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Stroke halts crosscountry tour

Medicinal grow-op on the move

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Robert Koteles has been denied permission by the development authority to store a large shipping container on property he rents in Ponoka. He was using it for his Health Canada-approved medicinal marijuana grow-op.

STORAGE CONTAINER RUN AFOUL OF MUNICIPAL BYLAWS BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF PONOKA — Robert Koteles thought he had an ideal setup for his personal medical marijuana operation. The Health Canada-approved growop is located in a high-end 400-squarefoot storage container located in a side yard along a quiet residential street. The container was discreet, secure and airtight so there was no odour from the few dozen plants growing inside under heat lamps, he claims. However, this week Koteles will be packing up the plants he was carefully cultivating at the property he was renting and calling in a truck to remove the container to a friend’s storage yard. Koteles had to make the move after the application for his container was rejected by Ponoka’s development authority, in a decision upheld last month by the subdivision and development appeal board. Koteles says the results are a clear case of municipal regulations not keeping pace with new developments. “This is so new that nobody knows what to do,” he said, adding he was planning to move in November anyway.

He believes his planning troubles are also due to society’s lingering prejudice against marijuana, despite growing evidence of its medical benefits for some. For the 49-year-old, marijuana has been a life-changer. He has been able to drop all of the numerous medications he was taking for pain relief, shed 72 kg (160 pounds) and has never felt better. He suffers from severe arthritis pain in his upper and lower back and has been given permission to grow up to 44 marijuana plants for personal use only. The unemployed man, who once was a marital arts instructor among many other jobs, began growing his own legal marijuana in Red Deer in 2011. But an earlier effort left him with health problems caused by mould. He moved to Ponoka last fall and the insulated, temperature-controlled container, which replaced a smaller unit he had on site for seven months, seemed to be the answer. “This is the only safe and productive way I can grow this stuff,” he said, adding insurance issues prevent growing inside homes. Betty Jurykoski, a town planning and development officer, said the is-

sue for the municipality was clear: sea cans or similar containers are not suitable for residential areas. So Koteles’ application was rejected. Jurykoski also said the container was put in place without approval and only came to the town’s attention after it was in place for months. That the container was used as a medical marijuana grow op is besides the point. The development authority and the appeal board would have made the same decision if the container was used to store furniture. “We were at no point concerned with the medicinal grow because that is governed by a higher authority than us. We don’t govern that, that’s Health Canada,” said Jurykoski. “They have given him a licence to operate a medicinal grow-op. He failed to get the proper municipal approvals to have the structure there.” Jurykoski sympathizes with Koteles and his efforts to find medical relief, but planning decisions must be made on what is best for the community. Allowing one container opens the door to other residents asking for their own yard storage units.

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Plans to finish a 6,400-km trek across Canada have been put on hold after Brandon Harrison suffered a brain aneurysm that caused a massive stroke. Harrison, from Calgary, and his father Michael Floyd started the cross-Canada longboard ride Long for Life in St. John’s, Nfld., on May 14. On Saturday, Day 115, they were in Red Deer when Harrison Brandon Harrison had to get off his board. “We were on our cruise, hanging out at this one location and he just sat down and called me over a couple of minutes later,” said Floyd. “He could tell, he said ‘I can’t move my arm or my leg.’ It started to progress and it got pretty bad.” An ambulance arrived quickly and Harrison was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. “They assessed him there and shipped him off to Calgary very quickly for the emergency,” said Floyd. Floyd has been back and forth between Red Deer and Calgary ever since. Harrison has been unconscious since the incident and is in serious condition. Floyd said his son has been intubated the entire time and not breathing on his own. “It deteriorated to the point where they put him right under,” said Floyd. This wasn’t Harrison’s first stroke. He had one when he was 15 when AV malformations, purposeless blood vessels, in his brain burst.

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Bamford back to the grindstone after big night BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Gord Bamford won’t get much chance to rest on his laurels after winning five Canadian Country Music Association Awards on the weekend. While the Lacombe-based singer was still excited about his wins on Monday, saying “it’s an awesome feeling,” Bamford admitted it will be back to the grindstone soon enough. “You’re always judged on what you’ve done recently,” he said, “so while it was a great night last night, it’s over now, and it’s back to work on putting out a great record.” The singer who won Single, Video, Album, Songwriter and Producer of the Year accolades for his last album Is It Friday Yet? has a new release, Country Junkie, coming out on Oct. 8. He also has a new single going to radio, When Your Lips are So Close, which

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is described as an up-tempo romantic song. Once his new album is released, Bamford will be off on a cross-country tour with Reba McEntire. Unfortunately, it will not stop in Alberta because the two performers already played together during Edmonton’s K-Days this summer. “We played a couple of shows with her and then she invited us on the rest of her Canadian tour. She’s a great lady and it’s a real honour,” said Bamford. While the fall and winter promise to be a whirlwind, the Central Alberta singer is enjoying the present calm, saying “I’m just planning to go home to be with my family and try to do the best I can so I can hopefully be back (at the CCMAs) next year.” Bamford’s five awards out of seven CCMA nominations at Sunday’s award ceremony in Edmonton beat the four awards he won in 2010.

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U.S. to consider weapons proposal Syria swiftly welcomed a suggestion Monday to turn over all of its chemical weapons for destruction. Story on PAGE B12

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Family fears for riparian areas after water release BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A family with land just below the Dickson Dam is worried about the ecological repercussions of the recent release of water from the Gleniffer Lake. Last week, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development made the decision to release water from the reservoir due to unusual precipitation upstream. But Angus Mackay’s father lives on the land directly downstream from the dam and the release of water flooded most of their gravel flats. “It’s washing out birds’ nests, it’s making the river all murky,” said Mackay. “We have blue herons, bald eagles, storks, osprey and golden eagles on our land, never mind the deer and coyotes. Any flood that happens is detrimental to riparian areas.” According to the Mackays, the flow rates measured on their land were up to 200 metres per second after the water was released. “It turned parts the deer use to graze into flood zones again,” said Mackay. Renee Hackney, a public affairs officer for Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, said ecological concerns are taken into account when the decision to release water from the dam is made. “They keep water at a certain level during the season,” said Hackney. “There was an Environment Canada heavy rain forecast, and they try to monitor what is expected. They did release some water taking into account potential rainfall and when that rainfall was decreased, they stopped the flow.” Gerald Aldridge, Red Deer River Watershed Alliance executive director, said natural flooding from heavy rainfall events and the resulting flows could cause ecological harm. “Maybe above and beyond what might occur if they try to influence or control the flow rate using the dam,” said Aldridge. “I put my hopes in the group that is involved in managing the water and flow rates that they are doing their best to try to lessen flood problems.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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STROKE: Waiting for swelling to go down As a result, he had localized blindness in his left eye and impaired mobility in his left upper body. Through rehabilitation, he was able to recover his mobility. He also had a mild stroke two years ago after a blood vessel burst. But he recovered and embarked on his summer-long longboard ride with his father. “This is way more difficult, this is way worse than any of the previous,” said Floyd. “Even with the cancer, when he dealt with that, that was different. It’s not as on the surface as something like this. “It is hard to watch, but we follow the same theories that we’re out there talking about. We trust in the outcome, it’s going to be a battle and it will be a long one, but he’ll win.” Diagnosed with cancer at two-and-a-half years old, Harrison was given a 25 per cent chance to live. He had a fist-sized tumour on his spine but after extensive treatment, he was declared cancer-free. He and his father embarked on the ride to raise both money and awareness for cancer and heart and stroke disease research. The aneurysm leaves their plans to finish the trek on hold. “We had a discussion along this trek that should anything happen, we didn’t think about what might happen, but we know what his vision is and what he

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Sex offender seemed indifferent in group counselling: social worker BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A social worker says convicted sex offender Dustin Paxton feigned indifference during group counselling sessions but exerted a great deal of control over other members of the addiction group. Lori LaRose, a clinical social worker at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre, testified Monday at the resumption of Paxton’s dangerous offender hearing in Calgary. Paxton, 33, was found guilty in February 2012 of aggravated and sexual assault against his former business partner and roommate after a man was found dumped at a Regina hospital in 2010 — badly emaciated, bruised, broken and bleeding. wants to see is bigger than us,” said Floyd. “Long for Life continues. We’ll put it on hold, but we’ll rally the community and the riders and finish it for him. “And when he’s ready, he’ll complete it too. Long for Life does not stop.” In the past, once the swelling went down and the pressure subsided, Harrison’s lost vision and feeling in the left side of his body returned. Now Floyd and the Long for Life team have to wait for the swelling to subside to find out what has to happen next. Harrison could bounce back and be ready to go in a few weeks, as was the case two years ago. Or it could take longer and physiotherapy may be required. Harrison’s 20th birthday is today. The family and Long for Life organization hope people will rally behind Harrison and show their support by posting on Facebook or on the web at www.longforlife.ca. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

MARIJUANA: Neighbours expressed concerns While the medical marijuana may not have been the primary concern of planners, when residents were asked for comment, a pair of neighbours expressed concerns. One resident said the smell was “unbearable” and there were fears the sea container would lower property values and prove an unwelcome draw for criminal activity. Koteles dismissed those concerns as unfounded. He has given up on Ponoka although he is consider-

LaRose said Paxton took part in four one-hour group sessions aimed at helping inmates deal with the impact that alcohol, drugs or gambling had on them and family members. She said while Paxton was one of the first people to show up for the meetings and took on a bit of a leadership role in helping hand out reading material, he never shared with the group. “He always took a pass. What I observed was more indifference — non-verbal communication to the other participants,” said Larose. “He was jumpy and a little bit agitated. Mostly staring and glaring.” LaRose said Paxton seemed more focused on other individuals than on the counselling itself. “He exercised a fair bit of power over the group,” she said. “People were a little more guarded and afraid to speak.” ing legal action. He plans to travel overseas soon and hopes to look at setting up a legal grow-op on a farm when he returns. If all goes well, he hopes to land Health Canada approval to expand to the point he can supply legal marijuana to others and even plans to look at importing. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

BAMFORD: Song struck a ‘special chord’ This year’s wins are particularly meaningful because most of them centre around Bamford’s tune Leaning on a Lonesome Song, which is dedicated to his brother-in-law, Cory Mathies, who committed suicide in 2011 after battling addiction and depression. Bamford said the song seems to have struck a “special chord” with listeners. Some fans have told him the tune helped change their lives. While Bamford said he tries to remain true to himself on every album, he believes his new 14-song release Country Junkie will be more “out of the box” than the previous one. “I’ve pushed the boundaries and challenged myself more, vocally,” singing a few songs in a higher register than was previously comfortable. But Bamford feels its important to stretch with each new project, as well as to stay current with country music trends. “I am confident this album is the best one I’ve ever made.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Baumgartner pleads guilty to killings STRAPPED FOR CASH, ALBERTA ARMOURED CAR GUARD EXECUTED MURDEROUS HEIST BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Travis Baumgartner was 21 and already heavily in debt. He owed $58,000 on his new pickup truck, his mother was on his case for rent and he owed at least two friends money. He had a grand total of 26 cents in the bank. He had recently started a job as an armoured car guard for security company G4S and saw the chance for a quick solution. Equipped with a .38-calibre revolver on his hip and 18 rounds of hollow-point bullets on his belt, the hundreds of thousands of dollars he and his coworkers ferried around Edmonton during every shift could be easy pickings. Baumgartner hated the gig anyway. He’d been there two months and didn’t get along with anyone. His co-workers teased him and made him angry. He thought management was uncaring. The whole situation made him mad at the world. He took his frustrations to Facebook. He talked about beating up people who made fun of him. “I wonder if I’d make the six o’clock news if I just started popping people off,” he posted. Eventually he changed his profile picture to a photo of himself wearing a balaclava, vest and sunglasses. On June 14, 2012, according to an agreed statement of facts heard in court Monday, Baumgartner reached the end of his rope. The arguments with his mother over the rent had been ongoing. He lived in the basement of her house in Sherwood Park, just outside Edmonton. He was paying her once a month, but she wanted to be paid twice. The battle reached a crescendo right before he reported for his 6 p.m. shift that night. “You’ll get your money,” he said as he stormed out, warning he might not be back. He reported for work and was teamed with Ed-

die Rejano, Brian Ilesic, Matthew Schuman and Michelle Shegelski. It was a green team. Rejano, 39, had been on the job for three months. Ilesic, 35, had been with the company for six. Schuman, 25, was moonlighting from his day job as a firefighter with the military. He had been with G4S only three days and had just been given his gun that night. A typical crew had four members, but Shegelski — who was only 26 but had been on the job for four years — was a trainer. She was there to show the junior members the ropes. The group was on a routine circuit loading bank machines. Ilesic and Baumgartner were in the back of the truck. Rejano was driving. Shegelski and Schuman followed in a minivan. Their first armoured car that night had mechanical problems. Baumgartner, already angry from the blowout with his mother, grew more frustrated. He texted a friend he had known since Grade 7. “This is the night,” he wrote. The first two stops were uneventful. The crew rolled into HUB Mall at the University of Alberta shortly after midnight. The job was to load two bank machines on the second floor of the mall, a shopping centre and residence in the heart of campus. Ilesic, Shegelski, Schuman and Baumgartner marched up the two flights of stairs with the cash. Rejano waited in the truck. There was a steel security door at the back of the ATMs — behind it, a vestibule and the inner workings of the machines. The door was strong, locked automatically and could only be opened from the outside with a key. Ilesic unlocked the door. He and Schuman bent down to load the machine. Shegelski went in behind them to look over their shoulders. Baumgartner was behind her. The door shut. With his three colleagues looking the other way,

Baumgartner unholstered his gun and fired. He hit all three in the head. Shegelski was killed instantly. Ilesic was hit twice before he died. Schuman’s skull was blown open, but he wasn’t dead. Baumgartner fled and closed the door behind him, trapping his gravely wounded co-workers inside. He broke into a run as he moved through the mall, re-loading his gun as he hit the bottom of the stairs. He approached Rejano, who was still with the truck outside, and opened fire again. The first shot hit Rejano under the eye. Baumgartner fired twice more, hitting Rejano in the back of the head, leaving him to die in a pool of blood on the road. He hopped into the driver’s seat of the truck and sped off. Now what? The statement of facts says Baumgartner headed for the pickup truck he had parked near G4S headquarters. Security cameras captured him loading three packages of cash, initially estimated at $360,000, into his truck and driving away. He stopped twice to leave money with friends. He ditched his cellphone for fear he might be tracked. He then made his way back to his mother’s house, where he changed his blood-spattered clothes. He left $64,000 on the table for his mother, stole her licence plate and took off. He showed up a day later at a U.S.-Canada border crossing in Lyndon, Wash., without a passport. Authorities had been alerted to look out for his licence plate. Baumgartner was arrested without event. A total of $333,580 was found bundled in a black backpack. In a plea bargain Monday in Edmonton, Baumgartner admitted to first-degree murder in Rejano’s death and to second-degree murder in the death of the other two guards. He also pleaded guilty to the original charge of attempted murder. A sentencing hearing is to resume Wednesday.

Staff find mice nibbling dementia patient’s face BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE — A health-care advocacy group says a dementia patient at a long-term care home in southern Alberta is recovering after a staff member found mice nibbling at her face. Friends of Medicare says it happened at St. Therese Villa in Lethbridge on Sept. 1. “We found out that last Sunday . . . one of the staff of that facility walked into this resident’s room and found mice nibbling on her face,” Sandra Azocar, executive director of Friends of Medicare, said Mon-

day. “The lady was in fact bitten and now she’s been medically treated for that . . . I’m completely horrified. I think it’s beyond words. I can’t imagine being that lady who had this happen to her.” The woman also has disabilities and would not have been able to move the mice off her face, Azocar said. Azocar said a nest of mice was found in the woman’s closet. Staff at the 200-bed facility operated by Covenant Health first complained about mice about a year ago, Azocar said. She added the care centre, built in 2008,

also has had a bed bug infestation for about nine months. Shelley Murphy, a vice-president of Covenant Health, said the mice allegation was being reviewed. Murphy declined to provide any details, citing patient confidentially. “If this happened, what we would do immediately is treat the patient, we would immediately clean up the area,” she said. Covenant Health calls itself Canada’s largest Catholic health-care organization with more than 14,000 physicians, employees and volunteers serving in 12 communities across Alberta.

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Don’t ignore the poor LIVING IN POVERTY IS NOT A CHOICE CHILDREN MAKE City Coun. Chris Stephan recently in poverty in Red Deer than seniors, suggested council is stepping out of who get a lot of attention from politibounds by taking an active part in a cians. discussion on poverty in Red Deer. More than a third of Red Deer’s Being poor is the result poor live with a disabilof choices people make, ity. Not too many people said Stephan, and it’s not choose that as a lifestyle in council’s job to be a cushion our free society. against the consequences of The Ottawa-based Counchoices that people make in cil of Social Development a free society. uses the same low-income Fortunately, Stephan’s cutoff lines as Statistics voice was in the minority, Canada. Their study of povand the city will indeed be erty in Red Deer showed at the table when various that 55 per cent of all oneagencies gather to examine parent families in Red Deer what poverty in Red Deer live in poverty. looks like. That’s an awful lot of GREG That’s fortunate because children who didn’t get to NEIMAN defining poverty as the rechoose. sult of bad choices is so exLack of education and treme, so narrow, as to beskills is frequently touted come invalid. as a big factor in poverty There is indeed a highly-visible rates, but the non-profit study group (and often-targeted) group of citizens discovered 21 per cent of people in who appear to routinely make choices Red Deer in poverty had a trade cerdestined to make them poor and keep tificate or university education. them poor. Wrong choices in other areas of life But they are not the total picture at work for these people? Could be, here, not by any measure. but the numbers are too big for city Over half of the people in Red Deer council to simply declare disinterest who live below whatever arbitrary cut- in them. off line is drawn to define “poor” are Red Deer has more than 47,000 under 25 years of age. Not a lot of time workers in it. Of them, roughly 13,000 there to have made life decisions that earn $15 an hour or less. Around 7,500 do not deserve city council’s attention. of them earn less than $13 an hour. In fact, there are far more children These are gainfully-employed work-

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ers, doing legal jobs for taxpaying city businesses. But if they have children, they have very little chance of making ends meet. Next to none, really. And the children have no protection from these choices and no power to reverse them. In my years as a volunteer among low-income people, I’ve heard two unreasonable lines of thought from people who judge others for their choices. One is that a prudent person should be able to live on $2,400 a month (before payroll deductions), which is what $15 an hour full-time will get you. Rent on a two-bedroom apartment averages $850, says the Red Deer Regional Economic Development Office — $715 for a one-bedroom apartment, but these are really hard to find. Food, they say, is $200 a month for one adult. Owning a compact car, says the Canadian Automobile Association, is another $540. Let’s see: that’s just under $1,600. After Canada Pension Plan, EI deductions and income tax, there should be some income left for clothes and sundries. That looks like a living wage, if you assume all 13,000 people never support anyone but themselves. And all must start with no debt and never, ever, make a mistake. One wrong step, one impulse purchase, a car breakdown, or a missed day of work due to illness and you’re behind.

And you can never catch up. That’s poverty. I can’t see much about choice here because at this level of income, you don’t have choices; there are only things that set you back. Another judgment that I hear is that people should learn from the consequences of their choices. In my experience, people who say that don’t know much about consequences. When you’re poor, your whole life is consequences; your diet, your health, your relationships, everything. And just what do we expect thousands of Red Deer children under the age of 16 to learn from these consequences? Just that there’s no hope? Stephan may have a point in saying it’s not city council’s job to cure poverty. But neither is it council’s job to ignore it. The causes — and consequences — of poverty are far more complex than a series of choices. It takes an entire community — including the rich and powerful — to find strategies that will reduce the bad effects of being poor, at least for children. The costs to taxpayers of ignoring poverty are higher than the cost of trying to help people choose to do better. Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

Assad testing us, Baird warns After a summit that some fear may have emboldened the Assad regime to again use chemical weapons against its citizens, John Baird sat in his office sipping a Coke and contemplating the meaning of such inaction. First, there are the global fault lines laid bare by the Syrian crisis. Canada’s foreign minister acknowledged the growing strains in relations between Russia and the West, the difficulties at home and abroad for U.S. President Barack Obama, the inefficiency of the United Nations, a Syrian opposition that is becoming a “convention for jihadis” and the danger of Syria’s chemiTIM cal stockpiles falling into the HARPER hands of Al Qaida. But his immediate priority, he says, is the fear that Syrian leader Bashar Assad, after testing the West, will believe he has the green light to gas his people again. Canadians may not back military action right now, Baird says, even if it does not involve a Canadian military commitment. “But what will people say,” he asks, “when they see 25,000 children, men and women foaming at the mouth, their nerves jerking as their lungs dissolved? “You know I’ve been briefed on this, the effects of the gas ... you almost want to cry.’’ Canada is among 11 countries to back what is now an uphill climb for the U.S. president to win congressional approval for a limited strike on Syria. Obama looks more isolated, with France now saying it wants to wait for the report of UN inspectors before joining any U.S. effort. But Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Baird have thrown in their lot with Obama, and their convictions were hardened at last week’s G20 summit in St. Petersburg. Baird accepts the evidence that Assad was behind the Aug. 21 gassing while acknowledging that evidence is not 100 per cent. “Nothing in life is 100 per cent,’’ he says. The delivery systems and the warheads used in the attack are those not available to the opposition, with the exception of one rudimentary, garage-style delivery system that could have been used by the regime to plant doubt about the rebels, he says. Baird acknowledges there are those who see a weakening of Obama, both at home and abroad, but he is resolute in his defence of the U.S. president. “There is no doubt a fatigue with war, particularly in the U.S., because of Iraq, because of Afghanistan. You have people on the far right and the far left taking similar positions (against a strike). “For people who want a weak America in the

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world, I say they better be careful what you wish for.” For those who cast doubt on Washington’s intelligence, Baird says: “Does anyone believe that President Obama is trigger-happy? Does anyone believe he has been looking for an excuse to get into this conflict? I don’t know anyone in the world who will say he has been looking for an excuse to get involved in this campaign.” Baird stops short of saying the world is slipping back into Cold War positions, but he calls the relationship between the West and Russia “very strained.” Vladimir Putin, he says, is intent on returning Russia to past political and military stature. Syria is Putin’s sole ally in the region, home to a Russian naval base, and is a key intelligence post, Baird says. But there is more to Russian obstructionism: Moscow’s own concerns with volatility in the Caucasus region and unhappiness with the way the NATO campaign in Libya was handled. They are using the UN veto as a lever to further these interests. In a meeting on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whom Baird calls “Sergei” and describes as “smart, tough, professional,” the Russian went into great detail, telling Baird that Canada signed on to a United Nations charter that included five vetoes, one of which has regularly been used by Washington. The other vetoes belong to France, Britain and China. Harper and Baird have often been open with their disdain for the UN and the gridlock that often para-

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lyzes it. On Friday, before leaving Russia, Harper said he and his allies were not prepared to “accept the idea there is a Russian veto over all of our actions.’’ Baird was more circumspect on Saturday, praising the UN work on the ground in this conflict but adding, “This experience has not been a good day for the UN. It can be quite dysfunctional.” In 1999, Canada and other nations went around the Russian UN veto against attacks on Serbian forces in Kosovo. “You don’t need the stamp of the UN for something to be right,’’ said Baird, insisting the use of chemical weapons is beyond accepted norms. All the countries saying they want UN backing are basically saying “this is OK if Russia says it’s OK, but it’s not OK if Russia won’t say it’s OK,” Baird says. “What’s your personal opinion?” Canada’s arm’s-length relation with the Syrian opposition appears to have been sound policy. Baird now says there are estimates that up to 50 per cent of the opposition are “bad guys.” Recruits from some 60 countries have joined the fight and Baird, who initially worried that minorities in a post-Assad regime would not be protected, now raises the prospect of a wholesale slaughter of minorities in a post-Assad Syria. And, as abhorrent as it is for Assad to have stockpiles of chemical weapons, the shifting of those stockpiles into Al Qaida hands would be catastrophic, he said. Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

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United Way to cut funding to the Red Deer Clothing Bank and with the comments of Shirley Berry quoted in Robert Mitchell’s letter to the Advocate published on Aug. 29. In my 20 years with the clothing bank I was involved many times, as president, with the United Way’s application process. Every year we were enthusiastically approved. I was told that we were providing great service with minimum expense. We had no executive salaries and other than rent, all expenses were covered by our Thrift Shop profits. Unfortunately, you need substantial space to house a clothing operation that caters to the entire family. I hope anyone interested in viewing that facility attended the recent open house. I think you will find that this service cannot be duplicated. Shirley’s comments are a slap in the face to the many women who have spent decades volunteering at the clothing bank believing that they were doing something important. I am also not comfortable with the idea that denying poor people donated used clothing will somehow make them better people. Those who donate their clothing to the clothing bank often chose us because we were not charging for our clothes. Through the years, we have had a generous supply of donations and some very grateful clientele. People who donate to the United Way allow them to manage their money. Hopefully some people will now choose to donate money directly to the clothing bank. I believe in the clothing bank and those who still volunteer believe the poor deserve our help. Cathy Stone Red Deer

Re: Health care trumps Internet announcement (Aug. 31, Page A3, Red Deer Advocate): Ensuring that we continue to have sustainable health-care services in rural Alberta is a discussion that will involve everyone — residents, businesses and health-care providers. In the Village of Consort, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been facilitating this discussion with the local community in a variety of ways, including a small working group made of local physicians, community leaders and the Consort and District Medical Board. The focus of much of these discussions is the Consort Hospital and Care Centre, which offers 15 long-term care beds, lab, X-ray and outpatient care, as well as the future of the five acute care beds and emergency department services, which had to be temporarily closed in 2011 due to a shortage of physicians and other health-care providers. Discussions in Consort have resembled discussions in many parts of rural Canada — availability of doctors, the types of services that should be available in a rural community, and how the health authorities should plan for the future in an age of ever-increasing budgetary considerations. Sustainable and appropriate service delivery includes an understanding that to run a service 24 hours per day, every day, takes a team and cannot rely on unsustainable demands put on individual service providers. The quality and safety of care to patients is directly linked to the state of health of the care providers. No one can sustain being on duty 24 hours per day every day or every other day. I have taken pictures of political Communities of practice need to be sign locations recently in Red Deer to established between communities to illustrate a concern ensure we don’t burn out our physicians, hence perpetuating the cycle of physician loss and the need to recruit. It should be clear that while there are no easy answers to international issues such as doctor shortages, AHS remains committed to reaching solutions with the local community in the form of a long-term plan that meets their demonstrated needs now and into the future. Together we’ll build a sustainable plan for health services in the area; one that ensures we are able to provide reliable services that are Drop off your household toxic waste: less susceptible to current, and future, physician and staff shortages. 10 a.m. a.m. to to 75 p.m. Friday, September September 13 12 10 When Dr. Evan Lundall September 14 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 13 10 a.m. to Central Zone Medical Director Waste Management Management Facility Facility Where Alberta Health Ser(1709-40 Avenue) Avenue) vices

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Six large election signs in a row are sure to distract drivers and create the potential for an accident. Two of the pictures show political signs right at the bypass curve of the intersection, at Ross Street and 30th Avenue, for right hand turns. You couldn’t pick a worst place as this is a high-accident corner. The third picture is on 67th Street just before it turns to 30th Avenue, on the north side of the road. There are six large signs in a row about two feet apart and real good for rubber-neck drivers to get distracted from traffic and have an accident. These signs are parallel to the road. Like we don’t have enough traffic accidents in the city yet and have to create more areas for people to smash up or hit a child on a bike. It would be unbelievable to have politicians with the foresight to not use these tactics and locations. Tom Skoreyko Red Deer

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In response to United Way Takes care with funding, Aug. 29 Advocate, in relation to the Red Deer Clothing Bank: I appreciate that it was a difficult but I understand the United Way’s (UW) decision to withdraw funding from the Red Deer Clothing Bank. I realize how challenging it is for the United Way to meet all the demands and all requests for funding. The UW goes through an extensive review to determine which agencies can make the greatest impact to our community. I understand that the United Way recently conducted an in-depth community consultation to determine its priorities and came up with three funding priorities. Both the community and funded agencies were involved. As a donor, I trust the UW and its volunteers to make the best use of my donated money. At the end of the day, with limited financial resources, the UW is better equipped than I am personally to determine where the biggest impact will be in made. This does not take away the services provided by the Red Deer Clothing Bank, only that is does not meet the UW’s mandate. If the community supports the work of this organization, hopefully other funding alternatives will be found. David Murphy Red Deer

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Mulcair, Wall meet REGINA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After trading barbs in the media, federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall have had their first face-to-face meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and it appears they will agree to disagree. Mulcair and Wall sat down Monday in Wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in the Saskatchewan legislature. They emerged from the meeting to speak to reporters separately, but both men describe the chat as positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Mulcair has got his views on certain things,â&#x20AC;? said Wall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We agreed on a number of issues, we disagreed on a number of issues, but I appreciate the fact that he wanted to meet to talk about them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politics is about building relationships and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s applying to be the prime minister of Canada and I think building a relationship with the leader of the Opposition federally, someone who might be the prime minister, is important for Saskatchewan to do as well.â&#x20AC;? Mulcair said he and Wall are on the same page when it comes to the scandal-plagued Senate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started off with an easy one where we agree a great deal, which is on the Senate, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to stop kidding ourselves that the Senate can be reformed,â&#x20AC;? said Mulcair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Premier Wall has seen the different iterations, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked with other premiers over a number of

years now, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen the Senate, what it represents as a problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When a premier of a province wants his provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice to be heard, the last thing he needs is several senators who purport to be from his province, following a party line dictated by the prime ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an additional argument in favour of Senate abolition.â&#x20AC;? Mulcair said the two also agreed that diversity is important in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy. The Opposition leader said the premier appreciated that the NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preference for development of natural resources is building a pipeline to carry western oil to the east coast. TransCanada (TSX:TRP) Corp.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Energy East Pipeline project, which still has to clear regulatory reviews, would ship up to 1.1 million barrels of crude per day from Alberta to Quebec in 2017. A 1,400-kilometre extension would be built to ship oil to the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, N.B., a year later. But Mulcair and Wall disagreed on some big issues, including the Keystone XL pipeline. Wall supports building the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oilsands bitumen to Gulf Coast refineries. He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important project for Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve changed his mind on Keystone,â&#x20AC;? said Wall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just wanted to point out, though, that he talks about this pipeline, its construction, as only benefitting the United States.

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Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not true. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know before Keystone was held up by the (U.S.) administration, they were beginning to stage for construction right near Shaunavon, right in Saskatchewan theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be building. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be jobs created because of Keystone.â&#x20AC;? Earlier this year, Wall accused Mulcair of betraying Canadian interests when the NDP leader criticized Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental record and the Keystone XL pipeline while speaking in Washington. Wall has also criticized Mulcair for what the premier called divisive comments that suggested booming oil and gas resources in the West have inflated the dollar and hurt central Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manufacturing sector. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a scenario dubbed Dutch disease, a term coined in the Netherlands when a natural gas find in that country led to declines in manufacturing in the 1960s. Last year, Mulcair angered western premiers by dismissing them as â&#x20AC;&#x153;messengersâ&#x20AC;? of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. At the meeting, Wall gave Mulcair a copy of a recent study that suggests higher commodity prices have had a benign, if not positive effect, on Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manufacturing industry. But Mulcair said the two didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to talk about burying the hatchet Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The meeting went so well and it was so friendly and so open and, again, on something like Keystone XL, he knows my position,â&#x20AC;? said Mulcair.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A British Columbia conservation officer is marvelling at a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bravery for attacking a cougar with nothing but a spear as the cat was mauling his partner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure that this is the first time in B.C., if not Canada and maybe even North America, where someone has stopped an attack by a cougar with a spear and killed it with a spear,â&#x20AC;? said conservation officer Sgt. Ben York in an interview Monday. The 60-year-old woman was

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CHURCHILL, Man. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A man who used his cellphone to scare off a 180-kilogram polar bear says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lucky to be alive with only a few superficial puncture wounds and scratches. Garett Kolsun was walking home early Saturday morning in the Hudson Bay community of Churchill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; known as the polar bear capital of the world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after celebrating the end of the work week with friends. He said he caught something out of the corner of his eye while he walked down the Manitoba townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main drag. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I turned and looked, and it was a polar bear charging towards me,â&#x20AC;? Kolsun, 40, said in an interview Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started running from it, looking for some place to go and get away from this bear.â&#x20AC;? Businesses in the town of about 1,000 were all closed, so Kolsun had nowhere to hide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I stopped and I turned around to face the bear,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was already there, right on top of me. I started shouting, yelling, screaming, waving my arms, running backwards to keep my eye on the bear.â&#x20AC;? Kolsun said he ended up trapped on the porch of a bakery with the bear he believes was still young because of its size. It pinned him against the door and swiped at him with his paw. The bruin, which stood about 1 Â˝ metres tall, also sank his teeth into Kolsunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip, although Kolsun says that, at the time, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even realize the bear had punctured his skin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nose was inches away from me. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where else to go. I was just (thinking), â&#x20AC;&#x2122;what can I do to get away from this bear?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I kept thinking about. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be a stat.â&#x20AC;? Kolsun fished into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone. He turned the power on and turned the screen toward the bear. The lit screen startled the bear briefly and it took a step back, Kolsun said. It hit a flower pot on the porch and looked away for an instant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kolsun said he ran several blocks, looking for a home with its lights on. He saw some people sitting on a deck and ran to them. When he turned around, the polar bear was gone.

mauled by the animal late Sunday afternoon while she was gardening outside her home on Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. York said her common-law partner was nearby, heard the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s screams and quickly came to her aid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a significant amount of bravery that he showed,â&#x20AC;? York said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand why he did it, but it still takes a lot of bravery to do what he did and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad he was there to rescue her. You know it could have turned out a lot differently if he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been around.â&#x20AC;?

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The dean of commerce at the University of British Columbia has pulled his support for an annual first-year orientation event overt a chant endorsing non-consensual sex. The chant was allegedly made last week on one or more buses during frosh orientation events sponsored by the Commerce Undergraduate Society. A similar incident at Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University in Halifax recently prompted the resignation of the president of the student association. Robert Helsley, dean of the Sauder School of Business, said Monday he and Louise Cowin, vice-president of students, have launched an investigation into the incident and a fact-finding team is expected to report back by Sept.

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While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early to speculate on the results of the investigation, university policy considers a range of sanctions from warnings to expulsion, he said. He said the faculty will support future team-building events and activities by its undergraduates, but will only do so if students can assure the school theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re meeting university standards for appropriate conduct. Helsley also called graffiti left on a commerce building early Monday â&#x20AC;&#x153;troubling,â&#x20AC;? but the facility has now been repaired. A photo on the website of the Ubyssey, the student newspaper, showed an expletive denunciation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;rape cultureâ&#x20AC;? spray painted on the building and another scrawl saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sauder teaches rape.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are expressing their indignation over these events, and I share those views,â&#x20AC;? he said.

16. Faculty will also increase the emphasis on issues like respect, dignity and ethics in their curriculum, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These activities are completely inconsistent with our values as a school, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also inconsistent with everything that I know about our student body,â&#x20AC;? said Helsley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has come to be interpreted as a blanket indictment of the Sauder School of Business and its students and that is just not true.â&#x20AC;? Frosh events are run by commerce undergraduates, but Helsley said the school has traditionally supported them by providing technical support and guidance and even writing invitations. Helsley said the school knows some rough details about the allegations, but it wants to learn more, such as how many people were involved and how many times the chant was repeated.

was the same animal that attacked the woman Sunday. York said it appears likely the man tried to prepare himself for any kind of event and kept the spear handy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It may be that he just looked around for what he had available and made it ready just in case, and as it turned out it was a good idea.â&#x20AC;? York said it was obvious the man wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to let the cougar have the woman without a fight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was his partner of some years, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way he was going to let that cougar have itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way.â&#x20AC;?

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Fitness flick gets red carpet DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LOCALS FACED WITH HEALTH CHALLENGES BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Red Deer will stand in as Hollywood North on Sept. 19, when cast and crew from the film Change exit limousines at Galaxy Cinemas in Gasoline Alley and follow a red carpet inside. Produced by Cabel McElderry, owner of One-to-1 Fitness, and directed by Drew Kenworthy, creative director at Shoelace Media, Change is a documentary about five Red Deer residents who have overcame various health challenges. They include a former type 2 diabetic, a woman with osteoarthritis who avoided a double hip replacement, and another woman who overcame a weight problem. All tackled their issues through fitness and lifestyle changes, said McElderry. The individuals in the documentary represent a microcosm of the world’s population, he added, many of whom suffer from health problems like obesity, joint pain, diabetes and other diseases. A solution often exists in the form of an improved lifestyle. “We’re just trying to inspire other people,” said McElderry, describing how the experiences of the five characters in Change are intermixed with statistics about global health problems. Kenworthy agreed. “We wanted to make the documentary to promote awareness in the community and reward these individuals for their work by telling their story.” About 10 months of work went into the 30-minute documentary, said McElderry, adding that the objective was not to promote One-to-1 Fitness. “When you watch the film, in 30 minutes I think One-to-1 is mentioned twice.” Instead, he said, his hope is to have a positive impact on the lives of thousands of people. “We have a public mission to help inspire 10,000 people toward making a healthy physical change by 2015,” said McElderry. “We know we can’t train that many people, so we wanted to create something that might help to increase awareness on the positive effects of change and to inspire people to share their stories.” The Sept. 19 premiere of Change is free to the public, with tickets available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/changethemovie. The presentation will be followed by a screening of Jobs, a film based on the life of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. McElderry expects Change will later be available through other media. “We’re actually negotiating with a couple of networks and some of the major YouTube networks to see if we can achieve broader distribution. “With clients and colleagues in other markets across North America, I’m hoping this is a platform that we could perhaps replicate on a broader scale to inspire and help more people.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Brad Teichgrab of CASA Energy Services Corp. in Red Deer polishes up one of the company’s coil tubing units at the Westerner on Monday. Wednesday and Thursday this week the 2013 Red Deer Oil and Gas Expo takes place at Westerner Park from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Oil and gas expo includes smallest, biggest in business BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Westerner Park was a hotbed of oilpatch activity on Monday, as exhibitors staked their places for the Red Deer Oil & Gas Expo. The two-day trade show kicks off on Wednesday, with some 400 booth spaces booked in the Stockmen’s and Prairie pavilions, and an outdoor display area. “If we needed to, I could probably make two more booths, but as far as what we had originally anticipated, we are 100 per cent sold out,” said organizer Dwayne McArthur. Most of the exhibitors are from Alberta, he said, but some have travelled thousands of kilometres to take part. “We have people all the way from Texas.” All have some connection to the oil and gas sectors, but their products and services are many and varied. They also range in size, which McArthur said is what he wanted. “As far as I’m concerned, that’s what this show is all about. It includes every single aspect from a

RED DEER OIL & GAS EXPO one-man show all the way to the biggest companies in the world.” He expects plenty of interaction between businesses, clients and prospective clients, and there will also be presentations by several industry experts. These include Scott Arnold, director of sustainability and external relations with Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., who will speak at 2 p.m. on Wednesday; and Mark Scholz, president of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, who is scheduled to follow at 4 p.m. On Thursday, Jerry Hanna, CEO of Clearflow Enviro Systems Group, will present at 2 p.m.; and Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling will take the podium at 4 p.m. “I really encourage people to come down and listen to all of them,” said McArthur, who wants to raise public awareness about the energy sector. So far, he noted, there has been a good response from people who work in the industry as well as from others who don’t.

Running concurrent with the Red Deer Oil & Gas Expo will be Boutiques For Women — formerly World of Women. That female-focused show will take place in the Prairie Pavilion salons, where the 40 available booth spaces have sold out. Like the Oil & Gas Expo, Boutiques For Women will be organized on a regular basis, said McArthur. Planning for 2015 is already underway, but the shows might be held on an annual basis, he pointed out. In the case of Boutiques For Women, McArthur wants to include a strong educational component in the future, with seminars and workshops. Hours for the 2013 Red Deer Oil & Gas Expo and Boutiques For Women will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., both days. There is no charge to attend, and parking is free. Additional information can be found online at www.reddeeroilandgasexpo.com. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Freeze EI premiums for 3 years, boost jobs: Flaherty BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Employers and workers will get a small break over the next three years as the Conservative government freezes employment insurance premiums at the current level. Planned rate increases are no longer necessary because the separate account through which the government manages the fund is looking healthier than

it did a few years ago, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday. The account, which ran a deficit following the economic downturn, is on track to return to balance faster than expected. “More people are working, so more people are paying into the operating account of the employment insurance plan and fewer people are claiming,” Flaherty said at an event south of Ottawa. Finance Department staff estimated the freeze

will save businesses and workers $660 million next year, something Flaherty says will give employers the flexibility to hire more staff. The Conservatives promised that after 2017 the premium will be set every year and calibrated so the fund will have a seven-year break-even rate, which Finance officials say means more stability and affordable rates.

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Runner’s Den owner Dwayne Loyek has decided to close his store after more than 15 years of operation — 10 with Loyek as owner. The 5511 Gaetz Ave. store is liquidating its inventory.

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LA MALBAIE, Que. — The governor of Maine is lending his support to TransCanada’s proposed west-east pipeline, saying his state would welcome Alberta’s oil. The transportation of crude was a key issue as the New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers held their annual meeting Monday in La Malbaie, Que., where Gov. Paul LePage expressed his support for the $12-billion development. “I think it’s a great project,” LePage said. “I think we need the oil and I think we need gas. Although I would prefer it to be natural gas, it is oil and it’s needed.” TransCanada (TSX:TRP) Corp.’s Energy East Pipeline project, which still has to clear regulatory reviews, would ship up to 1.1 million barrels of crude per day from Alberta to Quebec in 2017. A 1,400-kilometre extension would be built to ship oil to the Irving Oil re-

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finery in Saint John, N.B., a year later. LePage said he would prefer to see oil shipped by pipeline rather than rail cars, citing the train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., a disaster he said was a “perfect storm” involving aging equipment and human error. The tracks used to transport western oil to New Brunswick pass through Maine. Pat Binns, the Canadian consul general to New England, said the Energy East Pipeline is drawing more attention south of the border. “It could be important for the northeast of the U.S. in terms of where its oil comes from,” Binns said. “There’s a few years down the road before all this happens, but people are looking at the options.” New Brunswick Premier David Alward, who left the meeting early to address a TransCanada board of directors meeting in Fredericton, said he continues to try to convince Quebec Premier Pauline Marois of the merits of the development.

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DOLLAR MARKETS TORONTO — The Toronto stock market advanced Monday, pushed by gains in the metals and mining sector amid positive news from Asia’s two largest economies. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 33.72 points at 12,854.64. The Canadian dollar was ahead 0.33 of a cent at 96.40 cents US. Overnight, Chinese stocks rose after data showed that the country’s exports accelerated while inflation edged lower last month, raising hopes that China is on the path to recovery from a recent slowdown. Japanese shares also rallied thanks to a successful bid by Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic games. On Wall Street, U.S. markets were positive as the Dow Jones industrials jumped 140.62 points to 15,063.12, the first close above 15,000 for the index since Aug. 23. The Nasdaq was up 46.17 points to 3,706.18 and the S&P 500 was ahead 16.54 points to 1,671.71. Canadian market strategist Craig Fehr said the Chinese data showed that there may not only be stabilization in the world’s second-largest economy, but also signs of a pickup. Strong growth in China, which is a major buyer of commodities, would help lift the Canadian economy as well as boost U.S. and European markets, he added. Meanwhile, the Toronto stock market got a boost from BlackBerry (TSX:BB) after its stock jumped more than six per cent following an unconfirmed report that Canadian investor Prem Watsa was close to buying the troubled smartphone maker. Its shares were up 67 cents to $11.96. In corporate news, Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board confirmed that they plan to buy luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group for US$6 billion. Shares in Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSX:GBU) plummeted more than 50 per cent, or 79 cents, after disclosing it has put in an urgent request for the Romanian government to clarify whether it plans to block debate on draft legislation affecting its Rosia

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PIPELINE: Reviewed He said a steering committee set up by both provinces is reviewing the project. Marois, who has remained non-committal on the proposal, said Monday she has concerns that would need to be resolved before it has her support. “We have to make sure that we assess the situation as to where a pipeline might go and what impact that might have on a sensitive environmental area,” she said. The premiers and governors also passed a resolution urging federal authorities in Canada and the U.S. to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of railway transport of hazardous materials. Marois said the agreement was important given what happened in Lac-Megantic. “This is very urgent because we lost people in this tragedy, we lost the centre of a small city and we polluted a lake,” she said of the July 6 disaster. The train was destined for the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John when it caught fire and exploded. Fortyseven people were killed or presumed dead. Irving Oil plans to construct a $300-million marine terminal in Saint John to expand shipping capacity, a decision it has said was prompted by private sector interest in the Energy East Pipeline project. Environmental groups have cautioned the proposal poses a fresh set of risks to the country’s water supply if spills occur. First Nations groups

have also expressed concerns about the project, saying they will not support it unless environmental protection and aboriginal and treaty rights are guaranteed. New Hampshire Gov. Margaret Wood Hassan said all methods of carrying oil must be carefully scrutinized, including pipelines. “All modes of transportation have their safety challenges and what we must be doing is using best practices for whatever the mode of transportation is,” Hassan said.

EI: Good news The premium rate at the 2013 level is $1.88 for every $100 of insurable earnings. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says it’s happy with the announcement, calling it “fantastic news” for the country’s entrepreneurs. “This move will keep

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hundreds of millions of dollars in the pockets of employers and employees, which can only be a positive for the Canadian economy,” said Dan Kelly, president of the business lobby. But Erin Weir, an economist with the United Steelworkers, was skeptical, noting that when Flaherty announced the initial policy in September 2010, the number of unemployed stood at 1.5 million. “Since then, that figure has edged down to 1.4 million, hardly a breathtaking reduction in unemployment,” he said. The government has been accused of making it harder to get EI. Weir says that is one of the unspoken truths of the government’s explanation for the healthier account balance. “The falling number of EI recipients reflects not only the slight reduction in unemployment but also government policy changes that make benefits less accessible,” he said. “Freezing premiums effectively locks in those benefit cuts.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. is promising to invest $54 million dollars to build 27 new convenience stores in Ontario if convenience stores are granted the right to sell alcohol in the province. “(The new stores) will provide some much needed competition to the government monopoly and private sector cartel that currently control alcohol sales in this province,” Tom Moher, vice-president of operations of the central Canada division of Mac’s, said on Monday. The chain — owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) — made a pitch for selling booze in a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Monday. Moher estimated the expansion would create up to 170 full-time jobs and each store would cost about $2 million to build. That’s on top of the 1,600 full-time jobs that Mac’s previously promised to create at its existing stores if it’s allowed to sell booze. Moher also hinted that allowing convenience stores to sell booze could knock down the price of alcohol. “Any time you increase the opportunity for competition, you’re always going to end up with an opportunity to have some reduced pricing,” Moher told reporters following his speech. But a spokesman for the Beer Store,

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a privately-owned retailer that accounts for up to 90 per cent of beer sales in Ontario, said there could also be job losses and price hikes. “In that type of an environment ... it’s pretty tough to envision a situation where the Beer Store continues to exist,” said spokesman Jeff Newton, who is also the president of Canada’s National Brewers. “There’s potential for significant job loss, and the jobs at the Beer Store are union jobs with good wages and benefits.” Newton also said it’s unlikely that the price of beer would go down as cost of a larger distribution system would likely tbe passed on to consumers. “You may have more points of sale but you’ll be paying more and the selection of products available will be way smaller,” Newton said. Moher said he is becoming more optimistic that the Ontario government will allow convenience stores to sell alcohol in the “not-so-distant future.” “The province continues to be open to the dialogue and discussion, so that’s very encouraging,” Moher told reporters after his speech. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said in June that the government is not considering the prospect of booze sales in convenience stores. Her announcement came after Finance Minister Charles Sousa said he wouldn’t rule out allowing the stores to sell alcohol.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS Conrad Black’s weekly current affairs show will begin airing next month. The flagship show, titled The Zoomer — Television for Boomers With Zip was announced in May, but had yet to bring the former media executive into Canadian living rooms. Z o o m e r M e d i a (TSXV:ZUM) now says the 60-minute talk show will begin airing on its Vision TV channel Oct. 7 at 9 pm. It will be co-hosted by former Citytv/MuchMusic journalist and CBC Radio executive Denise Donlon. As part of each episode, Black will conduct a feature Conversation With Conrad, or participate in a panel discussion with “some of the world’s greats”. He will also tackle a slew of issues in an editorial segment. Black served 37 months of a 42-month sentence in a Florida prison after he was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice while he was head of Hollinger International. He had two of the three fraud convictions overturned on appeal, settled a civil case with the U.S. Securities Commission, and won a large libel settlement over some of the allegations initially levelled against him.

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will continue to impose. Simply say, “It would be wonderful to see you. Unfortunately, we aren’t up to hosting guests. Here are the names of local hotels. Let us know when you get settled.” If anyone ends up at your condo, don’t be reluctant to ask them to pitch in with the groceries, cooking and cleaning. You did not, after all, invite them. Perhaps they will decide it isn’t quite so appealing as a “vacation” spot. At the very least, you won’t be doing all of the work. Dear Annie: I read the response from “Fran,” who took exception to your response to “Perplexed,” saying that kids shouldn’t have to call their parents every day, even if it only takes five minutes. I am a 61-year-old male. My grandmother used to live a block away. When I was a child, my mother would go see her every evening even if it was only for five minutes. One evening, I asked my mother why she went every single evening to see Grandma. She simply looked at me and said, “Because tomorrow I may never get to talk to her again.” I understood exactly what she meant. P.S.: Grandma passed away five years later. — Loving Dad in Pennsylvania 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.

routine will become more interesting and stimulating. You will find the motivation to do some cleaning around your house as it sets a serene mood. There is harmony Tuesday, Sept. 10 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS between your mind and your soul. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are DATE: Colin Firth, 53; Guy Ritchie, 45; full of zest and you will voice it out loudly. Ryan Phillippe, 39 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon There’s a commanding, yet a reassured confidence that is being exin intense Scorpio makes ude through your aura. Othharmonious alliances with ers find you inspirational. You the Sun, the ruler of our ego feel in tune with your own and identity, and with Jupiter, happy song. the benefactor of luck and LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): fortune. The positive vibe Today, you own it and you that predominates today offknow it! The beauty in this sets the challenging forces delightful, yet sinful pleasure we might be enduring. Let resides in the fact that you yourself go without holding are so content living in your on too tightly to your reigns. own skin and with yourself Generosity and kind gestures that everything else will simare highly appreciated today. ply follow accordingly, where HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If toASTRO it belongs. day is your birthday, this will DOYNA VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. be an upbeat kind of year for Expect to be highly you. There is a high emphaSUN SIGNS 22): sought after today. Invitations sis on all sorts of communiwill flourish from everywhere cation this year. You will be making your presence a valuso busy that your mind will be on a total roller coaster. You will man- able asset. Align yourself with others toage to build many new contacts who will day as opportunities abound for personal contribute in furthering your ideals. Your growth and professional prosperity. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will mind and your sense of purpose blend in nicely this year. Whatever voice you have an easier time valuating your needs give to your feelings, you will certainly be and making sense of your ultimate wants. You may stumble upon some personal heard! ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may attributes which define who you are as an be put in a position where you will have to individual and which are not always obvigo with the flow or cooperate with others, ous to others. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your which is not an easy task for you. The changes and the demands going against personal empowerment is a comprised your grain will make you feel somewhat of good friends you can rely on and a lifestyle which does not inhibit you from edgy and uneasy. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can feeling yourself. You are at your best sing a happy tune today while you in the when you can savour from life’s intense limelight. Your audience is receptive to pleasures. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): your emotional tone and responsive to your enlightening vision. Everything feels You have that reassurance which disso much better when it can be shared plays your best attributes out there. This is a day where you can make a name for with someone special. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your daily yourself and you can flourish financially

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by focusing on your intrinsic needs and by finishing what you have started. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Partnerships seem to benefit you these days. Today’s dealings will have a more social feel to them with a rather amicable appeal. This is a great time to pack your bags and sail away into an exciting far away journey. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Humour and a positive spirit can be the best remedies to any wounded soul. You have given much time and help to others, and

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ld-fashioned cookies like oatmeal, peanut butter and chocolate chip began as staples in lunch pails and remain timeless treats in the lunch boxes today. With kids going back to school, it seemed only fitting to launch September with a sweet history lesson on such lunch box cookies. The lesson begins with the cookie that brings back memories of grandmothers —oatmeal. The oatmeal cookie has been the popular classic for long time, although it MADHU may not have resembled BADONI the spiced cookie containing oatmeal and raisins that we know today. They were, in fact, a variant of the plain oatmeal cake that originated in Scotland and was popular all over the British Isles. The cakes popped into the scene right around the time the Scottish began harvesting oatmeal and originally the cakes were a staple food more like a pancake than a cookie. No one really knows just when or who decided to add raisins to the cakes, but the cakes did officially morph into an actual raisin cookie in 1901, when the Quaker Oats company came to be. From then on, the oatmeal became a more

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NINA’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 1 cup butter, softened 1cup packed brown sugar 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups Hershey’s pure milk chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350F (190C).In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add pudding mix, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 egg 1 1/4 cup flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Beat the butter until creamy, 2 minutes. Add the sugars, beat for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar butter mixture. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3

hours. Preheat oven to 375F. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake until light brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a minute; transfer to rack to cool completely. For chewier cookies, bake at 300F for 15 minutes.

OATMEAL COOKIES 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 cups oats (not instant) 1 1/2 cups raisins Preheat oven to 350. Mix together flour, soda, powder, salt; set aside. In separate bowl combine butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla with a hand mixer on low. Increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color lightens. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible. Add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate. Drop (2 tablespoons) dough 2-inches apart onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top. Remove from oven; let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013 popular cooking ingredient worldwide and in 1908, oat cakes became the first oatmeal “cookie” to appear on the Quaker Oats packaging. The oatmeal cookie drew its fame due to the misconception of it being considered a health food. Adding the oatmeal and the raisin nutritionally justified the claim and people rationalized to satisfy their “guilt free” treat. While the cookie has gained popularity hiding in the myth that it is a healthy cookie, this really isn’t entirely true. The cookie takes a good crack at being healthy but like all other cookies, the sugar and butter tip them into a class of food that should be enjoyed in moderation. Another classic is the peanut butter cookie. It actually began as a peanut cookie — plain cookie dough with peanuts added to it. It was in the 1920s that peanut butter became popular and began appearing as a main ingredient in the cookie. Although still an adult favourite, the peanut butter cookie fell off the lunch box bandwagon in the last decade or so due to the rise of nut allergies in kids. The nutty treat is still popular in coffee shops and bakeries, but its presence diminished in kids’ lunches. The cookie’s reputation has been redeemed somewhat with growing awareness of gluten sensitivity; peanut butter cookies are one of those rare traditional cookies that can be made without flour and expensive gluten free flours. Whichever way they are made, one thing that hasn’t changed is their appearance — the traditional peanut butter cookies have a crisscross on top. Ever wonder the significance? Over the years, cooks have come to their own conclusions. One such conclusion is that it flattens the dough, thus making them crispier. Another reasonable explanation is that it flattens the dough so it can bake more evenly. Others believe that pattern was a way to distinguish them from all other cookies. Personally, I think all this guessing and hindsight is for nothing — it was just a design for the cookie and it was just something to dress it up with since a fork was about as fancy a baking item as a cook had way back then. Finally, as far as lunch bag fare goes, the ever popular chocolate chip cookie has taken all the glory. According to the Nestle Toll House website, the creation of chocolate chip cookies was a complete accident. Ruth Wakefield’s substitution ingenuity is credited for creating the cookie. Wakefield owned a tourist lodge named Toll House Inn. She developed recipes for the meals served to the guests at the inn and gained local popularity for her desserts and baked goods. The story goes that Wakefield was planning to make chocolate butter drop cookies to serve her guest. But as she started to mix the ingredients together, she discovered that she was out of baker’s chocolate. Improvising, Wakefield chopped up a block of Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate. She had expected the chocolate to melt and disperse through the cookie dough as regular baking chocolate would. Instead, the chocolate pieces retained their individual form, softening to a moist, gooey melt. From the mind set of “waste not wants not” Wakefield decided to still serve her mishap. Perceived as one of her new creations, the cookies were devoured and the chocolate chip cookie was born! Nestlé’s chocolate company negotiated a deal with Wakefield — permission to print her cookie recipe in exchange for lifetime supply of chocolate chips! To this day, Nestle Toll House chocolate chip package retains Wakefield’s recipe on its bag. Although my first chocolate chip cookie baked was using the Toll House recipe, I confess that since my kids were born I have used only one recipe for this cookie. I call it my family recipe because it was first introduced to me by my cousin and it is the recipe I have used for over 20 years. I printed this recipe in the newspaper 13 years ago and it still is probably one the most requested recipes. The “secret” ingredient, vanilla pudding mix, means these cookies separate themselves from all other chocolate chip cookies! Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@ gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.

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ABOVE: The popular chocolate chip cookie. LEFT: The crisscross design has become mark to distinguish the peanut butter cookie. BELOW: The oatmeal cookie has been the popular classic for long time.

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A12 Deborah Harry, Blondie aim to keep rocking TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013

BY AARON LEITKO ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Formed in 1974, Blondie was one of the most wellloved groups to come out of the New York City newwave scene that also birthed the Talking Heads, the Ramones and Television. The band played a faster, slightly more sinister take on ’60s pop but found mainstream success by pioneering a blend of mod-ish rock with disco on such songs as Heart of Glass and Call Me, which became sizable hits. The band’s popularity was driven by the music, but also by singer Deborah Harry’s deadpan vocals, striking looks and platinum blonde hair. And it still is. Blondie split up in 1982 but reunited in 1997. Since then, the band has performed sporadically and released two albums, No Exit and The Curse of Blondie. A third post-reunion record is due in November, and the band will spend the fall touring with longtime Los Angeles punk band X. At this point, Blondie has been together a long time. Even after you account for the band’s mid-’80s brownout, its working relationship has endured for more than 20 years — a heavier haul than many reallife office jobs. Photo by THE WASHINGTON POST Some original members have dropped out of the Deborah Harry, right, and Blondie — a band whose popularity is driven by its music— is hitting the road. fold but the group’s core lineup of Harry, guitarist Chris Stein and drummer Clem Burke remains. AcLike their proto-punk peers Talking Heads, BlondMany of the “edgy” decisions that performers cording to Harry, they still get along. “I think it’s very good to still be doing music. It’s ie made popular music but also acted as patrons to made during the ’80s no longer seem that severe, but a very heavy scenario,” says Harry, 68. “I think that artists that existed far from the mainstream. They Harry’s decision to play a possibly incorporeal sadomasochistic psychiatrist in a movie that featured the long break during the ’80s is probably what saved dabbled in dance music and early hip-hop. Stein also pro- living, breathing television sets still seems pretty us.” On tour, the band ‘I THINK IT’S VERY GOOD TO STILL BE DOING duced Miami, the weird, even by today’s twerk-riddled standards. sophomore album by “In a way, Cronenberg was about the coming of will play the hits but MUSIC. IT’S A VERY HEAVY SCENARIO. I Los Angeles voodoo- the Internet,” Harry says. also perform a hand“With my character, we really struggled with the ful of new songs. THINK THAT THE LONG BREAK DURING THE punk band the Gun Club, and co-hosted idea of whether she was flesh and blood. Harry compares ’80S IS PROBABLY WHAT SAVED US.’ the spaced-out pub“She was virtual, but this was before ‘virtual’ was the band’s recent lic access show TV a construct.” work to its classic — DEBBIE HARRY Party, which feaHarry’s taste is still pretty out there. She cites the material, mainly Partured many of the freaky South African hip-hop group Die Antwoord as allel Lines, Blondie’s New York punk and visual art community’s more one of her favorite contemporary acts. 1978 breakout album that included Heart of Glass. She also presents them as evidence of how things But the new album’s working title, Ghosts of Down- outre personalities. As Blondie began to wind down, Harry transi- have changed in the Web-friendly world, which alload, doesn’t evoke retro-minded Studio 54-style lowed the bizarro blonde duo unfiltered access to glamour so much as the B-list sci-fi title tucked into tioned into a career as an actress and solo musician. In both pursuits, she made some edgy choices. the masses. the outer reaches of your Netflix queue. For her 1981 solo debut, Koo Koo, she hired Swiss During the ’70s, Harry moved to New York to be Chatting with Rolling Stone magazine in August, Stein explained the record’s concept, saying, “It’s surrealist H.R. Giger, best known for designing the freaky, but it’s no longer necessary to relocate. “I all about spirits in the background of electricity in alien in Alien, to craft the cover art and direct a mu- think the world has changed, as far as the idea of sic video for her single Backfired. going to New York,” she says. “Now we have the Indata.” In 1983, she starred in Videodrome, an early movie ternet.” That might seem like a bit of a genre jump for a band that defined late-’70s cool chic, but there is by Canadian sci-fi and horror director David Cronenberg. Leitko is a freelance writer for The Washington Post some precedent.

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TORONTO — Who knew that tears could be a sartorial hazard at the Toronto International Film Festival? But French director Nils Tavernier confronted just such a situation after his uplifting drama The Finishers screened over the weekend. “People wanted to take me in their arms to say thank you,” Tavernier said Monday in an interview when asked about the audience reaction at the screening. “The women were crying and they wanted to share the love they had of the film with me ... so my jacket was totally wet.” The Finishers tells the story of wheelchairbound teen Julien (played by newcomer Fabien Heraud) who convinces his father Paul (Jacques Gamblin) that the pair should enter a triathlon together. The youth is inspired by Team Hoyt — a reallife American fatherand-son partnership who compete in such events. After Jacques reluctantly agrees, the pair begin to train: the father swims while pulling his son in a boat, runs while pushing his wheelchair and cycles with him in a specially outfitted bike. The actual competition scenes were shot during the 2012 Ironman France, resulting in breathtaking panoramas of the Cote d’Azur captured by Tavernier, who has a background in documentary film. As it happened, the competition scenes were some of the first in the film that were shot, creating a harsh initiation for rookie actor Heraud, who also uses a wheelchair in real life. While the 19-year-old admitted to some fear (the film contains some

harrowing cycling sequences), he had faith in his co-star. “We trusted one another,” Heraud said in French through an interpreter. Gamblin, in turn, had high praise for the budding actor. “Fabien (became) an actor in a few days. He didn’t know anything about acting. But he’s very sensitive and very intelligent.” While The Finishers is a tale of physical triumph, it is, at its heart, a father-son story, something that struck a chord with Gamblin. The actor said he had a difficult relationship with his own father that was improved through sports. As for the sentimental reaction The Finishers inspired at TIFF, Gamblin said he knew he was part

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FRONT MEMORIAL MARCH The public is invited to join Red Deer Emergency Services and the RCMP for a Memorial March on Wednesday. The ceremony will honour all firefighters and police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The ceremony will start at 9:30 and runs until about 10 a.m. Honour guards from Red Deer Emergency Services, Red Deer RCMP and members of Red Deer County Fire Department will be on the west steps of Red Deer City Hall. Both Canadian and City of Red Deer flags will be lowered to half mast. Emergency Services will lay a wreath of remembrance and observe a minute of silence to reflect firefighters and police officers who have lost their lives in service to their communities.

TERRY FOX RUN SUNDAY Join the family friendly Terry Fox Run at Heritage Ranch on Sunday. There are no entry fees and no minimum pledges required. Run organizer Loretta Winia said donations are very important but they want to bring people out to raise awareness about the need for cancer research, too. Every year, the local race raises on average $20,000. Winia hopes to match or better the tally. Participants are invited to walk, run, wheel up to 10 km on Red Deer’s trails starting at noon. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Door prizes and barbecue will follow. Terry Fox Runs are also scheduled on Sunday in Eckville, Sylvan Lake, Sundre, Rocky Mountain House and Olds. For more information, visit www.terryfox.org or call 1-888-836-9786. For more information on Red Deer’s run, call Winia at 403-3464005.

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Pedestrian issues appeal after being hit in crosswalk ASKS DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A 32-year-old Red Deer woman who was struck by a vehicle and suffered a broken leg is calling for motorists to pay more attention at crosswalks. Emily Lange says she was walking home from a local restaurant on Friday night when she crossed the street at a marked crosswalk near Hamilton Drive and Taylor Drive in north Red Deer. The marked crosswalk was illuminated, indicating it was in use by pedestrians. Lange said she waited a few seconds before crossing. “I am walking past this first car and all of a sudden I hear this vehicle speeding up,” said Lange. “He sped up and when I was walking past that car he smacked me. I went flying a couple of metres and he broke my leg. I am bruised all over. I am lucky I am not dead.” Lange said her left leg will be in an air cast for the next six weeks. She said she it was raining at the time but other cars had stopped so there is no excuse for not following the traffic rules. “I think (drivers) should be careful when they are driving,” said Lange. “It could have been a child or someone with a (baby) carriage. I didn’t die. ... I could have been croaked.” Red Deer RCMP said they responded to a call of a pedestrian being struck in the northbound lanes of Taylor Drive

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Synchronized traffic light tests look promising More traffic lights on Red Deer’s busy streets may be synchronized in the future. Early results from the city’s 30th Avenue light synchronization pilot look promising, suggesting a smoother and faster ride. The lights on 30th Avenue between 32nd Street and 55th Street switched to fixed-time synchronization during peak hours for northbound and southbound traffic in early August. The aim behind the pilot is to improve the traffic flow on one of Red Deer’s high-traffic streets. “We have done some initial trial runs after the lights were changed,” said David Arnott, a city traffic engineer. “The results look promising so we are encouraged by that. We are continuing to make minor adjustments to see if we can improve what we have.” Arnott did not give specifics on the trial runs but indicated the times to travel on 30th Avenue during these peak times were reduced. The city is measuring travel times and delays along 30th Avenue compared to the real-time monitoring system. More information will be available after the pilot wraps up at the end of September. Based on the results and public feedback, the city will determine if the lights will remain synchronized on 30th Avenue and whether to introduce other similar pilot projects on busy streets.

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Hit-and-run victim Emily Lange suffered a broken tibia and several bruises after being struck by a car in a crosswalk on Taylor Drive near the Dawe Centre last Friday. near Hamilton Drive around 10:15 p.m. Police say the vehicle did not slow down when it hit Lange and continued north before turning onto 67th Street. The suspect vehicle is described as an older model. If you have information that can assist the

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Wong seeking fourth term on city council BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Seeking a fourth term on city council, Frank Wong says he has the knowledge and experience to keep Red Deer on track. Widely known as a champion for north Red Deer, Coun. Wong says he has the interests of the entire city in mind. Wong said he probably attends more open houses and public events than any of the current councillors. “I care about the whole city,” said Wong, Frank Wong 66. “That’s why I ran. I like to serve our citizens after I retired and that’s what I am doing.” Wong said he is a man of few words but when he does speak people listen because he makes sense. “I go to the people,” said Wong. “I do listen to all (concerns) and I try to act on most of them or speak to them.” Wong will continue to work for balanced growth north of Red Deer River by initiating planning for residential and commercial use areas north of the river, close to the Queen’s

Industrial Park. He said this past term council did a great job of planning and celebrating the city’s centennial events, including opening the new skate park and a spray park. Another highlight over the last term was finishing the upgrades on Little Gaetz Avenue, said Wong. In the next few years, he would like to see more private development in downtown Red Deer and better synchronization of the traffic lights. Wong was the longest serving planning staffer in the City of Red Deer, from 1972 to 2004. He was first elected in 2004. Also in the running for council are incumbents Buck Buchanan, Lynne Mulder, Paul Harris and Dianne Wyntjes. Newcomers Lawrence Lee, Matt Chapin, David Helm, Terry Balgobin, Victor Mobley, Calvin Goulet-Jones, Tanya Handley, Dawna Morey, Jonathan Wieler, Serge Gingras, Bob Bevins, Ken Johnston, Janella Spearing, Troy Wavrecan and Darren Young are also seeking a seat on council. Newcomers William Horn and Chad Mason and Councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer are running for mayor. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Witnesses continue testimony today in relation to a fatal explosion in Innisfail in the fall of 2011. Victoria Shachtay, 23, was killed no Nov. 25, 2011, while opening a package delivered to the door of her home. Police later arrested Brian Andrew Malley, 56, on charges of firstdegree murder and two counts of causing an explosion likely to cause harm or death. Represented by Edmonton lawyer Bob Aloneissi, Malley pleaded not guilty and asked for a preliminary hearing before proceeding to trial. The hearing opened before Judge Jim Hunter in Red Deer provincial court on Monday and is

scheduled to take three weeks. Additional time may be needed for evidence that Aloneissi said is still missing from the package given to him by Crown prosecutors in advance of the hearing. Preliminary hearings may be held to test the Crown’s case before proceeding to trial. The Crown must demonstrate that its case is strong enough for a reasonable chance of getting a conviction. Evidence from a preliminary hearing, including the names and roles of various witnesses, cannot be made public until it is introduced at trial. Malley was released from custody on June 29, 2012.

Safety, transportation among issues for candidate McKenna BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Making Red Deer a safer place to live and improving transportation are high priorities for a Red Deer city council candidate. Dan McKenna, 61, a casino gambling consultant who guides local charities through the process of putting on a fundraising casino, an- Dan McKenna nounced his intentions to run for council on Monday. “I perceive myself to be the most honest politician that is ever going to sit in the seat in an elected capacity because when you see Dan McKenna you’re going to get the truth,” said McKenna. “If you don’t like it, too bad because you are going to get the truth.” McKenna says he’s straight forward with nothing pretentious about him. “People will relate to me,” said McKenna. “I am a good old boy. I think people will gravitate to that. People want a down-home guy. If you think back to Ralph Klein, people gravitated to him because he was a good old boy.” McKenna said he is disen-

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chanted with the current council and feels residents need a new voice at the table. McKenna said Red Deer was once rated the second most dangerous city in the country to live. While this is not the case any longer, the 61-year-old wants to ensure this stays the same while working with the local RCMP. McKenna said he would like to improve the transportation options for people with disabilities and increase number of taxis operating in the city to ensure people have a safe ride home from bars. He wants a closer look at city spending to improve accountability. McKenna has lived in Red Deer for 20 years with wife, Bev. He has a step-son Calvin, 27, and a daughter Angela, 20. He has volunteered with local organizations including the Canadian Paraplegic Association. Newcomers Jerry Anderson, Terry Balgobin, Dawna Morey, Victor Mobley, Jonathan Wieler, Janella Spearing, Ken Johnston, David Helm, Serge Gingras, Tanya Handley, Troy Wavrecan, Darren Young, Lawrence Lee, Calvin Goulet-Jones, Bob Bevins and Matt Chapin are also in the running. Incumbents Paul Harris, Dianne Wyntjes, Lynne Mulder, Frank Wong and Buck Buchanan are seeking another term. Councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer, newcomers William Horn and Chad Mason are vying for mayor. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Police hunt robbery suspect Red Deer police are on the hunt after a suspect robbed a woman at knifepoint on Aug. 30. At about 10:55 p.m., a male approached a female outside of an apartment building at 54th Street and 47A Avenue in Red Deer and asked her how her night was. The male then pulled a knife out of his pocket and demanded money. The attacker took an undisclosed amount of cash from the female and fled westbound on 54th Street on foot. The victim did not suffer any injuries. The male suspect is described as: 1.8 metres (about five foot 11) tall and medium Robbery suspect build; wearing a white hoodie, dark colored jeans and running shoes; and with a deep voice and crooked nose. Anyone with information that will assist the RCMP in identifying the suspect is asked to call the Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Great Chief Park grounds keeper Larry Demchuk uses a gas powered blower to move leaves across a roadway at Great Chief Park. Over the weekend, the leaves on the poplar trees in the park around the main parking lot went through a quick colour change and began to fall, said Demchuk. Dealing with the fallen, fall colour will be an ongoing process over the next two weeks, said Demchuk.

Toxic waste accepted The City of Red Deer is encouraging residents to gather their household toxic waste and drop it off at the city waste management site this weekend. The household toxic waste round-up runs Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the waste management site at 1709 40th Ave. The site is located on the east side of 40th Avenue and the south side of 19th Street. The roundup is intended to keep hazardous products out of the landfill. The items accepted at the toxic roundup include propane cylinders, barbecue starters, batteries, paint and paint thinners, butane refills, car waxes and polishes, brake and transmission fluids, drain cleaners, weed killer, disinfectants, gasoline, kerosene, aerosol sprays (including paint, hairspray and air fresheners), polishes, cleaners, and stain removers. Used motor oil and prescription drugs are not accepted. For a full list of hazardous waste the city accepts and refuses, check www.reddeer.ca/envservices. For more details call 403-340-2583. The city accepts toxic waste only from city households.

Suspects sought after drug raid Three Hills RCMP are looking for two suspects after a drug raid on Saturday. With the help of the Olds RCMP, members from both detachments converged on an Elnora shop on Main Street and executed a search warrant. While police located and seized a firearm, an undisclosed amount of marijuana and equipment related to drug trafficking, no persons or suspects were located at the scene. Police have identified two suspects but did not release details. T

Murder trial dates moved Trial dates for a man accused of killing his father were moved forward after he changed his mode of

trial to judge alone. Aaron Guilbault, 32, pleaded not guilty earlier to a charge of second-degree murder. The charge was laid when his father Tim Guilbault’s body was found on Nov. 5, 2012, at a family residence west of Bowden. Tim Guilbault, 58, was a Red Deer city councillor before relocating to Calgary for work in 1995. His son, who has remained in custody and undergone a series of psychiatric examinations since his arrest, previously asked to be tried by a judge and jury in the Court of Queen’s Bench. His trial had been set for Jan. 12, 2015. The change in plea enabled the court to schedule a slightly shorter trial, now set for judge alone on Nov. 3 to 21, 2014. Guilbault will remain in custody pending the outcome of his trial.

Proceedings against woman stayed Criminal proceedings have been stayed against a woman accused of not providing the necessities of life in relation to the death of a child. Amanda Ledieu, 36, of the Rocky Mountain House area was charged by police investigating the death of a six-year-old boy who fell into a sewer lagoon. Ledieu was scheduled for trial by judge and jury in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, starting on Monday and running through to Friday. However, the trial was abandoned on July 11 when the Crown prosecutor stayed proceedings. The Crown is not required to provide reasons for a stay, which means proceedings remain in limbo for up to a year. Proceedings are discharged if no action is taken within that year.

No trial set into dumping of body Trial dates remain at issue for an Edmonton man accused of killing an acquaintance and then dumping her body in a ditch near Innisfail in the fall of 2011. Mark Damien Lindsay is charged with second-

degree murder, performing and indignity to human remains and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Dana Jane Turner, 31. Turner’s remains were located on Oct. 9, 2011. She had been reported missing by family members in Sherwood Park almost two months earlier. Lindsay appeared in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday to set a date for his trial. However, issues arose when it was discovered that he was to be tried by judge and jury on the murder charge, but by judge alone on the other two charges. An agent representing his lawyer, who could not attend court on Monday, was unable to resolve the confusion. Defence counsel Robert Shaigec of Edmonton is to attend court on Oct. 7 to confirm Lindsay’s mode of trial and set dates accordingly. Lindsay remains in custody pending the outcome of his trial.

Jury trial into beating, torture A jury will be assembled in 2015 to hear evidence against a man accused of beating and torturing his girlfriend and her two children. The 25-year-old man was arrested on June 16, 2012, by Red Deer City RCMP called to a home in the Glendale subdivision, where neighbours reported seeing a man outside the house, kicking a little child. Police allege that the six-year-old boy, found smeared in feces, was admitted to hospital with multiple injuries, including burns on his arm and damage to the corneas of both eyes. The man’s name is withheld to protect the identities of the youngsters, who may be called as witnesses in his trial. He is facing multiple counts of assault and aggravated assault after his former girlfriend came forward earlier this year with evidence she had previously withheld. His trial has been set for two weeks, starting on Jan. 12, 2015.

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Spring cleaning in August In my last column I talked about plans for our asof-yet not-quite-finished honey house. While it awaits its future use, the building has become something of a catch-all. There is nothing more magnetic than an empty building. Bee equipment has been joined by an old television set, boxes of wool, buckets, hoes, shovels, rakes, boxes of newspapers for future mulching projects and even a box labelled “old sheets and towels” giving the impression I am something of a hoarder. An organized hoarder, but a hoarder nonetheless. As August came to a close I finally started cleaning out the sheds; an annual ritual that usually takes place in the spring. SHANNON As I sorted through the acMCKINNON cumulation of clutter in the honey house I came across the hammock. I couldn’t believe it. Carrying the woven sling with its Velcro attached pillow up the slope to the hammock frame and hooking it on is one of my favourite spring rituals. It speaks of long, languid, afternoons; of lemonade, watermelon and evenings spent with friends around the fire pit. Of new books, birdsong and freshly mowed grass. Of sunshine, searching for shapes in the clouds and star gazing. As I stared at the heap of hemp in the corner of the honey house I realized I had done almost none of these things. The realization was worsened by the fact that this was the summer I had been so determined to find time for all those things and more. I had even decided to downsize the garden to free up time for other pursuits. I closed down the lower garden that has served us well for almost 15 years and moved to the expanded upper garden closer to the house. I made it through the winter without adding the old garden to my growing plans, which is saying something. Every gardener who lives in an area with six to seven months of winter knows the seductive lure of a pad of grid paper and a stack of seed catalogues. But I held firm. I did not succumb. Come spring I still remained resolute. My upper garden measures approximately 70 X 140 feet and I also have a border of shrubs, trees and perennials

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that run almost 400 feet along our driveway. And then there’s a few beds around the house itself, two more on either side of a shed and another by the fire pit area. And the horses, sheep, bees and…oh yeah, “work”. It’s enough. It’s more than enough. The 64 X 64 foot lower garden still held three rows of raspberries, three apple trees, rhubarb and a couple cherry trees. I covered the rest of the space where I used to grow vegetables with hay tarps to suppress the weeds and as a reminder of how that part of the garden was closed. In June it occurred to me that a row of haskaps would be nice so I peeled back the tarp and planted three; rows that is. And then I remembered how much I enjoyed eating gooseberries as a kid, so I added a row of those. Then I spotted some currants and remembered the beautiful jam my grandma used to make. By July the tarp was long gone and I had added a goji bush and a couple jostaberries—a cross between a black currant and a gooseberry—and a couple saskatoon bushes and some plums. I tell people it’s not a garden, it’s an orchard. Though how that makes any difference is anyone’s guess. The weeds certainly don’t differentiate. They find my “orchard” to be the same wonderful playground they did before. Small wonder I forgot about the hammock. I figured I could read the situation in one of two ways. Either I was four months behind, this being the end of August and me still not putting the hammock up, or I was a month ahead, with the hammock already tucked away for winter. The latter certainly reflected better on me and as tempted as I was to be ahead of the game for a change, I just couldn’t do it. I hauled the hammock up to the frame and hooked it in place. And then I climbed into it and looked up at the clouds. I had only been swaying in place for three minutes when I heard a distinct honking. There, flying through a break in the clouds, was a flock of geese in a loose V formation. I pretended they were returning from the south for the summer. “Welcome back,” I said with conviction. But it was no use. These weren’t the crisp V’s of spring, but the comical sideway dashes and loud reprimanding honks of the practice V’s of early fall. I watched until they were out of sight and then I went down to weed the orchard. Shannon McKinnon is a humour columnist from Northern BC. You can catch up on past columns by visiting www.shannonmckinnon.com

Making friends with fear Make friends with fear “The hero and the coward both feel exactly the same fear.” — Constantine “Cus” D’Amato, American boxing manager and trainer

we can live a full and vibrant life by denying aspects of our emotional self. All emotions are important; therefore all must be acknowledged and respected. As Mark Twain noted, “Courage is not the absence of fear; “I’m afraid of fear.” courage is the mastery of I thought it was an fear.” interestAt its most ing admisbasic level, sion. I had fear is a surbeen talkvival instinct ing with a — necessary friend about for response her life and to threats and asked what dangers. Fear she felt had has protected been the our species greatest obfrom extincstacle standtion. Withing in the out fear, we way of her wouldn’t have happiness. known to run “Whenaway from ever I want predators or MURRAY to try somestep back from FUHRER thing new, the edge of the I feel this abyss. Fear begreat fear comes an issue welling up when we allow inside me.” ourselves to I could relate. shut down or become irFor most of my life rational in its presence. fear had been my primaWhen we step out of ry motivator. Sometimes our comfort zone, it’s onit was a vague uneasiness ly natural that we expeand other times an illogi- rience the fear response. cal panic that threatened But there is nothing to overwhelm me. more exciting than conCertain experiences fronting fear head first in my life had nurtured and engaging it. I’ve fear within me and I leapt from an airplane seemed unable to quell at 10,000 feet and I can it. It seemed as if fear was my arch enemy in life. Over time I began to realize that my real enemy was my lack of understanding of fear. Like my friend, many of us have tried to segregate aspects of our emotional spectrum, labelling feelings such as love and joy as healthy while others — fear, for example — as harmful. You were probably told not to be afraid of anything — that fear was illogical and unnecessary. Part of the problem lies in our association of fear with such words as weakness or cowardice. “I ain’t a-scared of nothing,” one old-timer I know used to say regularly — even though most things in the modern world scared him near to death. We’ve been told that fear stops us from living a life of passion and dreams can only be achieved when we release ourselves from fear. That’s only partially true. It is unhealthy and unrealistic to expect that

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tell you I was fully aware of my fear and had not released it. But leaping through fear brings with it a rush of adrenaline and excitement that is unsurpassed: a natural and positive drug — the ultimate high. That’s why people’s bucket lists usually include items like skydiving, climbing mountains or touring the world – not falling asleep in front of the television or dying at their desk. The stories we share with others and the dreams we hold dear usually involve facing the unknown and challenging our fears. Fear and possibility live in the unknown. Even great dreams are usually a little scary. My father once told me that if a goal didn’t frighten me at least a little bit, it wasn’t big enough. When we feel the fear of chasing a big dream, with that also comes the awesome reality of realizing that dream. While fear provides many direct benefits to anyone who acknowledges it and overcomes it, fear can also provide a path into the depths of our own psyche, helping us understand the subconscious feelings that drive us. Fear can be a powerful and positive

force for change when we use fear to our advantage. Every time fear shows up, we have an opportunity to learn something about ourselves. Fear brings with it a tremendous amount of information for the person willing to delve deep and decipher the message. Fear tries to keep us safe based upon what we perceive as a threat. I have met people who consider love a threat – who consider success, friendship, abundance, financial prosperity and even good health as a threat. If we simply rely on our fear to achieve safety, fear will take it upon itself to remove us from the perceived danger. That could mean sabotaging our efforts at a healthy relationship because we feel undeserving of love. It could mean removing us from the possibility of a great job because you feel inadequate for the task and unworthy of success. It could even mean making unhealthy lifestyle choices because we hold the belief that all disease is genetic or that failing health is preordained.

Human trafficking a terrible reality Question: I’ve never kept tight controls on my teenagers. I don’t enforce strict curfews or get uptight when they come in late at night. But recently, I read an article about sexual slavery and human trafficking in our community, and it left me deeply unsettled. Am I overreacting? Jim: Human trafficking is a terrible reality that impacts not only the developing world, but middleclass neighborhoods right here in the U.S. So yes, you need to be aware of this dark underside of contemporary culture. At the same time, alarmist fears are helpful to no one. You don’t want to scare your kids unnecessarily. Nor is it wise to convey an attitude of suspicion or distrust to your teens without good cause. Statistically, they face far greater danger from simply riding in an automobile every day than they do from the possibility of trafficking. You know your kids best, JIM and you’re in the best position DALY to determine whether they might be vulnerable to this kind of deception and victimization. Are they troubled in any way? Do they struggle in school? Are they slipping academically, dealing with social rejection or facing bully problems? Are they new in the neighborhood, unpopular with their classmates, insecure or low on self-esteem? If so, their innate desire for some kind of human connection could make them easy targets. The best way to prevent this is to make sure you’re building strong relationships with your kids. The family should be their primary point of connection. You can protect them against all kinds of negative outside influences by forging a bond of mutual trust. Make it clear that they can always come to you with their needs, problems and concerns. While your first responsibility is to your own kids, it’s also important for everyone to do their part to ensure their communities are safe. Keep your radar up for signs of suspicious activity in your community. If, at any point, you come across evidence that your children or anyone else you know have become caught up in human trafficking, contact local authorities or call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888. Question: My wife has “given up drinking” several times only to end up back on the bottle. She’s lost her job, our household is showing signs of neglect, and the whole family is slowly going to pieces. What can I do to reverse this negative trend? Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: We’re very sorry to learn about this painful situation. One thing is for certain: You can’t navigate it alone. Your wife, especially, needs to enlist outside help to combat her addiction. The Lighthouse Network is a clearinghouse for substance abuse referrals. People there can help you locate a facility in your area that will help your wife take some positive steps toward recovery. They can also provide information regarding the insurance companies that are prepared to work with these facilities. You can contact Lighthouse Network at 1-877-562-2565. Another option for long-term treatment of alcoholism is the Salvation Army. This service is offered free of charge. Visit www.salvationarmyusa.org for information regarding local treatment centers. You can also find out about local Alcoholics Anonymous groups at www.aa.org. Finally, you should think about enlisting the help of a qualified professional, not only to help your wife, but to help your entire family navigate these difficult waters. Contact Focus on the Family (focusonthefamily.com) for a free consultation with one of our staff counselors, as well as a referral to longterm counseling in your area. God bless you and your family as you go through this dark time together.

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TORONTO — New research is adding weight to the idea that a combination of existing drugs may help some patients infected with the new MERS coronavirus. The findings could prove to be important because there is no vaccine to prevent the infection and no drugs specifically designed to mitigate the damage it does in severe cases. Infections with the new virus continue to pile up, particularly in Saudi Arabia. On Saturday the World Health Organization put the global count of MERS infections at 114 with 54 deaths. But since then Saudi authorities have announced eight additional cases, three of them fatal. That will push the global total to 122 cases and 57 deaths. The new research into the drug combo shows it helps reduce the severity of disease in macaque monkeys deliberately infected with MERS. While the regimen was previously tested in kidney cells from monkeys, these findings are the first showing what happens when the drugs are used in living animals. Macaques given ribavirin and interferon alpha 2b after having been infected with the MERS coronavirus were less sick than infected animals that weren’t given the therapy. As well, follow-up autopsies of the treated and untreated animals showed lower levels of virus in tissues and less lung

damage in the treated animals. “Everything fit together towards suggesting that treatment definitely helps lead to a better outcome than the absence of treatment,” said Darryl Falzarano, a Canadian scientist who is the lead author of the study, published Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine. The work was done at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont. Falzarano is currently a visiting fellow at the facility. When the new coronavirus first hit the scientific community’s radar about a year ago, several labs began trying to figure out if drugs already in the world’s medicine cabinet might help combat the disease the virus triggers. Developing a new drug from scratch can take years. Persuading a pharmaceutical company the sales potential warrants production, pushing the new compound through clinical trials and securing regulatory approval adds tens of millions of dollars in costs and additional years to the process. If MERS starts to spread more widely among people, the world wouldn’t have that kind of time, scientists reasoned. So they started to test old drugs, alone and in combination. Interferon alpha 2b is a synthetic version of a protein made by the human immune system. Ribavirin is an antiviral drug used for infections like hepatitis C.

Students eat for free in Boston, other cities FAMILY INCOME NOT A FACTOR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Some students toted lunchboxes to the first day of school in Boston this week, but district administrators are expecting that could become a more unusual sight as parents learn about a federal program that is now providing all public school students in the city with free breakfast and lunch. The nation’s oldest school system has joined a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that has spread to 10 states and the District of Columbia that offers students two free meals every school day, whether or not their families can afford them. “It’s one less weight and one less burden for parents,” said Joshua Rivera, whose son is a second-grader at the Maurice J. Tobin School in Boston’s Roxbury section. Known as Community Eligibility Option, the program is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. For schools to qualify, federal officials said, more than 40 per cent of students have to be getting food stamps or aid through certain other federal assistance programs. Besides easing hunger, school officials said, the program eliminates

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A more fruitful approach may be to ask yourself why you feel fear in a particular situation. Much of the assistance fear provides happens at an unconscious level, so unless we introduce self-awareness into the equation, fear will continue to control our life and diminish our opportunities. Be open to this experience — lean into it. You may be surprised by what you discover. The renowned French author and dramatist, Andre Gide once wrote, “There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.” Remember why fear is here and you’ll recognize it as friend and not foe. Fear is your friend and ally on your path to success. When fear shows up, welcome it and ask for its help in revealing and resolving issues in your life. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on selfesteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www. extremeesteem.ca

— DR. DUNCAN STEWART CEO AND SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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TORONTO — Canadian researchers have begun a trial using genetically enhanced stem cells in the hope they can repair a patient’s heart muscle after a major heart attack. The researchers, who announced the start of the study Thursday in Ottawa, believe they are the first in the world to test genetically boosted stem cells as a possible means of rejuvenating severely damaged heart muscle. The experimental therapy uses stem cells extracted from a patient’s blood within days to a few weeks after a major heart attack, said principal investigator Dr. Duncan Stewart, CEO and scientific director of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Scientists enhance these progenitor cells with a gene called endothelial nitric oxide synthase, which is known to stimulate blood vessel growth and improve tissue healing. These beefedup stem cells are then infused into the patient’s heart through the coronary artery involved in the heart attack. “Stem cells have incredible potential to repair and regenerate damaged organs, but cells that come from heart attack patients don’t have the same healing abilities as those from young, healthy adults,” said Stewart. The cells are as old as the patient and have been exposed to the same factors that led to the heart attack. “Our strategy is to rejuvenate these stem cells by providing extra copies of a gene that is essential for their regenerative activity, so that they better stimulate heart repair, reduce scar tissue and restore the heart’s ability to pump blood efficiently — in other words to help the heart fix itself.” Harriet Garrow, who suffered a major heart attack in July, is the first patient to have been treated as part of the two-year trial, which will enrol 100 patients at a number of centres in Canada, starting with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Other hospitals in Montreal and Toronto will be added. Garrow, 68, isn’t sure which therapy she received. The study is a double-blind, randomized control trial, meaning that patients are randomly selected to get one of three treatments — the genetically enhanced stem cells, non-enhanced stem cells or a placebo

‘STEM CELLS HAVE INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL TO REPAIR AND REGENERATE DAMAGED ORGANS.’

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the expense and time of handling paperwork for students who qualify for reduced or free meals and also helps erase a stigma that plagued some students from poor families. With the program’s adoption in Boston, education officials said, the city joins schools in cities including Grand Rapids, Mich., Atlanta and Washington, D.C., in a program that will be available across the country starting in the 2014-2015 school year. Efrain Toledano, principal of the Tobin School in Boston, said he expects the program will cut down on potential disruptions at the K-8 school by easing hunger pangs that could be linked to classroom misbehaviour. “We know that calm stomachs means calm students who are ready to learn in classrooms,” he said Wednesday. Michael Peck, director of Food and Nutrition Services for Boston Public Schools, said 76 per cent of students already had qualified for free or reduced price meals. He said the program will save the district money, partly because officials won’t have to hire couriers to drop off and pick up applications for reduced or free meals at the city’s more than 120 schools. They also may be able to cancel the armoured car pickups of cafeteria money.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013

Rebels trade Pouliot to Kamloops BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Bolton Pouliot lived up to his part of the deal and now has a second life as a Western Hockey League goaltender. “I told him this summer to come back and be a trooper, work hard in camp and during practices and I’d see what I could do to find him a place in the league to play,” Red Deer Rebels GM/head Bolton Pouliot coach Brent Sutter said Monday, after trading Pouliot to the Kamloops Blazers in return for a sixth-round pick in the 2016 WHL bantam draft. “He’s going to a good place and he’s excited about it.” With 20-year-old netminder Patrik Bartosak slated to return to the Rebels, there was simply no room for a 19-year-old back-up. “When Los Angeles committed to sending Patty back (after selecting the

CHL goalie of the year in June’s NHL pretty awesome place to play. summer. entry draft ) it changed our thought “I’m just packing now. I’m leaving The Calgary native admitted he left process here as far as how we were go- for Kamloops at 6 a.m. tomorrow and Red Deer with mixed emotions. ing to deal with this,” said Sutter. plan on being there at 2 p.m. for prac“Red Deer has been nothing but “Now we have two young goalies tice. It’s a quick turnaround, but I’m awesome for me. I was given a lot of in (Taz) Burman and (Rylan) Toth and super excited about the opportunity.” opportunities there, I got to play when we’ll see which one we end I was a pretty young kid,” up keeping to be Patty’s backsaid Pouliot. “I have no up. The other one will go back ‘I KNEW THAT COMING INTO CAMP. I KNEW regrets with Red Deer, (to midget AAA) and develop they are one of the best — THE SITUATION I WAS IN.’ through the season and hopeif not the best — organizafully come back here next tions in the league and — BOLTON POULIOT year to give us a two-goalie they treat their players tandem that can be here for incredibly well.” awhile.” Pouliot’s time in Red Deer was He admitted it was somewhat difPouliot, reached at his home in Cal- marked by inconsistency. He some- ficult to leave the many friends he had gary, was well aware of the fact he was times showed signs of being a solid on the team. no longer in the Rebels’ plans. starter when given the opportunity, but “Of course it was tough to say good“I knew that coming into camp. I could never maintain that form. bye, but at the same time the guys knew the situation I was in,” said the In 40 regular-season games with the knew the situation I was in and they club’s seventh-round pick in the 2009 Rebels since joining the club in 2010 wanted the best for me,” said Pouliot. bantam draft. as a 16-year-old, Pouliot posted a 8-17- “They know that I’m going somewhere “Brent and I talked lots in the sum- 0-4 record with a 3.18 goals-against av- where I’ll get a chance to play. They’re mer about it. We knew that Patty was erage and .902 save percentage. super happy and excited for me at the going to come back and they wanted a And now he’s off to Kamloops where same time.” young guy in there (as the No. 2 goal- he will likely battle for the back-up ● The Rebels conclude their preie), and rightfully so. I had to come position, behind probable 19-year-old season schedule this weekend, taking into camp this year and help the young starter Taran Kozun. on the Edmonton Oil Kings in Lacombe kids and work with them . . . be a posiPouliot will also be a teammate of Friday and tangling with the Medicine tive attitude around the dressing room Blazers forward Aspen Sterzer, the Hat Tigers Saturday at Stettler. Both and hopefully I’d end up somewhere. brother of his finance, Sierra Sterzer. games start at 7 p.m. Luckily it’s somewhere beautiful and a The two plan to get married next gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Lucky No. 13: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic

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Rafael Nadal, of Spain, holds up the championship trophy after beating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men’s singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, in New York.

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U.S. OPEN

NEW YORK — Hard to believe this is the same Rafael Nadal who was home during the U.S. Open a year ago, nursing a bad left knee. Hard to believe this is the guy sent packing in the first round of Wimbledon in June, losing against someone ranked 135th. Looking fit as can be and maybe even better than ever, the No. 2-ranked Nadal pulled away from No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Monday in a taut, tense U.S. Open final for his 13th Grand Slam title. “This is probably the most emotional one in my career,” Nadal said. “I know I had to be almost perfect to win.” They started in sunlight and finished at night, a 3-hour, 21-minute miniseries of cliffhangers and plot twists and a pair of protagonists who inspired standing ovations in the middle of games. “Probably nobody brings my game to the limit like Novak,” said Nadal, who collected $3.6 million in prize money, including a $1 million bonus for results during the North American hard-court circuit. There was no quit in either of them, during points that lasted 15, 25, even more than 50 strokes. Those rallies went so long, rarely over when they appeared to be, and spectators often shouted out during the course of play, prompting Nadal to complain to the chair umpire.

This was their 37th match against each other, the most between any two men in the Open era, and Nadal has won 22. It also was their third head-to-head U.S. Open final in the last four years. Nadal beat Djokovic for the 2010 title, and Djokovic won their rematch in 2011. They know each other’s games so well, and play such similar hustle-to-every-ball styles, but in the end, it was Nadal who was superior. “He was too good. He definitely deserved to win this match today and this trophy,” Djokovic said. “Obviously disappointing to lose a match like this.” Nadal improved to 22-0 on hard courts and 60-3 overall in 2013 with 10 titles, including at the French Open, which made him the first man with at least one Grand Slam trophy in nine consecutive seasons. The 27-year-old Spaniard’s total of 13 major championships ranks third in the history of men’s tennis, behind only Roger Federer’s 17 and Pete Sampras’ 14. Nadal has won a record eight titles at the French Open, two each at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, and one at the Australian Open. “Thirteen Grand Slams for a guy who is 27 years old is incredible,” said Djokovic, who owns six himself. “Whatever he achieved so far in his career, everybody should

respect, no question about it.” Nadal no longer wears the strips of white tape he once did to bolster his left knee, and the way he covered the court against Djokovic — switching from defence to offence in a blink — proved that while he says he still feels pain in that leg, he definitely does not have problems moving around. He was off the tour for about seven months, missing the London Olympics and U.S. Open last year, and the Australian Open this year. “The hardest part is the pain, always,” Toni Nadal, Rafael’s uncle and coach, told The Associated Press. “You have pain, and you play. But the problem is you never know if you can run so fast, like before, or if you can play against the best players. From one day to (the next), it’s difficult, always.” Nadal sure has managed to hide it well. He improved to 8-3 against Djokovic in Grand Slam matches, including a thriller of a semifinal at the French Open, which Nadal won 9-7 in the fifth set after trailing. These two also played the longest Grand Slam final in history, a nearly six-hour struggle that left both needing to sit in chairs during the ceremony after Djokovic’s victory at the 2012 Australian Open. This time, when it ended with a forehand into the net by Djokovic, Nadal dropped to his back on the court, saluted by an Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that included the Queen of Spain.

Usmanee can’t wait for another shot at title WANTS TO TANGLE WITH RANCES BARTHELEMY AGAIN BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Another world title shot might be just around the corner for Red Deer boxer Arash Usmanee. Usmanee battled IBF junior featherweight champion Argenis Mendez to a draw Aug. 23 in Verona, N.Y. Mendez is now rumoured to be moving up to another weight class, which could leave Rances Barthelemy and Usmanee as the Nos. 1 and 2 contenders for a vacant title. Barthelemy handed Usmanee his only loss last January in Miami, posting a controversial unanimous decision that enraged the likes of colourful fight commentator Teddy Atlas. Now the two could meet in a rematch with a belt on the line. “I might end up fighting him (Barthelemy) for the title, and that would be very good,” Usmanee said last Friday, while attending the Havoc Fighting Championship at the Westerner Prairie Pavilion. “He can’t do much more that he did the last time we fought and I know I can do

IBF much more. I already feel like I beat him. This would be an amazing fight and a big fight. It could be (televised) on HBO because everybody already knows about us and the controversial decision. “It would be an intriguing fight for all the boxing community. It would turn some heads and bring a lot of people to watch. It would be a big fight for a title.” While earning a draw against a world champion the calibre of Mendez is a fine accomplishment, the decision didn’t sit well with Usmanee, who owns a pro record of 201-1. “You always want to win. Every athlete at the highest level is never satisfied with a loss or a draw,” he insisted. The earlier loss to Barthelemy, he admitted, was actually a blessing in disguise. Many observers felt Usmanee deserved a better fate with his aggressive style, and the Mendez camp was obviously impressed with the 31-year-old former Red Deer Boxing Club member, hence the title fight

last month. “My fight against Barthelemy was a loss I didn’t like, but it opened many doors for me,” said Usmanee. “It gave me an opportunity for this last fight, and this last fight is going to open even more doors for me. “I’m not satisfied with the draw, but I’m happy to be where I’m at right now.” Usmanee, a former Canadian amateur champion, turned professional in 2008. He soon moved to Montreal and has since relocated to Las Vegas. He’s convinced that his moment of glory is not far off. That he’s this close is a testament to his commitment, mindset and rigid training. “I mean, God willing, we can never know in boxing . . . you could be so close and then get nothing out of it. You could be 14-15 years surviving without much income, and then get so close and get nothing,” he said. “Or you can make it and get millions in your bank, with titles. “Right now my dream is to get a title and then we’ll think about everything else. That’s my goal — I want to get a world title.” Usmanee doesn’t know if a

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Red Deer boxer Arash Usmanee is hoping for Another world title shot. bout with Barthelemy is next on his list. “I’m just going day to day, but my manager and my promoters are going crazy right now,” he said. “Their phone is going off the hook and all the champions want to fight me . . . all the title-holders

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at my weight, they want to fight me, and the best guy at 130 (pounds) is the guy I just fought and got a draw against. “The rest, in my opinion, is going to be hard, but probably not as hard.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

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Wednesday’s Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh at Texas, 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

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Monday’s Games Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3 Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 3 Pittsburgh 1, Texas 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 1 Houston at Seattle late Today’s Games Kansas City (Guthrie 13-10) at Cleveland (McAllister 7-8), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 8-4) at Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 9-7), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Williams 6-10) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-7), 5:07 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 9-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 8-7), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 15-7) at Texas (M.Perez 9-3), 6:05 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 11-8) at Chicago White Sox (Er.Johnson 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 11-6) at Minnesota (Hendriks 1-2), 6:10 p.m. Houston (Lyles 6-7)

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St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

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Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco

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LINESCORES MONDAY AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

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San Diego at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 5:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

at Seattle (J.Saunders 11-13), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh Cincinnati Washington

Monday’s Games Atlanta 5, Miami 2 Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati 0 Washington 9, N.Y. Mets 0 Pittsburgh 1, Texas 0 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late Colorado at San Francisco, late

New York 100 000 010 — 2 5 1 Baltimore 100 020 10x — 4 7 0 Sabathia, Warren (8) and Au.Romine, J.Murphy; Tillman, Tom.Hunter (8), Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters. W—Tillman 16-5. L—Sabathia 13-12. Sv—Ji. Johnson (43). HRs—New York, A.Rodriguez (5), Overbay (14). Kansas City 000 001 020 — 3 10 1 Cleveland 011 010 10x — 4 5 1 E.Santana, W.Davis (8) and S.Perez; U.Jimenez, Allen (8), Rzepczynski (8), J.Smith (8), C.Perez (9) and Y.Gomes. W—U.Jimenez 11-9. L—E.Santana 8-9. Sv—C.Perez (23). HRs— Kansas City, A.Gordon (18). Cleveland, As.Cabrera (11), Y.Gomes (10), C.Santana (18). Los Angeles 000 210 000 — 3 12 1 Minnesota 001 020 21x — 6 11 0 Weaver, Cor.Rasmus (7), Boshers (7), J.Gutierrez (8) and Iannetta; P.Hernandez, Pressly (5), Fien (7), Duensing (8), Burton (8), Perkins (9) and Pinto. W—Fien 4-2. L—Cor.Rasmus 0-1. Sv— Perkins (33). INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 000 000 100 — 1 6 0 Texas 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Cole, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin; Darvish, Scheppers (8), Cotts (9), Soria (9) and G.Soto. W—Cole 7-7. L—Darvish 12-8. Sv— Melancon (12). NATIONAL LEAGUE

Today’s Games San Diego (Cashner 8-8) at Philadelphia (Cloyd 2-3), 5:05 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 11-7) at Miami (Koehler 3-9), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 7-15) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 7-3), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 16-8) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 11-9), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 15-7) at Texas (M.Perez 9-3), 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 9-14) at St. Louis (S.Miller 12-9), 6:15 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 6-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Volquez 9-11), 8:10 p.m. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 16-6) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-5), 8:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 10:35 a.m. Pittsburgh at Texas, 12:05 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 1:45 p.m.

Chicago 011 000 000 — 2 7 0 Cincinnati 000 000 000 — 0 7 0 Tr.Wood, Strop (8), Gregg (9) and D.Navarro; Arroyo, Ondrusek (8), M.Parra (8), Simon (9) and Hanigan. W—Tr.Wood 9-11. L—Arroyo 13-11. Sv—Gregg (31). HRs—Chicago, Sweeney (6), Valbuena (11). Atlanta 000 500 000 — 5 5 1 Miami 000 000 200 — 2 8 0 Medlen, Avilan (7), Ayala (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann; H.Alvarez, B.Hand (5), Da.Jennings (8), Hatcher (9) and Mathis, Brantly. W—Medlen 13-12. L—H.Alvarez 3-4. Sv—Kimbrel (45). Washington 203 130 000 — 9 9 0 New York 000 000 000 — 0 1 0 G.Gonzalez and W.Ramos; C.Torres, Burke (5), Aardsma (6), Henn (7), Byrdak (8), Atchison (8), Germen (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—G.Gonzalez 10-6. L—C.Torres 3-4. HRs—Washington, Span (4), Zimmerman (21), Werth (22), T.Moore (4), W.Ramos (12).

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New England Miami N.Y. Jets Buffalo

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IMonday’s Games Philadelphia 33, Washington 27 Houston at San Diego, late Thursday, Sep. 12 N.Y. Jets at New England, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Sep. 15 Dallas at Kansas City, 11 a.m. Tennessee at Houston, 11 a.m. Washington at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 11 a.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS—Recalled INF Brandon Laird, OF Jimmy Paredes and RHPs David Martinez and Rhiner Cruz from Oklahoma City (PCL). Reinstated C Carlos Corporan from the seven-day concussion DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled SS Tommy Field and C John Hester from Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled RHPs Michael Tonkin and Cole De Vries, LHP Scott Diamond, OF Chris Parmelee and INF Eduardo Escobar from Rochester (IL). Selected the contracts of C Eric Fryer and RHP Shairon Martis from Rochester. Transferred RHP Samuel Deduno and OF Wilkin Ramirez to the 60-day DL. National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Recalled C Christian Bethancourt from Mississippi (SL). NEW YORK METS—Recalled OF Mike Baxter from Las Vegas (PCL). Selected contract of RHP Aaron Harang and C Juan Centeno from Las Vegas. Placed 1B Ike Davis and LHP Scott Rice on the 60-day DL. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Acquired RHP Derek Blacksher from Grand Prairie (AA) for a player to be named. Signed RHP Derek Blacksher. Released LHP Alex Hinshaw. Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES—Released RHP Jamie Richmond. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Promoted player development coach David Adelman to assistant coach. Named Bobby Jackson player development coach. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS—Signed OT Jonathan Scott to a one-year contract. Signed QB Jerrod Johnson to the practice squad. Waived TE Kyle Adams. Terminated the practice squad contract of G Derek Dennis.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Miami at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 11 a.m.. Detroit at Arizona, 2:05 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Oakland, 2:25 p.m. Denver at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sep. 16 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. CFL West Division W L T 8 2 0 8 2 0 6 4 0 1 9 0

Saskatchewan Calgary B.C. Edmonton

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Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

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PA 227 246 266 294

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PA 259 277 285 308

Pt 12 10 8 4

WEEK 12 Friday, Sept. 13 Hamilton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 Winnipeg at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 Montreal at B.C., 2:30 p.m.

Tennis MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Tom Garfinkel president and CEO. NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed QB Brady Quinn. Released LB Danny Lansanah. Signed WR Rahsaan Vaughn to the practice squad. PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Placed LB Larry Foote, C Maurkice Pouncey and RB LaRod Stephens-Howling on the injured reserve list. Signed RB Jonathan Dwyer, C/G Fernando Velasco and K Shayne Graham. Canadian Football League HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Signed LB C.O. Prime. DB Kevin Barnes and RB Kendial Lawrence. MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Placed RB Brandon Whitaker on the nine-game injured list. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Acquired OL Marc Parenteau and a 2014 third-round draft pick from Toronto for RB Anthony Woodson and a 2014 fifth-round draft pick. HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES—Announced the retirement of G Miikka Kiprusoff. OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed F Colin Greening to a three-year contract extension through 2016-17. American Hockey League CHICAGO WOLVES—Signed RW Shane Harper. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Named Alan Cross public relations manager. MOTOR SPORTS NASCAR—Fined Michael Waltrip Racing $300,000, suspended general manager Ty Norris indefinitely and docked Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers 50 points apiece for manipulating the outcome of last weekend’s race at Richmond. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC—Named Tim Pernetti chief business officer. TORONTO FC—Traded F Maximiliano Urruti and an international roster spot to Portland for F Bright Dike, a 2015 first-round draft pick and allocation money.

U.S. Open Road Men Rafael Nadal (2) First Round — def. Ryan Harrison, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Second Round — def. Rogerio Dutra Silva, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0. Third Round — def. Ivan Dodig, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Fourth Round — def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. Quarterfinals — def. Tommy Robredo (19), 6-0, 6-2, 6-2. Semifinals — def. Richard Gasquet (8), 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2. Championship — def. Novak Djokovic (1), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Women Serena Williams (1) First Round — def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-0, 6-1. Second Round — def. Galina Voskoboeva, 6-3, 6-0. Third Round — def. Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-3, 6-1. Fourth Round — def. Sloane Stephens (15), 6-4, 6-1. Quarterfinals — def. Carla Suarez Navarro (18), 6-0, 6-0. Semifinals — def. Li Na (5), 6-0, 6-3. Championship — def. Victoria Azarenka (2), 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1. 2013 U.S. Open Champions Men’s Singles — Rafael Nadal (2), Spain Women’s Singles — Serena Williams (1), United States Men’s Doubles — Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (4), Czech Republic Women’s Doubles — Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (5), Czech Republic Mixed Doubles — Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Max Mirnyi (7), Belarus Champions Men — John and Patrick McEnroe, United States Champions Women — Martina Navratilova, United States, and Rennae Stubbs, Australia Boys’ Singles — Borna Coric (4), Croatia Girls’ Singles — Ana Konjuh (2), Croatia

River Bend Recreation Area will be busy on Saturday. The Hunting Hills High School Lightning annual cross-country running meet for middle, junior high and high school athletes will combine with the RDC/ACAC and open Grand Prix. The Grade 6-7 girls will get action underway at 10 a.m. with the Grade 12 boys set for 2 p.m. The Grade 6-7 girls and boys will run two-kilometres with the Grade 8-9 boys and girls and the Grade 10 girls running 3km. The Grade 10 boys and Grade 11 and 12 girls will run 4km with the Grade 11 and 12 boys going 5km. The 5km women’s open and ACAC run is set for 2:45 p.m. with the men’s open/ACAC 8km run at 3:30 p.m. The course is the same one used for the 2012 high school provincial championships.

Wranglers drop game to Beaumont BLACKFALDS — The Blackfalds Wranglers dropped a 3-2 decision to Beaumont in junior B exhibition hockey play Sunday. Chance Abbott scored both goals for the Wranglers, who led 2-0 and 2-1 by periods. Conner Zenchuk made 11 saves and Aaron Swier 13 for the Wranglers, who had 36 shots on goal.

Edge School Academy beats Rebels CALGARY — The Red Deer Rebels Black dropped a 5-2 decision to the Edge School Academy in their first exhibition game of the season Sunday. The Rebels Black open regular-season play Saturday when they host the Lethbridge Golden Hawks at 1:30 p.m. They also host the Southeast Athletic Club Tigers of Medicine Hat at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The Red Deer Rebels White also open their regular season Saturday, taking on the Tigers at 4:15 p.m. at the Arena. On Sunday, the Rebels White entertain the Golden Hawks at 11 a.m. All games are at the Arena.

Boxers nab big wins CALGARY — Three of four members of the Red Deer and District Boxing Club recorded impressive wins at the Mayhem in Marlborough during the weekend. Provincial champion Cole Farwell scored a unanimous decision over Matt Rauckman of the Calgary Legacy Boxing Club in the 145-pound youth novice division while provincial champion Mike Rodenbush knocked out Swift Current’s Brad Clark in the first round of a senior middleweight contest. Brian Samuel won over Brett Enns of Calgary when the referee stopped the bout in the third round of their senior elite 152-pound tilt. Red Deer super heavyweight Ken Boniface lost his bout to Legacy’s Dylan Anderson in the co-main event of the evening. The Red Deer Club will next compete at the Alberta Golden Glovers, Sept. 21-22 in Edmonton.

FOOTBALL RANKINGS Alberta High School Football Rankings Tier I (pop 1,250 and over) 1. (1) Notre Dame, Calgary (0-0) 2. (2) Spruce Grove (1-0) 3. (3) Henry Wise Wood, Calgary (0-0) 4. (5) St. Francis, Calgary (0-0) 5. (6) Bev Facey, Sherwood Park (1-0) 6. (4) Harry Ainlay, Edmonton (1-1) 7. (7) Salisbury, Sherwood Park (1-0) 8. (8) Raymond (1-0) 9. (9) Jasper Place, Edmonton (2-0) 10. (NR) Centennial, Calgary (1-0) Tier II (750-1,249) 1. (1) Catholic Central, Lethbridge (1-0) 2. (3) Hunting Hills, Red Deer (1-0) 3. (6) Foothills, Okotoks (2-1) 4. (4) St. Joseph’s, Grande Prairie (1-1) 5. (5) Springbank (0-0) 6. (2) Austin O’Brien, Edmonton (0-2) 7. (9) Medicine Hat (1-0) 8. (8) Holy Trinity Acad, Okotoks (1-1) 9. (NR) Paul Kane, St. Albert (1-0) 10. (10) St. Mary’s, Calgary (0-0) Tier III (450-749) 1. (1) Cochrane (0-0) 2. (2) St. Albert (1-0) 3. (3) Rundle College, Calgary (0-0) 4. (4) Crescent Heights, Medicine Hat (1-0) 5. (7) Peace River (1-0) 6. (5) Cardston (2-1) 7. (8) Winston Churchill, Lethbridge (1-0) 8. (NR) Ardrossan (1-1) 9. (9) Olds (0-0) 10. (6) St. Paul (1-1) Tier IV (449 or less) 1. (1) Drumheller (1-1) 2. (2) Holy Rosary, Lloydminster (2-0) 5. (5) Cold Lake (2-0) 8. (8) Sexsmith (1-0) 9. (9) W.R. Myers, Taber (2-0) 3. (3) Willow Creek, Claresholm (0-1) 6. (6) Pincher Creek (0-1) 7. (7) West Central, Rocky (0-1) 9. (NR) Kate Andrews, Coaldale (1-0) 10. (10) Wainwright (0-2)

Lions GM Wally Buono still looking for improvements BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SURREY, B.C. — B.C. Lions general manager Wally Buono says he’s not finished looking for possible roster revisions following the acquisition of veteran quarterback Buck Pierce. “Are we gonna stop (trying) to improve ourselves? No,” Buono said Monday. “We are looking at bringing in other players.” Traditionally, CFL clubs look at final NFL cuts at this time of year to mainly build for future seasons. But while rendering a blunt assessment of his club, Buono indicated the Lions could bring in talent for the current campaign.

“There are going to be players available that can help you to better yourself,” he said. “Whether you better youself in one or two positions, the whole idea is to better yourself.” The Lions acquired Pierce, who spent his first five CFL seasons with B.C., from Winnipeg on Sunday for non-import receiver Akeem Foster. Buono and coach Mike Benevides stressed that Pierce, whose history with concussions led to his release from B.C. in 2010, was acquired strictly for depth purposes. But Buono hopes that, through his experience and leadership, Pierce will help the Lions stop their inconsistent play. “There should be an urgen-

CFL cy,” said Buono. “There’s eight games left in the season, and we’ve been on a very rhythmic kind of procedure — one good game, one so-so game, one good game, one so-so game. That’s not the way we envisioned (the season). Whether this is sending a message or not, I guess the message I want to send is: We need help, and Buck can help us.” The Lions, 6-4 following a loss to Hamilton in Guelph, Ont., over the weekend, are in danger of having to play away from B.C. Place Stadium in the playoffs. “Hamilton came here (the previous week), didn’t win,

they went home and they had an attitude,” said Buono. “We came back after a Montreal loss with an attitude. You can’t pick and choose when you’re gonna play with an attitude. Right now, our club is picking and choosing when we’re playing with an attitude, and that’s a dangerous thing to do. “All the clubs are tough, all the clubs are competitive, and it’s the attitude that gets you over the hump.” More consistency was expected from a veteran-laden club that finished 13-5 last season and was left seething from an upset loss at home to Calgary in the West Final. Buono said the Lions’ current plight is a characteristic of a veteran club that realizes the playoffs

count that most. “How much does a (regular) season really mean?” Buono asked. “Well, to me, it means a lot, because a home playoff game is an important game to have. Biggest game of the year is something that we should be striving for. You have to be a real pro. “People that pay for tickets, they expect that, and we’ve been really good at home and we’ve been really, I think, average and less than average on the road.” But it remains to be seen how much Pierce, who turns 32 in November, can really help the cause on the field given his injury history and his struggles this season in Winnipeg, where he was displaced as the starter.

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Philadelphia 33 Washington 27 LANDOVER, Md. — After Michael Vick kneeled down for the final time, having sapped the life out of the Robert Griffin III welcome back party, the exhausted Philadelphia Eagles offence exchanged the usual pleasantries with the even-more-spent Washington Redskins defence. “The Redskins were like, ‘Next time we play you guys, you need to slow it down a bit,”’ Eagles centre Jason Kelce said. Good luck with that. RG3 and the Redskins just couldn’t keep up with Vick, LeSean McCoy and the frenetic offence unleashed by coach Chip Kelly on the NFL on Monday night. The Eagles crammed 53 plays into a 30-minute first half, took a 26-point lead in the third quarter and held on for a 33-27 upset of the defending NFC East champs. “You have great dreams and you have nightmares,” said Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, describing the first half. “That was a great dream.” Running the don’t-take-a-breath attack that won 87 per cent of the time during Kelly’s four years at the University of Oregon, Vick completed 15 of 25 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and he also ran nine times for 56 yards and a score. McCoy piled up 184 yards on 31 carries, including a 34-yard TD. DeSean Jackson had seven catches for 104 yards and a TD. “I’ve never been a part of anything like it,” Vick said. “When the first quarter was over, I thought we was about to go into halftime. It was unreal. The only thing I could tell myself was, ‘It’s going to be a long season.”’ Perhaps the most remarkable accomplishment by the Eagles: They managed to upstage Griffin. The game was played eight months to the day since the Redskins quarterback had major knee surgery, and his return was the culmination of a dedicated, highprofile rehab that included a public clash with Washington coach Mike Shanahan that barely put a

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III hugs Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, left, after a NFL football game in Landover, Md., Monday. The Eagles defeated the Redskins 33-27. dent in the fans’ fervent adoration for their franchise player. Griffin was the undisputed star of the show — at least until kickoff. He arrived at the stadium wearing an autographed T-shirt from Les Dauphins de Nice, the American football team in France that welcomed him for a workout during his honeymoon in July. When he threw warm-up passes at the 45-yard line, three camera crews were at the 40. He led a team huddle at the 10, just 5 yards from the spot where his knee gave out in January. He was greeted by baseball legend Tommy Lasorda on the sideline, then made a spectacle of an entrance when the starting lineups were announced, carrying the Redskins flag all the way to the end zone for an extended kneeldown for all to see. That’s the sort of attention that Vick once commanded. And, when the game began, Vick was the better quarterback. At 33, he’s 10 years older than Griffin and had to fight for his starting job in training camp, but he’s still got game. It would have been a bigger rout if Vick’s lateral on first-and-

goal at the 4 hadn’t been tipped by linebacker Ryan Kerrigan and returned 75 yards for a Redskins touchdown. Meanwhile, the masses didn’t get much of a chance to chant “RG-3!” — because the Redskins offence couldn’t stay on the field. Their first seven plays: lost fumble by Alfred Morris, 3-yard loss by Morris, penalty for illegal shift, screen to Morris that got back some yards, interception thrown by Griffin into triple coverage, pass dropped by fullback Darrel Young, safety that occurred when Morris bobbled a pitch in the end zone. The Redskins were trailing 337 late in the third quarter before three consecutive touchdowns — the last coming with 1:14 to play — made the score more respectable. Wearing a brace on his right knee, Griffin completed 30 of 49 passes for 329 yards, but 169 yards came in the fourth after the Eagles had taken control. He was also intercepted twice — the first multi-interception game of his career. He ran only five times for 24 yards. Washington didn’t run a play in Philadelphia territory until the second half.

CALGARY — After a summer of reflection, Miikka Kiprusoff decided to stick with his original plan. The Calgary Flames goaltender announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday, a move that was expected by both the team and many of its fans. The 36-year-old spent the last nine seasons with the Flames, including the club’s memorable run to the 2004 Stanley Cup final. Kiprusoff said he made the decision at the end of last season, but took the summer to be “100 per cent sure.” “It’s an important decision for me personally, my family, the Flames organization and fans,” Kiprusoff said in a release. “I’ve been very lucky to have spent 10 years of my career in Calgary. There is no better place to live and play.” A native of Turku, Finland, Kiprusoff holds team records for wins (305), games played (576) and shutouts (41). With the Flames well out of the playoff picture, the team discussed dealing the veteran netminder at last season’s trade deadline. Although he didn’t have a no-trade clause, Kiprosoff indicated that he would not report to another team if dealt. The Toronto Maple Leafs pushed hardest to acquire his services but were unable to convince Kiprusoff to leave southern Alberta. Calgary general manager Jay Feaster said

Kiprusoff was adamant that he wanted to end his career with the Flames. “Miikka has been up front with us since the trade deadline that he wanted to finish his outstanding playing career as a Flames player, and that the 2013 season was going to be his last,” Feaster said. “We, as an organization, made it clear to Kipper that we did not want him to make a rash or hasty decision. Kiprusoff spent parts of three seasons with the San Jose Sharks before being dealt to Calgary for a second-round draft pick in November 2003. The deal would help shape the franchise for the next 10 years. Kiprusoff finished that regular season with a modern-day NHL goalsagainst average record of 1.69 and continued his stellar play into the playoffs. He won 15 post-season games and had five shutouts while leading the Flames to within one victory of a Stanley Cup. He was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy that season and won the award two years later after finishing the 2005-’06 campaign with a 42-2011 record, a 2.07 goalsagainst average, .923 save percentage and a team record 10 shutouts. The Flames have fallen on hard times in recent years, having missed the playoffs the last four seasons. The Flames, who are in rebuilding mode, hired former Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke last week to be their president of hockey operations.

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Have current Safety certificates including H2S Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time Must be physically fit Competitive wages, benefits and RRSP offered

Please email resume with current driver’s abstract to: www.colterenergy.ca Under Career Opportunities Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

EXPERIENCED OILFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS. Must have all safety tickets. Competitive wages. Fax-403-749-3367

LANGAN SITE SERVICES LTD.

25% OFF AFTERNOONS; 50% OFF EVENINGS*

Oilfield

30418A4-L31

790

WEDNESDAY: FREE COFFEE/TEA DAY FRIDAY: PATRONS DAY

Funeral Directors & Services

Eventide

Our firm is expanding! Legal Assistant positions in Litigation, Real Estate, Wills & Estates and Corporate/Commercial are available. Competitive salaries, great benefits in a good working environment is offered. Please email your resume to the Office manager at ssimmons@ altalaw.ca Only candidates on the short list will be contacted for interviews.

GOLD BOOKLETS ONLY

2ND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Please specify position when replying to this ad.

780

25% OFF AFTERNOONS; 50% OFF EVENINGS*

In Memoriam

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

Legal Assistants Duhamel Manning Feehan Warrender Glass LLP t/a Altalaw

Oilfield

MONDAY: SENIORS DAY

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403.342.1444

Legal

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Afternoon & Evening Bingo 7 Days a Week

www.simplycremations.com

770

A position for an RNor LPN is avail. for one day a week (Wed.) We offer a friendly working environment and staff. Please bring your resume to 215-5201-43rd St. Red Deer or fax to 403- 341-3599

KENO

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants

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

Medical BINGO GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

4946-53 Ave. 347-4504 (Just West of Superstore)

“In Your Time of Need.... We Keep it Simple”

Janitorial

800

1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

760

700-920

Computer Personnel

Oilfield

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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jobs

730

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

800

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in Ponoka county, supplies oilfield septic containment & disposal throughout AB. We require Driver Operators for small vac trucks. Oilfield exp. is an asset. Must have H2S, First Aid, TDG, clean driver’s abstract & Class 5 license, drug testing. $20/ hr. to start, home every night, benefits. Fax resume to Dan 403-704-1127 or email: dan @langansiteservices.com 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 Pressure truck operators and Class 1 & 3 drivers. Small company, good money, paid benefits. Looking for responsible, safe drivers and operators. Phone 403-391-8004 for details. haulinacid.com

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for. Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule. Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

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TOPLINE OILFIELD HAULING

igjob eagler www.

Well Servicing

318880I7-24

Fax: 403-341-4772

#3, 4664 Riverside Dr., Red Deer

B8 D1

is a busy & growing oilfield trucking company looking for EXPERIENCED WINCH TRUCK DRIVERS & SWAMPERS Successful candidates will receive top wages & benefits. Valid Class 1 licence is necessary & oilfield tickets are an asset. Please forward all resumes to: topline@telus.net

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 B9

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Trades

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIC - Full Time: experienced Ag mechanic, heavy duty ticket preferred but not required. Valid Drivers license needed. Excellent benefits package, competitive pay, no engine work, wide variety of machines to work on. Apply in person, by fax at 403-347-3740. Please provide resume & references. Call 403-340-1000 & ask for manager.

SUNSHINE Family Restaurant - F/T Kitchen Helper. $11.41/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors (2-4yrs experience)

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan! QUALIFICATIONS: •

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T DISHWASHER F/T COCKTAIL SERVER and DININGROOM SERVER Must have experience! Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Sales & Distributors

830

ALL SEASON Decking is looking for vinyl and railing installers. Must have own truck. We are also looking for general labourers. Please email resume to allseasondecking@ hotmail.com

Must be able to Provide own work truck • Leadership and Super1693338 Alberta LTD visory skills- mentor o/a Custom T’s Hiring and train crew Sales Supervisor-retail • Strong Computer Skills at Parkland Mall, Red • Operate 5000psi Deer, AB. Experience 10,000 psi (sweet and min 2 years, Good English. Sour wells) Supervise and co-ordinate • Collect Data - pressure, sales staff, F/Time, Perm, rates, temperatures Shifts, Weekends • Assist in Rig in and Rig Salary - $19.00 hourly out of equipment E-mail: Reachiesales • Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m @gmail.com locations across Western ELEMENTS is looking for Canada retail sales rep. selling season gift packages and REQUIREMENTS: personal care products in • Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. Driver’s License required! Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + • M u s t b e w i l l i n g t o bonus & comm. FT. No submit pre access fit exp. req`d. Please email for duty test, as well as elementsreddeer@gmail.com drug and alcohol FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN • Travel & be away from is looking for 5 SALES home for periods of time 21/7 REPS, selling shoes & • Ability to work in apparel, at our Parkland changing climate Mall. 4747 67 St. Red conditions Deer. $12.10/hr. + bonus & comm. F/T Position. No website: exp. req’d. Email www.cathedralenergyservices.com Flurriesrd@gmail.com Methods to Apply: SOAP Stories is seeking 5 HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d. Your application will be Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. kept strictly confidential. Red Deer. email resume to TEAM Snubbing Services premierjobrd@gmail.com now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ Trades teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148 ARROW ARC WELDING TREELINE is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE WELL SERVICES LOCATED BY Gull Lake. Has Opening for all Phone Brian 403-318-6760 positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Restaurant/ Q Endorsement, (No GDL Hotel licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers. Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

850

BUSY LOCAL PLUMBING COMPANY has immediate opening for

EXPERIENCED PLUMBER

to do commercial & agricultural service work. Excellent pay and full benefits. Clean drivers abstract required for company supplied vehicle. Call Drew at 403-396-7990 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 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

MECHANICS req’d for busy transmission shop. Allison Transmissions exp. an asset but will train. Exc. wages and benefits available. Fax resume to: 403-885-2556

Trades

850

Required Immediately The largest after market parts distributor in Canada is seeking a H.D. Parts person to join our experienced team in Red Deer. This individual would require basic knowledge of the heavy-duty truck and trailer market with excellent knowledge of truck and trailer brake and suspension parts. The individual would have to be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. They should also possess customer service skills that would be used daily by phone and for walk in clients. This position offers above average salary and is a full time position. We offer complete benefit package along with pension plan. Please forward your resume to: Traction Heavy Duty 8045 Edgar Industrial Crescent Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 OR FAX 403-342-7377 Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.com JOURNEYMAN H.D. MECHANIC req’d immed. for very busy heavy equip. sales lot in Innisfail. Wage range $25. - $35/hr depending on exp. Preference will be given to those with previous equipment rental service, lifts and off road construction equipment experience. Fax resume to 403-227-5701 or email: bouvier9@telus.net Micron Industries is a licensed inspection facility in Red Deer specializing in cryogenic tank repairs, currently seeking a Mechanic with HD, Hydraulic and Hose crimping experience. Must have their own tools. Weekdays 7:00 to 4:30. Excellent working conditions & benefits after 3 months. Fax resume to (403) 346-2072 or email admin@micronindustries. ca

PAINTER

Commercial/Residential Experience required. Vehicle required. Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829

TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

QUALIFIED JOURNEYMAN 2rd and 4th yr. ELECTRICIANS

DELIVERY DRIVERS

WANTED

Daytime, Evening, FT & PT Shifts Available Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer Oilfield

303422F4

URS FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Tubing Inspection operator, manual lathe operator, and Shop & Yard Laborers. Exp. an asset but will train to suit. Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume to: 4115 Henry St. (Blindman Industrial Park)

With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-314-5599 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE WELDERS Required experience with (short circuit Mig) would Be an asset. Local shop work only, Great Rates Please email resume to info@dynamicprojects.ca or Fax: 403-340-3471

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START • •

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc Req’s a

Maintenance Foreman Responsible for: * Day to day maintenance of oilfield fleet * Monthly maintenance records * Parts inventory * Shop safety Skills and experience needed: * HD Mechanic with fleet experience * Hydraulic and winch expertise * Strong organizational skills We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca SHEET Metal Installer for HVAC Company. Residential or retro-fit exp. req’d. Great benefit pkg. ALSO, Shop helper required. E-MAIL resume to: info@comfortecheating. com or fax: 403-309-8302 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

STUCCO PLASTERERS & LABOURERS. Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train. Drivers License pref’d. Lots of work! 403-588-5306 WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required. Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town. Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015

Professionals

810

Maple Leaf Environmental & Safety Ltd. is a proactive, dynamic and progressive company. We are recruiting for the position of Plant Shutdown personnel: Safety Supervisors, High angle, Bottle watch, confined space watch, EMR’s, EMT/P and Rope Rescue for projects throughout Western Canada. Please e-mail resume & qualifications to: kanderson@ mapleleafsafety.com or klilley@ mapleleafsafety.com Fax: 403-637-2024

Restaurant/ Hotel

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in 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. ROSEDALE AREA Roche St. & 3 Blocks of Roland St. $54/mo.

860

Regular hrs, 12/mo. yr. Start immediately To apply please send your resume to: gerry@oilbossrentals.com or fax to 1-866-914-7507

DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer. Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

800

Work in the South Pacific.

Misc. Help

880

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.

MICHENER AREA 134 Papers $793/mo. Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

WESTPARK AREA

BOWER AREA

in Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

GLENDALE Gilbert Cres. & Glendale Blvd. PINES Pallo Cl. & Piper Dr. ALSO Payne & Parsons Cl. RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 51, 52, 53 Ave. & 58A St.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $. Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316 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 LOOKING FOR A P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP in a green drycleaning plant. Must be able to work some evenings until 7 p.m. & some Saturdays. Call Shannon 403-550-7440

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T CLEANERS

3am - 11am shift. Need to be physically fit. Must have reliable transportation. Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale gtisdale@ cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St.

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

FULL TIME FURNACE CLEANING

Packages come ready for delivery. No collecting.

INNISFAIL

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY! Prefer someone from Sylvan Lake/Blackfalds area. Training provided. Contact Quitcy at 403-340-2335. 403-314-4316 Send resume Fax: 403-885-0383 Tp_fc@yahoo.ca MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Bring your leadership exp. DISPATCHER req’d. to Kal Tire & get skilled for Knowledge of Red Deer success. Apply to: and area is essential. sourcing@kaltirejobs.com Verbal and written communication skills are MATURE CARETAKERS req’d. Send resume by fax f o r 3 2 r o o m m o t e l i n Forestburg, AB. Couple to 403-346-0295 preferred. Handyman work Start your career! and computer knowledge See Help Wanted an asset. 1-604-725-4448 email: jmann47@gmail.com F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual SHOP HELPER required French/English an asset. for busy HVAC company. Hourly wage plus benefits. E-MAIL resume to: info@ email: comfortecheating.com or careers@buyairsoft.ca fax: 403-309-8302

880 Real Pets, Real People, Real Passion

For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box ﬁller in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

WAREHOUSE OPERATOR If you have a passion to succeed in a stimulating work environment with excellent wages and benefits we would like to hear from you. This position will be responsible for the movement of finished product through the distribution system while ensuring product integrity, and superior customer service. As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum grade 12 education, forklift experience, and be able to work flexible shifts. Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: InnisfailHR@purina.nestle.com Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Real Pets, Real People, Real Passion For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box ﬁller in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

MILL OPERATOR

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS Please call Quitcy at 403-314-4316

820

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in

Oilfield

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

Misc. Help

EASTVIEW AREA 108 Papers $578/mo.

We are expanding internationally with our first steps overseas. Do you have a hunger for adventure? Enquire about working with DFI — including opportunities in Papua New Guinea. www.dfi.ca/careers Visit us at the Red Deer Oil & Gas Expo (booths 3 & 7)

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

EAST ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres & Close Areas 65 Papers $348/mo.

317547I9-12

is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefits & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email resume: monika@ wranglerrentals.com.

Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades • GED preparation Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113.00/mo. ALSO Timberstone Way, Class 1 Driver Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., Winch or picker experience Thompson Cl., an asset but not necessary. Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. Scheduled days off Benefits after 90 days $200.00/mo.

Truckers/ Drivers

CLASS 3

WRANGLER RENTALS LTD.

880

Misc. Help

Academic Express

EXPERIENCED VAC/steamer Truck driver. Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442

880

Misc. Help

H.D. Parts Person & Warehouse Person

820

KFC requires

850

Trades

319363I7

800

If you have a passion to succeed in a stimulating work environment with excellent wages and beneﬁts we would like to hear from you. This position is responsible for the accurate mixing of ingredients as per formula in accordance with the Production Schedule and the proper storage of raw and mixed ingredients. As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum grade 12 education, and be able to work shift work. Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: InnisfailHR@purina.nestle.com Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

316839H2327

Oilfield

800

EAST 40TH PUB

Looking for Part/Full Time BARTENDER/SERVER. Apply with resume to 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer F/T exp. Japanese cook or kitchen helper. Blackfalds Email resume to: njk907@yahoo.co.kr

www.trican.ca

FRATTERS Speakeasy Venue is looking for experienced Servers & Prep Cooks. Competitive wages, great atmosphere. Email info@fratters.com We are on On FaceBook or Call 403-356-0033

...Join our Team!

MUCHO BURRITO $11.33/Hr - Cust Serv EMAIL -MUCHOREDDEER @HOTMAIL.COM

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317168H30

Original Joe’s Restaurant & Bar is hiring experienced Line Cooks! We offer competitive wages with tips and a benefit package after 3 months. We also have opportunities to move up quickly! Please apply in person after 2:00 pm. Pho Thuy Duong Vietnamese Restaurant hiring F/T kitchen help. Open availability. Evenings & weekends. Please drop resume at Bay #4, 5108 52 St.

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

WORLDWIDE KNOWLEDGE - LOCAL SOLUTIONS

B10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013

880

Misc. Help

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 Permanent PT merchandiser required. 15+ hours per week Tues and Wed daytime. Must be able to lift repetitively, have email, internet and reliable transportation. Please send your resume to employment@metronews. org. Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for new team members to join an enthusiastic and rapidly expanding company.

General labourers

are needed to do framing, cleaning, reinforcing, pouring and other precast related jobs. All applicants must be flexible for hours and dedicated due to a demanding production schedule. Benefits are paid and lots of overtime. Own transportation to work is needed. Please fax resume to 403 885 5516 or email to k.kooiker@ eaglebuilders.ca. We thank all applicants for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company. Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position. Reliability essential. Own transportation required. Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca THE BURNT LAKE GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Service person for shift work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West. No phone calls please. WEEKEND dispatchers req’d. immediately. Knowledge of Red Deer essential. Will require good verbal and written communication skills. Fax resume to 403-346-0295

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms. Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

REMINDER BUD HAYNES Round Up & Moving Auction

Tues. Sept. 10 at 6:30 pm Bay 4, 7429 49 Ave. PREVIEW: 3 pm Sale Day Phone: 403-347-5855 Evenings: 403-343-2929 www.budhaynesauctions.com

Clothing

1590

1640

Tools

ACKLAND 225 ARC WELDER. Incl. helmet & stand. $150. 403-782-6050 NEW 18V cordless 3 tool drill, w/charger, light, saw, $80; new in box utility super winch w/remote, 2000 lb. $65 403-887-4981 OLD BEAVER TABLE SAW, $60. 403-782-6050

Farmers' Market

1650

CERTIFIED organic lamb, cut and wrapped, ready for freezer, 403-304-0149 FREE range pork, no antibiotics, growth hormones or animal bi-products in feed, halves or wholes @ $2.30/lb. + processing costs. Processing Sept. & Oct. To order 780-385-2474 or www. sunrisefarm.ca

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

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

Garden Supplies

1680

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 6’-20’ , equipment for digging, wrapping, basketing, hauling and planting. J/V Tree Farm. John 403-350-6439.

Household Furnishings

1720

B A R S TO O L S , ( 2 ) l i k e new, light brown, swivel. $40. ea. 403-347-7893, or Cell 403-598-3104 DOUBLE box spring and mattress with frame, 5 sets of sheets, mattress cover and quilt, all $200 403-348-6449 DOUBLE WIDE MATTRESS & BOXSPRING WITH FRAME $100. 403-346-0674 or 392-5657 ROUND oak kitchen table, single pedestal, 4 chairs, leaf, good cond, $100 SOLD SIM’S Burgundy Leather Reclining Sofa. Exc. cond. Paid $2500. Asking $700. 403-343-6187

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Misc. Help

1760

DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino KENMORE DEHUMIDIFIER. Like new. $50. 403-358-7678 KEROSUN KEROSEN HEATER Omni 105. Used once. $150. 403-782-6050 MASTER CHEF ELECTRIC BARBECUE & COVER Very good cond. Asking $75. 403-358-7678 NEW pair size 10 safety boots with liner $60 403-887-4981 SINGLE bed in a bag $10; microfibre sheet set (single) $10; flannel single sheet set $5; single mattress pad $5; safety wood gate $8 403-505-6612 SONY sound surround system, 30” GE self cleaning range, Admiral white fridge, Kenmore chest freezer, Sony boom box; 20” RCA flat screen tv, Kenmore microwave, Pioneer component stereo system; birch bookshelf w/6 shelves, 2 dark cherry bookshelves; full size Raven toolbox 403-304-0072

1830

Cats

SIAMESE (1), (1) Balinese (3) BURMAN kittens. $40/ea. 403-887-3649

Sporting Goods

1860

PS1 w/10 games $60; XBox 360 games $10/ea.; 403-782-3847 SONY stereo $50 obo 403-782-3847

1900

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Condos/ Townhouses

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Manufactured Homes

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2100

2 LAYING HENS, $15. ea. 403-346-7825

1760

1 BIKE HELMET $20. NEVER WORN. 403-358-7678

Poultry

2130

HERITAGE chickens, 1 rooster, 4 hens $50 403-746-3604

17 BOXES OF GARAGE & YARD ITEMS. Includes: Nails, paints, clamps, snaps, U-bolts, brackets, insect dusts, yard & garden fertilizers, pegboard hooks, electrical items, plywood connectors, various adhesives, and much more. All for $50 or $5 a box. 25 Legal size file folders, all for $10. Blanket - Micro fiber light and soft. King size. Acorn brown. $25. Storage cabinet, 2 door, 6 shelves, wooden. 6’h x 34”w x 12”d. $30. 403-314-2026 8 DOZEN canning jars + accessories $50 403-598-5576 BELLE FIORE DISHES Huge collection. Platters, coffee mugs, cups, plates, bowls, etc. $200 obo. 403-343-7489

BENJAMIN MOORE, Moore style, int. acrylic latex pearl, medium base paint. 1 can 3.67 L, color HC-1 Castleton Mist. $48. 403-346-7825

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Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

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Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HAY, no rain. Orchard Grass, Alfalfa, Brome. $60./bale, negotiable. 403-302-7477, 343-2058 WILL do Custom Baling. JD round net or string wrap. 403-342-0891 or 340-9111

1 & 2 bdrm., clean, quiet. Heat/water/parking incl. Call 403-342-2899

3090

2 ROOMS furnished Highland Green. 403-342-4604 MOUNTVIEW: Avail fully furn bdrm for rent. $550/$275.† Working/Student M only. †Call 403-396-2468.

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2010 JEEP Grand Cherokee $21,000. 403-598-4131 or Vehicles 403-358-4131

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Houses/ Duplexes

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Accounting HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

1530

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Caregivers

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LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT as a caregiver for seniors. I am exp. 403-885-1880 or Fern at 403-309-3300

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VIEWING: Sept 13 10AM-4PM REMOVAL: To Be Removed Day of Auction. For Complete Listing See website. TERMS: CASH/CHEQUE/C/CARD SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS 10% BUYERS FEE

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RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Call Roger 403-348-1060 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs. Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Massage Therapy

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Painters/ Decorators

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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888

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2001/5 BR/3 Bath/ Ranch style bungalow , ICF Block, att. 28 x 33 heated garage; 40 x 48-2bay heated shop; 30 x 40 barn;X fenced;East Of Lacombe HWY #815/ TWP RD 410 $879,900 Call or Text 403-391-0383/www. 33acreslacombecountyab. com

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2006 Jetta TDI 73,699 km $16,888 AS&I 403-348-8788

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Trucks

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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 SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs. 400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

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2 BDRM. mobile 4 appls, $1000 + utils. Fireplace. Avail. immed. 403-505-1315

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Acreages

4 BDRM. Oriole Park, 2.5 APPROX. 30 ACRES baths, dble. garage, lg. lot, 20 minutes to Lacombe, fenced, new flooring, new 30 minutes to Stettler. baths, fireplace, rec. rm, 1/2 mile off Hwy 12. slate pool table. $1650. Creek & excellent 403-885-5046, 506-8577 building site. Call 403-747-2168 BEAUTIFUL cottage, 2 bdrm., 1 block from BOWER bi-level fully dev. beach, washer /dryer, 3 bdrm., 3 bath. large rec. Manufactured $1200/mo. utils. not incl., room, can possibly add an Homes dd negotiable avail. Oct. 1 extra bdrm. Desirable up403-608-5254 grades throughout. Corner 1997 MODULINE INDUSTRIES INGLEWOOD, 187B Isherlot w/det. 15x24 heated 16x80. $49,500. Call for wood Cl. Quite lower unit workshop. RV parking. photo’s. 403-358-8933 1/2 duplex. Upgraded exec. OPEN HOUSE - 94 Boyce style. $1100 + utils. 2 St. 1 - 5 pm. Sat./Sun. MUST SELL bdrm. 6 appls. $500 d.d. Sept., 14 & 15. 350-1690 By Owner. Fenced, 2 car off-street Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 FREE Weekly list of parking pad. N/S, no pets. properties for sale w/details, Ground level enclosed prices, address, owner’s entrance.Oct. 1. Call Laura phone #, etc. 342-7355 403-755-1744 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

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Houses For Sale

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Houses/ Duplexes

1 & 2 BDRM at 5910-55 Ave., Riverside Meadows in 12 suiter, security cameras, legal suite private parking, balcony, downstairs private laundry on site, no pets, entrance, separate no partiers, to over 35 year laundry, 2 car garage, old quiet tenant. Rent/S.D. including mostly all newer $800 for 1bdrm†& $950 for appls, up and down. Avail. 2 bdrm. Ph: 403-341-4627 immed. Remember BODY Solid equip. Pd. mortgage institutions do $1800. Asking $800 obo., CLEARVIEW bi-level. 2 bdrm., consider income from a 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony. Exc. cond. 403-597-3958 legal suite. Currently have Close to park & bus. $900 Cash Only exc. tenant downstairs that +utils. 403-210-1360 LADIES set of golf clubs expressed interest in staying. Slazenger Dynasty Pro INNISFAIL deluxe 2 bdrm. $335,000 403-340-3370 model $150 403-598-5576 newer 4 plex $840 inclds. water,Oct. 1, 403-348-6594 www.laebon.com LACOMBE 2 bdrm. $895 Laebon Homes 346-7273 Collectors' 403-782-7156 403-357-7465 Items LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only Condos/ BELLE FIORE DISHES n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Townhouses Huge collection. Platters, coffee mugs, cups, MASON MARTIN HOMES plates, bowls, etc. New condo, 1000 sq.ft. $200 obo. 403-343-7489 2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. $189,800. 403-588-2550 Adult bldg. N/S No pets Travel ONE LEFT! 403-755-9852

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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Escorts

1165

1372

1200

ATT’N: Looking for a new sidewalk, help on small jobs around the house, such as small tree cutting, landscaping, painting or flooring? Call James 403-341-0617 GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

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Misc. Services

1290

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Yard Care Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

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Court of Justice. 1920 — Canada becomes a founding member of the League of Nations on the day the Treaty of Versailles, ending the First World War, takes effect. 1811 — David Thompson crosses the height of land of the Rocky Mountains on the Athabasca Pass. He will ascend the Columbia River to its source, then descend it to Astoria, becoming the first person to explore and map the whole length of the river.

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U.S. will consider proposal for Syria to surrender chemical weapons WASHINGTON — A possible diplomatic solution to avoid a U.S. military strike arose Monday when Syria swiftly welcomed a suggestion to turn over all of its chemical weapons for destruction under international control. President Barack Obama said the proposal could be “potentially a significant breakthrough” but he remained skeptical that Syria would follow through. The White House pressed ahead with efforts to persuade Congress to authorize a military strike, and Obama said the day’s developments were doubtless due in part to the “credible possibility” of that action.

U.S. officials insisted that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government must be held accountable for using chemical weapons regardless of what happens to its stocks. But the diplomatic opening could provide Obama with a way out of a messy political and foreign policy bind. It followed a remarkable chain of events that started with a suggestion from Secretary of State John Kerry, followed by a proposal from Russia and immediate endorsement by the UN secretary-general. Obama told NBC News in an interview Monday that he’s taking a statement from Damascus welcoming the idea “with a grain of salt initially.” But he said he would “absolutely” halt a U.S. military

Egypt’s military pushes through with major offensive in northern Sinai BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EL-ARISH, Egypt — Egyptian troops and tanks backed by helicopter gunships swept through villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula near the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Monday, the third day of a major offensive against Islamic extremists, a military official said. So far, some 20 suspected militants have been killed and 20 captured in the operation, he added. Explosions rocked el-Mahdiya and Naga Shabana, two of several villages south of the town of Rafah, the official said, where the military hit targets and shelters used by militants wanted for the killing and abduction of Egyptian soldiers over the past year. A day earlier, an al-Qaida-inspired militant group based in the area claimed responsibility for last week’s failed assassination attempt on Egypt’s interior minister, describing the Cairo attack as a “suicide” car bomb. The claim could not be independently verified but it appeared on militant websites that regularly distribute statements from al-Qaida-linked groups. If true, it would mark the first time Sinai militants took their fight to the heart of the Egyptian capital with a suicide attack. Tourist resorts along the southern coast of the rocky, desert region saw a string of suicide bombings in the mid-2000s that left at least 125 people dead and triggered mass arrests and detentions of thousands of Bedouin tribesman. The crackdown soured relations between locals and the central government, intensifying the Bedouins’ feelings of mistreatment and turning the northern end of the peninsula into an incubator for Islamic extremism.

strike if Syria’s stockpiles were successfully secured. “My objective here has always been to deal with a very specific problem,” Obama said in an interview with ABC News. “If we can do that without a military strike, that is overwhelmingly my preference.” The suggestion to secure the chemical weapons “could potentially be a significant breakthrough,” Obama told NBC News in another interview. “But we have to be skeptical because this is not how we’ve seen them operate over the last couple a years.” Kerry told reporters in London early Monday that Assad could resolve the crisis surrounding the use of chemical weapons by surrendering con-

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trol of “every single bit” of his arsenal to the international community by the end of the week. Hours later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov promised to push its ally Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control and then dismantle them quickly to avert U.S. strikes. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem immediately embraced the proposal. Then in quick succession, UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon urged acceptance, British Prime Minister David Cameron said the idea was worth exploring and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said it “deserves close examination.” Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clin-

ton said any move by Syria to surrender its chemical weapons would be an “important step.” That seemed to raise prospects for avoiding an expansion of the Syrian civil war, and spokesmen said the Obama administration would take a “hard look” at the proposal. Obama cast Russia’s proposal as a direct result of the pressure being felt by Syria because of the threat of a U.S. strike and warned that he would not allow the idea to be used as a stalling tactic. “I don’t think that we would have gotten to this point unless we had maintained a credible possibility of a military strike, and I don’t think now is the time for us to let up on that,” he said.

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