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Heavy equipment and personnel continue to work at the site of a Plains Midstream Canada oil spill on the Red Deer River downstream from the Town of Sundre on Monday August 20, 2012. The pipeline, which runs under the Red Deer River, spilled about 462,000 litres of light sour crude oil into the river June 7, 2012.

Plains Midstream to blame: report

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

RED DEER RIVER OIL SPILL

Plains Midstream Canada has been blamed for numerous failures leading to a pipeline break under the Red Deer River near Sundre that released 462,000 litres of crude oil in June 2012.

“Our investigation has shown that it was very clearly the company’s failure to do what they were supposed to do under the regulatory system in Alberta,” said Darin Barter, a spokesman for the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).

CHRONOLOGY OF THE SPILL A3 “Failure to do that caused, or certainly contributed to, oil getting into the Red Deer River — and that’s just not acceptable.”

The AER says the Calgary-based company did not inspect the pipeline annually or even follow its own pipeline integrity management program, says the report issued on Tuesday.

Plains Midstream also failed to undertake appro-

No easy options for dialysis patients amid space crunch

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Tina Lumbis of Red Deer has been going to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre three times a week for the past 11 years for dialysis treatment.

Lumbis, who has a rare form of kidney disease called Wegener’s granulomatosis, needs the treatment to remove waste from her blood. Without it, as with everyone else on dialysis, she would not survive.

The 29-year-old said she’s been noticing an increase of traffic through the dialysis outpatient clinic over the past year.

“It does look more and more like every spot is full,” she said. “I’ve seen people go to another unit in another location because Red Deer is getting so full.

They (Alberta Health Services) have put notices out before, asking people if they can travel to other units instead of Red Deer.”

Space isn’t just filling up at Red Deer Regional for dialysis patients — it’s now completely run out.

And the problem is only going to continue to escalate, says the head of internal medicine at the hospital, unless there is some long-term, serious planning for a new dialysis unit in Red Deer.

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priate measures to combat erosion it had detected under the pipeline or “apply appropriate mitigation measures according to its own hazard assessment,” says the report on the June 7 spill that saw riverbanks coated in a layer of stinking black light sour crude. The leak forced the closure of Gleniffer Lake to recreational users and led to a fishing ban.

The company knew, following inspections in 2008, that the pipeline route under the river was prone to wash-out erosion yet “Plains did not apply any additional measures to reduce the likelihood or consequence of failure.”

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Tina Lumbis sits through one of three weekly dialysis sessions at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Alison Redford revealed Tuesday that she spent taxpayers’ money to fly her daughter’s friends around on government aircraft, but says she will now pay back the $3,100 tab.

Redford also announced she is grounding the government aircraft fleet from flying out of province until the auditor general completes a review on whether taxpayers are getting value for their money.

Redford told a news conference that in the past year and a half she invited friends on the government plane four times to provide company for her daughter, Sarah.

A year ago, said Redford, she and Sarah also took a government plane to Vancouver to attend an uncle’s funeral, although she said she had other meetings, including one with India’s consul general. The cost of that trip is also part of the $3,100.

“On a few occasions when I know that my schedule will be demanding, I’ve encouraged Sarah to bring along a friend,” said Redford.

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Styner a voice for inclusion

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Where others may have let their disability get in their way, Marlin Styner made it his life’s work to improve and better accessibility for everyone.

The 51-year-old Red Deer native died Friday at the Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre in Calgary. When he was 18 he was involved in a car crash that left him paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.

Friends and family remember him as a tireless champion of accessibility with a brilliant mind and a diplomatic voice for inclusion.

“What got me was when he said a person in a wheelchair Marlin Styner is just that, a person. They’re just in a wheelchair, we have the same hopes, dreams, fears and desires as everyone else,” said Diane Gramlich, Styner’s widow.

Gramlich and Styner met at the fundraiser for the survivors of the Pine Lake tornado on Sept. 2, 2000.

“We hung out, did stuff, but we weren’t dating. I wasn’t dating a man in a wheelchair, I wasn’t interested in that,” said Gramlich. “But four months after I said ‘I’m not dating you,’ I asked him to marry me.”

Styner said yes and the two were married on June 1, 2002.

“He always thought before they spoke and he spoke so well,” said Gramlich. “He was very eloquent, thoughtful and smart.

“He had a brilliant mind and he remembered everything. If he wasn’t in that wheelchair some other lucky woman would have scooped him up 25 years ago, but I took the step.”

After 27 months in Red Deer hospital or the intensive care unit, he went to the Fanning Centre, the only place that could accommodate his care needs.

“We always maintained hope,” said Gramlich.

“He could have lasted another 20 years, 20 months,

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DIALYSIS: Number needing treatment up yearly “It is still being decided whether patients will be transferred or required to drive on their own to outlying dialysis units. They are also looking at closing inpatient beds within the hospital to handle this demand, thereby putting more pressures on emergency,” said Dr. Kym Jim, one of two kidney specialists in Red Deer. “The problem with those options is you’re not really solving the problem. It’s just getting deferred and deferred because the real problem is Red Deer needs a new dialysis unit built. No decision has yet been made on that.”

Red Deer is now over its capacity to serve 120 dialysis patients and has been over intermittently for the past six months, Jim said. It’s not an isolated situation, with dialysis doctors and staff scrambling to meet the growing numbers of patients in Calgary, Edmonton and various other spots across the province.

The rate of those needing the treatment goes up each year, said Jim, due to the aging baby boomers and other contributing health factors, especially the growing rate of diabetes.

“That is the crux of the matter; we know the population needing dialysis is going to continue to grow and that we need to add dialysis capacity but there have been planning issues that have led to that capacity not being added appropriately,” said Jim. “We’re going to wind up spending money unnecessarily when it should just simply be being directed to a new unit.”

Alberta Health Services says it has been watching and monitoring the dialysis situation closely in Red Deer.

“We’re currently looking at options to expand the services in the Red Deer area. There are a number of things we can do: creating additional spaces and looking at other forms of dialysis, such as treatment at home,” said Deb Gordon, vice-president and chief health operations officer for Northern Alberta at Al-

accessible.

“He spoke so eloquently,” said Gramlich. “He knew how to talk to people and they were always interested. He didn’t talk about facts and figures and boring stuff, he’d tell a story. A fabulous story teller, you tell people a story and it means more, much more.

Flewwelling said he admired Styner and how after the crash that gave Styner his disability “he just continued to use that brain of his and that will to help other people.”

“He was dedicated to improving the lot of people with disabilities and making sure they have maximum access and mobility,” said Flewwelling.

Both Flewwelling and Jablonski talked about Styner’s work for accessibility and visitability.

“I have eight steps going up to my front door and he (Styner) said ‘I can’t visit you Mary Anne. You need to have visitability,’” said Jablonski. “He taught many people about the importance of these two things. He strove for equality of all people whether they had a disability or not.”

“We didn’t have a ramp and we have five steps at the front of our house,” said Flewwelling. “One time I said to him we can entertain in the backyard, then I realized to get into our backyard you had to go through the garage door and go up three steps just to get into the backyard.

“He wanted to make sure that when people were building residential structures they would provide, as much as they could, ground level entry and wide doors.”

The premier’s council Styner served on named an award in his honour, one of three the council on the status of persons with disabilities gives out. The Marlin Styner achievement award is awarded to an Albertan with a disability and through their personal or professional achievements have brought greater recognition to the abilities of all persons with disabilities.

“He lived a very full life and I was so lucky to be along the ride with him for the last 13 and a half years,” said Gramlich. “I always maintained hope that we’d have another day and we were thankful for everyday we had and hopeful for another day. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

berta Health Services.

“If we do have to ask a patient to travel, we’ll make sure that we work with them to try to limit that travel and make it as easy as possible.”

As to a new dialysis unit, Gordon said there is no question the numbers are growing and that AHS will continue to watch the situation.

“If necessary, yes, we will be looking to create additional capacity in the community,” she said. “We’re dealing with the capacity issue in real time right now as it happens, patient by patient, and we’ll keep doing that.”

Gordon added that if someone is asked to travel for dialysis, it will only be temporary.

Blair Domoney, 75, has been monitored by the local renal clinic for the past 10 years due to various kidney issues. He is not currently a dialysis patient, said his wife, Sharon, but the couple was recently told he could soon need the treatment.

“He is in what is called end stage renal failure but he, as of late in the last few months, has had other medical issues and these could force him into dialysis momentarily — it could be tomorrow, a month from now or a year from now. ... He is hovering on having to have dialysis,” said Sharon. “You can only imagine how much pressure this puts on a senior couple to be first told that and then to be told there is no room for more dialysis patients.”

The Domoneys, who are retired and live on a pension, say they chose Red Deer to be close to a hospital and avoid long, expensive drives for medical care.

“The fact is, with treatment three times a week, four hours each time, if you can’t have your dialysis in Red Deer where you live, that doesn’t leave much of a life,” Sharon said.

There is an option of dialyzing at home — known as home hemodialysis — but it requires more dedication than treatment at the hospital three times a week. Home dialysis usually calls for six to eight hours per session, six times per week. It is also expensive as it requires patients to have their own supplies and dialysis machines or loan the machines.

Lumbis tried dialyzing at home but said it took up too much of her time. She said she finds it easier to go to the hospital, especially as she lives in the city.

“It’s still trying. You do it for four hours. You’re tired when you’re done so it affects the rest of your

day,” she said.

Lumbis isn’t working as she said it’s hard to find a job that works around her dialysis schedule.

However, things are looking up for as she recently found a friend who is a match for a kidney donation after being on the wait list for an organ donor for longer than she can remember.

“We’re just waiting for the type of kidney disease that I have to go into remission so they can give the go-ahead,” she said.

“But what’s sad to see is there’s more people out there waiting for an organ than there is of those willing to donate ... I’ve seen so many die before they get the chance of a transplant. It’s rough when you see so many people come and go in the unit,” she said.

According to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, there are 4,500 Canadians waiting for an organ transplant and 80 per cent of them need a kidney. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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Olds, Sundre: today, 30% flurries. High -9.

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“But upon reflection, taxpayers should not have to pay any of the costs that are associated with my daughter’s friends’ travel.”

Redford, who became emotional at times, said it was about trying to balance the demands of parenthood with premiership.

“I’m the premier of Alberta, but I’m also the mother to a daughter who I love to spend time with,” she said. “I think many mothers can relate to that, and I don’t always get to do that.”

Her announcement came after she faced renewed sharp questions over her travel spending from all three opposition parties during the first question period of the spring sitting.

Redford has been under fire for weeks over revelations of lavish spending for herself and her inner circle.

Those expenses include $45,000 for her and her aide, Brad Stables, to fly to South Africa to join Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the funeral for Nelson Mandela in December.

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20 days or 20 minutes and he just didn’t wake up on Friday. “When I left him on Thursday evening he was fine.”

He worked with the Red Deer chapter of the Canadian Paraplegic Association in community development, government relations and advocacy.

“He was a giant of a man in terms of what he did with his life after his injury,” said Teren Clarke, Canadian Paraplegic Association Alberta chapter executive director. “Many people who face a catastrophic injury like that let the injury define them and Marlin didn’t, he chose to let his life journey define him.”

She said his work had a lasting impact on the Canadian Paraplegic Association.

“Marlin really pioneered the concept of community development,” said Clarke. “We really built a whole program around Marlin’s success in Red Deer.”

In his time in Red Deer working as a community development co-ordinator Marlin set out to look at how the city could be more wheelchair accessible.

“In a lot of communities now we have people like Marlin who work to identify barrier, environmental and attitude barriers that prevent people from fully participating as citizens,” said Clarke.

“That was based on the pilot work Marlin did in Red Deer.”

At one time he ran to be the Progressive Conservative candidate in the Red Deer-South riding. He lost to current MLA Cal Dallas.

Styner was appointed to the Alberta Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities in 2005 and was chair from 2008 to 2011. It was there that he crossed paths regularly with Red Deer-North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski, who at the time was the minister of seniors and community supports.

“He was an inspiration,” said Jablonski. “He never allowed his disability to be a barrier to pursuing excellence.”

Former Red Deer mayor Morris Flewwelling said Styner once went to Red Deer city council and gave a presentation on how the city could improve its accessibility for people confined to wheelchairs.

Styner worked with the city’s planning department to develop a checklist of ways to make new developments and re-developments handicapped

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City officials will be watching budget closely

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Local officials are encouraged about what they heard in the speech from the throne but are anxious to hear what it translates to in Thursday’s provincial budget.

Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer said the throne speech highlighted the province’s promise to continue to work with municipalities.

Veer said the commitment to municipal sustainability initiative (MSI) funding and Green Transit Incentives Program (GreenTrip) funding is encouraging. She said the city will be watching closely the parameters around those two grants because they will have direct effect on Red Deer.

The MSI program provides funding to municipalities to spend on roads, community buildings and sports facilities.

In 2013, Red Deer received $18 million — $16.8 million on the capital side and $1.3 million on the operating side — in MSI funding.

Last year, Red Deer reassigned $600,000 of its GreenTrip funding to move along the regional tran-

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SPILL: Failed to limit flow of oil The company also failed to limit the amount of crude oil that flowed out of the 12-inch (32-cm) pipeline by not responding properly to a provincial high stream flow advisory.

An investigation by pipeline experts determined that a “full guillotine failure” was detected at a pipeline weld at the west bank of the river.

The problem was pinpointed to “high-cycle fatigue, likely caused by vibrations induced by river flow, and that the section of the pipeline that failed must have been exposed during the incident and was likely uncovered by scour.”

Flow along that section of river is normally around 20 to 30 cubic metres per second. However, it hit 950 to 1,000 cubic metres per second on June 6 and was still running at 500 to 600 cubic metres per second on the day of the spill.

Had the company followed recommendations made during a 2011 inspection and isolated, purged and cleaned the river section of line during high-flow periods, “the release may have been prevented entirely or,

sit system that will connect Red Deer, Lacombe and Blackfalds. Red Deer received a grant up to $12.1 million to buy buses in 2011.

Last week, Health Minister Fred Horne indicated that the timing of reaching the in-principle agreement on ambulance dispatch was critical because it would have budget implications.

The agreement allows Red Deer to retain its ambulance dispatch and reverses the province’s plans to move the service to Calgary.

Red Deer city manager Craig Curtis said they hope to hear more details about ambulance dispatch, capital projects for the region, ongoing municipal sustainability funding and transportation.

They will also be paying close attention to any funding for affordable housing.

“It’s always hard to say,” said Curtis. “I am relatively optimistic on a number of fronts. There seems to be a greater recognition of the municipal role and some of the community amenities that the city needs.”

Red Deer College president Joel Ward does not expect to see much in the budget for post-secondary education.

Ward said judging from the throne speech, the

if not prevented, the volume of fluid released from the pipeline would have been significantly reduced.”

Fortunately, the pipeline was offline and not pumping at the time of the incident. It has since been abandoned.

However, the cleanup took many months and cost in the tens of millions of dollars.

Four enforcement actions were issued against the company last July.

They directed the company to update its emergency response plan and conduct an awareness program with residents in the emergency planning zone.

Pipelines crossing water or unstable ground must be annually inspected and engineering inspections undertaken when risk of pipeline failure has been identified.

The company must submit an action plan to the AER detailing what the company will do to prevent future regulatory non-compliance.

“Should the company fail to complete any of the of the required actions, the AER will issue additional high-risk enforcement action and escalate existing enforcement consequences,” says the report.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Plains says the company is reviewing the AER’s latest findings.

Since the incident, the company has worked to clean up the oil and mitigate its impact.

“Plains has taken significant steps

government has shown its hand for areas such as health care, building kindergarten to Grade 12 schools and infrastructure projects.

Ward said he does not expect any significant change to the post-secondary model.

“I think the budget will be flat,” said Ward. “I don’t think we will be cut but I don’t think there will be any money added to our grant.”

Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie said while the throne speech sounded positive, he said the speech and the provincial budget are two different things.

“Just like everybody, we’re looking for predictable funding,” said Christie.

As well, Christie would like to see the money flowing in the direction of the Water for Life, an action plan to promote sustainable water supplies to communities, wastewater projects and resource road grants.

“We’re a growing community and there’s a lot of things happening,” said Christie. “We’re trying to be proactive and be ahead of the curb and get the infrastructure in place before the big population change hits. Those are the types of funding and grants that will help us achieve those goals.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

since the incident to reduce the potential for further incidents to occur,” says the company. “This includes the completion of corrective measures to address the four high-risk enforcement actions issued by the AER and the development of an industry-leading watercourse management program.”

The AER isn’t done with Plains. The company’s Alberta operations are being audited, with a report expected to come out later this year.

“Ultimately, the outcome will determine whether the company can continue to operate in Alberta under the regulatory system,” said Barter.

“At this point, we’re not convinced that’s the case.”

In April 2011, a Plains-owned pipeline spilled 4.5 million litres of light crude near a First Nations community about 100 km northeast of Peace River.

In June 2013, another 150,000 litres of oil condensate was spilled northwest of Manning.

Ila Johnston and husband Wayne live within sight of the Sundre-area spill and word of the company’s multiple failings comes as no surprise to her.

“Sounds typical,” she said on Tuesday.

Nearly two years later, the Johnstons still have not settled their compensation claim with Plains. The company has failed to test about 50 acres of low-lying pasture next to the river land to ensure livestock can graze on

it again.

“We haven’t pastured it at all. We don’t know if it’s safe.”

Johnston hopes reports like this one prompt some action from the industry, but she’s not holding her breath.

“If they want to continue to put these big lines in they better do something. They’re putting us all in danger all the time because they are not looking after these lines properly.”

Plains has been ordered to undertake a number of other safety measures related to river crossings, such as installing more valves, isolating pipelines during high-river flow and addressing the long-term integrity of pipelines at river crossings by horizontally drilling underneath.

The company must also assume worst-case scenarios and put into place appropriate procedures when it can’t determine how much cover is above a river pipeline.

It also must become more involved with synergy groups, such as SPOG, whose members undertook initial incident response and found the leak site.

AER provides regulatory oversight for more than 421,000 km of pipeline in Alberta.

Last year, nearly 1,400 pipeline inspections and investigations were done and 217 high-risk non-compliances were recorded and 37 pipelines suspended. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

CHRONOLOGY OF THE SPILL June 7, 2012 ● 5:41 p.m. — Plains Midstream Canada’s automated pipeline monitoring system detects “abnormal operating conditions” and an alarm is triggered at Plains control centre in Olds. A valve leak at Sundre terminal is suspected. ● 6:15 p.m. — Control room operator calls on-call field operator to go to Sundre terminal to investigate.

He calls a second operator who is closer. ● 6:50 p.m. — Landowner reports signs of oil release to Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG). ● 6:55 p.m. SPOG calls Red Deer Field Centre and gets busy signal.

Then calls AER directly. ● 6:58 p.m. — SPOG calls individuals, municipalities, industry members and regulators directly. ● 7:05 p.m. — Plains metering measures 12 cubic metres of product entering pipeline, further indicating problem at terminal. ● 7:08 p.m. — Plains staff begin closing valves at terminal. ● 7:25 p.m. — SPOG informs Plains of possible release. ● 8:02 p.m. — Plains issues a pipeline incident notification report and activates its emergency response plan.

● 8:14 p.m. — Plains closes valves upstream of meters that had detected flow in pipeline. ● 8:19 p.m. — Oil spill cleanup company called to deploy equipment. ● 9:03 p.m. — Initial helicopter surveillance suggests wrongly that leak may be in Jackson Creek area. ● 9:13 p.m. — Correct site of leak identified from air by helicopter contracted by Apache Canada Ltd. ● 9:40 p.m. — Oil slick already past Garrington Bridge, nearly 20 km downstream from spill. ● 9:57 p.m. — Plains acknowledges receiving aerial confirmation that leak is at its Rangeland Pipeline. ● 10:07 p.m. — Plains classifies incident level 2 emergency. ● 10:20 p.m. — Plains confirms release from its pipeline. SPOG sends Emergency Communication Alert to residents.

The report estimates the time elapsed from initial alarm to oil flow being stopped was two hours and 33 minutes.

Time elapsed from initial alarm to Plains classification of Level 2 emergency: four hours and 26 minutes.

Source: AER

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The pension punishment ALBERTA TAXPAYERS MUST SUFFER BECAUSE GOVERNMENT WON’T DEAL WITH GENEROUS PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS

BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE One theory about politics is that because politicians must get votes to stay in power — that’s their currency — they are unlikely to act against their own self-interest. So politicians cater to the specific voters who put them in power in the first place.

Last year, when Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner decided to reform government employee pensions, he proved there is an exception to every rule. (It’s not a state secret government unions were rather helpful to the government in the last election.) Thus, Horner’s attempt to reform pensions showed that, on occasion, politicians do act in the long-term interest of the public, even if that means occasionally offending their core supporters.

Previously, reforms to government employee pensions were sold by Horner as absolutely critical, something he repeated recently when he backed off more substantial improvements.

He even noted that public sector pension plans “are no longer sustainable in their current form.”

The minister was and is correct.

Defined benefit pension plans, widespread in the government sector, base their future benefits on actuarial projections, which in many plans have

turned out to be optimistic.

The result to date has been one of two consequences: the direct taxpayer infusions, such as the $1.2-billion top-up in 2009-10 for what’s known as “pre-1992” Alberta Teachers’ Pension Plan (and the government’s assumption of the full unfunded liability in that plan), and hikes in pension plan contribution rates. For instance, increases in Public Service Pension Plan employee/employer contributions took place in 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2012.

In defined benefit plans, contribution increases are one option in dealing with unfunded liabilities. Point is, taxpayers ultimately pay through top-ups to a pension plan or through contribution increases.

In Alberta, 1,435,028 Albertans, or about 91 per cent of the 1.6 million private sector workers, did not possess a defined benefit pension plan in 2011.

Just nine per cent of the private sector has such a plan. Most Albertans will do fine by saving for retirement through other pension plans, as well as RRSPs, TFSAs and other savings vehicles. The catch is that specific benefit levels are not guaranteed; everything eventually depends on a combination of contributions and investment returns.

However, those private sector workers fund the politically-promised guarantees for the government employee pension plans. There are 278,252 people, or about 79 per cent of 351,500 gov-

ernment/public sector employees in Alberta, enrolled in such defined benefit plans.

That exposure is reason enough for the third option, a substantial reform of benefits.

As just one example of a possible reform, the government was proposing that those in the public sector wait until age 65 for full pension benefits (up from the current early retirement age of 55). The province retreated and will now let government employees retire at age 60 with a full pension.

That flip-flop was unnecessary and unhelpful to taxpayers. Also, Statistics Canada shows that the public sector in Alberta already retires, on average, two years earlier than those in the private sector.

Another example: the minister wrote to government unions to reassure and also to inform them that “pensions will still be calculated according to a formula that is based on the highest average salary.”

That’s another status quo policy in crying need of a change. It means government employees will continue to have their retirement benefits calculated based on a plan member’s highest five-year average salary, as opposed to career-average earnings. The latter approach would have moderated benefits; it would also have been fairer to taxpayers.

Even the Saskatchewan Teachers’

Federation, which runs its own pension plan, has moved away from using averages based on late career earnings to calculate pension benefits. Instead, for that union-run plan, as of 2015, eventual pension benefits will be calculated using career-average earnings.

The provincial government claims its retreat on reforms does not expose taxpayers to “undue risk and excessive contributions.” Wrong on both counts; taxpayers already pay excessively for government employee pension plans and for artificial guarantees they cannot magically create for themselves.

Absent significant reforms on the benefits side, taxpayers are as exposed as your uncovered backside on a chilly winter day.

By again kicking the existing unfunded pension liabilities down the road, the province has exposed taxpayers to future risks and more bailouts, obvious or hidden. The government has also demonstrated that the theory about political behaviour — politicians mostly act in their own short-term electoral interest and not in the long-term interest of the public — is regrettably true more often than not.

Mark Milke is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Public Sector Pensions: Options for Reform from the Saskatchewan NDP. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia. com).

Tatars and the long shadow

BY NOAH SNEIDER SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE KAMENKA, Ukraine — Ufeyn Fakhreev’s hands bear the scars of Soviet-era exile. His hands love to caress the table in the home he built after returning to his native Crimea. And his hands shake when talk turns to Ukraine’s current predicament.

“I never thought this could happen,” Ufeyn told me. “I never expected this. And I’ve seen so much.

I’ve lived through 14 heads of state. I was born in 1921. I entered the army in 1939. I fought through the entire war. I was wounded five times.”

When Ufeyn was born, Lenin was still alive. He climbed wild cherry trees during the days of Stalin’s collectivization. Ufeyn lost half of his right middle finger on the frontlines of the Second World War. Last week, as Russian soldiers surround Ukrainian military bases in Crimea, reportedly demanding immediate surrender, the pre-quake tremors of war spread across the Black Sea peninsula. Ukraine’s acting President Oleksandr Turchynov called the incursion a “provocation,” and Western leaders have been scrambling desperately for a response to the crisis.

Perhaps no one has more to fear in this potential conflict than Crimean Tatars like Ufeyn. The Crimean Tatars are one of the world’s ill-fated nationalities whose history is punctuated with seemingly cyclical episodes of subjugation and displacement. A Muslim ethnic minority with ancestral roots in Crimea dating back before the Russian czars, the Tatars consider themselves one of the peninsula’s indigenous people, descending from an indecipherable blend of Greeks, Jews, Franks, Armenians, Italians, Turks and Mongols. In the mid-14th century they formed an independent Khanate from the ashes of the Golden Horde, living in relative peace until Catherine the Great annexed Crimea in the 1780s.

After the communists came to power, the Tatars suffered severe depredations, with half their population displaced or killed by the time World War II began. During the war, a handful of Tatars supposedly collaborated with the Nazis, giving Stalin reason enough to deport the entire Tatar community to the Gulag and Central Asia in 1944. Only with perestroika and the Soviet Union’s eventual collapse could the Tatars begin their slow march home.

“We thought it would be like before, but no,” Ufeyn said, adjusting one of the 21 war medals adorned to his navy blue blazer. “When we returned, the government wasn’t organized, they couldn’t give out permits. So those who could just began finding land and building again. We called it samo-vozvrat (self-return).”

Now, the Tatars make up 12 per cent of the Crimean population as of the last Ukrainian census, and most live in small villages built by resettled migrants. Though ethnic strife with the surrounding Russians has been minimal until recently, the

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Crimean Tatars have little interest in returning to life under the Russian yoke.

In the Crimean capital of Simferopol, ethnic Russians have been the dominant presence on the streets since the crisis began. They camp out under the Russian tricolor flag and chant “Russia, Russia, Russia!” While most of the pro-Russian protesters insist that interethnic relations have been peaceful in Crimea (and they’re mostly right), they ignore the extent to which the Tatars abhor the Russian government.

On Feb. 26, tensions spilled over into fierce clashes between Tatars and Russians outside the Crimean parliament. The melee ended with several injuries, a reminder of how easily this carefully orchestrated political theater can slip into violence.

“Europe fears Russia, and Russia fears Europe.

This is the problem,” Ufeyn told me. “After the Soviet Union, 15 republics left. At the same time, 18 governments joined into the EU. And now, Ukraine, Russia’s closest neighbour, wants to leave too. Russia is afraid; she will be without hands.”

To find the Tatar communities you have to drive along one of the four main roads that lead out of Simferopol, scanning for the minaret of a mosque poking out above the low-roofed countryside homes. Along the P-23 highway outside the village of Kamenka, scores of women and children gathered this week for an anti-war rally. They spoke out in favor of the Maidan, the opposition government, and a Ukrainian Crimea; they called Putin a “dictator,” “maniac,” and “tyrant.” Many could not contain their terror.

“We go to sleep not knowing what we’ll wake up to. We have no repose,” 35-year-old Elmira Mololiova said, tears welling as she glanced down at her young daughter. “Putin says he’s defending Russians, but who is he defending them from? I see my Russian neighbors every day, we drink coffee and live as friends.”

As those gathered chanted, “We’re for peace!,” a few Ukrainian police officers looked on aimlessly.

(In Moscow, by contrast, dozens were arrested at an anti-war protest over the weekend.) Outside Ka-

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menka the demonstrators waved blue and yellow balloons — the colours of the Ukrainian flag — and held up a string of handmade signs: “No war!”

“Love will conquer death and violence!”

“Putin! Hands off Ukraine.”

I met two of Ufeyn’s daughters, Eminye and Taire Fakhreeva, amid this crowd. Wearing nearly identical purple sweaters, they seemed shocked to be standing there needing to protest for peace. They never imagined they’d have to fend off Russia yet again.

“We only have this place,” Taire, 60, said. “They kicked our parents out at night, deported them just like that. And now we’re back. We have nowhere else to go and no one to protect us.”

For the Fakhreevs, like many Tatars, Crimea was just starting to feel like home again.

“Our roots have settled really only in the last few years” Eminye, 62, said. “There were empty fields here when we arrived in 1990. We lived in dugouts and tents at first. And we’ve been building our homes for the last 24 years with our own hands.”

The Fakhreevs’ home stands on a dirt road in Kamenka, tucked off the highway just minutes from where the anti-war rally took place. Spacious, with a long entry hall and cavernous living room, it currently houses nine family members, spanning three generations.

“This morning, I told them to get the basement ready,” Ufeyn quipped. “Soon we’ll all need to live there.”

As we sat around the Fakhreevs’ table, sipping tea and eating dried fruit, Ufeyn built a small pyramid of date pits.

“The past few years I’ve been telling them that we’re living in heaven. We have a house, we have pensions, we can buy anything we want at the market,” Ufeyn said, pointing toward the plates laid out in front of us. “But now this, trouble again. …”

He rubbed his hands together slowly, as if making sure that after all these years, they’re still there.

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Joint military activities suspended OTTAWA — Canada has suspended all joint military activities with Russia, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday as Vladimir Putin lashed out at threats of sanctions against his country and accused the West of sowing divisions within Ukraine.

Canada will no longer take part in an anti-terrorism drill involving Canadian and Russian air forces and has pulled out of scheduled meetings, Harper said in a statement.

The prime minister also threatened to further sever the already frayed ties between the two countries.

“We continue to view the situation in Ukraine with the gravest concern and will continue to review our relations with President Putin’s government accordingly,” the statement said.

The move comes the day after the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion condemning Russia’s dramatic incursion in the country, which has been riven by protests for months.

Tensions reached new heights after the Russian military made a dramatic incursion into Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula.

Russian troops are stationed around Crimea’s ferry, military bases and border posts, while the Russian navy is blocking two Ukrainian warships from leaving the port of Sevastopol.

Putin sought to ease those tensions Tuesday, saying Russia has no intention “to fight the Ukrainian people.”

However, he asserted his country’s

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Alberta gives money, moral support, to Ukraine EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will provide up to $100,000 in humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

The province says the matching funding will come from Alberta Culture’s International Development Program as it stands with the federal government in opposing all efforts to undermine democracy and freedom in Ukraine.

Premier Alison Redford says in a release that Alberta — home to more than a quarter of a million residents of Ukrainian descent — stands beside the people of Ukraine at a time of conflict and uncertainty. right to use its military to protect Russians in Ukraine.

Russia also agreed to a special meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

Putin’s remarks were his first since Ukraine’s ousted president fled and as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the capital city of Kyiv to meet the country’s fledgling government.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird — who met Tuesday with Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, Vadym Prystaiko — scoffed at Putin’s justification for sending troops into Ukraine.

Bureaucrat muzzled in midst of Senate scandal: documents

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Conservative government prevented a senior Library and Archives Canada bureaucrat from speaking to the media last year at the height of the Senate spending scandal, newly released documents show.

The records offer a glimpse into just how gingerly officials treated the flow of even arcane technical information at a time when the government was in the throes of a political crisis and facing allegations of a coverup.

In December, The Canadian Press asked for a background briefing with an official from Library and Archives Canada about the rules and statutes that surround how government emails are archived and deleted.

Those rules had come in for media scrutiny after a police document suggested all of the emails belonging to Benjamin Perrin, formerly a lawyer in the Prime Minister’s Office, had been deleted upon his resignation.

Perrin had been in the loop on the deal struck between Mike Duffy and Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, to cover the cost of reimbursing the disgraced senator’s disallowed expense claims.

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“These Soviet-style tactics are dangerous and tremendously destabilizing to the whole region,” Baird said.

“The pretext that Putin uses for these military operations are ludicrous and transparently unacceptable.

“Canada can never accept — and the international community must never accept — ethic nationalist justification for invading a peaceful, democratic neighbour.”

He repeated a comparison between Russia’s actions now and Nazi Germany’s annexation of Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in 1938 before the start

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Within a few hours of receiving the request from The Canadian Press on Dec. 4, bureaucrats inside Library and Archives Canada had identified an expert to provide a technical briefing on the rules the following day.

“Since you are a pro at doing interviews and understand the (Library and Archives) Act like no other ... well, let’s just say yours was the first name to come up,” one media relations officer wrote to the individual in question.

“Pending approval from (the Privy Council Office), (the director general) has given her OK that you be the one to have this informal chat.”

But an email chain released under the Access to Information Act shows that officials from the Privy Council Office — the central bureaucracy and serves the prime minister and cabinet — and the Department of Canadian Heritage quickly put the kibosh on the briefing.

At least one other reporter, whose name was redacted for privacy reasons, was also seeking a briefing.

The request for approval went as high as the Privy Council Office, which directed Library and Archives to ask Heritage Minister Shelly Glover’s office to approve the interview.

Quebec political leaders ready themselves for expected election call MONTREAL — Quebec opposition leaders put on their pre-electoral game faces Tuesday, hours before a widely anticipated election call that Premier Pauline Marois hopes will bring her a majority mandate.

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Rookie Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard said he felt like he was playing hockey and the playoffs were about to begin.

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“I’m putting together my attacking lines. My centres and wingers . . . have already been identified.”

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The province also says it’s working with Ottawa to stay up to date on developments in the eastern European nation and will continue to monitor the situation closely.

Word of the aid comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of encouraging an anti-constitutional coup in Ukraine, saying Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians there.

Russian forces back have been pulled back from the Ukrainian border, but pro-Russia forces still occupy Crimea and Putin says any sanctions the West places on Russia will backfire.

of the Second World War. Prystaiko said he and Baird spoke during their meeting about sending international observers to Ukraine to monitor the situation on the ground.

Canada has yet to decide whether to participate in a special observer mission.

Prystaiko also accused Georgiy Mamedov, Russia’s ambassador in Ottawa, of “hypocrisy” for calling for ousted leader Viktor Yanukovych to be reinstated only days after he signed a book of condolences at the Ukrainian embassy for people killed by Yanukovych’s forces.

“How can you come and sign a book of condolences for people killed, and then the next day advocate for the same person to be reinstated as the leader of the same people?” Prystaiko said.

A small group of protesters gathered Tuesday outside the Russian embassy in Ottawa on Tuesday morning to protest the invasion, waving placards and chanting anti-Putin slogans.

Dan Popowych, a Ukrainian Canadian with family and friends in Ukraine, said the people of Ukraine will not back down from a fight.

“I know that my family over there, my friends, are not going to run for a fight. They’re going to stand their ground,” Popowych said.

“So I’m no so much worried for their safety as I am proud that they’re at least standing their ground and voicing their opinions and saying that, ‘We’re not afraid, we’re willing to die and be shot at, to make sure that this thing works.”’

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Native group hopes vigil prompts inquiry

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A native group says it hopes a vigil planned Wednesday in Ottawa for a young Inuit woman found slain on the side of a New Brunswick highway will prompt the federal government to consider a public inquiry into the murder rates of aboriginal women.

Cheryl Maloney, president of the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association, says the death of Loretta Saunders has drawn widespread concern among both aboriginal and non-native Canadians who feel the issue deserves greater attention.

“I think that Loretta’s case broke through a lot of stereotypes of what missing and murdered aboriginal women look like in this country,” Maloney said.

Halifax police allege the Saint Mary’s University student was killed Feb. 13, the day she was last seen, at a Halifax apartment she once shared with the two people charged with first-degree murder in her death. The 26-year-old woman’s boyfriend has said she was on her way that day to check on the apartment he said she was subletting to the couple.

Saunders’s body was found two weeks later on a median off the Trans-Canada Highway.

Maloney said her death is a reminder that native women are dying violently for a variety of reasons that need deeper examination. She said Saunders’s thesis on missing and murdered aboriginal women wasn’t restricted to those living at risk.

“We talked about three cases in Nova Scotia near me,” Maloney said. “Only one of them was living a risky lifestyle.”

Between 2000 and 2008, 10 per cent of all female homicide victims in Canada were aboriginal women and girls, despite them representing only three per cent of the country’s female population, according to the Native Women’s Association of Canada.

Halifax MP Megan Leslie, who will be attending the vigil, said although the details of Saunders’s case are unlike others involving aboriginal women —which sometimes involve addiction or prostitution — her death is still part of a pattern.

“When you look at patterns and you see a pattern where it is indigenous women who are murdered more often, when it is indigenous women who go missing, you have to take a step back and see what the bigger picture is,” the NDP member said from Ottawa. “We need to look at what the systemic issues are here.”

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Tories defend immigration changes as Chinese nationals issue public rebuke OTTAWA — The Conservative government is defending recent changes to federal immigration initiatives after a group of Chinese millionaires publicly complained.

At a news conference in Beijing, the Chinese nationals urged Canada not to ditch the immigration applications of thousands as the Conservative government ends a backlogged investor program.

The government’s recent budget announced termination of the federal immigrant investor and entrepreneur programs, and elimination of a large backlog of applications.

The move affects more than 65,000 applicants, most of them Chinese. Some had applied to come to Canada as long as five years ago.

Program applicants were required to have a net worth of $1.6 million and to invest $400,000 — or $800,000 if they applied after 2010. The money was to be returned after about five years without interest.

The Tories say the terminated initiatives provided scant economic benefit to Canada. The government says immigrant investors pay fewer taxes and are less likely to stay in Canada over the long term.

In a statement, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander defended the government’s overhaul, saying it would not waste taxpayer dollars on programs that do not meet its objectives and don’t promote Canadian interests.

On Tuesday at a Beijing news conference, 10 investor applicants said they were losing their faith in Canada as “trustworthy country” because of the changes.

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, left, has his forehead wiped by host Jimmy Kimmel on the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, in Los Angeles. Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was reported to be upset about his appearance on the late-night TV talk show.

Kimmel razzes Ford on late-night TV

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s roasting of Rob Ford on his late-night American TV show was like a “church picnic,” the mayor’s brother declared Tuesday, as he seized on Kimmel’s pronouncement that Ford was the “most wonderful mayor” he had ever witnessed.

In offering his take on the guest appearance, Coun. Doug Ford sloughed off Kimmel’s reruns of several embarrassing videos and his suggestion that the mayor get help for substance abuse.

“Jimmy Kimmel, as he said, ‘You’re the best mayor’,” Doug Ford said at city hall.

“He was sincere when he said that.”

For much of his 15-minute appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live late Monday, the mayor looked uncomfortable as the comedian razzed him over a serious of incidents that have garnered Ford worldwide attention.

“Our first guest tonight has tripped, bumped, danced, argued and smoked his way into our national consciousness,” Kimmel said by way of introduction.

The comedian then cited an email from one Toronto resident, who wrote that Ford’s appearance on the show was “a slap to all Torontonians,” and referred to “domestic abuse, drunk driving, racism, homophobia and inability to tell the truth.”

“Is that all I got?” Ford responded.

At one point, Kimmel played a cellphone video of

Food inspection agency can’t confirm links between pig feed, hog virus OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it hasn’t been able to confirm a link between a deadly pig virus and feed pellets containing hog blood plasma.

Cases of the virus, known as porcine epidemic diarrhea, have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba.

Last month, the inspection agency said it was looking at the possibility that the virus may be found in U.S. origin porcine blood plasma used in feed pellets produced by Ontario-based Grand Valley Fortifiers.

Its studies found that while the blood plasma itself contained the virus capable of causing disease in pigs, tests could not show that the feed pellets containing the plasma were capable of causing disease.

The agency says it will continue to analyse feed and feed ingredients to protect Canadian livestock.

The highly contagious virus, which originated in China and killed millions of piglets in the United States, is unique to pigs and officials say it poses no threat to humans.

Napkin note on flight tells female pilot cockpit ‘no place for a woman’ VANCOUVER — A female WestJet pilot says she was shocked by a passenger’s note on a napkin that suggested women don’t belong at the controls of an airplane.

Crew cleaning the aircraft after a weekend flight from Calgary to Victoria found the note that said a cockpit is “no place for a woman.”

The note, signed “David,” also said that a woman “being a mother is the most honour.”

He also said he wished that WestJet would tell him when a female pilot was in charge, so he could book another flight.

Pilot Carey Steacy, who has been flying with West-

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LONGUEUIL, Que. — The Canadian Space Agency quietly marked a quarter-century of existence last Saturday.

The 25-year anniversary on March 1 was highlighted by a short statement from president Walt Natynczyk on the agency’s website and its Facebook page.

As of Tuesday, the Facebook page had received more than 425 “likes.”

Natynczyk said the agency’s accomplishments — from satellites that monitor the Earth to robots that build the International Space station — have fuelled a flourishing space industry and inspired the nation.

An agency official confirmed in an email that no news releases were issued to the media to underline the anniversary, but that several events will be organized throughout the year to celebrate the milestone.

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The mother of two took to Facebook to rebut the passenger’s comments.

“In fact, there are no places that are not for ladies anymore,” she wrote.

“I felt like I needed to respond to his opinion,” Steacy later said. “He absolutely has his right to his opinion and I have a right to disagree with it.”

She said the female flight attendants on the flight and her male co-pilot all had the same reaction.

Steacy said she has received widespread support since posting the note and her rebuttal on Facebook.

She acknowledges that far fewer women than men choose to pursue a flying career.

“Almost every day, people I find are a little bit surprised. I think it’s just because women aren’t enrolling in flight schools — not because they’re not being hired, but because they’re not enrolling in it,” Steacy said.

“Either it’s because they don’t think they can, or they have been told that it’s not for women, or that they can’t do it. And I just hope that that mindset can change like it has in a lot of professions.”

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Ford indicated he had no idea who the target of his wrath was.

“You have that many enemies that you don’t know which one this was?” an incredulous Kimmel asked.

Kimmel drew laughs from the studio audience by playing several videos that have gone viral, including one from a meeting in which Ford mimes a drunk driver, dances in council chambers and almost knocks down a fellow councillor.

He quizzed Ford on the number of times the mayor has had to apologize for behaviour that includes smoking crack in a drunken stupor and uttering profanities on national television.

Time and again, however, Ford trotted out his mantra about how he saves taxpayers money and how hard he works for his constituents.

When they say jump, Ford said, he only asks, “How high?”

“Realistically, how high can you jump?” Kimmel interjected.

Ford also described himself as a “normal, average, hard-working politician that’s real.”

“You are not the average politician my friend,” Kimmel retorted.

None of this fazed Doug Ford, who insisted both the studio audience and “unbiased” Americans they met on the trip to Los Angeles thought the mayor a great guy.

“They went bananas for Rob,” Coun. Ford said.

“Every person we talked to was positive.”

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Earthy language, macho swagger, sarcastic jibes PUTIN MOCKS WEST BUT RATCHETS DOWN TENSIONS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis in his first comments since its president fled, saying Tuesday that Russia has no intention “to fight the Ukrainian people” but reserved the right to use force.

As the Russian president held court in his personal residence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Kyiv’s fledgling government and Moscow agreed to sit down with NATO. Although nerves remained on edge in Crimea, with Russian troops firing warning shots to ward off Ukrainian soldiers, global markets catapulted higher on tentative signals that the Kremlin was not seeking to escalate the conflict. Kerry brought moral support and a $1 billion aid package to a Ukraine fighting to fend off bankruptcy.

Lounging in an arm-chair before Russian tricolour flags, Putin delivered a characteristic performance filled with earthy language, macho swagger and sarcastic jibes, accusing the West of promoting an “unconstitutional coup” in Ukraine. At one point he compared the U.S. role to an experiment with “lab rats.”

But the overall message appeared to be one of de-escalation. “It seems to me (Ukraine) is gradually stabilizing,” Putin said. “We have no enemies in Ukraine. Ukraine is a friendly state.”

He tempered those comments by warning that Russia was willing to use “all means at our disposal” to protect ethnic Russians in the country.

Significantly, Russia agreed to a NATO request to hold a special meeting to discuss Ukraine on Wednesday in Brussels, opening up a possible diplomatic channel in a conflict that still holds monumental hazards and uncertainties.

While the threat of military confrontation retreated somewhat Tuesday, both sides ramped up economic feuding in their struggle over Ukraine.

Russia hit its nearly broke neighbour with a termination of discounts on natural gas, while the U.S. announced a $1 billion aid package in energy subsidies to Ukraine.

“We are going to do our best (to help you). We are going to try very hard,” Kerry said upon arriving in Kyiv. “We hope Russia will respect the election that you are going to have.”

Ukraine’s finance minister, who has said Ukraine needs $35 billion to get through this year and next, was meeting Tuesday with officials from the International Monetary Fund.

World stock markets, which slumped the previous day, clawed back a large chunk of their losses Tuesday on signs that Russia was backpedaling. Gold, the Japanese yen and U.S. treasuries — all seen as safe havens — returned some of their gains. Russia’s RTS index, which fell 12 per cent on Monday rose 6.2 per cent Tuesday. In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average was up 1.2 per cent.

“Confidence in equity markets has been restored as the standoff between Ukraine and Russia is no longer on red alert,” said David Madden, market analyst at IG. Russia took over the strategic peninsula of Crimea

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BRIEF Islamic militants in northeastern Nigeria burn 11 people to death MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Officials say Islamic militants have burned 11 people to death inside their homes in northeastern Nigeria, where frequent attacks have claimed at least 130 lives in the past four days alone.

The attack late Monday on Jakana village in Borno state occurred about 6 miles (10 kilometres) from a village where 39 people were slaughtered on Saturday, said Nigerian Senator Ahmed Zannah.

Violence has escalated in recent weeks in three northeastern Nigerian states that have been under emergency rule for over nine months.

Officials and residents blame the attacks on Boko Haram, an Islamic insurgent group that has killed thousands of people in the past four and a half years.

Zannah said Tuesday that residents in Jakana had been warned of an attack, and many there and in neighbouring villages had fled into the bush before the gunfire began. The victims, he says, were all too old to flee.

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President Vladimir Putin listens journalists’ questions on the situation in Ukraine at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday. on Saturday, placing its troops around its ferry, military bases and border posts. Two Ukrainian warships remained anchored in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, blocked from leaving by Russian ships.

“Those unknown people without insignia who have seized administrative buildings and airports ... what we are seeing is a kind of velvet invasion,” said Russian military analyst Alexander Golts.

The territory’s enduring volatility was put in stark relief Tuesday morning: Russian troops, who had taken control of the Belbek air base, fired warning shots into the air as some 300 Ukrainian soldiers, who previously manned the airfield, demanded their jobs back.

As the Ukrainians marched unarmed toward the base, about a dozen Russian soldiers told them not to approach, then fired several shots into the air and said they would shoot the Ukrainians if they continued toward them.

The Ukrainian troops vowed to hold whatever ground they had left on the Belbek base.

“We are worried. But we will not give up our base,” said Capt. Nikolai Syomko, an air force radio electrician holding an AK47. He said the soldiers felt they were being held hostage, caught between Russia and Ukraine. There were no other reports of significant armed confrontations Tuesday in Ukraine.

BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado in Boulder is the new home of an extensive collection of Holocaust-era documents, books and photographs.

The university on Tuesday announced the donation of the Mazal Holocaust Collection, calling it the world’s largest privately owned Holocaust archive and the most significant in the United States outside museums.

The collection includes original transcripts of the Nuremburg trials. It was amassed by Harry W. Mazal, a retired Mexico City businessman who lived in San Antonio, Texas, before his death in 2011.

Daughter Aimee Mazal Skillin says the university has the capability to maintain, restore and share the collection with the world.

Hospital says seven patients arriving from housing complex explosion EWING, N.J. — A hospital says it has received at least seven patients from an explosion at a townhouse complex in a suburb of New Jersey’s capital city that caused heavy damage.

A spokesman at Capital Regional Medical Center says two of the injured apparently have traumatic injuries and the others have been sent to its two hospital campuses.

Television footage shows damage to several units at the development in Ewing, outside Trenton, and widely scattered debris. Flames can be seen shooting up from the ground, apparently fed by a gas line.

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PRETORIA, South Africa — For two days, the witness in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius kept her composure. Then, just as her testimony was about to finish, she broke down in tears at what she said was the memory of the screams she heard on the night that the double-amputee athlete fatally shot his girlfriend in his South African home.

Michelle Burger, a neighbour of Pistorius who took the stand on the second day of a trial watched around the world, remained calm through intense questioning by the chief defence lawyer. In a final exchange with the lead prosecutor on Tuesday, however, emotion washed over her as she recalled what she described as the terrified screams of a woman early on Valentine’s Day last year.

“When I’m in the shower, I relive her shouts,” Burger said in an apparent reference to her trauma just after the shooting, when a police captain took her statement. When Gerrie Nel, the prosecutor, asked her about her emotions at the time, she said the experience was “quite raw” and her voice broke.

Nel asked her how she was coping now.

“I’m coping fine,” Burger insisted. “It’s been a year.”

Burger, a university lecturer, lives 177 metres (193 yards) from Pistorius’ house, where his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, died in what the runner said was an accident.

Burger testified that she heard a man and a woman shouting, then the sound of four gunshots.

She said the woman’s screams continued during the gunshots and quickly faded away after the final one. She was the first witness called by the prosecution, which contends that Pistorius intentionally killed Steenkamp after a loud argument.

Her testimony contradicts Pistorius’ account. He says he fired four times through the toilet cubicle door, hitting Steenkamp three times in the head, arm and hip or side area after thinking she was a dangerous intruder. He has pleaded not guilty.

The defence contends that Burger may have been asleep when the gunshots were fired, and then mistakenly thought she was hearing gunfire when in fact it was the sound of Pistorius breaking the toilet cubicle door with a cricket bat after realizing he had shot his girlfriend.

During cross-examination of Burger, chief defence lawyer Barry Roux suggested that she was mistaken in saying that she heard a woman screaming and that it was actually Pistorius shouting for help in a high voice after accidentally shooting Steenkamp.

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Netanyahu takes aim at Iran, Palestinians WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that reassuring words from Iranian officials about not wanting nuclear weapons do not square with Tehran’s actions — and that the international community needs to exert more pressure to deny Iran the capability of making nuclear arms.

In a speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference, Netanyahu also had a message for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: “Recognize the Jewish state. No excuses, no delays, it’s time.”

The Israeli leader also denounced as anti-Semitic the Palestinian-led movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions — knows by its acronym, BDS. The boycott has been growing recently, mainly in Europe, where some businesses and pension funds have cut investments or trade with Israeli firms they say are connected to West Bank settlements.

“Those who wear the BDS label should be treated exactly as we treat any anti-Semite or bigot,” Netanyahu said. “They should be exposed and condemned.

The boycotters should be boycotted.”

On Iran, Netanyahu is fighting an uphill battle. Six world powers, including the U.S., recently reached a diplomatic agreement with Iran that rolls back its nuclear program in exchange for some easing of economic sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy.

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N.Y. judge says Ecuadorean plaintiffs cannot collect judgment against Chevron in U.S. NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. courts from being used to collect a $9 billion Ecuadorean judgment against Chevron for rainforest damage, saying lawyers poisoned an honourable quest with their illegal and wrongful conduct.

“Justice is not served by inflicting injustice. The ends do not justify the means,” U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote. The judge said it was a sad outcome to have to rule that the Ecuadorean court judgment “was obtained by corrupt means,” because it will likely never be known whether there was a case to be made against the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil company.

“It is distressing that the course of justice was perverted,” Kaplan wrote in a nearly 500-page ruling that followed a trial last year.

He said a New York City lawyer, Steven Donziger, and Ecuadorean lawyers corrupted the case in Ecuador by submitting fraudulent evidence, coercing a judge and arranging to write the multibillion-dollar judgment themselves by promising $500,000 to the Ecuadorean judge to rule in their favour.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to the cheering audience as he arrives to speak to the AIPAC meeting at the Washington Convention Center, Tuesday, in Washington. threat and fears Tehran is using negotiations toward reaching a final agreement as a way to stall while it continues to build nuclear arms.

Iran “wheels out its smiling president and its smooth-talking foreign minister. But if you listen to their words, their soothing words, they don’t square with Iran’s aggressive actions,” Netanyahu said.

“Iran says it only wants a peaceful nuclear program. So why is it building a heavy water reactor, will seek an expedited appeal of “an appalling decision resulting from a deeply flawed proceeding.”

He said Kaplan was “wrong on the law and wrong on the facts.” He accused Kaplan of letting “his implacable hostility toward me, my Ecuadorean clients and their country infect his view of the case.”

In a statement, Chevron Corp. called the decision “a resounding victory for Chevron and our stockholders” and said any court that respects the rule of law will find the Ecuadorean judgment “illegitimate and unenforceable.”

Official: Libya national TV station comes under attack by gunmen TRIPOLI, Libya — Gunmen launched an attack on Libya’s official television station on Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades at the troops guarding it before they were driven off by reinforcements, officials said. There were no reports of casualties.

The officials said the attackers were likely the followers of militia leader Jumaa al-Shahm, who had controlled the Libya TV station building in the capital Tripoli for months before they were ousted by government forces last week and al-Sham arrested.

Three years after the ouster and slaying of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s central government still has little authority. The military and police are in disarray, outmanned and outgunned by rival militias who frequently take over state facilities.

Station employees had sought help from government security forces, a statement in the name of Libya TV workers said.

The officials said Al-Shahm’s followers had also stormed the Information Ministry demanding salaries and support for the station.

which has no purpose in a peaceful nuclear program? Iran says it has nothing to hide. So why does it ban inspectors from its secret military sites?

“Why doesn’t it divulge the secrets of its military nuclear activities? . . . Iran says it’s not building nuclear weapons. So why does it continue to build ICBMs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, whose only purpose is to carry nuclear warheads?”

Under the agreement, Iran has agreed to allow expanded access to inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran says it needs the reactor to produce isotopes for medical and scientific use, although the West says the reactor is really configured to produce plutonium, which also can be used to make nuclear arms. Tehran denies any secret weapons activities, despite IAEA suspicions based on U.S. and Israeli intelligence.

On the Palestinian issue, Netanyahu said that by recognizing a Jewish state, Abbas would be telling his people that while there might be a territorial dispute, the right of the Jewish people to a state of their own is beyond dispute.

Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that Netanyahu’s repeated demand for Israel to be recognized as a Jewish state wastes time and avoids work toward a comprehensive peace agreement. “This demand is rejected by the Palestinians and Arabs,” he said.

“What Netanyahu said aims only to thwart U.S. efforts and disrupt the negotiations. The Palestinian position is clear: an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as a capital.”

Also on Tuesday, a well-known air force colonel was found shot dead hours after he went missing in the country’s east, another security official said.

The official said the body of Col. Adam Faraj alAbdali was discovered early Tuesday with shots to his head and chest inside his car near a cemetery in Benghazi. He said the colonel had gone missing hours earlier and was unreachable.

Col. Al-Abdali, in his fifties, had pioneered the use of Russian jets in Libya. The official spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to brief reporters.

Benghazi is a stronghold of militias with roots in the rebel brigades that fought Gadhafi. It has witnessed a series of attacks targeting officials, judges, activists and clerics. Rarely anyone is apprehended.

Workers pluck third Corvette from sinkhole that swallowed classic cars Workers have plucked a third Corvette from a giant sinkhole that swallowed eight classic cars at a U.S. museum.

More work lies ahead to retrieve the five cars still buried deep beneath the National Corvette Museum.

Progress continued Tuesday when a 1962 black Corvette was extracted by a crane.

John Spencer, a manager at the local GM Corvette Assembly Plant, says the car has body damage but can be repaired.

Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli says four cars are still buried under dirt, rubble, rock and concrete, while another is wedged in the hole.

She says those cars will remain trapped until workers further stabilize the sinkhole. That work could take two or three weeks.

The first two Corvettes were recovered Monday.

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Jason Foui shows off his hummus, and the chickpeas he uses to make it at Big Bend Market located in Southpointe Common.

Humble, tasty hummus PRODUCER OFFERS MORE FLAVOURS TO PROMOTE PRODUCT ple pie,” said Foui, adding that he also offered a stuffing-flavoured hummus containing cranberries, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

Available in Red Deer at Big Bend Market, West Park Market and Cafe Pichilingue, and also sold at Blackfalds Family Foods and through Lacombe-based TheGreenPantry.ca, Humble Hummus stacks up favourably against alternatives, said Foui.

One reason for this is that it’s made with dried chickpeas rather than the canned variety.

“It takes a lot of work to soak those beans and rehydrate them,” he said, adding, however, that the effort is worth it.

“If you taste the two beside each other, you notice the difference.”

Selling only fresh, locally made hummus with no additives or preservatives is also important, said Foui.

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If you’re a regular attendee of Red Deer’s Public Market, you’ve probably seen Jason Foui on the other side of a hummus container.

The owner of Humble Hummus is an enthusiastic promoter of the chickpea-based food, routinely urging prospective buyers to try his products. He even pitched them at a CBC audition for Dragons’ Den a few weeks ago.

“You can literally live off hummus,” said Foui. “It’s got all the proteins and all the carbs and everything that you need.”

For busy people, hummus is quick and easy to eat, he added.

And perhaps most importantly, there’s no need to hold your nose while consuming it.

“The key thing above all is that it’s tasty.”

Foui has ramped up the palate appeal of his hummus by offering flavours like black pepper and lime, roasted red pepper, super uber garlic, lemon dill, hot and spicy, and humble spice with jalapenos, chili peppers, cayenne peppers, garlic and lemon. He’s produced more than 25 flavours, including bacon, and peanut butter and chocolate.

“For Thanksgiving we did ap-

His approach seems to be working, with buyers from across Alberta. Foui has even had an inquiry from Texas.

“We’ve almost doubled ourselves every single year,” he said of sales, crediting his girlfriend Syfronia Bonnell for her ongoing help.

F o u i , who is an afternoon announcer with 106.7 The Drive, ate hummus while growing up in Winnipeg.

But he’d forgotten about the high-protein food un— JASON FOUI til about six years ago, when someone offered him some.

Hummus was an ideal snack for a busy, physically active person like himself, Foui decided. He was soon making his own, and after a bit of encouragement started selling at the public market in 2009.

“The first week I sold hummus there, it was not good,” acknowledged Foui.

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Servus posts 15.9% earnings boost petition and pressure to perform,” said Garth Warner, Servus’s president and CEO, in a release. “Looking ahead, we expect Servus to continue to make prudent, educated decisions about how to best serve members and protect the credit union’s assets in the current economic climate and beyond.”

The release attributed Servus’s improved performance last year to a 10 per cent increase in loans and a 7.5 per cent rise in deposits.

Also helping the bottom line was a 31.9 per cent — or $5.2 million — jump in income from Servus’s associates, including the Credit

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Servus Credit Union posted a 15.9 per cent increase in net income last year, which helped finance a $47.5-million payout to members before Christmas.

The Edmonton-based financial institution has reported earnings of $73.2 million for the 12 months ended Oct. 31. That compares with $63.1 million for its 2012 fiscal year.

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Union Central of Alberta.

Among Servus’s highlights for 2013 was the fact it hit $13.1 billion in assets, a 7.6 per cent increase over $12.2 billion in 2012.

Total equity climbed 8.6 per cent to $1.1 billion from $977 million.

Servus announced in December that it was distributing $47.5 million to members under its profit-sharing plan. This amount consisted of $26.7 million in patronage rewards and $20.8 million in common share and investment share dividends.

Servus’s annual general meeting will take place March 12 in Lloydminster.

The Alberta government will conduct a series of meetings in rural areas of the province to determine how best to support economic growth there.

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Verlyn Olson announced on Tuesday that a task force consisting of him and four other MLAs will take part in eight roundtable meetings in late March and early April.

More than 500 individuals and organizations representing economic development entities, industry, agriculture, communities, aboriginal groups, tourism and non-governmental groups are expected to be invited, he said.

Olson said the meetings will focus on five themes: industry and business development, financial and capital access, workforce development, regional coordination, and rural economic infrastructure capacity.

“We want to ensure that we have the right government programs and services in place, and that they’re working together to maximize benefits for our communities,” he said during a news conference.

“It will help us focus on a clear set of shared priorities with our community partners.”

Olson said feedback from the meetings will help his government develop a rural economic development action plan.

“Through the action plan, we will build on the success of our rural communities by embracing new ideas, creating linkages between existing resources and organizations, increasing Alberta’s rural economic development infrastructure capacity, and ultimately growing our provincial economy.”

Rural Alberta is already a big contributor to the Canadian economy, noted Olson, with the Conference Board of Canada estimating its impact at more than $77 billion annually.

Other members of the MLA task force are Hector Goudreau, MLA for Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley; Jacquie Fenske, MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville; Ken Lemke, MLA for Stony Plain; and Bridget Pastoor, MLA for Lethbridge-East. All are members of the Progressive Conservative caucus.

Parkland Fuels Q4 profit more than doubles

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS RED DEER — Parkland Fuel Corp. says fourthquarter profits more than doubled as the independent North American distributor of fuels and lubricants saw revenue rise 60 per cent.

Parkland says net profits improved to $22 million or 30 cents per diluted share in the final three months of 2013, up from $9.6 million or 14 cents in the same 2012 period.

Revenue totalled almost $1.6 billion, up from $998.4 million in the same year-earlier period.

For the full year, the Red Deer-based company said net profits were $92 million or $1.26 per diluted share on revenue of $5.66 billion, up from $84.9 million or $1.22 per share on revenue of $4.13 billion.

“2013 was another strong year for Parkland, increasing adjusted EBITDA by approximately $7 million over the record we set in 2012,” president and CEO Bob Espey said in an earnings report issued Tuesday after markets closed.

“We continued to strengthen our earnings potential through the closing of the Elbow River Marketing acquisition, the successful completion of two additional tuck-in acquisitions, and the strong performance of our supply group.”

“Subsequent to year end we also entered the northern tier of the United States by acquiring North Dakota-based SPF Energy Inc., which became effective in early January.”

Parkland provides businesses, wholesale customers and motorists and other consumers with gasoline, diesel, propane, lubricants, heating oil and other products through locations across North America run by community-based operators.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Parkland shares closed up 12 cents at $19.77 on Tuesday.

Canada writes U.S., offers to work together on oil pollution ALSO CALLS FOR APPROVAL OF KEYSTONE PIPELINE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — The Canadian government is expressing a desire to work with the United States on reducing oil and gas pollution in a letter to the Obama administration that calls for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.

The letter argues the merits of the

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pipeline on environmental, economic and energy-security grounds — and it suggests a willingness, without offering specifics, to take additional steps to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.

The three-page note from Canada’s ambassador to Washington, Gary Doer, says the two countries have already worked together on different climate initiatives, including vehicleemissions standards, and they can do more.

“Our energy and environment officials are currently assessing common energy issues, including potential oil and gas issues, which we could usefully address together,” said the note to Secretary of State John Kerry, dated

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Kerry is leading a regulatory review of TransCanada Corp.’s pipeline proposal and is accepting public comments during a 90-day national-interest determination phase, including the letter from the Canadian government.

Just last month, President Barack Obama revealed that he and Prime Minister Stephen Harper talked at a North American leaders’ summit about new initiatives to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.

While the prime minister has expressed a willingness to work on new initiatives with the U.S., the readout of the 30-minute meeting last month provided by Harper’s office made no

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mention of that conversation.

A presidential decision on Keystone could be coming soon. The president apparently told state governors at a recent meeting that he expects to make the final call in the next couple of months.

The long-delayed process has already seen five letters submitted by the Canadian government in public comments at different regulatory steps, not to mention a lobby effort that has included multiple trips to Washington by Canadian politicians and a multimillion-dollar advertising effort.

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LETTER: Cites State Department assessment The most recent letter from Doer draws heavily from the State Department’s latest environmental assessment that suggests transporting oil without a pipeline creates between 28 and 42 per cent more greenhouse gases.

The State Department review also concludes that, under foreseeable market conditions, the Alberta oilsands will continue to be developed with or without the Keystone XL network.

The letter from Doer points out that, unlike other countries that export crude to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast, Canada has actually committed to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and has managed to achieve some reductions since 2005.

The letter was released the same day that TransCanada (TSX:TRP) rival Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) announced plans to nearly double the capacity of an existing 390,000-barrel-a-day line to Wisconsin.

The Calgary-based company believes it won’t need a presidential permit, allowing it to avoid the regulatory hurdles that have tripped up Keystone XL. In response to questions about the letter, the federal government said Tuesday that the countries’ natural-resource ministers are discussing a partnership to strengthen energy security, improve environmental protection and generate new economic benefits.

It also pointed to a statement following last month’s Three Amigos summit, saying North America’s natural resource ministers would meet later this year to discuss energy efficiency, infrastructure, innovation, renewable energy, unconventional energy sources, energy trade, and responsible resource development.

Colour environmentalists skeptical — not only of Canada’s past record in fighting climate change, but also of its plans to do anything in the future.

“It doesn’t mean anything,” John Bennett of the Sierra Club said of the promises from the Canadian government.

“Emissions have to be capped.”

If the talk from Ottawa and Washington is about voluntary measures and improvements in carboncapture technology, he added, that’s all it will be — just talk.

With the U.S. Congress having blocked a capand-trade plan, Bennett said he hopes Obama uses his executive power to impose broad limits on carbon emissions. The Obama administration has announced executive measures for new coal-fired power plants and is working on other ones for existing coal plants.

HUMMUS: Seeks growth “I thought people would come up to me and want to buy it.”

Undeterred, he started persuading passers-by to taste his hummus.

“Instead of standing behind the counter at the farmers’ market, I stood in front of it — and that’s where everything changed.”

Just over a year ago, Foui began making Humble Hummus in Big Bend Market’s kitchen facilities, and selling year-round. Now he’d like to expand his retail network to include bigger stores, and perhaps some in Calgary and Edmonton. Cities elsewhere are a possibility for the future.

This was part of Foui’s motivation for seeking help from an investment mogul on Dragons’ Den. The producer he auditioned in front of provided positive feedback, but Foui realizes he’ll need to spice up his presentation if he wants to win a spot on national TV. “I’ll go in there blazing,” he promised.

Regardless of his success with Dragons’ Den, Foui is determined to grow Humble Hummus.

“This is something that’s going to happen with or without help.”

When expansion does occur, it will require the development of commercial kitchens near the new markets, so that Humble Hummus’s “local and fresh” theme is maintained.

“We’re not in the business of shipping hummus and just trying to make a buck off of preserved hummus.”

Additional information about Humble Hummus can be found online at www.humblehummus.com.

The business will conduct a taste test this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the south side location of Big Bend Market. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Russsia ups pressure on Ukraine while U.S., EU offer short-term aid IMF WORKS ON LONG-TERM PLAN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KIEV, Ukraine — The battle over Ukraine’s future is also economic: on Tuesday, Russia cranked up the pressure by ending discounts on its natural gas supplies, while the U.S. and European Union offered quick-fix aid to the beleaguered government.

To help Ukraine in the longer term, International Monetary Fund experts began work here on a plan to stabilize the near-bankrupt country’s finances and failing economy.

The IMF’s help is expected to come with conditions that will be tough, but at this point inevitable.

“Without the expected financial assistance from Western donors, Ukraine is likely to default,” Lilit Gevorgyan of IHS Global Insight says in a research note.

Concerns over Ukraine’s financial condition — whose treasury account is, by its own admission, almost empty — rose after Russian state gas company Gazprom said it would cancel a substantial discount on natural gas granted in December.

President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, noted Ukraine still owes some $2 billion for gas.

The Russian position is a shift from last year, when Moscow tolerated letting Ukraine pile up

unpaid bills. The discount was granted under a $15-billion Russian bailout in December that was halted following the ouster of proRussian President Viktor Yanukovych by a protest movement by people who want closer ties with the European Union.

To counter Moscow’s tougher stance, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was visiting Kyiv on Tuesday, offered $1 billion in loan guarantees.

The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, will decide on a package of support measures on Wednesday, spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen told reporters in Brussels without providing details.

Ukraine’s parliament signed off on the terms of 610 million euros from an earlier EU aid package — but that money won’t be paid until Ukraine seals a bailout deal with the IMF. That short-term support is key because a full financial assistance program from the IMF may take time to conclude. Analyst Gevorgyan said that for the IMF to commit any substantial assistance the country would need a more stable government, which was only likely after a new president is elected May 25.

That still leaves Ukraine some time, as major debt repayments are not due until June.

The key risk until then is whether Russia demands prompt payment for its gas. That could put more pressure on the country’s finances.

A Ukrainian debt default would have a limited impact on economic activity in the rest of Europe, analysts say. But it could hurt stock prices and have an impact on individual banks and countries that are heavily exposed to the region.

Vasyl Yurchyshyn, director of economic programs at the Razumkov Centre research institute in Kyiv, as the IMF likely realizes that circumstances are dire and may provide at least some money within several weeks.

“Here I think you can be an optimist... It’s clear the IMF may take a softer position,” Yurchyshyn said.

Even then, however, the basic conditions from the past two IMF aid programs will remain: mainly, abandoning the practice of charging consumers only about one-fifth of the price that state gas company Naftogaz pays to Ukraine.

Two previous Ukrainian governments agreed to IMF loan programs only to see the aid cut off after they balked at that condition.

The current government, however, will likely comply. “We have no choice,” Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Monday.

Enbridge to replace Alberta-to-Wisconsin oil pipeline

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Energy shipper Enbridge is spending $7-billion to overhaul a 46-year-old oil pipeline between Alberta and Wisconsin — a project it says won’t have to go through the same U.S. federal process that has bogged down a rival’s Keystone XL proposal.

In the largest project in its history, Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) and its U.S. affiliate will be replacing Line 3 using improved steel and coating.

Enbridge and its customers concluded that replacing the line entirely was a more cost-effective option than maintaining it in the long term. Shippers have agreed to pay a toll surcharge over a 15-year span.

The upgrade will enable the line to pump a maximum of 760,000 barrels per day, up from the 390,000 that is currently able to move, according to Enbridge’s own engineering analysis. The revamped Line 3 is expected to be up and running in the later half of 2017.

The upgrade is meant to assure producers and refiners that rely on Enbridge’s network that their crude won’t have trouble finding

its way to market.

“You can think of this project as a buffer to deal with unplanned disruptions and maintenance and additional scheduling flexibility that shippers need,” CEO Al Monaco said Tuesday.

Line 3 already has a Presidential Permit, a required green-light from the U.S. administration for cross-border infrastructure, he added.

“What we’re doing here is restoring Line 3 to its original condition. So there’s no permit required,” Monaco said.

But Doug Hayes, staff attorney at environmental group the Sierra Club, disagrees with Enbridge’s view that the process can be avoided.

“And the same climate test that the president set for the Keystone XL pipeline will apply. Will this new pipeline significantly exacerbate carbon pollution? Of course it will,” Hayes said in an emailed statement.

He said the Line 3 project will face the “same level of scrutiny and opposition” as other proposed oilsands pipelines.

Officials at the U.S. State Department were not immediately available for comment.

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ant TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) has faced a long and frustrating process in trying to obtain a Presidential Permit for its Keystone XL pipeline, which would connect 830,000 barrels per day of mostly oilsands crude to Texas refineries.

The U.S. regulatory process for that project began some five and a half years ago.

An expansion to Enbridge’s Alberta Clipper pipeline, which also runs between Alberta and Wisconsin, has been held up by the process as well. It obtained a Presidential Permit in 2009 for the first 450,000 barrel per day phase, but the U.S. State Department requires an amendment for a twophase expansion up to 800,000 per day. That’s taking longer than Enbridge had expected, but the company is still confident the Alberta Clipper expansion will be in service by mid-2015.

Line 3 is one of six arteries that make up Enbridge’s Canadian mainline — a key piece of infrastructure that moves Alberta crude east.

A different pipeline ruptured in southern Michigan in 2010, spilling three million litres of crude and fouling the Kalamazoo River.

Two-thirds of Canadians made an RRSP contribution

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Two-thirds of Canadians polled would like to have put more money into their RRSPs for the 2013 tax year, according to a new survey that found average contributions were down slightly this time around.

The Bank of Montreal’s (TSX:BMO) RRSP deadline survey, conducted last week, said that Canadians were contributing an average of $3,518 to their RRSPs, down $26 from an average of $3,544 for the 2012 tax year.

“It looks like from one year to the next, we’re consistent,” said Chris Buttigieg, senior manager of wealth planning strategy at BMO Financial Group.

“If it was down $1,000, I’d be concerned,” Buttigieg said from Toronto.

Buttigieg noted that Canadians are also juggling other priorities such as mortgages, car payments and month-tomonth living expenses.

Meanwhile, more than two-thirds of Canadians were making contributions to their Registered Retirement Savings Plan before the deadline, which expired at midnight Monday night, up from the year-earlier’s 63 per cent.

More than half of those surveyed said they were contributing as much as they could, although 35 per cent of respondents said they could have contributed more, according to results of the survey released Tuesday.

The survey also found that one in three who an-

ticipated getting money back from the Canada Revenue Agency after making an RRSP contribution planned on saving or reinvesting the return, while one in four planned to pay down non-mortgage debt.

Lower priorities were paying down a mortgage at 18 per cent, travel or buying leisure items at 16 per cent and home renovations or household expenses at 10 per cent.

The top investment choices for those surveyed were mutual funds at 49 per cent; guaranteed investment certificates at 35 per cent; bonds at 18 per cent;

stocks at 17 per cent and exchange traded funds at 12 per cent, the survey said.

Now that this year’s deadline has passed, Buttigieg is encouraging Canadians to think ahead and consider setting up a savings plan budget for next year’s RRSP contribution.

“It’s a tried, true and tested method.”

Canadians have about $500 billion in unused RRSP contributions and that’s expected to increase to $1 trillion by 2018, Buttigieg said.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 104.21 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.15 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.19 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.46 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.57 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.15 Cdn. National Railway . . 62.32

Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 175.25 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.30 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.19 Cervus Equipment Corp 24.01 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 49.46 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 49.00 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 31.00 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.59

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dividend three per cent to 64 cents a share and its shares gained nine cents to $63.12.

RadioShack will close up to 1,100 U.S. stores as the electronics retailer reported a quarterly loss of $191.4 million, up sharply from a $63.3-million loss a year earlier. Excluding items, the electronics retailer lost $1.29 per share against the 16 cents that analysts expected and its shares plunged 17.28 per cent in New York.

Most TSX sectors advance with the base metals segment in the lead, up 2.89 per cent as May copper clawed back Monday’s two-cent loss and then some, up four cents to US$3.21 a pound.

Oil and gold gave back a goodsized chunk of the gains racked up on Monday with the April crude contract in New York down $1.59 to US$103.33 a barrel. The energy sector rose 0.28 per cent.

The gold sector was off about 0.55 per cent as April bullion faded $12.40 to US$1,337.90 an ounce.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market registered a solid advance Tuesday as worries about an escalation in the Russian-Ukraine standoff lessened.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 77.12 points to 14,289.86, led by base metal stocks.

The Canadian dollar gave up early gains to move down 0.13 of a cent to 90.09 cents US a day before the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement and an expected election call by Quebec’s minority PQ government.

U.S. indexes recovered from the major losses racked up Monday after Russian troops over the weekend invaded the Crimean peninsula, where Russia has major military installations and much of the population is Russian-speaking.

Although tensions are still high, they were ratcheted down somewhat after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine’s border to return to their bases.

The Dow Jones industrials jumped 227.85 points to 16,395.88, the Nasdaq gained 74.67 points to 4,351.97 and the S&P 500 index ran up 28.18 points to 1,873.91.

Putin has said he hopes that Russia won’t need to use force in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin, which does not recognize the new Ukrainian leadership, insists it made the move into Crimea in order to protect Russian installations in Ukraine and its citizens living there.

Analysts warn that the situation in eastern Europe still remains highly volatile for global markets.

Meanwhile, Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) reported $1.71 billion of quarterly net income, up 6.5 per cent from a year earlier. Ex-items, earnings came in at $1.34 a share, which met estimates. The bank is raising its

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at close Tuesday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,289.86, up 77.12 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,021.33, up 3.23 points TSX 60 — 818.56, up 4.27 points Dow — 16,395.88, up 227.85 points S&P 500 — 1,873.91, up 28.18 points Nasdaq — 4,351.97, up 74.67 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 90.09 cents US, down 0.13 of a cent Pound — C$1.8504, up 0.41 of a cent Euro — C$1.5247 up 0.26 of a cent Euro — US$1.3736, up 0.04 of a cent

General Motors Co. . . . . 36.93 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.77 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.46 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 48.76 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 66.09 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.97 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.98 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 49.23 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 99.70 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.50 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.34 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.78 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.15 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.52 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.40 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 59.65 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.13

Scotiabank earned $1.71 billion in its latest quarter and raised its dividend Tuesday, helped by its domestic banking and wealth management business.

“We achieved strong double-digit growth in auto lending, a traditional area of strength and in credit cards which is a key area of focus for us,” president and chief executive Brian Porter told a conference call with analysts.

“This growth in higher spread products is helping offset some of the negative margin pressure from the continued low rate environment.”

Scotiabank’s profit for the quarter amounted to $1.32 per diluted share, up from $1.61 billion or $1.24 per diluted share a year ago. Revenue totalled $5.65 billion, up from $5.17 billion.

On an adjusted basis, Scotiabank had diluted earnings of $1.34 per share, in line with analyst estimates.

It also announced increased its quarterly dividend by two cents to 64 cents starting April 28.

Scotiabank was the last of Canada’s big banks to report its first-quarter results, which were generally positive across the industry.

Concerns have been raised about the future growth for the Canadian banks due to the expected slowdown of the housing market and little room for consumers to borrow any more.

Together, the big six banks in Canada — Royal Bank (TSX:RY), TD Bank

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 22.63 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 27.59 First Quantum Minerals . 21.34 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 30.03 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.26 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.71 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 37.12 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.09 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.71 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 29.77 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 34.40 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 63.97 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.02 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 54.73

Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 40.93 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.27 Canyon Services Group. 12.21 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.30 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.860 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 21.70 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.68 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 96.52 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 56.90 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.79 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 33.81 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 50.36 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.02 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.01 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.200 Precision Drilling Corp . . 12.24 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.72 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.43 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.90

Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 10.90 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 63.44 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 72.50 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.12 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.39 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 36.78 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.06 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.49 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 54.42 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 66.70 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.18 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 43.95 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 71.84 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 38.95 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.06

Oil futures: US$103.33 per barrel, down $1.59 (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,337.90 per oz., down $12.40 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $24.351 oz., down 47.8 cents $782.88 kg, down $15.37

Chrysler commits to Ontario plants

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TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Tuesday at 1,021.33, up 3.23 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 185.70 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ’14 $12.90 higher $440.70; May ’14 $11.70 higher $448.90; July ’14 $11.50 higher $458.60; Nov. ’14 $11.00 higher $475.10; Jan ’15 $10.80 higher $482.60; March ’15 $11.10 higher $490.40; May ’15 $11.70 higher $495.80; July ’15 $12.30 higher $501.10; Nov ’15 $12.30 higher $497.30; Jan. ’16 $12.30 higher $497.30; March ’16 $12.30 higher $497.30.

Barley (Western): March ’14 unchanged $126.50; May ’14 unchanged $128.50; July ’14 unchanged $128.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $128.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $128.50; March ’15 unchanged $128.50; May ’15 unchanged $128.50; July ’15 unchanged $128.50; Oct. ’15 unchanged $128.50; Dec. ’15 unchanged $128.50; March ’16 unchanged $128.50.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 396,500 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 396,500.

Scotiabank raises dividend on domestic, wealth management business

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(TSX:TD), Scotiabank (TSX:BNS), CIBC (TSX:CM), Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and National Bank (TSX:NA) — earned a total of $8.49 billion for the first quarter, up from $7.64 billion in the first quarter of 2013.

In addition to Scotiabank, RBC, TD and CIBC also raised their dividends.

Scotiabank has been pushing its credit card business and said the number of new credit cards it has been issuing has roughly doubled compared with a year ago.

As a result though, the bank saw a small uptick in its provisions for credit losses that it attributed to its growth in credit cards, which offer higher margins but also see higher loan losses.

“Between that and the autos which were both growing strongly, we had a slight uptick,” said Stephen Hart, Scotiabank’s chief risk officer.

Overall, Scotiabank saw its provisions for credit losses increase to $356 million for the quarter, up from $310 million a year ago.

The provisions included $134 million in Canada, up from $118 million a year ago, while international banking recorded $219 million compared with $186 million. Global banking and markets had $3 million in credit losses for the quarter compared with $5 million a year ago.

Barclays analyst John Aiken said, while he continued to like the bank’s medium and longer term outlook, he did not believe the quarter’s results would will generate much near-term outperformance.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A decision by Chrysler Canada to commit to bringing a new minivan assembly line to Windsor, Ont. was greeted with caution Tuesday, as the auto giant said it was no longer looking to the federal and Ontario governments for funding.

The car maker said in a statement that it will bring the new minivan line to the Windsor plant, while its facility in Brampton, Ont., will also “benefit” with “substantial product interventions” that will come to market as early as the second half of this year. No further details were made available.

The Brampton assembly plant currently builds the Dodge Charger, Challenger and Chrysler 300.

In January, Chrysler had asked both levels of government for a reported $700 million of funding, as part of a $3.6 billion upgrade to the two plants.

Although it still owes the province $800 million from the bailout it received during the recession in 2009, it argued that it needed an incentive package that would help it offset higher costs in Canada.

But Chrysler said it notified officials this week that it was no longer seeking the money because the projects were being used as a “political football.”

“The thing I really regret most about this issue in Canada and province of Ontario is that unfortunately it has been picked up as a political football in the country,” said Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief executive Sergio Marchionne.

“It is being bandied around as if it has become an ideological albatross.”

Last week, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak urged the Liberal government to refuse Chrysler the funds, likening it to a “ransom” and a “corporate welfare” program.

At the time, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne called the remarks “irresponsible” and said the province was aware that the car maker was also open to setting up shop the U.S. or other countries.

Automotive analyst Peter Mateja said Chrysler’s decision is short on details of its investment in Ontario.

“It’s good news, the fact that they’re

keeping the investments here,” said Mateja, co-director of the office of automotive and vehicle research at the University of Windsor.

“But the question is — how much?”

He noted that Chrysler’s announcement makes no reference to the number of jobs that will be kept or generated.

“Ultimately, it can still have an impact on jobs, which all of us worry about, because if they are going to be retooling, modernizing facilities, that typically means more efficiencies.

Typically with that, goes job loss,” said Mateja.

Marchionne, who is a Canadian citizen, said Chrysler will begin upgrading the Ontario factories with its own capital but cautioned that the extent of its investment will depend on Canada’s competitiveness with other global markets and cooperation with the union, whose contract ends in 2016.

“We will do what we can to preserve and nurture the competitiveness of our operations, but we reserve the right, as is true for all global manufacturers, to reassess our position as conditions change,” he said.

Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, said it was regrettable that no specifics were given about the Brampton plant, which is in dire need of renovations. But it also lamented the lack of a “long-term” strategy for the auto industry.

“What Chrysler has announced, to me, doesn’t have a long-term vision and herein lies the problem,” said Jerry Dias, national president of Unifor.

“In the auto sector, you make decisions for years and years ahead. This announcement to me doesn’t have a long-term strategic vision, so I’m concerned.”

The union, which represents more than 39,000 autoworkers, urged both sides to restart negotiations.

“Our message to the two levels of government is that they better get back to the table and they better tie this thing up quickly,” said Dias.

But according to the Ontario governmIn Ottawa, federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney blamed politics in Ontario for the Chrysler decision, and suggested that the federal government’s money is still on the table if Chrysler wants to tap into it.

Spain’s jobless drops in February, first for month since before crisis

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, Spain — Official figures show the number of Spanish people registered as unemployed fell in the month of February for the first time since the global financial crisis started.

The Labor Ministry says Tuesday the jobless total fell by 1,949 in February to 4.81 million. Though modest, that’s the first drop for the month since

2007 and a further sign that the Spanish economy is recovering.

On an annual basis, the jobless figure was down by 227,736.

Quarterly unemployment surveys — considered more accurate by economists — put Spain’s unemployment rate at 26 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 6 million people out of work. The rate is the second highest in the European Union after Greece.

Spain’s problems began in 2008 with the collapse of its real estate sector.

Loonie down ahead of expected Quebec election call Uncertainty about the Quebec political scene helped pressure the Canadian dollar Tuesday even as risk appetite generally improved amid an easing of tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

The loonie moved down 0.13 of a cent to 90.09 cents US as traders looked to Wednesday and a highly-anticipated election call by Quebec’s minority pro-independence PQ government, along with the next interest rate announcement by the Bank of Canada.

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Premier Pauline Marois is expected to call an April 7 vote today.

Marois is aiming for a majority mandate as the perceived front-runner, thanks to her government’s controversial-yetpopular secularism charter and analysts think the dollar could step back in response.

Speculation has been rife for weeks that Marois might take advantage of recent poll numbers to call an election.

But Camilla Sutton, chief FX strategist, managing director Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, thinks the international community

might not have picked up on it.

“If there is an election called tomorrow, I think it is a potential negative risk to the Canadian dollar,” she said.

“It’s certainly an uncertainty which markets don’t like.”

But Sutton adds she wouldn’t expect a big move in the loonie.

Meanwhile, the central bank is widely expected to hold off on raising its key rate from one per cent until early next year.

Sutton also doesn’t expect major changes in language in the bank’s statement.

“It’s likely to be a very similar tone that we got at the end of January.”

Russian troops invaded the Crimean peninsula in eastern Ukraine over the weekend, where Russia has major military installations and much of the population is Russian-speaking.

Although tensions are still high, they were ratcheted down somewhat after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine’s border to return to their bases.

Putin also said he hopes that Russia won’t need to use force in eastern Ukraine.

The Kremlin, which does not recognize the new Ukrainian leadership, insists it made the move into Crimea in order to protect Russian installations in Ukraine and its citizens living there.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT Nominations are now open for the election of nine (9) directors to the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The election of directors is for a two (2) year term from September 2014 to September 2016.

Nominations may be made by returning a completed Board of Directors Nominations Agreement, available to members at the Chamber office, and on the Chamber website.

The agreement to include a 150 word biographical outline for the nominee, consisting of the nominees’ name, employer, position, experience and reason for seeking election, and shall be signed by two Red Deer Chamber members in good standing.

Any regular member or any authorized representative of a regular member may be elected as a director. Nominations are to be received at the Chamber office not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Gayle A. Langford, Past President Red Deer Chamber of Commerce 3017 Gaetz Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 5Y6 Phone 403.347.4491 rdchamber@reddeerchamber.com

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Rebels skate over Ice BARTOSAK MAKES BIG SAVES TO HELP KEEP TEAM IN PLAYOFF HUNT

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 4 Ice 0 CRANBROOK — The Red Deer Rebels knew what was on the line Tuesday and decided to settle matters early.

The Rebels entered their WHL meeting with the Kootenay Ice battling for the eighth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference and played with a distinct measure of urgency in the first period, jumping out to a three-goal lead en route to a 4-0 win before 1,981 fans at Western Financial Place.

“We had a good start. Our first period was excellent and Patty (netminder Patrik Bartosak) made some big saves,” said Rebels GM/ head coach Brent Sutter.

Bartosak, in fact, might have turned the game in Red Deer’s favour with a stunning first-period stop.

“He made a big save to keep the score at 1-0,” said Sutter. “Their guy got an open shot in the slot and Patty made a big glove save and then we seemed to get momentum off of that. From there we capitalized on our opportunities.”

Brooks Maxwell opened the scoring with his 13th goal of the season 3:54 into the contest and Wyatt Johnson and Aspen Sterzer (power play), who assisted on Johnson’s tally, followed at 13:20 and 17:42.

From there, neither team could find the back of the net until Rhyse Dieno potted an empty-net marker for the Rebels with 1:50 remaining in the contest. Dieno also assisted on Sterzer goal to give him a two-point outing.

Red Deer came into the game tied with Prince Albert for the eighth spot in the conference, and considering the Raiders whipped the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 9-2 Tuesday, it was essential that the Rebels keep pace with a victory.

“We were pretty steady tonight,” said Sutter. “It was a big game for us. It’s like playoff hockey for us now . . . like the playoffs have begun.”

The Rebels have six games remaining on their regular-season schedule, including tonight’s date with the host Medicine Hat Tigers.

“At the end of the day you know your opponents don’t get easier,” said Sutter. “We have to get better as each game comes along.”

Bartosak finished with 30 saves and was named the game’s first star, followed by Sterzer and Johnson. Ice netminder Mackenzie Skapski stopped 29 shots.

The Rebels host the Swift Current Broncos Friday and then re-visit Medicine Hat Saturday. Red Deer closes out regular-season play next week with a Wednesday date with the Ice at the Centrium and a home-andhome series with the Edmonton Oil Kings March 15-16. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson makes the save as Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Smyth looks for the rebound during third-period NHL action in Edmonton, on Tuesday.

Hemsky scores pair to lead Oilers past Senators

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Edmonton 3 Ottawa 2 EDMONTON — If it was Ales Hemsky’s last game as an Edmonton Oiler, he certainly went out on a high note.

Persistently rumoured to be a likely candidate to be dealt during today’s NHL trade deadline, Hemsky scored a pair of goals and was named the game’s first star as the Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Hemsky, who has spent all 11 seasons in the NHL with Edmonton, said he just tried to make sure he went out well, if his time with the club is indeed up at the deadline.

“It is hard not to think about it when you are hearing all the rumours, but I have been in this situation for the last four years. I just tried to play my game and not think about it. It was fun.

“It was definitely a nice game for me if it was my last one here, but it is still sad if it comes to an end. It is what it is. It is a business. We’ll see what happens.”

Oiler forward Jordan Eberle, who had the other goal in the win, said it was great to see the veteran forward have such a strong game during trying circumstances.

“It’s got to be tough for him,” he said. “For the past four years since I have been here, his name has been on the list of guys on the trade block.

That can’t be easy, especially with so much social media now. For him to come out and give a performance like that at a time like this, it is awesome.”

“There is not much more that he could have done tonight,” added Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins. “He was absolutely excellent. He was energetic and entertaining to watch. I found my eyes fixated on him a lot. I thought he was great from the initial drop of the puck.

Taylor Hall had a pair of assists for the Oilers (21-34-8), who remain in second-last place in the NHL despite a 6-2-2 record in their last 10 games.

Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson responded for the Senators (27-2411), who have lost three of their last four games in the midst of trying to move up into a playoff spot.

“We started well and then we started trading chances with them and we really couldn’t keep up,” Karlsson said. “Their goalie obviously made some huge saves for them and we couldn’t put it in the net obviously. I think we could have played a little bit smarter.”

Spezza is hopeful the loss didn’t turn the Sens from buyers into sellers on deadline day.

“It’s a very disappointing loss,” he said. “We missed a good opportunity to make up some points. We saw that Detroit loss and not being able to win this game is frustrating.

“We got the first one and then we were a little bit flat through the first period. You have to give them credit

too, they defended well. But I still think we needed to find a better way to stay in that game.”

Ottawa struck first with a goal just over five minutes into the opening period. Milan Michalek sent a backhand pass from behind the net through a few bodies in front to Spezza, who was able to beat Edmonton goalie Ben Scrivens with a quick shot for his 16th of the season.

Edmonton tied the game up with five-and-a-half minutes left as Nail Yakupov hit Hemsky with a long pass on the power play. Hemsky flew into the Senators zone before cutting in on net and undressing Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson with a backhand deke. It was Hemsky’s first goal since Jan. 12.

Edmonton had a great opportunity to take the lead seven minutes into the second period as Hall picked off a Colin Greening pass and went in alone, beating Anderson with a high shot but ringing the puck off the crossbar.

Hemsky wasn’t done yet. With 11 minutes left in the middle frame, Sam Gagner hit Hemsky with a drop pass and he picked the corner with a shot for his ninth of the season while Hall screened Anderson in front of the net.

Scrivens kept it 2-1 with four minutes left in the second as he came across quickly to rob Bobby Ryan on an attempt to deflect a shot from in tight.

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Adolf humble in face of amazing season with Queens Amber Adolf has every right to feel “Things went well, but everyone good about her season. contributed. We couldn’t be happier The RDC Queens second-year left and what a great way for some of the side hitter from Trochu was a first- girls like Brooke (Sutter), Shelby (Brateam All-Conference player, an All-Ca- mall) and Karissa (Kuhr) to finish their nadian and the MVP at the provincial career here.” championships.

Adolf believes the team’s But she’s more interdepth not only was a major ested in talking about the factor in their championship team’s success than her run, but helped her all seaown. son.

“It was a great season, “Unlike last year there’s everything you want it to not one person we have to be,” she said prior to leavrely on . . . every single pering for the Canadian chamson on the team can get their pionships in Toronto Tuespoints.” day morning. “We grew a Adolf will join the Unilot as a team and took that versity of Calgary Dinos next into the provincials where season, something she’s been we played unbelievable looking forward to for some DANNY volleyball. We worked so time.

RODE well together as a team, I “I wanted to play there couldn’t be happier.” ever since I was 12 and saw Adolf played a major them play,” she said. role in the Queens domi“I was thinking of going nance at the ACAC playthere out of high school, but offs where they didn’t lose a set in I wasn’t ready. The two years I played their three starts. Their most impres- with the Queens, under (head coach) sive performance was a 3-0 win over Talbot (Walton), meant the world to the host Grande Prairie Wolves in the me. final.

“I gained so much experience be“Their crowd was scary loud and I cause I got the playing time and Talbot think we were all a little nervous going helped me a lot in working with my into the final, but we brought it as a hitting angles and my defence. When team right off the bat and quieted the I came out of high school I couldn’t hit crowd. That was a great feeling.” past bigger blocks. Now I understand Adolf finished with 40 kills, four ac- the angles.” es, 40 digs and two stuff blocks in the The Queens, who are seeded third, three matches. open the nationals Thursday at 3 p.m.

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(EST) against the Capilano Blues of North Vancouver.

“We don’t know a lot about them, but their style is similar to what we see in Alberta,” said Adolf.

Walton agrees.

“We watched them on video and they have a strong libero, a tall setter and two good outside hitters,” he said.

“But their style is similar so we don’t need to make a lot of adjustments, unlike if we were playing a team from the east.”

The Garneau Elans of Quebec City are seeded No. 1 and will clash with the host Seneca Sting while the second-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners clash with the Mount St. Vincent Mystics of Halifax. The Grande Prairie Wolves go in ranked fifth and meet Humber College of Toronto. ● The RDC Kings go into the men’s championships in Moose Jaw seeded No. 1. They face the Quebec champion St-Jerome Cheminots at 1 p.m. (CST) Thursday.

The host Briercrest Bible College Clippers are seeded sixth and clash with the Douglas Royals of New Westminster, B.C. Other opening round games sees second-seeded Mohawk Mountaineers of Hamilton clashing with the St. Thomas Tommies of Fredericton, N.B., and the fourth-seeded Humber Hawks meeting the CBC Bearcats of Abbotsford, B.C. The semifinals go at 6 and 8 p.m.

Saturday with the final at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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● The basketball Kings, who won the ACAC title Sunday at RDC, go into the nationals, March 13-15 in Squamish, B.C., ranked third.

The Kings will meet the Crandall Chargers of Moncton, N.B., in their first game at 8:30 p.m. (PST) March 13.

The Concordia Thunder are ranked eighth and clash with top-ranked Langara Falcons of Vancouver while second-seeded Sheridan Bruins of Oakville, Ont., meets the host Quest Kermodes.

The Vanier Cheetahs of SaintLaurent, Que., face the Holland Hurricanes of Charlettetown, PEI in the other game. ● The hockey Kings face the Grant MacEwan University Griffins in a bestof-three playoff, beginning Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the Penhold Regional Multiplex.

The second game is Saturday in Edmonton with the third game, if necessary, Sunday at 7:15 p.m. in Penhold.

The winner of the series meets the NAIT Ooks in the semifinals. The Augustana Vikings of Camrose and the Portage Voyageurs of Lac La Biche meet in the other quarter-final with the winner meeting SAIT. ● Clay Crellin, who was named the tournament MVP at the ACAC men’s basketball finals during the weekend, was named the Boston Pizza RDC male athlete of the week. The Kings picked up the Breathing Room team of the week award. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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Looking to speed up the rebuild BURKE LOOKS FOR TRADE DEADLINE DEALS TO ACCELERATE CALGARY FLAMES’ REBUILD

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Flames were sellers heading into Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline, but buyers had yet to open their wallets a day out.

The showiest items on Calgary’s lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer.

Interim general manager Brian Burke’s theory for slow business was shoppers were temporarily preoccupied elsewhere.

Other forwards said to be on the market were New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan, Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, Matt Moulson of the Buffalo Sabres, Ales Hemsky of the Edmonton Oilers and Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres.

“I think there’s a logjam that’s been presented or created by two, three, four players that’s going to paralyze the rest of the league,” Burke told reporters Tuesday at Scotiabank Saddledome.

“You’ll see other deals happening but I think the holdup for a high-end forward has kind been captivated by two, three, four players.

“I think we’re on the backburner for a lot of teams right now. Doesn’t mean nothing is going to happen, but that’s where we are today.

“We’ve been in discussions with every team in the league and what they’re trying to do. We have some unrestricted free agents we will move if the price is right. I’m not close on anything that makes sense for us.”

Trade speculation in Calgary has centred on Cammalleri, but with a record of 23-31-7 and destined for a fifth straight season out of the playoffs, the only Flames that Burke considered off limits were captain Mark Giordano and rookie sensation Sean

Monahan.

“When you’re in the place we are in the standings, your list of untouchables should be either nonexistent or tiny,” Burke said.

Burke, the Flames president of hockey operations, stepped in as interim GM when he fired Jay Feaster on Dec. 12. He intends to hire a new GM. But Burke’s mandate is to speed up Calgary’s rebuild by whatever means necessary: trades, spending to the cap or the signing of free agents.

“You can’t be waiting for the next guy,” Burke said. “We’re going to do what we can to improve. If that means there’s a few less decisions for the new guy, that’s fine.

“The dynamic of the trade deadline is, you want to show your players first and foremost, if you’re close, you want the room to feel you’ve done something to add. You want the players to believe management is trying to make the team better.”

Only the Buffalo Sabres have scored fewer goals than Calgary in the NHL this season, but upgrades are needed both up front and on the blue-line.

Cammalleri, 31, scored 39 goals and had 43 assists as a Flame and a linemate of Jarome Iginla in 200809. Cammalleri is in the final year of a five-year contract paying him $6 million annually.

With the right linemates, Cammalleri’s offensive skills and experience make him an attractive rental for a playoff push.

“Things change very quickly in the business,” Cammalleri said. “When it comes to that, I think you understand why certain things take place and why they might be thinking along certain lines.

“I feel my best hockey is ahead of me and I feel great about my game. Whether it’s here, or whatever happens, I’m not concerned about my ability to help my team out.”

Stempniak, also 31, is in the second year of a twoyear deal that counts $2.5 million against the salary cap. He has eight goals and 15 assists in 52 games this season. His wife gave birth to twin girls following the Olympic break and he could be on the move Wednesday.

“I know that’s a very likely possibility and have sort of braced myself for that,” Stempniak said. “I’ll either get a phone call or I won’t get a phone call.

“It could be two big life changes in the span of five days, but it’s part of the business. Thankfully on the family front, everything is going well there and everyone is healthy. That’s the most important thing.

Whatever else happens, you think you can deal with it.”

Defenceman Chris Butler, whose salary is $1.7 million this season, is also scheduled for unrestricted free agency in July.

Burke said he prefers adding a player who can upgrade the Flames immediately over acquiring draft picks. Calgary has a healthy dose of cap space to take on unwanted contracts as part of a deal as well.

“I hope to be up here in a year talking about buying players, not selling players. We’re selling,” Burke said. “That being said, if we can salvage a hockey deal out of this we’re going to do that.

“If we can turn our cap space into assets we’re going to do that. It could be a very important day for the franchise, the next 24 hours, but it’s not the same as when you’re adding to try to make a push.”

The Flames host the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. Coach Bob Hartley said Joni Ortio will get the start in net.

Ortio was called up from Abbotsford, B.C., when goaltender Karri Ramo injured his knee Feb. 2. Ramo skated Tuesday for the first time since the injury prior to Calgary’s optional skate.

Alberta and B.C. sit alone atop Brier standings KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Kevin Koe of Alberta moved into a first-place tie with B.C.’s John Morris Tuesday night at the Canadian men’s curling championship with an 8-6 win over Saskatchewan.

Steve Laycock stayed neck and neck with Koe until a stolen deuce in nine gave Alberta breathing room at the Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, B.C. Eddie Mackenzie from Prince Edward Island (3-4) didn’t bother to throw his last rock in the eighth end as he dropped an 8-3 decision to Ontario’s Greg Balsdon (4-2).

Brier rookie Balsdon is still very much in the hunt but knows he has his toughest games ahead in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Jean-Michel Menard of Quebec (3-3) was down early, came back and forced an extra end, but still lost 10-8 to James Grattan of New Brunswick (2-5).

Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories-Yukon (2-4) defeated winless Jamie Murphy of Nova Scotia 7-4.

It’s good to be No. 1 but John Morris and his B.C. rink aren’t looking too far ahead as the Canadian men’s curling championship enters the home stretch of round-robin play this week.

“We’ve still got four more games,” he said after disposing of New Brunswick 9-3 in the afternoon draw Tuesday at the Tim Hortons Brier.

“We’re just looking at the next team and try and trying to make sure we get our rocks down for the next game.

You can’t look ahead or lose you’ll lose focus. . . . and that’s when teams start coming up and biting you.”

B.C. (6-1) beat Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories/Yukon 7-2 in the morning draw and, at least until the evening draw, were alone at the top of the standings.

In the afternoon, more solid shooting from fourth stone Jim Cotter sealed a three in the sixth end with a triple.

“That wasn’t a gimmie, that was a tough shot,” said Morris. “That’s probably 50-50 for a lot of the good skips out there.”

Another three in eight and New Brunswick skip James Grattan shook hands. New Brunswick has only one win so far at the Brier.

Kevin Koe of Alberta (5-1) disposed of Jeff Currie from Northern Ontario (2-5) as well in nine ends by the same 9-3 margin. Koe was alone in second but had a chance Tuesday evening to move into a tie with idle B.C. “I’m so happy with the way it’s going,” said Koe. “We’ve strung together five in a row and got another big one coming up tonight.”

He’s the top-shooting skip so far at the Brier and was set to face Saskatchewan (4-1) in the evening draw.

But like Morris, he isn’t looking too far ahead and isn’t going to take anyone lightly.

“A lot of them we haven’t played ever before so it’s our first time seeing them.”

Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton was another favourite heading into the Brier and he recovered from a 9-7 loss in the morning Tuesday to steal one in the 10th and beat winless Nova Scotia 8-6 in the afternoon.

But a clutch shot through a narrow port even had his own team covering their eyes. Nova Scotia skip Jamie

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Alberta skip Kevin Koe releases a rock as they play New Brunswick at the Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, B.C. on Tuesday.

Murphy was light on his last-rock draw attempt to force an extra end.

Stoughton was a very solid 95 per cent in the game and third John Mead was at 96 per cent but the Manitoba skip says that hasn’t always been the case and they need to improve a little.

“Both John and I need to make better shots,” Stoughton agreed.

“We’ve just got to clean up the little mistakes.”

He says their draw weight is good but their hits and peels are a little off.

“We’re really close and we’re working hard.”

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue retained at least faint hope of making the playoffs with an 8-5 win over Grattan.

Lee outpitches Dickey but Lind homer give Jays win over Phillies

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEARWATER, Fla. — Cliff Lee gave up a run in three innings, outpitching fellow Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, but Adam Lind and Dan Johnson each homered for the Toronto Blue Jays in 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young winner with Cleveland, allowed three hits and struck out two. He matched up against the 2012 NL winner — with the New York Mets — for the second time in six days.

“Cliff was solid, a normal outing for him,” Philadelphia manager Ryne Sandberg said. “He had his fastball command and he made some good pitches. I thought he looked sharp.”

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OILERS: Active Edmonton made it 3-1 four-and-a-half minutes into the third period as a Boyd Gordon shot deflected to Eberle at the side of the net and he had an easy tapin for his 20th of the season.

Right after Edmonton’s Nick Schultz fished a puck out of harm’s way from behind Scrivens, the Senators made it a one-goal game with just under three minutes left to play. Karlsson walked around a pair of defenders and slipped a shot under the Oiler goalie’s arm.

Ottawa pulled Anderson late in the contest, but couldn’t get the equalizer.

The Senators play the third game of a four-game road trip in Calgary on Wednesday. The Oilers next play host to the New York Islanders on Thursday.

Notes: Both teams were quite active on the day

Dickey yielded three runs and four hits in four innings of his second spring start. He struck out two and walked three.

“I felt strong, which is all I really care about right now,” Dickey said. “Being able to get up and down (for four innings) early in spring, feeling great, that’s important for me.

Lind connected off right-hander B.J. Rosenberg with two outs in the fourth inning.

Marlon Byrd hit an opposite-field homer in the third off Dickey.

Lee threw a perfect first inning en route to three sharp innings in his second spring outing. The lefthander hasn’t walked a batter in five spring innings.

“I’m pretty happy with it,” Lee said. “I know what my job is (this spring) and I know what I need to do to prepare. . It’s just a matter of doing it.” before Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline. Edmonton made a couple of moves involving goalies as they shipped Ilya Bryzgalov to the Minnesota Wild for a fourth-round pick and then acquired goalie Viktor Fasth from the Anaheim Ducks for third- and fifth-round draft picks. As a result the Oilers had to make a call out to the University of Alberta Golden Bears to utilize their goalie, Sherwood Park’s Kurtis Mucha, as a backup. There was a social media outcry before the game urging the Oilers to give the one-game back-up opportunity to Team Canada’s women’s Olympic two-time gold medallist Shannon Szabados ... The Senators also made a trade on Tuesday, sending left-winger Jeff Costello to Vancouver in exchange for defenceman Patrick Mullen ... Both teams also placed players on the waiver wire, as the Senators made forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo available and Edmonton waived defenceman Corey Potter ... It was the second and final meeting between the two teams, with Edmonton winning the first match-up 3-1 in Ottawa on Oct. 19 ... Oiler Nail Yakupov returned to the line-up after missing one game with a foot injury.

But after dropping a morning game 7-6 to Saskatchewan, the 2006 Olympic champion said there is no room left for more losses if they want to stay alive.

“Yeah, that fourth loss this morning was a punch in your gut,” said Gushue.

“You know you’re back’s against the wall and you can’t afford to lose any more. And it’s not only winning for more in the round robin, it’s probably winning a tiebreaker, the 3-4 game, semifinal and final against some worldclass teams.”

The odds are long and it may not be entirely up to him, he admits.

“I’ve seen 7-4 get in the playoffs, I’ve seen 6-5 get in the playoffs. But most of the time it probably doesn’t. So you’re going to need some help.”

WORLD JUNIOR CURLING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS FLIMS, Switzerland — The Canadian men’s junior curling team will play for bronze after falling 6-5 in an extra end to Switzerland on Tuesday at the world junior curling championships.

Braden Calvert and his Winnipeg rink of third Kyle Kurz, second Lucas Van Den Bosch, lead Brendan Wilson and alternate Matt Dunstone trailed the Swiss 5-3 in the Page 3-4 match up, but earned two in the 10th to force an extra end and keep their gold medal hopes alive.

Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller, however, had last-stone advantage and used it to knock out the Canadian rock and pick up the winning point. Canada will face Norway on Wednesday for bronze while in the gold medal match Scotland plays Switzerland.

The Canadian women’s team, which is made up of skip Kelsey Roque, third Keely Brown, second Taylor McDonald, lead Claire Tulley and alternate Alison Kotylak, take on Korea for gold on today.

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Luongo trade is evidence of unpredictability at NHL trade deadline

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — NHL trade deadline day was widely expected to be busy. The day before might prove to be even wilder.

Several big-name hockey players were on the move Tuesday, 24 hours before time for dealing runs out, including star goalie Roberto Luongo, who was ushered out of Vancouver and sent back to Florida eight years after he was sent packing.

The Panthers, on their way to missing the playoffs for the 13th time in 14 seasons, dealt goalie Jacob Markstrom and forward Shawn Matthias to the Canucks for Luongo and forward Steven Anthony.

“We’re getting a great goaltender, a proven commodity,” Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said. “Jacob has got great upside but we needed to make a statement, and Luongo’s numbers are terrific. He’s already been in this community and is a very popular figure in the South Florida area.

“I just like what he brings to the table, giving us stability and his experience and a chance for us to win. You have to pay the price to get guys like this.”

Luongo is first in Panthers history in games played (317), singleseason games played (75), career wins (108), single-season wins (35), and career shutouts (26). He also own single-season records for most saves, most minutes played, and consecutive scoreless minutes.

Markstrom had been considered the Panthers’ goalie of the future for several years.

“Jacob’s a great young goaltender, with a lot of potential, but that’s what you have to pay sometimes,” Tallon said.

Luongo was the highest-profile netminder on the move Tuesday, but he was hardly alone as several goalies changed addresses in a flurry of trades. In fact, his acquisition in Florida could prompt the Panthers to trade veteran Tim Thomas before Wednesday’s 3 p.m. EST deadline.

On Tuesday, the Anaheim Ducks sent goalie Viktor Fasth to the Edmonton Oilers for a 2014 fifth-round draft pick and a 2015 third-round selection. Edmonton then traded veteran goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to the Minnesota Wild for a fourth-round draft pick this year.

The Wild were in the market for another netminder, with highprofile names such as Martin Brodeur and Jaroslav Halak mentioned as possible acquisitions.

General manager Chuck Fletcher said the team must assume that neither Niklas Backstrom nor Josh Harding will be healthy enough to mind the net again this season.

Rookie goalie Darcy Kuemper has played well, but the Wild needed depth heading into a stretch of 20 games in 37 days.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us to get where we want to get to, but clearly having two quality goaltenders was very important,” Fletcher said.

Halak was traded from St. Louis to Buffalo last week in the deal that brought goalie Ryan Miller to the Blues, and could still be flipped somewhere else before Wednesday’s deadline.

Brodeur made what could be his final start with New Jersey at home Tuesday night against Detroit. The future Hall of Famer has a full no-trade clause that he can invoke.

BY STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Vancouver Canucks’ goalie Roberto Luongo takes part in team practice for the Heritage Classic NHL game at B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver, B.C., on March 1, 2014. The Canucks have traded Luongo and Steven Anthony to the Florida Panthers for goalie Jacob Markstrom and forward Shawn Mattias. The happens eight years after Luongo was traded from the Panthers to the Canucks.

The trade of Luongo came as a bit of a surprise after he was the goalie the Canucks decided to keep when they dealt Cory Schneider to New Jersey after last season. Now they are both gone.

Luongo seemed destined in his mind to stay with Vancouver because of his 12-year, $64 million contract. However, the situation soured even more Sunday when Luongo didn’t play in the Heritage Classic. Canucks coach John Tortorella decided to go with Eddie Lack instead.

Now, with eight years left on his contract, the 34-year-old Luongo is headed back to Florida, where he has his off-season home.

The Panthers were already active Tuesday before acquiring Luongo, sending defenceman Mike Weaver to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2015 fifth-round draft pick.

The Western Conference-leading Ducks traded forward Dustin Penner to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round draft pick this year and then quickly moved that pick to the Dallas Stars for veteran defenceman Stephane Robidas.

“We’re going for a Stanley Cup, and that’s what I’ve been waiting for for a long time,” Robidas said.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for me, and I’m just very excited for the chance the Ducks are giving me.”

Robidas hasn’t played since breaking his leg against Chicago on Nov. 29, but he has been participating extensively in practice.

“Everything has been going really well,” Robidas said of his recovery. “I’ve just got a few little things I need to get a little more comfortable.”

The New York Islanders, well

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BRIEFS Ponoka finishes season undefeated after win over Cougars The Ponoka Broncs capped an undefeated regular season with a 75-66 win over the Notre Dame Cougars in senior high basketball action Monday.

Tavis Lee paced the Broncs with 24 points, while Ethan Minde added 21.

The Cougars got 15 points from Trenton Driedger, while Amet Deng netted 14, Tony Bornyi scored 12 and Jake Dahl chipped in with 11.

The Cougars take on the host Lindsay Thurber Raiders in a 4A boys zone semifinal tonight at 6 p.m.

Thurber foursome earns berth in provincials with zones win Skip Graham Bickley executed a run-back for four points in the fifth end and his Lindsay Thurber foursome downed Ponoka 9-3 in the final of the boys senior high zone championship at the Ponoka Curling Club during the weekend.

The Thurber squad, consisting also of third Adam Leinweber, second Chris Lowry, lead Brennan Kowalsky and alternate Luke Fletcher, was undefeated

on their way toward missing the playoffs, started their sell-off by dealing coveted defenceman Andrew MacDonald to the Metropolitan Division-rival Philadelphia Flyers for a pair of draft picks and minor league centre Matt Mangene.

“Andrew MacDonald is a solid two-way defenceman who brings us depth and experience,” Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said.

New York also is expected to deal veteran forward Thomas Vanek, who was acquired earlier this season from Buffalo. Vanek was scratched from the Islanders’ lineup at Winnipeg at Tuesday night in anticipation of a trade before the deadline.

In other deals, the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks acquired defencemen David Rundblad and Mathieu Brisebois from the Phoenix Coyotes for a second-round draft pick this year; the Ottawa Senators traded forward Jeff Costello to Vancouver for defenceman Patrick Mullen, who was then assigned to Binghamton of the AHL; and Phoenix received forwards Martin Erat and John Mitchell from Washington for forward Chris Brown, defenceman Rostislav Klesla and a fourth-round selection in the 2015 draft.

Still in play in the final hours before trading time runs out was New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan, who was trying to work out a new deal with the only NHL team he has been with. Reports suggested the sides grew closer in contract talks, but the Rangers might be inclined to trade him if Callahan is headed to unrestricted free agency this summer.

in the zone playdowns — beating Provost 10-4 and defeating Ponoka 7-5 to qualify for the final — and earned a berth in the provincial championship Thursday to Saturday at Leduc.

Wranglers to meet Lightning in North Division final The Blackfalds Wranglers host the Stettler Lightning tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the opening game of the best-ofseven Heritage Junior Hockey League North Division final.

The second game goes Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Stettler, with the series returning to Blackfalds Sunday for a 3:30 p.m. start. The fourth game is set for Tuesday at Stettler at 8:30 p.m.

Fifth to seventh games, if required, will be played March 13 at Blackfalds, March 15 at Stettler and March 18 in Blackfalds.

Red Deer synchro swim club members get first at provincial qualifiers The Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club duet of Kallan Packard and Mercedes Patrick finished first in 13-15 figures and second for the champion mark during the provincial qualifiers at Edmonton during the weekend.

Also in the 13-15 age group, Claire Halford was second in solo figures and got the second championship mark, then teamed with Packard, Patrick, Mya Freeman, Nina Hayes, Hope Sorokan, Amy Hovdestad, Heather Mast

When NHL players went off the Olympics and the season stopped, Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney felt the league come to a complete halt.

“You’d think at this break there’d be a lot of dialogue — there really wasn’t,” he said. “I think everybody just said, well until the players get back and at least start practising, everybody left their foot off the gas and said, ‘OK, let’s get back at it.”’

Once those GMs got back at it, they were faced with the uncertainty of the stretch run and the reality that all but a handful of teams are in the mix for a playoff spot. The unknowns are plentiful and the surprises already underway as the clock ticks down to Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. “The most unpredictable time in the NHL is 24 hours around July 1 and 24 hours around the trade deadline,” Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford said.

That became clear Tuesday when the Vancouver Canucks traded goaltender Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers and a flurry of other moves were made.

The Philadelphia Flyers got defenceman Andrew MacDonald from the New York Islanders; the Anaheim Ducks made three moves, trading goalie Viktor Fasth to the Edmonton Oilers for two picks and winger Dustin Penner to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round pick that they flipped to the Dallas Stars for injured defenceman Stephane Robidas.

The Montreal Canadiens also got defenceman Mike Weaver from Florida in exchange for a fifthround pick. And the Oilers traded Ilya Bryzgalov to the Minnesota Wild for a fourth-rounder.

Even if the Chicago Blackhawks stand pat and the Central Division rival St. Louis Blues hold tight after getting goaltender Ryan Miller and forward Steve Ott from Buffalo, several teams may contact the Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders and Panthers looking to try to get Jaroslav Halak, Matt Moulson, Ales Hemsky, Mike Cammalleri or Thomas Vanek.

Those are the only teams that could be considered true sellers. The buyers they need are everywhere around them.

“There’s 25 of us looking at the other five teams saying, ’How can we help ourselves?”’ Maloney said in a phone interview last week. “There’s a lot of teams calling those teams. And then it’s one thing to say, ’I’d like to get one of these higher-end players,’ but you have to have the cash and the cap space to do it, which creates another whole challenge.

“If you ask me, ‘Do I think there’s going to be a ton of deals on Wednesday?’ I don’t know. I really don’t.”

Unpredictability and volatility are two of the key words to consider after such an eventful day on the trade market. No one really knows what to expect.

“It’s hard to say,” Rutherford said in a phone interview Monday. “There may be a bunch of deals made for lesser players, for like role players or fourth-line players or depth defencemen or things like that. A bunch of those could be made, which would mean there’ll still be a lot of deals.”

Thirty trades were consummated in the days leading up to last year’s deadline, including 17 on April 3 itself, and just 24 of those included at least one everyday NHL player. Gambling website Bodog.ca set the over/under for 2014 deadline-day deals at 16.5.

If that includes a handful more major deals like those that happened Tuesday, it would counter a recent trend of the salary cap stifling movement. GMs like to point to the cap as one reason why it’s just more difficult to make moves this time of year.

From that perspective, this season makes that task even tougher. Teams can only spend up to US$64.3 million this season, down from $70.2 million a year ago after the conclusion of the lockout.

While that seemed to put a tighter squeeze on over the summer during free agency, the lasting effect is there and it could potentially slow things at the deadline.

“It’s a little bit tighter this season,” Stars general manager Jim Nill said. “A lot of teams really had to adjust their rosters to get down to this year’s cap. And that hasn’t changed. A lot of teams are up against the cap, a lot of teams because of long-term injury are up against the cap. It’s much tighter this season than in past seasons.”

According to the CapGeek salary cap website, eight teams have no actual cap space and can only add players using long-term injured reserve allowance space. The Toronto Maple Leafs are close to that and are expected to have about $1 million available once they activate Dave Bolland off LTIR. Jarmo Kekalainen’s Columbus Blue Jackets, who go into Tuesday night just one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, aren’t using any injury allowance and have just over $2 million in room.

and Larisa Kaube to finish first in the team event and secure the second championship mark.

Other Red Deer Synchronized Club provincial qualifiers: Kia Rissling, third in 11-12 solo, fifth for championship mark; Rissling and Terra Paul, 10th in 11-12 duet and 10th for championship mark; Sorokan and Mya Freeman, fifth in 13-15 figures and sixth for championship mark; U10 team of Paul, Piper Jackson, Jayden Hasse, Chloe Vandenhurk and Jerrica Thompson, fifth for routine and championship mark.

U16AA Central Alberta ringette team captures provincial bronze The Central Alberta U16AA team earned a bronze medal in the provincial championship tournament at Calgary during the weekend.

The U16AA squad, ranked first heading into the provincials, got three goals from Brenna Parent, two from Gillian Dreger and a single from Melissa Misutka in a 6-4 win over the Edmonton Elite.

The eventual bronze-medalists finished first in their pool, opening with a 6-4 win over the Elite as Dreger and Shae-Lyn Baxter each tallied twice and Parent and Bryn Lunn netted singles.

From there, the U16AA club defeated the St. Albert Mission 5-2 on the strength of two goals from each of Baxer and Sydney Cherniak and one from Dreger, then dropped a 6-4 semifinal decision to Calgary KODA as Bec-

ca Forrester and Baylee Schulhauser shared goaltending duties.

The bronze-medal winners will compete in the Canadian championship April 6-13 at Regina.

Meanwhile, the Central Alberta U14 AA team finished fourth after going into the tournament as the sixth seed.

The U14AA contingent, with Hanna Morrison and Emily LeMasurier scoring in a losing cause, fell 12-2 to St. Albert in the bronze-medal contest after placing third in their pool with a 1-1 record.

Morrison and LeMasurier scored in a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Fuze and the team also fell 8-1 to the Calgary Blaze.

In quarter-final play, the U14AA team beat the Edmonton Elite 5-1 as Jamie Lalor fired three goals and Reese Pollitt and Colby Wager also scored, and in semifinal play lost 4-1 to the Fuze with Rachel Vandervlis notching the lone goal.

The Central Alberta U19AA club was 0-4 during the weekend, losing 3-2 to St. Albert, 5-2 to the Zone 5 Grit, 9-3 to the Elite and 3-2 to the eventual provincial champions from Calgary.

U13 Kings placed fifth in Calgary tournament The Central Alberta U13 Kings placed fifth in an eight-team Alberta Volleyball Association Premier tournament at Calgary during the weekend.

The Kings, with eight underage players on their roster, went up against the Calgary Dome Club and the NAVC Bears and FOG out of Edmonton.

SCOREBOARD Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt x-Calgary 66 44 15 3 4 266 185 95 x-Regina 66 37 23 3 3 236 226 80 x-Edmonton 65 45 17 2 1 267 160 93 x-Medicine Hat66 41 22 3 0 239 178 85 Kootenay 66 37 25 2 2 218 191 78 Swift Current 67 34 24 3 6 228 212 77 Brandon 67 31 27 6 3 248 249 71 Red Deer 66 31 30 1 4 193 208 67 Prince Albert 66 31 30 3 2 218 235 67 Moose Jaw 66 17 40 3 6 175 269 43 Saskatoon 66 16 45 2 3 189 282 37 Lethbridge 67 12 50 2 3 158 331 29 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt x-Kelowna 65 52 9 0 4 282 164 108 x-Portland 65 47 13 2 3 302 194 99 x-Victoria 66 45 17 1 3 220 165 94 x-Seattle 65 39 20 2 4 217 215 84 x-Spokane 65 36 23 3 3 219 194 78 x-Everett 65 33 23 7 2 188 189 75 x-Vancouver 66 30 26 7 3 217 226 70 Tri-City 65 28 29 3 5 166 195 64 Prince George 68 26 34 3 5 227 285 60 Kamloops 66 13 48 2 3 162 282 31 z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; xclinched 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 Tuesday’s results Calgary 5 Brandon 1 Swift Current 4 Edmonton 3 Prince Albert 9 Moose Jaw 2 Red Deer 4 Kootenay 0 Kelowna at Everett, late Wednesday’s games Calgary at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Regina, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Spokane at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s summaries Rebels 4, Ice 0 First Period 1. Red Deer, Maxwell 13 (Pawlenchuk) 3:54.

2. Red Deer, Johnson 11 (Kopeck, Sterzer) 13:20.

3. Red Deer, Sterzer 26 (Dieno, Charif) 17:42 (pp).

Penalties — Valiev Koo (slashing) 16:20.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Feser RD (hooking) 2:35.

Third Period 4. Red Deer, Dieno 23 (Gaudet) 18:10 (-EN).

Penalties — Doetzel RD (hooking) 0:59.

Shots on goal Red Deer 10 8 15 — 33 Kootenay 9 14 7 — 30 Goal — Red Deer: Bartosak (W, 29-24-1); Kootenay: Skapski (L, 26-17-2).

Power plays (goal-chances)Red Deer: 1-1; Kootenay: 0-2.

Attendance — 1,981 at Kootenay.

Raiders 9, Warriors 2 First Period 1. Moose Jaw, Point 30 (Forsberg, Eberle) 3:40 (pp).

2. Prince Albert, Perreaux 17 (Braid, Stewart) 14:41.

3. Prince Albert, Draisaitl 31 (Andrlik, Conroy) 15:39.

Penalties — Guhle P.A. (checking from behind) 2:53, McCarthy MJ (delay of game) 5:11.

Second Period 4. Prince Albert, Braid 7 (Perreaux, Andrlik) 2:18.

5. Prince Albert, Stewart 4 (Hart) 3:06.

6. Moose Jaw, Point 31 (Eberle, Rodewald) 8:42 (pp).

7. Prince Albert, Morrissey 24 (Draisaitl, Valcourt) 10:09 (pp).

8. Prince Albert, Morrissey 25 (Draisaitl) 12:16.

9. Prince Albert, Gardiner 22 (Andrlik) 19:31.

Penalties — Gardiner P.A. (tripping) 7:34, Sleptsov MJ (high-sticking) 9:26, Uhrich MJ (fighting) 14:38, Stewart P.A. (fighting) 14:38.

Third Period 10. Prince Albert, Draisaitl 32 (Morrissey, Lange) :22.

11. Prince Albert, Brooks 13 (Hart) 6:39.

Penalties — Chirva MJ (checking from behind) 3:31, Guhle P.A. (hooking) 12:47.

Shots on goal Moose Jaw 6 5 10 — 21 Prince Albert 11 11 14 — 36 Goal — Moose Jaw: Paulic (L, 10-28-3); Prince Albert: McBride (W, 8-6-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Moose Jaw: 2-3; Prince Albert: 1-3.

Hitmen 5, Wheat Kings 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Thomas 6 (Tambellini, Brassart) 13:46.

Penalties — Rissling CAL (roughing) 7:57, Bukarts Bra (roughing) 7:57, Waltz Bra (elbowing) 15:44, Brassart CAL (slashing) 16:29.

Second Period 2. Calgary, Rankin 20 (Thomas, Virtanen) 3:46 (pp).

3. Calgary, Chase 32 (unassisted) 5:45.

4. Calgary, Brassart 34 (Tambellini, Roach) 18:13 (pp).

Penalties — Green Bra (high-sticking) 2:20, Lang CAL (boarding) 12:34, Gabrielle Bra (charging) 16:58.

Third Period 5. Calgary, Padakin 26 (Welykholowa, Roach) 16:52.

6. Brandon, Bukarts 24 (Pilon, McGauley) 18:31.

Penalties — Draude CAL (fighting) 11:39, Draude CAL (game misconduct) 11:39, Helgesen CAL (fighting) 11:39, Gabrielle Bra (fighting) 11:39, Gabrielle Bra (game misconduct) 11:39, Quenneville Bra (boarding) 11:39, Quenneville Bra (fighting) 11:39, Thomas CAL (cross-checking) 13:11.

Shots on goal Calgary 18 10 12 — 40 Brandon 9 11 4 — 24 Goal — Calgary: Driedger (W, 24-13-3); Brandon: Papirny (L, 19-13-4).

Power plays (goal-chances)Calgary: 2-4; Brandon: 0-3.

Broncos 4, Oil Kings 3 First Period 1. Edmonton, Samuelsson 31 (Mayo) 7:58.

Penalties — Moroz Edm (hooking) 18:45.

Second Period No Scoring.

Tuesday’s results Eighth Draw B.C. 7 Yukon/NWT 2 Ontario 8 Northern Ontario 5 Quebec 9 Manitoba 7 (extra end)

Penalties — Jarry Edm (holding) 8:16, Johnson SC (interference) 8:16, Irving Edm (checking from behind) 17:07.

Third Period 2. Edmonton, Moroz 34 (Samuelsson, Petryk) 2:00.

3. Swift Current, Johnson 11 (unassisted) 6:37.

4. Edmonton, Samuelsson 32 (Petryk) 6:50.

5. Swift Current, Burns 24 (Merkley, Debrusk) 12:58.

6. Swift Current, Cave 31 (Black, Gordon) 13:21.

7. Swift Current, Merkley 28 (Debrusk, Burns) 17:04.

Penalties — Burns SC (hooking) 2:31, Gordon SC (high-sticking) 7:10, Gordon SC (high-sticking) 7:10.

Shots on goal Edmonton 10 12 7 — 29 Swift Current 12 8 15 — 35 Goal — Edmonton: Jarry (L, 39-14-2); Swift Current: Laurikainen (W, 23-19-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Edmonton: 0-3; Swift Current: 0-2.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 61 39 17 5 83 192 138 Montreal 63 34 22 7 75 160 154 Tampa Bay 62 34 23 5 73 179 160 Toronto 63 32 23 8 72 186 193 Detroit 61 28 21 12 68 162 169 Ottawa 62 27 24 11 65 176 202 Florida 62 23 32 7 53 152 201 Buffalo 61 18 35 8 44 124 183 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 61 41 16 4 86 195 150 Philadelphia 62 32 24 6 70 174 180 N.Y. Rangers62 33 26 3 69 162 157 Columbus 62 32 25 5 69 184 172 Washington 62 29 23 10 68 184 186 New Jersey 63 27 23 13 67 152 156 Carolina 61 26 26 9 61 151 173 N.Y. Islanders64 24 32 8 56 176 217 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 61 41 14 6 88 204 141 Chicago 63 36 13 14 86 215 170 Colorado 62 40 17 5 85 192 166 Minnesota 62 34 21 7 75 153 150 Dallas 62 29 23 10 68 175 175 Winnipeg 63 30 26 7 67 176 181 Nashville 62 26 26 10 62 151 188 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 62 43 14 5 91 202 150 San Jose 62 39 17 6 84 188 151 Los Angeles 63 35 22 6 76 152 134 Phoenix 62 28 23 11 67 170 180 Vancouver 64 28 26 10 66 150 167 Calgary 61 23 31 7 53 141 185 Edmonton 63 21 34 8 50 157 206 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Columbus 2, Toronto 1 Dallas 3, Buffalo 2 Minnesota 3, Calgary 2 Los Angeles 2, Montreal 1 Tuesday’s Games Boston 4, Florida 1 New Jersey 4, Detroit 3 Columbus 4, Dallas 2 Colorado 4, Chicago 2 St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 3, Nashville 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Phoenix 1, Vancouver 0 Edmonton 3, Ottawa 2 Carolina at San Jose, late Wednesday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s summaries Oilers 3, Senators 2 First Period 1. Ottawa, Spezza 16 (Michalek) 5:22.

2. Edmonton, Hemsky 8 (Yakupov, Ference) 14:30 (pp).

Penalties — Ceci Ott (tripping) 12:55.

Second Period 3. Edmonton, Hemsky 9 (Gagner, Hall) 8:58.

Penalties — None.

Third Period 4. Edmonton, Eberle 20 (Gordon, Hall) 4:26.

5. Ottawa, Karlsson 17 (Methot) 17:05.

Penalties — Nugent-Hopkins Edm (holding) 5:18, Hendricks Edm (roughing) 17:26, Gryba Ott (roughing) 17:26, Smyth Edm (hooking) 19:08.

Shots on goal Ottawa 11 8 17 — 36 Edmonton 7 12 11 — 30 Goal — Ottawa: Anderson (L, 20-13-8); Edmonton: Scrivens (W, 11-9-4).

Power plays (goal-chances)Ottawa: 0-2; Edmonton: 1-2.

Hamonic NYI (roughing) 13:59, Little Wpg (roughing) 13:59, Nilsson NYI (delay of game) 17:04.

Overtime 5. NY Islanders, Grabner 12 (Clutterbuck) 3:53.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal NY Islanders 13 7 5 2 — 27 Winnipeg 9 17 11 1 — 38 Goal — NY Islanders: Nilsson (W, 2-3-2); Winnipeg: Pavelec (LO, 20-22-5).

Power plays (goal-chances)NY Islanders: 0-1; Winnipeg: 0-5.

Penguins 3, Predators 1 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Moser Nash (slashing) 9:49, Neal Pgh (boarding) 17:34, Bortuzzo Pgh (fighting) 19:36, Wilson Nash (fighting) 19:36.

Second Period 1. Pittsburgh, Niskanen 8 (Crosby, Gibbons) :27.

2. Nashville, Hornqvist 12 (Spaling, Fisher) :39.

Penalties — Despres Pgh (holding) 4:26, Del Zotto Nash (tripping) 9:16, Pgh Bench (too many men) 11:11.

Third Period 3. Pittsburgh, Niskanen 9 (Malkin, Crosby) 7:29 (pp).

4. Pittsburgh, Kunitz 28 (Crosby) 17:05.

Penalties — Legwand Nash (hooking) 6:47, Niskanen Pgh (hooking) 10:21, Legwand Nash (interference) 11:19, Weber Nash (unsportsmanlike conduct) 17:05, Weber Nash (misconduct) 17:05.

Shots on goal Pittsburgh 8 4 7 — 19 Nashville 7 4 8 — 19 Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 32-14-3); Nashville: Rinne (L, 4-5-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Pittsburgh: 1-5; Nashville: 0-4.

Blues 4, Lightning 2 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Killorn 15 (Purcell) 7:08.

2. Tampa Bay, Johnson 18 (St. Louis, Hedman) 14:49 (pp).

Penalties — Brewer TB (tripping) 8:22, Morrow StL (high-sticking) 14:21.

Second Period 3. St. Louis, Berglund 11 (Schwartz, Tarasenko) 3:32.

4. St. Louis, Oshie 15 (Steen, Pietrangelo) 17:04 (sh).

Penalties — Schwartz StL (holding) 9:17, Backes StL (slashing) 16:03.

Third Period 5. St. Louis, Steen 29 (Backes, Oshie) 3:47.

6. St. Louis, Tarasenko 19 (Backes, Schwartz) 19:21 (en).

Penalties — Steen StL (goaltender interference) 7:08, Carle TB (high-sticking) 12:24.

Shots on goal Tampa Bay 6 6 5 — 17 St. Louis 12 10 7 — 29 Goal — Tampa Bay: Bishop (L, 29-11-4); St. Louis: Miller (W, 17-22-3).

Power plays (goal-chances)Tampa Bay: 1-4; St. Louis: 0-2.

Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Hejda Col (interference) 11:13, Johnson Col (holding) 18:40.

Second Period 1. Colorado, Talbot 7 (Johnson, Hejda) 2:49.

2. Chicago, Smith 8 (Bollig, Hjalmarsson) 16:52.

Penalties — Keith Chi (holding) 7:09, Chi Bench (too many men) 12:37, McGinn Col (interference) 13:54.

Third Period 3. Colorado, O’Reilly 24 (Duchene, Johnson) 1:23.

4. Chicago, Toews 22 (Sharp, Keith) 7:17 (pp).

5. Colorado, Barrie 9 (Johnson, O’Reilly) 12:50 (pp).

6. Colorado, Stastny 20 (MacKinnon, Barrie) 19:27 (en).

Penalties — MacKinnon Col (tripping) 6:11, Oduya Chi (interference) 11:24.

Shots on goal Colorado 3 11 7 — 21 Chicago 11 13 14 — 38 Goal — Colorado: Varlamov (W, 31-11-5); Chicago: Crawford (L, 23-11-10).

Power plays (goal-chances)Colorado: 1-3; Chicago: 1-4.

Islanders 3, Jets 2 (OT) First Period 1. Winnipeg, Ladd 16 (Little) 10:57.

2. NY Islanders, McDonald 5 (Strome, Lee) 17:30.

Penalties — Martin NYI (fighting) 2:31, Thorburn Wpg (fighting) 2:31, Boulton NYI (roughing) 15:07, Stuart Wpg (fighting) 15:07, Boulton NYI (fighting) 15:07, Strome NYI (goaltender interference) 19:30.

Second Period 3. NY Islanders, Lee 3 (Grabner) 1:33.

Penalties — De Haan NYI (tripping) 11:18, Lee NYI (high-sticking) 16:18.

Third Period 4. Winnipeg, Ladd 17 (Jokinen) 14:53.

Penalties — Enstrom Wpg (stick holding) 3:29,

Blue Jackets 4, Stars 2 First Period 1. Columbus, Jenner 11 (Johansen, Horton) 1:14.

2. Columbus, Umberger 17 (Dubinsky, Wisniewski) 11:29.

3. Columbus, Anisimov 17 (unassisted) 15:00 (pp).

Penalties — Jenner Clb (slashing) 4:33, Garbutt Dal (holding) 13:51, Roussel Dal (slashing) 16:58.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Horton Clb (roughing) 15:30.

Third Period 4. Dallas, Goligoski 4 (Whitney, Benn) 1:39 (pp).

5. Dallas, Daley 5 (Gonchar, Cole) 3:22.

6. Columbus, Anisimov 18 (Prout, Gaborik) 15:53.

Penalties — Calvert Clb (tripping) 0:30, Umberger Clb (diving) 3:44, Dillon Dal (roughing) 3:44.

Shots on goal Dallas 5 12 16 — 33 Columbus 9 1 10 — 20 Goal — Dallas: Ellis (L, 5-6-0); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 23-15-3).

Power plays (goal-chances)Dallas: 1-3; Columbus: 1-2.

Devils 4, Red Wings 3 First Period 1. New Jersey, Henrique 19 (unassisted) :27.

2. Detroit, Franzen 13 (unassisted) 11:26 (pp).

Penalties — Quincey Det (delay of game) 7:12, Salvador NJ (boarding) 10:03.

Second Period 3. Detroit, Smith 2 (Abdelkader) 7:03.

Penalties — Fayne NJ (holding) 0:35, Clowe NJ (boarding) 15:23, Quincey Det (high-sticking) 17:56, Lashoff Det (roughing) 19:39, Glendening Det (roughing) 20:00, Henrique NJ (roughing) 20:00.

Third Period 4. New Jersey, Zidlicky 10 (Brunner, Elias) :41 (pp).

5. New Jersey, Zajac 10 (Jagr, Clowe) 6:30.

6. Detroit, Bertuzzi 8 (Franzen, Nyquist) 9:43 (pp).

7. New Jersey, Gionta 4 (Fayne, Zubrus) 19:23.

Penalties — Gelinas NJ (interference) 9:30.

Shots on goal Detroit 7 12 4 — 23 New Jersey 8 7 14 — 29 Goal — Detroit: Howard (L, 13-14-9); New Jersey: Brodeur (W, 15-11-4).

Power plays (goal-chances)Detroit: 2-4; New Jersey: 1-3.

Saskatchewan 7 Newfoundland & Labrador 6 Ninth Draw B.C. 9 New Brunswick 3 Newfoundland & Labrador 8 P.E.I. 5 Manitoba 8 Nova Scotia 6 Alberta 9 Northern Ontario 3 Draw 10 Ontario 8 P.E.I. 3 Quebec vs. New Brunswick (In extra ends, tied 8-8 after 10) Alberta 8 Saskatchewan 6 Yukon/NWT 7 Nova Scotia 4

Wednesday’s games Draw 11, 9 a.m.

Northern Ontario vs. Manitoba; Alberta vs. Nova Scotia; P.E.I. vs. New Brunswick; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. B.C. Draw 12, 2 p.m.

Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Quebec; Ontario vs.

B.C.; Yukon/NWT vs. Northern Ontario; Saskatchewan vs. Manitoba.

Draw 13, 7 p.m.

Yukon/NWT vs. New Brunswick; Saskatchewan vs.

P.E.I.; Nova Scotia vs. Quebec; Alberta vs. Ontario.

Monday’s results Sixth Draw Alberta 8 Yukon/NWT 3 New Brunswick 9 Ontario 6 P.E.I. 7 Quebec 6 Saskatchewan 5 Nova Scotia 3 Seventh Draw Alberta 10 Manitoba 4 B.C. 10 P.E.I. 4 Newfoundland & Labrador 9 New Brunswick 7 Northern Ontario 9 Nova Scotia 6

Thursday’s games Draw 14, 9:30 a.m.

Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Northern Ontario; B.C. vs. Manitoba.

Draw 15, 2:30 p.m.

P.E.I. vs. Alberta; Yukon/NWT vs. Quebec; Saskatchewan vs. Ontario; New Brunswick vs. Nova Scotia.

Draw 16, 7:30 p.m.

B.C. vs. Saskatchewan; Manitoba vs. Ontario; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Yukon/NWT; Quebec vs.

Northern Ontario.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released G Uche Nwaneri.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released WR Jason Avant.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released CB Derek Cox, CB Johnny Patrick and FB Le’Ron McClain.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived RB Jawan Jamison and RB Davin Meggett. Terminated the contracts of DE Adam Carriker, TE Richard Quinn and P Sav Rocca.

Canadian Football League B.C. LIONS — Announced the retirement of QB Buck Pierce.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Traded F Dustin Penner to Washington for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick.

Traded G Viktor Fasth to Edmonton for a 2014 fifthround draft pick and a 2015 third-round draft pick.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with G Anton Khudobin on a two-year contract.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Acquired D David Rundblad and D Mathieu Brisebois from Phoenix for a 2014 second-round draft pick. Assigned Brisebois to Rockford (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Traded D Stephane Robidas to Anaheim for a conditional 2014 fourth-round draft pick. Recalled F Chris Mueller from Texas (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS — Traded G Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Traded D Mike Weaver to Montreal for a 2015 fifth-round draft pick.

MINNESOTA WILD — Signed RW Zack Mitchell to a three-year, entry-level contract. Reassigned F Stephane Veilleux to Iowa (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Traded D Andrew MacDonald to Philadelphia for C Matt Mangene, a 2014 third-round draft pick and a 2015 secondround draft pick.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Traded F Jeff Costello to Vancouver for D Patrick Mullen and assigned him to Binghamton (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled D David Rundblad from Portland (AHL). Acquired F Martin Erat and F John Mitchell from the Washington Capitals for D Rostislav Klesla, F Chris Brown and a fourth round draft choice in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Traded G Roberto Luongo and F Steve Anthony to Florida for G Jacob Markstrom and F Shawn Matthias.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned LW Nicolas Deschamps to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Binghamton D Fredrik Claesson and Toronto C Jerred Smithson one game.

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Orlando F C.J. Severyn indefinitely. Increased the one-game suspension of Idaho D to two games.

Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Signed F Robert Vanwynsberghe to a three-game tryout. secondary coach.

Coyotes 1, Canucks 0 First Period 1. Phoenix, Vermette 22 (Doan, McMillan) 17:04.

Penalties — Burrows Vcr (hooking) 14:01.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Sestito Vcr (high-sticking) 13:00.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Edler Vcr (cross-checking) 12:38.

Shots on goal Vancouver 8 4 11 — 23 Phoenix 8 14 10 — 32 Goal — Vancouver: Lack (L, 9-10-4); Phoenix: Smith (W, 21-18-10).

Power plays (goal-chances)Vancouver: 0-0; Phoenix: 0-3.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with LHP Johan Santana on a minor league contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Austin Adams, Corey Kluber, C.C. Lee and Bryan Shaw; LHPs T.J. House and Colt Hynes; and INF Lonnie Chisenhall on one-year contracts.

Named Gregg Langbehn major league replay coordinator.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Ted Lilly special assistant to the president of baseball operations and general manager.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Pedro Baez, OF Nick Buss, RHP Stephen Fife, RHP Yimi Garcia and LHP Jarret Martin to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Sam Demel, C Griff Erickson, LHP Daniel Moskos, C Chris O’Brien and LHP Chris Reed to their minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Gonzalez on a minor league contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Named Buddy Morris strength and conditioning coach.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Re-signed DT Corey Peters to a one-year contract. Announced the retirement of RB Jason Snelling.

DETROIT LIONS — Released G Leroy Harris.

Signed DT Corvey Irvin.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

Local Sports

Curling 2014 Tim Hortons Brier KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Standings following the tenth draw of the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men’s curling championship, held through March 9 at the Interior Savings Centre: ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) W L B.C. (Morris) 6 1 Alberta (K.Koe) 6 1 Manitoba (Stoughton) 5 2 Saskatchewan (Laycock) 4 2 Ontario (Balsdon) 4 2 Quebec (Menard) 3 2 P.E.I. (MacKenzie) 3 4 Nfld. & Labrador (Gushue) 3 4 Northern Ontario (Currie) 2 5 Yukon/NWT (J.Koe) 2 4 New Brunswick (Grattan) 1 5 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 0 7

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Today

● Senior high basketball: 4A girls zone semifinal — Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, 6 p.m.; 4A boys zone semifinal — Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, 6 p.m. ● Senior high basketball: 3A girls zone playoffs — Ponoka at Stettler, Rocky Mountain House at Lacombe, 6 p.m.; 3A boys zone playoffs — Sylvan Lake at Rocky Mountain House, Camrose at Lacombe, 6 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

(The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Blackfalds, first game of best-of-seven North Division final, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

● AJHL: Olds at Okotoks, first game of best-of-five South Division quarter-final, 7 p.m.

Stettler, second game of best-of-seven North Division final, 7:30 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: UFC at Red Deer, fifth game of best-of-five South semifinal, if necessary, 8 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Saturday ● Ringette: Provincial U16A championship at G.H. Dawe Arena, first game at 8 a.m., last game at 9:15 p.m. ● Ringette: Provincial U19 A championship at Delburne Agriplex, first game at 8 a.m., last game at 9:15 p.m. ● JV basketball: Central Alberta League tournament at Lindsay Thurber. ● WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. (The Drive). ● Senior hockey: Innisail at Bentley, first game of best-of-seven provincial AAA final, 8 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Sunday

Friday

● Ringette: Provincial U16A championship at G.H. Dawe Arena, first game at 8 a.m., last game at 8 p.m. ● Ringette: Provincial U19 A championship at Delburne Agriplex, first game at 8:30 a.m., last game at 7 p.m. ● JV basketball: Central Alberta League tournament at Lindsay Thurber. ● WHL: Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Olds at Okotoks, second game of best-of-five South Division quarterfinal, 7 p.m. ● College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, first game of best-of-three quarter-final, 7:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at

● Ringette: Provincial U16A championship at G.H. Dawe Arena, first game at 9 a.m., bronze-medal game at 12:30 p.m., gold at 2:15 p.m. ● Ringette: Provincial U19 A championship at Delburne Agriplex, first game at 9 a.m., bronze-medal game at 12:30 p.m., gold at 2:15 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Blackfalds, third game of best-of-seven North Division final, 3:30 p.m. ● College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, third game of best-of-three quarter-final, if necessary, 7:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● AJHL: Okotoks at Olds, third game of best-of-five South Division quarter-final, 7:30 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Indiana 46 14 .767 — d-Miami 43 15 .741 2 d-Toronto 33 26 .559 12 1/2 Chicago 33 27 .550 13 Washington 31 29 .517 15 Brooklyn 29 29 .500 16 Charlotte 27 33 .450 19 Atlanta 26 32 .448 19 Detroit 24 36 .400 22 Cleveland 24 38 .387 23 New York 21 40 .344 25 1/2 Boston 20 40 .333 26 Orlando 19 43 .306 28 Philadelphia 15 46 .246 31 1/2 Milwaukee 12 47 .203 33 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB 46 15 .754 — 44 16 .733 1 1/2 41 19 .683 4 1/2 42 20 .677 4 1/2 41 19 .683 4 1/2 37 24 .607 9 36 25 .590 10 35 25 .583 10 1/2 34 25 .576 11 30 29 .508 15 25 34 .424 20 23 37 .383 22 1/2 21 39 .350 24 1/2 21 39 .350 24 1/2 21 39 .350 24 1/2

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

d-division leader Monday’s Games Memphis 110, Washington 104 Brooklyn 96, Chicago 80 Miami 124, Charlotte 107 Detroit 96, New York 85 Milwaukee 114, Utah 88 Minnesota 132, Denver 128 L.A. Lakers 107, Portland 106 Sacramento 96, New Orleans 89 Tuesday’s Games Golden State 98, Indiana 96 San Antonio 122, Cleveland 101 Houston 106, Miami 103 Oklahoma City 125, Philadelphia 92 L.A. Clippers 104, Phoenix 96 New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, late Wednesday’s Games Houston at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Utah at Washington, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 6 p.m.

New York at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Miami at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

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

Baseball Seattle Cleveland Tampa Bay Oakland Kansas City Minnesota Baltimore Houston Los Angeles Detroit New York Toronto Chicago Boston Texas

MLB Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W 6 5 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 1

L 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 4

Pct .857 .833 .750 .714 .667 .667 .600 .600 .600 .571 .571 .571 .500 .200 .200

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Pittsburgh 5 1 .833 Miami 4 2 .667 Washington 3 2 .600 Arizona 5 4 .556 San Francisco 3 3 .500 Cincinnati 3 4 .429 Milwaukee 3 4 .429 Chicago 2 3 .400 New York 2 3 .400 Los Angeles 2 4 .333 St. Louis 1 3 .250 Colorado 1 5 .167 San Diego 1 5 .167 Atlanta 1 6 .143 Philadelphia 1 6 .143 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Washington 2 Minnesota (ss) 12, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 7, Boston 6 Minnesota (ss) 9, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 2

Detroit 8, St. Louis 5 Houston 4, Miami 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2 Seattle (ss) 8, Colorado 1 Seattle (ss) 6, Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 6, Texas 5 San Diego 7, San Francisco 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City 7 Oakland 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 L.A. Angels 3, Arizona 2 Arizona 5, Colorado 0 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 8, Boston 0 Atlanta 8, Washington 4 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 2 Miami 3, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Houston 2 Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland (ss) 6, Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 9, Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 6, Oakland (ss) 4 Seattle 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 8, San Diego 6 L.A. Angels 7, Texas 4 San Francisco 3, Colorado 2 Toronto 5, Philadelphia 3 Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Wednesday’s Games Detroit vs. Houston, 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Minnesota, 11:05 a.m.

Boston vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Miami vs. N.Y. Mets (ss), 11:10 a.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco, 1:05 a.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Arizona, 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati, 7:05 p.m.

MAJOR MIDGET HOCKEY STRATHMORE — One down, two to go.

The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs got second-period goals from Chase Olsen and Tyler Steenbergen and defeated the UFA Bisons 3-1 Tuesday to advance to the Alberta Midget Hockey League South Division final.

Travis Verveda notched a first-period goal for the Chiefs, who took the best-of-five South semifinal 3-1 and will meet the Calgary Buffaloes in the division final.

Jayden Sittler stopped 22 shots for the Chiefs, who allowed just a single goal — a first-period marker by Connor Boyd. Bisons netminder Carter Seminuk stopped 35 shots.

The clubs split 10 minor penalties.

The defending Canadian champion Chiefs can get back to the Telus Cup tournament next month in Moose Jaw with a series win over the Buffaloes and a victory over the North Division champs.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Sam Eggink netted 12 points to lead Hoosier Daddy to a 56-36 win over the Spartans in Red Deer Women’s Basketball League play Monday. Cori Jones scored 16 points in a losing cause.

In other games: ● The Big Ballers, with Alana Sherba scoring nine points, downed the Storm 38-32. Shannon Van Parys had seven points in a losing cause. ● The Young Guns defeated the Shooting Stars 48-44. Details were unavailable. ● Tamara Steer and Melanie Calihoo each dropped in 12 points as Triple Threat rolled over The Bank 65-44. Kari Kaiser had 18 for The Bank. ● Julia De Vos drained 12 points for the Xpress in a 34-29 victory over Rampage, who got seven points from Shauna McCormick.

B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Toronto FC welcomes first-week bye

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Union paying attention to Mets’ payroll, concerned Drew and others remain unsigned THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Calling the New York Mets a “marquee franchise,” new players’ union head Tony Clark is paying attention to the team’s payroll.

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said he expects the team’s payroll to be between $85 million and $88 million this season, which would be a slight decrease from its $90.9 million final figure last year.

Despite the additions of free agents Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Chris Young, the Mets have a payroll resembling that of a midmarket franchise. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ payroll is over $225 million and the New York Yankees will top $200 million.

“Any time there are concerns or issues with any club related to certain habits or trends, we pay attention to it,” Clark said.

“New York is no different than any other club, from the standpoint of appreciating what’s paid in payroll and how clubs may be functioning in general, related to improving the group they have on the field.”

Clark declined to say specifically whether the union has spoken with the Mets’ owners or front office about payroll.

“Rest assured that any conversations we’re having with management likely won’t end up in the newspaper,” he said.

“We will always stay engaged, from top to bottom with any club, at least related to any concerns we may have and how those concerns manifest themselves.”

Clark also said he was concerned free agent shortstop Stephen Drew has not signed. Drew, pitcher Ervin Santana and designated hitter Kendrys Morales declined to accept $14.1 million qualifying offers, and teams signing them would lose a selection in June’s amateur draft.

But if a team signs one of those players after the draft, it would not forfeit a pick.

“Any time you have players on the free-agent market who are still sitting at home come March 4 that I think everyone would agree can have a positive impact on any club that they would happen to play on, it is a concern,” Clark said.

of my mind, it’s a nice thing to know moving forward.”

Depth is an issue. Toronto can field an impressive starting 11 but pre-season has already shown that the wrong combination of injuries at the wrong position can cause havoc.

The team remains very much a work in progress. Even MLSsoccer.com, which ranked TFC 17th out of 19 teams in its weekly “power rankings,” has Toronto 14th in its pre-season list.

“We’re not all aboard the bandwagon just yet,” said the website.

Nelsen, whose team went 6-17-11 last season, says he doesn’t concern himself with “outside voices.” But the former New Zealand international knows that whipping up a gourmet meal is more than just buying the right ingredients.

“Just because you make some changes, it’s not like a

light switch. It does take time,” he said. “That’s the beauty of sport.

“But in saying that we fully expect to get where we want to be. And if you think the expectations are high outside, they’re probably higher inside.

But we know it’s hard and we know it’s a journey to get to.”

The pre-season injury list has included forwards Gilberto (quadricep) and Dike (tendon), midfielders Jonathan Osorio (flu) and Daniel Lovitz (knee) and fullbacks Mark Bloom (quadricep), Bradley Orr (calf) and Justin Morrow (hip).

Bradley, who withdrew from the U.S squad to face Ukraine in Cyprus, is nursing a minor foot issue.

More worrying for Nelsen is the fact that the injuries to Bloom and Orr started as minor issues but got worse.

“We’ll definitely be addressing it,” Nelsen said. “You always get niggles and you al-

ways get injuries but they’re re-injuries. When you re-do an injury, it’s major cause for concern.”

Nelsen expects everyone to be ready for the season. Defoe, the former Tottenham star, is expected to join the team after Wednesday’s England friendly against Denmark.

“As soon as he plays the game for England, he’ll be on a plane over,” said Nelsen.

Still, that means a longer road for team chemistry. Although, unlike past off-seasons, Toronto’s transaction list has been relatively short and very select.

Bradley, Defoe, Gilberto, Cesar, Morrow, Jackson, Orr, and veteran midfielder Dwayne De Rosario are all targeted as starters.

The injuries at fullback have meant rookie centre back Nick Hagglund has been shifted to an emergency right back.

“Couldn’t be more happy with Nick,” said Nelsen.

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“We planned that brilliantly,” Nelsen said dryly after practice Tuesday under the bubble at the team’s well-appointed north Toronto training ground.

Nelsen, in his second year at the helm, has managed to find some positives in the rocky pre-season.

“It did expose our weaknesses,” he said. “You always get exposed at some part of the season, whether it’s injuries or suspensions or international call-ups or something like that.”

“We know what we have, we know what we need to be and where we need to get to,” he added. “It’s good to know now rather than a quarter or halfway through the season.

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TORONTO — Toronto FC went 1-2-2 during an injuryplagued Florida training camp, coming home to a frozen tundra.

Star striker Jermain Defoe has yet to touch down and fellow marquee signings Michael Bradley and Gilberto have been hampered by injury.

Goalie Julio Cesar is on international duty with Brazil in South Africa and backup forward Bright Dike is already probably out for the season after tendon surgery.

Manager Ryan Nelsen has been down three fullbacks and three strikers. Minor niggles have turned into more bothersome setbacks.

It’s meant extra minutes for some players and new positions for others.

For an MLS franchise that has gone all-in on the transfer market in a bid to finally make the playoffs after seven seasons of failure and a woeful 51-105-66 record, there is still much work to do.

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FRONT WATERSHED SPEAKER SET Nancy Hackett, City of Red Deer environmental initiatives supervisor, will talk at the next Red Deer River Watershed Associations upcoming ambassador breakfast. She will talk about the city’s environmental master plan starting at 7:30 a.m. on March 21 at the Quality Inn North Hill, 7150 50th Ave. It costs $15 per person. Anyone interested in attending can RSVP by emailing info@rdrwa.ca or calling Kelly at 403-3407379 by noon on March 19.

FURNITURE DONATED A sizable donation of furniture has led Olds College to pay it forward and give some of it away to local agencies in the Central Alberta town.

Recently, the college received a donation of several bedroom suites worth of furniture. A large portion of the furniture was distributed among the college’s departments, programs and library.

But the remainder went to several non-profit organizations. Among the recipients of the donated furniture were Camp Kindle — Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta, Living Faith Bible College, Camp Evergreen, Frontier Lodge, the Red Deer Women’s Emergency Shelter and the Olds Emergency Shelter. “Nobody should have to share a bed with a sibling, or sleep on the floor because they have given the only bed to their children,” said Ken Risi, Olds College director of development.

C1 Pothole cost appears low

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

CITY CREWS PATCH THOUSANDS BUT FEW MOTORISTS CLAIM FOR DAMAGE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Motorists may complain about the pothole-plagued streets but few are seeking compensation from the City of Red Deer.

Between 2011 and 2013, the city paid out a total of $2,500 for five out of 42 insurance claims filed for vehicles damaged by potholes.

Public Works manager Greg Sikora said the city does not receive many claims from residents who say their vehicles were damaged on the roads.

The claims are typically paid out through the city but there are circumstances when they go through insurance.

To file a claim, residents must go through the city’s risk management and insurance analyst.

All claims are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

In 2012, roughly 10,000 potholes were patched. On any given year, the city fills between 8,000 and 13,000 holes.

City crews work on a 48-hour standard to have the reported pothole filled.

“We encourage residents to pay close attention to the roads and avoid hitting the potholes,” said Sikora. “We recognize there are potholes out there.

We encourage people to contact Public Works to report potholes.”

Sikora said the constant cold

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This hole in the pavement on 45 street west of Taylor Drive is just one of hundreds of wheel rattling potholes that have appeared on city streets this winter. temperatures may actually curb the number of potholes this year because everything stays frozen. Potholes are created during the freeze-thaw cycles and when water soaks into the road through the cracks, softening the gravel below the asphalt.

Crews are already at work

filling the potholes.

Sikora said the city may hire more contractors to help with pothole repair because the majority of Public Work crews are busy finishing up the snow plowing campaign. As of Tuesday, plowing crews were on residential streets in the Mi-

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Victim had big heart KILLED ON BIRTHDAY, ON WAY TO DIALYSIS TREATMENT

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DIABETIC CLIMBER TO SPEAK AT EXPO The first Canadian with type 1 diabetes to reach the summit of Mount Everest will speak at the Diabetes Expo and Tradeshow in Red Deer on March 18.

Sebastien Sebastien Sasseville is Sasseville a climber, endurance athlete and Ironman. He will speak at the Black Knight Inn. The expo event runs from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Register by calling 403-346-4631 before March 14. The trade show will include free eye scans and free samples. Experts will be there to talk about nutrition, foot care, fitness, cardiovascular health, insulin pumps, relaxation techniques and financial help. The event is sponsored by the Canadian Diabetes Association.

For more, check www. outrundiabetes.ca.

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chener area and were expected to enter Woodlea and Waskasoo neighbourhoods today.

To report a pothole, go to the city’s website (www.reddeer.ca) and click on Report a Problem, or call Public Works at 403-3428238. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Calgary Flames legends, from left, Lanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski and Tim Hunter talk about hockey and life at RDC’s 11th annual Kings and Queens Athletics Scholarship Breakfast, sponsored by Scott Builders at the Parkland Pavilion, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014.

Calgary Flames legends raise cash, offer advice

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Three Calgary Flames legends had words of advice for Red Deer College’s national championship-bound teams on Tuesday morning: Just win.

Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald, former captain Jim Peplinski and all-time tough guy Tim Hunter spent the morning talking hockey and life at RDC’s 11th annual Kings and Queens Athletic Scholarship Breakfast, sponsored

by Scott Builders, at the Parkland Pavilion.

RDC SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST With a sold-out room of hockey fans, they raised approximately $160,000, according to director of community relations Janice Wing, to go towards the college’s athletics scholarship endowment program. And $100,000 of that money was a gift by Scott Builders, while the rest came through ticket sales, sponsorships and raffles.

Many of the RDC athletes in attendance are beneficiaries of the endowment program, which encourag-

es what is now one of the top college athletic departments in the country.

In the next two weeks, the men’s and women’s volleyball teams and the men’s basketball team are all set to go to their respective Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Championships.

“Don’t miss this opportunity,” said McDonald.

“Those friendships when you win ... they’re going to be there for a lifetime.

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A big man with a big heart and a love for both camping and food is being remembered by friends and family after he was killed in a car crash north of Red Deer.

Barry David Pattullo, 63, of Lacombe was on his way to dialysis treatment on Saturday morning when he died in a crash with another vehicle at the intersection of Hwys 2A and 597 between Blackfalds and Red Deer. It was his birthday. Police offered no information about the circumstances of the crash.

His wife of almost 41 years, Leanne, is being joined by their son Ryan and daughter Kimberly and two grandchildren coming from Saskatchewan to remember their dad.

“He loved his family and his many close friends, he had some really close buddies that he loved to get together with,” said Leanne.

“He has two little granddaughters who were the apple of his eye. He loved whenever he could get together with them.”

One of those friends is Barrie Schultz.

The two met 48 years ago in high school in Brandon, Man., where they grew up.

They worked all over Alberta in their adult life, but always kept in contact. Eventually they moved to within half an hour’s of drive of each other, with Schultz in Red Deer and Barry in Lacombe. Schultz said they would meet up for dinner at least once every other week, and usually more frequently than that.

“In Brandon we used to, on our weekend, we’d take a trip to Dale’s Truck Stop in Dunseith, North Dakota, just to grab a bite,” said Schultz.

“They had a nine-inch hamburger and a platter of fries and quart of Coca-Cola for $1.95.”

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Disaster assistance team faces rush of incidents The personal disaster assistance team of Red Cross volunteers in Red Deer have had their hands full these last two months.

The team has responded to 11 personal disasters so far in 2014, an upsurge compared to this time last year when there had been only one incident.

“There has been an unusually large amount of responses this year,” said Garry Jacobs, a local disaster management volunteer for the past 22 years.

A number of fires, a house

flood, and one frozen home water system are among the emergencies on the personal disaster list for Red Deer since the onset of the new year.

The Red Cross has so far supported almost 30 individuals with emergency food, clothing and accommodations for 72 hours after each disaster. By March 2013, they had assisted only two.

Jacobs has responded to three of the 11 incidents, the most recent being a fire early Saturday morning in Red Deer

on 47th Avenue. His wife Sandy, a fellow volunteer, has also responded to a number.

An on-call cellphone rotates among the 14-person first-responder team, Jacobs said. Responders call for more backup if need be.

The Red Cross cites one of the reasons for the increased number of responses to a concentrated effort to increase awareness about Red Cross services in Red Deer.

“Our staff and volunteers have done significant outreach

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to local communities, promoting our programs and raising the profile of the assistance we can provide,” said Matt Sawatsky, disaster management co-ordinator for the Canadian Red Cross.

The Red Cross is recruiting volunteers in Red Deer for a spring training session.

For more information, call 403-346-1241 or visit www.redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed.

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BRIEFS Crews work on water main breaks

Chinese therapeutic massage clinic considered A new Chinese therapeutic massage clinic may soon open in a downtown Red Deer neighbourhood.

On Monday, Red Deer city council approved a rezoning of a land use bylaw amendment that will allow the new health and medical services business at 4922 55th St. as a discretionary use.

Concerns over safety, parking and traffic flow were raised during the public hearing.

Council amended the bylaw to restrict the hours of operation from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In addition to the two residential off-street parking stalls, the business must provide a minimum of two off-street parking stalls for the exclusive and unrestricted use of the business during the hours of operation.

Timberlands lots sell out Residents looking to build a home in Red Deer may have to look a little harder for land.

All 42 lots for the next phase of the Timberlands neighbourhood in northeast Red Deer were sold within a few hours on Tuesday.

This latest lot draw leaves no remaining residential lots for sale in Red Deer but the city has tentative plans to hold a lot draw for Timberlands North sometime this fall.

The lots were sold in a draw at City Hall for Timberlands South Phase 1B, next to 30th Avenue and west of the Timberlands Phase 1A development.

The city sold 28 lots to contractors, 12 to private homeowners, and two to charitable organizations.

This Timberlands phase includes 15 single family lots, two single family lots with secondary suites, 13 single family narrow lots, and 12 duplex lots.

Joe D’Onofrio, city land co-ordinator, said the lot draw suggests residents have confidence in building homes in Red Deer.

He said this is a positive indicator of the economy and quality of life and a testament to the demand to put down roots in Red Deer.

This latest development will incorporate features new to the city, such as carriage homes, wider lots, laneless lots and park-facing properties — all de-

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Seeking out some trails, John Malsbury walks along 55 Street in Red Deer towards a large open field at the North Michener Centre grounds where he intended on skiing Tuesday. For anyone interested in getting outdoors, a warming trend is expected to see temperatures climb above freezing by the weekend. signed with a focus on walkability, environmental sustainability, and integration of commercial, residential and civic opportunities.

For more information on Red Deer’s newest neighbourhood developments, visit www.reddeer.ca/ land.

Online ad leads to assault A Red Deer woman who went to a resident hoping to buying an item she found online was instead assaulted by the seller, say police.

At about 5 p.m. on Feb. 19, Red Deer RCMP responded to a 911 call about the assault in the Clearview neighbourhood of the city.

The victim said she had responded to an online ad and was interested in buying the item. But after she entered the seller’s home to see the item, she was pushed and threatened by the suspect.

She kicked the suspect and was able to escape the residence. She called 911 once she was safely in her vehicle.

Cory Michael Schafer, 40, of Red Deer has been charged with assault, uttering threats and failing to comply with a probation order. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance on April 15 in Red Deer provincial court.

Police would like to remind people to be cautious when meeting strangers they have encountered online. They suggest meeting in a public place or bringing another person along to be safe.

Contraband cigarette trial starts A former chief of the Montana Cree First Nation and one other man are now on trial in connection with the seizure of 16 million contraband cigarettes just over three years ago.

Former chief Carolyn Buffalo and Robbie Dickson, president of the Quebec-based Rainbow Tobacco Co., were among four people arrested after an investigation by the Alberta Gaming and Lottery scholarships through the endowment program. The athletic department hands out approximately $80,000 a year in scholarships to its different sports teams, according to athletic director Keith Hansen.

Mornings like Tuesday have become essential to the success of the athletics department today and into the future.

“It’s becoming more and more important as funding in our sector gets more challenging,” said RDC president Joel Ward.

“There’s always pressure on us, when it comes to budgets, to cut athletics ... so with our leadership program — we’re well over $1 million (raised) now — we know we can sustain all of our student athletes on an ongoing basis, regardless of funding, regardless of budgets.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

When you win a championship, it sets you up for life, whether it’s in sports or in business.”

He added the only way to be successful is by having everybody pulling in the same direction as one team, not individuals.

This, he says, is how the Flames won the National Hockey League’s 1989 Stanley Cup, beating the Montreal Canadiens in six games.

Golfer Melissa Koster and men’s volleyball player Tim Finnigan were also honoured as Scott Builders Student Athlete Leaders.

Finnigan has led the Kings to nationals in Moose Jaw this weekend while collecting a host of awards, including Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference player of the year.

A lifelong camper, Leanne said Barry was looking Koster has gone to back-to-back national champiforward to the spring so he could go camping. onships and is now set to embark on a professional Schultz said because of Barry’s dialysis he career in August, after three years at RDC. couldn’t go very far away. But that didn’t stop Barry The two athletes spend much of their free time from getting out of the city and enjoying the outvolunteering in the community, which made them doors. stand out for this award.

Koster took what Hunter, in particular, had to say to heart. He spoke a lot about the need to work hard to succeed, not only in sports but in life.

“I liked what Tim said about ‘and then some,’ ” said Koster. “If you want I grew up on a farm in Manitoba making my way to Alberta at the to be great, you have to do that little extra more age of 17. After working 20 years in the oil and gas industry, I that normal athletes don’t do.” started building homes in and around Red Deer. Today Unique Peplinski, like Hunter Elevations is a thriving business located outside of Sylvan Lake. I am blessed with a loving and McDonald, has had a successful career since partner, Shelly. I have three children, Kayla, Kolton and Jakob. I enjoy hunting, quading, his hockey-playing days ended, running a leasing snowmobiling and golfing. I am thrilled to be part of this year’s Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off business. and working hard to raise money for an amazing charity. Amanda from ACDA Dance Many, but not all, of the lessons he learned Studio, my dance partner, is planning some incredible dance moves for us! Please support from his life as an athlete have crossed over to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District by sponsoring me http://goo.gl/NmwNi4. his life outside of sports.

“Very few of us realize that when you’re on the ice or on the field or at work, at that moment, make it your best work,” he said. “You’ve got to execute. If you’re half baked, you become average.”

Through the 11 years of the RDC breakfast, almost $450,000 has been raised for athletic

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Commission.

The AGLC alleges that the cigarettes, which were not marked for legal sale in Alberta, were seized on Jan. 5, 2011, from a building on the reserve.

Buffalo, 47 and Dickson, 40, were charged under the Alberta Tobacco Tax Act with illegally possessing and storing contraband cigarettes.

A press release issued at the time of the seizure estimates that the cigarettes represented $3 million in tax revenue that would have been lost to the province.

Their trial opened in Wetaskiwin provincial court on Monday and is scheduled for nine weeks.

The Rainbow Tobacco Co. is a general partnership located in the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory near Montreal.

A news story published on the company’s website states that Montana was the first step in an ambitious plan by Rainbow Tobacco to expand its current on-reserve market in Ontario and “conquer” the onreserve cigarette market in the West.

Robberies net 8-year term An Edmonton man has been sentenced to eight years for robbing liquor stores in Edmonton and Red Deer.

Ryan Adam, 35, was arrested on Aug. 19, 2013, by Red Deer City RCMP investigating allegations that a man armed with a tire iron had robbed three different liquor stores in Red Deer on consecutive days, starting on Aug. 13, 2013.

In a statement released after his arrest, Red Deer RCMP alleged that Adam was also facing charges for three similar robberies in Edmonton.

RCMP said Adam got cash in each of the three Red Deer robberies but did not disclose the amounts. He had hit the Cyrious liquor store on Aug. 13, then a Sobey’s liquor store on Aug. 14 and the Liquor Crossing in Southpointe Common on Aug. 15.

Adam pleaded guilty in Edmonton provincial court on Monday to three counts of robbery and was given a global sentence of eight years, minus credit for one year and seven months.

“We’d sit around the campfire, eat. We both had a real affection for food,” said Schultz.

“I sure won’t forget him.”

A campground near Wetaskiwin by the highway was a favourite, as was Gull Lake or the RV There Yet campground just outside of Red Deer.

“He loved camping and he could hardly wait for spring to come so he could get out in that trailer again,” said Leanne. “He loved to spend time with his friends in the campgrounds enjoying a good laugh.

“He’d tease people, he was a big teaser.”

Barry worked for Agriculture and Agri-food Canada in Lacombe, but hadn’t been working recently because of his dialysis.

Leanne said he wasn’t in the best of health recently. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer city crews are busy repairing three water main breaks from over the weekend.

Water mains broke in the Sunnybrook neighbourhood and along 44th Street, just west of Joseph Welsh Elementary School. There was also a break on a water service line, the residential line from the water main itself into a resident’s basement, in the Deer Park area.

“It’s a cold winter this year and the frost is deeper than usual, making the ground move a little bit, causing some sheer breaks on our old, cast iron water mains,” said James Christie, environmental services technologist with the city. “It could cause flooding.

Each situation is different depending on the street or avenue.”

There was no significant flooding or serious concerns on any of the three recent incidents, Christie said.

“We excavate down to the main and determine the significance of the break and it’s usually a matter of putting on a repair clamp and then backfilling the ditch back up and hoping for the best. In the summer time, we’ll have to come back to these locations and reinstate them so to speak, as far as putting in proper concrete or asphalt or whatever the needs are.”

Red Deer experiences on average 45 to 50 water main leaks every year.

Christie said repair work should be done by the end of Tuesday or the end of today at the latest, with seven to nine crew members working on each break.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a government study found.

People who abuse the most frequently often doctor-shop; more than 1 in 4 who used these drugs almost daily said they had been prescribed by one or more physicians.

Almost as many said they got them for free from friends or relatives; only 15 per cent of the most frequent abusers said they bought the drugs from dealers or other strangers.

Those abusers “are probably using at much greater volumes and simply asking a friend for a pill now and then is not going to be sufficient,” said Dr. Leonard Paulozzi, a researcher at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the study, two-thirds of abusers said they used the drugs infrequently and well over half of these users said they got them free from friends or relatives.

Paulozzi and CDC colleagues analyzed four years of nationwide health surveys on nonmedical use of pain relievers including oxycodone and hydrocodone.

These include the brand-name pills OxyContin and Vicodin, in a family of drugs called opioids — chemically similar to opium. The study was published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Paulozzi said overall prevalence of nonmedical use of prescription opioid painkillers has held steady in recent years, at about 12 million, or 1 in 20 people aged 12 and older.

But previous CDC data show overdose deaths involving these drugs more than tripled from 1999 to 2010, with more than 16,000 deaths that year.

By contrast, overdose deaths that involved heroin and cocaine totalled less than 8,000, and deaths that involved often-abused prescription drugs that include anti-anxiety medication totalled about 6,500.

A separate study in the same journal presents Tennessee — among states hardest hit by prescription drug abuse — as a snapshot of the problem.

From 2007 through 2011, one-third of Tennessee’s population filled an opioid prescription each year, the study found.

Nearly 8 per cent had used more than four prescribers and these abusers were more than six times more likely to have fatal overdoses than the least frequent users. The larger nationwide study included data from annual government health surveys for 2008-2011 that included questions about use of these powerful painkillers.

“Nonmedical use was defined as use without a prescription or use with a prescription for the feeling or experience caused by the drug,” the researchers said.

Paulozzi said the data don’t indicate whether friends and relatives who offered free drugs shared their own prescriptions or had obtained the medication in some other way.

Public health messages have urged patients with legitimate prescriptions for addictive painkillers not to share the drugs and to turn in any leftovers to designated drop-off sites.

The new data suggest a need to strengthen messages to doctors to be on the watch for signs of prescription misuse, Paulozzi said.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS Things are about to get heated on the sugar front again.

A decade after the World Health Organization faced enormous pressure — and a threatened withdrawal of U.S. funding — for recommending that people limit added sugars to 10 per cent of their caloric intake, the international public health agency announced Monday it is going to issue updated advice on prudent levels of sugar consumption.

The WHO said it would reveal its latest recommendations on Wednesday, opening up a short consultation period for the public — which will undoubtedly include the food lobby — to try to influence the final position.

The expectation is the agency is going to lower the bar further. After all, news conferences aren’t generally called to announce no change.

In Canada, the Heart and Stroke Foundation this week kicks off a process aimed at determining whether it should follow the lead of the American Heart Association and issue sugar limit recommendations of its own.

Heart and Stroke hosted the first meeting Monday of an international advisory panel it has convened to look at whether the organization should produce an added sugar limit recommendation and, if yes, what that recommendation should be.

In the past few decades, the percentage of the population that is overweight and obese has soared. A study published Monday in the journal CMAJ Open reported that obesity rates in Canada tripled between 1985 and 2011, rising to 18 per cent from six per cent. It projects that by 2019, nearly 21 per cent of Canadian adults will be obese.

Nutritional experts have been warning we eat too much, and in particular too much sugar.

But they also acknowledge people need help figuring out how much sugar they actually eat.

“People need to understand what they’re consuming, and I don’t

think we currently do as a society,” says Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an Ottawabased weight loss expert and author of “The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work.”

“I don’t think that’s true for the average person out there.”

Experts aren’t so concerned about naturally occurring sugars, the stuff built into the foods Mother Nature concocted — things like apples, figs, corn and yams. The problem is the sugars that are added to processed and prepared foods. Those sugars are ubiquitous: in breakfast cereals, condiments, baked goods and pasta sauces.

“At least when you’re eating fruits, yes, you’re taking in ... some naturally occurring sugar, but there’s a heck of a lot of other nutrients and fibre in there that’s good for your health,” says Manuel Arango, director of health policy for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

“But the added sugars are worse because products that have added sugars generally don’t have ... any other nutrients. So there’s only health risks, no nutritional benefits.”

In the past, it was generally assumed that the risk from added sugars was an indirect one. Sugars contain a lot of calories and the more calories you eat, the greater the risk your calories in will exceed calories out, and weight gain will result. It is well established that being overweight raises your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.

But another school of thought is emerging, one that suggests sugar poses a more direct risk.

The idea is that there is something about calories from sugar that increases your risk of developing disease, even if you maintain a healthy weight.

A study published last month in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine suggested the risk of dying of heart disease is higher among people who consume a greater percentage of calories from added sugars. And the risk was also higher for people who consumed seven servings or more

of sweetened beverages a week.

Still, currently there is little in the way of clear guidance about how few of your daily intake of calories should come from added sugars.

One of the rare organizations that offers spelled-out guidance is the American Heart Association, which suggests that added sugars make up no more than half of your daily discretionary caloric allowance, which it says would be no more than 100 calories or six teaspoons (30 millilitres) a day for most American

women and 150 calories a day or about nine teaspoons (45 ml) of sugar for men. To put that in context, a can of regular soda — not artificially sweetened — contains about 140 calories.

From most sources of nutritional guidance, there is advice on how many calories you should consume, and how those calories ought to be divvied up among proteins, produce and carbohydrates.

But on the issue of added sugar, generally the message is: The less, the better.

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Film a dream come true for Butt TV COMIC GOES NOIR WITH GENREBENDING BIG SCREEN THRILLER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Brent Butt parlayed his veteran standup career into a massive TV hit with the sitcom Corner Gas. The next step, reasons the selfdeprecating comedian, is to become a bona fide matinee idol with his debut feature, No Clue.

“Makes sense, why not? Somebody’s got to be a movie star,” Butt said in a recent interview.

“Why does it always gotta be tall dishy people? Why just the gorgeous people? That’s what I say.”

Of course, Butt isn’t totally joking.

He does have high hopes for his first stab at moviemaking — a comic thriller about a bumbling accidental detective who is drawn into a complicated murder case.

He wrote, produced and stars in No Clue and says getting to make the quirky tribute to hard-boiled detective flicks of yore was a longstanding dream come true.

“I’ve always wanted to make a movie, since I was a little kid going to the theatre,” says Butt, who took inspiration from classic whodunits including The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep.

“I’ve always been drawn to show business, that’s why I first started doing stand-up. The first time I saw a guy doing stand-up comedy I said, ‘I want to do that.’ And I love TV and I love movies so making a movie was always kind of on my list of things that I wanted to at least attempt to do.”

Butt plays mild-mannered salesman Leo Falloon, whose life is turned upside down when a gorgeous woman appears at his office begging him to help track down her missing brother.

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Nichols, who’s renowned globally for her innovative soda glazing and has published a book on the subject, will talk about her approach at 7 p.m. in the Learning Common (Room 2909, outside the painting studio).

Nichols was born in Michigan, but settled in Australia after working as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Her interest in ceramics started as a hobby while her children were young, then progressed to the professional level after she began studying art in Sydney.

She began experimenting with soda glazing in 1989, and eventually completed a research PhD in 2002.

Her studio is located in New South Wales.

Nichols also instructs at the Australia National University School of Art in Canberra and teaches workshops across the world.

Everyone is welcome to hear this free Visiting Artist 101 lecture.

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Brent Butt works on the set Corner Gas on Sept. 9, 2008 in Regina, Sask. Butt parlayed his veteran standup career into a massive TV hit with the sitcom Corner Gas. The next step, reasons the self-deprecating comedian, is to become a bona fide matinee idol with his debut feature, No Clue. digs for the private eye office across the hall.

Amy Smart (The Butterfly Effect) plays the dishy dame, who may not be as forthcoming or vulnerable as she appears, while David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend Continues) appears as Leo’s best friend Ernie.

Although it’s a comedy, Butt says he was also set on crafting a truly dark murder mystery.

“I wanted to make a movie that felt like it was a realistic murder mystery, it was a real, dark, gritty thriller. And then it happens to be funny because the main character says funny things because he’s in over his head,” he says.

“When we talked to everybody early on we said, ‘Forget that this is a comedy, we’re not making a comedy. As far as you’re concerned we’re making a dark, realistic, gritty thriller.’ . . . The result was what I’d hoped to achieve, I think we nailed it.”

The melding of the two genres al-

so allowed Butt to stretch his acting chops, but not by much, he admits. He notes that Leo does share more than a few traits with his mild-mannered Corner Gas hero Brent Leroy and the ill-equipped life coach Stan Dirko he played on Hiccups.

“I always say I kind of act like Bob Hope — it doesn’t matter if he’s a pirate or a cowboy, you’re going to get that guy,” he says.

“When I played Brent Leroy and I played Stan Dirko, you know they’re different characters but there’s an element of sameness in that they’re commenting on crazy situations. So to that degree, that character is in Leo as well.

The difference is that it’s in situations where there’s real danger and real gravity. I’ve never played a character who was actually fighting for his life or actually trying to help somebody from being murdered.”

The film was largely shot in Vancouver, where the Saskatchewan-bred Butt has lived for more than 20 years.

on Tuesday as he won a $25,000 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.

After all, it was their transient lifestyle that inspired his love of cars and travel, which he parlayed into an acclaimed career building fantastical large-and small-scale worlds with automobile parts as well as toys and model kits.

“I’ve gotten other awards this year.

This one is just extra, extra important to me,” the 62-year-old Toronto resident, whose works explore the notion of a mobile society as well as soci-economic and environmental issues, said in an interview.

“I know it’s one of those things I think my mother would say that she was proud of, and it was always hard for her to say that because we weren’t allowed to get full of ourselves. But it’s an important award.”

Adams was one of eight laureates who received this year’s Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which recognize career achievements and are funded and administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. A peer assessment committee sorts through the nominations to choose the winners.

Other esteemed recipients included

Vancouver-raised multi-disciplinary visual artist Max Dean as well as Ottawa-based painter Carol Wainio and curator Brydon Smith.

The list of laureates also includes two Montrealers: Performance and installation artist Raymond Gervais and photographer/visual artist Angela Grauerholz.

Rounding out the list is Vancouver media artist Jayce Salloum and weaver/notebook keeper Sandra Brownlee of Dartmouth, N.S.

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The shoot even included stunts, Butt proudly notes. In the climactic showdown, Butt had to jump from a moving boat into November waters, all the while navigating rotating propellers.

“That was intimidating but exhilarating. I’m not a really adventuresome guy,” he notes.

“In my life I’m not a thrill-seeker.

I’m more of a snack-seeker. So to get to do something like that gets the blood pumping and it was fun for me.”

Even a recent Corner Gas anniversary earned barely a hoot-and-holler from Butt, he admits.

It’s been 10 years since the sitcom debuted on CTV, becoming an instant hit with its homespun look at life in the fictional Prairie town of Dog River, Sask.

Butt says he was well aware of the milestone but didn’t do much to mark the day Corner Gas debuted Jan. 22, 2004, other than release a shoutout on Twitter.

“I had marked it on my calendar, probably two years before. Everyday when I looked at my calendar I knew that one day I would run into it,” he says, adding he nevertheless made no plans to celebrate the day.

The series ended its six-year run with a record-breaking 3.02 million viewers, which CTV says is the largest audience on record for a Canadian scripted television series.

Still, Butt notes it hasn’t been the money-making blockbuster one might think.

“Corner Gas is so successful that one day it might pay for itself. That’s the reality of the market,” he shrugs.

And although he has more ideas for big-screen feature films, he’s angling for a way to return to TV. Now that he’s whet his appetite for more challenging (quasi) dramatic fare, he’s keen to tackle new frontiers on the small screen.

“I don’t want to keep going back over the same tracks,” he says.

“I like to creatively explore — explore projects, explore relationships.

To me that’s what it’s all about, to see what’s out there that you haven’t encountered yet. That’s the fun (part) to me.”

No Clue opens Friday. mainstays Classified, Johnny Reid and Serena Ryder have been announced as co-hosts of the upcoming show in Winnipeg.

Collectively, the trio of platinumselling hosts have amassed 35 career Juno nominations and eight wins.

It was also announced that Classified and Ryder would perform together to open the two-hour gala at the MTS Centre, to be held March 30 and broadcast on CTV. The collective approach to hosting is new for the Junos, a show that has usually opted for a single host.

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Concerns being raised over amount of photos taken of naked child by parent Dear Annie: You printed a letter from “Concerned in Galesburg, Ill.,” about photographing naked babies.

I have a slightly different problem, but it’s in a similar vein.

I have a toddler grandson.

Maybe I’m just old-fashioned, but our daughter-in-law has close to 500 pictures of the boy naked, from birth to his second birthday.

She also has videos of him MITCHELL naked in the bathroom, re& SUGAR cording him for several minutes while he’s getting ready to take his bath.

My son and I have talked about this, and he, too, finds this to be odd behaviour. A few pictures would be normal, but 500 seems excessive for anyone.

Neither of us has talked to her about this. She has since taken the boy and moved out. We do not consider this pornography, but we cannot understand why there are so many photos.

Can you help? — Concerned Grandmother Dear Grandmother: We would be concerned, too.

New parents often take hundreds of pictures of their children, but 500 naked photos and videos is excessive by any standard.

Add to that your daughter-in-law’s taking the boy and leaving the home, and we worry that she is using these photos for purposes other than a personal record.

There may be nothing going on, but your son needs to be vigilant. He should visit with the boy often and not be afraid to ask his wife about the photos and videos.

He also should seek legal counsel if they do not reconcile soon.

Dear Annie: I am a highly educated individual who speaks English as a second language.

Sometimes I have to deal with customers over the telephone. There have been instances in which I have been told, “Your English is terrible” or “Call me back when you learn the language.”

It’s not as if these individuals have a PhD in English. Their grammatical mistakes are horrible. Just because English is their first language does not mean they have finished elementary school.

Who are they to pass judgment over foreigners speaking English?

Annie, what should people in my situation tell these very rude people? I doubt they understand the meaning of the word “xenophobia.”

There are many hardworking, productive people in this country with an accent.

Please tell your readers to try to understand how difficult it is to learn another language and to stop being so disrespectful to us. — Sick of Xenophobes in Jeffersonville, Ind. Dear Indiana: Agreed, and we hope our readers are paying attention. These rude people are not commenting on your language skills or your intelligence.

They are telling you that your accent is too thick for them to understand what you are saying. Of course, this doesn’t excuse them.

The polite response when you don’t understand someone is, “Excuse me. I didn’t catch that. Could you please repeat it more slowly?”

There is absolutely no reason to be insulting.

When faced with such disrespect, your best response is to be polite and patient.

Dear Annie: I was very touched by the letter from “Miserable Forever,” whose husband is emotionally and financially abusive. You advised her to get out of the marriage and contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

I would like to add that she may want to contact her local legal aid office.

Also, most states have an attorney referral service, and in some states, attorneys are required to take cases pro bono (free of charge). She may want to look at these resources and see whether she can find an attorney who will take her case for free or at low cost. — Martha 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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Local photographer Keely Gibb got some beautiful shots of the northern lights (aurora borealis) on Feb. 19 over Red Deer. In capturing the image, she has never remembered the lights being so bright this close to the city.

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HOROSCOPES Wednesday, March 5 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Eva Mendes, 40; Dan Carter, 32; Shay Carl, 34 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Heals, a more positive day is written is the stars for us all!

Jupiter and Pluto are today’s main team players coming to the stellar rescue.

The Taurean Moon suggests a down-to-earth, slow, yet steady approach to everyday things. Add some touch of sensuality and dash of delightful flavours to your day. Venus moves into liberating Aquarius. Love knows no boundaries. Love is meant to be lived freely and unconditionally!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, the next few months you will know how to move to the rhythm of love. A potential new lover or, a few even, may present themselves to you! A friendship may become more vital to you than you have imagined.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your taste buds might be on fire today and so will your temper. Certain things are great on the grill, but your feelings are best kept to yourself. Don’t let your emotional outbursts show a side of you which you would rather hide.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You long for some peace of mind, but all you find is discordance. You might be at war with yourself or even with one of your family members. When it comes to your life’s purpose, you sound so convincing that others find it hard to lock horns with you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There’s a side of you that wants to enter that battle zone and fight back and another side of you which wants to give up. In the end, it is not whose battles you win but whom you can gain peace with and that is with your own self.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your buoyant attitude and your self-assurance are unbeatable. You are confident about your standing in your social circle and you contend with the people you surround yourself with. Avoid any precipitated purchases.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Even if you do not attempt to participate in the next episode of Top Chef, you can still try new delicious things around the kitchen.

Don’t let those recipe books pile up or let them sit for decoration purposes only.

Instead, use them as your practicing manuals.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are entirely focused on keeping yourself disciplined and on the right path when it comes to building your source of income.

Possibilities are being offered to you plentifully, therefore, don’t let anyone discourage or confront your desires.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is a day to enjoy someone else’s company and do something adventurous together. A world of opportunities and new experiences can unveil itself to you if you stay open-minded.

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BOOMER Harry Rae After a valiant 12 1/2 year struggle with Alzheimer’s we announce the passing of Harry Boomer of Sylvan Lake, Alberta on Wednesday February 19, 2014. Harry Rae Boomer was born April 13, 1928 in Alix, Alberta. He was raised in Joffre and Red Deer areas. His love for the construction industry started at 16 yrs old when he drove his first caterpillar tractor for Pat Beckley. Soon it became Boomer Bros Construction with his brothers Gerald and Allan. Construction took Harry on many projects all over Alberta and Northern B.C. He loved a challenge. One of his proudest achievements was the development of the Fox Fun Sub Division of Sylvan Lake. His love for dancing and music kept his toes tapping right till the end.

Harry’s sense of humor and gentle manner will be deeply missed. He leaves behind his loving wife of 64 years Dorothy (Dot); two children Leonard (Valerie), Donna Boomer; three grandchildren Keir Hyde (Mandy) and great granddaughter Josephine, Mitch Boomer (Kristin) with baby due at the end of March, Lisa Boomer (Cameron). He is also survived by his sisters Vivian and Aileen; brothers Allan (Irene), Darl (Lynette); sister-in-law Mary Boomer and many cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends.

Harry was predeceased by his parents Russell and Florence; brothers Leonard and Gerald Boomer. We are very grateful for all the out pouring of love and care from family, friends and wonderful Centennial Center staff at Ponoka. A Celebration Of Harry’s Life will be held at the Alliance Community Church 4404-47 Ave Sylvan Lake on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. Private graveside was held at the Alto Rest Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Harry’s name to STARS Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Society.

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BREEN 1932 - 2014 It is with great sadness that the family of Gerald ‘Gerry’ Maurice Breen announces his passing on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Red Deer, Alberta. Gerry was born on October 9, 1932 at Pine Lake, Alberta to George and Daisy Breen. They moved to the Springvale Area east of Red Deer where he was raised and attended school.

In 1956, he was united in marriage to Eunice Richey.

They resided in and around Red Deer, raising five children.

Eunice passed away in September 1995. Despite a few medical challenges in his later years, Dad lived life to the fullest and maintained his independence to the end.

Left to celebrate his life and love are his children; Joyce (Ben) Meyer and their children, Alicia (Jason) Nolet, Megan (Ryan) Laight and Brad (Karmen) Meyer; Ken (Linda) Breen and their daughter, Kyra; John Breen and his sons, Trevor and Thane; Allan Breen and Brenda Stanvick and his children, Beth and Logan; and Rosalie (Jonathan) Kerr and their children, Melissa and Laura. He is also survived by his great grandchildren; Nathan, Andrew, Audrey and Madeline. Gerry’s last years were made brighter by his loving companion, Barbara Hamilton. He was predeceased by his parents and a granddaughter, Kimberly Breen. A Memorial Service for the late Gerry Breen will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

If desired, Memorial Donations in Gerry’s honor may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca or to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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DAVIDSON 1934 - 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Shirley Irene Davidson on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the age of 80 years. Shirley was born on January 23, 1934 at Burnaby, British Columbia and moved out to Alberta to reside in the Lacombe Area on a farm during her middle school years. She married Bill in 1958 and lived the Haynes Area until the time of her passing. Shirley was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her joy was her family life. Shirley had a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. She was able to stay in her home during her illness with grateful thanks to her wonderful caregivers; Marissa, Shelima, Samia, Alice and Kristel. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Dr. Kinash and the Nurses and Staff at Lacombe Acute Care Centre for their compassion extended to the family during Shirley’s last days while she was in Hospital. Shirley will be lovingly remembered by her husband of fifty-five years, Bill Davidson and her children; Darrell (Karen) Davidson, Dave (Ann) Davidson and Marlene (Terry) Capton and her grandchildren; Cory Staples, Jamie Staples, Kimberley Davidson, Brenden Davidson, Kaden Davidson, Brooklynn Capton, Brittney Capton and Luke Capton. She is also survived by her brothers; Keith (Beth) Hand, Doug (Trudy) Hand, sister-in-law, Rene (Melvin) Homme and sister-in-law, Audrey Davidson, as well as many nieces and nephews, cousins and relatives whom she dearly loved.

Shirley was predeceased by brothers, Melvin (Florence) Hand and Howard Hand; brother-in-law, Harvey Davidson and parents, Roy and Irene Hand. A Funeral Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.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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HOWARD Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Howard of Innisfail passed away on February 20, 2014 at the age of 99 years. Betty was born in Cluny, AB on November 7, 1914. In 1918, the Taylor family moved to the Innisfail area. Betty married Edward Howard on December 8, 1939.

They farmed east of Innisfail till Ed’s passing in 1987. Betty moved to Innisfail in 1988.

She enjoyed travelling and took many worldwide trips with her sister in law Cicely, Marion Walker and Greta Hargreaves. Betty belonged to the Women’s Institute, Legion Auxiliary and was a charter member of the Women Of The Moose. She is lovingly remembered by her children, Norma (Tex) of Edmonton, Vera (Grant) of Innisfail and Larry (Elfie) of Innisfail; 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered by brother in law Henry Howard and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband Edward, granddaughter Anne Yerex, son in law Alvin Darrah, her siblings, Fred, Sam, Tom, Jane and their spouses. A memorial tea will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Innisfail on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 1:00pm. Memorial donations may be made to the Innisfail Hospital Palliative Care or to the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

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KNIGHT Robert Owen Feb. 14, 1930 - Feb. 27, 2014 Robert Owen Knight passed away in his home on Thursday, February 27, 2014.

He is lovingly remembered by his children; Ken (Lois), Janine (John), Don (Louise) and Diane (Rich). His grandchildren, Angela (Ky), Sarah (Shawn) and Conor. Also by his great-grandson Kache.

Robert was predeceased by his wife Anne Mary (nee Hewens) and his granddaughter, Jennifer as well as his four older brothers. A private family service will be held at a later date.

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McMILLAN Robert George Robert “Bob” McMillan of Red Deer passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the age of 78 years.

Bob is lovingly remembered by his family; wife, Darlene of 55 years; two sons, John, Dwane (Traci), and one daughter, Darla (John); six grandchildren; one great grandson; two sisters, Edith and Florence (Marion); two brothers, Carl (Dolly), George (Donna) and brother-in-law, Gene. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 2:00 pm, Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer, AB. Memorial donations may be made in Bob’s memory to Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4R 3S6.

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Bonny Will-Watson, 70, peacefully passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer on Sunday February 23rd, 2014 in Lexington Kentucky with her family by her side.

Born August 5th, 1943 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, she was the eldest daughter of the late Phil and Agnes Lessoway.

Bonny married her first husband David Will in 1963. They moved to Red Deer and worked together growing their hotel businesses and raising their two children.

Bonny later married Bill Watson of Calgary, Alberta. They moved to Kentucky in 2006 where they spent their final years together until Bill’s passing in 2010. Bonny was a lover of animals - large and small, an active member of her community, and a devoted mother. Her zest for life and her positive spirit will be missed by all who knew her.

She had the unique ability to help people believe that they could accomplish anything.

She was immensely proud of her children and grandchildren.

They were the pride of her life. Bonny is survived by her two children, Darcy (Janet) Will and their children Ashley, Lauren, and Andrew of Red Deer, Alberta and Samantha Will and her husband Chris Baccari of Lexington, Kentucky, and her first husband David Will (Denise Town). She is also survived by her siblings, Laverne, Ron, Dale and Mary-Rose Lessoway, and sister Joan Topilko. She was preceded in death by her second husband Bill Watson and her sister Marian Lessoway.

The family will be privately celebrating Bonny’s life on the farm in Lexington, Kentucky in the spring when the flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and the new foals are running.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to a local animal shelter in her name, as this would make Bonny smile.

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STUART Russell Hinds March 8, 1917 - February 12, 2014 Russ passed away peacefully at the age of 96 years in the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre with family at his side.

Russ was born and raised at the family farm in the Satinwood District. He farmed until he retired to Red Deer in 1984. Throughout his farming career, he was innovative and positive. In his retirement years, farming continued to be his main passion in life.

He enjoyed playing horseshoes, playing cards, camping, curling, and golfing (which he continued until his 90th year).

Russ loved get togethers, sing alongs with friends and family and he very much enjoyed a good party. He was an active traveler to many parts of the world and especially enjoyed his stays at Fairmont. He enjoyed many afternoon drives around Central Alberta which usually included having a meal out or an ice cream stop. Russ cherished his lifetime membership with the Elks Club, making many lifelong friends. He was a great supporter of many charities. Russ is survived by his three children; Dianne (Guy) Berndtsson, Gary (Maxine) Stuart, and Hal (Coreen) Stuart, six grandchildren; Norman (Jacquie) Berndtsson, Michelle Berndtsson, Teresa (David) Fuerbringer, Gerald (Jody) Stuart, Taryn (Bradley) Chisholm, and Aubrey Stuart, and five greatgrandsons; Erik and Peter Berndtsson, Nathan and Lucas Fuerbringer, and Spencer Russell Stuart. Russ remained happily married for 60 years until Ruby’s passing in 2002. A Memorial Service to celebrate Russ’ life will take place at the Elks Hall, 6315 Horn Street, Red Deer, on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. We would be honored to have our family and friends share this celebration with us. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Russ’ name may be made directly to the charity of the donor’s choice.

A private family interment has already taken place.

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WAGNER Karene Margaret (nee Olsen) With much love and care from family and friends, Karene Wagner peacefully passed away on February 26, 2014 at the age of 75 years.

Surviving her are husband Garth and immediate family: Denise and Bill; Colin and Kami; Kevin; Kent and grandson, Eric. Also sadly missing Karene are her brothers, Grant and Neil, their extended families, and numerous cousins.

The family would also like to acknowledge the excellent care, support, and compassion that Mom and Dad have both received from all the medical staff and healthcare services at the Lacombe Community Health Centre and the Hematology Clinic of the Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary). We encourage everyone to write or express support for the continuation of these facilities and their health services to the Minister of Health and/or Members of the Legislative Assembly. A Memorial service will be held at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226-51 Ave., Lacombe on Friday March 7, 2014 at 1 p.m. Those wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada - Prairie Region 2020 10th Street NW Calgary AB T2M 3M2 or to Parkinson’s Alberta, 102-5636 Burbank Crescent, Calgary, AB T2H 1Z6.

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SULLIVAN, Michael In loving and unending memory of our,You-nique son, brother, uncle and friend. Michael, there was a strength of spirit born in you, a seed of uncommon character, courage and strength that grew and developed through all the years of your never ending life struggles. It made you stand tall and speak from the heart. It made you brave beyond compare. It is your own special unique gift to us and to all who cared for “ the” special you and for what you stood proudly. You gave patience, understanding and knowledge to those less fortunate. Most of all you gave us unending, unquestioning, unselfish love and teachings that we will cherish and use forever.

Some days all we needed was an encouraging word or best of all a laugh from one of your silly jokes or a big hug to lift our heart and soul.

Those things you always gave to all, happily and freely.

Because you had to leave us all too soon, we will always be broken, but, eternally grateful we walked “The Journey” together.

Love forever, Mom, Dad (in absentia), Michelle, Murray, Mikasa, Mitaya, Presley, Taylor.

Announcements

Daily

Classifieds 309-3300

DONALD Kenneth Volker 1942- Mar. 5, 2012 May the winds of love blow softly, and whisper so you’ll hear.

We will always love and miss you and wish that you were here.

Forever loved and sadly missed, Roberta, Marie, Brenda, Alesha, David and his much loved grandkids.

CLASSIFICATIONS 50-70

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Coming Events

Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

800

All Visits are Free.

No Obiligation.

Compliments of Local Businesses.

Oilfield

800

HARVEST Operations Corp. is a significant operator in Canada’s energy industry offering exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas (Upstream), an oil sands project under construction and development in northern Alberta and refining and marketing distillate, gasoline and fuel oil (Downstream) operations. Harvest is offering a challenging opportunity for a

Measurement Coordinator

$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

(Measurement Specialist / Supervisor) that is open to a long term commitment.

The position could be located in any of our Harvest site locations in Alberta.

We offer a competitive compensation package.

Interested individuals are encouraged to apply on-line: www.harvestenergy.ca

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Night Foremen, Day & Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, Call or visit us online! valid driver’s license.

1-866-627-6070 Pre-employment Drug welcomewagon.ca screening Competitive Wages.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with Hiring full time Operation references to: Coordinator/Field apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Supervisor for local oilfield testing company Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted Must be local (Red Deer area) SPRING into fabulous.

Must have testing Shop handmade items.

FLUID Experts Ltd. experience Mar. 15, 9:30 am - 4:30 Fluid Experts of Red Deer Competitive salary pm. IHotel on 67 St. is seeking experienced Health benefits offered Class 1 Operators Send resume to to haul clean fluids for the ken@darkstarproduction.

Found Oil & Gas Industry. Home com every night, company Something for Everyone benefi ts with exceptional CELL phone found at Everyday in Classifieds Shiso Restaurant parking pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with lot, call to identify minimal supervision.

403-391-7867 Compensation based on experience. Fax resume Classifieds Your place to SELL w/all tickets and current Your place to BUY drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: PRODUCTION TESTING roger@fluidexperts.com EXPERIENCED SUPERVISORS and Personals TESTERS Day & Night ALCOHOLICS Must have tickets.

ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 Top paid wages.

Based out of Devon, AB. NOW HIRING COCAINE ANONYMOUS Email resume to: Well Testing Personnel 403-396-8298 Experienced Supervisors kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca Looking for a place & Operators REQUIRED IMMED. to live?

Must have valid applicable HOT SHOT DRIVER. Take a tour through the tickets Benefits after 3 months.

CLASSIFIEDS Email: lstouffer@ Fax resume & abstract to testalta.com 403-342-2152

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60

66

Fitness & Sports

PITCHERS/PLAYERS Wanted. RD men’s hardball league 403-302-7778

Misc.

Help

880

jobs CLASSIFICATIONS

710

FT LIVE-IN CAREGIVER REQ’D IN R.D. DUTIES INCL: CHILDCARE FOR 3 BOYS, ALSO PERFORMING BASIC HOUSEHOLD TASKS PH 403-314-2240 TO APPLY WANTED F/T live-in nanny for infant in Red Deer. $10.19/hr 40/week. Call Michael (403)396-4480

740

Registered Dental Assistant required for new clinic opening up in Penhold, minutes south of Red Deer. Position will be part-time to start (3 days), with the potential to expand to full-time.

Looking to fill position by April 2014. Training in RDA program is a must; experience is an asset.

Please send resume with references to centralabdentist @gmail.com

Farm Work

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

800

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw currently has a Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd position in our Stettler field is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & operations for an intermediate DERRICK HANDS oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a Locally based, home every heavy duty mechanic or night! Qualified applicants journeyman instrument must have all necessary mechanic and possess valid tickets for the position being applied for. strong mechanical skills, Bearspaw offers a be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live very competitive salary or be willing to relocate and benefits package along with a steady within a 20 minute commute work schedule. to workplace location. This Please submit resumes: position offers a challenging work environment, attractive Attn: Human Resources benefits with competitive Email: pay and significant room hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or for promotion.

Please submit resumes Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Attn: Human Resources Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 email:kwolokoff@ CELEBRATIONS bearspawpet.com HAPPEN EVERY DAY Fax 403-252-9719 IN CLASSIFIEDS Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced Production Testing Personnel Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

Must have all valid tickets.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Professionals

810

EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB. TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Sylvan Lake 5028-50A ST. Moving sale, antique display case, file cabinet, model cars, Corvette T-tops, and more.

Mar. 6 & &th. 4 pm. -8 pm.

Misc.

Help

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

880

The candidate would be responsible for the recruitment of carriers for delivery of Advocate, EMC and CAL routes by various methods incorporated by the Circulation Department.

This would include telephone calls, distribution of recruitment flyers, posters, networking, group presentations, advertising, use of social media, along with various other methods.

The position would require interviewing, screening and signing up carriers for delivery, along with cold calling.

Experienced Automotive Business Manager

700-920

Dental

Oilfield

Full Time, 37.5 hours a week. $14.67/hr. to $20.39/hr.

Depending Experience

wegot

Caregivers/ Aides

800

Oilfield

CARRIER SUPERVISOR

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

755

F/T AND P/T JOB AVAIL. ON DAIRY FARM, WEST OF BLACKFALDS., Email: wildroseholsteins @cciwireless.ca

800

The successful candidate will be a motivated, customer-focused and results-driven individual with minimum 3 years experience as a Business Manager in an Automotive Dealership with strong business office knowledge and skills. If you are an individual with a vision to help the department reach new height, we would be interested in discussing your potential future with our company.

The candidate should have an outgoing personality, along with the ability to multi task.

This should be complimented with excellent written and oral presentation skills. The position requires very good organization skills, the ability to work independently and in a group setting.

For this position you must have good computer skills, a valid driver’s license with good driving record.

A company car may be available during working hours.

The candidate must be able to pass a criminal background check.

Performance Criteria: • Gross profit achievement • Achievement of forecasted targets • Dealership sales penetration levels Qualifications: • 3 years automotive dealership Business Management experience • Knowledge & understanding of F & I products • Strong communication and business skills • Excellent organization and multitasking • Computer literate • Knowledge of ADP an asset We offer a competitive commission based incentive plan.

Please send resume to andrea@pikewheatonchev.ca

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Addinnell Close / Allan St. Abbott Close / Anders St.

The hours for this position would be Monday to Friday, working every 6th Saturday, 7.5 hours a day, with start times at 10 a.m. or earlier.

Please forward resume to: Red Deer Advocate, Attention Doug Sibbet 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 Email: dsibbet@reddeeradvocate.com Fax: 403-341-4772

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Crossley St., Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres. & Cody Pl. $190/mo.

DEER PARK AREA 74 to 129 Block of Dunning Cres., Depalm St. and approx. 3 blocks of Douglas St. $108/mo.

Anders Close INGLEWOOD AREA

EASTVIEW

Issard Close

Erickson Dr., Eldrige Cr., Everitt Cr., Elkin Cl., $187/mo.

LANCASTER AREA

ALSO

Lacey Close / Lennon Close

37 Ave. from 39 St. to 44 St. and Exeter Cr. and 38A Ave. Area $111/mo.

Isherwood Close

Landry Close / Lawson Close Addington Drive Lamont Close Lund Close

GRANDVIEW AREA

MORRISROE AREA

41 Ave. from Ross St. to 44 St. + 4000 Block of 47 St. and 44 Block of 40A Ave. $63/mo

Vicar Street / McKee Close

ALSO

Marion Cres / McKenzie Cres SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres.

40A, 41 & 42 Ave. between 39 St. & 44 St. $120/mo.

ALSO

VANIER AREA

43 Ave. Area between 39 St. and 43 St. $61/mo

Viscount Drive

ROSEDALE AREA

Volks Place / Vanier Drive Vanson Close / Visser St. Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info 368872C5

Oilfield

ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs. $14/hr. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Oilfield

Are you new to the neighbourhood?

Expecting a Baby?

Planning a Wedding?

SULLIVAN, Michael Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear Uncle Mikie Thank you for being “You” Love you always, Mikasa and Mitaya

In Memoriam

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Obituaries

Janitorial

********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, March 5, 2014 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 HUMMER H2

$24,888

Sport & Import 348 8788

2006 PONTIAC Solstice 26080 kms., 5 speed,

$19,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 KIA SORENTO, silver, 147,000 km.

$6000.

403-347-0461

2007 SPORTSMAN

LX, 3254, 3 slides,thermo windows, fireplace, lots of extras. MINT $27,900. trades cons. 403-598-0682

2007 TOYOTA Tacoma V6

ALL WHEEL DRIVE 2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond. Regularly Maintained,

Fully Loaded!

Call 403-350-4323

4X4, 114903 kms.,

$19,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 LEXUS ES 330

2007 CHRYSLER 300 103198 kms.,

2008 Audi A4 2.0T

$15,888. SOLD

348-8788 Sport & Import

$10,888

Sport & Import 348 8788

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 34’ Gulf Stream Yellowstone. Sleeps 4, 3 slides, new awning, washer, dryer hookup, equipped w/Arctic & Sub Arctic pkgs, custom skirt & more! $34,900. 403-8878405

2007 COLORADO, 28RK, Dutchman, 32’, slideout, back kitchen, shower, king bed, TV, stereo, air. loaded

2008 BMW X5 3.0si

2002 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS 1.8L,

2006 ACURA RSX Premium auto 57,000 kms.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$10,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

FWD, lthr., 41,100 kms,

348-8788 Sport & Import

$12,888

Sport & Import 348 8788

2006 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV platinum, mint

$21,888

Sport & Import 403-348-8788

$19,888.

2008 GMC Yukon XL Denali AWD

$18,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 TOYOTA Tacoma

4WD, V6, 4 auto, cruise, air, 227,000 km. $14,900. 403-505-3113

2008 VW GOLF CITY

$9,888.

Sport & Import 348 8788

2011 CHEV Silverado LTZ 6.2 L, lthr.,

$27,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 FORD FIESTA. $8200, 5 spd, 11,000 km.

Exc. cond. Great on gas.

Medical reasons.

Ask for Doug **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 RANGER XLT 4x4, 70,000 kms.,

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid 4X4, 6.0L, lthr., 81735 kms.,

TRADES CONSIDERED 403-598-0682

348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 FORD F-150 Lariat 4X4, htd. lthr., sunroof,

2008 Escalade ESV. Nav. Dvd camera 6 pass

2009 VW GOLF, manual, 90,000 km.

Winter pkg,

2012 CHEV Silverado 2500 LTZ, diesel, lthr., tonneau cover,

$12,888.

Sport & Import 348 8788

AWD, htd. lthr., panaroof,

$27,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

$22,900. 403-784-2482

$32,888

$15,900.

$10,500.

403-391-1770

348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 H2 hummer, mint condition, 59,000 kms, new tires & rims, original rims and tires to buyer. Call Art 403-304-0727.

2008 FORD F-250 XL 4X4, 6.4L, 92754 kms.

$36,888

348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 ACURA MDX tech package 91,000 kms

2012 INFINITI G37X

$30,888

Sport & Import 348-8788

$26,888.

Sport & Import SOLD

2008 FORD F150.

2010 CHEV 1500 4x4 8 cyl. Kuhmo Tires.

348-8788 Sport & Import

$28,888.

$27,888

2007 INFINITI G35X

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4x4, quad, gold , c/w topper, 2 sets of tires. Exc. cond.

2006 GMC C4500 4X4, Duramax, 170,000 kms.

AWD, auto., loaded.

Summers & snows, 106,000 km, 1 owner, exc. cond.

Must sell.

$10,000.

$15000.

$39,888.

403-304-2118

348-8788 Sport & Import

403-845-4146, 844-5698

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 MERCEDES Benz CLS 500 lthr., sunroof, 115057 kms., $25,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 PONTIAC G5.

Manual, 130,000 km. Great cond. Winter & Summer tires. Well. maint. N/S.

$6000 FIRM.

$5,550.

403-342-4318

$17,900.

403-741-6844

403-346-9816

2008 GMC Acadia SLE AWD, 8 passenger, 90,485 kms,

$19,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

8th Annual Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show.

Mar 14 - 16. Westerner Park, Red Deer. 150,000 sq.ft. indoor show. Exhibitors space avail.

Consign today 1-888-296-0528 Ext. 102 EGAuctions.com

T@B 14’, 1200 lbs., loaded.

Like New. $10,999.

403-755-2760

2013 Mazda Clearout Now On! Only 7 New Units Left Locally Owned 81 And Family Operated

Gasoline Alley East, Red Deer

www.garymoe.com

403.348.8882

353146C5

GARY MOE MAZDA

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, March 5, 2014

DINO’S TAKE OUT LOOKING FOR EXP’D P/T AND F/T DELIVERY DRIVER. Please apply in person w/resume to: 130, 3121 49 AVE. Red Deer Luau Investments Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons #100, 4217 - 50 Ave #7, 6721 - 50 Ave 7111 - 50 Ave 62 Carleton Ave Food Service Supervisors Full Time/Part Time/ Shift Work Night/Overnight/ Early Morning/Weekend Some high school education, plus 2 years related experience $10 to $13.50/hr depending on experience/availability Apply in person from 9am to 5pm Or by fax at 403-341-6006 Luau Investments Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons #100, 4217 - 50 Ave #7, 6721 - 50 Ave 62 Carleton Ave Food Service Managers Full Time/Part Time/ Shift Work Night/Overnight/ Early Morning/Weekend.

High School Diploma, plus 3 years related experience $14 to $18/hr depending on experience/availability Apply in person from 9am to 5pm Or by fax at 403-341-6006

850

Trades

Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

(Reliable vehicle needed.)

AND EXPERIENCED

Please email resume to tarific@telusplanet.net or fax 403-340-1246.

SUNNYBROOK AREA VANIER AREA

Call Prodie: 403-314-4301 for more info

Motor coach company looking for 4th year or journeyman. Experience with motor coaches preferred. Send resume to frontbus@platinum.ca or fax 403.-347-4999

830

NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CENTRAL CITY

ELEMENTS is looking 5 ASPHALT LTD. Beauty Treatment Operators.

Experienced Selling seasonal gift packages & personal care • Screedman • Rakerman products in Parkland • Finish Roller Operator Mall-4747 67th St Red †Email resume: Deer, $14.55/Hr. Plus office@ccal.com bonus & commission, F/T, Fax resume: (403) 885-5137 Beauty certification req’d email resumes: elementsreddeerbto@ gmail.com ELEMENTS is looking for RENTAL & TRUCKING 5 retail sales reps. selling Company looking for class season gift packages and 1 picker/winch operator to personal care products in join our team. 15 on 6 off Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. schedule, salary plus Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + bonus and benefits. Please bonus & comm. FT. No send current resume & exp. req`d. Please email drivers abstract to elementsreddeer@gmail.com info@ gsequipmentcanada.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 or fax 403-346-5127.

F/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. + Truckers/ bonus & comm. Beauty Drivers cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th BUSY Central Alberta St. Red Deer. email Grain Trucking Company premierjobrdbto@ looking for Class 1 Drivers gmail.com and/or Lease Operators.

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 We offer lots of home time, retail sales reps. Selling benefits and a bonus soap & bath products. program. Grain and super $12.10 hr + bonus & comB exp. an asset but not mission. Ft No exp. req`d. necessary. If you have a Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. clean commercial drivers Red Deer. email resume to abstract and would like to premierjobrd@gmail.com start making good money. fax or email resume and WIRELESS WORLD comm.abstract to requires 2 Retail Sales 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net Associates for Bower Classifieds...costs so little Place Mall, 149A 4900 Saves you so much!

Molly Banister Drive., Red Deer, AB; FT, perm EXP’D CLASS 1 end dump to start ASAP; Will train, driver for local haul. Please provide direct mobile phone sales and customer fax resume with driver’s abstract 403-342-6881 support services at location & other duties; $12.00/hr. Email Resume: Misc. retailjobs@ Help mywirelessworld.ca

860

Nellis & Norton Ave. also Nordegg Cres. & 76 St.

850

Trades

AUTOBODY JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

•

or equivalent skill level.

Required immed. Resume & references required.

Apply to 6758 52 Ave. Decoking Services Company looking for experienced pigging operators / foremen for work in refineries cleaning fired heaters. Northern Alberta rates apply.

Please fax resume to 403 342 7447 attention: human resources Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

•

Oriole Park West O’Brien Cres & Oxley Cl. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Math and Science for the Trades Program

•

GED Preparation Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Preference will be given to candidates with previous institutional maintenance experience.

Position Requirements:

• •

• • •

AFTERNOON newspaper carriers • needed in the following areas: • BOWER

•

MOUNTVIEW

•

WEST PARK

•

WESTLAKE For more information phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Apply with resume to greatjobs@ chantellegroup.com or fax to 604-888-8902.

WESTLAKE For more information phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

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

Cleaning

1070

BIANIC ENTERPRISES Contract cleaning & stripping & waxing.

403-913-4527

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Escorts

1165

EDEN LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396

1100

MASSAGE

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

Misc.

Services

Misc. for Sale

1760

4 FT. ROUND ALL FUR, TEEPEE RUG, mixed colors. $200.

403-347-7405 CLOTHING/FABRIC steamer. Conair Model GS5RC. Includes all attachments & instruction manual. Mint condition. $30. Call (403) 342-7908 DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles, fairies, dragons and biker gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino HOLY Man’s & Medicine Man shield Blackfoot & stoney Indian. approx. 24” to 36” long. These items are generally found in museums or movie sets ($150 for both) 403-347-7405

1290

homes AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Livestock

Dogs

1840

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town. www.viimassage.biz

Painters/ Decorators

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

wegot

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

1372

HELP FOR SENIORS:

in home or facility family business est. 1999 bondable staff, great rates, gift certificates avail.

403-346-7777 helpinghandshomesupport.com

3020

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 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

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

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Realtors & Services

VIEW 4010 ALL OUR PRODUCTS

at www.garymoe.com

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

4020

1722 SQ.FT. 2 storey 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath, over-sized dbl. garage.

Call Glen 403-588-2231 NEW HOMES

by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

1 BDRM apt. to over 40 aged non partying tenant, no pets, private parking, laundry on site, security cameras, at Riverside Meadows, 5910-55 Ave. Rent/D.D. $750.00.

Ph:403-341-4627.

6010

Waskasoo Creek 1/2 Duplex

near Coronation Park and trail system. 1484 sq.ft.

2 storey, 3 bedrooms up, hardwood, gas fireplace, fenced back yard, New shingles in last 5 yrs.

Dble.garage.

Quick Poss. Avail. $349,900. 403-396-5516 Agent Chosen.

www.laebon.com

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

Farms/ Land

4070

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

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After 25 years with a new heart, he’s still healthy AMONG THE LONGEST-SURVIVING HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS ON RECORD

BY MARLENE CIMONS ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES A few weeks ago, Thomas Cook celebrated an unexpected milestone, having lived as long with a donor heart as he had with his own.

In reality, however, the new heart became his own the moment surgeons transplanted it inside his chest 25 years ago.

“His body and his heart have become one,’’ says Steven Boyce, surgical director of the heart failure and heart transplantation program at MedStar Heart Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where Cook’s transplant took place on Feb. 1, 1989.

“We don’t know why. It’s very unusual when the body accepts a new organ and says, ‘Hey, you’re me.’ His body just accepted the organ and never caused a fuss.’’

Cook, 50, is among the longest-surviving heart transplant recipients on record.

Even more remarkable, Cook has never experienced any significant rejection episodes or other major medical complications that can occur after heart transplantation.

He takes anti-rejection medicine, as all transplant patients must, but they have caused few problems.

“I’ve done nothing but live my life,’’ he says.

“I’ve had ups and downs, but I’m enjoying the feelings of being alive. I’m happy to have them. It’s part of the cycle of life, and I’m happy to still be in that cycle.

“I beat the odds, and I’m amazed at the wonderful life I’ve had.’’

On Feb. 19, when Cook arrived at the hospital for his annual checkup, the physicians, nurses and other staff involved in his care — as well as the mother of his heart donor — surprised him with 25 red heart-shaped balloons, a heart-shaped cake, plates of heart-shaped sugar cookies, and a heart made of crystal engraved with “25 years strong.’’

“It’s not too often that someone who’s had a heart transplant drops by to visit on his 25th anniversary,’’ Boyce says.

No one knows how many heart recipients survive 20 or more years after transplantation.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit that matches available organs with recipients nationwide, began collecting data on survival rates only in 1987.

UNOS estimates that about one of every six heart recipients transplanted before 1994 has survived 20 years or longer, and Boyce believes “the odds of living 25 years with a heart transplant are not even one in 10.’’

About 100,000 people have undergone heart transplantation worldwide.

According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the 10-year survival rate for heart transplant surgery is about 56 percent.

They often face post-surgical complications including primary graft dysfunction, which occurs when the new donor heart fails to function during or after implantation, and rejection, where the host’s immune system attacks the donated organ.

Patients also may experience cardiac allograft vasculopathy, when the new heart’s coronary arteries — each donor heart comes with its own coronary arteries — develop blockages.

In addition, side effects from immunosuppressant drugs can result in kidney damage, infections and cancer.

Yet heart transplant patients are living longer and better lives today, thanks to improvements in drugs such as cyclosporin and the increasing use of left ventricular assist devices, which keep patients alive and healthier until a donor heart becomes available.

“Immunosuppression is so much better, and we have fantastic new technology, and that’s what’s made all the difference,’’ says Irving L. Kron, a spokesman for the American Heart Association and a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.

“There’s a really good chance that people will be around in 20 or more years.’’

That wasn’t the case when Cook had his surgery.

“Even though cyclosporin was available then, we were

Photos by THE WASHINGTON POST

Thomas Cook gets a hug from Susan Knight at MedStar Washington Hospital Center 25 years after receiving a new heart from Knight’s son, Jeff Brown.

Below: Cook is examined by Samer Najjer, medical director of the heart transplant program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. still learning how to use it, how much to give,’’ says Samer Najjar, medical director of the heart transplant program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

“Give too much and the patient could get an infection.

Give too little and he could experience rejection.’’

In Cook’s case, youth was in his favor, since many patients receiving heart transplants in the 1980s were in their 60s and typically in poorer health than patients in their 20s.

When Cook was 4 years old, doctors discovered that he had a heart valve problem. When he was older, he was given a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that often causes heart problems.

By the time he was 25, Cook needed surgery to replace his aortic valve and his ascending aorta, a blood vessel that rises up from the heart.

He suffered a heart attack during the procedure, which caused further damage and left transplant as his only option.

“I was out of it, but I was told that I went through several dozen code blues’’ — meaning he needed immediate resuscitation — “and was clinically dead 40 times,’’ Cook says.

At about the same time, Jeffrey Lord Brown, 27, lay with a broken neck in Prince George’s Hospital Center in who had received her son’s They hugged, and she stood one in me,” Cook says.

Cheverly, Md. — then called heart.

In an odd coincidence, at his left side for photoPrince George’s County HospiThey finally met in 1998 af- graphs.

Knight notes that her greattal — after a motorcycle acci- ter she asked the Washington Cook is 6-foot-5. She is a great-grandfather’s name was dent. Previously he had signed Regional Transplant Commu- foot shorter, which placed her Thomas Cook. “I think it was up to be an organ donor. nity to bring them together. chest-high to him. meant to be,’’ she says. “Jeff On Feb. was a gentle spirit 1, 1989, after who played the piBrown was deano some, and the clared brainguitar, and loved dead, Cook, to ride his bike, still in the just like Tom,’’ she hospital after adds, referring to his heart atthe two men’s love tack, received of motorcycles.”I Brown’s heart. feel like Jeff and Cook spent Tom knew each a month in the — THOMAS COOK, HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT other before they hospital after came to Earth, the transplant. and Jeff told Tom: “They opened ‘If you need my my chest three heart, I’ll be there times,” he for you.’ ‘’ says.

Cook helped “The first raise the two sons was for the of his wife, Sheila, initial surgery as well as six fos[for the aorter children, intic work]. The cluding one whom second was for he regards as a the transplant. daughter and gave — STEVEN BOYCE, SURGICAL DIRECTOR OF THE HEART FAILURE AND HEART away when she Then, at some TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM AT MEDSTAR HEART INSTITUTE married. He also point I had some internal volunteers as an “I could hear the heart advocate for organ donation. bleeding, so they had to open The organization contacted me up a third time to stop the Cook, who readily agreed to beat,’’ she recalls of that first “I’ve beaten most of the odds meeting. “It was just wonder- and am amazed at the wonderbleeding. After they closed it meet.

“I was all for it,” he says. ful.’’ the third time, it’s never been ful life I’ve had,’’ he says.

Today, Knight, 73, a super“I was busy living and often opened again.’’

While most people dread Cook worked for 14 years thought about the donor fam- market cashier who lives in getting old, Cook welcomes it.

Annapolis, Md., considers “I’m feeling it, and it’s okay,’’ after the surgery as a truck ily.

But in 1989, I was told they Cook, who lives in Sharpsburg, he says. “I want to get old. I driver and dispatcher before Md., another son. He calls her hope to be back to celebrate retiring on a disability not re- don’t do such things.”

When they got together, he “Mother Sue.’’ lated to his transplant.

50 years.’’

She attended his 1999 wedFor nearly 10 years, he did recalls, “it was very emotional.

Cimons is a former healthnot know the identity of his do- She brought some pictures of ding, and their families get policy reporter for the Los Annor. Likewise, Susan I. Knight, Jeff, so that was my first time together at least once a year. geles Times who writes regularly “She lost a child, but found for The Post.

Brown’s mother, did not know seeing him.’’

‘I’VE HAD UPS AND DOWNS, BUT I’M ENJOYING THE FEELINGS OF BEING ALIVE. I’M HAPPY TO HAVE THEM. IT’S PART OF THE CYCLE OF LIFE, AND I’M HAPPY TO STILL BE IN THAT CYCLE. I BEAT THE ODDS, AND I’M AMAZED AT THE WONDERFUL LIFE I’VE HAD.’ ‘HIS BODY AND HIS HEART HAVE BECOME ONE. WE DON’T KNOW WHY. IT’S VERY UNUSUAL WHEN THE BODY ACCEPTS A NEW ORGAN AND SAYS, ‘HEY, YOU’RE ME.’ HIS BODY JUST ACCEPTED THE ORGAN AND NEVER CAUSED A FUSS.’

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