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RCMP waging war on drugs A TEAM OF PLAINCLOTHES AND UNDERCOVER OFFICERS IS BATTLING DRUGS IN ALL CORNERS OF THE CITY This is part three of three-part series on drugs in Red Deer.

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Drugs and alcohol are, by far, the largest contributors to crime in Red Deer, says the supervisor of the Red Deer City RCMP’s street team.

Cpl. Len Larson directs a team of plainclothes and undercover officers who work on the streets, keeping in contact with users and dealers in their investigations. Drug enforcement isn’t their only job but it’s a big part of what they do. Street team members also assist in major investigations, including murders, armed robberies and assaults.

“We try to be proactive, dealing with habitual offenders, targeting them,” says Larson.

“People are more apt to talk to us due to the fact that we’re in plain clothes and a little more informal. We don’t hide our identity. We just dress normal and blend in.”

In general, the level of drug-related crime in Red Deer is no different than any other city. But there is a key difference that makes Red Deer unique from other cities where Larson has worked in the past, including Saskatoon and Grande Prairie.

Where drug activities tend to concentrate in specific areas of most cities, the trade is fairly well spread across the city in Red Deer, says Larson.

That’s because, in Red Deer, there is a wide diversity of housing within each neighbourhood, creating a mix of people from widely varied levels of affluence and financial stability.

“I’m not saying that lower income people do more drugs,” says Larson.

“It has a lot to do with rental houses, because drug dealers don’t have a lot of money, normally. If you’re dealing drugs on the street, you can’t get a mortgage, nobody’s going to finance you. So most drug dealers use rental locations. There’s no credit rating when you are hiding your money or live day to day.”

Most of the dealers at street level are users themselves, selling drugs to feed their own habits, says Larson.

That is where drug use and the trade in street drugs fit in as a major contributor to crime in general, including break-ins, robberies, assaults, kidnapping and extortion.

“Drugs and alcohol, I think, are probably 80 to 90 per cent of our crime.

From petty theft to spousal abuse to impaired driving to homicide,” says Larson.

Drug users commit break-ins and robberies to get cash or goods that can be converted to cash so they can make their next score.

“One individual may go on a bit of a spree and do three or four armed robberies, or he’ll do one and believe he’s going to jail, so he’ll do two or three more.

“Someone might be doing well on not using drugs, and then they’ll fall off the wagon and go on a bit of a spree to get enough money to keep their high going.”

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A variety of items including ecstacy, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and an assortment of weapons displayed in the evidence room at the City of Red Deer RCMP detachment; Crime scene tape surrounds a 46 St. house suspected of being a methamphetamine lab; RCMP Const. James Smith displays about six kg of marijuana and $54,000 in cash from a recent bust by the federal drug enforcement section.

In 13 years with the RCMP, Larson has seen the level of violence escalate as dealers attempt to settle scores with drug associates who have fallen behind on their debts.

However, he does not believe organized crime plays much of a role in Red Deer. Most of the action here involves smaller groups of people acting independently, says Larson.

Carl, a heroin addict and former gang member, attributes the low level of gang violence to the huge amount of money that is available in Red Deer.

There is no need to protect a good corner in a city like Red Deer, because all corners are good corners when there’s lots of money around, says Carl.

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If the money were to disappear, then the level of gang violence would likely increase as different gangs become protective of their corners, he says.

The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre works closely with police on crime prevention, seeking out the roots of drug addiction and trying to address those factors, says executive director TerryLee Ropchan.

“The people that are accessing the centre are typically coming to us because something has happened in their neighbourhood or to them. They’re kind of coming to us as the victims of things that are going on,” says Ropchan, whose own home was broken into a number of years ago.

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She encourages people to report every crime, no matter how small, to help police pinpoint areas of concern.

For example, if there is a crackhouse in the neighbourhood, it will likely be at the centre of an area where people are seeing an increase in crimes such as break-ins and thefts.

Putting a dot on each report can help lead police to the heart of the problem, says Ropchan.

“From our perspective, yes, these things are happening in our neighbourhood, so we need people to be really diligent in reporting them.”

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A life dedicated to health care DR. STEPHEN FOSTER REFLECTS ON MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF WORK IN ANGOLA

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF A missionary surgeon who has spent the past 41 years working in Angola stopped in Red Deer on Friday to share his story and raise awareness about the health-care plight being faced in the West African country.

Dr. Stephen Foster, a third generation missionary, and his wife, Peggy, told a crowd of about 30 gathered at the Red Deer Public Library how they went from spending their 1973 honeymoon in Angola to raising their four children there. The couple continue to call Lubango, the capital city of the province Huíla, home.

Foster, 64, is currently the medical and general director of the Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango, a medical centre he and Peggy pioneered, and an associate clinical professor of surgery at McMaster University in Ontario.

In 2010 he was the recipient of the Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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Dr. Stephen Foster and his wife, Peggy, shared their story about 41 years working in the medical field in Angola with the Red Deer public on Friday morning. tors and mentoring medical students from across the globe. Foster also hopes to connect with an orthopaedic surgeon in Calgary and work towards undertaking the 20-plus cases of people waiting for hip replacements in Lubango sometime next year.

“Retirement isn’t in our vocabulary,” said Peggy, 65. “And we need more people involved. We are always encouraging people to step outside what they know, come and see what they can do. There are so many different ways they can help.”

Foster was born in Brantford, Ont., but spent the majority of his life in Zambia where his parents, Dr. Robert and Belva Foster, worked in hospitals they helped found. His grandparents, Charles and June Foster, were also missionaries in Zambia in the early 1900s, and survived the Great Depression by having enough ammunition to harvest a hippopotamus now and then, Foster said.

“Watch out,” said Foster. “There is a love of Africa virus out there and it’ll get under your skin and there’s no im-

munization.”

Like his father, Foster knew he wanted to have a medical career but it wasn’t until his second year at medical school when he spent the summer of 1971 volunteering at a clinic in Angola that he knew he’d fallen in love with surgery.

From that point on, Angola had him hooked.

After his residency in Toronto, he returned to the country, in the thick of its bloody civil war, running a mission hospital in Kalukembe and training nurses for 12 years.

While there were apparent dangers and 11 of his colleagues were killed, Foster said his faith in God and in his work pulled him through.

He helped open the 46-bed Lubango centre in 2006 where 10,500 operations were performed in the first seven years and 4,000 cataract surgeries. Foster himself does over 1,000 surgeries of all kinds, each year.

But while 58,000 Angolans are now registered with a personal health chart, 47 per cent of the 18 million population still don’t have access to health care, Foster said.

There wasn’t event a dentist in the country until last year and Foster said he watched numerous patients die from a simple infected abyss in the mouth that spread.

He said eight more doctors are needed right now at the centre and many more in the rural villages throughout Angola.

The Fosters also plan to speak in Three Hills and Calgary before heading back overseas. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

Snowmobiler recounts wild tractor chase STEVE HENRY HELPED RCMP TRACK DOWN BREAK AND ENTER SUSPECT

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF The man who gave a Mountie a ride on his snowmobile to chase a tractor gone wild was angry after the tractor busted through his fences.

Steve Henry was making dinner on Wednesday night with his wife when they saw the tractor come into their yard.

“He (suspect) drove it through a couple of our fence lines,” said Henry.

“I thought it was a neighbour screwing

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DRUGS: Houses shut down Reporting a failed break-in is not going to trigger a police investigation, but it will show up on the map and help lead police to a trouble spot, she says.

“It gives them a much clearer picture of what’s going on in the neighbourhood. It kind of allows them to do those patrols and all of that.”

Mike Letourneau, acting inspector in charge of Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN), says his organization, operated under the Alberta Law Enforcement Response

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Henry went out into the yard and saw the tractor go through another fence. Harris then got his snowmobile to chase after the tractor.

“It was just by fluke the cops happened to come by,” said Henry. “They came onto our property when I was just about to leave with the sled to go track the tractor down.”

Henry pointed out to a Blackfalds RCMP officer where the tractor was heading.

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cer asked Henry.

Henry drove the snowmobile with Const. Adrian Dean sitting behind him.

As they followed the tractor, the officer tried to get the driver to pull over, recalled Henry.

“It was clear he had no intention to stop.”

They were chasing the tractor up a hill when it stalled. Dean jumped off to arrest the suspect while Henry waited with his snowmobile.

“The tractor had stalled and the officer was waiting to try to open the door and get the guy stopped,” said

Team, uses civil law to shut down drug houses, such as a house that was shut down in the Red Deer subdivision of Inglewood.

SCAN investigators will begin by warning the property owner that drug activity has been discovered in the house, giving the owner an opportunity to take action. In the case of the Inglewood home, the owner was part of the problem, says Letourneau.

In many cases, however, the property has been rented out and a contact from SCAN may be the owner’s first indication of drug activity at the site, he says.

If the owner is unwilling or unsuccessful in curtailing the activity, SCAN has the authority to remove all occupants from the residence and have the house fenced off and boarded up for a period of time.

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down for a number of months and has since been sold, says Letourneau.

Henry. “But that’s when the tractor started backing up.

“The suspect had the bucket way up in the air and that may have helped it roll over, it slid and rolled. Then I helped the officer get him in handcuffs.”

The tractor belonged to George Jackson, who lives east of Red Deer on Hwy 595. He was just coming home around 5 p.m. when he saw “someone trying to steal my $100,000 (John Deere 6400) tractor.”

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Campaign encourages youth to pick water over energy drinks

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF CFL defensive tackle Étienne Légaré knows first hand how much of a negative impact energy drinks can have on young athletes.

It was this message he shared with students at École la Prairie in Red Deer on Friday at lunch time.

It was all part of a campaign run by the Fédération du Sport Francophone de l’Alberta (FSFA) encouraging students in French immersion schools to choose water over energy drinks.

The campaign revolved around a design contest, in which students from across the province were asked to come up with a concept for a bottle, advertising the advantages of water. École la Prairie Grade 8 student Joshua Doyon’s design was chosen as the best design in Alberta out of more than 500 entrants.

“I just tried to make it different,” said Doyon, who derived inspiration for his blue and green can from playing outdoors. “I learned about how energy drinks are not really good for you before sports and it’s better to drink water.”

For winning, Doyon received a $200 gift certificate to Sport Chek and the design was printed on 160 water bottles.

The slogan on his label was “C’est l’énergie sans sucre” translates into “Energy without sugar.”

Stéphanie Trottier, communications and development officer for FSFA, said this is the second year they have done the program in Alberta. The goal is to make kids think about what they are buying and putting in their bodies, an uphill battle considering the

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CHASE: Tractor damaged Jackson was heading out to check on his cows because they are calving right now. He saw his tractor on a hill he hadn’t left it at, so he asked his wife and she said she hadn’t left it there.

“I drove another hundred yards and saw our ATV was stuck,” said Jackson.

“When I saw him (suspect) I started running down the hill, yelled to my wife to phone 911, she ran back to the house. He saw me running down the hill so he started the tractor to bust through the fence.”

The suspect took off across the field and Jackson said the tractor tore down fences and trees, leaving behind a path of destruction.

Seeing his tractor heading west, Jackson thought the suspect had to be heading towards Hwy 816, just west of his property. He got in his truck and drove out to Hwy 816.

“I saw him there, he was busting

big money pumped into advertising by energy drink companies. According to Alberta Health, energy drinks account for $300 million in sales in Canada a year. “(Kids) still think energy drinks are good for you because they see athletes drinking them or are sponsored by them,” said Trottier. “I hope we have an impact over the long term, so that when they go to the store that they choose something else.”

Alberta Health says the biggest issue in drinking energy drinks, especially for athletes, is it increases the risk for dehydration due to the large amounts of caffeine. Other side effects include heart palpitations, anxiety, upset stomach, a temporary increase in blood pressure and insomnia. It can also increase irritability and make you “jittery.”

As part of being the winning school, FSFA brought in Légaré to speak during the lunch hour about his career and why he now chooses to avoid energy drinks.

“I drink those drinks a little bit when I was in college, and it was not a good experience for me,” said Légaré.

“I realized I didn’t need those drinks to get ready for the game because all those side effects were just too much to deal with.”

He says the best option is just water and sleep.

“If you feel tired, there’s no shortcut to getting rid of that feeling,” he said.

“If you’re committed to a sport, you should be committed to do all the right things to getting ready for your game.”

Légaré was drafted in the first round (second overall) by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2009 CFL Draft out of Laval. In 2008, he received the J.P. Metras Trophy as the outstanding down

Society ($52,000), Stettler-based Heartland Victim Services Unit Society ($141,250) and the Three Hills Victim Services Association ($70,000).

Also receiving funds will be the Maskwacis Victim Services Society ($300,000), Ponoka Victim Services Association ($297,000), and Rimbey and District Victim Services Society ($81,000).

The funds will come from fines and court surcharges paid by offenders.

Forty-one groups in total are receiving funding.

In some cases, the grant funding is being spread out over two or three years.

Neonatal intensive care unit closed due to water leaks MEDICINE HAT — A special unit that takes care of premature and very sick newborns has closed at a hospital down our neighbour’s fence into their horse field,” said Jackson.

Jackson did not see his tractor crash, but said it is not in good shape.

He has taken it into Deermart in Red Deer to get it fixed.

On Friday he went out to where the tractor rolled and found some tools that were missing and happened upon a cellphone he didn’t recognize. He has notified the police of the cellphone he thinks belongs to the suspect.

“At the beginning I was more mad he had wrecked our fence and I didn’t think there was any risk there,” said Henry.

“I’m just happy nobody got hurt. I feel bad for the guy who owned the tractor. Even though the guy was in the wrong for taking it, I’m glad he didn’t get hurt either. He could have easily been hurt,” Henry said.

Jesse Cecka, 25, of no fixed address, has been charged with break, enter and theft; theft over $5,000; breach of court orders and multiple counts of mischief. He appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Friday. Represented by legal aid defence counsel Murray Shack, he asked that the matters go over to Wednesday. Cecka remains in custody. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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CFL free agent defensive lineman Étienne Légaré speaks to staff and students at École la Prairie School in Red Deer Friday morning during a presentation on the ill effects in consuming energy sports drinks. lineman in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football. The six-foot-three, 268-pound defensive tackle has since played for the Edmonton Eskimos and last year with the Calgary Stampeders. He is now a free agent, but says he

is considering all of his options, even maybe walking away from football and using his degree in sports intervention and his diploma instrumentation and control. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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Alberta Health Services says the neonatal intensive care unit at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital has been closed due to two water leaks.

AHS says the leaks caused significant water damage and also led to the discovery of mould.

students to stay home for the next two weeks because they have not been vaccinated for measles.

The request stems from concern over a growing number of cases in the province.

Western Canada High School says the Grades 10 to 12 students are to stay home until April 21 to help prevent the spread of the contagious disease.

The Calgary Board of Education is developing a plan for the students to continue their studies.

It says it will rely on the Internet to get instruction to students and attempt to get video and audio from classrooms to students online.

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Journalists killed, wounded in Afghanistan

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A Canadian journalist was wounded and a German photographer killed Friday when an Afghan policeman shouting “God is Great!” opened fire on them with an AK-47 as they sat in a car in eastern Afghanistan.

Kathy Gannon, 60, who was born in Timmins, Ont., and her colleague Anja Niedringhaus, 48, were on assignment for the Associated Press news agency when the incident occurred on the outskirts of Khost.

Gannon, shot three times in the attack, underwent surgery and was reported in stable condition, according

to the news agency.

Niedringhaus, an internationally acclaimed photographer, was killed instantly.

Gannon, who joined AP in the mid1980s, has reported on Afghanistan for nearly three decades.

Considered the dean of foreign reporters in the war-wracked country, Gannon is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of the region and fearless pursuit of stories.

“Kathy Gannon’s writing on Afghanistan helped shape my mental map of the country, and Anja Niedringhaus’ pictures helped illustrate it,” said Stephanie Levitz, a journalist with The Canadian Press who has reported from Afghanistan.

Gannon and Niedringhaus were in a convoy of election workers delivering ballots under the protection of the Afghan National Army and Afghan police when attacked.

Witnesses said they were in their own car with a freelancer and a driver waiting for the convoy to move when the unit commander walked up and opened fire on them.

The commander, called Naqibullah, surrendered and was arrested.

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international news, said Gannon and Niedringhaus often worked together as a team.

“Kathy Gannon is a brave and passionate journalist whose expertise and deep knowledge and experience of both Afghanistan and Pakistan have made her an indispensable authority on the region,” Daniszewski said.

Murray Brewster, another Canadian Press reporter who has covered Afghanistan extensively, described her as “a colleague who was always so generous with her time and wisdom.”

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Judge scolds Lev Tahor families for fleeing before court ruled on custody case TORONTO — Families from an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect who fled the country last month in the midst of a child custody case were chided by an Ontario judge on Friday for not allowing the country’s courts to do their work.

Superior Court Justice Lynda Templeton — who will be deciding whether the children in the case should be reunited with their parents or remain in foster care — told the members of the Lev Tahor community that she was concerned about the kid’s legal rights, not their religious affiliation.

“Your children are not Lev Tahor children to me, they are just children,” she said in Chatham, Ont. “I don’t see them as religious entities or gender entities. I do not see them as any other entity than small human beings that have rights.”

The appeal being heard by Templeton relates to an order by an Ontario judge, who upheld a Quebec court order that forced 14 children into foster care. Certain families in the community face unproven allegations of mistreatment, forced marriages and child marriages.

A previous session of the appeal had been disrupted last month when it was discovered the families involved in the custody case had fled, which prompted Templeton to order the apprehension of all the children.

Six children were stopped in Trinidad and Tobago and were brought back to Canada, and two were taken into custody at the Calgary airport. Six others remain in Guatemala, where they are reportedly seeking refugee status.

TORONTO — A Toronto-based rapper has after being shot several times in his car in Toronto.

Police say Shmar Parris, 25, was found early Friday morning with multiple gunshot wounds and died in hospital.

Investigators say Parris’s family has told them he was a rapper who went by the name of Murda Marz.

Police say Parris lived in Toronto, although his Facebook page lists his hometown as North Preston, Nova Scotia.

Officers were called after getting reports of gunshots but while on the way, they were called to the scene of a collision a few blocks away.

Parris was found in his bullet-riddled car at the collision scene.

Not all members of elections advisory board agree with Sheila Fraser

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Sheila Fraser’s damning assessment of the Harper government’s proposed overhaul of election rules is not shared by all members of the Elections Canada advisory board she co-chairs.

Conservative Sen. Hugh Segal, one of 13 members of the board, said Friday that the highly respected former auditor general was not speaking for him when she called the sweeping reforms an attack on democracy.

“She’s entitled to her views and I have a high regard for her and I’m sure her concern is both sincere and awash in integrity, as is always the case,” Segal said.

“But I did not agree with her and she was not certainly speaking for me or, to the best of my knowledge, for anybody else who is on that advisory committee. We all have our own views.”

But while Segal respectfully begged to differ, other Conservatives directly questioned Fraser’s integrity. Party supporters on Twitter suggested she’s nothing but a paid shill for Elections Canada, which pays her a per diem of $1,750, up to a maximum of $65,000 over three years, for co-chairing the advisory board.

Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, who plays the governing party’s lead role on the Commons committee that is studying the proposed bill, picked

up that theme Friday in a letter to the committee chairman. He asked that all witnesses be required to reveal any “competing interests that weigh upon them.”

“The chief electoral officer has made a practice of hiring academics, former politicians and public servants through discretionary contracts,” Lukiwski wrote.

“Some of the recipients of these contracts have appeared before our

committee during its hearings on the Fair Elections Act. In the interests of transparency the public should know the terms of this remuneration.”

Fraser has been invited to testify at the committee next week. She tweeted Friday that she has so far earned $2,450 for her work on the blue-ribbon board, which was created by chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand last fall to give him “non-partisan advice on matters related to Canada’s electoral system.”

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VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s liquor regulator says a Vancouver-area pub that was apparently visited by Rob Ford during the Toronto Mayor’s brief trip to the West Coast was cited for serving patrons after hours over the incident, but it won’t face fines or suspensions.

The Toronto Star published a story in February that alleged the Foggy Dew pub in Coquitlam, east of Vancouver, served Ford drinks after the bar’s last-call time of 2 a.m.

Ford, who was in the region for a funeral, generated headlines during his first night in town after he was ticketed for jaywalking by the RCMP in Coquitlam. Predictably, his night out was documented in photos posted to social media.

The Toronto Star report quoted an anonymous source who claimed Ford visited the Foggy Dew several hours after his jaywalking ticket.

The anonymous source said Ford entered a staff washroom at the pub in the early hours of Feb. 1 and emerged an hour later “talking gibberish.” The source alleged Ford later ordered a round of beers, high balls and shots after the bar was closed.

B.C.’s liquor regulator looked into the allegations and on Friday confirmed the pub was handed two citations.

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I’m all for being foolish The week contained something that has become quite a time-honoured tradition, a historical event that still comes as a surprise to many. I’m talking, of course, about a subzero snow storm in April. And I’m not fooling; this 10-month winter thing is getting, like, enough already! Oh, and also, it was April Fool’s Day. And even though it’s come and gone for another year, I’m all for being foolish, and April 1 is as good a time as any for foolishness. But why April 1, I ask you? And since I can’t hear you from here, I’ll go HARLEY ahead and look HAY it up. Back in a minute. …

OK, thanks for waiting. …

It’s 2.5 hours later and I’ve been very busy ‘researching,’ which consisted mostly of watching funny April Fool’s pranks on the interweb. More on this later, but as promised, I have discovered the answer to the burning questions of ‘Why foolishness?’ and ‘Why April 1?’ And also ‘Why not?’

According several articles in the Associated Press back in 1983, the definitive origins of April Fool’s Day were finally provided by a Professor J. Boskin of Boston University, who explained that quite a while ago, in 306 AD (literally: After Dinner) an amused Roman emperor Constantine was talked into letting the court jesters and fools run the empire for a day. The head jester then passed a decree that everyone should be “absurd” for that day and, voila, he was thrown to the lions.

No, actually, according to Prof.

Boskin, the custom became an annual event and spread like Cheez Whiz throughout the world and history itself. In fact, I found out through countless amusing YouTube videos that a form of April Fool’s is popular everywhere from Poland to Pretoria, from Ireland to Iran, where it has been celebrated since 536 BC (literally: Beyond Comprehension) and is the “oldest prank-tradition in the world still alive today.” Those wacky Iranians — who knew?

But what are some examples of April Fool’s jokes, I’m sure you are wondering by now, if you haven’t already turned the page to the sports section, and if you haven’t already read about a great many humorous April Fool’s anecdotes in various pub-

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lications, including the Red Deer Advocate earlier this week.

Glad you wondered. Because here are some more good ones I dug up specifically for your personal amusement: Haven’t you always wanted SmellO-Vision on your TV or cellphone? I know I have. Well, as far back as 1965 the BBC in merry old England aired a segment on television that claimed they could now transmit smells over the TV. The “scientist” even cooked bacon and brewed coffee for people to sniff from their TV screens at home.

And just last year on April 1 the world’s most popular interweb search engine introduced Google Nose, an app for your phone or tablet that supposedly allowed you to search for smells on the worldwide web and then snuffle your screen to experience the odors. All I can say is, I could really see this being used for evil rather than good. I know what my buddies would do with Google Nose.

How about Left-Handed Burgers?

Back in 1998, Burger King put up full page ads introducing a new Whopper that “had all the same ingredients but with condiments skewed to the left.”

People actually ate it up (sorry).

Or in 2008 when CBC radio “broke” the news that the Canadian Mint was replacing the five dollar bill with a three dollar coin called the Threenie.

And many of us recall the several April 1s that it was announced that we

all had to change our clocks to “metric time” — whatever that is.

Closer to home, this year a Calgary newspaper announced on the front page that the mayor of Cowtown had purchased the entire newspaper company.

And SAIT, the big technology college, published a drawing of a “weather dome” that they were purportedly building over the entire campus to keep the weather comfortable all year round. This may very well have been prompted by April snowstorms and this year’s interminable 10 month winter.

And even closer to home, there was the time local media told people to put plastic bags over the handset of their telephones. This was waaay back when phones were attached to the wall and the listening/talking handset thingy was attached with a curly cord to the telephone thingy. The public pranksters said the telephone company was going to “blow out the lines” of the telephone to “clean out all the dust” and that people should attach a plastic bag to the phone to avoid making a mess in their homes.

I also remember one local radio station, quite a few years ago, running breaking news announcements all morning in a very dramatic War of the Worlds fashion that a giant “amoeba” had been spotted dragging itself up the banks of the Red Deer River near the

49th Avenue bridge and it was heading toward downtown. There are a lot of scary things downtown these days, but a giant amoeba isn’t one of them.

You’d have to be pretty gullible to forget what day it was that time.

And speaking of gullible, I always try to get my Better Half and the Rotten Kids, and get ’em good. One year, I told them that the city had announced they were painting a giant happy face on the big green water tower to cheer up all the citizens. Another time, it was that their beloved school, Joseph Welsh Elementary, was being torn down and replaced with a shopping mall. Lots of room over there; turn the playground into a parking lot. I got quite good mileage out of that one.

And this year I might have mentioned that Air Canada inexplicably cancelled our flights to see our Rotten Kid in Vancouver this weekend. The BH is still hyperventilating.

Oh and by the way, that history thing that AP printed internationally as undisputable fact about the original Constantine Court Jesters declaring a Day of Absurdity? Prof. Boskin had made the whole thing up. As a little joke. After all, it was April Fool’s Day. Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Where will Ukraine crisis lead us?

Two things were clear after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s four hours of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Paris last Sunday.

One was that the United States accepts that nothing can be done about Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

Kerry continues to describe Russia’s action as “illegal and illegitimate” but Crimea was not GWYNNE even mentioned DYER in the communique released to the public.

The other is that the transformation of Ukraine into a neutral, federal state is now firmly on the table. Kerry repeatedly voiced the mantra that there must be “no decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine,” but he also agreed with Lavrov that the subjects that need to be discussed include rights for national minorities, language rights, the disarmament of irregular forces and a constitutional reform that would make Ukraine a federal state.

By “rights for national minorities” and “language rights” he meant a special political status for Ukraine’s 17 per cent ethnic Russian minority and maybe even for the much larger num-

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ber of Ukrainians — probably 40 to 45 per cent — who speak Russian on a daily basis. Moscow is asserting its right to intervene in Ukraine’s internal affairs to “protect” these minorities, and Kerry is at least willing to talk about it.

By “disarmament of irregular forces” Lavrov had meant the armed rightwing groups that played a small part in the revolution and still make occasional appearances on Independence Square and elsewhere in Kiev. These groups are Moscow’s pretext for claiming that there has been a “fascist coup” in Kiev, from which it says that it has a duty to protect Russians and Russianspeakers in Ukraine.

Kerry may also have had in mind the armed pro-Moscow militias that occasionally appear in eastern Ukrainian cities, but he didn’t say so. Nor did he mention the fact that the Kiev government is already moving to disarm, break up and arrest the right-wing groups in western Ukrainian cities.

By talking about “federalizing” Ukraine, Kerry was implicitly accepting that the Russian demand for a radical decentralization of the country (which could give pro-Russian governments in some eastern Ukrainian provinces a veto on decisions in Kiev) is a legitimate topic for negotiation.

It’s no wonder that a satisfied Sergei Lavrov called the talks “very, very constructive” or that the Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson said Russia was demanding “Ukraine’s full capitulation, its split and the destruc-

tion of Ukrainian statehood.” And although Kerry promises “no decisions without Ukraine,” Kiev might not be able to reject American pressure to accept these concessions in its current gravely weakened state.

If all this makes John Kerry sound like a latter-day Neville Chamberlain appeasing Moscow, well, maybe he is.

But that’s not clear yet.

Maybe the United States is getting ready to sell Ukraine down the river, or maybe Kerry is just giving sweet reason a try before the gloves come off. Likewise, maybe the Russians are really planning to turn Ukraine into a satellite — or maybe they just want to make it formally neutral. And how awful would that be?

There is nothing wrong with trying to stop this thing from turning into a new Cold War. Since NATO has no intention of offering Ukraine membership, formal neutrality could be a sensible way out of the current crisis so long as it does not preclude closer trade and travel ties with the European Union.

But the Russians are also pushing hard for a “federalized” Ukraine.

“Given the proportion of native Russians in Ukraine,” said Lavrov, “we propose this and we are sure there is no other way.” That could be a dealkiller, especially since Moscow is starting to insist that the constitutional changes and a referendum on them be completed before the national election in Ukraine that is currently scheduled for May 25.

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These changes would be decided not by the Ukrainian government, but by a “nationwide dialogue” in which all regions would have an equal voice — including the eastern regions where there are many Russians, and 40,000 Russian troops poised just across the border. And, said Lavrov, the regions should have more power over, among other things, foreign trade, cultural ties abroad, and relations with neighbouring states, including Russia.

It is a program, in other words, for the effective dismantling of the Ukrainian state, and it’s hard to see how even John Kerry and President Barack Obama can support that.

Meanwhile, the level of panic is rising in the eastern European members of NATO, and especially in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which also have Russian minorities and border directly on the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin, fresh from his Crimean victory, is seriously overplaying his hand. Poland and the three Baltic states are now pushing for permanent NATO military bases on their territory, something the alliance has avoided since they joined in order not to antagonize Moscow.

A confidential NATO paper leaked to Der Spiegel even talks about boosting military cooperation with Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan, all former Soviet republics.

The odds on a new Cold War have gone up quite a lot in the past week.

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We all must pay the piper HERE’S YOUR $243,000 BILL, COURTESY OF CANADA’S GOVERNMENTS

BY CHARLES LAMMAM, HUGH MACINTYRE AND MILAGROS PALACIOS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Receiving a credit card bill that totalled $243,476 would no doubt be a shock for most Canadians. But if you add up all the liabilities of every Canadian government — federal, provincial, and local — that is in fact how much each taxpayer would owe of the $4.1 trillion total in direct debt and unfunded liabilities.

This admittedly is a very large number and much bigger than what is usually talked about by both politicians and pundits alike. So let’s deconstruct it to gain a better understanding.

All too often the public discourse about government liabilities focuses solely on money directly borrowed by governments — so-called direct debt. With the federal and most provincial governments returning to deficit spending in recent years and borrowing a lot of money, direct debt has re-emerged as an important issue. But direct debt is just the tip of the liability iceberg, representing less than one-third of all government liabilities.

As of 2011-12, the combined net direct debt of the federal, provincial, and local governments totalled $1.2 trillion. Direct debt alone translates into a $71,901 bill for every Canadian income taxpayer.

Although not the largest component of total government liabilities, direct debt has important consequences.

Governments, like families, have to pay interest on the money they borrow. And these payments aren’t insignificant. All levels of government combined to pay $62.3 billion in interest payments in 2011-12. That represents 10 per cent of total govern-

ment revenue in the same year. In other words, for every dollar collected by Canadian governments, 10 cents went to paying interest on direct debt. That’s money not used for programs that Canadians care about like health care, education, and social services or other important priorities like tax relief.

Over time the borrowed money (including principal) must be paid back so direct debt is basically a deferred tax bill. That means future taxpayers — today’s young Canadians — will partly pay for current deficit spending.

The burden on the next generation of taxpayers is much greater when we account for the unfunded liabilities of government programs. In addition to direct debt, Canadian governments have committed themselves to providing programs that are not fully funded. That is, they have promised to provide a host of programs which current tax rates leave unfunded.

Three such programs with large unfunded liabilities are the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and Canada’s public health-care system.

When these programs were designed around a half century ago, the assumption was that demographic and economic trends of the time would continue. The idea was to tax a relatively large cohort of younger workers to pay for the benefits of a relatively small number of elderly.

The demographic assumptions turned out to be false. In 1956, only 7.7 per cent of Canadians were over 65 years old. That proportion doubled to 15.3 per cent in 2013 and is expected to increase further to 25.4 per cent by 2061.

Put simply, the aging of Canada’s population has resulted in large and growing unfunded liabilities.

The funding shortfall is estimated at $792.3 billion for the CPP, $494.4 billion for OAS, and $894.7 billion

for medicare. Together the unfunded liabilities in Canada’s public pensions and health-care programs total $2.2 trillion or $134,841 for each income taxpayer.

These unfunded program obligations make up more than half of total government liabilities. And their sheer size calls into question the structure of taxing current workers to provide benefits for retirees. Ultimately, to maintain current levels of spending in the future, taxes will have to increase or benefits for other programs will have to be cut — or both.

To its credit, the federal government recently announced changes to OAS benefits including a phased-in increase to the eligibility age from 65 to 67 starting in 2023. The trouble with this reform, however, is that it is too timid as a large unfunded liability remains. Consider that the current age for accessing OAS benefits would be 74 had the eligibility age increased in lock-step with life expectancy since 1966.

Bolder reforms are needed not only for OAS but also the CPP and medicare to restructure programs in a way that accounts for demographic changes in Canada.

Along with restructuring program obligations, governments must make balancing their budgets a more immediate priority. Otherwise, the annual deficits currently planned for the future will simply add to the existing stock of government liabilities.

If action is not taken, young Canadians will be stuck carrying the bill.

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, and Milagros Palacios are co-authors of Canadian Government Debt 2014: A Guide to the Indebtedness of Canada and the Provinces available at http://www.fraserinstitute.org.

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Weighed down by the misery of winter Three weeks ago while on a walk, it was with great joy to hear three separate flocks of geese honking their way northward to Mackenzie Park. “Surely” I cried with a hopeful voice, “spring is here — spring has sprung.”

Then last Saturday morning, once again we went for a morning walk. It’s -5C and the entire city is shrouded in ice fog and as I walk and look around, I start to feel a slight bit of depression setting in.

I usually don’t have a problem with that, but with the several false starts to spring, and now ice fog at the end of March, I definitely am starting to lose hope; especially when CHRIS my brother-in-law phones to SALOMONS say how nice it is on the island.

What if this weather stays all summer? Will I have to buy a new winter coat before July? At my age, should I be thinking about ice cleats on my shoes? What if the Hokey-Pokey is what it’s all about?

All these questions and more plague me as we walk along. I expressed some of this to my wife and

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told her that I was fast running out of subjects to write about and this weather was not helping. Then to top it all off, I heard the honking of a flock of geese; but instead of flying north to Mackenzie Park, they were on a direct route south! And they were moving fast.

So as I commiserated about how I was feeling, I walked up the front steps of my nice warm home and my thoughts turned toward those that have no home. Kicked out of shelters early, they are destined to walk the cold, windy streets seeking little bits of shelter here and there for the entire day. For whatever reason, they have no permanent residence they can call home.

Criticize, judge, and throw blame all you want, this is a segment of our community that is here to stay, and it is a situation that we as Red Deerians have to address.

If I, with all that I have, can slip into a downer just over a delayed spring, how must these people with nothing feel when morning after morning they wake up to cold, windy and otherwise depressive weather?

In Alberta, even if it is -40C, if the sun is shining brightly, you still always feel hopeful and encouraged. But if it remains cloudy and dismal for any length of time, depression can set in. Right off the top of my head, I can think of about 12 individuals who suffer from climatic depression. It affects them

so severely that just getting out of bed requires a Herculean effort.

When people normally walk into the kitchen, many of them give a greeting, or a hand wave, or just even a smile. But the longer that poor, cold weather hangs on, the more diminished their greetings.

Even one of our delivery people made this comment: “You’re close to the man upstairs; can’t you ask him to stop already?” A little irreverent maybe, but yes, we all are getting a little desperate for spring.

Add to all this, tempers that were short before are now operating without the benefit of a fuse. We find ourselves dealing constantly with people whose downers turn into difficult behaviours, but so far we have been able to handle any and all instances.

As I look out of my library window while writing this article, the day is becoming brighter and I feel my spirits starting to lift. And I wonder, is it just me or do other people feel it this easily?

Whatever I feel, I do so sitting in a warm house with a coffee in front of me and I wonder what is going through the heads of the folks on the street. I know that I would not want to be in that situation.

But then, this is Alberta — wait five minutes and the whole outlook can be totally different.

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

Capitalism is a mess — let’s keep it that way

BY MARK BUCHANAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Free-market capitalism is a success because it does the most efficient possible job of allocating a society’s resources, or so goes the prevailing logic.

But what if capitalism’s true value lies elsewhere?

What if its most important attribute is actually inefficiency?

That’s the provocative and surprisingly compelling argument recently put forth by venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and economist Eric Beinhocker of the Institute for New Economic Thinking. If they’re right, rising socioeconomic inequality may represent a threat to the creative engine of capitalism itself.

Much of modern economics rests on the notion that price is the best measure of worth. Economists decided half a century ago that the value of something is best reflected in the marketplace: How much is someone willing to pay for it?

Accept this way of thinking, and it’s natural to take gross domestic product, measured in dollars, as the best indicator of a society’s wealth and prosperity — perhaps with some adjustments to account for more subtle things such as human well-being.

But is it enough just to tweak how we put monetary values on things? What we need, Hanauer and Beinhocker suggest, is a more radical rethink. We

need to begin seeing wealth not merely as money, but as a solution to human problems.

It’s obvious if you think about it. If someone gave you a billion dollars and sent you to the Democratic Republic of Congo, or any of the other poorest nations on Earth, you would be able to buy anything available there in far larger amounts than what the locals could afford. Yet you’d be a lot less wealthy than the average person in any developed nation, because you would lack access to solutions: safe food and water, reliable electricity, trustworthy police and other institutions. Monetary wealth may be correlated with solution-based wealth, but the solutions matter most.

Begin seeing things this way, and capitalism starts looking a bit different. Market-based economies do seem to create prosperity more effectively than the alternatives, but the secret of their success doesn’t look much like an optimal equilibrium. They thrive precisely because of their capacity to generate innovative disruption. Like a Darwinian evolutionary system in which only the fittest survive, they foster perpetual disequilibrium, test myriad new possibilities, and thereby discover and foster new solutions.

The process involves a lot of failure and waste. How many startups crash and burn for each one that changes our lives?

This brings Hanauer and Beinhocker to a crucial point: The creativity required for capitalism to func-

tion demands diversity. It needs many minds exploring in different directions, bringing varied skills and experience to bear in testing a multitude of potential solutions.

From this perspective, the biggest problem with the recent dramatic rise in socioeconomic inequality — as surveyed most recently by economist Thomas Piketty — may be the way it erodes the pool of humans who receive the education and resources necessary to play a role in capitalist creativity. Inequality restricts access to the store of human solutions to the few, reducing the chance for hundreds of millions of minds to contribute as they otherwise could.

To put it bluntly, how many powerful new solutions can we expect from tax breaks for the one per cent? Given the rarity of really good new ideas, those who have already achieved success may be the least likely to find them — to be the “job creators” of the future. By contrast, broad investments in public health and education across millions of people might be decisive in nurturing the creative base of the nation.

The contribution of Hanauer and Beinhocker is important because it goes beyond the old stereotypes and easy cliches about why capitalism really works.

The secret is messy, wasteful, creative exploration, not some mysterious equilibrium. We need everyone, rich and poor, to make it work.

Mark Buchanan writes for Bloomberg News.

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Conviction unreasonable, lawyer argues

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CALGARY — The lawyer for a reservist argued before a court martial appeal panel Friday that his client’s conviction in a fatal training accident in Afghanistan is totally unreasonable.

Balfour Der told the three federal judges on the panel that Lieut. Darryl Watts of Calgary was put in an untenable position when he was placed in charge of the training range in February 2010.

Cpl. Josh Baker was killed and four other soldiers were injured when a C-19 Claymore anti-personnel mine misfired.

Der said Watts made it clear he was untrained on the C-19 and shouldn’t be held responsible.

“Lieut. Watts was not under a specific or particular duty for the C-19 firing range. He was never asked to do it. He was never told to do it. The duty was given to (Warrant Officer Paul) Ravensdale,” Der said.

“If it were somehow that Lieut.

Watts had this overall safety duty, it would be a completely impossible task for a soldier,” he added.

“How could we reasonably expect Lieut. Watts to be in control of all of these things at the same time? It’s not a luxury. It’s not even a possibility.”

The lawyer suggested that Watts should be acquitted or at least granted a new trial. He argued that the military judge erred by not giving jury members the opportunity to acquit if they believed the accused was telling the truth.

Watts was found guilty in December

“He was there. He saw where the firing point was. He sees the people were not under cover and he does not intervene. In the military, people in the lower ranks expect those in the higher ranks will do things properly.”

One appeal panel member questioned why Watts should be held responsible if he wasn’t fully trained.

“He said he didn’t know what to do.

You’re charging someone with what amounts to a fairly serious criminal offence,” said Federal Court Justice Elizabeth Bennett.

She also questioned how Watts could anticipate possible injuries from firing the C-19.

“There’s no ifs about it. It (the manual) makes it clear you need to be dug in and behind cover,” said Tamburro.

“To say it is not foreseeable that someone could not see you could be hurt in the danger area, I would say that is untenable.”

Baker, 24, died when the anti-personnel mine loaded with 700 steel balls peppered his platoon on the practice range. Four other soldiers were hurt when they were hit by the blast.

During arguments on sentencing, Der recommended Watts be reinstated as a major and receive a simple reprimand. The prosecution is requesting 18 months in jail. It also wants Watts dismissed with disgrace from the Canadian Forces and to be subject to a DNA order.

The appeal panel reserved its decision.

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Reservist Darryl Watts arrives at court in Calgary, Alberta on Friday to appeal his military court martial conviction and demotion, from major to lieutenant.

2012 of unlawfully causing bodily harm and negligent performance of military duty. He was demoted two ranks to lieutenant from major and given a severe reprimand.

He is appealing both his sentence and his conviction.

The prosecution has filed a crossappeal and is seeking a harsher sentence.

Ex-cop jailed eight years for selling info to Hells Angels

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Benoit Roberge spent years cultivating and working organized crime sources before becoming a mole himself for the very people he investigated — the Hells Angels — in the twilight of his law-enforcement career.

On Friday, the ex-Montreal police officer was given an eight-year prison term for selling sensitive intelligence to criminal bikers in what a judge described as a betrayal of the justice system.

Quebec court Judge Robert Marchi agreed with a joint Crown-defence recommendation that Roberge be sentenced to four years each for breach of trust and gangsterism, with the two to be served consecutively.

Marchi said he considered the maximum sentence allowed by law —10 years — but decided the recommendation was reasonable.

The judge had harsh words for Roberge in handing down the sentence as the accused sat impassively in the prisoner’s box.

Marchi said Roberge endangered

lives and may have jeopardized ongoing criminal cases. And the judge believes a lust for money was at the heart of his premeditated betrayal.

“The accused, with his actions, ruined his own life, but, worse, and more sadly, that of his family,” Marchi said.

“He betrayed his family, he betrayed his friends, he betrayed the trust of his colleagues.

“He betrayed the justice system.”

The biker with whom Roberge associated, Rene Charlebois, committed suicide last year after escaping from a minimum-security jail.

The exact nature of the information Roberge provided has been kept mostly under wraps because of its sensitive nature. What is known, however, is that what he passed along allowed 15 people to avoid arrest during a cocaineimportation investigation, including the presumed ringleader.

Some of those arrested after the fact admitted they’d been tipped off to a mass police sweep.

Marchi noted that Roberge’s wife, Nancy Potvin, was a prosecutor in that file and one of his close friends was an investigator assigned to the case.

Nova Scotia government passes bill to end nurses strike

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Liberal government put an end to a healthcare strike that barely lasted 24 hours Friday by passing essential services legislation in spite of an outcry from nurses who say it takes away their right to strike.

Premier Stephen McNeil quickly left the legislature Friday morning after the vote at the end of an all-night sitting of the house as dozens of nurses and union activists chanted “Shame” and “No Justice, No Peace.”

About 2,400 unionized nurses represented by the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union in the Halifax area hit the picket lines Thursday.

Union president Joan Jessome shed tears outside the legislature as she expressed her frustration with the law,

saying the government has changed the face of collective bargaining in the province.

“They didn’t just let the workers down, they’ve let every Nova Scotian down,” she said. “We have been fighting for patient safety, we have been fighting for better working conditions, we have been fighting for the right things.”

Jessome said the union told nurses to report to work and end their strike.

The law requires unions and employers throughout the health-care sector to have an essential services agreement in place before a strike or lockout. If such a deal can’t be reached, an independent third party decides.

It applies to nurses, paramedics, ambulance dispatchers, hospital employees and people who work in homes for seniors, youth and people with disabilities. Up to 40,000 workers are covered by the law.

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Garfield Boothe and his wife Nichelle Boothe-Rowe are charged with second-degree murder in the death of Shakeil Boothe, whose frail and battered body was found in the family’s Brampton, Ont., home on May 27, 2011.

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Both accused testified, pointing the finger at each other through their lawyers as they described a marriage and family marred by violence and lies.

Boothe imposed his will with his fists early on in the couple’s relationship, prompting numerous calls to police over the years as they moved from Florida to Canada and eventually leading him to plead guilty in a domestic assault case, his wife said.

He took the same approach with his Jamaican-born son once the boy came to live with them in 2009, Boothe-Rowe testified, saying she challenged him on occasion but didn’t push it further because she feared for her life and that of her own child, Shakeil’s infant half-brother.

Boothe denied any allegations of long-term abuse but admitted marital disputes often involved “pushing and shoving” and his method of discipline regularly left Shakeil bleeding from belt lashings.

Boothe-Rowe was the one who resented the boy — her husband’s child with another woman — and had care of him during the day while his father was at work, Boothe’s lawyer John Rosen countered.

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Cultural crossroads DISCOVERING GERMANY IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS here are several Texas towns that were built

by German immigrants and as I sit inside an authentic biergarten in the little town of Fredericksburg, I can’t help thinking that I like what they’ve done with

the place.

With wide streets, historic 19th century buildings, beer gardens, gourmet restaurants, German bakeries, art galleries and abundant area wineries, Fredericksburg is a unique mix of Rhineland village and Wild West frontier town.

Located in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Fredericksburg is far from the stereotypical image most people have of Texas. When German immigrants began settling here in 1846, Texas had just become the 28th state and the U.S. government was encouraging European immigration to populate the edge of what was then the Wild Western frontier.

“It was an organized immigration,” explained Ernie Loeffler, president of the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau. “The town was planned before the immigrants arrived and was laid out with wide streets and a central square as is typical of German cities.

Residents purchased a package that included passage on a ship, inland

transportation, a town lot and farmland outside the city.”

As with many things in life, the immigration did not go entirely as planned and you can see it in the way the town was ultimately constructed.

When the settlers arrived, DEBBIE most discovOLSEN ered that their farms were further away from the town site than they had imagined. In most cases, it was impractical to travel back and forth from the town to the farm on a daily bases, so many immigrants constructed their main house on their farm property and later built a smaller one-room Sunday House on their town lot.

They would live and work on the farm during the week and stay in town on weekends to shop, socialize on Saturday evenings and attend church on Sunday mornings. You can still see these Sunday Houses around the historic section of the town.

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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: In the springtime, bluebonnets grow wild in the ditches and fields around Texas; A town ordinance prohibits chain stores from occupying the historic Main Street area of downtown Fredricksburg; Wine tours have become popular in Texas Hill Country — the Tuscany of Texas.

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● Texas Winery Row: There are 13 wineries along Hwy 290 just outside Fredericksburg (http://www.wineroad290.com/) and visitors can enjoy the perfect wine country getaway with tastings, tours, good food and live entertainment on weekends at wineries. ● Wildseed Farms: You’ll find acres of wildflowers at Wildseed Farms (www.wildseedfarms.com), the largest wild seed producer in the United States. There’s also an onsite gift shop, a restaurant and plenty of trails to enjoy. ● Shopping: With no chain stores or outlets, shopping along Fredericksburg’s historic Main Street is a fund adventure. There are several upscale art galleries for serious collectors, funky boutiques and great restaurants and diners. ● Dining: There are more than 100 dining establishments in Fredericksburg and even more in the surrounding county. Top dining picks include: The Auslander (German), Fredericksburg Brewing Co. (pub food), Cabernet Grill (steaks, seafood and Texas wines), Clear River Pecan Bakery (ice cream and treats), Hilltop Café (great seafood and Southern fare), The Nest (American gourmet), Navajo Grill (steaks and seafood), August E’s (eclectic — sushi, steaks and wild game) and Auto’s (German bistro).

● Fredericksburg, Texas, is located roughly halfway between Austin and San Antonio and visitors typically fly into one of those cities and drive from there. Spring and autumn are the best times to visit. ● Fredericksburg has one of the liveliest Oktoberfest celebrations in the U.S. and rooms should be booked well in advance if you plan to visit during that time (www.oktoberfestinfbg.com). ● Weekends can be very busy and lively in Fredericksburg and the surrounding area. If you enjoy live music, dancing and busy streets, a weekend visit is ideal. ● We stayed at the Fredericksburg Herb Farm Cottages (www.fredericksburgherbfarm.com). This bedand-breakfast-style inn features accommodations in recreated Sunday Houses, an onsite spa, restaurant and an herb farm. Rates start at $159 per night including breakfast. In addition to hotels, there are more than 400 B&Bs in Gillespie County near Fredericksburg. ● For more information about Fredericksburg, visit the official tourism website of the Convention and Visitor Bureau at www.visitfredericksburgtx.com. ● For more information about visiting Texas, visit the official state tourism website at www.traveltex. com.

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ABOVE: Fredricksburg Brewing Co. makes its own lagers and ales and has a great menu for lunch or dinner served right inside the facilities. You can enjoy giant pretzels and classic German fare, along with other pub-friendly food while you watch the brew master at work.

BELOW: When immigrants first arrived in Fredricksburg, the all worshiped together in wooden building, but as they became more affluent they constructed sandstone painted churches for the various denominations that better resembled the beautiful churches of Europe. St. Mary’s painted church has stunning stained glass windows, architecture and painted walls that can be seen from the inside. The abundance of sandstone in the area meant that settlers began to construct buildings from it.

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FREDERICKSBURG: Historic architecture preserved At first, settlers constructed their homes and businesses with wood. But after some time, they began constructing with sandstone, because it is very abundant in this region of Texas and provided good insulation from the heat and cold.

Among the immigrants were some excellent stone masons and as they became more affluent, they began constructing stone churches that resemble the beautiful churches of Europe, complete with painted interiors and spectacular stained glass windows.

The wonderful thing about Fredericksburg is that much of its historic architecture is preserved and the progression of the architecture provides a glimpse into the lives of these early settlers. A town ordinance protects the historic architecture from big box shops, so the Main Street is filled with art galleries, restaurants and boutiques inside the original buildings. A funky kitchen supply shop sits inside the first hospital, a retro furniture store is inside an old Buick dealership and upscale clothing shops occupy what were once farming supply stores.

Though the community grew and thrived, it never became the large German city that settlers once envisioned.

“Life was difficult for these early immigrants,” Loeffler said. “One of the companies organizing the immigration went bankrupt and some immigrants had to travel on foot from the boat dock to Fredericksburg and some died along the way.”

German immigrants also suffered during the Civil War, because they supported the north in a southern state.

The First and Second World Wars marked a decline in the support for teaching the German language in schools and few residents today still speak the dialect that came to be known as “Texas German.”

Today, Fredericksburg sits at a cultural crossroads. Though it staunchly holds onto its German heritage, it has not been untouched by the other cultures that surround it. Looking around the biergarten, I can see ranchers in stiff Wranglers and straw Stetsons sitting next to townsfolk who are undoubtedly descended from original German immigrants.

The local cuisine reflects ties to Germany, Mexico and Texas ranch culture.

This region of Texas Hill Country is one of the Lone Star State’s most unusual tourism destinations and a popular spot for the Hollywood set who want some time away from the big city. Madeleine Stowe has a ranch near Fredericksburg and rumours are floating that other celebs are shopping for their own second homes.

This fact, combined with the large number of weekend visitors, seems to indicate that there is no shortage of people who like what they’ve done with this place.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer.

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

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Expensive debate over future of aging relics of 1964 World’s Fair NEW YORK — They were designed for the 1964 World’s Fair as sleek, space-age visions of the future: three towers topped by flying-saucer-like platforms, and a pavilion of pillars with a suspended, shimmering roof that was billed as the “Tent of Tomorrow.”

That imagined tomorrow has come and gone. Now the structures are abandoned relics, with rusted beams, faded paint and cracked concrete.

As the fair’s 50th anniversary approaches, the remains of the New York State Pavilion are getting renewed attention, from preservationists who believe they should be restored, and from critics who see them as hulking eyesores that should be torn down.

Neither option would come cheap: an estimated $14 million for demolition and $32 million to $72 million for renovation.

“It is the Eiffel Tower of Queens,” says Matthew Silva, who’s making a documentary about the pavilion in Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park, comparing it to a remnant of the 1889 Paris Exposition that was also threatened with demolition before it was saved.

Designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, the New York structures debuted with the rest of the World’s Fair on April 22, 1964, and quickly became among its most popular attractions.

Visitors rode glass “Sky Streak” elevators to the observation deck of a 226-foot tower — the highest point in the fair. The two shorter towers, at 150 and 60 feet, held a cafeteria and a VIP lounge.

The pavilion’s 16, 100-foot-tall concrete columns supported what was then the largest suspended roof in the world, a 50,000 square-foot expanse of translucent, multicolored tiles. On the floor below was a $1 million, 9,000-square-foot terrazzo tile map of the state, with details of cities, towns and highways.

In the years after the fair, the pavilion was used as a music venue for such acts as Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead and Fleetwood Mac. In the ’70s, it became a roller skating rink until the collapse of the ceiling tiles, leaving only bare cables behind.

The towers, while still structurally sound, were abandoned as observation decks long ago for safety reasons. Their retro-futuristic look has been most widely known from its use in such movies as Men in Black and Iron Man 2.

Although occasionally opened for tours, the towers and pavilion — the last major structures still standing from the World’s Fair that have not been

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Space-age towers, topped by flying-saucer-like platforms, and a pavilion of pillars once called the ‘Tent of Tomorrow’ looms as relics remaining from the 1964 World’s Fair, on Tuesday April 1, 2014 in the Queens borough of New York. preserved — have largely served as a stoic landmark for travellers on the Van Wyck Expressway. Two padlocked gates — one chain-link, one metal — keep the Tent of Tomorrow shuttered.

“It should be called the ‘Tent of Yesterday,”’ says Ben Haber, who lives near the park. “This is not the Parthenon, it’s not the Sphinx, it’s not the pyramids. . . . So what’s so special that we should keep it?”

At the heart of the debate is the cost. While the city’s Parks Department commissioned studies on the cost of scrapping or renovating the complex, it is still unclear where that money would come from and, if restored, how the structures would be used.

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While that debate plays out, a small group of World’s Fair buffs has formed to repaint the pavilion so it can be open to the public briefly for an April 22 anniversary event. The towers will still be off limits.

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A Sandhills daughter RANCH FAMILY MAKES A CONNECTION WITH NATURE AND BUILDS A TRAVEL BUSINESS BASED ON THE FLAMBOYANT GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN

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Sandhills cover almost one-fourth of Nebraska. Greater prairie chickens gather at leks to establish dominance (top) and the dance begins when a female lands in the lek’s centre looking for the most dominant male. Leks usually have six to 10 males. Ranching is an important part of Nebraska’s heritage, but the Switzer family needed to diversify to support multi-generations, and bird watching provides additional income for the ranch (left). Chicken watchers are transferred to the lek via school buses (above).

BY CAROL PATTERSON SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The life of a Nebraska Sandhills rancher is hard.

The closest traffic signal can be 90 km away. Your first-grader may ride the bus 90 minutes one-way to school. Six- or eight-player football is common because there are more cows than kids. Getting groceries takes a full day and if you’re conscious on the way to the hospital, you have time to watch a fulllength movie.

The sand that gives the area its name grows grass with relatively little water and makes the region one of the most productive cattle ranching areas in the U.S. At first glance, the land appears nondescript, but look below the surface and you can see why people fight for it. The sand protects the Ogallala aquifer with as much freshwater as Lake Huron.

And the wide-open horizon grabs hold of people who hear its possibilities whispered on the unrelenting winds.

Sarah Sortum (nee Switzer) was raised in the Sandhills and after graduation moved away to start a family. As her kids grew, Sarah wanted them to experience the Sandhills lifestyle so she searched for ways to diversify the Switzer ranch income. Without more revenue, Sarah and her brother could not support their families on the land held by Switzers since 1904.

Sarah saw potential in wildlife viewing tours. The Switzer ranch has several leks or booming grounds — mating areas of the flamboyant greater prairie chicken. For most of the year, this bird has all the flash of an accountant at tax season.

Come March, males head to booming grounds where they perform an elaborate dance, flashing sunset-orange neck sacs and producing a deep drumming sound. For wildlife watchers, seeing dancing on the lek is like getting triple cherries on a Vegas slot machine!

Through Calamus Outfitters, Sarah now offers Sandhills safaris and prairie chicken tours to several hundred people each year.

Three school buses have been converted to portable blinds and every morning from mid-March until late April, dozens of shivering tourists squeeze their bodies, cameras and binoculars into the darkened space. They wait for one of nature’s most rare spectacles to unfold.

I wondered if skipping breakfast and dawning more layers than an Olympic winter athlete was worth it. Bleary eyed from getting up early — even by bird watching standards — my doubts faded as I saw one pointy head after another dart through last year’s stubble.

These were the males. Sensing competition, they inflated their bright-orange neck sacs, and scratched

the ground, occasionally jumping at each other with claws extended in a test of wills.

“Things will get really exciting now,” whispered Brad Mellema of Grand Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, “that was a female that just flew in.”

Six males circled the coquettish female and did their best to convince her of their studly grouse ways, but she was unimpressed. She flew away without granting favours to any of the males — but we were more enamoured. Clicking shutters accompanied the booming and smiles shone from between scarfs and toques.

Bruce Switzer, ranch patriarch, is happy the birds are helping cattle support his family, although it took his daughter to show him a new way of living on the land.

“We always knew the birds were here but never watched them,” he recounted. After Sarah introduced him to the spring spectacle, he could see the potential draw for others.

“Look at what I’ve missed all my life,” Bruce said.

Thanks to Sarah, no one needs miss the Sandhills beauty.

To see prairie chicken courtship rituals, view my video at http://youtu.be/2j7Xtto_2AE

If you go: ● Calamus Outfitters offers overnight accommodation for 65 people, but you can stay in nearby towns and commute for the 6 a.m. tours. During the height of the prairie chicken activity, Calamus hosts the Prairie Chicken Festival (http://www.calamusoutfitters.com). ● Stop in Grand Island to dine on the best Thai/ Laotian cuisine between Boston and San Francisco at Vientiane Restaurant. ● Allow time to view the sandhill crane migration at Rowe Audubon Sanctuary (http://rowe.audubon. org( or the Crane Trust (http://www.cranetrust.org).

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Rockets down Chiefs

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Rockets 3 Chiefs 1 The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs find themselves in a familiar position.

Last season the Chiefs dropped the opening game of the best-of-three Pacific Cup midget AAA hockey championship, before storming back to win the next two games and eventually go on to win their second straight Telus Cup championship.

And last year’s Pacific Cup playoff was on the road.

So when they dropped a 3-1 decision to the Okanagan Rockets of Kelowna before an estimated crowd of close to 1,300 at the Arena Friday head coach Doug Quinn wasn’t about to panic.

“We lost the first game last year and that’s something we talked about,” he said. “We need to win two games and we lost the first one, now we need to focus on tomorrow (7 p.m. tonight), put in a better effort and try to win that game. If it gets to a deciding game anything an happen.”

Quinn felt several of his players were trying too hard to please everyone, but themselves.

“This is supposed to be a positive thing. We play with a lot of expectations at times. Looking at the teams of the past and the kids feel if we don’t do well they’ll let their friends and parents down, but at the end of the day that doesn’t matter. We need to play for each other in that room and have fun with it. If we win great, if we lose it’s not life or death.”

The Chiefs weren’t overly sharp, but then the Rockets didn’t exactly storm out of the gate either. The Rockets managed just three shots in the opening period, but the third shot gave them a 1-0 lead when Tanner Campbell’s pass deflected off Red Deer defenceman Travis Verveda’s skate under goaltender Jayden Sittler at 10:25 while on the power play.

“They had a power play just before that and we managed to kill it off and we got one right away and I felt it was our time,” said Rockets head coach Mack O’Rourke. “We’ve had a lot of success on the power play.

“We did get a break when the puck went in off a skate, but we’ll take it. It seemed to mellow the guys out.”

The Rebels managed a 9-3 edge in shots in the opening frame, but had limited scoring chances. The Rockets

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Okanagan Rocket goaltender Brandan Barry makes a stop on a shot from Red Deer AAA Midget Chief Trey Degraaf during first period action of Game 1 of the 2014 Pacific Championships at the Arena in Red Deer Friday. made it 2-0 at 6:02 of the middle stanza when Tyson Jost converted a rebound while on a two-man advantage.

“I thought we were really uptight and weren’t skating and playing the way we’re capable of, then when they scored that second goal we really tightened up,” said Quinn. “We’ve had stretches like that before and have a really hard time scoring. We just have to forget about this game, it’s already gone, and regroup and be better tomorrow. We have to learn and grow from this experience.”

Tanner Wishnowski made it 3-0 at 15:46 of the second period shovelling home a rebound into the open side.

The Chiefs seemed to relax a bit in the third period and Jeff de Wit put them on the board, tipping in a point shot on the power play at 13:10.

The Chiefs could have won the game on the power play as they had eight man advantages, although the last one was only seven seconds.

“They blocked a lot of shots,” said Quinn. “They did a good job of taking away the shooting lanes, but sometimes our recognition wasn’t there.

“We’ll make a couple of small changes, but the biggest thing is to lighten up and relax. It’s not supposed to feel like torture.”

O’Rourke liked the way his team

performed, but wasn’t happy with the penalties.

“We did a lot of good things that game . . . I wasn’t disappointed in anything. I liked our speed, although I would like a few more shots and obviously we don’t want to take seven penalties and give that power play that many chances.”

The Rockets killed penalties similar to Lloydminster, as they plugged up the middle and blocked shots. It wasn’t something O’Rourke saw in the Chiefs win over Lloydminster in the Alberta final.

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, left, throws his first major league pitch against Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Melky Cabrera, right, during first inning home opener AL baseball action in Toronto on Friday.

New York 7 Toronto 3 TORONTO — Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka scattered six hits over seven innings to win his majorleague debut 7-3 and help the New York Yankees spoil the Blue Jays’ home opener Friday night.

The US$175-million man struck out eight after an early wobble and did not walk a batter while giving up three runs, only two of which were earned.

Tanaka (1-0) threw 97 pitches including 65 strikes in a promising debut.

Jays leadoff hitter Melky Cabrera welcomed Tanaka to the majors with a home run to right field on his third delivery.

Not helped by his defence, the righthander gave up two more in the second.

Still the 25-year-old managed four strikeouts in the first two innings and soon settled down, efficiently mowing down Blue Jays while quieting the sellout Rogers Centre crowd of 48,197.

After the Jays got their runs in the second, he retired 11 of 12 and faced the minimum batters in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh before calling it a night with a 5-3 lead.

New York (2-2) had 16 hits to six for Toronto (2-3), which used six pitchers on the night. The Yankees could have scored more but left 11 men on base.

Toronto starter Dustin McGowan (0-1) gave up four earned runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and one walk in just 2 2/3 innings, leaving another question-mark over the Jays’ starting pitching.

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Leafs’ playoff hopes rest with Reimer

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — James Reimer thinks about a lot of things.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and former Red Deer Rebels goaltender had a premonition and told his wife he’d play in Thursday night’s game against the Boston Bruins. And he did, replacing the injured Jonathan Bernier.

Before that, Reimer considered the possibility that he had played his final game with the Leafs after being in goal for five straight losses before Bernier’s return from a groin problem.

Now that Bernier is lost for the rest of the regular season — a minimum of three weeks — with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Re-

imer doesn’t have to think about riding out the rest of his time in Toronto on the bench.

His new challenge is trying to rebound from one of the worst stretches in his career lead the Leafs to the playoffs.

“I’ve had a lot of success in the past and had to carry the load in different scenarios, and I’ve been successful in that,” Reimer said Friday. “You’re a competitor and you love the challenges, especially maybe sometimes when the odds are against you. You just go out there and play your heart out and kind of hope that it’s going to be enough.”

Even with his best efforts, it might not be enough.

With four games left, Reimer and the Leafs have 84 points, one back of

the Columbus Blue Jackets, who host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. That’s one of two extra games Columbus has left, meaning Toronto likely has to win out and hope to get some help, too.

The first task at hand comes Saturday night at Air Canada Centre against the Winnipeg Jets. That’s all Reimer, a native of Morweena, Man., is worried about.

“The main thing is it’s not four games in a row,” Reimer said. “As a goalie, you can’t see it like that. You can’t even win 60 minutes. It’s about the first five minutes, the first minute, the first shot.”

Reimer did give up a goal on the first shot he faced Jan. 20 against Tampa Bay, and one within the game’s first six minutes twice more during a run of

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five straight regulation losses.

The 26-year-old, who allowed 18 goals on 139 shots in that time, was made a scapegoat for the Leafs’ struggles. That did not sit well with centre Nazem Kadri.

“It seems like when the team does not do well, he’s the first guy that everyone hops all over, which really that shouldn’t be the case,” Kadri said Thursday night. “At that point when we were losing, the team in front of him just couldn’t bring it together and just couldn’t figure things out, and obviously the goalie’s left out there to dry by himself. We felt bad, and now it’s about time we have his back and step up to the plate.”

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Generals in control

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

MCKENZIE CUP

Generals 5 Regals 1 The Bentley Generals are one win removed from advancing to the Allan Cup tournament.

The defending senior AAA hockey champion Generals posted a systematic 5-1 win over the Powell River Regals Friday at the Red Deer Arena to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Alberta/B.C. McKenzie Cup series. The third and possibly final game is set for today at 3 p.m.

As was the case in Thursday’s series opener, a 5-0 Bentley victory, the Generals dominated to a greater degree as the game wore on.

“I’m real happy with the full effort.

If we keep working like that and keep the ice titled the law of averages is going to be in our favour,” said Bentley

head coach Ryan Tobler, whose club pulled away with three unanswered third-period goals.

“We just stuck with it, didn’t try to change anything and we got rewarded for our hard work.”

The Generals opened the scoring when defenceman Scott Kalinchuk, from above the circle, blew a rising bullet past Regals netminder Cory McEachran 11:58 into the first period.

The Regals answered back three minutes later with their first goal of the series. With Generals forward Scott Doucet off for tripping, Scott May beat Bentley goaltender Travis Yonkman with a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Andrew Derton.

But that was it for the B.C. representatives. Curtis Austring potted the eventual winner at 2:49 of the second

period and the Generals pulled away in the final frame while outshooting their guests 17-5.

Craig Weller converted a pass from Chris Neiszner at 8:33 of the third, Garrett Watson connected just over a minute later and Sean Robertson notched a power-play goal at 17:22.

McEachran turned aside 35 shots while Yonkman made 16 saves.

If a fourth game is required, it will be played Sunday at 7:30 p.m. A fifth game, if needed, will go 24 hours later.

The Generals, of course, don’t plan on letting the Regals extend the series.

“We know what’s at stake here one more win for what we’ve played for all year,” said Tobler, referring to a berth in the six-team Allan Cup championship April 14-19 at Dundas, Ont. “I know we’re going to have a spirited effort again tomorrow and hopefully we can take care of business.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Thompson shoots 8-under 64, ties Se Ri Pak

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Lexi Thompson’s play around the greens has held her back at times in her young LPGA Tour career, lagging behind her powerful long game.

On Friday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, her putting touch carried her to the top of the leaderboard in the first major championship of the year.

The 19-year-old Thompson, already a three-time winner on the tour, shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Mission Hills for a share of the lead with Se Ri Pak. “I worked extremely hard in the offseason on my short game and just trying to get my game a lot more consistent,” Thompson said.

She had only 25 putts after taking 35 in a first-round 73.

“I just had a little bit of speed issues yesterday,” Thompson said. “I didn’t really commit to my lines and I came up short a lot. I just went out today and picked my line and sped up my tempo a little bit and went up to it and said, ’I’m going to knock it in.”’

After experimenting with a stance close to the ball to get her eyes more over the putting line, she’s standing farther away in a more natural position.

“Even as a little kid I stood far away from the ball and took the putter inside. I just went right back to that,” Thompson said. “I moved farther away and just take one look at the hole and just knock it in. Hopefully.”

Pak birdied the final hole for a 70 to match Thompson at 7-under 137. The 36-year-old South Korean player won the last of her five major titles in 2006 and has 25 LPGA Tour victories.

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Michelle Wie hits from the rough on the 15th hole during the second round at the Kraft Nabisco Championship golf tournament Friday in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

“Everything has just been really solid,” Pak said. “I kept it fairways, greens, always the goal every hole. I had a lot of opportunities, but putting is not as good as yesterday. Still, just really smooth, solid round. I’m really happy about the way I finished.”

Michelle Wie was a stroke back after a 71.

“I’m really excited,” Wie said. “It’s

fun being near the top of the leaderboard. But try not to look forward too much. It’s a long way ’til Sunday.”

Thompson birdied eight of the last 13 holes after opening with five pars.

“I was just trying to stay in the moment and focus on each shot, not really think about what I was shooting,” Thompson said. “I had the same confidence over every shot, just committing to my line and just being confident.”

She made a 20-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 17th — her eighth hole — and two-putted for birdie after reaching the par-5 18th in two.

Thompson holed a breaking 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 first, made a 4-footer on the par-4 third and ran in a 20-foot putt on the par-4 fourth after slashing out from under a tree in the left rough. She added an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 seventh and closed with a 10-footer on the par-5 ninth after hitting into the greenside bunker in two.

“This is my favourite tournament of the year,” Thompson said. “It’s so beautiful, like really nice weather, and the fans are amazing. I’m really comfortable with the golf course. I get to hit a lot of drivers, so I just aim up the right side and hit my little draw.”

Wie opened with a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th, and dropped a stroke on the par 13th after driving behind a tree in the right rough. She had a three-putt par on 18 — missing a 3-footer — after reaching the waterguarded green in two.

“It felt good to start off with a birdie,” Wie said. “After that, really just couldn’t get anything going. ... But it felt good. Par is a good score out here.”

On the par-5 second, she made a 25-foot birdie putt after hitting a snap hook off the tee.

SPORTS

BRIEFS

Sweden beats Switzerland in men’s curling championship Oskar Eriksson of Sweden defeated Switzerland’s Benoit Schwarz 5-2 in the world men’s curling championship Page playoff 3-4 game early Friday in Beijjing, China.

Eriksson will take on the loser of the 1-2 game between Canada’s Kevin Koe and Thomas Ulsrud of Norway in a semifinal set for Saturday at 2 a.m.

MST. The 1-2 contest started at 9 p.m.

MST Friday and the result was unavailable at press time.

The championship final will be played at 1 a.m. MST Sunday.

Sergio Garcia moves to top of Houston Open leaderboard HUMBLE, Texas — Sergio Garcia surged to the top of the leaderboard by shooting a 7-under par 65 in the second round of the Houston Open on Friday.

The Spaniard’s 12-under overall score matches the 36-hole low at the 7,441-yard Golf Club of Houston, and he’s one shot ahead of Matt Kuchar — who is 11 under overall.

Garcia, opening on the back nine, climbed the leaderboard with a birdieeagle-birdie stretch on his front nine.

Short-handed Toronto Raptors beat Pacers 102-94 TORONTO — Terrence Ross scored 24 points to lead the short-handed Toronto Raptors 102-94 over the Indiana Pacers on Friday.

Jonas Valanciunas added 22 points and nine rebounds, while DeMar DeRozan scored 20 for the Raptors (4432), who claimed their fifth win in six starts despite missing starters Kyle Lowry and Amir Johnson.

Greivis Vasquez and Nando De Colo had 10 points apiece, while Patrick Patterson, who started in place of Johnson in only his third game since missing 11 with an elbow injury, had seven boards. Paul George had 26 points to top the Pacers (53-24), while David West added 21.

Flames down Panthers 2-1 SUNRISE, Fla. — Mike Cammalleri scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Calgary Flames beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 Friday night.

Kenny Agostino also scored for Calgary and Joey MacDonald stopped 34 shots. Vincent Trocheck scored for the Panthers, and Roberto Luongo made 15 saves.

Luongo started his first game since March 27th against Carolina.

The Flames won their second straight and fifth in their last eight.

Oilers beat Coyotes 3-2

Wranglers defeat Hawks to improve to 1-1 at championship JUNIOR B

GRANDE PRAIRIE — The Blackfalds Wranglers improved to 1-1 at the provincial junior B hockey championship Friday with a 6-2 win over the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks.

Robin Carslon led the way with a hat-trick performance. Chance Abbott, Garrett Glasman and Dalen Kolybaba also tallied for the Wranglers, who led 2-0 and 5-2 by periods.

Thomas Isaman turned aside 26 shots for the win, while Hawks goaltenders Tyler Berger and Nolan Noven combined to make 31 saves. Blackfalds took five of seven minor penalties.

The Wranglers fell 6-4 to the host Kings in their opening game Thursday, getting goals from Jared Guilbault, Abbott, Matthew Johnson and Jordan Jakubow. Guilbault had two points

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CHIEFS: 33 shots “There isn’t any video from Alberta, but we played them (Chiefs) in the Mac’s (at Christmas) and did have that footage . . . we saw their tendencies and hoped for the best.”

The Chiefs managed 33 shots on the Rockets Brendan Barry, who was named their player of the game. Defenceman Gabe Bast was Red Deer’s top player. Sittler faced 21 shots.

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JAYS: Wild opening inning

on the field in front of both clubhouses before the game, like armies preparing for battle.

Manager Joe Girardi seemed unfazed, wandering over to check out the medals of several Canadian Olympians who were being honoured on the night.

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey received his Gold Glove award before the 10 Olympians were honoured pre-game before an enthusiastic crowd waving freebie rally flags. Former Jays and Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay threw out the first pitch after a gigantic Canadian flag was packed up in the outfield.

The Jays’ early pitching stumbles, however, robbed the night of much of its excitement.

The Yankees have invested US$175 million to get seven years worth of Tanaka, including $20 million just to earn the right to negotiate for his services.

Tanaka went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last season for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan’s Pacific League. He joins Japan’s Suzuki and Hiroki Kuroda on the Yankees’ roster.

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In his defence, the 32-year-old McGowan was making his first bigleague start since Sept.

26, 2011, and just his fifth since the 2008 season.

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with an assist on Johnson’s goal.

Blackfalds led 1-0 after the first period and the game was tied 2-2 after 40 minutes. Grande Prairie was assessed 10 of 16 minor penalties.

Isaman made 26 saves in a losing cause. The Wranglers directed 33 shots at Kings netminder Tyler Moffatt.

The Wranglers play their final round-robin game against the Cold Lake Ice today at 9 a.m.

REIMER: Will try to do his part It’ll take more than just Reimer to roll off four more wins, against the Jets in the home finale and then at the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators. But he’s undoubtedly at the forefront now and said he’ll try to do his part.

Reimer pointed to Thursday night’s 4-3 overtime victory against the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins as evidence of his belief in why the Leafs can do the improbable and make the playoffs.

“Maybe sometimes it’s not the prettiest, but we find ways to win,” he said.

“We pull together and we lean on each other and that’s what it takes. With four games to go, no one’s going to ask how we get points, just as long as we get them. I believe fully in this team

that we’ve got what it takes.”

If Reimer can recapture past form that made him the Leafs’ starter — and a good one at that — he’d have a chance to redeem himself and his team for last month’s losing. He’d also likely make a good case to another NHL team that he’s capable of being a No. 1 goaltender somewhere.

Saturday, against a Winnipeg team that has had its share of troubles in goal, could be the start of that audition. Reimer can’t help but think about the future and what it holds for his career, but that’s not at the forefront of his mind.

“Honestly right now there’s lots of thoughts swirling in your head about a lot of things,” he said. “But now it’s just time to stop the puck. It doesn’t really matter what transpires after the season or all that white noise, per se.

All I’m trying to do is just play my best and get those two points tomorrow and then go on to Florida. I try not to think about all this other stuff.”

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sam Gagner got the tying goal with 40.4 seconds to play in regulation, then scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night.

Oilers defenceman Justin Schultz also scored and Ben Scrivens stopped 24 shots through overtime.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the tying goal for the Coyotes in the second period, and Kyle Chipchura put them ahead with 7:18 left in the third.

Thomas Greiss also stopped 24 shots for Phoenix.

SCOREBOARD Hockey WHL Playoffs SECOND ROUND Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Edmonton (1) vs. Brandon (7) (Edmonton leads series 1-0) Thursday’s result Edmonton 5 Brandon 0 Saturday’s game Brandon at Edmonton, 12 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8 Edmonton at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9 Edmonton at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Friday, April 11 x-Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Today

● Bowling: Heritage Lanes Traditional Open, 9 a.m. start. ● Senior AAA hockey: Third game of best-of-five McKenzie Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship — Powell River Regals vs. Bentley Generals, 3 p.m., Red Deer Arena. ● Midget AAA hockey: Second game of best-of-three Pacific Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, 7 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Sunday

● Bowling: Heritage Lanes Traditional Open, 9 a.m. start, finals at 4 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Third game of best-of-three Pacific Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, if necessary, 2 p.m., Red Deer Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Fourth game of best-of-five McKenzie Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, if necessasry — Powell River Regals vs. Bentley Generals, 7:30 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

son Vic (roughing) 8:05, Dumba Por (high-sticking) 8:05, Hodges Vic (10-minute misconduct) 13:26, Cederholm Por (roughing) 13:26, Hanson Por (10-minute misconduct) 13:26, Carroll Vic (checking to the head) 14:19, Haar Por (hooking) 17:08, Carroll Vic (roughing) 19:10.

Third Period 9. Portland, Pouliot 2 (Dumba) 10:17 (pp).

10. Portland, Dumba 2 (Pouliot, Petan) 11:04 (pp).

Penalties — Magee Vic (slashing) 1:20, Nelson Vic (cross-checking) 6:22, Petan Por (Embellishment) 6:22, Kanzig Vic (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 8:34, Magee Vic (slashing) 9:39, Magee Vic (10-minute misconduct) 9:39, Gagnon Vic (fighting) 10:25, Gagnon Vic (game misconduct) 10:25, Kanzig Vic (instigator) 10:25, Kanzig Vic (fighting) 10:25, Kanzig Vic (10-minute misconduct) 10:25, Bittner Por (fighting) 10:25, Haar Por (fighting) 10:25, Haar Por (game misconduct) 10:25, Iverson Por (game misconduct) 10:25, Cote Vic (Major-Slashing) 11:04, Cote Vic (game misconduct) 11:04, De Champlain Por (tripping) 14:30, De Champlain Por (slashing) 19:07.

Shots on goal by Victoria 13 8 6 — 27 Portland 9 12 14 — 35 Goal — Victoria: Polivka (L, 0-1-0); Portland: Burke (W, 0-0-0).

Medicine Hat (4) vs. Kootenay (6) Saturday’s game Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9 Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 10 Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 12 x-Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Kelowna (1) vs. Seattle (5) (Kelowna leads series 1-0) Thursday’s result Kelowna 6 Kelowna 2 Saturday’s game Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8 Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9 Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Friday, April 11 x-Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Nate Jones on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jake Petricka from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with 2B Jason Kipnis on a six-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected the contract of RHP Dominic Leone from Tacoma (PCL). Designated RHP Hector Noesi for assignment.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Claimed RHP Pedro Beato off waivers from Cincinnati. Optioned LHP Ryan Buchter to Gwineett (IL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated OF Matt Kemp from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Mike Baxter to Albuquerque (PCL).

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed OF Chad Stang.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed RHP Fray Martinez and LHP Shawn Gilblair.

Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed SS Anthony Torres.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed C Josh Ludy.

Released C Anthony Foulk.

ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed LHP Justin Albert.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed C Jose Gonzalez.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Sent INF Chase Tucker to Gary SouthShore (AA) to complete a previous trade.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Milwaukee C Larry Sanders five games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Casper Ware to a second 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released WR LaRon Byrd and LB Dan Giordano.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed RB Justin Forsett to a one-year contract.

BUFFALO BILLS — Acquired WR Mike Williams from Tampa Bay for an undisclosed draft choice.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed QB Dan Orlovsky to a one-year contract. Signed OT J.B. Shugarts.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released S Adrian Wilson.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with CB Champ Bailey on a two-year contract.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed TE Kellen Davis and WR Travis Harvey.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed P Daniel Zychlinski.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed coach Pete Carroll to a three-year contract extension through 2017.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Released RB Chris Johnson.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed LB Rob Jackson.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released DB Josh Gatlin.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Luke Adam from Rochester (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Assigned D John Klingberg to Texas (AHL). Recalled F Chris Mueller from Texas.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled D Andrej Sustr from Syracuse (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Tyson Strachan from Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed D Jesse Graham to an amateur tryout contract.

CHICAGO WOLVES — Signed D Jake Chelios to a professional tryout contract.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Signed C Nic Dowd, F Michael Mersch and D Kevin Gravel to amateur tryout agreements.

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Las Vegas’ Adam Huxley three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in an April 1 game against Bakersfield. Suspeneded South Carolina’s Jack Downing two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in an April 2 game at Florida.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Announced F Max Parent was reassigned to the team from Syracuse (AHL). Announced G Mac Carruth was reassigned to Rockford (AHL).

READING ROYALS — Signed F Bryce Williamson and placed him on the reserve list. Activated F Brandon Blandina from the reserve list. Released F Jon Swavely from his amateur tryout agreement.

Suspended F Adrian Foster.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Fined Portland coach Caleb Porter an undisclosed amount for public criticism of the officials.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Acquired F Andrew Wenger from Montreal for F Jack McInerney.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Acquired D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil).

National Women’s Soccer League WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Signed MF Jordan Angeli and D Bianca Sierra.

COLLEGE ALBANY (N.Y.) — Named Bill Boyle men’s assistant soccer coach.

DAYTON — Announced senior C Alex Gavrilovic is leaving the school.

DREW — Named Matt Choquette director of athletic communications.

FRANCIS MARION — Named Jay Sparks women’s basketball coach.

MISSOURI — Suspended junior F-C Zach Price from the men’s basketball team after being arrested twice for allegedly assaulting his roommate and a woman.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE — Announced G Tyler Lewis is transferring to Butler.

SAM HOUSTON STATE — Named Brian Hess strength and conditioning coach.

WAKE FOREST — Named Danny Manning men’s basketball coach.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014

Portland (2) vs. Victoria (3) (Portland leads series 1-0) Friday’s game Portland 8 Victoria 2 Saturday’s game Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m.

Monday, April 7 Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8 Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday, April 10 x-Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m. x — if necessary.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Winterhawks 8, Royals 2 First Period 1. Portland, De Leo 2 (Bjorkstrand, Leier) 8:53.

2. Portland, Leipsic 6 (Petan, Bittner) 13:15.

Penalties — Blomqvist Vic (cross-checking) 9:23, Kanzig Vic (roughing) 15:29, Schoenborn Por (roughing) 15:29, Petan Por (slashing) 16:53.

Second Period 3. Portland, Petan 2 (Leipsic) 3:11.

4. Victoria, Crunk 1 (Fushimi, Fisher) 3:32.

5. Portland, Bjorkstrand 5 (Leier, Pouliot) 5:06 (pp).

6. Portland, Dumba 1 (Hanson, Petan) 12:01.

7. Portland, Bjorkstrand 6 (Leier, Leipsic) 16:22.

8. Victoria, Magee 2 (Fransoo, Walker) 17:13 (pp).

Penalties — Petan Por (boarding) 1:03, Palmer Vic (tripping) 4:14, Magee Vic (interference) 5:32, Nel-

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF y-Boston 77 52 18 7 111 246 y-Pittsburgh 77 49 23 5 103 237 x-Montreal 78 44 27 7 95 207 N.Y. Rangers 78 43 30 5 91 210 x-Tampa Bay 77 42 26 9 93 227 Philadelphia 76 39 28 9 87 213 Detroit 77 37 26 14 88 208 Columbus 77 39 31 7 85 215 Toronto 78 38 32 8 84 227 New Jersey 77 33 28 16 82 188 Washington 77 34 30 13 81 218 Carolina 77 34 32 11 79 195 Ottawa 77 32 31 14 78 223 N.Y. Islanders 76 31 35 10 72 212 Florida 78 27 43 8 62 185 Buffalo 77 21 47 9 51 148 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF x-St. Louis 76 52 17 7 111 243 x-Anaheim 77 50 19 8 108 249 x-San Jose 78 49 20 9 107 239 x-Colorado 76 49 21 6 104 233 x-Chicago 78 44 19 15 103 255 x-Los Angeles 78 45 27 6 96 196 Minnesota 77 39 26 12 90 191 Phoenix 78 36 28 14 86 209 Dallas 76 37 28 11 85 220 Nashville 77 34 32 11 79 195 Vancouver 77 34 32 11 79 185 Winnipeg 78 34 34 10 78 216 Calgary 78 33 38 7 73 200 Edmonton 78 27 42 9 63 193

GA 165 191 196 187 206 213 217 207 244 199 233 212 259 250 256 229 GA 169 198 189 206 205 164 194 221 216 231 209 230 228 259

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Friday’s Games Edmonton 3, Phoenix 2, SO Montreal 7, Ottawa 4 Chicago 4, Columbus 3 New Jersey 2, Washington 1 Detroit 3, Buffalo 2

Mtl (interference) 17:43.

Second Period 7. Montreal, Eller 12 (Gionta) 4:09.

8. Montreal, Pacioretty 37 (unassisted) 15:25.

Penalties — MacArthur Ott (high-sticking) 2:02, Karlsson Ott (roughing) 4:32, Galchenyuk Mtl (roughing) 4:32, Tinordi Mtl (fighting) 13:15, Gryba Ott (fighting) 13:15, Tinordi Mtl (unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:15, Gallagher Mtl (roughing) 15:58, Smith Ott (roughing) 15:58, Galchenyuk Mtl (roughing) 15:58, Neil Ott (misconduct) 15:58, Neil Ott (roughing) 15:58.

Third Period 9. Montreal, Pacioretty 38 (Desharnais, Vanek) 1:09.

10. Montreal, Desharnais 16 (Pacioretty, Vanek) 9:14.

11. Ottawa, Zibanejad 15 (Turris) 14:07.

Penalties — Smith Ott (misconduct) 10:01, Smith Ott (slashing) 10:01, Parros Mtl (misconduct) 18:22, Neil Ott (misconduct) 18:22.

Shots on goal by Montreal 11 5 7 — 23 Ottawa 13 15 15 — 43 Goal — Montreal: Budaj (W, 10-8-2); Ottawa: Anderson (L, 23-16-8).

Calgary 2, Florida 1 Nashville 5, Anaheim 2 Today’s Games Philadelphia at Boston, 11 a.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 12 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m.

Winnipeg at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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

Sunday’s Games St. Louis at Chicago, 10:30 a.m.

Dallas at Florida, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Flames 2, Panthers 1 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Upshall Fla (interference) 3:29, Russell Cgy (tripping) 17:01.

Second Period 1. Calgary, Agostino 1 (McGrattan, Billins) 1:34.

2. Florida, Trocheck 4 (Hayes, Pirri) 2:21 (pp).

3. Calgary, Cammalleri 26 (Hudler) 6:09.

Penalties — Bouma Cgy (stick holding) 1:49, Robak Fla (tripping) 9:42, Butler Fla (tripping) 18:53.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Campbell Fla (slashing) 2:20.

Shots on goal by Calgary 6 6 5 — 17 Florida 11 17 7 — 35 Goal — Calgary: MacDonald (W, 5-4-1); Florida: Luongo (L, 23-22-7).

Devils 2, Capitals 1 First Period 1. Washington, Ovechkin 49 (Grabovski, Backstrom) 10:12.

Penalties — Volchenkov NJ (holding) 3:51, Larsson NJ (tripping) 4:59, Ward Wash (holding) 6:34, Chimera Wash (hooking) 18:50.

Second Period 2. New Jersey, Ruutu 8 (Gelinas, Zajac) 12:21.

Penalties — Ward Wash (high-sticking) 0:43, Wilson Wash (roughing) 18:24, Zidlicky NJ (roughing) 18:24, NJ Bench (too many men) 19:49.

Third Period 3. New Jersey, Carter 6 (Zidlicky, Harrold) 15:06.

Penalties — Penner Wash (interference) 4:35.

Shots on goal by Washington 8 7 10 — 25 7 14 10 — 31 New Jersey Goal — Washington: Halak (L, 28-13-7); New Jersey: Schneider (W, 15-14-11).

Red Wings 3, Sabres 2 First Period 1. Detroit, Helm 11 (Glendening, DeKeyser) 5:47.

2. Detroit, Jurco 7 (DeKeyser, Alfredsson) 14:12 (pp).

3. Detroit, Alfredsson 18 (Kindl, Abdelkader) 15:28.

Penalties — Smith Det (hooking) 8:52, Scott Buf (high-sticking) 12:59.

Second Period 4. Buffalo, McBain 5 (Ruhwedel, Leino) 12:28 (pp).

Penalties — Smith Det (high-sticking) 12:17, Girgensons Buf (holding) 13:28, Legwand Det (interference) 18:54, Ennis Buf (hooking) 19:44.

Third Period 5. Buffalo, Deslauriers 1 (Larsson) 6:40.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Buffalo 7 7 9 — 23 Detroit 12 9 10 — 31 Goal — Buffalo: Hackett (L, 1-3-1); Detroit: Howard (W, 20-18-11).

Blackhawks 4, Blue Jackets 3 First Period 1. Columbus, Mackenzie 9 (Umberger, Boll) 1:32.

2. Chicago, Morin 2 (Rozsival, Sharp) 17:10.

Penalties — Seabrook Chi (tripping) 7:08, Tyutin Clb (cross-checking) 11:12, Bollig Chi (hooking) 14:20.

Second Period 3. Columbus, Johansen 31 (Dubinsky, Atkinson) :36.

4. Chicago, Sharp 32 (Keith) 4:14 (pp).

5. Chicago, Hossa 28 (Versteeg, Keith) 10:42.

6. Columbus, Anisimov 21 (Wisniewski, Johnson) 12:47 (pp).

Penalties — Boll Clb (interference) 3:25, Bickell Chi (fighting) 3:25, Boll Clb (fighting) 3:25, Leddy Chi (slashing) 12:31.

Third Period 7. Chicago, Smith 12 (Keith, Seabrook) 19:56.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Chicago 8 18 12 — 38 Columbus 13 8 6 — 27 Goal — Chicago: Raanta (W, 13-4-4); Columbus: Bobrovsky (L, 28-20-5).

Canadiens 7, Senators 4 First Period 1. Ottawa, Smith 12 (Phillips) 2:28.

2. Ottawa, Hemsky 12 (Wiercioch) 4:35.

3. Ottawa, Smith 13 (Zibanejad, Neil) 5:50.

4. Montreal, Markov 7 (Galchenyuk, Emelin) 7:22.

5. Montreal, Weaver 1 (Plekanec, Pacioretty) 9:17.

6. Montreal, Pacioretty 36 (Vanek, Weaver) 15:52.

Penalties — Plekanec Mtl (hooking) 0:10, Parros

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Friday’s Games Detroit 10, Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 6, Boston 2 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 8, Texas 1

L.A. Angels 11, Houston 1 Seattle at Oakland, ppd., rain Today’s Games Minnesota (Gibson 0-0) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0), 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 0-0) at Toronto (Dickey 0-1), 11:07 a.m.

Baltimore (Norris 0-0) at Detroit (Porcello 0-0), 11:08 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-0) at Kansas City (Chen 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-0) at Oakland (Milone 0-0), 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 0-0) at Houston (Keuchel 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 0-0) at Boston (Buchholz 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Baltimore at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Miami Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Milwaukee St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

East Division W L Pct 4 1 .800 3 1 .750 3 1 .750 2 2 .500 1 3 .250 Central Division W L Pct 3 1 .750 2 2 .500 2 2 .500 1 3 .250 1 3 .250 West Division W L Pct 4 1 .800 4 2 .667 2 3 .400 1 3 .250 1 6 .143

Miami 8, San Diego 2 Today’s Games Cincinnati (Cueto 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-0), 11:10 a.m.

Philadelphia (Lee 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-0), 12:20 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Maholm 0-0), 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 0-1) at Washington (Strasburg 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Kelly 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 0-0) at Boston (Buchholz 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 0-0) at Miami (Fernandez 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Arizona (McCarthy 0-0) at Colorado (De La Rosa 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

San Diego at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 6:05 p.m.

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Friday’s Games Atlanta 2, Washington 1 Milwaukee 6, Boston 2 Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 2 Colorado 12, Arizona 2 San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers 4 Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 2 N.Y. Mets 4, Cincinnati 3

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-Miami 52 23 .693 y-Indiana 53 24 .688 x-Toronto 44 32 .579 x-Chicago 44 32 .579 x-Brooklyn 41 34 .547 x-Washington 40 36 .526 Charlotte 38 38 .500 Atlanta 33 42 .440 New York 33 44 .429 Cleveland 31 46 .403 Detroit 27 49 .355 Boston 23 53 .303 Orlando 21 55 .276 Philadelphia 17 59 .224 Milwaukee 14 62 .184

GB — — 8.5 8.5 11 12.5 14.5 19 20 22 25.5 29.5 31.5 35.5 38.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-San Antonio 59 17 .776 x-Oklahoma City 55 20 .733 y-L.A. Clippers 54 23 .701 Houston 50 25 .667 Portland 49 27 .645 Golden State 46 29 .613 Dallas 45 31 .592 Memphis 45 31 .592 Phoenix 44 31 .587 Minnesota 38 37 .507 Denver 33 43 .434 New Orleans 32 44 .421 Sacramento 27 48 .360 L.A. Lakers 25 50 .333 Utah 24 52 .316

GB — 3.5 5.5 8.5 10 12.5 14 14 14.5 20.5 26 27 31.5 33.5 35

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

Today’s Games Minnesota at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games New York at Miami, 11 a.m.

L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 5 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 7 p.m.

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Friday’s Games Memphis 100, Denver 92 Toronto 102, Indiana 94 Charlotte 91, Orlando 80 Brooklyn 116, Detroit 104 Philadelphia 111, Boston 102 Minnesota 122, Miami 121,2OT Atlanta 117, Cleveland 98 Washington 90, New York 89 Chicago 102, Milwaukee 90 Utah 100, New Orleans 96 Houston 111, Oklahoma City 107 Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Golf HOUSTON OPEN Golf Club of Houston, The Tournament Humble, Texas Purse: $6.4 million Yardage: 7,441; Par: 72 Second Round Sergio Garcia Matt Kuchar Matt Jones Cameron Tringale Shawn Stefani Jimmy Walker Steve Stricker Ben Curtis Ryan Palmer Jason Gore Jim Renner Phil Mickelson Erik Compton Bill Haas Brice Garnett J.B. Holmes Retief Goosen Justin Hicks Nicholas Thompson Freddie Jacobson Martin Flores Michael Thompson Rickie Fowler Chris Stroud Camilo Villegas Michael Putnam

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Now the future of Canada’s worldclass hockey program will be in someone else’s hands.

Nicholson announced Friday that he is stepping down as president and

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CEO of Hockey Canada effective June 1.

He has held both positions since 1998 and has presided over a highly successful era for Canada in international hockey.

Nicholson has been involved in amateur hockey since 1979, when he was hired by current American Hockey League president and CEO Dave Andrews as technical director with the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association.

“I look back to when Dave Andrews hired me in 1979, that’s 35 years ago,” Nicholson said at a news conference Friday.

“I think its time.”

Nicholson moved on to the national scene in 1990, becoming vice-president of programs with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for two years and vice-president of the Canadian Hockey Association of six years before taking the reins at Hockey Canada.

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Air Spray aircraft maintenance engineer Aaron Simm with one of the company’s L-188 Lockheed Electra retardant tankers at their base located at the Red Deer Regional Airport.

Air Spray Aviation continues to grow

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The business of fighting forest fires is hot and cold, with the manpower requirements of companies like Air Spray Aviation rising and falling with the seasons.

Paul Lane, Air Spray’s vice-president and chief financial officer, said staff at its Red Deer Airport operations centre are kept busy during the winter servicing planes and other equipment. But much of that work disappears when aircraft and crews depart for fire-fighting duty.

Rather than lay off employees and hope they return in the fall, the company has been diversifying its operations to spread the workload across the calendar. This includes third-party maintenance work on fire-fighting and non-fire-fighting aircraft.

“We’re doing work that’s complicated and demands a lot of engineering time to get done,” said Lane. “In reality, there are not that many Canadian

companies that can say, ‘We can get this work done.’”

Air Spray has been rewarded with a steady stream of contracts, with third-party maintenance becoming the fastest-growing area of its business.

“We’re actually thinking of building another facility,” said Lane, “and we’ll be launching here in the next little while a new company that we’re calling Springbrook Aerospace that will handle third-party maintenance.”

He expects Springbrook Aerospace to employ about half as many people as Air Spray, which has a payroll of more than 70 Meanwhile, Air Spray has established a solid foothold in the United States. It opened a 60,000-squarefoot shop in Northern California a year and a half ago, with about 25 people working there.

Although the focus of that shop has been the conversion of two BAE 146 passenger jets into air tankers, the facility will also serve as the base of the company’s California operations.

Air Spray currently performs fire-fighting duties there on an as-needed basis, said Lane, but this role

Jobless rate dips to 6.9 per cent

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s economy showed signs of thawing out from a long, bitter winter last month, churning out an unexpectedly high 42,900 net new jobs that helped shave the unemployment rate to 6.9 per cent — matching a post-recession low.

The Canadian jobs gain, although mostly parttime, was about double what economists had anticipated and more than wipes out February’s 7,000 dip.

The other surprise in the Statistics Canada report was that the vast majority of the new employment — 32,500 jobs — went to young Canadians, the 15-24 age group that has mostly been left behind during the recovery.

March’s advance helps shore up an employment picture than had turned decidedly bleak during the winter with job losses of 22,000 workers in a threemonth stretch.

Markets reacted by lifting the loonie 0.62 of a cent to 91.21 cents US, adding to the recent tepid rally in the currency.

While not eye-popping numbers, analysts took the news as generally positive and confirming conventional belief that the economy’s slowdown during the winter months, and especially December, was mostly weather-related.

Also somewhat encouraging was the U.S. jobs report, which saw 192,000 jobs employees added last month. That was slightly below consensus, but it also included upward revisions to February and January’s numbers and a strong 0.7 per cent pickup in hours worked.

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BRIEF Local unemployment rises Unemployment in the Red Deer region rose for the second consecutive month in March, ending the area’s claim of having the lowest jobless rate in Alberta.

Statistics Canada calculated local unemployment at 4.3 per cent in March, up from 3.4 per cent in February and 2.8 per cent in January. A year ago, the figure was 5.9 per cent.

The lowest unemployment rate among the province’s eight regions now belongs to Camrose-

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pears to have finally broken,” said Doug Porter, chief economist with the Bank of Montreal. “Combined with the recent upside surprises in inflation, the decent job gain further reduces the already very slim odds of a Bank of Canada rate cut, and provides a bit of near-term support for the loonie.”

The numbers weren’t likely strong enough to move the central bank off it’s neutral stance, though, economists noted. They still don’t expect interest rates to start heating up until sometime in 2015.

Over the past year, job gains are running at 1.1 per cent, or just above the growth in the labour force.

March’s numbers means that job creation over the past six months has averaged slightly under 10,000, a tepid pace of growth. Beneath the strong headline numbers there were some soft spots: three-quarters of the net new jobs, 30,100, were part-time and almost all were in the public sector. Hourly wage grewth was also modest. up 2.4 per cent year-over-year.

As well, all the new jobs went to the services sector, mostly in the health care and social assistance category, as well as in business, building and other support services. The goods producing sector shed almost 16,000 jobs, with agriculture and manufacturing both experiencing employment losses.

Tom Turpin of the Randstad Canada recruiting company said his firm has seen increased activity over last year in demand in the IT sector, particularly in Quebec.

“However, with a contentious election in Quebec, a possible spring election in Ontario and Alison Redford’s resignation our demand numbers are showing slower growth than usual for this time of year. Companies are waiting to see where the chips fall,” he added.

Drumheller, which was at 3.6 per cent last month.

Next was Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House (3.8 per cent), followed by Athabasca-Grande Prairie (3.9 per cent), Red Deer, Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake and Lethbridge-Medicine Hat (both 4.6 per cent), Edmonton (4.7 per cent) and Calgary (5.0 per cent).

Alberta’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March was 4.9 per cent, up from 4.3 per cent in February but unchanged from March 2013.

Alberta’s rate was the second lowest in Canada, behind Saskatchewan’s 4.5 per cent. The national average was 6.9 per cent.

Alberta’s labour force increased by 13,500 people from February to March, while employment fell by 900.

Between March 2013 and March 2014, employment in the province grew by 86,600 — representing 45.6 per cent of Canada’s employment growth during that period.

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is expected to grow.

“We anticipate that it will be as big as our Canadian operations, quite frankly.

“In the U.S., the situation is dire. They really do have a very significant need for aircraft.”

Air Spray is still a big player when it comes to battling fires in Canada, with contracts in Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

“From the 49th parallel to the Arctic Circle,” summed up Lane.

Its fleet includes eight L-188 Electra air tankers, with a ninth expected to be ready for duty this summer. In addition to the BAE 146s being converted in California, Air Spray is getting a pair of Air Tractor AT-802F light bombers and has nearly a dozen “bird dog” command planes.

The company is also becoming increasingly active in training — both its own pilots and those of other companies and governments. It has an L-188 Electra simulator and a bird dog simulator at the Red Deer Airport, and is developing a BAE 146 simulator. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Express Employment planning to open office in Red Deer

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR One of North America’s biggest staffing agencies plans to set up shop in Red Deer.

Express Employment Professionals expects to open an office in the city by July or August, said Fred Muse, senior director of franchise development for the Oklahoma-based company.

“We see Red Deer as a very strong market for our kind of business.”

The local franchise will be locally owned, said Muse, and the sixth Express Employment office in Alberta. There are already three in Edmonton and two in Calgary, with others planned for the province.

“Alberta has been very strong for us,” he said.

“It’s a fine growth market for Express.”

Founded in 1983, the company operates in the United States, Canada and South Africa. It has more than 680 offices, with about 35 in Canada — which Express Employment expanded into in 1996.

Express Employment provides temporary workers to its clients, said Muse.

It also offers an “evaluation hire” service, through which companies can try an employee for a period of time and then decide if they want to hire him or her permanently. And it recruits and screens prospective employees to fill specific needs for clients — such as professional positions.

“We can provide a variety of staffing services,” said Muse.

He thinks Express Employment can help employers who are struggling with Alberta’s tight labour market — including those trying to find scarce tradespeople.

“Through our strategic growth plan we’ll be looking for those certified welders and other semi- and higher-level skilled people that are needed in the market.”

The temporary workers it places with clients will remain employees of Express Employment. Muse said it will maintain a local database of vetted and qualified people, and doesn’t anticipate problems finding those individuals.

“There are people looking for work in all sorts of areas, or people who wish to change work and increase their opportunities.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 105.55 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.00 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.85 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.72 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 17.65 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets weakened on Friday as traders soured to the latest U.S. jobs figures, and the Nasdaq was hammered on falling technology stocks.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed 9.11 points lower to 14,393.10, while the Canadian dollar ended 0.48 of a cent higher at 91.07 cents US. The declines were even steeper on Wall Street where investors took a mostly negative stance on the March jobs data, which they had hoped would show a steady recovery after emerging from an intense winter season.

The Dow Jones industrials slid 159.84 points to 16,412.71, and the S&P 500 index gave back 23.68 points to 1,865.09.

The Nasdaq fell 2.6 per cent to close at its lowest level in about two months, falling 110.01 points to 4,127.73.

Tech stocks were the major drag, as influential names like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon all moved lower as growth momentum that’s played out in the sector this year started to lose steam.

Traders have been looking for reassurance that the U.S. economy is solid, but despite key economic data throughout the week that pointed to reasons for confidence, the indexes haven’t followed suit.

The U.S. Labor Department reported that American employers added 192,000 jobs in March, which fell slightly short of consensus predictions of about 195,000 and was lower than February.

“The recovery is perhaps not as strong as one would hope, but the revisions to previous figures suggest that the overall results are quite positive all the same,” wrote Desjardins senior economist Francis Genereux in a note.

Overall, employment growth helped back up opinions of a recovery in the U.S. economy, but that sentiment was fuelled by a positive revision to numbers for January and February.

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 per cent.

The employment figures

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BRIEF Manitoba says it can’t determine source of deadly pig virus found on farm WINNIPEG — Investigators say the source of a deadly pig virus that turned up on a Manitoba farm remains a mystery.

The province’s veterinary office says it has ruled out infected feed or the movement of pigs to and from the farm.

The Manitoba government says samples from 60 locations linked to the farm have not tested positive for the virus, known as porcine epidemic diarrhea.But officials say they have found a second sample of the virus at an unidentified facility that handles large numbers of pigs in the province.

The highly contagious virus has been confirmed on 43 farms in Ontario and on one farm in each of Manitoba, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.

The virus, which originated in China and has killed millions of piglets in the United States.

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Domestic jobs data got a better reception, as Statistics Canada said 43,000 new jobs were added in March.

The increase eased Canada’s unemployment rate down a tenth of a point to 6.9 per cent — matching a post-recession low — but most of the gains were in part-time positions and the vast majority of the new jobs went to young Canadians.

“I tend to not see that necessarily as a great sign for the Canadian economy,” said Kevin Headland, director of the portfolio advisory group at Manulife Asset Management.

“It is positive because we are creating jobs, especially for the youth, but not very high-quality jobs.”

As enthusiasm surrounding the U.S. economy subsided, gold prices moved higher. June bullion gained US$18.90 to US$1,303.50 an ounce, while May copper was relatively unchanged at US$3.02 a pound.

Oil continued to trade above US$100 a barrel with May crude settling 85 cents higher to US$101.14 a barrel.

Shares in Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) climbed nearly 27 per cent after the company said results for the first quarter will be better than expected.

Improved revenues and lower costs will help earnings remain in-line with the same time last year, the airline said.

The new outlook erases a $15 million to $30 million shortfall that the company had initially anticipated in the period.

Air Canada stock rose $1.54 to $7.30.

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Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,393.10, down 9.11 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,007.16, up 5.20 points TSX 60 — 821.15, down 1.69 points Dow — 16,412.71, down 159.84 points S&P 500 — 1,865.09, down 23.68 points Nasdaq — 4,127.73, down 110.01 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.07 cents US, up 0.48 of a cent Pound — C$1.8205, down 1.09 cents Euro — C$1.5049, down 0.91 of a cent Euro — US$1.3705, down 0.10 of a cent Oil futures: US$101.14 per barrel, up 85 cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,393.50 per oz., up $18.90 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.933 oz., up 17.9 cents $737.30 kg., up $5.76 ICE FUTURES WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’14 $4.80 lower $454.20; July ’14 $4.60 lower $464.40; Nov. ’14 $4.00 lower $480.20; Jan ’15 $4.00 lower $487.50; March ’15 $3.80 lower $494.60; May ’15 $3.80 lower $501.00; July ’15 $3.50 lower $506.00; Nov ’15 $3.50 lower $496.00; Jan. ’16 $3.50 lower $487.50; March ’16 $3.50 lower $487.50.

Barley (Western): May ’14 unchanged $130.50; 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; May ’16 unchanged $128.50.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 290,340 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 290,340.

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Ottawa digital strategy gets negative reviews for being too late

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Ottawa has unveiled a digital strategy it says will keep pace with Canadians’ use of technology, but some critics say it comes up short and late for the fast-moving digital world.

Industry Minister James Moore said Friday he will table the Digital Privacy Act next week with updated measures to improve protection for Canadians’ online privacy and security.

“We have to make sure that Canadians have confidence that their online presence and their online transactions are secure and that their privacy is protected and that their families are safe from online threats and cyberbullying,” Moore said via webcast from Waterloo, Ont. His announcement included new and ongoing initiatives by the Conservative government.

But while critics had some praise for Moore moving ahead with a strategy, others described it as “warmed up leftovers” and the the equivalent of slow tech in a high-speed world.

Associate prof. John-Kurt Pliniussen of Queen’s University said it’s a step in the right direction, but noted that Canada lags behind other G7 industrialized countries when it comes to a digital strategy.

“We’re at first base and they’re at third base on all measures,” said Pliniussen, who teaches Internet marketing and innovation at Queen’s in Kingston, Ont. “No one has said, ‘We want to be the best in the world,”’ he said.

Liberal Industry critic Judy Sgro called it a “rehash.”

“I was expecting they were going to layout a digital railway for the 21st century, so it was a disappointment,” Sgro said.

Moore made several references to the Internet being the modern equivalent of Canada’s railways in bringing the country together.

“The railway is going nowhere,” Sgro said.

Law professor Michael Geist said it’s positive the government is moving forward on digital issues, but the strategy has its shortcomings.

“In some ways, this feels more like a report card on what the government has accomplished in the past as opposed to a document talking about where it wants to take us in the future,” said Geist, the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.

Ottawa said it’s aiming to have more

than 98 per cent of Canadians with Internet service fast enough for highresolution video.

To achieve that, Moore said the government will provide about $305 million to extend and enhance high-speed Internet services for about 280,000 households in rural and remote areas of the country by 2017, recently announced in the federal budget.

Ottawa will also table legislation to ensure that networks are protected from terrorist or domestic threats, Moore said, adding that Canada has been “lagging behind” on that front.

He didn’t provide further details.

A report last month found that Canada’s Internet service providers have been less than forthcoming about how they handle customer information — including whether they routinely give personal data to spy agencies. Internet software companies have also warned that corporate data and intellectual property are facing an increase in hacking threats.

NDP MP Charmaine Borg, the party’s digital issues critic, said the changes won’t be fully in place until 2017.

“Pretty much what we’re seeing here is a dial-up strategy for a broadband world,” Borg said.

Advocacy group OpenMedia. ca called Moore’s announcement “warmed up leftovers” and said a number of the measures announced aren’t new, such as giving rural Canadians high-speed Internet and more wireless competition.

“This reads like the digital strategy for the last five years, not for the five years ahead,” OpenMedia executive director Steve Anderson said in a statement.

The government will provide $36 million in new money to repair, refurbish or donate computers to libraries, not-for-profit organizations and in small and aboriginal communities, Moore said.

In addition, the digital strategy calls for the Business Development Bank of Canada to invest an additional $500 million on behalf of the government, with $300 million going to digital tech companies and $200 million for businesses adopting new technology.

Moore added the government will invest $40 million in new money to support 3,000 internships for young people to get experience and skills in highdemand jobs.

Moore repeated his pledge to have more competition in Canada’s wireless industry, which is dominated by Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), Bell (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T).

Loonie lifts nearly half a cent as Canadian jobs data impresses traders

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Canadian dollar gained nearly half a cent on Friday as the latest domestic jobs figures delivered a few positive surprises on the economy.

The loonie ended 0.48 of a cent higher at 91.07 cent cents US, after Statistics Canada said 43,000 net new jobs were added in March.

Most of the new jobs were part-time positions, and the vast majority of the new jobs went to young Canadians, the agency said.

Another soft spot in the report was that almost all the new jobs were in the public sector, while new private sector hiring was limited to 3,900.

The figure pushed the unemploy-

ment rate one tenth of a point lower to 6.9 per cent.

“The strong bounce in March employment is encouraging though it follows a 7,000 drop in February and leaves the average increase over the previous four months at a still modest 5,000,” wrote RBC Economics assistant chief economist Paul Ferley in a note.

“Thus today’s report does not alter our view that monetary policy is likely to remain highly accommodative to try and sustain more robust employment growth going forward.”

Meanwhile in the United States, employers added 192,000 jobs in March, but the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 per cent.

The March jobs numbers were slightly below February’s total of 197,000.

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Best in sport DOAN RECEIVES LIFETIME AWARD; BARTOSAK, SORENSON TOP ATHLETES

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Hunting Hills Lightning basketball coach Scott Doan accepts the Lifetime Achievement award at the Red Deer Community Sports, on March 27 at the Sheraton Hotel.

Keith Hansen presents Power lifter Bernice Fuss, left, and boxer Dale Belcher, right, with their Masters Athletes of the year awards.

Young athletes receive their certificates for their participation in U-12 sports.

Val Jensen receives her award for Volunteer of the year from Red Deer Advocate Advertising Manager Richard Smalley.

Hunting Hills basketball coach Scott Doan was the big winner of the Sport Council of Red Deer 2014 Red Deer Community Sport Awards on March 27.

The longtime high school hoops coach received the lifetime achievement award for his dedication and work with city youth, first at Notre Dame High School and now at Hunting Hills.

He was just one of a long list of athletes, coaches and volunteers who were recognized at the annual banquet, hosted in conjunction with the City of Red Deer, at the Sheraton Hotel.

Other winners include: Male athlete — Patrick Bartosak, Red Deer Rebels goalie; Female athlete — Kirsten Sorenson, RDC Queens volleyball setter; Master male athlete — Dale Belcher, boxer; Master female athlete — Bernice Fuss, power lifter; Team of the year — Rob Armitage, senior men’s world curling champions; Coach of the year — Terence McMullen, Lindsay Thurber Raiders senior boys volleyball provincial 4A champs; Kendall Dunkle minor coach of the year — Dale Henderson, long-time volunteer coach; Volunteer of the year — Val Jensen, Woody’s Triathlon; Official of the year — Matt Cassidy, WHL referee; Business contributor of the year — Scottsville Group; U12 certificates — Isaac Aspinall and Ella Collins of the Red Deer Tennis Club, Myra Freeman and Kia Risling of the Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club, Lindsay Hall and Molly Simpson of the Red Deer BMX Club, and Taylor Macleod and Kendall Thomas of the Red Deer Skating Club; U15 certificates — Ireland Black of minor basketball, Tyrees Goodrunning of minor hockey, Coleman Komula and Taye Neish of BMX, Kallan Packard and Mercedes Patrick of synchronized swimming, Michael Robinson and Tereza Simonova of the tennis club and Bailey Thomas and Zoe Thompson of the skating club.

Young athletes receive their certificates for their participation in U-15 sports.

Garrett Scott, left, receives the Business of the Year award on behalf of the Scottsville from P.J. Swales, marketing and events coordinator at RDC.

Speedskater Maddison Pearman receives the junior female athlete of the year award from RDC athletic director Keith Hansen.

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THREE CITY LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED AFTER ANOTHER LOCAL CASE EMERGES

Sunnybrook Farm Society is seeking summer interpretive staff to fill position at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum from May 1 to Aug. 29. Candidates will be required to assist with school programs, day camps and drop-in activities. Other duties include creating a curriculum for students through July and August, as well as planning weekend activities throughout the summer.

Staff will also be required to help run events such as Spring on the Farm and Pioneer Days. Staff will range from the ages of 18 to 30, employing 40 hours a week for $14.50 per hour. Cover letters, resumes and three references can be submitted to the executive director of Sunnybrook Farm Society, Ian Warwick, at sbfs@shaw.ca. For more information, call 403-3403511.

Alberta Health Services is warning the public of potential exposure to the measles after another probable case emerged in Red Deer.

AHS is asking individuals who were at three city locations in late March and who have not been vaccinated against the disease to watch for symptoms.

If symptoms of measles do develop, in-

dividuals are asked to stay home and call Health Link Alberta (1-866-408-5465).

Symptoms include: fever of 38.3C or higher, cough, runny nose and/or red eyes and a red blotchy rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts.

Three cases of measles have been identified in the Central region this year.

Possible exposure at the following loca-

tions: z Real Canadian Superstore including Horizon Family Medicine (5016 51st Ave.) between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on March 26. z The Village Mall Medical Clinic (No. 22 6320 50th Ave.) from 2 to 7 p.m. on March 27 and from noon to 4 p.m. on March 30. z Dynalife Laboratory (No. 101 5002 55th St.) from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on March 28.

SPECIES AT RISK DISCUSSED The impacts on species at risk and watershed health of public land management policies in Alberta will be explored at a talk organized by the Red Deer River Naturalists on April 24. Environmental lawyer Jason Unger will present the talk titled A Seismic Legacy: Public Land Management Policies in Alberta. He will speak of how everything from the early pushes in search of hydrocarbons to the legacy of trails used by off-road vehicles have left significant footprints on the Alberta landscape.

The talk will take place at 7 p.m. at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre in Red Deer.

Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

BETTER WORLD SPEAKERS A Better World is hosting a series of speakers for their 24th annual Humanitarian Day on April 12 at the Canadian University College Church in Lacombe. The day starts at 9:15 a.m. and will run into the afternoon with lunch at 12:30 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Dan Cochrane, the senior pastor at CrossRoads Church, with other speakers and presenters including Anke Jenkins, the founder of the Jipe Moyo Nursery School; Lindsey Pluimer, the founder of With My Own Two Hands; and Melissa Farahat and Kelly Mac Vicar from the Kona Bike Project. Tickets are $20 each and must be bought in advance. Call 403-782-1141 in Lacombe or 403-347-3344 in Red Deer to RSVP.

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Workers clean up in the wake of an early-morning break-in at the Rimbey Co-op Shopping Centre on Friday. The thieves made off with an ATM.

ATM stolen, store damaged A pair of culprits used their pickup as a battering ram to smash through the doors of the Rimbey Co-op Shopping Centre to steal an ATM early on Friday.

Co-op general manager Jason Ryden said video surveillance showed the Dodge Ram pickup driving through a pair of sliding doors into a vestibule by the Co-op store at 2:46 a.m.

The truck was driven into the ATM machine to dislodge it from its floor base, which is locked in place and secured with heavy bolts.

Two suspects, both believed to be males and wearing hoodies, could be seen taking the ATM and putting it the back of the truck

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BRIEFS Candle causes mobile home fire An unattended lit candle in a Mustang Acres mobile home caused an estimated $20,000 in damages on Thursday evening.

Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a structure fire at a home on 59th Avenue just after 9:30 p.m.

Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and quickly put out the fire.

Three occupants were home at the time of the fire but officials said they escaped without injuries.

The fire was contained to one bedroom but the smoke spread throughout the trailer.

An unattended lit candle was determined as the cause.

Emergency Services reminds residents to not leave candles unattended.

Trees to be removed by city

RIMBEY CO-OP before it took off.

“It took less than a minute from start to finish,” said Ryden.

Damage is estimated in the range of $40,000, not counting the security that will now have to be put in place until repairs are made.

“We have two sliding entry doors and they ripped those out,” he said, adding they cost about $14,000 each to replace. “The ATM is worth about $5,000 to $6,000.”

Ryden said the store will open for its bound lane on 53rd Avenue south of 54th Street.

Arens pleads not guilty A Central Alberta man has pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges laid for crimes allegedly committed while he was out on bail on other charges.

The latest charges include obstruction for allegedly attempting to eat drugs in order to hide them from police.

Rodney Ross Arens, 36, appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Friday. He pleaded not guilty to several charges that were laid in connection to events that took place in December.

Charges include five breach of conditions, resisting a peace officer, having care and control of a vehicle while being impaired, driving while disqualified, transporting liquor, possession of stolen property, possession of 41.65 grams of cocaine, as well as Tylenol 3s and oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking, and the obstruction charge.

He elected to be tried by provincial court judge on those charges, which are scheduled for Jan. 21, 2015, in Red Deer.

The charges stem from a Dec. 21 arrest when Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a complaint of an impaired driver. Police said they found the driver, they allege to be Arens, slumped over a steering wheel.

Arens is also heading to a Court of Queen’s Bench trial on April 22 in relation to a Canada Day 2010 collision that killed Anouluck “Jeffery” Chanminaraj, 13, and injured his older brother and sister, Jamie and Stephanie.

That trial was originally scheduled to take place in March 2013, but was cancelled a few weeks before it was to start after Arens parted company with his lawyer at the time.

He has been in custody since his Dec. 21 arrest.

regular business hours. A second entrance is available if needed through the Co-op hardware store.

It’s the first incident of this kind in the 13 years he’s managed the store, he said.

However, the insurance adjuster said there have been a number of similar crimes recently in Calgary.

The vehicle is described as a late-model white Dodge Ram pickup with a crew cab and sunroof. It had running boards, white moulding around the wheels and a white rear bumper.

Rimbey RCMP continue to investigate.

Anyone with information should call police at 403-843-2224.

Centre via closed-circuit television as his charges were read to him on Friday in Red Deer provincial court.

Bissonnette’s defence counsel, Patty McNaughton, said her client wanted to resolve these matters expeditiously and asked that all the charges he faces, which stem from two incidents, go to Tuesday in Red Deer provincial court for resolution.

Bissonnette pleaded guilty to possession and trafficking of drugs charges on March 24, with sentencing scheduled for Aug. 19.

The following day, he was arrested in connection to a rash of vehicle and property thefts from the Blackfalds and the rural Lacombe area.

On March 28, he was released from custody on bail.

Then on March 31, he was arrested again and charged with vehicle theft, three counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of property obtained by crime and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

He remains in custody at the Red Deer Remand Centre.

Fire fundraising scam

A man facing 17 charges, including nine possession of stolen property — mostly cars and trucks — wants to deal with these charges as quickly as possible.

Jesse Bissonnette, 29, of Blackfalds listened closely from the Red Deer Remand

Red Deer Emergency Services is warning residents about fraudsters collecting money on behalf of the “fire department.”

A local business was recently approached by someone claiming to be raising money to develop a colouring book for the hospital.

The amount of money is unknown at this time but the city is warning residents to be cautious when approached for donations.

Every year Community Safety Net approaches businesses in the community for donations with a letter of support from Red Deer Emergency Services to develop Grade School Fire Safety Books.

Shane Dussault, fire prevention officer, said they want to ensure residents do not confuse the scam with its annual fundraiser.

“Be sure to get the full details, identification, and the letter of support before considering donating any money,” he said.

“You can always call Emergency Services if you are questioning the legitimacy of the person soliciting funds.”

Call Red Deer Emergency Services at 403-346-5511.

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

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Red Deer city crews will remove a section of trees along Taylor Drive near Ross Street, and trees along 53rd Avenue, starting on Saturday.

Riverlands co-ordinator Charity Dyke said the work is needed to facilitate the start of development in the Riverlands area.

“The first phase of work includes demolition of the vacant buildings in Riverlands and road enhancements, which are needed to improve connections and access,” she said.

At least one new tree will be planted for every tree that is removed.

The removals will take up to two days to complete.

Taylor Drive may be reduced to one lane at times. The scheduled lane closures may change based on weather conditions and progress.

Lane closures will be minimal, but may be reduced to one lane on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: southbound turning lane on Taylor Drive from Ross Street to Carnival Cinemas; and the north-

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Religious liberty: Who would Jesus sue?

BY DAVID GUSHEE ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES It seems one has to be a lawyer, and for that matter a religious liberty specialist, to parse the fine details of the vetoed Arizona “religious liberty/license to discriminate” law. What kinds of business/service discrimination are permitted, specifically in Arizona, on the basis of religious liberty?

Is the best legal analogy to the Civil Rights movement, and do we risk reinstituting a type of Jim Crow segregation? Or is it to the religious liberty exemptions offered to churches? Is a business — a flower shop, a cake decorating business, a catering company — more like a public accommodation or more like a church?

Why does it always come down to the lawyers? Why does every conversation default to rights-talk? Why are Christians today joining the parade to the law offices?

Why does every conversation default to rights-talk? Why are Christians today joining the parade to the law offices? I wonder if anyone remembers what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 6?

When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels — to say nothing of ordinary matters? If you have ordinary cases, then, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to decide between one believer and another, but a believer goes to court against a believer — and before unbelievers at that? In fact,

to have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

But you yourselves wrong and defraud — and believers at that. (6:1-7, NRSV) These words were written to a socially marginal little congregation in an outpost of the Roman Empire. They had no constitutional protections, no religious liberty exemptions, no social power. Their own stupid squabbles were seeping out into the Roman law courts, and about this the apostle was furious. This was an embarrassment to the gospel, a shameful Christian failure.

This community that on the great Day of Judgment would help “judge the world” was not proving competent to judge their own trivial disputes.

Consider the implications of Paul’s payoff line: “To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged?” The principle applies to lawsuits overall. “To have lawsuits at all . . . is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged?” How could Paul make such an argument? Doesn’t everyone need to defend their rights?

Not if their avowed Lord, the center of their faith, absolutely refused to defend his own rights, but instead sacrificed every right on behalf of the salvation of the world.

Let us now imagine the person being invoked so much in this debate — the Christian florist who is asked to provide flowers to a gay wedding. She may believe that the Bible teaches that gay marriage is against God’s plan for sexuality. She may believe that she could claim the right, under the laws of her state or nation, to refuse to provide her services to this kind of couple. She may be afraid that offering this particular service would perhaps signal her approval of this kind of marriage, which she does not want to do. One option would be for her

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to support laws like the vetoed SB 1092 in Arizona, or lawsuits pressing toward the same goal. Another option would be for her to say to herself something like this: “I probably should not have to do this. But scripture teaches that resorting to the law and asserting my rights is not the most fitting way to proclaim my allegiance to Jesus Christ, the one who did not defend himself even while being unjustly tried and executed. So I will not claim rights here. I will lay them down.”

Our devout Christian florist undoubtedly remembers that Jesus taught that wholehearted love of God and neighbor are the greatest commandments (Matthew 22:34-40).

Christian love goes beyond renunciation of rights and into neighbor-love, which “does not insist on its own way” and which is patient and kind (1 Corinthians 13:4-5).

So our devout florist might say something like this: “Perhaps I could, but I will not insist on my own way here. I will be patient and kind toward anyone seeking my services. I will seek to do to them as I would want to have done for me. I will bear Christian witness to them not by rejecting them but by serving them in love. I will leave the judging to God and will be known in this situation by my love.”

Many conservative Christians feel embattled in American culture today. Their prior cultural hegemony and social power are fading.

I wonder if my dear Christian sisters and brothers would consider the more radically devout step of looking to the way of Jesus instead. This is the way of service, sacrifice, and love, of rights-renunciation rather than rights-demanding. This is the way that the pagan Roman Empire was turned into a culture responsive to the gospel. It did not involve lawsuits or rights-talk. It might be worth rediscovering.

Tuesday CrossRoads Church Seniors monthly luncheon is offered on the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 2 p.m. in the Chapel. All seniors invited. The cost is $8 at the door. Phone 403347-6425.

On April 8, hear Laurie Whitaker, director of local community outreach ministries is the speaker.

Wednesday Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Elnora Drop In Centre.

Cowboy boots and hats welcome. Next dates are April 9 and 30. For more information, call 403-749-2047 and 403-749-3361.

Upcoming events Raise the Roof in support of St. Luke’s Anglican Church — a Provincial Historic Resource — includes replacement of shingles and preservation and remediation of structural problems.

Donate the cost of a bundle of shingles — $50, or any amount to help preserve this historic resource.

Receipts will be issued.

Contact the church, 403-3463402, or office@oldchurch. com.

Schedule of Services FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m.

4907 GAETZ AVE.

403-346-0811

For more information on Christian Science visit christianscience.com Sunday Services Services Sunday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

9:00a.m. & 11:00a.m.

6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Ministries 7:00p.m.

43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281 Pastor Chris Wilson Worship Pastor David Richardson

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL

Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244

10:30 a.m.

“Unbind And Free One Another” www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH 12 Stanton Street

403-347-6073

10:30 a.m. Worship Service “Breath of Hope” Babyfold, ToddlerToddler Room, Room SundaySunday Club Club www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, www.sunnybrookunited.org

11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service Rev. Doug Craig

10:30 a.m.

Worship Service www.firstbaptistrd.ca

www.cslreddeer.org

#3 - 6315 Horn Street

Balmoral Bible Chapel 403-347-5450

Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.) 10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Terry Wiebe “The Folly of Opposing God” Psalm 2 Children’s Church 2 1/2 - Grade 5 www.balmoralchapel.ca

Passion for God, Compassion for People.

2020 40th Ave, Red Deer www.livingstones.ab.ca 403.347.7311

Centre for Spiritual Living

LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF RED DEER

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

The Anglican Church KNOX of Canada

Sunday, April 6

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages”

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Sunday School/Nursery 7:00 p.m. “The Gathering” Contemporary Eucharist

Sunday, April 6

Sunday School/Youth 9:30 a.m.

Worship Sunday 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Holden Evening Prayer Everyone Welcome Saved by grace - called to serve

MOUNT CALVARY (LC-C)

Communion Sunday 10:30 am Worship Service

Officiant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

ST. LUKE’S

40 Holmes St. 403-340-1022 Rev. Marc Jerry

“There Is Hope”

43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769 www.stleonardsonthehill.org

“Old Church Blessing a New World”

GOOD SHEPHERD

4718 Ross St. • 403-346-4560 Minister: The Rev. Wayne Reid

Sunday, April 6

WELCOME YOU

Established 1898

West Park Presbyterian 3628-57 Ave.

403-346-6036

SUNDAY WORSHIP 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Anthon Bouw

Gaetz & 54th 403-346-3402

WILLOW VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN

www.oldchurchrd.com

Celebrant: Noel Wygiera

26016-HWY 595 (Delburne Road)

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Family Friendly Worship with Eucharist Sunday School & Refreshments Thursday 2:00 p.m. Eucharist

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Message by Jim Gunn Everyone Welcome!

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY! Everyone Welcome April 6 • 9:00am, 11:00am or 6:30pm • CrossRoads Kids (to gr. 6)

Life Can Begin Again - No Retaliation

SW Corner of 32 Street & Hwy 2, Red Deer County

WWW.CROSSROADSCHURCH.CA AFFILIATED WITH THE EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CANADA

#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798

Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk DIVINE SERVICE 10:00 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:15 a.m.

DIVINE SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY LENTEN SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

Kings Kids Playschool

Helping people encounter the goodness of God Corner of 55th St & 46th Ave 10:30 am Contemporary Worship

streamschurch.com 403.342.7441

Streams Christian Church afÀliated with the PAOC

www.mclcrd.org

Growing in Faith Through Word and Sacrament

Living Faith

Lutheran Church Worship 10:00 AM Pastor Sisay Toy

Bethany Collegeside 99 College Circle RDC Everyone Welcome Rooted in the word of God, Growing in the likeness of Christ, Reaching out by the power of the Holy Spirit.

BAHÁ'í Faith “How numerous are those peoples of divers beliefs, of conflicting creeds, and opposing temperaments, who, through the reviving fragrance of the Divine springtime, breathing from the Ridvan of God, have been arrayed with the new robe of divine Unity. This is the significance of the well-known words: “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together.” Baha’u’llah For information on the Bahá’i Faith, call 343-0091

www.ca.bahai.org

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A puppet show for adults JEFF DUNHAM BRINGS HIS BRAND OF OBNOXIOUS, SILLY STAND-UP TO THE CENTRIUM

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Some unruly and un-Muppet-like puppets will soon be taking over the Centrium stage — including Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Walter the disgruntled senior, José Jalapeño on a stick, and Bubba J. the beer-fuelled redneck.

Oh yeah ... their straight man, Jeff Dunham, will be there too.

The popular ventriloquist and stand-up comic from Texas, who performs in Red Deer on Thursday, has been described as a dressed-down Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder.

Dunham has also been called America’s favourite comedian and is one of the top-grossing stand-up acts. This means that a lot of North Americans like their silly humour served up with an obnoxious edge, since Dunham’s puppets tend to be politically incorrect, bad-tempered and insulting.

But Dunham might argue that’s all the more ammunition to satirize society with.

While some critics have disparaged his act as sexist, homophobic and racist (his Achmed the deceased suicide bomber character was banned by South Africa’s advertising standards authority for being offensive to Muslims), Dunham has responded by saying he’s skewered “whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly and my wife. As a stand-up comic, it is my job to make the majority of people laugh, and I believe that comedy is the last true form of free speech.”

The comedian was born nearly 52 years ago in Dallas. He was adopted as a three-month-old into a devoutly Presbyterian household.

He began taking ventriloquist lessons at age eight after his parents gave him a Mortimer Snerd dummy for Christmas. According to Wikipedia, he would practise for hours in front of a mirror and study Edgar Bergen routines, determined to master the craft.

As an only child, he enjoyed exploring his own ideas about the world, and these eventually influenced his act.

Dunham began performing at

schools, banquets and churches as a teenager, and kept it up while attending Baylor University as a communication major.

He got his first break in 1985 when he was hired to entertain the Broadway crowd while Mickey Rooney and Anne Miller changed costumes in the show Sugar Babies.

He later played Los Angeles comedy clubs, despite getting flack for not being a “true comedian” because he relied on props. Since ventriloquists were not overly welcome in the world of stand-up comedy, Dunham’s agent would book him as a “comedy duo.”

Having honed his humour on the comedy routines of Seinfeld and Bill Engvall, his then G-rated act became edgier. Dunham was invited to do The Tonight Show in 1990, an episode of Ellen in 1996, and the Hot Country Night Series. But it wasn’t until 2003 that he really seized the limelight with the first of his appearances on Comedy Central.

After his second special, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, aired on the network in 2007, he became an Internet sensation. His clip of Achmed the Terrorist from Insanity attracted 140 million YouTube hits.

His specials began to be dubbed into different languages in 2008 and he began performing internationally.

The twice-married Dunham, who is the father of three daughters, has since appeared with various puppets on an episode of the TV series 30 Rock, with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in the movie Dinner for Schmucks, and other projects.

His fifth one-hour special on Comedy Central, Minding the Monsters, aired in 2012 to 7.5 million viewers, making it the most watched special of the year for the network.

Dunham’s last TV show aired in December. In the animated special Achmed Saves America, his incompetent suicide bomber character is whisked by a bald eagle to the U.S., where he discovers the joys of frozen yogurt and all-you-can-eat buffets.

Tickets to Dunham’s 7:30 p.m. show at the Centrium are $73 from Ticketmaster. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham will be performing at the Centrium on Thursday.

Divergent gets eaten by Hunger Games THE LATEST COMPETITOR IN THE YOUNG-ADULT FICTION-TO-FILM BATTLEGROUND IS NOT GOING TO TAKE DOWN THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE

At the

BY LINDA BARNARD SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Divergent Two stars (out of four) Rated: PG Let’s cut to the chase about Divergent, the latest competitor in the youngadult fiction-to-film battleground: Is it going to take down The Hunger Games franchise?

Nope.

It is remarkably similar in its story of teens — led by a reluctant heroine who steps up when called upon — banding together to save a broken world, despite the interference of a powerful adult trying all he (or she: Kate Winslet, in this case) can to throw a wrench into the works.

In contrast Divergent, the first of three films based on Veronica Roth’s trilogy, feels like it’s marching to a formula beat, never drawing us into the emotional space of our hero Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) with its jampacked plot.

Unlike Jennifer Lawrence’s shrewdly resourceful and ever-watchful Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, Beatrice, soon to change her name to the more awesome-sounding Tris, isn’t as quick to inspire in Divergent. She seems to just go through the motions; a little feisty here, some defiance there.

Punch the bag, run around, set jaw defiantly.

Life is hard in Divergent’s dystopian Chicago, a future city left in semi-ruins and now fenced off from a hostile outer world. To keep the peace, society is split into factions who live and work as a group, based on skills and personality variations: Abnegation (selfless), Amity (peacemakers), Candor (honest), Dauntless (the brave) and Erudite (intelligent).

Beatrice’s Abnegation family, dad (Tony Goldwyn), mom (Ashley Judd) and twin brother Caleb (Ansel Elgort) are members of the modest, do-good clan, but the time is coming when 16-year-olds prepare to leave their homes and families for new lives. They

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Theo James and Shailene Woodley star in Divergent: based on Veronica Roth’s first in a trilogy of books for young adults. decide which faction to join in a Choosing Ceremony that echoes a date with Harry Potter’s sorting hat.

Choose what you will, going with family legacy or not, but you are stuck with your decision, the teens are reminded in what turns out to be the most interesting part of the film, blending rebellion and self determination with the angst of leaving home, childhood and parents behind.

Society says your faction is mostly bred in the bone, but Tris has a secret: an aptitude test has revealed she’s a Divergent, capable of being a member of any group but belonging to none.

She can’t let anyone find out because in this world, there’s no room for system-threatening rogues, as icy Erudite leader Jeanine (Winslet) hisses with menace.

Tris shocks her family by aligning herself with the fearless Dauntless crew, the faction charged with keeping order, even as they relish in shattering it with exuberant hollering as they joyously leap, run and fling themselves from moving subway trains and across rooftops.

To prepare, Tris and fellow Daunt-

less newbies Peter (Miles Teller) and Christina (Zoë Kravitz) take battle training from dour-faced hunk Four (Theo James) urged to new levels of risk-taking by nasty pants Eric (Jai Courtney).

Tris is also challenged to face her fears — literally — thanks to some spooky drug therapy. How she copes could be mean her Divergent unmasking when she takes a final Dauntless test.

Worse, Jeanine has plans for an Erudite takeover on the backs of Dauntless fighters and Tris, aided and encouraged by Four, who is sheltering a secret of his own, needs to find a way to bring power back to the people.

It’s not that we don’t want Tris to succeed. We’re investing a lot of time (close to two and a half hours) to follow her progress but there’s pallid chemistry between her and the artfully tattooed Four, even as they start to find there’s more than a teacher-apprentice bond in the works.

Novelist Roth was just 22 when Divergent was published and her somewhat simplistic and youthful view of relationships, conflict and author-

ity shows in the screenplay, written by Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Vanessa Taylor (Game of Thrones).

Director Neil Burger, who proved himself with Limitless and The Lucky Ones, has a lot of ground to cover with Divergent. He makes the most of the Chicago setting, especially its rocketing elevated trains and the massive Ferris wheel at the Navy Pier.

Woodley is an obviously talented actress, a standout in The Descendants and The Spectacular Now, but she’s let down by the story surrounding her.

Summit Entertainment, which brought the Twilight franchise to the screen, clearly sees Divergent and subsequent sequels Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016) as the next hot thing for the teen-power apocalyptic fan base.

However, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 opens in November with Part 2 following in 2015 and that could put a chill on that plan.

Katniss and Tris battling it out?

Bring it.

Linda Barnard is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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How Drew Barrymore’s life changed with parenthood and how she remains a ‘fun-loving’ mom LOS ANGELES — As a new mom, Drew Barrymore felt she might sacrifice her famous free-spirited nature for the safety of her 15-month-old daughter.

“I try to have a sense of humour about how ... (much) you need to learn and tackle,” she said, “and how to remain fun-loving and not, like, uptight because there’s so much to care about and to learn about.”

Though becoming a parent is “the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Barrymore says it’s brought a new level of anxiety.

“I’ve never been so worried in my life about making sure that something I care about more than I’ve ever cared in my life is safe and intact,” she said.

That’s why the 39-year-old — who is expecting her second daughter with husband Will Kopelman any day now — is joining other famous families at Safe Kids Day, an educational playdate that raises funds and awareness of preventable childhood injuries.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Mark Wahlberg, Piers Morgan, Kelsey Grammer and Ciara are among the celebrities expected at the Los Angeles event today. A second Safe Kids Day is set for April 12 in New York.

Preventable injury is the No. 1 killer of children in the United States, said Kate Carr, president and chief executive of Safe Kids Worldwide, a non-profit that aims to educate parents and caregivers about safe practices for infants and toddlers. The organization’s website offers tips to avoid common crib, car seat and household dangers.

Barrymore has become a student of such information, which she also collects from other moms and her pediatrician.

“I think the best thing to do in life, or certainly what I’ve done in my life, not really having a traditional family (background), is you find the enlightened people,” she said. “If you do your homework and really apply yourself ... that’s a way to absolve the fears and get proactive.”

Arming herself with information allows her to be “free and fun-loving as a parent.” The actress, photographer and founder of Flower Films and Flower Beauty has also shifted her work priorities around her family.

“It used to be work first and now it’s life first,” she said. “So even though I’m doing a lot, there’s a lot of things that have slowed down. I don’t make that many movies anymore. I’m not really producing right now. And I’m trying to do jobs where I can work from home or be at home by dinnertime if I do have to go

BRIEFS Ford to perform at Velvet Olive Christopher Ford’s folk tunes will echo through a local venue on Saturday, April 19.

Ford and the Walk of Every Man will perform songs from his recent studio recording, Heroes and Heathens, at Red Deer’s Velvet Olive as part of his Western Canadian tour.

Heroes and Heathens is a four-track EP displaying Ford’s range in music that has been honed from spending the past six years trying to establish himself in the musical industry.

Having studied at the University of Alberta and lived in Calgary, this Vancouver-based singer-songwriter is no stranger to the province.

Ford’s training at the U of A allowed him to expand on his self-taught musical capabilities.

This multitalented artist plays an array of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, trumpet, udu drums, banjo and ukulele.

The Heroes and Heathens show will begin at 8 p.m.

Central Alberta musicians and bands can apply for the chance to win up to $100,900 in career development cash, as well as professional mentoring opportunities.

This year’s PEAK Performance Project has been launched between Calgary’s 95.3 The PEAK radio station and Alberta Music. The goal is to help emerging Alberta artists develop further, preparing them “to take on the world.”

Twelve finalists from Alberta will get to go through an intensive one-week Boot Camp training program on the music business, live performance, songwriting, marketing and promotion.

As this same Boot Camp, with its do-it-yourself philosophy, has been running for the past five years

“A RAMBUNCTIOUS CAPER

Get Out & Have Some Fun!

BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH QUICK WIT, FAMOUS FACES, AND WES ANDERSON’S PATENTED AESTHETIC DELIGHTS.”

COMEDY NIGHT

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Saturday, April 12th Featuring:

Enjoy a great evening of laughs with 3 comedians!

Performing arts festival coming

Upcoming Show Line-ups please go to www.thelaughshop.ca DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 P.M. SHOW AT 9:00 P.M. ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY Branch #35 Members $12 | Non Members $15

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Central Alberta’s youth will display an array of musical talent during the 51st annual Red Deer Festival of Performing Arts.

The festival will run from April 22 to 26 at Red Deer College.

It will feature over 6,000 performances from participants ranging from five to 25 years of age.

Musical competitions will include performances from solo performers, ensembles, community and school bands.

Woodwinds, brass, string and piano will be among the various instruments being played throughout the festival.

The festival will also showcase disciplines from the literary arts such as speeches, creative story telling, poetry and prose pieces.

Performers will also present musical theatre.

Shows start each day at either 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., with admission ranging from $3 to $10.

On May 3, the Living Stones Church will host the Performer’s Showcase at 2 p.m. for a volunteer cover charge. Over 100 scholarships will be awarded during the showcase.

For more information on the festival, visit reddeerkiwanisfestival.org.

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and get a Taste of Red Deer’s Änest

The sonorous sounds of the pipe organ will fill College Heights Church in Lacombe this month.

Graduating Canadian University College music student Jason Biel will perform the works of Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck and others on the church’s imposing pipe organ at a public recital on Sunday, April 13.

Biel has been studying the pipe organ at CUC for five years after deciding he liked the greater challenge the multi-keyboard instrument posed than the piano.

After graduation, the Central Alberta student plans to move to Edmonton to start studying for his master’s degree in music.

Everybody is welcome at his 7 p.m. recital at 6915 Maple Drive.

There’s no admission charge.

For more information, call 403-782-6131.

Phone 403-342-0035

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out to meetings. You just sort of change your life.”

Her latest products are also more family-friendly, like her upcoming film with Adam Sandler, Blended, and her recent photo book, Find It in Everything, which she dedicated to daughter Olive.

Barrymore is excited about Safe Kids Day, though an early arrival by her new baby could interrupt the festivities.

“I still have two weeks, but we’ll see,” she said. “It keeps it interesting!”

Online: www.safekids.org in B.C., the 12 Alberta finalists will be paired with their 12 counterparts from Canada’s most westerly province through the mentoring process.

All of the finalists will be mentored by top professionals in the music industry and will receive $5,000 towards career development. They will also get the chance to perform live in Calgary as part of the PEAK Performance Project Concert Series.

Of Alberta’s 12 finalists, the three who are judged to be the top artists will receive large cash prizes to help develop their music careers: The first-place winner will receive $100,900, the second-place finisher will get $75,000, and the third prize is $50,000.

The three will also get to perform live at the PEAK Performance Project Finale.

Applications for the contest will be received until May 2. Visit www.peakperformanceproject.com and fill out the online form.

Musicians can win big money

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Drew Barrymore is expecting her second child.

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This isn’t about one man — Dear Harlan; I’m falling it’s about attention. for someone who has friend You love the attention zoned me. because it stops you from She is happier telling HARLAN thinking about your ex. It me about her relationships COHEN makes you feel wanted and than dating me. I’ve known desired. this girl for a few months.

Want to figure out the What do I do? I am trying to best man? Stop hooking up with any get over it. — Friend Zoned of these guys. It won’t be easy for you.

Dear Friend Zoned; Sounds miserExpect to feel vulnerable, uncomfort- able. If you can’t respect her boundarable and lonely. ies, put some distance between you Expect a text or call from one of two. the three guys when they are drunk It’s not attractive to ignore a womenough or horny enough to want to an’s feelings. I know you enjoy being hook up with you. Resist the urge. physically close to her, but staying too Instead, explore these feelings close to her will give you a false sense you’re running from. Face them. If you of dating her. can’t be single, make an appointment Acting as her emotional sounding with a counselor or therapist. board isn’t going to magically get her Once you address the real problem, to date you; it will get her to depend on you can find a real man to date. you as a friend.

Dear Harlan; There’s a guy I would Want her to see you differently? like to get to know better. It’s not my Have a life that makes you happy, have nature to approach men, but I’ve con- other friends and date other women. sidered telling him how I feel via text.

Appreciate that she only has room for I don’t see him on a regular basis, a friend right now. but I do have his number. Is it acceptOnce you accept the truth, set able to text a man to let him know boundaries and find other friends, it about my feelings? I’m just not sure. won’t matter. The friend zone is a great — Texting place to hang out if you have a life, Dear Texting; Texting your feelings other love interests and friends.

Dear Harlan; I’m extremely socially is the equivalent of shouting “I like you!” and then running like hell be- awkward. cause you’re too afraid to wait around to see his reaction.

You have his number.

Why not call him? Have a real conversation. Oh, Powered by wait. I know. It might be awkward. He might reject Central Alberta’s you. That would make you career site of choice. uncomfortable. And you don’t want to feel uncomfortable.

Let’s say you text him — what happens if he responds and is interested?

Will you then have to text all your high-risk emotions to him once you’re Summer Student Position dating?

SUMMER TOUR GUIDE and And what will happen if he doesn’t text you OFFICE ASSISTANT back? Will you hate him? Student Recruitment has an opportunity for a student to assist with summer tours and office duties. The anticipated term of employment Will you avoid him?

If you want to have a re- is from May 2014 through to August 2014 working 36.25 hour per week. lationship with someone, Please forward a resume and the names and contact information of you need to be able to two references to Human Resources quoting competition #14048U by look someone in the eyes April 13 , 2014. and honestly share your For information on this or other employment opportunities, feelings. please visit our website at You need to be able to http://www.oldscollege.ca/staff/human-resources/employment-opportunities/index stand there and face the truth. You need to be emotionally equipped to listen Helical Pier Systems, North America’s leading designer, and respond. manufacturer and installer of piling foundations is expanding Instead of texting your its driven pile division. feelings, talk about them.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Sales person and Project Manager to If you can’t talk about join our team in Sherwood Park. them, then you’re not The Senior Sales position requires the following: • Maintain and grow relationships with new and existing customers ready to express them.

• Assist with developing and implementing effective sales strategies, ensure follow up on Dear Harlan; What is sales opportunities, and resolve sales and service issues a good gift to get my boy• Ability to develop effective and concise project proposals including cost estimates and schedules with minimum supervision friend for our one-year anQualifications: niversary?

• Post-secondary education in Marketing I’m on a budget and • Experience in civil foundation and pile driving preferred. want to get him something • Minimum 5 years sales experience in a construction related industry that will show him how The Project Manager position requires the following: • Assist with determining project scope, planning and estimating much I love him. — Cel• Develop and recommend project execution plans on new projects ebrating • Administer projects, purchase orders, subcontractors, labour and equipment allocation throughout and to completion of projects Dear Celebrating; Get Qualifications: him an experience.

• Post-secondary education in Engineering (civil, environmental or mining) or ConstrucThings break. Things tion Engineering technologist get lost. Things can be ex• Minimum 5 years project management experience in a construction related industry • Experience in civil foundation and pile driving preferred pensive. Create a thoughtSEND RESUME TO careers@hpier.com ful experience that will last forever.

Considering he’s your boyfriend, you know what you love to do together.

Do something you’ve done in the past or wanted to do. Go on an adventure.

Part-time Temporary Plan something just for PRODUCTION ASSISTANT him. Spend time together.

Surprise him.

National Meat Training Centre Document the experiHourly Rate Commences at: $19.93 ence (as long as you’re The term of employment for this temporary opportunity will be from clothed), frame the pic- April to September 2014 with a possible extension. Work days will be tures, and then you’ll have from Wednesday to Friday, twenty-four (24) hours per week. a memory to remind him of the experience. But do Contract something you love to do SUPERVISOR, CAMPUS LIFE together.

An opportunity is available for an individual to provide operational Then finish the night direction to the administration of housing operations, as well as with a lot of romance. student life policies, procedures and programs as they pertain Dear Harlan; I think you to student conduct. The term of the contract is for the period missed something in your commencing July 2014 through August 2015. advice to “Awkward,” who Regular Part-Time heard her roommate telling the guy she brought INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT home that they couldn’t Animal Health Technology have sex because it would The Animal Sciences and Horticulture Department has a regular wake her roommate. part-time opportunity for an Instructional Assistant in its Animal What if this was an ex- Health Technology Program. This position will commence midcuse the roommate was May 2014. The regular period of employment will be full-time from using because she didn’t September to the end of June annually. want to have sex?

Awkward’s conversa- Please forward a resume quoting the appropriate competition tion with her might in- number by the closing dates indicated on our website. clude some ideas for For information on these or other employment opportunities, keeping herself out of that please visit our website at situation in the future. http://www.oldscollege.ca/staff/human-resources/employment-opportunities/index She might not always have

When it comes to meeting guys, how do I meet a guy (sober) and not be a complete weirdo? Help! — Awkward Dear Awkward; There are two kinds of weirdos in the world: Dangerous weirdos, and interesting weirdos.

Most people fall under the category of interesting weirdo. You’re an interesting weirdo. I’m one, too.

Most of the men you’ll meet are interesting weirdos.

Once you can embrace your inner weirdo and accept that most of the world are interesting weirdos, you won’t have to spend so much time hiding the real you.

Another thing that will help you is appreciating that most men are too busy worrying about what you think — they are focused on being judged — not on judging you.

Most men would love for an interesting weirdo to approach them. Keep-

ing this in mind, I’m going to give you an assignment. Your job will be to put yourself in rooms with other interesting weirdos.

Pick a club, activity, volunteer opportunity or part-time job where you have a task.

When you have a job or a task, you don’t have to worry about coming up with interesting things to say. You have a script. You can talk to people around you. There’s context. You always have something to say.

So, to wrap this up: embrace your inner weirdo, put yourself in places where you can get to know people, and appreciate that most people are just as socially awkward as you.

Write Harlan at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. Send paper to Help Me, Harlan!, 3501 N. Southport Ave., Suite 226, Chicago, IL 60657.

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The Red Deer Advocate is accepting applications for a Special Sections Coordinator to join our Advertising department. The successful candidate will be expected to work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week.

Working in a high volume environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for preparing copy and images for features, supply sales team with marketing materials for sections, working with freelance writers and providing customer service to our trade printing clients.

They must possess a strong work ethic, a keen eye for detail, be highly organized, able to multi task and work independently with minimal supervision.

Mac-based Adobe Indesign and Adobe Creative suite, experience would be an asset.

This is a union position with usual company benefits.

Forward resumes stating “Special Sections Coordinator” by Sunday, April 13/14 to: rwsmalley@reddeeradvocate.com Drop off or mail to: Richard Smalley Advertising Director Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment.

Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded by adding an office in Calgary Alberta.

We employ over 180 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide hands-on training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

We currently have career opportunities for a professional;

ESTIMATOR The successful candidate will prepare cost estimates, review, validate, and submit estimates for product manufacturing, projects, or other services as required. This position is responsible for a wide range of project cost estimating and all associated functions within a group of skilled professionals.

Responsibilities: You will find success based on your ability to: • Interpret technical drawings to identify engineering specifications, evaluate and estimate materials, manpower, schedule and budget • Effectively analyze production benchmarks and historical costs • Obtain, review and maintain documentation of third party pricing • Interface and provide on-going technical support to customer • Support and comply with the policies, goals, efforts, and programs of Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. • Provide estimating support to various stakeholders at all stages of projects.

• Interface with various stakeholders to ensure accuracy of all estimates.

• Recognize key parameters such as equipment and material pricing guidelines, labour market updates, inflation, material take-off and other allowances, escalation philosophy, and site labour productivity factors.

Job Requirements; As the ideal candidate you will possess: • Thorough understanding of business processes, stakeholders involvements and their role, information flow and project scope and also ensure that developed estimates covers the entire scope of the projects.

• Thorough knowledge of estimating techniques and strategies • Thorough knowledge of oil and gas industry • Ability to calculate mathematical extensions, analyze and understand production drawings, associated documentation, contracts, cost coding systems, work breakdown structures, etc.

• Excellent computer skills in Estimating Software and Microsoft Office • Minimum of 3-5 years industrial estimating experience required Career development, growth and unlimited possibilities – you’ll find it here!

Please forward your resume via fax to: (403) 227-7796 or e-mail to hr@bilton.ca Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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Dear Annie: I am a recently also grieve the end of their reladivorced and remarried 46-year- tionship. Instead of repairing the old male. I was always very close problem, you burned the bridge. to my sister, but these If you want to reconpast few years, she only nect with your sister, thinks of herself. you will need to reach My mother passed out to her gently. Don’t away a year ago, and rehash the memorial my sister handled her service. Simply say memorial service. I that you miss her, that was extremely grateful you feel hurt when she to her because I was a rejects your wife, and wreck. However, on a that you hope they will bulletin board outside get along better someof the chapel, my sister day. posted several photoAsk how to improve graphs, including wedthings. We hope she MITCHELL ding pictures from my will be equally willing. & SUGAR first marriage. I didn’t Dear Annie: My wife understand why — Mom and I have the best wasn’t in any of these neighbours anyone photographs. At the could ever have. They time, I was separated shovel snow off of my from my ex-wife and going through steps, clean off my car, bring up a divorce. My then-fiancee attend- the morning paper and numerous ed the service with me, and it was other things. humiliating and hurtful.

We have given them gifts as a A week later, I called my sis- way to say “thank you,” but I’m ter and explained how upsetting afraid if we continue with that it was for us to see those photo- practice, they will feel obligated graphs. My sister told me to “grow to keep doing things for us, and we up.” After that phone conversa- certainly don’t intend that. Any tion, I cut off all contact with her. suggestions? — Stumped For some unknown reason, my Dear Stumped: Your neighbors sister doesn’t like my new wife. understand that the gifts are a Did I handle it appropriately by way to thank them, and if they are cutting off all contact with her? encouraged to continue, so be it.

— C.J. They would probably keep doing Dear C.J.: We understand that these things regardless. We sugyou are angry with your sister, and gest you invite them for a casual we agree that those photographs meal — perhaps a backyard barhad no place at the memorial ser- becue when the weather warms vice. Nonetheless, your decision up. You also could offer to return to cut off all contact was extreme. the favour any time they travel or Divorced couples often don’t real- otherwise need assistance. And ize that parents and siblings might be sure to tell them in person that

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HOROSCOPES Editor’s note: Longtime Advocate astrology columnist Astro Doyna has been forced to stop writing her column.

Today’s forecasts are her final ones. In her place, we introduce Larisa Maira Ozolins.

Saturday, April 5 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Marshall Allman, 30; Hayley Atwell, 32; Krista Allen, 43 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This day holds a more emotional tune to it as the Moon travels through the nurturing sign of Cancer. We feel a greater need to be at home or familiar surroundings. Venus moves into Pisces today, making this a very strong aspect. This is a time when we forgive and accept with greater ease. Love is definitely unASTRO conditional!

DOYNA HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you may experience a change within your household.

It is possible that you may need to relocate or change your current place of living. This change may be rather forced upon you against your will. Look at it as an opportunity that presents to you and that could bring you the necessary changes in order to achieve full emotional contentment.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are prone to moodiness and you cannot seem to find a comfortable environment where you can feel at home. Pressures may come from your superiors or your professional standing may be tested at this time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your alliances seem too demanding and require of you more than you can deliver. You seem tired of being constantly scrutinized and criticized by the other party. Stay away from manipulative siblings who may try to confront your viewpoint in this matter.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You feel more reassured when you are in control of your financial situation. Today, this seems to be rather hectic as your material picture may look a bit shaky. Avoid risky ventures or uncertain investments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It is hard to remain objective when you are feeling controlled by others. You despise being around individuals that take too much of your own space. As long as you remain focused on your well-planted personal desires, you will regain that sought-after sense of freedom.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are prone to certain health concerns or you are feeling emotionally drained. Lean on your partner’s presence for support. Your parents can also contribute in re-establishing your inner peace. You are not alone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your partner or your children may prove too demanding or too clingy. As a consequence, you may have to cut off your social needs for now in order to meet with your demands. Maintain peace by stating clearly your intentions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Career requirements may seem so high that it can conflict with your home duties. You are feeling torn apart by this ambiguous sentiment which makes you juggle with difficulty both your professional and your personal lives.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your own perspective of life may have a narrow view right now. You are seeing the limitations and the changes than you need to make against your will. Maintain your strength of will and focus on the road ahead. Don’t deviate from your long-term plans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You seek greater intimacy within your closest relationships. Financial burden may present itself as a main cause of concern between you and your partner. Tensions can rise due to a sudden change in the wealth.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are more emotionally open and communicative today. You find it easier to relate to others and to depend on them. Restraints can be felt from a new love interest. There seems to be some heavy strain between you two.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You want to be of service to others today but you are feeling a bit worn-out. Certain individuals do not acknowledge their limits as to how much help or assistance they can ask of you. You feel as though your personal space is somewhat being invaded.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are in good spirits today. You long for deeply intense relationships. Watch out for overly possessive or jealous individuals who may block you from experiencing this love bliss. A prominent friend may try to

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you think they are the best neighbours in the world. They will appreciate that.

Dear Annie: You printed several responses to the essay “Dead at Seven” about older drivers.

I thought you and your readers might be interested to know that a study of senior drivers is being conducted in Canada.

It is the Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly (CANDRIVE), dedicated to improving the safety of older drivers. Volunteers (which I am) are evaluated mentally and physically at least once a year.

One of the goals is to extend the length of time that older drivers can safely drive through retraining programs and customized or restricted licensing. CANDRIVE is also working to develop a screening tool to identify unsafe older drivers. Early identification will protect the public, as well as the rights of the majority of older drivers who are still capable.

As a final evaluation, I am being asked to drive to two of my regular sites. I will have cameras installed in my car and will be followed by another car that will observe my reactions. Those interested can check candrive.ca.

— P.J., age 83, No Tickets, No Accidents (Knock Wood) 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.

control your emotions.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist.

Sunday, April 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Marilu Henner, 62; Casper Smart, 26; Merle Haggard,76 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Inspiration will be high; as others will pull out a need to express your deepest desires. Emotions might feel a bit erratic but they are only pushing you to make those changes that you have placed on the back burner. Today is the day to step forward. Make your dreams a reality.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, the year will be one that energizes your finances and personal worth through your creative pursuits and enjoyment.

LARISA MAIRA Follow your heart, others are drawn OZOLINS to you like a magnet this year. Finances will take a turn for the better, anticipate fruitful surprises!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The ongoing changes with your career and public status are pulling you towards a more compassionate and enterprising spirit. Re-working plans with co-workers will be on the agenda.

Later in the day, home life will be your sanctuary, to relax and reminisce on a day well spent.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Feelings and thoughts will be directed towards the past today. Remembering the goods times with friends and groups will draw you towards making more connections with others at this time. There is a strong need for you to clarify any misunderstandings with friends.

Your communication style will come across as more compassionate and heartfelt now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your emotional focus is on your finances and personal worth. Do not worry, you will soon be rewarded at work for those brilliant ideas you instigated.

Understand that your ability to bring a smile to someone else’s face is your biggest ally today.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your new perspective of your home and country truly has you understanding your place in the world with more of a spiritual lens. The greater the ability to feel joy and abundance, the more you are able to

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Would you like some kitten with your coffee?

Feline company is exactly what one of London’s newest cafes is offering — and stressed-out citydwellers are lapping it up.

“People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you can’t,” said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the city’s financial district.

“There’s not many places in London you can just curl up with a book and chill out with a cat or two on your lap,” she said Friday. “I think that’s what our success is down to.”

Cat cafes first took off 10 years ago in Japanese cities, where many people live alone in cramped high-rise apartment blocks that don’t allow pets.

Making feline friends became popular therapy for lonely or anxious workers.

“I can see how this would be good for someone lacking company,” said customer Sara Lewis, as she stroked a cat sitting on her lap. “It’s the best idea ever.”

The cozy English tea room, named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland, charges customers 5 pounds ($8.29) for two hours of kitty company. Coffee and afternoon tea — sandwiches, cakes and scones — are on the menu at an additional cost.

Lady Dinah’s opened March 1, and is fully booked until the end of June.

Pears raised more than 109,000 pounds ($181,000) through a crowd-funding campaign to get the cafe up and running. Despite more than a year of planning permission delays and figuring out how to maintain health and safety standards, she says the hard work has been worth it.

The 11 resident kitties were donated by people leaving the country who could no longer look after them. Kitty welfare is paramount: the cats get regular breaks away from people, and staff have been trained by animal behaviourists to care for them.

Lisa Vann brought her eight-year old daughter, who has learning difficulties, to Lady Dinah’s for a playdate. “She’s delighted to be here,” she said.

The animal cafe craze shows no signs of slowing, with establishments now open in London, Vienna and Paris. A dog cafe, House of Hounds, is scheduled to open in London later this year.

And two cat cafes are due to open in the San Francisco Bay area by the end of 2014. make those leaps forward with your career.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Changes going on with your daily life are leaving you reminiscing of the past and of how things were. You have so much to look forward to as you allow yourself to shift your perception towards the untried. You’ll be surprised by how far you’ve come and all the potential ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Prior confusion with work colleagues will now resurface and will need to be addressed.

There is compassion anew, have that conversation, ask others for clarification. You’ll be surprised by how much lighter you feel afterwards.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Most of everything about your daily life and work is great these days, or you know it moving towards that brilliance. You are in a reflective mood about past career options. No need to fret, your future is much brighter than that past you leave behind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A lot of work is being done behind the scenes, either with foreigners or foreign lands. Are you travelling to a destination you’ve been before, are you conversing with individuals from your past? They will offer you a new perspective to your daily life and will open you up to a new way of thinking about work and your health that is much more organic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Conversations with family members will wash away your fears. Flashes of insight will be surprising, you’ll move from nostalgia to the future in one step. Time will be spent networking with those who share the same passions as you. Take action towards your future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Past relationships with others will be the main focus today. What lessons did they teach you, are they inspiring you to make that new step in your career? Listen to others more intently today, they are offering you wisdom that you will cherish for a long time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Reminiscing on past actions taken towards your work, health, and daily routine will now take on a deeper understanding. New knowledge and flashes of insights will leave you surprised by how far you have come and a feeling of being grateful for the path you’ve walked.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Others are drawn to you today for your natural ability to showcase a compassion. The actions you take instinctually, not only show your true confidence, but also help others feel at home with you. By offering unconditional love you’ll make that special someone’s day!

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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LUANN April 5 1958 — Ripple Rock is blown up in world’s largest non-nuclear explosion to date. It was considered a shipping hazard in Seymour Narrows near Campbell River, B.C. 1917 — British Columbia grants women the right to vote in provincial elections.

1908 — The first dial telephones in Canada for general use are put into service in Edmonton.

1842 — Opening of the first public museum in Canada is in Saint John, NB. 1669 — Jean Talon grants a royal bounty to large families in New France in the name of Louis XlV. For Canada’s first baby bonus, the Crown gives 300 livres to families of 10 children and 400 livres to families of 12.

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Cabin bedroom on a budget

We’re showing how to make a tight, dowdy space look infinitely bigger — and eminently more stylish — without sending your bank manager into cardiac free fall.

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it, stained darkest mahogany.

To bring it bang up to date, we undercoated carefully, then lavished it with Iron Mountain by Benjamin Moore.

This, to be honest, is just our type of upcycle project — affordable and stylish in equal measure.

It’s always fun to find a great deal and better still when its reversion looks shop bought at a considerably higher price point.

Red alert The red bed cover was sourced in Ikea, the cushions were custom made using Robert Allen Fabrics, while Homesense was our go-to source for accent throws and pillows.

You getting our message yet? Hmm? That’s right; good design doesn’t have to be an expensive science. It’s not, as we oft opine, how much you spend, rather where you spend it that makes the biggest difference.

And in this day and age, with so many wonderful retail destinations from which to choose, there’s no excuse to miss the decorative mark.

Night stands The ebony toned tables came from Hilltop Interiors in Rosseau and, while not the least expensive items in our bedroom refit, they’re wonderfully stylish, hand built (with beautiful dovetailing) and a lovely distressed finish.

‘Hero’ pieces, like these, are often strong enough to flavour the rest of your project.

An indulgent element that suggests other schematic aspects have been similarly indulged. Trickery? Yes. And why not?

Reflect and brighten We lavished just a 150 bucks on six cute mirrors, all of which came from Homesense, as did the bedside lamps, and their collective appeal seems time worn and not remotely off the shelf. Guess that’s just one of the good things about Homesense; their fashion forward buyers know precisely how to capture current trends; in this case ‘lived in and loved.’

Another way to curate this type of look would be to trawl antique stores, consignment

Softening the previously orange pallour had an admittedly subtle effect but, let’s face it, when so much of this room’s décor was — and still is — composed of wood, it was an important aspect to tackle. outlets or even classified ads or eBay. Destinations such as these often throw up great deals but the associated time to assemble your collection may work against you.

We hope you’ll tune into Cabin Pressure on a regular basis to catch all the action as our story unfolds. If you do, you’ll observe that it’s actually not all stress, drama and near death experience.

At the end of every action packed episode (as a companion to a whole load of contracting, building and reno’ advice) there’s a beautiful ‘reveal’ — namely bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, docks, decks and a show-stopping bunkie.

Ah yes — our modular bunkie: built off site by North American construction company Canada Builds, it’s actually a 50 feet x 12 feet monolith that arrived on a flat bed truck, having travelled, cross Canada, for several hours.

We’ll reveal that to you in coming weeks, both on TV and

in these very pages!

But will we make it to the series conclusion smiling … or will our wolf in sheep’s clothing log cabin finally get the better of us and send us screaming, back to the city?

Will the cabin pressure lids finally pop? Expect a hypnotizing mix of designer tricks and tips as we get to know the great outdoors.

It’s fair to say we enjoyed ourselves. And yes, even as confirmed urbanites, we learned to love nature. In spite of what it did to us. …

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If you’ve been watching Co- tions to maxing up, visually, lin and Justin’s Cabin Pressure when proportions are tight.

(Tuesdays on Cottage Life) Yup, we’re showing how to you’ll be familiar with our make a tight, dowdy space look plan: the transformation of the infinitely bigger — and emiworst cottage on a tiny lake nently more stylish — without (not for us expensive water- sending your bank manager ways like Rosseau or Muskoka into cardiac free fall. Here’s — have you seen their taxes?) how we achieved our decorainto holiday home perfection. tive miracle. …

For fear of spoiling your viewership (and leaking the outcome) we’ll stem our written flow, save only to whisper that Saints preserve us. That the series is fraught with drafaded floral wallpama. … per. Laura Ashley, So the show God rest her soul, wasn’t the walk in would spin in her the park we expectgrave if she knew ed it to be? Erm we’d painted over no. Let’s just say it. But we did. our, ahem, ‘postAs much as it card perfect’ logmight have been, house was a wolf ahem, ‘nice’ in the in sheep’s clothing.

1980s, we disguised A pig in lipstick, the floral fiasco if you will. Indeed with several coats the term ‘buyer beof Revere Pewware’ was seldom COLIN & ter by Benjamin more relevant.

JUSTIN Moore.

In hindsight, we It’s worth noting, should have spent however, that had loads more time the paper become putting our cottage under the microscope … be- in any way unstuck over the fore submitting our offer. But last few decades, we’d have hey ho. Fortune favours the removed it, smoothed the drywall below and then repaintbrave. …

As filming endured we dis- ed. But this stuff appeared to covered, for example, that our have been attached with powmassive wrap-around deck er glue and was therefore a (the very asset that had drawn perfect candidate for plumply us like moths to a flame) was loaded rollers.

The results, we hope, speak actually a potential death for themselves. trap.

Long suffering Dan The Man, our contractor, banned anyone from walking on certain areas, lest they collapse into the bowels of hell. Sorry, make that the ‘sunroom’ beLike a dodgy sauna from low. Which, for the record, was a 1980s porn movie, the pine also rotten to the core. Jeesh. guest room had to change. UsAnd how about our log ing sandpaper for the walls, home’s electrics? Well, it’s fair and an orbital hire shop mato say we could never have chine for the floor, we got factored for the problems we back to basics before applyactually encountered. Old ing two even coats of Pewter Sparky was lurking behind Semi Transparent Wood Stain our drywall. A simple nail into (ST131) by www.behr.com. plaster in certain places, exSoftening the previously plained our erstwhile builder, orange pallour had an admitcould have resulted in instant tedly subtle effect but, let’s dispatch from this mortal coil. face it, when so much of this For every page of drama, room’s décor was — and still is however, there was a chap- — composed of wood, it was an ter of excellence. Indeed, it important aspect to tackle. wasn’t all hell and pestilence as our reality show endured.

We actually had loads of fun along the way and, crucially, created an armory of magnifiRooted out, second hand, cent designer triumph. from a roadside barn in This week, to provide in- Muskoka, we paid just $25 for sight, we’re turning our atten- a piece that was, as we found

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A new age of floors and walls IMAGINATIVE APPLICATIONS IN COLOUR AND PATTERN OFFER A RICH DESIGN PALETTE Photos contributed

Top — Floor: Memento’s dazzling porcelain floor tiles from Erthcoverings have a timeworn surface that emulates old stone floors.

Right — Wall: Porcelain wall panels make a dramatic feature that is as tactile as plaster and as durable as stone.

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HOUSE TO HOME world renowned natural stone artisan Giovanni Barbieri and Italy’s most respected porcelain company Ceramica Vallelunga.

Memento is a line of beautifully crafted porcelain tiles made in the tradition of timeworn natural stone. The face of each tile features natural veins that mimic real stone.

The surface of each tile is then ‘timeworn’ to create an irregular surface finish which emulates the wear and tear found in centuries-old stone floors.

Memento’s floor tile shown here in the Cortina colourway has a luxurious pearlescent appearance that belies its hardwearing qualities.

The style is as compatible in a contemporary loft as it would be in a traditional home filled with wood and whimsy.

The style comes in floor tiles as well as mosaics,

so you can create patterns with borders or other designs within the body of the floor.

The wave wall panels are called Ambra, and exhibit a striking undulating pattern that can be natural or accented with coloured ribs. It makes a tactile focal point in any room, dramatic and modern, suited to décor that showcases handhewn wood pieces, rustic fabrics and contemporary art.

Even newer to the market are huge porcelain panels of four-byeight-feet that we will be seeing on floors as well as kitchen countertops and whole new worlds of backsplash and bathroom wall installations.

Historic examples of rooms decorated entirely in porcelain tiles can be found in several European palaces, including the Royal Palace of Madrid and The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing.

And not just for interior installation, high quality porcelain tiles and panels are suitable for exterior cladding as well.

Why not consider the porcelain touch for the outside walls and patio floor of your home to create the ambiance of a European villa?

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The past decade has seen many beautiful additions to flooring products.

The traditional quarried stones — granite, marble, and slate have been made more affordable by manufacturing stone veneers. You have the look and feel without the weight. This transition to veneer is gaining popularity as the manufacturing processes become more skilled, combining man-made and stone strata.

Imaginative applications in colour and pattern offer us a rich design palette with which to work.

Another option that has captured the popular market is the appearance of porcelain tiles.

Porcelain is a man-made product, a hard, white, translucent material that is fired at low temperature and then glazed at high temperature.

The most common usages for porcelain have always been household fine china and artistic objects such as figurines, pitchers and bowls. Porcelain originated in China.

By the Han Dynasty period (196 to 220) glazed ceramic ware developed into porcelain.

Over the centuries, trade brought it to Europe where such famous manufactures as Royal Copenhagen in Denmark, Faience in France, Aynsley, Royal Crown Derby, Wedgewood and Spode in Great Britain created fine porcelain wares that are still the benchmark of quality tableware.

But who would imagine that such a refined and elegant product would become a building material?

Walking on the china service does seem ludicrous.

However, not to be confused with ceramic, porcelain is impervious to water absorption and stain resistant. Due to these practical characteristics, a porcelain floor makes sense.

Porcelain floor tiles hold up in high traffic areas, and changes in temperature, more versatile and durable than ceramic tile.

Porcelain is manmade, not quarried, which brings the cost down.

Erthcoverings is a company that sells stone and porcelain tiles.

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Choosing the right skylight Question: Please help me from the beginning during make sense of the new sky- cold weather. The fact that light features I’m seeing on your system was quiet the first the market. year proves that it can’t be Can electric shades be op- caused by something inherent erated with the same remote in the unit. controls that open and close Also, heat pumps can be the skylight itself? costly to repair, so Which kind is you should aim for easier to install, a more thorough fix solar skylights or while you’re still wired ones? under warranty.

Answer: When it comes to skylights, there’s a lot to think about these days.

That’s because valuable innovaQuestion: Is it tions are appearing worth the trouble to that make skylights coat my basement more useful and walls with a watereasier to install. proof paint before Solar skylights are putting up insulaSTEVE one example. tion and drywall?

MAXWELL Solar skylights The basement has and blinds open always been dry, and close electribut this is the last cally, but you don’t need to run wires to them. A time I’ll get the chance to keep small solar cell keeps an in- water out.

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VELUX pioneered the so- could stop a future leak from lar skylight option, and they’re soaking through your walls, currently the only manufactur- and second, a good waterer offering this feature. Both proofing paint will keep airthe window and the blind can borne moisture from migratbe configured to operate from ing into the wall cavities and the same remote, and the win- causing mold and mildew.

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We’ve been picking flowers and sticking them in containers for thousands of years.

The early Egyptians did it, as did the Chinese: Feng Shui guidelines for creating harmony in a home suggest placing vases of fresh-cut flowers throughout the dwelling to relieve stress, and increase productivity and creativity. Ikebana, the 600-year-old art of Japanese flower arranging, became a craft of high regard, with a spiritual element.

Today, artisans, designers and even florists continue to dream up interesting new vessels.

New York City-based floral designer Matthew Robbins has created a simple line of vases for Teroforma that takes some of the guesswork out of flower arranging. Each vase — Bud, Cutting, Bouquet, Branch — describes what works best in it, and each is crafted of the same neutral white bisque porcelain, with a subtle yet referential etched motif. (www. teroforma.com ) “We wanted to create a line of vases that provided a perfect visual anchor for fresh flowers. Clean shapes and surfaces are wonderful; they keep the focus on the flowers,” says Robbins.

The Museum of Modern Art’s store offered several interesting vases at this spring’s design preview in New York. French design team Charlotte Arnal and Francis Fevre’s Zouzous vase is a polycarbonate receptacle enrobed in a shaggy coat of colorful polypropylene bristles.

Also at the MoMA store, Charlie Guda perches a narrow vial in front of a small yet powerful lens to magnify a single flower. Guda created the Big Bloom vase as homage to 18th century French physician Augustin-Jean Fresnel, who invented a lens to enhance the brightness of lighthouse lanterns and contributed to naval navigation safety. And Ricardo Saint Clair’s playful chalkboard-faced vase gives you a surface to add an image or a message, and comes complete with chalk. (www.momastore.org ) Bliss Home and Design has an array of ceramic vases with textural elements that add drama: The Pompon vase is festooned with white balls; the Sea Sponge is made of layers of glazed clay resembling fronds of ocean sponge, and Monkey Paw is made of dozens of iridescent ceramic blooms. (www.blisshomeanddesign.com ) Toronto-based design outfit Chive has decided to focus solely on selling vases. At the NY Now show in February, their booth was abuzz with buyers placing orders for Pooley 2, a cluster of glazed ceramic bud vases affixed to a slab, as well as the Hudson 4 collection of clear glass vessels in configurations ranging from simple single shapes (such as a hanging egg) to conjoined vases that form caterpillar or bubbles.

A porcelain bird vase in grey, white, blue or black seems to rest on the flowers or greenery placed in a receptacle at its feet. (www.chive.com ) Waterford’s Evolution series has some striking examples of artisanal glasswork. The Menagerie Trinidad vase interprets the markings of a graceful ocelot, while the Nairobi invokes the bold stripes of a zebra.

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A more traditional and beautiful approach involves piers made of stone, and that makes sense where stone is available for the taking.

A cabin I built uses 18-inchby-18-inch stone piers that are typically 12 to 18 inches above grade. This keeps the wood of the floor frame high and dry, with no chance of excessive moisture building up underneath the cabin.

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A technician replaced the fan motor, but the noise continues, though more quietly now. We’re now told the noise is normal when it’s cold outside.

Should we push harder on this issue?

Answer: Yes, definitely, you should pursue a proper fix because the logic of the technician doesn’t stand up to reason.

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Top — Today’s best modern skylights are rigorously tested against leaks before designs are sold. The testing facility shown here is in Denmark.

Right — Stone pier foundations like this one are an attractive way to support small buildings on rural sites where stone is plentiful.

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BROOKS Stanley James Edward 1956 - 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Stanley James Edward Brooks of Red Deer. Stanley passed away suddenly at home on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the age of 57 years.

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Stan was a true East Ender.

He excelled in sports, especially hockey and had a great passion for golf, gardening and his family. He was a true adventurer, he moved to Fort St. John in the late 70’s with his life time pal, Gary Hughes. Stan worked over 30 years on the oil patch and has been a resident of Red Deer for 16 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Lee-Ann, daughter Andrea Brooks of Edmonton, sons, James Brooks of Edmonton and David Shank of Fort St. John, two grandchildren, Hailey and Devin, as well as sisters, Janet, Karen and Margaret and brother David.

Stan was predeceased by his mother and father, Samuel and Emily Brooks. Relatives and friends are invited to come and pay their respects between 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. prior to the service at Parkland Funeral Home. A Celebration of Stan’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

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EDGAR Bill William Gordon (Bill) Edgar passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on March 28, 2014 at the age of 71 years. Born to Margaret and William Edgar, he was raised along with his younger siblings Barb, Peg and Jim on the Edgar farm in the Crossroads District west of Red Deer. Bill, Jill and their children carried on the long Edgar tradition of farming on their farm out in the Burnt Lake District. His parents Margaret and Bill Senior and his first wife Nora predeceased Bill.

Surviving Bill are his wife Jill, his daughter Lorrie (Ralph) Cervi, his son Ian (Sarah) Edgar and his precious granddaughters Chloe Ann and Peyton Rose Edgar. Bill is also survived by his siblings Barb (Dick) Goodall, Peg Edgar, Jim (Joan) Edgar, his special Uncle Gordon Pearce, sister and brother in-laws, many cousins, nieces and nephews. Like his grandfather, Robert Edgar, Bill had a lifelong passion for the outdoors; including farming, hunting, trapping, fishing, camping and horse back riding out in the West Country. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the caring, compassionate staff of the 1400 Household at Michener Extendicare and to the doctors and nurses in Emergency at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. There will be a family graveside service at 11:00 a.m. on April 11, 2014 at the Red Deer Cemetery. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at the Pioneers Lodge, 4324 - 46A Ave. Red Deer 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

In Bill’s honour, memorial tributes may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society, 105 4419 - 50th Ave. Red Deer.

WALTON Roy Wesley Dec. 29, 1919 - March 17, 2014 Roy Walton passed away peacefully in Ladner, B.C. on March 17, 2014 at the age of 94. He was predeceased by wife Marie and survived by current wife Dorothy, daughter Colleen, son Vaughn, 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Roy was raised on the family farm east of Bowden, AB., that was homesteaded by his father Wesley in 1891. At age 22 Roy attended college in Toronto to complete a Radio Electronics degree and immediately moved to Montreal and worked for the Royal Canadian Ferry Command at Dorval airport. Roy installed electronic equipment in all types of warplanes being shipped overseas. At the end of the war, Roy returned to the family farm. From 1957 to 1965, Roy worked for Calgary Power and from 1965 until his retirement at age 65 he was the Instrument Technician for the Bowden Shell Refinery.

Roy’s greatest pleasures were working the family farm, enjoying summers at the Sylvan Lake cabin, and wintering in Phoenix, AZ. Roy requested that no funeral be held and that his ashes be interred at the Bowden Cemetery.

Obituaries KUMM Grace Mary 1925 - 2014 After a long and well lived life, Mrs. Grace Mary Kumm passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the age of 88 years.

Grace and her husband, Ernie began their married life in Medicine Hat, Alberta. This was the start of many shared adventures as an R.C.M.P. wife; including the challenges of building a log summer cottage at Elk Water Lake, Cypress Hills, Alberta. Grace and Ernie shared a love of the outdoors and raised their children with a respect and awareness of the environment and all creatures great and small. Many holidays were spent camping, fishing and berry picking with family.

Grace was active in the United Church, singing in the choir and serving the Church Community through many U.C.W. activities. She was an active volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society, Kidney Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Boy Scouts, Lioness Club and the Westerner. After her retirement as secretary at Central Elementary School, Grace had the time to travel extensively with some of those trips dedicated to learning about the arts of dyeing, spinning and weaving natural fibers. She spent many hours in the company of her best friends, the Spinning Jennys. She enjoyed spending time demonstrating and sharing her knowledge of fiber art at the Westerner Exhibition, Stephansson House and Sunnybrook Farm. Grace considered herself ‘The Wealthiest of Women’ blessed with family and friends. Grace will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Joanna Lazzarotto; children, Pat (Bob) Jackson, Linda (Don) Watson, Bruce (Alice) Kumm, Terry (Nancy) Kumm, Bob (Lauri) Kumm, Greg (Lyuda) Kumm and Doug (Shelly) Kumm; her grandchildren, Chris Ward, Colleen Redekopp, Isaac Watson, Tirzah Watson, Nicole Kalan, Celina Groulx, Devon Kumm, Patrick Kumm, Misha Kumm and twelve wonderful great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Ernie Kumm; grandson, Justin Kumm and a brother, Ken Fisher. A Celebration of Grace’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. with The Reverend Liz Richards officiating. If desired, Memorial Donations in Grace’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation at 3942 50A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4E7.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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In Memoriam REID, Clay Duncan April 6, 1986 It seems like forever and sometimes just like yesterday, but you are still here in our hearts and never have gone away.

We love you, Rae & Linda

WHITE Lorna Geraldine, born 1934 in Colfax Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully in her eightieth year on April 3, 2014 at Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

Lorna was a scholar, an outstanding teacher, athlete, outdoor enthusiast, gardener and the “best Grandmother in the world”. She struggled with a number of major blood RICHARD WAYNE LALOR diseases over the past several Oct. 11, 1934 - April 7, 2004 years, and fiercely fought You left us 10 years ago, but until the bitter end. Lorna will you are in our thoughts every day. be missed by her best friend Love Jean, Gayle, Barb & Pat, and husband Ranald, of 56 Dwayne & Kathy, Bev & Alan, years along with their and 8 wonderful grandchildren. children Cathy and Larry, Ranald Jr., Gail and Dean McKay, and Duncan and Melinda. Granny will also be dearly missed by her Grandchildren, Cale and Lachlan (Cathy and Larry), Joshua, Ryan, Natasha, Jared (Ranald), Holly, Christina, Jacob, Melody (Gail and Dean), and Ethan and Emily (Duncan and Melinda).

Great-Granny will also be missed by her six GreatGrandchildren, Lucia, Joshua, Emma, Lincoln, Andrew and Kadance. Lorna is also survived by her dear sister Janet VanOppen and brotherin-law Dirk VanOppen. Lorna taught at Western Canada High School, Mount Royal College, and the University of Calgary.

She is best In memory remembered for teaching Tyson Vanderzwaag human anatomy at the April 3, 1994 - April 6, 2012 Physical Education Faculty of Kinesiology, having been Two years ago awarded two studentTyson was taken from us by selected Teacher Excellence an impaired driver. awards. Since her retirement We were not ready to say in 1997, and after moving to good-bye. A sudden parting Sylvan Lake, Alberta, she too horrible to forget. A heart continued to receive contact of gold stopped beating, two from students and colleagues shining eyes at rest. Daily alike.

Many recall her thoughts of the one we love incredible passion for teaching unseen, unheard but always and her special ability to build near. Forever in our hearts. relationships with others. She Mom Wendy and was an active member of Vanderzwaag family Parkdale United Church in Calgary from the 1970’s, and later the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sylvan Lake until her passing. She became involved in both choirs, showing her love of music through song. She will be warmly remembered for bringing communities of people together, often welcoming and entertaining large groups of family and friends at home in Calgary, and later at her Funeral Directors home on the shores of & Services Sylvan Lake. Her family was very important to her along with many dear friends. She loved to hike in the mountains, kayak, play tennis and basketball, and later in life took up curling with the Sylvan Lake curling club. One of her greatest joys was working in her garden, creating special spaces for her children and telling stories. She loved to talk with all the people with whom she became involved. The family would like to express their gratitude to all care givers as well as the staff of the Red Deer General Hospital. The service will take place at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sylvan Lake, AB. on Wednesday April 9, at 2 pm.

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Card Of Thanks HARRY BOOMER A special thanks goes out to Ed Stevenson and staff at the Sylvan Lake Funeral Home for their great care and kindness.

Thanks to Pastor Jim Rilling at the Alliance Church, for visitations, prayers and the lovely service.

The Legion Ladies Auxiliary prepared and served delicious lunch, and thanks to Branch 22 and L.A. for the Honour Guard.

The grandchildren gave a beautiful tribute to their grandfather, Eamon McCann payed a lovely tribute to Harry, and John “Butch” Boushard played Harry’s favourite song “Amazing Grace.” Nephew Kirby Boomer played beautiful piano music, and for all this, we are extremely grateful.

We have no words that can express our gratitude to the staff at Centennial Centre, Ponoka, especially Aurora House, for the wonderful care that Harry received.

For flowers, cards, phone calls, love and donations; we are so appreciative.

We are blessed to have a wonderful family and so many treasured friends.

We love you all.

Dorothy (Dot), Len & Val, Donna & families

GORING Rena’s family would like to express our sincere appreciation to extended family and friends following the loss of our mother. Your many acts of kindness and sympathy are a great comfort to us. Thank you to all who made a donation to the Lending Cupboard or to a charity of your choice.

Thanks also go to the staff at Parkland Funeral Home.

Deep and lasting gratitude is extended to all the staff at West Park Lodge for the loving home and tender care you provided.

Rae, Glenn, Rob, Elvy and families.

THANK YOU To all who contributed to the Wayne Lalor Memorial Scholarship Fund, a heartfelt thank you.

Recipients have been local athletes who have achieved at the college level of basketball and studies. These students are: Jordan Brown, Michelle Wilson, Chris Brown, Jessica Guenther, Evan Holstein, Brenda VanRoey, Randy Davis, Aly Bowd, Lauren Loyek, Jessica FoleyGeldart, Sarain Soonias, Teighan Ponto.

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Part time personnel required. Must have accounting experience and be proficient in Quick Books and Microsoft Office. Background in Ag Industry is preferable.

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Oilfield

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DISPATCHER If you are organized and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, this role may be for you.

Oilfield

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DRIVERS / OPERATORS Alstar has immediate positions available for:

Barden Oilfield Hauling Ltd. is looking for

Experienced Low Bed The successful applicant drivers with off - road and will have the following: winch tractor experience PICKER OPERATOR • Strong Computer Skills Get in the best shape of Experienced 45 Ton for moving service rigs. your life. Lose weight, • Good written & verbal Boom Truck Operators Must be exp’d in moving relieve stress and learn communication Dental service rigs. F/T camp shift self defense.

• Prefer Dispatch Experience Competitive Rates work. Fax resume & CDA Classes starting now. and Full Benefits to 403 341 3968 or email DENTAL ADMIN. (403)347-9020 The job includes: Wages range from bardentrucking@telus.net SUPERSTAR! Our dental www.cheneykarate.com • Coordinating & Dispatching $40.00 to $55.00 per hour practice is seeking an (Labour & Equipment) depending on position Looking for a place outstanding individual to • Monitor Work Schedule Coming and experience to live? provide extraordinary • Competitive Rates & Take a tour through the Events service for our patients.

Full Benefits CLASSIFIEDS Dental or medical experi• 8 / 6 Shift Alstar Oilfield is looking for ence a plus. Learn more THE MONKEY’S UNCLE highly motivated individuals about this opportunity by A used kids clothing and Alstar Oilfield is looking for to join our Team in Hinton. calling 403-307-8560 toy sale. Lots of vendors highly motivated individuals Alstar has been serving where you will hear a selling used good cond. to join our Team in Hinton. the oil & gas construction recorded message childrens items. Child and Alstar has been serving industry since 1969. parent related businesses providing details about the the oil & gas construction position and instructions too. Sat. Apr. 5, 10 am-2 industry since 1969.

If you have a Desire to be on how to apply. pm. Innisfail Legion. Door Part of a Growing Company prizes. themonkeysuncle If you have a Desire to be Please apply on our Career Classifieds @shaw.ca.

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Section on our website www.alstaroilfield.com BARDEN Oilfield Hauling “Committed to enriching the PERIOPARTNERS Ltd. is looking for lives of our workforce, while Dr. Patrick Pierce/ “Committed to enriching the Providing quality energy EXP’D SWAMPERS Lost Dr. Janel Yu Require lives of our workforce, while construction solutions” for F/T camp shift work.

OFFICE ADMIN/ Providing quality energy Must be exp’d in moving CASH REWARD!! construction solutions” RDA II service rigs, Fax resume to MISSING LARGE DOG, with at least 3 yrs. of 403 341 3968 or email CELEBRATIONS Golden Color with German practice and ClearDent bardentrucking@telus.net HAPPEN EVERY DAY Shepherd nose. 7 mos. experience who is IN CLASSIFIEDS wearing a black color, last extremely well organized, Hiring full time Operation seen in Sylvan Lake near energetic & self motivated.

Coordinator/Field NOW HIRING LOCAL SERVICE CO. Seniors Lodge. Call 4 days/wk. No evenings or Supervisor for local oilfield Well Testing Personnel in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. 403-848-3776 weekends. Send resume testing company Experienced Supervisors VACUUM TRUCK ASAP to Must be local (Red Deer area) & Operators OPERATOR reddeer@periopartners.com Must have testing Must have valid applicable Must have Class 3 licence or bring by in person, experience Companions tickets w/air & all oilfield tickets. we would love to meet you.

Competitive salary Email: lstouffer@ Fax resume w/drivers 4619 48 Ave, Red Deer.

Health benefits offered testalta.com abstract to 403-886-4475 PLEASANT attractive, thin, Send resume to senior lady, 60’s, wish to meet ken@darkstarproduction.

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Box 1083, c/o Red Deer CROSS CITY Oilfield Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., JANITORIAL CO Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 SEEKING A F/T COM/ WINDOW CLEANING SUP for RD and area.

Req: fluent in written Personals and oral english, 2- 3 years exp in a supervisory roll, ALCOHOLICS clean driving record, ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 criminal record check, job physically demanding.

COCAINE ANONYMOUS Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr 403-396-8298 Fax resume 403-342-1897 Mail to #4, 4608-62 St. Red Deer, AB. T4N 6T3

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Oilfield

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Experienced FABRICATION Oilfield Construction COORDINATOR Lead Hands Alstar is looking for a Experienced self-starter who is motivated Oilfield Construction and organized to fill this NEW position.

Labourers Experienced Oilfield The successful applicant will have the following: Project Foreman • General Knowledge of Journeyman Mechanic Welding & Construction (Preferred Heavy Duty) • Able to Interpret ISO

If you have a Desire to be Part of a Growing Company Please apply on our Career Section on our website www.alstaroilfield.com “Committed to enriching the lives of our workforce, while Providing quality energy construction solutions” Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Tired of Standing?

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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

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Fitness & Sports

PITCHERS/PLAYERS Wanted. RD men’s baseball league 403-302-7778

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FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY AT BUSY MEDICAL CLINIC. Must be energetic, willing to learn, and people oriented.

Computer skills an asset.† Training will be provided.

References required.† Send Resume to Box 1085, c/o RED DEER ADVOCATE, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 RN/LPN - PT position - Pls Submit resume to: Family Medical Associates, Lacombe Fax: 403-7825879 or e-mail to: fmala@ shawbiz.ca. Attn: Eileen.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Resumes must be in no later than April 7th.

Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are ‘Champions’, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of “improving the industry one job at a time” - our ‘Champions’ have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you!

Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions: f

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Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Safety-focused f Team orientated f Clean drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset f 15/6 schedule

CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle.

403-505-7846

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Clerical

BOOKEEPER/ADMIN Growing and dynamic software company based in Red Deer, looking to fill FT perm position. For further info and to apply, visit us at visual-eyes.ca

Caregivers/ Aides

We are looking for a F/T

CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT

for our busy practice.

Mon - Fri. with occasional Sat. Duties are varied and incld’s performing scans and front desk duties.

Please fax or drop off resume: Fax 403-309-7251 4702 50 AVE. R.D.

Oilfield

Ashtale Contracting Ltd. Truck Drivers with Super B experience required. Apply by email: ashtalecontracting@gmail. com or by fax: 403-845-7009 include resume with references, current abstract, copy of safety tickets

710 PARKLAND YOUTH HOMES SOCIETY Red Deer, Alberta

Parkland Youth Homes is a non-profit, dynamic, learning organization that is passionate about providing quality service to youth and families in the Red Deer area. We are seeking qualified, motivated individuals to fill the following positions:

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TEAM LEADER (FULL TIME) THERAPIST (FULL TIME) FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER (FULL TIME) YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELLORS (FULL TIME)

- YOUTH COUNSELLOR - RESIDENTIAL

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & DERRICK HANDS

Why Canyon? f Paid technical and leadership training f Career advancement opportunities f RRSP matching program f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New Equipment

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

How to apply: online: canyontech.ca/careers fax: 888 249 3895

Trades

- YOUTH COUNSELLOR - RESIDENTIAL COOK (FULL TIME) - YOUTH COUNSELLOR - RESIDENTIAL

850

If you share our passion for quality at every level – in the work we do, in the products we sell, and the people we work with – then Viterra is the place for you.

Quality ingredients start with quality people.

Trochu, AB

We are looking for a self starter to join our team. As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will be responsible for assigning, coordinating, and participating in the day-to-day maintenance activities of various assets, while ensuring the provision of safe, timely and efficient service.

for more information.

Applicants are sincerely thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Competition closes when positions are filled.

Resumes can be emailed to:

HR@parklandyouthhomes.ca Faxed to: 403-346-3225 387709D5,6

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GRATIAE is seeking 5 Retails Sales representatives selling skin & body care products in Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer, $12.10/Hr plus bonus & commission, F/T. No Exp. Req’d.

Email resumes: gratiaereddeersr@ gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com

Teachers/ Tutors

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invites applications for the following position:

Teacher

École James S. McCormick School For further specifics on the above position, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at 403-783-3473.

Trades

850

F/T PAINTER

Commercial/Residential Brush/Roll Application.

Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d.

Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829

810

Earn your Diploma in Optical Sciences at NAIT’s 2 year program

Requirements • Grade 12, GED, or assessed equivalent • Must be a Canadian Citizen Enrollment starts May 1 - Aug. 15, 2014 Course cost $3,000/yr. Employer will payroll deduction for assistance, if required.

Earn While You Learn Full Time Employment 40hrs/wk Training & Practicum hours provided to successful candidate.

Mon-Fri 10-7, Sat 9-6 Medical/Dental Benefits To arrange for an interview

Viterra is an exciting and dynamic company that works directly with farmers to provide premium quality food ingredients to the world’s most discerning food manufacturers. Together, we seek to fulfill the nutritional needs of people everywhere.

Visit viterra.com

Sales & Distributors

Would you like to become an Optician?

Guided by our values of integrity, trust and respect, our goal is to achieve a workforce as diverse as the people we serve. We encourage aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, women, visible minorities and others to join our team!

or forwarded to:

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for experienced SERVERS and DISHWASHERS. Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve.

Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Become An Optician

Visit Viterra.com to apply or for further information on career opportunities at our Regina Head Office and throughout our North American asset network.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

Professionals

The closing date for applications is April 13, 2014.

Please visit our website

810

REQ’S P/T / F/T COOK Apply at 3811 40th Ave.

Viterra offers a competitive salary and benefits plan.

- YOUTH COUNSELLORS (RELIEF)

Professionals

EAST 40TH PUB

Maintenance Supervisor

Tracking number 3257.

(FRI/SAT OVERNIGHTS)

CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons 15 vacancies at each location for FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + benefits. F/T & P/T positions. Permanent shift work, weekends, days, nights, evenings. Start date as soon as possible.

No experience or education req’d. Job description avail. at www.timhortons.com Apply in person to 6620 Orr Drive. Red Deer, 6017 Parkwood Road, Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. Lacombe. Fax: 403-782-9685 or Call 403-848-2356

APPLE AUTO GLASS EXP’D auto glass installer req’d immed. Wage dependent on exp. Good Innisfail Insurance communication/phone skills.

Services Ltd. 8-5 Mon. - Fri. POSITION is accepting applications for FILLED! No phone calls.

LICENSED BROKER, Col-Lar Construction Ltd. Level 2 status. Must have is seeking hoe,dozer and a 3 yrs. exp. Commercial exp. an asset. F/T position. field foreman to work in the The successful candidate Rocky Mountain House area. must be a self-motivated Work will include lease professional, possessing construction,road building excellent communication and reclamation. Must have two years of experiand interpersonal skills. ence on equipment, and Applicants must enjoy have safety tickets up to date. working in a very busy E-mail:collarconstruction team oriented @gmail.com environment. Salary to commensurate with CUSTOM MUFFLER experience. Please Looking for apprentice or forward resumes to: journeyman mechanic.

Carol Peterson Pipe bending skills would Box 6039 be a great asset. Wages Innisfail, AB T4G 1S7 depend on exp. Going Fax: 403- 227-3910 concern shop. Fax Email: cpeterson@ resume to:403-346-9909 innisfailinsurance.com or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. Phone 403-346-7911

Ideal candidates will have a Grade 12 education or equivalent, combined with four (4) years progressive experience in bulk material handling maintenance and repairs, three (3) years of which have been as a Maintenance Worker, including the performance of “lead hand” supervisory duties. You will also have a Journeyman level certificate, or be actively pursuing Journey status, in the Industrial Mechanic/Millwright trade, supplemented with a supervisory training course

(FULL TIME)

Human Resources Parkland Youth Homes Society 4920 54 St., Red Deer, AB, T4N 2G8

SERVICE RIG

To apply for the above positions, in confidence, please email or fax your resume and a copy of a current drivers abstract. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

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Wolf Creek Public Schools

Class 1 Drivers/Operators – Fracturing, Coiled Tubing,

Nitrogen, Cement and Acid f Supervisors-Fracturing, Coiled Tubing, Nitrogen, Cement & Acid f Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician f Shop Foreman

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Attn: Human Resources email:kwolokoff@ bearspawpet.com Fax 403-252-9719 Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 RED Deer based acid hauling company looking for Class 1 truck drivers.

Top industry wages and benefits package. Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 403-346-3766

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FORMERLY FROM CLARESHOLM

Medical

“Committed to enriching the lives of our workforce, while Providing quality energy construction solutions”

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

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Restaurant/ Hotel

Metric drawings, P&IDs & Engineered Structural Drawings Strong Computer Skills JOSE JOSE LATIN Able to Adapt to Changing Environments RESTAURANT IS HIRING!!

COOKS HELPER Quality Assurance Please drop off your Experience an Asset resume at #9 7110-50 Ave or call 403-986-5673 In this NEW role you will: • Coordinate & Schedule RAMADA INN & SUITES Work Flow/Shop Loading req’s. ROOM ATTENDANTS • Coordinate Fabrication Exp. pref’d, but not necessary.

Activity F/T wk days & weekends.

• Manage Inventory Approx. 35 hrs/wk. Bonus • Ensure Timelines are program. Rate: $13.50/hr. being kept Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Wage will range from Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax $65,000 - $80,000 403-342-4433 or email: per annum depending on info@ramadareddeer.com experience, with Full Benefits.

This will be a SYLVAN LAKE LEGION Monday to Friday Shift BRANCH 212 is looking for mature casual Alstar Oilfield is looking for BARTENDING STAFF. highly motivated individuals Proserve and security to join our Team in Hinton. check a must. Pls apply to Alstar has been serving the rcl212@shaw.ca, oil and gas construction no phone calls please. industry since 1969.

Alstar Oilfield is looking for highly motivated individuals to join our Team in Hinton. • • Alstar has been serving the oil & gas construction • industry since 1969.

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Oilfield

Please call (403) 347-7889 EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS 4924-59 Street, Red Deer, Alberta

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D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, April 5, 2014 Trades

850

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! LOOKING for Framers/ carpenters 403-357-9816 NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CENTRAL CITY ASPHALT LTD. Experienced Hoe Operator Class 3 Tandem Operator Flag People General Labourers Screedman Rakerman Finish Roller Operator Skid Steer Operator email resume: office@ccal.com

Road Train Oilfield Transport Ltd

is looking for JOURNEYMAN HD MECHANIC or REG’D APPRENTICE. Ability to complete CVIP inspections is considered an asset. Top wages/ benefits. Safety tickets req’d. Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls. roadtrain.com SIGN SHOP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR: - Graphic Arts Technician Minimum 3 yrs. exp. with Corel Draw and installations. Clean Class 5 License. Apply by fax only to: 403-341-4014

SPRING START

WELDERS WANTED For Oilfield Manufacturing Facility

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B Pressure Welders

Interest in Vessel work • Women in the Trades Mig and Metal Core Program experience is a great asset We are looking for friendly, • Math and Science for the Trades Program motivated, energetic, goal orientated team players • GED Preparation to join our fast paced growing team!.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding Please forward your may be available. resume by fax: 403-347-7867 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

W.R.SCOTT Equipment a company dealing in compact equipment is looking for a representative to handle equipment, parts, sales & equipment rentals. Applicant must have a valid driver’s licence, basic computer knowledge is an asset.

Please send resume to: dbevan@ wrscottequipment.com or fax 403-347-4099

BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T SERVICE DRIVER wanted for Little Jons Portable Toilet Services.

Benefits. O/T in summer.

Drivers abstract req’d. sales@littlejons.ca or fax resume to 403-342-6179

880

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

GAETZ SOUTH

Various Full & Part Time Positions in the Meat Department, Grocery & Cash.

Please see Customer Service for application.

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880

Resident Apartment Manager - Red Deer 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

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Antiques & Art

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ALBERTA HISTORY 14.5”x30” print (coloured) of Crow Chiefs signing the Peace Treaty party. $200.

403-347-7405 ANNUAL SPRING ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE Olds Legion 5241, 46 Street. T4H 1H5 Apr. 5, 9:30-4:00 Admission $3.00.

Info, Janice 403-227-6622

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Farmers' Market

1650

LAMB: Free range, hormone free, freezer ready, inspected & processed to your specs. $240 per carcass.

403-704-9890

Firewood

1660

Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

SEE THEM TO BELIEVE LOGS 8 Indian Warriors Shield.

Busy road construction Owner must sell. $75-$85 Semi loads of pine, spruce, company looking for safety tamarack, poplar. each. 403-347-7405 person. Work is throughout Price depends on location. the province. Experience is Lil Mule Logging an asset but willing to train Children's 403-318-4346 the right person. Must Items have a valid Class 5 drivNow Offering Hotter, Cleaner er’s license. Fax resume FP highchair $35, FP baby BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / 403-309-0489 swing $45; Graco stroller Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 w/car seat $75; umbrella Wanted yard maintenance stroller $10; new baby Garden person for portable toilet wooden sled w/liner business, email resume to $35 403-754-1015 Supplies sales@littlejons.ca or fax 403-342-6179 TREES: Windbreak, privacy screen, white Clothing spruce trees 5’-7’ delivered Employment & planted $60 ea. on 25 or Training SLIPPERS size 6 medium more. 20+ yrs experience (780)778-0223. ladies slippers, blue, velcro close, never worn $18 403-986-6321 Household TRAINING CENTRE Central Alberta’s Largest Appliances OILFIELD TICKETS Car Lot in Classifieds

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer (Reliable vehicle needed.)

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24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) PRIVATE cleaner req’d, 1 R First Aid/CPR day per week. Must have R Confined Space own transp., 8 mi. S.E. of R WHMIS & TDG Red Deer. 403-886-4582 R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. PRIVATE yard maint. person req’d. 1 day/week. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. Own transp. req’d. 8 mi.

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Industries #1 Choice!

S.E. of R.D. 3-886-4582

CLEARVIEW RIDGE

1680

SAFETY

To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

1580

900

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

(across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

Computers

1600

ACER computer monitor, 17” , with 2 stand alone speakers and Keyboard. $50. 403-346-8563 CORNER computer desk. $75. 403-343-6218 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Black and Decker Bread Machine. Make your own bread, buns, pizza dough, fancy breads, etc. Recipe book included. $15.

Available for purchase at garage sale, 125 Wilson Cres, Fri Apr 4 from 4-7pm and Sat Apr 5 from 9am2pm, OR phone 403-3462426.

ELECTRIC RANGE exc. cond., $125 obo. 403-782-3398

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TRUCKERS

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Business

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Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment. Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded our facilities into Calgary Alberta.

We employ over 175 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide handson training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking both -

JOURNEYMAN & B PRESSURE WELDERS

for full-time permanent shop positions

Please fax resume to 403-227-7796, email to hr@bilton.ca

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We offer competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

3 CUPBOARDS 72” X 30” oak, $75/ea. 403-350-7799 BAR fridge $75 403-350-7799 BED, single w/large drawers, $45; HIDE-A-BED, $40; 403-347-4111 GLIDER CHAIR Dusty rose in colour. Oak frame. Exc. shape. $125.

END TABLE with drawer, good shape. Top has been re-finished. 16”x20”. $32.

403-346-4348

KING SIZE BOX SPRING, $100.

403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389 LARGE sofa, blue/grey, modern, good cond. $150 403-350-7799 METAL corner shelf, 3 shelves, 60”H $15; and 4 wooden wall shelves $10/ea; black vase with matching ginger jar $10; tile like clock w/black iron trim, $10; brushed silver table lamp w/glass shade $25 403-309-1737 Student Desk. One wide, flat drawer and three side drawers. 2ft 8in by 1fr 3.5in. $15. Available for purchase at garage sale, 125 Wilson Cres, Fri Apr 4 from 4-7pm and Sat Apr 5 from 9am-2pm, OR phone 403-346-2426.

STURDY bookcase, 3 shelves, 2 lower doors $25; loveseat, very good cond., blue/green, $40 403-347-5846 TIFFANY table lamp, blue/cream, $100; 2 highback metal bar stools w / c u s h i o n s , $90 403-754-1015

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

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MOUNTVIEW AREA 43A Ace. & 43 Ave. between 37 St. & 39 St. $79/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. & 43 Ave. between 35 St. & 37 St. $107/mo.

ALSO Spruce Drive $52/mo.

IS HIRING! We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: - CONCRETE FINISHERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

www.eaglebuilders.ca ROSEDALE AREA

850

1720

2 WOOL ACCENT MATCHING 5X7 CARPETS & 1 matching oval. $45 Clean, will sell separately.

DAVID WINTER COLLECTORS HOUSES in original boxes. $20/ea.

CANNON K920 Copier machine w/metal stand.

Exc. cond. $60 403-352-8811 4 METAL stacking lawn chairs w/cushions $90; Winnie the Poo potty chair $15; Radio Flyer rocking horse $35; 403-754-1015

Denison Cres. & Duncan Cres. $134/mo.

Busy road construction company looking for Class 1, Class 3, and winch truck drivers. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have at least 3 yr’s exp. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Household Furnishings

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

DEERPARK AREA

Opportunities WELDER NEEDED for shop position in Lacombe.

Only clean, reliable need Enjoy a career in the apply. Call 403-318-9445 gifting business with 8-4:30 Mon. - Fri. The original basket boutique!

We are growing in TOO MUCH STUFF? Red Deer and Alberta.

Let Classifieds 780.416.2530 or help you sell it. www.obbgiftsfranchise.com Trades

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RED Deer based acid hauling company looking for Class 1 truck drivers.

Top industry wages and benefits package. Please STAIR MANUFACTURER fax resume and drivers abReq’s F/T workers to build stract to 403-346-3766 stairs in Red Deer shop.

SEMI RETIRED? MUST HAVE basic carSPRING BREAK UP? pentry skills. Salary based Seasonal drivers req’d. on skill level. Benefits for local fertilizer dellivery. avail. Apply in person at Clean Class 3 license 100, 7491 Edgar req’d., AG exp. an asset.

Industrial Bend. email: Call 403-588-0956. earl707@telus.net. and/or EMAIL: pat@benaltoag.com fax 403-347-7913 TJ PAVING LTD. Openings for Operators & Labourers. Paving experience an asset. Busy, growing company, opportunities to move up. Great working atmosphere. Email resume: tjpaving@hotmail. com or Fax: 403-346-8404.

Community Support Worker Program

Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres., Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. and area $84/mo.

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.

CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T CLEANERS

3am - 11am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale gtisdale@ cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St.

Trades

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CLEAROUT VARIOUS PARTYLITE PRODUCTS including candles.

60% off.

Large selection.

403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389 DISHES, 2 sets of 8 place setting, different patterns $35. each. 403-343-6218 OAKLEY Sunglasses model D Whisker Silver /00BLK IRID, polar, never used, $95.

403-352-8811 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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Town of Blackfalds Employment Opportunities

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Company: Blackfalds continues to be a fast growing community with a current population of 7,275, which grows on average 6 – 7% annually. It is nestled halfway between Red Deer and Lacombe in Central Alberta along the North/south Trade Corridor. A ten-minute commute in either direction provides the residents of Blackfalds not only a wide range of employment opportunities and post-secondary educational institutions, but also regional-scale shopping outlets and entertainment. Through the Municipal Development Plan, the Town is fulfilling its commitment to maintaining a small town atmosphere while expanding the industrial and commercial base and improving the quality of life for its citizens. Affordable housing, a quiet place to live, new recreational facilities, ample business opportunities, close proximity to major transportation routes will continue to increase the population and economy making it easy to say that Blackfalds is...”A Nice Place to Grow!”

Blackfalds residents choose this community because of its quality of life. Results of a recent survey show: 65% of the population indicated they live in the community because of its rural lifestyle, recreational amenities and low crime rate. The remaining 35% prefer the town for its affordable cost of housing and living.

“Community Pride” is evident in the participation in community events such as Blackfalds Days held each spring as well as other events throughout the year. It shows up in the well-tended yards and flower gardens throughout the town and it is evident in the response to volunteer needs. People know their neighbors. They watch out for each other’s children and property. They’re like family. If you’d like to live in this kind of community you’d be welcome in Blackfalds! Check out the Town’s excellent Website for the full story: www.blackfalds.com

For detailed information and complete Job descriptions, please visit http://www.blackfalds.com/administration/employment

Aquatic Programmer - The Aquatics Programmer’s role is to create and manage all pool programs and assist in the supervision of all lifeguard staff and instructors as needed. Ensuring all guests receive quality instruction and that our instructors are meeting the Red Cross or Lifesaving program standards through the delivery of the swim programs. The Aquatics Programmer assists in the pool chemical and mechanical operations.

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

We are currently hiring for the position of:

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS & JOURNEYMAN INSTRUMENTATION MECHANIC

Aquatic Shift Supervisor -

Responsible for maintaining the aquatic area ensuring hazards are minimized or removed, water quality is maintained and all rules and guidelines are being enforced by staff. Shift supervisors will also providing direction and guidance to the lifeguards and instructors while on shift.

Lifeguard & Swim Instructor - Lifeguards are responsible for the safety of the guests of the Aquatic Centre. They also provide positive guest service and educate guests about aquatic rules and procedures, providing first aid when necessary, and completing administrative and maintenance duties related to the position. Instructors are responsible for providing swimming instruction and evaluations for all levels of the Red Cross Swim Program. They are also responsible for the safety supervision of guests participating in aquatic instruction and for all applicable administration.

Lifeguard -

Lifeguards are responsible for the safety of the guests of the Aquatic Centre. They also provide positive guest service and educate guests about aquatic rules and procedures, providing first aid when necessary, and completing administrative and maintenance duties related to the position.

(Red Deer Area)

Swim Instructor - Instructors are responsible for providing swimming instruction and evaluations for all levels of the Red

The ideal candidate will have the following: • Journeymen Electrician and/or Instrumentation Mechanic • Experience with Maintenance and/or plant facility work • CSTS • A Team Player • Excellent communication skills

Cross Swim Program. They are also responsible for the safety supervision of guests participating in aquatic instruction and for all applicable administration.

Planning and Development Officer 1- Reporting to the Planning and Development Manager the Development Officer will deliver numerous development processes including permitting, and compliance process from application review/ permit issuance to compliance, monitoring, review and development completion. This position will assist in the management of development needs and activities of the Town of Blackfalds through the implementation and enforcement of the development permitting process, Land Use Bylaw, accepted development protocols, and relevant Municipal Engineering & Design Standards.

Activities also include responsibility for the upkeep of the Town Quality Management Plan (except fire) and coordination of the Safety and Building Code inspections, Permit and Licensing processes.

This position will work 4 days per week, 10 hour days.

STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. ATTN: Human Resources Fax # 403-342-6505 Email: hr@studon.com “People Pride & Service”

IT Website & Database Administrator -

This position implements, supports and provides the optimization of database programs and websites for the Town. The Data Base Administrator is responsible for providing technical support for the database environment including overseeing the development and organization of the databases, assessment and implementation of new technologies, and providing Information Technology with a long-term perspective on the relationship of database technology to the operations facing the Town. Design, integrate and implement web based solutions for the Town’s service delivery. Provide web administration support for the departments within the organization. Services may also be warranted for advanced website enhancements and design templates.

Resumes can be dropped off in person at the Town Office (5018 Waghorn Street), or by email to hr@blackfalds.com or via fax: 403-885-4610.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, April 5, 2014 D7

KENMORE White microwave oven 800W, $30.

KENMORE model 30 dehumidifier, exc. cond., $75.

POTTERY SOUP SET with urn & label. 4 bowls, casserole dish & salad bowl w/4 plates, like new, $95. 403-352-8811 METAL Shop Cabinets (3) (15”x48”x25”), 2 drawer, 2 with bases. $50. each.

403-346-8563 PLAYPEN Evenflo Pack n Go $40; brass/glass shelf $20; treadmill old style $20; laminate flooring $1/sq. ft. 403-342-5609 Tole painting projects and supplies as pictured. Other projects and paints may be available. Will consider selling individually. Prices will vary from $2-$10 per item. Available for purchase at garage sale, 125 Wilson Cres, Fri Apr 4 from 4-7pm and Sat Apr 5 from 9am-2pm, OR phone 403-346-2426.

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Pets & Supplies

30 GAL FISH Tank with accessories. $200.

403-346-8563 90 GAL FISH TANK with access. $400; Koi (white & black), 12” long, 3 yrs. old. $500.; Gold Fish (large 3 yrs. old, $100; Tank & fish $800. 403-346-8563

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Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

2190

Grain, Feed Hay

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3010

Acreages/ Farms

FARM HOUSE, 2 bdrm. bsmt, 20 kms. west of Bowden close to Glennifer Lake $1000/mo. + DD + utils. 403-559-8847

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

3060

Suites

Realtors & Services

4010

THE NORDIC

INNISFAIL: New

3080

ROOMATE WANTED, M or F. Fully furn. 2 bdrm. apt. 403-986-1903 after 1 pm.

3090

Rooms For Rent

AVAIL NOW 1 fully furn bdrm for rent. $500/$250 & 1 Lrge fully furn bdrm $550/$275.† Working or Student M only. 403-396-2468 CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $525. 403-342-2627

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

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2 SPEC HOMES Ready for your colours.

Can be shown at any time.

10 & 98 MacKenzie Cres.

Lacombe. 403-588-8820 2 YR OLD, 1499 SQ.FT. 2 story, 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath, single garage. Blackfalds. $346,500. 587-228-1892

3110

Offices

2 parking stalls, 4914-46 St. RD. 403-346-5885

3190

3030

1830

3200

1840 1860

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TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

GLENDALE

3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. May 1 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2100

Livestock

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

Open House

homes

Realtors & Services

FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE NEEDS call Glenn Moore Associate 403-346-6655 www.reddeercommercial.com

4220

OPEN HOUSE Sat April 5, 2-4 pm 4 Beds/4 Baths New/Never Occupied $749,000 Need to know more?

Call Margaret Comeau RE/MAX 403.391.3399

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Antique Dealers and Stores

1027

4 POST car lifts and Classic Car Finders. We have the highest quality car hoists for your house or man cave avail. Also have car shipping from USA to Red Deer along with brokering, over 300 contacts worldwide for finding your classic car. Call Kyle 403-896-7258

Massage Therapy

1280

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town. www.viimassage.biz

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Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

1100

Property clean up 340-8666

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

COMMERCIAL Parking lot Vacuum Street Sweeping & parking lot assessments.

403-341-6900

Contractors

RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

Escorts

1165

TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, and roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

Painters/ Decorators

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Seniors’ Services

International ladies

Now Open

1372

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

FANTASY MASSAGE

1310

Yard Care

1430

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. SPRING LAWN CLEANUP Private back entry. 403-341-4445 Call 403-304-0678

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

Income Property

4100

13-unit apt. bldg., Red Deer Ind. metered units Below market rents Free & clear financing Call Karen Barry, Broker 403.767.9999 Email: karen @barrycommercial.com www.barrycommercial.com Barry Commercial Real Estate, Brokerage

Commercial Property

4110

13 ACRES highway commercial Red Deer area 403-886-2358

Lots For Sale

4160

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

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Automotive

at www.garymoe.com

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5240

wheels

99 GALLON Double Walled Slip Tank, pump hoses, fire extinguisher, 1 yr. old. $1470. 403-704-3714

CLASSIFICATIONS

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

5000-5300

Automotive Services

5010

Locally owned and family operated

Keep the Car,

PUBLIC NOTICES

Take the Money!

If you own a vehicle, get up to $10,000 today! www.thetitlestore.ca RED DEER 403-754-5104 4971 Phelan St.

Cars

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2008 CADILLAC STS loaded 61,000 kms, like new, $18,500 403-347-2266 2007 TOYOTA Yaris 78,000 kms, 403-877-6020

Trucks

2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040

Tires, Parts Acces.

4 ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES, 225/50RF17 94V, 870% tread remaining. $100.

403-755-2760

Auto Wreckers 1989 CHRYSLER 5th Ave 110,000 kms. $995. obo.

403-347-5873, 350-1077

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5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Estate of who died on

2000 GMC 1/2 ton S/B, reg. cab, loaded, good cond, $7000 obo; 2000 GMC Yukon loaded $7000 obo 403-304-0678

2005 TIFFIN Phaeton 40’ diesel pusher 42,000 miles, very good cond 403-729-3242

CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

February 6, 2014

2005 CHEV 3500, 4x4 auto, 166,000 km. Pocket doors, club cab. $7500 or will take some trade. 403-505-3113

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6010

Ronald Don Beagle

2008 F-250 Super duty, e/c, 217,000 km. $15,000 obo.

780-608-9547

1994 PONTIAC Sunbird, 2 dr.

Offers. 403-352-6995

LOT FOR SALE IN PONOKA 50x170, zoned R4 (Multi-family residential).

Located in Riverside, close to walking trails. $105,000.

403-782-4773 or 302-4679

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2008 TOYOTA Tundra crew cab, light brown. 260,000 km. $12,000 obo. 780-608-9547

Motorhomes 2002 SATURN SL1 4 dr, $2100. obo SOLD

Public Notices

If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by May 12, 2014 with Lorea Grant c/o Schuster Bruce LLP 129 - 17 Avenue N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 1L7 Attention: Edmund H. Schuster and provide details of your claim.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

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Call Renee at 403-314-1687 for Inquiries.

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

The Red Deer Dee er Advocate Ad dvo voca ca ate te iis s once on o nce ce again aga g in n publishing pub blish hing ga guide on the multiple dining choices in Red Deer and area. Watch for this high-end product boasting full colour layout on all advertisements and pictures.

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Laebon Homes 346-7273

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CLASSIFICATIONS NE 4000-4190

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Shane Olin solin@ blackstonecommercial.com 403 708-9086

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

www.laebon.com

4180

Pinnacle Estates

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MUST SELL

Investment Opportunities

BUILT in 2013 Quality 3 bdrm., 2 bath + legal bsmt. suite, smoke free, back alley access, offstreet back & front parking, incld’s 2 set of appls. & all window covering, mature area/landscaping $339,000. 5018 61 Ave. Close Ponoka, 403-704-1714

Take advantage of this excellent advertising opportunity and contact your Advocate representative today, or call our SALES LINE at 403-314-4343.

Publication Date: Saturday, April 26 Advertising Deadline: Friday, April 11

Buying or Selling your home?

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48420C31-D12

1900

Travel Packages

MUST SELL

1217 sq.ft. duplex.

4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

NEW CONDO

BUILT in 2013 Quality 3 bdrm., 2 bath + legal Mobile bsmt. suite, smoke free, Lot back alley access, offstreet back & front parking, Condos/ incld’s 2 set of appls. & all PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe. window covering, mature Townhouses area/landscaping $339,000 Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., Cats 5018 61 Ave. Close 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

LEGACY ESTATES Ponoka, 403-704-1714 Down payment $4000.

Call 60yrs + condo. 403-598-0503 at anytime. 403-588-8820 BALINESE KITTENS SOUTHWOOD PARK CUSTOM BUILT (2) $50. ea.

TH Avenue, 3110-47 NEW HOMES Burman Kittens 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, by Mason Martin Homes (2) $50. ea.

Misc. generously sized, 1 1/2 Kyle, 403-588-2550 403-887-3649 baths, fenced yards, For Rent FREE Weekly list of full bsmts. 403-347-7473, properties for sale w/details, Sorry no pets.

DOWNTOWN PARKING prices, address, owner’s Dogs www.greatapartments.ca STALLS FOR RENT. phone #, etc. 342-7355 SEIBEL PROPERTY 4922 47th St. (One block Help-U-Sell of Red Deer WOLF American Eskimo south of Millennium Centre.) www.seibelprperty.com www.homesreddeer.com Puppies. Ready to go. Playful $75/mo. + GST Ph: 403-304-7576 & cuddly $350. 403-391-9671 403-357-0111 or 347-4044 OPEN HOUSE or 403-347-7545 Sat. & Sun. 1-5. 22 Doran 6 locations in Red Deer Cres.

DEER PARK fully Sporting ~ Halman Heights finished 1450 sq. ft. bunga~ Riverfront Estates Goods low Fanta home, 5 ~ Westpark bdrms,3 bath, Listed on ~ Kitson Close FOR SALE: Complete kijiji 403-343-1683 RCBS Loading Equipment. ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. 403-346-2181 S.D. $1000 Rent $1195 to $1445 GUN SHOW Mobile office trailer 240 May 3 - May 4 3 bdrm. townhouses, UFA Agri Centre West 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, rent by day/month, c/w toilet, satellite dish, TV, Info: 403-347-3767 lrg. balconies, no dogs.

Stereo, fridge. Call B & L N/S, no utilities incl.

IRON Horse gravity body Enterprise 403-346-6106 References required. lifter $50 403-309-1737 3 BDRM. MAIN FLOOR of house Avail. Immed. $1250 + 2/3 utils. **RENTED**

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DUPLEX large single att. garage, 2200 sq. ft., 1.5 lots, walkout, infloor heat, air cond., 2 large decks, fully dev. up/down & landscaped, high eff. furnace & water heater. Room for shop. $324,900, No GST. 403-396-3203

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

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0%. Eligible customers include all original and current owners of select Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat models with an eligible standard/subvented finance or lease contract maturing between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016. Trade-in not required. See dealer for complete details and exclusions. ♦Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian New Vehicle Registration data for 2013 Calendar Year for all Retail vehicles sold in the province of Alberta. **Based on 2014 Ward’s upper small sedan costing under $25,000. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.

include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. Finance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash and 1% Rate Reduction are available to eligible customers on the retail purchase/lease of select 2014 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat models at participating dealers from April 1 to 30, 2014 inclusive. Finance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. 1% Rate Reduction applies on approved credit to most qualifying subvented financing transactions through RBC, TD Auto Finance and Scotiabank. 1% Rate Reduction cannot be used to reduce the final interest rate below

Dodge Dart SE (25A) with a Purchase Price of $16,998, with a $0 down payment, financed at 0.0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $217.92; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $16,998. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD model through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD with a Purchase Price of $24,998 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $138 with a cost of borrowing of $3,669 and a total obligation of $28,667. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown

$3,350 in Ultimate Family Package Discounts. >2.79% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2014 Dodge Dart SE (25A) model through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2014 Dodge Dart SE (25A) with a Purchase Price of $16,998 financed at 2.79% over 96 months with $0 down payment, equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $91 with a cost of borrowing of $1,977 and a total obligation of $18,975. †0.0% purchase financing for 36 months available on the new 2014 Dodge Dart SE (25A) through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance on 2012/2013 Jeep Compass, Patriot and 2014 Dodge Dart models. Example: 2013

and a total obligation of $24,824. »Ultimate Family Package Discounts available at participating dealers on the purchase of a new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G). Discount consists of: (i) $2,500 in Bonus Cash that will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes; and (ii) $850 in no-cost options that will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. €$10,350 in Total Discounts is available on new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT models with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G) and consists of $7,000 in Consumer Cash Discounts and

trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2014 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ‡4.29% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package model through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $20,998 (including applicable Consumer Cash and Ultimate Bonus Cash Discounts) financed at 4.29% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $119 with a cost of borrowing of $3,826

7.3 L/100 km (39 MPG). 2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x2 2.4 L I-4 Tiger-sharkTM MultiAir ® – Hwy: 6.4 L/100 km (44 MPG) and City: 9.6 L/100 km (29 MPG). Wise customers read the fine print: *, ‡, », €, >,†, ≥, §, The Zing Into Spring Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after April 1, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/

Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2014 and the 2013 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.0 L/100 km) based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption may vary based on driving habits and other factors. Ask your dealer for the EnerGuide information. ¤2014 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.6 L VVT V6 6-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.9 L/100 km (36 MPG) and City: 12.2 L/100 km (23 MPG). 2014 Dodge Dart 1.4 L I-4 16V Turbo – Hwy: 4.8 L/100 km (59 MPG) and City:

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INTO SALES EVENT

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2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANADA VALUE PACKAGE

$

20,998

BI-WEEKLY ‡

$

91 @ 2.79

%

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FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

$

138 @ 3.49

BI-WEEKLY

≥ AS GOOD AS

PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $8,100 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.

$

$

16,998

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2014 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT

$

24,998

PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES FREIGHT.

PULL-AHEAD BONUS CASH

PULL-AHE AD INTO A NEW VEHICLE SOONER. EXCLUSIVE TO OUR EXISTING FINANCE/LEASE CUSTOMERS.

36 MPG

HIGHWAY 7.9 L/100 KM HWY ¤

FINANCE FOR

119 @ 4.29 %

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN Starting from price for 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew Plus shown: $31,990.§

OR STEP UP TO THE 2014 ULTIMATE FAMILY PACKAGE

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GET TOTAL DISCOUNTS UP TO $10,350€

• 2 row overhead 9-inch video screen • 2ND row Super Stow ’n Go® • Parkview® Rear Back-up Camera • Hands-free connectivity with UconnectTM Voice Command with Bluetooth® • SiriusXMTM Satellite Radio (includes one year of service) • Includes second row power windows • Includes 17-inch aluminum wheels

INCLUDES $3,350 IN PACKAGE SAVINGS »

THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED VEHICLE IN ITS CLASS**

2014 DODGE DART

AS GOOD AS

59 MPG

HIGHWAY 4.8 L/100 KM HWY 4.8L/100

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PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES FREIGHT.

FINANCE FOR

%†

FOR 36 MONTHS ALSO AVAILABLE

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Starting from price for 2014 Dodge Dart GT shown: $25,690.§

LEGENDARY JEEP CAPABILITY

44 MPG

AS GOOD AS

HIGHWAY 6.4 L/100 KM HWY

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2014 JEEP CHEROKEE CANADIAN UTILITY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR

FINANCE FOR

%

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

Starting from price for 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited shown: $31,890.§

RATE + $1,000 1% REDUCTION

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LESS FUEL. MORE POWER. GREAT VALUE.

15 VEHICLES WITH 40 MPG HWY OR BETTER.

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