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Alberta, B.C. form energy pact

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ROYALTIES OFF TABLE IN OIL PIPELINE TALKS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS British Columbia has agreed it will keep its hands out of Alberta’s pockets where oil pipeline royalties are concerned with an agreement that removes the prospect of the neighbouring province holding B.C.’s natural gas hostage, but gives British Columbia little else.

With hopes of a trillion-dollar lique-

fied natural gas industry in her province’s not-too-distant future, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announced a deal Tuesday with Alberta’s Alison Redford that takes the prospect of a greater share of the neighbouring government’s revenues from heavy oil pipelines off the negotiating table.

After more than a year of frosty relations and on-again, off-again meetings, the two premiers announced it is not for the two provinces to negotiate the benefits that B.C. has set out as a condition for approving pipeline projects from Alberta.

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Ford admits drug use TORONTO MAYOR PLANS TO STAY ON

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Red Deer’s 30th annual Agri-Trade is about to get underway at Westerner Park. Here Brian Molnar, left, and Chad Klippenstein of Ag Growth International and makers of Twister/Grain Guard grain bins out of Nobleford, assemble a platform inside their exhibit space in the Prairie Pavilion on Tuesday. Agri-Trade kicks off today and runs to Saturday. Agri-Trade is open to the public throughout the show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $14 per person with children under 12 admitted free.

TORONTO — The controversial mayor of Canada’s largest city vowed to remain in office Tuesday despite revealing he had smoked crack cocaine while in a “drunken stupor” — an admission which reversed months of firm denials over drug use.

“Yes! I’ve smoked crack cocaine!” said Mayor Rob Ford.

“Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors.”

In the shocking about-face, the mayor of Toronto said he tried the drug about a year ago, while he was in office.

Ford has been under intense scrutiny since May, when two media outlets reported the existence of a video that they said appeared to show the mayor smoking crack.

When repeatedly asked if he smoked crack, Ford had defiantly denied he used the drug and suggested the video did not exist.

“Yes, I’ve made mistakes,” the mayor finally said on Tuesday.

Rob Ford “There’s been times when I’ve been in a drunken stupor. That’s why I want to see the tape. “I want everyone in the city to see this tape.”

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Man honours Vimy Ridge fighters COMMISSIONS SCALED-DOWN VERSION OF CANADIAN MONUMENT IN FRANCE

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer man who’s great uncle was killed at Vimy Ridge commissioned a scaled down version of the monument in France that honours Canadians lost in the battle.

William Richards was one of about 170,000 men in the battle to take the escarpment in northern France.

But his name isn’t on the larger Canadian monument in France so his great nephew, Matt Richards, 54, wanted to do his part to honour his relative.

“I wanted to do something for him and I

thought of doing a replica of the Vimy memorial up at Horn Hill (near Red Deer),” said Matt, adding he had been in touch with Red Deer historian Michael Dawe.

“We decided that we would do it for Horn Hill and Clearview, the two districts my ancestors lived in, and Hill End, the next old district to the south because it had a post office in 1914.”

Instead of — MATT RICHARDS putting up a headstone for William, his name was put on a side of his father’s grave stone, but the marble headstone has become weathered and worn.

‘WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DO IT FOR HORN HILL AND CLEARVIEW, THE TWO DISTRICTS MY ANCESTORS LIVED IN, AND HILL END...’

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Matt Richards wanted to honour a relative and all those who fought at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. He commissioned a scaled-down version of the monument in France that honours Canadians lost in the battle.

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VIMY: Injured brother’s name on monument instead of victim’s William and his brother both signed up for the First World War. His brother was injured in a battle earlier in the war and sent home.

Somehow William’s name — he was 24 when he died — isn’t on the actual monument, but his brother’s is.

“He (William) was hit by a shell, so there was nothing left to bury,” said Matt.

Matt said Darwin Parcels and Jackie Kletke from Legacy Monuments did a beautiful job designing the monument.

With about 5,000 kg of granite, Parcels said it was one of the larger monuments he’s made. The plans to make the monument started in March and Matt and Kletke exchanged about nine proofs of the monument’s design before they started making the monument.

“It was a task, it was hard,” said Parcels. The pillars were the most difficult part to add as they are about two metres tall and weigh a few thousand pounds.

“It required a bigger crane than we normally used.”

Kletke said this type of monument is outside of what she would normally do but that didn’t deter her.

“I found a picture of the Vimy Ridge monument and traced it,” said Kletke. “We had a couple of different options for the base. It looks complicated, but it really wasn’t.”

The monument has been placed on Hwy 42 about 1.2 km east of Hwy 2, at the Horn Hill Community Cemetery.

“We’re going to do a family thing at the monument in the spring on April 9,” said Matt, who declined to say how much the project cost. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Glendale School foods and science teacher Vicki Kidd dances with Grade 8 student Matthew Berry on Tuesday during a Indian Diwali festival of lights celebration at the school. Grade 3 students at the school have been studying India and held a celebration lunch that included butter chicken, naan bread, samosa and pudding.

Hours after that surprise statement, a visibly troubled Ford made an emotional apology for his “mistakes” but emphatically said he had no plans to step aside.

“I was elected to do a job and that’s exactly what I’m going to continue doing,” he said.

“To the residents of Toronto, I know I have let you down. And I can’t do anything else but apologize, and apologize.”

Ford said he kept his drug use from his family, his staff and his colleagues at city hall because he was “embarrassed and ashamed.”

“These mistakes will never, ever, ever happen again,” he said. “I know what I did was wrong.”

Ford’s backtracking had many shaking their heads, but the mayor insisted that he had been truthful.

“I wasn’t lying,” he told reporters who have long pressed him on his alleged drug use. “You didn’t ask the correct questions. No, I’m not an addict and no I do not do drugs.”

The scandal around Ford took on a new urgency last week when Toronto’s police chief made a jawdropping announcement that authorities recovered a video of the mayor with images that corresponded with media reports about him appearing to smoke crack cocaine.

On Tuesday, Ford once again called for the alleged video to be released so everyone could judge its contents.

“I don’t even recall there being a tape or a video and I know that. So I want to see the state that I was in,” he said.

Yet just moments later, Ford told the Toronto Sun that he thought he knew what was on the video police have recovered.

“I think I know what’s on the video and I know it’s not pretty,” he told the newspaper.

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“Did I smoke something? Probably. It’s ugly. ” Legal experts have said Ford has no right to call for the video to be made public given that it’s evidence in an extortion case against the mayor’s friend and occasional driver, Alexander (Sandro) Lisi.

A spokeswoman for Toronto police wouldn’t say how Ford’s comments would impact an ongoing police investigation related to Lisi, saying only that “the information will be passed on to investigators.”

Ford’s unexpected drug-use admission left many stunned.

The premier of Ontario said she was concerned that Ford’s personal issues were making it difficult for the business of the city to carry on in a normal way.

“We want municipalities to be able to function and there is a huge amount of turmoil at city hall right now,” said Kathleen Wynne.

“The police service and the judicial system have to take action.

“But the mayor will have to make his decisions about what is appropriate right now.”

The Ford scandal also drew the attention of the federal justice minister who said it was “certainly a sad day for the city of Toronto.”

“I’m the justice minister, you know where I stand on the use of illegal drugs,” said Peter MacKay. “As a human being I think that the mayor of Toronto needs to get help.”

Despite Ford’s astonishing announcements, those who have supported the mayor throughout the scandal continued to stand by him.

“Leave Ford alone! The guy is doing a good job.

The city is being taking care of!” one person said on Twitter.

“So what? Rob Ford smoked crack? Lots of people drink too much, too often.

“Leave the guy alone. Electorate will decide his

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Robert Allin Folinsbee, 69, was found at the base of Mount Abraham, about 125 km west of Rocky Mountain House, around 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP say two men went hunting in the mountainous area on Saturday. The two men became separated and used radios to communicate until Sunday.

Folinsbee wanted to wait out the extreme snowfall that was forecast for the area.

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His friend made it out of the area.

Friends and family lost radio contact with Folinsbee on Monday.

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Nonetheless, at city hall some who worked with Ford said his latest admission was a clear sign that he needed to step back from the mayor’s chair and get some help.

A member of Ford’s executive committee — which works closely with the mayor — said some councillors were bringing a motion against the mayor that could strip him of some of his powers.

“He needs to take a break, he needs to consider what’s best for him, what’s best for this city,” said Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong.

There were others who questioned the timing of Ford’s announcement and subsequent apology.

“I feel like maybe he hasn’t been forthcoming, I am a little concerned that there are more things to come,” said Coun. Paula Fletcher.

“I’m not sure his sincere apology is going to be sincere enough.” Some at city hall, however, refused to call for Ford to step aside.

“It’s up to him to decide,” said Coun. Maria Augimeri. “He was democratically elected. He has not been charged or convicted of anything.”

Municipal law makes no provision for his forced removal from office unless he’s convicted and jailed for a criminal offence. The province has said it has no plans to change the law.

Tuesday’s hubbub made front-page news on a number of international news sites and caused some in Ford’s government to worry about the impact the mayor’s scandal was having on Toronto’s brand.

“It’s a circus and if anybody is saying it’s not affecting the business of the city they’re not being honest,” said Coun. Jaye Robinson, who added that the mayor currently “does not have a shred of credibility.

“We’ve also become the laughing stock of North America, if not the world.”

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Man shot by Calgary police is in life-threatening condition

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A man is in hospital in life-threatening condition after he was shot by a Calgary police officer.

Calgary police say two officers approached a suspicious vehicle around 11 am.

Police say as the vehicle drove away one of the officers fired his weapon, hitting the man at least once.

Neither of the two officers were hurt.

Investigators who report to Alberta’s Justice Department have been called in to review what happened.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigates whenever someone is seriously hurt or dies due to the possible actions of police.

Senior hit by her stolen car in McDonald’s drive-thru EDMONTON — Edmonton police are investigating after an 81-year-old woman was hit by her stolen car in a fast food drive-thru.

Police say the senior noticed her Nissan Sentra was missing early this morning.

A few minutes later, she spotted the car in a McDonald’s drive-thru and started walking toward the vehicle.

Police say the car hit the woman as it left the restaurant.

She was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Officers found the car about an hour later, but there was no sign of the driver.

Alberta school bus driver loses job for texting, talking on cell EDMONTON — School division officials west of Edmonton have confirmed a school bus driver is no longer on the job after students on the bus reported the driver had been texting while driving.

Brian Leadbetter with Parkland School Division said the driver used a cellphone while driving once in April and a second time this fall.

However, Leadbetter wouldn’t say if the driver was fired or stepped aside on her own.

Parent Kim Johnson says she had reported her concerns about the bus driver last fall and was told the school division would install cameras on the buses.

Then, her kids noted when the driver was using the phone, and dates and times were provided to school officials.

Johnson wanted the driver fired, but says when nothing was done, she went to the division’s superintendent.

She was not happy with the response, so she had her children change bus routes.

“It’s been going on for about a year, I can’t trust her,” Johnson said of the bus driver.

“I think (the school division) needs to set an example to others, that this is not acceptable.”

Parkland School Division policy states that: “Cell phones are to be used for emergency use only. Repeated use while the bus is in motion is not an acceptable practice.”

Homeless residence in Edmonton scrapped due to opposition EDMONTON — After controversy and opposition from area residents, a church is scrapping plans to build a subsidized housing facility in a southwest Edmonton neighbourhood.

The Anglican archdiocese said it’s not going through with plans to build the 60-unit subsidized housing facility for the homeless.

The housing complex was slated to be built on land leased by Holy Trinity Riverbend Anglican Church, but the plan received strong opposition from residents in Terwillegar Towne.

Many residents said they feared possible safety issues, and lower property values, while others were concerned by the amount of public consultation done for the project.

The church had the words ‘No Homeless’ spray-painted on its walls.

Anglican Bishop Jane Alexander said Tuesday they don’t think the project can be successful in this particular place.

But she also said the archdiocese still have plans to create another project to help the homeless in the future on the same plot of land.

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CLARK: Signs on to Alberta national energy strategy Clark announced she will sign on to Redford’s national energy strategy and that she has agreed none of Alberta’s royalties from oil pipelines will be going into B.C. coffers.

“There are lots of different forms that economic benefits can take, and I’ve said that right from the very beginning. But when it comes to royalties, British Columbia has an interest in ensuring that provinces protect their royalties because we also receive really substantial royalties from our natural gas industry,” she said.

“We’re creating a liquefied natural gas industry that is going to be worth a trillion dollars over 30 years. A large part of that will be royalties so we want to protect our royalties and we recognize that Alberta wants to protect theirs.”

In return, the two leaders announced “Alberta agrees that B.C. has a right to negotiate with industry on appropriate economic benefits.”

Clark suggested a proposed oil refinery project, pipeline tolls and even federal revenues are still on the table for B.C. to get the “fair share” of economic benefits which were among five conditions for approval of any pipeline — a condition that sparked the war of words between the two leaders.

Earlier, Clark had previously ruled out going directly to the oil and gas industry to ask for money, telling reporters last October that “the people who have the most vital interest in having it go ahead are the ones that are going to have to decide to move it forward.”

In fact, Enbridge said last year that it offered to meet with Clark to discuss the benefits of the pipeline, but she declined the offer.

Redford said the agreement is not about “gotcha politics.”

“This is about putting in place economic models that are going to work for Canada, for each of our economies and allow for product to move,” she said at a news conference Tuesday that was on, then off, then on again, with Redford in Vancouver to deliver the keynote address at an oil and gas forum.

In her speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade conference, Redford noted that 42 per cent of the three billion cubic feet of natural gas that B.C. is already producing passes through Alberta on a daily

basis. “B.C. is Alberta’s gateway to Asia, and our second-largest provincial export market, while Alberta is B.C.’s entry point to the North-American heartland and, by far, its biggest provincial export destination,” she told about 300.

“Our provinces share economic destinies.”

When Clark outlined her demands last year, the request for financial compensation drew an immediate rebuke from Redford, who accused B.C. of attempting to reach into Alberta’s pockets. Clark famously described a meeting between the two leaders as “frosty.”

But Tuesday’s framework for negotiations makes it clear that money will not be part of the talks between the provinces. Instead, B.C. has agreed to take demands for financial compensation directly to the oil and gas industry when projects such as Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline are proposed Clark had previously refused to sign onto Redford’s push for a national energy strategy because of the dispute. On Tuesday, Clark agreed to endorse the national plan.

Redford suggested their announcement brings the provinces closer to an ultimate agreement on pipelines that would deliver Alberta oil products to the B.C. coast for export.

The 1,200-kilometre Northern Gateway pipeline proposed through British Columbia would deliver 525,000 barrels of Alberta oil to a tanker terminal in Kitimat, on the north coast of B.C. A federal review panel must issue a report by the end of the year on the project, which faces opposition from First Nations and environmental groups.

The British Columbia government also officially opposed the Northern Gateway pipeline — as proposed — at the recent federal review.

In addition to the Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan has proposed a massive expansion of its existing Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to the Vancouver area.

Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson declined requests for comment on Tuesday, leaving the Vancouver Board of Trade conference on energy immediately after Redford finished her own speech.

Ben West, of ForestEthics, one of the most vocal opponents of Northern Gateway and other pipeline expansions, said Clark has “flip-flopped” on her position.

“There isn’t a mandate for pipelines in B.C.,” he said.

Art Sterritt, of the Coastal First Nations, said the agreement is meaningless.

“Eighty per cent of British Columbians still oppose Enbridge’s proposed project. This agreement does nothing to change that.”

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Minister responsible Ric McIver says while rail probes fall under federal jurisdiction, his department has

same line near Gainford, sparking an evacuation of the small community when petroleum products in some crippled tanker cars caught fire.

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The latest derailment occurred when 13 cars in a CN (TSX:CNR) freight jumped the tracks near Peers, west of Edmonton, early Sunday morning.

The accident happened about 15 days after a CN train derailed on the

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Distracted and disastrous Toyota Motor Co. recently launched a clever Don’t Shoot and Drive campaign. And it wasn’t a warning about wandering deer and moose on our highways.

It has its sights trained on bigger — and far more dangerous — game: distracted drivers taking pictures of themselves on their cellphones.

Social media RICK on a rampage ZEMANEK these days, and far too many people seem to think it’s important to advise other participants what they’re doing every moment of every day.

That now includes drivers snapping photos of themselves on their cellphones while on the road, and sending

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them out to acquaintances.

These “selfies,” says a U.S. report, have logged three million posts on Instagram tagged #driving.

Almost 50,000 have tagged #driving home, more than 9,000 tagged #drivingtowork, and more than 3,500 tagged #drivingselfie. The latter means they are driving on their own while snapping pictures of themselves.

Toyota’s campaign includes launching a poster showing a car totalled in a collision. At the bottom it reads: Don’t Shoot and Drive.

Alberta’s government says it’s mulling over tougher penalties for distracted driving — a practice now killing hundreds of people each year on Canadian roads. The toughening would amount to imposing demerit points against offending motorists. Right now, offending drivers on Alberta’s roads face a paltry fine of $172 but lose no demerit points.

Statistics rank distracted driving as one of the leading causes to carnage on our roads. Tough laws reflect society’s intolerance to drunk drivers, but they

have yet to reflect the danger of killer distracted drivers.

And, obviously, the message has yet to sink in for many people playing with their phones.

Drunk driving is now a big deal, but it was an uphill battle. A similar battle is being waged against distracted driving.

Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver said last week that two years after the law was passed, drivers are still unwilling to hang up the phone while on the road.

McIver said the government is still “mulling over” other options besides demerit point suspensions.

It was reported earlier this year that distracted driving fatalities in Canada have risen by 17 per cent — surpassing the number of people killed by drunk drivers in some provinces.

CBC reported that “these figures don’t cover all jurisdictions and might underestimate the problem by as much as a third.”

Calgary police say that during the first eight months of this year, there

were more than 470 crashes in that city related to distracted driving.

Last summer, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan authorities rated distracted driving as the No. 1 road killer.

In Ontario, police say distracted driving has surpassed drunks killing people on the roads, and blame 30 per cent of highway crashes on distraction.

South of the border, distracted drivers killed 3,331 people in 2011, says the U.S. government, while 387,000 people were injured. Cellphone use was blamed in 21 per cent of those crashes.

And this trend of drivers snapping their photos to share with others is the epitome of negligence while behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Moving toward demerit suspensions should just be the starting point in Alberta. We need the kind of measures used to deal with drunk drivers: huge fines, licence suspensions and impounded vehicles.

Otherwise, the ignorance will continue to prevail on our roads.

Rick Zemanek is a retired Advocate editor.

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Drawing a name is not democratic Re: 2013 municipal election (Red Deer County) Over the years, a question of Red Deer County’s credibility for democracy exists with the drawing of a candidate’s name from a hat.

Election results have been tarnished with the current process that was used that influenced the outcome of the Oct. 21 municipal election. This same process was used in the Oct. 18, 2004, municipal election and identical concerns were noted.

The process was appalling then and is now again, heightened with two councillors elected from a draw from a hat. This is not democracy — it is a crap shoot.

This view is also shared by many throughout the Red Deer County.

This process is overdue for correction — a draw was made, I surmise, according to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) / Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).

Hopefully, the new Red Deer County council will evaluate and make necessary recommendations to other municipalities and to the Alberta government that reflect genuine fairness and impartiality. This is where change must begin and directed to the Alberta government for revision. It should be the voters whose choose their elected representative if tied. It should not be a draw, throw of the dice or cutting of a deck of cards — thus why are elections held?

Like many organizations that have two or more in-

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dividuals running for office, an election is called and the individual(s) receiving the least number of votes are eliminated and if the top two tie, they contend for the right to govern or represent. Why could this not have happened before or after the election in the name of democracy (not lady luck), thus giving the winning candidate at least 51 per cent of the majority of votes cast?

Yes I am prepared for the extra cost in the name of democracy. Democracy should never be hobbled and should not be a draw for choice.

This year’s tie vote is the fourth that I can remember in Red Deer County. I am not sure what the odds are for tie votes but appear to be overwhelming as per permutation factors and probabilities of numbers. Yes — I am skeptical and question the odds of this happening so often.

The Red Deer County’s chief electoral officer for the municipal election is a Red Deer County employee (Nancy Lougheed), who is responsible for the training and information session for the electoral staff. This individual reports directly to the CAO (Curtis Herzberg — manager) of Red Deer County, who is accountable to those individuals elected.

Could this be considered a conflict of interest and who is ultimately responsible for the operations of the Red Deer County?

I suspect Mr. Herzberg would immediately tell you that he has no jurisdiction over the election process and yet he would be correct on his supervision of Mrs. Lougheed. Mrs. Lougheed works for the chief electoral officer for the province of Alberta.

The question of the names shown to both candidates prior to the draw and placed in the hat is also in

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In the future, I would suggest that all Red Deer County personnel, including management, be at arm’s length from the electoral process for those successful individuals who will set policy and govern both management and staff in the county. Why not reciprocate with either the City of Red Deer or another neighbour county or municipalities to eliminate any doubt or mistrust in the electoral process. (Rotate: Delburne, Elnora, Penhold, Innisfail, Bowden, etc.)

The role and responsibility for both councillors, COA (manager) and staff should be re-evaluated and defined as to the power and authority with no possibility of a conflict of interest.

It is imperative that elections with questionable matters (results) and involvement from the Red Deer County staff and management be eliminated. The county must be up front, trustworthy and beyond any reproach for a conflict of interest. The present structure is highly questionable!

I look forward to seeing more than political lip service that is often put forward. Hopefully, the voters will see a new positive outlook and consciousness with vigour in addressing the voters’ wishes. To the newly elected councillors, I congratulate you.

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OTTAWA — Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau were cast Tuesday into political purgatory — suspended by the Senate and reviled by their former Conservative colleagues, including the prime minister who appointed them.

All three maintain they’re the victims of a politically motivated witch hunt aimed at putting a lid on a Senate expenses scandal that has engulfed Stephen Harper’s government for almost a year.

“I think it’s an extremely sad day for democracy,” Wallin said as she exited the Senate chamber after the vote, her voice heavy with emotion.

“If we can’t expect the rule of law in Canada, then where on earth can you expect it?”

Brazeau said nothing as he left the Senate. Duffy did not show up for the vote.

But while the vote to suspend the trio marks the end of a protracted and politically damaging debate, the shock waves wrought by scandal — and particularly by bomshell revelations dropped by Duffy — are still reverberating for Harper and his Conservative government.

All three, along with former Liberal senator Mac Harb, are under investigation by the RCMP for making allegedly fraudulent expense claims. There is no end in sight to the steady drip of revelations from the Mounties as they file court documents in pursuit of evidence.

Auditor general Michael Ferguson, meanwhile, has begun a comprehensive audit of all senators’ expense claims, which could yet turn up more wrongdoing.

If others are found to have committed a “pattern of abuse,” government Senate leader Claude Carignan said Tuesday that more sanctions could yet be meted out.

Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau retain the title of senator and their health, dental and life insurance coverage, but get no pay and lose their Senate privileges and resources for the duration of the current parliamentary session, which could continue for two years.

Harper’s office expressed satisfaction with the suspensions, which followed weeks of emotional, often explosive debate, punctuated by bombshells from Duffy that directly implicated the Prime Minister’s Office in the scandal.

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payroll was the right thing to do,” the PMO said in a statement.

“They should not be collecting a public paycheque.”

But just hours before the Senate voted to suspend the three, Harper endured another question period grilling related to the fallout from Duffy’s revelations. This time, it was about a leaked letter that shows the RCMP is seeking documents that “may potentially be evidence of criminal wrongdoing” by some in the PMO. In particular, investigators are looking for emails related to a “script” Duffy alleges he was given by the PMO to cover up the fact that Nigel Wright, Harper’s chief of staff at the time, gave him $90,000 to repay his disallowed living expenses.

Duffy has alleged that Wright, under instruction from the prime minister to make a political embarrassment go away, orchestrated a “monstrous” conspiracy to cover up the transaction. He claims PMO concocted a false story about him taking out a bank loan.

The move to suspend the three one-time star Conservative Senate appointees caused tensions within Tory ranks. But in the end, only one Conservative senator, Hugh Segal, voted against all three suspensions.

Six more Tory senators abstained on the motion to suspend Brazeau, four abstained when it came to Wallin and Duffy.

“For all those in the Conservative party across Canada who do believe in due process and the rule of law, do believe in fairness, I hope I tried to speak for them,” said Segal.

Sen. Don Plett, a former president of the Conservative party who abstained on all three suspensions, could barely contain his anger as he left the chamber.

“Absolutely, I’m frustrated,” he fumed. “I think the system was flawed.”

Asked if he had a message for his three former Senate colleagues, Plett said: “God bless you and I hope to see you in two years.”

Only one Liberal senator, Paul Massicote, voted for the suspensions. Most Liberals voted against but seven, including Liberal Senate leader James Cowan, abstained — following the lead of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau who advised them to neither defend those who’ve abused the public purse nor aid Harper in “his attempt to whitewash what’s gone on here.”

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Sen. Mike Duffy arrives to the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, October 28. Duffy was one of three Senators suspended by the Senate on Tuesday.

MacKay defends Nadon appointment SENATE CASE LOOMS

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OTTAWA — Justice Minister Peter MacKay is defending the federal government’s troubled appointment of Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of Canada even though it has left the high court short-handed for a major constitutional hearing.

MacKay said Tuesday he still strongly supports Nadon’s appointment, even though the squabble about his eligibility means the high court will be short a judge when it hears the federal government’s crucial Senate reference case next week.

The government has asked the Supreme Court to give its opinion on how to achieve change in the upper chamber, an opinion that might not come for another year.

In the meantime, Nadon — a semiretired Federal Court judge — remains in limbo, quarantined from his judicial colleagues after Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him last month to fill one of the three Quebec seats on the nine-member Supreme Court.

A Toronto lawyer has challenged the appointment, arguing the Ottawabased Nadon does not meet the bench and residency requirements for a Quebec representative on the high court.

“We feel that the appointment that we’ve made is within the parameters of the Judges Act. We feel very strongly,” MacKay said.

The minister said he defers to Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin to decide when cases are heard, and who hears them. “That is an administrative matter with respect to the timing of the hearing of certain cases.”

A legal expert blasted the government for not being accountable for the Nadon snafu.

“What we haven’t heard since he was appointed was an explanation from the minister of justice as to why he was chosen,” said University of Ot-

tawa law professor Adam Dodek.

The Harper government’s decision to have Supreme Court nominees testify before a House of Commons committee has shifted questions regarding the transparency and accountability of judicial appointments from the prime minister to the nominee, he said.

“These hearings were supposed to be about accountability for the exercise of power and they’ve had completely the opposite effect. They’ve taken the minister of justice and the prime minister off the hook,” he said.

“The system that has been put in Dodek said eight justices can still do an adequate job in the Senate case because the Supreme Court will be striving for a unanimous decision so that its reference will have more weight.

Only eight judges heard the last reference on the fate of the Senate, in 1979, when then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau turned to the high court for an opinion on whether he could overhaul the upper chamber, he added.

The judges said by an 8-0 margin that the government needed provincial consent to make fundamental changes to the Senate.

Quebec’s National Assembly passed a unanimous motion last week that called for the Supreme Court to have a full bench, including three Quebec judges, when it hears cases that are important for the province, including the Senate reference.

Last weekend, Prime Minister Stephen Harper blamed the “courts” for standing in the way of Senate reform, an apparent reference to the recent Quebec appeal court opinion.

It said the federal government had no right to create Senate elections and set term limits without seeking provincial approval.

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Audit finds wide gap between conservation talk and action my and support the health of Canadians,” Aglukkaq said.

The Conservative government has made a political virtue of creating new national parks and protected wildlife areas, but the audits tabled in Parliament make the government rhetoric ring hollow.

Canada is still working on a basic strategy to meet its 2020 international promises under a United Nations convention on biodiversity, so hasn’t even begun to identify what actions need to be taken.

Canada was among the world’s first signatories to the convention in 1992 under former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney.

“Without a clear and specific definition of how Environment Canada sees its role and what it wants to achieve as Canada’s national focal point, it will be difficult to determine what the department plans to achieve or what resources it will require,” the audit says. The Conservative government has shown little concern that Canada is nowhere near meeting another of its international promises, the 2020 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 17 per cent below 2005 levels.

But the Harper government has put considerable political stock into promoting Canada’s national parks and protected areas, and on that front the commissioner’s audit may sting.

Management plans for some 12.4 million hectares of designated national wildlife area date on average from 1992, says the audit.

It found half a dozen wildlife ar-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A massive audit of federal conservation policies paints a picture of mismanagement and neglect when it comes to Canada’s natural heritage.

The study by Neil Maxwell, the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, repeatedly points to a lack of strategies, plans and resources required to maintain or improve everything from basic biodiversity and species at risk to the national parks.

“I see a wide gap between the government’s commitments and the results achieved,” Maxwell says in the preface to the report.

At a news conference, the commissioner was more emphatic.

“The most important thing is they have to demonstrate, given the track record is one of missed commitments — failing to act on past commitments, it’s really up to the government to demonstrate they’re serious in terms of taking action,” Maxwell said.

The commissioner’s talk-versus-action concern was graphically illustrated shortly after the audits were tabled Tuesday morning in the House of Commons, when Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq issued a response that ignored the report’s clear thrust.

“As an Arctic nation with rich and unique biodiversity truly distinct to the North, Canada continues to strengthen its environmental protection and conservation, leading to healthy ecosystems that will ultimately benefit the econo-

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eas and 22 migratory bird sanctuaries that should have been removed from the list because they no longer meet the criteria.

At Canada’s national parks, funding for “heritage resources conservation” — effectively the natural beauty of the parks — decreased by 15 per cent last year compared with the preceding six years, “with further reductions planned as part of decisions flowing from the 2012 federal budget.”

Staffing for conservation at national parks has declined 23 per cent and scientific staff positions are down by more than a third, says the report — and that was before the latest round of cuts.

“The adjustments reallocate fewer resources across the agency’s various responsibilities for maintaining or restoring ecological integrity; furthermore, the agency provided no quantitative analysis to show that these actions are sufficient to address the resource reductions,” says the report.

Fifteen of the 44 national parks lack a state-of-the-park report to use as a baseline for maintaining or restoring ecological integrity.

And while new monitoring guidelines have been put in place, not one of nine parks examined by the auditors had a scientifically credible monitoring system.

“To safeguard our treasured national parks we need more attention and resources paid to protecting park ecosystems, not less,” Alison Woodley of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society said.

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A Federal Court ruling has quashed an effort by the Aboriginal Affairs Department to change the criteria for receiving social assistance on reserves in the Maritimes.

In his decision, Justice Andre F.J. Scott sides with a coalition of 26 bands from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. against the federal department. The department proposed to change the assistance rules for New Brunswick reserves to mirror standards set by the province.

The bands argued that these changes were brought in without real consultation or procedural fairness and would cut benefits on reserves.

They argued that provincial welfare recipients had access to other provincial programs and subsidies not available on reserves.

The ruling in their favour leaned heavily on the lack of procedural fairness. Scott said the department did not fully assess the impact of the proposed changes when it produced a new manual setting out the new

criteria.

“It is obvious to this court that the applicants were owed more procedural fairness,” he wrote.

“It is clear from the evidence that there was never any meaningful consultation about the merits of the manual before it was developed and implemented.

“The First Nations affected by the decision were not afforded the opportunity to ’put forward their views and evidence fully and have them considered by the decisionmaker’.”

The federal government, he wrote, breached its duty to observe procedural fairness.

“The recipients of social assistance are the most vulnerable in society and yet a decision affecting a number of them is made without any true comprehension of its impact.”

The department proposed the changes in 2011 and wanted to impose them in 2012. However, another Federal Court judge granted an injunction against the imposition in early 2012, pending the outcome of the larger case decided

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OTTAWA — The strain of what seems like neverending conflict overseas in the last two decades is hurting the children and spouses of Canadian Forces members, says an in-depth study by military ombudsman Pierre Daigle.

His latest report, released Tuesday, found the health and the grades of children suffer when their parents deploy to Afghanistan, Haiti or other trouble spots around the world.

“From a health perspective, children of deployed military members were found to experience physical issues, including increased stress, sleeping problems and more than double the rate of occurrence of other ailments compared to similar children within the civilian population,” the 89-page report said.

“Families and providers/supporters repeatedly conveyed situations of healthy children becoming sick during deployments.”

The report said military children often feel isolated and misunderstood.

Issues related to the education of their children was cited as “one of the dominant reasons for CF members leaving the military.”

The 14-month study interviewed 370 current and former military families across the country and found that children’s worries about parents in war zones distracted them from their studies.

“Families also noted that academic performance is generally impacted by the prevalence of extended deployments to locations such as Afghanistan,” the report said.

“This is corroborated by scientific research, which shows that military children experiencing deployment test substantially lower than their civilian counterparts in a range of subjects.”

The strain is also evident among military couples, where some say it can take a year or more for the soldiers, sailors or aircrew to reintegrate with the family after an overseas tour and sometimes bonds are never fully restored.

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Mall shooting leaves family baffled RELATIVES, FRIENDS OF GUNMAN SEARCH FOR ANSWERS AFTER SUICIDE AT NEW JERSEY MALL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEANECK, N.J. — Relatives and friends of a young man who fired shots in New Jersey’s largest mall, trapping terrified shoppers for hours before killing himself, struggled Tuesday to reconcile those actions with a person they described as pleasant and well-liked.

Investigators don’t believe the gunman, identified as 20-year-old Richard Shoop, intended to shoot anyone when he began firing at the ceiling and elsewhere at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, about 15 miles northwest of New York City, shortly before the mall’s closed Monday night.

There were no other injuries.

“We think he went in with the intent that he was not going to come out alive,” Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said.

News of Shoop’s suicide stunned friends and relatives. As recently as last week, Shoop had spoken about a potential new job and seemed especially happy about it, according to a woman who said she had known him since they were little.

“He told me that he was going to get a new job at this TV place and he was going to make good money,” Madison Barbarini said. “He told me that he was doing really well and it seemed like he was really happy. Things just don’t

add up. Why would he do this?

It doesn’t make sense.”

The friend she knew “honestly would never hurt a fly,” Barbarini added.

The suspect’s brother, Kevin Shoop, told reporters outside their home on a quiet suburban block in Teaneck that his brother was “a great person” who was liked by friends and family and gave no advance warning about what he intended to do.

“He just sadly decided to make an act of — an act of, I guess, self-indulgence — by taking his own life publicly,” Kevin Shoop said. “And it’s a tragedy to us all. And we’re going to now handle matters and deal with them.”

Dod Geges, the owner of a pizzeria in Teaneck where Shoop worked for several years, said Shoop didn’t show violent tendencies and “was always sad” when he heard about shootings on TV. Shoop left an ambiguous note with his family that raised concern, however. Molinelli would not call it a suicide note, but he said it did “express that an end is coming. It could have been prison. ... It could have been what he did last night. It gave his family reason to reach out to us.”

Gov. Chris Christie called the shooting a wakeup call for lawmakers to focus on mental health issues as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce gun violence.

“Obviously that young man

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An official walks with a semi-automatic weapon on the parking lot of Garden State Plaza Mall following reports of a shooter, Tuesday, in Paramus, N.J. Hundreds of law enforcement officers converged on the mall Monday night after witnesses said multiple shots were fired. went there to end his own life.

We may not be that lucky next time,” Christie said. “We need to get to the root causes of what drives a young man like that to drive to Garden State Plaza in that condition.”

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Shoop had any mental health issues. Authorities said he had a known drug problem.

Chaos erupted shortly before the mall’s 9:30 p.m. closing time Monday when authorities said a man dressed in black and wearing a motor-

cycle helmet fired six shots.

Molinelli said the gun, which was modified to look like an AK-47 assault rifle, belonged to Richard Shoop’s brother, who owned it legally and did not give the shooter permission to take it.

Obama’s homeland security pick is unfamiliar name WASHINGTON — When the White House called some of the major U.S. law enforcement associations with a heads-up that President Barack Obama would nominate Jeh Johnson to run the Homeland Security Department, the response on the other end of the line was brief: Who? The former Pentagon lawyer and longtime Obama supporter is not a familiar name throughout the 18,000 law enforcement agencies around the country. So, nominating Johnson to run the sprawling bureaucracy, created in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, came as a surprise to many.

“I don’t know him. And I want to get to know him,” said Bart Johnson, executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and a former Homeland Security official.

“I couldn’t have picked him out of a lineup with the Marx Brothers,” said James Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police.

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Obama said he nominated Johnson because of his “deep understanding of the threats and challenges facing the United States.” He credited Johnson with helping design and implement policies to dismantle the core of the alQaida terror organization overseas and to repeal the ban on openly gay service members in the U.S. military.

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Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge Energy is proposing the 612-mile Sandpiper pipeline to each day carry 225,000 barrels of oil to a hub in northern Minnesota and 375,000 barrels to one in northwestern Wisconsin. If approved by regulators, it would be the largest pipeline moving oil out of North Dakota, the nation’s secondleading producer of oil behind Texas.

North Dakota has more than doubled its oil production in the past two

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Enbridge’s application to regulators argues that the project is “needed and in the public interest.”

The company submitted the application last week to the North Dakota Public Service Commission and will take similar steps with regulators in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the next month, company spokeswoman Katie Haarsager said.

But she noted that soliciting and securing shipping contracts, during a process called “open season,” is as vital as obtaining permits for the project.

“The open season is very important and allows us to ensure that we have shippers’ interest in the project. A suc-

cessful open season means we should have a successful project,” she said Tuesday.

Haarsager said Enbridge will begin the open season within the week and it will be in effect from one to three months.

The pipeline is the biggest project yet to come before North Dakota regulators to move oil from the rich Bakken and Three Forks formations in the western part of the state, said Brian Kalk, who heads the North Dakota Public Service Commission. The three-member commission oversees a slew of public interests, from pipelines to grain elevators, though much of its recent work has involved the oil and natural gas industry.

The new pipeline, the company argued in its application, would provide “a timely, cost effective and long-term transportation solution, thereby serving the public’s interest in improved

access to an abundant, secure, and reliable crude oil supply to satisfy consumers’ demand for refined products.”

Kalk said the commission is reviewing the application and that at least three public hearings will be held in communities along the pipeline’s proposed route in North Dakota.

The project is being proposed in the wake of a recent pipeline break in the same area. That pipeline, operated by Tesoro Corp., spilled more than 20,000 barrels of oil in a wheat field near Tioga, where the new pipeline would start.

Enbridge operates about 50,000 miles of pipelines in North America, and several hundred miles of pipelines in North Dakota, including one that runs between Minot, N.D., and Clearbrook, Minn. The line, built in 1962, has the capacity to ship 210,000 barrels of North Dakota crude daily, or about 8.8 million gallons.

HAIR STYLIST TOOLS

Kasho enjoys a good base at Red Deer FINE-QUALITY BEAUTY CARE PRODUCTS RECOGNIZED AS BEING AMONG BEST IN THE WORLD

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR You’d be hard-pressed to find a Canadian hairstylist who isn’t familiar with Kasho Shears.

The Japanese-made cutting products are recognized as being among the best in the world, with a manufacturing process that involves state-of-theart metal-forming and heat-treating, computerized grinding, and hand-polishing.

But before they get into a salon, they must pass through Red Deer County.

That’s because DWA (2010) Ltd., the exclusive supplier of Kasho Shears in Canada, is located just northwest of Red Deer. In a region best known for petroleum, petrochemical and agricultural products, the list of people who are aware of the local connection to the finely crafted Japanese cutting tools is a short one.

“My family and my friends, and obviously the people at (Red Deer County-based Chatters Canada Ltd.), because I deal with them,” sums up Stephen Pavlick, president of DWA. Kasho is his company’s flagship brand but DWA also sells a variety of other products to the Canadian beauty industry.

“We have everything from skin care to nail products, hair care products, appliances — curling irons, blow dryers,” said Pavlick.

In fact, of the approximately 350 distributors who supply Canada’s beauty salons, DWA deals with 300 — including 14 that carry Kasho products.

“We have the top distributors in place, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island,” he said.

In addition to Pavlick, the family-operated business employs his brother Mark, his mother Delia and his sister Patricia Rutherford, with Janet Bilyk accepted into the fold as an unofficial family member.

Pavlick’s own involvement dates back to the mid1980s, when he was recruited by DWA founder David Wickes, who had started David Wickes Agencies Ltd. a few years earlier.

Selling beauty products to salons across Canada, Wickes wanted Pavlick to serve as his Western Canadian sales manager.

Pavlick was reluctant.

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Stephen Pavlick, president of DWA (2010) Ltd., speaks with Chatters hair stylist Chizuko Nishi of Calgary during Chatters Canada’s Stylists Connection and Makeover Challenge in Red Deer last month. DWA has the Canadian and Mexican rights for Kasho Shears, one of the premium cutting tool brands in the hair-styling industry.

Southpaws have friend in Pavlick IS FOUNDER OF PANTHER SHEARS, WHICH INCLUDES STYLIST TOOLS MEANT FOR THE LEFT-HANDED Left-handed hair stylists have a friend in Stephen Pavlick.

In addition to his work as president of DWA (2010) Ltd., which distributes beauty products and equipment across Canada and beyond, Pavlick is the founder of Panther Shears Ltd. It specializes in reasonably priced cutting tools, including items designed for left-handed users.

During his nearly three decades in the beauty supply business, Pavlick has observed that the selection of shears and other products for southpaw stylists is sorely lacking.

Of particular concern is the situation in many beauty schools, where left-handers often must make do with standard-issue

equipment.

“They get used to cutting lefthanded with right-handed shears, and it’s very difficult to change (back).”

That reduces even further the incentive for manufacturers of shears and related products to produce two types of equipment.

About five years ago, Pavlick set out to address the problem when he started Panther Shears.

It now produces a variety of cutting tools, using four Asian factories.

Pavlick, who is president of the Allied Beauty Association, hopes that giving left-handed student stylists appropriate equipment will increase demand for lefthanded equipment in the future, and prompt manufacturers to ex-

pand their offerings.

Panther Shears also provides an affordable option to stylists and students on a tight budget.

Kasho Shears, which DWA has the Canadian rights for, produces some of the best cutting equipment in the industry. But these cost between $390 and $1,500.

“It’s a real high-end premium brand of shears,” explained Pavlick, who can offer an alternative under the Panther name.

“I’ve got school kits that start with a shear and a thinner, in a case, for like $60.”

Panther is carried by six distributors in Canada, and is also being sold into the United States and Mexico.

How to go about financial planning With Financial Planning Week (Nov. 17 to 23) fast approaching, I thought it would be a great opportunity to discuss what financial planning is and the criteria you could use to choose a qualified financial planner.

Let’s begin by defining financial planning.

According to the website Investopedia, it is “a comprehensive evaluation of an investor’s PATRICK current and fuO’MEARA ture financial state, using currently known variables to predict future cash flows, asset values

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A lofty definition, but what does this really mean to the average person?

First, it means that a financial plan must be comprehensive in nature, taking into account both your current and expected future financial situation.

Second, and perhaps more important, financial planning is a predictive tool that can be used to give you an idea of what future cash flows, and the assets to generate those future cash flows, you will need to reach future goals, be they retirement, buying a new home or paying down debt — to name just a few common goals.

When making a financial plan you are really trying to project where you want to be in five, 10 or 20 years or more, so your choice of a professional to help you reach your goals is the key to successful financial planning.

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I’m going to focus this article on the designation that I hold: CFP. However, I encourage all readers to seek out a financial planning professional that is a holder of either of these designations.

In Canada, all CFPs licensed to use the “mark” or designation of CFP are required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education annually, which is subject to regular audit by the Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) of Canada.

This in itself is a very stringent guideline, designed to ensure that a CFP is maintaining regular and updated education on trends, and knowledge in his/her area of expertise as a financial planner.

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nually sign off that they have reviewed and continue to adhere to the professional code of ethics as published by the FPSC. Members found to be in violation of the code of ethics are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including denial of their CFP designation.

Another critical factor to consider is what you need in the way of advice and guidance from a financial planner.

If you are an experienced investor, perhaps you may require a planner willing to work with you to refine your plan and act more as a coach.

If you want to develop a financial plan, then you’ll need more than a coach but someone who is willing to explain to you some of the more technical points of financial planning.

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PLANNING: Level of technical expertise needed In either case, a level of technical expertise needs to be complemented by solid communication skills.

A good way to approach this is to ask yourself whether the potential candidate has a common life experience that will allow him/her to relate to your personal financial and nonfinancial circumstances.

Planners will tell you that your non-financial circumstances have a much larger impact on your financial circumstances that many customers would like to admit.

So having someone that can listen to and understand the nuances of what you are saying, and how it is connected to your non-financial circumstances — for example, starting a family or changing careers — is extremely important.

This only comes from working with a financial planner who can relate to your circumstances.

Once you have found a planner who is aligned with your needs, you will need to understand how he/she is compensated.

In general, financial planners are compensated either in the form of commission for products or services sold, or on a fee-for-service basis.

Commission-based financial planners work to provide you with advice based on your needs, but are paid in commissions for recommending products and services that should be aligned with your long-term financial and non-financial goals.

Full disclosure of fees and commissions are required of commissionbased planners. Don’t be afraid to ask for clarification of how and when fees and commissions are paid.

Fee-for-services planners are usually compensated directly by the customer. The fee for creating the financial plan is paid by you, and you are responsible for implementing the plan.

This is essentially you managing your investments, and the total financial plan, according to the plan created for you. If you are an experienced investor this can be a good option, but keep in mind that it will require a lot more work on your part.

Finally, keep in mind that a financial plan needs to be comprehensive.

In other words, a financial plan is not just about investing, it needs to include a review of will and estate planning needs, including a living will and powers of attorney.

It should also include personal risk management, with a view to optimizing life, health and disability insurance needs so that you and your loved ones are protected in the event of disability or death.

If you want to learn more about financial planning I recommend you visit the FPSC’s website at www.fpsc. ca/financial-planning. And remember Financial Planning Week (http://financialplanningweek.ca/about-fpw).

Easy Money is written by Patrick O’Meara, a former instructor at Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business, who is now chair of finance and accounting programs at Centennial College in Toronto. He can be reached at theinnovativescholar@gmail.com.

KASHO: Change of careers He’d worked his way up in the mobile home industry — going from manufacturing to service to set-ups, and finally becoming a partner in a factory direct dealership in Lloydminster. That business had expanded to Calgary and Red Deer, with Pavlick having just acquired sole ownership of the outlet in Red Deer.

“I said to him, ‘It couldn’t be worse timing. I just bought out all of my partners and I’ve got a profitable dealership and I’m living in Red Deer.’”

But Wickes presented some compelling arguments, remembered Pavlick.

“One was that in the mobile home industry, you’re really dependent on oil, agriculture and the economy. The beauty industry isn’t recession-proof, but it’s as close to it as you’ll ever get.”

Having just survived the energy sector meltdown of the early 1980s, Pavlick decided to change careers.

The mainstay of David Wickes Agencies roster of hair-care products was Australian 3 Minute Miracle, for which it had the Canadian distribution rights.

But the popular item, which Wickes sold only to salons, began showing up in other stores — undermining its value to Wickes’s professional customers.

Sales plunged from $2 million a year to $200,000, recalled Pavlick. He urged Wickes to expand his market to include other retailers a move that probably saved the business.

“Our company went from $200,000 a year to $1 million a month.”

About three years later, the manufacturer of Australian 3 Minute Miracle was purchased by another company and David Wickes Agencies’ contract was bought out.

Wickes retired and Pavlick found himself with a company that had just lost its best product.

Fortunately, he was able to acquire the Canadian rights for Kasho Shears — a territory that later expanded to include the United States and Mexico.

“For a small company, we were doing almost 35 trade shows a year,” said Pavlick, describing how each often required a five-day commitment to allow for travel, set-up and meetings.

It wasn’t uncommon to have two shows on the same weekend, necessitating additional staff to attend both.

“We were spread thin and working our butts off to build this business.”

About a decade ago, Pavlick decided to sell Kasho’s U.S. rights. DWA now has a much more manageable territory, with only a dozen trade shows a year, and one distributor for all of Mexico.

“Every four to five years I go to Japan, and they’ve been here,” said Pavlick of his relationship with Kasho.

“It’s been a great relationship. The Japanese are very honourable.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

WestJet says efforts to attract business customers, Encore exceeding forecasts New fare options, efforts to attract business customers and the launch of a regional service are exceeding expectations and beginning to deliver millions of dollars in additional revenue, WestJet Airlines (TSX:WJA) said Tuesday.

The Calgary-based airline hopes to generate about $80 million in annualized ancillary revenues next year, partially from last-minute upgrades and premium economy seating.

Up to $30 million is expected in 2013, including $10 million realized in the third quarter, half of which came from customers seeking upgrades.

WestJet is trying to lure business travellers from rival Air Canada.

Instead of offering a business class section, it has allocated about 18 seats on flights to business class and increased flexibility to change travel plans through its premium economy Plus product.

The carrier expects to end the year on a high note after slightly beating analyst forecasts in the third quarter, despite a drop in net income.

It anticipates that capacity will increase by seven to 7.5 per cent in the quarter on flat revenue per available seat mile and lower unit costs. Its new WestJet Encore regional service is expected to account for about half next year’s four to six per cent forecasted growth in capacity.

WestJet reported its

34th consecutive profitable quarter in the period ended Sept. 30, earning $65.1 million or 50 cents per diluted share.

That was down 7.8 per cent from $70.6 million or 52 cents per share a year earlier.

The airline rolled out its new Encore regional service in June and now flies 42 flights a day to 12 destinations using five Bombardier Q400 turbo-

props. It added Brandon, Man., to its destinations on Sept. 3 and Terrace, B.C., will join the list on Nov. 25 as it expects to fly 60 flights a day by year-end.

The airline has 20 firm orders and 25 options that will likely be exercised next year as it prepares to open a hub in Toronto next summer and begins to service Eastern Canada.

CUTTING WORKFORCE BY 20 PER CENT, SLASHING DIVIDEND

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Encana Corp. is cutting its workforce by 20 per cent, slashing its dividend and spinning off a huge chunk of its Alberta land holdings into a new public company as part of a “bold” strategy unveiled by its new CEO on Tuesday.

Since taking the reins in June, former BP executive Doug Suttles has signalled that huge changes would be coming for natural-gas focused Encana, which has long struggled with low commodity prices.

Suttles has previously said Encana would become a leaner, more profitable company under his leadership.

On Tuesday he expanded on that, announcing Encana would focus on its five best resource areas across North America, instead of juggling 30 different ones.

Encana will be closing its Dallasarea office, which has roughly 400 employees, and consolidating work in Calgary and Denver. As of late 2012, Encana currently has just over 4,000 full-time employees, plus 900 contractors.

“We need to align our organization with our strategy, both in terms of scale and in structure,” Suttles told analysts on a conference call.

“Unfortunately the net result of this is we need a smaller workforce than we have today and will result in about a 20 per cent reduction to our current workforce.” The job cuts should be mostly complete by the end of this year, Suttles said.

“It’s right across the range of skills we have in the company. So it will include technical skills such as engineers and geologists all the way through to our administrative support staff and some of our financial staff,” Suttles told reporters.

“I think it’s probably most if not all disciplines that will have some impact.”

He recently announced a reorganization of the company’s management ranks, which included the departure of five executives.

Encana also announced that its quarterly dividend will be cut to seven cents from 20 cents per share — a move that had widely been expected.

“This is not the first place we began when we looked at strategy. We first believed that we needed to get our cost structures and efficiencies right,” said Suttles.

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Also Tuesday, Encana said it plans to spin off about five million acres of land in the Clearwater formation into a new publicly traded company in which, at least initially, Encana will hold a majority stake.

Suttles was unable to divulge many of the details on the Clearwater plans, as Encana is preparing to take that company public around the middle of next year.

He said he expects there to be strong interest in the initial public offering, as most of the cash flow from the royalty interest will be doled out to investors.

“This is incredibly immense. It’s a legacy asset of the company’s and it has a lot of potential in the future,” said Suttles.

“The intention of taking this public is to unlock the potential that this opportunity affords.”

Encana also plans on putting noncore natural gas assets on the sale block, but Suttles stressed that those divestitures aren’t necessary for his strategy to be successful. The company does intend to hang on to some of those properties though.

“We want to retain some of that because just as soon as you think you know what commodity prices are going to do, you find out you’re wrong,” said Suttles.

“A number of our assets are really, really well positioned if gas prices strengthened over the next few years and we’d want to invest into those.”

Encana expects next year’s capital spending to be around $2.5 billion — a bit lower than what it is spending this year.

About 75 per cent of that will be on five resource regions that offer higher returns because they are rich in oil and natural gas liquids.

They include the Montney area in northeastern British Columbia and the Duvernay area in Alberta. The others are the DJ Basin, San Juan Basin and Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in the United States.

Credit rating agency Moody’s said it sees Encana’s new strategy as “positive,” as it will enable the company to live within its internally generated cash flow.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 91.32 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 48.39 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.42 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.98 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.53 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.78 Cdn. National Railway . 115.36 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 152.65 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.28 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.82 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.50 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 38.72 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.80 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.91 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.43 General Motors Co. . . . . 37.09 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 18.73 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 46.31 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 65.47 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 36.31 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.17 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 46.98 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 96.62 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.36 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.00 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.56 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 15.61 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed flat Tuesday amid falling gold stocks, but the TSX found support from major corporate developments in the tech, energy and health-care sectors.

The S&P/TSX composite index was unchanged from Monday at 13,361.78.

Shares of Encana Corp.

(TSX:ECA) were up 62 cents, or 3.34 per cent, to $19.21 after the natural gas giant said it will create a new public company that will focus on southern Alberta. The Calgary-based company also announced a cut in its quarterly dividend to seven cents from 20 cents and that it would slash its workforce by 20 per cent as it struggles with persistently low prices.

Shares in Open Text (TSX:OTC) ran ahead $7.77 , or 10 per cent, to $85.32 as the software company said that it is buying U.S.-based cloud technology provider GXS Group in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $1.17 billion. GXS Group Inc. a will become a subsidiary of Open Text based in Waterloo, Ont. And in the health sector, Endo Health signed a deal to buy Canadian specialty drug maker Paladin Labs (TSX:PLB) in a cash-and-stock deal worth about C$1.6 billion. Both Endo and Montreal-based Paladin will then be folded into a newly formed Irish holding company. Paladin stock soared $31.59 , or 49.43 per cent, to $95.50.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.37 of a cent at 95.62 cents US. U.S. indexes were mixed amid a string of economic data coming out during the week, culminating in the latest U.S. employment report.

The Dow Jones industrials was 20.9 points lower at 15,618.22, the Nasdaq added 3.27 points to 3,939.86 and the S&P 500 index lost 4.96 points to 1,762.97.

At mid-morning, the Institute for Supply Management said its nonmanufacturing index for October

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.10 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.88 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 62.73 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.42 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.50 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.16 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.48 First Quantum Minerals . 19.84 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.97 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.83 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.18 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 33.83 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 28.71 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 28.76 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 72.67 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 57.88 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 58.00 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 32.42 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.28 Canyon Services Group. 11.20 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.53 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.780 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.21 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.99 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.99 showed higher than expected expansion with a reading of 55.4. Economists had expected the index to come in at 54.

That data, along with third-quarter economic growth figures on Thursday, will go a long way to determining when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to reduce its monetary stimulus.

Traders are, if anything, more uncertain about when the Fed might cut back on those US$85 billion of monthly bond purchases after last week’s central bank meeting left them with the impression that tapering could start as soon as December.

The gold sector led decliners, down about 1.1 per cent as December bullion gave back $6.60 to US$1,308.10 an ounce. Iamgold (TSX:IMG) lost 21 cents to C$5.18.

The TSX base metals sector was up 0.4 per cent with December copper up a cent at US$3.26 a pound.

Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSX:SLW) has signed a deal to acquire half of the gold produced by Hudbay Minerals Inc. at the Constancia mining project, currently under construction in southern Peru. Silver Wheaton slipped 30 cents to C$23.32 while HudBay (TSX:HBM) shares were ahead 23 cents to $8.83.

The TSX energy sector was flat while December crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange lost $1.25 to a five-month low of US$93.37 a barrel. Oil has fallen about 5.4 per cent since Oct. 28 as data showed greater than expected inventory levels in the U.S. Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM) lost 22 cents to C$12.82.

Traders are also absorbing a run of corporate earnings reports this week.

On Tuesday, WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) said net income in the third quarter was $65.1 million or 50 cents a share, a decline of 7.8 per cent from the same time last year but two cents better than expected. Total revenue grew to $924.8 million from $866.5 million a year earlier, an increase of 6.7 per cent and its shares

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Meanwhile, traders also looked to the monthly policy meeting of the European Central Bank. Until last week’s news that the annual inflation rate in the 17-country eurozone fell to just 0.7 per cent in October, no change in policy was expected. Now, many economists think the ECB will either reduce its main interest rate to a record low of 0.25 per cent or hint at future easing.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,361.78 unchanged TSX Venture Exchange — 945.66 down 6.86 points TSX 60 — 768.65 up 0.89 point Dow — 15,618.22 down 20.90 points S&P 500 — 1,762.97 down 4.96 points Nasdaq — 3,939.86 up 3.27 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 95.62 cents US, down 0.37 of a cent Pound — C$1.6779, up 1.45 cents Euro — C$1.4090, up 0.08 of a cent Euro — US$1.3473, down 0.44 of a cent Oil futures: US$93.37 per barrel, down $1.25 (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,308.10 per oz., down $6.60 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.528 per oz., down 8.6 cents $756.43 per kg., down $2.76 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Tuesday at 945.66, down 6.86 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 179.93 million shares.

Fast says trade deal with Honduras will help advance democracy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada formally signed a free trade agreement with Honduras on Tuesday, a deal that Trade Minister Ed Fast says will help foster democracy and economic growth in the Central American country.

The deal, signed four years after the current president of Honduras was elected after his predecessor was ousted in a military coup, includes side agreements on environment protection and labour rights.

“This is more than just about trade,” Fast said.

“We believe by partnering with Hondurans we are also able to help them increase prosperity within the country and lift more people out of poverty ... and of course share with them our best practices in areas such as human rights, labour, environment, democracy and freedom.”

Ottawa suspended relations with Honduras, home to about 8.5 million people, for about six months after a June 2009 military coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

Current president Porfirio Lobo was elected in late 2009 following months of widespread international condemnation of the military putsch that ousted Zelaya.

The signing ceremony in Ottawa, involving Fast and his Honduran counterpart Jose Adonis Lavaire, will eliminate 98 per cent of the tariffs on goods traded between the two countries.

Honduras currently enjoys a massive trade surplus with Canada, although the overall numbers are relatively small.

Honduran exports of knitted material, fruits and nuts, coffee, fish and other items totalled $218.6 million last year, compared to Canada’s $38.6 million in exports, primarily machinery and fertilizers.

Fast said signing of the deal, originally announced two years ago, was delayed by Canada’s desire for a better deal for exports of beef and pork to Honduras.

Canada’s largest presence in Honduras is the Montreal-based clothing manufacturer Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL), which operates four plants in the country and employs about 20,000 workers.

The operation, along with a U.S. manufacturer, was the subject of complaints to the Fair Labour Association over working conditions. The resolution of the dispute remains unclear.

NDP trade critic Don Davies said his party will want to see the details of the agreement before rendering a final judgment, but said he had concerns dealing with Honduras.

Canadians among top nations for living well

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — When it comes to measuring the good life, Canada is among the world’s top spots for individual wellbeing, according to report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The others in the top category are Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, the U.S. and Norway.

The Paris-based organization does not issue a specific ranking, but OECD officials said the countries in the highest tier scored in the top 20 per cent in all 11 major categories assessed, including income and wealth, employment, health status, housing, education expectancy and attainment, worklife balance and personal security.

Canadian scored at or near the top in terms of

having a low long-term unemployment rate, health status, housing, education and skills, social connections, personal security (low crime), and in life satisfaction.

In terms of self-reported life satisfaction, residents of Switzerland profess to be most satisfied with their lot, while those in Hungary the least. Canadians place eighth among the 36 OECD industrialized nations.

EU forecasting subdued economic recovery

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS, Belgium — Europe’s economy will continue to recover through next year, but at a subdued pace that will leave unemployment near record highs, the European Commission said Tuesday.

The Commission, the

EU’s executive arm, said rising business confidence and strengthening domestic demand are expected to underpin the recovery as governments also slow the pace of austerity measures such as spending cuts and tax increases.

“There are increasing signs that the European economy

has reached a turning point,” said the EU’s Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn.

Growth, however, is likely to remain too weak to generate many new jobs.

The European Union’s economy is expected to grow 0.5 per cent over the second half of the year, leaving it flat

for the whole year, and expand 1.4 per cent in 2014, according to the Commission’s fall forecast. Its last predictions, issued in May, had expected a drop of 0.1 per cent in 2013.

The 17-country eurozone is forecast to continue its recovery from recession, from which it emerged in the second quarter. However, over 2013 as a

whole, the eurozone is still expected to record a decline of 0.4 per cent. For next year, the Commission is penciling in 1.1 per cent growth, downward marginally from its previous forecast of 1.2 per cent.

Rehn said governments’ deficit reductions and reforms “have created the basis for recovery.”

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B6 Rebels get burnt up by Blazers

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 2013

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Blazers 4 Rebels 1 KAMLOOPS — The Red Deer Rebels’ so-called goto guys have been no-show guys too often this season.

That trend continued Tuesday as the Rebels dropped a 4-1 Western Hockey League decision to the Kamloops Blazers in front of 3,527 fans at Interior Savings Centre despite firing 37 shots at former Red Deer netminder Bolton Pouliot.

“We need offence from some of these individuals we brought in last year and they haven’t produced like we thought they would this year,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, referring in part to the likes of 20-year-old Rhyse Dieno and Dominik Volek and Matt Bellerive, both 19. “These guys have to be better for us.”

On a positive and yet unfortunate note, the Rebels on four occasions rang a shot off a goal post and struck a cross bar for good measure. But in the end, it was Pouliot who earned first-star status and the victory.

“We had opportunities, but you’re not going to win too often when you score four goals in three games,” said Sutter, in reference to the amount of Red Deer markers in the first half of the club’s six-game road trip that continues tonight with a date with the Kelowna Rockets and concludes with Friday and Saturday meetings with the Kootenay ice and Lethbridge Hurricanes.

The Blazers led 1-0 after one period on a powerplay goal from Chase Souto, then increased the margin to two when Mike Needham struck eight minutes into the second stanza.

Rebels overage forward Lukas Sutter notched a man-advantage goal late in the middle frame, deflecting Brady Gaudet’s shot past Pouliot, but the hosts put the game away with Aspen Sterzer’s ninth

of the season at 11:15 of the third period and a late tally from Cole Ully.

Pouliot finished with 36 saves, while Rebels rookie Taz Burman turned aside 31 shots.

“Taz hadn’t played in a while and I didn’t think he was that sharp,” said Sutter.

Meanwhile, the Rebels didn’t make life that difficult for Pouliot, despite the final shot count.

“A lot of our shots tonight were right into the goalie’s belly,” said Sutter.

“We just didn’t have the urgency to score from the guys we got goals from last year. We need more from guys like Volek, Dieno, Bellerive, Sutter and (Brooks) Maxwell.

“They think that scoring three to five goals to this point is having a good season, but that’s not good enough. We changed some things tonight to create more opportunities and I thought it did that, but at the end of the day we didn’t generate much on the scoresheet. We’ve played better the last two games of this trip but haven’t got any results.” ● Defenceman Ryan Pilon, the third overall pick in the 2011 WHL bantam draft, has left the Lethbridge Hurricanes and returned home to Duck Lake, Sask., to await a trade . . . Meanwhile, the Moose Jaw Warriors have traded 20-year-old forward Todd Fiddler to the Prince George Cougars for a fifth-round bantam draft pick. Fiddler scored 42 goals for the Spokane Chiefs last season before being acquired by the Warriors and eventually walking out on the club. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Pair of goals by Parise helps Wild down Flames

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wild 5 Flames 1 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild rattled a 26-year-old rookie goalie on Tuesday night. The way they were clicking, it might not have mattered who was in the goal.

Zach Parise scored twice and Josh Harding continued his dominance in goal to lead the Wild to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Flames goalie Reto Berra, who beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime in his NHL debut on Sunday, stopped 13 of 15 shots through two periods, keeping the Flames in the game with a handful of saves on point-blank shots. But the Wild broke through with three goals in the third, including two in a 33-second span, that left Calgary head coach Bob Hartley shaking his head.

“The goals that they scored, you could have taped Patrick Roy, (Ed) Belfour and (Martin) Brodeur together and we wouldn’t have won that game,” Hartley said.

“They were so much better than us, they deserved the two points.”

Parise’s second goal, in particular, was a product of precision passing by Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu that left Berra reeling and gave Parise half the net as his target.

“You always like getting those on your tape when the goalie is sliding the other way,” Parise said. “It was such a nice play by (Koivu and Suter) and I just happened to be the recipient. That was a world-class pass by Mikko.

That was a little bit of a gift.”

Koivu, who posted his first multi-point night of the season with a goal and two assists, helped the Wild recover from a sluggish start after Calgary’s Jiri Hudler opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season.

Minnesota’s captain chipped in a rebound over Berra’s shoulder to tie the

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise, left, is thwarted in his attempt to score by Calgary Flames goalie Reto Berra in the first period of an NHL game, Tuesday, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won the game 5-1. score just 4 minutes after Hudler’s goal and the Wild were off and running.

“I like the way we responded, getting the quick reply, especially who got it for us,” Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said. “That was a good message to the group that we were going to bounce back.”

Parise put the Wild ahead 2-1 with a power-play goal at 6:28 of the second period. Suter passed to Parise at the edge of the crease, where he was stonewalled by Berra. But the rebound bounced right back

to Parise, who knocked it past the sprawled goaltender.

Still, Berra kept the Flames close until the Wild struck twice midway through the third period to break the game open.

First, Justin Fontaine gave the Wild a 3-1 lead, carrying the puck from behind the net before firing a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle that slipped past Berra.

On the ensuing shift, Torrey Mitchell feathered a pass to Zenon Konopka on a 2-on1 break, and Konopka beat

Berra on the short side for his first goal of the year.

“For sure I have to watch video about one or two goals,” Berra said. “Maybe I should have those, but the other ones were just pretty nice plays.”

Meanwhile, Harding stopped 24 of 25 shots to win his fifth straight start. He leads the NHL with a 1.10 goals-against average and .950 save percentage and has given up just 12 goals in his last 12 starts.

“It’s impressive — that’s all you can say. It’s really impres-

sive,” Yeo said. “What good goaltending allows you to do is, sometimes you’re not quite there, but it allows you to find your game, and he’s done that for us.”

NOTES: Harding entered the game with a 6-0-0 record and a 1.06 GAA in home games this season. ... Flames D Chad Billins made his NHL debut and assisted on Hudler’s goal. ... Konopka’s goal was his first point in 55 career games with the Wild. His last goal came on Dec. 16, 2011, when he played for the Ottawa Senators.

Foley’s return to Queens was perfect match for both sides When Jessica Foley returned to the RDC Queens basketball team this season it was a last-minute decision that worked out perfectly for both parties.

Foley, who took last season off, has stepped in as a starter and gives the Queens an added presence inside.

“It was something I decided at the last minute when I came back to school for the trades and first year in welding,” explained Foley, who is in her fourth season with the Queens.

“I knew a couple of the girls in Paola (Viveros) and Sarah (Williamson) and when they had the mix up with the post players (from Africa) and needed a couple of bigs I contacted Mike (head coach Woollard) and decided to give it a go.”

The six-foot-two native of Rimbey COLLEGE looks like she was never away. She’s REPORT averaging 10.75 points per game, which is third on the team and ninth in the Alberta Colleges Women’s Basketball League South Division, as well as 7.5 rebounds per start, which is tied for first on the team with six-foot-two Desirae Paterson and ninth in the south.

“It feels good, like I was never away,” she said.

“It’s fun. I’m a little older and have been through it before. I still have the nerves before a game, but it’s more excitement than anything. The thing is I know what to expect on the court, in schooling and time

management. You get into a routine.”

Woollard starts Foley and Paterson, allowing the Queens to play with most teams in the league, especially on the boards.

“We work well together, like the twin towers,” Foley said with a laugh. “But we’re definitely a bigger team this year and tougher inside. Some teams have problems defending us.”

Foley likes the attitude of the team as they looked to continue to rebuild the program.

“A great group of girls who have the same goals, are dedicated and willing to work.”

Foley is in her first year of a three-year welding course.

“I’ll take my second year in January and then see about next year. I know Mike wants me to come back, but right now we’ll see. But I do have one year of eligibility remaining.”

Foley took business the first time at RDC. “It wasn’t right for me and I started working in the oil patch as a welder’s assistant and I enjoyed it a lot. I decided to get into it full time and with RDC close to home it was a good fit to come here. And it’s always nice to be able to play in front of friends and family.”

Foley received the Boston Pizza RDC female athlete of the week award for her play in a two-game sweep over Olds College. She scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the two games.

The Queens, 3-2, will have a big test Friday when they entertain the Lakeland Rustlers, 3-1. The Kings,

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who are ranked fourth in Canada, take a 5-0 record into the game against the Rustlers, 2-2.

The women tip off at 6 p.m. with the men to follow. ● The hockey Kings will look to get back on the winning track when they host Briercrest Bible College Clippers in a doubleheader at the Penhold Regional multiplex — Friday at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The Kings come in tied for second in the league with a 8-4 record while the Clippers have one overtime loss in 10 starts. ● The hockey Queens, 1-2, host the SAIT Trojans, 0-4, Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Arena with the teams meeting Saturday at SAIT. ● The volleyball teams are on the road as they visit Lethbridge Friday and Saturday.

Both RDC teams are 4-0 while the Lethbridge men sit at 3-1 and the women at 1-3.

The Kings go in as the No. 1 ranked team in the country with the Queens fifth. Grande Prairie is ranked second on the women’s side. ● The RDC cross-country team will compete at the Canadian championships, Saturday at Humber College in Etobicoke, Ont. ● Volleyball’s Tim Finnigan received the Boston Pizza male athlete of the week award after leading the Kings to a two-match sweep over Olds.

Finnigan, who played in only four of the six sets, had 12 kills, six aces and two blocks.

The basketball Queens received the Breathing Room team of the week award. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 16 11 3 2 0 Calgary 18 10 5 1 2 Edmonton 18 10 7 0 1 Kootenay 18 9 7 2 0 Red Deer 18 7 10 0 1 Lethbridge 18 2 13 1 2

GF 63 63 65 54 47 43

GA 44 61 49 57 57 91

Pt 24 23 21 20 15 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 15 11 2 0 2 64 Victoria 19 10 8 0 1 46 Prince George 20 7 9 1 3 55 Vancouver 20 7 11 1 1 57 Kamloops 18 6 10 1 1 51

GA 39 47 73 76 61

Pt 24 21 18 16 14

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 18 14 3 0 1 90 58 29 Everett 16 11 3 2 0 57 42 24 Spokane 18 12 6 0 0 69 47 24 Seattle 18 11 5 0 2 66 63 24 Tri-City 20 10 8 0 2 58 52 22 Note: Any win is worth two points; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Tuesday’s games Calgary 1, Kootenay 3 Red Deer 1, Kamloops 4 Edmonton 3, Vancouver 0

0 4 1

10 10 9

34 26 22

40 42 39

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 13 12 1 0 24 42 19 Chicago 15 9 2 4 22 52 42 Minnesota 16 9 4 3 21 43 35 St. Louis 13 9 2 2 20 47 31 Nashville 14 7 5 2 16 31 40 Dallas 15 7 6 2 16 40 44 Winnipeg 16 6 8 2 14 39 47 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 16 12 3 1 25 52 40 Phoenix 16 11 3 2 24 54 48 San Jose 14 10 1 3 23 53 27 Vancouver 17 10 5 2 22 48 44 Los Angeles 15 9 6 0 18 43 40 Calgary 15 6 7 2 14 43 54 Edmonton 16 4 10 2 10 40 62 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Anaheim 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Winnipeg 4, Detroit 2 Tuesday’s Games Dallas 3, Boston 2, SO St. Louis 3, Montreal 2, SO Phoenix 3, Vancouver 2, SO Washington 6, N.Y. Islanders 2 Ottawa 4, Columbus 1 Edmonton 4, Florida 3, OT Carolina 2, Philadelphia 1, OT Minnesota 5, Calgary 1 Buffalo at San Jose, late Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 5:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Swift Current at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Red Deer at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Edmonton at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s summaries

Tuesday’s summaries Not available National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 14 10 4 0 20 Toronto 15 10 5 0 20 Detroit 16 9 5 2 20 Boston 14 8 5 1 17 Montreal 16 8 7 1 17 Ottawa 15 5 6 4 14 Florida 15 3 8 4 10 Buffalo 16 2 13 1 5 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 15 11 4 0 22 Washington 15 8 7 0 16 N.Y. Islanders 15 6 6 3 15 Carolina 15 5 7 3 13 N.Y. Rangers 14 6 8 0 12

9 7 9

GF 47 48 40 38 43 46 31 26

GA 35 36 41 28 34 48 53 49

GF 48 50 47 29 26

GA 33 42 50 45 40

Wild 5, Flames 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Hudler 6 (Bouma, Billins) 5:24 2. Minnesota, Koivu 2 (Parise, Coyle) 9:07 Penalties — Russell Cgy (interference) 15:00, Koivu Minn (tripping) 15:03.

Second Period 3. Minnesota, Parise 7 (Suter, Koivu) 6:28 (pp) Penalties — Bouma Cgy (hooking) 5:11, Pominville Minn (tripping) 13:50.

Third Period 4. Minnesota, Fontaine 5 (Cooke, Brodziak) 8:05 5. Minnesota, Konopka 1 (Mitchell, Scandella) 8:38 6. Minnesota, Parise 8 (Koivu, Suter) 13:14 Penalties — Jackman Cgy (fighting, crosschecking, misconduct), Stoner Minn (fighting) 8:45, Niederreiter Minn (slashing) 10:32, Galiardi Cgy (unsportsmanlike conduct), Cooke Minn (unsportsmanlike conduct) 12:57, Pominville Minn (interference) 14:11.

Shots on goal Calgary 8 9 8 — 25 Minnesota 7 8 9 — 24 Goal — Calgary: Berra (L, 1-1-0); Minnesota: Harding (W, 8-2-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 0-4; Minnesota: 1-3.

Local Sports Today ● JV basketball: Semifinals starting at 6 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. (The Drive).

Thursday ● College women’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Men’s basketball: Orangemen vs. Wells Furniture, Monstars vs.

Bulldog Scrap Metal, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday ● College basketball: Lakeland at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● College men’s hockey: Briercrest at RDC, 7:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Midget AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Okotoks at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Red Deer Ramada, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre;

Oilers 4, Panthers 3 (OT) First Period 1. Florida, Goc 4 (Huberdeau, Fleischmann) 10:35.

2. Edmonton, Larsen 1 (Nugent-Hopkins, Gordon) 16:59.

Penalties — Ference Edm (cross-checking), Winchester Fla (goaltender interference) 16:47.

Second Period 3. Edmonton, Arcobello 1 (Gordon, Jones) 2:06.

4. Edmonton, Fedun 1 (Nugent-Hopkins, Eberle) 2:39.

Penalties — Bjugstad Fla (closing hand on puck) 8:46, Gudbranson Fla (high-sticking) 12:25.

Third Period 5. Florida, Upshall 1 (Winchester, Campbell) 10:04.

6. Florida, Upshall 2 (Goc, Kulikov) 19:02.

Penalties — Petry Edm (holding) 3:39.

Overtime 7. Edmonton, Arcobello 2 (Hemsky, Gordon) 1:55 (pp).

Penalties — Upshall Fla (tripping) 0:32.

Shots on goal Edmonton 8 10 7 2 — 27 Florida 6 7 10 0 — 23 Goal — Edmonton: Dubnyk (W, 3-5-1); Florida: Markstrom (LO, 1-5-3).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Edmonton: 1-3; Florida: 0-1.

AJHL North Division GP W L T Fort McMurray 21 18 1 2 Spruce Grove 22 17 4 1 Lloydminster 23 13 9 1 Whitecourt 22 12 8 2 Sherwood Park 21 10 10 1 Bonnyville 22 9 10 3 Grand Prairie 22 9 12 1 Drayton Valley 20 7 11 2

GF 84 71 77 87 64 63 61 52

GA 35 45 69 81 72 66 78 75

Pt 38 35 27 26 21 21 19 16

South Division GP W L T 22 14 6 2 22 12 7 3 22 11 9 2 22 11 9 2 22 11 10 1 23 9 10 4 23 6 12 5 21 6 15 0

GF 62 64 71 76 60 64 55 58

GA 45 62 76 81 72 71 67 74

Pt 30 27 24 24 23 22 17 12

Brooks Okotoks C. Mustangs Drumheller Canmore Olds Camrose C. Canucks

Tuesday’s results Lloydminster 4 Brooks 3 Drayton Valley 3 Whitecourt 1 Calgary Mustangs 4 Okotoks 2 Olds 2 Camrose 1 (OT) Friday’s games Whitecourt at Canmore, 5 p.m.

Calgary Canucks at Camrose, 5 p.m.

Drumheller at Okotoks, 5 p.m.

Brooks at Drayton Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Sherwood Park at Grand Prairie, 5:30 p.m.

Spruce Grove at Lloydminster, 5:30 p.m.

Olds at Fort McMurray, 6 p.m.

Saturday, November 9 Calgary Mustangs at Canmore, 5 p.m.

Okotoks at Camrose, 5 p.m.

Olds at Bonnyville, 5 p.m.

Whitecourt at Drumheller, 5 p.m.

Brooks at Spruce Grove, 5 p.m.

Sherwood Park at Grand Prairie, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary Canucks at Fort McMurray, 6 p.m.

OLD GRIZZLYS Southwest at Sylvan Lake, 8 p.m. ● College men’s hockey: Briercrest at RDC, 1:30 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AAA hockey: Leduc at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 6 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 7 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; High River at Ponoka, 8 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Lacombe, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday

● Peewee AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Red Deer TBS, 10:30 a.m., Collicutt Centre; Badlands at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Spruce Grove at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Stettler, 2 p.m.; Airdrie at Blackfalds, 3 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Airdrie at Lacombe, 2 p.m.; Foothills at Red Deer Elks, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Maple Leafs at Red Deer, 3:15 p.m., Arena.

Former Edmonton Oiler Jason Arnott retires after 18 seasons THE CANADIAN PRESS

CFL East Division W L T 11 7 0 10 8 0 8 10 0 3 15 0

GP 18 18 18 18

y-Toronto x-Hamilton x-Montreal Winnipeg

PF 507 453 459 361

PA 458 468 471 585

Pt 22 20 16 6

West Division GP W L T PF PA Pt y-Calgary 18 14 4 0 549 413 28 x-Sask.

18 11 7 0 519 398 22 x-B.C. 18 11 7 0 504 461 22 Edmonton 18 4 14 0 421 519 8 x — Clinched playoff berth. y — Clinched division CFL Playoffs Sunday, Nov. 10 Division Semifinals East Montreal vs. Hamilton (at Guelph, Ont.), 11 a.m.

West B.C. at Saskatchewan, 2:30 p.m.

Dallas

New Orleans Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay

W 6 5 2 0

Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota

W 5 5 5 1

Seattle San Francisco Arizona St. Louis

W 8 6 4 3

5 0 5 0 6 0 South L T 2 0 3 0 6 0 8 0 North L T 3 0 3 0 3 0 7 0 West L T 1 0 2 0 4 0 6 0

.444 .375 .250

225 203 141

231 253 223

Pct .750 .625 .250 .000

PF 216 204 176 124

PA 146 106 218 190

Pct .625 .625 .625 .125

PF 232 217 240 186

PA 185 197 226 252

Pct .889 .750 .500 .333

PF 232 218 160 186

PA 149 145 174 226

Thursday, Nov. 7 Washington at Minnesota, 6:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 10 Detroit at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

St. Louis at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Carolina at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Denver at San Diego, 2:25 p.m.

Houston at Arizona, 2:25 p.m.

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Oilers victorious in OT to snap five-game skid

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oilers 4 Panthers 3 OT SUNRISE, Fla. — There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

Mark Arcobello scored his first two goals in the NHL, the second in overtime, and the Oilers snapped a fivegame losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers.

Edmonton went on the power play after Florida’s Scottie Upshall was called for tripping 32 seconds into the extra period and Arcobello rifled a slap shot from the left circle that got past Florida goalie Jacob Markstrom 1:23 later.

“I just tried to hit the net,” Arcobello said. “It just topped off a good night and we had a big win.”

Taylor Fedun scored his first career goal and Philip Larsen also scored his first goal of the season for Edmonton.

Devan Dubnyk made 20 saves. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two assists.

Upshall scored two third-period goals and Marcel Goc also scored for the Panthers. Markstrom stopped 23 shots.

Florida has lost six straight and nine of its past 10.

Upshall tied the game with 57.6 seconds left on a slap shot from the left circle. His first goal came at 10:04 of the third when he took a pass from Jesse Winchester from the right circle to the high slot. His shot got past Dubnyk on the right side.

“It was nice to come back, but some

mistakes and some errors on our part tonight cost us,” Upshall said.

After the first period ended 1-1, the Oilers scored two goals in 33 seconds early in the second. Arcobello shot from just below the left circle and the puck went high into the net at 2:06 to make it 2-1 The Oilers had been shut out the past two games and outscored 9-0.

“I thought we took some baby steps in the right direction,” Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said. “I liked that we stayed in the fight.”

Fedun, playing in his first NHL game, tipped in a pass from NugentHopkins at 2:39. Fedun was recalled from AHL Oklahoma City on Monday.

“I don’t know if I knew what just happened. It happened so fast,” Fedun said. “I don’t think I processed it right away. I didn’t even know what to do.”

Fedun seems recovered from the right femur he broke in a pre-season game at Minnesota on Sept. 30, 2011.

He played the entire 2012-2013 season in Oklahoma City.

“It was awesome to get out there in the first place, get my legs under me and have my first game,” Fedun said. “There was some tough times, but (this) was the ultimate goal dangling in front of me.”

The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first on the goal by Goc. Jonathan Huberdeau passed from the right side to Goc in the centre.

His wrist shot beat Dubnyk on the glove side at 10:35. It was just the fourth time the Panthers scored first in 15 games this season.

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Edmonton Oilers’ Ales Hemsky (83) celebrates with Mark Arcobello after he scored the winning goal during the overtime period of an NHL game in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, against the Florida Panthers.

Florida has lost four of five games that went past regulation this season.

“Those are points that are slipping away,” Panthers coach Kevin Dinesen said.

The Oilers tied it during four-onfour play with just over three minutes left in the first. Nugent-Hopkins brought the puck down along the boards on the right side. He slid a pass to Larsen in the slot and his wrister beat Markstrom at 16:59. It was the first goal scored by Edmonton in 172:46.

NOTES: This was the first stop on the Oilers’ four-game road trip. ... The Oilers have won eight of their last nine games against the Panthers, including five straight on the road. ... Oilers LW Ryan Smyth returned after missing seven games with a groin pull. ...

Florida C Winchester has six points in his last nine games. ... Florida RW Kris Versteeg returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the first time in his NHL career Saturday at Washington.

Morris off to a hot start at Olympic curling pre-trials KITCHENER, Ont. — John Morris is on the right track for a second straight Olympic gold medal.

Morris, who won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics throwing third rocks for Kevin Martin, skipped his new team to a victory on Tuesday, rolling to a 10-2 win over Rob Rumfeldt’s rink.

The tournament will decide the final two men’s and women’s entries in the Canadian Olympic trials next month in Winnipeg.

“It’s well-known that Sheet E is tough,” said Morris. “It’s definitely playing with some more curl in interesting spots compared to the other sheets.

“So we’re glad we got a win on that sheet, and now we can focus on whatever sheet we’re on next. We can’t take anything lightly; every game you get here is going to be against some tough opponents. ” Morris’s team, representing Kelowna and Vernon, B.C., took one in the first end, and then piled on with a stolen single in the second and two more in the third and never looked back to move on in the AEvent of the triple-knockout competition. Rumfeldt’s team dropped to the B-Event.

Greg Balsdon of Elgin, Ont., made an angle-raise takeout for three in the 10th end to beat top seed

Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., 10-9. Jacobs had taken an 8-3 lead thanks to three in the fourth end, one more in the fifth and a steal of two in the sixth before Balsdon mounted the comeback.

In other Tuesday night men’s play, 2006 Olympic gold-medallist Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., stole three in the second end and got one more in the third and sailed to a 9-5 triumph over Jean-Michel Menard of St-Romuald, Que. Jake Higgs of Glencoe, Ont., was a 6-4 winner over Mark Kean of Ajax, Ont., in the other men’s game.

In the lone women’s contest on Tuesday evening, Edmonton’s Val Sweeting recovered from an opening-round loss to beat Regina’s Amber Holland 8-3.

Sweeting moves on in the B-Event, while Holland drops to the C-Event — one loss away from elimination.

In the afternoon draw, Winnipeg’s Barb Spencer stole deuces in first and fifth ends en route to an 8-5 win over Holland in the opening round of the women’s tournament.

Spencer stole one more in the third end to take an early 3-0 lead that she would never surrender.

Holland, looking for her fourth trip to the trials, fell behind 6-1 at one point before getting to within two thanks to a stolen deuce in the seventh end.

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In other action, Kelly Scott of Kelowna, B.C., took two in the 10th end for a 6-5 win over Cathy Auld of Mississauga, Ont. Tracy Horgan of Sudbury, Ont., defeated Sweeting 8-3 thanks largely to a stolen three in the eighth end when Sweeting’s final shot slid through the house.

In the draw’s final game, Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., drew for a single in the 11th end for a dramatic 9-8 victory over Calgary’s Crystal Webster. The teams traded three-enders in the ninth and 10th ends to set up the extra.

On the men’s side, Rumfeldt scored three in the first end and three more in the third en route to an emphatic 12-5 win over fifth-seed Steve Laycock of Saskatoon.

In the only all-Ontario matchup of the afternoon, Joe Frans of the Bradford Curing Club had his hands full early as Higgs took two in the first and stole another in the second when Frans’s final draw came up short. Higgs, calling the game but leaving last rocks to third Brent Ross, forced Frans to chase most of the game and stole the last two ends for a 9-3 victory.

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LOCAL FRONT REBELS AT HALL Red Deerians have a chance to meet their local hockey heroes as the Rebels will visit the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. On Tuesday, fans can meet players from the 2013-14 Rebels, get autographs and a picture. There is even a door prize of four tickets to the WHL Subway Super Series Cup. You can pre-book groups or teams by calling the hall of fame and museum’s office at 403-341-8614. Regular admission of $5 for adults and $3 for youth apply; for those in groups of 10 or more, it costs $3 for adults and $2 for youth. Families of two adults and children cost $12 and kids three years and younger free.

HANDMADE GIFTS Kids can take an afternoon to enjoy nature and get ready for Christmas with some handmade gifts. At the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, at 6300 45th Ave., from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 16, children from ages seven to 12 can enjoy a nature walk, some treats and their choice of gifts to make. All materials will be provided for gift making. It costs $15 per child for members or $17 per child for non-members.

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by Nov. 14. For more and to register, call 403-3462010.

CURL FOR CURE The fourth annual Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for a Cure Funspiel hits the ice on Saturday. The bonspiel takes place starting at 10 a.m. at the Michener Hill Curling Club (3910 51A St.) in Red Deer. Carrie Mello, along with her friends and family, has hosted the three pervious curling events in honour and support of her mother.

Schweitzer lost her battled with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS a few months ago. The condition is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. For more information, contact ALSCurlforaCure@hotmail. ca or call 403-302-9689.

For information about the ALS Society of Alberta, contact Lindsay Black at 403-837-0282 or lindsay@ alsab.ca.

GIVE US A CALL The Advocate invites its readers to help cover news in Central Alberta. We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages. We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit. Call 403-3144333.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 2013

Mo-ve into Movember FUNDRAISER FOR PROSTATE CANCER, MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Drop that razor — Movember has arrived.

Last year, 247,441 Canadians grew moustaches during November and raised $42.6 million for prostate cancer and men’s mental health initiatives.

That included 36,000 participants in Alberta who raised $10 million.

“It’s taken off in Canada in such an amazing way. It resonates with the great sense of humour that Canadians have. You’ve got to be able to make fun of yourself a bit and be able to have a laugh at the moustache,” said national Movember spokesperson Jeff Lohnes.

As of Tuesday at 3 p.m., 127,841 Canadians were registered with Movember and have raised $4,674,790 (for real-time updates, visit http:/ca.movember.com/leaderboards/).

Lohnes said it’s the simplicity and accessibility that draws people to the campaign.

Beginning on Nov. 1, clean-shaven men have 30 days to grow their moustaches and get friends, family and colleagues to join their team and donate to their Mo-growing efforts.

Women, known as Mo Sistas, can help by spreading the word and showing support for the men in their lives.

Lohnes said Movember moustaches work well to initiate conversations about health.

In Canada, funds raised go to Prostate Cancer Canada and Movember Foundation programs.

Prostate Cancer Canada raises funds for the development of programs related to awareness and public education, advocacy, support and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer.

Foundation programs include mental health initiatives with the guidance of the Canadian Men’s Health Network and pros-

tate and testicular cancer through Movember’s Global Action Plan.

For more information or to register, visit Movember.com.

For men who want to get to work on a healthy prostate, the Prostate Cancer Centre’s Man Van will be in Sylvan Lake on Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sylvan Lake UFA, at 18 Industrial Drive.

The Man Van is a mobile testing unit that offers on-the-spot baseline PSA blood tests for men over 40. For more information, call Sarah Geddes at 1-403-943-8953.

Central Alberta Prostate Awareness and Support Group will also be raising money to spread information and awareness by hosting Awareness Musicale on Friday at 7 p.m. at Festival Hall, at 4214 58th St. in Red Deer.

Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at 53rd Street Music, at 4902 53rd St., over the phone at 1-877-895-4430 or online at www.davidthompsonhealthtrust.com. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Traffic lights along 30th Avenue from the Collicutt Centre to Vanier Drive are next in line to be synched.

As part of a pilot in August and September, the city switched the lights on 30th Avenue between 32nd Street and 55th Street to fixed-time synchronization.

The city currently uses a central traffic system or SCOOT system to co-ordinate the lights.

City traffic engineer David Arnott said based on the positive results of the pilot project, the lights will continue to be synched and expanded to the southern stretch of 30th Avenue later this winter.

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Fabric artist Patti Morris helps Grade 2 students Koah Ens-Buchacher and Rayna Lennie. Morris is participating in a project at Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School that will see students at the school creating fabric art with a prehistoric Burgess Shale creature theme.

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Budding artists at Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School in Red Deer are putting their crayons to the test while learning about textile art and fossils for two days.

The Burgess Shale Project is a touring exhibit developed by the Alberta Society of Artists for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.

For this exhibit, 30 Western

Sex assault case reaches resolution A former Red Deer teacher who was slated for a sexual assault trial today will return to court on Friday afternoon.

Warren Fertig, now 72, is charged with the sexual assault of a junior high school student in the 1970s.

Crown prosecutor Jason Snider announced in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Tuesday that he and counsel Alan Hepner have reached resolution agreement for Fertig.

Fertig and his lawyer return to Red Deer provincial court on Friday afternoon to enter their resolution proposal.

BURGESS SHALE PROJECT fabric artists each donated a piece they did on the 540-million-yearold burgess shale fossil.

The exhibit travels throughout Alberta, making stops at schools, libraries, museums and other places along the way.

For the first time, Red Deer artist Patti Morris is spending Tuesday and today at the school, leading a workshop with the children and talking to them about

fabric art and the burgess shale fossil.

Morris said there is not a lot out there for children to learn about the shale and the artists wanted to change that.

Each student in the kindergarten to Grade 5 school will spend 30 minutes with Morris, creating their own piece of art.

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Family announces celebration, visitation for collision victim Those who want to honour the life of Jonathon David Wood, the 33-year-old who was killed early Saturday in a collision with an alleged impaired driver, have two chances to do so.

A celebration of life is planned for Friday at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, at 3310 50th Ave., starting at 5 p.m.

As well, there is a viewing/visitation at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, 4200 Hwy 2, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

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morning hours of Saturday when the taxi he was a passenger in was hit from behind.

According to RCMP, an Alberta Gold taxi was stopped facing northbound at about 3:30 a.m., when a truck travelling north on 30th Avenue, at 32nd Street, rear-ended the cab.

Wood is survived by his mother, Lori Church, three brothers and one sister.

He was partners with his uncle, Travis Gangl, in Liquid Capital Alberta Crop., a finance business.

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BRIEFS RCMP search for missing teen girl A teenaged girl missing for more than a week has Red Deer RCMP asking for the public’s help.

Jewel Cattleman, 15, of Red Deer was last seen on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in Deer Park. Police said she left on foot and has not returned.

Police said Cattleman is an aboriginal girl about 1.65 metres (five feet five inches) tall, weighing about 60 kg (130 pounds) with long black hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing a grey sweater, blue sweatpants and blue or black shoes.

If anyone has seen Cattleman or knows of her whereabouts, they are asked to contact the Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

Downtown off-leash dog park taking shape Red Deer’s proposed downtown off-leash dog park is just starting to take shape, and the city needs input to start with the design of the park.

Chris Lust, Red Deer Community Services Divisional Strategist, said they are still in the early stages of planning this park. They do not have a location and would like people to come with suggestions about what they would like to see at the park.

The sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in room 306-A at the Donald School of Business in Millennium Place, at 4909 49th St., and on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 12:15 p.m. in room 503-B at the Donald School of Business.

Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP

by Friday by contacting the Recreation, Parks and Culture Department at 403-309-8500 or by email at rpc@reddeer.ca.

Deadfall to be removed Parks staff from the City of Red Deer will begin removing deadfall from trees in the Pines neighbourhood on Nov. 12.

Staff are expected to clean the fallen plant material by mid-December.

As the work is being completed, any additional hazardous trees in the immediate area will also be removed to reduce the potential risk to residents in the area.

Residents are asked to stay clear of personnel and equipment working in the area.

Woman hospitalized after crash An elderly woman is in critical condition in Edmonton hospital after a crash west of Lacombe on Tuesday morning.

The 74-year-old was taken to the University of Alberta Hospital by STARS Air Ambulance with lifethreatening injuries.

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One person was injured in a single vehicle rollover west of Lacombe Tuesday morning. STARS air ambulance attended the scene of the accident at Hwy 2 and Hwy 12.

Sheriff Sgt. Nathan Kardish said the vehicle was travelling south on Hwy 2 when it left the highway, rolled over the guard rail and down onto the embankment of Hwy 12.

Kardish said the matter is still being investigated and they have yet to determine the cause of the crash.

About 10:30 a.m., Ponoka RCMP Integrated Traffic Services and Lacombe Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of Hwys 2 and 12 to a report of a single-vehicle rollover.

The woman was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extracted.

STARS responded to the crash at 10:48 a.m., landing at the intersection and closing the eastbound lanes of Hwy 12.

Kardish said the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit is looking for witnesses to the crash in their investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the RCMP at 403-783-4472.

Hunting death trial in 2014 The trial for a Lacombe man accused in the 2010 shooting of a hunting partner is still almost a year away.

Philip Moore, 55, of Bentley died of a gunshot to

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Herbert Stanley Meister, now 61, was charged with criminal negligence using a firearm.

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Toddler puts hands into pail with dirty needles in Sask. hospital children. When the toddler shrieked, they all looked down and noticed Janaeya had reached in the pail, which was sitting on the bottom of a cart near the bed.

The child pulled out her hands and was clutching a dirty needle.

“I grabbed it and threw it in the pail, and immediately took her to the sink and was washing her hands,” said Kuzyk.

There were small nicks on both of the girl’s palms, as well as a scratch and what appeared to be a small puncture mark on her right wrist, she said.

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OUTLOOK, Sask. — Petrina Kuzyk wants changes made at a Saskatchewan hospital after she says her toddler put her tiny hands into a garbage pail and got stuck with a dirty needle.

Kuzyk said 19-month-old Janaeya squealed in delight when she discovered the yellow hazardous-waste bucket in the emergency room at the hospital in Outlook, south of Saskatoon, last Friday.

Kuzyk was busy talking with a nurse, who was examining one of her older

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“For each of those time periods and directions, we found that the average travel time has been reduced,” said Arnott. “It ranged from seven per cent to 18 per cent in reduction of travel time.”

The northbound traffic in the morning had a seven per cent improvement in travel time compared to southbound traffic, which had an 18 per cent improvement.

In the afternoon peak, the traffic travelling north got a 13 per cent improvement in travel time compared to an 18 per cent improvement in traffic travelling south on 30th Avenue.

When finished, the art will be displayed on the school hallways.

Shannon Hunt, a kindergarten teacher and fine arts lead for the school, said this is such an amazing experience for the children to see the work in person.

Hunt said the art program comes to the school at twice a year.

“It makes it that much more real for them and to show them they can do it too,” said Hunt.

“They are artists, too. Art is not only something to do in the school. We tie curriculum to the art as well. It’s a chance to bring in literacy and different aspects of the curriculum and to express it.”

Alberta Society of Artists curator Caroline Loewen said the whole purpose the project is to get art out in the community. Loewen said the program began in 1981.

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“It’s just something that could have been prevented,” said Kuzyk, noting she saw a special receptacle for used needles on a wall across the hospital room.

“My daughter shouldn’t have to suffer, even for a month, because of somebody else’s ignorance and laziness, as far as I’m concerned.”

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said the nurse couldn’t explain why the needles were in the garbage.

The family spent the rest of the day at a hospital in Saskatoon, where Janaeya got the first of several Hepatitis B shots and started a month-long course of drugs to prevent infections, such as HIV. For the next six months, the tot will have to undergo regular blood tests to determine if she has caught anything.

“I think the chances are slim,” Kuzyk said. “But until I have that confirmation that she doesn’t have anything, then I’m very worried. Because there’s always that chance.”

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Cowboy singer Tim Hus appears at the Hideout in Gasoline Alley on Friday.

TIM HUS MINES A STORYTELLING TRADITION TO SING ABOUT THE COMMON MAN

With songs about fishermen, Kootenay apple pickers, Saskatchewan potash miners and the Halifax Blues, cowboy singer Tim Hus has about all the Canuck bases covered on his latest album, Western Star.

As a former apple picker himself, who grew up in British Columbia’s Kootenay district, Hus knows the Canadian identity is really made up of a bunch of regional identities.

That’s why fans at his B.C. concerts ask to “buy the album that has that apple pickin’ song on it,” and Saskatchewan devotees get all excited about the tune Marietta Miner, about digging up potash.

Albertans might get an equally big

kick out of hearing the Wild Rose Waltz on Western Star, his sixth well-received country CD that’s getting a release party featuring Hus and his band on Friday at The Hideout, south of Red Deer in Gasoline Alley.

One of the things Hus most remembers from touring the country with the late Stompin’ Tom Connors is hearing the veteran purveyor of Canadiana talk about his early detractors.

Connors told Hus that people used to say he’d never get anywhere singing about small communities, such as Tillsonburg or Sudbury.

What the naysayers didn’t realize is “You put all that together and you call it Canada,” he recalls Connors stating.

“There’s a lot of truth to that,” added Hus. “It’s the parts that make up the sum — especially in a country like this,

where there’s lots of geography. Sometimes it’s hard to find the common thread.”

But Canada is a young nation, with many resource-based jobs, so Hus believes he could write a half-dozen songs — on fishing, logging, farming and the oil industry, etc. — and get a great buy-in from people right across the land.

The 35-year-old cowboy singer, who lives in the Calgary area, grew up influenced by the storytelling tradition of Woody Guthrie, Ian Tyson and Johnny Cash.

Although he went to university intending to work in B.C.’s fishery, Hus got sidetracked by performing music at clubs on Vancouver Island.

He was conflicted about what to do with his future until a friend told him he needed to give music a shot or else

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The three remaining members of Stereo are rising again as I65, with a new sound and perspective on success. They appear at the International Beer Haus and Stage in Red Deer on Friday.

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The three talked honestly about their problems.

Kordyback said it became clear that if they wanted to save their musical relationship, they had to wipe the slate clean and start all over again — as a trio.

Even though the disagreements had little to do with the other two members of the five-man group, Kordyback, Johnson and Chalifoux decided to leave Stereos without acrimony. The three Alberta band “brothers,” who were making music together from a young age, embarked on a new path as I65 — named after the Nashville-area Interstate highway they were travelling on when the momentous decisions were made.

The most obvious thing about I65’s new album, Dear Heart, Do You Miss Me Back Home? is it sounds nothing like Stereos.

The song True Love, which contains the line the CD’s title derives from, “is dark,” said Kordyback.

And the single Another Summer might sound up-

beat, but underneath it’s about “reconnecting after we fell apart ... that’s disguised under the radiofriendly chorus.”

Kordyback admitted I65 has shed all hip-hop influences — which is fine by him because it had little to do with who the musicians were in the first place.

The singer, who now lives in Calgary, grew up largely listening to his parents’ music — Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and U2. He describes I65’s new sound as being more catchy heartland rock/pop influenced, with song lyrics that can be interpreted as diary entries. “I wouldn’t say it’s a happy record, but it’s where we were at,” said Kordyback.

“We went through a huge transition period, where one of us went through a divorce and there were other relationship changes, as well as other changes. ...”

Kordyback maintains it was a mutual decision to part ways with Universal Music. I65 now has full creative control under 604 Records, which he considers “a perfect fit.”

While he has no formula for success in the music industry, Kordyback said he did learn a lesson on how to keep his love of music alive: “It has to be genuine, no matter what.”

I65 performs as part of a quadruple bill with July Talk, Zerbin and Thomas D’Arcy at the International Beer Haus and Stage, at 5008 48th St. in Red Deer.

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He and two other former Stereos members are now rising again with the new group, I65, which performs on Friday at the International Beer Haus and Stage in Red Deer.

What happened is a cautionary tale about getting too much too soon that Kordyback doesn’t mind sharing with fans.

“We were a cliche of what a band does when it finds success,” said the 28-year-old, who rose to public attention with the Stereos on the MTV show DisBAND. The Edmonton-based group was signed by Universal Music, which led to more TV spots, music videos, cross-Canada tours, radio play, as well fan adulation — and partying. Before Kordyback knew it, he began acting like he could do no wrong.

“Everybody got big egos and became hard to work with. We began losing focus of the things that were most important,” he said — and one of those things was music.

Kordyback admitted he began writing “party” songs he had little personal connection with, but thought others wanted to hear. “It became hard to be genuine.”

As a result, the second Stereos album did not sell and band members began bickering.

“It was traumatic, but we didn’t realize it at the time because everyone was walking around on egg shells,” he recalled.

Something had to give — and eventually did when Kordyback went on a road trip to Nashville with his two longterm friends and Stereos bandmates, bassist Daniel Johnson and guitarist

he’d always regret it. “I thought five years was a reasonable time,” recalled Hus. Around the five-year mark, he got signed to Stony Plain Records, had written the hit song Hurtin’ Albertan with Corb Lund, and his albums were selling well.

Now that he’s reached a full decade in the music industry, Hus feels gratified to play at a lot of soldout venues — albeit smaller ones — and see each of his new albums outsell the one before.

“It’s kind of neat to see that. It’s like we’re real contenders!”

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HOWDLE Joseph George On November 4, 2013, Mr. Joe Howdle of Red Deer was called Home to be with his Lord and Saviour after a courage battle with cancer.

He was 61 years of age.

Joe will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 37 years Evelyn, their children: son Joe and his wife Lindsay of St. Albert; son Ryan and his wife Allison of Saskatoon; daughter Stephanie and her husband Matt Butt of New South Wales, Australia and one grandson Zachary of St. Albert. Joe will be deeply missed by his mother Isabel Howdle of Swan River, MB, as well as numerous brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews as well as Evelyn’s family. A celebration of Joe’s life will be announced at a later date.

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MCCORMICK Donald Robert On October 22, 2013, Don died peacefully with his family by his side. He was born in Lacombe on September 27, 1919, to James S. and Mary V. McCormick. He attended secondary school at Upper Canada College in Toronto on scholarship and received his Bachelors of Arts and Law Degrees at the University of Alberta. Immediately after graduating, he joined the Air Force in WW2, stationed in England. It was here he met and married his Scottish soul mate Christine. They lived and raised their family in Lacombe where Don partnered with his father in their law practice. In 1977 he became a Provincial Court Judge and moved to Red Deer. He was involved in community service through Rotary, Kinsmen, Legion, and School Board. His major interests were duplicate bridge, flying club and travel. He is survived by his three children: Peter (Lorraine) McCormick, Jaqui (Al) Randall, and Shealagh (Brian) McClelland and his sister Mary Hetherington. He has seven grandchildren: Scott (Rebekah) McCormick, Lisa McCormick, Rob (Laura) Randall, Scott (Becky) Randall, Christopher McClelland, Heather (James) McLeod, Shannon (Jonathan) Donahue and six great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Christine in 2001 and his brother-in-law Don Hetherington in 1998. A service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 202, 5913 - 50th Ave., Red Deer, AB, T4N 4C4.

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

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LACHANCE - KARASHOWSKY GENERAL office clerk req’d. for invoicing and Irene (nee Seibel) various office duties.

We would like to thank all 1930 - 2013 Casual in winter F/T in those candidates who Mrs. Irene Verna Lachance summer. Send resume apply, however only of Red Deer, Alberta passed HELEN KOZSAN - Rosie w/salary expectations to qualified personnel will away at the Red Deer May 15, 1962 - Nov. 6, 2003 carter@littlejons.ca be contacted.

Regional Hospital Centre on Our lives go on without you Monday, November 4, 2013 But nothing is the same, at the age of 83 years.

We have to hide our heartaches, Farm Work Irene’s life will be celebrated When someone speaks at Parkland Funeral Home, your name.

F/T FEED TRUCK 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Sad are the hearts that love you OPERATOR for large Drive), Red Deer, Alberta expanding feed lot in Sundre.

Silent the tears that fall, Fax resume to on Friday, November 8, 2013 Living our hearts without you 403-638-3908 at 11:00 a.m. Irene will be Is the hardest part of all. or call 403-556-9588 lovingly remembered and You did so many things for us or email: greatly missed by her Your heart was kind and true, feedlot@hotmail.ca Certified Boom Truck & children, Debbie Murray, And when we needed someone Texas Bed Operators, Hot C i n d y R o d r i g u e z , To m We could always count on you.

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No clientele necessary. bardentrucking@telus.net g r a n d c h i l d r e n , M e a d o w, ~Love you forever, Call Jen at 403-340-1447 (403) 341- 3968 No Phone Calls Cooper, Talon and Dove, as Louie and Josh or Christie 403-309-2494 well as many extended family and friends. In honour of Coming Irene, memorial contributions Funeral Directors Events may be made directly to & Services the Kidney Foundation of Canada by visiting CLASSIFIEDS www.kidney.ca Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Hours & Deadlines Arrangements in care of Funeral Home Joelle Valliere, OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED Funeral Director at & Crematorium Monday November 11, 2013 PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6150–67 Street Red Deer Advocate 6287 - 67 A Street Publication dates: (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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SOUTHWELL Alexander Alexander Southwell of Red Deer, Alberta passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the age of 20 years.

Alex is lovingly remembered by his family; parents, Jackie and Paul; sisters, Brittney (Brian) and Jessica; half brother, Matthew; girlfriend, Courtney; grandparents, James and Mary Southwell as well as a large extended family.

Alex was predeceased by his Oma and Opa Yzerman and Auntie Jennie. A Celebration of Alex’s Life will be held at the Bethany Baptist Church, 3901 - 44 Street, Red Deer, A l b e r t a o n T h u r s d a y, November 7, 2013 at 1:30 pm. If friends so desire, a donation in Alex’s memory can be made to the Red Deer SPCA, 4505 - 77 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 5H3 or a charity of your choice.

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JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Night Operators, and Helpers. Must have valid Class 5 drivers license. RSP’s and benefits pkg. incentives.

Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 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.

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LOOKING for responsible and Reliable person w/ valid driver’s license and oilfield tickets to work for the winter, running a steam truck. Drivers abstract is needed. Send resume to: plumkraz@telus.net.

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Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

PRODUCTION TESTING SUPERVISORS & OPERATORS Day & Night Must have tickets.

Top paid wages.

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WOOD Jonathan David It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing o f o u r s o n a n d b r o t h e r, Jonathon Wood, early in the morning of November 2, 2013. Jon will be sadly missed by his mother, Lori Church, brothers Daniel (Elizabeth), Eli, Eric (Mina), sister Andrea and nephew H e n r y. J o i n u s f o r a celebration of Jon’s incredible life at 5 PM Friday, November 8 at the Special Events Centre in the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel - 3310-50 Avenue Red Deer, AB. The family encourages you to visit: facebook.com/celebratejon for further information on visitation/viewing or call Crissinda (403) 341 5181.

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LOOKING FOR BOILER OPERATORS with tickets for work in Central Alberta and Northeastern BC. Submit resumes to info@gtchandler.com or fax to: 403-886-2223 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

LOOKING for Class 1 and Class 3 driver/operators of Superheater and Swampers. First Aid and H2S an asset. Competitive wages, medical/dental plans. Lots of out of town work, camps or hotels provided. Send resume to rpower@ interceptenergy.ca or bklassen@ interceptenergy.ca

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Req’d for an oilfield fabrication ASME facility.

Must be able to identify and source pipe, fittings, instrumentation. Review requisition orders for accuracy and verify availability with suppliers.

Prepare and maintain job purchasing files, reports and price lists. Previous experience is necessary.

We offer above industry wages and comprehensive benefit package.

Please email resumes to careers@fusionpro.ca Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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CO2/LNG PLANT OPERATOR Joffre Plant

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, and supply of liquid nitrogen (N2), liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), liquid natural gas (LNG), and compressed natural gas (CNG) for the energy industry in both Canada and the USA. Ferus has a great corporate culture with an excellent work/home life balance, strong team atmosphere and encourages the development of their employees for future growth.

Ferus requires a CO2/LNG Field Operator to oversee the daily operations of the Ferus CO2 and LNG production facilities.

The position is based out of the Joffre production office and the candidate must be willing to travel. All duties will be performed in a safe, environmentally friendly & cost effective manner.

The candidate will be responsible for: • Supporting the daily operations of the Ferus CO2 and LNG production facilities by assisting in optimizing, troubleshooting and performing corrective actions with the goal of maintaining optimum facility production • Assisting in new facility commissioning and existing facility project additions or expansions • Ensuring correct environmental and safety practices are performed and upheld at the Ferus facilities • Assisting in training CO2 and LNG facility operators as required The candidate will require the following skills, experience & certification: • Gas compression operations experience • H2S removal system operations experience an asset • Refrigeration system operations experience an asset • Pipeline operations experience • Gas processing facility operations experience • CO2 experience is an asset but not required • Current H2S Alive & First Aid certification • Current Class 5 Drivers License • Basic computer skills & knowledge of production and sales reporting an asset Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan & an excellent Benefits Package, including a Group RSP Savings Plan.

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please fax resume to: 1 -888-879-6125 or email humanresources@ferus.ca

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Please reference: CO2OP-1113-JF We thank you for your interest, however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

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Q TEST INSPECTION LTD.

Now has immediate openings for CGSB Level II RT’s and CEDO’s for our winter pipeline projects. Top wages and comprehensive benefit package available.

Subcontractors also welcome.

Email resumes to: qtestltd@telus.net or Phone 403-887-5630.

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS and DERRICK HANDS 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 TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced Snubbing Operators.

Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

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Testing Co. is accepting resumes for Exp. Supervisors, Night Operators & Operators. Positions are safety sensitive. A valid Driver’s Licence, H2S and First Aid Tickets are req’d.

Successful Applicants will be notified. Please fax resume with current tickets to (403)887-0343 or email: hr@versatileenergy.ca

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VAC/steamer Truck driver.

Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442

We are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floorhands for the Red Deer area. $2 safety bonus and above CAODC recommended wages.

Please email jwalsh@galleonrigs.com or Fax (403) 358-3326.

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Long term employment Please email resume to amie@rebelvac.ca Or fax to: 403-314-2249 Buying or Selling your home?

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989240 AB LTD. o/a TIM HORTONS Hiring 15 Permanent F/T Food Counter Attendants & 4 Permanent F/T Food Service Supervisors for eachRed Deer Locations Parkland Mall 6359 50 Ave. & 6020 - 67 St. & 2325 - 50 Ave. Fax: 403-314-4427, email parklandtimhortons @gmail.com Must be available all shifts, evenings., wknds., nights $11./hr. - FCA No exp. needed. $13.50/hr. - FSS 1-2 yrs. industry exp. needed.

Apply in person, by fax or email.

CAMERON BAY HOLDINGS INC. operating as

MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS

of Ponoka, Lacombe, Stettler and Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) are now hiring FULL TIME AND PART TIME Food Counter Attendants.

Basic duties include making food and serving customers.

All stores are 24 hours, except Stettler, which has extended late night hours and applicants must be willing to work flexible shifts, including evening, weekends and nights shifts.

Students, stay home moms, retired persons, we offer part time flexibility to fit your lifestyle, as well as scholarship programs for students. Wages range from $10.50 to 11.00 per hour and we will train.

Benefits are included and we offer opportunities for advancement. Apply in person at the store, on line at cbay22.telus.net or mail resume to 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, AB, T4J 1J8 JOSE JOSE LATIN RESTAURANT IS HIRING!!

Looking for a WAITRESS/WAITER and COOKS HELPER Please drop off your resume at #9 7110-50 Ave or call 403-986-5673

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

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1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Portable iMassagers Hiring Salespersons Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Good English and communication skills, Customer service oriented.

F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 /hr e-mail: Reachiesales @gmail.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

ELEMENTS is looking for 5 retail sales reps. selling season gift packages and personal care products in Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + bonus & comm. FT. No exp. req`d. Please email elementsreddeer@gmail.com FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN is looking for 5 SALES REPS, selling shoes & apparel, at our Parkland Mall. 4747 67 St. Red Deer. $12.10/hr. + bonus & comm. F/T Position. No exp. req’d. Email Flurriesrd@gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 F/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com

Trades

FUTURE AG INC. owns and operates 5 branches throughout Central Alberta selling and servicing CASE IH Agriculture and Construction equipment.

We are currently looking for

Agricultural Technicians and/or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics

with Ag experience for our Red Deer location.

This is a fast-paced environment and ideal candidate would be able to work with minimal supervision, have the ability to take initiative and consistently demonstrate exceptional customer service.

FUTURE AG INC. “People You Can Count On”, is offering the opportunity to grow in your career with a thriving company.

We offer an exemplary benefits package, hour, annual work boot reimbursement, RRSP plan, sick days, monthly bonus and continuous professional training in a positive friendly environment.

If you have a great attitude and integrity, FUTURE AG is offering you an exciting career opportunity.

To apply, forward your resume to: Future Ag Inc. Attn: Barry Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax 403-342-0396 hr@futureag.ca

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic needed to manage and maintain a fleet of 20 trucks; $45/hour.

Fax resume to 403-786-9915 or email tksindustries@hotmail.ca

Trades

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Mechanic Position

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! HVAC Service Person required. SHEET Metal Installer required with residential and retro-fit experience.

Attractive wages and benefits. Great hours.

Shop person needed for full time work. e-mail: brad@ comfortecheating.com or Fax resume to: 403-309-8302

A growing, well established ASME fabrication facility is recruiting for

Senior Piping/ Vessel Draft-Person

Candidate must demonstrate proficiency with AutoCAD Knowledge of Inventor & Compress.

Proven record of successful projects.

Strong computer skills, Technical aptitude and Problem solving capability are required.

We offer above industry wages and comprehensive benefit package.

Please email resumes to careers@fusionpro.ca or fax 403-347-7867

BUSY sheet metal company requires INSTALLER for residential new housing.

Must have experience, own tools and valid driver’s license. Immediate position. Please fax resume to: 403-309-8302 THE RUSTY PELICAN is or e-mail: info@ now accepting resumes for comfortecheating.com F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations, prep, sea food, CARPET COLOUR apps., entres. etc. Must be CENTRE avail. nights and weekis currently looking for ends.

SCHEDULING / MUST HAVE: SERVICE MANAGER • 2-3 yrs. post secondary Applicant must have ability education. schedule 22 installation • 2-5 yrs. training crews, make sure material • 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp. will arrive on time & deal with • Provide references customer complaints & The hourly rate will be service issues. Min. 5 yrs $13.10 per hour exp. req’d. Submit resume Attn: Margaret mperrin Rusty Pelican Restaurant @carpetcolourcentre.com 2079 50 AVE. or drop off at Carpet Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 Colour Centre, 1100, Call 403-347-1414 5001 - 19 Street Red Deer, or Fax to: 403-347-1161 AB T4R 3R1 LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced F/T or P/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please

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PLUMBING & HEATING CORP.

Service Plumbers & HVAC Technicians NEEDED!!!

LOCAL Construction Company now hiring EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS. Please fax resumes to 403-347-6296

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Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for new team members to join an enthusiastic and growing company.

Concrete finisher

needed to perform detailed and quality finishing as well as other related tasks, minimum 5 years experience. All applicants must be flexible for hours and dedicated due to a demanding production schedule. Own transportation to work is needed.

Wage will be based on experience, attitude and willingness to commit to long term employment.

Please fax resume to 403 885 5516 or email to k.kooiker@ eaglebuilders.ca Thank you to all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be notified.

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Fax Resume to 780-623-7451 or Email: sales@cpandh.ca

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

The position will break down as follows: 60% repairs and maintenance on rental equipment 15% on heavy trucks and trailers 10% on light duty trucks 10% on fabrication 5% paperwork and program management

This individual will also act as the shop foreman and insure that the shop is kept clean and organized.

This position will be home 95% of the time.

On average 2-3 nights a month out of town.

Regular Schedule, 5/2 or 10/4 Competitive Wages, Benefits, Dedicated Service Truck.

Applicant must have a clean Driver’s Abstract To apply please email your resume to: Gerry@oilbossrentals.com or fax to 1-866-914-7507 Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for an experienced

overhead crane operator

to join an enthusiastic and rapidly expanding company.

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. Wage will be based on experience, attitude, and desire to commit to long term employment. 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.

Joffre Plant SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580

Ferus requires a Mechanical Maintenance Technician for our production facilities. This position will be based out of our Joffre production office with some occasional travel to other facilities within western Canada. The ideal candidate will be open and honest with the ability to work individually as well as within groups.

TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

QUALIFIED 2nd year to JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS

The candidate will be responsible for: • Performing both planned and breakdown maintenance on rotating equipment.

• Installing, troubleshooting, maintaining equipment based on Ferus and OEM recommendations.

• Scheduling and Supervising 3rd party contractors when needed.

• Developing maintenance procedures and schedules for new and existing equipment.

• Assist with planning of turnarounds and other maintenance activities.

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.

LOCAL freight company req’s P & D body job driver for Red Deer/Edmonton run.

Fax resume and driver’s abstract to Rocky Fast Express 403-845-2432

Performance Energy Services Inc. is seeking exp’d

N2 & Cement Operators, bulk driver’s with a valid Class 1 or 3.

We are offering comparative wages and health plan. We as a company pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety plan and record. Please contact us with a resume and driver’s abstract @403-309-0846 or erebhahn@ performanceenergy.ca or drop off at 5, 7957 Edgar Industrial Way, Red Deer.

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk (Reliable vehicle needed) DEER PARK AREA Dempsey St. & Drummond. Ave. Area 70 Papers $375/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. Reichley St. & Robinson Cres. area.

115 Papers $616./mo Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Required Immediately Parts Delivery Driver Must possess clean drivers abstract, know city well. The individual must be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. Some warehouse work and some heavy lifting is required.

The company offers full benefit package for this full time position.

Please email or drop off resume.

ARTIC TRUCK PARTS #3-6540 71 ST Red Deer AB T4P 3Y7 (P)403-348-0999 (F)403-348-5198 Email to: ron.cain@ nfleetsolutions.com

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Johnstone Park Jones Cres. & Juniper Close

Mustang Acres 6940 63 Ave.

Normandeau Nyman Cres.

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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

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Central AB based trucking company requires

Owner Operators & Company Drivers in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please fax resume to: 1 -888-879-6125 or email humanresources@ferus.ca

by November 15th, 2013

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WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

Truckers/ Drivers

Applicants must be physically fit and be able to lift up to 70 lbs.

P/T Warehouse, Mon. to Fri. 15 - 25 hrs/wk.

Driving Mon. to Fri, 10 to 12 hours per day.

Alberta Class 5 license, clean abstract. This is fast paced, physically demanding environment.

All candidates are subject to criminal record checks.

Apply by online @ www.upsjobs.com or fax resume to: 403-648-3310

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Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

The candidate will require the following skills and abilities: • Millwright or mechanic with field/facility compression experience.

• Basic computer skills.

• Knowledge in computer based maintenance systems an asset but not required.

• Ability to travel within Canada and the USA • Both written and verbal communication skills • Current H2S Alive & First Aid certification an asset • Current Class 5 Drivers License • Willing and able to accept occasional after hours support calls

We thank you for your interest, however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

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F/T Driving, P/T Pre-Load & Seasonal Workers

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, and supply of liquid nitrogen (N2), liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), liquid natural gas (LNG), and compressed natural gas (CNG) for the energy industry in both Canada and the USA. Ferus has a great corporate culture with an excellent work/home life balance, strong team atmosphere and encourages through support the development of their employees for future growth.

Please reference: MMT-1113-JF

Truckers/ Drivers

UPS is now hiring for

Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan & an excellent Benefits Package, including a Group RSP Savings Plan.

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Clark’s has immediate openings for qualified, experienced Residential, Commercial and Industrial Plumbers and HVAC Technicians for both our Bonnyville and Lac La Biche Locations.

Various Shifts available (furnished living accommodations provided for out of town employees) The successful candidates will: • hold a current Journeyman’s ticket and H2S • be experienced in Service work • must pass a Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening • Provide a current Driver Licence and Drivers Abstract • be a motivated self-starter • take pride in doing great work and willing to work long hours if needed • be energetic, positive, and keen to work with a rapidly expanding company • be 100% dedicated to customer service and satisfaction Clark’s offers top wages,10% holiday/vacation pay, overtime after 8 hrs, training, Health and Dental packages, Cell phones, Company Truck. We are a COR Certified and ISNetworld Compliant, safety-conscious company that provides a safe and enjoyable workplace.

Oil Boss Rentals, is a registered Commercial Vehicle Inspection Station.

We currently have a mechanics position open.

This individual must be a 3rd year apprentice minimum, self-motivated, hard-working, and enthusiastic with solid work ethic. An ideal candidate would have some fabrication experience, enjoy building equipment from scratch, be easy to get along with and be able to think outside the box when necessary.

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GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

HERITAGE FAMILY SERVICES

is accepting resumes for a temporary full-time Family Support Worker in Red Deer AB, to commence Dec 1/13. This is a 2-3 month position and involves development of treatment plans, client and family support, report writing. Must be highly organized team player with strong interpersonal and report-writing skills.

Degree/diploma in Human Services is preferred.

Vehicle required. Salary 3431/mo.

Please submit resumes to: Human Resources Heritage Family Services 300 4825 47 St Red Deer AB T4N 1R3 Fax 403-343-9293 Email donna@ heritagefamilyservices.com For more information call 403-343-3422. Closing Date: Nov 14/13

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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

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

in DEERPARK AREA Doran Cres., & Dunn Cl. Area $65/mo.

ALSO Doran Cres. & Doan Ave, Area $64/mo.

WINTER START

ROSEDALE AREA

GED PREPARATION Jan. 14 or Feb. 10 STARTS

Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO 28 to 233 Blocks of Reichley St. & Reighley Cl. $137/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

ARE you looking for a seasonal full time delivery driver position? We are looking for a safe exp’d and professional Class 1 or Class 5 driver. Common sense, a positive attitude and a clean drivers abstract will be a definate asset.

Typically this position is Mon. - Fri. but can include some weekends. Rate of pay depends on exp.

Please contact Shayne at Central Alberta Green House Ltd. 403-885-4606 Ext. 330 or fax resume to 403-885-4147 email. acct2cag@telus.net Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

www.trican.ca

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

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Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery (By 6:30 a.m.) in:

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WORLDWIDE KNOWLEDGE - LOCAL SOLUTIONS

DAIRY equipment supplier looking for GENERAL LABORERS & EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS Competitive wages and benefits package. E-mail resume: info@prolineinc.ca

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 D3

FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 AUDI S4 6 SPEED. Mint, 94,661 km.

Sport & Import 7652-50 Ave ***SOLD***

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

2008 Acura MDX tech pkg 79,851 km $26,888 AS&I 7652-50 Ave 403-348-8788

2008 LAND ROVER LR2 SE 4X4,.sunroofs, $18,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

REDUCED $20,500 2010 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 black with grey interior 4 cyl. 4 spd. Clean, great cond. 59,500 kms.

SOLD

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 Range Rover Sport HSE $25,888 Sport & Import 7652 50 Ave 403-348-8788

2008 BMW 328 xi sunroof, lthr., 66,382 kms., $25,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 SANTA FE. 3.3L, 5 spd. auto.

Heated seats & mirrors. $6900 obo. **SOLD**

2011 CARDINAL 38’.

Only used once. Top line. $56.000 obo. 403-347-5947

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 HR Imperial

400 HP Cummins, 4 slides, Aqua-Hot Heating, Jake Brake, 10kW Genset 403-887-0911

2007 COLORADO, 28RK, Dutchman, 32’, slideout, back kitchen, shower, king bed, TV, stereo, air. loaded

2008 BMW 535xi $29,888 Sport & Import 403-348-8788

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 CHEV Silverado LTZ 6.2 L, lthr., $27,888.

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Has only 69,885 km.

Fully loaded including NAV and DVD. SOLD

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 BMW X5 3.0 $31,888 Sport & Import 403-348-8788

2010 CHEV 1500 4x4 8 cyl. Kuhmo Tires. $17,900.

403-346-9816

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 LEXUS ES 330, lthr., 41100 kms., $15,888.

2007 FORD FUSION.

2008 BMW X5 4.8i AWD, pana-roof, lthr., $36,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 CHEV Silverado 1500 LT, 4X4, Z-71, cold air intake, 62629kms, $20888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2011 F-350 Lariat Diesel.

Loaded + spare fuel/toolbox & 5th wheel hitch.

28,000 km. $53,000 obo.

403-347-5947

348-8788 Sport & Import

$22,900. 403-784-2482

3L, V6, Fully loaded, leather, remote start, new tires, very well maint. 103,000 km. $9500. SOLD

348-8788 Sport & Import

2003 DODGE Durango SLT Plus, 4X4, $8888.

403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 PONTIAC G6 GT, 3.5L, V6, 200HP, 4 spd auto, 4 dr, trifold sunroof, remote start, 81,832 km $8250.

403309-4255 or Picton82@shaw.ca

2007 LAND ROVER Range Rover supercharged, 4X4, nav., sunroof, lthr., $33,888 348-8788, Sport & Import

2008 CHEVY Colorado Vortec 3.7 L, 4wd, good tires & brakes, Linex box liner & undercover. 403-783-2064

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 KEYSTONE Alpine $54,900. Top of the line. Satellite dish, built in Cummins Onan generator, Sub-zero insulation pckg. 403 357 6950

2003 HONDA Odyssey EX-L V6. Loaded.

2006 34’ Gulf Stream Yellowstone. Sleeps 4, 3 slides, new awning, washer, dryer hookup, equipped w/Arctic & Sub Arctic pkgs, custom skirt & more! $34,900. 403-8878405

2007 PONTIAC G5.

Manual, 130,000 km. Great cond. Winter & Summer tires. Well. maint. N/S. $5550. 403-342-4318

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 VW Diesel Jetta Diesel, 6 spd., highline model.

Loaded, new winter X-Ice Tires, 68,000 km, warranty. $22,500. *SOLD*

2008 GMC ACADIA SLE, AWD, 8 passenger, $20,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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

2008 JEEP Rubicon 4X4, $20,888 7652 Gaetz Ave, Sport & Import 348-8788

2010 SILVERADO 1500 LTZ silver, 90,000.

403-346-2608

One owner. $7800.

Call 403-396-0722.

2006 COROLLA CE. exc. cond. 78,000. kims.

Offers. 403-392-5628

2004 CHEV Avalanche 4x4 loaded $8000 obo SOLD

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 SATURN I0N auto, p. windows/doors, low mileage, only 54,000 kms, $7900 obo ***SOLD***

2007 SUBURBAN 1500 LT loaded, new tires. DVD, 103,000 km. 403-346-2608

2012 Tiffin Allegro

Breeze 32’ Diesel Pusher, 2 slides, 5200 miles, Onan Genset, Leveling system 403-887-0911

2013 Monte Carlo 38’

winterized, queen bed, 2 furnaces, 3 slides, 5 appls. loaded, immac. $43,000.

306-450-0971 in Stettler.

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SNOW SAVINGS SPECTACULAR 2012 Ford Explorer V6

Stk #H34976D. 18” Alloy Wheels, ABS, Bluetooth, CD, Cruise, AC, Tilt, Keyless, V8 Engine, one owner, 52,395 kms

$

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2006 Nissan X-Terra S Manual 4x4

Stk #H35506A. 16” Alloy Wheels, ABS, CD Player, Keyless, AC, Tilt, Cruise.

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Stk #H35633A. 18” Alloy Wheels, ABS, Bluetooth, CD Player, Cruise, DVD Player, Memory Seats, Adjustable Pedals, Heated Mirrors, Leather/Heated Seats, Sunroof, Third Row Seating, One owner, like new, fully inspected, 88,506 kms

$

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2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AWD

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Stk #HP5593. V6, 18” Alloy Wheels, ABS, CD Player, Cruise, Fog Lights, Keyless, Leather/Heated Seats, Sunroof, Tilt, Traction Control, Roof Rack, 26,991 kms

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2010 Ford Flex LTD AWD

Stk #H35582A. V6, 20” Alloy Wheels, ABS, CD Player, Cruise, fog Lights, Keyless, Heated/Power Seats, Sunroof, Third Row Seating, Fully Inspected.

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2007 Jeep Liberty LTD 4x4

Stk #H35214A. V6, 16” Alloy Wheels, ABS, Bluetooth, CD Player, Keyless, Roof Rack, Leather/Heated Seats, Sunroof.

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2011 Toyota Tundra SR5 DBL Cab 4x4

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013

Vigilante groups hold off confronting cartel Cybersecurity leaders to give Mexican government a chance to act call for increased co-operation

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LA RUANA, Mexico — Two leaders of the main vigilante groups in western Michoacan state said Tuesday that they are pulling back from confronting the Knights Templar drug cartel because the Mexican government has promised to oust traffickers from the area.

The self-defence forces made a daring march late last month into Apatzingan, an agricultural city that is the central stronghold of the pseudo-religious cartel that for years has dominated Michoacan, a state that sends a steady stream of avocados and migrants to the United States.

The offensive set off clashes that left at least five men dead and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity.

Hippolito Mora, leader of self-defence forces in the hamlet of La Ruana, said he was co-ordinating with other vigilante groups and they had decided to hold off on further moves toward Apatzingan in light of a federal security takeover of the city and port of Lazaro Cardenas, one of the nation’s biggest seaports as part of an effort to control cartel activity in Michoacan.

He said the self-defence groups would wait for the government to do the same in Apatzingan.

“I don’t think we can do this now, because if we enter Apatzingan with all of our weapons and the Knights Templars are there it would be a mess,” Mora said. “Women and children would die, and this isn’t good for anybody.”

The government announced Monday that troops would patrol Lazaro Cardenas, which is the country’s largest port in terms of cargo volume and which has

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seen a number of huge seizures of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamines.

Luis Antonio Torres Gonzalez, leader of a vigilante group in the town of Buenavista, said he was willing to give the government a week to make good on promises to curb the cartel.

“But if they (the Knights Templar) continue their extortions, their robberies, and their kidnappings, we will abandon the agreement we made,” Torres Gonzalez said.

Federal security spokesman Eduardo Sanchez wasn’t available to comment.

Since rising up in February against systematic extortion by the Knights Templar, residents of a half dozen towns that formed self-defence patrols have lived without access to Apatzingan, a commercial and road hub that is home to their region’s main hospital and markets.

Self-defence leaders said they finally grew tired of the cartel blocking services and commerce in an attempt to strangle their uprising and showed up on Oct. 25 on Apatzingan’s outskirts, armed and ready to “liberate” the city. They were turned back by soldiers who said they couldn’t enter with weapons.

A convoy of hundreds of unarmed self-defence patrol members returned the next day and successfully entered the city, where they were met by gunfire, presumably from the Knights Templar.

Apparently in retaliation, suspected cartel members mounted co-ordinated attacks on electrical facilities, including power distribution plants and electrical substations, in 14 towns and cities around Michoacan.

On Tuesday, Apatzingan was peaceful but tense, with residents on the streets and trucks filled with limes moving in and out of town.

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CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Allan St. / Armstrong Close Addinnell Close / Allan St.

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Allsop Ave / Allsop Close INGLEWOOD AREA Inglis Cres.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Ingram Close / Inglewood Dr.

For afternoon delivery once per week

Ibbotson Close

In the towns of:

Ireland Cres.

LANCASTER AREA Ladwig Close Logan Close Lord Close

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Lawford Ave / Leonard Cres.

SUNNYBROOK AREA Somerset Close Sutton Close VANIER AREA Voisin Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

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

Household Appliances

To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s F/T In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply fax 403-341-5622

KITTENS (2) SIAMESE (1) BALINESE & (1) BURMAN $50/ea. 403-887-3649

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3810 47 ST. In Eastview Spacious 2 bdrm., bsmt. suite. Adult only. No pets. $895/mo. Avail. Nov. 15th.

Phone 403-343-0070

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403-782-3847 STEREO, mini Phillips 5 disc. $55. obo; X Box 360 games (10) $10. each.

403-782-3847

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TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom suites perfect for all walks of life. Cat friendly. Plaza Apartments: 1(888)7849279 rentmidwest.com

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1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

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Businesses For Sale

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HAIR SALON FOR SALE. Owners retiring. Large well established clientele.

403-358-2470

2010 40 FOOT CEDAR CREEK 5TH WHEEL, THREE SLIDES,LOADED ASKING $39,000.00 OBO. PH 403-843-7295

Auto Wreckers

Locally owned and family operated

SUV's

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RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

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2007 TOYOTA FJ Cruiser, C Package, auto., loaded 75,000 kms. $18,900. Very nice, trades considered.

403-598-0682

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE 5050 READ BY

2001 CHEV Venture, 161,000 kms., good shape, clean, N/S. $1900. obo.

403-352-2339

Trucks

100,000 Potential Buyers???

2011 CHEV Silverado LTZ 6.2 L, lthr., $27,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

2001 HYUNDAI Accent 2 dr. red, 403-348-2999 2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040 1999 PONTIAC Bonneyville 4 dr., 403-352-6995

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FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

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A-1 WILLY’S Parts Place Inc. Will haul away salvage cars free in city limits. Will pay for some.

Only AMVIC approved salvage yard in Red Deer 403-346-7278

wheels 5000-5300

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RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

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Vehicles Wanted To Buy

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

CALL 309-3300

2010 CHEV 1500 4x4 8 cyl. Kuhmo Tires. $17,900. 403-346-9816

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STANFORD, Calif. — Governments and businesses spend $1 trillion a year for global cybersecurity, but unlike wartime casualties or oil spills, there’s no clear idea what the total losses are because few will admit they’ve been compromised. Cybersecurity leaders from more than 40 countries are gathering at Stanford University this week to consider tackling that information gap by creating a single, trusted entity that would keep track of how much hackers steal.

Chinese Minister Cai Mingzhao acknowledged there are issues of trust to overcome — with some U.S. cybersecurity firms pointing to attacks coming from the Chinese military.

“In cyberspace, all countries face the same problems and ultimately share the same fate,” he said.

Mingzhao also urged counterparts to establish new international rules for behaviour in cyberspace, a move State Department cyberissues co-ordinator Christopher Painter said isn’t necessary.

“I don’t think we need a new global instrument for all these different issues,” he said, noting the adopting worldwide rules would take 5 to 10 years “and you end up with something that’s not as strong as what we have now.”

Painter, who spoke after Mingzhao, said a U.S.China joint cybersecurity working group announced

by Secretary of State John Kerry in April has already met once and is moving forward on co-operating against third party threats.

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Christie wins re-election with ease VIRGINIA RACE IN SPOTLIGHT AS U.S. HOLDS OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a possible Republican presidential candidate, was re-elected with ease in one of the key races in the United States’ off-year elections Tuesday.

Elsewhere, Republicans were in danger of losing the governor’s seat in Virginia in a blow to the hardcore conservative tea party movement, while New Yorkers were poised to elect a liberal Democrat to succeed billionaire Michael Bloomberg as mayor.

The sweeping victory in a Democratic-leaning state demonstrated Christie’s broad, bipartisan appeal and could boost his candidacy should he seek the presidential nomination in 2016.

The off-year vote will be scrutinized for clues to the mood of Americans ahead of next year’s congressional elections — especially with a pragmatic conservative Republican, Christie, prevailing in New Jersey, while a more ideological one, Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia, is expected to lose. But the answers could be murky. Both races were shaped by the personalities and issues in those states and it could be hard to judge if there are national implications.

New Yorkers were expected to elect Bill de Blasio, head of the city’s public watchdog agency, to replace

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie poses for a photo with a supporter as a reporter asks him questions during a campaign stop in White Township, NJ, Sunday.

Bloomberg, the Republicanturned-independent who has been the city’s mayor for 12 years. Though New York is overwhelmingly Democratic, it hasn’t had a Democratic mayor in 20 years, after Bloomberg’s three terms and two by his Republican predecessor, Rudolph Giuliani.

De Blasio’s expected victory over Republican Joe Lhota, a onetime Giuliani deputy, is seen as reflecting unease with the inequality of wealth among city residents, even as

New York prospered over the past two decades.

In Washington state, voters were deciding whether to require the labeling of genetically modified food. And in Colorado, they were considering whether to tax marijuana at 25 per cent and dedicate the proceeds to regulating the newly legalized drug and building schools.

Turnout was expected to be relatively light — even in the most hard-fought races — given that it was not a presiden-

tial or congressional election year, and voters were primarily hard-core partisans.

While the final margin of his victory was still being tabulated, Christie was expected to become the first Republican in a quarter-century to receive more than 50 per cent of the vote in New Jersey, a state that voted overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama last year.

Christie drew on support from Democrats, independents and minorities in his win over

Barbara Buono, a state senator. That could position him to argue that his emphasis on pragmatism over ideology makes him the most electable Republican in what could be a crowded 2016 presidential primary field.

But it’s not clear if Republican primary voters, who tend to be more conservative and ideological than the general electorate, will warm to the brash governor of a northeastern state.

Republicans were fuming when, in the final days of last year’s presidential campaign, Christie lavished praise on Obama for his response to a devastating storm that struck New Jersey.

In Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, a former top Democratic Party official and close friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton, was favoured to defeat Cuccinelli, the state attorney general. Cuccinelli’s candidacy was likely hurt by his ties to the small-government tea party movement, which is widely blamed for instigating last month’s federal government shutdown. Virginia is next to Washington, D.C., and is home to a large number of federal employees.

Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks found that about a third of Virginia voters said they were personally impacted by the shutdown, and nearly half said Republicans deserved the blame for it.

U.S. Senate moves ahead on gay rights bill REPUBLICAN FOES LARGELY REMAIN SILENT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Proponents of a bill that would outlaw discrimination against gays in the workplace argued on Tuesday that the measure is rooted in fundamental fairness for all Americans.

Republican opponents of the measure were largely silent, neither addressing the issue on the second day of Senate debate nor commenting unless asked. Written statements from some rendered their judgment that the bill would result in costly, frivolous lawsuits and mandate federal law based on sexuality.

The Senate moved closer to completing its work on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a final vote in the Senate is possible by week’s end.

The bill advanced to a floor debate after clearing its first procedural hurdle Monday night on a 61-30 vote.

Senate passage of the bill would represent a major victory for advocates of gay rights just months after the Supreme Court cleared the way for ending a ban on same-sex marriages in California and struck down a 1996 law passed by Congress that banned federal benefits to legally married samesex couples. It came three years after Congress ended the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Illinois was poised to become the 15th state to legalize gay marriage after the state’s Legislature gave its final approval Tuesday, sending it to the governor, who has said he will sign it.

“I don’t believe in discriminating against anybody,” said Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, a backer of the measure who voted against a similar, narrower bill 17 years ago. Hatch said the bill has language ensuring religious

freedom that he expects the Senate to toughen.

The measure, however, faces strong opposition in the Republicancontrolled House of Representatives, where Speaker John Boehner maintains that it is unnecessary and could prove too expensive and litigious for businesses.

Resistance remains within Republican ranks even as the national party, looking beyond core older voters, tries to be more inclusive. Republicans struggled to win over young people and independents in the 2012 presidential election who largely favour expanding gay rights.

Asked why he opposed the bill, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe said the measure is “somewhat pandering to the special groups that I think should not have to be singled out by themselves.

I think they’re normal citizens like everybody else.”

A bipartisan group of senators pressed ahead with the legislation, casting it as a clear sign of Americans’ greater acceptance of homosexuality that has significantly changed the political dynamic.

A Pew Research survey in June found that more Americans said homosexuality should be accepted rather than discouraged by society by a margin of 60 per cent to 31 per cent.

Opinions were more evenly divided 10 years ago.

“What changed is society has changed,” said Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin. “Personal attitudes have changed, business is for it. There’s just widespread support for taking these other steps in passing a civil rights bill.”

About 88 per cent of Fortune 500 companies have adopted nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, according to the Human Rights Campaign, a leading gay rights advocacy group.

About 57 per cent of those compa-

nies include gender identity.

“It’s time to end this discrimination,” Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said in a Senate speech.

“It’s certainly about the vision of the Declaration of Independence that has the promise of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness as the founding motivation.”

Current federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race and national origin. But it doesn’t stop an employer from firing or refusing to hire workers because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

The bill would bar employers with 15 or more workers from using a per-

son’s sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for making employment decisions, including hiring, firing, compensation or promotion.

The bill would exempt religious institutions and the military.

Republican Sens. Rob Portman and Kelly Ayotte were crafting an amendment to the bill that would prevent federal, state and local governments from retaliating against religious groups that are exempt from the law.

“It focuses on religious liberty,” Portman said.

“It provides a non-retaliation clause in the federal law comparable to what a lot of states have.”

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One person injured after blasts outside Communist Party offices in China BEIJING — One person was injured and two vehicles damaged in a series of small explosions Wednesday outside the provincial headquarters of the ruling Communist Party in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan, officials said.

The Shanxi provincial government and police said the blasts struck at about 7:40 a.m. (2340 GMT Tuesday). Official statements posted online gave no information about the presumed target or perpetrators and an official with the party propaganda office, Zhang Lei, said he had no additional information.

The blasts bore the hallmark of a revenge attack by a disgruntled

citizen of the type that occasionally takes place around China. Assailants angered at perceived injustices have blown up public buses, stabbed officials and attacked schools.

However, security forces are also on edge over an attack in Beijing last week in which three people drove through crowds to Tiananmen Gate before setting their vehicle alight.

The attack killed five people, including those inside the vehicle, and two tourists, and has been blamed on Muslim extremist separatists from the restive Xinjiang region.

The official Xinhua News Agency quoted an eyewitness, Liu Guoliang, as saying smoke and flames were seen

pouring from a minivan. Xinhua said its own reporter saw steel ball bearings scattered around the scene of the blast.

Photos from the scene blast Wednesday showed the broad street in front of the headquarters building closed off and fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles parked in the area. One showed a man lying on the ground, but there were no obvious signs of an explosion having taken place.

Taiyuan is the provincial capital of mountainous Shanxi, which lies to the west of Beijing in China’s gritty coal belt.

Demand for the fuel has created vast fortunes for mine owners, but many in the province still live in poverty.

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