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$90M price tag not set in stone POTENTIAL FOR REVISION, COST SAVINGS EXIST: COMMITTEE

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF The estimated $90-million price tag for the proposed Central Alberta Aquatic Centre has been on the lips of many Red Deer taxpayers in the last week.

But that figure is not absolute, says the committee responsible for the proposal.

“When it’s being said that it’s $90 million, that’s not necessarily the most accurate thing or the final price. The thing to remember is that a lot of the factors in the original cost estimate have little to do with the actual pool. This isn’t a $90-million pool; it’s a $90-million project and there’s potential for revision and cost savings because of that,” said Brian Gallaway, public relations chair of the committee.

“The obvious example is the splash park, which was part of the original concept plan and cost. That’s already been built so we can subtract that. Park redevelopment and the outdoor pool can be deferred. . . . There are other options we can look at.”

The new outdoor 25-metre pool as part of the aquatic centre (which would replace the current outdoor pool at the Recreation Centre) is only part of the proposal and can be changed, said John Cuthbertson, committee chair of the Central Alberta Aquatic Centre.

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Lindsay Thurber Raider McKenna Barthel blasts a shot past Hunting Hills Lightning players Cherisse Johannson and Jaden Robinson during high school volleyball action at Hunting Hills on Thursday.

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Dispatch transfer delayed

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF There is a glimmer of hope in the fight to retain regional ambulance dispatch in Red Deer.

Mayor Tara Veer said on Thursday that city council is not changing its position that regional ambulance dispatch is essential for timely, effective and safe integrated fire and ambulance service in Central Alberta after a meeting with Health Minister Fred Horne at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association annual meeting in Calgary.

The minister said he would delay consolidation in order to establish a working group to hopefully resolve concerns from both municipal and provincial perspectives.

The minister told Veer said the province has heard similar concerns from other municipalities with integrated fire and ambulance services.

Veer said Horne did not commit that he would revisit the consolidation decision but they took it as a sign that the province is hearing the real concerns of integrated service providers.

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A monumental day for Michener supporters MLA, AUPE WORKING ON PLAN TO KEEP SOME BUILDINGS OPEN TO RESIDENTS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

PR FIRM FABRICATED REASON FOR CLOSURE: NDP A3

Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees are working on a plan to keep some buildings on the south side of Michener Centre open to residents, in addition to the centre’s group homes.

Now they just need the Redford government’s approval to keep buildings open.

In March, the province announced that 125 residents in buildings on the north and south sides will close and residents relocated. Fifty of them, who are medically fragile, are to be moved to seniors care facilities.

Of the 224 people still living at Michener, 104 will be supported in 23 Michener Services residential group homes.

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As of October, 120 residents still need to move into community settings.

On Thursday, Jablonski presented a petition in the legislature to keep Michener Centre open with 15,744 signatures.

In the spring, opposition parties presented the petition with 8,500 signatures.

“You put that altogether — that’s 24,000 citizens in this province that want Michener to remain open.

I don’t think the union is being unreasonable in the compromise that they have offered,” Jablonski said.

“There are some people that I think are better off staying at Michener because it’s been their home for over 40 years. They don’t know anything else. They get great care there, my constituents. So I’m standing up for them.”

Knowing some residents will decide to leave, the number of residents that could live in south side buildings is yet to be determined.

The majority of the buildings on the north side are older and those that need maintenance.

“We want to make sure all those who want to stay at Michener are able to,” said AUPE vice-president Jason Heistad, who represents Michener workers and was at the legislature for the presentation of the petition.

“I give Mary Anne Jablonski credit that she’s willing to keep the south side open and we’re willing to work with her.”

He said Thursday was a monumental day for Michener Centre supporters.

“We hope we have some traction with those petitions and working with Mary Anne,” Heistad said.

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Horse rides into Regina for Grey Cup

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — A downtown Regina bar had no problem serving the Calgary Stampeders’ horse — as long as the beer was in a bowl.

The Stampeders rode their horse, Justin, into the Beer Bros. bar, a Bank of Montreal and the Ramada hotel on Thursday as part of Grey Cup week.

Fletcher Armstrong, with the Calgary Grey Cup committee, says fans always love to see the horse.

The horse frequently stopped to pose for pictures with people in downtown Regina and one city police officer even got a turn in the saddle.

Chef Erica Nimmo held out a platter with carrots and apples for Justin at the Ramada and laughed afterwards that she’s never served a horse before.

The tradition of riding a horse into a hotel was started in 1948, but almost didn’t happen last year in Toronto when the Fairmont Royal York Hotel initially didn’t let the horse through the door.

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PRICE TAG: Breakdown of estimate not done Red Deer city council plans to discuss the centre on Tuesday after Councillors Paul Harris and Lynne Mulder introduced a motion to put the centre into the city’s 10-year capital budget.

The aquatic centre — slated to go in Rotary Recreation Park, just south of the existing Recreation Centre — would be the first Olympic-size pool in Red Deer (at 50 metres) and would boast features such as 10 50-metre lanes, an adjustable hydraulic floor, a whirlpool section and Flow Rider, a wave simulator ideal for surfing practice.

It would also come with a 54-by-24metre competition tank and a 25-by-15metre dive tank, so Red Deer can host provincial and national competitions that include 10-metre diving.

The pool at Michener Centre has a dive tank, where the synchronized swimming team trains, but Gallaway said it’s not meeting their needs in terms of dimensions. It is about half the size of the ones they compete in.

Additionally, while the city has four indoor pools already, the amount of water for aquatic activity in Red Deer is severely below what other centres such as Grande Prairie and Lethbridge have to offer, Gallaway said.

“Calgary has 38 lanes in one building — the Talisman Centre — which has two 50-metre pools plus a dive tank. That’s more than double the space we have in total for our whole city.”

A breakdown of the $90-million estimate has not been conducted as council never proceeded with such steps in October 2011 when the business plan, jointly developed by the committee and City of Red Deer, was presented.

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The Calgary Grey Cup Committee brings their horse, Justin, to Beer Brothers for a drink on Thursday in Regina. The Saskatchewan Roughriders will face the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sunday in the 101st CFL Grey Cup. “The components included in the plan were based on the needs and desires of the various stakeholders.

Producing the concept plan gave us a basis for what the facility would look like and how it would fit on the proposed site. It also gave us the basis to produce an initial cost estimate.

“The next move belongs to city council and we are hopeful that they will vote to pursue this project. They will determine the process for going forward, which, among other things, could include some refinements of the concept and we’re looking forward to working with them,” Gallaway said.

It was not part of the group’s mandate to break down the overall cost to see what each individual component of the aquatic centre would cost, such as the “green” concepts like the solar wall and living roof.

“The longer we wait, it will get more and more costly because of inflation,” he said. “We don’t want to look back in 10 years and say we should have built it now because it would have been less expensive.”

The committee says venues to pay for the project include provincial and federal grants, fundraising and some debt financing.

The centre would also help in the city’s bid to host the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Should Red Deer win the bid, there would be $9 million distributed for capital projects ($3 million from Ottawa, $3 million from the province and at least $3 million from the municipal government) and $16 million is handed out to operate the games, said Lyn Radford, chair of the Red Deer Games bid committee.

The games also stipulate the centre has to have been operating for a year in order to qualify as a place to host events.

“This is to show the pool is viable and that we can work out any kinks before the actual games happen. They say it’s a requirement but you can always ask for relaxation on that,” Radford said.

That would mean the centre would have to be open by early 2018, a rea-

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sonable timeline should the proposal go through council on Tuesday, Gallaway said.

“A year or a little over isn’t unreasonable for construction. We have to make the commitment real soon but we have the time for more planning and fundraising before the shovel hits the ground.” rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

TRANSFER: Late spring, early summer The city took a formal position earlier this month, calling on the province to revisit its decision to centralize ambulance dispatch to Edmonton, Calgary and Peace River.

“That remains our position, unless it can be demonstrated otherwise (that) there would be no degradation of ambulance service,” said Veer.

The transfer was expected to take place sometime in March but now is expected to occur in late spring or early summer.

Veer said council recognizes that the provincial government is looking at this from a broader perspective.

“Red Deer city council has expressed a strong willingness to work with the province to find the best possible means to resolve their broader patient outcomes but we know that regional ambulance dispatch is essential to our ability to provide timely, and effective and safe, integrated fire and ambulance service,” said Veer.

Each year, the service provides ambulance and fire service to an estimated 300,000 residents outside of Red Deer. The city provides fire dispatch to 70 municipalities and ambulance dispatch to eight municipalities.

Members of Red Deer city council are at the annual AUMA convention in Calgary. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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MICHENER: ‘It’s the timing’ Jablonski said with the highly trained and experienced staff at Michener it would make sense to keep those with the highest needs, however there are also some families that insist their loved ones stay at Michener regardless of their condition.

She said the promise to keep Michener open to those who chose to remain there was made by former premier Ralph Klein. Both the residents and staff know at some point it is going to close.

The average age of residents at Michener is 60.

“It’s the timing right now, that is of concern. I always expected it would be closed when we had fewer people living at Michener.”

Jablonski said she has passed on the plan to keep the south side open to officials. But at this time, the province is standing by its decision to close down both the north and south sides, but keep the group homes open.

“There’s been a lot of pressure to close Michener. This is part of the response to best practices around the world. I know and I understand why our government has to make this decision. And I support that. It’s the timing.”

Jablonski said funding has been allocated to build new group homes for Michener residents who would move into the community. But then the flood happened in Calgary and Southern Alberta.

“A lot of our contractors are super busy so we can’t have things built as quickly as we want them to be built.

We have to wait in line.”

That wait could provide an opportunity to delay the relocation of 120 Michener residents, she said.

“I’m not expecting any announcements, but you never know.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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PR firm fabricated reasons for closure: NDP

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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The NDP revealed documents in the Alberta legislature on Thursday they say show the provincial government hired a public relations firm “to fabricate a rationale” for the closure of Michener Centre a month-and-a-half after the closure was announced.

The documents were obtained through a freedom of information request.

They include a request from the assistant deputy minister for the disability services division of Alberta Human Services to a public relations firm to come up with a set of principles for Alberta Health Services/Persons with Developmental Disabilities to transition residents from Michener to long-term care or supportive living.

The NDP say the province had not yet determined what was best for residents when it decided if the

Red Deer facility should close.

“The point is how can you have concluded that this is the best outcome for these people if you don’t already have those principles in place? They made the decision to close, then they came up with the rules to find the best placement for them after the fact,” said New Democrat Human Services critic Rachel Notley on Thursday. “They went out in search of the justification.”

There are 224 people living at Michener and the government’s plan is to move 120 of those residents into community group and seniors homes while the rest stay in Michener group homes.

Associate Minister of Services for Persons with Disabilities Frank Oberle denied the NDP’s accusation in the legislature on Thursday.

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EDMONTON — Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith says her party will be working harder to earn the support of voters in Edmonton.

Speaking at her annual leader’s dinner in the city on Thursday night, Smith admitted the Wildrose “haven’t been on the same page as many Edmontonians about the issues that mattered most to them.”

She said that hurt the party at the ballot box; none of the party’s 17 seats are in Edmonton.

Smith identified the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the University of Alberta and the public education system as defining institutions in the city.

She also remarked on health research that has been done in Edmonton, particularly the Edmonton Protocol for treating certain types of Type 1 diabetes.

Smith also took aim at the government of Premier Alison Redford for a $42 million cut to Persons With Developmental Disabilities programs.

Smith said the government put the brakes on the cuts only after a massive backlash.

Olds College is on the job hunt for a new board chair.

Deputy Premier and Enterprise and Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk is seeking applications for the position on the college’s board of governors. According to the job posting, available at www.jobs.alberta.ca, they are looking for someone with senior leadership experience, an understanding of financial matters, community volunteer experience and board experience.

The chair is appointed to a three-year term and may be eligible for re-appointment. There is no salary with this position, but an honourarium will be provided. For more information on the college, visit www.oldscollege.ca.

Red Deer College is also in need of a public member for its board of governors. The job requirements are the same as the Olds College position, as is the provided honourarium in lieu of a salary.

To apply for both positions, visit www.jobs. alberta.ca.

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A preliminary hearing is to be scheduled next month for a Sylvan Lake man accused of stealing more than $70,000 from his former employer.

Sean Keith Brouillette, 43, is accused of making personal purchases with the company credit card and overpaying himself by manipulating payroll during his employment at Red Flame Industries in Red Deer.

Brouillette is charged with theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000.

While he has not yet entered his plea, he has asked for trial by judge alone in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, with a preliminary hearing to be held before proceeding to trial. Preliminary hearings may be requested to test the strength of the Crown’s case against a suspect.

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CALGARY — For the second time this week, Alberta’s demand for electricity has reached an alltime high.

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have this firm codify what we were doing in planning for the transitioning of patients, nothing to do with the decision to close it,” Oberle said.

When Notely asked if the Tories would reverse its decision, Oberle said: “People living in supportive community living arrangements have better outcomes bar none. Evidence is there.”

Notley said very few health-care professionals would argue that moving Michener residents against their will, at this point in their lives, after many years at Michener, is good for them.

“It’s just dishonest for the government to continuously claim this is about best practices, because it’s not.”

She said living in the community can be good, but there are also countless examples of where the system within the community has failed, she said.

“What we have at Michener is a number of residents and a number of families who are very happy with where they are.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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New pool: want or need?

PROPOSED $90-MILLION RED DEER PROJECT RAISES MANY QUESTIONS A local movement wants to build an Olympic-sized pool for Red Deer as part of an effort to bring the 2019 Canada Winter Games to the city.

The proponents of the new pool are very quick to note the Winter Games are only part of the reason to spend $90 million on a new recreational facility. They believe we have an urgent need for an Olympicsized pool in JIM this city, posSUTHERLAND sibly so we can remain competitive with other Alberta cities in the lucrative field of major swimming competitions.

So far, the City of Red Deer has invested $200,000 to study the concept and do a cost analysis of the investment. The project will undergo a City Hall discussion and will be a big test

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for the new councillors because they will be part of the decision process for this major financial investment.

I would ask many questions about this investment before I agreed to commit this city to a very large financial decision if I was a member of city council. I would weigh my decision on a wants or needs scale to determine whether this community really needs to sink a minimum cash investment of $90 million into another recreational facility.

The committee states there are sometimes seven swimmers in one lane at the current facilities and Red Deer has 5,327 people per swimming lane with the current facilities, about double the numbers for comparable Alberta cities.

I would ask whether the per capita lane number is based upon the entire population of Red Deer or the number of actual swimmers in this city.

I would also find out whether the seven people/lane number is an anecdotal observation at a peak time or an actual consistent average.

The new pool concept has a few extra features like diving, surfing and whirlpools, whose primary function

appears to be well outside of the realm of extra swimming lanes. If their role as actual swimming lanes is reduced, then I would question how these extra perks could be logically included in the urgent need to increase the number of swimming lanes.

The Collicutt Centre precedent leads me to conclude the swimming lane equation was swept away by a wave pool in that building and ask whether we are headed down that same lane in the new pool.

I would also question whether the Recreation Center renovation was a good investment and why tens of millions of dollars were spent to remodel it instead of simply bulldozing it in favour of a bigger facility like an Olympic-sized pool. It seems like we are teeing up another expensive recreational investment very shortly after two major renovation investments at other swimming facilities.

Another fair question might be whether the hours of operation could be expanded in the current facilities to handle the need for more swimming lanes.

Cost overrun should also be a big question about this project because

it will be a factor, although the new term is “scope creep.” The new term is a sleazy way to say we gave you a ballpark figure and not a hard cost for a publicly-funded project.

The proponents of the new pool have bandied about the price tag of $90 million, yet there is no indication this figure is written in stone in any way, shape or form. The obvious question for city council is how much will this pool really cost and can you promise to stay on time and on budget?

My final question would be the operational costs for this new facility because people who will never use it will still be forced to subsidize it through their property tax and utility bills. The user fees will never carry the monthly tab on this facility, so the real question will be how much will it cost everyone to serve the recreational needs of the much smaller numbers of swimmer/ stakeholders in this investment?

These are the questions I would ask when this new pool hits the table for discussion, maybe because I personally view it as a want in a city with many pressing needs.

Jim Sutherland is a local freelance writer.

More than few bad apples in Tory barrel To measure the magnitude of the hit inflicted on Stephen Harper’s political management by Wednesday’s RCMP allegations pertaining to the Senate spending scandal, consider that the only thing that would have made that damage worse would have been for the police to drag the prime minister himself into its net.

The 81-page document filed in court by lead RCMP investigator Cpl. Greg Horton stops short of that. He concludes that he is “not aware of any evidence that the prime minister was involved in the repayment or reimbursement of money to Senator Duffy or his lawyer.”

CHANTAL But that should offer only HÉBERT a minimum of solace to the government. For the picture painted by the RCMP — based on the evidence that it has gathered to date in the Duffy-Wright affair — suggests that the ethical rot that led to the scandal spreads beyond a couple of bad apples in the Conservative barrel.

Nigel Wright, a man who Harper once elevated to a position of influence second only to his own on Parliament Hill, is now alleged to have broken the Criminal Code in the exercise of his public duties.

There have in the past been Canadian senior officials who have been alleged to have run afoul of the law but never at the level of prime ministerial chief of staff or right under the nose of the prime minister himself.

According to the RCMP, the story does not begin and end with Wright, Duffy and the transaction that led the former to reimburse the latter’s housing allowance out of personal funds.

As part of the deal accepted by the PMO, a Senate report was doctored and an independent audit was manipulated, all to whitewash Duffy and all with the help of a handful of senior Conservatives.

Marjory LeBreton was Harper’s leader in the Senate over the episode. Carolyn Stewart Olsen is a former press secretary to Harper whom he subsequently appointed to the upper house. She and David Tkachuk, a veteran Conservative senator, both sat on the committee that oversaw the audit in Duffy’s expenses.

The RCMP alleges that they all actively colluded in the cleansing operation.

There’s more: only a few weeks ago, Irving Gerstein — the senator who oversees the Conservative war chest — told a party convention that he never considered using party funds to reimburse Duffy’s housing allowance on his behalf.

The RCMP evidence again says otherwise. Emails

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suggest that Gerstein was willing to bail Duffy out until it came to light that he owed three times more money than had initially been estimated.

But perhaps the most politically damaging feature of Wednesday’s filing is the suggestion that Harper — even as the RCMP says it has found no evidence that he had a hand in the scheme itself — was more in the loop of things than he has let on to date.

According to Wright’s correspondence, for instance, he initially sought and obtained Harper’s approval to reimburse Duffy’s expenses at the time when he was negotiating a reimbursement out of Conservative party funds.

It was only after that arrangement fell through that Wright decided to clear Duffy’s expense slate with his own money.

“The PM knows, in broad terms only, that I per-

sonally assisted Duffy when I was getting him to agree to repay the expenses,” Wright testified about that aspect of the case last May. And with that, Wednesday’s affidavit gave the opposition parties in the House of Commons enough fuel to keep the government’s feet to the fire for the foreseeable future. And who could blame them for doing so?

To sum up: the RCMP alleges that people placed

by Harper in the government’s and the Senate’s chain of command either broke the law or took part in a coverup designed to make a scandal go away, but leaves the prime minister himself off the hook and this is what has now come to pass for a good day at the office for the Conservatives.

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Mad Dog hated, adored by fans MAURICE VACHON DIES AT 84

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Maurice (Mad Dog) Vachon wrestled for 44 years, had about 13,000 matches and once said he did everything he could to make people hate him.

“I failed miserably,” he grinningly admitted of his attempts to arouse dislike.

That’s probably an understatement for the growling tough guy who achieved folk-hero status in his home province of Quebec as he pioneered the now-familiar trashtalking of opponents straight into the TV camera.

Vachon died in his sleep early Thursday at his home in Nebraska.

He was 84.

One of 13 children, including his brother and sometime tag-team partner Paul (The Butcher) and wrestling sister Vivian, Maurice Vachon went on to alternate between being a ring villain and underdog hero.

He also brought a degree of showmanship to his sport that has influenced the over-the-top antics of today.

“He was the first wrestler to understand the power of television,” said Yves Theriault, who confirmed his death. “He was the first wrestler to speak to the camera.

That was never done before.”

Now everybody does it, the filmmaker added.

The death of the gaptoothed, bald brawler brought condolences from average folks on social media — the news was even tweeted in Turkey and Costa Rica— and from national political leaders.

“My deepest condolences to the family of Maurice ‘Mad Dog’ Vachon, a Canadian wrestling legend,” tweeted Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Sympathies were also extended by the leader of the Official Opposition, whose party counted Paul Vachon as a candidate in the 1980s and 1990s.

“A true legend from the glory days of wrestling has just left us,” tweeted NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. “My condolences to the family of Maurice ‘Mad Dog’ Vachon.”

Married three times and the father of six children, Vachon represented Canada at the 1948 Olympics in London. He was also a gold medallist at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.

“He quickly became one of the best wrestlers in Canada,” said Theriault, who made a documentary film about Vachon in 2009.

“It was to his great pride that he represented Canada at the London Olympics of 1948 when there was no tradition of wrestling in Canada and Quebec.”

Ironically, Vachon found it hard initially to get into the Quebec wrestling market.

Theriault said the sport in the province was dominated at the time by Yvon Robert, who was considered Quebec’s greatest wrestler ever.

Instead, Vachon began his pro career in Sudbury, Ont., in 1950, winning a tournament.

From there, he went to other parts of Canada and the U.S. Midwest.

He earned his legendary nickname in 1962 after a wild match in Portland, Ore. Vachon appeared to go berserk as he waited for a late-arriving opponent, tossing him out of the ring when he showed up, along with a referee and a baton-wielding police officer.

Vachon insisted in a 1999 interview with The Canadian Press that none of it was scripted and he was disqualified, fined and suspended.

“You looked just like a mad dog,” promoter Don Owen reportedly shouted in exasperation backstage.

The rest is history.

Vachon, who was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment hall of fame in 2010, wasn’t always a pro wrestler. His father, a police officer, wanted him to become a boxer but a trainer recommended against it and suggested wrestling. He also worked as a longshoreman and in construction.

The five-time American Wrestling Association world champion was no stranger to fighting when he was growing up.

Teachers would rap his knuckles to stop him writing left-handed and schoolyard bullies in the working-class Montreal neighbourhood where he grew up used to taunt him with yells of “Vachon-cochon,” which translates as “Vachonpig.”

“A lot of guys tried to beat the living poop out of me,” he said in 1999.

“They thought I wasn’t tough.”

But for all his bluster in the ring, Vachon was known as someone more than ready to help young

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wrestlers with their career.

“One of Mad Dog Vachon’s great qualities was his generosity,” said Theriault.

“He was a man who gave without question.

He was a man who loved his sport very, very much.

He was a passionate man who was very invested in making his sport popular.”

While Vachon will be best remembered for his evil grins and grappling in the ring, Theriault said there’s a big difference between Mad Dog and the man himself.

“He wasn’t a bad guy,” he said. “He had a heart as big as the world.”

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Maurice (Mad Dog) Vachon waves to well wishers as he returns home to Montreal, Que., Nov. 21, 1987. Vachon, the tough-talking and colourful wrestler with the trademark gravelly voice, has died at the age of 84.

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Senators disturbed by allegations of meddling by PMO saw, and I wanted the right people to be held to account, and for it not to be left on the plates of people who had nothing to do with it,” Frum said.

Liberal senators are also reading the documents with interest, and considering if anything should be done on the floor of the Senate.

“I’ve read the documents, I find parts of them very disturbing indeed, but beyond that I don’t really want to comment,” said deputy Liberal Senate leader Joan Fraser.

“It’s going to take a little while to work through all of this and figure out what the ultimate implications are.”

A central figure in the deal with Duffy, Sen. Irving Gerstein, refused to answer questions Wednesday. Gerstein was in the loop about a plan to repay Duffy’s expenses, and approached the audit firm Deloitte at one point to find out whether the repayment would bring an end to their work as Harper’s office desired.

The RCMP allege that Duffy and Wright committed fraud, bribery and breach and trust when they struck a secret deal to have Duffy’s expenses repaid.

At first, the deal involved the Conservative party paying $32,000 in expenses and $13,000 in legal fees.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Rattled Conservative and Liberal senators say they’re trying to come to terms with the RCMP’s description of meddling by the Prime Minister’s Office in the upper chamber’s business.

The 80-page court filing by the Mounties became required reading around the Senate this week.

Emails back and forth suggest Harper’s staff and his top senators helped to manipulate a Senate committee and its report into former colleague Mike Duffy’s contested living expenses. The group also tried to quash an independent audit commissioned by the Senate.

“I am a strong believer in the independence of the institution and I think it’s something we’re all going to have to reflect upon in terms of going forward and how that relationship (with elected officials) should be structured,” Conservative Sen. Bob Runciman said Thursday.

A lone Conservative staffer, Chris Montgomery, balked at the pressure from Harper’s former chief of staff Nigel Wright and others to soften a report on Duffy’s expenses. Montgomery was director of parliamentary affairs to former Conservative Senate leader Marjory LeBreton.

“Definitely, if there was some pushback from Sen. LeBreton’s office to the effect that we have our own way to do things and it’s not up to the office of the prime minister to decide what should be and should not be in a report from a committee of this chamber, well then it’s good news,” said Conservative Sen. Pierre Claude Nolin.

Conservative Sen. Linda Frum was the only other voice — at least in the emails provided by the RCMP — to express distress at the actions of the Prime Minister’s Office early in 2013. She wrote to Harper’s principal secretary to say it was not right to protect Duffy and others, while the prime minister’s reputation and that of the Senate caucus “went up in flames.”

Frum said Wednesday she was surprised to see her email show up in the police documents.

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When the expenses reached $90,000, however, the party declined to pay and Wright wound up picking up the tab.

Harper, who in Lac-Megantic, Que., on Thursday, did not directly answer a question about whether he’d been asked to approve the original plan for the party to repay Duffy’s expenses.

“I’ve said many times that I told Mr. Duffy very clearly that I expected him to pay his own inappropriate expenses,” Harper said.

“That’s what Mr. Wright said, that’s what Mr. Duffy said publicly. When I learned the contrary in May, I took the necessary action.”

In the Commons, Harper’s parliamentary secretary Paul Calandra repeated the response that Harper was telling Wright in February he was “good to go” with Duffy repaying his expenses.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair mocked the response.

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Ottawa commits millions to Lac-Megantic

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — Ottawa and Quebec shared a rare moment of solidarity Thursday, agreeing to split the estimated $190 million price tag to decontaminate the devastated town of Lac-Megantic.

Last summer, a runaway tanker train carrying crude oil rumbled into the heart of the Quebec community, jumped the tracks and exploded in a fiery crash that killed 47 people.

The derailment levelled the town’s centre and spewed millions of litres of crude into the environment, contaminating the soil as well as a nearby river and lake.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the region Thursday and pledged to help cover up to $95 million of the cleanup cost, one-half of the overall estimate made by the Quebec government.

“I know there is no amount of money that can erase the painful memories . . . but you have to know that our government is doing everything in its power to support you,” Harper told a news conference at the Lac-Megantic golf course, a few kilometres from the centre of town.

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“Above all, they noticed your resilience, your determination and your pure desire to rebuild.”

The provincial intergovernmental affairs minister reacted positively to Harper’s commitment, even though members of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois government were not present for the announcement.

“We’re happy that at the end of the day we’ll share the bill with the federal government,” Alexandre Cloutier said in Quebec City, adding he believes Harper will be true to his word.

“I’m convinced he said the truth at the press conference.”

The announcement follows Ottawa’s earlier commitment to spend $60 million on emergency response and to relaunch the local economy.

Harper’s visit to Lac-Megantic, about a three-hour drive east of Montreal, was his third since the disaster.

He was welcomed by Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche, who said the latest federal investment comes at an important time.

“With winter and the holiday period around the corner, we really needed some good news,” said RoyLaroche, who was widely praised for her poise and calm demeanour in the aftermath of the disaster.

“Today, your visit shows us that we have allies in the federal government and we are very happy.”

Roy-Laroche said the decontamination process will begin soon after a call for tenders and she predicted it to last at least 18 months. About 40 per cent of the decontaminated soil has been excavated, she added.

The Quebec community, meanwhile, is gradually rebuilding. Dumptrucks, backhoes and construction workers were busy Thursday in the town’s downtown core, which is surrounded by towering mounds of earth.

A section of Lac-Megantic’s railroad tracks, which provide a critical economic lifeline for local businesses, is expected to reopen in the coming weeks.

Roy-Laroche said she expects the federal government to participate and contribute more money as the reconstruction process moves forward.

“We are thinking about the future,” she said.

In his announcement, Harper said his government has taken concrete steps to improve rail safety since the disaster.

He noted that Ottawa has called for a parliamentary study on the transport of dangerous materials.

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The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to give the Quebec government one last shot at making the case for the preservation of provincial registry data.

Records detailing more than five million rifles and shotguns owned by Canadians in the other provinces and territories were fully destroyed a year ago, but a series of court battles has preserved Quebec — the birthplace of the registry — as the last holdout.

“For the moment, we’re satisfied with the situation and we’re preparing for the eventual creation of a Quebec arms registry,” Stephane Bergeron, Quebec’s public safety minister, said in Quebec City.

His federal counterpart, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney, issued a statement saying the Conservative government “will vigorously defend our legislation, adopted by Parliament, in front of the Supreme Court.”

The majority Conservatives killed the registry in February 2012 and Quebec has been fighting the decision ever since.

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LONDON — Three women have been freed after spending 30 years held captive in a south London home, including one woman believed to have spent her entire life in domestic slavery, police announced Thursday.

London’s Metropolitan Police spoke about the rescues after two people — a man and a woman, both 67 — were arrested early Thursday as part of an investigation into domestic servitude.

Scotland Yard’s slavery investigation was launched after one of the captive women contacted a charity to say she was being held against her will and the charity went to the police, the force said. Those freed on Oct. 25 are a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-yearold British woman, police said.

Kevin Hyland, head of the Metropolitan Police’s human trafficking unit, said all three women were “deeply traumatized.”

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was no evidence of sexual abuse. Hyland said he didn’t know of any of the relationships between the women or their suspects, including whether the suspects were a couple.

The revelations raised numerous questions — all still unanswered — about how the women’s ordeal began and why it endured for so long. What brought them to London? What freedoms — if any — did they have? What restrictions and conditions were they were subject to? Did neighbours ever see them, did they ever try to escape?

The women — whose names have not been released — are now safe at an undisclosed location in Britain and have been working with severe trauma experts since their rescue, Hyland said.

It is not known how the women ended up in the house — especially the 30-year-old, who would have had to either been born in the home in the Borough of Lambeth or enter it as an infant, given the police timeline. She appears to have been held in domestic servitude for her entire life, Scotland Yard said.

Hyland said police were contacted

in October by Freedom Charity, who told them it had received a call from a woman who said she had been held against her will in London for more than 30 years.

The Irish woman called Freedom Charity from what appears to be an “ordinary house in an ordinary street,” said Aneeta Prem, founder of the charity that promotes awareness of child abuse, forced marriages and honour killings.

Police said the catalyst for the woman’s call was a television documentary on forced marriages. What followed were secret, “in-depth” conversations with the women, Prem told Sky News.

“It had to be pre-arranged when they were able to make calls to us and it had to be done very secretly, because they felt they were in massive danger,” she said.

Police scrambled to track down the house in the borough of Lambeth, a large, mixed residential neighbourhood south of the River Thames. Prem said the women were able to walk out of the property — with police on standby — after those repeated, tentative calls.

Hyland said there was a delay in arresting the two suspects — neither of whom are British — as police worked to establish the facts of the case and to ensure that the women who had escaped were not further traumatized.

“When we had established the facts, we conducted the arrests,” Hyland told reporters.

London police were keeping the exact location of the house secret and would not disclose the nationality of the suspects, who were being held in a south London police station.

Hyland said while the women had some “controlled freedom,” police were still working to establish how much and what sort of conditions they lived under for the past 30 years.

“For much of it, they would have been kept on the premises,” Hyland said.

He said his unit, which deals with many cases of servitude and forced labour, had seen previous cases of people held for up to ten years.

“But we’ve never seen anything of this magnitude before,” he said.

Truck bomb, other attacks Police subdue man carrying fake bomb near PM’s office kill 48 in Iraq BAGHDAD — A truck bomb tore through an outdoor vegetable market in northeastern Iraq, the deadliest of a series of attacks Thursday that killed at least 48 people, officials said.

The explosion in the town of Sadiyah, some 140 kilometres (90 miles) northeast of Baghdad, is the latest in a wave of attacks that has swept across Iraq since April, pushing violence to levels unseen since the country teetered on the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007.

Two police officers said witnesses told them that a man parked the truck containing the bomb in the market and asked workers to unload the vegetables before leaving the vehicle. The officers said 31 people were killed and at least 45 people were also wounded in the attack.

Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures.

Meanwhile Thursday, a suicide bomber set off his explosives-laden belt at an army checkpoint in the town of Taji north of Baghdad, killing six soldiers and wounding 12, a police officer and a medical official said.

In Baghdad’s northern Kasra neighbourhood, a bomb attached to an army officer’s car killed his son and wounded five civilian pedestrians, a police officer and a medical official said. The

officer was not in the car at the time of the explosion, authorities said.

A car bomb explosion followed by other two bombs in a commercial area of Baghdad’s western Amiriyah neighbourhood killed eight civilians and wounded 15, a police officer and a medical official said.

And in Baghdad’s southeastern Bayaa neighbourhood, gunmen attacked a supermarket, killing the two brothers who own it, a police officer and a medical official said. Two shoppers were wounded, they said.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information to journalists.

The attacks came a day after a series of co-ordinated explosions hit mainly Shiite commercial areas in Baghdad and outside the capital, killing at least 35 people and wounding 120.

Last Thursday, a suicide bomber struck a group of Shiites gathered in Sadiyah to commemorate the 7th century death of a revered Shiite shrine.

That attack killed at least 32 people and wounded 75.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but suicide attacks and large-scale bombings — especially against security forces or crowded markets in Shiite areas — are a favourite tactic of al-Qaida’s local branch and Sunni insurgents. The Sunni extremists launch such attacks as they view Shiites as heretics.

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police on Thursday subdued a man who arrived near Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office carrying a fake bomb. Interior Minister Muammer Guler said the incident was not terrorism-linked and that the man was believed to be suffering from psychological problems.

Police fired two warning shots before overpowering the suspect and arresting him on a street leading to Erdogan’s office, said an aide to the prime minister. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules that bar civil servants from speaking to journalists without authorization.

Erdogan was not in his office at the time and no one was injured by the gunfire, the aide said.

The 53-year-old man, identified as

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Guler said the man made an anonymous call to police tipping them off about plans for a suicide bombing before arriving on the scene five minutes later.

“He had cables around his waist that looked like an explosive device,” Guler told reporters.

“We believe he had psychological problems.”

Private NTV television, quoting unidentified officials, said the man had credit card debts and wanted to draw attention to his plight.

Initial news reports had said police had shot and wounded a suspected suicide bomber.

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Kennedy cousin freed on bail as he awaits new trial in 1975 killing STAMFORD, Conn. — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was freed on bail Thursday while prosecutors appeal a ruling giving him a new trial in the 1975 killing of teenage neighbour Martha Moxley.

Skakel, the 53-yearold nephew of Robert F. Kennedy’s widow, Ethel, touched his hand to his chest as the judge set bail at $1.2 million. He had been in prison more than 11 years on a sentence of 20 years to life.

As conditions of the bail, the judge ordered that Skakel live in Connecticut and wear a GPS tracking device.

“He’s one of the most recognized faces of America, so he’s not going anywhere,” defence attorney Hubert Santos said. Santos said Skakel was “very happy” about the outcome.

A judge ruled last month that Skakel’s trial attorney, Michael Sherman, failed to adequately represent him in 2002 when he was convicted in Moxley’s bludgeoning with a golf club when they were both 15.

“This is the first step in correcting a terrible wrong,” the Skakel family said in a statement.

“We look forward to Michael being vindicated and justice finally being served.”

Outside court, Moxley’s brother John and mother, Dorthy, said they continue to believe Skakel killed Martha and are confident he will be convicted again at a new trial.

Afghan president backs security pact BUT WANTS IT SIGNED AFTER HE LEAVES OFFICE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai urged tribal elders Thursday to approve a security pact with Washington that could keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan until 2024, but he added a wrinkle that he prefers his successor sign the document after elections next April.

Karzai’s move could be an attempt to avoid taking personal responsibility for an agreement that many Afghans see as selling out to foreign interests.

His remarks to the 2,500 members of the consultative council known as the Loya Jirga came as President Barack Obama made a personal plea for quick passage of the agreement in a letter promising to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty and only raid homes when U.S. lives are at risk.

The Loya Jirga is widely expected to approve the agreement, and Karzai’s remarks could be seen as last-minute move to force the gathering to ask him to sign the longdelayed accord — thus shifting the responsibility for the deal away from him to the elders.

The White House urged that the security pact be signed by the end of the year, with spokesman Josh Earnest saying a failure to finalize an agreement in the coming weeks “would prevent the United States and our allies from being able to plan for a post-2014 presence” in Afghanistan.

Military leaders in the U.S. and NATO widely acknowledge that the nearly 350,000-member Afghan National Security Forces are not yet ready to take on the Taliban alone after a war that has lasted more than 12 years. The Afghan forces, however, have held their ground this summer after taking control of security around the country from foreign forces.

Senior U.S. military officials have re-

peatedly stressed that Afghan forces still need at least three to four years of training and mentoring take on a resilient Taliban insurgency that shows no sign of abating or compromising. U.S.-backed attempts to start peace talks with the Taliban have failed so far.

If there is no security deal, the U.S. has said it will pull all its forces out of Afghanistan, as it did when Iraq failed to sign a similar agreement. Washington’s allies have also said they will not remain without a U.S. presence, and the exit of all foreign forces would jeopardize the more than $8 billion that has been pledged annually to fund Afghan security forces and help with the country’s development after 2014.

A signed accord means that about 8,000 U.S. troops could stay for another 10 years, which is the duration of the Bilateral Security Agreement. Although their main role will be to train and assist the Afghan military and police, a small number of U.S. forces will continue to hunt al-Qaida members.

While the agreement allows for a decade-long, if not longer, presence for U.S. troops, they may not be there over that period. The Obama administration has yet to specify how long U.S. troops might actually remain to complete the training and support mission, and the agreement extends far past Obama’s tenure as president.

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Kony, who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, has evaded capture for decades and was the subject of viral video seen by more than 100 million people last year produced by the advocacy group Invisible Children. His fighters with the Lord’s Resistance Army are known for hacking off the lips and ears of their victims, and turning young girls into sex slaves.

Reports over the years have claimed that the brutal jungle gangster was hiding in Sudan’s Darfur region or in a remote corner of volatile Central African Republic, where LRA fighters have killed at least 33 people since January and abducted more than 100 others.

Central African Republic government spokesman Gaston Mackouzangba said Thursday that Kony is believed to be in the town of Nzako.

None of the groups searching for Kony reported any indication that Kony was there.

“The president said he had spoken by telephone with Joseph Kony who wants to lay down his arms,” Mackouzangba said.

The government also said it had sent medicine to Kony at his request.

The African Union envoy in charge of pursuing the LRA said Wednesday that many reports indicate Kony is seriously ill.

The State Department said Thursday that U.S. authorities are aware that CAR officials have been in contact “for several months” with a small LRA group “that has expressed interest in surrendering.”

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B1 Oilers roll to third straight win

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 4 Panthers 1 EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have dug themselves an awfully deep hole, but at least there has been some upward movement of late.

Jordan Eberle scored twice as the Oilers won their third game in a row for the first time this season, getting past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Thursday night.

Sam Gagner and David Perron also scored and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had three assists for the Oilers (7-15-2) who improved to 3-7-0 at Rexall Place this season.

“We’ve got some confidence back and some swagger,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “It is definitely nice. You obviously can’t get too high, but when you are losing a lot of games in a row some guys can get down.

You need to stay positive and it is easy to do that when you are winning.”

Edmonton was 2-9-1 in its previous 12 games before embarking on the winning streak.

“Winning games does so much for the confidence of the team, especially when you are playing well and winning,” said Oilers forward Taylor Hall. “That’s a double bonus.

We are getting great goaltending and it seems like our special teams is the engine that is driving us right now. We are getting a lot of confidence off of that.”

Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins said goaltender Devan Dubnyk has been very sharp of late.

“He seems really focused early in the games,” he said.

“When our team was struggling, we weren’t focused early and he was part of that. I find him very focused to start games now. Then he gets into

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Florida Panthers Mike Mottau skates past as Edmonton Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93), Taylor Hall (4), Jordan Eberle (14), David Perron (57) and Nail Yakupov (64) celebrate a goal during first -period NHL action in Edmonton on Thursday. the rhythm and gets a little swagger back there. He has been excellent for us of late, and when your goalie is excellent the wins start piling up.”

Eakins added it has also been a good thing to provide the home fans something to cheer about.

“It’s always nice when you are coming off the ice and they are clapping and not yelling ’You suck,”’ he said.

Scottie Upshall responded for the Panthers (6-13-4) who saw a season-high two-game

winning streak come to an end.

“Our starts have been hurting us. We’ve had a handful of games where we’re behind the eight-ball right away and in this league, it’s hard to catch up,” said Panthers defenceman Tom Gilbert.

“They came out strong and we just weren’t ready to match that.

“We had our opportunities, it was just a matter of trying to get the second goal, trying to get some momentum, trying to

get some energy going for us and we just never got that.

Florida head coach Peter Horachek said his team just didn’t seem to be going the same speed as the Oilers.

“The key was the energy, we didn’t have any,” he said.

“That’s the key to the game, if your energy is better and you go out with a workman attitude, everything improves, the whole game improves from our standpoint.

“I thought at the beginning of the game, you could see the

work ethic wasn’t there, the legs weren’t there, the compete level wasn’t there. That made it a struggle.”

The Oilers picked up right where they left off in Tuesday’s 7-0 drubbing of the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring a power play goal just 57 seconds into the contest.

A Nugent-Hopkins point shot deflected into the air and Eberle was able to bat it past Florida goalie Tim Thomas for his seventh of the season. It was Edmonton’s 12th straight unanswered goal stretching back to a four-goal third-period explosion in Saturday’s 4-2 win over Calgary.

Edmonton had 12 first period shots to Florida’s six on Dubnyk.

The Oilers made it 2-0 six minutes into the second period as Nail Yakupov did a good job waiting out traffic on a three-on-two break, sending a nice pass to a trailing Gagner who beat Thomas high to the glove side for his first of the season.

Edmonton took a three-goal lead just past the mid-mark of the second frame with another power play goal as Perron was able to tip in his eighth of the season off of a one-timer from the top of the circle by defenceman Justin Schultz.

Florida finally got on the board with three-and-a-half minutes to play in the second period as the Panthers caught Edmonton scrambling with defender Corey Potter without a stick and Upshall somehow snuck a bad-angle shot between Dubnyk and the post to make it 3-1.

The Panthers had three power plays in the third period, but were unable to get anything past Dubnyk.

Eberle scored his second of the game into an empty net to put the game away.

Queens take down league-leading Griffins

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Queens 3 Griffins 0 The RDC Queens used their time off last week to their advantage.

“There are so few teams in our league (four) that every game is a big game where you can’t let down. Last week was the refresher we needed,” said Queens veteran forward Emily Lougheed, who scored twice in the third period as the Queens dumped the league-leading Grant MacEwan University Griffins 3-0 at the Arena Thursday.

The Queens looked fresh and had their legs going, not allowing the Griffins a lot of time and space at both ends of the rink, although head coach Bob Rutz, felt they did have a slight lull in the third period.

“When we got the second goal we got a little sloppy with the puck as we were trying to do too much individually,” he said. “It seems like a 2-0 lead is the worst lead in hockey and a couple bad habits slipped in there. But overall I was impressed with our game. Our power play was good, the goaltending was solid and we worked hard on defence.”

The Queens grabbed a 1-0 lead at 7:49 of the first period on a power play goal by veteran Ashley Graf, who later assisted on both of Lougheed’s mark-

ers. Lougheed also connected on the power play just 45 seconds into the third period, tipping a Megan Jones pass past Griffins netminder Morgan Glover. She then completed the scoring at 16:13 beating Glover from the slot while on her knees.

“I’ve been struggling to get points, but today it was a team effort and that helps individuals when everyone is pulling their weight,” said Lougheed.

“Scoring has been one of the things we’ve been working on and that means driving and crashing the net.”

But they also spend time in practice working on their defensive zone coverage.

“We work on that a lot,” added Lougheed. “That and our scoring.”

Lougheed gives credit for not only the work of the forwards coming back, but the development of the younger players on defence.

“The younger players have really stepped up with the help of the veterans and having Carlee (Ness) on the bench to work with them has been a big help,” she said.

RDC netminder Camille Trautman finished with 20 saves to record her second shutout of the season and run her record to 3-1. The Queens have a 4-2 record and are just one point back of the Griffins. The teams meet again tonight in Edmonton.

“That was a great effort from one through 20,” said Rutz. “We did a good

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Red Deer College Queen Skye Fahlman knocks the net off its pegs as she crashes past Grant MacEwan Griffins goaltender Morgan Glover during first-period action at the Arena in Red Deer on Thursday. job of getting the puck down low and working below their goal line. That works for us and we have to continue doing that.”

The Queens finished with 36 shots on Glover. The Griffins took five of seven minor penalties. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Cornish named CFL’s top player, Canadian at awards gala

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — Jon Cornish can now set his sights on Mike Pringle’s single-season rushing record.

The Calgary Stampeders running back was the big winner at the CFL awards banquet Thursday night, receiving the league’s outstanding player and top Canadian awards. It’s the second straight year Cornish was honoured as the league’s top Canuck but he’s the first homebrew to capture outstanding player honours in 35 years.

And with the two individual honours under his belt, Cornish said he can focus on Pringle’s singleseason rushing mark of 2,065 yards.

“I think I can focus a little bit on more numerical goals, which I don’t really like focusing on because I think they’re reasonably selfish but I need something to focus on,” Cornish said.

“People have aspired to get that record as recently as this year but I think it’s sufficiently far away that in terms of total yardage if I didn’t get there and I tried to get there I’d still have a pretty good season.”

The last Canadian to be named outstanding player was Ottawa tight end Tony Gabriel in ’78. Cornish joins Gabriel and legendary Rough Riders quarterback Russ Jackson as the only Canadian winners of the CFL’s top individual honour.

Jackson, 77, of Hamilton, was a three-time winner (1963, ’66, ’69) and both he and Gabriel, 64, of Burlington, Ont., are Canadian Football Hall of Fame members.

Cornish hopes by being named the CFL’s outstanding player he can inspire young Canadians to strive to excel in football.

“I didn’t know this was the situation in the CFL that a Canadian hadn’t won in a long time,” Cornish said. “I’m happy I could do it because I think it will really inspire kids in all different sports to try your best and see what you can do.

“You never know what you’re capable of.”

Other Calgary winners included kicker Rene Paredes (special-teams) and centre Brett Jones (rookie).

Brendon LaBatte of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named top lineman while Montreal Alouettes linebacker Chip Cox received the top defensive player award.

Voting was conducted by 42 members of Football Reporters of Canada and the eight CFL head coaches.

Other winners included Montreal linebackers Shea Emry (Jack Gaudaur Veterans Trophy) and Kyries Herbert (Tom Pate Memorial Award, outstanding community service) and longtime Edmonton Eskimos equipment manager Dwayne Mandrusiak (Commissioners Award for outstanding contribution), who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

The six-foot, 217-pound Cornish received 46 votes for MOP after running for a CFL-high 1,813 yards, the most in a season by a Canadian.

The 29-year-old native of New Westminster, B.C., also led the league in yards from scrimmage (2,157) and TDs (14) and helped Calgary (14-4) finish atop the West Division.

Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray was the finalist. The 34-year-old had a CFL-record 77.2

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per cent completion average this season with just two interceptions in 303 pass attempts to become the first player to have an interception percentage under 1.0 (0.7).

However, Ray only appeared in 10 regular-season games, missing seven starts due to injury and being a healthy scratch in Toronto’s regular-season finale.

Cornish received 48 votes as top Canadian, with Winnipeg linebacker Henoc Muamba the finalist.

The six-foot, 230-pound Muamba, taken first overall in 2011, was a bright spot for the Blue Bombers (3-15), finishing second overall in tackles (106) and adding 18 special-teams tackles, a sack and interception.

Muamba, 24, was born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) but grew up in Mississauga, Ont. He also was Winnipeg’s outstanding player and top defensive player nominees.

Cox, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, received 42 votes for anchoring a Montreal defence that allowed a CFL-low 314.3 yards per game. The five-foot-nine, 185-pound Cox led the league in tackles (club-record 115), had a team-high 12 sacks and four interceptions in his eighth season with the club.

In Cox’s mind, the award was a long time coming.

“I’ve always felt I’ve been the best the defensive player since probably 2009, 2010,” Cox said. “This year, finally everyone else agrees with me.

“But it’s never about me and that’s why I never speak on it or even say anything about it . . . because it’s about our team. I wish it was 2009 or 2010 (years Montreal won Grey Cups) and I wasn’t up for the award because I’d still be playing for one of these (Grey Cup rings) and that’s the most important thing.”

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WHL ON

THE ICE WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

WHO’S HOT Medicine Hat Tigers RW Miles Koules has scored at least one goal in each of his last five games dating Miles back to Nov. Koules 12. He has accumulated six points — all goals — during that span.

WHO’S A SINNER Seattle Thunderbirds LW Jaimen Yakubowski has served a league-leading 70 penalty Jaimen minutes in Yakubowski 21 games.

The 19-yearold from Dalmeny, Sask., has totalled 40 minutes in 10 games with the ‘Birds since being acquired from Lethbridge last month.

THEY SAID IT “We’re continuing to prove some of the doubters wrong. A lot of people looked at this trip and said, Macolm ‘Holy moly, Cameron if they come back 0-and-5 or 1-and-5 or something like that, they’re going to be in real trouble.’ A third of the way through the season, we’re pretty happy where we are. Would we like to be better? For sure. But considering we started 1-and5, we’re in a pretty good spot right now.” — Regina Pats head coach Malcolm Cameron, to Greg Harder of the Regina Leader-Post, following his club’s 3-20 trip through the U.S. Division.

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Doetzel quiet but effective

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

Colby Armstrong joined the Red Deer Rebels in 1999 and was one of the club’s most Colby colourful Armstrong and effective players for the next three seasons. He was a big part of the 2001 Memorial Cup team, recording 36 goals and 78 points during the regular season and 12 (6-6) more in 21 playoff games, leading to his first-round selection — 21st overall — by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ensuing NHL entry draft. Armstrong had 84 regular-season and playoff points with the Rebels the following season before turning pro. He broke into the NHL in 2005 and played nine seasons with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Toronto and Montreal before heading overseas this fall to join Vaxjo HC of the Swedish Elite League. Armstrong, who turns 31 on Saturday, has contributed four goals and six points in 15 games with his new team.

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He’s not exactly the Invisible Man, but Kayle Doetzel also isn’t the most noticeable of the Red Deer Rebels’ defencemen.

And considering his style of play, that’s a compliment.

“When you’re a defensive defenceman and you’re not overly visible, you’re usually doing the right things,” Rebels associate coach Jeff Truitt said Thursday, in reference to the third-year rearguard.

Doetzel will likely never put up enough points to be considered an offensive defenceman, but the Rebels’ first-round pick in the 2010 WHL bantam draft has evolved into a safe blueliner who also plays with an edge.

The 18-year-old has yet to score in 22 games this season, but he has recorded four assists and racked up 38 minutes in penalties.

More importantly, his plus-7 rating in the often telling plusminus category is a team best.

“That’s a good plus-minus number and I have to keep that up,” said Doetzel. “I just have to continue to be a stay-at-home, physical defenceman who shuts guys down and is hard to play against.

“It’s been a good year I suppose. Obviously we want to be winning a lot more games . . . the team always comes first.

Other than that everything is going well.”

Doetzel was a member of the Canadian U18 team that won gold at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in August of 2012 and was expected to carry that momentum over into the WHL season. Instead, his play plateaued somewhat and he was passed over in last June’s NHL entry draft.

To be fair, injuries limited Doetzel to 43 games in his rookie season of 2011-12 and 49 games last winter. The Nash-

ville Predators were obviously convinced he still had pro potential, inviting the Rosetown, Sask., native to their rookie camp in early September.

Doetzel is convinced he returned to the Rebels with a better understanding of where and how much he needs to improve in order to one day earn a pro contract.

“Being at the rookie camp was a great experience. At that level you see a lot of good players and what it takes to be there,” he said. “You come back here and try to push yourself to be a player who can get to that next level.”

At the same time, Doetzel knows he has to play inside of his comfort zone. He won’t pretend to be something he isn’t.

“When I get a chance to join the rush I will, but I take pride in my defensive-zone play first,” he said. “Just be strong defensively, be hard to play against and keep the goals against down to none, if possible.”

His brief NHL experience serves as motivation, as does being overlooked in the entry draft.

“It just pushes you that much harder. You just want to prove everyone wrong,” he said.

Doetzel, as Truitt noted, is using his six-foot-three, 190-pound frame to greater advantage this season.

“The biggest thing we’ve seen out of Kayle this year from last year is he’s more physically engaged and playing more of a power game,” said Truitt. “He’s a defending type of defenceman who needs to just concentrate on what’s happening underneath his blueline.

“Any points that come because of that are a bonus, but we expect him to be an elite defender and a hard player to play against.”

Truitt insisted Doetzel’s plus-minus figure should not be overlooked.

“The biggest thing for a guy like him to concentrate on is

Photo by Dave Brunner Photography

Kayle Doetzel isn’t the most noticeable of the Red Deer Rebels’ defencemen but that is a positive sign for the 18-year-old who is putting together a solid campaign with his defensive play. the plus-minus. Did you do a good job against the lines you were up against? I think that’s a big key for him and it’s taken him to another level where last year he might not have played as hard or as physical because of the injuries he’s had. He’s overcome that stuff now and he’s playing with more power. “ The Rebels second-in-command bench boss is convinced that Doetzel has pro potential and could be a good fit with the

right team.

“Someone has noticed him.

He gets invited to Nashville’s camp, which is nice,” said Truitt. “He doesn’t sign a contract, but now he can go to any other team and they know he’s already been in a camp.

“He just needs to be one of those tough defending guys and some of those guys are very valuable to organizations.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

Veterans not taking game to next level Assumption can be a nasty word.

But the No. 1 reason the Rebels have unJust ask the fans of the Red Deer Rebels derachieved at least to some degree — and and probably the players themselves. in the eyes of many the degree is severe The Rebels, coming off an — is the failure of too many veter85-point season and a fourthans to take their game to the next place finish in the Eastern level.

Conference, were supposedly Forwards Rhyse Dieno and set up to make a bigger — or Brooks Maxwell have struggled to at least a similar — splash in even maintain their 2012-13 level.

2013-14.

Sutter hasn’t regained the form he The club started strong showed early in the season before with a trio of wins, but has missing a lump of games due to insince gone 8-12-0-1, the latest jury. Matt Bellerive and Dominik glimpse of promise being a Volek have been hit-and-miss. Pafour-game winning streak that trik Bartosak hasn’t always looked was snapped Wednesday by like the reigning CHL goalie of the the visiting Kootenay Ice. year. Brady Gaudet is a minus-12 GREG So what’s the problem? defender, etc., etc.

MEACHEM Outside of defencemen Clearly, until the go-to guys get Matt Dumba and Brandon Unback to being the go-to guys, the derwood and forward/captain Rebels will continue to struggle Turner Elson, the core of the with consistency.

2012-13 roster returned intact.

The questions is, why have the core perGranted, current pros Dumba and Elson formers — with the exception of Conner have been impossible to replace, with the Bleackley and Haydn Fleury — gone off the former’s puck-moving skills and booming rails? shot and the latter’s leadership and grit Could it be due to chemistry, or a lack sorely missed. thereof? And if so, does the club actually Still, the club added the likes of 20-year- possess enough chemists to make it work? old Lukas Sutter to go with a long and imThere’s still plenty of time to get it pressive list of rookies. Therein may lie turned around, and yet the obvious quespart of the problem — the presence of four tion remains — is the current roster actual16-year-olds and five others with little or ly good enough, or motived enough, to nail no previous WHL experience has made the down a playoff berth, never mind advance Rebels the second-youngest team in the beyond one round? league.

Or will the roster be shuffled if and when

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Rebels vs. Regina Pats

Scouting report

Tonight, 7 p.m., Centrium The Pats completed a recent U.S. Division trip with a 3-2 record and are fifth in the East Division and eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 13-11-0-0 record, three points up on Red Deer . . . Regina has four forwards averaging a point or more per game — LW Morgan Klimchuk (24-12-17-29), LW Boston Leier (23-15-9-24), RW Dyson Stevenson (22-12-12-24) and C Chandler Stephenson (21-8-16-24). Kyle Burroughs, with two goals and 18 points, also supplies offence from the back end, as do fellow rearguards Jesse Zgraggen (2-10-12) and Dmitry Sinitsyn (2-10-12) . . . Klimchuk and Ste-

GM/head coach Brent Sutter decides that enough is enough and becomes active on the trade market? ★

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The Victoria Royals were active on the market this week, acquiring Axel Blomqvist from the Lethbridge Hurricanes and sending Luke Harrison to the Kamloops Blazers.

In Blomqvist, the Royals have landed a six-foot-six forward who attended the Winnipeg Jets training camp in September as an undrafted free agent and earned an entry-level NHL contract.

“It’s extremely rare for even drafted players to sign contracts in their first NHL training camps,” Royals GM Cam Hope told Cleve Dheensaw of the Victoria Times Colonist. “We have a need for scoring. Lethbridge is in rebuilding mode. We were one of the few teams with a European spot open. It was a perfect marriage. (Blomqvist) is an NHL-signed guy. Hopefully, he will be an impact player for us.”

Blomqvist, who cost the Royals fourthand eighth-round picks in the 2014 WHL bantam draft, had eight goals, 13 points, 10 penalty minutes and a minus-19 rating in 19 games with the ‘Canes this season.

Clearly, the Royals expect him to be better than that.

Meanwhile, Hope traded 18-year-old Harrison to the Blazers in return for a sixth-round bantam draft pick next year. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

phenson are members of Team WHL for Super Series games Wednesday and Thursday in Red Deer and Lethbridge . . . Pats starter Dawson MacAuley is 13th among WHL goaltenders with a 2.88 GAA. Injuries Regina: None to report.

Red Deer: LW Grayson Pawlenchuk (upper body, indefinite), RW Christian Stockl (upper body, indefinite).

Special teams egina: Power play 17.9 per cent, 17th overall; penalty kill 69.6 per cent, 22nd; Red Deer — Power play 23.7 per cent, fifth overall; penalty kill 76.6 per cent, 15th.

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Raiders strike first in girls’ zone final HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Raiders 3 Lightning 1 It seemed like deja vu all over again for the Hunting Hills Lightning.

On Tuesday the Lightning dropped the opening two sets of their best-offive Central Alberta 4A girls’ zone volleyball semifinal to the Notre Dame Cougars, before changing back to win 3-2.

On Thursday the Lightning fell behind the Lindsay Thurber Raiders 2-0 in the opening game of the bestof-three zone final before winning the third set and taking a lead in the fourth. But in the end the Raiders proved to be too much, recording a 2519, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20 victory at Hunting Hills.

“I thought we played better tonight than we did Tuesday, but Thurber is a very good team and you can’t make mistakes against them, or they’ll make you pay,” said Lightning head coach Blake MacKay. “We made one or two mistakes toward the end of the sets we lost and they’d take a two or three point lead, then another mistake and that’s the game. We’ve had problems finishing all season and that was the case again tonight.”

On the other hand the Raiders, who are ranked sixth in the province, played a solid match with their only letdown coming midway through the third set. They held a 19-12 lead before

letting it slip away,.

“We’ve been working on maintaining our level of consistency all season, but in that third set there’s no doubt we lost the momentum and couldn’t recover,” said Raiders head coach Kirsten DeZutter, whose squad lost focus, especially with their passing.

“We talk about that all the time,” she said. “If we pass well the rest will come. We work on it at practice, but without the passing our setter (Molly Rumohr) was forced to run around and forced to only set to the outside.”

But to the Raiders credit they were able to refocus early in the fourth set and slowly regained control.

“We understand every point is important and we have to battle for every point,” said DeZutter. “As well we try to serve aggressively to force the other team away from what they like to do. And Hunting has a good team with strong hitters on the outside and in the middle. It was definitely a battle between us and it’s important for us to continue to play well tomorrow.”

The teams meet again tonight at 6 p.m. at LTCHS with the boys’ contest, between the Raiders and Cougars, to follow.

DeZutter had the option of playing the first game at home, but felt they could have success on the road.

“We’re comfortable anywhere we play,” she said. “We play our game and on our side of the net and it doesn’t matter what gym we’re in. But it will be nice to go home.”

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders celebrate after winning game two against the Hunting Hills Lightning Thursday during high school girls volleyball action at Hunting Hills. The Raiders won the match three games to one.

MacKay doesn’t mind heading down the hill to Thurber.

“Our goal hasn’t changed, we still have to win two games,” he said. “I don’t think it matters were we play.

It’s still Red Deer and everyone knows

each other. We’ve played a lot of matches in their gym,, but we still have a big hill to climb.”

If the Lightning win tonight the third game goes Saturday at LTCHS. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Lightning, Avs and Steen Raider boys open zone among big surprises at final with straight sets quarter-point of season win over Cougars THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The NHL’s regular season is roughly onefourth finished, flying perhaps under the radar with most sports fans fixated on the NFL and others focusing on the NBA, college football and basketball.

Here’s a look at five things you’ve might have missed as the NHL hits the quarter pole:

LIGHTNING STRIKES

Tampa Bay has been at or near the top of the Eastern Conference after failing to make the playoffs in each of the last two seasons.

“Our goaltending has been good and we’ve had a balanced attack offensively,” Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday before his team tried to win in San Jose to stop a season-long losing streak at two games. “Our young guys have been contributing, and our coaching has been excellent.”

Tampa Bay took a hit last week when leading scorer Steven Stamkos suffered a broken leg, knocking him out of the lineup indefinitely.

“People were just, maybe, beginning to say, ’Wow, these guys are for real,”’ coach Jon Cooper said. “Then 91 goes down, all of a sudden everybody is watching us. Everybody is waiting for the slipper to fall off the foot. That was our big message to the guys.

We can be looked at as a one-man team or looked at as a team.

The Lightning with lean on Martin St. Louis, who had 21 points in his first 21 games, and newcomer Valtteri Filppula, who has so far successfully replaced Vincent Lecavalier, on offence and Ben Bishop between

NHL the pipes. The 27-yearold goaltender has made the most of his first opportunity to play regularly. Bishop is off to such a strong start that he has worked his way onto the radar for a spot on Team USA in the upcoming Winter Olympics.

COACHING CHANGES

Even though there’s a lot of hockey left to play this season, some teams have chosen to fire their coaches in the hopes of sparking a change with interim leaders.

The Buffalo Sabres fired Ron Rolston last week — along with general manager Darcy Reiger — and put Ted Nolan back behind their bench after their worst 20-game start in franchise history. Nolan led the Sabres from 1995-97.

The Florida Panthers ran out of patience with the only coach to help them win a division title, firing Kevin Dineen earlier this month. Florida, which won the Southeast Division in 2012, is giving Peter Horachek, who was coaching the Panthers’ AHL team, a shot to see if he can make a difference.

The Philadelphia Flyers were the first team in the league to fire a coach, letting Peter Laviolette walk after three games — just three years after he led them to the Stanley Cup finals. With promoted assistant Craig Berube, the Flyers had won four of five games going into Thursday night’s matchup at home with Buffalo.

“A couple weeks ago, we were down and we weren’t getting bounces,” Philadelphia forward Wayne Simmonds said.

“Times have turned, we are starting to get bounces and now we are getting more confident.”

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AVALANCHE RUN

If the playoffs started after 20-plus games instead of 82, the Colorado Avalanche would be post-season bound for the first time since 2010.

Rookie coach and former goalie great Patrick Roy has made all the right moves. Roy has been rotating a pair of netminders, Semyon Varlamov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere, with success.

Like the Lightning, the Avs have been playing without their top scorer.

Matt Duchene, who had a team-high 20 points entering Thursday night’s game at Phoenix, is expected to return relatively soon from an oblique injury.

WEST VS. EAST

Before play on Thursday night, eight teams in the Western Conference had 30 points and the East had none. The Minnesota Wild, playing up to their potential with Zach Parise and Ryan Suter perhaps getting more comfortable in their second season with the franchise, are in quite a four-team race in the Central Division with Chicago, St. Louis and Colorado to get to and stay in first place.

Raiders 3 Cougars 0 Two of the top high school senior boys volleyball teams in the province clashed in Thursday’s opening match of the Central Alberta 4A zone final at Notre Dame.

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders showed why they’re ranked No. 2 in Alberta by rolling over the host Cougars 3-0, prevailing 25-21, 25-15, 25-17.

Notre Dame is the sixth-ranked squad in the province, but didn’t offer much resistance in the first match of a bestof-three series that continues tonight at 6 p.m. at Lindsay Thurber.

“We played pretty consistent,” said Cougars coach Terence McMullen, whose squad was coming off a convincing 3-0 sweep of the Hunting Hills Lightning in a sudden-death semifinal Tuesday. “We’ve been focusing a lot on our side of the net, just making sure we play our game and making sure we’re doing the things that have made us successful.

“Notre Dame is a very good team and I thought our service pressure tonight made it harder on them. They really weren’t able to run their middles as much as I think they’d want to. That allowed us to trap block them

a bit and get two guys up on their big outsides. That first contact stuff is always so important and I thought we did a good job of that today.”

The Raiders’ blocking was clearly a key in the contest, particularly on their right side of the net.

“We have some pretty good blockers on our team,” said McMullen. “We’re a talented team and we have to make sure we’re ready to play another talented team tomorrow because Notre Dame is going to come with everything they’ve got for that match.”

The Raiders coach fully understands the importance of closing out the series tonight.

“We don’t want to give them any more life,” said McMullen. “They’re a very emotional team and when they get up and play well they’re a really tough team to play.

“The seasons series is 3-2 for us right now, so we’ve been pretty even all year. It would be nice to win it in our own gym.”

A third match, if necessary, will be played at 6 p.m. Saturday at Notre Dame. The winner of the zone final will advance to the provincial championship tournament Nov. 28-30 at the Saville Centre in Edmonton. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

CALGARY FLAMES TRADE THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have traded forward Tim Jackman to the Anaheim Ducks for a sixth-round pick in the 2014 draft.

Jackman has one goal in 10 games this season. He’s a veteran of 400 ca-

reer NHL games. Moving the 32-yearold fits into the Flames’ rebuilding plan as they attempt to get younger.

To fill Jackman’s roster spot, Calgary called up centre Blair Jones from the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL. The 27-year-old is Abbotsford’s leading scorer. The Flames are 1-5-2 in their past eight games.

STEEN SHINES

St. Louis and former Toronto Maple Leafs centre Alexander Steen has always been a solid player, scoring at least 15 goals — and as many as 24 — in six previous seasons and contributing at least 42 points in half of his previous eight years in the league.

This season, Steen has been simply spectacular.

He went into Thursday night’s game at Boston with 17 goals to share the NHL lead with Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports Today

● College basketball: Camrose Augustana at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● High school volleyball: Central zone 4A finals: Teams and sites, times TBA. ● WHL: Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: Portage College at RDC, 7:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● AJHL: Lloydminster at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Wheatland at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Okotoks at Bentley, 8:30 p.m.; Fort Saskatchewan at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Rockyview at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam football provincials: Tier 2 final — Calgary Bulldogs at Lacombe, 11:30 a.m., MEGlobal Athletic Park; Tier 3 final — Calgary Colts vs. Edmonton Millwoods, 2:30 p.m., MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● Major midget female hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Midget AA hockey: Taber at Sylvan Lake, 1 p.m.; Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at Sylvan Lake, 1 p.m. ● WHL: Prince George at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Spruce Grove at Olds, 8 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Banff at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer TBS, 10:30 a.m., Collicutt Centre; Medicine Hat White at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major midget female hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 2:45 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Elks, 5:30 p.m., Arena.

Golf World Cup of Golf Thursday At Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course) Melbourne, Australia Purse: $7 million (Individual); $1 million (Team) Yardage: 7,024; Par: 71 First Round Team United States 137 Denmark 137 Portugal 140 South Korea 141 Scotland 141 Canada 141 Finland 142 Thailand 143 Japan 143 Australia 143 Individual Thomas Bjorn, Denmark 34-32 — 66 Kevin Streelman, United States 33-33 — 66 Stuart Manley, Wales 34-33 — 67 K.J. Choi, South Korea 33-34 — 67 Martin Laird, Scotland 33-34 — 67 Jason Day, Australia 33-35 — 68 Ricardo Santos, Portugal 35-34 — 69 Danny Willett, England 34-35 — 69 Tony Lascuna, Philippines 34-36 — 70 Mikko Korhonen, Finland 34-36 — 70 Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium 36-34 — 70 David Hearn, Canada 34-36 — 70 Brad Fritsch, Canada 34-37 — 71 Jose-Filipe Lima, Portugal 34-37 — 71 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand 34-37 — 71 Ryo Ishikawa, Japan 36-35 — 71 Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark 33-38 — 71 Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 34-37 — 71 Matt Kuchar, United States 31-40 — 71 Marcel Siem, Germany 36-35 — 71 Alexandre Rocha, Brazil 35-37 — 72 Roope Kakko, Finland 35-37 — 72 Fabian Gomez, Argentina 34-38 — 72 Adilson da Silva, Brazil 35-37 — 72 Espen Kofstad, Norway 37-35 — 72 Hideto Tanihara, Japan 35-37 — 72 Gregory Bourdy, France 36-36 — 72 Anirban Lahiri, India 36-36 — 72 Prayad Marksaeng, Thailand 34-38 — 72 Peter Hanson, Sweden 35-37 — 72 Graeme McDowell, Ireland 35-37 — 72 Siddikur Rahman, Bangladesh 34-39 — 73 Victor Dubuisson, France 33-40 — 73 Vijay Singh, Fiji 35-38 — 73 Maximilian Kieffer, Germany 36-37 — 73 Branden Grace, South Africa 34-39 — 73 Miguel A. Jimenez, Spain 38-35 — 73 Oscar Fraustro, Mexico 36-38 — 74 Mark Tullo, Chile 37-37 — 74 Robert-Jan Derksen, Netherlands 37-37 — 74 Angelo Que, Phillipines 35-39 — 74 Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe 33-41 — 74 Bae Sang-moon, South Korea 34-40 — 74 George Coetzee, South Africa 37-37 — 74 Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 37-37 — 74 Felipe Aguilar, Chile 39-36 — 75 Shane Lowry, Ireland 38-37 — 75 Chris Wood, England 37-38 — 75 Rafael Cabrera Bello, Spain 34-41 — 75 Francesco Molinari, Italy 36-39 — 75 Adam Scott, Australia 34-41 — 75 Mike Hendry, New Zealand 35-40 — 75 Liang Wenchong, China 37-38 — 75 Tim Sluiter, Netherlands 37-39 — 76 Matteo Manassero, Italy 38-38 — 76 Jonas Blixt, Sweden 36-40 — 76 Wu Ashun, China 37-40 — 77 Emiliano Grillo, Argentina 40-37 — 77 Tim Wilkinson, New Zealand 36-43 — 79 Gaganjeet Bhullar, India 40-42 — 82 CME Group Titleholders Thursday At Ritz Carlton Golf Resort (Tiburon Golf Club) Naples, Fla. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,540; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Sandra Gal 34-30 — 64 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 35-30 — 65 Shanshan Feng 31-35 — 66 Anna Nordqvist 32-34 — 66 Lexi Thompson 34-32 — 66 Sandra Changkija 34-33 — 67 Brittany Lang 33-35 — 68 Brittany Lincicome 32-36 — 68 Inbee Park 35-33 — 68 Jane Park 35-33 — 68 Dewi Claire Schreefel 33-35 — 68 Sun Young Yoo 36-32 — 68 Karine Icher 36-33 — 69 Juli Inkster 35-34 — 69 Cristie Kerr 34-35 — 69 Cindy LaCrosse 36-33 — 69 Ilhee Lee 35-34 — 69 Meena Lee 34-35 — 69 Mo Martin 35-34 — 69 Ai Miyazato 36-33 — 69 Hee Young Park 34-35 — 69 Ayako Uehara 35-34 — 69 Natalie Gulbis 36-34 — 70 Moriya Jutanugarn 34-36 — 70 Catriona Matthew 35-35 — 70 Mika Miyazato 35-35 — 70 Pornanong Phatlum 33-37 — 70 So Yeon Ryu 35-35 — 70 Karrie Webb 34-36 — 70 Chella Choi 36-35 — 71 Na Yeon Choi 32-39 — 71 Jennifer Johnson 36-35 — 71 Lydia Ko 38-33 — 71 Candie Kung 36-35 — 71 Stacy Lewis 37-34 — 71

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Hockey Western Hockey League Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Swift Current 28 15 10 0 3 99 81 Prince Albert 24 14 8 2 0 80 74 Brandon 25 13 11 1 0 87 90 Regina 24 13 11 0 0 73 81 Saskatoon 26 9 14 1 2 85 108 Moose Jaw 27 7 16 2 2 65 96 Central Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Medicine Hat 24 16 5 3 0 93 66 Calgary 23 13 6 1 3 75 73 Edmonton 23 14 8 0 1 85 55 Kootenay 26 13 11 2 0 76 76 Red Deer 24 11 12 0 1 67 75 Lethbridge 25 3 18 2 2 63 121

Pt 33 30 27 26 21 18 Pt 35 30 29 28 23 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 21 16 3 0 2 86 53 34 Victoria 26 15 10 0 1 63 63 31 Vancouver 26 10 11 4 1 78 92 25 Prince George 27 9 14 1 3 72 105 22 Kamloops 24 6 15 2 1 64 91 15 U.S. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Everett 25 17 4 4 0 84 65 38 Portland 24 17 5 1 1 118 74 36 Spokane 24 16 7 0 1 94 65 33 Tri-City 26 14 10 0 2 74 68 30 Seattle 24 12 8 1 3 81 90 28 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.

Wednesday’s results Prince Albert 1 Swift Current 0 Everett 3 Lethbridge 2 Medicine Hat 4 Brandon 3 (OT) Kootenay 4 Red Deer 3 Spokane 5 Vancouver 4 (OT) Victoria 4 Kelowna 1 Thursday’s result Calgary 3 Prince George 0 Friday’s games Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Prince George at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Everett at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Shots on goal Prince George 9 12 9 — 30 Calgary 6 16 9 — 31 Goal — Prince George: Zarowny (L,2-8-2); Calgary: Driedger (W,7-5-4).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Prince George: 0-6; Calgary: 2-7.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Boston 22 14 6 2 30 Tampa Bay 21 14 7 0 28 Toronto 22 13 8 1 27 Detroit 23 10 6 7 27 Montreal 22 11 9 2 24 Ottawa 22 8 10 4 20 Florida 23 6 13 4 16 Buffalo 24 5 18 1 11 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 22 14 8 0 28 Washington 22 12 9 1 25 N.Y. Rangers22 11 11 0 22 New Jersey 21 8 8 5 21 Philadelphia 21 9 10 2 20 Carolina 22 8 10 4 20 Columbus 22 8 11 3 19 N.Y. Islanders22 8 11 3 19 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 23 15 4 4 34 St. Louis 21 15 3 3 33 Colorado 21 16 5 0 32 Minnesota 23 14 5 4 32 Dallas 21 11 8 2 24 Nashville 22 11 9 2 24 Winnipeg 24 10 11 3 23 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 24 15 6 3 33 Phoenix 22 14 4 4 32 San Jose 21 13 3 5 31 Los Angeles 22 15 6 1 31 Vancouver 23 11 8 4 26 Calgary 22 7 11 4 18 Edmonton 24 7 15 2 16

GF 61 66 64 58 58 63 50 43

GA 41 55 53 65 47 71 76 76

GF 63 69 46 46 44 43 54 63

GA 48 63 54 52 51 63 65 73

GF 85 73 68 61 60 52 64

GA 69 49 45 53 59 65 72

GF 75 76 72 63 58 60 64

GA 63 70 50 48 61 81 84

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 4, Ottawa 3 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 0 Columbus 2, Calgary 1, OT New Jersey 4, Anaheim 3, OT Thursday’s Games St. Louis 3, Boston 2, SO Nashville 4, Toronto 2 Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 1 Detroit 4, Carolina 3 Chicago 6, Winnipeg 3 N.Y. Rangers 3, Dallas 2 Colorado 4, Phoenix 3, OT Edmonton 4, Florida 1 New Jersey at Los Angeles, late Tampa Bay at San Jose, late

Saturday’s games Lethbridge at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Everett at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Regina at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s summary Hitmen 3, Cougars 0 First Period 1. Calgary, Jones 7 (Fazleev) 19:17 (pp) Second Period 2. Calgary, Padakin 5 (Jones, Fazleev) 10:31 3. Calgary, Padakin 6 (Roach, Virtanen) 15:14 (pp) Third Period No Scoring.

Goal — Nashville: Mazanec (W,3-2-0); Toronto: Bernier (L,8-6-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Nashville: 2-4; Toronto: 0-2.

Thursday’s summaries Oilers 4, Panthers 1 First Period 1. Edmonton, Eberle 7 (Nugent-Hopkins, Hall) 0:57 (pp) Penalties — Gilbert Fla (tripping) 0:28, Gordon Edm (hooking) 6:31, Hayes Fla (cross-checking) 9:43.

Second Period 2. Edmonton, Gagner 1 (Yakupov, Potter) 6:10 3. Edmonton, Perron 8 (Schultz, Nugent-Hopkins) 10:54 (pp) 4. Florida, Upshall 4 (Barkov, Boyes) 16:34 Penalties — Yakupov Edm (roughing) 6:41, Boyes Fla (hooking) 7:31, Upshall Fla (slashing) 9:33.

Third Period 5. Edmonton, Eberle 8 (Nugent-Hopkins, Hall) 18:49 (en) Penalties — Campbell Fla (slashing) 1:23, Edmonton bench (too many men) 2:19, Ference Edm, Upshall Fla (roughing, fighting) 4:25, Schultz Edm (holding) 6:57.

Shots on goal Florida 6 13 6 — 25 Edmonton 12 15 8 — 35 Goal — Florida: Thomas (L,5-7-0); Edmonton: Dubnyk (W,6-10-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Florida: 0-5; Edmonton: 2-5.

Avalanche 4, Coyotes 3 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Sarich Col (delay of game) 10:36, Benoit Col (high-sticking) 16:32.

Second Period 1. Colorado, Mitchell 4 (MacKinnon, Parenteau) 0:32 (pp) 2. Colorado, Benoit 1, 15:50 3. Phoenix, Stone 7 (Chipchura, Bissonnette) 17:10 Penalties — Stone Phx (cross-checking) 0:25, Vermette Phx (tripping) 11:53.

Third Period 4. Phoenix, Hanzal 7 (Kennedy, Klesla) 10:40 5. Phoenix, Vermette 6 (Doan, Yandle) 14:06 (pp) 6. Colorado, McLeod 2 (Benoit, Mitchell) 16:46 Penalties — Ribeiro Phx (holding the stick) 5:27, Hejda Col (hooking) 12:09, Hanzal Phx (charging) 19:32.

Overtime 7. Colorado, O’Reilly 9 (Parenteau, Benoit) 4:18 (pp) Penalty — Yandle Phx (slashing) 3:25.

Shots on goal Colorado 8 11 6 5 — 30 Phoenix 15 13 14 2 — 44 Goal — Colorado: Varlamov (W,11-5-0); Phoenix: Smith (OTL,12-3-4).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Colorado: 2-5; Phoenix: 1-3.

Predators 4, Maple Leafs 2 First Period 1. Toronto, Holland 2 (Kulemin, Rielly) 5:48 Penalties — Kadri Tor (holding) 1:13, Stalberg Nash (slashing) 6:52, Klein Nash (delay of game) 10:25.

Second Period 2. Nashville, Jones 3 (Cullen, Wilson) 2:01 (pp) 3. Nashville, Cullen 4 (Bourque, Smith) 11:14 4. Nashville, Smith 5 (Wilson, Cullen) 16:25 (pp) Penalties — Raymond Tor (high-sticking) 1:25, van Riemsdyk Tor (boarding) 15:19.

Third Period 5. Nashville, Smith 6 (Cullen, Spaling) 4:32 6. Toronto, Kadri 6 (Raymond, Rielly) 15:28 Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Nashville 9 13 6 — 28 Toronto 11 7 8 — 26

Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 5 p.m.

Florida at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Carolina at Boston, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Detroit, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Rangers 3, Stars 2 First Period 1. N.Y. Rangers, Nash 1 (Callahan, Lundqvist) 6:27 (pp) Penalties — Garbutt Dal (tripping) 5:51, McDonagh NYR (hooking) 7:02, Callahan NYR (holding) 16:39.

Second Period 2. Dallas, Robidas 3 (Gonchar, Eakin) 8:46 (pp) Penalties — Brassard NYR (hooking) 7:05, Staal NYR (slashing) 12:04, Ja.Benn Dal (hooking) 12:08, Stepan NYR (tripping) 13:36.

Third Period 3. N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 3 (Stepan, Girardi) 1:18 4. N.Y. Rangers, Moore 2 (Brassard, Hagelin) 1:55 5. Dallas, Chiasson 6 (Eakin, Cole) 8:27 Penalties — None.

Shots on goal N.Y. Rangers 6 13 8 — 27 Dallas 23 13 7 — 43 Goal — N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (W,7-9-0); Dallas: Lehtonen (L,10-4-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — N.Y. Rangers: 1-1; Dallas: 1-5.

Blackhawks 6, Jets 3 First Period 1. Chicago, P.Kane 12 (Leddy, Toews) 17:26 (pp) Penalties — Winnipeg bench (too many men) 3:13, E.Kane Wpg (tripping) 15:58.

Second Period 2. Chicago, Saad 7 (Hossa) 3:03 3. Winnipeg, Ladd 6 (Little, Enstrom) 3:22 4. Winnipeg, Ellerby 1 (Byfuglien, Ladd) 3:51 (pp) 5. Chicago, Toews 11 (Keith, P.Kane) 11:03 6. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 6 (Little, Wheeler) 13:30 (pp) Penalties — Byfuglien Wpg (holding) 1:40, Keith Chi (slashing) 2:16, Shaw Chi, Wright Wpg (roughing) 10:11, Oduya Chi (tripping) 11:48, Rozsival Chi (tripping) 13:16, P.Kane Chi (hooking) 15:48.

Third Period 7. Chicago, Hossa 10 (Toews, Seabrook) 3:11 8. Chicago, Smith 3 (Kruger, Versteeg) 5:22 9. Chicago, Sharp 8 (Toews, Seabrook) 19:05 (en) Penalty — Enstrom Wpg (hooking) 7:13.

Shots on goal Chicago 12 8 13 — 33 Winnipeg 2 14 9 — 25 Goal — Chicago: Crawford (W,14-4-3); Winnipeg: Pavelec (L,8-9-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Chicago: 1-4; Winnipeg: 2-4.

Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 3 First Period 1. Detroit, Nyquist 1 (Ericsson, Zetterberg) 0:17 Penalties — E.Staal Car (tripping) 11:27, Franzen Det (interference) 13:21.

Second Period 2. Detroit, Helm 3 (Abdelkader) 2:37 3. Carolina, Bellemore 1 (Dvorak, Bowman) 5:49 4. Carolina, Sekera 3 (E.Staal) 12:51 Penalties — Quincey Det (interference) 17:38, Ericsson Det (holding) 18:02.

Third Period 5. Detroit, Zetterberg 11 (Kronwall, Franzen) 8:29 (pp) 6. Detroit, Nyquist 2 (Zetterberg) 15:58 7. Carolina, Sekera 4 (Jo.Staal) 19:44 (sh) Penalties — Kronwall Det (delay of game) 3:06, Gleason Car (slashing), Nash Car (hooking) 6:44, Skinner Car (hooking) 18:30.

Shots on goal Carolina 7 9 11 — 27 Detroit 16 13 18 — 47 Goal — Carolina: Peters (L,4-7-1); Detroit: Gustavsson (W,4-0-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Carolina: 0-4; Detroit: 1-4.

Football 1970 — Montreal Alouettes 1969 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1968 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1967 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1966 — Saskatchewan Roughriders 1965 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 — British Columbia Lions 1963 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1961 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1960 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1959 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1958 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1957 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1956 — Edmonton Eskimos 1955 — Edmonton Eskimos 1954 — Edmonton Eskimos 1953 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1952 — Toronto Argonauts 1951 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1950 — Toronto Argonauts 1949 — Montreal Alouettes 1948 — Calgary Stampeders 1947 — Toronto Argonauts 1946 — Toronto Argonauts 1945 — Toronto Argonauts 1944 — Montreal HMCS St-Hyacinthe-Donnacona 1943 — Hamilton Wildcats 1942 — Toronto RCAF 1941 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1940 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1939 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1938 — Toronto Argonauts 1937 — Toronto Argonauts 1936 — Sarnia Imperials 1935 — Winnipeg ’Pegs 1934 — Sarnia Imperials 1933 — Toronto Argonauts 1932 — Hamilton Tigers 1931 — Montreal AAA 1930 — Toronto Balmy Beach 1929 — Hamilton Tigers 1928 — Hamilton Tigers 1927 — Toronto Balmy Beach 1926 — Ottawa Senators 1925 — Ottawa Senators 1924 — Queen’s University 1923 — Queen’s University 1922 — Queen’s University 1921 — Toronto Argonauts 1920 — University of Toronto

CFL Playoffs Sunday, Nov. 24 101st Grey Cup At Regina Hamilton vs. Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.

CFL Grey Cup Champions Past Grey Cup champions: 2012 — Toronto Argonauts 2011 — British Columbia Lions 2010 — Montreal Alouettes 2009 — Montreal Alouettes 2008 — Calgary Stampeders 2007 — Saskatchewan Roughriders 2006 — British Columbia Lions 2005 — Edmonton Eskimos 2004 — Toronto Argonauts 2003 — Edmonton Eskimos 2002 — Montreal Alouettes 2001 — Calgary Stampeders 2000 — British Columbia Lions 1999 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1998 — Calgary Stampeders 1997 — Toronto Argonauts 1996 — Toronto Argonauts 1995 — Baltimore Stallions 1994 — British Columbia Lions 1993 — Edmonton Eskimos 1992 — Calgary Stampeders 1991 — Toronto Argonauts 1990 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1989 — Saskatchewan Roughriders 1988 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1987 — Edmonton Eskimos 1986 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1985 — British Columbia Lions 1984 — Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1983 — Toronto Argonauts 1982 — Edmonton Eskimos 1981 — Edmonton Eskimos 1980 — Edmonton Eskimos 1979 — Edmonton Eskimos 1978 — Edmonton Eskimos 1977 — Montreal Alouettes 1976 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1975 — Edmonton Eskimos 1974 — Montreal Alouettes 1973 — Ottawa Rough Riders 1972 — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1971 — Calgary Stampeders

1916-19 — Not played (First World War) 1915 — Hamilton Tigers 1914 — University of Toronto 1913 — Hamilton Tigers 1912 — Hamilton Alerts 1911 — University of Toronto 1910 — University of Toronto 1909 — University of Toronto

Detroit Chicago Green Bay Minnesota

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 3 0 .700 254 N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 183 Miami 5 5 0 .500 213 Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 236 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 Houston 2 8 0 .200 193 Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 129 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 275 Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 216 Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 208 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 West Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

W 9 9 4 4

L 1 1 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .900 .900 .400 .400

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 Dallas 5 5 0 .500 N.Y. Giants 4 6 0 .400 Washington 3 7 0 .300 South W L T Pct New Orleans 9 2 0 .800 Carolina 7 3 0 .700 Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 Atlanta 2 9 0 .200 North

W 6 6 5 2

W Seattle 10 San Francisco 6 Arizona 6 St. Louis 4 PA 199 268 225 273 PA 220 226 276 318 PA 206 245 212 238

PF 398 232 194 228

PA 255 138 246 222

PF 276 274 192 246

PA 260 258 256 311

PF 305 238 187 227

PA 196 135 237 309

L T 4 0 4 0 5 0 8 0 West L T 1 0 4 0 4 0 6 0

Pct .600 .600 .500 .200

PF 265 282 258 240

PA 253 267 239 320

Pct .909 .600 .600 .400

PF 306 247 214 224

PA 179 178 212 234

Thursday, Nov. 21 New Orleans 17, Atlanta 13 Sunday, Nov. 24 Minnesota at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Miami, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Arizona, 2:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m.

Denver at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Monday, Nov. 25 San Francisco at Washington, 6:40 p.m.

NFL Odds (Odds supplied by BETONLINE.ag.; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Sunday CAROLINA at Miami 4.5 41 Chicago at St. Louis Pick 45.5 NY Jets at BALTIMORE 4 40 Jacksonville at HOUSTON 10 43 Minnesota at GREEN BAY 5 44.5 Pittsburgh at CLEVELAND 1 41.5 Tampa Bay at DETROIT 9.5 48.5 San Diego at KANSAS CITY 5 41.5 Tennessee at OAKLAND 1 41.5 Indianapolis at ARIZONA 1 45 Dallas at NY GIANTS 2.5 46.5 DENVER at New England 2.5 56 Monday SAN FRANCISCO at Washington 5 47.5

Curling Canadian Mixed Curling Championship OTTAWA, Ont. — Standings and results Thursday after draw 16 from the 2014 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship (Nov. 16-23 at the Rideau Curling Club; all times Eastern): Province (Skip) W L Alberta (Moulding) 9 2 Saskatchewan (Meachem) 8 2 New Brunswick (Robichaud) 7 3 Ontario (Heggestad) 7 3 Quebec (Fournier) 7 4 Nova Scotia (Harris) 6 4 P.E.I. (MacDonald) 5 6

Northern Ont. (Robert) Manitoba (Grassie) NWT (Moss) B.C. (Switzer) N.L. (Oke)

4 4 2 2 1

6 6 8 9 9

Thursday’s results Draw 14 Northwest Territories 7 Northern Ontario 5 Saskatchewan 5 New Brunswick 3 Nova Scotia 8 Newfoundland & Labrador 2 Ontario 10 Manitoba 2 Draw 15

Friday’s games Draw 17, 7 a.m.

Manitoba vs. Nova Scotia; Ontario vs. Northwest

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 5 7 .417 — Philadelphia 5 8 .385 1/2 Boston 4 9 .308 1 New York 3 8 .273 1 Brooklyn 3 8 .273 1

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando

Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee

Southeast Division W L Pct GB 9 3 .750 — 7 5 .583 2 6 6 .500 3 4 7 .364 4 4 7 .364 4 Central Division W L Pct 10 1 .909 6 3 .667 4 7 .364 4 8 .333 2 8 .200

GB — 3 6 6 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 10 1 .909 — Dallas 8 4 .667 2 Houston 8 5 .615 3 Memphis 7 5 .583 3 New Orleans 5 6 .455 5

Portland Oklahoma City Minnesota Denver Utah

Golden State L.A. Clippers

Northwest Division W L Pct GB 10 2 .833 — 8 3 .727 1 7 6 .538 3 4 6 .400 5 1 12 .077 9 Pacific Division W L Pct 8 4 .667 8 5 .615

GB — 1/2

Ontario 7 P.E.I. 6 (extra end) Manitoba 10 B.C. 3 New Brunswick 9 Alberta 4 Saskatchewan 7 Quebec 5 Draw 16 Alberta 8 Newfoundland & Labrador 5 Nova Scotia 7 Quebec 6 P.E.I. 9 Northwest Territories 5 Northern Ontario 7 B.C. 5

Territories; Northern Ontario vs. Saskatchewan; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. New Brunswick.

End of round robin Tiebreakers (if necessary) One — 12:30 p.m.; Two — 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.; Three — 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m.

PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games Semifinal, noon (5:30 p.m. Friday if one or no tiebreakers) Final Semifinal winners, noon

Transactions Phoenix L.A. Lakers Sacramento

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5 5 4

6 .455 7 .417 7 .364

Wednesday’s Games Miami 120, Orlando 92 Toronto 108, Philadelphia 98 Washington 98, Cleveland 91 Indiana 103, New York 96, OT Charlotte 95, Brooklyn 91 Atlanta 93, Detroit 85 L.A. Clippers 102, Minnesota 98 Portland 91, Milwaukee 82 New Orleans 105, Utah 98 San Antonio 104, Boston 93 Sacramento 113, Phoenix 106 Dallas 123, Houston 120 Memphis 88, Golden State 81, OT Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City 105, L.A. Clippers 91 Chicago at Denver, late

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Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Portland, 8 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 5 p.m.

New York at Washington, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

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Thursday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES — Traded F Tim Jackman to Anaheim for a 2014 sixth-round draft pick. Called up C Blair Jones from Abbotsford (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Activated F Matt Calvert off injured reserve.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned LW Trevor Parkes to Toledo (ECHL). Recalled RW Gustav Nyquist from Grand Rapids (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES — Reassigned G Louis Domingue from Portland (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL) and G Chris Rawlings from Gwinnett to Arizona (CHL).

American Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Signed D Adam Feniak to a three-game tryout. Announced G Chris Carrozzi has left the team. Added G Kevin McFarland as emergency backup.

ECHL GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Claimed F Elgin Pearce off waivers from Greenville. Released F C.J. Lee. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed OT David Mims to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released CB Micah Pellerin. Signed LB Orie Lemon from Arizona’s practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Released LB D.J. Smith. Released TE Nathan Overbay from the practice squad. Signed RB Edwin Baker to the practice squad. Claimed CB Justin Rogers off waivers.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed WR Marcus Jackson to the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed WR Tobais Palmer and OT Kenny Wiggins to the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed WR Leonard Hankerson on injured reserve. Signed WR Lance Lewis from the practice squad and WR Josh Bellamy to the practice squad.

BASEBALL American League

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Phil Coke on a one-year contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Selected the contracts of RHP Asher Wojciechowski from Oklahoma City (PCL) and LHP Luis Cruz and OF Domingo Santana from Corpus Christi (TL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Jason Vargas on a four-year contract.

Designated C George Kottaras for assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Selected the contract of RF Randal Grichuk from Arkansas (TL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned 2B Corban Joseph outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Promoted Paige Farragut to senior vice-president, ticket sales and service.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contracts of RHP Deck McGuire and OF Kenny Wilson from New Hampshire (EL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Named Dave Duncan special assistant to the general manager/ pitching consultant.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Selected the contracts of RHP Luis Vasquez from Gwinnett (IL) and SS Elmer Reyes and LHP Carlos Perez from Lynchburg.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Selected the contracts of 1B Hunter Morris from Nashville (PCL) and RHPs Kevin Shackelford and Brooks Hall and 1B Jason Rogers from Huntsville (TL).

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Socolovich on a minor league contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Bob McClure pitching coach. Agreed to terms with C Carlos Ruiz on a three-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jake Brigham, Josh Kinney, Collin Balester, Seth McClung and Jay Jackson on minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Assigned OF Jermaine Curtis and LHP John Gast outright to Memphis (PCL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated RHP Guillermo Moscoso for assignment. Selected the contracts of OF Gary Brown and RHP Hunter Strickland from Fresno (PCL); 3B Adam Duvall from Richmond (EL); and RHP Kendry Flores from Augusta (SAL).

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Saints hold off struggling Falcons NFL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Saints 17 Falcons 13 ATLANTA — The New Orleans Saints have won plenty of games with their dazzling offence.

The defence is doing its part, too.

Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.

“We’re rolling and we can’t stop,” said Cameron Jordan, who led the way as New Orleans sacked Atlanta’s Matt Ryan five times. “We’ve got to get better.”

Brees threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham and a 1-yarder to Benjamin Waton, giving the firstplace Saints (9-2) a sweep of the season series with their NFC South rivals.

Atlanta (2-9) dropped its fifth straight game, clinched its first losing season since 2007 and was officially eliminated from the division race with five weeks remaining.

The Falcons had a chance to pull off the upset, driving to the Saints 29 with less than 3 minutes to go.

But New Orleans turned up the pressure on Ryan, Atlanta missed a long field goal, and the Saints ran off all but the last 5 seconds.

New Orleans also forced a crucial fumble early in the fourth quarter. Keyunta Dawson stripped the ball from Falcons rookie receiver Darius

Johnson, and Corey White fell on it at the Saints 13.

“We knew coming here was going to be a challenge,” Saints coach Sean Payton said.

“The two teams, the history, regardless of the record it has always been a close game, and tonight was no exception.”

The Georgia Dome rocked with chants of “Who Dat! Who Dat!” as the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Saints ensuring they will remain alone atop the NFC South and just one game behind Seattle for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

New Orleans will face the Seahawks on Dec. 2 in what shapes up as one of the biggest games of the year.

“The identity of the team is still developing,” said Jordan, who was credited with 2 ½ sacks.

The Falcons had hoped to salvage a bit of pride in this lost season, driving from their own 9 — actually, the 3 after Ryan was sacked — to the Saints 29. But Ryan was sacked again by Jordan and hurried into a pair of incompletions.

As the crowd groaned, the Falcons surprisingly sent on Matt Bryant to attempt a 52-yard field goal.

He knocked one through, but the Saints called timeout just before the snap. His next try sailed wide of the left upright.

Brees and the offence took it from there, assuring Atlanta had time for only one desperate play at the end.

“We responded to momentum changes and some adversity in the football game,”

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New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram works against Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Paul Worrilow during the first half of an NFL game, Thursday, in Atlanta.

Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “But it was still not good enough. If you don’t win, it’s not good enough.”

Brees was 23 of 33 for 278 yards. Ryan was 30 of 39 for 297 yards, but Atlanta’s offence produced only one touchdown — the fourth time that has happened during its current skid.

The Falcons, who had been outscored 135-61 over their previous four games, put together an impressive drive on their opening possession.

Steven Jackson carried it five times for 24 yards, the last of them a dive into the end zone on third-and-goal at the Saints 1 to give Atlanta its first lead in nearly a month. The Falcons had gone nearly 15 quarters — almost four full games

— since being up 3-0 over Arizona early in Week 8.

The advantage didn’t last long. Brees guided a 15-play, 78-yard drive in which the Saints converted five straight times on third down, including Watson’s leaping catch in the back of the end zone.

Bryant put the Falcons back ahead with the first of his two field goals, a 39-yarder early in the second quarter, but New Orleans grabbed the lead for good when Graham slipped behind the secondary and hauled in his long touchdown.

He celebrated by dunking over the goalpost and hung on the crossbar for extra emphasis, and ended up bending the post.

As the Saints lined up to at-

tempt the extra point, the officials noticed the crooked uprights, leading to a brief delay as a worker came out with a ladder to straighten the bar.

The Falcons got in position to recapture the lead, driving to the New Orleans 10. On third-and-goal, Ryan couldn’t find an open receiver and took off running, briefly spotting a path to the end zone. But the Saints closed in quickly, prompting Ryan to slide down at the 6 rather than risk an injury. Some Atlanta fans booed as Matty Ice trotted off the field. Atlanta settled for another field goal from 24 yards and trailed 14-13 at the half.

The Falcons got no closer.

The only points of the second half came on Garrett Hartley’s 41-yard field goal.

Red Sox players auction off beards THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — It’s the ultimate display of Red Sox fandom: owning strands of David Ortiz’s World Series-winning beard.

The hairs that Ortiz and Shane Victorino shaved off earlier this month are being auctioned for a men’s health charity. Each “beard ball trophy” features a glass case holding a clump of whiskers and the razor used to trim them a few days after Boston clinched the championship.

The Red Sox were led to their third title in a decade by a roster full of bushy-bearded players, who grew their facial hair as team bonding.

The public “shave offs” for Ortiz and Victorino raised money for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Even some rabid Red Sox fans may recoil at the thought of a “beard ball trophy.”

Others clearly consider it a collector’s item. A few hours into the eBay auction Thursday, Ortiz’s was up to $740, Victorino’s to $460. The bidding ends Nov. 30.

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Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School 2012-2013 Academic Award Recipients CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. Students qualify for an academic award by maintaining an average of 80% or higher (Honor Roll) or 90% or higher (Honors With First Class) in all subjects completed in both Term One and Term Two of the 2012 - 2013 school year.

Students qualify for a subject award by achieving the highest academic average in that subject.

Grade 10 Honour Roll with First Class Standing Taylor Huang – Highest Academic Average Michael Pearce – Highest Academic Average Alexander Brezovan Kelsey Buehler Bryn Carling Andrew Doktor Timothy Eleason Dustin Evangelista Hailey Fedoruk Catalina Garcia Daniel Girgis

Jill Goranson Mariah Hermary Winston Hoffman Jan Hailey Idayan Yvette Lagrange Vivian Liang Keren Lumbala Tshiala Allison Mosley Avrey Nielsen Michael Ozga Olivia Piche

Lily Pollreis Jordy Quinn Ma Nichia Roque Zachery Schaab Bruno Simon Jaclyn Sommers Kirstin Stayer Sara Stenhouse Cailin Te Stroete Conner Trepanier Paul Wyntjes

Grade 10 Honour Roll Joyce Margareth Agot Naomi Akkermans William Albach Daniel Alexander John Aniban Chelsea Antonio Courtney Armitage Andrew Aspillaga Beauregard Aubin Brenden Baker Shoni Baker Rick Baniqued Nicolette Basson Douglas Bell Mackenzie Berry Travis Boyer Claire Bradford Elise Budgell Annie Bui Loreign Cabigting Ross Carley Juan Castro Duarte Nathan Cavanaugh Andrew Cernohorsky Danielle Childs Faith Chmil Devin Clausen Kyra Cooper Alan Cote MacKenzie Creed Marissa Crosby Kaley Dallaire Tommy Dao Keasa Davies Kody Delaurier-McQuillan Carmell Elopre Austin Falcon Brady Ferguson McKenzie Field Anthony Flores Dominic Friesen Grace Friesen

Gillien Anne Froilan Alerica Galam Mitchell Gaumont Lindsay Gervais Rachel Goacher Taylor Hackett Ryan Hagemann Jaycee Halerewich Ashley Halsey Emma Heistad Dori Henderson Matthew Herman Joshua Highway Faedre Holt Christopher Huddleston Kyle Hujber Spencer Hunter Devyn Hurry Brendan Innes Colin Irons Blake Isaac Alyssa Jobs Tristan Johnson Hector Daniel Jordan Ortiz Drew Joslin Tyler Justason Abigail Kelly Lauren Kittelson Colman Koivisto Mahalina Kolkman Kaylee Konowalyk Eric Koster Kyle Kryczka Eric Kundert Sophie LaGrange Stephanie Landaverde Garrett Lee Kristopher Leger Emma Libby Shaun Lydom Dwight Roie Manansala Michaela Marchuk

Elise Martinoski Taylor Masters Vanessa McCagg Keith McElhaney Jefre Jose Mendez Kimberly Mickelson Janelle Mitchell Jesse Muirhead Finley Murphy Samuel Newhook Wade Noble Keiren O’Brien Amanda Omilon Angelina Ortwein Alexandra Parrilla Bridgit Patchett Michael Peesker Brayden Posyluzny Jenna Propp Jacob Reeves Piper Rempel Quintin Robin Jared Sandquist Dakota Schepp Trevor Schoen Nicholas Schumacher Chrystyna Shumska Madison Stang Cierra Stephens Sara Sylvestre Sheldon Therriault Katarina Thiessen Daniel Thompson Kendra Tieken-Maerz Allana Villanueva Nicholas Villeneuve Joel Volk Fern Wennerstrom Cheyenne White Maria Zuluaga

Grade 11 Honour Roll with First Class Standing Justin Alcorn – Highest Academic Average Bennett Bolen – Highest Academic Average Hillary Wilson – Highest Academic Average William Cabutotan Racquel Fielder Haley Jaques

Yegor Korchemagin Ryan Laurin Halle Loyek Brynna Maloughney Phuong Lan Nguyen Rikus Niemand

Anuradha Rao Lindsey Trepanier Courtney Whitehead Joelle Wood Shaelynn Zouboules

Grade 11 Honour Roll Bryce Abell Jourdan Airey Trent Antonio Sarah Antonishyn Karen Arias Emma Aspinall Jessie Bailey Nisa Bartlett Angelica Bautista Lauren Bax Joseph Bayha Eljae Joshua Baza Julie Bettac Daimyn Biletsky Branden Bilodeau Colton Bodwell Megan Boulding Rachel Brett Kristen Brule Amy Budvarson Kelsie Caine Jevil Castro Kyle Charbonneau Andrew Colford Pathemae Sofia Dael Jesse Lawrence Dela Rosa Kaylie Der Shaddi Diaz Mataya Dixon Mitchell Dore Rebecca Eisenbarth Kimberley Elkins Rebecca Fedun Kennedy Felt Laura Forde Sonya Foss Emma Foster

Meagan Gabert Mariam Gabrielyan Vezokuhle Gama Theoren Gill Kassidy Goodall Mark Griffith Charlemagne Guillermo Theron Gustafson Jasmine Hall Christopher Handel Megan Hansen Brooke Harty Jessica Helle Amanda Henneigh Logan Hermus Presley Hollman Jamie Hughes Princess Gracie Inocencio Karley Jackshaw Katherine Janes Isabelle Jensen Chad Kehoe Evan Kindrachuk Curtis Klaus Blaire Koswin Luc Laplante Ksenia Ledene Chloe Leung Nico Lim Connor Little Reid Lozynsky Meredith MacIsaac Emily MacQuarrie Cassidy Madsen Sigrid Manansala Raffela Mancuso Nickolas Marchuk

Angela Menjivar Ysrael Espencer Milanes Roberto Mkumbukwa Sean Morrison Candice Morse Thang Nguyen Michelle Ochsner Martin Paetz Brett Pasula Elysse Peralta Charyna Pico Allan Pruss Shenai Lyn Recile Gerrit Richards Gonzalo Rodriguez Morales Mary Rosario Jaden Rose Sarah Roth Madison Rouillard Julian Salazar Martin Sawicki Madison Schmidt Tyler Schumacher Nathan Stayer Jayden Toth Jose Vallecillos Natasha Van De Ruit Brenden Wakeling Daisy Watters Tina Watters Jaden Weaver Carson Wells Phoebe Woo Banson Forrest Woytas Emma Yates

Evening Award Winners Memorial Awards

Lucas Marchinko Memorial Scholarship - Rebecca Burnand Grant Marchinko Memorial Scholarship - Rosie Pollreis Colleen Flett Memorial Scholarship - Evan Macleod Colleen Flett Memorial Scholarship - Laura MacTaggart Erin Newsham Memorial Scholarship - Joshua Cormier Fred Turnbull Award for Excellence in English - Madison Fertig Harry Scissons Memorial Award for the Arts Tianna Therriault John Andrew Memorial Award - MacKenzie Clews Kale Williams Memorial Scholarship - Luis Moreno Kelsey Miller Memorial Award for Cosmetology - Jessica Dorval

Louis Edward Hoffman Memorial Award - Dayana Jimenez Maureen Barmby Memorial Scholarship - Patrick Mulgrew Mike Podesta Memorial Award - Marie Taylor Purple E Memorial Scholarship - Madison Fertig Robert Lee Hepworth Memorial Award for Business - Alexandra Halsey Rotary Club of Red Deer Sunrise Mel Stevenson Memorial Scholarship - Madison Herbert Camille & Mary Lerouge Memorial Award - Jeisson Torres

Grade 12 Level - Subject Awards Art 30 - Madison Herbert Biology 30 - Michelle Albach Career and Technology Studies Award - Rhonda Anderson Chemistry 30 -top male - Matthew Cernohorsky Chemistry 30 - top female - Madison Herbert Chinese Language & Culture 30 - Arianna Celina Uy Cosmetology 30 - Erin Cave Cosmetology - Client Services - Erin Cave CTR 3310 Award of Excellence - Karla Palma CTR 3310 Award of Excellence - Alison Gebbink Creative Writing 35 - Vanessa-Lynn Pastor Dance 35 - Courtney Dach Design Studies 30 - Dallas White Drama 30 - Mihai Dan Electro Tech 30 - Zack Zanussi English 30-1 - Breanna MacSephney English 30-1 - Victoria Standish English 30-2 - Natasha Van de Ruit English 30-2 - Meghan Burton English 30-4 - Jaime Czuy Études Sociales 30 - Rosie Pollreis Fabrication Studies 30 - Zack Zanussi Fashion Studies 30 - Saige Beaumont Fit For Life 35 - Justin Naparan Food Studies 30 - Teala McEwan Food Studies 30 - Karyn Iliscupidez French 30 - Jeisson Torres French Language Arts 30 - Rosie Pollreis Japanese 30 - Tina Huynh Leadership 35 - Evan Macleod Mathematics 30 -1 - Matthew Cernohorsky Mathematics 30-2 - Rachel Villeneuve Mathematics 30-1 French - Racquel Fielder

Mathematics 30-3 - Pedro Bertoldo Mathematics 31 - John Shokier Mathematics 35 Advanced Placement - Matthew Cernohorsky Mechanics 30 - Dominique Bilodeau Merit Contractors Association Career & Technology Studies in Construction Award - Michael Marcinek Music 30 Jazz Band - Evan Macleod Music 30 Instrumental - Logan Hunter Outstanding Achievement In Advanced Acting - Michelle Albach Outstanding Achievement In Musical Theatre - Zackery Plischke Outstanding Achievement In Musical Theatre - Shaeane Jimenez Physical Education 30 - Keenan Menezes Physics 30 - Logan Hunter Physics 35 AP - Matthew Cernohorsky Religious Studies 15 - Naomi Akkermans Religious Studies 15 - Daniel Alexander Religious Studies 15 - Bryn Carling Religious Studies 15 - Daniel Girgis Religious Studies 15 - Christine Paquin Religious Studies 25 - Mark Griffith Religious Studies 35 - Adam Tetreau Religious Studies 35 - Sigrid Manansala Religious Studies 35 - John Shokeir Science 30 - Katherine Specht Social Studies 30-1 - Matthew Cernohorsky Social Studies 30-2 - Connor Richards Spanish 30 - Brynna Maloughney Sports Performance 35 - Hockey - Brodie Case Technical Theatre 35 - Michelle Albach Technical Theatre 35 - Michael Marcinek World Religions 30 - Michael Marcinek World Religions 30 - Sylvie Masson

Prestigious Awards Governor General Medal - Matthew Cernohorsky Rotary Top All Round Student - Evan Macleod Top Honor Roll Grade 10 - Taylor Huang Top Honor Roll Grade 10 - Michael Pearce Top Honor Roll Grade 11 - Bennett Bolen

Top Honor Roll Grade 11 - Hillary Wilson Top Honor Roll Grade 11 - Justin Alcorn Top Honor Roll Grade 12 - Matthew Cernohorsky Premier’s Citizenship Award - Laura MacTaggart Valedictorian - Matthew Cernohorsky

Grade 12 Honour Roll with First Class Standing Matthew Cernohorsky - Highest Academic Average Michele Albach Victoria Bolhuis Connor Einhorn Madison Herbert Kennedy Holland Logan Hunter

Shaeane Jimenez Steven LaGrange Evan Macleod Seanna Mancuso Michael Marcinek Patrick Mulgrew Rosie Pollreis

John Shokeir Kendra Sorensen Daniel Stryker Cory Szostakowski Tianna Therriault Dallas White Zachary Zanussi

Grade 12 Honour Roll Standing Dominique Adams Dwight Akkermans Elaine Ansay Jayme Ash Erik Babbitt Jacobus Badenhorst Michaela Baer Jims Kenneth Batisla-ong Nikolas Berry Ashley Bilodeau Carissa Brandon Rebecca Burnand Sean Carley Tomas Carnoky Erin Cave Catherine Chasse Mackenzie Clews Kelsey Cole Brent Connelly Jordan Couillard Presley Cummerford Mihai Dan Quintin Dechant Darby Desrosiers Jessica Dore Nicole Dube Fiona Duley Taylor Dumville Juanita Echeverry Munera

Emily Elkins Jofela Mae Estoesta Miranda Fenrich Madison Fertig Megan Fluet Matthew Foran Austin Fowler Allysa Friedel Maria Pamela Froilan Jaryd Gallant Nicholas Gigliotti Jack Goranson Juliana Gray Alexandra Halsey Maici Haman Jonathan Hanz Tatyana Henderson Geneca Henry Kimberly Hernandez Palacios Brayden Hickey Jennifer Hinchliff Madison Holland Paige Hopper Tina Huynh Anna Iliscupidez Karyn Mae Iliscupidez Joel Jackson Celine Jensen David Kim

Jocelyn Kowalski Jayden Kristian Brandon Lee Adrian Loi Cat Luu Kirsten MacGregor Breanna MacSephney Laura MacTaggart Akemi Klarisse Maribojoc Sylvie Masson Teala McEwan Kenda McLaughlin Keenan Menezes Kieran Mill Joshua Montefalco-Pantony Lindsey Muirhead Daniel Navaratnam Sydney Nielsen Natalee Nystrom Shauna Parakin Vanessa-Lynn Pastor Ashley Peesker Zackery Plischke Spencer Podgurski Janaya Preuter Jayden Rausch Connor Richards Michelle Roth Alyssa Schmidt

Jacquelyn Shaflik Jody Sick Alexandra Siemak Eric Simard Patricia Slipp Tiana Spooner Patrick Sutherland Tafadzwa Tarukandirwa Marie Taylor Benjamin Te Stroete Adam Tetreau Colton Toovey Jeisson Torres Ha Thanh Thanh Tran Jessica Tue Megan Twa Kimberly Tworek Meagan Unrau Kira VanderMeulen Nicholas Vogt Brittany Walliser Paige Watson Quenten Welch Katrina Whitney Nicole Willson Colten Wilson Jacob Ziebart

Grade 10 & 11 Subject Awards Advanced Acting 25 - Michael Marcinek Art 10 - Shoni Baker Art 10 - Dakota Schepp Art 20 - Emily MacQuarrie Biology 20 - Ryan Laurin Biology 20 - Avrey Nielsen Building Opportunities 10 - John Aniban Building Opportunities 20 - Noah Woodland CALM - Brooke Harty CALM - Courtney Whitehead CALM - Joelle Wood Carriere et Vie - Meagan Gabert Carriere et Vie - Halle Loyek Carriere et Vie - Meredith MacIsaac Carriere et Vie - Rachel Wiebe Chemistry 20 - Ryan Laurin Chemistry 20 - Hillary Wilson Chinese Language & Culture 10 - Tina Huynh Chinese Language & Culture 20 Pathemae - Sofia Dael Computer Science 10 - Michael Pearce Computer Science 20 - Jesse Lawrence - Dela Rosa Construction Technology 10 Cabinet Making - Naomi Akkermans Construction Technology 20 Cabinet Making - Noah Woodland Cosmetology 10 - Elaine Ansay Cosmetology 20 - Claire Bradford Creative Writing 15 - Bryn Carling Creative Writing 15 - Elise Martinoski Creative Writing 15 - Allison Mosley Creative Writing 25 - Tina Huynh Dance 15 - Yvette Lagrange Dance 25 - Tevra Plamondon Design Studies 20 - Thomas Orthner Design-Engineering10 - Grace Friesen Drama 10 - Jill Goranson Drama 20 - Evan Macleod Early Childhood Development 10 - Naomi Akkermans Electro-Technical 10 - Mitchell Gaumont Electro-Technical 20 - Jason Brand Electro-Technical 30 - Richard Staples Elite Athlete Sports Performance 15 - Andrew Aspillaga Elite Athletic Sports Performance 25 - Laura MacTaggart English 10-1 - Shoni Baker English 10-1 - Michael Pearce English 10-2 - Kristopher Leger English 10-2 - Wyatt Meier English 10-4 - Katlyn Giroux English 20-1 - Bennett Bolen English 20-1 - Hillary Wilson English 20-2 Pathemae - Sofia Dael English 20-4 - Mark Snider Enterprise and Innovations - Andrew Doktor ESL Introduction to Canadian Studies 15 - Jeiel Paevin Ilagan Esthetics - Emily Beauchamp Etudes Religieuses15 - Catalina Garcia Etudes Religieuses25 - Halle Loyek Etudes Sociales 10-1 - Taylor Huang Etudes Sociales 20-1 - Racquel Fielder Fabrication Studies 10 - Sylvie Masson Fabrication Studies 20 - Patrick Francis Fashion Studies 10 - Marissa Crosby Fashion Studies 20 - Kimberley Elkins Financial Management 10 - Kelsey Buehler Financial Management 10 - Avrey Nielsen Fit for Life 20 Academy - Nickolas Marchuk Fit for Life Academy 10 - Michaela Marchuk Food Studies 10 - Taylor Huang Food Studies 20 - Raffela Mancuso Forensic Science 25 - Victoria Bolhuis Fr. Language Arts 10 - Taylor Huang French 10 - Jan Hailey Idayan French 20 - Raffela Mancuso French Language Arts 20 - Racquel Fielder Information Processing 10 - Mariam Gabrielyan Information Processing 20 - Kayla Anderson Information Processing 20 - Sarah Roth Japanese Language 10 - Chelsea Moore Japanese Language 20 - Shenai Lyn Recile

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Riders’ Bagg has shot at defining moment GREY CUP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — For a moment, it looked like Rob Bagg’s dream of winning the CFL’s biggest prize was finally over.

In an Aug. 17 game against the Montreal Alouettes, the Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver went out on a blocking assignment and went down in a heap, clutching his left knee.

Bagg left the field in tears, seeming to signal the end of a CFL career that barely managed to get started. But two days later video emerged of Bagg running the stairs at Mosaic Stadium, and not even two weeks after that he was back in the lineup for the Labour Day Classic, making one catch for seven yards as the Riders downed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Bagg finished the 2013 regular season fifth on the Riders with 430 yards receiving, and will have the chance Sunday to help his team finish first when Saskatchewan hosts the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 101st Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium.

“Getting back on the field is one thing but, really, your main driving factor is you want to be able to tell your kids and grandkids that you were the best in the CFL one year,” he said.

Bagg will be in uniform Sunday for his first championship game since 2009, when Saskatchewan lost to Montreal after a too-many-men penalty cost them the game with no time on the clock.

For Bagg, that loss was compounded further by the broken collarbone he suffered following a hit from Chip Cox late in the fourth quarter.

“I was definitely aware of the situation and, if anything, it made the injury more painful because it was just two defeats rather than one,” said Bagg. “But I never really think about that injury. I think about the opportunity that we screwed up.”

His first shot at redemption was derailed late in the 2010 season when he tore the ACL in his right knee, causing him to miss the Riders’ playoff drive and loss in the Grey Cup rematch with Montreal.

Bagg missed all of 2011 after reinjuring the ligament prior to the next season’s training camp and played only three games in 2012 before tearing up his other knee, which also required season-ending surgery.

“I don’t really know what keeps him going at times but after everything he’s been through he’s definitely worked harder than anyone I’ve ever met in this sport,” said fellow Riders receiver Weston Dressler.

“He’s put in the time, he’s put in effort to get himself back on the field on separate occasions, many different times. So just to see him out there and get a chance to play in this game again, it’s nice to see that.”

As candidates to be the first to hoist the Grey Cup go, Bagg would be a prime one.

It’s an honour in sports that often goes to a grizzled veteran who’s never won before, or an inspirational leader who’s beat the odds.

Bagg knows a thing or two about beating the odds, having overcome a broken collarbone and three knee surgeries to get here. So how would he like the opportunity, should the Riders beat the Ticats?

“I don’t care if I touch it last,” he said. “If we win it, that’s all that matters.”

His teammates aren’t talking about it either, and they won’t unless the time comes.

“We’ll worry about what comes after when we get to that point,” Dressler said. “We’ve never discussed who’s going to do what after the game.”

Ticats lineman hoping to win Grey Cup and Jeopardy of the year. You can ask him pretty much everything and he’s going to tell you (the answer).

“And he’s always hungry for more information. So he’s always trying to learn new things. He’s a different character, in the best way possible. I absolutely love him. A big-time teammate.

And it’s great to have him on the team.

He’s absolutely hilarious.”

Dyakowski is more than hungry for knowledge. At Thursday’s media breakfast, he was just hungry.

A couple of trays of smoothie shooters were placed by the door, a pal-

ate-cleanser if you will. While most grabbed one and kept walking, Dyakowski positioned himself by the tray and knocked back a half-dozen.

Still, one could ask why Mr. Smarty Pants opted to go to practice in the Mosaic Stadium icebox Wednesday wearing shorts. He had to return to the locker-room to add clothing.

“You’d think that planning ahead would be one of my fortes,” Dyakowski admitted. “But I was maybe a little over-ambitious. I underestimated the cold and maybe overestimated my resistance to freezing.”

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And now the six-foot-five 325-pounder with a Mensa IQ has earned an invitation to appear on Jeopardy.

But the thing he really wants to win is Sunday’s Grey Cup. “Once I get that under my belt, then I’m going to put myself through a good trivia boot camp,” the 29-year-old Dyakowski said.

But the big man with a big brain says lots of time the knowledge is already there. It’s just finding it.

“Think about how much you’ve got stuck away in your head over the years,” he asked. “’Jeopardy,’ for the most past, doesn’t pull questions from left field. It seems like when I watch, if you don’t get it right, you slap yourself on the forehead when you hear the answer. ’Oh, I knew that, I should have gotten that.’

“So it’s all about pulling that tidbit of knowledge out of the back of your brain, blurting it out and knowing that it’s in there somewhere and clicking the buzzer in time and getting the answer.

“It’s not so much about knowing everything in the world. It’s about quick recollection.”

Dyakowski won CBC TV’s Canada’s Smartest Person show in March 2012.

Contestants went head-to-head in six categories of intelligence: musical, physical, social, logical, visual and linguistic.

So is Dyakowski, a seven-year CFL veteran who attended LSU on a football scholarship, really Canada’s smartest person?

“He doesn’t act that smart,” Ticat linebacker Frederic Plesius said with a laugh. “In the bus, he likes to scream, make some noises to piss everybody off on purpose. But he’s a cool guy. He’s a leader, he’s a good guy and he’s an example for the team.”

Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton assistant special teams and kicking coach, also playfully wonders about how Dyakowski keeps getting smart show invites.

“We don’t see that but somehow he keeps getting on there. Pete’s a fun guy, he’s a very good football player, he’s a great character and you know what, he certainly lightens up the situations for us when we need to.”

Fellow lineman Marwan Hage, a close friend, says Dyakowski’s smarts are for real.

“I call Peter on a lot of advice, financial advice,” he said. “Once you get through the fun part with Peter and he gets serious, when you catch him oneon-one, he’s the smartest guy. Every other week I call him for some stock advice and this and that. He knows everything about everything.”

Plus, Hage says his friend is a “flatout excellent” football player. Long snapper Kevin Scott is also a believer.

“He’s a genius,” Scott said of Dyakowski. “The little bits of information that you would never expect someone to know, he knows. What’s the population of this city, what are the weather conditions of this city during this time

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Jones playing his way into U.S. Olympic conversation

Stamps’ Cornish receives CFLPA all-star team nod

it’s been great having guys like Shea Weber and Kevin Klein. Some of these guys have a lot of experience on the blue-line there and I’ve had the chance to TORONTO — It didn’t take long for Seth Jones play with both of them this season and it’s awesome to learn a hard lesson about playing defence in the to learn from guys like that on the ice.”

Jones fit naturally on a pair with Weber earlier NHL, courtesy of Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datin the season after the Predators’ captain invited syuk.

“Datsyuk put it through my legs and I almost fell the rookie to live with him while he was getting acand broke my ankles,” Jones said. “That was kind of climated to Nashville. Weber said the goal was to “make him feel comfortable and feel like he’s a part a welcome to the (NHL) moment.”

In addition to providing the highly-touted Nash- of the team.”

“That’s being a terrific captain, that’s being a guy ville Predators rookie defenceman with a reality check, it also gave him a preview of the level of play that I think recognizes a young man who could use the Olympics could provide. Even at 19 years old some direction,” Trotz said. “That’s what leaders do, Jones is on the United States’ radar for Sochi, some- and that’s what Shea offered to Seth.”

Having Weber around as the No. 1 defenceman thing he’s trying not to think about despite the fact his general manager, David Poile, is the man making also offers Jones a measuring stick. But trying to play up to the standard of a three-time all-star and Canathe decision.

“I’ve been focused on the Nashville Predators and dian Olympian isn’t easy.

Trotz showed faith in Jones by giving him a heavy what I can do to help us win,” Jones said Thursday afternoon. “First I had to make the team, and I did workload alongside Weber. A long road trip from late October through midthat. I’m still focused on revealed some the Predators right now, ‘SETH CAME IN AND I DIDN’T KNOW November cracks. but if I get the opportu“You just get mentally a EXACTLY HOW WELL HE WOULD nity to go over to Sochi it little bit fried,” Trotz said. would be a huge honour BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE TO THE “He’s still a young man. and very exciting.”

It’s certainly not out of NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. I KNEW He doesn’t have that man yet that comes the realm of possibility.

HE COULD SKATE WELL ENOUGH.... strength with maturity. I think Jones was invited to U.S. HE HAS A LOT OF POISE, A LOT OF when we played a lot of Olympic orientation camp in August after being the MATURITY TOWARDS HIS GAME ON back-to-back games and a lot of travel and you could No. 4 pick in the draft, and AND OFF THE ICE.’ see that he gets a little he is reportedly one of 12 tired.” defencemen being consid— BARRY TROTZ If Jones is to fill the ered for eight spots.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS That’s the result of a HEAD COACH role current Minnesota Wild defenceman Ryan strong start to his NHL caSuter had in Nashville, he reer. Jones has two goals — including a game-winner at Bell Centre in Mon- better get used to playing through fatigue. Suter treal — and six assists and more importantly leads leads the league in ice time with his new team, while all rookies in ice time at 23:59 a game. No first-year Jones is doing well so far as a second-pairing deplayer with 10 games or more of experience is even fenceman.

“We were playing him 28 minutes a night, so that close.

Nashville coach Barry Trotz figured Jones could had a lot to do with it,” Trotz said. “We brought his be his No. 5 defenceman this season. More than 20 minutes back a little bit to around the 23 range and games in, Jones is a front-runner for the Calder Tro- that’s a real good spot for him right now, physically and mentally and all that.” phy.

Jones said his body is still going after being “I always say the point-1 per-centers are going to leaned on so heavily. His goal doesn’t have to be deplay right away,” Trotz said.

“Seth came in and I didn’t know exactly how well veloping into a 30-minute-a-night dominant force as he would be able to translate to the National Hockey a teenager, rather his focus is on maintaining some League. I knew he could skate well enough. I thought consistency.

If he can harness that consistency over the next he had a pretty good idea of the whole part of the game, the defensive part of the game and the offen- month or so, Jones could find himself representing sive part of the game. He really has a lot of poise, a the U.S. at the Olympics just over a year after playing in the world junior championship. Assuming Suter, lot of maturity toward his game on and off the ice.”

Trotz said in a phone interview late last month Ryan McDonagh of the New York Rangers and Jack that he knew Jones’ potential once he saw the Port- Johnson of the Columbus Blue Jackets are shoeland Winterhawks product play in the pre-season. ins for Sochi, that would mean Jones is competing Any hesitation Trotz had about giving Jones a promi- against the likes of Erik Johnson, John Carlson, Jusnent role on the Predators’ blue-line faded away, tin Faulk and Kevin Shattenkirk to make it.

Jones would be the youngest defenceman to repand he “just earned a spot.”

“It’s been great, a great transition so far,” Jones resent the United States in the Olympics since NHL players began going in 1998. Bryan Berard was 20 at said.

“It’s been as easy as possible for me. I feel confi- the ’98 Games in Nagano, and Erik Johnson was 21 dent right now in the way that I’m playing day in and when he was picked for the Vancouver Olympics in day out. I’m trying to stay consistent right now and 2010.

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REGINA — Another post-season honour for Jon Cornish.

The Calgary Stampeders running back, already a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player and Canadian awards, was named to the CFL Players’ Association all-star team Thursday.

Cornish, 29, of New Westminster, B.C., led the CFL in rushing with 1,813 yards, which is the most ever in a season by a Canadian player. Kory Sheets of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who finished second with 1,598 yards, was also named to the all-star squad. Voting was conducted by CFL players.

Henry Burris of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the CFL’s passing leader, was named the team’s quarterback. The offensive line consists of tackles Jovan Oliafoye of the B.C. Lions and Josh Bourke of the Montreal Alouettes and guards Chris Van Zeyl of the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton’s Peter Dyakowski.

Ticats veteran Marwan Hage was named the centre.

Fred Stamps of the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal’s S.J. Green are the slotbacks while Calgary’s Maurice Price and Saskatchewan’s Chris Getzlaf are the wide receivers.

Calgary’s John Hufnagel was named the allstar head coach while Stampeders Rob Maver and Rene Paredes are the punter and kicker, respectively. Paredes made 54-of-57 field goals this season (league-record 94.7 per cent) and earlier this year hit a league-record 39 straight field goals.

Defensively, Saskatchewan’s Alex Hall and Calgary’s Charleston Hughes line up at end while Bryant Turner of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto’s Khalif Mitchell are the tackles.

Montreal’s Chip Cox, a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding defensive player award, anchors a linebacking corps that includes Winnipeg’s Henoc Muamba (finalist, top Canadian) and Toronto’s Marcus Ball.

The secondary consists of cornerbacks Dante Marsh of the B.C. Lions and Montreal’s Geoff Tisdale while the defensive halfbacks are Korey Banks of the Lions and Saskatchewan’s Craig Butler. Kyries Hebert of the Alouettes is at safety.

CHL SUPER SERIES THE CANADIAN PRESS OSHAWA, Ont. — Ivan Nalimov made 41 saves as Russia earned its first win of the Subway Super Series with a 5-2 victory against the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday.

Nalimov was especially good in the second period when he let in both goals but held on despite the OHL outshooting the Russians 20-6.

The win comes after

Russia lost twice to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League earlier this week.

Sergei Tolchinsky, Alexei Bereglazov, Ildar Shiksatdarov, Vladimir Butuzov and Vladimir Tkachyov scored for Russia. Kerby Rychel and Brock McGinn replied for the OHL, while Matt Murray allowed four goals on 21 shots.

The series resumes Monday with Russia and the OHL meeting in Sudbury, Ont.

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Two share lead at golf’s World Cup

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE, Australia — Representing the United States for the first time and making his first trip to Australia, Kevin Streelman wasn’t over-awed by a tough Royal Melbourne golf course on Thursday.

Streelman birdied five of the first six holes on the back nine before making bogey on two of the final three to share the first round lead at the World Cup with Thomas Bjorn at 5-under 66.

K.J. Choi, Martin Laird and Stuart Manley were tied for third at 67, and Jason Day (68) was sixth place, two strokes behind the leaders.

Another American, Matt Kuchar, shot 71 after four bogeys on the back nine.

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., is the top Canadian after the first round. He’s in a tie for ninth at 1-under 70. Ottawa’s Brad Fritsch opened at even 71.

The Americans and Denmark were tied for the team lead, three strokes ahead of Portugal. Traditionally a team event, an individual strokeplay competition was added to the tournament this year to mirror the format to be used at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Only 12 of the 60 players in the no-cut field broke par.

“I made some good bird-

ie putts today and some par saves as well, so pretty happy,” Streelman said. “On 18, the wind tricked us a little bit and it floated me on a hair and it came down in the middle of that bunker and plugged pretty deep. I had no shot. It’s going to happen out here, you expect it.”

Bjorn had a poor start to his day, four-putting the fourth hole.

“I thought, ’Well, this could be a long day,’ but I just kind of kept my composure and made some good birdies and kept playing solid,” the Dane said.

“It is, in my eyes, probably the finest golf course you can ever play.”

Kuchar said he wasn’t disappointed with his score. He bogeyed 18, a hole he doublebogeyed at the Australian Masters on Sunday to give Adam Scott as two-stroke win.

“The back side today, certainly 16, 18, are really tough holes,” Kuchar said. “I was not able to finish those off as well as I would like to have today, but even par is not a bad score.”

Scott, who won the Australian PGA before his Australian Masters victory, had a quintuple-bogey 9 on the 12th hole and shot 75.

Trying to drive over a dogleg with his tee shot, Scott hit his first ball on the par-4, 440-yard 12th into the bushes in the right rough, then hit a

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Jason Day of Australia hits out of a green side bunker on the 15th hole during the first round of the World Cup of Golf at Royal Melbourne Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday. provisional in the same area.

He didn’t find his first ball and his second was unplayable, so he returned to the tee and hit his fifth shot.

Scott hit through the green on his approach, got on the green for seven and two-putted for nine.

“Just a couple of lazy swings and I paid the price,” Scott said.

“Just away with the fairies on that hole. When you play good tracks like this you need to be switched on at all times and I paid the price.”

The system being used to

determine the entries at the World Cup — world golf rankings and the number of players eligible from each country based on those rankings — will be used at the Rio Games when golf returns to the Olympic program in 2016.

Ko shoots 71 in professional debut on LPGA Tour CANADA’S REBECCA LEE-BENTHAM SITS SECOND AFTER OPENING ROUND

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAPLES, Fla. — Lydia Ko didn’t feel any differently on the first tee Thursday than she has at any other LPGA Tour events she has played, even the two that she won. It just took her a few hours before she started producing the kind of golf that brought so much attention to her professional debut.

The 16-year-old from New Zealand overcame a double bogey on her third hole with three birdies on the back nine at Tiburon Golf Club for a 1-under 71.

Ko was seven shots behind Sandra Gal of Germany, who opened with six straight birdies on her way to a 64.

Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham had six birdies on the back nine for a 65. Another shot behind was a group that included Lexi Thompson, coming off a win last week in Mexico, and Anna Nordqvist, who can make more money by winning the CME LPGA Titleholders than she has all year.

First place is worth US$700,000, the biggest payoff in women’s golf.

Ko wasn’t thinking about money, even though this is the first event where she can take home a paycheque — and there is no cut in the 69-player field.

The starter introduced her by asking the gallery of about 100 people to “welcome to the LPGA Tour, Lydia Ko.” She calmly hit driver down the left side of the fairway on the par-5 opening hole.

“Just normal,” Ko said.

“I didn’t feel too odd or special or slow or whatever today. That actually surprised me. I thought I would be much more nervous. And actually, one of the good things was I wasn’t thinking about any

money or related stuff. I just tried to play my game, which was obviously very helpful.”

She missed a five-foot birdie putt on the first hole, and then really ran into problems on the third. Ko pulled her tee shot through a waste area of coquina pebbles and just into the pine straw. She tried to play a draw toward the right side of the green, but was distracted when her club clipped a branch at the top of her swing, and her foot slipped. She didn’t get out of the waste area, and then took two more shots to reach the green and made a four-footer for double bogey.

“I think I was a bit too ambitious,” she said. “A seven-iron down the right side would have given me more than an opportunity to make up-and-down for par.”

It probably wasn’t a coincidence that Michelle Wie played in the same group. Wie also was 16 when she made her pro debut in the 2005 Samsung World Championship at Bighorn, a small field with no cut.

She opened with a 70.

“On the first tee, watching her hit, I remembered my first shot,” Wie said.

“I remember shaking on the first tee. I hit the fairway and my hands went up in the air. There were definitely flashbacks to when I hit. She played great today. She looked calm — a lot calmer than I looked.”

Ko can only hope for a better outcome.

Wie tied for fourth in her pro debut, but she didn’t get the $53,126 because LPGA Tour officials determined she had taken a penalty drop in the wrong spot. She was disqualified for signing for the wrong score.

Ko did well not to let the round get away from her.

Dzwilewski’s back but Buckley keeps Dino starting job for Vanier Cup

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC — Even with Eric Dzwilewski back healthy, there was no question that Andrew Buckley will be the starter for the Calgary Dinos in the Vanier Cup game.

Dzwilewski got the green light from the Dinos doctors this week to return after missing almost the entire season with a foot injury.

After the 2012 West Conference most valuable player was injured in the third quarter of the opening game of the campaign against the University of British Columbia, it was Buckley that led the Dinos to their first undefeated season and got them to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship game.

The No. 3 Dinos face the No. 2 Laval Rouge et Or for the Vanier Cup on Saturday at what is sure to be a packed Telus Stadium.

“It’s not a dilemma, it just gives us an option,” coach Blake Nill said Thursday. “Andrew’s going to start.

“He’s played and done everything we’ve asked from him. Right now, there’s no question in my mind who we’re going with on Saturday.”

The question is whether Dzwilewski will dress for the game. If he does, he will use up his fourth year of eligibility to play university football. A player’s fourth year is also when he’s eligible for the CFL draft.

Another question is whether Dzwilewski, a Boise, Idaho native, will stay at Calgary or transfer elsewhere, as it seems he has lost the starting the job to Buckley, who plans to play at least one more season.

Dzwilewski made the trip with the team, but Nill said he will decide probably before Friday whether he will play.

“Here’s the dilemma we face — you have a guy like Dzwilewski who’s conference MVP, has played in the Vanier Cup in Laval (in 2010), and obviously

has a very successful record,” he said.

“So he brings something to the table. Then you wonder if you want him to bring that for two more years instead of one more, because if you use him you burn a year. That’s something I’m debating now.”

Four years ago, a strong Dinos squad was pounded 29-2 in a snowstrom at Laval. Dzwilewski replaced Erik Glavic, a victim of repeated drops by his receivers, late in the second half. He is among only three players still on the team since that game, along with receiver Chris Dobko and linebacker Thomas Spoletini.

Dzwilewski said he’s ready if needed.

“Right now I’m feeling good,” the 21-year-old said. “It’s been a long 11 weeks, but our medical staff has done a great job of getting me prepared for the game. The coach has shown great confidence in me by bringing me on the trip. I don’t know the logistics of all that, but if my number’s called, I’ll be out there. If not, that’s the coaches’ decision.”

The 20-year-old Buckley, a Calgary native, completed 62.1 per cent of his passes in conference play this season and kept it up in the playoffs. The Dinos’ attack ran riot in a 44-3 win over No. 1 Western in the Mitchell bowl last Saturday.

Now he may have the starter he replaced as his backup for the championship game.

“I’m going to go out and do my thing,” said Buckley. “If it comes down to it that (Dzwilewski) has to go in, then all the best.

“Right now, we’re just in it to win, so whatever’s best for the team, we’ll do it.”

The Dinos squad includes thirdyear defensive back Doctor Cassama, who is Swedish of Gambian descent.

Asked what moved him to play Canadian football, Cassama said: “Because you can hit people hard and not get in trouble.”

She turned a birdie chance into a shocking bogey on No. 7 with a three-putt from just inside 15 feet, missing a two-footer for par when she tried to jam it into the back of the hole. That put her at 3-over through seven holes, as Gal was making birdie on the other side of the course on every hole.

“My birdie on 8 definitely helped,” she said. “It kind of came in from the back of the hole, which was quite interesting. I thought I had missed it. I gave myself opportunities, and par is sometimes good. All I can do is just set up birdie putts, and then some will go in and some won’t.”

They were dropping for Gal. She shot to the top of the leaderboard, settled into a string of pars, and then had a big finish. Unlike the teenager, Gal was thinking about money, or at least the breakdown.

The prize distribution from the $2 million purse is heavy at the top — $700,000 for first place, while second place pays just over $139,000 and third place is about $100,000.

“I thought this tournament was a little different than the other ones, so I thought, ’I’m just going to be really aggressive and just go for everything,’ because really all you want to do is win here,” Gal said.

“Any other place it doesn’t really matter that much.

So that’s kind of the mindset I had and I think that really helped me, and I just kept rolling in putts. So that was kind of fun.”

The “Big 3” didn’t have that much fun — Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen and Stacy Lewis. They are the top three in the world and the LPGA Tour money list. Park, who already clinched player of the year, had a 68. Lewis made late birdies for a 71, while Pettersen opened with a 72. Pettersen and Lewis have to win to have any chance of claiming the money title.

Deep freeze takes Hoffman leads by one at toll on Ticats as players get frostbite Pebble Beach Invitational during practice THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — Several Tiger-Cats emerged from their first Grey Cup practice with frostbite from frigid Mosaic Stadium.

But Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton’s assistant special teams and kicking coach, said the team still relished the championship game workout.

“I loved playing in the snow,” the former longtime Hamilton kicker said Thursday at a media breakfast. “I saw it as something different and fun and a challenge. Our guys had a great time out there (Wednesday). We ended up with a couple of frostbite situations. But the guys didn’t complain, they practised hard.

“I remember in Winnipeg in ’98, it was even colder than this. You just get through it. The game makes it all worthwhile.”

Osbaldiston said the frostbite was nothing serious “but it tells you how cold it is.”

Wednesday’s temperature was listed at minus-16 but it felt like minus-28. It was even chillier Thursday morning at minus-21, which felt like minus-31.

Both teams were slated to hold closed practices Thursday at Mosaic Stadium. Saskatchewan practised indoors Wednesday in Moose Jaw, and Hamilton will take advantage of that option for Friday’s practice.

The forecast is improved for game-day Sunday with a daytime high of zero, feeling like minus-five. Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. local time.

Hamilton offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski admitted he had erred in his choice of dress Wednesday. Not liking to wear sweatpants over his knee braces, he opted for shorts with some heating ointment on his knees.

“I quickly realized that I’ve made a terrible mistake,” he said. “It’s much colder than I thought and I’m wearing shorts.”

Dyakowski took advantage of a break in practice to return to the dressing room and put on sweatpants.

“I capitulated,” he said.

“By the end of practice, I was really good to go,” he added.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Morgan Hoffman took the first-round lead at the Pebble Beach Invitational on Thursday, shooting a 7-under 65 at Spyglass Hill.

Hoffman has a one-stroke lead on fellow PGA Tour players Chesson Hadley, Ted Potter Jr., Scott Brown and defending champion Tommy Gainey.

“It was just a really nice day,” Hoffman said of his bogey-free round.

“The greens were soft and the ball rolled really well.”

Gainey, Hadley and Brown were at par-72 Del Monte Golf Course. Potter Jr. had his 66 at Spyglass Hill.

“Anytime you’re the defending champion, you always want to give it your best shot,” said Gainey, whose lone PGA Tour win remains the 2012 McGladrey Classic.

Four players, including 20132014 PGA Tour rookie Brice Garnett, Jason Kokrak and University of Illinois men’s golf coach Mike Small were two back at 67.

Kokrak had the low round at Pebble Beach.

Ten-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam opened with a 70 at Del Monte. Two-time defending First Tee Open at Pebble Beach winner Kirk Triplett shot 69 at Del Monte.

Record three-time winner Mark Brooks was six back following a 71 at Spyglass.

Former winner Rocco Mediate withdrew with back spasms.

In its 42nd year, the Invitational is the only event that features players from the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Web.com Tours vying for the same purse.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2013

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars TO STUDY MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, CLIMATE CHANGE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on Monday on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet’s radical climate change.

The Maven spacecraft is due at Mars next fall following a journey of more than 440 million miles (700 million km).

Scientists want to know why Mars went from being warm and wet during its first billion year to cold and dry today.

The early Martian atmosphere was thick enough to hold water and possibly support microbial life.

But much of that atmosphere may have been lost to space, eroded by the sun.

Maven set off through a cloudy sky Monday afternoon in its effort to provide answers.

An unmanned Atlas V rocket put the spacecraft on the proper course for Mars, and

launch controllers applauded and shook hands over the success.

An estimated 10,000 NASA guests gathered for the launch, the most exciting one of the year from Cape Canaveral.

The University of Colorado at Boulder, which is leading the Maven effort, was represented by a couple thousand people.

“We’re just excited right now and hoping for the best,” said the university’s Bruce Jakosky, principal scientist for Maven.

To help solve this environmental puzzle at the neighbouring planet, Maven will spend an entire Earth year measuring atmospheric gases once it reaches Mars on Sept.

22, 2014.

This is NASA’s 21st mission to Mars since the 1960s.

But it’s the first one devoted to studying the Martian upper atmosphere.

The mission costs $671 million.

Maven — short for Mars At-

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Technicians work on NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The robotic explorer blasted off on Monday on a 10-month journey to the red planet. mosphere and Volatile Evolution, with a capital “N” in EvolutioN — bears eight science instruments.

The spacecraft, at 5,410 pounds (2,450 kg), weighs as

much as an SUV. From solar wingtip to wingtip, it stretches 37.5 feet (11.4 metres), about the length of a school bus.

A question underlying all of NASA’s Mars missions to

date is whether life could have started on what now seems to be a barren world.

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MARS: Questions about us being alone “We don’t have that answer yet, and that’s all part of our quest for trying to answer, ‘Are we alone in the universe?’ in a much broader sense,” said John Grunsfeld, NASA’s science mission director.

Unlike the 2011-launched Curiosity rover, Maven will conduct its experiments from orbit around Mars.

Maven will dip as low as 78 miles (125 km) above the Martian surface, sampling the atmosphere. The lopsided orbit will stretch as high as 3,864 miles (6,218 kilometres).

Curiosity’s odometer reads 2.6 miles (4.2 km) after more than a year of roving the red planet. An astronaut could accomplish that distance in about a day on the Martian surface, Grunsfeld noted.

Grunsfeld, a former astronaut, said considerable technology is needed, however, before humans can fly to Mars in the 2030s, NASA’s ultimate objective.

Mars remains an intimidating target even for robotic craft, more than 50 years after the world’s first shot at the red planet.

Fourteen of NASA’s previous 20 missions to Mars have succeeded, beginning with the 1964-launched Mariner 4, a Martian flyby. The U.S. hasn’t logged a Mars failure, in fact, since the late 1990s.

That’s a U.S. success rate of 70 per cent. No other country comes close.

Russia has a poor track record involving Mars, despite repeated attempts dating to 1960.

India became the newest entry to the Martian market two weeks ago with its first launch to Mars.

If all goes well, Maven will cruise past India’s Mars voyager, called Mangalyaan, or “Mars craft” in Hindi.

Maven should beat Mangalyaan to Mars by two days next September, said NASA project manager David Mitchell.

“It’s kind of a neat race, and we wish them all the best,” Mitchell said.

Earth and Mars line up properly for a Mars flight every two years, occasionally resulting in just this sort of traffic jam. The two planets are constantly on the move, thus the 440 million-mileplus chase by Maven to Mars over the next 10 months.

Maven’s science instruments will be turned on in the next few weeks. The University of Colorado’s ultraviolet spectrograph will try to observe Comet ISON, now visible and brightening in the night sky as it speeds toward the sun.

ISON will zip within 730,000 miles (1,174,766.66 km) of the sun on Thanksgiving Day. Astronomers are uncertain whether the comet will survive that blisteringly close encounter.

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First Fido? DNA study points to Europe as place where wolves evolved into man’s best friend

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — For years, scientists have been dogged by this evolution question: Just where did man’s best friend first appear?

The earliest known doglike fossils come from Europe. But DNA studies have implicated east Asia and the Middle East. Now a large DNA study is lining up with the fossils, suggesting dogs originated in Europe some 19,000 to 32,000 years ago.

Experts praised the new work but said it won’t end the debate.

Scientists generally agree that dogs emerged from wolves to become the first domesticated animal.

Their wolf ancestors began to associate with people, maybe drawn by food in garbage dumps and carcasses left by human hunters. In the process they became tamer, and scientists believe people found them useful for things like hunting and guard duty.

Over a very long time in this human environment, wolves gradually turned into the first dogs.

The latest attempt to figure out

where this happened was published online Thursday by the journal Science.

Researchers gathered DNA from fossils of 18 ancient wolflike and doglike creatures that lived up to 36,000 years ago in Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and the United States.

They compared the genetic material to modern samples from 49 wolves from North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, 77 dogs of a wide variety of breeds including cocker spaniel, basenji and golden retriever, and four coyotes.

The DNA of modern dogs showed similarities to the genetic material from the ancient European specimens and modern-day European wolves, the researchers reported.

The first dogs evolved by associating with hunter-gatherers rather than farmers, since dogs evidently appeared before agriculture did, they said.

“There are now, based on genetic evidence, three alternative hypotheses for the origin of dogs,” said Robert Wayne of the University of California, Los Angeles, a study author.

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C1 Crews still battling snow

FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2013

MORE SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR THIS MONTH THAN THE CITY WOULD TYPICALLY SEE BY THE END OF JANUARY

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF City crews continue to clear the snow from one of the largest and earliest dumps in Red Deer in recent years.

While there are no plans to send city plows into the residential areas yet, city staff are keeping a close eye on the situation.

Public Works Department manager Greg Sikora said while there has been somewhat of an outcry for residential plowing, they are concerned it is too early in the season.

“We’re aware of the conditions that are out there,” said Sikora. “It’s not like we’re waking up and we’re new to this. We’re monitoring the accessibility.”

Sikora said if the city gets a little more snow, they may run into snow management issues and face restricted parking issues.

More snow has fallen so far this month than the city would typically see by the end of January.

Over the last 13 years, the average snowfall in November was 15.9 cm with the highest recorded snowfall of 32 cm in 2006. So far this month, Red Deer has received more than 60 cm.

Sikora said the city is in constant contact with Red Deer Emergency Services to ensure there are no problems getting into residential areas.

“It may be bumpy and a little uncomfortable but their access is not an issue as they have not advised me accordingly,” said Sikora.

He said because the last snowfall was over two days, it posed a challenge staying ahead of the snow. In these circumstances, the city has to rely heavily on the contractors to help crews.

To date, crews have plowed the hills, bridges and overpasses, and the arterial intersections twice under Priority 1 and Priority 2 in the city’s snow and ice policy.

Crews have also finished the majority of the snow windrow removal in Priority 1 and Priority 2 and the downtown clearing.

Crews completed the downtown clearing early Thursday morning.

Under the policy, the city must remove snow within four days of it falling. Sikora said they mounted all the forces to get the job done in two days.

Crews are expected to shift to the collector roads, transit routes and residential areas next to schools on Monday.

Over the next few days, the crews will continue to finish up sensitive removal areas that are not identified under Priority 1 and Priority 2.

That can include providing traction along sidewalks, some trails and transit stops.

The weather is expected to warm up over the next few days. Today was expected to reach a high of -8C and a low of -14C. On Saturday, temperatures should reach a high of 0C with a low of -9 and on Sunday residents should expect a high of 1C and a low of -9C. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Robbery sentence appeal dismissed

SNUGGLING WITH SANTA

DAY OF DISABILITY On Dec. 3, Red Deer is recognizing the International Day of People with Disability, a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with a disability. The day is to also encourage support for their dignity, rights and well-being, and celebrate those who have contributed to supporting people with a disability. The celebration begins with a band and dancing activity at 9:30 a.m. at The Hub on Ross at 4936 50th Ave. There will be an open door trade show starting at 1 p.m., along with a theatre troupe performance. The official proclamation will be read and signed at 3 p.m., followed by a local awards presentation and cake. Information on disability will also be set up on display tables at the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch from Nov. 25 until Dec. 9.

SYLVAN YULETIDE FESTIVAL The Sylvan Yuletide Festival and Market is back to create a little Christmas cheer. Debuting last year, the event was a success and is returning with a farmers’ market, Christmas tree displays, silent and live auctions, raffles, hockey games, and family skates. There will also be a gingerbread house competition, lots of live music and a Skating Club Spirit of Christmas performance. The fun starts on Nov. 29 at the Sylvan Lake Multiplex, at 4803 48th St., beginning at 4 p.m. and running until 10 p.m. On Nov. 30, the activities kick off with breakfast with Santa starting at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. with a closing ceremonies. For more information, go to www. spiritofsylvanyuletide.com.

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Hailey Heil, 3, of Sylvan Lake snuggles up to Santa during a visit to the Bower Place Shopping Centre. Hailey along with her mother Darla and little brother Ryker visited the jolly old elf as they did their shopping on Thursday. Santa will be in the shopping centre at Centre Court every day until Christmas Eve.

Witness changes story

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

ARMED ROBBERY TRIAL

A witness has changed his story after being called to testify in the trial of a 36-year-old man charged with armed robbery at a Red Deer bank.

Dustin Aaron Clark, referred to as “Lips” by some witnesses, is on trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, accused of robbing the Servus Credit Union in Taylor Plaza on the late afternoon of Sept. 13, 2012.

The first three witnesses called by Crown prosecutor Jillian Brown on Thursday morning gave consistent evidence about the chain of events, but were inconsistent in their efforts to identify the suspect.

“That’s not Lips. His lips aren’t big enough,” witness Dwight Allison, 54, said when Crown prosecutor Jillian Brown asked him to point out the picture he had selected from a photo lineup police showed him two weeks after the robbery.

Allison said police asked him to see if he could identify a man he knew only as Lips.

On the stand on Thursday, Allison said the individual shown in a surveillance photo from the bank was definitely the right man, based on the hoodie and cap he was wearing, but that he

had been mistaken about the man he had chosen from the photo lineup.

Allison acknowledged that he had dated and signed the back of the lineup photo and had written on it that he recognized Lips because of his neck tattoos and large lips.

He went on to say he had a bad memory and that he could not see Lips anywhere in the courtroom, including the prisoner’s box where Clark was seated for his trial.

Bank staff called to testify were consistent in describing the events that unfolded that afternoon.

Teller Jessica Ames, 20, said she hadn’t taken much notice of the robber when he first came up to the counter because she was busy at her computer at the sit-down wicket, built to accommodate people in wheelchairs.

When she saw him waiting at an empty wicket, she offered to help him.

He stood at her wicket with his hands shoved into his pockets. He told Ames, “I have a firearm on me. Give me your money or you will be shot.”

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A Red Deer man’s attempt to have his prison sentence reduced has been dismissed in the Alberta Court of Appeal.

Stanley Chad Cox, 49, was given a global sentence of 10 years in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench on May 18, 2012, for his role in the robbery of an Olds drug store on Feb. 1 of the previous year.

Cox and his son, Taylor, were arrested 11 days later at a home in the South Hill area of Red Deer. Police found 10 guns in the house, some with altered barrels, a quantity of ammunition and a variety of prescription drugs.

Taylor Cox, 22 at the time of the arrest, pleaded guilty early on and then testified against his father. He was sentenced to four and half years in prison.

Father and son were each convicted on numerous charges, including armed robbery, wearing a disguise in order to commit an offence, multiple weapons offences and two counts of possessing illegal drugs.

Stanley Chad Cox appealed his sentence, stating that it was unreasonable and had breached the principle of parity, which states that similar sentences should be crafted for similar people in similar circumstances.

Among its reasons for dismissing the appeal, the panel of judges stated that the elder of the two men had a criminal record dating back to 1980, including 23 convictions on charges including robbery, weapons and drug offences, for which he had served sentences of up to 63 months.

The appeal court panel found that the trial judge properly found a number of differences between the two men, including the son’s youth, his confession, his limited record and his expression of remorse.

“We are not persuaded that the sentence was inappropriate, given the appellant’s previous record and the number and nature of the armed robbery, weapons and drug offences,” the panel members wrote in their decision, heard on Oct. 22 and released on Thursday. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Health Café encourages empowerment GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ASK DOCTORS ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

PRIMARY CARE NETWORK

Red Deer Primary Care Network wants to help people stay healthy this winter by hosting another Health Café at Red Deer Lodge on Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The information evening features the following subjects: Adult Vaccines You Need to Know About and When to Say NO to Antibiotics.

It is the fourth Health Café held since April. Others have looked at exercise, menopause and how to be a smarter patient. The Jan. 23 session will look at improving sleep.

“We’re all about empowering patients and the public to take better care of them-

selves,” said Lorna Milkovich, executive director of Red Deer PCN. “We want them to get the most up-to-date and accurate information and have an opportunity to ask family doctors their questions.” Milkovich said often people don’t remember or have time to ask their doctors about issues other than urgent health concerns.

Health Cafés are a great opportunity for people to ask doctors questions on certain issues. Once the questions start, they keep coming as people think of more related questions.

The PCN also gathers topic ideas at the

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

cafés for future events.

Dr. Maureen McCall and Dr. Erin Thompson will lead Monday’s Health Café about preparing for winter illnesses and for travel.

Milkovich said at this time of the year the flu can be a very serious illness that can land people in the hospital and flu immunization can help. There are also vaccinations that can protect against other health problems, as well as travel vaccines.

To reserve a seat at the Health Café, call the PCN at 403-343-9100 or e-mail events@ rdpcn.com. Admission is $5 at the door.

From this session forward, health officials leading the Health Cafés will be vide taped and sessions will be made available online at www.reddeerpcn.com. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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C2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Nov. 22, 2013

BRIEFS Residents warned to stay off ice The City of Red Deer is asking residents to stay off the ice on ponds, rivers and other water bodies until further notice.

Heavy snowfalls have created an extreme load on the ice, causing extensive cracking and concealing unfrozen areas.

The snow accumulation may also slow the process of ice formation.

Residents are asked to obey signs and barricades, which have been placed in unsafe areas.

City crews are clearing snow where safe on Bower Ponds.

Ice surfaces at Anders on the Lake and Westlake will be cleared when conditions permit.

The City of Lacombe is also asking residents to stay off storm water ponds in the area.

Parks staff will measure the ice thickness on a weekly basis until the ice reaches a 20-cm thickness before people will be allowed access.

Residents are also asked to stay off Cranna Lake, Royal Oak and Iron Wolf Storm Ponds, as well as Les Walker Pond, until further notice.

Vehicles are not permitted on the ice. Small, push-model snow blowers are allowed.

Users of the Iron Wolf storm water pond assume all risk and maintenance responsibilities for the ice.

Red Deer nabs municipal awards Red Deer took home three awards from the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association conference in Calgary this week.

City manager Craig Curtis was given the nod for the Dedicated Chief Administrative Officer Award, which recognizes long-term excellence and dedication to municipal government and chief administrative management.

The city was awarded the Sustainability in Action Award for its exceptional performance in municipal sustainability. The focus of the award in 2013 was on environmental sustainability.

Former mayor Morris Flewwelling was recognized with a Distinguished Service Award. Flewwelling served on council for 21 years, nine as a mayor.

Flewwelling did not seek re-election in October.

Former Ponoka mayor Larry Henkelman received the same honour.

Henkelman had been on Ponoka town council on and off since 1980, serving 12 years as a councillor and nine as mayor. He also did not seek re-election.

Man believed using bogus documents Red Deer City RCMP are investigating after a local woman said she was approached by a man using bogus documents, claiming to be with the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council.

The council, regulator of the automotive industry in Alberta, heard from a consumer that a man provided her with bogus documents written on the council’s letterhead. According to council, the documents included signatures from so-called employees with fictional titles.

“These individuals do not and have never worked for AMVIC,” said John Bachinski, executive director for the council.

Laura Lowe, council manager of communications and education, said there is the potential for personal information to be divulged as council investigators are peace officers and ask for and have access to people’s private information.

According to a council press release, a woman in Red Deer thought she was following up on a prior concern she had filed with the council when really she was dealing with someone who had no authority to help her.

The council would like to remind people to always contact them directly;

Former theatre official cleared of theft

Ames said she gave him a few bundles of cash, totalling less than $3,000, which he stuffed into the right pocket of his hoodie as he turned to walk out.

Supervisor Vanessa Stanvik, 28, said she had gone to her desk for her keys and was heading back to lock the front door when she nearly collided with the robber.

“He said, ‘If you yell or move, I will kill you.’

I locked the door behind

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

The former executive director of Central Alberta Theatre has been cleared of theft in connection with money alleged to have gone missing from the Red Deer-based company.

William Paul Trefry, 45, was scheduled to stand trial in Red Deer provincial court on Nov. 18, represented by Red Deer lawyer Glyn Walter.

Trefry was charged with a single count of theft after being accused of stealing between $6,000 and $7,000 from the theatre company during the two years in which he was employed as its executive director, starting in the spring of 2010.

The trial was cancelled, however, after all charges against him were dismissed.

The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign had its official kickoff Thursday in Red Deer. Campaign volunteer Anne Ottenbreit, right, and Salvation Army Family Services Coordinator Deanna Scott were at the Parkland Mall Thursday greeting customers and accepting donations for the cause. Volunteers will be collecting at 10 locations through the city until Dec. 23 excluding Sundays. The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is one of the longest running fundraising campaigns in Canadian history.

Funds raised are used to assist families and individuals at Christmas and throughout the year with a variety of programs and services.

Volunteers are also still needed for the campaign. Anyone available to help out this season can contact the Salvation Army at 403-346-2251.

Museum closed today The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery will be closed all day today.

The museum will host a memorial reception for Yvonne Johnson, a longtime city resident who died on Oct. 23 at age 75. The reception runs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. All are welcome.

The museum will reopen on Saturday at noon.

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him and then went to call 911,” said Stanvik.

However, her description of his clothes directly contradicted that given by Ames and by teller Jenna Hettler, 27, who had been helping another customer when the robbery began to unfold.

Stanvik told Brown and repeated for Justice Dennis Thomas that the robber had been wearing a white hoodie, while other witnesses testified that he was wearing a black hoodie with white writing on the back.

Ames said he had pulled the hood over a white cap, which cov-

ered most of his face.

She said the only part of his face that she could see was his chin, which she recognized when police asked her to find him in a photo lineup a few days later.

“I covered up their faces and tried to look at their chins and tried to remember what I saw,” said Ames.

The trial is scheduled for completion today. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Upstream chooses Red Deer for HQ INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM SPECIALIZES IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

The downtown Dollar Tree store is preparing to open. The business is located in the former SAAN Store at 4719 49 Ave.

Dollar Tree coming to downtown The former Fields store in downtown Red Deer is poised to return to retail life.

Dollar Tree is expected to open at the 4719 49 Ave. premises next week. It will be Red Deer’s second Dollar Tree, with the first operating in Bower Plaza at 2325 Gaetz Ave. since late last year.

Dollar Tree Canada officials declined to comment on the

store’s opening.

However, the company’s website lists houseware, dinnerware, cleaning supplies, food, health and beauty supplies, toys, books and seasonal décor as among the merchandise carried. All items are priced at $1.25 or less.

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stores with more than 4,700 outlets.

It arrived in Canada three years ago with the purchase of 86 Dollar Giant Stores.

The Red Deer Fields store closed early in 2012, as did its counterparts in Innisfail, Olds, Rimbey, Ponoka and elsewhere across Canada. That chain was owned by Hudson Bay Co.

Workers on the move CANADIAN MIGRATION HIGHEST IN ALMOST 25 YEARS: BMO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadians are on the move and heading West in massive numbers in the quest for high-paying jobs and low taxes, a Bank of Montreal report suggests.

The bank says in a new analysis that inter-provincial migration hit the highest level in almost a quarter of century in the past year, with the population flow to oilrich Alberta surging to more than 50,000 people during the 12-month span ending June 30, the highest on record.

The data shows that every region is losing people in the competition between provinces, except Alberta and Saskatchewan.

BMO economist Robert Kavcic said inter-provincial migration was well established in the early 2000s as Alberta emerged as the country’s growth engine, but stalled somewhat during the 200809 recession.

“Now we’re at the part of the cycle where Alberta (is growing strong again), the unemployment rate is down to around four per cent, and Atlantic Canada has lost a lot of momentum because a lot of the fiscal stimulus there has wound down,” he explained.

He noted that while all provinces are losing workers to Alberta and to a lesser extent Saskatchewan, the drain was especially dramatic in Atlantic Canada, where out migration hit 11,000, or 0.5 per cent of the population, during the last 12-month period for which there is data.

The major factor for the movement is availability of work, the report says. Alberta and Saskatchewan lead the nation with unemployment rates of 4.4 and 3.6 per cent respectively, well below the 6.9 per cent national average.

The four Atlantic provinces, meanwhile, have jobless rates ranging from 9.1 per cent in Nova Scotia to 11.0 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador.

As well, average hourly wages are now $6 higher in Alberta than they are in Atlantic Canada — the highest gap on record — and about $4 higher than in Ontario and British Columbia. Other factors include housing affordability and taxes. Alberta has a relatively low provincial tax burden and no provincial sales tax.

Kavcic says a mobile labour force is not necessarily a bad thing since resources are diverted to where they are needed, but it also means some regions are los-

ing skilled workers and entrepreneurs.

The movement somewhat belies industry and federal government complaints about the lack of flexibility in the labour market.

The Harper government and industry have complained for years about labour shortages in specific regions and skills, with Ottawa introducing several measures, including tighter unemployment insurance rules, in an effort to force the jobless to go further afield.

Kavcic said some governmental moves have helped increase mobility, including recent agreements between provinces that have eliminated some of the barriers to labour movements.

In terms of the most advantageous areas to work and live, BMO says Regina tops the list in terms of job prospects, median employment income, housing affordability and low taxes, followed by three other prairie cities — Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon.

Ottawa and Toronto come in eighth and ninth, Vancouver 11th and Montreal 14th. Among the least attractive of the 19 areas surveyed, BMO listed Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, London, Ont., and New Brunswick in that order from the bottom.

An international consulting firm that specializes in the oil and gas industry has chosen Red Deer for its operational headquarters in Canada.

Florida-based Upstream Downstream Specialized Services Inc. (UDSS) serves oil service companies and national oil companies in South America, North America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia.

Its clients include the likes of Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Schlumberger, Weatherford and Pemex.

UDSS officials scouted Red Deer and other Alberta sites this summer with an eye to relocating its Canadian office from Montreal to Alberta. Fernando Gutierrez, UDSS’s chief operating officer, said at the time that the province appealed to his company because of the strength of the energy sector here, and Alberta’s expertise when it comes to unconventional oil and gas development.

“A lot of the products we’re looking at is more targeting unconventional oil resources, which we identify as the next important boom or movement in the countries where we operate — in Latin America mostly,” said Gutierrez.

Speaking by phone from Calgary on Thursday, Jaime Cocuy, UDSS’s chief marketing officer, confirmed that Alberta’s oil and gas focus made it the obvious choice for his company’s Canadian headquarters.

“This is the hub and the centre of the oil and gas industry that we see in Canada,” said Cocuy, adding that many of UDSS’s clients have operations here.

Although the company will also maintain a corporate office in Calgary, he stressed that Red Deer will be its base of operations.

“We just felt that (Red Deer) was an ideal market for the kinds of things that we’re doing, from an operational perspective.”

Those things include client relationship development, client services and operational support, said Cocuy.

One of the services that UDSS provides to its clients is human capital sourcing, on both a temporary and permanent basis, he said. This includes professionals, like engineers, as well as field staff.

The company also provides training services, and hopes to tap into the wealth of experience in Alberta, said Cocuy. It might even place Albertans into positions elsewhere, he added.

“As we’re working with clients in Mexico and Columbia and Ecuador, if there are resources here that can help us there, then of course we would take advantage of that.”

Cocuy also sees the potential to help companies here expand into foreign markets where UDSS is active.

“What we represent is a channel or conduit for Canadian companies that are interested in exploring relationships and opportunities within the regions that we operate.”

UDSS has already had some discussions with Red Deer College about training initiatives that they can collaborate on, said Cocuy.

“We’re still trying to figure out the synergy and the specifics of how we would do that.”

UDSS will operate out of office space in Edgar Industrial Park, beginning Dec. 1. It’s hired Danielle Klooster — who worked with the company in her role as business retention, expansion and investment officer with Central Alberta: Access Prosperity — to serve as its local business development manager.

Cocuy expects the Red Deer office to grow with the demand for UDSS’s services.

“Given the opportunity here and the need that exists for talent, we see a tremendous opportunity.”

Central Alberta: Access Prosperity initially invited UDSS representatives to Red Deer after meeting them at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Agriculture body settling into new offices at Lacombe It’s been a year of change for the Alberta Federation of Agriculture.

In January, members of the province’s largest producer-funded, general farm organization agreed to expand its board of directors from just farmers to include representatives of commodity groups, not-for-profit agricultural organizations and agribusinesses.

Then on June 1, the federation’s name changed from the Wild Rose Agricultural Producers, and on July 1 it moved its head office to Lacombe from Sherwood Park.

“We’re settling in quite nicely,” said Sheryl Rae, the federation’s executive director.

The Central Alberta city, she explained, is in the midst of a thriving and diversified agricultural region. It’s also more accessible for many of Alberta Federation of Agriculture’s directors.

A Lacombe resident, Rae previously made weekly trips to Sherwood Park to tend to federation business.

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FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE ing the organization’s annual general meeting. At that time, the current producer-only board should gain a broader range of perspectives with the inclusion of representatives from other agriculturalfocused organizations.

For instance, said Rae, it might include representation from agricultural societies or commodity commissions.

“Before we were focused on primary producers, agricultural producers.”

Originally incorporated by a provincial act as the Farmers’ Union of Alberta in 1959, the Alberta Federation of Agriculture’s mandate is to promote sustainable farm income levels and fair trade practices, maintain and improve the rural community and quality of life, and provide information to help producers make informed decisions.

The Alberta Federation of Agriculture’s Lacombe office is located at 5033 52nd St.

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OTTAWA, Ont. — Canada Post is facing major financial difficulties and will likely be asking Ottawa for financial relief next year, the federal Crown corporation said Thursday.

The company, collectively the Canada Post Group, made the comment in releasing its third-quarter results, which included an improved but still big pretax loss of $109 million for the period ended Sept. 28.

The pre-tax loss in the comparable period a year ago was $145 million.

The group, which includes the Canada Post mail and parcel delivery segment, along with majority-owned subsidiaries Purolator, SCI Group and Innovapost, says options under consideration include asking the federal government for additional pension regulatory relief and new financing for 2014.

Canada Post Group said its net loss was $73 million for the quarter, $30 million less than the $103-million net loss it suffered in the prior-year period.

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COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Thursday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 93.51 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 48.50 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.70 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.33 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.24 Cdn. National Railway . 117.77 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 157.07 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 37.05 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.99 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.40 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 39.63 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.04 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.12 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.57 General Motors Co. . . . . 38.12 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 18.15 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 47.13 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 69.20 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.34 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.62 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 47.18 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 100.61 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.59 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.42 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.48 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed higher Thursday as solid labour data from the U.S. helped traders get used to the idea that the Federal Reserve may start cutting back its monetary stimulus early in the new year.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 45.32 points to 13,475.33, held back by gold stocks as Fed tapering concerns continued to punish bullion prices.

The Canadian dollar fell 0.67 of a cent 95.05 cents US. The greenback gained ground against other currencies in the wake of the release of the minutes of the last Fed meeting which showed that the central bank would likely start tapering its bond purchases in “coming months” if the job market improved further. Fed members also weighed the possibility of slowing the US$85 billion of monthly bond purchases even without clear evidence of a strengthening job market.

New York markets were higher amid data showing the number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits fell to the lowest since September.

First-time applications for benefits dropped by 21,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000. The number of applications, which is a proxy for how many workers are being laid off, is now near where it was before the Great Recession.

The Dow Jones industrials closed above the 16,000-mark for the first time, running ahead 109.17 points to 16,009.99. The Nasdaq was ahead 47.88 points to 3,969.15 while the S&P 500 index rose 14.48 points to 1,795.85.

Markets lost ground Wednesday following the release of the Fed minutes with traders caught unaware by their content.

Janet Yellen, who is slated to become the next Fed chairman, had expressed strong support for low interest rate and bond buying policies aimed at stimulating U.S. growth during her confirmation hearing last week.

The central bank’s monthly purchase of bonds has kept long-term rates low and pushed investors into stocks, underpinning substantial gains on many markets this year.

But those long-term rates were on the rise Thursday with the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note continuing to climb as investors sold bonds. The yield was 2.79 per cent, down 0.01 of a point from late Wednesday, after

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.11 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 61.12 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.86 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 28.26 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.79 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.14 First Quantum Minerals . 18.45 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 24.51 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.81 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.90 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 32.85 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 26.80 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 29.50 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 84.04 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 57.89 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.93 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 54.84 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 35.26 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.38 Canyon Services Group. 11.41 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 31.13 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.780 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 20.53 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.97 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 94.69 rising to around 2.84 per cent earlier in the day.

On the commodity markets, January crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained $1.59 to US$95.44 a barrel. The energy sector led gainers, rising almost one per cent. Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) rose 51 cents to C$31.13.

Industrials were ahead 0.9 per cent with Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) ahead $3.24 to $157.07.

Telecoms were also positive with Telus (TSX:T) ahead 27 cents to $37.34.

The base metals sector was up 0.31 per cent with December copper up three cents to US$3.19 a pound.

The gold sector led decliners, down 0.8 per cent as December bullion shed $14.40 to US$1,243.60 an ounce, its lowest close since early July. Kinross Gold (TSX:K) slipped six cents to C$4.90.

On the corporate front, Target Corp.’s (NYSE:TGT) third-quarter net income dropped 47 per cent, stung by costs related to its expansion into Canada. Its adjusted profit beat analysts’ estimates, but revenue fell short. The department store operator also lowered its full-year adjusted earnings forecast.

Target earned US$341 million, or 54 cents per share. Removing Canada-related expansion costs and other items, earnings were 84 cents per share, 20 cents ahead of estimates and its shares fell US$2.30 to US$64.19.

Clothing maker Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL) fell $1.70 or 3.3 per cent to $49.60.

The company, which reports in U.S. currency, estimated it will have between $3 and $3.10 per share of adjusted earnings and $2.35 billion of revenue for the year ending next September.

Analysts had been expecting 2014 adjusted earnings would climb to $3.14 per share with $2.38 billion of revenue.

Gildan, which posted quarterly adjusted earnings that met estimates and revenue that beat, also said it is boosting its quarterly dividend by 20 per cent to 10.8 cents per share.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Thursday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,475.33 up 45.32 points TSX Venture Exchange — 926.71

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 54.20 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.98 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 30.88 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.65 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . . NA Penn West Energy . . . . . . 8.71 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.470 Precision Drilling Corp . . 10.16 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 37.96 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.78 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.77 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 10.12 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 59.31 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 73.64 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.94 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.14 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 34.59 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.80 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.05 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 54.40 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 67.97 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.11 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 93.28 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.77 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 71.59 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 37.57 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.15 up 11.69 points TSX 60 — 777.51 up 2.55 points Dow — 16,009.99 up 109.17 points S&P 500 — 1,795.85 up 14.48 points Nasdaq — 3,969.15 up 47.88 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 95.05 cents US, down 0.67 of a cent Pound — C$1.7023, up 1.97 cents Euro — C$1.4177, up 1.41 cents Euro — US$1.3475, up 0.40 of a cent Oil futures: US$95.44 per barrel, up $1.59 (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,243.60 per oz., down $14.40 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.721 per oz., down 30.2 cents $698.33 per kg., down $9.71 NDEX: Finance HL:TSX Venture Exchange closed Thursday at 926.71 up 11.69 points THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 926.71, up 11.69 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 149.45 million shares.

Thomson, Weston family fortunes see double-digit growth THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Thomson and Weston families have seen double-digit growth in their net worth since last year, according to an annual ranking of Canada’s wealthiest people.

Canadian Business magazine estimates the Thomson family’s net worth has grown to $26.1 billion, up 30 per cent from $20.1 billion last year.

The Thomson family has long topped annual lists of Canada’s most wealthy people. Among its major holdings is Thomson Reuters (TSX:TRI), a public company that delivers professional information to several industries, and the private Woodbridge Co., majority owner of the Globe and Mail.

No. 2 on the list with a net worth of $10.4 billion is Galen Weston, whose son Galen Jr., heads the Loblaw grocery business. The Weston fortune is up 24 per cent from last year’s estimate of $8.2 billion.

The Irving family, which owns Atlantic Canada’s largest chain of gaso-

line stations, a major oil refinery, shipbuilding yard and other businesses, continues at No. 3 with an estimated worth of $7.85 billion, down three per cent from $8.07 billion.

The Rogers family, which controls the cable, wireless and media company that owns Canadian Business magazine and the Toronto Blue Jays, retained No. 4 spot at $7.6 billion, up 18 per cent.

Vancouver-based businessman James Pattison, who heads the private Jim Pattison Group, had a net worth of $7.39 billion, up 10 per cent to continue in the No. 5 spot.

This year’s Top 10 list includes the Saputos, who head one of Canada’s largest cheese and dairy businesses, the estate of Paul Desmarais Sr., the head of Power Corporation who died recently, eBay founder Jeff Skoll, the Winnipeg-based Richardson family and Carlo Fidani, a Toronto-based businessman who heads the Orlando Corp.

Profit outlook best in four years: report

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Conference Board says the profit outlook for Canadian firms is improving after a fallow few months in the spring and summer.

The think-tank’s latest leading indicator for industry profitability rose by a significant 0.7 points last month, the largest monthly jump in about four years.

With the October increase, and

more modest gains from the previous two months, the index is now 1.2 per cent higher than it was last year at this time.

The think-tank says the profitability outlook was aided by several factors, including the recent run-up in the stock market — an early indicator for profits — a decline in the unemployment rate and renewed commitment by the Bank of Canada to keep interest rates low.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan. ’14 $9.00 higher $490.00; March ’14 $9.00 higher $499.40; May ’14 $9.10 higher $507.00; July ’14 $9.10 higher $512.70; Nov. ’14 $8.20 higher $514.80; Jan ’15 $8.00 higher $518.00; March ’15 $7.90 higher $518.60; May ’15 $10.00 higher $516.70; July ’15 $10.00 higher $513.90; Nov ’15 $10.00 higher $510.10; Jan. ’16 $10.00 higher $510.10.

Barley (Western): Dec ’13 unchanged $152.00; March ’14 unchanged $154.00; May ’14 unchanged $155.00; July ’14 unchanged $155.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $155.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $155.00; March ’15 unchanged $155.00; May ’15 unchanged $155.00; July ’15 unchanged $155.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 574,280 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 574,280.

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The number of beneficiaries was 503,800, about 7,100 fewer than in August and down 8.8 per cent compared with September 2012. The number of beneficiaries dropped by more than eight per cent in Ontario and B.C. and were down by just over one per cent in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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Road Ends a good choice for book clubs Road Ends

By Mary Lawson $29.95 Knopf Canada

infancy.

As a dependable parent, Edward is a dud. He is the bank manager, but when at home, he does not involve himself with family matThose readers who have read the book ters. He retires to his office and escapes Crow Lake by Mary Lawson will be pleased into books about the ancient Romans. to see this new novel.

Occasionally, when their noise gets exRoad Ends seems to me to be reminiscessive, he comes down hard on Peter and cent of the writing of Margaret Laurence.

Corey. Then he hates himself because his As the title suggests, there are endings own father was a brute. in the lives of these characters; new beWhen he examines his life he can come ginnings seem to be more difficult. up with many excuses, including, “I never First we meet Tom Cartwright, the wanted a marriage and a family, it was all eldest son in the family, entertaining a Emily.” friend from university.

The only really steady person in this There isn’t much to do in the small family is Megan — and she is leaving. town of Struan, in northern Ontario in In a household where emotions are 1967, but there is the ravine, complete smothered, conversation is only of the PEGGY with a treacherous path and an amazing necessary kind and anyone who suspects FREEMAN waterfall. The appearance of a lynx is an there is a problem, convinces themselves unexpected thrill. that “It will be all right,” almost anything On this adventure are Tom, Simon (his can happen. guest) and Rob, a lifelong buddy. Rob is There is tragedy in this story and there sad and distracted, and he won’t be coming home is spiritual death, as family members deal ineffectufrom this undertaking. ally with grief and neglect.

Megan, Tom’s sister, is 21 and getting ready to So this all sounds pretty bleak, but there are good leave home. The problem is that Megan has been reasons for these characters behaving the way they depended on for all the household chores, including do. discipline of her younger siblings, while her mother Lawson knows families and she understands that produces one baby after another. when communication breaks down, things fall apart.

Now Megan wants out and who can blame her?

Donald and Gary have joined the navy and they Emily is the mother of this brood. She is only hap- are gone; Megan is in London; Tom seems unable to py when she has a new baby, but no one seems aware take action, and maybe it isn’t possible to really esof her precarious health. cape the trap that is this family.

Edward is the father of Megan, Tom, Donald, Gary, But things are changing in Struan: a new resort the twins Peter and Corey, and Adam. Henry died in hotel is being built, which may liven up the town.

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Maybe there will be new options for everyone.

This book will be a good choice for book clubs.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

Ann Patchett: Thrilled for Munro, down on Kindles, done with Hollywood TORONTO — She’s best known for her six novels and a moving memoir of her friendship with the late poet Lucy Grealy, Truth and Beauty.

But over the years, Ann Patchett has written bushels of non-fiction.

She financed her fiction with magazine work, starting at Seventeen and Bridal Guide, working her way up to The Atlantic, Harpers and Granta.

There was an undercover assignment to infiltrate the world of Winnebago travel. A personal Christmas tale about children, divorce and the holidays.

An essay about getting hooked on opera.

Those p i e c e s and others have just been Ann published Patchett as This is the Story of a Happy Marriage (HarperColllins Canada). The title comes from one of the pieces in the collection, an exploration of how she came to wed her second husband after vowing for years not to remarry. “It is a book about commitment. And I feel like all of the essays are in some ways about things I feel married to,” Patchett says.

Patchett is on “book tour.” Book tour means answering questions.

Patchett does so gamely and with grace.

On the short story’s moment: Patchett was guest editor of the 2006 edition of The Best American Short Stories, and introduced the anthology with an essay bemoaning how little love these literary gems receive. “The short story is in need of a scandal,” she suggested tonguein-cheek in the piece, which is also contained in her new collection.

Well, short stories are finally having a moment in the sun. Not thanks to a scandal, but rather Nobel recognition for the high priestess of the art form, Alice Munro.

Patchett has a face well suited to beaming.

She proceeds to do just that when Munro’s feat is mentioned.

“That was one of those things that not one person anywhere that I know had anything but a joyful response,” she exclaims. “I just got so many emails from friends saying ‘I’m in tears,’ ‘This is the greatest day,’ ‘Joy, joy, love, love.’ I have heard no backlash. No eye rolling.

Zero. Everybody loves her. Everybody’s happy.

And it’s wonderful.”

Patchett is also aware short stories hit a second bonanza this fall in Canada when Edmontonbased author Lynn Coady won the 2013 Giller Prize for her Hellgoing.

“I’m looking forward to reading her short stories,” she says, calling Coady’s previous outing, The Antagonist — a novel — “terrific.”

On Kindles and technology in general: Patchett, who is sapling slender, is standing up to the colossus Amazon over what its business model has done to independent booksellers.

A couple of years ago she and two partners opened an independent bookstore in Nashville, where she lives, after the city’s only two bookstores closed. It’s called Parnassus, and it’s flourishing, she says.

Though she writes books and sells books, Patchett doesn’t have a problem with e-readers.

In fact, Parnassus sells e-books through its website.

But Kindles are another matter. They only accept books bought or loaned through Amazon, giving the online seller a monopoly. “I would really, really rather see somebody reading on their iPad and buying their books through Kobo, which allows independent booksellers to sell the books.”

She shakes her head when asked if she reads on an e-reader.

“I have no relationship with technology. I’ve never done any social media. I have a 10-year old flip phone that was $19. I’ve never texted. I don’t watch television.”

Patchett corrects herself. She texts her husband when she travels without him. They are always the same, always one word. “Landed.”

On turning books into movies: Well-crafted plots, finely drawn characters and fluid prose are hallmarks of Patchett’s novels, which seem like they would be Hollywood bait. But oddly, only her first, The Patron Saint of Liars, has been turned into a movie. A TV movie of the week at that.

Patchett shrugs. Her first five novels were all optioned by production companies. And she confesses to having earned a lot of money over the years from those options.

For that she is grateful.

But none has made it to the big screen — and for that she is grateful as well. “It’s a best case scenario, I think, that I make the money and they don’t make the movie.”

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Addition of Six Overnight Shelter Beds at 5246 – 53 Avenue Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/BB-2013 Development Officer Approvals On November 19, 2013, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Deer Park • P. Bakke – a 0.84 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard of an existing hot tub, located at 300 Dempsey Street.

Eastview • K. Heintz – a 0.3 metre relaxation to the maximum height of a proposed detached garage, to be located at 3969 35 Avenue.

Mountview • J. Ruhland o/a Connoisseur Woodcraft – a 2.16 metre relaxation to the minimum front yard of a proposed deck, to be located at 4337 35 Street.

Riverside Light Industrial • Up to Kode Carpentry Ltd. – a 2nd storey addition to the existing Riverside Kennels building, located at 4640 61 Street.

Vanier Woods East • Sorento Custom Homes – a 1.01 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard to the rear deck stairs, on an existing single family dwelling and attached garage located at 48 Vienna Close.

• Strategic Survey Services Ltd. – a 0.6 metre relaxation to the front verandah to an existing single family dwelling and attached garage located at 167 Voisin Close.

City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw; an amendment to Section 8.19 of Direct Control District 19 to allow for a maximum 46 bed combined non-medical detoxification centre and overnight shelter. This is an increase of 6 beds from the current number of 40 beds and can be accomplished without expanding the building. Direct Control District 19 encompasses the properties at 5246 (building) and 5256 (parking) 53 Avenue.

The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor at City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Friday, November 22, 2013. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

LOT SALE FOR THE PURPOSES OF: SOCIAL CARE FACILITY

Waskasoo • E. Ludwig – a 0.3 metre relaxation to the minimum front yard to a proposed deck, to be located at 5555 45 Avenue.

Westlake • Abbey Homes Ltd. – a 1.5 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the house and a 1.85 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck, to a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 60 Windermere Close.

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Discretionary Use Edgar Industrial Park • Lexon Projects Inc. – a 35.7m2 temporary modular unit, until December 9, 2015, to be located at 7880 Edgar Industrial Drive.

Kentwood • 1714676 Alberta Ltd. – a new 1 bedroom secondary suite, within an existing single family dwelling, located at 51 Kemp Avenue.

Riverlands • Peak Pulmonary Consulting Inc. – the discretionary use of a health and medical office, to be located at 200, 5440 45 Street.

Vanier Woods East • Bella Rosa Developments Ltd. – a new 2 bedroom secondary suite, within a new single family dwelling, to be located at 15 Vancouver Crescent.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on December 6, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403342-8399.

In accordance with The City of Red Deer Neighbourhood Planning and Design Guidelines & Standards (2008) and the approved Timber Ridge Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan, the property within legal land description SE1/4 Sec 23 TWP 38 Rge 27 W4M, and located within the new Timber Ridge neighbourhood, is available for sale as a site for the possible development of a Social Care Facility.

Details as to eligibility, conditions of sale, prices, etc. may be obtained from: Laebon Developments Ltd. 403-346-7273 If this site is not purchased for the purpose listed above by December 31, 2013 it will alternatively be developed for low density residential uses in accordance with the approved Timber Ridge Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan.

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Roommate’s neglect of dog has ruined friendship and is hurting animal Dear Annie: I recently moved into an apartMy husband’s job limits the time he can asment with a longtime friend. sist me. Many days, we order takeout because We both have dogs, but I was misled about I don’t have the energy to cook. hers. He is 15 months old and not trained.

The women know this, but I’m an outgoing, My roommate has no time for the dog. She positive person, so they don’t see the pain I takes college classes and works two part-time endure daily. jobs.

I’m thinking of leaving the The dog usually sits in a crate group because it causes me all day. She rarely takes him out stress, but they are otherwise and doesn’t feed him regularly. wonderful women. I think they When she does take him out, simply don’t understand. she is too tired to exercise him, Am I wrong to feel this way? which means he goes nuts in the — Sick and Confused apartment, peeing everywhere Dear Sick: There is no right or and chewing up the furniture — wrong to how you feel. which is mine.

Lupus is an autoimmune disHe tried to bite me last week. ease that damages joints, skin, He also barks incessantly, and kidneys, blood, heart and lungs. her solution is to put a muzzle The women may not underon him. My roommate takes no stand the severity of your illresponsibility and blames me, ness. But the other part of the saying I am making the dog unproblem is that the disease is comfortable. ongoing.

MITCHELL I feel so bad for this animal.

Emergency surgeries and I’ve asked her repeatedly to & SUGAR bouts with cancer are finite. It’s spend more time with the dog easier to bring meals when you and train him, but she hasn’t. know it won’t be forever.

I cannot live in my own apartYou could voice your hurts to ment. Now we have a ruined these women, or you could look friendship and eight months left for support elsewhere. on a lease. Help! — Dogged Out Also visit the Lupus Foundation of AmeriDear Dogged: It is unfair to you that this ca at lupus.org. animal is not trained, but we would consider Dear Annie: This is in response to “Little it abuse to keep the dog in a crate all day, not Doctor,” the ob-gyn who is too “busy and forexercising, feeding or disciplining him ap- getful” to remember patients’ names and uses propriately. an all-purpose term of endearment, claiming Present your roommate with a bill for the it makes the patient “feel relaxed and comruined furniture, and then report her to the fortable.” humane society.

I am also a busy doctor, but I address each She is not capable of caring for this ani- patient by name and also review their medimal. The friendship may be over, but you can cations, lab test results and notes from the still protect the dog. last visit.

Dear Annie: I have lupus, but because I I can’t imagine anyone could feel comfortusually look OK, people assume I’m doing able and relaxed knowing the doctor was so fine. busy and forgetful that he calls you by a geI am part of a small group of Christian la- neric endearment. dies that meets monthly. Often, I’m unable to It is disrespectful and a red flag. attend because I’m not well.

How can such a busy, forgetful doctor be I notify our group’s coordinator and tell alert and responsive to issues that pertain to her specifically what is wrong that day — a patient’s health? — Conscientious Doctor headache, fatigue, achiness, etc. — so that the ladies can pray for me. No one has ever Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell called to check on me afterward. and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Our group has provided meals for families Landers column. Please email your questions to when one woman had emergency surgery and anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s two others had bouts with cancer. Yet, no one Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, has ever offered to bring my family a meal.

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

ANNIE ANNIE

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY: CanVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Tocer Moon encourages day you will meet new us to protect our domesfaces and you will join tic life and to provide new groups of friends. for our family. Later on, People you meet now the Moon in Leo makes will contribute to a lifea sudden change to the long companionship that day’s beat. share similar interests The Sun, the Moon, and likes as you do. FiMars and Jupiter reasnally, this is your kind of sure us that our basic crowd! needs will be in great LIBRA (Sept. 23conformity with our Oct. 22): Inner uneasiwants and desires. We ness can easily take are more than certain away your inner harmoASTRO and positive that things ny. Instead of focusing DOYNA will turn out to be exactly on what you hear and how we want them to be. what is being whispered In the area of romance, around you, channel we may feel somewhat your attention into your dissatisfied. professional standing. The less you HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is know, the better it will be for you. your birthday, your partner’s gain may SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You increase or you may receive a gener- acquire much knowledge at this time ous compensation from someone who making of you a forever-curious stuowes you money. A cash return will dent of life. You question everything bring you more than just reassurance, and you enjoy the results of your disbut also, peace of mind. This will be a coveries. This know-how part of you year full with emotional fulfilment. turns you into a very resourceful inARIES (March 21-April 19): You dividual. are at peace with yourself today. ObSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. taining what you have yearned for 21): You know when to keep mum makes you secretly satisfied of your and when your opinion is required. accomplishments and results. Any Today, in particular, you thrive mindlitigation endeavours will go in your ing your own business and diving into favour, which should bring you more the complexities of life. No subject or tranquillity. topic intimidates you. In contrary, the TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You more it is intriguing, the more it fascidepend on your partner or upon a nates you. cash return in order to feel that toCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): tal and ultimate liberation. You may Partnerships and one-on-one assoneed to change your requirements ciations are mutually responsive. You and focus instead on what you can not only give, but you also receive. bring to the table. It’s time to be more There is a beneficial union customself-reliant. made just for you, which promises to GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your reward you generously and get you income is not only stable, but it is al- closer to your aspirations. so looking bright. You are content AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): with your recent investments, as they You are at service for almost evprove lucrative and attractive. For you, eryone today. Your altruistic nature a penny saved is a penny earned and knows no difference between a work it surely applies to you, especially at requirement and a leisurely activity. this time.

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Rap against complacency LOCAL HIP-HOP ARTIST CAP D PROMOTES DEBUT ALBUM

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Growing up in a smallish Prairie city didn’t stop young Dallas Wallner from heavily identifying with the urban hip-hop lyrics flowing out of his older brother’s CD player.

The song was C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me), from a Wu Tang Clan recording from 1993.

While Red Deer is a long way from the mean streets of Detroit or Staten Island, Wallner remembers the rap tune’s sentiments resonating deeply within his teenage mind, which was already noticing societal disparities.

“If things are supposed to be fair, why doesn’t everyone have a home?” he questioned. And if technology is supposed to be helping us, why is it putting so many people out of jobs?

“The need for money is limiting us.

It’s taking over . . . . The government doesn’t do anything it says it’s going to do. This society is sick,” concluded Wallner, who began making his own rap music to speak his thoughts — in the hope someone would listen.

Seven years ago, the now 24-year-old formed the identity of local hip-hop artist Capitole D, who’s part of the local rap collective Alberta Murderaz.

As “Cap D,” Wallner has since become a staple of the city’s underground hip-hop scene, which attracts sizable crowds at monthly shows around the city. He next performs on Friday, Nov. 29, at Wild Bill’s Sports Bar with Midwest Mindset, Relyks and Phillip Solo.

The hip-hop artist, who prefers to rap to the “old school, boom-bah beat,” has also busted rhymes in Calgary and Edmonton and travelled to New York City, where he performed with hiphop heavyweight Block McCloud from Army of the Pharaohs.

Last month, Capitole D toured Europe, sharing stages in Denmark, Germany and Austria with Bronx rapper Kool Keith and producer Kutmasta Kurt.

Wallner was promoting his debut album, Capitole Collabs, with contributions from veteran rappers, including Madchild from Swollen Members, Block McCloud, Wrekognize, Celph Titled, and Snak the Ripper.

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Local hip-hop artist Capitole D performs on Friday, Nov. 29, at Wild Bill’s Sports Bar with Midwest Mindset, Relyks and Phillip Solo.

He sent artists he admired a link to a beat, and either his idea for the lyrics or his actual lyrics. If they felt so inspired, the rappers would add their original contributions to the tune — for a fee. “If they don’t like your idea, they don’t have to send you anything,” said Wallner, but he’s glad, in his case, that so many did respond.

The CD, Capitole Collabs, also contains riffs from local hip-hop artist Danny Epic, Travis Omen (with whom Wallner started the local Tru Ability record label), Relyks, Chanita, Ali Baba, and Crookedg+enius (Wallner’s cousin from Innisfail).

The album aims to prod listeners out of their complacency and make them question things many of us take for granted, said Wallner.

For instance, the song R.I.P, featuring McCloud, is about “recreating myself . . . I am no longer Dallas, a slave to the monetary system. I am finding a way to reinvent myself, as opposed to being what they want me to be, or thinking what they want me to think.”

In the video for R.I.P., Capitole D stages his own funeral to enact a reawakening. He wears a cut-off rope noose around his neck to symbolize his escape from the “slavery” of conformity, as imposed by the “corrupt” establishment.

“This music is underground,” said Wallner.

Going Crazy (featuring Madchild, Crookedg+enius and D40oz), is about the perils of “wanting to help people with your music (but realizing) getting

famous really doesn’t help anyone.”

Wallner wrapped the album with Best Days (featuring Merkules and Esoteric) because he wanted to end on a positive note.

Although he believes local radio stations could do a lot more to promote local hip-hop artists, Wallner is buoyed by public reaction to his album, which has been so good he’s already planning to put out a solo album next year, followed by another collaborative one.

He believes the key to influencing listeners through music is to do so subliminally. “You put it through with a catchy tune. You don’t shove it down their throats.”

For more information about the show, call Wild Bill’s 403-343-8800. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Hit single propels The Glorious Sons to rock ’n’ roll glory

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The Glorious Sons could be the next big thing in Canadian rock ’n’ roll — and they have their Mama to thank for it.

Anybody who listens to radio rock has more than likely heard the Kingston band’s infectious lyrics: “Mama, down by the river, you know I’m a sinner, sinner for love . . . .”

Cue the harmonica, jangly guitars and hand drumming and Mama, the first single from the The Glorious Sons’ debut EP, has become a cross-country radio hit.

“Everybody seems to be really digging it,” said the band’s lead singer Brett Emmons — from moms and dads to teens and kids, who are probably the most honest judges of what’s catchy.

“There’s been a lot of postings on Facebook where people say, ‘My fiveyear-old likes singing the lyrics,’ ” added Emmons, with a chuckle.

The funny thing is, Mama came out of the musicians goofing around during a jam session.

“I said, ‘Let’s just play something just for fun.’ I had this blues lyric in my head and I just started singing it,

and everybody said, ‘It’s sweet!’ ” he recalled.

The tune wasn’t even going to be on the EP until producer (and Trews band member) John-Angus Macdonald spoke up for it.

“It goes to show that it’s best not to over-think music, but just roll with it and put your heart into a song,” said the 21-year-old, who also plays keyboards and harmonica with the group that performs a soldout show with Vancouver’s Head of the Herd on Tuesday at The Vat in Red Deer.

Someone in Emmons’ position might feel pressured to follow Mama with another big hit — but he doesn’t worry about it too much. “You’ve got to write music for no other purpose than your own. You have to enjoy it and have fun with it.”

While The Glorious Sons seem to have come out of the blue, the group actually has a solid track record in Ontario, winning contests, including 2012’s Whiskey Rocks Showdown and this year’s Rock Search competition at St. Catharine’s 97.7 FM station.

The band — also made up of Brett’s big brother Jay Emmons, 28, on guitar and vocals, Andrew Young on guitar, Adam Paquette on drums and Chris Huot on bass — have signed to Ontario

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Mama, the first single from the The Glorious Sons’ debut EP, has become a crosscountry radio hit. The band plays a soldout show With Vancouver’s Head of the Herd on Tuesday at The Vat. record label Black Box Music, which also is home to artists Shad, Northcote and Classified. The Glorious Sons have also played to soldout crowds in Kingston and are now taking a school bus across the country to share music with fans east and west of Ontario.

“The most important part is your live shows,” concluded Brett Emmons.

“People can like your music, but if you want them to fall in love with you, they have to come to your live shows to see what kind of people you are.”

The band that’s been likened to The Sheep Dogs or Kings of Leon strives to put on an “awesome” show, playing the heck out of songs such as Ruby, a semiautobiographical reflection on treating someone with ignorance and immaturity, or Shapeless Art, the six-song EP’s

title track, about “trying to get a grasp” on the crazy rock ’n’ roll lifestyle.

That need might still arise for The Glorious Sons.

But for now, Emmons said group members are keeping it real by holding down non-music jobs when they aren’t touring — and by rehearsing above a mechanic’s shop whenever they’re home.

He explained, “Jay rented a place over a mechanic’s garage so we could jam all night without disturbing people, so we wouldn’t get calls from the police, which used to happen all the time . . . .

“It’s good when you can play music and keep yourself afloat and be sane and happy.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Higher stakes rescue Catching Fire from blockbuster boredom The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Three stars (out of four) Rated: PG

it’s becoming harder to distinguish between the two.

These welcome complications, following directly from the franchise starter and faithful to the bestsellNo need to get a canon ing teen novels by Suzanne ready for The Hunger Games: Collins, help rescue CatchCatching Fire. ing Fire from blockbuster This is no dull replay of boredom. the first movie, even though So does a creditable noble teen scrapper Katniss cast of returning and new Everdeen (Jennifer Lawplayers. The latter include rence) is forced into gladiJeffrey Wright and Amanatorial combat again. da Plummer as nerdy plot The stakes have gotten PETER movers, and Philip Seylarger and also vastly more mour Hoffman as Plutarch HOWELL interesting, with the title Heavensee, the Machiagames stretching from the vellian rule maker for the battlefield into the mind.

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With Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) smoothly taking the directorial reins from Gary Ross, the sequel narrative reunites victors of previous games — even though they’d been promised by the despotic rulers of dystopian Panem that they’d never again be “reaped” for this Darwinian death match.

Cue Survivor: All Stars comparison.

Deadly archer Katniss and her deadly serious District 12 teammate Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are obliged to rejoin the jungle fray, which has been made more lethal with the addition of acidic fog, killer monkeys, blood rain and ferocious lightning.

Rival combatants are also more dangerous, since they now know how to play for keeps. One woman has filed

her teeth into vampiric spikes, all the better for ripping out a man’s throat.

Haunted by her near-death experiences in the first film, Katniss just wants to return home to impoverished District 12, like Dorothy going back to Kansas. But she’s become the symbolic leader of a growing resistance movement, whose members defy authority with a three-fingered salute and mockingjay bird call.

Her proletarian appeal doesn’t go unnoticed by Heavensee or by Panem’s suavely sinister President Snow (Donald Sutherland), who along with their fellow inhabitants of Panem’s gilded Capitol, fear a revolt by starving peasants more than they do bad ratings for their televised Hunger Games.

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Basking, an acrylic on canvas creation by Sandy Proseilo, is on exhibit at the Velvet Olive Lounge in Red Deer. The Red Deer artist has several works on display that are for sale. The exhibit runs until the end of November. The Velvet Olive is locate behind the Café Pichilingue on Ross Street downtown.

EXHIBITS RED DEER GALLERIES ● Expedition Arctic: 1913-1918 is a traveling exhibit from Canadian Museum of Civilization in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature and features over 250 outstanding artifacts, including many on display for the first time, now open at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery until Feb. 17. Phone 403-309-8405. ● Works of Sandy Proseillo are displayed at Velvet Olive Lounge until Nov. 30. ● Ochre Inc. by Barbara Vander Leek, Mary Joan Pyper, and Linda Siebenga may be viewed at The Hub on Ross Gallery from until Nov. 30. ● Private Moments by Arto Djerdjerian will be on display at Corridor Community Galley, Recreation Centre, lower level until Dec. 13. ● Works of Harvey Brink at Café Pichilingue open until Nov. 30. ● The Northern Terrain Painters — New Work from Jeri Lynn Ing, Susan Woolgar, Judy Sutter and Larry Reese is now at Gallery IS which will be open Nov. and Dec. from noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Phone 403341-0340. ● Works of Justina Smith will now be on display at Gallery on Main in Lacombe until Nov. 22. See Smith’s paintings inspired by landscape, architecture, conversations, and experiences of Alberta and Canada. Phone 403782-3402. ● Steps Through Time is a look back on the evolution of select sports footwear now on at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Explore the progression and evolution of various equipment, glimpse the history and the modifications, that make sports equipment, to make it faster, safer and more comfortable. See www.ashfm.ca, or phone 403341-8614. ● Rooted in the Arts II: The Alberta Foundation of the Arts Collection is on display at the Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch until Dec. 1. Enjoy the works for 46 artists including ceramics, prints,

drawings, sculpture, paintings, and fibre art. The opening reception will be on Nov. 1, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ● The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates Red Deer Centennial with the opening of the exhibit Red Deer Sport History. Take a look at over 100 years Sports History and discover the impact that sport had on Red Deer and its citizens. For more information contact Debbie at debbie@ashfm.ca or visit www.ashfm.ca or call 403-341-8614.

LIVE DATES ● The Velvet Olive welcomes Angela Saini of Calgary in support of her second EP Leap on Saturday at 9 p.m. ● Slumland Theatre welcomes Winnipeg’s Take Me To The Pilot tonight, and Lucid Skies on Nov. 25. ● The Centrium announces that Blue Rodeo with guests Devin Cuddy Band will make a stop in Red Deer on Jan. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Ticket sales start today. Coming up, The Band Perry will take the Centrium stage on Jan. 15 as part of their We Are Pioneers World Tour. Special guests will be Easton Corbin and Lindsay Ell. Tickets available at livenation.com. Hedley returns to Red Deer on April 6. ● The Memorial Centre presents John McDermott on April 4 as part of his 20th Anniversary Tour. Tickets available from Black Knight Ticket Centre, 403-755-6626. ● The Vat presents Kingston’s The Glorious Sons on Nov. 26 with guests Head of the Herd.

To have your establishment’s live bands included in this space, fax a list to Club Dates by 8 a.m. on Wednesday to 403-341-6560 or email editorial@reddeeradvocate. com.

NEW YORK — Earlier this year, Amazon made pilots of eight comedies available for streaming and asked viewers to vote on which they most wanted to see become series.

The motley bunch of shows, many with a DIY flair, included two cartoons, a Zombieland spin-off, and a musical loosely based on the operations of a fictional Huffington Post. One of the series, Alpha House — created by Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau, starring John Goodman and featuring a cameo from Bill Murray sobbing into his electric toothbrush — was not like the others, by enough polish to shine all of Congress’ shoes.

Alpha House, about the lives of four cohabitating senators, is Amazon’s first attempt to establish itself as a provider of quality original content. (Next week Amazon debuts another new comedy, Betas, about twentysomethings launching a tech startup.)

Friday, the first three episodes of Alpha will be viewable by everyone; the rest will be available to Prime customers a week at a time, a split-the-difference-between-Netflix-and-everyone-else strategy.

Though Amazon surely hopes Alpha House will help distinguish it from competitors like Netflix, it is doing so by closely following the Netflix playbook. In February, Netflix signaled its seriousness about original programming with House of Cards, a highly pedigreed series set in Washington, D.C., that at least superficially looked and felt like it could air on premium cable. Alpha House is a highly pedigreed series — Wanda Sykes, Haley Joel Osment and Stephen Colbert make cameos — set in Washington, D.C., that superficially looks and feels like it could air on cable. Like House of Cards, Alpha House announces the arrival of another Internet-only outfit that can make solid enough programming. But less than a year after Netflix cleared it, that already feels like a low bar.

Alpha House takes the sitcom-ready plot outlined in a 2007 New York Times story about the roommate habits of politicians in D.C. as its starting point.

Away from their families, Republican Sens. Gil John Biggs (Goodman), a North Carolina coaching legend who refuses to campaign; Robert Bettencourt (Clark Johnson), a long-term politician from Pennsylvania facing indictment charges; Florida rookie Andy Guzman (Mark Consuelos), a Cuban-American playboy and sure future presidential candidate; and Nevada’s effete, maybe gay Louis Laffer (Matt Malloy) share a home near the Capitol. It comes complete with a bowl of flag pins on the kitchen island and breakfast conversation like “Being a prominent critic of the homosexual agenda: sounds pretty last election cycle to me.”

The last few years have seen a boom in political series. Where there was once just The West Wing, there is now Veep, Parks and Recreation, Scandal, The Good Wife and House of Cards. Even Hulu’s first attempt to get into original programming, the low-key and pleasant Battleground, was set on the campaign trail.

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ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST FILMS, BUT ALSO ONE OF THE HARDEST TO WATCH 12 Years a Slave Four stars (out of four) Rated: 14A

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Jennifer Lawrence skilfully portrays Katniss as brave and resilient, but also headstrong and vulnerable.

CATCHING FIRE: Take ‘parental guidance’ rating seriously If all this isn’t enough for a gal to think about, Katniss also must fret over two would-be lovers, and maybe three. Peeta is still carrying a torch for her, and her childhood best friend Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) is angling for an upgrade. And what about new guy Gloss (Alan Ritchson), he of buff bod and roving eye?

In the romance department, Catching Fire and its predecessor are as chaste as the opening chapters of The Twilight Saga, but the action sequences are far superior to that dreary vampire slog — and also more frightening. Parents are advised to take that “parental guidance” rating seriously.

The emotional anchor remains Katniss, who Lawrence skilfully portrays as brave and resilient, but also headstrong and vulnerable.

But it’s less of a one-woman show than before. The film also develops secondary figures, previously met, who don’t always act the way you’d expect.

They include Hutcherson’s surprisingly resourceful Peeta; Woody Harrelson’s well-oiled mentor/ agitator Haymitch Abernathy; Elizabeth Banks’s peacock-attired Games mascot Effie Trinket; Lenny Kravitz’s soulful dressmaker Cinna; and Stanley Tucci’s purple-haired TV pitchman Caesar Flickerman.

Capable actors all, they encourage us to care about characters whose very names scream cartoon.

We’re never quite sure what any of them are up to, but they make us want to find out — and for a blockbuster sequel, that’s the best way to win the game.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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ALPHA HOUSE: States its politics plainly (Even the sunny Parks and Rec has a dark view of governance: Leslie Knope, an idealistic politician if there ever was one, has had to horse trade and compromise with unethical colleagues and is currently facing a recall from an idiotic electorate.) On Alpha House, no one is an idealist or appears to even have ideas: everyone is perpetually in crisis mode, or more accurately, in don’t-cause-a-crisis mode.

Alpha House is distinct in one regard: rather than satirize “Washington culture” in general, as with Veep, or claim a political allegiance that doesn’t quite jibe with reality, as with Scandal’s Republican president (who in the real world would probably be a Democrat) or with House of Cards’ Democratic congressman (who in the real world would probably be a Republican), Alpha House, like Trudeau’s other work, states its politics plainly. The four protagonists are Republicans, dealing with the current state of

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave is one of the year’s finest films, with multiple Oscar nominations assured.

It’s also one of the hardest to watch.

It nails the revulsion of America’s slavery shame, never sparing the stick, lash or noose in its all-toofaithful recreation of a terrible chapter of U.S. history.

Yet it also finds humanity in one man’s determination to free himself and return to his family. There is hope amidst the horror.

The man is Solomon Northup, played with grace, intelligence and strength by Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men), who deserves consideration for Best Actor honours at the next Academy Awards. The screenplay by John Ridley (Red Tails) draws from Northup’s bestselling 1853 memoirs of the same name.

The film presents Northup as a 19th-century freeborn African-American, a genteel family man living in Saratoga Springs in progressive New York State, who is duped, drugged and abducted by slave traders from the intolerant south, who then sell him into servitude.

A talented carpenter and violin player, Northup had taken two “distinguished gentlemen” at their word when they wined and dined him and offered him employment in their itinerate magic show. Northup took up the offer without even telling his wife (Kelsey Scott), who was travelling out of town, so sure was he of an easy payday and fast return.

Instead, he awakens in chains and darkness in a Washington, D.C., jail dungeon, just down the road from the U.S. Capitol Building.

“You ain’t a free man,” a captor tells him. “You’re nothing but a Georgia runaway.”

Thus begins Northup’s long nightmare, a story no less powerful for its simplicity, in which he loses not only his freedom, but also his name. Throughout it all he is the picture of a man who knows that while his physical body may be chained, his mind and soul never can be.

Rechristened “Platt Hamilton” by his captors, the GOP. John Kerry is the secretary of state. Obama is pulling out of Afghanistan. Laffer is being primaried from the right by a man named Al Hickock, who keeps dog-whistling that Laffer’s gay. The senators casually filibuster a clean energy act. Biggs and Bettencourt refuse to be seen talking to a Democrat, played by Cynthia Nixon, who tells them that “stupid and stupid’s mutant cousin are all that’s left of your party.” (Alpha House does do a little reality hedging: Its Republican senators include a Cuban-American, an African-American and a maybe-closeted Mormon, a more diverse sampling than a random senatorial foursome.)

Yet clearly positioning the characters on the right doesn’t make much of a difference. Trudeau’s politics are liberal, but when Biggs is being played

by John Goodman, he may have a condescending attitude toward gays and women, but it’s impossible not to like him a little bit. Alpha House is about men caught up in a crazy-making system; even with all of its concrete details, that means it feels very similar Peter Travers,

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Northup passes through the hands of owners and traders who range from the kindly (Benedict Cumberbatch) to the mercenary (Paul Giamatti) to the downright maniacal (Paul Dano and Michael Fassbender).

Fassbender’s Edwin Epps is the worst of the lot, a Louisiana plantation owner whose fields of cotton, sugarcane and corn are stained with the blood and sweat of the slaves he keeps. The words “brutal” and “despicable” barely suffice to describe him.

He comes on like a malevolent hurricane, citing holy scripture as justification for his misdeeds.

These include illicit sexual congress with a proud young slave woman Patsey (Lupita Nyong’o), whose very presence enrages Epps’s wife, Mary (Sarah Paulson).

Epps abuses Northup, Patsey and his other slaves physically and mentally, never holding back, just as McQueen doesn’t hold back on showing it.

It’s the toughest role the British director has ever asked Fassbender to take on, and that’s saying a lot if you’ve seen their previous work together, first in Hunger (2008) and then Shame (2011). In the former, Fassbender played explosive IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands; in the latter he was a New Yorker consumed by sex and guilt.

In both Hunger and Shame, you could feel sympathy or at least pity for Fassbender’s characters.

Not so this time: his Epps is a character bereft of redeeming qualities.

Fassbender and McQueen also have reason to expect awards attention, and so does Nyong’o, a promising newcomer making her feature debut. Watch for her, now and in the future.

For all of its fire, 12 Years a Slave also impresses with its cool restraint. In one remarkable wordless scene, perfectly framed by cinematographer Sean Bobbitt (a frequent McQueen collaborator), a female slave attempts to seduce Northup, seeking to give and receive comfort.

Northup refuses her, gently, with sorrow in his eyes but also a determination to return whole one day to the wife he has been torn from.

In other moments, silent except for the strings, woodwinds and percussion of Hans Zimmer’s redolent score, Bobbitt shows us the workday routines of the plantation slaves, who refuse to allow imprisonment to rob them of dignity.

12 Years a Slave boasts many stars on its marquee, the biggest of them being Brad Pitt, who is credited both as producer and actor.

His appearance late in the story might be a disruption in a lesser movie. Here Pitt serves as a reminder that nothing could distract us from the exemplary performances of Ejiofor, Fassbender and Nyong’o, or from a film that achieves greatness in its deft balancing of horror and hope.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic. to the (for now) much funnier Veep, which is also focused on the relentlessly reductive, blame-avoidance nature of public office. (When will someone take on, what seems to me, the great white whale of contemporary political satire: the true believer, the ideological zealot, the devout tea partier? I’m imagining, like, Enlightened, but with a hero sharing Ted Cruz’s beliefs.) Alpha House may be Amazon’s first original program, but it doesn’t feel all that original.

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SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2013 TO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2013 THOR: THE DARK WORLD 3D (PG) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 4:30, 7:20, 10:10; SAT-SUN 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10; MON-THURS 7:10, 9:55 FROZEN 3D () CLOSED CAPTIONED, NO PASSES WED-THURS 6:50, 9:30 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,VIOLENCE) NO PASSES FRI 4:00, 7:15, 10:30; SAT-SUN 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30; MON-THURS 7:00, 10:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED, NO PASSES FRI 5:15, 6:30, 6:50, 8:30, 9:45, 10:05; SAT-SUN 12:00, 12:20, 2:00, 3:15, 3:35, 5:15, 6:30, 6:50, 8:30, 9:45, 10:05; MON-TUE 6:30, 8:00, 9:15, 9:45; WED-THURS 6:30, 8:00, 9:45 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,VIOLENCE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING, NO PASSES WED 1:00 ENDER’S GAME (PG) (VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SAT 4:15, 7:00, 9:50; SUN 4:15, 9:50; MON 10:05; TUE 6:45, 9:30 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG) (VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI,SUN 6:40, 9:55; SAT 3:30, 6:40, 9:55; MON-TUE 6:40, 9:50 LAST VEGAS (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE,SEXUAL CONTENT) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 4:50, 7:25, 10:00; SAT-SUN 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00; MON 7:30; TUETHURS 7:30, 10:05 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) CLOSED CAPTIONED SAT-SUN 1:00

DELIVERY MAN (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE,MATURE SUBJECT MATTER) CLOSED CAPTIONED, NO PASSES FRI 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; SAT-SUN 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; MON-THURS 7:20, 10:00 THE BOOK THIEF (PG) CLOSED CAPTIONED, NO PASSES WED-THURS 6:40, 9:40 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) (DISTURBING CONTENT,BRUTAL VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 3:50, 7:10, 10:25; SAT-SUN 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:25; MON-THURS 6:35, 9:40 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) (DISTURBING CONTENT,BRUTAL VIOLENCE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:00 JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE,NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN,CRUDE CONTENT) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 5:35, 7:55, 10:15; SAT 12:40, 3:00, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15; SUN 12:40, 3:00, 4:05, 7:25, 10:15; MON-THURS 7:40, 10:10 FREE BIRDS 3D (G) CLOSED CAPTIONED SAT-SUN 1:50 HOMEFRONT (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE,BRUTAL VIOLENCE,SUBSTANCE ABUSE) WED-THURS 7:15, 9:50 DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR 3D () MON 7:30, 9:45 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES - 2013 () SUN 6:00 BARNEY’S GREAT ADVENTURE (G) SAT 11:00

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LECERF Leon Lecerf, born May 16th, 1929, died peacefully at age 84 in Cranbrook, BC on November 15th, 2013. Funeral services are to be held at Evergreen Roman Catholic Church on Saturday November 23rd, 2013 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.

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EUINTON Joy Anna Gertrude (nee Wood) Sept.10, 1929 - Nov. 19, 2013 Joy Anna Gertrude Euinton of Red Deer passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the age of 84 years. Joy was born in Yorkshire on September 10, 1929 to Frank and Stella Wood.

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Leslie E. Euinton on December 20, 1952. She will be dearly missed by her husband, Leslie, her son Sam (Karen, James, Elizabeth and Caroline), daughter Jane (Steve, Sara, Simon and Z o ë ) , s o n Ti m , d a u g h t e r Suzanne (Ron, Rachel and Robin) and son Pip (Karen).

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HAGMAN - CABALLERO JD and Khay are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter PHOENIX JAYDE on September 17, 2013, weighing 6 lbs. - 18 inches.

Card Of Thanks WATERFIELD Thank you everyone for all the support given to myself and my family since Roger’s passing. Special thanks to the EMT’s, RCMP and Victims Services. Thank you for the flowers, cards and food sent to the house. Special thanks to Alternatives Funeral Services and Reverend Linda Ervin,.

Special thanks to Kathy Drok for the eulogy at the service and the graveside. To all our friends and family, sing a Christmas song for Roger, he would love that.

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HUSTON Hilda Greta Greta passed away peacefully Friday, October 11, 2013 surrounded by her loved ones. Greta was born in Red Deer, Alberta to Alfred and Hilda Heywood. Mom met her husband Keith while both were serving in the RCAF; they married in 1945. Mom was grad of Olds College with a nursing degree and dedicated her life to nursing.

Greta was predeceased by her parents Alfred and Hilda Heywood; husband Keith; son-in-law Tom; daughter-inlaw Sheila; and special grandson James. She is survived by sons: Gerald (Nancy) and family, Wayne (Maxine) and family, Howard (Judy) and family, Ken (Cynthia) and family; daughters: Jodi and family, Cheri and family, Rose Huston, Divana Huston; and special niece Lorraine and family; 23 grandchildren; and 23 great grandchildren.

A celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at St. George’s Anglican Church in Enderby, BC. Mom was very proud of her family and called them her shining lights. Her final message was for everyone to find happiness above all else.

Congratulations to our dear MARY LORAINE PACHECO-CABALLERO on obtaining her degree in Bachelor of Science in Nursing and for passing her R.N. Licence Exam.

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BRYANT George Fenwick Feb. 9, 1934 - Nov. 20, 2013 It is with heavy hearts that the family of the late George Bryant announce his passing at the Red Deer Regional H o s p i t a l o n We d n e s d a y, November 20, 2013 at the age of 79 years. George will be lovingly remembered by his wife of over 50 years, Florence; his daughter Anna and her son Steven, daughter Carin, grandchildren Adreanna and Zackary; his son George, Jr. and his son Nathan and daughter Kelsey; his half-sister Gloria; close family friend Mary; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends. He is predeceased by his parents, Heman and Florence; brothers, Hayward and Charles; and by his twin-sister, Elsie. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in George’s honour may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta, Suite 105, 4419 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3Z5 Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com.

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DUSSOME Frank Feb. 20, 1934 - Nov. 19, 2013 Frank was born February 20, 1934 in Dunrae Manitoba to Francis and Roseanne Dussome, after a courageous battle with cancer he passed away November 19, 2013. He will be sadly missed by his best friend and wife Connie; his daughter Pauline and Rob Carswell; stepson Bob Bayrack; stepdaughter Diane (Dayne) Moran; grandchildren Jessica (Nick), Jamie (JP), Jennifer (Jay), and Lucas; great grandchildren Cayden, Preston, Payton, Lincoln, Coleman and Pheonix; brother Roy (Delores); sister Phyllis; brother-in-law Gordon (Elaine) Dunn; sister-in-law Diane Dunn; several nieces and nephews and so many wonderful friends. Frank was predeceased by brothers To m , J i m , E u g e n e , a n d Louie; sisters Mary and Annie; brothers-in-law Ron, M y l e s , a n d Te r r y D u n n .

Frank was a foster parent to 17 children. Frank worked road construction driving an Euclid until 1957 when he had his legs ran over by a caterpillar. In 1962 he started working for Woodwards Stores for 21 years. From here he tried something new, selling RV’s for Canadian Leisure and later at Bucars, he loved this, but after many leg operations Frank was forced to retire in 1995.

Frank had many interests including curling, pool, bowling, horse shoes, dancing, and playing cards. He loved getting together with friends playing guitar and singing. In 2009 along with his friends Bob Pedersen, Marie Lamb and Doris Sowa played military whist at the senior summer games in Airdire, they brought home the gold medal. A celebration of Frank’s life will be held at the community Centre at Waskasoo Estates Mobile home park on November 29, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. We so appreciate all the help and care from the home care people. And Dr. Brodie who visited Frank on a regular basis. We would like to thank the wonderful people at the hospice for making Franks stay so comfortable with exceptional care. Anyone wishing to make a memorial donation in Frank’s name can be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice at 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer T4R 3S6.

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BROWN Herman Herman Percival Brown passed away at Red Deer Hospital on November 14, 2013. Herman was born January 13, 1935 in Deer Lake, Newfoundland.

Herman is survived by his wife Amaryllis (nee Gramms), daughters and sons-in-law Bonita and Jere Gimbel; and Carola and Jason Hanasyk,† and grandchildren Joel and Kyle Gimbel, and Lola and Bauer Hanasyk. He will forever missed by his family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Ponoka Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Kidney Foundation in Herman’s name.

To express condolences to Herman’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com Arrangements Entrusted To PONOKA FUNERAL HOME ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~

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If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 mbell@1strateenergy.ca

RESPONSIBILITIES: Reviewing aged accounts receivable listings for overdue amounts Contacting customers to inquire and schedule late payments Please specify position Provide supplementary when replying to this ad. data to customer to aid in collection We would like to thank all Maintain database of those candidates who collection activities apply, however only Co-ordinate with in qualified personnel will house departments for be contacted. all contact with customer on collections I s s u e A c c o u n t s Oilfield company based out Receivable statements of Innisfail looking for a to customers mechanic. Mostly shop P r e p a r i n g A c c o u n t s work with some field work.

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F/T LINE COOKS NEEDED Cooks start at $15./hr Must be willing to work varying shifts and weekends. Must have reliable transportation. Apply in person to Sandy at Glenn’s Restaurant on Gasoline Alley or phone for an app’t. 403-346-5448.

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EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB.

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 RAMADA INN & SUITES REQUIRES ROOM ATTENDANTS. Exp. preferred.

Only serious inquiries apply.

Rate $13.50/hr.

Drop off resume at: 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations.

MUST HAVE: • 2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

• 2-5 yrs. training • 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp.

• Provide references The hourly rate will be $13.10 per hour.

Mail to: 2079 50 AVE. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161

SCOTTYS ESSO in Red Deer seeking food counter attendants. FT, PT & Weekends. $10-11/hr.

Training provided. Apply in person to 5 Reichley Street or by email to scottys.esso@shaw.ca.”

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. Central Alberta’s Largest Red Deer. email resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com Car Lot in Classifieds

Trades Badger Daylighting is North America’s largest provider of non-destructive excavating services to the utility, petroleum and pipeline industries, is currently looking to fill a

FULL TIME POSITION IN OUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Experience in Accounts Payable and Excel is required, knowledge of ACCPAC would be an asset. If you are a highly motivated individual, possess great problem solving skills, enjoy analytical thinking then this position is for you! We offer competitive wages, company benefits and a great working environment.

Please forward your resume by email to jwinter@badgerinc.com or by fax to 403-343-0401.

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Join our award winning team and grow with us!

QUINN’S CAPITAL CORP.

Has an immediate opening for an

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

JOB SUMMARY: The Accounting Technician Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much! is responsible for assisting in all accounting matters VIETNAMESE GARDEN p e r t a i n i n g t o Q u i n n ’ s RESTAURANT NOW HIRING! Capital Corp. and its 2 permanent F/T Food subsidiaries.

Service Attendants, salary starts @ $11.00/hr., 40 RESPONSIBILITIES: hrs/wk & 1 F/T permanent • Posting Journal Entries Food Service Supervisor • Bank reconciliations @ $13.50/hr., 40 hrs/wk.

• Fixed asset tracking Willing to work varying • Completing monthly shifts. Send resume: reports such as GST Fax 403-346-5898, email: and other statistical kateboo@hotmail.com reports • Monthly account recon- Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds ciliations

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Our Frac Flowback Division in Blackfalds, Alberta is seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for the following positions:

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Operators • Previous experience is an asset, but not necessary

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Day and Night Supervisors • Previous experience is required

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We Offer: • A competitive total compensation which includes, salary, group insurance and retirement savings plans • Flexible shift schedules • All necessary training to be successful • Opportunities for career progression You Posses: • A valid class 5 license (considered an asset) • Current First Aid and H2S certification • Ability to pass pre-employment testing

**FMC Technologies Canada Ltd. is formerly known as Pure Energy Services Ltd.**

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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Completion of a BADM Diploma or Accounting Diploma 1-2 years minimum relevant work experience Proficient in accounting, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel Ability to work independently and as a team Manage multiple tasks and prioritize Attention to detail

APPLY: Please submit your resume and references by November 30 via fax to 403-343-8805 We wish to thank everyone for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Restaurant/ Hotel

Please apply online at: www.pure-energy.ca Fax: 403.237.9728

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APPLY: Please submit your resume and references by November 30 via fax to 403-343-8805 We wish to thank everyone for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Mechanical Designer / Drafter

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Restaurant/ Hotel

Q TEST INSPECTION LTD.

Professionals

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

Class 1 Operators

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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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RED DEER BINGO CENTRE IS NOW HIRING CONSCESSION COOKS 2 positions avail. 35-40 hrs/wk. Exp. pref. Must be 18 yrs or older. Email: ognib@telus.net or apply in person to 4946 53 Ave.

850

Central Alberta Exteriors is looking for experienced siding installers. Must have own transportation, tools and equipment.

Call 403-346-0500 for more info.

First Choice Collision seeking Journeyman Technician for our car & light truck division. Successful candidate must have Canadian Red Seal and/or Alberta Completion of Apprenticeship Certificate.

Starting flat rate wage of $29.00/hr plus monthly bonus is available. Blue Cross benefit package available after 3 months of successful employment with our company. Fax resume to (403)343-2160 or drop off in person.

800

Oilfield

Viking Projects Ltd. is located in Lacombe , AB and services all of Western Canada. We specialize in a variety of pipeline, facility and reclamation services.

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

790

BUSY OPHTHALMIC practice req’s opthalmic assistant. Candidates must have experience. Assistant will work with physicians and other staff to provide exceptional patient care by performing patient workups, testing, communicating with patients regarding follow up care, maintaining equipment and other responsibilities as assigned. Certified opthalmic assistant certification is preferred. Please reply to Box 1069, c/o RED DEER ADVOCATE, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Oilfield

403-770-5155 | Toll Free: 1-877-297-2553 Directions for Immigrants is operated by Bow Valley College. This service has been funded by the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada.

Oilfield

Marlborough Mall Westbrook Mall 9640 Macleod Trail South Red Deer - Gasoline Alley Please apply in person or email us at: hr1@smittys.ca

800

Oilfield

www.trican.ca

800

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015

JOURNEYMAN Electricians and

Instrument Hands

req’d. for work in Central Alberta. Oilfield exp. an asset. Please forward your resume to jobs@ nexsourcepower.com or fax 403-887-4945

Truckers/ Drivers

860

MECHANICAL FOREMAN NEEDED FOR SHOP IN LACOMBE. Duties include: Servicing diesel company vehicles and fabricating. Please fax resume to: 403-342-7447.

MILLARD Trucking Ltd. is looking for a Licenced Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. The successful applicant must be able to work well in a high paced environment. We offer a great working environment, very competitive wages and performance based bonuses. All interested persons are invited to apply to: Millard Trucking Ltd. Box 960 Sundre, Alberta T0M 1X0 Fax: 403-638-4987 Email: jmillard@enerchem.com

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

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

PARTSOURCE

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

PARTSOURCE

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.

REQUIRES F/T PARTS PRO Work with flexible schedule.

Please apply at 6722 50th Ave or fax 403-309-0354 or email: ps791@partsource.ca REQUIRES P/T DELIVERY DRIVER Flexible hrs., evenings and weekends. Knowledge of city an asset. Please apply at 6722 50th Ave or fax 403-309-0354 or email: ps791@partsource.ca 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.

NEED EXPERIENCED Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Full Time.

Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

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Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

WINTER START GED PREPARATION Jan. 14 or Feb. 10 STARTS Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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PARTS TECHNICIAN Experience preferred but willing to train the right person.

Send resumes to: Fax: 403-843-3430 Email: joycebradley@rimbeyimplements.ca

We require: Caterpillar and Komatsu experience, strong diagnostic and electrical experience, knowledge with Electronic Technician and SIS programs.

Successful candidates must be able to work independently in a busy environment, be flexible and work well with others. Driver’s license, H2S Alive, First Aid/CPR are required. A dual heavy equipment and automotive ticket is an asset.

Candidates must go through pre-employment drug testing.

Qualified applicants please apply by email at

careers@netook.ca or fax to (403) 556-6231

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NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

...Join our Team!

$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

Scan to see Current Openings

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Night Foremen, Day & Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted

For local work.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

with several years experience working with on-off road earthworks equipment.

Managers - Cooks Servers - Hosts - Bartenders

Get help with job search and accreditation at no cost for eligible clients

Carpenters Carpenters Helpers

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

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Medical

Requires Full Time

Netook Construction Ltd. is a heavy equipment contractor based out of Olds, Alberta.

We are seeking a

PART & FULL TIME

Are you an Internationally Educated Health Care Professional living in southern Alberta?

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION

HVAC Service Person required. SHEET Metal Installer required with residential and retro-fit experience.

Attractive wages and benefits. Great hours. e-mail: brad@ comfortecheating.com or Fax resume to: 403-309-8302 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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NOW HIRING CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

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Central Alberta New Holland Dealership

Duties will include, but not limited to, overseeing the maintenance/repairs of equipment, vehicles, shop and parts inventory. Successful candidate must have basic computer, organizational, negotiation skills and a valid driver’s licence.

Please reply with resume to:

reception@vikingprojects.ca FAX: 403-782-6856 3413 – 53 Ave. Lacombe, AB T4L 0C6 Website: www.vikingprojects.ca

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NOW HIRING FLEET MANAGER

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Central Alberta Greenhouses Ltd Greenhouse Laborers 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.

GRANDVIEW AREA 73 Papers $439/mo.

required for our greenhouse operation located near Blackfalds, Alberta.

Responsibilities include transplanting, watering, handling and caring for plant material and preparation of orders. This position is labor intensive and entails working in a cold/hot environment.

Laborers are required to work a minimum 40 hours per week and must be available to work different shifts, 7 days a week.

Positions are available starting Early March and last till late June. No previous work experience or qualifications are required. Starting wage is $10.03/hr.

Please email resume to kevcag@telus.net or fax resume to 403-885-4147 (Attn. Human Resources).

Resumes may also be mailed to Box 100, Blackfalds, Alberta, T0M 0J0.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

Hill Cres & Hermary St.

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

Normandeau

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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

in Highland Green

Niven St. & Newton Cres.

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Anders St. / Armstrong Close Addinnell Close / Allan St. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Close Adamson Ave. / Arthur Close

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900

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once per week

BOWER AREA

In the towns of:

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Lamont Close Lund Close MORRISROE AREA Vista Village McIntosh Ave. SUNNYBROOK AREA Somerset Close Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Sherwood Cres.

VANIER AREA Valentine Cres.

Vanson Close / Visser St.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

BLACKFALDS

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

DAIRY equipment supplier looking for GENERAL LABORERS & EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS Competitive wages and benefits package. E-mail resume: info@prolineinc.ca

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem)

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN

1500-1990

EquipmentHeavy

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

1630 1660

ORKIN CANADA is looking for enthusiastic individuals Firewood to start a new career. This individual must be well AFFORDABLE organized with excellent customer service skills.

Homestead Firewood Position includes generous Birch, Spruce, Pine - Split salary, performance 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 laborer position bonuses, commission at our company. Must be LOGS physically fit as this labourer package, company vehicle, benefits and opportunity Semi loads of pine, spruce, position requires constant for advancement. tamarack, poplar. heavy lifting and involves Interested applicants can Price depends on location. fast paced, on the job send resumes to Lil Mule Logging training. Applicant must be hr@orkincanada.com 403-318-4346 able to travel and must have reliable transportation P / T C A S H I E R , w e e k Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner to and from work as well nights 4 pm -8 pm. Apply as a valid class 5 driver’s with resume to Highland BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 license. All meals and Green Value Drug Mart. hotel expenses are paid when out of town. SucHealth & cessful applicant must Beauty provide an up to date drivers abstract. Construction INVACARE hospital bed experience an asset. Full w/side rails, mattress, used benefits provided. Starting 5 mo, new $1995 asking wages based on experi$1000 403-356-2941 ence. Fax resumes to PHONE BOOKS 403 885 5516 , must flag Earn extra money for attn: Craig or e-mail to Christmas by delivering the c.haan@eaglebuilders.ca. new Yellow Pages Phone Household Appliances Books into Sylvan Lake, Stettler & Red Deer.

Misc.

Must have own vehicle.

FRIDGE, 4’ 6” tall, Clary, Help This is door to door delivery.

Works good. $175. obo.

Can start immediately, no 403-314-0804 selling involved, part time.

Call 1-800-661-1910 Household WEEKEND/NIGHT dispatcher req’d. immedi- Furnishings ately. Knowledge of Red GREEN leather reclining Deer essential. Will require love seat $500 , 2 matchgood verbal and written ing reclining leather chairs communication skills. Fax $250/ea. 403-341-3524 resume to 403-346-0295 Eagle Builders in Blackfalds, AB is looking for hard working, motivated individual to fill a full-time precast concrete erecting

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Tuesday, November 26 • 11 - 5 pm Blackfalds Multiplex, 5302 Broadway Avenue

Qualifications:

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HEALTHCARE

Health Care Aide Medical Office Assistant Health Unit Coordinator Veterinary Administrative Assistant Dental Administrative Assistant and more!

• Minimum grade 12 education • Sound knowledge of maintenance & operation of equipment • Sound knowledge of construction and maintenance practices • Valid class 5 Alberta Drivers License • Ability to work independently when required • Must be physically able to perform the duties of the position • Must accept and be trainable in First Aid and WHMIS Level one Water Distribution/Waste Water collection Operator preferred or willing to acquire certificate in future. The position requires the incumbent to be on an on-call schedule and work a 40 (forty) hour week, regardless of weather conditions. Salary dependent on qualifications and experience.

Closing date: open until suitable candidate hired A more detailed job description can be viewed on the Village of Alix Website at:

No phone calls please Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

317700I9-L31

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

Condos/ Townhouses

3 BDRM, 1 1/2 bath townhouse in well kept condominium complex at #9, 15 Stanton St. 5 appls & fenced yard.

Tenants must be over 40 w/references & quiet living.

Avail. Nov. 1st for $1300/mo. $1300 D.D. 403-341-4627

EXECUTIVE CONDO

by RD HOSITAL! Gracious open concept.

2 bdrm, 2 full baths. Balcony.

7 appls, built-in TV w/sound system! HEATED hardwood floors. Adults ONLY. NO PETS, Avail DEC 1st. $1465 & Gas & Power., SD $1465 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

MODERN TOWNHOUSE in ANDERS

Bright 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, Unfin. bsmt w/laundry, deck. No pets. N/S. $1575 & UTIL; SD $1575; Avail DEC 1st!

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-8552 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Manufactured Homes

3040

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

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

1 BDRM. $875. No pets, utils. incld. 403-343-6609

GREAT FAMILY 4-Plex in Oriole Park

Economical! 3 bdrms,1.5 baths, 4 appls. This is a ‘Must See’! Avail DEC 1st. $1125 & Gas & Elect.

No pets. N/S. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

Suites

3060

3810 47 ST. In Eastview Spacious 2 bdrm., bsmt. suite. Adult only. No pets. $895/mo. Avail. Nov. 15th.

Phone 403-343-0070 AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, rent & s.d. $800 no pets, 403-348-7445 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

SUITE FOR THE BUDGET MINDED

UTIL ITIES INCLUDED Bsmt SUITE 2 bright bdrms, 1 bath. Shared laundry. Great location!

On Ross St. in Eastview. $950 INCL UTIL Avail NOW. No pets. N/S. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-8552

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

3080

LOOKING for F. roommate 55 yrs. or younger. Red Deer. after 1 pm. 403-986-1903

Warehouse Space CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

Rent Spot

3030

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

3140

4900 sq. ft. bay, heated, (2)O/H.14’ doors, windows, room for mezzanine. 403-318-4848 edmakrd@telus.net

The

Your Rental Key to Houses, Condos, Suites & More

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 403-314-4397 TO ADVERTISE HERE

MODERN TOWN-HOUSE in ANDERS Bright 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, Unfin. bsmt w/laundry, deck.

No pets. N/S. $1575 & UTIL; SD $1575; Avail DEC 1st!

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-8552

GREAT FAMILY 4-Plex in Oriole Park

SUITE for the budget minded,

Economical! 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 4 appls. This is a ‘Must See’! Avail DEC 1st. $1125 & Gas & Elect.

No pets. N/S.

UTILITIES INCLUDED. Bsmt SUITE 2 bright bdrms, 1 bath. Shared laundry.

Great location! On Ross St. in Eastview. $950 INCL UTIL Avail NOW. No pets. No smoking.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-8552

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

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villageofalix.ca Resumes can be either mailed to the Attention of Assistant CAO: Village of Alix, Box 87, Alix, T0C 0B0 or email: bcretzman@villageofalix.ca

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

Gracious open concept.

2 bdrm, 2 full baths. Balcony.

7 appls, built-in TV w/sound system! HEATED hardwood floors. Adults ONLY. NO PETS, Avail DEC 1st. $1465 & Gas & Power., SD $1465 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

YOUR CAREER IN

Equipment operation & maintenance Perform labour & other maintenance duties assigned

P.B. Border Collie Pup. From exc. working stock.

1st shots & dewormed. $200. 403-429-0519

3030

2 BDRM ground floor 45+ condo in Lacombe. 5 appl, balcony, covered parking, bsmt storage. $1000/mo.

Avail. immed. 780-484-0236

EXECUTIVE CONDO

by RD HOSPITAL!

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

PUBLIC WORKS DEPT MAINTENANCE WORKER Duties:

Employment Training

1840

Condos/ Townhouses

Find the right fit.

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

JOB FAIR - HIRING ALL POSITIONS

Village of Alix

1830

SAFETY

Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Lord Close

3020

1800

Inglis Cres.

Logan Close

1840

Dogs

1900

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

Law Close / Lewis Close

1720 1760

WESTPARK AREA

LANCASTER AREA

Household Furnishings

F/T SERVICE DRIVER WANTED wanted for Little Jons Antiques, furniture and Portable Toilet Services. estates. 342-2514 Benefits. O/T in summer.

Drivers abstract req’d.

ADULT or YOUTH sales@littlejons.ca or fax Misc. for CARRIERS WAREHOUSE resume to 403-342-6179 Sale NEEDED MANAGER JANITORIAL Co seeking a For delivery of f/t com/window cleaning 8.5 HP 4 cycle 24” snow Family owned and Flyers, Express and sup for RD and area. Req: blower, $600 operated since 1974, Sunday Life fluent in written and oral 403-343-0306 from 5 pm-7 F1B GOLDEN DOODLES, Trail Appliances is one of black now but will brindle english, 2-3 years exp in a pm 403-343-0306 ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK the leading independent as they get older. Non supervisory role,clean driving in appliance retailers in shedding, well handled, record, criminal record check, CROKINOLE board 26” Western Canada. long time breeder. $900. job physically demanding. across, metal frame The Company currently Delivered to Alberta.

Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr w/checkers $25; wine Text 306-521-1371 DEERPARK AREA Fax resume 403-342-1897 has an immediate opening racks, chrome plated, for a Warehouse Manager or call 306-792-2113 mail to #4, 4608-62 St. holds 12 bottles ea.

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down a slope into the pond about 50 yards (45 metres) from the roadway. He said there was no guardrail separating the pond from the ramp.

The driver was identified as Marion Guerrido, 23, of Brooklyn Center. The Minnesota State Patrol identified the children as Aliyana E. Rennie, 1; Zenavia C. Rennie, 5; Zarihana M. Rennie, 6; Amani N. Coleman-Guerrido, 5; and Alarious M. Coleman-Guerrido, 7; all of Brooklyn Center. On its website, the patrol said Zenavia of Brooklyn Center had died.

Roeske said the first victim was pulled from the water about 25 minutes after the crash was reported about 6:10 a.m. Rescuers pulled the children out slowly, one by one, and the last wasn’t removed until her or she had been in the water 45 minutes, he said.

Passers-by attempted to rescue the children before police arrived, but the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am was submerged in about 9 feet (2.75 metres) of cold water. Roeske said the “incredibly cold, nearly freezing-temperature water” would have made it difficult for anyone to reach the children.

The cold water came up to the neck of one would-be rescuer who stood on the roof of the four-door sedan, Roeske said.

Roeske said investigators were working to determine whether speed was a factor in the crash. The road was wet from light mist, but not icy, he said. He said there was no indication that Guerrido intentionally drove into the water. No alcohol was found in her system.

Rights groups urge UN to back right to privacy against unlawful surveillance THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Human rights groups urged the U.N. General Assembly Thursday to approve a resolution to protect the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance in the digital age and criticized the U.S. and its key allies for trying to weaken it.

Brazil and Germany, whose leaders have allegedly been targeted by U.S. eavesdropping, circulated a revised draft late Wednesday after intense negotiations. The rights organizations said Thursday the text was “relatively undamaged,” despite lobbying by the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand which comprise the “Five Eyes” intelligencesharing group.

The key compromise dropped the contention that the domestic and international interception and collection of communications and personal data, “in particular massive surveillance,” may constitute a human rights violation. The new text expresses deep concern at “the negative impact” that such surveillance, “in particular when carried out on a mass scale, may have on the exercise and enjoyment of human rights.”

The draft resolution directs the U.N. human rights chief to report to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly on the protection

and promotion of privacy “in the context of domestic and extraterritorial surveillance ... including on a mass scale.”

The five rights groups — Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access and Privacy International — said this provision will ensure that the issue stays on the front burner at the United Nations.

The General Assembly’s human rights committee is expected to vote on the resolution in the next week. It would then need final approval from the General Assembly in December.

General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding but they do reflect world opinion and carry moral and political weight.

“We are confident that this important message will find broad support within the international community,” said Christian Doktor, spokesman for Germany’s U.N. Mission.

“For people affected by surveillance measures, it does not matter whether such acts are undertaken in a purely domestic or an extraterritorial context,” he told The Associated Press.

“The resolution therefore stresses the importance of protecting privacy against all types of unlawful or arbitrary surveillance, regardless of their author.”

A spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the

United Nations said the United States has been “actively and constructively negotiating” to ensure that the resolution is consistent with international law and also promotes human rights, including the right to privacy and freedom of expression. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The proposed resolution follows a series of reports of U.S. eavesdropping on foreign leaders, including Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, that have surprised and angered allies.

Rousseff cancelled a state visit to Washington after classified documents leaked by former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden showed that the NSA hacked the computer network of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras and scooped up data on emails and telephone calls flowing through the country.

Merkel and other European leaders expressed anger recently after reports that the NSA allegedly monitored Merkel’s cellphone and swept up millions of French telephone records.

The draft resolution “affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, including the right to privacy.”

Six dead, 30 injured after roof collapses at Latvian grocery store

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIGA, Latvia — Large sections of roof collapsed Thursday at a grocery store in Latvia’s capital, killing six and injuring at least 30, rescue officials said. Firefighters and soldiers were searching for survivors amid the debris.

The collapse took down the Maxima supermarket’s high walls and windows in a ripple effect that filled the shell of the building with rubble and left shattered glass on the street. The cause was still unknown, but workers were reportedly planting a winter garden on the store’s expansive grass-covered roof.

Two firefighters were among those killed, and seven were injured after another portion of roof fell on rescue workers as they began searching for survivors in the debris, according to the Riga Fire and Rescue Service.

Ilze Buksa, a spokeswoman for Latvia’s emergency medical service, said

22 people were being treated in hospitals with various injuries, some of them serious.

Many injured received treatment on site and went home.

It was unclear how many people might be trapped, but the store is in a densely populated part of the capital not far from the city centre. Authorities say the accident happened at about 6 p.m. local time, during the after-work rush hour.

Viktorija Sembele, a spokeswoman for the Fire and Rescue Service, said the cause of the collapse, which included approximately 500 square meters (5,300 square feet) of roof, was not clear.

Witnesses have told Latvian media they heard an explosion, but there were reports that a garden with trees and plants was being built on the store’s sizeable roof.

Sembele confirmed that there may have been additional construction, which apparently included a large amount of soil and dirt.

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Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. ††Until December 2, 2013, lease a new F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2013 F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 with 5.0L engine and get 1.99% annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 24 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $28,749/$31,249 at 1.99% APR for up to 24 months with $2,100 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $380/$398, total lease obligation is $11,220/$11,652 and optional buyout is $18,427/$20,568. Offers include Delivery Allowance of $9,250. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after any price adjustment is deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,750 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees(administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions apply. Excess kilometrage charges are 12¢per km for Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Fusion and Escape; 16¢per km for E-Series, Mustang, Taurus, Taurus-X, Edge, Flex, Explorer, F-Series, MKS, MKX, MKZ, MKT and Transit Connect; 20¢per km for Expedition and Navigator, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for 2013 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic transmission: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.6L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, vehicle condition, and driving habits. ‡When properly equipped. Max. payloads of 3,120 lbs/3,100 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8/3.5L V6 EcoBoost 4x2 engines. Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR. ‡‡F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 47 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report, December 2012. †††Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible with SYNC® – check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported.

Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Certain MyFord Touch™ functions require compatible mobile devices. Some functions are not available while driving. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so and in compliance with applicable laws. SYNC is optional on most new Ford vehicles. ©2013 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2013 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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