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Safety report panned IT DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH: CRITICS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

walking near the tracks at the time of the accident, died four months later from respiratory injuries due to ammonia exposure.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report on the 2001 train derailment and chemical spill noted the performance of emergency response workers “mitigated the risks of the emergency and expedited the cancellation of the evacuation notice.”

Since Saturday, members of seven local fire departments, businesses, RCMP and city officials have participated in a Transportation Community Awareness Emergency Response (TransCAER) training workshop at the Red Deer Fire Training Centre.

Critics are panning Alberta’s new pipeline safety report for failing to provide any in-depth analysis.

“It does not go far enough. It does not talk about the spills that we had. It does not talk about how we could have avoided them. It does not talk about the state of what our pipelines are in currently,” said Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Kerry Towle on Monday.

“It could have been a much better use of taxpayer dollars had it gone where it was supposed to go,” the Wildrose MLA said of the $455,000 report by Group 10 Engineering released on Friday.

The province commissioned the report last summer after a string of oil spills, including a 3,000-barrel spill from a Plains Midstream Canada’s Range pipeline that contaminated the Red Deer River system last year.

Crude leaked into the rain-swollen Red Deer River near Sundre and made its way to Gleniffer Lake west of Innisfail in June 2012.

Towle said everyone — the public, industry and environmentalists — want pipelines to transport oil in the safest manner possible and the report did not provide the direction to make that happen.

Companies that are managing their pipelines in a safe manner should have been given credit and if there are companies that need to be identified as needing help, they should be helped, she said.

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Participants in a rail tanker incident session in Red Deer Monday peer down through a loading door on top of a demonstration tank car.

Prepared for disaster FIRST RESPONDERS LEARN ABOUT THE BASICS OF TRAIN CARS

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta first responders were all aboard for a session on the basics of train cars, so they are prepared should disaster strike as it did nearly 13 years ago.

On Feb. 2, 2001, a ruptured tank car leaked 71 tonnes of anhydrous ammonia during a train derailment near the Canadian Pacific Railway yard in Red Deer below the 67th Street overpass at Hwy 2.

About 1,300 northwest Red Deer residents were evacuated for 37 hours.

Red Deer resident Michael Jackson, 53, who was

RCMP, AltaLink embracing eyes in the sky

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Getting a bird’s-eye view gives police and power companies a powerful tool for taking care of business on the ground.

On Friday, police officers patrolling Hwy 2 by helicopter nabbed 28 drivers in just four hours, writing 35 tickets for a variety of traffic infractions.

At about the same time, Calgary-based AltaLink started dispatching its eyes in the sky to inspect power lines that are inaccessible or difficult to see from the ground.

People change their driving habits when they see a police car, said Sheriff Jason Graw, media relations officer for the Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit — a joint operation of the Alberta Sheriffs and RCMP. Officers in a helicopter are harder to see, but they get a bigger picture of what’s happening on the ground, said Graw. So helicopter patrols are able see driving infractions that are often difficult to observe from the ground, including tailgating, passing on the shoulder and other aggressive driving behaviours.

The practice of traffic surveillance from the air, once common in Alberta, was abandoned several

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It has only recently been revived as a traffic enforcement tool.

New signs have been posted on highways where helicopter patrols can be expected. There are specially-marked enforcements sections on Hwy 2 and elsewhere. The pavement markings are used by the helicopter observer to determine a vehicle’s rate of speed.

“This gives us the ability to really go after the people who are really flying out there,” said Graw.

Helicopter patrols are unlikely to be frequent, given the expense and the need to have the flight crews available for other duties, he said.

However, he is confident that air patrols will have an impact on driving behaviour, because drivers will never know where the helicopter will be or if their actions have caught the crew’s attention.

“Really, the message we want people to take away from this is that we could be up there at any time,” he said. “The more we can do it, certainly, the happier we’ll be, and I think a lot of motorists will be happy with that, too, because they’ll see some of these more aggressive drivers getting pulled over.”

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Central Alberta Raceways in Rimbey put its best big foot forward during an intermission from races on Sunday. Racing at the oval was supplemented by a performance by the Big Foot truck of St. Louis-based driver Rick Long. Sponsored by Parkland Automotive Repair of Rimbey, the show featured old cars placed in the middle of the oval for Big Foot to crush. Long and his truck did a mash-up job, to the cheers of the crowd. The dust was thick and when Long was done, there was plenty of car debris.

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REPORT: Alberta leads in pipeline safety “Why wouldn’t we take the opportunity to acknowledge what is going right, areas of weakness, and what we could improve? I don’t believe that industry as a whole wanted a whitewash of the report.”

The province proclaimed the independent review confirmed that Alberta leads in pipeline safety and provides the most thorough overall pipeline regulatory regime of all assessed jurisdictions.

The review had 17 recommendations to further improve safety.

Unsatisfied with the report, the NDP will ask Alberta’s auditor general to launch his own comprehensive review of pipeline safety.

Only industry players were consulted in the creation of the report. Environmental organizations and other public interest groups were excluded.

Mike Hudema, Greenpeace Canada climate and energy campaigner, said with the frequency of pipeline spills in Alberta, the province has “no legs to stand on to claim that it’s a good jurisdiction.”

“Alberta averages almost two crude oil spills every single day. That is a pretty shocking statistic,” Hudema said.

A lot of people will be disappointed in the report, he said, because Albertans wanted a comprehensive examination of the current pipeline problems and solutions.

“Instead ,what they got was a report that really just looked at regulations on paper. It didn’t actually look at any pipeline incidents at all. It didn’t look at enforcement. It’s like trying to bring crime down by just looking at the Criminal Code of Canada and not looking at whether those laws actually prevent crimes from happening or looking at specific incidents.”

He said a recent study by Peter Lee and Kevin Timoney of Global Forest Watch found less than one per cent of violations at oilsands operations resulted in any kind of fine, sanction or charge from the regulator.

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RAIL: Hands-on experience CHOPPER: More suitable than fixed-wing aircraft

For many responders, it was the only time they would be on top of or inside a rail car.

A general purpose railroad tank car was converted into a classroom with the bits and parts displayed for a hands-on experience. The rail car travels coast to coast for training purposes.

Randy Mak, TransCAER Prairie region chairman, said the instructors do not tell firefighters how to respond because most are professionals. He said they give the responders a better understanding of a train should they be called to an emergency at a rail yard.

TransCAER helps member organizations of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada and Responsible Care members inform communities about the risks and the safeguards related to the movement of chemicals in their vicinity, and ways to respond effectively to transportation incidents.

Often they are the first on the scene because of the territory of the rail lines, he said.

“They can recognize a few of the items that might be going on and how to deal with them or pass on the message that they know what’s going on,” said Mak. In light of the recent Lac-Megantic, Que., train disaster, there has been more talk about the safety

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For AltaLink, the sky-high advantages are similar.

The company maintains 12,000 km of power lines throughout the province. Helicopter crews see things from the air that would escape notice from the ground, like areas where trees are impeding the lines, structures built on the right of way and lightning damage on power poles, said Amanda Sadleir, communications advisor for the power line company.

AltaLink has been performing annual air patrols for 40 years, Sadleir said on Monday. This year’s program is underway in Central Alberta and should wrap up by Sept. 7.

The helicopter’s ability to fly close to the ground, hover and even land make it far more suitable for inspections than fixed-wing aircraft, said Sadleir.

For every hour in the air, AltaLink’s helicopter crews spend an additional four hours entering the data and photographs they have collected.

Helicopter crews get as close to urban areas as possible, but do their best not to disturb residents and farm animals, she said. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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of chemicals and dangerous goods travelling through communities.

And Mak said communities and individuals are asking more questions about what to do in the event of an incident.

Karl Tirschmann, a Canadian National Railway dangerous goods officer and instructor, said transportation of chemicals by train is extremely safe and the odds of a major incident is rare.

“You only hear the incidents but you never hear about the millions of cars that travel safety every day,” said Tirschmann.

The training sessions wrap up on Wednesday.

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Students will learn the train basics, the different types of train cars, chemical information, emergency response chain of command and more.

For more information, contact TransCAER at www.transcaer.com or Mak at 780-974-6606. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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It would take decades, if not a century, to inspect every pipeline at the current rate of inspections, Hudema said.

“I don’t think any landowner feels very safe knowing that the pipeline crossing their property might not get inspected again for the next 100 years. So there is a huge number of flaws with our system that we know weren’t addressed at all in this report.”

The public will be given 45 days to comment on the report.

Hudema said that’s simply ludicrous.

“The Alberta government had over eight months to look at this report and the reason why they held it back from the public was because the report was quite technical. They needed more time to digest it.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

VERNON, B.C. — Family members of an 85-yearold man who died after an attack at a facility for dementia patients in the Okanagan city of Vernon, B.C., have expressed sympathy for the suspect and for staff members who dealt with the tragedy’s aftermath.

Bill May was a patient at Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s residential care facility when he died after an incident Aug. 18.

John Furman, a 95-year-old veteran of the Second World War, is facing a murder charge in connection with the case.

During an emotional meeting with the media on Monday, sons Paul May and Scott May called their dad a hero but noted he also experienced several physical confrontations during his two years as a resident of the care home.

Hospital officials are now going to have to ask themselves whether similar tragedies can be prevented in the future, they said.

“We also have no hard feelings for the resident who committed the assault,” Paul May told reporters, noting the incident was a tragedy for all involved.

“He could not have been motivated by any personal animosity towards Bill.”

But Scott May questioned whether the provincial government and health officials have done all they could have following a report in early 2012 by BC Ombudsperson Kim Carter.

The 448-page report, The Best of Care: Getting it Right for Seniors in British Columbia, made 143 findings and 176 recommendations about seniors’ care in the province.

Scott May said it appears that not all the recommendations were followed.

“That concerns me,” he said, adding he hopes something can be done to prevent future tragedies.

“It’s a tough population to deal with because of the dementia and potential for aggression,” he said.

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Field of study key to degree value: study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Students may not get the value they should out of increasingly more expensive university degrees if they don’t specialize on fields in high demand, according to a new report.

The report by CIBC World Markets says that while completing a post-secondary education is still the best route to a well paying, quality job, the premium is dropping as too few students are graduating from programs that lead to good jobs.

“Narrowing employment and earning premiums for higher education mean that, on average, Canada is experiencing an excess supply of post-secondary graduates,” said CIBC economist Benjamin Tal. “And despite the overwhelming evidence that one’s field of study is the most important factor determining labour market outcomes, today’s students have not gravitated to more financially advantageous fields in a way that reflects the changing reality of the labour market.”

Tal says students will get the biggest bang for their educational buck from specialized and professional fields such as medicine and law.

The fields of humanities and social sciences, on the other hand, carry much greater risk, while students in health or business face a more limited risk of ending up with lower incomes.

Yet the study found just under half of recent graduates fall under the sectors deemed “underperforming” — even though they know they’d earn more with a medical or law degree.

“Canadian students are continuing to pursue fields where upon graduation, they aren’t getting a relative edge in terms of income prospects,” said Tal, who co-authored the report.

The unemployment rate among university graduates, he adds, is just 1.7 percentage points lower than among those with only high school education, a gap that was much larger in the 1990s.

Jessica McCormick, chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students, says that some students are discouraged by how difficult it can be to find a job in their chosen field upon graduation, especially with the added stress of having to make student loan payments.

But she also argues that it’s important to have people with a variety of training, because areas that are in high demand right now may not be 10 years

Border officers find black tar opium inside coffee carafes

down the road.

“If students were all studying in a particular field, that would obviously saturate those fields of study and return on investment would decline because there would be more competition for jobs,” McCormick said.

“We’ve seen that happen over the years in education for example.”

Students should also have flexibility to study in the areas they’re most interested in, she said, and to opt for the degrees with lower tuition, especially given that the average student will graduate university with $28,000 in debt.

“What we really need is a more flexible and accessible system of post-secondary education that’s affordable, that allows people to shift between fields while they’re in study, to train or retrain as market demands change, and right now, it’s quite difficult to do that because of high tuition and high student debt,” said McCormick.

“It deters people from switching fields or upgrading their training or continuing on to graduate level studies which will likely have better outcomes from them in terms of finding a job and getting that return on investment.”

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A suspicious border services agent dug a little bit deeper earlier this month and discovered five kilograms of black tar opium hidden in seven coffee carafes at the Calgary International Airport.

The agent became suspicious Aug. 7 when a box containing the thermal coffee carafes was discovered during a baggage search. An X-ray revealed suspicious masses within the carafes.

“This is a pretty sophisticated concealment method. I would say this is the first for us,” Candace Lyle, chief of operations for Canada Border Services Agency at the airport, said Monday.

“This was unique. Kudos to the officer that found them because the seven carafes were in boxes concealed in luggage.”

Anyone opening the carafes would have found nothing. The bottoms were removed, the drugs inserted and the bottoms then rewelded to the carafe.

“The boxes themselves had a plastic wrapping around them and were all heat sealed,” said RCMP Const. Scott Burge.

“When you took the carafe out, it had the bubble pop wrapping and it looked great. The carafe was even in a bag and had the little adhesive tape around it. It looked factory.”

A husband and wife were returning to Calgary from Iran via Frankfurt.

Bijan Mohammedi, 41, and his 32-year-old wife Zahra Beigi have been charged with importation and possession for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. “I think in the widespread market for illicit drugs, it’s rare,” said Burge.

“There’s a unique market — a unique demographic for this opium. It’s not as prevalent as cocaine and crack and that sort of thing. It’s definitely not in the same category.”

Black tar opium isn’t much different than regular opium except for its appearance, which resembles pieces of black tar. It gives off a scent similar to incense.

The opium is sold in straws weighing 3.5 grams, so five kilograms is “pretty significant,” said Burge.

It’s not known where the drug was headed and the case is still under investigation.

Mohammedi and Beigi are scheduled to appear in Calgary court Oct. 16.

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Archeologists dig in a parking lot in Old Montreal, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, hoping to uncover a piece of Canada’s political past. Archeologists have uncovered a reminder of the heritage items lost by the destruction of Canada’s pre-Confederation parliament in Montreal. The charred remains of seven books have been recovered from a dig at the Old Montreal site since last week, officials involved in the dig said Monday.

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Review launched after Hells Angels member hired by City of Vancouver VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver is reviewing its hiring practices in an effort to make it more difficult for organized crime to get a toe-hold into city operations after news that a member of the Hells Angels was hired as a garbage collector.

But routine criminal records checks on all employees aren’t in the cards as the city works to keep organized crime out while complying with human rights legislation that bars employers from discriminating without justification against someone based on a past criminal record.

Court records show Ronald Lising has been convicted of drugs, weapons and assault offences, and in 2005 he was nabbed during a massive investigation that saw police raid Hells Angels clubhouses in Kelowna and Vancouver.

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Who’s the ballot boss?

YOUTH REPRESENT A HUGE SWING VOTE — AND MAYBE JUSTIN TRUDEAU WILL INSPIRE THEM The Environics Institute is a successful non-profit Canadian research group that can give you a lot of information (mostly after the fact) on why Canadians do the things they do.

They can tell you why the pollsters seemed to have gotten things so wrong in the recent B.C. provincial elections. They can also give you insights on why Justin Trudeau would admit publicly that he took a puff of the pernicious weed (and inGREG haled) while NEIMAN he was a sitting MP. They can also give you hints on why those two issues are connected.

And, just for fun, if you look on their website, they will tell you which Canadian “tribe” you belong to.

Environics founder and president Michael Adams has just written an essay for The Globe and Mail, painting with broad strokes how young voters, not boomers, could hold the balance of power in our policies and politics — if only they would use it.

In the B.C. provincial election campaign, the NDP under leader Adrian Dix consistently polled far ahead of the Liberals under Christy Clark.

Election spending reports just released show the NDP raised about $1 million more than the Liberals in campaign donations. A huge rise in individual donations ($4.4 million versus the $2.8 million they had raised in 2009) accounted for most of the increase.

Where did that money come from?

The demographics of campaign fundraising are not publicly disclosed, but from reading Adams’ article, we can surmise a lot of it must have come from younger voters.

The subset of voters under the age of 35 who are willing to give money to a political party is not likely a very large portion of the total group.

But NDP policies in the last campaign appealed to youth, something that pollsters quickly picked up and reported quite accurately. The polling picture of the population as a whole was truthfully reported — a majority of voters did support the NDP. Too bad, though (for the younger

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voters, anyway) that enough young people didn’t actually vote. Clark’s Liberal supporters generally did.

Environics designs its polls for more than political voting intentions. They poll for societal attitudes.

What Environics sees, writes Adams, is that the younger people are, the less likely they are to defer to authority and institutions, and the less likely they are to see voting as a citizen’s duty.

Far less than half of voters under 35 vote, while the national average is 61 per cent, says Environics. That means the heavy turnout of older voters will see their beliefs and attitudes reflected in government policy.

All the more reason, I suggest, why young people would become less and less interested in public policy. They don’t vote, their attitudes are not represented, so they become even more disaffected with institutions.

Adams sees young people as idealistic but not connected with institutions.

They are deeply concerned about the unfairness of how wealth is distributed in society. They score highly on values of social connection, empathy and introspection, but this does not translate to affinity for the political process.

Unless, Adams suggests, a particular leader can make a strong emotional connection.

Jack Layton did that in the last federal election and that’s why the NDP became the official opposition. Take a look at your TV screen; does current leader Thomas Mulcair radiate that emotional connection young voters need?

The newly-minted Liberal leader, Trudeau, is trying hard to make that connection.

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not trying at all.

So the more the Conservatives paint Trudeau as some kind of flake for admitting he has smoked pot in the past, the more disaffected young voters will ignore what the Conservatives have to

say — about anything.

Trudeau tries to reflect attitudes that question authority and disagreement with the current balance of income in society. He wants to see Canada’s middle class restored, with the very rich holding less of their majority of Canadian wealth.

So, apparently, do young voters — if only they would vote. If they would, says Adams, the balance of power could swing widely. But only if young voters maintain an emotional bond with a particular leader, enough to bring them to the voting booth.

My sense is that Trudeau is far from being a lightweight or flake in attempting to connect with younger voters.

He’s looking at attitudes, not voting intentions right now. This demographic represents the only swing vote that hasn’t really swung yet.

Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

province), where it is consistently blamed for 30 per cent of highway accidents.”

Since 2008, every province and territory in Canada, with the exception of Nunavut, has created laws against the use of cellphones while driving.

The range of fines vary substantially — from a low of $100 in the Northwest Territories to a high of $280 in Saskatchewan.

Alberta, to its credit, has among the toughest laws, in terms of details: in addition to cellphone use, the law prohibits reading, writing, hygiene and numerous other activities while driving. But the fine is a paltry $172, with no demerit points taken away from the driver’s licence.

Does the Alberta punishment fit the crime?

Hardly. Where’s the deterrence to a practice that’s now causing more

deaths than drunk drivers?

It would be fine to say the legislation is just another sign of the nanny state interjecting where commonsense should prevail.

But there are far too many drivers who display little common-sense, and endanger the rest of us. Quite simply, they need to be babysat.

“You pick up bodies for 27 years, it pisses me off,” said Tim Baillie, a retired firefighter from Surrey, B.C. “Ever since those damned things (cellphones) came in, there’s been distractions. It’s getting worse and worse.”

And it won’t get better until we treat the problem with serious intent, either by developing technology that makes phones inoperable in cars, or by developing deterrent legislation that is penal enough to have the needed impact.

Rick Zemanek is a retired Advocate editor.

Distracted driving laws are far too lenient Last year, a, horrific head-crash in Data compiled by Transport Canada Central Alberta claimed the lives of for the most recent five years available both drivers. There were no passen— 2006 to 2010 — show distracted-drivgers in either vehicle, or the carnage ing-related deaths rose from 302 to 352. would likely have been much worse.

“What’s more,” CBC reported, RCMP suspected the cause was dis“these figures don’t cover all jurisdictracted driving. tions and might understate the probSuch circumstances have become lem by as much as a third.” far too common.

A May long weekend According to a recent traffic enforcement blitz report, distracted-driving faby Alberta’s Integrated talities have risen by 17 per Traffic Units, which cent in Canada, surpassing, include RCMP and the in some provinces, alcoholhighway sheriffs, this related fatalities. (Speeding year ticketed 56 drivers remains the major cause of for using their cellphone crashes, far more than drunk while behind the wheel, driving.) according to an Advocate It’s long been held that article. Another 48 motordrunk drivers are the main ists were charged with players in fatal carnage on drunk driving and 3,843 our roads. But according to speeding tickets being RICK the latest reports, technology handed out. Among the has given us a greater threat. alleged speeders was a ZEMANEK Studies now estimate that dis15-year-old Red Deer girl tracted driving accounts for without a licence, appar30 to 80 per cent of collisions ently travelling at 187 — and cellphone use is widely km/h on Hwy 2 in a car. accepted as an crucial contributor.

The epitome of ignorance reported “Distracted driving has always been to Red Deer area RCMP was a few a major factor in collisions, but it’s years ago when a male Hwy 2 traveller been a result of electronic technology was spotted drinking coffee and readthat has really brought it to the foreing a newspaper while steering with front,” Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. his knee.

Pierre Chamberland told the CBC. In Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan, In recent years, provinces like Aldistracted driving this summer was berta have enacted distracted driving rated as the No. 1 road killer, accordlaws and launched campaigns to eduing to RCMP. cate the public and hopefully encourIn Ontario, the CBC reported, “For aging drivers to change their habits. years now, distracted driving has surBut too many people are not getting passed drinking and driving as one the message. of the top causes of collisions (in that

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Following Bible to the letter means we execute gays

ble won’t shake our values.

Guillermo Barron Red Deer

Still no answers on waits for long-term care beds

Bill Pogmore observes that the Bible condemns homosexuality (Read the Bible on gays, letters to the editor, Aug. 21 Advocate).

And he’s exactly right. In fact, God demands the death penalty for gay sex (Lev. 20:13) — the same penalty he demands for working on the Sabbath (Num. 15:35). So watch out, mall employees!

Mr. Pogmore also thinks that Canada should follow the Bible in fear of God’s judgment.

But how do we know what God wants us to do? Does he really want us to enforce anti-gay discrimination?

Or does he dislike the wealthy instead (Luke 18:22-25)? Or maybe the traditional family (Matt. 10:35-37)? Should we ban religious freedom (Ex. 20:3)?

Or shrimp cocktails (Lev. 11:9-12)? Or eating animal fat (Lev. 7:22)? Or tattoos (Lev. 19:28)?

It’s so confusing! But maybe Christians know which laws to obey and which ones we can ignore.

Unfortunately, and as everyone knows, modern Christians can’t even agree whether women should have equal rights with men, whether abortion is murder or not, whether birth control is acceptable, or whether corporal punishment of children is OK. In fact, until recently, one Christian church thought it was their duty to cover up for priests who sexually abused children. Creationism or evolution?

No consensus there either.

So after 2,000 years of Christian thought, study and prayer, it’s deeply unreasonable to think that the 41,000 Christian denominations that exist today are likely to converge on some common truth any time soon.

The real problem: If our highest duty is to follow God’s plan, why is it so hard for his followers to actually find out what that plan is?

Maybe only Mr. Pogmore and a few others have the truth. And the millions of other Christians who disagree with him are either frauds or deluded by Satan.

Maybe God keeps his real priorities under wraps because he wants to sow religious discord, just as he sowed linguistic discord after the Tower of Babel.

Or maybe he’s just not even there.

Anyway, Mr. Pogmore, most Canadians today are pretty committed to a democratic state that accepts everyone, no matter what their religious or sexual orientation (as long as they don’t threaten the social order).

And maybe merely quoting the Bi-

Not all clothing charities offer equal services

I am encouraged that questions posed on delivery of health care continue to be asked by Canadian and Alberta citizens and professionals. I continue to advocate for adequate reporting by Alberta Health Services on wait times.

The Canadian Medical Association released an Ipsos Read Poll result indicating 93 per cent of Canadians surveyed want a national strategy for senior’s health. It should address home care, long-term, hospital and hospice care. Home care is seen as a most effective means of lightening the load on the other services.

It should be noted that the 2004 Federal Provincial Health Care Agreement specifically targeted federal funding for home care. However, the agreement lacked adequate monitoring and assurance that the transfer funds would be spent to improve and maintain home care. The Harper government has stated they will continue some level of funding, but it will be without strings attached claiming that since the provinces are responsible for health care, they will allocate the funds as they please.

The Alberta government has gone a step further in devolution of responsibility for health care, leaving Alberta Health Services to deliver care from a provincewide system, with little or no requirement for local public reporting.

The Alberta Health Quality Council has reported problems involving patient wait times and “administration confusion.” The Vertes Commission on queue-jumping recommended that advocates for wait times advise patients and help them resolve problems.

In Red Deer, we continue have these problems.

Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services fails to report to the Alberta public on wait times for people needing long-term care beds. They have not been able or willing to report to Alberta communities on long-term care waitlists. Since 2010, I have been communicating on this with Alberta Health Services (AHS). I have also asked our MLA Cal Dallas and Health Minister Fred Horne, and even Premier Alison Redford for assistance, to no avail. The questions are simple: ● How many people are waiting in hospital for a long-term care bed? ● How many people are waiting at home for a long-term care bed? ● How many people are waiting in nursing homes many miles away, to return to a long-term care bed in their own home communities?

An open letter to Robert Mitchell, CEO, United Way of Central Alberta: It was with dismay and disappointment that I read the United Way had decided to suspend (quit) funding the Community Clothing Bank as it provided a duplication of service (Advocate, Aug. 15).

The article stated that other agencies — which I will discuss — provided similar services. Bargain Treasures — donated clothing is available at a reduced cost. But if you can’t afford it, even a reduced rate is too much.

Bibles for Missions — again a reduced cost for clothing. Salvation Army Thrift Store — same as above.

As for the Golden Circle Boutique, the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre and the John Howard Clothing Closet, I have lived in Red Deer all my life and was unaware any of them offered clothing services. A few phone calls clarified things. The Golden Circle Boutique is open for a few hours every other Wednesday offering adult clothes. The Pregnancy Care Centre has maternity clothing and baby things (mostly for their clients); the John Howard Clothing Closet has careerrelated clothing — again for adults.

Dress for Success is relatively new to Red Deer and offers women and older girls clothing suitable for interviews and the workplace.

Nowhere in the above agencies is there free clothing for children. This segment of the population needs to be considered. They have no say in the family spending priorities. For reasons such as insufficient wages to support a family, poor choices, poor money management or emergency expenses, there may not be money to buy clothing. Children should be able to dress for our seasons in clothing that fits.

Two other businesses — Plato’s Closet and Once Upon a Child — have children’s clothes, again at a cost. At school, ill-fitting clothing can lead to ridicule. No child deserves that.

The Community Clothing Bank has run for years with volunteers cleaning, sorting, repairing and distributing free clothing for all ages. The other agencies all have at least one paid staff.

For my donation to the United Way, I feel the Community Clothing Bank gives great value. Please reconsider your decision to end their funding.

Brenda Clark Red Deer

Prior to 2008, similar information was regularly provided by the David Thompson Health Region when it was still in operation. It is ironic that in this information age, Alberta Health Services is unable or unwilling to do this now.

The AHS-provided quarterly zone information in the Performance Dashboard Central Zone Format on the AHS website is difficult to find, has a lack of detail, and is not useful to average people.

Does AHS report to the general public or are their operations secret?

Are there waitlists for long-term care?

Where and how many patients are waiting for beds?

How long do patients have to wait?

To be effective, reporting should be on a regular point in time, monthly or bi-monthly schedule. It should provide the location and number of funded beds, giving additions and deletions in each category of care.

AHS has confirmed that they do monthly data gathering. This information is used internally. I urgently ask that it be made available to inform the public. I believe that by establishing a regular reporting system, AHS will fulfil its obligations for accountability and transparency and will raise its image and profile.

The long-term care wait time reporting asked for is needed not only for Red Deer but for all communities and areas across the province.

Sam Denhaan Red Deer

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PQ minorities plan takes a step forward

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — The Parti Quebecois’ controversial minorities plan took a big step toward becoming a reality as the party holding the likely swing vote backed major parts of it Monday.

Coalition Leader Francois Legault said judges, police officers and elementary- and secondary-school teachers should be restricted from wearing religious symbols like veils, hijabs and turbans.

Legault’s vote is key because the Parti Quebecois has only a parliamentary minority and needs support from one of the two main opposition parties to pass its Charter of Quebec Values.

Premier Pauline Marois expressed pleasure at the news.

“I’m happy Mr. Legault is ready to discuss and debate this,” the PQ premier said Monday. She was asked about the subject during a news conference where she offered details about a $60 million reconstruction fund for the devastated town of LacMegantic.

“I hope we have a serene, harmonious debate so that we can collectively draw some conclusions that allow us to live better together. That’s what we want.”

The Coalition’s position doesn’t go quite as far as the PQ’s.

Medical professionals and daycare workers would be exempt under the CAQ proposal. So would publicsector workers who don’t hold a position of authority.

“What we say also is that we should exclude religious signs for employees being in authority, like

judges, policemen — and teachers because we think that teachers, they have in front of them children in a vulnerable position. But, that’s it,” Legault said in Quebec City.

“We don’t think, like the Parti Quebecois, that we should extend this exclusion to doctors, nurses, all civil servants. We think that they should have the right to continue to wear a religious sign because they are not in an authority position.

“So we think it’s a balanced position, it’s a responsible position and we hope that the Parti Quebecois turns the page as soon as possible because we know that this debate will divide Quebec.”

Legault said that, if a court strikes down the plan, he would not hesitate to use the Constitution’s rarely-employed notwithstanding clause to enforce it.

The early consensus in Quebec is that the issue could be a political winner for the PQ. A poll released Monday said 65 per cent of Quebec’s francophones, and 57 per cent of the overall population, agree with the idea.

Just 25 per cent of anglophone respondents said they agree. The Leger Marketing poll of 1,000 respondents was conducted over the weekend and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.

Whether the plan actually does win votes could be another story.

A poll published during last year’s election placed the minority accommodation issue as No. 15 on Quebec voters’ list of priorities — far behind economic and social issues.

The main opposition party, the Liberals, has frequently derided the government’s focus on identity as a distraction from issues that matter to people.

Another federal leader cautions Quebec on secular charter OTTAWA — Another federal politician is venturing into the turbulent debate over religious freedom and Quebec’s proposed secular charter.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair had earlier avoided commenting on the so-called charter of Quebec values, calling it a trial balloon.

A leaked media report — which the Parti Quebecois government has not denied — said the charter would ban public employees from wearing religious head coverings and other religious symbols at work.

Mulcair now says he opposes anything that might scapegoat certain kinds of Quebecers.

Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois says a charter of values will unite Quebecers. A Leger Marketing poll released this week suggests a majority of Quebecers support the idea behind such a charter, although nearly half also think it will create divisions.

Mulcair and most of his caucus come from Quebec ridings — a fact that might explain his reluctance to

come out too strongly against the proposals.

He says he won’t support legislation that goes against the recommendations of a 2008 provincial commission on accommodating cultural communities.

That commission recommended that judges, police officers and others in the legal or law enforcement arenas be barred from wearing religious symbols, but exempted teachers, doctors and other public servants.

“If there’s anything in what Madame Marois is proposing that goes against that, then for us it’s an absolute non-starter and we will stand up strongly against it,” said Mulcair.

“But we haven’t seen the text of anything yet. So rather than going against something that we haven’t seen, we’ll simply state the principle.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Veteran Liberal politician Mac Harb handed his former caucus a gift just before its annual summer retreat, resigning from the upper chamber and paying back all his questionable Senate expenses.

That now leaves only three former Conservative senators hanging on in the red chamber, despite pressure to resign over a raft of inappropriate financial claims and connected police probes.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau had faced criticism from his rivals for saying he would welcome Harb back into the caucus once he settled the issue of his living expenses.

That political problem appears to have been taken out of play, in time for the Liberal get-together in Brudenell, P.E.I., beginning Tuesday where financial transparency will be the main focus.

Harb had been fighting the Senate in court over its assessment that he had improperly claimed to be living primarily in a home outside of the national capital region. That complicated legal battle has now been abandoned.

“I have been contemplating retirement for some time as I personally never considered the Senate to be a lifetime position,” Harb said in a statement Monday.

“These past few months have been extremely difficult for me and my family and caused me to evaluate what more I could contribute in the circumstances.

“My dispute with the Senate committee on Internal Economy made working effectively in the Senate unrealistic.”

Harb says he sent the Senate a cheque for $189,166.17, bringing his total reimbursement to $231,649.07 or the entirety of his living-related expenses.

Land records show Harb has borrowed $230,000 by using mortgages against four properties in and outside the city to get loans from a numbered company owned by an Ottawa lawyer and businessman.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation quickly pointed out Monday that Harb will still be able to draw from healthy MP and Senate pensions now that he has retired.

Former Liberal Sen. Raymond Lavigne, convicted of fraud and breach of trust in 2011, retired before the Senate was able to strip him of his seat. As a result, he was still able to collect his pensions totalling an estimated $80,000 annually.

The RCMP is still in the midst of an investigation into Harb’s expense claims.

Harb continues to defend himself in the expense battle.

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Labour crisis hits Rocky LABOUR SHORTAGES ESPECIALLY HARD ON SMALL BUSINESSES

Trump defends univeristy ALBANY, N.Y. — Donald Trump on Monday defended his Trump University as a booming success for student entrepreneurs and blasted New York’s attorney general, who called it a scam.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman shot back that Trump is making wild accusations, just like others who commit fraud and get caught.

“We have a terrific school. It’s done a fantastic job,” Trump told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” ”We have a 98 per cent approval rating among students.“ Trump held several TV interviews to further contest the lawsuit filed Saturday by Schneiderman, which alleges the real estate mogul helped run a phoney university that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars.

— The Associated Press

tions to offer a solution in the form of the Employee Attraction Retention Network (EARN).

Developed by Alberta Works, the program is designed to teach employers how to make the most of the human resources that are available.

29. Scheduled for 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Lou Soppit Community Centre, it will feature a presentation by Kristin Cumming. A consultant, speaker and educator, Cumming Human resources experts have long specializes in demographics, and worker warned about a looming labour shortage in recruitment and retention.

Alberta. For many Rocky Mountain House Andrishak said EARN sessions will also employers, the crisis has already provide information about the laarrived. bour market, and give participants ‘QUITE OFTEN, WE’RE FINDING THAT THE Last month, Statistics Canada the opportunity to network and calculated the unemployment EMPLOYERS JUST AREN’T REALLY AWARE OF share best practices. rate for the Banff-Rocky MounThe other organizations behind tain House-Jasper region at 3.7 WHAT NEW TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM the initiative are the Rocky Comper cent — well below the Red munity Learning Council, Career IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THE PEOPLE THAT Deer rate of 5.5 per cent and the Assistance Network, and Rocky THEY’RE REALLY LOOKING FOR.’ province’s seasonally adjusted avMountain House and District erage of 4.5 per cent. Such a scarChamber of Commerce, as well as — MICHELLE ANDRISHAK, SMALL BUSINESS ADVISER city of human capital can have a the Town of Rocky Mountain House devastating effect on a business, and Clearwater County. said Michelle Andrishak, small “Quite often, we’re finding that the emThe cost to attend the Oct. 29 event, business adviser at the Rural Alberta Busi- ployers just aren’t really aware of what new which includes breakfast, is $15 for those ness Centre in Rocky. tools are available to them in order to at- who pre-register, or $20 at the door. Ad“It will affect your profitability, it will af- tract the people that they’re really looking vance registrations can be completed by fect your customer service, it will affect any for,” said Andrishak. “ calling the Rocky Community Learning kind of expansion or growth opportunities There are other markets — such as se- Council at 403-845-4544. that might come your way,” she said. “If you niors and youth and Aboriginals — that Other EARN events are planned for Jandon’t have the staff to put your business out they could be tapping into, but just don’t uary and April, said Andrishak. there and serve the customer correctly, you know where to get started.”

“We’re shooting for quarterly breakfast don’t have a business.”

The Rural Alberta Business Centre and learning opportunities.”

The Rural Alberta Business Centre is its partners hope to offer periodic trainhrichards@reddeeradvocate.com teaming up with other community organiza- ing sessions, beginning with one on Oct.

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RDC HOUSE TO MOVE

U.S. warned debt limit near Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is telling Congress that the U.S. government will hit its borrowing limit in midOctober and urged lawmakers to raise it before then. Lew said in a letter to Speaker John Boehner released Monday that the government is running out of accounting manoeuvrs it has used to avoid hitting the $16.7 trillion borrowing limit. He pressed Congress to act so Treasury can keep paying the government’s bills.

Lew said it’s impossible for Treasury to predict exactly when borrowing limit will be reached.

But he warns that if action isn’t taken soon, the government could be left with $50 billion in cash by mid-October. He says that wouldn’t be enough to cover Social Security payments, military personnel salaries, Medicare and other programs for an “extended period.”

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013

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Fall trades classes begin HUNDREDS ENROLLED

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

RDC carpentry instructor Gary Halvorson and RDC shop tech Duane Bott work to prepare the trailers which will carry a house from Red Deer College to Sylvan Lake this week. Built as a partnership with Avalon Central Alberta, Landmark Group of Builders, and RDC, the Eco-friendly home was built on the campus and will be dismantled and moved to its permanent lot in Sylvan Lake on Wednesday. Designed for central Alberta conditions, the Evolve home-building project on campus is a unique learning opportunity for RDC trades and technology students. Components of the home were built in a factory in Edmonton and assembled by professionals on site at RDC. The building was assemble on the RDC site to give students the opportunity to see where the industry is headed said Halvorson.

Debt levels rise for Canadians and especially seniors, report suggests

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian households have returned to their freespending ways and seniors have joined the party lately by borrowing to finance their post-retirement lifestyles, a new report says.

The report from Equifax Canada shows that despite recent efforts by policy-makers to clamp down on borrowing, total consumer debt in Canada rose $77 billion, or 6.1 per cent, in the second quarter of 2013 from last year, and by 6.5 per cent among those 65 and over.

The increase in debt among seniors was the biggest year-overyear of all age groups.

Jeffrey Schwartz of Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada says the finding on seniors debt is in line with other reports that show bankruptcies among retirees is on the rise.

“That’s what scary about this,” he said. “Seniors are carrying more debt into retirement. They

EQUIFAX CANADA REPORT are trying to maintain a lifestyle they had pre-retirement but on post-retirement income, and if income has dropped, they are increasing their debt to cover off their spending. It’s a very dangerous strategy.”

He added another possible cause is that seniors are supporting their grown children in greater numbers. In a separate analysis from the TD Bank also released Monday, economist Leslie Preston noted that although savings rates have risen in recent months, it will take a long time for Canadians, including seniors, to pay off their mountains of debt.

“The moderate jump in savings is unlikely to address the broader challenge of insufficient retirement savings for a large slice of Canadian households,” she said.

Overall, the Equifax data suggested most of the new debt came from an increase in mortgage

credit, up 7.4 per cent, and in auto loan balances, which increased 8.6 per cent over the past year.

Other data from Statistics Canada and the Bank of Canada have tended to show a decrease in credit accumulation, although the last release was for the first quarter of 2013, which found the debtto-income ratio falling to 161.8 per cent from 162.6 per cent.

However, the pace on home purchases picked up during the spring.

Despite the increase in debt, Equifax also found that delinquency rates fell over the past year to 1.19 per cent in the second quarter of this year, one of the lowest values on record.

The fraction of mortgage loans that were 90 or more days delinquent slid to 0.27 per cent from 0.33 per cent a year earlier.

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Business of the Year Awards gala tickets for sale Tickets for the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Business of the Year Awards gala are now available.

Scheduled for Oct. 15 at the Red Deer College Arts Centre and Foyer, the event will feature the presentation of Business of the Year Awards in three categories: organizations with one to 15 employees, those with 16 to 49 employees, and larger enterprises with 50-plus employees.

The cost to attend the awards ceremony, which will include a reception with appetizers and other

refreshments, is $75 until Sept. 6 and $85 thereafter.

Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber office or through its website at www.reddeerchamber. com.

Nominations for the 2013 awards closed on July 26, with finalists in each category expected to be named next month.

Last year 360 Fitness, McLevin Industries and Westerner Park were the Business of the Year Award recipients.

Most Red Deer College students are still squeezing the last bit of rest and relaxation out of the summer of 2013. But for approximately 470 pupils in RDC’s trades programs, the bell rang on Monday.

The college has contracted with the apprenticeship and industry training branch of Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education to provide training to 3,036 students across 15 trades this academic year, said Brad Donaldson, RDC’s vice-president, academic.

That’s up from about 2,700 positions in 201213.

If this week is any indication, Red Deer College is well on its way to meeting the new target.

“We’re off to a really good start this year,” said Donaldson, noting that 95 per cent of the seats for the 10 trades in the current session are full.

“In fact, our heavy equipment program only has three seats left for the entire year.”

Most of the 15 trades taught at the college are spread over five intakes, with these ranging from about eight to 12 weeks each. Donaldson said interest in the future intakes has been strong.

“We’re at a high flow rate for this point of the year.” That reflects Alberta’s strengthening economy and the growing demand for tradespeople, he said.

The trades for which classes at RDC commenced this week consisted of the parts technician, electrician, heavy equipment technician, instrument technician, locksmith, plumber, sprinkler systems installer, steamfitter-pipefitter, welder and cook programs.

Classes have yet to begin in the case of the water well driller, rig technician, automotive service technician, carpenter and millright programs.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 94.07 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.81 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.81 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.66 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.60 Cdn. National Railway . 100.49 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 125.78 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 33.75 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.86 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.82 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 38.65 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 42.64 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.46 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.16 General Motors Co. . . . . 34.92 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.15 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.95 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 39.98 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 49.16 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 31.61 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.85 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.18 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 89.51 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.45 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.98 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.57 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 14.11 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday as gold stocks continued to come back from oversold levels while strong Chinese manufacturing data that came out last week lifted base metal miners.

But the market was also pressured by declines in industrials and interest-sensitive stocks such as utilities and telecoms and closed two points lower to 12,760.3.

Traders also looked to another piece of economic data that kept speculation going over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve thinks the economy is strong enough to start backing off on some of its economic stimulus.

The U.S. Commerce Department reported that durable goods orders fell by a much greater than expected 7.3 per cent in July. Economists had expected a drop of almost four per cent. The showing followed a 3.9 per cent rise in June, thanks in part to strong airplane orders.

Data released Friday showed a drop in new home sales, raising questions about the strength of the recovery in the U.S. housing market.

That led to speculation that the Fed might stick with its current monetary stimulus or only reduce it very gradually.

The Canadian dollar closed down 0.02 of a cent to 95.21 cents US, well off early lows as the greenback weakened somewhat after the durable goods data.

The U.S. dollar has advanced amid growing conviction that the Federal Reserve will start cutting back on its US$85 billion of monthly bond purchases, a move that has kept long-term rates low and supported a strong rally on many stock markets this year.

U.S. indexes were negative with the Dow Jones industrials down 64.05 points to 14,946.46, the Nasdaq off 0.22 of a point to 3,657.57 and the S&P 500 index declined 6.72 points to 1,656.78.

The base metals sector advanced one per cent while September copper shed early advances to fall three cents to $3.32 a pound. Prices found support last week after HSBC’s purchasing managers index showed Chinese manufacturing moving back into expansion territory.

Thompson Creek Metals Co. (TSX:TCM) gained 19 cents to C$4.15 while First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) was up 48 cents at $18.83.

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.86 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.20 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 58.95 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.03 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.65 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 21.52 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.45 First Quantum Minerals . 18.83 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 32.87 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.35 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 6.19 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 32.10 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 27.58 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 25.43 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 55.66 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.25 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.18 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 50.46 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.43 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.27 Canyon Services Group. 11.73 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.08 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.790 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.25 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.52 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.09 The gold sector was also ahead about one per cent as December gold also erased early minor gains to fall $2.70 to US$1,393.10 an ounce. Iamgold (TSX:IMG) gained 11 cents to C$7.17 and Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) improved by 25 cents to $21.52.

Utilities led decliners. That component and other interest sensitive components such as telecoms have been under selling pressure while bond yields have risen since May when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke first mentioned that the central bank could start to taper its asset purchases.

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 have retraced some of that run-up.

On Monday, the yield for the 10-year Treasury stood at 2.79 per cent.

Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS) declined 31 cents to $30.16 and Canadian Utilities (TSX:CU) gave back 71 cents to $33.75.

The energy sector was off 0.2 per cent as the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped 50 cents to US$105.92. Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) dipped 25 cents to $35.81.

Financials weakened during the afternoon as traders look to the release of earnings this week from Canada’s biggest banks. Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) and Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) post results Tuesday.

On Monday, TD Bank Group (TSX:TD) said it is continuing talks with Aimia Inc. (TSX:AIM) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) in connection with a possible acquisition of part of the existing CIBC Aeroplan credit card portfolio.

CIBC shares rose 81 cents to $80.69 and TD gained 15 cents to $88.96.

In other corporate news, Onex Corp. (TSX:OCX) and a private equity affiliate are selling their combined 60 per cent stake in TMS International Corp. (NYSE:TMS) for US$410 million. TMS International Corp., through its subsidiaries including Tube City IMS, is the largest provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America as well as having a substantial international presence. Onex shares slipped 75 cents to C$51.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,760.30 down two points

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 48.44 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.62 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 30.12 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.53 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.75 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.95 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.425 Precision Drilling Corp . . 10.27 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.81 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.25 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.33 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 8.94 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 56.43 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 65.78 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.69 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.69 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.83 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.66 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 47.79 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 61.48 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.38 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 79.08 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 64.89 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 32.86 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.96 TSX Venture Exchange — 954.58 up 8.02 points TSX 60 — 732.96 up 0.01 point Dow — 14,946.46 down 64.05 points S&P 500 — 1,656.78 down 6.72 points Nasdaq — 3,657.57 down 0.22 point Currencies at close: Cdn — 95.21 cents US, down 0.02 of a cent Pound — C$1.6358, up 0.01 of acent Euro — C$1.4044, down 0.05 of a cent Euro — US$1.3371, down 0.08 of a cent Oil futures: US$105.92 per barrel, down 50 cents (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,393.10 per oz., down $2.70 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $26.395 per oz., up 30.6 cents $848.60 per kg., up $9.84 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 954.58, up 8.02 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 167.96 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’13 $22.30 higher $538.00; Jan. ’14 $22.40 higher $543.50; March ’14 $22.20 higher $549.20; May ’14 $21.70 higher $552.30; July ’14 $19.90 higher $554.20; Nov. ’14 $10.70 higher $530.00; Jan ’15 $10.70 higher $530.00; March ’15 $10.70 higher $527.00; May ’15 $10.70 higher $527.00; July ’15 $10.70 higher $527.00; Nov. ’15 $10.70 higher $527.00.

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

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 706,060 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 706,060.

Labour a challenge in resource-rich Northwest Territories, minister says

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS YELLOWKNIFE — Finding skilled labour will be a challenge as major resource projects move ahead in the Northwest Territories, said the territorial minister in charge of energy and mining.

The territory will need around 3,000 new workers, with several new mines set to open over the next eight to 10 years, David Ramsay said Monday.

“With our remote location (and) the cold weather, it may be difficult for us to attract people to live in the Northwest Territories, but we are going to put our best effort into that,” he said in Yellowknife.

Some smaller aboriginal communities in the Northwest Territories have a 30 to 40 per cent unemployment rate, so there’s a big need for training programs geared toward the jobs that will be coming, Ramsay said.

“We, today, don’t have all those skills. We don’t have all those workers.

We will need to do everything we can to help prepare ourselves for the time those mines open and the jobs become available.”

Ramsay said he’s hopeful recently announced job-training initiatives at the federal level will be helpful on that front.

Ross Gallinger, with the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, said his industry is seeing a “critical” skills shortage, which is even more pronounced in the North.

“We’ve got a couple of dynamics happening, which is an industry that’s reaching retirement age and where we

see post-secondary programs falling short of needs.

Combine with that, the jobs are located in the North and that’s not appealing to everyone in terms of moving from the South to the North,” he said.

Ramsay said he’ll talk to his counterparts about the idea of a “made in the North” pipeline, which could enable crude to be exported on tankers from the Beaufort Sea or from the Alaskan port of Valdez.

With pipeline proposals to connect Alberta crude to coastal waters — Enbridge Inc.’s (TSX:ENB) Northern Gateway pipeline through B.C. and TransCanada Corp.’s (TSX:TRP) Keystone XL pipeline through the United States, for example — facing significant environmental opposition, Ramsay has been promoting a northern route as an alternative to get the oil to international markets.

The Northwest Territories has vast oil potential of its own in the emerging Canol shale in the Central Mackenzie Valley.

“We believe that the Northwest Territories is in a perfect location and a perfect time in its history to be right there, front and centre,” said Ramsay.

“A made-in-the-North solution is not out of the realm of possibilities and I think you have to start somewhere and that discussion has started.”

Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver declined to say whether a northern pipeline would have Ottawa’s backing, saying that in principle, his government supports all pipelines that can get resources to export markets, provided they’re economically viable and meet regulatory requirements.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that’s bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret.

But in one of the many signs that the surveillance is as much about theatre as reality, the images that pop up on video screens are of smiling tourists waving at themselves.

“It’s a little bit for show,” concedes a guard at the World of Coca-Cola museum in downtown Atlanta, where the vault is revealed at the end of an exhibit in a puff of smoke.

The ability to push a quaint narrative about a product’s origins and fuel a sense of nostalgia can help drive billions of dollars in sales. That’s invaluable at a time when food makers face greater competition from smaller players and cheaper supermarket store brands that appeal to cash-strapped Americans.

It’s why companies such as CocaCola and Twinkies’ owner Hostess play up the notion that their recipes are sacred, unchanging documents that need to be closely guarded.

As it turns out, some recipes have changed over time, while others may not have. Either way, they all stick to the same script that their formulas have remained the same.

John Ruff, who formerly headed research & development at Kraft Foods, said companies often recalibrate ingredients for various reasons, including new regulations, fluctuations in commodity costs and other issues that impact mass food production.

“It’s almost this mythological thing, the secret formula,” said the president of the Institute of Food Technologists, which studies the science of food.

“I would be amazed if formulas (for big brands) haven’t changed.”

This summer, the Twinkies creamfilled cakes many Americans grew up snacking on made a comeback after being off shelves for about nine months following the bankruptcy of Hostess Brands.

At the time, the new owners promised the spongy yellow cakes would taste just like people remember.

A representative for Hostess, Hannah Arnold, said in an email that Twinkies today are “remarkably close to the original recipe,” noting that the first three ingredients are still enriched flour, water and sugar.

Yet a box of Twinkies now lists more than 25 ingredients and has a shelf-life of 45 days, almost three weeks longer than the 26 days from just a year ago.

That suggests the ingredients have been tinkered with, to say the least, since they were created in 1930.

“When Twinkies first came out they were largely made from fresh ingredients,” notes Steve Ettlinger, author of “Twinkie, Deconstructed,” which traced the roots of the cake’s many modern-day industrial ingredients.

For its part, KFC says it still strictly follows the recipe created in 1940 by its famously bearded founder, Colonel Harland Sanders.

The chain understood the power of marketing early on, with Sanders originally dying his beard white to achieve a more grandfatherly look.

Fast forward to 2009, when KFC decided the security for the handwritten copy of the recipe needed a flashy upgrade.

It installed a 770-pound safe that is under constant video and motiondetection surveillance and surrounded by two feet of concrete on every side — just in case any would-be thieves try to dig a tunnel to get it.

“Like something out of a Hollywood movie,” a press release from KFC trumpeted at the time.

Oliver says must act now to develop resources or risk missing opportunity

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS YELLOWKNIFE — Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says the window of opportunity is in danger of closing if Canada doesn’t act fast on developing its energy and minerals.

Oliver, who was in Yellowknife for an annual meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts, says a big part of that is building pipelines to bring oil and gas to coastal waters, so it can be exported to lucrative markets.

In a speech, the minister called those projects “nation building” and compared them to big infrastructure projects like the Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway.

He says the long-dormant Mackenzie Gas Project in the Northwest Territories is a classic example of a project that could have been a boon to local aboriginal communities, had it

STORIES FORM PG A7

DEBT: Canadians still servicing debt Toronto had the highest delinquency rate among major metropolitan areas at 1.56 per cent of non-mortgage balances, but has continuously improved since hitting a peak of 2.53 per cent in 2010.

The low delinquency rates suggests that with interest rates at super-low levels, and incomes rising even if moderately, Canadians are able to service their high levels of debt. But Christian deRitis, a senior director of consumer credit at Moody’s Analytics, warned all that could change with economic conditions or a shock in the housing market.

“Stable home prices and improvements in the labour market should continue to support the market in the future, while the outlook for consumer credit remains positive,” he said.

not been dragged down by a years-long regulatory process.

By the time the 1,200-kilometre pipeline was approved, burgeoning shale gas resources further south rendered it virtually obsolete.

“When development is deferred, communities suffer from loss of opportunity,” said Oliver.

“The Mackenzie gas project represented a tremendous opportunity for aboriginal partners, but the regulatory review took almost a decade to complete. By the time it was done, the opportunity had passed — an irretrievable loss for an entire generation.”

Oliver’s counterpart in the Northwest Territories, David Ramsay, has been promoting the idea of a “made in the North” pipeline to bring landlocked oil to either the Beaufort Sea or Alaskan port of Valdez — a potential alternative to controversial oil pipeline proposals further south that have faced regulatory delays.

“A sudden rise in interest rates or deterioration in fundamentals in key export markets are risks to this forecast, however.”

The Bank of Canada has long warned that as interest rates rise, many more Canadians become vulnerable to an economic shock.

Last week, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he was satisfied that overall the housing market had responded appropriately to the tightening of lending rules introduced last year and that he planned no more interventions to cool mortgage credit.

RDC: More classes start next week Students in the college’s other certificate, diploma and degree programs will hit the books next Wednesday.

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LUANN Aug. 27 1990 — The Canadian army is ordered to use whatever force necessary to end the standoff between Kanasetake Mohawks and Quebec police at Oka. 1973 — The Supreme Court of Canada upholds legality of the Indian Act; rules that aboriginal women marrying non-Indians must lose Indian status. A bill reversing this loss of status was given Royal Assent in June 1985.

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Dear Annie: I am 46-years-old and I phoned my son and begged to see have one problem. I hate sex. the baby more often. He agreed at Everyone, including my boyfriend the time that once a week (dependof seven years, thinks there’s some- ing on their schedule) was not unthing wrong with me. I’m sure there reasonable. I set up an hour visit for is, but I have hated having sex since this week, and when I arrived at their I was first intimate. I can’t believe door, they were preparing to leave he has stayed with me this the house. My visit, which long. meant so much to me, was I don’t like to be touched totally forgotten. by anyone. As soon as My son and his wife someone gets close, I move have known each other onaway so they don’t accily 13 months. Between the dentally brush against me. pregnancy, the marriage, I force myself to have sex the birth and moving inwith my boyfriend and preto their home, I know it’s tend I enjoy it because I been stressful, so I’ve know it’s not fair to deny tried to be patient. What him. But the whole time is a reasonable expectawe are being intimate, I’m tion for visiting the new thinking, “Is this ever gobaby? — Want To Know My MITCHELL ing to end?” What is wrong Granddaughter & SUGAR with me? — Maryland Miss Dear Want: There is no Dear Maryland: Sex definitive timetable for should be a pleasurable visiting. It depends on the activity. There are people flexibility and schedules who are disinterested or of those involved, as well ambivalent about sex. But someone as the willingness of the participants. who dislikes being touched may have Your daughter-in-law apparently psychological issues that were not is not keen on having you around, resolved or sensory issues that were and your son is caught in the middle. never addressed. We commend you Don’t push. Instead, make it your goal for being willing to work on this. to become closer to your daughterPlease talk to your doctor and also in-law. Be her friend. Call her. Ask contact AASECT (American Associa- how she’s doing. Let her know you tion of Sexuality Educators, Coun- value her and think she’s a good wife selors and Therapists) at aasect.org. and mother. See whether you can arThey may be able to guide you toward range an excursion to the mall or a a healthier, happier outlook. concert — whatever interests her. If Dear Annie: I am a first-time you can help her to be more comfortgrandma to a beautiful baby girl. We able around you, the visits will likely live in the same town. I offered to be increase. the caregiver at their home, but my Dear Annie: Please tell “Need daughter-in-law prefers to take the Help,” the teenager who has mood baby with her on a 80-km round-trip swings, that most teachers check to a daycare near her job. I was dev- their email throughout the summer astated by that decision, but accepted and during school vacations. No matit. ter when it is, most of us are just What I’m having trouble under- an email away. We still care about standing is how often I see the baby. our students, regardless of whether During my few short visits, I have not it’s summertime, winter vacation or felt comfortable in their home. I com- spring break. That letter broke my municate with my son because my heart. It sounds like a student I had daughter-in-law seems very standoff- this year. I hope he emails me. — ish. I told my son I don’t wish to be a Teacher in Louisville, Ky. burden on their household routine, Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy but twice I made arrangements to see Mitchell and Marcy Sugar. Please email the baby only to be told on the day of your questions to anniesmailbox@comthat visit that I had to leave after 30 cast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, minutes. The last visit was five weeks c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, ago.

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In a photo provided by Animal Care and Control of New York City, Farm Sanctuary rescue team member Mario Ramirez holds a piglet later named Winston, after he was found wandering alone down College Point Boulevard, in the Queens borough of New York, in a neighbourhood that contains a number of live markets. Hundreds of animals that might otherwise have met a bloody end at one of New York’s nearly 90 storefront slaughterhouses, now live in sanctuaries north of the city, as Winston does at the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, N.Y. dynamic pace. Let others be fascinated by your charm.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Putting things aside for later will not bring you Tuesday, Aug. 27 any progress. The cosmos are encourCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS aging you to roll up your sleeves and DATE: Sarah Chalke, 37; Paul Reuto start that home project you wish to bens, 61; Aaron Paul, 34 invest your time and money in. Any THOUGHT OF THE type of repairs will alleviDAY: Open up the curate your restless soul. tains of your own life and GEMINI (May 21-June observe the play. As Mars 20): Take a deep breath steps into Leo, drama takes and let oxygen run through over our actions. A strong your thoughts. You are on a and dynamic energy preroll with all the ideas that dominates around us while come to your mind. You the planet of motivation appear more engaging and and adrenaline resides in initiative when it comes to this flamboyant fiery sign. communication. Don’t rush Express yourself with utter into anything, which could honesty and you will attract stem from your impulsive positive karma. tendencies.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If ASTRO CANCER (June 21-July today is your birthday, the 22): You may find ingeDOYNA upcoming year denotes nious ways to make more heightened passions and a money or to increase your strong drive to succeed. Imsavings situation. Keep a pulsivity may at times act tight reign over your bankwithout thinking or get uping cards as temptation set too quickly. This year will teach will entice you to shop till you drop. you the art of patience and comproPlan ahead of time what you really mise. With all the energy at your disneed to acquire. posal, you will this is a year of new LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It will be hard experiences. to not notice when a Leo passes by.

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BY JOE YONAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES I’ve always had mixed feelings about mock meats, especially the highly processed ones that include unpronounceable ingredients. I appreciate the need for meatless sources of protein, but why eat something made with, say, hydrolyzed vegetable protein when you can get your protein from the vegetables — and nuts and grains — themselves?

It’s a mistake, though, to think all attempts to replicate the taste and/or texture of meat are newfangled, the result of our dependence on manufactured rather than natural foods. In 7thcentury China, Buddhist monks and nuns rinsed and kneaded wheat flour by hand to produce something malleable enough to play the part of meat; that’s what later became seitan.

Still, I was surprised to see Eggplant “Meatballs” in Tomato Sauce in Domenica Marchetti’s lovely new cookbook, The Glorious Vegetables of Italy (Chronicle), because it hadn’t occurred to me that Italians thought of eggplant as a meat substitute. They have for centuries, Marchetti writes — not out of religious abstention, like the Buddhists, but because for the longest time, meat cost too much to take center stage on the table. On a peninsula with such a long growing season, though, vegetables abounded.

“There is magic in eggplant,” Marchetti writes, and not only when it’s made into balls: “Dipped in flour, egg, and bread crumbs and panfried, sliced eggplant does a great job of mimicking veal or chicken cutlets.”

It would be a disservice to her celebration of vegetables to act as if meat imitation were in any way the focus of her latest work. She writes a paean to the Italian kitchen’s great and important contributions to the world of vegetable cookery, and in most of her recipes the vegetables don’t get disguised anywhere nearly as completely as the eggplant does in those meatballs.

Nonetheless, I couldn’t resist that magical eggplant preparation, partly because I knew Marchetti’s recipe would be as foolproof as usual and also because my boyfriend, Carl, isn’t exactly an eggplant fan. He raised an eyebrow and shook his head when he saw me roast it, scoop out the flesh, combine it with bread crumbs, egg, cheese, herbs and garlic and form it into balls.

But once I fried them and stewed them with a simple tomato sauce (also from Marchetti’s book), he dug in.

It wasn’t the quickest route to a meatless meatball, but it beat the heck out of anything I could get from a package. And I knew exactly what was in it. ★★★

Eggplant ‘Meatballs’ in Tomato Sauce 4 to 5 servings

It’s best to have a thermometer on hand for the frying oil.

Adapted from Domenica Marchetti’s The Glorious Vegetables of Italy

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Ingredients 1 large (about 1 pound) shiny purple eggplant 3 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 28 ounces canned, no-salt-added diced tomatoes, with their juices 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 3 large fresh basil leaves, shredded or torn, plus 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil 3 rounded cups fresh bread crumbs 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 2 ounces pecorino Romano cheese, freshly grated 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 cup flour, for coating, or more as needed Vegetable oil, for frying Water (optional) Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, for serving (optional) Steps Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Prick the eggplant a few times all over with a fork. Place it on a small rimmed baking sheet and roast for about 1 hour or until the skin is crinkled and collapsed and the interior is completely tender. Cool for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce: Crush one of the garlic cloves, then warm it in the olive oil in a saucepan large enough to eventually hold the eggplant meatballs over medium heat.

Use a wooden spoon to press down on the garlic to release its flavor. Cook for about 2 minutes or until the garlic begins to sizzle; do not let it brown.

Carefully pour in the tomatoes and their juices (the oil will spatter) and stir to coat with the oil. Season with ½ teaspoon of the salt; increase the heat to medium-high. Once the mixture is bubbling, reduce the heat to mediumlow and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 35 minutes, to form a sauce that has thickened, with oil that is pooling on the surface. Remove from the heat and stir in the 3 basil leaves. Cover to keep warm.

Slice open the eggplant, then scoop the flesh onto a cutting board, discarding the skin. Mash the eggplant flesh with a potato masher or chop it coarsely with a chef’s knife. Scoop into a large bowl, along with the bread crumbs, eggs, remaining ½ teaspoon of salt, the pecorino Romano, minced basil and parsley. Use a garlic press to add the remaining 2 garlic cloves, then use a wooden spoon or flexible spatula to gently yet thoroughly incorporate the ingredients.

Spread the flour in a shallow bowl.

Line a platter with waxed or parchment paper.

Use your hands to form the eggplant mixture into about fifteen 2-inch balls (golf ball size). Coat them all over with the flour, then transfer to the lined platter, gently pressing down on them

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Eggplant ‘Meatballs’ in Tomato Sauce. to flatten them slightly.

Pour enough vegetable oil into a saute pan or cast-iron skillet to reach a depth of at least 1 inch, and heat the oil to about 375 degrees over mediumhigh heat. If you do not have a thermometer, drop a small pinch of an eggplant meatball into the oil; if it sizzles immediately, the oil is ready.

Carefully add half of the eggplant meatballs to the hot oil; fry until golden brown on the bottom, 2 to 3 minutes.

Use a spatula to turn them over and fry for 2 minutes, until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer them to the sauce in the saucepan, allowing them to drain off any excess oil. Turn them

to coat with the sauce. Repeat with the remaining eggplant meatballs, adding vegetable oil as needed and letting it heat to 375 degrees.

Return the saucepan with the eggplant meatballs to medium-low heat.

Cook, turning them once or twice, for about 10 minutes. If the sauce seems too thick — the balls will absorb some of it — add a tablespoon or two of water, or as needed, and gently stir it into the sauce.

Serve the eggplant meatballs hot, with the sauce spooned over them and a sprinkle of Parmigiano-Reggiano on top, if desired.

Lamb with a touch of Asian flavour

BY STEPHANIE WITT SEDGWICK ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES I was always afraid to grill a rack of lamb. I thought the fat would cause flare-ups. But a mix of indirect and direct cooking gives me picture-perfect results.

The rack is seared over mediumhigh heat, then finished over indirect heat. The whole process takes about 25 minutes.

Chinese five-spice powder gives dimension to the lamb. It’s a simple way to introduce just a touch of Asian flavor. A quick salad of cucumber, red onion and seasoned rice vinegar adds another mild Asian note. ★★★

Five-Spice-Rubbed Rack of Lamb With Cucumber Salad 2 to 3 servings MAKE AHEAD: The lamb needs to marinate for at least 8 hours or up to

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Five-Spice-Rubbed Rack of Lamb With Cucumber Salad. overnight.

Ingredients 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons olive oil One 1 ¼-pound rack of lamb 8 ounces unwaxed baby or English cucumbers (unpeeled), cut into 1-inchlong matchsticks 3 ounces red onion, thinly sliced, then cut into 1-inch-long pieces 1 ½ tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar Steps Whisk together the five-spice powder, salt and oil in a small bowl, then rub the mixture into the lamb. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at

least 8 hours and up to overnight.

When ready to cook, discard the plastic wrap around the lamb rack and any remaining marinade; bring to room temperature.

Combine the cucumber, red onion and vinegar in a medium bowl. Toss well, stirring every 5 minutes or so while the lamb is on the grill.

Prepare the grill for direct and indirect heat. If using charcoal, light the charcoal in a chimney starter and let the briquettes burn until flames subside and a light layer of ash covers the briquettes (about 20 to 25 minutes).

Dump the lighted coals into 2 mounds (or, preferably, into 2 half-moonshaped briquette baskets) on opposite sides of the grill. Place a drip pan between the piles of coals and fill it halfway with water. (If using gas, with

a two-burner grill, set one burner to medium-low and leave the other unlit; with three or more burners, set the outside or front and rear burners to medium or medium-high and leave the center burners unlit.) The grill temperature should be 400 to 425 degrees.

Place the lamb rack over direct heat. Cook uncovered, turning the rack so the meat is seared on all sides, then move the rack to the indirect-heat part of the grill. Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes; the rack is done when the internal temperature of the meat, measured away from the bone, registers 140 degrees (medium-rare).

Rest the meat for 10 minutes before cutting the rack into individual or double chops. Serve with the cucumber salad.

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Wild child steals MTV awards EVEN ECLIPSES LADY GAGA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — It may not be a good thing for her, but Miley Cyrus had the most memorable moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The provocative pop singer was the hot topic at Sunday night’s show: Cyrus eclipsed Lady Gaga’s opening performance of her new single, Katy Perry’s closing rendition of her latest hit and Kanye West’s artsy set.

The 20-year-old even grabbed more attention than Justin Timberlake’s performance with his ’N Sync band mates.

Cyrus twerked and gyrated, stripped and swayed. She sang, too.

She had a helper at the VMAs: Robin Thicke.

After performing her edgy hit, We Can’t Stop, she stripped off her outfit to reveal a nude bikini.

She sang the first verse of Thicke’s Blurred Lines, then grinded on the R&B singer and made suggestive moves with a foam hand.

The wild child also slapped a girl’s butt onstage.

It was an eye-popping performance, much like the party she’s having in her music video for We Can’t Stop, one of the most popular on YouTube.

Within hours, the Buzzfeed site was posting the “15 Weirdest and Craziest Moments” from Cyrus’ performance, which was aired live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. “Amazing. I thought it was awesome,” fellow former child star Selena Gomez said backstage of Cyrus’ performance.

“I love Robin Thicke, too, so I like that they collab’d.”

Artist to watch winner Austin Mahone also seemed to enjoy the performance: “I thought it was pretty creative. I thought it was pretty cool.”

Brooke Shields, who played Cyrus’ mom in a few episodes of Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel, took note of that on the Today show Monday: “I was Hannah Montana’s mom! Where did I go wrong?”

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, co-host

Mika Brzezinski said the performance was “disgusting and embarrassing,” and that people involved should be ashamed.

Twitter said early Monday that Cyrus was mentioned 4.5 million times on the social network site, ahead of Timberlake’s 2.9 million mentions.

Cyrus and Thicke’s performance led in tweets per minute peaks with 306,100.

Though they were attention grabbers and nominated for four moonmen each, Thicke and Cyrus walked away empty-handed Sunday night.

Timberlake earned three awards, including video of the year and best male video for Mirrors.

Days ahead of the VMAs, his rumoured reunion with ’N Sync dominated headlines, and he and his former band mates delivered at the awards show.

As Timberlake performed a medley of his solo hits, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick emerged from the bottom of the stage in suits to sing some lines from their hits Girlfriend and Bye, Bye, Bye. Gomez, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and possibly the entire venue were giddy as the boy band danced like they did a decade ago.

Even rappers Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J admitted on the red carpet they were excited to see ’N Sync hit the stage.

“Half of the moonmen I’ve ever won, I won with those four guys right there,” Timberlake said of his band mates when he accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award.

“So above all else, I’m going to share this — we can keep it my house — but I’m going to share this award with them.”

Cyrus wasn’t the only pop singer with edge at the VMAs: Swift also turned heads.

The 23-year-old, who won best female video, appeared to utter an expletive to Gomez when Swift’s rumoured ex, One Direction member Harry Styles, was onstage.

The boy band also earned boos when it won best song of the summer for Best Song Ever, beating out Gomez,

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This image released by MTV shows Miley Cyrus performing at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sunday, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Thicke, Cyrus, Daft Punk and Calvin Harris. Rapper A$AP Rocky also provided an awkward moment Sunday when standing next to NBA player Jason Collins, who were both announcing Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ performance. Collins, who is the first active player in the NBA to say he was gay, spoke about coming out as A$AP Rocky looked uncomfortable.

Lady Gaga kicked off the awards show in a less dramatic fashion com-

pared with her past performances.

She did change her clothes — and hair — various times onstage while dancing and singing her new hit, Applause.

She finished in a thong, revealing her toned body.

Katy Perry closed the VMAs under the Brooklyn bridge in a boxing ring, singing her smash hit Roar.

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Kathy Reichs’ new Bones novel draws on suspicious death is real. There are no made-up procedures in her books, she insists.

And she doesn’t rely on fancy gizmos like the sleuths in TV’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which predated Bones by a few years.

Reichs acknowledges there is a trick to putting the science in her stories and keeping it accurate.

“I’m kind of a fanatic about that,” she says.

“But keep it short, keep it jargon-free, make it entertaining so the reader can learn something but not feel like they’re reading a textbook.”

In the new novel, for instance, Brennan’s examination of the bones of the hit-and-run victim reveal an approximate age for her as well as information on the car that struck her.

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She’s rare among internationally recognized crime writers in using Canadian locales in her books and has set others in Yellowknife and New Brunswick.

Montreal has been the setting for several books and Reichs describes the city as a “living, breathing part of the story.”

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On top of that and the killing in Afghanistan, she’s also trying to unravel the mystery behind mummified dogs suspected to be stolen antiquities.”

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MONTREAL — It’s a long way from Quebec to Afghanistan — except when it’s renowned forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs taking a leap of imagination for the latest in her series of Bones crime novels.

In Bones of the Lost, protagonist Temperance Brennan is called upon to investigate the possibility that a young U.S. Marine is being set up for a war crime in the shooting of unarmed Afghan villagers. It all comes down to the direction the bullets came from.

“I drew on a case I’d worked on years ago in Quebec of an individual who was pronounced dead of a suicide, shot in his chest,” she said. The victim, who was found in his car in 1969, was a police detective.

“The family always thought it had been a murder, that he was shot in the back.”

That body was exhumed 30 years after the man died and Reichs was called in to examine the remains, which were now mainly bones, to help determine the bullet’s trajectory. The suicide ruling stood.

She decided to set that part of the story in Afghanistan after visiting there on a United Service Organizations tour and meeting the troops, but it’s not the first time the Chicago-born Reichs has drawn on one of the real cases she’s encountered in a lengthy career as a forensic anthropologist.

Besides working with the Quebec medical-legal institute, the province’s main crime lab, Reichs was also a consultant with the chief medical examiner’s office in North Carolina.

Now splitting her time in Montreal with her job as an anthropology professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, she has also testified at the UN Tribunal on genocide in Rwanda and helped identify remains from the Sept. 11,

2001, terrorist attacks in New York.

After writing journal articles and textbooks, she decided to give fiction a try after being promoted to full professor at UNC-Charlotte and started her first book in 1994.

“I thought fiction might be fun,” she said in a telephone interview from Toronto, where she was promoting Bones of the Lost.

“I had just worked on a serial murder case in Montreal so I kind of had the bare bones, I guess you’d say, of the story so that all came together.

Back then, I don’t think anyone knew what forensic anthropology was so I thought it might bring my science to a broader audience.”

Deja Dead, published in 1997, was a bestseller and won her the 1997 Ellis crime writing award for Best First Novel.

Bones of the Lost is Reichs’ 16th novel starring Temperance Brennan although she’s also done a series featuring Brennan’s great-niece Tory for young adults.

The Bones TV series is based on her books and she’s written an episode titled The Dude in the Dam which is scheduled for broadcast Nov. 19.

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Families can fight bullying COOKING LESSON A special cooking lesson for those who want to prepare a nice Chinese dish will be offered in September at the Festival Hall Kitchen. On Sept. 12 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for $50 per person, Peter Lao will teach tricks in preparing Chinese food, as well as the basic theory.

People who are new or experienced in cooking Chinese food stand to benefit from Lao’s knowledge. To register, call Delores at 403-3460055.

BREAKFAST AT CRONQUIST HOUSE People who want to view Bower Ponds over breakfast from a Victorian farmhouse will get the chance on weekdays starting Sept. 3. Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the stately three-storey brick Cronquist House, which overlooks the ponds. Lunch and tea are already served from the house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays.

Due to private functions, the house may be closed to the public on certain days.

Call 403-346-0055 for reservations. For more details, call Delores Coghill, manager of the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society, at 403-346-0055 or email rdchs@telus.net. For more details about the Cronquist House or the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society, go to www.rdchs.com.

MOTHER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BULLYING CASUALTY AMANDA TODD SPEAKS AT STETTLER

BY JOHN MACNEIL SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE STETTLER — Carol Todd, mother of British Columbia bullying casualty Amanda Todd, told a Saturday gathering that more family time and Internet education for parents are needed.

“Family time is so important,” Todd said during her first Alberta visit as an anti-bullying advocate. “Kids are too hooked in to the digital world right now, as are adults.

“The problem right now I see is that landlines are becoming ob- Carol Todd solete in homes, and so when we say as parents, to kids, ‘I’m going to take your phone and turn it off,’ we don’t do the same thing. We have to role-model to our kids, before we can expect them to do the same thing.”

Shutting off phones during family meals makes such gatherings more meaningful, she said.

“It’s little things that will make a difference in a fast-paced world. Taking the time to have those dinners, going out for ice cream, going out for a walk and making the rule that you leave your phone at home, and everybody does that, it would just promote more discussion.”

Todd has been talking publicly about bullying since her 15-year-old daughter committed suicide last October in Port Coquitlam, B.C., after posting a poignant video about being cyber-bullied.

Todd, a teacher for 30 years, said her role as an educator has helped her share Amanda’s story and push for societal and government changes.

She believes that parents need to educate themselves about problematic socialmedia websites.

“It’s up to us as parents to bring it up in

conversation with (children) and to know what’s going on so that we can put more safety measures in our kids and teach them what to look for,” said Todd, whose 20-yearold son is a university student.

“And if your child comes and says to you, ‘I did this and it’s on this site,’ you’ll have some background knowledge base on what exactly that site was about and what needs to be done. Instead of floundering around and going, ‘Well, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with that site.’

“I see parents using excuses, ‘I don’t have enough time. I’m too Mackenzie busy.’ But are you really Murphy too busy? Because this is parenting. It’s a different aspect of parenting now. Technology has just thrown in another responsibility for us as parents, and as teachers. Educators need to also be able to ramp up their knowledge, so that they can talk about it in class.”

While families used to be able to position computers in a central location to monitor Internet visits at home, most teenagers now use personal phones “as their computer,” Todd said.

“I believe that telecommunications companies should also be involved with the (safeguarding) process, because they are actually the ones who sell the telephones and the data plans to each and every family member. They have access to all those families, so if they could become one of those stepping-stones to Internet safety and digital-media safety, it would just help the whole situation.”

From a spring meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to speaking to small groups, as she did Saturday, Todd vows to carry on her daughter’s legacy.

One of the teenagers impacted by Amanda Todd’s story addressed the Stettler gathering. Mackenzie Murphy, who turns 14 next

month, said that she’s not only a bullying victim.

“I’m a survivor,” said Murphy, an Airdrie resident who was on the verge of committing suicide last December “because I couldn’t pretend anymore” that relentless bullying didn’t hurt.

“One voice is all it takes (to counter bullying). And that’s what we’re going to do. It does get better.”

Her efforts pushed Airdrie city council to make plans for an anti-bullying bylaw that calls for offenders to be fined and attend counselling sessions.

“Amanda Todd inspired my daughter,” said Murphy’s mother, Tara.

“Parents need to wake up and realize that kids need us to be the voice sometimes.”

The goal of such community rallies is to educate youth and adults about bullying signs, and promote an inclusive society, Tara Murphy said.

“It’s about treating people with respect.”

Colourful T-shirts, from pink and lime green to black, dotted the park Saturday for a rally called Free To Be You and Me. Rally organizer Brandi Page said more people were expected in the evening for the entertainment segment.

In his remarks Saturday afternoon, Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman said he was a victim of “a form of bullying” a decade ago when he was jailed for protesting the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly.

“It just seemed to be an unjust law,” he said.

“Bill C-18 changed the federal legislation, giving farmers the right to grow their grain and buy it from and sell it to whoever they want. We were able to make a difference.”

Strankman described bullying as “a societal problem,” and that while the turnout was small for Saturday’s rally, “it’s very important for each and every one of us to recognize that this occurs.”

John MacNeil is the editor/publisher of the Stettler Independent.

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OUTDOOR POOL CLOSES MONDAY Red Deerians who want to swim in the great outdoors have until this weekend to enjoy the outdoor pool.

The Red Deer outdoor pool at the Recreation Centre closes for the season on Labour Day. Outdoor pool hours from today to Friday are lane swimming from 5:30 to 9 a.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. and public swimming from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

On Saturday, there is lane swimming from 11 a.m. to noon and 8 to 9:30 p.m.; and public swimming from noon to 8 p.m. On Sunday, lane swimming runs from 11 a.m. to noon and public swimming is noon to 8 p.m. On holiday Monday, there will be lane swimming from 11 a.m. to noon and public swimming from noon to 5 p.m. For more information about indoor and outdoor pool, hours visit www. reddeer.ca/reccentre.

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Red Deer resident Simon Gorman, 22, realized a long-time dream on Sunday, free falling from an airplane soaring high over Central Alberta. “I’ve been wanting to go for about 10 years,” Gorman said. After watching a video and going through a few basic training exercises, Gorman and the other thrill seekers at Skydive Big Sky, located near Innisfail, were escorted to the plane and buckled in for a jump from about 3,800 metres. Gorman said he and the instructor were in a free fall for about 1,800 metres before the chute was deployed. “It was absolutely amazing,” he said.

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BRIEFS New trial coming Dates for a new trial will be addressed in October for a man accused of driving a pickup truck into a crowd of people at an Olds bar, killing one and wounding another.

Nicholas Baier, an 18-year-old student at Olds College, was killed in the early hours of Oct. 29, 2020, while standing with others outside the Texas Mickey bar.

Jeffrey Kevin Leinen, now 27, was charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and dangerous driving. He was convicted in December 2011 and sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 14 years.

His conviction was overturned on Aug. 12 by a panel of judges with the Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary.

Leinen is due in Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary on Oct. 3 to schedule his new trial.

Trailer stolen Sylvan Lake RCMP are looking for suspects involved in the theft of a $10,000 holiday trailer from an acreage near Eckville on Friday night.

Police say they received a complaint of the theft of a 1991 Award with the Alberta licence plate 728911 around 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

The trailer is white with dark blue trim and the roof is shaped like a boat hull.

The trailer is about 2.1 metres (seven feet) wide and 9.1 metres (30 feet) long. If you have any information, contact the Sylvan Lake RCMP at 403-858-7200.

Kidnap pleas coming Pleas are to be entered in Edmonton on Friday for an Innisfail man accused of attacking and kidnapping a woman after their relationship broke off.

The 56-year-old man, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of his alleged victim, was arrested at the CrossIron Mills shopping centre near Balzac on March 28, 2012, by police investigating allegations that a woman had been kidnapped and assaulted.

The man has been held in custody since then on numerous charges laid in Airdrie and Vegreville, including housebreaking, aggravated assault, sexual assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement and assaulting police.

He has asked for trial by judge and jury in the Court of Queen’s Bench, but has not yet entered pleas on the various charges before the court.

Details are to be sorted out during his arraignment in Edmonton on Friday.

Cow Lake day use area cleaned A group of Rocky Mountain House water lovers have come together to clean up the Cow Lake day use area.

Bruce Hutton, interim Rocky Mountain House Yacht Society president, said there have been ongoing maintenance issues at the popular site that haven’t been addressed because of the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) budget restraints.

“They have done the best they can ... but the day use area is way down on the priority area,” said Hutton.

The group of fisherman, boaters and water skiers formed last year and has worked out an agreement with ESRD to take over the maintenance of the site. In early August, volunteers installed a 15-metre dock on loan from the ESRD. “If you get a group of people together, things will come together,” said Hutton.

Next on the list is to clean up the access road, remove a tree that is causing damage to the boat launch, add a fish cleaning table and add picnic tables. There are fewer than 10 people in the group but Hutton said they have received a lot of support from the community.

For more information, contact Hutton at rbretired@gmail.com.

Opinions vary on Red Deer’s controversial bike lane pilot project.

And the City of Red Deer has heard them all.

A whopping 2,200 responses were filed by the pilot survey deadline of Aug. 17.

The responses are being analyzed and compiled into a report for city council.

In early September, council will receive a final report on the threeyear pilot project.

Transportation engineer Michael Williston said the report will form part of what the city’s Engineering Department will bring to council on balancing transportation needs in Red Deer.

“It’s great that we are getting all this feedback,” said Williston.

“That’s exactly what we wanted to get.

“We’ve been hearing the public feedback over the last couple of years.

We’ve adjusted the network to address some of those concerns. I think some of the changes on the road this year are reflective of that.”

In April, city council approved changes to the cycling network, including the removal of bike lanes on 59th Avenue from Holt Street to 70th Street, 40th Avenue between 39th Street and 52nd Street, and on 39th Street between 38A Avenue and 40th Avenue.

The pilot was given the green light in 2011 with a price tag of $800,000.

While controversy stirred locally about safety and traffic concerns, the city won a national award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for sustainability in February.

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Little doubt chemical weapons used UN TEAM MEETS WITH VICTIMS OF ALLEGED CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA AFTER CONVOY HIT BY SNIPER FIRE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS, Syria — U.N. experts collected samples and testimony from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack Monday following a treacherous journey through government and rebel-held territory, where their convoy was hit by snipers.

As U.S. officials said there was very little doubt that Syria used chemical weapons and Western powers stepped up calls for swift military action, President Bashar Assad’s government vowed to defend itself against any international attack, warning that such an intervention would ignite turmoil across the region.

It also would bring the U.S. closer to a conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people since Assad cracked down on Arab Spring-inspired protesters in March 2011.

Syria’s civil war has been increasingly defined by sectarian killings between the Sunni-led rebellion and Assad’s regime, dominated by Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.

It would essentially pit the U.S. and regional allies Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar in a proxy war against Iran, which is providing weapons to the Syrian government’s counterinsurgency, along with Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese group that also has aided Assad’s forces militarily.

Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal Mikdad told The Associated Press in an interview in Damascus that such an attack would trigger “chaos in the entire world.”

“If individual countries want to pursue aggressive and adventurous policies, the natural answer ... would be that Syria, which has been fighting against terrorism for almost three years, will also defend itself against any international attack,” he added.

Assad told a Russian newspaper that any military campaign against his country was destined to fail.

It’s also unclear what U.S. action would mean for relations with Russia, which warned Monday against the use of force not sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council, calling it “a crude violation of international law.”

Support for some sort of international military response was likely to grow if it is confirmed that Assad’s regime was responsible for the Aug. 21 attack in the Damascus suburbs that activists say killed hundreds of people. The group Doctors Without Borders put the death toll at 355.

Wildfire closing in on SF Bay water source TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. — A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco’s famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted.

Nearly 3,700 firefighters battled the approximately 230-square-mile blaze, the biggest wildfire on record in California’s Sierra Nevada.

They reported modest progress, saying the fire was 15 per cent contained.

Utility officials monitored the clarity of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and used a massive new $4.6 billion gravity-operated pipeline system to move water quickly to reservoirs closer to the big city. The Hetch Hetchy supplies water to 2.6 million people in the San Francisco Bay area, 150 miles away.

“We’re taking advantage that the water we’re receiving is still of good quality,” said Harlan Kelly Jr., general manager of the city’s Public Utilities Commission.

“We’re bringing down as much water as possible and replenishing all of the local reservoirs.”

At the same time, utility officials gave assurances that they have a six-month supply of water in reservoirs near the Bay area.

So far the ash that has been raining onto the Hetch Hetchy has not sunk as far as the intake valves, which are about halfway down the 300-foot O’Shaughnessy Dam. Utility officials said that the ash is nontoxic but that the city will begin filtering water for customers if problems are detected. That could cost more.

On Monday the fire was still several miles away from the steep granite canyon where the reservoir is nestled, but

several spot fires were burning closer, and firefighters were protecting hydroelectric transmission lines and other utility facilities.

“Obviously we’re paying close attention to the city’s water supply,” said Glen Stratton, an operations chief on the fire suppression team.

Power generation at the reservoir was shut down last week so that firefighters would not be imperiled by live wires.

San Francisco is buying replacement power from other sources to run City Hall and other municipal buildings. It has been at least 17 years since fire ravaged the northernmost stretch of Yosemite that is under siege.

Park officials cleared brush and set sprinklers on two groves of giant sequoias that were seven to 10 miles away from the fire’s front lines, said park spokesman Scott Gediman.

gate, although the U.S. said it was a step that came “too late to be credible.”

Snipers opened fire on the U.N. convoy, hitting one of the vehicles carrying a team on its way to investigate the Aug. 21 incident.

Martin Nesirky, a spokesman for U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon, said one of the U.N. vehicles was “deliberately shot at multiple times” in the buffer zone between rebel- and government-controlled territory, adding that the team was safe.

Nesirky said the car was “no longer serviceable” after the shooting, forcing the team to return to a government checkpoint to replace the vehicle. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said the tires and windshield were hit, but the window was not shattered, and the team plans to go out again Tuesday to do more sampling.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said chemical weapons were used in Syria and he accused Assad’s regime of destroying evidence. He said the U.S. has additional information about the attack and will make it public in the days ahead.

“The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. By any standard, it is inexcusable and — despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured — it is undeniable,” said Kerry, the highestranking U.S. official to confirm the attack.

“This international norm cannot be violated without consequences,” he said.

Assad has denied launching a chemical attack, blaming the rebels instead, and has authorized a U.N. team of experts currently in Syria to investi-

Kerry makes justification for Syria strike SAYS CHEMICAL ARMS USE AN ‘OBSCENITY’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signalling that President Bashar Assad’s regime was responsible.

Kerry, speaking to reporters at the State Department, said last week’s attack “should shock the conscience” of the world.

“The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. By any standard, it is inexcusable and — despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured — it is undeniable,” said Kerry, the highest-ranking U.S. official to confirm the attack in the Damascus suburbs that activists say killed hundreds of people.

“This international norm cannot be violated without consequences,” he added.

Officials said President Barack Obama has not decided how to respond to the use of deadly gases, a move the White House said last year would cross a “red line.” But the U.S., along with allies in Europe, appeared to be laying the groundwork for the most aggres-

sive response since Syria’s civil war began more than two years ago.

Two administration officials said the U.S. was expected to make public a more formal determination of chemical weapons use on Tuesday, with an announcement of Obama’s response likely to follow quickly. The officials insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the internal deliberations.

The international community appeared to be considering action that would punish Assad for deploying deadly gases, not sweeping measures aimed at ousting the Syrian leader or strengthening rebel forces.

The focus of the internal debate underscores the scant international appetite for a large-scale deployment of forces in Syria and the limited number of other options that could significantly change the trajectory of the conflict.

“We continue to believe that there’s no military solution here that’s good for the Syrian people, and that the best path forward is a political solution,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said. “This is about the violation of an international norm against the use of chemical weapons and how we should respond to that. ” The Obama administration was moving ahead even as a United Nations team already on the

ground in Syria collected evidence from last week’s attack. The U.S. said Syria’s delay in giving the inspectors access rendered their investigation meaningless and officials said the administration had its own intelligence confirming chemical weapons use.

“What is before us today is real and it is compelling,” Kerry said. “Our understanding of what has already happened in Syria is grounded in facts.”

The U.S. assessment is based in part on the number of reported victims, the symptoms of those injured or killed and witness accounts.

Administration officials said the U.S. had additional intelligence confirming chemical weapons use and planned to make it public in the coming days.

Officials stopped short of unequivocally stating that Assad’s government was behind the attack. But they said there was “very little doubt” that it originated with the regime, noting that Syria’s rebel forces do not appear to have access to the country’s chemical weapons stockpile.

Assad has denied launching a chemical attack. The U.N. team came under sniper fire Monday as it travelled to the site of the Aug. 21 attack.

It’s unclear whether Obama would seek authority from the U.N. or Congress before using force.

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I think it goes something like this …

New parents may feel overwhelmed by too much child care advice

There are a lot of jobs that aren’t all the rage in the 1960s that it is today. as easy as they look. So-called dream But who was I to question the songjobs that most wouldn’t consider jobs writer? That is what I heard and that is at all. Like singing. Who hasn’t enter- what I sang. tained the idea of being That is, until the summer a rock star? Arriving in a I offered up the line around shiny bus, or private plane a campfire and was greeted and walking out on the with a moment of stunned stage to a screaming audisilence followed by a roar of ence. Being ushered away laughter that for once had in a limo after the show. All nothing to do with my terthose clothes, mansions, rible singing skills. Apparthe pools, the money, the ently the line actually goes fans, the fame. It can look “You’ll be older too and if pretty good. And easy. You you say the word, I can stay sing into a microphone for with you.” Good grief. a couple hours and you’re Now imagine you’re a a millionaire. Pretty sweet rock star again. gig if you can get it, right?

The limos and screamSHANNON Summers in the north ing fans are wonderful, but MCKINNON mean campfires with what about remembering friends and campfires mean the words to not just one at least one person pulling song, but an entire set? And out a guitar while the rest of course you would also sing. Or attempt to sing. It always starts need to remember nonstop finely chooff with great enthusiasm and lots of reographed dance moves to each of requests. those songs while you sing them.

“Play Just Give me a Reason by Pink Or if you’re Pink you need to hang and Nate!” someone shouts, launch- upside down from cables 30 feet in ing into the first verse. The guitarist the air while still managing to carry a tries in vain to strum along but gets tune. lost about the same time as the singer These days performances are so runs out of words with a puzzled frown. slick and daunting that even if I could “Oh, shoot. I know this song. I sing it all carry a tune — which I can’t — or if I the time. C’mon, what comes after “just wasn’t scared of heights — which I am a little bits enough’?”

— I would rather dig ditches for a livWhile the would-be singer hums ing. and mumbles to herself, someone else Professional singers have my gratishouts out another request and the tude, my respect and even my awe, but guitarist gamely starts strumming, only not my envy. to have it end in the same wreckage as For all their slick presentation and the first. perfectly executed moves, I think I alTop hits are soon dispatched in fa- most prefer down-to-earth sing-alongs vour of standard campfire fare, such around the campfire that require no as Gordon Lightfoot or Anne Murray. cables or microphones, or pyrotechThe guitarist looks relieved. Good ole nics…well maybe a few pyrotechnics if Lightfoot and his simple — or com- you count the campfire. paratively simple — chord changes. It There’s always one person stirring doesn’t last. the flames or twirling around a glow“If you could read my mind, love, ing stick or accidentally launching an what a tale my thoughts could tell. enflamed marshmallow into the crowd, Just like a paperback novel, at the bot- just to keep everyone on their toes. tom of a wishing well … wait that’s not But the rest is simply music in its right.” rawest form.

And it’s back to puzzled frowns, Even talent is optional. There’s no humming and random words from judges to say you’re singing off key five different verses and two different or your performance doesn’t dazzle. songs. Sometimes we are convinced No disgruntled audience or pressure we know the words, but sadly, we are to make sure your next song is betmistaken. ter than your last. Around the fire it’s For years I thought the line in the simply about sharing laughter, music Beatles hit that follows “Will you still and fishing for lyrics beneath our star need me, will you still feed me when speckled, borealis streaked, northern I’m 64” was “You’ll be all tattooed and skies. if you say the word, I can stay with Shannon McKinnon is a humour colyou.” umnist from Northern BC. You can catch I did think it was a bit nonsensical; up on past columns by visiting www. especially since body ink was not at shannonmckinnon.com

Question: As first-time parents, What should I do? we’ve been overwhelmed by all the adBob Waliszewski, director of Plugged vice we’ve received from people.

In: The answer to this increasingly Though they are well-meaning, I common dilemma lies in teaching them feel like telling them to discernment — not imposing mind their own business. isolation.

Is that wrong?

By taking this approach, Jim: It wasn’t long ago you’ll be teaching your kids that I was asking this to think for themselves and same question. equipping them to make smart What I eventually choices long after they’ve left learned is that most vetyour nest. eran parents who share These ideas may be of their hard-won wisdom help: are simply trying to help.

Establish guidelines for They’ve already raised your family. their own kids, and don’t Although entertainment see why you shouldn’t decisions can fall into a bit of JIM benefit from the invalua gray area, establish a family DALY able knowledge they’ve standard for making media acquired through trial decisions. and error.

Our family did so — not beSo try to be gracious cause we needed more rules, when they offer their tips but because we didn’t want to and helpful hints. leave the concept of making For the most part, they’re acting out wise choices to mere chance. of genuine concern and are on your Rely on credible sources for enterside. tainment review. Check out potential Of course, there are some whose media choices before your kids make motives are different — individuals them. who take pleasure in boosting their Focus on the Family’s Plugged own sense of superiority by pointing In Online (www.pluggedin.com) proout your mistakes and telling you the vides balanced, trustworthy reviews of “right way” to parent your child. what’s hot in the media.

Dealing with these folks is frustratModel wise choices. One of the suring. est ways to derail your child’s media When responding to them, you might discernment is to behave hypocrititry saying something like this: “Thank cally. you so much for your helpful advice.

Your words won’t be effective if you We will certainly consider it.” say one thing and do another.

This phrase can be particularly When you can’t tune it out, try teachuseful if the unwanted counsel is com- ing. ing from a close relative such as a parWhen your family encounters offenent or an in-law. Remember to say it sive media content, turn the incident with a smile. into a “teachable moment.”

Another technique is to thank Discuss what’s wrong with the mesthem and let them know that you sage it conveys and use the opportuare basing your parenting methods nity to reinforce the principles of dison your moral values, along with the cernment. advice of respected child-developKeep open communication lines. ment experts.

Talk often about the media with your One place to find that expert ad- kids. vice is Focus on the Family’s ComWhen you have to say “no” to certain plete Guide to Baby and Child Care, an entertainment, help them find positive extensive volume written by 26 family alternatives. physicians and pediatricians associAdopt a policy of accountability ated with our Physicians Resource that allows all family members to read Council. each other’s texts, tweets, social media You can order a copy by giving us posts, emails, web history, etc. Intena call at 1-800-A-FAMILY or by visit- tionality is the best way to turn your ing our online store (focusonthefamily. home into a place where good habits of com). media discernment are caught as well Question: I’m extremely frustrated as taught. with the growing toxicity of the entertainment media, but short of moving to Catch up with Jim Daly at www.jimthe Sahara Desert, I can’t completely dalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/ shield my children from all of it.

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What some people will do to get noticed up. Children are learning and constantly reassessing — trying to figure out life and find a place in the family hierarchy, pushing the envelope and pushing buttons.

Over time, most children outgrow the inordinate need to be noticed and become less dependent on others for attention and approval.

Sometimes, attention-seeking behaviour develops not from neglect but from over-indulgence. The children are spoiled, treated as though they are superior to others and therefore deserving of the need to have all eyes and ears focused upon them.

It’s an unwarranted sense of entitlement and such individuals may feel slighted if others do not pay close attention to them.

Attention-seeking is related to self-esteem. When people don’t feel good about themselves, they may derive emotional sustenance from acting out.

When noticed by others, they feel validated and significant.

Attention-seeking can also be rooted in ego — an aspect of the psyche that wants to be seen, heard, respected and considered special often at the expense of someone else.

By developing our self-esteem, the attention we once demanded from others can be replaced by a quiet inner confidence which radiates from deep within.

Attention seeking can have its benefits. Many talented performers would never have reached stardom or international fame were it not for the insatiable need to seek attention.

And there are times, of course, when attention-

Freddy was the classroom clown. Every chance he got, he was doing something crazy, and he seemed to revel in the attention. Classmates were always talking about the latest crazy thing Freddy did.

One time, when we were studying geography in middle school, the teacher had told Freddy to go up to the map at the front of the class and point to the continent of Africa.

As I recall, Freddy pointed to Newfoundland and everyone laughed. When he admitted to having no idea where Africa was, the teacher suggested he move his finMURRAY ger down the map and she FUHRER would say “warmer” as he got closer.

“Hot!” she said when he nearly touched it.

At that, Freddy yelped and jumped around as though he had burned his finger.

Everyone laughed and, this time, so did the teacher.

Over time, Freddy’s antics became less entertaining and more annoying.

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MDs warned to watch for rare form of abuse PARENT-FABRICATED ILLNESS IN KIDS gratification, but at the cost of the child’s well-being.

“And usually that comes in the form of seeking attention and symDoctors need to be alert for pathy,” he said from Tuscaloosa, signs of a form of abuse in which a Ala. parent fabricates illness in a child “So they present themselves as and exposes them to unnecessary the caregivers of terribly ill chiland potentially harmful tests and dren, whose illnesses are defying treatments, says the American diagnosis. And predictably, they Academy of Pediatrics. get a lot of care and concern from Because it is relatively rare, immediate family as well as the caregiver-fabricated illness in community.” a child is often unrecognized by Feldman, author of Playing health professionals, said Dr. HarSick, said many of these parents riet MacMillan, who co-authored a are dissatisfied with how their report on the subject for the AAP, own lives have turned out and which appears in today’s issue of feel out of control. Successfully the journal Pediatrics. manipulating the beliefs of “high“In the child, it’s a form of malstatus professionals like doctors treatment; in the person who is allows them to feel once again in File Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS committing it, it is considered a control.” psychiatric disorder,” said MacDr. Harriet MacMillan, a One of the most common means Millan, a pediatrician and child of “proving” their assertions to pediatrician and psychiatrist at psychiatrist at McMaster Univerhealth providers is to cause their McMaster University. MacMillan sity’s Children’s Hospital. child to stop breathing. says caregiver-fabricated illness “One example would be where “I actually have videotapes of a parent is reporting that the in a child is often unrecognized several perpetrators, male and fechild has certain symptoms that male, suffocating the child when by health professionals. the child doesn’t have,” she said they think they’re not being obfrom Hamilton. portion are left with long-term dis- served,” he said.

“The parent will say, ‘My child “In one case, the father literalability or permanent injury. has terrible abdominal pain.’ So “When health-care providers ly positions his entire body over it begins with a set of X-rays, then are seeing children with illnesses the infant’s head with the inother (diagnostic) procedures or that are not explained and result fant’s face pressed into the matpotentially even exploratory surin multiple medical procedures, tress and he stays in that position gery.” they need to be alert to this pos- for 70 seconds, and then gets up MacMillan and other members sibility,” said MacMillan, caution- when a nurse enters the room of the AAP’s Committee on Child ing that there is no typical presen- and the child is unconscious but Abuse and Neglect said caregivalive.” tation. er-fabricated illness in a child While babies and toddlers are has been known often the victims, since the 1980s as older children and ‘IN THE CHILD, IT’S A FORM OF Munchausen syneven caregiver-deMALTREATMENT; IN THE PERSON WHO drome by proxy. pendent disabled The latest volume adults can also be IS COMMITTING IT, IT IS CONSIDERED A of the Diagnostic and the subjects of sham PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER.’ Statistical Manual symptoms, Feldman of mental disorders, said.

— DR. HARRIET MACMILLAN the bible of psychiatOne paper in the ric diagnoses, calls it medical literature “factitious disorder suggests older sibimposed on another.”

A child might show up with any- lings may also have been previous The syndrome name derives thing from bleeding or seizures to targets, and in about 25 per cent from Baron von Munchausen, an a urinary tract infection or atten- of cases, those children died as a 18th-century German aristocrat tion deficit hyperactivity disorder, result. who purportedly told many fantas“It may be more lethal than the authors say. tic stories about himself.

MacMillan, who is part of a just about any other form of In the early 1950s, people who health-care team dealing with a b u s e , ” s a i d F e l d m a n , n o t fabricated disease symptoms that family violence and interventions ing that children can become led to self-harm were described as aimed at preventing child abuse Munchausen’s patients themhaving Munchausen’s syndrome. or neglect, said made-up symp- s e l v e s a s a d u l t s o r e n d u p Inventing symptoms in others toms can be physical or psycho- avoiding medically necessary came to be known as Munchaustreatment due to post-traumatic logical. en’s by proxy.

Over the years, she’s seen cas- stress disorder.

“It’s been referred to with dif“They want nothing to do with es of psychiatric symptoms being ferent names and our committee fabricated by a parent, “anything anything that reminds them about felt it was important to refer to from ’My child is behaving in a the victimization they experiit as caregiver-fabricated illness way that makes me question au- enced earlier in life.” in a child because it really puts MacMillan said doctors who are tism’ to ’My child keeps trying to the emphasis on the child, as with suspicious about the credibility of hurt herself.”’ other types of maltreatment,” Children can end up being pre- purported symptoms need to conMacMillan said. scribed unnecessary drugs — anti- duct a careful medical history and Caregiver-contrived illness is depressants, even antipsychotics physical examination, and speak relatively rare — it’s estimated to health providers in other set— as a result, she said. to occur in 0.5 to two per 100,000 Dr. Marc Feldman, a psychia- tings to see if they have previously children — but its effects can be trist at the University of Alabama seen the child for similar comsevere. and an internationally recognized plaints.

An estimated six to nine per “My aim is not, nor is it of the expert in Munchausen’s and other cent of children exposed to this forms of medical deception, said committee, to suggest that this is a form of abuse end up dying as a parents behind this kind of abuse really common problem. It’s not at result, and about the same proare typically seeking emotional all,” she said.

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ATTENTION: Ask yourself why If you’re the one seeking attention – and doing it in an unhealthy manner – you might want to ask yourself why. If it’s always about you, outdoing the other guy and being the centre of attention, it’s probably time for some serious soul-searching.

Is there a deep-seated insecurity or ancient childhood hurt that needs to be acknowledged and healed? Are there ghosts from the past that need to be exorcised?

Consider your motivation and ask if the need is fear-driven.

Dominating conversations with stories, drama and hijinks is a habit that needs to be broken. When in conversation with others, spend time listening and asking questions.

Resist the urge to jump in with your own story and instead re-focus on what the other person is saying.

If you’re with someone who is constantly seeking attention, you’ll need to set some firm boundaries.

Remember, if you tolerate poor behaviour, you will simply encourage it to continue.

This can be immensely challenging and may require professional intervention.

In the years that followed, Freddy tried to remain the centre of attention at parties and such but few people were willing to tolerate his behaviour.

In fact, most people refused to invite him to social gatherings for fear that he might do something crazy or embarrassing. Instead of asking if we had heard about the latest “crazy” thing Freddy had done, friends would often ask, “Did you hear about the sad and pathetic thing Freddy did the other night?”

Whatever the source of the attention-seeking behaviour, with time, effort and self-awareness, most of us can learn how to approve of ourselves, appreciate our good qualities and feel good enough without being the centre of attention.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

What’s it cost to raise a child?

Less than you think THE CANADIAN PRESS A prominent think tank raised eyebrows by releasing data suggesting the financial toll of parenthood has never been lighter.

Research from the right-of-centre Fraser Institute found that the cost of raising a child in Canada totalled no more than $4,500 a year per offspring, less than half of more common estimates of $10,000 or more.

The research group, which studies economic and social issues from a fiscally conservative perspective, also argued the figure could be lowered even further by pennywise parents who commit to pruning all unnecessary expenses from their child-rearing budgets.

But the Institute’s research was greeted with consternation by many parents who contend the study fails to account for the rigours of modern life.

The research deliberately excluded the cost of day-care, housing and extra-curricular activities, all of which are vital and costly items in most family budgets, they said.

Study author Chris Sarlo said the bare-bones approach was a deliberate research decision.

The cost of raising a child in this country is a controversial issue, he conceded, adding family finances are mostly subjective and therefore difficult to compare.

Sarlo opted to focus only on the additional cost each child would bring to the family, leaving out expenses that may have been previously incurred by the parents such as housing and automobiles.

“If we lump in costs that were going to be there anyway, . . . . . . I think it’s inappropriate to put that on the children,” Sarlo said in a telephone interview from North Bay, Ont. “That’s not a cost that’s necessarily unique to children. It’s going to be there whether the family has children or not.”

After analyzing Statistics Canada’s 2009 Survey of Household Expenses, Sarlo concluded the baseline cost of raising a child fell between $3,000 and $4,500 per child per year.

The numbers suggest it’s perfectly possible to raise a happy, healthy child for less than expected, he said, adding the majority of families will opt for additional expenses.

Many parents cried foul, however, arguing those additional expenses are the very things that enhance a child’s quality of life in the present and chances of

success in the future.

Janice Biehn, a mother of two and editor of Parents Canada, said the numbers don’t reflect the realities most parents face.

She decried the failure to account for daycare costs, arguing many parents must work in order to pay the bills.

More importantly, she argued, the study glossed over the cost of extra-curricular activities that she sees as key to a child’s social and academic development.

Sports, clubs, music lessons and scouting troops are just some of the activities that have potential to enhance a child’s life, she said, adding none of those activities are free.

The importance of after-school activities was also highlighted in a recent University of Toronto study, which found children enrolled in extra-curricular programs had higher grades, lower dropout rates and healthier social relationships than those who were left to their own devices after class.

Biehn said the Fraser Institute study is right to advocate the need to raise children on a budget, but believes the analysis doesn’t capture the big picture.

“I’m all for getting off the fast-track of parenting and putting your kids in 18 different activities.

I do believe that parents are under pressure to do that, and I don’t want them to be,” she said.

Toronto mother of three Maureen Colford also lamented the failure to account for the costs of disabled kids, a group that made up just under five per cent of all children in 2008.

Medication, equipment and specialized care can add thousands to a family budget, she said.

But Colford believed the greatest oversight came from failing to account for the lack of community support in many places across the country.

Social service cutbacks mean that children of all income levels have limited access to services that were once within reach, she said, adding the onus falls on parents to make up the difference.

“Every child probably does need books, and we don’t have as many libraries as we used to,” Colford said.

“Every child does need time outdoors.

Well, not everybody lives beside a park. Not every child has physed in school. Not every child has all these other things.Parents who want to provide that will have to spend more.”

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Rookies impress Sutter TRACY MCGRADY

MCGRADY SET TO RETIRE Tracy McGrady says he is retiring from the NBA. The seven-time All-Star announced his decision on ESPN and Twitter on Monday.

McGrady spent 16 seasons in the NBA playing for the Raptors, Magic, Rockets, Knicks, Pistons and Hawks. He finished his career last season by signing with the San Antonio Spurs late in the year. After being drafted by Toronto out of high school in 1997, McGrady averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in a career that was curtailed by injuries.

McGrady said on ESPN that it’s been “a great run. But it’s time for it to come to an end.”

McGrady didn’t rule out continuing his career overseas. Before coming to the Spurs last season, McGrady played in China.

Today

● 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.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Intent on building a team with size and skill, Red Deer Rebels general manager/head coach Brent Sutter was all smiles as the club’s rookie camp concluded Monday afternoon at the Centrium.

“We have more size among our prospects this year, no question,” said Sutter. “And these guys, for the most part, can really skate. It’s been a real good camp. There’s a little bit of everything out there and there’s also a lot of bite in a lot of those kids.

“These are things we focused on during the last two bantam drafts.”

Several of the players selected in the 2012 draft stood out during rookie camp, particularly firstround pick and centre Adam Musil, who at sixfoot-one and 199 pounds was a man among boys.

“Our 16-year-old group is obviously an elite age group,” said Sutter, referring also to the likes of defencemen Austin Strand, Wyatt Kalynuk and Austin Shmoorkoff, forwards Brayden Burke, Tanner Laderoute, Mason McCarty and Meyer Nell, and netminder Taz Burman, all of whom were retained to compete in main camp today.

“That’s a pretty impressive group, and really, at the end of the day

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Tanner Laderoute of Edmonton breaks away from Keenan Lugt of Buena Vista, Sk. during a black and white rookie scrimmage at the Centrium on Monday. they could all push to play here this year. You know you can’t keep all of them, but it’s encouraging that we’ll be able to look forward to these kids coming in at 17 a year from now.

“What’s neat about it is you see how they’ve changed from being 15 to 16, and you learn something from that. Sometimes you think there’s something better out there, but at the end of the day there isn’t, so you have to more patient with the group you have and the players on your

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● 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

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ly stood out,” said the Rebels boss.

“But a kid like Jeff de Wit probably stood out more at this camp than Musil did last year as a 15-year-old. So that’s encouraging — knowing that our first-round pick this year has a chance to be that calibre of a player for us.

“Guys like (‘98-born defenceman) Josh Mahura and the Kalynuk boy . . . they’re all good players and they’re all going to be able to play in the league. It will sort itself out over time.”

Jays open series with win over Yankees

Wednesday

● BMX: Provincial races 5 and 6 at Red Deer BMX Park. ● WHL preseason: Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince George Cougars, 11 a.m., St. Albert Servus Credit Union Place.

list. At the same time, our scouts’ job is to always be improving our list.”

Musil, a lock to earn regular employment this season after joining the Rebels full time last spring, was dominant during rookie camp, but Sutter was equally impressed with local product Jeff de Wit, a six-foottwo, 174-pound centre who was the club’s firstround bantam pick this year.

“Musil was exactly what we thought he’d be in this camp. He certain-

Main camp opened late Monday afternoon with 55 players — including 18 who were promoted from the rookie camp — in gear.

“We’ll keep it at that number through Tuesday and then cut down to that 40 to 42 number for Wednesday,” said Sutter.

The players kept beyond Tuesday will practise during the morning — with sessions slated for 9, 10:15 and 11 a.m. — and will then play an intrasquad game at 5 p.m., a preview of Thursday’s Black and White game set for 7 p.m.

Today, the main camp players will participate in 90-minute scrimmages starting at 9 a.m., 1:30 and 6 p.m.

The remainder of the rookie-camp group promoted to main camp consists of defencemen Mahura, Keenan Lugt, Brett Hamer, Cale Chalifoux and Max Salpeter, forwards Caleb Riess, Josh Logel, Bryson Traptow, Reid Bosse, Shane Sherban, Reese Johnson and Tyler Kirkup, and netminder Colby Entz.

Forwards Grayson Pawlenchuk, who played four games with the Rebels last season, Cody Illerbrun and Jayze Schwartz were all injured during rookie camp.

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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Ryan Goins turns a double play on New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine during third inning action in Toronto on Monday.

Blue Jays 5 Yankees 2 TORONTO — With just over a month left in what has been a very disappointing season, the Toronto Blue Jays are hoping to take small steps now with an eye on spring training and the 2014 campaign.

Toronto bounced back from an awful road trip with a solid 5-2 victory over New York on Monday night in the opener of a six-game homestand. R.A. Dickey allowed one earned run over 6 1/3 innings to help the Blue Jays beat the Yankees for the first time in 11 games.

“The real tragedy in the season will be if there’s no growth out of what’s happened,” Dickey said. “So we’re in a place where we’re probably evaluating some things, seeing what we can do better and how we can perform better next year and what pieces to the puzzle are going to fit.

“If we’re able to do that, then we’re able to take a step forward if nothing else from a year that has not gone as expected for anybody.”

Edwin Encarnacion drove in two runs and Jose Reyes scored twice for the Blue Jays (59-73), who have spent most of the year in last place in the A.L. East. The bullpen did its job as Aaron Loup, Sergio Santos and Casey Janssen — with his 24th save — kept New York off the scoresheet once Dickey left the mound.

“Everything fell in line tonight but the key was (it was a) close ballgame, we plated some runs, gave us a little breathing room,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons. “That’s what we haven’t been able to do the last couple of weeks.”

Toronto was 2-8 on its recent road swing and needed a quality start from Dickey (1012), who delivered a steady performance on a hot, humid evening at Rogers Centre. His knuckleball was effective as he struck out six, walked three and allowed six hits.

“He’s on a nice little roll,” Gibbons said.

“He’s pitching pretty good. He’s got to feel good.”

Dickey’s lone earned run came when Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez turned on a pitch in the fifth inning for a solo shot that tied the game. It was his third homer of the season and 650th of his career.

The Blue Jays came back with three runs in the bottom half of the frame.

They took advantage of a rare error from right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki, who misplayed a drive from Encarnacion near the warning track.

Reyes scored on the error and Adam Lind followed by lashing another ball into right field to push Ryan Goins across. After an intentional walk to Brett Lawrie, Moises Sierra hit a sacrifice fly that scored Encarnacion.

That was it for New York starter Phil Hughes (4-13), who allowed three earned runs and seven hits.

Bigger ice surface a point of emphasis for Team Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Steve Yzerman still remembers what it was like in Nagano in 1998, the first Olympics with NHL players and an example of Canadian failure on the bigger, internationalsized ice surface.

The time-honoured strategy of dumping the puck in and forechecking didn’t work.

“You can spend a lot of time skating places and getting there just a second late, taking yourself out of the play,” said Yzerman, now Canada’s general manager. “It is a different game.”

It was a different game at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, too, when Canada finished seventh thanks to a lack of offence and speed and the wrong mix of talent for the 200-by-100-foot rink.

San Jose Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle watched from the stands as his teammates struggled.

“It was tough to watch, it was frustrating,” Boyle said. “Even though every player on that team deserved to be there and was great, sometimes you need certain things and that’s where different guys come into play.

I just thought we lacked some things.”

OLYMPIC MEN’S HOCKEY TRAINING CAMP Eight years removed from that debacle and four years after winning Olympic gold in Vancouver on NHL-sized 200-by-85-foot ice, Hockey Canada is determined to learn from what went wrong without abandoning its style.

“One of the critical things is to continue to play the Canadian game and not adjust to some of the spaces that suddenly arise,” coaching consultant and former Edmonton Oilers coach Ralph Krueger said. “But you need to make sure that you don’t change your game or make too many adjustments that will weaken what makes Canada strong.”

What makes Canada strong, Yzerman and the coaching staff hope, is speed and agility. Perhaps that’s part of what the 2006 group was lacking.

Judging by the comments of those in charge of making up the 2014 roster, it doesn’t sound like that’ll be a problem this time around, even if it’s at the expense of some players who won gold four years ago.

“The biggest lesson is foot speed, for all players. You have to be able to skate and you have to be able to move the puck,” Oilers president of hockey op-

erations Kevin Lowe said. “The team will be made up of players who can skate, think and move the puck. There could be a number of changes form the gold medal team in Vancouver.”

From the standpoint of piecing the team together, Canada learned from its folly in Turin that bringing back the majority of a team that just won gold — in that case the 2004 world championship — doesn’t always work. Turnover is to be expected because Yzerman wants a team built for big ice.

Of course it’s not as simple as picking 22 burners.

“We’re not just going to take the 14 fastest forwards and the eight fastest defencemen,” Yzerman said. “Hockey sense is probably the most important aspect a guy can have, particularly playing at a really high level, playing with good players around you.”

If it were all about speed, Taylor Hall of the Oilers, Marty St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins would be locks.

“I think I’d be a great player on big ice,” Hall said. “I’ve always felt that the big ice would

certainly be good for my kind of game. Hopefully they see that, too. I think they’re going to really determine their team on what it’s like to play on big ice.”

Boyle, who played in Sweden during the 2004-05 lockout, knows it’s about more than just racing up and down the ice.

“You’ve got to be able to skate, but your angles are a little bit different,” he said.

“Whether you’re a forward or defenceman I think the angling out there is a little bit different.”

That’s where hockey sense comes in. Because of the high cost of insurance, coach Mike Babcock had to get creative, putting players through ballhockey walkthroughs on a boarded-up international-sized rink at Canada Olympic Park.

What that exercise allowed players to see was the amount of space they’ll have to work with. But assistant coach Ken Hitchcock also wants players not to feel like the bigger ice gives them room to play slower.

“I think the sucker play is you have more space, you have more time, so the tendency is to take more time,” the St. Louis Blues coach said.

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Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 77 55 .583 74 55 .574 70 59 .543 69 62 .527 59 73 .447

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 77 54 .588 71 59 .546 66 64 .508 57 72 .442 54 76 .415

GB — 5 1/2 10 1/2 19 22 1/2

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 75 55 .577 73 57 .562 59 70 .457 58 71 .450 44 86 .338

GB — 2 15 1/2 16 1/2 31

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

GB — 1 1/2 5 1/2 7 1/2 18

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

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 78 52 .600 65 65 .500 60 71 .458 58 71 .450 49 80 .380

St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 77 54 .588 76 54 .585 74 58 .561 57 73 .438 55 75 .423

Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco

West Division W L Pct 76 54 .585 67 63 .515 62 71 .466 59 72 .450 58 73 .443

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

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

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

GB — 13 18 1/2 19 1/2 28 1/2 GB — 1/2 3 1/2 19 1/2 21 1/2 GB — 9 15 1/2 17 1/2 18 1/2

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

Monday’s Games Kansas City 11, Tampa Bay 1 Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Oakland 8, Detroit 6 Houston 10, Chicago White Sox 8 Texas at Seattle, late Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 9-9) at Toronto (Happ 3-3), 5:07 p.m.

Oakland (Milone 9-9) at Detroit (Verlander 12-9), 5:08 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 7-6) at Boston (Doubront 9-6), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 1-1) at Atlanta (A.Wood 2-2), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 13-6) at Tampa Bay (Ro. Hernandez 6-13), 5:10 p.m.

Houston (Clemens 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-4), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 8-8) at Minnesota (Correia 8-10), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 9-6) at Seattle (Iwakuma 12-6), 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Texas at Seattle, 1:40 p.m.

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.

Monday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 000 100 000 — 1 7 0 Kan. City 104 005 01x — 11 13 0 Hellickson, C.Ramos (3), W.Wright (6) and Lobaton; Guthrie, Collins (6), Coleman (8), Crow (9) and S.Perez. W—Guthrie 13-10. L—Hellickson 10-8.

HRs—Kansas City, S.Perez (7), B.Butler (13).

New York 100 010 000 — 2 7 1 Toronto 011 030 00x — 5 7 1 P.Hughes, Huff (5) and Au.Romine; Dickey, Loup (7), S.Santos (8), Janssen (9) and Thole, Arencibia.

W—Dickey 10-12. L—P.Hughes 4-13. Sv—Janssen (24). HRs—New York, A.Rodriguez (3).

Oakland 201 102 110 — 8 12 0 Detroit 020 020 011 — 6 13 0 Griffin, Otero (6), Doolittle (7), Cook (8), Balfour (9) and Vogt; Ani.Sanchez, J.Alvarez (6), Alburquerque (6), Bonderman (8) and B.Pena. W—Griffin 11-9.

L—J.Alvarez 1-4. Sv—Balfour (33). HRs—Oakland, Crisp (14). Detroit, Infante (7), Mi.Cabrera (43), V.Martinez (11).

Houston 030 121 102 — 10 13 1 Chicago 001 025 000 — 8 14 2 Oberholtzer, D.Martinez (6), Zeid (9), K.Chapman (9), Lyles (9) and J.Castro; Rienzo, Petricka (7), Veal (7), N.Jones (8), A.Reed (9) and Phegley.

W—D.Martinez 1-0. L—A.Reed 5-2. Sv—Lyles (1).

HRs—Houston, J.Castro (18), Wallace (11), Carter 2 (25), M.Dominguez (19). Chicago, Keppinger (4), A.Dunn (30).

Monday’s Games St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Colorado 6, San Francisco 1 Arizona 6, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, late Tuesday’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 2-4) at Washington (Ohlendorf 2-0), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 9-8) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9-4), 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 1-1) at Atlanta (A.Wood 2-2), 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 10-10) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 5-6), 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Latos 13-4) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 5-3), 6:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Petit 0-0) at Colorado (Bettis 0-2), 6:40 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 5-9) at Arizona (Undecided), 7:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-7), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 040 001 010 — 6 6 0 St. Louis 003 000 50x — 8 8 1 Leake, M.Parra (7), Hoover (7), Ondrusek (8) and Mesoraco; Lyons, Ca.Martinez (6), Maness (8), Mujica (9) and Y.Molina. W—Ca.Martinez 1-1. L—M. Parra 1-3. Sv—Mujica (35). HRs—Cincinnati, Bruce (25). St. Louis, Holliday (18), Craig (13).

Phila.

000 200 000 — 2 6 0 New York 010 000 000 — 1 5 0 Cl.Lee, Papelbon (9) and Ruiz; Z.Wheeler, Feliciano (7), Rice (8), C.Torres (8), Germen (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—Cl.Lee 11-6. L—Z.Wheeler 6-3.

Sv—Papelbon (22).

San Fran. 000 000 001 — 1 7 1 Colorado 021 200 10x — 6 13 0 Zito, Moscoso (5), Mijares (7) and Posey; Nicasio, W.Lopez (7), Francis (9) and W.Rosario. W—Nicasio 8-6. L—Zito 4-10. HRs—Colorado, Helton (9), Blackmon (4).

San Diego 100 000 000 — 1 5 1 Arizona 000 202 20x — 6 8 1 T.Ross, Hynes (7), Bass (7) and Hundley; McCarthy, E.De La Rosa (8) and M.Montero. W—McCarthy 3-8. L—T.Ross 3-7.

Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m.

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.

Golf PGA FedExCup Leaders Rank Name 1. Tiger Woods 2. Adam Scott 3. Phil Mickelson 4. Matt Kuchar 5. Justin Rose 6. Brandt Snedeker 7. Graham DeLaet 8. Bill Haas 9. Jordan Spieth 9. Jordan Spieth 10. Gary Woodland 11. Keegan Bradley 12. Ke.Streelman 13. Henrik Stenson 14. Jim Furyk 15. D.A. Points 16. Jason Day 17. Billy Horschel 18. Webb Simpson 19. Jason Dufner 20. Boo Weekley 21. Hunter Mahan 22. Dustin Johnson 23. Rickie Fowler 24. Ch. Howell III 25. Zach Johnson 26. Harris English 27. Bubba Watson 28. Steve Stricker 29. Ch. Schwartzel 30. Jimmy Walker 31. Lee Westwood 32. Patrick Reed 33. Russell Henley 34. Roberto Castro 35. Nick Watney 36. Rory McIlroy 37. Matt Jones 38. Br. de Jonge 39. John Merrick 40. Chris Stroud 41. Jonas Blixt 42. David Lynn 43. Kevin Chappell 44. Gr. McDowell 45. John Huh 46. Matt Every 47. Chris Kirk 48. Ken Duke 49. Scott Piercy 50. Jason Kokrak

YTD Top Last Week Points Wins 10’s FinishChng 4,009 5 8 T2 3,846 2 6 1 +9 2,625 2 7 T6 +1 2,541 2 7 T19 -2 2,397 1 6 T2 +2 2,219 2 8 DNP -3 1,806 0 6 T2 +27 1,719 1 9 T25 -3 1,684 1 7 T19 -1 1,684 0 2 T19 -1 1,633 1 2 T2 +50 1,599 0 7 T33 -1 1,581 1 5 T19 +1 1,552 0 6 T43 -4 1,516 0 6 T6 +9 1,497 1 3 T6 +10 1,497 0 6 T25 -2 1,488 1 7 DNP -11 1,461 0 4 T15 -1 1,419 1 3 T37 -4 1,394 1 4 T58 -8 1,313 0 4 T25 1,226 1 5 DNP -6 1,185 0 5 T9 +19 1,179 0 5 T33 +3 1,142 0 6 DNP -7 1,136 1 4 DNP -7 1,123 0 3 T13 +11 1,118 0 5 DNP -8 1,084 0 4 T25 +4 1,073 0 5 T54 -4 1,069 0 6 T25 +4 1,063 1 5 DNP -10 1,049 1 3 DNP -9 1,036 0 2 T25 +7 1,026 0 3 T9 +28 1,025 0 5 T19 +13 1,019 0 4 T33 1,019 0 3 T19 +13 1,007 1 2 T50 -9 984 0 4 T33 +7 971 1 2 T58 -12 964 0 2 T19 +12 962 0 3 T15 +15 941 1 4 DNP -16 935 0 2 T15 +20 908 0 4 T9 +42 905 0 3 DNP -16 903 1 2 DNP -16 898 0 4 T43 +1 884 0 4 T9 +45

World Golf Ranking 1. Tiger Woods 2. Adam Scott 3. Phil Mickelson 4. Rory McIlroy 5. Justin Rose 6. Matt Kuchar 7. Brandt Snedeker 8. Jason Dufner 9. Graeme McDowell 10. Henrik Stenson 11. Luke Donald

USA AUS USA NIR ENG USA USA USA NIR SWE ENG

14.38 9.44 8.62 8.18 7.88 6.58 6.32 5.99 5.82 5.77 5.09

12. Keegan Bradley 13. Lee Westwood 14. Steve Stricker 15. Jim Furyk 16. Charl Schwartzel 17. Ian Poulter 18. Jason Day 19. Ernie Els 20. Sergio Garcia 21. Louis Oosthuizen 22. Bubba Watson 23. Dustin Johnson 24. Zach Johnson 25. Bill Haas 26. Webb Simpson 27. Hunter Mahan 28. Hideki Matsuyama 29. Matteo Manassero 30. Nick Watney 31. Branden Grace 32. Peter Hanson 33. Jordan Spieth 34. Rickie Fowler 35. Bo Van Pelt 36. Richard Sterne 37. Martin Kaymer 38. Jonas Blixt 39. Kevin Streelman 40. Scott Piercy 41. Jamie Donaldson 42. Billy Horschel 43. Francesco Molinari 44. Thorbjorn Olesen 45. Ryan Moore 46. Angel Cabrera 47. Nicolas Colsaerts 48. Graham DeLaet 49. D.A. Points 50. Boo Weekley

USA ENG USA USA SAF ENG AUS SAF ESP SAF USA USA USA USA USA USA JPN ITA USA SAF SWE USA USA USA SAF GER SWE USA USA WAL USA ITA DEN USA ARG BEL CAN USA USA

5.06 4.93 4.92 4.70 4.53 4.52 4.49 4.44 4.37 4.37 4.23 4.15 4.12 4.10 4.06 3.88 3.34 3.26 3.22 3.12 3.11 3.09 3.09 3.03 2.97 2.96 2.96 2.89 2.85 2.78 2.75 2.73 2.65 2.55 2.51 2.48 2.48 2.47 2.45

2013 Presidents Cup Standings At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Oct. 3-6 Top 10 for each team qualify automatically plus two Captain’s picks: Through Aug. 25 United States 1. Tiger Woods 22,593,771 2. Brandt Snedeker 14,998,127 3. Phil Mickelson 14,880,474 4. Matt Kuchar 14,298,415 5. Keegan Bradley 10,482,684 6. Jason Dufner 10,415,972 7. Bill Haas 10,353,876 8. Hunter Mahan 9,712,188 9. Webb Simpson 9,137,636 10. Zach Johnson 9,078,762 11. Steve Stricker 8,703,084 12. Dustin Johnson 8,681,908 13. Jim Furyk 8,579,663 14. Bubba Watson 8,136,908 15. Billy Horschel 6,956,635 International 1. Adam Scott 2. Charl Schwartzel

AUS SAF

9.44 4.53

3. Jason Day 4. Ernie Els 5. Louis Oosthuizen 6. Hideki Matsuyama 7. Branden Grace 8. Richard Sterne 9. Angel Cabrera 10. Graham DeLaet 11. Tim Clark 12. Thongchai Jaidee 13. Marc Leishman 14. George Coetzee 15. Brendon de Jonge

AUS SAF SAF JPN SAF SAF ARG CAN SAF THA AUS SAF ZIM

4.49 4.44 4.37 3.34 3.12 2.97 2.51 2.48 2.30 2.23 2.12 1.94 1.88

LPGA Money Leaders Through Aug. 25 1. Inbee Park 2. Stacy Lewis 3. Suzann Pettersen 4. I.K. Kim 5. So Yeon Ryu 6. Beatriz Recari 7. Na Yeon Choi 8. Paula Creamer 9. Hee Young Park 10. Karine Icher 11. Angela Stanford 12. Catriona Matthew 13. Karrie Webb 14. Cristie Kerr 15. Lizette Salas 16. Jessica Korda 17. Jiyai Shin 18. Anna Nordqvist 19. Caroline Hedwall 20. Shanshan Feng 21. Ai Miyazato 22. Jodi Ewart Shadoff 23. Morgan Pressel 24. Brittany Lincicome 25. Haeji Kang 26. Pornanong Phatlum 27. Chella Choi 28. Gerina Piller 29. Jennifer Johnson 30. Ilhee Lee 31. Lexi Thompson 32. Mika Miyazato 33. Yani Tseng 34. Amy Yang 35. Giulia Sergas 36. Jenny Shin 37. Meena Lee 38. Brittany Lang 39. Mo Martin 40. Carlota Ciganda 41. Hee Kyung Seo 42. Moriya Jutanugarn 43. Nicole Castrale 44. Sun Young Yoo 45. Chie Arimura 46. Julieta Granada 47. Azahara Munoz 48. Stacy Prammanasudh 49. Caroline Masson 50. Mariajo Uribe

Trn 17 19 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 15 15 15 17 15 15 18 16 14 15 17 17 17 19 17 19 18 17 18 17 15 17 15 18 18 18 19 17 11 17 16 17 18 15 19 18 17 14 17

Money $2,179,877 $1,319,383 $1,038,842 $1,014,050 $892,201 $784,023 $736,124 $716,998 $701,219 $633,852 $615,330 $569,641 $565,764 $558,399 $556,633 $510,252 $494,215 $491,708 $486,556 $473,668 $425,613 $397,207 $383,188 $345,444 $343,178 $336,575 $336,269 $328,586 $328,017 $325,038 $323,009 $322,961 $293,078 $258,836 $245,376 $241,925 $239,922 $236,103 $234,579 $226,941 $217,298 $215,871 $207,318 $203,070 $183,830 $174,552 $173,845 $172,721 $172,470 $166,473

Harris hopes to make more of an impact for Lions CFL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SURREY, B.C. — Andrew Harris wants to become a dictator.

Coming off a stunning loss to the Montreal Alouettes last week, the B.C. Lions running back said after Monday’s practice that his team needs to impose its will on opponents to be successful.

Harris also rejected the suggestion, which has been aired numerous times since Thursday’s last-second setback, that the Lions offence is too predictable.

“If you have confidence and everyone’s on the same page, even if (your opponents) know what you’re doing, you’re still going to be successful,” he said. “That’s just the attitude that we need to have and the attitude that we have now. And, it’s going to change and we’re adapting to it. We’re making those changes and (simplifying) things down.

“So no matter what they’re doing to us, we should have an answer for it and just be better than them on that given play. ... You’ve got to be a dictator in that situation.”

Harris said the Lions need to take that approach when they host the Hamilton TigerCats (4-4) on Friday. He also wants to make more of an impact after playing primarily a blocking role against a blitz-happy Montreal defence that sacked quarterback Travis Lulay five times while pressuring him constantly.

Harris rushed for a season-low 19 yards on just eight carries against Montreal and hopes to be more involved.

“I’m just looking to make an impact,” he said. “It has nothing to do with if I get the ball or not. ... It just depends how the game goes.

“Obviously, as a competitor, you want to get the ball in your hands and make plays. That’s definitely something I want to do. But no mat-

ter the impact or the role I have to play in any particular game, you’ve just got to go back there and do your job.”

The 19-yard output came after he rushed for just 20 in a season-opening loss to Calgary.

Meanwhile, Lulay has yet to throw for 300 yards in a game, and a young receiving corps has not lived up to some lofty expectations after general manager Wally Buono unloaded veterans Geroy Simon (traded to Saskatchewan) and Arland Bruce (released and signed by Montreal.)

The offensive line, riddled with injuries as it was last season, has also struggled to find cohesion.

But Harris said critics of the B.C. offence do not realize how close it is to achieving more success.

“It’s easy for people to criticize us,” he said.

“They’re not on the field. They don’t understand what’s going on behind closed doors and the work we put in. The thing about us is, we’re working hard and it’s just little things that are making a difference between winning and losing games.

“But we are 5-3. We are busting our butts every day, and we’re continuing and we’re looking to attack more now as an offence.”

He chalked up his lack of attacking activity to Montreal’s heavy blitzes and his additional blocking duties.

“I had to pass-protect 19 or 18 plays in that game, and that’s unheard of,” said Harris.

Lulay said the Lions hope to get the ball more often to Harris early against Hamilton while agreeing with the tailback’s contention that B.C. needs to dictate more of the offensive flow.

“When you’re playing too much on the upfront, you have to find a way to answer a bit better, or plant some of that stuff down and, maybe, put a little bit of fear into their defence,” said Lulay. “That’s why we came up a bit short (against Montreal), I think. It was just not being able to have an answer early in that football game.”

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 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.

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

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

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

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 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 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.

Wednesday, Sept. 4 Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 5 Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 6 Everett at Portland, 11 a.m.

Kootenay at Spokane, 3 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 7 Kootenay at Everett, 1 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 3 p.m.

Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 8 Brandon at Moose Jaw, 2 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 10 Regina at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 11 Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Spokane, TBA Friday, Sept. 13 Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14 Vancouver at Victoria, 1:35 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Regina, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 15 Calgary at Kootenay, 2 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 2 p.m.

End of 2013 WHL preatseason

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated SS Derek Jeter from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Preston Claiborne to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed OF Josh Reddick on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of 1B Daric Barton from Sacramento (PCL). Designated RHP Pat Neshek for assignment. Recalled RHP Evan Scribner from Sacramento.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated OF Franklin Gutierrez from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Aaron Harang for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Announced OF Jason Bourgeois cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Durham (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated LHP Aaron Loup from the paternity list. Designated RHP Chien-Ming Wang for assignment.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Activated C Miguel Montero and 3B Eric Chavez from the 15day DL. Optioned 3B Matt Davidson and C Tuffy Gosewisch to Reno (PCL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent 2B Dan Uggla to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned INF Gil Velazquez to New Orleans (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed OF Casper Wells on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF/OF Pete Orr from Lehigh Valley (IL). Transferred 1B Ryan Howard to the 60-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled OF Reymond Fuentes and RHP Anthony Bass from Tucson (PCL). Optioned OF Jaff Decker and RHP Brad Brach to Tucson.

Can-Am League TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Exercised the 2014 options on RHP Dan Britton-Foster, LHP Garrett Bullock, LHP Alex Burkard, LHP Rob Cooper, RHP Sean Keeler, RHP David LeBlanc, RHP Matt McDonald, RHP Luis Munoz, RHP Nick Purdy, RHP Nick Sarianides, RHP Jeff Shields, RHP Tyler Wilson, C Kyle Nisson, C Bubby Williams, INF Josh Colafemina, INF David Cooper, INF Jon Dziomba, INF Brett Flowers, INF Cam Kneeland, OF Steve Brown, OF Carlos Guzman, OF Drew Miller, OF Jeremy Nowak and OF Jon Smith.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO SPURS — G-F Tracy McGrady announced his retirement.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended New York Jets RB Mike Goodson the first four games of the regular season and Minnesota FB Jerome Felton the first three games of the regular season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived WR Rashad Evans, WR Marcus Jackson and WR Marcus Sales.

BUFFALO BILLS — Released DB Dominique Ellis, CB Jumal Rolle, WR Da’Rick Rogers, WR DeMarco Sampson and C Ryan Turnley. Placed OT Chris Hairston on the reserve/non-football illness list. Reached an injury settlement with G Keith Williams.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived DB Vernon Kearney, DL Dave Kruger, WR Cordell Roberson and LB Tommy Smith. Terminated the contract of WR Jordan Norwood. Placed RB Dion Lewis on injured reserve.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released DT Jeris Pendleton.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released K Giorgio Tavecchio.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived WR LaMark Brown, WR Erik Highsmith, G Tyler Holmes, DE Lawrence Jackson, DE Marquis Jackson, LB Stanford Keglar, CB Greg McCoy, RB Bradley Randle, WR Chris Summers, QB James Vandenberg, C Camden Wentz, RB Jerodis Williams and CB Roderick Williams.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed CB Stephon Morris and DL Scott Vallone. Released WR Kamar Aiken, CB Brandon Jones, LB Niko Koutouvides, CB LeQuan Lewis and LS Mike Zupancic.

Placed DL Cory Grissom and OT Markus Zusevics on injured reserve. Placed DL Armond Armstead and WR Mark Harrison on the reserve/non-football injury list.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Activated DE Jason Pierre-Paul off the PUP list.

NEW YORK JETS — Released WR Joe Collins, WR Braylon Edwards, DB Donnie Fletcher, G Patrick Ford, OL Trey Gilleo, S Bret Lockett, RB Joe McKnight, G Stephen Peterman, LB Sean ProgarJackson, P Ryan Quigley, WR Marcus Rucker, LS Patrick Scales, RB Chad Spann, WR K.J. Stroud and WR Rahsaan Vaughn.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed LB Melvin Ingram on the PUP list. Placed CB Steve Williams and DT Byron Jerideau on injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived RB D.J. Harper, LB Joe Holland, G Al Netter, P Colton Schmidt and QB Scott Tolzien.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released WR Perez Ashford, LB Kyle Knox, TE Jameson Konz, TE Andrei Lintz, TE/LS Kyle Nelson, DT Martin Parker and LB Craig Wilkins. Terminated the contract of WR Brett Swain. Placed DT Jesse Williams on injured reserve.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Waived K-P Brett Baer, WR Demetrius Fields, WR Andrew Helmick, LS Jorgen Hus, QB Tim Jenkins, DT Al Lapuaho, LB Joseph Lebeau, TE Colby Prince, WR Raymond Radway and CB Robert Steeples. Waived/injured OL Graham Pocic.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived WR Carlton Mitchell, DE Ernest Owusu, QB Adam Weber, DE Markus White, WR Derek Hagan, FB Spencer Larsen and S Troy Nolan. Placed CB Anthony Gaitor and RB Michael Smith on injured reserve.

Signed TE Mike Shanahan.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived K Maikon Bonani, WR Justin Hilton, WR Roberto Wallace, WR Diondre Borel, S Tracy Wilson, LB Kadarron Anderson, TE Martell Webb, OL Barry Richardson, OL Oscar Johnson and OL Eloy Atkinson. Reached an injury settlement with TE DeMarco Cosby. Waivedinjured LB Greg Jones.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released WR Donte Stallworth, LB Ricky Elmore, FB Eric Kettani, K John Potter, WR Chip Reeves and LB Quan Sturdivant. Waived/injured CB-PR Richard Crawford and LB Jeremy Kimbrough. Placed S Phillip Thomas and LB Keenan Robinson on injured reserve.

Women’s Indoor Football League ORLANDO POWER — Named Marquette Smith coach and signed him to a three-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed C Adam Henrique to a multiyear contract.

ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with F Anthony Nigro.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Agreed to terms with F Peter Boyd.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League MINNESOTA SWARM — Announced co-owner Andy Arlotta was promoted to president.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 B7

Edmonton’s Armstrong wins tour championship MCLENNAN ROSS SUN JUNIOR GOLF TOUR

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR It’s not often that a double bogey will garner a victory on any golf course.

And yet, A.J. Armstrong took top honours in the boys division of the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour championship tournament Monday at Wolf Creek with a double bogey six on the par-4 15th hole, beating Matt McCourt of Drayton Valley in a sudden-death playoff.

“I was in a playoff in one of these events earlier this year and it was a lot different,” said Armstrong, who plays out of the Royal Mayfair Club in Edmonton. “We both birdied the first two holes and I lost with a par on the third hole. Today was different. I wasn’t expecting to win with a double.”

After both Armstrong and McCourt checked in with an even-par 70 through 18 holes Monday, they marched to the 15th tee to begin what proved to be a short playoff.

McCourt seemed to have the advantage when he nailed his drive square down the middle and to within 160 yards of the pin. Armstrong, meanwhile, hooked his drive onto the adjoining 18th fairway.

From there, McCourt hit a good-looking approach that landed just onto the green, but rolled back down the hill in front. Armstrong carried the green with his second shot and from there the pair took turns watching chips and putts roll past the pin — perched precariously close to the front of the putting surface — and down the hill.

In the end, McCourt missed his double-bo-

gey putt and Armstrong drained his to capture the 2013 boys title.

“He hit a good shot into the green and he was a little unlucky when he went down the hill,” said Armstrong. “I thought he was going to make birdie or par, but then things quickly changed to a triple.

“The pin was in a tough spot. If you got on the wrong side of it you were making at least bogey. The flag was right on a ridge. If you were putting from the right side it just fell down.”

Matthew Ritchot of Lethbridge and Andrew Harrison of Camrose tied for third place with 72 scores. Jared Nicholls of Wolf Creek shot a 75 and was fifth in the category for boys born in 1994 to ‘96, while Grant Numrich of Red Deer carded a 76 to secure fourth place in the ‘97-98 born category.

Kenna Hughes of Calgary Willow Park won the girls crown with a 79, while Claire Emery of Calgary Glencoe and Sharmaine Rapisura of Calgary Inglewood tied for second at 84. Courtney Dickson of Innisfail and Daria Leidenius of Ponoka each checked in with a 98.

Other Central Alberta boys results: Ryan Vold, Wolf Creek, 78; Logan Hill, Red Deer, 79; Jeremy Rietze, Lacombe, 79; Jaxon Lynn, Sylvan Lake, 81; Carter Graf, Red Deer, 84; Kieran Rost, Stettler, 85; Brody Holsworth, Innisfail, 85; Theo Olver, Three Hills, 86; Ryan Morrell, Red Deer, 86; Chandler McLaren, Ponoka, 88; Sam Hamelin, Stettler, 88; Brandon Maxwell, Rocky Mountain House Pine Hills, 91; Brandon Woltjer, Lacombe, 104. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Jared Nicholls of the Wolf Creek Golf Club hits his second shot, on the fourth fairway, at Wolf Creek Monday during the Championship draw of the McLennon Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour.

Understanding what you need to do is Canadians start crucial to expanding your creative side well at U.S. Open

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Creativity! It’s all about being creative. I’ll bet you causing them to flip their wrists. Be sure to shorten did not know that you had a little artist in you. your backswing for a shorter shot and lengthen your NEW YORK — Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Each and every one of us at one time or another backswing for a longer shot. The further back you has had to be creative on the course to advance our take the golf club the more time it has to pick up Frank Dancevic won opening matches within secgolf ball towards our target. If you can see it in your speed, therefore the ball will travel further. Remem- onds of each other to advances into the second round mind’s eye, you can make it happen. ber to swing through to your finish posi- of the U.S. Open on Monday.

Montreal’s Bouchard managed to find a way past If you have ever watched any of the tion approximately the same distance you Czech Karolina Pliskova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to win in her professional golfers play on television swung the club back. you will know exactly what I am referFinally, tempo is a critical part to hit- U.S. Open main draw debut. Dancevic, a product of ring to. ting the chip shot consistently. Tempo is Niagara Falls, Ont., defeated Robin Haase of the Quite often the players will hit an erdefined as the speed at which you take the Netherlands 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7).

It was Dancevic’s first victory in New York in four rant shot that puts them into a position club back and then through the ball. You that requires creativity — and of course want to ensure that when you take the club attempts after first-round losses in 2007, 2008 and skill — to advance their golf ball towards back, it is slow and smooth and then ac- 2011. Bouchard needed two hours 16 minutes to adthe hole. celerate into your finish position. Do not vance, with 26 winners and 32 unforced errors in her This of course does not just happen to attempt to rush into the shot as the result battle on hard court.

The 19-year-old, ranked 59th, lost the opening set touring professionals. It does happen to will be poor. all of us at one time or another throughI find that most players attempt to put on a break but rallied back to take the second set out our round. too much energy into this small shot. The after 91 minutes on the court. Bouchard hung tough SCOTT In other words, we have to use our result from using too much energy is poor in the final set, closing out the tight victory with a BERGDAHL imagination in many situations to adcontact. If you understand and apply tem- break in the final game form a return long over the vance our ball towards the hole. Not evinto your chip shot you will become baseline.

INSTRUCTION po “I was expecting good things for myself. I wanted ery shot that you play is a straight formuch more consistent. ward, full swing to the middle of the There are many clubs that you can use to play and compete at my best,” said Bouchard. “I green or fairway. to hit a chip shot. If you use a more lofted club such didn’t play that well, but I fought my hardest. I’m Using your imagination to create a shot in your as a pitching wedge, then the ball will not roll as far proud of that but I hope to improve for the next mind’s eye is one thing; having the skill sets or as if you use a 7-iron. If you are beside the green and match. My serve was working the entire match, even knowledge to pull off the shot that you envision is the flag is close to you then use a more lofted club at the end when it was tight.

“I was able to hold easily and put pressure on her. something completely different. Generally speaking, such as a pitching wedge. If the flag is at the back of we can only imagine a particular type of shot if we the green then try using a 7- or 8-iron so that you get I felt fine at the end but I think she was getting tired. have either seen it before or have been successful at more roll. Do not be afraid to experiment using dif- I was running for balls and broke her for 6-5. That was the key to the match. When I had my chances I executing it ourselves prior to putting ourselves in ferent clubs as the result will be different. that position.

The three basic rules that you need to apply are tried to impose my game.”

Dancevic, a qualifier who ranks 152nd, kept up Understanding what you need to do — or changing as follows: The first is to ensure the ball position your swing to make the ball take a particular trajec- directly opposing your back foot. The second is the his momentum in his four-set victory. The 28-yeartory — is crucial to expanding your creative side. club face should always be square to your intended old took a two-set-to-one lead and recovered in the fourth set after losing an early break against Haase.

This is particularly true when we get around the target.

Dancevic took it into a tiebreak, where he ran off green. Having the ability to get the ball up and down Finally, do not use your wrists. Applying these (hitting the ball up onto the green, close to the hole rules along with the proper set-up positions and a 4-0 lead before taking the victory on the third of and then making a one-putt) when you are close to tempo will assist in achieving a better result and ul- four match points. The Canadian jammed his toe on a shot and also scrapped his right elbow with a few the green will most certainly improve your overall timately lowering your scores. enjoyment of the game and of course lower your Lastly, practise, practise, practise. Understand- dives on the hard court.

“I’m pretty happy with my performance today. I scores. ing the basic concept of the chip shot is the first step The next three articles will cover exactly this to improving, but if you do not practise the newly jammed the toe really bad in the second set and endtopic. I shall discuss first of all the basics of the chip -learnt information the results will stay the same. ed up cutting half of my toe nail off,” Dancevic said.

“I was struggling to move and worried about what shot and the simple rules associated with them. In Enjoy the great weather and get golfing. the next two articles I shall open your world up to Scott Bergdahl is the teaching professional at Lake- might happen later in the match. I served better as the match went on, but we were both getting a bit learning how to break those simple rules to create wood Golf Resort tired in the fourth set and trying to win it on serve.” different shots for different scenarios.

Learning the basic rules of the chip shot and becoming proficient at them will assist you in becoming more creative around the green, ultimately lowering your scores and impressing your playing partners.

A chip shot is a shot that is played in fairly close proximity to the green (generally no more than 10 feet away from the edge of the green). The idea of this shot is to hit it over the long grass, land the ball on the green as soon as possible and let it roll to the hole like a putt.

First of all, your feet will be close together (approximately six inches apart). Approximately 75 per cent of your weight will be positioned on your front foot. The ball will be positioned opposing your back foot with the club face square to your target and your hands ahead of the ball directly opposing your front leg.

Starting in the correct setup position is extremely important. Everything we do is designed to give us the best opportunity to strike down on the ball. By With Huge Factory Rebates, Low/Low Interest Rates AND Big Discounts from doing so, the flight will be lower to the ground (just above the grass).

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You want to be sure to keep the lower body and head as still as possible. Having too much movement in your body will result in inconsistent contact with the ball.

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Like in all other areas of the game, there is a finish position for the chip shot. Although different from the full swing, the finish position is where you swing through to where your hands and club are outside of your front leg. Ensuring you swing through to your finish position will assist in solid and consistent contact.

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PARKER Leo Murray 1930 - 2013 Mr. Leo Murray Parker, surrounded by the love of his family, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013. Murray was born on April 23, 1930 in Humboldt, SK to Leo and Mary Parker. Hockey was the focus of his younger years, playing Junior Hockey with the Humboldt Indians, then the Championship Saskatoon Quakers of the Western League, finishing his career playing for the Nelson Maple Leafs. In recognition of his hockey career, Murray was inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame. Murray married Shirley Barnes, his high school sweetheart, on June 11, 1953. They moved to Red Deer in 1959, where they raised their seven children. Murray was a well respected business man, owning Rollis Agencies and serving as President of the Alberta Real Estate Board.

All his life, he was committed to developing the community.

He was a member of the Kiwanis, Twilight Homes Foundation, Optimists, Knights of Columbus, Elks, Development Appeal Board, Recreation Board, Citizens Advisory Committee, built the Catholic Church in Nelson, Sacred Heart Church Board, Chairman of the Red Deer Separate School Board and coaching Senior and Minor Hockey. Murray enjoyed many summers at the cabin and loved wintering in Texas. He was passionate about camping and golfing with family and friends.

Most of all, he was happiest when the family gathered. Murray’s strong faith guided him through life and eased his passing.

Murray will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Shirley; children, Mike (Dusty), Tom (Michelle), Patti (Henri), Tracy, Dan (Evelyn), Bill (Michele) and Kathleen, as well as by his grandchildren, Sean, Ryan (Lee), Riley, Maddyson, Meghan (Brandon), Kate (Kent), Ian, Erin, Ashley and Dylan; great-grandchildren, Jordan and Braedan, brother, George (Beatrice) and sister-in-law Mariette, as well as numerous extended family and friends. Murray was predeceased by his parents, Leo and Mary; brother, Bob; sister, Margaret and brother-in-law, Tom O’Connell. The family of Murray wishes to extend a special “thank you” to the entire of staff of Unit 22 at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre for their gentle care. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. with the Reverend Father Les Drewicki, celebrant. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to the Twilight Homes Foundation, 4809 34 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 0P2.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer 403.340.4040

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He immigrated to Canada in 1948 and in 1956 married Joyce Cody. They lived in Red Deer for 5 years where he worked as a carpenter.

They moved to Sylvan Lake where they farmed until June of this year when they moved into Red Deer. His love of the farm and his cattle kept him working hard right up to the end. He is survived by Joyce, his wife of 57 years; three daughters, Marilyn and Joe Reiswig, Marion and Ray M i l l e r, H e l e n a n d D e a n Hughes; one son, Mike and Jayne Ilcisin. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and 9 3/4 great grandchildren.

Nick left his family and friends with many wonderful memories. A mass celebrating a long life well lived will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Saturday, August 3 1 , a t 11 a m . I n l i e u o f flowers, donations may be made to “Ronald MacDonald House”, 5002 39 St. Red Deer, Alberta T4N 2P2.

HURCAK Joseph Joe was born in Croatia in 1931, and passed away peacefully August 26, 2013 in Red Deer, AB at the age of 82. He is survived by his son Brian and wife Lucie, daughter Linda and granddaughter Tamara. He was predeceased by his loving wife Thelma.

Joe will be lovingly remembered by all his friends and family.

With respect to Joe’s wishes there will be no memorial service. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Kidney Foundation.

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Thank you to daughter Sandra for her loving care during Mum’s recent illness. Chris was a strong, talented, beautiful woman who, together with her husband George, immigrated to Canada in 1963 and first settled in Morrel, PEI, where George established a medical practice. They relocated to Charlottetown, PEI, eventually making Summerside, PEI, home.

After George’s passing, Chris moved west to Lacombe, AB, where she lived for many years. Recently she moved to Red Deer, AB. She was so very proud of her children/grandchildren and their many accomplishments. Chris will always be remembered by her family and friends as a loving and caring woman. Chris’ strong spirit lives on in all her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, family and friends may make donations if they wish to the Canadian Cancer Society, 4730A Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1X2.

At Chris’ request, no service will take place.

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Food Counter Attendants Are you looking for a career opportunity with excellent benefits, a mature working environment and opportunity to advance? If so, Subway has a position for you!

Please apply online @ mysubwaycareer.com or Drop resume off in person at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive Or email to careers@rdsubway.com or Call us at 403-342-0203 SUNSHINE Family Restaurant - F/T Kitchen Helper. $11.41/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS must be avail. nights and weekends. Must have: •

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Trades

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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. TRUE POWER ELECTRIC The hourly rate will be Requires $22.00/hour. Email: wes@classichomesltd.com QUALIFIED Tired of Standing?

JOURNEYMAN Find something to sit on 2rd and 4th yr. in Classifieds 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.

2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

Equipment Operators, • 2-5 yrs. training Class 1 Drivers, Directional • 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp.

Drillers, Locators and • Provide references Labourers required immediately. Qualified The hourly rate will be candidates should have a $13.10. positive work ethic and Call 403-347-1414 must possess a valid or Fax to: 403-347-1161 driver’s license.

Email:careers@ minimalimpact.ca or Fax Sales & 780-960-2927.We offer Distributors competitive wages and are committed to maintaining a 1693338 Alberta LTD positive and safe work o/a Custom T’s Hiring environment.

Salespersons Parkland FIELD SERVICE Mall, Red Deer, AB. Good English and commuMECHANIC nication skills, - Gas Pro Compression Customer service oriented. packages & services single Restaurant/ F/Time, Perm, Shifts, well gas compressors. We Hotel Weekends Salary - $14.00 hr. are currently looking for a E-mail: Reachiesales field service mechanic.

1393699 AB LTD. @gmail.com Preference will be given to o/a JUGO JUICE licensed technicians with 1693338 Alberta LTD -F/T Food Counter Attendant. relevant experience. o/a Custom T’s Hiring $11/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: Apprentices will be considered.

Sales Supervisor-retail PRODUCTION TESTING janegosselin@telus.net Successful candidate must at Parkland Mall, Red SUPERVISORS possess strong work ethic.

Deer, AB. Experience & OPERATORS Please fax resumes to min 2 years, Good English.

Day & Night 403-443-5288, apply in Supervise and co-ordinate Must have tickets. person at 227, 17th Ave N. sales staff, F/Time, Perm, Top paid wages.

Three Hills, AB or email to: Shifts, Weekends Based out of Devon, AB. peter.pattison@gaspro.ca Salary - $19.00 hourly Email resume to: E-mail: Reachiesales kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca H.D. Parts Person BLACKFALDS Motor Inn @gmail.com Required Immediately -Housekeeping Supervisor Small growing oilfield The largest after market 1693338 Alberta LTD Req’d. 1 F/T, $18/hr., 1 yr. service company seeking parts distributor in Canada is o/a Extreme energy exp. req’d. Fax resume: applications for seeking a H.D. Parts person Hiring Sales Supervisorexperienced hoe operators 403-885-5868 Attn: Jenny to join our experienced retail at Parkland Mall, Red for drilling rig operations. team in Red Deer.

Deer, AB Experience - min DAD’S PIZZA Must have a minimum five This individual would 2 yrs, Good English.

PART TIME COOK years experience.

Supervise and co-ordinate require basic knowledge of Apply at East 40th Pub. Required: valid WCB, the heavy-duty truck and sales staff, F/Time, Perm, 3811 40th Ave. Insurance, H2S, First Aid, trailer market with excelShifts, Weekends Salary TDG, WHIMIS, Ground lent knowledge of truck $19.00 hr. E-mail: EAST 40TH PUB Disturbance, Drivers and trailer brake and Reachiesales@gmail.com Looking for Part/Full Time License and reliable suspension parts.

BARTENDER/SERVER. transportation. Email FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN The individual would have Apply with resume to Aimee at five.pack@ is looking for 5 SALES to be able to work 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer hotmail.com REPS, selling shoes, at unsupervised in a fast our Parkland Mall location. paced environment. They FRATTERS Speakeasy UFA Rocky Mountain $12.10/hr. F/T Position. Email should also possess Venue is looking for an House Currently FlurriesRD@gmail.com customer service skills that experienced chef/cook & seeking Full & Part Time would be used daily by front end mgr. Competitive LOOKING for Liquor store Truck Drivers wages,great atmosphere. sales clerk, full time jobs, phone and for walk in clients.

Benefits Offered Fax Stop in 1-5 weekdays or Resume to 403-845-7903 $11/hour ,must be able to This position offers above email at info@fratters.com work night and weekends average salary and is a full OR Email to time position. We offer 5114 - 48 ST. dmatthews89@yahoo.com to pass criminal check, drop off resume in person, complete benefit package along with pension plan.

112 5th St. SE Sundre AB. Sales & Please forward your resume to: Distributors Traction Heavy Duty Trades 8045 Edgar Industrial Crescent Sales Consultant - Telecommunications Solutions Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 - Red Deer OR FAX 403-342-7377 The Phone Experts offers a complete spectrum of Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.com

ELECTRICIANS

With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599 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

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

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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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JOIN OUR TEAM!

APPLY NOW NOW HIRING G.M. Tech or ASEP. With good communications skill and work ethics to work with award winning G.M. dealership in Lacombe Alberta.

Good hrs & bonus. for production.

Training provided .

Apply to confidential email: bert.rumsey@telus.net ARROW ARC WELDING is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE LOCATED BY Gull Lake.

Phone Brian 403-318-6760

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

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 LOCAL renovation company looking for experienced worker and or apprentice. Must have transportation. Must have common sense and pride in work.

Preference to someone from Saskatchewan or parents from Saskatchewan. 403-588-8163

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.

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for winch tractor, bed truck drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

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Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Professional Truck Driver

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FALL START

Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening

• • www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s • largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE Gov’t of Alberta Funding drainage products is may be available. currently accepting applications for Full-Time 403-340-1930 Employment for certified www.academicexpress.ca Class 1 Drivers with a minimum of two (2) years experience. ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment ADULT or YOUTH and provide a high level of CARRIERS customer service, delivering our products within NEEDED central Alberta. ADS DrivFor delivery of ers are required to be drug Flyers, Express and free and maintain legal Sunday Life transportation paperwork and driving practices. This ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK position requires a valid in Class 1 License, with previous off road forklift MOUNTVIEW AREA experience a definite 44A Ave. asset. We offer quarterly cash safety bonuses as & 35 St. Area well as a comprehensive $174/mo. medical plan.

ALSO Benefits include: Company provided Group 42 Ave. & 35 St. Area Canadian Benefits $191/mo.

Voluntary dental Life insurance ALSO Short-term and long-term Spruce Drive & disability Retirement Savings Plan Springbett Dr. (RSP) and Deferred Profit $85/mo.

Sharing Plan (DPSP) ALSO Paid Vacation Safety Bonus 43A Ave. between All applicants are subject 37 St. & 39 St. to a pre-employment and 43 Ave. between physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may 35 St. & 39 St. submit a resume, along $62/mo. with a recent drivers ALSO abstract to: Advanced Drainage 42 Ave. between Systems Canada Inc. 35 St. & 39 St. 4316 Gerdts Ave. $106/mo.

Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Attn: ROSEDALE AREA Ken McCutcheon Ruttan Cl., 2 blocks Fax: (403) 346-5806 of Reichley St. & E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ ads-pipe.com Reighley Cl. Position closing date: $118/mo.

Sept. 3, 2013 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

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

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Have current Safety certificates including H2S Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time Must be physically fit Competitive wages, benefits and RRSP offered

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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 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.

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ALSO Approx. 3 blocks of Ramage Cres., Root Cl. + 100, 200, 300 Ramage Cl. $80.00/mo.

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113.00/mo.

ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., Thompson Cl., Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. $200.00/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in KENTWOOD Kingston Dr. Kendall Cres. & Kane Cl. PINES Pallo Cl. & Piper Dr. ALSO Payne & Parsons Cl.

www.trican.ca

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the

...Join our Team!

BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA

Scan to see Current Openings

Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

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Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

WORLDWIDE KNOWLEDGE - LOCAL SOLUTIONS

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

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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

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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

The ideal candidates will: Be able to maneuver merchandise in excess of 100lbs • Possess exceptional customer service skills • Enjoy working within a diverse team • Hold a valid driver’s license (drivers only)

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.

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

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS Please call 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 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

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LANDSCAPING POSITIONS Physically demanding.

Own transportation.

Regular hours & hourly rate negotiable. Apprenticeship avail. Fax 403-341-3042

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.

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3 WILD SAVAGE BEAUTIFUL KITTENS. 21 bright orange males, 1 long haired black & gold female.

Free to good home. Need to be tamed. 403-782-3130

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Auctions

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

LOOKING for laborers and flaggers for road construction. Fax 403-309-0489

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Computers Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL

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20” iMAC Newly upgraded to Mountain Lion OS, 4gb, o ff b r a n d k e y b o a r d a n d mouse $825 403-350-8342 will deliver in Red Deer

EquipmentHeavy

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Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Farmers' Market

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

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

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 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

HOUSE CLEANERS wanted, Days, Residential.

Work as a team, n/s environment. Must be bondable, weekends off.

Call Pam 403-505-6111.

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

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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.

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

WAREHOUSE 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 will be responsible for the movement of finished product through the distribution system while ensuring product integrity, and superior customer service.

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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

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.

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.

Firewood

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Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 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.

11 PIECE SPALDING MEN’S RH GOLF CLUBS. Bag and Cart included. $75. 403-347-5385

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Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Household Furnishings

1720

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

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

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Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS Suites

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

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

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3050

WOW. Brand New Home in Timberstone with many stunning features.

Open concept, tray ceilings, 3 bdrm, 2 baths $426,100.

Call Chris 403-392-7118

Condos/ Townhouses

1 BDRM. apt. across from hospital, 3rd flr. balcony, Avail. Now. $780./mo. no pets 403-877-3323

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta (403) 341-9995

Farms/ Land

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Houses For Sale

4020

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

1790 SQ. FT. BUNGALOW, Re-done in Rosedale.

Reduced, $458,000.

Call Century 21 Dan Wind 403-341-0294

LAND FOR SALE

- Central AB. 1 km off Hwy 12.

SW21-40-23-W4.

Natural subdivision, creek, oil revenue.

Call 403-747-2168

LAND FOR SALE

3020

Great apt bldg on Kerrywood Dr. Close to parks and walking trails.

2 bdrm. suite on 3rd floor w/balcony. Move in NOW with a $50 GIFT CARD! ONLY $1025 + electricity.

No Pets, N/S. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

Drive a little save a lot

SPACIOUS new 2 bdrm. HAPPEN EVERY DAY apartment 15 minutes out IN CLASSIFIEDS of Red Deer, $1350, all FREE Weekly list of appls, horse facility avail. properties for sale w/details, 403-342-1413 prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

3080 Live in Beacon Hill...

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

AVAL. Sept. 1. 1 bdrm.-like suite. Michener Hill. Furn.

1 bdrm., kitchen/living rm, bath, fridge, stove, satellite tv, internet, microwave, shared laundry. Incl. utils, except phone. On-site parking.

Female only. $600, d.d. $400.

403-341-3197, lv msg.

Modern New Laebon Home

Warehouse Space

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1 LIGHT industrial bay 1143 sq. ft., one 10 x 12 overhead door, one man Gracious living in this door, concrete floor/walls, perfect 3 bdrm., 3 bath Lancaster home. 7 appls. located Northland Business Center. $1450/mo.

DOUBLE GARAGE! Pool table in finished bsmt. Call Cathy 403-318-2992 No Pets, N/S. Call Lucie to 10,000 FT. Fenced Yard view 403-396-9554 $500. Sept. 1st. 403-343-6615 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards Condos/ For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615 Townhouses

NEWER HOUSE!

3030

Mobile Lot

3190

1997 MODULINE INDUSTRIES 16x80. $49,500. Call for photo’s. 403-358-8933

Businesses For Sale

4140

CHILDRENS zero - 8 yrs. clothing store inventory.

Will sell with 50% discount to other children’s clothing store. 403-782-7156 or 403-357-7465

4160

Lots For Sale

Pinnacle Estates

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555

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wheels Open concept floor plan, stainless steel appliances, 2 bdrms, 2 baths all for under $300,000.

Call Jennifer 403.392.6841

FURN. ROOM, use of full house, utils. & internet. all incl. $475. 403-506-1907

4090

Manufactured Homes

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Brand new Laebon home in Sylvan Lake.

Many stunning features, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, ONE bdrm. ADULT only 1,342 sq.ft. $363,300 apt. close to college, $780/mo., avail. immed. no Call Jennifer 403.392.6841 pets 403-877-3323 CELEBRATIONS

ACREAGE Home to share N/S, within 5 mins. of RD $425+ , 403-357-9352

4070

- Central AB. Power & well.

SE24-40-24-W4.

Oil revenue.

1 km off Hwy 12.

Call 403-747-2168

LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

Roommates FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Wanted WANTED • 3250-3390 Houses/ Duplexes

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MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

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Former militant groups seek truce TWO OF EGYPT’S ISLAMIST GROUPS TO CALL OFF STREET PROTESTS IF GOVERNMENT AGREES TO EASE PRESSURE ON ISLAMISTS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Two former militant groups offered to call off street protests if the government agrees to ease its pressure on Islamists, a move that underscores how a onetime strong Islamist movement is now bowing to an unprecedented crackdown by security authorities.

The proposal comes after the military rounded up hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood leaders and other Islamists in the wake of the country’s worst bout of violence, which followed the Aug. 14 clearing of two sprawling sit-in camps housing protesters calling for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected leader.

Trial opened for the Brotherhood’s supreme leader Mohammed Badie and two other senior officials on Sunday on charges of inciting the murder of anti-Morsi protesters on June 30, the anniversary of his inauguration when millions took to the street to call on him to step down. The first day of their trial coincided with the retrial of ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in a popular uprising in 2011, over similar charges.

Critics say the truce proposal reflects cracks within the Islamist alliance led by the Brotherhood, with much of its leadership either imprisoned or on the run.

“They want to lift pressure on their groups and jump off the Muslim Brotherhood boat that is sinking right now,” said veteran journalist and analyst Makram Mohammed Ahmed. “Everyone is searching for a way out but this too late.”

Morsi supporters previously have insisted on the reversal of three moves by the military — Morsi’s return to power, the lifting of the suspension of Islamist-drafted constitution and the restoration of the only legislative council under Morsi, as three preconditions to talks.

However Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed Abu Samra told The Associated Press that the proposed truce has no “red lines.”

“We are paving the way for talks,” Abu Samra said by telephone.

“We can’t hold talks while we are at the points of swords in the midst of killings and crackdowns.” He said the groups were “extending their hands” to avoid a bloodier confrontation with the military, which he accuses of “defaming” the Brotherhood in the media and mosques.

Asked about Morsi’s return to power, he said, “blood is more treasured than seats of power ... we are no longer upholding return of the constitutional legitimacy.”

Top Brotherhood negotiator Amr Darrag also said his group is open to talks but needs “confidence-building measures,” such as an investigation into the killings of hundreds of

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Morsi supporters over the past month. However, he added, “the other side didn’t show a single gesture or any sign that it is ready for dialogue. It only talks about it.”

The interim president’s office could not immediately be reached for comment. But on Saturday, Egypt’s Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi told reporters that security measures will not be enough on their own and that Egypt “must go down the political path” to work out a democratic transition through reconciliation.

He ruled out talks with anyone who had committed acts of violence, however.

Members of the Brotherhood lashed out after Morsi’s July 3 ouster in a military coup, which came as millions of Egyptians called on him to step down because of his alleged abuse of power. In the largely lawless northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, security forces have been attacked almost daily as towns near the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip have become hideouts and strongholds of Islamic extremists.

The current bout of violence was set off when security forces backed by snipers and armoured vehicles broke up two sprawling pro-Morsi protest camps on Aug. 14. More than 1,000 people, most Morsi supporters, were killed in the raids and other violence over the next several days. Morsi’s supporters retaliated by attacking dozens of police stations, torching churches and government buildings.

Authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in Cairo and several other areas to try to quell the violence.

The crackdown continued Monday, as the state news agency announced the arrest of former youth minister and senior Brotherhood member Osama Yassin. Several of the group’s leaders are still on the run, including Mohammed el-Beltagy, Essam el-Erian and one of Gamaa Islamiyah’s leaders Assem Abdel-Maged.

Meanwhile, scattered anti-military protests took place across the country with Muslim Brotherhood supporters raising yellow signs depicting “four fingers,” the symbol that has been adopted to commemorate Rabaah el-Adawiya, the name of the main encampment that was dispersed violently by security forces.

The Gamaa Islamiya and Islamic Jihad movements both led an anti-government insurgency in 1990s that led to killings of hundreds of tourists, Christians and policemen.

In return, three generations of the groups were jailed and spent decades in prison during which they renounced violence.

The groups’ top leaders also were at the forefront of pro-Morsi’s street demonstrations, aimed at showing magnitude of the president’s influence, but now leaders say the bid aims to break the cycle of violence after thousands were killed, injured and rounded up in arrests nationwide.

The Brotherhood has lost much public support and is now largely resented by the general population. Its offices and Brotherhoodowned businesses have been attacked, while Egypt’s media — almost uniformly against it since the closure of Islamist TV stations — describes the group as “terrorist.”

Palestinians call off peace talks after Israeli troops kill 3

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Palestinian officials said they called off a planned round of peace talks Monday after Israeli soldiers killed three protesters during clashes following an arrest raid in the West Bank.

But in comments that suggested the meeting had gone ahead as planned, State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said that “no meetings have been cancelled. We’ve been clear that the two parties are engaged in serious and sustained negotiations.”

Israeli officials refused to comment.

The violence, the deadliest incident in the area in years, dealt a new blow to U.S.-led peace efforts, which resumed late last month after a nearly five-year break. Palestinian officials have accused the Israelis of stonewalling and using the process as a cover to build new Jewish settlements. The deaths of Palestinians further soured the atmosphere.

It was not known when talks will resume, but Palestinian officials said the break was expected to be brief. They spoke anonymously as they were not autho-

rized to talk to media.

Monday’s clashes broke out when Israeli forces entered the Qalandia refugee camp, just outside of Jerusalem, on an overnight arrest raid. Shai Hakimi, a spokesman for the paramilitary border police, said hundreds of Palestinians poured into the streets and hurled firebombs, concrete blocks and rocks at officers.

The Israeli military said soldiers rushed to the scene to provide backup and opened fire after they felt their lives were in “imminent danger.”

An official at a Ramallah hospital confirmed three deaths and more than a dozen wounded. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Hatim Khatib, whose brother Youssef was arrested in the raid, told The Associated Press that undercover troops dressed in civilian clothes arrived at their home at 4:30 a.m. looking for the brother.

“After half an hour we started hearing shooting from the soldiers inside our house, and then people started throwing stones at them,” he said.

Youssef was arrested after he returned from morning prayers at 7:00 a.m., he said.

He said he didn’t know why his brother was the only one arrested but said Youssef had spent time in Israeli jail for throwing rocks and was released three years ago.

The Israeli military would not say why he was wanted.

The violence drew fierce Palestinian condemnations. “Such a crime proves the need for an urgent and effective international protection for our people,” Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said in a statement.

Shortly afterward, Palestinian officials said that a planned round of peace talks had been called off. They said the Palestinians were protesting the day’s violence, and were also upset by an Israeli announcement Sunday that it was pushing forward with new settlement construction in east Jerusalem.

The Palestinians object to construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, the lands they claim along with the Gaza Strip for their future state. Israel captured all three territories in 1967.

It was not immediately known when talks would resume.

A Palestinian official said the talks have gotten off to a rocky start, with the sides still arguing over the agenda.

The Palestinians want discussions to focus on security issues and the border between Israel and a future state of Palestine.

The official said the Israelis have insisted on limiting talks only to security matters. He spoke on condition of anonymity because both sides have promised U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to keep the details of the negotiations secret. Israeli officials declined comment.

Kerry is expected to meet Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Rome on Sept. 8 to help push negotiations forward, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.

The State Department said it was still seeking details on the deadly clashes but that both sides should move forward with talks and exercise restraint.

“These incidents underscore exactly why a final status agreement is even more important to address these issues at the negotiating table and why we’re working so hard to help the two parties do that,” said Harf.

Soldiers, widows testify as jury weighs U.S. couple married 65 sentence for Fort Hood gunman years die on same day THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Egyptian army soldiers in armored vehicles block Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, during mass protests Aug. 23. Egyptian security and military forces deployed around Cairo, closing off traffic in some major thoroughfares and in the city centre as hundreds of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi took to the streets demanding his return to office.

FORT HOOD, Texas — Survivors of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood and relatives of those killed testified Monday during the final phase of Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial.

Prosecutors hope the emotional testimony — from sobbing widows, distraught parents and paralyzed soldiers — helps convince jurors to impose a rare military death sentence on Hasan, who was convicted last week of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base.

The sentencing phase also will be Hasan’s last chance to tell jurors what he’s spent the last four years telling the military, judges and journalists: that the killing of unarmed American soldiers preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan was necessary to protect Muslim insurgents. But whether he plans to address jurors re-

mains unclear.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Ziegler was among the first to testify, telling jurors how he was shot four times and underwent emergency surgery that removed about 20 per cent of his brain. Doctors initially expected him to die or remain in a vegetative state.

Shoua Her wiped away tears as she recalled how she and her husband, Pfc. Kham Xiong, talked about growing old together and having more children.

Now, she said, their children know their slain father only through memories and stories.

“We had talked about how excited we were to purchase our first home.

We talked about vacations and places we wanted to go visit. And all that was stripped away from me,” she said.

As she testified, one juror, a male officer, fought back tears.

The hearing ended for the day after a dozen people testified. Hasan asked

for three recesses through the day, and the judge granted two of them.

Other widows, mothers, children and siblings of the slain also are expected this week to tell the jury of 13 high-ranking military officers about their loves ones and describe the pain of living without them.

What they won’t be allowed to talk about are their feelings toward Hasan or what punishment they think he deserves.

Hasan, an Americanborn Muslim, has admitted carrying out the attack and showed no reaction when he was found guilty. He is representing himself during his trial, yet he called no witnesses, declined to testify and questioned only three of prosecutors’ nearly 90 witnesses before he was convicted.

Earlier Monday, the judge asked Hasan if he wanted to continue representing himself and advised against it, as she has repeatedly done during the trial.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAYTON, Ohio — Relatives of a couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love story’s ending reflects their devotion over 65 years of marriage.

Harold and Ruth Knapke died in their shared room on Aug. 11, days before their 66th anniversary, The Dayton Daily News reported. He was 91, she was 89.

Their daughters said they believe their father willed himself to stay by his wife’s side despite failing health until they could take the next step in their journey together. He went first — his children saw it as his “final act of love” — and she followed.

“We believe he wanted to accompany her out of this life and into the next one, and he did,” daughter Margaret Knapke said.

The couple had known each other as children and began their courtship as pen pals while Harold, known as “Doc,” served in the Army during World War II. Ruth would later joke: “I let him chase me until I caught him!”

Her husband became a teacher, coach and athletic director at Fort Recovery Schools, the newspaper said. They raised six children while looking after each other with a devotion that didn’t seem to diminish.

A photo taken this summer shows him lying in a bed, arm stretched through a guardrail to hold her hand, as she leans in to press the top of her head to his. When she was ailing, he blessed her each night with holy water, daughter Pat Simon said.

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Schools Saskatchewan Roughrider, Type 1 diabetic John Chick lives football dream in U.S. appear to be getting healthier

BY JENNIFER GRAHAM THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughrider John Chick believes in dreams, even while tackling a life-changing disease.

The 250-pound, six-foot-four defensive end is a Type 1 diabetic, meaning he needs insulin to stay alive.

“Most people just know me as a football player, but it’s something I deal with. I wear an insulin pump both on and off the field,” said Chick.

“It’s a 24-seven disease and it’s hard to handle.”

The pump Chick wears is about the size of a cellphone. A thin tube runs from the pump to what is called the infusion site — the spot on the body where a tiny plastic catheter goes under the skin and delivers a steady amount of insulin. Chick programs the pump to give more insulin when he eats.

Chick says the pump and another device that attaches to him to monitor his glucose have help him live “somewhat normal.”

Surprisingly, he says the pump usually doesn’t get pulled off during a game.

“The machine itself is just in the waistband of my shorts, my undershorts. It stays pretty good there. It’s been hit a number of times,” he said after a recent practice at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

Occasionally, the tiny plastic catheter will get pulled out, he says, but putting it back is no big deal.

Chick was diagnosed as a diabetic when he was 14-years-old and admits it made him question his future in football.

“It definitely put doubt in there at first, frustrating, you get the ‘why me,’ and that’s not just with the diabetes. You know, everyone asks those questions when something real happens and so those were my initial thoughts,” he said.

Family support was key. It helped Chick pursue his football dream.

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CFL player John Chick sets up 9-year-old Jack, a football fan with type 1 diabetes, for a field goal kick.

The defensive end, who also lives with the disease and wears an insulin pump on the field, is helping to Kick Diabetes with Sun Life Financial to raise awareness for diabetes research and management.

The Utah State graduate regular season, up to $40,000. up, a couple steps back somehelped the Riders win the Grey Canadians can also ‘donate times.” But he believes in being Cup in 2007. a kick’ online and Sun Life persistent and wants to share He was the CFL’s top defen- will then donate an additional that story. sive player in 2009 before sign- $10,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes “You know when I was a kid, ing with the NFL’s Indianapo- Research Foundation in the city I grew up in a smaller town and lis Colts in 2010. He spent the with the most donated kicks. you didn’t hear of too many dianext two seasons betics doing this with the Jacksonor that, though ‘IT DEFINITELY PUT DOUBT IN THERE AT ville Jaguars bethere always FIRST, FRUSTRATING, YOU GET THE ‘WHY fore returning to have been,” he Saskatchewan this said.

ME,’ AND THAT’S NOT JUST WITH THE year.

“Everyone’s DIABETES.’ Chick is part of got a limit on the Sun Life Fi— JOHN CHICK s o m e t h i n g nancial Kick Diawhether it be betes campaign, diabetes or which launched Aug. 22.

Chick is optimistic a cure can a number of any things, someIn partnership with the be found. one’s got something that they’ve CFL, Sun Life — a sponsor of He says the technology got to overcome. For me, I just the players’ association — will has already made leaps and want to be that guy that says make a $101 donation to the Ju- bounds.

‘Hey, you can do it.’ venile Diabetes Research FounIn the meantime, Chick says “Not everyone’s born to play dation every time a successful living with diabetes has been football, but whatever your field goal is kicked during the a growing process, “a few steps dream is, you can do it.’ ”

ATLANTA — Health officials say they’ve seen a big shift in how many school districts take money from soda companies and ban junk food from vending machines.

A survey found 44 per cent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30 per cent in 2006.

It also found drops in how many took a cut of soft drink sales, received donations from soda companies, or allowed soda company advertising.

About 17 per cent of U.S. children are overweight or obese and that’s been holding steady for years.

Experts say that diet and exercise at home are at least as important as what happens in school.

The findings come from a detailed government survey last year of more than 800 U.S. school districts.

Online: Report: http://www. cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/ shpps/index.htm

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Red Deer Bower Place

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