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New pipeline review urged AUDITOR GENERAL ASKED TO DO ASSESSMENT

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A coalition of 54 groups is demanding Alberta’s auditor general conduct a safety review of the province’s pipeline system.

The coalition called the $455,000 report on pipeline safety by Group 10 Engineering a failure since it was merely a review of current regulations.

“Albertans deserve a real pipeline safety review,” said Don Bester, president of the Alberta Surface Rights Group, on Wednesday.

“They deserve an independent review that takes a holistic look at Alberta’s mounting pipeline problems. The auditor general in Saskatchewan already undertook such a review and we hope that our provincial auditor will do the same.”

On Wednesday, the coalition sent a letter to Premier Alison Redford expressing their disappointment with the report released by the province 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 pipeline

that contaminated the Red Deer River system.

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

The province says its 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.

Please see PIPELINES on Page A2

Redford off to China to drum up business

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Looking as though it has reached the end of its life cycle, what appears to be a Meadow Fritillary butterfly with its wings showing some wear and tear perches on a thistle plant at Three Mile Bend park in Red Deer.

Direct military role for Canada in Syria unlikely: NATO source

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s support of U.S.-led military action against Syria is likely to be only symbolic, in a strike that could last as little as a day, a NATO source told The Canadian Press.

The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said continuing discussions among like-minded nations are focused on an air campaign, using mostly Tomahawk missiles, that lasts up to 24 hours.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird hinted at such a brief and surgical intervention by the United States during an interview with Quebec’s TVA network on Wednesday when discussing the volatile situation in the Middle East.

“That’s the reason why if it was a small military intervention, it should be precise — in and out,” said Baird, who met in the afternoon with George Sabra, the head of the opposition Syrian National Council.

When host Mario Dumont hypothesized about a strike lasting four days, Baird interjected that it could be as short as two hours.

With Canadian military planes parked at home, and the frigate HMCS Toronto on the other side of the Arabian peninsula lacking long-range missiles, direct involvement by Canada would therefore be improbable, said the NATO source and other military experts.

“Right now in the late, waning days of August, the lead time involved in Canada having any air response is negligible,” said Chris Corrigan, a retired colonel and now a defence-security analyst with the Royal Canadian Military Institute.

“A U.S. carrier battle group has as many F-18s on it right now in the Mediterranean ... (as) we have ser-

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Baird underscored Canada’s limitations when speaking publicly in Montreal, repeating his view that discussing military intervention is premature.

“I think some have speculated in the media and elsewhere that it could involve cruise missiles or armed drones, neither of which Canada has,” he said.

“We’ll let decisions be made before we know whether we have even the capacity to contribute militarily.”

The NATO source said the extent of Canadian military assistance could be dispatching HMCS Toronto closer to the area to help protect American ships, as part of an international naval task force that operates in the Arabian Sea. Walter Dorn, a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College, said the frigate could be sent through the Suez Canal to anchor in the vicinity.

“The other possibility is the Americans send their ships off to someplace, and we have to take over some of the original responsibilities of that ship, so we cover for them,” said Dorn.

Both Dorn and Corrigan suggested a select number of Canadian Forces personnel could theoretically wind up working inside the American chain of command, as has happened in the past.

“Showing the (Canadian) flag will be very important because the U.S. wants to show this has international legitimacy,” said Dorn.

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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Alison Redford will lead a delegation to China next month to drum up business in the Pacific Rim. Redford is to be accompanied by members of 15 small businesses, three regional economic development associations and the presidents of the universities of Alberta and Calgary.

International Relations Minister Cal Dallas called it an opportunity to “drill down” for details on what small-sized businesses need to do to expand or get a foothold in Asia.

“The upside is enticing, engaging (and) creating success stories with the small and medium-sized businesses that have the kinds of products and services that are in demand in China,” Dallas said in an interview Wednesday.

Redford is to deliver keynote remarks at the Foreign Direct Investment Policy Forum in Beijing and attend the World Economic Forum in Dalian on Sept. 11 and 12.

She will travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Dalian and Harbin.

Teresa Woo-Paw, associate minister for international relations, is going as well to meet officials and industry leaders in Korea, Japan and China.

The cost of the trip is pegged at almost $105,000.

The delegation is to leave Sept. 6.

It’s Redford’s third trip to China since becoming premier two years ago.

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Coun. Chris Stephan not seeking re-election

BY ADVOCATE STAFF First-term Red Deer city Coun. Chris Stephan is calling it quits.

As reported in the Red Deer Express, Stephan confirmed this week he would not seek a second term.

Stephan and his family have bought a house in Red Deer County and he will no longer be eligible to sit on council.

Stephan and his wife, Laura, have had two more children since he was elected in 2010. The rookie councillor said his family wanted more space and they have decided to relocate to the county because it would be best for his young family.

Stephan was one of two councillors who had yet to announced his intentions for the Oct. 21 civic vote.

Coun. Frank Wong, a third-term councillor who was first elected in 2004, has been tight lipped about his plans.

Other than Mayor Morris Flewwelling, all other councillors have confirmed their names will be on the ballot. Councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer are vying for the mayor’s job. Flewwelling announced in October that his days on city council were over after 21 years.

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Road closures, limited parking downtown during Tour

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Tour of Alberta racers are a week away from putting their mettle to the pedal on Red Deer streets.

The city will host the second stage of the inaugural six-day international professional cycling race on Thursday, Sept. 5.

Roads will be temporarily closed in and surrounding Red Deer’s downtown as a result.

The finish line and the festival will take over two blocks of Ross Street from 47th to 49th Avenue.

Barb McKee, Red Deer’s Recreation, Parks and Culture business supervisor, said organizers are encouraging residents to take public transportation and to use the free and secured bike corrals at Central Middle School (48th Avenue and 51st Street).

“This will be a road closure and impact to the downtown that is unprecedented,” said McKee. “For people who are working in the downtown and going to a business, it’s going to be a challenge that day.”

Racers are expected to cross the finish line on Ross Street from 47th Avenue to 48th Avenue around 3:30 p.m. This area will close at noon on Wednesday and reopen at midnight on Thursday, Sept. 5.

The intersections at 47th and 48th Avenues will remain open during this time.

Parking will be limited throughout the day.

Getting underway at 11 a.m., the tour festival will feature entertainment, food trucks, beer gardens,

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PIPELINES: 50 years old Bester, of the Innisfail area, said a lot of the pipelines in Alberta are 50 years old and the review of regulations deliberately avoids dealing with the issue of responsibility for pipeline inspections.

“Regulations are only as good as the regulatory body who does the inspections. If you don’t inspect anything, then you don’t have any problems, do you?”

He said the review should have included a recommendation for pipelines to be drilled beneath water bodies like the Red Deer River instead of dropping pipelines into the river and using cement weights to hold them down.

He said uprooted trees and rocks are hammering away at pipe in the Red Deer River, especially when the water level is high. “(Water) will move a rock three feet in diameter.”

He said flooding in the Red Deer River system could take out any pipeline and the next spill could be devastating if it reaches intakes for water treatment plants.

“You’d pretty near knock out Central Alberta’s water supply for all the towns and cities.”

The province has given Albertans 45 days to comment on the 900-page report.

But Bester said most of the members with Alberta Surface Rights Group are farmers and combines are starting to roll and will have little time to respond.

“It’s just very convenient that everyone of us out here in the farming community are starting to lay down our grain. It’s going to take 30 days of harvest

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merchandise vendors and interactive activities for the whole family.

There will be two stages set up in the festival block featuring local acts and a still-to-be disclosed headliner. A large television screen will broadcast the race throughout the day.

Depending on a number of factors, including weather and speed, the racers are expected to cross the finish line sometime between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m.

Festival-goers will have plenty of opportunities to mingle and get autographs from their favourite racers.

Team buses will be lined up downtown on 51st Street and 52nd Street (between 48th and 49th Avenues).

Sept. 4 Ross Street, from 47th Avenue to 49th Avenue, will be closed starting at 1 p.m.

Sept. 5 z The intersection of 48th Avenue and 50th Street will be closed starting at 10:30 a.m. z At 11 a.m., 51st Street and 52nd Street will be closed between 48th and 49th Avenue. z At 2 p.m., the entire downtown race circuit will be closed to all traffic and parked cars. z Roads along the downtown circuit will reopen at 4 p.m., followed by 51st and 52nd Streets at 5 p.m.

All roads will be reopened no later than midnight. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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CHINA: Trade office expanding It is part of a concerted effort by her government to broaden Alberta’s influence in international markets.

In May, Dallas announced new trade offices would be set up in northern California, Chicago, Brazil, Singapore and India.

He also announced it would expand the current trade office in Beijing and establish a new trade office in China’s south.

The changes will bring the number of Alberta’s trade offices around the globe to 16.

Dallas said they are on track to set up the new offices within two years, and expect to have announcements on India, Singapore and Chicago in the fall.

“We continue to make incremental progress on getting these offices open,” said Dallas.

He said he could not elaborate yet on the exact location of the new south China office.

Alberta already has trade offices in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mexico City, Taipei, Tokyo, Munich, Washington D.C., and Seoul.

In 2012, Alberta exported $95 billion worth of goods to 187 countries, accounting for more than onethird of the province’s GDP. The annual budget for the trade offices is $10.5 million.

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City bylaw officers and the RCMP will be monitoring the closures.

About 200 local volunteers will help out but a few are still needed. Information is available at www. tourofalberta.ca.

The Tour of Alberta kicks off on Tuesday with a prologue in Edmonton. Cyclists will race through 50 communities in the province before finishing on Sunday, Sept. 8, in Calgary.

The Tour of Alberta is one of only four international cycling tours in North America.

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Earlier Wednesday, Justin Trudeau said Parliament should be recalled to discuss what role Canada should play as the international community prepares to respond to atrocities in Syria.

The Liberal leader called the use of chemical weapons “unacceptable” and said it requires a “significant response.”

Trudeau, who was briefed Tuesday by Baird on his conversations with allies in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, said he fully expects Canada will have a role to play in helping civilians.

He said Canadians — and MPs — are united in wanting to provide humanitarian aid and help settle refugees.

But he said anything more than that should be discussed, in a non-partisan fashion, by parliamentarians. Trudeau has previously expressed reservations about military intervention.

United Nations chemical weapons inspectors continued their investigations in a Damascus suburb Wednesday, while Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to the international community to give them more time to complete their work.

But the British government moved ahead with a draft proposal at the UN Security Council authorizing the use of force against Syria, almost certain not to pass because of the opposition of China and Russia. Russia and Iran have been warning the west that any military intervention could snowball into a greater, regional conflict.

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One lucky cycling enthusiast will win the chance to ride in a team car during the second stage of the Tour of Alberta race.

The winner will ride in the team car within the group of riders racing from Devon to Red Deer in the Stage 2 finish.

‘Like’ the Tour of Alberta — Red Deer Facebook page and share the photo on the page with contest details to enter the contest.

A winner will be chosen through a random draw. The winner will be announced on Tuesday. Full details are available on the Tour of Alberta — Red Deer Facebook page.

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jailed two Baird meets with Syrian Man years for thefts opposition leader ONLY A ‘FEW THOUSAND’ JIHADISTS IN OUR COALITION: GEORGE SABRA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The leader of a Syrian opposition group seeking help from Canada acknowledges there are “a few thousand” jihadists as part of his coalition — but they’re only a tiny minority.

George Sabra, head of the Western-backed Syrian National Council, fielded a question Wednesday about that thorny issue from a journalist in Montreal, where he had just finished a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.

“Yeah, we have jihadists,” Sabra told reporters, before downplaying their influence within a key rebel group fighting against Syrian President George Sabra Bashar Assad’s regime.

“I think there are so many exaggerations (in) the numbers, the role of jihadists. There are not more than a few thousand from at least 180,000 soldiers in the Free Syrian Army.”

Sabra said he’s confident the extremists in Syria will be stopped once the international community helps end the conflict, which has killed more than 100,000 people.

“The level of violence of the regime and the silence of the international community brought the jihadists into Syria,” Sabra said.

“So, we think when the international community helps Syrians to stop (the) killing, to save their lives, this is the first step to stop jihadists in Syria.”

The Syrian war appears to be coming to a head two-and-a-half years after anti-regime protesters first took to the streets, prompting a violent crackdown by government forces. The Arab Spring-inspired demonstrations morphed into an armed rebellion and eventually a war.

Western states are now on the verge of military intervention in Syria for the first time since the start of the conflict, following a deadly offensive on civilians last week that the United States has said shows

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During his stop in Montreal, Sabra said while his group’s primary goal is to stop the killing, he also expressed a desire for more weapons as part of the greater foreign aid effort for his country.

“We are in need of humanitarian aid, all kinds of humanitarian aid — from food to weapons because we need to defend ourselves also,” said Sabra, whose council is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

After meeting with Baird in Montreal, he said he asked the foreign affairs minister for Ottawa’s continued political support of the coalition and for more humanitarian assistance.

Sabra, who noted he has met with Baird on several occasions, said he didn’t make a specific request for direct Canadian military intervention.

Baird hinted Wednesday that Canada’s military role in Syria could be limited and that any contribution to an international effort there will be mainly political and humanitarian. He said Canada does not have the weapons to contribute to the types of attacks being discussed.

Sabra believes, however, that Ottawa can play an important role in specific areas, such as supporting police, judges, education and health care in the Middle Eastern country.

The Conservative government announced details Wednesday on how it will spend $42.8 million in humanitarian aid to help millions of refugees within Syrian borders and those who have fled to neighbouring countries since the conflict began in 2011.

Ottawa said in a statement that the assistance, part of a $90-million announcement in June, will focus on providing needs such as food, clean water and shelter, and will be delivered through aid groups, including the UN’s World Food Programme, the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement.

The government has said it has allocated more than $158.5 million in humanitarian assistance efforts in Syria and neighbouring countries since 2012.

“Canada has been a generous country and a steady hand to the Syrian people during their brutal struggle,” Baird told reporters following his meeting Wednesday with Sabra.

One of three suspects wanted for trying to steal an automated teller machine from a Red Deer business will serve federal time after pleading guilty in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday.

Robert Glen Moore, 33, was arrested on Aug. 22 by Red Deer City RCMP investigating a theft at the West Park shopping centre on Aug. 13.

Crown prosecutor Tony Bell told court that Moore was identified as one of the suspects after being caught on surveillance video at a neighbouring store.

He was breaking a window when a piece of flying glass knocked aside the hood that had hidden his face, said Bell.

Moore and two others then wrapped a chain around the ATM, hooked it to the pickup truck they had backed up to the store, and then tried to pull it free.

They drove off empty-handed after two failed attempts.

A taxi driver noticed the attempt and called police, said Bell. The truck was found later and confirmed stolen.

Moore was charged with offences that included break and enter, and possession of stolen property worth more than $5,000.

He was already facing charges from his arrest a month earlier by a Red Deer RCMP officer who saw him driving a black car with its passenger window broken out and its alarm system still blaring, said Bell.

On that occasion, he was charged with possession of stolen property, possession of break-in tools, breaching probation and breaching conditions of a recognizance.

In court before Judge John Holmes and without the help of defence counsel on Wednesday, he asked for a sentence of at least two years so he could gain access to an addictions treatment program.

“I’ve been a habitual offender for over 10 years and I would like to seek assistance for help with my addictions. I’m a user and I need help as much as possible,” said Moore.

Holmes sentenced Moore to a total of 24 months on the two sets of charges, recommending that he be placed in an addictions treatment program.

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City of Lacombe adopts new fire response guideline VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WILL NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE

City of Lacombe volunteer firefighters will continue the practice of not providing medical first response under a new service level policy adopted by council this week.

The issue came up early this year after council was warned that firefighters — many of whom have only standard first aid — were increasingly being dispatched to emergency medical calls, such as patients suffering strokes or heart attacks, when ambulances can’t get their soon enough.

Council voted in January to direct the fire chief to develop new fire response guidelines that would limit the Lacombe Fire Department’s emergency medical response to assisting ambulance attendants with patient lifts from buildings or confined areas.

Volunteers will continue to provide initial first aid at motor vehicle collisions, fire and rescue calls.

The new policy reinforces that approach.

Fire Chief Ed van Delden said the medical first response issue is only a small part of the policy.

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cess looked like for all our types of responses,” said van Delden.

New to the policy is a section on expected response times. The aim is to have the first vehicle from the station on the road to provide initial response within 10 minutes.

The standard is a useful performance measure to monitor as communities grow, said van Delden.

The policy also outlines the minimum number of personnel expected to respond to different types of incidents and when other fire departments will be called in to help.

Van Delden said in preparing the policy he found the department had “very meagre potential” to extinguish fires from liquids such as gasoline that must be extinguished with foam rather than water.

Given the number of bulk fuel depots and flammable liquid-carrying trains passing through Lacombe, upgrading the department’s capabilities was recommended.

Council agreed to add foam equipment to the new fire engine that is expected to be ordered next month for delivery in the fall 2014. Engines typically cost about $400,000 and on-board foam storage boosts that by about $25,000 to $30,000. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com Sept. 10.

Accident investigators kept busy with four fatalities CALGARY — Separate road accidents in Calgary in the space of less than a day have killed four people and left one person in hospital.

Police say two Calgary men, both 18, died overnight when a speeding vehicle they were in went out of control and struck a pole near an intersection.

Earlier in the night, a woman died when a car she was driving slammed into a cable barrier on the city’s busy Deerfoot Trail.

Investigators believe the victim may have had a pre-existing medical condition.

A third overnight accident saw a driver suffer serious injuries after being ejected from a speeding car that went out of control, struck two other vehicles and hit a light standard.

The fourth fatality occurred Tuesday afternoon when a motorcyclist in his 40s died in a collision with a cube van in an industrial park. (CHQR)

HINTON — Alberta’s energy regulator has ordered public hearings into a proposed open-pit coal mine in the province’s northern foothills.

The decision was immediately welcomed by aboriginal groups who use the area located 280 kilometres west of Edmonton.

The $458-million Coalspur project is to cover about 6,000 hectares and provide about 500 jobs during its 20-year life.

It would produce about five million tonnes of coal per year for export — mostly to be burned for power generation in Asia.

The Ermineskin and Whitefish River bands say the mine would destroy wilderness areas vital for hunting and traditional practices.

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EDMONTON — Alberta health officials have confirmed the first two cases of human West Nile virus in the province this year.

They say both cases were picked up in southern Alberta in mid-August.

A man and a woman, both between 40 and 55 years old, have the less serious form of the mosquitoborne virus.

Dr. James Talbot, Alberta’s chief medical health officer, urges people to wear insect repellant, longsleeved shirts and light-coloured clothing when outside.

Even better, he says, is to stay indoors at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active.

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Prescribed burns northwest of Rocky Mountain House in the Chungo, Blackstone and Wapiabi areas may go ahead in a few weeks.

“We’re monitoring weather,” said Barry Shellian, fire information officer with Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area, on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development staff flew out to the areas to test conditions.

Prescribed burns are executed to restore the ecological role of fire, encourage the recovery of native grasses and shrubs and enhance forage and habitat for wildlife. They create fuel breaks to help prevent the spread of future wildfires and reduce the risk of potential disease or pest outbreaks such as mountain pine beetle.

Shellian said the areas are isolated with rough terrain, but some backcountry users, like hunters, make use of the areas.

Burns would only take a couple days to complete.

During operations, areas immediately adjacent to the burn will be closed to public access.

Wildfire hazard in the Rocky Mountain House area remained high on Wednesday but possible thunderstorms may put a damper on the recent drying trend.

Skies were forecast to be clear by late Thursday and stay dry throughout the Labour Day long weekend.

Shellian said visitors to the area this weekend should remember that fire prevention is everybody’s responsibility.

“Everyone should play safely and be responsible out there.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Time to run for cover MIKE DUFFY MAY BE PREPARED TO TAKE DOWN HARPER’S INNER SANCTUM In his bid to survive the Nigel Wright-Mike Duffy affair, Stephen Harper has clung assiduously to the lone gunman theory.

Harper has repeated that mantra time and again — his former chief of staff cut a $90,000 cheque to the disgraced former Conservative senator on his own, without the prime minister’s knowledge.

TIM The best way HARPER to destabilize the Harper argument is to involve as many others players as possible, making it appear to be a conspiracy in the Prime Minister’s Office and beyond, making it increasingly impossible for Canadians to believe this elaborate operation could have unfolded without Harper knowing what was happening in his own office.

It helps, as well, if some of those involved could be considered especially close to the prime minister, so that they might be known generically as “Harper loyalists.”

We also know that Duffy has previously promised that more details in

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this affair would become public. He has offered a sardonic nod to reporters to “stay tuned,” because only the former broadcaster and former Conservative senator knew where the bodies were buried.

We may have arrived at this point.

Those close to this sordid tale believe the man from P.E.I., who has complained long and loud about being hung out to dry by the prime minister, is embarking on his scorched earth policy and will take down as many with him as he can.

As reported by the CTV’s indefatigable Robert Fife, Wright used two key Conservative senators in his campaign to get a reluctant Duffy to accept the cheque to pay back money he had inappropriately claimed.

David Tkachuk, the Saskatchewan senator who until recently headed the Senate’s internal economy committee, told Duffy, according to the CTV report, the Senate committee would go easy on him if he accepted the Wright offer. If he balked, CTV reported, Tkachuk told him he would lose his Senate seat.

That is the same Tkachuk whom Pamela Wallin, another former Conservative senator living under an expense cloud, accused of counselling her to go back and “restrict” information on her calendar of events when she was being audited.

The other senator implicated in the CTV report is Carolyn Stewart-Olsen, a

Harper confidante and his former director of strategic communications.

The emails cited by CTV also brought former Harper communications director Angelo Persichilli into the mix.

This was all met with a torrent of denials and qualifications this week, but the Harper narrative has been destabilized.

We already knew an RCMP affidavit says Wright recalled telling three other senior members of Harper’s office about the payment.

If Tkachuk and Stewart-Olsen are proved to have discussed the matter with Wright, then the Harper saga gets even more wobbly because it has now moved outside of his inner sanctum.

Harper has maintained Wright did not discuss the payment with him or anyone else.

“If you read the affidavit it makes very cleared that the decision to pay money to Mr. Duffy out of Mr. Wright’s personal funds was made solely by Mr. Wright and was his responsibility,” Harper said last month. “Obviously, had I known about this earlier I would never have allowed this to take place.’’

Stewart-Olsen said she had no knowledge of any deal between Duffy and Wright or any knowledge that Wright was prepared to use his own money to help Duffy.

Later she and Tkachuk issued a joint statement: “The CTV News report is false. At no time did we have knowl-

edge of Mr. Wright’s payment to Sen. Duffy before it was reported publicly.

“Anyone who suggests that we were aware of Mr. Wright’s payment to Sen. Duffy before it was reported publicly is lying.”

Why would Persichilli, who had been out of Harper’s office for almost a year, draw himself back into such a toxic mix?

The former Toronto Star columnist — now a citizenship judge — cited “friendship,” saying he urged Duffy to make good on his debt to the Senate. Friendship, by the way, was the same early rationale offered for Wright opening his chequebook for Duffy.

It raises the question of how many “friends” Duffy has in high places, although in this case, those who know the senator and the newly minted judge say there actually was a friendship here, dating back more than a decade.

Persichilli said on Tuesday that he knew nothing of a Wright payment to Duffy.

“It was a personal call to a good friend,’’ he said. “You don’t drop good friends when they have difficulties.”

To quote Duffy, “stay tuned.” The target of this story is at the top of the heap. We don’t know how many more “friends,” Duffy has, but those who believe they are on that list might want to duck.

Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

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United Way takes care with funding In response to the open letter published in Tuesday’s Advocate, United Way of Central Alberta would like to add the following: The decision to no longer fund the Red Deer Clothing Bank was not taken lightly. The community impact council is comprised of 21 community volunteers, who represent both the not-for-profit and private sectors. The council’s recommendation to de-fund was made during the agency review process in the spring as the clothing bank no longer met the United Way mandate. The de-funding notice came with a recommendation that the clothing bank find an umbrella agency to operate under making their operating costs much more economical given the number of clothing service providers in Red Deer.

We (United Way) take our role as stewards of donor dollars very seriously, ensuring we are supporting programs that are of greatest need to Central Alberta, and as such need to ensure dollars are used as effectively as possible and create the most impact possible in a sustainable way to meet our new community impact strategy guidelines.

We are aware of four clothing services in Red Deer that provide clothing to anyone who needs it for low or no cost: Bibles for Mission, Bargain Treasures, Salvation Army Thrift Store and Victory Church. We are also aware that some agencies give out vouchers so that clients can receive free clothing at certain outlets; Canadian Mental Health and Alberta Health Services are two we are aware of. Also, the Golden Circle service is for seniors and the John Howard Society’s clothing closet is open to anyone looking for work clothing and boots.

United Way’s mandate has always been to not fund duplicated services. We received a quote from Shirley Berry, past president and volunteer of the Red Deer Clothing Bank for 21 years: “I do support the loss of funding to clothing bank.

I felt the United Way could use these funds to support other great community programs that are helping people rise out of poverty. I felt the clothing bank services were being abused by some people. Times have changed at the clothing bank over the 50 years and I believe we are now enabling too many people by proving free clothing instead of encouraging them to move out of their current situation. There are many other agencies in our community that offer clothing services at a minimal cost and perhaps even free if needed, if they were unable to pay. These agencies are also offering many other services to the clients that are accessing them; the community made the decision about de-funding the clothing bank and I support the process the United Way utilizes in deciding allocation of their money.”

Since 2010, United Way has been transforming into a community impact organization and concentrating its investments into making a real impact and difference in the communities we serve and we have therefore been asking funded agency partners to provide more details around the impacts they are having with their programs. One way to summarize this change is that we are now funding pathways out of poverty. The community impact council, which I am a member of, goes through a careful process of assessment when deciding upon United Way’s investment decisions and I fully support the decision they have made.

Robert Mitchell CEO, United Way of Central Alberta

Education as economics too restrictive The Canadian Press article Field of study key to degree value: study on Aug. 27 demonstrates one of

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the major factors underlying the current attack on higher education in Canada. If the reader pays attention to the evaluative language of the article, almost every single judgment concerning higher education is based on economics.

The following examples are illustrative but not exhaustive. CIBC World Markets funded the study cited in the article. An economist co-authored the study.

The primary assumption of the article is that education should “lead to good jobs.” The phrase “return on investment” increasingly appears in discussions of post-secondary education, and it is primarily meant in economic terms. The article includes other economic phrases like an “excess supply” of graduates, “labour market outcomes,” “bang for their educational buck,” economically “underperforming” degree holders and “income prospects.”

The key term is, perhaps, value. It is maybe too obvious to point out that most things are valued primarily in economic terms or more generally in utilitarian ends. The humanities are all well and good, people say, but “what are you going to do with it?” is the question. How will you pay the mortgage? What will you do for a living?

While practical questions are valid and necessary, they are not the only ways to consider the value of something. A mechanical or chemical engineer can pursue a lucrative career in weapons manufacturing, but the ethical value of such a direction is highly questionable. We might look at the return on investment of poor people or disabled people and find them unstable investments. Even children are terrible sinkholes when it comes to money, contrary to what the Fraser Institute has recently published about the low cost of raising a child.

This is really nothing new. Jonathan Swift made similar arguments 300 years ago about putting unwanted babies to practical use: cannibalize them for food. Then, as now, as Swift himself points out, the arguments against economics generally fall on deaf ears. I will point out the irony of the fact that the Alberta premier is going deaf in her right ear. Economics appears to be a trump card to all other systems of value, and the brilliance of Swift’s argument in 1729 was that he pushed the economic logic to its extreme,

Scott Williamson Pre-press supervisor

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Education is not simply about economics. It is about exploration, curiosity, discovery, creativity, among other things, whether or not they have economic outcomes. Education is also about thinking, especially thinking about alternatives. When the primary motivation of education is fear of economic instability or student debt, the direction of study becomes debt avoidance. This is a crippling hazard to education, and it narrows any student’s potential to learn what he or she wants to pursue. Economic fear has replaced intellectual curiosity.

What are the alternatives, you may ask? For example, human diversities in race, religion, culture and history are easy places to start. Not to see the potential values in understanding or learning from such areas is part of the problem facing higher education.

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Three Mile Bend water level too low?

During the week of July 11, the Red Deer Parks Department was pumping water out of the ponds at Three Mile Bend.

A Parks Department employees said the reason for the pumping was because they had been told that the water levels had to be pumped back to normal levels for the freestyle ski jumpers and the floating docks.

I have noticed that some of the freestyle ski jumpers are not completing their jumps as well as they should be. Also, the river water level is at the lowest point for the summer and the ponds have receded well below the normal water level that the city had pumped them to.

I was wondering if Parks Department superintendent Trevor Poth was considering pumping water back into the ponds to bring them back to normal levels for the freestyle ski jumpers and the floating docks.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadians who were recently surveyed about online privacy were split on whether they approved of governments reading their email.

The poll, commissioned by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, asked if “it is acceptable or unacceptable for governments to monitor everyone’s email and other online activities.”

About 49 per cent of respondents said it was “completely unacceptable,” about 47 per cent of those surveyed said it was “acceptable in some circumstances,” and about four per cent said it was “completely acceptable.”

When asked if government surveillance would be appropriate if it could prevent terrorist attacks, about 13 per cent said it would be completely acceptable, about 64 per cent said it would be acceptable in some circumstances, and 23 per cent said it would still be completely unacceptable.

The results suggest Canadians are surprisingly apathetic about their privacy, said Byron Holland, president of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, which manages the .ca domain name registry and works to develop policies “that support Canada’s Internet community.”

“I think it’s fair to say that most of us here and many of us deeper in the Internet community were surprised by Canadians’ willingness to give up privacy in the interests of safety,” Holland said.

Toronto mayor, Ontario premier come clean about smoking dope

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ontario’s premier and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford threw themselves in the political pot debate Wednesday, confessing they too smoked dope — and more than once.

Ford, who’s been fighting allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, raised eyebrows when he freely admitted to using a different drug.

“Oh yeah,” he said with a laugh. “I won’t deny that. I smoked a lot of it.”

Kathleen Wynne also came clean that she puffed some pot, but “very, very infrequently” and stopped 35 years ago, before her children were born and she was elected.

“It’s never been a big part of my life,” said the 60-year-old premier.

They’re the latest high-profile politicians to own up to using marijuana, after Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau

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Court rules against B.C. polygamous leader, issues $150,000 in penalties VANCOUVER — The leader of a small polygamous community in southeastern British Columbia has lost a case in federal Tax Court in which he was accused of underreporting his income by more than $1.8 million, marking the government’s first major victory against a leader of Bountiful, B.C., after two decades of investigations into allegations involving child abuse, human trafficking and tax evasion.

Winston Blackmore, who leads one of two divided factions within the community, reported income of $172,000 from 2000 to 2004 and 2006, with his yearly income fluctuating between about $20,000 and $40,000.

The federal tax agency instead added hundreds of thousands of dollars a year of income and shareholder benefits associated with J.R. Blackmore & Sons Ltd., the company that oversees many of the business activities in Blackmore’s side of the community.

Blackmore argued an obscure section of tax law originally designed to allow Hutterite colonies to effectively divvy up income among members for

admitted last week that he took a pull on a joint three years ago while he was an MP. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has said he stayed away from the drug after seeing a U.S. Supreme Court nominee withdraw after it emerged he had smoked marijuana in college.

Trudeau said he hasn’t lit up since, but Justice Minister Peter MacKay condemned him for breaking the law while serving in public office.

He also accused Trudeau of hypocrisy for voting for mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana production before he stopped smoking up.

Wynne said she won’t pass judgment on Trudeau or anyone else.

“These are personal decisions that people make and I’m not going to weigh in on the decision of another politician or individual,” she said.

Ford’s admission Wednesday that he smoked weed came as a surprise

since he’s refused to answer questions from reporters about his alleged drug use.

In May, Ford denied that he used crack in the face of reports that he was videotaped smoking the drug, and said he couldn’t comment on a video “that I have never seen and may not exist.”

Three years ago, Ford admitted he was charged with driving under the influence and marijuana possession in Florida in the 1990s. He at first denied the allegations, but later pleaded nocontest to the impaired driving charge and the drug charge was dropped.

Wynne, who lived with her young children for three years in the Netherlands where the drug is legal, wouldn’t say whether she agrees with Trudeau that marijuana should be legalized and regulated.

Proponents argue one of the benefits would be generating much-needed cash to pay for public services.

tax purposes should apply to his community, which practices a fundamentalist form of Mormonism that allows polygamy. The mainstream Mormon church renounced polygamy more than a century ago.

But Judge Diane Campbell ruled Bountiful does not meet any of the criteria required for such status, such as a prohibition on members owning

property and a requirement that members live and work in the community.

“Bountiful is too dispersed and fragmented to qualify as one of the specific types of community that Parliament envisioned” when it created the tax exemption for Hutterites, Campbell wrote in a decision dated Aug. 21.

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MONTREAL — American software mogul John McAfee appears relaxed at a downtown restaurant as he digs into a bowl of poutine, but says even the safe haven of Canada isn’t immune from government spying.

“Your Canadian government has all of the facilities that the American government has, no more, no less,” he says, in light of recent leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

“If you think that the Canadian government John McAfee is somehow morally or ethically or in any other way superior, you’re wrong.”

Ten months ago McAfee, 67, was a fugitive from the Belize government, wanted for questioning in the mysterious death of his neighbour Gregory Viant Faull, 52.

After a failed political-asylum claim, two faked heart attacks and a criminal charge for illegally entering Guatemala by speed boat, he was deported to the U.S., ending what became a network television spectacle.

Now he’s sitting on a picturesque patio, drinking a bright green tropical cocktail.

McAfee is in town to work on a forthcoming biographical documentary, produced by a Montreal-based company, Impact Future Media.

“I love Canada, especially Montreal,” says McAfee.

“The food is spectacular, the diversity, the people are extremely friendly.”

With frosted brown hair and a bushy goatee, he looks part tech-wiz, part punk-rocker. He says his mistrust of the government was hard-earned at the namesake company he founded and later sold for millions.

“From my experience at McAfee, I know for a fact the government knows almost everything about the average citizen.”

As an anti-virus software tycoon at the head of McAfee Security, he says his early clients ranged from the CIA to the American navy and air force.

“The first six years of McAfee, 90 per cent of our income came from the government. The First Gulf War I donated $40 million worth of software to the U.S. Army,” he says.

“Obviously, I know a great deal about the internal machinations of power structures.”

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Security guard says nurses thought he was joking when told man had died

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Archeologists show some of the artifacts dug up during construction of the Canadian Museum For Human Rights, in Winnipeg, Wednesday. Tools, pieces of ceramic pots and other artifacts dating as far back as 900 years are shedding new light on the role an area of modern-day Winnipeg played in aboriginal lives.

Artifacts reveal Winnipeg site’s importance

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Tools, pieces of ceramic pots and other artifacts dating as far back as 900 years are shedding new light on the role an area of modernday Winnipeg played in aboriginal lives.

Officials with the Canadian Museum For Human Rights, along with archaeologists, revealed Wednesday some of the 400,000 artifacts retrieved during construction of the building, which sits at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers — a place where aboriginals gathered for centuries.

Some fragments of ceramic pottery include a mixture of styles seen in First Nations pieces to the south and west. The discovery reinforces the idea that The Forks, as the site is known, was a meeting place of different cultures, said Mireille Lamontagne, the museum’s manager of education programs.

“So we start to ask questions as to how were people travelling, were they inter-marrying and then sharing those traditions?”

The dig also uncovered 191 fire pits, which may suggest The Forks was more than just a gathering place — it may have also seen seasonal habitation.

Archaeologists also found maize and bean residues on ceramics, as well as hoe fragments, which

suggests farming took place there centuries ago. Officials cautioned, however, that the farming implements could have been brought in from elsewhere.

Another find — an intact ceremonial pipe — is similar to those made by aboriginals far to the south and further supports the notion that sophisticated trade networks existed, Lamontagne said.

The fact that artifacts from many different cultures were found in one place also backs oral histories among local aboriginals concerning a large peace gathering of more than a half-dozen First Nations about 500 years ago.

The Forks was a location prized by many, Lamontagne said.

“It’s clear . . . that the wealth of resources, both plant life and animal life, made it such an attractive place to stop. It was also a strategic location, specifically in terms of things like warfare or political interaction.”

The museum, which is slated to open next year, has been the subject of controversy.

Originally pushed a decade ago by the late media mogul Izzy Asper, the museum was projected to cost $260 million. But as time went by, construction costs escalated — first to $310 million, then to $351 million — and governments at all levels faced increasing requests for money.

WINNIPEG — A security guard testified Wednesday that nurses thought he was joking when he told them that a man had died during a 34-hour wait in a hospital emergency room.

Security supervisor Gary Francis told an inquest into Brian Sinclair’s death that he had greeted the double-amputee the night he arrived at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre ER in September 2008.

The following evening, Francis noticed that Sinclair was still in the same spot.

“He was sort of just sleeping,” Francis told Judge Tim Preston.

Around midnight, Francis was approached by a woman who said she thought Sinclair was dead.

Francis said he explained that Sinclair slept with his head slumped over, but the woman insisted and added that the man’s catheter was disconnected and empty.

The two went over to Sinclair. Francis said he tapped him on the shoulder and called his name.

“There was no response. I pinched his neck and there was still no response.”

Francis said he put his hand on Sinclair’s forehead and his head was stiff and tough to push back.

“His eyes were completely black.”

Francis wheeled Sinclair over to two nurses who were talking and said, “I need help. I think this fellow is dead.”

“They looked at me and thought I was joking.”

When a male nurse took Sinclair’s pulse, they “realized I was speaking the truth.” Sinclair was taken into a resuscitation room where Francis helped lift him onto a bed.

“His entire body was stiff as a board.”

Doctors tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead several minutes later, Francis said.

Francis tried to get Sinclair’s chart from the nurse on duty because he needed it for his report. He was told no chart had been created.

“He was never triaged at all.”

Another security guard testified that he had raised concerns about how long Sinclair had been waiting. Ed Latour said he was working the 12-hour night shift when Sinclair first arrived.

Latour said he got worried when Sinclair was still in the same spot in the waiting room the following night.

“He was slumped over in his chair,” Latour said.

“He had his head bowed.”

He said he went to the triage desk and spoke to the nurse on duty.

“I expressed that concern to the triage nurse and asked if he was going to be seen,” Latour told the inquiry. “(The nurse) said he had been there the previous night, had been treated, gone home and returned.”

Latour said he was assured “all was well with the patient” and that his “concerns were unwarranted.”

He continued his patrol and found out a few hours later that Sinclair was dead.

“One receptionist came out in tears and expressed Brian Sinclair had passed away.”

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Obama marks historic march PRESIDENT AT 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARCH ON WASHINGTON EMBODIES KING’S CIVIL RIGHTS DREAM

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama led civil rights pioneers Wednesday in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech roused the 250,000 people who rallied there decades ago for racial equality.

Large crowds gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, where the first black U.S. president spoke just after 1900 GMT — the same time that King delivered his spellbinding speech.

The first march was early in the turbulent 1960s, when the South still had separate restrooms, schools and careers for blacks and whites, and racism lingered across the country. In the two years following the march, President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act to outlaw discrimination, and King received the Nobel Peace Prize.

“There were couples in love who couldn’t marry. Soldiers who fought for freedom abroad but couldn’t find any at home,” Obama said, speaking of that era. “America changed for you and for me,” he added later.

But he pointed to the nation’s economic disparities as evidence that King’s hopes remain unfulfilled.

“The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice but it doesn’t bend on its own,” Obama said, in an allusion to King’s own message.

The name of that original march was the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Obama has said King is one of two people he admires “more than anybody in American history.” The other is Abraham Lincoln. Thousands of people were in attendance in wet weather.

Two former presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, spoke movingly of King’s legacy — and of problems still to overcome.

“This march, and that speech, changed America,” Clinton declared.

Carter said King’s efforts had helped not just black Americans, but “In truth, he helped to free all people.”

Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker and Jamie Foxx were among the celebrities.

Winfrey said King forced the nation “to wake up, look at itself and eventually change.”

International commemorations were being held at London’s Trafalgar Square, as well as in the nations of Japan, Switzerland, Nepal and Liberia.

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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Wednesday, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The president was set to lead civil rights pioneers Wednesday in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech roused the 250,000 people who rallied there decades ago for racial equality. The bell at rear rang at the 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., which was bombed 18 days after the March On Washington killing four young girls.

London Mayor Boris Johnson has said King’s speech resonates around the world and continues to inspire people as one of the great pieces of oratory.

On Aug. 28, 1963, as King was ending his speech, he quoted from the patriotic song, My Country ’tis of Thee and urged his audience to “let freedom ring.”

“When we allow freedom to ring — when we let it ring from every city and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last, free at last, great God almighty, we are free at last,” King said.

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nated five years later.

Not everyone at the latest march was celebrating progress. “I thought we would be a lot further along than we are 50 years after hearing King’s speech,” said John Pruitt, 83, a voter rights advocate who attended the first march as well.

Organizers of the rally broadened the focus well beyond racial issues, bringing speakers forward to address the environment, gay rights, the challenges facing the disabled and more.

Whitaker told the crowd it was their “moment to join those silent heroes of the past.”

In an interview Tuesday on Tom Joyner’s radio show, Obama said he considers the 1963 march part of his generation’s “formative memory.” A half-century after the march, he said,

Jury sentences army psychiatrist to death for Fort Hood shooting

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FEARS OF POSSIBLE WESTERN STRIKE ON SYRIA RIPPLE ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Fears of a possible U.S. strike against Syria’s re- fied version would be made public.

One of the officials said the admingime over an alleged chemical weapons attack rippled across the region istration is considering more than a Wednesday, as about 6,000 Syrians fled single set of military strikes and “the to neighbouring Lebanon in a 24-hour options are not limited just to one day” period and Israelis scrambled for gas of assault.

As the U.S., France and Britain masks in case Damascus retaliates push for military action, the UN secreagainst them.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon pleaded for tary-general urged restraint to give UN more time for diplomacy and to al- inspectors time to finish their investilow UN investigators to complete their gation, which began Monday.

“Let them conclude . . . their work work. The experts, wearing flak jackets and helmets, collected blood and for four days and then we will have to urine samples from victims during a analyze scientifically” their findings visit to at least one of the areas hit in and send a report to the UN Security Council, Ban said. The UN said the last week’s attack.

Seven days after chemical weapons analysis would be done “as quickly as were purportedly unleashed on rebel- possible.”

Syria’s Ambassador to the UN, held suburbs of the Syrian capital, momentum grew toward Western military Bashar Ja’afari, said he sent Ban a action against President Bashar As- letter demanding that the inspectors sad’s regime. At the same time, Syria’s extend their investigation to what he chief allies, Russia and Iran, warned of described as three chemical weapons dire consequences for the region if any attacks against Syrian soldiers in the Damascus suburbs. armed intervention is undertaken.

He said the attacks occurred on Aug. U.S. leaders, including vice-president Joe Biden, have charged that 22, 24, and 25, and that dozens of Syrian Assad’s government was behind the soldiers are current being treated for Aug. 21 attack that Doctors Without inhaling nerve gases.

Borders says killed at least 355 people.

The White House says it’s planning a possible military response while seeking support from international partners.

The U.S. has not presented concrete proof of Syrian regime involvement in the attack, and UN inspectors have not endorsed the allegations, although the UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said evidence suggests some kind of “substance” was used that killed hundreds.

Two senior Obama administration officials said U.S. intelligence agencies are drawing up a report laying out the evidence against Assad’s government. The classified version would be sent to key members of For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com.

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is a good time to reflect on how far the country has come and how far it still has to go, particularly after the recent acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

Race isn’t a subject Obama likes to talk about in public, but the Martin case is one time he has done so.

In the interview, Obama also said he imagines that King “would be amazed in many ways about the progress that we’ve made.” He listed advances such as equal rights before the law, an accessible judicial system, thousands of African-American elected officials, African-American CEOs and the doors that the civil rights movement opened for Latinos, women and gays.

“I think he would say it was a glorious thing,” he said.

FORT HOOD, Texas — A military jury on Wednesday sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, delivering the only punishment the Army believed fit for an attack on fellow unarmed soldiers. The sentence was one that Hasan also appeared to seek in a self-proclaimed effort to become a martyr.

Hasan could become the first U.S. soldier executed in more than half a century. But because the military justice system requires a lengthy appeals process, years or even decades could pass before he is put to death.

The U.S.-born Muslim has said he acted to protect Islamic insurgents abroad from American aggression, and he never denied being the gunman.

He acknowledged to the jury that he pulled the trigger in a crowded waiting room where troops were getting

final medical checkups before deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Thirteen people were killed and more than 30 wounded.

It was the worst ever attack on a U.S. military base.

The same jurors who convicted Hasan needed to agree unanimously on a death sentence on Wednesday, though the 42-year-old faced a minimum sentence of life in prison.

The lead prosecutor assured jurors that Hasan would “never be a martyr” despite his attempt to tie the attack to religion.

“He is a criminal. He is a coldblooded murderer,” Col. Mike Mulligan said Wednesday in his final plea for a rare military death sentence.

Hasan made no statement Wednesday before the sentence and had no visible reaction when it was read. Officials said he will be transported on the first available military flight to the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Imperial star artichoke; this year’s garlic harvest varieties: left to right, Rose de Lautrec, red toch, Fish Lake No. 3, and French Rocombole; early birds scouting for the good stuff at the market; swollen broccoli head; one of the few named garlics sold at the Red Deer Public Market.

Angling for a decent garden When I was a kid in Brooks, the two great springsummer outdoors recreations were angling and gardening; I learned how to pitch into the latter so Dad and I could go fishing. Later, in Red Deer, I frantically fitted gardening among as many as 80 to 100 fishing forays a season.

Last year, a poor fishing season produced our secondbest vegetable garden ever, the only failure being shallots, which don’t like heat.

So far, this is a worse fishing season, and the gardening results are “interesting,” BOB both owing to excessive cold SCAMMELL and rain up until about midJuly. From all quarters come wails of “weeds and ants,” and worse: the inability to slog the mud to do anything about them.

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Our first two Green Arrow pea crops were a bust, but the third row is showing the pods of promise.

Blue Lake green and Stringless Golden wax beans just will not stop producing, inspiring prayers for an early killing frost.

We successively plant six rows of Norlands, so we can continue enjoying the small, sweet new potatoes well into September. Spuds have produced well, and soon we’ll have to dig the big ones that are left for winter storage. We’ve already done that with our half-dozen hills of Bintjes, which make world class frites in Europe, and the best French fries you’ll ever eat in North America.

Eureka broccoli and Cheddar cauliflower are showing swelled heads, and Salad Bush slicing cucumbers are finally over-achieving. Cobs will be ready soon from our Seneca Arrowhead corn.

Unfortunately, the heat did not arrive soon enough to help the tomatoes or eggplants, which just will not set fruit when it is cold over a prolonged period.

Surprisingly cold-tolerant Imperial Star artichokes are “budding,” and some have “chokes” ready

to pick; we just hope we started spraying the insecticidal soap in time to stop the blackbean aphids, which can blacken a whole artichoke crop.

Daily we are picking up a bumper crop of huge shallots that crowd themselves out of the ground, but scallions, green onions, have been a total bust, mainly because McKenzie Seeds continues to sell “Multiplier Onions,” which aren’t and don’t. Next year we’ll plant our own smaller shallots and use them for scallions. All of this adds to the suspense as harvest day for our other alliums, garlic, approaches.

Back in the day, we’d attend the agriculture-gardening competition displays at the Red Deer Fair to judge how we were doing relative to other area gardeners.

But early July is really too early, and now the Red Deer Public Market provides a better, season-long yardstick, and many gardeners I know gather there to trade tricks among themselves and with local and area producers.

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Landscaping can encourage or discourage creatures to visit What type of critters are allowed or invited into the yard? The answer is up to each gardener.

Some people are thrilled to see deer bed down in their yard while others see them as destructive creatures that eat all their plants.

Problems can occur when one neighbour embraces wild things and the next does not.

And nature does not understand legal boundaries.

Creatures in the garden can be encouraged or discouraged by the landscape. They tend to go into areas that supply the LINDA basics of life: space, shelter, TOMLINSON food and water.

Small yards are most likely to attract smaller creatures and have less variety than a larger area. This is in part due to the limited habitat.

Smaller animals will use small spaces to hide from their predators. Nut hatches are often seen perched in a dense shrub.

On the other hand, deer (at least ones that are not used to urban life) prefer wide open spaces, allowing them to see predators in time to run. Adding a

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partial hedge or a large bush where predators could hide has been known to discourage the animals from entering the yard.

Shelter does not always come in the form of a building with four walls and a roof. It can be a bush, a tree, a bunch of grass or a pile of logs.

Bird houses will encourage birds to visit the yard but they are more likely to come if there are trees and shrubs in which they can perch and hide.

Wild critters are programmed for survival. They are always on the lookout for food. First choice is always food that they are familiar with: native plants.

Deer and moose tend to trim dogwood and willow plants before they nibble on spirea.

Want to attract larger birds such as blue jays and cedar waxwings? Plant mountain ash or crab apples and they will come in flocks.

Saskatoons also attract many birds. Often the plants must be protected with a net to keep the birds away long enough to pick the berries.

Hummingbirds are small, fast-moving creatures that are a treat to watch. The tiny creatures will feed at hummingbird feeders that contain a mixture of sugar and water but they prefer tubular, red flowers such as honeysuckles, lilies and maltese cross.

An occasional butterfly will frequent any garden.

Yards or neighbourhoods that provide hiding places for eggs and larva as well and food for caterpillars

and butterflies will have more of these winged creatures. A salt lick will attract male butterflies as they need the salt to mate. Mass plantings are more attractive to butterflies than single flowers as it takes less energy to walk across the flower tops as opposed to flying across the yard.

All forms of life need water. The amount if water varies with each critter. For some, the moisture left from rain and dew is adequate. Others that need more water are more likely to live close to a water source like a pond, lake or birdbath.

Space plays an important part in any ecosystem.

Large areas will hold a larger variety of plants and larger plants without overwhelming the space. This in turn will encourage a large and more diverse wildlife population.

Smaller areas are just as viable but they will usually contain a smaller variety of critters.

It is up to each gardener to design their yard to attract or repel critters.

Neighbourhoods that contain similar plantings provide a bigger ecosystem and creatures will populate it according to the shelter, space, food and water available.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at www.igardencanada.com or your_garden@hotmail.com.

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Getting ready for school

Milk news that will shake you up Got dairy?

Pouring a tall, cool glass of milk for healthy bones and better blood pressure has been the “good nutrition” rule for decades.

But given the new research that is emerging, it’s not something we can enthusiastically recommend anymore.

As more scientific studies question cow milk’s long-famous benefits and expose potential problems that eating dairy products may trigger, we want to tell you what we think about the new findings: We believe the evidence is troubling, but not conclusive.

So here’s our advice on the smart way to get some dairy into your diet — and how to get the bulk of nutrients it offers from other sources.

The new case against milk ● Milk is packed with natural sugars. Even reduced-fat milk may add fuel to the childhood obesity epidemic. One cup of two per cent milk has three teaspoons’ worth, more than the added sugars in a chocolate-covered peanut butter cup. ● Essential for strong bones? Maybe not. You do need calcium, along with magnesium, potassium and vitamins D and K, to build and maintain strong bones and protect yourself from late-life fractures that lower quality of life and lead to premature death. Milk’s got all three minerals plus D, but it’s not the only source.

And while there’s evidence that it can bolster bone density, there’s also some research that indicates milk might not protect against fractures. That could knock out one big reason you drink milk. ● There’s a suggestion of raised cancer risk. Some studies associate high levels of lactose, the amount of milk sugar you consume from drinking three glasses a day, with a higher risk of ovarian cancer. And two preliminary studies have found that milk may increase levels of insulin-like growth factor, which can fuel the growth of cancer cells, and milk protein may increase cancer risk. However, these two studies’ findings have not been duplicated.

How to do dairy today No. 1: Skip whole milk and other high-fat dairy products. You don’t need all that saturated fat. It clogs arteries and raises inflammation levels, which puts you at risk for heart disease, diabetes and a host of other health problems. Instead, go with nonfat dairy. It can be rich and satisfying; just check out Greek yogurt! And limit your intake to two glasses of low or nonfat milk a day.

No. 2: Sidestep milk if you’re lactose intolerant. If milk or other dairy foods leave you feeling crampy, gassy and bloated, and/or gives you diarrhea, you may lack the enzyme that breaks down the sugar in milk. It’s a more common problem among people of Asian, African, Native American and Hispanic descent, the elderly and premature babies. Skip milk, or if for some reason you can’t, take pills or drops that break down the lactose for you.

No. 3: Don’t skimp on calcium. We recommend 1,200 mg a day. It’s fine to get up to 600 mg from a supplement (choose one that also provides vitamin D and magnesium). Get the rest from food. That could be two servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or one and a half servings of high-calcium, fat-free plain yogurt.

But why not widen your calcium horizons? Cooked greens, dried beans, canned salmon, calcium-set tofu and almonds are all good sources.

Easy calcium boost: Keep frozen spinach or collard greens on hand. One cooked cup of either delivers a whopping 291 to 357 mg of calcium, on par with a glass of milk.

One cup of white beans, edamame (green soy beans) or black-eyed peas delivers around 200 mg.

A cup of whole almonds delivers 378 mg calcium — slightly more than a cup of milk — but don’t gobble more than 15 at a time. One cup is loaded with 529 calories and 45 g fat (1 cup of milk has 146 calories and 8 g fat).

No. 4: Round up the rest of the bone-building team. Calcium doesn’t work alone. Be sure to get 1,000 mg of vitamin D-3 daily. Then eat plenty of produce to get your fill of magnesium, potassium and vitamin K. Mehmet Oz, MD, is host of The Dr. Oz Show, and Mike Roizen, MD, is chief wellness officer and chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, visit sharecare.com.

2 bananas (Makes the smoothie taste good) ½ cup of frozen berries 2 to 3 cups of almond milk (protein and fat) Some kids are terrified of the first days of school.

On my first day of Grade 1, I was called to the principal’s office.

Then I was ushered to the kindergarten class. My brother had has arms firmly wrapped around the post between the two doors that separate the classroom from the small playground outside.

He was determined to remain in playground. The teacher and principal asked me to talk him inside the classroom.

I was stunned. Obviously they knew nothing of my brother, who to this day stubbornly resists any change or new experience.

If at that youthful age I had known about flower essences I would of offered my brother a few drops of walnut flower essence.

Walnut flower essence helps with the upheaval of emotions triggered by difficult life transitions. I suspect many children and teenagers returning to school feel the same way my brother did.

Walnut flower essence will make early school days easier.

If a child has had a difficult previous year in school, she may not have the confidence she needs to meet the demands of the new school year.

For that child, I recommend larch flower essence.

Larch flower essence eases fears created by a lack of self-esteem.

Unfortunately, once everyone settles into the new school routine, cold and flu season arrives.

To get a head start on the many bugs that pass from hand to nose to mouth to hand, I suggest a teaspoon of elderberry (sambucus elder) rosehip (rosa canina) syrup everyday.

Clinical trials have shown that elderberry’s fruit inhibits influenza A and B from entering cells. Influenza A are severe flu viruses found most frequently in birds. Occasionally, influenza A mutates and takes humans for a host. Things can get very nasty at this point.

Influenza B is a more common viral infection and is frequently the culprit behind the fevers, coughs, aches and pains many suffer with during flu season.

But the best new school year advice I was ever given as a kid and offer to the kids today is: Look both ways before you cross the street.

Herbs for Life is written by Abrah Arneson, a local clinical herbalist. It is intended for information purposes only. Readers with a specific medical problem should consult a doctor. For more information, visit www.abraherbalist.ca. Arneson can be reached www.abraherbs. com.

Tube-babies, from a shoebox lab

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Since the first test-tube baby was born more than three decades ago, in vitro fertilization has evolved into a highly sophisticated lab procedure. Now, scientists are going back to basics and testing a simpler and cheaper method.

In the West, many would-be parents spend thousands of dollars for IVF, which involves pricey incubators and extensive screening. But European and American scientists say a simplified version of the entire procedure aimed at developing countries could be done for about 200 euros ($265) with generic fertility drugs and basic lab equipment that would fit inside a shoebox.

“IVF is made to sound complicated, but the fact is that the early embryo is not very demanding,” said Jonathan Van Blerkom, a fertility expert at the University of Colorado.

A human embryo doesn’t need much beyond some basic solutions, a steady pH level and constant temperature, he said.

The simpler approach calls for women to take cheaper fertility tablets to stimulate their ovaries to release more than one egg per month. In conventional IVF, expensive, potent drugs that are injected can produce more than 20 eggs.

Van Blerkom developed the simplified technique after European colleagues asked him how IVF could be done in developing countries.

“My first reaction was, ’You’ve got to be kidding,”’ he said.

But with two test tubes and special solutions, “it’s possible to generate the exact same conditions, or very similar, to what people are generating in a $60,000 incubator.”

One test tube is used to prepare a solution including carbon dioxide, which creates the ideal conditions for fertilization. That’s piped into a second tube, where one egg and a few thousand sperm are added, before being placed in a heating block. After about two to three days, any resulting embryo is examined under a microscope before being transferred into the woman.

Van Blerkom and colleagues estimated that about half of all people seeking infertility treatment could potentially be helped by the method. Those who have complicated infertility problems, like men with severe sperm problems or women with very few eggs left, will still need standard IVF. In an ongoing trial in Belgium, researchers are comparing the techniques. Women under 36 seeking IVF for the first time are given a mild dose of

injectable fertility drugs. If at least eight eggs are retrieved, half undergo traditional IVF, and half use the simpler method.

A specialist who doesn’t know which technique was used picks the best-looking embryo to be transferred.

For the more than 100 women treated so far, the pregnancy rate was about 34 per cent for both methods. So far, 14 babies have been born using the simplified method and 13 babies from traditional IVF. The World Health Organization estimates there are between 120 and 160 million couples struggling with infertility worldwide.

“Nobody thinks that infertility in developing countries is a problem, but it is an even bigger problem there than in (the West),” WHO reproductive health expert Sheryl Vanderpoel said.

She said more people in developing countries have complications from untreated infections, including sexually spread diseases, than in the West, which can hurt their fertility.

“Making IVF affordable is a public health priority,” she said.

Dr. Hassan Sallam, director of the Alexandria Fertility and IVF Center in Egypt, said the cheaper IVF method would be welcomed. He said there is considerable social pressure on young Egyptian couples to have children — and that is compounded by the fact in rural areas, many newlyweds live with the man’s family.

“All eyes are on the newlywed couple to see if pregnancy has happened after the first month,” he said in an email.

He said couples married for two to three months occasionally come to see him “just to please their in-laws.”

Although the new IVF strategy is intended for use mainly in developing countries, doctors in rich countries are also interested.

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One morning this week I was speaking with a friend who was sorting out closets and making a list of clothing her kids need for school.

The other day I was in the stationary store where parents pushed carts up and down the isles carrying lists of school supplies.

My sister-in-law is concerned about the challenge of getting the kids back into routine for school, particularly an early bedtime. I popped a bag of Happy Sleep Tea in the mail for her.

Happy Sleep Tea is calming addition to any bedtime ritual.

It is gentle enough for the toddler in the family while teenagers welcome the herbs’ laid-back essence.

Happy Sleep Tea is one part lemon balm (melissa off.), ABRAH one part chamomile (matriARNESON caria recutita), and half-part catnip (nepeta catria).

HERBS FOR LIFE Lately I have been adding a new herb to Happy Sleep Tea called Moldavian dragon head (dracocephalan moldavicum). My friends at Harmonic Herbs gifted me with this mellow herb’s seeds last spring.

It grew with bountiful abandonment in my garden.

Moldavian has a similar taste as lemon balm but I find smoother, with a milder fragrance.

A happy sleep is just one of the essential prerequisites for a good day at school.

Every sleep should be followed by a yummy, nutritious breakfast. I am a big eggs with green veggies fan. A couple of scrambled eggs with a handful of kale or spinach are a breakfast that makes me happy all morning.

But not all mornings are calm enough to pull out the frying pan.

On mornings when I sleep in or have to be somewhere early, smoothies are my solution. For my niece Zoe, a kid who moves in slow motion in the morning, smoothies are the only way to be sure she gets breakfast. Her smoothie travels with her onto the bus.

Try this smoothie for the early to school blues.

In a blender toss: 1 handful of greens (minerals and vitamins) 1 tablespoon of coconut oil (contains fats essential for healthy brains) ¼ cup of powered nettles (Central Alberta’s super green food: nettles are high in plant proteins, chlorophyll and minerals)

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Women taking recalled Freya-28 pill advised to use backup contraception DUE TO A PACKAGING ERROR COULD BE AT RISK OF AN UNWANTED PREGNANCY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Women who have been taking an oral contraceptive that’s been recalled due to a packaging error could be at risk of an unwanted pregnancy if the entire batch was affected, says the head of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

Dr. Jennifer Blake said women who have been taking the birth-control pill Freya-28 in the last few months should speak to their doctors and temporarily use an additional method of contraception, such as a condom.

On Tuesday, Health Canada issued a notice of recall for Freya-28 after a pharmacy reported that a package had been found that contained a placebo pill in place of an active one.

Packages of the pills sold by Mylan Pharmaceuticals should have 21 white pills containing active ingredients, laid out in three rows, and a single row of seven green placebo pills.

Two lots of the product that were sold across Canada — 3739F001B and 3739F002B — have been recalled.

The company’s other birth-control product, Freya-21, is not affected.

The lots contained a total of more than 79,500 individual blister packs of the 28-day contraceptive, company spokeswoman Nina Devlin confirmed Wednesday.

Almost 76,300 of those had been distributed country-wide between May 10 and Aug. 22, when the packaging mixup was reported to the company.

The drug, a generic version of the brand-name contraceptive Marvelon, is packaged for Mylan by Famy Care Ltd., a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company.

Health Canada said missing one or more active pills could reduce the contraceptive’s effectiveness and result in an unplanned pregnancy.

Blake said the risk of conception depends on when in a woman’s menstrual

cycle the extra placebo pill might have been taken.

“So if you missed a pill at the very beginning or at the very end — if that was the pill that was incorrect, towards the beginning or the end — then that means instead of having seven days of placebo pills, you’ve had eight days of placebo pills,” she said Wednesday from Ottawa.

“And that’s assuming that that was the only error in this batch.”

Missing a pill containing active ingredients at a critical point in a woman’s cycle could allow an egg to escape, and ovulation and conception to occur, Blake said.

“If it’s absolutely smack, plum in the middle of the month, then the chances are that you’re going to be OK — but we don’t know.”

Women using birth control pills take the drugs for 21 days of each menstrual cycle.

Because of the risk that they might not remember to resume taking their pills at the right time, many oral contraceptives are packaged with a pill for each of the 28 days in a cycle — 21 are drug and seven are placebo.

The Freya-28 recall is the second for an oral contraceptive this year. In April, Alysena 28 was pulled from the market when it was discovered one lot contained too little active drug and too much placebo, leaving women who took it vulnerable to becoming pregnant.

The lot sold by generic drug maker Apotex contained about 50,000 faulty packets, which were sold across Canada.

“I was so disturbed to see that this had happened again,” said Blake, calling it “twice too often.”

Consumers using Freya-28 can return unopened packages to their pharmacists and are asked to report any adverse reactions potentially related to recalled pills to Health Canada. As of Tuesday, Mylan said no adverse effects had been reported.

Wal-Mart extends health care benefits to workers’ domestic partners, including same-sex

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will extend its health care benefits to its U.S. workers’ domestic partners, including those of the same sex, starting Jan. 1.

The nation’s largest private employer, which has been a target of attacks by labour groups for what they criticize are skimpy wages and benefits, said Tuesday that the changes were made so it could have one uniform policy for all 50 states at a time when some states have their own definitions of what constitutes domestic partnerships and civil unions.

Employees can enrol their domestic partners from Oct. 12 through Nov. 1.

Wal-Mart defines domestic partners as spouses of the same-sex or opposite gender, and unmarried partners who are not legally separated who have lived together for at least 12 months, are not married to anyone else, are in an exclusive relationship and plan to continue sharing a household indefinitely, says Randy Hargrove, a WalMart spokesman.

“States have different definitions,” said Hargrove in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “We are go-

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GARLIC: Hundreds of varieties Increasingly, the market booths are offering fresh, but unnamed hard neck garlic for sale. So when I saw huge (25 cm circumference) bulbs of “Russian Purple,” I bought two from which to plant the cloves and had a discussion with the young clerk about growing garlic; he asked and was astonished to learn that there are hundreds of garlic varieties.

The next week, the Russian Purple was gone, replaced by a box of smaller bulbs, labeled “Russian Garlic.” From over my shoulder a voice sneered “what’s so special about Russian garlic?”

I restrained myself from answering: “for starters, it isn’t that cheap, overstored, often rotting, Chinese soft neck garlic, with tiny, hard to peel cloves, and which is all you can buy in our supermarkets.”

That afternoon, Aug. 24, we dug, pulled and hung up to cure what came up from the garlic cloves we had planted almost 11 months ago. There was both excitement and foreboding, because of the weather, and because we had tried some new varieties and

ing to have our own definition that will apply to our associates.”

The move, which was announced to Wal-Mart workers in postcards sent to them Monday, follows the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June to overturn a 1996 law that denied federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples.

So the decision makes the federal government recognize same-sex marriages in states where they are legal.

Wal-Mart also announced that it will be offering an eyewear care program, including eye exams, to its eligible associates, starting next year.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based discounter has 1.3 million full-time and part-time U.S. workers.

More than half of the workers participate in health care plans, the company says. About 1.1 million Wal-Mart workers and family members combined participate in Wal-Mart’s health care plan.

Hargrove said that the company’s health care premiums are going up anywhere from 3 per cent to 10 per cent, a lower rate than in previous years.

“We have been working to keep our costs down,” he added. methods, such as foliar fertilization, by spraying the leaves with a fish-oil-seaweed concentrate mixed with water.

None of the soft neck garlic varieties I have tried have done well in our climate. This year we tried Red Toch (from Russia) and harvested, among 18 bulbs, half a dozen far larger than the ones we obtained from Nicola Valley Garlic. We had planted eight cloves from the one bulb allowed by Boundary Garlic of the rare, weakly-bolting hard neck, Rose de Lautrec, and got eight bulbs back, three much larger than the original.

But the great surprise, the tour de force, was the hard neck French Rocombole we got from Boundary, which touts its “sublime flavour.” All 20 bulbs we harvested were huge (nineplus-cm in diameter; 24-plus-cm in circumference), two to three times the size of the bulbs we broke the cloves from to plant, larger even than the bulbs of our perennial go-to porcelain hard-neck, Fish Lake No. 3 (also originally from Russia).

So, late in September, we’ll be planting cloves from the biggest and best bulbs of all of the four above, plus cloves from the Russian Purple, and some of the purple stripe hard necks, Chesnok Red (Russian) and Tibetan, now in transit from Nicola Valley Garlic.

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

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LIGHTBARREL GARDEN AND BANNERS ON THE BRIDGE

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Volunteers will once again be busy this week preparing illuminated rain barrels for a Red Deer Centennial project this weekend. A Lightbarrel Garden will be set up in City Hall Park on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the old CP Rail walking bridge over the Red Deer River will be the place to be as the Red Deer Centennial committee hosts Banners on the Bridge. Ten long red banners will be unfurled from both sides of the bridge depicting photos of historic Red Deer. Banners on the Bridge will go from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with a celebration cake to follow. The Lightbarrel Garden will be in full swing at dusk when the illuminated barrels will cast a colourful glow over the park. Cake will be served at City Hall Park, too.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● Red Deer Christmas Bureau Garage Sale continues Friday, Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at #4 7803 50 Ave. Clothes, treadmills, furniture, and little things in between will be for sale. There will also be a raffle for two beautiful pictures as a door prize.

Barbecued smokies and hot dogs, pop, and water will be for sale. Highlights on Saturday include The Birthday Party Rental Balloons and More from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Amy Beard with her nine year old assistant Kaylee Raniseth entertaining and making balloon animals from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information email reddeerchristmasbureau@gmail.com of call 403-347-2210.

Saturday ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The Aug. 31 session is called Red Deer From The Clouds with artist Carlene La Rue. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403309-8405. Free with admission. ● Hope Live Here First Annual Pawrific Party will be held on Aug. 31 at Three Mile Bend from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join this non-profit dog rescue group, meet the dogs available for adoption, take in the barbecue with vegetarian options, bake sale, silent auction with items valued at over $15,000 including $3,000 ring and more. See www.hopeliveshererescue.com, or info@hopeliveshererescue.com, or phone 403-598-6957. ● Bentley Farmers’ Market runs every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. until Aug. 31 (Labour Day weekend) at the Bentley Curling Rink, indoors and outdoors. Over 65 vendors. Call Judy at 403-7482838. ● Summer Lovin’ National Community Adoption Event at Petland will be held at the Red Deer store from noon to 5 p.m. on Aug. 31. Along with Alberta Animal Services, the local animal rescue organization will be on site with adoptable cats and dogs. There will also be a kids’ area and a barbecue by donation with all proceeds to Petland Charities, helping end animal homelessness. As well, Nutro will donate $1 from select Greenies products during the month of Aug. to Petland Charities.

Sunday ● Sylvan Lake bids farewell to summer with fireworks on Sept. 1, 9:30 p.m. featuring the Big Bang Fireworks Inc. To find out more, see www. sylvanlake.ca, or phone 403-887-1185 ext. 240.

Monday ● Ellis Bird Farm closes for the season on Sept. 2. Join in wrapping up the season with midday musical entertainment, macro photography workshop, gift shop sale and Tea House specials.

Call 403-346-2211 for more information. ● Historic Markerville Creamery Museum regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for the summer 2013 until Sept. 2, closing day. Selfguided, guided or group tours available. Enjoy ice cream, Icelandic treat and more at Kaffistofa (coffee shop) and gift shop. Contact 403-728-3006, or 1-877-728-3007, or admin@historicmarkerville. com. ● Rally in support of Midwifery will be held

by Mothers of Change at City Hall Park on Sept.

2, at 11 a.m. See www.mothersofchange.com, or contact Chelsea at ccasson@mothersofchange. com, 780-806-1854. ● Red Deer Centennial events continue on Sept. 1 with Banners on the Bridge featuring red banners with archival photos hanging from the CPR bridge. Ghosts, collector ghost cards, and free cake back to the bridge from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The best viewing will be from the paths along the river upstream and downstream of the bridge. The Light Barrel Garden will be featured on Sept. 1 at City Hall Park Gardens. Stroll through the park at dusk lit by the light barrels. Chocolate Chase three or five km walk or run will take place at Bernard Callebaut in Village Mall at starting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 1. Coming up on Sept. 7, decorated bikes and other nonmotorized wheeled vehicles will be featured in the Bike Parade starting from Red Deer Arena parking lot (Saturday Farmer’s Market location) at 2 p.m., then travel through Parkvale and Barrett Park. On Sept. 21, Sunnybrook Farm Museum Fall Fair will offer races and games, scarecrow parade, contests and displays, music and dance, and more. To find out all the details, see www.reddeer2013.ca.

Tuesday ● Heartland Cowboy Church will be held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Stettler Agriplex. Cowboy church will be held Sept. 3 and 17. Phone 403-742-4273. ● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) Innisfail meets every Tuesday in the basement of the Innisfail United Church. Weigh-in from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with meeting beginning at 1 p.m. Next meeting will be on Sept. 3. Call Rose at 403-227-6903, or Elsie at 403-227-3508. ● Cronquist Tea House is now open weekdays for breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m. or lunch and tea, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the new menu. Phone 403-346-0055 for reservations. ● Central Alberta Council on Aging welcomes speakers on Wills and Powers of Attorney, and Personal Directives on Sept. 3, 9 a.m. at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. Contact Shirley at 403-343-0767, or Ron at 403-346-8115, or Margaret at 403-343-0698. There will be a $3 charge at the door.

Wednesday ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Country Gold North is on Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Wellness Barbecue, hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association and The Buffalo Apartments, will be held, rain or shine, on Sept.

4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outdoors at the Buffalo Apartments. For $5, patrons will receive a bison burger and pop with all proceeds donated to The Buffalo Wellness Fund. For more information call 403-341-3294. ● Personal And Social Transformation Action (PASTA) Players meet on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Hub. Persons aged 12 years and up invited to explore theatre. Free to join. No experience required. Phone 403-340-4869. ● Travel Memories at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch will be held on the first Wednesday of each month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Waskasoo Meeting Room. Share a 10 minute travel story for entertainment or get inspired by listening to others. Pictures welcome. Contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100. Join the fun on Sept. 4.

Thursday ● First Thursdays in the Snell are free chamber music concerts from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the Snell Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month.

Café Noir will sponsor the series and provide free coffee and tea. Bring lunch, or purchase at the café.

The Sept. 5 event features Edmonton’s Obsessions Quartet as musical guests. Phone 403-342-9122.

Free will donation at the door. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on Sept. 5 at the north side of the Red Deer Curling Club park-

ing lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for seven km hike at Sylvan Lake. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Bring lunch. Phone Art at 403347-5778. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, Sept. 5, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Five Plus One Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-986-7170. ● Scholastic Book Fair will be held at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library from Sept. 5 to 12. For every $10 spent, $6 goes directly to the library. Phone 403-341-3822.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Red Deer Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Awards tickets are now on sale for the Oct. 15 event at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. Tickets, $85 are available online at www. reddeerchamber.com or at the Chamber office.

Early bird discount, $10 off, in effect until Sept. 6.

For more information call Shelley at 403-347-4491. ● Fred Penner, renowned children’s entertainer, will be performing on Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe. Tickets are $16 and are available at the church office, 403782-3148, or the Flatiron Museum, 403-755-6935.

Profits from this concert go to Caring for Children fund in Lacombe. ● Living Beyond Suicide Loss is a support group for anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide. The next session starts Sept. 12 and runs Thursday evenings for 12 weeks in Red Deer.

Registration is required by calling Dawne at 403342-4966. ● Parkinson Alberta Step ‘N Stride Walk and Barbecue will be held on Sept. 7 at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. Registration will be at 9 a.m. with the walk at 10:30 a.m. See www. parkinsonalberta.ca or contact mherron@parkinsonalberta.ca or phone 403-346-4463. Free indoor family picnic, prizes and silent auction. ● Canadian Firearms Courses will be offered at Cottonwood Gordon Hall on Sept. 14, 15, and Oct. 5, 6. Non-restricted offered Sept. 14 or Oct. 5 starting at 8 a.m. Restricted offered Sept. 15 or Oct. 6 starting at 9 a.m. To find out more and to register, contact 403-224-2881 or firearmscourses@gmail. com. ● Heartwise, a free, three-hour group session offered by Alberta Health Services, will be held on Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon, and Sept. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Bethany CollegeSide. Nutrition and food service professionals will share their knowledge and guide discussions to help individuals manage their heart health. To register, call 1-88-314-6997. ● Craving Change will be offered by Alberta Health Services at Bethany CollegeSide and is designed to help local residents looking to improve their eating habits in a series of three weekly workshops. Participants will learn self-awareness tools and engage in activities designed to help identify and manage challenges associated with nutrition decisions. Workshops will be held on Sept. 11 from 1 to 3:30 p.m., or on Fridays, Sept. 13, 27, and Oct. 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, or to register, call 1-877-314-6997. ● George Canyon concert will be held at Fountain of Life Apostolic House at New Life Fellowship on Sept. 7, 7 p.m. Money raised from this event goes to humanitarian projects and building community centres in Nigeria. Tickets are $25, available at the door or online a www.actmusicagency.com/ events. ● Scrabble Benefit, hosted by GrammaLinkAfrica and supported by the Golden Circle, will run Sept. 20, with registration at 1:00 and play starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Golden Circle Seniors Centre.

All proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support African grandmothers

raising their orphaned grandchildren. Register for pledge forms by contacting Merla at wmwgib@ gmail.com or call 403-342-5670. This is a non competitive, fun benefit with silent auction and complimentary coffee and cookies. Tax receipt issued for donations or pledges over $20. For more information contact Faye at 403-343-1881 or email bev.hughes@shaw.ca or call 403-3431881. ● Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) registration is open now for the fall session that goes from Sept. 15 until Dec. 20. The revamped schedule includes many new classes geared to a variety of fitness levels. Full details are available at www.reddeeryoga.ca, phone 403-350-5830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca. ● All Aboard Dinner Theatre — Fundraiser for Benalto Train Station — will offer dinner and a play by the Say It Ain’t So Theatre group at the Benalto Community Hall on Oct. 19. Supper at 6 p.m. with theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets, $50, available at Benalto General Store or call Gloria at 403-7465494. ● Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is in need of volunteers and coordinators to pick up refuse in Waskasoo Creek and other local areas.

Cleanup of Waskasoo Creek, Sylvan Lake, Three Mile Bend, Gull Lake, Cranna Lake, etc., may be cleaned from Sept. 21 to 29. Volunteers may register at http://ShorelineCleanup.ca. ● Alberta Bicycle Commuter Conference takes place Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be hosted

by Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Find out about advocacy, infrastructure, and education. Space is limited. Registration is required by Sept. 9 at edmontonbikes.ca/ab-conf-reg. Forward questions to ABconference@edmontonbikes.ca. ● Choral Singers Unite Society invites children, youth and adult singers to audition for its many choirs including ihana, Soliloquy, It’s Time A Cappella Vocal Ensemble, Brioso Children’s Choir.

Auditions start early Sept. To find out more, see www.csusreddeer.com, www.dlwardmusic.com, or phone 403-309-3032. ● Red Deer Cadieux Family Hope team will be walking the Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope in Edmonton on Sept. 8 in honour of a family member with this disease. Red Deer does not have this walk. The family has four children ages four to 10 who are walking and helping to raise funds. To get involved with fundraising or helping this team, see http://ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca/walk-locations/ edmonton or go under donate, support a team and search for Cadieux, or call Sandra Cadieux at 403343-9368. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. ● Magdalene House Society Golf Tournament to raise money to help victims of human trafficking will be held at Whispering Pines Golf Resort at Pine Lake on Sept. 6. Single golfers pay $110 and teams pay $425. To register, donate silent auction items, or for more information call David at 403-342-6191.

Listings open to cultural/non-profit groups. Fax: 341-6560; phone: 314-4325; e-mail: editorial@reddeeradvocate.com by noon Thursday for insertion following Thursday.

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

Ready to get physical TRISTAN JACKSON

RIDERS RE-SIGN JACKSON Tristan Jackson is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran defensive back/ kick-returner re-signed with the Riders on Wednesday. The fivefoot-eight, 185-pound Jackson spent the last two seasons with Saskatchewan. Jackson, 27, appeared in 13 regular-season games in 2012, registering 30 kickoff returns for 794 yards, 32 punt returns for 303 yards and four missed field goal returns for 267 yards, taking one back 129 yards for a TD. Jackson also recorded 20 tackles, five pass knockdowns and an interception. Jackson began his CFL career in 2008 with Edmonton and has played in 69 career regular-season games. In other CFL news, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats released veteran defensive lineman Greg Peach on Wednesday. The sixfoot-three, 255-pound Peach joined the Ticats as a free agent prior to the 2012 season. He had 36 tackles and six sacks in 16 games with Hamilton. Peach, 26, began his CFL career with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2009.

Today

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

Saturday

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

Sunday

● BMX: Provincial races 5 and 6 at Red Deer BMX Park. 10 a.m. start. ● WHL preseason: Red Deer Rebels vs.

Edmonton Oil Kings, 7 p.m., St. Albert Servus Credit Union Place.

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

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NEWLY ACQUIRED SPENCER MORSE ADDING PHYSICAL PRESENCE TO REBELS BLUELINE

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR So far, Spencer Morse has been precisely as advertised.

The Red Deer Rebels latest acquisition has looked right at home during the club’s training camp this week and hasn’t presented any surprises to general manager/head coach Brent Sutter.

“He’s exactly what we thought he’d be,” Sutter said Wednesday, in reference to the six-foot-four, 200-pound rearguard. “He’s a big, rangy defenceman who’s going to have to bring some toughness to our lineup.

“He has to be a guy who’s able to defend well and make that first pass. We want him to be a good defending defenceman, but he has to bring that element of toughness to us.”

Acquired from Moose Jaw early last week in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2016 Western Hockey League bantam draft, Morse was a physical presence last winter — his rookie season — with the Warriors, registering 90 penalty minutes in 46 games.

The Calgary product — a second-round pick of the Warriors in the 2010 bantam draft — said Wednesday he plans to continue to play that style with the Rebels.

“I just want to play a nice steady game on the back end and be reliable,” he stated.

“I’m hoping to get in some penalty-killing minutes and be really difficult to play against, really physical against the opposing team.”

Morse experienced some off-ice issues last season in Moose Jaw and was looking for a change of scenery. He’s put the problems behind him and insisted he’s willing to fully commit to his new team.

“This is a fresh start, a new beginning,” he said. “I did a lot of thinking over the summer and have grown up quite a bit. It’s not only about being a hockey player, it’s about having passion for the game and getting involved in the community. And I can take care of my education at the same time, so it’s a win-win.

“I’m excited about the opportunity I’ve been presented with here. It’s been a great time so far. I’m really enjoying myself here in Red Deer.”

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Rebels defenceman Spencer Morse eyes up the play during a scrimmage at the Red Deer Rebels training camp Tuesday. The big blueliner has been bringing toughness to the team since he was acquired just before training camp.

Morse said the chance to play closer to home is a huge plus and playing in Red Deer will be equally as gratifying.

“This is a great organization with some great fans, a great coaching staff and a dressing room filled with great guys,” he said. “I’m really enjoying my time with my billets right now and for sure the commute for my family will so much easier. They’ll be able to watch me play whenever it’s possible and it will be really good to have that support system.”

Morse scored one goal and added four assists last season and Sutter is convinced

that he’s capable of becoming a more wellrounded blueliner.

“We feel he’s going to be a good, strong positional player for us,” said the Rebels boss.

“That’s why we got him. He’s a big kid and he has to bring that element to our hockey team. Yet at the same time we want to continue to develop his skills and make him a tougher player to play against, not just in the sense of physicality, but his overall game.”

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Team Canada evaluation period begins now WITH THE OLYMPIC MEN’S HOCKEY CAMP COMPLETED, PLAYERS NOW LOOK TO SHOW THEY BELONG ON THE TEAM FOR SOCHI THE CANADIAN PRESS Players left Canada’s Olympic orientation camp in Calgary knowing the road to proving they belong in Sochi begins now.

Coach Mike Babcock wanted each player to know what it would take to make the team, but it’s up to general manager Steve Yzerman and his staff to start evaluating once the regular season gets underway.

“The final scouting for the management group to put the final roster together begins immediately,” Yzerman said.

That’s a lot of pressure all around, when the expectation in Canada is nothing short of a gold medal. Team Canada’s management

group has a representative from every division — the Boston Bruins’ Peter Chiarelli, the Detroit Red Wings’ Ken Holland, the St. Louis Blues’ Doug Armstrong and the Edmonton Oilers’ Kevin Lowe — so the spotlight

said.

“It’s always in the back of your mind, but I think if you just focus on playing well for your own team and making sure you have a good first half, then everything kind of takes care

calls.

“We’ll arrange our schedule over the next week or so to get ready for the start of the regular season,” Yzerman said Tuesday evening.

“We’ll get together as a group early November

‘THE FINAL SCOUTING FOR THE MANAGEMENT GROUP TO PUT THE FINAL ROSTER TOGETHER BEGINS IMMEDIATELY.’ — STEVE YZERMAN TEAM CANADA GENERAL MANAGER

will be bright.

“I think it’s going to be on your mind fairly often, whether you’re being asked about it or you’re playing against guys who were at the camp, it’s going to come up,” Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby

of itself.”

In the immediate future, players return to their preparations for training camp. Canada’s coaches and front-office personnel have jobs to do as well, but they’ll stay in touch regularly, mostly on conference

to narrow things down a little bit and talk about what we’re seeing and make sure we’re all in constant communication and get organized from November to midDecember and make our final decisions at that point.”

The focus will be on monitoring the 47 players invited to camp, even though anyone can work his way into the Olympic conversation with a strong enough start. Yzerman doesn’t consider anyone who was in Calgary a “long shot.”

“We’ll keep an eye on everybody but focus on particular teams, particular games, particular players that we’re deciding on,” he said.

“There was a few guys we don’t feel the need to watch. But we know what they can do and they’re going to be on this team, assuming they’re healthy.”

Yzerman estimated that, conservatively, there were eight or nine locks to make it.

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Stamps to dial up heat on Esks in Labour Day game Get ready for the Labor Day One can only hope this year’s Weekend Show — CFL style.

Friday night game between BC Many people put the CFL on and Hamilton is a one-off event hold until summer is over and for all parties, but I have to pick this weekend ignites their in- a winner and I lean toward BC terest in the league. in this game. The Quite frankly I have Lions are not exnever understood actly an elite team how anybody can right now and their compartmentalize a current O-line may great game like the drastically shorten CFL into a seasonalquarterback Travis ly adjusted entity beLulay’s career, but cause I would watch the Lions are stonethis league 12 months cold assassins at of the year if it was home against East possible.

Division teams. Pick The first game BC in this game. of the weekend is a Next up is a more JIM very non-traditional traditional Labor SUTHERLAND match-up between Day clash between the BC Lions and the Saskatchewan and Hamilton Tiger Cats Winnipeg in Regina. in Vancouver on FriThere will be over day night. Blame this one on 40,000 green and white-clad mathe new stadium construction niacs at the game and they will in Hamilton and schedule prob- make a horrific Bomber season lems in their temporary football worse for the Winnipeg faithful. hovel in Guelph.

I was in downtown Red Deer The other side of the equa- last Saturday night for the chartion is the very unfriendly To- ity car show and I ran into a ronto Argonauts landlord (Rog- very nice woman who has been ers) who has pushed the last a Rider fan since well before I game of the weekend into a ri- was even born. She handed me diculously scheduled Tuesday a 1977 CFL Illustrated magazine night clash between the Argos inside an envelope with a mesand Als. sage on the front that explained

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how she enjoyed my columns but thought I was hard on Rider quarterback Darian Durant.

I genuinely appreciated her gesture and will go easy on Durant this week because he has enjoyed a much more successful season this year and his job should be easy this week against the Bombers. I wish I could predict a close exciting game, but this one is a no-brainer: Riders pad their lead in the CFL and tailback Kory Sheets gets closer to a 2,000-yard rushing season.

Monday’s game is another matchup between Calgary and Edmonton at McMahon Stadium. The Stamps have stepped up their defensive game since rush end Charleston Hughes came back into the lineup and I expect Calgary to dial up the heat against the Eskimo offensive line.

None of this is good news for battered Eskimo quarterback Mike Reilly. He was beaten up pretty badly in his last game against the Riders and he can expect more of the same from the Stamps.

This game will be closer than most people would expect, but Calgary is very tough at home and are one of the best-coached

teams in the league. You can plug and play with the Stampeders’ lineup, use backups and still win games. I suspect Calgary will win this game against their provincial rivals on Monday afternoon.

The last game of the ‘weekend’ is the aforementioned game between Toronto and Montreal on Tuesday. This schedule puzzle is due to the nice people at Rogers and demonstrates the urgent need for the Toronto Argonauts to find another place to play ball in the Big Smoke.

The other puzzle for both teams is who will start at quarterback because their starters have been plagued by injuries this year. You do not replace two future Hall of Famers like quarterbacks Ricky Ray and Anthony Calvillo with your second stringers, but that is part of the program in an inherently violent game like football.

This game boils down to who has the better defence in my opinion and right now that honour goes to Montreal. Montreal has one of the best defences in the league right now and I believe they will win this game.

Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer

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Baseball

Hockey

Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 79 55 .590 75 56 .573 70 61 .534 70 63 .526 60 74 .448

GB — 2 1/2 7 1/2 8 1/2 19

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 77 56 .579 71 61 .538 68 64 .515 57 74 .435 56 76 .424

GB — 5 1/2 8 1/2 19 20 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 78 55 .586 75 57 .568 59 72 .450 59 73 .447 44 88 .333

GB — 2 1/2 18 18 1/2 33 1/2

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 1 Oakland 6, Detroit 3, 6 innings Boston 13, Baltimore 2 Atlanta 2, Cleveland 0 L.A. Angels 6, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 3 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1 Texas 4, Seattle 3, 10 innings

Thursday’s Games Oakland (Colon 14-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 19-1), 11:08 a.m.

Kansas City (B.Chen 5-2) at Minnesota (Deduno 8-7), 11:10 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Vargas 7-5) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-0), 11:10 a.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 14-4) at Boston (Lester 12-7), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-8) at Atlanta (Medlen 1012), 55:10 p.m.

Seattle (E.Ramirez 4-1) at Houston (Lyles 6-6), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

St. Louis

Central Division W L Pct 78 55 .586

77 75 58 56

55 59 74 77

.583 .560 .439 .421

1/2 3 1/2 19 1/2 22

Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco

West Division W L Pct 78 55 .586 68 63 .519 63 72 .467 59 73 .447 59 74 .444

GB — 9 16 18 1/2 19

GB —

Los Ang. 000 000 100 — 1 5 1 Tampa Bay 100 300 00x — 4 8 1 Richards, Boshers (4), Williams (5), Cor.Rasmus (8) and Iannetta; Archer, Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9) and Lobaton. W—Archer 8-5. L—Richards 4-6.

Sv—Rodney (31).

Kan. City 001 200 032 — 8 13 0 Minnesota 000 000 001 — 1 6 2 Duffy, Hochevar (7), Crow (9) and S.Perez; A.Albers, Fien (8), Duensing (8), Swarzak (9) and C.Herrmann. W—Duffy 2-0. L—A.Albers 2-2. HRs— Kansas City, A.Gordon (15), S.Perez 2 (9). Minnesota, Morneau (16).

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 0 Washington 4, Miami 3 Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 1 Atlanta 3, Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 10, St. Louis 0 Colorado 5, San Francisco 4 San Diego at Arizona, late

INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 000 100 010 — 2 9 0 Atlanta 020 000 001 — 3 10 0 Masterson, Shaw (7), R.Hill (8), J.Smith (8) and C.Santana; Maholm, D.Carpenter (7), S.Downs (7), Avilan (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W—Kimbrel 3-2. L—J.Smith 5-2. HRs—Cleveland, Aviles (8).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 3 1 Los Ang. 100 120 00x — 4 6 1 E.Jackson, Russell (7), B.Parker (8) and Castillo; Nolasco, Jansen (9) and Federowicz. W—Nolasco 11-9. L—E.Jackson 7-14. HRs—Los Angeles, H.Ramirez (15), Ethier (10).

Milwaukee 000 000 100 — 1 7 1 Pittsburgh 100 120 30x — 7 13 2 Gorzelanny, Thornburg (6), Badenhop (7), Mic. Gonzalez (7), Axford (8) and Lucroy, Maldonado; Morton, Mazzaro (7), J.Hughes (9) and R.Martin.

W—Morton 6-3. L—Gorzelanny 3-6. HRs—Pittsburgh, Byrd (22).

Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

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

Miami at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

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

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 032 500 200 — 12 17 0 Seattle 000 011 011 — 4 9 1 M.Perez, R.Ross (7), Wolf (8) and G.Soto; F.Hernandez, Maurer (4), Luetge (8) and H.Blanco.

W—M.Perez 8-3. L—F.Hernandez 12-8. HRs— Texas, L.Martin (7), A.Beltre (28), Moreland (20).

Seattle, Ackley (3), Seager (21).

New York 000 200 000 — 2 5 1 Toronto 421 000 00x — 7 10 0 Kuroda, Chamberlain (6), Kelley (8), Logan (8) and C.Stewart; Redmond, Loup (6), S.Santos (8), Oliver (9) and Arencibia. W—Redmond 2-2. L—Kuroda 11-10. HRs—Toronto, Encarnacion (34).

GB — 13 19 1/2 20 1/2 30 1/2

Tom.Hunter (8) and Wieters; Lackey, Breslow (8), Uehara (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—Breslow 4-2.

L—Tom.Hunter 3-3. Sv—Uehara (14). HRs—Baltimore, Machado (12), C.Davis (47).

Houston 000 000 100 — 1 5 1 Chicago 100 000 41x — 6 10 0 Cosart, Harrell (7) and C.Clark; Sale, Lindstrom (9) and Phegley. W—Sale 10-12. L—Harrell 6-15.

HRs—Houston, Carter (26). Chicago, A.Garcia (3).

Tuesday’s Games Washington 2, Miami 1 Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 6 Atlanta 2, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 0 St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 5, Colorado 3 Arizona 10, San Diego 9, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

Thursday’s Games Philadelphia (E.Martin 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 2-2), 11:10 a.m.

Miami (Koehler 3-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-6), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 9-9) at Pittsburgh (Cole 6-6), 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-8) at Atlanta (Medlen 1012), 5:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Texas 12, Seattle 4 Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 Oakland 14, Detroit 4 Boston 4, Baltimore 3 Atlanta 3, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Houston 1 Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1

National League East Division W L Pct 80 52 .606 67 65 .508 61 72 .459 59 72 .450 49 82 .374

Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

Oakland 030 043 040 — 14 21 1 Detroit 001 000 030 — 4 13 0 Straily, Anderson (7) and K.Suzuki; Fister, J.Alvarez (6), Smyly (8), Bonderman (8) and Avila. W—Straily 7-7. L—Fister 11-7. Sv—Anderson (1). HRs—Oakland, Moss 2 (24). Detroit, Tor.Hunter (15).

Baltimore 101 001 000 — 3 7 0 Boston 001 000 21x — 4 9 0 B.Norris, Fr.Rodriguez (6), O’Day (7), Matusz (7),

Miami 000 012 000 — 3 10 1 Wash.

011 001 10x — 4 10 1 H.Alvarez, Webb (2), Caminero (6), M.Dunn (7), A.Ramos (8) and Mathis; Strasburg, Stammen (3), Mattheus (6), Storen (7), Clippard (8), R.Soriano (9) and W.Ramos. W—Storen 4-2. L—M.Dunn 3-4.

Sv—R.Soriano (35). HRs—Miami, Mathis (4), Stanton (17). Washington, Werth (20).

Phila.

000 131 001 — 6 12 0 New York 001 000 100 — 2 9 3 Hamels, Rosenberg (8), Diekman (9) and Ruiz; Matsuzaka, R.Carson (5), Aardsma (7), Atchison (8), Feliciano (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—Hamels 6-13.

L—Matsuzaka 0-2. HRs—Philadelphia, Ruiz (5).

Cincinnati 630 000 001 — 10 13 1 St. Louis 000 000 000 — 0 5 0 H.Bailey, Hoover (8), LeCure (9) and Hanigan; Wainwright, Wacha (3), Blazek (7), Salas (8) and Ro.Johnson. W—H.Bailey 9-10. L—Wainwright 158. HRs—Cincinnati, Bruce (26), Heisey (9).

San Fran. 000 100 030 — 4 5 2 Colorado 010 004 00x — 5 7 3 Bumgarner, Machi (6), S.Casilla (8) and Posey, H.Sanchez; Chacin, W.Lopez (8), Outman (8), Belisle (8), Brothers (9) and Torrealba. W—Chacin 13-7. L—Bumgarner 11-9. Sv—Brothers (14).

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled RHP Kevin Gausman from Norfolk (IL). Optioned LHP Wei-Yin Chen to their Gulf Coast League affiliate.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed OF Ryan Raburn on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Matt Carson from Columbus (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Reinstated INF Willie Bloomquist off the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP David Holmberg to Mobile (SL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Activated 2B Dan Uggla from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Todd Cunningham to Gwinnett (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned C Tony Sanchez and LHP Jeff Locke to Altoona (EL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled LHP Robbie Erlin from Tucson (PCL). Optioned RHP Brad Boxberger to Tucson.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled RHP Michael Blazek from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Carlos Martinez to Memphis.

American Association SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Exercised the 2014 contract options on RHP Chris Allen, LHP Adam Champion, RHP Kirk Clark, LHP Mitchell Clegg, RHP Matt Daly, RHP Alan DeRatt, RHP Ben Moore, RHP Kyle Ruwe, LHP Jack Van Leur, RHP Kyle Vazquez, RHP Jordan Whatcott, C Kevin Dultz, C Jake Taylor, INF Jared Clark, INF Stephen King, INF Cory Morales, INF Tim Pahuta, INF Anthony Trajano, OF Reggie Abercrombie, OF JP Ramirez, OF Marcos Rodriguez and OF Nick Van Stratten.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Exercised the 2014 contract options on LHP Brandon Bargas, RHP Derek Blacksher, RHP Curtis Camilli, LHP Gabe Garcia, RHP Chase Johnson, RHP Patrick Mincey, RHP Stephen Nikonchik, LHP Jared Potts, LHP David Quinowski, RHP Josh Strawn, RHP Aaron Wilkerson, C Angel Flores, INF Jorge Jimenez, INF Brian Myrow, INF Austin Newell, INF Yasutsugu Nishimoto, INF Brandon Pinckney, INF Ryan Pineda, OF Palmer Karr, OF Rian Kiniry and OF Chad Mozingo.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Signed G-F Ronnie Brewer.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed G Trent Lockett.

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed LB Brandon Joiner on the reserve/injured list.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Claimed LB Eric Martin off waivers from New Orleans. Waived DB Trevin Wade.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed CB Will Blackmon. Waived CB Marcus Burley.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Claimed DL Gilbert Pena off waivers from Green Bay and LB Ja’Gared Davis off waivers from the Houston. Released OL Brice Schwab and CB Ras-I Dowling.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed QB Graham Harrell.

Released C Dalton Freeman.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed WR Jordan Norwood. Waived DE Aaron Morgan.

Canadian Football League HAMILTON TIGER-CATS — Released DL Greg Peach.

HOCKEY American Hockey League BINGHAMTON SENATORS — Named Tim Marks video coach.

ECHL BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Signed LW Chris Collins. Agreed to terms with D Nick Pageau.

GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Signed F Jeremie Malouin and Kurtis Bartliff.

READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with D Damon Kipp.

UTAH GRIZZLIES — Agreed to terms with F Adam Pineault, F David Vallorani and D Martin Lee. SKIING U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association USSA — Named Tiger Shaw chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1.

SOCCER Major League Soccer LOS ANGELES GALAXY — Signed MF Landon Donovan to a multiyear contract extension.

TRACK & FIELD TURKISH ATHLETICS FEDERATION — Announced European 100-meter hurdles champion Nevin Yanit was banned for two years after testing positive for banned substances during a competition in February in Duesseldorf, Germany.

SENIOR MEN’S GOLF

LANDON DONOVAN

SUTTON WEST, Ont. — Frank Van Dornick of Camrose was still within striking distance of the leaders after Wednesday’s second round of the Canadian Senior Men’s Golf Championship.

Van Dornick, a multiple winner of the Central Alberta Amateur held annually at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club (RDG&CC), carded a 71 Wednesday and was tied for sixth at 1-over 143 heading into the third round of the 72-hole event.

Tom Skinner of the RDG&CC was another three shots back with a 146 total that included a second-round 72, and was tied for 14th.

Chip Lutz of Reading, Pa., continued to lead with a 6-under 136 total (67-69), while Calgary golfers David Schultz (68-69—137) and Howard Braun (72-67—139) sat second and third after 36 holes.

Jim Hargreaves of Lacombe (82-75—157) and Les Swelin of Sundre (81-76—157) missed the 36-hole cut.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARSON, Calif. — Landon Donovan has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Los Angeles Galaxy, keeping the United States forward with his MLS club.

The Galaxy announced the deal Wednesday with Donovan, whose current contract was up at the end of the season.

The 31-year-old Donovan has been with the Galaxy since 2005, winning three of his five career MLS Cup titles with Los Angeles. He is the third-leading goal-scorer in MLS history, trailing leader Jeff Cunningham by just three goals.

Donovan also is the U.S. national team’s career scoring leader, playing in the last three World Cups.

He took a self-imposed sabbatical after the Galaxy’s MLS Cup victory last December, only returning to the Galaxy in late March. He also returned to the U.S. national team last month.

STORIES FROM B5

REBELS: Played really well ● Sutter was tickled with the showing of the 15and 16-year-old prospects in the rookie camp to the extent that he retained 13 players in that (‘97- and ‘98-born) group for Wednesday evening’s scrimmage that was essentially a preview of the Black and White game set for 7 p.m. tonight at the Centrium.

“All of younger guys have done well,” he said.

“We’ve talked lots about (Adam) Musil and (Jeff) de Wit, but you can lump a whole bunch of kids in that group who have played really well. We’re really happy with our kids. They’ve all been really good.”

Besides Musil and de Wit, picked in the first round of the 2012 and 2013 bantam drafts, the other ‘97- and ‘98-born players set to suit up tonight are goaltender Taz Burman, defencemen Wyatt Kalynuk, Austin Shmoorkoff, Josh Mahura and Austin Strand, and forwards Grayson Pawlenchuk, Brayden Burke and Shane Sherban.

Forward Tanner Laderoute, 16, was reassigned Wednesday night — as was 17-year-old forward Jordan Ross — while forwards Meyer Nell (skate cut) and Mason McCarty (neck), both 16, were injured earlier in the day, didn’t play in the evening and are questionable for the Black and White game.

“These are all kids we kept tabs on all winter long who we knew were progressing. You’re always hoping that they can play on your team at some point and some of these kids are right there right now,”

2013 WHL Pre-Season Schedule CALGARY — 2013 Western Hockey League preseason schedule (all times local): Tuesday’s result Swift Current 5 Moose Jaw 4 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’s games 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’s games 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

Football GP Saskatchewan 8 Calgary 8 BC Lions 8 Edmonton 8

Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

GP 8 8 8 8

CFL West Division W L T 7 1 0 6 2 0 5 3 0 1 7 0 East Division W L T 5 3 0 4 4 0 3 5 0 1 7 0

PF 264 261 207 188 PF 244 203 195 167

PA 177 200 203 235 PA 209 219 239 247

Pt 14 12 10 2 Pt 10 8 6 2

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.

CFL LEADERS SCORING Touchdowns (Ru-running; Rc-receiving; Rt-kickoff/punt/ missed FG return; D-defensive return): TD Ru Rc Rt D Cornish, Cal 9 8 1 0 0 Gable, Ham 7 4 3 0 0 Barnes, Tor 6 0 6 0 0 Harris, BC 6 4 2 0 0 Sheets, Sask 6 6 0 0 0 Simpson, Wpg 6 6 0 0 0 Stamps, Edm 6 0 6 0 0 Getzlaf, Sask 5 0 5 0 0 Green, Mtl 5 0 5 0 0 Chiles, Tor 4 0 4 0 0 Dressler, Sask 4 0 4 0 0 Goltz, Wpg 4 4 0 0 0 Gore, BC 4 0 4 0 0 Koch, Edm 4 0 3 1 0 McDaniel, Cal 4 1 3 0 0 Smith, Sask 4 0 4 0 0 Arceneaux, BC 3 0 3 0 0 Bagg, Sask 3 0 3 0 0 Charles, Edm 3 2 1 0 0 Ellingson, Ham 3 0 3 0 0 Lewis, Cal 3 0 3 0 0 Owens, Tor 3 0 2 1 0 Steele, Tor 3 3 0 0 0 C.Taylor, BC 3 0 3 0 0 West, Cal 3 0 3 0 0 National Football League Preseason 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

South

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 2 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 3

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

Seattle Arizona San Francisco St. Louis

W 3 2 2 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

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.

Manziel to sit half a game for violation of NCAA rules THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has been suspended for the first half of the Aggies’ seasonopener against Rice on Saturday for what the school said was an “inadvertent” violation of NCAA rules by signing autographs.

The school issued a statement saying it declared the Heisman Trophy winner ineligible and that the NCAA agreed to reinstate Manziel after he sits out the first half.

“I am proud of the way both Coach Sumlin and Johnny handled this situation, with integrity and honesty,” Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp said. “We all take the Aggie Code of Honor very seriously and there is no evidence that

said Sutter. ● Team Burgundy defeated Team Grey 4-3 in a shootout Wednesday evening.

Veterans Tyson Ness, Brady Gaudet and Matt Bellerive scored for the winners in regulation time.

Replying for Team Grey were Rhyse Dieno with a pair of goals — set up by projected regular-season linemates Brooks Maxwell and Lukas Sutter — and rookie defenceman Jake MacLachlan.

Burman and Grant Naherniak each gave up one goal, Rylan Toth and veteran Bolton Pouliot were each touched for a pair and veteran Patrik Bartosak pitched a shutout during his time in net. ● Standout 19-year-old defenceman Mathew Dumba arrived in Red Deer Wednesday and will play in the Black and White game before leaving this weekend for the Minnesota Wild training camp.

Dumba, the Wild’s first pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft, will be given every opportunity to play with the big club this season. ● The Rebels open their preseason schedule in the Edmonton Oil Kings tournament this weekend at St. Albert. Red Deer takes on the Prince George Cougars at 11 a.m. Saturday and faces the Oil Kings at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Rebels will meet the Calgary Hitmen Sept. 6 at Nanton and will entertain the Lethbridge Hurricanes the following night at 7:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Arena. The club will close out exhibition play with games Sept. 13 and 14 at Lacombe and Stettler versus the Oil Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers.

Regular-season play opens Sept. 20 with the Rebels facing the Kootenay Ice at Cranbrook. The clubs clash again 24 hours later at the Centrium. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

either the university or Johnny violated that code.”

Manziel was being investigated by the NCAA for allegedly accepting money for signing autographs for memorabilia brokers, which violates NCAA rules and could have led to a much longer suspension. ESPN first reported the allegations against Manziel earlier this month.

According to the statement, Texas A&M and the NCAA “confirmed there is no evidence Manziel received money in exchange for autographs based on currently available information and statements by Manziel.”

Conditions for reinstatement include Manziel discussing his actions with teammates and A&M revising how it educates student-athletes about signing autographs.

NOW: Painstaking Crosby, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and defenceman Duncan Keith, Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber, Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty, Tampa Bay Lightning centre Steven Stamkos, Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron, New York Islanders centre John Tavares and New York Rangers winger Rick Nash seem to fit that bill.

Putting together the rest of the roster could be a painstaking process, considering Canada’s depth.

Weber wants no part of that.

“That’s why I’m the player, there’s too many tough decisions,” he said.

“You go down the list and everybody deserves the chance. That’s why they’re here. There’s even guys that aren’t here that probably will get a good look during the season. We’re very fortunate in Canada to have a big selection, but definitely some tough choices.”

Yzerman expects to have the roster figured out by mid-to-late December. The deadline for all countries to submit is Dec. 31.

Between now and then, plenty could change Team Canada’s potential makeup.

“There’s a lot of could-be’s, but I think the first half of the year just has such an impact on who’s on the team,” Crosby said. “I’m sure there’s some guys in mind, but there’ll be guys who have standout first halves, and will make it tough not to be selected. So I think we’re going to see here in the first half who really shows they want to be part of it.”

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 B7

Esks’ Stamps would trade it all for a win

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Fred Stamps has 431 career receptions, 6,812 yards and 42 touchdowns, but right now the Edmonton slotback would trade it all in for one victory for the struggling Eskimos.

The 31-year-old receiver had eight catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s heartbreaking 30-27 loss to Saskatchewan last Saturday, statistics that moved Stamps into the top five of alltime Eskimo receivers for catches and yards, and top eight in touchdowns.

Yet there he sat, looking as forlorn as any player possibly could; his individual performance meaning very little.

“I’d give it all for a victory,” he said of the individual stats. “I appreciate all the history and tradition. I look up to all the guys who were here before me and it’s an honour to be mentioned with those guys, but I want a victory.”

The Eskimos have now lost six straight since beating Hamilton in week two of the CFL season. Their last four games they have lost by a combined total of 12 points. Now they face the 6-2 Calgary Stampeders

in the annual Labour Day back-to-back series beginning Monday in Calgary.

Destined for the Eskimos Wall of Honour and likely the CFL Hall of Fame, the six-foot, 188-pound Stamps is finding the Eskimos 1-7 season and their recent string of narrow losses difficult to deal with, admitting frustration is mounting in the dressing room.

“It is so tough (to take),” he said. “I’m just so hungry right now, I want to win. I know there’s a lot of history and tradition (with the individual stats) but I just want to win right now.”

And he’s been doing everything in his power to try to get the Eskimos those elusive wins. He leads the league in receiving yards (684) and touchdowns (six) and has been the team’s most consistent offensive player all year. Just as he has throughout his seven years in the CFL. “Freddie’s a tremendous player,” said quarterback Mike Reilly, who has found Stamps 36 times this season.

“It’s rare to see a veteran guy, who has had so much success in this league, who is still willing to put in the effort and the time that a rookie who’s trying to make the team would. He shows up as if he’s

still fighting for a roster spot every day.”

Reilly, a first-year Eskimo, said the veteran is always talking to him, asking about how to run certain routes, how to cut to increase the chances of a successful play or whether doing things one way or another would work.

“To see that in a veteran guy who’s had so much success and still remains so humble and hungry to continue to get better is rare,” Reilly said. “Geroy Simon was like that. That’s what separates the guys who are really great from the guys who are just really, really good. And Freddie is truly great.”

In an effort to shore up a disappointing defence that is giving up an average of 30 points a game, the Eskimos signed import defensive lineman Nekos Brown and non-import defensive back Ryan Hinds on Wednesday.

Hinds was selected in the second round (13th overall) of the 2009 CFL Canadian draft by Hamilton.

He had 71 defensive tackles, 10 special teams tackles and an interception in three seasons (2010-12) with the Tiger-Cats.

Brown played two games earlier this season with the Toronto Argonauts recording one tackle and one sack.

Venus Williams ousted early for third straight year U.S. OPEN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Venus Williams dug herself out of deficits over and over again, until she simply ran out of solutions, exiting the U.S. Open before the third round for the third year in a row.

At 33, two-time champion Williams was the oldest woman in the second round at Flushing Meadows, and while she made things interesting after a poor start to the match and to the final set, she couldn’t sustain her solid play all the way through and lost to 56thranked Zheng Jie of China 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) on a wet Wednesday.

The match last 3 hours, 2 minutes — making it the longest between women in the tournament so far — and the third set alone went 1 ½ hours, closing when Williams missed a volley, then a return, on the last two points. She wound up with 44 unforced errors in all, half on forehands.

During her on-court interview, Zheng addressed the partisan crowd that was pulling for Williams, saying: “First, I want to say, ’Sorry, guys.”’

Rain began falling in the early afternoon, jumbling the schedule, and eight women’s singles matches were postponed, including Williams’ younger sister, defending champion Serena, against Galina Voskoboeva.

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard’s match against Germany’s Angelique Kerber was postponed until Thursday.

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Venus Williams returns a shot to Jie Zheng, of China, during the second round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, in New York.

In all, there were more than four hours of delays during the day, and 2012 men’s winner Andy Murray had yet to play a point as the time approached 9 p.m. Wednesday.

In the handful of matches that were completed by early evening — men in the first round, women in the second — 2011 French Open champion Li Na, and 2012 Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska won in straight sets, as did 30th-seeded Laura Robson

of Britain. No. 17 Kevin Anderson, No. 21 Mikhail Youzhny and 109th-ranked American wild-card entry Tim Smyczek were among the men’s winners.

Venus Williams and Zheng, a former top-15 player who twice reached Grand Slam semifinals, played all of two points at the beginning before their match was interrupted by showers.

When they resumed about two hours later, at 15-all in the opening game, Williams’ play was full of mistakes. In

the first set, she only managed to put 46 per cent of her first serves in play, and she accumulated 15 unforced errors, 10 more than Zheng. The American, who owns seven Grand Slam singles titles in all, failed to convert any of six break points, while losing serve twice.

And then came the second set, and a significant shift. Suddenly, Williams looked a lot more like the player who won the U.S. Open in 2000 and 2001.

After falling behind by a break in the third set, and being two points away from losing — at 5-3, when Zheng served for the victory, then again in the next game — Williams put up quite a fight to extend the match, drawing raucous support from clapping, yelling and standing fans at Louis Armstrong Stadium. With a drizzle coming down, and play halted on other courts, Williams and Zheng stayed out there and kept going.

Zheng grabbed a 4-1 lead in the tiebreaker, before Williams made one last stand. It was 4-all after Zheng dumped a forehand into the net on a 23-stroke exchange, then leaned over at the baseline, resting on her racket as if it were a cane.

Then, at 5-all, Williams put a backhand volley into the net as she lost her footing and sat on the court, wincing.

That gave Zheng her first match point, and Williams’ backhand service return was off the mark, ending her stay in the singles draw.

Williams was ranked No. 1 in 2002, but she last was a member of the top 10 when she was No. 9 in March 2011, and she’s currently 60th.

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Youngsters carry Blue Jays past Yankees

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 7 Yankees 2 TORONTO — The youngsters are getting a shot with the Toronto Blue Jays now that the last-place team is essentially focused on next season.

Players like Ryan Goins, Anthony Gose and Moises Sierra showed what they could do in Wednesday’s 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees.

Goins scored twice and made a key defensive play, Sierra had two of Toronto’s 10 hits and Gose made a highlight-reel catch in shallow centre field.

“This is their opportunity,” said Jays manager John Gibbons. “They bring a lot of energy to the field, a lot of intensity. It’s fun to watch them play.”

Toronto (60-74) jumped out to an early four-run lead and Edwin Encarnacion made it a 6-0 game in the second inning with a two-run homer. Starter Todd Redmond (2-2) was effective over 5 2-3 innings as the Blue Jays won the rubber match of the threegame series in front of 36,565 fans at Rogers Centre.

New York (70-63) fell 5 ½ games back in the wildcard race and 8 ½ games behind first-place Boston in the American League East.

“Any loss at this point in the season is rough on us,” said Yankees catcher Chris Stewart. “Time is ticking away and we don’t really have much room for error.”

It was Toronto’s first series win of the season against the Yankees. Redmond said team defence was a big factor.

“You have to give it up to those guys,” he said.

“The ball is smoked down the line and Edwin made a diving play, Gose running in and making a diving play and Brett (Lawrie) with that (catch off a) line drive. Great plays all around. I have to take my hat off to those guys.”

Goins has hit safely in his first six major-league games and boasts an impressive .455 batting average.

He showed off his arm in the fourth inning with a perfect throw from shallow right field to catch Alex Rodriguez at the plate.

Gibbons likes what he has seen from the rookie, who spent most of the season at triple-A Buffalo.

“You name it — defence, offence, and he’s in tune with things,” Gibbons said. “He doesn’t look in awe, you know.”

Gose showed his range in the fifth inning by sprinting into shallow centre field to make a tremendous diving catch that robbed Stewart of a base hit.

“He can flat out play centre field with anybody,” Gibbons said. “He’s like anybody else, he was here last year but he’s still feeling his way around, trying to establish himself. He’s doing some nice jobs for us.”

The Blue Jays batted around in the first inning against New York starter Hiroki Kuroda (11-10).

Goins got things started with a double and Adam Lind reached on a walk.

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia prepares to throw to second base after tagging out New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez at home plate during fourth inning action in Toronto on Wednesday.

Lawrie drove them both in with a two-out double to the left-centre field gap.

After Rajai Davis was hit by a pitch, J.P. Arencibia struck out but ran to first base when Stewart gave up a passed ball. Stewart’s throw to first was wide and ended up rolling into foul territory, allowing Lawrie and Davis to score on the error.

Goins singled in the second inning and Encarnacion followed with his 34th home run of the season, a rainbow shot that left him one RBI short of the 100 plateau. Arencibia made it 7-0 an inning later when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Jose Reyes.

Redmond rolled through the first three innings but gave up a pair of runs in the fourth.

After walking Curtis Granderson and Alfonso So-

riano, Rodriguez hit an RBI single to left field that put the Yankees on the board. Soriano moved to third and scored when Mark Reynolds doubled off the wall in right-centre field.

Sierra made a valiant effort by jumping against the wall but couldn’t make the catch.

Gose backed him up nicely, gathered the ball and threw it to Goins, who fired a strike to Arencibia to get Rodriguez at the plate as the crowd roared its approval.

Redmond gave up three hits, two earned runs, four walks and struck out seven. Kuroda allowed five earned runs and nine hits over five innings of work.

He walked a batter and had four strikeouts.

New York had only five hits in the game.

Galchenyuk hopes Condit takes down Kampmann by TKO UFC to spend birthday as part of U.S. team at Olympics

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Galchenyuk won’t turn 20 for another five months, but the Montreal Canadiens forward admits that he has already thought about where he wants to celebrate his birthday.

“Of course, I’d really like to be in Sochi,” Galchenyuk said this week from USA Hockey’s Olympic orientation camp in northern Virginia. “That would be the best, that’s obviously my first choice, but we’ll see.”

Galchenyuk was one of 48 invitees to the United States’ orientation camp which concluded Tuesday at the Washington Capitals’ training facility. Given his age — he is the youngest of the 24 forwards on the Americans’ preliminary roster — he is also among the most intriguing. He turns 20 on Feb. 12, the first day of the Men’s Hockey tournament at the 2014 Sochi Games. The United States opens their tournament one day later against Slovakia and Galchenyuk is hopeful that he will be there.

“Obviously there are a lot of talented guys here, but I think that I’m a skilled guy, I can make plays and I think that’s always a huge thing on the (larger international ice surface),” he said. “Also I’m versatile and can play either wing or centre so that shouldn’t be an issue.”

Galchenyuk is coming off an impressive rookie campaign with the Canadiens, where he scored nine goals and added 18 assists while appearing in all 48 games. He also won a gold medal with the U.S. at the 2013 world junior championship in January and a bronze medal at the world championship in May. “He’s one of those X-factor kind-of-players,” said Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stasny, who played alongside Galchenyuk at the world championship. “He’s a special talent and I think that he’s probably one of the more skilled guys here. I’m not sure if that’s because of the Russian background or not but he’s a good skater and just a natural goal scorer.”

The son of Russian parents, Galchenyuk was born in Wisconsin while his father Alexander was playing minor league hockey in the U.S. Four years later, the senior Galchenyuk played for Belarus at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

“He told me that it was a great experience to play against the best players from around the world and that it’s different from the world juniors or world championships,” Galchenyuk said. “You see not just hockey players at the Olympics but all the athletes from all the sports so he’s said that it was a unique experience.”

Galchenyuk, who spent his childhood living in the U.S., Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Russia while his father played professionally, says that the decision to represent the U.S. internationally was ultimately his and he credits USA Hockey’s national program in part for his development.

“I feel like the media and everyone made it a big deal, but for me when it came to Russia or the U.S., it was an easy decision,” he said. “For me, I always wanted to play for the States and I guess I understand (the debate) because my family is Russian, but it wasn’t a tough decision for me.”

Now Galchenyuk says he hopes to make it difficult for U.S. general manager David Poile to leave him off the Americans’ Olympic roster, which is expected to be announced Jan. 1. The consensus around the U.S. orientation camp was that despite Galchenyuk still being a teenager — one of only three invited to the camp along with defencemen Seth Jones and Jacob Trouba — he has the maturity of a veteran.

“He’s got tremendous poise as a 19-year-old and we saw it at the world championships when the (bronze medal) game was on the line and he scores twice in the shootout,” said Stasny.

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The next major piece of the welterweight puzzle will fall in Las Vegas where champion Georges St-Pierre of Montreal meets No. 1 contender Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks and No. 3 Rory (Ares) MacDonald of Montreal faces No. 9 (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler.

Condit, a former WEC and interim UFC champion, lost his UFC debut by split decision to Kampmann in April 2009.

Condit won his next five fights — including a victory over MacDonald — before losing to StPierre and Hendricks.

For dos Anjos (20-6), it was his ninth win in his last 11 outings.

Cerrone (20-6 with one no contest) had only spent 16 seconds on his back in his first nine UFC fights.

But dos Anjos, after wobbling him with a blow to the head, put him there three minutes into the first round and hurt him with some ground and pound.

Both fighters scored takedowns in the second while Cerrone, taking the fight to dos Anjos, had the better of the third.

Earlier, UFC newcomer Brandon (Rukus) Thatch lived up to the hype, battering welterweight Justin (Fast Eddy) Edwards (9-3) en route to a first-round stoppage.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Carlos (The Natural Born Killer) Condit avenged a 2009 loss and retained his perch high among welterweight contenders, battering Martin (The Hitman) Kampmann to win by fourth-round TKO Wednesday on a televised UFC card.

Kampmann scored well with early takedowns but the taller Condit began to connect with his strikes. Kampmann, his face a bloody mask, was barely surviving when the third round ended.

Condit (29-7) hurt Kampmann with a barrage of blows in the fourth, hurting Kampmann with a body shot before finishing him at the fence with a flurry before referee Herb Dean stepped in 54 seconds in to protect a crumpled Kampmann (20-7).

In the co-main event at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home to the Indiana Pacers and Fever, 10th-ranked lightweight Rafael dos Anjos won a unanimous 29-28 decision over No. 6 Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone for his fifth straight victory.

Kampmann, ranked sixth among welterweight contenders, walked out first to “It’s a Fight”

by Three 6 Mafia. No. 2 Condit followed to Rage Against the Machine’s “Know Your Enemy.”

Kampmann immediately took Condit down, exploiting a rare chink in Condit’s armour. Going into the fight, Condit had defended just 27.3 per cent of his takedowns, well below the UFC average of 59 per cent.

When they got back up, the Las Vegas-based Dane stuck to Condit like glue. After absorbing some strikes, Kampman seemed to favour his eye but managed to record four takedowns in the round.

Condit resisted takedowns in the second and began to find his striking range, bloodying Kampmann’s nose and connecting with a kick to the head. The Dane looked frustrated as he headed to his corner.

Kampmann got another takedown early in the third but Condit fought his way up at the fence.

Then he opened a cut on the forehead between Kampmann’s eyes.

Condit took the fight to a bloody Kampmann, pounding him on the feet, then mounting him late in the round and trying two submissions at the fence.

A gutsy Kampmann rebounded with a takedown to open the fourth. But then Condit took over.

The main event will have been watched closely by a pair of Cana-

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Officials agree to regional transit FIREWORKS AT SYLVAN The Town of Sylvan Lake is asking area residents to meet on the pier on Sunday for a fiery farewell to summer. Fireworks will light up the night sky starting at 9:30 p.m.

Sylvan Lake’s traditional more elaborate Canada Day fireworks were curtailed on July 1 after Big Bang Fireworks Inc., the company employed to host the show, fell victim to Southern Alberta flooding. The Town of Sylvan Lake and Big Bang Fireworks promised to make it up to the community. The rescheduled event goes ahead Sunday night.

BLACKFALDS AND LACOMBE COUNCILS PROCEED WITH RED DEER ON BUS SERVICE Blackfalds and Lacombe councils have agreed to move forward on the road to a new regional transit service.

Both councils met this week to discuss proceeding with the talks with the City of Red Deer. The three municipalities have been in serious negotiations about a bus service connecting the three municipalities for more than a year.

Last week, Red Deer city council agreed to redirect its GreenTrip grant to purchase two buses for the service. The two buses

come with a $900,000 total price tag. Red Deer will use $600,000 from its grant while Blackfalds and Lacombe will split the remaining cost ($150,000 each).

Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol said now the three municipalities will hammer out a final agreement and work out the fine details, including rates, time schedules, bus stops and bus routes.

Stol said regional transit has actually been discussed for about six years and this regional model will be a win for the resi-

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WALK FOR WELLNESS The second annual Walk for Wellness and Suicide Prevention in Lacombe will take place on Sept. 10 at 4 p.m., at Lacombe Memorial Centre. Participants are asked to wear white and bring pictures for the memorial wall.

There is no cost to join the walk but donations will be accepted.

The walk has been organized by Lacombe Neighbourhood Place, Alberta Health Services and Heather Jackson, who lost her son to suicide two years ago. For information, contact Jackson at 403782-4024 or Barb at Neighbourhood Place at 403-782-0886.

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HARNESS AND HARMONY Equines and entertainment are on the docket at the Gimlet Community Centre for the community’s annual Harness and Harmony event to be held on Sept. 7 and 8. The free event will feature music on an outdoor stage both days starting at 11 a.m., with harness events starting at noon on Sept. 7, and saddle events on Sunday at noon. Also Saturday there will be a tailgate swap at 10 a.m. and an auction of donated items at 4 p.m. There will be a concession booth and ice cream stand in addition to a barbecue supper on Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.

Races for children will follow at 7 p.m. Call Michelle at 403-3961490 to register for the races. On Sept. 8, there will be a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m., followed by a church service. The event location is on Range Road 4-3 and Township Road 41-3, 30 km northwest of Eckville. Free camping is available for the weekend; bring lawn chairs for the outdoor performances. Call Tanner, 403-746-3638 or Patty, 403-746-5426.

dents in the three communities and for the municipalities.

While the details of the operating costshare agreement between Lacombe and Blackfalds will need to be finalized, the current projection is $360,000 annually.

Red Deer will retain ownership of the buses and maintain the buses, staffing and storage.

The buses are expected to take about nine months to arrive. The target date for service on the road is September 2014.

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Paris White, left, and Kennedy Miller work to complete their part of a multi-panel mural in downtown Red Deer on Wednesday. The two St. Patrick’s School students along with their classmates spent a couple of hours on the project which features a colourful street scene painted on the windows of the Prairie Office Plus building on Little Gaetz Ave. The theme of the mural ties together the community and schools and is a celebration of Red Deer’s 100th anniversary. Students at the St. Patrick’s School have been attending classes through the month of August as part of their year round schedule. They will be joined by other students in the region when the school begins the fall term.

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BRIEFS Central Albertans finish in top spots at rodeo Six Central Alberta young people finished on top in the Calgary Stampede Invitational 4-H Rodeo held at Olds College recently.

Youngsters from nine-to-20-years old from across Alberta competed in a variety of rodeo events including barrel racing, breakaway roping, goat tying, cow riding, pole bending and steer daubing.

The race for senior high point champion put two Central Albertans on top with Katelyn Godwin of Leslieville placing first and Desire Jackson of Sundre taking second.

Godwin won the steer daubing competition, and Jackson took the senior pole bending title. Jessica Perreault of Rocky Mountain House won the senior barrel racing. Saige Jackson of Sundre won the thread the needle competition.

Brydelle Wardley of Alix won both intermediate cow riding and intermediate goat tying. Shanay Wilson of Sundre came first in junior pole bending.

The Stampede Invitational 4-H Rodeo has been held at Olds College for the past two years. Next year, the rodeo returns to Stampede Park Calgary, where it will run in the new Agrium Western Event Centre.

Charges in gun incident withdrawn Charges have been withdrawn against a Red Deer man arrested in April 2012 by police investigating reports of a man waving a gun outside an apartment building.

Timothy Douglas Grant, 53, represented by defence counsel Lorne Goddard, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in September after pleading not guilty to a variety of weapons charges.

Crown prosecutor Jillian Brown withdrew all charges against him in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.

Psychiatric assessment ordered for accused Psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a Red Deer man who pleaded guilty in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to a number of offences committed in 2009 and 2010.

Brandon Kevin Wattie, 27, was arrested on outstanding warrants for charges laid in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

They include weapons offences laid in Provost in 2009 as well as a number of property offences from Red Deer in subsequent years.

Charges from Provost have been transferred back to provincial court in Vermilion.

Still in custody since his arrest earlier this month, Wattie pleaded guilty to a variety of property offences laid in Red Deer, including break and enters and possession of stolen property.

Defence counsel Michael Scrase asked that sentencing on those charges be adjourned for one month to give time for a psychiatric assessment, including recommendations for a treatment program if a mental disorder or cognitive disability is found.

Wattie will be held at the Calgary Forensic Psychiatry Centre for the assessment. He is to return for sentencing on Sept. 25.

Hearing into alleged escort scam planned Evidence against a Red Deer woman accused in a string of break-ins, as well as an online escort scam, will be tested during a preliminary hearing to be set next month.

Lindsay Rae Mazzei, 30, was arrested with two men in Kamloops, B.C., following allegations of a Red Deerbased scam in which men were beaten and robbed after being lured by an online escort service.

She is also charged in connection with a series of break-ins at rural homes near Blackfalds earlier this year.

Mazzei pleaded not guilty in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to multiple counts of kidnapping, unlawful confinement, armed robbery, extortion with a firearm, uttering death threats, numerous weapons offences and multiple counts of possession of stolen property.

Represented by Red Deer lawyer Walter Kubanek, she has asked to be tried by judge and jury in the Court of Queen’s Bench.

A preliminary hearing is to be scheduled in Red Deer provincial court on Sept. 11.

Mazzei was released from custody on Aug. 14.

Man accused in attack on woman to return to court An O’Chiese man accused of attacking a woman who then went missing for 12 days in the wilderness returns to Rocky Mountain House provincial court on Sept. 18.

The 25-year-old woman was found July 26 by an oilfield worker.

Before the woman went missing, RCMP said she and four other people were in a truck when it got stuck on the north end of the O’Chiese reserve, just north of Rocky Mountain House.

Kevin Roy Gladue, 36, faces aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, obstructing a peace officer and attempting to obstruct a peace officer on a separate matter.

Gladue returns to court for election and plea.

A regional tourism group promoting the West Country should be formed and backed up by a website to lure more visitors, says a recent report.

The Reeve’s Economic Summit: Tourism was unveiled earlier this month and involves an overview of the challenges facing the industry and how to meet them.

“The perception of the area needs to change from an industrial oil and gas area to a desirable tourism destination,” says the 15-page report.

The paper is the third of a four being prepared by county staffers, Reeve Pat Alexander and two councillors. Versions focusing on oil and gas, and forestry are already out. The fourth on agriculture will come out in September.

Recommendations from the tourism paper include creating an intermunicipal committee with representatives from Clearwater County, and the Town of Rocky Mountain House and the Village of Caroline. It would include an economic development task force, which would include tourism initiatives among its work.

Clearwater County chief administrative officer Ron Leaf said the need for more regional co-ordination has been a common thread in the first three papers.

“That’s one of the key points that struck me,” said Leaf.

Efforts should also continue to lobby the province for more enforcement in the West Country.

Random camping and speeding drivers on the David Thompson Highway are among issues that were raised by those interviewed for the report, which included municipal representatives and councillors and other stakeholders.

About six million people — five million of them Albertans — visited Central Alberta in 2010, the last year the province has statistics available. The province considers the region as an area north of Edmonton to Calgary (excluding those two cities) from the eastern border of the province to the Banff Park boundary.

The report recommends that tourism efforts focus on both those who come with their own quads, trailers, tents and food “do-it-yourself tourists” and those who are looking for a place to stay and want to experience an event or attraction.

Those looking for attractions or events are currently under-served in the region.

That do-it-yourselfers are an important target clientele is backed up by data from the “Where Adventure Begins” website, which shows campsites and quad trails are the most requested searches.

Also suggested is that a single, unified brand be developed for the region, improving available recreation information and maps, develop a one-stop shop for tourism in the area, create more annual events, such as adventure races or outdoor festivals, create a signature resort in Nordegg and do more to advertise the area internationally.

It also proposed that the province be lobbied to allow more development opportunities that would provide needed services for tourists.

Diversifying the economy is important to the sustainability of the region, the report says.

Among the challenges facing the tourism industry is the need to provide affordable accommodation for workers, who are often lower paid than other sectors.

Leaf said the difficulty in finding accommodation has even been an issue among recent town hall hires.

The strength of the local oil and gas and forestry industries has lured many new workers to the area and rental spots are in short supply. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Woman faces multiple charges of assault A preliminary hearing is to be scheduled next month for a woman accused of abusing numerous children, including members of her own family.

The 61-year-old woman is charged with multiple counts of assault, aggravated assault and assault causing bodily, as well as a single count each of sexual assault and sexual interference.

The Crown alleges that the offences involved a number of children and spanned a number of years, starting in January 1991 and continuing through 1996.

The woman cannot be named to protect the identities of her alleged victims, whose names are protected under a court-imposed publication ban.

Defence counsel David Inglis appeared on her behalf in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to enter her plea of not guilty and ask that she be tried by judge alone in the Court of Queen’s Bench.

He is to return to court on Sept. 11 to set a date for a preliminary hearing, an option that the defence may seek to weigh the strength of the Crown’s case before proceeding to trial.

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Simpsons co-creator battles cancer PHILANTHROPIST SAM SIMON BATTLES CANCER, HANDS OUT MONEY, WITH A SMILE

BY FRAZIER MOORE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Since word got out about Sam Simon’s cancer, this co-creator of The Simpsons and fervent philanthropist has heard from many people online asking to help rid him of his sizable wealth.

“Some people just want a million dollars. Or help with college tuition.

And the rest have business propositions,” he chortles. “Like that should be my legacy: to lose money on your movie or your moisturizer line.

“I’m bedridden,” says Simon, milking the scenario for all its tragicomic worth, “weighing whether to dole my money to people lined up outside the house!”

He laughs, flashing a piano-keys grin. Then he gets serious.

“I’m supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime,” he states, “and I want to continue to do that.” With every cent of his fortune.

Simon, 58, isn’t exactly bedridden.

For this recent interview he has presented himself, sporty in sweater and slacks, to meet with a reporter in the guest house of his swank estate in Pacific Palisades.

He pads into the kitchen and makes himself a coffee before firing up a robust Cuban cigar, then alternately sits and reclines on a wall-length banquette that looks out on his lawn of statuary, including one of the original casts of Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker.

Fitting. Sam Simon has had much to think about since his advanced colon cancer was diagnosed last November after a year of inconclusive tests and mysterious discomfort.

Having defied that diagnosis’ original death sentence — he was given three to six months to live — Simon continues to push ahead with no whiff of “Why me?”

“Instead, I think, ‘This is a really bad situation — and what else can I do to get out of it?”’

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Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Simon, 58, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer last November. Having defied that diagnosis’ sentence — three to six months to live —Simon continues to push ahead, broaching no defeat.

What he’s doing right now is mobilizing a dozen lines of attack, some traditional, some wacky. But he says one of his new medications weighs him down with fatigue.

“Is this Monday?” he wonders aloud.

“I think I’ve been sleeping since Friday. I’d rather be nauseous than tired, I think.”

Pick your poison. Simon is living the nightmare of anyone who so far has been spared cruel evidence of one’s own mortality. But Simon seems to frame it mostly with a laugh or a shrug.

Maybe that befits a world-class wag

who has long thumbed his nose at authority and other human vanities, who has lampooned the human condition with insight and humour for an audience of millions, and been richly rewarded for his labours.

Simon grew up comfortably in Beverly Hills, but his father was in the garment industry, not show biz, which puts him at a loss to account for his comedic gifts (never mind Groucho Marx lived across the street).

After turning his drawing talent into a job at an animation studio that made cartoons for kids, Simon submitted a

script, on spec, to the glorious ABC comedy Taxi. His script was bought and produced, and Simon, in his 20s, was hired as a staff writer and soon rose to be the showrunner.

From there he joined a new NBC sitcom called Cheers, where he was staff writer for its ascendant first three seasons.

In 1987 he became a writer and executive producer on the Fox comedy series The Tracey Ullman Show, teamed alongside James L. Brooks, the comedy legend with whom he had worked on Cheers and Taxi, and, of course, cartoonist Matt Groening. ‘ They became the founding fathers of The Simpsons.

The Simpsons began as interstitial cartoon clips aired during the otherwise live-action Ullman show until, in 1989, it was spun off as a Fox halfhour of its own. Simon was named creative supervisor, and he hired the first writing staff as well as creating several Springfield citizens, including Mr. Burns, the cadaverous industrialist, and Dr. Hibbert, the buffoonish physician.

Although Simon remained the leastknown of the three creators, by many accounts he was the most hands-on.

“You can’t overstate his contribution to The Simpsons,” says talk-show star Conan O’Brien, who was a Simpsons writer and producer in the early 1990s.

“No one’s smarter than he is.”

The show — TV’s first successful prime-time animated series since The Flintstones nearly three decades before — caught the public off-guard with its sly but perceptive look at the culture.

“With The Simpsons, people didn’t know what they were gonna see,” says Simon.

“They didn’t have a clue.” The show was given time and free reign to flourish by the fledgling Fox network. “I don’t think you get that sort of creative freedom with any broadcast shows today.”

Winner of NBC’s Million Second Quiz will earn $2 million the top four players to stay day and night, and a duplicate indoor set in case of rain.

Three truck trailers provide 600,000 watts of generator power.

Producers also needed to build the infrastructure of the game: composing nearly 25,000 quiz questions, processing applications for the estimated 800 to 1,000 participants in the round-the-clock contest, and building an app that allows people to play at home.

The free tablet app became available two weeks ago; NBC won’t say how many have been downloaded, but estimated that 4.5 million “bouts” have already been played online.

With the play-at-home app, NBC hopes to capture the imagination of people who have grown accustomed to watching television with a sec-

ond screen open.

“If things play out the way we hope things play out, we could be changing the course of television” with the integration of digital and viewer participation, said David Hurwitz, an executive producer.

Seacrest is a big “get” for producers. Sure, the “American Idol” host seems to be everywhere, but his presence will signal to many viewers that The Million Second Quiz is worth checking out, Hurwitz said.

“It was something that really stood out to me as big and different and ambitious, something I had not truly done to this level before,” Seacrest said.

“I’ve hosted game shows in the past, but none to this calibre. I love the live event aspect of it.”

During the prime-time broadcasts, local NBC personalities will arrive at the door of a person playing online somewhere in the country and send them to New York where they will play on TV the next night.

The game, designed to test speed and endurance, literally lasts a million seconds — or 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes and 40 seconds.

Ten hours will be seen on TV, with the rest available on NBC’s website.

A player’s goal is to stay in the “money chair,” where the number of seconds they control the game corresponds to a cash prize.

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It’s the set for The Million Second Quiz, a prime-time competition with Ryan Seacrest as host that will play out over two weeks starting Sept. 9. Someone adept at trivia will win a $2 million prize on the Sept. 19 finale.

More than a game, the event is a peek into the future of broadcast television.

With the sources for quality content expanding along with the ability of viewers to watch when and how they want,

showing big live events like football games and awards shows is becoming the most reliable way broadcast networks can draw a big crowd and distinguish themselves from rivals.

“The rewards of doing the same thing every day are relatively small in TV land these days,” said Paul Telegdy, head of alternative and late-night programming at NBC Entertainment.

“We have to be taking risks.

We have to be doing things to scale. We have to do everything we can to energize the audience.”

NBC moved quickly to build the show from scratch after Telegdy heard a pitch from executive producer Stephen Lambert last December.

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1919 — Prince Edward Island removes its ban on automobiles after several years of no cars.

1917 — A mob of 5,000 Montrealers start a violent two-day riot against the Military Service Act, which receives Royal Assent on this day.

1883 — The first Salvation Army service in Canada is held at London, Ont. 1858 — Dr. James Hector, geologist with the Palliser Expedition, is knocked unconscious in a fall from his kicking horse near the Continental Divide. The Kicking Horse Pass will later become the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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Seeds of success sprout ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE BUSINESS INCUBATOR ENCOURAGES ENTREPRENEURS Centre business incubator — or RABC Opportunity Centre. Located on the town’s main street, the 2,200-square-foot building had room for eight start-ups.

Molchanko’s new business, called Art Scene, became one of its first tenants in March.

am,” she said. “Business is great.”

That business consists of retail sales, as well as an art gallery and classes.

Located at 5004 50th St., Art Scene ocWhen Heather Molchanko moved to cupies 1,200 square feet — three times the Rocky Mountain House last July, the longspace it had at the RABC Opportunity Centime art teacher quickly noticed something tre. This progression is exactly what Mimissing. chelle Andrishak, a small business “There was no place to get supat the Rural Alberta Busi‘ I JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY AND HERE adviser plies.” ness Centre, likes to see. Despite Most art enthusiasts would have the business incubator only havI AM.’ shrugged and headed to Red Deer ing operated for about six months, to feed their hobby. Molchanko — H EATHER MOLCHANKO its had several startups graduate opened her own store. to alternative space.

Starting a business can be an “Normally, an incubation peintimidating venture for seasoned entre“Things just snowballed from there,” she riod is 12 to 24 months, but we’ve had some preneurs. said. real great businesses that tested the marMolchanko’s background consisted of Molchanko was able to attend Rural Al- ket,” said Andrishak. “Customers found 20 years as a high school art teacher in berta Business Centre classes and obtain them with the exposure that we gave them, Stettler and a few months in a similar posi- one-on-one support. Before long, the owner and they moved into the downtown core to tion at Pioneer Middle School in Rocky. of a nearby building asked her if she’d like start up their own business.”

What led her into the retail sector was her own store. an ad for Rocky’s Rural Alberta Business “I jumped at the opportunity and here I Please see BUSINESS on Page C6

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

RETIREMENT STUDY

Romania pushes for gold mine Romania’s government is making a renewed push to get a Canadian gold mine project under way in Transylvania amid protests from historians and environmentalists.

Canada’s Rosia Montana Gold Corp. has been waiting for permits for 14 years for the mine, which is estimated to contain 300 tons of gold and 1,600 tons of silver.

The government press office said Wednesday a law has been drafted declaring the project of “special national interest.” Romania would have a 25 per cent stake in the project if it were implemented. The mine would initially create 2,300 jobs as it is being built with 900 jobs once it is operational.

But some local residents say their town, which has been attracting gold prospectors since Roman times, is a popular tourist destination and an open-cast mine, which uses cyanide in the extraction process, could be potentially hazardous and irreversibly damage the area.

Toyota says new Prius, hydrogen fuel cell car coming Toyota has two important vehicles coming in 2015: the next-generation Prius hybrid and the company’s first hydrogen fuel cell car.

Satoshi Ogiso, a top Toyota engineer who helped develop the original Prius 20 years ago, said Wednesday that the new Prius will get significantly better fuel economy than its current 50 miles per gallon. It will have an advanced battery, motor and gas engine combination that is smaller, lighter and cheaper than the current version. The new Prius will ride on a new, lower chassis to improve its handling and aerodynamics.

— The Associated Press

Boomers face gap

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Baby boomers’ savings are well below the levels needed to retire comfortably, and that’s making soonto-be-retirees increasingly unsure about their golden years, according to a new study from the Bank of Montreal.

As many as 46 per cent of boomers surveyed weren’t confident they had sufficient savings to retire, almost double the 20 per cent who felt that way in 2006, before the economy went into a deep recession and interest rates fell to historic lows.

“We had the credit crisis in 2008 and there’s been quite a bit of volatility in the markets during that period; it’s also been a period of low yield,” said Chris Buttigieg, senior manager of wealth planning strategy at BMO Financial Group.

“Perhaps the boomers in 2006, when the markets were doing well, were invested (but) they may have been spooked from the markets as a result of the credit crisis and their portfolios may have impacted negatively.”

Boomers said they anticipated they will need a nest egg of about $658,000 to feel financially secure in retirement, but have so far have only put away about a third of that, the survey found.

According to Statistics Canada, the average senior couple spent about $54,100 in 2009.

BMO says that based on historical returns and a four per cent withdrawal rate, that level of spending suggests they would need savings of about $1.35 million to retire.

That figure relates to how much they spend, however, and doesn’t include what portion of their post-retirement income would come from the Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security.

Adrian Mastracci, a financial planner with KCM Wealth Management Inc. in Vancouver, says it’s important to take government benefits into account when considering how much a person will need to save.

If a family gets CPP and OAS at an average rate of 75 per cent, that would amount to $28,000 a year and make up a significant chunk of the income.

“The key is to figure out what the numbers are for you,” said Mastracci.

Boomers surveyed were left with the idea that while they would like to retire, on average, when they turn 59, they felt they would need to work until the age of 63.

As a result, 71 per cent expected to take on a part-time job to earn extra income after they retire, while 44 per cent said they will sell off collectibles, antiques or possessions they no longer use.

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Linda Baggaley of Bud Haynes and Company Auctioneers is merging her business with Ward’s Auctions of Edmonton.

Red Deer’s Bud Haynes and Co. merging with Ward’s Auctions MOVE WILL ALLOW BOTH COMPANIES TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR With a 47-year sales resumé that’s included everything from Victoria Cross medals to celebrity memorabilia, Bud Haynes and Co. Auctioneers Ltd. has attracted plenty of attention to Red Deer. But Canada’s oldest firearms auction house will soon be conducting its sales in Edmonton.

Bud Haynes and Co. is merging with Ward’s Auctions in a deal that will see future sales conducted at Ward’s facilities in Edmonton. Company president Linda Baggaley confirmed that her business’s Sept. 10 auction will be its last in Red Deer.

“It’ll be Ward’s and Bud Haynes Firearms Auctions basically,” she said. “We’re just working out the final details.”

Baggaley, who owns Bud Haynes and Co. with her husband Jim, said they will retain their company and Ward’s Auctions president Brad Ward will keep his. In essence, she explained, the two auction marts will combine their sales operations.

“We’ll each have our own office.”

In the case of Bud Haynes

and Co., that office will be in Red Deer, where the Baggaleys will continue to reside.

They’ll also appraise firearms and antiques here, and accept consignment items for sale in Edmonton.

Although Bud Haynes and Co. and Ward’s Auctions have both sold a broad range of goods, the former has developed an international reputation as a firearms specialist.

“It’s such an unusual business, there’s been very few people in it,” said Baggaley.

“It’s very specialized.”

Ward’s is best know for antique sales, an area in which Bud Haynes and Co. is also experienced.

The merger will allow both companies to move to the next level, said Baggaley. Ward’s has a larger, more modern sales area, and is set up for online bidding.

That means prospective buyers from around the world can participate in live sales.

“That’s going to be really neat,” said Baggaley.

She added that sales staff can also travel to the consigned goods and conduct an auction from there.

“We will have the ability to mobilize.”

Bud Haynes and Co. Auc-

tioneers was founded in 1966

by Baggaley’s parents, Bud and Dot Haynes. Both continue to do some auctioneering, although Baggaley and Ward will do the bulk of the selling in Edmonton.

The connection between the Haynes and Ward families go back decades, with Bud and Dot teaching Ward’s mother at auctioneering school, and Baggaley doing the same with Ward.

“We’ve been working on this deal, actually for about a year and a half, almost two years,” said Baggaley.

The first firearms auction of the merged entity will take place Oct. 26 in Edmonton.

She and Jim didn’t want to announce the merger until they sold much of their business premises at 7429 49th Ave. That bay has been acquired

by DSW Manufacturing of Red Deer, which fabricates aluminum cabinets, trailer accessories and other products.

Owner Dean Oster said he expects to relocate from DSW Manufacturing existing space by the end of November. hrichards@reddeeradvocate. com

Strike, floods hold back payroll earnings increases, hours worked

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Flooding in Alberta and a two-week construction strike in Quebec held back employment and hours worked in June, with likely consequences for economic growth that month.

Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose a modest 0.2 per cent to $919 in June, bringing the annual increase to 2.6 per cent.

Meanwhile, non-farm employment dropped 3,600 jobs while the average weekly hours worked fell a significant 0.6 per cent to 32.9 hours, both of which likely helped hold back the earnings number.

The statistical agency took note of the impact of the Quebec strike in the last

ECONOMIC GROWTH two weeks of the month, noting that declines in employment, payroll and hours worked were observed in the construction sector.

As well, it said the flooding also could have had an impact on the Alberta estimates, although weekly earnings rose 3.9 per cent in the province, second only to Saskatchewan.

The Bank of Canada has estimated the twin events could have sapped 1.3 percentage points from overall gross domestic product growth in the second quarter, which ended in June.

“Overall, today’s data are consistent with the view that June will be a weak month for GDP growth and is consistent with our

call for a 0.6 per cent decline in output that month,” said economist Emanuella Enenajor of CIBC World Markets.

The CIBC’s call is in line with consensus expectations that June will turn out to show the sharpest decline in economic output from the previous month of any time since the 2008-09 recession.

Not only was employment negative in both the household survey and the payroll calculation, but several other indicators also reported significant contractions during the month, in particular, manufacturing activity and retail and wholesale sales. The June and quarterly GDP numbers will be released on Friday.

Economists and the Bank of Canada are “looking through” the June result, however, as an anomaly following generally healthy increases in the winter and spring.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 91.10 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.95 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.48 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.85 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.88 Cdn. National Railway . . 99.15 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 124.22

Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 33.97 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.42 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.87 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 37.45 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 42.51 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 20.75 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.10 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.92 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.05

MARKETS CLOSE

The October contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed up $1.09 to US$110.10 a barrel, its highest close since May, 2011. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) was ahead $1.21 to C$32.95 and Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) was up 81 cents to $30.86.

The industrials sector was also positive, up per cent while transport giant Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) has signed a preliminary agreement with a Russian state corporation for the purchase of as many as 100 Q400 NextGen aircraft in a deal that could be worth up to US$3.39 billion.

The agreement includes 50 Q400 NextGen aircraft to be sold to Russian operators and the potential placement of at least another 50 in the region.

Bombardier shares gained 12 cents to $4.69.

Technology stocks were also supportive with BlackBerry (TSX:BB) ahead 31 cents to $10.85 amid reports that Chinese technology company Lenovo will make a US$17 a share bid for the smartphone maker.

The gold sector led decliners, down about 2.5 per cent following a slide of four per cent Tuesday as gold prices slipped. The December bullion contract lost $1.40 to US$1,418.80 an ounce after sent prices surged $27 on Tuesday. Barrick Gold Corp.

(TSX:ABX) faded 38 cents to C$20.26 while Iamgold (TSX:IMG) dropped 26 cents to $6.46.

Gold has also been in demand through its status as a haven in times of geopolitical uncertainty. Earlier in the session, it had hit a three-month high of US$1,434.

The metals and mining sector was down 0.6 per cent while the September copper contract was down three cents to US$3.30 a pound. First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) fell 48 cents to C$17.39.

In other corporate news, Capital Power (TSX: CPX) announced a deal to sell three New England power plants to Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA) in a US$541 million deal that will see it will wind down its commodity and energy trading business outside Alberta.

Capital Power shares gained 54 cents to $20.42 while Emera slipped 11 cents at $30.24.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher at the end of a volatile session as worries about the prospect of a U.S.-led military strike on Syria inflicted losses on most sectors.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 16.01 points at 12,607.22 on Wednesday as gold and base metal stocks lost early gains amid falling metal prices.

The market found support from energy companies as investor jitters sent crude oil to its highest level in more than two years and record earnings from National Bank (TSX:NA).

National Bank, Canada’s sixthbiggest bank, earned $419 million or $2.39 a diluted share, up from $353 million or $1.98 per share in the same 2012 period. Revenue rose five per cent to $1.29 billion. Ex-items, net income was a record $391 million or $2.22 per diluted share, 16 cents higher than analysts expected and its shares rose $1.89 to $81.14.

The Canadian dollar was lower as investors avoided riskier assets such as commodity based currencies and equities, falling 0.1 of a cent to 95.37 cents US. U.S. markets fared better amid data showing the recovery in the U.S. housing sector remains on track despite higher mortgage rates.

The National Association of Realtors said its latest seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales declined 1.3 per cent to 109.5. That compared with a reading in May of 111.3, which was the highest since December 2006.

The Dow Jones industrials were ahead 48.38 points to 14,824.51, the Nasdaq climbed 14.83 points 3,593.35 and the S&P 500 index rose 4.48 points to 1,634.96.

Concerns about an attack grew after the United Nations’ special envoy to Syria said that evidence suggests that some kind of chemical “substance” was used in Syria that may have killed more than 1,000 people. But Lakhdar Brahimi added that any military strike in response must first gain UN Security Council approval.

The comments came as a UN inspection team was investigating an alleged poison gas attack near Damascus on Aug. 21.

The energy sector led advancers, up 1.5 per cent as oil ran up to its highest level in over two years on worries over supply disruptions despite data showing an unexpected climb in oil inventories last week.

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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Wednesday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,607.22 up 16.01 points TSX Venture Exchange — 933.54 down 3.21 points TSX 60 — 724.74 up 1.75 points

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 88.27 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.40 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.90 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.94 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.83 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.80 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.75 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 57.56 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.38 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.01

Dow — 14,824.51 up 48.38 points S&P 500 — 1,634.96 up 4.48 points Nasdaq — 3,593.35 up 14.83 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 95.37 cents US, down 0.10 of a cent Pound — C$1.6283, up 0.04 of a cent Euro — C$1.3987, down 0.35 of a cent Euro — US$1.3340, down 0.47 of a cent Oil futures: US$110.10 per barrel, up $1.09 (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,418.80 per oz., down $1.40 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $26.64 per oz., down 30.5 cents $856.48 per kg., down $9.80 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Wednesday at 933.54, down 3.21 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 144.53 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’13 $2.30 lower $527.40; Jan. ’14 $2.30 lower $533.60; March ’14 $2.60 lower $539.10; May ’14 $1.60 lower $543.40; July ’14 $0.10 lower $546.40; Nov. ’14 $1.60 lower $523.40; Jan ’15 $1.60 lower $523.40; March ’15 $1.40 higher $523.40; May ’15 $1.40 higher $523.40; July ’15 $1.40 higher $523.40; Nov. ’15 $1.40 higher $523.40.

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.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 455,180 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 455,180.

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.26 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.04 First Quantum Minerals . 17.39 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 30.94 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.13 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.76 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 31.14 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.70 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 26.96 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 25.38 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 56.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.19 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.98 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 51.20 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 32.95 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.34

Canyon Services Group. 11.87 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.86 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.770 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.04 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.57 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.84 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 48.90 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.58 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 29.87 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.80 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.82 Penn West Energy . . . . . 12.10 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.415 Precision Drilling Corp . . 10.26 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.47 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.39 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.83 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 9.12 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 56.12

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BUSINESS: Spirit The RABC Opportunity Centre currently has nine businesses squeezed into its building, with more waiting to get in. Tenants have included a psychologist, a Realtor, a bookkeeper, a graphic artist, a game store, a clothing boutique and dance studio, and an essential oils shop.

“There’s a big entrepreneurial spirit in Rocky Mountain House,” said Andrishak.

The appeal of the centre is the support fledgling businesses receive there, as well as reduced operating costs.

“They pay market rate rent but it’s split between the eight of them, which

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 66.19 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 57.81 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.44 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.16 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.36 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.38 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 46.57 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 61.27 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.05 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 81.14 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.22 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 64.49 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 31.82 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.59

makes it super affordable to go in and test a product or a service and see if their business will actually get up and run,” said Andrishak.

The centre serves Rocky and the surrounding area, with plans to expand the concept into Rimbey. Officials from Slave Lake, Vermilion and Strathcona County have all asked for information about the project.

Molchanko isn’t sure Art Scene would exist if it weren’t for the RABC Opportunity Centre.

“I don’t know if I would have done it.”

In addition to the formal training and support she received as a tenant, interaction with her counterparts at the centre was also beneficial, she said.

“The other business owners, we continue to network all the time and feed ideas off of each other.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Condo crash is unlikely, report says

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A growing population and continuing, albeit modest, job growth will prevent condo markets in Canada’s major cities from crashing, a new report from the Conference Board of Canada predicts.

Sales are expected to fall everywhere but Edmonton this year, with eight per cent drops anticipated in To-

ronto and Vancouver.

And mortgage rates, which have been inching higher for the past few months, will likely further cool the market in 2014, according to the report released by mortgage insurer Genworth on Wednesday.

But an all-out crash is unlikely, even in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver where markets are being watched with concern.

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AUCTION SALE (DAVID LAUSCHER)

SALE TIME 10:00 AM

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

DIRECTIONS: NORTH OF PENHOLD ON HWY 2A TO RR 372 (SPRINGBROOK) TURN WEST ON MAIN ROAD PAST AIR TERMINAL. SALE SITE ACROSS FROM BUFFALO AIR HANGAR. OWNER’S PHONE: 403-350-1347

EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES 1997 CAT IT28G dsl W h e e l L o a d e r , 2.8yd bucket, a p p r o x .

8061hrs, s/n: 8CR00575.

S.B. Pipe Carrier (for IT28). Hyd Load Hold Down for H.D. Forks. HD Pallet Forks, wide & narrow. Man Lift Cage. H.D. 30’X6’ I Beam Skid Frame.

IMNC H.D. FEL Pipe Carrier. Sweepster Hyd Skidsteer Sweeper.

TRAILERS & RV’S 2002 Haulmark 30’ Tandem Car Hauler Trailer, s/n:16HGB20252U028286.

1999 Trailtech 18’ Tandem Flatdeck Trailer w/Fold down ramps, pintal hitch, s/n:2CU1231A6X2005456.

2005 Aluma 24’ Alum.

Tandem Ski Doo Trailer w/front & rear ramps, s/n: YGSF26276B029375. S.A. Sno Bear 8’ Utility Trailer, Model 400LHD, s/n: QCA022489. 2001 Ski Doo MXZ800X Snowmobile, s/n: 2BPS185891V000208. 2005 Yamaha 4X4 Quad w/winch, s/n: JY4AM03W35C022457. 1984 Yamaha 3 Wheeler, s/n: 48M001008. 1978 Pontiac Firebird, w/Cammed V8 engine, 5spd trans w/Hurst shifter, s/n: 2W87Z8L159150. 1967 Ford Bronco XLT Chassis & frame, partial restoration, w/parts, brakes, springs, needs engine. 1928 Ford Model A w/Rubble Seat w/Tonneau Cover, Org. engine (running).

42 8’X40’ 3 beam Rig Mats 2-8’X20 3 beam Rig Mats 8’X10’ 3 beam Rig Mat

SHOP EQUIPMENT 1996 CAT TH62 dsl Telescopic-Lift Zoom Boom Loader, w/fork & bucket, 7.5LRX24 rubber, 7857hrs, s/n:3LN00531.

1999 Thomas 153-S dsl Skidsteer, Cab, bucket, 3560hrs, s/n: LN000115.

2 Skidsteer Dirt Bucket & Snow Bucket.

1981 Ford 8000 Louisville Truck w/5&2 trans, 375 CAT, approx 7000L Fibreglass water tank, s/n:FDWR80UXBVJ28454. 1972 GMC 1/2ton truck, auto V8 (will run) s/n:TCE1421501830. 1979 Honda CB 650 Motorcycle (will run), s/n: PC01-2007432.

4-Alum Truck Fuel Tanks; 130gal slip tank; 6 poly tote tanks in frames; 2-400BBL Upright Tanks; Twin Centrifuge & Shale Bin; Open Top 45m3 Waste Water & Mud Storage Tank.

Power Max 1000 Plasma cutter. Miller XMT 350 CC/CV Power Plant (for plasma cutter). 2-Multi Quip Whisper Watt 7000W dsl generators (as new). 2-6500W dsl Powered Generators.

25KW dsl Gen Set & Light Standard Set. Gas Powered portable air compressor. Ridgid 300 powered pipe threader.

Ridgid 450 Tri Stand.

Miller 22A-24V Wiring Feed Welder on Dolly.

Giant Air/Hyd 10,000lb shop press. King Ind. 10”X16” metal band saw on trans. Max Air 18.5CFM 60gal Air compressor.

Lincoln Ranger 8 AC/DC Welder w/16hp Onan motor. Penca Star 180E Mig Welder. Giant Air Drill Tool Set. Welding Rod Heater Box. 2000lb Electric Insert Hitch Winch. 2-Power Supply Knock Down Boxes. Drilling Mud Testing Kit.

HAND & SHOP TOOLS Bausch S412 Compound Sliding Mitre Saw; 2-Mitre Saws; Imperial Air Drill, Ratchet & Chisel; King Air Drill, Ratchet & Chisel; Wagner 18V Drill; Power Paint Roller; New Framing Nailer; Craftsman Cir. Saw w/laser track; Milwaukee Hole Saw Kit; Rotary Tool & Bits; DeWalt Cutout Tool; Assorted 3/4”, 1/2” Air Impacts; Westward 3pc Micrometer set; Mac Air Tools; Belt Sander; Quant. Of Drill Bits & Sharpener; Paint Sprayers; Staplers; Wood Auger Bits; Westward Toolkit; Tap & Die Sets; Wurth Boxes w/fuses, wire tires, shrink tubes, electric fittings; Stocked Bolt bins; 3/4” Socket sets; Impact Sockets; Hand Saws; Pipe Wrenches; Cyl Hone; Lg Torque wrench; Giant 7 Drawer Roll Cabinet & 8 Drawer Top Chest; Quant. Of Screwdriver, pliers, hammers, wrenches, sockets; Port A Power; Vehicles Inspection Tools; Various Chainsaws; Shop Vac; Jack All Jack; Table saw; Ext. Cords; Work lights; Hitch inserts; Jack stands; HD Welding Cabinet; quant. Of Welding Supplies & Rods; acetylene gauges, hoses, cart; Welding & Work Table; 4- Mech. Dollies; Lub, Grease, Oil, Paint & Cleaners; Battery Chargers; Router & Stand; Grey Rethread set; Portable Gas Compressor 100psi; Gator Expandable Tailgate Loading Ramp 3800lbs; HD Folding 10’ Loading Ramp; 25’ HD 220 Ext. Cord; Dremel tool; Air Angle Die Grinder; 2- Rad. Testers; Safety Harness; New Electric Drills & Angle Grinders; Poly Garbage cans; Wheelbarrow; Skil 10” Table Saw; 2-2000lb Trailer Jacks; Intake Foot Valves; 6” Steel Building Studs; 10’X12’X 12’high Inside Building; Nuts, Bolts, Screws, Washers; cement Trowels; Tow Straps; 3ton Floor Jack; 17”, 18” & 20” New or near new Tires; Sump Pump; Tarps & Twine; Bulk bags; Floor Mats; Fender Aprons; Alum. Ext. Ladder; Jerry Cans; Space Heater; Tiger Torch; Parts Washer; Sign Board; Dual tire dolly; Lg assort. of Intake, Centrifuge, Hyd & Vacuum Water Hose 10’ to 50’, 1” to 6”; Pipeline clamps; Pipeline jeep; HD Tank Values 4” & 5”; Portable garage mat; Samona 10” Meat Bandsaw; Ridgid Osticalting Edge Belt & Spindle Sander (new); Makita LS 1440 Mitre saw (new); Checker Plate Toolboxes; Delta 6” Belt & Disc Sander; 5-Honda 4hp motors w/1” & 2” water & trash pumps; 1 dsl engine w/3” pump; Honda 5hp motor w/Hero Pressure washer; 13hp motor w/Pressure Washer; Giant Ladder System w/attachments; 45gal of Antifreeze; Poly Bolt & Nut Storage Bins; 8” Bench vise; 8” Bench grinder; Quantity of Down Hole Drilling Tools; 3 sets of Loader Tire Chains; 30 Wood Studs; Cam Lock Female & Male Ends; Tonneau Covers for F250 & F350; 12-4X4 Sheets Pegboard; Assortment of Plywood & Chip Board; 2-Honey Well Radiant Heaters; Janitors Cart & Industrial Floor Cleaner.

Auctioneer’s Note: Shop Tools & Equipment are late model, in good shape, many of them new.

ROSEHILL AUCTION SERVICE Ltd. 877-556-3655

WEBSITE: www.rosehillauction.com

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Phone 403-556-3655 Olds, Alberta TOLL FREE

• Dan Rosehill 403-556-4458 • Jim Crawford 403-556-4457 • Greg Sanderson 403-559-7204 • Joel Waddell 403-512-6151 • Tyler Rosehill 403-507-1782 License No. 03543 “CONSTANTLY CREATING CONFIDENCE”

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ASHLEY & FRIENDS PLAYSCHOOL Accepting Fall Registrations 3-5 yr. olds. Limited Space avail. 403-343-7420 INTELLIDANCE by Small Steps Dance - space available for 10-week sessions starting Sept.

10th. Classes for Babies (3-11 mos) & Tykes (12-24 mos). smallstepsdance@ gmail.com for info and registration.

SMITH Janis Lynn 1958 - 2013 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Janis Smith announce her passing on Monday, August 26, 2013 after her courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 55 years. Janis was born April 24, 1958 in Lanigan, Saskatchewan to Norman and Gerd Gellner, the first of four children. She grew up in Swift Current, Saskatchewan before moving to Saskatoon to attend the University of Saskatchewan and the Kelsey Technical Institute, graduating as a lab and X-ray technician. In 1978, residing in Swift Current, Janis and James Robertson were married and welcomed two beautiful daughters, Jodi in 1981 and Jaime in 1982.

In 1987, they moved to Red Deer where Janis worked for CAMIS for 25 years as an X-Ray and later, bone densitometry technician. In 2005, Janis married her soul mate, Don Smith. Janis enjoyed life to the fullest.

Skiing, curling, camping, golfing and travel were some of her favorite interests.

However, time with family and friends, especially her much loved grandchildren, were her priority. Janis faced her cancer with the same dignity and grace she lived every day. Admired for her caring, unselfish nature, she was a special wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend loved deeply and will be mourned by many. Janis was predeceased by her mother, Gerd Gellner. She is survived by her beloved husband, Don Smith; her daughters, Jodi (Cameron) Steele, Jaime (Brad) Robertson of Kamloops; Don’s sons, Ellery (Shyla) Smith, Colin (Jaclyn) Smith and her grandchildren, Madison, Mason, Hailey, Torri, Maya and Aspen.

She is also survived by her father, Norm (Vonda) Gellner of Blind Bay, BC; her sisters, Debbie (Norm) Belyk of Saskatoon, SK, Patsy (Kent) Walker of Medicine Hat, AB and her brother Brett (Jeanette) Gellner of Calgary, AB. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Dr. Mandy Hyde, the Tom Baker Centre, Red Deer Home Care and the Red Deer Regional Hospital, especially the staff of Unit 32, for the exceptional care Janis received. A “Celebration of Life” will be held at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 4718 50th Street on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. with Reverend Wayne Reid officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to the Ronald McDonald House or the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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VAN GRINSVEN Theodore Joseph Mar. 19, 1957 - Aug. 24, 2013 It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Theodore Joseph van Grinsven of Red Deer, formerly of Port Perry and Ajax, Ontario on August 24, 2013 at the age of 56 years. Theo will forever be remembered by his coworkers at Nova Chemicals as a warm, hard-working and very knowledgeable man. He loved the outdoors, hunting, harvesting, working on vehicles and watching his sons play hockey. Being that Amanda was his only daughter, she was always his “little girl”.

Theo will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 29 years, Shelly; his four children, Curtis (Kelsey and grandson Easton), Jason, Amanda (Nathan) and Bradley; h i s f a t h e r, G e r r a r d a n d siblings, Rick, Maryann, Nellie and Christina, as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Theo was predeceased by his mother, Petronella. In honor of Theo, a memorial service will take place at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287-67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on F r i d a y, A u g u s t 3 0 , 2 0 1 3 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations in Theo’s name may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, #202, 5913-50th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4 or STARS Foundation, 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 9Z9.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Shotokan Karate Club We are a non-profit organization and have been teaching Traditional Shotokan Karate in Red Deer for over 20 yrs. We are now taking registration for beginner and advance classes for ages 3 and older. Class times run Mon. Sat. Call 403-347-0646 website: www.reddeerkarate.com

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Cheney Karate Studios, Red Deer’s most trusted name in Martial Arts is now accepting registration for all adult & children’s programs starting Sept. Enrollment is limited.

(403)347-9020 www.cheneykarate.com Buying or Selling your home?

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IN APPRECIATION To doctors Bradenhorst and Kruger, many thanks for the kind of caring, attention you gave Betty in her last days.

Also for the angels in nurses attire on Wards 22 and 32 Palliative Care, you made the last 2 weeks of her life go much easier for her to cope with.

Many thanks ~ Howard Northey & Family

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LOST BICHON SHITZU! Could have been picked up from along hwy 2, NE of Linn Valley. Went missing the morning of the 22nd.

Kira is black and white, 15 lbs, has a tattoo in her ear, very friendly & med. length hair. If anyone sees her or has her please please call 403-357-9748 or 403-391-3221.

She has a medical condition that needs attention and we’re offering a huge reward.

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Found

18 SPEED MOUNTAIN BIKE FOUND in Deer Park, Aug 26, near Holy Family School.

Please describe to claim.

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51 YR. old, very active fit N/S Christian M. wishes to meet F. 45-60. Reply to Box 1055, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager) R U A BRAT www.cafba.ca

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OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED Monday September 2, 2013 Red Deer Advocate Publication dates: SAT. AUGUST 31 TUES. SEPTEMBER 3 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, 5 p.m.

Red Deer Life Sunday Publication date: SUN. SEPTEMBER 1 Deadline is: Fri. August 30 - NOON Central AB Life Publication date: THURS. SEPTEMBER 5 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, 5 p.m.

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Rimbey Publication date; TUES. SEPTEMBER 3 Deadline is: Thurs. August 29, NOON Stettler & Weekender

Publication date: WED. SEPTEMBER 4 FRI. SEPTEMBER 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, NOON

Clerical

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ALBERTA REGISTRY CLERK

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Experience using: MOVES, VISTAS, CORES, AND APPRES preferable but will consider all applicants with the right qualifications.

Wage will be based on accreditation level.

If you are detail oriented, learn quickly and enjoy A fast paced environment Please apply in person to: Connie at Vital Registry Services, 5406 43 St. Red Deer.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Apply Now 403-755-8163 Recruiting Assistant Openings Outgoing & Incoming Calls. Basic Comp. Skills and Positive Attitude Necessary. $11/hr to start.

F/T & P/T schedule.

Dental

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DENTURE LAB (full service) requires a F/T ASSISTANT/ TECHNICIAN to manufacture dentures. Experience is preferred but will train if necessary. $23/hr depending on exp. Drop resume at Associates Dental (attn. Trevor) or tfair@platinum.ca

RECEPTIONIST for Hygiene Department req’d.

No exp. req’d. Reception & business admin. exp. an asset. Possibility of growth with-in the company.

Please drop off resumes to Associate Dental, Attn.

Corinne or fax 403-347-2133

Farm Work

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FULL & PART TIME CHICKEN CATCHERS willing to work night/early morning shifts.

Immediate openings.

Full Benefits.

Contact Mike 403-848-1478

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ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQ’S P/T / F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

Submit resume in person at Parkland Mall.

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CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

Oilfield

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$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Night Foremen, Day & Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted

1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 Lstouffer@1strateenergy.ca

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LITIGATION LEGAL ASSISTANT

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

Johnston Ming Manning LLP has a full time Litigation Legal Assistant position.

This position requires someone who displays a team player outlook, effective communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and the ability to work in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will have prior experience working in a law firm, and a minimum of 3 years experience working as a Litigation Legal Assistant. We offer a great working environment, benefits, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth.

JOHNSTON MING MANNING LLP 3rd Floor, 4943 50th St., Red Deer, AB.,T4N 1Y1 Fax: (403) 342-9173 Email: hr@jmmlawrd.ca

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F/T live in child caregiver for 2 kids, 8 & 5 yrs. old, in Red Deer. $10.11/hr., 44 hrs/wk, less $300 room & board. email Jeannie at rconstan@telus.net LIVE-IN Caregiver for elderly Female. F/T $1933/mo less room & board.

44 hrs/wk. No exp. req’d.

Call Ciel 403-307-2918

Ponoka Publication date: WED. SEPTEMBER 4 Deadline is: Thur. August 29, 5 p.m.

Castor - Regular deadline

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Lost

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Bashaw Publication date: WED. SEPTEMBER 4 Deadline is: Wed. August 28, noon

4820-45 Street Red Deer, AB

St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

SALSA 4 weeks $40 p/p.

Starts Sun Sept 8th 6pm. www.acda.ca 403-396-2821

ZEN KARATE & KICK BOXING

Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Lacombe Express Publication date: THURS. SEPTEMBER 5 Deadline is: Fri. August 30, 5 p.m.

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We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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DEADLINE IS 5 P.M. FOR NEXT DAY’S PAPER

Large oilfield construction company located in Alberta is currently seeking EXPERIENCED Heavy Equipment Operators & Rock Truck Drivers for an upcoming project in Fox Creek, AB. MUST have the following CURRENT oilfield safety tickets: H2S, Ground Disturbance, CSTS/PSTS, Standard First Aid, WHMIS, TDG, Bear Awareness. Wage is based on experience.

Please respond via fax (403) 946-4150 or email: kowalcon@telus.net.

Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted.

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Approved Home Program Catholic Social Services are offering a rewarding opportunity with the Approved Home Program supporting an adult female with developmental disabilities and mental health.

As an Approved Home proprietor you will provide ongoing training and daily structure in a positive supportive home environment with no children.

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Anders Park 35 ALLAN ST. Aug. 30, Friday 10 - 6 Clothe, household items, sporting equipment, movies, books & toys.

Anders on the Lake

The successful candidate will benefit from experience with mental health disorders as well as implementing creative approaches for elevating internal stressor / anxiety.

6 FAMILY SALE!!!

3 AINSWORTH CRES. Aug. 29th, 30th & 31st.

Thurs. 2-7, Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-3 Too Much To List!

The individual has a community support person for 6 hours per week as well as 4 days Respite care out of the home per month. The individual will pay Room & Board.

Clearview

Part of the hiring process demands proof of a current Criminal Record check prior to starting the position.

Catholic Social Services will facilitate an orientation session to the Approved Home Program and provide on-going monthly training and support as well.

The monthly remuneration for the successful candidate is $2274.00. Respite funding is separate from the monthly remuneration.

Interested applicants please contact Catholic Social Services @ 403 347 8844 ext. 2917 317730H29,31

94 CARD CRES. Aug. 31 & Sept 1 Sat. & Sun. 10 - 6 Household misc.

Something for Everyone!

HUGE SALE! 34 Chism Close Thurs. 29th 5-9, Fri. 30th 12-8 Sat. 31st 9-4 Kids items, household, books, clothing, silk flowers & so much more

Clearview Ridge

Deer Park 141 DORAN CRESCENT Aug. 29, Thursday 2 - 7 Misc. household items, men’s and ladies clothing, etc.......

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Highland Green 95 HAMMOND CRES Thurs 29th & Fri. 30th, 10-7 HUGE DOWNSIZING SALE Table saw, BBQ, Honda generator, couch & chair, sm. appls., dishes, toys, kids clothes, many treasures.

Michener Hill 5039 39 AVE. Thurs. 29th & Fri. 30th, 5-9 3 FAMILY SALE PROCEEDS TO SMILETRAIN CHARITY.

Oriole Park

IN GARDEN HEIGHTS MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE 88 GARRISON CIRCLE THURSDAY 29TH 5-9, & FRIDAY 30TH 9-9 Furniture, misc.

20 Ogden Ave. Thurs. 29th & Fri. 30th 12-7. Household misc., older sewing machines, books, vintage Avon, etc.

West Park HUGE sale from THURS. AUG. 29 - Sun. Sept. 1, 10-8 Thurs & Fri 10-5 Sat. & Sun. 9 Wright Ave.

Out of Town 39418 HWY 766 Between Eckville & Hwy 12 Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1 Fri. 2-7, Sat. & Sun. 9-4, MOVING SALE EVERYTHING MUST GO! Household furnishings, T.V’s, electric fireplace, silk plants, small appls., washer/dryer, 2 sets Kenmore/Samsung, all kitchen items, tons of tools & equipment, lawn furniture & equip, BBQ, outdoor fireplace, vehicles, trailers, piano, firewood (birch, poplar & pine).

No early birds!

Blackfalds 508 WILSON STREET Sat., Aug. 31, 10am-4 pm YARD SALE-MOVING Everything must go.

Household, furniture, garage and yard.

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COLTER ENERGY SERVICES IS NOW HIRING

WELL TESTING: Supervisors Night Operators Operators

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LOCAL Testing company seeking experienced Well Testers for areas including Sask. and US. Positions available immediately.

Day/Night Supervisors & Assistants.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid. Competitive wages and health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets to: welltesting365@ gmail.com

Oilfield

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors (2-4yrs experience)

Fluid Experts Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com HYDROTESTORS 2000 is currently taking resumes for

TESTING TRUCK OPERATORS & SHOP HAND

Must have class 5 Q endorsement license, please provide drivers abstract as well as valid oilfield tickets. Drop off resumes at 7889 49 Ave. Red Deer.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

LOOKING FOR EXP’D Boiler Operators with tickets for work in Central Alberta and Northeastern BC. Submit resumes to info@gtchandler.com

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!

DERRICK HAND

Experience preferred but willing to train the right person **MUST HAVE VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE, H2S AND FIRST AID.** ** MUST BE ABLE TO PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING** If interested please fax your resume to 403-652-7060 or call Jeff at 403-336-4945

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

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1393699 AB LTD. o/a JUGO JUICE -F/T Food Counter Attendant. $11/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

Have current Safety certificates including H2S Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time Must be physically fit NOW HIRING IN THE Competitive wages, benefits FOLLOWING POSITIONS and RRSP offered ROUGHNECK &

Please email resume with current driver’s abstract to: www.colterenergy.ca Under Career Opportunities

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BOULEVARD Restaurant & Lounge Gasoline Alley Red Deer County Food & Beverage Server

$12.25/hr.

To provide Food & Beverage service, handle cashiering, arrange and setup the outlet. maintain cleanliness and hygiene.

Cook

$14.00/HR. To prepare and cook all food up to standard, clean QUALIFICATIONS: kitchen and maintain hyM u s t b e a b l e t o giene follow recipes, assist in receiving and storing Provide own work truck Leadership and SuperKitchen Helper visory skills- mentor $11/hr and train crew To clean kitchen following Strong Computer Skills safety and hygiene O p e r a t e 5 0 0 0 p s i - standards. Clean utensils, 10,000 psi (sweet and cutlery, crockery and Sour wells) glassware items.

Collect Data - pressure, Clean floors. rates, temperatures Assist in prep.

Assist in Rig in and Rig All positions are out of equipment Shift Work & Weekends.

Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m Fax resume 780-702-5051 locations across Western Tired of Standing?

Canada Find something to sit on in Classifieds REQUIREMENTS:

Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required!

Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions

must have all necessary • valid tickets for the position being applied for.

• Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady website: work schedule. www.cathedralenergyservices.com Please submit resumes: Methods to Apply: Attn: Human Resources HRCanada@ Email: cathedralenergyservices.com hr@bearspawpet.com pnieman@ Fax: (403) 258-3197 or cathedralenergyservices.com Mail to: Suite 5309, Your application will be 333-96 Ave. NE kept strictly confidential.

Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Small growing oilfield service company seeking applications for experienced hoe operators for drilling rig operations.

Must have a minimum five years experience.

Required: valid WCB, PRODUCTION TESTING Insurance, H2S, First Aid, SUPERVISORS TDG, WHIMIS, Ground & OPERATORS Disturbance, Drivers Day & Night License and reliable Must have tickets. transportation. Email Top paid wages.

Aimee at five.pack@ Based out of Devon, AB. hotmail.com Email resume to: kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

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PART TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

EAST 40TH PUB

Looking for Part/Full Time BARTENDER/SERVER. Apply with resume to 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RED DEER

Is seeking FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests Balance cash out & Attend to guest needs $14.00/hr.

HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT * Clean and vacuum rooms, public areas, pool etc.

Replenish amenities, linens & towels * Adhere to Holiday Inn safety stardands $14.00/hr.

All positions are Shift work & weekends Fax Resume to: 780-702-5051

HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South, Gasoline Alley Is Seeking

FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests * Balance cash out & Attend to guest needs UFA Rocky Mountain $ 14.00/hr House Currently HOUSEKEEPING ROOM seeking Full & Part Time ATTENDANT Truck Drivers * Clean and vacuum rooms Benefits Offered Fax public areas pool etc.

Resume to 403-845-7903 * Replenish amenities, OR Email to linens & towels dmatthews89@yahoo.com * Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards $ 14.00/hr All positions are Shift Work & weekends Fax resume 780 - 702-5051 URS FLINT TUBULAR LOOKING for exp’d waitMANAGEMENT ress with liquor license, p/t SERVICES or f/t . Apply in person with requires Tubing Inspection resume to #35 6320-50 operator, manual lathe Ave. Red Deer operator, and Shop & Celebrate your life Yard Laborers. Exp. an with a Classified asset but will train to suit.

ANNOUNCEMENT Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume MUCHO BURRITO to: 4115 Henry St. $11.33/Hr - Cust Serv (Blindman Industrial Park) EMAIL -MUCHOREDDEER WELL ESTABLISHED @HOTMAIL.COM RED DEER BASED Original Joe’s Restaurant busy & growing oilfield trucking company looking for & Bar is hiring experienced Line Cooks!

We offer EXPERIENCED competitive wages with WINCH TRUCK DRIVERS tips and a benefit package & SWAMPERS after 3 months. We also Successful candidates will receive top wages & benefits. have opportunities to move up quickly! Please apply in Valid Class 1 licence is person after 2:00 pm. necessary & oilfield tickets is an asset. Must be able SUNSHINE Family to pass a pre-employment Restaurant - F/T Kitchen drug & alcohol screen test.

Helper. $11.41/hr, Please forward all resumes 40 hrs/wk. Email: to: danacg@shaw.ca janegosselin@telus.net

Contract Production Operator Longview Oil Corp. is a Junior Oil Corporation with properties located in Alberta/ Saskatchewan. The Company’s head office is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Longview Oil Corp. is currently seeking a permanent full time contract operator to work in the Estevan area. The successful candidate will work closely with the Production Foreman/ Superintendent and Production Engineer to optimize oil production and minimize the cost of operations as well as adhere to our Health and Safety Program. This position reports directly to the Production Foreman.

Operate and maintain oil facilities, with the following specific duties: • Maintain daily production volumes and equipment.

• Develop a good working relationship with internal departments.

• Ensure corporate and government regulations are met or exceeded.

• Preparing documentation for daily and weekly production reporting.

• Participate in our Safety program including our “Hazard Identification” program.

• Supervising service companies.

Qualifications: • A minimum of 5 years experience as an oil field operator.

• Applicants require mandatory safety training: H2S Alive First Aid TDG WHIMIS Ground Disturbance Confined Space Entry • Comprehensive working knowledge of producing oil wells and surface equipment.

• Well developed communication skills and project management skills are a must.

• Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license.

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SUBWAY All Red Deer Locations Hiring Immediately

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 THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS must be avail. nights and weekends. Must have: • • • •

2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

2-5 yrs. training 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp.

Provide references The hourly rate will be $13.10.

Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T DISHWASHER Must have experience!

Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

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1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Sales Supervisor-retail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Experience min 2 years, Good English.

Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $19.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales @gmail.com 1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Extreme energy Hiring Sales Supervisorretail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB Experience - min 2 yrs, Good English.

Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary $19.00 hr. E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com LOOKING for Liquor store sales clerk, full time jobs, $11/hour ,must be able to work night and weekends to pass criminal check, drop off resume in person, 112 5th St. SE Sundre AB.

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Busy road construction company looking for

FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS

Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work 7 days a week at least 12 hrs. a day, overtime and subsided pay. Please Fax: resume to 403-309-1944 or email to: info@tblconstruction.ca CLASSIC HOMES LTD is now accepting resumes for JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Full Time Hours. 3-4 yrs. exp. req’d. Provide references.

Must have Zoom Boom, First Aid, & Fall Arrest Certificates.

The hourly rate will be $22.00/hour. Email: wes@classichomesltd.com TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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.

DUE TO A LARGE INCREASE IN BUSINESS,

PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET

is currently seeking JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS & SERVICE ADVISORS. We offer competitive wages, a great working environment, and a great benefit package.

Please email resume to Joey Huckabone joey@pikewheatonchev.ca Equipment Operators, Class 1 Drivers, Directional Drillers, Locators and Labourers required immediately. Qualified candidates should have a positive work ethic and must possess a valid driver’s license.

Email:careers@ minimalimpact.ca or Fax 780-960-2927.We offer competitive wages and are committed to maintaining a positive and safe work environment.

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BUSY Central Alberta H.D. Parts Person Grain Trucking Company Required Immediately looking for Class 1 Drivers The largest after market and/or Lease Operators. parts distributor in Canada is seeking a H.D. Parts person We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus to join our experienced program. Grain and super team in Red Deer.

B exp. an asset but not This individual would necessary. If you have a require basic knowledge of clean commercial drivers the heavy-duty truck and abstract and would like to trailer market with excelstart making good money. lent knowledge of truck fax or email resume and and trailer brake and comm.abstract to suspension parts.

The individual would have 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net to be able to work Tired of Standing? unsupervised in a fast Find something to sit on paced environment. They in Classifieds should also possess customer service skills that would be used daily by phone and for walk in clients.

This position offers above average salary and is a full time position. We offer Class 1 Driver complete benefit package Winch or picker experience along with pension plan. an asset but not necessary.

Please forward your Scheduled days off resume to: Benefits after 90 days Traction Heavy Duty Regular hrs, 12/mo. yr.

8045 Edgar Industrial Start immediately Crescent To apply please send your Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 resume to: OR FAX 403-342-7377 Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.com gerry@oilbossrentals.com or fax to 1-866-914-7507 JOIN OUR TEAM! DRIVERS for furniture Independent Paint & Body moving company, class 5 and/or Fix Auto Collision required (5 tons), local & is currently accepting long distance. Competitive resumes for experienced wages. Apply in person.

Prepper or Painter.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Apply with resume to Red Deer. 403-347-8841 7453 - 50 Ave Red Deer, AB or email resume to You can sell your guitar reddeer@fixauto.com for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS JOURNEYMAN H.D. and we’ll sell it for you!

MECHANIC req’d immed. for very busy heavy equip.

Eagle Builders, LP. a sales lot in Innisfail. concrete precast company Wage range $25. - $35/hr based out of Blackfalds, depending on exp.

AB, is currently looking for an Preference will be given exp’d class 1 driver. to those with previous All applicants must be equipment rental service, willing to work long hours lifts and off road (60+/-) and be dedicated construction equipment due to a demanding experience. Fax resume delivery schedule. Duties to 403-227-5701 or email: would include hauling bouvier9@telus.net aggregate 2 Ω days per LOCAL renovation week from Lacombe to company looking for Blackfalds. The remainder experienced worker and of the week would be or apprentice. Must have spent hauling various transportation. Must have concrete products to other common sense locations. Must have a and pride in work. minimum of 5 years experiPreference to someone ence and provide a 5 year from Saskatchewan or drivers abstract. Wage will parents from Saskatchebe based on experience, wan. 403-588-8163 attitude and willingness to commit to long term SHOP FOREMAN employment. Please fax Pressure Piping & Steel resume to 403 885 5516 fabrication shop attn: Craig, or email to Only experience personnel c.haan@eaglebuilders.ca. need apply All candidates considered -Journeyman Pipefitter to be invited for an preferred interview will be contacted -Must be able to organize directly. All other resumes men and projects will be kept on file for -Background & experience future consideration. with Acorn Piping program Understanding and F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. implementation of QC for Minimum Class 5 with air structural & Piping and clean abstract. Exp. -Oversee all material preferred. In person to Key ordering, handling & Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. receiving Red Deer.

-Competitive Wage & Benefits Please apply to info@ dynamicprojects.ca or fax 403-340-3471

Professional Truck Driver

FIELD SERVICE MECHANIC

www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovaALL SEASON Decking is tive manufacturer of HDPE looking for vinyl and railing drainage products is installers. Must have own currently accepting truck. We are also looking applications for Full-Time for general labourers.

Employment for certified Please email resume to Class 1 Drivers with a allseasondecking@ minimum of two (2) years hotmail.com experience. ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within central Alberta. ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork APPLY NOW and driving practices. This position requires a valid NOW HIRING Class 1 License, with G.M. Tech or ASEP. previous off road forklift With good communications experience a definite skill and work ethics asset. We offer quarterly to work with award winning cash safety bonuses as G.M. dealership in well as a comprehensive Lacombe Alberta. medical plan.

DRILLERS HELPER Good hrs & bonus. for with class 3, air. All safety Benefits include: production.

Valid Driver’s Licence Company provided Group tickets required.

Training provided . preferred. Fax or email Meal and Accommodation Canadian Benefits Apply to confidential info@goodmenroofing.ca provided when out of town. Voluntary dental email: or (403)341-6722 Life insurance Fax resume with drivers bert.rumsey@telus.net NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Short-term and long-term abstract: 403-748-3015 disability Western Masonry Retirement Savings Plan Professionals Structures (RSP) and Deferred Profit F/T bricklayers and Stone Sharing Plan (DPSP) Layers. Must have own Paid Vacation transportation. Fax Safety Bonus resume to 403-340-0762 All applicants are subject or email resume to to a pre-employment tom@westernmasonry.com physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along Truckers/ with a recent drivers EQUS is Canada’s largest member-owned utility.

Drivers abstract to: Based in Innisfail, we require someone strong in Advanced Drainage Accounting to perform complex financial work.

Systems Canada Inc. You will analyze a variety of financial issues 4316 Gerdts Ave. including budgets and budget variances; and Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. perform various reconciliations.

T4S-2A8 Attn: We require an Accounting major in a Diploma or Ken McCutcheon Fax: (403) 346-5806 a Degree program; plus related experience. We CLASS 1drivers req’d for E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ offer competitive wages and benefits. road construction. Truck ads-pipe.com and pup exp. Living allowApply by September 6th to bbassett@equs.ca Position closing date: ance incld. Fax Sept. 3, 2013 403-309-0489 RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for winch tractor, bed truck Oilfield drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

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- Gas Pro Compression packages & services single TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires well gas compressors. We are currently looking for a field service mechanic.

QUALIFIED Preference will be given to JOURNEYMAN licensed technicians with 2rd and 4th yr. relevant experience.

ELECTRICIANS Apprentices will be considered.

Successful candidate must With Residential roughin possess strong work ethic. exp. Competitive wages Please fax resumes to & benefits.

403-443-5288, apply in Fax resume to: person at 227, 17th Ave N. 403-314-5599 Three Hills, AB or email to: peter.pattison@gaspro.ca Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY Wanted experienced IN CLASSIFIEDS industrial sandblaster for full time employment.

GOODMEN Please fax resume to 403-346-0626 ROOFING LTD. Requires WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY SLOPED ROOFERS REQ’S EXPERIENCED LABOURERS WATER WELL & FLAT ROOFERS

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Mustang Well Services Ltd. is looking for

Qualified applicants should direct their resume in confidence to: Attn: Darren Delorme Longview Oil Corp.

Fax (306) 842-1004 or ddelorme@ advantageog.com

Restaurant/ Hotel

1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Salespersons Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Good English and communication skills, Customer service oriented.

F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 hr.

E-mail: Reachiesales @gmail.com

EXPERIENCED RIG HANDS For All Positions Please submit resumes with copies of valid tickets and a current drivers abstract via email to

Casandra@mwsrig.com Fax: 780-678-2001 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Please apply for these positions in the manner specified

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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 Start your career!

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

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MOUNTVIEW AREA 44A Ave. & 35 St. Area $237/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. & 35 St. Area $240/mo.

ALSO Spruce Drive & Springbett Dr. $103/mo.

ALSO 43A Ave. between 37 St. & 39 St. and 43 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $77/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $116/mo.

Kingston Dr. Kendall Cres. & Kane Cl. PINES Pallo Cl. & Piper Dr. ALSO Payne & Parsons Cl. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER & DRIVER ASSISTANT Family owned and operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and due to this, we are looking to expand our delivery department.

Trail Appliances has always offered excellence in sales, delivery, customer service, and after-sales support.

The Company is currently looking to fill the following positions at our Red Deer warehouse location.† Appliance Delivery Driver Driver Assistant 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)

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Trail offers excellent training, flex days and a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Start your career with a well-known and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to: Apply in person at #6 4622 61 St. Riverside Industrial District or fax to 403-347-3314 Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

ROSEDALE AREA Roche St. & 3 Blocks of Roland St. $54/mo.

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

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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 102 Papers $546/mo.

EAST ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres & Close Areas 65 Papers $348/mo.

EASTVIEW AREA 108 Papers $578/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS

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

OPERATOR 2 POSITION

Eagle Builders, LP. based out of Blackfalds, Ab. requires a hard working,

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt,

motivated individual

is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.

The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties.

Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Application Closing Date: Sept. 12, 2013.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to:

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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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Farmers' Market

EMF NUTRITION is looking to fill a

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

LOOKING for laborers and flaggers for road construction. Fax 403-309-0489

Firewood Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

GAMES DEALER SCHOOL

Cost $50 SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING Sept. 2-25 Mon. Tues. Weds. evenings Upon successfully completing and passing course, work is available for casual to part time hours to start.

Must be able to obtain Security Clearance Check from local RCMP Please telephone and leave a message for April M. 403-346-3339 GASOLINE ALLEY Petro Canada req’s. 2 f/t or p/t cashiers $11.50/hr. & food supervisor $15/hr. Email resume tiell1004@gmail.com 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.

INDIVIDUAL W/A HANDYMAN/ TRADE BACKGROUND Position is Permanent Part time, Work order follow up, inspecting completions, viewing properties for needed repairs and longer term planning, 2 - 3 days a week, Wage is $13.00 - $16.00 + Mileage.

Call Darryl Sim for more information or to drop off a resume Office: 403-340-0065 Ext 117 OR 403-358-9003 Email: Darryl.Sim@simcorealty.ca Sim Management & Realty 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. **POSITION FILLED** LANDSCAPING POSITIONS Physically demanding.

Own transportation.

Regular hours & hourly rate negotiable. Apprenticeship avail. Fax 403-341-3042

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

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Health & Beauty

For afternoon delivery once per week

Household Furnishings

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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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!!

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1070

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BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

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1130

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ATT’N: Looking for a new sidewalk, help on small jobs around the house, such as small tree cutting, landscaping, painting or flooring?

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

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3 -5 MONTH OLD MALE KITTENS good for farm or house cats. Completely litter trained, socialized & taught to hunt by their mom.

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KITSON CLOSE

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2140

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1790 SQ. FT. BUNGALOW, Re-done in Rosedale.

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1 LIGHT industrial bay 1143 sq. ft., one 10 x 12 overhead door, one man door, concrete floor/walls, located Northland Business Center. $1450/mo.

Call Cathy 403-318-2992

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer WEST PARK Large 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 www.homesreddeer.com appls., $975, d.d $650, avail. Oct 1. 403-304-5337

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1900

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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

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HAY, no rain. Orchard Grass Alfalfa Brome. $60./bale, firm.

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ALSO LOOKING FOR P/T DELI ASSISTANT Please apply with resume to 5101 - 76 Street, Red Deer THE BURNT LAKE GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Service person for shift work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West.

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2 Door, 84,202 km., original owner, great condition.

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Egyptian police arrest relatives of Brotherhood members

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian authorities detained more than 60 people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood in less than 24 hours, including relatives of the group’s leaders, officials said Wednesday.

The crackdown on the group, from which ousted President Mohammed Morsi hails, started shortly after the July 3 coup. It intensified this month after security forces cleared out two of the group’s sit-ins, killing hundreds and sparking unrest that killed more than 1,000 people in a few days.

The Interior Ministry says more than 100 policemen and soldiers have also been killed since mid-August.

The local media, in close step with the new leadership after Morsi, repeatedly describe the actions of the Brotherhood and its supporters as acts of terrorism.

Many have been charged with inciting violence. Security forces have arrested much the Brotherhood’s senior and midlevel leadership, while others remain in hiding.

Some in Egypt fear the Brotherhood’s once powerful political party and its allies could be barred from politics and be forced underground again.

In an interview late Tuesday with the Arabic satellite channel MBC Misr, interim Prime Minister Hazem elBeblawi said dissolving the group is not a solution and warned against taking dramatic decisions during turbulent times. He suggested it is better that the government monitor political parties rather than force any to operate secretly, as the group had done for decades.

But in a widening campaign, police have started going after members’ relatives, including the son of Khairat el-Shater, a Brotherhood deputy and financier charged in relation to the killings of protesters outside the group’s headquarters in June. A U.S. citizen, the son of a fugitive Brotherhood figure, was also detained this week.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A veiled Egyptian woman walks under graffiti against ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday. The current bout of violence is the worst in Egypt’s two and a half years of turbulent transition. It was set off when security forces backed by snipers and armored 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.

It was not immediately clear why police detained el-Shater’s 23-year-old son.

Officials only said Wednesday that police had arrested Saad el-Shater and that he had threatened to release documents allegedly showing ties between his father and U.S. President Barack Obama. Officials did not elaborate.

The brother-in-law of fugitive Brotherhood figurehead Mohammed el-Beltagy also was arrested in the latest sweep on charges he incited violent protests aimed at toppling the military-backed government that took over after Morsi.

Police officials said Saeed Zaki Eissa and two others known to be affiliated with the Brotherhood were detained in Egypt’s second largest city of Alexandria after prosecutors ordered their arrest.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as

they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Morsi was Egypt’s first freely elected civilian president after the uprising against his predecessor, longtime autocrat and air force pilot Hosni Mubarak.

In a symbolic move, the country’s military-backed interim president Adly Mansour issued a decree published Wednesday that changed the military oath, removing a line that has soldiers pledge allegiance to the presidency. Soldiers now will only be required to pledge loyalty to their “leadership” — which includes top generals — and the country, instead of directly to the presidency.

In Egypt, the president is the supreme commander of the country’s armed forces.

Egypt’s former leaders, except Morsi, all came from the military.

Morsi’s group accused the defence minister and

general commander of the armed forces, Gen. AbdelFattah el-Sissi, of betraying the presidency by removing Morsi in the coup. El-Sissi said he acted to oust Morsi after millions protested for days demanding the president steps down.

The security clampdown appears to have weakened the Brotherhood-led protests, which have been much smaller across the country this past week. There are planned protests Friday and calls for civil disobedience.

A statement by military spokesman Col. Ahmed Ali on Wednesday said two protesters were shot dead during a march of about 500 people against Morsi’s ouster in the province of Bani Sueif. The spokesman alleged that the marchers had attacked a security patrol belonging to the military, prompting soldiers fire gunshots “in the air” to disperse the crowd late Tuesday.

Angry teachers’ protest paralyzes Mexico City

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — This sprawling metropolis of honking cars and 22 million harried people has been brought to its knees, not by an earthquake or its ominous smoking volcanoes, but rather a small contingent of angry school teachers.

Some 10,000 educators protesting a government reform program have in the span of a week disrupted international air travel, forced the cancellation of two major soccer matches, rerouted the planned route of the marathon and snarled already trafficchoked freeways.

The disruptions have shown how little it takes to push a city that is snarled on a good day over the edge.

Taxi drivers are so desperate they are refusing fares to certain frequently blocked parts of the city, and residents have turned to urban survival skills — driving the wrong way down streets, using rental bikes, clambering over fences and piling into the back of police pickups to get to their destinations.

The city even been launched an app on Tuesday that warns drivers of protest locations, with a little orange icon of what appears to be a city resident climbing a mountain marking each blockade or march.

“It’s terrible. There’s no business ... people don’t even want to get into a cab, because the traffic isn’t going anywhere,” taxi driver Ernesto Gallegos said disconsolately Wednesday, standing beside his parked cab on the curb

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Western wildfire 23 per cent contained, drones launched to watch for more GROVELAND, Calif. — The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park is 23 per cent contained, U.S. fire officials said Wednesday The U.S. Forest Service said the fire has now consumed 292 square miles (755 sq. kilometres).

Fire officials said they expect full containment in three weeks but that the fire

of the city’s main boulevard.

“People will get out and say, ‘I’ll walk instead.’ They’ll get on these ecobikes,” he said, referring to the city’s bike-sharing program.

Cesar Juarez, 30, who works repairing wireless systems for a telecom company, sat in his car at an intersection blocked by protesters, shooting photos with his cellphone to show his boss why he couldn’t reach a client.

Others stuck in frozen traffic near the protests busily dialed in to postpone meetings.

“I’ve had to cancel two appointments so far today,” fumed welldressed bank employee Arturo Gutierrez, 47, rapidly texting away on his Blackberry. “That’s lost economic activity.”

“I just told my wife: ‘Let’s go live in the countryside. What are we doing here?”’

The cause of this upheaval is a government reform program that would subject teachers to periodic evaluations in the form of standardized tests, and end the unions’ power over hiring.

That would be a jolt to an education system in which some teachers can actually inherit their jobs from their parents.

Juan Melchor Roman, one of the leaders of the striking teachers, said the union was aware of the growing anger among city residents.

“But we think that is being whipped up by the news media,” he said. “We are asking the public to understand the teachers’ struggle ... and understand us a little.”

The union says a standardized test

will burn for much longer than that.

“It’s looking better every day,” said incident spokesman Glen Stratton. “So far everything is holding.”

The fire in northern California has destroyed 111 structures and threatened water supplies, hydroelectric power and giant sequoia trees — a state icon. Some 4,500 structures remained threatened.

Stratton said the fire was burning itself out as it approached the reservoir that supplies the city of San Francisco with water.

The fire, one of the largest in state history, also has caused air pollution problems in California cities far from the scene.

Forestry experts said unnaturally long intervals between wildfires and years of drought primed the Sierra Nevada mountains for the

is an unfair way to evaluate a teacher’s entire career, and argues that parents and student evaluations and other factors should be taken into account. The government counters that teachers will have multiple chances to pass the test, and says failing teachers won’t be fired, but re-assigned outside the classroom.

But those arguments were hardly the first thing on the minds of the suffering masses trying to make it through the day in Mexico City.

City police have taken to routing traffic the wrong way down one-way streets — something the government euphemistically calls “reversing” streets. The country’s first-division soccer league announced it was cancelling two Mexico City matches because the police it would normally assign to keep the peace were too busy managing the protests.

And the situation looks like it may actually get worse.

On Saturday, the striking teachers plan to join other protesters in a giant march against the government’s proposed oil industry overhaul, leading to fears that some demonstrators might resort to breaking windows and trashing stores, an unfortunate tradition in some past marches.

Already, the teachers have managed to paralyze a city that sees itself as one of the cultural and intellectual capitals of Latin America, an embarrassment for the leftist government that runs Mexico City. And it’s not just disgruntled “chilangos,” as Mexico City residents call themselves, who are noticing.

explosive fire in the rugged landscape.

Two years of drought and a constant slow warming across the Sierra Nevada also worked to turn the Rim Fire into an inferno.

The California National Guard launched an unmanned aerial drone Wednesday in an effort to get an early look at fires. A similar unmanned NASA aircraft has been used for fire surveys in past years.

U.S. asks Iran to return three detained Americans WASHINGTON — The United States is repeating its call for Tehran to help three Americans — Robert Levinson, Amir Hekmati and Saeed Abedini — re-

turn to their families after lengthy detentions in Iran.

The State Department said in a statement Wednesday that the U.S. is “respectfully” requesting the assistance from Iran’s new president, Hasan Rouhani, who is seen as more moderate than his predecessor.

Previous requests made to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used slightly harsher rhetoric.

Levinson, a husband and father of seven, went missing from Kish Island in Iran in March 2007. The State Department says, Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine, has been detained since August 2011. Abedini has been detained since September 2012 on charges related to his religious beliefs, and reportedly suffered physical abuse in Iranian detention.

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Thursday, Aug. 29 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Lea Michele, 27; Carla Gugino, 42; Emily Hampshire, 32 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Let complex issues aside and engage in light-hearted conversations.

Moon in dual sign of Gemini thrives when it is kept busy with new information or learning a new skill. Do whatever you need to do as long as it involves keeping your mental capabilities constantly stimulated.

A beautiful connection to the GodASTRO dess of love, Venus, promises to DOYNA make this an enjoyable day. Tactful behaviour and grace is what our Venusian deity wants. Wear your best smile today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, a career change is most likely in store for you this year. Whatever you chose as your vocation, ensure to chose one where your needs are in sync with your purpose in life. Love can flourish through a social gathering.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your errands will be run with less havoc today. Maintaining a peaceful vibe throughout the day will help you keep a harmonious relation with others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There is a sense of stability that sets in your work environment. As much as you had to endure the unpredictable behaviour of your colleague’s, now you get a sense that you are given a break from all of the chaos. There is an easing in expenses or even an increase in your cash.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Romance is on the rise for you. You have had your eyes on someone in particular lately and now you are willing and courageous enough to make your first move. Speak from the heart and see where it takes you.

Beautiful surprises are guaranteed.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your behaviour and your mood depend a lot upon your living environment. Use today’s energies to soothe your soul with some therapeutic or healing activities. You are in a desperate need of a calm and serene space right now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are quite popular within your crowd today. You have the right words to say and you know which moment is the most appropriate. Your talent to lead a group of individuals with like-minded interests is spectacular.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your best foot forward as authoritative figures are taking notice of you and your work.

They will give you credit for all the progress you have done thus far, which will only boost your self-esteem. Accept their praise with dignity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your personal popularity and your charm are highlighted today. Others will be attracted by your magnetism and drawn to your presence. Since you are feeling so liberating under your own skin, you may be prone to overindulgence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is a kind of day where you need closeness and intimacy with your loved one. Since you prefer to keep your affairs undisclosed, today will be no exception to that rule. Indulge in whatever life has to offer you on a sentimental level.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Relating to someone special is a requirement for you today. Social gatherings or anything you need to do publicly is quite beneficial for you. A friend may suddenly open up and reveal their true feelings to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A person in a leadership role is eager to help you at this time. This individual appears to be cooperative and may treat you with greater attention and consideration. Structure is important to you and you appreciate a well defined lifestyle as well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You cannot function unless you cannot act entirely as yourself. It’s impossible for you to mask under a different persona. Your closest people should know that by now, what you see is what you get with you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Private moments and sentimentality overtakes you now. You seek a shelter to hide under and a nurturing home environment. You may decide to mirror this feeling into your own living space by decorating or making some pleasing changes.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Joanne Verstraete and her daughters were thrilled to be the recipients of a playhouse package on Aug. 23.

It was the grand prize of a draw held by Shalom Counselling Centre in Red Deer. The proceeds raised from the draw will support eight local families in seeking help for their emotional and relational concerns. The Verstraete family plans to use the playhouse and other prizes but also have plans to share the package with their grandchildren and neighbour’s children.

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Shedding light on problem will not help Dear Annie: I come from an exDuring family functions, my tended family that is mostly suc- older cousin is mostly ignored. I cessful. feel I’m the only one who has real However, one of my conversations with her cousins was born menand cares what she has tally and physically to say. handicapped, and the I am considering family story is that her writing my cousin a letparents have incompatter to say that I know ible blood types. Howthe truth and am so sorever, they had another ry she has been robbed child 10 years later, of a normal life. The even though they claim only problem is if she the doctor told them shares my letter with not to, and this child the rest of the family. was born completely How do I help my cousnormal. in and bring the truth MITCHELL A few years ago, my to light without causing mother disclosed that World War III? — At a & SUGAR the cousin was really Standstill born with fetal alcohol Dear Standstill: You syndrome. (My aunt don’t need to expose drank heavily during your cousin’s condition that pregnancy.) However, when- to the rest of the family. They alever anyone broaches the subject, ready know. that person is verbally attacked Forcing it into the light will not by the entire family and written help and may ostracize you, preoff as evil. venting you from being a source What bothers me is that my of support. Please keep listening aunt has always shunned her first and talking with your cousin, makchild while doting on the younger one.

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ing her feel valued. Also contact the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (nofas.org) at 1-800-66-NOFAS. They offer resources that can help your cousin and also provide information for you in dealing with this.

Dear Annie: My husband and I travel via RV six months out of the year.

I often strike up conversations with strangers. My husband, who never initiates conversations with anyone, will then butt in and take over. He rambles on and on, always talking about what he’s done or where he’s been. He won’t let the rest of us get in another word.

How can I make him stop? — Jane in an RV Dear Jane: There are myriad reasons why people interrupt and take over conversations: insecurity (the need to impress others).

Hearing loss (if he doesn’t let anyone else speak, he doesn’t have to respond to things he cannot hear).

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and intrusive Narcissism (no one else could possibly be more interesting than he is), control (you shouldn’t be making friends on your own). Or simply cluelessness and anxiety.

Talk to your husband, tell him how annoying and intrusive his behavior is, and explore the possibilities. He may not even realize he is monopolizing the conversation, so perhaps you could work on a signal to let him know when he needs to stop talking.

He surely will not want others to find him boorish.

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Scott Kia president Garrett Scott (right) and general sales manager Robert Nichol (left) present Medicine River Wildlife Centre’s Carol Kelly and her owl Otis with a Kia Rio as winners of the Drive Change challenge in Red Deer.

A local wildlife centre will be literally driving change in its new vehicle.

The Medicine River Wildlife Centre won a new Kia Rio car from Scott Kia dealership in Red Deer in its annual Drive Change challenge. Individuals and organizations were asked to document how they drive change in their community.

The Medicine River Wildlife Centre won the $20,000 car over 100 other nominations for individuals and organizations in the annual Drive Change challenge.

The centre has embarked on a campaign to raise $2.4 million to upgrade its facilities and to create a state of

the art wildlife hospital and education centre.

Nominees were judged on the number of votes they got on Facebook, an interview by Scott Kia and information provided in the nomination.

Carol Kelly, executive director of the 29-year-old wildlife centre, was thrilled with the win.

Kelly travels around Central Alberta, often with wildlife in tow, to share the mission of the wildlife centre. The centre educates the public about wildlife, protects and rehabilitate injured animals and birds. The centre is a registered charity that is always looking for donations and volunteers.

Dear Annie: I have another response for “Paducah,” who said his relatives make a big deal about his alcohol consumption, but say nothing about overeating.

He claims there is no difference between people who are addicted to alcohol and those who are addicted to food. It’s all addiction, and people should stop being hypocrites or making excuses for food addicts.

I’d like to tell him the “difference” is that people who overeat do not get in a car and kill some innocent person because their driving skills are impaired. — Shreveport Lass Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Not sure what Twerking is? Don’t bother, it’s already in decline THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The day after the MTV Video Music Awards came with a few more people Googling the phrase: “What is twerking?”

It’s been a popular search all summer, ever since Miley Cyrus, decided her pathway to charttopping success involved doing freaky things with stuffed animals and gyrating her booty at high speeds. Newly anointed as an expert, Cyrus has been twerking her way

up the charts with the song We Can’t Stop, the catchy groove that has been in Billboard’s top 10 for most of the summer.

For those who are still unclear, twerking is a dance, it’s all about the movement of the rump — and it’s been around longer than Miley’s been alive. It’s been called different things at different times, but anyone who saw the video Rump Shaker, has been to a strip club or has seen the majority of hip-hop videos over the years prob-

ably has a good idea of what twerking is.

Cyrus’ appropriation of the dance for her ratchet makeover (go ahead and Google that) has put a new spotlight on the move, and made it the dance du jour. But before you start taking twerking lessons from your local YMCA or the Internet, you might want to find a better way to invest your time. All signs are pointing to the fact that twerking, while not on its way out, may have already reached its peak.

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