community partners are sharing with those floating and paddling on the Red Deer River.

The Advocate featured several items during the week of Aug. 12 that reinforced those messages, including Bob Scammell’s Udder (stupidity) Awards column, Rick Zemanek’s Insight column and an article on our launch party at Fort Normandeau.

With funding support from the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research and participation of committee members representing Alberta Health Services, Waskasoo Environmental Education Society, Red Deer County, Transport Canada, Canadian Red Cross and Alberta Transportation, the Safe Communities coalition has distributed 104 life-jackets, 100 whistles and countless waterproof pouches to river users so far this summer, and will continue to share safe floating messages as the season winds down.

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DFO seizes boats, nets, in probe of salmon poaching

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Fisheries and Oceans officers have seized eight boats and 50 gillnets as part of a crackdown on salmon poaching on British Columbia’s Fraser River.

Fishery officer Nicole Gallant says the river is currently closed to salmon fishing due to low sockeye returns and high-water temperatures.

She says enforcement operations have been taking place from the river’s mouth to a bridge just north of Yale, B.C. The boats and nets were sized in the last 10 days, and Gallant says authorities are investigating a number of suspects.

She says 30 officers are currently working on the lower Fraser, and they’re using boats, vehicles and even air surveillance.

Enforcement operations are taking place throughout the day and evening, and Gallant says they’ll continue until the river opens or the sockeye stop running.

Empty fuel tank helps B.C. Mounties nab suspect near gas station VANCOUVER — Mounties in British Columbia’s south Okanagan say an empty gas tank helped stop a fleeing motorist who eluded several cruisers and even collided with one police car.

The pursuit began late Thursday night when a uniformed RCMP officer in Summerland noticed a red Ford SUV travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 97 toward Penticton.

Mounties say the officer notified colleagues in Penticton, which is located about 20 kilometres away, but police decided to break off the pursuit because of high speeds and public-safety.

They say the motorist made it to Oliver, B.C., which is another 36 kilometres away, where he allegedly collided with a police car almost head on while pulling a U-turn, before driving off.

Mounties say plainclothes officers then observed

a “nervous male” filling up a fuel can at an Oliver gas station and followed him back to a 2001 Ford Explorer.

The 21-year-old man is in custody in Kamloops, and police say he is wanted on numerous warrants from Manitoba and will appear in a Penticton court on Monday.

8 families left homeless after fire in multi-family complex in Manitoba SCANTERBURY, Man. — Eight families are homeless after fire ripped through a housing complex on a Manitoba First Nation.

The blaze broke out early Friday evening at a twostorey building on the Brokenhead First Nation.

Two Mounties were nearby when they got the call about the fire and helped get several occupants safely out of the complex.

About 30 firefighters from the First Nation, East Beaches Fire & Rescue, and the Rural Municipality of St. Clements responded to the call.

Thick smoke could be seen from Highway 59.

A band councillor said everyone inside the complex has been accounted for and no one was injured.

RCMP identify dead six-year-old boy who went missing on reserve BROADVIEW, Sask. — RCMP have identified the boy who died in an aboriginal community in southeastern Saskatchewan.

Six-year-old Lee Allan Bonneau was found with serious injuries in a wooded area about two blocks away from the community centre hall on the on Kahkewistahaw First Nation.

“His mother describes him as a fun-loving boy on his way to Grade 2 next year who had the deepest laugh and loved being outdoors,” Sgt. Craig Cleary said Friday.

The boy was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday playing with dogs outside the community centre where people had gathered for bingo.

Lee was reported missing at around 10:00 p.m., was found around 10:20 p.m. and died of his injuries in hospital.

Cleary said the boy’s injuries were not caused by the dogs. Police say they have leads but no charges have been laid. Police said they are awaiting results of an autopsy to help answer how the child died.

The chief of the First Nation said the small community is reeling.

“As you can imagine our small community is in a

state of disbelief and shock,” said Sheldon Taypotat.

A Saskatchewan government spokeswoman says the boy was in care of the Ministry of Social Services and in a foster home.

Speeding B.C. bikers hit with hefty fines, lose motorcycles for week VANCOUVER — Six motorcyclists who were clocked travelling more than 162 kilometres an hour in Squamish, B.C., have been hit with hefty fines and will lose their bikes for a week.

Police say that’s more than double the speed limit for the riders who were initially spotted going 140 kilometres an hour.

But RCMP say the pack of riders travelling about three metres apart increased their speed while passing a police officer and were then pulled over.

Mounties say the riders each received a ticket for $483 and that their bikes were impounded for seven days.

Police say getting pulled over may have been the best thing that ever happened to the motorcyclists.

Women’s shelter files human rights complaint against minister WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg women’s shelter has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba’s deputy premier over his comment about “do-good white people.”

Eric Robinson, who is also Aboriginal Affairs minister, made the remark in an email last November about a burlesque show held to raise money for Osborne House, which is provincially funded.

The show was being held by a Winnipeg clothing store called The Foxy Shoppe.

Nahanni Fontaine, Manitoba’s special adviser on aboriginal women’s issues, emailed Robinson to point out the fundraiser and said it wasn’t a good idea to use a burlesque show to raise money for battered women.

Robinson agreed and said it demonstrated — quote — “the ignorance of do-good white people without giving it a second thought.”

Robinson has apologized, but says he still thinks the event was in poor taste.

“The work Osborne House does is important for our community, especially aboriginal women who are suffering from the generational effects of discrimination and exploitation,” he said Friday.

Barbara Judt, CEO of Osborne House, said the comment was hateful, discriminatory and racist.

‘Charter of Quebec Values’ will be uniting force: Pauline Marois

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC — Pauline Marois says the Parti Quebecois’ planned “Charter of Quebec Values,” which would include a ban on religious headwear for public employees, will be a uniting force for the province.

In her first public comments on the controversial proposal since details were revealed last week, Quebec’s premier rejected any suggestion the new rules would be a

source of division amongst the population.

Instead, Marois said the charter will help bring Quebec together, much like Bill 101, the province’s landmark legislation aimed at protecting the French language.

The charter will affirm, once and for all, the equality between men and women, she said, and it will reflect not only “universal” values, but Quebec values as well.

“We’re moving forward in the name of all the women, all

the men, who chose Quebec for our culture, for our freedom, and for our diversity,” she said Sunday at a gathering of young PQ members in Quebec City.

Leaked details, published in a media report last week, include a plan to prohibit people like doctors, teachers and public-daycare workers from donning turbans, kippas, hijabs and visible crucifixes.

Marois said the charter would be the culmination of a long process that began a half-

century ago with the secularization of public institutions, such as schools.

She didn’t take questions from reporters after her speech.

Past polls have suggested such a charter would be popular in Quebec, but last week’s new details drew an angry response from some pundits and minority groups.

The PQ, which is planning to bring forward the legislation this fall, has a minority government and it’s not clear

yet if the plan will get support from opposition parties.

Philippe Couillard, the new Quebec Liberal leader, who has been highly critical of the idea, said Sunday he would try to be “constructive” in dealing with the charter.

But he accused the PQ of trying to distract voters from more important issues.

“I see this as quite an obvious attempt to move citizens’ attention away from jobs and the economy,” he said.

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Little ground gained on Rim Fire FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING TO PROTECT GIANT SEQUOIAS AGAINST RAGING WILDFIRE NEAR YOSEMITE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GROVELAND, Calif. — For 30 years, Ike Bunney has run a dude ranch amid the tall pines and steep canyons along the North Fork of the Tuolumne River in California’s Sierra Nevada. Now his 15 horses are safe in distant pastures as wildfire on the northern edge of Yosemite National Park threatens his mountain community.

“We’ve already evacuated the horses,” said Bunney, who was maintaining vigil Sunday at his Slide Mountain Guest Ranch. “I think they’re worried about the fire sparking over these hills.”

At the nearby Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne City, the slot machines were quiet as emergency workers took over nearly all of the resort’s 148 hotel rooms.

“The casino is empty,” said casino employee Jessie Dean. “Technically, the casino is open but there’s nobody there.”

As thick smoke portends the fire’s fast approach, the area has been cleared of everyone but locals and emergency workers. Dean lives on the reservation of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians and left her four children at relatives’ homes in the Central Valley.

With winds gusting to 50 mph on Sierra mountain ridges and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect this and other communities in the path of the Rim Fire raging north of Yosemite National Park.

Eight fire trucks and four bulldozers were deployed to work near Bunney’s ranch on the west side of Mount Baldy.

Overnight the fire grew 7 square miles as firefighters gained little ground in slowing the now 207 squaremile blaze, said Daniel Berlant of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

“Today, unfortunately, we are expecting strong winds out of the south,” he said. “It’s going to allow the fire to advance to the northeast.”

Fire officials are using bulldozers to clear contingency lines on the Rim Fire’s north side to protect the towns of Tuolumne City, Ponderosa Hills and Twain Hart. The lines are being cut a mile ahead of the fire in locations where fire officials hope they will help protect the communities should the fire jump containment lines.

The high winds and movement of

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Big Bear firefighter Jon Curtis keeps a close eye on a ‘slop over’ fire that jumped Hwy 120 just east of Hardin Flat Road while fighting the Rim Fire, which continues to burn uncontrolled in the Stanislaus National Forest Saturday. the fire from bone-dry brush on the ground to 100-foot oak and pine treetops have created dire conditions.

“A crown fire is much more difficult to fight,” Berlant told The Associated Press Sunday. “Our firefighters are on the ground having to spray up.”

Officials estimate containment at just 7 per cent.

The blaze sweeping across steep, rugged river canyons quickly has become one of the biggest in California history, thanks in part to extremely dry conditions caused by a lack of snow and rainfall this year. Investigators are trying to determine how it started Aug. 17, days before lightning storms swept through the region and sparked other, smaller blazes.

The fire is the most critical of a dozen burning across California, officials say. More than 12 helicopters

and a half-dozen fixed wing tankers are dropping water and retardant from the air and 2,800 firefighters are on the ground.

“This fire has continued to pose every challenge that there can be on a fire: inaccessible terrain, strong winds, dry conditions. It’s a very difficult firefight,” Berlant said.

Statewide, more than 8,300 firefighters are battling nearly 400 square miles of fires. Many air districts have issued health advisories as smoke settles over Northern California. On Saturday, organizers cancelled the 24th annual Lake in the Sky Air Show at Lake Tahoe because of poor visibility.

The Rim Fire has threatened two groves of giant sequoias that are unique the region, prompting park employees to clear brush and setting sprinklers.

The towering trees, which grow only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and are among the largest and oldest living things on earth, can resist fire. However, dry conditions and heavy brush are forcing park officials to take extra precautions in the Tuolumne and Merced groves.

The U.S. Forest Service says about 4,500 structures are threatened by the Rim Fire. Berlant said 23 structures were destroyed, though officials have not determined whether they were homes or rural outbuildings.

The tourist mecca of Yosemite Valley, the part of the park known around the world for such sights as the Half Dome and El Capitan rock formations and waterfalls, remained open, clear of smoke and free from other signs of the fire that remained about 20 miles away.

International landscape looks drastically Syria agrees different than what Obama once envisioned to allow UN

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President Barack Obama speaks about affordable college education during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, Friday, in Vestal, N.Y.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Nearly five years into his presidency, Barack Obama confronts a world far different from what he envisioned when he first took office. U.S. influence is declining in the Middle East as violence and instability rock Arab countries. An ambitious attempt to reset U.S. relations with Russia faltered and failed.

Even in Obama-friendly Europe, there’s deep skepticism about Washington’s government surveillance programs.

In some cases, the current climate has been driven by factors outside the White House’s control. But missteps by the president also are to blame, say foreign policy analysts, including some who worked for the Obama administration.

Among them: miscalculating the fallout from the Arab Spring uprisings, publicly setting unrealistic expectations for improved ties with Russia and a reactive decision-making process that can leave the White House appearing to veer from crisis to crisis without a broader strategy.

Rosa Brooks, a former Defence Department official who left the administration in 2011, said that while the shrinking U.S. leverage overseas predates the current president, “Obama has sometimes equated ‘we have no leverage’ with ’there’s no point to really do-

ing anything’.”

Obama, faced most urgently with escalating crises in Egypt and Syria, has defended his measured approach, saying America’s ability to solve the world’s problems on its own has been “overstated.”

“Sometimes what we’ve seen is that folks will call for immediate action, jumping into stuff, that does not turn out well, gets us mired in very difficult situations,” he said.

“We have to think through strategically what’s going to be in our long-term national interests.”

The strongest challenge to Obama’s philosophy on intervention has come from the deepening tumult in the Middle East and North Africa. The president saw great promise in the region when he first took office and pledged “a new beginning” with the Arab world when he travelled to Cairo in 2009.

But the democracy protests that spread across the region quickly scrambled Obama’s efforts. While the U.S. has consistently backed the rights of people seeking democracy, the violence that followed has often left the Obama administration unsure of its next move or taking tentative steps that do little to change the situation on the ground.

In Egypt, where the country’s first democratically elected president was ousted last month, the U.S. has refused to call Mohammed Morsi’s removal a coup. The

ruling military, which the U.S. has financially backed for decades, has largely ignored Obama’s calls to end assaults on Morsi supporters. And U.S. officials are internally at odds over whether to cut off aid to the military.

In Syria, where more than 100,000 people have been killed during the two-and-a-half year civil war, Obama’s pledges that President Bashar Assad will be held accountable have failed to push the Syrian leader from office.

And despite warning that Assad’s use of chemical weapons would cross a “red line” in Syria, there was scant American retaliation when he did use the toxic gases. On Sunday, senior administration official said there is “very little doubt” that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in an incident that killed at least a hundred people last week. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly.

Few foreign policy experts predicted the Arab uprisings, and it’s unlikely the U.S. could have — or should have — done anything to prevent the protests. But analysts say Obama misjudged the movements’ next stages, including Assad’s ability to cling to power and the strength of Islamist political parties in Egypt.

“The president has not had a long-term strategic vision,” said Vali Nasr, who advised the Obama administration on foreign policy in the first term and now serves as dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. “They’re moving issue to issue and reacting as situations come up.”

Obama advisers say the president is frustrated by what is seen as a lack of good options for dealing with Arab unrest. But the president himself has pushed back at the notion that the U.S. has lost credibility on the world stage because he hasn’t acted more forcefully.

“We remain the one indispensable nation,” Obama said in a CNN interview broadcast Friday.

“There’s a reason why, when you listen to what’s happened around Egypt and Syria, that everybody asks what the U.S. is doing. It’s because the United States continues to be the one country that people expect can do more than just simply protect their borders.”

investigation into alleged chemical attacks

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria agreed Sunday to a U.N. investigation into last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus — a deal a senior White House official dismissed as “too late to be credible,” saying the United States has “very little doubt” President Bashar Assad’s forces used such weapons.

The hardening of the U.S. position came as calls for military action grow. In a sign the U.S. may be a step closer to an armed response, naval forces have already been dispatched toward Syria’s coastal waters, although President Barack Obama has cautioned against a hasty decision.

With France, Britain, Israel and some U.S. congressmen urging swift military action against Assad’s regime if the use of chemical agents is confirmed, the U.N. team’s conclusions could have a dramatic impact on the trajectory of the country’s civil war.

The agreement struck in Damascus calls for U.N. experts already in the country to begin an investigation Monday into the suspected chemical attack on rebel-held areas in the capital’s eastern suburbs.

Anti-government activists and Doctors Without Borders say that more than 300 people were killed in an artillery barrage by regime forces Wednesday that included the use of toxic gas.

The government calls the allegations “absolutely baseless.”

The suburbs hit in the suspected chemical strike, collectively known as eastern Ghouta, are under the control of rebel fighters, and regime artillery and warplanes have pounded the area for days. The U.N. inspectors will have to traverse through both government-held and opposition-controlled turf to conduct their probe. Rebels have said they will help facilitate the visit.

Under Sunday’s agreement with the U.N., the Syrian government “affirmed that it will provide the necessary co-operation, including the observance of the cessation of hostilities at the locations related to the incident,” U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said in a statement.

In Washington, a senior administration official said the U.S. has “very little doubt” that regime forces used chemical weapons in Wednesday’s attack, an assessment that was “based on the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured” as well as witness accounts and facts gathered by the U.S intelligence community.

The official, who insisted on anonymity because of lack of authorization to speak publicly about the developments, was dismissive of the Syrian government’s agreement to grant access to the U.N. team, saying it was “too late to be credible.”

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50 years of CLASS

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

LIVE ART BATTLE Red Deer will be the scene of Alberta’s first-ever live art battle on Sept. 12 as part of a gala benefitting the Mavis S. Goss Charitable Society.

Local artists will compete using a range of artistic styles in front of a live audience to win votes at the gala.

The event, to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, will also feature food, cocktails, music and live and silent auctions featuring the finished artworks. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the art battle starting at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $25 each, with proceeds going to the Rainbow Society of Alberta and other local charities supporting women and children.

For more information and tickets, call 403896-2430 or visit www. themavisgossopen.org.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON DISPLAY Red Deer’s cultural diversity will be on display at Cronquist House this week. On Wednesday, Philippines Day for children between the ages of five and 12 will take place at the house near Bower Ponds. They can enjoy crafts and other activities with lunch included. It costs $7 per child. To register or for more information, call 403-346-0055.

First came the school.

Then the community followed.

In January 1960, a school program for children with severe developmental disabilities began in the basement of a Westpark church.

The program was the result of the work of six families who wanted their children to live at home and receive an education in a classroom.

Not satisfied with a makeshift school, however, the families successfully lobbied the government for a permanent school.

Parkland Community Living and Supports Society (CLASS) was incorporated as the society overseeing the school program in 1963.

The doors to Parkland School opened a few years later in the Waskasoo neighbourhood welcoming hundreds of students from Central Alberta, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories over the next five decades.

Sharon Grimshire, a daughter of one of the founder’s Pat Grant, has taught at Parkland School since 1981. She also drives the Action Bus. Grimshire’s sister Elaine, who was born with Down Syndrome, was one of the first students at Parkland School and continued to receive services from Parkland Class for more than 50 years. “Lanie” to her friends and family died last year at age 57.

Grimshire celebrated Parkland CLASS’ 50-year milestone and the unveiling of two 10-metre high totems whose carvings tell the history of the society at an event on Saturday.

Grimshire, who drew inspiration from her parents and sister, said there’s nothing better than working with disabled children and adults.

“I was born into it,” said Grimshire, who also worked in nursing and recreation at Michener Centre for 17 years.

Grimshire, 66, said she finds joy in teaching and driving the Action Bus everyday because the school is one big family. Grimshire said she tried her hand at a few different careers when she was younger but she kept being drawn back to the children.

“It just wasn’t the same,” she said. “I was out for about a year and I was back right where I started.”

Since that fateful day when Parkland School was recognized by the province, Parkland CLASS has evolved into an organization providing supports in the Red Deer community and working in the area of developmental disabilities in the Canadian Arctic, Mexico and Argentina.

Phil Stephan, CEO of Parkland CLASS said a pivotal time for the organization was 25 years ago when it began helping families

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Phil Stephan, Parkland Community Living and Supports Society (CLASS) chief executive officer, and long-time teacher Sharon Grimshire share a laugh inside Parkland School.

On Saturday, Parkland CLASS marked 50 years in the community with a celebration and unveiling of two totem poles. and individuals from Michener Centre find new homes in the community.

Stephan said the society evolved as the individuals had emerging needs. He said it started with the need for a school and lead to after school programs, vocational assistance, finding homes in the community and other supports.

“Twenty-five years ago, we had to ask permission for neighbours to have somebody with developmental disabilities move into their community,” said Stephan. “We were turned down several times. Today there’s no question. People have a right to live where ever they chose to live and to have the life of their choice and it is supported and accepted.”

Today Parkland CLASS is building four new homes to accommodate individuals who will leave Michener Centre in the wake of its pending closure. Currently Parkand CLASS operates more than 40 community group homes for adults and children. More than 450 adults, children and families receive supports from the 600 staff and foster cargivers.

The Parkland School graduates are working at Walmart, the Red Deer and

District SPCA, Cosmos (co-founded by Pat Grant) and other places in the community.

Trudy Lewis, chief of Educational Services, who has also worked at the school for more than 20 years said community is for everyone – disabled or not.

Stephan said today there is strong support for inclusion the community from the provincial government and Alberta citizens.

Parkland CLASS was the first organization accredited by Canadian Accreditation Council in Aboriginal Services. Supporting First Nations people in Central Alberta and the Arctic led the organization to its international work in Mexico and Argentina.

A teepee and now the two totem poles mark this significance at the school site.

In Mexico, Parkland CLASS is currently working with impoverished aboriginal families living in remote regions. Stpehan said these families are in the similar position that our families were 50 years ago.

Stephan said there’s a lot of fear, prejudice and superstition.

Stephan said it is the same journey that started 50 years ago but in different setting. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Harris wants trees replaced sooner

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION The deadline is approaching for volunteers to be recognized by the Alberta government.

People have until Sept.

16 to submit names of outstanding volunteers in their community.

In total, six awards — two for youth, two for adults and two for seniors — will be handed out at the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards Gala ceremony on Dec. 5. To submit someone who is worthy of this honour, visit www.culture.alberta. ca/voluntarysector/stars or call 780-415-8139 or dial 310-0000 for toll free access.

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Community Peace officer Fernando Paganelli, Laurie Carlson (left) and Elvino Agostinho scrubbed off the graffiti on a downtown building on Saturday. The group took part in the first Downtown Red Deer Graffiti Day where groups adopted a block to wipe free the graffiti.

Volunteers attack graffiti blight INAUGURAL GRAFFITI CLEANUP DAY

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Downtown Red Deer was given some tender, loving scrubbing on Saturday.

Armed with cleaners and wipes, about 50 volunteers removed the graffiti mess along 12 blocks in the city’s core as part of the inaugural Graffiti CleanUp Day. “Red Deer is growing and the problems are growing as well,” said Fernando Paganelli, community peace officer. “Graffiti is one of the problems for Red Deer and it is been a problem for a while.”

Paganelli said the best way to curb graffiti is to do it together.

Volunteer Laurie Carlson did

not mind doing her part because she said it’s important to show everyone that residents care about the city.

“And that we’re willing to work a little bit to make it a better place for all,” said Carlson.

“As long as it comes back, I will come back to clean it off.”

While the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre (CACPC)’s youth community action team has been removing graffiti as random acts of kindness all summer, organizers wanted to wrap up the season with a cleaning day involving the community.

The group was cleaning on average 10 to 12 areas across the city each week.

The CACPC, the city, the Downtown Business Association and the local RCMP led the charge with the cleaning on Saturday.

TerryLee Ropchan, CACPC executive director said they

wanted to have something to complete the summer with community involvement.

“To clean up the downtown that probably hasn’t been cleaned up before,” said Ropchan.

“Have all the graffiti cleaned and pick up all the garbage.

We’re hoping this will set a precedent and not just be in the downtown. That we could also focus on other areas.”

Paganelli said the community peace officers cannot be everywhere so he encourages residents to keep their eyes and ears open.

He encourages parents to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour and the appearance of spray cans. The city’s graffiti reporting hotline is 403-356-8908.

Graffiti wipes are for sale at the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre (108-4711 51st Avenue). crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Coun. Paul Harris wants to revisit the city’s tree replacement and urban forest policy after learning there’s a 26-year backlog for replacing dead and dying trees in Red Deer.

Harris said the existing policy and budget allows for the replacement of 50 trees a year.

“At the current rate they are going, it will take 26 years to catch up,” said Harris.

Harris was set to introduce a motion at last Monday’s council meeting but the meeting ran late so the motion is expected be read at the next meeting.

Harris said he is bringing the motion forward because of the concern he has heard in the community.

The motion calls on administration to “consider the financial and other community benefits of trees and develop a replacement and urban forest expansion strategy dealing with the 26-year deficit, provides for responsive replacement of trees and increases the urban forest over time.”

Harris would like to see the dead trees replaced within a season.

“When you think about the value of our community we are so connected to our green spaces and our parks,” said Harris. “Then to say it’s going to take 26 years to replace street trees that just isn’t congruent with who we are as a community.”

The motion is expected to be read at council on Sept. 3, opening the door for discussion on Sept. 16. crhyno@reddeeradvocate. com

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Canadian firm to build 10,000 homes in Jamaica A Canadian company has signed a fouryear agreement with Jamaica’s government to build 10,000 homes.

The island’s housing ministry says Commonwealth Corporate Support Services will launch the $705 million project this year. Officials said the project aims to provide housing for Jamaica’s middle class and that local workers will be trained and hired. The government said in a statement that it will provide the land for the homes.

EU: Greece may get future aid Germany’s commissioner to the European Union says he expects a future aid package for Greece to amount to a little more than 10 billion euros ($13.36 billion) — which is much smaller than the country’s existing two rescue deals.

Guenther Oettinger, the EU’s energy commissioner and a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservative party, said Saturday the third aid package should cover the years 2014-2016. In two bailout packages so far, Greece’s European partners and the International Monetary Fund have committed 240 billion euros ($320 billion) in loans. This week, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said there will have to be another aid program after the current one expires next year.

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Banks tough it out COULD FACE SQUEEZE FROM INTEREST RATES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s biggest banks are expected to show resilience as they report third-quarter earnings this week in the face of higher interest rates that are pressuring the country’s housing market.

While the quarterly results are unlikely to shock the market with any major surprises, investors will be closely watching the sector for any signs that the country’s financial institutions are feeling the squeeze, suggest analysts.

“To be sure, they are not thriving,” wrote Rob Sedran, a bank analyst at CIBC World Markets in a note.

“Loan growth is slowing as expected, margins are stabilizing but the pressure remains,

and the housing market — well, we are growing a little tired of discussing the risks in the housing market — but suffice to say that the overhang is there.”

Indeed it has been a tough few quarters for Canada’s banks, which weathered the economic downturn with surprising resilience but some ran into other challenges with their trading divisions and U.S. operations.

Even so, the banks have managed to outperform the TSX over the past eight quarters and increase dividends by 14 per cent, said Sedran. Whether they can boost that momentum remains to be seen.

“We believe that significant growth in earnings will be a challenge,” said Barclays analyst John Aiken in a note.

There are “few catalysts that could either meaningfully increase consensus estimates or cause the market to suddenly be more willing to pay up for

the banks’ moderating earnings growth.”

A recent study by the Fitch ratings service said the big banks could likely withstand a moderate-to-severe housing downturn.

The report said each of the big banks has an equity ratio well above what is required under the new Basel III requirements, which set out key measures of a bank’s health and ability to endure future economic downturns.

Too much emphasis is being placed on the negative impacts of rising interest rates on the banks, and not enough on how the banks could benefit from higher rates, said Gareth Watson, vice president of investment management and research at RichardsonGMP. While higher interest rates can mean that fewer Canadians will seek out loans for mortgages, other divisions of banking operations can benefit, he said.

For example, the banks could strategize to use cash on their hands, and higher rates, to their advantage.

“These banks have known that this situation was going to be coming for a long time,” Watson said.

“They’ve had time to prepare and for that reason I don’t think you’re going to see a huge abrupt impact to earnings just because you might see a rising interest rate environment.”

Earnings reports are squeezed into a schedule that’s tighter than usual this quarter, likely motivated by the Labour Day holiday on Sept. 2.

First to report will be Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) on Tuesday morning. Consensus expectations from analysts are for BMO to report $1.52 earnings per share, while Scotiabank is pegged at $1.30 per share.

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CRTC, Canada’s telecommunications watchdog, that take effect on Dec. 2.

Three-year cellphone contracts were a hot-button issue for many Canadians, who complained to the CRTC that they were locked into the contracts for too long and missed the launch of upgrades for new smartphones.

Telus CEO Darren Entwistle noted the two-year price plans his company has launched are similar to what Verizon offers in the U.S. market and might not mean prices will go lower if Verizon comes to Canada.

“So I think it’s less likely that there’s going to be a price war,” Entwistle said recently.

Analyst Troy Crandall said shared data plans on multiple smartphones and tablets would most benefit households with three or more members, but they would have to make sure they didn’t go over their monthly data limit.

Crandall noted, however, that with a two-year contract, both the amount consumers pay up front for their device and monthly rates have risen slightly.

There’s plenty to keep investor attention focused this week amid the latest growth figures from Canada and the U.S. along with earnings from most of Canada’s big banks.

Traders will also be keeping an eye on U.S. bond yields, which have risen dramatically since May when U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke first mentioned the possibility of the central bank starting to withdraw some of its economic stimulus.

The TSX finished last week with a modest rise as increases in financials and industrials were balanced by further deteriorations in interest-sensitive stocks such as utilities and telcos.

Those sectors have taken it on the chin as growing conviction that the Fed will let up on its monthly US$85 billion of bond purchases has pushed long-term rates higher.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury has surged about 120 basis points since May to as high as 2.94 per cent last week, although yields settled down to around 2.83 per cent at the end of the week.

The utilities sector fell around two per cent last week.

Generally speaking, analysts are expecting another positive quarter for the banks with some dividend increases, even as the big financials grapple with slower loan growth.

“There is no question mortgage lending growth and consumer loan growth is slowing.

“People have been cognizant of the fact that they are pretty highly levered, notwithstanding the fact that carrying costs are quite low because rates are so low,” said Robert Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse.

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Amgen close to buying Onyx for $10.5B Biotech drugmaker Amgen is reportedly close to buying cancer drug maker Onyx Pharmaceuticals for about $10.5 billion.

The New York Times reported Saturday that Amgen Inc. would buy Onyx for $125 per share. It cited people who had been briefed on the matter. The two companies declined to comment. Amgen’s drugs include Prolia for osteoporosis, Enbrel for rheumatoid arthritis and skin disorders, and Neulasta and Neupogen for fighting infection in cancer patients. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., company reported $17.27 billion in revenue in 2012.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. markets a liver and kidney cancer pill called Nexavar through a partnership with Bayer AG. Sales totalled about $861 million in 2012, and Onyx received $288 million in revenue from those sales. In July the regulators approved Onyx’s Kyprolis as a treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

Multiple myeloma causes tumors to grow in the bone marrow, preventing the production of normal blood cells.

— The Canadian Press and The Associated Press

A text message is sent on a mobile phone. Even though it has yet to confirm it is coming to Canada, Verizon is already having a major influence on the cellphone market here.

Canadian wireless companies respond to spectre of Verizon’s arrival into market MAJOR TELECOMS START TO GIVE CANADIANS BETTER DEALS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Even though it has yet to confirm it is coming to Canada, Verizon is already having a major influence on the cellphone market here.

Canadians need look no further than new data-sharing plans that made their debut this summer in what is generally seen as a response by Canadian wireless companies to the looming threat of competition from the U.S. telecom giant.

Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), Telus (TSX:T) and Bell (TSX:BCE) now all offer data-sharing plans that allow mobile phone and tablet users in a household to share one data package with a set amount of monthly data usage to do things like surf the Internet.

Telecom analyst Iain Grant said the response to Verizon’s potential move into the Canadian market has made the major telecoms “sharpen their pencils and start giving Canadians better deals.”

“This all came about mostly as the spectre of Verizon looming over the Canadian market place,” said Grant, managing director of the SeaBoard Group. “In the U.S.,

they’ve recognized many accounts, many households and (given) them a data-sharing plan.”

Big carrier Verizon, which has about 100 million subscribers, has been offering shared data plans for more than a year and other major carriers such as AT&T and Sprint have followed suit.

There were predictions earlier this summer that Verizon was considering entering the Canadian market when it reportedly made an initial offer for Wind Mobile and started talks with Mobilicity, two smaller wireless companies.

But the Globe and Mail recently reported that Verizon is putting off a potential acquisition of new players and may only participate in the January 2014 auction for wireless spectrum, which will see telecom companies bidding on radio waves needed to make cellphone networks operate.

Meanwhile, the introduction of two-year contracts brings Canada in line with most other countries.

The big three carriers have launched them for the important back-to-school and holiday seasons as they move consumers away from three-year contracts in advance of new rules set by the

Tips for living on a single income TALBOT BOGGS

MONEYWISE

Making ends meet and fulfilling the financial obligations of a family are tough enough if there are two incomes in a household, but the task becomes really difficult if there’s only one income coming through the door.

According to Statistics Canada, the number of single-income families is rising. In 2010, 25 per cent of Canadian families had only one income earner.

“Living as a single-income family, whether there is one parent or two, provides challenges in effectively planning for the family’s future,” said Todd Sigurdson, a tax and planning specialist with Investor’s Group. “It may be difficult, but there are a variety of things that you can do that will make a positive impact.”

A major factor affecting the purchasing power of a household’s in-

come is the cost of living. The cost of living index is frequently called the consumer price index (CPI).

Developed by Statistics Canada, the CPI is a measure of the rate of price changes for goods and services bought by Canadian consumers.

Statistics Canada currently uses 2002 as the base year. In 2002, the CPI was equal to 100.

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GOODS: Cost impacts This means that a fixed basket of goods consisting of food, shelter, clothing, transportation, health care and other average household expenditures in 2002 was equal to 100. In January 2012, the CPI was 120.7, meaning that the same basket of goods that cost $100 in 2002 cost $120.70 last year.

Increases in the cost of living can easily erode the purchasing power of a dual-income household, but the impact can be even greater on a single-income one.

There are a number of practical tax and investing measures single-income households can take to ensure the family succeeds and its needs are met.

Registered education savings plans (RESPs) are a great way to save for a child’s education. You can also receive a 20 per cent Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and lower income families also may be eligible for additional CESGs and the Canada Learning Bond program, which provides $500 to start saving now for your child’s education after high school and may provide $100 a year until the child turns 15, up to a maximum of $2,000.

Take advantage of all available tax credits and deductions for things like child care expenses, children’s tax credit and the child’s arts amount.

If you’re a single parent, be sure to look into and take advantage of the amount for an eligible dependent credit, often referred to as the equivalent-tospouse-credit. This is a credit that can be claimed for a dependent relative you supported and live with in a home that you maintained.

If you are a two-parent but single-income family, consider income splitting. This allows you to shift income from the person in a higher tax bracket to one in a lower bracket. The split sometimes can reduce or eliminate the claw back on old age security payments, or the age credit for the higher-income spouse.

Consider your insurance. If you are a two-parent household, life insurance for both spouses should be considered as the death of the non-working spouse will frequently result in extra expenses for child care and other items.

There are some practical measures you also can take, such as consolidating to one credit card with a low interest rate, cut your grocery bill and clip coupons, car pool with neighbours or friends, and save up cash to make any big purchases you might have.

If you can, rent out a vacant room or rooms to boarders like students, or set up an apartment in the basement that you can rent. If you claim rental income, you can write off a percentage of your home costs, like mortgage, heat, hydro, water and repairs, based on the size of the apartment in relation to your entire home.

Sigurdson also suggests creating and updating your wills and powers of attorney.

“Consider the creation or updating of a testamentary trust to ensure you have control over how your estate is passed on to your children — who the trustees are, when the kids will get the money and how much,” Sigurdson said.

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

SERVICE: Packages “I would take all of these prices (offered) as being suggested prices and everything is negotiable,” said Crandall, of investment firm MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier in Montreal.

Telus said that, with a family of four, the new prices would see parents pay $55 each a month for the latest iPhone, children charged $35 each for their mobile phones, and the family receiving features such as unlimited talking and texting.

Adding a tablet to the plan would cost $10 a month, while the cost of a three-gigabyte data plan would be $50. The total monthly bill would be approximately $240, instead of five separate bills under its two-year “SharePlus” plans.

Telus said savings would depend on what the family had previously subscribed to.

Rogers spokeswoman Patricia Trott said the increase in the average monthly plan ranges from $5 to $15 on a two-year contract. The $15 includes the addition of Canada-wide long distance talk and text, she said.

Consumers are now paying off their smartphones over two years instead of three and that means the price goes up, she said.

“When you do the calculation, the pricing has to go up per month if you’re going to make up for the cost of the phone. The cost of the phone doesn’t change,” Trott said.

For example, an iPhone 5 costs $699. Telus is asking consumers to put down $199 on the phone, comparable to Verizon or AT&T, up from $179, said Brent Johnston, president of mobility solutions at Telus (TSX:T).

That leaves a balance of $500 over 24 months, which works out to $20.83 — a monthly increase of $6.40, he said.

RULES: More rigidity “So the banks are all facing that, of course, (and) the rules surrounding mortgage lending have made things a little more rigid. So that is the big issue.”

Gorman sees earnings growth for the big banks coming in at an average of five per cent for the latest quarter.

Analysts also think investors could see dividend hikes from Scotiabank (TSX:BNS), Royal Bank (TSX:RY) and TD Bank (TSX:TD).

Scotiabank and Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) post results Tuesday while CIBC (TSX:CM), TD and Royal Bank report on Thursday.

The major economic reports for the week come out Friday.

Statistics Canada releases figures for gross domestic product growth in June and the second quarter on Friday and economists say they won’t be pretty.

“We’re pencilling in a drop of 0.5 per cent (for June) and there are more question marks than usual surrounding this number,” said BMO Capital Markets chief economist Doug Porter.

“Most indications suggest it was a very bad month for the economy for a variety of factors.”

The biggest drags on the Canadian economy that month were severe flooding in Alberta and a construction sector strike in Quebec.

The other major drop was in Central Canada.

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Even without Bernanke, economic conference still hot ticket for central bankers JACKSON HOLE CONFERENCE AKIN TO ACADEMY AWARDS

BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Ben Bernanke is a no-show. No matter.

Despite the absence of the Federal Reserve chairman, this year’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole has once again proved a destination of choice for central bankers.

In international banking circles, the Jackson Hole gathering, held each August in a rustic lodge in Grand Teton National Park, is akin to Academy Awards night.

If you’re invited, the message is clear: You’re someone who matters.

This is the first year in more than two decades that a Fed chief hasn’t given the keynote speech to open the two-day conference, which ended Saturday.

News last spring that Bernanke would skip this year’s conference was taken as a signal that he’ll leave the Fed when his term ends in January.

With speculation intensifying over his successor, a spotlight has fallen on Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen, one of two leading contenders. Yellen is here.

Her chief rival, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, is not.

Yellen is among 10 members of the 19-member Federal Open Market Committee in attendance. The FOMC comprises the Fed board members and regional bank presidents who set the central bank’s interest-rate policies.

Central bankers from every major economy, from Germany and Britain to Japan and China, are here. So are those of smaller nations from Albania to Malta.

Among the 130 guests are many scholars of economic policy.

They’re joined by top economists from financial firms — at least those who managed to score an invite.

Attendees spend hours in a windowless conference room hearing and discussing presentations of academic research. They do get afternoons off — to hike, go rafting or take bus tours. But even against the backdrop of majestic

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, and Stanley Fischer, right, Governor of the Bank of Israel, talk together outside the 2012 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, at Grand Teton National Park near Jackson Hole, Wyo. Despite the absence of the Federal Reserve chairman the 2013, Annual economic conference in Jackson Hole has once again proved a destination of choice for central bankers. mountain grandeur, many of the Ph.D. scholars have been known to go right on debating economics through the day.

One issue not on the agenda but a hot topic at the edges of the conference: The campaigns waged by supporters of Yellen and Summers to secure the nomination of their candidate.

From the use of Twitter and opinion columns to behind-thescenes lobbying and letters signed

by Senate Democrats, the battle to influence the president’s mind has been raging.

Fed officials here have been careful not to take sides in the contest, at least not publicly. They do agree on this: They’ve not seen anything quite like this summer’s public jousting.

Dennis Lockhart, head of the Atlanta regional Fed bank, called it unprecedented. But he said the jockeying over the chairman’s job is having no effect on the Fed’s policymaking.

“The chairman’s leadership is as strong as it has ever been,” Lockhart said in an interview on CNBC. He was addressing concerns that the prolonged contest to succeed Bernanke might weaken his

influence as chairman by solidifying the perception that he’s a lame duck.

James Bullard, head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, noted that a change in the Fed chairmanship has been fairly unusual since World War II. Bernanke has served for nearly eight years. Two of his predecessors — William McChesney Martin (1951-1970) and Alan Greenspan (1987-2006) — served for a combined nearly four decades.

As for whom he would prefer as chairman, Yellen or Summers, Bullard, also interviewed on CNBC, struck a diplomatic note.

They’re both “great economists,” he said.

Yellen did have a modest role to play at this year’s conference, serving as the moderator for Saturday’s session. It was a job she performed with fair minded diligence.

“My job today is to be a ruthless time keeper,” she told the crowd in her opening comments. And she kept to her word, turning over numbered cards signalling to the presenters how much time they had left to present papers on such esoteric topics as global liquidity and cross-border capital flows.

NY AG Schneiderman sues Trump, ‘Trump University’ for fraud TRUMP SAYS PROBE IS POLITICAL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phoney “Trump University” that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars, and even failed to deliver promised apprenticeships.

Trump shot back that the Democrat’s lawsuit is false and politically motivated.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says many of the 5,000 students who paid up to $35,000 thought they would at least meet Trump but instead all they got was their picture taken in front of a life-size picture of The Apprentice TV star.

“Trump University engaged in deception at every stage of consumers’ advancement through costly programs and caused real financial harm,” Schneiderman said.

But Trump’s attorney accused Schneiderman of trying to extort campaign contributions from the real estate mogul through his investigation of Trump. Attorney Michael D. Cohen told The Associated Press on Saturday that Schneiderman’s lawsuit was filled with falsehoods. Cohen said Trump and his uni-

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Real estate mogul and Reality TV star Donald Trump, left, listens as Michael Sexton introduces him at a 2005 news conference in New York where he announced the establishment of Trump University. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing Trump for $40 million, saying that Trump University didn’t deliver on its advertised promise to make students rich, but instead steered them into expensive yet mostly useless seminars. versity never defrauded anyone.

He said Trump University provided nearly 11,000 testimonials to Schneiderman from students praising the program and said 98 per cent of students in a survey termed the program “excellent.”

“The attorney general has been angry because he felt that Mr. Trump and his various companies should have done much more for him in terms of fundraising,” Cohen said.

“This entire investigation is politically motivated and it is a tremendous waste of taxpayers’ money.”

State Board of Elections records show Trump has spent more than $136,000 on New York campaigns since 2010.

He contributed $12,500 to Schneiderman in October 2010, when Schneiderman was run-

ning for attorney general, records show. An outspoken conservative, Trump himself flirted with a presidential run last year.

“Donald Trump will not sit back and be extorted by anyone, including the attorney general,” Cohen said.

The lawsuit says many of the wannabe moguls were unable to land even one real estate deal and were left far worse off than before the lessons, facing thousands of dollars in debt for the seminar program once billed as a top quality university with Trump’s “handpicked” instructors.

Schneiderman is suing the program, Trump as the university chairman, and the former president of the university in a case to be handled in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.

He accuses them of engaging in persistent fraud, illegal and decep-

tive conduct and violating federal consumer protection law. The $40 million he seeks is mostly to pay restitution to consumers.

He dismissed Trump’s claim of a political motive.

“The fact that he’s still brave enough to follow the investigation wherever it may lead speaks to Mr. Schneiderman’s character,” Schneiderman spokesman Andrew Friedman told AP. State Education Department officials had told Trump to change the name of his enterprise years ago, saying it lacked a license and didn’t meet the legal definitions of a university.

In 2011 it was renamed the Trump Entrepreneur Institute, but it has been dogged since by complaints from consumers and a few isolated civil lawsuits claiming it didn’t fulfil its advertised claims.

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MERS virus isolated from bat OTHER ANIMALS MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE DISEASE’S SPREAD

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Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne wants to pay people to pick up used syringes, says drop box and needle exchange programs are not working.

Mayor wants to hire people to pick up used syringes

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

PRINCE ALBERT

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan mayor wants the province to give him money to launch a new business — picking up used needles.

Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne says drop boxes and needle exchange programs for drug addicts is not working to keep used syringes from littering the streets of his city.

That’s why he plans to ask the government for $30,000 to hire people to pick up the needles at 10 cents per syringe.

Research indicates that needle exchange programs in Saskatchewan get back more than 90 per cent of the four million needles distributed each year.

But Dionne challenges that number, saying if the fire department finds one in a backyard, that’s counted as recovered.

The fire department has picked up more than 2,700 used needles so far this year and

deputy fire chief Jason Everitt says that uses up time and resources.

“If there was a dedicated group that could be responsible for that, that would definitely take a lot of extra burden off our shoulders for sure,” Everitt said.

Dionne says he’d like to see the people using the needle exchange be held responsible for their syringes.

“They’re getting them free, bring them back.

They say they don’t have 10, tell them to go pick up 10. If they don’t have 10, where are they? Let’s have a real needle exchange program.”

A report commissioned by the Ministry of Health in 2008 said discarded needles can come from other sources, not just needle exchange programs.

It also said the risk of infection by getting pricked by a dirty needle is extremely low.

Scientists from Saudi Arabia and the United States have found DNA matching the MERS coronavirus in a sample taken from a bat in Saudi Arabia.

The scientists reported the finding in a paper published online Wednesday. This the first time a DNA match for the human virus has been found in samples taken from an animal.

Lead author Dr. Ziad Memish, the Saudi deputy minister of health, says bats have always been suspected to be the original source of the virus, but there are probably other players of the chain of transmission that haven’t yet been discovered.

“There must be something in the middle,” Memish said during a talk on MERS in Washington that was organized and webcast by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center for Health Security.

“Is it food? Is it (an) other animal reservoir? That’s something to be determined.”

The article outlining the finding is published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. It was reported by scientists from the Saudi Ministry of Health, Columbia University and the organization EcoHealth Alliance.

The viral DNA was found in a fecal swab taken from a Taphozous perforatus bat — also known as an Egyptian tomb bat, says Dr. Ian Lipkin, head of Columbia University’s Center for Infection and Immunity.

Lipkin’s lab, famous for finding new viruses, played a lead role

in this work.

The bat was among many found roosting in ruins near where the first known Saudi MERS case lived, at Bisha. The man, who died in June 2012, was the case which brought the existence of the new virus to light — though it was later found that earlier cases had occurred in Jordan in April of that year.

Lipkin says this type of bat is an insect eater. They are frequently found close to fruit trees because the fruit draws insects.

Other scientists recently reported finding antibodies to MERS or a closely related coronavirus in camels in Oman and in the Canary Islands, off North Africa. While that is a clue that the animals are susceptible to the virus, it’s not yet known if they play a role in spreading the virus to people.

Lipkin’s lab has been testing samples from camels and other animals from Saudi Arabia. He says his group has a paper looking at the possible role of camels that should be published soon.

To date there have been 96 confirmed cases of MERS and 46 of those infections have ended in death.

All cases to date have originated from four Middle Eastern countries — Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. MERS infections have also been diagnosed in Britain, France, Italy, Tunisia and Germany. But in these instances the virus was brought into the country by someone who had travelled in the Middle East before getting sick or who travelled to Europe by air ambulance seeking care.

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Quebec is in a position to make the move at this point because it is one of the few provinces that starts vaccinating girls against cancer-causing HPV viruses at a young age. All provinces and territories offer the vaccine to girls for free — and P.E.I. also makes it available to boys — but most vaccinate girls in Grades 6 or 7 and Ontario only gives the vaccine in Grade 8.

The issue is that evidence shows pre-adolescent girls get a better immune response to the vaccine than girls or women in their teens or older.

And pre-adolescent girls are less likely to have started to have sex; giving the vaccine before girls are exposed to sexually transmitted HPV viruses makes obvious sense.

Earlier this year a Canadian study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that girls aged nine to 13 got as good an immune response from two doses of HPV vaccine as older teens and young women who got three doses. The governments of Quebec, Nova Scotia and B.C. funded the research.

In addition, Quebec has done its

own study which confirms the results, Sauvageau said. A total of 400 girls were given two doses of HPV vaccine — six months apart — at nine or 10 years of age. Then, 42 months later, they were given a third dose.

Their antibody levels were higher after the third dose, but not a great deal higher than after two, Sauvageau said. “So what it was telling us was that the third dose is adding, but not a lot.”

She said it may also turn out that older girls don’t need three doses, but the evidence to show that hasn’t been generated yet.

Moving to two doses has benefits beyond cost savings, said Ogilvie.

“I think what folks who are in the vaccine world want to do is have an effective product that does the job.

And if you can give it with fewer doses, that usually would mean you have a better series completion, right? If you only need to have two doses instead of three doses it’s more likely they’re going to get both of those doses than three doses,” she said.

“But if we have a fixed global health budget and we can reduce the vaccine costs for one vaccine program by a third — and the program is expensive — then that would be a prudent thing to do.”

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TORONTO — Girls in Quebec will become the first in the country to benefit from new research that suggests the HPV vaccine is so effective that two doses — rather than the recommended three — may be all that’s needed.

The province’s health ministry has decided to forgo the third dose of HPV vaccine for girls entering Secondary 3 — the equivalent of Grade 9 — this fall, Karine White, a spokesperson for the ministry, confirmed in an interview.

The decision was made based on a recommendation from an expert panel.

The change applies only to girls who received their first two doses of vaccine against human papillomavirus as a pre-adolescent — age nine or 10.

Girls who began the series of vaccinations after puberty will still need to get three HPV vaccine shots, said Dr. Chantal Sauvageau, who headed the committee which made the recommendation.

The province will continue to monitor emerging evidence on the efficacy of HPV vaccines, she said, and will adjust the schedule again if the need arises.

“At this time, with the scientific data available, we think two (doses) will be sufficient,” said Sauvageau, who works for Quebec’s National Institute for Public Health.

“But we can’t predict the future. So we put mechanisms in place to closely

look at what will happen in the future.

And if we need another dose, we want to know it as quickly as possible.”

While it is the first province to make this move, Quebec is not the first jurisdiction to decide to drop a dose of HPV vaccine from its schedule. Switzerland has moved to a two-dose regimen, with the second shot given six months after the first. That is the approach Quebec will be using.

Other provinces are watching and may follow suit, said Dr. Gina Ogilvie, medical director for clinical prevention services at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

“I believe actually what you’re going to see with the HPV vaccine globally is increased interest in alternate dosing,” Ogilvie said. “What we’re increasingly recognizing is that the vaccine is so efficacious there’s a good likelihood that only two doses are needed.”

British Columbia has already adopted an alternate dosing schedule. The manufacturers of both available HPV vaccines — Cervarix, made by GSK, and Gardasil, make by Merck Canada — recommend three doses given over a six-month period.

But since 2010, B.C. has given two doses in Grade 6 and the third dose in Grade 9, piggy-backing onto other programs that take public health nurses into Grade 9 classes.

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Slashing his way into film GUITAR HERO SLASH PRODUCES FIRST HORROR MOVIE, BUT DOESN’T DIG GORE

BY NICK PATCH THE CANADIAN PRESS Slash may have an appetite for destruction, but bloody carnage? Not so much.

That’s why the first film from the legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s production company — the upcoming Nothing Left to Fear — favours jolts of the ominous, cerebral sort over the ever-escalating graphic violence that has become de rigueur in modern horror.

“I’m not a big gore guy,” says the 48-year-old Friday in an interview in Toronto, his bountiful curls stuffed under a black hat, with a pair of Ray Ban aviators fixed to his face.

“In horror movies ... the element that I love the most is the tension. And that’s sort of like, the introduction and building up of the tension and release.

That’s probably one of the reasons why gore for gore’s sake doesn’t mean anything to me. It’s unnerving to watch, but it’s not scary. What’s scary is that tension of what’s going to happen next.”

And Slash is certainly knowledgeable about the genre, with an appreciation that long precedes his work on “Nothing Left to Fear.”

For as long as he can remember, he’s been exhilarated by spooky material across all formats.

Born in England (as Saul Hudson), Slash was raised on a childhood diet of the scarefests churned out by Britain’s Hammer Films while also acquiring an early appreciation for the writing of Edgar Allan Poe, care of his father, Anthony Hudson, who designed album covers for the likes of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and whom Slash calls “one of the most well-read people I’ve ever met.”

As it turns out, his mom — costume designer Ola Hudson — was also a horror aficionado, so when Slash moved

Stateside he continued his voracious consumption of all things spine-tingling.

As he delves into his past of frightening delights, he proves his film-buff bona fides by excitedly bringing up such obscure fare as 1970’s Trog (Joan Crawford’s final feature film, about a rampaging troglodyte) and the 1961 curiosity Konga, a British King Kong ripoff in which a furious ape runs roughshod over London.

“It hit a nerve with me,” Slash says of the genre. “I’ve always liked monsters. I’ve always liked dinosaurs. I’ve always liked reptiles.... I was just born with it. So all the scary movies and all those characters were just fascinating.”

In town for a Saturday appearance at Fan Expo Canada, Slash gradually lost interest in horror in the mid-late ’80s as the genre became “dumbed down” by “very campy” franchises, with 1988’s Pumpkinhead standing as the last fright flick to capture his attention until 2004’s Saw, which he thought had a “great story.”

It’s probably not a coincidence that the decline of his interest in horror was timed with the rise of Guns N’ Roses’ career, and all the subsequent jetsetting that enabled.

But listening to his evocative guitar style, it’s not hard to see the influence of his horror obsession.

Consider the iconic intro to Welcome to the Jungle, for instance, its dreadimbued cascading notes setting the stage for something at once sinister and thrilling, with Slash ratcheting up the tension as expertly as a horror maestro.

“In songs, I’ve always liked that introduction that builds up a certain suspense and then it kicks in,” he said with a smile.

“So there’s gotta be some correlation there. That’s probably a personality trait that you don’t think about, it’s

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Former Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist Slash poses for a portrait as he promotes his new film company, and his appearance at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Friday. subconscious, but it starts to come out in your work.”

After forming Slasher Films in 2010, Nothing Left to Fear was always to be his first feature production project.

Directed by first-timer Anthony Leonardi III, the film casts Dartmouth, N.S., native James Tupper as a pastor who moves his family to the sleepy town of Stull, Kansas (with his wife in the film portrayed by Tupper’s reallife partner, Anne Heche).

Soon, the family’s view of this seemingly placid rural idyll turns as the town’s eerie past scrapes to the surface. (Stull really is the subject of myriad urban legends, thanks to long-circulating rumours claiming that its cemetery is a supposed gateway to Hell).

With a Blu-ray and DVD release scheduled in Canada for Oct. 8 after a limited theatrical run, Nothing Left to Fear was made in 20 days with a limited budget.

The film harkens back to an era in

horror that was based more in atmospheric chills than heaps of meticulously crafted bloodshed.

His notoriously hard-living days long behind him (at one point, he even denies a java refill offered by an aide, saying: “I have to pace myself with the coffee”), Slash threw himself into the project with conviction. In addition to his logistical duties as producer, he co-wrote the film’s score with Nicolas O’Toole and performed its titular track with Myles Kennedy.

He was grateful to have the chance to get his hands dirty creatively, particularly given the interminable delays he endured in trying to get the project off the ground.

He busied himself with his music career — releasing his platinum-selling solo debut in 2010, with sophomore effort Apocalyptic Love following in 2012 — but concedes that wading into the film industry demanded a new level of patience.

New biography says expect posthumous Salinger books POSSIBLY EXPLAINS AUTHOR’S LATER YEARS

BY HILLEL ITALIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The authors of a new J.D. Salinger biography are claiming they have cracked one of publishing’s greatest mysteries: What The Catcher in the Rye novelist was working on during the last half century of his life.

Starting sometime between 2015 and 2020, a series of posthumous Salinger releases are planned, according to Salinger, co-written by David Shields and Shane Salerno, whose book will be published Sept. 3.

The Associated Press obtained an early copy.

Salerno’s documentary on the author is scheduled to come out Sept. 6.

Providing by far the most

detailed report of previously unreleased material, the book’s authors cite “two independent and separate sources” who they say have “documented and verified” the information.

The Salinger books would revisit Catcher protagonist Holden Caulfield and draw on Salinger’s World War II years and his immersion in Eastern religion.

The material also would feature new stories about the Glass family of Franny and Zooey and other Salinger works.

Salinger does not identify a prospective publisher.

If the books do come out, they may well not be through Little, Brown.

In the mid-1990s, Salinger agreed to allow a small, Vir-

ginia-based press, Orchises, to issue his novella Hapworth 16, 1924, which first appeared in The New Yorker in 1965.

But after news leaked of the planned publication, Salinger changed his mind and Hapworth was cancelled.

No Salinger book came out after the early 1960s, as the author increasingly withdrew from public life. Over the past 50 years, there has been endless and conflicting speculation over what Salinger had been doing during his self-imposed retirement. That Salinger continued to write is well documented. Friends, neighbours and family members all reported that Salinger was writing in his final years and the author himself told The New York Times in 1974 that he wrote daily, although only for

himself.

“There is a marvelous peace in not publishing,” he said at the time.

But there is no consensus on what he was writing and no physical evidence of what Salinger had reportedly stashed in a safe in his home in Cornish, N.H. The Salinger estate, run partly by Matt Salinger and Salinger’s widow Colleen O’Neill, has remained silent on the subject since the author’s death in January 2010. The two did not co-operate with Salerno and Shields.

Until now, neither Salerno nor Shields have been defined by their expertise on Salinger. Salerno is a Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include Armageddon, the Oliver Stone film Savages and a planned sequel to James Cam-

eron’s blockbuster Avatar.

Shields has written 13 books, including the novel Dead Languages; a nonfiction work on pro basketball; and Reality Hunger, a self-described “manifesto” for modern literature.

Their 700-page Salinger biography has new information well beyond any possible posthumous fiction.

The book is structured as an oral history, featuring new and old interviews, excerpts from newspaper accounts and previous biographies and commentary from Shields and Salerno.

Those quoted range from Salinger’s children to authors Tom Wolfe and Gore Vidal to Mark David Chapman, who cited Catcher as a reason he murdered John Lennon in 1980.

Linda Ronstadt tells AARP she has Parkinson’s disease LOS ANGELES — Linda Ronstadt says she suffers from Parkinson’s disease, which has robbed her ability to sing.

The 67-yearold music legend tells AARP Magazine, in an article posted online Friday, that she was diagnosed eight months ago and “can’t sing a note.”

Ronstadt says she began to show symptoms as long Linda Ronstadt as eight years ago, but attributed her inability to sing then to a tick disease. When her hands began to tremble, Ronstadt said she thought the shaking was the result of a shoulder operation.

She said she was “completely

shocked” when she finally saw a neurologist and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

“I wouldn’t have suspected that in a million, billion years.

“No one can sing with Parkinson’s disease,” Ronstadt told AARP music writer Alanna Nash. “No matter how hard you try.”

Ronstadt sold tens of millions of records starting in the 1970s with pop hits like You’re No Good and When Will I Be Loved. But she also segued into country, pop standards and mariachi music, among other genres.

In addition, the singer was known for her romances with California Gov. Jerry Brown and filmmaker George Lucas.

Ronstadt now uses poles to walk on uneven ground and a wheelchair when travelling, the AARP story said.

Her autobiography will be released next month, but makes no mention of Parkinson’s or the loss of her voice, according to AARP. The singer’s New York-based managers did not immediately respond to requests from The Associated Press for comment.

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Some men opt for single fatherhood PRICE TAG OFTEN HIGH, BUT SOME MEN WANT CHILDREN VIA BIRTHS BY SURROGATE MOMS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Trey Powell’s first name has an extra resonance these days. Though still a bachelor, he now presides over a family of three as the dad of twin daughters born six months ago via a surrogate mother.

“I feel so lucky every day,” Powell said.

At 42, he’s a new addition to the ranks of men who intentionally seek the role of single father. While some opt for adoption, others yearn to have children with genetic ties and are willing to invest $100,000 or more to make that happen.

There are no firm numbers of how many men have taken this route. It’s clearly still a rarity, although Growing Generations, a leading for-profit surrogacy agency in Los Angeles, says its caseload of single men has risen steadily and totalled about 25 cases last year.

Experts say the driving force is generally a male equivalent of the “biological clock” that prompts some unmarried women to have children while they’re still fertile.

“They say they’ve always wanted to be a dad, they haven’t found a partner that they want to start a family with, they’re getting older and just don’t want to wait — the same things single women say,” said Madeline Feingold, an Oakland, Calif., psychologist who has done extensive counselling related to surrogacy.

That was the case for Powell, a pharmaceutical company executive in Seattle who spent three years futilely trying to adopt.

“I was in an adoption pool for a year and half,

didn’t get any calls and got bummed about the whole experience,” he said.

“I just wanted to be a dad. Time was not on my side, and I didn’t have the luxury of waiting for an ideal mate.”

Before approaching Growing Generations, Powell discussed his options at length with family members and with people who’d been through surrogacy.

There was a lot of self-interrogation.

“If something happens to me, who’s going to take care of my daughters? Is this an egotistical, selfish thing?” he recalled asking himself. “I had to be sure it was the right thing to do.”

Now, he says, fatherhood is the focus of his life — a transformation made easier because he often works from home and can afford a full-time nanny.

That level of affluence is a virtual prerequisite for men pursuing the option of fatherhood via surrogacy.

“We tell people to budget $125,000 to $150,000 for a single baby, and $150,000 to $175,000 for twins,” said Stuart Bell, co-owner of Growing Generations.

Those figures include compensation of $8,000 to $10,000 for the egg donor, and at least $25,000 for the surrogate mother who gives birth after being impregnated with an implanted embryo.

Though male clients have the option of enlisting an egg donor on their own, Bell said most make their choice from a pool of women recruited by Growing Generations.

The clients aren’t told the names of the possible egg donors, but see videos of them and learn extensive details about their health, education and genetic history.

The process also entails psychological screening, plus detailed legal negotiations to minimize any chance

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that the egg donor or surrogate mother might claim parental rights.

By the time the process is done, the aspiring father’s commitment is usually apparent, said Denise Bierly, a State College, Pa., attorney specializing in adoption and surrogacy law, “With men especially, the process gets so well thought through,” she said.

“They go into this having talked about it with their friends, relatives. There’s nothing spontaneous about it.”

Alan Bernstein, a dad raising three surrogacy-born children in Los Angeles, describes single parenting as “an insanely hard job” and also as deeply rewarding.

“It helps to be really passionate about it,” he said.

Bernstein, 48, is president of a property management company, able to adjust his working hours and also to afford an au pair who helps care for 9-year-old Isaac and 7-year-old twins Natalie and Naomi.

Like Trey Powell, Bernstein is gay and grew into adulthood never expecting that fatherhood would be a realistic and enticing option.

“When I came out in my early 20s, I felt it was a choice of leading an honest life but giving up on the idea of family,” he said. “I’d always liked children — but for many years I didn’t allowed myself to think about it. It seemed sad and inevitable that I wouldn’t have

any.”

Though gays account for a substantial portion of Growing Generations’ single-father clientele, it also caters to straight men, such as New York City lawyer Steven Harris, 58, whose 6-year-old son, Ben, is about to start first grade.

“Everybody thinks you’re real sensitive. ’What a guy,”’ Harris said. “They don’t realize it’s fun and wonderful.”

He’s had a few conversations with other men wondering whether to follow his example.

“I tell them, don’t even think twice.

Just do it,” he said. “There’s no downside, if you really want a child.”

State laws on surrogacy vary widely.

Some states forbid commercial transactions, while California has a reputation as perhaps the most receptive state.

Worldwide, commercial surrogacy is banned in most countries, and two that do allow it — India and Ukraine — have decided not make it available to single men. As a result, Growing Generations’ clientele of single men includes an increasing number of foreigners seeking the option of a safe, legal surrogacy.

Among them is Simon Taylor, a 50-year-old Briton who had a son via a surrogate birth in Arkansas last year, and is now working on arrangements to have a second child.

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PHILADELPHIA — A woman has turned up alive nearly two weeks after her family held a funeral and burial for her.

Services for 50-yearold Sharolyn Jackson were held Aug. 3 in New Jersey.

Jackson’s mother, Carrie Minney, says the woman in the casket looked just like her daughter, except for the nose. She says the family assumed something had happened to the nose during the embalming process.

“There was really a strong resemblance, a really strong resemblance,” Minney, 69, said Friday in a phone interview from her home in Trenton, New Jersey.

“She looks so much like Sharol they could be sisters.”

After Jackson showed up at Pennsylvania Hospital last week, police confirmed her identity through fingerprints.

Her son went to the hospital and immediately recognized her.

“He said, ’That’s my mom. We made a terrible mistake,”’ Garrow said.

Jackson was reported missing around the time that paramedics took a woman who’d been found lying in a Philadelphia street to a hospital, where she died July 20. One of Jackson’s sons and a social worker at Horizon House, where her mother said she had been receiving treatment for drug and mental health problems, viewed pictures of the dead woman’s body and made the identification.

The medical examiner determined the woman died of heat stroke, signed a death certificate and released the body to the family, Philadelphia Department of Health spokesman James Garrow said.

“If someone comes in and they’re a family member and say, ’That’s my mom,’ that’s generally good enough,” Garrow said.

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SPEEDSKATER SUSPENDED FOR SKATE TAMPERING Olympic short track medallist Simon Cho has received a two-year suspension from the International Skating Union after admitting he tampered with the skates of a Canadian rival. U.S. Speedskating announced the decision Sunday. The suspension runs through Oct. 4, 2014, which means Cho will not be eligible to compete for the U.S. short track team at the Sochi Olympics.

Cho confessed on Oct. 5, 2012, that he sabotaged the skates of Canada’s Olivier Jean during the 2011 World Team Championship. Cho says he did it at the direction of former short track national coach Jae Su Chun.

Chun denies those allegations. But the ISU suspended him for two years through Aug. 25, 2015, saying he violated the code of ethics. Cho won a relay bronze medal at the Vancouver Games.

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Rebels first round pick in 2013 draft, Red Deer’s Jeff de Witt, has been impressive during rookie camp and is fitting in nicely to the team’s template.

Hometown product Jeff de Wit was familiar with the Red Deer Rebels training camp well before he participated as a player.

The 15-year-old centre, the Rebels’ first pick in the 2013 Western Hockey League bantam draft, asked general manager/head coach Brent Sutter for a training camp job when he was just 10 years of age.

“Brent told me to come down to main camp and help Mikey (dressing room attendant Mikel McIver) around the room and on the bench,” de Wit said Sunday, following a Rebels rookie-camp session at the Centrium. “I helped out every year after that until last year, when I focused on getting better at hockey.”

Needles to say, de Wit’s dedication to improving his game paid off in spades. After scoring six goals and collecting 11 points in 33 games with the Red Deer Rebels Black major bantam squad in 2011-12, he enjoyed a breakout season last winter with 18 goals and 42 points in 26 outings.

His obvious skill, along with his sixfoot-one, 174-pound frame, made de Wit too enticing to pass up when the Rebels selected 14th overall in this year’s bantam draft.

“There’s a reason why he was picked where he was picked,” said Sutter.

“He’s a big, rangy centre iceman who skates well, has good skill and a good understanding of the game, He knows how to play the game and he’s big, and that’s what we like about him.”

The promising prospect, who will be eligible to suit up with the Rebels in 2014, notched a goal in the Sunday morning rookie-camp scrimmage and notched a picturesque shootout marker in the afternoon.

“Everything has been up-tempo, which is Rebels hockey,” said de Wit. “Lots of physical hockey and bodychecks and lots of skill out there. I know I can play a little more physical.”

Rookie camp concludes today with the final scrimmage set for 3 to 4:30 p.m. From there, de Wit will be moved into main camp, which opens with a 90-minute scrimmage starting at 5 p.m.

The big centre will also play in Thursday’s Black and White intrasquad game and will appear in at least two preseason contests.

“I’m looking forward it. I’m getting ready for midget AAA tryouts and I’m going to take these experiences as a step into getting better,” he said. “I’m just focusing on working hard every day and living up to their (Rebels) expectations for me.”

In many ways, de Wit — and 2012 first-round bantam pick Adam Musil, another centre — is the template for the type of player Sutter wants to add to his squad over the next few years.

“We need to be a harder team to play against,” said the Rebels boss.

“We want skill and talent but you need other elements too. Jeff is one of those player who has all of that.

“You always want to be real solid down the middle, with strength and size. You need good goaltending, four rock-solid defencemen and four good centres with size.”

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Riders roll to big win over Eskimos SECOND TIME IN TEAM HISTORY THE ROUGHRIDERS HAVE STARTED SEASON WITH 7-1 RECORD

Today

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp — Rookies 9-10:30 a.m.; rookie goalie session 1-2 p.m.; rookies 3-4:30 p.m.; main camp scrimmage 5-6:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Golf: McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour championship at Wolf Creek, 11 a.m. shotgun start.

Tuesday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp — Team A vs. Team B, 9-10:30 a.m.; Team B vs. Team C, 1:30-3 p.m.; Team A vs. Team C, 6-7:30 p.m., Centrium.

Wednesday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp — Team A practice, 9-10 a.m.; Team B practice, 10:15-11:15 a.m.; Team C practice, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Team A vs. Team B, 5 p.m., Centrium.

Thursday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp — Team B pre-game skate, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Team A pre-game skate, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Black and White game, 7 p.m., Centrium.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS Roughriders 30 Eskimos 27 EDMONTON — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are entering recordsetting territory with their start this season.

Kory Sheets ran for a pair of touchdowns as Saskatchewan continued to set the pace in the CFL with a 30-27 comefrom-behind road victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday.

The Roughriders recorded their second-ever 7-1 start in franchise history with the win.

The only other time they have had a 7-1 start was in 1970, a year that they finished 14-2.

“I wasn’t born yet,” laughed 36-year-old Saskatchewan head coach Corey Chamblin. “That’s awesome. It’s great for our fans.”

Despite their opponent’s lack of success this season, Chamblin said he knew the Eskimos were going to be a challenge.

“The Eskimos are very close to becoming a winning football team and we knew that we would be facing a tough opponent,” he said. “We talked about being like a clock. Being slow and steady and going one second at a time, one play at a time. We did that.

It came down to being steady and the last play was on us.”

Sheets scampered for 139 yards and easily eclipsed the 1,000 yards rushing mark for the season in the game, becoming the first player in league history to do so

in his team’s first eight games.

“It gives you a little bit of bragging rights around the league,” he said.

“Your friends are going to be calling and I know the guys in the locker room are going to be messing around with me.

“It was a real team victory today. The offence played well, and so did the defence and special teams. There is nothing more you can ask for that a complete team victory.”

Edmonton tied a dubious record of its own with their sixth-straight loss. It is only the second time in team history that the Eskimos have gone 1-7 to start a season, the last being in 1971.

Edmonton has now lost its last four games by a combined score of 12 points and the frustration level is peaking.

“It’s tough, very frustrating,” said receiver Fred Stamps, who reeled in a pair of TD passes.

“We feel like we’re so close. It’s frightening.

“It’s tough because we’re so hungry. I don’t know. We’re right there, we’re right there.”

Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed agreed.

“With the game we played, we should have beat arguably the best team in the league,” he said.

“We just couldn’t finish it off again.”

Edmonton got on the board on its first possession, as newcomer Hugh O’Neill kicked a 46-yard field goal.

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Edmonton Eskimos’ T.J. Hill, 12, and Rennie Curran, centre, tackle the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Kory Sheets during CFL action in Edmonton, on Saturday.

Usmanee battled IBF champion to a draw Red Deer Boxing Club product Arash Usmanee nearly became a world champion Friday.

Nearly.

Usmanee took on International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior lightweight champion Argenis ‘La Tormenta’ Mendez in the main event of an ESPN Friday Night Fights card and battled the champ to a 12-round majority draw.

The fight, promoted by Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions, featured the dogged determination of Usmanee versus the

Arash Usmanee

hand speed and powerful counter punching of Mendez.

Usmanee was the aggressor through the first five rounds and forced Mendez to defend constantly.

But the champion tagged Usmanee with clean combinations down the stretch and gained momentum.

But Usmanee made Mendez pay when the champ dropped his hands and in the 12th round both fighters were exchanging combinations when the final bell rang.

At the conclusion of the thrilling, action-packed bout, the judges decided that neither fighter was the clear winner.

Mendez felt he had done enough to warrant a victory.

“I’m really disappointed in the decision,” he said. “I’m the champion and I thought I won.”

Usmanee disagreed.

“It was a very close fight,” he said. “It depends on how you judge a fight. I was the aggressor. It could have gone either way.”

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Ko makes history in Edmonton TEENAGE PHENOM WINS BACK-TO BACK CANADIAN OPEN TITLES, FIRST AMATEUR TO WIN TWO LPGA EVENTS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Teenage golf phenom Lydia Ko made history Sunday at the CN Canadian Women’s Open.

The 16-year-old from New Zealand shot a final round 64 to finish at 15 under for a five-stroke victory over Karine Icher.

Ko became the youngest winner of an LPGA event last year when she won the Canadian Open at the Vancouver Golf Club at age 15. With Sunday’s victory, she becomes the first amateur in history to win two LPGA events.

Ko started the day one shot back, but shredded the course at Royal Mayfair Golf Club with five birdies on the front nine and never looked back.

She had seven birdies in total and curled in a birdie putt from 16 feet out on the final hole to cap the day.

“I hit a really good drive on one and I kept it to the fairway, and I think that kind of got my momentum going,” Ko said. “I was in a little bit more of a pressure position (as defending champion), so I was really happy with my 64.”

Unfortunately winning is becoming an expensive proposition for Ko, who was born in South Korea but grew up in New Zealand.

As an amateur, she cannot accept the $300,000 first prize, which instead goes to Icher. Ko has played in 14 LPGA events over the last two years, leaving almost $1 million in prize money on the table.

Ko said she’s still considering asking the LPGA for an exemption to let her turn pro before she’s 18.

“I’ve got some people above me like my mom and dad. They’re the boss, and they’re going to help me definitely make the right decision to turn pro at what time,” said Ko, who shot 265 over the tournament’s four rounds. “As I’m only 16 it’s quite hard to make huge decisions. And when I turn pro it’s like a job, where money is all about it and every shot counts.”

Ko has always said her driving is the strength of her game, and proved it again this week by hitting 45 of 56 fair-

ways and 56 of 72 greens in regulation.

Icher, ranked 24th, had her best finish of the season. The 24-year-old from France carded four birdies to go with one bogey Sunday to finish 10 under for the tournament.

Canada has been good to Icher, who finished 5th in July at the Manulife Classic in Waterloo, Ont. Icher said her game improved throughout the week.

“I would like to play tomorrow,” she said. “It was a good day today. I’m very happy with my game. More putts got in.”

She said Ko’s feat was impressive.

“She’s amazing. Sixteen years-old and to win twice. She has no fear, I guess,” said Icher.

“It’s incredible. As an amateur and so young, it’s great for women’s golf, but not so great for us (on tour),” she laughed.

Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall began the day with a one-shot lead, but could not match her lights out 6-under performance from the third round.

“I was trying to keep up with (Ko), but at the same time I couldn’t hit it as close and I couldn’t make as many putts,” said Hedwall, who finished at 9 under overall after shooting a 71. “She was just really impressive today.”

Brittany Lincicome of the U.S. wound up tied for third with Hedwall after shooting a 69.

It was a disappointing tournament for the top two players on tour.

No. 1 ranked Inbee Park was carving up the putting greens and held a share of the lead heading into Saturday’s third round only to see her game fall apart.

She finished 11 strokes back in a tie for 13th.

“My putting just didn’t want to go in the hole like the (first) two days,” Park said. “Nothing wants to drop. You get those kind of days.”

Park said she switched putters for this tournament because the insert on her first one was worn out.

“I don’t know, I might go back to my old one,” she laughed.

No. 2 Stacy Lewis racked up five bogeys on her first seven holes in the

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Lydia Ko, of New Zealand, kisses the trophy after winning the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open in Edmonton, on Sunday. first-round Thursday before withdrawing due to illness.

Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, B.C., was the top Canadian. Richdale shot three-over 73 to finish the tournament tied for 62nd, 23 strokes off the pace.

“I had an OK day today,” Richdale said. “I struggled with my ball striking.

I think I hit only eight greens, which makes things pretty tough.

“I would have liked to have made a few more ups and downs, but that’s the

way it goes.”

Jessica Shepley of Oakville, Ont., ended up 72nd. She shot six-over 76 to finish 30 strokes behind Ko. “I had a lot of fun on the front side,” Shepley said. “I hit it really, really well. I wish I could have made a couple of putts. I had a lot of putts I could have made and I think things could have been very different early on.”

The other 18 Canadians in the field, including veteran Lorie Kane of Charlottetown, did not make the cut.

Scott gets surprise win at Barclays, DeLaet ties for second

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Masters champion Adam Scott didn’t think his good round was good enough Sunday at The Barclays.

His caddie had already packed his golf clubs into a travel case. He viewed his visit to the CBS Sports tower as nothing more than a courtesy.

His only hope was that the other players still on the course — Tiger Woods and Justin Rose among them — might find it as difficult to close out a victory as Scott has over the years.

“I’m pretty shocked,” Scott said after his 5-under 66 gave him a one-shot win at Liberty National over four players, including Canada’s Graham DeLaet. “There were so many guys out there with a chance and I really didn’t think I had much of a chance. If you hang around the lead long enough, you’re going to win some, you’re going to lose some. And this one went my way.”

Scott was watching from the locker room when Rose, who had a 25-foot putt for the outright lead, ran it 5 feet by the hole and three-putted for bogey.

Clubs unpacked, Scott was on his way to the range when the groans from around the 18th green told him Woods narrowly missed his 25-foot birdie putt from off the back of the green to tie for the lead. Once on the range, a large video board showed Gary Woodland miss his third straight birdie putt from inside 10 feet.

“I guess it’s different playing an hour-and-a-half in front of the leaders, the guys who

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Graham DeLaet, of Canada, hits a shot on the 18th fairway during the final round of The Barclays golf tournament Sunday, in Jersey City, N.J. have been under pressure all day than when you’re out there,” Scott said. “I know how they feel. When the pressure is on you to close out, it’s much harder, and the holes become much harder and shots are far more crucial.

“I feel like I’ve been given a bit of a gift,” he said. “But I’ll take it.”

Scott finished at 11-under 273 and moved to a career-best No. 2 in the world.

Woods suffered a back spasm on the par-5 13th hole and hooked a fairway metal so far left that it landed in a

swamp on the other side of the 15th fairway. Woods dropped to all fours in pain before slowly getting up. He also dropped a shot on the 15th, and then gamely fought back with birdies on the 16th and 17th holes to get within one.

His birdie putt from off the 18th green was one short turn of falling.

“Thought I made it,” Woods said after his 69.

Woods had all four rounds in the 60s for the first time in a year on the PGA Tour, though it wasn’t enough. He battled stiffness in his lower back all

week, which he attributed to a soft bed in his hotel room — the second straight year he has had back issues from a mattress at this event.

In a brief interview with CBS Sports, he said it was “hypothetical” when asked if he would compete in the Deutsche Bank Championship, the next playoff event that starts Friday on the TPC Boston. The tournament gives its charity money to Woods’ foundation. Woods already missed the AT&T National this year, which also benefits his foundation.

“I just got off and I’m not feeling my best right now,” he said.

Rose wasn’t feeling that great, either. He was in position to win the tournament with a birdie putt, and the U.S. Open champion did not want to leave it short. Instead, he knocked it by farther than he imagined, the ball stayed on the high side of the cup the whole way.

“I got too aggressive,” said Rose, who closed with a 68. “I thought it was a putt to win the tournament. It’s tough to take.”

Kevin Chappell had a twoshot lead after a birdie on the 10th hole, but then played the next seven holes in 7-over par and closed with a 76. Woodland had a 73. Matt Kuchar, who shared the 54-hole lead with Woodland, fell back with a triple bogey on No. 9. His only birdie was on the 18th hole, and it gave him a 78.

It was the second time Woods has missed a playoff by one shot at Liberty National.

DeLaet, of Weyburn, Sask., whose 65 matched Phil Mickelson for the low score of the final round, will move up to No. 9 in the Presidents Cup standings.

With one week before qualifying ends, he’s in good shape to make the International team.

Scott won for the second time this year, and at least put himself into the conversation for PGA Tour player of the year if he were to go on to win the FedEx Cup. He is No. 2 in the standings behind Woods, though the $10 million prize does not come into view until the Tour Championship.

Canada’s men’s hockey camp in Calgary is almost pointless

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Canada hopefuls won’t actually take to Four days of Team Canada meet- the ice and get some actual preparaings, fishing outings and golf isn’t go- tory work done is because of insurance ing to help Steve Yzerman and Mike costs.

Babcock pick an Olympic team for the Roughly $1 million, says Hockey Rainbow Olympics in February sched- Canada boss Bob Nicholson, is what it uled for Sochi, Russia, nor would cost. is it going to help them win When you look at, say, the the tournament.

2012 world juniors in AlberFoster team chemistry? ta and see that it generated When almost half of the 47 about $22 million in profits, invitees are not going to a big chunk of which went make the cut when the team to Hockey Canada, and then is announced? C’mon. Who imagine the profits likely is one supposed to bond to be generated in 2015 and with, exactly? They can 2017 when Toronto and Monhand out the free stuff — treal share the tournament, Lord knows NHLers need you might wonder on the more free t-shirts, etc. — basis of that money-making let players know how one event alone why it isn’t posDAMIEN travels from North America sible for Hockey Canada COX to the Black Sea and even to cough up the $1 million show some video and have to hold a serious Olympic a chalk talk on how Team training camp.

Canada intends to navigate Do we not want to win in the larger international ice surface.

Sochi quite as badly as we did in VanBut none of that will help in Febru- couver back in 2010? ary.

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Baseball

Football

Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 77 55 .583 74 54 .578 70 59 .543 69 61 .531 58 73 .443

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 77 53 .592 71 59 .546 65 64 .504 57 72 .442 54 75 .419

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 75 55 .577 72 57 .558 59 70 .457 58 71 .450 43 86 .333

GB — 1 5 1/2 7 18 1/2 GB — 6 11 1/2 19 1/2 22 1/2 GB — 2 15 16 31

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

Saturday’s Games Boston 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Detroit 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Oakland 2, Baltimore 1 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Texas 2 Houston 8, Toronto 5 Washington 7, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 1

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-7) at Kansas City (Guthrie 12-10), 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-12) at Toronto (Dickey 9-12), 5:07 p.m.

Oakland (Griffin 10-9) at Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 11-7), 5:08 p.m.

Houston (Oberholtzer 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Rienzo 1-0), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Blackley 1-1) at Seattle (J.Saunders 10-12), 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

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

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

Texas at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

H 169 159 165 144 130 150 121 141 128 149

Pct. .360 .330 .327 .324 .318 .307 .305 .304 .303 .303

Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 46; MiCabrera, Detroit, 42; Encarnacion, Toronto, 33; ADunn, Chicago, 29; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 29; Bautista, Toronto, 28; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 28.

Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Detroit, 128; CDavis, Baltimore, 118; Encarnacion, Toronto, 95; AJones, Baltimore, 95; Fielder, Detroit, 88; Cano, New York, 84; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 84.

Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 19-1; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 143; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-4; Colon, Oakland, 14-5; Masterson, Cleveland, 14-9; CWilson, Los Angeles, 13-6; Darvish, Texas, 12-5.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 78 52 .600 65 65 .500 59 71 .454 58 70 .453 49 80 .380

Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco

GB — — 2 1/2 19 21

West Division W L Pct 76 54 .585 66 63 .512 61 71 .462 59 71 .454 58 72 .446

GB — 9 1/2 16 17 18

Saturday’s Games Boston 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Detroit 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Arizona 12, Philadelphia 7, 18 innings Miami 3, Colorado 0 Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3 Washington 7, Kansas City 2 St. Louis 6, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego 2 San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 3

GB — 13 19 19 28 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Miami at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

H 134 134 130 153 150 139 149 157 126 141

Toronto 000 000 002 — 2 6 0 Houston 010 000 000 — 1 8 0 Buehrle, Janssen (9) and Arencibia, Thole; Keuchel, Fields (8), Lo (9), K.Chapman (9), Humber (9) and C.Clark. W—Buehrle 10-7. L—Lo 0-2. Sv—Janssen (23).

Los Ang. 000 403 000 — 7 14 0 Seattle 001 000 000 — 1 5 0 Weaver, Cor.Rasmus (9) and Conger; Harang, Luetge (6), Capps (7), Farquhar (9) and H.Blanco.

W—Weaver 8-7. L—Harang 5-11. HRs—Los Angeles, Calhoun (4). Seattle, Ackley (2).

Monday’s Games Cincinnati (Leake 11-5) at St. Louis (Lyons 2-4), 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 10-6) at N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 6-2), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 4-9) at Colorado (Nicasio 7-6), 6:40 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 3-6) at Arizona (McCarthy 2-8), 7:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 12-3), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R YMolina StL 107 400 54 CJohnson Atl 112 405 45 Cuddyer Col 106 395 64 McCutchen Pit 127 477 80 Votto Cin 131 477 86 FFreeman Atl 116 444 69 Craig StL 125 476 68 MCarpenter StL 125 502 97 DWright NYM 105 408 60 Beltran StL 117 457 69

New York 000 101 000 01 — 3 10 0 Tampa Bay 100 001 000 00 — 2 6 1 (11 innings) Nova, Kelley (7), D.Robertson (8), Chamberlain (10), Logan (10), M.Rivera (11) and C.Stewart, Au.Romine; Cobb, Al.Torres (6), McGee (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9), J.Wright (10) and J.Molina, Lobaton. W—Logan 4-2. L—J.Wright 2-2.

Sv—M.Rivera (38). HRs—New York, Cano (24).

Tampa Bay, Longoria (28).

Texas 000 200 000 — 2 11 2 Chicago 002 101 10x — 5 7 1 Garza, R.Ross (8) and G.Soto, Pierzynski; Joh. Danks, Lindstrom (7), N.Jones (8), A.Reed (9) and Phegley. W—Joh.Danks 4-10. L—Garza 3-2. Sv— A.Reed (35). HRs—Texas, Je.Baker (11). Chicago, Jor.Danks (3), Phegley (4).

Sunday’s Games Colorado 4, Miami 3 Detroit 11, N.Y. Mets 3 Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 9, Arizona 5 Kansas City 6, Washington 4 Atlanta 5, St. Louis 2 San Francisco 4, Pittsburgh 0 San Diego 3, Chicago Cubs 2, 15 innings Boston 8, L.A. Dodgers 1

Sunday’s Games Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1 Detroit 11, N.Y. Mets 3 Baltimore 10, Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 2 Toronto 2, Houston 1 Kansas City 6, Washington 4 L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 1 Boston 8, L.A. Dodgers 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MiCabrera Det 122 470 93 Trout LAA 125 482 89 ABeltre Tex 128 505 76 Mauer Min 113 445 62 DOrtiz Bos 108 409 61 Cano NYY 130 488 68 JhPeralta Det 104 397 50 CDavis Bal 128 464 94 Loney TB 124 422 43 TorHunter Det 116 492 78

Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 76 54 .585 76 54 .585 74 57 .565 57 73 .438 55 75 .423

INTERLEAGUE Detroit 200 002 007 — 11 18 0 New York 001 200 000 — 3 4 0 Porcello, B.Rondon (8), Bonderman (9) and V.Martinez, Holaday; Gee, Aardsma (7), Rice (7), C.Torres (8), Hawkins (9), Atchison (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—Porcello 10-7. L—Gee 9-9. HRs— Detroit, Mi.Cabrera (42), Dirks (8). New York, T.d’Arnaud (1).

Wash.

000 100 300 — 4 14 0 Kan. City 400 000 02x — 6 11 0 Haren, Stammen (8) and W.Ramos; E.Santana, K.Herrera (7), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W—K. Herrera 5-6. L—Stammen 7-6. Sv—G.Holland (35).

HRs—Washington, Desmond (19), Span (3), Harper (18). Kansas City, A.Gordon (14), S.Perez (6).

Boston 101 102 102 — 8 12 0 Los Ang. 000 100 000 — 1 3 0 Peavy and Saltalamacchia; Capuano, Withrow (6), Marmol (8), League (9) and A.Ellis. W—Peavy 105. L—Capuano 4-7. HRs—Boston, Saltalamacchia (11), Victorino (9), Napoli (16). Los Angeles, Ad.Gonzalez (17).

Pct. .335 .331 .329 .321 .314 .313 .313 .313 .309 .309

Home Runs PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 24; JUpton, Atlanta, 24; Beltran, St. Louis, 23.

Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 101; Phillips, Cincinnati, 95; Craig, St. Louis, 91; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 85; FFreeman, Atlanta, 85; Bruce, Cincinnati, 81; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 81.

Pitching Zimmermann, Washington, 15-7; Wainwright, St. Louis, 15-7; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 14-6; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 14-6; Corbin, Arizona, 13-4; Latos, Cincinnati, 13-4; Minor, Atlanta, 13-5.

Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 000 010 000 — 1 9 1 Cleveland 001 000 02x — 3 7 4 Pelfrey, Roenicke (6), Thielbar (7), Burton (8) and Doumit; Kazmir, Allen (7), J.Smith (8), C.Perez (9) and Y.Gomes. W—J.Smith 5-1. L—Burton 2-7. Sv— C.Perez (21). HRs—Cleveland, Stubbs (9).

Oakland 100 000 020 — 3 6 0 Baltimore 230 101 03x — 10 13 0 Grey, Blevins (4), Neshek (7) and K.Suzuki; Feldman, McFarland (6), O’Day (8), Mig.Gonzalez (9) and Wieters. W—Feldman 4-3. L—Gray 1-2. HRs— Oakland, Donaldson (19). Baltimore, Hardy (23), Markakis (9), McLouth (9).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Colorado 030 001 000 — 4 7 1 Miami 010 200 000 — 3 5 2 J.De La Rosa, Ottavino (6), Outman (6), W.Lopez (7), Belisle (8), Brothers (9) and Pacheco; Ja.Turner, Da.Jennings (6), Webb (7), M.Dunn (9) and K.Hill.

W—J.De La Rosa 14-6. L—Ja.Turner 3-5. Sv— Brothers (13). HRs—Miami, Ruggiano (15).

Milwaukee 020 000 100 — 3 7 1 Cincinnati 000 000 001 — 1 5 0 Estrada, Kintzler (8), Henderson (9) and Lucroy; G.Reynolds, M.Parra (7), LeCure (7), Ondrusek (9) and Mesoraco. W—Estrada 6-4. L—G.Reynolds 0-2. Sv—Henderson (21). HRs—Milwaukee, Gindl (3). Cincinnati, Votto (20).

Arizona 110 000 030 — 5 8 2 Phila.

400 203 00x — 9 8 0 Corbin, Bell (6), Roe (7) and Gosewisch; Halladay, C.Jimenez (7), J.Ramirez (8), Diekman (9) and Kratz. W—Halladay 3-4. L—Corbin 13-4. HRs— Arizona, Pollock (7). Philadelphia, Mayberry (10).

Atlanta 120 000 110 — 5 10 0 St. Louis 000 001 010 — 2 8 0 Minor, Avilan (8), Kimbrel (8) and G.Laird; Lynn, Choate (8), Wacha (8) and Y.Molina. W—Minor 135. L—Lynn 13-8. Sv—Kimbrel (41). HRs—Atlanta, Simmons (12).

Pittsburgh 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 San Fran. 001 000 03x — 4 9 1 A.J.Burnett, Watson (8) and R.Martin; Vogelsong, S.Rosario (9) and Posey. W—Vogelsong 3-4. L— A.J.Burnett 6-9.

Chicago 000 000000000 200 — 2 8 1 San Diego 000 000000000 201 — 3 13 1 (15 innings) Rusin, Villanueva (7), Strop (8), B.Parker (9), Bowden (11), Russell (12), Gregg (13), H.Rondon (14) and Castillo; Cashner, Gregerson (8), Street (9), Vincent (10), Brach (11), Boxberger (13), Thayer (15) and R.Rivera, Hundley. W—Thayer 2-3.

L—H.Rondon 2-1.

Golf PGA-Barclays Sunday At Liberty National Golf Club Jersey City, N.J. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,343; Par: 71 Final Adam Scott, $1,440,000 69-66-72-66 Graham DeLaet, $528,000 67-73-69-65 Justin Rose, $528,000 68-68-70-68 Gary Woodland, $528,000 69-64-68-73 Tiger Woods, $528,000 67-69-69-69 Jim Furyk, $268,000 70-66-70-69 Phil Mickelson, $268,000 71-69-70-65 D.A. Points, $268,000 70-72-66-67 Matt Every, $208,000 67-72-69-68 Rickie Fowler, $208,000 71-64-71-70 Jason Kokrak, $208,000 70-69-70-67 Nick Watney, $208,000 68-70-69-69 Rory Sabbatini, $160,000 71-67-71-68 Bubba Watson, $160,000 68-70-68-71 Kevin Chappell, $132,000 68-72-62-76 John Huh, $132,000 73-64-71-70 Webb Simpson, $132,000 67-66-74-71 D. Summerhays, $132,000 70-69-69-70 Brendon de Jonge, $93,600 67-69-72-71 Matt Kuchar, $93,600 66-65-70-78 David Lynn, $93,600 71-65-69-74 Rory McIlroy, $93,600 71-65-71-72 Jordan Spieth, $93,600 70-68-68-73 Kevin Streelman, $93,600 70-68-68-73 Roberto Castro, $58,500 70-70-69-71 Jason Day, $58,500 66-73-71-70 Bill Haas, $58,500 73-66-71-70 Hunter Mahan, $58,500 69-68-72-71 Bryce Molder, $58,500 69-69-72-70 Ryan Moore, $58,500 67-72-69-72 Charl Schwartzel, $58,500 68-67-74-71 Lee Westwood, $58,500 73-68-71-68 Keegan Bradley, $44,200 72-63-74-72 Charles Howell III, $44,200 72-66-73-70 Matt Jones, $44,200 71-68-72-70 Chris Stroud, $44,200 73-66-70-72 Greg Chalmers, $36,800 73-69-66-74 Jason Dufner, $36,800 71-70-71-70 Sergio Garcia, $36,800 70-66-71-75 Freddie Jacobson, $36,800 68-68-74-72 Stuart Appleby, $32,000 69-71-72-71 Luke Donald, $32,000 67-72-72-72 Aaron Baddeley, $24,960 69-72-66-77 Erik Compton, $24,960 72-70-72-70 Brian Gay, $24,960 68-72-77-67 George McNeill, $24,960 71-68-76-69 Scott Piercy, $24,960 72-70-69-73

Kevin Stadler, $24,960 Henrik Stenson, $24,960 Martin Kaymer, $19,480 John Merrick, $19,480 Kyle Stanley, $19,480 Nicholas Thompson, $19,480 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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64-73-76-71 65-73-75-71 68-70-75-72 69-73-70-73 70-67-76-72 67-74-72-72

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LPGA-Canadian Women’s Open Sunday At Royal Mayfair Golf Club Edmonton, Alberta Purse: , $2 million Yardage: 6,443; Par: 70 Final (a-amateur) a-Lydia Ko 65-69-67-64 — Karine Icher, $300,000 67-66-70-67 — Brittany Lincicome, $159,346 68-68-66-69 — Caroline Hedwall, $159,346 68-68-64-71 — Stacy Prammanasudh, $93,53968-67-69-68 — I.K. Kim, $93,539 71-66-65-70 — Caroline Masson, $62,697 70-67-67-69 — Suzann Pettersen, $62,697 69-67-65-72 — Gerina Piller, $50,057 70-66-67-71 — Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $41,292 71-66-67-71 — Jessica Korda, $41,292 70-66-68-71 — Paula Creamer, $41,292 66-68-69-72 — Mika Miyazato, $32,258 70-67-70-69 — Inbee Park, $32,258 67-65-74-70 — Angela Stanford, $32,258 65-68-73-70 — Brittany Lang, $32,258 70-67-68-71 — Na Yeon Choi, $26,359 67-71-70-69 — Catriona Matthew, $26,359 70-66-71-70 — Charley Hull, $26,359 69-66-71-71 — Anna Nordqvist, $22,854 70-70-70-68 — Ai Miyazato, $22,854 70-68-71-69 — Cristie Kerr, $22,854 66-66-75-71 — Lexi Thompson, $22,854 71-65-69-73 — Pernilla Lindberg, $19,335 70-69-72-68 — Juli Inkster, $19,335 69-72-69-69 — Danielle Kang, $19,335 71-67-69-72 — Jiyai Shin, $19,335 74-66-67-72 — Yani Tseng, $19,335 72-68-66-73 — Mina Harigae, $15,896 73-69-69-69 — Haeji Kang, $15,896 72-68-70-70 — Sandra Gal, $15,896 72-68-69-71 — Christel Boeljon, $15,896 65-72-71-72 — Chella Choi, $15,896 69-70-69-72 — Eun-Hee Ji, $13,222 70-72-69-70 — Carlota Ciganda, $13,222 69-72-69-71 — So Yeon Ryu, $13,222 73-68-68-72 — Kathleen Ekey, $13,222 71-64-71-75 — Shanshan Feng, $11,427 68-72-71-71 — Alison Walshe, $11,427 72-68-70-72 —

284 284 285 285 285 285

265 270 271 271 272 272 273 273 274 275 275 275 276 276 276 276 277 277 277 278 278 278 278 279 279 279 279 279 280 280 280 280 280 281 281 281 281 282 282

Mi Jung Hur, $11,427 Katherine Hull-Kirk, $9,910 Th. Suwannapura, $9,910 Ryann O’Toole, $9,910 Hee Young Park, $9,910 Sophie Gustafson, $8,595 Laura Davies, $8,595 Amy Yang, $8,595 Jee Young Lee, $7,685 Azahara Munoz, $7,685 Belen Mozo, $7,685 Champions-Boeing Classic Sunday At TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Snoqualmie, Wash.

Purse: $2 million Yardage: 7,183; Par: 72 Final Round John Riegger, $300,000 John Cook, $176,000 Fred Couples, $144,000 John Huston, $76,857 Gene Sauers, $76,857 Bobby Clampett, $76,857 Bernhard Langer, $76,857 Tom Lehman, $76,857 Tom Pernice Jr. (77), $76,857 Duffy Waldorf (77), $76,857 Joel Edwards, $48,000 Bart Bryant, $42,000 Kirk Triplett, $42,000 Brian Henninger, $38,000 Jay Don Blake, $33,000 David Frost, $33,000 Dick Mast, $33,000 Rocco Mediate, $33,000 Russ Cochran, $28,000 Steve Lowery, $24,667 Mark McNulty, $24,667 Kenny Perry, $24,667 Tom Byrum, $20,040 Dan Forsman, $20,040 Mike Goodes, $20,040 Gary Hallberg, $20,040 Esteban Toledo, $20,040 Jeff Brehaut, $15,500 David Eger, $15,500 Jim Gallagher, Jr., $15,500 Peter Jacobsen, $15,500 Gene Jones, $15,500 James Mason, $15,500 Michael Allen, $11,571 Jeff Hart, $11,571

70-70-67-75 71-71-72-69 70-68-74-71 73-69-69-72 68-67-76-72 74-66-72-72 68-66-77-73 69-71-71-73 68-72-76-69 71-69-72-73 70-69-71-75

69-64-68 69-68-66 69-70-66 70-68-68 72-67-67 67-69-70 68-68-70 69-67-70 70-68-68 67-71-68 71-68-68 66-75-67 68-68-72 70-71-68 72-67-71 72-68-70 68-71-71 70-69-71 73-69-69 72-71-69 70-70-72 70-69-73 71-70-72 73-72-68 70-72-71 72-69-72 72-69-72 71-70-73 72-70-72 74-70-70 70-72-72 72-69-73 75-67-72 73-72-70 77-68-70

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Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from New Hampshire (EL). Selected the contract of RHP Chien-Ming Wang from Buffalo (IL).

Transferred Maicer Izturis to the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived/injured WR Kealoha Pilares, OT Bruce Campbell and FB Mike Zordich. Waived QB Colby Cameron, P Jordan Gay, CB Nick Hixson, K Morgan Lineberry, WR Dale Moss, DE Louis Nzegwu, LB Ryan Rau, S Ricardo Silva and G Justin Wells.

Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Brad Lincoln to Buffalo (IL). Agreed to terms with OF Blake Gailen on a minor league contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released WRs Jarett Dillard and Nick Edwards, OT Joe Caprioglio, PK Dan Carpenter, C Deveric Gallington, DE Cordian Hagans, LB Korey Jones, DT Jonathan Mathis, QB Caleb Terbush and CB Ronnie Yell. Placed LB Dan Giordano on the PUP list.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived TE Tim Biere, FB Devonte Campbell, LB Nick Clancy, TE Colin Cloherty, QB Seth Doege, DE Cam Henderson, OT Jeff Nady, RB Donald Russell, S Troy Sanders, C Matt Smith and DE Brandon Thurmond.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released WRs Rashaad Carter, Gerrard Sheppard and Tommy Streeter; OLs Jack Cornell, Ramon Harewood and David Mims; LBs Bryan Hall and Meshak Williams; RB Damien Berry; CBs Moe Lee and Will Pericak.

Terminated the contract of TE Visanthe Shiancoe.

Placed LB Adrian Hamilton on injured reserve.

Signed QB Dayne Crist.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed QB Matt Leinart.

Traded LB Chris White to Detroit for QB Thaddeus Lewis.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed OL Travelle Wharton.

CHICAGO BEARS — Released DTs Eric Foster and Brent Russell, TEs Gabe Miller and Leonard Pope, LBs Patrick Trahan and Lawrence Wilson, Ss Derrick Martin and Tom Zbikowski, WR Devin Aromashodu, RB Curtis Brinkley, OT A.J. Lindeman, C P.J. Lonergan, DE Kyle Moore and P Tress Way. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Terminated the contract of TE Richard Quinn. Released WR Jheranie Boyd, CB Terrence Brown, CB Terrence Brown, LB Jordan Campbell and PK/P Quinn Sharp.

DENVER BRONCOS — Waived/injured WR Greg Orton and WR Quincy McDuffie. Waived WR Kemonte’ Bateman, CB Mario Butler, OT Manase Foketi, QB Ryan Katz, LB Uona Kaveinga, CB Nigel Malone, TE Deangelo Peterson, DE Lanston Tanyi and C Quentin Saulsberry DETROIT LIONS — Released S Chris Hope, CB Myron Lewis, DE Ronnell Lewis and WR Cody Wilson. Placed DT John Drew and CB Ross Weaver on injured reserve.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released WRs Alex Gillett, Omarius Hines and Justin Wilson; QB Graham Harrell; RB Angelo Pease and DT Gilbert Pena. Signed K Zach Ramirez.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released G Danous Estenor, DT Kellen Heard, PK Brandon McManus, LB C.O. Prime, RB Davin Meggett, C Rick Schmeig, S Ashante Williams and CBs Johnny Adams and Allen Chapman. Reached an injury settlement with WR Maurice Williams. Placed CB Teddy Williams on the waived-injured list. Placed LB Lawrence Sidbury on injured reserve.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released LSs Jeremy Cain and Luke Ingram, LBs Maalik Bomar and Jeremiah Green, DEs J.D. Griggs and Paul Hazel, G Mark Asper, P Ken Parrish, CB Lionel Smith,

WR Jamal Miles, S Ray Polk and OT Roderick Tomlin. Placed CB Jeremy Harris on injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released CB Vince Agnew, DE Miguel Chavis, WR Terrance Copper, OL Ryan Durand, OL Hutch Eckerson, DB Otha Foster III, OL A.J. Hawkins, DE Rob Lohr, CB Kamaal McIlwain, RB Jordan Roberts, WR Tyler Shoemaker, QB Ricky Stanzi, DB Neiko Thorpe and FB Braden Wilson.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed S Stevie Brown on injured reserve. Released LB Aaron Curry, FB Ben Guidugli, WRs Brandon Collins and Terrence Sinkfield, TEs Jamie Childers and Chase Clement, OL Michael Jasper and Austin Holtz, LBs Jake Muasau and Etienne Sabino, DT Frank Okam and DBs Laron Scott, Junior Mertile and Alonzo Tweedy.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Released WRs Sam McGuffie, Tray Session and Isaiah Williams; LBs Keenan Clayton and Eric Harper; KR Josh Cribbs; FB Jon Hoese; G Andrew Robiskie; CB Cory Nelms and DT Myles Wade.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released TEs Derek Carrier and Will Shaw, DE Eddie McClam, DE/OL Isaac Remington, DT Daryell Walker, WR Nick Miller, OT Nic Purcell, LS James Winchester and P Brad Wing. Placed CB Eddie Whitley on the waived-injured list.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed LB Sean Spence on the reserve/PUP List. Placed G Justin Cheadle and CB DeMarcus Van Dyke waived/ injured list. Released OT D’Anthony Batiste, RB Baron Batch, OT Mike Farrell, WR David Gilreath, WR Tyler Shaw, CB Ryan Steed, LB Stevenson Sylvester, TE Peter Tuitupou, QB John Parker Wilson, WR J.D. Woods and RB Jeremy Wright. Placed DE Nick Williams on the reserve/injured list.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released RB Edwin Baker, C Colin Baxter, WR Deon Butler, CB Greg Brown, S Tony Burnett, G Brandyn Dombrowski, QB Nathan Enderle, P Richard Kent, DL Jamarcus McFarland and TE Dallas Walker.

GP Saskatchewan 8 Calgary 8 BC Lions 8 Edmonton 8

CFL West Division W L T 7 1 0 6 2 0 5 3 0 1 7 0

PF 264 261 207 188

PA 177 200 203 235

Pt 14 12 10 2

GP 8 8 8 8

East Division W L T 5 3 0 4 4 0 3 5 0 1 7 0

PF 244 203 195 167

PA 209 219 239 247

Pt 10 8 6 2

Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

WEEK NINE Saturday’s results Hamilton 37 Winnipeg 14 Saskatchewan 30 Edmonton 27 Friday’s result Calgary 35 Toronto 14 Thursday’s result Montreal 39 B.C. 38

Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

2 6-40 9-71 35:32

2 5-46 11-65 24:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Winnipeg: Simpson 8-75, Pierce 4-16, Goltz 2-3.

Hamilton: Gable 11-61, Lefevour 5-21, Burris 1-11, Moore 1-2.

Receiving Winnipeg: Edwards 5-33, Denmark 4-31, Etienne 2-26, Pontbriand 1-25, Poblah 2-18, Pierce 4-8.

Hamilton: Grant 7-70, Fantuz 5-68, Moore 3-67, Ellingson 4-67, Gable 5-43, Lefevour 1-29, Delahunt 1-18, Jones 1-7.

Passing Winnipeg: Pierce 12-20-92-0-1, Goltz 5-10-45-0-1, Hall 1-2-4-0-0. Hamilton: Burris 23-35-318-0-2, Lefevour 3-3-22-0-0, Jones 1-1-29-0-0.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 71 New England 2 1 0 .667 65 N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 78 Miami 1 3 0 .250 80

WEEK 10 Friday, Aug. 30 Hamilton at B.C., 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1 Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 2 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 2 Edmonton at Calgary, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 3 Montreal at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday summaries Roughriders 30, Eskimos 27 First Quarter Edm — FG O’Neill 46 2:47 Sask. — FG Milo 27 5:28 Second Quarter Sask. — FG Milo 36 0:49 Edm — TD Stamps 33 pass from Reilly (O’Neill convert) 3:22 Sask. — FG Milo 43 12:12 Sask. — FG Milo 23 14:20 Third Quarter Sask. — FG Milo 36 4:13 Edm — TD Stamps 21 pass from Reilly (O’Neill convert) 8:01 Sask. — TD Sheets 10 run (Milo convert) 11:51 Edm — TD Koch 13 pass from Reilly (O’Neill convert) 14:05 Fourth Quarter Edm — FG O’Neill 42 4:17 Sask. — TD Sheets 18 run (Milo convert) 6:41 Sask. — Single Schmitt 55 12:55 Saskatchewan 3 9 10 8 — 30 Edmonton 3 7 14 3 — 27 Attendance — 41,868 at Edmonton.

PA 66 83 60 68

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 2 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 3

South T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .333 .000

PF 74 67 67 40

PA 61 62 65 95

Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh

W 2 2 2 0

L 1 1 1 3

North T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .000

PF 98 79 57 46

PA 73 53 52 68

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2

West T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .333

PF 47 52 65 62

PA 72 52 79 71

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Washington 3 0 0 1.000 76 Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 67 Dallas 2 2 0 .500 72 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 51

PA 41 64 69 57

New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta

W 3 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

South T Pct 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .333 0 .000

PF 76 67 54 49

PA 56 58 85 88

Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota

W 2 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 3

North T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .333 .000

PF 84 72 29 43

PA 78 50 41 81

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Saskatchewan: Sheets 24-139, Durant 1-10, Willy 2-2, Hughes 1-2. Edmonton: Reilly 8-76, Charles 11-54, McCarty 1-2.

Receiving Saskatchewan: Getzlaf 5-90, Dressler 5-89, Smith 6-80, Sheets 4-45, Simon 1-11, McHenry 1-7, Riley 1-7, Hughes 1-5. Edmonton: Stamps 8-111, Henry 3-80, Koch 5-79, Chambers 2-31, Charles 1-2.

Passing Saskatchewan: Durant 24-30-334-0-0. Edmonton: Reilly 19-29-303-0-2.

W Seattle 3 Arizona 2 San Francisco 2 St. Louis 0

L 0 1 1 3

West T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .667 .000

PF 88 36 55 52

PA 30 31 37 73

Tiger-Cats 37, Blue Bombers 14 First Quarter Ham — TD Lefevour 29 pass from Jones (Congi convert) 3:16 Ham — FG Congi 41 9:33 Ham — TD Gable 10 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 15:00 Second Quarter Ham — TD Webb 34 interception return (Congi convert) 7:27 Wpg — FG Deangelis 32 12:54 Wpg — FG Deangelis 14 14:57 Third Quarter Wpg — Single Renaud 53 3:01 Fourth Quarter Ham — FG Congi 10 0:37 Wpg — TD Simpson 44 run (Deangelis convert) 3:36 Ham — TD Gable 4 run (Congi convert) 12:52 Ham — FG Congi 42 14:21 Winnipeg 0 6 1 7 — 14 Hamilton 17 7 0 13 — 37 Attendance — 13,138 at Hamilton.

Saturday’s Games Washington 30, Buffalo 7 Indianapolis 27, Cleveland 6 N.Y. Jets 24, N.Y. Giants 21, OT Kansas City 26, Pittsburgh 20, OT Philadelphia 31, Jacksonville 24 Tampa Bay 17, Miami 16 Denver 27, St. Louis 26 Dallas 24, Cincinnati 18 Tennessee 27, Atlanta 16 San Diego 24, Arizona 7

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Passes tried-made Returns yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-Lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Passes tried-made Returns yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-Lost

Edmonton 21 132 303 435 29-19 101 0-0 2-0 2 5-13 3-40 26:16

Sask.

25 153 334 487 30-24 153 2-19 1-0 3 4-40 4-50 33:44

Hamilton Winnipeg 27 11 95 94 369 141 464 235 39-27 32-18 136 296 2-50 2-33 2-1 1-1

Thursday’s Games Detroit 40, New England 9 Carolina 34, Baltimore 27 Friday’s Games Seattle 17, Green Bay 10 Chicago 34, Oakland 26

Sunday’s Games New Orleans 31, Houston 23 San Francisco 34, Minnesota 14 Thursday, Aug. 29 Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

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

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 6 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Baltimore at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 7 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Hockey Red Deer Rebels Rookie camp roster (Includes hometown, position, size and year of birth) (Listed and drafted players in bold type) Reid Bosse, Sherwood Park, RW (6-1, 183 pounds), ‘97; Tyran Brown, Estevan, Sask., RW (6-3,195), ‘98; Brayden Burke, Edmonton, C, (5-7, 134), ‘97; Taz Burman, Vancouver, G (5-11, 159), ‘97; Brett Campbell, Calgary, LW (6-0, 150), ‘98; Cale Chalifoux, Edmonton, D (5-11, 153), ‘98; Nick Darling, Calgary, D (6-0, 164), ‘98; Jeff de Wit, Red Deer, C (6-2, 174), ‘98; Blake Dempsey, Heward, Sask., D (6-2, 202), ‘98; Regan Doig, Hanna, C (6-0, 150), ‘98; Colby Entz, Churchbridge, Sask., G (5-10, 149), ‘98; Tom Friesen, St. Albert, LW (5-11, 173), ‘97; Brett Hamer, Calgary, D (6-0, 160), ‘97; Cody Illerburn, Saskatoon, RW (6-1, 154), ‘98; Jason Jakubowski, Leduc, C (5-10, 157), ‘98; Reese Johnson, Saskatoon, C (5-6, 130), ‘98; Wyatt Kalynuk, Virden, Man., D (5-11, 155), ‘97; Tyler Kirkup, Virden, Man., C (5-9, 142), ‘98; Ryan Krushen, Sherwood Park, D (6-1, 170), ‘98; Tanner Laderoute, Edmonton, C (5-10, 156), ‘97; Josh Logel, Calgary, LW (6-0, 176), ‘98; Keenan Lugt, Buena Vista, Sask., D (6-1, 165), ‘97; Josh Mahura, St. Albert, D (5-11, 154), ‘98; Adam Marcoux, Calgary, G (6-0, 168), ‘98; Mason McCarty, Blackie, RW (5-7, 156), ‘97; Matthew Murray, St. Albert, G (6-0, 164), ‘98; Adam Musil, Delta, B.C., C (6-1, 199), ‘97; Meyer Nell, Boissevain, Man., LW (5-11, 178), ‘97; Grayson Pawlenchuk, Ardrossan, LW (5-10, 178), ‘97; Caleb Riess, Rocanville, Sask., RW (5-10, 178), ‘98; Max Salpeter, St. Albert, D (6-2, 183), ‘98; Kyle Sargent, Carlyle, Sask., D (6-0, 162), ‘98; Jayze Schwartz, Saskatoon, LW (6-0, 165), ‘98; Shane Sherban, Lanigan, Sask., C (6-1, 170), ‘98; Austin Shmoorkoff, Edmonton, D (6-1, 166), ‘98; Cody Spagrud, Gull Lake, Sask., D (5-11, 170), ‘98; Scotty Stewart, Outlook, Sask., C (5-10, 150), ‘98; Austin Strand, Calgary, D (6-2, 185), ‘97; Drake Teer, Meadow Lake, Sask., F (size and year of birth unavailable); Bryson Traptow, Calgary, C (6-1, 161), ‘97; Mitchell Zambon, Saskatoon, C (6-0, 150), ‘98.

Main camp roster (Listed players in bold; *-returnee) Goal — *Patrik Bartosak, Czech Republic (6-1, 188), ‘93; Grant Naherniak, Moose Jaw (5-11, 174), ‘96; *Bolton Pouliot, Calgary (6-1, 173), ‘94; Rylan Toth, Saskatoon (6-0, 183), ‘96.

Defence — Kirk Bear, Whitewood, Sask. (6-2, 181), ‘95; *Riley Boomgaarden, Grande Prairie (6-2, 210), ‘94; Kaleb Denham, Innisfail (6-2, 168), ‘96;

*Kayle Doetzel, Rosetown, Sask. (6-2, 191), ‘95; *Mathew Dumba, Calgary (6-0, 182), ‘94; *Devan Fafard, Carlyle, Sask. (6-0, 191), ‘94; *Haydn Fleury, Carlyle, Sask. (6-2, 204), ‘96; *Brady Gaudet, Redvers, Sask. (5-11, 190), ‘94; Connor Hamonic, Winnipeg (6-0, 182), ‘96; Jake MacLachlan, Fernie, B.C. (6-1, 185), ‘96; Spencer Morse, Calgary (with Moose Jaw Warriors last season, 6-3, 200), ‘95.

Forwards — *Matt Bellerive, North Vancouver (5-11, 188), ‘94); *Conner Bleackley, High River (6-0, 199), ‘96; Duncan Campbell, Brandon (6-3, 176), ‘96; Cole Chorney, Beaumont (6-0, 172), ‘96; *Rhyse Dieno, Dundurn, Sask. (5-11, 170), ‘93; *Scott Feser, Red Deer (5-11, 170); *Wyatt Johnson, Saskatoon (5-11, 170), ‘95; Mathiew Lapointe, Edmonton (6-3, 187), ‘96; *Brooks Maxwell, Raymond (5-11, 175), ‘94; *Cory Millette, Storthoaks, Sask. (5-10, 188), ‘95; Vukie Mpofu, Saskatoon (5-8, 163), ‘96; *Tyson Ness, Grande Prairie (5-11, 177), ‘93; Ian Parker, Saskatoon (6-5, 185), ‘96; Lynnden Pastachak, Bienfait, Sask. (510, 152); Jordan Ross, Kronau, Sask. (6-1, 170), ‘96; *Christian Stockl, Winnipeg (5-11, 165); Lukas Sutter, Toronto (played with Saskatoon Blades last season, 6-1, 214), ‘93; *Dominik Volek, Czech Republic (6-0, 175), ‘94; Earl Webb, Calgary (6-2, 201), ‘96.

2013 WHL Pre-Season Schedule CALGARY — 2013 Western Hockey League preseason schedule (all times local): Tuesday’s game Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Seattle at Tri-City, 11:30 a.m.

Spokane at Portland, 3 p.m.

Victoria at Everett, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31 Tri-City at Portland , 11:30 a.m.

Medicine Hat at Calgary, 3 p.m.

Victoria at Seattle, 3 p.m.

Swift Current at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1 Prince George at Medicine Hat, 11 a.m.

Victoria at Tri-City, 11:30 a.m.

Swift Current at Calgary, 3 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 3 p.m.

Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Kamloops, 6 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 7 p.m.

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Montreal 24 12 7 5 41 New York 26 11 9 6 38 Kansas City 26 11 9 6 36 Philadelphia 26 10 8 8 37 New England 25 10 9 6 34 Houston 24 10 8 6 29 Chicago 24 10 10 4 30 Columbus 25 8 12 5 29 Toronto 25 4 12 9 22 D.C. 25 3 17 5 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Salt Lake 27 13 8 6 48 Los Angeles 25 12 9 4 40 Colorado 26 10 7 9 33 Portland 24 9 3 12 37 Dallas 26 9 7 10 36 Vancouver 25 10 9 6 36 Seattle 22 10 8 4 30 San Jose 26 9 10 7 28 Chivas 25 5 14 6 24 Sunday’s results Chivas 3 New York 2

New England 5 Philadelphia 1 Portland at Seattle, late GA 35 34 26 37 24 28 34 34 34 41

Pt 41 39 39 38 36 36 34 29 21 14

GA 33 32 27 25 38 33 26 37 45

Pt 45 40 39 39 37 36 34 34 21

Saturday’s results Montreal 5 Houston 0 D.C. 1 Toronto 1 Vancouver 0 Los Angeles 1 Dallas 2 San Jose 2 Salt Lake 4 Columbus 0 Friday’s result Chicago 1 Kansas City 0 Friday, Aug. 30 New England at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Portland at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31 Seattle at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

D.C. at New York, 6 p.m.

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

San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1 Houston at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Chivas at Vancouver, 5 p.m.

B4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Aug. 26, 2013

Players arrive for Olympic hockey camp PLAYERS WOULD LIKE TO BE ON ICE BUT WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR OFF-ICE WORKOUTS AND ‘BONDING’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Sidney Crosby would like to be on the ice this week at Hockey Canada’s Olympic orientation camp. So would Roberto Luongo.

Instead, the high cost of insurance will limit them to some optional off-ice workouts and maybe some golf on the side. But Hockey Canada figures that no skating is no problem for the players who travelled to Calgary for a few days of meetings, bonding and information-sharing in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

“It would be nice, but it’s not the case and I still think we can get a lot out of these few days without skating,” said Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain who scored the gold-medal-winning goal in Vancouver in 2010. “There will be a lot of information being thrown out there and we’ll have to learn a lot in a short period of time, but I think everyone is kind of excited for that.”

Those who went through this experience four years ago before the Vancouver Olympics remember it fondly. They were able to skate then, something that allowed coach Mike Babcock to at least get a rough idea of line combinations.

General manager Steve Yzerman would have liked that extra preparation, but as assistant coach Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins pointed out, not having the luxury of skating gives the staff a “great opportunity to do something different.”

“What you do in the next three days, we’ve learned over time really matters,” said assistant Ken Hitchcock, who coaches the St. Louis Blues. “The terminology that Mike talks about that we put in the next two days, the systems, the walk-throughs, are really, really important because all of us at the end of this event, we get onto our own teams and we don’t think about it until we get on the plane. Having that information that the players can draw from, we can go

STORIES FROM B1

REBELS: Go out and play Sutter is confident de Wit will enjoy a successful WHL career with the Rebels.

“Being a local boy can sometimes add pressure, but there’s no pressure with Jeff because he is what he is as a player,” said the Rebels bench boss. “It’s no different that when Brandon Sutter was here.

“Jeff just has to go out and play and continue to develop. We’ll take him into main camp and into the preseason and if he plays for the midget AAA team (the 2013 Telus Cup champion Red Deer Optimist Chiefs Rebels) this season he’s going to have great coaching under Doug (Quinn) and will develop just that much more. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.” ● Main camp scrimmages are scheduled for 1:30 and 6 p.m. Tuesday. Practices will be staged at 9, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday — followed by a Black and White preview scrimmage at 5 p.m. — and camp will conclude with the Black and White intrasquad game at 7 p.m. Thursday.

(See rookie and main camp rosters in Scoreboard on Page B3) gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

CFL: Big play The Riders responded on their first drive with a 27-yard field goal by Chris Milo to make it 3-3, a score that stood up to the end of the first quarter.

Milo opened up the second frame with a 36-yard field goal to put Saskatchewan up 6-3.

The Eskimos recorded the game’s first touchdown three minutes into the second quarter as quarterback Mike Reilly spotted Stamps wide open in the end zone for a 33-yard score. Stamps also recorded two major milestones in the game, moving into fourth on Edmonton’s all-time receptions list and into fifth for team receiving yards.

The Eskimos defence continued to come up big in the first half to keep Saskatchewan from crossing the goal-line, but Milo was able to add a pair of late field goals to edge his team into a 12-10 lead at the midmark.

The Riders added to their lead in broken record fashion to start the third quarter as Milo had his fifth field goal of the game to put Saskatchewan up 15-10.

Edmonton regained the lead just past the midpoint of the third quarter as Reilly found Stamps for his second TD reception of the day as the veteran receiver slid to make a 21-yard catch in the end zone to put the Eskimos up 17-15.

Saskatchewan bounced back with three minutes to play in the third as Sheets propelled his team down the field with a couple of big gains before making the Edmonton defence look hapless as he slipped past three tacklers for a 10-yard TD run to put the Roughriders up 22-17.

Two minutes later the lead see-sawed back in Edmonton’s favour as a 41-yard passing play to Marcus Henry set up a 13-yard Reilly pass for a TD to Cary Koch to put the Eskimos back in front 24-22. It was the sixth lead change of the game, league-high for this season.

Edmonton increased its lead to five points on a 42-yard field goal from O’Neill with 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Once again Saskatchewan jumped back in front with eight minutes to play as Sheets easily knifed through the Eskimos defence for an 18-yard touchdown and a 29-27 Riders lead.

Edmonton looked like it was going to retake the lead after a huge 35-yard catch by Koch took the Eskimos to the two-yard line with six minutes to play.

However, backup Kerry Joseph bobbled a snap to put them back to the five and then Reilly was picked off in the end zone by Dwight Anderson. Saskatchewan ended up with a punt single from the turnover to lead 30-27.

“We just kept in the game and kept in the moment,” Anderson said. “We just didn’t get flustered.

We just knew that we needed to keep going out there and come up with a big play to give our offence a chance to win it.”

With just over a minute to play, the Esks were mounting one final drive. However, Reilly was crushed for a sack and fumbled the ball, with Rider Ricky Foley recovering to give Saskatchewan the ball at the Edmonton 54 and allowing them to run down the clock.

Notes: It was the 199th regular season meeting between the two teams. Edmonton came into the contest with a winning record of 114-82-2a Edmonton entered the game having lost its last three games by a combined nine points and on the heels of a 3633 loss to Toronto despite quarterback Mike Reilly passing for an impressive 511 yards. Saskatchewan was without wide receiver Rob Bagg, who missed the game with a knee strain. After becoming just the third player in CFL history to record his 1,000th catch last week, Geroy Simon got the five receiving yards he needed to become the first to reach the 16,000 yard plateau.

back and hit familiar ground right away.”

Creating some familiar ground is one of the main goals in the next couple of days. Many of the players at least know each other, but as Kevin Lowe, president of the Edmonton Oilers, noted, there’s no way to underestimate “camaraderie and relationships” going into the Olympics.

Spending time together is one thing players said they’re trying to get out of this experience.

“I know a lot of them are going to be my opponents during the season; some of them are pretty close friends that I haven’t seen in while, so it’s a plus,” said Ottawa Senators defenceman Marc Methot. “And being around some great hockey people, there’s always an opportunity to learn a lot of cool new things. And we’re still getting a couple workouts in. They’re optional workouts, but we are working out, so it’s not a complete loss, physically.”

Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf emphasized the need to stay in a workout routine, which also might be the biggest downside of not skating at this camp.

“I don’t think it matters from a standpoint of preparing for the Olympics. I think that we’re all professional players here, we’re all playing relatively the same game. There’s no big hockey secret out there,” Getzlaf said. “I think that the only thing that would be nice to keep on skating because we’re getting prepared for our own (NHL training) camps. This is a big chunk, this is almost a whole week where we’re not going to get our skates in.”

San Jose Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle, 37, was “thrilled” not to be skating because he hadn’t ramped up his off-season regimen too much before going to Calgary. Oilers left wing Taylor Hall would love the opportunity to skate with a lot of talented potential teammates, but he was relieved because he’s not yet in peak shape to do so.

Players generally didn’t protest the lack of on-ice activities because the insurance issue was out of

their hands. Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson estimated that with contracts totalling about $1.5 billion, it just got too expensive to insure them and allow players to lace up their skates.

“I don’t think it’s anything major,” said Luongo, who won gold in Vancouver in 2010. “It’s always fun to go on the ice with the country’s best players and it kind of kicks off your season a little bit one you do that. It’s going to be a good time here even though we’re not skating. But it would’ve been nice to maybe stop a few pucks.”

These players will get their chances to skate with teammates soon enough, when NHL camps open next month.

“Guys have been working out and guys have been skating a lot recently,” Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos said.

“Maybe a little break is going to be nice before you really go hard for two weeks heading into (training) camp. ... It’s not like even if we were going on the ice we’re going to be doing a lot of tough, tough situation things. We’re probably going to get the same results by going over things with coaches, watching video and things like that.”

That’s where Babcock’s coaching comes in. He said there’s “no sense worrying” about not skating, simply adjusting to the situation on the fly.

The Detroit Red Wings coach singled out everyone getting to know each other and implementing the details of how Canada is going to play in Sochi as two important pieces of camp.

The third element is far more wide-ranging.

“Being an Olympian to me is much bigger than just being part of a regular hockey team,” Babcock said.

“You’re part of a bigger team: the Canadian team.

That’s not just the Canadian hockey team, that’s the Canadian Olympic team. I think it’s a special, special thing. When you get special opportunities, your preparation should be the same. Our preparation this week has to be gold-medal preparation.”

Tiger-cats stay hot with big home win over Blue Bombers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Tiger-cats 37 Blue Bombers 14 GUELPH, Ont. — Quarterback Henry Burris makes no apologies for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats beating up on the CFL’s weaker teams.

C.J Gable scored two touchdowns as Hamilton beat Winnipeg 37-14 on Saturday afternoon. The Ticats (4-4) won their third straight overall and third this season over the struggling Blue Bombers (1-7) before 13,138 spectators at Alumni Stadium.

The Ticats cemented the season series with Winnipeg to move into second in the East Division behind first-place Toronto (5-3).

Hamilton’s other win came against Edmonton, which is last in the West Division.

“If we didn’t win those games everybody would be like, ‘Well, this team is horrible,’ ” Burris said. “The thing is when you step on the field it’s not the team you play it’s how you play.

“Hey, we only go as the schedule goes and we’ve got to handle business when it’s time to handle business and that’s on game day.

Regardless if it’s Saskatchewan, B.C., or Winnipeg, we’ve got to make sure we’re ready to go.”

Hamilton, which beat Winnipeg 37-18 in Manitoba last week, look good offensively early. In the first quarter receiver Onrea Jones took a handoff, then threw back to quarterback Dan LeFevour, who went 29 yards for the TD at 3:16.

But despite registering 464 net yards, Hamilton’s offence sputtered until Gable’s four-yard TD run at 12:52 of the fourth. Burris finished 23-of-35 passing for 318 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.

Hamilton’s defence forced four turnovers and held Winnipeg’s struggling offence to just 11 first downs and 235 total yards. The Bombers ran just five plays for no first downs in the first and mustered only two Sandro DeAngelis field goals in falling behind 24-6 at halftime.

“Our defence played one heck of a game,” Burris said. “We did enough on offence to get the job done but we know we’ve got to be better.

“Next up is B.C., they’re going to be a tough opponent . . . but our focus is on us getting better and if we play our game we know we can be successful against anybody.”

Hamilton’s defence even scored as Dee Webb had a 32-yard interception return TD late in the opening half. Linebacker Jamall Johnson also got his first pick of the season and said forcing more turnovers has been a priority for the Ticats.

“The last couple of games we’ve been able to take away the ball more than once or twice a game,” Johnson said. “If we can keep that rolling and put the ball in our offence’s hands then good things will happen.

“But we’ve still got a lot of room left for improvement. We want to keep building on the positive things we’ve got going on.”

Winnipeg dropped its sixth straight. Its record after eight games is its worst since going 0-8 in 1998. Outside of Chad Simpson’s 44-yard TD run in the fourth, it was another lacklustre performance offensively in Marcel Bellefeuille’s first game as offensive co-ordinator. He replaced the fired Gary Crowton last week after joining the franchise as a consultant.

“Games like this are the ones

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Jade Etienne, centre, is brought down by Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Dee Webb, left, during fourth quarter action in Guelph, Ont., Saturday. we have to win if we’re going to right this ship,” said veteran Bombers offensive lineman Glenn January.

“I understand patience is important and the old guys kind of have to make sure the young guys understand that and not get too hot-headed but at the same time we have to figure this out.

“I’m losing my patience but I’m holding very hard on to it as long as I can.”

Winnipeg’s offence came in ranked last in points scored and second-last in net yards as Max Hall, veteran Buck Pierce and Justin Goltz have all taken turns starting at quarterback. Hall started his second straight game but suffered a hand injury on the Bombers opening series, completing one of two passes for four yards.

Pierce took over, completing 12-of-20 passes for 92 yards and an interception before suffering an upper body injury in the fourth.

Goltz came in with the Bombers trailing 27-7 and was 5-of-10 passing for 45 yards and an interception.

But the changes did little to inject any life into the Bombers, prompting injured Calgary slotback Nik Lewis to tweet: “I wonder if anyone on Winnipeg cares about anything more than a paycheque?” Later, Lewis tweeted: “I made the comment because as a fan of this game I just don’t see passion on their side. 24-0 early is not impossible to overcome. Effort” Added January: “We essentially put in a new offence last week.

That’s not an easy thing to do . . . but it was familiar enough that there’s not an excuse available for us in that regard.

“I’ve been through ups and downs in this league and this is one of the hardest ruts I’ve ever been a part of trying to get out of.

I think we’ve got enough guys in the room that we can get it done.

It’s just a matter of going out there and working hard and continuing to believe in the process.”

With its season hanging by a thread, Winnipeg’s next two games are against the West Divisionleading Saskatchewan Roughriders.

“You don’t like to think in those terms but it’s a big game for a number of reasons,” January said.

“It’s always a big game whenever we play Saskatchewan and I think Steve Morley and myself are the only people who’ve ever won a Banjo Bowl and we did it wearing green.

“It’s already a difficult game for us, this just adds additional pressure on to our shoulders. You try and think like that, unfortunately you’ll get to be cognizant of the fact that our season is slipping away very quickly.”

Hamilton kicker Luca Congi added the converts and three field goals.

DeAngelis had two field goals and a convert for Winnipeg. Mike Renaud added a single.

NOTES: A quick scan of the CFL transaction wire showed the Saskatchewan Roughriders deleting slotback Chris Getzlaf and offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte.

But it was merely a paper move as both were scheduled to start against Edmonton later Saturday . . . . Defensive back Jeremy McGee, running backs Carl Volny and Will Ford and offensive lineman Chris Kowalczuk didn’t dress for Winnipeg. Running back Chevon Walker, linebacker Nate Bussey, offensive lineman Marc Dile and defensive Craig Marshall were Hamilton’s scratches . . . . Ticats special-teams coach Jeff Reinebold served as Winnipeg’s head coach from 1997 to ’98. compiling a 6-26-0 record.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 B5

Jays rally in ninth to beat Astros

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Ryan Goins, top, hops up to avoid Houston Astros’ Jonathan Villar who was forced out on a double play in the second inning on Sunday, in Houston.

Blue Jays 2 Astros 1 HOUSTON — Toronto might start calling Mark Buehrle the streak buster.

For the second time this season, Buehrle ended a Blue Jays seven-game losing streak Sunday.

He allowed one run over eight innings and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to walk away with a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros.

Buehrle (10-7), who also ended the Blue Jays previous seven-game skid with a shutout against the Houston Astros on July 25, allowed seven hits and struck out seven in winning his fifth straight. He has allowed seven runs over 27 innings, spanning his last four starts.

“If you last long enough, good things are going to happen,” Buehrle said. “It would be nice to get runs early on, but you have to tip your hat to their pitcher keeping the guys off balance when you got guys on, getting ground balls. Tip your hat to him for not letting us score.

Again, we battled until the end. That’s why you play 27 outs. We scored runs at the right time.”

With the win, Buehrle has earned at least 10 wins in 13 straight seasons, which matches CC Sabathia for the longest active streak in the majors.

“I’d rather forego some of the personal stuff for being in a better position than where we are right now,” Buehrle said. “At the end of the day when the season is over and you look at the season, I feel like I am having a decent season, but I have six or seven starts left, so I have to finish strongly and get as many wins as I can.”

Casey Janssen pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.

Toronto manager John Gibbons said the win felt good because they have been hard to come by of late for the Blue Jays.

“We have been in so many games on this road trip — all of them except the last two games here where we came up short — so that is eating at you,” Gibbons said. “Then, of course it is a losing streak, so winning the last one here always feels good. It doesn’t make things any better where we are at right

now, but it was something we needed.”

Robbie Grossman had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games for the Astros, who have yet to sweep a series at home this season.

Moises Sierra drew a bases loaded walk to tie the game at 1-1 in the ninth.

Following Sierra’s walk, Chia-Jen Lo (0-2) struck out Kevin Pillar before Kevin Chapman induced a run-scoring groundout by Ryan Goins to put Toronto in front 2-1.

After Chapman walked Jose Reyes, Philip Humber got Rajai Davis to ground out to end the inning.

Houston loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth off Janssen with a walk to pinch hitter Jason Castro before Jonathan Villar singled and pinch hitter Brett Wallace walked, but the closer induced a ground out by Cody Clark to end the game Dallas Keuchel gave up four hits and three walks with two strikeouts in seven innings. He had allowed four or more runs in each of his last three starts and had allowed at least a run in every start this season.

Keuchel did not allow a Blue Jays runner past second base.

“I just wanted to go out there and work as quickly as possible and give our team a chance to hit,” Keuchel said. “But (Buerhle) was pretty much matching me pitch for pitch, and it was actually pretty fun. The last thing I wanted to do was have a long inning, and I am a fast-paced working, so it was nice to see another fast-paced working in Buehrle.”

Matt Dominguez scored on Jake Elmore’s double play groundout to give Houston a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Houston worked the bases loaded with nobody outs as Dominguez walked to lead off the inning, followed by singles by Brandon Barnes and Villar.

Buehrle worked out of the inning on Elmore’s double play and got Clark to ground out to end the inning.

“Those veteran guys, when you get them on the ropes early, you want to do everything you can to put crooked up and give yourselves a cushion,” Houston manager Bo Porter said. “As you can see, (Buehrle) got out of that, he only gives up the one run, he gets into a groove, and he ends up going as far as he went.”

Slow start costs Titans in loss to Hornets RUGBY

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Hornets 29 Titans 23 A lingering bad habit crept back into an otherwise good season for the Red Deer Titans Saturday.

The Titans were somewhat slow out of the gate and dropped a 29-23 decision to the visiting Calgary Hornets in Calgary Rugby Union Second Division action.

“We came out a bit slow.

That’s probably been one of our little issues this year,” said Titans coach Andy Croft, who watched his club fall to 9-2 and into second place in the division, behind the Calgary Saracens. “We’ve always started a bit slower than you would hope. We started off a bit slow, and then there were areas of the game where we destroyed them.

“When we played at the pace we wanted to, they couldn’t handle it.”

The Hornets were likely lucky to escape with the win, but did just enough to upset the Titans, who got two tries from Derek Lockhart and one from Dion Clifford. Brandon Gerhart added two converts

and two penalty kicks.

“It was disappointing to lose this game. We think we should have beat them,” said Croft.

“This is the first time we’ve lost at home this year. Our goal was not to be beat at home, so that’s a little disappointing.

This is a team (Hornets) that if we meet them in the playoffs we’re be looking to beat them and we will the next time we play.”

Despite Saturday’s result, Croft is pleased with the manner in which the Titans’ season has unfolded.

“We’re very happy in that respect,” he said. “This year the players have shown more commitment to the team, everyone is playing a lot more physical. We’re not individuals, we’re trying to be a team so the 15 people out there are trying to help each other out.

“You see someone struggling in any area of the game . . . someone goes over to help them up.”

The Titans sideline boss is confident that his team can present a serious challenge for the provincial second division title.

“We’re in a very good position,” he said. “We have

Photo by GREG MEACHEM/Advocate staff

Derek Seelinger of the Red Deer Titans carries the ball wide after emerging from a scrum during a Calgary Rugby Union clash with the Calgary Hornets Saturday at Titans Park. The Titans dropped the men’s second division contest 29-23 and fell to 9-2 on the season. a great bunch of guys. They put their bodies on the line when they’re on the pitch with each other and that’s what you need. So we’re really aiming to win it all this year.”

Alberta teams finish with losing records at baseball nationals

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The Fort Saskatchewan A’s and Parkland White Sox each finished with losing records in the Canadian senior men’s baseball championship at Windsor, Ont. The defending Alberta champion A’s fell 7-1 to Ontario and 3-2 to host Windsor Saturday.

Matt Fay of the Red Deer Riggers and teammate Jason Chatwood were each zero-for-four at the plate versus Ontario, while Jaret Chatwood went one-forfour.

Later, Jason Chatwood was three-for-five, Jaret Chatwood was two-for-four and Fay was two-for five against Windsor. The Athletics closed out with a 2-3 record.

The second Alberta squad, the Parkland White Sox, finished 0-4, falling 9-2 to New Brunswick and 11-1 to Manitoba in Saturday action.

Riggers pitcher Joel Peterman worked two-thirds of an inning in the loss to New Brunswick, surrendering four runs — all earned — on four hits. ● Meanwhile, Alberta, with Red Deer’s Dwayne Lalor as coach, finished with a 2-5 record

at the Canadian bantam girls baseball championship in Bedford, N.S. The Alberta squad closed out Sunday with a 13-8 loss to Nova Scotia in the fifth-place game.

Kelsey and Hayley Lalor of Red Deer were each one-for-four at the plate and each drove in a run.

Kelsey finished with a .400 batting average, while Hayley came in at .273.

Torri Craig of Clive was onefor-three and finished with a .167 batting average and Christine Suominen of Lacombe was zerofor-three.

On Saturday, Alberta defeated Newfoundland 4-2 and dropped an 8-4 decision to Ontario.

Kelsey Lalor was one-for-three in the Alberta win, while Hayley Lalor was zero-for-three and Suominen was hitless in two plate appearances.

In the loss to Ontario, Hayley and Kelsey Lalor were both onefor-three with Kelsey adding a RBI. Suominen, as a pinch hitter, was zero-for-one and Craig was zero-for-two. Haley Lalor worked 4.2 innings on the Alberta mound, giving up six runs — five earned — on eight hits while walking two batters and fanning two.

Ontario defeated Quebec 7-1 in Sunday’s gold-medal game.

The Titans have qualified for the Calgary Rugby Union semifinals and will play their first playoff game at home or in Calgary. The league final is set for Calgary and the cham-

pion will take on the Edmonton Rugby Union representative in the provincial final Sept. 28 at Edmonton. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

Donovan’s late goal gives Galaxy the win over Whitecaps

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Galaxy 1 Whitecaps 0 VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps couldn’t stop Landon Donovan when they needed to Saturday night.

Donovan’s goal in just the third minute gave the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 win over the Whitecaps before a disappointed sellout crowd of 21,000 at B.C. Place Stadium. The marker came on his only shot of the game, which was also L.A.’s only attempt on target.

The Whitecaps made a strong second-half rally, but could not get the equalizer after being denied on two back-to-back chances.

“It was obviously a bad start, the worst start you could have got, with the goal so early,” said Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie.

“That was disappointing.

“But after that, I thought that we played well. We got forward and created a number of good chances.”

The Galaxy (12-9-4) posted their fifth straight victory and secured sole possession of second place in the tight Western Conference.

The Whitecaps (10-9-6) suffered their second consecutive loss as their hold on the fifth and final playoff berth became more tenuous.

“You end up on the wrong end of a 1-0 (loss), but I don’t feel like we played bad-

ly tonight,” said Rennie. “I feel like L.A.’s probably the best team in MLS. Whether that’s the case or not remains to be seen, but that’s my opinion.”

The Whitecaps suffered just their second loss in 13 games at home this season.

“That’s the type of game that champions win,” said Donovan. “We know when the playoffs come, hopefully, that’s what games might look like. That was a huge performance today.”

Donovan scored his fourth goal in three games after A.J. DeLaGarza’s pass hit Whitecaps central defender Johnny Leveron and came to him.

The Galaxy captain planted a high shot in the left corner of the net over Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted.

“It helps a lot when you’re on the road,” said Donovan of the early goal. “It puts your team in a really good position, and even if they score a goal, you’re back where you started, so it’s a nice way to start a game.

“We can play a little more cautiously and just worry about defending and trying to counter — and it really played to our advantage tonight.”

Donovan needs four more goals to become the all-time leading scorer in MLS history.

L.A. goalkeeper Jaime Penedo recorded his first MLS shutout in only his second career league appearance and third overall appearance with the Galaxy.

B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Aug. 26, 2013

Saints’ backups lead late comeback DESPITE SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM TEXANS’ STARTERS, SAINTS RALLY FOR PRESEASON WIN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Saints 31 Texans 23 HOUSTON — Andre Johnson was in midseason form, and the rest of Houston’s young receiving group looked pretty good, too.

Johnson had 131 yards receiving before halftime in his first extended work of the preseason Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

But New Orleans’ backups scored two touchdowns in the second half to help the Saints to a 31-23 victory.

Johnson didn’t play in the preseason opener and had less than a quarter of work last week. On Sunday, he grabbed seven of the eight passes thrown to him, highlighted by a 39-yard reception.

“When we sit down and game plan I try to figure out ways to get Andre the ball,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “It’s a compliment to the other guys that Andre’s able to get the ball so much.”

The Texans don’t have a lot of experience at receiver behind Johnson, an 11-year veteran. But Kubiak has been impressed by the development of Lestar Jean, who had 36 yards receiving Sunday, and Keshawn Martin, who finished with 10. The group is also expected to get a boost this season from first-round draft pick DeAndre Hopkins, who missed Sunday’s game after sustaining a concussion last week.

“We just try to make the best of the opportunities,” Johnson said. “We got a lot of opportunities in the first half of the game. I just did what I could.”

Quarterback Matt Schaub raved about the group and said he has “total confidence” in the young players.

Schaub was 15 of 26 for 213 yards for Houston (2-1), and Ben Tate ran for 74 yards and a score filling in for Arian Foster.

“He looked very good,” Kubiak said of Tate. “He’s been our one healthy veteran back. I think Ben’s ready. I think he’s going to have a really good year.”

Drew Brees was four of six for 104 yards and a touchdown for the Saints (3-0) before sitting down after the third possession.

“I felt like we were just kind of hitting our stride when a couple of us got pulled,” Brees said.

With Marques Colston still sitting out with a left foot injury, rookie fifth-

round pick Kenny Stills continued to impress with 54 yards receiving and a touchdown.

“I’m getting more comfortable and getting more used to being out there,” Stills said. “It’s about playing football and having fun, and that’s really all it is.”

Backup Luke McCown came in with 8 minutes left in the second quarter.

He finished with 118 yards and two touchdowns.

Andy Tanner had 33 yards receiving with two touchdown receptions in the second half for New Orleans.

Tate piled up 51 yards on Houston’s second drive, with the highlight coming on a 39-yard run when he darted to the outside and cut back in for the big gain. He capped it with a 1-yard run that gave Houston a 7-0 lead.

Schaub was sacked by Cameron Jordan when he manhandled Derek Newton on third down on Houston’s next possession and the Texans settled for a 48-yard field goal from Randy Bullock.

Johnson beat his coverage and was wide open for the 39-yard reception in the second quarter. Schaub was sacked after that and Houston’s offence stalled before Bullock made it 13-7 with a 55-yard field goal.

“We moved the heck out of the ball, we’ve just got to score more points and be better in the red zone,” Kubiak said.

The Saints couldn’t get much going on offence in their first two drives. Willie Jefferson got his hands on Brees in the end zone on the third play of their first drive. But before he could bring him down, the quarterback got off a pass that fell incomplete.

Martin returned the punt for a touchdown, but it was called back because of an illegal block by Brandon Harris.

Brees was sacked by Jared Crick to force a punt and end the next drive.

The Saints finally started clicking after that. Brees found Pierre Thomas on a short pass and linebacker Joe Mays was there to make the tackle, but Thomas wriggled free and dashed for a 51-yard touchdown dash to cut the lead to 10-7 early in the second quarter.

The Saints got that drive going on another catch and run when Brees finessed a short floater to Mark Ingram which he turned into a 29-yard gain.

McCown’s first drive ended with a 51-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley

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Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels can’t make the reception while being tackled by New Orleans Saints strong safety Roman Harper during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Sunday, in Houston. that cut Houston’s lead to 13-10.

Stills grabbed a 40-yard pass over Kareem Jackson on third-and-6. Stills finished the drive four plays later when he beat Johnathan Joseph to get wide open on the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown reception to put New Orleans up 17-13.

Harris was called for his second costly penalty of the game on a 40-yard pass interference call on the first play of the second half. New Orleans took advantage of the penalty when McCown found Tanner for an 8-yard touchdown strike to make it 24-16.

T.J. Yates threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Alec Lemon to get Houston to 24-23 late in the third quarter.

Tanner’s second touchdown grab pushed the Saints’ lead to 31-23 in the

fourth.

Houston played without defensive end Antonio Smith, who served the first game of a three-game suspension for hitting Miami guard Richie Incognito with the Dolphins player’s helmet last week.

Smith ripped the helmet off Incognito’s head, then hit Incognito on the shoulder with it Aug. 17. Fellow Houston defensive end and the 2012 defensive player of the year J.J. Watt also sat out for the Texans.

Tate got another start despite Foster returning to practice this week for the first time since May after dealing with calf and back injuries. Kubiak has said that Foster could start in Houston’s opener Sept. 9 without getting a preseason snap.

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San Francisco 49ers running back Jewel Hampton stiff arms Minnesota Vikings cornerback Robert Blanton during the third quarter of an NFL preseason in San Francisco, Sunday.

“Those things are not OK to have, especially for the team, I don’t care if it’s the preseason. I apologized to the team and I apologized to Coach Harbaugh,” Hawkins said. “I kind of let my emotions get ahold of me. I didn’t think, to be honest, I’d be flagged on those. I learned from it.”

There were a couple of other things Harbaugh didn’t like — Nick Moody’s helmet-to-helmet hit on wideout Stephen Burton that resulted in an unnecessary roughness penalty in the third quarter, and a face mask by cornerback Perrish Cox on the same Minnesota scoring drive.

After a week of long practices as the Vikings tried to get their stagnant offence on a roll, there were considerable strides.

Ponder threw a pair of touchdown passes while playing three quarters.

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“That drive in the third quarter, we kind of got that experience of establishing some rhythm on offence,” Ponder said.

“We ended on a good note.”

Reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson didn’t touch the ball in two snaps of action for Minnesota, making his preseason debut — and first appearance in the exhibition schedule since 2011 — as he begins a year in which he will try to become the first player with consecutive 2,000-yard rushing seasons.

“It was definitely limited but I felt like it was kind of effective getting the play-action in,” he said.

“It is all about keeping your body in shape, doing the necessary things ... just making sure your body is ready to roll.”

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Eve-Audrey Picard scored twice but Canada lost 3-2 to the United States in the finale of a three-game women’s under-18 exhibition hockey series Sunday.

Picard opened the scoring at 16:58 in the first period and added another in the third, but the U.S. went ahead with a three-goal second period.

Taylor Williamson’s power-play goal tied the game just 44 seconds into the period, and Lexie Laing scored two more to put the Americans ahead for good.

Canada’s head coach Laura Schuler said she was still impressed with her team’s performance, especially in the third period after being hampered by penalties in the second.

“I think it’s tough to win three games in a row, especially when you are playing against the U.S. ...,” said Schuler.

“You know we actually won the third period so definitely very proud of their efforts and a lot to move forward with.”

Shea Tiley made 27 saves in net for Canada, while Erin O’Neil stopped 18 for the U.S. Canada won the opening game 4-1 on Thursday and beat the U.S. again 3-2 on Friday as the team prepares for the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship next April.

Schuler said the series was an important step in helping evaluate the roster ahead of the worlds, as well as some scouting on their rivals.

“In terms of personnel and players and who can fill what role, for sure,” she said.

“Got a lot that way. Who can play on the penalty kill, who can play on the power play, and also just learned a lot about the U.S. moving forward. What kind of systems they’re using and what their personnel is like.”

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That winning formula that carried San Francisco back to the Super Bowl last season for the first time in 18 years is on display again with the season opener two weeks away.

Colin Kaepernick marched the offence with six straight completions during a series that ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton, and Aldon Smith and Justin Smith plowed through Minnesota’s offensive line to make plays and hard-hitting tackles in the 49ers’ 34-14 exhibition victory over the Vikings on Sunday night.

“Justin Smith had a burr in his saddle or something tonight,” Harbaugh said. “He was Justin Smith.”

Sure, it’s only the preseason. And there were a lot of foolish penalties.

Yet Kaepernick looks sharp, and the defence looks its usual stingy.

Justin Smith ran over two would-be blockers to pound Toby Gerhart for a 4-yard loss midway through the first quarter, and sack man Aldon Smith recovered a fumble and put pressure on Christian Ponder.

The new look in this one: flashy Lavelle Hawkins.

Hawkins returned a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter, but he received two unsportsmanlike penalties in the process — one for pointing the ball at a Vikings player before reaching the end zone and another for removing his helmet in celebration. Harbaugh chewed him out on the sideline, and Hawkins could be seen saying, “My fault.”

Yet Hawkins received another unsportsmanlike flag for head-butting linebacker Desmond Bishop after flipping the ball toward safety Mistral Raymond following a 22-yard catch in the fourth quarter.

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Japan rallies to win Little League World Series

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Japan 6 California 4 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The victory lap around Lamade Stadium never gets old for Japan, nor does the players’ ritual of scooping up some souvenir dirt near the mound after another Little League World Series triumph.

A perennial power in youth baseball, Japan rallied past Chula Vista, Calif., 6-4 on Sunday to win its ninth title and third in four years, the only disappointment in that recent span a loss in 2011 to Huntington Beach, Calif.

Ryusei Hirooka won this one with a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning and Shunpei Takagi hit two solo home runs to help keep the Tokyo team undefeated in the tournament.

“In all honesty, I’m really happy,” said Japan manager Masumi Omae, who also led the 2003 Japan team to the World Series title. “I definitely always dreamt about coming back to win again. To be able to trust the kids and their abilities is something I’m most proud about.”

Facing one last threat in the sixth, the Japanese players erupted in glee, tossing Omae in the air near the mound after his slick fielders had turned a game-ending double play.

“Wanting to be World Series champs is all we’ve talked about for the last two years,” Takagi said. “I was thinking, just get a hit at the plate. The outcome was two homers, so I was really happy.”

It was the 14th championship game for Japan and 23rd for California, which has won seven World Series titles.

Giancarlo Cortez had a two-run single and Grant Holman an RBI single for Chula Vista.

Trailing 4-3 after Cortez’s clutch single in the fourth, Japan tied it on Takagi’s second homer and won it when Hirooka lined a 2-2 pitch down the leftfield line after not being able to sacrifice the runners up a base.

“My mind was full, trying to get the bunt down,” Hirooka said. “When I didn’t get (the bunt) down, my mind was blank. I’m just so happy I could get a hit to help our team win.”

California beat Westport, Conn., 12-1 in the U.S. championship game Saturday, while Japan edged Mexico 3-2 for the international title.

The Americans left 12 runners on base in a game that was there for the taking.

“We left some opportunities out there, but give Japan credit,” Chula Vista manager Rick Tibbett said. “They made some great defensive plays.”

Unbeaten, too, entering the game, Chula Vista struck early to send a message that it would be a tense affair.

Keyed by the shaggy-haired duo of Micah Pietila-Wiggs and Jake Espi-

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Tokyo, Japan, shortstop Shou Miyao, left, tags out Chula Vista, Calif.’s Michael Gaines to complete a double play for the final out of the Little League World Series Championship baseball game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday. Japan, won 6-4. noza at the top of the order, California scored twice in the top of the first against Japan starter Kazuki Ishida to put the pressure on. Pietila-Wiggs was hit by a pitch leading off and Espinoza lined a double down the left-field line.

Pietila-Wiggs came around to score on a passed ball and Holman singled home Espinoza.

California received a scare when Cortez was hit by a pitch in the helmet during the first inning and departed for a pinch-runner after being examined on the field. Ishida went over to shake Cortez’s hand and apologize, and Cortez returned to play his position when Chula Vista took the field for the first time.

Holman, who pitched a no-hitter in the World Series, hadn’t pitched since Wednesday and was shaky at the outset, walking two of the first three batters he faced and throwing a wild pitch as Japan quickly mounted a threat of its own and tied the score.

Takuma Gomi, whose dramatic solo home run in the top of the sixth had given Japan a 3-2 victory over Mexico in the international championship Saturday, lined an RBI single. A botched throw in from the outfield on the hit sailed wide of home plate, allowing Takagi, who had walked, to score the second run.

California escaped further damage

when Kyousuke Kobayashi singled to centre and Espinoza threw out Gomi at home.

The West champions mounted another threat in the second, loading the bases with two outs. But Holman struck out, waving his bat ever-so-slightly at a pitch that was low and outside and shaking his head in dismay at the call.

If Japan had a plan, it likely was to make the hard-throwing Holman work, and the tall right-hander did just that.

When he struck out Sho Miyao looking to end the second inning, he had thrown 50 pitches. Not a good omen for the West champions with a maximum of 85 allowed and Nick Mora, the hero of Saturday’s win over Connecticut with a 10-strikeout, two-hit performance, ineligible to pitch.

Ishida wasn’t faring any better. After three innings he had thrown 69 pitches, struck out five, walked three, and hit three batters.

Japan took a 3-2 lead when Takagi led off the bottom of the third by slamming a home run over the right-field fence on an 0-1 pitch. A smile on his face, Takagi raised his right arm in triumph as he rounded the bases and was mobbed by his teammates after crossing the plate.

Holman avoided further damage by striking out pinch-hitter Tatsuki Nagano and getting pinch-hitter Seiya

Nishino to ground out to first with two runners on. When he went to the dugout, Holman had only three pitches left to reach the maximum of 85 and was through on the mound for the day.

“We certainly expected to get more than three innings from Grant,” Tibbett said. “From the first inning, you could tell he was leaving pitches up. Once it took him 28 pitches to get through the first inning we knew somebody else would probably finish the game.”

The Japanese pitchers kept the hothitting Pietila-Wiggs off-balance at the plate, but after getting fooled by a pitch in the top of the fourth he laced a ground-rule double down the left-field line. Espinoza followed with a bloop single to left and took second on the throw in.

Ishida then hit Mora to load the bases, tying the World Series record for most hit batsmen in a game, and Keita Saito came on in relief.

Batting with the bases loaded, Holman, who hit a grand slam earlier in the World Series, grounded to third and Japan got the forceout at home for the first out.

A day earlier, Japan twice escaped big jams in the win over Mexico, once with the bases loaded and nobody out.

This time it failed as Cortez laced a two-run single to left field for a 4-3 lead.

INDYCAR ‘King of Jewish baseball’ aiming to take game to big leagues in Israel Power continues to rack THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nate Fish is excited. Things are off to a good start at this “Baseball for Beginners” practice, where 11 young Israeli boys are putting on mitts and pulling baseball caps over knitted yarmulkes.

“All right, now we’ve got everybody in the dugout like a real team!” he yells. Then he turns around to look at the diamond that his players have helped set up, and his voice drops. “Home plate is backwards, guys,” he says.

In sports-mad Israel, where basketball and soccer are hugely popular, baseball is still mostly a curiosity for kids like these. Fish, a former minor leaguer who played alongside with Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis in college, is trying to change that.

On Aug. 1, he became the first paid full-time national director of the Israel Association of Baseball, which is making a major new push to expand the reach of the sport beyond its base of American expats and their children.

“We have to change the identity of baseball in Israel a little bit,” Fish said. “We have to make it cool and we have to make it exciting and athletic.”

Fish, a youthful 33-year-old third baseman from Shaker Heights, Ohio, fits the part.

In his blog, part travelogue and part absurdist comedy, he styles himself the “King of All Jewish Baseball.” He arrives at the practice in workout gear and runs around the field like a high school coach, yelling instructions and keeping the kids moving from drill to drill. He wants them active, engaged and, in the brutal summer heat, sweating.

“The misconception is that baseball is slow and that baseball is boring. Baseball is fast,” Fish said. “For anyone who thinks baseball is boring, put them in the batter’s box and zip a 95 mph fastball past them and see if they’re still bored.”

Fish’s recent clinic, held in this Jewish settlement outside of Jerusalem, showed just how far he has to go. Misthrown balls flew around the unmowed field, whose track is ringed with a concrete barrier that’s more health hazard than warning. One boy who thought he’d hit an insidethe-park home run — thanks to several fielding errors — celebrated until Fish delivered some bad news: He was out, having missed every base.

The baseball association, the sport’s governing body in the Jewish state, estimates there are 1,000 baseball players at most among Israel’s almost 8 million residents.

Fish’s arrival is the third major push to promote baseball in Israel over the past decade. In 2007, a group of American supporters launched the Israel Baseball League, a professional league comprised almost entirely of foreign players that folded after one season. Last year, Israel fielded a team for the World Baseball Classic. The team, managed by former major leaguer Brad Ausmus, was eliminated in a qualifying round.

Fish was involved in both of those efforts, playing for the IBL’s Tel Aviv Lightning and last year’s World Baseball Classic squad. Earlier this summer, he coached the American junior

team in the Maccabiah Games, a sort of Olympics for Jewish athletes held in Israel every four years.

With his American experience and Israeli connections, Fish seems like a perfect fit for the task of growing baseball in Israel. “I believe in the project and I like the people and I think it’s a cool opportunity,” Fish said. “How often to you get to be in charge of baseball in a country?”

But the obstacles are large at all levels, from funding concerns and lack of facilities to the most basic details.

The “Baseball for Beginners” sessions are designed to introduce young kids to the fundamentals of the game. But while Fish, who does not speak Hebrew, tried to work slowly, he often lapses into rapid-fire instructions that sail over the heads of his players along with their errant throws. To help, Efraim Keren and his 15-yearold son, Nadav, walk the field translating and correcting mechanics.

“We haven’t been successful in reaching the rest of Israeli society,” acknowledged Keren, a New Jersey native who is a past national director of the baseball association. “And it’s quite a challenge to bring an American guy who speaks no Hebrew to reach out to the Israeli public.”

Instead of focusing on restarting a professional league or a similarly big splash, Fish is leading a grassroots push for “more baseball and better baseball.” The association is focusing on improving coaching standards and building new baseball diamonds, of which there are currently only four in Israel. In many places, games are held on makeshift fields plopped down in public parks or farmlands, with no backstops, base paths, dugouts or pitching mounds.

Fish also spent much of the summer giving presentations to gym teachers, and was rewarded with the right to hold baseball clinics in Tel Aviv schools. Giving kids broad exposure to playing, he said, is key to pushing baseball out of its American box and into the Israeli mainstream.

Itamar Elispur, a 14-year-old from Jerusalem, is one of the few Israeli baseball players who didn’t learn the game from an American parent.

Introduced to the sport by an American uncle, he said none of his friends at school play the game, but when he shows them highlights online they are interested in learning more. He said he hoped that the game could be taught in gym class and promoted better.

“If they play it in school or we have more games, maybe they love it,” he said. And his mother, Tal, said she enjoyed the English practice he gets on the field.

Finding new players is also critical for another reason: money. Israeli baseball is largely dependent on player dues to stay afloat. With his full-time salary on the books and hopes for expansion, Fish estimates that the group now needs to expand enrolment 25 per cent every year.

On the practice field, there were small signs of progress. Second-grader Nadav Sina, playing baseball for the first time ever, ended a scrimmage with the game’s only clean catch. And as Keren handed out Popsicles after the hot practice, another boy walked up to Fish.

“When’s the next practice?” he asked.

up wins at Sonoma

PULLS OFF THIRD WIN IN FOUR YEARS AFTER DIXON PENALIZED FOR HITTING POWER’S CREW

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SONOMA, Calif. — Scott Dixon pulled in for his final pit stop with victory nearly in his grasp. When he left a few seconds later, two members of Will Power’s crew were sprawled on the asphalt, a tire bouncing wildly in his wake.

Although everybody involved had a strong opinion about what happened, Power knows one thing for certain: He’s leaving wine country with yet another trophy.

Power won at Sonoma Raceway for the third time in four years Sunday, earning his first victory of the IndyCar season by taking advantage of Dixon’s penalty for making contact with Power’s Team Penske pit crew.

“I don’t like to see the call that had to take place, but everybody saw it,” Roger Penske said. “It’s unfortunate, but that’s the way racing is.”

Dixon led until he received a drive-through penalty with 15 laps to go for clipping a tire in the left hand of Power’s tire holder when Dixon’s Honda left his pit directly behind Power’s Chevrolet. The tire holder went flying into another crew member, and a third member was injured by an air gun or hose.

Dixon thought Power’s crew got in his way on purpose, leaving him angry and confused by IndyCar’s latest call against him.

He finished 15th and lost a bit of ground on overall IndyCar leader Helio Castroneves, Power’s Penske teammate, who finished seventh.

Castroneves’ lead over Dixon grew from 31 to 39 points (479440) with four races left in the IndyCar season.

“That’s probably the most blatant thing I’ve seen in a long time,” Dixon said. “You watch most pit guys, they try to get out of the way of other people, so that was a bit of a (classless) move, to be honest.

... If that’s the way they want to try and win, that’s pretty bad.”

James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ont., finished eighth.

Power scoffed at the notion any gamesmanship occurred in his first victory since early last season in Sao Paulo. He’s the only multiple IndyCar winner in Sonoma, where he’s been dominant since he broke his back in a crash in 2009.

“It reminds me of so many things that’s happened to us in the last three years, so we’ll take it,” said Power, the 10th IndyCar winner this season. “I would be very surprised (if it was intentional).

I haven’t seen it. It’s not even worth commenting on.”

Dixon has been burned by IndyCar’s curious penalty decisions before. In Milwaukee last year, IndyCar acknowledged it looked at the wrong replay and made an incorrect call when it ordered Dixon to serve a drive-through penalty for jumping a restart.

But race director Beaux Barfield stood behind his latest call against Dixon, saying the lines painted in the pit box don’t correspond to the actual spaces afforded to the teams. IndyCar rules mandate penalties for drivers who make contact with pit crew members.

“If we have somebody that uses less-than-great judgment when they leave their pit box, and we have an incident, then certainly we’ve got to make a statement by penalizing (that driver),” Barfield said. “The lines are a little bit confusing, because we don’t go in and change the lines everywhere we go.

There’s a different angle, if you looked at, you can see the difference between the Target and the Verizon signs on the wall. With the No. 9 car (Dixon) leaving the pit lane, he clearly crosses right into the pit box into the No. 12 car (Power) space.”

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Looking for a place to live?

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Join our award winning team and grow with us!

We are looking to fill positions for:

Frac Flowback, E-Line & Slickline Divisions to be stationed out of our fast paced Blackfalds, AB office.

We are seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for the following positions: Assistants • Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule • Prior experience is an asset; however we are willing to train the right candidate. *A class 5 license is an asset for all positions *Successful candidates must have First Aid and H2S certificates

Mustang Well Services Ltd. is looking for

*Competitive compensation and full benefits*

EXPERIENCED RIG HANDS Casandra@mwsrig.com

**Successful applicants must be able to pass pre-employment testing** Please apply online at: www.pure-energy.ca Fax: 403.237.9728

Fax: 780-678-2001 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Please apply for these positions in the manner specified

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED Monday September 2, 2013

Central AB Life Publication date: THURS. SEPTEMBER 5 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, 5 p.m.

BROOMFIELD Helene, Hank and Kevin Broomfield and Lucille Moffat would like to thank everyone who attended the Celebration of Life event for Stanley Broomfield on August 17th.

A special thank you to Alain and Carolyn Benoit for all their help.

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants

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: roger@fluidexperts.com

For All Positions

Red Deer Life Sunday Publication date: SUN. SEPTEMBER 1 Deadline is: Fri. August 30 - NOON

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1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

Please submit resumes with copies of valid tickets and a current drivers abstract via email to

Red Deer Advocate Publication dates: SAT. AUGUST 31 TUES. SEPTEMBER 3 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, 5 p.m.

WAY Krista and Daren, along with big sister Jocelyn, are happy to introduce Avery Danielle Way who arrived on July 10, weighing 7lbs 8oz. Avery is a much loved granddaughter to Elaine & Garry Anderson and Lorraine & Doug Way.

Fluid Experts Ltd.

LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME HIRED HELP ON A HOG FARM 15 min. west of Lacombe/ Blackfalds. Flexible hours, no weekends. $15-18/hr, dep. on experience. 403-782-4854

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SATHER, Edward Garry Edward Sather, born November 14, 1940 in Rossland, BC, passed away quietly in his sleep on Thursday, August 22, 2013.

Ed is survived by his children, Laura, Nicole and Kalon; grandchildren, Veronica, Rebecca, Jacob, Elizabeth, Jayson, Justice and Liberty; great grandchildren, Amethyst and Lilith; sisters, Sandra and Janice; and by his ex-wife, Joy. A Celebration of Ed’s Life will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Nicole’s residence.

Please call 403-754-1176 or 403-392-5578 for directions.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

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Ponoka Publication date: WED. SEPTEMBER 4 Deadline is: Thur. August 29, 5 p.m.

Rimbey Publication date; TUES. SEPTEMBER 3 Deadline is: Thurs. August 29, NOON Stettler & Weekender

Publication date: WED. SEPTEMBER 4 FRI. SEPTEMBER 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, NOON Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Lacombe Express Publication date: THURS. SEPTEMBER 5 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, 5 p.m.

Bashaw Publication date: WED. SEPTEMBER 4 Deadline is: Wed. August 28, noon

Accounting

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

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VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned. Pckg.

Pricing. 403-506-4822

Contractors

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BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

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LANCE’S Concrete Ltd. Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage pads commercial. Specialized in stamp concrete.

Free Estimates 302-9126

Eavestroughing

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EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822

Massage Therapy

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Moving & Storage

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BOXES? MOVING? Executive Touch Massage (newly reno’d) SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315 (FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

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Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

Painters/ Decorators

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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

PAINTING BY DAVE

Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed. We carry WCB & Liability Insurance. 403-307-4798

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! EDEN 403-986-6686 Seniors’ 587-877-7399 10am-midnight Come in and see Services LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* why we are the talk INDEPENDENT w/own car of the town.

HELPING HANDS Home www.viimassage.biz Support Ltd. for SENIORS. Handyman

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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

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 COIN COLLECTORS Call David 403-346-3445 or 403-318-5290

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

Companionship, cleaning, cooking - in home, in facility.

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403-506-4822 Looking for a new pet?

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LOOKING for exp’d waitress with liquor license, p/t or f/t . Apply in person with resume to #35 6320-50 Ave. Red Deer

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

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SUBWAY All Red Deer Locations Hiring Immediately

Go Auto req’s an

Automotive Accessories Salesperson

for MGM Ford Lincoln in Red Deer, AB! You will be responsible to the setup of displays, ordering material and providing advice about the merchandise to customers. You will also liaise with the sales and service department to schedule the accessory installs. Hours of work are Tues. - Thurs. 12-8 and Fri-Sat. 8-5.

Requirements: *Automotive exp. preferred * Great Customer Service * Flexibility Go Auto offers above average pay and benefit plans. Please apply today to hear more! Apply online today@goauto.ca/careers

Food Counter Attendants Are you looking for a career opportunity with excellent JOIN OUR FAST benefits, a mature working GROWING TEAM!! environment and opportunity Competitive Wages, to advance? If so, Subway Benefits, Retirement and has a position for you!

Saving Plan!

Please apply online @ mysubwaycareer.com or QUALIFICATIONS: Drop resume off in person at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive • Must be able to Or email to Provide own work truck careers@rdsubway.com • Leadership and Super- or Call us at 403-342-0203 visory skills- mentor SUNSHINE Family and train crew Restaurant - F/T Kitchen • Strong Computer Skills Helper. $11.41/hr, • Operate 5000psi 40 hrs/wk. Email: 10,000 psi (sweet and janegosselin@telus.net Sour wells) • Collect Data - pressure, THE RUSTY PELICAN is Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much! rates, temperatures now accepting resumes for • Assist in Rig in and Rig F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS out of equipment must be avail. nights and • Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m weekends. Must have: Trades locations across Western Canada • 2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

REQUIREMENTS: • 2-5 yrs. training • 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp.

• Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , • Provide references Driver’s License required!

• Must be willing to The hourly rate will be submit pre access fit $13.10. for duty test, as well as Call 403-347-1414 APPLY NOW drug and alcohol or Fax to: 403-347-1161 • Travel & be away from NOW HIRING home for periods of time 21/7 G.M. Tech or ASEP. • A b i l i t y t o w o r k i n Sales & With good communications c h a n g i n g c l i m a t e Distributors skill and work ethics conditions to work with award winning 1693338 Alberta LTD G.M. dealership in website: o/a Custom T’s Hiring Lacombe Alberta. www.cathedralenergyservices.com Salespersons Parkland Good hrs & bonus. for Methods to Apply: Mall, Red Deer, AB. production.

HRCanada@ Good English and commuTraining provided . cathedralenergyservices.com nication skills, Apply to confidential pnieman@ Customer service oriented. email: cathedralenergyservices.com F/Time, Perm, Shifts, bert.rumsey@telus.net Your application will be Weekends Salary - $14.00 hr. kept strictly confidential.

E-mail: Reachiesales ARROW ARC WELDING @gmail.com is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE CELEBRATIONS LOCATED BY Gull Lake.

HAPPEN EVERY DAY Phone Brian 403-318-6760 IN CLASSIFIEDS (2-4yrs experience)

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PRODUCTION TESTING SUPERVISORS & OPERATORS Day & Night Must have tickets.

Top paid wages.

Based out of Devon, AB. Email resume to: kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca

1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Sales Supervisor-retail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Experience min 2 years, Good English.

Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $19.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales @gmail.com

Small growing oilfield service company seeking 1693338 Alberta LTD applications for o/a Extreme energy experienced hoe operators Hiring Sales Supervisorfor drilling rig operations. retail at Parkland Mall, Red Must have a minimum five Deer, AB Experience - min years experience.

2 yrs, Good English.

Required: valid WCB, Supervise and co-ordinate Insurance, H2S, First Aid, sales staff, F/Time, Perm, TDG, WHIMIS, Ground Shifts, Weekends Salary Disturbance, Drivers $19.00 hr. E-mail: License and reliable Reachiesales@gmail.com transportation. Email Aimee at five.pack@ LOOKING for Liquor store hotmail.com sales clerk, full time jobs, $11/hour ,must be able to TEAM Snubbing Services work night and weekends now hiring experienced to pass criminal check, operators Email: drop off resume in person, janderson@ 112 5th St. SE Sundre AB. teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds TREELINE

WELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately.

All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits.

Please include 2 work reference names and numbers.

Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

UFA Rocky Mountain House Currently seeking Full & Part Time Truck Drivers Benefits Offered Fax Resume to 403-845-7903 OR Email to dmatthews89@yahoo.com

URS FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Tubing Inspection operator, manual lathe operator, and Shop & Yard Laborers. Exp. an asset but will train to suit.

Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume to: 4115 Henry St. (Blindman Industrial Park)

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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Established CGA public practice firm in Central AB has a great opportunity available for an accountant to join our firm. The successful candidate should have an accounting designation and public practice experience.

Please e-mail your resume to TandP_cga@telus.net

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Sales & Distributors

Busy road construction company looking for

FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS

Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work 7 days a week at least 12 hrs. a day, overtime and subsided pay. Please Fax: resume to 403-309-1944 or email to: info@tblconstruction.ca CLASSIC HOMES LTD is now accepting resumes for JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Full Time Hours. 3-4 yrs. exp. req’d. Provide references.

Must have Zoom Boom, First Aid, & Fall Arrest Certificates.

The hourly rate will be $22.00/hour. Email: wes@classichomesltd.com You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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Sales Consultant - Telecommunications Solutions - Red Deer The Phone Experts offers a complete spectrum of communication and technology products and services, as well as related support, to enable our Customers to communicate and collaborate effectively and efficiently both inside and outside of their organizations.

We are looking for a Full-time Sales Consultant who is a bright, energetic self-starter and who is able to effectively provide telecommunication and other value add solutions to new and existing Customers to ensure short and long term business relationships and ongoing Customer satisfaction.

We offer a base wage, commissions, car allowance, medical/ dental benefits, personal days and profit sharing.

Responsibilities: - Development of sales strategies to acquire new business revenue streams - Successful execution of the full sales cycle: Prospecting (including cold calling), opportunity qualification, proposal development and presentation, negotiation, and closing - Consistent articulation of The Phone Experts unique value proposition - Keeping abreast of leading-edge technology and it’s applications via available training opportunities - Exceptional Customer experience through a commitment to long term relationship development - Consistent achievement of sales and activity objectives - Travel to Client sites will be required within respective region Qualifications - Experience in telecommunications and/or a related technological field - Any combination of experience with telecommunications networks, data networks (esp. as relates to virtual environments), unified communications and collaboration (including mobility integration), and cloud services would be considered advantageous - Post-secondary education in business and or information technology would be considered an asset - Proven and effective sales skills for all phases of the sales cycle preferred - An entrepreneurial nature coupled with excellent communication skills - Professional demeanor - Team player with the ability to work independently - An ability to identify and meet with decision makers to close business efficiently - Well-organized and disciplined - Creative & innovative in problem-solving - Ability to work in a constantly evolving environment - Proficient and comfortable with Microsoft Office and computerized environments Please submit resumes to the attention of Guy Hitchcock at guy.hitchcock@phoneexperts.com

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DNR Powerline Construction requires Journeyman/ Apprentices/Labourers for various projects in Alberta.

Long term employment.

Excellent opportunity for apprenticeship. Excellent benefit packages. Fax resume to 403-742-5759 or email: dnrwelding1 @dnrwelding.ca. Attention: Noel. No Phone calls please. Drug and Alcohol program in effect.

DNR Pressure Welding requires B-Pressure Welders/Labourers for various projects in Alberta.

Long term employment.

Excellent opportunity for apprenticeship. Excellent benefit packages. Fax resume to 403-742-5759 or email: dnrwelding1 @dnrwelding.ca. Attention: Ryan. No Phone calls please. Drug and Alcohol program in effect.

FIELD SERVICE MECHANIC

- Gas Pro Compression packages & services single well gas compressors. We are currently looking for a field service mechanic.

Preference will be given to licensed technicians with relevant experience.

Apprentices will be considered.

Successful candidate must possess strong work ethic.

Please fax resumes to 403-443-5288, apply in person at 227, 17th Ave N. Three Hills, AB or email to: peter.pattison@gaspro.ca

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JOIN OUR TEAM!

Independent Paint & Body and/or Fix Auto Collision is currently accepting resumes for experienced Prepper or Painter.

Apply with resume to 7453 - 50 Ave Red Deer, AB or email resume to reddeer@fixauto.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

LOOKING FOR APPRENTICE WELDERS/MILLWRIGHT Must be willing to travel, work heights, have valid drivers licence. Email: tracous@yahoo.com NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Central City Asphalt Ltd.

Flag People Labourers Wobbly Operator Fax (403) 885 5137 Email: office@ccal.com Website: ccal.com

SHOP FOREMAN

Pressure Piping & Steel fabrication shop Only experience personnel need apply -Journeyman Pipefitter preferred -Must be able to organize men and projects -Background & experience with Acorn Piping program Understanding and implementation of QC for structural & Piping -Oversee all material ordering, handling & receiving -Competitive Wage & Benefits Please apply to info@ dynamicprojects.ca or fax 403-340-3471

TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

QUALIFIED JOURNEYMAN 2rd and 4th yr.

ELECTRICIANS With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

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WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015 Start your career!

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Western Masonry Structures

F/T bricklayers and Stone Layers. Must have own transportation. Fax resume to 403-340-0762 or email resume to tom@westernmasonry.com Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Truckers/ Drivers

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BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

H.D. Parts Person

Required Immediately The largest after market parts distributor in Canada is seeking a H.D. Parts person to join our experienced team in Red Deer.

This individual would require basic knowledge of the heavy-duty truck and trailer market with excellent knowledge of truck and trailer brake and suspension parts.

The individual would have to be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. They should also possess customer service skills that would be used daily by phone and for walk in clients.

This position offers above average salary and is a full time position. We offer complete benefit package along with pension plan.

Please forward your resume to: Traction Heavy Duty 8045 Edgar Industrial Crescent Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 OR FAX 403-342-7377 Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.com

Truckers/ Drivers

CLASS 1drivers req’d for road construction. Truck and pup exp. Living allowance incld. Fax 403-309-0489 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 Eagle Builders, LP. a concrete precast company based out of Blackfalds, AB, is currently looking for an

exp’d class 1 driver.

All applicants must be willing to work long hours (60+/-) and be dedicated due to a demanding delivery schedule. Duties would include hauling aggregate 2 Ω days per week from Lacombe to Blackfalds. The remainder of the week would be spent hauling various concrete products to other locations. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience and provide a 5 year drivers abstract. Wage will be based on experience, attitude and willingness to commit to long term employment. Please fax resume to 403 885 5516 attn: Craig, or email to c.haan@eaglebuilders.ca.

All candidates considered to be invited for an interview will be contacted directly. All other resumes will be kept on file for future consideration.

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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.

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for winch tractor, bed truck drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

Truckers/ Drivers

Professional Truck Driver

www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products is currently accepting applications for Full-Time Employment for certified Class 1 Drivers with a minimum of two (2) years experience. ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within central Alberta. ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving practices. This position requires a valid Class 1 License, with previous off road forklift experience a definite asset. We offer quarterly cash safety bonuses as well as a comprehensive medical plan.

Benefits include: Company provided Group Canadian Benefits Voluntary dental Life insurance Short-term and long-term disability Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) Paid Vacation Safety Bonus All applicants are subject to a pre-employment physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along with a recent drivers abstract to: Advanced Drainage Systems Canada Inc. 4316 Gerdts Ave. Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Attn: Ken McCutcheon Fax: (403) 346-5806 E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ ads-pipe.com Position closing date: Sept. 3, 2013 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

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MOUNTVIEW AREA 44A Ave. & 35 St. Area $174/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. & 35 St. Area $191/mo.

ALSO Spruce Drive & Springbett Dr. $85/mo.

ALSO 43A Ave. between 37 St. & 39 St. and 43 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $62/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $106/mo.

MUSTANG ACRES Mobile Home Park

ROSEDALE AREA Ruttan Cl., 2 blocks of Reichley St. & Reighley Cl. $118/mo.

ALSO Approx. 3 blocks of Ramage Cres., Root Cl. + 100, 200, 300 Ramage Cl. $80.00/mo.

NORMANDEAU Newlands & Northey Ave., Niven St. & Norwest Cl. KENTWOOD Kingston Dr. Kendall Cres. & Kane Cl. PINES Pallo Cl. & Piper Dr. ALSO Payne & Parsons Cl. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER & DRIVER ASSISTANT Family owned and operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and due to this, we are looking to expand our delivery department.

Trail Appliances has always offered excellence in sales, delivery, customer service, and after-sales support.

The Company is currently looking to fill the following positions at our Red Deer warehouse location.† Appliance Delivery Driver Driver Assistant

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113.00/mo.

ALSO The ideal candidates will: Timberstone Way, able to maneuver Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., • Be merchandise in excess Thompson Cl., of 100lbs Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. • Possess exceptional customer service skills $200.00/mo.

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Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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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

ARE YOU AN AMATEUR COMEDIAN looking to test out your material? (kid friendly) We have a main stage spot for you at a local festival. Please email thera.c@telus.net Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk (Reliable vehicle needed) DEER PARK AREA Dowler St. & Area $530/mo.

EAST ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres & Close Areas $343/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

Enjoy working within a diverse team Hold a valid driver’s license (drivers only)

Trail offers excellent training, flex days and a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Start your career with a well-known and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to: Apply in person at #6 4622 61 St. Riverside Industrial District or fax to 403-347-3314 Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS Please call Quitcy at 403-314-4316

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For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box filler in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

Antler Valley Farm Ltd is currently seeking a full time employee.

Must have a Class 1 license minimum 5 years driving experience with clean abstract and super B experience preferred. Applicant should have experience and working knowledge of grain operations and machinery. Applicant must be willing to work longer days during seeding and harvest months.

Competitive wage based on experience.

Please send resume to: AntlerValleyFarm@gmail.com RR#4 Innisfail AB T4G 1T9

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

MILL OPERATOR If you have a passion to succeed in a stimulating work environment with excellent wages and benefits we would like to hear from you. This position is responsible for the accurate mixing of ingredients as per formula in accordance with the Production Schedule and the proper storage of raw and mixed ingredients.

As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum grade 12 education, and be able to work shift work.

Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: InnisfailHR@purina.nestle.com Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

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1393699 AB LTD. o/a JUGO JUICE -F/T Food Counter Attendant. $11/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

www.trican.ca

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BLACKFALDS Motor Inn -Housekeeping Supervisor Req’d. 1 F/T, $18/hr., 1 yr. exp. req’d. Fax resume: 403-885-5868 Attn: Jenny

DAD’S PIZZA

PART TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

Scan to see Current Openings

EAST 40TH PUB

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 5114 - 48 ST.

317168H30

Looking for Part/Full Time BARTENDER/SERVER. Apply with resume to 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer

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Farmers' Market LOOKING for laborers and flaggers for road construction. Fax 403-309-0489

Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316 DECK TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION, self motivated, mechanically inclined,, exp’d.

Will train right personality.

Class 5 w/air ticket req’d.

Call City Haul Towing 403-588-7079 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 Eagle Builders, LP. based out of Blackfalds, Ab. requires a hard working,

motivated individual

to fill full-time position at our company. Must be physically fit as this labourer position requires constant heavy lifting and involves fast paced, on the job training. Must also be able to travel. All meals and hotel expenses are paid when out of town.

Applicant must have reliable transportation to and from work and a valid class 5 driver’s license.

Construction experience an asset. Full benefits provided. Starting wages based on experience. Fax resumes to 403 885 5516 attn: Eric or e-mail at installation@ eaglebuilders.ca. We thank all applicants for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

CLASS 1 DRIVER POSITION

Straight dayshift Monday to Friday, home every night.

Full benefits after 3 months.

Please submit your resume and drivers abstract to one of the following: Fax: 403-341-3144, Email: mike.hesketh @eastmanfeeds.com or you can drop off at 4747 60 St. Red Deer, AB

GAMES DEALER SCHOOL

Cost $50 SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING Sept. 2-25 Mon. Tues. Weds. evenings Upon successfully completing and passing course, work is available for casual to part time hours to start.

Must be able to obtain Security Clearance Check from local RCMP Please telephone and leave a message for April M. 403-346-3339 GASOLINE ALLEY Petro Canada req’s. 2 f/t or p/t cashiers $11.50/hr. & food supervisor $15/hr. Email resume tiell1004@gmail.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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 Integra Tire Innisfail requires full time Tire Tech. Lube Bay exper an asset. Competitive wages/ benefits. Email innisfail@ integratire.com or drop at 5020 40th Ave.

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 or David 403-350-2555, or Mark 403-340-9203

Misc.

Help

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RED mammoth raspberries, Evans sour cherries www.redlodgeupick.com

Firewood Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

INNISFAIL

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Health & Beauty

1700

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

AGRICULTURAL 2000-2290

2140

16 YR. old QH Sorrel gelding, 15.2, very well broke, neck reins, backs up, spins, rode down roads, real nice horse. $3000. 403-783-4943 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

ROUND bales, Alfalfa Timothy Brome mix, $50/bale; Clover Alfalfa Timothy mix $40/bale 780-975-3313

PILOT Scooter. Used 3 times.

Exc. cond. 403-347-7126

In the towns of:

Household Appliances

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

1710

36” & 24” USED Fridge / Stoves & 2 Inglis Coin Operated Gas Dryers.

Call Mike 403-342-4923

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

1720

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

PART TIME HELP WANTED IN RED DEER!!!

2-3 hrs a day 3-5 days/wk!!

Flexible hours, no weekends, company paid benefits!!

Please email your resume to: tsharpe@kwpetro.com or fax to (306)244-4498 Attention Tim. Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for new team members to join an enthusiastic and rapidly expanding company.

General labourers

Stereos TV's, VCRs

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GAMEBOY w/3 games $60 obo.

PS2 w/8 games, $60 obo. iPOD SHUFFLE $60.

403-782-3847 JVC SPEAKERS, 100W, $80.

SONY STEREO, $25.

403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

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3020

ADULTS ONLY!

Quiet little apt bldg near hospital. Bright 2 bdrm. suite w/balcony, 3 applscoin-op laundry, N/S, No Pets. Available NOW! Starting at @ $995.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

MATURE ADULTS +25

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Travel Packages

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

880

1900

Condo For Sale In Cabo San Lucas México. $229000 USD. Two bdrm.

Condo. Down Town, Pool view. One minute walk to the beach Toll Free Canada: 1-855-214-5941.

For more pictures & info. www.Condoforsalecabosanlucas.com TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Employment Training Real Pets, Real People, Real Passion

For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box filler in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

WAREHOUSE OPERATOR

316840H23-27

As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum grade 12 education, forklift experience, and be able to work shift work.

Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: InnisfailHR@purina.nestle.com Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

3050

WEST PARK

Large 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975, d.d $650, avail. Oct 1. 403-304-5337

Suites

3060 $795

Furnished bach. suite downtown, Sept. 1, adult building, no pets, SD $795 403-347-7791 1 BDRM. apt. across from hospital, 3rd flr. balcony, Avail. Now. $780./mo. no pets 403-877-3323

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YOUR CAREER IN

BUSINESS Legal Administrative Assistant Marketing Coordinator Insurance Advisor Business Administration Hotel & Tourism Management Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

309015G5-H26

If you have a passion to succeed in a stimulating work environment with excellent wages and benefits we would like to hear from you. This position will be responsible for the movement of finished product through the distribution system while ensuring product integrity, and superior customer service.

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

Drive a little save a lot

Brand new Laebon home in Sylvan Lake.

Many stunning features, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 1,342 sq.ft. $363,300 Call Jennifer 403.392.6841

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

- Central AB. Power & well.

SE24-40-24-W4.

Oil revenue.

1 km off Hwy 12.

Call 403-747-2168

2007 SUBURBAN 1500 LT, loaded, new tires. DVD, 103,000 km. 403-346-2608

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

3080

1997 MODULINE INDUSTRIES 16x80. $49,500. Call for photo’s. 403-358-8933

2001 CHEV BLAZER 4x4.

Excellent condition & very clean. $4250 obo.

403-343-1651 or 341-0606

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Trucks

Lots For Sale

Pinnacle Estates

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555

Open concept floor plan, stainless steel appliances, 2 bdrms, 2 baths all for under $300,000.

Call Jennifer 403.392.6841

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

5030

Cars

REDUCED!!

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX

2007 NISSAN Altima 2.5S like new cond, fully loaded, 106,000 kms. $9000 403-865-1605

Auto Wreckers

1997 HONDA, 5 spd., 2 dr., very clean. 403-318-3040 1994 FORD T-Bird, 2 dr., loaded. clean. 352-6995

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

in Timberstone with many stunning features.

Open concept, tray ceilings, 3 bdrm, 2 baths $426,100.

Call Chris 403-392-7118

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta (403) 341-9995

Condos/ Townhouses

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MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2550 ONE LEFT!

TRUCK, cars, vans. Cash for some. 403-391-4144

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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www.laebon.com

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1966 smallblock 289 w.C6 trans., $1200 obo 403-704-3714

at www.garymoe.com

Laebon Homes 346-7273

Tires, Parts Acces.

2 Door, 84,202 km., original owner, great condition.

Keyless entry, iPod aux. jack, brand new battery.

Asking $11,400.

403-302-1138 (Red Deer)

4000-4190

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

5060

2007 MERCEDEZ Sprinter dump truck 93,000 miles $38,000 403-887-4610

Modern New Laebon Home

CLASSIFICATIONS

4010

2004 CHEV Avalanche 4x4 loaded $8800 obo 403-391-8264

Heavy Trucks

3190

Realtors & Services

2004 DURAMAX SLT 260,000 kms, $15,700 403-704-3714

wheels

FURN. ROOM, use of full house, utils. & internet. all incl. $475. 403-506-1907

3140

2010 SILVERADO 1500 LTZ, silver, 90,000. 403-346-2608

Live in Beacon Hill...

ACREAGE Home to share N/S, within 5 mins. of RD $425+ , 403-357-9352

Warehouse Space

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LAND FOR SALE

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homes

Condos/ Townhouses

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SUV's

Manufactured Homes

2 bdrms, 2 baths, stainless steel appliances, open concept floor plan.

1 LIGHT industrial bay Call Chris 403.392.7118 1143 sq. ft., one 10 x 12 overhead door, one man MOVE IN TODAY door, concrete floor/walls, 4 Brand New Homes located Northland Business Center. $1450/mo. *1500 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage *1400 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage Call Cathy 403-318-2992 *1335 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage 10,000 FT. Fenced Yard *1320 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage $500. Sept. 1st. 403-343-6615 Call Kyle Lygas 403-588-2550 SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards $10,000 Move-In Allowance MASON MARTIN HOMES For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615 PINE LAKE, AB. New home in gated community Mobile on golf course overlooking SYLVAN LAKE lake. Open floor plan, Lot 5 fully furnished rentals, vaulted ceilings, chefs incds dishes, bedding, kitchen, fully dev. bsmt, MOBILE HOME PAD, in cable, util. Avail. weekly/ master suite has fireplace, Red Deer Close to Gaetz, monthly starting Sept. 1, 2013 - June 15, 2014. $1000 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. ensuite. Golf course, clubhouse and pool outside to $1500/mo. 403-880-0210. Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 your door. Vendor may take trades or carry SYLVAN LAKE recent reno’d financing. Bill or Glen 900 sq.ft. 3 bdrm. bungalow, 780-482-5273 or email hardwood/tile, 5 appls, group.6@outlook.com furn. $1250, unfurn. $1100 avail. Sept.1 403-874-5554

6 CORRELL dinner plates KITSON CLOSE $10; old meat platter $6; newer exec. 3 bdrm. crystal fruit bowl $15; small bi-level townhouse 1447 microwave oven sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, $8 403-346-2231 blinds, lg. balcony, fenced BRUTE 6.5 Quantrum self in rear, front/rear parking, propelled lawn mower no dogs, rent $1445 w/bag $125; Sylvania SD $1000. n/s snow thrower 9 amps, 16” Avail. Sept. 1 wide $50 403-358-7678 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 DIE cast models, cars, KYTE CRES. truck, and motorcycles #14 & Kelloway Cres.

6350-67 St. east end of Lovely 3 level exec.

Cash Casino 3 bdrm. townhouse L E AT H E R r e c l i n e r f o r 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, motorhome, like new, $30 concrete patio, blinds, obo 403-343-3160 front/rear parking, no dogs, RUN’N ON EMPTY THREE 80 L. garbage bar- n/s, rent $1445 SD $1000 Avail. Sept. 1.

Requires Mature, Reliable rels with lids, never used Cashiers for various shifts. $40; set of folding legs for 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 table $20 403-309-1737 Full/Part time.

SOUTHWOOD PARK ALSO LOOKING FOR 3110-47TH Avenue, P/T DELI ASSISTANT 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, Please apply with resume to Cats generously sized, 1 1/2 5101 - 76 Street, Red Deer baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, GORGEOUS Male kittens.

Sorry no pets.

1 Leopard spotted orange, www.greatapartments.ca 1 tiger strip orange, 1 orange.

Free to loving home.

Manufactured 403-782-3130 Homes SIAMESE (1), (1) Balinese THE TASTY BAKERY Newly Reno’d Mobile (3) BURMAN kittens.

FREE Shaw Cable + more P/T OPPORTUNITY $40/ea. $950/month Afternoons, 403-887-3649 Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 No early mornings, No late nights Sporting No Sundays, 4 Plexes/ Apply in person at: Goods 6 Plexes Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters) 11 PIECE SPALDING ACROSS FROM PARK, MEN’S RH GOLF CLUBS. 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, Bag and Cart included.

4 appls. Rent $975/mo. $75. 403-347-5385 d.d. $650. Avail. Sept. 1.

403-304-5337

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1790 SQ. FT. BUNGALOW, Re-done in Rosedale.

Reduced, $458,000.

Call Century 21 Dan Wind 403-341-0294

Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885

rentals

are needed to do framing, cleaning, reinforcing, pouring and other precast related jobs. All applicants must be flexible for hours and dedicated due to a demanding production schedule. Benefits are paid and lots of overtime.

Own transportation to work is needed. Please fax resume to 403 885 5516 or email to k.kooiker@ eaglebuilders.ca. We thank all applicants for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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NEWLY RENO’D

1 bdrm. 1 bath, Westpark, like new, adult building, no pets $895 + elect., SD $895 403-347-7791

4070

- Central AB. 1 km off Hwy 12.

SW21-40-23-W4.

Natural subdivision, creek, oil revenue.

Call 403-747-2168

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

Great apt bldg on Kerrywood Dr. Close to parks and walking trails.

2 bdrm. suite on 3rd floor BLACK DRESSER SET, w/balcony. Move in NOW 3 piece. $200. with a $50 GIFT CARD! Excellent condition.

ONLY $1025 + electricity.

(403)872-2411 No Pets, N/S. DININGROOM table w/ 2 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554 leaves, 5 chairs $125 obo 403-307-1586 NEWER HOUSE! LEATHER recliner w/footGracious living in this rest, exc. cond, $200 obo perfect 3 bdrm., 3 bath 403-307-1586 Lancaster home. 7 appls.

DOUBLE GARAGE! WANTED Pool table in finished bsmt.

Antiques, furniture and No Pets, N/S. Call Lucie to estates. 342-2514 view 403-396-9554 Hearthstone 403-314-0099

Household Furnishings

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

Farms/ Land

LAND FOR SALE

FREE Weekly list of ONE bdrm. ADULT only properties for sale w/details, a p t . c l o s e t o c o l l e g e , prices, address, owner’s $780/mo., avail. immed. no phone #, etc. 342-7355 pets 403-877-3323 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

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Houses/ Duplexes

4020

MORRISROE MANOR

CLASSIFICATIONS

Horses

Houses For Sale

LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

For afternoon delivery once per week

3060

Suites

CLASSIFICATIONS

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 EMF NUTRITION is looking to fill a

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA

EquipmentHeavy

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Locally owned and family operated

SUV's

5040

1998 GMC Jimmy 4x4 223,195 kms, $3200 obo 403-886-5199

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LUANN Aug. 26 1966 — Canada’s 118,000 railway workers go on strike. The strike closes down telecommunications, air express; all but first-class mail and ferry service to P.E.I. 1962 — The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association approves Father David Bauer’s proposal to build a Canadian Olympic hockey team, instead of sending club teams to represent Canada.

1957 — Joseph Burr Tyrrell dies. The geologist, explorer and historian worked for the Geological Survey of Canada from 1881 to 1898, collecting and consolidating information on the natural history and mineral resources.

In 1884 he discovered the rich dinosaur beds of the Badlands of Southern Alberta. The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology near Drumheller is named in his memory.

1919 — American pilot Rudolph Schroeder wins the Great Toronto-New York-Toronto Air Race, sponsored by the Canadian National Exhibition.

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How do we protect our niece?

DRAWING A CROWD

Dear Annie: My husband has a brother, “Bart,” who is several years younger.

They are not particularly close but we socialize on holidays. Bart has two daughters, a 20-year-old and a seven-year-old, both living at home in their small town.

The family has lived a fairly isolated life.

Bart is a pessimistic, rather unhappy and very self-absorbed guy. His wife is quiet and antisocial. My mother-inlaw helps them financially and has always been available as a babysitter.

My husband and I are concerned about the older daughter, “Laurie.” She has writMITCHELL ten very specific & SUGAR narratives on Facebook that have caused alarm. Laurie says she was constantly bullied as a child and recounted times when her father slapped her so hard, her nose bled Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff and she urinated on herself. She says her ex-boyfriend was abusive and she has at- It’s not too hard to see by the number of people using the new spray park in Red Deer that residents are please with the tempted suicide eight times. most recent addition to our summer recreation choices. Since opening a couple of weeks ago, the park has been very Knowing that a minister lives next door to them, we called and asked for busy helping children and adults alike cool on hot summer days. The Blue Grass Sod Farms Central Spray and Play facility advice. Sadly, he stated that he is afraid is north of the Recreation Centre downtown. to confront Bart because of his quick temper and fear of further reprisals against as reliable as you had hoped. Keep an open gaging into an unpredictable type of relaLaurie. He said the family is quite isolatmind by lowering your expectations. tionship at this time. Your current partner ed, no one visits, and they don’t see other TAURUS (April 20-May 20): While your may appear and disappear from your picpeople socially. My daughter contacted health is asking you for that extra attention, ture. This on and off cycle destabilizes you.

Monday, Aug. 26 Facebook, and they left resources and the CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: you will feel much in your element today. Spend some reflective time with yourself. number of a suicide hotline for Laurie.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you have She attends college and I’m sure there Melissa McCarthy, 43; Keke Palmer, 20; You want to speak up your mind and you want your intentions to be clear.

Relationship to deliver an important presentation or you are counselling services there. What else Macaulay Culkin, 33 need to conduct some type of public speakTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: Hello, uncer- with co-workers will be oscillating. can we do? — Worried Aunt GEMINI (May 21-June 20): ing, today is your day. Your audience will be Dear Aunt: Laurie is fortunate to have tainty! A heavy cloud of foggiDistinguishing between what is captivated by your influential and inspiring family members who care so much about ness adds some mist into our true and what you believe is messages. You have that special voice! her welfare. It is difficult to assess what lives. Both the Sun and Mercury true can prove a challenge toSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): At is true in a Facebook narrative. Laurie make an opposition to Neptune. day. Avoid making important times, you are not sure which way you can post whatever she likes, and there is Self-assertion and decisiondecisions just for the sake of should be heading next. Obligations at home making won’t come too easily to no way to confirm it. moving forward. Your intentions or the relationship with one of your parents However, based on the minister’s com- us. It’s important to distinguish are not fully clear for the time becomes so puzzling that you would rather ments and Laurie’s isolated family life, it the truth from fallacy. Jupiter being. trust in your own instinct for now. is better to err on the side of protecting and Pluto will be the main veCANCER (June 21-July CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The hicles of success as these two her.

22): Prove yourself of your desire to let yourself go is challenged by the She has been given resources through should boost our self-esteem amazing interpersonal skills. necessity for you to remain grounded and Facebook. She has counsellors available from the ongoing vagueness. In Today you know how to be part realistic. As hard as it may be to express at college. You also could contact her pri- the affairs of the heart, unforeof a team and how to persuade yourself in loving ways, you got enough convately and let her know she can come to seen occurrences will require a ASTRO your crowd. With the confidence fidence to know what or who you want in you if she needs help. If you believe there sudden change of direction. Our DOYNA that you possess now, there is your life. is ongoing physical abuse, urge her to call desires and our taste vacillate no doubt that you can move AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You seek sporadically. a domestic violence hotline. mountains. innovative ways to change the players in HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If toDear Annie: I often babysit my threeLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You your immediate environment. Unsatisfying year-old granddaughter. She recently has day is your birthday, this is a will experience moments where relationships cannot be reliable and you developed allergies and they suspect one year where you may meet someone that will trigger is my dog. Her family has a dog change you in a good way. You welcome your confidence will be tested. At times, you need this reassurance at any cost. You valthat stays outside. Mine is an indoor pet. this change and you are eager to go through may feel more vulnerable and weaker than ue tremendously your personal space.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Close rewhatever sacrifice it requires from you. Don’t you thought possible. Be mindful of what you My granddaughter loves the dogs. share and what you give away. lationships will prove hazy and perplexing Before my granddaughter visits, I vacu- commit yourself to anything or anyone withVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Self-doubts making you wonder whether he or she is the um, clean, dust and put my dog in a sepa- out clearly defined plans. A friend enters rate room. I do not have any carpeting. your picture this year and he or she will con- will overwhelm you today. A relationship right life partner for you. If a cloud of doubts doesn’t appear what it had seemed and now still hunts, postpone important decisions for The allergic reaction doesn’t occur every tribute to furthering your dreams.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You need to you are questioning about your next move. another time. time she visits, but I’m getting the impresAstro Doyna is an internationally syndision that her parents want me to get rid of identify with your values and you want your Don’t let anyone make you feel demoralized cated astrologer and columnist. Her column my dog. My dog is part of the family and I social image to reflect that as well. Close as you know the value of your true worth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are en- appears daily in the Advocate. cannot see doing this. But I also don’t like partnerships become unpredictable or not seeing my granddaughter suffer. What should I do? — Torn Grandma Dear Torn: We know you are doing your best to keep your home dander-free for your grandchild, but it’s difficult to achieve that goal. Ask the parents whether you can go with them to the girl’s next pediatrician appointment and discuss your options. The doctor may offer alternatives that will allow you to keep your beloved animal.

Dear Annie: I felt the need to respond to “Disgusted Parent,” whose son’s teacher accused him of plagiarism.

I am a middle school language arts teacher. As part of our curriculum, especially now that we have adopted the Common Core Standards, I teach my seventh graders the difference between what is and is not plagiarism. I teach them to remember that “when in doubt, cite it!”

In spite of what “Disgusted Parent” said, the majority of teachers do indeed teach their students how to think, read and write. I also require them to support their ® thinking in their writing.

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