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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Hoping one day to make it to the X Games, Cole Corbett, 11, launchs off a jump at the sliding hill in Clearview on Monday afternoon. Corbett and his fellow snowboarding buddy Dorrian Hargie had an audience as they repeatedly took flight. Issac Martin, his brother Vincent and their friend Faith Adali were there to encourage the two and throw the occasional snowball at the boys just to keep them on their toes. Red Deer Catholic School students had the day off Monday making it possible for these students to enjoy the bright afternoon sunshine.

Strombo to helm Hockey Night ROGERS REVAMPS ICONIC SHOW THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The overhaul of Hockey Night in Canada has begun.

Rogers executives took over a CBC-TV studio Monday to tout an upcoming NHL broadcast season that, under its guidance, will “be a season like never before” with a “fresh face.”

That fresh face is CBC-TV personality George Stroumboulopoulos, who will be the new host of Hockey Night in Canada, taking over from veteran anchor Ron MacLean, whose Saturday night role will be trimmed to co-host of Coach’s Corner.

Rogers boss Scott Moore admits the 41-year-old Stroumboulopoulos was recruited in a bid to attract a broader audience to the media giant’s various sports channels, especially as younger viewers appear to be increasingly tuning out of TV entirely.

“We want to get a lit-

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George Stroumboulopoulos, centre, strikes a pose for photographers alongside Ron MacLean, left, and Don Cherry as Rogers TV unveil their team for the station’s NHL coverage in Toronto on Monday. tle bit younger, we want to catch that demo that is not necessarily coming to the television at all — that are either playing video games or not going out and participating in the games — we want to get a new breed of Canadian fans that get passionate about the games,” Moore, president of

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“I think George does that, I think George brings a different sensibility but one of the great things is having him with the rest of the team. He’ll sort of be like that Sesame Street thing — one of these things is not like

the others — but he’ll bring something different and his own unique take on hockey broadcasting.”

The shakeup is Rogers’ first major personnel change since acquiring the NHL broadcast rights in a blockbuster $5.2-billion deal in November.

MacLean and Don Cherry will continue to host their popular Coach’s Corner segment, and MacLean will still host the annual Hockey Day in Canada show.

In addition, MacLean will be involved in a new Sunday night telecast, Hometown Hockey Community Celebration, on City.

Meanwhile, Sportsnet personalities Daren Millard and Jeff Marek will also be part of the Rogers broadcast package.

Millard, who will continue to host Hockey Central at Noon on Sportsnet 590 The Fan, will also host Wednesday Night Hockey on Sportsnet.

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A Red Deer woman faces several charges after police said she tried to steal a shopping cart full of groceries, hit a grocery story employee, threatened other employees with a syringe and tried to flee the scene barefoot.

This incident started not more than a few feet away from Red Deer resident and witness Sandra Patterson.

She said the woman had a shopping cart full of groceries and attempted to walk out of the Parkland Mall Safeway. Police said the woman had brought empty Safeway bags with her into the store and filled them up as she shopped.

According to Patterson, the woman attempted to leave Safeway through the exit into the mall when a store manager asked her to stop and come back into the store.

“The manager said ‘We need to see your receipt.’

She kept on saying no,” said Patterson.

The manager and the woman then argued over going back into the store and looking at a receipt for a shopping cart full of items.

“She turned around and started to run,” said Patterson. “That manager can run. He caught her at the door with the help from another clerk from the Safeway. She was fighting both of them so two more staff came to assist. They had to wrestle this woman down to the ground.”

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Hotel gets first shot at land LACOMBE SEEKS ANOTHER SITE FOR POLICE STATION

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF The prospect of landing a new hotel has convinced Lacombe city council to find an alternate site for a new police station.

A Michener Park site had been earmarked for the proposed station, which is expected to cost around $7 million to $8 million and is scheduled to be built next year.

However, since that three-acre site was selected last fall a hotel developer came calling with eyes for the same location.

Lacombe Police Service and city staff went looking for a second-best option rather than risk losing out on a hotel, which has long been on the community’s wish list.

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Disappearance of jetliner remains mystery.

Dozens of ships and aircraft have joined the search for a Malaysian Airlines airliner that disappeared more on the weekend.

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When gun in your face, do as you’re told WITNESS RECOUNTS DRUG-RELATED AFFAIR

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF When there’s a gun in your face, you do as you’re told, a witness testified in a trial in Red Deer on Monday.

David Kertesz, 28, is being tried for 16 offences, including kidnapping, unlawful confinement, extortion and armed robbery.

Christopher Arthur Scott Dyck, 38, testified in Court of Queen’s Bench that he and a couple of friends were at home in their Red Deer apartment, smoking crack cocaine late in the eve-

ning of May 14, 2013, when a “scraggly, blond-haired kid” asked to be let in.

Questioned by Crown prosecutor Wayne Silliker, Dyck said he recognized the man from a previous drug connection, so he opened the security doors to let him into the Parke Avenue building.

Two men who had been hiding outside the door came in with him, one of them armed with what Dyck described as a bolt-action .22-calibre rifle with the barrel sawed off.

Dyck said he took them to the basement suite, where they sat him down, produced a second firearm and ordered him to hand over his drugs and money. When he and his friends couldn’t produce much of either, they ordered him to connect them with his dealer.

Dyck said he set up a buy in the parking lot and was then taken outside,

while the “scraggly kid” was left in the apartment with the rifle to watch over the other two occupants.

Once outside, Dyck was told to get into a waiting pickup truck occupied by two women.

The taller of the two men got into the driver’s seat while the shorter man, armed with a pistol, took a seat in the back.

Dyck testified that they drove to a nearby fast-food restaurant, dropped the women off and drove back to the neighbouring building just as his dealer’s car arrived for the buy.

Dyck said he crawled through the truck window and ran away after his two captors went to speak with the dealer, tripping and falling a couple of times, but not looking back.

He jumped into the passenger side of a cab that had stopped outside the fast-food restaurant and used the driv-

er’s phone to call 911.

He told the court that he quit smoking crack about a week later.

“You get an incident like that, a gun pointed at your face, you tend to realize what’s more important — your drugs or your life.”

Three men were arrested later and charged with various offences in connection with the incident.

Kertesz’s trial is expected to last for the rest of the week.

Jordon Pritchard, 27, pleaded guilty in Red Deer provincial court on Feb. 14 to a single count of break and enter with intent to aid and abet an indictable offence.

Pritchard is scheduled for sentencing on April 9.

Still awaiting trial is Garnet Colby Mcinnes, 23. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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POLICE: Plans for new site On Monday night, council directed administration to go ahead with development of the police station on a 2.8-acre site now used as the city’s snow dump east of Hwy 2A at Wolf Creek Drive and 53rd Avenue.

In the meantime, staff will continue to negotiate with the unnamed hotel group to try to seal that deal.

Lacombe Police Chief Steve Murray told council that while the Michener Park site was the best location for the police station “we also have to think big picture.”

Holding on to that choice spot for the police could mean missing out on the hotel, which is something that is also needed.

While there have been questions raised about the risk of locating the station east of the railway tracks on the opposite side of most of the city’s homes and businesses, Murray doesn’t see that as a major issue.

There are multiple crossings and he has never seen all of them blocked by rail traffic at the same time, he told council.

Coun. Grant Harder said that with much future growth forecast for east of the highway, in 25 years council might “look like geniuses” for locating the station on that side of Hwy 2A. Lacombe police are looking for a new home because the force of nearly two dozen officers and civilian staffers have outgrown the present location at 5211 50th Ave., which has been the station since the 1950s.

The new station will be a single-storey building with additional work spaces, meeting and training areas, storage, interviewing, exhibit, victims assistance, community consultation and cell space. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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City of Red Deer Public Works employee Layne Pelechytik probes a catch basin to determine where it is frozen at the corner of Rollis St. and Rutherford Drive on Monday.

Public Works crews anticipate being very busy freeing frozen storm drains of ice blockages.

High-pressure steam can break up the ice and give surface water a place to drain.

INCIDENT: Culprit fought back Lacombe looks at plans for subdivisions Patterson said the woman was fighting back and tried to hit the manager in the head. During the struggle, the woman’s cellphone fell onto the floor in front of Patterson.

Patterson picked it up and called police. Sometime during this struggle, the woman’s footwear came off.

The situation wore down and eventually the woman was just sitting on the ground and Patterson thought everything had calmed down.

“They got her up off the floor and started walking her back into the Safeway with the cart,” said Patterson. “She said ‘OK, OK you know the problem, I’m going in,’ and she started going towards the entrance.

“Again, she bolted. This time, they got the cart from her.”

Red Deer RCMP said after the suspect allegedly struck a store employee twice in the head outside of the mall exit, she then pulled out a syringe and threatened staff chasing her, saying the syringe was infected with HIV. She ran into the parking lot, barefoot.

Police arrested the woman near the mall without incident.

A manager at Safeway said he was unable to comment on the incident.

Karla Lynn Pittman, 29, of Red Deer has been charged with robbery, possessing a weapon dangerous to the public and possession of a controlled substance.

She made her first appearance in court on Monday and will return to Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday.

She remains in custody. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Lacombe city council has approved an outline plan for a large- and medium-lot subdivisions between a pair of small lakes.

A number of residents have expressed concerns at open houses about Shantro Developments plan to create 34 lots between Elizabeth and Anne Lakes, which are separated by a narrow wetlands in the north part of the city.

Rosemont Estates will be comprised of 10 large-lot single-family homes and nearby Bowett Ridge will have 24 medium-lot sites.

Some fear the homes will infringe upon natural areas in the 14.3-acre plan area.

In a letter to council, resident Dayton Thesenvitz called the area a “perfect little piece of Central Alberta Parkland.”

He’s concerned that natural grasslands will be threatened, runoff from properties will contaminate the lakes and a link between the lakes used by wildlife will be interrupted.

Others have expressed concern about additional traffic at a problematic intersection in the area.

Coun. Reuben Konnik said expressed his concern that the setbacks from natural areas weren’t big enough.

“It still makes me super nervous that it’s only a 15-metre setback,” he said, adding he’d like to see at least 20-metre setbacks.

Konnik said he didn’t want to see a repeat of the situation at Henner’s Pond, where residents came to the city for financial help after their land slumped towards the man-made pond.

City planner Jennifer Kirchner said before the area is rezoned for a subdivision a development agreement must be

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worked out with Shantro before rezoning gets final reading.

Engineering studies and other background work must be completed to the city’s satisfaction.

A public hearing will also be required.

“That’s exactly the answer I was looking for,” said Konnik.

In its plan, Shantro says it plans to create vegetation buffer zones, preserve natural areas where possible, maintain the wildlife corridor between the lakes, pre-treat storm water runoff and undertake erosion control.

About 33 per cent of the plan area will be maintained as environmental or municipal reserve.

The outline plan meets most city requirements. One exception is that it does not provide for multi-family housing, such as semi-detached, condominium or townhouse options. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

ALBERTA FLEIG APPEAL

New trial ordered into gang hit

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of first-degree murder in a gang-related slaying.

Christopher Fleig was found guilty of orchestrating the shooting death of Brandon Prevey in April 2009.

Prevey, who was a well-known criminal in Edmonton and Red Deer, was hit by seven of fifteen rounds that peppered a car he was in on a Red Deer street.

The Crown argued that Fleig gave the murder weapon to the shooter and instructed him to kill Prevey.

Fleig admitted in court he heard the shots being fired but denied being part of the killing.

In his appeal, Fleig argued the trial judge made mistakes in law and misconstrued key evidence.

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Forum plans appear uncertain WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM PROPOSED FOR ALBERTA MAY OR MAY NOT GO AHEAD

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — With just over six weeks to go before Alberta is to host global leaders at a World Economic Forum event, there is confusion over whether it will go ahead.

Cal Dallas, minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, said Monday that the gathering in Lake Louise could still go ahead as planned on April 24-25.

Or, he said, it might not.

“We’re not ruling out any possibilities,” Dallas said in response to reports the hotel in Lake Louise has already released the rooms and that the World Economic Forum is not advertising the event on its website.

There was no reply to an email sent to the organization requesting comment The conference was billed as bringing together 100 leaders to talk about energy and environmental sustainability and to come up with suggestions to better inform future World Economic Forum discussions.

The original dates were an-

nounced on Jan. 21 by Premier Alison Redford during her visit to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Dallas said the dates are subject to change to make sure all the delegates who want to attend can be accommodated.

He said the timing is secondary to the event itself.

“This is really about the conversation that we want to facilitate in Alberta. It’s not about the date or the public sphere of this,” he said.

“The very high-level discussion requires that we work to dates that are appropriate for individuals that will participate in this.”

The Opposition Wildrose said the real story came to them from a high-level inside source.

“They informed us the reason why the conference was cancelled was because the premier’s office jumped the gun on announcing the details (in January) before they had been pinned down,” said Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith.

“There’s a protocol you have to follow when you’re dealing with these kinds of events. The proper protocol would have been to wait

for the World Economic Forum.

“I think it was probably highly embarrassing for them (the Forum).”

Smith said her party’s source said forum officials cancelled the event in anger over the premature Alberta news release.

Dallas dismissed those suggestions and said his department continues to work with the World Economic Forum on the conference.

Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said Redford is embarrassing not just herself, but the whole province.

“Premier Redford again has hurt Alberta’s credibility on the international stage,” said Sherman.

Smith agreed.

“The premier has lots of staff, lots of communications people. It seems pretty perplexing that she would give us a black eye like this.

It’s pretty unprofessional.”

The World Economic Forum, with headquarters in Geneva, bills itself as a non-partisan global organization bringing together top minds to improve the state of society.

Veteran Tory MP Hawn says he won’t CNRL pulls application to resume steaming seek re-election EDMONTON — A veteran Conservative MP from Edmonton says he won’t seek re-election.

Laurie Hawn says he will continue serving the Edmonton Centre riding until the next federal election and then retire from politics. The former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot has represented the area since 2006.

“It’s just time,” Hawn told a CHED radio talk show Monday.

“When I got into it back then, my aim was to serve for eight to 10 years.

“When October 2015 comes around, it will be nine years and nine months. I’m not comparing myself to the Great One, but 99 is always a good Edmonton number,” he said, referring to the number Wayne Gretzky wore when he played for the National Hockey League Oilers.

Hawn, 66, said he wants to spend more time with his family.

During his time in office, he spent 3 ½ years as parliamentary secretary to the minister of national defence and served on a number of committees.

Hawn has said one of the high points of his time as an MP was visiting Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan.

Last fall, he defended the federal government against criticism of how it treats injured military veterans and of its decision to close nine of 60 Veterans Affairs Canada offices across the country.

“I am one of the 89 per cent of Canada’s veterans who do not need and have not asked for any services.

If I need services, I will ask, and I will get served,” he wrote in a comment piece in the National Post last November.

On Monday, Hawn said he has no doubt that veterans will continue to be well served.

“There are challenges there which I’ve talked about ... but whoever replaces me will be part of a team that will bring it all together.”

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Third transfer of bison from Elk Island National Park coming

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK — Parks Canada says another 83 bison from Elk Island National Park near Edmonton are hoofing it to Montana.

It’s the third transfer of bison to the American Prairie Reserve south of the border.

In 1906, the last large herd of wild bison on the Montana plains was purchased by Canada and their descendents live in the national park.

Tens of millions of bison once roamed the Great Plains. In 2012 there were about 500,000 remaining in North America The transfer is to take place later this week.

Arizona man sentenced for smuggling weapons LETHBRIDGE — A U.S. man has been convicted and sentenced in absentia of trying to smuggle weapons into Canada at the southern Alberta border crossing of Coutts.

Glenn Winningham Fearn, who is 57, was found guilty of four counts under the Criminal Code and one count under the Customs Act. He was sentenced to four months in jail, followed by two years of probation and a 10-year ban on owning weapons.

Fearn’s whereabouts since he stormed out of his trial in Lethbridge last week are unknown.

A border services spokesman says a warrant has been issued for the Arizona man’s arrest.

Fearn was nabbed by border officers last October with several weapons in his vehicle, including a blow gun and two push daggers.

He also goes by the name Glenn Winningham of the House of Fearn — a common title used by the U.S.-based Freeman-on-the-land movement.

Freemen claim statute law is contractual and only applies if an individual consents to be governed by it. They declare themselves independent of government jurisdiction and believe the only true law is common law.

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ) has pulled its application to resume steaming near the site of an ongoing bitumen spill in eastern Alberta.

The Alberta Energy Regulator told CNRL on Friday its application would be denied, after which the company withdrew it.

“We felt it was inappropriate to allow steaming to resume be-

fore we’ve completed the investigation into the leak at the site,” said AER spokesman Bob Curran.

Canadian Natural had wanted to steam within a “restricted zone” at its Primrose oilsands project, imposed last spring after an emulsion of bitumen and water was found to be oozing to the surface at four locations.

The AER is still reviewing a separate CNRL application to steam outside of the restricted area, Curran said.

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HOCKEY: Seven games on Saturdays Marek will be at the helm of Thursday Night Hockey on Sportsnet 360 in addition to weekend pre-game shows on Sportsnet.

The new HNIC broadcasts will continue to be shot at CBC studios and air on CBC-TV, the result of a four-year sub-licensing deal, Moore said. But the HNIC brand will also be used on City, Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360 and FX Canada, offering up as many as seven games on Saturdays.

The announcement came as CBC announced that Stroumboulopoulos’s Gemini Award-winning chat show George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight would be cancelled after the completion of its 10th season.

“I knew that you can only do something for so long before it’s time to try something else,” said Stroumboulopoulos, a rabid Montreal Canadiens fan who began his broadcasting career as a radio reporter at the Fan 590 (now Sportsnet 590 The Fan).

“I love the Rogers component but I love the CBC component as well and it felt like a natural fit. But yeah, I knew that the show as a daily show was going to change and I’m still talking to the CBC about what we can work together on in the next little while. I have no interest in walking away from it and I’ve been led to believe that they don’t either.”

A former MuchMusic VJ known for his pierced ears and black clothing, Stroumboulopoulos will no doubt bring some edge to Hockey Night in Canada, which has been headed by the straightlaced 53-yearold MacLean since the mid-80s.

MacLean appeared to take a light-hearted dig at the handover Monday as he joined the press conference, shaking Stroumboulopoulos’s hand with the barely audible quip: “Don’t screw this up, it’s a big show.”

Later, he said he was glad to continue working with Cherry on Coach’s Corner and understood why Rogers was keen to revamp Hockey Night in Canada.

He harkened back to how he took over the reins from former host Dave Hodge.

“I think it’s a great idea to get George — someone younger, it’s always good,” he said. “Dave was 26 when he started, I was 26 when I started and we sort of broke in as the fresh faces to a great team.”

He looked forward to Stroumboulopoulos’s spin on the venerable Saturday night staple.

“George can handle the show — he’s a great ringleader,” said MacLean, who hosted the show for nearly 30 years. “And (with) his interview skills, that just really hasn’t been a part of the Saturdays for the last little while. I think they will want to re-trigger that skill, of a good interview.”

The change could meet resistance from some traditional hockey fans but Calgary Flames executive Brian Burke thinks Stroumboulopoulos is “brilliant.”

“I don’t think there are a lot of guys who could switch from a news format to a sports format, but he can,” Burke said at the NHL general managers meetings in Florida. “He’s a brilliant guy, I think.”

“I had no idea that was coming, but I’m a big fan of his,” he added. “It surprises me, but that’s good news.”

Cherry said Stroumboulopoulos better know his stuff or he won’t last.

“You have to be honest and the camera ... you can’t lie,” said Cherry. “I’ve seen guys come and go, they’re entertaining, but you can’t fool the public.”

Moore said talk of the shakeup began as soon as Rogers secured the NHL broadcast rights, although details were only recently confirmed. A broader cast

On Thursday, the company said it had finished cleaning up three of four spill sites, with the last set to be completed before the ground thaws.

It said it would aim to resume steaming at Primrose this month or next.

Company president Steve Laut said the steam would be pumped at pressures so low that it would be “impossible” for there to be problems.

At Primrose, Canadian Natural pumps steam underground

and allows it to soak into the reservoir before drawing the crude to the surface, a process known as high-pressure cyclic steam stimulation, or HPCSS. Greenpeace campaigner Mike Hudema says he’s glad the application has been withdrawn, but he wants to see more done.

“The steaming restrictions must remain in place at least until the AER’s investigation into the incident is completed and publicly reviewed,” he said.

of analysts and panellists has yet to be announced, he added.

And even though MacLean will have a more limited role on Saturday night, Moore insisted he’s a key part of Rogers’ hockey coverage.

“I was always a proponent that in any way shape or form Ron was a key part of what we were going to do going forward and if we were going to bring somebody else in we needed to find someplace that Ron could truly help us build something,” said Moore. “I think that’s what we have on Sunday night.”

MacLean noted that his new Sunday night gig — which will also be hosted in studio by Stroumboulopoulos — ends any possibility of returning to a possible new season of CBC’s reality show “Battle of the Blades,” which also airs Sundays. But he expected to continue his presence on CBC through upcoming Olympic coverage.

Moore said adding hockey to City’s Saturday and Sunday night prime-time lineups should help promote the overall schedule. He noted that Saturday nights have typically featured OLN repeat programming.

He expected Sunday night hockey to draw a much bigger audience to City’s prime time, allowing the network to push weekday comedies including 2 Broke Girls and Mike and Molly.

“Sunday nights we have an advantage in that we will not be buying Hollywood programming for at least six months of the year,” he said. “I think that’s good for the Canadian broadcast landscape, I think it’s good for hockey, it’s also a great lead-in for City News which will move to 10 o’clock on Sundays.”

As far as his role as the new face of Hockey Night in Canada, Stroumboulopoulos said he didn’t expect to change things that much. He stressed that he expects to stay out of analysis and focus on his strengths as an interviewer.

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A4 COMMENT Making it all add up

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014

IS CLOSE ENOUGH GOOD ENOUGH IN THE NEW MATH? Whenever the education experts (including media pundits), government bureaucrats and parents would all line up to bemoan the latest international test scores of Alberta students — and then proceed to blame the teachers for them — I would always tell myself how glad I was that my kids were safely out of school.

And then I started having grandchildren.

GREG Does this mean NEIMAN I have to be invested in the next round of the “new math” debate, all over again? I guess so.

Here’s a question from an international Grade 8 level math test: Find 1/3 minus ¼.

Four possible answers below the question are presented to test whether the student knows the method to finding the answer, which is 4 minus 3 over 3 times 4 (that’s 1/12 in the old math I was taught).

According to university math instructor Robert Craigen, in the last

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round of testing, Alberta students did no better than random guessing on this question. He says this was a lower score than — gasp! — American students, whom everyone acknowledges as the world’s back-row kids of the academic world.

I tried the question, and got it both wrong and right — which is the frustrating foundation of the new discovery-based method of teaching math.

All in my almost-60-year-old head.

The mathematically-correct 1/12 is achieved by doing it right, using the method one of my least-favourite teachers tried to drill into me in junior high math. But the fuzzy-head method I used is just as correct (or so they would say these days).

Express 1/3 as 33.3 over 100. Express ¼ as 25 over 100. Subtract. You get 8.3 over 100. Test the answer my multiplying by 12, and you get — wait for it — 99.6 over 100. Close enough? Without having the correct answer in advance, who would know?

The point here is that under the new curriculum that is supposed to be installed in Alberta this fall, I would likely have been rewarded with a good score on the question.

But a satellite guided by my calculations would probably have missed the planet Mars, or crash-landed, while the satellite guided by the rote-learning

types would have landed safely, from whence it would be beaming really cool photos of the planet’s landscape back to Earth.

The discovery-based math curriculum is about more than freeing elementary kids from having to memorize the times tables. It is about more than multiplying equations (or calculating compound interest) later on. It is also about streaming kids early in the education system, by testing them at a time when math proficiency may not be fully-expressed in a kid’s brain.

I don’t really “get” math, but I get it more now than I did in junior high — and I hardly ever use it anymore.

When I was streamed, I wasn’t ready.

But students are placed into math streams as young as 15 — and that can have lifetime consequences.

We pushed our kids into the “academic” math program in high school, to ensure they had maximum choice for career paths in post-secondary.

But now, there’s a new stream.

There’s Math 31, Math 30-1 and Math 30-2, each a gold standard unto itself for entry into university programs.

Want engineering? Take Math 31 and Math 30-1. Calculus until your head spins.

Want nursing? It’s Math 30-2, which is more statistics and data than calculus.

Not sure what you want while still in your teens? Join a rather large club and take what your parents tell you to take. Chances are (statistics again), you’ll be fine.

I only hope my grandchildren know what they want and have the basics well in hand to make choices. And I have no idea which curriculum path is the right way to get there.

Here’s another problem: two 60-ish couples share a condo in the mountains for the weekend, and agree to split the rental. The deposit (X) was made by Couple 1 for half the cost, but a later discount was applied to the final bill (Y) paid by Couple 2.

How much does Couple 2 owe Couple 1?

While the wives were digging calculators out of their purses to add up the basic rate, taxes and fees, the fuzzy math guy figured out it was half the value of X minus Y. In his head. Which, with the cash in his pocket, balanced within a margin of $1.50.

Close enough. Curiosity has landed.

And our incredibly smart grandkids (that’s the only kind we ever have, right?) will do well enough in school, whatever.

Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

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Is it debt or just printing more money?

How encouraging I find it that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is projecting a budget of only a $2.9-billion deficit for this year and the government will easily post a surplus of $6.4 billion in 2015.

Zounds! The man is a miracle worker of the first water.

This is astounding considering the bungling bunch we have had over the last 50 years. When I look at the Canadian Debt Clock, it shows we have a national debt of something like $679,419,195,500. If we pay eight per cent interest on $680 billion, doesn’t that come out to $54 billion for this year? If we end up with a deficit of $2.9 billion, doesn’t that mean that we haven’t even paid the interest, so in actual fact every cent we pay in taxes does not go to pay down the debt but only goes to the money exchangers as interest?

When questioning people, not one can explain what the deficit is nor the amount of interest nor the national debt. Thank heaven for Flaherty because he must know what’s going on.

The simple fact of finance is that any country that prints its own money can never go in debt so where does the $679,419,195,500 come from?

At one time in Saskatchewan, there was a young Baptist minister by the name of Tommy Douglas who joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Saskatchewan. Douglas was probably the finest Canadian to come out of Western Canada! There are people at this time who still remember wheat of a grade 3 which sold for as low as 19 cents a bushel and cattle going to market and being sold for less than the freight bill.

Well, Douglas asked the Finance minister of Canada if the government of Canada would give Saskatchewan $5 million to alleviate the depression. This was about 1935!

The Finance minister replied to Douglas that the young man from Saskatchewan must think that money grows on gooseberry bushes.

In 1939, when the Liberals decided to go to war, the government created $1.2 billion toward the war effort. I believe that Douglas then stood in Parliament and said that the minister must have found that gooseberry bush.

So it seems the government may print debt-free money if it wishes.

Douglas was instrumental in the formation of the Canadian Wheat Board; Government Auto Insurance; Unemployment Insurance; crop insurance; formation of the Bank of Canada; the Canada pension plan; and family allowance. These represent the difference between a man who works for the people and one who works for ...?

At this time when our province and our country are wallowing in debt while producing hundreds of times what we can consume, I think of H.L. Mencken, who said, “Elections are nothing but the futures market for stolen goods,” and Johann Von Goethe, who said, “The best slave is the man who doesn’t know he is a slave.”

From recent polls and conversation at coffee row, I would say Prime Minister Stephen Harper, if he might win the next election, will definitely be the leader of a minority party as our Eastern buddies will get more welfare from Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

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Horses are wild, deserve protection Re: Provincial mismanagement of wild horses Premier Alison Redford and Robin Campbell, the minister for Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, are merely reiterating the misinformation presented by ESRD bureaucrats and are resisting the positive change required to bring management of Alberta’s free roaming wild horses out of the 1950s and into the 21st century.

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LETTERS All of us are affected by politics.

While “the arc of history does bend toward justice” and increasing numbers of humans have benefited from democratic progress, the majority of the world’s population and about 15 per cent of the population in western democracies still live in poverty.

The latest “bend toward justice” started with the Progressive Movement in the first decade of the 20th century and reached its zenith in the late 1970s. The dramatic rise of a large middle class began with a package of progressive democratic reforms called the New Deal passed before the Second World War. Additional progressive legislation followed right into the ’70s. This large middle class was able to nurture and develop a large number of well-educated people who went on to achieve great things never seen before in history. This is not surprising because evolution and genetics predict exactly such an outcome from providing a good education to a wider gene pool instead of just the children of the aristocracy, or today the one per cent.

Unfortunately, many of these bright young folks nurtured in this unprecedented positive environment forgot their roots. They forgot that the environment they were lucky to be born in gave them a great advantage over the vast majority of people in the world who were not so lucky. These people came to believe they did it themselves and if they could, anyone could. These people started electing politicians like Thatcher and Reagan in 1980 and implementation of the mother of all Ponzi schemes began under the guise of trickle-down or supply-side economics.

Since 1980, the middle class has been steadily shrinking, denying that same lucky opportunity to millions at home and around the world.

There are two self-evident truths about money: ● Lack of it is the root of evil. Why do you think 80 per cent of criminals grew up in poverty. ● Too much of it is the root of evil.

Too much money equals too much power and power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Do you really think the 85 plutocrats who control 50 per cent of the world’s wealth have everyone’s interests at heart?

Progressive democracy is the best method we have to mitigate the effects of those two extremes.

Sortition was first implemented to avoid undue influence in the making of public decisions in our first known democracy in Athens. It is a method of randomly selecting individuals who will make decisions for the greater good all. Trial juries with some filtering steps in the process are selected by sortition so we already have the methodology and structure.

It is time to be innovative and experiment with sortition in Canada. Canadians take pride in being helpful, inclusive, peacekeepers and, most importantly, polite. I can’t think of anything more helpful than for Canada to lead the way in the next great reform of progressive democracy.

Random lotteries produce a descriptive representation of the population that reflects the needs, aspirations and thoughts of the population as a whole and not just those of the elite and the one per cent they serve.

The Canadian senate can become a great experiment in the next reform of progressive democracy today without any legislation! By current law, senators are appointed by the Governor General solely on the advice of the prime minister.

A Senate derived by sortition from the population would provide a democratic, inclusive and representative house of sober second thought to check

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and balance the power of the elected house.

Is there someone out there who will run in the next election on a campaign promise to select future Senators from a list created by lottery? Such a bold leadership commitment would not just make Canada a model to follow in progressive democratic reform but quality of life for all Canadians including the poor would improve.

I suggest one Senator for each MP. In addition to giving legislation the smell test, senators could compete to see who does the best job for their constituents.

A Senate drawn by lottery would not only be a true chamber of sober second thought but also a very effective check and balance on the powers of the House. Senators who do not have to worry about getting re-elected do not need campaign money and are therefore not easily influenced by the money offered by the one per cent to do their bidding.

Randomly selected Senators would vote their conscience and reject legislation that does not pass the smell test.

They would have the opportunity to base their decisions on the rational evidence presented and not on who paid campaign donations or the irrational influence of ideology/religion/beliefs.

I’ve rolled my sleeves up and started to work on this. Who wants to help?

Kevin Mooney Red Deer County

Why supporting pensions makes sense for Alberta As I was reading Mark Milke’s special guest editorial in the March 5 edition of the Advocate, I found myself wondering how such an accomplished and intelligent academic could write such nonsense based on such limited information.

According to Milke, Alberta taxpayers must “suffer” because the Alberta government won’t reduce “generous” public service pensions.

After stating that “government unions” helped the Redford government win the last election, Milke claimed that Finance Minister Doug Horner’s decision to reform (read “cut”) government employee pensions demonstrated that, occasionally, politicians are prepared to offend their “core supporters.”

Are unions typically core supporters of conservative governments? No. Milke describes Horner’s compromise on the revised retirement age for government employees (he wanted 10 additional years, but settled for five) as backing off on “more substantial improvements.” Improvements for whom?

He goes on to quote the minister as saying that public sector pension plans “are no longer sustainable in their current form,” and roundly agrees with him. No mention is made of the abolition, under Ralph Klein, of the “goldplated” MLA pension plan. Of course not, since then he’d have to discuss its replacement, namely the gold-plated severance packages, which make some MLAs instant millionaires. Isn’t it interesting how modestly-paid government workers can have their pensions slashed, while their elected representatives can live like royalty?

As for Milke’s lament about the “$1.2 billion top-up in 2009-10 for what’s known as the ‘pre-1992’ Alberta Teachers’ Pension Plan (and the government’s assumption of the full unfunded liability in that plan),” why does he not explain why this was necessary?

Decades ago, when the government of Ernest Manning was strapped for cash, the teachers were offered a pension guarantee in exchange for forgoing government contributions toward full funding. That’s what caused the shortfall, and that’s why a cash infusion became necessary in 1992, when

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the number of retiring teachers began causing the government concern.

After 1992, the teachers’ contributions to their pension plan rose dramatically, to the extent that since the early part of the 21st century, fully-experienced teachers have paid almost as much for pensions as for taxes.

And speaking of taxes, let’s remember that civil servants, teachers, doctors, and nurses are taxpayers, too!

Every dollar we pay them tends to circulate to about 30 other persons or organizations in their communities.

These dollars provide a livelihood for countless individuals and families.

Most Albertans lacking a defined benefit pension plan “will do fine by saving for retirement through other pension plans,” says Milke, “as well as RRSPs, TFSAs and other savings vehicles.”

However, some won’t. That’s because not everyone has the time, talent or inclination to be an expert investor.

The people in charge of the pension plans do have what it takes, so it makes sense to entrust them with workers’ retirement savings. Failing this, some of them will simply end up on welfare. Is this what Milke wants?

But it gets worse. Milke claims that “private sector workers fund the politically-promised guarantees for the government employee pension plans.”

This is a half-truth. Government employees pay hefty sums into those plans, too. Moreover, resource revenues, which belong to all Albertans, are also used for this purpose.

Milke also points out that according to Statistics Canada the average public sector worker retires two years earlier than one in the private sector. So what? Public sector workers generally earn less, too. That’s why, at the end of their lives, they work less. Besides, the private sector workers I know are reluctant to give up their tax breaks, so they tend to work longer. Without those tax breaks for vehicles, offices, recreation vehicles, and even vacations (partly financed by the taxpayers in the form of forgone tax revenue) life would be far less comfortable.

Milke huffs and puffs about “taxpayers already pay(ing) excessively for government employee pension plans and for artificial guarantees they cannot magically create for themselves.”

It’s hardly magic, Mark. Publiclyfunded workers simply parlay their education, skills and knowledge into certain rewards within the context of demand. It works exactly the same as it does for Fraser Institute employees.

If they’re not needed, they won’t be hired. Next time the nurses or teachers are forced by injustice to withhold their services, you’ll be able to see just how strong the demand for those ser-

vices is, and how much that demand is worth.

So if Milke thinks Alberta can attract people to public service by gutting their benefits, he has another think coming. The current dropout rate for teachers, for example, after five years is around 50 per cent. Teaching is demanding work that needs to be properly remunerated. Compare teachers’ compensation to that of second-year oilpatch workers without high school diplomas and you will see what I mean.

Instead of picking on modestly-paid public sector workers, why doesn’t Milke go after the recipients of corporate welfare in this province? Remember when Ed Stelmach tried to raise royalties? Space prevents me, but I could produce reams of statistics showing how the supposed owners of our natural resources (you and I) have been deprived of revenues that many would agree we were entitled to. In this case, the “punishment” comes from the private sector which Milke admires.

It’s unfortunate that some think tank commentators are so one-dimensional in their perspectives.

Jacob Van Vliet Red Deer County

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Frozen pipes leave thousands of homes at risk THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois looks on as Pierre Karl Peladeau gestures during a press conference in Saint Jerome, Que., Sunday, March 9, 2014, announcing him as the PQ candidate for that riding on day five of the Quebec provincial election campaign.

Peladeau’s political jump raises media-coverage concerns HIS FLAGSHIP PAPER DESCRIBED THE PARTI QUEBECOIS CANDIDATE AS A MAGNIFICENT CATCH FOR THE PQ readers it would maintain its diverse opinions.

Dany Doucet said Peladeau would get the coverage he deserves.

“If he, and the PQ, have more-difficult days, they MONTREAL — The day after media tycoon Pierre Karl Peladeau’s plunge into provincial politics, he’s will get the suitable treatment,” he wrote.

Quebecor, founded by Peladeau’s father, has a earning considerable praise in the pages of Quebec’s number of holdings in Quebec, including Le Journal most-read newspaper — one he happens to own.

Columns in the flagship paper of Peladeau’s em- de Montreal and fellow tabloid Le Journal de Quepire described the Parti Quebecois candidate as a bec, as well as the French-language TVA television magnificent catch, a game-changer for Premier Pau- network and the 24-hour TV news channel LCN. The company also owns line Marois and bad Videotron, a Quebec news for supporters cable TV and Interof Canadian unity. net provider.

Several opinOutside of the ion writers in Monprovince, Quebecor day’s Le Journal de owns the Sun chain Montreal also said of newspapers and Peladeau delivers — PRO-CANADA COLUMNIST LISE RAVARY the Sun News Netinstant credibility work. to the pro-indepenOn Monday, Libdence PQ as it tries to beef up its economic chops.

Peladeau stunned the province Sunday by an- eral Leader Philippe Couillard also expressed his nouncing he would run alongside Marois to help the concern about Peladeau’s political endeavour.

“We must ask what Mr. Peladeau’s direct influPQ win a majority mandate in the April 7 election.

The media baron’s new career is raising concerns ence is on the editorial line, on the front page, on the about his media company’s influence on political treatment of information by media outlets that he coverage in Quebec — even though Peladeau has controlled before the election, during the election resigned as vice-chairman of Quebecor Media Inc. and after the election,” Couillard said.

“These questions have not had satisfactory an(TSX:QBR.B).

He’s insisted his media outlets would maintain swers.” Peladeau told reporters Monday he would independent coverage. Peladeau says he will retain not sell his Quebecor shares, even if he’s told to do his ownership stake in the company and place his so by the province’s ethics commissioner.

He said he will talk to commissioner Jacques investments in a blind trust.

Monday’s Le Journal de Montreal featured a front- Saint-Laurent if he’s elected April 7, so they can dispage photo of Peladeau and a half-dozen columns cuss any risks of conflict of interest between his company’s operations and those of the government. that discussed Peladeau’s high-profile candidacy.

But Peladeau insisted he would not off-load the Michel Hebert wrote in a column titled, “Peladeau says Yes!” that Marois’s manoeuvre to land him was shares. “I have no intention of selling my shares,” “a masterful coup!” and that it could be “decisive” said Peladeau, Quebecor’s controlling shareholder.

“The proxy who will receive the mandate to manin the outcome of the election.

On Page 3, J. Jacques Samson wrote that Peladeau age the trust will have clear and precise guidelines was the biggest fish in Quebec society he had ever — and selling Quebecor is out of the question.”

Peladeau also said he wants to ensure the compaseen enter the political arena in half a century.

For her part, pro-Canada columnist Lise Ravary ny’s head office stays in Quebec. Marois, who joined wrote, “For the Quebecer viscerally attached to the Peladeau at Monday’s news conference, said he will have to abide by Saint-Laurent’s demands. idea of Canada that I am, it’s very bad news.”

She also predicted he would set off “Peladeaumania” and “not just because his eyes are the colour of the Quebec flag.”

However, Peladeau’s decision to run also attracted criticism in the newspaper, as some columnists explored the negative sides.

Richard Martineau warned in the tabloid how Peladeau might divide people and how he could stir fears in the PQ’s left flank about the influence he might wield within the party.

Martineau also wrote how Peladeau’s presence within the PQ could push the party into a zone of “major turbulence.” On Page 2, the newspaper’s editor-in-chief wrote an editorial aimed at reassuring

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‘FOR THE QUEBECER VISCERALLY ATTACHED TO THE IDEA OF CANADA THAT I AM, IT’S VERY BAD NEWS.’

Hundreds of Winnipeg homes are without water because of pipes left frozen by the extreme cold and the city is warning it could be weeks before the taps are flowing again.

City crews thawed Pat Dorman’s pipes last week, but two days later they were frozen again.

Her home is now at the bottom of a list of almost 900 waiting for the city to restore running water.

“When we first went on there, there were less than 100 people on the list,” said the 70-yearold. “I’m kind of digging in for the long haul.”

Living in her home has become a “camping experience” as she and her husband try to make every drop of water count.

“You can’t take a shower. You sort of have to just bathe,” she said.

“We’ve become conservationists in the fact that no water is being wasted.”

In addition to the almost 900 homes without water, the city has said another 5,000 homes are at risk of having their pipes freeze up.

The extreme cold this winter has forced frost to penetrate deeper into the ground than before.

Even as temperatures start to rise, officials said those homes that are at risk will remain “vulnerable over the next few months.”

“This is the second coldest winter in 75 years and frost has reached a depth of approximately seven feet,” the city said in an update Sunday.

“City crews are working to thaw frozen water pipes as quickly as possible. Crews are working day and night, seven days a week. All available staff and equipment resources have been assigned to this effort.”

Even firefighters are being tapped.

About 1,000 city firefighters have been working around the clock, helping to deliver water to those in need and checking in on about 500 homes.

They have also delivered notices to 4,000 homes at risk for freezing pipes, asking residents to leave one cold water tap constantly running at a trickle.

“What we’re literally doing is going from emergency call to emergency call and, in between, stopping in at these houses,” said Alex Forrest, head of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg.

Forrest said they’ve been told the frost could seep down another 15 centimetres before it eases up. Firefighters will continue the effort “as long as it takes.”

“There’s going to be more homes with frozen pipes. We are bracing,” he said. “The situation is going to get worse before it gets better.”

Heinz recalls six baby food products

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a voluntary recall of six baby food products.

The agency says the Heinz Canada products are being recalled because a packaging defect could allow microorganisms that spoil food into the containers.

The food inspection agency says that Health Canada has conducted a safety assessment of the products and has concluded the health risk from eating foods from these containers is very low to remote.

The affected products are: peas, zucchini and spinach; sweet baby vegetables; beef bolognese with vegetables; beef with butternut squash, rice and spinach; tuna sweet corn chowder and butternut squash apricot peas couscous. There have been no reports of illness to date.

Details of the lots of products affected by the recall can be seen on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/ about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warn ings/complete-listing/2014-03-09/eng/1394379805526/139437982 5591.

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Big sea takes another jet DISAPPEARANCE OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT REMAINS A MYSTERY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — In an age when people assume that any bit of information is just a click away, the thought that a jetliner could simply disappear over the ocean for more than two days is staggering.

But Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is hardly the first reminder of how big the seas are, and of how agonizing it can be to try to find something lost in them.

It took two years to find the main wreckage of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.

Closer to the area between Malaysia and Vietnam where Saturday’s flight vanished, it took a week for debris from an Indonesian jet to be spotted in 2007. Today, the mostly intact fuselage still sits on the bottom of the ocean.

“The world is a big place,” said Michael Smart, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Queensland in Australia.

“If it happens to come down in the middle of the ocean and it’s not near a shipping lane or something, who knows how long it could take them to find?”

Amid the confusion, officials involved in the search say the Malaysian jet may have made a U-turn, adding one more level of uncertainty to the effort to find it. They even suggest that the plane could be hundreds of kilometres from where it was last detected.

Aviation experts say the plane will be found — eventually. Since the start of the jet age in 1958, only a handful of jets have gone missing and not been found.

“I’m absolutely confident that we will find this airplane,” Capt. John M. Cox, who spent 25 years flying for US Airways and is now CEO of Safety Operating Systems, said Monday.

The modern pace of communications, where GPS fea-

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Indonesian Navy pilots check their map during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 over the waters bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand near the Malacca straits on Monday. Dozens of ships and aircraft have failed to find any piece of the missing Boeing 777 jet that vanished more than two days ago above waters south of Vietnam. tures in our cars and smartphones tell us our location at any given moment, has set unreal expectations.

“This is not the first time we have had to wait a few days to find the wreckage.”

Based on what he’s heard, Cox believes it’s increasingly clear that the plane somehow veered from its normal flight path.

He said that after the plane disappeared from radar, it must have been “intact and flew for some period of time.

Beyond that, it’s all speculation.” If it had exploded midair along its normal flight path, “we would have found it by now.”

Malaysian civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, whose agency is leading a multinational effort to find the Boeing 777, said more than 1,000 people and at least 34 planes and 40 ships were searching a radius of 100 nau-

tical miles (115 miles; 185 kilometres) around the last known location of Flight MH370. No signal has been detected since early Saturday morning, when the plane was at its cruising altitude and showed no sign of trouble.

Just about every major jet to disappear in the modern era has eventually been found.

The rare exceptions didn’t involve passengers.

In September 1990, a Boeing 727 owned by Faucett Airlines of Peru was ditched into the North Atlantic after running out of fuel on its way to Miami.

The accident was attributed to poor pilot planning and the wreck was never recovered.

More mysterious was the disappearance of another 727 in Africa. It was being used to transport diesel fuel to diamond mines. The owners had numerous financial problems and one day, just before sun-

set, the plane took off without clearance and with its transponder turned off. It is believed to have crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. One theory, never proven, is that it was stolen so the owner could collect insurance.

“I can’t think of a water crash in the jet age that hasn’t been solved ,” said Scott Hamilton, managing director of aviation consultancy Leeham Co. The Malaysia Airlines jet had been headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The 239 people aboard were mostly from China.

In Beijing, passengers’ relatives have complained that the airline has not been forthcoming with information, and that they’ve had to rely on news reports.

Some of those reports, however, have led to dead ends.

Those false alarms appeared to leave searchers with little to go on.

The flight “was very high up in the air early in the morning, when it was still dark,” Azharuddin said. “We have no witnesses on the ground and nobody on the plane can be contacted. The area is over the sea, so it’s not as easy as that.

There are a lot of constraints.”

Whether the plane broke up in midair or crashed into the water, there would be some debris.

If the plane broke up “for some aerodynamic reason, like the wing fell off or there was a depressurization, there’d be big chunks of wing and fuselage all over the place. So it’d be very unlikely that it would just be destroyed and turned to dust,” said Smart, the aerospace engineering professor.

He added that much of the wreckage may be at the bottom of the sea, which is 50 to 60 metres (165 to 195 feet) deep in the area where the plane was last detected.

The size of the debris field will be one of the first indicators of what happened, aviation experts say.

A large, widespread field would signal the plane likely broke apart at a high elevation, perhaps because of a bomb or a massive airframe failure. A smaller field would indicate the plane probably fell intact, breaking up upon impact with the water.

Discovering the debris can take days.

A week after an Adam Air flight carrying 102 people vanished over Indonesian waters on Jan. 1, 2007, an Indonesian navy ship detected metal on the ocean floor.

But it would take another two weeks for the U.S. Navy to pick up signals from the flight data and cockpit recorders, and seven months for the boxes to be recovered. The fuselage remains on the ocean floor, and Adam Air is now defunct.

The Malaysian Airlines jet could be less of a challenge than the Adam Air crash in one respect: It was last tracked over much shallower water.

Russia warns Ukraine over lawlessness in east MINISTER SAYS NATION IN A NEAR STATE OF WAR KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday that his country was practically in a state of war with Russia, as Moscow further ratcheted up pressure on Kyiv, claiming that Russian-leaning eastern regions have plunged into lawlessness.

Russian forces have effectively taken control over Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in what has turned into Europe’s greatest geopolitical crisis since the end of the Cold War. On Sunday the region is to hold a referendum on whether to split off and become part of Russia, which the West says it will not recognize.

“We have to admit that our life now is almost like ... a war,” Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsya said before meeting his counterparts from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. “We have to cope with an aggression that we do not understand.”

Deshchytsya said Ukraine is count-

ing on help from the West. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington on Wednesday.

On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said lawlessness “now rules in eastern regions of Ukraine as a result of the actions of fighters of the socalled ’Right Sector,’ with the full connivance” of Ukraine’s new authorities.

Right Sector is a grouping of several far-right and nationalist factions whose activists were among the most radical and confrontational of the three-monthlong demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, which eventually ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.

The Kremlin statement also claimed Russian citizens trying to enter Ukraine have been turned back at the border by Ukrainian officials.

Pro-Russia sentiment is high in Ukraine’s east and there are fears Russia could seek to incorporate that area as well. Obama has warned that the referendum in Crimea would violate

international law. But on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear that he supports the vote, in phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Minister David Cameron.

“The steps taken by the legitimate leadership of Crimea are based on the norms of international law and aim to ensure the legal interests of the population of the peninsula,” said Putin, according to the Kremlin.

On Monday, Putin was briefed by Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, on the contents of a document Lavrov received from Secretary of State John Kerry explaining the U.S. view of the situation in Ukraine.

That document contains “a concept which does not quite agree with us because everything was stated in terms of allegedly having a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and in terms of accepting the fait accompli,” Lavrov said. The Kremlin contends Yanukovych was ousted by a coup.

Lavrov said Kerry had been invited

to come to Russia to discuss the situation. “We suggested that he come today, I think, and we were prepared to receive him. He gave his preliminary consent. He then called me on Saturday and said he would like to postpone it for a while,” the minister said.

In Washington, the State Department said it was still waiting to hear from Moscow whether it would accept a U.S. proposal for negotiating an end to the Ukraine crisis.

A statement released Monday said Kerry, in weekend discussions with Lavrov, reiterated Washington’s demand that Moscow pull back its troops from Ukraine and end attempts to annex the Crimean peninsula.

Kerry also called on Russia to cease what the statement described as “provocative steps” to allow diplomatic talks to continue.

Obama spoke by telephone with Chinese President Xi Jinping late Sunday, trying to court China’s support for efforts to isolate Russia over its military intervention in Ukraine.

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Housing starts skyrocket

KOREAN TRADE DEAL

Trade pact draws mixed reactions

BAD WEATHER NO DETERRENT

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer builders weren’t deterred by the bad weather in February, as the number of local housing starts skyrocketed relative to the same month in 2013.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported on Monday that there were 110 residential starts in the city last month, a 250 per cent increase over the 31 starts recorded in February 2013.

Single-detached homes accounted for 31 of last month’s tally, with units in multi-family projects adding 79.

A year ago, there were 18 single-detached starts and 13 in the multi-family category.

Two months into 2014, there have been 217 housing starts in Red Deer. That compares with 184 during the same period in 2013.

Single-detached starts made up 52 of the January-February tally, up from 40; while multi-family starts increased to 165, from 144.

At 17.9 per cent, Red Deer’s year-over-year increase in housing starts to start 2014 is second only to the Calgary metropolitan

area’s 61 per cent jump, among Alberta’s largest urban centres.

Lethbridge was third, with a 14.9 per cent rise.

The other Alberta centres have all seen their housing starts decline to begin 2014, with the Edmonton metropolitan area down 6.6 per cent, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo sliding 14 per cent, Medicine Hat off 31.3 per cent and Grande Prairie tumbling 59 per cent.

Nationally, CMHC found that the pace of housing starts picked up in February, ending a string of modest declines that began in November.

However, CMHC deputy chief economist Mathieu Laberge said housing construction levels have been relatively stable since August, with month-to-month variations of two per cent or less.

“This is in line with CMHC’s outlook calling for a stable housing market in 2014,” Laberge said Monday.

The state of the housing industry is watched carefully as an indicator of the economy’s general health, since construction provides many jobs, mortgage lending

is a major business for banks and many Canadian families consider their home to be their biggest investment and asset.

February was the most active month for Canadian housing starts since November, and followed especially bad winter weather in December and January.

BMO Capital Markets economist Benjamin Reitzes said there will likely still be “a gentle easing in starts through the course of 2014, consistent with a cooling housing market.”

CMHC said the seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts was up 7.5 per cent in February.

Multiple-dwelling urban starts — condos, apartments and the like — rose 13.3 per cent in February, while single-detached urban starts slipped 2.4 per cent.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts increased in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, while the rate was stable in Ontario and decreased in the Prairies and British Columbia.

With files from The Canadian Press.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Tony Taylor of Koralta Construction works from a man-lift on the main entry of a two-storey building under construction in Clearview Market Square on Monday. In February, the City of Red Deer issued a permit for $750,000 in work on the site for a Kids and Company childcare facility, which is slated for the second floor.

Building permit values droop

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Building permit values in Red Deer were down last month, as compared with the same period in 2013.

The city approved $8.8 million worth of construction in February, a 25 per cent decline from $11.8 million a year earlier.

Residential permit values were slightly low-

er, slipping to $7.7 million from $7.9 million, while commercial work declined to $1.1 million from $1.6 million, and industrial projects fell to $21,000 from $843,000.

There were no permits for public projects last month, whereas in February 2013 a permit for the Red Deer Public School District’s new kindergarten-to-Grade 5 school in Timberlands helped boost values in

the public category to $1.5 million.

Despite the reduced permit numbers last month, Red Deer’s Inspections and Licensing Department is still well ahead of the pace it was setting a year ago at the same time.

As of Feb. 28, the city had approved $24.5 million in construction for 2014 — a 20 per cent increase over the twomonth tally to start 2013.

Unemployment jumps, still lowest on Alberta Unemployment in the Red Deer region jumped more than half a percentage point in February, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures. But the local jobless rate is still the lowest in Alberta.

The unemployment rate for the Red Deer area was calculated at 3.4 per cent last month, up from 2.8 per cent in January.

A year ago it was 4.4 per cent.

Despite the monthly increase, which was not adjusted to account for seasonal fluctuations, the Red Deer region still leads the other seven areas of the province.

Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House had the second-lowest unemployment rate at 3.5 per cent, followed by Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake, Camrose-Drumheller and Lethbridge-Medicine Hat, which all came in at 4.3 per cent.

The rate for the Calgary region

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RED DEER JOBS was 4.5 per cent, while Edmonton was 4.8 per cent.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Alberta in February was 4.3 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points from January 2014 and 0.2 percentage points from February 2013. Saskatchewan led the country at 3.9 per cent, while the national rate was seven per cent, unchanged from January.

Alberta’s labour force increased by 12,700 people and employment increased by 18,800 from January to February.

From February 2013 to February 2014, employment in Alberta increased by 82,300 — accounting for 86.9 per cent of Canada’s employment growth over that period.

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Residential permits have contributed $19.6 million to this year’s total, up from $13.9 million; and industrial permits have accounted for $3.6 million, up from $1.5 million.

The value of work approved in the commercial category this year has slipped to $1.3 million from $2.6 million, and public permit values have dropped to $22,000 from $2.5 million.

MAKES SENSE TO ALBERTA, ONTARIO WORRIED

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s pending free-trade deal with South Korea is shaping up to be a tale of two provincial solitudes.

Ontario is worried the deal will unleash a flood of Korean-made automobiles and imperil the jobs of the province’s auto workers.

But Alberta says it “makes sense” for the province, on a number of fronts, including energy and agriculture.

“There’s a new balance of forces in the country and I wouldn’t overstate that it’s tipped to the West,” said Paul Evans, director of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia.

“In general terms on trade agreements, on the aggressive courting of Asia markets ... there’s a decidedly different attitude not just on this free trade agreement — a whole package of deals that are being negotiated — the Western Canadians, the Albertans, the energy people, B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba (are) generally very aggressive.”

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to announce a trade deal with South Korea in Seoul on Tuesday.

Cal Dallas, Alberta’s minister of international and intergovernmental relations, told The Canadian Press he believes Alberta’s interests will be served by the agreement.

“We are comfortable and we are enthusiastic and looking forward to the culmination of an agreement,” said Dallas, who was briefed on the details of the agreement but would not divulge them.

“A lot of the work that we’ve been able to do on the trade side has been in the agricultural sector but it’s very clear now there’s huge opportunities for energy,” Dallas added.

He said that means “attracting inbound investments” and funding ways to “move energy into the South Korean market.”

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne reiterated her province’s ambivalence toward the deal again Monday, hours before the details were announced.

“We are of two minds. We are optimistic, and at the same time we are cautious on the auto sector,” Wynne said at Queen’s Park.

“We will be looking for the appropriate protections and framework around the auto sector.”

Wynne said she is supportive of opening up opportunities for Ontario and Canadian business.

“In terms of the agri-food sector, we are very optimistic about the opportunities that a Canada-Korea deal might provide,” she said.

“We do have reservations about the auto sector, and our minister of economic development, trade and employment, Eric Hoskins, has been very clear with the federal government and has been working on making sure that the appropriate protections are in place.”

Ontario sources who were briefed on the trade deal say the province still has some serious concerns. They say the federal government has not managed to negotiate a deal that was at least as good as the one the U.S. struck with South Korea.

Canada has a 6.1 per cent tariff on car imports, but some fear that if it is removed, the market would be flooded with Korean-made brands such as Hyundai and Kia. The federal government maintains the tariff elimination will have a limited impact on Canadian production because it says 85 per cent of autos manufactured in Canada are for export.

Ontario had wanted the longest possible phaseout on tariffs and was hoping for seven years, but “the feds came up short even on the five years the U.S. got.

That was a big disappointment,” said a source, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to go public with their comments.

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Dallas on China mission BITUMEN COULD BE ON THE TABLE

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Oilsands bitumen could be on the table when Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations Minister Cal Dallas meets with Chinese officials this week and next.

The Red Deer South MLA departs for China today on a 10-day mission that will take him to several cities, including Beijing.

In addition to attending the China International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition and Alberta-China Environmental Technology Workshops, Dallas will meet with representatives of government, industry and economic development organizations.

“There’s a trade component and there’s an investment attraction component to the visit,” he said, adding that the subject of bitumen refining is also likely to come up.

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“No question, there are opportunities there.”

In January, Dallas and Premier Alison Redford confirmed that India had expressed interest in refining Alberta bitumen. Dallas noted that some Indian refineries were already testing Alberta crude.

He reiterated on Monday the potential for oilsands bitumen to be processed in Asia, describing recent conversations he has had with companies that operate docking facilities on the Mississippi River.

“They have been talking to corporate interests from these Asian countries that are interested in the possibility of looking at shipping (Canadian crude) directly from those kinds of locations.”

Dallas said a key focus of his mission will be how Alberta can work with its provincial counterparts in China in the areas of responsible resource development and environmental protection.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 106.7 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 51.82 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.44 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.55 Cdn. National Railway . . 62.43 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 171.31 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.74 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.37 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.63 Cervus Equipment Corp 23.78 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 49.83 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 48.95 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 30.23 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.68 General Motors Co. . . . . 37.09 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.80 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.71 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 48.06 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 66.84 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.49 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.69 TransCanada . . . . . . . . . 49.15 Consumer Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.55 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 99.72 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.74 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.35 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.23 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.33

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.71 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 60.74 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.43 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 25.67 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 21.90 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 27.26 First Quantum Minerals . 19.58 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.64 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.67 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.45 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.55 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 23.80 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 29.36 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 34.03 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 63.33 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.95 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 54.61 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 41.41 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.68 Canyon Services Group. 12.62 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.75 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.86 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.73 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.69 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 95.50 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 56.47 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.19

Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 51.16 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.99 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.51 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 0.19 Precision Drilling Corp . . 12.00 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.94 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.23 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.50 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.36 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 64.02 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 72.34 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.98 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.56 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 35.80 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.29 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 54.80 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 67.70 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.38 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 43.88 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 71.69 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 38.51 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.00

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divesting part of its holdings in African Barrick Gold plc. Barrick says about 41 million ordinary shares it indirectly holds in African Barrick, representing about 10 per cent of the company, will be placed with institutional investors. Based on Monday’s figures, the value of the stock would be more than C$233 million. Barrick shares faded 18 cents to $21.90.

The energy sector edged up 0.07 per cent as the weak overseas data pushed the April crude contract in New York down $1.46 to US$101.12 a barrel.

The TSX was supported by modest gains in consumer staples and financials.

Elsewhere on the corporate front, The Second Cup Ltd. (TSX:SCU) recorded quarterly net income of $1.18 million or 12 cents a share, improved from the year earlier loss of $12 million when Second Cup recognized the impaired value of its assets. Its shares shed early declines to close up 22 cents at $5.02.

In the U.S., Chiquita will combine with Dublin-based Fyffes to become the world’s top banana company. The stock-for-stock transaction creates a global banana and fresh produce company with $4.6 billion in annual revenues. Chiquita rose 10.7 per cent to US$12.

of a cent Euro — C$1.5402, up 0.18 of a cent Euro — US$1.3874, up 0.02 of a cent Oil futures: US$101.12 per barrel, down $1.46 (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,341.50 per oz., up $3.30 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $24.103 oz., down 45 cents $774.91 kg, down $1.45

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,302.06, up 2.98 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,042.85, down 0.16 points TSX 60 — 819.70, up 1.15 points Dow — 16,418.68, down 34.04 points S&P 500 — 1,877.17, down 0.87 points Nasdaq — 4,334.45, down 1.77 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 90.08 cents US, down 0.09 of a cent Pound — C$1.8477, down 0.68

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,042.85, down 0.16 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 207.58 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ’14 $6.60 lower $432.70; May ’14 $6.60 lower $443.60; July ’14 $6.30 lower $453.30; Nov. ’14 $6.40 lower $470.00; Jan ’15 $6.40 lower $476.70; March ’15 $6.90 lower $483.20; May ’15 $6.90 lower $487.80; July ’15 $6.40 lower $493.20; Nov ’15 $6.40 lower $489.40; Jan. ’16 $6.40 lower $489.40; March ’16 $6.40 lower $489.40.

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.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 554,660 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 554,660.

Colorado officials report roughly $2M in recreational pot taxes in January, 1st month of sales THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday in the world’s first accounting of the recreational pot business.

The tax total reported by the state Department of Revenue indicates $14.02 million worth of recreational pot was sold. The state collected roughly $2.01 million in taxes.

Colorado legalized pot in 2012, but the commercial sale of marijuana didn’t begin until January. Washington state sales begin in coming months.

The pot taxes come from 12.9 per cent sales taxes and 15 per cent excise taxes. Voters approved the pot taxes last year. They declared that the first $40 million of the excise tax must go to school construction; the rest will be spent by state lawmakers.

Colorado has about 160 state-licensed recreational marijuana stores, though local licensing kept some from opening in January. Local governments also have the ability to levy additional pot sales taxes if they wish.

Monday’s tax release intensified lobbying over how Colorado should spend its pot money.

Budget-writers expect the nascent marijuana industry to be extremely volatile for several years, making lawmakers nervous about how to spend the windfall.

Budget-writing lawmakers joke that plenty of interests have their hands out to get a piece of the pot windfall.

Gov. John Hickenlooper has already sent the Legislature a detailed $134 million proposal for spending recreational and medical marijuana money, including new spending on anti-drug messaging to kids and more advertising discouraging driving while high. State police chiefs have asked for more money, too.

“The whole world wants to belly up to this trough,” said Sen. Pat Steadman, a Denver Democrat who serves on Colorado’s budgetwriting Joint Budget Committee. Other countries also are watching Colorado, which has the

world’s first fully regulated recreational marijuana market.

The Netherlands has legal sales of pot but does not allow growing or distribution. Uruguay’s marijuana program is still under development.

Colorado’s pot revenue picture is further complicated by the state’s unique budget constraints, known as the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Rights not only requires voter approval for tax increases, it limits budget-writers when those taxes earn more than the figure posed to voters.

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“This is more specifically around identifying opportunities and understanding some of the challenges from an environmental performance and management perspective . . . and how we can participate in terms of providing Alberta corporate expertise.”

Eight Alberta companies are expected to exhibit at the China International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition, and 10 will be delegates at Alberta-China Environmental Technology Workshops.

“I’ll have some opportunity to be there and support those companies as well,” said Dallas.

His itinerary includes meetings with government officials from Sichuan and Heilongjiang provinces, as well as from the Chinese ministry of commerce and the ministry of foreign affairs.

Dallas will also sit down with the Canadian ambassador to China, and with various trade and economic development organizations.

“China is a huge priority market for us and Alberta has a competitive advantage with many of the products that are in demand, particularly energy and environmental goods and services.”

Dallas’s mission to China comes on the heals of a March 4 to 9 trip to New Orleans, La., where he attended the World Heavy Oil Congress.

He participated in a panel discussion about the infrastructure challenges of heavy oil transportation, and also took part in the opening ceremonies — where former United States secretary of energy Steven Chu addressed the Congress.

“He spoke very specifically about work that was happening in Alberta around the oilsands and some of the extraction and environmental mitigation technology,” said Dallas, adding that he later spoke with Chu over a coffee.

They discussed Alberta’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its energy industry — through such measures as the province’s emission reduction regulations, its climate change and emissions management fund, and its carbon capture and storage strategy — and the effect these initiatives might have on the United State’s decision with respect to the Keystone XL pipeline.

“I think his message to me was that that’s having a very positive im-

TRADE: Progress Ontario also wanted a so-called snap-back clause that would allow it to re-impose tariffs if South Korea started imposing non-tariff barriers.

“The feds failed to negotiate a snapback provision,” said the source.

Ontario feels there was some progress on safeguards to stop South Korea from dumping cars into the market, but is “seeking clarity” on that provision because “the feds fell well short.”

If these things are not negotiated in free-trade deal, Ontario wants a task force with Ottawa, the province and automakers that would report monthly on Korean auto imports, said a source.

Earlier Monday from Alberta, Dallas used Twitter to draw attention to an earlier Facebook post from the weekend titled, “Why a free trade agreement with South Korea makes sense.”

“With more than $615 million worth of exports to South Korea, a free trade agreement with South Korea is a natural fit for Alberta,” Dallas wrote.

“Discussions in the areas of tourism, education, energy, and valueadded forest and agriculture products were particularly fruitful when I visited South Korea in 2012 and in the three international missions to the country by Alberta ministers since that time.”

Dallas said it was “critical” that Canada strike a deal soon with South Korea sos that Alberta’s exports would be able to “preserve their competitive position in the Korean market” after the United States and Australia struck their own deals with the country recently.

Legal fallout from collapse of Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange prompts U.S. bankruptcy filing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The collapse of Japan’s Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange is spilling into U.S. bankruptcy court as the company scrambles for legal cover after losing digital currency valued at $473 million.

Mt. Gox’s bankruptcy filing in Dallas late Sunday supplements a similar petition made in Japan late last month following the exchange’s abrupt closure.

The U.S. case is being brought under Chapter 15 of the country’s bankruptcy code, which provides a haven for foreign companies seeking to reorganize their finances.

Mt. Gox’s downfall provided fresh ammunition for bitcoin skeptics who have questioned the security and staying power of a digital currency created six years ago as an alternative to government-controlled monetary sys-

tems that rely on banks to process most transactions.

Once the world’s largest exchange specializing in bitcoins, Mt. Gox is now mired in a financial mess. The exchange froze its users’ accounts last month and then shut down after acknowledging it couldn’t account for 850,000 bitcoins. Mt. Gox CEO Robert Karpeles blamed most of the losses on computer hackers who took advantage of the exchange’s flawed software.

The missing currency, valued at $473 million at the time of Mt. Gox’s Feb. 28 bankruptcy filing in Japan, represents about 7 per cent of all bitcoins in worldwide circulation, according to court documents.

Although it’s based in Tokyo, Mt. Gox is opening a U.S. bankruptcy case in an attempt to delay a recent federal lawsuit filed in the state of Illinois on behalf of all U.S. residents burned by the exchange’s demise.

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The resource-heavy S&P/TSX composite index edged up 2.98 points to 14,302.06.

The weak economic data from overseas, coupled with Friday’s poor employment report, pushed the Canadian dollar down 0.09 of a cent to 90.08 cents US. Data released Monday from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. showed the pace of housing starts picked up in February. Starts rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 192,094, up from 180,481 in January and represented the first month-overmonth increase since October.

New York’s Dow Jones industrials lost 34.04 points to 16,418.68, the Nasdaq was down 1.77 points at 4,334.45 and the S&P 500 index was off 0.87 of a point at 1,877.17.

China’s exports fell by an unexpectedly large 18 per cent in February. The country’s official 2014 economic growth target of 7.5 per cent assumes trade also will grow by 7.5 per cent. But customs data showed that combined imports and exports so far this year have shrunk by 4.8 per cent.

The base metals sector led TSX losers, down almost three per cent as copper prices fell for a second session in the wake of the Chinese data, with the May contract in New York losing another five cents to US$3.03 a pound. Prices for the metal tumbled 14 cents Friday after Chinese authorities allowed the country’s first corporate bond default, which fuelled speculation as to how many more companies may be in a similar situation.

The gold sector declined about 0.65 per cent even as the April bullion contract climbed $3.30 to US$1,341.50.

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pact, but you can’t do enough in the context of messaging to the broader American public as well about the very specific work that’s happening in Alberta.”

Dallas said the Congress gave him the opportunity to meet with a range of industry and government officials, including a number from Central and South America.

“That’s a region that we believe our energy technology developments have value, in terms of some challenging geologies for extraction work in Central and South America, as well as there seems to be a high level of interest in some of the environmental technologies.”

The 2015 World Heavy Oil Congress will be held in Edmonton.

The cost of Dallas’s trip to China, including one staff member, has been estimated at $24,660. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

LIFESTYLE Dear Annie: My husband and I and he eats like a glutton, devourhave been married for 27 years, ing all the week’s leftovers. He and I always had a good relation- never reciprocates in any way. ship with my father-in-law. When I’m sick of his lazy and thoughthe divorced for the second time, less ways, and so is my husband. we offered to let him live rent- My father-in-law is completely free in the guesthouse behind our self-centered, and it is not lost on home. me why he is twice divorced. What In the past three can I do? — Finished years, our feelings for with Him him have disintegratDear Finished: First ed. Dad does absolutetalk to your husband ly nothing to earn his so the two of you are in keep. When he moved agreement about Dad. in, we bought him a Then tell Dad what flat-screen TV, gave the new rules are and him furniture and what you expect. We helped decorate. We also suggest you lock haven’t asked for monyour doors, put your ey, and he has never leftovers in the freezer offered to lift a finger. before he comes over Shouldn’t he at least and start charging him weed his area, clean rent.

MITCHELL out his garage and Dear Annie: My par& SUGAR shovel snow around ents are compulsive his door? hoarders. They keep Dad is 73 and in everything. They have good health. We pay clothing that hasn’t for his electricity, satbeen worn in 35 years, ellite TV and Internet. We gave furniture they no longer use, refhim one of our cars, and it took a erence books that are outdated, year before he started chipping and stacks of magazines, newspain on the insurance premiums. He pers and boxes of papers that pose would never think to have the oil a fire hazard. changed.

I would like to give things away The money is not the problem. and throw things out, but my It’s that Dad is so irresponsible, hands are tied. I am not allowed ungrateful and disrespectful. to sort through any of their junk, He walks into my house without because I might “toss something knocking and scares me to death. they need.” But I know they’d nevHe leaves his cigarette butts in a er begin to find that “something” beer can on my front porch. I have amidst all the clutter. They do not him over for dinner once a week, realize they have a problem, but

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HOROSCOPES Tuesday, March 11 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Terrence Howard, 45; Thora Birch, 32; Anton Yelchin, 25 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: As tender loving care is a must to honour a day like today, we need to tap into our instinctual antennas for further guidance. The Moon in Cancer feels at home where comfort and security can make this Crab feel nurtured and protected. A beautiful trine is created by the Moon, the Sun and Saturn in water signs. Our wish and wants have a stable promise to them. Our instincts will take us on the right path of permanence and consistency.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you may officialize a creative endeavour or even a romantic hook up can take on a more serious tone to it. Whatever you experience this year has the potential to grow into something bigger and better than you have imagined! Evolve out of your comfort shell and enjoy your acquired accomplishments.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may wake up feeling detached from your familiar grounds. An emotional void makes you question your own situation. You may need to hop into this bumpy ride just to realize how many other treasures lie within you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Home to you means feeling serene. Today brings a frustrating element to your day where you are forced to bend yourself in order to maintain a balance between your desires and your need to evolve your horizons.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You find yourself in a cumbersome situation where expenses are concerned. Bills skyrocket.

Social activities may prove more costly and present you with a few surprises here and there. Press the brake pedal on your bank cards.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Relationships are playing with your patience. Your enduring efforts may give in to your good intentions to find that communally between you and another. Refuel your energy tank with positivity. Don’t let jealousy or insecurity overwhelm you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have the ability to relieve a current stress concerning a parental situation but the desire is within yourself only. Make a conscious effort and try to rise above your own ego as this experience can give you the much needed inner strength.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): You may experience some discordance where your love affairs reside.

You may feel deceived or even manipulated by the object of your desires. It

it’s driving me crazy. What can I do? — Going Insane Dear Going: Your parents may be overwhelmed with the amount of stuff they have accumulated over the years and even embarrassed to have you go through it.

Be sympathetic and respectful toward their choices. Ask sweetly whether they would go through just one box with you to see what’s in there that might be worth keeping. If so, you can set aside the things they want, regardless of whether you agree, and get rid of the rest. But if they still refuse or won’t admit that crumbling newspapers can be tossed, try to understand that this type of hoarding is a mental illness and requires professional help. See whether there is a hoarding task force in your area, and also contact the International OCD Foundation (ocfoundation.org) for information and referrals.

Dear Annie: That letter from “Staying Warm in South Dakota” saved me a service call to my heating contractor. I had not changed the batteries in my digital thermostat in a long time. After changing them this afternoon, my gas heater is now working just fine. No problem. Thanks. — Jesup, Ga. 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.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Generics, policies slowing drug spending growth

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A new report says Canadians spent nearly $30 billion on prescription medications in 2013 and another $5 billion on over-the-counter drugs.

The report says, though, that the annual rate of growth in the prescription drug spending figure was one of the lowest in more than two decades.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says the growth in prescription drug spending went up by only 2.3 per cent last year.

It suggests the slowing of the growth of spending on prescription drugs is due to the fact that expired patents on some commonly used drugs have allowed for cheaper generic versions to come on the market.

The report says government policies aimed at lowering drug prices have also had an effect.

Prescribed drugs made up nearly 14 per cent of total health spending in Canada in 2014.

The top 10 classes of drugs accounted for 34 per cent of all prescription drug spending by public drug programs during 2013.

Public programs spent nearly $500 million on a type of medication called anti-TFN drugs, used for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease.

Rounding out the top five drug classes by spending were: statins to lower cholesterol, proton pump inhibitors for gastric reflux, drugs to treat age-related macular degeneration and drugs for obstructive airway conditions such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

A small proportion of individuals accounted for a large proportion of drug spending for the public programs, the CIHI report shows.

seems almost impossible Since you fear lacking your for the two of you to reach usual control may make you a mutual level of both stasomewhat insecure. Don’t bility and commitment. mix business with pleasure.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Your family is asking you Dec. 21): You may unintento make certain sacrifices tionally expand an intimate which you might resist at issue into something bigger first. On the positive side, than it actually is. Or you your career is taking on a may simply want to get away much faster pace and you from current fiasco and may suddenly become seek excitement elsewhere. more popular and in dePleasure can be found on mand. Higher ups are taksome faraway land.

ASTRO ing a greater interest in CAPRICORN (Dec. 22DOYNA what you have to offer.

Jan. 19): You are experiencSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. ing major opposition from 21): Heavier demands are your adversaries lately. being put on your shoulWherever you go, negative ders. There may be cirforces are testing your percumstances that are out of your reach. sonal strength and your ego. It is al-

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most too tempting to give in where so much oppression is hunting you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Give yourself an intermission. You know you desperately need this temporary halt after days of running around like a chicken with no head. Your social life may be holding a special surprise for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One of your friends or acquaintances may be putting too much pressure over your need to be autonomous. Ego clashes may evoke a feeling of resentment over your struggles. Shine your light elsewhere.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Oatmeal has taken a savoury turn. It can be a soul-satisfying, palate-pleasing entrée at the dinner table. Take inspiration from other countries: try red chilies, coconut milk, cashews and soy sauce from Thai, caramelized onions with cilantro, ginger and curry powder from India; and marinara sauce topped with olives, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese will transport you to the Mediterranean.

What did you have for breakfast this morning?

The answer for many of us is a bowl full of piping hot oatmeal.

Topped with?

Now the response becomes little more varied, with answers ranging from brown sugar and raisins, peaches and cream to mixed berries with a dollop of Greek yogurt.

These toppings, however, may be just a little too old school and ordinary.

In the last couple of years, oatmeal has taken a savoury turn. It isn’t always paired MADHU with sweet accompaniments, BADONI but instead is being sprinkled with seasonings like pepper, salt, oregano and chili, and joining in a happy merriment with the likes of caramelized onions, mushrooms, sliced avocados, bacon, shrimp, chicken, pork and beef.

With this makeover, the hot cereal is no longer just a stick-to-the-ribs breakfast item. Instead, it has muscled its way in as a soul-satisfying, palate-pleasing entrée at the dinner table.

Initially, seeing shrimp or chicken on top of a bowl full of oatmeal seemed like a kitchen mishap — almost as if someone started with a breakfast recipe and finished off mistakenly with dinner recipe. The concept is a bit unusual and maybe a little weird, but to accept savoury oatmeal you really have to look at oatmeal in a whole new way.

Take a single uncooked oat flake — it looks like a grain, it has no real smell or flavour and a bit of chewy earth texture — almost like a blank canvas.

It’s almost like rice, couscous or quinoa that is waiting for a flavour palette.

So why not use oatmeal as you would other grains?

Before giving suggestions on how to mingle the flakes with other flavours, it should be noted that savoury oatmeal-like dishes are nothing new in other parts of the world. Plenty of regional cuisines have some form of savoury oatmeal. Congee, an Asian porridge, has similar consistency and appearance to oatmeal and is topped with soft egg, fish or soya sauce, pork, greens, or other veggies. India has its own variation by cooking it with curry powder, chili and mixed vegetables and serving it has upma. In Ethopia, oatmeal is cooked in spicy chili butter and water.

Since oatmeal is cooked with a liquid, you can start by giving it savoury undertones by using vegetable or chicken broths, tomato sauce or coconut milk.

After the oatmeal is cooked, it is time to top or dress up the oatmeal so that it is worthy of the dinner table. Start with flavours and ingredients that you are comfortable with. Top with crisp bacon, sauté onions and mushrooms, or sauté spinach and oregano, garlic shrimp, snow peas, onions, red pepper stir-fried, or chicken cooked in sweet and sour sauce.

Take inspiration from other countries: try red chilies, coconut milk, cashews and soy sauce from Thai, caramelized onions with cilantro, ginger and curry powder from India. Adding marinara sauce topped with olives, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese will transport you to the Greek islands.

If you are introducing savoury oatmeal to kids, present oatmeal pizza. There are not many kids who don’t like pizza. On cooked oatmeal, add tomato sauce, their favourite topping and a generous amount of mozzarella cheese. Give it a quick broil before serving and they will forget that they are eating oatmeal.

Hopefully I have pushed your hesitation aside and you are able to rethink the breakfast favourite. Give savoury oatmeal a try. There are many recipes on the Internet, but here some of my favourites.

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Indian Upma Oatmeal 1 small finely chopped onion ½ cup quick cooking oats ¼ cup mixed frozen carrots and peas A generous pinch turmeric powder ½ tsp chili powder ¾ tsp garam masala powder 2 tsp chopped cilantro, divided ¼ tsp pepper 1½ cup water Salt as required In a non-stick pan, add onions and dry roast it until it shrinks, then add oats and roast until nice aroma rises. Add water, cooked vegetables, red chili, turmeric, garam masala powder and required salt to the oats. Let it cook in medium flame for three minutes, until oats becomes soft. Add more water if required. Allow it to boil for a while until it reaches the oatmeal consistency. Then add 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro leaves, pepper powder and take off heat. Serve hot garnished with remaining cilantro.

Mediterranean Oatmeal ½ cup oatmeal 1 cup vegetable stock 1 dash dried oregano Pepper to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ cup black olives, sliced ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes (packed in oil or reconstituted), chopped ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese Combine oatmeal, stock, oregano, and pepper in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Heat ½ tablespoon oil in a pan over low heat. Add garlic, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes and sauté about three minutes, until tender. Top oatmeal with vegetable mixture, add feta, and drizzle with remaining oil.

Oatmeal pizza Oatmeal Congee ½ cup oatmeal 1½ cups vegetable stock 1 egg, poached ¼ cup mushrooms, sautéed ¼ cup bean sprouts 2 scallions, sliced 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro ½ teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice Combine oatmeal and stock in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour into a serving bowl and top with egg, mushrooms, and remaining ingredients.

1 cup water ½ cup rolled oats 1/3 cup pizza sauce your favorite pizza toppings pinch of salt Preheat oven to 400C. Bring water to a boil, add oats; reduce heat to medium. Once the liquid has absorbed, add pizza sauce and salt. Stir in your preferred pizza toppings. When you’re pleased with the consistency of the oatmeal, transfer to small individual bowl. Top with mozzarella cheese and bake until cheese is bubbly and brown.

Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.

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Another game-changer FILMMAKER ROBERT RODRIGUEZ AIMS TO GIVE IT TO THE VIEWER STRAIGHT WITH HIS TV NETWORK EL REY

BY FRAZIER MOORE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — In the past year, Netflix, with its online, all-at-once D.C. thriller House of Cards, has jolted the medium we used to know as television.

Now TV could be rocked by another game changer. Say hello to Robert Rodriguez, who, down in the Lone Star State at his aptly named Troublemaker Studios, is ready to rewrite some more rules.

It’s not just that Rodriguez, a prolific, much-admired filmmaker, has recently launched a TV network. Cable networks with a big name attached (remember Oprah Winfrey’s?) don’t inevitably rock the world.

But El Rey, Rodriguez’s gift to the 500-channel universe, could prove radically different.

And disruptive.

Here’s a channel spawned by a demonstrated, multifaceted auteur; a boutique network that could leverage its founder’s rambunctiously personal vision into a mainstream outlet carrying a chorus of other independent voices.

The revolution, if that’s how it turns out, could be sparked

by El Rey’s first scripted original, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, which premieres today at 7 p.m. (El Rey is now available in 40 million TV homes.)

This supernatural crime series is a reimagining of his 1996 cult classic of the same name written by Robert Kurtzman and Quentin Tarantino with a cast including George Clooney and Salma Hayek.

The series (Rodriguez is directing several of the 10 episodes) centres on the brutish bank-robbing Gecko brothers (played by D.J. Cotrona and Zane Holtz), who are sought by a pair of Texas Rangers (Don Johnson and Jesse Garcia) after a bank heist leaves several

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Director Robert Rodriguez on the set of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. The series premiers today. people dead. The brothers flee to Mexico and take refuge in a stripper bar. But the bar turns out to be the lair of vampires.

Judging from the premiere, made available for preview, this could be a fascinating ride. But it’s just the beginning, Rodriguez said.

El Rey is billed as a channel for young men “and what we call ’kick-ass females,”’ he said during a chat far removed from his Austin, Tex., headquarters as snowflakes fell outside a mid-Manhattan restaurant.

El Rey has also been described as an English-language network catering to Latino viewers and a general audience that might not even realize it has a Spanish name But what Rodriguez seems

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to really have in mind is much more basic: a network that programs stuff he gets off on (whether masterminded by him or by others), aimed at any viewer who shares his cool wavelength — or might be ready to take the plunge into this culture.

“I don’t really want the network to be niche,” he declared.

“With us doing a show like Dusk Till Dawn, people say, ‘Is that the kind of shows you’ll be doing?’ But our next (original) series will be a little broader.”

That series is Matador, created by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Sleepy Hollow, Fringe). It focuses on a globetrotting soccer champ and playboy who, unbeknownst to his adoring public, is also a

top-secret CIA operative. It’s set for a July debut.

“Then our next show after that might open things up even more,” Rodriguez went on. “We’ll keep surprising people.”

Rodriguez’s mission is a distribution channel that connects him and others in his TV salon directly with their audience, no network suits or number crunchers in the way.

“I’ve had people tell me, ‘You just bypassed the whole system! It’s an insurrection,”’ Rodriguez said with a laugh.

“But it makes sense.”

He may be a TV newcomer, but this 45-year-old Texan, the son of Mexican-American parents, has always worked outside the system, beginning two decades ago with the film El

No Bieber but plenty of Beliebers at Toronto court FIRST COURT DATE FOR ASSAULT CHARGE

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — American writer George Saunders has won the 40,000 pound ($67,000) Folio Prize for literature with his humorous and disturbing short-story collection Tenth of December.

The chair of the judging panel, British poet Lavinia Greenlaw, said Monday that Saunders’ “darkly playful” stories explore “the human self under ordinary and extraordinary pressure.”

Saunders edged out esteemed Canadian poet Anne Carson, who was up for Red Doc, which mixes poetry, drama and narrative.

The other finalists for the inaugural prize included Americans Amity Gaige for Schroder; Kent Haruf for Benediction; Rachel Kushner for The Flame Throwers and Sergio De La Pava for A Naked Singularity.

The Britain-based finalists were Jane Gardam for Last Friends and Eimear McBride for A Girl Is A HalfFormed Thing.

Saunders has won acclaim for his satirically edged short stories, and last week won the Story Prize for short fiction, worth $20,000. Carson’s previous honours include the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry and the Griffin Poetry Prize.

His tales place characters with recognizable human emotions in quietly unsettling situations. In one story in Tenth of December, a man is used as a guinea pig in unusual drug trials, while another features women trafficked to be human lawn ornaments.

He’s probably best known outside literary circles for a commencement speech to Syracuse University’s class of 2013, whose key message was: “Try to be kinder.” It went viral on the Internet and will soon be published as a book.

The award, which is sponsored by The Folio Society, hopes to rival the Man Booker Prize as the English-speaking world’s most prestigious literary award. It is open to any book published in Britain in the previous year, which has led some in the U.K. literary world to fear it will become U.S.-dominated. www.carnivalcinemas.net 5402-47 St. Red Deer MOVIE LINE 346-1300 G 1:20, 4:00

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Bieber wasn’t required to appear, as his lawyer was there in his place. Various court officials explained to the small legion of girls lining up outside the courtroom that the pop star wasn’t there, but that didn’t dissuade the Beliebers.

Court staff might be lying, the fans explained.

The court hearing was over almost as soon as it began, with the Crown providing disclosure to Bieber’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, and setting the next date as April 14.

The Crown has decided to proceed summarily, which is akin to a misdemeanour, Greenspan said.

There are independent witnesses who say Bieber “was not engaged in any wrongdoing,” Greenspan said.

Bieber will not be in court then either, he said, or at all until a trial date, which likely won’t be until the fall. The veteran defence lawyer said he had only seen that many spectators attend a routine date setting in court once before.

“Last time was Naomi Campbell on a common assault about 15 years ago,” he said outside court. “I have the fear that my legacy will be two common assault trials.”

Greenspan has often answered reporters’ questions on the steps of the Old City Hall courthouse, but he usually is not surrounded by a gaggle of teenage girls snapping pictures on their smartphones.

“Tell Justin I love him,” 13-year-old Kristyn shouted at the end of the scrum. Greenspan replied that he would not.

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Kristyn said later that Bieber is her idol and she wanted to come to court even though her mother told her the singer didn’t know she existed. When someone suggested Bieber would since she spoke to reporters about him, Kristyn gasped then choked up and tears welled in her eyes.

Many of the girls said they had heard Bieber wouldn’t be in court, but held onto a glimmer of hope that maybe the 20-year-old superstar would show.

“We were hoping to see him like and meet him, I don’t know,” said 15-year-old Roxy. “We really like him. Like, he’s like perfect.”

Another common theme among the Beliebers was that the media blows stories about him out of proportion, so they wanted to see the court appearance for themselves. If he did assault someone they don’t necessarily condone it, they said, but how do they know it really happened?

Police allege Bieber hit a limousine driver several times in the back of the head after he and five others were picked up by a limo in the early hours of Dec. 30.

Bieber turned himself in to Toronto police in January to face the charge, drawing a crowd of jostling journalists and deliriously screaming fans.

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It was made for $7,000 and became a Sundance Film Festival winner.

With his newest undertaking as El Rey Network chairman, Rodriguez, looking very un-chairmanlike in jeans and leather jacket, has stuck to his practice of wearing many hats, in addition to the Goorin Bros. cadet cap that, at this interview, rests on his head.

As the need arises, he’s a producer, director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and musician. He even shoots the photos for his films’ poster art.

As a mega-multi-hyphenate, Rodriguez created the Spy Kids franchise, Sin City, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Grindhouse and Machete, among his many films.

Now he has a pipeline for them and other stuff he likes, running straight from Austin to the screens of his loyal fan base and the broader viewership he means to cultivate.

“As we grow,” he said, “our priority will be more about hiring and training the right people to run the network.

But I’ll still have to be pretty hands-on. And right now, I do everything but turn your TV on for you.”

How will he measure success for his new venture? By his gut as much as raw numbers, he said. Ratings won’t be available the first year.

“If there’s a show we feel will be great if we just stick with it, we’ll keep it on,” he said, looking ahead to a network that could keep him as surprised as its audience.

“I’m the person who’s starting the network,” he said.

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The Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre celebrated the grand opening of its new Olds location on March 1. It is an extension of the centre in Red Deer that offers free pregnancy tests and information about pregnancy, abortion procedures and risks, parenting and adoption among many other services, including a male mentorship and fathering program. Director Rita Fahlman is the only fulltime staff member for the Olds location but she is helped by 10 to 15 volunteers. In addition to the reception space, there is a room for counselling, a medical room and a meeting room.

The centre is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. It is located at 4911 51st Ave. For more information or to volunteer, call 587796-0733 or email olds@ pregnancycare.ca.

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF After a packed weekend of voting and promoting, all the organizers of Sylvan Lake’s Medican Multiplex Kraft Hockeyville bid can do now is wait.

The project was one of 16 from across Canada that made the first cut and $25,000 each in the annual contest.

Sylvan Lake needs to finish in the top four in voting to continue on its quest to secure $100,000 in funding and the title of Kraft Hockeyville, along with the opportunity to host an NHL exhibition game.

If the multiplex makes it into the top four, the cash prize jumps to $50,000.

The final two communities each get $100,000.

First round voting wrapped up at 10 p.m. on Monday, but the final four will not be announced until the first game of the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast on Saturday night.

“This weekend, as much as it was nerve-

wracking, we felt pretty good about our chances to being named into the top 16,” said Jared Waldo, the bid’s media relations director. “ T h i s next step is a little more nervewracking because you go from 16 to four in a hurry ... there’s a lot less known this time around.”

Local organizers were ready to roll with their voting campaign as soon as they were announced as a finalist.

There were voting parties set up throughout the region, including at the Sylvan Lake Legion and H.J. Cody High School, where there was a constant trickle of voters throughout the weekend.

Waldo saw first hand the support the project has received, not just in Sylvan Lake but throughout the region.

“It’s extremely encouraging,” he said.

“All of our surrounding communities will benefit from this because they’re the ones coming to Sylvan to play — JARED WALDO hockey or for figure skating competitions. It is a direct benefit to them, because, as we know, ice time is in limited supply across Central Alberta. When we’re down a sheet of ice ... it requires the rest of the communities to step up and fill that void.”

‘THIS NEXT STEP IS A LITTLE MORE NERVE-WRACKING BECAUSE YOU GO FROM 16 TO FOUR IN A HURRY ... THERE’S A LOT LESS KNOWN THIS TIME AROUND.’

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QUILT SHOW The Central Alberta Quilters’ Guild will host their 23rd annual Quilt Show on April 4 and 5 at Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park. This year’s show will feature quilters Donna Deis and Elizabeth Hanson and guest artist Sherri Hisey of Border Creek Station Pattern Co. in Ontario. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 4 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 5.

WATERSHED FILM The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance will hold two screenings of the new Ed Burtynsky film Watermark at Red Deer College’s Margaret Parsons Theatre on March 22 at 1 and 3:30 p.m.

The day is serving as an outreach and fundraising event for the alliance and is being held in conjunction with World Water Day. There is no cost to attend, although there is a silent auction and they welcome any and all donations. For more information, call Kelly at 403-340-7379 or email at info@rdrwa.ca.

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City of Red Deer employees Tanya Zuzak Collard and Peter McGee look over the exhibit at the Red Deer Cultural Services Viewpoint Gallery. Currently the gallery located at the Cultural Services Centre at 3827-39 Street is featuring the works of glass artist Darren Petersen, ceramicist E.M. Alysse Bowd, painter Erin Boake, and jewelry maker Shirley Rimer. The current display will be on exhibit through March and April.

Viewpoint Gallery gets a complete overhaul NEW EXHIBITS, NEW ARTISTS, NEW HOURS

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF New exhibits, new artists, new hours — a bunch of fresh, new initiatives are planned to boost the profile of Red Deer’s tucked-away Viewpoint Gallery.

The small art gallery in the City of Red Deer’s Culture Services building at 3827 39th St. has often been overlooked by the viewing public — but Tanya Zuzak Collard is hoping that will soon change.

Zuzak Collard, community and program facilitator for the city, wants to create more buzz about the gallery by scheduling a more regular turnover of art exhibits.

She also wants the Viewpoint Gallery to join other art galleries in the city for the First Friday evening openings, and to increase the public’s accessibility to the space.

For years, the Viewpoint Gallery was only open during business hours, Monday to Friday, in a location without much walk-by traffic — unless you count students waiting for school buses.

While its location is staying and jewelry designer Shirley the same, nearly everything Rimer. else about the gallery is shiftBoake must have had warming — starting with the hours er weather on her mind, as it’s open. her wood-panel portraits of feThe Viewpoint will now males have a bird’s nest, folibe accessible on Saturdays age and grass replacing their and on any weekday evenings hair, while Bowd created fanwhen city-run ciful ceramic classes are scoops, whisbeing held in tles, flutes, the building. and leaf-and“We’re tryflower-decing to reinvigorated bells orate it,” said — ZUZAK COLLARD i n s p r i n g Zuzak Colcolours as lard, who’s part of her happy to see new faces among noise-makers’ display. the local artist collective that These two up-and-coming runs and exhibits works in the artists are among those who gallery. applied for, and were accepted “I think there’s new excite- into, the gallery’s collective. ment about it already.”

The other newbies — ceZ u z a k C o l l a r d r e c e n t - ramicists Dawn Candy, mixedly met with the expanded media conceptual artist Robin group of artists to set a new Lambert, photographer Arto 2014 schedule that will see Djerdjerian, and sculptor Salexhibits change every two ly Smith — will join five more months. established artists who have The first new group show been operating the gallery for kicked off this week, featuring the past seven to 12 years: Pediverse works by painter and tersen, Rimer, Susan Woolgar, printmaker Erin Boake and Andrew Glazebrook, Dawn Deceramicist and mixed-media tarando and Brian McArthur. artist Alysse Bowd, as well as glass artist Darren Petersen, Please see GALLERY on Page B2

‘WE’RE TRYING TO REINVIGORATE IT.’

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A new high school set to open by 2016 is seen as a positive step for Red Deer Regional Catholic Regional Schools, but there is still more work to be done to ready the division for a growing population.

Several more capital projects were reviewed at the most recent school board meeting, with upgrades to two Red Deer schools at the top of the list.

Board chair Guy Pelletier said one of the top priorities is a new addition to St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, adding capacity for 120 students.

The board wants to build a two-storey addition to the southeast portion of the school with four classrooms and a Career and Technology Studies lab. As well four portables will be brought in and attached to the school.

A second high school will allow the board to move some portables from Notre Dame High School to St. Francis.

With the increased capacity from the project, students in English language programs will be moved from Ecole Camille J. Lerouge to St. Francis, leaving Camille J. Lerouge a solely French school.

“It’s a bit of a domino cycle,” said Pelletier.

“Camille is our most overcapacity school. It’s sitting at close to 130 per cent, so it is really bad.”

St. Francis was built with capacity for 485 students, but had the ability to expand to 700 with upgrades.

According to the board’s capital plan, the school has 483 students this year.

There are several other requests on the board’s three-year capital plan, including a hope for a kindergarten to Grade 9 school in Blackfalds and the modernization of St. Matthew Catholic School in Rocky Mountain House.

“About 200 kids from Blackfalds are being bused into Red Deer now,” said Pelletier.

“That’s a really active community out there.”

The new high school is scheduled to be built and opened for the start of the 2016-17 school year.

St. Joseph High School will have Grade 10 to 12 students.

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The classes run by Studio Pilates integrate strength, endurance, balance and cardio, all on snowshoes starting at Heritage Ranch.

There are four classes in the series and they are limited to 20 participants Snowshoes are provided.

Classes run on Thursdays starting this week and will wrap up on April 3.

The classes begin at 5:30 p.m. and run until 6:45 p.m.

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Recognizing their host families for all they do for them Red Deer Rebel players presented their hosts with floral arrangements prior to the game against the Swift Current Broncos at the Centrium on Friday.

Sylvan Lake teen arrested in robbery A Sylvan Lake teenager has been arrested a month after he was alleged to have used a firearm to rob a store in the community.

The 15-year-old male, who cannot be named due to his age, is alleged to have entered the Bayshore Market, on Lakeshore Drive, on Feb. 28 shortly after 10 p.m. Once inside, he brandished a handgun and demanded cash from the clerk.

No one was hurt during the robbery and a suspect made off with some cash.

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SYLVAN: Critical The bid became critical for Sylvan Lake after the roof collapsed on the Sylvan Lake Arena in January.

Organizers, however, are not just sitting around and waiting for Saturday’s announcement. They are meeting tonight to figure out how to get the word out even more this weekend.

They know they have to pick up their game if they make it to the final four.

“The closer you get, the more votes you’re going to need,” said Waldo. “We really want to rally the community together and have an event, because it is a celebration of our community and we want people to enjoy that.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

CATHOLIC: Plans Located in the northeast quadrant of Red Deer, it will be designed to accommodate up to 1,200 students with an initial capacity for 900 students.

“The new priority No. 1 is the fiveclassroom permanent addition to St. Francis, followed up by Blackfalds and then the St. Patrick’s modernization,” said Pelletier.

“St. Patrick’s has been on the list for a long time and the unfortunate thing about modernizations in a division that is growing like we are is that they have a hard time making it to the top priority.” Because other projects get in the way, Pelletier said they are working on different strategies to update the school, keeping in mind that the new school requirements for the division aren’t going away.

In February when members of the Progressive Conservative government toured the province announcing new schools and modernization funding, only the high school was announced

Sylvan Lake RCMP and a police dog were called in to assist in the search for a suspect after the incident but they were unsuccessful.

With public assistance, the teen was arrested on March 6 without incident.

He faces charges including robbery with a firearm, pointing a firearm and using a firearm while committing an indictable offence.

He has been remanded into custody and will be in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday.

for the Catholic division.

Pelletier is hopeful more modernizations will be announced going forward and hoping to get the St. Patrick’s project done.

“We keep lobbying hard for the permanent builds we need to serve new students,” said Pelletier. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

GALLERY: New blood The infusion of new blood will be great for the Viewpoint Gallery, predicted Zuzak Collard, who believes the more seasoned artists had gotten too successful to be able to devote themselves fully to gallery operations.

Allowing promising new artists into the collective will create a great dynamic, she believes — as well as more mentoring opportunities and chances to exhibit artworks.

Bowd and Boake, who both teach art classes for the city, say they look forward to working with the more experienced artists in running the gallery. “I expect it will be a bit of learning by osmosis how to run an art business ... and it’s always great to have more display space,” said Bowd.

Boake considers the Viewpoint Gallery a “relevant” resource that exposes art students in the Culture Services building to new inspiration through various examples of artistic disciplines. Hopefully, it will also expose newer local artists to a wider audience, she added.

Among the planned changes is opening on the evening on First Friday, April 4, when other city galleries hold opening receptions.

Culture Services staff are also exploring options for expanding gallery space in future, said Zuzak Collard.

Other Red Deer-area artists interested in joining the collective that runs the Viewpoint Gallery can apply through www.reddeer.ca. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Man faces charges after warrant executed A Sylvan Lake man faces several charges after police executed a search warrant following an alleged assault last month and found two firearms.

Sylvan Lake RCMP executed the warrant at a residence on 48th Avenue in the community on March 7.

The warrant was obtained as a result of a Feb. 28 complaint and subsequent investigation.

The man in the residence was arrested.

A 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of unsafe storage of restricted firearms and one count of assault.

He was released from custody after a bail hearing.

He is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court later this month.

Pets on Board to continue

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Fluffy and Fido may continue to ride in style on Red Deer city buses.

Red Deer Transit manager George Penny has asked the city to allow small pets to ride on buses permanently after a successful three-month trial run.

Last summer, the city unleashed its Pets on Board program that allowed small pooches and cats to board buses in hand-held crates.

The city already allows service dogs on board.

The pilot was a step forward in the plan to make Red Deer more pet friendly.

Penny said they heard from happy passengers who were able to take their pets to the veterinarian and other appointments.

He said the city did not receive any complaints.

“I was expecting a few complaints,” said Penny.

“When I was in Calgary, there were a couple complaints about allergies but we never heard any complaints about that.”

Penny said there was one incident where a passenger was allowed to

bring her pet on the bus on one run and then refused on the next run.

Penny said the bus driver was not briefed correctly in that situation.

He said the trial period also allowed the city to ensure bus drivers knew what was expected.

Penny said no official statistics were kept on the number of animals commuting and their frequency.

Bus drivers did not report any problems.

“We have to enhance people’s experience on transit,” said Penny.

“This is part of that. We’re trying to get people out of cars. We’re trying to put them on transit. It gives them the ability to do things that we all experience.”

Penny said the pilot is now over and he feels that it should continue because of the positive feedback. Penny said the rules were very similar to those in other municipalities across Canada.

Penny has made a formal recommendation to the city manager. City council should hear the proposal in the coming weeks. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Get creative with family mealtimes Question: How can we make family meals a priority when we’re so busy? Crazy schedules are the norm in our household.

I don’t get home from work until 6 p.m. and if my family waits for me to prepare a nutritious dinner, they’ll starve before I can get it on the table.

Jim: Because you’re a working mom with a busy family, it’s impossible to serve up the kind of family dinners your great-grandmother used to.

That’s OK. Don’t throw in the towel and admit defeat just yet. Instead, change your strategy.

Approach the problem from a different angle.

Remember, shared meals JIM don’t always have to happen DALY at dinnertime or during the busy working week.

Sometimes this just isn’t possible.

If you can manage three family meals a week, you’ll be on the right track.

And you can achieve this if you’re willing to stretch your plan to include weekends and other mealtimes.

The idea is to compensate for your lack of time with a little creativity and ingenuity.

One way to do this is to prepare a large number of meals beforehand.

Several cookbooks are available with lots of practical tips for planning and preparing meals on a monthly basis, including the “Once-A-Month Cooking” series by Mary Beth Lagerborg and Mimi Wilson.

You may also want to take a look at subscriptionbased services such as eMeals (www.emeals.com), which offer customized meal plans, recipes and correlated shopping lists that help you focus on the relational aspect of mealtimes by taking the stress out of food preparation.

If you don’t want to get involved in planning that far ahead, you may be able to simplify things just by changing your ideas about dinner.

The evening meal doesn’t have to be a big produc-

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tion. The point is to have some family time around the table.

Question: I have a co-worker who doesn’t carry her share of the load. She’s constantly on the phone with friends, writing personal emails and passing work off to other people. I’m so frustrated. I’d love to “squeal” on her, but that would only make me look bad. What should I do?

Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: I applaud you for looking for constructive ways to deal with this.

Too many people try to avoid conflict, but ignoring the problem only leads to an explosion of emotions down the road.

And even if you’re justified, losing your temper is never in your best interest.

Your first order of business is to deal with you and identify your feelings.

You may feel disrespected, helpless, powerless, taken advantage of, and it’s important to acknowledge this.

Only after you’ve done this will you be ready to effectively address the problem.

Next, as hard as it may be, you need to go directly and privately to your co-worker and share your observations and concerns.

Don’t do this in anger, but with a humble spirit and a heart that wants to understand.

Empathy can lead to greater understanding, and you may be surprised to discover some personal issues — such as a family crisis — that may account for the temporary poor performance.

Ideally you’ll receive a reasonable explanation and a commitment to change. But if you’re confronted with indifference or defiance, you’ll want to involve your supervisor.

Rather than go on your own, schedule a time with your boss and the two of you. Don’t look to accuse or assign blame.

Your goal should be to objectively share your observations, and ask for clarity on how the workload is supposed to be divvied up.

This should put your co-worker on notice that you’re no longer willing to enable this kind of behavior.

Catch up with Jim Daly at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

Get started today: pursue your passions TIME WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH ON REGARDLESS “Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”

— Rumi, 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi mystic.

Some people feel trapped in low-paying jobs because they don’t have the skills or education to compete.

Maybe they don’t feel worthy of anything better.

Conversely, some people feel trapped in high paying yet unful“So?” she asked, “are you ready filling jobs they despise because for Asimov?” they desire a certainly lifestyle or “I think so,” I replied. “I’ve status. made my way through Bradbury.”

I’m not one to judge.

“And a good number We all have reasons of Heinlein and Sturwhy we choose one geon, too,” she noted. path over another. I “Oh and you were do know that life is right: I really liked Syna lot more enjoyable thetic Men of Mars.” and less stressful “Every good library when you find delight must include Edgar Rice in what you do.

Burroughs.”

And yes, every job I had become good is going to have unfriends with the school comfortable or trying librarian. I had spent a aspects, but if you can lot of time in the quiet lie down at the end of confines of the bookthe day feeling for the shelves, reading, daymost part fulfilled and dreaming and generally happy, that’s a worthy avoiding the world. accomplishment.

MURRAY “Did you know that The late AmeriFUHRER Asimov was once asked can political journalif he wanted to do anyist, author, professor thing but write?” she Norman Cousins once asked. wrote, “The tragedy “What did he say?” of life is not death but Secretly, I dreamed of becoming a what we let die inside of us while famous writer one day. we live.”

“He said no. Writing was his A dream left unrealized, a pasonly passion — his true calling.” sion never pursued or a calling “Cool.” Though I hadn’t read a left unanswered might well be the word yet, I already liked this Asi- top three regrets people take to mov guy. their graves.

“The same interviewer asked There’s no joy in arriving at him what he would do if he had the end of your life faced with the only six months live.” cold, hard truth that most of what “I bet old Isaac Asimov had a you desired and cared about withgreat answer, right?” ered and died years earlier.

“Yes,” she replied with a smile.

Deciding to leave behind the “Type faster.” predictable and follow your pasI never forgot that conversa- sion has to be one the scariest tion and, though I haven’t always decisions yet one of the best you followed my passion, I’ve tried to could ever make. incorporate an aspect of passion There’s certainly no guarantee and purpose in most things I’ve of a successful outcome. undertaken.

There is a pretty good likeliAs with many successful peo- hood of regret, however, if you ple, Isaac Asimov spent his life don’t do it. doing what he most loved and that Over the years, I’ve learned a was to write. few thing about the pursuit of pasI remember someone telling me sion. once that if you do what you love, The quest for anything worthyou’ll never work a day in your while is always easier when your life. I also recall someone saying, self-esteem is intact.

“Do what you love and the money Before you can pursue anything will follow.” with fervour you must believe in Sadly, I’ve encountered a lot the possibility of its attainment. of people who find no satisfac- You must believe that you have tion or happiness in what they do. what it takes. That’s a lot easier Work is a type of endurance test when you feel worthy and deservwith the goal of surviving until the ing of success. weekend.

Remember those axioms that

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people shared with me?

Do what you love and the money will follow, or do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life?

Though inspiring, over time I discovered that each comes with an exception clause.

If you want the money to follow (to any significant degree) than what you love must have value to other people. Macramé handcrafts and birdhouse building might be fun and fulfilling but are unlikely to generate much income. And I can tell you, as much as I love to write for a living, it’s a lot of hard work.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pursue your passion, but you’re likely to feel more fulfilled if success is defined in more than monetary terms.

Consider the enjoyment you derive from the experience, the feeling of accomplishment or the simple fact that pursuing your passion makes you a happier, more positive person.

Of course, you may create a situation where your passion pays off big time and that’s a bonus.

Pursue your goals but keep it real and stay grounded.

Ask yourself: if you had six months to live, would you keep doing what you’re doing? Would you drop everything and finally pursue your passions?

Would you spend your remaining time filled with regret and the irreconcilable what-ifs and if-onlys? Maybe you’d be like Asimov and spend your days doing whatever you do faster. If so, than chances are you’re living true to your passion.

It was Asimov who wrote, “In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.”

Perhaps you’re pursuing your passions right now and if so, I applaud you.

If not, then I encourage you to get started today. It’s never too late. Time will continue to march on regardless. Pursue your passions and be amazed by where they lead you.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to pursue another of my passions: reading. Tonight, The Bicentennial Man — another of my favourites from passionate old Isaac Asimov.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem. ca.

Life not same when you’re a parent Since I’ve started casion of the children’s writing my blog and this awakening is quickly apcolumn, I have begun to proaching. really notice all of the I do not want to aschanges that take place sist in their when one berousing, so comes a parI proceed to ent. do this outThe way landish series your stomof footwork ach becomes across our stronger to ever creaking foul odours, linoleum. the way your Left foot on mind bethe right side comes more of the three open to othtiered stairs ers opinions, towards the LINDSAY but for me kitchen, skip BROWN the biggest the middle change has step and aim ME PLUS THREE been my sleep for my right patterns. foot to hit I remember being a mid-section atop the last teenager, sleeping in till stage towards my goal. a late 2 or 3 in the afterI then tiptoe quietly noon, finally waking to towards the place where get a mouthful of scold- my coffee pot lies, almost ing from my dad, who being able to taste my was outraged that I had caffeine winnings. ‘slept away the whole This morning, my fanday.’ cy footwork proves sucThen me, being the in- cessful and I am granted subordinate teen that I another half-hour chilwas, would just roll my dren-free. eyes and let his words As I quietly click go in one ear and swiftly away at the keyboard, out the other.

I realize the coffee has Oh how he would get hit me with retaliation mad at my slothful sleep and the urge to pee is habits, but hey I thought; palpable. who in their right mind Quietly, inaudibly alwould get up at 6 am like most, I make my way tohim just to drink coffee wards the bathroom to and watch the weather do my business but withnetwork. Me, post chil- out thinking flush the dren, that’s who. toilet.

In current days, I find All is lost in regards myself waking earlier to my peaceful morning and earlier especially because as I wash my now that spring is just hands I hear the bellow around the corner and of a 5-year -old. the morning light is beI open the door, and coming longer and lonsee Lars’ face ridden ger! with tears, he is hyperI type this in a fanatic ventilating while gulping frenzy because there is down mouthfuls of air, simply no other way to unable to clarify what explain my joy of this ri- his issue is. diculously long winter Finally he gets out, coming to an end.

“Mama ... I woke ... up And it is true, as the ... and you ... weren’t daylight hours become HERE!” Really Lars? longer I have begun You’re seriously mad waking earlier, just so at me for using the washI can get in some childfree time in the morn- room?

And it begins. ing.

I reassure Lars that I Usually it begins at around 6 in the morning, was just going pee, and the first fluttering of my that Moms need to pee too sometimes. But in his eyelids.

I will then toss and trepidation he has woke turn (that’s if I don’t have up his sister.

It was nice while it a child sleeping atop my legs) for a bit, but finally lasted and I don’t think give in to the temptation I will take on that trait of a nice hot coffee and of my father’s — consome private writing demning my children for sleeping in, I feel time.

My morning brew is like I will forever cheralready made and ready ish my lone mornings, to perk when I sleep- and do anything it takes ily make my way towards to assure they continue the machine — as I do on for as long as these not want to waste any babes are living under moments of my solitary this roof.

And as I pull Sophie sunrise.

After receiving my off Lars, because for no morning prize of dark reason she has suddenly roast caffeine, I go di- attacked him (probably rectly to the computer to simply hear him cry) and check all of my so- I think of the beautiful occasion that will be tocial media sites. morrow morning, when This customary hab- once again I will be alit of mine, lasts about 5 lowed a hour of conminutes, because I very cord. rarely have anything And just in case my worth looking at on these internal timepiece fails sites, so soon after turning my computer on I be- me ... I set the alarm clock. gin to write.

6:30 am, time for another coffee.

This time my feet take stealthy steps, for the oc-

Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.

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B5 Flames can’t slow down Kings

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Kings 3 Flames 2 CALGARY — Martin Jones made a habit of winning big games at the Scotiabank Saddledome during his Western Hockey League career.

Four years after guiding the Calgary Hitmen to a WHL championship and a berth in the 2010 Memorial Cup, Jones made a triumphant return to the Saddledome with the Los Angeles Kings.

“I was excited to play here for sure,” said Jones, who made 24 saves to backstop the Kings to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday.

“I had four great years here. It was a good road win. It wasn’t pretty.”

Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist for the Kings (3822-6), who have reeled off eight straight wins.

“Definitely we didn’t want to make it as interesting as it was, but yeah I guess it was pretty big,” said Kopitar of his third-period goal that put the Kings up 3-0 and eventually stood up as the game winner.

“It wasn’t the prettiest win tonight, but at the end of the day we got the two points.”

Kopitar commended Jones for his play in between the pipes for the Kings.

“He put on a really nice show tonight,” Kopitar said.

“He’s been stellar for us. Every time he’s been in the net, he’s been really good for us.”

Justin Williams and Trevor Lewis also scored for the

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Los Angeles Kings goalie Martin Jones, left, stops a shot from Calgary Flames’ Mike Cammalleri during third-period NHL action in Calgary, Monday. Kings beat the Flames 3-2.

Kings.

Mike Cammalleri and Brian McGrattan scored for the Flames (25-33-7), who lost for just the second time in their past nine games at the Saddledome. Coincidentally, it was the Kings who last beat the Flames at home on Feb. 27.

“The way we played the last seven-eight minutes of the game, if we had played the whole game like that, the outcome might have been different,” said McGrattan, who has goals in back-to-back contests

after going 29 games without scoring. “We hung around the whole game. We came on at the end. We didn’t give up.”

Playing in his fourth straight game, rookie Calgary goalie Joni Ortio made 20 saves in a losing cause.

With the win, Jones improved his record in his rookie season with the Kings to 10-4.

“It’s a totally different animal being here and at this level and in this dressing room, on this side of the ice,” said Jones, who played his entire

WHL career with the Hitmen.

“I just wanted to make sure I stayed focused. I was excited to be here but wanted to make sure I was focused on the task at hand here.”

Never drafted by an NHL team, Jones was invited to L.A.’s training camp in 2008 and subsequently signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings.

With Jonathan Quick out of L.A.’s lineup due to a groin injury earlier this season, Jones was called up by the Kings and

promptly won his first eight NHL starts, three of them shutout victories. He lost his next four decisions before making 25 saves in L.A.’s 6-4 road win over the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 26.

Quick played the next five games in net for the Kings, all wins, before L.A. coach Darryl Sutter decided to give Jones the start against the Flames.

“He was really solid,” Sutter said. “To be quite honest, when we came back from the Olympics we started in Colorado and he won that game also.

We were down 4-2 and he hung on and he won that game also.

He did a good job in there tonight.”

The Kings scored on their first shot on goal at 4:05 of the first when Williams redirected a pass from Anze Kopitar past Ortio. Williams drove hard to the net and attempted to get his stick on the pass from Kopitar, but the puck instead bounced off his shin and into the net behind Ortio.

“They’re a bigger, more physical team than us and I thought they imposed their rhythm right from the start,” said Calgary coach Bob Hartley. “They got that early goal and that kind of put us on our heels.”

The Kings then went up by a pair at the 10-minute mark of the first when Lewis tipped Slava Voynov’s point shot into the top corner behind Ortio, who lost his stick on the play when his own defenceman Kris Russell accidentally knocked it out of his hands.

Scary situation for Dallas Stars’ Peverley COLLAPSES ON BENCH DURING GAME, SUFFERS CARDIAC EVENT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Once Rich Peverley collapsed on the Dallas bench, neither the Stars or visiting Columbus Blue Jackets felt up to finishing the game.

With the Blue Jackets leading 1-0 early in the first period on Monday night, play was quickly halted when Peverley had a heart problem while on the bench.

Play was halted 6:23 in as Peverley was quickly carried down the tunnel. A public address announcement was made several minutes later that the 31-year-old Peverley was conscious and taken to a hospital.

“We treated (Peverley) for a cardiac event successfully,” said Dr. Gil Salazar of UT Southwestern Hospitals. “We provide oxygen for him. We started an IV. We did chest compressions on him and defibrillated him, provided some electricity to bring a rhythm back to his heart, and that was successful with one attempt, which is very reassuring.

“As soon as we treated him, he regained consciousness. He was able to tell me where he was.”

A hush fell over the crowd during the lengthy delay between the time play was stopped and when the game was called off.

There was no immediate announcement of when the game would be made up.

“Dallas player Rich Peverley is doing well and is in stable condition,” the NHL said in a statement. “As a result of the emotional state of the players on both teams caused by the medical

emergency, the game is being postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank the fans.”

Peverley’s wife, Nathalie, accompanied him in the ambulance to UT Southwestern St. Paul University Hospital.

The Stars conveyed the message to the Blue Jackets that they weren’t up for finishing the game on Monday.

“They’re shaken and they want to reschedule. We understand that,” John Davidson, the Blue Jackets president of hockey operations, told Fox Sports Ohio. “They were shaken to the core.”

Peverley, a Guelph, Ont., native, missed the preseason and the season opener because of a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat, a condition diagnosed during a training camp physical. He made his Stars debut on Oct. 5 against Washington.

“We monitor him closely for a different type of arrhythmia he has,” Dr. Salazar said. “He does have a pre-existing condition, and the condition — a normal quivering of the heart that does not allow him to send blood to places where he needs to, in his brain and heart.”

Peverley sat out last week’s game at Columbus because of an irregular heartbeat. He had felt strange after last Monday’s game and couldn’t fly.

Peverley then played in Dallas’ next two games before Monday.

“There wasn’t any concern,” Stars coach Lindy Ruff said regarding Peverley’s return to the lineup. “Our doctors have done a fabulous job monitoring the situation.”

Both teams skated off the ice after Peverley’s collapse. The Stars didn’t

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Dallas Stars’ centre Rich Peverly during an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday, in Dallas. He was taken to the hospital after medical emergency in the first period. go directly through the tunnel next to their bench, but through a door at the south end of the rink.

“I was scared,” Ruff said.

As Ruff turned to seek medical help from the stands, players from both teams tried to attract the officials’ attention by banging their sticks on the

boards and the ice.

“If it wasn’t for our doctors and all the members (of the training staff) reacting so quickly, I could be standing here with a different story,” Ruff said. “They were there ASAP. It’s an absolute marvel after what he went through.”

NHL GMs seem to have little appetite for major rule changes

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BOCA RATON, Fla. — If the NHL learned anything from wholesale rule changes coming out of the 2004-05 lockout, it’s that the game can change awfully quick.

So when general managers started to talk Monday about altering overtime, expanding video review and a host of other topics, there was plenty of bluster and hearty debate but not much momentum for big changes. There’s a reason for that.

“Since 2004, there have been a lot of changes in the game and we have to be careful you don’t change too much,” New York Rangers GM Glen Sather said.

“We’ve had a track record of making it worse in some cases. It’s still a great game.”

It’s a game that could see improvements in some areas, most notably reducing the number of shootouts and preventing game-deciding incorrect calls.

That’s why when the league’s 30 general managers broke into three groups of 10 on the first day of their annual meeting, one group spent a lot of time discussing ways to change overtime and another looked at more opportunities for video review and the possibility of a coach’s challenge system.

On each front, there didn’t seem to be an appetite for major changes like three-on-three in OT or fullscale replay like the NFL uses.

“Once you bring up one scenario it always affects something else,” Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars said.

“It’s like an octopus, grows legs. You have to be careful.”

General managers were nothing if not careful even when throwing around plenty of ideas in separate “breakout” meetings at Boca Beach Club on Florida’s east coast. One group was tasked with studying goaltender interference and how reviewing that would work.

The most likely area for change is in overtime, though Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings was disappointed there wasn’t much support for adding three-on-three or extending it beyond five minutes of four-on-four. Having more games end in a shootout (136) than in overtime (100) this season and also historically is a problem GMs want to remedy, but that might start with baby steps.

“I’m not sure if we’re going to be able to get more minutes, but we talked about longer changes,” Holland said. “We talked today about after 60 minutes possibly having a dry scrape of the ice.”

Changing ends like the second period to force longer line changes and lead to more mistakes and odd-man rushes had “pretty unanimous” support in the small group, according to Garth Snow of the New York Islanders. Scraping the ice before overtime instead of before the shootout could happen as well, though extending game times is a significant issue.

Shootouts are, as well, but the theme from GMs was that fans like them over ties and there doesn’t need to be radical changes made to overtime as a result. One of those that was discussed was the idea of adding a three-on-three element — but that didn’t get much backing, even after a lot of discussion about it in November.

“I can’t see it being changed for a while,” Sather

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said. “It was tough enough getting four-on-four.

Three-on-three is a bit of a pipe dream, in my opinion.”

Holland, who has long been a proponent of changing overtime to cut down on shootouts, would have liked to gather support for that — or at least more time four-on-four. Also, to no avail, though Holland wasn’t sure why, so he told reporters to ask the other 29 GMs. “When it comes to extra minutes added, you’re talking about your best players playing more. ...

They play enough already,” George McPhee of the Washington Capitals said. “(And) we don’t see threeon-three much anyway in hockey, and we think this works pretty well as it is.”

The NHL’s video-review system works well and gets goal calls right more often than not, enough that Major League Baseball borrowed ideas from the situation room in Toronto, and the NFL may soon. But after the Red Wings scored a goal on Jan. 18 against the Los Angeles Kings that shouldn’t have counted because the puck hit the netting, the subject of increased video review became an important one.

Craig MacTavish of the Edmonton Oilers said that situation dominated the talk about expanded video review, which included debate over putting in coach’s challenges.

Bryan Murray of the Ottawa Senators wouldn’t mind that.

“I like the idea of a coach’s challenge, but I think if we are reviewing the things that are important then we don’t need the coach’s challenge,” Murray said.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey GA 169 236 197 188 194 219 239 215 258 272 290 341

Pt 97 82 97 88 82 79 71 71 71 49 37 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt x-Kelowna 68 54 10 0 4 293 170 112 x-Portland 68 50 13 2 3 318 199 105 x-Victoria 68 47 17 1 3 228 168 98 x-Seattle 68 40 22 2 4 226 230 86 x-Spokane 68 38 24 3 3 232 199 82 x-Everett 68 36 23 7 2 202 194 81 x-Vancouver 69 31 27 7 4 223 235 73 Tri-City 68 28 32 3 5 169 211 64 Prince George 70 26 36 3 5 229 297 60 Kamloops 69 13 51 2 3 166 292 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 Sunday’s results Seattle 4 Vancouver 3 (SO) Tuesday’s games Saskatoon at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

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A 37 37 24 36 18 25 19 14 17 12 13 11 8 6 10 5 9 6 7 2 0 1 0 0 0

Pts PIM 66 46 60 34 51 72 43 42 31 25 30 77 29 14 27 70 27 36 25 23 23 76 18 6 15 54 14 46 12 31 11 22 11 96 7 21 7 128 2 148 1 0 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 29

GP MP GA SO 62 3567 166 7 17 592 38 0

+/3 -1 -4 13 -3 -18 0 4 1 2 -6 -5 -2 -3 11 -5 -1 -6 -5 -18 1 — 0 — -3

GAA Sv% 2.79 .924 3.85 .884

Western Hockey League Leaders SCORING G A Mitch Holmberg, Spo 60 53 Nicolas Petan, Por 34 74 Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por 45 57 Leon Draisaitl, PA 35 62 Sam Reinhart, Koo 34 63 Jaedon Descheneau, Koo 42 52 Todd Fiddler, MJ-PG 46 47 Graham Black, SC 33 58 Henrik Samuelsson, Edm 32 57 Brendan Leipsic, Por 37 50

Pts 113 108 102 97 97 94 93 91 89 87

GOALTENDING (Minimum 1,320 minutes played) W L OT Tristan Jarry, Edm 41 14 3 Jordon Cooke, Kel 38 6 4 Brendan Burke, Por 31 10 4 Eric Williams, Spo 31 17 4 Patrik Bartosak, RD 31 25 5

SO 7 4 3 4 7

GAA 2.27 2.25 2.85 2.59 2.79

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 64 43 17 4 90 Boston 64 42 17 5 89 Montreal 66 35 24 7 77 N.Y. Rangers 65 35 26 4 74 Toronto 65 34 23 8 76 Philadelphia 64 33 24 7 73 Tampa Bay 65 34 24 7 75 Columbus 64 33 26 5 71 Detroit 64 29 22 13 71

66 65 65 64 66 64 64

30 28 28 27 24 24 19

26 10 24 13 25 12 28 9 33 9 33 7 37 8

70 69 68 63 57 55 46

193 161 185 160 181 156 128

200 167 213 184 224 206 188

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 64 44 14 6 94 211 145 Anaheim 64 43 14 7 93 207 157 Chicago 65 38 13 14 90 223 172 San Jose 65 41 17 7 89 199 157 Colorado 65 42 18 5 89 199 172 Los Angeles 66 38 22 6 82 162 139 Minnesota 64 34 22 8 76 158 157 Dallas 64 31 23 10 72 185 179 Phoenix 65 30 24 11 71 181 188 Vancouver 66 29 27 10 68 153 174 Winnipeg 66 30 28 8 68 182 192 Nashville 65 27 28 10 64 156 194 Calgary 65 25 33 7 57 152 194 Edmonton 65 22 35 8 52 162 212 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2, SO N.Y. Rangers 3, Detroit 0 Boston 5, Florida 2 Chicago 2, Buffalo 1 Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 2 Monday’s Games Phoenix 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 Nashville 4, Ottawa 3, OT Colorado 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Los Angeles 3, Calgary 2 Columbus at Dallas, susp.

N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, late Toronto at Anaheim, late

Wednesday’s Games Boston at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Scoring G 29 23 27 7 13 5 10 13 10 13 10 7 7 8 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Washington New Jersey Ottawa Carolina N.Y. Islanders Florida Buffalo

Tuesday’s Games Nashville at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s games Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

GP 68 62 67 67 57 68 48 58 57 43 45 41 59 62 54 58 67 49 64 66 2 62 2 17 35

GF 204 204 166 171 193 183 186 186 171

GA 159 143 166 162 198 188 171 178 179

Monday’s summaries Kings 3, Flames 2 First Period 1. Los Angeles, Williams 17 (Kopitar, Martinez) 4:05.

2. Los Angeles, Lewis 4 (Voynov, Clifford) 10:00.

Penalties — Cammalleri Cgy (hooking) 6:50.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Stoll LA (boarding) 7:40, Voynov LA (hooking) 9:47.

Third Period 3. Los Angeles, Kopitar 20 (Doughty, Muzzin) 7:01.

4. Calgary, Cammalleri 16 (Giordano, Backlund) 15:29 (pp).

5. Calgary, McGrattan 3 (Butler, Reinhart) 17:38.

Penalties — Wotherspoon Cgy (holding) 4:21, Richards LA (delay of game) 15:03.

Shots on goal Los Angeles 7 12 4 — 23 Calgary 8 7 11 — 26 Goal — Los Angeles: Jones (W, 10-4-0); Calgary: Ortio (L, 2-3-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-2; Calgary: 1-3.

Avalanche 3, Jets 2 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Enstrom Wpg (slashing) 4:04, Jokinen Wpg (tripping) 6:51, Bogosian Wpg (goaltender interference) 10:27, Slater Wpg (goaltender interference) 14:12.

Second Period 1. Colorado, Mitchell 7 (Barrie, Johnson) 4:38.

2. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 15 (Little, Wheeler) 15:48 (pp).

3. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 16 (Frolik, Little) 17:36.

4. Colorado, Benoit 5 (Mitchell) 19:48.

Penalties — Sarich Col (holding) 15:25, Setoguchi Wpg (cross-checking) 20:00, Landeskog Col (roughing) 20:00.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Trouba Wpg (elbowing) 1:28, Kane Wpg (roughing) 5:06, Mitchell Col (roughing) 5:06, Byfuglien Wpg (tripping) 7:59.

Overtime 5. Colorado, Duchene 21 (Holden, Barrie) 2:33.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Winnipeg 9 15 10 1 — 35 Colorado 11 12 9 2 — 34 Goal — Winnipeg: Montoya (LO, 10-4-3); Colorado: Varlamov (W, 32-12-5).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Winnipeg: 1-1; Colorado: 0-6.

Penguins 3, Capitals 2 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Kunitz 30 (Crosby, Stempniak) :46.

2. Washington, Fehr 11 (Chimera, Ward) 3:03.

3. Pittsburgh, Crosby 30 (Malkin, Maatta) 3:52 (pp).

Penalties — Backstrom Wash (slashing) 3:41, Orpik Pgh (slashing) 11:21, Ovechkin Wash (roughing) 16:32.

Second Period 4. Washington, Backstrom 13 (Laich, Carlson) 8:57 (pp).

5. Pittsburgh, Kunitz 31 (Stempniak, Crosby) 12:40.

Penalties — Crosby Pgh (holding) 4:31, Vitale Pgh (tripping) 8:35.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Chimera Wash (high-sticking) 7:00, Pgh Bench (too many men) 17:43.

Shots on goal Pittsburgh 7 6 7 — 20 Washington 9 17 7 — 33 Goal — Pittsburgh: Zatkoff (W, 10-3-1); Washington: Halak (L, 25-10-4).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Pittsburgh: 1-3; Washington: 1-4.

Predators 4, Senators 3 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Clune Nash (fighting) 7:06, Neil Ott (fighting) 7:06, Zibanejad Ott (holding) 9:26.

Second Period 1. Nashville, Spaling 12 (Del Zotto, Wilson) 8:20.

2. Nashville, Smith 19 (Ekholm, Jones) 10:00.

3. Nashville, Nystrom 12 (unassisted) 17:32.

Penalties — Fisher Nash (tripping) 2:06, Spezza Ott (tripping) 12:43.

Third Period 4. Ottawa, Cowen 5 (Spezza, Hemsky) 7:55.

5. Ottawa, Methot 6 (Spezza, Hemsky) 10:34.

6. Ottawa, Spezza 17 (Hemsky, Karlsson) 18:53.

Penalties — Turris Ott (tripping) 0:55.

Overtime 7. Nashville, Jones 6 (Ellis) 3:49.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Nashville 16 11 10 5 — 42 Ottawa 7 8 19 3 — 37 Goal — Nashville: Rinne (W, 5-7-1); Ottawa: Lehner (LO, 7-11-4).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Nashville: 0-3; Ottawa: 0-1.

Coyotes 4, Lightning 3 (SO) First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Johnson 20 (Palat, Brewer) 11:26 (sh).

Penalties — Stamkos TB (hooking) 9:58, Boedker Phx (holding) 14:26, Doan Phx (delay of game) 16:53.

Second Period 2. Phoenix, McMillan 2 (Yandle, Doan) 1:01.

3. Tampa Bay, Palat 16 (Callahan, Aulie) 19:07.

Penalties — Barberio TB (high-sticking) 5:26, McMillan Phx (hooking) 14:49.

Third Period 4. Phoenix, Erat 2 (unassisted) 2:13.

5. Phoenix, Boedker 16 (Vermette, Michalek) 7:48.

6. Tampa Bay, Palat 17 (Filppula, Carle) 19:22.

Penalties — Erat Phx (interference) 7:19, Filppula TB (hooking) 7:41.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout — Phoenix wins 1-0 Phoenix : Boedker miss, Vrbata goal.

Tampa Bay : Palat miss, Filppula miss, Callahan miss.

Shots on goal Phoenix 3 9 8 0 — 20 Tampa Bay 9 11 8 3 — 31 Goal — Phoenix: Smith (W, 23-19-10); Tampa Bay: Bishop (LO, 29-11-6).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Phoenix: 0-3; Tampa Bay: 0-4.

NHL Scoring Leaders Sidney Crosby, Pgh Phil Kessel, Tor Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Alex Ovechkin, Wash Tyler Seguin, Dal Patrick Kane, Chi John Tavares, NYI Corey Perry, Ana Claude Giroux, Pha Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Patrick Sharp, Chi Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Joe Pavelski, SJ Martin St. Louis, NYR Kyle Okposo, NYI Jonathan Toews, Chi Taylor Hall, Edm Joe Thornton, SJ Jamie Benn, Dal Matt Duchene, Col Chris Kunitz, Pgh Patrick Marleau, SJ Erik Karlsson, Ott Jaromir Jagr, NJ David Krejci, Bos Thomas Vanek, Mtl Anze Kopitar, LA James van Riemsdyk, Tor Gabriel Landeskog, Col Ryan O’Reilly, Col Nathan MacKinnon, Col Alex Steen, StL Marian Hossa, Chi Blake Wheeler, Wpg Bryan Little, Wpg Jason Spezza, Ott T.J. Oshie, StL Duncan Keith, Chi Ryan Johansen, Clb James Neal, Pgh Jarome Iginla, Bos Eric Staal, Car Jordan Eberle, Edm

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Sunday’s Games Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh (ss) 2 Houston 4, Toronto 3 Boston 4, Pittsburgh (ss) 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 3, tie, 10 innings Washington 11, St. Louis 1 Detroit 3, Miami 1 Minnesota 1, Philadelphia 1, tie N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 2 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Chicago Cubs 10, Milwaukee (ss) 8 Seattle 9, Texas 8 Oakland 2, Chicago White Sox 2, tie Colorado 10, Kansas City 1 Cleveland 4, Milwaukee (ss) 2 L.A. Angels 3, Cincinnati 1 Arizona 2, San Diego 2, tie, 10 innings Monday’s Games Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 17, St. Louis 5 Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 6 Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 1 Miami 11, N.Y. Mets 1 Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 2 Kansas City 8, Seattle (ss) 2 L.A. Angels 8, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Dodgers 8, Oakland 8, tie Texas 8, Cincinnati 2 San Diego 5, Colorado 0 Houston 7, Washington 4 Seattle (ss) vs. Arizona, late

Tuesday’s Games Toronto vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

Miami vs. Boston (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Atlanta, 11:05 a.m.

Boston (ss) vs. Baltimore, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Angels, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota, 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs. Miami, 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Toronto, 11:05 a.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, 11:05 a.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Houston, 11:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

San Diego vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado, 8:10 p.m

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP Tim Berry and C Michael Ohlman to Bowie (EL). Reassigned C Brian Ward to their minor league camp.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Cody Allen, LHP Scott Barnes, RHP Carlos Carrasco, C Yan Gomes, INF Erik Gonzalez, RHP Preston Guilmet, LHP Nick Hagadone, INF Jason Kipnis, OF Carlos Moncrief and RHP Bryan Price on one-year contracts. Renewed the 2014 contract of RHP Zach McAllister.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned LHP Chris Dwyer to Omaha (PCL) and LHP John Lamb, INF Cheslor Cuthbert and OF Lane Adams to Northwest Arkansas (Texas). Assigned RHPs Kyle Zimmer, Jason Adam, Aaron Brooks and Sugar Ray Marimon; C Juan Graterol; INF Brandon Laird and OFs Jorge Bonifacio, Gorkys Hernandez, Melky Mesa and Paulo Orlando to their minor league camp.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned LHP Michael Roth to Salt Lake (PCL). Reassigned RHP Jarrett Grube, RHP Michael Morin, RHP Mark Sappington and LHP Justin Thomas to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned OF Shane Peterson to Sacramento (PCL), RHP Raul Alcantara to Midland (Texas) and RHP Michael Ynoa to Stockton (Cal).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Named Horacio Ramirez coaching assistant.

CINCINNATI REDS — Named Chris Speier special assistant to the general manager.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Luis Cruz, RHP David Martinez, OF Domingo Santana and C Max Stassi to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK METS — Optioned OF Cesar Puello, RHP Erik Goeddel, LHPs Steven Matz and

Josh Edgin and INF Wilfredo Tovar to minor league camp. Reassigned LHPs Jack Leathersich and Adam Kolarek; RHPs Logan Verrett, Chasen Bradford and John Church; C Kevin Plawecki; INFs Danny Muno and INF Dustin Lawley; and OFs Brandon Nimmo and Cory Vaughn to minor league camp.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reassigned RHP Jameson Taillon, INF Matt Hague and C Carlos Paulinoto their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Casey Sadler to Indianapolis and INF Alen Hanson and LHP Joely Rodriguez to Altoona (EL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned RHP Angel Castro, OF Mike O’Neill and OF Rafael Ortega to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned RHP Kurt Heyer, RHP Boone Whiting, INF Patrick Wisdom, C Carson Kelly, C Casey Rasmus and C Cody Stanley to their minor league camp.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed G Shannon Brown and F Earl Clark to second 10-day contracts.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Assigned G Allen Crabbe to Idaho (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted Mark Collins to outside linebackers coach. Named Andrew Thacker defensive assistant. Signed OL Mike Johnson to a one-year contract extension.

BUFFALO BILLS — Named Thad Bogardus defensive quality control coach.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Re-signed FB Richie Brockel to a two-year contract and OL Garry Williams to a one-year contract.

CHICAGO BEARS — Terminated the contract of RB Michael Bush.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed P Chris Jones.

DENVER BRONCOS — Announced the retirement of OL Chris Kuper.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Re-signed CB Sam

Shields.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Justin Hickman to a contract extension. Promoted Brad White to assistant linebackers coach.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Announced DE Jason Babin voided the final two years of his contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released DL Cory Grissom, RB Sam McGuffie, WR TJ Moe and LB Taylor Reed.

NEW YORK JETS — Released WR Santonio Holmes.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DE Michael Bennett to a multiyear contract.

Canadian Football League TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Released DT Khalif Mitchell.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Los Angeles F Jordan Nolan one game for punching an unsuspecting opponent, Edmonton F Jesse Joensuu, during a March 9 game.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with D Dillon Fournier on a three-year contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled C Cory Emmerton from Grand Rapids (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Colton Sissons from Milwaukee (AHL).

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Lake Erie C Mitchell Heard two games and Oklahoma City LW Ben Eager and RW Steve Pinizzotto one game.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Announced G Jared Coreau was reassigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed MF Will Johnson to a multiyear contract.

Today ● Senior high girls basketball: Hunting Hills at Lindsay Thurber, first game of best-of-three 4A zone final, 6 p.m. ● Senior high boys basketball: Hunting Hills at Lindsay Thurber, first game of best-of-three 4A zone final, 7:45 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Stettler, fourth game of best-of-seven North Division final, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday ● WHL: Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium ● AJHL: Olds at Okotoks, fifth game of best-of-five South Division quarter-final, if necessary, 7 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Red Deer at Calgary Buffaloes, second game of bestof-five South Division final, 7:30 p.m., South Fish Creek.

Thursday ● Bantam C hockey: Provincial championship at Rimbey, games at 5 and 7:30 p.m. ● Senior high girls basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, second game of best-of-three 4A zone final, 6 p.m. ● Senior high boys basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, second game of best-of-three 4A zone final, 7:45 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Blackfalds, fifth game of best-of-seven North Division final, 7:30 p.m.

Friday ● Bantam C hockey: Provincial championship at Rimbey, games at 8 and 10:30 a.m., 1, 3:30 and 7:45 p.m. ● Senior high girls basketball: Hunting Hills at Lindsay Thurber, third game of best-of-three 4A zone final, if necessary, 6 p.m.

● Senior high boys basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, third game of best-of-three 4A zone, final, if necessary, 6 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Buffaloes at Red Deer, third game of best-of-five South Division final, 8 p.m., Red Deer Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, second game of best-of-seven provincial final, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Gymnastics: Women’s artistic southern zones at Exalta Gymnastics Club, Collicutt Centre. ● Bantam C hockey: Provincial championship at Rimbey, games at 8 and 10:30 a.m., 1, 3:30 and 6 p.m. ● WHL: Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, second game of best-of-three ACAC semifinal, 7:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Stettler, sixth game of best-of-seven North Division final, if necessary, 7:30 p.m. ● Senior AAA hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, third game of best-of-seven provincial final, 8 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Sunday

● Bantam C hockey: Provincial championship at Rimbey, semifinals at 8 and 10:30 a.m., final at 4 p.m. ● Gymnastics: Women’s artistic southern zones at Exalta Gymnastics Club, Collicutt Centre. ● Midget AAA hockey: Red Deer at Calgary Buffaloes, fourth game of bestof-five South Division final, if necessary, 1:15 p.m., South Fish Creek. ● WHL: Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m., Rexall Place (Big 105).

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Sunday’s Games Chicago 95, Miami 88, OT L.A. Lakers 114, Oklahoma City 110 New Orleans 111, Denver 107, OT Brooklyn 104, Sacramento 89 Boston 118, Detroit 111 Toronto 111, Minnesota 104 Houston 118, Portland 113, OT Dallas 105, Indiana 94 Golden State 113, Phoenix 107 Monday’s Games Charlotte 105, Denver 98 Brooklyn 101, Toronto 97 Miami 99, Washington 90 New York 123, Philadelphia 110 Milwaukee 105, Orlando 98 Atlanta 112, Utah 110 Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, late Tuesday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 6 p.m.

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

Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Jerry Tennant 260. High Triple: Marion Olney 597.

Monday Mixed High Single: Kramer Thompson 279. High Triple: Steve Thomlison 645.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Jason Smith 305. High Triple: Smith 776.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Joyce Fleming 282. High Triple: Don Knowler 662.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Natalie Gillingham 317. High Triple: Rollie Gervais 743.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Glenda Regnier 278. High Triple: Regnier 705.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Mike Reitmeier 206. High Double: Matt Mundorf 395.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Mike Sabbe 320. High Triple: Bruce Hicks 761.

Sunday Fun League High Single: Shelby Chrest 343. High Triple: Chrest 781.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers High Single: Rogan Clark 114.

Bowlasaurus High Single: Rylee Ehret 89.

Peewees High Single: Ashlynn Makarenko 158. High Double: Makarenko 283.

Bantams High Single: Morgan Lynn 169. High Triple: Lynn 498.

Juniors High Single: Jessica Achtemichuk 241. High Triple: Achtemichuk 603.

Seniors High Single: Anthony Streit 300. High Triple: Streit 700.

MINOR MIDGET AAA HOCKEY The Red Deer Northstar Chiefs were 0-3 in the Pool A play at the Sutter Fund South Division minor midget AAA hockey playoffs in Medicine Hat during the weekend.

The Chiefs lost 5-4 to the Southeast Tigers, 5-1 to the Calgary Rangers and 6-0 to the AC Avalanche.

Kyle Cornford had two goals and Reed Engman and Ryan Chambers one each against the Tigers with Zane Bennett making 30 saves in goal.

Chambers scored against the Rangers with Reid Money finishing with 25 saves.

The Tigers reached the final, losing 5-3 to the Rangers, who beat Calgary Gold 4-3 in the semifinals, The Tigers downed the Calgary Blue 5-3.

The finalists both advanced to the provincials March 19-23 in Red Deer, along with the host Red Deer team.

Meanwhile, the Red Deer Aero Chiefs won twice and lost once in consolation Pool C play.

They defeated the Calgary Stampeders 3-1 and the Calgary Bruins 4-3 before losing 3-2 to the Canucks.

There were no scorers available for the Stampeders game but Tyler Graber had two goals and Kyle Gibson and Tyler Wall one each against the Bruins. Geordan Andrew made 15 saves in goal.

Josh Gette and Josh Bussard scored against the Canucks with Graydon Larson making 22 saves.

The Canucks lost 4-3 to Lethbridge in the consolation final.

The top three teams out of the Sutter Fund North playoffs advance to the provincials.

The Edmonton SSAC Bulldogs downed Edmonton United Cycle 3-2 in the final while the Lloydminster Rage edged St. Albert 2-1 for the bronze.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Wells Furniture got 23 points from Dave McComish and 21 from Eddie Ellis in downing the Dream Team 88-71 in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Sunday.

Troy McPherson had 16 points and Bryan Baker 13 in a losing cause. ● Ryan Wachter had 25 points and Adam Glover 18 as Monstars defeated Carstar 87-77.

Darryl Hemstreet poured in 35 points with Cam Kusiek adding 19 for Carstar. ● The Rusty Chuckers downed the Sheraton Red Deer 71-64 with Clint Unsworth dropping in 17 points and Kevin Buwalda 16.

Aaron Lucas had 20 points and Matt Thomson 18 for the Sheraton.

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Devils’ Henrique burning up NHL HAS SCORED NINE GOALS IN LAST SIX GAMES SINCE COMING BACK FROM OLYMPIC BREAK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. — Looking for the hottest goal scorer since the NHL resumed play following the Olympics?

Try Adam Henrique of the New Jersey Devils, and it’s not even close.

The 24-year-old Henrique has scored nine goals in the Devils’ six games since play resumed two weeks ago, tallying at least one in every game and four in the last two. His six-game goal-scoring streak is the second longest in the league this season, only a game behind Anaheim’s Corey Perry.

The third-year player now has a career-high 23 goals.

Heading into Monday night’s games, Jonathan Toews of Chicago, Artem Anisimov of Columbus and Johan Franzen of Detroit shared the second-highest goal total since the break with six apiece. Tyler Seguin of Dallas rounded out the top five with five, according to STATS. “It’s going well right now,” said Henrique, who was given an extra day off to rest Monday while the team practiced.

“The pucks are going in. I am trying to simplify my game. I didn’t change anything. I am just trying to shoot the puck more when I have an opportunity. We kind of talked about that during the break. We had to find a way to make a little more offence, instead of making that one extra pass, you are trying to shoot pucks, get pucks on net. It’s going in right now and hopefully it will continue.”

Teammates are well aware of how hot Henrique is, and they are treating him like a pitcher going for a perfect game. No one is asking him to either touch their sticks or borrow his. He is being left alone.

Jaromir Jagr, who recently became the seventh player to score 700 NHL goals, laughed when asked about hav-

ing Henrique’s luck rub off on teammates.

“Actually, we shouldn’t touch his stick at all,” Jagr said. “We should put him in a different room.”

Seriously, Jagr said the Devils should ride Henrique, give him a lot of minutes and “somehow don’t mess it up for him.”

Goaltender Marty Brodeur said Henrique was just as hot in the postOlympics practices.

“You know it was coming in the games,” Brodeur said. “I think he has been great. Actually I have been looking for him for my outlet passes from the zone so I can get a couple of more points. He has been great and it comes at a good time for us because we needed that goal scoring. Whatever he did during that break, he should do it more often.”

Fellow goaltender Cory Schneider said Henrique may have had as many chances earlier in the season, but was the victim of good saves and hitting some goal posts.

“It’s honestly amazing how much an inch or two of a difference can make, and they start going in.” Schneider said.

What’s also amazing about Henrique’s play is that he is scoring with different lines. He was put on the left wing with centre Patrik Elias and right wing Damien Brunner coming out of the break, and was switched to centre on Friday against Detroit with Michael Ryder and Ryane Clowe on the wings.

It didn’t make a difference: Henrique had five goals playing with Elias and company and four with Ryder and Clowe.

Henrique was the league’s second star of the week in the first week after the Olympic break and he slipped to the third star last week despite scoring five goals.

Coach Pete DeBoer said Henrique’s

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Jersey Devils’ Patrik Elias celebrates a goal with Adam Henrique during an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Feb. 27, 2014, in Newark, N.J. confidence is sky high. Other than that, his game is the same. He is a hardgrinding, two-way player.

Scoring goals at the right time also is nothing new. The native of Brantford, Ontario helped Windsor win the Memorial Cup in the 2009 and ’10, and he became the first NHL rookie to score two overtime series-clinching goals in the same playoff season in helping New Jersey get to the Stanley Cup Final in 2012.

DeBoer called Henrique, who got a new long-term contract last year, a biggame player.

“I don’t think it’s an accident that a

guy like that, his whole career, he has that reputation,” DeBoer said. “I think that is God-given. It’s not something you can teach, but when you go back to this guy’s history in the Memorial Cup and the playoffs with us, he has an ability to find another level at this time of year and in the playoffs.”

Heading to Philadelphia for a game against the Flyers on Tuesday night, the Devils need that. With 17 games left in the regular season, they need wins to get into a playoff spot.

“Nobody in here has said too much to me,” Henrique said. “We’re just trying to play well and win games.”

Raiders’ JV basketball teams Late 3-pointer by Pierce take first and second in playoffs gives Nets win over Raptors The Lindsay Thurber Raiders had a first and a second in the Central Alberta junior varsity basketball playoffs during the weekend.

The Raiders won the girls’ title with a 54-47 victory over the Hunting Hills Lightning while the Notre Dame Cougars beat the Raiders 82-58 in the boys’ final.

The Raiders reached the girls’ final with a 54-48 win over the Cougars as Kristin Demale had 20 points and Jenna Hawkes 13. Ayzhel Tultog had 15 and Amanda Omilon nine for the Cougars.

The Lightning reached the final with a 60-45 victory over the Wetaskiwin Sabres as Asra Alam and Sarah Stewart had 12 points each. Brianne Mantai had 18 in a losing cause.

The Cougars downed Wetaskiwin 67-56 to take third place with Jonna Suerte and Omilon hitting eight points each. Mantai had 27 for the Sabres.

Camrose took the consolation title with a 41-33 win over the West Central Rebels of Rocky Mountain House. Sadie Borgford had 17 points for Camrose and Jessica Lublinkhof 13 for the Rebels, who earlier downed the Lacombe Rams 42-34 with Susanna Heystek dropping in 12 points. Katie McMillen had nine for the Rams.

Camrose advanced with a 47-18 win over Stettler with Kelbi Tanaschuk

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Brooklyn Nets’ Mason Plumlee’s path to the basket is blocked by Toronto Raptors’ Terrence Ross and Jonas Valanciunas in the first half of an NBA game on Monday at Barclays Center in New York.

CLUB VOLLEYBALL The Central Alberta Kings Black captured the U18 boys’ Tier II title at the Alberta Volleyball Association’s Premier 2 tournament in Edmonton during the weekend.

The Kings placed second in their pool with a 2-1 record, defeating Grande Prairie and Airdrie and losing 2-1 to Camrose.

In playoff action they downed St. Albert 2-0, Camrose 2-1 and Airdrie 2-0 to finish first and advance to Tier I for the Premier 3 tournament, March 29-30 in Edmonton.

Meanwhile the Queens U18 girls’ team posted a 6-1 record and won the consolation title in Division 1. The U17 team were fourth in Division 2.

Red Deer will host the U15 boys and U16 Division 1 girls Premier 2 tournaments this weekend.

two free throws to seal the win and even the season series between both teams at two games apiece.

Brooklyn trailed 30-19 at the end of the opening period but had a strong second quarter, pulling to 51-50 at the half.

The Red Deer Radha roared past the Calgary Northwest Triumph 8-1 Sunday to finish fifth in the Alberta U16A ringette championship tournament at the Dawe Arena.

The Red Deer team dropped a 6-4 decision to Medicine Hat P.U.R.E Friday morning, then edged the Calgary Northwest Triumph 9-8 in an evening contest.

RINGETTE On Saturday, the hosts fell 6-5 to the South Calgary Strive and defeated the Airdrie Sting 8-3 in a consolation-side semifinal.

Medicine Hat won gold with an 8-4 victory over the Strive. Bowview Vi defeated the Sherwood Park Elevate 8-2 in the bronze-medal game.

• Meanwhile Spruce Grove won the U19A title in Delburne with Edmonton KOR second, Calgary North Legacy third and the Red Deer Reign fourth.

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Livingston hit two free throws to extend the Nets’ lead to 99-96 with 22.8 seconds left. Lowry had a chance to tie with a 3 but missed. Blatche was then fouled with 6.5 seconds left and was only able to hit the second free throws to push the lead to four points.

As the Raptors proceeded to move the ball up the court, Lowry was fouled. He hit the first shot to make it 100-97 with 5.2 left. He purposely missed the second one but was called for a lane violation.

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Nets 101 Raptors 97 NEW YORK — Deron Williams and Shaun Livingston each scored 18 points and an ailing Paul Pierce hit a key late 3-pointer to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 101-97 victory over the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

Pierce finished with 15 points and Joe Johnson added 14 for the Nets, who won their season-high eighth straight at home. Brooklyn moved three games behind Toronto in the Atlantic.

Kyle Lowry scored 21 points to lead Toronto, which had won three straight and nine of its previous 11. Tyler Hansbrough and Amir Johnson added 16 points each.

The Nets played their sixth straight game without Kevin Garnett, who was in the starting lineup but was scratched minutes before tip-off.

The 38-year-old veteran has been bother by back spasms. Brooklyn also missed Andrei Kirilenko, who was out because of a sprained right ankle.

The Nets trailed 9492 after Lowry split the defence in the lane for a lay-up with 2:15 left.

Brooklyn then answered with five straight points as Andray Blatche’s reverse lay-up tied the score at 94 and Pierce followed with his 3 with 1:14 left.

DeMar DeRozan then beat Livingston to the basket but was fouled and made two free throws to pull to 97-96 with 1:03 to go. On Brooklyn’s next possession, Williams drove to the lane but his shot was blocked by Johnson, setting the stage for a go-ahead or game-tying shot.

However, Terrence Ross lost control of the ball and Pierce, who wasn’t sure if he was go-

hitting 14 points. Jennifer Hallett had eight for Stettler.

Josh Ballantyne had 16 points and Levi Kisslinger 10 for the Cougars in the final while TK Kunaka had 17 and Hiram Sanchez 10 for the Raiders.

The Cougars reached the final with a 95-39 victory over the Sabres as Glen Saligumba had 20 points and Cody White 12. MJ Orlina had 12 points for the Sabres.

The Raiders downed Hunting Hills 55-42 in the other semifinal as Adam Hamud had 16 points and Aric Dunn 11. Matt Larsen had 14 points and Zach Morgan 13 for the Lightning, who lost 72-67 to the Sabres in the bronze medal game.

Orlina had 32 points for the Sabres and Steel McDonald 14 for the Lightning.

The Stettler Wildcats downed the Ponoka Broncs 64-47 in the consolation final.

Jordan Lane had 10 points for Stettler and Carter Makofka 15 for the Broncs, who advanced with a 57-51 win over West Central. Makofka had 24 points while Anders Eklund hit 15 for the Rebels.

Stettler advanced with a 57-34 win over Lacombe.

Edward Kim had 12 points for the ‘Cats and Dylan Humbke 11 for the Rams.

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GABRIELSON Dolphin (Buzz) Charles Born on March 13, 1933 and after a lengthy battle with cancer passed away on March 6, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife, Darlene and four children, Sherri Andrews, Cindy Demott, Rodney (Deanna) Gabrielson and Holly (Darren) Maddex; foster son, Brandon Ford; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren; brother, Bradley Gabrielson; and sister, Audrey Gabrielson.

Buzz was predeceased by his son, Robert Charles; sister, Ivie Dorland; and brother, Eugene Gabrielson.

A brave, kind and wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother and great friend, he will be missed so very much.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton Street, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Buzz’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319

MALLETT Marjorie Laura 1911 - 2014 Marj passed away peacefully on March 8, 2014 in Lacombe General Hospital.

She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by her son, Rob and daughter-in-law Bev (from Kelowna) and granddaughter, Cara, her husband, Monty, great grandchildren Aidan and Paige and family from Boise, Idaho. Marj was predeceased by her brother, Gordon; her loving husband Stan; and her daughter Carol. Marj and family lived in Red Deer from 1954, and she served as a teacher and librarian with Red Deer Public Schools.

Marj and Stan were life-long members and supporters of Gaetz United Church. Marj was involved in many volunteer activities in Red Deer and enjoyed the company of her many dear friends. She and Stan travelled around the world after their retirement and until the last year she was an avid bridge player.

The family wishes to thank the staff for their care, love and compassion of the staff at Royal Oak Seniors Residence in Lacombe. A memorial service to be held Apr. 28, 1 pm. at Gaetz United Church. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your charity of choice or to Gaetz United Church, Red Deer. Eventide Funeral Chapel 403-347-2222.

GRUTTER John 1936 - 2014 John Gordon Grutter of Red Deer passed away peacefully on Unit 32 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Friday, March 7th, 2014 at the age of 77 years following a two year courageous battle with cancer.

John was born on July 20th, 1936, to parents Edward and Hildegard Grutter of Sylvan Lake.

John is lovingly remembered by his two daughters; Patricia (Thomas) Kauhaahaa of San Antonio, Texas, and Stephanie Grutter of Blackfalds, Alberta, and his three grandchildren; Emily, Evan and Ella Grace.

He is also survived by his brother Roy (Barbara) Grutter of Calgary, and his sister Jean (Ray) Prettie of Kelowna, Donna Grutter of Red Deer, and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents as well as his sister Judith Linkewich. John loved to spend time with his grandchildren, playing guitar, gardening, bird watching as well as cheering for his favorite baseball and hockey teams.

The family wishes to thank Dr. McCall as well as the staff at the Red Deer Hospice and Unit 32 for the wonderful care John received during his illness. A memorial service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, AB, on Friday, March 14th, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. A reception will be held immediately following the service at 4805 45th Street (directly across the street from funeral home). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6 or The Ellis Bird Farm, Box 5090 Lacombe, AB T4L 1W7.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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KANE Michael Peter (Willie) 1952 - 2014 Mr. Michael Peter (Willie) Kane of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at his home on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the age of 61 years. Michael will be lovingly remembered by his two sons, Lucas of Sylvan Lake and Jason of Lacombe. A Memorial Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040

SISSON 1920 - 2014 Mr. Reed Morrison Sisson of Red Deer, was taken to Heaven to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Reed was born to Amy and Roy Sisson on June 29, 1920 at Sisson Ridge County, New Brunswick.

He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army in September of 1941. He was stationed in Holland during D-Day. He moved to British Columbia with his wife and five children in September of 1962. After Lillian’s passing, Reed moved into the Prince George Chateau, where he met and married Josephine on October 14, 2007.

In October 2012, they moved to Red Deer, Alberta for his health. Reed loved music and played his harmonica.

He will be remembered for his gentle, sincere smile and big compassionate heart.

Reed was loved and will be greatly missed by his family; his wife, Josephine and many dear friends.

His philosophy: “Grieve a while and then move on with life”.

Reed will be lovingly remembered by his two sons and three daughters and their families.

Josephine and family wish to sincerely thank Dr. Ohanjanians, Reg Bernier and Symphony Senior Living’s Nursing Staff and dear family friend, Rita Anderson, for their compassionate care. Also thanks to those who prayed for us. 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.

403.340.4040.

MATSALLA Michael John Sept. 17, 1916 - Mar. 8, 2014 Michael passed away peacefully on March 8 in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Michael, a loving husband, father and grandfather, is survived by his wife Emily, children Patrick, Ronald (Susan), Catherine and grandchildren Devon, Michael, Kelly, Justine, Renee, Nicolette and Austin.

He was predeceased by his parents and all of his brothers and sisters. Michael was a WWII veteran. Emily, a country school teacher, stole Michael’s heart and they married in 1946. They started their life together with a welding/repair business in Hyas, and then Rama, Saskatchewan. They moved to Calgary in 1957, where Michael was employed with the University of Calgary in the Purchasing Department before retiring in 1975 and moving to Sylvan Lake, Alberta in 1990. Michael and Emily were also owners of a 12 suite apartment building for many years. Michael and Emily’s passion was world travel and they reached their dream of visiting the seven wonders of the world on every continent. Both were very active in the church and involved with various volunteer groups. Michael enjoyed fishing, camping, and boating. He could usually be found with his dog by his side while mushroom hunting, berry picking or in the garage repairing something and improving on designs. He will be dearly missed. A Prayer Vigil for Michael will be held at the Our Lady Of The Assumption Catholic Church, Sylvan Lake on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael will be celebrated at the Our Lady Of The Assumption Catholic Church, Sylvan Lake on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. with interment to follow in the Sylvan Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Our Lady of Victory Camp at Bentley Alberta.

Condolence may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298

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Clerical

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OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR in Bowden wanted.

Computer exp., Word, Excel, Outlook, knowledge of Quick Book, etc. Duties are: A/P, A/R, invoicing, and general office duties.

Email resume to: info@trackersalesltd.com or fax 403-224-2225

Dental

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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

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F/T FEED TRUCK OPERATOR for large expanding feed lot in Sundre.

Fax resume to 403-638-3908 or call 403-556-9588 or email: feedlot@hotmail.ca

Janitorial

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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

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HELP WANTED Medical Office Assistant For New Family Practice Walk-in Clinic In Penhold, AB Full time position Mon. - Fri. Medical training or experience an asset.

Please submit resume to: Innisfail Medical Clinic Atten: Dr. Hrdlicka Fax: 403-227-2702 or in person to: 5031 49th Street Innisfail

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FAIRBROTHER (nee Gillett) Carro Glenna December 1, 1943 in Saint John, N.B to March 6, 2014 in Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

Carro, beloved wife of Eric Fairbrother passed away Thursday March 6, 2014 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Saint John, N.B. residing in Alberta since 1962. In the beginning in Calgary then moving to Sylvan Lake, Alberta in 1990. Carro was the second daughter of James and Melda Gillett (nee Carr). Besides her husband of 51 years she is survived by three sisters Mavis Palardy (Richard) of Calgary, Shirley Beechin (Arthur) of Benalto, Hope Redekop (Patrick) of Blackfalds; one brother E.Wayne Gillett (Dianna) of West Bank B.C. Carro leaves to mourn her husband Eric; three sons E.Wayne of Calgary, Paul (Deanne) of Calgary and Gregory (Denice) of Red Deer; five grandchildren Joleen, Joel, Sydney, George, Kai and one chosen grandson Jace; three great grandchildren Angelina, Doninque, Aaliyah and chosen great granddaughter Lily; she is also survived by many many nieces and nephews whom to Carro were her children; also many cousins, one uncle and two aunts. Carro was predeceased by her son Bobby in 1992; her father Jim in 2002 and mother Melda in 2000. Carro worked in the retail sector for many years starting with Sobey’s in N.B, beginning her western work life with I.G.A. Stores in Alberta then as part owner of Sorrento Supperette, moving to Sylvan Lake working at Cobb’s A.G. Foods, then Lake side Esso, ending her career with Rona Hardware when cancer forced her to leave the work force. She was a super Mom the best Grandmother that a family could ask for and a friend and a super wife of 51 years.

Her love of family and friends and people, will remain with our family for generations to come. We remain behind to follow her example of what a good person can achieve in our world. Rest in peace our love, your work on earth has been completed. A Celebration of Carro’s Life will be held at the Alliance Community Church, 4404-47 Ave Sylvan Lake, AB on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

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FLUID Experts Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

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

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IT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

OIL & GAS OPERATOR $2500 Bonus Every 100 days

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Night Foremen, Day & Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted ARNETT & BURGESS Oilfield Construction Limited is immediately looking for a full-time

YARD SUPERVISOR

for the Blackfalds shop/yard.

Responsibilities include loading of heavy equipment, inventory tracking, shipping/ receiving, hotshots, and yard maintenance.

Please email resume to hr@abpipeliners.com or fax to 780-384-2402.

Hiring full time Operation Coordinator/Field Supervisor for local oilfield testing company Must be local (Red Deer area) Must have testing experience Competitive salary Health benefits offered Send resume to ken@darkstarproduction. com Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

NOW HIRING

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

Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a heavy duty mechanic or journeyman instrument mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging work environment, attractive benefits with competitive pay and significant room for promotion.

Please submit resumes

Oilfield

Longhurst Consulting or fax: 403-309-3920

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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

Attn: Human Resources email:kwolokoff@ bearspawpet.com JOSE JOSE LATIN Fax 403-252-9719 RESTAURANT IS HIRING!!

Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 COOKS HELPER Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Please drop off your resume at #9 7110-50 Ave or call 403-986-5673 RED DEER based hot shot company looking for exp’d Buying or Selling driver, 15/6 rotation, your home? company benefits, Check out Homes for Sale performance bonus. in Classifieds Fax resume & current abstract to 403-342-2152

Sales & Distributors

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & DERRICK HANDS Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Looking for a place to live?

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Professionals PRODUCTION TESTING EXPERIENCED SUPERVISORS and TESTERS Day & Night Must have tickets.

Top paid wages.

Based out of Devon, AB. Email resume to: kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca

required FULL TIME. Min 3-5 years HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. MSCE/MSCA, CompTIA A & Network Certifications.

Own Vehicle, clean drivers abstract & criminal background check.

Please submit resume to stevel@telus.net at

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EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB.

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ELEMENTS is looking 5 Beauty Treatment Operators.

Selling seasonal gift packages & personal care products in Parkland Mall-4747 67th St Red Deer, $14.55/Hr. Plus bonus & commission, F/T, Beauty certification req’d email resumes: elementsreddeerbto@ gmail.com

Trades

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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

FOREMAN

We are a well established fabrication and repair facility (10 employees) looking for a skilled individual who has: Strong organizational skills, ability to read, relay, modify C.A. D. and engineered drawings, strong mechanical skills for repair of small and large equipment., ability to instruct procedures in Ferrous and non Ferrous welding. We offer a comprehensive benefit program and a starting salary of $70,000/yr. with incentives. Reply in confidence to Box 639, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 email: RedDeerFabrication@gmail.com You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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EXP’D CLASS 1 end dump • GED Preparation driver for local haul. Please fax resume with driver’s Gov’t of Alberta Funding abstract 403-342-6881 may be available.

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer

CALL:

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

(Reliable vehicle needed.)

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CENTRAL CITY ASPHALT LTD.

Experienced • Screedman ELEMENTS is looking for • Rakerman 5 retail sales reps. selling • Finish Roller Operator season gift packages and †Email resume: personal care products in office@ccal.com Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. Fax resume: (403) 885-5137 Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + bonus & comm. FT. No exp. req`d. Please email elementsreddeer@gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 RENTAL & TRUCKING retail sales reps. Selling Company looking for class soap & bath products. 1 picker/winch operator to $12.10 hr + bonus & com- join our team. 15 on 6 off mission. Ft No exp. req`d. schedule, salary plus Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. bonus and benefits. Please Red Deer. email resume to send current resume & premierjobrd@gmail.com drivers abstract to info@ WIRELESS WORLD gsequipmentcanada.com requires 2 Retail Sales or fax 403-346-5127.

Associates for Bower Place Mall, 149A 4900 STAIR MANUFACTURER Molly Banister Drive., Req’s F/T workers to build Red Deer, AB; FT, perm stairs in Red Deer shop. to start ASAP; Will train, MUST HAVE basic carprovide direct mobile pentry skills. Salary based phone sales and customer on skill level. Benefits support services at avail. Apply in person at location & other duties; 100, 7491 Edgar $12.00/hr. Email Resume: Industrial Bend. email: retailjobs@ earl707@telus.net. and/or mywirelessworld.ca fax 403-347-7913

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MOUNTVIEW

Kennings Cres. & Kirby St. also Kelloway & Kyte Cres., Kensington & Kirk Cl

Nellis & Norton Ave. also Nordegg Cres. & 76 St.

FULL TIME SCREENPRINTER. Will train the right person.

Apply in person to Grand Central Stitchin’ #7, 7439 49th Ave. Cr. Red Deer

Resident Apartment Manager - Red Deer Oriole Park West O’Brien Cres & Oxley Cl.

Call Prodie: 403-314-4301 for more info

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

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

CARRIERS NEEDED

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ANDERS AREA Addinnell Close / Allan St. Abbott Close / Anders St. Anders Close INGLEWOOD AREA

Experienced Automotive Business Manager

Isherwood Close Issard Close LANCASTER AREA Lacey Close / Lennon Close

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 and be rewarded financially we would be interested in discussing your potential future with our company.

Please send resume to andrea@pikewheatonchev.ca

Landry Close / Lawson Close Addington Drive Lamont Close Lund Close MORRISROE AREA Vicar Street / McKee Close Marion Cres / McKenzie Cres SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres.

VANIER AREA Viscount Drive Volks Place / Vanier Drive Vanson Close / Visser St. Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW and CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREAS Crossley St., Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres. & Cody Pl. $190/mo.

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2 Blocks of Cosgrove Cres. $80/mo.

ALSO Cunningham Cres. $50/mo.

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DEER PARK AREA 104 to 194 Blocks of Douglas St. $58/mo.

ALSO Dietz Close, Durie Close and 1 block of Davison Dr. $51/mo.

EASTVIEW Erickson Dr., Eldrige Cr., Everitt Cr., Elkin Cl., $187/mo.

ALSO 37 Ave. from 39 St. to 44 St. and Exeter Cr. and 38A Ave. Area $111/mo.

GRANDVIEW AREA

IS HIRING!

40A, 41 & 42 Ave. between 39 St. & 44 St. $120/mo.

ALSO 43 Ave. Area between 39 St. and 43 St. $61/mo ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

www.eaglebuilders.ca Applicants are able to apply online or fax resume to 403-885-5516 ATTN: Human Resources or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

TIMBERSTONE AREA 376016C7-18

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41 Ave. from Ross St. to 44 St. + 4000 Block of 47 St. &44 Block of 40A Ave. $63/mo.

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We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: PRECAST INSTALLATION LABORERS CONCRETE FINISHERS CARPENTERS/ WOODWORKERS STEEL REINFORCEMENT LABORERS OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATORS GENERAL LABORERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

27 units, quiet, adult, no smoking, no pets Collect rent, clean, building maintenance, Sidewalks and grass.

Renovation skills a plus Criminal record check.

Send resumes with experience, expectations and references to: resumes@ wunschdevelopments.ca or fax: 780-452-8284

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

We offer a competitive commission based incentive plan.

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WESTLAKE

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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

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For more information phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Performance Criteria: • Gross profit achievement • Achievement of forecasted targets • Dealership sales penetration levels

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Local hauling.

Premium wages paid.

Will train suitable candidates.

Fax resume and driver’s abstract to: (403) 343-8385 email thewaterbus@hotmail.com

AFTERNOON newspaper carriers needed in the following areas:

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P/T to F/T WATER TRUCK DRIVERS

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ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

SUNNYBROOK AREA

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

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BUSY Central Alberta ACADEMIC Express Grain Trucking Company ADULT EDUCATION looking for Class 1 Drivers AND TRAINING and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, SPRING START benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super • Community Support B exp. an asset but not Worker Program necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to • Women in the Trades Program start making good money. fax or email resume and • Math and Science for comm.abstract to the Trades Program 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

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Oilfield

Truckers/ Drivers

Timberstone Way $302/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

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TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300 DEADLINE THURS. 5 P.M.

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No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

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Children's Items

BABY BULLET food processor. Includes all attachments, storage containers, instructional manual. Mint condition. $30. Call (403) 342-7908

EquipmentHeavy

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, ofÀce, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

MORNING newspaper carriers needed in the following areas: WESTLAKE For more information phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

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Tools

6 LAMINATED shelving boards 5/8” thick x 16”w, various lengths, all $40; 2 boxes of nails, all lengths, box of electrical items $3/box; desk top fan 3 spd $10; 25 legal ofÀce Àle holders $10; deer antler mount on shield $60; 3 stacking chairs, metal frames $8/ea, ice pick custom made for ice Àshing $47 403-314-2026

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Office Homestead Firewood Supplies Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS

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Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

ORIOLE PARK

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage.

Avail. Apr. 1. 403-304-5337

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MOBILE dental equipment, M9 autoclave, etc. www.mydazzlingwhites.com

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

PRINTER scanner Sharpe AL1551CS $100 403-782-1437

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. Sporting 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Newer bldg. secure entry BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Goods w/onsite manager, Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 5 appls., incl. heat & hot GOLF bag, men’s large. as water, washer/dryer new. $25. 403-782-6050 hookup, inÁoor heating, a/c., Household GOLF CART trailer, tilting car plug ins & balconies.

Furnishings $200. 403-782-6050 Call 403-343-7955

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

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To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

2 BOOKSHELVES, $25 each.

QUEEN BED w/headboard & 2 night stands, $200.

Round kitchen table, $100.

Call 403-318-9840

P/T CASHIER Clerk. Apply with resume to Highland Green Value Drug Mart.

SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

QUEEN MATTRESS (Sealy Perfect Sleeper) Like new, used very little. $250 obo.

Call 403-343-7389 or 403-350-9029

2 BDRM Adult Apt.

ns, no pets, no parties www.ambassadorapts.ca

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets.

403-346-6686

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Offices

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Defoe’s arrival signals start of TFC’s MLS season applauded their efforts.

He then dropped to the pitch for a series of crunches, and was the last player off the field.

Nelsen practically scoffed when asked how Defoe did.

“He was awful. He’s done,” the coach said, prompting much laughter.

“Again, he came in on Saturday, so we just have to be careful, just with the artificial field and a flight,” Nelsen added. “He’s still got that goofy smile, and still enjoys it in the back of the net. That’s all I’m worried about.”

Defoe missed Toronto’s offseason due to commitments to Tottenham and England.

He was the last player to arrive among a group of key off-season acquisitions that included American Michael Bradley, Brazilians Gilberto and Julio Cesar, and Dwayne De Rosario, who’s back in Toronto after three seasons with New York Red Bulls and D.C. United.

“To see (Defoe) in the locker-room this morning, now it’s like, alright we can start now,” Bradley said.

Gilberto, who has been slowed by a quadricep injury, believes it won’t take long to develop chemistry with the England striker.

“Now that everybody is here, we’re able to connect, get the chemistry working together as a team, and hopefully within the week we’ll be ready to go,” Gilberto said through an interpreter. “I think the chemistry will work right away, Toronto has got no time to wait.”

Defoe left Spurs with 143 goals to his credit, behind only Cliff Jones (159), Martin Chivers (174), Bobby Smith (208) and the legendary Jimmy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — All the stars have arrived. Now the work can really begin.

Jermain Defoe practised with Toronto FC for the first time Monday, and declared himself “100 per cent” healthy and keen to start when the club opens its Major League Soccer season on Saturday in Seattle.

“It’s been a long time talking about it and stuff, so to actually get over (to Canada) and put my boots on and start playing, training. . . it’s good,” Defoe said. “It feels good.

Obviously a little bit strange when you first come in, but the lads have been fantastic. Good training session. I feel sharp.

So yeah, happy.”

The 31-year-old striker had been battling a nagging hamstring injury, and didn’t play in what would have been his farewell game for Tottenham Hotspur on Feb. 27 at White Hart Lane.

Toronto coach Ryan Nelsen said he’ll wait and see how quickly Defoe adapts to his new teammates this week before deciding if he will start.

“Hopefully,” Nelsen said.

“We’ve obviously got to get him up to speed with everything, but if he’s fit and raring to go it will be hard to turn down a player of that quality.”

Some two dozen journalists turned out to Toronto’s training ground just north of the city to watch the club’s biggest star practise. At one end of the pitch, the five-foot-six striker in electric-blue cleats took turns with Andrew Wiedeman and fellow newcomer Michael Bradley firing shots on Toronto’s goalkeepers. Defoe shook hands with his teammates, he

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Toronto FC’s Jermain Defoe takes part in a drill at practice in Toronto on Monday. The MLS club opens its season Saturday in Seattle.

Greaves (266) in the club record book.

He was sidelined by the hamstring injury when he said his farewell to the fans at White Hart Lane late last month during halftime of a Europa League match against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Defoe was on the bench for England’s friendly against Denmark last Wednesday at Wembley but didn’t get a chance to earn a 56th cap in the 1-0 win over Denmark.

He said “obviously” it would help if he had partici-

pated in Toronto’s pre-season, but added that “hopefully in training they will understand how I play, and vice versa, and it will be OK.” Defoe was asked if he had concerns about playing on the artificial turf Saturday in Seattle, and he said that even practising on artificial turf might take some getting used to. Toronto’s indoor training is on turf, and with no warm weather in sight, it remains to be seen when the team can head outdoors to the pristine grass practice pitches.

“Obviously it’s not something I’m used to, to be honest, and even training today, it was the first time in years where I’ve actually trained on this kind of surface,” Defoe said. “But again, I suppose it’s something you’re going to have to get used to. And you can’t really make excuses because it’s the same for both teams. Same for all the players. It’s something you get used to, I suppose it’s just part and parcel to travelling away and playing on these kind of pitches.”

Canadians advance at Indian Wells tennis tournament INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Milos Raonic and Aleksandra Wozniak continued successful injury comebacks as each advanced into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday to next face reigning Grand Slam champions.

Tenth-seeded Raonic, playing for the first time in more than a month after suffering ankle ligament damage, fired a modest 10 aces in a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Colombian Alejandro Falla with a break per set providing the winning margin.

“I’m playing well this week, better with each match,” said the 11th-ranked Thornhill, Ont., native. “I’m proud to be back on court again. I’m happy to be back and really happy to be playing so well, so quickly.”

Raonic lined up a match against Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, who struggled to beat Czech Jiri Vesely 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4. Raonic owns a 2-1 lead in that series, winning their last in a 2012 Tokyo semifinal.

Raonic beat the 75th-ranked Falla for the second time after Barcelona two years ago.

Wozniak is making quick progress after a shoulder injury with a 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-0 defeat of Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Blainville, Que., native set herself up for a huge test in the next round. She will face world No. 2, top seed and Australian Open champion Li Na after the two-time Grand Slam winner beat Czech Karo-

lina Pliskova 6-3, 6-4.

This event marks the first time since late 2012, when her shoulder problems began, that the No. 241-ranked Wozniak has gone past the second round at a WTA-level tournament.

Wozniak was pleased to advance after fighting and losing a second-set tiebreak but dominating in the final set to sweep to victory.

“I”ve had a tough year and a half with my shoulder,“ she said. ”It was a good match for me today. Russians are always tough, I had to being my ’A’ game today.“ Wozniak claimed victory in just under two hours, committing 10 doublefaults in the match but breaking on nine of 13 chances.

Wozniak credited her French coach Nathalie Tauziat with helping her to the victory.

“She gave me encouragement and a boost for the third set,” Wozniak said.

“I was playing a little too far back on the court in the second. My balls were not as deep as in the first. In the third, I tried to step up more, take the ball early. I didn’t want to let her get back into it like I did in the second set.”

Wozniak, who will move into the 180s on ranking according to WTA estimates, is pleased with her comeback, which has bloomed this week in the desert.

“It’s really good, I’m happy, I’m progressing with every match, step by step,” she said. “I’m finding that aggressive way I used to play. It gives me confidence to start finding my game like before.”

RDC TRACK The women’s 800m saw Catherine Alcorn finishing 14th at 2:45.83 with Wigmore winning at 2:21.76.

Kevin Buckel was 16th in the men’s 400m

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EDMONTON — Jordanna Cota and Devin Woodland both had a pair of top 10 finishes in the ACAC indoor track championships during the weekend.

Cota was eighth in both the 1,500 and 3,000-metre finals while Woodland was sixth in the 3,000m and seventh in the 1,500m.

Cota had a time of five minutes 18.27 seconds in the 1,500m with Jamie Wigmore of Grande Prairie first at 4:47.78. Vanessa Trofimenkov of Grant MacEwan University won the 3,000, in 10:48.39 with Cota at 11:46.38.

Emily Maplethorpe was 17th (5:51.0), Laura Friesen 22nd and Samantha Debree 24th in the 1,500m. Maplethorpe placed 15th (13:01.30) in the 3,000m with Friesen 18th (13:27.17).

Woodland finished the 3,000m in 9:45.52 with Solomon Ngetich of Lethbridge first at 9:02.42.

Hayden Hollowell of Grande Prairie won the 1,500m in 4:13.32 with Woodland at 4:31.55.

Andrew Jacobs was 11th in the 1,500m at 4:41.12 and Noah Arychuk 18th at 4:46.84.

Jacobs took eighth in the 3,000m with a time of 9:59.31 while Arychuk was 15th (10:29.29).

at 1:06.71 and 17th in the 800m at 2:41.60. Kenton Sportak of SAIT won both events at 52.58 seconds and 2:01.86 respectively.

The RDC relay teams placed sixth on the women’s side and seventh for the men.

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B12 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Adding big name unlikely to produce big boost

BY IJAY PALANSKY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The rumours of the demise of frenetic trade deadlines have proved to be dramatically exaggerated.

Martin St. Louis, Thomas Vanek, Ryan Miller, Tim Thomas, Marian Gaborik, Ryan Callahan, Ilya Bryzgalov, Steve Ott, etc., etc.

Which one of these big-time players traded at the deadline is going to deliver some lucky team to the promised land?

Trick question. Probably none of the above.

Last week, the Department of Hockey Analytics revealed that, on average, top players traded at the deadline do almost exactly as well with their new teams as their old teams.

Since GMs should have a very good idea of what to expect from a trade, these NHL illuminati should be ideally situated to swing just the deal that will make the difference between spending June raising the Cup in victory and putting into a cup for bogey.

Right?

Well ... not so much.

The purpose of almost all deadline deals is to position a team for a playoff run, so the natural measure of the success of a trade would be how the team did in the playoffs that year.

We tracked the final result for each team that acquired a top player (defined as someone who was in the top 100 in scoring or average ice time) over the last 15 years.

As the accompanying chart reflects, just 11 per cent of teams making such a trade even made the finals, and only eight per cent won the Cup. Twenty-two per cent missed the playoffs altogether.

Not exactly the stellar results that teams giving up big assets expected.

To be fair, focusing solely on whether a team made the finals or not doesn’t tell the whole story.

It’s probably a little harsh to consider a trade a failure if the team making it was struggling to make the playoffs and wound up getting bounced in the semis.

Teams that didn’t win the cup or make the finals but still did better than

they would have without the big trade should still be considered “successful� on some level.

Surely making a big splash at the deadline helps.

Guess again.

Using league standings on the date of the trade deadline each year, we determined the projected playoff result for each team that traded for a top player at the deadline.

Ninth or lower in each conference was projected to miss the playoffs, fifth through eighth was expected to be eliminated in the first round, and so forth.

We then compared each team’s projected playoff result to its actual playoff result.

For example, on the trade deadline in 2003, the Maple Leafs were in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

So, based on that position, they were expected to make it to the conference semifinals (second round).

Just before the trade deadline the Leafs shipped Brad Boyes, Alyn McCauley and a first-round pick to the Sharks for Owen Nolan.

Not only did the trade not help, the Leafs actually did worse than they were expected to do without their shiny new toy.

They lost in the first round to the Flyers.

So they finished one round worse than projected.

As the accompanying chart shows, the 2003 Leafs were hardly alone.

As a group, teams that traded for top players at the deadline actually did worse than they were projected to do without the trade.

Only 19 of 90 teams making big trades did better in the playoffs than expected, while 24 did worse.

The 2010 Washington Capitals were in first place overall by a mile and lost in the first round to Jaroslav Halak and the Montreal Canadiens.

Not only did these teams crap out in the season of the trade, but, like the Leafs in the Owen Nolan deal, most teams gave up prospects and draft picks, hamstringing themselves for years to come. A lose-lose situation if ever there was one.

Why do GMs keep making these desperate trades year after year?

Maybe they don’t realize the odds are stacked against them.

Maybe they arrogantly believe they can beat the odds, even though their equally qualified peers haven’t.

Or maybe they know that if they don’t win now they won’t be GM in three to five years when lost prospects and draft picks really start to hurt.

Whatever the reason, you can bet it isn’t going to change any time soon.

The Department of Hockey Analytics employs advanced statistical methods

and innovative approaches to better understand the game of hockey. Its three founders are Ian Cooper, a lawyer, former player agent and Wharton Business School graduate; Phil Curry, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo; and IJay Palansky, a litigator in Washington, D.C., former high-stakes professional poker player and Harvard Law School graduate.

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GABRIELLA’S STORY Our family has always supported STARS through the calendar and lottery campaigns, but on April 20, 2010, the meaning of STARS in our life took on an entirely new meaning. It was early that morning that our daughter Gabriella was born by emergency Caesarean section at Red Deer Regional Hospital and at only 29 weeks gestation. She was tiny at just over 3 lbs and her lungs had not yet fully developed.

There was such panic and fear that day that I remember only parts of it.

One of the most distinct memories I have of that day was how quickly the STARS crew was there to help. I remember the sense of concern in the ICU that changed completely when the À LJKW FUHZ DUULYHG EULQJLQJ D VHQVH of calm and purpose to the process.

The crew had been mobilized from the Foothills Hospital before Gabriella was even born and included a ICU nurse, pediatric respiratory therapist and paramedics; a highly skilled group that operated with speed and precision to have Gabriella’s chest tube inserted and an IV line put into an arm that was no bigger than my thumb. The other most prominent memory I have is following the FUHZ WR WKH À LJKW GHFN LQ 5HG 'HHU to watch Gabriella loaded into the helicopter. I will never forget the

pilot walking over to me and putting his hands on my shoulders. He said, “Dad, we’re going to have your baby on the ground at Foothills Hospital in 25 minutes. You can’t beat us there, so take your time and drive safely.�

Gabriella spent a total of 45 days in the hospital after she was born, until she was strong enough to come home.

My experience in pediatric audiology in the past always had me wondering if there would be complications later in life, maybe with her vision, hearing or development. Today, as Gabriella turns 4 years old, she shows no effects of her early arrival. She is incredibly bright, already learning to read and write and normally developing in every way. She loves the outdoors and has always had a sense of adventure, and I often wonder if it has something to do with her start in life, riding in the helicopter when she was only minutes old. Today when we drive by the hospital, she always looks for the red helicopter and says, “Where’s the helicopter Daddy? I think there are some tiny babies in there, just like me.� For that, we will always be truly thankful and a proud supporter of STARS Air Ambulance.

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