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SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME RED DEER COLLEGE STUDENT BUILDS BEST SNOW FORT IN TOWN

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‘I thought holy smokes that’s a lot of snow and that there must be something fun I can do with all that.’

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Dallas Snider sits on the couch inside his giant quinzee outside his home in Red Deer. The snow structure is two metres high on the inside and six to seven metres in diameter. See related video at www.reddeeradvocate.com.

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Above: Standing with his arm outstretched, Dallas Snider of Red Deer just reaches the ceiling of his quinzee.

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Below: Snider sits on a block of snow inside his giant quinzee outside his home located on the outskirts of Red Deer.

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Dallas Snider had exam fever by the third week of December.

The 22-year-old Red Deer College student was at home studying for his last exam of 2013 when he looked out the front window into his family’s massive, snow-covered front yard and let his imagination carry him away.

“I thought holy smokes that’s a lot of snow and that there must be something fun I can do with all that,” said the first-year bachelor of education student. “I was thinking maybe I could make a luge track to build from the roof of the house but then I changed my mind and decided I wanted to build a huge igloo. The idea took off and turned into a quinzee from there.”

A quinzee is made by hollowing out settled snow, whereas an igloo is made from blocks of hard snow.

Snider began work on the mammoth snow fort on Dec. 17 and finished just in time for New Year’s Eve. The hollowed out, round structure used “hundreds of pounds of snow,” he said, and stands over two metres high at its core and at least six or seven metres in diameter.

He started by snowblowing as much snow as he could into a mound in the centre of the yard on his parents’ property near Red Deer. He then sprinkled water on top, then took a chainshaw and shovels to the white lump to carve out a space inside.

“I buried a couch under all the snow so it would end up inside it, kind of like the ship in the bottle idea where people always wonder how the ship got in the bottle.”

Sure enough, stoop and step inside the solid snow hut and there’s a brown, three-seat leather couch crowning the room along with a cooler, blankets, a framed painting hanging, Christmas lights and even a pretend electrical outlet stuck in the wall for a laugh, showing just how cozy the Sniders have made the quinzee.

Snider worked on it largely with his father and little sister, Telaina, 20, as well as Telaina’s friend, Miranda Smith.

His fiancée, Crista Oke, was in Florida during the building process and was blown away when she returned to find out just how big the project had become.

“She thinks it’s awesome and is pretty proud of me,” Snider said.

Seven or eight years ago, he said he recalls building a similar fort with his family but not nearly as big. He estimates he could get about 50 people huddled inside. At one point, they had 26 friends and family members in the quinzee and there was still lots of space, Snider said.

The children in the Snider and Oke extended families especially enjoy crawling into the fort through the zigzagging tunnel-like entrance (one of two entrances), which is braced by wooden beams for maximum support, he added.

“We had a great time with this. ... It made me feel like I could do something and I took all this snow that so many are complaining about and did something fun with it. ... The snow and cold doesn’t bother me; I’m glad I live in a place where there’s snow.”

Originally, Snider also wanted to have a spot in the centre of the quinzee where they could build a fire so he had begun carving out a chimney hole. In the end, he realized it would be too smoky and scratched the fire pit idea.

The dangerous risk of collapse comes with all snow forts but Snider said it’s less of a worry with this quinzee.

“You can knock on the walls and you feel how hard it is. We have beams in there too but we probably didn’t even need them as the roof is maybe only eight inches thick so I’m not worried about it coming down or being a hazard.”

To get such a thin roof, Snider used a plastic dowel with a piece of tape on it that he’d poke through the surface and bring back down until he felt some pull, letting him know that was where the roof began and when to stop shaving off the layers.

The quinzee has garnered a lot of interest in the community with all local media flocking to the scene.

Numerous Facebook posts from the public have also expressed interest in seeing it firsthand with their young ones but Snider said the quinzee will remain private.

“I was actually pretty shocked it was getting this much attention,” he admitted. “Never expected that. I just wanted to make use of all the snow.”

As the weather turns warmer, Snider said he’ll think about turning the frosty dome house into a snowmobile jump. In the meantime, he’s pondering whether to send in some photos to the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

“Just to see if they’d air it,” he said. “Why not, right?” rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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Family of H5N1 victim grieving

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF The young Red Deer woman who is the first North American known to have contracted and died from the H5N1 avian flu virus worked hard and saved money for a vacation to her home country that would turn out to be her last.

Born in China, the woman who died on Jan. 3 from the rare virus came to Red Deer to fulfil a dream of becoming a nurse, putting herself through her studies at Red Deer College. The woman graduated with her degree in 2010 before earning a job as a registered

nurse in the operating room at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

The family of the woman, who was in her late 20s, released a statement through Alberta Health Services this morning talking about the “energetic ... driven, and passionate” victim. The family wishes that the woman not be identified, citing privacy, and is not providing media with any interviews.

The woman died last week after falling ill upon her return from a threeweek vacation to Beijing in December.

Health officials are investigating her death, which has been determined to be the first fatality relating to avian flu in the Americas.

“Our beloved daughter and wife was a hard-working, independent young

woman,” starts the statement.

“She married her husband a year and a half ago; and together they created a happy life in Red Deer. She worked hard and had saved for a vacation, which she took in December 2013 with her mother. Together, they travelled on a trip which would sadly turn out to be her last,” it reads.

“We are devastated by her death, and we request time to grieve in privacy.”

The case has puzzled health officials, as the deadly form of influenza is usually transmitted to humans who come in close contact with infected birds. Officials investigating the case say the woman stayed in Beijing during her trip to China and did not visit

Man gets 60 days for breaching conditions

any farms or poultry markets.

The cause of the woman’s death, from inflammation of the brain and the lining that covers the brain, is also rather rare. The woman is reported to have initially not had a cough or other respiratory-type symptoms, which are common among bird flu sufferers and which made her diagnosis a challenge early on.

Health officials have said there is little risk to other humans relating to the virus, as it is not known to spread person-to-person. In the last 10 years, 649 people worldwide have contracted the virus — the majority of whom lived in East Asia — with 385 of those cases resulting in deaths. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

BLOWING SNOW

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer building contractor awaiting trial in connection with a fatal collision has been jailed for 60 days for breaching his release conditions.

Rodney Ross Arens, 36, was scheduled to stand trial in Red Deer provincial court on Friday on charges laid by the Sylvan Lake RCMP in March.

After consulting with duty counsel Murray Gottlieb, Arens pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching release conditions and one count of driving without a valid licence.

Crown prosecutor Robin Snider said Sylvan Lake RCMP were called on March 12 to reports of a suicidal woman in a blue pickup truck. Members pulled over a truck that matched the description.

Arens was alone in the vehicle and officers saw what looked to be a handgun on the seat, said Snider. The gun turned out to be a pellet pistol, she said.

Gottlieb said Arens had ordered his girlfriend out of the house, and then went looking for her because he was worried about what she might do.

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

A worker contracted by Red Deer Bottling on 68 Street blows snow off the balcony of the building Friday afternoon. Heavy, melting snow on the roof causing a buildup of ice on the roof surface lead to the effort to remove the snow.

Police investigating death of young man in Maskwacis

BY ADVOCATE STAFF A 20-year-old male is dead after a firearms incident on Thursday in Maskwacis.

Maskwacis RCMP, emergency medical services and RCMP police dog service responded to a firearms complaint on Thursday around 11 p.m. in the Samson Cree Nation Townsite when they discovered the young man.

Police say they believe this is not be a random act and are investigating further as to whether it was gang-related.

Sgt. Josee Valiquette, media rela-

tions with the Alberta RCMP K Division, said no name is being released at this point.

Valiquette could also not comment if police had any suspects in custody or provide details of injuries suffered by the victim.

An autopsy was scheduled for Friday afternoon as police continue the investigation.

The death comes in the same week that the federal government announced $2.9 million in funding for Maskwacis, formerly known as Hobbema, to implement a gang-reduction initiative similar to one used in Chicago.

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It allegedly happened on two days just before Christmas in a “lazy river” pool at the centre.

It’s alleged 48-year-old Christopher Herodek touched the girls as they were swimming on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23.

Herodek has been charged with two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference.

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A fire ravaged an Olds contracting company building on Thursday morning, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

Fire levels Olds building CREWS BATTLE FLAMES FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF A fire ravaged an Olds contracting company building on Thursday morning, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

The blaze broke out around 10:17 a.m. at the Olds Contracting Ltd. shop, on a range road just west of the town.

Fire crews arrived on scene to find the large industrial building engulfed in thick, black smoke with significant flames lapping up the walls.

They had the fire under control by the late morning but didn’t fully extinguish it until sometime between 12:30 and 1 p.m.

Crews used a “defensive strategy” with a steady stream of water to combat it and protect adjacent equipment.

According to Debra Martens, fire services administrative support with the Town of Olds, no one was injured and only two workers were on the premises at the time.

They were outside when crews arrived.

Olds Contracting Ltd. owner Darcy Dobush was

one of those workers and said the fire grew quickly.

“It started in the mechanical room. It started out as a small fire there. We noticed smoke and we grabbed fire extinguishers and sprayed those out, emptying them. Nothing slowed it down so we went outside and got some bigger fire extinguishers off site but at that point I could see things weren’t looking good so I called the fire department,” said Dobush, who has been involved with the company for the past 30 years. He took over the excavating and building construction business about two years ago.

The building suffered heavy damages, estimated to be beyond $200,000, according to the Olds fire department.

Dobush said the metal siding, warehouse-like shop was about five years old and was housing a number of tools, parts as well as the office computer and supplies.

“I don’t think it was quite $50,000 worth of stuff in there but it could add up to that. My coverage is for $25,000,” he said.

Dobush spent most of Friday picking through the debris and salvaging what he could.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

COLD LAKE — The Alberta Energy Regulator is investigating another leak from a Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) bitumen well near Cold Lake.

The regulator says 27,000 litres of crude bitumen were released underground on Jan. 3 at the company’s troubled Primrose field.

But agency spokesman Darin Barter said the leak has been stopped.

“There was no release to surface,” Barter said Friday. “There’s no aquifers that have been impacted by this incident.”

Barter said the release has been definitively attributed to a failed well casing, setting this leak apart from an earlier one in the same field last summer that also remains under investigation.

In that leak, more than a million litres of bitumen has so far seeped to the surface. The spill continues, although cold weather has slowed the amount to almost nothing.

CNRL has said the earlier leak was also due to a well failure.

“We don’t necessarily share that view of the incident,” said Barter.

The regulator is investigating whether the bitumen escaped through cracks in the rock above the deposit and was driven to the surface by high-pressure steam pumped underground to soften it before being extracted. The company has been ordered to reduce the pressure of the steam it uses.

The first leak remains the subject of a $40-million cleanup effort from CNRL. Barter said there’s no indication when the regulator’s report on that leak will be complete.

There were also bitumen leaks at the Primrose field in 2009. The regulator concluded those leaks were at least partially caused by high volumes and high pressures of steam.

Crime down in Red Deer MAYOR POINTS TO PHILOSOPHICAL SHIFT IN ATTITUDE TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF Preliminary statistics from 2013 show crime levels in Red Deer down nearly 10 per cent from the year prior, a year when the city was particularly hard hit with crimes to both persons and property.

There were fewer robberies, sexual offences, assaults and break and enters in the city in 2013, contributing to an overall 9.8 per cent decrease from 2012. The 2013 numbers are preliminary and do not include some files from late in the year that will ultimately push the totals up.

The preliminary numbers reveal 3,042 crimes against persons in 2013, down almost 19 per cent from 3,743 in 2012. The number of property crimes fell by more than 800 to 10,782 for the year, a decrease of seven per cent.

The decrease almost completely reverses the 11 per cent increase in the crime rate realized between 2011 and 2012. In the past year, council committed to hiring eight more RCMP officers for the city and the local Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) targeting organized crime was set up.

“If you target those people who are causing all the crime, and get those people in jail, you’re going to be effective and lower the crime rate. Now that that section is up and running, that’s a great benefit to the area,” said Red Deer RCMP acting police superintendent David Elliott.

He said 2013 crime numbers are similar to statistics from 2008. In 2012, there was a lot more crime activity in the city, he said.

Mayor Tara Veer echoed the sentiment that ALERT has made a difference in reducing crime

across the board by targeting organized crime and those in the drug trade.

She said there have been philosophical shifts in the city’s attitude towards public safety as evidenced by the municipal budgets of 2013 and this year, “from more reactive policing where a call comes in and they respond if it’s an emergency situation to more proactive policing, where there’s actually time allocated within an officer’s work shift where they can proactively investigate and follow up with concerns.”

In the past year, city council adopted a policing standards model that set guidelines for response times to the most urgent cases. Veer said this year she would like to see improved responses to smaller incidents as well.

“Right now most of the frustration that we hear from citizens with respect to when they call for a police response is around the priority three calls.

Those are important calls, but non-emergency calls.

We’re looking at doing a pilot for that in the coming year,” she said.

Her personal goal, she said, is to make headway going forward in reducing crimes on persons, particularly violent crimes. The city was blighted by six murders in 2011, earning it the dubious distinction of being named the second most dangerous city in Canada by Maclean’s magazine.

In both 2012 and 2013 there were only two homicides reported. Offences related to death, sexual offences, and assaults were all down significantly in 2013, but cases of kidnappings/abductions and extortion rose.

Among property crimes, there were more fraud cases reported in 2013 and there was a 24 per cent increase in motor vehicle thefts. Elliott said in 2013

there was an group of thieves that specifically targeted Ford trucks, driving up numbers.

The number of RCMP personnel working in Red Deer sits at 131 right now, with 72 officers on the front line responding to calls, according to Elliott.

Last summer council approved the hiring of eight new officers for the force to start in the fall — four for the front line and four supervisors — and while people have been hired for those positions, some of the officers are still not yet in Red Deer because they have been unable to sell their houses in the communities of their current/former postings. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Snow removal policy shifts

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

and ice control is one of the most expensive municipal services that we provide. I think what we have done is tried to manage the need for core services without putting a substantial burden on taxpayers.”

Veer said it’s a good balance but she knows the public will continue to communicate if there are areas of revision that are not working for them.

Council held off making a decision on a new snow storage site until they review a report on potential sites and technologies. A total of $200,000 was set aside on the capital side for planning. A report is expected to be on the table during the mid-year budget review in August.

The possibility of setting up a snow and ice control reserve will be considered during the council reserve workshop sometime in the first half of 2014.

On Monday, council will continue to debate the $305 million operating budget, which now stands at a proposed 3.93-per-cent tax increase. This number could change as council adds or deletes items during deliberations.

New standards: ● City sidewalks will now be cleared within 72 hours as opposed to the existing 10-day standard. In a typical season, this may be done 20 times. Council will also explore changing the public’s obligation to clear within 48 hours to clear to 72 hours to bring the two standards in line. ● Commerical and industrial areas will be plowed three times a season compared to the existing onetime practice when the snow reaches 15 cm. Crews will plow and leave windrows within five days. ● Collector roadways/transit routes will be plowed four times in a season compared to the current once a season. The trigger is a 10-cm snow pack with a 20day plow and remove target. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Snow clearing in Red Deer received a major overhaul when city council approved a change in service levels, funding and equipment that increases the frequency and the way crews battle the white stuff on Friday.

Starting next winter residents can expect to see plows in their neighbourhoods at least four times in a typical season. The surface plow will be triggered with 10 cm of snow pack. Crews will plow down to five cm, not to pavement, within five days. There will not be a full residential plow, which typically takes 40 days in a regular season.

The shift in the snow and ice control policy sets new triggers and measurable targets for completing residential areas, commercial/industrial areas and sidewalks.

Coun. Lynne Mulder said a critical part will be communicating the changes in service to residents.

The policy will come back to council in June for final approval after it is refined at the Governance and Policy committee.

The changes come with a $1.7-million boost to the operating budget over two years. This will bring the snow and ice control budget to $4.2 million in 2014 and $5.1 million in 2015.

Additional equipment to meet the new standards was also given the green light to the tune of $2.1 million.

Coun. Ken Johnston said this change in snow patrol strikes a good balance of safety, access and cost.

“Our public has told us they will pay more for service,” said Johnston. “But they also expect us to find again that balance between the three.”

‘OUT PUBLIC HAS TOLD US THEY WILL PAY MORE FOR SERVICE. BUT THEY ALSO EXPECT US TO FIND AGAIN THAT BALANCE BETWEEN (SAFETY, ACCESS AND COST).’

— COUN. KEN JOHNSTON

Coun. Lawrence Lee said this was a pivotal moment for what residents see today and what they can expect for future snow events. He said they cannot change the policy in one swift movement but believes this is a huge win for accessibility within neighbourhoods.

Council adopted the new service standards following four hours of debate. The unanimous decision was made in conjunction with the municipal operating budget deliberations.

Most councillors felt the changes were a step forward for the city but they said they expect to know more once they see the policy in action.

Coun. Paul Harris was disappointed more attention was not given to bus routes but he is optimistic this issue will come up again when the policy is reviewed in June.

Mayor Tara Veer said generally speaking snow and ice control is one area where there are differing opinions throughout the community.

“But I think it achieves a balance of providing enhancements to what is our core services without becoming oppressive on the taxpayer,” she said. “Snow

Thumb print found on items seized after robbery Items seized after a violent robbery at a Red Deer bank yielded a single print from the suspect’s right thumb.

Dustin Aaron Clark, 36, is being tried by judge and jury in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on charges laid after staff and customers were pepper sprayed during a robbery at TD Canada Trust in Village Mall on Sept. 23, 2012.

Crown prosecutor Jason Snider alleges that Clark

is the man who entered the bank, discharged a can of pepper spray while demanding cash, and then fled with the money through the front door, spraying two more people before running around another building, down an alley and through a park into a residential area.

A homeowner who initially offered shelter to the fleeing suspect was unable to identify him during his testimony on Thursday.

However, the man and his son both testified to finding a can of pepper spray under a cushion on the couch a week later, along with a hoodie and jeans hidden in a cubbyhole under the basement stairs.

Cpl. Daniel Gyonyor, a forensic specialist with the Red Deer City RCMP, testified on Friday that a single print lifted from the trigger of the can was a match with Clark’s right thumb.

Gyonyor said he could not match Clark’s prints with those lifted from other items seized at the crime scene, nor were there any useful fingerprints found on the counter at the bank.

The trial continues on Monday, with defence counsel Norm Clair scheduled to open his case. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Add to that word of potential shortages, and Canada is seeing the flu shot equivalent of a run on the bank.

“This is a normal flu season,” Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, stressed Friday.

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Two Winnipeg patients die on doorsteps right after being discharged

FORT MCMURRAY — Alberta Conservative MP Brian Jean says he is stepping down from his Fort McMurray-Athabasca seat effective next Friday.

Jean says the decision has been difficult, but there’s a right time to move on in every job.

He says he is looking forward to spending more time at home with his family. He did not elaborate.

Jean was first elected as MP for the northern Alberta riding in 2004 and won re-election in 2006, 2008 and 2011.

He has served as parliamentary secretary to the minister of transport, infrastructure and communities. His most recently duties have been on the finance, justice and industry committees.

“I’ve spent the past 10 years fighting for the priorities of northern Albertans in Ottawa and now I feel I’m needed more right here at home in Fort McMurray,” Jean said in a news release Friday.

Canada finds additional half-million flu shots it could buy; could still run out TORONTO — Canada has identified an additional half-million flu shots it could purchase to try to meet a soaring late-season clamouring for the product.

But the deputy head of the Public Health Agency of Canada admits the country could still run out of vaccine, if people in Central and Eastern Canada follow the lead of Western Canadians and rush to get flu shots.

The unexpected surge in demand caught health officials across the country off guard, coming at a time when vaccine clinics would normally be winding down and manufacturers have moved on to produce flu shots for the upcoming Southern Hemisphere winter.

This year’s flu season is active, but not unusually severe in terms of total numbers. However, reports of young and middle-aged adults being hospitalized and in intensive care with flu have spiked the pub-

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg’s health authority is investigating after two patients were sent home in taxis and died on their doorsteps in the dead of winter shortly after being discharged from hospital.

Arlene Wilgosh, CEO of the authority, said both patients were discharged from Grace Hospital and sent home in cabs within days of each other around the new year. Both died as temperatures dipped down below -20C before they made it inside their homes.

One man, 78-year-old David Silver, was found frozen on his doorstep about 14 hours after he had been sent home from hospital in the middle of the night.

Relatives say an autopsy found his death was due to a heart condition.

The other patient was spotted on a sidewalk by a passing driver who called 911. The patient was dead — apparently from a pre-existing condition — when emergency officials arrived,

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Trudeau has a lot riding on Colorado pot plot When Justin Trudeau dove into the legalized marijuana debate last summer, it initially looked like an unnecessarily polarizing position that too easily allowed his opponents to depict him as a lightweight unable to grapple with more pressing issues.

The Liberal leader still surely doesn’t want to get freighted down by his pot ponderings, and it is never going to become the centrepiece of a party platform.

But there is a case to be made that it will be an issue that can move votes in 2015.

Whether Trudeau was being shrewd or was again kissed by serendipity, there is now every reason to believe that marijuana legalization TIM is moving up the political raHARPER dar and he has much riding on a number of developments south of the border.

He suddenly has a lot at stake in Colorado, but also in Washington State, New York State and a growing number of U.S. jurisdictions that appear to be quickly lining up behind more liberal marijuana laws.

Colorado, which began its legalized marijuana market on New Year’s Day, is a key laboratory that Liberals will be watching.

If the state can distribute recreational marijuana in a way which takes pressure off police, grows state revenues, does not lead to more underage use or impaired driving charges, it will provide a blueprint for any other jurisdiction contemplating the same.

Legislators elsewhere will notice and it will be on the continental radar just as Canadians prepare to vote in 2015.

It will force Stephen Harper and his Conservatives away from their own brand of reefer madness, manifested in their compulsive mentions of Trudeau’s pot gambit at every opportunity.

Of course, if the Colorado experiment devolves into chaos or faces growing opposition, and is, in any way, deemed a failed initiative, Trudeau may rue the day he styled himself as the prince of pot among federal leaders.

With Colorado in business and Washington coming on board later this year, New York is in the spotlight this week.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a potential presidential aspirant, was expected to move by executive order, bypassing the legislature and recalcitrant Republicans, to make medical marijuana available in a state which has one of the most punitive marijuana laws on the books.

He follows his neighbour, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who figures in all discussions of that party’s next presidential nominee.

New York will become the 21st state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow the use of regulated medical marijuana, something that has been legal in Canada since the former Liberal government took the step in 2001.

There are more than 39,000 registered users in Canada and late last year, the federal government

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It is far too early to pass judgment on the Colorado plan and the Financial Times on Wednesday reported demand far exceeds supply in the state, pushing the price of recreational pot to $400 per ounce.

State residents can buy an ounce at a time, with visitors restricted to a quarter-ounce.

However, sales topped $1 million on day one and the state has projected $70 million in new tax revenue for this year.

It would be hard to imagine that Harper and his law-and-order Conservatives could ever move toward legalization after railing against Trudeau and charging that he was advocating marijuana use for minors.

In last November’s byelections in Manitoba, Conservatives told voters “Justin Trudeau’s plan to legalize marijuana will make it more accessible to our kids and encourage recreational drug use.”

But strip back the politics and even the Conservatives are edging toward more liberal pot laws.

Both Harper and his justice minister, Peter MacKay, have hinted they are warming to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police view that fines for possession of small amounts of marijuana are better than criminal charges which tie up resources and manpower in a lengthy legal process.

There are conservatives who must know that a futile police war on cannabis use, including a mandatory six-month minimum sentence for growing as few as six cannabis plants, is increasingly out of step with logic.

At very least, there are Conservatives who can look beyond the horizon and see that this day-to-day combat over marijuana use is no longer effective or economically efficient — or most importantly political saleable, even if it’s Trudeau who is seen as ahead of the curve.

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

The high cost of low food prices HIGHER PRICES WOULD ALLOW THE INDUSTRY TO INNOVATE AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS TO THE FACT THAT FOOD SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY

BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The high cost of low prices for food stretches far beyond retail casualties in the food sector.

Case in point: Leamington, Ont., Canada’s self-proclaimed tomato capital, received news in November that Heinz will close its plant, laying off more than 700 employees and eliminating many regional farmers’ sole client.

Ironically, while Canadians will likely have access to cheaper tomatobased products as a result of this closure, many are losing jobs in the agrifood sector.

It will be the same for Corn Flakes and Raisin Bran lovers since the London-based Kellogg plant will also be shutting down next year.

This is little doubt that consumers have benefited greatly from the discounts on many food categories like dairy products, pasta, coffee, and spices.

The price of rice, yogurt, ice cream, and peanut butter actually dropped last year, a first in more than two decades in some cases.

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Given the increasing scope and scale of aggressive pricing strategies in the food business, the situation will likely worsen before it gets better for food retailers, to the delight of Canadian consumers.

In fact, several staple products have now become loss leaders for food vendors, normally a bad sign for industry.

Loss leaders are usually inconveniently located in food stores to compel consumers to pass, and buy, items with higher profit margins.

In an effort to retain market share, food retailers have no choice but to more frequently promote loss leaders.

And the market landscape has changed. Target, a small player in the food space, entered Canada in early 2013 with an aggressive goal to open 124 stores and increase its food offering in the future.

Walmart, a powerful threat to established Canadian food retailers, proactively kept food prices competitively low in the midst of the impending expansion and continued to ensure its viability in the grocery market.

Loblaw, Canada’s largest food retailer and private employer, is desperate to reach new urban markets where

consumers can cope with higher price points.

This is mainly why it bought Shoppers Drug Mart last year: to offset the Walmart menace.

On the other hand, Sobeys had a very good year with its purchase of Safeway to tap into Canada’s very lucrative Western market. The robust Western economy makes Ontario and Quebec look like proverbial poor cousins.

Metro, which allegedly lost to Sobeys in the battle to acquire Safeway, is the one which may have the most to lose next year. Sales are dropping and it has already announced the conversion and closure of some Ontario-based stores.

More market retraction is expected if it fails to scale up.

Couple the highly-competitive nature of the food retailing landscape in Canada with a low-inflationary global economy would certainly appear to be welcome news for consumers, especially those affected when food prices skyrocketed from 2009 to 2011.

At that time, the high cost of food created havoc in developing countries and hurt consumers struggling to get by financially.

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To stretch their dollars, consumers were forced to invest in highly nutritious food instead of just buying fuel to survive.

Food was not as trivialized as before, and that was a good thing.

But now, the situation has completely changed as the food industry struggles to achieve growth.

Analysts expect food prices to increase by no more than 0.5 per cent next year. And looking at the macroeconomic fundamentals, it can be argued that these predictions will be accurate by year’s end next year.

To reflect the true cost of distribution, food inflation’s sweet spot would be anywhere between 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent right now.

Such a threshold would flush the industry with more resources to innovate while building a case for consumers that food is not inconsequential.

As we embark upon another year of low food price inflation, let’s hope consumers don’t forget how important food is to all of us.

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Put the ‘man’ into manicure WITH A PEDICURE OK, so last week I was on about this gift certificate I got from the Better Half, the gift certificate that took me a year to swallow my pride, my prejudices and possibly my dentures and go to a spa, cash in the gift certificate and get what is known in the spa business as a ‘footie.’

Actually I made that last part up, although I think a ‘footie’ has something to do with Australian Rules Football. Be that as it may, I’m actually talking about what is rarely discussed in public circles or even public squares — the male pedicure.

Let’s face it, cutting one’s toenails, whether they be male or female toenails, is not a subject that one immeHARLEY diately gravitates to during HAY your morning coffee, or any other time for that matter, so instead of dwelling on the fact that many of us abhor the act of self-pedicurification, let us spare our sensitive gag reflexes and go directly to the spa, shall we?

To be clear, I had never taken my toenails, or any other part of me into any type of spa before, so I was in truly alien territory when my peds and I stepped through the fancy glass doors and into the world I suspected would be populated by attack spa estheticians, cosmeticians and manicurists and scary superrich ladies with green mud on their faces.

Instead, I was greeted like royalty in a pleasant, calm and tasteful room fit for royalty.

Soft music wafted through the air on the wings of agreeable aromas.

White leather couches and glass coffee tables cuddled around a white fireplace. And get this: of the three attractive young ladies at the reception area, not a single one suppressed a giggle or a snicker when I handed in my gift certificate and mentioned the word “pedicure.” Nobody rolled their eyes, and no one grabbed their phone to text: “Hey Brittany, guess what?! We got a guy in here who wants a PEDICURE! OMG! LOL!” But that’s because they are spa professionals, I

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think to myself, trained to not embarrass the customers. Besides, I continue thinking to myself, at these prices they’d be gracious and welcoming if a horse clopped in asking for a pedicure.

One of the greeters takes my coat, another directs me to the comfy couch in the waiting area, a third asks me if I would like a lovely glass of flavoured water. I’m starting to relax already. I wonder what flavour the water is, I’ve always just had water flavoured water, but then, I’ve never been to a spa before.

It’s lemony. And that’s not all. A spa lady soon appears with a tray of large plump juicy strawberries and nice dark chocolates. I resist the urge to fill my pockets, and fill my face instead. And after two lovely lemony sips of flavoured water, one of the reception spa girls calls my name and accompanies me up some lovely dimly lit stairs where I will meet my official pedicurist.

I enter a room that looks like a cross between the bridge of the Star Trek Enterprise and an ad for the Presidential Suite at a Fairmont Hotel.

Tasteful warm light set at just above muted, another white glowing flittering fireplace in front of a row of humongous soft fluffy leather chairs that look like five people could curl up in each one of them.

And below each massive chair, a glowing miniature bathtub of translucent plexiglass, changing colours from orange to blue, steaming hot water gurgling and swirling away in there.

Like a little hot tub for cats, or as I joyfully come to the realization, a little personal spa for your very own feet.

“This is Emma,” the girl says (although I’ve used a pseudonym, since her real name was Sydney), and an attractive young lady with jet black hair and attractive jet black attire shakes my hand, smiles a thousand-watt smile and points to the chair in the middle. It’s as if she’s actually given male pedicures before!

There are only two other customers in the room this early afternoon. Two 20-something females from out of town, in for a something called a “spa day,” as I find out from my professional scale eavesdropping.

But they ignore me and don’t even seem to care that I’m a trespasser of the male gender.

And as I settle into the leather cloud-chair, Emma removes my socks (which I had thoughtfully made sure were unusually fresh and clean that very morn-

ing), and lowers my feet into the little swirling hot tub, and I know I’ve landed in a little slice of heaven.

“I will activate the massage chair so you can relax for 10 or 15 minutes,” Emma says. “Would you like a warm blanket and a warm neck pillow?”

Are you kidding me?

“And what kind of aroma would you like in your water?” she says.

Really?

It felt like an hour; it felt like five minutes, it felt like someone was rolling every single muscle with a whole bunch of fist-sized rolling pins that pushed a prodded, sometimes in the strangest places.

Whoa! Look out!

But it was all good, and all the while the tired old feet up to their ankles, hot tubbing it, having a foot party.

And then Emma comes in, turns down the magic chair, warms up the foot water and makes sure my blankie is nice and warm, too, and she pulls my feet out of the water and begins, the ‘cure’ part of the ‘pedi.’

This too is comforting and relaxing, and not at all embarrassing on account of Emma assures me that some days there are more guys than girls here getting pedicures, and that “I would be surprised at how many guys get their feet done.”

I am surprised at this.

She cuts and buffs and scrapes under my nails with a scary file (which hurts more than I thought it would, but I’m a guy and guys are much more sensitive about things like that), and then the best part — a lovely foot massage with nice scratchy mud stuff that smells like peppermints.

It’s around about then that another lady comes by with a tray containing small crystal glasses full of probiotic yogurt, with a little lid on top that turns out to be a delicious cookie.

“I’m coming here every single day,” I say to Emma.

She just smiles and says, “All the guys say that.”

And then she adds: “Would you like a soothing hand massage?”

I bought another gift certificate on the way out.

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.

Let’s compromise to help homeless Not having made a fool of myself totally impractical.

New Year’s Eve — as a matter of fact, They all are right in what they say if we never even rang in the New Year we let it be right.

(I fell asleep) — we decided to go for a The same comments were made walk at first light. when Canada wanted to Because of the deep build a railway from one snow, we walked around end of the country to the Michener Centre and as we other, or when the idea was walked, discussed the comfirst floated that we could ing plight of the centre closhave a computer in every ing soon. home, and Bill Gates said While walking and dis‘impossible.’ cussing this coming situaNeed I say more? tion, an idea began to form Currently we have the in my mind. federal, provincial and It’s an idea that has been civic governments, plus suggested many times and churches, many contributhoroughly shot down as imtors from the community CHRIS practical by all sides of the at large, soup kitchens and SALOMONS question; that of using it for others, trying to make a difthe homeless community. ference for these people.

The greatest objection Another almost imposcame from the government, sible task would be to eswhich wants desperately out of the timate as close as possible just how people care business in any form. much is actually spent on all efforts Don’t believe me — ask why the centre in dealing with this issue by all of the and public nursing homes are empty in above agencies. the first place.

One of the most serious drawbacks Here’s what we came up with: If we is that when the government gets intook two or three of the buildings on volved in anything of this nature, they the north side and converted one of want things done only their way with them to units similar to simple hotel their double-speak, cover-your-behindrooms with common areas including at-all-costs approach. kitchenettes, I estimate we could have I know I’m being cynical, but that is about 200 rooms. what I see happening in every effort In the second building, you could that they undertake. house all of the supporting agencies So rather than just complain about such as Canadian and Alberta Men- them, I want to offer what I think is a tal Health, Safe Harbour, detox, etc. viable plan.

Included in this could be a rehabilitaWith a committed group of people tion unit. comprised of all the agencies and Add to that a regular bus service to governments involved, see if a conother sources of health care, banking sensus can be reached as to the overand whatever is needed. all scope of the project, costs and “You are being overly simplistic in goals — whatever is needed to try to your approach, besides where would make it work. all the money come from for this type It will take some time to achieve, of enterprise?” would be the first com- but if every participant left their ment, and would be followed with the egos at the door and focused instead declaration by others that it would be on the reason and purpose of the

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project, I feel that a workable compromise could be reached.

I am a realist in that I know that there would be an infinite number of hurdles, but I am also an idealist in that all hurdles are man-made and so can be conquered if the willingness is there to attempt it.

Red Deer is in a very unique situation with the resources we have staring us in the face, and if there was the desire and real willingness to make a change, I believe we could be a trendsetter in the care of those who are less fortunate for whatever reason.

As we continued our walk, a funny thought came to my mind. My mind does some weird and wonderful things sometimes.

As I was saying, walking away from the Michener Centre, the thought came to me that if something like this actually went ahead and came to fruition, a lot of the new residents would be folks who were ousted from the centre in the first place. Like I said — weird.

This much I do know, the old idiom is true: Nothing ventured, Nothing gained!

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

Public health care can be fixed — without large doses of taxpayer dollars

BY DON DICK AND LINDA WOODHOUSE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Alberta doctor Robert Hollinshead’s announcement before Christmas that he will become the first surgeon in the province to offer for-hire surgery in a private clinic outside of the public medical system has sparked another debate among physicians about the efficacy of public over private health care.

His decision comes after years of pent-up frustration with long waits for surgery. He proposes “a functioning private option” as a way of making more beds and operating rooms available, thus reducing waiting times.

But before the discussion once again bogs down in a debate about public vs. private services, the public needs to know that, contrary to what is often stated, public health care can be fixed, not with ever larger doses of taxpayer dollars, but with intelligent, innovative ideas founded on evidence and clinical experience.

The first thing to understand is that our public medical system was built for an age when life-threatening acute illness dominated the medical landscape. In response, we built large hospitals suitable for dealing with episodes of acute illness.

Today, our No. 1 medical challenge is chronic disease — diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis and even some cancers, to name a few. Chronic disease is long term and requires care best delivered in the

community by a multidisciplinary partnership, rather than a provider-to-provider handoff.

Do we need to introduce a parallel private system to cope with this development? We have evidence this is not necessary. And the evidence comes from one of the most demanding areas of orthopaedic care: osteoarthritis leading to hip or knee replacement.

Over the past three years, we have succeeded in embedding an evidence-based model of care as the standard practice for hip and knee replacements across Alberta. Patient referrals are centralized.

Care is delivered by multidisciplinary teams.

A case manager navigates the patient through the system and coordinates services. At hip and knee clinics, referred patients are advised of their surgeon’s waiting time and offered the next available surgeon, thus moving patients from those with the longest wait lists to those with the shortest.

In addition to these improvements in process and practice, Alberta has begun to make waiting time measurement parameters reflective of real-world circumstances. Where the wait for hip and knee replacements has routinely been measured from the date the patient decides to have surgery, it is now also being measured from the date the patient is actually ready for surgery.

As we have discovered, “decided” and “ready” can be months apart.

The patient who decides in March to have surgery may also decide in summer to take a vacation, postponing surgery to do so. The clock is not reset for

these patients. Their wait beginning from decision date becomes part of the publicly reported average.

This occurs frequently.

The numbers tell the story: for the 12 months ended Oct. 31, 2013, the wait from decision date to surgery was approximately 42 weeks for hip or knee replacement in Alberta. However, measured from the ready date, wait times dropped dramatically — to 23 weeks. This is one of the lowest wait times in Canada.

Length of stay in hospital is also down. Patients — better prepared for surgery and recovery under the model of care — are going home sooner, opening up bed space for the next patient. Alberta has, as a result, gained 33,000 bed-days since 2010.

Hip and knee replacement is but one area of orthopaedic care, albeit a major one. But the point is this: the model can be expanded to other areas of orthopaedics, and to other areas of medicine.

It is the right model for today’s chronic disease challenge. And it is working without inducement from a parallel private system.

The system we have can be made much better. It requires hard slogging. But it works.

Don Dick is an advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and Edmonton orthopaedic surgeon and senior medical director of the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network (BJHSCN). Dr. Linda Woodhouse holds the David Magee Endowed Chair in Musculoskeletal Clinical Research and is scientific director of the BJHSCN. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www. troymedia.com).

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Some resolutions are easierr to keep than others. Like mo o most people, I have been kn no known to cheat occasionally.

On this night, it’s after da a dark and I am sneaking out to access Wi-Fi. What makes it w worse is the fact that I am contributing to the delinquency of a minor by bringing my teenage daughter along. We are on a digital detox vacation, which means no Inte e Internet, no text messages and no computers s computers.

The thing is, I really need to contact my editor and d Kelsey wants a little Facebook time wit h her friends. with Since I am m unsure if her excuse is any less legitimate legiti than mine, I decide to bring her alo o — that and the fact that along we are sharing g the same tent and she is a light sleeper.

Island Exp p Expeditions doesn’t bill their Glover’s Ree e and River of Caves tour Reef as a digital d detox, but the seven-day Be-

lizean adventure tour makes an ideal escape from the world of technology and that’s what my daughter and I originally resolved to do. In a world where text messages, email, Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms are omnipresent, it seemed like an ideal escape for a tech-addled teen and her over-connected mom.

After two days in a jungle retreat, we arrived on the tiny island of Southwest Caye, which is near one of the world’s best snorkelling and diving reefs about an hour by DEBBIE boat from mainland Belize.

We are camping for five OLSEN nights in comfortable beachfront tents with actual beds inside them and there is no cellphone signal, no Wi-Fi and only a few hours of electricity available each evening.

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THE SEVEN-DAY BELIZEAN ADVENTURE TOUR OFFERED BY ISLAND EXPEDITIONS MAKES AN IDEAL ESCAPE FOR TECH-ADDLED TEENS AND PLUGGED-IN PARENTS FROM THE WORLD OF TEXT MESSAGES, EMAIL, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

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ABOVE: Baird’s Tapir is the national animal of Belize. During the first two days of the journey, we visited the Belize Zoo where we saw this Tapir. Island Expeditions supports the Conservation efforts of the Belize Zoo, which includes an excellent Jaguar recovery program.

LEFT: Our accommodations were beachfront for five nights on Southwest Caye. The tents had beds with mattresses and other furnishing to make them comfortable.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: A fellow traveller gets up close and personal with a boa constrictor at the Belize Zoo. On occasion the trade winds can breeze through the islands.

That’s a good thing if you are kayak sailing and want to get home fast. Debbie and Kelsey pose with the two barracuda they caught on a morning of fishing.

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ABOVE: A certified yoga instructor from Toronto gave yoga classes on the beach each morning and private instruction upon request.

BELOW: Once on the island, we received a kayak lesson and this became the primary mode of transport thereafter.

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BELIZE: Vacation undisturbed This type of vacation has its advantages for busy people who spend too much of their time glued to a computer or stuck on a smartphone. “The fact that there was no cellphone access was not the deciding factor for me when choosing this trip, but it was a definite plus,� said Liza, a busy attorney from Washington, D.C., who was part of our small tour group. “If you are off the grid, no one can disturb you. They just have to deal with the little emergencies that pop up or wait until you return to the office.�

The lack of technology is a bit of an adjustment, though. After two days without access to technology, Kelsey is feeling a phantom vibration in the pocket where her cellphone usually resides and my fingers are itching to get back to my keyboard. When we discover that the resort at the opposite end of the island has Wi-Fi, we decide to slip over and try to access the signal.

According to a Franklin Covey survey, more than two-thirds of people who make New Year’s resolutions break them before the year is out — many don’t even make it to the end of January. I try to make resolutions and set goals for myself throughout the year, but I still occasionally struggle to keep my resolve. That said; a moment of weakness is no excuse for giving up on a goal. After our brief fall off the wagon, Kelsey and I recommit ourselves to spending the remaining four days technology-free.

We arise early the next morning to take part in a sunrise yoga class. In the shade of coconut palms, we are led by a yoga instructor through the downward facing dog, the upward facing dog and other more advanced yoga poses, building up a good appetite for breakfast.

Despite the rustic nature of the camp, the meals are very good and Bol, our chef, makes sure that no one goes hungry. After breakfast, it’s time for a guided kayaking and snorkelling trip. Kelsey and I take a double kayak and paddle halfway to the nearby island of Middle Caye before stopping to follow our guide Bernaldo on a snorkel tour of Glover’s Reef.

Tomorrow we will paddle all the way to Middle Caye, explore a bit and then put sails on the kayaks

and let the wind take us back to Southwest Caye. Today we paddle back in time for a hearty lunch, which is another testament to Bol’s abilities to create magic in a rustic camp environment.

Our afternoon is spent trying to learn the art of stand-up paddleboarding. While it is not a new sport, it is new to most of the people in our group — including Kelsey and me.

Our instructor has us begin by kneeling on the oversized boards and paddling around the bay.

When we are ready, we slowly move to a standing position and practice manoeuvering the boards around the lagoon. Most of the adults struggle to maintain their balance, so we all sit in awed amazement when the cocky teenager manages to show us all up by doing a headstand on her board.

There’s enough time to relax in a hammock and read a few chapters from the books we brought with us before we all gather for pre-dinner drinks and hors d’oeuvres. A sumptuous dinner follows with plenty of opportunities for laughter and conversation about the day’s adventures. When night comes, some of the guests stay in the day lodge visiting and playing a board game until the generator is shut off.

As Kelsey and I make our way back to our beachfront tent, we pause and look up at one of the most magnificent star-filled skies we have ever seen.

There is virtually no light pollution when you are on a tiny island in the middle of a vast expanse of ocean, so we wander onto the boat dock near our tent, lie down on the wooden planks and try to figure out where the Big Dipper is. Just then, Kelsey spots a falling star and we both make a wish, which leads to a rousing rendition of Jiminy Cricket’s classic When you Wish Upon a Star song.

By the time we are ready to get up and make our

way to our tent on the beach, we have forgotten completely about the good Wi-Fi signal on the other side of the island. It turns out life can be good with a little resolve to take a break from technology.

If you go � Island Expeditions is a Canadian-based adventure company that offers a variety of all-inclusive adventure tours in Belize. Some itineraries include Internet access and some do not, but all of the sevento-10-day guided expeditions provide the opportunity for guests to explore the world-famous coral reefs and atolls surrounding Belize and enjoy the sports of sea kayaking, kayak sailing, snorkelling, scuba diving, stand-up paddleboarding, yoga, windsurfing and sport fishing. � We experienced the Glover’s Reef and River of Caves tour. The seven-day tour runs from November through May and starts at $1,899 per person, including all meals, transportation and comfortable camp-style accommodations. Airfare to Belize is not included in the rate, but starts at about $645 per person from Calgary, depending upon the dates of travel. After a two-night rainforest adventure that includes river tubing through caves, guests are transported by boat to Southwest Caye for five more nights of island adventures near Glover’s Reef. For more information, visit: www.islandexpeditions.com.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer.

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The chief of staff for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said this week that a presidential decree was being considered to open more air routes to foreign carriers, partly aimed at keeping down soaring prices.

The state-run tourism agency Embratur, which expects about 500,000 visitors, also said foreign carriers may be needed to help move traffic to the 12 host cities.

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SUPER BOWL BOULEVARD More than a million people are expected to visit Super Bowl Boulevard, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, noon-10 p.m., along Broadway between 34th and 47th streets, http:// www.nfl.com/superbowl/48/events/boulevard.

Entry will be free, though sliding down a toboggan run at 40th Street will cost $5.

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In honour of the 48th Super Bowl, giant Roman numerals XLVIII will be set up at 42nd Street as a backdrop for photos.

Fans can also stop by for autograph sessions with current and former NFL players, noon-6 p.m., at a stage at 39th Street.

The stage will also display the Vince Lombardi Trophy, awarded each year to the Super Bowl champions, and named for the man considered one of the sport’s most successful coaches.

Concerts will be held on the stage each evening, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.

A 10-minute video celebration of football will be projected on Macy’s facade at 34th Street, every 30 minutes between 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Macy’s will also host an NFL shop on its fourth floor, Jan. 17-Feb. 4.

Kids ages 6-13 can check out the animated NFL PLAY 60 Field experience, noon-5 p.m. in the NFL Rush Zone in heated tents between 34th and 35th streets.

Fans of all ages can take part in interactive games and enjoy Video Park, a video that looks at the host region, in tents between 35th and 36th streets, noon-10 p.m.

For sightseeing advice, the city’s tourism agency, NYC & Company, has a tent between 43rd and 44th streets and an information desk on Macy’s mezzanine; http:// www.nycgo.com .

FOOTBALL AT THE MUSEUM The Metropolitan Museum of Art is more likely to be associated with Egyptian artifacts and Renaissance paintings than football.

But the museum on Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street is getting into the Super Bowl spirit with an exhibit of vintage football cards called “Gridiron Greats,” Jan. 24-Feb. 10, http://www. metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/gridiron-greats .

About 150 cards printed between 1894 and 1959 will be shown, from the first football cards ever produced to cards featuring legendary coach Knute Rockne and Jim Thorpe, one of the 20th century’s greatest athletes.

BIG APPLE CLASSICS The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island have reopened to visitors following months of closure after Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

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If you don’t mind the cold, there’s nothing lovelier or more New York than walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.

For the best view, take the A or C train to the High Street stop in Brooklyn and walk back to Manhattan to see the skyscraper canyons coming into view with every step.

Skating rinks at Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park and Wollman Rink in Central Park are among the most magical places you will ever take a spin on the ice.

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Two-for-one tickets are on sale now for many shows during Broadway Week, Jan. 21-Feb. 6, http://www. nycgo.com/broadwayweek .

Just before the big game, Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Parade and Festival take place in Lower Manhattan Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.: http://betterchinatown.com/ .

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There will also be two-for-one theatre tickets and several museum exhibits, including a show of vintage football cards at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here are details on ways for football fans to enjoy the Big Apple.

Also on display: rare action photos of early varsity teams.

Other museums with football exhibits: the interactive You Make the Call: Learn to be An NFL Official at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, through Feb. 28; and at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, Madden NFL: 25 Years and Running, a look at the enduringly popular football video game, through Feb. 23.

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Rebels down Warriors

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 4 Warriors 3 MOOSE JAW — The newest member of the Red Deer Rebels made an immediate impact Friday night, as Aspen Sterzer scored once and added two assists in a 4-3 WHL win over the Moose Jaw Warriors.

“I really liked the way Sterzer played. He got a great goal on a great shot,” said Rebels associate coach Jeff Truitt, in reference to the forward the Rebels acquired Thursday from the

Kamloops Blazers.

“He’s a very good player and was very impactful tonight, as was (Presten) Kopeck. I thought we generated some offence and some of our older guys played better for sure.”

Rebels rookie Vukie Mpofu opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season 3:37 into the contest and Sterzer, with his 18th, connected on his very first shift with the Rebels just 20 seconds later.

The Rebels upped the count to 3-0 three minutes later on Conner Bleackley’s first of two goals on the night, his

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Brayden Point responded for the Warriors before the first period ended and the home side cut the deficit to a single goal when Ben Duperreault scored at 4:25 of the middle frame.

Bleackley tallied again at 6:46 and Torrin White replied for Moose Jaw midway through the period, setting up a scoreless final frame in which Rebels netminder Patrik Bartosak stopped all 14 shots he faced, including a penalty shot by Point.

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Speedy Ooks dethrone Kings

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NAIT Ooks goalie Ty Swabb makes a save on a shot by Red Deer College King Jared Ramstead during first period action at the Penhold Arena Friday.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Ooks 6 Kings 2 The Red Deer College Kings got away from what worked for them in the first period and the end result was a 6-2 loss to the NAIT Ooks in an Alberta Colleges Hockey League game Friday at the Penhold Regional Multiplex.

“We had a really good first period but then we gave up too many shots in the second,” said RDC coach Trevor Keeper, whose club was outshot 31-12 in the middle frame and 61-34 overall.

“NAIT has lots of speed. They know how to engage their defencemen in the offensive attack and we got caught standing around. We were in good positions, but then when the puck moved and we were supposed to be man on

puck, the one man who leaves home plate wasn’t jumping and we just gave them lots of time to make decisions, to make passes through seams.

“We got in trouble in the second period and that was the entire reason why we lost the game.”

Jordan Wood’s power-play goal gave the Ooks a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes and the visitors struck for three more in the second period. Kings forward

DJ McGrath potted a man-advantage equalizer at 6:09, but Kyle Harris connected twice for the Ooks and Tyler French potted a power-play goal before the period was out.

“From the first to the second period there was an improvement in our game in terms of our puck management,” said NAIT coach Serge Lajoie. “We were able to exploit certain areas of the ice and capitalize. And our goaltending was good too.”

Ty Swabb made 33 saves for the Ooks, including a sizzling pair on Jared Ramstead. Mike Salmon was equally as sharp in the Kings net and finished with 55 saves.

The Ooks sealed the deal with thirdperiod goals from Jamie Johnson and Liam Darragh (power play).

While the Kings looked out of synch in their first game back since the Christmas break, the Ooks were sharp after playing a pair of exhibition games against the University of Alberta Golden Bears.

“Those games helped us shake the rust off a bit,” said Lajoie. “This was a good start (to the second half of the season) for us. We were looking forward to playing Red Deer because I really like what Trevor Keeper has done with this team.

“You know they’re going to play a good game, an honest game, and make us play the game the right way.”

The Kings coughed up three manadvantage goals Friday and Keeper said the focus during tonight’s rematch at NAIT will revolve around staying out of the penalty box.

“We talked after the game about being disciplined. NAIT has the No. 1 power play in the league and you can’t take penalties against them,” said Keeper. “They have a lot of experience and skilled guys on their power play.

“They’re very opportunistic, so we have to focus on our discipline and playing well in our end tomorrow and we’ll be fine.”

“We have the personnel to be able to move the puck around and got some good power-play looks,” said Lajoie.

“In any league your special teams can make a difference.”

With the victory, the Ooks jumped over RDC and into second place. The SAIT Trojans defeated Portage 6-1 Friday to remain in top spot, one point ahead of NAIT and two up on the Kings.

“We’ve always maintained that we know where we want to be at the end of the year and we want to use every game to get better,” said Lajoie. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Kings 106 Wolves 55 RDC Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger talked during the first half of the Alberta Colleges Men’s Basketball League season about adding depth inside.

When six-foot-eight Sam Lolik indicated he wanted to return to the team at Christmas it was a perfect fit.

“He’s a force inside,” said Pottinger following the Kings 106-55 victory over the Grande Prairie Wolves at RDC Friday. “He makes all his bunnies (close in shots) and is a rebounding force and out letting machine which gets us into our running game.”

Lolik played the first half of last season, but because of family commitments took the second half off.

“I got busy with family and life and I had to go back to work,” said Lolik, who finished with eight points and four rebounds in limited playing time Friday.

“This year I’m taking a few courses and it’s my last year so I figured why not come back . . . I’m happy I did. It’s a good team with a great coach (Clayton Pottinger). I love playing for him and I love playing with the younger guys.”

Lolik did practice with the team “three or four times” before Christmas, but knows he still has some work to do.

“That wasn’t enough and I’m not in shape, but I’m trying to get there,” said Lolik. “I’m a bit rusty and the toughest part is getting into a rhythm, but it will come.”

Lolik was born and raised in South Africa and moved to Toronto eight years ago.

“I lived there for four years before moving to Red Deer,” he explained.

The Kings started a bit slowly Friday and let by four midway through the first quarter. But by the end of the opening 10 minutes they led 32-18 and were up 56-25 at the half.

“We had a great game against Lethbridge in the SAIT tournament and it was great to see that we carried that momentum over to this game,” said Pottinger, who got a strong effort out of the complete lineup.

“Dallas (Hancox) had a breakout game, but we have enough depth we should be getting that contribution up and down the lineup.”

Hancox had eight points, three boards and three blocks in limited minutes.

The Wolves were missing league scoring leader Jordan Teo. “They were missing two starters, which was a little advantage for us, but they still have a quality team and a win like that against them shows how well we’re playing,” said Pottinger.

The Kings will have even more depth when all-star Rob Pierce joins the team next week.

Mari Peoples-Wong had another solid game finishing with 25 points while Ashaunti Hogan added 21, Lloyd Strickland 19 and Matt Johnson 11. Nicholas Maniatis had 19 for the Wolves.

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Taylor Pyatt (17) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) as Martin Marincin (85) tries to defend during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Friday.

Nugent-Hopkins scores twice, including OT winner EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals, including the winner, and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers came from behind to stun the Eastern Conferenceleading Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime on Friday.

The Oilers had a power play to start the overtime session and Jordan Eberle made a perfect pass to Nugent-Hopkins, who snapped the puck into a wide-open net 1:01 into extra time.

Taylor Hall and Anton Belov also scored for the Oilers (15-27-5), who captured just their fourth win in the last 15 games.

Edmonton sits in second last place in the NHL. James Neal, Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang responded with goals for the Penguins (32-12-2), who had their threegame win streak halted.

It was just Pittsburgh’s third loss in its last 15 games.

The Oilers had the best chance in the early running as Ryan Smyth stole a puck deep in Pittsburgh territory minutes into the game and got in tight on Penguins starter Jeff Zatkoff, but his stick broke on the shot attempt.

Edmonton had 11 shots in a scoreless first period, while the Penguins put nine shots on Devan Dubnyk in the Oilers net.

Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead two minutes into the second period after a pair of costly giveaways in his own end by Edmonton defender Jeff Petry. The second mistake gave the puck to Evgeni Malkin behind the net and he fed it out front to Neal for his 17th goal of the season.

The Penguins went up by two goals eight minutes into the second as a Crosby pass attempt hit Oiler Sam Gagner and caromed through Dubnyk’s legs. It was Crosby’s first-ever goal against the Oilers and 25th of the season.

With a minute left in the second Dubnyk came up with

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REBELS: Two points out of the playoffs “We found a way to win in a game that was kind of scrambly at times,” said Truitt. “Patty came up big in the third period and got it done on the penalty shot.”

Bartosak finished with 29 saves, while Justin Paulic and Zach Sawenchko combined to block 31 shots.

Despite the win, the Rebels remain in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, two points backs of the eighthplace Kootenay Ice, who earned a single point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings.

The Prince Albert Raiders defeated the host Brandon Wheat Kings 4-4 and stayed tied with the Ice. Regina remained five points ahead of Red Deer with a 3-2 win over the visiting Calgary Hitmen.

“We’ll take the two points and kind of keep pace with everyone else,” said Truitt. “We didn’t get a lot of help tonight but as long as we keep putting up points that’s all we can do.”

The Rebels conclude their fourgame road trip tonight against the Swift Current Broncos.

Meanwhile, Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter didn’t make another move Friday prior to the noon trade deadline.

Sutter, who on Thursday dealt forward Dominik Volek, 19, to the Vancouver Giants for a pair of bantam draft picks and traded Matt Bellerive and a third-round bantam draft selection to Kamloops for Sterzer in a swap of 19-year-old forwards, was hoping to upgrade his blueline with one more deal.

However . . .

“There was nothing there outside of maybe an eighth or ninth defenceman,” said Sutter. “We could have picked up a depth guy but we didn’t want to do that.”

A deadline deal saw the Everett Silvertips trade the WHL rights to Big Valley native Ty Mappin — a former Red Deer major bantam and midget AAA forward — to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a conditional

Bobcats scrape past Grizzlys

a pair of huge saves on Malkin and Chris Kunitz on a Penguins power play. Malkin knocked Dubnyk’s goalie stick into the corner and the Oiler goalie took exception, as the two mixed it up before a crowd of players congregated.

Edmonton got on the board 53 seconds into the third period on an abbreviated power play as Jordan Eberle spotted Nugent-Hopkins creeping in from the point and the 2011 first overall draft pick made a perfect shot to beat Zatkoff.

The Oilers tied the game with just under 10 minutes to play in the third period as they got an odd-man rush on a Pittsburgh line change.

A shot from Nugent-Hopkins deflected to Hall in the crease where he was able to hook it in for his 17th of the season.

Pittsburgh jumped back in front on a four-on-three advantage with just under eight minutes left as Crosby won a face-off and Letang caught Dubnyk going the other way on a shot from the top of the circle to make it 3-2.

Edmonton kept up the pressure, however, and was able to tie the game 3-3 with just 1:59 remaining as Belov scored his first career NHL goal with a point shot that went over Zatkoff’s shoulder.

The Penguins have a quick turnaround, taking on the Flames in Calgary on Saturday. The Oilers embark on a four-game trip, starting in Chicago on Sunday.

Notes: It was the second and final meeting between the two teams. The Penguins won the first game 3-2 in Pittsburgh in Octobera It was the Penguins first visit to Edmonton since Oct. 9, 2011. Sidney Crosby was hurt for that game, making Friday his first appearance in Edmonton since Jan. 14, 2010. The Oilers were one of just four teams he hadn’t scored against - a list now down to Chicago, San Jose and St. Louisa The Penguins have 13 players in double-digits in points this seasona Pittsburgh’s Chris Kunitz has the best plus-minus in the league at +23. Edmonton’s Nail Yakupov is last at -24.

seventh-round pick in the 2015 bantam draft.

Mappin, who played as a WHL rookie last season and was reassigned by the ‘Tips to the AJHL Olds Grizzlys in September, hasn’t decided if he’ll stay with his current club or join the Blades. Mappin was the seventh player taken in the 2011 bantam draft.

Following are the other WHL trades that transpired Friday: ● Kamloops acquired defenceman Austin Douglas, goalie Justin Myles and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 bantam drat from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for goaltender Taran Kozun. ● The Regina Pats sent forward Geordie Maguire to Swift Current for a sixth-round pick in the 2015 bantam draft, and dealt forward and former Rebel Marc McCoy to the Kelowna Rockets in return for a fifth-round bantam draft selection in 2016. ● The Medicine Hat Tigers acquired forward Anthony Ast, 18, from Vancouver for a third-round bantam draft pick in 2016. ● The Spokane Chiefs acquired Marcus Messier from the Tri-City Americans for former Rebels prospect Jackson Playfair in an exchange of 19-year-old forwards. ● Regina acquired centre Logan McVeigh and goalie Daniel Wapple from the Tigers in exchange for Nick Schneider and a third-round bantam draft pick in 1016. ● The Lethbridge Hurricanes picked up goaltender Jarrod Schamerhorn from the Portland Winterhawks, sending a seventh-round pick in this year’s bantam draft the other way. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Woollard. “We didn’t guard them and there was no rotation until that fourth quarter, We have to show up with that intensity from the start, without it we’re in trouble. We show we can play if we have that intensity, but if we get down by 30 to a top team there’s no way to come back.”

Although the Queens had only 13 turnovers that was below what the number should have been.

“We shouldn’t be turning the ball over as much at this time of the season,” added Woollard. “We’re not looking where we’re throwing the ball.

We’re open, but throwing the ball to them. That’s been an Achilles Heel since I’ve been here and we have to clean it up, but I’m starting to run out of ideas.”

Desirae Paterson had an outstanding game with 25 points and five rebounds while Mozanga Ekwalanga added 13 points and five boards. Kelly O’Hallahan had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Wolves.

RDC hosts Concordia Friday and travels to Grant MacEwan Saturday.

Volleyball Kings 3 Ooks 0 It took the Kings close to two sets to find their rhythm, but even then they were too much for the NAIT Ooks, winning 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.

LLOYDMINSTER — Brock Weston scored in overtime Friday as the Lloydminster Bobcats slipped past the Olds Grizzlys 3-2 in an AJHL contest viewed by 1,008 fans at the Centennial Civic Centre.

Braden Crone and Linden Springer staked the hosts to a 2-0 lead with power-play goals in each of the first two periods. The Grizzlys got a goal from Jack Goranson at 7:47 of the third period and Spencer Dorowicz tallied on the power play three minutes later to force overtime.

Devin Green stopped 35 shots as the winning goaltender. Ethan Jemieff made 29 saves for the Grizzlys, who are in Spruce Grove tonight to face the Saints.

Stamps re-sign Simpson CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed all-star linebacker Juwan Simpson.

Simpson was named a West Division all-star for the third time in 2013 after recording 56 tackles, six sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six pass knockdowns.

The 29-year-old Alabama product was the West Division finalist for the CFL’s most outstanding defensive player award in 2010.

“Juwan has been a valuable and consistent performer in the middle of our defence for a number of years,” Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel said.

“We weren’t really there for the first couple of sets, but got into it in the third,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha. “We served well, but didn’t block well at all. That’s something we’ll focus on tomorrow.”

RDC hosts the Ooks tonight with the women getting underway at 6 p.m. and the men to follow.

Braden O’Toole was RDC’s player of the game with seven kills, nine digs and five aces while Tim Finnigan had seven kills and four aces, Justin Luckacs seven kills, Chris Osborn five kills and two aces and Parker Maris 10 digs.

Queens 3 Ooks 0 The RDC Queens weren’t overly sharp but were too much for the Ooks, winning 25-15, 25-15, 25-19.

“We passed the ball real well and that first contact allowed us to run our offence,” said Queens head coach Talbot Walton. “I thought we were still a bit rusty, but played with a lot of composure and once we got on a roll they got flustered before we did. I think our ability to dig the ball put pressure on them.”

Amber Adolf had a strong game with 10 kills, 10 digs and two stuff blocks while Maddi Quinn had 18 digs.

Brooke Sutter added seven kills, 10 digs and two aces and Shelby Bramall six kills. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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SYLVAN LAKE — Heather Nedohin of Edmonton captured the B event at the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but it was anything but easy.

Nedohin edged Tiffany Steuber of Spruce Grove in the B semifinals Friday morning when she stole one in the 10th end. It was a similar scene in the B final as once again Nedohin stole one in the 10th to edge Crystal Webster of Calgary 5-4.

Earlier Webster stopped Cheryl Bernard of Calgary, who was the silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, 9-5.

On the C side, Bernard, Renee Sonnenberg of Grande Prairie and Steuber advanced.

Bernard downed Tiffany Game of Edmonton 10-3 while Sonnenberg stopped Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge 7-5 and Steuber defeated Delia DeJong of Grande Prairie 9-7.

DeJong, who had Amy Janko of Red Deer at third and Brittany Whittemore of Delburne at second, beat Deanne Nichol of Peace River 10-2 earlier in the day.

Sonnenberg stopped Kelly Erickson of Edmonton 8-1 and Scheidegger got past Chana Martineau of Edmonton 8-6.

The final regular draw goes today at 1 p.m. with the playoffs beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The semifinals are set for 8:30 a.m.

Sunday with the final at 1:30 p.m.

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Today

● Senior high basketball: Central Alberta Christian invitational tournament, 8:30 a.m. start. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Major midget girls hockey: Calgary Flyers at Red Deer, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Curling: Alberta women’s championship, draws at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (semifinal), Sylvan Lake Curling Club. ● Peewee AA hockey: Taber at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m.; Medicine Hat White at Sylvan Lake, 2:15 p.m.; Badlands at Red Deer Parkland, 4:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Bantam AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Ramada, 3:15 p.m., Kin City A. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● College volleyball: NAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Red Deer at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

(The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Coaldale at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Curling: Alberta women’s championship, semifinal at 8:30 a.m., final at 1:30 p.m., Sylvan Lake Curling Club. ● Major bantam hockey: Red Deer Black at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Badlands at Red Deer TBS, 11:30 a.m., Kin City A; Lethbridge Red at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Outlaws at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Lethbridge at Lacombe, 2 p.m.; Taber at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Three Hills, 3 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton CAC at Red Deer, 3:30 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Steel Kings, 4 p.m., Kin City A.

Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with C Brett Hayes on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Thornton on a two-year contract. Designated OF Vernon Wells for assignment.

National League NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Joel Carreno and Miguel Socolovich and INFs Brandon Allen and Anthony Seratelli on minor league contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with INF Mike Fontenot on a minor league contract.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed INF Derek Smith, INF Ryan Miller, INF Cory Urquhart and OF Cody Bishop.

LAREDO LEMURS — Signed INF Miles Walding.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Reassigned G Jamaal Franklin to Fort Wayne (NBADL).

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Recalled G Lorenzo Brown from Delaware (NBADL).

NBA Development League IDAHO STAMPEDE — Activated F E.J. Singler.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed P Brian Moorman to a contract extension.

Canadian Football League CALGARY STAMPEDERS — Re-signed LB Juwan Simpson.

MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Signed SB Dave Stala to a two-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed F Blake Comeau on injured reserve.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned F Filip Forsberg to Milwaukee (AHL) and F Josh Shalla from Milwaukee to Cincinnati (ECHL).

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Las Vegas F Adam Huxley four games and fined him an undisclosed amount for an illegal check to the head during Wednesday’s game.

FORT WAYNE KOMETS — Returned F Garrett Vermeersch to Peoria (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLORADO RAPIDS — Named Pablo Mastroeni special assistant to the technical director.

COLUMBUS CREW — Named Pat Onstad and Rob Maaskant assistant coaches.

NEW YORK CITY FC — Named Miles Joseph assistant coach and David Lee head of player recruitment.

ORLANDO CITY SC — Signed M Kevin Molino.

PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed G Andrew Weber. Announced F Sebastian Rincon will not return next season.

COLLEGE CAMPBELL — Named Todd Bradley associate head softball coach.

CARSON-NEWMAN — Named Dan Ahiers volleyball coach.

EASTERN ILLINOIS — Named Kim Dameron football coach.

FLORIDA STATE — Announced DT Timmy Jernigan will enter the NFL draft.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN — Named Willie Fritz football coach.

INDIANA — Announced defensive co-ordinator Doug Mallory and defensive line coach John Fabris will not return next year.

LEES-MCRAE — Named Chris Parker sports information director.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL — Named Adrian Jones running backs coach, Granville Eastman defensive co-ordinator and safeties coach, Chris Buckner recruiting co-ordinator and wide receivers coach, T.C. Taylor quarterbacks coach, Jason Onyebuagu offensive line coach, Mike McCarthy tight ends coach, Jon Bradley assistant defensive line coach and Jashell Mitchell director of football operations.

NOTRE DAME — Announced TE Troy Niklas will enter the NFL draft.

VANDERBILT — Dismissed men’s basketball G Eric McClellan from the team.

WEST ALABAMA — Named Nathan Burton defensive co-ordinator and Ray Stanfield cross country and track and field coach.

WESTERN KENTUCKY — Promoted assistant head football coach and offensive co-ordinator Jeff Brohm to head coach.

Lacrosse NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE East Division GP W L Pct. GF GA GB Philadelphia 1 1 01.000 17 13 -Rochester 1 1 01.000 8 6 -Buffalo 2 1 1 .500 25 27 1/2 Toronto 2 1 1 .500 26 23 1/2 Minnesota 1 0 1 .000 6 8 1

Edmonton Colorado Calgary Vancouver

GP 1 2 1 1

West Division W L Pct. GF 1 01.000 13 1 1 .500 23 0 1 .000 11 0 1 .000 12

GA 10 25 16 13

Friday’s results Buffalo 12 Toronto 10 Colorado at Calgary Today’s games Philadelphia at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s game Buffalo at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Swift Current 44 23 15 1 5 150 128 Regina 44 22 17 3 2 147 163 Brandon 43 22 17 4 0 162 158 Prince Albert 42 22 18 2 0 146 140 Moose Jaw 44 13 25 3 3 118 168 Saskatoon 46 12 30 1 3 132 188

Pt 52 49 48 46 32 28

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Calgary 43 29 9 2 3 164 111 Edmonton 40 27 12 0 1 155 104 Medicine Hat 41 24 14 3 0 138 117 Kootenay 44 21 20 2 1 129 134 Red Deer 43 21 20 0 2 129 135 Lethbridge 45 9 31 2 3 118 202

Pt 63 55 51 45 44 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 41 34 5 0 2 178 100 Victoria 44 28 14 0 2 134 106 Vancouver 43 21 15 5 2 143 143 Prince George 44 16 22 2 4 135 175 Kamloops 42 10 28 2 2 108 171

Portland Seattle Spokane Everett Tri-City

GP 42 43 40 42 42

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 26 12 2 2 24 14 2 3 25 13 0 2 23 13 5 1 19 19 2 2

Pt 70 58 49 38 24

GF GA 184 145 152 164 146 118 126 113 108 119

Pt 56 53 52 52 42

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 Friday’s results Red Deer 4 Moose Jaw 3 Regina 3 Calgary 2 Swift Current 5 Saskatoon 0 Prince Albert 4 Brandon 3 Kelowna 5 Lethbridge 1 Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Tri-City at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Today’s games Red Deer at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Regina at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Prince Albert at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

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

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

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

Sunday’s games Kelowna at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Portland at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Kootenay, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Rebels 4, Warriors 3 First Period 1. Red Deer, Mpofu 6 (Feser) 3:37.

2. Red Deer, Sterzer 18 (Kopeck) 3:57.

3. Red Deer, Bleackley 21 (Feser, Sterzer) 6:57.

4. Moose Jaw, Point 19 (Eberle) 11:00.

Penalties — Doetzel RD (boarding) 1:03, Doetzel RD (hooking) 18:46.

Second Period 5. Moose Jaw, Duperreault 5 (McCarthy, Johnson) 4:25.

6. Red Deer, Bleackley 22 (Sterzer) 6:46.

7. Moose Jaw, White 12 (Point, Rodewald) 9:25.

Penalties — Zalitach MJ (holding opp. stick) 7:02, Doetzel RD (roughing) 13:18, Rodewald MJ (roughing) 13:18, Zalitach MJ (high-sticking) 17:50, Zalitach MJ (high-sticking) 17:50, Jensen MJ (hooking) 18:55.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Jensen MJ (cross-checking) 6:35, RD Bench (served by Polei, too many men) 8:31, Bleackley RD (holding opp. stick) 12:37, Kopeck RD (roughing) 15:22, Point MJ (roughing) 15:22, Gau-

det RD (interference) 15:57, Sterzer RD (checking to the head) 18:43.

Shots on goal by Red Deer 11 14 10 — 35 Moose Jaw 9 9 14 — 32 Goal — Red Deer: Bartosak (W, 19-16-0); Moose Jaw: Sawchenko (L, 5-6-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Red Deer: 0-5; Moose Jaw: 0-6.

Referees — Mike Campbell, Chris Crich.

Linesmen — Cam Kuffner, Shane Smith.

Attendance — 3,877 at Moose Jaw.

Boston Tampa Bay Montreal Detroit Toronto Ottawa Florida Buffalo

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT GF GA 44 28 14 2 128 98 44 26 14 4 126 106 45 25 15 5 115 106 44 19 15 10 115 125 46 21 20 5 125 141 45 19 18 8 129 145 44 17 21 6 104 137 43 12 26 5 75 120

Pt 58 56 55 48 47 46 40 29

Pittsburgh Philadelphia Washington NY Rangers Carolina New Jersey Columbus NY Islanders

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT GF GA 46 32 12 2 150 111 44 23 17 4 117 119 44 22 16 6 135 133 46 23 20 3 114 123 45 19 17 9 111 128 45 18 18 9 104 113 44 20 20 4 120 126 46 17 22 7 126 150

Pt 66 50 50 49 47 45 44 41

St. Louis Chicago Colorado Minnesota Dallas Nashville Winnipeg

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT GF GA 44 31 8 5 161 99 46 29 8 9 169 127 44 27 12 5 128 113 46 24 17 5 112 115 44 20 17 7 125 135 45 19 20 6 108 135 46 19 22 5 125 139

Pt 67 67 59 53 47 44 43

Anaheim San Jose Los Angeles Vancouver Phoenix Calgary Edmonton

GP 46 45 45 46 43 44 47

Pacific Division W L OT GF 33 8 5 155 28 11 6 148 27 13 5 118 24 13 9 123 21 13 9 130 15 23 6 100 15 27 5 123

Pt 71 62 59 57 51 36 35

GA 116 115 93 114 131 142 164

Philadelphia at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

NY Islanders at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

SONY OPEN At Waialae Country Club Honolulu Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,044; Par: 70 Second Round

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES RANGERS 3, Stars 2 First Period 1. Dallas, Eakin 9 (Garbutt, Benn) 4:06.

2. NY Rangers, Callahan 8 (Richards, Pouliot) 11:20.

Second Period 3. Dallas, Garbutt 8 (Roussel, Eakin) 3:34.

4. NY Rangers, Brassard 7 (Zuccarello, Richards) 8:22 (pp).

Third Period 5. NY Rangers, Nash 10 (Kreider, Stepan) 18:02.

Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (L, 16-12-7); NY Rangers: Lundqvist (W, 14-16-3).

Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 0 First Period 1. Columbus, Jenner 6 (unassisted) 15:00.

2. Columbus, Dubinsky 9 (Atkinson, Tyutin) 16:10.

Second Period No Scoring.

Third Period 3. Columbus, Atkinson 12 (Letestu, Murray) 5:54 (pp).

Goal — Carolina: Khudobin (L, 6-1-0); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 12-11-2).

Capitals 3, Maple Leafs 2 First Period No Scoring.

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

Friday’s results NY Rangers 3 Dallas 2 Washington 3 Toronto 2 Columbus 3 Carolina 0 NY Islanders 2 Colorado 1 (OT) Edmonton 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT) Vancouver 2 St. Louis 1 Today’s games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Florida at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Calgary, 8 p.m.

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

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

Sunday’s games Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m.

NY Islanders at Dallas, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Monday’s games Calgary at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

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

Tuesday, January 14 San Jose at Washington, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 5 p.m.

Second Period 1. Washington, Ovechkin 32 (Grabovski, Green) 6:39.

2. Toronto, van Riemsdyk 16 (Kessel, Bozak) 9:08 (pp).

Third Period 3. Toronto, Kessel 21 (van Riemsdyk, Gunnarsson) :54.

4. Washington, Backstrom 11 (unassisted) 4:36.

5. Washington, Ward 13 (Johansson, Ovechkin) 11:51.

Goal — Toronto: Bernier (L, 13-14-4); Washington: Neuvirth (W, 3-3-1).

Oilers 4, Penguins 3 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Pittsburgh, Neal 17 (Malkin) 2:09.

2. Pittsburgh, Crosby 25 (Gibbons, Niskanen) 7:55.

Third Period 3. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 12 (Eberle, Schultz) :53 (pp).

4. Edmonton, Hall 17 (Nugent-Hopkins, Gagner) 10:07.

5. Pittsburgh, Letang 8 (Crosby) 12:16 (pp).

6. Edmonton, Belov 1 (Hemsky, Arcobello) 18:01.

Overtime 7. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 13 (Eberle, Schultz) 1:01 (pp).

Goal — Pittsburgh: Zatkoff (LO, 7-2-1); Edmonton: Dubnyk (W, 11-16-0).

Canucks 2, Blues 1 First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Vancouver, Dalpe 2 (Sedin, Sedin) 1:31.

2. St. Louis, Pietrangelo 7 (Bouwmeester, Berglund) 7:49.

Third Period 3. Vancouver, Santorelli 10 (Garrison) 5:56.

Goal — St. Louis: Elliott (L, 13-2-2); Vancouver: Lack (W, 8-3-3).

Islanders 2, Avalanche 1 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Colorado, MacKinnon 15 (Benoit, McGinn) 18:15.

Third Period 2. NY Islanders, Nelson 5 (De Haan, Nielsen) 4:28.

Overtime 3. NY Islanders, Grabner 7 (Strait) 1:46.

Goal — NY Islanders: Poulin (W, 8-12-0); Colorado: Varlamov (LO, 20-8-5).

Brian Stuard Marc Leishman Hideto Tanihara Harris English Jason Kokrak Jimmy Walker Adam Scott Chris Kirk Sang-Moon Bae Chris Stroud Jerry Kelly Boo Weekley Hudson Swafford Greg Chalmers Matt Every Justin Leonard Zach Johnson Ryan Palmer Will Wilcox Pat Perez James Hahn Brian Harman Retief Goosen Jason Dufner K.J. Choi Mark Wilson Derek Tolan Ben Martin Brendon Todd Ryuji Imada Jeff Overton Robert Allenby Matt Kuchar Billy Hurley III Seung-Yul Noh Daniel Summerhays Ricky Barnes John Peterson Morgan Hoffmann Kevin Na John Rollins Heath Slocum David Hearn Spencer Levin Michael Putnam Scott Verplank Russell Henley Stewart Cink Steven Bowditch Stuart Appleby Tyrone Van Aswegen Peter Malnati Brice Garnett Hyung-Sung Kim Tim Wilkinson Paul Goydos Tim Herron Justin Hicks Charlie Beljan Charles Howell III John Huh Scott Brown Eric Dugas Chad Collins Miguel Angel Carballo Joe Durant John Senden Y.E. Yang Brian Gay Robert Streb Brendon de Jonge Toshinori Muto William McGirt Ken Duke D.A. Points Tommy Gainey John Daly Charlie Wi Kevin Foley

65-65 67-64 66-65 66-66 66-67 66-67 67-66 64-69 63-70 68-65 67-67 67-67 70-64 68-66 69-65 68-66 68-67 65-70 69-66 68-67 67-68 69-66 66-69 67-68 67-69 68-68 70-66 67-69 70-66 67-69 68-68 68-68 68-68 67-69 70-66 66-71 68-69 68-69 68-69 70-67 69-68 69-69 68-70 69-69 70-68 71-67 73-65 69-69 72-66 70-68 69-69 69-69 67-71 70-68 71-67 74-64 68-70 69-69 68-70 71-67 71-67 71-67 70-68 71-67 68-70 68-71 72-67 73-66 71-68 70-69 68-71 70-69 67-72 68-71 70-69 72-67 66-73 69-70 67-72

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130 131 131 132 133 133 133 133 133 133 134 134 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 137 137 137 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139

Failed to qualify Briny Baird Bo Van Pelt Johnson Wagner Scott Piercy Troy Merritt Kevin Kisner Yuta Ikeda Frank Lickliter II Daniel Chopra

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140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140

Figure skating CANADIAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS OTTAWA — Results Friday from the 2014 Canadian figure skating championships, at the Canadian Tire Centre: Women Short Program 1. Kaetlyn Osmond, Marystown, N.L., 70.30 points; 2. Amelie Lacoste, Delson, Que., 61.27; 3. Gabrielle Daleman, Newmarket, Ont., 58.38; 4.

Veronik Mallet, Sept-Iles, Que., 57.00; 5. Alaine Chartrand, Prescott, Ont., 53.89; 6. Julianne Seguin, Longueuil, Que., 51.50; 7. Alexandra Najarro, Richmond Hill, Ont., 50.21; 8. Roxanne Cournoyer, Sorel-Tracy, Que., 49.95; 9. Marianne Rioux Ouellet, Montreal, 47.57; 10. Larkyn Austman, Coquitlam, B.C., 46.58.

11. Justine Gosselin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., 46.15; 12. Roxanne Rheault, Daveluyville, Que., 45.77; 13. Jessica Sergeant, Red Deer, Alta., 43.94; 14. Eri Nishimura, Toronto, 43.42; 15. Kelsey Mc-

Neil, Salisbury, N.B., 42.31; 16. Veronique Cloutier, Chapleau, Ont., 41.20; 17. Camille Ruest, Rimouski, Que., 38.75; 18. Marika Steward, Kitchener, Ont., 34.82.

Ice Dance Short Dance 1. Tessa Virtue, London, Ont., & Scott Moir, Ilderton, Ont., 76.16 points; 2. Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje, Waterloo, Ont., 72.68; 3. Alexandra Paul & Mitchell Islam, Barrie, Ont., 67.67; 4. Piper Gilles, Toronto, & Paul Poirier, Unionville, Ont., 65.11; 5.

Nicole Orford, Burnaby, B.C., & Thomas Williams, Okotoks, Alta., 61.97.

6. Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill, Toronto, 60.94; 7.

Madeline Edwards, Port Moody, B.C., & ZhaoKai Pang, Burnaby, B.C., 55.51; 8. Elisabeth Paradis, Loretteville, Que., & Francois-Xavier Ouellette, Laval, Que., 52.59; 9. Victoria & Connor Hasegawa, Hudson, Que., 49.87; 10. Marieve Cyr, Ile-Bizard, Que., & Benjamin Brisebois Gaudreau, Montreal, 49.14.

11. Melissande Dumas, Granby, Que., & Simon Proulx-Senecal, Verdun, Que., 43.95; 12. Bianka Gadosy, Ste-Julie, Que., & Benjamin Smyth, Montreal, 43.15.

Milwaukee

Men Short Program 1. Patrick Chan, Toronto, 89.12 points; 2. Liam Firus, North Vancouver, B.C., 78.93; 3. Kevin Reynolds, Coquitlam, B.C., 78.29; 4. Elladj Balde, Pierrefonds, Que., 75.80; 5. Andrei Rogozine, Newmarket, Ont., 74.60; 6. Jeremy Ten, Vancouver, 72.68; 7.

Nam Nguyen, Toronto, 70.97; 8. Roman Sadovsky, Vaughan, Ont., 68.59; 9. Charles Dion, Candiac, Que., 67.75; 10. Peter O Brien, Prince Edward County, Ont., 65.50.

11. Mitchell Gordon, Vancouver, 65.17; 12.

Shaquille Davis, Thornhill, Ont., 59.74; 13. Garrett Gosselin, Regina, 56.74; 14. Sasha Alcoloumbre, Hampstead, Que., 56.01; 15. Anthony Kan, Richmond Hill, Ont., 55.63; 16. Samuel Angers,

Gatineau, Que., 53.56; 17. Mathieu Nepton, La Baie, Que., 53.18; 18. Christophe Belley, Quebec City, 50.82.

Pairs Short Program 1. Meagan Duhamel, Lively, Ont., & Eric Radford, Balmertown, Ont., 75.80 points; 2. Kirsten Moore-Towers, St. Catharines, Ont., & Dylan Moscovitch, Waterloo, Ont., 74.96; 3. Paige Lawrence, Kennedy, Sask., & Rudi Swiegers, Kipling, Sask., 61.67; 4. Natasha Purich, Sherwood Park, Alta., & Mervin Tran, Regina, 60.04; 5. Margaret Purdy, Strathroy, Ont., & Michael Marinaro, Sarnia, Ont., 54.23.

6. Brittany Jones, Toronto, & Joshua Reagan, Waterloo, Ont., 52.47; 7. Shalena Rau, Waterloo, Ont., & Rob Schultz, Morriston, Ont., 48.63.

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct d-Indiana 29 7 .806 d-Miami 27 10 .730 Atlanta 20 17 .541 d-Toronto 17 17 .500 Chicago 16 18 .471 Washington 16 18 .471 Brooklyn 15 21 .417 Charlotte 15 22 .405 Detroit 15 22 .405 New York 13 22 .371 Boston 13 23 .361 Cleveland 13 23 .361 Philadelphia 12 24 .333 Orlando 10 25 .286

GB — 2.5 9.5 11 12 12 14 14.5 14.5 15.5 16 16 17 18.5

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Sacramento Utah

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct 28 8 .778 27 9 .750 27 9 .750 25 13 .658 24 14 .632 23 14 .622 21 14 .600 21 16 .568 18 17 .514 18 18 .500 16 19 .457 15 20 .429 14 22 .389

GB — 1 1 4 5 5.5 6.5 7.5 9.5 10 11.5 12.5 14

d-division leader

d-San Antonio d-Portland Oklahoma City d-L.A. Clippers Golden State Houston Phoenix Dallas Denver Minnesota Memphis New Orleans L.A. Lakers

11 12

22 26

.333 .316

15.5 17

Friday’s Games Indiana 93, Washington 66 Detroit 114, Philadelphia 104 Atlanta 83, Houston 80 Minnesota 119, Charlotte 92 Memphis 104, Phoenix 99 Dallas 107, New Orleans 90 Brooklyn 104, Miami 95,2OT Chicago 81, Milwaukee 72 Cleveland 113, Utah 102 Orlando at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

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

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

Today’s Games Houston at Washington, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 5 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 7 p.m.

Boston at Portland, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Sacramento, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Football Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Seattle, 2:35 p.m.

Indianpolis at New England, 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco at Carolina, 11:05 a.m.

San Diego at Denver, 2:40 p.m.

NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 1 p.m.

NFC, 4:30 p.m.

Pro Bowl

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11

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NFL Odds (Odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery; favou-

Spread Playoffs Saturday New Orleans at SEATTLE 7.5 Indianapolis at NEW ENGLAND 7.5 Sunday SAN FRANCISCO at Carolina 1.5 San Diego at DENVER 9.5

O/U

46.5 52.5 42.5 55.5

Soccer ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE GP W D L GF GA Arsenal 20 14 3 3 39 18 M. City 20 14 2 4 57 23 Chelsea 20 13 4 3 38 19 Liverpool 20 12 3 5 46 23 Everton 20 10 8 2 32 19 Tottenham 20 11 4 5 24 25 M. United 20 10 4 6 33 24 Newcastle 20 10 3 7 29 25 Southampton 20 7 6 7 26 23 Hull City 20 6 5 9 22 25 Aston Villa 20 6 5 9 19 25 Stoke 20 5 7 8 19 30 Swansea 20 5 6 9 26 28 West Brom 20 4 9 7 23 27 Norwich 20 5 5 10 17 33 Fulham 20 6 1 13 21 42 Cardiff City 20 4 6 10 15 32 C. Palace 20 5 2 13 13 29 West Ham 20 3 6 11 19 30 Sunderland 20 3 5 12 15 33

Pts 45 44 43 39 38 37 34 33 27 23 23 22 21 21 20 19 18 17 15 14

Today’s games Hull City vs. Chelsea, 1245 GMT Cardiff City vs. West Ham, 1500 GMT Everton vs. Norwich, 1500 GMT Fulham vs. Sunderland, 1500 GMT Southampton vs. West Brom, 1500 GMT Tottenham vs. Crystal Palace, 1500 GMT Manchester United vs. Swansea, 1730 GMT Sunday’s games Newcastle vs. Manchester City, 1405 GMT Stoke vs. Liverpool, 1610 GMT Monday’s games Aston Villa vs. Arsenal, 2000 GMT

Leicester Burnley Q.P.R. D. County N. Forest Ipswich

ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP GP W D L GF GA 25 17 3 5 46 27 24 13 8 3 36 18 24 13 7 4 26 14 25 13 5 7 49 34 24 10 10 4 34 24 24 9 9 6 36 27

Pts 54 47 46 44 40 36

B.H.A 24 Leeds 24 Reading 24 Blackburn 24 W. Athletic 23 Blackpool 24 H. Town 24 Watford 23 Middlesbrough 24 Bournemouth 24 Birmingham 24 Bolton 24 C. Athletic 24 S. Wed. 23 Millwall 24 D. Rovers 24 Yeovil Town 23 Barnsley 24

9 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 7 6 5 4 5 5 4 3

9 5 8 7 6 8 7 9 9 6 8 9 9 10 7 6 5 8

6 9 7 8 8 8 9 7 8 10 9 9 10 9 12 13 14 13

29 35 31 30 25 25 33 35 38 31 30 29 22 25 26 19 18 21

22 28 29 28 23 29 29 29 33 41 29 34 30 32 49 42 36 42

36 35 35 34 33 32 31 30 30 30 29 27 24 22 22 21 17 17

Friday’s games Leicester 4, Derby County 1 Today’s games Sheffield Wednesday vs. Leeds, 1215 GMT Blackburn vs. Doncaster Rovers, 1500 GMT Blackpool vs. Middlesbrough, 1500 GMT Bolton vs. Nottingham Forest, 1500 GMT Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Birmingham, 1500 GMT Charlton Athletic vs. Barnsley, 1500 GMT Huddersfield Town vs. Millwall, 1500 GMT Ipswich vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1500 GMT Watford vs. Reading, 1500 GMT Wigan Athletic vs. Bournemouth, 1500 GMT Yeovil Town vs. Burnley, 1500 GMT SCOTLAND PREMIERSHIP GP W D L GF GA 20 17 3 0 45 12 22 14 2 6 33 19 20 13 1 6 31 25 21 9 6 6 38 23 19 10 3 6 27 18 22 7 7 8 19 20 20 7 4 9 25 23 21 6 3 12 25 34 20 5 5 10 20 34

Celtic Aberdeen Motherwell D. United Inverness CT Hibernian St. Johnstone Kilmarnock St. Mirren

Pts 54 44 40 33 33 28 25 21 20

Partick Thistle 20 4 6 10 17 33 Ross County 20 5 2 13 20 36 a-Hearts 21 3 4 14 15 38 a-penalized 15 points

18 17 -2

Friday’s games Aberdeen 1, Hibernian 0 Today’s games Celtic vs. Kilmarnock, 1500 GMT, Ppd. Hearts vs. Motherwell, 1500 GMT Partick Thistle vs. Ross County, 1500 GMT St. Johnstone vs. St. Mirren, 1500 GMT Sunday’s games Inverness CT vs. Dundee United, 1245 GMT

GP Barcelona 18 A. Madrid 18 Real Madrid 18 Athletic Bilbao 18 R. Sociedad 18 Villarreal 18 Sevilla 18 Valencia 18 Granada 19 Getafe 18 Espanyol 18 Malaga 18 Levante 18 Almeria 18 Osasuna 18 Elche 18 Celta Vigo 18 Valladolid 19 R. Vallecano 18 Real Betis 18

LA LIGA W D L 16 1 1 16 1 1 14 2 2 10 3 5 9 5 4 9 4 5 8 5 5 7 2 9 7 2 10 7 2 9 6 4 8 5 5 8 5 5 8 5 4 9 5 3 10 4 5 9 4 4 10 3 7 9 4 1 13 2 5 11

GF 53 47 52 26 35 32 35 25 19 20 22 19 17 20 15 16 21 21 18 15

GA 12 11 21 23 23 20 29 29 25 30 24 23 27 32 28 27 30 33 45 36

Pts 49 49 44 33 32 31 29 23 23 23 22 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 13 11

Friday’s games Granada 4, Valladolid 0 Today’s games Athletic Bilbao vs. Almeria, 1500 GMT Celta Vigo vs. Valencia, 1700 GMT Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona, 1900 GMT

Elche vs. Sevilla, 2100 GMT Sunday’s games Getafe vs. Rayo Vallecano, 1100 GMT Real Betis vs. Osasuna, 1600 GMT Espanyol vs. Real Madrid, 1800 GMT Levante vs. Malaga, 2000 GMT Monday’s games Villarreal vs. Real Sociedad, 2100 GMT

P.S.G. Monaco Lille Saint-Etienne Bordeaux Marseille Nantes Reims Lorient Lyon Toulouse Guingamp SC Bastia Nice Rennes Evian Montpellier Valenciennes Sochaux Ajaccio

FRANCE LIGUE 1 GP W D L GF 19 13 5 1 44 20 12 6 2 32 19 12 4 3 22 19 10 3 6 28 19 8 7 4 27 19 8 5 6 27 19 9 2 8 23 19 7 8 4 23 19 8 3 8 26 19 6 7 6 28 19 6 7 6 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 6 6 7 21 19 7 2 10 18 19 5 6 8 22 19 5 5 9 19 20 2 12 6 19 19 3 5 11 17 19 2 5 12 15 19 1 6 12 13

GA 13 14 8 20 21 20 17 21 26 27 24 19 26 25 24 32 25 28 39 34

Pts 44 42 40 33 31 29 29 29 27 25 25 24 24 23 21 20 18 14 11 9

Friday’s games Montpellier 1, Monaco 1 Today’s games Ajaccio vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 1600 GMT Bordeaux vs. Toulouse, 1900 GMT Guingamp vs. Saint-Etienne, 1900 GMT Lyon vs. Sochaux, 1900 GMT Rennes vs. Nice, 1900 GMT Valenciennes vs. SC Bastia, 1900 GMT Sunday’s games Nantes vs. Lorient, 1300 GMT Evian vs. Marseille, 1600 GMT Lille vs. Reims, 2000 GMT

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 B7

NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND NFC

AFC

Colts looking for a little more Luck

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

49ers look to avenge home loss to Panthers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It doesn’t surprise safety Mike Mitchell that the Carolina Panthers are only the third home underdog in the NFL divisional playoffs in the past 20 years.

“We haven’t gotten much respect all year,” he said. “It looks like we still have people to prove wrong.”

The Panthers (12-4) are playing the no-respect card after opening the week as a 1-point underdog against San Francisco (13-4), despite defeating the 49ers 10-9 at Candlestick Park on Nov. 10.

Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith said the 49ers are likely favoured because of their playoff experience.

This is the third straight season San Francisco has been to the playoffs under coach Jim Harbaugh, and most of the players have returned from last year’s NFC championship team. The Panthers will make their first playoff appearance since 2008 under thirdyear coach Ron Rivera.

That doesn’t seem to bother Rivera.

“No, because two years ago (the 49ers) didn’t have any playoff experience and they did pretty well,” Rivera said.

Harbaugh, who was teammates with Rivera with the Chicago Bears, also

downplayed the experience factor.

“I’ve always really felt that where you’re going is a heck of a lot more important than where you’ve come from,” Harbaugh said.

Rivera said the Panthers got some playoff-type experience by winning a number of big games during the season — they beat New England and New Orleans along with San Francisco — to battle back from a 1-3 start to win the NFC South and secure a first-round bye.

The Panthers sacked Colin Kaepernick six times and limited him to 91 yards passing and 16 yards rushing in the first meeting in a win that defensive end Greg Hardy said “proved we were a contender.”

But Rivera said Kaepernick’s play has vastly improved since.

“He is playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Rivera said. “Maybe we’ll get lucky and catch him on a bad day.”

Kaepernick said he’s eager to bounce back from perhaps the most disappointing game of his career against Carolina.

When asked what the Panthers did that was so effective, he said “I think it was more of what we did to ourselves. I didn’t play well.”

Being the home underdogs might not be a bad thing for the Panthers.

Saints and Seahawks seeking redemption

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE — When they walked off the field in Atlanta last January after blowing their chance to play for the NFC championship in the final seconds, there were varying emotions brewing in the Seattle Seahawks’ locker room.

Anger, disappointment and reflection were wide spread. Some, like quarterback Russell Wilson, were already peeking ahead what appeared to be a bright future. Others never wanted to experience those emotions again.

“We never want to feel that feeling again,” Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman said this week. “I think as motivated as New Orleans is from what happened to them the last time they came here, we’re just as motivated from what happened in Atlanta.

We don’t ever want to go there and feel that feeling of regret, of disappointment, of anger, of frustration, of all those things that you felt after that game that you felt like you should have won.”

The Seahawks chance at making amends for what happened in last season’s playoffs arrives Saturday when they host New Orleans in the NFC divisional playoff.

But now the Seahawks aren’t the upstarts with little pressure and limited expectations. They are the top seed in the NFC coming off a 13-3 regular season that matched the best in franchise history and well aware anything short

SPORTS

BRIEFS

Stuard leads, Scott moving into contention HONOLULU — Brian Stuard had his fourth straight round of 65 at the Sony Open. Too bad it’s only Friday.

Stuard finished his second round with a hybrid into 2 feet for eagle. That gave him a one-shot lead over Marc Leishman of Australia and Hideto Tanihara of Japan going into the weekend at Waialae Country Club.

The fans soaking up the sun took

of a trip to the Super Bowl would be a massive disappointment.

After having last week off, the Seahawks say they’re ready for this playoff experience.

“When we first got there last year a lot of the guys we didn’t know what to expect. We’re just young wanting to go out there, have fun and do our best,” Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin said.

“Now we kind of expect the atmosphere we know what we’re going into, and we know it’s going to be amped up so we’re going to be just as amped up to repeat it.”

In many ways, the feelings the Seahawks had leaving Atlanta last season are similar to what the Saints felt leaving Seattle in December. The performance New Orleans put forth in a national spotlight was surprisingly unimpressive. Drew Brees was confused, Jimmy Graham was invisible and the Saints’ aggressive defence was exploited by Wilson.

The 34-7 loss to Seattle was significant in forcing the Saints into challenges they faced, having to win in Week 17 just to make the playoffs and having to spend the entire post-season away from the comforts of New Orleans. They passed the first two tests, beating Tampa Bay in the season finale to wrap up the No. 6 seed in the NFC then picking up the first playoff road win in franchise history in a 26-24 win at Philadelphia last week.

Now the Saints get a chance at a bit of redemption.

home some memories.

James Hahn made an albatross — the rarest shot in golf — when he holed out from 191 yards on the par-5 ninth hole. And the big attraction was having surf champion Kelly Slater in the gallery. He was there to watch a caddie — fellow surfer Benji Weatherley — who is on the bag for Masters champion Adam Scott.

Scott was three shots behind.

Orangemen defeat Carstar Jarrett Hart poured in 52 points to lead the Orangemen to a 124-104 victory over Carstar in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Thursday.

Ray Teskey added 20 points for the winners while Mike McCorquindale had 26 and Kevin Leis 22 for Carstar.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, in Indianapolis.

Gostkowski again made field goals that left the Patriots ahead 34-31. Then Joseph Addai ran 3 yards for the winning touchdown with 1:00 left.

“There’s a lot of fun things about this sport,” said Vinatieri, who also won three Super Bowls with New England, “but trying to hoist that trophy at the end is what we all play for.”

He has been a clutch kicker with 24 winning field goals in the last minute of a regular-season or playoff game.

“He’s a special guy,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “He was here in ’96, the year I came in (as an assistant coach) and was very consistent, dependable, tough-minded, good technique player. It doesn’t look like it’s changed.”

Gostkowski has had far fewer clutch opportunities in 10 fewer seasons, connecting on six winning field goals in the final four minutes with three coming this season.

He admires Vinatieri’s long-term success, but can he envision sticking around that long himself?

“I don’t know, man,” Gostkowski said. “I’m just trying to make it to the next game.”

For now, it’s all about Saturday night.

Both teams have been in plenty of close games this season. The Patriots (12-4) are 8-4 when the margin was seven points or fewer. The Colts (12-5) were 6-1 in games decided by six or fewer. The latest came last Saturday in a 45-44 wild-card win over the Kansas City Chiefs, who led by 28 early in the third quarter.

Broncos hope they learned from loss to Chargers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — Philip Rivers likes to say the San Diego Chargers have been in playoff mode since last month, scrapping just to squeak into the postseason party.

Wesley Woodyard would like him to know the Denver Broncos have been in the pressure cooker ever since their playoff pratfall a year ago when they lost at home in double-overtime to underdog Baltimore.

“Absolutely. We have been waiting for this moment for a long time,” Woodyard said.

Since the first-round bye was introduced in 1978, 16 other teams have opened the playoffs at home a year after losing a divisional home game to a wild-card winner.

Only one of those teams, the 1987 Chicago Bears, lost again.

Nine of those reached the Super Bowl and five of them won it: the ’83 Raiders, ’88 49ers, ’90 Giants, ’97 Bron-

cos and the ’06 Colts — led by current Denver quarterback Peyton Manning.

The ’96 Broncos lost to Jacksonville 30-27, then whipped the Jaguars 4217 the following year on their way to winning their first of two straight Super Bowls behind Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, the front office boss who lured Manning to Denver last year.

Manning’s 2005 Colts were upset

by Pittsburgh, but he led them to the championship the following season.

He’s out to repeat that feat beginning Sunday, when the top-seeded Broncos (13-3) host the Chargers (10-7) at Sports Authority Field on the anniversary of Denver’s 38-35 loss to the Ravens.

“This is why you have the off-season work, this is why you meet as often as you do in April, May and June. It’s for opportunities like this,” said Manning.

The lauded QB set a slew of records this season as the Broncos became the highest-scoring team in the Super Bowl era.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Stephen Gostkowski sings on the sideline when he prepares to kick. Then he tries a field goal that could win a big game for the New England Patriots.

“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” might be appropriate Saturday night against the Indianapolis Colts with a spot in the AFC championship game at stake.

Steady rain is expected during the divisional-round game, but Gostkowski says it’s his job to deal with all kinds of weather. Besides, the NFL scoring leader for the second straight season has a routine that helps him focus.

During the week “I’ll watch a fiveminute (video) cut-up of some big kicks that I’ve made to a song that I like,” he said. “Then, when I’m on the sideline, I’ll sing that song and then, in my head, I see the ball going through the uprights.”

What’s that tune? Country, rock, hiphop?

“It’s a secret,” Gostkowski said, smiling.

On game day he also listens to mellow music to relax before taking the field where 300-pound linemen charge each other and cornerbacks collide with receivers.

“I always just try to visualize myself doing well and not getting overexcited or too hyped up in the moment,” Gostkowski said. “Most of those guys are banging heads. I’m trying to like listen to Enya before the game to calm myself down.

“The worst thing you can do in situations where, for me personally, where the situation gets bigger, is get too excited. You have to try to slow your heart rate down, turn that nervousness and tightness into focus.”

It’s worked for him.

In eight seasons since the Patriots drafted him in the fourth round out of Memphis in 2006, Gostkowski has made 85.6 per cent of his regular-season field goal attempts, fifth best in NFL history.

This season, his 92.7 percentage (38 of 41) was second best in Patriots history.

The best? The 93.9 per cent (31 of 33) in 2004 of Adam Vinatieri, the kicker Gostkowski replaced.

The 18-year veteran returns to Gillette Stadium with the Colts after a regular-season in which he made 87.5 per cent (35 of 40) of his attempts.

And the kicker whose field goal on the last play gave the Patriots a 20-17 win over the St. Louis Rams in the 2002 Super Bowl expects the same greeting he heard in past visits with the Colts.

“They’re fanatical fans, like we have,” Vinatieri said. “I’m sure they’ll be loud and probably in a negative way to me and the rest of the team, but that’s what it’s supposed to be.”

In the only other playoff duel between the two kickers, the Colts trailed 21-3 in the final minute of the first half but won the AFC championship game 38-34 on their way to a 2007 Super Bowl victory. On consecutive fourth-quarter series, Gostkowski, then Vinatieri then

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LUANN Jan. 11 1995 — NHL players and owners come to an agreement after 103-day lockout.

1947 — The federal government lifts some price controls, but food, clothing, fuel and rent still stay under the control of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.

1922 — Leonard Thompson, a 14-yearold Canadian, is the first person to have his

diabetes successfully treated, with Banting and Best’s new discovery, insulin.

1911 — Protesting Western farmers occupy the House of Commons. One sits in Prime Minister Laurier’s seat and demands free trade with the U.S. 1909 — The U.S. and Canada (with the British in attendance) set up the International Joint Commission under the Boundary Waters Treaty. They agree to submit major fishery and boundary disputes to World Court and agree to work to prevent pollution of the Great Lakes.

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Library staff members in Downton Abbey period costumes, from left: Ann Harmon, Trish Klein, Donna Stewart, Janet Kruijer, Jill Griffith, Jannie Ypma, Mary Neely and Priscilla McLaughlin.

A tea for downton Abbey FANS Photos contributed The premiere of the fourth season of the hit British ITV/PBS television series Downton Abbey is reason to celebrate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least for Red Deer fans.

The Red Deer Public Library hosted a tea for Downton Abbey devotees on Sunday, Jan. 5, complete with scones, cucumber sandwiches, delicate cakes and more.

The event also featured a talk by

library staff member Ann Harmon on the origins and quirky nuances of the English tea custom.

Library staff members and some attendees were dressed in period costumes (Downton Abbey is set in the early 1900s).

Lucille Hawkings won the best Downton-inspired costume contest and Gladys Butler won the trivia contest.

And plenty of tea and delicacies were consumed.

About 50 Downton Abbey fans gathered at the Red Deer Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Snell Auditorium to celebrate the premiere of the fourth season of the hit television series on Sunday.

Library staff member Mary Neely prepares cucumber sandwiches for the guests.

Library staff member Ann Harmon talks to guests about the history of tea.

Library staff member Donna Stewart, left, presents Lucille Hawkings with the prize for best Downton Abbey-inspired costume.

Contestants in the Downton Abbey-inspired costume contest.

Library staff members Ann Harmon, left, and Mary Neely with a plate of sweets ready for guests.

LOCAL HOME

FRONT ARTHRITIS PROGRAMS The Arthritis Society is hosting two free programs to kick off the new year and improve the understanding about the inflamed joint disorder. The chronic pain management program starts at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 and runs until 8 p.m. The second program, called Arthritis 101, is scheduled for Feb. 4 for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Dawe branch of the Red Deer Public Library at 56 Holt St. Advance registration is available online at www. arthritis.ca/ab or by calling 1-800-321-1433.

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Rocky spending rises CAPITAL, OPERATING BUDGETS INCREASE FOR 2014

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF The Town of Rocky Mountain House budget has been approved by council.

The capital budget this year is slated at just over $16.3 million, a large increase from last year’s $6.5 million.

The town’s operating budget came in at $16.2 million, also up for 2013’s $15.5 million.

The capital jump is chiefly due to the 10-year proposal for the local arena upgrade and expansion plan, which council has not yet fully committed to, said Todd Becker, the town’s chief administrative officer.

The major renovation is a joint project between the town, county and local curling club. But funding has not been finalized and the town still has to apply for debenture, said Becker.

It’s roughly estimated to be a $13.5-million undertaking, with the curling club tak-

ing care of $1.5 million and the rest split evenly between the town and county.

According to Becker, it would include a complete makeover of the arena complex’s front mezzanine and youth hall, the removal and redevelopment of six dressing rooms, the curling club lounge and viewing area. Plans also call for a second multi-use floor that would be used for fitness, hold extra office space and more.

Other items outlined in the budget approved on Dec. 17 include traffic control signals at the Hwy 11 and 42nd Avenue intersection for approximately $50,000, and a storefront incentive grant program was allocated $20,000 to improve storefronts appearances.

The budget also included considerations for the $10-million project that would replace all the infrastructure on Rocky’s main street, such as water, sewer, sidewalks and pavement, as well as landscaping.

“That’s a big deal but it has only been proposed. Town has not secured its commitment to that yet. Hopefully in the next

couple months we’ll secure that project to move ahead,” Becker said.

Adding a new grader to the fleet of town vehicles is also on the capital list, budgeted to cost about $270,000, as well as a $30,000 day park, which will entail new playground equipment and basketball court overlay.

Overall, the numbers represent a budget increase of 4.69 per cent, or $314,411 for municipal purposes, meaning a property tax increase of 3.33 per cent.

The town quotes as an example that a 3.33 per cent increase applied to a $3,000 annual residential property tax bill will be an additional $99.90 for the entire year.

Also in council news, an update on snow removal policy and budgeting is expected for Jan. 21 and a new face will also join the table later this month. Rocky residents will be back at the polls on Jan. 15 for a byelection that will elect a councillor to replace Rudy Lange, who resigned in November due to health issues after being voted in on Oct. 21. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

VACCINE LINEUP

HEARTS OF HARMONY Hearts of Harmony, an a cappella chorus for women of all ages, meets Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ on Donlevy Avenue in Red Deer.

Prospective members who love to sing and harmonize are welcome to drop in to their regular practice. For further information, contact Nancy at 403-357-8240 or the director, Sheryl, at 403-742-4218, or see www.heartsofharmony.ca.

CORRECTIONS ● An article on Red Deer city council budget deliberations in Friday’s Advocate incorrectly reported a figure. The $3.7 million refers to the funding adjustment required for staff salaries and benefits.

This adjustment fulfils contractual obligations, allows the city to remain competitive in the market and allows flexibility to change job functions in response to public need, according to city administration. Salaries account for 40 per cent of the municipal operating budget, which translates to about $122 million in a $305-million proposed 2014 budget. ● An item in Thursday’s Advocate had an incorrect phone number for information about the Alzheimer kitchen party fundraiser in Red Deer on Jan. 25. The correct number at the Alzheimer society is 403-342-0448.

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People line up outside the Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre in Red Deer on Friday to get their influenza vaccination. The last immunization clinic in Red Deer is scheduled for today, with high demand for influenza vaccines across the province dwindling the supply and causing the cancellation of future flu clinics in the city and throughout Alberta. Over one million Albertans have been immunized against the three influenza strains present in the province this year, including approximately 80,000 in the Central Zone, which includes Red Deer. The 16.6 per cent immunization rate in the zone — a figure that does not include vaccines administered by physicians — is below the provincial total of 25 per cent, though the latter figure does include physician-administered immunizations.

Highway patrol struggles with weather

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF There have been many treacherous days on Hwy 2 this season, but for RCMP Integrated Traffic Services Const. Stephen Molnar, Dec. 27 was a particularly bad one.

“There were whiteout conditions after a storm front moved in,” said Molnar. “We had sent out a travel advisory, but there were still a lot of motorists out on the road. It was quite difficult for all emergency services to get around due to the visibility and traffic congestion.

“There were numerous collisions everywhere and it brought the flow on Hwy 2 down to a crawl.”

But they and other emergency services have to go out to help those who get into trouble on the dangerous, snow-beaten roads.

He’s been with the unit for three years and the volume, as opposed to the severity, of adverse weather has been significant.

“We’ve been very busy.”

But police, fire, rescue, EMS and other emergency services have to go out on the roads, regardless of conditions. Molnar said they will sometimes use resources from other jurisdictions they can call upon for assistance, including other detachments along the highway that may be in a better position to respond to calls for service.

“My call volume has gone up with the last winter wallop we had,” said Molnar.

“Heed the warnings and drive with caution always. Especially in the winter months, the roads may look bare and dry, but there are patches, even right now, there are patches that contain black ice. The problem is it is so variable on different areas on the QE2 that the roads could be fine up by Red Deer, but you get to Antler Hill by Innisfail and it is a completely different driving situation where roads are completely iced.”

He suggested drivers leave lots of space between the vehicles in front of them, drive at speeds that reflect the conditions and bring extra supplies, should they become stuck or stranded.

“Especially when there is adverse weather, they may be waiting a while for emerging crews to actually get to them,” said Molnar, suggesting people should bring blankets and warm clothes.

“Be prepared to wait it out if you are stranded.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

REGIONAL SEWAGE LINE

Multimillion-dollar contracts awarded Tenders have been awarded for key components of a long-awaited regional sewage line from Olds to Red Deer.

Dennis Cooper, chairman of the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission, said a $6-million contract has been awarded to build that last lift station needed for the 90-km pipeline.

A $7-million stretch of pipeline from an odour treatment facility near the Red Deer River to Delburne Road (19th Street) has also been tendered.

“That will the be the second last pipeline to be built. The last one will be built from 19th all the way to Springbrook.

That 10-to-12-km stretch will be the most complicated remaining part of the

project, which is expected to cost around $132 million.

“Trying to pick a route that is acceptable to landowners is one thing. There’s a lot of swamp there, so that means we have to do a lot of underground push drilling (because) you’re not allowed to dig in sloughs anymore.”

A route has been picked and now the commission is working on acquiring the necessary rights-of-way from landowners.

Construction meetings are expected to start soon on the two tendered projects.

The entire sewage line is expected to be completed in early spring.

The province is picking up 90 per cent of the cost and municipalities the rest.

Cycling stars Hamilton, Stieda to spin with Red Deer fans Red Deer’s Berry Architecture is hosting an indoor cycling Wellness Day to raise funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

Pedalling begins for the event on Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. and wraps up at 4:15 p.m.

The day will feature two former professional cyclists: Olympic and Tour de France star Tyler Hamilton and Canadian Alex Stieda, who was the first North American to lead the Tour de France.

There will be four spin bike clinics, each running for an hour, at the Collicutt Centre throughout the day. Stieda and Hamilton will lead two each. Twenty spin bikes will be available per session.

A $250 donation to the CMHA purchases not only a spot in one of the clinics but also a banquet ticket to the fundraising gala on Feb. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel.

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

CMHA FUNDRAISER A $400 donation purchases two spots (for two different clinics or two spots in the same clinic) and two gala tickets.

Riders can purchase spots in as many clinics as they like, subject to availability.

Separate gala tickets are $50 with all proceeds going to the CMHA. The evening event will include a meet and greet with the two star athletes, a banquet and speeches and a silent auction. The auction will showcase a number of items ideal for cycling enthusiasts.

For registration, contact ride@berryarchitecture.ca.

More information is also available at www.facebook.com/ events/563784130366336.

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Relationship problems stemming from sex Dear Harlan; I have been emotionally. Totally underdating a guy for about five standable, but don’t give up. months now.

Take a break — a long, long We have been sexually ac- break. Do something that has tive for about four months. nothing to do with men. Love I really like him and things yourself a little. Turn to the seem to be going pretty well — people in your corner. except the sex.

Once you’ve had a chance It’s not bad, but to recoup, figure out we don’t like the your role in all of same things. There this. You might disare certain things cover that you look I love that he isn’t for guys who are willing to do. And wounded and are he doesn’t seem to looking to be saved. be willing to even You might like betry the style I like ing a fixer because — I have asked. it makes you feel So my quesvalued. tion is, would it be The problem wrong to end this is when a man is relationship befixed, he moves on cause of that? (or to an ex). I’m not My plan is to be saying this is the HARLAN in a relationship problem that needs forever, but I don’t fixing, but time and COHEN want to be sexually the people in your unsatisfied forever. corner will help However, I feel like you figure it out. ending it because of that is Figure out your role, but don’t silly. give up. It will just make you Any advice? — Unfulfilled hate, blame and feel worse.

Dear Unfulfilled; ForThe answers are so close. get that he’s into leather and The sooner you find them, the you’re into cuddles. sooner you won’t be alone.

Start fresh. Consider a new Never give up. approach altogether. See if Dear Harlan; Is it selfish he’s open to exploring new to break up with my partner and exciting. because I’m going away for For example, experiment with tantric sex. Try new positions. Explore connecting on a level that transcends touch. Make this more about intimacy than sex.

If you discover that he’s not open to anything different, the issue is bigger than sex. Your man might like everything in life predictable, comfortable and controlled.

On the other hand, you might like life wild, spontaneous and unpredictable. Your willingness to change or his unwillingness to change may be a sign of something bigger.

If you can’t make it work in the bedroom, something isn’t working outside the bedroom.

Dear Harlan; This whole love thing is a crock!

For the past 15 hours, I have been trying to figure out what is wrong with me that every guy I’ve dated for three years, except for one, has dumped me to be with someone who dumped him in the past.

In other words, they would all rather be someone else’s second choice than be my first choice. If this was one guy, I would say he’s messed up. Two guys, well, that’s a coincidence — but I’m up to seven now, and I think that it’s statistically impossible for the problem to be all of them and not me.

I think I’m a pretty good person and that I have a lot to offer, but I cannot figure out what is missing that causes this reaction in all of the men who I date. If I knew, I would change and fix it immediately.

I just think that dating and love is not my thing, and maybe I just need to find a new thing. — Giving Up Dear Giving Up; This is emotional fatigue.

You’re upset and hurt.

You’ve been beaten up

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a semester and don’t want to be tied down and deal with a long-distance relationship?

I love him and truly care about him, but also know that he is not the person I’m going to marry.

I just don’t know how to break it to him because I know he thinks differently and has high hopes for us. — Selfish Dear Selfish; Selfish would be dating him, cheating on him and pretending that you’re still in a relationship with him.

Breaking up is called being honest. This makes you kind and generous. You’re giving this person the opportunity to be with someone better for him than you.

If you can’t give your partner what he wants and deserves, you should allow him to get it from someone else.

As for how to say it to him, avoid talking about marriage.

Keep it simple. You don’t want to be in a long-distance relationship at this point in your life and feel it would be selfish to continue dating him. You can add that you love him and care about him (if it’s true), but this isn’t what you want in your life at the moment.

The rest of the details aren’t important. The truth is

that you might want to be with him once you leave the country. And you might decide you want to marry him when he’s a loving and supportive ex-boyfriend in the future.

Be honest and do what feels right, but appreciate that you might change your mind in the future and realize you want him back once you’ve returned.

Dear Harlan; I’m waiting to have sex until marriage.

It’s something I’m committed to doing. I’m in my early 20s and recently started dating a guy I see a future with.

When is the appropriate time to bring this up to a significant other?

We just started dating, and I want to know the best time and way to bring it up. I don’t want to scare someone away.

It’s happened in the past.

Also, how should I do it?

Help! — Waiting Dear Waiting; You can bring it up on your wedding night.

Then he can wait until after dinner. Or bring it up sooner.

No matter when or where you bring it up — the bigger deal you make of it, the bigger deal he will make of it.

A lot of men want to be with a virgin. And a lot of non-virgins can find a virgin attrac-

tive.

You will always think he’s good in bed (because you don’t know any different). Assuming you’re not a prude or an asexual virgin who lacks passion, you can be a proud virgin who has no trouble sharing the truth.

Have fun with it. Be creative and passionate while sharing it. You can write it on your body and share it at the right moment. You can spell it with your tongue.

Someone who loves you, respects you and wants to have sex with you in the future will stick around.

The timing depends on the type of relationship. Drunk or naked is never good. Comfortable and safe is best.

Make sure you share it with comfort and confidence. Explain your boundaries and emphasize what you are comfortable doing.

When he tells you he’s a virgin too, don’t fall out of your chair. Just give him a kiss.

Write Harlan at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become property of the author. Send paper to Help Me, Harlan!, 3501 N. Southport Ave., Suite 226, Chicago, IL 60657.

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Two sides of Blue Rodeo ICONIC BAND STARTS EVENING OUT WITH THE BLUES, BUT CLOSES WITH A PARTY The hand-scrawled placards came out halfway through this week’s Blue Rodeo concert at the Centrium in Red Deer.

“I (heart) Blue Rodeo,” and “Blue Rodeo is #1,” were exuberantly waved by three women as they grooved to the group’s Til I Am Myself hit.

The same song prompted a middle-aged man wearing a panda hat with ear flaps to scream incomprehensible (and hopefully LANA complimentary) MICHELIN things at the stage.

By the time two gals with beers in their hands stood up and started dancing in the stands, the party had officially started.

About 3,000 Central Albertans turned out on Thursday night to see one of Canada’s favourite bands mark a quarter century of playing together.

And it was quite a celebration.

But fans had to wait for the cake, since most of Blue Rodeo’s big hits weren’t performed until after intermission.

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Jim Cuddy, left, and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo perform with the band at the Centrium in Red Deer on Thursday. The band performed songs from its new album In Our Nature before mining its vast collection of hits.

Things kicked off with Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor and crew playing New Morning Sun, off the group’s latest album, In Our Nature. The track with lyrics about “our world’s getting smaller everyday” proved to be more upbeat

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than most of the new ones that followed.

Mattawa was Keelor’s sober tribute to Hwy 17, which goes from east of Ottawa to the Manitoba border. “It’s a road I’ve often travelled with a broken

heart,” admitted the songwriter, who went on to perform two more hurtin’ songs — Wondering and Tara’s Blues, which featured Cuddy on harmonica.

Both were written to console a friend of Keelor’s whose boyfriend of eight years had just left her. But Keelor admitted he needed to write Wondering in order to soften the blow of Tara’s Blues, which “just destroyed” his upset friend, as it contained lines such as “someone new is holding you.”

“I felt like a sh-t,” admitted Mr. Sensitivity Keelor. “I felt really bad.”

Things at the Centrium got a tad cheerier when the singer launched into Never Too Late, and Cuddy performed the country-flavoured Tell Me Again, a perfect two-stepping song that featured some cool National guitar playing by Bob Egan.

The lanky, cowboy-shirted Cuddy was later bathed in blue stage lights as he crooned the poignant Made Up Your Mind, about having the courage to stick it out through the hard times. He also let his multi-range voice loose on When the Truth Comes Out, leaving the audience electrified.

While In Your Nature contains some lovely, contemplative material, the energy level of the first half of the concert suffered, somewhat, due to an unvaried tempo and lack of lively tunes.

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FIBRE DESIGNS ARE TAKEN TO WHOLE NEW LEVEL IN EXHIBIT NOW SHOWING AT LIBRARY GALLERY

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF They may be tiny, but they make a big first impression.

The 37 art quilts exhibited in the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library are each only a foot square, but depict everything from detailed birds’ nests to an expansive lake. (Magic Lake, created by Deborah Bray of Calgary, even comes complete with a dock and two itty-bitty canoeists.)

Sometimes the squares are pure abstractions — such as the colourful Lightning Storm on Mars, made

by Cochrane’s Karen Jurek with beads and decorative netting.

But sometimes their themes go deep.

Those Who Knew The Child Are Now Gone, conceived by North Vancouver’s Linda Sharp as a bronze forest hiding a human face, “is a quiet tribute to the generation who are now finding that no one who knew them in their childhood or youth is (still) alive.”

The common message found in the Meet the Best of the West Exhibit is that fibre designs can be taken to the level of original art, said Patti Morris, who organized the show for the Studio Art Quilt Associates Inc. It’s being presented by the Red Deer Arts Council and public library.

Morris, an award-winning Red Deer quilter, noted that many of the exhibit’s artists from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba work out of their basements and had no previous public exposure. “Some of them didn’t even think their work was good enough to be in a show like this — but look at it.

Some of the (squares) are amazing.”

The spectacular colours, swirls and lines of Sharron Schoenfeld’s Azami Ha leaf motif were created, in part, with the Saskatoon artist’s painting and drawing skills.

A child’s enthusiasm prompted Winnipeg’s Valerie Wilson to make Bliss, a quilt that depicts a tyke joyfully running past a bear statue in a park.

Jaynie Himsl of Weyburn, Sask., made Full Spectrum, which resembles a brilliant sunset sky above rolling terrain, out of cording, ribbon, crochet cotton, embroidery floss and yarn.

Another brilliant sky scene, Arbutus Sunrise, was the smallest strip quilt yet completed by Coreen Zerr of Nanaimo, B.C., but Morris predicted it won’t be her last.

“She usually does these huge pieces but she really enjoyed doing this. I think she’s going to do a lot of tiny pieces from now on.”

In Orange Fern, Margie Davidson of Edmonton darkened fabric around a stenciled fern leaf, then painstakingly quilted intricate veining on the fern.

Margaret Blank of Mirror used embroidery thread to create grasses in her depiction of two grain silos,

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Patti Morris, co-ordinator of the Studio Art Quilt Associates exhibit, with some of the works submitted to the show, which is at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library. Left: Morris’s piece entitled Patti’s Rocks. Bottom left: Makola Market

by Pippa Moore of Comox, B.C. Bottom middle: Griffith Woods After a Windstorm by Trudy Cowan of Calgary. Bottom right: Magic Lake by Deborah Bray of Calgary.

Mutt & Jeff, while Red Deer’s Wendy Greber created textural tree bark, in Alberta Trees #2.

Morris admires Greber’s style and technique and marvels at the fact that she wasn’t sure if her work was show-worthy.

Morris’s own work, Patti’s Rocks, is a subdued study of stones in greys and beiges — but other fibre art pieces in the show were created along more esoteric lines.

Internal Combustion, by Paula Jolly of Mossbank, Sask., uses a tie-dye technique to suggest how the

effects of respiration and digestion would appear inside the human body.

Susan Wittrup of Regina created I See A Symphony, involving layering transparent fabric over handpainted cotton with beading, to suggest musicality, while Burnaby. B.C., resident Mardell Rampton used strips of coloured fabric to make Into the Light, “to celebrate my journey out of darkness.”

This show’s journey has, so far, taken two years — the travelling exhibit has been seen in seven centres in Alberta and B.C. It’s next going to the Studio Art Quilt Associate’s office in New York, and may tour in the U.S. “The feedback has been amazing,” said Morris, who believes the display has served two purposes — it’s offered exposure to some very worthy Western Canadian fibre artists, and has also expanded the public’s perception of what’s possible through fibre art.

It continues in Red Deer to March 2. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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More than a war movie LONE SURVIVOR, A TRUE-LIFE AFGHANISTAN WAR ACCOUNT, HAS CONSIDERABLE NUANCE Lone Survivor Three stars (out of four) Rated: 14A Lone Survivor comes on like a raised fist.

Peter Berg’s Afghanistan war drama opens with scenes of Navy SEALs undergoing brutal training.

Drill sergeants bark orders that leave no room for doubt, or subtlety: “Turn it into aggression! Whatever you have to do, just find an excuse to win!” Above all, SEALs must band together.

It seems like another exercise in empty jingoism for Berg, whose last directorial exertion saved the Earth from rampaging aliens in the summer 2012 bomb Battleship.

He’s no stranger to wartime PETER situations or rhetoric, ampliHOWELL fied over the past decade in such rumblers as The Kingdom and Lions for Lambs.

Yet Lone Survivor represents a significant change for him, perhaps because it’s based on the thoughtful memoirs of now-retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, the sole man left breathing out of 20 U.S. soldiers caught in a 2005 firefight in the mountains of Afghanistan’s Kunar province.

Luttrell’s first-person writing doesn’t hesitate to wave the stars and stripes, but it isn’t the work of a man with delusions of grandeur. It’s the hard-earned account of someone who knows that on the battlefield, the best of intentions often fall before unforeseen circumstances. Morality is always a moving target in war, and frequently its first casualty.

For all of its macho intensity, visceral imagery and realistically booming bullets, chopper blades and falling bodies — the film deserves awards consideration for sound design and editing, if nothing else — Lone Survivor isn’t just another war movie.

The title may seem like a video game challenge (or a plot spoiler), but there’s a lot more going on here than that, and considerably more nuance.

We see the conflict from both sides, although the American one gets the most screen time and our immediate sympathies.

Mark Wahlberg plays Luttrell, part of a “fire team” quartet of SEALs dropped by helicopter into a mountainous Taliban stronghold. The others are team leader Michael “Murph” Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), gunner’s mate Danny “Danny Boy” Dietz (Emile Hirsch); and sonar ace Matthew “Axe” Axel-

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Taylor Kitsch, left, as Michael Murphy and Mark Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell in a scene from the film Lone Survivor. son (Ben Foster), all of the actors almost unrecognizable behind scruffy beards.

It’s called Operation Red Wings, and they’re tasked with covertly taking out a top Taliban leader, humorously code-named “Rick James” after the late “Super Freak” funkster. Then they’ll be efficiently extracted by helicopter. The plan seems sound, although Axe mutters there are “a lot moving parts.”

A lot of movie formula has gotten us to this point — male-bonding feats of endurance, ritualistic hazing, gals-back-home placating and military strategizing — but the picture turns on a single situation where the four SEALs meet three wayward goatherds and confront a life-or-death decision.

Do they “terminate the compromise” and avoid having the goatherds blow their cover to the Taliban? Or do they obey the Geneva Convention and allow these non-combatants to go free?

Berg’s screenplay lists all the hawks versus doves arguments, with Luttrell and Murphy taking the moral high ground and Dietz and Axelson arguing the case for situational ethics. They try to contact their commander (Eric Bana) back at Bagram Air Field, but he’s unreachable.

The actors really sell this scene, most impressive of all being Kitsch, whose measured intensity goes a

STORY FROM PAGE C4 plied, “I appreciate all the love. I just have to know you love me more than Greg — you can’t love both of us!”

Other than that, there wasn’t a lot of time for banter, since hit after hit kept coming, including Girl of Mine, Trust Yourself, Rose-Coloured Glasses, House of Dreams, and Five Days in May. And the

tual stars twinkled on a large screen behind the stage.

It was pure magic, especially for fans who stood next to their own children in the risers — a sure and bittersweet sign of time moving on. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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10:05; SAT-SUN 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05; MONTUE,THURS 7:30, 9:45; WED 7:10, 9:45 ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (14A) (CRUDE CONTENT,LANGUAGE MAY OFFEND) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; SAT-SUN 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; MON-THURS 7:20, 10:10 ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (14A) (CRUDE CONTENT,LANGUAGE MAY OFFEND) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:00 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) (SUBSTANCE ABUSE,SEXUAL CONTENT) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 6:20, 10:30; SAT-SUN 2:10, 6:20, 10:30; MON-THURS 6:30, 10:15 AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 3:40, 6:50, 10:00; SAT-SUN 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00; MON-THURS 6:50, 9:55 LONE SURVIVOR (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE,GORY BRUTAL VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; SAT-SUN 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; MON-THURS 7:00, 9:55 HER (14A) (SEXUAL CONTENT,MATURE SUBJECT MATTER,COARSE LANGUAGE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 4:20, 7:20, 10:15; SAT-SUN 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15; MON-THURS 7:10, 10:05 HER (14A) (SEXUAL CONTENT,MATURE SUBJECT MATTER,COARSE LANGUAGE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:00 PUSS IN BOOTS (G) SAT 11:00 AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER () SUN 12:55; WED 7:00

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After performing Paradise (which actually referred to taking a last breath on a deathbed!) the band wisely chose to break things up by covering the Rolling Stones’ rollicking The Last Time, which spotlighted Mike Boguski on keyboards.

“This is the part where we thought you might need a break from the new record,” said Cuddy — a good instinct, for sure.

The audience really warmed up in the second half of the concert, which was all about delivering past hits.

The gravelly-voiced Keelor sang Diamond Mine, which also offered a stunning guitar solo by Colin Cripps, and Disappear, with Boguski doing some killer chording.

Keelor’s touching rendition of Dark Angel got one of the night’s biggest reactions, with shrieks and applause from the audience.

Cuddy’s resonant vocals once again shone on Head Over Heels, a

song that got at least one glow stick waving, and prompted a standing ovation from dozens of fans.

His performance of After the Rain ended with amazing prolonged drumming by Glenn Milchem and Bazil Donovan on bass.

When a female fan shouted out her adoration, Cuddy jokingly re-

There were a total of 11 musicians on stage playing, by my count, five guitars.

Jim’s son Devin, who had earlier impressed with his eclectic performances of Sidewalk in the South, Signal Hill and Maggie’s Hardware Store, took turns singing, as vir-

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long way to redeeming an acting career besmirched

by Berg’s Battleship and by the Disney misfire John Carter.

In showing what happened next to these brave and determined men, in scenes both thrilling and ghastly, Berg continues to exhibit admirable selfcontrol.

He’s not preaching to either Republicans or Democrats, although you might guess where he stands on military funding when a character complains that budget cuts mean there are “not enough Apaches” to rescue stranded soldiers.

He’s also not trying to second-guess Operation Red Wings, although it seems clear the op needed more planning, better communications and better support from the top military brass.

Nor is he out to demonize the Afghan people. He shows how one of them, a villager played by Ali Suliman (The Kingdom), helped prevent this from being a story about zero survivors.

Berg is recognizing, and perhaps fully accepting for the first time, that the acrid smoke of war never completely lifts, even when you are staring into the face of your supposed enemy.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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Rogers getting into streaming market “We’re kind of in the beginning of what we think is a major transformational stage in the TV world,” said David Purdy, senior vice president of content for Rogers Communications, in an interview with The Canadian Press last June, “so we have a ton of questions and we’re doing a lot of research these days.”

In November, the Convergence Consulting Group estimated about 400,000 Canadian TV subscribers out of 11.8 million have cut the cord since 2011, which is about 3.5 per cent of the market.

Other industry buzzwords are “cord shavers,” referring to consumers who have cut back on their TV packages because they’re spending a lot of time

READYING A HULU-LIKE STREAMING SERVICE TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Rogers is preparing to launch an online streaming service in the coming months that would compete with Netflix, according to a report in the online trade magazine Cartt.ca.

Industry sources suggest the service would more closely resemble Hulu Plus, which offers consumers in the U.S. digital access to new TV shows for a monthly fee, said Cartt.ca editor-in-chief Greg O’Brien.

Rogers has spent more than $100 million on content deals to build a robust catalogue of TV shows and movies that subscribers would be able to stream on demand, said O’Brien, who added that his sources did not know how Rogers intends to price the product.

“From what I understand, $100 million buys them quite a bit,” said O’Brien.

“And what it does is it keeps those TV titles and any film titles that they might be able to get away from Netflix in Canada, so it makes the Netflix library weaker.”

A spokeswoman for Rogers would not comment on the Cartt.ca story and would only say: “As previously reported, Rogers is looking at opportunities to deliver a (streaming) service. There are no additional details at this time.”

Rogers has stated publicly in the past that it takes so-called “cord cutting” seriously. Cord cutting is when consumers stop paying for a traditional television plan and instead make do with streamed content, tap into free over-the-air signals, or watch DVDs and Blu-rays.

streaming digital content, and “cord nevers,” who are typically younger consumers who have never paid for a TV plan and perhaps never will.

“I definitely believe that if we don’t evolve our products and services — the way we have been and are planning to continue to do so — that ’cord nevers’ are a very real risk. There’s 12.7 per cent of Canadians that don’t subscribe to a pay service today and not quite half of that comes from people who have never subscribed to pay television,” Purdy said.

Rogers isn’t alone in recognizing that the breadth of streaming content available online — which is most often ad-supported but free — is a threat that can’t be ignored, O’Brien said.

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Peace activist John Dear parts ways with Jesuits FOLLOWING YEARS OF DISAGREEMENTS, THE PROMINENT PEACE ACTIVIST AND JESUIT PRIEST HAS LEFT THE SOCIETY OF JESUS — THE SAME ORDER AS POPE FRANCIS

BY DAVID GIBSON ADVOCATE NEW SERVICES The Rev. John Dear, a prominent peace activist and Jesuit priest, has left the Society of Jesus — the same order Pope Francis belongs to — after years of disagreements with Jesuit leaders.

Dear said he and the order cut ties — a highly unusual move for a Jesuit, who takes solemn, lifelong vows to the community — because the society did not support his social activism.

“I’m leaving because the Society of Jesus in the U.S. has changed so much since I entered in 1982 and because my Jesuit superiors have tried so hard over the decades to stop my work for peace,” Dear wrote in a Jan. 7 column for National Catholic Reporter, the liberal weekly that he writes for.

But church sources said the two sides parted ways only after a years-long effort to persuade him to fulfill the communal responsibilities expected of all Jesuits.

They said Dear’s superiors had tried to find ways to allow him to continue his peace ministry, which is the sort of activism that Jesuits have become known for and which has been highlighted by Francis.

The termination decree signed by the head of the international order, the Rev. Adolfo Nicolas, was dated June 19 and says that Dear has been “obstinately disobedient to the lawful order of Superiors in a grave matter,” according to NCR, which first reported the dismissal.

The decree further states that Dear had been ordered to return to his community by a certain date or face dismissal. The Society of Jesus provided no further details on the circumstances surrounding the expulsion. Dear is a member of the Maryland province of the Jesuits, one of seven regions of the society in the U.S.

Dear, who has been arrested dozens of times while engaging in civil disobedience for various causes, has long been known as something of a Lone Ranger type in an order that is known for its social activism but also for its powerful communal ethos and its strict vows of obedience.

That includes a special vow of obedience to the pope.

Francis is the first Jesuit to become pope; he apparently played no role in Dear’s dismissal, which followed a unanimous vote by the six members of the Jesuits’ international council.

It was unclear whether Francis has or would eventually have to confirm the dismissal.

For now, Dear remains a priest, though he said he is “not sure if I will remain a priest.”

He cannot function as a Catholic priest unless a bishop gives him permission to do so. Dear said he is continuing to work for peace and justice with other organizations.

Dear’s column in NCR explaining his decision provided some insights into how alienated he had become from his community.

In the essay, Dear repeatedly blasted his superiors, often by name, saying he suffered under their “authoritarianism” and that their behavior had a “debilitating effect” on his health. He accused the Jesuits of abandoning him but also their larger, historic commitment to the poor.

Several Jesuits said privately that Dear’s charges were unfounded, and they pointed to Pope Francis’ own speeches as well as to the myriad efforts for social justice that the Jesuits operate and support.

Dear acknowledged that he had been ordered to return to Baltimore from New Mexico, where he led protests against nuclear weapons development at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

His activities and preaching there had upset many Catholics who were often the target of his pointed

criticisms. Three years ago, he said, Archbishop Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe had withdrawn permission for Dear to work as a priest in the archdiocese.

Dear detailed a litany of other conflicts with the order but said that when he was told he would have to spend time working at a Jesuit-run high school in Maryland, he instead took a leave of absence and moved back to New Mexico.

He said he finally asked to leave the society, and this week formally did so.

David Gibson writes for Religion News Service

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Sunday, Jan. 12

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages”

“JESUS THE HUMBLE SERVANT”

43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769 www.stleonardsonthehill.org

Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Sunday School/Nursery 7:00 p.m. “The Gathering” Contemporary Eucharist

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West Park Presbyterian 3628-57 Ave.

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Worship 10:00 AM Bethany Collegeside 99 College Circle RDC Everyone Welcome Rooted in the word of God, Growing in the likeness of Christ, Reaching out by the power of the Holy Spirit.

BAHÁ'í Faith “All the teaching of the Prophets is one; one faith; one Divine light shining throughout the world. Now, under the banner of the oneness of humanity all people of all creeds should turn away from prejudice and become friends and believers in all the Prophets. As Christians believe in Moses, so the Jews should believe in Jesus. As the Muhammadans believe in Christ and Moses, so likewise the Jews and the Christians should believe in Muhammad. Then all disputes would disappear, all then would be united. Bahá’u’lláh came for this purpose.” Abdu’lBahá Contact Mavis at 403-343-0091 for more information www.building-community.ca

LIFESTYLE Lazy employee in over her head after promotion based on lie Dear Annie: I am the manager of a small bakery.

I’ve had the same employee, “Sue,” for the past nine years. She is lazy and uninvolved, and I gave her a so-so review.

Much to my surprise, Sue was promoted to management in another facility. I was happy for her achievement, until I heard she was telling others that she was doing the majority of my work, including MITCHELL ordering supplies. She add& SUGAR ed that I was suffering from Alzheimer’s and couldn’t remember anything.

None of this is true. I think it may have been prompted by my less than stellar review.

Since Sue has been promoted, she has been asking me a lot of questions about how to do her job, because she is clueless.

She doesn’t know that I am aware of her nasty comments. Last week, another co-worker told me that Sue is bullying her assistant and making her do the majority of her work.

She is already making enemies there, and because of her lack of supervision, the bakery is becoming filthy and a potential health hazard.

Should I keep quiet about what I know or contact human resources (anonymously) and report her misconduct, as a few employees have suggested?

I am retiring soon and don’t really need the drama. — Caught in the Middle Dear Caught: You have nothing to report other than hearsay from co-workers.

You have not witnessed any of this firsthand, and you don’t know whether it is true. The fact that Sue calls you for help is meaningless. Many employees rely on others when given new responsibilities.

The negative things you already know about Sue were in your review. They promoted her anyway.

You can complain about the condition of the bakery, but Sue’s new co-workers should be the ones to take responsibility for complaining to human resources now.

Dear Annie: I have four adult children. I announced to all of them that I would not be holding Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners at my home and that they were welcome to spend the time with their in-laws.

My oldest was hurt because she has no in-laws to go to. My son texted his middle sister to ask what was going on. My middle daughter was upset, saying I was allowing my youngest daughter to be the “winner.”

My youngest daughter spent both days at a local church feeding the needy.

Why was my family separated? Because my middle and youngest are not speaking to each other.

When one of them is hurt or angry, they hurl vicious insults at each other.

I feel bad about this, but I refuse to sit at a table with these uncaring adults and pretend that all is well.

I had a nice TV dinner and a slice of sweet potato pie with whipped cream for the holidays. The losers in this mess are my grandchildren and I. I take responsibility for raising these people, but I will not allow them to ruin my day. — June Dear June: If your children make your holiday celebrations frustrating and stressful, you do not have to include them. But how sad for all of you to spend these holidays separated or alone.

Please give your children one more chance. Explain to them that nastiness will not be tolerated in your home and the first person to use an insult of any kind will be asked to leave.

By now, they know you mean business.

Dear Annie: I loved your answer to “Last-Minute Hostess,” whose stepson and his family always show up hours late for Thanksgiving dinner.

Here’s how I would respond to those who arrive late: “You’re just in time for a piece of pie!”

I bet they won’t show up late the next time. — Fort Myers, Fla. 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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VIENNA, Austria — Austrian hazmat specialists called in after Geiger counters showed alarmingly high readings for a dump truck arriving at an incinerator have found the problem — radioactive adult diapers.

After unloading the truck, firefighters from the hazardous materials unit of the city of Linz found nearly two dozen diapers from a hospital that had become contaminated with radioactive iodine.

The substance is swallowed during some medical and diagnostic procedures.

While radiation levels were substantially above normal, unit leader Dieter Jonas says no one was in danger during Tuesday’s incident.

Austrian officials, however, are tracing the truck’s route.

And the truck will stay in a metal container at the incinerator for eight days — the time it takes for the emissions to reach safe levels.

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Olivier Martinez, 48; Olivier Platt, 54 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s astral vibe carries a lot of positive energy, which alleviates some of the pressures around us. Expect a jolt of assertive energy to encompass us Saturday, Jan. 11 and to give us enough reassurance. Our desires and our conCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amanda Peet, 42; fidence are uniting charmingly. Pleasant and ardent surprises Mary J. Blige, 43; Marc Blucas, 42 are definitely on today’s astral agenda!

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This is one the best days of HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, the year the month as the sky has prepared for us lots of gorgeous ahead supports you in any endeavour you wish to undertake. and strong planetary alignments! First of all, this will be a very Following through each step and being systematic will prove chatty day as the Moon is in Gemini. It will be much easier effortless. Your stress levels will be in check due to your proto share our feelings and thoughts today as we find the right fessional success and some interesting domestic dynamics. words at the right time.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you have someone on your Use this marvellous planetary energy to speak out your mind you fancy or dream about, go for it. You are a natural mind or to have important talks with someone. Itís a great day when it comes to taking the initiative and today is your calling. for presentations, publishing and networking. Venus, the GodThe stars show great confidence on your part, dess of love is harmoniously linked to Saturn and which is both fearless and pretty sizzling. the Sun. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have a We want to be seen and be noticed, while we more encouraging sense of comfort as your also succeed in playing the peacemaker today. finances appear to be stable and in check. SupStability in all our relationships brings love and port comes to you from a somewhat non-obvious beauty ashore our desirous souls. source, which you may not know. Whatever you HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, are doing today, you have the ability to remain your magnetic nature will evoke the interest of methodical and organized. a few potential suitors. Admirers will get your GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today is your attention and you will find yourself in the limekind of day! Surprising acquaintances or some light of love. You seem to attract money through new faces may introduce themselves to you speculation or gambling. Pleasure in all its forms while widening your scope of progression. Roappeal to you! mance is hot and promising. You are not fearful ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can accomASTRO to show your affection for someone special. plish so much more in a quieter setting where you DOYNA CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are quite can organize your thoughts and make sense of content with yourself and you desire to spend them all. You wonder through the unknown. Consome quality time in your own company. Dofidential talks may be in the works. mestic errands will be efficiently executed today TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You feel more as your mind is focused inwardly right now. The comfortable around people today. You are able to convey social scene can wait a bit. your messages and share your points of view. You have a LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are in a great circle of friends knack for identifying other peopleís intentions and respond in and you enjoy being the centre of attention. You feel entirely the appropriate manner. yourself knowing you are free to choose to do whatever you GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There is a lot of information desire. When it comes to communicating, you have an opinion buzzing around the office. Decisions are being made and just about everything. opinions are beings stated. Itís a wonderful day to host a pubVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It matters to you a lot how othlic appearance or to make presentations. Put your best foot ers perceive you today. However, it is not the attention that forward. you seek as much as knowing that the hard work you invest CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are in a deep reflective yourself in will give you only rewarding results. You seek an mood. You contemplate a lot over your life and your purpose accumulation of wealth at any cost. in it. Your mind ponders over a variety of philosophies while LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today, you may be inspired to exploring your inner higher consciousness. Itís a prosperous make your daily journeys more symbolic and more meaningtime to take a meditation class. ful. You area go-getter and there is nothing in your way that LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sharing your viewpoints may will refrain you from leaving an outmoded lifestyle for a new have a greater impact within the group or organization you one. Give yourself permission to fly high! belong to. You are able to speak freely about taboo subjects SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are in your zone toor simply dig into the subconscious world. day, in a place where you know you can excel most and that VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You speak straight from your is your own private space. You have an uncanny surge of heart and you want your partner to understand you better. stamina that allows you to rise like an eagle from its ashes This is a great day for those one-on-one conversations about and reinvent yourself into an entirely different being. complex subjects. Use today’s favourable influence to get a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Relationships with professional’s opinion or to schedule an interview. others will turn out absolutely amazingly well for you today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You have the inspiration to You have an inner knack and talent that simply knows how carry on with some writing endeavour a publishing assignment to attract the right kind of crowd or how to get their attention. right now. Health concerns may be on your mind. Instead of Desire will steal you towards an interesting flame. pondering on them, schedule a check up for some peace of CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are in great spirits mind. today as success and achievement are no unfamiliar territory SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today you will find a comfor you and you feel like a conqueror. You feel naturally in mon language between you and your partner. You are able sync with the environment around you, which allows you to be to share the secrets that have been underlying thus far and entirely yourself. which have been bothering you. Your partner should be more AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Let your hair down and receptive to your concerns. let your inner child roar! This is a day when you will not admit SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your ability to pick up your limits, but go beyond your own potentials. Explore the other’s moods is impeccable. Household matters should go unexplored. Seize the ungraspable. The world is within your relatively smooth at this time. You can relate naturally and efhand’s reach. fortlessly to your closest partnerships due to your active listenPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Domestic work awaits for ing. News can be home or real estate related. you today. Yet, that doesn’t mean that you won’t have your CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Certain adjustments share of fun-loving times. At home, you are feeling cosy in need to be made within your domestic environment in order to your own, familiar grounds. Inner peace and is whispering for restore the balance and the harmony within your home. You your name. may want to suddenly move to another space or seek other Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and types of residence that will better accommodate you. columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may need to bring forward certain changes relating to your ongoing projects and which are required by your superior. You may have to bend according to the demands which force you to adjust yourself to the public’s request.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are seen as a very perceptive individual. You are able to sense and feel the aura around you.

Sentimentality prevails and you may want to spend some quality time close to your family members. Get in touch with your roots.

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Jobless rate up last month FIGURES PROVE TORY ECONOMIC POLICIES ARE FAILING: OPPOSITION

BY LEE-ANNE GOODMAN THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The opposition pounced Friday on the Conservative government’s insistence that the Canadian economy is still strong despite unexpectedly grim job numbers and an unemployment rate that ticked upwards in December.

The numbers serve as a reminder that the “economic recovery remains fragile, and we must stay focused on our plan to grow the economy and keep taxes low to create the environment where job creation can flourish,” Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said in a statement. Monthly job numbers are “volatile and our overall trend is positive,” he added.

That proclamation was met with ridicule from Flaherty’s political foes on Parliament Hill.

“When they say, essentially, ‘don’t worry, be hap-

py,’ they are showing how completely out of touch they are with Canada’s youth and their middle-class families,” said Scott Brison, the Liberal finance critic.

Youth unemployment is a particularly stubborn problem for the federal government.

The jobless rate for Canadians aged 15-24 climbed last month to 14 per cent from 13.4 per cent — almost double the rate for the general population, pegged at 7.2 per cent by Statistics Canada for December.

The youth jobless rate peaked at 16.4 per cent in July 2009. It was at 11 per cent a year earlier.

“Youth unemployment and under-employment has led to a record number of young Canadians, in their 20s, with good educations, living at home because they can’t find work,” said Brison, who added that subsidizing young family members is a main cause of debt for Canadian middle-class families.

Peggy Nash, the NDP’s finance critic, said the

numbers prove that Conservative boasting about their strong stewardship of the economy isn’t based in fact.

“It sadly reaffirms what we’ve been raising with the finance minister for some time now,” said Nash.

“They’ve been bragging about their employment record but the facts simply don’t back them up. And according to the parliamentary budget officer, their last budget, in fact, caused more job loss than job creation due to the cuts they’ve made to the public sector.”

She added: “Of course we have jobs that have been gained from the depths of the recession. But are we keeping up with our population growth? Absolutely we are not.”

Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy lost 45,900 jobs in December as the unemployment rate rose to 7.2 per cent for the final month of the year, compared with 6.9 per cent in November.

KEYSTONE XL

Canada, U.S. must move beyond ‘distraction’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Former Conservative cabinet minister Jim Prentice is urging Canada and the United States to look beyond the contentious and highprofile Keystone XL oil pipeline when it comes to their trade relationship, calling the debate over the US$5.4-billion project a “distraction.”

“We have become largely preoccupied by a dispute over a single pipeline,” he said in a speech to the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute in Calgary.

Prentice — who handled the environment and industry files during his time in government — reiterated his staunch support for the 830,000-barrelper-day line, which would enable oilsands crude to flow to Texas refineries, saying it’s in the “national interest” for both countries.

“But we must move beyond this distraction,” he said Thursday. “In my view, we need a renewed focus on the bigger picture and the longer term.”

Prentice, who is now an executive with CIBC (TSX:CM), zeroed in on three broader areas in which the United States and Canada should be working together.

First, he calls for greater harmonization on transportation or renewable fuel policies, rather than leaving it to a patchwork of sub-national standards.

He says the two countries have made good progress on fuel consumption standards for passenger cars and trucks, but those can be expanded to heavy truck, rail and aviation. He’d also like to see more collaboration on making the continental energy grid more green with Canadian hydroelectric power.

Secondly, Canada and the United States should pursue environmental policies that are in their mutual interest.

“In a world focused on environmental issues generally, and climate change specifically, energy leadership and environmental leadership have become two sides of the same coin. Today, if you are in the energy business, you are in the environment business,” he said.

Lastly, Prentice said the ability to export both oil and natural gas to global markets is a major issue not only Canada, but for the United States as well, with the continent on track to be energy self-sufficient by 2020.

In an interview Friday, Prentice expressed optimism as far as Keystone XL is concerned.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Mike Best works to remove nails and staples from the hardwood flooring of the former Metropolitan Hardware and Loonie Lane Building. The main floor of the building is being transformed into several retail outlets.

Metropolitan redevelopment aims to bring city core back to life

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Entrepreneurs looking for modest commercial space in downtown Red Deer will soon have a new option.

The ground floor of the Metropolitan Hardware Block at 4915 Gaetz Ave. is being partitioned into 10 bays, ranging in size from about 100 square feet to 400 square feet. All will be accessible from an interior lobby area, and one will have a loft area.

“We’re trying to bring something new to the city and help the city core come back to life,” said Paul Harris, who is developing the project with his partner Terry Warke.

The two men own the downtown retail shop Sunworks Home & Garden, with Harris also a city councillor.

Harris said many people can’t afford to rent large commercial bays, especially when they’re starting a business. Interest in the Metropolitan Hardware Block from prospective tenants has been “quite

brisk,” he added.

Mike Best, who works for Harris and Warke and is overseeing the redevelopment of the building, said a women’s fashion shop, an architect and interior designer, an artist and Best’s own environmentalfocused shop Fate Pacifica are among the potential occupants.

Harris and Warke plan to convert the second floor of the building into six residential condominiums, varying from studio units to two-bedroom apartments. Some will be sold and others rented out, said Harris.

Built in 1938, the building originally operated as Metropolitan department store. It later served as a surplus store, a sporting goods store and finally a dollar store called Loonie Lane.

Harris said a dollar store with vacant space upstairs was not the best use for the building on Little Gaetz Avenue.

“Neither one of these things is going to add a lot of value to our downtown.”

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Post-secondary education opens doors for young Albertans Dear Working Wise: My son is going to finish high school, thanks to a lot of prodding, but he says he doesn’t want to go to college or university.

How can I convince him that it’s the right thing to do for his future? — Frustrated Father Dear Frustrated: You are right, Albertans with a postsecondary education tend to earn more and are more likely to be employed than those without a diploma or degree.

In 2010, 69 per cent of high school graduates were employed in Alberta compared to 76 per cent of those with a CHARLES post-secondary certificate or STRACHEY diploma, and 79 per cent with a bachelor’s degree.

WORKING WISE The average Alberta highschool graduate earned $42,000 in 2010, compared to the average post-secondary certificate or diploma graduate’s annual salary of $54,000. The $12,000 difference, multiplied over a 40-year career, amounts to nearly half a million dollars.

Those with a bachelor’s degree earned an average

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of $59,000 per year, or nearly $700,000 more over a career.

Alberta is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dreary world economy, with an anticipated shortage of 114,000 skilled workers within the decade. Alberta’s strong labour market is due to our growing economy and aging workforce, but the key word many people miss in the above statement is “skilled.”

Alberta’s Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook 2011–2021 forecasts a 16 per cent shortfall of facility operators and maintenance managers within the next 10 years, for example, but many of these positions require you to have a trade or other certification.

You can read the outlook for yourself and see which occupations will be in demand over the next seven years at http://eae.alberta.ca/lmi.

More and more jobs are requiring post-secondary education and ongoing training to stay up to date with the latest technology and practices. In fact, more than 60 per cent of new jobs in Alberta require post-secondary training.

Young Albertans have an opportunity to make the most of our province’s prosperity by ensuring they have the skills that employers need today and well into the future. However, not everyone is ready to attend a post-secondary program straight out of high

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school.

Young people can learn a lot about the world of work by spending a year in the workforce.

It can also give them time to gather some career ideas, start an apprenticeship, start their own business, or develop an appreciation for the value of an education.

Try encouraging your son to explore his career options on the Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) website (http://alis.alberta.ca). It’s full of helpful career planning tools, including: ● CAREERinsite career planning tool; ● Occupational profiles on more than 500 careers; ● Video profiles of more than 200 careers; ● Wage and salary information on more than 400 careers.

He can also call the Career Information Hotline toll-free at 1-800-661-3753 and speak to a career consultant.

Your son may discover the perfect career or program, like the skilled trades, where you spend 80 per cent of your time learning, and getting paid, while on the job.

Good luck!

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a manager with Alberta Human Services, for general information. He can be contacted at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 99.80 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.05 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.15 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.56 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.51 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.79 Cdn. National Railway . . 59.36 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 167.07 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.61 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.87 Cervus Equipment Corp 23.30 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 42.71 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 47.20 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 27.35 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.39 General Motors Co. . . . . 40.03 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.95 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 49.28 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 67.99 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 36.58 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.95 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.03 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 100.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.65 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.38 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.08 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.56 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.02 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.18 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 61.00 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.04 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 26.63 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.82 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.09 First Quantum Minerals . 18.55 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.29 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.84 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.91 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 36.34 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed with a solid advance Friday, with strong gains from the gold sector as bullion prices advanced amid disappointing jobs data in both Canada and the United States.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 118.11 points to 13,747.52, as traders contended with a major miss in Canadian jobs creation.

The Canadian dollar was off the lowest levels of the session but still down 0.42 of a cent to 91.73 cents US as Statistics Canada reported that the economy shed 45,900 jobs last month instead of the 14,600 jobs economists had expected it to create.

Meanwhile, Wall Street was mainly lower after the U.S. Labor Department said there were 74,000 jobs created in December as opposed to the 200,000 that economists had forecast.

The Dow Jones industrials declined 7.71 points to 16,437.05 as investors weighed the possibility that the Federal Reserve won’t be in any rush to accelerate its program for cutting back on a key stimulus program.

The Nasdaq was up 18.47 points to 4,174.66 and the S&P 500 index rose 4.24 points to 1,842.37.

There was one piece of good news in the U.S. data: November job creation was revised up to 241,000 from 203,000.

“If it wasn’t for the big revision in the previous month, the markets would have taken this much harder,” observed Wes Mills, chief investment officer at Scotia Asset Management.

“It shows you how volatile (jobs data are), when you revise from 203,000 to 241,000, maybe we get (December) revised up something over 100,000 and then the average on the two reports is not so bad.”

Traders hoped that the U.S. jobs data would provide some direction on how the Fed plans to proceed on further tapering to its massive monthly bond purchases. The central bank decided in December to cut the key stimulus program from $85 billion a month to $75 billion, making further cuts contingent on economic performance, particularly the job market. The change came into effect this month.

“The pace of tapering is likely to be reviewed and possibly slowed down,” added Mills.

Many traders have worried about the prospect of lower stimulus because much of the rally in global stocks over the past few years has been driven by the Fed’s policy, which has kept long-term interest rates at historic lows.

Other recent economic data have painted a picture of a U.S. economy that is steadily improving. Exports hit a record level in November, lowering the U.S. trade deficit; businesses have ordered more manufactured goods and auto sales reached a sixyear high in 2013.

Analysts now estimate that the U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual rate of three to 3.5 per cent in the OctoberDecember quarter, up from earlier forecasts of a rate of two per cent or less.

The gold sector led TSX gainers, up about 3.7 per cent as uncertainty about the Fed’s intentions sent bullion prices higher. The February bullion contract in New York rose $17.50 to US$1,246.90 an ounce. Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) gained 58 cents to C$19.82 while Goldcorp (TSX:G) was 98 cents higher to $25.29.

The base metals sector was also a major advancer, up 1.3 per cent as March copper gained four cents to US$3.34 a pound.

Nevsun Resources (TSX:NSU) was up 16 cents to C$3.87 and HudBay Minerals edged up 27 cents to $8.84.

Rail stocks rose alongside miners with Canadian National

Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.91 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 28.55 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 89.90 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 53.06 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.58 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 52.82 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 36.19 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.97 Canyon Services Group. 11.72 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.96 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.850 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.05 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.85 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 100.52 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 50.52 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.89 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 33.46 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.21 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.62 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.22 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.375 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.99 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 37.96 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.42 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 9.70 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 61.60 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 71.35 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 64.43 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.22 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 38.07 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.67 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.09 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 55.50 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 69.30 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.09 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 88.10 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.70 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 71.18 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 38.19 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.69

Railways (TSX:CNR) ahead 82 cents to $59.39 while Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) rose $5.88 to $167.07.

The energy sector climbed 1.28 per cent with the February crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange ahead $1.06 to US$92.72 a barrel.

Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) improved by $1.08 to C$36.19.

The tech sector was mixed with BlackBerry (TSX:BB) ahead nine cents to $9.56.

But shares in IT services provider CGI Group fell 2.5 per cent to $34.37 on heavy volume of 4.25 million shares after the Washington Post said the Obama administration will end the Montreal-based firm’s contract for the problem-plagued health-care website. The Post and Bloomberg said the U.S. government is preparing to sign a 12-month contract worth about US$90 million with Accenture, which built a health exchange for the state of California.

The TSX had a strong week, rising 198.67 points or 1.47 per cent, paced by gains in the mining sectors, which were the worst TSX performers last year.

The Dow ended the week flat.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,747.52 up 118.11 points TSX Venture Exchange — 966.55 up 9.85 points TSX 60 — 791.21 up 7.20 points Dow — 16,437.05 down 7.71 points S&P 500 — 1,842.37 up 4.24 points Nasdaq — 4,174.66 up 18.47 points

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A protester attends a rally after a House Committee hearing on oil drilling, “fracking” legislation at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill, on May 21, 2013. Illinois and California officials are writing rules to implement their states’ first-ever laws to regulate hydraulic fracturing, but environmentalists still are pushing to halt the practice amid fears it could cause pollution and health problems.

December jobless rate at 2.7% Buffalo-Cold Lake (3.8 per cent), Athabasca-Grande Prairie (3.9 per cent), Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House (four per cent), Calgary and CamroseDrumheller (both at 4.4 per cent) and Edmonton (4.8 per cent).

The overall provincial unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points in December, with 11,700 fewer people working. Nationally, there were 46,000 fewer jobs, which resulted in Canada’s unemployment rate rising to 7.2 per cent from 6.9 per cent in November.

Todd Hirsch, ATB Financial’s chief economist, downplayed the significance of Alberta’s job losses last month.

“Today’s job report may be discouraging, but one month of data does not suggest a trend,” he said Friday in his daily economic commentary, The Owl. “Despite the sizeable drop in December, there are 70,700 more jobs in Alberta today than at the beginning of 2013. That’s a 3.3 per cent annual gain, the fastest growth rate of any province and more than five times the national rate (+0.6 per cent).”

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Employers are sucking the local labour pool dry.

At least that appears to be the case, based on the most recent employment figures issued by Statistics Canada.

The national statistical agency calculated the December jobless rate for the Red Deer region at 2.7 per cent — the lowest among the eight areas of Alberta surveyed. The seasonally adjusted provincial average was 4.8 per cent.

After posting unemployment rates of 5.8 per cent in August, 5.4 per cent in September and 4.9 per cent in October — the highest in Alberta for those months — the Red Deer region saw its November figure tumble to 3.9 per cent.

The second lowest unemployment rate among the Alberta regions in December belonged to Lethbridge-Medicine Hat, at 2.9 per cent. Next was Wood

Canola council sets ‘bold’ production targets “We’ve grown from a niche crop to an industry leader generating $19.3 billion in economic activity every year, and we know we can do even more.”

There are 43,000 canola growers in Canada, with hundreds of thousands of other Canadians employed in related industries like processing and transportation.

The council pointed to anticipated growth in global demand for vegetable oil, especially for healthier oils like canola, as reason for optimism.

“World markets are telling us they want the products we can provide,” Youzwa said. “If we don’t rise to the occasion, our competitors will.”

The Alberta Canola Producers Commission proclaimed support for the new targets.

“We feel strongly that we can reach that level of production in Alberta and in doing so increase the long-term profitability of growers in this province,” said Colin Felstad, chair of the Alberta commission.

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The Canola Council of Canada has adopted a 10-year plan to increase the global market for canola and boost the profitability of producers.

The plan, called Keep it Coming 2025, calls for 22 million acres of canola, average yields of 52 bushels per acre and national production of 26 million metric tonnes annually by 2025. Those figures compare with the current numbers of 19.8 million acres of canola, yields of 40 bushels per acre and production of 18 million metric tonnes.

“These are bold targets, no doubt about it,” Terry Youzwa, a Saskatchewan farmer and chairman of the council’s board of directors, said in a release. “But we believe that it can be done, and it can be done responsibly and sustainably.

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He’s optimistic shoppers who enter the commercial area in Metropolitan Hardware Block will be drawn to all of the shops inside.

Harris hopes renovations there will be completed by spring. Work on the condos upstairs should continue throughout the year, he added.

Additional information about Metropolitan Hardware Block can be obtained by contacting Best at metropolitanhardware1938@gmail. com. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.73 cents US, down 0.42 of a cent Pound — C$1.7965, up 0.81 of a cent Euro — C$1.4896 up 1.32 cents Euro — US$1.3665, up 0.60 of a cent Oil futures: US$92.72 per barrel, up $1.06 (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,246.90 per oz., up $17.50 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.832 oz., up 87 cents $734.05 kg, up $27.97 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ’14 $0.70 higher $420.80; March ’14 $0.70 higher $429.80; May ’14 $0.80 higher $439.00; July ’14 $1.00 higher $447.70; Nov. ’14 $0.60 higher $461.10; Jan ’15 $0.50 higher $465.80; March ’15 $0.20 higher $469.70; May ’15 $0.10 lower $470.40; July ’15 $0.30 higher $470.90; Nov ’15 $0.30 higher $467.10; Jan. ’16 $0.30 higher $467.10.

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: 738,800 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 738,800.

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Pink — a colour that’s often seriously misunderstood. Old tufted buttons took the dowdy dowager of a sofa and transformed her it into a dramatic duchess.

Think pink ... and blush COLIN AND JUSTIN EXPLORE A DECORATING PALETTE As designers, we’re perpet- same plane as the main area. ually searching for rooms that This was our coup de grâce; elicit the toughest challenges. that which had previously To be honest we love rais- been little more than bicycle ing the bar and tackling spac- storage immediately “mares that others might ried” the main livthink beyond salvaing area. tion.

And the bikes?

And we’re sure They were reyou’ll agree, they housed into the don’t come much couple’s secure tougher than this and easily accesliving room. sible garage, conOur first reaction veniently situated was to call a dumpto the rear of the ster company and property. dispense with evJob done! erything that lay in The work to our wake. raise the porch COLIN & As always, howfloor cost just shy ever, budgetary of $850 but the reJUSTIN concerns loomed turn, in livability ominously in our and usable space minds. So we had a terms, made it rethink. worth every cent.

Necessity, as we often If you’re a confidant DIYer opine, is the mother of inven- then chances are you could tion and, accordingly, we sur- probably tackle a job such as veyed the untidy scene until this. fabulous visions started to apAnd if not? Contact a qualipear. fied contractor to talk you Sure, we could have bought through every stage. You know everything from scratch (had it makes sense. we the available funds) but there was something quite tantalizing about that long, low “antique” sofa and something Pink — a colour that’s often wildly exciting about those curious high-backed chairs. We seriously misunderstood.

That said, you don’t have to were on a roll. …

Our clients, an utterly follow in the footsteps of the charming couple who work in late author Barbara Cartland the arts, felt their living room or be a fan of High School Muwas simply too far-gone to be sical to appreciate this rosy improved, even with a massive tone.

And don’t think that pink’s overhaul.

A n o t h e r c o n c e r n w a s just for girls. These days pink square footage … or rather the is often seen as “gender nonspecific” — indeed London lack of it, therein.

We didn’t have the budget shirt makers Moss now proto extend, but we did spot a duce nearly as many pink simple opportunity — to in- shirts as they do white for corporate the crammed front style-literate and busy city porch into the overall floor gents.

Even the world-famous plan.

This decided, we removed a Marylebone Cricket Club in little non-supporting drywall London is currently experiand in doing so created an ap- menting with pink balls — to erture that allowed more light aid visibility — instead of their traditional white versions. to flood in. Hallelujah!

Maybe the Pink Panther Our second job was to raise the level of the porch to the was on to something. ...

DESIGN

Wallpaper To create a retro feel, we papered both main walls with Hick’s Hexagon (product code: 66-8053 from Cole and Son (www.cole-and-son.com) and painted other walls softest marshmallow.

We imported the paper from Lee Jofa Inc. in the United States but if you’d prefer to buy within Canada, we recommend Graham and Brown (www.grahamandbrown.com) whose modern designs are sublime.

The trick with a graphic paper such as this is to make sure rooms are as square as possible, with ceiling lines running level. Otherwise your pattern will “cut off” at problem corners.

Tip: When using strong pattern, keep other aspects plain

to provide relief and definition. If our upholstery and floor coverings had been similarly decorated, then the overall balance might have started to shift.

Reuse, remodel, re-love We didn’t like the gloomy colour and finish of the old sofa, but we saw potential, albeit with a major facelift.

That’s why we whipped off the old covers, repainted the timber frame gold then reupholstered in perfect pink. Hey — gold tufted buttons took this dowdy dowager of a sofa and transformed her it into a dramatic duchess!

Choose material that fits your budget then visit N’shape Designs (www.nshapedesigns. com) for an upholstery quote.

The project cost a couple of grand (including recovering the two accent chairs) but, all things considered, it was a good deal as the furniture had sentimental value and our clients were keen that it be incorporated into our new scheme.

Invisible living To ensure the space didn’t end up looking like a drawingroom reject from a Merchant Ivory-period drama, we mixed styles and added a few modern touches to create a thoroughly unique aesthetic.

The glass coffee table from Homesense (www.homesense.ca) keeps the room bright and fresh and adds a valuable display surface into the bargain.

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Clients felt their living room was simply too far gone to be improved, even with a massive overhaul.

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There was something quite tantalizing about that long, low “antique” sofa and something wildly exciting about those curious high-backed chairs.

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Fireplace update: Stage 1 We removed the stucco finish, levelled everything, and then decided it was time to reflect upon our project.

Because this wasn’t a working log or coal fire, we were able to have some fun by cladding each face of the chimney breast with mirror to add a serious designer twist.

Contact your local glazier for assistance with a project such as this.

If you have a real working fireplace you may still be able to do this but we suggest speaking to your supplier to ensure there aren’t any heat transfer issues.

Fireplace update: Stage 2 This modern ethanol burning Chimo design by Blomus Fireplaces was an indulgence, but a real eye catcher.

Visit www.vitalwares. cato view this and similar creations.

Although designed to be cool at the rear, we’d always suggest referring to manufacturer’s safety instructions to be on the safe side.

Don’t deviate from hanging recommendations — we had this one safely installed by our contractor.

If you have even the tiniest doubt about DIY, then go DFY — Done For You. Yup, seek professional help.

To increase the feeling of space in a poorly lit room, a light-coloured floor makes simple sense.

Our best recommendation for quality flooring is Kentwood — visitwww. kentwoodfloors.com for more information and an inspiring range of timber genus.

Colin and Justin are regular home and design experts on television and in 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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Get the look for less If you’d like to achieve aspects of this look without the full spend, then opt for accessories in gold.

Sprinkle your project with glass vases and elegant mirrors to add vibrancy and sparkle.

And always go to the “reduced to clear” section in Homesense; we’ll happily admit to buying loads of our designer kit from stores such as this.

The best looks, after all, come via careful “propping” and “home merchandising.”

Finally, seek out off cuts in carpet discount stores that can be fashioned into rugs.

Ask your carpet supplier to send the offcut to a ‘rug room’ (some bigger stores have this facility on site) to be ‘whipped and bound’.

While this service sounds like something from Fifty Shades of Grey, in reality it’s much more mundane — the term simply means running a binding edge (to stop fraying) around your carpet section’s perimeter edge.

Expect to pay around a buck a foot, plus, of course, the cost of your Berber off cut.

Whether your pinky decorating predilections allows you to go all out, like we did, or simply to pop an existing scheme with a few marshmallow accents, one thing’s for sure; life will be a whole

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Refinishing wooden stairs takes care Question: How should I refinish old wooden stairs so they look better without making them slippery and unsafe?

I prefer to have just wood instead of carpet on the treads, but I’m worried that my grandchildren will slip and fall.

Answer: Properly stripping and refinishing wood stairs is a lot of work, but the results can be beautiful.

And while grandchildren do slip down stairs even when they’re covered in carpet, there are products you can buy that add grit to urethane or paint to make bare treads less slippery.

It’s like a kind of sand that you stir into your can of varSTEVE nish.

MAXWELL The only problem is that this product can attract and hold dirt and fuzz from socks when used indoors.

Another option is to apply self-sticking anti-slip strips to the treads.

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These work very well, but they also look quite industrial.

Not what most people want for a nice set of antique stairs.

All this said, in my experience smoothly varnished stairs are not too slippery to be safe.

We have a carpet-free, varnished staircase at our house and it’s been accident-free for 20 years.

The treads are certainly more slippery than carpet, but we do fine and have raised five kids in the house. Only one ever fell, but he was running.

How about this: Try a simple varnish finish on your stairs and see how they feel and work.

If they’re too slippery you can always apply another coat of varnish with anti-slip grit mixed in.

Adding attic insulation Question: What’s the best way to top up my attic insulation?

I was reading your article on Rockfill but I don’t know if this can be applied on top of the cellulose insulation I have.

Answer: Many Canadian homes should have more attic insulation, and it’s a job that many homeowners can handle themselves.

Of all the options for adding more insulation, ROXUL’s Rockfill is my current favourite. It’s a fluffy fibre made of basalt rock that comes in manageable sized bags you can hoist into the attic.

It doesn’t cause itching and it’s easy to fill large spaces as well as nooks and crannies.

You can also apply it over any other kind of insulation, including cellulose.

Stone wool is the up-and-coming fibre insulation technology, and even fiberglass manufacturers are moving their product line towards it.

Silencing hot water radiators Question: What can we do to make hot water radiators less noisy?

We own a condo and at times the heating pipes sound like a hammer hitting a tin roof.

The condo manager says the air has been removed from the pipes and there’s nothing else he can do.

Answer: The fact that the pipes still make plenty of noise proves there’s still air in them.

Hot water heating systems are completely silent when they’re filled with nothing but water, and complete silence is what you can expect.

Every hot water heating system started off empty and was filled with pressurized water from some outside source before being put into service.

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Coated with grit-enhanced varnish to increase traction, though ordinary finishing works fine with care.

Also, rather than frequently bleeding air from the system, your condo manager should have an automatic air removal device installed.

These are small, inexpensive pieces of hardware that get spliced into the piping system, ideally at or near the highest point.

They gather the tiny bubbles of air that develop in circulating hot water, then allow them to vent out without letting water escape.

My favourite manufacturer of this equipment is Spirovent. I’ve used their hardware in my own installations and it works great.

Every so often you can hear them emitting air as they do their job.

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.

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This Spirovent air separator helps keep hot water heating systems quiet by automatically allowing air to escape from the system.

We are seeking experienced

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The Olds College Library is seeking a regular full-time Library Technician. Reporting to the Director, Library Services the incumbent will work closely with Olds High school students and staff as well as those at Olds College.

Please forward a resume quoting competition #14001A by January 21, 2014.

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FINANCIAL SALES CONSULTANT

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

Woody’s RV World Finance Office has a challenging and rewarding full-time permanent position available immediate for a self-motivated, assertive and professional individual.

Business management experience is required. The right candidate will possess a positive attitude, work effectively in a team environment, strong multi-tasking, customer relations and interpersonal skills. Weekend hours are required.

• Verify sales contracts for accuracy and completeness • Assist customers in financing the purchase of unit • Negotiate terms & conditions with Financial Institutions • Schedule & organize delivery of units • Promote extended service agreements • Verify all documents for correct titles, taxes and lien information Woody’s RV World offers: • Above Average Income • Year Round Employment • Continuing Training • Excellent Company Benefits & Remuneration Please forward resume to:

Karen Malsbury Woody’s RV World – Red Deer 1702-49th Ave T4R 2N7 Fax: 403-341-4380

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• You have a passion and understanding of the senior population.

• Experienced in assessments and referrals • Good knowledge of current community services and opportunities for older adults.

• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with other agencies and the community through networking, presentations and cooperative projects.

• The ability to work in a team environment. Effective interpersonal and organizational skills • Ability to facilitate support groups • A background in Human Services with a minimum two (2) year diploma in either Social Work, Nursing, Gerontology or Psychology and supplemented by related community experience.

• You must have a reliable car and a valid driver’s license • 37.5 hours week, 1 year contract • EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Note: Camdon is a drug and alcohol testing company.

Executive Director, Fax (403) 343-7977 Email: mmorrison@goldencircle.ca >>No Telephone Inquiries Please<< Thank you for your interest, however only qualified applicants will be contacted.

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Please submit resume with outreach Coordinator in subject line and salary expectations by Jan. 24, 2014 to:

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OUTREACH COORDINATOR The Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre provides programs and services to assist seniors by providing daily living supports.

These positions perform the physical tasks at a job site that require a skilled trade in the construction of commercial structures. Work done by these positions support the timely completion of a project and the quality of the project. Work is held to a high standard consistent with Camdon’s values.

Complying, maintaining, and promoting on-site safety will be the highest priority at all times.

Other skills that will ensure your success in this position include: strong organization skills, work efficiently, ability to work on your own, and professional.

Please note: The successful candidate must possess a valid driver’s license, suitable transportation for this position, and be willing to work throughout Alberta.

Please forward your resume, quoting competition number 140101, to: Camdon Construction Ltd. Attention: Human Resources 6780 – 76th Street Red Deer, AB T4P 4G6 Fax: (403) 343-2648 E-mail: hr@camdon.ca This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

This competition may also be used to fill future vacancies.

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Alberta’s Ethics Commissioner is an Officer of the Legislature who is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly. The all-party search committee responsible for conducting this competition reports to the Legislative Assembly.

In this role, you will work with Members of the Legislative Assembly to review and discuss private disclosure statements filed by Members, prepare public disclosure documents, investigate concerns and complaints, and provide advice and recommendations regarding Members’ compliance with the legislation. In promoting the understanding of the Members’ obligations under the Conflicts of Interest Act, you will provide information, facilitate individual discussions, and maintain contact with caucuses of all parties. The Commissioner also carries out a similar role with designated senior officials in the Alberta Public Service.

Under the Lobbyists Act, the Commissioner exercises responsibility over the lobbyists registration system and may delegate his powers, duties or functions under the Act. The demands of this position require attributes that go beyond a specific discipline or academic achievement. Your background includes demonstrated knowledge of the law and adjudication experience. You will also possess significant senior management and leadership experience and a working knowledge of business and financial management practices. You have exceptional communication skills and have demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills and superior judgment. Your diverse experience dealing with people, working knowledge of the parliamentary system and duties of Members, and experience interpreting legislation will be key in this role.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints the Ethics Commissioner on the recommendation of the Assembly for a term of five (5) years. This appointment is based on a 70% work week with a corresponding salary range of $104,880 - $146,040. A comprehensive benefits package is offered. The Office of the Ethics Commissioner is located in Edmonton.

For confidential consideration, please send your resume by mail, fax or e-mail by January 31, 2014 to: Chair, Select Special Ethics Commissioner Search Committee c/o Legislative Assembly Office, 801 Legislature Annex 9718 – 107 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1E4 • Fax: 780.427.5688 • e-mail to EthicsCommissionerSearch.Committee@assembly.ab.ca • The Position Profile can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly website www.assembly.ab.ca or by contacting Jody Rempel, Committee Clerk at 780.644.8621.

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Time to fix basement Dear Debbie: The kids are grown now and we are renovating our basement room to suit our lifestyle.

The toys, beanbag chairs and table hockey have been cleared out. We’d even like the TV to be hidden.

Have you any ideas for making a ‘below level’ room look inviting? What about the ceiling and the high windows? — Ray and Connie.

Dear Ray and Connie: Recreation rooms have come a long way from their poorly lit, dark-paneled predecesDEBBIE sors.

TRAVIS With the proper attention to window coverings, floor and ceiling materials, you’ll even forget you are in the basement.

Lighting is an important feature, very little is supplied from windows, and the room is usually occupied in the evenings.

Plan for some flat spotlights overhead for good ambient light and put them on a dimmer.

If the ceiling is low, you can supply light with floor and table lamps.

Basement floors tend to be cold, so add a thick layer of insulation under wood, tile or carpet. It’s a nice touch to put down a cozy carpet in the sitting area.

The ceiling is a perfect place to set up or complement the mood you want to convey. Decorative ceiling tiles and panels are available in a variety of materials and styles.

Shown here is the classic look of a coffered ceiling from Armstrong (www.armstrong.com). These two-foot-by-two-foot tiles are easy to install (and replace) and come in textured or smooth finishes with edge treatments.

With basement ceilings you are often working around ducts and electrical wires, which can be easily hidden by panels. Ceiling panels can also reduce sound, and resist mould and mildew.

White is optimal for a basement as it reflects light and allows the space to breathe and feel larger. But you can have fun with tin ceiling panels in metallic colours that offer an historic feel, or wood ceiling panels that are warm and natural.

Camouflage the size and height of windows with curtains, and use the space below the windows to advantage with storage cabinets. This could be the right place for your TV. Keep the walls light, but a darker shade than the ceiling, add some art, posters or wall sculptures, and you have a wonderful, grownup retreat that you’ll love.

Dear Debbie: I am brightening up our bedroom and have painted the walls cornflower blue and the woodwork white.

The 40-year-old bedroom furniture is stained a

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Brighten a basement retreat with decorative ceiling tiles that are easy to install and are available in dozens of fashion finishes and styles. and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter.com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.

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walnut colour, and showing signs of wear. I want to paint it white.

Do I have to remove the stain? — Kay Dear Kay: With the excellent paint primers available, you can paint over the stained wood with little preparation. Clean the surfaces, sand lightly to even out any imperfections, and then apply a coat of high hide primer/ sealer that is designed to cover slippery surfaces.

These primers will also block out any colour leakage.

Let dry completely and then paint.

There are paints available that can be applied over unprimed surfaces (they have primer in the mix). Check with your paint store professional to be sure you have the correct paint for your project. Your plans will transform your bedroom, enjoy the process.

Debbie Travis’s House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis

Board Members Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) is a provincial crown corporation reporting to the Minister of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, and governed by an independent Board of Directors. Two board member opportunities are available for candidates with a demonstrated interest and passion for building a strong, vibrant livestock and meat industry. Ideally, your background includes extensive senior leadership experience in a related field and a sound understanding of industry trends and issues.

You have experience with board structure and governance processes and are recognized for your advanced strategic, business, communication and interpersonal skills. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated expertise in the beef production sector (cow/calf or feedlot) or in approaches to risk mitigation, inclusive of food system sustainability. Candidates serve as trusted supporters and advocates of the benefits of industry mentorship. Job ID #1021221

Want your career to have a meaningful impact on people’s lives? To know your ideas and initiatives are helping transform communities and build futures? The Government of Alberta offers you an opportunity to play an active role in shaping our province—making it an even better place to live and work. Discover how working for the Government of Alberta can work for you.

Why wait for the future when you can create it?

Visit jobs.alberta.ca to learn more about these opportunities and to apply online.

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Alberta Human Services, Olds. At Alberta Human Services, we work hard to be the kind of place everyone wants to work. Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

The Olds District Office is the place you want to be! Our Olds Child Intervention team is seeking a highly motivated individual to deliver services in the role of Case Manager.

The Case Manager will engage and collaborate with the family, and the service team members, to develop the collaborative case plan and assess progress. A strengthsbased approach to provide and manage services within specified timeframes to mitigate risk is essential. Job ID #1021287

Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment.

Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded by adding an office in Calgary Alberta.

We employ over 180 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide hands-on training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

We currently have career opportunities for a professional

ESTIMATOR The successful candidate will prepare cost estimates, review, validate, and submit estimates for product manufacturing, projects, or other services as required. This position is responsible for a wide range of project cost estimating and all associated functions within a group of skilled professionals.

Responsibilities; You will find success based on your ability to; • Interpret technical drawings to identify engineering specifications, evaluate and estimate materials, manpower, schedule and budget • Effectively analyze production benchmarks and historical costs • Obtain, review and maintain documentation of third party pricing • Interface and provide on-going technical support to customer • Support and comply with the policies, goals, efforts, and programs of Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. • Provide estimating support to various stakeholders at all stages of projects.

• Interface with various stakeholders to ensure accuracy of all estimates.

• Recognize key parameters such as equipment and material pricing guidelines, labour market updates, inflation, material take-off and other allowances, escalation philosophy, and site labour productivity factors.

Job Requirements; As the ideal candidate you will possess: • Thorough understanding of business processes, stakeholders involvements and their role, information flow and project scope and also ensure that developed estimates covers the entire scope of the projects.

• Thorough knowledge of estimating techniques and strategies • Thorough knowledge of oil and gas industry • Ability to calculate mathematical extensions, analyze and understand production drawings, associated documentation, contracts, cost coding systems, work breakdown structures, etc.

• Excellent computer skills in Estimating Software and Microsoft Office • Minimum of 3-5 years industrial estimating experience required

We offer competitive wage and benefits packages Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward your resume via fax to 403-227-7796 or email to hr@bilton.ca

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The Red Deer Advocate is looking for a full time

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Working in a high volume environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing and processing ads, Classified page layout, as well as the design and layout of our special sections and weekly papers.

They must possess a strong work ethic, a keen eye for detail and be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Mac-based Adobe Indesign and Adobe Creative suite experience are definite assets.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week.

Forward resumes stating “Production Artist” by Friday, January 31 to: swilliamson@reddeeradvocate.com Drop off or mail to: Scott Williamson, Production Supervisor Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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ARTHURS William James (Jim) 1938 Aug. 23 - 2014 Jan. 8 With heavy hearts, full of love, the family of Jim Arthurs announces the passing of our dearly beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and Papa on W e d n e s d a y, J a n u a r y 8 , 2014, at the Red Deer Hospice at the age of 75. Jim fought a courageous battle with many forms of cancer for over a decade, overcoming these with remarkable strength of character. Jim’s adventurous and entrepreneurial character brought him, still in his mid-teens, west from Harriston, Ontario, where he was born, raised and educated.

He worked as a farm hand before venturing into the Alberta oil patch, working on rigs before founding Arthur’s Light Oilfield Hauling with the support of his wife Flo. Jim and Flo were married in Fairview, Alberta on July 13, 1963 and celebrated their 50th anniversary on July 13, 2013. Jim is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Flo, three daughters, Brenda, Colleen, and Tracy (Steve), seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A celebration of life for the late Jim Arthurs will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Crossroads Church, 38105 RR 275, SW corner of 32 St. and Hwy. 2, at 1:00 pm. with Pastor Paul Benke officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6, and/or to help support Prostate Cancer treatment, David Thompson Health Trust. Phone 1-877-895-4430

BARON (Fixter, Johnston) Shirley Margaret Born in Barrie, Ontario on July 11, 1941 died January 8, 2014. Shirley graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital as an RN and later married her husband Wally Fixter in 1962. They had two sons Daniel (Norma) and David (Bree). Shirley was predeceased by her first husband Wally in 1991 and married Bill Baron on August 1, 1998.

She leaves to mourn; her three sisters Louise (Bruce) Hembroff, Judy (Serge) Millen and Jackie (Dave) Liddell and four loving grandchildren Douglas, Samantha, Faith and Christopher. A memorial service will be held at the Chapel of Rocky Funeral Home with interment to follow at the Pine Grove Cemetery Tuesday January 14, 2014 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Shirley’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation 202- 5013 50 Avenue R e d D e e r, A B T 4 N 4 C 4 .

Condolences may be forwarded to www.rockyfuneralhome.ca ROCKY AND SYLVAN LAKE FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

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BRITTAIN Anna Brittain (Capostinsky) was born November 7, 1915 on her parents homestead in Granada, Alberta. She passed away January 4, 2014 at the Mayfair Care Centre in Calgary, AB. Anna will be forever missed by her loving family. Three daughters, Mary of Calgary, Alice (Ross) of Flin Flon, Manitoba and JoAnn (Harold) of Calgary.

Her 8 grandchildren, Jerry, Doug, Barbara, Sheila, Julie, Stewart, Corinne and Kent, her great grandchildren J a s o n , R o b e r t , B r a d l e y, Carla, Calvin, Dustin, Jason, Stephanie, Nicole, Jeremiah, Joseph, Jessica, Julia, Devon and Sophia, great great grandchildren, Xavier, Soren, Micah and Max. Also her surviving sibling, Eva in Clearwater BC plus numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Predceased by her husband Howard Brittain in 1994, grandson Kevin Bonham (1973) and John Hillier (2007) Anna grew up in a family of 16 brothers and sisters. At an early age she started working as a camp cook for her brothers. Her life experiences took her many places. She married Howard Brittain in 1966, residing in Delburne, Ab. After Howard passed away she moved to Calgary to live with her daughters until she was transitioned to the Mayfair Care Centre in April 2009.

Anna’s strong will and sense of humor will always be remembered. A big THANK YOU to all the staff at the Mayfair for their care and support. Cremation will be handled by McInnis and Holloway in Calgary and a celebration of life will take place in the summer of 2014.

Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Calgary.

SIMS Alice Mary Sept. 15, 1925 - Dec. 28, 2013 Alice was born in Calgary, Alberta, 88 years ago to Willard and Minnie McCloy. She graduated from Western Canada High School where she was a member of Kappa Gamma Sorority and until her passing, stayed closely connected to these friends. She went on to complete her training at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, graduating as an RN in 1948. She relished every opportunity to attend nursing gatherings over the decades including a 60th reunion which she was instrumental in planning. She married her first husband Jerry “Buzz” Buzzelle in 1948 with whom she had a daughter, Darcie. Alice and Darcie returned to Calgary in the 50’s where Alice worked at the Associate Clinic for many years. She was a member of the Queens and Jacks Square Dancing Club where she met the love of her life, Stan. They were married in 1966. Alice was a wonderful wife to Stan, mother to their five children and “Nana” to their four grandchildren. Alice and Stan enjoyed extensive travels all over the world. On one of these adventures, they met life-long friends, Marilyn and Ladd Skube. Alice was an avid Jazz fan and she and Stan attended many festivals in Sacramento, Victoria, and Sylvan Lake. Alice enjoyed curling and golfing until she lost her sight to Macular Degeneration in 1993.

Losing her vision led her to become a member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind where she took the training to become a facilitator and work with the blind in Sundre, Olds, and then for many years in Red Deer. She always maintained a very positive attitude and many people did not realize she was visually impaired. Alice and Stan bought a quarter section of land near Sundre in 1979. They built a winterized log cabin on the property where they spent many weekends with family and friends. In 1991 they built an addition to the cabin converting it into a permanent home, retired to the community they loved, and continued to entertain family and friends. Alice was also a member of the James River Willing Workers during her time in Sundre. In 1997, Alice and Stan moved to Red Deer where Alice met her best friend Bee Frizzell and they have met for lunch almost every Thursday since. Thank you, Bee, for being such a good friend to Alice. Alice was predeceased by her parents, Willard and Minnie; first husband Buzz; eldest son Alan Sims; son-in-law Darcy Enderton; older brother Gordon; and younger brother Vincent. Alice leaves to mourn her passing her husband of 47 years, Stan; her son Raymond, wife Vicki and their daughters Stephanie and Colleen; and her daughters Darcie Buzzelle, husband Tim Rhodes and their son Buzz; Cheryl Sims; and Shelley Enderton and her daughter, Katie. Alice’s final years were plagued with ill health, but her loving and devoted soul mate, Stan, was always there to help her through the tough times. Alice passed away peacefully on December 28, 2013 after a fall on Christmas morning. We would like to thank the wonderful caregivers at the Red Deer Hospital, especially the nurses on Unit 33. A service will be held at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton St., Red Deer, at 2 PM on January 18, 2014. In lieu of flowers, Alice requested donations be made to the Canadian Cancer Society (Alberta). In June, as was Alice’s wish, her ashes will be scattered at her favorite place, their retirement farm in Sundre.

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DONALD Charles Gordon 1948 - 2014 Charles Gordon Donald of Ponoka, Alberta, passed away on his acreage in the Ponoka area, on the 7th day of January, 2014 at the age of 65. Charles was an entrepreneur of many things and will be remembered for his art!, his gardening, carpentry, his independent entrepreneurial business sense as well as his opinions and mostly for his huge kind heart. Lovingly remembered by his brother, David (Bev) Donald, his sisters, Betty (Greg) Coulter, Diana (Red) Michelsen, Lesley (Barry) Bateman, Carol (Ken) Vig, Debbie (Pete) Metcalf and Isabel (Jeff) Lunder, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Charles was predeceased by his mother and father Isabella and Richard and his brother Richard. If friends desire, donations may be made in his honor to the Red Deer and District SPCA 4505 - 77 Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4P 2J1. A Celebration of Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Friday, January 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Lenore Jacobson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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HUGHES Ardeth Amy 1925-2014 Ardeth Hughes of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Extendicare-Michener Hill Lodge in Red Deer on January 8, 2014 at the age of 88. Ardeth was born Ardeth Amy Callfas, and grew up on a farm near Fillmore, Saskatchewan. When Ardeth was 18 she joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served during World War II from 1943 to 1946. On December 30, 1946, she married Melbourne Woody at Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Ardeth and Mel moved to Red Deer where they had two children, Donald Eugene and Sherry Ann. While raising her family in Red Deer, Ardeth worked at the Royal Canadian Air Force Base at Penhold and later for the RCMP in Red Deer. She loved music and spent many years as an accordion teacher in Red Deer.

She also played in small bands around the area. The couple divorced in 1975, after which she moved to Calgary. In Calgary Ardeth met Stewart Hughes, whom she later married in 1975. Ardeth and Stewart enjoyed travelling, and spent many winters in Nevada to miss the Canadian winters. Stewart predeceased her in 1983 when they were visiting her daughter Sherry in Singapore. Following Stewart’s passing, she moved back to Red Deer to be closer to her daughter and old friends.

Ardeth loved to play cards and Scrabble with her friends.

While at Parkvale Lodge she and a friend won a Western Canadian championship in Crib one year. From Parkvale Lodge she later moved to Extedicare - Michener Hill in Red Deer. Ardeth was one of five children and was predeceased by her brothers Lloyd, Ray, Ivan and Ewart. Left to mourn are her son Don; daughter Sherry; grandchildren Ryan, Tyler, Tara, Bobbie and Brookes; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and neighbours.

Ardeth will be greatly missed.

A memorial will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6 2 8 7 6 7 A S t r e e t ( Ta y l o r Drive), Red Deer on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Lenore Jacobson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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MARSHALL William Edson Passed away peacefully on December 30th, 2013 at 11.58 p.m. in Victoria, B.C. He will be greatly missed by his family: his wife Francine Clara née Raux and his children: Caroline Caton (Brent, Natasha and Alex) of Victoria and Kevin Marshall (Amy, Berkley and Emery) of Calgary.

Bill was born in Toronto on June 25th, 1935 to Gladys Mary née Ashbourne and Norman William Marshall. He married Francine Clara Raux on May 2nd, 1968. Bill had a successful and rewarding career as a Forensic Clinical Psychologist for over 50 years. His legacy lives on in the many lives he touched with genuine compassion. In keeping with his wishes, there will be no funeral service.

Many thanks to the Gladston Staff at Selkirk Place for the excellent care Bill received. As an expression of sympathy if desired, donations may be made to the Red Cross or charity of one’s choice.

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JOHNSON Joshua James William Joshua James William Johnson of Red Deer was granted his Angel Wings at 6 : 0 0 p . m . o n M o n d a y, January 6, 2014, at the age of 20 years. Josh’s life would seem too short by many but those who were touched by his “light” understood that miracles come in many shapes and sizes. Our miracle came in the form of an angel named Joshua. He was kind and giving but most of all silly. He was born April 28, 1993 in Penticton, BC. After moving to Alberta, he a t t e n d e d LT C H S a n d graduated in 2011. He had many passions such as playing basketball, cooking up crazy concoctions and he shared a love of long boarding with his bros. He will always be remembered as everyone’s “light”. He will always be lovingly remembered by his loving parents; Donna (mommy) & Trevor Burton and William Johnson (dad), his big sister Cassidi Bunes and Garrett Wagner (brother-in-law), his brother in heart Braiden Nolan, his Nana and Papa Perozuk, his Grandpa Bruce, his Aunty Lara (Aunty Lala Land), his Uncle Darron, and his love Leslie Kind, his stepbrothers Joel and Jeff Burton, his “bros” Eric, Justice and Sierra, and an abundance of family and friends. Visitations will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Sunday, January 12, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Burial will be held at Alto Reste Cemetery, Hwy 11 East, Red Deer County, on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Living Stones Church, 2020 40 A v e n u e , R e d D e e r, o n Monday, January 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. All services are open to the public.

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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LARSON Bernadine Lenora Bernadine Lenora Larson of Red Deer passed away after a courageous fight on Monday, January 6, 2014, at the age of 80 years. Bernadine was born on November 21, 1933 in Estuary, Saskatchewan.

She is lovingly remembered

by Gordon, her husband of 60 years, daughter Wynona (Stephen), son Lee (Gail), grandchildren; Lennea (Chris), E l d e n , Va n e s s a ( To d d ) , Jacinda (Amanda), and Garrett, great grandchildren; Alexis and Lucas. She is also survived by brothers; Jerry and Jim, sister Betty, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her brother Fred and sister Linda. Bernadine will be remembered as a selfless and loving person.

She is gone but will never be forgotten. Special thanks to Dr. Jeff Mulder and the staff of Unit 32 at Red Deer Regional Hospital and the staff of home care and We Care. A Funeral Service for Bernadine will take place at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Alto Reste Cemetery. Memorial donations in Bernadine’s name may be made directly to the donor’s choice. 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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RYALL Gwendolyn Sept. 6, 1942 - Jan. 7, 2014 On January 7, 2014, Gwendolyn Ryall passed away at the age of 71 years. Gwendolyn is survived by her loving family; sons, Grant (Evelyn) and Gary Ryall (Lisa Carlson); daughters, Colleen Moodie (Ross Moffatt) and Christal (Dan) Ward; grandchildren, Grant Ryall Jr., Austin Tchir, Krechenna Tomusiak-Ryall, Ashley Moodie, Chase Moodie, Rylee Moodie, Liam Ward and Kaelin Ward; brother, Phillip (Trudy) Whitney; sister, Esther Jensen as well as numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. Gwendolyn was predeceased by her husband, Frank Gordon Ryall; granddaughter, Christine Ryall; brothers, Bill and Dean Whitney and parents, Charlotte and Herbert ‘Stanley’ Whitney.

Funeral Service: Baker Funeral Chapel, 5302-50 Avenue, Wetaskiwin on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Interment: Wetaskiwin Memorial Cemetery.

In Gwendolyn’s memory, donations are gratefully accepted to the charity of the donor’s choice.

BAKER FUNERAL CHAPEL, WETASKIWIN in care of arrangements.

(780) 352-2501 or (888) 752-2501 www.womboldfuneralhomes.com

In Memoriam In Loving Memory of

Don McLennan Mar. 30, 1940 - Jan. 12, 2004 Forever loved and never forgotten.

Your loving wife Lois and family

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Need it for children with special needs.

Thank You. lascobie@rocketmail.com

McCallum (nee Cassidy) Verda January 12, 2004 God took you in His Time Ten long years ago That feels like yesterday My life forever changed You were a loving wife Mother, Grandma, friend Slow to anger, patient Gracious, cheerful, kind It’s not the big events That I remember most But the coffee at a special place, A laugh and staying up late You saw the beauty in fine things And in humble people You quietly touched many lives With your sincerity Oh to have you here again But now you are in Peace God took you in His Time And in His Arms you Rest. ~ Your Daughter Forever loved and deeply missed, Don, Marlee, (Paul), Kelly, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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LOST: MALE CAT - Missing since Christmas Eve on Nivens Street, North Red Deer.

White & grey tabby.

Overweight, very short tail.

If anyone has seen him, please phone 587-876-0769 LOST: Set of keys in South Red Deer. If found, please call 403-506-1322 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

MISSING from Eastview area between 11 pm and 6 am Wed. Jan. 8/14 8 mo. old Bichon-Shihtzu white w/grey on back, some brown on ears, wearing red harness/halter type collar. Call Joe anytime 403-596-9391 or return to 3728A-47 St.

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RECEPTIONIST for Hygiene Department req’d.

1 pm. - 8 pm. Please drop off resumes to Associate Dental, Attn. Corinne or fax 403-347-2133

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CUSTOMER SERVICES POSITION AVAILABLE. Looking for highly motivated professional individual looking to enter the investment property industry.

Successful Applicant will have good computer, phone & people skills. Willing to train the right person.

Please email applications to: info@hpman.ca Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Your next step: forward your resume by Jan. 19, 2014 to: Cascadia Motivation Inc. Attn:Gary Thorsteinson Suite 14, 4646 Riverside Dr. Red Deer, AB T4N 6Y5 Fax: 403.340.1314 E-mail: GaryT@ CascadiaMotivation.com

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Dental

FT RDA req. for Lacombe clinic. Min 2 yrs exp, 1 evening shift to 7pm, no wknds. Fax 403-782-6326

Medical

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Optician / Student Optician

Required for busy Optometric office,.

Full Time, avail to work evenings & Saturdays.

Fax resume to 403-343-9440 Office Manager for busy Pediatric clinic required.

Management and medical office experience required.

Email resume to pedscons@telus.net

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RDA

We are currently seeking an exceptional RDA for our progressive office.

If you are searching for a real opportunity to grow and fulfill your potential, please drop resumes off at

Southpointe Dental before January 15, 2014.

Person will be required to complete general office tasks, completion of month ends, year ends, bank reconciliation, lease management and billings, payroll and payables.

Competitive wages & benefits plan.

Respond with cover letter, resume and references to: Box 231F c/o Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4M 1M9

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* Experienced Production Testing Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 mbell@1strateenergy.ca Please specify position when replying to this ad.

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

CEDA is currently seeking experienced LABOURERS & OPERATORS for permanent roles based out of Red Deer. Farm hand or heavy equipment experience an asset.

Apply online at: www. cedagroup.com/careers

FLUID Experts Ltd.

GT CHANDLER CONTRACTING Has Openings for BOILER OPERATORS Please email resume to: info@gtchandler.com or fax to: 403-886-2223

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and Helpers. Must have valid Class 5 drivers license. RSP’s and benefits pkg. incentives. Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com

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Previous experience with service rigs, fracturing, or similar industry experience with oilfield tickets is an asset. Class 1 or 3 driver’s License applicants will get primacy. (Drivers with Class 5 & 5Q will be considered if Applicant has relevant oilfield experience) A current driver’s abstract required. Off-road driving experience is an asset.

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Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds Streamline Inspection Ltd. now hiring for helper position in Red Deer area.

Must have a class 5 drivers license. Oilfield safety tickets req’d, will provide training if necessary. Send resume to cgraham@ streamlineinspection.com

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Central Alberta Residence Society A CARF accredited agency has long been recognized for providing “Quality” support services to individuals with developmental disabilities.

We are currently seeking to fill a number of p/t positions which are necessary in order to maintain the level of supports we have come to be known for.

Successful candidates will be responsible to provide personal support, supervision, and training in accordance with individuals’ needs and aspirations, within their home and community.

Applicants should possess prior experience in the human service field, ideally providing community based supports.

Experience with dual diagnosis, dementia, unique challenges or personal care are definite assets. Hours of work vary, with shiftwork and alternating weekends generally required.

Forward resumes to: C.A.R.S. #101 - 5589 47 St. Red Deer, AB T4N 1S1 Fax: 403-346-8015 Email: markw@carsrd.org

EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT Bearspaw currently has a required position in our Stettler field

by Red Deer CA firm operations for an intermediate focused on the accounting, oil and gas operator. Applicants advisory and tax planning must have experience as a needs of small businesses. heavy duty mechanic or Office uses Caseware, journeyman instrument Jazz-it and Taxprep. mechanic and possess The ideal candidate will strong mechanical skills, have accounting be quick learners, motivated experience and above and hard working and live average accounting or be willing to relocate aptitude. See our online ad within a 20 minute commute for more details. Email to workplace location. This resume and cover letter to position offers a challenging ian.alexander@ work environment, attractive swainsonalexander.ca benefits with competitive Looking for a place pay and significant room to live? for promotion.

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TREELINE WELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately.

All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits.

Please include 2 work reference names and numbers.

Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please. www.treelinewell.com Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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BLACKFALDS Motor Inn -Housekeeping Supervisor Req’d. 1 F/T, $19 - $20 hr., 1 yr. exp. req’d. Fax resume: 403-885-5868 Attn: Jenny Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Service Supervisor P/T & F.T. SHIFT WORK, $12.50 - $13.50/hr.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Counter Attendant P/T & F.T. SHIFT WORK, $9.95 - $10.98/hr.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

LUAU Investments Ltd. (o/a Tim Hortons) Food Counter Attendant FT and PT positions available for day, night, evening and weekend shifts. $9.95 to $11.25 per hour depending on experience/availability. Apply in person at any of these locations 4217 - 50 Ave 6721 - 50 Ave 7111 - 50 Ave 62 Carleton Ave or email timhire@telus.net Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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for a busy medical office.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Night Foremen, Personals Day & Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

ALCOHOLICS Pre-employment Drug ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 screening WE are seeking an Something for Everyone Competitive Wages. individual interested Everyday in Classifieds REG. Dental Hygienist Benefit Package in a full-time, professional for F/T Matunity Leave.

Please submit resume with career in our Merchandise COCAINE ANONYMOUS May lead to P/T Perm. references to: Rewards division.

403-396-8298 Must be flexible with hours. apply@wespro.ca Data Services Starting in February. or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Coordinator Apply to Healthy Smiles Only individuals selected for Fax resume attn. Corinne interviews will be contacted 403-347-2133 or email: You provide the skills: • Advanced to Expert healthysmiles79@hotmail.com knowledge of Microsoft Excel Hair • Extracting & summarizing 1ST RATE ENERGY data into reports from Stylists SERVICES INC., CLASSIFICATIONS Databases a growing Production • Critical thinking and JUST CUTS is looking for 700-920 Testing company, based F/T - P/T HAIRSTYLIST problem solving out of Sylvan Lake, is No clientele necessary.

• Ability to multi-task in a currently accepting resumes Christie 403-309-2494 fast paced environment Caregivers/ for the following positions: • Detail oriented, extremely NEW IMPRESSIONS Aides organized SALON & SPA • Ability to communicate * Experienced Seeking F/T Hair Stylist P/T F. caregiver wanted in a professional manner Production Testing Drop off resume to for F quad. Must be reliable • Access Database experience 190 Northey Ave. * Day Supervisors and have own vehicle. an asset 403-505-7846 * Night Operators

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58 YR old farmer seeks honest, romantic, slim lady 48-64 for lifetime commitment in the Red Deer area.

Not looking for a hired hand. Please include likes, dislikes & phone number.

Reply to Box 1071 c/o Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Ave T4R 1M9

Red Deer company requires a full time office person with a high level of accounting.

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REWARD If found please call 403-347-3470 Start your career!

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RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. F/T MAINTENANCE PERSON... Experience preferred. Pool operation an asset. On call rotation.

Bonuses, Drop off resume to 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com

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SALAD & SANDWICH MAKER NEEDED

STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF RDC. M-F, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Responsibilities: Prepare salad & sandwiches, other tasks as assigned, maintain safe work environment.

Requirements: Able to work in fast-paced environment, able to lift 30 lbs, team player, honest, reliable. The Students’ Association is a non-profit, student-run organization at Red Deer College.

Apply to Connie White by fax at 403-347-8510 or email at jobs@sardc.ab.ca

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LOGGING Truck Drivers Wanted. Sundre, Alberta.

Must have a Class 1 license with airbrakes, and off road experience. Commission based wages (approx. $33-$35/hour, plus benefits).

Call Darcy at 403-638-6047 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer (Reliable vehicle needed.)

BATTERY DOCTORS Exp. not req’d but heavy lifting is involved, mechanical skills an asset. Hours: Mon. to Fri. 8-5. Apply in person at 1, 4801 78 St. No phone calls please.

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ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Welding & Fabrications Foreman, Red Deer WINTER START Foreman will organize and Red Deer. assist with the fabrication, GED PREPARATION Email: drew@ design and construction of Feb. 10 START calibregroup.ca our metal equipment.

Company website: Requirements are: SPRING START www.calibrecoatings.ab.ca • Journeyman Welding Ticket and minimum 5 • Community Support GOODMEN TOO MUCH STUFF? years experience Worker Program ROOFING LTD. Let Classifieds • Ability to interpret Requires help you sell it. drawings, work orders, • Women in the Trades w e l d i n g Program SLOPED ROOFERS MEGA CRANES is looking processes and LABOURERS for a ticketed crane and materials • Math and Science for & FLAT ROOFERS • Strong leadership skills boom truck operator. Must the Trades Program have Class 1. Good • Ability to work with Valid Driver’s Licence wages, benefits, 10% Journeymen and Gov’t of Alberta Funding preferred. Fax or email holiday pay, RRSP’s, and Apprentices of varying may be available. info@goodmenroofing.ca most evenings and weekexperience levels or (403)341-6722 ends off. Fax resume to Sales & To apply: e-mail resume to 403-340-1930 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! hr@apexoil.ca by January 885-4269 or email Distributors www.academicexpress.ca cathy@megacranes.com 15, 2014.

IMMEDIATE F/T POSITION visit our website at Start your career!

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ELEMENTS is looking for www.apexoil.ca See Help Wanted 5 retail sales reps. selling JOURNEYMAN season gift packages and PICKER OPERATOR CELEBRATIONS personal care products in Truckers/ The easy way to find a In Sundre, AB. HAPPEN EVERY DAY Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. buyer for items you want to Competitive wages, Drivers IN CLASSIFIEDS Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + guarantee for right applicant. sell is with a Red Deer Advocate want ad. Phone bonus & comm. FT. No Benefits. Must have RONCO OILFIELD HAULING 309-3300. exp. req`d. Please email Journeyman Ticket.

Sylvan Lake.

Openings for elementsreddeer@gmail.com Accommodations available.

Picker operator, bed truck Please sent resume to: drivers and winch tractor. Trades SOAP Stories is seeking 5 mross@calmena.com Top wages and benefits.

F/T Beauty Treatment O/P, Email resume tom@ selling soap & bath TOO MUCH STUFF? roncooilfield.ca products $14.55/hr. + Let Classifieds A Divison of or fax. 403-887-4892 bonus & comm. Beauty help you sell it.

CORDY ENVIRONMENTAL cert. req’d. Location Classifieds...costs so little EXPERIENCED Parkland Mall - 4747 67th REQUIRED: Saves you so much!

Vacuum & Water St. Red Deer. email CARPENTER/DRYWALLER Truck operators Tired of Standing? premierjobrdbto@ for restoration company. req’d. to start immed. gmail.com Find something to sit on This is a F/T position. Must $450/per day in Classifieds have a valid drivers license.

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Duties: Carpentry, drywall, CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q retail sales reps. Selling painting & finishing work.

All oilfield safety tickets soap & bath products. req’d. Clean drivers Fax or email resume to $12.10 hr + bonus & com- 403-347-4037 or crr@telus.net abstract. Must comply with mission. Ft No exp. req`d. or contact Al @ 403-347-4001 drug and alcohol policy.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. References Req’d.

Red Deer. email resume to Exc. salary & benefits.

TOPLINE premierjobrd@gmail.com Fax resume to: OILFIELD HAULING 403-742-5376 VAN DRIVER is a busy & growing oilfield doug.reinhart@cordy.ca trucking company looking for CHINOOK’S EDGE Trades EXPERIENCED SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 73 H.D MECHANIC invites applications for a Must have Cummins full-time Van Driver to knowledge. deliver goods and material Successful candidates will throughout the Division. receive top wages & benefits.

The successful candidate Please forward all resumes will operate a one (1) ton to: topline@telus.net van and maintain the warehouse on a daily basis.

This position is ideally suited to individuals who enjoy Central AB based trucking driving, have good manual Busy road construction company requires dexterity, are physically fit company req’s 1 st. or 2nd and able to routinely lift Owner Operators yr. apprentice heavy duty and move items up to and TRUE POWER ELECTRIC & Company Drivers mechanic for shop. Fax including 50 pounds. in AB. Home the odd Requires resume to 403-309-0489 During school breaks the night. Weekends off. Late employee will assist model tractor pref.

CARPET COLOUR Facility Services.

QUALIFIED 403-586-4558 CENTRE Individuals must be highly JOURNEYMAN is currently looking for motivated, display initiative, rd th CLASS 3 DRIVERS 3 and 4 yr.

EXP’D. TILE INSTALLER be a self-starter, and w/airbrake endorsement Applicant must have ability ELECTRICIANS possess a valid Class 5 needed immed. for waste & to lay out tiles, be familiar Alberta driver’s license. recycling. Email resume to with setting materials and With Residential roughin Chinook’s Edge offers canpak@xplornet.ca products. This is a F/T exp. Competitive wages Permanent Employment, or call 403-341-9300 position with a wage of $20 & benefits.

Competitive Wages and an -$25/hr. depending on exp.

Fax resume to: attractive Benefits and F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Submit resume attn: 403-314-5599 Pension package.

Minimum Class 5 with air Andrew: awiebe@ and clean abstract. Exp. You can sell your guitar carpetcolourcentre.com Cover letter and resume, preferred. In person to Key for a song... or drop off at complete with the names Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. or put it in CLASSIFIEDS Carpet Colour Centre and telephone numbers of Red Deer. and we’ll sell it for you!

1100, 5001-19 St. Red three current work related Deer, Ab. T4R 3R1 references are accepted Classifieds CELEBRATIONS by email only and should Your place to SELL HAPPEN EVERY DAY Experienced Siders be forwarded to: Your place to BUY IN CLASSIFIEDS Needed Call 403-588-3210 Shawn Russell, Associate Superintendent People Services Sales & Chinook’s Edge Distributors School Division No. 73 Email: careers@chinooksedge.ab.ca

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Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

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The successful candidate will have a positive outlook, good organization and computer skills, possess excellent phone and customer service, have the ability to multi-task in a team based atmosphere, jewellery knowledge an asset.

To join our team, submit resumé to: 4910 - 45 Street, Red Deer 353041A10-23

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

For information on Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73, please check our website (www.chinooksedge.ab.ca).

Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 22, 2014.

The successful applicant will be required to provide a criminal record check and a child intervention (welfare) check.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

Resumes of individuals not granted an interview will not be kept on file.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Looking for a place to live?

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We employ over 175 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide handson training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking both -

APPRENTICE AND JOURNEYMAN WELDERS

for full-time permanent shop positions

Please fax resume to 403-227-7796, email to hr@bilton.ca

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We offer competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Journeyman Millwright OLYMEL, RED DEER PLANT Key Responsibilities • Ensure timely and accurate completion of tasks assigned.

• Communicate with other departments when necessary and provides feedback when needed.

• Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports.

• Experience in a plant/manufacturing environment - an asset.

• Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment.

• Must be available for shift work • Must be willing to learn new technology.

Qualifications and Experience • Journeyman or Red Seal Certification.

• Physically fit; ability to perform the tasks attached to the position.

• Available to work various shift schedules according to production needs.

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.

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Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment. Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded our facilities into Calgary Alberta.

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NOW HIRING ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS TECHNICIAN – REFERENCE CODE PRT50793894-01 FIND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WORK OF YOUR CAREER AT TRANSCANADA. At TransCanada we dream big, think big and do big things. For more than 60 years, we’ve been supplying reliable and efficient energy to millions of North Americans with our pipelines, gas storage and power generation facilities.

Reporting to the Stettler Area Operations Manager, this position provides specialized technical skills to ensure all pipeline facility control systems and equipment are effectively maintained and safely operated in accordance with our standards of performance, policies, and procedures. *This position is based out of the Wainwright area and reports to the Wainwright Compressor Station. *This position is overtime eligible and part of an on-call rotation and provides emergency support. *This position is eligible for domestic relocation assistance, but is not eligible for crossborder relocation assistance.

TransCanada is an equal opportunity employer. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit our website at TransCanadaCareers.ca.

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JOURNEYMAN HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN with several years experience working with on-off road earthworks equipment.

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We require: Caterpillar and Komatsu experience, strong diagnostic and electrical experience, knowledge with Electronic Technician and SIS programs.

Successful candidates must be able to work independently in a busy environment, be flexible and work well with others. Driver’s license, H2S Alive, First Aid/CPR are required. A dual heavy equipment and automotive ticket is an asset.

Candidates must go through pre-employment drug testing.

Qualified applicants please apply by email at

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk (Reliable vehicle needed) CLEARVIEW AREA Cosgrove Cres., Chappel Dr., Carroll Cres., Carpenter St., & Cunningham Cres. Area 93 Papers $498/mo.

DEER PARK AREA Dempsey St. & Drummond. Ave. Area 70 Papers $375/mo.

3am - 11am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale gtisdale@ cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St.

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA

Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

73 Papers $439/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres., Root Cl., 100 to 800 Ramage Cl., and Ralston Cres. area 67 Papers $359/mo.

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

in Johnstone Crossing Jepsen Cres. & Jordan Pkway

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FUSION PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INC., a growing, well-established fabrication facility in Red Deer is hiring for the position of

EXPERIENCED MATERIAL HANDLING SUPERVISOR THE POSITION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: • Warehouse Management • Process received material (unload, verification, Computations entry) • Working with Quality Control & ensure allocation of materials • Knowledge of pipe, flange, fittings and steel plates • Initial receiving of product to our location • Maintenance of shipping and receiving of Raw Material • Product movement to the designated departments • Staging job specific material for timely distribution • Administering daily equipment checks and maintenance reviews • Prepare any documentation pertaining to product • Prepare shipping document Fusion offers a competitive salary, benefits plan and an opportunity to utilize your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

If you are a proven Team Player with experience and initiative, please forward your resume along your salary expectation and availability date to Fax 403-347-7867.

Kilburn Ave. & Krause Cres.

Mustang Acres 63 Ave. & 69 St. Normandeau Nolan, Norwest & Newlands

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

Trades

850

To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

Now Hiring Pickers / Packers Shippers / Receivers THE TASTY BAKERY Full time - Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm Very clean atmosphere, user friendly equipment & technology, in a fast paced environment.

Benefits, competitive wages, product discount, free monthly haircuts and discount on salon services.

Experience an asset, but will train the right candidates.

Apply with resume to careers@chatters.ca Or fax 403-347-7759

NOW HIRING WAREHOUSE LEAD HAND

Apply with resume to careers@chatters.ca Or fax 403-347-7759

SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

DOOR SECURITY

Apply in person after 3

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Anders St. / Armstrong Close

HSE SERVICES COORDINATOR

Abbott Close / Anders St. Anders Close INGLEWOOD AREA Isherwood Close Issard Close

Law Close / Lewis Close

(Based out of Red Deer)

Langford Close

The ideal candidate will have the following: • Minimum of three years direct safety experience in the Oil & Gas / Electrical Construction Industry • Post secondary education within a Health & Safety discipline (OH&S Cert., OH&S Diploma or similar) • Strong background in safety related training • Industry recognized certification, NCSO, CRSP, CHSC, etc.

• Strong Communication/ Presentation Skills • Strong understanding of HSE Management Systems • A strong demonstrated Knowledge of Alberta OH&S Regulations and Code • Ability to coach and mentor employees

Lamont Close Lund Close MORRISROE AREA Vista Village SUNNYBROOK AREA Somerset Close Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Sherwood Cres.

VANIER AREA Viscount Drive Vickers Close Volks Place / Vanier Drive Vanson Close / Visser St. Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

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 WHITE (MTD) SNOWBLOWER 10.5 HP, 30”. P.S. 6 spd. $650. 403-343-0687 after 6 pm

1830

Cats

2 FRIENDLY 5 mo. old M. ORANGE KITTENS., Litter trained. Desperately need loving homes. FREE. 403-782-3130

1840

“Low Cost” Quality Training

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)

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stuff

1600 1630

Heavy

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

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Household Appliances

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

GOLDEN DOODLES and LABRADOODLES, silvers and chocolate. Delivered to Alberta. Text 306-521-1371 or call 306-792-2113 www.furtettishfarm.ca SILVER Lab pups P.B. Parents CKC reg. vet checked, 1st & 2nd shots. 3 F, 1 M. $500 403-843-6564, 785-5772

Sporting Goods

1710

1860

BROWNING hunting bow 48”, 29 arrows, padded carrying case, 4 razor FRYING Pan, electric, 12” h e a d s $ 1 7 5 o b o Black & Decker. New still 403-356-9019 in box. $20. 403-309-7787 Travel MICROWAVE, Kenmore 3 yrs. old, white. $75.

Packages 403-742-4827 TRAVEL ALBERTA WATER Dispenser, Alberta offers electric, 2 yrs. old. $50.

SOMETHING 403-742-4827 for everyone.

Make your travel Household plans now.

1900

Furnishings

1720

1930

Wanted RECLINER, swivel, dark To Buy brown, like new. $75.

403-346-0767 SEARSOPEDIC Comfort WANTED: SNOWBLOWER 403-886-5194 Plus dbl. bed, mattress, box spring and frame, clean, no stains, $200 403-352-8811 Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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 DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles, fairies, dragons and biker gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino LANG 2014 CalenderAbundant Friendship, got 2 for Christmas selling 1 for $10 403-347-1017

X-STATIC

is now accepting applications for P/T

MTD snowblower 5 HP $200 403-347-5873 403-350-1077

WANTED

OILFIELD TICKETS

LANCASTER AREA

344280A4-12

900

Industries #1 Choice!

Addinnell Close / Allan St.

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. ATTN: Ashley Imeson Fax # 403-342-6505 Email: aimeson@studon.com

Employment Training

SAFETY

PARKLAND SLED AND ATV. We are hiring for our expanding store. If you have a positive attitude, attention to detail & are goal orientated, we have an opening for APPRENTICE MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC with full benefits. e-mail resume to: jobs@parklandsled.com

1760

Competitive starting wages Dogs plus regular increases.

Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm Excellent benefits package. Opportunities to advance. Must be dependable, hardworking Computers and seeking a long-term career. Apply in person, or email to: ASUS K53S laptop 15” hartleytj@eecol.com CPU Intel 2.3 GHZ DVD 4747 - 61st Street player, memory 6 GB, OS EXTRA FLUFFY Windows 7 Premium $150 & extremely cute! Teacup 403-347-7858 Babydoll Morkies†(very tiny).

Call 587-987-3422 or email wendyschedel@gmail.com Equipment-

TRAINING CENTRE

Due to continued growth and success we are currently seeking a Corporate HSE Services Coordinator in our Red Deer office. The Coordinator will be responsible to provide subject matter expertise and support to the various business units within Studon. The position will require occasional and sometimes frequent travel to our project sites. This position is a supervisory position and as such will have field reports from various projects.

STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

Please note: This job posting closes on January 17, 2013

Warehouse Shipper/ Receiver

Key Responsibilities: -Ensure accurate data and material transactions by applying the best, safe and efficient practices.

-Lead the Warehouse Team in Continuous Improvement initiatives.

-Maintain cross-training activities of key Warehouse Team roles.

-Track and review WELCOME HOME FOR performance of team and HOMELESS PROJECT ensure timely performance in Red Deer is seeking a evaluations.

Part Time Coordinator -Ensure efficient product of Volunteers. flow and continuous improvements in all facets Successful candidate may have a degree or diploma of warehouse operations. or other suitable work -Comply with all experience in volunteer health/safety/security management. The duties programs to ensure safety of this position include: of all personnel, equipment • Assist in the implemenand property. tation of the program, -Provide leadership and including the planning training to all material and coordination of its handlers to ensure high various activities. levels of inventory accuracy.

• Assist in the maintenance -Perform root cause of volunteers who are investigations when an matched with individuals inventory inaccuracy is who are newly housed. identified and implement necessary corrective actions. • Participate in the development and implementation of training and support Credentials & Experience: for the volunteers.

-1-3 yrs experience in inventory control; leading • Inform and consult with Oversight Committee at and supervising the work their monthly meetings. of others • Collaborate with CAPRA, -Strong understanding of Housing First, Everyone’s WMS with regard to Home and other Red material transactions is Deer Housing Team essential. initiatives.

-Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite.

Job Description provided -Strong communication, on request to: lindaervin customer service, @sunnybrookunited.org. analytical and problem Send your resume to: solving skills.

Rev. Linda Ervin -Forklift certification an asset.

12 Stanton St. Red Deer, AB, T4N 0B8 Work Environment: Deadline for applications -7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday is January 31, 2014.

- Friday; with flexibility to work outside regular hours when necessary.

CARRIERS NEEDED STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

DELIVERY PERSON Permanent P/T required 3-4 hrs. per day 4 days/wk Apply in person Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive, (directly behind Nutters)

278950A5

Netook Construction Ltd. is a heavy equipment contractor based out of Olds, Alberta.

We are seeking a

Sunday January 12 11 am * Viewing 9 am LOCATION: Ridgewood Community Hall PARTIAL LIST ONLY New, Used, Antique, Collectable, Money, Furniture, Tools, Stuff for Everyone Hesston Buckle Collection - Blacksmith Forges - Frontload Washer /Dryer Set And Much More For a complete list and Directions visit www.cherryhillauction.com Terms of Sale: Cash, Cheque, C/C, Everything must be paid for & removed on sale day (NO EXCEPTIONS), 15% buyer’s premium.

Sale subject to Additions, Deletions, Errors and Omissions.

CHERRY HILL AUCTION & APPRAISALS Phone 403-342-2514 or 403-347-8988

Misc. for Sale

Misc.

Help

880

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.

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Farm Equipment

2010

7’ BLADE $325 403-784-2276

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

SMALL SQUARE HAY and straw 403-340-3061 TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 BDRM. in Sylvan. 4 appls., fenced yard. No pets. All utils. incl. 403-347-6033 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

GORGEOUS HIGH-END HOME

DAVENPORT PLACE AREA Danielle Dr., Dorchester Ave., & Doncaster Ave. $185/mo.

You have to see to believe.

4 Bdrm, 3 baths w/double attached garage in the NEW part of West Park.

High-end Luxury home at a great rate of $2100/month.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 if you would like to know more.

MICHENER AREA East of 40th Ave., 51 St., 50A St., Michener Cres., Green, etc. to Michener Ave. & Blvd. $282/mo.

Hpman.ca MODERN & TRENDY 3 BDRM. HOME

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

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.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Boasting 2.5 Baths, designer colors & finishings, 6 appls & assigned parking.

Be the first to live here!!

This property will not last!

Just $1695/month!

Hurry and call Tina at 403-896-8552 while it lasts.

Hpman.ca MOUNTVIEW

3 bdrm. house, main floor, 5 appls., fenced yard, large deck, rent $1400 incl. all utils. $900 s.d. Avail.

Feb. 1. 403-304-5337 MOUNTVIEW main floor 3 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 appls, great location, n/s, no pets, avail. Jan. 15 $1400/mo. inclds. utils. & cable pkg.

403-343-6769 N. END 3 bdrm. duplex, 1 up/2 down, 2 full baths 1 up, 1 down, 5 appls, blinds, in floor heating in bsmt, n/s, no pets $1600. avail. immed. Shane/Mellanie 403- 346-4585 or 403-740-9504 to view

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 D9

Culture of disrespect for women at military academies REPORT CITES SEXIST BEHAVIOUR

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

SYLVAN LAKE, private 1 bdrm. bsmt., $550.; or 2 bdrm. $1200. Both fully furn. dishes, linen, cable & utils. incl’d. 403-880-0210

3030

Condos/ Townhouses

3 BDRM, 1 1/2 bath townhouse in well kept condominium complex at #9, 15 Stanton St. 5 appls & fenced yard.

Tenants must be over 30 w/references & quiet living.

Avail. Nov. 1st for $1300/mo. $1300 D.D. 403-341-4627

Condos/ Townhouses

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $11195 or $1220 along the river.

SD $1000. Avail. Jan. 15 403-304-7576 347-7545

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

ORIOLE PARK

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage.

Avail. Feb 1. 403-304-5337

3060

32 HOLMES ST.

1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000 Avail. Feb. 1st.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

3030

Suites

1 BDRM partly furn. apt above Wies Western Wear downtown. Quiet person preferred. $750/mo, $750 d.d. Avail. Immed.

403-347-3149

BEAUTIFUL Comfortable 3 bdrm. townhouse in Oriole Park. Super location for access to all major arteries without 1200 SQ.FT. 2 bdrm. suite, satellite TV, all utils. incl. being bothered by noise. except phone and internet, Att. garage, 1-1/2 bath, Rural location, 5 acres, 5 appls., #23 6300 Orr Dr. N/S, avail. Jan. 1. $1425/mo. pasture negot., avail. immed., ref’s req’d. N.S., no pets.

Hearthstone Property 403-782-3893 Management 403-896-8552 or 403-396-9554

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail. immed.

403-304-7576 / 347-7545

2 Bdrm. Modern Suite in Johnstone

This great 2 bdrm bsmt suite has lots of functional space, 6 appls & is located on a quiet cresc.

Just $1125/mo.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 now to take a look at a home you will want to show off.

Hpman.ca

3060

SPACIOUS 2 BDRM

This 2 bdrm apt is in a quiet, In a convenient location with easy accessibility to 67th Street & assigned offstreet parking. This could be the home you are looking for. Perfect for young professionals. Just $945/mo.

Come take a look at the building you will be proud to call home. Call Tina now at 403-896-8552 before it’s gone.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Top-Floor 2 Bdrm.

Apartment

This Adult only Bldg is located conveniently near all amenities. Perfect for the budget-minded at just $945/mo with Heat & Water included! Call Tina at 403-396-9554 while it’s still available.

Hpman.ca

Roommates Wanted

3080

ACREAGE Home to share N/S, within 5 mins. of RD $425+ , 403-357-9352

Rooms For Rent

3090

MOUNTVIEW: large fully furn bdrm $500. Rent, $275. Security. Working M. only. Call 403-396-2468

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, Condos have to go!! D.D. $825, N/S, no pets,

ROOM, Avail. immed. $600. + dd 403-505-4777

Hpman.ca 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

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852 PENHOLD 1 bdrm., incl. heat/water, 4 appls. $725 avail. immed., 403-348-6594

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

THE NORDIC

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

403-350-1620 Gloria

Bldg located on a quiet close backing onto treed area. Spacious suites c/w Dishwasher, large storage GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. area & more. Short walk to apartments, avail. immed, schools & Parks. Starting rent $875 403-596-6000 at $925/mo. Heat & Water LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. incl. in rent. Call Lucie at SUITES. 25+, adults only 403-396-9554 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 to book a viewing.

homes

Warehouse Space

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

4020

163 ALLAN STREET $358,000 3 Bed/3 Bath, Den, Covered Deck & Double Attached Garage Other features include a fireplace, honey oak cabinets & hardwood floors A HOME FOR ALL AGES! Call Margaret Comeau RE/MAX 403.391.3399 2 SPEC HOMES Ready for your colours.

Can be shown at any time.

10 & 98 MacKenzie Cres.

Lacombe. 403-588-8820

4 LEVEL SPLIT,

Sylvan Lake, 3 bdrms., 2.5 baths, large family room, 3 rd level walk out covered deck, oversized dbl.. garage, RV parking, close to schools. $329,000. 403-887-3966 BRAND NEW 1340 sq. ft. bungalow, 2 bdrm., den, dbl. att. garage. $384,900.

Call Glen 403-588-2231

3190

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

EXECUTIVE 1/2 DUPLEX near Coronation Park and trail system. 1484 sq.ft.

2 storey, 3 bedrooms up, hardwood, gas fireplace, fenced back yard, Dble. garage. Immed. poss. $349,900. 403-396-5516 Agent Chosen.

MUST SELL

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

BI/WEEKLY cleaning 3-4 hr. homes in Red Deer.

Evenings 403-598-1906 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Contractors

1100

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

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 GRANT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. I can help you with all your home repair needs. Painting, plumbing, etc, etc. Call Grant 403-596-9161

Massage DAMON INTERIORS Therapy Drywall, tape, texture, Fully licensed & insured.

Free Estimates. Call anytime Dave, 403-396-4176 INSTALL your operators & doors. Repairs. 391-4144 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

1200

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

1280

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Personal Services

1315

REIKO’S Finest Asian Massage

In call only. 587-377-1298 9 am - 10 pm. Mon. - Fri.

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its Seniors’ BEST! Services 403-986-6686 Come in and see HELP FOR SENIORS: why we are the talk in home or facility of the town. family business est. 1999 bondable staff, great rates, www.viimassage.biz

1372

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

ONE ONLY ~ 2014 NEW YEAR SPECIAL RISER HOMES

BLACKFALDS Fully Developed.

4 bdrms. 3.5 baths, front att. garage. 2 storey.

Indoor/outdoor fireplace, hardwood, tile, house-wide deck, wet bar & many more upgrades.

Please phone Lloyd at 403-391-9294 for all the details. $448,500 incl. legal fees, appls., GST. Sorry, no realtors or agents.

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 346-7273

Condos/ Townhouses

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

4040

NEW CONDO

wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

LAST 2 remaining full duplex lots in desirable neighborhood in Central Alberta. Very well priced with 4 plex as a discretionary use. Contact Mike Dandurand Sundance Realty & Management 403-343-6655 391-7945

4110

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

SUMMER LIVING IN THE SHUSWAP Salmon Arm’s newest townhomes, Maple Lanes is now selling. 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 9ft ceilings, hardwood/tile (heated) floors, heat pump/ ac, stainless appls, stamped concrete patio & so much more. $339,000 incl. GST. Check us out at www.edelweissproperties.com or call Roger (403) 350-8089 or Tanja (250) 804-6436

gift certificates avail.

403-346-7777 helpinghandshomesupport.com

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

FINANCIAL

CLASSIFICATIONS Snow Removal

8TH ANNUAL RED DEER COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION & SPEED SHOW. Mar 14 - 16. Westerner Park, Red Deer. 150,000 sq.ft. indoor show.

Exhibitors space available.

Western Canada’s Largest Collector Car Event.

Consign today 1-888-296-0528 Ext. 102 EGAuctions.com

Cars

1380

APOLLO LANDSCAPING has skidsteer and tandem truck avail. for snow removal. Commercial or residential. 403-598-1589 SNOW SHOVELLED 587-377-5034

5030

4400-4430

Money To Loan

4430

Private Mortgages Our Rates start at 8%. We lend on Equity. Bus. For Self & Bruised Credit Ok. Ron Lewis 403 819 2436

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Misc.

Automotive

5240

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

ALL WHEEL DRIVE

2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond.

Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded!

Call 403-350-4323

2006 Honda Civic EX Coupe 5 speed 190,000 kms $7,500 403-343-8443

2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040

4100

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, Quad, gold, c/w topper, 2 sets of tires. Exc. cond. $7000 firm or trade for equal valued smaller truck.

403-877-3929

Auto Wreckers

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

12 UNIT apartment building located in quiet Red Deer neighborhood.

Contact Mike Dandurand Sundance Realty & Management 403-343-6655 391-7945

5050

Trucks

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1999 PONTIAC Bonneyville 4 dr., saftied. 403-352-6995

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Public Notices

6010 JUDICIAL SALE OF MORTGAGED LANDS

Pursuant to the Order of the Master in Chambers, the following property is offered by sale by tender subject to the restrictions in the existing certificate of title, namely: Plan 0123046 Block 9 Lot 2 Excepting Thereout All Mines And Minerals and municipally described known as 7 Reichley Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4P 3V5 (the “Property”).

The property is located at 7 Reichley Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4P 3V5 and is a single family residence with three bedrooms, one full bathroom, one half bathroom, a developed basement and a double attached garage. For further details, interested parties may refer to the affidavit of value and valuator’s report filed in these proceedings.

Tenders in sealed envelopes referencing the Court file number 1210-00973 accompanied by your address for notification and a certified cheque, money order or cash for 10% of the amount of the tender must be in the hands of the Clerk of the Court, Court House, 4909 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, by 12:00 noon on January 21, 2014.

The next hearing in this action will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the courthouse located at Court House, 4909 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, at 10:00 a.m. or so soon thereafter as counsel for the Plaintiff may be heard, at which time the Plaintiff may apply for a foreclosure order, an order for sale to the Plaintiff, an order accepting any tender received, and/or an order rejecting any tender received.

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The report, said Anu Bhagwati, head of the Service Women’s Action Network and a former Marine captain, “reveals a pervasive hostile climate at our nation’s military academies.”

Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, director of the Pentagon’s sexual assault prevention program, said the Pentagon is telling academy leaders that they have to find ways to address the problems of retaliation and get more victims to come forward.

“If you have been a victim, please consider reaching out,” Snow said at a news conference Friday. “I assure you, you will be treated with the privacy you desire, the sensitivity you deserve, and the seriousness that this crime demands.”

Both the Army and Navy targeted sports team captains and are using field trips to Gettysburg, Pa., to talk to student leaders about leadership and the need to combat sexual harassment and assault within their ranks.

Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., the superintendent at West Point, said Thursday that the rugby scandal revealed a bad subculture that had existed for years.

“There were people within the organization that became desensitized to the degradation of respect,” Caslen said in an AP interview. “But there were also people in the organization that recognized it as being wrong and elected not to do anything.”

The challenge, he said, is finding ways to train and encourage cadets to have the moral courage to stand up and report such conduct when they see it.

At a meeting with West Point students this week, Caslen said, he talked at length about the rugby team, the punishments that were doled out and what the members learned as the team gets ready to start competing again in the spring.

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The balance of the purchase price shall be paid into Court within 30 days, if your tender is accepted. You will be notified of the date and time when the Court will consider your tender. If your tender is accepted and you do not complete the purchase within the 30 days then your deposit will be forfeited.

The successful tenderer shall take the mortgaged lands as is. No warranties of any kind are made with respect to the mortgaged lands. The highest of any tender not necessarily accepted. The deposits of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them.

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WASHINGTON — Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behaviour, according to a Pentagon report released Friday, reflecting a culture of disrespect that permeates the schools and their sports teams and fuels reports of sexual harassment and assaults.

The report points to scandals involving sports teams at all three academies during the last school year as examples of the problems, and it urges leaders to do more to improve training and prevention programs.

The issue of sexual assaults has gripped the military in the last year after a series of high-profile cases from academy students to generals. Led by female senators, the defence appropriations bill Obama signed in December would tighten rules surrounding how sexual-assault cases are handled in the military justice system.

The annual report on sexual assaults at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., identifies sports and club teams as an area where they need to expand training.

Military officials say they are working on ways to encourage students to take action when they see or hear of sexual assault or harassment.

Overall, reported sexual assaults at the academies were down, from 80 to 70, during the school year that ended last May. Of those, almost two-thirds were at the Air Force Academy. The assaults can range from

unwanted sexual contact to rape.

The report also notes that alcohol is often a factor in sexual assaults, and it urges military leaders to do more to restrict and monitor drinking and liquor sales.

Members of Congress said the report underscores the persistent problem of sexual harassment and abuse across the military.

“We must remain focused on creating an environment that prevents retaliation and revictimization,” said Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass.

Athletes and sports teams came under increased scrutiny in light of separate harassment and assault incidents at all three schools.

At the Naval Academy, three members of the football team faced accusations in a complicated sexual assault case involving a female student at an off-campus party. Charges were dropped against two team members. The third is still scheduled for trial.

At West Point, the men’s rugby team was temporarily disbanded, and more than a dozen seniors were demoted and faced other punishment and restrictions, after emails that were derogatory to women came to light.

And there was a similar problem with sports team members at the Air Force Academy circulating a document that disparaged women.

Defence officials said students view crude behaviour and harassment as an almost accepted experience at the academies and that victims feel peer pressure not to report incidents. So the schools are being encouraged to beef up training, particularly among student leaders, to recognize and feel empowered to report or step in when they see unacceptable behaviour.

JUDICIAL SALE OF MORTGAGED LANDS The following property is offered for sale by tender subject to the restrictions in the existing certificate of title, namely: Plan 0020054 Block 8 Lot 9A Excepting Thereout All Mines And Minerals The property is located at 3721B - 43 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3B7. The property is described as semi-detached house with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. For further details, interested parties may refer to the affidavit of value and valuator’s report filed in these proceedings.

Tenders in sealed envelopes referencing the Court file number 1301-10636, accompanied by your address for notification and a certified cheque or money order for 10% of the amount of the tender must be in the hands of the Clerk of the Court at the Calgary Courts Centre, located at 601 - 5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 5P7 by 12:00 noon on January 20, 2014.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid into Court within 30 days, if your tender is accepted. You will be notified of the date and time when the Court will consider your tender. If your tender is accepted and you do not complete the purchase within the 30 days then your deposit will be forfeited.

The successful tenderer shall take the mortgaged lands as is. No warranties of any kind are made with respect to the mortgaged lands. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The deposits of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them.

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