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CROSS IT OFF THE BUCKET LIST Red Deer man finds his sea legs in cross-Atlantic sailing adventure —PAGE A2

Photos contributed by MARTY VELLNER

He might be Central Albertan, but Marty Vellner is no landlubber. The Red Deer resident fully discovered his sea legs during a bucket-list worthy cross-Atlantic sailing trip this fall. Vellner and friends set out on his epic, 24-day journey on Nov. 2 from the Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa, and finished it on Nov. 26 in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.

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‘The ocean is a big place’

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF He might be Central Albertan, but Marty Vellner is no landlubber.

The Red Deer resident fully discovered his sea legs during a bucket-list worthy cross-Atlantic sailing trip this fall.

Vellner set out on his epic, 24day journey on Nov. 2 from the Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa, and finished it on Nov. 26 in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. That’s where he finally helped dock the 57-foot yacht he had purchased with four partners, including his childhood friend, hockey commentator Ron MacLean.

By that time the mono-hull craft, christened Nanuk (Inuit for great white bear), had sailed more than 3,000 miles across the ocean with a crew of six. On board was Vellner, Jim Miller, one of his investment partners from Ontario, and four men from the Georgian Bay area. (MacLean was busy with hockey season and could not make the trip).

The journey to bring the French-made boat, purchased in July, to a dock on this side of the Atlantic proved to be a lifechanging adventure for Vellner.

The 53-year-old and his wife Tikki had sailed with friends, including MacLean, since the mid-1990s. But while Vellner had gone on shorter trips and raced yachts in Antigua, he had never attempted a trans-Atlantic crossing — it would require days and days of seeing nothing but wide blue sea and sky.

“The ocean is a big place,” said the president of Vellner Leisure Products Ltd., a local company that sells recreational vehicles.

The crew did not see land for 20 days — a longer than expected period because the east-west route had to be moved to a more southerly latitude to ensure a good wind behind the yacht, and to avoid a major storm system sweeping from Bermuda to England.

Vellner recalled the last boat they spotted was a lone tug towing a rig, shortly after leaving the Canary Islands. On Nov. 3, there was a pod of dolphins jumping and playing around the yacht.

“After that, we never saw another ship or any other wildlife, other than some seabirds and flying fish, for 17 days.”

What the crew of the Nanuk did see was sparkling water, lots

‘A plane could probably reach us within a day to drop off supplies, but we were too far out for a helicopter.’

of sun (“There were amazing sunrises and sunsets,” said Vellner), and bountiful stars at night.

Vellner said two crew members would take a shift sailing the yacht for three hours, then take six hours off. That’s when he would read or play card games to alleviate boredom with the other sailors, who became his friends.

Late-night shifts were the worst, he recalled, because it was hard to get a good rest before or after. But while he was keeping a general eye on weather and ocean conditions (the yacht that sleeps 12 people has an auto-steering mechanism), Vellner passed the time by studying the constellations on a satellite-fuelled app on his iPod. He recalled the strangeness of seeing familiar star patterns from a more southerly point in the Northern Hemisphere.

Not every day was smooth sailing. Occasionally the Nanuk would have to pass over 16-foot swells and waves — luckily none of the crew were prone to sea sickness, said Vellner.

Although the weather was generally warm and sunny, one day a sideways rain pelted the boat in the aftermath of a large

storm system that passed further north.

Vellner said on-duty crew members would routinely tie themselves to the boat at night, just in case they went over. “No one would ever be able to find you out there in the dark.”

A potentially serious complication arose about midway in the trip when the generator on board broke down. But it was handily repaired by a crew member with some mechanical knowledge.

(The crew had taken along spare parts.)

Apart from these ripples, the journey was calamity-free, said Vellner — bereft of sharks, pirates or hurricanes.

He was left exhilarated by the adventure, with a renewed sense of confidence from realizing he could adapt to very different conditions.

“It made me realize I can manage in a situation that was out of the ordinary . . . . It was definitely a bucket-list kind of thing.”

Part of the success was due to good preparation. The crew brought along lots of water and supplies, said Vellner. “We were very well fed,” by two crew members who opted to do the

cooking.

While a couple of manual sextons were brought on board, there was no need to use them because of the sail boat’s GPS system. Weather reports were also provided by various services.

And, thanks to a satellite phone, Vellner was able to phone his wife on her birthday.

But despite all these technological advantages, the sailors knew that in a true disaster they were a long, long way from help.

“A plane could probably reach us within a day to drop off supplies, but we were too far out for a helicopter.”

When Vellner finally reached land on St. Martin Island in the northeastern Caribbean, he did the sailor’s sway — that is his body was so used to the rocking motion of the yacht that he bumped into things.

The Central Albertan is already anticipating more sea adventures, but he’s not sure if he would repeat the same long trip — unless it starts from the Caribbean, where the Nanuk is now available for charters, and finishes in North Africa or Europe.

“At least you’d see things from a different perspective.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer sex workers cheer ruling

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Sex workers in Red Deer breathed a sigh of relief and celebrated the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on Friday that saw three anti-prostitution laws struck down.

“We’re going to be safe,” exclaimed Eden, a sex worker in Red Deer. “I was so excited when I saw the news. I can’t believe this is happening in my lifetime.

It’s a great step towards changing the perceptions of sex workers and getting rid of the shame so many feel doing this job.”

The Supreme Court called out three provisions as unconstitutional: prohibiting brothels, living on the avails of prostitution and communicating in public with clients, stating they infringe on rights laid out in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Sex work is not illegal, reminded Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin in the document detailing the 9-0 unanimous ruling.

“Parliament has the power to regulate against nuisances, but not at the cost of the health, safety and lives of prostitutes,” she wrote.

It is currently illegal to live off the profits of another person’s prostitution (a provision that was targeted at criminalizing pimps) but McLachlin wrote how this law “also catches clearly non-exploitative relationships,” such as drivers, bodyguards, receptionists or accountants and is “therefore not mini-

mally impairing” when it comes to sex workers trying to take measures for increased safety.

The ruling gives parliament one year to decide how it wishes to proceed with laws on sex work.

Until that time, the provisions will remain in the Criminal Code.

Jennifer Vanderschaeghe, executive director of the Central Alberta AIDS Network Society, said the organization is extremely pleased with the ruling as it shows that the occupational health and safety of sex workers is important.

“Here in Red Deer we have men and women who are working as sex workers and they now have some capacity to negotiate in a safer way and able to create a work environment that isn’t as dangerous as in the past,” Vanderschaeghe said.

Sex workers are often victims of crime and are less likely to go to police due to the threat of being arrested for being a sex worker, she added.

“Men and women could really benefit from the ability to hire a driver for their work. Drivers can really act as low level security. They can respond if you come out in time after being dropped at a hotel or client’s home and be worried about you, perhaps come in and get you, if something bad has happened.”

Not everyone was overjoyed with the news.

Justice Minister Peter MacKay released a statement shortly after the decision, noting his concern and calling the matter “very complex.”

“We are reviewing the decision and are explor-

‘IT’S A GREAT STEP TOWARDS CHANGING THE PERCEPTIONS OF SEX WORKERS AND GETTING RID OF THE SHAME SO MANY FEEL DOING THIS JOB.’ — EDEN RED DEER SEX TRADE WORKER

ing all possible options to ensure the criminal law continues to address the significant harms that flow from prostitution to communities, those engaged in prostitution, and vulnerable persons,” stated MacKay. Eden and a number of others involved in local sex work as well their friends and families celebrated the landmark news with a gathering on Friday.

“I’m hoping that now if something happens in Red Deer, that we can go to the police and they’ll be there for us,” she said. “However we all know this ruling does not change the municipal and provincial laws but it is a step in the right direction.”

The ruling was in response to a court challenge first presented to Ontario Superior Court four years ago by Terri-Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott, women who were all formally or currently involved in the sex trade and experienced violence at some point during their work. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

Police sting operation leads to huge drug bust COCAINE, METH AND CANNABIS SEIZED WORTH $100,000

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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Staff at the Habitat For Humanity Restore have become quite attached to their rescued cat Charity. From the left are Jamie Dickie, Paula Madu, Darlene Glover and Brenda Stevenson.

Furry friend lends a paw at ReStore ORGANIZATION GETS A NEW MASCOT

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Charity at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore outlet can now be found in feline form.

The store’s new mascot, a calico cat renamed Charity, has been adopted by the organization thanks to donations to keep her healthy, happy and fed.

The stray was found hanging around by staff in early December.

Darlene Glover, director of restore operations, said Habitat administration said funds weren’t available to care for the cat, but then customers quickly stepped forward.

“Our customers are so ecstatic that we’ve got this new cat they’re donating litter and cat food,” Glover said on Friday.

“Everyone is pretty much pooling together to make sure she has everything she needs to keep her.”

Charity is now an indoor cat who believes it’s her job to greet customers who shop at the ReStore.

“I have never met such a social cat in my life. She likes to cruise around and mingle with customers and she hangs out on furniture and she talks to everybody. She just likes to be around people.”

ReStore, located at 4732 78A St. Cl., sells refurbished furniture, appliances and building supplies with proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity’s administration and towards construction.

The store is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ReStore will be closed for Christmas from Dec. 23 to Dec. 26. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis with a combined street value of about $100,000 was seized by police in a sting operation in Red Deer that led to the arrests of two men.

On Thursday, the Red Deer Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit executed search warrants at an apartment complex and hotel suite in Red Deer.

Using police dogs, the team — part of a government-funded body working against organized crime — found and seized nearly a kilogram of cocaine, quantities of methamphetamine and cannabis resin, as well as more than a kilogram of a substance believed to be a cutting agent. A taser and brass knuckles were also seized in the search.

“This is a significant seizure, for sure. A good seizure for our unit,” said Sgt. Gerald Ouellet, of the Red Deer Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. It’s part of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT), which is made up of municipal police, RCMP and sheriffs.

Despite the public attention that’s been focused on newer street drugs, such as crystal meth, it shows that cocaine is still a drug of choice in the area, Ouellet added.

He said the investigation revealed that suspects were attempting to move large volumes of cocaine in Red Deer. “Based on our information, we were able to act fast and make an arrest.”

The locations of the sting operation are not being released as the investigation is on-going.

Divahn Denrick Matthie, 25, and Tyler Dwayne Jameson, 25, were both arrested without incident and face six drug and weapons-related charges each.

These include possession of various illegal drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime worth more than $5,000, and possession of prohibited weapons.

They will appear in provincial court on Monday morning.

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Supreme Court unanimous in ruling against antiprostitution laws GOVERNMENT HAS A YEAR TO COME UP WITH NEW POLICY, CURRENT LAWS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada started the clock ticking Friday for Parliament to reshape social policy dealing with the world’s oldest profession, as political battle lines were drawn.

In a unanimous 9-0 ruling on Friday, the high court struck down the country’s prostitution laws, giving Parliament a year to produce new legislation.

That means prostitution-related offences will remain in the Criminal Code for one more year.

Justice Minister Peter MacKay said the government was “concerned” by the ruling, and is “exploring all possible options to ensure the criminal law continues to address the significant harms that flow from prostitution to communities, those engaged in prostitution, and vulnerable persons.”

Meanwhile, Employment Minister Jason Kenney raised the spectre of judicial activism — saying legislators, not judges, should be making the law.

It’s a topic Prime Minister Stephen Harper has complained about as recently as this week.

“My own view is the judiciary should be restrained of the exercise of overturning a democratic consensus. Having said that we of course respect the independence of the judiciary and its role,” said Kenney.

The high court struck down all three prostitutionrelated prohibitions — against keeping a brothel, living on the avails of prostitution and street soliciting — as violations of the constitutional guarantee to life, liberty and security of the person.

The ruling comes more than two decades after the court last upheld the anti-prostitution laws. It represents a historic victory for sex workers — mainly women — who were seeking safer working conditions.

Advocates for sex workers asked for a seat at the table in the coming year as the government crafts a response. But they and their advocates were skeptical that the Harper Conservatives, known for their tough-on-crime agenda, would be receptive.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has the ear of the government, proposing to criminalize pimps and johns, but not prostitutes themselves.

That makes the church group an unlikely ally of the Women’s Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution, which backs this so-called “Nordic model” that has found favour in Sweden, Norway and Iceland.

That pairs those two groups against the sex workers who won Friday’s case and who are calling for all-out decriminalization.

“Our fate should not be decided by the church. We are a secular nation,” said former prostitute Valerie Scott of Toronto, one of three principals in the case, along with retired dominatrix Terri-Jean Bedford and Vancouver sex worker Amy Lebovitch.

Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, writing on behalf of the court, noted that Canada’s social landscape has changed since the last time the high court considered this issue in 1990.

“These appeals and the cross-appeal are not about whether prostitution should be legal or not,” she wrote. “They are about whether the laws Parliament has enacted on how prostitution may be carried out pass constitutional muster.

“I conclude that they do not.”

In the 1990 reference, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on street solicitation, but the two women justices on the court at that time dissented.

This time, all six male Supreme Court justices sided with their three female colleagues.

The decision upheld last year’s Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that said the law banning brothels exposed sex workers to added danger by forcing them onto the streets.

“The harms identified by the courts below are grossly disproportionate to the deterrence of com-

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Terri-Jean Bedford is seen at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa Friday morning, Dec. 20, 2013 after learning Canada’s highest court struck down the country’s prostitution laws in their entirety in a unanimous 9-0 ruling. munity disruption that is the object of the law,” McLachlin wrote.

“Parliament has the power to regulate against nuisances, but not at the cost of the health, safety and lives of prostitutes.”

Sex-trade workers argued that much has changed since the high court last considered prostitution, including the horrific serial killings of prostitutes by Robert Pickton in British Columbia.

The Supreme Court appeared to acknowledge the Pickton case in the ruling, saying: “A law that prevents street prostitutes from resorting to a safe haven such as Grandma’s House while a suspected serial killer prowls the streets, is a law that has lost sight of its purpose.”

The court also struck down the law that makes living on the avails of prostitution illegal, rejecting the Ontario government’s argument that it is designed “to target the commercialization of prostitution and to promote the values of dignity and equality.”

As for communication for the purposes of prostitution, the high court noted that the law is not intended to eliminate prostitution, but to take it out of public view so it will not be seen as a nuisance.

In weighing that balance, the high court concluded “that the harm imposed by the prohibition on communicating in public was grossly disproportionate to the provision’s object of removing the nuisance of prostitution from the streets.”

Parliament could ask the Supreme Court for an extension on the effect of the ruling, if it has tabled legislation but can’t meet the one-year deadline.

The ruling advised Parliament it needs to reshape the legal framework around prostitution.

“That does not mean that Parliament is precluded from imposing limits on where and how prostitution may be conducted,” it said.

“Greater latitude in one measure — for example, permitting prostitutes to obtain the assistance of security personnel — might impact on the constitutionality of another measure — for example, forbidding the nuisances associated with keeping a bawdyhouse.

“The regulation of prostitution is a complex and delicate matter. It will be for Parliament, should it choose to do so, to devise a new approach, reflecting different elements of the existing regime.”

The lawyer for the victorious sex workers, Toronto law professor Alan Young, hailed the ruling as “a resounding victory for the rule of law, and a victory for liberty and security of the person and finally a long overdue recognition that sex workers are deserving of equal protection of the law.”

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Trust fund set up for family of crash victim CALGARY — A trust fund has been set up for the family of a toddler who was killed in a crash in Calgary.

Gerry Jackson works with Chris Bertrand, who called him with the terrible news that his 18-monthold son, Travis, had died and his other child was in hospital.

Travis and his three-year-old brother, Zachary, were strapped in car seats in a pickup that lost control on Glenmore Trail, drove over a median and into the path of a semi around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Road conditions were poor at the time.

Zachary is recovering from a broken pelvis, his devastated parents at his bedside.

Jackson and his employees are now collecting donations for the family, doing whatever they can to help.

The tragedy has not only hit the family hard, but also shaken the entire city.

“It’s just a horrible, horrible thing,” says Mayor Naheed Nenshi. “I know that the thoughts are prayers of all Calgarians everyone in this country are with that family today. And certainly the mother who was driving has just undergone a tremendous loss.”

The trust fund has been set up at the Royal Bank for the family, and donations can be made at any branch in Alberta.

Man who punched Mountie gets probation RED DEER — A man who punched and kicked an RCMP officer in the face at a restaurant in Red Deer, Alberta, has been given 18 months probation.

Robert Fleming, who is 59, pleaded guilty Friday to all three counts against him.

On Dec. 28, 2012, Mounties were called to a restaurant in downtown Red Deer to remove an intoxicated man who wouldn’t leave.

Police say the man resisted arrest and that’s when he assaulted an officer.

Reward offered for suspect who burned puppy CALGARY — A Calgary-based animal rescue society is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that could help police arrest a suspect in the case of a badly burned puppy.

The puppy was found by a camp worker in northern Saskatchewan in November and was transported to the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society.

RCMP believe the young dog was intentionally set on fire using an accelerant.

The puppy, who has been named Nero, was badly hurt and needed several surgeries, but is expected to make a full recovery. The rescue society has also released a reward poster that can be seen at https:// www.facebook.com/nerosjourney Anyone with information is asked to call the Patuanak RCMP detachment or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.

Edmonton hospital has small swine flu outbreak EDMONTON — An Edmonton hospital is making sure more of its staff get immunized after a small outbreak of swine flu.

The Misericordia hospital has three confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza and another nine people are showing symptoms.

Medical health officer Chris Sikora says those affected — some staff and some patients — are all on their way to a full recovery.

He adds that he was surprised only one in five personnel on that hospital ward had been immunized against the flu.

He says steps are being taken to increase that number.

Man gets 3.5 years for sexually assaulting stepdaughter GIRL ASSAULTED IN OWN BED WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS ASLEEP bedroom.

In addition to the prison sentence, she asked that he provide a sample of his DNA and that he be placed on the National Sex Offenders Registry for a period of 20 years. She said she would not seek a weapons restriction because, while sexual assault is an act of violence, there were no weapons or threats involved in any of the allegations against the man.

Defence counsel Kevin Sproule argued that the offence should be considered a crime of opportunity rather

than a planned act, stating that if there was any planning, it was not sophisticated.

Sproule asked that the man be given a day and a half of credit for each day he served in remand, noting that he lost his family, his house and his job while he was in jail.

He then suggested that the man be sentenced to 16.5 months, satisfied by time served, with a period of probation to follow.

Yamauchi said the sentence must reflect society’s condemnation of the assault on the stepdaughter, who was in her early teens.

In addition to the prison sentence, he was ordered to submit his DNA sample, he is prohibited from unsupervised contact with children for 10 years after his release, and his name has been placed on the National Sex Offenders Registry for 20 years. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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The 39-year-old man, whose name is withheld to protect the victim’s identity, was convicted in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Nov. 8 of a single count of sexual touching.

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Outrage in India of treatment of arrested diplomat

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — It has sparked protests outside the American embassy in New Delhi. Burnings of President Barack Obama’s photo. And angry speeches by Indian officials.

But the arrest — and, yes, even the strip search — of an Indian diplomat accused of visa fraud also revealed a simple and longstanding reality of the U.S. justice system: everyone charged with a crime here is supposed to be treated the same, whether wealthy or poor, prominent or ordinary, citizen or foreigner.

“There is a remarkable and almost charming egalitarianism in it,” said New York City defence attorney Ron Kuby. “Everybody is treated in exactly the same disrespectful, casually brutal and arrogant fashion.”

The United State is the only place where “the rich as well as the poor get to sleep on cold floors and urinate in overflowing toilets — together.”

Indian officials have been angry over the way federal marshals handled Devyani Khobragade, the country’s deputy consul general in New York, calling the treatment degrading and inhumane. Yet most Americans would find the procedures fairly typical for a criminal case — though certainly not pleasant.

Khobragade, who was arrested last week outside her daughter’s school, complained that she was stripsearched and held in a cell “with drug addicts” until her appearance before a judge.

She posted $250,000 bail and was released. And she insists she is not guilty of charges she submitted false documents to obtain a visa for an Indian woman who worked as her housekeeper in Manhattan.

The case stirred widespread outrage in India, where the idea of an educated, middle-class woman being strip-searched is almost unheard of, except in the most extraordinary crimes. The fear of public humiliation resonates strongly there, and heavy-handed treatment by the police is normally reserved for the poor. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who brought the charges, was born in India and raised here. He said the diplomat was “fully searched” by a female deputy, which is “standard practice for every defendant ... in order to make sure that no prisoner keeps anything on his person that could harm anyone, including himself.”

Khobragade’s lawyer said “similarly situated individuals of her stature are routinely provided an opportunity to report to the authorities to address charges at their convenience, instead of being swept off the street like a common criminal.”

In India, the wealthy fearing arrest often ap-

County clerk issuing samesex marriage licences in Utah

‘EVERYBODY IS TREATED IN EXACTLY THE SAME DISRESPECTFUL, CASUALLY BRUTAL AND ARROGANT FASHION.’ — RON KUBY NEW YORK CITY DEFENCE ATTORNEY

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proach courts for anticipatory bail, a means of avoiding arrest. The poor cannot afford that luxury because they are not in a position to hire prominent attorneys and pay legal costs. Influential politicians sometimes feign illness after an arrest to get shifted to hospitals rather than prisons.

But in the United States, defendants of all types are routinely searched, photographed and fingerprinted before going to court. When Dominique Strauss-Kahn, at the time a contender for the French presidency, was arrested in New York in 2011 on sexassault charges, photos of the diplomat in handcuffs drew outrage in France, where the images would have been illegal. But they are routine in the U.S. Nationwide, deputy marshals have discretion to do “in-custody” searches or — if deemed warranted — more intrusive strip searches, according to a U.S. Marshals Service directive obtained by The Associated Press.

With in-custody searches, deputies have the prisoner remove only outerwear, shoes and contents of pockets. By contrast, the memo describes a strip search as “a complete search of a prisoner’s attire and a visual inspection of the prisoner’s naked body, including body cavities.”

The directive says a strip search may be conducted if there’s reason to suspect the prisoner may be carrying weapons or contraband. The suspicion could be based on the nature of the crime, the prisoner’s demeanour, the circumstances of the arrest or other factors.

The rules also state that the strip searches must be conducted in a private area, with a witness of the same sex as the prisoner and “in a professional manner causing the prisoner as little embarrassment as possible.”

Marshals Service spokeswoman Nikki CredicBarrett said Khobragade was strip-searched based on another criteria specified in the directive — elevated security at the institution where the prisoner is detained.

Khobragade is being prosecuted in the Southern District of New York, a region that has handled multiple terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime cases. She was not subjected to a cavity search, they said.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that brings a growing shift toward allowing gay marriage to a conservative state where the Mormon church has long been against it.

The Salt Lake County clerk’s office started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Deputy Clerk Dahnelle Burton-Lee said the district attorney authorized her office to begin issuing the licenses but she couldn’t immediately say how many have been issued so far.

Just hours earlier, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby issued a 53-page ruling saying Utah’s law passed by voters in 2004 violates gay and lesbian couples’ rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment. Shelby said the state failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way.

“In the absence of such evidence, the State’s unsupported fears and speculations are insufficient to justify the State’s refusal to dignify the family relationships of its gay and lesbian citizens,” Shelby wrote.

Ryan Bruckman, a spokesman for the Utah attorney general’s office, said the office will appeal the ruling and is asking for a stay that would stop marriage licenses from being issued to same-sex couples in the meantime.

Meanwhile, dozens of same-sex couples lined up to get marriage licenses at the Salt Lake County clerk’s office. State Sen. Jim Dabakis, chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, was there with his longtime partner, Stephen Justesen.

“I waited 27 years,” Dabakis said. “We didn’t want to get married until we could get married in Utah.”

Dabakis said people were rushing to get marriage licenses, fearing that the state will win a court order blocking them from being issued. The ruling in Utah comes the same week New Mexico’s highest court legalized gay marriage after declaring it unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Obama says 2014 can be a breakthrough year for America

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Citing strong progress on the economy, President Barack Obama said at his annual yearend news conference Friday that 2014 “can be a breakthrough year for America” after a long season of recession and slow recovery.

Yet he suggested that given widespread criticism, he may alter the power of the National Security Agency to collect information on Americans.

And when it came to the universally panned roll out of his health care law, Obama conceded that “we screwed it up,” and said, “I’m going to be making appropriate adjustments once we get through this year.” It was unclear if he meant to signal high-level personnel changes.

The president praised Congress for a recent, relatively modest budget compromise. “It’s probably too early to declare an outbreak of bipartisanship.

But it’s also fair to say we’re not condemned to endless gridlock,” he said.

He also renewed his long-standing refusal to negotiate concessions with Republicans in exchange for legislation that will be needed in late winter or early spring to raise the nation’s debt limit. “It is not something that is a negotiating tool. It’s not leverage. It’s a responsibility of Congress,” he said, although he added that he was willing

to discuss other issues separately.

Obama spoke from the White House briefing room podium as he concluded his fifth year as president, his hair far greyer than the day he was first sworn in. He and his family were departing later in the day for their holiday vacation in Hawaii.

The president opened his remarks with an upbeat assessment of the state of the economy, and seemed determined not to stray from it.

Asked if this year had been the worst of his presidency so far, he laughed and said, “That’s not how I think about it.”

Obama’s polls are at or near the low point of his tenure in the White House.

The rollout of his health care website bombed, and high-visibility parts of his agenda have yet to make it through Congress, including a call for gun safety legislation in the wake of the shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school a year ago and a sweeping overhaul of immigration laws.

“If you’re measuring this by polls, my polls have gone up and down a lot over the course of my career,” he said, and then repeated that the economy was finally showing significant progress.

The president fielded questions a few hours after the government announced the economy grew at a solid 4.1 per cent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace

since late 2011 and significantly higher than previously believed.

Much of the upward revision came from stronger consumer spending at a time when unemployment is at a fiveyear low of 7 per cent. Obama did not mention it, but the stock market is also at or near record levels.

In his review of the year, Obama also noted that U.S. combat troops will finally be withdrawn from Afghanistan during the coming year.

As he has before, he promised to speak in more comprehensive terms in the near future about the future of NSA surveillance programs.

“I have confidence that the NSA is not engaged in domestic surveillance or snooping around,” he said. Yet he added, “we may have to refine this further to give people more confidence.”

A presidential advisory panel this week recommended sweeping changes to government surveillance, including limiting the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records by stripping the NSA of its ability to store the data in its own facilities.

Separately, a federal judge ruled earlier in the week that some of the NSA’s activities were likely unconstitutional. Judge Richard Leon called the NSA’s operation “Orwellian” in scope and said there was little evidence that its vast trove of data from American users had prevented a terrorist attack.

Obama was challenged on his 6-month-old statement that he and his administration had gotten the balance about right, in terms of the NSA’s activities, between concern for terrorism and protection of civil liberties.

He replied that the same assessments are made on a daily basis and noted pointedly that if an attack were to occur, “the question that’s coming from you is, ’Mr. President, why did you slip?”’

On a key foreign policy concern, Obama said it would be wrong to impose new sanctions on Iran at a time the United States and other nations are testing an interim accord designed to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program. If necessary, “we can pass new sanctions in a day,” he said, referring to lawmakers.

As for health care, Obama said that despite the problems, including the rollout of the website, “more than 2 million people have signed up or more” since enrolment began.

“What that means is ... the demand is there and the product is good,” he said.

He turned aside a suggestion that the administration has made so many exemptions that it should have simply delayed the requirement for individuals to purchase coverage or face a penalty. Several lawmakers have called on him to do that, even some Democrats who voted for the legislation.

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THE TRENDING ONLINE STORIES OF THE YEAR As the Red Deer Advocate’s news and new media editor, part of my day is spent gauging reader response to the material we post to our website and social media portals.

Despite the regular complaint that news is too negative, our online readers continue to click on headlines of a tragic nature — and that’s understandable. People are inherently fascinated by the human LEO condition, and PARÉ that includes death and disaster. It’s been that way since cavemen started painting on walls.

But if I were asked to describe today’s typical online reader in a single word, that word would be ‘unpredictable.’

The Advocate newsroom produces more than 9,000 local news items every year. On many occasions, stories I might expect to spread like wildfire elicit little response, while those seemingly innocuous items can go totally viral without warning.

With these generally erratic reader habits in mind, below are the 10 mostread stories at RedDeerAdvocate.com between Jan. 1 and Dec. 20, 2013.

1. Family gathers to mourn crash victim, Nov. 4, 2013, 18,434 page views This story by Advocate reporter Murray Crawford shared a family’s grief following a the death of 33-year-old Jonathon Wood. Wood was killed in Red Deer in the early morning hours of a Saturday when an alleged drunk driver struck the taxi Wood was a passenger in. “It was a very, very close family and they looked up to him (Wood) in a big way, almost as a father figure,” Wood’s uncle Travis Gangl told the Advocate.

2. Man killed in motorcycle crash near Red Deer, April 3, 2013, 13,974 page views One man was killed in a motorcycle collision on Hwy 2 south of the Hwy 11 overpass shortly after 2:30 p.m. on April 3. Police said he was traveling southbound at the time of the collision.

3. Red Deer civic election results, Oct. 21, 2013, 13,783 page views Thousands of Central Albertans followed along as the results trickled in on election night. When the dust settled, Tara Veer emerged as Red Deer’s new mayor with 9,400 votes, beating out rival Cindy Jefferies, who finished with 7,971 votes. Also, three new councillors were elected to council.

4. Search continues for suspect in gas station shooting, Sept. 12, 2013, 12,927 page views The Red Deer social media scene was abuzz on Sept. 12 as word spread about a gas station clerk who was shot in the face while working the night shift at a West Park Fas Gas. A video surveillance clip showed that a lone male entered the Fas Gas armed with a sawed-off shotgun and demanded cash. Even though the clerk complied, the suspect shot him and ran off.

5. RCMP warn of sex offender’s release from prison, April 18, 2013, 10,882 page views On April 18, Red Deer RCMP issued a public warning about Dean Zimmerman, a high-risk, violent sex offender being released from prison. The 47-year-old was being released after having served 34 months on six counts of breach of recognizance for keeping the peace, failing to comply with an order, and fraud under $5,000. Previously, Zimmerman had been convicted of multiple violent offences, including sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm.

6. Two people killed in crash east of Red Deer, Aug. 30, 2013, 8,191 page views Two people were killed and another was fighting for her life following a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 595, 16 km east of Red Deer. Blackfalds RCMP said that around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, a sedan travelling westbound on Hwy 595 veered into the eastbound lane, narrowly missing one vehicle, and then collided head on with another car. The 49-year-old female driver of the second vehicle and the 29-year-old driver of

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Andrew Petryshen, along with children (from left) Ryder, Maisyn, and Oakley, watch the Red Deer River flow by on June 22. Hundreds of Red Deerians were out along the river, watching water levels steadily rise before they hit their peak around 8 p.m. the first vehicle died on scene.

7. Red Deer’s Michener Centre to shut down, March 11, 2013, 6,830 page views Frank Oberle, associate minister of Services for Persons with Disabilities, announced the closure of Red Deer’s Michener Centre. The 90-year-old centre once had more than 2,200 residents.

When the closure was announced, 228 people called the centre home and 640 staff worked there. Society of Parents and Friends of Michener Centre called the move “a betrayal.”

8. Cities Gastro Pubs close in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, Nov. 1, 2013, 6,344 page views “Closed” signs appeared in the windows of Cities Gastro Pub locations in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. Former staff members later confirmed that the popular pubs were indeed closed for good. Dwayne Gauthier and his twin brother Darren opened Cities Gastro Pub in Red Deer in June 2011. It had previously operated as Restaurant 27 and Lounge, which the brothers started in January 2008 and earned a Red Deer Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award for in 2010.

9. Red Deer teen’s costume too scary, says school, Oct. 31, 2013, 5,834 page views Red Deer student Rebecca Bennett’s Halloween costume created quite a stir at St. Patrick’s Community

School in Red Deer. Bennett showed up for class sporting elaborate — and terrifying — liquid latex makeup. She was approached by the principal and asked to remove the costume. “I was upset and angry,” said Bennett, who chose to go home instead of removing her costume. “Is that not the point of Halloween, to be gory and scary?” said her stepfather Ashley Stalwick.

10. State of emergency in Red Deer declared, June 21, 2013, 4,777 page views A local state of emergency was declared following a flood warning that was issued as Alberta Environment prepared to release a significant amount of water from the Dickson Dam. The City of Red Deer warned that river levels were expected to reach maximum levels the following day. Severe flooding in Southern Alberta forced thousands of people from their homes and devastated the Town of High River, while Calgary and some other communities also suffered serious damage. The total price tag for June’s floods was later pegged at more than $6 billion.

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Tara Veer won a close-fought race over Cindy Jefferies to become Red Deer’s mayor in October. cort assaults, 4,138 page views 15. Zombie walk comes under fire from parent, 4,134 page views 16. Two Red Deer officers injured in wild arrest, 3,999 page views 17. Couple key to dramatic rescue, 3,849 page views 18. Woman killed in collision on Hwy 2 near Red Deer, 3,829 page views 19. Rollover forces Hwy 2 shutdown near Red Deer, 3,530 page views 20. Missing Red Deer man found safe in Las Vegas, 3,528 page views Leo Paré is the Advocate’s news and new media editor. Contact him by email at lpare@reddeeradvocate.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LeoPare.

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Bill Lough, president of the society of parents and friends of Michener Centre, stands outside one of the residences at Michener Centre. In March, the province announced it would close the home for severely disabled adults.

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Pension reform lacks political will Where there’s a will, there’s a way. What is most seriously lacking in improving pensions for ordinary Canadians through an enhanced Canada Pension Plan is not the lack of ideas on how to do it but a lack of sufficient political will.

The goal of an enhanced CPP is to enable middle class Canadians to have a better retirement. It is not intended to be an anti-poverty program — that’s the job of the Guaranteed Income Supplement and other social policies. Nor is it intended to boost the pensions of those already retired or who are about to retire. It is about focusing on those who are expected to retire 20 years DAVID from now, or later. But to sucCRANE ceed, it has to start now so that a financial savings base can be established.

There’s little serious doubt about the fact that a large proportion of young and middle-aged Canadians face tough retirement prospects. Many companies have abandoned pension plans for their employees and a large number of younger Canadians are having a tougher time getting started in the work world, with full-time jobs and adequate pay, let alone any kind of employer pension plan.

Enhancing the CPP makes a lot of sense because it is already an established, efficient system that is professionally managed. The pension is portable and contributing to it is mandatory. It benefits, because

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of its large size, from economies of scale, which means that its operating costs are lower. More of its earnings go to future retirees, compared to investments in mutual funds and other retail investment vehicles, where management fees are higher.

It also enables Canadians to benefit from a wide range of investment opportunities, not just stocks and bonds but private equity, venture capital, public-private partnerships and other investment vehicles capable of earning higher rates of return than may be achieved from stocks and bonds.

The main objections, from the federal government and small business organizations, are that an enhanced CPP would require additional employer and employee contributions, allegedly killing jobs, and that it would divert funds from the private-sector mutual fund industry to a government mandated, though independently and professionally run, CPP Investment Board. The financial services industry also sees it as a competitive threat to its operations.

Some qualified support for enhancing the CPP has come from the banking industry. In February, Gerry McCaughey, president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, warned that younger Canadians faced a looming pensions crisis. “A 35-year-old person today puts aside, on average, less than half what a 35-year-old saved a generation ago” so that younger Canadians face “a significant decline in living standards as measured by consumption,” he warned. A big factor is that many companies no longer offer pension plans to employees.

McCaughey proposed giving Canadians an opportunity to enhance their pension savings by making additional CPP contributions. But he said that these contributions should be voluntary and that only em-

ployees, not employers, should contribute. This approach would be unlikely to solve the pension threat he was describing.

The most serious proposal has come from Michael Wolfson, who holds the Canada research chair at the University of Ottawa and before that was deputy chief statistician at Statistics Canada. He proposes a “grand bargain” that would deliver richer CPP benefits 20 years from now without jeopardizing the financial sustainability of the CPP. In his plan, enhanced benefits would only be received on reaching age 68 to 70, though existing pension benefits would kick in at age 65. This would encourage Canadians, who are healthier now than they used to be, to work longer.

Contributions, by employees and employers, would be mandatory, as is the case with the existing CPP, and Wolfson believes that by phasing the system in, the costs would be affordable. Wolfson would also adjust benefits for lower-income Canadians since they typically have shorter life spans.

Life expectancy for males in the lowest quintile group is 75.6 years, compared to 80.3 years for those in the highest income group, according to Statistics Canada.

Enhancing the CPP will be a major challenge because of political and business resistance.

The Harper government is already stirring up fears by calling it a job killer.

But the pensions problem is not going to go away.

Rather, it makes sense to address it sooner rather than later if we are to avoid a decline in retirement living standards for future generations.

Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

’Twas the night before Christmas It’s genetic, I’m sure of it. Let’s face it — guys just don’t wrap. With a “w,” I mean.

There are lots of good male rappers, but very few good male wrappers. This sad fact is painfully obvious during this time of year when wrapping (with a “w”) is practically a compulsory reHARLEY quirement for those males HAY who present significant others with gifts, which they are basically compelled to do on account of it is Christmas.

What’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever had to wrap? A canoe paddle? Garden rake? A basketball? A ham sandwich?

If you are like me, and you are a guy, the basic method of any basic wrapping challenge such as a box of chocolates or a DVD, is to procure a large tube of cheap wrapping paper decorated with an obvious Christmas theme like Santa or Frosty or Rudolf or Fred (that’s Fred Claus, Santa’s second cousin once removed) and once you have ripped holes in most of the paper by trying to remove the tape that holds the roll together, you unroll what’s left of the paper on your desk, throw the present approximately in the middle of the paper pile, crack open three rolls of Scotch tape, grab the scissors and go for it.

With most guys, there is no particular rhyme or reason to the various acts of folding, cutting, smunching ends together, and fortifying every square centimetre with several kilograms of tape about six to eight layers deep.

It may not be pretty but no one is going to break into that sucker without a Swiss Army Knife that’s for sure. It’s only after Christmas that you realize that you’ve wrapped your stapler in with the socks for Uncle George, and your coffee mug (with some coffee still in it) ended up inside the present with that pair of slippers you sent to relatives in Ontario.

I remember once myself and my Dad (who was a typical male wrapper) bought the most outrageously ostentatiously tacky gift for my Mom for Christ-

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mas, which at the time we thought was the best thing ever. It was a three-foot (122 decimeter) golden cherub holding a crystal bowl (see the new book Another Time — A Christmas In Parkvale, Chapter 13 — available in bookstores now), and it took the two of us most of Christmas Eve evening to wrap it downstairs at our old house where I grew up in Parkvale. And when we finished shrouding it in ridiculous amounts of red wrapping paper and Scotch tape, it looked very much like a life-sized fire hydrant. And our dog Bim certainly thought so, by lifting his leg and piddling on it as soon as we placed it by the Christmas tree.

And if you believe that, and why wouldn’t you, I have a special Christmas poem for you that reveals for once and for all how a special Christmas dude in a white beard and a red suit gave the ultimate gift to Yours Truly and to all male wrappers everywhere: ’Twas the night before Christmas and all over my desk Tape, scissors and stickers — my god, what a mess!

The presents were scattered all hither and yon In hopes that my wrapping might somehow get done.

The Rotten Kids are supposed to be sleeping I think But the iPads and iPods are hummin’ like stink And me in my sweat pants and old T-shirt garb Wrapping gifts in my man-cave, working so hard.

Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu is under my feet Being deaf dumb and blind, and trolling for treats So every two seconds I step and I trip And he tries to bite my leg, right off at the hip.

Then grabbing handfuls of Christmas paper for wrapping To tell you the truth I’d rather be napping But brave and courageous I forge on ahead And dig out the scissors and forget about bed.

Upstairs the soft footsteps, oh what can it be?

The Better Half is coming, to check in on me “You said you were done!” she exclaims with dismay She knows I am not, but she asks anyway.

“So Santa got a little behind this year,” I say, lamely attempting some hilarious good

cheer, “But his little behind didn’t match his big belly,” I say it while laughing and shaking like jelly (the red kind).

The BH just gives up and turns back with a sigh She’s used to letting my ‘jokes’ pass on by So gripping the scissors I jump into the fray And nearly slice off a finger that got in the way.

Now I’m gushing red gushes all over the place But a little dismemberment won’t lessen my pace I’m wrapping and wrapping everything in sight While outside the real Santa gears up for the night.

The night it zooms by like flying reindeer And when I accidently drop the Scotch tape in my beer There’s two more presents to wrap, what to do, what to do?

And that’s when that I saw him and he saw me, too.

A white gloved hand puts something on my desk “Try this,” he said, “And then you can rest.”

With a wink in his eye and a twist in his head He started to smile but he laughed instead.

“It’s the secret, my son, of gift wrapping by men.”

“You’ll see what I mean!” he said and then He laid a finger by his nose his white beard all a quiver “Gotta make a mile my friend, got my own to deliver!”

And there before me the perfect gift wrapper Fancy bags of all sizes, made of cloth and of paper Just pop in a gift and close up the top Your gift getter’s compliments will never stop.

So Santa gave me something I’ll never forget Gift bags are the secret to guys wrapping — we’re set!

He was here with my gift and you know he was right: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

A ditto that to all of you, from Yours Truly, the BH and both the RKs! (Oh, and Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu, of course.)

Happy Holidays!

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Activity is at the root of a healthy child A close friend’s daughter is a teach-

any activity on school property that could in any way imaginIn her class of young chilable cause any kind of indren, one of them came up jury or unauthorized bodily to her and asked for a bandcontact. aid for her finger, to which Come to think of it, oththe teacher then asked the er than tic-tac-toe, there child where the blood was. is very little else that they The devastating wound, could do. For interests sake, as it turned out, was no google it. more than a slight scratch.

ADHD (attention deficit In another instance, hyperactivity disorder) is a she received a note from a diagnosed malady without a child’s mother asking that known origin. her daughter be excused I’m going out on a limb CHRIS from recess outside because here, but I think that when I SALOMONS the child had cut her finger. was growing up it was called On further examination, hyperactive, and feel that the finger in question had I know where it all comes a small band-aid on it but from. there was nothing else wrong.

At the kitchen, we are seeing more Our friend’s teacher daughter had and younger people, many of whom several brothers who played very hard have ADHD. as they grew up.

When we observe this in these young They never intentionally hurt each kids, we are seeing an aggressiveness other, but just contact during a game of that borders on the abnormal. rugby resulted in some minor injuries.

They are quick to get angry and or Even our daughter overextended offended, and are very prone to lashing her knee at one point, and another out against another person or property. friend broke a finger. So I think you Combine that with drugs and you have can see where this teacher’s mind is the problem that we now face with so going on this. many of our children.

Coghlan Elementary school in LanI firmly believe that it is not always gley, B.C., has stopped all activity that their fault, and in many cases not the includes any kind of bodily contact. fault of the parents either; they are the This can include football, baseball, victims of the experts. volleyball, tag, even hand-holding; All too often, we as parents are led er.

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astray by professionals who have actually had an idea pass through their mind and are vocal about it, i.e.: Benjamin Spock.

I think that the large majority of us know that if you coddle a child overly much, you end up with a totally dependent and demanding individual.

And by curtailing activity based on fear of minor injuries, you end up with a child who’s pent up energy is going to be released one way or another, and with the garbage influence they will receive on TV, the results are not pretty.

On reading up on ADHD, I found that boys are in the majority of this problem.

Boys physiologically need more active exercise than girls.

I really believe that if further study was done, we would find that the children with this condition were curtailed in their activities; were allowed to spend more than an hour a day on video games or TV watching, and were raised by parents who both worked and did not have the time or energy to spend effectively with their children.

TV does absolutely nothing to develop a child’s interactive skills.

It is so painfully obvious that a growing child needs to be active, even to the point of being injured. No one likes to see their child suffer pain or hurt of any kind.

But they, like everyone else, will survive and even grow from the experi-

ence.

It was all that Charles Templeton could do not to reach out and thread a needle for his five-year-old daughter even after she pricked her finger several times, but he knew that she would never learn otherwise. After several painful pokes, she managed to thread that needle, which she held up for Charles to witness as she proudly proclaimed her success.

Ask any young person who grew up on a farm if the work that they had to do hurt them. Also, I can almost guarantee that they do not suffer from ADHD. Many parents keep their children busy in sports or other physical activity and we sometimes criticize them for all the running around they have to do, but by and large their children are happier and more well adjusted than those who were raised by the TV or video games.

As an alternative to physical work, these activities are a good substitute.

I’ll take another step out onto a limb and suggest that the community, in the absence of farm chores, provide at very minimal cost all activities that could possibly nurture the proper raising of a child, whether it involves sports, fine arts or whatever; something for them to be active, even if they get hurt once in a while.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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THERE ARE MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND CENTRAL ALBERTA THAT CAN KEEP FAMILIES ACTIVE AND HAPPY DURING THE BUSY CHRISTMAS BREAK

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ature may seem like it is sleeping under a thick snowy blanket, but nothing could be further from the truth — as evidenced by the fresh moose tracks in Waskasoo Park.

“December is a good time to look for animal tracks in the parkland,” said Jim Robertson, executive director of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. “We saw a family of moose wander behind the nature centre the other day and there are plenty of deer tracks also to be discovered when you put on a pair of snowshoes and go outside.”

Looking for animal DEBBIE tracks in Waskasoo Park OLSEN is just one of many activities that can keep individuals and families active and happy during the busy Christmas break — a time when it can be easy to get a little stir crazy indoors.

You don’t have to travel far or have a big budget to spark some enthusiasm about the icy season, so if the holidays don’t feel much like a holiday, it’s time to gather up the crew and make some memories together.

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More than 20,000 Christmas lights have been strung along the trails at Heritage Ranch.

Making tracks (and looking for others) Pop into the Kerry Wood Nature Centre between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. almost any day except Christmas and you can rent snowshoes to tromp around Waskasoo Park.

It’s as easy as walking, but if you are nervous you can join the scheduled walks today and Dec.

31 at 1 or 4 p.m. On those days, the rentals are less costly and staff will be available to assist you if you have questions about the parkland or how to properly wear snowshoes.

There are several other family programs available at the centre, including Nature Savvy Saturdays and Discovery Sundays.

In mid-January, the centre will be bringing in a huge indoor planetarium and running interpretive programming relating to the planets, stars and constellations.

Snowshoeing co-ordinates: Kerry Wood Nature Centre, costs $12 per family for rentals or $10 per family to join a scheduled walk. Contact 403-3462010; www.waskasoopark.ca.

Snow tubing — a lazy sledder’s dream The old saying “What goes up must come down” rings true except when it comes to sledding and tobogganing, where the phrase should really be: “What goes down must come back up.”

The hardest thing about tobogganing in the winter is getting back up the hill, but Canyon Ski Resort has a solution for lazy sledders. At Canyon’s tubing park, getting up the hill is half the fun with a special lift designed especially for tubing. You can live a lazy sledder’s dream and ride your tube both up and down the hill.

Canyon has two groomed runs and they even supply the tubes.

Canyon’s tubing park is one of a handful of such facilities in the province and you don’t need any special skills or abilities to enjoy it.

Tubing co-ordinates: Canyon Ski Resort, costs $20 per person or $60 per family. Contact 403-3465588 or go to www.canyonski.ca.

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B2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013

Cutting-edge culinary in Tampa

LEFT: Executive chef Chad Johnson cooks a steak during a tour of the new Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Fla. Tampa’s newest hotel, which opened this week, is focused on food, with a restaurant, bakery, culinary theatre, wine store and cooking classes onsite.

MIDDLE: Visitors in the lobby of the new Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Fla. Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW TAMPA HOTEL OFFERS COOKING CLASSES, ARTISAN PANTRIES, WINE TASTINGS

BY TAMARA LUSH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — In the past, the Tampa Bay region hasn’t been high on a foodie’s travel bucket list.

Sure, there are some tasty Cuban sandwiches in Tampa and fresh grouper in restaurants along the Gulf of Mexico.

But cutting-edge culinary trends haven’t surfaced here — until now.

The Epicurean Hotel, a $35 million, 137-room hotel, opened on Tuesday.

The entire concept revolves around food: There’s an 80-seat restaurant, patisserie, culinary theatre, wine store, rooftop bar and cooking classes in a theatre that looks like it’s a Food Network set.

While a vacation centred around food is nothing new in Napa wine country, rustic Vermont or romantic Tuscany, it’s a fresh idea in Florida.

Guests have personal pantries in their rooms stocked with gourmet goodies.

Those goodies include chocolate and sea salt caramels, prosciutto, goat cheese and bottles of wine.

There’s even a handout that explains which wines go best with each snack.

The decor is also foodthemed.

Paintings of fruit grace the walls, cookbooks line bookshelves

in the lobby and pillows on the hotel beds depict utensils.

An eight-foot-high knife and fork rest in a corner and in a hallway, two vertical, living herb gardens are a lush addition.

Even the hotel’s employees, who have dubbed themselves “Epicureans,” feel like they have a culinary responsibility.

“They are lovers of food and wine and will curate the experience for our guests,” said Joe Collier, president of Mainsail Lodging and Development Group.

The Tampa-based Mainsail partnered with the owner of the city’s best-known restaurant — Bern’s Steak House — to develop the boutique Epicurean hotel.

Bern’s is across the street from The Epicurean, and Collier said that he expects guests to eat at the restaurant, drink at the hotel’s bar, sleep at the hotel, then enjoy other food-related activities the following day.

Bern’s, which was opened in Tampa in 1956

by Bern Laxer and is now owned by his son, David Laxer, boasts one of the largest wine lists of any restaurant in the world.

TV chef Rachel Ray named it the best steak house in the U.S., and Wine Spectator Magazine has given it a “Grand Award” each year since 1981.

The restaurant’s ex-

pertise in wine will be shared across the street in the hotel, where a wine and spirits store is nestled on the first floor.

It’s next to the culinary theatre, which already has a calendar of events ranging from The Universe of Krug Champagne to Tea and Chocolate Pairing.

“Education and culinary growth have always been a big part of my family,” said Laxer.

Classes aren’t only for hotel guests, and neither is the rooftop bar, with its views of downtown

Tampa.

During Tuesday’s opening party, the city’s movers and shakers sipped champagne and cheered when The Epicurean’s executive chef Chad Johnson sauteed a slab of steak on the culinary theatre’s Viking stovetop. (The hotel restaurant also has a second, massive Viking stove, which cost $175,000).

Meanwhile, throughout the hotel, workers busily placed flatscreen TVs in rooms, wheeled pallets of doors into

the spa and unwrapped chaise lounges on a patio deck.

Only about 35 rooms were open as of Tuesday, but Norwood Smith, Mainsail’s vice-president of sales and marketing, said more rooms are coming on line every day.

The hotel is booked solid for New Year’s Eve, he said.

The hotel is part of Marriott International’s Autograph Collection, and has a ballroom and space for weddings or business meetings. Room

prices range from $200$300 a night.

The patisserie will be open by mid-January, the spa will do business by the beginning of February, and a lavish grand opening party with celebrity chef Norman Van Aken is scheduled for Jan. 17-19.

Online: EPICUREAN HOTEL: 1207 South Howard Ave., Tampa, Fla., http://epicureanhotel.com/

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LEFT: Norwood Smith, vice-president of sales and marketing for Mainsail Lodging and Development Group, shows moveable wine racks during a tour of the new Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Fla. Tampa’s newest hotel, is focused on food, with a restaurant, bakery, culinary theatre, wine store and cooking classes onsite.

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HOLIDAY: Enjoy the Christmas lights Night at the museum According to the Encyclopedia of Children, the sleepover was born in the 1950s and today it is considered by many Canadians to be a childhood rite of passage. A sleepover can provide an exciting opportunity for children to foster a sense of independence.

That said, modern parents have much more to worry about than their counterparts did in the 1950s.

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is offering a safe and fun sleepover option for kids aged seven to 11 years old during the Christmas holiday break. On the evening of Jan. 2, the museum will host an Olympic-themed overnight camp where kids will participate in winter activities and learn more about the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

They will also learn about Alberta sport history through games, special guests, great food, and crafts.

A supervised sleepover in the museum caps off the evening of fun. Registration is limited to 30 children and the deadline is Monday. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 until 10 a.m. on Jan. 3.

Night at the museum co-ordinates: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, costs $50. Call 403-3418214 or go to www.ashfm.ca.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 B3 were moved to higher ground. Three hundred employees were ultimately laid off.

It was a bit of a Christmas miracle when the zoo re-opened on Nov. 28 and an even bigger miracle that they were able to get their annual Zoolights event up and running this year.

One of the ways families can support the rebuilding of the zoo and experience an enjoyable evening in the process is by attending Zoolights. The event runs nightly until Jan. 4 and includes a nightly webcast from Santa at the North Pole (until Monday), Candy Land Kids Zone, Ice Carvings, live music on weekends and the chance to see 1.5 million colourful lights on display. There are outdoor fire pits and hot chocolate for warming up.

Zoolights co-ordinates: Calgary Zoo, costs $12 per adult and $9 per child. Call 403-232-9300 or go to www.calgaryzoo.com.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer.

Follow Debbie’s travels at www.wanderwoman.ca. If you have an interesting travel story you would like to share, please email: DOGO@telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

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Instructional Assistant (40)

Trades and Apprenticeship Programs Bi-weekly Salary Range starts at $1,967.11 Olds College is seeking an Instructional Assistant to provide support in its Trades and Apprenticeship programs. This is a regular part-time position with 40 hours of work per week normally from September to June each year. The preferred start date for this academic year is February 3, 2014 with the term ending June 27, 2014.

Please forward a resume quoting the appropriate competition number by the closing dates indicated on our website.

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For information on these or other employment opportunities, please visit our website at www.oldscollege.ca/employment

Country Christmas In the days leading up to Christmas, Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre is transformed into a Christmas wonderland with outdoor ice sculptures and 20 theme-decorated Christmas trees and special displays inside the garden centre. This year’s theme for the ice sculptures is Super Heroes.

Families can enjoy seeing the displays and sample a free hot apple cider during a visit to the store. Decorations and plants are on sale inside the store and while there is no charge to visit the garden centre, they will gladly accept donations for the Red Deer Food Bank.

Country Christmas co-ordinates: Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre, costs nothing. Call 403-3465613 or go to www.parklandgarden.ca.

Equipment Operator 2 Infrastructure Services Roads Dept.

The City of Lacombe is currently seeking a Full-Time Equipment Operator to join our Infrastructure Services Department.

The Equipment Operator 2 performs a variety of duties in support of public works services, including: performing manual labour, minor servicing of equipment, operating hand tools, powered equipment and heavy equipment.

Flooding last summer swamped the Calgary Zoo and resulted in an estimated $50 million in damages. At the height of the flood, two hippos almost escaped and 160 animals

Interested candidates please submit an application form or resume on/or before January 3, 2014 to: Attn: Human Resources City of Lacombe 5432-56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9 E-mail: humanresources@lacombe.ca Fax: 403 782 5655

Application forms can be obtained at the Lacombe City Hall or at www.lacombe.ca Click on City Hall then Careers & Employment.

HR/Payroll Administrator

Successful candidate will be required to provide a Driver’s Abstract and a Criminal Records Check.

The HR/Payroll Administrator is responsible for ensuring that the HR/Payroll processes are effectively, efficiently and consistently applied. The Candidate is also responsible to ensure employees are paid according to the appropriate placements on the pay grids and benefits are deducted per employee’s requests accurately and in a timely manner.

For further details on these positions and to apply on line, please go to www.wrps.ab.ca and click on Career Opportunities.

We thank all those who apply for their interest but only short listed applicants will be contacted.

All applicants are thanked for their interest, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Salary range $45,843 - $57,304 (2013 rates) per annum, based on 40 hr work week.

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At Canadian Pacific you can be part of something historic.

You have a chance to make a difference, to see Canada, and build a future.

9-1-1 Emergency Dispatcher

Canadian Pacific is one of Canada’s most iconic companies. We move the goods that keep the world turning, and we’re on our way to doing it better than anyone else. To get there, CP is looking for some adaptable, hard-working, safety-conscious, and resultsdriven people to join our force of conductors and drive trains.

Emergency Services

The City of Red Deer is always on the hunt for talented and success driven people. We offer a great work environment with the opportunity to work with a dynamic and dedicated team of likeminded professionals.

We are currently seeking the right person to fill the position of Temporary Part-time 911 Emergency Dispatcher for our Emergency Services Department. Working in a team environment, the incumbent is responsible for receiving, evaluating, coordinating and dispatching various requests for assistance or response of local and/or regional emergency services and other related agencies. This position demands the use and operation of a variety of communications and computer equipment. Additionally, the incumbent provides required data entry and generates required reports.

You don’t need:

As our preferred candidate you will: Have successfully completed grade 12 education Have excellent ability to speak, read and write clear and concise English Possess current certification as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher and Emergency Fire Dispatcher.

Certifications in Emergency Medical Responder (or higher), rescue, HAZMAT, fire and other related areas of emergency services work are an asset.

Possess a valid Alberta Driver’s license and have reliable transportation.

Have previous experience/use of: telephone switchboard systems, computer systems with various software use competencies, two way radio systems and equipment, and filing systems.

Competition closes on December 27, 2013

We are currently seeking two Outside Sales Representatives for Western Canada. This position would be based out of Calgary, Edmonton or Red Deer and report directly to the Director of Sales & Marketing. This position is responsible for managing and maintaining the relationships with our current clients as well as all new business in Western Canada.

Connections You do need:

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Great attitude

• Bachelor’s Degree or combination of applicable post-secondary education from an accredited University or College • Minimum 5 years experience in Business to Business sales º Sales and marketing experience in the oil and gas industry a definite asset • Strong presentation, inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills • Self-motivated, independent and highly entrepreneurial attributes are important • A proven ability to prospect and develop new business • An electrical or instrumentation background an asset • Strong computer skills with a working knowledge of CRM and Microsoft Office software

Willingness to learn To work in and around Red Deer

For additional information on Canadian Pacific and this career opportunity, visit us online at www.cpr.ca.

Only those candidates contacted will be considered. All communication will be directed to the email address you use on your online application form.

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The journey has begun but is far from over.

STUDON offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you are interested in this opportunity to join a dynamic and growing company, please forward your resume to the address below.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please note: This job posting closes on December 23rd, 2013

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More than 20,000 Christmas lights have been strung along the trails at Heritage Ranch and they can be viewed on an old-fashioned sleigh ride. The Winter Night Lights tour runs every evening at 4 and 8 p.m. and guests have a choice in how they experience it. They can enjoy the sleigh ride on its own, a sleigh ride plus dinner or a romantic date night that features a private sleigh ride, a semi-private threeWetaskiwin Regional Public Schools has openings course dinner and a bottle of wine. in the Finance and HR/Payroll Departments at our Winter sleigh rides will Central Office location: be running through February at the ranch.

Finance Manager Winter Night Lights We require the candidate to have their CPA, CMA or equivalent. A strong knowledge of principles Sleigh Ride Tour co-ordiand practices of accounting and financial management and strong analytical, troubleshooting nates: Heritage Ranch, and problems solving skills are required. The candidate will be responsible for supervising the cost starts at $34 per adult finance department personnel and the general day to day operation of the Finance Department. and $15 per child. Call Accounting Clerk II 403-347-4977, email bookings@heritageranch.ca or Reporting to the Finance Manager and as part of the finance department team this position go to www.heritageranch. is responsible for the timely payment of liabilities, data entry, maintaining accounts payable ca. processes and procedures and assisting staff and vendors with AP issues

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Preferred Qualifications: . Minimum 3 year’s related experience . Alberta Driver’s License, Class 3, with Q endorsement . Grade 12 Diploma or GED . Ability to work outside in various weather conditions, . Perform basic math calculations . Work with minimal supervision; communicate effectively with coworkers and the public . Able to perform physical requirements of the position . Other related duties as assigned

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B4 SPORTS DeRozen OT hero

SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 2013

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto 109 Dallas 108 DALLAS — DeMar DeRozan showed lots of love for former teammate and mentor Jose Calderon before Toronto played in Dallas.

Then the pupil one-upped his old teacher in the game.

DeRozan scored 15 points, including the go-ahead basket on a wild shot while getting fouled in overtime Friday night, and the Raptors overcame a season high in points from Calderon to beat the Mavericks 109-108.

Toronto trailed 108-107 after a 3-pointer by Calderon when DeRozan’s pump-fake got Brandan Wright and Shawn Marion in the air. DeRozan threw up a shot as he was bumped and it went in for the final points with 1:11 remaining.

Kyle Lowry led six players in double figures with 20 points for the Raptors, who lost to Charlotte in overtime two nights earlier and were 0-3 in OT this season.

“We understand what not to do from the previous one,” said DeRozan, who led the Raptors with nine assists.

Calderon led Dallas with 23 points, including 11 to go along with three of his nine assists in the fourth quarter, and was 7 of 10 from long range.

“That’s just Jose, man,” DeRozan said. “Jose seems like every time the ball leaves his hand the ball’s going in.”

But not on the possession after DeRozan’s go-ahead basket.

Down by a point, the Mavericks missed three times in one trip in the final minute when Nowitzki misfired from 3-point range and Calderon was off target after the rebound bounced back to him beyond the arc.

With a chance to reset, the Mavericks got the ball to Nowitzki again, but he missed a fadeaway jumper from the baseline. Nowitzki scored 22, but missed his last six shots to finish 10 of 22 from the field.

“You know it’s going to be one shot, one stop, and I think we did the right things,” said Calderon, who spent most of his first eight years in Toronto before a midseason trade to Detroit last January. “But we couldn’t make the last shot.”

DeRozan missed the free throw after his circus shot, but the Mavericks

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Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry (7) is fouled by Dallas Mavericks’ Jose Calderon (8), of Spain, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, in Dallas. were off target on their last four, including a runner in the final seconds

by Monta Ellis, who had 21 points and a season-high 11 assists.

Toronto had its biggest lead at 89-81 when Calderon scored 11 straight Dallas points to get the Mavericks to 93-92.

Calderon then drove and zipped a pass to Nowitzki for a 3-pointer to put Dallas in front 95-93.

Calderon also assisted on Marion’s go-ahead basket with 20.9 seconds left, but DeRozan got Toronto even at 101-

all with a tough jumper over Marion just 4 seconds later.

Nowitzki missed a turnaround jumper with Amir Johnson defending just before the buzzer to end regulation, which included a 14-1 run by Dallas for a 41-22 lead followed by a 27-6 Toronto burst that put the Raptors in front 4947 in the final minute of the first half.

“It’s a PG rated show and I can’t really say it,” Toronto coach Dwane Casey of his first-half message to his team in the building where he was an

assistant to Dallas coach Rick Carlisle for three seasons. “Guys responded. They hit us with a haymaker, and I’m proud at the way our guys fought back.”

Toronto’s Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 13 rebounds, including a sequence where he rebounded his own miss twice and eventually scored for a 93-89 lead.

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Blue Bombers, Eskimos in rebuild mode for 2014

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — It’s renovation time for two of the CFL’s once mighty franchises, and this time they better make it right.

Both the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are in rebuilding mode, after a pair of ugly 2013 campaigns that left fans shaking their heads in both towns.

“What went wrong? I have no answer for that,” veteran Eskimos defensive back T. J. Hill said as his season ended.

The mood was as sombre in the Bombers locker-room as players looked back on what might have been.

“It would be a sad thing if I left Winnipeg with this taste in my mouth,” said Terrence Edwards, leader of the Bombers’ receiving corps, who knows he has few seasons left.

Edmonton and Winnipeg have a lot in common.

Other CFL teams may struggle to fill seats, but not the Bombers or Eskimos.

They have loyal fans, although lately they haven’t had much to cheer about and there is always a chance their patience will finally run out.

Both are community-owned teams and both finished their 2013 seasons by sacking their coaches.

For the Bombers, it was two coaches in two years, with Paul LaPolice getting the hook mid-2012 when Tim Burke took over. Kavis Reed at least had three seasons in Edmonton.

Both teams also have had a bit of an off-field circus going in their management offices in recent years that have kept negative headlines before local fans.

But above all, perhaps, both teams also have a long history of winning that makes it even tougher to swallow defeat.

The Eskimos can claim to be the most successful franchise of the modern era, with 13 Grey Cup wins starting in 1954 and five in a row between 1978 and 1982. Their most recent was in 2005.

The Bombers are no slouches, with a league-leading 24 appearances at the Grey Cup and 10 wins. But their last was in 1990, when they beat Edmonton.

The Bombers have made five unsuccessful trips to the Grey Cup since 1990, the most recent in 2011. Edmonton has also been to five, winning three and losing two over the same time frame.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Terrence Edwards #82 misses the catch as Edmonton Eskimos’ Marcell Young #23 and Donovan Alexander #10 defend during second half action in Edmonton on Saturday Sept, 14, 2013. Both teams are in rebuilding mode after a pair of ugly 2013 campaigns that left fans shaking their heads in both towns.

This season the Eskimos finished 4-14, their worst since the league went to 18 games, and the Bombers fell into the CFL cellar at 3-15, tying their worst ever 18-game season.

Since 2006, the Eskimos have finished last in the West six times, although a weak East has allowed them to earn a crossover playoff slot twice.

They won only one of the East semifinals they played, against Winnipeg in 2008.

A relatively healthy Buck Pierce

managed to get the Bombers back to the Grey Cup in 2011 but they fell to the B.C. Lions.

Their coach wasn’t the Bombers only casualty this year. Slumping Winnipeg cleaned house during the summer at general manager and president, with former Bomber Wade Miller replacing Garth Buchko as CEO and assistant GM Kyle Walters moving into Joe Mack’s spot.

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Mantha leads Canada over Finland Leafs, Red Wings meet in Toronto as preview of Winter Classic WORLD JUNIORS

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ANGELHOLM, Sweden — Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist as Canada rallied to beat Finland 4-2 on Friday in a world junior hockey championship exhibition game.

Bo Horvat, Mathew Dumba and Aaron Ekblad also scored for Canada. Connor McDavid added two assists.

Finland opened the scoring at 8:34 of the first period on a goal from Juuso Ikonen, then Esa Lindell scored shorthanded at 12:45 to put the Finns up 2-0.

Canada made it 2-1 before the end of the first on Horvat’s goal before tying the score just 25 seconds into the second when Dumba scored.

Ekblad gave Canada its first lead

of the game at 14:43 of the second before Mantha added some insurance two minutes into the third.

Canada starter Zach Fucale stopped 11-of-13 shots, steadying his play after a rough start.

Ville Husso stopped 20 shots for Finland.

Canada was 0-for-1 on the power play while Finland was 0-for-6.

After the game, defenceman Damon Severson and forward Hunter Shinkaruk were released, leaving team officials with one more to make.

Canada’s second of three exhibition games is Sunday against Sweden in Angelholm.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Before the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings take it outside at the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day, they’ll play Saturday at Air Canada Centre.

It’s a dress rehearsal of sorts for the NHL’s regular-season showcase event, but more than anything else it’s a chance for the teams to get acquainted in their first matchup since Jan. 7, 2012.

“It’ll be good, especially probably on the special teams, how they play their power play and PK and what we

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can do to take advantage of that,” Leafs defenceman Carl Gunnarsson said.

Gunnarsson is one of just nine Leafs players who were in uniform for that 2012 meeting and are expected to play Saturday night. One of those is nowRed Wings goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, who joins just seven Detroit players who are still around.

Some of it is turnover but it’s also partially the result of injuries that have ravaged the Red Wings, who are missing a handful of regulars including Henrik Zetterberg (back), Johan Franzen (concussion), Justin Abdelkader (concussion) and Jimmy Howard (knee).

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Closer to the end of his long career than the start, Carlos Beltran finally got to put on the uniform of his favourite childhood team.

The eight-time All-Star was introduced at a Yankee Stadium news conference Friday after signing a three-year deal worth $45 million that was agreed to two weeks ago but made official on Thursday.

Sporting his No. 36 jersey and joined by his two daughters and his wife, Beltran talked about how much he admired the Yankees while growing up in Puerto Rico, and how close he came to joining them in 2005. But both sides that year, including former owner George Steinbrenner, just couldn’t come to terms, leaving Beltran no other choice but to ink a seven-year deal with the Mets. Although he would have taken less than the $119 million that they gave him.

“Having the opportunity to come back again as a Yankee really means a lot to me. I grew being a Yankee fan. Grew up being a Bernie Williams fan. At one point I almost got the opportunity to sign with the Yankees. It didn’t work out,” Beltran said. “But at the end of the day what is in the past, is in the past.

I’m looking forward to joining this ballclub, looking forward to the challenges ahead.”

Beltran’s deal was the team’s third high-profile signing since Robinson Cano bolted for Seattle and $240 million. Although the team’s plan has been to maintain its 2014 payroll under $189 threshold and the uncertainty of Alex Rodriguez’s contract status while everyone awaits the decision from his appeal, the Yankees have been spending freely. With a glaring hole at catcher, Brian McCann was brought aboard for a five-year, $85 million contract.

Romo’s gaffes at centre of Cowboys’ woes, again

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo is pretty used to this drill by now.

Make a big mistake late to cost the Dallas Cowboys a chance to win. Say he wishes he had that throw back. Vow to be better the next time.

Now Romo and the Cowboys have to bounce back again Sunday at Washington.

If they do, they’ll get to play for the NFC East title in the finale against Philadelphia at home. If not, they could be eliminated from the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

“I think it’s good for guys to understand how we have everything in front of us,” Romo said. “Like I said before, we have to play better than we’ve played.”

And avoid another mistake from the quarterback.

The latest recovery routine was triggered by a much-discussed interception that gave Green Bay new life in a 37-36 win after the Packers trailed by 23 at halftime. Among the talking points: —Romo shouldn’t have used the bailout option to pass on the run play sent in by Bill Callahan and coach Jason Garrett.

—The coaches shouldn’t have even given him a choice because running the clock was the only thing that mattered.

—Romo shouldn’t have thrown the pass once he turned and saw linebacker Clay Matthews in his face.

Shouldn’t, shouldn’t, shouldn’t.

“More than anything, I can’t make that decision in that situation,” Romo said. “When you look back on one throw right now all year, you’d want that one back.”

There’s one other part of this routine that’s pretty

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CFL: Nowhere to go but up for Bombers Miller and Walters had their interim tags removed after the season ended and the rebuilding job is now squarely on their shoulders.

The Bombers are trying to land the Grey Cup and, of course, would very much like to host the kind of party the Saskatchewan Roughriders threw, capped by a hometown win.

But Walters says, Grey Cup or no Grey Cup, winning is a must.

“We want to put a winning product on the field as quick as possible,” he said.

“That’s (the Grey Cup) zero into my decision process into how we get this roster cleaned up and start winning some football games.”

His first job though was to find a new coach and he tabbed Toronto Argonauts special teams co-ordinator Mike O’Shea, someone he played with at the University of Guelph.

O’Shea doesn’t like to use the word “rebuild” when it comes to the job he now faces with the Bombers.

“I know what I believe and the only reason you start a season is to win a Grey Cup,” he said at his introduction, a statement greeted warmly by the fans who attended.

“It’s my job as a coach to get people to buy into that.”

The Eskimos sacked general manager Eric Tillman in 2012, after the trade that sent star quarterback Ricky Ray to Toronto, and his replacement Ed Hervey’s first rebuilding step after this season was hiring respected Argonauts defensive co-ordinator Chris Jones as new head coach.

“We know there’s work to do but we’re committed to making this right, to building a winner,” Hervey said as he introduced Jones Nov. 27.

What do the Bombers and Eskimos have to work with?

Only two Eskimos made division all-star in 2013, slotback Fred Stamps, who missed three games and was still the CFL’s leading receiver with 1,259 yards, and defensive tackle Almondo Sewell.

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Raiders win big The Lindsay Thurber Raiders remained undefeated in the Central Alberta High School Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball League with a 72-20 win over the West Central Rebels of Rocky Mountain House Thursday.

Kristin Demale had 22 points, Kiera Fujimoto 16 and Sarah Thomas and Shannon Bickley 10 each for the Raiders, who got points from all eight players.

Dream Team scrape together win The Dream Team edged Bulldogs Scrap Metal 89-88 in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Thursday.

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backer Henoc Muamba and running back Will Ford.

Muamba is already a question mark for 2014 with NFL interest.

Both teams have lengthy shopping lists and their timing is good, with the Ottawa expansion draft creating a more active marketplace.

Winnipeg will look for a dependable quarterback who can consistently put the ball into the hands of his receivers. They ended the Pierce experiment in 2013 but have no one in the wings who comes close.

Other than quarterback, with a team that was either dead last or second last in every offensive and defensive category, where don’t the Bombers need help?

Their Canadian talent has been slow to develop on the offensive line but they have had some talented receivers, when they’re not injured, and always seem to have another speedy running back in the wings.

Edmonton has offensive line issues as well but they’re is a little better off at quarterback. Mike Reilly may take a little time to develop fully but he was second in the league in passing yards and led all quarterbacks in rushing yards in his debut season as starter.

He also threw 18 interceptions, second most in the league.

After Stamps, his next best receiver, Adarius Bowman, was No. 21 on the CFL list with 697 yards. On defence, the Eskimos were the worst in the league at stopping the run and, as for their own ground game, Reilly had more yards than anyone.

“You’ve got to be able to protect the quarterback,” said Jones, who seems to like what he sees in the young pivot.

“You’ve got to be able to run the ball effectively.

Those are the two things that I see that this organization has to do to do in order to have success now and in the future.”

O’Shea wants to see some grit and a real work ethic.

“If I were going to envision how we’re going to win games, it’s gong to be defence and special teams. It’s going to be hard-nosed but disciplined football.

“They’re going to be hard-working guys, character players. We’re going to do it the old-fashioned way.”

One thing is certain. With Winnipeg back in the

West in 2014, it shouldn’t take long to see which team is closer to reaching the historical highs it once enjoyed.

RAPTORS: Started the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run Johnson and Terrence Ross scored 15 apiece for the Raptors, who started the fourth quarter on an 110 run. Greivis Vasquez had eight of his 14 points during the spurt, including a pair of 3-pointers on assists from DeRozan, who also hit a shot from long range.

Ellis inbounded to Nowitzki with 2.9 seconds left in the third quarter, sped around Nowitzki as he got the ball back and hit a high-arching finger roll layup just before the buzzer to put the Mavericks up 81-78.

The Mavericks had to fly to Phoenix after the game for their eighth back-to-back of the season and third game in four nights after they had a three-day break between a pair of home games.

“It went wrong in the first half,” Carlisle said.

“They chewed into the lead very quickly. It’s hard to build a 19-point lead in this league.”

Marion scored 14 points and matched Nowitzki with a team-high nine rebounds.

NOTES: Mavericks G Devin Harris is now targeting a January return after a setback in his recovery from off-season toe surgery on his left foot.

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consistent for Romo: support from his teammates despite a litany of similarly painful errors through the years.

“That’s our guy,” receiver Dez Bryant said. “We all love him. And things happen, unfortunate things happen. Those things can be fixed, and that’s by staying together.”

Tight end Jason Witten has been through many more difficult times than Bryant because he came in with Romo 10 years ago. He still stands by the winning moments from Romo, and there’s evidence to back him.

Twice in a span of three games this season, Romo led flawless final drives to beat Minnesota and the New York Giants. The Cowboys were trailing the Vikings at home before that winning march, and the Giants had just pulled even in sub-freezing weather in New Jersey.

“Tony’s got thick skin,” Witten said. “You work through it and you get back at it and surround yourself with guys that you want to go prepare and play with and support you. That’s what he does.”

Romo is battling history on a couple of fronts against the Redskins. Besides the fresh memory of the loss to the Packers, he is visiting Washington for the first time since his late interception ended any realistic hopes for a win in a playoffs-or-bust finale almost exactly a year ago.

Dallas lost that high-stakes game for the second straight year — and the third time in five seasons.

And just like last year, the Cowboys have an injuryplagued defence that is the worst in franchise history.

“It’s not difficult to stay positive,” Romo said.

“We’re still in this thing. For all the stuff that has happened and the way that we’ve played in different situations, I think that’s a testament to the guys and how well they’ve performed in different areas.”

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MONTREAL — There’s no doubt in Troy Smith’s mind he’ll be the Montreal Alouettes starting quarterback when training camp opens in June.

“In my mind, that’s the only way I will prepare,” he said via telephone from Columbus, Ohio. “That’s the only way I think I will do the team justice.

“When you think the way you’re supposed to, that’s when you help the team most. When you hold back, when you don’t allow yourself to reach your full potential obviously you hinder the team. I want to do nothing but help the team and the only way I can is thinking as the starter.”

Montreal agreed with Smith, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State, and youngster Tanner Marsh on three-year contracts Friday. Both took significant snaps with the club in 2013 after incumbent Anthony Calvillo suffered a season-ending concussion.

Montreal continues to await official word from Calvillo, 41, regarding his CFL future. But in November, pro football’s all-time passing leader admitted he’s leaning towards retirement.

Jim Popp, Montreal’s head coach and GM, said there was plenty to like about Smith’s play last season.

“I’m very impressed with Troy’s leadership, communication skills and ability to grab his teammates’ attention,” Popp said. “Last season, Troy quickly

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Smith, 29, joined the Alouettes roughly midway through the season and took over as the starter Oct. 20, compiling a 2-1 record. Montreal finished third in the East Division with an 8-11 record and the six-foot, 225-pound Smith was under centre for the club’s 19-16 overtime loss to Hamilton in the conference semifinal.

Late in the fourth quarter, game officials missed a pass interference call in the end zone on Montreal’s Duron Carter. Instead of getting the ball at the Hamilton one-yard line with a chance for the go-ahead touchdown, the Alouettes had to settle for a field goal to force overtime.

“Losing on a fluke call does nothing but leave a bitter taste in my mouth,” Smith said. “Playing last year makes me a little more hungry, a little more thirsty about having the chance and possibility to get to the Grey Cup. “It’s on.”

Marsh began his rookie season third on Montreal’s depth chart behind Calvillo and backup Josh Neiswander. On Aug. 22, the former Arkansas Tech star came off the bench to rally Montreal to a thrilling 3938 home win over B.C., his 57-yard completion to Eric Deslauriers setting up the game-winning field goal.

The six-foot-four, 218-pound Marsh finished his rookie season completing 56-of-106 passes for 972 yards with three TDs and eight interceptions. He also ran for 125 yards and two TDs on 21 carries.

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SCOREBOARD Today

● Peewee AA hockey: Cranbrook at Sylvan Lake, 12:30 p.m.; Medicine Hat White at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Gold at Sylvan Lake, 7 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 3:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 5:45 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 7 p.m. ● AJHL: Sherwood Park at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Peewee AA hockey: Medicine Hat White at Red Deer TBS, 10:30 a.m., Collicutt Centre; Cranbrook at Lacombe, 3 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer,12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:15 p.m., Kinex. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Southside at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL MLB — Suspended Baltimore LHP Troy Patton 25 games, without pay, after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Named Jim Rickon hitting coach and Chad Wolfe athletic trainer for Columbus (IL); David Wallace manager, Rouglas Odorm hitting coach, Jeff Harris Pitching coach and Jeremy Heller athletic trainer for Akron (EL); Scooter Tucker manager, Tony Mansolino hitting coach and Steve Karsay pitching coach for Carolina (Carolina); Mark Budzinski manager, Shaun Larkin hitting coach and Rigo Beltran pitching coach for Lake County (MWL); Phil Clark hitting coach and Greg Hibbard pitching coach for Mahoning Valley (NYP); Mark Allen pitching coach for Arizona (GCL) and Jesus Sanchez pitching coach for Indians (DSL).

Named Luis Ortiz minor league assistant field coordinator and Edwin Rodriguez minor league special assistant.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Named Gary Tuck bullpen coach; Trey Hillman special assistant, major and minor league operations; Mike Quade roving outfield and baserunning instructor, and Matthew Krause strength and conditioning co-ordinator.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed C Chris Gimenez off waivers from the Tampa Bay. Agreed to terms with 1B Daric Barton on a one-year contract. Released LHP Pedro Figueroa.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with INF Kensuke Tanaka, LHP Ryan Feierabend and RHP Daniel McCutchen on minor league contracts.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with INF Eric Chavez on a one-year contract and RHP Brad Ziegler on a two-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with LHPs Jonathan Sanchez, Tsuyoshi Wada and Tommy Hottovy and OF Mitch Maier on minor league contracts.

CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jose Diaz and Chien-Ming Wang, LHP Lee Hyde, Cs Corky Miller, Rossmel Perez and Max Ramirez, INFs Argenis Diaz, Reynaldo Navarro and Kristopher Negron, and OF Jason Bourgeois on minor league contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated LHP Eric Surkamp for assignment. Added RHP Ryan Vogelsong to the 40-man roster.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Brian Daubach manager, Chris Michalak pitching coach and Mark Harris hitting coach for Harrisburg (EL); Tripp Keister manager, Franklin Bravo pitching coach and Brian Rupp hitting coach for Potomac (Carolina); Patrick Anderson manager for Hagerstown (SAL); Billy Gardner Jr. manage, Paul Menhart pitching coach and Joe Dillon hitting coach for Syracuse (IL); Amaury Garcia hitting coach and Tim Redding pitching coach for Auburn (NYP); Michael Barrett manager and Jorge Mejia hitting coach for the Nationals (GCL). Named Tony Beasley and Jeff Garber co-field co-ordinators; Troy Gingrich hitting co-ordinator and Jon Kotredes medical and rehab co-ordinator for their minor leagues.

American Association WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed INF Josh Mazzola.

Frontier League ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Exercised the 2014 contract options on LHP Jesus Del Rosario, RHP Stayton Thomas, and INF Matt Greener. Declined the options on LHPs Jon Gulbransen and Alex Szymanski, RHPs Derrick Stultz and Skye Severns, and INF Carlos Luciano.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed OF Jayce Ray to a contract extension. Exercised the 2014 contract options on RHPs Colin O’Connell, Jason Mitchell, Wes Torres, Andy Mee, and Brian Oliver, Cs Zach Aakhus and Adam Davis, INFs Chase Tucker and Jairo Perez, OFs Chad Cergar, Kyle Robinson, and Nathan Pittman. Declined the options on RHP Travis Strong and INF Miles Walding.

Northwest League HILLSBORO HOPS — Named J.R. House manager and Mark Grace hitting coach.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Assigned G Nemanja Nedovic to Santa Cruz (NBADL).

LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Signed G Kendall Marshall.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Philadelphia QB Nick Foles $10,000 for an illegal peel-back block on Minnesota LB Erin Henderson; Arizona LB Marcus Benard $15,750 for roughing the passer on a hit on Tennessee QB Ryan Fitzpatrick; Cardinals LB Daryl Washington $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and Tennesse DE Kamerion Wimbley $10,000 for hitting Arizona QB Carson Palmer in the knee area in games last week.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMO — Signed FB Smith Wright.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Activated F Marian Gaborik and D James Wisniewski from injured reserve.

DALLAS STARS — Placed D Aaron Rome on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 16.

American Hockey League HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Recalled D Matt Grassi from Wheeling (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled F Wade Megan from loan to Cincinnati (ECHL).

Central Hockey League ARIZONA SUNDOGS — Signed F Brandon Coccimiglio.

DENVER CUTTHROATS — Signed D Nello Ferrara.

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW — Signed MF Daniel Paladini.

Sporting Kansas City — Signed G Eric Kronberg.

COLLEGE ALABAMA — Suspended junior LB Xzavier Dickson and freshman RB Alvin Kamara from the football team and neither will play in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2.

BENTLEY — Named Bill Kavanaugh football coach.

CASTLETON STATE — Announced the resignation of football coach Marc Klatt.

EMORY & HENRY — Named Curt Newsome football coach.

JAMES MADISON — Named Everett Withers football coach.

KANSAS STATE — Signed athletics director John Currie to a contract extension through the 2019 academic year.

NORTH CAROLINA — Announced it won’t seek the reinstatement of junior basketball G P.J. Hairston from the NCAA after the junior committed several rule violations.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL — Named Jerry Mack football coach.

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Swift Current 38 20 13 1 4 132 114 Regina 36 18 14 2 2 120 130 Brandon 35 18 14 3 0 129 129 Prince Albert 35 17 16 2 0 121 124 Moose Jaw 37 10 21 3 3 97 139 Saskatoon 38 10 25 1 2 109 157 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Calgary 34 22 7 2 3 119 90 Edmonton 34 23 10 0 1 129 86 Medicine Hat 35 21 11 3 0 119 100 Kootenay 37 18 16 2 1 109 109 Red Deer 35 17 16 0 2 104 108 Lethbridge 38 6 27 2 3 96 174

Pt 45 40 39 36 26 23 Pt 49 47 45 39 36 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 33 28 3 0 2 138 81 58 Victoria 38 23 13 0 2 111 94 48 Vancouver 37 17 13 5 2 122 126 41 Prince George 37 14 18 2 3 110 140 33 Kamloops 36 9 23 2 2 90 145 22 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 35 23 8 2 2 165 117 50 Everett 36 22 10 4 0 115 96 48 Seattle 35 21 10 1 3 131 121 46 Spokane 35 21 12 0 2 127 105 44 Tri-City 36 17 16 1 2 94 102 37 d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns December 18-26 No Games Scheduled (holiday break).

Friday, Dec. 27 Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

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

Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 28 Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.

Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

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

Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Kootenay at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

L 8 1 7

OT GAA SO 1 2.11 4 2 2.26 2 4 3.10 0

8 8 9 9 12

1 1 1 2 2

2.49 2.37 2.55 3.29 2.87

2 4 4 2 2

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 35 23 10 2 48 96 Tampa Bay 35 21 11 3 45 97 Montreal 37 21 13 3 45 92 Detroit 37 16 12 9 41 94 Toronto 37 18 16 3 39 101 Ottawa 37 14 17 6 34 103 Florida 37 14 18 5 33 87 Buffalo 35 9 23 3 21 63

GA 74 84 81 101 106 122 117 100

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF 37 26 10 1 53 117 35 19 13 3 41 111 35 16 15 4 36 86 35 14 14 7 35 81 36 14 15 7 35 85 36 16 18 2 34 82 35 14 17 4 32 91 36 10 19 7 27 90

GA 80 104 97 98 90 100 100 124

Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia Carolina New Jersey N.Y. Rangers Columbus N.Y. Islanders

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 38 25 7 6 56 140 St. Louis 34 23 7 4 50 119 Colorado 34 23 10 1 47 100 Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 Dallas 34 17 12 5 39 99 Winnipeg 37 16 16 5 37 100 Nashville 35 16 16 3 35 80

Anaheim Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Phoenix Calgary Edmonton

LEAGUE LEADERS CALGARY — Western Hockey League statistics (through holiday break): SCORING G A Pt Mitch Holmberg, Spo 37 37 74 Nicolas Petan, Por 20 46 66 Joshua Winquist, Eve 26 33 59 Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por 25 31 56 Leon Draisaitl, PA 18 33 51 Mike Aviani, Spo 26 24 50 Sam Reinhart, Koo 16 34 50 Graham Black, SC 17 32 49 Jaedon Descheneau, Koo 23 25 48 Nikita Scherbak, Sas 20 28 48 Taylor Leier, Por 22 21 43 Brendan Leipsic, Por 20 23 43 Colby Cave, SC 20 23 43 Boston Leier, MH-Reg 24 18 42 Chandler Stephenson, Reg 13 29 42 Conner Bleackley, RD 17 24 41 Nathan Burns, Sas 15 26 41 Carter Popoff, Van 10 31 41 Branden Troock, Sea 17 23 40 GOALTENDING (Minimum 660 minutes played) W Tristan Jarry, Edm 22 Jordan Cooke, Kel 20 Brendan Burke, Por 20

Eric Williams, Spo 18 Austin Lotz, Eve 16 Patrik Polivka, Vic 16 Dawson MacAuley, Reg 16 Patrik Bartosak, RD 15

GP 37 36 35 38 34 35 37

Pacific Division W L OT Pts 25 7 5 55 24 8 4 52 21 8 6 48 21 11 6 48 18 10 6 42 13 16 6 32 11 23 3 25

GA 105 81 80 88 102 108 99

GF 119 101 113 104 106 88 95

GA 93 69 88 92 105 111 127

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games Vancouver 3, Chicago 2, SO Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2, OT N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Washington 4, Carolina 2 Winnipeg 5, Florida 2 Today’s Games Calgary at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Phoenix at Ottawa, 12 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 5:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Jets 5, Panthers 2 First Period 1. Florida, Matthias 4 (unassisted) 7:45.

2. Winnipeg, Trouba 2 (Scheifele, Kane) 11:06.

3. Winnipeg, Enstrom 3 (Jokinen, Byfuglien) 15:24 (pp).

4. Winnipeg, Wheeler 12 (Bogosian, Trouba) 15:57 (pp).

Penalties — Barch Fla (fighting) 2:33, Thorburn Wpg (fighting) 2:33, Kane Wpg (high-sticking) 4:57, Kane Wpg (roughing) 8:37, Upshall Fla (diving) 8:37, Gudbranson Fla (roughing) 9:21, Ladd Wpg (roughing) 9:21, Bergenheim Fla (roughing) 9:21, Wheeler Wpg (slashing) 9:39, Kulikov Fla (interference) 14:02, Goc Fla (high-sticking) 14:26.

Second Period 5. Winnipeg, Kane 9 (Frolik, Scheifele) 1:03.

6. Florida, Bjugstad 7 (unassisted) 5:55.

7. Winnipeg, Frolik 9 (Ladd, Byfuglien) 17:53.

Penalties — Upshall Fla (high-sticking) 19:02.

Third Period

No Scoring.

Penalties — Pardy Wpg (interference) 10:34, Upshall Fla (roughing) 19:33, Kane Wpg (roughing) 19:33.

Goal — Florida: Markstrom (L, 1-6-3); Winnipeg: Pavelec (W, 11-14-4).

Ducks 3, Devils 2 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Koivu Ana (tripping) 7:04, Schneider NJ (delay of game) 9:27, Gionta NJ (hooking) 17:50.

Second Period 1. New Jersey, Ryder 10 (Henrique) 4:15.

2. Anaheim, Fowler 4 (Lovejoy, Selanne) 14:06.

Penalties — Lindholm Ana (holding) 10:47, NJ Bench (too many men) 16:06.

Third Period 3. Anaheim, Perreault 6 (Palmieri, Selanne) 10:47.

4. New Jersey, Greene 5 (Jagr, Zajac) 14:58 (pp).

Penalties — Fayne NJ (interference) 3:24, Fistric Ana (interference) 14:13.

Overtime 5. Anaheim, Palmieri 5 (Perreault, Fowler) 2:37.

Penalties — None.

Goal — Anaheim: Hiller (W, 15-4-4); New Jersey: Schneider (LO, 4-7-5).

Islanders 5, RANGERS 3 First Period 1. NY Islanders, Clutterbuck 4 (unassisted) 14:42 (lp-sh).

2. NY Islanders, Grabner 3 (unassisted) 17:09 (sh).

3. NY Rangers, Pouliot 4 (Kreider, Brassard) 17:39 (pp).

Penalties — Boulton NYI (unsportsmanlike conduct) 7:08, MacDonald NYI (high-sticking) 14:23, Carkner NYI (holding) 16:42.

Second Period 4. NY Rangers, Dorsett 3 (Moore, Stralman) 3:00.

5. NY Rangers, Stepan 7 (Nash, Zuccarello) 7:58 (pp).

6. NY Islanders, Strait 1 (Bailey, Strome) 11:26.

Penalties — Clutterbuck NYI (cross-checking) 6:40, Stralman NYR (hooking) 9:20, Kreider NYR (interference) 19:24.

Third Period 7. NY Islanders, Vanek 11 (Okposo, MacDonald) 1:18 (pp).

8. NY Islanders, Grabner 4 (Nielsen, Hamonic) 19:09 (en).

Penalties — Girardi NYR (interference) 0:42, Hamonic NYI (roughing) 2:56, Boyle NYR (roughing) 2:56, Strome NYI (hooking) 3:31, Del Zotto NYR (charging) 10:53, Cizikas NYI (kneeing) 13:38, Bailey NYI (boarding) 17:08.

Goal — NY Islanders: Nabokov (W, 6-5-5); NY Rangers: Lundqvist (L, 10-15-2).

Capitals 4, Hurricanes 2 First Period 1. Carolina, Staal 8 (Semin, Faulk) 17:12.

Penalties — Staal Car (interference) 5:54, Alzner Wash (stick holding) 11:12, Staal Car (high-sticking) 19:40.

Second Period 2. Washington, Johansson 5 (Backstrom, Ovechkin) :41 (pp).

3. Washington, Carlson 7 (Backstrom, Brouwer) 8:34 (pp).

4. Carolina, Nash 4 (Sekera, Gerbe) 11:16 (pp).

5. Washington, Brouwer 7 (Green, Backstrom) 15:29 (pp).

Penalties — Backstrom Wash (interference) 3:17, Ruutu Car (holding) 8:19, Alzner Wash (delay of game) 10:34, Semin Car (tripping) 14:11.

Third Period 6. Washington, Ovechkin 29 (Backstrom, Erat) 19:35 (en).

Penalties — Brouwer Wash (tripping) 0:28, Gleason Car (roughing) 9:41, Erskine Wash (roughing) 9:41, Carlson Wash (hooking) 15:10.

Goal — Washington: Grubauer (W, 4-0-1); Carolina: Ward (L, 5-6-5).

Canucks 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO) First Period 1. Chicago, Versteeg 7 (Kane, Handzus) 7:49.

Penalties — Weber Vcr (holding) 15:55, Bollig Chi (interference) 18:39.

Second Period 2. Chicago, Kane 21 (Rozsival, Oduya) 4:57.

3. Vancouver, Kassian 7 (Garrison) 8:19.

Penalties — Rozsival Chi (cross-checking) 2:24, Garrison Vcr (tripping) 13:53, Chi Bench (too many men) 16:06, Kesler Vcr (tripping) 18:14.

Third Period 4. Vancouver, Sedin 12 (Bieksa, Sedin) 10:48.

Penalties — Hjalmarsson Chi (delay of game) 4:15, Kesler Vcr (tripping) 12:08.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Vancouver : Santorelli goal, Sedin miss, Sedin miss, Kassian miss, Weber miss, Booth miss, Dalpe miss, Kesler goal.

Chicago : Kane miss, Toews miss, Sharp goal, Hossa miss, Saad miss, Smith miss, Versteeg miss, Handzus miss.

Goal — Vancouver: Lack (W, 5-2-0); Chicago: Raanta (LO, 7-1-2).

AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC GP W L OTLSOL GF Manchester 30 20 5 1 4 96 Providence 28 14 9 1 4 97 St. John’s 29 15 11 1 2 87 Portland 25 10 10 1 4 69 Worcester 23 11 10 1 1 57

GA 75 92 76 81 65

Pt 45 33 33 25 24

NORTHEAST W L OTLSOL 19 4 1 2 17 7 1 1 13 11 0 2 11 13 1 3 9 15 0 3

GF 84 86 65 72 63

GA 62 66 67 91 90

Pt 41 36 28 26 21

EAST L OTLSOL 8 1 2 9 0 3 11 1 4 11 1 3 9 2 3

GF 82 96 81 69 81

GA 68 84 83 79 80

Pt 35 33 31 28 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTH GP W L OTLSOL GF Toronto 26 15 9 1 1 72 Rochester 29 13 11 2 3 83 Lake Erie 27 13 11 0 3 73 Hamilton 29 12 14 0 3 71 Utica 27 10 15 1 1 63

GA 63 89 82 85 80

Pt 32 31 29 27 22

GF GA 105 62 88 103 62 66 77 75 61 70

Pt 44 33 29 28 24

GF 102 100 80 75 76

Pt 42 38 27 25 24

Springfield Albany Adirondack Bridgeport Hartford

GP 26 26 26 28 27

W-B/Scranton Binghamton Norfolk Syracuse Hershey

GP 27 27 29 27 25

W 16 15 13 12 11

GP Grand Rapids 28 Rockford 30 Milwaukee 24 Chicago 27 Iowa 26

MIDWEST W L OTLSOL 21 5 1 1 15 12 3 0 12 7 4 1 13 12 0 2 11 13 2 0

GP Abbotsford 31 Texas 30 Oklahoma City 30 Charlotte 28 San Antonio 29

W 20 17 11 12 11

WEST L OTLSOL 9 1 1 9 2 2 14 0 5 15 0 1 16 0 2

GA 87 82 94 87 89

d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth.

Friday’s results Toronto 3 Charlotte 1 Utica 3 Abbotsford 0 Manchester 6 Portland 2 Binghamton 5 Syracuse 2 Bridgeport 3 Hartford 0 Grand Rapids 3 Rockford 2 (OT) Springfield 3 Providence 2 (SO) Worcester 4 W-B/Scranton 1 Lake Erie 1 Rochester 0 (SO) Adirondack 5 Norfolk 4 San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City 2 Texas 0 Iowa 3 Hamilton 0 Today’s games Toronto at Charlotte, 10 a.m.

Manchester at Bridgeport, 5 p.m.

Worcester at Hershey, 5 p.m.

Providence at Portland, 5 p.m.

Springfield at Hartford, 5 p.m.

Rochester at Lake Erie, 5 p.m.

Albany at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Syracuse at W-B/Scranton, 5:05 p.m.

Adirondack at Norfolk, 5:15 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Rockford, 6 p.m.

Texas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Iowa, 6:05 p.m.

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 12 15 .444 Toronto 10 14 .417 Brooklyn 9 17 .346 New York 8 17 .320 Philadelphia 8 19 .296

GB — 0.5 2.5 3 4

Southeast Division W L Pct 20 6 .769 15 12 .556 13 14 .481 11 13 .458 8 18 .308

GB — 5.5 7.5 8 12

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando

Central Division W L Pct

GB

Indiana Detroit Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee

21 13 10 9 5

5 15 15 16 21

.808 .464 .400 .360 .192

— 9 10.5 11.5 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 21 5 .808 Houston 17 10 .630 1/2 Dallas 15 11 .577 New Orleans 11 13 .458 Memphis 10 15 .400

6 9 10.5

Northwest Division W L Pct 21 4 .840 22 5 .815

GB — —

Oklahoma City Portland

GB — 4

Denver Minnesota Utah

14 13 7

L.A. Clippers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Lakers Sacramento

10 13 22

.583 .500 .241

6.5 8.5 16

Pacific Division W L Pct 18 9 .667 14 10 .583 14 13 .519 12 13 .480 7 18 .280

GB — 2.5 4 5 10

Friday’s Games Philadelphia 121, Brooklyn 120, OT Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 111, OT Miami 122, Sacramento 103 Atlanta 118, Utah 85 Charlotte 116, Detroit 106 Indiana 114, Houston 81 Toronto 109, Dallas 108, OT

Phoenix at Denver, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Memphis at New York, 10 a.m.

Washington at Boston, 11 a.m.

Sacramento at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 4 0 .714 369 Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 South W L T Pct PF y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 West W L T Pct PF x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399

San Diego Oakland PA 311 296 367 354 PA 319 355 399 375 PA 274 277 332 362 PA 372 255

7 4

7 10

0 0

.500 .286

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 Dallas 7 7 0 .500 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 Washington 3 11 0 .214 South W L T Pct New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 Carolina 10 4 0 .714 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 North W L T Pct Chicago 8 6 0 .571 Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 Detroit 7 7 0 .500 Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 West W L T Pct

343 295

311 393

PF 364 393 251 305

PA 349 385 357 434

PF 359 328 258 309

PA 270 208 324 388

PF 406 353 362 363

PA 391 362 339 425

PF

PA

x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Dec. 22 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Denver at Houston, 11 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

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

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 2:05 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 2:25 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23 Atlanta at San Francisco, 6:40 p.m.

205 228 291 324

NFL ODDS (Odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Sunday MIAMI at Buffalo 2.5 42.5 New Orleans at CAROLINA 3.5 47.5 DALLAS at Washington 2.5 53.5 Tampa Bay at ST. LOUIS 5.5 43.5 Cleveland at NY JETS 2.5 40.5 Indianapolis at KANSAS CITY 6.5 44.5 Minnesota at CINCINNATI 7.5 47.5 DENVER at Houston 10.5 52.5 TENNESSEE at Jacksonville 4.5 44.5 Arizona at SEATTLE 10.5 44.5 NY Giants at DETROIT 9.5 48.5 New England at BALTIMORE 2.5 44.5 Oakland at SAN DIEGO 10.5 50.5 Chicago at PHILADELPHIA 2.5 55.5 Pittsburgh at Green Bay OFF OFF Monday Atlanta at SAN FRANCISCO 13.5 45.5

Baseball FREE AGENCY NEW YORK — The 63 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained

by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (3) — Signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, Texas, to an $8.25 million, one-year contract; signed Edward Mujica, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike Napoli, 1b, to a $32 million, two-year contract.

CHICAGO (1) — Re-signed Paul Konerko, 1b, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

CLEVELAND (2) — Re-signed Jason Giambi, 1b, to a minor league contract; signed David Murphy, of, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract.

DETROIT (3) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Texas, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Rajai Davis, of, Toronto, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Joba Chamberlain, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (3) — Signed Scott Feldman, rhp, Baltimore, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Qualls, rhp, Miami, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Matt Albers, rhp, Cleveland, to a $2.45 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Signed Jason Vargas, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $32 million, four-year contract; signed Omar Infante, 2b, Detroit, to a $30.25 million, four-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (1) — Signed Joe Smith, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15.75 million, three-year contract.

MINNESOTA (3) — Signed Ricky Nolasco, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $49 million, four-year contract; signed Phil Hughes, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $24 million, three-year contract; signed Jason Kubel, of, Cleveland, to a minor league contract.

NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Brendan Ryan, ss, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Brian McCann, c, Atlanta, to an $85 million, five-year contract; signed Kelly Johnson, inf-of, Tampa Bay, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Hiroki Kuroka, rhp, to a $16 million, one-year contract; signed Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Boston, to a $153 million, sevenyear contract; signed Carlos Beltran, of, St. Louis, to a $45 million, three-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Nick Punto, inf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Cleveland, to a $22 million, two-year contract.

SEATTLE (4) — Signed Willie Bloomquist, 2b, Arizona, to a $5.8 million, one-year contract; signed

Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, one-year fael Furcal, ss, St. Louis, to a $3 million, one-year Robinson Cano, 2b, New York Yankees, to a $240 contract; re-signed Clint Barmes, ss, to a $2 million, contract. million, 10-year contract; signed Corey Hart, of-1b, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (3) — Signed Chris Young, of, OakMilwaukee, to a $6 million, one-year contract; reST. LOUIS (2) — Signed Jhonny Peralta, ss, land, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1 million, oneDetroit, to a $53 million, four-year contract; signed Curtis Granderson, of, New York Yankees, to a $60 year contract.

Mark Ellis, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5.25 milmillion, four-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, TAMPA BAY (2) — Re-signed Jose Molina, c, to lion, one-year contract. rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, two-year contract. a $4.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan SAN DIEGO (1) — Signed Josh Johnson, rhp, ToPHILADELPHIA (4) — Signed Marlon Byrd, of, Oviedo, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. ronto, to an $8 million, one-year contract.

Pittsburgh, to a $16 million, two-year contract; TEXAS (3) — Re-signed Geovany Soto, c, to a SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Signed Tim Hudson, re-signed Carlos Ruiz, c, to a $26 million, three$3.05 million, one-year contract; re-signed Jason rhp, Atlanta, to a $23 million, two-year contract; reyear contract; signed Wil Nieves, c, Arizona, to Frasor, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; resigned Javier Lopez, lhp, to a $13 million, three-year a $1,125,000 one-year contract; signed Roberto signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a minor league contract. contract; re-signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, to a $5 Hernandez, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $4.5 million, oneTORONTO (1) — Signed Dioner Navarro, c, Chimillion, one-year contract; signed Michael Morse, of, year contract. cago Cubs, to an $8 million, two-year contract.

Baltimore, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Edinson Volquez, rhp, NATIONAL LEAGUE ATLANTA (1) — Signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

CINCINNATI (2) — Signed Brayan Pena, c, Detroit, to a $2,275,000, one-year contract; signed Skip Schumaker, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (3) — Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, New York Mets, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Justin Morneau, 1b, Pittsburgh, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Boone fully loaded with heated leather, flex Logan, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $16.5 heated leather, seating, uconnect million, three-year 3.6L V6, dual a/c, silver, only with HDD, contract. ultimate Jeep uconnect with HDD 15,500 kms LOS ANGELES (2) 37,200 kms luxury and utility!!!

— Signed Dan Haren, & B/U cam, p.seat, 56,000 kms rhp, Washington, to a 23,400 kms $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Wilson, rhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract.

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B7 BUSINESS Facts in a flash

SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 2013

MUCH OF THE MATERIAL FROM ALBERTA’S STEAMFITTERPIPEFITTER PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE IN FLASH-CARD BOOKS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

Photo by HARLEY RICHARDS/Advocate staff

Bill McRae has developed a set of steamfitterpipefitter books that apprentices can use to help learn the trade.

What’s the maximum pressure a cast iron boiler can be rated for?

How do you protect underground piping from electrolysis?

If you’re training to become a steamfitter-pipefitter, these are among the hundreds of things you’ll need to know to earn your journeyperson’s certificate.

Bill McRae can help.

The veteran steamfitter-pipefitter has created a series of three books entitled Fitter Facts. Measuring just 13 cm by eight cm, each contains 225 industry questions and their answers in flash-card format.

“I was trying to come up with an idea where my apprentices could study anytime, wherever they wanted,” said McRae, who has worked as a steamfitter-pipefitter for 25 years and teaches apprenticeship courses.

Recalling how flash cards helped him during his own studies, he converted much of the material from Alberta’s steamfitter-pipefitter program into the Fitter Facts books — one for each year of the three-year apprenticeship. The process took him about three months to complete.

Red Deer College’s bookstore agreed to stock Fitter Facts, with Lakeland College and the Alberta

Pipe Trades College Book Store in Edmonton following suit. Medicine Hat College is also slated to sell the books.

“It really started selling well,” said McRae, adding that he’s gone through a thousand copies since releasing the books a year ago.

Feedback from students and instructors has been positive, and he hopes to expand his retail network.

“I may go across Canada and just hit other institutions.”

McRae said that some companies are even using Fitter Facts to help train foreign steamfitter-pipefitter workers to Alberta standards. He stressed that the books are intended to be a supplement to the apprenticeship program, not a substitute.

McRae sees the potential for his flash-card books to be adapted to other trades, although he doesn’t plan to tackle that project.

“If other instructors in other trades wanted to do this, it would be a good thing.”

Prior to earning his steamfitter-pipefitter ticket, McRae was a junior high school teacher. He’s lived in Red Deer for the past nine years.

Fitter Facts, said McRae, were never intended to be a big money-maker.

“I didn’t do it to get rich, or anything,” he said. “I saw a need and thought this would be an idea for the students.”

Email at fitterfact@hotmail.ca for information. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Opponents set sights on Ottawa, courts

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Opponents of Northern Gateway said Friday that the war against the pipeline will now be waged against the federal government, which will decide the project’s fate after a federal review panel recommended approval.

A coalition of environmental groups gathered in Vancouver the day after the National Energy Board released its report and recommendations, to say that Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) may have had the support of the panel, but not the public.

Gerald Amos, chairman of the Friends of Wild Salmon Coalition of northwestern British Columbia, said the federal government made changes to regulatory rules during the review process that affected the outcome and gave cabinet the final say.

“In the bottom of my heart I’m convinced now, and I think a lot of people share this feeling, that our government and its processes no longer belong to the people. They belong to the big oil companies, who have bought and paid for the changes that have been made very recently,” said Amos, a former chief of the Haisla Nation near Kitimat, B.C., where the tanker terminal for the project would be built.

There is a federal election coming in 2015, Amos said, and critics of the project will reach out in the coming months to urge people to “reclaim” their government.

Amos was flanked by representatives of Forest Ethics Advocacy, the Fort St. James Sustainability Coalition, the Living Oceans Society and the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union as he reacted to the panel report.

The panel attached 209 conditions to approval, covering everything from protecting caribou habitat to research into how the molasses-like diluted bitumen to be transported in the pipeline would behave in the ocean.

The federal government has 180 days to make a decision.

John Carruthers, president of Northern Gateway Pipelines, said the approval is one more step for the company, which continues to try and address concerns.

“I would think that the panel’s report would be a good platform to build upon and will help establish that engagement,” he said after the report was released.

“We will continue to listen and continue to respond and be open to make the necessary changes.”

Ben West, of Forest Ethics Advocacy, said three options remain to fight the project: legal, political, and direct action.

West said he anticipates First Nations will pursue a legal challenge and in the political arena, he, too, set sights on the federal government.

“Any politician who supports the Enbridge pipeline or similar projects is going to play a political price,” he said. “(Prime Minister Stephen) Harper has acted as more of an advocate than a regulator, and I think people are not going to take kindly to the muzzling of scientists and the undermining of democratic process.”

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First Steps and Beyond owner Lynne Harris, left, and pre-school and pre-K teacher Rebecca Levy prepare one of the new classrooms at the school. The school is in the process of moving into a new location at River Heights Centre at 4910 59 Street in Red Deer.

Consumer price pressures still well in hand

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s inflation rate rose last month for the first time since July, climbing twotenths of a point to 0.9 per cent as a trend toward lower gasoline and energy prices appeared to hit bottom.

Statistics Canada still noted, however, that consumer price pressures throughout the country remain well in hand, with only modest increases on the major goods and services that Canadians regularly depend on — such as food, energy and shelter.

In fact, November was the seventh month in the past 13 where the official headline inflation reading came in below the Bank of Canada’s desired broad range of between one and three per cent, and the 19th consecutive month it has been below the ideal target of two per cent. It was also lower than the one per cent economists had expected.

Coupled with a weak retail number, also released Friday by Statistics Canada, the two economic reports suggest the Canadian economy continues to

experience weak growth, said analysts.

Markets sold down the loonie by 0.44 of a cent to 93.32 US shortly after release of the reports, which came out at the same time that the U.S. was announcing a revision to its third quarter growth performance to 4.1 per cent, the strongest in two years. By contrast, Canada’s GDP advanced by 2.7 per cent in the same period.

“I think it was a combination of a couple of soggy Canadian numbers and a rip-roaring U.S. number.

Actually I’m surprised the dollar didn’t fall further,” said Doug Porter, chief economist with the Bank of Montreal.

“A sliding dollar will eventually lift price pressures somewhat,” he added, “but the bank will remain on alert unless and until growth picks up some steam.”

Canada’s central bank cited persistently low inflation for its decision in October to drop a longstanding bias in favour of tightening money supply, signalling that it likely intends to keep interest rates at super low levels well into 2015.

Finalists announced for awards of distinction

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer College and Hobbema’s Muskwachees Ambulance Authority Ltd. are in the running for 2014 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction.

They are among 38 finalists for the Alberta Chambers of Commerce annual awards, with winners to be recognized in 10 categories.

Red Deer College is vying for the Aboriginal Relations — Best Practice Award of Distinction. It’s competing against Urban Systems Ltd. of Edmonton, Syncrude Canada Ltd. of Fort McMurray, the Calgary Fire Department and Canada North Camps Inc. of Edmonton.

Muskwachees Ambulance Authority is a finalist for the Eagle Feather Business Award of Distinction.

Also in the running is A.P.E. Maintenance Ltd. of Fort McMurray, Eric Auger & Sons Contracting Ltd. of Wabasca, Four Winds & Associates of Edmonton

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The other Alberta Business Awards of Distinction categories are: Diversity Leadership, Employer of Persons with Disabilities, Employer of Youth, Small Business, Youth Entrepreneur, Marketing, Export and Aboriginal Woman Entrepreneur. There were no finalists this year in the Aboriginal Woman Entrepreneur category.

All award winners are eligible to receive the Premier’s Award of Distinction, which recognizes overall outstanding achievement and leadership, and involvement in community events.

The Alberta Chambers of Commerce, which is a federation of 126 chambers of commerce in Alberta, will present the awards Feb. 28 in Edmonton.

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MARKETS COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Friday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 96.05 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.92 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.45 BlackBerry Inc. . . . . . . . . . 7.74 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . 40.232 Cdn. National Railway . . 59.87 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 162.12 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.52 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.30 Cervus Equipment Corp 22.73 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 43.78 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.35 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 26.17 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.52 General Motors Co. . . . . 40.99 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 18.25 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.28 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 47.29 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 66.94 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 35.71 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.57 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 47.91

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.98 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.38 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 62.04 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.43 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 28.05 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.84 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.06 First Quantum Minerals . 18.01 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 22.34 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.20 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.69 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 33.77 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 26.31

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 98.06 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.63 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.65 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.59 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.86

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 29.45 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 86.12 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 53.81 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.78 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 53.25 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 35.30 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.99 Canyon Services Group. 12.11 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.76 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.810 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.99 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.90 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 98.68

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market gave up a strong triple-digit runup to close Friday little changed amid data showing the U.S. economy performed much better than expected during the third quarter.

The S&P/TSX composite index came off a 112-point jump to edge up 7.4 points to 13,399.6, while traders took some profits from a positive week.

Traders also focused on BlackBerry (TSX:BB) (Nasdaq:BBRY), which posted a quarterly loss of US$4.4 billion or $8.37 a share, down from a profit of $9 million or two cents a share a year ago.

Poor sales of its new BlackBerry 10 devices sent revenue tumbling 56 per cent from a year ago to US$1.2 billion, which was $400 million lower than expected.

Adjusted losses from continuing operations were US$354 million, or 67 cents per share — 23 cents below analyst estimates.

Despite the weak financial report, BlackBerry shares were up sharply, jumping $1.07 or 16.04 per cent to C$7.74 on the TSX and ahead 97 cents or 15.52 per cent to US$7.22 in New York.

The stock rally was likely fuelled by a five-year manufacturing partnership with Foxconn, optimistic comments from new chairman and interim CEO

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Consumers react to Target security breach of up to 40M credit, debit cards NEW YORK — Potential victims of credit card fraud tied to Target’s security breach said they had trouble contacting the discounter through its website and call centres.

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 50.54 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 32.84 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.42 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . . NA Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.10 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.380 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.63 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.29 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.19 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.82 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 9.78 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 61.81 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 69.90 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 64.75 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.46 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.62 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.94 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.80 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 55.20 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 68.79 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.69 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 88.98 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.45 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 70.26 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.99 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.18

John Chen and short covering, as traders who bet against the stock — or shorted the security — had to buy back the borrowed shares. The stock is still down from a 52-week high in Toronto of $18.49.

The Canadian dollar closed up 0.15 of a cent at 93.91 cents US. The U.S. Commerce Department said that the economy grew at a solid 4.1 per cent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2011 and significantly higher than previously believed. Much of the upward revision came from stronger consumer spending.

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D I L B E R T summer was up from a previous estimate of 3.6 per cent.

“It’s a very substantial revision,” said Bob Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse.

“And the key is that economic data is revised constantly but all the data is pointing in the same direction at this stage and... it points to the pickup in economic growth that we felt was coming.”

New York indexes also finished off session highs but also found lift from the Fed announcement Wednesday where it ended months of speculation and announced it will start to end its latest asset-purchase program.

The Dow Jones industrials were up 42.06 points to 16,221.14, the Nasdaq gained 46.61 points to 4,104.74 and the S&P 500 index was ahead 8.72 points to 1,818.32.

Policymakers have decided to cut $10 billion from the Fed’s monthly purchases of U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities starting in January. It also said it “will likely reduce the pace of asset purchases in further measured steps at future meetings.”

The Fed also emphasized that its main interest rate would remain low until U.S. unemployment falls below 6.5 per cent. It’s now seven per cent.

The base metals segment led advancers, up 1.1 per cent while March copper gained one cent to US$3.31 a pound and the base metals component rose per cent.

Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) climbed 65 cents to $26.31.

The interest rate sensitive utilities sector, which has lost ground amid rising bond yields, had a positive session, rising 0.6 per cent. Emera (TSX:EMA) was up 83 cents to $30.73.

The energy sector was slightly lower as February crude on the Nymex gained 28 cents to US$99.32 a barrel. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ)

Angry Target customers expressed their displeasure in comments on the company’s Facebook page.

Some even threatened to stop shopping at the store.

Target’s CEO Gregg Steinhafel apologized through a statement issued on Friday. The retailer also said it’s working hard to resolve the problem and is adding more workers to field calls and help solve website issues. And the discounter began offering 10 per cent off for customers who shop in its stores on Saturday and Sunday and free credit-monitoring services to those who’ve been affected by the issue.

The Minneapolis-based discounter said that while it’s only heard of “very few” reports of fraud, it’s reaching out to customers who made purchases by swiping their cards when the scam occurred. The company also said it’s continuing its investigation.

was up 28 cents to C$35.30.

The TSX gold sector gave up early gains to move down about 0.2 per cent while bullion prices ticked higher after plunging over $40 on Thursday to three-year lows. The February contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $10.10 to US$1,203.70 an ounce. Iamgold (TSX:IMG) lost four cents to C$3.43.

Quantitative easing had supported gold prices because of inflationary fears. But inflation is tame in many countries and data out earlier this week showed the consumer price index rising at an annual rate of only 1.2 per cent, significantly below the Fed’s inflation target of two per cent.

Gold prices are down 29 per cent so far this year while the TSX Global Gold sector has tumbled about 50 per cent.

The Fed move to taper asset purchases and stronger than expected U.S. economic growth in the third quarter left the TSX up 2.1 per cent for the week while the Dow gained 2.95 per cent.

The showing left the Toronto market up 7.8 per cent for the year while the Dow has charged ahead 23.8 per cent.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,401.14 up 8.94 points TSX Venture Exchange — 888.18 up 1.01 points TSX 60 — 771.47 up 1.26 points Dow — 16,221.14 up 42.06 points S&P 500 — 1,818.52 up 8.92 points Nasdaq — 4,104.74 up 46.61 points Currencies at close:

Cdn — 93.91 cents US, up 0.15 of a cent Pound — C$1.7394, down 0.66 of a cent Euro — C$1.4562, down 0.02 of a cent Euro — US$1.3676, up 0.21 of a cent Oil futures: US$99.32 per barrel, up 28 cents (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,1203.70 per oz., up $10.10 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: (last day of trading) $21.635 oz., up 22.8 cents $695.57 kg., up $7.33 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan. ’14 $2.00 higher $443.60; March ’14 $1.60 higher $453.70; May ’14 $1.30 higher $462.60; July ’14 $0.80 higher $471.30; Nov. ’14 $0.50 higher $484.60; Jan ’15 $0.20 lower $489.90; March ’15 $0.10 lower $495.30; May ’15 $0.10 higher $499.70; July ’15 $0.10 higher $499.40; Nov ’15 $0.10 higher $495.60; Jan. ’16 $0.10 higher $495.60.

Barley (Western): March ’14 unchanged $146.00; May ’14 unchanged $148.00; July ’14 unchanged $148.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $148.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $148.00; March ’15 unchanged $148.00; May ’15 unchanged $148.00; July ’15 unchanged $148.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $148.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $148.00; March ’16 unchanged $148.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 615,060 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 615,060.

“We take this crime seriously,” Steinhafel said in the statement.

Target’s statements come after the nation’s second-largest retailer acknowledged Thursday that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts was stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The theft is the second-largest credit card breach in U.S. history, exceeded only by a scam that began in 2005 involving retailer TJX Cos. That incident affected at least 45.7 million card users.

Target disclosed the theft a day after reports that the company was investigating a breach. The retailer’s data-security troubles and its ensuing public relations nightmare threaten to drive off holiday shoppers during the company’s busiest time of year.

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GOOD THINGS HAPPENING Baskets of Hope Photo contributed

Lawrence, Jenny and Emma Hartigan, along with Kerry Towle and Charlene Preston, deliver 37 Baskets of Hope for the tenants at the Central Alberta Women’s Shelter. All items in the baskets were donated by volunteer families.

Breakfast with the Guys Photos contributed

Over 100 community leaders gathered on Nov. 28 to participate in the Breakfast with the Guys, presented by the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter.

Keynote speaker Justin Flunder led the group in an engaging discussion around the topic of Coaching Boys into Men: Creating a Community of Respect.

Following Flunder’s presentation, a panel was called upon to demonstrate the use of technology in creating safe communities in Alberta.

Leading the charge is SafeTracks GPS Solutions, which in addition to being a major sponsor of Breakfast with the Guys, has supplied the Calgary and Edmonton Police Services and Red Deer RCMP with electronic monitoring bracelets for offenders of domestic violence.

Members of the panel included Red Deer RCMP Supt.

Warren Dosko, Calgary Police Services Staff Sgt. Colin Chisholm, Edmonton Police Services J SafeTracks GPS Solutions’ Bob Aloisio and executive director of CAWES Ian Wheeliker.

For more information, contact Ian at 403-346-5643I or email at Ian.Wheeliker@cawes.com.

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The Red Deer Christmas Bureau’s annual toque toss at a Red Deer Rebels game was another success, selling all 100 toques that volunteers bagged up, plus donations of another $174.25 for a grand total of $674.25. Premier Cheer volunteered their services, selling toques and collecting them off the ice and Southside Dodge contributed the truck used to collect the toques.

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FRONT SAFARI CLUB RAISES CASH FOR KITCHEN The Red Deer and District chapter of Safari Club International has raised over $3,000 for local soup kitchen Loaves and Fishes. Jason Smith, local director with the hunting organization, said the money will be presented on Monday and members will also provide dessert that night for Loaves and Fishes clients. He said one of the Safari Club’s mandates is to assist the less fortunate through hunting to help feed people and through fundraising. Members also volunteer monthly at the soup kitchen. The local Safari Club chapter was formed in the spring and is the newest chapter in Alberta. For more information, call Smith at 403-350-4628 or visit www.scireddeer.com.

CABARET AT LIBRARY FOR FIRST THURSDAY An original cabaret highlights the first Thursday of the year at the Red Deer Public Library.

In the Snell Auditorium at the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch, at 4818 49th St., from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Jan. 2, Wilmari Myburgh, a multitalented Red Deer-raised performer, returns with an original cabaret called Love Stories: The Anatomy of Falling in Love. There is no admission charge but people can make a free will donation at the door.

Coffee and tea will be provided by Cafe Noir.

MAG SPARKS ARTS PROGRAM TAKES BREAK The museum’s fall sessions of MAG sparks, an arts program connecting people with developmental disabilities throughout Red Deer to the arts community, is taking its December break. But the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, 4528 47A Ave., resumes the program on Jan. 6, 2014. The program has a $3 drop-in fee, but persons with disabilities can get a membership for $50.

For details contact Janet at 403-309-8405 or email janet.cole@reddeer.ca or go the museum’s website at www.reddeermuseum. com.

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Sean Kelly of Red Deer with his Christmas village, which he has created in the dinning room of his Glendale home. Each Christmas, Kelly sets up his village, creates a meaning of Christmas story line and shares his little town with his family.

The story in the village LOCAL MAN’S ANNUAL PROJECT HELPS HIS FAMILY CONNECT WITH CHRISTMAS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A miniature Christmas village in Sean Kelly’s dining room is a lot more than what meets the eye.

The village, which stretches over two large tables and the counter of one china cabinet, is the setting for a new seasonal story Kelly writes each year to engage and inspire his family.

“I thought I’d make it into something.

“We could have a session every Christmas as a family and get into the meaning of Christmas through this village,” said Kelly, 68, of Red Deer.

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lage landscape are figurines that represent, and sometimes bear a resemblance to, his relatives.

“This guy fits one of my grandkids exactly. The kids are building snowballs, but he gets a whole pile put on (a sled) and he’s mobile so he’s never going to run out when he gets into a snowball fight,” said Kelly, plucking the figurine from the village.

Kelly and his wife Debbie have 13 grandchildren. They are always eager to locate the figurine of themselves each Christmas.

“Everybody is in the story and some of them have roles to play that will get the discussion going in the right direction.”

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Despite a fairly sustained cold snap, higher than average snowfall has prevented Sylvan Lake from completely freezing over.

The Town of Sylvan Lake and the local fire department are urging the public to use extreme caution if venturing onto the lake.

Instead of clearing an ice skating rink on the lake surface, the town intends to flood the beach volleyball courts on the pier.

Weather permitting, this will create a temporary skating rink.

And instead of erecting a giant Christmas Tree of Hope on the lake, three coniferous trees growing on the pier will be lit up.

In the meantime, the town’s public works department will be keeping an eye on the lake’s ice conditions. Efforts will be made to create a second on-the-lake-rink as conditions permit.

“No ice or body of water is ever completely safe,” said local fire chief Cliff Brausen. “Any individual enjoying recreational activities near the lake must make a personal decision to do so, realizing there is a degree of risk associated with this choice.”

Seven residential outdoor rinks areas are being prepared for use in Sylvan Lake, and should be ready by Christmas if weather permits. For more information, visit www.sylvanlake.ca.

City rinks ready to go City of Red Deer workers were busy building, icing and fine-tuning community outdoor rinks throughout the week, and most will be ready for this weekend.

After resources were pulled to assist with snow plowing throughout the city after recent snowstorms, city workers returned to building the rinks. All but three community outdoor rinks were expected to be operational by the end of Friday. Trevor Poth, parks superintendent, said only Davenport, Devonshire and Ironstone may be delayed.

Poth was optimistic that Davenport and

It is the third year that Kelly has written a new story. Each year, family members pair up to search the village for answers to questions relating to the story.

“At the end, we sit down as a family and discuss what they were trying to find out this year.”

Kelly set up his first village, a much smaller version, 10 years ago.

“I don’t like the job of decorating trees. I get the job of doing something else in the house.

It thought I would just make a village.”

At one point, he decided to put the village and its figurines to use to fill a void he felt existed in their usual Christmas celebration.

Devonshire could be completed by Friday, but Ironstone’s rink will take a little longer.

This is due to the new lights they have put in for the rink and the crews have been working through electrical issues.

Bower Ponds has been open since last weekend.

Barn disaster averted Red Deer County’s technical rescue team and volunteer firefighters have had a busy month.

The volunteers were called into action about 2 p.m. on Thursday when a dairy owner noticed a barn was in danger of collapsing about 10 km southwest of Penhold.

On arriving, county firefighters and rescue team members found that the snow load on the roof was forcing a wall to lean outwards, causing the roof to sag. The cows had already been moved out of danger.

It took 20 volunteers until 1:30 a.m. to shore up a 40-metre stretch of roof with sixby-six-inch timbers.

Red Deer County reminds residents to keep an eye on the snow load on roofs and call the county if a situation looks dangerous.

Local athletes recognized It’s time to recognize athletes, coaches, teams and volunteers who make contributions to the sporting community in Red Deer.

Nominations for the 2014 Red Deer Community Sport Awards are now being accepted. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 27.

Nominations are accepted online at www. reddeer.ca/communitysportawards.

The awards celebrate all levels of amateur sport achievement based on the 2013 calendar year. The award categories include individual youth and adult athletes, officials, volunteers, coaches, teams, business contributors, and lifetime achievement.

The nominees must be affiliated with Red Deer sport organizations and live in either Red Deer or Red Deer County, and must be members in good standing with local, provincial and national sport organizations.

Award winners will be recognized at the annual awards banquet on March 27 at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel.

For more information, contact Rob Meckling at 403-309-8541 or visit www.red-

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

Kelly, who grew up in Ireland, said each summer most small towns there would host treasure hunts that had people driving around the countyside following clues to win prizes, followed by a party at the local pub.

His interactive Christmas village stories are a lot like those Irish scavenger hunts — without leaving Kelly’s dining room.

Kelly said his village is as large as it’s going to get.

“My wife said I can’t go any further. I said OK. But I could build an airport there,” he said pointing to the edge of the village, “and we could fly to the other rooms.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

deer.ca/communitysportawards or www. scord.ca.

Man convicted of robbery A Red Deer man has been convicted of an armed robbery at the Servus Credit Union in Taylor Plaza.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Dennis Thomas ruled from Edmonton that Dustin Aaron Clark, street-named “Lips,” is the same man who went into the branch late in the afternoon on Sept. 13, 2012, and fled with an undisclosed quantity of cash.

Represented by defence counsel Andrew Phypers and co-counsel Lionel Chartrand, Clark, 36, was tried in Red Deer during the week of Nov. 19.

Sentencing will swing on whether Thomas grants Crown prosecutor Jillian Brown’s request to have Clark assessed as a dangerous offender.

Hearing continues A preliminary hearing continues on Monday for a Red Deer man accused of robbing two branches of the Servus Credit Union in Red Deer.

Philip Glen Noel, 52, has been in custody since his arrest in October 2012 by Red Deer City RCMP investigating armed robberies at Servus branches on July 9 and Oct. 4 of that year.

Defence counsel Arnold Piragoff asked that portions of the evidence against his client be examined in a preliminary hearing, which opened on Friday before Judge Gordon Deck in Red Deer provincial court.

The preliminary hearing will determine if any or all of the evidence can be included in the trial.

Counties get flood aid Red Deer and Mountain View counties have received provincial funding for flood mitigation work.

Funding came through the Flood Recovery Erosion Control Program to address immediate repairs and includes long-term community mitigation projects.

Red Deer County received $900,910 for bank armouring on Range Road 40.

Mountain View County received $850,000 for work along Little Red Deer River, under the bridge on Range Road 52, north of Water Valley.

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ASTRO DOYNA

SUN SIGNS ties. You also feel this inner need to appeal to your crowd in a nurturing, understanding kind of way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your picture portrays the desire to take short trips somewhere in a nearby city or even overseas. At the same time, you are asked to find the equilibrium stemming from your domestic requirements and the adjustments that need to be made.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23Nov. 21): Boredom can be replaced by implementing some innovation and originality in your everyday, regular tasks. You might have found a new diet or joined a gym offering exercise classes which are quite pleasing to your needs and all your five senses.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): An unusual hobby or activity can bring you some excitement in your life.

It has to be spontaneous and witty and new, otherwise, you will easily get bored. Tune in your receptive antennas into some interesting news or gossip buzzing around you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Peaceful environments and calm surroundings are the perfect spheres to recharge your batteries.

You have to feel secure while away from the public eye.

Fascinating things can occur within the kingdom of your own family life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Your need to relate to someone dear is as strong as tuning into your crowd who shares similar points of view. Your knowledge and your wisdom connect you directly to them. This makes you hopeful.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Feeling of service and efficient might awaken a spurof-the-moment idea about increasing your assets and your financial situation. Put those thoughts into a step-

Sunday, Dec. 22 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Ralph Fiennes, 50; Hector Elizondo, 77; Vanessa Paradis, 41 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon in majestic Leo seeks to have fun even when there is no music, lights or even an audience to share it with.

Not long after, the judicious Virgo takes over and reminds us to remain modest and humble. Being organized will be no easy task today. Feeling defeated or in a strange mood is not uncommon with this planetary opposition.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, be ready to pack your suitcase and book a ticket to a faraway destination. New places and foreign individuals will spark your curiosity. You wonder what else there is to uncover.

Double-checking your guesses will be a clever move on your part.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Dealing with important details may prove exhausting, but necessary. There is a tendency for you to lean on foggy information that will only cloud your judgement about the day’s priorities.

Technical or scientific stuff is not your forte today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today, you don’t want to take life too seriously especially when your desires are in charge. Your childlike attitude evokes an innocence that is yet to be expressed in most genuine ways. Let your imagination and your desires show just how much love you have to share.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may question lots of personal inquiries about what really sustains you. The answers you come up with now are not obvious, as you tend to jump from one conclusion to another. Confusion with a female relative could cloud your thoughts even more.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your concentration is better today in creative, artsy stuff and not so much on the issues that require deep, analytical skills.

If you have to execute some work based on number crunching, today will not show you fruitful results.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are emotionally attuned to one of your personal belongings as it offers you a sense of security. Money issues comes to the fore today making you bewildered about

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Woman has reservations about moving in with boyfriend Dear Annie: I am in my late 70s and have been with a wonderful man for some time now.

“Joe” and I both lost our spouses several years ago. We each own our own homes and are debt-free, although I have to watch my finances more closely.

Joe has asked me to sell my house and move in with him, but I have mixed emotions regarding our relationship.

MITCHELL Although he has a very nice & SUGAR home, I am quite comfortable in my own place.

To simply move in together without being married makes me wonder about his level of commitment to me.

Joe is a kind and caring person. He has told me I can stay in his home for a lifetime should something happen to him. What if I moved in with him and then our relationship changed for the worse? I would no longer have a home, and at my age, it would be very difficult to begin all over. Should I just end the relationship now and be alone? I truly love this man, but I am at a crossroads. — Torn in Toledo Dear Torn: When someone asks you to move in with him, and you aren’t ready to do so, the answer is a simple “no.”

You don’t have to end the relationship over it. If you need a commitment to marry before moving in, say so. Joe cannot read your mind. If he doesn’t wish to marry you, feel free to continue to date him, but keep your own home. You’ll feel more secure.

Dear Annie: My stepdaughter has announced that she will be getting married next year. She would like a destination wedding in Tahiti.

Her father and I do not have a lot of money. We told her we could give her a certain amount toward the wedding, but we could not afford for both of us to attend. Her response was, “You’ll figure it out.”

My husband is two years away from retirement, and we refuse to take out a loan. I’m afraid this is going to cause tension in the family. Please help. — Not Going Dear Not: Your stepdaughter seems rather selfabsorbed. Let her know that you have “figured it out” by deducting the cost of your airfare and hotel from the amount you have offered to give her toward the wedding. When she objects (and she will), be excessively sweet and say in that case, her father will attend without you, and wish her well. People who plan exotic destination weddings place a huge burden on their friends and family and cannot demand that everyone show up.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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your own financial situation.

Don’t do any serious budgeting right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Your sensitivity makes you more aware of your own mannerism and behaviour towards others. The messages you perceive from others are not that direct or easy to read. Take off those rosecoloured glasses for a better vision of your reality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some may say that you are lost in outer space. Nothing feels certain at this time and you simply want to wander in a place where no one knows of your existence. A lowered vitality and a lack of stamina will not allow you to do much today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You enjoy the time you dedicate to your acquaintances and to members of your network circle. You may also want to partner up with someone or you may be offered some opportunity in the technical world. Discuss about it, but don’t finalize anything yet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): When faced with an issue having to deal with a higher up, you are not content with the way in which you deliver your response.

You may be tempted to overreact in an atypical way and feel embarrassed by the lack of faith you endure now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): You can’t stop philosophizing about your life in more ways than one.

It’s great to see life from a plethora of perspectives as long as you don’t complicate it with petty new ideas that are anything but realistic.

Test your theories first!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): You want to get to the bottom truth of a situation, yet its depth may be too deep to dig.

Today’s astral arrangement will allow you to see your own insecurities and vulnerabilities in a more perceptible way. Keep an openmind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Relationships are not reliable and rather perplexing.

Your partner’s behaviour is giving you mixed messages and you may have a hard time deciphering them. Ensure that you both work towards the practical aspects of your life.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Saturday, Dec. 21 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Samuel L. Jackson, 65; Kiefer Sutherland, 47; Jane Fonda, 76 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: When the Moon is in Leo, we may be enticed to take on the role of a leader.

Step into a leadership role, reveal your zest for life and let your generous spirits radiate in a glamorous style! Your own kingdom is anywhere where you exude self-confidence and you let your light shine. A harmonious aspect to the planet of revelations, Uranus will bring in a hint of surprise!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, interesting relationships could be developed with foreigners.

This up close and personal experience will allow you to see your own life from a different angle. A window of opportunity will open up for you as long as you keep an open mind.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The beginning of the day won’t be as gorgeous as it promises to be later on.

Within a few hours, suddenly, your day seems full of interesting news from abroad and unexpected surprises. Now you crave to celebrate your youthfulness all over again.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Work will fructify your assets and perhaps, you might think of joining your shared income in some way with a close someone. You feel secure in your own home and knowing that your goods are in a safe place right now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This is one of those days where you might say the right thing at the right time to the right person! All this to say: opportunity can stem from a surprising person that hasn’t even crossed your mind, but could contribute towards your well-being. Be conscientious of your available possibilities.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Much of your focus will highlight your wealth and your possessions sector. There is a lot to benefit from this energy while being in contact with a fellow coworker who could refer you to some pioneering higher ups. You might swiftly have an ingenious career idea.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A sweet relationship with children will bring you much joy. Beautiful words are likely to flourish with great ease if you engage yourself in some creative endeavour. Take advantage of this inspiring mode to write or publish: suddenly, you feel like a genius in your own world.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Family Friendly Worship with Eucharist

5508 - 48A Ave., Red Deer, AB

CHRISTMAS EVE

CHRISTMAS 2013

5:30 p.m. “Happy Birthday Jesus” Christmas Worship Service For The Young and Young at Heart 11:00 p.m. Traditional Christmas Eve Communion Service

*CHRISTMAS EVE

Streams Christian Church afÀliated with the PAOC

Tuesday, December 24 Masses: 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Service 7:00 - 8:00 pm

CHRISTMAS DAY

*CHRISTMAS DAY

10:00 a.m. Communion Service

Wednesday, December 25 Mass: 10:00 a.m.

*NEW YEAR’S

St. Luke’s Anglican Church 4929 - 54 Street, Red Deer

The Anglican Church of Canada ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages”

43 Avenue & 44 Street

403-346-6769

Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

~Sunday Dec. 22~ 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist/S.S. Christmas Party 7:00 pm “The Gathering” Contemp.

Eucharist St.Paul’s Anglican Church, Hillsdown

~Christmas Eve, Dec. 24~ 4:30 pm Christmas by Lantern Light St. Leonard’s Anglican Church

~Christmas Eve, Dec. 24~ 7:00 p.m. Family Eucharist Service 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eucharist ~Christmas Day, Dec. 25~ 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Tuesday, December 31 Mass: 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 1 Mass: 10:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281

Share the Faith

Pastor Chris Wilson Worship Pastor David Richardson

December 22

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Sunday, December 22 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Sunday Carol Fest & The Christmas Story December 24 6:30 p.m.

4718 Ross St.—346-4560 Minister: The Rev. Wayne Reid

10:30 a.m. Worship Service “Emmanual’s, Dad”

from the Centre for Spiritual Living 11:00 a.m. Celebration Service Speaker: Joanne Boruck, R.Sc. P.

403-347-5450

Joffre Road

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Tuesday, December 24

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:00 p.m.

West Park Presbyterian

(East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.) 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Speaker: Fred Thomson: A Complicated Pregnancy.

Matthew 1:18-25 Sunday School: Ages 2 1/2 - Grade 5

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY! Everyone Welcome

3628 - 57 Ave. 346-6036

Balmoral Bible Chapel

Dec. 22 • 9:00am, 11:00am or 6:30pm • CrossRoads Kids (to gr. 6)

Justice, Compassion & Peace on Earth

Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6:00 pm

Part 3 - How Should We “Do Justice”?

SUNDAY WORSHIP 11:00 a.m.

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SUNDAY 10:00 am Rev. Bert deBruijn Christmas Eve Service

by Fred Lane Tues. Dec. 24 7:00 pm Merry Christmas

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Phone 403-347-2244

December 22, 10:30 a.m. The Road to Bethlehem

6 McMillan Ave.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS” Celebration

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December 24

Christmas Eve (Tuesday Dec. 24)

December 22

7:00 p.m. Family Service with Golden Gaetz Ringers 10:00 p.m. Communion Service with Gaetz Sanctuary Choir

Holy Mass & Christmas Pageant – 5:00 p.m.

Holy Mass – 7:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & Midnight

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SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH

Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25) Holy Mass – 10:00 a.m.

December 22nd 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

The Feast of Mary, the Mother of God

“God with us”

(A Holy Day of Obligation in Canada)

Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24th

Tuesday, Dec. 31 - 5:00 pm Wednesday, Jan. 1 - 11:00 am

LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF RED DEER

4:00 p.m Christmas especially for little children & others 7:00 p.m. Family & Children Candlelight Christmas Eve 11:00 pm. Candlelight Communion Service Babyfold, Toddler Room, Sunday School, Youth Group www.sunnybrookunited.org

40 Holmes St. 403-340-1022 .

Rev. Marc Jerry

Worship Sunday 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion Sunday School Christmas Program @ 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24 @ 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Day Service Dec. 25 @ 10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome “Saved By Grace: Called to Serve”

MOUNT CALVARY (LC-C)

32 Street & Selkirk Blvd.

Phone 403-346-3798

Pastor Don Hennig Pastor Peter Van Katwyk December 22 Divine Service 10:00 a.m

Christmas Services Christmas Eve Candlelight Services 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. - Christmas Day Service

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Do the Hustle Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

From left, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from American Hustle. The film received 13 nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.

CON GAME SATIRE AMERICAN HUSTLE IS A DANCE WELL WORTH DOING American Hustle 3.5 stars (out of four) Rated: 14A Nomination for the year’s most shocking cinema sight: Christian Bale’s massive belly, swinging free, bold and hairy at the start of American Hustle, David O. Russell’s delightful satire.

It’s followed by another gasper: Bale’s character Irving Rosenfeld, a petty New York con artist living as large as his 1970s dreams, fusses before a hotel mirror with a toupee that could send shivers up the PETER spine of Donald HOWELL Trump.

The man who was Batman gained 40 pounds for this role, and also submitted to whatever barbershop savagery was needed to reduce his scalp to a follicular disaster zone.

He went method schlub, in other words, both for the sake of his art and also because he’s really into this movie.

There’s similar all-in commitment

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dered off the set of Saturday Night Fever.

Indeed, the ladies flash so much boobage in their permanently not-safefor-work attire, it’s almost as if they want to be ready in case a mirror ball suddenly starts flashing and the needle drops on a disc spinning Disco Inferno — although the more appropriate tune for this film might be Do the Hustle.

Either way, it’s a dance you want to join and a party invitation you want to take up. It’s one of the year’s cleverest films, and also one of the best.

“Some of this actually happened,” the title card reads, referring to the parts of this shaggy dog narrative that ricochet off the real con game of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known as Abscam, when FBI agents posed as Arab sheiks to sucker and collar a passel of corrupt politicians.

With this brief nod to reality, we’re off to the races with Russell’s off-kilter, untrustworthy and utterly enjoyable yarn, in which Bale’s Irving is dragooned by Cooper’s Richie DiMaso, an FBI agent on the make, to use his conman skills to assist in reeling the bigger fish Uncle Sam really wants to fry.

Playing nicey-nicey means a better legal deal for Irving and his partner in love and crime Sydney Prosser (Adams), an ex-stripper who is pretending to be a British aristocrat, for the purposes of the profitable scam the two have been running: promising imaginary loans to desperate people, for a real fee of $5,000 a head.

Why we should care about more than Beyoncé’s feminism

Irving and Sydney first meet at a party, their eyes locking as Chicago’s Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? plays, part of a soundtrack that’s as sinuous as Linus Sandgren’s camera, which rarely stops moving. The tunes zig and zag from Duke Ellington to Led Zeppelin, from Wings to Tom Jones, like an ancient jukebox with a quarter jammed inside it.

Sydney is also doing her best to imagine that Irving isn’t married, which he is. He also has a son. Not trying at all to forget this important information is Irving’s wife Rosalyn (Lawrence), whom you’d called a pistol the same way you’d call an AK-47 a peashooter.

She’s the wild card of this increasingly convoluted (in a good way) saga where you’re never quite sure who’s zooming who, and really don’t care.

Russell loves these characters, whom he helped bring to life with cowriter Eric Singer, and he wants us to love them, too.

He’s been this way since the life and career epiphany of The Fighter, which brought Bale and Adams together, winning Bale an Oscar and Adams a nomination.

This generosity of spirit was also witnessed in last year’s Silver Linings Playbook, which teamed Lawrence and Cooper, winning her an Oscar and him a nomination. Any wonder why these actors would do anything for Russell?

Leave the judgments to the judges (one of them amusingly played by author Fran Lebowitz) and bureaucrats

(comedian Louis C.K. downshifts for a deadpan FBI boss).

To be sure, this is serious business, the clownish hair and attire notwithstanding. But it’s hard not to feel some sympathy for Irving, who tells us via voice-over that he was raised on robbery, doing things like busting windows so his glazier dad would have more work.

Irving does bad things, but he’s not really a bad guy.

It figures that he’d bond with Jeremy Renner’s Carmine Politio, mayor of Atlantic City, who looks like an Elvis impersonator at a court appearance and who’s just trying to do the right thing for New Jersey by doing a bit of the wrong thing, money-wise.

It occurs to me that American Hustle is the sleight-of-hand movie that Now You See Me wanted to be earlier this year. Now You See Me bored with its fake magic, most of it done by CGI. American Hustle entertains and engages with its abundant personal chemistry and buoyant flim-flammery.

This includes the coincidental but still amusing rib-poke of having British actor Bale affect an American accent while American actress Adams does a British one.

“People believe what they want to believe,” Irving says.

American Hustle proves the maxim, right down to the horrendous hair and clothes they all rock like there’s no shame, and no tomorrow.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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Beyoncé performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl in February. Beyonce released her fifth album exclusively on iTunes early on Dec. 13. The response has been overwhelming.

BY DEMETRIA LUCAS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Chances are, you have an Internet connection.

And because you have said connection, then you are undoubtedly aware that Beyoncé Knowles released an album out of nowhere last week on Friday. And the Internet has been going crazy about Beyoncé, the person and super-secret album of the same name.

Leading this discussion has been an intense (and circular) conversation about whether Beyoncé is or is not a feminist and whether bona fide black feminists should support her. This conversation happens every single time Beyoncé drops an album, an empowering (or male-ego-stroking) song or performs at any televised awards show. It’s perhaps more intense this round because Beyoncé featured the TED talk We Should All Be Feminists by Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the single Flawless.

I remain unclear on why it matters if Beyoncé is a feminist or not. Admittedly, it would be nice to have a new visual of a feminist woman that replaces the inaccurate and widely held stereotype that feminists are unattractive, old, bitter and manless. But otherwise, I don’t get it.

There are at least six more things that I find entirely more interesting about Beyoncé’s Beyoncé. In no particular order they are: 1. The Gamble: Beyoncé the album was exclusively posted on iTunes in the wee hours of the morning of Dec. 13. With no promotion whatsoever it was a gutsy move, one that has proven to be purely brilliant at three days hindsight. From that Friday until close of business Sunday night, Beyoncé sold “an unprecedented 828,773 albums,” according to Billboard, and broke iTunes’ first-week sales record in the United States. When speaking highly of Beyoncé, it’s usually her beauty and her work ethic that get the mentions.

Add brains to that list.

2. Anna Mae: The first single from Beyoncé, Drunk in Love, features a verse by Beyoncé’s husband, Jay Z. He raps, “I’m Ike Turner, turn up/Baby know I don’t play/Now eat the cake, Anna Mae.” The allusion to the infamous line spoken by Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It? has come under fire, although in context, it’s a reference to Jay Z’s sexual prowess, not condoning domestic violence.

Still, I’m amazed at the number of writers who either missed the reference entirely — Vice writer Kitty Pryde, who live-blogged the album, swore Jay Z said “anime” instead of Anna Mae. In a follow-up apology, she admitted she had never seen the film to know the reference, but at the time of her second writing she knew where the line came from and still called Anna Mae Annie Mae. A HuffPo article dressing down Beyoncé for going from “extraordinary to common” on her latest single gets it wrong, too, and the author saw the movie.

3. Rocket: For nearly 14 years, D’Angelo’s How Does It Feel? has topped my list of favourite sexy-time songs. And now, with the help of Miguel, who penned the lyrics for Rocket, Beyoncé has crafted an equally seductive tune that speaks for how the ladies feel.

(I’ve had this on repeat for four days.)

4. Heaven: Days after Jay Z and Beyoncé had their child, Jay penned Glory, an ode to his daughter that just so happened to inform the world that Beyoncé had a miscarriage. She addressed losing a child in her HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream and offered a clip of what she called “the saddest song I’ve ever written.” That song is not Heaven, nor is it on the album, but with haunting lyrics such as “heaven couldn’t wait for you/No, heaven couldn’t wait for you,” Heaven, I’m convinced, is about her miscarriage, and it is the saddest Beyoncé song I’ve ever heard.

5. Surfboarding: On Drunk in Love, Bey sings, “I fill the tub up halfway then I ride it with my surfboard, surfboard/Grinding on that wood, grinding, grinding on that wood.” Surfboarding? Huh? 6. Yoncé: I couldn’t get into Beyoncé’s Sasha Fierce alter ego, the one she let out when she was feeling womanish. But Yoncé, the gully Southern rapper with Erykah Badu’s flow who’s been hiding inside Beyoncé all this time, is kinda fierce: “I sneezed on the beat/and the beat got sicker.” Who knew Bey had it in her?

Lucas is a contributing editor at The Root, a life coach and the author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life.

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BY LINDA BARNARD SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Walking with Dinosaurs 3D Two stars (out of four) Rated: G Back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth — and talked about it — there was a cheerful baby Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi who had a hole in the leathery fringe on top of his head, a bullying big brother and a desire to make his mark in the prehistoric world.

Beyond computer-generated recreations of dinos, banish any thoughts that feature film Walking With Dinosaurs 3D has much in common with its origins, the 1999 BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs. This is more The Lion King-meets-Happy Days in the Late Cretaceous Period.

The marketing bumph for the film trumpets that “for the first time in movie history, audiences will truly see and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.”

Only if they talked like mall rats spouting lines penned by lousy standup comics like “sweet pond scum!” while dealing with being pooped on and debating the merits of barfed-up meals.

The favourite word in this age (if you believe dinosaurs did indeed talk)

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this image released by 20th Century Fox, a pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, left, appears with his older brother Scowler in a scene from the film Walking With Dinosaurs. appears to be “butt.”

Walking With Dinosaurs 3D is about as dumbed-down as nature cinema can get (at least their lips don’t move), made even worse by stereotyped malefemale roles that really do hearken back to the Stone Age. Real Alaskan backdrops are used to create a natural environment and occasionally the CGI dinosaurs stand out like parts of a cheap diorama.

The computer animation is generally impressive in detail and scope, yet the ridiculous story used to put frills and chills into the mix is disappointing.

The plot is simple enough: Alexomis bird Alex (John Leguizamo, leaning heavily on a Latin accent) narrates, telling the tale of his best pal Patchi.

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prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers — they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself.

It’s not right.”

Robertson and his family had no comment on his hiatus. He may be in some previously taped scenes when the show returns Jan. 15 for its fifth season, a network spokesman said.

Robertson did respond to initial criticism of his GQ remarks.

“I myself am a product of the ’60s who indulged in sex and drugs until hitting bottom and accepting Jesus as his saviour,” he said in a statement. Although his mission is to teach people that men and women are meant to be together, Robertson said he “would never treat anyone with disrespect” because they are different.

NEW YORK — Willie Nelson and Daft Punk will hit the stage at the Grammy Awards next month.

The Recording Academy announced Thursday that Nelson will perform alongside Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and Blake Shelton at the Jan. 26 awards show.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar, who is up for seven awards, will also perform.

Other performers include two-time nominees Imagine Dragons and Pink,

who will sing with Nate Ruess of fun.

Daft Punk is up for five trophies, including album of the year.

The electronic group will compete with albums from Lamar, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Jay Z leads the 56th annual Grammy Awards with nine nominations. LL Cool J will host the show, which will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Online: http://www.grammys.com

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LOS ANGELES — Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson — suspended from the series indefinitely after making disparaging remarks about gays — is getting some support from key followers.

Sarah Palin posted a picture on her Facebook page of her with the reality show clan with the message, “Free Speech is an endangered species.” And Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal also lamented the suspension on free speech terms.

“It’s a messed-up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil Robertson gets suspended,” said the governor.

A&E announced Wednesday what it called a “hiatus” for Robertson, 67, after he disparaged gays in the January edition of GQ magazine. He also said that, growing up in Louisiana before the Civil Rights movement, he never saw mistreatment of blacks.

In a statement, A&E said it was extremely disappointed to see Robertson’s anti-gay remarks, which it said were based on his personal beliefs and do not reflect those of A&E Networks or the show. A&E Networks, a joint venture of The Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp., called itself a supporter of the lesbian and gay community.

The channel’s move was lauded by the gay and lesbian media advocacy group GLAAD, which had quickly condemned Robertson’s comments.

“What’s clear is that such hateful anti-gay comments are unacceptable to fans, viewers, and networks alike,” said

GLAAD spokesman Wilson Cruz. Robertson’s removal “has sent a strong message that discrimination is neither a Christian nor an American value.”

Robertson and his extended family became wealthy manufacturing duck calls and were turned into TV and pop culture stars by Duck Dynasty, which has set cable ratings records for a non-fiction series.

Several family members appeared in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving parade.

In his GQ interview, Robertson was asked his definition of sinful behaviour. “Start with homosexual behaviour and just morph out from there,” such as bestiality, he said.

GQ said he then paraphrases a biblical reference: “Don’t be deceived.

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Con, while scampering possum-like Alphadons take the meerkat roles.

Directors Barry Cook (Arthur Christmas) and Neil Nightingale (producer of wildlife films including Meerkats: The Movie) and writer John Collee (Happy Feet, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) have done far superior work so their poor delivery here is puzzling.

Little viewers will enjoy the saucy banter and onscreen frolicking and parents won’t have to shield small eyes from bloodless scenes that explain the survival of the fittest. What they are going to have to explain is that dinosaurs didn’t refer to their world as “awesome!”

Linda Barnard is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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He’s the runt of the Pachyrhinosaurus litter who lives with his mom (named “Patchi’s mom”), herd leader dad, Bulldust (he can’t talk; he only bellows) and super-competitive jock older brother Scowler (Skyler Stone).

The clan heads south for the winter but not before Patchi (voiced by Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Justin Long) falls for Juniper (Tiya Sircar) the prettiest Pachyrhinosaurus around.

Misfortunes and misadventures of the carnivorous variety change dynamics, with each new dinosaur species introduced into the film via a child narrator by Latin name and English translation. That sums up the science part.

Edmontosaurus, the co-star of 2011’s March of the Dinosaurs, drops some Can-

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patrol to Dawson, in the Yukon Territory, to deliver mail and to confirm the presence of the Canadian police. They meet unusually heavy snow cover and -46C temperatures.

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1894 — Mackenzie Bowell becomes prime minister after the death of John Thompson. A senator, Bowell is Canada’s fifth PM and serves to April 27, 1896.

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horn, bone and jet.

And we have loads of it in our own cupboards.

Another thing we’re never short of is booze.

Secreted around our condo are the component parts of popular cocktails.

And, as party season builds, we bolster that inventory.

We don’t actually possess a cocktail cart, but we do have a cute wee side table. And, during the holidays, it becomes centre of operations chez nous.

So, what are we waiting for?

Here’s our foolproof guide to domestic entertaining.

Followed carefully, it’ll ensure the only things shaken up are the Martinis.

Take a pinch of Mad Men, add a sprinkling of Raffle’s Hotel, muddle together and enjoy!

Great pins We embellished our $80 side-table bargain using nickel upholstery tacks from Home Depot.

The studded effect echoes the bar tray and provides a touch of welcome continuity.

Imagine the way a piece of bright jewelry blings up a demure outfit.

Now, imagine metal touches like those doing the same for your abode.

We bedeck our homes in

tinsel and lights once every 12 months but a wee upgrade like this adds sparkle that will endure throughout the calendar.

Spell it out with art Just like a bar sign, our cocktail-inspired artwork sets the tone and spells out exactly what’s going on at ‘party central.’

You don’t need to go overboard (so that’s a no-no to neon), although a spot of smart lifestyle-suggesting artwork will create ambiance, escapism and excitement.

Colin And Justin Home cocktail chart artwork — avail-

able in HomeSense in large, as shown, and small.

Alternative Christmas tree The simplest ideas are often the most effective, huh?

Dashing back to Scotland, we didn’t fancy the idea of a real tree shedding its every needle in our absence.

So we thought out of the box and used a large tiered cake stand decorated with baubles, beads and artificial foliage as a cool alternative.

An exercise like this could offer significant savings, especially if you already have a cake stand — or similar structure — to embellish.

Simple, right?

Find inspiration We adore classic hotels like The Ritz in Paris and The Savoy in London and draw tremendous inspiration from their elegant, understated interiors.

That’s why, along with inspiration derived at The Chase, we created nickel-plated brass vessels, many of which are detailed with faux bone and jet for added exoticism.

For endless bar room ideas, pour a stiff drink, settle at your keyboard and type http:// www.worldsbestbars.com/ age-gate?redirect=%2Fwww. worldsbestbars.com.

Dreamy!

Seasonally adjust As canny Scots, we tend to avoid overplaying Christmas themes and opt, instead, for items that can be enjoyed throughout the year.

Take this champagne flute: we added temporary festive fun by studding it with crystal decals taking care, of course, to avoid the rim area.

The removable crystallization adds sparkle that can be picked off when the party’s over.

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Shaken. Not stirred.

The much-quipped Bondism perfectly captures our mood as we throw ourselves headlong into the final stages of festive preparation across the pond.

As you read today’s epistle, we’ll have decamped to Blighty — hence ‘shaken’ — all the way from Toronto to Glasgow International.

Travel matters aside, however, we’re not even remotely ‘stirred.’

Our emotional spirit, for the record, is thoroughly unmuddled.

Aye, it’s great to be back in the homeland. ... In dear old Glasvegas.

So, will we enjoy some relaxation during our Bonnie Scotland tenure?

Hell, yeah, you’d better believe it!

We need the rest. Courtesy of client get-togethers, condo dinner parties and corporate events, we were buoyed by Toronto’s social network — but utterly pooped as we clambered aboard our transatlantic flight.

And then there was the barhopping.

Courtesy of a late call the following morning, we partied at The Chase one night ’til the bitter end, taking from our sojourn on Temperance (the irony of the street’s name wasn’t lost on us) fabulous inspiration to augment our own bar wares collection in our Colin and Justin Home line.

And the result?

Solid brass, nickel-toned and detailed variously in faux

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Create some lastminute cheer Count down to Christmas and for all those last-minute shoppers and decorators, there are still a few days to add some holiday spirit to your home.

A great way to spread the cheer is by decorating a focal mirror, either over the fireplace or in the hallway.

Simply hang a wreath from the mirror and its reflection will double the impact.

A series of decorative ornaments are another option.

Hang three or five, depending on the size of the mirror, staggering their lengths to make an interesting display.

Windows are another spot to focus on as the decoration serves double duty seen from inside and out. Frame a mirror or your front winDEBBIE dows with lights.

TRAVIS Outlining interesting architectural details such as archways and entrance ways is classic and welcoming.

Here’s an idea from Fypon. Your neighbourhood building centre carries an array of decorative accessories that can be turned into unique décor.

Ceiling medallions come in a variety of designs that can be painted in holiday colours to emphasize the patterns.

They are the perfect shape to paint for a Christmas wreath.

The medallions have a centre hole that is designed to fit over a ceiling light. Cover the hole from the back with mirror paper or print words on paper to augment the piece.

These wreaths can be hung indoors or out.

The medallions also work well as a centerpiece, placed flat on a table with a candle fit into the centre.

Paint in silver or gold, highlight the design by rubbing over the colour with some burnt umber paint, and wipe back leaving some paint in the nooks and crannies to add sophistication and texture.

Dear Debbie: We have moved into a home with walk-in cupboards in the bedroom.

Should the cupboard be decorated the same as the room?

What about carpet or hardwood floors?

— Kenethe Dear Kenethe: Your walk-in doesn’t have to match, in fact, it can be a complete surprise.

This is a personal space that only you see.

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RUG: Complement classic cocktail bar look Choose an artful rug To complement our classic cocktail bar look, we specified a rug with Art Nouveau flourishes and flashes of colour.

Positioned in front of the hospitality station, it draws attention to the space and reinforces the bar as a focal point.

Select http://www.selectrugscanada.ca — Rugs Canada carry a superb collection and, currently, a vast inventory of sale stock.

Bargains? We’re floored. Count us in.

Fake the flame Candlelight is so lovely: cosy, flattering and ro-

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This Christmas mirror reflects the warmth and spirit of the season for all to enjoy.

Why not give your clothes a bright and cheerful backdrop with some jazzy wallpaper?

Look for the new lace patterns and oversized florals.

Built-in shelves and drawers can be painted in white, black or even a robust red.

Fabric on the clothes hamper and shoe racks can also be upbeat.

I guarantee you’ll start the day off with a smile.

Dear Debbie: Just when I think I have a handle on all the stuff my family collects, more items pour in.

What to do?

— Ermalene Dear Ermalene: We are going to tackle storage in an upcoming January column, but you can start to plan now by looking for spaces that you might not normally think could help you out.

The wall area around windows and interior

doors is dead space that can easily hold a row of shelves.

Frame a bedroom window with shelves that can run along the top of the window as well.

It’s a perfect spot to display photos and memorabilia, sports gear, and your favourite books.

Similarly, build around doorways to add storage space that matches the purpose of the room.

Shelves flanking the entrance door could hold attractive boxes for gloves, scarves, shoes and other outdoor gear.

mantic, there’s no better way to dim mood and embrace the evening.

If in any way worried about candle safety, fret no more; choosing faux candles that are cased in real wax proffers a truly authentic look.

And, while a little pricier, there’s no melt so your candle glow lasts longer.

Find a three-pillar candle set (with remote control) at Walmart stores for an astonishing $15.97.

Et voila. You’re ready to party.

You’ve planned a delicious martini menu and dressed the perfect room.

You’ve added magical metal to conjure up a C&J approved shiny aesthetic upon which you can truly depend — our decorating word, after all, is our designer (shaken but not stirred) Bond.

All you need now is good company. This in mind, allow us to raise a glass to you from Scotland. Have a safe and joyous holiday, and a very merry Christmas.

Oh dear; did someone mention cocktails? Again?

crushed ice and shake confidently. Strain into a cocktail glass. Decorate with a slice of apple. Take a deep breath and serve. Enjoy the sensation of your jaws being ‘drawn’ courtesy of the sharp — but nectarous — taste.

Justin’s astoundingly tasty Appletini 2 oz Absolut vodka 2 oz Apple Sourpuss 1 hefty squeeze lime juice Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker, add

Debbie Travis’s House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle.

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Colin’s blindingly delicious Bourbon Sour 2 oz Maker’s Mark bourbon 1 oz lemon juice 1 tbsp of sugar syrup Half an egg white (optional) 1 maraschino cherry Pour bourbon, lemon juice and sugar syrup (plus egg white, if required) into a cocktail shaker. Add crushed ice and shake like there’s no tomorrow.

Strain into a tumbler and lose your cherry into the depths of the mix. Sip gently — and plan cocktail No. 2.

Colin and Justin are regular home and design experts on TV and print. Find their international product range in stores like HomeSense, Winners and Marshalls. facebook.com/ColinJustin, twitter.com/colinjustin, colinandjustin.tv.

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After five years of exposure, the traditional linseed oil paint on Steve’s windows is still peel-free. With a claimed working life of 50 years, this simple paint is especially useful for places that are difficult to reach.

Understanding ventilation controls Question: How do I operate the four separate heating and ventilation controls in my new house?

There’s one for the furnace, two for the air conditioning and air exchanger, and a fourth for the humidifier.

How do I drive this thing?

Answer: Your confusion is exactly what many owners of modern homes have to deal with, but despite appearances, the reality of managing all those controls is pretty simple.

During the heating season, start by setting the furnace control at whatever temperature you want.

Next, you need to learn to operate the air exchanger (sometimes also called an HRV) to admit enough fresh air to keep your windows clear of condensation.

Tight, modern homes tend STEVE to get too moist in winter, and MAXWELL that’s why not running the humidifier is usually the way to go.

Let your windows be your guide.

A little bit of condensation is fine, but large beads mean indoor humidity levels are too high.

Dial in more or less HRV fan speed until window condensation disappears (or nearly disappears).

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We also vary this regime depending on outdoor temperatures.

More ventilation is necessary to keep windows clear when it’s cold, and less as it warms up.

Most houses feel too dry when you run an HRV enough to keep windows clear of condensation during very cold weather, but this is better than dripping condensation and mould growth.

Things get simpler during the cooling season. Just run the AC to create a normal room temperature and the correct amount of dehumidification will happen automatically.

Peel-free paint update Question: How is your Allback linseed oil paint holding up since you first wrote about it in 2008? I am researching this paint and wonder if it still looks good.

Answer: I’m very pleased after more than five years after applying it.

The main feature is that this paint is never supposed to peel, and that’s held true.

The colour I used is dark brown, and though it has faded a bit, the results are still great. Fading is somewhat more than modern paints, but lack of peeling is what I’m really interested in.

Next summer I’ll add a coat of linseed oil or possibly another coat of Allback paint.

One small issue you should know about is the way some of the dark brown colour has washed down off the vertical window surfaces.

This is probably due to the weathering of pigment

but I don’t consider it a big problem.

Choosing a splitting axe Question: Where can I get a good axe for splitting firewood? I’ve been using a regular axe and pounding it in with a sledge hammer, but I want something more efficient, up to 6.5 pounds in weight.

Answer: More and more people are supplementing their home heating with firewood, and the choice of splitting tool makes a huge difference.

Although you mentioned you didn’t want to go heavier than 6.5 pounds.

I would encourage you to consider an eight-pound splitting maul. It sounds like more work swinging a heavier weight, but it’s actually easier because you have more momentum on your side.

I’ve split more than 600 face cords of wood during my heating career with an axe like this, and I know for sure that lighter axes work much less well.

I’ve yet to see a splitting axe produced by specialty axe manufacturers that works well.

The best I know of these days is the wide, heavy type sold at most hardware stores for about $40 or $50.

As long as it’s eight pounds and has an axe-style handle and not an oval sledge hammer handle, you’ve optimized your choice.

Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Get home improvement and renovation advice directly from Steve at www.stevemaxwellhowto.com.

Right at Home for a cabin Christmas

BY KIM COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stores are full of colourful ornaments and sparkly décor that set the holiday tone with glamour and panache. But there’s also décor for those who prefer to welcome the season with more homespun serenity.

Many of these items reference nature with quiet wintry hues and rustic textures. You can imagine fireplaces ablaze, skis and skates at the ready and cozy lodges set up for holiday gatherings.

“We love all the adorable woodlandthemed decorations on everything from pillows and throws to ornaments and tableware,” says HGTV Magazine’s Sara Peterson.

Collections of these creatures — deer, foxes, bears and so on — are available in any number of crafted forms: bottlebrush squirrels, raccoons

and hedgehogs at Pottery Barn, faux fur and fiber owls and moose at West Elm. (www.potterybarn.com; www. westelm.com) Plaid mitten, heart and tree ornaments are part of Target’s Smith & Hawken holiday collection. (www.target.com ) “Advent garlands are popular this year too. Garlands with fabric pouches that count down to Christmas, or a string of colorful envelopes,” notes Peterson.

German designer Irmi Black makes a knitted-mitten Advent garland; small treats can be tucked in each mitten and the garland can be used as an organizer after the holidays.

Target’s Threshold Rustic Advent Calendar is a veritable mini-cabin, complete with tiny drawers printed with snowflakes, trees and seasonal patterns. (www.etsy.com/shop/ irmiblack ) If you’re crafty, consider making your own garland. Stamp kits, swatches of fabric and felt, and a ball or two of wool will set you on your way. (www. michaels.com; www.joann.com ) A collection of wooden trees to

decorate a tabletop or mantel can be found at Homegoods, as well as some cozy Fair Isle-patterned throws with a ski chalet vibe. (www.homegoods.com ) Fill large clear hurricanes with tin jingle bells, birch branches or white painted twigs, or make a non-edible version of holiday trifle with layers of faux snow or moss and tiny red ornaments.

Arhaus has pillar candles in cream and dove grey that are carved to look like cable knit sleeves. Felted throw pillows embroidered with deer, rabbits and other forest friends add charm. Find chunky knit throws here, too. (www.arhaus.com ) North Pole flannel bedding from Garnet Hill depicts Santa’s snowy

home complete with cocoa stands, reindeer barns and sled shops. Ikea’s Annbritt collection includes woolly blankets, plaid cushions and duvet covers in rich reds. (www.garnethill.com ; www.ikea.com ) Or evoke the chalet vibe with canoe and lumberjack ornaments. The old camp standard Stanley Thermos is updated in green, red or ivory — perfect for skating or sledding parties. (www. westelm.com) Artist Rachel Kozlowski’s imaginative plates have found a following beyond her Etsy.com fans; she’s featured at West Elm this season with a collection of Dapper Animal plates: bears with trapper hats, owls in plaid shirts and other whimsical designs.

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ONOFRYSZYN 1934 - 2013 Evelyn M. Onofryszyn passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice embraced by her family on December 20, 2013 at the age 79. She faced the end of her journey with the same strength and dignity as she lived her life.

Evelyn was born in Calgary on May 7, 1934 to Edgar and Martha Smale. She moved with her family to the Gilby area where she grew up. On May 9, 1952, she was united in marriage to Jarvis Onofryszyn and moved to his family farm at Eckville, where she continued to live until her passing. Evelyn was always very passionate about her community which was demonstrated by many years of dedicated service. Over the years, she was committed to St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Eckville Hospital Board, 4-H, the Eckville Manor House Board, Eckville Chamber of Commerce, The PC Party, and many other community initiatives. Our mother was a hard working partner on the farm, but still had a busy career as manager of Blindman Valley Propane Co-op for forty years. Later in her life she became a marriage commissioner, which was another role she greatly enjoyed.

Evelyn was known to be gracious, diligent, capable, ambitious, wise and a role model for many. Evelyn Onofryszyn is survived by four daughters Elaine (Len) Engen, Sharon (Dave) Lemke, Noreen Stuart, and Karen Burnand as well as special family members Gordon (Carmen) Butcher and Drew Burnand; her grandchildren, Trent (Pam) Engen, Nicole (Justin) Obst, Trisha (Ryan) Rigler, Nathan (Carrie) Lemke, Carolyn (Jared) Engel, Cameron Stuart, Rebecca Burnand, Vanessa and Blair Butcher. Great grandchildren, Warren, Rachel, Alexis Engen, Lucas, Claire, Natalie Obst, Jordan & Sydney Rigler, Evan and Emily Lemke, and Madison Engel. She is also survived by brothers Jack (Marion) Smale, Mark (Glenda) Smale, and sister Helen Nielsen and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Jarvis, parents Edgar and Martha, brother Billy, sister Doreen, and niece Tanya. The family would like to acknowledge the many friends and family who reached out to Evelyn during her illness. We are also grateful for the wonderful care she received at the Red Deer Hospice. If friends desire, donations may be made in her honour to St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church or the Red Deer Hospice Society. A Memorial Service will be held at the Eckville Community Centre, 52 Street and 54 Avenue, Eckville, on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Service and cremation arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040

JONES Viola Violet Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” Viola Violet Jones lived a life that was a gift to us all. Viola Violet Jones of Independence, Missouri passed away on December 1, 2013 in Apache Junction, Arizona. Violet was born on July 31, 1924 to Don Carloss Thomas and Rosie Violet Fisher. She was the oldest of seven children, and the only girl.

She often mentioned the trials and tribulations of being “Sis” to six younger brothers. Her brothers adored her and looked up to her for guidance and love throughout her life. Raised during the Depression, Violet’s experiences of doing without and working hard continually shaped her life and personality. She was truly a member of The Greatest Generation. Violet graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1941. After her graduation she attended beauty school and graduated with a degree in Cosmetology. She vividly remembered being on the bus riding to her beauty school classes when she heard the Japanese had just attacked Pearl Harbor. On July 29, 1942 she married the love of her life, Norman Russell Jones. Norman and Violet were married for 49 years until his passing on February 12, 1992. They built a beautiful home and life together at 1230 South Liberty in Independence. In 1949, Violet and Norman converted their garage into a beauty shop, and there Violet ran SouthTown Beauty Shop for over 50 years. In 1956 Norman and Violet welcomed their daughter, Dreama Lynn, into their lives. They were doting and loving parents and their little family of three made their lives complete. Violet and Norman loved to travel and see the country. One of their greatest joys was hooking up their Surburban to their Airstream and heading down the road. Their love of travel eventually led them to spending the winters as Arizona Snowbirds. In Arizona they met a wonderful couple, Edie and Ray Niemela. Who would know that one day when Ray and Violet each found themselves alone after the deaths of Edie and Norman that their romance would blossom!? Ray and Violet were married on January 30, 2000. Violet’s greatest love and joy was her family. She doted on her grandchildren, Emily and Graham, and enjoyed many happy hours “playing Grandma.” She also embraced her new “Canadian” family and they adopted her as well. She cherished the many summer months she spent on their canola farm with a view of the Canadian Rockies.

Violet is survived by her husband, Ray Niemela of Benalto, Canada, her daughter and son-in-law Dreama and Fletcher Aldredge of Sedona, Arizona, her granddaughter, Emily Johnson of Denver, CO, her grandson, Graham Aldredge of F l a g s t a ff , A Z , a n d h e r b r o t h e r, D a n n y T h o m a s o f Independence. She also leaves behind many, many loving relatives and friends. Violet was a lifelong long member of the Enoch Hill Community of Christ Church. Violet’s last few days could not have been more perfect and would have been just what she would have chosen. She spent a wonderful Thanksgiving in Denver, Colorado surrounded by her family, then headed to Arizona for another warm winter.

On Sunday evening she enjoyed a lovely dinner with Ray and her lifelong best friend, Betty Olson and her husband, Orbin. She came home from dinner, kissed Ray goodnight, and went to bed. She woke up in heaven with what we all know is many, many stars in her crown - an expression she used frequently in describing the good deeds we should all do for each other each day to earn our reward in heaven.

Violet, Mom, Granny, Sis... we will miss you every moment, but we know your crown is loaded with those stars... so many you probably can’t even hold your head up and it’s messing up your hair. Rest in peace. Rest in beauty. Rest in the assurance your life was well lived and you will be forever loved. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Burial followed at Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Harvesters or online at Harvesters.org. or to the charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com

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ROSE Alexander K.H. 1934 - 2013 To celebrate the life of Alex Rose A l e x ’s f a m i l y w i l l h o s t a come-and-go reception at Anna Maria’s Cafe at the Lacombe Memorial Centre on December 29, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., to celebrate the life of their dear husband, father and grandfather. Please come and share your memories of Alex. Condolences may be made by visiting: www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca

Obituaries MOKOSKI William (Bill) Born August, 1943 in Lethbridge, passed away at the Red Deer Hospice, December 17, 2013. Sadly missed, much loved husband and best friend of Vera, Red Deer, and big brother of Marian (Bill) Hillen, Lethbridge, and pack leader of devoted pets, Patches and Della. He fought a 9 year battle against brain cancer, facing all his challenges with quiet dignity, courage, and determination.

A man of many talents, he w a s a t e a c h e r, m a r k e t gardener, and sheep rancher, always fiercely devoted to his family. After being forced, by illness, to leave the sheep ranch at Pine Lake/Lousana, he became passionate about exercise, mostly walking Patches and Della, and attending Tai Chi as many times a week as he could manage. He also found time to raise an incredible garden at the community garden plot, as well as keeping the yard, at his home, green and well tended. Feeding the birds was always a joy, and he rejoiced at the new arrivals at the feeders at the beginning of each season, He did bird counts, volunteered time for the literacy program and did peer support for the Cancer Society, which gave him a sense of sharing his knowledge and expertise with those in need. A quiet man, he was overwhelmed with the care and support of family and so many friends throughout his illness, and especially during his stay at the hospice, a tribute to a life well lived. Rest well dear friend. Many thanks to the tender loving care and s u p p o r t t o D r. M y b u r g h , Homecare staff, our neighbors, and especially the staff of the Red Deer Hospice. There will not be a funeral, as Bill requested, instead, we will celebrate Bill’s life and remember him at a get together in the spring, his favorite time of the year.

Arrangements to be announced later. Contributions in memory of Bill may be made to Alberta Cancer Foundation, the Salvation Army, Red Deer Hospice and Red Deer SPCA, all charities he supported.

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SMITH Nevan Meikel On Wednesday December 18th, 2013, our beloved son and brother passed in the loving arms of his parents at the age of 20. Nevan was born on May 11, 1993 in Viking, Alberta. He spent his early years in Hardisty and school years in Red Deer. Upon graduating high school Nevan attended the University of Calgary, completing his first year for his dream to become an Architect. Nevan was a caring child to all of his family and friends, he was always thinking of others before himself; he never complained. His family and friends were important to him and he had a heart of gold that was apparent to everyone he met.

Nevan strove for excellence in both academics and sports, becoming a Level II ski instructor and Level I snowboard instructor.

His true passion was wakeboarding. He will be forever loved and remembered by his parents, Boyd and Betty Smith as well as his younger brother and sister, Dexter and Jill; his grandmother Donna Smith, as well as his extended family and friends.

Nevan was predeceased by his grandparents, Fran and Walter Korol and grandfather Stan Smith. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 23rd, 2013 at 1:00pm. Donations in Nevan’s name may be made directly to Loaves and Fishes, 6002 54 Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 4M8.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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DUPLAIN-ZAUGRA Ellen and Chris with Oliver and Elliot welcomed their 3rd son and little brother Emmett David on September 10, 2013.

Happy grandparents David and Ria Duplain.

Card Of Thanks BARRACLOUGH Robert (Bob) Kenneth July 19, 1960 - Dec. 17, 2013 Bob died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17 after a long battle with cancer and pneumonia at the University of Alberta Hospital. He is survived by his loving family.

A celebration of his life will be held at the Hainstock’s Funeral Home, 9801-34 Avenue, Edmonton, AB on Monday, December 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Air Cadet League of Canada - Alberta Provincial Committee, PO Box 38120 #725, 500 Country Hills Blvd. NE Calgary, AB T3K 5G9.

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ZELINKA James 1924 - 2013 M r. J a m e s ( J i m ) Z e l i n k a passed away peacefully in Lacombe on December 18, 2013 at the age of 88 years.

Jim was born in Youngstown, Alberta on December 29, 1924. In the early 1940’s due to hard times on the prairie he moved with his parents, James and Marie, to a Strathmore dairy farm and afterwards to the Lacombe area in 1946. Jim farmed the family farm for many years, but his real passion lay in fixing things. He was a self taught mechanic, machinist, welder and jack-of-all trades.

He loved to fix and tinker with any and all things mechanical, often manufacturing parts to replace ones that were no longer available and building rather than buying machines to fill a farm need. Many a neighbour benefitted from his mechanical skills and auction treasures received a new lease on life after his repairs.

Jim loved to read and learn; some of his favourites included Popular Mechanics, National Geographic and any newspaper he could get his hands on. He is survived by his sons Tom (Shelly) and Lorne (Jo-Anne) and grandsons S p e n c e r a n d Tr a v i s . H i s special friend, Berta Quast and her daughter Linda, also survives him. A graveside ceremony will take place in the spring and details will be announced at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements.

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Ferus is currently seeking a Parts Person to join the team in Blackfalds. Reporting to the Equipment Coordinator, the ideal candidate will have effective organizational and communication skills. The selected incumbent would need to have the ability to meet deadlines, be a selfstarter and a quick learner.

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d.

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EQUS, Canada’s largest member-owned utility in Canada is recruiting for a new position, Administrative Assistant to the CEO, located at the Main Office in Innisfail.

Reporting directly to the CEO, who is responsible for the day-to-day stewardship and organizational performance of EQUS, this position will prioritize and manage CEO communications and scheduling, including drafting of correspondence and reports, taking minutes and handling all other administrative duties.

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Rahr Malting Canada Ltd, a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Millwright/Mechanical trade position.

The position includes maintenance inspections, lubes, PM’s and repairs to all types of equipment in order to maintain the safe operation and fulfill production requirements of Rahr Malting. The position is rated under the Heavy Job classification.

Applicants must have a valid trade certificate for work in Alberta. This position will work in co-ordination with the Operations group and is accountable to the Maintenance Supervisor.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Qualifications: • Knowledge of Heavy Duty Tractor/Trailer parts, maintenance and repairs • Knowledge of Safety Manuals, safety practices, safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to the work • Proficient skills level in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Outlook) • Able to prioritize tasks in a dynamic and challenging environment • High School Diploma or GED equivalent • Purchasing systems experience would be an asset • Mechanically inclined and willing to learn • Valid Class 5 license (abstract required)

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Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following positions:

Teacher, École Lacombe Upper Elementary School Teacher, Terrace Ridge School For further specifics on the above positions, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at 403-783-3473.

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CARPET COLOUR CENTRE is currently looking for EXP’D. TILE INSTALLER Applicant must have ability to lay out tiles, be familiar with setting materials and products. This is a F/T position with a wage of $20 -$25/hr. depending on exp.

Submit resume attn: Andrew: awiebe@ carpetcolourcentre.com or drop off at Carpet Colour Centre 1100, 5001-19 St. Red Deer, Ab. T4R 3R1

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

Experienced Siders Needed Call 403-588-3210

VIC 8888 LTD. needs F/T cook, 40 hrs. a week, $13.50/hr. Must be willing to relocate. Drop resume to 3731 50 TH AVE. or email: sampang17@gmail.com

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ELEMENTS is looking for 5 retail sales reps. selling season gift packages and personal care products in Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + bonus & comm. FT. No exp. req`d. Please email elementsreddeer@gmail.com

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FLUID EXPERTS LTD. Is looking for experienced TRUCKING DISPATCHER to start immed.

Good Verbal, Writing, Texting and Computer skills. Company Pickup, benefits, above avg. salary and great atmosphere.

Clean Class 1 drivers license and abstract.

Completed Basic Training Courses. Will train the right individual.

Fax Resume w/all tickets and Drivers Abstract to 403-346-3112 or email to roger@fluidexperts.com

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Journeyman Electrician Position Vacancy Olymel Red Deer

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Qualifications: - Must be a certified Alberta Journeyman or Inter-provincial Red Seal - Allen Bradley/Rockwell/PLC tickets required - Must be able to work in a fast paced, team orientated environment.

- Must be available for shift work - Must be willing to learn new technology.

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Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! IMMEDIATE F/T POSITION For Year Round Work.

JOURNEYMAN PICKER OPERATOR In Sundre, AB. Competitive wages, guarantee for right applicant.

Benefits. Must have Journeyman Ticket.

Accommodations available.

Please sent resume to: mross@calmena.com

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CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons Food Service Manager 5 positions, F/T & P/ T, $9.95 - $18/hr. depending on exp. and availability.

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Application Closing Date: January 10, 2014.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to: Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113 Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403)747-2660 EMAIL : mlyle@rahr.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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Part Time Bookkeeper Red Deer Primary Care Network has an immediate opening for a part-time bookkeeper who will be responsible for a pivotal role providing assistance to the Accounting/HR Administrator. This position includes a variety of duties supporting the accounting, HR, and facility management functions of RDPCN. We are seeking an individual with a high level of Sage 50 (Simply Accounting) knowledge incl. projects and departments, intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook. The position is paid an hourly rate and will be flexible to work 15.5 to 23.35 hours per week.

Apply in confidence to: BDO Canada LLP Chartered Accountants Attn: SVaartstra@bdo.ca

MAINTENANCE POSITION

Responsibilities • Purchasing and Receiving parts through computer software system • Dispensing of parts as required • Shipping/Receiving • Maintain inventory levels/ warehouse organization • Maintain vendor relations • Maintain a network of qualified vendors • Provide quality customer service to our external and internal customers • Following up on timelines for delivery, monitoring progress and dealing with vendor delays • Ensuring all appropriate paperwork associated with equipment is on file

830

* Downhole Tool Supervisors * Coil Tubing Rig Managers * Crane Truck Operators * Nitrogen Pump Operators * Fluid Pump Operators * Mechanics

Administrative Assistant to the CEO

Trades

Sales & Distributors

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

is now hiring for the following positions:

Interested candidates should submit resumes

by January 6, 2014 to Baynish Bassett, H.R. Manager, bbassett@equs.ca

PARTS PERSON

800

Wise Intervention Services Inc.

Candidates should possess post-secondary education in a related field and minimally two years’ experience as an Administrative Assistant or Executive Secretary. Your background will include exceptional written communication skills and a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. You must be a successful multi-tasker, work well with minimum supervision and enjoy a fast paced environment. For more information on the position, visit www.equs.ca

800

Oilfield

THE

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com

52

800

800

Oilfield

Professionals TANKMASTER RENTALS requires Labour Crew supervisor for Central Ab. Pipe fitting & light picker exp. would be an asset .

Oilfield tickets and clean driver’s licence req’d.

Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Blackfalds Base

Christmas

Oilfield

800

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

INSPECTION LTD. IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Now has immediate Night Foremen, E-mail: openings for CGSB Day & Night Operators careers@voltagewireline.com Level II RT’s and CEDO’s Must have H2S, First Aid, for our winter pipeline valid driver’s license. projects. Top wages and Pre-employment Drug comprehensive benefit screening package available.

Competitive Wages.

Subcontractors also welcome.

Benefit Package Email resumes to: Please submit resume with NOW HIRING qtestltd@telus.net references to: Well Testing Personnel or Phone 403-887-5630. apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Experienced Supervisors & Operators RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Only individuals selected for Sylvan Lake is looking for interviews will be contacted Must have valid applicable tickets a Dispatcher. Knowledge Email: lstouffer@ Classifieds of Travis Permit System testalta.com Your place to SELL and computer skills are Your place to BUY req’d. Wages negotiable dependant on exp.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892 1

Oilfield

Bearspaw currently has a Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd position in our Stettler field is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & operations for an intermediate DERRICK HANDS oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a Locally based, home every heavy duty mechanic or night! Qualified applicants must have all necessary journeyman instrument mechanic and possess valid tickets for the position Buying or Selling being applied for. strong mechanical skills, your home?

Bearspaw offers a Check out Homes for Sale be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live very competitive salary in Classifieds or be willing to relocate and benefits package along with a steady within a 20 minute commute work schedule. to workplace location. This Please submit resumes: position offers a challenging work environment, attractive Attn: Human Resources benefits with competitive Email: pay and significant room hr@bearspawpet.com for promotion.

Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Please submit resumes Mail to: Suite 5309, LOOKING FOR 333-96 Ave. NE EXPERIENCED Attn: Human Resources Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 email:kwolokoff@ CASED HOLE bearspawpet.com SUPERVISORS Fax 403-252-9719 Knowledge of the Mail: Suite 5309 Lee Specialties system 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, is an asset.

AB T3K 0S3

CLASS 3 DRIVERS

$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

800

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760

FULL Time entry level shop technician needed for expanding downhole tool business. Duties include tool maintenance and repairs as well as general shop duties. Opportunities for advancement offered as well as competitive wages and benefits. Apply with resume to jobs@ wiseisi.com

Oilfield

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Hair Stylists

800

340587A10

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR EXP’D. DENTAL RECEPTIONIST. We offer competitive wages & flexible hours.

Please drop off resume ATT’N: Marina at Bower Dental Centre or email: marina@bowerdental.com

Oilfield

342566A2

740

Dental

Oilfield

www.trican.ca

PARTS PERSON / MAGER

800

Full time, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Parts Person. Good wages, great benefit package RESPONSIBILITIES: Serving walk in clients, answering phones, inventory control, order parts, etc.

Fax resume to 403-343-1325 Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for new team members to join an enthusiastic and growing company.

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

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.

...Join our Team!

Scan to see Current Openings

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SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION

WORLDWIDE KNOWLEDGE - LOCAL SOLUTIONS

Requires

Site Superintendents & Foremen For Alberta sites.

Email resume to: admin@shunda.ca

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013

850

Truckers/ Drivers

860

WELDER NEEDED for small shop based out of Lacombe. To start in the new year. Must be dependable, have valid drivers licence & reliable vehicle. Call 403-318-9445 8-4:30 Mon. - Fri.

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for Picker operator, bed truck drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

860

880

Misc.

Help

880

Canada Malting Company

POSITION TITLE: Elevator Operator LOCATION: Niobe, Alberta POSITION SCOPE: Reporting to the Elevator Manager, the Elevator Operator is responsible for receiving and loadout of Truckers/ Misc. grain in a safe, efficient, Drivers Help and traceable manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES: BUSY Central Alberta Academic Express General Grain Trucking Company • Bin grain varieties and ADULT EDUCATION looking for Class 1 Drivers trace AND TRAINING and/or Lease Operators.

• Loadout grain varieties We offer lots of home time, and trace WINTER START benefits and a bonus • Safe operations in all program. Grain and super weather conditions B exp. an asset but not GED PREPARATION • Elevator maintenance necessary. If you have a Jan. 14 or Feb. 10 and housekeeping clean commercial drivers STARTS • Other routine duties as abstract and would like to assigned start making good money.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: fax or email resume and may be available.

General comm.abstract to • Familiarity with agriculture 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net 403-340-1930 • industry www.academicexpress.ca • Mechanical aptitude Something for Everyone • Ability to work Everyday in Classifieds Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. • independently BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 • Some physical demands Red Deer, AB EDUCATION: Req’s Farm labourers for Minimum Grade 12 2014 season (April-Oct) in Post-Secondary Education Red Deer. Duties include an asset sod farming and tree COMPENSATION: nursery. Tree nursery will A competitive compensainvolve planting, pruning tion and benefits package and digging trees. Will will be provided. train/exp. an asset. Wage CONTACT: $9.95 hr, 60 hrs weekly.

Interested applicants Email resume to steve. should forward a cover Central AB based trucking richardson@bg-rd.com letter and resume by end company requires of day Friday Dec. 27, 2013 DISPATCHERS req’d.

Owner Operators Tanya Idt Knowledge of & Company Drivers Day/Night.

Human Resources - CMC Red Deer and area is in AB. Home the odd tanya.idt@ essential. Verbal and night. Weekends off. Late canadamalting.com written communication model tractor pref. skills are req’d. Send Eagle Builders in Black403-586-4558 resume by fax to falds, AB is looking for 403-346-0295 CLASS 3 DRIVERS hard working, motivated w/airbrake endorsement individual to fill a full-time You can sell your guitar needed immed. for waste & precast concrete erecting for a song... recycling. Email resume to laborer position or put it in CLASSIFIEDS canpak@xplornet.ca at our company. Must be and we’ll sell it for you! or call 403-341-9300 physically fit as this labourer position requires constant F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Classifieds heavy lifting and involves Minimum Class 5 with air Your place to SELL fast paced, on the job and clean abstract. Exp. Your place to BUY training. Applicant must be preferred. In person to Key able to travel and must Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Looking for a place have reliable transportation Red Deer. to live? to and from work as well Take a tour through the RONCO OILFIELD HAULING as a valid class 5 driver’s CLASSIFIEDS Sylvan Lake is looking for license. All meals and a Dispatcher. Knowledge hotel expenses are paid Looking for a new pet? of Travis Permit System when out of town. SucCheck out Classifieds to and computer skills are cessful applicant must find the purrfect pet. req’d. Wages negotiable provide an up to date drivdependant on exp. ers abstract. Construction TOO MUCH STUFF? Email resume tom@ experience an asset. Full Let Classifieds roncooilfield.ca benefits provided. Starting help you sell it. or fax. 403-887-4892 wages based on experience. Fax resumes to 403 885 5516 , must flag Misc. attn: Craig or e-mail to Help c.haan@eaglebuilders.ca.

880

Employment Training

900

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

1760

Misc. for Sale

ROLLERBLADE rollerblades w/carrying bag, size 8 mens, used very little $30; shin pads and extra brake pads $20 403-347-6183

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

278950A5

Trades

1830

Cats

3 FRIENDLY 4 mo. old M. ORANGE KITTENS., two 8 wk. old Black female and orange male kittens.

Litter trained. Desperately need loving homes. FREE. 403-782-3130

1840

Dogs

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stuff 1500-1990

1550

36 L SHAPED brackets 10” x 12” must take all $72; 6 MDF 5/8” shelf boards 16”w various lengths, must take all for $54; 5 shelf wall unit 81”H x 50”W adjustable shelves 48” x 12 1/2”W $70 403-314-2026

Children's Items

1580

HIKING Shoes, boys Columbia Brand, sz. 13.

Like new. $20.

403-314-9603 PLAYMOBILE, large plane with original box, great Christmas gift. $25.

403-314-9603

Clothing

1590

COAT, camel, long, with hood. Sz. 12. $15.

403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

1630

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

Firewood

1660

GOLDEN DOODLES and LABRADOODLES, silvers and chocolate. Delivered to Alberta. Text 306-521-1371 or call 306-792-2113 www.furtettishfarm.ca

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1930

Wanted To Buy

WANTED: de-humidifier in working order 403-347-4390

Use your skills in education and marketing to bring hope and healing to the families of Central Alberta.

The Challenge: Building Shalom’s Family Life & Wellness Education Program • Recruit and motivate presenters, sponsors and volunteers • Build a strong promotional campaign of the education programs • Administrate an ongoing cycle of community education

Beauty NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

The Qualifications:

For afternoon delivery once per week

• A Christian professional who shares Shalom’s Vision, Mission and Values • Experience and Education in marketing and administration of community education

In the towns of:

Negotiable Part time to Full Time

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

For more details see Shalom’s website:

www.shalomcounselling.com Applicants may send resumes with cover letter to Bob McKenzie

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email: bob@shalomcounselling.com or 5515 - 27th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4P 0E5 (403) 342 – 0339 (Phone) (403) 314 – 1798 (Fax)

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

1700

NEW Elizabeth Arden 12 eye shadows, 2 blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss, 1 red Croc cosmetic bag $195 value, asking $80 403-227-2976

Household Furnishings

1720

GUESTS COMING? QUEEN MATTRESS (Sealy Perfect Sleeper) Like new, used very little. $165 obo.

SOFT-TEX Top Quality 3” Memory Foam Mattress Topper. 58”x78” Like New. Regular $359, will sell for $125 obo.

Call 403-343-7389 or 403-350-9029 SEARSOPEDIC Comfort Plus dbl. bed, mattress, box spring and frame, clean, no stains, $200 403-352-8811

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW AREA Cardinal Ave & Cosgrove Cl. $97/mo.

ALSO East side of Cosgrove Cres. $91/mo.

ALSO Cole Street $61/mo.

ALSO Cameron Cres. & Conners Cres. $146/mo.

CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Crossley St., Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres. & Cody Pl. $190/mo.

DAVENPORT PLACE AREA Danielle Dr., Dorchester Ave., & Doncaster Ave. $185/mo.

MICHENER AREA East of 40th Ave., 51 St., 50A St., Michener Cres., Green, etc. to Michener Ave. & Blvd. $282/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

PHONE BOOKS

Earn extra money for Christmas by delivering the new Yellow Pages Phone Books into Sylvan Lake, Stettler, Red Deer, and Rocky Mountain House.

Must have own vehicle.

This is door to door delivery.

Can start immediately, no selling involved, part time.

All routes have $20 - $25 bonuses added.

Call 1-800-661-1910 PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET is now accepting applications for a full time Parts Person.

Must have good communication and computer skills and have the ability to work independently.

Excellent company benefits.

Please email resume along with wage expectations to: philparts@gmail.com or fax to 403-347-3813 Siding Helpers Needed Call 403-588-3210 SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift.

11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

Misc.

Help

Misc. for Sale

1760

2 MATCHING suitcases like new $25; antique oak student chair $75; Kenmore microwave oven, 1200w, $30; 3 wool accent matching carpets, clean, will sell seperate, $50, David Winters collectors house in original box $25 403-352-8811 4 WILD life pictures, antelope and deer two 16” x 20”, two 14” x 18” $12/ea., 2 deer antler mounts $60/ea, 4 sawhorses 36” x 27”h $8/ea. 403-314-2026 DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles, fairies, dragons and biker gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

2 BDRM. main floor of House. Newly reno’d.

403-872-2472 3 BDRM. 3 bath in Sylvan Lake, heated garage, hot tub, fenced yard, close to school, rent $2000 $2000 DD 403-358-2857 3 BDRM. in Sylvan. 4 appls., fenced yard. No pets. All utils. incl. 403-347-6033 3 BDRM. MAIN FLOOR Avail. Immed. $1180 + 2/3 utils. 403-872-3400 3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 bath, new paint & carpets & deck at 7316-59 Ave. Avail. to over 30 tenants.

No pets. Off street parking for 3 vehicles. Rent $1500, D.D. $1500. 403-341-4627 4 BDRM. house, 2 full baths, near schools and bus route, avail. Jan. 1, 2014, $1350 rent, DD $1100 no pets, 403-343-6229 304-3979.

SPLIT level house in newer part of Anders, 4 bdrm. 2 baths, laundry, parking in back, fenced backyard & deck, n/s, no pets, $1650/mo., + utils & d.d., close to mini mall. 403-357-0320

Trail Appliances has always offered excellence in sales, delivery, customer service, and after-sales support.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Chris Sturdy at 2823 Bremner Ave. or Fax to: 403-342-7168 Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

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61 St. Riverside Industrial District The ideal candidates will: • be able to maneuver merchandise in excess of 100lbs • possess exceptional customer service skills • enjoy working within a diverse team • hold a valid driver’s license (drivers only) Trail offers excellent training, flex days and a competitive compensation and benefit package. Start your career with a wellknown and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to:

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

You can save thousands!

Central Alberta’s Largest Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Car Lot in Classifieds Money back guarantee.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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homes

104x353 lot in the heart of Sylvan Lake. Excellent location for future development. $449,900.

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010 Brand new fully developed Penhold bi-level.

3 bdrm, 3 bath. Fireplace. $379,900.

3060

1 BDRM suite 55 Ave RD. En-suite, full kitchen, washer/ dryer. $850 +DD +util. 403-561-8706 1200 SQ.FT. 2 bdrm. suite, satellite TV, all utils. incl. except phone and internet, Rural location, 5 acres, pasture negot., avail. immed., ref’s req’d. N.S., no pets.

403-782-3893 GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, D.D. $825, N/S, no pets, no partiers, avail immed.

403-346-1458 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

MOUNTVIEW, bsmt. suite, 1 bdrm. + den, full bath, 4 appls., great location. $975. incld’s utils. & cable.

N/S, no pets. 403-350-0913

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

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

3080

3 ROOMS for rent in Lacombe. $500. per room plus split bills, or $1300 for all 3. No smokers or pets.

Avail. Jan. 1. 403-782-3461 OVER 200 channels, TV supplied, MUST love dogs, must be working M., rent $500., N/S, 403-358-3786

Rooms For Rent

3090

1 furnished, 1 unfurnished rooms available to quiet, mature people. Rent is $500/$450 + DD Call 403-872-5169 for more details FURN. room, all utils. and cable incld, $425/mo.

403-506-3277 ROOM, Avail. immed. $600. + dd 403-505-4777 VANIER WOODS 1 bdrm. $390/mo. + DD 403-588-6268 after 6 pm.

Industrial

3130

BAY FOR RENT, 1800 sq. ft., drive through bay in heavy industrial area.

780-674-3711

Warehouse Space

3140

SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

4 bdrm., 2 bath in Bentley.

Open concept oak kitchen.

Beautifully landscaped. $199,999. 403-877-5052

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Houses For Sale

Springbrook 3 bdrm.

Unique kitchen, across from park. $239,900

4020

2 SPEC HOMES Ready for your colours.

Can be shown at any time.

10 & 98 MacKenzie Cres.

Lacombe. 403-588-8820

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355

BRAND NEW 1340 sq. ft. bungalow, 2 bdrm., den, dbl. att. garage. $384,900.

Call Glen 403-588-2231

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

Find the right fit.

HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL RISER HOMES

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

BLACKFALDS Fully Developed.

4 bdrms. 3.5 baths, front att. garage. 2 storey.

Indoor/outdoor fireplace, hardwood, tile, house-wide deck & many more upgrades.

Please phone Lloyd at 403-391-9294 for all the details. $442,500 incl. legal fees, appls., GST. Start your career!

See Help Wanted

MASON MARTIN HOMES Custom new homes planning service.

Kyle, 403-588-2550

MUST SELL

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

4040

Laebon Homes 346-7273

Condos/ Townhouses

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

www.laebon.com

NEW CONDO

Open House Directory

Tour These Fine Homes Out Of Red Deer

CALL CLASSIFIEDS

4310

309-3300

SERGE’S HOMES 17 VINTAGE CLOSE BLACKFALDS Dec. 19, 20, 21 & 22 Thurs. & Fri. 2 - 5 Sat. & Sun. 1 - 5 1980 sq. ft. 2 storey walk out. Contact Robert @ 403-505-8050

TO ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY HERE!

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

1010

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

Contractors

1100

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

The Company is currently looking to fill the following positions at our Red Deer warehouse location at #6 4622

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113/mo.

ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Place, Thomas Place, Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. & Thompson Cres. $307/mo.

4020

Houses For Sale

1000-1430

Accounting

Family owned and operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and due to this, we are looking to expand our delivery department.

Suites

3190

CLASSIFICATIONS

SNOWBLOWER, Kabota, 4’, 2 stage, good cond. $1100. 403-347-7611

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER, SHIPPER/RECEIVER

BEAUTIFUL Comfortable 3 bdrm. townhouse in Oriole Park. Super location for access to all major arteries without being bothered by noise.

Att. garage, 1-1/2 bath, 5 appls., #23 6300 Orr Dr. N/S, avail. Jan. 1. $1425/mo.

Hearthstone Property Management 403-896-8552 or 403-396-9554

Mobile Lot

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POTTERY soup set w/urn and ladle, 4 bowls, casserole dish, salad bowl w/4 plates, like new $100; Canon K920 copier w/metal stand exc. cond. $65 403-352-8811

880

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 30 w/references & quiet living.

Avail. Nov. 1st for $1300/mo. $1300 D.D. 403-341-4627

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

2190

Helping our neighbours find peace

2 BDRM LACOMBE CONDO Ground flr, 45+ bldg, 5 appl, N/S, no pets. $1000/mo.

780-484-0236

MORRISROE MANOR

JANITORIAL Co seeking a f/t com/window cleaning AFFORDABLE sup for RD and area. Req: fluent in written and oral Homestead Firewood Grain, Feed Spruce & Pine - Split english, 2-3 years exp in a 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 Hay supervisory role,clean driving record, criminal record check, LOGS SMALL SQUARE HAY and job physically demanding. Semi loads of pine, spruce, straw 403-340-3061 Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr tamarack, poplar.

Fax resume 403-342-1897 Price depends on location. TIMOTHY & Brome square mail to #4, 4608-62 St. bales, great for horses, apLil Mule Logging RedDeer, AB. T4N 6T3 prox. 60 lbs. put up dry 403-318-4346 and covered, $5/bale LABORERS wanted for Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 snow removal. Must be BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / able to obtain a criminal Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 records check 403-506-8928 Health & or fax 403-886-5814

EDUCATION COORDINATOR

3030

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

CLASSIFICATIONS Building Supplies

Condos/ Townhouses

Escorts

1165

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, and roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Flooring

1180

WILL install floor & wall tile 403-335-6076 / 352-7812

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Massage Therapy

1280

Misc.

Services

1290

UNWANTED House & VII MASSAGE Yard Items - Will haul to #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. land fill. Call 403-896-2108 Pampering at its BEST! Painters/ 403-986-6686 Decorators Come in and see why we are the talk LAUREL TRUDGEON of the town. Open Residential Painting and Colour Consultations. over Christmas.

403-342-7801.

Closed Dec. 25 & 26. Open New Years. Come Spend Seniors’ Services it with us! www.viimassage.biz

1310 1372

Misc.

Services

1290

HELP FOR SENIORS: in home or facility - family business est. 1999 - bondable staff, great rates, gift certs avail for Christmas - HELPING HANDS Home Support Services Ltd. 403-346-7777 helpinghandshomesupport.com

SIMPLE! It’s simple to run a Garage Sale Ad in the Red Deer Advocate and make quick cash. Phone Classifieds 309-3300.

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T N E V E S E L A S

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AVAILABLE FEATURES

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• Seven air bags • Keyless entry

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