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Dialysis patients threaten to stop treatment

Puppy found in unbearable conditions

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Two Central Alberta dialysis patients say their stress levels have escalated so dramatically since being told they could no longer seek the essential treatment in Red Deer, they are considering a dire alternative: completely stopping dialysis.

That would leave them with two weeks to live.

Dialysis is a crucial, artificial means to remove waste from the blood of patients who have lost kidney function. The unit handling this treatment at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre has been over its capacity to dialyze 120 patients for a number of months. It’s not an isolated situation.

There is a “significant infrastructural deficit in renal care” across the province, said Red Deer’s head of internal medicine, Dr. Kym Jim, also one of two kidney specialists in Central Alberta.

An expansion of the dialysis unit is needed in Red Deer to accommodate present and future growth but without a plan to do this, patients will have to travel to outlying units, Jim said. There just simply isn’t enough room.

To date, three patients who were receiving dialysis treatment in Red Deer have been asked to receive treatment at alternate sites, stated Alberta Health Services on Wednesday.

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First witness called in Arens trial

Sylvan Lake animal control officer Rebekah Bouer sits with Bear, a dog that was found abandoned in a Sylvan Lake condo this week. The five-month-old German shepherd had been left alone with no food and only a toilet bowl for water in an apartment vacated by evicted tenants. See related story on page A2.

Cycling race to stop in Central Alberta

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Witnessing a fatal collision during a family outing was traumatic and life-changing, a Red Deer father testified at the start of a trial into a deadly city crash on Canada Day 2010.

Thomas Smith, 29, was the first witness to be called in the trial of Rodney Ross Arens. Arens, 36, is a building contractor who has lived in Rimbey, Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. The trial opened on Wednesday.

Arens is charged with eight offences in connection with the collision at the intersection of Kerry Wood and Taylor Drives, near Bower Ponds on the evening of July 1, 2010.

Charges include impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing injury, dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing injury.

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A true Central Alberta stage of the province’s only elite cycling competition could see the world’s best in Innisfail, Sylvan Lake and Red Deer.

The Tour of Alberta announced the seven hosting communities — Calgary, Edmonton, Innisfail, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Wetaskiwin — for the six-day staged race on Wednesday.

The race will start in Calgary with a prologue and time trial on Sept. 2 and wrap up Edmonton in Sept.

7. That route is the reverse of the 2013 inaugural race.

On Sept. 4, Innisfail will be starting host to Stage 2 of the race. The riders will finish that day in Red Deer.

“It’s going to start in Central Alberta and it’s going to end in Central Alberta,” said George Berry, local organizing committee chairman, who is thrilled that Red Deer is in the mix again.

Berry said they have been working with Innisfail and other communities that riders could travel

through, including Sylvan Lake.

“We hope to head west of Innisfail to Sylvan Lake,” said Berry. “We’re hoping to do two laps in Sylvan Lake and make it a real festival. Sylvan Lake is good at putting on festivals with their triathlon, swimming and running events.”

The specific route from Innisfail to Red Deer is still being worked out but the route in Red Deer will be the same as in 2013. Riders enter Red Deer on Hwy 11 to 30th Avenue, then turn south on 30th Avenue to Ross Street. Heading west on Ross Street, they enter the downtown loop at the corner of Ross Street and 40th Avenue.

The finish line and the festival took over two blocks of Ross Street from 47th to 49th Avenues last year.

Innisfail town council will consider the proposal to host the stage on Monday.

Red Deer city council is expected to hear a request on May 12.

Berry said he does not expect any problems gaining approval.

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Puppy abandoned in vacant condo

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer animal control officer was shocked to find a five-month-old German shepherd had been left alone with no food and only a toilet bowl for water in an apartment vacated by evicted tenants.

The puppy is recovering well and was taken to the veterinarian for shots on Wednesday.

Animal control officer Rebekah Bauer received a call at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday from a landlord who didn’t know the dog was in the building until he discovered it. The tenants of a Central Alberta apartment had been evicted earlier on April 13, but had stayed a little bit longer. Then they left behind their dog.

“It was pretty bad, the dog had clearly been left alone for a minimum of three days,” said Bauer. “He had been drinking the water from the toilet bowl and there’s only a minimal amount of it there until you flush.”

This was Bauer’s first call like this but other local animal control officers have dealt with similar situation where two small puppies were left behind.

“I’ve been in this business for two years now and it still shocks me,” said Bauer. “It amazes me that people can leave behind a living, breathing animal.”

The apartment was covered in dog feces.

Getting the proper vaccinations for the young puppy was one of the top priorities for Klassic Kennels, where the dog is being kept.

“He appears healthy, though he is a little on the skinny side,” said Bauer. “That will happen if you don’t eat for three or four days. But his energy was high, he was super excited to have human connection again.

“Health wise he is doing well, he just needed to have some supper.”

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The saxophone line in the Ecole Camille J. Lerouge Junior High stage band plays Blue Train by John Coltrane on Wednesday afternoon during the 51st annual Red Deer Festival of Performing Arts. The festival runs from April 22 to 26 at Red Deer College and features performances from participants ranging from five to 25 years of age. The public is invited to attend daily performances that begin at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily. On May 3, the Living Stones Church will host the Performers Showcase at 2 p.m. For more information on the festival, visit reddeerkiwanisfestival.org.

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DIALYSIS: ‘I feel thrown out on the street’ Joyce Reynolds of Sylvan Lake has been making the journey to Red Deer for dialysis for the past three years. About a week and a half ago, she said she received a call from the Northern Alberta Renal Program telling her she would now have to go to either Rocky Mountain House or Stettler for her threetimes-a-week dialysis.

“I’ve been in a panic since I got that phone call. . . . You don’t have a choice. I don’t know what to do,” Reynolds, 75, said. She lives alone and does not have anyone who could drive her to Rocky — she’s always driven herself to Red Deer and said even that 20-minute drive is trying after a draining four hours hooked up to the dialysis machine.

She said she has no idea why she was picked to leave Red Deer, especially as she doesn’t have a driver or partner.

“They told me it was because I was a stable dialysis patient. That’s all.”

Reynolds had a heart attack three years ago and had stents put in, which finished her kidneys, she said. She uses a walker and has spine issues. She said she can’t brush snow off of her car and can’t see herself commuting to Rocky in the winter.

“They said they’d try to move me back to Red Deer before the snow flies if there’s availability . . . but there won’t be with the way things are going.”

She is supposed to start her first run to Rocky on Tuesday, a 45-minute and 65-km drive.

“Somehow we have to fight this. I’ve talked to our MLA Kerry Towle . . . . I can’t do it in the winter; I’d have to stop dialysis . . . . If I get behind the wheel . . . and I’m tired and fall asleep, who else am I going to harm? It’s too far.”

Rosalie Thon, who was also told recently she must go to Rocky over Red Deer for dialysis, echoes Reynold’s extreme thoughts.

Thon, who has polycystic kidney disease, travelled to Rocky on April 17 for dialysis and said she won’t go back. She is also a single woman and has no one to drive her.

Thon, 53, had surgery on March 27 so she could begin peritoneal dialysis by mid-May after a recovery

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and training period. This means she would be able to treat herself at home, draining solution into the peritoneal catheter site in the abdomen.

“I feel thrown out on the street . . . . I’m waiting for a call back (from Red Deer) and hopefully I can finish my run and then they can have my chair,” she said.

By late on Wednesday evening, Thon said she had no idea what she would do today, the day she needs to have her dialysis treatment.

“I don’t want to quit but there’s no way I’m running myself back and forth to Rocky. ... It’s not safe.”

Jim said administratively all options are being considered, such as the option of modifying the current unit for more space and/or a night dialysis run currently not offered in Red Deer, increasing home hemodialysis and establishing a home hemodialysis education program in the city.

There is no firm plan in place for any of these options yet, Jim said, and none of them are very viable for patients outside of building a brand new unit.

“All these things can be done, but at what point in time does one realize that to accommodate a home hemodialysis training program, or to accommodate existing issues with our peritoneal dialysis program — because we’ve run out of space for it, too — or to accommodate our clinic that sees people before they wind up on dialysis, that all of those things are bursting at the seams.” rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

TRIAL: 30 witnesses expected He is also facing multiple counts of refusing to provide breath samples to police investigating a fatal or injury collision, and breaching an undertaking prohibiting him from using alcohol and street drugs.

He is on trial before Justice Kirk Sisson in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

Anouluck “Jeffrey” Chanminaraj, 13, died at the scene. His older sister and brother, Stephanie and Jamie, were injured. They were on their way to see the fireworks to be set off to celebrate Canada Day 2010 at Bower Ponds.

“This incident has been permanently implanted in my brain,” Smith said during cross-examination by defence counsel Donna Derie-Gillespie.

He had already expressed to Crown prosecutor Wayne Silliker, second counsel to Robin Snider, the

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impact the collision has had on his life.

“There was a death that I was witness to,” Smith said to Silliker.

“It was Canada Day. It should be a day of celebration.”

Smith testified that he was taking his wife and son to watch the fireworks and was stopped on Kerry Wood Drive with his window rolled down when he heard the sound of an engine revving up.

“I heard the engine rev up to speed up and the next thing that happened was a collision in the middle of the intersection,” said Smith.

“I heard the black truck engine rev up to try to beat the red light.”

A black pickup truck heading northwest on Taylor Drive struck the passenger side of a small car that was stopped in the intersection and was just starting to turn left onto Kerry Wood Drive, said Smith.

The impact spun the car in a circle while the truck jumped the median and landed facing the other way, alongside the traffic island at the northwest side of the intersection, he said.

Smith called 911 from his cellphone and then went to the stricken car. There were three people inside. The boy in the front passenger seat was not breathing, said Smith.

Taking instructions from the 911 operator and focused on the people in the car, Smith said he took little notice of the man who was driving the truck.

Smith said he saw the man get out of the truck, light a cigarette and sit down on the curb. He said he would not recognize the man again because it was getting dark.

Witness Carlene Omoth, who was walking near the intersection, said she heard brakes squeal and people yelling as the two vehicles collided in the intersection. Omoth, 23, testified that she froze at first, then rushed to the car after watching the truck strike it and spin it around in the intersection.

She said she held the car driver’s hand and called her boyfriend for her.

“She wanted me to check on her brother, but he was . . . I was more concerned with her.”

In custody and awaiting proceedings on other, more recent charges, Arens was allowed to leave the prisoner’s box and sit beside his lawyer during witness testimony on Wednesday. Although his hands were free, his ankles were shackled and an Alberta Sheriff was positioned behind him.

Snider said she and Silliker plan to call 30 witnesses, including civilians, experts and police.

Further civilians are to take the stand today. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Info request memo not acted on: Hancock EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Dave Hancock said Wednesday he sees nothing wrong with an internal government-wide memo directing political appointees to get involved in freedom of information requests.

Hancock also said the directive sent out last year by then-deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk was never implemented.

“I don’t know if it (ever) had any force,” said Hancock.“I wasn’t aware that he’s sent it out. I don’t think I’d even seen it.”

The memo has become, depending on which side one talks to, the smoking gun or a red herring over long-standing criticism that the Progressive Conservative government routinely meddles in freedom of information requests to mitigate potential public relations damage.

Such requests, filed by journalists, citizens and politicians, have proven

valuable tools to unearth information to hold governments to account.

Last November, a Post Media series used information from freedom of information and privacy requests, or FOIP for short, to reveal that the province had covered up the deaths of 89 children in care since 1999.

FOIP legislation specifies the process be independent and free from political interference on what gets released and when.

The same week the Post Media series came out, Lukaszuk wrote a memo on Nov. 29 to all cabinet ministers directing them to deliver weekly updates to his office on what FOIP documents were being sent out.

It also directed departmental press secretaries — who are political appointees — to “gather information about FOIP requests which have the potential to generate media, session, political or other reputational issues for government.”

If necessary, added Lukaszuk, the press secretaries should then “prepare

key messages and mitigating strategies.”

Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton, in a letter to Lukaszuk a week after the memo, questioned the practice and the perception of inserting press secretaries directly into the FOIP process.

“It presents a potential perception that (FOIP) releases could be delayed until the ’mitigating strategies and messages’ are finalized,” wrote Clayton.

Both Hancock and Lukaszuk said Wednesday the letter refers only to press secretaries giving cabinet ministers a heads-up on freedom of information requests coming out that week in order for the ministers to field any questions that arise. “(There’s) nothing wrong inherently in what he (Lukaszuk) sent out,” said Hancock.

Lukaszuk also said that the policy was never implemented, citing a cabinet shuffle in mid-December that saw him replaced by Hancock as deputy

premier under then-premier Alison Redford.

Reporters asked Lukaszuk why he didn’t mention that fact when he first defended his memo Tuesday after the Wildrose party used a leaked document to bring the issue to light.

“Because it’s a non-issue to begin with,” answered Lukaszuk. “There was never any interference with the information.”

All three opposition parties said the evidence is clear the government is meddling. NDP Leader Brian Mason said he has sent a letter to Clayton asking she conduct a broader review to ensure the independence of the FOIP process has not been compromised.

“We want to make sure that documents aren’t disappearing and they’re not changing the story (as a result of the FOIP request),” said Mason.

Mason noted the government abandoned construction of a secret taxpayer-funded penthouse suite for Redford on top of a government building after a FOIP request was filed.

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A Telus outage is affecting land line and internet services to approximately 1,200 customers, both residential and commercial, in sections of north Red Deer.

Telus cell phone service has not been impacted.

Customers in the affected area are advised that they will not be able to connect to 911 from their land lines but they can connect if they have a cell phone.

The company became aware of a problem with a cable in a manhole near Parkland Mall on Wednesday morning, Telus spokesperson Chris Gerritsen said Wednesday evening.

The cable was damaged and water rising in the manhole seeped in, causing extensive damage.

Crews will have to replace 220 metres of underground cable, Gerritsen said. He did not know when the work would be completed but said it would not be by the end of Wednesday night.

He said “all hands are on deck” to fix the issue.

Red Deer Emergency Services is advising affected residents to drive to their nearest Emergency Services station or use a phone from another provider in the event of emergency.

The following stations are located in north Red Deer:

The 2014 Tour of Alberta route.

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TOUR: Hope to put on bigger party than 2013 STORY FROM PAGE A1

DOG: Staying at Klassic Kennels The dog will stay at Klassic Kennels for about a week, giving it time to adjust. Because he is a young puppy, he

He has spoken with individual council members who said they were behind it 100 per cent. The committee will also ask for $100,000 and will require road closures.

Berry said this year they hope to put on a bigger party than in 2013. In the coming weeks, they will launch a volunteer drive.

Each of the 15 teams in the tour will have eight cyclists. Last year, athletes from 25 countries competed. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Woman charged with committing hoax in Edmonton terrorist claim EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP say they’ve charged a woman following a claim that a man was plotting a terrorist act in Edmonton The Mounties say information about a terrorist threat was recently sent in an email to a Canadian Forces office in Toronto. Officers with the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team began investigating the email last Thursday. They determined the information was fake. Hanna Bedhiafi, who is 23, is charged with committing a hoax regarding terrorist activity — a rare offence in the Criminal Code.

The Edmonton woman has been released on bail and is to appear in court on May 9.

Judge strikes down law regarding sex switch on birth certificates EDMONTON — A judge has ruled that an Alberta law dealing with birth certificates violates the rights of transgender people.

The ruling comes a week after Premier Dave Hancock announced changes will be made to the Vital Statistics Act. The law states that transgender persons must have reassignment surgery before they can change the sex on their birth certificates. Hancock said the surgery requirement will be dropped, but there is no word on when that might happen.

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He will go up for adoption, with people already interested in giving this once-forgotten puppy a home.

“We’ll interview the families that are interested and make sure he goes to his forever-home where he will never be abandoned or left in a shelter,” said Bauer.

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Why our bodies matter OUR BEST HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SITS WAITING FOR US TO USE IT I like to read science fiction. I like the way authors create societies, and then put them under dire stresses to examine how they react.

But in order to get to the meat of the plot, the writers have to solve certain unsolvable problems. That includes inventing improbable technology to achieve travel at light speed, for instance, or methods of proGREG longing human NEIMAN life to allow travel to the stars, while still having enough years in a character’s tank to complete the story.

One of the common solutions authors use for the problem of longevity in space travel is the medical ability to regenerate body parts at will.

Mankind (in the real world) is a lot closer to organ regeneration than it is to interplanetary travel, but the barriers to the success of our best medical technologies is our own reluctance to use it.

We can’t grow new hearts, eyes or kidneys at will in a lab somewhere, but

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we can prolong life for a whole lot of people using donated organs.

Except that we don’t.

In 2012, in Canada, there were just over 2,000 organ transplant operations performed, in total. That number, we are told, hasn’t changed much since 2006.

In Alberta in 2011 (the most recent figures I could find) there were only 313. This is according to a chart provided by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

The wait list for organ transplants in Alberta in 2011 was 785, the majority (475) waiting for a kidney — a relatively easy organ to transplant, once a suitable tissue match is made.

We know that too long of a wait for a new kidney drastically reduces the chances of success, for what is really a rather common type of transplant operation. So, every year, people withdraw from the wait list, while more are added.

In 2011, 21 patients withdrew from the kidney transplant wait list. Another 13 Albertans died on the list in 2011, of a total of 138 patients in Alberta who either withdrew or died on the wait list for all types of transplant operations in that year.

So, roughly speaking, one Alberta patient either dies or is withdrawn from the wait list for every five operations performed. By any reckoning, that’s a pretty dismal success rate,

given the technology at hand.

Which makes it hard to understand why, in the last 10 years, the number of registered organ donors in this province has dropped by 40 per cent.

There are two main barriers to a person becoming registered as an organ or tissue donor. One, obviously, is making the decision while living, and making that decision known to the medical community.

The other is making the decision known to next of kin, and for them to allow tissue and organs to be harvested from you after you die.

Irrespective of any organ donor cards or whatever you have signed, once you’re dead, your next of kin has final say over you. So, for this process to be honoured, your successors need to honour it, too.

That means — no surprise — they have to be aware of your intentions long in advance. For your sake, hopefully very long in advance.

The province wants to make it easier for this process to begin.

The Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry at MyHealth.Alberta. ca allows people to give their consent to donate organs and/or tissues when they die.

The process is as simple as can be made with a legal document. You go to the site, you fill in your name and particulars, print the form, sign it, have it witnessed and send it back.

It would make things easier if your witness was also next of kin, but that need not be so.

The paperwork is easy. It’s the discussion with family that’s hard.

But it needs to be done. You as an individual are valuable while you are alive. You are also potentially vitally valuable to a suffering person after you die, if you decide to become an organ donor.

I’ve written before that other incentives — OK, financial rewards — for becoming an organ donor are considered distasteful by people with squeamish sensibilities.

I still maintain that some consideration (I’m thinking of covering cremation costs, for instance) could still be given. It’s a lot cheaper to do that for a kidney donor than to keep a suffering person on dialysis.

But it should amaze us all, given the technology we do have right now to extend the life of individuals to heal them instead of endlessly treating their ailments, that is not being used.

It’s no wonder that science fiction writers simply invent the means for excellent health for a very long time.

Relying on human co-operation and kindness seems to be just too much of a stretch.

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

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Government unions’ false pension assumptions

BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Now that Alberta has reaffirmed its intent to lightly modify government employee pension plans, government unions will again try to divert the public from the facts.

For example, after my recent column on the everincreasing cost to taxpayers of public sector pension plans, Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and Marle Roberts, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta), cried foul.

Here is a summary of their complaints: Government unions are willing to do “their part;” the province refuses to enter into joint trusteeship with unions; new actuarial assumptions from government union reports (and plans themselves) will pan out; the 2008 market crash is responsible for current shortfalls, and liabilities in public sector plans will be “paid off” over the next decade. In other words, reform is unnecessary and taxpayers need not worry.

Joint control of government employee pension plans is no panacea. Shortly before the NDP government in British Columbia was ejected from office in 2001, it gave employers and unions joint control over four government employee pension plans. The result? Successive contribution hikes ever since — not modified benefits.

In fact, as a 2011 actuarial report for the (B.C.) Public Sector Service Pension Plan made clear, ben-

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efit security of the plan was a “primary objective,” with stability of contribution rates secondary. In other words, government unions prefer contribution hikes over pared pension benefits every time — no matter the increasing cost to taxpayers.

In Alberta, government employee pension plans were in trouble and costing taxpayers increasing cash long before the 2008 recession. In the case of the Public Service Pension Plan, increases in employee/employer contribution rates occurred in 2003 and 2007 (in addition to 2010 and 2012) because previous actuarial assumptions did not pan out.

Other plans have also been hit with pre-and postrecession contribution increases and/or special contributions to make up for pension shortfalls. That doesn’t mean taxpayers are out the woods. Past contribution hikes left taxpayers with permanently higher bills for government pensions. Regardless, the recession angle is a bit of ruse. We can expect more recessions.

When prior actuarial assumptions turn out to be incorrect, taxpayers always pay — including ultimately even for employee pension contributions.

After all, government paycheques originate in the provincial treasury funded by the general tax base.

As for the claim government unions are willing to “do their part,” the evidence is scant. The AUPE and CUPE opposed a previous proposal by the province to reduce pension payouts for those who take early retirement. And the unions still want early retirement with full benefits. They also oppose attempts to cap contribution rates, an action that would force

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reform on the benefits side as opposed to tapping taxpayers again.

All this points to a core problem: Current pension payouts were designed with assumed higher invested returns and when people lived shorter lives. For instance, life expectancy after age 65 has increased by two years since 1992 (never mind using comparisons from decades earlier). Which means government employee pensions have been — and will be — more costly.

But for government union leaders, none of this matters. When actuarial assumptions are off, or another recession softens investment returns, taxpayers can be shanghaied (again) into guaranteeing retirement benefits. That is the union leaders’ preferred course of action. They demand it even though just nine per cent of workers in the private sector have guaranteed retirement benefits (i.e., a defined benefit plan). In contrast, 79 per cent of Alberta’s public sector has such plans.

In response, government unions say that everyone should have a defined benefit plan. But then we’re back to magical assumptions.

Government employees are a critical part of a civilized society and pensions are one part of their total compensation package. But their pensions must be reworked to bear some resemblance to the private sector and real-world investment returns.

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

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McDonald’s rethinks foreign workers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — McDonald’s Canada says temporary foreign workers are a necessary ingredient in the fast-food chain’s business model, but until the company satisfies itself and Canadians that it doesn’t abuse the federal jobs initiative, its use of the program is on hold.

Stung by recent criticism of its use of temporary foreign workers, McDonald’s senior vice-president of human resources Len Jillard said Wednesday the firm will suspend the program while an audit by a third party determines if there have been violations or abuse of workers — foreign or Canadian.

“The reason why we’re doing that is we want to communicate to everyone we’re taking this very seriously,” Jillard said.

“We’re taking a pause. We’re making sure that we’ve got everything in order, which I’m convinced we have.”

Jillard said McDonald’s had already informed federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney.

In Winnipeg on Wednesday, Kenney called the actions by McDonald’s responsible.

“And, quite frankly, I would encourage other companies to more closely look at their own practises, especially for these companies that have franchise operations where they may not be directly dealing with the day-to-day management decisions.”

Jillard said McDonald’s is voluntarily suspending its use of federal Labour Market Opinion applications for all of its Canadian restaurants for the hiring of temporary foreign workers. The LMO process is

designed to ensure there are no Canadian workers available before a company receives permission to hire foreign workers.

Three McDonald’s franchises in Victoria and a pizza restaurant in Weyburn, Sask., are at the centre of program abuse allegations involving Canadian employees alleging foreign workers were given priority work status and in some cases took their jobs.

McDonald’s is in the process of taking full ownership of the three Victoria franchises from the Victoria operator who previously held an 80 per cent share in the three outlets.

Shortly after the Victoria restaurants were singled out by the federal government for breaking the rules, B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair called on the company to stop using the program and asked the government to eliminate the use of the temporary workers for entry-level jobs.

“If McDonald’s does not take action to achieve these solutions, the B.C. Federation of Labour will consider further actions, including but not limited to, calling for a boycott of McDonald’s,” read the letter Sinclair sent to McDonald’s CEO John Betts.

Irene Lanzinger, the secretary treasurer with B.C. Federation of Labour, said in an interview Wednesday that McDonald’s still had not gone far enough to solve the problem.

“They’ve taken some steps to deal with that, but really they should show a commitment to hiring Canadian residents for these jobs.”

Jillard said McDonald’s continues to support hiring temporary foreign workers to alleviate labour shortages in some markets, especially in small-town, but booming Western Canada.

He said the company was setting up the terms of reference for the third-party analysis, but hadn’t yet hired the firm that would do the work.

“It’s responsible for us as a reinforcement of our core value of being responsible, ethical and caring for our employees that we take this pause right now.”

Four per cent of the more than 80,000 McDonald’s employees in Canada are temporary foreign workers, Jillard said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Kenney warned that employers who abuse the program could face fraud charges and possible jail time. The minister said the federal government believes the number of abusers is small, but penalties can be strong.

“If an employer lies on their application for this program ... that could constitute fraud, potentially, under the Immigration Act, which is a criminal offence punishable with jail time or very severe penalties,” Kenney said when asked about the program during a news conference on job-training.

“We’re putting, I think, the small number of abusive, bad employers on notice that we won’t tolerate that.”

Kenney said a bill now before Parliament would make it easier to impose administrative penalties on employers who break the rules. He also said the government has beefed up the program requirements to help prevent abuse.

“We’ve extended the advertising requirements for employers, we ensure that they pay what’s called the prevailing regional wage rate, which is effectively often more than what starting local employees get paid, and we’re now charging employers fees when they apply for the program.”

Opposition demands details on Ukraine mission

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Federal opposition parties are demanding to know where the country’s CF-18s are headed in eastern Europe and what they’ll be doing as tension rises throughout the region.

Russia threatened on Wednesday to attack Ukraine if its “legitimate interests” were threatened during security operations ordered by Kyiv to root out anti-government protesters, and Moscow called snap military exercises in response to a U.S.-led series of troop-training exercises in the region.

Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Canada would contribute six jetfighters to a NATO plan to reassure jittery allies in Poland and the Baltic states, but did not include details on when the aircraft would be going, where they would be based and what mission they would undertake.

New Democrat defence critic Jack Harris says the public deserves to know that basic information, given the gravity of events overseas.

“Obviously, this prime minister and this government likes to use the military for photo-ops, but that doesn’t diminish the fact that we have made a commitment and so have the other allies,” Harris said Wednesday.

Harris said the intent of Harper’s announcement

six days ago was apparently to send a clear political signal to Moscow, but there should have been a concrete proposal behind it.

“It appears not a lot of planning went into it and the announcement was just made because it suited the need of the prime minister to have an announcement on that day.”

The NDP supports the deployment because it’s part of Canada’s international obligation and is defensive, he added.

The Liberals also agree with dispatching the jets, but wondered whether recent cuts to National Defence have in some way hobbled the military’s ability.

“Canada has a vital role to play in deploying as part of the NATO effort to stabilize the situation in Eastern European for the safety and security of the citizens of our NATO partners,” said defence critic Joyce Murray.

“Unfortunately all the prime minister has deployed thus far in support of this mission is words.

Our allies expect concrete actions; that’s what an alliance is all about.

“Perhaps what we’re seeing now is the effect of the Conservative government’s stealth cuts to the Canadian Armed Forces. When you slash the department’s budget for equipment and readiness, it makes the deployment of Canadian assets that much more difficult.”

A senior government official, speaking on background last week, said the alliance put out the call for assistance, but hadn’t decided where and how to utilize Canada’s contribution.

National Defence was asked Wednesday to provide an update, but a spokesman said there was none.

“We are waiting for direction from NATO on where we are needed most. No additional details are available at this time,” said Dan LeBouthillier in an email.

The Canadian fighters could take part in air patrols over the Baltic Sea. Since 2004, NATO members have taken turns sending fighter aircraft to protect the airspace over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania because they lack fighters of their own. The jets respond to any violations of Baltic airspace.

The three nations — all ex-Soviet republics — are new members of the western military alliance and since the crisis in Ukraine, Lithuania has seen Russian jets came close enough to prompt NATO to scramble jets of its own.

Poland will be in charge of the air-policing mission, starting May 1. Britain is in line to contribute four Typhoon fighters and Denmark has offered four F-16s.

France has also offered four fighters that would deploy between May and August.

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CALGARY — A gasoline price spike is to be expected around this time of year as refineries prepare for the summer driving season, but there are some factors making this year’s pre-Victoria Day bump more painful than usual.

The national average was above $1.37 per litre on Wednesday, according to price-tracking website GasBuddy.com — a big jump from last year’s $1.23.

Some cities have it worse than others. In Montreal, for instance, prices spiked eight cents between Tuesday and Wednesday to nearly $1.53. Calgarians, meanwhile, enjoyed a relatively cheap $1.22.

GasBuddy co-founder Jason Toews said the national average price has never been this high at this time of year — although it hasn’t surpassed the all time record of $1.42 in September, 2008.

“It’s largely due to the time of year. We’re in spring and on the edge of summer driving season.

We always see prices going up around this time of year,” he said.

As winter turns to spring, refineries go offline to tweak their equipment. In the winter, they produce more heating fuel, whereas in the summer, they ramp up their gasoline production. But this year hasn’t been typical, said John Kiemele, vice president and chief operating officer at En-Pro International. This year’s extreme winter drew down supplies of heating fuel more than usual, causing refineries to keep running when they’d normally be taken offline, he said.

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Couillard sworn in as Quebec premier WARNS OF TOUGH ECONOMIC DECISIONS QUEBEC — Philippe Couillard was sworn in as Quebec premier on Wednesday and immediately warned that the time has come for hard economic decisions.

The Liberal premier may feel emboldened in introducing austerity measures after winning 70 of the 125 ridings up for grabs in the April 7 election.

After unveiling his 26-member cabinet, Couillard reeled off a litany of the economic difficulties facing Quebec: a rampant provincial debt that is the highest in the country; the heaviest tax Philippe Couillard burden; and the highest level of expenditures.

“In a nutshell, we’ve been spending beyond our means for a long time,” Couillard said. “The debt is high. The interest payments (on it) are higher than the budget for the Education Department.

“So we have to act with decisiveness, courage and determination to rectify a situation that represents a threat to the quality of life for current and future generations.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the time for marginal or cosmetic measures has gone. It is time for difficult decisions.”

The man who will make many of these decisions will be new Finance Minister Carlos Leitao, a former chief economist with the Laurentian Bank.

Leitao, a political rookie, will likely table a budget in the coming weeks.

The cabinet has eight women, including new deputy premier Lise Theriault, who will also serve as public security minister.

The government also has a decidedly medical bent, with three doctors occupying key positions.

Firstly there’s neurosurgeon Couillard. Then there’s Health Minister Gaetan Barrette, a radiologist who until the election campaign was head of the federation representing specialist doctors.

Rounding out the trio is general practitioner and former health minister Yves Bolduc, who will head the Education Department.

Between them, Barrette and Bolduc will oversee 75 per cent of the Quebec budget.

Interim Parti Quebecois leader Stephane Bedard lamented what he described as a lack of details on how the new government would create jobs.

“There will be other opportunities but it is crucial to know about that because, otherwise, there could be a loss of consumer confidence and a loss of confidence among investors,” Bedard said.

Coalition Leader Francois Legault urged Leitao to introduce income-tax relief when he tables his budget.

“It’s vital for Quebecers to get a tax cut — for them but also to get the economy rolling.”

Legault took Couillard to task for the size of his cabinet.

“Twenty-seven ministers (including Couillard), that is a lot of limousines,” he said. “He should have set an example by having a much smaller cabinet.”

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Couillard should be premier for more than four years because the next general election is set for October 2018.

Extradition in Todd case could come before trial

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A Dutch man accused of surreptitiously capturing webcam footage of British Columbia teen Amanda Todd, as well as dozens of other victims around the world, won’t necessarily have to wait until after his trial in his home country before facing possible extradition to Canada, Holland’s prosecution service says.

Aydin Coban, 35, is in a Dutch jail accused of using the Internet to target teen girls and adult men in several countries, including Canada. He was arrested in January in Oisterwijk, located in southern Holland.

Coban was charged last week in B.C. in connection with Todd, a 15-year-old girl from Port Coquitlam who took her own life after she was sexually exploited online.

He’s is accused of extortion, Internet luring, criminal harassment and two counts relating to child pornography in the Todd case.

The province’s criminal justice branch plans to ask the federal government to request extradition, though the Crown has cautioned such a process would likely have to wait until Coban’s trial is finished in Holland.

But Paul van der Zanden, a spokesman for the Dutch public prosecution service, said Dutch authorities won’t necessarily insist on putting Coban on trial in their country first.

“While we are waiting for a formal request, the Dutch investigation and the Dutch trial will go on,” van der Zanden said in an interview.

“There is a chance that he will stand trial in the Netherlands first before the request for extradition is approved, but it’s something that’s still in the future.”

Van der Zanden said police have identified other potential victims in Canada, as well. He couldn’t provide an exact number, but said there were fewer than 10.

Coban’s lawyer has suggested the prosecution’s case is thin. Under Dutch law, suspects are not formally charged

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Signing the petition, which needed just 24 hours to near its goal of 50,000 signatures, provides links to email addresses and phone numbers so participants can express themselves to senators directly.

The petition calls the Fair Elections Act an outrageous effort by the Harper government to fix the next election by disenfranchising Canadians.

until closer to trial and Coban has not entered a plea or responded to the allegations in court.

Todd died by suicide in October 2012. Her story garnered international attention after a YouTube video surfaced in which the teen held up handwritten signs detailing what happened to her. The video has now been viewed more than 17 million times.

The RCMP began investigating Todd’s case before her suicide, first looking into reports of the webcam footage in 2010, the force has said.

Van der Zanden said the Dutch investigation into Coban began last September, when a U.S.-based Internet service provider contacted American authorities who, in turn, passed along the information to their counterparts in the Netherlands.

It’s not clear precisely when the RCMP became involved in the Dutch investigation, but Insp. Bob Resch of the force’s National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre said the Mounties sent an officer abroad to assist with technical aspects of the case.

Coban was arrested in January at a holiday cabin in Oisterwijk, located more than 100 kilometres south of Amsterdam.

He appeared in court last week and was ordered to remain in custody for another three months.

Van der Zanden said police have identified between 30 and 40 potential victims in the Netherlands, as well as “several tens” of victims in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.

Dutch prosecutors alleges the underage girls were approached in Internet chat rooms and encouraged to perform sexual acts on camera, after which the footage was then used to pressure them to make new material.

Prosecutors also allege adult men were targeted by someone posing as an underage boy, who encouraged them to perform sexual acts. The men were then contacted by someone claiming to be the boy’s father, who threatened to go to the police if the victims didn’t pay, prosecutors say.

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But one year after planned changes to the Adoption Act and Vital Statistics Act are passed, identifying information would be considered open to birth parents, and to children over 18.

Exceptions will be made for a oneyear period between the passing and proclaiming of the legislation, where any of the parties will be able to file disclosure vetoes to keep the records sealed. Disclosure vetoes would also expire one year after the person who filed it dies, and anyone who puts a child up for adoption after the legislation takes effect will not have the option of filing a veto.

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Assad regime accused of gas attack

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Syrian government forces have attacked rebel-held areas with poisonous chlorine gas in recent weeks and months, leaving men, women and children coughing, choking and gasping for breath, according to Associated Press interviews with more than a dozen activists, medics and residents on the opposition side.

Syria flatly denied the allegations, and they have yet to be confirmed by any foreign country or international organization. But if true, they highlight the limitations of the global effort to rid President Bashar Assad’s government of its chemical weapons.

Witnesses near Damascus and in a central rebel-held village told the AP of dozens of cases of choking, fainting and other afflictions from inhaling fumes that some said were yellowish and smelled like chlorine cleanser. Some of those interviewed said they believe the gas was responsible for at least two deaths.

They said the fumes came from hand grenades and helicopter-dropped “barrel bombs,” which are crude containers packed with explosives and shrapnel.

Activists have posted videos similar, though on a far smaller scale, to those from last August’s chemical weapons attack near Damascus that killed hundreds of people and nearly triggered U.S. airstrikes against Syria. The new footage depicts pale-faced men, women and children coughing and gasping at field hospitals.

The UN Security Council called for an investigation Wednesday. Council members expressed “grave concern” over the allegations, said Nigeria’s UN Ambassador U. Joy Ogwu, council president.

It’s an accusation that carries high stakes, and the

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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, posted on April 16, 2014, an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, children are seen receiving oxygen in Kfar Zeita, a rebel-held village in Hama province some 200 kilometers north of Damascus.

Syrian opposition has an interest in pushing such claims in hopes of spurring the world to take stern action against Assad, who has been locked in a civil war for three years and faces a Sunday deadline for handing over all his chemical weapons for destruction.

Chlorine is a potentially lethal chemical with a multitude of ordinary civilian uses, including laundry bleach and swimming-pool disinfectant. In high concentrations, it can attack the lungs and asphyxiate victims.

While chlorine was first deployed on the battlefield in the First World War, it is no longer officially

considered a warfare agent and is not among the chemicals declared by Syria. It is not as effective at killing as sarin — the nerve agent that was apparently used last summer — and experts say it is difficult to achieve high concentrations of chlorine by dropping it from the air.

Still, any toxic chemical is considered to be a chemical weapon if used for military purposes. Consequently, Syria’s use of chlorine-filled bombs, if confirmed, would be a violation of the chemical weapons treaty that Assad’s government signed last year as part of a deal to hand over its stockpile.

On Wednesday, Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari said his government categorically denied the use of chlorine gas. Ja’afari further disputed that chlorine gas could be categorized as a chemical weapon, saying “it is a mundane substance used for bleaching clothes in the laundry or disinfecting swimming pools.”

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that officials were still trying to determine what happened.

On Sunday, French President Francois Hollande told Europe 1 radio station there were “elements” suggesting recent use of chemical weapons, but no proof.

Both countries bluntly accused the Syrian government of using sarin against civilian areas in the August attack near Damascus.

“I can understand the reluctance to undertake any firm action right now because the big priority is to get the other chemicals out of the country,” said Jean Pascal Zanders, an independent chemical weapons consultant and disarmament expert. “Once these are out of the country, we can probably see a completely different dynamic with regards to Syria emerge. People will be less deferential to the Assad regime.”

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The car exploded just outside a police station’s main gate in central Nairobi, turning the car into an unrecognizable heap of twisted metal.

David Kimaiyo, the inspector general of police, said two officers were killed, along with two other people.

Terror warnings have been a constant in Kenya in recent months, particularly after September’s attack on Westgate Mall killed at least 67 people.

Most of the small-scale attacks and explosions are blamed on al-Shabab, the militant group in Somalia that has vowed revenge attacks in Kenya.

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations mission in South Sudan accused the government Wednesday of spreading false claims that the UN camp near the scene of a massacre refused to shelter victims.

In statement, the United Nations said South Sudan Minister of Information Michael Lueth was wrong to tell a news conference earlier Wednesday that residents seeking protection were barred from entering a UN base in the contested city of Bentiu.

Many instead ended up in houses of worship, where hundreds were slain on April 15 and 16.

The UN mission denied it turned away any civilians at its camp in Bentiu. It said the numbers of people sheltering inside the base rose from 8,000 on April 15, when the killings started, to about 22,500

by Wednesday. It added that UN peacekeepers helped rescue more than 500 civilians from the city hospital, where rebel soldiers had cornered them.

The UN also said that the minister, Lueth, was wrong to suggest that refugees were rebel fighters or sympathizers, and these remarks could encourage attacks on refugees inside UN camps.

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Jackets rally to down Penguins DUBINSKY FORCES OT, FOLIGNO WINS IT IN BLUE JACKETS’ COMEBACK WIN OVER PENGUINS TO TIE SERIES

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jackets 4 Penguins 3 OT COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the dressing room after Brandon Dubinsky’s late goal forced overtime, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno half-jokingly said he’d get the winner.

Then he did it.

Dubinsky scored with 22.5 seconds left in regulation and Foligno’s wrist shot just inside the blue line 2:49 into the extra session — from right over the top of the Stanley Cup painted under the ice — gave the upstart Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

Asked if he had called the goal, Foligno laughed.

“I might have,” he said with a wide grin. “I didn’t actually think it would work out, but it ended up working. I’m going to thank my lucky stars.”

The Blue Jackets overcame a 3-0 deficit for their first home playoff victory in the franchise’s 13 seasons, sending the series back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 on Saturday night tied 2-2.

The defeat left the Penguins, who had rolled over Columbus in all five meetings during the regular season, stunned.

“We lost the game, it’s 2-2 now and we have to have a response from our whole group,” Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said.

Craig Adams, Chris Kunitz and James Neal scored in a 5:01 span in the first period to stake the Penguins to a three-goal lead and briefly silence the rowdy crowd of 18,970.

But the Blue Jackets, unlike prior teams that had made the franchise a laughing stock by piling up defeats and failing in big games, kept coming.

Rookie Boone Jenner scored on a 5-on3 power play to cut it to 3-1.

That was an ominous sign for the Penguins.

In the three previous games of the series, a team had scored first on the way to a 3-1 lead — and then lost the game. This one was no different.

Ryan Johansen, who would star on Dubinsky’s tying shot, then tapped in a goal, also with a man advantage, to make it 3-2 through two periods. It stayed that way, both Marc-Andre Fleury of Pittsburgh and Columbus’ Sergei Bobrovsky trading big saves, until the final minute.

As brilliant as he had been at times, Fleury was the culprit. Without really having to, he elected to go to the back wall to handle Jack Johnson’s pass around the boards. He whiffed trying to handle the puck, it hopping over his stick, and he was left out of position.

Johansen was there to saucer a quick backhanded pass through the crease where Dubinsky netted it with 22.5 seconds left.

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubinsky celebrates his gametying goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of Game 4 of the firstround NHL playoff series on Wednesday, in Columbus, Ohio.

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Stars shoot down Ducks to even up series

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stars 4 Ducks 2 DALLAS — Dallas Stars centre Cody Eakin skated the length of the ice, got around a sliding defender, closed his eyes and shot just before his stick got ripped out of his hands.

The top-seeded Anaheim Ducks can clearly see they are in quite a fight now.

Eakin scored on Dallas’ first shot of the third period, Alex Goligoski scored on the next one 1:22 later and the Stars beat the Ducks 4-2 in Game 4 on Wednesday night to even the bestof-seven series.

“Once I came around that D-man ... I saw a guy and there was a lane,” Eakin said. “So, I just closed my eyes and shot.”

Even without captain Ryan Getzlaf, a surprise late scratch with an upper-body injury, and healthy scratch Teemu Selanne, the Ducks jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.

“It’s not often we get outworked,” Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. “But I thought after that, the last 40 was as hard as the boys could go. They emp-

tied the tank.”

The Stars, who got physical at home after a pair of one-goal losses in Anaheim to start the series, are assured of playing another home game in their first playoff appearance since 2008.

“All year we’ve been good at putting stuff behind us. Things haven’t been going well, we’ve been able to put periods behind us,” Goligoski said. “We just stuck with the plan, kept going, kept getting in their zone and it paid off.”

Game 5 is Friday night in Anaheim, and the series returns Sunday to the American Airlines Center for Game 6.

Stars captain Jaime Benn scored unassisted, his third goal of the series, off a faceoff 27 seconds into the second period. About 6 minutes later, Vernon Fiddler managed to get the puck in a small gap between the post and rookie goalie Frederick Andersen to tie it at 2.

Getzlaf took a puck in the face in the series opener and played the last two games with a half-cage to protect the stitches just below his mouth. It wasn’t clear if the upper-body injury was related to that, or was a different issue for the captain, and coach Bruce

Boudreau wouldn’t elaborate despite being asked about it several times.

“It was a previous injury aggravated, but that’s all I’m going to say,” said Boudreau, who downplayed the captain’s absence being deflating. “In the first period, it made us come out and do whatever we had to do.”

Bryan Allen scored on a shot from just inside the blue line with 7:43 left in the first period.

Anaheim led 2-0 after Matthieu Perreault’s shot that hit Kari Lehtonen’s glove and fell over the goalie’s shoulder behind him. The puck trickled in with help from Patrick Maroon, the left wing who got the goal after talking about retaliation against Dallas after what the Ducks had perceived as overaggressive play.

Just like Game 3, there were plenty of scrums Wednesday night.

With 2:10 left, Anaheim’s Corey Perry and Antoine Roussel got in some big blows before being separated and given 5-minute majors for fighting. It was Roussel who punched Getzlaf in the previous game.

There were also five 10-minute misconduct penalties in that closing stretch, and referees had to separate

several groups of players when the game ended.

“That’s the type of stuff that’s their pushback, it’s our pushback,” Ruff said. “I really feel like we’re in a playoff series now.”

Eakin hit the post in the opening minute of the third period, but didn’t’ miss the go-ahead goal with 13:38 left.

The raucous crowd was still in a frenzy when Fiddler backhanded a pass to Goligoski for a wrist shot that made it 4-2.

“I felt a little bit off. It was a shock on the first one, and the second one snuck by me. I was expecting (Fiddler) to pass,” Andersen said. “ They came out of nowhere in the second. We weren’t ready for their push.”

Andersen was then pulled in favour of Jonas Hiller, the veteran goalie who won 29 games during the Ducks’ best regular season in franchise history before a late slump that left him on the bench until that point. Hiller faced only one shot in his 10 ½ minutes, and Boudreau said he would discuss the goalie situation his assistants before deciding who starts Game 5.

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Kane’s OT goal gives Blackhawks win over Blues to tie series Blackhawks 4 Blues 3 OT CHICAGO — Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the game at 11:17 of overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Wednesday night to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Kane carried the puck down the left side as teammates Ben Smith and Brandon Saad rushed toward the net, and beat Ryan Miller with a wellplaced wrist shot for his 32nd career post-season goal.

Andrew Shaw and Bryan Bickell also scored for defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago, which blew a 2-0 second-period lead. Jonathan Toews had two assists and Corey Crawford made 30 saves.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night in St. Louis.

Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals for the Blues, and Miller finished with 30 stops. Maxim Lapierre also scored his first goal of the series.

Tarasenko’s fourth goal of the playoffs made it 3-2 at 12:26 of the third, but Bickell tipped Michal Rozsival’s slap shot past Miller to tie it with 3:52 left in regulation.

Kane, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP last season, had a shot go off the crossbar earlier in overtime.

It was his best game of the series after he missed the last part of the regular season with a leg injury.

The Blues were without captain David Backes again after he was scratched for the second straight game with an upper-body injury.

Backes hasn’t played since he absorbed a big hit from Blackhawks defenceman Brent Seabrook in the third period of St. Louis’ 4-3 overtime victory

Saturday.

Seabrook served the second of his three-game suspension, giving Sheldon Brookbank his second straight start with top defenceman Duncan Keith.

Blues forward Brenden Morrow also was scratched after coach Ken Hitchcock said earlier in the day that he would miss the rest of the series. Morrow missed the final three games of the regular season with a foot injury.

He played in Games 1 and 3 against the Blackhawks.

Playing in front of another loud sellout crowd, the Blackhawks controlled the first period and much of the second. Bickell had a shot go off the right post with 3:37 left in the first.

Chicago used its maligned power play to grab the lead in the second. St. Louis defenceman Alex Pietrangelo had his stick knocked away by Toews, who fired a shot that went off Shaw’s right skate and popped up in the air.

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Shaw then swiped it in with a backhand for his first goal of the post-season at 8:40.

It was the Blackhawks’ second power-play goal in 17 opportunities for the series.

Kane got an assist on Shaw’s score, and then scored one of his own to make it 2-0 at 16:09. Defenceman Johnny Oduya made a beautiful cross-ice pass to a streaking Kane, who shot it over Miller’s glove for his second of the series.

St. Louis appeared to be in big trouble before Kane committed a delay of game penalty with 1:16 left in the second, giving the Blues an opening. Just seven seconds into the resulting power play, Tarasenko beat a screened Crawford for his third goal of the series.

It was the Blues’ second power-play goal in 21 chances in the series.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey

Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday, April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, OT Friday, April 18: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday, April 20: Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday, April 22: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 2, Columbus 2 Wednesday, April 16: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 Saturday, April 19: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, 2OT Monday, April 21: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 Wednesday, April 23: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Saturday, April 26: Columbus at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Kelowna vs Portland (Portland leads series 3-1) Friday, Apr. 18 Kelowna 5 Portland 4 Saturday, Apr. 19 Portland 5 Kelowna 3 Tuesday, Apr. 22 Portland 4 Kelowna 3 (OT) Wednesday, Apr. 23 Kelowna 1, Portland 5 Friday, Apr. 25 Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 27 x-Kelowna at Portland, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 29 x-Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. x — if necessary.

N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 1 Thursday, April 17: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Sunday, April 20: Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Tuesday, April 22: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Friday, April 25: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 10 a.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado 2, Minnesota 1 Thursday, April 17: Colorado 5, Minnesota 4, OT Saturday, April 19: Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21: Minnesota 1, Colorado 0, OT Thursday, April 24: Colorado at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 26: Minnesota at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. x-Monday, April 28: Colorado at Minnesota, TBD

Wednesday’s summaries Oil Kings 4, Tigers 1 First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Edmonton, Reinhart 3 (Pollock) 7:16.

2. Edmonton, Pollock 7 (Reinhart, Samuelsson) 19:53 (pp).

Third Period 3. Edmonton, Kieser 4 (Mayo) 6:52.

4. Edmonton, Pollock 8 (unassisted) 16:23.

5. Medicine Hat, Sanford 9 (Doty, Koules) 18:42 (pp).

Shots on goal Edmonton 9 9 12 — 30 Medicine Hat 8 6 9 — 23 Goal — Edmonton: Jarry (W, 11-2-0); Medicine Hat: Langhamer (L, 9-7-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Edmonton: 1-2; Medicine Hat: 1-6.

Winterhawks 5, Rockets 1 First Period 1. Kelowna, Merkley 4 (Chartier, Severson) 13:28.

2. Portland, Petan 5 (Leipsic, Pouliot) 18:48 (pp).

Second Period 3. Portland, Petan 6 (Pouliot, Leipsic) 10:15 (pp).

4. Portland, Bjorkstrand 15 (unassisted) 11:29 (short-handed-SH).

5. Portland, Petan 7 (Pouliot, Leipsic) 16:53 (pp).

Third Period 6. Portland, Bittner 2 (Haar) 17:48 (-EN).

Penalties — Dumba Por (roughing) 1:25, Gatenby Kel (high-sticking) 4:46, Bench (served by Predinchuk) Por Por (too many men) 5:57, Goulbourne Kel (tripping) 9:30, Olsen Kel (roughing) 19:01.

Shots on goal Kelowna 18 5 0 — 23 Portland 11 16 8 — 35 Goal — Kelowna: Cooke (L, 9-3-1); Portland: Boes (W, 3-0-0).

Power plays (goal-chances): Kelowna: 0-5; Portland: 3-8.

NHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7)

St. Louis 2, Chicago 2 Thursday, April 17: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, 3OT Saturday, April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, OT Monday, April 21: Chicago 2, St. Louis 0 Wednesday, April 23: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, OT Friday, April 25: Chicago at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Anaheim 2, Dallas 2 Wednesday, April 16: Anaheim 4, Dallas 3 Friday, April 18: Anaheim 3, Dallas 2 Monday, April 21: Dallas 3, Anaheim 0 Wednesday, April 23: Dallas 4, Anaheim 2 Friday, April 25: Dallas at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Anaheim at Dallas, TBD San Jose 3, Los Angeles 0 Thursday, April 17: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 Sunday, April 20: San Jose 7, Los Angeles 2 Tuesday, April 22: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Thursday, April 24: San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Los Angeles at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-Monday, April 28: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD Wednesday’s summaries Stars 4, Ducks 2 First Period 1. Anaheim, Allen 1 (Fowler, Cogliano) 12:17.

2. Anaheim, Maroon 1 (Perreault) 18:16.

Penalties — Nichushkin Dal (hooking) 6:39.

Second Period 3. Dallas, Benn 3 (unassisted) :27.

4. Dallas, Fiddler 1 (Horcoff, Benn) 6:33.

Penalties — Connauton Dal (tripping) 9:51, Fistric Ana (interference) 13:40, Allen Ana (cross-checking) 15:58.

Third Period 5. Dallas, Eakin 1 (Roussel, Lehtonen) 6:22.

6. Dallas, Goligoski 1 (Fiddler, Horcoff) 7:44.

Penalties — Garbutt Dal (high-sticking) 11:32, Perry Ana (boarding) 14:59, Perry Ana (fighting) 17:50, Roussel Dal (fighting) 17:50, Maroon Ana (misconduct) 17:50, Fiddler Dal (misconduct) 17:50, Daley Dal (misconduct) 18:53, Palmieri Ana (misconduct) 18:53, Fistric Ana (roughing) 20:00, Allen Ana (roughing) 20:00, Allen Ana (cross-checking) 20:00, Allen Ana (misconduct) 20:00, Garbutt Dal (roughing) 20:00, Benn Dal (roughing) 20:00.

Shots on goal Anaheim 11 3 9 — 23 Dallas 7 16 3 — 26 Goal — Anaheim: Andersen (L, 2-2-0); Dallas: Lehtonen (W, 2-2-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Anaheim: 0-3; Dallas: 0-3.

Blue Jackets 4, Penguins 3 (OT) First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Adams 1 (Sutter, Martin) 6:09 (sh).

2. Pittsburgh, Kunitz 1 (Niskanen, Martin) 10:37 (pp).

3. Pittsburgh, Neal 1 (Jokinen, Malkin) 11:10.

4. Columbus, Jenner 2 (Letestu, Wisniewski) 16:39 (pp).

Penalties — Jokinen Pgh (hooking) 5:58, Mackenzie Clb (roughing) 10:33, Anisimov Clb (holding) 13:50, Kunitz Pgh (diving) 14:48, Savard Clb (slashing) 14:48, Neal Pgh (interference) 15:15.

Second Period 5. Columbus, Johansen 2 (Anisimov, Dubinsky) 14:20 (pp).

Penalties — Prout Clb (high-sticking) 8:42, Stempniak Pgh (high-sticking) 11:53, Sutter Pgh (delay of game) 13:36, Niskanen Pgh (tripping) 18:00.

Third Period 6. Columbus, Dubinsky 1 (Johansen, Johnson) 19:36.

Penalties — Wisniewski Clb (tripping) 10:14.

Overtime 7. Columbus, Foligno 1 (Umberger, Wisniewski) 2:49.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Pittsburgh 11 6 7 1 — 25 Columbus 14 18 9 5 — 46 Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury (LO, 2-2-0); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 2-2-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Pittsburgh: 1-4; Columbus: 2-6.

Blackhawks 4, Blues 3 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Ott StL (roughing) 13:32, Ott StL (unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:32, Handzus Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:32, Oduya Chi (interference) 17:48.

Second Period 1. Chicago, Shaw 1 (Toews, Kane) 8:40 (pp).

2. Chicago, Kane 2 (Oduya, Toews) 16:09.

3. St. Louis, Tarasenko 3 (Shattenkirk, Sobotka) 18:51 (pp).

4. St. Louis, Lapierre 1 (Ott, Porter) 19:56.

Penalties — Rozsival Chi (hooking) 1:44, Shaw Chi (roughing) 6:14, Lapierre StL (tripping) 8:29, Bickell Chi (high-sticking) 9:54, Kane Chi (delay of game) 18:44.

Third Period 5. St. Louis, Tarasenko 4 (Pietrangelo) 12:26.

6. Chicago, Bickell 1 (Rozsival, Hossa) 16:08.

Penalties — None.

Overtime 7. Chicago, Kane 3 (Smith) 11:17.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal St. Louis 8 10 13 2 — 33 Chicago 13 6 9 6 — 34 Goal — St. Louis: Miller (LO, 2-2-0); Chicago: Crawford (W, 2-2-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)St. Louis: 1-5; Chicago: 1-2.

Baseball New York Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston

American League East Division W L Pct 12 9 .571 11 10 .524 10 10 .500 10 11 .476 10 12 .455

GB — 1 1 1/2 2 2 1/2

Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 10 8 .556 11 11 .500 10 10 .500 10 10 .500 10 11 .476

GB — 1 1 1 1 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 14 8 .636 13 8 .619 10 11 .476 8 13 .381 7 15 .318

GB — 1/2 3 1/2 5 1/2 7

Thursday’s Games Kansas City (B.Chen 1-1) at Cleveland (Kluber 1-2), 10:05 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 1-1), 11:08 a.m.

Minnesota (Nolasco 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Bedard 0-0), 11:10 a.m.

Baltimore (B.Norris 0-2) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-1), 5:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-2) at Boston (Doubront 1-2), 5:10 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 2-0) at Houston (Oberholtzer 0-3), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Kansas City at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 14 7 .667 12 10 .545 11 10 .524 10 10 .500 10 12 .455

GB — 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 4 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 16 6 .727 12 10 .545 10 11 .476 9 13 .409 7 13 .350

GB — 4 5 1/2 7 8

Los Angeles San Francisco

West Division W L Pct 12 9 .571 12 10 .545

GB — 1/2

Colorado San Diego Arizona

12 10 6

11 12 18

.522 .455 .250

1 2 1/2 7 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 1 L.A. Angels 7, Washington 2 Miami 1, Atlanta 0 St. Louis 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Chicago Cubs 9, Arizona 2 San Diego 2, Milwaukee 1, 12 innings Colorado 2, San Francisco 1 Philadelphia 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 3, Miami 1 Arizona 7, Chicago Cubs 5 San Francisco 12, Colorado 10, 11 innings Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 5, L.A. Angels 4 N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 5, San Diego 2 Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati (Cingrani 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-0), 10:35 a.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 4-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 1-3), 11:10 a.m.

Arizona (Bolsinger 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-1), 12:20 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 1-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 1-1), 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games San Diego at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Hosts looking to get back on top at ASAA handball championships this weekend The girls edition of the Bentley Aces will be looking to get back to the top of the hill when they host the Alberta Schools Athletic Association tier II team handball championships this weekend in Sylvan Lake.

The Aces won the title for three straight years from 2010-2012 before finishing third last year.

Defending champion Blessed Sacrament of Wainwright are back on the eight-team girls’ side of the 16-team tournament.

Old Scona Academic of Edmonton, Bearspaw Christian and Clearwater Academy of Calgary, Mayerthorpe, Bonnyville Centralized and Our Lady of the Snows from Canmore are also in the girls’ division.

On the boys’ side, defending champion Old Scona returns with Mayerthorpe, Central High of Sedgewick, Clearwater Academy, Our Lady of the Snows, Master’s College of Calgary, Notre Dame of Bonnyville and Bentley rounding out the field.

Action gets underway at 9 a.m. Friday with the girls at Fox Run school and the boys at H.J. Cody.

Both finals will take place at Fox Run with the girls at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, followed by the

Lightning’s Johnson, Palat, Avalanche’s MacKinnon finalists for Calder Trophy NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat are finalists for the NHL’s top rookie award.

They’re joined by Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche in the running for the Calder Trophy.

Johnson had a rookie team-record 24 goals and tied with MacKinnon for the NHL lead among rookies. MacKinnon, selected first overall in the draft

by Colorado, led all NHL rookies in

boys.

The Tier I championships go Thursday to Saturday at Eastglen in Edmonton.

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders, who took bronze in both the girls’ and boys’ divisions last season, are in the field.

The boys have two pools of three teams each with four teams on the girls’ side.

On the boys’ side the Raiders are in a pool with J.Percy Page of Edmonton and Frank Maddock of Drayton Valley while Eastglen, Bishop O’Byrne of Calgary and Westwood of Fort McMurray are in the other pool.

LTCHS will face Bev Facey of Sherwood Park, Eastglen and Edmonton Harry Ainlay in the girls’ division.

The LTCHS boys open play Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against Frank Maddock while the girls face Eastglen at 6:15 p.m.

The girls’ final is at 6 p.m.

Saturday, followed by the boys.

scoring with 63 points.

Palat finished second among rookie scorers with 59 points and 23 goals.

Tampa Bay is the first club to have multiple nominees for the award since 2008 when Chicago’s Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews finished first and third, respectively.

The award winner will be announced June 24 at the NHL awards banquet in Las Vegas.

“It’s pretty cool. It’s always good going back to Vegas,” MacKinnon said after Avalanche practice in Minnesota on Wednesday. “It’s going to be fun.

I watched it on TV growing up and things like that, but it’s going to be fun to be with some of the guys I know.”

Pass Ravens at Olds Stingers, 2:30 p.m. ● Senior C lacrosse: Edmonton/Spruce Grove Tomahawks at Blackfalds Silverbacks, 7:30 p.m.

Friday ● Senior women’s lacrosse: Capital Region Saints at Red Deer Rage, 9 p.m., Kinex.

Sunday

Saturday

● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Lacoka Locos at Innisfail Yetti, 3:30 p.m.

● Junior B tier 3 lacrosse: Crowsnest

Basketball Sunday, April 20: San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 Wednesday, April 23: Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 Saturday, April 26: San Antonio at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, April 28: San Antonio at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30: Dallas at San Antonio, 5, 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 2: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD

NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 1, Indiana 1 Saturday, April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 Tuesday, April 22: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 Thursday, April 24: Indiana at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 26: Indiana at Atlanta, noon Monday, April 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: Indiana at Atlanta, TBD

Oklahoma City 1, Memphis 1 Saturday, April 19: Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 Monday, April 21: Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105, OT Thursday, April 24: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 26: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 6, 7 or 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBD

Miami 2, Charlotte 0 Sunday, April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 Wednesday, April 23: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 Saturday, April 26: Miami at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 28: Miami at Charlotte, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Charlotte at Miami, 5 or 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 2: Miami at Charlotte, TBD Brooklyn 1, Toronto 1 Saturday, April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 Tuesday, April 22: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 Friday, April 25: Toronto at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Toronto at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30: Brooklyn at Toronto, 4, 5 or 6 p.m. x-Friday, May 2: Toronto at Brooklyn, TBD x-Sunday, May 4: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD Washington 2, Chicago 0 Sunday, April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 Tuesday, April 22: Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT Friday, April 25: Chicago at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Chicago at Washington, 11 a.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: Washington at Chicago, 5 or 6 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: Chicago at Washington, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 1, Dallas 1

Golden State 1, L.A. Clippers 1 Saturday, April 19: Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Monday, April 21: L.A. Clippers 138, Golden State 98 Thursday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBD Portland 2, Houston 0 Sunday, April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120, OT Wednesday, April 23: Portland 112, Houston 105 Friday, April 25: Houston at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Portland at Houston, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 2: Houston at Portland, TBD

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUES — Named Amber Kukulya manager of human resources.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned OF Daniel Nava to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Alex Wilson from Pawtucket.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned LHP Charlie Leesman to Charlotte (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned RHP Lucas Harrell outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled RHP Collin McHugh from Oklahoma City. Loaned 1B Japhet Amador to Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mexican League).

TEXAS RANGERS — Selected the contract of OF Dan Robertson from Round Rock (PCL). Placed LHP Pedro Figueroa on the 15-day DL. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent LHP Mike Minor to Mississippi (SL) for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Arquimedes Caminero to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Carter Capps from New Orleans. Sent RHP Jacob Turner to Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Activated LHP Cole Hamels from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP B.J. Rosenberg to Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Announced 1B Travis Ishikawa declined outright assignment and elected free agency.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded OF Dan Robertson to Texas for cash considerations.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB Shaun Draughn to a one-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed CB Marcus Trufant.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB Bruce Johnson and RB/KR C.J. Tarver.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Minnesota LW Matt Cooke seven games for his knee-to-knee hit against Colorado D Tyson Barrie on April 17.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned G Igor Bobkov from Norfolk (AHL) to Utah (ECHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL).

WHL PLAYOFFS WINTERHAWKS 5 ROCKETS 1 PORTLAND, Ore. — Nicolas Petan had a hat trick as the Portland Winterhawks downed the Kelowna Rockets 5-1 on Wednesday to tighten their grip on the Western Hockey League playoff series.

The win gives Portland a 3-1 lead in the WHL’s Western Conference final.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Paul Bittner also scored for the Winterhawks, while Corbin Boes made 31 saves. Bittner’s goal was into an empty net.

Nick Merkley was the lone scorer for Kelowna, while Jordon Cooke stopped 31-of-35 shots.

Portland was 3 for 8 on the power play, while the Rockets went 0 for 5.

OIL KINGS 4 TIGERS 1 MEDICINE HAT — Brett Pollock scored twice, including the winner, as Edmonton topped the Tigers.

The Oil Kings now lead the WHL’s Eastern Conference final 3-1.

Captain Griffin Reinhart and Riley Kieser also scored for Edmonton, as Tristan Jarry made 22 saves.

Cole Sanford had the only goal for Medicine Hat and Marek Langhamer stopped 26 shots.

The Oil Kings scored on one of their two power plays, while the Tigers went 1 for 6 with the man advantage.

TELUS CUP Marco Bozzo had a hat trick to lead the Toronto Young Nationals past the Moose Jaw Generals 4-2 on Wednesday at the Telus Cup. Jeremy Pullara also scored as Toronto improved to 1-1-0 at the Canadian men’s midget hockey

championship. Dawson Davidson scored both goals for Moose Jaw (0-0-2), while Red Deer Rebels prospect Grant Naherniak stopped 20 shots.

The Okanagan Rockets and Prince Albert Mintos settled for a 1-1 draw in their game.

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Saturday, April 26: Detroit at Boston, 1 p.m.

Edmonton vs Medicine Hat (Edmonton leads series 3-1) Friday, Apr. 18 Edmonton 8 Medicine Hat 3 Sunday, Apr. 20 Edmonton 3 Medicine Hat 1 Tuesday, Apr. 22 Medicine Hat 2 Edmonton 1 Wednesday, Apr. 23 Edmonton 4 Medicine Hat 1 Saturday, Apr. 26 Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 28 x-Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 29 x-Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Texas 3, Oakland 0 Seattle 5, Houston 3 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3 Washington 5, L.A. Angels 4 Baltimore 10, Toronto 8 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 4 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4, 12 innings Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1

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Orioles outlast Jays in barnburner the first deck.

In the second inning, Toronto sent 10 batters to the plate and scored six runs.

Lawrie, from Langley, B.C., turned on the first pitch he saw from Baltimore starter Chris Tillman (3-1) for his second three-run shot in as many games. Goins walked and Reyes followed with his first home run of the year.

An inning later, Cruz — who has driven in at least a run in each of his last six games — launched a rainbow solo homer to the second deck in left field.

McGowan was pulled in the fifth inning after loading the bases on a walk, infield single and hit batsman.

“You’ve got to throw strikes and that leadoff walk killed me,” he said. “After that, I just kind of lost rhythm.”

Reliever Todd Redmond (0-2) came on and got Nick Markakis to pop up before the Orioles went to work on a sixrun inning that gave them a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Cruz cleared the bases by launching a 2-1 pitch to deep left for his sixth homer of the season. Redmond gave up two more singles, a double and a sacrifice fly before J.A. Happ came on to record the final out.

Goins cut into the lead in the sixth inning with his first homer but Wieters tacked on another run in the seventh with a solo shot, his fourth homer of the year.

McGowan gave up five hits, six earned runs, and one walk while striking out five batters. The veteran righthander said he has been feeling a little more fatigued than usual as he adjusts to life as a starter again.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Orioles 10 Blue Jays 8 TORONTO — Toronto manager John Gibbons didn’t wait for the first question at his post-game availability before offering his thoughts on the Blue Jays coming up just short in a slugfest at Rogers Centre.

“It’s very rare when you get 16 hits and no errors and you don’t win the game, put it that way,” he said.

Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam and a solo homer as Baltimore pounded four home runs to outscore Toronto 10-8 on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays had three homers of their own and outhit the Orioles 16-12 but couldn’t catch up after blowing an early five-run lead.

Toronto loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning but Jonathan Diaz hit into a game-ending double play. “(Jonathan) hit the ball hard, it just so happens it was right at somebody,” said second baseman Ryan Goins.

“We’ll come back tomorrow and go back to grinding.”

Chris Davis and Matt Wieters had the other homers for the Orioles. Canadian Brett Lawrie, Jose Reyes and Goins went deep for Toronto (11-10).

“You have so much respect for that offence over there,” Gibbons said of the Orioles. “They keep coming at you.

You never really feel good but some key outs along the way can make a difference and their guys got them.”

The Blue Jays, who left 11 men on base, had their chances late in the game.

Josh Thole drove in a run in the seventh inning to cut Baltimore’s lead to

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Baltimore Orioles DH Nelson Cruz hits a grand slam against the Toronto Blue Jays during fifth-inning baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday. two runs. With two runners on, Reyes nearly cut the deficit further when he sliced a ball into left field but it bounced a few inches outside the foul line to take away a ground-rule double.

Darren O’Day then struck Reyes out to keep Baltimore’s lead intact. Jose Bautista singled in the eighth inning but Edwin Encarnacion hit into an inning-ending double play.

Baltimore reliever Tommy Hunter

gave up three straight singles in the ninth before earning his sixth save as the Orioles (10-10) returned to the .500 mark.

“It wasn’t pretty but we got it done,” Cruz said.

Davis opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo homer to deep centre field off Toronto starter Dustin McGowan. The ball landed in the first row of standing-room only seats above

Kidd not worried about Pierce matchup with Raptors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Jason Kidd never appears worried about anything, certainly not about someone like Paul Pierce.

Even if Pierce’s matchup was completely one-sided in Toronto’s favour in Game 2.

Pierce nearly had as many fouls as points. He couldn’t get his shot to fall, couldn’t keep his man off the boards, and the Raptors targeted the Pierce matchup as one they could exploit.

Yet Kidd is not concerned as his Brooklyn Nets prepare to host the Raptors in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Friday night.

“Paul’s doing every right. The game of basketball is about making shots and sometimes you make them and sometimes you don’t. So Paul, I think, has had two good games,” Kidd said Wednesday on a conference call.

Pierce was sharp down the stretch in helping the Nets win the opener, but couldn’t get it going Tuesday night in Toronto’s 100-95 victory. He shot 2 for 11 and finished with seven points

and six rebounds.

Worse for the Nets, the Raptors took of advantage of their size against a Nets team that plays Pierce as an undersized power forward. Toronto outrebounded Brooklyn 52-30, with power forwards Amir Johnson and Patrick Patterson combining for 28 points and 18 rebounds while making 13 of 19 shots.

Johnson said after the game that with Pierce playing the 4 spot, Raptors coach Dwane Casey told him to go to the glass every time on offence and defence.

“We understand we’re a more athletic team than them. For us to get to the glass every single opportunity we have that presents itself is what we need to do,” Patterson said Wednesday. “There shouldn’t be a game in this series where we get outrebounded by them.”

The Nets went to the small-ball lineup after centre Brook Lopez was lost for the season with a broken foot in December, and it helped them turn around their season. With Pierce’s outside shooting ability, it creates a

matchup problem for bigger defenders, who usually prefer to play closer to the basket.

But it creates a different set of problems for the Nets against aggressive bigs like Toronto’s, who quickly put Pierce into foul trouble that prevented him from ever getting into a rhythm Tuesday.

Yet if he made either of the two 3-point attempts that bounced out in the final 25 seconds, the Nets might have come home with a 2-0 lead, and Kidd preferred to focus on that.

“No matter what he shot in the last game, he had great looks and they just went in and out, and so there’s nothing in the sense of changing what Paul’s going to do,” Kidd said of Pierce, the 2008 NBA Finals MVP. “He’s a very smart player, he understands time and situation and ... there’s no concern.”

Pierce said after the game the Nets were soft when it came to their rebounding, and teammates agreed they had to do a better job as a team of helping out on the boards.

But that was far from Brooklyn’s

only problem in Game 2. All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan bounced back from his shaky opener with 30 points and carried Toronto down the stretch, while centre Jonas Valanciunas came up with 15 points and 14 rebounds.

It gave the impression that the younger Raptors, who won the Atlantic Division, might have too many answers for the Nets.

“Toronto is going to win this series,” TNT analyst Charles Barkley said afterward.

“I have not seen anything these first two games that makes me see anything different.”

The Raptors will still need to win at least one in Brooklyn. They are a good road team, with a 22-19 record that matched Miami and Washington for best in the East.

“It’s a new beginning, a new frontier, a new experience,” coach Dwane Casey said of going on the road now.

“The only way you’re going to get it is to go through it. I have faith in our guys and confidence in our guys that we’re going to go in there as a group bonded together and fight together.”

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St. Louis Blues goalie Ryan Miller blocks a shot by Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp during the second period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL playoff series in Chicago, Wednesday.

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We forechecked them hard, Joe threw it out front to me. I don’t know what happened with Fleury, but a couple of guys went down and I shot through them and it went into the net.”

That touched off a wild celebration, with dancing in the aisles and the loudest sound heard in the Blue Jackets’ mostly dismal 13 seasons — well, for at least a few minutes. Meanwhile Dubinsky slid on one knee on the ice before being mobbed by his teammates.

In the overtime, the Blue Jackets had the best of it — as they had for all but the start.

Foligno carried the puck through the neutral zone and was 12 feet across the blue line when he fired a low wrister that he tucked under Fleury’s glove.

As the players piled on top of Foligno, the crowd went crazy again.

“The fans were outstanding,” Foligno said. “When we were down 3-0, they stuck with us and they kept cheering us on. And it really gave us a lot of momentum throughout the game.”

Fleury finished with 42 saves but had no explanation for what happened on the tying goal.

“They dumped it in and I thought I would stop it for my (defence),” he said. “I don’t know, it just bounced over my stick and went right to their

guy (Johansen). And he put it right in front.”

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby defended his goalie.

“I didn’t get a good look but, you know what, I trust Marc,” he said. “For a puck to come out like that, I’m sure it had to take a bounce or some kind of a weird hop.”

Bylsma also blamed a funny bounce.

“It was just a puck that comes off of the stanchion and it’s a bouncing puck,” he said. “Obviously, it leaves them with an open cage and an opportunity.”

The closing goals buoyed the hopes of the Blue Jackets and called into question the Penguins, who have been playoff busts since winning the Stanley Cup in 2009.

“I don’t know if you can script a better finish,” Richards said.

STARS: Confident Lehtonen, who was 0-4 in post-season games before stopping 37 shots in Dallas’ 3-0 win on Monday night, had 21 saves Wednesday night.

“Being able to tie this series, it’s huge,” Lehtonen said. “I think we’re a confident group. ... And even more so now.”

HAWKS: Another late-period goal St. Louis then got another late-period goal when Lapierre’s shot went off the right post and then Crawford’s left shoulder before going into the net with 3.1 seconds to go. Five of the Blues’ goals in the series have come in the final two minutes of a period.

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Freestyle skiing pioneer Burke’s legacy to live on in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame

Pair of RDC athletics builders added to ACAC Hall of Fame

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Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke looks on during a news conference at the Winter X Games, in Aspen, Colo., Jan.21, 2009. Burke, who died after a training accident in 2012, is one of eight new members of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. share in this great moment with me.�’ Manley said. “But the time between the call and being here made me really appreciate what I’ve done. “Sometimes as an athlete we don’t sit back and appreciate ourselves enough, we’re always go, go, go. This is something that has made me really realize I am maybe a legacy in figure skating for this country and many, many years after I’m long gone I’ll still be remembered. That’s such a great feeling, it’s really rewarding for me.�

Manley, a native of Belleville, Ont., was a three-time Canadian champion and a silver medallist at the 1988 world championships.

She was also the first female skater in Canada to successfully land a triple-double combination jump in competition and in ’88 received the Order of Canada.

But Manley’s biggest battle came off the ice with severe depression. She has made her fight public hoping it can help others deal with mental illness. “My passion today is working with mental illness and working with teens and youth because I was a teen who struggled and I didn’t have that availability to embrace the help that was available for me,� she said. “There were years and years of people giving to Elizabeth Manley and I feel now standing here it’s my turn to give back and that’s what I’m really about.�

Rees, a 46-year-old native of

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Wild’s Matt Cooke gets 7-game suspension for kneeing Avalanche defenceman ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Cooke has been suspended for seven games by the NHL for a knee-to-knee hit that injured Colorado Avalanche defenceman Tyson Barrie.

Cooke was at the league office in New York on Wednesday for a hearing about the incident, and his punishment was announced about eight hours later.

The Avalanche lead 2-1 with Game 4 set for Thursday night, so Cooke will be out for the series and more.

Cooke was given a minor penalty for clipping Barrie, who will need four to six weeks to recover from a medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee.

Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda ejected from Red Sox game after umpire finds substance on neck BOSTON — Less than two weeks after pitching against Boston with what appeared to be pine tar on his pitching hand, the New York Yankees’ Michael Pineda was ejected from a game against the Red Sox on Wednesday night after umpires found a foreign substance on his neck.

Boston manager John Farrell didn’t alert umpires about brown goo on the lower part of Pineda’s right palm during a 4-1 win over Boston at Yankee Stadium on April 10. Photos of Pineda’s pitching hand that night sparked a debate about pitchers’ use of sticky substances to get a better grips in cool weather.

With two outs and a 1-2 count on Grady Sizemore on Wednesday, Farrell left his dugout to talk with plate umpire Gerry Davis, who went to the mound.

Davis touched the right side of the pitcher’s neck with his index finger

Duncan, B.C., was one of the most accomplished rugby players Canada has ever produced. He’s the only man to have represented his country —starting every game — in four straight Rugby World Cups (1987, ’91, ’95, and ’99) and remains among the top-10 in all-time tournament scoring. And until recently, Rees was the Canadian team’s all-time leading scorer.

Twice he served as Canada’s captain at the Rugby World Cup (’95, ’99) and played professionally for 10 years, winning scoring titles in France, Wales and England.

But ever the team player, Rees deflected the praise for his induction to the other players he shared the field with. “This says a lot about my teammates, the things we achieved on the world stage and were able to show the world game what Canadians are all about,� he said. “We learned playing rugby here in Canada and were able to take that on the international stage and do well. “Obviously, as a game rugby is getting more recognition in Canada and that’s great. I think the values of the game are still as true now as when I started playing and the access boys and girls have to play it is very important. And sevens rugby being in the Olympics has changed all that and it’s great to see.�

And although rugby is now an Olympic sport, Rees doesn’t long for the opportunity to turn back time and become an Olympian.

then ejected Pineda as other umpires and Yankee infielders stood nearby.

On a night with a game time temperature of 50 degrees, Farrell had said before batting practice: “I would expect if it’s used, it’s more discreet than last time.�

Rule 8.02(b) says a pitcher shall not “have on his person, or in his possession, any foreign substance. For such infraction of this section the penalty shall be immediate ejection from the game. In addition, the pitcher shall be suspended automatically.� “We will talk to the umpires tomorrow and review their report before taking any action,� Major League Baseball spokesman Michael Teevan said.

In recent suspensions of pitchers for pine tar, Tampa Bay’s Joel Peralta was penalized eight games in 2012, the Los Angeles Angels’ Brendan Donnelly 10 days in 2005 and St. Louis’ Julian Tavarez 10 days in 2004.

In Pineda’s previous start against the Red Sox, television cameras caught Pineda with what appeared to be sticky pine tar on his hand on a cool night.

The father of RDC athletics and the winningest coach in the Canadian colleges women’s volleyball history were among 10 additions to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Wednesday.

Wayne Lalor, who was with the original Red Deer Community College when it opened it’s doors on Sept. 1, 1964, and Cor Ouwerkerk, who was the first coach to win a national women’s college volleyball title, outside of Quebec, will be honoured along with 48 other athletes, coaches and builders at an induction banquet May 10 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton.

Lalor was the original physical education department head and was instrumental in creating the combined facility/coaching model that is used even today at RDC and other ACAC schools.

For the first several years Lalor coached both the men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball teams.

The basketball Queens won the league title in the 1965-66 season. He coached the basketball Kings from 1964 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 1995.

Lalor was a leader of sport development, focusing on academic excellence and always provided opportunities for regional athletes in a wide range of sports.

He was also an accredited football and basketball referee.

Lalor, along with Jack Kenyon of Mount Royal College, were instrumental in forming the ACAC of which he was president for several years.

Ouwerkerk coached a number of sports at several levels, including basketball, football, gymnastics, rugby, soccer track and field but was most recognized for his time with the Queens volleyball team., which he coached until 2000.

He led the Queens for 25 years, leading them to six undefeated seasons. His teams won 13 consecutive ACAC championships, 14 ACAC gold medals, including eight straight in the 1980s, and made 15 trips to the nationals. He won the 1984 Canadian championships in Quebec, beating Quebec teams in both the semifinal and final. He also picked up six silver and four bronze. He was named the ACAC coach of the year seven times and the CCAA coach of the year once.

Overall he won 3,700 games, obtaining a 90 percent winning percentage and was inducted in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2005.

A pair of Olds College leaders — Ray Rocheleau and Al Qually — were also among the latest ACAC inductees.

Rocheleau was at Olds College from 1973-’94, coaching curling, cross-country running, men’s and women’s volleyball and men’s basketball.

Qually spent 31 years at the college, working as athletic director and coordinator of recreation. He also coached men’s and women’s volleyball, curling and golf.

Former NAIT Ooks hockey head coach Perry Pearn, who has spent the last several years coaching in the NHL, will be honoured in the coaching category, along with Jim MacLean of Concordia University College of Alberta. Ken Tidsbury of SAIT, Lorne Moen of Portage College in Lac La Biche and Al Bohonus of Mount Royal are among the builders with Alwyn Piche of Keyano College the lone athlete in the latest group.

The final 20 inductees will be announced next week, with 10 each on Monday and Wednesday.

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Rick Brodsky, the Cougars’ owner since 1994, intends to sell the team to a group of Prince George businessmen and former WHL players headed by Greg Pocock.

The Prince George Citizen has reported NHL defencemen and Cougar alumni Dan Hamhuis and Eric Brewer are part of the new ownership group which bought the team for almost $7 million.

Russ and Diane Parker, who purchased the Pats in 1995, have agreed to sell the team to Regina businessmen including Anthony Marquart.

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Burke, who tragically died at age 29 from a training accident in 2012, headlined the 2014 class named for induction Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be pretty overwhelmed, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be pretty humbled by the whole thing,â&#x20AC;? Burkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Gordon, said following the news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a lot of nice things happen to her lately as far as awards go but this is a special one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for all of Canada. I think sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be grateful.â&#x20AC;?

Also selected were ski jumper Horst Bulau, cross-country skier Pierre Harvey, hockey player Geraldine Heaney, figure skater Elizabeth Manley and rugby player Gareth Rees. Wheelchair basketball pioneer Tim Frick and basketball coach Kathy Shields were named as builders.

Burke, who spent her early years in Barrie, Ont., before moving to Squamish, B.C., was the first woman to land a 720-, 900- and 1080-degree rotation jump in competition. She was a world champion, a four-time X Games gold medallist and was a driving force in womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ski halfpipe being included at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

But Burke never got the opportunity to compete in Russia. She died Jan. 19, 2012 while training in Utah.

Gordon Burke said his daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s induction will only create more exposure for her sport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was always something she absolutely pushed for harder than anything else was to get more and more people into it, especially girls,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She loved it so much and had so much fun that she wanted everybody to keep having the same amount of fun she was having. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as she knew everybody was having a good time and living life in a good way, she was happy.â&#x20AC;?

Manley, 48, who captured the 1988 womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olympic figure-skating silver medal in Calgary, said her thoughts immediately turned to her late mother, Joan, when she first learned of her induction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom was my best friend and my biggest supporter and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moments like this when you go, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Gosh, I wish she was here to

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

SURFACE DISTURBANCE PAYMENTS ON ALBERTA PUBLIC LAND GRAZING LEASES ARE PAID TO THE LEASEHOLDER, RATHER THAN TO THE OWNERS OF THAT LAND: ALBERTANS The recent “Cowboy Welfare” column has drawn more reader response than any of the many other times I have written on the subject in the past 40 or so years.

To be clear, I refer to the highly unusual practice of the Alberta government in permitting the oil, gas, etc., surface disturbance payments on Alberta public land grazing leases to be paid to the leaseholder, rather than to the owner of that land: we the people of Alberta. And trying to find out how much that costs us annually and in total over the years since it got started.

The column drew an interesting outraged letter to the editor of The Brooks Bulletin from rancher Simon Schoenefer and, touchingly, another on the same page from his loyal spouse. They made a familiar accusation: that I hate BOB ranchers.

SCAMMELL That takes me back to the early days of my marriage to Herself, the daughter of a rancher. She was also niece of another rancher who called me a communist for my views on public access to public land; of course, the uncle had a grazing lease.

My father-in-law did not have a grazing lease, but cherished a brittle and yellowing newspaper clipping advising that another way to succeed in ranching was to do what he had done: marry a school teacher with a public pension plan.

Suffice I do not hate ranchers. I do not even blame them for taking the windfall that a stupid, negligent government, sort of accidentally on purpose, has given them.

That comes straight from me, the only person I know to have been offered a public land grazing lease and refused it, simply because I do hate hypocrites, including, to paraphrase Gore Vidal, anyone who “believes in socialism for the idle rich and free enterprise for the undeserving poor.”

We’ll get back to the Schoenefers’ interesting letters. The more than a dozen others all conveyed thanks and encouragement to carry on this column’s long battle to get to the bottom, maybe even see the end of this boondoggle.

I’ll use few names, because several warn me to continue watching my own back “because they don’t like people bringing up this issue, even if it makes no difference.”

One reader decries retired oil and gas executives who don’t really ranch, but do have public land grazing leases, collect the surface disturbance revenues and stake their buddies, including politicians, to hunting and fishing on the “spread.”

“It is part of the climate of entitlement in Alberta,” he concludes.

Several readers allege there has to be an element of two-way political support in all this. Another concludes: “Ahh, the cowboy Petro State keeps rolling the people into the gutter.”

Several reader responses contained the serious misunderstanding that somehow the Eastern Irrigation District is a Cowboy Welfare recipient of the more than $20 million it receives annually for oil and gas industry payments for surface disturbances, etc., to its 550,000 acres. Let’s be clear. Those acres are not public land; they are deeded land, and the EID is the registered owner.

I do not believe, as the Schoenefers suggest I might, that the resource extractors should get a free ride: they must pay for the damage they do the land’s surface; in the case of damage to the surface of a public land grazing lease, they should be paying the public, the owner, rather than the mere renter of the grass.

As an aside, the EID uses some of its money to do great things for Alberta recreationists: it was the founding partner in Partners in Habitat Development, arguably Alberta’s top wildlife habitat program, and it allows public access to its wonderful 550,000 wild acres for hunting, fishing and other lawful outdoors recreations.

The EID’s performance raises the question of how much better off Alberta’s fish and wildlife and public lands would be if we had not been wasting millions of the earnings of our public land on Cowboy Welfare.

Old friend, former hunting buddy and worthy courtroom opponent, Hugh Landerkin, QC, checks

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Above: Hunting a creek on the EID’s 550,000 acres.

Right: Big public welcome to enjoy the EID’s wondrous wildlands.

Below: Massive surface disturbance to a public land grazing lease in from Vancouver Island via Mesa, Ariz. Hugh and I hunted the Majestic Ranch many years ago as guests of Hugh’s client, owner Etienne Burris, when Simon Shoenefer was foreman.

At that time, there was some deeded land but most of the ranch was leased land, different from, Hugh suggests, “the usual Crown land,” probably Special Areas land.

In which case Simon and spouse may be protesting too much, and may not be recipients of Cowboy Welfare at all in the sense I define it, as receiving the surface disturbance payments from a public land grazing lease.

That said, I keep receiving complaints of yet another sweet deal where some people lease Special Areas land, then buy it with the surface disturbance payments they received while renting it.

But, no, I’m not being sicced onto, or sucked into that morass until I get answers, closure, whatever, on what I understand to be public land grazing leases and the fabulous perks that come with them.

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

Homeowners can do more to prevent fire MANY LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE LANDSCAPE A LITTLE SAFER AND STILL BE ATTRACTIVE Every fall, fire departments encourage people to replace the batteries in their fire detectors and make sure they are working.

In the summer, campers are asked to be careful when camping and to make sure the campfire is out.

During times of dry weather, open fires are banned.

All are good preventive methods to help the community as a whole.

But more can be done by the home owner.

According to Barry Shellian of Alberta Environmental and Sustainable Resources in Rocky Mountain House, there are many little things that homeowners can do to make their landscape a little safer and still be attractive.

The easiest is to keep 10 metres around buildings clear of combustible materials.

LINDA This doesn’t mean that the TOMLINSON area around buildings should be bare, so start with the basics.

Keep the grass mowed and hydrated.

Weed whip around the buildings and fences, including the back alleys.

Rake away leaves, dead branches and dead needles.

At the present time they are damp, but they will become very dry and combustible when the weather warms.

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Barry mentioned that fire could easily follow a line of dead material from the ditch up a lane to buildings.

If there is a smoker in the house, put out ashtrays.

Fires have been started by putting a butt in a dry planter.

Other things that are easily done to help reduce the risk of fire are to remove all combustible material from around propane tanks: wood, dry grass, dead leaves, needles and branches.

Store firewood at least 10 metres away from buildings and campfires.

Backyard fire pits need to be far enough away from buildings and dry material so the sparks are not in danger of starting a fire.

When planning a landscape, choose deciduous plants as opposed to evergreens as foundation plantings.

Evergreens are more combustible than deciduous plants.

Prune regularly to remove all dead wood.

Prune back existing trees that hang over the roof.

The trees can catch fire, providing an easy path to the roof.

Trees will also drop leaves and needles into the eves, making an ideal fire starter.

Urban homeowners have little if any control of land that is 10 to 30 metres from their house but it is a different story for farmers and acreage owners.

Fire management and settlement has diminished the number of wildfires in the last 100 years. As a result, many of the trees in the forests are old.

The trees are tall and close enough together to shade the ground, thus limiting the number and vari-

ety of plants that are part of the understory. In areas where the crowns or top of trees touch, the ground is covered with dead leaves, needles, deadfall and very little green growth.

Research has found that these areas can be rejuvenated without the hazards associated to wildfires by removing trees to allow approximately 2.5 metres between crowns allowing sunlight and moisture to reach the ground floor.

Within a couple of years, shrubs, grass and wild flowers emerge.

Conditions within the forest evolve, bringing in different or more wildlife.

Home owners can go one step further.

Once they have removed deadwood and thinned the trees, they can remove the bottom branches from the evergreens to a height of one to two metres.

If a fire were to start in an area where the bottom branches were removed, the chances are it would move quickly along the ground, consuming dried material on the way leaving the trees intact.

This type of pruning is not always esthetically pleasing and is less important for individual evergreens as opposed to large groups of evergreen trees.

It doesn’t take much to make the neighbourhood safer.

It is up to the homeowner to assess the fire hazard and act accordingly. For more information, go to firesmart.alberta.ca.

Linda Tomlinson is a local horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at www.igardencanada.com or your_garden@hotmail.com.

B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 24, 2014

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PICTURED ABOVE: 2011-2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE

Chevrolet Cruze 2011 to 2013: A winner with drivers around the world The Chevrolet Cruze was already a winner in Europe and Asia, before it cruised into Canada for the 2011 model year.

Cruze continued its winning ways by adding the prestigious 2011 Canadian Car of the Year Award, presented by the Automobile Journalist’s Association of Canada (AJAC) to its trophy cabinet.

The base LS edition of Cruze comes with a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine and the Eco, LT and LTZ editions come with a Ecotec 1.4-litre turbocharged-four that delivers more power at low engine speeds, yet provides similar fuel economy. The transmission choice offered was either a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic.

Clever aero tweaks, including active front grille shutters, help the Cruze Eco slice through air on low rolling-resistance tires. Weight saving initiatives (right down to the size and location of body welds) also trim 97 kg (214 lbs.) from its total body mass. A taller sixth overdrive gear allows additional highway fuel savings and an

(see list), however, might make impressive official FE rating of one wonder about overall Cruze 7.8/5.4 L/100 km (city/highway) with quality and safety. the manual transmission.

Cruze continued largely Cruze has one of the roomiest unchanged for the 2012 model cabins in the compact class. There’s year, other than adding touchalso excellent fore-aft travel on the screen navigation and push-button driver’s seat plus generous head Big on space, start with keyless entry systems room, making is a small car for big to the list of options available. people. Adding to driver comfort, safety and An infotainment system, with the steering wheel has both a tilt performance, Bluetooth streaming audio, was and telescopic feature, in all models. made standard on all but the base The trunk in a Cruze is also one of Cruze is probably LS model, in 2013. A blind spot the largest in class and only slightly the best compact warning system was also a new smaller than the VW Jetta. car ever made by optional safety feature.

Top-notch safety features include Chevrolet.

Consumer Reports list the Cruze 10 standard airbags, instead of as a “Recommended” vehicle buy the usual six fitted in its compact Bob McHugh and show it as having an average competitors. The extra occupant repair history. It’s currently the best selling protection comes in the form of knee-airbags for compact car in Canada, made by a domestic auto the front passengers and side-impact airbags for maker. Big on space, safety and performance, the rear outboard passengers. The head curtain Cruze is probably the best compact car ever made air bags in Cruze also provide rollover protection.

by Chevrolet.

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Price Check: 2011 to 2013 Chevrolet Cruze (January 2014) Year Edition Expect to Pay Today 2011 LT turbo $11,000 to $14,000 2012 LT turbo $13,000 to $16,000 2013 LT turbo $15,000 to $18,000 Prices vary depending on a used vehicle’s condition, mileage, usage and history. A complete mechanical check should always be performed by a reliable auto technician prior to purchase.

Safety Recalls: 2011 to 2013 Chevrolet Cruze: 2011- The steering wheel may have been improperly fastened and could loosen and eventually separate. Dealers will inspect the steering wheel fastener bolt and repair if necessary.

2011 - The automatic transmission shift linkage may not accurately reflect the actual transmission

gear selection. This could allow the driver to move the shifter to PARK and remove the ignition key, even if the transmission gear is not in the PARK position. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, adjust the transmission shift linkage.

2011 - The bolt attaching the intermediate steering shaft to the steering gear input shaft may not have been properly installed. If the joint separates and a loss of steering function would result. Dealers will inspect and ensure that the bolt is fully seated and the shaft is properly assembled.

2011/2012 - Oil spilt during an oil change, or hydraulic fluid expelled from a clutch housing vent hole, could contact a hot engine shield and cause it to ignite and burn. Dealers will modify the engine shield to prevent fluid from contacting the shield.

2011/2012 - Welds may have been omitted from the fuel tank mounting brackets could allow fuel leakage to occur in the event of a severe side impact crash. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, secure the fuel tank brackets using fasteners.

2011/2012 – In vehicles equipped with the 1.4L turbo engine and automatic transmission, a supplemental electric vacuum pump may not function as designed. This could result in an intermittent reduction or loss of brake power assist and increase stopping distances. Dealers will replace a micro-switch in the power brake vacuum pipe assembly.

2012 - The primary stage of the driver’s airbag may not deploy during a crash and increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.

Dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil.

2013 - In vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the passenger side halfshaft may fracture and separate, which would result in a loss of motive power. Dealers will replace affected halfshafts. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca

Secrets of the original Volkswagen Beetle The original air-cooled VW Beetle lasted an incredible 58 years in production, during which time it was fundamentally The Beetle was unchanged. the subject of one of It’s a record that will likely never the most influential ad campaigns of the be approached, let alone broken.

20th century.

Although nearly everyone of a Rob Sass certain age has at least one Beetle story or fond memory, there are a few things still not generally known about the beloved car.

Here are five noteworthy facts: 1. The original classic Beetle didn’t leave production until 2003, although it was last sold in North America in 1979 (by which time the water-cooled Rabbit had replaced it), the original air-cooled Beetle was produced in Puebla, Mexico, until 2003. It’s essentially identical to the cars produced in Germany for export to the U.S. in the 1970s.

2. The original Beetle was the brainchild of Adolf Hitler. Keen to put ordinary Germans on the newly constructed autobahn superhighways in their own cars, a subsidized savings plan involving a coupon booklet was devised. When a family filled their booklet, they were supposed to get their car. WWII intervened and all prewar Beetle deliveries were limited to Nazi party officials. Private owners didn’t get their hands on a Beetle until after the war.

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3. Germans don’t remember it as fondly as we do because of its connection with the dictator who brought ruin to their country. And it serves as a reminder of the lean times before the West German economic miracle took hold meaning post-war Germans don’t have the same warm and fuzzy feelings about the Beetle that American ex-hippies do.

4. The Beetle may have been inexpensive, but it was never cheap. Gaps were tight and doors

sealed well. Additionally, it was a unibody car with a very flat floor with few openings. All of this meant that the car would actually float for at least several minutes after hitting the water before turning into a small sub!

5. The Beetle was the subject of one of the most influential ad campaigns of the 20th century.

Most recently lampooned on the TV show “Mad Men,” it was among the first national campaigns to utilize irony and self-deprecating wit. A tiny

black-and-white photo of a Beetle in a sea of white space with only the headline “Think Small” was the first of the ads introduced in 1959 by the agency Doyle Dane Bernbach.

Rob Sass is the vice-president of content for Hagerty Insurance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

Don’t lie about your motives

ANNIE ANNIE

Your efforts to discuss things lead to defensiveness and entrenchment, and counselling will help you find better ways to communicate. It also will help you learn how to protect your son from Joe’s neglect, and that should be your primary concern.

Dear Annie: My sister, “Beth,” is five years older than I am. While we get along well, we have never been close.

She tends to be negative and judgmental.

I check in with her monthly, and whenever I go home to visit my parents, I make sure to visit her and her kids. In the 20 years I have lived in my current place, she has never once visited. I am now in my 50s and plan to marry a wonderful man this summer.

I did not ask Beth to be in my wedding party, choosing close friends instead. Beth is now upset and refuses to speak to me. She might not attend the wedding. My parents are heartbroken, and I am at a loss to understand her reaction. Should I have considered my only sister before my friends?— Surprised Sister Dear Surprised: While you are not

HOROSCOPES Thursday, April 24 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Chipper Jones, 41; Barbara Streisand, 71; Shirley Maclaine, 79 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: As the Moon moves into Pisces today you will want to withdraw from the world and escape into your own dream land.

You’ll be inspired by what could be and a combination with a realistic view provides a greater LARISA MAIRA opportunity for you OZOLINS achieve these fantasies now.

Just make sure to set your own boundaries and goals and let your dreaming of the future begin!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will be one when many opportunities will come your way.

Dreams are within reach and you are more than ever able to take practical intentions towards them now.

Be aware that both your health and work will need to be re-worked in order to create more balance and harmony, but it will all be for the best!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your dreams will be very telling — keep a dream journal and write down your visions.

Your dreams are also helping you feel more inspired creatively, which could add to extra cash for you now. Your intuition is extremely high, meditate and see what you discover.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will not be able to stop speaking about your aspirations now.

Take this time to be inspired by friends, join in with groups — they are helping you achieve your desired goals now more than ever.

Let go of what does not need to be in your life and step into the future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are able to inspire many today by sharing your inner thoughts.

Today there is a great opportunity for you to take a fantasy and turn it into a profitable plan.

Use the power of fantasy, coupled with your practical sense, to turn your dream job into a reality.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Conversations with friends at a distance will help you turn your fantasies into a reality. Learn as much as you can now, spirituality and religion will play a key role towards making your aspirations a reality.

Dream, look within that dream and dream

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bigger!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Conversations with those close individuals you have in your life will leave you inspired to take practical action forward in your career. Perhaps there is even exciting news about a promotion or engagement.

Trust your intuition and dreams — they are very telling now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You have a dream team around you inspiring you to take action and instilling a need for you to know what your purpose is in this life.

Be inspired by them, look beyond the practicality of reality — be inspired to search further into your spiritual purpose in this life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Casual conversations will turn into inspiring sessions encouraging you further on into discovering your truth.

After you’ve reached that zenith of understanding, you’ll retreat into your private world to make sense of its true service. Look to your career advancing at this time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Escaping reality with your sweetheart will be the best use of today’s energy.

Sweet nothings will be shared, a deeper closer bond with them will be had and you’ll feel grounded again. After this withdrawal into a fantasy land, you’ll be more inspired and refreshed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Retreating and resting at home will help you take on your daily life and work much better today.

Trust your intuition and family at this time, they will not lead you down the wrong path.

Deep rooted inspiration from a soul level is surfacing now, feel dreams coming true!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The ability you have to express your fantasies in a practical sense is your greatest ally.

Take words and give them strength and reality.

You are in the process now of letting go of the old version of you and welcoming in the innate child within. Give strength to the process.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Inspiring ideas will stir you on a profound level today.

Use this time wisely, as one or many of these fantasies could possibly turn into a money making plan.

Trust your instincts as to which one to use.

Hold off buying big ticket items for the home now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are an inspiration to many. The more grounded approach you take to vocalizing, the more others will be keen on you.

Trust your intuition today, it will not lead you down the wrong path. Through conversations with siblings, you’ll understand your personal zenith.

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

obligated to have your sister in the wedding, it is customary to include siblings — especially since you have only one and there is no enmity that makes her participation unwelcome.

For the sake of family harmony (and your mother), please phone Beth and say, “I’m so sorry I didn’t ask you to be in my wedding party.

“It didn’t occur to me that you would want the fuss. But I would be so honoured to have you stand up for me, and I hope you will.” She might refuse, but the gesture itself may mitigate the hard feelings.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Just One More Day,” whose family members had all passed away. It reminded me of something a friend said when I was complaining about some insignificant thing my mother had done that irritated me.

He simply said, “I wish my mother was still alive so that I could be mad at her.” — Just One More Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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ODD NEWS Miss America asks Pennsylvania school to not suspend student who asked her to prom YORK, Pa. — Miss America is asking a Pennsylvania school district to reconsider the punishment of a high school senior who asked her to be his prom date during the question-andanswer portion of an assembly.

Nina Davuluri posted a statement on the Miss America Organization’s Facebook page saying she contacted Central York High School to ask officials to rethink the three-day in-school suspension issued to 18-year-old Patrick Farves.

Davuluri says her travel schedule will prevent her from attending the dance with Farves.

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Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Joe,” while attending school, and there won’t and I have been together for five years. be any help from family or friends.

My son (from a previous relationship) It means I must rely on Joe for and I moved away from family and childcare and housing. Is this horribly friends to live with him. Shortly after selfish of me to keep living with Joe for moving, I became pregnant with our that purpose? daughter.

How can I explain this awkward arAt first, our relationship rangement to my two beauwas perfect. Joe was sweet, tiful children? — Heartbrokind and helpful. Now we ken in Wisconsin get into a lot of disagreeDear Wisconsin: People ments that result in our not live with each other for a speaking for days. variety of reasons, includWorse, when Joe stops ing financial stability, and speaking to me, he also igyou don’t need to explain nores my seven-year-old it to your young children. son, who looks up to Joe as More importantly, is Joe a father figure. A year ago, willing to do this? Is there I suggested counselling, but a chance the two of you will even though Joe agreed to reconcile? go, he hasn’t found the time.

Please don’t lie to Joe. MITCHELL Discussing it doesn’t help.

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FRONT BIKE TRAINING FOR PARENTS COMING IN MAY Parents who are nervous about letting their little ones stry out a twowheeler without training wheels can participate in a training session of their own. You Can Ride Two! — Parent Session takes off on May 5 and 6 in Red Deer, presented by the Children’s Rehabilitation Services and Red Deer Catholic and Public Schools. It will supply parents with strategies for teaching the art of mastering the two-wheeler. The session is an adult-only workshop and free to all parents of children fiveyears-old and up. The first session on May 5 takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. at G.W. Smith School at 17 Springfield Ave. and the second session on May 6 runs at the same time at Maryview School at 3829 39th St. For more information, contact Tracey at 403-314-5246.

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Outage darkens rural areas SEPARATE INCIDENTS KNOCK OUT POWER

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF More than 4,000 Central Alberta electricity customers were in the dark on Wednesday morning after separate incidents, including a power pole fire, knocked out power in the area.

Some residents in Penhold, Innisfail, Lacombe and Blackfalds lost power early in the morning after one power pole near the Penhold multiplex caught fire and another power line insulator came off the line near Blackfalds. Power for the majority of residents was restored by as early as 7:30 a.m.

Wednesday morning.

Fortis Alberta spokesperson Jennifer

MacGowan said the Blackfalds/Lacombe area outage was caused by a combination of rain affecting the dirt and silt on a power line, and the insulator of a pole, which eventually led to the outage.

“It is very common in the spring of every year,” said MacGowan. “It caused the insulator to burn off one of the poles.”

The incident took place in the early morning hours of Wednesday. It affected about 1,100 rural customers north and west of Blackfalds. By 3:30 a.m., almost half of the customers had their power back with full power being restored by 7:30 a.m.

Then at about 4 a.m., Penhold firefighters were called to a power pole fire near the Penhold Multiplex.

Penhold fire chief Jim Pendergast said the fire was on a pole near the intersection of Hwy 42 and Waskasoo Avenue in Penhold, just across the street from the multiplex. The pole was split in half, taking out

power to 3,300 customers.

Because of what could happen mixing water with electricity, they had to wait for Fortis personnel to get on scene. A home about 300 metres west from the power pole was evacuated as a precaution.

“They thought there was a spark at their house as well,” said Pendergast. “So we sent a unit to that location and checked everything out. Everything was OK.” The house was checked with a thermal imaging camera and after no danger was found, the residents were then allowed to return.

MacGowan said the combination of dirt, silt and rain caused the pole fire.

Firefighters and local RCMP blocked off the highway until Fortis said it was OK to reopen the highway. They had to replace the pole, and that work was completed by Wednesday afternoon. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Accused in drug case faces deportation

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

EVERYDAY CHEMISTRY EXPECTED TO FASCINATE Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

There will be explosions and smoke at G.H. Dawe Community School on April 30, but it will be all in the name of some chemistry creativity and a lot of fun.

Grant MacEwan University professor Lucio Gelmini will be at the school for the evening, doing everyday chemistry that promises to fascinate the young and old. The free show is being presented by the Alberta Science Network Central Alberta and is sponsored by the Red Deer and District Foundation. It will get underway at 7 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium, located at 56 Holt St. in Red Deer.

PINE LAKE SPRING CONCERT The Pine Lake Singers and Friends will fill the Pine Lake Hub Community Centre (21333 SE 20th St.) with the sound of music on May 4. The Pine Lake Singers and Friends Spring Concert gets underway at 2:30 p.m. at the centre.

Lunch will be provided.

There will also be a quilt display. Admission is $5.

Journey Hiron, right and Jamie Debruijn and their classmates read during the school day on Wednesday this week.

Satinwood school to close DWINDLING ENROLMENTS LED TO UNTENABILITY

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF A rural school east of Red Deer cherished by parents and students for its intimate feel will close at the end of the school year.

The board of Wolf Creek Public Schools voted four to two on Tuesday to close Satinwood School, a more than 30-year-old institution in the open country east of the Joffre Nova Chemicals plant.

Parents of students loved the school for its small class sizes and friendly atmosphere, but the dwindling enrolments that allowed for those traits ultimately led to the school being seen as untenable.

This year, the kindergarten to Grade 6 school has had an enrolment of 39 students, down from 54 only two years ago.

Parents may have loved the school’s coziness, but trustees had to wrestle with the fact that it cost twice as much to educate a student at the school than at other schools in the division.

For Lisa Stewart, who has a daughter in Grade 5 at the school, the decision came down only to money.

Satinwood students have performed better than their peers at other division schools academically, and Stewart said they benefit from a school environment where everybody knows everybody else.

“I understand, we have to use dollars and cents, but as a parent

you want the best for your child and Satinwood was the best for my child,” said Stewart, who heads the school’s parents association.

Though the school division has been considering options to make Satinwood more viable for the last three years, Stewart criticized the formal school closure process — invoked last fall — for making too much of the real nitty gritty happen so late in the game.

A public meeting was held last month with parents, community stakeholders and division authorities, and trustees received information packages regarding the school’s operations on Tuesday morning, before making their decision on its future in the afternoon.

“As a parent, to be honest I felt like they were shooting at our feet for three years and making us dance. It was just a very frustrating process,” she said.

Wolf Creek superintendent Larry Jacobs said closing a school is not something a superintendent, or a school board, wants to do, but sometimes it is reality for small rural outfits.

The division also closed Mirror School in 2010 when it had similar enrolment issues.

He said the closure process worked well, with trustees taking the time to make sure they understood every nuance.

He added that trustees have long known the general situation facing Satinwood; the reason they

got the information package on the day they voted was to ensure they had the absolute latest details about the school’s operations.

“We want to make sure that the commentary, the questions asked, those types of things, are relevant to the latest amount of information we have,” said Jacobs.

Over the years, proposals that considered expanding the catchment area for busing students to Satinwood or adopting a modified, year-round school calendar have been explored to increase the school’s viability, but neither bore fruit. Now, current students will likely head to school in either Clive or Lacombe come September.

Jacobs said that along with more money per student going into Satinwood than other division schools, split grades were a reality with teachers having to prepare multiple lesson plans every day.

That meant less time for extracurricular opportunities and less focused attention on each grade level.

Stewart said some parents are quite upset with the decision and have spoken about appealing to the minister of Education.

She said even if the school does close in June, she would like to see the closure process change to ensure proponents of other small schools have more time to make their case. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

One of four inmates arrested in connection with a riot inside the Red Deer Remand Centre will likely face deportation after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine.

Diing Geng, 22, was in remand and awaiting process on a drug trafficking charge when he and three other inmates were arrested by RCMP called to investigate an incident at the jail on March 5.

Police and corrections officials have released few details about the incident and Geng has pleaded not guilty to charges of mischief and participating in a riot.

Represented by defence counsel Walter Kubanek of Red Deer, he is to be tried by a provincial court judge in Red Deer on Feb. 9, 2015.

Geng has been in jail since March 19, 2013, when he was arrested in connection with a drug sting by the Red Deer RCMP Street Team almost three months earlier.

Crown prosecutor Denis Huot said Geng had been contacted by a cellphone known by police to be used in a “dial-a-doper” drug connection.

An undercover officer arranged a meeting with Geng and gave him $300 for three plasticwrapped packages of crack cocaine totalling 3.1 grams.

Huot asked for a sentence of three years, noting that is the starting point for similar offences.

Kubanek suggested a sentence of two to two and a half years, stating that there had been only one buy and that Geng faces far more severe penalties as a result of his new conviction.

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Former River Glen School attendees invited to farewell

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF

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Anyone who remembers having home school advantage for the annual River Glen Rodeo or simply attending the little school by the river is invited for a farewell hurrah on May 17.

River Glen School in Red Deer will cease to exist at the end of the school year after a five-decade run. While River Glen will close, Gateway Christian School will move into the facility located south of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on 59th Street.

To mark the finality, a homecoming day is being planned for May 17 at the school, open to all alumni and former school staff.

Hundreds are expected, includ-

ing alumnus and Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer. Fellow alum Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary, has also been invited.

“This is a time to reflect and refresh old acquaintances. It’s a homecoming, an opportunity to come say farewell to the old place and reminisce with former friends and colleagues, and perhaps the odd fossilized staff member like myself that they might remember,” said David Mathias, who has taught at River Glen since 1980.

The school site once served as military barracks, and the first school at the location was housed in an army hut. The River Glen building was constructed in 1960 and named after a nearby dairy farm.

River Glen has never been part of a city-based school divi-

sion, and has always catered to students living outside of Red Deer. With its kindergarten to Grade 12 orientation and smaller size, some city residents have been attracted to the school in recent years as well, said Mathias.

Because of its rural flavour, the school held its own rodeo for many years, regularly thrashing its urban competition.

And nestled as it was between the river, Gaetz Lakes, and the nature sanctuary, the location was ideal for the forestry, wildlife and biology lessons that Mathias taught.

“When you gather it all together and take a look, it’s been a pretty remarkable little place,” said Mathias.

Today, enrolment is barely above 200 students and split

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classes are the norm. Enrolments have fallen sharply over the last 10 years, as students have headed to larger local high schools where opportunities are more plentiful.

Older River Glen students and some teachers will mostly head to a new secondary school in Penhold in September, and others will be dispersed among schools in Red Deer and outside the city.

The homecoming day will start at noon with a barbecue, followed by remarks, tours and an appearance by the Red Deer Royals band.

RSVPs are encouraged before May 1 via email to dmathias@chinooksedge.ab.ca. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Fright Night needs artists A spooky tradition in Rocky Mountain House will return in October and the organizing committee for Fright Night at the Site is calling on area artists to help out.

A submission contest calls on Rocky-area artists to design a piece of art, in any two-dimensional medium, for a chance to have it used in promotional material and souvenirs of the event.

The Fright Night at the Site takes place throughout October at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site. It is a fundraiser for the Confluence Heritage Society, which promotes the site.

On top of getting their artwork chosen for the promotional material and souvenirs, the winning artist will get two free tickets to Fright Night and a Parks Canada Family Discovery Pass.

Submissions must be dropped off at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, six km south of Rocky on Hwy 11A, by May 2 at 5 p.m. For more information, email frightnight@confluencehs.org.

Pow Wow group seeks Rocky’s support An annual celebration of the people and traditions of the fur trade at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site recently went to Rocky town council looking for a little help.

The Calling All Drums Pow Wow Committee made a presentation at the April 1 council meeting asking the town to help support the planned July 11 to 13 event.

The weekend, the fourth annual pow wow at the site, includes a full competitive pow wow, interpretive demonstrations and family friendly programs.

The request for help was deferred by town council to Rocky’s recreation board for consideration and recommendation back to council.

Tax notices going out in Rocky Mountain House Tax and assessment notices for Rocky Mountain House are expected to start going out in early May after town council approved slight increases to what the people will pay.

A nearly three per cent increase in property assessments, the first in a few years, and a 0.5 per cent mill rate split between residential and commercial properties, mean people can expect their taxes to increase.

Town council voted five to one in favour of the 0.5 per cent split between commercial and residential properties with the dissenting vote coming from Coun. Bill Symko. He supported a larger split of one per cent, which was defeated.

As a result, the mill rate for 2014 for residential properties will be 8.2174.

For commercial, it will be 8.7174.

The total assessed value of residential properties in Rocky is $648,002,610 and the value of commercial properties is $220,997,120.

Online dementia gather place set up A new online gathering place for people with dementia and their care partners was recently unveiled.

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OFFENCE: Serious nature He explained that, because of the serious nature of the offence, his client will be deported to South Sudan, where he lived as a small child.

Geng was 11 years old when his family immigrated to Canada and he has no ties in South Sudan, said Kubanek.

Invited to address the court, Geng apologized for his actions, saying he

Penhold fire crew responds Two weeks after a huge fire brought down an apartment building in Penhold, the town’s firefighters again were called to deal with a fire climbing up the side of a building. This time, though, the fire was out before crews arrived.

Fire personnel responded to an address on Mann Drive at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday after a fire started in a storage container that held a gas can. That fire, believed to have been started by “improperly discarded smoker’s material,” extended to an adjacent garage.

The garage owner and a neighbour were able to extinguish the fire. Afterwards, fire crews used water and foam to ensure there would be no more spread.

In a release, the Penhold Fire Department said it is essential that people call 911 when there is a fire, even if they believe it has been extinguished.

On April 10, an 18-suite apartment building burned to the ground after a fire started in a barbecue/smoker.

Civic yards demolition bid deadline May 2 The deadline to bid on the project to demolish former Red Deer civic yards buildings is on May 2.

Once the tenders are received, the city will likely take two to four weeks to analyze the proposals before awarding the project.

Demolition is expected to get underway this year.

The demolition will include the Public Works building (5420 47th St.), plus five outbuildings and a semiattached trailer; the Transit building (5438 47th St.); Civic Garage (5436 47th St.); Stores building (5590 47th St.); EL&P building (5581 45th St.), including one shop and one communication tower; and the former salt storage shed (4916 54th Ave.).

In 2011, Red Deer city council approved the Riverlands Area Redevelopment Project, which essentially transforms the downtown industrial area into a vibrant new community.

The city has also approved the burying of 700 metres of transmission lines in Riverlands to open up the area for development this year. had come to realize that it was “stupid on my part” to try selling drugs to supplement his income.

Judge Bert Skinner sentenced Geng to two and a half years in prison, with 1.5 days of credit for each of the 369 days he served in pre-trial custody, leaving 359 days left to be served. Geng was also ordered to provide a sample of his DNA and will be prohibited from having firearms for 10 years, upon release.

Outside of the courtroom, Kubanek said he has no idea if Canada Border Services Agency will begin the deportation process right away or if Geng will serve his sentence before he is removed from the country. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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United Way chairs named A familiar face is returning to cochair the United Way of Central Alberta’s 2014 campaign.

Red Deer city Coun. Lynne Mulder and Dustin Sundby, regional managing partner at MNP, an accounting, consulting and tax company, will lead the four-month long campaign cabinet.

Mulder, who led the campaign in 1999, has a long history with United Way. She served for six years on the board of directors, two of them as chairperson.

She also served on the national board of directors for the United Way of Canada for six years.

Sundby was a co-chair for the first time last year with Buck Buchanan, also a city councillor.

The United Way campaign cabinet is a group of senior volunteers recruited from various sectors of the community to lead the fundraising initiative.

The co-chair announcement was

Red Deer city Coun. Lynne Mulder and Dustin Sundby, regional managing partner at MNP, will lead the fourmonth long United Way campaign. made on Tuesday evening during the first Leadership Celebration event, recognizing individuals and families who donated $1,000 or more to the 2013 campaign.

The 2013 campaign raised $2,201,193 — the largest total yet — and $2.115 million was raised during 2012.

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ASANT Café, presented by the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, is a two-year project in the making that seeks to provide 24-hour support and educational opportunities.

Anyone who has been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease can use the online tool to watch videos, join discussions, ask questions, find local support groups and get more information from the virtual community.

The project is funded by Alberta Health and is part of the way the society is striving to change the face of dementia in Alberta and improve the quality of life for those with the disease.

“Albertans, regardless of where they reside in our province, will have access to the most current resources, education, support and connection with others as they journey through the challenges they face,” said Bill Gaudette, CEO of the Alberta society, in the a press release.

“It is a milestone in dementia care that brings together the best that technology currently offers.”

Today, more than 46,000 Albertans are living with the disease and other dementia, with that number expected to increase to more than 100,000 in the next 25 years.

To join the conversation, visit asantcafe.ca.

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Hollywood bets big again MARVEL, ‘MALEFICENT’ AND A MONSTER COMING THIS SUMMER SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW

NEW YORK — Like jumbo jets on the runway, Hollywood’s summer movies are lined up, ready for takeoff. Will they hit any turbulence?

If the movie business had a “fasten your seat belt” light, it was certainly flashing last summer. A number of high-profile films tanked while onlookers like Steven Spielberg warned of a coming “implosion” for an increasingly blockbuster-bound Hollywood. A kind of blood sport took hold where — even though the summer’s box office ended up setting a record high — some took glee in the downturns of Hollywood’s roller coaster ride. “’Blood sport’ is the perfect word for what I saw last year,” says Michael Bay. This year, he’ll release Transformers: Age of Extinction (June 27), a cast makeover for the franchise, and produce another reboot, Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles (Aug. 8). A blockbuster veteran, he’s accustomed to the frenzied pressures of the season.

“They try to take my movies down every time,” says Bay. “The worse reviews I get, the better the box office is. Go figure.”

Box office will be the chief barometer of success for the nearly 50 wide releases to open between May and Labor Day in Hollywood’s yearly rite of superheroes, sequels and spectacle. It’s the time of year when Hollywood bets big on seemingly can’t-miss concepts that nevertheless occasionally miss.

This summer kicks off with The Amazing SpiderMan 2 (May 2), Sony’s second installment of its second Spider-Man series. With two sequels and two spinoffs (for Venom and Sinister Six) planned, Spider-Man proves the intensive, high-speed nature of franchise-making in today’s Hollywood: Sequels are now developed by the bushel.

Among the summer’s other biggest potential blockbusters: the monster re-do Godzilla (May 16), the time-travelling mutant thriller X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 23), the warped fairy tale Maleficent (May 30), the animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2, the Clint Eastwood-directed musical Jersey Boys (June 20), the gun-toting gorilla tale Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (July 11), the demigod drama Hercules (July 25) and Marvel’s outer-space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug. 1).

The steady drumbeat of high-decibel drama will

leave little room for error.

“I’ve been the windshield and I’ve been the bug,” says Jon Favreau, the director of the widely popular Iron Man, as well as the less successful Cowboys & Aliens.

This summer, Favreau takes a break from tentpoles with Chef (May 9), an independent film he wrote and directed about a big-name restaurant chef who loses his job and opens a food truck. For Favreau, it’s a happy hiatus from “the politics of marketing and release schedules.”

The biggest summer films will be among the most test-screened, audience-tracked releases of the year, carefully shaped to entertain audiences whose social-media appetites are whetted by months of trailers and sneak-peaks.

Whereas some studios have been pulling back on their production schedules, focusing on fewer but bigger movies, Warner Bros. is running the other direction. This summer, the studio will release a leading eight movies.

“The domestic box office and the worldwide box office are at record heights, and it’s continuing to grow, especially in the international world with China and Russia, in particular,” says Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.

“We’re going to let it fly this summer.”

But unexpected events and swift changes in taste have a way of interrupting Hollywood’s increasingly finely planned release strategies. (Marvel president Kevin Feige recently said he’s plotted its movies through 2028.)

This summer, two anticipated films — X-Men and Magic in the Moonlight (July 25) — will have to navigate recent sexual abuse allegations of its directors, Bryan Singer and Woody Allen, respectively. (Both have denied the allegations.)

There are few non-superhero certainties in the movies right now, but Melissa McCarthy is one of them. The star of The Heat and Identity Thief is virtually unparalleled in her ability to almost singlehandedly open a movie. On July 2, she’ll debut Tammy, a road-trip comedy she wrote with her husband, Ben Falcone, who also directs.

“I feel like every day of my life I’ve been hit with the lucky stick,” says McCarthy. “There’s not a point

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The Hub on Ross on May 2.

The Hamiltone Trio is made up of Dave Hamilton, lead guitar; Julian Kerr, bass guitar and vocals; and Mel Wilson, rhythm guitar and vocals. They draw from artists and musical tastes as diverse as Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, Bob Will and Bob Dylan.

Hamilton and Wilson played with the Ian Tyson Band in the early 1980s. When not on tour, they were a regular staple at the Ranchman’s Night Club in Calgary, where Julian Kerr joined them when he was not on tour with the Original Caste.

The Hamiltone Trio performs at 7 p.m. at 4936 Ross St. Their special guest is Elvin Berthiaume.

Tickets are $15 per person or $30 for a family. Call 403-340-4869.

BRIEFS Alysha Brilla bringing her eclectic mix to Fratters Speakeasy

where I’m like, ‘This seems normal.’ It’s all crazy. I’m crossing my fingers that it will continue as long as it will. I’m just going to hang on until there’s a turn in the universe.”

Marvel expands its own all-powerful universe with Guardians of the Galaxy, a more comical twist for the comics maker about a gang of oddballs in the farthest reaches of space. Chris Pratt, the Parks and Recreation actor, transforms to big-budget action movie star.

“It really felt like being drafted by a major league baseball team,” says Pratt, who was given a personal trainer and a private gym to prepare. “It was unlike anything I’ve ever done before in terms of their involvement with all of my preparation and just having a huge budget.”

Just as Guardians shows Marvel extending beyond its comfort zone, Maleficent finds Disney pushing into darker territory. Starring Angelina Jolie in her first major on-screen performance in years, it’s Sleeping Beauty from the villain’s perspective.

It’s helmed by Robert Stromberg, the production designer of Avatar. Even for a longtime visual effects veteran, it’s a staggeringly large film for a directorial debut.

“You enter into this position of directing one of these movies with the idea that there are potentially a lot of people who feel maybe the better story is watching the Hindenburg burn,” says Stromberg.

“What I can do is be the best I can at something, with a lot of great people, and present it, and let the chips fall where they may.”

In between the blockbusters, releases like Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West (May 30) and 22 Jump Street (June 13) will offer comic relief. In Neighbours (May 9), Seth Rogen and Zac Efron star as next-door rivals.

“For us, the summer is a treacherous landscape where the rewards can be big, but there’s a lot of competition,” says Rogen. “One of the hardest things to replicate at home is the feeling of seeing a really funny movie in the theatre with hundreds of people.

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A Tanzanian-Canadian singer/songwriter who is nominated for a Juno award will perform in Red Deer on May 8.

Alysha Brilla is a singer, songwriter and producer. She brings her eclectic mix of jazz, African, pop, blues and Swahili native tongue to Fratters Speakeasy at 5114 48th St. Brilla is known for RED DEER LEGION her roots-pop fusion.

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HEALTH

C4

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

Time to stop dieting and start living “Don’t start a diet that has an expiration date. Focus on a lifestyle that will last forever.”

The lack of optimal health seems to be an ongoing struggle for not some but most. After this weekend. After next.

It’s not about finding the right time to “diet;” it’s about stepping into the journey of a lifestyle — and then to just keep stepping into it. Daily.

Your life is right now. And so should be your health.

The funny thing about our indulgences is they are really unnecessary.

We could really step up our game if we wanted. When you break free from cravings, your body feels better and life can start to feel a whole lot better too! Follow these steps to really enjoy your health journey: ● Educate yourself. Watch Food Matters, Hungry for Change or pick up the Detox Prescription by Dr. Woodson Merrel. The more you read, the more

you become empowered. For example — hydrogenated oils found in our cereals, crackers, cookies, snacks and packaged foods are found to increase cancer rates, heart disease and cause inflammation in the body. According to webmd.com, a Nurse’s Health study showed women who consumed these transfats in their diets had a 50 per cent higher risk of heart attack. Why would you want that in your body?

Choose the crackers without. ● Embark on a cleansing regime.

As much as this sounds like a diet or regimen, it’s necessary to kick your butt from wanting the unhealthy stuff.

If people could understand where their cravings were coming from — unhealthy environments created from unhealthy choices. Get someone who knows what they are doing to coach you through that! Check out www.innerglownutrition.ca to get support. ● Get out of your excuses and can’ts.

This isn’t about being perfect. “If I eat healthy, I can’t have this.” “If I am healthy, I can’t have that.” You can have whatever you want! The goal is to get your body in a space where it just doesn’t crave the sugars and processed foods. “I can’t be social.” Yes you can!

Enjoy the company of friends — just don’t see it as a time to stock up on food if the food you will be surrounded with will be less than nourishing. ● Get excited about feeling good!

Most people forget how good feeling good feels. Once you hit the gym and build a regimen, it feels good! Once you get out for a walk in nature, it feels good! Find a health food store or an organic market that you like and look forward to going every week to stock up on the foods that nourish you. Keep your mindset positive — even through the tough times. ● Calendar in the important stuff: food prep, yoga, exercise— fun stuff!

Give body the help it needs By the time we’re 30 years old valuable possession; yet our society and beyond, our lives have under- seems to have thrown away the bagone a great deal of change. Often sic maintenance manual. we are on our second career, we’re Food is not the enemy, no more starting a family — whatthan gas is bad for your ever it is, it’s safe to say car. You shouldn’t be life has really changed. afraid to eat often. What For most of us through you should be afraid of our mid-20s to our midis the ingredient list.

60s, much of our time is Forget whether the inspent on our working life. gredients are good or Unfortunately, our bodbad, instead just worry ies care little about the about the length — the work we must do to suplonger the list, the less port ourselves, much the likely you should be eatsame way your car doesn’t ing it. much care about the risExercise is critical. ing gas prices.

Exercise is not houseDon’t put gas in the car work, exercise is not and it’s not going to run. chasing the kids, exCABEL Don’t work and it’s goercise is not running MCELDERRY ing to be tough to pay the around at work, though mortgage and buy grocerall these things may feel ies. like it.

But if you don’t give your body In addition to movement, exerwhat it needs, it’s also likely to cise is about purpose and focused ache, hurt, wear out, break down or effort. It’s about elevating heart even die. rate and keeping it that way at a Sounds harsh but it is the simple sustained rate for sustained period truth, yet here we have a society of time. where more are considered obese This could be walking, running, than not. yoga or anything in between.

Your body is the most perfect Inversely, exercise is also about thing on this planet, and your most using resistance through a repeat

FITNESS/FX

path of movement for a sustained period of time, providing overlapping and different benefit than walking, running, etc.

The point is we hurt, gain weight or break down because we place more stress and strain on our bodies without ensuring it meets the necessary specifications.

We work longer hours, we eat poorer quality food. As careers have taken over, we don’t play sports or exercise as regularly as we used to, and when we do exercise it’s going through the motions without goal or purpose.

This winter many people were concerned about the weight of the snow on their roof.

The roof of your home is built to support snow, arguably maybe not as much snow as we had this year.

But we could build a better roof or we can hope for less snow, or remove the buildup.

Our world isn’t slowing down, so my advice is to build your body to keep up!

Cabel McElderry is a local personal trainer and nutrition coach. For more information on fitness and nutrition, visit the Fitness F/X website at www. fitnessfx.com.

Get out of your to-do list head and just take care of yourself in ways you think you might enjoy. The more you take care KRISTIN of yourself, the FRASER easier the to-dos get done.

It doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact it should be simple. Get on the journey and watch the weight shed, the energy skyrocket, the clarity come back and the real fun begin.

Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nutritionist and local freelance writer. Her column appears every second Thursday.

She can be reached at kristin@somethingtochewon.ca.

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

Third of Canadians suffered some form of child abuse LINKED TO MENTAL DISORDERS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — One in three adult Canadians suffered some form of child abuse in their past, experiences that put them at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders later in life, a new study reports.

The data paint the first nationwide picture of the prevalence of child abuse experienced

by Canadian adults, lead author Tracie Afifi said of the study, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

She and her co-authors analyzed information collected from more than 23,000 adults 18 and older who took part in Statistics Canada’s 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey.

Respondents were asked questions about whether they were hit or subjected to other forms of physical or sexual abuse in childhood, or whether they were exposed to violence between the adults in their homes.

Please see ABUSE on Page C5

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HEALTH

C4

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

Time to stop dieting and start living “Don’t start a diet that has an expiration date. Focus on a lifestyle that will last forever.”

The lack of optimal health seems to be an ongoing struggle for not some but most. After this weekend. After next.

It’s not about finding the right time to “diet;” it’s about stepping into the journey of a lifestyle — and then to just keep stepping into it. Daily.

Your life is right now. And so should be your health.

The funny thing about our indulgences is they are really unnecessary.

We could really step up our game if we wanted. When you break free from cravings, your body feels better and life can start to feel a whole lot better too! Follow these steps to really enjoy your health journey: O Educate yourself. Watch Food Matters, Hungry for Change or pick up the Detox Prescription by Dr. Woodson Merrel. The more you read, the more

you become empowered. For example — hydrogenated oils found in our cereals, crackers, cookies, snacks and packaged foods are found to increase cancer rates, heart disease and cause inflammation in the body. According to webmd.com, a Nurse’s Health study showed women who consumed these transfats in their diets had a 50 per cent higher risk of heart attack. Why would you want that in your body?

Choose the crackers without.

O Embark on a cleansing regime.

As much as this sounds like a diet or regimen, it’s necessary to kick your butt from wanting the unhealthy stuff.

If people could understand where their cravings were coming from — unhealthy environments created from unhealthy choices. Get someone who knows what they are doing to coach you through that! Check out www.innerglownutrition.ca to get support.

O Get out of your excuses and can’ts.

This isn’t about being perfect. “If I eat healthy, I can’t have this.” “If I am healthy, I can’t have that.” You can have whatever you want! The goal is to get your body in a space where it just doesn’t crave the sugars and processed foods. “I can’t be social.” Yes you can!

Enjoy the company of friends — just don’t see it as a time to stock up on food if the food you will be surrounded with will be less than nourishing.

O Get excited about feeling good!

Most people forget how good feeling good feels. Once you hit the gym and build a regimen, it feels good! Once you get out for a walk in nature, it feels good! Find a health food store or an organic market that you like and look forward to going every week to stock up on the foods that nourish you. Keep your mindset positive — even through the tough times.

O Calendar in the important stuff: food prep, yoga, exercise— fun stuff!

Get out of your to-do list head and just take care of yourself in ways you think you might enjoy. The more you take care KRISTIN of yourself, the FRASER easier the to-dos get done.

It doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact it should be simple. Get on the journey and watch the weight shed, the energy skyrocket, the clarity come back and the real fun begin.

Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nutritionist and local freelance writer. Her column appears every second Thursday.

She can be reached at kristin@somethingtochewon.ca.

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

Surprising ways to boost your health – through your marriage Marriage is back!

After a three-year decline, more North Americans are tying the knot, according to a new report. That’s good news, because one of your best routes to a healthier heart, stronger bones, a lower risk for cancer and a longer life is a happy union.

How do you build and maintain yours? We’ve got three surprising strategies, drawn from the latest real-world research.

O Develop a “relationship work ethic.” You wouldn’t skip an important meeting at work or let your kid miss a big team practice, right? Now there’s proof that making the same commitment to your marriage boosts happiness. Sounds like a no-brainer, but don’t let work, family responsibilities, home maintenance and other demands on your time crowd out the good stuff that feeds your relationship — like dates, check-ins, little romantic moments and intimacy.

You’ll end up with cleaner, more flexible arteries.

Long-married spouses who support each other most of the time had fewer calcium deposits in arteries within the heart, a new report says.

In contrast, spouses who gave and received loving attention only some of the time (and felt snubbed frequently) had more signs of these dangerous deposits, which can lead to narrow, stiff arteries and a higher risk for a heart attack.

That may be why people who are happily pairedup at midlife are two to three times more likely to live long enough to enjoy their later years compared with folks who are unmarried, widowed or divorced during their 40s and 50s, says a Duke University study. The benefits to you and your partner continue for as long as you both shall live. Married people in their 80s, 90s and beyond have a lower risk for mem-

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DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN ory problems and thinking lapses.

O Talk about the big stuff. Engaged? Newly married? Twenty-five-year veterans? There’s plenty of proof that marriage-education programs can get any union off to a great start or help improve a longstanding one by getting the two of you to talk about important stuff like finances, kids, household chores and communication styles. If you or your partner don’t want to try formal classes, how about movie marriage therapy? Watching five popular movies and then discussing key questions cut the divorce rate in half for 174 couples in one recent three-year study.

You’ll find a list of movies and questions at www. courses.rochester.edu/surveys/funk/.

You’ll end up with lower risk for chronic conditions. Open communication helps reduce chronic tension and boosts you and your honey’s self-esteem.

That may lower inflammation and blood pressure.

Maybe that’s why, compared with singles, married people are less likely to develop the kinds of health problems that require day-in, day-out attention, such as diabetes and heart disease.

O Don’t underestimate old-fashioned grit. Spouses willing to work as a team, even when it means making individual sacrifices, boost their chance of enjoying a long and happy marriage. A study that tracked 172 couples for a decade found the secret of their success: They didn’t keep score and compromised (within reason) without looking for a payback.

You’ll end up with better odds against cancer.

Married people who get a cancer diagnosis live longer than those who are single — often because their cancers are caught in earlier, more treatable stages and because they’re more likely to get the best treatment for their cancer type. Having someone around to urge you to keep up with cancer screenings and to support you when you’re making tough decisions about how to handle a scary diagnosis can make all the difference, says a revealing study from Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

So take time to work on your relationship with your main squeeze. You two will boost your levels of feel-good brain chemicals (especially if you hug — and more!) and take the edge off daily stresses that, over time, boost risk for both relationship and health problems. Then you’ll be ready to make the most of the Happy Couple’s Health Bonus.

The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losing Weight. For more information, go to www.

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Give body the help it needs By the time we’re 30 years old valuable possession; yet our society and beyond, our lives have under- seems to have thrown away the bagone a great deal of change. Often sic maintenance manual. we are on our second career, we’re Food is not the enemy, no more starting a family — whatthan gas is bad for your ever it is, it’s safe to say car. You shouldn’t be life has really changed. afraid to eat often. What For most of us through you should be afraid of our mid-20s to our midis the ingredient list.

60s, much of our time is Forget whether the inspent on our working life. gredients are good or Unfortunately, our bodbad, instead just worry ies care little about the about the length — the work we must do to suplonger the list, the less port ourselves, much the likely you should be eatsame way your car doesn’t ing it. much care about the risExercise is critical. ing gas prices.

Exercise is not houseDon’t put gas in the car work, exercise is not and it’s not going to run. chasing the kids, exCABEL Don’t work and it’s goercise is not running MCELDERRY ing to be tough to pay the around at work, though mortgage and buy grocerall these things may feel ies. like it.

But if you don’t give your body In addition to movement, exerwhat it needs, it’s also likely to cise is about purpose and focused ache, hurt, wear out, break down or effort. It’s about elevating heart even die. rate and keeping it that way at a Sounds harsh but it is the simple sustained rate for sustained period truth, yet here we have a society of time. where more are considered obese This could be walking, running, than not. yoga or anything in between.

Your body is the most perfect Inversely, exercise is also about thing on this planet, and your most using resistance through a repeat

FITNESS/FX

path of movement for a sustained period of time, providing overlapping and different benefit than walking, running, etc.

The point is we hurt, gain weight or break down because we place more stress and strain on our bodies without ensuring it meets the necessary specifications.

We work longer hours, we eat poorer quality food. As careers have taken over, we don’t play sports or exercise as regularly as we used to, and when we do exercise it’s going through the motions without goal or purpose.

This winter many people were concerned about the weight of the snow on their roof.

The roof of your home is built to support snow, arguably maybe not as much snow as we had this year.

But we could build a better roof or we can hope for less snow, or remove the buildup.

Our world isn’t slowing down, so my advice is to build your body to keep up!

Cabel McElderry is a local personal trainer and nutrition coach. For more information on fitness and nutrition, visit the Fitness F/X website at www. fitnessfx.com.

Third of Canadians suffered some form of child abuse LINKED TO MENTAL DISORDERS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — One in three adult Canadians suffered some form of child abuse in their past, experiences that put them at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders later in life, a new study reports.

The data paint the first nationwide picture of the prevalence of child abuse experienced

by Canadian adults, lead author Tracie Afifi said of the study, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

She and her co-authors analyzed information collected from more than 23,000 adults 18 and older who took part in Statistics Canada’s 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey.

Respondents were asked questions about whether they were hit or subjected to other forms of physical or sexual abuse in childhood, or whether they were exposed to violence between the adults in their homes.

Please see ABUSE on Page C5

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ABUSE: Strong correlation found between abuse in childhood, mental health disorders in adulthood They were also asked whether they suffered from a variety of mental health disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol or drug abuse as well as whether they thought about or had attempted suicide.

The researchers found a strong correlation between experiencing abuse in childhood and having mental health disorders in adulthood.

“Even when we looked at what’s most minor and what some people today would still argue is not abuse, those are still related right across the board with strong effects for all the mental conditions we looked at,” said Afifi, associate professor in the department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba.

“As a Canadian, I find the number to be very large and alarming. As a child maltreatment researcher, that’s the number I expected to see.”

The findings didn’t surprise Dr. Suvercha Pasricha either.

The lead physician of the women’s inpatient unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Pasricha sees the effects of childhood abuse daily in the patients she treats.

“These are all the behaviours children learn as

ways of coping with their distress when they grow up in traumatic environments,” she said, listing off the conditions — such as eating disorders — the study found are associated with childhood abuse.

“They turn into disorders as they get older.”

Afifi said previous estimates of child abuse rates in Canada were based on a nearly 25-yearold study from Ontario and more recent data from Quebec.

For this study, people were not asked directly if they were abused. Afifi said studies have shown that some people who have been abused don’t characterize their experiences as such.

Instead, the questions asked whether respondents were slapped on the face or head, spanked with a hard object or were pushed, grabbed, shoved or had something thrown at them to hurt them. For both those questions, respondents were asked to say yes only if the behaviour had happened a minimum of three times.

Another question asked if respondents were kicked, bit, punched, choked, burned or physically attacked at least once.

Sexual abuse questions were designed to determine whether respondents were forced into unwanted sexual activity.

And the questions related to having witnessed intimate partner violence asked whether as children they had seen their parents, step-parents or guardians hit each other or other adults in the home three or more times.

One in three adults reported experiences that met the criteria for at least one of the types of abuse, with physical abuse the most common of the three; 26 per cent of respondents said they had experienced physical abuse.

Ten per cent of respondents said they had experienced sexual abuse and nearly eight per cent witnessed intimate partner violence.

Men were more likely than women to have

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experienced physical abuse, 31 per cent versus 21 per cent. But women were more likely to have experienced sexual abuse, 14 per cent versus nearly six per cent.

There was little difference in the rates of people who reported seeing intimate partner violence — nine per cent of women, seven per cent of men.

When the researchers looked to see if people who had experienced abuse were more likely to suffer from mental health disorders in adulthood, they found strong evidence of a link. (This type of study cannot prove cause-and-effect; it can only point to possible associations.)

People who reported experiencing all three types of abuse were 27 times more likely to have attempted suicide, 17 times more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder and nearly 11 per cent more likely to have a drug dependency or an eating disorder.

Even those who had experienced only one type of abuse were between nearly two and four times more likely to have one or some of the various disorders.

The authors said it is critical to raise awareness of the issue so that prevention strategies can be devised and implemented.

“From a public health perspective these data alert us to the need to prevent all of these acts from happening on children today, which may also help to reduce the poor mental health in the next generations,” Afifi said.

Pasricha agreed.

She said just as salt intake affects the risk of high blood pressure, exposure to trauma raises the risk of mental health disorders.

“We preach about not eating a lot of salt and sugar ... for high blood pressure and diabetes.

But we don’t talk enough about prevention of trauma,” she said.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 24, 2014 C5

Surprising ways to boost your health – through your marriage Marriage is back!

After a three-year decline, more North Americans are tying the knot, according to a new report. That’s good news, because one of your best routes to a healthier heart, stronger bones, a lower risk for cancer and a longer life is a happy union.

How do you build and maintain yours? We’ve got three surprising strategies, drawn from the latest real-world research. ● Develop a “relationship work ethic.” You wouldn’t skip an important meeting at work or let your kid miss a big team practice, right? Now there’s proof that making the same commitment to your marriage boosts happiness. Sounds like a no-brainer, but don’t let work, family responsibilities, home maintenance and other demands on your time crowd out the good stuff that feeds your relationship — like dates, check-ins, little romantic moments and intimacy.

You’ll end up with cleaner, more flexible arteries.

Long-married spouses who support each other most of the time had fewer calcium deposits in arteries within the heart, a new report says.

In contrast, spouses who gave and received loving attention only some of the time (and felt snubbed frequently) had more signs of these dangerous deposits, which can lead to narrow, stiff arteries and a higher risk for a heart attack.

That may be why people who are happily pairedup at midlife are two to three times more likely to live long enough to enjoy their later years compared with folks who are unmarried, widowed or divorced during their 40s and 50s, says a Duke University study. The benefits to you and your partner continue for as long as you both shall live. Married people in their 80s, 90s and beyond have a lower risk for mem-

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ABUSE: Strong correlation found between abuse in childhood, mental health disorders in adulthood They were also asked whether they suffered from a variety of mental health disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol or drug abuse as well as whether they thought about or had attempted suicide.

The researchers found a strong correlation between experiencing abuse in childhood and having mental health disorders in adulthood.

“Even when we looked at what’s most minor and what some people today would still argue is not abuse, those are still related right across the board with strong effects for all the mental conditions we looked at,” said Afifi, associate professor in the department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba.

“As a Canadian, I find the number to be very large and alarming. As a child maltreatment researcher, that’s the number I expected to see.”

The findings didn’t surprise Dr. Suvercha Pasricha either.

The lead physician of the women’s inpatient unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Pasricha sees the effects of childhood abuse daily in the patients she treats.

“These are all the behaviours children learn as

ory problems and thinking lapses. ● Talk about the big stuff. Engaged? Newly married? Twenty-five-year veterans? There’s plenty of proof that marriage-education programs can get any union off to a great start or help improve a longstanding one by getting the two of you to talk about important stuff like finances, kids, household chores and communication styles. If you or your partner don’t want to try formal classes, how about movie marriage therapy? Watching five popular movies and then discussing key questions cut the divorce rate in half for 174 couples in one recent three-year study.

You’ll find a list of movies and questions at www. courses.rochester.edu/surveys/funk/.

You’ll end up with lower risk for chronic conditions. Open communication helps reduce chronic tension and boosts you and your honey’s self-esteem.

That may lower inflammation and blood pressure.

Maybe that’s why, compared with singles, married people are less likely to develop the kinds of health problems that require day-in, day-out attention, such as diabetes and heart disease. ● Don’t underestimate old-fashioned grit. Spouses willing to work as a team, even when it means making individual sacrifices, boost their chance of enjoying a long and happy marriage. A study that tracked 172 couples for a decade found the secret of their success: They didn’t keep score and compromised (within reason) without looking for a payback.

You’ll end up with better odds against cancer.

Married people who get a cancer diagnosis live longer than those who are single — often because their cancers are caught in earlier, more treatable stages and because they’re more likely to get the best treatment for their cancer type. Having someone around to urge you to keep up with cancer screenings and to support you when you’re making tough decisions about how to handle a scary diagnosis can make all the difference, says a revealing study from Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

So take time to work on your relationship with your main squeeze. You two will boost your levels of feel-good brain chemicals (especially if you hug — and more!) and take the edge off daily stresses that, over time, boost risk for both relationship and health problems. Then you’ll be ready to make the most of the Happy Couple’s Health Bonus.

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ways of coping with their distress when they grow up in traumatic environments,” she said, listing off the conditions — such as eating disorders — the study found are associated with childhood abuse.

“They turn into disorders as they get older.”

Afifi said previous estimates of child abuse rates in Canada were based on a nearly 25-yearold study from Ontario and more recent data from Quebec.

For this study, people were not asked directly if they were abused. Afifi said studies have shown that some people who have been abused don’t characterize their experiences as such.

Instead, the questions asked whether respondents were slapped on the face or head, spanked with a hard object or were pushed, grabbed, shoved or had something thrown at them to hurt them. For both those questions, respondents were asked to say yes only if the behaviour had happened a minimum of three times.

Another question asked if respondents were kicked, bit, punched, choked, burned or physically attacked at least once.

Sexual abuse questions were designed to determine whether respondents were forced into unwanted sexual activity.

And the questions related to having witnessed intimate partner violence asked whether as children they had seen their parents, step-parents or guardians hit each other or other adults in the home three or more times.

One in three adults reported experiences that met the criteria for at least one of the types of abuse, with physical abuse the most common of the three; 26 per cent of respondents said they had experienced physical abuse.

Ten per cent of respondents said they had experienced sexual abuse and nearly eight per cent witnessed intimate partner violence.

Men were more likely than women to have

experienced physical abuse, 31 per cent versus 21 per cent. But women were more likely to have experienced sexual abuse, 14 per cent versus nearly six per cent.

There was little difference in the rates of people who reported seeing intimate partner violence — nine per cent of women, seven per cent of men.

When the researchers looked to see if people who had experienced abuse were more likely to suffer from mental health disorders in adulthood, they found strong evidence of a link. (This type of study cannot prove cause-and-effect; it can only point to possible associations.)

People who reported experiencing all three types of abuse were 27 times more likely to have attempted suicide, 17 times more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder and nearly 11 per cent more likely to have a drug dependency or an eating disorder.

Even those who had experienced only one type of abuse were between nearly two and four times more likely to have one or some of the various disorders.

The authors said it is critical to raise awareness of the issue so that prevention strategies can be devised and implemented.

“From a public health perspective these data alert us to the need to prevent all of these acts from happening on children today, which may also help to reduce the poor mental health in the next generations,” Afifi said.

Pasricha agreed.

She said just as salt intake affects the risk of high blood pressure, exposure to trauma raises the risk of mental health disorders.

“We preach about not eating a lot of salt and sugar ... for high blood pressure and diabetes.

But we don’t talk enough about prevention of trauma,” she said.

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Pig virus worries producers WANTS MORE FEDERAL HELP TO DEAL WITH HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Hog producers want more help from Ottawa to deal with a virus detected in four provinces that has already killed millions of baby pigs in the United States.

Ideas include federal funding for special washing facilities at key points across Canada to properly clean biohazards out of big trucks used to transport livestock.

“These trailers need to be able to drive in, in the middle of winter, when they have frozen manure on them, and they need to be able to wash all of that out of there and then disinfect before carrying on to the farms,” Amy Cronin, chairwoman of Ontario Pork, said Wednesday.

“That would be a huge benefit. It would help raise the bar across the country.

“It is something that I think would help all of live-

stock agriculture.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that since last May the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus has swept through more than 5,700 farms in 30 states.

The highly contagious virus has been found in recent months on farms and livestock facilities in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.

PED is unique to pigs and is not a threat to human health. But it could be ruinous for an industry that has been looking to earn some profits after five years of struggling with low prices.

Andrew Dickson, general manager of Manitoba Pork, said special truck washes would be a practical way of reducing the threat of the virus spreading across the border and across the country.

Producers have asked the federal government to change regulations so that trailers coming back from U.S. slaughtering plants or processing plants are

properly washed and disinfected, he said.

“Right now we have a limited truck washing capacity and we are rapidly reaching a maximum on it right now. We would like some help financially on this thing.”

Last Friday, Washington announced new measures to slow the spread of PED and another disease called swine delta coronovirus. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the diseases have had a devastating effect on swine health.

U.S. producers must now report PED cases to the federal government and track the movement of pigs and vehicles from farms that have tested positive for the virus.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the moves will help identify gaps in biosecurity and help stop a disease and the damage it is causing to producers, industry and, ultimately, consumers.

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Campaign has good success

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A project that promotes agriculture through social media swung into high gear on Tuesday. #FARMVOICES attracted well over 2,000 electronic messages on Earth Day, said Sarah Wray, a director with the Bashaw-based FarmOn Foundation.

That was the climax of the campaign, which urges farmers to share photos and messages about their industry.

“It was a really good success,” said Wray, adding that organizers with the FarmOn Foundation have yet to tally the submissions posted on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

She’s confident the total exceeded the approximately 2,000 messages collected on Earth Day in 2013, which was the first year for #FARMVOICES. “I would venture to guess we well-surpassed that this year.”

Those who took part were urged to provide a photo and message related to one of three themes: what they love about farming, the challenges they face as farmers, and how they care for their land and livestock.

“This year, what was really cool about it was we had a lot more consumer participation,” said Wray.

She also estimated that more then half of the messages received came from outside of Canada, most notably from the United Kingdom and Australia.

That’s because FarmOn this year partnered with The Farming Forum of the United Kingdom and the Future Farmers Network of Australia to spread the word.

Wray said more such partnerships will be sought next year, as #FARMVOICES continues.

“Ultimately, as we move forward into this year and into the coming calendar year, we’re looking at more ways to get more of these messages out,” she said.

“We’re actually in the early stages of looking at how we can create an on-the-ground gallery of pictures and stories that we can take to different events and different places that consumers are already sitting to introduce them more to what #FARMVOICES is about.” #FARMVOICES submissions can be viewed online at FarmOn.com/farmvoices. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Canada to phase out older rail tankers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Canada said Wednesday it was phasing out the type of rail tankers involved in last summer’s massive explosion of a runaway oil train that incinerated much of a town in Quebec, killing 47 people and prompting intense public pressure to make oil trains safer.

Canada’s transport minister said the DOT-111 tankers, which are used to carry crude oil and ethanol and are prone to rupture, must be retired or retrofitted within three years.

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt’s announcement comes about nine months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying oil from North Dakota came loose in the middle of the night, sped downhill for nearly 11 kilometres and derailed into the town of LacMegantic. At least five of the tankers exploded, levelling about 30 buildings, including a popular bar that was filled with revelers.

Since then, trains carrying oil also have exploded and burned in Alabama, North Dakota and New Brunswick. The rail industry is deeply integrated across North America, and Wednesday’s announcement was watched closely in the U.S. The DOT-111 tank car is considered the staple of the North American fleet and makes up about 70 per cent of all tankers on the rails. But the concerns surrounding the tanks are not new, and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has been urging replacing or retrofitting the tank cars since 1991. The more recent, fiery explosions have brought the public’s attention to the problem.

Raitt said the least crash-resistant of the older DOT-111 tank cars, about 5,000 of them, must be removed from the rails immediately.

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Work is well underway on the new Blackfalds Professional Centre, which will house a medical clinic and Blackfalds IDA Pharmacy. Located at 5013 Parkwood Rd., adjacent to Hwy 2A, the Woodsprings Developments Ltd. project has three other bays available for lease.

Sidewalk/trail requirement onerous, says planner

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

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The future of a proposed Tim Hortons restaurant in south Red Deer is uncertain after the city’s municipal planning commission directed the developer to install 150 metres of sidewalk or asphalt trail nearby.

Tim Hortons is seeking to open an outlet in Bower Plaza at No. 108, 2325 Gaetz Ave. — the former premises of Polar Jewellers.

The restaurant would have seating for 50 and no drive-through service.

Inspections and Licensing Department staff recommended to the commission on April 9 that the development be approved.

But they also suggested a condition requiring a 1.5-metre-wide sidewalk along the west side of Bower Plaza, which would ultimately connect to the municipal trail network.

Les Humphrey, a senior planner with Calgary’s Dillon Consulting, which represented Tim Hortons on the application, complained that this requirement was onerous.

He pointed out that Tim Hortons’ occupation of the bay would result in only minor changes to the building’s facade, while more substantial renovations to Bower Plaza in the past hadn’t triggered similar conditions.

After nearly two hours of debate, the commission voted to table the application for two weeks so that alternative conditions could be prepared.

On Wednesday, city administration proposed to the commission a new condition that would give Tim

Hortons the choice between a 1.5-metre sidewalk or a three-metre asphalt trail, with the city to share in the cost of the latter option.

Coun. Ken Johnston and citizen representatives Peter Holloway, Rob Kelham and Terry Balgobin all expressed concerns about the fairness of requiring Tim Hortons to develop a walkway across the entire length of Bower Plaza.

Inspections and Licensing Manager Howard Thompson explained that the transition from a retail store to a restaurant constituted a change in use and intensity — which gave the city the right to impose conditions to bring the property up to current development standards.

“Right now, it lacks that pedestrian connectivity and this is the opportunity for the commission to act on behalf of the city to include that condition in the site.”

Johnston said this should have been done in conjunction with previous, more substantial renovations to the building. But Mayor Tara Veer pointed out that municipal standards changed with the city’s adoption of new movement and design “charters” last year.

“This development ultimately is caught in between a shifted standard,” she said.

“Had the broader planning principles, which were coming into play, been approved rather than just in the works when the previous renovation had occurred, it would have triggered this.”

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NEWSPAPER CANADA’S 2014 BEST IDEA AWARDS

Advocate claims pair of prizes

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The Red Deer Advocate continues its winning ways.

The Central Alberta newspaper claimed a pair of prizes at Newspaper Canada’s 2014 Best Idea Awards.

Its City of Red Deer Centennial special section placed first among entries from small market newspapers and its “Report on Central Alberta” was third in the same category.

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“The hard work, dedication and time put into these award-winning sections shows a commitment and pride in the projects we produce, and the teamwork necessary to continue to be this successful.”

In addition to the Advocate staff members involved in producing the winning special sections, Smalley praised the broader community for its input.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 106.60 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.65 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.81 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.21 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Wednesday amid positive earnings news and signs of weakening Chinese growth.

The S&P/TSX composite index lost 22.58 points to 14,533.39. The Canadian dollar was down 0.03 of a cent to 90.65 cents US. New York indexes were also in the red as other data showed sales of new homes in the United States declined 14.5 per cent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000. That was the second straight monthly decline and the lowest rate since July 2013.

The Dow Jones industrials was off 12.72 points at 16,501.65, the Nasdaq declined 34.49 points to 4,126.97 while the S&P 500 index was down 4.16 points to 1,875.39.

Shares in both Canadian National Railways (TSX:CNR) and CP Rail (TSX:CP) deteriorated early in the afternoon on word that the federal government is ordering the 5,000 most dangerous tank cars off the tracks as it adopts the major rail safety recommendations of the Transportation Safety Board in the wake of the tragedy last summer in Lac-Megantic, Que. Shares in CN, which beat analyst expectations on both revenue and profit in an earnings report issued after markets closed on Tuesday, slipped 19 cents to $63.38 The CN results followed a wellreceived earnings report from CP that showed the company handily beating expectations.

CP stock fell $2.12 or 1.23 per cent to $170.50.

The TSX base metals sector was 0.26 per cent lower as data showed that factory activity in China shrank for the fourth consecutive month in April, though the decline was slightly slower. The preliminary version of HSBC’s purchasing managers’ index edged up to 48.3 from March’s 48.0.

May copper was up a cent at $3.06 a pound.

June crude in New York declined

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.43 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 60.62 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.04 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.96 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.59 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 25.31 First Quantum Minerals . 20.89 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 27.28 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.07 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.59 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.35 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.67 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 32.88 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 39.17 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 70.38 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.66 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 56.97 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 44.91 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 24.30 Canyon Services Group. 14.87 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.66 CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.06 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.54 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.91 31 cents to US$101.44 a barrel and the energy sector was ahead 0.5 per cent.

The gold sector ran ahead about 2.1 per cent while June bullion gained $3.50 to US$1,284.60 an ounce.

In the U.S., Boeing reported adjusted earnings of $1.76 per share, beating estimates of $1.56 per share.

The company reported $20.47 billion in revenue, more than the $20.15 billion expected, and its shares were ahead $3.08 to US$130.63.

The Boeing earnings reinforced the view that the earnings season so far has turned out to be better than expected.

After the close, Facebook posted earnings ex-items of 34 cents a share versus the 24 cents that analysts expected. Revenue of $2.5 billion beat estimates of $2.36.

Apple announced it plans to buy back an additional $30 billion of its stock — $90 billion in total — and raise its quarterly dividend by eight per cent to $3.29 amid a slowdown in revenue growth as part its effort to funnel more money to stockholders.

The slowdown in revenue growth has prompted investors to wonder whether the company has lost its innovative power since the death of Steve Jobs.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at close Wednesday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,533.39, down 22.58 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,010.98, up 6.10 points TSX 60 — 829.28, down 1.82 points Dow — 16,501.65, down 12.72 points S&P 500 — 1,875.39, down 4.16 points Nasdaq — 4,126.97, down 34.49 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 90.65 cents US, down 0.03 of a cent Pound — C$1.8512, down 0.43

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 100.50 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 64.72 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.31 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 52.61 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.91 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.02 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.170 Precision Drilling Corp . . 14.28 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 41.37 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.91 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.69 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 12.33 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 72.11 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.11 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.40 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.65 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.32 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.20 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.12 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 53.24 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 69.55 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.60 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.32 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.11 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 72.13 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.98 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.64 of a cent Euro — C$1.5242, up 0.18 of a cent Euro — US$1.3816, up 0.11 of a cent Oil futures: US$101.44 per barrel, down 31 cents (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,284.60 per oz., up $3.50 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.293 oz., up 11.7 cents $716.72 kg., up $3.76 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Wednesday at 1,010.98, up 6.10 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 170.58 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’14 $5.40 lower $445.80; July ’14 $5.90 lower $454.70; Nov. ’14 $5.50 lower $469.90; Jan ’15 $5.20 lower $476.90; March ’15 $5.20 lower $483.30; May ’15 $5.10 lower $489.50; July ’15 $5.10 lower $494.30; Nov ’15 $5.10 lower $479.30; Jan. ’16 $5.10 lower $470.80; March ’16 $5.10 lower $470.80.

Barley (Western): May ’14 $6.40 higher $139.00; July ’14 $1.00 higher $140.00; Oct. ’14 $1.00 higher $140.00; Dec. ’14 $1.00 higher $140.00; March ’15 $1.00 higher $140.00; May ’15 $1.00 higher $140.00; July ’15 $1.00 higher $140.00; Oct. ’15 $1.00 higher $140.00; Dec. ’15 $1.00 higher $140.00; March ’16 $1.00 higher $140.00; May ’16 $1.00 higher $140.00.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 695,360 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 695,360.

Other options possible for Kitimat

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Councillors in Kitimat, B.C., have voted to officially oppose the Enbridge (TSX:ENB) Northern Gateway pipeline project — but they aren’t rejecting further plans to move Alberta oil through the region.

A lengthy debate ended Tuesday with councillors voting 4 to 1 in favour of the motion to reject support for Enbridge’s $6-billion pipeline proposal.

The vote followed an unofficial plebiscite that suggested roughly 60 per cent of citizens oppose the pipeline. While refusing support for En-

bridge, several councillors say newspaper mogul David Black’s proposed refinery north of Kitimat is a viable alternative to the plan to pipe Alberta bitumen across B.C. and load it onto tankers for shipment overseas.

Coun. Mario Feldhoff says Black’s proposal cuts the risk of a catastrophic spill in the Kitimat River and Douglas Channel while offering the potential of as many as 3,000 direct, ongoing refinery jobs. Black believes his $26-billion refinery would remove the need to transport diluted bitumen by tanker, but warned Kitimat council last November that some Enbridge partners aren’t on board.

Ottawa to propose new pension scheme

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Ottawa is preparing to announce a proposal to create yet another new pension scheme designed to occupy a middle ground between defined-benefit plans, generally favoured by workers, and defined-contribution plans favoured by employers.

The announcement for a so-called target benefit plan, or shared-risk plan, would apply to Crown corporations and federally regulated workers is being sold as a proposal for “affordable and sustainable” lifetime pensions.

Government sources say Kevin Sorenson, minister of state for finance, will call for public consultations on the scheme in a speech at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto today.

Details are scare, but target-benefit plans are generally advertised as capable of adjusting the funding-benefits formula to account for bad times, such as the recent economic crisis that put many defined-benefit plans in jeopardy.

C.D. Howe Institute president Bill Robson says there are a wide number of permutations that can be written into the plans, including limiting indexing as has occurred under the Ontario teacher’s plan, all the way to lowering actual benefits once a plan’s funding level falls below a pre-proscribed threshold.

As well, the plans could allow for a portion of benefits to be guaranteed and a portion based on investment returns.

“I think the problem with classic defined benefit plans is that they are a little brittle and can’t adjust for changing circumstances,” he said.

Ottawa has announced several recent reforms to its public-service pension plan, including hiking contributions, but has kept benefits, which are fully indexed for inflation, largely untouched

PED: No plan to follow U.S. policy The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it is aware of the new U.S. policy but there is no plan to follow suit.

“As you are aware, PEDv poses no risk to human health or food safety and, therefore, is not a reportable disease at the federal level in Canada,” Lisa Murphy, a CFIA spokeswoman, wrote in an email.

“The best approach to controlling the spread of PEDv is proper biosecurity measures.”

In Canada, the provinces and the Canadian Swine Health Board are largely responsible for dealing with PED with the support of the federal government.

The board includes the Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians and industry groups including the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Pork Council.

The CFIA provides scientific and technical support to PED investigations and works with the Canada Border Services Agency and the industry to maintain biosecurity.

Last week, the federal and Saskatchewan governments announced $200,000 to help pay for a PED strategy in that province, including containment if the virus is discovered on a farm.

A similar federal-provincial announcement regarding PED and other animal diseases is expected Thursday in Alberta.

Dickson said the government should provide cash to help producers pay the cost of cleaning biohazards from a farm with PED, which can take up to three or four weeks.

He also hopes new federal rules for tracing pigs that are to go into effect July 1 will include information on PED. Cronin said the federal government should consider funding a national PED co-ordinator to ensure provinces and producers have the latest information on the virus.

BYLAW: Not the case Humphrey argued that the land use bylaw empowering the city to require a new walkway as a condition of development applies only if that walkway will “serve” the new development.

This isn’t the case here, he said.

Coun. Lawrence Lee said the commission needed to consider the entire property, and not just Tim Hortons’ proposed site, and take whatever action best meets the city’s development standards.

Johnston and Kelham maintained that the walkway condition was not reasonable, and Balgobin wondered if it would set a precedent requiring new tenants in buildings elsewhere to invest heavily in city infrastructure.

A motion approving the Tim Hortons development with the walkway requirement was approved by a fourto-three margin, with Veer, Lee, Holloway and citizen representative Carol Mah voting in favour.

David Carter, director of real estate planning with TDL Group Corp. — the licensing company for Tim Hortons franchises — said later it was too soon to say how his company would respond to the decision.

It will need to speak with the owner of Bower Plaza, determine the cost of the walkway and discuss its options with the city, he said.

“Until we do that, we don’t know what direction we’re going at this point.

“Economically, can we still make the thing fly?”

If Tim Hortons does proceed with the new restaurant, it will likely open before the next winter, said Carter. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Canada far from first in G7 on jobs Economists view the employment rate as a good barometer of overall strength in labour markets because it reflects the portion of people in any given population that has jobs.

The more commonly quoted unemployment rate is based on individuals actively looking for work.

It can mask weakness in the market if there are large numbers of discouraged workers, as in the U.S. which now has a lower jobless rate than Canada despite a poor job creation record.

The OECD data shows that 72.4 per cent of Canadians aged 15-64, what is normally considered the working age, were employed in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to 73.7 per cent who had a job in the second quarter of 2008, for a differential of minus 1.3 percentage points.

That’s far better than the United States, which went from 71.2 per cent of the working age population having jobs in the spring of 2008 to 67.4 per cent at the end of last year, a negative differential of 3.8 percentage points.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance Minister Joe Oliver and his predecessor have been fond of trumpeting Canada’s economic and job creation performance since the recession, claiming it is unequalled among the Group of Seven large industrialized nations.

The minister made the boast again this week in a speech to employers in Halifax, noting that “our government has created over one million net new jobs ... the strongest job growth over the recovery among G7 countries.”

But a recent report from the Parisbased OECD suggests that Canada’s employment record is not near the best.

According to 34-nation Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada would place fifth during the recovery period according to the percentage of the working age population that held a job at the end of 2013, compared to the situation prior to the 2008-09 recession.

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announcements Obituaries BAIRD John Nov. 17, 1927 - Apr. 21, 2014 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of John Baird. He will be lovingly remembered by his brother, Ken (Barb); children, Penny (Terry), John, Gordon (Jan), Terry (George), Linda (Jim), Yvonne (Jim), Doug, Wendy (Chris), Lloyd (Annie); 16 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; as well as other family and friends.

John was predeceased by his first wife, Doris; second wife, Dorothy; parents, William and Ella; brothers, Bill, Cecil and Bob; grandson, Ivan. A celebration of John’s life will be held on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at Extendicare Michener Hill, 12 Michener Boulevard, Red Deer followed by a time of remembrance at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton Street, Red Deer.

The family would like to thank Dr. Colin Holmes, the caregivers and nurses on house 3800 at Extendicare Michener Hill, and the caregivers who cared for John in his own home. If desired, memorial donations in John’s honor may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Suite 202, 5913 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 4C4. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting: www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

Obituaries

McFARLANE Robert 1949 - 2014 Bob McFarlane of Gleniffer Lake Resort, Red Deer County, AB, formerly of Olds and Ponoka, AB, passed away suddenly at home April 20, 2014 at the age of 65 years. Born in Glasgow, Scotland to Robert and Agnes (Wallace) McFarlane, Bob was the dearly loved husband of Margaret (Jardine) McFarlane, and beloved Dad of R. David McFarlane (Jodie) of Vancouver, BC, and Debbie McFarlane of Olds, AB. Much-loved Grandpa of Ella and Phoebe. Dearest son-inlaw of Helen Jardine, formerly of Ponoka, AB and now of Villa Marie in Red Deer, AB. Bob is also survived by three sisters, Jean (Graham) Reed of Red Deer; Isabelle (Kirby) Ward of Blackfalds; and Betty (Melvin) Reid of Edmonton, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was a First-class Power Engineer and when he retired, was Plant Superintendent at Harmattan Gas Plant. He was an avid golfer and excellent woodworker. He loved to make wooden toys, games and puzzles for his beautiful granddaughters. At Bob’s request, there will be no funeral service. Donations in Bob’s memory may be made to the wonderful organization that provides support and accommodation for his daughter Debbie and many other developmentally disabled persons, Accredited Supports to the Community, P. O. Box 3940, Olds, AB. T4H 1P6, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.Heartland FuneralServices.com.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD., Innisfail, AB, entrusted with arrangements. Phone: 403-227-0006.

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Obituaries Celebration of Life Garfield Harvie 1928 - 2014 Please join the family for a celebration of Garfield’s life at the Royal Canadian Legion in Sylvan Lake (4916 - 50 Ave.) on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

Welcoming remarks and shared remembrances will be held at 1:30 p.m. followed by musical selections and acknowledgements. There will be refreshments and light snacks.

Please dress casually and stop by to share memories, laughs and good times together.

If desired, donations in Garfield’s memory may be made at this event or forwarded directly to The Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6.

The family of the Late Betty Beggs wish to express their appreciation to all their family and friends who supported us following the death of Mom. Thanks to all for the calls, cards, flowers, food and donations. Thanks to R.D.R.H. doctors and nurses in emergency and Unit 33.

To the wonderful staff at the Red Deer Hospice. To Dev and the staff at West Park Drugs. To Betty, Nancy, Linda and all the other wonderful caregivers from CBI. To Wanda Fletcher for her daily care for Mom over the last year. A big thank you to Rebekah, Craig and the great staff at Eventide Funeral Home. You are all in our hearts.

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1 pm. - 8 pm. Please drop off resumes to Associate Dental, Attn. Corinne or fax 403-347-2133

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work during shut down, $14/hr.

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1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 jjudson@1strateenergy.ca or contact Jeanine at 403-887-2147 Please specify position when replying to this ad.

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

CLASS 1 driver w/5 yrs. exp. and oilfield tickets.

Email resume: jkinsella @xplornet.com Hiring full time Operation Coordinator/Field Supervisor for local oilfield testing company Must be local (Red Deer area) Must have testing experience Competitive salary Health benefits offered Send resume to ken@darkstarproduction. com LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

NOW HIRING Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

SERVICE RIG Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & DERRICK HANDS Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a CROSS CITY very competitive salary JANITORIAL CO and benefits package SEEKING A F/T COM/ along with a steady WINDOW CLEANING SUP work schedule. for RD and area.

Please submit resumes: Req: fluent in written Attn: Human Resources and oral english, 2- 3 years Email: exp in a supervisory roll, hr@bearspawpet.com clean driving record, Fax: (403) 258-3197 or criminal record check, job Mail to: Suite 5309, physically demanding.

333-96 Ave. NE Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Fax resume 403-342-1897 Start your career!

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Anniversaries

WUNSCH Ursula Hanna Hella Elfriede Dora Ursula (née Moeller) passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the age of 87 years. She was born in Sievershagen (East Germany) on February 17, 1927 and became a teacher. In 1958, she married Uli who had immigrated to Alberta in 1948 and they farmed in Barrhead, AB. They moved off the farm to Calgary and eventually to Red Deer. Together, they had two boys. In the first years, she helped with the construction business. Ursula was a great cook, keen gardener, and avid reader.

She was a lifelong member of the German Canadian Club. She passed away at the Harmony Care Home and we would like to thank all the staff for their excellent care.

Ursula will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Ulrich Wunsch, two sons; Dirk (Beryl) and York of Red Deer, and three grandchildren; Hanna, Thomas, and Joshua.

She was predeceased by her brother, Peter Moeller, and her sister, Anneliese Moeller.

A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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Southside Dodge is looking for a new fulltime team member to join our great staff!

KNIGHT Edwin Milton 1930 - 2013 Edwin Knight passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre after a courageous battle with ill health. Edwin will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.

He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Barbara; his brother, Glen (Helen) Knight; nephews, Dwayne (Cindy) and Darren Knight; his brother-in-law, Ken (Carole) Johnston; nieces and nephews, Brenda (Wray), Jackie (Marcel), Tracy (Curt), Kevin (Kerry); his sister-in-law, Maxine Johnston and nieces, Dale (Kel), Sherry and Trudy.

Edwin was predeceased by his parents, Evelyn and Ted Knight; his mother and father-in-law, Alice and Osborne Johnston; his brother-in-law, Keith Johnston; his nephew, Kelly Johnston and his niece, Brandy Johnston.

A Celebration of Edwin’s Life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 104, 1, 5108 - 49th Avenue, Innisfail, Alberta on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.

Interment will be held at the Innisfail Cemetery, Innisfail, Alberta.

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OIL & GAS OPERATOR 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.

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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

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Must be fluent with verbal BOULEVARD l& written English, be Restaurant & Lounge physically fit. Applicants may apply in person at Gasoline Alley, 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer 37471 Hwy 2S, T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Red Deer County or email: is seeking info@ramadareddeer.com #115, 5114 - 58 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 2L8

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Sales & Distributors

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GRATIAE is seeking Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr.

5 Retails Sales reps To clean kitchen following selling skin & body care safety & hygiene standards. products in Parkland Mall Clean utensils, cutlery, 4747 67th St. Red Deer, crockery & glassware items, $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. floors, assist in prep.

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All positions are permanent Email resumes: Full-time/Part-time, gratiaereddeersr@ shift work & weekends. gmail.com Education: Above Secondary SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Work Experience not essential, training provided. retail sales reps. Selling soap Fax resume to 780-702-5051 & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission.

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Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Take a tour through the Red Deer. email resume to CLASSIFIEDS premierjobrd@gmail.com

Professionals

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WATERWORKS ESTIMATOR/ SALESPERSON

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SOAP Stories is seeking 5 F/T - P/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com

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BJT PLUMBING, a well established Sylvan Lake company has an immediate opening for a 4th Yr Apprentice Plumber or Journeyperson Plumber.

Fax resume to 403-887-3180 or call 403-887-3287 for more details.

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CUSTOM MUFFLER Looking for apprentice or journeyman mechanic.

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Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

DRIVERS WANTED RED DEER ADULT or YOUTH Hallcon is currently CARRIERS seeking qualified drivers to DAIRY equipment supplier transport rail crews NEEDED looking for a detail oriented throughout the surrounding For delivery of PARTS PERSON/ area. Drivers are ideally Flyers, Express and LABOURER based out of RED DEER. Strong computer skills and Sunday Life No overnight stays clean Class 5 req. required. This position is ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK Competitive wage and an on call position. in benefits package. Email Employees are responsible resume: lindsay@ for taking trips during the prolineinc.ca period they have designated themselves WestPark FT MACHINIST – available to do so. All ROCKY MTN. HOUSE transportation is done in 4TH YR. APPRENTICE Hallcon company vehicles.

OR JOURNEYMAN Westpark Cres. & These vehicles are Machinist W/ Red Seal extensively and consistently 57 Ave. Position requires a HIGH maintained to ensure Wiltshire Blvd. & degree of skill operating optimal safety for our manual Lathes, Milling Welton Cres. drivers and clients. Drivers Machines & Drill Press. must possess a valid Class Public/Co-worker 1, 2, or 4 license, with a Call Joanne communications a must; clean driver abstract.

403-314-4308 info welding skills an asset.

Assisted licensing upgrade CNC experience NOT to achieve a class 4 is required. Competitve Bench Dog Ind is looking available. Pay is based at wages and benefits. for a landscape Laborer. a rate of $15.38. Earning Please fax: 403-844-2634 Starting May 5. $17 per or email: gtdblh@telus.net potential is based on your hour or higher depending availability, as our Only successful applicants on experience. Previous operation runs on a 24/7 will be contacted. experience in landscaping, on call basis. Both full time paving stones and Allan and part time employees GOODMEN Block an asset. Must have are welcome. Semi-retired, transportation and a NON ROOFING LTD. retired, full time, and part SMOKER. Contact Richard Requires time employees are at benchdogind@yahoo. welcome. Please forward SLOPED ROOFERS com or fax resume to 403resumes and current driver LABOURERS 782-2257 abstract to Shane Flack at & FLAT ROOFERS asmabnorth@gmail.com.

Celebrate your life NO PHONE CALLS Valid Driver’s Licence with a Classified PLEASE preferred. Fax or email ANNOUNCEMENT info@goodmenroofing.ca F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. or (403)341-6722 Minimum Class 5 with air BALMORAL GOLF COURSE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! and clean abstract. Exp. requires a mature preferred. In person to Key individual for a INDIVIDUAL REQUIRED Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

CUSTOMER SERVICE to organize staff Red Deer.

POSITION for jobs & projects. in the proshop/ clubhouse.

Work with the Fin Fan to NEED EXPERIENCED Must be available evenings organize & follow the Class 1 drivers for short and weekends. Must be transportation rules & and long haul. Full Time. regulations for maintenance Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba over 18. Proserve certif. req’d.

Wage and golf privileges. of equipment & log books & BC. Please call Drop off resume at clubhouse for Canada & USA. PROMAX TRANSPORT or fax to 403-342-9503.

Please fax resume to at 227-2712 or fax resume 403-342-7447 w/abstract 403-227-2743 Tired of Standing?

RED Deer based acid Find something to sit on LOOKING for Framers/ in Classifieds carpenters 403-357-9816 hauling company looking for Class 1 truck drivers.

Myshak Crane & Rigging is Top industry wages and ATTENTION Students looking for a journeyman benefits package. Please SUMMER WORK flexible crane operator or reg’d 3rd fax resume and drivers abschedule, $17 baseyear apprentice. Fax stract to 403-346-3766 appointment, customer resume 403-342-0066 sales/service, no exp.

TITAN TRANSPORT LTD. necessary, conditions PAINTER F/T We are a flat bed company apply. Will train. Call Commercial/Residential based out of Saskatoon, SK. 403-755-6711 www.

Brush/Roll Application. with an office in Calgary. summeropenings.ca/rda Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d.

We are currently looking Contact Drew at CCL for company drivers as 403-596-1829 well as owner operators.

You must have a min. of 2 SHUNDA yrs. exp. with flat beds.

CONSTRUCTION Canada/U.S. Requires Full Time Call 1-800-667-7080 or 306-374-1739 Carpenters Adult Newspaper Ask for Robert & 2nd to 4th Yr.

Ross St. to 51A St., 40 Ave to Michener Ave. $178/mo.

MOUNTVIEW AREA

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 1-780-440-1771 W.R.SCOTT Equipment requires a driver yard person for small compact equipment yard. email resume to: dbevan@ wrscottequipment.com or fax 1-780-440-1771

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Spruce Drive $52/mo.

TIMBERSTONE AREA Timothy Drive., Turner Cres., Towers Cl., & Tobin Gt. $97/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Blown-in Attic Insulation Installer Blown-In Attic Insulation Installers required, must have experience driving a 3 ton truck with van.

Duties: Install attic insulation into houses, shops and barns, etc., drive 3 ton trucks to and from job sites, maintain trucks and equipment.

If you are reliable, take pride in your job and have your own transportation to and from work with a clean class 5 driver’s license, please apply.

We offer: 40+work week, benefits & safety program.

Resumes will be accepted

BY EMAIL ONLY, please no phone calls.

Only those selected will be contacted for an interview. Email: bbcowie@telus.net

LABOUR Busy road construction company looking for Labours. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE

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required for our greenbuilding company. house operation located Experience with power near Blackfalds, Alberta. tools an asset. Call Responsibilities include 403 392-5124 transplanting, watering, handling and caring for plant material and preparation of orders. This position is labor intensive and entails working in a Warehouse cold/hot environment.

Shipper/ Receiver Laborers are required to work a minimum 40 hours Competitive starting wages plus regular increases. per week and must be available to work different Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm Excellent benefits shifts, 6 days a week. package. Opportunities Positions are available to advance. Must be starting April and last till dependable, hardworking mid June. No previous and seeking a long-term work experience or career. Apply in person, qualifications are or email to: required. Starting wage is hartleytj@eecol.com $10.03/hr.

4747 - 61st Street Please email resume to acctcag@telus.net or fax WE ARE LOOKING FOR A resume to 403-885-4147 F/T dedicated individual (Attn. Human Resources). who will be responsible for Resumes may also be RED DEER’S mailed to Box 100, Blackfalds, Alberta, T0M 0J0. HOMESTAY PROGRAMS. Learn more about the position and how to apply at: DISPATCHER REQ’D. www.nal.com/careers Knowledge of Red Deer Closes April 25, 2014. and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are Employment req’d. Send resume by fax Training to 403-346-0295

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KOUNTRY AIRE CAMPGROUND Looking for F.T. or P.T. cleaning staff from May to Sept., 29 kms. West of Caroline.

Fax resume to 403-722-3262 or call 403-722-2922

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 RENTAL STORE requires an employee for counter sales. Must have equipment and small engine knowledge. Retail and parts inventory experience are assets.

Must be physically fit. Full time position with OT in busy season. sales@ parklandrentals.com or fax 403-347-7066

SAFETY PERSON Busy road construction company looking for safety person. Work is throughout the province. Experience is an asset but willing to train the right person. Must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license. Fax resume 403-309-0489 SUMMER Receptionist Openings Local Red Deer Office looking for appointment setters during our busy season. Ideal for students or someone searching for Part-Time. Pay starts at $11.00/hr. Must be avail.

Sundays. Call 403-755-8163 to APPLY NOW. CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

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Auctions

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Reminder Antique & Estate Auction Sunday April 27 11 am * Viewing 9 am Location: Ridgewood Community Hall Partial List only Kubota 3 pt hitch garden tiller – Tamper – Antiques – Collectables – Furniture – Misc and much more Complete list and Directions visit www.cherryhillauction. com Police Bike Auction June 1 Terms of Sale: Cash, Cheque, C/C, Everything must be paid for & removed on sale day (NO EXCEPTIONS), 15% buyer’s premium.

Sale subject to Additions, Deletions, Errors and Omissions.

Cherry Hill Auction & Appraisals Phone 403-342-2514 or 403-347-8988

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* Adults * Youths * Seniors * Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

SPRINGBROOK The papers arrive ready to deliver.

TRUCKERS 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

Business Opportunities

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Enjoy a career in the gifting business with The original basket boutique!

We are growing in Red Deer and Alberta.

780.416.2530 or www.obbgiftsfranchise.com

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Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

NO COLLECTING!

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

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Phone Loren at 403-314-4316 lwiberg@reddeeradvocate.com

INNISFAIL Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

Phone Loren at 403-314-4316 To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

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Wanted: Hard Working Central Alberta to work minimum Greenhouses Ltd individual 4 days a week for a local Greenhouse Laborers landscaping / deck, fence

ACADEMIC Express

Truckers/ Drivers C & C COATINGS in Innisfail is seeking F/T Sandblasters and Painters exp. with Endura an asset.

Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165.

850

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

Proform Precast Products is looking for an energetic and outgoing individual to work as our

or by fax to:

Sales & Distributors

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

INNISFAIL The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING! Phone Loren at 403-314-4316 **************************

Phone Loren at 403-314-4316 lwiberg@reddeeradvocate.com

To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Carriers are Needed to Deliver

Carriers are Needed to Deliver

Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 4 days per week

Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 4 days per week

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION

MOUNTVIEW SUBDIVISION

ANDERS AREA Alwright Close 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 AND 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.

INGLEWOOD AREA Ing Close / Ireland Cres.

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive MORRISROE AREA Marion Cres / McKenzie Cres VANIER AREA Valentine Cres. / Vandorp St. Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Dr. Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.

33 Street 34 Street 36 Street 38 Street 42 Ave. 43A Ave.

33A Street 35 St. Cres.

37 St. 41 Ave. 43 Ave. 44A Ave.

Phone Loren at 403-314-4316

Phone Loren at 403-314-4316

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To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 24, 2014 D3

Russia warns that attacks on its citizens or interests in Ukraine will bring a firm response

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Children's Items

CHILD’S Gap jacket size 8 waterproof w/hood, Áeece lined, very good cond, $15 403-314-9603 CHILD’S hiking shoes Columbia, size 13, very good cond, $10 403-314-9603 LEAPSTER 2 by Leapfrog w/games $20 403-314-9603

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EquipmentHeavy

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, ofÀce, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

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Firewood

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Household Furnishings

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2 OAK WALL UNITS, $80/ea.

1 CORNER WALL UNIT $50.

403-887-4981 ELECRIC Àreplace, stone with brown wood trim. $150. 403-346-9635

KING SIZE BOX SPRING, $100.

403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389

WANTED

Misc. for Sale

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2 INDIAN WAR SHIELDS in great cond. 4x2, $195.

403-347-7405 2 PRAIRIE TEEPEE ALL FUR FLOOR MATS. Great cond. $195.

403-347-7405

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GALVANIZED garbage can w/lid, $12, portable hose reel cart $40; 3 power rake blades (2)15”, (1)16” all $10, 2 sets of wrought iron brackets outdoor hanging Áowers $8/pr. 403-314-2026

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DOWNSIZING - Everything must go. 403-340-1347 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Electric grass trimmer, $12.

Brad nailer/stapler, $30.

109 pc drill set, $20.

Air compressor, 3G, $90 - new in box.

2 pr steel toe work boots, size 10 & 12, $25/ea.

403-887-4981 JIG SAW PUZZLES & MISC. BOOKS. $2/ea.

587-273-3436

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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Cats

BALINESE KITTENS (2) $50. ea.

Burman Kittens (2) $50. ea.

403-887-3649

Sporting Goods

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GUN SHOW May 3 - May 4 UFA Agri Centre West Info: 403-347-3767

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

Misc. for Sale

CLEAROUT VARIOUS PARTYLITE PRODUCTS including candles.

60% off!

Large selection.

403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389

COLEMAN cooler, aluminum $15, portable 3 spd.

TREES: Windbreak, desk fan $10, wall bike privacy screen, white rack set of 2, $5, 3 saw spruce trees 5’-7’ delivered horses $8/ea, 2/3 of 15kg. & planted $60 ea. on 25 or bag of Oil-Dri all purpose more. 20+ yrs experience absorbant $10, 20 oz. wet (780)778-0223. mop new $5, (4) 2x4 s’, 8 ‘, several cutoffs $10; misc. shelving $5; misc, pieces Household of wood $5, 13 boxes of misc. items, hinges, door Appliances stops, brackets, etc. $40; ELECTRIC stove, Whirl- alum. step ladder $10, 8 pool, white $75 obo smoked colored glasses $8, 8 water glasses, 12 403-342-5154 leave msg. ramekin dishes diamond pattern $8/set, 6 water Central Alberta’s Largest glasses with gold pattern Car Lot in Classifieds $6 403-314-2026

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Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

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WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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Grain, Feed Hay

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A pro-Russian masked gunman seen during his duty on a street in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday. analysis.

In analyst Fesenko’s view, it’s impossible for Ukraine to restore control over the insurgent region by force.

The heart of the insurgent region — centred on the eastern city of Slovyansk, 160 kilometres west of the Russian border — has fallen into lawlessness. The Kyiv government’s order to resume military operations in the east came after the bodies of two people allegedly abducted by pro-Russia insurgents were found in the area.

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AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

V.I.P. Access to all listings No more competing with other buyers. www.JustListedInfo.com 403-358-9999 text / call Residential One

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

MORRISROE MANOR

NEW HOMES

by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Condos/ Townhouses

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SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

2 BDRM. w/Àreplace, 4 appls, water/sewer/garbage incld, avail. May 1, SD $650 rent $1025 403-304-5337

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1 BDRM. FURNISHED, bright, N/S, lower suite in quiet home. Close to downtown/bus routes/ trails, avail.

May-July. Enjoy garden bouquets on sunny deck.

Newer appls. w/Nikken air & water Àltration sys., www.nikken.com/Wellness HomesandWorkplaces.

Indoor cat considered. $750 + 1/3 utils. 403-343-9372 3 BDRM trailer in Alix. Lrg fenced yard, shed. No pets.

May 1st. 403-348-6594 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

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1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852 Newly renovated bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

THE NORDIC

1000-1430

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Rooms For Rent

2 ROOMS in fully equipped executive suite in Lacombe w/hotel services, daily and weekly.

403-396-7976 396-3616 MOUNTVIEW Avail fully furn bdrms for rent. Student or Working M only. 403-396-2468

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Offices

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $2400/mo.

403-343-9300

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilÀeld service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Antique Dealers and Stores

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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 Ànding your classic car. Call Kyle 403-896-7258

Automotive

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GRAND OPENING Caravan Luxury Auto Detailing. Spring cleaning specials 403-872-3998

Contractors

1100

FENCES & DECKS 403-352-4034

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, Áooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060 SIDING, SofÀt, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

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Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

BEST! Reasonable rates. 340-9368 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk Escorts of the town. www.viimassage.biz TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* Open long weekend

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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 Áooring, and roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

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Services

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5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

Locally owned. BBB member.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

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Services

COMMERCIAL Parking lot Vacuum Street Sweeping & parking lot assessments.

403-341-6900

Painters/ Decorators

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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Seniors’ Services

MUST SELL New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

Locally owned and family operated

www.laebon.com

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

Houses For Sale

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Condos/ Townhouses

EXCLUSIVE LUXURY RIVERFRONT CONDOS FOR SALE in Downtown Red Deer.

Call Renee at 403-314-1687 for Inquiries.

NEW CONDO 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

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Manufactured Homes

BY OWNER Parkland Estates, 1500 sq. ft. incld’s addition, 3 bdrm., family rm., stone gas Àreplace, 1 1/2 baths, 5 newer appls., new paint, water lines, skirting carpet & lino. $65,000. 403-348-5016

Lots For Sale

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Pinnacle Estates

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wheels

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JUNK/TREE REMOVAL, Yard/Care 403-358-1614 THE ROTOTILLER GUY Garden Rototilling & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957

2010 FORD F150 Platinum, crew cab S/B, 5.4 L auto., $6000 worth of access., 2600 kms. $38,900 + GST. 403-783-1606 2001 SILVERADO LT 2wd, X cab, 5.3L, 166,600 kms, grey, tow pkg, $6800 obo 403-343-8206

Fifth Wheels

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CLASSIFICATIONS

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5010

If you own a vehicle, contact us today!

4971 Phelan St.

5240

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300

1995 OKANAGAN 23’. Very well maint. Must be seen.

Asking $5900. 403-342-0250

Holiday Trailers

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices

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NOTICE T0 CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of

KEVIN BARRY EMMONS

2007 STARCRAFT, 30’, slide, solar, air, walkaround bed, sleeps 6, rear kitchen. $17,000. O.B.O. 403-358-6765 1982 TRAVEL Trailer. 19’, dbl. axle, full bathroom, good cond. $3200. 403-346-3216

Auto Wreckers

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RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

who died on November 6, 2013 If you have a claim against this estate, you must Àle your claim by May 30, 2014, with

Thomas G. Langford at Duhamel Manning Feehan Warrrender Glass LLP 5233 - 49 Avenue Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6G5 and provide details of your claim. If you do not Àle by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

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Crossroads Gas Co-op Ltd. is preparing to construct system upgrades and new gas services to Applicants during the upcoming 2014 construction season. The work consists mainly of the installation of polyethylene gas lines between 26mm and 114mm throughout the Crossroads Gas Co-op Ltd. franchise area.

Also 48mm to 88mm High Pressure etc. is used on some projects.

Crossroads Gas Co-op Ltd. PO Box 6319, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T1 Phone: 403.227.4861

Take the Money!

www.thetitlestore.ca

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Automotive

Tender packages which include all specifications and typical drawing are available at Crossroad’s office at 36060 Range Road 282, Innisfail. The mailing address is:

Keep the Car, RED DEER

5200

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

INVITATION TO TENDER

5000-5300

403-754-5104

2004 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $24,500 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580

Tenders

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Yard Care

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Vehicles Wanted To Buy

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FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, Cars prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer 2007 ACCORD 1, owner, www.homesreddeer.com full load. $8900. 347-4840

Automotive Services

Trucks

Laebon Homes 346-7273

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

MUST SELL

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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5030

1217 sq.ft. duplex.

4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Cars

On Wednesday, pro-Russia forces in Slovyansk said they were holding an American journalist, saying he was suspected of spying for Ukrainian ultra-nationalists.

Simon Ostrovsky, a journalist for Brooklyn-based Vice News, has not been seen since early Tuesday in Slovyansk.

The fluent Russian-speaker who also holds an Israeli passport has been covering the crisis in Ukraine for weeks and was reporting about the masked gunmen seizing government buildings.

at www.garymoe.com

Waskasoo Creek 1 -4 pc bath, non drinking, Coronation Park no drugs, no parties, smoking Executive 1/2 Duplex ok. Household privileges, cable Fenced back yard on creek internet, washer, dryer.

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DONETSK, Ukraine — Russia’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that attacks on Russian citizens or interests in Ukraine would bring a firm response and drew a comparison to the circumstances that opened the war with Georgia in 2008.

“Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, a day after Ukraine announced it was re-launching a campaign against pro-Kremlin insurgents occupying government facilities in the mostly Russian-speaking east.

“If we were attacked we could certainly respond,” Lavrov said, speaking on the Kremlin-funded satellite TV channel RT. Lavrov’s warning came as the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a separate statement demanding that Ukraine pull its armed forces out of the crisis-ridden region.

“If our interests, our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia, I do not see any other way but to respond in full accordance with international law,” Lavrov said, referring to the 2008 war that led to the breaking away of the Geor-

years of corruption and mismanagement under Viktor Yanukovych, the Russiafriendly president who fled the country in February after months of protests.

Yanukovych’s ouster sparked wide anger in his support base in Ukraine’s east.

The insurgents, who claim Ukraine’s post-Yanukovych government consists of nationalists who will suppress the east’s large Russian-speaking population, are demanding regional autonomy or even annexation by Russia, like the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea last month.

The insurgents, whom Kyiv and the West claim have Russian backing and direction, have occupied buildings in at least 10 eastern cities.

It’s a strategy that Eugene Rumer, director of the Russia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says appears to be “spreading across the map like ink blots.”

“They are a long ways away from merging into a large area, but this strategy is proving quite effective at challenging the power and authority of the Kyiv government, undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity and spreading the insurgency over a vast region that otherwise the Russian military would struggle to occupy and control,” he wrote in an

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gian republic of South Ossetia.

In that conflict, Russia launched an invasion of Georgia after it unleashed an artillery attack on the capital of the separatist region, where Russian peacekeeping forces were stationed. However, unlike the conflict with Georgia, Russia has denied having troops or agents in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian warnings came as an accord reached last week in Geneva to defuse the Ukraine crisis continued to crumble, with pro-Russian insurgents in the east defying calls for all sides to disarm and to vacate the buildings they are occupying.

On Tuesday, Ukraine’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, ordered resumption of an “anti-terrorist operation” against the pro-Russia forces. However, the highly publicized move produced little action on the ground Wednesday.

A previous campaign to reclaim seized buildings showed few results before it was suspended last week.

Ukrainian forces claimed to have regained control of one small airport, but insurgents also seized armoured vehicles and reports said some Ukrainian soldiers had switched sides.

The army is underfunded and poorly equipped after

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WHO concerned by sharp rise in MERS 75 PER CENT OF RECENT CASES ARE HUMAN SPREAD

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday about the recent sharp rise in MERS cases in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Between them, the two countries have announced nearly 150 new infections with the MERS coronavirus this month. In fact, the cases announced so far in April represent 43 per cent of all MERS cases diagnosed since the first known infections in April of 2012.

It took two years since those first cases for the global tally to hit the 200 mark. That happened in late March. Now the combined total announced by the WHO and affected countries is over 360 cases.

The WHO statement said it is particularly worried about two outbreaks in health-care facilities, calling them significant. One is occurring in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, while the other is in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

While the UAE has announced a couple of dozen cases in recent days, the lion’s share of the spike has occurred in Saudi Arabia, which has announced 80 new cases in the past week.

Earlier this week Saudi Arabia’s executive council fired the country’s health minister.

While no official reason was given, it is believed dissatisfaction with his handling of the MERS outbreak was behind the move.

The WHO noted about three quarters of the recently diagnosed cases involve personto-person spread of the virus, with most of the affected people contracting the virus in hospitals.

“Approximately 75 per cent of the recently reported cases are secondary cases, meaning that they are considered

to have acquired the infection from another case through human-to-human transmission,” said Dr. Ala Alwan, regional director of the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office.

“The majority of these secondary cases have been infected within the health-care setting and are mainly healthcare workers, although several patients are also considered to have been infected with MERS-CoV” — CoV is short for coronavirus — “while in hospital for other reasons.”

The two countries have also exported cases. A man from Greece who became ill with a gastro-intestinal ailment while in Jeddah sought care in a hospital there. Later he flew home with symptoms of MERS and has been confirmed as a case.

A man from Malaysia who was in Saudi Arabia on a religious pilgrimage contracted the virus and died after returning to his home country.

And a nurse who tested positive for the virus in UAE flew home to the Philippines.

Among the 24 cases that Saudi Arabia reported Wednesday was a Turkish man who was in the country as a pilgrim. The Saudi ministry of health says the man is in hospital in Mecca in stable condition.

Until recently, Saudi officials have reluctantly shared information, preferring, it appeared, to deal with the problem on their own. The WHO and outside experts have plead with authorities there to conduct what’s known as a case control study to try to figure out how an animal virus — likely coming from camels — is infecting people. But to date there has been no such study done or if one has been done its results have not been shared.

But in recent days Saudi officials have spoken of seeking help from the WHO and inter-

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In this Dec. 25, 2010 file photo, a festival official touches the lip of a camel during the final day of Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in outskirt of Zayed City about 120 km south west of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For some of the scientists and doctors who helped the world battle the 2003 SARS outbreak, the recent rapid rise in human infections in several Middle Eastern countries caused by a cousin virus is creating a sense of sharp unease. national experts. And WHO said Wednesday it has offered to mobilize international expertise through its Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network to help both Saudi Arabia and the UAE. One expert who has been following MERS developments closely is Dr. Allison McGeer, an infection control expert and a key figure in Toronto’s SARS outbreak response.

McGeer, who is head of infection control at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, said it is hard from a distance to gauge what going on with MERS, but she expressed concern about the apparent size of the Jeddah outbreak.

McGeer travelled to Saudi

Arabia in the spring of 2013 to investigate and help control an earlier hospital outbreak at Al Ahsa. She said containing the virus there was easy — which leads her to wonder why the Jeddah outbreak appears to be so large and difficult to stop.

She said one possibility is that infection control measures are failing. But McGeer said Saudi Arabia has good infection control expertise.

Another option, she noted, is that something may have changed in the virus, making it more transmissible than it was last year. But she said there isn’t evidence to suggest the virus has changed enough to be able to spread efficiently

from person-to-person in the community, like cold and flu viruses do.

Still, SARS did most of its damage in hospitals, where it spread well among patients and health-care workers. And people familiar with SARS who are watching MERS see many parallels between the two.

“It is worrying me that the hospital control of transmission appears to be a significant problem,” said McGeer.

“It suggests that the virus is changing and if the virus is changing then that of course doesn’t rule out that we could have a new human coronavirus...if we just give it enough time.”

Nonviolent U.S. prisoners encouraged to ask for release

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is encouraging many nonviolent federal prisoners to apply for early release — and expecting thousands to take up the offer. It’s an effort to deal with high costs and overcrowding in prisons, and also a matter of fairness, the U.S. government says.

On Wednesday, the Justice Department unveiled a revamped clemency process directed primarily at low-level felons imprisoned for at least 10 years who have clean records while in custody. The effort is part of a broader administration push to scale back harsh penalties in some drugrelated prosecutions and to address sentencing disparities arising from the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic that yielded disproportionately tough punishment for black drug offenders.

10-YEAR INMATES TOLD TO ASK FOR CLEMENCY IN EFFORT TO DEAL WITH HIGH COSTS AND OVERCROWDING “These older, stringent punishments that are out of line with sentences imposed under today’s laws erode people’s confidence in our criminal justice system,” said Deputy Attorney General James Cole in laying out new criteria that will be used in evaluating clemency petitions for possible recommendation for the president’s approval.

Though the criteria apply solely to federal inmates, states, too are grappling with severe prison overcrowding.

In Nebraska, for example, prisons were at 155 per cent of capacity at the end of March.

And in California, courts have ordered the state to reduce the inmate population to 137.5 per cent of designed capacity, or 112,164 inmates in the 34 facilities, by February 2016.

The White House, some-

Northern Colorado 4th graders get grandparents’ pot; principal warns parents to secure drugs GREELEY, Colo. — School officials in northern Colorado are asking parents to take care with their newly legal recreational marijuana, after fourth graders were caught dealing the drug on an elementary school campus.

John Gates, director of safety for Weld County School District 6, said Wednesday that the students involved, three 10-year-old boys and a 10-year-old girl at Greeley’s Monfort Elementary School, faced tough discipline but not suspension or expulsion. He would not elaborate on their punishment.

Only one student admitted to trying any of the drug, a small bite of an edible marijuana item, and a subsequent medical exam did not indicate any harmful effect had been caused, Gates said.

The marijuana appears to have been legally purchased by adults — grandparents in two families — and no charges were expected to be filed, Gates said.

He said the parents of the students were concerned and working with the school on discipline.

Gates said a student who was not involved alerted school officials that a student sold marijuana to other students on Monday, and that on Tuesday a student tried to trade edible marijuana for some of the student seller’s marijuana.

“This could not have happened had they secured their marijuana,” Gates said of the grandparents, urging adults to take care with the drug. “Nothing good’s going to come from having 10-year-olds find it, use it or take it to school.”

In a letter sent home Tuesday, Monfort Principal Jennifer Sheldon told parents that because it’s easier for adults to get marijuana, children potentially have greater access.

Denver TV station KDVR posted the letter on its website: “We urge all parents, grandparents and anyone who cares for children to treat marijuana as you would prescription drugs, alcohol or even firearms.

This drug is potentially lethal to children, and should always be kept under lock and key, away from young people.”

Gina Carbone, who helped found the group Smart Colorado to publicize concerns about the impact on children of marijuana legalization, applauded Sheldon’s letter.

times criticized as too stingy with its clemency power, says it’s seeking more candidates for leniency in an overcrowded federal prison system whose costs comprise a sizable percentage of the Justice Department’s budget.

The system’s population has rocketed in recent decades, creating rising multibilliondollar expenses that officials say threaten other law enforcement priorities and that an inspector general’s report last year characterized as a “growing crisis.”

The United States incarcerates about a quarter of the world’s prisoners. Of the roughly 216,000 inmates in federal custody, nearly half are imprisoned for drug-related crimes.

But officials say now’s the time to consider releasing

more prisoners early.

“These defendants were properly held accountable for their criminal conduct. However, some of them, simply because of the operation of sentencing laws on the books at the time, received substantial sentences that are disproportionate to what they would receive today,” Cole said.

Officials say they don’t know how many of the tens of thousands of drug-related convicts would be eligible for early release, but an ideal candidate would meet six criteria — including no history of violence, no ties to criminal organizations or gangs and a clean prison record. He must also have already served 10 years or more of his sentence and be likely to have received a substantially shorter offence if convicted of the same of-

fence today.

The Bureau of Prisons will notify all inmates of the criteria next week and provide electronic surveys to those who think they deserve clemency.

The Justice Department expects the vast majority of applicants to be drug prisoners but didn’t foreclose the possibility that inmates convicted of other crimes — financial fraud, for example — could be considered.

“It’s really a coming together of decades of excessive sentencing, particularly in drug cases, combined with attention to the underused power of commutation,” said Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, an organization that works on sentencing policies.

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The Mane Event takes place this weekend in Red Deer at Westerner Park. It begins Friday, April 25, and runs through Sunday, April 27. Some of North America’s top clinicians will be providing information on a variety of disciplines. A trainer’s challenge will see three top trainers putting their skills to the test. A large number of exhibitors will be on hand in the largest indoor equine trade show in Canada. A variety of clinics will provide the chance to ride with some of the best clinicians in business.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● Red Deer College Tenth Annual Alumni Wine Tasting Festival gets underway on April 25, 7 :30 p.m. in the Cenovus Energy Learning Common. Tickets are available from RDC cashiers, downtown at Sunworks, and online at www.bkticketcentre.ca. ● Blackfalds United Church Bean Supper will be offered on April 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages six to 12, and free for children under five. Price includes salad, buns, coffee, tea, juice and dessert. Proceeds to mission and service fund. See blackfaldsunitedfchurch. com or phone 403-885-4780. ● April Spectacular at Gallery on Main in Lacombe takes place on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., April 26 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and April 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a meet and greet with artists on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. ● Friends of the Red Deer Public Library Spring Book Sale continues at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library in the Snell Auditorium on April 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the general public. Memberships are available at the door for $7.50 for single, or $10 per family. All proceeds to the library.

Book and audiovisual donations are gratefully accepted at the downtown branch year round.

Contact Lesley at 403-346-5721.

Saturday ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The April 26 session is called Inspired Art. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-3098405. Free with admission. ● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held April 26 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Lost Highway. Doors open at 8 p.m. Music starts at 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information, call Elaine at 403341-7653 or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Lux Spring Into Summer Show in support of Little Warriors (against child abuse) will be held on April 26 at iHotel from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors, raffle tickets, door prizes.

See https://www.facebook.com/LUXexpos or phone 403-872-3311. ● Senior Citizens Downtown House Karaoke Night will be held on April 26, 1:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Phone 403-3464043. ● Lincoln Hall Annual Pancake Supper, April 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation to Caden Tellier fundraiser to support a young boy who is bravely battling cancer.

There will be music and entertain-

ment after the supper. For more information call 403-782-4194. ● Nature Savvy Saturdays at Kerry Wood Nature Centre are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. each week. Enjoy a nature-themed craft or activity. All ages invited to drop in and for a seasonal nature-inspired craft or activity.

Phone 403-346-2010.

Sunday ● Ladies Auxiliary Annual St. George’s Tea will be offered at Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion on April 27 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at Legion reception for $5. There will be entertainment, food, and fun. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Living Faith Lutheran Church Confirmation Sunday will be held on April 27 at 10 a.m. at Bethany CollegeSide. Contact Ralph at 403-347-9852. ● Reach Beyond (formerly HCJB Global) concert with Eduard Klassen — Paraguayan harpist — will be held at First Baptist Church on April 27 at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy traditional songs and hymns played on a Paraguayan folk harp. Phone 403-346-4281. ● Red Deer River Naturalists — Monday Bird Focus meets Monday at noon at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre to depart on excursions in central Alberta. Dates and destinations are: Sunday, April 27 — annual Sandhill Crane trip to Hwy. 36/Alliance area, departing at 8 a.m., contact Judy at 403-342-4150 to register; April 28 — west country field trip.

Come prepared for a full afternoon of birding.

Bring along lunch, snacks, coffee, and dress for the weather. Be prepared to carpool. To join in, contact Judy at 403-342-4150.

Monday ● Chess Club at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch welcomes all levels of players from beginner to intermediate to learn chess rules and strategies on Mondays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Alberta Chess Association. Phone 403-341-3822. ● Bargain Treasures Thrift Store welcomes gently used items, except furniture, computers and monitors, infant car seats or cribs. Please bring items inside the back door at 5217 Gaetz Ave. during business hours from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is run by volunteers and all proceeds stay in the community. Phone 403347-9711. ● Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library offers Preschool Storytime for children ages three to five years on Mondays from 10 to 10:45 a.m., and Toddler Play and Learn on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with their toddlers. Both are

drop-in programs. No registration is required.

For details, phone 403-341-3822. ● Bower Community Association has several upcoming events. Lawn Care Equipment information session will be offered on April 28 from 7 to 8 p.m. Contact Jesse at 403-877-1436. Annual Tree Planting Bee will take place on May 10 from 9:15 to 11 a.m.

Participants are asked to meet at Bower Hall at 9:15 am. and help plant from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Refreshments, snacks, and prize draw will be held afterwards. Contact Larry at 403347-6994. Bike Clinic will go on May 26 from 7 to 8 p.m. and will show how to care for and tune up your bike. Contact Jesse at 403-8771436. Bower Community Membership Drive will be held on June 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a cost of $5 per family. Come enjoy free coffee and goodies. Contact Laura at 403-343-6136, Ray at 403-343-3343-2115, or Viggo at 403340-3494. Car Clinic will show care and maintenance of automobiles on June 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. Contact Jesse at 403-877-1436.

All events free except membership and take place at Bower Hall.

Tuesday ● Red Deer Legion Branch #35 offers karaoke at Molly B’s Pub on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., and wing night on Thursdays from 5 to 10 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.

Bower Place Community Association seniors’ coffee and card parties are held on the last Tuesday of each month at Bower Kin Place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Join the fun on April 29. Call Marlene at 403-343-0632.

Wednesday ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Country Express is on April 30 at 7 p.m.

Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.

Thursday ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, May 1, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Country Gold North Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-986-7170, or 403-246-3896.

First Thursdays in the Snell are free chamber music concerts from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the Snell Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month. Café Noir will sponsor the series and provide free coffee and tea. Bring lunch, or purchase at the café. The May 1 event features Kids of Strathearn Music Studios from Edmonton as musical guests. Phone 403342-9122. Free will donation at the door.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Deer Park Alliance Church Retro Memory Afternoon Tea will be held on May 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be special 1950s music by Alecia Aichelle — local recording artist and songwriter, ideas for preserving memories from The Framing Nook, and Heritage Makers. Please wear an apron from the past to receive a door prize, and bring your favourite tea cup. Tickets cost $7 and must be picked up by April 28 at the church office.

Phone 403-343-1511. ● Hivernant Métis Cultural Society Annual Spring Fling will be held on May 3 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Big Valley Jubilee Hall. Enjoy supper, entertainment, dance, and live band. Tickets are $12 per person, $20 per couple, or $25 per family. Proceeds will support the Hivernant Rendezvous, Aug. 1 to 3. For information call Marlene at 1-800267-5844, or 403-815-6720. ● Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum Old-Fashioned Ham Dinner will be held on May 6 to 8 in the historic Hanna Log House.

There will be two sittings on each of the three nights at 5 and 6:30 p.m. The menu includes delicious old-fashioned ham and scalloped potatoes, and more. The cost is $15 for adults and $6 for children under 10 years. Tickets must be purchased in advance by phoning 403-340-3511. ● Wildrose Harmonizers Barbershop

Chorus present Moms and Their Boys — A Tribute to Mothers — on May 2, 7 p.m. at Living Stones Church. Special guest performers will be Timelines (champion quartet) and Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Chamber Choir. Tickets cost $20 and are available from David, 403-342-1318, Rob at 403-782-3744, or Ron at 403-789-6489, and at the door. See www.harmonizers.ca ● Hike for Hospice on May 4 offers a one km paved route or four km through Kerry Wood sanctuary to help support the Red Deer Hospice Society. Registration begins at 10 a.m. for a fee of $10 and includes barbecue lunch and a t-shirt. There will be a warm up prior to the hike at 11 a.m. Register online at www.reddeerhospice.com. All funds in Red Deer stay in the community. ● Evening of Decadent Dessert takes place on May 9 at Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park in support of Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre. In addition to enjoying champagne reception, dinner, entertainment, guests may participate in raffles, silent and live auctions, and more. Tickets cost $80 per individual, or $600 for a table of eight. Volunteers are needed for help before and during the event. Contact Tera at tjohnson@aspirespecialneeds.ca, or 403-340-2606.

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Material examined for link to missing jet

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Unidentified material that washed ashore in southwestern Australia and is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysian plane is unlikely to have come from the jet, an official said Wednesday.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau was scrutinizing photos of the object, which washed ashore 10 kilometres (6 miles) east of Augusta in Western Australia state. But Martin Dolan, chief commissioner of the safety bureau, said an initial analysis of the material — which appeared to be sheet metal with rivets — suggested it was not from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

“We do not consider this likely to be of use to our search for MH370,” Dolan told The Associated Press. “At this stage, we are not getting excited.”

Dolan said the analysis of the material would likely be completed overnight and a formal statement issued Thursday. Augusta is near Australia’s southwestern tip, about 310 kilome-

tres (190 miles) from Perth, where the search has been headquartered.

Meanwhile, Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday that failure to find any clue in the most likely crash site of the lost jet would not spell the end of the search, as officials plan soon to bring in more powerful sonar equipment that can delve deeper beneath the Indian Ocean.

The search co-ordinationcentre said a robotic submarine, the U.S. Navy’s Bluefin 21, had scanned more than 80 per cent of the 310-square kilometre (120-square mile) seabed search zone off the Australian west coast, creating a three-dimensional sonar map of the ocean floor. Nothing of interest had been found.

The 4.5-kilometre (2.8-mile) deep search area is a circle 20 kilometres (12 miles) wide around an area where sonar equipment picked up a signal on April 8 consistent with a plane’s black boxes. But the batteries powering those signals are now believed dead.

Defence Minister David Johnston said Australia was consulting with Malaysia, China and the United States on the next phase of the search for the

plane, which disappeared March 8. Details on the next phase are likely to be announced next week.

Johnston said more powerful towed side-scan commercial sonar equipment would probably be deployed, similar to the remote-controlled subs that found RMS Titanic 3,800 metres (12,500 feet) under the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 and the Australian WWII wreck HMAS Sydney in the Indian Ocean off the Australian coast, north of the current search area, in 2008.

“The next phase, I think, is that we step up with potentially a more powerful, more capable side-scan sonar to do deeper water,” Johnston told the AP. While the Bluefin had less than one-fifth of the seabed search area to complete, Johnston estimated that task would take another two weeks.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the airliner’s probable impact zone was 700 kilometres (430 miles) long and 80 kilometres (50 miles) wide. A new search strategy would be adopted if nothing is found in the current seabed search zone.

“If at the end of that period we find nothing, we are not going to abandon

the search, we may well rethink the search, but we will not rest until we have done everything we can to solve this mystery,” Abbott told reporters.

“We owe it to the families of the 239 people on board, we owe it to the hundreds of millions — indeed billions — of people who travel by air to try to get to the bottom of this. The only way we can get to the bottom of this is to keep searching the probable impact zone until we find something or until we have searched it as thoroughly as human ingenuity allows at this time,” he said.

The focus of the next search phase will be decided by continuing analysis of information including flight data and sound detections of the suspected beacons, Johnston said.

“A lot of this seabed has not even been hydrographically surveyed before — some of it has — but we’re flying blind,” he said, adding that the seabed in the vicinity of the search was up to 7 kilometres (4 miles) deep.

The search centre said an air search involving 10 planes was suspended for a second day because of heavy seas and poor visibility.

NYPD Twitter campaign backfires NEW YORK — The largest police department in the U.S. learned the hard way that there are legions online devoted to short-circuiting even the best-intentioned public relations campaign — in this case, the NYPD’s Twitter invitation to people to post feel-good photos of themselves posing with New York’s Finest.

What myNYPD got instead was a montage of hundreds of news images of baton-wielding cops arresting protesters, pulling suspects by the hair, unleashing pepper spray and taking down a bloodied 84-year-old man for jaywalking.

It was a mistake of epic proportions, with the hashtag among the most-trafficked in the world Tuesday, creating a public relations nightmare for a new NYPD leadership intent on creating a more community-friendly force.

“When you’re in the social space, it’s tough to predict what’s going to happen,” said Glen Gilmore, who teaches social media marketing at Rutgers University.

A similar meltdown came last November when investment giant JP Morgan Chase, which had been paying billions in fines stemming from the financial crisis, asked followers on Twitter to post career advice questions. Among them: “Did you have a specific number of people’s lives you needed to ruin before you considered your business model a success?”

McDonald’s inadvertently ordered up some bad publicity in 2012 with its McDStories campaign. Sample response: “I walked into a McDonald’s and could smell the Type II diabetes.”

The myNYPD misfire comes at a time when new Police Commissioner

William Bratton is trying to re-brand the department to counter criticism that it has been trampling on people’s civil rights. Last week, it disbanded an intelligence unit that spied on Muslim neighbourhoods, and it has promised to reforms to the crime-fighting tactic known as stop and frisk.

Bratton acknowledged Wednesday that the Twitter campaign may not have been fully thought through.

“Was that particular reaction from the some of the police adversaries anticipated? To be quite frank, it was not,” Bratton said. “But at the same time it’s not going to cause us to change any of our efforts to be very active on social media. ... It is what it is. It’s an open, transparent world.”

The myNYPD traffic was holding steady on Wednesday, but the dialogue had shifted from mockery of the NYPD to an analysis of what went wrong, including the tweet “Social Media 101: Be careful what you ask for.”

Anthony Rotolo, a professor of digital communications at Syracuse University, suggested another appropriate response could have been SMH — shake my head.

“A lot of time the eagerness to embrace social media tools overshadows our common sense,” Rololo said. “In other types of media, we would not so quickly jump to something like this without doing our groundwork first.”

Still, there was some evidence Wednesday that the outreach may bear fruit.

One person posted a photo of herself standing next to an officer on horseback in Times Square. Another posted a picture of two smiling officers on patrol and wrote, “These guys put their lives on the line every day. They deserve our respect and gratitude.”

Bombing kills senior police officer

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EGYPT

CAIRO, Egypt — A senior Egyptian police officer was killed by a bomb placed under his car in a western Cairo suburb Wednesday, the latest in a series of targeted attacks on police and the military as Islamic militant groups keep up a campaign of violence since last summer’s ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Brig. Gen. Ahmed Zaki was the second police officer of that rank killed this month in a bombing, a sign of how the violence has shifted from high-profile suicide and car bombings against police installations toward more lowlevel attacks on individual officers or small police posts.

Also Wednesday, a police lieutenant was killed in a gun battle that erupted as security forces raided a militant hideout near the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria.

Al-Qaida-inspired militant groups have claimed responsibility for most of the attacks. The groups have said their bombings and shootings are to avenge the fierce crackdown on Morsi’s Islamist supporters in which more than 1,300 people have been killed and thousands arrested. The government says suspected militants have killed more than 450 policemen and soldiers since July.

The government accuses Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating the violence, saying it is ultimately behind the militant groups. It declared the group a terrorist organization late last year. The Brotherhood denies the

claim, saying the terror brand aims to justify wiping it out as a political force.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Wednesday’s killing, but the Interior Ministry blamed the Brotherhood.

“The Egyptian police continue its determined and decisive confrontation in its battle against terrorism,” ministry spokesman Hani Abdel-Latif said in a televised statement. The police “will continue their efforts to face up to these terrorist operations that are plotted by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group.”

Zaki was heading to work early Wednesday from his home in the Cairo suburb of 6th of October when the bomb detonated under the police car assigned to transport him, critically wounding him. He later died in hospital, Abdel-Latif said. Two conscripts were wounded.

Zaki is one of the most senior officers to be killed in the campaign of violence. He was in the leadership of the Central Security Forces, the riot police branch that takes the lead role in dealing with protests and general security.

A senior security official in Cairo said Zaki had sat through planning meetings for the Aug. 14 operation that broke up two pro-Morsi sit-ins in the capital, in which security forces killed more than 600 protesters. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.

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