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Second student catches measles RESTAURANT IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL EXPOSURE SITE

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF A second student from Mattie McCullough Elementary School and seventh person overall in Central Alberta has contracted measles, Alberta Health Services announced Thursday.

The most recent case is considered connected to one announced April 11 that identified the local school as a possible exposure site. Associated with the case announced Thursday is one additional potential exposure site — the Boston Pizza restaurant at 3215 Gaetz Ave. in Red Deer, from 12:30-3:45 p.m. on April 21.

Any individuals present at the eatery at that time who were born after 1970 and have never contracted measles themselves or have not received two doses of the measles vaccine could be susceptible. AHS offered a free immunization clinic on Thursday specifically for such people, with a number of individuals attending to receive the vaccine.

While AHS personnel were able to contact the restaurant owners and staff to inform them of the issue, because it is a public space, AHS had no way to individually contact all those who may have been exposed.

Adding to the challenge is that symptoms in those who contract the virus often do not develop for many days. Exposures like the Boston Pizza one may be possible in the meantime, and those who may be susceptible will only be immune if vaccinated within 72 hours of exposure. “We got the notification (Wednesday) that the child had the rash and so we decided to try to notify staff and the public today and do what we could realizing it was extremely short notice,� said medical officer of health Dr. Digby Horne on Thursday.

AHS noted that the Boston Pizza location does not present an ongoing health risk.

Among the seven measles cases in the AHS central zone in 2014, one person has been hospitalized and another person visited a hospital.

Please see MEASLES on Page A3

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Domestic violence leaves lasting mark

This is the first story in a three-part series looking at domestic violence in Red Deer and Central Alberta.

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF All Tiffany wanted was somebody to love and to love her back.

She thought Mike was that guy.

She ignored warnings from friends who had heard his reputation. And she became angry when her mother gave her disapproving two cents worth on Mike.

She focused on the positive influence he became in her life. A single mother living on her own, it was good to have a man in her life who appeared caring and helpful.

The relationship moved extremely fast, and the violence and abuse was not far behind.

She was trapped. “I just thought they were being overprotective and I didn’t take them seriously, because to me he seemed greater than any person I had met in my life,� said Tiffany, whose real identity and that of her ex are being withheld.

Over the course of the next few years, she experienced the full spectrum of abuse, from being a punching bag, to isolation, confinement and psychological abuse and manipulation.

Her children became pawns as child protective services became involved

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A mother hugs her daughter near a memorial of teddy bears, poetry and flowers Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, outside the apartment building where Blagica Fekete and her son Alex were killed. and Tiffany’s life came crashing down.

It has been a long battle to rebuild her life.

Her story is not unique in Central Alberta.

Red Deer carries the dubious title as the province’s domestic abuse

capital.

The city is among the leaders for most reported cases of domestic violence in Alberta, and the rates are among the highest in Canada.

Please see VIOLENCE on Page A2

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Team Mario Kartel made up of from the left, Lexi Parker, Duncan MacAulay, Gavin Jewan, Becca Edge and Tana-Rae Halfkenny count down to the start of the Hunting Hills High School second annual Bike-A-Thon in support of Mental Health and Cancer research on Thursday. Forty-nine teams made up of up to eight members will keep the wheels rolling for 24 hours during the event, which had raised more than $51,600 as of Thursday at 4 p.m.

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VIOLENCE: Numbers just scratch the surface Last year alone, there were 1,670 files opened.

That’s a considerable jump from the previous six years, during which there were about 2,800 files total, or an average of 466 a year.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2011, family violence accounted for 26 per cent of all police-reported violent crime across the nation.

It is believed those numbers just scratch the surface, with only an estimated 30 to 40 per cent of cases being reported. One-in-four common-law or married women will experience at least one act of domestic violence in their adult life. The highest risk is for women is between the ages of 18 and 24.

The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters survey in 2012 on men’s attitudes towards violence against women and found that 10 per cent of men still believe that it is OK to hit a woman if she angers him.

Not every complaint filed with the RCMP results in charges. The Red Deer Crown prosecutor’s office sees about 80 new domestic violence cases a month.

In the previous six years, 1,437 files, or 52 per cent of all total files, resulted in court cases.

The Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter (CAWES) consistently runs at capacity with all 40 beds full.

The Red Deer RCMP Domestic Violence Unit has broadened the scope of what calls should originate with the unit. Often they are moved to other divisions, but every file is investigated.

Observers say the numbers show that the public is starting to trust the system again and that domestic violence is being taken seriously in the city.

That wasn’t the always the case.

The Fekete murder-suicide in 2003 exposed how big an issue domestic violence was in the city.

After putting his estranged wife Blagica and their three-year-old son Alex through almost a year of hell, Josif Fekete shot and killed both. Then he turned the gun on himself in front of the only witness, Blagica’s best friend Valerie Carr — who de-

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— Ian Wheeliker Executive director, CAWES scribed the incident in her 2005 testimony during an official enquiry.

Blagica reportedly made 100 calls to the police in the preceding 10 months. Carr also made complaints to the police that were not followed up.

Still, Blagica appeared to be finally finding her way to safety. She had taken up residence at CAWES two days before she was shot.

She was not at CAWES when she was murdered.

She had agreed to pick up Alex at their former Red Deer apartment where Josif was dropping him off after a court-ordered visitation. Josif came armed with a sawed-off shotgun.

For some men, it’s a fine line between violence and homicide, and the point where the victim decides to finally move on is always the most dangerous.

“When she leaves him, he becomes desolate and desperate and he begins to have suicidal thoughts and suicidal ideations,” said CAWES executive di-

The explosion that destroyed a West Park home and left a family homeless in April has been sourced to a gas leak near the utilities room in basement.

Steve Gallioux, Red Deer Emergency Services fire inspector, said while they know a gas leak was part of the problem, sourcing the ignition is very difficult.

There are several sources that may have sparked the ignition, including pilot lights for both the furnace and hot water tank, or other devices in the home.

This means that while they know it was a gas leak that caused the explosion, it is being marked as an accidental fire with an undetermined cause.

“It was definitely a gas leak,” said Gailloux. “We believe the leak occurred in the utility room, near the water heater.”

Fire crews were called at 7:12 a.m. on April 12 to the residence at 530 Wishart St. by an occupant who was awakened by the smell of gas.

Two occupants of the home called 911 and fled the building. They were outside when the gas ignited, blowing three walls out, knocking the house off its foundation and setting off a major fire.

Getting inside the home and inspecting the damage and its cause proved to be labourious due to the damage. Before inspectors could get in they had to get the help of forensic engineers. Sintra Engineering of Edmonton reinforced the structure to make it safe for people to move through it.

“I know when we got out there, nobody could go in,” said Mark Hughes, Sintra president. “For us the first thing to do is to figure out whether or not anybody could go in and what needed to be done so people could go in.”

Please see EXPLOSION on Page A3 rector Ian Wheeliker, who worked with more than 10,000 men in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan before moving to Red Deer. “If he thinks he can’t get her back, or someone else is going to have her, his suicidal thoughts can turn to homicide in literally the blink of an eye.”

Alberta has some of the highest rates for domestic violence ending in homicide in Canada, trailing only Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Boom-and-bust resource-based economies play a big role. When times are good, there is more money for drugs and alcohol, plus relationships become strained with people away from home at camps for weeks at a time. Then when times are slow, finances become a completely different lightning rod.

But there are other issues at play.

Domestic violence is generational. The vast majority of offenders and adult victims were either victims of abuse or witnessed it as children.

This exposure creates mental health issues that fester and grow with adulthood.

Wheeliker says they do not let victims or abusers use this as an excuse. However, what it does do is provide insight into the situation and some of the issues that will need to be worked on.

Wheeliker is also clear that it is not always the women who are victims of domestic violence — there are women who are offenders as well.

Tiffany was exposed to a lot of domestic violence growing up. Her mother had a long track record of abusive boyfriends and turned to substance abuse.

Her mother could see the tell-tale signs almost immediately when she met Mike.

But Tiffany did not want to hear it, especially from her mother.

Over the years, Tiffany developed a codependent issue as a coping mechanism, tying her emotions and happiness to being with somebody. She was passive and did everything she could to avoid confrontation with everybody, not just Mike.

For an abusive person, that kind of mindset creates an easy prey.

“I am too forgiving, I believe people will change and I didn’t see the abuse that was happening,” Tiffany said. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com Coming Saturday: The 2003 Fekete murder-suicide marked a low point for law enforcement in Red Deer.

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Government passes $43-billion budget

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Alberta government has officially approved its $43-billion budget for 2014-15.

The document completed third reading Wednesday night and the governing Tories used their majority to pass it 33-20.

The budget forecasts a $1.1-billion surplus in dayto-day spending, but infrastructure debt is pegged to hit $21 billion by 2017.

The Opposition Wildrose has criticized Finance

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BRIEF PAMZ seeking public input on air quality issues People will have a chance to voice their concerns about air quality at an upcoming public meeting.

The Parkland Airshed Management Zone, which encompasses communities throughout Central Alberta stretching from Three Hills to the B.C. border and from Crossfield to Ponoka, is seeking public input on air quality issues it should address.

The meeting is a chance to express any concerns about air quality in the region. The suggestions and concerns voiced at the meeting will help determine where PAMZ will conduct air quality monitoring in 2015.

The meeting takes place at the Sundre Arts Development Centre, 100 2nd Ave. in Sundre, on May 14 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, no preregistration is required and attendance is free.

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MEASLES: Large outbreaks in B.C., elsewhere Large outbreaks have occurred in B.C., southern Alberta and overseas nations over the last year, and Horne said one could still occur here, particularly with importations remaining possible from those jurisdictions.

The student afflicted in the most recent case had been one of 40 Mattie McCullough pupils ordered to stay away from the school after the first school-related case was identified on April 11. Horne said there were some issues in sending out “exclusion orders”

Minister Doug Horner for plunging Alberta back into the red less than a decade after former premier Ralph Klein paid off the province’s $23-billion debt.

Horner has said borrowing for building is prudent because interest rates are low and tens of thousands of newcomers are arriving in Alberta each year.

Critics have also said the budget is presented in a confusing format to hide the deficit and on Wednesday auditor general Merwan Saher said it doesn’t meet general accounting standards.

Horner defended the approach Thursday. He said splitting the budget into savings, capital spending For more information, contact Kevin Warren, PAMZ executive director, at 403-862-7046.

Nature group cries foul as province considers sandhill crane hunt EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking at allowing people to hunt sandhill cranes after years of lobbying by hunters.

Alberta Environment says there are now enough of the tall, heavy, long-legged wading birds to withstand hunting. Spokeswoman Carrie Sancartier said experts estimate about 580,000 of the migratory birds nest or fly over Alberta. “We are going to be considering this for the 2015 hunting season,” she said.

“At this point the population is quite robust and we believe if we were to introduce a hunt it would not have a significant impact on the population.”

Sandhill cranes grow to more than a metre tall with wing spans of more than two metres.

The government would have to amend legislation to designate the sandhill crane as a game bird before hunters could legally draw a bead on the species, which was listed as sensitive in 2010.

Members of the Alberta Fish and Game Association unanimously passed a motion in February calling for a sandhill crane hunt. to students after the case was reported, as the notifications went out to parents via registered mail.

A letter from the province’s chief medical officer went to all school divisions and parents of school-aged children last week, informing them of outbreak risks. If an unvaccinated child attends a school where measles has been identified, he or she could be mandated to stay home from school for three weeks.

One of the seven cases reported from the Central Zone befell a person who was fully Dr. Digby Horne immunized against measles.

In Calgary, three of the first four cases for 2014 hit fullyvaccinated persons.

and day-to-day spending is the best way to make sure Albertans understand how money is allocated.

“If you look at municipalities, they do it exactly the same way. They separate out their operating from their capital,” said Horner.

“Why would we deprive Albertans of having the same level of scrutiny on our numbers as we require of the municipalities?”

The Wildrose party has suggested the government could manage spending on infrastructure projects with better planning and priorities.

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EXPLOSION: Building likely beyond repair Sintra Engineering typically works for insurance companies and law firms dealing with losses. They were called to shore up the home, making it safe for investigators to do their job. Sintra also has a role in the investigation of the fire.

They strategically place shoring posts to reinforce the structure.

“As with any structure we look to where the main structural elements are, which ones have moved, which ones haven’t and find ways to shore the main structure,” said Hughes.

“Once they are re-supported with a temporary shoring, then it is safe to go back in and do what needs to be done.”

The building is likely beyond repair.

“They’d be lucky if they saved the foundation on it,” said Gallioux. “Structurally between the explosion damage and the fire damage, I don’t think there is enough of the building left to recover.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com Horne said cases of primary or secondary vaccine failure are unusual. The former refers to instances where for some reason two doses do not work for an individual, the latter when the immunity the shots provide wanes over time.

Most of the potential exposure sites related to the seven cases have been in Red Deer. Other locations included Blackfalds, Stettler, and Camrose.

Symptoms of measles include high fever, a rash occurring three to seven days after the fever starts, and coughing, runny nose and red eyes. If symptoms are realized, individuals are advised to stay home and call Health Link Alberta at 1-866-408-5465 before visiting a health care facility.

As of Thursday, the provincial total for measles cases in 2014 was 20.

Between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2011, there were only 25 cases of measles reported in the province. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Crisis? What crisis?

RETIREMENT CONCERNS ARE EXAGGERATED IN CANADA

BY PHILIP CROSS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE With talks to expand the Canada Pension Plan having stalled, the Ontario government has pledged to roll out its own provincial version. The impulse for a ‘big CPP’ hinges on the assumption that Canadians are too ignorant or misguided to plan for retirement themselves and the meddling hand of government bureaucrats can help them.

In a new study published by the Fraser Institute, I question many of the assumptions behind the drive for ‘big CPP’ in Ontario and elsewhere.

To begin, Canada’s current cohort of retirees aren’t facing a retirement income crisis. People are living longer, healthier and wealthier lives in retirement. The few pockets of poverty among seniors, such as single elderly women who have never worked, are best addressed by better targeting government benefits, not a wholesale expansion of the CPP. The crisis publicized by the pension industry resides in the future and relies on assumptions and projections in models that are questionable. The model results are based on the traditional three pillars of Canada’s pension system — social security payments from government, the mandatory CPP, and voluntary pensions like RRSPs.

This downplays the role of assets people hold in a fourth pillar outside the pension system, which total $8.6 trillion, including real estate and various saving and investments, compared with $2.6 trillion held inside the pension system.

And it completely ignores a largely undocumented but vital fifth pillar of support to retirees from family and friends; for example, 10 per cent of seniors live with their families, with unknown amounts of money and in-kind support flowing back and forth across generations, including inheritances.

There are many problems with model-based extrapolations of pension incomes years in the future. For example, models assume that the replacement rate of working income with pension income is fixed over time, when it more likely declines as older age curtails spending on travel and entertainment.

Banks routinely exhort retirees to replace 70 per cent or more of their working income, when some experts find 50 per cent would be adequate for most.

But the fundamental problem with targeting replacement rates is that they are an opinion, not an observable fact. A prospective retiree can rationally choose to retire early, accepting a lower standard of living to spend more time pursuing leisure activities or with family.

Another challenge with model-

based projections results from a growing number of older Canadians staying in the labour force. Nearly half of Canadians over the age of 55 are still in the labour force, including onequarter aged 65 to 69 (a near doubling of the rate over a short period).

Canadians are increasingly working past what used to be the traditional (and often mandatory) age of retirement and this shift is playing havoc with forecasts of the labour force. This should give pause to anyone basing policy prescriptions that increase payroll taxes for virtually all working Canadians today on model simulations of the distant future. Every extra year that elderly Canadians spend working generates more income and reduces the time that savings are withdrawn for retirement.

However, a major problem with using models to simulate the future of retirement is the underlying assumption that prospective retirees don’t understand their financial circumstances.

In models, Canadians march towards retirement either blissfully unaware of the lower standard of living waiting for them or utterly incapable of altering their behaviour by saving more or working longer in response to that knowledge.

In real life, there’s ample evidence that Canadians alter their behaviour in response to a keen awareness of their circumstances and act decisively and rationally to control them. Some

accept lower incomes in order to retire early while others work longer when circumstances dictate; they save less voluntarily when government increases mandatory saving; they save more in their own pension accounts when employer-based pension plan benefits erode; they elect to receive CPP benefits earlier or later than the traditional 65 years as they see fit; they shift consumption between the early and later stages of retirement; they save more in their later years to leave an inheritance; and they understand government will provide support as their health deteriorates in their final years.

Canadians are anything but the robotic automatons portrayed in models, doomed to endlessly repeat past patterns of behaviour, incapable of learning and adapting their lifestyle to the changing world around them. They are actively involved in making the myriad of decisions that affect their pensions and their retirement.

If there is an expanded role for government to play in the future retirement system, it’s filling in the few cracks through which pensioners can fall into poverty.

Philip Cross is the former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada and author of The Reality of Retirement in Canada, published by the Fraser Institute (available at www.fraserinstitute.org).

This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hands off my right to vote, Mr. Harper Nothing is more fundamental to democracy than the right to vote. It is cherished in democracies and envied in dictatorships. Today’s newspapers are filled with stories about pro-democracy protests in Ukraine, Egypt, Venezuela and Afghanistan. Similarly, the history books are brimming with stories of disenfranchised people being imprisoned, persecuted, and killed because of their desire to cast a ballot.

Throughout history, dictators feared nothing more than the right to vote. It was for this reason, Abraham Lincoln famously remarked, “the ballot is stronger than the bullet.”

Internationally, Canada has been a tireless champion of the right to vote. Thousands of Canadians died on the cliffs of Dieppe; in the deserts of Kandahar; on the beaches of Normandy; and in the valleys of Kapyong in defence of it. They died so millions could vote and be freed from fascism, communism and totalitarianism.

Domestically, the right to vote expanded throughout the 20th century. Suffrage was extended to women in 1921; to Asian Canadians in 1947 and 1948; to First Nations/aboriginal Canadians in 1960; to the mentally ill in 1988; and to the incarcerated in 2002.

The right to vote is so fundamental that governments of all political have sought to insulate it from political interference. Prime Minister Mackenzie introduced the secret ballot in 1874. Prime Minister Borden created Elections Canada in 1920. Prime Minister Trudeau enshrined the right to vote in the Charter (1982). Prime Minister Chretien passed campaign finance reform in 2000.

Stephen Harper’s contribution to history?

Unlike his predecessors, Prime Minister Harper is trying to turn the clocks back. His government is trying to pass legislation (Bill C-23) that could prevent 520,000 Canadians from voting in the next election. First Nations/aboriginal Canadians, university students, senior citizens and low-income individuals will all be affected.

Bill C-23 will eliminate the process of “vouching,” eliminate voter identification cards, and eliminate the Chief Electoral Officer’s ability to promote voting. The government is trying to rush this anti-democratic bill through Parliament as fast as possible.

They have ignored petitions, refused to consult voters, rejected expert testimony, and limited debate.

Harper will go down in the history books as the prime minister who tried to roll back the right to vote. I hope our generation (like Nellie McClung, Rosa Parks, and Nelson Mandela) will go down as the generation that stopped him.

Harper: keep your hands off my right to vote.

Kyle Morrow Law Student Ponoka

Energy deregulation a disaster It has been a relatively short time since former premier Ralph Klein sold the people of Alberta a bill of goods labelled The Alberta Advantage.

Today I am looking at my outrageous gas and electrical bills and reading that, thanks to the energy deregulation policies that the Alberta Progressive Conservatives brought in under Klein, Albertans now pay the highest rates in Canada for both electricity

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and natural gas.

The PCs even had the audacity to introduce this deregulation policy with subsidies paid for by your tax dollars (remember the temporary provincial natural gas subsidies?).

So now Albertans, in Canada’s most energy rich province, pay the highest rates for essential energy products.

This all while unregulated energy-providing corporations can’t rake in the profits fast enough.

It would be a different matter if we could live in this part of the world by doing without electricity or gas but we all know this is not possible.

The inflation rate in Alberta is now the highest in Canada. So I am asking both of our Red Deer and district MLAs to please publicly respond to this letter and explain how people like myself and others who live on a fixed income can benefit from this so called Alberta advantage?

Or are we being sacrificed to the energy corporations and should we just turn off the lights and freeze in the dark if we don’t like it? That is what Klein suggested to our Eastern relatives so few years ago.

For those of you who voted for this political party in previous provincial elections, I have one last

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This is not justice I can not understand why a community and our own boys can be railroaded to prison to be scapegoats to cover another’s mistakes?

If a foreign country treated our boys like that, our governments would be doing something to have them released.

Twelve years for giving a man a ride to his mother’s is vengeance out of control.

The justice (or injustice) system had numerous occasions to deal with James Roszko and didn’t, but now are hanging two boys for his actions.

The families of the fallen officers suffered a great loss, but how does destroying two more families help?

We have RCMP come to our schools to discourage bullying, but I feel these families were bullied beyond belief.

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Ottawa proposes new pension scheme

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The best way to secure retirement for more Canadians is with a third option for pension plans, and not the way Ontario is approaching the problem by expanding the Canada Pension Plan, says Kevin Sorenson, minister of state for finance, on Thursday.

The federal government wants to create a target-benefit plan, or sharedrisk plan, as an alternative to definedbenefit plans, generally favoured by workers, and defined-contribution plans, which are favoured by employers. It’s billing the new framework as a “sustainable and flexible” option, which will only be available for Crown corporations and federally-regulated workers in the transportation, banking and telecommunications sectors.

“We need to have a third option,” said Sorenson following the announcement during a speech at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto.

“We are not picking and choosing for Canadians. We want the definedbenefit plan there as a choice, we want the defined-contribution plan to be an option and we want the target-benefit plan to be an option.”

Ottawa calls the voluntary plan as an “innovative approach” that will allow employers and employees to create targets, and adjust benefits and contributions to their needs in times of surplus or deficit, like the recent financial crisis that put many definedbenefit plans in jeopardy due to investment shortfalls.

The proposed framework would al-

low companies with defined-benefit look at balancing their budgets, and would not be available to the public and defined-contribution plans to con- move away from higher payroll taxes service. vert to target-benefit plans, if all par- for people of Ontario. We believe it “With the private sector moving ties agree. The flexibility of the third would put businesses here in Ontario quickly away from traditional defined option may prove attractive to employ- at a disadvantage to other businesses benefit pension plans, a shared risk ers who are moving away from the risk across the country.” model will be a terrific addition to of defined-benefit plans.

Ontario Finance Minister Charles Canada’s pension landscape,” said With more workers retiring in the Sousa said his province plans on mov- CFIB president Dan Kelly. next few years, and living longer, the ing ahead with its own provincial pen“A shared risk plan could also help drain on pension plans has led to con- sion plan, even without the support of taxpayers get out from under massive cerns that Canadians may be not be the federal government. In the past, unfunded pension liabilities, such as adequately prepared, financially, for Sousa has accused Sorenson of mis- the $6.5 billion liability at Canada Post retirement. representing the issue with statements alone. We hope the federal governSorenson said a shared-risk plan that enhancements to CPP could cost ment doesn’t stop with Crown Corporawill allow flexible target benefits to up to 70,000 jobs. tions and considers moving the core be set, based civil service to a less on a pre-detercostly shared risk ‘WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE PRESENT TIME mined formula. plan.”

ENHANCING CPP. WE HAVE SAID THAT NOW IS NOT THE pension Retirees would Sorenson would benefit from not commit to whethTIME TO TALK ABOUT EXTRA PAYROLL TAXES.’ the “pooling of er these new plans — KEVIN SORENSON would be extended longevity risk” MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE to the public service, between employers and emonly stating that it ployees, something not offered by the “Talk of a modest enhancement will continue to take it under considcurrent plans. was, however, dismissed by the fed- eration following the consultation pePublic consultations regarding the eral government in December, and riod. proposal will be held during the next today’s announcement gives no sign The Harper government has long 60 days. of a change in direction,” he said in a preferred tax-free savings accounts Sorenson said Ottawa continues to statement. and pooled registered pension plans, oppose expanding the Canada Pension “It is as a result of this continued both voluntary savings vehicles crePlan by boosting premiums and ben- inaction that has forced Ontario to ated by the Conservatives, rather than efits, an initiative favoured by Ontario, act now, so that today’s workers have mandated CPP improvements.

Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba, a more secure retirement tomorrow.

The CPP, established in 1965, curbut one the federal government called We will continue to move forward to rently provides retirement benefits to “risky” and said would cost jobs and implement a made-in-Ontario alterna- contributing workers up to a maximum stunt business development by raising tive to protect Ontario workers in their of about $12,500 annually. premiums for workers and firms. retirement. Doing nothing is not a soluMaximum yearly premiums of about “We are not looking at the present tion to this problem.” $4,700 are split half-and-half with emtime enhancing CPP. We have said that Meanwhile, the Canadian Federa- ployers; the self-employed pay the now is not the time to talk about extra tion of Independent Business said it full amount. There are currently more payroll taxes,” he said supported Ottawa’s move but was dis- than 1,200 federally-regulated pension “We would encourage Ontario to appointed that the target-benefit plan plans in Canada.

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Military rocked by allegations of sexual assault in report

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The country’s top military commander has ordered an internal review of programs and policies to combat sexual violence following a published report that says assaults in the Canadian Forces have reached epidemic levels.

Gen. Tom Lawson, Canada’s chief of defence staff, describes the allegations in the latest edition of Maclean’s magazine as “disturbing.”

Lawson says sexual misconduct is not tolerated within the military, a message he intends to reinforce throughout the chain of command.

The magazine, which hit newsstands today, contains a series of interviews with alleged victims, and uses access-to-information records to track military police investiga-

tions over a decade.

Lawson did not acknowledge specific cases, but says the military will pursue all allegations of sexual misconduct while protecting complainants from reprisals.

In a statement from Mexico City, where he’s meeting with his U.S. and Mexican counterparts, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson says he’s ordered Lawson to get to the bottom of the matter.

The issue has the potential to tarnish the credentials of the Conservative government and Nicholson, a former justice minister. Both have long championed tough-on-crime legislation and the rights of victims of crime.

Nicholson says he was “deeply angered” to read of the allegations.

The Maclean’s article comes just weeks after a pair of high-profile cases made headlines across Canada.

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No evidence for fraudulent robocalls ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER HALTS PROBE, SAYS NO PROOF FOR CHARGES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A three-year investigation into allegations of fraudulent robocalls during the last federal election has found no evidence of intent to deceive voters nor any evidence of an orchestrated scheme beyond Guelph, Ont. A long-awaited report from commissioner of elections Yves Cote will come as vindication for the Conservative party, which has faced a cloud of suspicion for years over widespread reports of non-party supporters being directed to the wrong polling stations in the final days and hours of the hardfought vote on May 2, 2011.

“Having carefully examined all of the evidence, the commissioner found no reasonable grounds to believe that an offence under the (Elections) Act has been committed,” Cote’s 32-page report, posted Thursday, flatly asserts.

The conclusion is supported by an independent review by Louise Charron, a former Supreme Court justice who was paid by Elections Canada for her expert opinion.

Pierre Poilievre, the minister for democratic reform, said the report

proves the Conservative party ran “an honest and ethical campaign” in 2011.

“We followed all of the rules and we won fair and square,” Poilievre said Thursday before delivering a speech on controversial new electoral reforms proposed for the 2015 vote.

“That is what we’ve been saying all along and those who’ve been making baseless smears ever since have been once again proven wrong in the process.”

Cote’s investigation is separate from robocall allegations during the same election in Guelph, where a young Conservative campaign staffer, Michael Sona, faces Elections Act charges for his alleged role in calls that impersonated Elections Canada.

Despite tens of thousands of citizen complaints after media reports surfaced regarding the investigation in 2012, the commissioner said it all boiled down to 1,726 complainants in 261 electoral districts.

“Overall, no discernible pattern of misdirection, such as a predominant calling number or constellation of predominant calling numbers, was noted that would suggest a potential breach of the Act,” the report says.

That is not to say some citizens weren’t sent to the wrong polling stations.

Cote castigates the Conservative party for going ahead with calls to electors informing them of their polling station after Elections Canada had expressly told all parties not to do so.

And his report states these calls went ahead “despite, at least in the case of one party, their knowledge that a small percentage of electors would be given incorrect information.”

Elsewhere in the report that party is identified as the Conservative Party of Canada.

That has some critics, including the watchdog group Democracy Watch, saying Cote should have referred the matter to prosecutors to let them ascertain whether charges were warranted.

However the report states that “it is not sufficient to find evidence of misdirection of an elector. There must be evidence of intention to prevent the elector from voting, or by some pretence or contrivance, to induce the elector to vote or not vote for a particular candidate.

“No such evidence was found.”

Cote says as a result, he won’t be

referring the matter to the federal director of public prosecutions and the investigation is effectively over.

The report says the investigation was complicated by the amount of time it took for many people to report the suspicious calls, which caused memories to fade. Extensive media coverage may have also coloured recollections, says the report.

And potential witnesses and certain “entities” also did not fully co-operate with investigators.

“A significant amount of investigative effort was used in attempting to obtain the co-operation of individuals, political parties, telemarketers and telephone service providers,” says the report. “Those who agreed to co-operate sometimes took considerable time to come to that decision or to schedule a response to investigators’ requests for meetings; in some cases, they declined to co-operate fully.”

Cote says Elections Canada needs the power to compel testimony — something the Conservative government left out of its controversial new elections overhaul despite calls last year for increased investigative powers.

High court to issue road map on Senate reform

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper went to the Supreme Court looking for a road map for Senate reform.

He may end up with a road block instead.

The top court will hand down today its opinion on how the disgraced, scandal-plagued upper house can be reformed or abolished.

“The Supreme Court’s opinion will provide a legal instruction manual on how we can proceed with Senate re-

form,” Pierre Poilievre, the minister responsible for democratic reform, said in an email.

But the court may well conclude that the only possible route involves constitutional amendments approved by at least seven provinces — a road so fraught with potholes, so potentially dangerous for the unity of the country, that it amounts to a political dead end.

Wrangling over the Meech Lake and Charlottetown constitutional accords in the early 1990s nearly tore the country apart and Harper has said he has no interest in plunging back into that quagmire.

Hence, his best hope for reforming the Senate lies in the top court accepting his position that imposing a nineyear term limit on senators and creating a process for “consultative elections” of Senate nominees are mere housekeeping measures that can be unilaterally carried out by the federal government.

The chances of that do not appear good. The eight justices who presided over a three-day hearing last November appeared skeptical about the federal arguments.

They seemed somewhat more sympathetic to the argument advanced by

the vast majority of provinces: that the reforms would change the fundamental character of the Senate as an independent, unelected, regionally equal chamber of sober second thought — the creation of which was part of the “bargain” struck at Confederation.

Consequently, the provinces maintained, the reforms should not proceed without substantial provincial consent. They argued that a constitutional amendment would be required, supported by seven provinces representing 50 per cent of the country’s population (the so-called 7-50 amending formula).

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Navy identifies B.C.-based sailor who died in Tanzanian hospital VANCOUVER — The Canadian sailor who died in a Tanzanian hospital while on his way home for scheduled leave has been identified.

Leading Seaman Brandon South was a sonar operator aboard HMCS Regina, which is based out of Esquimalt, B.C. The frigate is currently patrolling the Indian Ocean as part of a multinational task force combating terrorism and pirates in the region.

A news release, National Defence says military police and authorities in Dar es Salaam are investigating Monday’s death.

The ship’s Cmdr. Daniel Charlebois expressed condolences to the family and says South will be dearly missed by the crew.

HMCS Regina is a Halifax-class frigate, with a crew of about 250, a CH-124 Sea King helicopter, and a shipboard unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Speeding Ferrari driver fined VANCOUVER — Mounties say they’re appalled by the actions of a Ferrari driver from Langley, B.C., who used area roads as his personal race track.

Cpl. Robert McDonald says not only was the F430 sports car clocked at speeds 101 kilometres above the posted 80-kilometre limit, the 49-yearold was not travelling alone. McDonald says a young child was in the seat beside him.

Both were OK but had to find another way home after the April 19 incident when the highend race car was immediately impounded for seven days. The man was also handed a $483 ticket for excessive speed.

Officers say the case is even more unsettling because the driver knew he was stopped at the same Surrey intersection where two vehicles collided almost a year ago, killing six people.

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Afghan guard kills three U.S. doctors AFGHAN PUBLIC PROTECTION FORCE MEMBER OPENS FIRE AT KABUL HOSPITAL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan government security guard opened fire Thursday on a group of foreign doctors at a Kabul hospital, killing three American physicians and wounding a U.S. nurse, officials said.

The shooting at Cure International Hospital in western Kabul was the latest in a string of deadly attacks on foreign civilians in the Afghan capital.

Two of the dead Americans were a father and son, Health Minister Soraya Dalil said, adding that the third American was a Cure International doctor who had worked in Kabul for seven years.

Dalil said an American nurse was also wounded in the attack. Their colleagues at the hospital performed surgery on the shooter, who was wounded during the course of the attack, officials said.

The attacker served in the Afghan Public Protection Force and was assigned to guard the hospital, District Police Chief Hafiz Khan said. He said the man’s motive was not yet clear. The APPF is an armed security force under Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior that was created to protect foreign organizations that hire them.

Later in the afternoon, Dalil said the shooter was recovering from the

surgery before being questioned.

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul confirmed that three American citizens had been killed in the hospital attack, declining to elaborate. Bektash Torkystani, an Afghan Health Ministry spokesman, identified the dead as foreign doctors.

According to its website, the Cure International Hospital was founded in 2005 by invitation of the Afghan Health Ministry.

It sees 37,000 patients a year, specializing in child and maternity health as well as general surgery. It is affiliated with the Christian charity Cure International, which operates in 29 countries with the motto “curing the sick and proclaiming the kingdom of God.” One of the victims was Chicago pediatrician Dr. Jerry Umanos, his mother-in-law Angie Schuitema said. The Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago on its website said that Umanos worked there as a pediatrician for more than 16 years before moving to Afghanistan in 2005.

Mark Knecht, Cure International’s chief financial officer, told reporters outside the group’s headquarters in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, that it “remains committed to serve the people of Afghanistan.”

The Afghan capital has seen a spate of attacks on foreign civilians in 2014, a

worrying new trend as the U.S.-led military coalition prepares to withdraw most troops by the end of the year.

It was unclear whether the Taliban were behind Thursday’s shooting, though the insurgents have claimed several major attacks that killed foreign civilians this year, an escalation of such attacks after years of mostly targeting foreign military personnel and Afghan security forces.

In January, a Taliban attack on a popular Kabul restaurant with suicide bombers and gunmen killed more than a dozen people.

In March, gunmen slipped past security at an upscale hotel in the Afghan capital and killed several diners in its restaurant. Two foreign journalists were killed and another wounded in two separate attacks.

The hospital shooting is also the second “insider attack” by a member of Afghan security forces targeting foreign civilians this month.

On April 4, an Afghan police officer shot two Associated Press journalists working in the eastern province of Khost, killing photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon.

Violence and insecurity have been spiraling in Afghanistan amid uncertainties surrounding the April 5 presidential election and the upcoming international troop withdrawal.

The latest partial election results released Thursday showed front-runner Abdullah still leading but far from the majority needed to avoid a runoff.

Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister, had 43.8 per cent of the vote in results released Thursday. His closest rival, ex-Finance Minister Ashaf Ghani Ahmadzai, had 32.9 per cent.

The results were based on 82.6 per cent of the more than 7 million votes cast in the April 5 election to replace President Hamid Karzai, who is ineligible for a third term. Full preliminary results are expected to be announced Saturday and finalized May 14 after investigations into fraud claims and if no candidate gets a majority a runoff will be required.

Also Thursday, Afghan officials said security forces rescued a deputy minister abducted last week in Kabul.

Ahmad Shah Wahid, the deputy minister of public works, was found alive in the eastern province of Kapisa after being moved twice by his captors, provincial governor Mehrabdin Safi said.

Acting on intelligence that Wahid had been moved to the area and was about to be moved again, authorities set up checkpoints on major roads.

When the kidnappers, who have not been identified, were stopped at one checkpoint, they fled on foot, leaving Wahid behind in the car, Safi said.

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The group said Thursday that Denis Nkwebo, editor of the daily newspaper Le Jour and English-language correspondent for Radio France Internationale, was not hurt in the explosion outside his house in Douala, Cameroon’s commercial capital.

Nkwebo had documented shortcomings of security forces in regions of Cameroon bordering Nigeria, where the Boko Haram terrorist network is carrying out deadly attacks, and Central African Republic, where Cameroonian forces have been drawn into skirmishes.

A defence ministry spokesman disputed Nkwebo’s reporting in a statement Monday.

Government officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s military leaders on Thursday ordered the dismissal for sedition of 702 enlisted men who had been protesting to demand they have the option of rising to the rank of officer.

The army, navy and air force said in a statement that they have ordered the dismissal of the soldiers because they “committed acts of sedition, rebellion, conducted political actions and attacked the honour of the Armed Forces.”

The unprecedented military protest began on Tuesday with 500 soldiers, but expanded to about 1,000 on Thursday.

Non-commissioned officers and sergeants marched through the capital of La Paz dressed in camouflage uniforms, together with some of their wives and Aymara indigenous leaders who supported their demands. Protesters say the military discriminates against indigenous Bolivians, an accusation denied by defence officials. The protesters are demanding changes so that non-commissioned officers in Bolivia’s military may study to become career officers.

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Ukraine launches operation against insurgents RUSSIA ANNOUNCES NEW MILITARY EXERCISES NEAR BORDER

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pro-Russian armed men rest as they guard a checkpoint near Krasny Linam village outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Thursday.

Ukrainian forces on Thursday killed at least two pro-Russian insurgents in the country’s tumultuous east, an escalation that prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to threaten unspecified consequences. east — and nationalist militants in Kyiv — have defied calls for all sides to disarm and to vacate the buildings they are occupying.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow sharply criticized Russia for making “veiled threats” and said Russia should pull its troops back to their barracks.

The Ukrainian government and the West worry that Putin would welcome a pretext for a military intervention in eastern Ukraine. Putin denies that any Russian agents are operating there, but insists he has the right to intervene to protect the ethnic Russians who make up a sizeable minority in the east.

Earlier in Tokyo, President Barack Obama accused Moscow of failing to live up to “the spirit or the letter” of last week’s deal to ease tensions in Ukraine. If that continues, Obama said, “there will be further consequences and we will ramp up further sanctions.”

With no appetite in the U.S. for a military response, Obama is largely banking on Putin caving under a cascade of economic sanctions targeting his closest associates.

But the success of that strategy also depends on European nations with closer financial ties to Moscow taking similar action, despite their concerns

about a boomerang effect on their own economies.

“I understand that additional sanctions may not change Mr. Putin’s calculus,” Obama said.

“How well they change his calculus in part depends on not only us applying sanctions, but also the co-operation of other countries.”

Meanwhile, an American journalist who had been held by insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk was freed Thursday.

Simon Ostrovsky of Vice News said in a brief telephone call that he had been freed and was heading to Donetsk, the largest city in the region. He did not give details of his seizure or his release.

Ostrovsky went missing early Tuesday in Slovyansk. A spokeswoman for the insurgents later said he was being held at a local Ukrainian security service that had been seized earlier.

Slovyansk, located 160 kilometres west of the Russian border, has emerged as the focus of the armed insurgency.

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said military and special police forces killed “up to five terrorists” while destroying three checkpoints north of Slovyansk on Thursday. One government security service member was wounded, it said.

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Turchynov said Russia must pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border and “stop the constant threats and blackmail.”

His foreign minister, on a visit to Prague, also blasted the Russian decision to start new military manoeuvres and said his country would fight any invading troops.

“We will now fight with Russian troops if ... they invade Ukraine. Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian army are ready to do this,” Andriy Deshchytisa told The Associated Press.

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SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — Russia announced new military exercises Thursday involving ground and air forces near its border with Ukraine, swiftly responding to a Ukrainian operation to drive pro-Russia insurgents out of occupied buildings in the country’s tumultuous east.

The Ukrainian move, which killed at least two people, brought new threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who denounced it as a “punitive operation.”

“If the Kyiv government is using the army against its own people, this is clearly a grave crime,” Putin said.

Putin’s statement and the announcement of new military manoeuvres sharpened anxiety over the prospect of a Russian incursion into Ukraine.

Russia’s foreign minister warned a day earlier that any attack on Russian citizens or interests in eastern Ukraine would bring a strong response.

Secretary of State John Kerry quickly denounced the Russian actions, and in unusually blunt language warned that unless Moscow took immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, Washington would have no choice but to impose additional sanctions.

“Following today’s threatening movement of Russian troops right up to Ukraine’s border, let me be clear: If Russia continues in this direction, it will not just be a grave mistake, it will be an expensive mistake,” Kerry said.

“The window to change course is closing,” Accusing Russia of fomenting unrest and separatist sentiment in eastern Ukraine following its annexation of the strategic Crimean Peninsula, Kerry added: “Nobody should doubt Russia’s hand in this.”

“What is happening in eastern Ukraine is a military operation that is well-planned and organized, and we assess that it is being carried out at the direction of Russia,” the U.S. secretary of state said.

Animosity between Moscow and Kyiv has been high since the ouster of Russia-friendly president Viktor Yanukovych in February in the wake of months of protests. Russia contends the government that took over consists of nationalists who aim to suppress the large Russian-speaking population in Ukraine’s east.

In March, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula after its residents voted to split off from Ukraine. Russian troops backed up local militias that blocked off Ukrainian military bases in the run-up to the referendum.

Ukraine’s acting president accused Russia of backing the separatists in

SPORTS

B1 Bruins put Wings on the brink

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

IGINLA SCORES IN OVERTIME TO GIVE BRUINS WIN OVER RED WINGS AND SET UP AN ELIMINATION GAME

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Boston Bruins defenceman Dougie Hamilton (27) and left wing Milan Lucic celebrate the Bruins’ 3-2 overtime win in Game 4 of a first-round NHL playoff series in Detroit, Thursday. Jarome Iginla was credited with the goal with an assist by Hamilton.

Bruins 3 Red Wings 2 DETROIT — If what the Boston Bruins showed in coming back to beat the Detroit Red Wings was the resolve of a champion, it certainly wasn’t obvious to goaltender Tuukka Rask.

The Bruins erased a twogoal deficit in Game 4 to win 3-2 in overtime Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena and set up a chance to eliminate the Red Wings on Saturday. When they were behind and struggling, Rask didn’t expect a switch to flip.

“It definitely didn’t look like it at times,” Rask said.

“It was a bit ugly at times, but then we got our stuff together and got going. It’s just one of those things that we have a lot of character in this room that once we get going, we can come (back) from a deficit. But it just has to happen.”

It happened, thanks to goals from Torrey Krug, Milan Lucic and then the game-winner

by Jarome Iginla on a triple deflection that Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson was helpless to stop. The Bruins now need just one victory to set up an Atlantic Division final against the rival Montreal Canadiens.

“Tonight was our toughest one in the series. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, it usually is, as it goes on,” said Iginla, whose goal came at the 13:32 mark of overtime. “Be-

ing up now, we want to close it out. There’s no questions.”

One question Thursday night was how the Red Wings would benefit from the return of captain Henrik Zetterberg, who was playing his first game in two months after back surgery.

The crowd of 20,066 cheered Zetterberg early and often and seemed to get even more of a spark from seeing him on the ice.

“Obviously having that emotional lift by getting their captain back was big for them I’m sure in the dressing room and you could hear it in the crowd, as well,” Lucic said.

Detroit took a 1-0 lead 11 minutes in on a power-play goal by new father Niklas Kronwall, who was arguably the Red Wings’ best player in Game 4. Kronwall’s wife gave birth to a baby boy earlier in the day.

Pavel Datsyuk, whose wife gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, made it 2-0 just 4:27 into the second on a play orchestrated by Kronwall, who was beaming at what life had to offer outside of this loss.

“Obviously it was a big day for me, a big day for me and my girl,” Kronwall said. “It’s something I’ll never forget for sure. Rushed out of here, got there just in time to be there, and then just holding your son for the first time, it’s a pretty special feeling.”

Getting a surprise, lastminute start in place of the flu-ridden Jimmy Howard,

Gustavsson wasn’t tested much in the first and kept the Bruins off the board until Krug’s goal 10:14 into the second.

Shutout bid gone, Gustavsson also lost his best chance to pick up his first win in the Stanley Cup playoffs in his debut when Lucic scored on Boston’s first shot of the third period.

The overtime goal was just about impossible for the former Toronto Maple Leafs netminder to stop.

Bruins defenceman Dougie Hamilton’s shot went off Detroit forward Luke Glendening’s stick, then Iginla, then Detroit defenceman Danny DeKeyser before going into the net.

“We just want to get pucks on net,” Hamilton said. “We were doing a good job of that.

It’s pucks and bodies and things like that happen.”

The goal was Iginla’s sixth career game-winner in the playoffs and first since 2007.

“Pretty fortunate goal, fortunate bounce, an ugly one.

But that seems to be how a lot of those are in OT,” the former Calgary Flames captain said.

“It felt pretty cool to be winning an OT game in the playoffs.”

For the Bruins, winning Game 4 didn’t happen in that instant but rather over a gradual period of time as they made this the ninth time a team erased a two-goal deficit in these playoffs.

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Orioles attack Blue Jays’ bullpen to get win

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Orioles 11 Blue Jays 4 TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays’ bullpen has struggled mightily over the last week.

There was a massive meltdown in Minnesota on April 17 and another blown opportunity a few days later in Cleveland. The Toronto relievers took it on the chin again Thursday as the Baltimore Orioles turned a close game into an 11-4 rout at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays wasted a quality sixinning effort by Drew Hutchison and fell back to the .500 mark by losing the rubber game of three-game series.

Baltimore scored five runs in the seventh inning and added four more in the eighth for the blowout win.

“There’s going to be some blips every now and then,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons. “I still think our bullpen stacks up as good as anybody out there.”

Several relievers had blips on this night.

Neil Wagner lasted just one out before being pulled. Brett Cecil (0-1) didn’t even manage an out, allowing four earned runs, two walks and two hits. Esmil Rogers worked the rest of the seventh inning and pitched the eighth, giving up three earned runs and five hits.

“It’s only April, you’re not going to be perfect every time,” Cecil said. “I didn’t feel like I had a good feel for anything. I was pulling my cutters, my curveballs were up and not as sharp.”

Jonathan Schoop homered and Da-

vid Lough had three of the Orioles’ 14 hits. Bud Norris (1-2) allowed five hits, three earned runs and a walk over six innings for Baltimore (11-10).

Nelson Cruz scored twice and drove in two runs while Chris Davis and Adam Jones had three RBIs apiece.

“We know these guys are going to score runs whether it’s early or late,” Norris said.

Toronto (11-11) did most of its damage in the second inning. Dioner Navarro put the Blue Jays on the board with a solo shot for his first homer of the season. Juan Francisco followed with a single and scored when Colby Rasmus belted a two-run blast.

Baltimore had some chances early on but Hutchison was locating his fastball on both sides of the plate to keep the Orioles at bay. The 23-yearold right-hander had nine strikeouts for the second straight game.

“I don’t go out there trying to strike people out, I go out there trying to command the ball and attack the strike zone,” Hutchison said. “And when you get ahead of guys, you put them away.

That’s all that is.”

The Orioles finally got to Hutchison in the fifth when Schoop opened the frame with a solo homer. Lough reached on a walk, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice fly and scored on a Davis single.

Hutchison struck out Jones to get out of the frame with the lead intact.

“Hutch gave us that big start we were looking for, we just couldn’t take advantage of it,” Gibbons said. “Then the game got away late there.”

The Toronto bullpen also struggled

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Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis hits a single scoring two RBI’s against the Toronto Blue Jays during seventh inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Thursday. in a 10-8 loss to the Orioles a night earlier. It was the first time Baltimore has scored 10 runs or more in back-to-back games since August 2008.

“We can string some hits together and get the home run any time,” Jones said. “Our lineup is scary and it’s fun to see it click the last couple of nights.”

Norris settled down after his rough

second inning. He faced the minimum 11 batters until hitting Encarnacion with a pitch in the sixth inning.

After the game, Gibbons said he wasn’t worried about his bullpen, which had a strong season last year before fading late in the campaign.

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Oldest junior franchise in the world switching hands The oldest junior franchise in the “I’m like a kid in a candy store,” he world will soon have new owners, con- insisted. “We’re proud. We love Regina tingent upon approval from the West- and we love the Pats, and that is withern Hockey League’s board of gover- out question.” nors.

Marquart’s group, according to the Anthony Marquart, the president Leader-Post, also includes former Pats of Regina-based Royalty goaltender Todd Lumbard, Developments — a real and possibly two more local estate, investment and businessmen and former Pats management firm — and captain Mike Sillinger.

Queen City Sports and EnMeanwhile, Rick Brodsky, tertainment, has bought the Cougars’ owner since 1994, the Regina Pats from longintends to sell the team to a time owner Russ Parker. group of Prince George busiThe Regina Leader-Post nessmen and former WHL reported Wednesday that players headed by Greg Pothe purchase price is in cock. the vicinity of $7.5 milThe Prince George Citizen lion, about three times has reported NHL defencethe amount Parker paid men and Cougar alumni Dan GREG for the club in 1995.

Hamhuis and Eric Brewer MEACHEM The deal has yet to be are part of the new ownership rubber-stamped by the group which bought the team league’s board of goverfor almost $7 million. nors, who will vote on the ● Nicolas Petan, the Portconditional sales of both the Pats and land Winterhawks’ little big man, the Prince George Cougars April 30 in turned in a hat-trick performance Calgary. The sales of both teams will Wednesday night to lift his club to a 5-1 go through if two-thirds of the 22-mem- win over the visiting Kelowna Rockber board vote in approval. ets and a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Marquart couldn’t hide his excite- Western Conference final. ment during an interview with the The five-foot-nine centre completLeader-Post Wednesday. ed his three-goal outing with the aid

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of good fortune, his pass attempt — following a nifty toe-drag move — deflecting off a Kelowna skate and past Rockets netminder Jordon Cooke. The vast majority of the 9,744 fans at the Mode Center stood and roared their approval.

“I kind of lost (the puck) and I put it through my legs. I tried to pass it over,” Petan told Molly Blue of the Oregonian.

“But it went in, so I’ll take it. It just happens in the moment.”

Petan’s highlight-reel marker helped the ‘Hawks post their third straight victory in the series. The clubs splits Games 1 and 2 in Kelowna, then Cooke faced a total of 97 shots in the two contests in Portland.

The Rockets will attempt to keep their season alive when they host Game 5 tonight. To do so, they’ll have to steer clear of the penalty box.

Kelowna opened the scoring Wednesday, then watched as the hosts responded with three power-play goals — all by Petan, which tied a franchise playoff record set by Dave McLay on March 28, 1986 against Spokane — and a short-handed tally by Oliver Bjorkstrand.

“It was the start we wanted,” Rockets captain Madison Bowey told Doyle Potenteau of the Kelowna Daily Courier.

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“We had that (1-0 lead), but in the second period we kind of got away from our game. We took some dumb penalties, myself included, and that really cost us the game.”

Added Rockets head coach Ryan Huska: “We had a good first period.

Five on five, we played well tonight.

We just weren’t able to kill and they score a short-handed goal at a poor time. And that’s the difference in the game.

“There’s a fine line between having controlled emotion and going over it.

There’s times tonight when we went over it. But five-on-five, we were much improved tonight and we did a better job in that area. Now we have to look at things as a one-game-at-a-time situation. We have to make sure we’re ready for Friday night.” ● The Edmonton Oil Kings also moved to within one win of the WHL championship series with a 4-1 victory over the host Medicine Hat Tigers Wednesday.

The Oil Kings got a second-period goal from defenceman Griffin Reinhart en route to grabbing a 4-0 lead and eventually taking a 3-1 grip in the bestof-seven Eastern Conference final.

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U18 HOCKEY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada 3 Switzerland 2 IMATRA, Finland — Canada is off to the semifinal round at the world under-18 hockey championship, thanks to Travis Konecny.

Konecny’s third-period goal earned Canada a 3-2 quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Thursday. He scored with 30 seconds remaining in regulation after Switzerland had tied it earlier in the period.

Switzerland pulled goalie Gauthier Descloux for the extra attacker afterwards but couldn’t beat Canadian netminder Mason McDonald to force overtime.

“I think it’s the same old story, we’re finding a way,” Canadian team coach Kevin Dineen said after the game. “But we’ve got to do a much better job of showing up the way we play.

“Hockey Canada put together some good character players and some talented players. I think we’ve survived on our talent, now we have to start relying on a little more character.”

Canada, which finished the preliminary round atop Group A, faces the Czech Republic in the semifinals Saturday in Lapeenranta, Finland. The Czechs, who were second to the U.S. in Group B, advanced with 3-2 quarter-final win over Russia.

John Quenneville and Jake Virtanen had the other goals for Canada, the defending tournament champion. McDonald stopped 19 shots.

Dominik Diem and Kevin Fiala replied for Switzerland, which outshot Canada 21-17 but was just 1-for-7 on the man advantage.

“Our penalty kill really stood out and I give a lot of credit to our defence, they had a really solid game,” Dineen said.

“That group really made a difference for us, it was a really satisfying win from that perspective.”

However, Dineen felt his players didn’t make things easy for themselves throughout the game.

“Undisciplined penalties, I thought, were an issue for us,” he said.

“We put ourselves in a lot of disadvantages, not just in terms of manpower but wearing out the body over and over.

“Also, our puck decisions have to be better, both in our defensive zone and at the opponent’s blue-line. I think we were just a little bit too cute and it kept on coming back on us.”

Diem opened the scoring at 7:50 of the first before Virtanen tied it on the power play at 17:28.

Quenneville, a second cousin to Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville, had the lone goal of the second, putting Canada ahead 2-1 with an even-strength marker at 11:58.

But the Swiss tied it again on Fiala’s powerplay goal at 15:43 of the third, setting the stage for Konecny’s late-period heroics.

“We got the right guys on the ice and fortunately ended up with the puck,” Dineen said “Even though it wasn’t overtime it was pretty dramatic nonetheless. I thought the Swiss played a heck of a game, they were the better team for stretches. We might’ve learned a pretty good lesson and survived this one.”

Red Deer Rebel Haydn Fleury was named Canada’s player of the game.

Wild dominate Avs to even series

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wild 2 Avalanche 1 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Charlie Coyle scored his third goal of the series for Minnesota, and the Wild dominated the Colorado Avalanche for the second straight game on their way to a 2-1 win Thursday night that evened the first-round matchup at two apiece.

The Wild outshot the Avalanche a stunning 32-12, establishing a franchise record for fewest allowed by Minnesota. Colorado has been outshot 78-34 in the last two games, with Ryan O’Reilly getting the only goal.

“I think it’s confidence coming from last game,” Coyle said. “Every game is a new game and you have got to always bring that energy and same focus, but I think we fed off of last game and how well we played.”

Jared Spurgeon used a slap shot to get a puck past Colorado’s Semyon Varlamov just 3:47 into the game, much quicker than the 65:08 the Wild needed to score the last time. Game 5 will be in Denver on Saturday night.

Coyle was in perfect position to backhand in a lucky bounce of the ricochet of Jason Pominville’s rocket off the glass behind the net, giving the Wild a two-goal lead with 7:05 left in the second period.

Just 30 seconds later, O’Reilly gave the Avalanche their first goal against Wild rookie Darcy Kuemper in the series after 42 shots and more than 124 minutes without one, a long-range shot from the top of the circle without any traffic in front that cut the lead to 2-1.

But that was all they could scrap together on another off night by the high-scoring, fast-skating stars that highlighted victories in Games 1 and 2.

The Avalanche did a better job of clogging shooting and passing lanes to slow the Wild’s attack in the third period, and coach Patrick Roy pulled Varlamov with 2:39 left to get the extra skater. Then 25 seconds later, Jonas Brodin was called for hooking, giving the Avalanche a 6-on-4 situation.

Mikael Granlund lost his stick at one point, but still managed to block a shot without it as the crowd of 19,396, a Wild franchise

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Colorado Avalanche centre Joey Hishon is sandwiched between Minnesota Wild defenceman Clayton Stoner, left, and left wing Erik Haula (56) during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL first-round playoff series in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday. playoff record, roared louder yet.

“We’ve had some exciting games since I’ve been here in this building, but I’ve never heard anything like that tonight. That was fun,” Wild coach Mike Yeo said.

The Avalanche failed to score on all four power plays and fell to 1 for 15 in the series.

Roy didn’t look fazed, though, even if his players were frustrated and disappointed.

“When we have the type of performance that we have from our goaltender, there’s no reason for us to not believe in ourselves, coming back home,” Roy said.

Roy’s daring removal of Varlamov with 3:01 remaining worked in Game 1, when Stastny tied the game with 13 seconds left and won it in overtime.

After the hubbub over Matt Cooke’s knee-to-knee takeout of Tyson Barrie on Monday night, the way each team responded in this game was going to be telling.

Cooke knocked the Avalanche defenceman

out for more than a month with a medial collateral ligament injury, and in turn he received a seven-game suspension from the NHL. The Wild moved Nino Niederreiter into Cooke’s left wing spot on the third line that has matched up often with Avalanche stars Nathan MacKinnon, Paul Stastny and Gabe Landeskog. Cooke made his presence obvious in Game 3 by ramming into as many guys as he could reach, helping the Wild establish command of the pace and flow.

They might not have initiated as much contact as they did two nights earlier, but their energy didn’t drop off one bit.

The Wild played about as strong of a puck-possession game as they could, zipping crisp, purposeful passes all across the ice and again keeping the play in the Avalanche zone for the majority of the night and raising the level of the crowd noise along with that.

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Blues, Blackhawks prepare Kings avoid for series tiebreaker elimination with win over Sharks

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ST. LOUIS — One more game, and the Chicago Blackhawks will have linchpin defenceman Brent Seabrook back in the lineup.

The St. Louis Blues aren’t certain when captain David Backes, the player on the receiving end of the head-jarring hit that landed Seabrook a three-game suspension, will be ready.

Coach Ken Hitchcock said from a selfish standpoint it would be unfair if Seabrook returned before Backes to a white-knuckle first-round playoff series tied at two games apiece heading into Game 5 Friday night. Backes was not among a handful on the ice for an optional practice Thursday and Hitchcock was tight-lipped about his status.

“He’s not skating today so read what you want from that,” Hitchcock said.

“He’s not around, he’s not skating, so we’ll see tomorrow.

“Hopefully, he’s able to get back before Seabrook or by Seabrook’s time, so it doesn’t turn into a little bit of an advantage for Chicago.”

The Blackhawks have won two straight, mounting their bid for a repeat Stanley Cup. They took the day off for travel, confident they can beat the Blues on the road.

“I think the odds are in our favour right now,” forward Andrew

THE CANADIAN PRESS DETROIT — To no one’s surprise, Patrice Bergeron, Jonathan Toews and Anze Kopitar are the finalists for the Selke Trophy, given to the NHL’s best defensive forward.

Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks have each finished in the top three in voting for the past three seasons, and Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings was fourth last season.

For Bergeron it’s an honour that underscores how much he’s respected around the game for his two-way play.

“I think you’re always trying to work on things and I feel like the complete game is something that I take a lot of pride in and I’m trying to work on,” the Quebec City native said Thursday.

“I think that this year I mean obviously I got the bounces offensively, but that being said it doesn’t mean that I let the defensive part of the game out.”

Bergeron, who narrowly lost the 2013 Selke to Toews after winning it in 2012, has to be considered the favourite. His 1,015 faceoff victories were the most by any NHL player in the past seven seasons.

“It makes you proud because you know he’s well deserving of that, he has been for years now,” Bruins coach Claude Julien said. “Always up there in plus-minus, always plays against top players, and he’s got 30 goals this year playing against top lines. I can’t find a better candidate than him. Certainly deserves the nomination.

We’ll see how it goes, but in our regards he’s been the best.”

Toews, who thrived in a shutdown role as perhaps Team Canada’s best forward at the Sochi Olympics, led the Blackhawks in ice time and won 57.2 per cent of his faceoffs.

Kopitar played the most short-handed minutes of the league’s top 30 scorers and keyed the Kings’ top-rated defensive effort. He’s the first player in Los Angeles franchise history to be a Selke finalist.

Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk, a finalist last year and the winner in 2008, 2009 and 2010, missed a big chunk of this season with a knee injury.

cess containing Patrick Kane, who scored twice in Game 4 including the deciding goal after hitting the crossbar earlier in overtime.

“It’s huge. You saw what he could do last year when he got hot in the playoffs,” Shaw said.

Captain Jonathan Toews, named a Selke Trophy finalist Thursday, also has had a strong series. Both seem refreshed coming off lengthy injury layoffs heading into the playoffs.

“I was playing a lot of minutes and I think just having those few weeks off has definitely helped me get my body ready for this series,” Toews said.

More surprisingly, Vladimir Tarasenko has emerged as a force for the Blues, returning with no rust from a broken thumb that sidelined him the last 15 regularseason games. The 22-year-old Tarasenko has an NHL-high four goals in the playoffs, tying Game 2 with 6.4 seconds remaining and his second goal in Game 4 gave St. Louis its first lead.

“He has patience where most people panic,” Hitchcock said.

“When he gets the opportunity to fire away he knows exactly where it’s going, he knows which way the goalie’s leaning.”

The Blues have gotten other key injured players back, just as Hitchcock promised. But they’ve yet to get T.J. Oshie, scoreless in two games, and Patrik Berglund, minus-3 in Game 4, up to speed.

WILLIAMS AND GABORIK EACH SCORE TWO, LEADING KINGS TO FIRST WIN OF SERIES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kings 6 Sharks 3 LOS ANGELES — Justin Williams and Marian Gaborik scored two goals apiece, and the Los Angeles Kings emphatically avoided first-round playoff elimination with a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 on Thursday night.

Captain Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Toffoli scored on his 22nd birthday during a three-goal second period as the Kings dodged a series sweep with a one-sided win that could plant a seed of doubt in their dominant California rivals’ minds.

Game 5 is Saturday in San Jose.

Jonathan Quick made 36 saves for Los Angeles, which chased Sharks goalie Antti Niemi on Gaborik’s beautiful goal early in the third period.

James Sheppard, Matt Nieto and Joe Pavelski scored for the Sharks, who couldn’t finish off the second playoff sweep in franchise history.

Lots of concern for Pens going into Game 5

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH — Dan Byslma can understand getting outplayed. It happens to even the most experienced hockey teams during the long slog post-season slog to the Stanley Cup. The one thing the Pittsburgh coach can’t abide is getting outworked, something that Bylsma has watched happen far too often in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Heavily favoured to take care of the upstart Columbus Blue Jackets in short order, the Penguins are home for Game 5 on Saturday night with the series knotted at two partly because they haven’t done enough dirty work, their stars included.

More than a dozen periods into the playoffs, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have yet to find the back of net. And while Pittsburgh’s depth has allowed them to survive, the Penguins understand their season could be cut short the two engines that drive the Metropolitan Division champions don’t get going.

“Do they need to score goals? Do we need more?” Bylsma said Thursday. “They’re our best players. We need more from our whole team and we need more from them.”

Pittsburgh didn’t get quite enough of it in

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NHL: Settled down “After they took the 2-0 lead, I thought we kind of settled down a little bit and started playing our game,” Boston coach Claude Julien said.

From the other side, the Red Wings weren’t able to keep theirs up. The boost from Zetterberg’s return only lasted so long, and then the Bruins chipped away.

“I thought they got better as they game went on,” Detroit coach Mike Babcock said.

“As the game went on, we had more holes defensively.”

Trying to patch those holes is one of the big jobs moving forward for the Red Wings as they try to stave off elimination.

The Bruins expect Detroit to be desperate Saturday at TD Garden and know they need to be prepared.

“We’ll load up and we’ll be ready,” Iginla said. “We’re not taking anything for granted. It’s always that last game, historically, that’s the toughest.”

a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 4. The Penguins raced to a three-goal lead only to have the Blue Jackets rally to tie it on Brandon Dubinsky’s goal with 22 seconds left in regulation after Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury misplayed a puck behind the net.

It was the kind of miscue Fleury had avoided throughout much of the series, one that was compounded when Nick Foligno’s wrist shot from more than 40 feet beat Fleury to give the Blue Jackets their first home playoff victory in franchise history.

While Fleury insisted afterward he will have no trouble moving on, Bylsma knows his occasionally erratic netminder needs to respond. Fleury has struggled in the playoffs since helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2009 and was benched during last spring’s run to the conference finals in favour of veteran backup Tomas Vokoun.

This time, there is no help coming.

“Unfortunately, a mistake with the bouncing puck there behind the net cost us in the last 30 seconds of the game,” Bylsma said. “But he was our best player in the game. He has to rebound from that now, as does our team.”

Restoring some of the flow to their highly skilled game would help. The Blue Jackets have done an excellent job at disrupting Pittsburgh’s rhythm, particularly when the game is at even strength. Bylsma’s biggest

JAYS: Good Bullpen This season’s low point came in a 9-5 loss to the Twins a week earlier. In that game, Minnesota scored three straight runs on wild pitches by Toronto’s Sergio Santos and the bullpen issued a team-record eight walks in one inning.

The struggles continued against the Orioles and things don’t get easier with the reigning World Series champion Boston Red Sox in town for a weekend series.

“It’s still a good bullpen,” Gibbons said. “(The Orioles) found a couple holes, but they kept the pressure on us all night.”

WHL: Come out strong The Oil Kings will be seeking a third consecutive appearance in the WHL final when they tangle with the Tigers Saturday at Edmonton’s Rexall Place.

“It would be huge not just to get the series over with, but to save you some travel time and getting more rest,” Reinhart told

concern is the reticence he sees from his players when forced to play in tight areas.

“We get up three goals in the game and they were the team that worked and competed and out battled us for most of the duration of the game,” Bylsma said. “It wasn’t perfect for them but our (compete level) has got to be raised. It’s got to be up to a level that’s necessary this time of year.”

It hasn’t been good enough long enough for the Penguins, who swept all five games from the Blue Jackets during the regular season. Bylsma downplayed the lopsided results and Columbus has spent the last four games showing just how narrow the gap is between one of the league’s elite and a team that had never won a single playoff game before last weekend.

The Blue Jackets have proven to be fast learners. Overwhelmed in the opening 15 minutes on Wednesday, they responded with the kind of gritty play it takes to survive.

“The more we can get ourselves in these moments the more it pays off,” Columbus coach Todd Richards said. “Whether it’s later on in this series or if we’re lucky enough to win this series, it may help you in the next series or as you move on in the playoffs.”

It’s a notion that seemed borderline preposterous a week ago. Now, not so much.

Darren Steinke of the Medicine Hat News.

“The last game is always the hardest one to close out, so we have to come out strong and play our best game of the series.”

The Tigers lost veteran centre Trevor Cox to a leg injury in the second period.

The absence of Cox, who had 82 points during the regular season and has accumulated 23 (8-15) in 17 playoff games this spring, would leave a gaping hole in the Tigers lineup Saturday.

Regardless of his teammate’s availability for the next game, Tigers captain Curtis Valk won’t throw in the towel.

“I think the guys still have a lot of pride left in them,” said Valk. “Nobody is ready to go home yet, so we are going to do whatever we can in Game 5 to get the win there.” ● Brandon and Saskatoon will host Subway Super Series games in October.

The six-game Super Series, featuring two games for each of the Canadian Hockey League’s three member leagues, is used by Canada and Russia to help pick their teams for the world junior championship.

Team Russia will face a WHL all-star squad Oct. 10 in Saskatoon and the following day in Brandon. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Shaw said.

“The last two games have been huge for us. We had a good push, the push we needed.”

The Blues still have home-ice advantage in a series that couldn’t be closer. Three games were decided in overtime and Game 3 was a one-goal affair before the Blackhawks added an empty-netter.

“Nobody’s panicking,” Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester said. “We’re not in a bad spot.”

Both teams have gotten solid goaltending and shown an ability to push back when the opponent appears to have momentum.

The Blues came from behind late to win twice, capitalizing on Seabrook’s major and game misconduct in Game 2 and the Blackhawks rebounded after squandering a 2-0 lead in Game 4.

Hitchcock and Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, two of the most experienced hands in the NHL, seem to be enjoying themselves while matching wits.

“It’s fun to be a part of it and it’s fun to be coaching it because every shift matters and every line change matters,” Hitchcock said.

“I think when you don’t like the way things are going, you don’t mind mixing it up a little bit,” Quenneville said. “This series has been so close, so tight, last night may have been the first time we really tweaked the lines a little bit more.”

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SCOREBOARD Hockey

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

Local Sports 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. x-Tuesday, April 29: Chicago at St. Louis, TBD

WHL PLAYOFFS Round 3 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.

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, 6 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: Dallas at Anaheim, 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, late x-Saturday, April 26: Los Angeles at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-Monday, April 28: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD

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.

Thursday’s summaries Bruins 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) First Period 1. Detroit, Kronwall 1 (Datsyuk) 11:00 (pp).

Penalties — Hamilton Bos (roughing) 7:01, Abdelkader Det (roughing) 7:01, Florek Bos (highsticking) 10:56, Smith Det (interference) 17:28.

Second Period 2. Detroit, Datsyuk 2 (Kronwall, Abdelkader) 4:27.

3. Boston, Krug 1 (Bergeron) 10:14 (pp).

Penalties — Miller Bos (roughing) 8:03, Bertuzzi Det (interference) 8:16, Campbell Bos (boarding) 13:14.

Third Period 4. Boston, Lucic 2 (Soderberg, Hamilton) 1:15.

Penalties — None.

Overtime 5. Boston, Iginla 1 (Hamilton, Krejci) 13:32.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Boston 5 12 11 12 — 40 Detroit 15 7 12 3 — 37 Goal — Boston: Rask (W, 3-1-0); Detroit: Gustavsson (LO, 0-1-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Boston: 1-2; Detroit: 1-4.

NHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 3, Detroit 1 Friday, April 18: Detroit 1, Boston 0 Sunday, April 20: Boston 4, Detroit 1 Tuesday, April 22: Boston 3, Detroit 0 Thursday, April 24: Boston 3, Detroit 2, OT Saturday, April 26: Detroit at Boston, 3 p.m. x-Monday, April 28: Boston at Detroit, TBD 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.

Monday, April 28: Pittsburgh at Columbus, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD 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, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 27: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 10 a.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado 2, Minnesota 2 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: Minnesota 2, Colorado 1 Saturday, April 26: Minnesota at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 28: Colorado at Minnesota, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Minnesota at Colorado, TBD 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

Wild 2, Avalanche 1 First Period 1. Minnesota, Spurgeon 1 (Parise, Granlund) 3:47.

Penalties — Brodin Minn (hooking) 4:18, Guenin Col (tripping) 11:44.

Second Period 2. Minnesota, Coyle 3 (Pominville) 12:55 (pp).

3. Colorado, O’Reilly 2 (McGinn) 13:25.

Penalties — Suter Minn (hooking) 4:43, Landeskog Col (hooking) 12:16, Stastny Col (cross-checking) 16:23.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Stoner Minn (holding) 1:35, McGinn Col (tripping) 14:19, Brodin Minn (hooking) 17:46.

Shots on goal Colorado 3 4 5 — 12 Minnesota 14 11 7 — 32 Goal — Colorado: Varlamov (L, 2-2-0); Minnesota: Kuemper (W, 2-0-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Colorado: 0-4; Minnesota: 1-4.

Canada Sweden Russia Slovakia Germany

GA 7 11 10 11 23

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PLAYOFFS Thursday’s results Relegation Bracket At Imatra, Finland Germany 3 Denmark 2 Championship Bracket Quarter-finals At Lapeenranta, Finland Sweden 10 Finland 0 U.S. 6 Slovakia 2 At Imatra, Finland Canada 3 Switzerland 2 Czech Republic 3 Russia 2 (OT)

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Pt 10 8 8 4 0

Group B W OW OL L GF GA Pt U.S. 3 0 0 1 16 7 9 Czech Rep. 3 0 0 1 17 10 8 Finland 2 0 1 1 14 10 7 Switzerland 2 0 0 2 10 10 6 Denmark 0 0 0 4 5 25 0 Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win and one for an overtime/

New York Baltimore Toronto Tampa Bay Boston

American League East Division W L Pct 13 9 .591 11 10 .524 11 11 .500 10 12 .455 10 13 .435

GB — 1 2 3 3

Detroit Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City

Central Division W L Pct 11 8 .579 11 10 .524 11 11 .500 11 12 .478 10 11 .476

GB — 1 1 2 2

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 14 8 .636 14 8 .636 10 11 .476 8 13 .381 7 16 .304

GB — — 3 5 7

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Pitching MPerez, Texas, 4-0; Buehrle, Toronto, 4-0; Kazmir, Oakland, 3-0; Tanaka, New York, 3-0; Fien, Minnesota, 3-0; Otero, Oakland, 3-0; Outman, Cleveland, 3-0.

Atlanta New York Washington Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 14 7 .667 12 10 .545 12 11 .522 10 11 .476 10 12 .455

GB — 2 3 4 4

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 16 6 .727 12 11 .522 11 11 .500 9 14 .391 7 14 .333

GB — 4 5 7 8

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West Division W L Pct 13 9 .591 12 10 .545 12 11 .522 11 12 .478 7 18 .280

GB — 1 1 2 7

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1/2 1/2 1/2

Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado San Diego Arizona

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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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 L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 2

Thursday’s Games Cleveland 5, Kansas City 1 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 11, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 14, Boston 5 Oakland 10, Houston 1 Friday’s Games Kansas City (Ventura 1-1) at Baltimore (Jimenez 0-3), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-1), 5:05 p.m.

Boston (Peavy 0-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 4-0), 5:07 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 2-1) at Minnesota (Correia 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (J.Chavez 1-0) at Houston (Peacock 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Er. Johnson 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Ross Jr. 1-1) at Seattle (Elias 1-2), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 2-1), 8:15 p.m.

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Saturday’s Games L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Boston at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Cleveland at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

H 26 20 32 35 23 20 27 25 28 21

Pct. .377 .364 .352 .350 .348 .328 .325 .325 .318 .318

Home Runs Pujols, Los Angeles, 8; JAbreu, Chicago, 7; Bautista, Toronto, 6; NCruz, Baltimore, 6; Donaldson, Oakland, 6; Dozier, Minnesota, 6; 6 tied at 5.

Runs Batted In Colabello, Minnesota, 26; NCruz, Baltimore, 23; JAbreu, Chicago, 21; Pujols, Los Angeles, 20; Brantley, Cleveland, 19; Donaldson, Oakland, 18; Lawrie, Toronto, 18.

Friday’s Games San Diego (Erlin 1-2) at Washington (Strasburg 1-2), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-2), 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 1-1) at Atlanta (E.Santana 2-0), 5:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-4) at Milwaukee (Garza 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 2-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 1-2), 6:15 p.m.

Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 1-0) at Arizona (Collmenter 0-2), 7:40 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 3-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 2-1), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games San Diego at Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Cleveland at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:10 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Blackmon Col 22 78 19 Tulowitzki Col 21 67 19 Utley Phi 18 73 11 DGordon LAD 19 65 8 YMolina StL 20 79 10 Bonifacio ChC 19 81 13 Morneau Col 21 78 11 Freeman Atl 21 80 14 Goldschmidt Ari 25 100 17 Yelich Mia 20 85 15

Sunday’s games At Lapeenranta, Finland Bronze Medal Game U.S.-Sweden loser vs. Canada-Switzerland loser, 6 a.m.

Gold Medal Game U.S.-Sweden winner vs. Canada-Switzerland winner, 10 a.m.

PREVIOUS RESULTS Monday, April 21 At Lapeenranta, Finland Czech Republic 4 Finland 3 (SO) Switzerland 3 Denmark 2 At Imatra, Finland Russia 5 Germany 2 Sweden 6 Slovakia 2

Pct. .410 .388 .384 .369 .367 .358 .346 .338 .330 .329

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 2, Indiana 1 Saturday, April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 Tuesday, April 22: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 Thursday, April 24: Atlanta 98, Indiana 85 Saturday, April 26: Indiana at Atlanta, noon Monday, April 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: Indiana at Atlanta, TBD

Memphis 2, Oklahoma City 1 Saturday, April 19: Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 Monday, April 21: Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105, OT Thursday, April 24: Memphis 98, Oklahoma City 95, OT 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

Tuesday, April 22 At Imatra, Finland Russia 3 Canada 2 (SO) Telus Cup Canadian Midget Championship At Moose Jaw, Sask.

Pts 6 6 4 3 3 2

Thursday’s results Halifax 5 Okanagan 4 Prince Albert 2 Moose Jaw 0 Toronto 3 Chateauguay 1 Wednesday’s results Chateauguay 7 Halifax 3 Okanagan 1 Prince Albert 1 Toronto 4 Moose Jaw 2

PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games Semifinals, 2 and 6 p.m.

Sunday’s games Bronze Medal Game Semifinal losers, 11 a.m.

Gold Medal Game Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

Competing Teams Grenadiers de Chateauguay (Quebec) Halifax McDonald’s (Nova Scotia) Moose Jaw Generals (host) Okanagan Rockets (B.C.) Prince Albert Mintos (Saskatchewan) Toronto Young Nationals (Ontario)

Miami, 6; Walker, Pittsburgh, 6; 10 tied at 5.

Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 27; Trumbo, Arizona, 19; Braun, Milwaukee, 17; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 17; Morneau, Colorado, 17; Blackmon, Colorado, 16; McGehee, Miami, 16; ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 16; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 16.

Pitching Machi, San Francisco, 4-0; Greinke, Los Angeles, 4-0; Wainwright, St. Louis, 4-1; Lohse, Milwaukee, 4-1; Lynn, St. Louis, 4-1; Haren, Los Angeles, 3-0; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 3-0.

Thursday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Kan. City 000 000 100 — 1 4 1 Cleveland 000 050 00x — 5 7 1 B.Chen, Mariot (5) and Hayes; Kluber and Y.Gomes.

W—Kluber 2-2. L—B.Chen 1-2.

Chicago 010 001 020 — 4 11 0 Detroit 011 010 22x — 7 13 1 Quintana, Cleto (7), D.Webb (7) and Flowers; Scherzer, Alburquerque (7), Chamberlain (8), Nathan (9) and Holaday. W—Scherzer 2-1. L—Quintana 1-2. Sv—Nathan (4). HRs—Chicago, A.Dunn (5).

Detroit, R.Davis (2).

Minnesota 310 041 000 — 9 12 1 Tampa Bay 030 001 210 — 7 13 0 Nolasco, Thielbar (7), Tonkin (7), Burton (8), Perkins (9) and K.Suzuki; Bedard, H.Bell (5), Oviedo (6), Lueke (8), McGee (9) and J.Molina, Hanigan.

W—Nolasco 2-2. L—Bedard 0-1. Sv—Perkins (5).

HRs—Minnesota, A.Hicks (1). Tampa Bay, DeJesus (1).

New York 133 000 511 — 14 14 1 Boston 002 000 300 — 5 4 5 Sabathia, Greene (7), Warren (7), Dav.Robertson (9) and McCann, J.Murphy; Doubront, Badenhop (3), Breslow (6), Mujica (7), Carp (9) and D.Ross.

W—Sabathia 3-2. L—Doubront 1-3. HRs—New York, Teixeira (1).

Oakland 213 020 200 — 10 14 0 Houston 100 000 000 — 1 10 5 Kazmir, Otero (7), Pomeranz (8) and D.Norris; Oberholtzer, Clemens (4), Bass (7), Williams (8) and J.Castro, Corporan. W—Kazmir 3-0. L—Oberholtzer 0-4. HRs—Oakland, Donaldson 2 (6), Callaspo (3).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 002 000 — 2 5 0 Pittsburgh 100 000 000 — 1 7 0 Cingrani, Ondrusek (7), LeCure (8), Broxton (9) and Mesoraco; Cumpton, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and C.Stewart. W—Cingrani 2-2. L—Cumpton 0-1.

Sv—Broxton (4).

St. Louis 000 010 000 — 1 4 1 New York 000 011 20x — 4 7 1 Lynn, Siegrist (7), C.Martinez (7), Fornataro (8) and T.Cruz; Colon, C.Torres (8), Rice (8), Matsuzaka (9) and Recker. W—Colon 2-3. L—Lynn 4-1.

Sv—Matsuzaka (1). HRs—New York, C.Young (1).

H 32 26 28 24 29 29 27 27 33 28

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 Playoff FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Saturday’s games Semifinals At Lapeenranta, Finland U.S. vs. Sweden, 6 a.m.

Canada vs. Czech Republic, 10 a.m.

Baltimore 000 020 540 — 11 14 0 Toronto 030 000 010 — 4 7 0 B.Norris, Britton (7), Stinson (8) and Wieters; Hutchison, Wagner (7), Cecil (7), Rogers (7), Redmond (9) and Navarro. W—B.Norris 1-2. L—Cecil 0-1.

HRs—Baltimore, Schoop (2). Toronto, Navarro (1), Rasmus (4).

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 1 Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 2 San Diego 4, Washington 3, 12 innings Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, late

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Friday’s game Relegation Bracket At Imatra, Finland Denmark vs. Germany, 7 a.m.

PRELIMINARY ROUND W L T GF GA Toronto 3 1 0 11 7 Prince Albert 2 0 2 8 3 Chateauguay 1 1 2 12 10 Halifax 1 2 1 10 16 Okanagan 0 1 3 11 12 Moose Jaw 0 2 2 7 11 Note: Two points for a win, one for a tie.

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

Sunday

Saturday

Friday’s games Okanagan vs. Toronto, 9:30 a.m.

Halifax vs. Prince Albert, 1 p.m.

Chateauguay vs. Moose Jaw, 4:30 p.m.

End of Preliminary Round

World Under-18 Hockey Championship At Sites in Finland PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A W OW OL L GF 3 0 1 0 12 2 1 0 1 20 1 2 1 0 14 1 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 4 8

shootout loss.

Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Viciedo CWS 20 69 9 Joyce TB 21 55 11 AlRamirez CWS 23 91 15 MeCabrera Tor 22 100 15 Wieters Bal 17 66 10 RDavis Det 16 61 12 Colabello Min 21 83 10 Ellsbury NYY 21 77 12 Rios Tex 22 88 9 Lombardozzi Bal 17 66 6

B4

Arizona 120 000 020 — 5 8 1 Chicago 100 000 010 — 2 5 1 Bolsinger, O.Perez (7), Ziegler (8), A.Reed (9) and Montero; E.Jackson, Veras (8), W.Wright (9) and Castillo. W—Bolsinger 1-1. L—E.Jackson 1-2. Sv— A.Reed (5). HRs—Chicago, Rizzo (3).

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, late 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

Golf PGA-Zurich Classic Thursday At TPC Louisiana Avondale, La. Purse: $6.8 million Yardage: 7,425; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Ben Martin 30-32 Andrew Svoboda 34-30 Peter Hanson 32-33 Seung-Yul Noh 34-31 Erik Compton 34-32 Chad Collins 32-34 Michael Thompson 36-30 Jeff Overton 32-35 Stuart Appleby 34-33 Robert Streb 34-33 Doug LaBelle II 34-34 David Lingmerth 34-34 David Duval 35-33 Charles Howell III 34-34 J.J. Henry 31-37 D.H. Lee 34-34 Sang-Moon Bae 34-34 Charley Hoffman 35-33 Will Wilcox 34-34 Graham DeLaet 34-35 Carl Pettersson 35-34 Nick Watney 34-35 Rory Sabbatini 34-35 Keegan Bradley 35-34 Cameron Beckman 36-33 Chris DiMarco 33-36 Roberto Castro 35-34 Joe Durant 34-35 Chris Stroud 35-34 Kevin Kisner 35-34 Brice Garnett 32-37 John Merrick 33-36 Spencer Levin 36-33 Kevin Foley 34-35 Shawn Stefani 37-32 Luke Guthrie 36-34 Padraig Harrington 36-34 Chad Campbell 37-33 Martin Laird 36-34 John Senden 36-34 Ben Curtis 35-35 Charlie Wi 33-37 Ricky Barnes 34-36 Tim Wilkinson 36-34 Kevin Tway 33-37 Alex Prugh 34-36 Scott McCarron 36-34 Morgan Hoffmann 32-38 Andres Romero 35-35 Vijay Singh 34-36 Scott Langley 36-34 Bronson La’Cassie 34-36 Lee Williams 35-35 Paul Casey 36-35 Dicky Pride 37-34 Briny Baird 35-36 Kyle Stanley 38-33 Tommy Gainey 35-36 Sean O’Hair 35-36 Will MacKenzie 34-37 Greg Chalmers 36-35 Richard H. Lee 36-35 Max Homa 35-36 Troy Merritt 36-35 Billy Hurley III 39-32 Tag Ridings 37-34 Jerry Kelly 35-36 Danny Lee 38-33 Mark Calcavecchia 35-36 David Hearn 39-32 Justin Rose 35-36 Boo Weekley 35-36 Derek Ernst 37-34 Robert Allenby 36-35 Lucas Glover 36-35 J.B. Holmes 36-35 Ryan Palmer 35-36 Bud Cauley 35-36 Andrew Loupe 37-34 Brooks Koepka 36-35 Edward Loar 36-35 Ken Looper 35-36 Nicholas Thompson 39-33 Martin Flores 38-34

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Tim Petrovic Retief Goosen Ted Potter, Jr. Geoff Ogilvy Rich Beem Troy Matteson John Mallinger Mark Anderson Fabian Gomez Camilo Villegas Freddie Jacobson Daniel Summerhays Ernie Els Y.E. Yang Brian Davis Kevin Chappell Alex Aragon Ken Duke Robert Garrigus Benjamin Alvarado Josh Teater David Toms D.A. Points Brendan Steele Scott Verplank Cameron Tringale Russell Knox Hudson Swafford Tyrone VanAswegen William McGirt Kevin Stadler Harrison Frazar Mike Weir Peter Malnati Brady Watt Scott Gardiner John Rollins Trevor Immelman Stephen Ames Patrick Reed Billy Horschel Scott Stallings Jonathan Byrd Heath Slocum Bo Van Pelt Wes Roach Brad Fritsch Jim Herman

37-35 36-36 38-34 36-36 37-35 36-36 35-37 36-36 36-36 37-35 36-36 35-37 36-36 37-35 38-34 38-34 38-34 38-35 35-38 37-36 38-35 36-37 39-34 35-38 38-35 35-38 36-37 38-35 36-37 36-38 36-38 37-37 37-37 38-36 36-38 37-37 35-39 37-37 38-36 36-38 35-39 38-36 39-35 35-39 39-35 36-38 36-38 38-36

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LPGA-Swinging Skirts Classic Thursday At Lake Merced Golf Club Course Daly City, Calif.

Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 6,507; Par: 72 (36-36) Partial First Round (a-amateur) Karine Icher 34-32 Lydia Ko 35-33 Ilhee Lee 34-34 Maria McBride 31-37 Dewi Claire Schreefel 35-33 Jenny Shin 33-35 Christel Boeljon 35-34 Hyo Joo Kim 33-36 Stacy Lewis 33-36 Mo Martin 34-35 Morgan Pressel 37-32 Wei Ling Hsu 34-36 Hee Young Park 34-36 Suzann Pettersen 33-37 Huei-Ju Shih 35-35 Julieta Granada 35-36 Hee-Won Han 37-34 Mi Jung Hur 36-35 Jennifer Johnson 34-37 Brittany Lang 36-35 Paola Moreno 36-35 Jaclyn Sweeney 34-37 Heather Bowie Young 35-37 Katie M. Burnett 34-38 a-Ssu-Chia Cheng 35-37 Haeji Kang 35-37 I.K. Kim 36-36 Mi Hyang Lee 37-35 Brittany Lincicome 37-35 Mika Miyazato 36-36 Anna Nordqvist 36-36 Pornanong Phatlum 35-37 Gerina Piller 37-35 Lizette Salas 36-36

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Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF Kansas City 6 3 1 2 9 Columbus 6 3 1 2 9 New York 8 2 2 4 12 Toronto 6 3 3 0 6 D.C. 6 2 2 2 6 New England 7 2 3 2 5 Philadelphia 8 1 2 5 9 Houston 7 2 4 1 7 Chicago 7 0 1 6 10 Montreal 7 0 4 3 6

GA 4 6 11 7 7 9 10 12 11 14

Pt 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 3

Western Conference GP W L T GF 7 5 1 1 17 7 4 2 1 14 7 3 0 4 11 6 3 1 2 8 7 2 2 3 10 5 2 1 2 7 7 1 3 3 8 7 0 3 4 8 5 0 2 3 5

GA 10 11 6 5 8 4 13 12 7

Pt 16 13 13 11 9 8 6 4 3

Home Runs Belt, San Francisco, 7; Trumbo, Arizona, 7; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 6; Braun, Milwaukee, 6; Stanton,

San Diego 000 102 000 001 — 4 8 1 Wash.

001 001 100 000 — 3 16 1 (12 innings) Stults, Thayer (6), Vincent (7), Benoit (8), Stauffer (9), A.Torres (11), Street (12) and Grandal; Zimmermann, Blevins (7), Clippard (8), R.Soriano (9), Stammen (10) and Lobaton. W—A.Torres 1-0. L— Stammen 0-1. Sv—Street (8). HRs—Washington, Espinosa (2), LaRoche (4).

Dallas Seattle Salt Lake Colorado Vancouver Los Angeles Chivas Portland San Jose

and optioned him to New Britain (EL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned INF Dean Anna and RHP Preston Claiborne to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred RHP Ivan Nova to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHP Bruce Billings on a one-year contract. Recalled RHP Shane Greene from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned INF Nick Franklin to Tacoma (PCL) and RHP Erasmo Ramirez to High Desert (Cal). Selected the contract of OF Cole Gillespie from Tacoma.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Darren Oliver special assistant to the general manager.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed OF

Mark Trumbo on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Roger Kieschnick from Reno (PCL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent RHP Gavin Floyd to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment.

CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF Justin Ruggiano on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Blake Parker to Iowa (PCL). Recalled LHP Zac Rosscup and RHP Neil Ramirez from Iowa.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RHP Alfredo Figaro to Nashville (PCL). Reinstated RHP Brandon Kintzler from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Jared Hughes to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Brandon Cumpton from Indianapolis.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Assigned 2B

Nick Noonan to San Jose (Cal).

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Brad Holt.

Frontier League FRONTIER GREYS — Signed 3B Greg Bachman and LHP Jarret Leverett.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released RHP Tony Delmonico.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Charlotte F Josh McRoberts $20,000 for making unnecessary and excessive contact with Miami F LeBron James during Wednesday’s game.

Wednesday’s results New York 4 Houston 0 Saturday’s games Philadelphia at Montreal, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Seattle, 2 p.m.

Dallas at D.C., 5 p.m.

Kansas City at New England, 5:30 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m.

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

Sunday’s games Portland at Houston, 1 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 New England at Toronto, 11 a.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Salt Lake at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 8 p.m.

D.C. at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at Chivas, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspended N.Y. Yankees RHP Michael Pineda 10 games for possessing a foreign substance on his person during Wednesday’s game.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned RHP Alex Wilson to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated OF Shane Victorino from the 15-day DL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated 2B Gordon Beckham from the 15-day DL. MINNESOTA TWINS — Reassigned RHP Matt Guerrier from New Britain (EL) to Rochester (IL).

Claimed OF Kenny Wilson off waivers from Toronto

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Named Gerald Dixon pro scout.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed QB Caleb Hanie.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed LB Josh Hull.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Announced the retirement of CB Marcus Trufant.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed Fs Daniel Carr to a two-year, entry-level contract and Connor Crisp to a three-year, entry-level contract.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 25, 2014 B5

Casey confident in Raptors on the road

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan celebrates during the second half of the Raptors 100-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets in NBA first round playoff action in Toronto on Tuesday.

Raptors star DeMar DeRozan shows he can rise to playoff occasion

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — After a wobbly playoff debut, Raptors star DeMar DeRozan returned to attack mode for Game 2 against the Brooklyn Nets.

The 24-year-old Toronto guard had just 14 points in Game 1, with eight of those coming from the free throw line, in a 94-87 loss to visiting Brooklyn that saw DeRozan miss 10 of 13 shots.

On Tuesday, a different DeRozan took the court.

As he approached the Nets basket, it was if his brain was in overdrive as it diagrammed possible plays.

The possibilities seemed endless — dish off to a teammate, drive to the basket, pull back and take a shot.

The Raptors will need more of the same Friday when the series switches to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for Game 3.

While Toronto preaches a team approach, the Raptors know good things happen when DeRozan is rolling.

“I was just trying to feed him,” Toronto guard Greivis Vasquez said of Game 2. “I was just trying to get him the ball — it was just ’Go, go. We need you to get confidence.”’

Mission accomplished.

DeRozan finished with 30 points, 17 of which came in the fourth quarter when he made four of five shots and nine of 11 free throws. He finished the game on five fouls, hanging his head at one point at the end of the bench while his teammates huddled during a timeout.

But he was on point when he returned to action in the 100-95 win.

DeRozan’s fourth-quarter output was just two points off the club playoff record of 19, set in 2001 by Vince Carter against Philadelphia. Again and again, DeRozan answered the veteran Nets as they tried to claw their way back.

For coach Dwane Casey, DeRozan showed his maturity by taking the shots the defence was giving him rather than trying to force things.

“He’s growing,” said Casey. “He’s still not a finished product. We’ve just seen the beginning of a guy becoming a star.”

Tuesday’s playoff performance was clearly a big step forward on DeRozan’s young career path.

“He knows he can do it in a high-intensity situation,” said guard Kyle Lowry.

“It just show he’s growing,” he added. “He’s an allstar for a reason.”

DeRozan’s practice regimen includes a variety of difficult shots. He also lifts weights before each games, so he feels like he has the strength to hoist shots from all angles.

“If I feel I can get the shot off, I feel like it has a good chance of going in,” DeRozan said.

It showed Tuesday. His scoring was of the spectacular variety, bringing the sellout crowd of 20,382 to its feet.

“You never know what kind of shot you’re going to need to shoot at a certain time,” he said.

Vasquez drove baseline at one point before firing the ball back to the six-foot-seven DeRozan, who attacked the basket, transferred the ball from his right hand to his left in the air and then dunked with authority, “An unbelievable dunk,” said the six-foot-six Venezuelan. “I dream about those dunks because I can’t even dunk.”

“He really deserves everything he gets, all the attention and all that stuff he gets because he’s our franchise player, he’s our best player,” he added. “I think for him to do what he did (Tuesday) night was a really huge step to shut a lot people up — ’Don’t talk about me because I’ve got it.”’

DeRozan, meanwhile, said the difference between Game 1 and 2 was he was more aggressive and decisive.

How important is DeRozan to the Raptors? He led the team in scoring 42 times during the 2013-14 regular season. He was tied for ninth in league scoring (22.7), fourth in minutes (38.4), fourth in made free throws (519) and fifth in free throws attempted (630).

In Brooklyn, Toronto will continue to look to take advantage of its speed and athleticism while hoping to maintain its advantage on the boards.

Casey is also looking for a better start to the third quarter, rather than waiting for the fourth to kick into the high gear.

“We are the top fourth-quarter team in the league but we can’t wait until the fourth quarter in the playoffs,” he said. “We’ve got to come out hard-charging out of the locker-room.”

NEW YORK — If Dwane Casey has any concerns coming to Brooklyn, they aren’t about his players.

The Toronto Raptors have already proven they can handle the road just fine.

As for his boss, general manager Masai Ujiri, who figures to hear an earful Friday night?

“I told him I wasn’t going to sit next to him or anything like,” Casey said Thursday, “but he’s fine. He’s seen a lot, so he’s going to be OK.” Casey is confident his young Raptors will be as well when they face the Nets in Game 3 of their first-round series, which is tied at one game apiece.

Some of the best action came before it even started. Ujiri ended his comments at a rally before Game 1 in Toronto with an expletive about Brooklyn, earning a $25,000 fine from the NBA. The lost money may be the least of Ujiri’s concerns if some of Brooklyn’s most passionate fans spot him in the Barclays Center crowd.

“Very, very eager to see how they respond to the ’F Brooklyn,”’ Nets centre Kevin Garnett said.

“Very, very eager to see how they respond to this kid.”

The Nets are counting on the usual home boost in a building where they were unbeatable for two months during the regular

season. Brooklyn won a franchiserecord 15 straight games, tied for the longest home winning streak in the NBA this season, in February and March before dropping two down the stretch after they had clinched a playoff spot.

Yet home-court advantage hasn’t meant much in this postseason, where Chicago and Houston both fell into 2-0 holes in their own arenas, so the Nets realize they can’t rely too much on it.

“We understand that this is not going to be easy by any means,” Nets veteran Joe Johnson said.

“You just look around throughout the playoffs, a lot of teams have been losing at home.”

The Raptors were one of them, with the Nets winning the series opener. Toronto bounced back for a 100-95 victory in Game 2, overcoming its turnover problems by overwhelming Brooklyn on the boards and getting 30 points from All-Star DeMar DeRozan, including a franchise playoff-record 17 in the fourth quarter.

Now the Raptors need a breakthrough on the road, where they have lost 12 straight in the playoffs since beating Philadelphia in Game 1 of the 2001 Eastern Conference semifinals, and are just 3-15.

But Toronto was 22-19 away from home this season, a franchise record for victories and tied for the most among East teams.

Casey knew the Raptors had learned how to handle the road in

December, when they beat Dallas in overtime and followed that two nights later by handling Oklahoma City its first home loss.

“Being a young team, it’s very unusual, because I’ve been with older teams that some of their eyes get big in places like Oklahoma City and back in the day, in Portland,” Casey said.

“So again, it’s a trait they have that you can’t put your finger on why they have some resolve that they do on the road. But this is going to be the first playoff atmosphere that they have and it’s going to be exciting to see how they react under the bright lights.”

According to DeRozan, they act the same on the road no matter the circumstances.

“We understand, you want to call the underdog, whatever you want to call it, we go in there with that mindset. We feel like everybody’s against us and we’re out there to go against everybody,” he said. “That’s our mindset, honestly, every time we step on the road.”

The Raptors won in their first trip to Barclays Center this season, and they were the opponent in the first regular-season game there in 2012, so they’ve already seen Brooklyn at its best.

This time they will see it at its angriest — or at least, Ujiri will.

“I don’t know if their GM is going to be here or not,” Johnson said, “but I’m sure Brooklyn is looking forward to it.”

NBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAWKS 98 PACERS 85 ATLANTA — Jeff Teague flung in a wild 3-pointer after the officials appeared to miss him stepping out of bounds, and Kyle Korver finished off Indiana from beyond the arc to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-85 victory Thursday night and another lead in the series with the top-seeded Pacers.

Hardly playing like a No. 8 seed that finished six games under .500 during the regular season, the Hawks took control in the third quarter — the decisive period in all three games — and held off the Pacers to go up 2-1 in the best-ofseven series.

Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta.

The Hawks were up 84-78 with the shot clock running down when Teague launched a running shot from the wing — after his foot seemed to clip the line.

It counted, even after a video

review.

Korver clinched it with the last of his four treys, putting Atlanta up 92-80 with 1:41 remaining.

Teague scored 22 points and Korver added 20 to lead the Hawks, who are playing with confidence and swagger against an Indiana team that struggled down the stretch and is still scrambling to regain the form it showed much of the season.

Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 21 points, and Luis Scola added 17 in another stellar performance off the bench that at least gave Indiana hope. But Paul George was held to 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting, George Hill made only 1-of-11 from the field, and Roy Hibbert continually missed shots close to the hoop.

GRIZZLIES 98 THUNDER 95, OT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Conley scored five of his 20 points in overtime, and Memphis went

up 2-1 in the series.

The Grizzlies won their second straight overtime game after blowing a fourth-quarter lead. This time, they led by 17 before going cold for most of the final 7:43 of regulation. Courtney Lee clinched the win, hitting three of four free throws in the final 10.9 seconds of OT. Game 4 is Saturday night in Memphis.

NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 30 for the Thunder who even got another four-point play in the final minute to force overtime. This time, it was Westbrook’s turn with 26.6 seconds left.

But Durant missed all eight 3-point attempts and was 10 of 27.

Westbrook was 9 of 26. The Thunder hit only 3 of 12 overall in overtime.

Zach Randolph scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds for Memphis, which now has won 15 straight at home.

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B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 25, 2014

Martin shoots course record for lead at Zurich Classic

PGA TOUR

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jeff Overton tees off on the 12th hole during the opening round of the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Thursday.

AVONDALE, La. — A few weeks ago, Ben Martin had missed seven of eight cuts and figured he’d better make some changes.

He started by meeting with his sports psychologist and hiring an old buddy from Clemson as his new caddie.

The results have been pretty good so far.

On Thursday, Martin treated a tiny late-afternoon gallery to a course-record round, shooting a 10-under 62 in the first round of the Zurich Classic.

“Really, everything was working well,” Martin said.

“I had a pretty good start and just kept it rolling. It was just one of those days, just like you draw it up.”

Martin birdied 10 holes and made pars on the rest. His final birdie came on his most spectacular shot in a round full of them when he chipped in from 55 feet with a 54-degree sand wedge on the par-3 17th hole.

That came a hole after the 26-year-old South Carolina native hit the flag on a chip from

behind the green, setting up a tap-in par.

The previous record at TPC Louisiana was a 64, accomplished many times, including once earlier Thursday, when Andrew Svoboda did it to take a lead that held up until Martin surged past late in the day.

Peter Hanson and SuengYul Noh were tied for third at 65.

Martin stayed home during the Masters two weeks ago, when meetings with his psychologist persuaded him to focus more on the process of playing on the tour than his results. Then he hired fellow former Clemson player Alex Boyd to haul his clubs, giving him a sense of comfort as walked the course with someone he could talk to about anything.

“We’re good friends ... have a lot in common, so a lot to talk about in between shots,” Martin said.

Last weekend, Martin matched his career best with a third-place tie in the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, S.C. He also finished third in early March in the Puerto Rico Open, but missed four cuts after that.

Martin opened the Zurich with a 10-foot birdie putt, the first of six birdies on the front nine, most set up by approach shots within 10 feet. One exception was his 26-foot birdie putt on No. 5.

He opened the back nine with a 14-foot birdie putt, made a 10-footer on 11 and a 20-footer on 13.

Most of the round was followed by only a dozen or so people, including his mother, Suzie, who could be heard making encouraging comments like, “nice putt,” and “good par.”

Svoboda birdied six of his last nine holes.

Like Martin, the 34-yearold Svoboda has never won on the PGA Tour and appreciates how much can change in the next three rounds. At the same time, New Orleans has seen its share of maiden tour triumphs. It has happened in six of the past nine years, and 10 of the past 16.

“I’ll take that stat,” Svoboda said.

Svoboda’s best career finish on the PGA Tour is a tie for 15th at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas last October.

Heat carry momentum into AHL playoffs FLAMES’ FARM CLUB HAS DRAWN DEFENDING CHAMPION GRIFFINS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Abbotsford Heat have momentum and depth on their side heading into the 2014 American Hockey League playoffs.

They’ll need every advantage against the defending Calder Cup champions. The Heat will face the Grand Rapids Griffins in their best-offive first-round series, which begins Friday in Abbotsford.

“They’re the defending champs and I think that’s good,” said Heat head coach Troy Ward. “It doesn’t matter if you play the best first or last, every series is going to be hard. I like that we’re playing against a team that understands how to win.”

It will be the Heat’s final playoff run in the Fraser Valley. The City of Abbotsford terminated its agreement with the franchise earlier this month after five money-losing seasons.

The Heat finished fifth in the Western Conference, one spot behind the Griffins, who fell from second to fourth on the final day of the regular season.

While the Griffins lost three of their last four heading into the post-season, the Heat closed-out the campaign with a 6-0-1 streak.

“Momentum’s big in the playoffs,” said leading scorer Max Reinhart.

“We’re going up against a pretty good team but we’ve had a good season series against them. It was important to get a couple wins and get going in the right direction to end the season.”

The Griffins won three of the four meetings this season versus the Heat, but some key players are now up with their NHL affiliate in Detroit, while the Heat’s parent club Calgary missed the playoffs, allowing a handful of players rejoin the AHL squad.

“The last couple months it was unfortunate that we had bodies coming in and out,” said Reinhart. “We didn’t really have a set lineup. The last two or three weeks, with Calgary losing out now, getting some guys back, our lineup is a little more solid now. We got some time to get some practices and chemistry in.”

The Heat were in first place back in January, but call ups and injuries produced a skeletal lineup, including one night when Ward was forced to dress nine defencemen, with three playing at forward.

“We wanted to get healthy at the right time,” said Ward. “If you remember back in February and early March there wasn’t a lot of smooth sailing at

that time. But you understand you want to peak at the right time and in the month of April we’ve been healthy and got some bodies back and regain the form that we had early in the year.”

Reinhart, who set a new Abbotsford record for points in a season, also led the season series with seven points in the four games. However it will be the experience of a few former Calder Cup champions that may make the difference in the series.

Chad Billins won the AHL championship with the Griffins last year, while Derek Smith and Corey Locke won with Binghamton in 2011.

“It’s playoff hockey,” said Billins.

“Any team can win at any given point.

You’ve just got to stay even-keeled throughout the series and try to chip away one game at a time.”

Combined with near point-a-game veterans like Blair Jones and Ben Street, the leadership on the team will be vital.

“Their experience will help us once the series actually starts,” said Ward.

“In a playoff series, teams basically (can do three things): have doubt, they panic, and they implode. When those things happen you’re in trouble. So we need to have a safeguard versus adversity, so the more experience you have

in the room, that’s the best thing you can have, guys who’ve been through the war zone, ‘hey this is no problem.’

There will be two or three times in the series we might feel it’s over and we need to just stay with it.”

Joni Ortio will be between the pipes, getting his momentum back after a stint with Calgary.

“He’s gotten a rhythm back,” said Ward of Ortio. “It’s a different game in the NHL and it took a while to get his rhythm and ’AHL’ condition, shots are from bad angles, not calculated.”

This season the All-Rookie team goaltender recorded a 2.33 goalsagainst average and .926 save percentage, while adding a 2.51 average in nine games with Calgary. He is going up against Grand Rapids’ Petr Mrazek. who has a slightly better 2.10 GAA and added a 1.74 average in nine games with the Red Wings this year.

With the U.S. college season coming to an end and some major junior teams eliminated from their playoffs, both teams will see an influx of “black aces,” but three are already making a difference for Abbotsford. Emile Poirier scored four points in his first two games with the Heat, while Brett Kulak and Morgan Klimchuk also have played solidly for Abbotsford in April.

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placed by former Ducks starter Jonas Hiller. With 20-year-old John Gibson also in the picture after three strong showings late in the regular season, and with Hiller seemingly having lost the confidence of head coach Bruce Boudreau, Anaheim finds itself with lots of choices but no clear No. 1 man in what has now turned into a best-ofthree series.

For the Blues, Ryan Miller was acquired from Buffalo at the trade deadline to give them that extra edge going into the playoffs. Miller gave up a terrible goal early in a Game 3 defeat, and was unable to hold the late lead in Game 4, although both the Bickell and Kane goals were hardly his fault.

So far in the series, the Hawks have scored 12 goals on 129 shots, while the

Blues have needed 150 shots on Corey Crawford to score 11 times.

Crawford wasn’t great himself in Game 4 and allowed three straight goals after the Hawks led 2-0, but his teammates roared back to rescue him and his save percentage in the series so far (.927) is better than that of Miller (.914).

Miller, of course, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer unless the Blues sign him.

With other goalies like Hiller, Fleury, Toronto’s James Reimer, Jaroslav Halak of the Washington Capitals, future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur and Carolina’s Cam Ward all possibly out there this summer, it could be an interesting off-season for goalie movement.

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If the Stanley Cup playoffs continue tion to last spring when they had a 2-0 as they are, they may have to build big- series lead against the Kings, but lost ger buildings. the series.

As has always been the case, lead The drama in the three games on changes and games that aren’t over Wednesday was so good it made Matt once one team jumps ahead by a goal Cooke and his sixth career suspension, or more make for tremendous hockey this time a seven-gamer for a ridicuwhenever it happens, and these play- lous knee-on-knee shot on Tyson Baroffs are delivering those kinds of con- rie of Colorado, barely a footnote. tests by the bushel.

This type of see-saw hockey, need● Teams have overcome two-goal less to say, makes life miserable for deficits to win eight times in the first goaltenders, who invariably end up round so far this spring, and the St. looking like saps when their teams Louis Blues almost made can’t hold hard-earned it nine before falling in OT leads. to Chicago on Wednesday At the top of that list night. right now would be PittsThat total of eight equals burgh’s Marc-Andre Flthe total of the entirety of eury. Sidney Crosby hasn’t last year’s post-season. scored in nine straight ● All four games of the playoff games and Evgeni Columbus-Pittsburgh series Malkin didn’t have a shot have had the winning team in Wednesday shocking debehind by two goals at some feat at Columbus and has point, the first time that’s an eight-game goalless happened in NHL history. drought of his own in the The Penguins actually post-season, but Fleury’s DAMIEN led 3-0 in the first period on gaffes killed the Pens in the COX Wednesday night, then alend of Game 4. lowed four consecutive Blue Trying to play a puck Jacket goals to lose 4-3. behind his net in the final ● The Anaheim Ducks, minute of regulation with No. 1 in the west, looked set to jump one hand on his stick, Fleury had the ahead of the No. 8 seeded Dallas Stars puck bounce over his stick and a mothree games to one when they jumped ment later the Blue Jackets had tied out to a 2-0 lead on Wednesday night. the game.

Instead, the Stars scored four straight Then, early in OT, Nick Foligno beat goals to tie the series.

Fleury from 40 feet with a knuckling ● The Los Angeles Kings have wrist shot, conjuring up memories from shown great creativity in blowing leads the past two post-seasons in which the while falling behind in their series Pens went into the tournament with with San Jose three games to none. high hopes and were undermined by In Game 2, the Kings led 2-0 in the iffy Fleury goaltending. first and then gave up seven straight Last spring, Tomas Vokoun ended goals. In Game 3, L.A. established mar- up taking over the Pittsburgh net from gins of 2-1 and 3-2, but lost 4-3 in over- Fleury in the first round against the time.

New York Islanders. He’s been out ● The Blues erased a 2-0 lead in the almost all of this season with a blood Windy City on Wednesday in Game 4 of clot but was activated last week. their series, and then appeared set to In Game 4, Jeff Zatkoff was again establish a three games to one series Fleury’s backup. advantage when Vladimir Tarasenko For the Kings, meanwhile, former gave them a 3-2 lead with just over playoff hero Jonathan Quick has been seven minutes left in the third. lit up by the Sharks. In just under 166 But Bryan Bickell tied the game and minutes played, Quick has allowed 16 sent it into OT and Patrick Kane won goals and has an .852 save percentage it, making it the Blues, not the Hawks, so far. who couldn’t hold the lead at the end.

In Dallas, Frederik Andersen was The Blues are now in a similar posi- pulled in the third period and re-

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Pitchers, ‘probably Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda suspended more than you would 10 games for using pine tar, won’t appeal think,’ use pine tar, just less blatantly than Pineda the Yankees following right shoulder surgery.

“I think he understood” the seriousness of his action, said Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who expected a suspension of about 10 games, “But I think he got caught up in the moment of competing and it got the best of him.”

Girardi indicated David Phelps would take Pineda’s turn in the rotation. Phelps came into the game with two outs in the second after Pineda was ejected.

The ejection set off a debate in the baseball world about pitchers who try pine tar, and whether it should be allowed in certain circumstances. Many former aces said they had done it, albeit in a more discreet manner.

“I’ve seen a lot of things in my career, so I’m not blind to it” being viewed as part of baseball, said Girardi, a former catcher in his seventh year as Yankees manager.

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New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is hardly the first major leaguer to head to the mound hoping to get away with using pine tar to aid his grip.

And he won’t be the last, those in baseball say, because it’s simply part of the game.

He just got caught.

“It’s not like somebody sits you down and says, ’Hey, dude, you should try this.’ You see things,” Washington Nationals reliever Drew Storen said. “And being around the game, you know things that can be done.”

What stood out for many around the sport was how glaringly obvious the splotch of brown goo was on the side of Pineda’s neck.

It got him ejected from a game against the Boston Red Sox and drew a 10-game suspension Thursday.

“That was pretty blatant,” Storen said.

“Wasn’t really subtle.”

Hours before Washington hosted San Diego on Thursday night, a highlight package from Wednesday’s major league games was shown on the videoboard at Nationals Park, and a lengthy segment poked fun at Pineda’s easy-tospot pine tar.

Padres manager Bud Black said it’s “common knowledge among baseball people” that “there are pitchers — and probably more than you would think — that use some sort of substance to gain tack on your fingers, because at times it is needed, based on weather conditions, based on the personal preference of a pitcher.”

Black, who pitched in the majors from 1981-95, noted it usually would be “some minimal amount of pine tar that maybe really doesn’t overly affect the outcome of a game.”

The sticky stuff is used by hitters, legally, to help make sure bats don’t slip out of their hands.

Pitchers use pine tar, illegally, for better holds on a ball, especially when cold weather makes it slick.

“And the option is this: I either get a grip on the ball or I’m hitting someone in the neck because I haven’t got a grip on it. And if you ask the hitters, they’d say, ’Get a grip on it.’ You’ve still got to make pitches,” New York Mets manager Terry Collins said.

“You’ve got to be a little bit discreet,” Collins continued.

“You can’t just, like, walk out with a pine tar bottle. I was a little surprised when I saw the replay last night that that was quite as evident as that. But you could check every pitcher. I’m sure there would be a lot of guys that would have something.”

Indeed, that’s makes skippers wary of being too eager to accuse opposing pitchers of using pine tar.

That line of thinking goes: Once I make the umpires check your pitcher, you’re going to tell them to check my pitcher.

“No manager, no pitching coach, no group of pitchers wants to be checked on all the time, because there’s going to be a lot more people found guilty,” Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

San Diego’s Black mentioned that some catchers apply pine tar to their shin guards so they can use it to help get better grips when they need to try to throw out a potential basestealer, for example.

Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley said players haven’t asked him how to scuff a baseball or use pine tar.

But if one did, he said, “I would try to teach him how to use a rosin bag.”

“For some reason, the rosin bag is a lost art,”

Balsley said. “Guys don’t know how to use rosin the way they used to, so perhaps they’re finding something different to use.”

Maddon thinks pitchers’ use of pine tar could be allowed one day.

“I do believe you’re going to see some kind of remarks or issuance regarding how to deal with this in the future, more of a legalization of it,” he said.

“It’s got to be legalized at some point.”

Storen’s not so sure that’s a great idea, saying: “It’s kind of a can of worms if you say, ’OK, now you can doctor the baseball.”’

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He said he won’t appeal the penalty that will cost him two starts.

“I accept it,” Pineda said before Thursday night’s game at Fenway Park. “I know I made a mistake.”

The commissioner’s office announced the ban, which started immediately.

Pineda was ejected in the second inning of Wednesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox after umpires found the pine tar on the right side of the right-hander’s neck.

After the game, Pineda admitted he used the pine tar to help him grip the ball on a cool, windy night.

“I feel so bad,” he said Thursday.

Pineda said he had never used pine tar before this season. He spent his first season in the majors with the Seattle Mariners in 2011 then missed the last two with

sion on the mound.

“I wouldn’t be against coming up with an idea” to modify the rule so pitchers could get a better grip on the ball in cold weather, Girardi said.

“It would be a great time for someone to start looking at” coming up with one substance pitchers would be allowed to use.

Pineda wasn’t seen with the pine tar in the first inning, when the Red Sox roughed him up. Boston manager John Farrell asked plate umpire Gerry Davis to check Pineda after two fast outs the next inning.

Davis went to the mound, touched Pineda’s neck and ejected him.

Earlier this month, Pineda pitched well in a 4-1 win over the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

Television cameras showed a substance on his hand in the fourth inning — Pineda said it was dirt, not pine tar. His hand was clean in the fifth and Farrell didn’t ask for him to be checked.

Pineda said he didn’t use pine tar in a start against the Chicago Cubs, in between his Red Sox outings.

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DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IS PREPARING FOR ONSET

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF With the warmer weather comes an increase in graffiti.

The Red Deer Downtown Business Association is preparing for the onset of street art with cleanup kits for those affected.

The association is handing out packages that help people clean up, in an effort to minimize the damage, executive director Amanda Gould said.

There is a limited supply of graffiti removal kits, but they are provided free to downtown businesses.

The key to dealing with graffiti is to remove it in a timely manner.

“If you remove graffiti within 24 hours, there is a very slim chance it will be retagged or re-graffitied,” said Gould. “The longer you leave it, the more chance there is of it being re-graffitied when you do eventually remove it.”

The association is boosting its clean team heading into May. The clean team ac-

tively deals with graffiti.

Gould said they haven’t heard from any businesses with problems yet.

Working closely with the crime prevention centre on the issue, the association went out with the youth and volunteer centre a few weeks ago and did a complete graffiti removal downtown.

“We got rid of as much of it as we could in the time we had,” said Gould. “The downtown — DBA EXECUTIVE should be looking pretty clear right about now, but we’re trying to keep on top of it because when the summer comes, they get more creative.”

The cleanup kits have a variety of items to remove spray paint from surfaces that have been hit.

“Within the kit you get the spray-on liq-

uid, the wipes, a couple of brushes, a bucket and gloves,” said Gould.

Terry Lee Ropchan, the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre executive director, is in Phoenix attending the Zero Graffiti International conference, which focuses on tips, tools and methods to mitigate or fight graffiti.

Anyone convicted for graffiti-related offences, under the city’s community standards bylaw, DIRECTOR AMANDA GOULD faces a fine of $2,500.

Anyone who sees graffiti being committed or has information that may assist police is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575, through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.tipsubmit.com, or to the City of Red Deer graffiti hotline at 403-356-8908. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

‘IF YOU REMOVE GRAFFITI WITHIN 24 HOURS, THERE IS A VERY SLIM CHANCE IT WILL BE RE-TAGGED OR RE-GRAFFITIED.’

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FIRST THURSDAY Youngsters from Strathearn Music Studios in Edmonton will showcase their talent at First Thursdays at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library on May 1. The concert in the Snell Auditorium runs from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Admission is free but donations will be accepted at the door in support of the monthly concert program. Coffee and tea will be provided

by Café Noir. Red Deer Public Library’s downtown branch is located at 4818 49th St.

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

level, Delburne enlisted the services of award-winning photographer Toronto-based John Beebe.

His specialty is photographing everyday people and attempting to give insight into their life and tell their story through the photo.

Beebe’s mission was to get as many people from Delburne as possible — he got 314 of them.

Most strikingly, he learned a lot from his two trips to the area.

“You had the cohesion of this community, being a community and supporting each other ... and you also had this fierce independence of that part of the world,” said Beebe.

“It’s that tension between community and self reliance; drawing strength from that is something I had not experienced before.”

The three-by-four-foot portraits will be combined into giant collages that will be pasted onto the sides of buildings throughout Delburne as a lasting testament to the people who have made up the community.

“It really is going to be extraordinary, I am so thrilled the community has embraced this,” said Beebe.

Paramedics called to the scene of a deadly crash in Red Deer almost four years ago are scheduled to testify today in the trial of a man accused of causing the carnage.

Rodney Ross Arens, 36, is on trial before Justice Kirk Sisson in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. Arens is charged with eight offences in connection with the death on July 1, 2010, of Anouluck “Jeffrey” Chanminaraj, 13, and severe injuries to his older brother, Jamie Chanminaraj, who was 18 at the time of the crash.

The two brothers were travelling in a small car driven by their sister, Stephanie, who was 20 at the time.

Witnesses called to the stand so far have testified to seeing and hearing a black pickup truck accelerate through the intersection of Kerry Wood and Taylor Drives, where Stephanie was stopped in the intersection, attempting to make a left-hand turn.

Witnesses testified that vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area was moderate to heavy, with large numbers of people making their way to Bower Ponds to watch the Canada Day fireworks.

“It was a typical Canada Day around Bower Ponds,” said registered nurse Edie Mays, 31.

In court on Thursday, Mays testified that she and her husband walked down from their home at the top of the Taylor Drive hill with their two small children in a jogging stroller.

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CORRECTION A photo that appeared in Thursday’s Business section on Page C6 contained an incorrect caption. The project shown was Soapy’s Car Wash and The Tracks commercial building, which are being built east of Hwy 2A on 46th Street in Lacombe. The car wash will feature 11 bays and an old-fashioned dinerthemed convenience store, while the commercial building will have 10,500 square feet of lease space. Both are expected to be completed by September, with Charisma Construction of Red Deer the developer.

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With the snow finally gone from Red Deer roads work has begun to clean up a winters worth of accumulated sand and gravel that was laid down on icy streets. City of Red Deer Recreation and parks employees along with roads crews were busy Wednesday sweeping up along Taylor Drive.

History through the eyes of people DELBURNE TELLING ITS OWN STORY THROUGH CITIZENS

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Small rural communities are not made by their buildings, but by the people who live in and around them.

The Village of Delburne is in the process of telling its own story through its citizens, while holding a keen eye towards the future.

Delburne is one of 10 communities taking part in the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement’s 1,000 Conversations to Shape our Future initiative.

The village’s goal is to talk to as many citizens as possible about the direction of the community for a vibrant tomorrow, which is a challenge for any small centre.

Organizers managed to get more than 350 residents involved in the project. “(The theme) was downtown revitalization,” said Nora Smith, Delburne FCSS Community Worker.

“It’s very much been a definite struggle because we are very close to being a bedroom community to Red Deer and just to have lots of businesses downtown that are thriving is definitely a challenge.”

Delburne had a population of

830 in the 2011 census, with about 360 households.

The Tamarack Institute is a non-profit organization based out of Waterloo, Ont. Its goal is to take a community approach to ending poverty.

The institute will visit 10 very different communities from across Canada. Grey-Bruce, Ont. — a county of 92,568 that includes Owen Sound as its centre — is up next.

The program feeds into that goal of community health.

“If we look at poverty wholistically, beyond economic poverty, we say that isolation is actually a form of poverty because people are lonely. ... But once people know their neighbours and when they start having these conversations, it’s actually quite healthy and it brings people joy,” said Rachel Brnjas, a community animator with Tamarack.

“When leaders are operating at full capacity and feeling connected to the people in their city and leading effectively, and having the most important environment tools they can have, then they are going to be doing the best job they can to attack complex issues like poverty.”

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TRIAL: Assistance at scene Mays said she and her family were among about 20 pedestrians waiting for the lights to change at the east corner of the intersection when she heard the sound of a large vehicle accelerating.

She had bent down to look after the children when the vehicle passed by.

She looked up in time to see a small car spinning around in the intersection.

Mays said she left her children with their father and ran to the car to assist.

An off-duty emergency medical technician was helping the boy in the back seat. Mays said the boy in the front passenger seat was not breathing and had no pulse, so she moved around the car to check on the driver.

Mays said she helped a police officer extract the driver from the vehicle and walk her to a waiting ambulance.

She gave a statement to police, and then rejoined her husband and children.

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BRIEFS Theft, mischief at Springbrook The hamlet of Springbrook was the target of several thefts and mischief this week, and police are looking for leads. Blackfalds RCMP said several vehicles and their contents were targeted by unknown suspects overnight between Tuesday in Wednesday in the community just south of Red Deer.

Police said the thieves went after vehicles with aftermarket LED lighting products such as tail lights and light bars. Tools in the vehicles were also taken. Anyone with information about these or similar incidents to contact the Blackfalds RCMP at 403-885-3300 or to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Represented by defence counsel Donna Derie-Gillespie of Sundre, Arens is charged with offences including impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing injury, dangerous driving causing injury, multiple counts of refusing to provide a breath sample to police investigating an injury or fatal collision and breaching an undertaking prohibiting him from drinking.

Prosecutors Robin Snider and second counsel Wayne Silliker are carrying the case for the Crown. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

DELBURNE: Seeing themselves “With the portraits that are going to be re-pasted on the sides of buildings, it will really give people a chance to reflect back on who this community is and give people a chance to see themselves in the community.”

On Saturday, Delburne will host a Stone Soup Celebration, dedicated to these two projects. There will be discussion about the 1,000 conversations campaign and people will be able to choose which photo they want used in

Power upgrading planned Some downtown Red Deer businesses and residences, between 45th Street and 49th Street, west of 52nd Avenue and east of Taylor Drive, will experience a scheduled power outage early Sunday morning.

The service interruption is necessary for crews to make improvements to the electrical system. The outage is planned for three hours starting at 5 a.m. and ending at 8 a.m.

Customers in the affected area have been notified.

Fourth suspect sentenced The fourth and final suspect arrested and charged after a Red Deer “car hopping” escapade has been given a conditional sentence and lost possession of his BB gun after pleading guilty to two of three charges against him in Red Deer youth court on Thursday.

Crown prosecutor Ann MacDonald told Judge Jim Hunter that the boy was

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This is a mock-up of what the downtown collages featuring local Delburne residents will look like once they are assembled. There will be several of them errected on the side of buildings throughout Delburne. Award-winning Torontobased photographer John Beebe flew in to take the 314 portraits. the collages. There will also be supper served, pulling from the children’s book of the same name to serve with the community theme.

The events run from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Delburne School.

For more information, contact Smith at neighbourandfriends@delburne.ca or go to www.facebook.com/ DelburneStoneSoup. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

one of four 17-year-olds arrested by police called to complaints of suspicious activities on Alford Avenue in the early hours of Feb. 17, 2014.

Police were told the boys used a BB gun to shoot out the window of a car parked on the street, and then took a speaker box and amplifier from the car. Police apprehended and charged four youths found running along 40th Avenue.

Charges included theft, mischief and possession of break-in tools.

Court heard that the boy who owned the BB gun came to Red Deer from Blackfalds and had been drinking with the others when they began investigating the contents of vehicles parked along the street.

Defence counsel Glyn Walters characterized his client’s behaviour as “irresponsible and stupid,” stating that he agreed with the Crown’s recommendation that the boy be given the same sentence as was passed previously on his three companions.

Noting that the boy had no criminal history, Hunter gave him a conditional sentence including 12 months of proba-

tion, forfeiture of the gun and 20 hours of community service. Charges will be withdrawn if he successfully meets the terms of his probation.

No plea in threat case A Red Deer teen charged in connection with a threatening note found at Hunting Hills High School has made his first court appearance but has not entered a plea.

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested

by Red Deer RCMP investigating an incident that resulted in an evacuation and search of the Red Deer high school at about 2:50 p.m. on April 16.

Police announced on April 22 that a suspect had been arrested and charged with uttering threats and mischief.

Represented by defence counsel Andrew Phypers, the boy was released from custody earlier on and is to return to court on May 15 to enter his plea.

War Brides: One-Way Passage exhibit coming to museum They came on ships, some alone, some with children. They came across the ocean for love and a new beginning. They were known as the war brides.

Learn more about the challenges they faced through a moving exhibition titled War Brides: One-Way Passage, set to open at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery on May 10.

The exhibition, featuring works by Calgary artist Bev Tosh, started with a portrait of Tosh’s mother, Dorothy, a Canadian war bride who left her homeland for the New Zealand pilot she’d married after the Second World War. The portrait includes the names of ships on which many war brides travelled and inspired Tosh to research war brides further.

Between 1944 and 1947, 44,000 women came to Canada as the wives of Canadian service personnel. And during a similar time frame, about 4,000 women left Canada as wives of foreign military personnel.

It has been reported that close to one million Canadians are the descendents of war brides.

Tosh’s exhibition is based on hundreds of personal interviews, photographs, letters, memorabilia and period artifacts that represent war brides and their journeys — of finding and sometimes losing love.

There is a series of 68 portraits of individual women and two installations, one called White Lace and Promises that is a bridal veil sculpture made up of vintage 1940s handkerchiefs.

Tosh continues to gather memories and plans to incorporate them into future works of art.

Members of the public are invited to the opening reception, a Tea and Talk, on May 10 at 2 p.m. where Tosh will lead a tour of the exhibition.

Two other guided tours are sched-

uled for May 15 and June 25, both starting at 1:15 p.m.

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Small-lot homes heralded PLANNERS WANT MORE R1G HOMES WITH FRONT-ATTACHED GARAGES The front yard setback has to be at least six metres.

Lindhout told the commission that 160 R1G lots were registered in Lancaster/Vanier East, with about 100 developed to date.

He said feedback from owners, homebuilders and the public has been positive, and that the lots result in denser development of residential land and another option for homebuyers.

Their reduced width means a cost saving of about $20,000 per lot, added Lindhout.

The city’s Planing Department is asking council to de-

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A pilot project that allowed small-lot homes with front-attached double garages in Red Deer’s Lancaster/Vanier East subdivision is being hailed a success by city planners. And they’re recommending that R1G lots be allowed elsewhere in the city.

Tony Lindhout and Dayna Nebozenko presented a report on the pilot project to Red Deer’s municipal planning commission this week. They also provided a review of R1N (narrow lot) development in the city. City council authorized R1G lots three years ago.

The lots are required to have a frontage width of at least 10.5 metres and a depth of 30 or more metres, and to contain a single-family house with an attached double garage on the front.

clare the R1G pilot project a success and to allow the lots elsewhere in Red Deer.

“This will allow the development industry, as they’re working through future neighbourhood area structure plans, to incorporate this new

these lots and have been used in neighbourhoods throughout Red Deer, with about 1,400 developed as of last fall, said Nebozenko.

They have a minimum frontage width of 10.5 metres and a minimum depth of 36.6 metres.

A fivem e t r e front-yard setback is required, no front driveways or garages are permitted, and two parking stalls must be provided at the rear TONY LINDHOUT of the property.

Consultation with owners, developers, builders and the public revealed general support for R1N housing, said Nebozenko. In addition

‘THIS WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY, AS THEY’RE WORKING THROUGH FUTURE NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA STRUCTURE PLANS, TO INCORPORATE THIS NEW DISTRICT WITHIN THOSE PLANS.’ —

district within those plans,” said Lindhout.

Nebozenko discussed the R1N district review.

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to the benefits of denser development and the creation of another housing option for homebuyers, the lots promote safety and security by providing enhanced visibility of front streets, she added. The Planning Department is proposing a number of amendments to the city’s land use bylaw with respect to its R1N and R1G districts.

These include allowing, as a discretionary use, home occupation businesses that generate additional traffic; reducing the front-yard setback for R1N lots to 4.5 metres; and adding criteria that encourage greater development of living space above the attached garages on R1G lots.

The commission, which is being asked to provide recommendations to city council, voted to table the Planning Department’s report until May 7. hrichards@reddeeradvocate. com

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Petition forces council to scrap downtown project

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

A framing crew works on a new commercial building on Beju Industrial Drive in Sylvan Lake. The town issued a $2.1-million building permit for the two-storey, four-bay project in February.

Poloz promises low rates

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadians can expect to enjoy relatively cheap borrowing costs for some time to come — even after the economy returns to full capacity and the Bank of Canada starts hiking interest rates, bank governor Stephen Poloz said Thursday.

But the central banker doesn’t think sending that message means people will go on spending sprees.

Poloz says it will likely take until early 2016 before the economy is firing on all cylinders and inflation is back to two per cent. But even when

it does Canadians shouldn’t expect a sudden increase in interest rates to fight inflation, he told a business group in Saskatoon on Thursday.

“Our economy has room to grow and when we do get home, there is a growing consensus that interest rates will still be lower than we were accustomed to in the past,” said Poloz.

“Both because of our shifting demographics and because after such a long period at such unusually low levels, interest rates won’t need to move as much to have the same impact on the economy.”

The statement represents

a slight shift in tone for the central bank, which has for years warned households to be mindful of overextending themselves in the housing market because one day interest rates will need to start rising.

Poloz says the new normal will be lower rates than in the past and people should get used to that.

“Does that mean that they’ll go out and borrow more? It could, but I really think that what we’re observing is a high level of self-responsibility through this,” he said.

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Business confidence slips slightly

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Business confidence in Alberta slipped slightly during the past month, according to a recent survey by a national business association.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reported on Thursday that the level of optimism in this province hit 70.7 on a 100-point scale in April.

That was down two points from March, and in sharp contrast to a 5.6-point confidence gain during the previous two months.

“The strong confidence we saw in Alberta to start the year has unfortunately begun to fade a bit,” said Richard

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Truscott, director of provincial affairs for the CFIB. “Thankfully, Alberta’s numbers are still relatively positive and better than most other provinces. But a bit more pessimism is starting to creep in.”

After leading the country in March, Alberta’s business confidence rating now trails Saskatchewan at 73.0 and British Columbia at 71.9. Newfoundland’s score was 68.5, followed

by Ontario at 67.7, Manitoba at 63.6, Quebec at 58.3, New Brunswick at 57.6, Nova Scotia at 56.9 and Prince Edward Island at 56.1.

The national index was 65.7, up 1.6 points from March.

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time employees in the next three months, up two points from March. Six per cent expected their workforce to shrink.

Meanwhile, 44 per cent of respondents described the general health of their business as good in April, down eight points from March. Nine per cent described it as bad, up two points.

The CFIB said a business confidence index score between 65 and 75 historically has meant that an economy is growing near or at its potential.

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Downtown Rocky Mountain House property owners heaved sighs of relief after town council scrapped plans to tax area businesses in a special levy for Main Street upgrades.

Most of the businesses opposed the plan in a petition to council.

The bylaw, known as Local Improvement Bylaw 14/03F, would have seen the 56 Main Street property owners charged a levy to pay for a slice of the landscaping costs attached to the threeyear, multimillion-dollar Main Street reconstruction project, scheduled to begin this week.

The bylaw passed first and second readings last month.

The levy would have generated about $458,150, to be paid for by the property owners over 20 years.

Bruce Rudkin, a local chiropractor and downtown business owner, said the petition against the move paid off.

Rudkin and George Lumb, who owns A.J. Pets and Supplies (also located downtown), started the petition on March 24. They sought out the title holders to all properties downtown and contacted them one by one.

That posed a challenge in itself, Rudkin said, as many were on vacation in the south.

One signature even came back from a property owner who was in Panama at the time, complete with the thumbprint of the witness and corresponding affidavit, Rudkin said.

The duo hired legal counsel to make sure everything was properly worded in the peti-

tion so it would be valid when presented to council.

“They (the lawyers) actually had to contact Municipal Affairs to get clarification on wording because it’s kind of purposefully vague to make it difficult so you have to do your due diligence and get it just right,” Rudkin said.

They only needed to get 66 per cent of the owners to sign in order for it to be accepted by council and have the law dismissed.

In the end, about 87 per cent of the owners signed and they presented it to council on April 15.

The petition was found valid and legitimate, declared so

by Todd Becker, Rocky’s chief administrative officer.

The funds to cover the $458,150 will now come from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, a provincial grant, Becker said.

“There were lots of rumbling in the community,” Becker said in regards to the bylaw. He said town council and administration was expecting something like the petition to come up.

“I’m relieved,” Rudkin said “They were singling out a specific group to tax; we were getting a special tax. ... It was also just an estimate so they would have been free to amend it and increase the numbers.

“They would never let us go. And that would exceed the lifetime of a lot of the people who own these buildings. For councillors that are on council for a couple years to make decisions that are going to be impacting buildings for an excess of 20 years is really unfair and not appropriate.” rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate. com

Lacombe to allow home-based businesses

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Lacombe is putting out a welcome mat for home-based businesses.

Council has amended its land use bylaw to allow home business operators like music teachers and hair stylists to conduct their trade in Lacombe’s residential narrow lot single detached dwelling (R1d) district.

However, approval of such uses is at the discretion of the city’s municipal planning commission.

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Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie said in a release that the change reflects city council’s commitment to promoting home-based businesses, which he described as “valuable drivers of our local economy.”

City planner Jennifer Kirchner said municipal planning commission’s review of homebased business applications in the R1d district will ensure their compatibility with the property and surrounding land uses, and that the parking there is adequate.

The city said in its release that each application can now be judged on its merits.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 103.51 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 54.11 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.52 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.03 Cdn. National Railway . . 63.81 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 168.75 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.85 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.30 Cervus Equipment Corp 22.39 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 49.24 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 52.00 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 28.95 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.17 General Motors Co. . . . . 34.17 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.75 Siriux XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.01 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 48.32 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 64.86 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.46 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.06 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.73 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 108.17 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.80 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.11 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.41 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed higher Thursday amid positive earnings news and despite rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index closed up 20.86 points at 14,554.25.

The Canadian dollar rose 0.03 of a cent to 90.68 cents US. New York’s Dow industrials was unchanged from Wednesday at 16,501.65 as traders took in positive earnings reports from General Motors and Caterpillar.

The Nasdaq gained 21.37 points to 4,148.34 after earnings from Facebook and Apple blew past expectations, while the S&P 500 index gained 3.22 points to 1,878.61.

In Canada, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSX:POT) posted quarterly net income of US$340 million or 40 cents a share, compared with 63 cents per share, or US$556 million, in the same period last year.

The company’s guidance was for between 30 and 35 cents per share and its shares gained 67 cents or 1.75 per cent to C$39.02.

General Motors says first-quarter profit fell 86 per cent to $125 million or six cents a share as a string of recalls dragged down earnings. Excluding one-time items, GM made 29 cents per share, far above analyst estimates of three cents per share. GM shares lost early momentum to move down 20 cents to US$34.19.

Christian Mayes, an industrials analyst with Edward Jones, said the stock decline could be due to investor concerns about GM’s U.S. market share, which could suffer because of the recalls.

Caterpillar’s first-quarter earnings climbed five per cent to US$922 million, or $1.44 per share. Earnings totalled $1.61 per share, excluding restructuring costs. Total revenue was nearly flat at $13.24 billion. Analysts forecast earnings of $1.21 per share on $13.09 billion in revenue. Caterpillar shares were up $1.91 to $105.29.

Shares in Apple Inc. jumped 8.2 per cent to $567.77 after the com-

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After the close, Microsoft reported quarterly earnings per share of 68 cents, five cents better than estimates. Revenue of $20.4 billion narrowly beast expectations of $20.39 billion.

Trading was cautious after Russia’s defence minister announced new military exercises in Russia’s south and west in reaction to mounting unrest in eastern Ukraine and NATO exercises in Poland. That development came just hours after Ukrainian troops killed at least two pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine, leading Russian President Vladimir Putin to threaten Kyiv with unspecified consequences.

Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine pushed June crude in New York up 50 cents to US$101.94 a barrel. The energy sector was down 0.63 per cent.

June gold bullion shed early losses to move up $6 to US$1,290.60 an ounce but the sector fell 1.7 per cent.

May copper ran up six cents to US$3.12 a pound and the base metals sector gained 0.57 per cent.

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Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,554.25, up 20.86 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,014.45, up 3.47 points TSX 60 — 830.94, up 1.66 points Dow — 16,501.65, unchanged S&P 500 — 1,878.61, up 3.22 points Nasdaq — 4,148.34, up 21.37 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 90.68 cents US, up 0.03 of a cent

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HOMES: People buying less “There’s all kinds of anecdotal evidence that people are choosing to buy less house than they qualify for because they don’t want to overextend themselves, that our banks are underwriting very carefully — making sure that people can service their debt even if interest rates go up before they renew.”

The Bank of Canada has kept the overnight rate, which impacts shortterm borrowing costs, at one per cent since September 2010, but in essence rates have been well below so-called normal levels since early 2008.

Some economists speculate the bank’s overnight rate will settle in at the 2.25 to 2.5 per cent range, more than a full point or more below pre-recession levels. The super-low borrowing costs are generally acknowledged to have aided the economy through the 2008-09 crisis and soft recovery — stim-

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ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’14 $6.60 higher $452.40; July ’14 $5.40 higher $460.10; Nov. ’14 $3.70 higher $473.60; Jan ’15 $3.50 higher $480.40; March ’15 $3.40 higher $486.70; May ’15 $3.20 higher $492.70; July ’15 $2.30 higher $496.60; Nov ’15 $2.40 higher $481.70; Jan. ’16 $2.40 higher $473.20; March ’16 $2.40 higher $473.20.

Barley (Western): May ’14 unchanged $139.50; July ’14 unchanged $140.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $140.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $140.50; March ’15 unchanged $140.50; May ’15 unchanged $140.50; July ’15 unchanged $140.50; Oct. ’15 unchanged $140.50; Dec. ’15 unchanged $140.50; March ’16 unchanged $140.50; May ’16 unchanged $140.50.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 754,460 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 754,460.

ulating borrowing and spending among Canadians and businesses — but not without costs, including an overheated housing market and record high levels of household debt.

As well, it has been a difficult six years for savers who have realized low yields on investments, and it has made it tough for defined benefit pension plans to cover liabilities.

Poloz’s speech to the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership focused on the controversial subject of Canada’s oil exports and their impact on the dollar and central Canada’s manufacturing sector.

Poloz says exports, including food, beverages and tobacco, should also improve as the U.S. market gains momentum. He expects grain shipments to be stronger too as a rail bottleneck that has left a bumper crop sitting in bins across the Prairies eases.

“We have every reason to hope that those logistical issues are on the mend as we sit here, so I’m optimistic about that.” Export Development Canada has said renewed strength in the United States and in emerging markets, along with a lower loonie, will trigger a rebound in the lagging export sector, particularly in automobiles, building materials and appliances.

Delays haven’t soured Imperial on Keystone CALGARY — One of Canada’s largest oilsands producers isn’t soured on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, despite news that the US$5.4-billion project has been delayed yet again.

“We think it’s as important today as it was the day it was proposed. We think it’s good for parties north of the border and parties south of the border,” Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) CEO Rich Kruger said following the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday.

Last week, the U.S. State Department said it needed more time to decide on the TransCanada Corp.

(TSX:TRP) project while a court case in Nebraska is worked out. The U.S. regulatory process is now in its sixth year.

TransCanada has said its customers remain “100 per cent” committed to Keystone XL and that there’s even a waiting list to ship crude on it.

But to cope with uncertainty over regulatory approvals, Imperial has committed to send its crude to market on a variety of proposed pipelines, such as Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion to the B.C. Lower Mainland and TransCanada’s Energy East line to the East Coast.

It has not, however, signed on to Enbridge Inc.’s highly contentious North-

Canada poised for export boom as global economies improve for the EDC’s expectation of a modest 2.5 per cent growth in exports this year.

Hall said going forward, global and U.S. demand will be there, adding that his major worry is whether Canadian exporters and manufactures have the capacity to ramp up production and shipments.

Exports and the manufacturing sector remain the only significant segments of the Canadian economy that still have not fully recovered from the recession.

“The labour capacity is there and, when we looked at past investment cycles, we realized that the Canadian economy can actually sustain six per cent real export growth in 2015,” Hall said.

Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has said an export rebound is essential for sustained, self-generating “natural growth” because the domestic economy, particularly housing, has run its course.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A new forecast from the federal export agency predicts Canada’s economy is on the threshold of stronger growth thanks to a long-awaited recovery in the export sector.

Export Development Canada says renewed strength in the United States and in emerging markets, along with a lower loonie, will trigger a rebound in the lagging export sector, particularly in automobiles, building materials and appliances.

EDC chief economist Peter Hall says the volume of shipments will likely start taking off in the second half of this year and expand to 5.8 per cent growth in 2015.

Hall says the pickup in exports might have happened sooner but for the U.S. government shutdown in October and the unusually harsh weather throughout the winter, which accounts

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That was one that we just chose not to.”

Imperial has also partnered with Kinder Morgan to build a rail terminal near Edmonton that aims to ship 100,000 barrels a day of crude on unit trains by next year, with the potential to expand to 250,000 barrels.

Kruger told reporters that rail acts as both a bridge to tide the company over during pipeline delays and an “insurance policy” should those projects never be built.

He says it’s too soon to say what effect Ottawa’s three-year phase-out of older DOT-111 tank cars — those involved in last summer’s disaster in Lac-Megantic, Que. — will have on its crude-by-rail strategy. All along, Imperial had intended to use newer cars at the Edmonton facility, Kruger said.

Also Thursday, Kruger reiterated that Imperial and its U.S. parent, ExxonMobil Corp., are in no hurry to decide on building a liquefied natural gas facility on the West Coast as a means to export the resource to booming Asian economies.

“If you were waiting to wake up one morning with a major announcement, those projects are not like that,” he said. “They take time.”

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent repair job

In this image made from video provided by NASA, astronauts Steven Swanson, left, and Rick Mastracchio perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to replace a dead computer. The device is a critical backup outside the station that failed nearly two weeks ago.

REPLACE DEAD COMPUTER AT SPACE STATION

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their orbiting home back up to full strength.

The two Americans on board, Rick Mastracchio and Steven Swanson, hustled through the urgent repair job, swapping out the computers well within an hour. The new one tested fine.

“Excellent work, gentlemen,” Mission Control radioed.

The removed computer, a critical backup, failed nearly two weeks ago.

The prime computer has been working perfectly, but NASA wanted to install a fresh spare as soon as possible.

Mission Control waited until after the arrival of a capsule full of fresh supplies Sunday.

Replacing the computer — a compact 50-pound (22-kilogram) box — involved just three bolts, hardly anything for a spacewalking chore.

Engineers do not know why the original failed.

Mission Control asked the spacewalkers to keep an eye out for any damage that might explain the breakdown. Nothing jumped out.

Flight controllers were trying to load software into the spare computer on April 11, but it failed to activate.

That set into motion a frenzy of ground meetings and tests to fix the problem.

NASA feared that if the primary computer went down as well, the entire space station would be in jeopardy.

These two computers — the primary and backup — control the pointing of the solar wings and radiators, as well as the movement of the robot-arm rail cart.

It was the first failure of one of dozens of so-called MDMs, or multiplexer-demultiplexers, in and outside the space station.

Mission Control kept the spacewalk short and straight-to-the-point; it lasted a mere one hour and 36 minutes.

All routine spacewalks by U.S. station crew have been on hold since last summer’s near-drowning by a spacewalking astronaut.

His helmet filled with water from the cooling system of the suit, and NASA is continuing to investigate the problem.

NASA hopes to reuse the bad computer, once it’s inspected indoors by the astronauts and updated.

Their mission accomplished, Mastracchio and Swanson exchanged a few jokes and laughs as they got ready to go back inside.

“My arms are too short for a selfie,” Mastracchio said with a chuckle, his camera pointed at himself.

Mission Control spotted a small object floating over Mastracchio’s right shoulder as the spacewalk drew to a close.

He said he didn’t think he lost anything. The NASA commentator, Dan Huot, later said it appeared to be a tiny wire tie.

The space station is home to six men: the two Americans, three Russians and one Japanese.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. government forecasters calculated that for most of the Earth, last month was one of the hottest Marches on record — except in the United States.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday that it was the fourth hottest March in 135 years of records.

The overall global temperature was 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit (0.7 degree Celsius) warmer than the 20th century average.

But in the United States, March was about a degree cooler than normal, or about a half a degree Celsius.

It was the 43rd coolest March on record.

Slovakia had its hottest March on record while South Korea and Latvia had their second warmest.

Northern Siberia was 9 degrees (5 C) warmer than normal. Norway and Denmark averaged nearly 7 degrees (4 C) warmer than normal.

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Jane’s Walk From Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4 take in one of several free Jane’s Walks, which recognize the interests of pedestrians in navigating and planning cities.

May 2 – Jane’s Walking School Bus. Meet at 50 Springfield Ave 8 a.m.

May 3 – How 3 Railways Transformed a Small Settlement to a Regional Centre. Meet at the Arches 52 Ave. near 45 St. at 11 a.m.

May 3 – Riverside Meadows to Riverlands: Downtown Revitalization Process.

Meet at 58A Ave and Kerry Wood Drive 1:30 p.m.

May 3 – Where Will All the Boomers Go? Meet at East Hill Save-on-Foods 2:30 p.m.

May 4 – Red Deer’s Early Urban Plan. Meet at MAG (museum) 1:30 p.m.

May 4 – The Bronze Ghost Collection Walking Tour. Meet at Recreation Centre parking lot 3 p.m.

Explore Red Deer and talk to neighbours about what matters to you where you live! See www.janeswalk. org/canada/reddeer for walk details.

Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/D-2014 Clearview North Neighbourhood Rezoning within Clearview Phase 6 City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw by rezoning three PS (Public Service) parcels to R1 Residential (Low Density) District, a total of approximately 0.14 hectares of land, within the Clearview North Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan, N ½ 22-38-27-4 and SE 2-38-27-4. The rezoning is required to facilitate residential development of the land in Phase 6.

1. Canada West Homes Ltd. – a 0.58m relaxation to the minimum side yard to the cantilever on a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 98 Lalor Drive.

Discretionary Use Edgar Industrial 2. CTM Design Services – 4 dispensers and an underground tank for the storage of diesel exhaust, to be located at 8009 Edgar Industrial Place.

Laredo 3. Melcor Developments – 8 signs for subdivision way finding, to be located along 22 Street and Lalor Drive.

West Park 4. J. Shand o/a Excel Learning – a home based tutoring business, to be located at 47 Woodrow Close.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 9, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

INVITATION TO TENDER THE CITY OF RED DEER Sealed Tenders clearly marked “2014 Sidewalk Construction and Repairs – May 7, 2014”, delivered or mailed to: The City of Red Deer Professional Building Suite 600 4808 50th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5 Attention: Financial Services Reception Desk

Proposed Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 3357/2006

and received before 2:00:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 will be opened in public immediately thereafter. Tenders received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder(s) without consideration. Faxed Tender Documents or Tender Amendments will not be accepted.

The Work is comprised of the removal, disposal and replacement of sidewalks, curb and gutter, sidewalk crossings and curb ramps; including waste excavation, subgrade and gravel base course preparation, and supply and placement of topsoil, seed and/or sod. The work is also comprised of grinding, grouting, and sawcutting of sidewalks, sidewalk crossings and curb ramps.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Scientists are watching an iceberg bigger than the island of Guam as it slowly moves away from an Antarctic glacier.

NASA scientist Kelly Brunt said it is more a wonder than a worry and is not a threat to shipping or sea level rise.

Brunt said the iceberg, named B-31, is about 255 square miles (660 million sq. kilometres), roughly six times as big as Manhattan and as much as 1,600 feet (487 metres) thick. It broke off from the critical Pine Island Glacier last fall and researchers have been watching it move away ever since.

She said it is completely natural for icebergs to split off from glaciers in Antarctica, however this calving does shrink the Pine Island Glacier beyond its 30-year normal.

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Affected District: PS - Public Service (Institutional or Government) District

Proposed Amendment Map: 3 / 2014 Bylaw: 3357 / D-2014 Date: Feb 26, 2014

The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services

by Friday, May 2, 2014. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

Tender Documents are to be obtained directly from The City of Red Deer’s Civic Yards, Public Works Department, #300, 7721-40 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on or after Thursday, April 24, 2014 for a $50.00 non-refundable fee. The City of Red Deer Contract Specifications most recent Edition may be obtained from the Engineering Services Department for a $40 non-refundable fee, or may be viewed on The City of Red Deer website @ www.reddeer.ca.

Contractors may view the Tender Documents at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Construction Association offices.

Technical Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to: Jesse Matthews, C.E.T. City of Red Deer Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 Phone: 403-309-8514 Fax: 403-314-5840 Email: Jesse.Matthews@reddeer.ca Processing Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to: Shelly Flahr, SCMP, CPPB The City of Red Deer Purchasing Section Email: purchasing@reddeer.ca

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

Laura Siegel’s Project Eleven27 honours victims of Bangladesh factory collapse

BY LAUREN LA ROSE THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Seeing images emerge from the world’s worst garment industry accident hit Laura Siegel hard — then led her to take action.

The award-winning Canadian designer has partnered with artisans in India on Project Eleven27, creating a collection of 1,127 scarves — one for each victim of the fatal building collapse in Bangladesh.

The April 24, 2013 tragedy at the illegally constructed Rana Plaza brought worldwide attention to the poor conditions endured by workers and renewed focus on the production practices used to create affordable goods.

“Being overseas and having visited a ton of factories at all different levels, I understand how that happened. And it was just sad because I felt that like it’s something that almost could have been prevented if something was just done about it,” said Siegel in an interview at the Toronto Fashion Incubator, a non-profit, small business centre that offers support and mentorship to budding homegrown designers and entrepreneurs.

“Unfortunately, that’s how many factories are run all over the world, so this honestly could happen again any time at any moment — maybe not in Bangladesh, maybe in another country.

“It was kind of a little bit of a wakeup call. You’ve just got to try to do something. I’m only one person... everybody probably felt that way. What can we do now?

“How can this not happen again given what the manufacturing standards are like these days?”

Siegel, 26, spent a lot of time when she was younger travelling to developing countries, and has had the opportunity to do knitwear while in Peru and Bolivia where she learned of the passion for craft among the artisans.

“When I met individuals that were sustaining their culture that probably existed exactly the same way 1,000 years ago, (it) is just such a rare special moment,” she said.

“So I wanted to figure out a way for them to be able to continue to sustain what they’re doing, but also to be able to continue relationships and connections with these people while designing — doing what I love — and supporting what they do.”

To that end, Siegel’s ready-to-wear

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Designer Laura Siegel arranges scarves made from recycled saris for her Project Eleven27 at the Toronto Fashion Incubator in Toronto on Monday. Project Eleven27 was created to honour the lives lost in the Bangladesh garment factory collapse by partnering with artisans in India to hand weave 1,127 limited edition scarves. womenswear label collaborates with artisans in rural villages around the world to help sustain craft — also a primary focus of Project Eleven27.

For the initiative, recycled saris sourced in Kutch, India, are laser-cut in Delhi and made into a yarn that’s brought back to Kutch. Namori Vankar and his family then weave the brightly coloured saris into the scarves which are a 50 per cent cotton, 50 per cent silk blend.

“Being able to sustain their craft, being able to continue their work is very special, especially in that region where a lot of people are forced to leave something that they’ve been practising in their families for so many centuries,” said Siegel.

In sourcing recycled saris specifi-

Four emerging womenswear labels vying for TFI New Labels top prize

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Christopher Paunil will be vying for another shot at the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels crown.

For the second consecutive year, the Torontobased contemporary dress and separates brand is a finalist in the contest for emerging Canadian designers.

All four finalists are womenswear labels with AliceAzur by Miriam Baker, swimwear designer Ashley Boutcher of Nomad of the Sun and ethically conscious designer Laura Siegel also contending for the top prize.

Designers will be competing for a $25,000 cash award from TFI supporter and philanthropist Suzanne Rogers.

The winner will also receive a full-page editorial feature in Flare Magazine and production of a lookbook for their collection provided by beauty partners CoverGirl and Pantene.

Toronto-based clothing and textile designer Sarah Stevenson, winner of last year’s New Labels contest, was also awarded the chance to design a line for Target’s Canadian stores as part of her prize package, with the collection arriving on shelves last month.

TFI is a non-profit, small business centre that offers support and mentorship to budding Canadian fashion designers and entrepreneurs. The organization’s concept has been adopted by cities worldwide, including New York, Chicago, London, Milan and Paris.

cally for the collection, they’ve tried to settle on a particular colour range — but each item remains distinct.

“Every piece is different from the next.”

The 22-inch scarf retails for $135, while the 38-inch scarf — which can double as a sarong or wrap — sells for $195.

The scarves will be available through Siegel’s online boutique, luxury retailer Holt Renfrew, and online retailers Shop Latitude and Shop Ethica.

Project Eleven27 will be donating 25 per cent of proceeds to Sreepur Village, an organization in Bangladesh helping the families affected by the tragedy.

To commemorate the one-year anni-

versary of the Rana Plaza disaster this Thursday, 40 per cent of sales of the scarves sold on that day will benefit the charity.

Siegel said she would like to the chance to visit Bangladesh herself, and said Project Eleven27 will live on beyond the first foray.

“It’s about creating awareness on alternatives in production in this industry and positive alternatives. So that’s something that’s definitely going to be ongoing,” she said.

“We’re not going to change everything in this first year. It’s definitely a long-term project.”

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

A thrilling yarn from Canadian history THE MASSEY MURDER IS AN INTERESTING MIX OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked A Country

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proud of their British origins. With few exceptions, they were staunch Anglicans and the men attended the three clubs where social contact and business were the order of the day. Even Timothy Eaton was welcome, once he’d made his fortune. The Masseys (manufacturers of The year is 1915, the farm implements) and generwar that later came to be ous benefactors to the city, known as The Great War were part of this group in had begun in the autumn spite of being stern Methodof 1914, and all eyes were ists. on Europe.

There were four newspaYoung men of Canada pers in this bustling place, were anxious and willing each vying for readers with to go overseas and defend lurid reporting from the war the Empire; automobiles zone. were becoming popular for Then came the most shockthose who could afford the ing news: a young housemaid PEGGY $1,400 price, and the LCW in Toronto had shot and FREEMAN (Local Council of Women) killed one of the Massey famwere hard at work lobbyily. ing for women’s rights.

Albert (Bert) Massey was Toronto was run by not as affluent as others in an elite group of protestant families, his family. He was a 34-year-old car

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salesman, well dressed and personable.

On the last night of his life, he walked home from work. His day had been frustrating, sales were down and he was still tired from a party the previous evening.

His wife was away visiting with her mother, and they had not been on good terms when she left.

Carrie Davies, their only maid, was 18-years-old. She was an English girl, shy and quiet, who sent most of her earnings back home to her mum. Her job kept her busy from six a.m. until 9 p.m.

This evening, as Massey mounted the steps to his veranda, the door opened, Carrie leveled a .32-calibre automatic pistol and shot him twice.

When the police came, Carrie said, “I shot him ... he disgraced my character.”

In 1914, women had very few rights and a hired maid had even fewer.

Murder was generally punishable

by hanging. She had no money and only one sister and brother-in-law to speak for her.

The picture here painted by the author, of Toronto in 1915, is fascinating.

Immigrants, mostly Brits, had brought all their baggage with them, in the way of class distinctions, and judgment of those lesser creatures of the prisoner class.

The Masseys moved quickly to attest to Carrie’s instability.

Charlotte Gray is a fine historian, and the reader will enjoy the politics, the atmosphere and the narrow mindedness of some of the people.

The chief justice who will hear the case is a character. And lawyer Hartley Dewart takes her case to spite an old foe named Blackie Johnston. He is creative and sly.

This is a thrilling yarn from Canada’s history told in an entertaining style. It is coming soon in paperback.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

Hillary Clinton trying to define legacy with new book?

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s upcoming book will be called Hard Choices, a title that reflects how the potential 2016 presidential candidate may try to define her record as President Barack Obama’s secretary of state while she considers another White House campaign.

Publisher Simon & Schuster said the new book, to be released June 10, will offer Clinton’s “inside account of the crises, choices and challenges” she faced as secretary of state and “how those experiences drive her view of the future.”

“All of us face hard choices in our lives,” Clinton writes at the start of the book, according to the publisher. “Life is about making these choices, and how we handle them shapes the people we become.”

Clinton’s State Department memoir will hit bookshelves as the former first lady and New York senator sits atop polls about hypothetical candidates as the leading Democratic contender should she seek the presidency. Since

leaving the State Department, Clinton has travelled widely, giving speeches to industry groups, college students and others while joining the foundation led by her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Clinton’s potential candidacy has

‘ALL OF US FACE HARD CHOICES IN OUR LIVES. LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING THESE CHOICES, AND HOW WE HANDLE THEM SHAPES THE PEOPLE WE BECOME.’ — HILLARY CLINTON FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE

been eagerly anticipated by Democrats, who frequently ask Clinton about her intentions and encourage her to try to become the nation’s first female president.

A series of Democratic outside groups is already building support for

a future campaign, and Republicans are actively critiquing her record.

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There Goes Gravity (Riverhead), by Lisa Robinson In the new book, There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll, there’s a telling photograph of Mick Jagger whispering into the ear of journalist Lisa Robinson as she smiles mischievously.

The 1975 shot perfectly illustrates why Robinson’s so good at what she does: her access to big talent, the trust she gains with her subjects and her love of music.

A lifetime New Yorker and now Vanity Fair music editor, Robinson fell into writing in 1969 when her future husband — rock writer and producer Richard Robinson — got her a gig writing for a music magazine, tapping into her passion and setting her on a path as one of the first female rock journalists.

The book focuses on the music, offering few personal details, but an intimate, familiar tone.

After 45 years in the business, Robinson is still excited by live performances.

And she eagerly anticipates the next moment of greatness.

“It never felt like a job; it was fun, it was new, it felt like a ‘calling.’

“Whether I was in a private plane with Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones ... or standing in two inches of beer on the floor of CBGB’s — it was exactly where I wanted to be,” Robinson writes.

Robinson had the good luck and timing to witness the beginnings of many bands.

Armed with a coveted backstage pass and multiple old-school cassette recorders (which she still uses), she was part of hundreds of entourages.

The book highlights about a dozen acts she suggests have been the most influential.

She returned to interview favourites — including David Bowie, The Clash, Patti Smith, Eminem, Jay Z and Lady Gaga — several times, delving deeper into the souls behind the talent.

Although she admits to trading gossip as one way of endearing herself to her subjects, Robinson is protective, avoiding sordid details of the groupie sex, violence and excessive drugs that occur on tours.

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Even the most mediawary artists come to trust Robinson because she’s more fan than a critic, able to keep secrets and industry savvy.

One of the few journalists to sit down with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, she offers fascinating quotes, but her rose-coloured glasses are off when describing their reclusive, self-centred life in New York.

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After interviewing Michael Jackson several times in his rise to stardom, she notices he has two voices: one high and soft for the public, and another normal and commanding for his inner circle.

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what others are too afraid to say.

Robinson writes affectionately about most rockers but does get in a few jabs.

She describes Lady Gaga as a gifted singer and musician who’s connected to her audience, unlike Madonna, whom Robinson calls driven, humourless and lacking passion.

Her strength is putting music into historical context.

She makes connections between bands, suggesting blues greats influenced the Stones, punk bands like The Clash led to U2 and the Jackson Five inspired Jay Z. The book serves as a history lesson on how music has impacted American culture, touching on racism, drugs, AIDS, feminism, homosexuality, art, media and fashion.

Rock fans will likely be holding a proverbial lighter up after reading There Goes Gravity.

Robinson must have many more stories to share.

If we’re lucky, we’ll get an encore.

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Not all friendships will last forever

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Dear Annie: I am a high school stu- ation, she refused. There were other dent. Last year, “Ellie” invited me to occasions when I had to beg for help her 16th birthday party, and after that, and was turned down. In three years, we became inseparable best friends. my sister took care of Dad for all of six She was wonderful and supportive. weeks. My other sister stayed with Dad Lately, we have grown more and once for three days. more distant. A few weeks ago, Ellie’s I realize I should have had this family had a crisis, and we discussion with my sisters took up a collection to help. when I first took Dad to live I didn’t want Ellie to feel with me. like a charity case and wantInstead, I am filled with ed her to see that the collecresentment, and our sibling tion was due to compassion. relationship has suffered.

She seemed thankful, but Many of your readers will now she spends time with someday be the caregiver of other friends and rarely an elderly parent. Please with me. She says she is too remind them to have “the busy to hang out and won’t conversation” with their answer most of my texts. family before they make my But I see her Facebook mistake. posts, and she tags other I am seeing a therapist MITCHELL friends. The funny thing is, to help me work through when I tell her about things my resentment, but I have a & SUGAR I’ve done with others, she long way to go. — Just Ventbecomes jealous. ing How do I bring old Ellie Dear Venting: Our condoback? lences on this entire situaI have other friends, but she and I tion. used to be so close, and it’s sad to see You are right that these arrangeour friendship wither. I don’t want to ments should be hashed out in adlose her as a friend, but I also don’t vance, knowing that some children are want to appear desperate. Any advice unwilling or unable to be caregivers. for me? — Chicago Student We hope readers in this situation will Dear Student: Ellie’s distancing may check out eldercare.gov or the Family have nothing to do with the collection Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org) for for her family. It is not unusual for information on respite care. high school friendships to change. Try Dear Annie: I read the letter from talking to her. Say that you miss the “Disappointed Dad,” whose children closeness you once had, and ask how to accused him of being cheap. warm things up again.

Your older readers might rememBut understand that Ellie may sim- ber that cans of scouring powders used ply feel that a different crowd is more to come with six little holes on the lid to her liking at this point in time. And that you punched out yourself. if that is the case, you will simply need My mother only punched out three. to let her go.

Later, the same brand came out with Dear Annie: When my stepmother the holes already opened, with a little died, my husband and I took Dad to plastic adhesive circle covering them. live with us. Dad was 90, used a walker Mom would carefully tear off only half and could not be left alone for more of the circle. than a few hours. He died at home Years later, I was teasing her about three years later. this, and she gave me a level look and During this time, I expected we’d said, “I put you through college, didn’t get offers of help from my two sisters, I?” She had me there! -- A Graduate of but it didn’t happen.

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Your boss will almost feel you are a priceCANCER (June 21-July 22): There is less asset to the company and will want to an easy flow of stability today between your share this with you. Start discussing home views and those of your romantic interest. The moves with your family now! relationship will feel more stable than usual in PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This is one a very stable way. It is time you start sharing of those days where you will feel the need to your aspirations and dreams, you never know share your wisdom. You will be more inclined what you can make happen today! to speak than listen, so choose your audience LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There seems to accordingly. Giving a presentation now will be a lot of on the go at work today. Family be financially profitable for you in the larger members will offer you some cherished help, scheme of things. if you ask.

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From the left, Central Alberta Theatre players Nicole Orr as Nina, Cynthia Edwards and Val, Jim Claggett as Andy and Robert Van der Linden as Matt rehearse in the Nickle Studio at the Memorial Centre.

Different roads lead to love CAT PRODUCTION EXPLORES WHEN MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE RETURN TO THE DATING SCENE

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

CENTRAL ALBERTA THEATRE

Fifty-ish Andy goes looking for love in the standard 21st-century way: he advertises.

Val, a nurse in her mid-40s, answers Andy’s dating ad and agrees to meet him in person — only she brings her friend Nina along for moral support.

Likewise, Andy shores up his nerve by asking his friend Matthew to accompany him in Central Alberta Theatre’s next production, the romantic comedy, Looking.

Anyone who’s seen the movie When Harry Met Sally can probably guess what happens next.

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Andy and Val? Not so much.

This Norm Foster play opens on Thursday at the Nickle Studio, upstairs at the Memorial Centre.

It is about what happens when middle-aged people, with a mountain of emotional baggage between them, return to the scary, unpredictable world of dating.

Andy is a “sweetheart,” said director Lynn Olson, but his better qualities aren’t immediately apparent to Val. He has a failed marriage, grown children and a financially shaky business to contend with. “He’s unsure of himself because he hasn’t been in a relationship for a long time,” she added, “so he trying to be something he’s not.”

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Val is also getting over a first marriage, and is expecting “magic” from her next relationship. But the rockets and fireworks just aren’t going off when she meets Andy, said Olson.

Matthew and Nina, on the other hand, find themselves overcome by an explosion of strong emotions when they meet each other — which is a little unexpected, since neither is looking for a serious thing.

“They’re very content with just short-term relationships with no commitments and no pressure,” said Olson.

Although Andy and Val aren’t particularly game for a second date, the two end up seeing each other again to facilitate their friends’ growing attraction.

“The play is very, very relatable,” said Olson, who believes anyone who’s ever faced the pitfalls of dating will empathize. “People will see themselves in these characters, or will have had a friend who’s gone through the same thing . . . .”

Foster’s play is both funny and serious, in that there are touching scenes that will resonate with audience members, she added. “These days, there are a lot of (older) people looking for love. So many people are divorced and have been in one or even two marriages and still haven’t found that perfect person yet.

“I think this play kind of gives people a little bit of hope, especially people who’re going through that kind of struggle,” said Olson. Although Foster doesn’t deliver any definitive romantic answers, Looking does seems to suggest that many different roads can lead to love. “There’s no simple cut and dried path . . . there are a lot of ups and downs for everyone.”

This is Olson’s first time directing a full-length play, so she’s thrilled to be working with four veteran community actors — Andy is played by Jim Claggett, Val by Cynthia Edwards, Matt by Robert Van der Linden and Nina by Nicole Orr. “They’re very good,” said Olson, whose biggest challenge has been adapting this production to the Nickle Studio’s no-walls “alley” stage, which has the audience sitting on both sides of the action.

So far, she’s surmounting problems with support from experienced lighting technician Matt Levesque, as well as veteran Central Alberta director Tanya Ryga, who’s her mentor.

“I’m really looking forward to the outcome,” said Olson, who believes audience members will appreciate this emotional roller-coater ride of a story. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Trailer Park Boys 3 has an idea in its stoned noggin RICKY, JULIAN AND BUBBLES ARE ON THE ROAD — AND SCREEN — AGAIN Trailer Park Boys: Don’t Legalize It 2.5 stars (out of four) Rated: 14A All right boys (and girls), this is the way it’s supposed to be.

The Trailer Park Boys are back with a third movie, an astonishment unto itself, and you’re just going to have to like it. Or not.

It’s a free country, last I checked, and one that has embraced these knuckleheads like a mother pig does a brood of sucklings, on screens big and small, and also on stage.

But chances are you’ll crack at least a smile or two at PETER the continuing antics of Ricky (Robb Wells), Julian (John HOWELL Paul Tremblay), goggle-eyed Bubbles (Mike Smith) and their other lunkheaded pals at the Sunnyvale Trailer Park.

Wonder of wonders, Trailer Park Boys: Don’t Legalize It (aka Trailer Park Boys 3) actually has an idea in its stoned noggin. It plays off the idea of Ricky losing his profitable marijuana trade if Ottawa makes good on a promise to legalize weed. Ricky, Bubbles and Julian have to stop this, eh?

The movie opens with the funeral of a secondary character. It’s in a junkyard, “a place that most of us would rightly call the dump,” Bubbles observes in his eulogy. Ricky helpfully adjusts Bubbles’ fly as he speaks.

The film still uses the same mockumentary approach, which is starting to seem lamer than a Stephen Harper rock performance. The ShakyCam is particularly annoying, and the speaking to camera seems pointless. But whatever.

Julian, who is never without a drink in his hand, especially when driving, is running a scam to collect urine at a military base, through a secret latrine pipeline, which he sells in test tubes to people hoping to evade drug tests.

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Chances are you’ll crack at least a smile or two at the continuing antics of Julian (John Paul Tremblay), goggle-eyed Bubbles (Mike Smith), Ricky (Robb Wells) and their other lunkheaded pals at the Sunnyvale Trailer Park.

He has a semi-civil business relationship with Cyrus (Bernard Robichaud), a local drug dealer.

Meanwhile, Bubbles gets an important letters in mail. Upshot is that all three pals have reason to leave Nova Scotia on a road trip that will take in Montreal, Ottawa and Kingston.

There’s also a bit of a trip down memory lane when the boys discover a photo album with photos of them as children together. Awww. …

Their usual antagonists, Jim Lahey (John Dunsworth) and his shirtless sidekick Randy (Patrick Roach), are still plotting to have the boys evicted from the trailer park. Randy drives a Segway. He’s always been a tool.

Trailer Park Boys 3 gets a bit repetitive at times (did you notice that “3” in the title?) and the jokes are so old they have beards, as my mother used to say.

But you’ve got to take your toque off to a dumb movie that is clever enough to try to rook Ottawa politicians into doing the right thing for the wrong reason.

As Ricky so succinctly puts it: “For the first time in my life, I don’t feel like telling the government to f--- off!”

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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Jay Tumbokon’s A Byzantine Goddess joins the works of many other Red Deer College Visual Arts students in the annual year-end exhibition entitled Batteries Not Included. The show is on display through this weekend at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery.

EXHIBITS RED DEER GALLERIES ● Middle Schools Awesome Art Show features the works of middle school students from Eastview, Central, Gateway, West Park, and Glendale Middle Schools from April 29 to May 25 at Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. ● Dining Out is at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, and features archival material and historical photographs from Red Deer and District Archives on the topic of dining in Red Deer.

More information at archives@reddeer.ca. ● Red Deer Public Library — 100 Years of Discovery: 1914-2014 will be presented at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, and will feature photographs and archival documents that represent this significant milestone. ● Batteries (Not) Included: Red Deer College Annual Year End Exhibition will be held at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery until April 27. This annual exhibition reflects many of the ideas and themes taught at the college and represent the variety of subject, materials, and forms deemed vital to the next generation of young artists. See www.reddeermuseum. com ● Somewhere in the Hills by Samantha Williams-Chopelsky will be featured at Harris-Warke Gallery continuing to May 3. ● Breathing Spaces by Artists a la Carte will be open at Marjorie Wood Gallery at Kerry Wood Nature Centre, up to April 30. ● A Mixture of Everything by Jennifer Holmes-Gohring will be on display at The Hub on Ross Gallery until April 30. ● Untitled Photographs by Jim McKinley will be shown at Velvet Olive from April 1 to 30. ● Untitled by Jericca Bradshaw will be shown at Café Pichilingue from April 1 to 30.

● totems of the masculine by Matt Gould will be featured at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery until May 11. See Gould’s primitive and elemental medium of leather, stitched and hand-tooled to create a series of totems. See www.reddeermuseum.com, or phone 403-309-8405. ● Open and Closed: Mixed Media by Wendy Meeres will be featured at the Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch from March 4 to April 27. Keys and doors — they can open, close, be inviting or hindering? What words, stories and images will Meere’s work inspire? ● Steps Through Time is a look back on the evolution of select sports footwear now on at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Explore the progression and evolution of various equipment, glimpse the history and the modifications, that make sports equipment, to make it faster, safer and more comfortable. See www.ashfm.ca, or phone 403-341-8614.

LIVE DATES ● The Vat presents Magik Spells tonight, and Ninjaspy on Saturday, both based out of Vancouver. Then singer Sarah Smith will perform from her new album The Journey on May 2, and The Balconies will perform on June 2. ● Tracks Pub in Olds will feature Sarah Smith on May 3.

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Jodie Foster weds artist girlfriend

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Jodie Foster is a married woman.

The 51-year-old Oscar winner wed girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend, Foster’s publicist confirmed Wednesday. Jennifer Allen offered no other details.

E! was the first to report that Foster tied the knot with Hedison, a 44-year-old photographer based in Los Angeles.

It’s the first marriage for Foster, who came out publicly in a rambling, heartfelt speech at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards, where she accepted lifetime achievement honours.

After saying she planned to make a big announcement that would make her publicist nervous, Foster jokingly revealed that she was single.

“I hope that you’re not disappointed that there

won’t be a big coming-out speech tonight,” she said, “because I already did my coming-out about a thousand years ago back in the Stone Age.” She said celebrities are now expected to reveal they’re gay “with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show,” but her approach had been more personal.

Foster acknowledged longtime partner Cydney Bernard, with whom she has two sons. The couple ended their 20-year relationship in 2008. While Foster never hid the relationship, she kept her sexuality private until the Globes speech.

E! says Foster and Hedison have been dating since last summer.

Hedison, who was previously linked to Ellen DeGeneres, is also an actress with TV credits including Nash Bridges and The L Word.

Orphan Black, BBC America’s satisfying but strenuously kinetic drama about a sisterhood of clones confronting their shared bio-lab origin, is a fascinating show — or, more accurately, it’s always just fascinating enough.

Which is in itself fascinating to those of us who spend time puzzling over the ways one show clicks and another doesn’t: How is Orphan Black so good while other shows that look and seem a lot like it wind up being so blah?

Much of it has to do with the bravura performance of its star, Tatiana Maslany, who plays all the clones — a gru- Tatiana Maslany eling task that asks a whole lot more of her in every scene than simply submitting to a series of wig and costume changes. Starting with the lead character of Sarah Manning and continuing from there, Maslany portrays each of these women down to their bones, even as the show’s creators (Graeme Manson and John Fawcett) give her more clones to play.

In the first season, a reprobate Sarah witnesses the train-platform suicide of a woman who looks just like her. Desperate for cash and shelter, Sarah takes on the dead woman’s identity, briefly becoming Beth, a police detective, and living in Beth’s apartment with Beth’s boyfriend, Paul (Dylan Bruce).

Aided by her rambunctious foster brother Felix (Jordan Gavaris), Sarah discovered that she, Beth and an unknown number of others were conceived in a “neolution” cloning project at the Dyad Institute in 1984. These clones include Alison, an alcoholic soccer mom; Cosima, a lesbian grad student in evolutionary biology; and Helena X, a project anomaly (she’s blond) from Ukraine.

As Sarah and the others learned more about the project that created them (and discovered that certain people they’ve trusted — husbands, partners — had been assigned by the Dyad Institute to monitor them), Orphan Black became a layered adventure that effortlessly weaved in elements of a soap opera — torrid affairs, switched identities, a foster mother who knows more than she lets on. Paul’s discovery that Beth was really Sarah didn’t necessarily end their relationship, nor did Sarah’s discovery that Paul was hired by Dyad to monitor Beth.

Meanwhile (Orphan Black relentlessly brings on the “meanwhiles”), Sarah is apparently the only Dyad clone who has been able to have a child — a preternaturally intuitive young daughter named Kira, who is of great interest not only to the scientists at Dyad but to a bolo-tie-wearing religious cult that is preoccupied with bioengineering. Last season’s finale left Sarah in a panicked attempt to find Kira, who was kidnapped.

Oh, it just sounds silly when I type it up, and I’ve probably already offended an obsessive fan who will write in to correct me on a minor detail or two.

You’re better off just binge-watching the first season so that you can try to follow along with the episodes.

Without spoiling anything, I found myself pleasantly surprised in the first four new episodes that Orphan Black has apparently just scraped the surface — not only with the overall narrative arc but with the depth of character development in each of the clones that Maslany plays. “You must have really gotten under [Dyad’s] skin,” a character tells Sarah.

“They sort of got under mine first,” she replies.

In a way, it’s the TV equivalent of a Lorde album — fresh, cool, current, vaguely foreign and yet commercial-friendly. The show presses the right nodes in certain TV watchers — including female viewers who still pine for the next “Alias,” perhaps? Or male viewers on an endless quest to find a girl who can hang? Or sci-fi fans who think SyFy’s shows are too shallow? Or thoughtful viewers attuned to a theme that is aggressively and excitingly anti-corporate?

Like the clones Maslany is playing, Orphan Black also possesses a genetic flaw. It is chewing so voraciously through its story lines — at such a rapid pace — that it often verges on collapse. We’ve all seen this happen before: a show lays out such a frantic premise in its first season that by the second season it simply flies apart. One way Orphan Black gets around this is in its possibility that Maslany could always have a new, undiscovered clone to play.

Critical applause for Orphan Black runs just about as hot as the show. To some degree, it has probably been overpraised, which beats the alternative. In its wildest dreams, ABC’s spotty Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. would possess just a fraction of Orphan Black momentum and sensibility.

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When it was first announced that the long-awaited Season 4 of The Boondocks would not involve the show’s creator, Aaron McGruder, it was natural to worry that the new episodes would be as disappointing as Community’s Season 4, which lacked showrunner Dan Harmon. Like the NBC sitcom, The Boondocks would still have its great original cast in place — including Regina King, the voice of young brothers Huey and Riley, and John Witherspoon, who plays their grandfather — but absent the man who invented it, would the beloved animated series, based on McGruder’s satirical comic strip, lose its knack for biting one-liners and smart cultural commentary?

It’s probably too early to say. This week’s premiere, Pretty Boy Flizzy, has the sort of premise that fans have come to expect from The Boondocks: R&B star Pretty Boy Flizzy (guest star Michael B. Jordan) is a thinly veiled stand-in for Chris Brown, who stands accused of a string of violent crimes, including robbing a convenience store at gunpoint and beating up his pop star girlfriend Christianna live on stage during the Grammys. During a press conference, Flizzy offers an “apology” and thanks his admirers: “I let my fans down. Without you, I wouldn’t even have an R&B girlfriend to beat.”

Like McGruder’s takedowns of R. Kelly and Tyler Perry in two of the show’s best earlier episodes (The Trial of R. Kelly and Pause) Pretty Boy Flizzy features an impressive supply of such zingers, along with an unrelenting indictment of both the performer and

a culture that seems to condone and perhaps even foster his behavior. But only a few of the jokes really land, while the rest sound familiar — at this point, a parody of Brown needs to be uncommonly clever and thoughtful not to feel warmed over. It doesn’t help that the show’s three main characters are relegated to the background in favor of lawyer and frequent punching bag Tom, who takes on Flizzy as a client.

But then, the third season of McGruder’s series was also uneven, including the uninspired A Date With the Booty Warrior episode, in which Tom’s fear of prison rape is turned into a 20-minute long running gag, and the soft-hitting take on the flu epidemic and KFC, The Fried Chicken Flu. Would a fourth season from McGruder all these years later have lived up to our expectations? It’s impossible to say.

The Boondocks has rarely bothered with ongoing storylines, so the new creative team is not bound by love triangles or cliffhangers, and they can take the characters in any direction they wish. Their only real requirement is staying true to the show’s focus on social commentary — and living up, one hopes, to the high quality of McGruder’s best critiques. That’s a tall order, and no one’s voice will sound quite like McGruder’s. But Pretty Boy Flizzy isn’t so underwhelming as to suggest that the ship is sunk just yet.

So I’ll keep watching — for now. And fans, like me, who remain hungry for McGruder’s own artistic vision, can look forward to the delightfully titled live-action series Black Jesus, which the writer is expected to bring to Adult Swim later this year.

Harris is a Slate culture blogger.

Chris Brown’s DC assault trial delayed

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Singer Chris Brown’s trial on an assault charge was put on hold for months Wednesday after prosecutors declined to grant immunity to his bodyguard, who would be a key witness.

Brown will remain in custody for the near future after a Los Angeles judge denied a request by the Grammy-winning singer’s attorney to release him from custody while he awaits trial.

Brown’s trial had been set to start on Wednesday, and Brown’s bodyguard, Christopher Hollosy, had been expected testify and say that he, not Brown, hit a man outside a hotel in the nation’s capital in October. Hollosy was tried separately and convicted Monday of assault, but he plans to appeal.

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ORPHAN BLACK: As beautiful and elegant as stainless steel I’m less drawn to the often ingenious, always fullbore clone story than I am drawn to admiring Orphan Black’s central production value — that antiseptically sleek, brutally efficient Euro style of scripted programming that in so many other shows winds up feeling as cheap as particle-board furniture.

Even the PBS airing of the British TV hit Sherlock seemed this season to push its ultra-mod pace and vibe into the realm of overworked gimmickry.

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Bronze statue of movie critic Roger Ebert unveiled during Ebertfest CHICAGO — Roger Ebert’s final blog posting last April ended with his hopeful sign-off: “I’ll see you at the movies.” The award-winning film critic died two days later.

Visitors to the central Illinois theatre that hosts the annual “Ebertfest” film festival he started now may feel like they saw him at the movies. A life-sized bronze statue of the longtime Chicago Sun-Times critic was unveiled Thursday outside the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, which is next to Urbana where Ebert grew up.

His wife, Chaz Ebert, described the statue as “interactive art,” because it shows her late husband giving his famous “thumbs up” sign and sitting between two empty theatre seats where visitors can sit.

“Roger, he would feel honoured that someone wanted to do this for him, but he almost would feel embarrassed because he was so modest,” Chaz Ebert said. “But he would be very grateful that they thought enough of him to do it.”

Singer Marc Anthony announces plans to produce new pop album in English MIAMI — Marc Anthony’s latest Spanish-language album 3.0 is a hit, and his single Vivir mi vida topped the charts for 18 weeks. But Anthony isn’t satisfied.

He wants to reconquer a broader market with a new project in English.

Anthony announced at the 25th Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami on Wednesday that he is working on a pop album. The conference culminates with its awards show Thursday. Anthony is nominated in 15 categories.

Anthony says he doesn’t have a release date or a record label yet.

Hollosy’s lawyer has said that unless Hollosy is granted immunity, he will not testify until he is finished with the appeal.

A lawyer for Brown said in court that could take at least six months. Prosecutors have said it could take a year. No new trial date for Brown was set.

Prosecutors told a judge they decided not to grant Hollosy immunity because he refused to meet with them to discuss his testimony following his conviction. They also believe his likely testimony, that he alone threw a punch, would be a lie.

Prosecutors say Brown and Hollosy hit 20-year-old Parker Adams after Adams tried to get into a photo Brown was taking with two women outside his tour bus. Witnesses testified at Hollosy’s trial that Adams and Brown exchanged words over the picture and Brown, then Hollosy, hit Adams.

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The Boondocks still has its great original cast in place — including Regina King, the voice of young brothers Huey (right) and Riley (left), and John Witherspoon, who plays their grandfather (centre) — but the show’s creator, Aaron McGruder, is absent.

TORONTO — Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne has defended her brightly coloured video for Hello Kitty against charges of racism.

The video features the 29-year-old prancing about in various Japanese-themed sets motifs in front of four grimacing Asian dancers.

The Japan-shot clip also finds Lavigne singing in a bedroom, a candy store and a sushi restaurant.

Billboard called the video an “embarrassment in any language,” USA Today linked to the clip’s “cringeworthy glory” while referencing the possibility that it was racist and Entertainment Weekly questioned whether the video was “offensive . . . or offensively obvious.”

Lavigne countered such talk on her Twitter account late Wednesday, laughing off accusations of racism.

“RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!!” she tweeted to her 15.6 million followers. “I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan.

“I flew to Tokyo to shoot this video specifically for my Japanese fans, WITH my Japanese label, Japanese choreographers AND a Japanese director IN Japan.”

Lavigne then tweeted a link to the video, which had been uploaded to YouTube again after being briefly taken down.

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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.

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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McDOUGALL 1946 - 2014 Dianna Mae McDougall of Ponoka, formally of Red Deer, passed away following a brief but valiant battle with cancer at the Ponoka General Hospital on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the age of 68 years. Dianna was born in 1946, the oldest of five children, to Ken and Vicky Holden.

She worked in the meat department of the Port-O-Call Safeway in Red Deer for many years. While working full- time, Dianna raised her two children, managed to always have a full homemade supper every night and kept her home immaculate both inside and out. Her yard always had beautiful flowers and was the best- kept lawn in the neighborhood. After taking early retirement, Dianna and Gary enjoyed camping, fishing and traveling to Yuma, AZ as snowbirds.

Dianna is survived by her daughter Kelly Carlile; her son Kim Hagerty; their father Ron Hagerty; granddaughters Krysta Shippelt (Ryan); Chantelle Carlile (Craig); Kiara Carlile and great- granddaughter Aaralee Shippelt who was Dianna’s “ray of sunshine”.

Also left to cherish Dianna’s memory are her sister Carol Arden; brothers Harold (Judy) Holden, Rod (Pat) Holden; her special cousin and BFF Debbie Zwack, Gary’s daughter Allison as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Dianna was predeceased by her parents Ken and Vicky Holden, her sister Bev Anderson and more recently by her best friend and husband, Gary McDougall.

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Dianna’s life being held at the Ponoka Legion, 3911 - 2A Hwy, Ponoka, AB on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 between the hours of 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

Casual attire is suggested. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Ponoka Health Foundation (Ponoka Hospital Palliative Care Unit), 5800 57 Avenue, Ponoka AB T4J 1P1.

Condolences to Dianna’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

WATTS 1933 - 2013 Mr. Robert “Bob” Charles Watts of Red Deer, formally of Bluffton, passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on December 21, 2013 at the age of 80 years. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.. at the Iola Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Alberta followed by a time of fellowship at the Bluffton Community Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bob’s honor may be directed to the to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 - Arnot Avenue, Red Deer AB T4R 3S6. Condolences to Bob’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca.

MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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BUSSHOFF Alexander Roman March 8, 2004 - Calgary, Alberta April 21, 2014 - Calgary, Alberta Alexander beloved son of Catherine and Darren Busshoff of Okotoks passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at the age of 10 years. Alex is survived by his loving parents Catherine and Darren; brother Winandus, grandparents, Roman and Julie Busshoff and William and Lois Tait; Marlene and Andrew Oliver; great-grandfathers Winandus André (Muriel Johnson), Albert Busshoff; uncles Tyrone (Cindy) Tait; Kurt Busshoff, Keaghan Oliver; aunts Nicola (Adrian) Meinke, Katie (Tyler) Gordash, Lindsey (Lucas) Campos, Megan Oliver, as well as several cousins, extended family and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Crossroads Church, 38105 Range Road 275, Red Deer County, Alberta on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.

Please forward condolences through www.hffs.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Make-A-Wish Southern Alberta Foundation, Bay #4, 2308 - 24th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2T 5H8; telephone: 403-228-3666.

HERITAGE FUNERAL SERVICES “Heritage Funeral Home” Telephone: 299-0100

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WAKEY 1957 - 2014 Our world suddenly and immediately changed in the morning of April 22, 2014, when our beloved wife and beautiful mother Katherine Judith Wakey left us far too soon. Kathy was the keystone at the centre of her family.

Soft and kind but never weak, her strength was boundless and unending. She was warm and welcoming, her heart and her home always open to friends and vagabonds alike. She was at her best when surrounded by family or friends, basking in the summer sun on her country patio. She was a lover of animals and a lover of books. She wanted more for us all, and gave us all more than we could ever imagine. She lives on in the soul of her devoted husband, Dean, her two children Michael and Carmen, her two brothers and three sisters, her in-laws and extended family, her cherished caregivers and every other person who had the privilege of knowing her.

And wherever you’ve gone And wherever we might go It don’t seem fair - today just disappeared Your light’s reflected now, reflected from afar We were but stones; your light made us stars In following with Kathy’s wishes, no service will be held. Memorial donations to the Red Deer and District S.P.C.A., 4505 77 Street, Red Deer AB T4P 2J1 in Kathy’s name are encouraged in lieu of flowers.

Condolences to Kathy’s family may be e-mailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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JERVIS WUNSCH A happy 50th wedding Ursula Hanna Hella Elfriede Dora Ursula (née Moeller) passed anniversary to away peacefully on Sunday, Ed and Trina Jervis.

April 20, 2014, at the age of Married April 25, 1964 in Delia, AB 87 years. She was born in Love family and friends Sievershagen (East Germany) on February 17, 1927 and became a teacher. In 1958, she married Uli who had Card Of Thanks immigrated to Alberta in 1948 and they farmed in Barrhead, BEGGS AB. They moved off the farm to Calgary and eventually to The family of the Late Betty Red Deer. Together, they Beggs wish to express their had two boys. In the first appreciation to all their family years, she helped with the and friends who supported construction business. Ursula us following the death of was a great cook, keen Mom. Thanks to all for the gardener, and avid reader. calls, cards, flowers, food She was a lifelong member and donations. Thanks to of the German Canadian R.D.R.H. doctors and nurses Club. She passed away at in emergency and Unit 33. the Harmony Care Home and To the wonderful staff at the we would like to thank all the Red Deer Hospice. To Dev staff for their excellent care. and the staff at West Ursula will be lovingly Park Drugs. To Betty, Nancy, remembered by her husband, Linda and all the other Ulrich Wunsch, two sons; Dirk wonderful caregivers from (Beryl) and York of Red Deer, CBI. To Wanda Fletcher for and three grandchildren; her daily care for Mom over Hanna, Thomas, and Joshua. the last year. A big thank you She was predeceased by her to Rebekah, Craig and the brother, Peter Moeller, and great staff at Eventide her sister, Anneliese Moeller. Funeral Home. You are all in A Memorial Service will be our hearts. held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red ~Sandy, Dave, Tim, Rob, Deer, on Friday, April 25, Brian, Gary and families 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to Funeral Directors EVENTIDE FUNERAL & Services CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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.

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RECEPTIONIST Req: fluent in written for maternity leave position. and oral english, 2- 3 years Duties include reception, exp in a supervisory roll, mail, courier & dicta-typing. clean driving record, The successful candidate criminal record check, job must be motivated, physically demanding. organized with good Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr Microsoft Office skills.† Fax resume 403-342-1897 Please email resumes to: Mail to #4, 4608-62 St. lroguski@rm-adjusters.com Red Deer, AB. T4N 6T3 or fax 403-343-0167.

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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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Dental receptionist required by Heritage Family Dental for 4 days per week. Please fax your resume to 403-340-2272 or email plackner@telus.net

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RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. Permanent Room Attendants. Exp. not nec. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 $14/hr. Duties incl’d but not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, making beds, empty trash, disinfecting & cleaning bathrooms. Performance based bonus program.

Must be fluent with verbal l& written English, be physically fit. Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Email: Bearspaw currently has a info@adanacinsurance.com position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate #115, 5114 - 58 Street oil and gas operator. Applicants Red Deer, AB T4N 2L8 must have experience as a heavy duty mechanic or CELEBRATIONS journeyman instrument HAPPEN EVERY DAY 1ST RATE ENERGY mechanic and possess SERVICES INC., IN CLASSIFIEDS strong mechanical skills, a growing Production be quick learners, motivated Testing company, based and hard working and live IT NETWORK out of Sylvan Lake, is or be willing to relocate ADMINISTRATOR SOUTHPOINTE currently accepting resumes within a 20 minute commute required FULL TIME for COMMON and BOWER for the following positions: to workplace location. This Red Deer Must have min 3 PLACE Mall Locations. position offers a challenging years HANDS ON Positions for work environment, attractive verifiable employment SUPERVISORS. Looking * Experienced benefits with competitive which is current. Own vehifor motivated and hard Production Testing pay and significant room cle, clean drivers abstract, working individuals. Having * Day Supervisors for promotion. criminal background check your own transportation is necessary. Please send * Night Operators Please submit resumes a plus. On the job resume to: stevel@telus. training, but experience in * Experienced Attn: Human Resources net at Longhurst Consultfast food is an asset, and Production Testing email:kwolokoff@ ing or Fax: 403-309-3920 must be avail. to work all Assistants bearspawpet.com store location hours.

Looking for a place Fax 403-252-9719 Please specify which store If you are a team player to live?

Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 you are applying for, and if Take a tour through the interested in the oil and Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 you require an LMO to gas industry, please CLASSIFIEDS work in Canada. Email submit your resume, resume to awbsp@ current driver’s abstract xplornet.ca and current safety Restaurant/ certificates to the following: PROFLO is currently Hotel Fax 403-887-4750 Sales & seeking jjudson@1strateenergy.ca Day Supervisors, Distributors CALKINS CONSULTING or contact Jeanine at o/a Tim Hortons Night Operators 403-887-2147 15 vacancies at each GRATIAE is seeking & location for FOOD 5 Retails Sales reps Please specify position Testing Assistants COUNTER ATTENDANTS selling skin & body care when replying to this ad.

Valid Candidates must for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + products in Parkland Mall have H2S, First Aid, PST benefits. F/T & P/T posi4747 67th St. Red Deer, We would like to thank all &/or CSTS tions. Permanent shift $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. those candidates who Please send resume to work, weekends, days, F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d. apply, however only info@proflo.net nights, evenings. Start Email resumes: qualified personnel will or fax: 403-341-4588 date as soon as possible. gratiaereddeersr@ be contacted.

No experience or educagmail.com Buying or Selling tion req’d. Job CLASS 1 driver w/5 yrs. your home?

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 description avail. at exp. and oilfield tickets.

Check out Homes for Sale F/T - P/T Beauty Treatwww.timhortons.com Email resume: jkinsella in Classifieds ment O/P, selling soap & Apply in person to 6620 @xplornet.com bath products $14.55/hr. + RED Deer based acid Orr Drive. Red Deer, bonus & comm. Beauty hauling company looking 6017 Parkwood Road, cert. req’d. Location for Class 1 truck drivers. Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. Parkland Mall - 4747 67th Top industry wages and Lacombe. Fax: St. Red Deer. email benefits package. Please 403-782-9685 or premierjobrdbto@ fax resume and drivers Call 403-848-2356 gmail.com abstract to 403-346-3766 Looking for a new pet?

TOO MUCH STUFF? F/T PLANT FIELD Check out Classifieds to Let Classifieds find the purrfect pet.

OPERATOR help you sell it. required for Ponoka, Sylvan Lake & Rocky SERVICE RIG Mountain House area.

Professionals Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd Must have min. 3 yrs exp. is seeking exp’d operating gas wells/plunger FLOORHANDS & systems & field DERRICK HANDS compression/dehydration.

Locally based, home every Contract operators need not apply. E-mail resume’s night! Qualified applicants must have all necessary to: ken.webster@altagas.ca valid tickets for the position or fax 403-347-0855 being applied for.

LINE LOCATOR Bearspaw offers a Proform Precast Products is looking very competitive salary ASSISTANT for an energetic and outgoing and benefits package First Aid, H2S and PSTS, individual to work as our along with a steady valid driver’s licence req’d. work schedule.

Need to be physically fit.

Please submit resumes: Resume by fax Attn: Human Resources 403-227-1398 or email Email: info@accutechcanada.ca hr@bearspawpet.com Applicants must have previous mechanical or LOCAL SERVICE CO. Fax: (403) 258-3197 or in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. Mail to: Suite 5309, civil engineering experience with experience VACUUM TRUCK 333-96 Ave. NE in sales an asset. Proform offers excellent OPERATOR Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Must have Class 3 licence wages and benefits.

Tired of Standing? w/air & all oilfield tickets.

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SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission.

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Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Case IH Equipment Dealer in Olds is now accepting Red Deer. email resume to applications for a full time premierjobrd@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.

Farming background and apprenticeship is an asset.

Applicant must be reliable, self motivated and team oriented.

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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.

WE OFFER: Competitive Wages Annual Work boot reimbursement RRSP Plan Health & Dental Benefits package Sick Days Bonus Plan available Continuous professional training in house and off-site Friendly work environment

If you are looking for a rewarding career with a successful and growing organization, then forward your resume to: FUTURE AG INC. Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax: 403-342-0396 Email: hr@futureag.ca

FT MACHINIST – ROCKY MTN. HOUSE CUSTOM MUFFLER 4TH YR. APPRENTICE Looking for apprentice or OR JOURNEYMAN journeyman mechanic.

Machinist W/ Red Seal Pipe bending skills would Position requires a HIGH be a great asset. Wages degree of skill operating depend on exp. Going manual Lathes, Milling concern shop. Fax Machines & Drill Press. resume to:403-346-9909 Public/Co-worker or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. communications a must; Phone 403-346-7911 welding skills an asset.

CNC experience NOT DAIRY equipment supplier required. Competitve looking for a detail oriented wages and benefits.

PARTS PERSON/ Please fax: 403-844-2634 LABOURER or email: gtdblh@telus.net Strong computer skills and Only successful applicants clean Class 5 req. will be contacted.

Competitive wage and benefits package. Email Celebrate your life resume: lindsay@ with a Classified prolineinc.ca ANNOUNCEMENT LOOKING for Framers/ INDIVIDUAL REQUIRED carpenters 403-357-9816 to organize staff Myshak Crane & Rigging is for jobs & projects. looking for a journeyman Work with the Fin Fan to crane operator or reg’d 3rd organize & follow the year apprentice. Fax transportation rules & resume 403-342-0066 regulations for maintenance of equipment & log books for Canada & USA. Central Alberta’s Largest Please fax resume to Car Lot in Classifieds 403-342-7447

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The right candidate is punctual, can work independently and is computer savvy. You must be a quick learner. Experience with ADP and/or CTWIZARD is preferred but not required.

Accounting experience would be an asset.

Our company offers competitive wages and excellent benefits.

If you think you can be an asset to the Southside family then please contact us with your resume via: pk@southsidereddeer.com.

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THE RED DEER CHAMBER SINGERS invite you to attend†our ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT, CARNIVAL OF MELODIES, featuring an array of ear pleasing music from opera, musical theatre, swing, popular and traditional choral settings.

Saturday, May 24, 2014, 7:00 pm.† Sunnybrook United Church.

Tickets ($10.00) available at the door or by calling Sadie at 403-347-5166.

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Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment. Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded our facilities into Calgary Alberta.

We employ over 175 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide handson training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking both -

JOURNEYMAN AND B PRESSURE WELDERS

for full-time permanent shop positions We offer competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please fax resume to 403-227-7796, email to hr@bilton.ca

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Join our award winning team and grow with us!

Our Frac Flowback Division in Blackfalds, Alberta is seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for the following positions: Operators • Previous experience is an asset, but not necessary Day and Night Supervisors • Previous experience is required

IS HIRING! We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: - CONCRETE FINISHERS - STEEL REINFORCE LABOURERS - GENERAL LABOURERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

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We Offer: • A competitive total compensation which includes group insurance and retirement savings plans • Flexible shift schedules • All necessary training to be successful • Opportunities for career progression You Possess: • A valid class 5 license • Current First Aid and H2S certi¿cation • Ability to pass pre-employment testing

or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Eastview Estates #6 ESCOTT Close (alley) Fri. Apr. 25, 1-4 Sat. Apr. 26, 10-4. Things Mexican, stained glass supplies, biker gear, tools, fasteners, elect. supplies, household, handyman stuff.

Lancaster Green MOVING SALE. Household items, furniture, crystal, dishes, etc. Apr. 25, 4-9 Apr. 26. 9-6.

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Oriole Park MAN’S garage sale. Tools, gardening, household, generator, auto, etc. Aug. 25, 4-8, Aug. 26, 9-2.

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Out of Town MOOSE LODGE ANNUAL GARAGE SALE Apr. 24, 5-8 , Apr. 25, 8-8, Apr. 26, 8-8, Apr. 27, 8-3.

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230 DAVISON DR. Apr. 25 - May 3. 9-5. Dehumidifier, Kirby vacuum cleaner, oak table w/4 chairs, chesterfield & love seat, 36” tv, lots of mens stuff MOVING SALE. Come make us an offer.

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Catholic Social Services is offering a rewarding opportunity with the Approved Home Program.

As an Approved Home proprietor you will provide ongoing training and support in addition to daily structure in a positive supportive home environment for a young adult female diagnosed with Cognitive Disability.

This young gal will complete college in June 2014.

The individual requests no children in the home and a proprietor who enjoys participating in community involvement.

The successful candidate needs to be active, upbeat and demonstrate a creative approach for elevating internal stressors as well as a unique approach to teach self-help skills to a person with disabilities . The young gal uses social media and computer independently.

She likes to socialize with her friends and is using the transit system independently The individual would like to split the rent & food expenses with the successful candidate.

Part of the hiring process demands proof of a current Criminal Record check prior to starting.

Catholic Social Services will facilitate an orientation session to the Approved Home Program and on-going monthly training is offered as well.

The monthly tax-exempt remuneration for the successful candidate is $ 537.00 per month.

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Bench Dog Ind is looking for a landscape Laborer.

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Must be available evenings and weekends. Must be over 18. Proserve certif. req’d.

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ATTENTION Students SUMMER WORK flexible schedule, $17 baseappointment, customer sales/service, no exp. necessary, conditions apply. Will train. Call 403-755-6711 www. summeropenings.ca/rda

Blown-In Attic Insulation Installers required, must have experience driving a 3 ton truck with van.

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LABOUR Busy road construction company looking for Labours. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489 DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

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RENTAL STORE requires an employee for counter sales. Must have equipment and small engine knowledge. Retail and parts inventory experience are assets.

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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.

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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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2 INDIAN WAR SHIELDS in great cond. 4x2, $195.

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WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally COLEMAN cooler, alumiin Lacombe weekly. num $15, portable 3 spd.

403-651-5912 desk fan $10, wall bike rack set of 2, $5, 3 saw horses $8/ea, 2/3 of 15kg. Grain, Feed bag of Oil-Dri all purpose Hay absorbant $10, 20 oz. wet mop new $5, (4) 2x4 s’, 8 ‘, TIMOTHY & Brome square several cutoffs $10; misc. bales, great for horses, apshelving $5; misc, pieces prox. 60 lbs. put up dry of wood $5, 13 boxes of and covered, $5/bale misc. items, hinges, door Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 stops, brackets, etc. $40; alum. step ladder $10, 8 smoked colored glasses $8, 8 water glasses, 12 ramekin dishes diamond pattern $8/set, 6 water glasses with gold pattern $6 403-314-2026

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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 finding your classic car. Call Kyle 403-896-7258

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Spruce Drive $52/mo.

Timothy Drive., Turner Cres., Towers Cl., & Tobin Gt. $97/mo.

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.

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Firewood

Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 required for our greenWarehouse house operation located LOGS near Blackfalds, Alberta.

Shipper/ Receiver Semi loads of pine, spruce, Responsibilities include Competitive starting wages tamarack, poplar. transplanting, watering, plus regular increases.

Price depends on location. handling and caring for Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm Lil Mule Logging plant material and preparaExcellent benefits 403-318-4346 JIG SAW PUZZLES & tion of orders. This position package. Opportunities MISC. BOOKS. $2/ea.

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P.U. / entails working in a dependable, hardworking Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 cold/hot environment. and seeking a long-term Laborers are required to career. Apply in person, Pets & work a minimum 40 hours or email to: Garden Supplies per week and must be hartleytj@eecol.com Supplies available to work different 4747 - 61st Street LARGE and medium shifts, 6 days a week. dog kennel $75 & Positions are available GALVANIZED garbage Employment $40 403-506-7117 starting April and last till can w/lid, $12, portable mid June. No previous hose reel cart $40; 3 powTraining work experience or er rake blades (2)15”, qualifications are (1)16” all $10, 2 sets of Cats required. Starting wage is wrought iron brackets out$10.03/hr. door hanging flowers TRAINING CENTRE BALINESE KITTENS Please email resume to $8/pr. 403-314-2026 OILFIELD TICKETS (2) $50. ea. acctcag@telus.net or fax Industries #1 Choice!

TREES: Windbreak, Burman Kittens resume to 403-885-4147 “Low Cost” Quality Training privacy screen, white (2) $50. ea.

(Attn. Human Resources). spruce trees 5’-7’ delivered 403.341.4544 403-887-3649 Resumes may also be & planted $60 ea. on 25 or 24 Hours mailed to Box 100, more. 20+ yrs experience Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 Blackfalds, Alberta, T0M 0J0.

Sporting (780)778-0223.

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) KOUNTRY AIRE Goods R First Aid/CPR CAMPGROUND Looking Household R Confined Space for F.T. or P.T. cleaning GUN SHOW Appliances R WHMIS & TDG staff from May to Sept., May 3 - May 4 29 kms. West of Caroline.

R Ground Disturbance UFA Agri Centre West Fax resume to 403-722-3262 R (ENFORM) D&C ELECTRIC stove, WhirlB.O.P. Info: 403-347-3767 or call 403-722-2922 pool, white $75 obo R D&C (LEL) 403-342-5154 leave msg.

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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

33 Street 34 Street 36 Street 38 Street 42 Ave. 43A Ave.

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RED Deer based acid hauling company looking for Class 1 truck drivers.

Top industry wages and benefits package. Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 403-346-3766

35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TITAN TRANSPORT LTD. We are a flat bed company based out of Saskatoon, SK. with an office in Calgary.

We are currently looking for company drivers as well as owner operators.

You must have a min. of 2 yrs. exp. with flat beds.

Canada/U.S. Call 1-800-667-7080 or 306-374-1739 Ask for Robert

CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references to: canpak@xplornet.ca

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WE ARE OPENING OUR NEW GROCERY STORE IN PENHOLD. Now accepting applications for

F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

870

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DRIVERS WANTED RED DEER Hallcon is currently seeking qualified drivers to transport rail crews throughout the surrounding area. Drivers are ideally SHUNDA based out of RED DEER. No overnight stays CONSTRUCTION required. This position is Requires Full Time an on call position.

Carpenters Employees are responsible & 2nd to 4th Yr. for taking trips during the Apprentices period they have Competitive Wages designated themselves & Benefits. available to do so. All Fax resumes & ref’s to: transportation is done in 403-343-1248 or email to: Hallcon company vehicles. admin@shunda.ca These vehicles are extensively and consistently W.R.SCOTT Equipment maintained to ensure a company dealing in optimal safety for our compact equipment is drivers and clients. Drivers looking for a representative must possess a valid Class to handle equipment, 1, 2, or 4 license, with a parts, sales & equipment clean driver abstract. rentals. Applicant must Assisted licensing upgrade have a valid driver’s to achieve a class 4 is licence, basic computer available. Pay is based at knowledge is an asset. a rate of $15.38. Earning Please send resume to: potential is based on your dbevan@ availability, as our wrscottequipment.com operation runs on a 24/7 or fax 1-780-440-1771 on call basis. Both full time and part time employees W.R.SCOTT Equipment are welcome. Semi-retired, requires a driver yard retired, full time, and part person for small compact time employees are equipment yard. welcome. Please forward email resume to: resumes and current driver dbevan@ abstract to Shane Flack at wrscottequipment.com asmabnorth@gmail.com. or fax 1-780-440-1771 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

PAINTER F/T

Commercial/Residential Brush/Roll Application.

Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d.

Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829

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BUSINESS

860

HEALTHCARE

Truckers/ Drivers

278950A5

850

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Contractors

1100

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 FENCES & DECKS 403-352-4034 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

Contractors

1100

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Massage Therapy

1280

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Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, and roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

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1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

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1290

COMMERCIAL Parking lot Vacuum Street Sweeping & parking lot assessments.

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Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

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Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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1430

JUNK/TREE REMOVAL, Yard/Care 403-358-1614 ROTOTILLING, power raking, aerating & grass cutting. Reasonable rates. 403-341-4745 THE ROTOTILLER GUY Garden Rototilling & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957

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Tiny nation sues nuclear-armed powers MARSHALL ISLANDS SEEKS DISARMAMENT FROM 9 COUNTRIES NEW YORK — The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands is taking on the United States and the world’s eight other nuclear-armed nations with an unprecedented lawsuit demanding that they meet their obligations toward disarmament and accusing them of “flagrant violations” of international law.

The island group that was used for dozens of U.S. nuclear tests after the Second World War filed suit Thursday against each of the nine countries in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.

It also filed a federal lawsuit against the United States in San Francisco, naming President Barack Obama, the departments and secretaries of defence and energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

The Marshall Islands claims the nine countries are modernizing their nuclear arsenals instead of negotiating disarmament, and it estimates that they will spend $1 trillion on those arsenals over the next decade.

“I personally see it as kind of David and Goliath, except that there are no slingshots involved,” said David Krieger, president of the California-based Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, He is acting as a consultant in the case.

There are hopes that other countries will join the legal effort, he said.

The countries targeted also include Russia, Britain, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea. The

last four are not parties to the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, but the lawsuits argue they are bound by its provisions under “customary international law.”

The nonproliferation treaty, considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament efforts, requires negotiations among countries in good faith on disarmament.

None of the countries had been informed in advance of the lawsuits.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Paul Hirschson, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, said he was unaware of the lawsuit, however “it doesn’t sound relevant because we are not members of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty.”

“It sounds like it doesn’t have any legal legs,” he said about the lawsuit, adding that he was not a legal expert.

The Marshall Islands were the site of 67 nuclear tests by the United States over a 12-year period, with lasting health and environmental impacts.

“Our people have suffered the catastrophic and irreparable damage of these weapons, and we vow to fight so that no one else on earth will ever again experience these atrocities,” the country’s foreign minister, Tony de Brum, said in a statement announcing the lawsuits.

The country is seeking action, not compensation.

It wants the courts to require that the nine nuclear-armed states meet their obligations.

“There hasn’t been a case where individual governments are saying to the nuclear states, ‘You are not complying with your disarmament obligations,” John Burroughs, executive director of the New York-based Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, part of the international pro bono legal team. “This is a contentious case that could result in a binding judgment.”

Several Nobel Peace Prize winners are said to support the legal action, including South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Iranian-born rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi.

“We must ask why these leaders continue to break their promises and put their citizens and the world at risk of horrific devastation,” Tutu said in the statement announcing the legal action.

The Marshall Islands is asking the countries to accept the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction in this case and explain their positions on the issue.

The court has seen cases on nuclear weapons before.

In the 1970s, Australia and New Zealand took France to the court in an effort to stop its atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific.

The idea to challenge the nine nuclear-armed powers came out of a lunch meeting in late 2012 after the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation gave the Marshall Islands foreign minister a leadership award, Krieger said.

“I’ve known Tony long time,” he said. “We both have had a strong interest for a long time in seeing action by

Syrian airstrikes in northern town kill at least 30 people

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Syrian government airstrikes struck a vegetable market in a northern rebel-held town Thursday, killing at least 30 people and wounding scores of others, an activist group said.

The airstrikes came as another Syrian lawmaker announced his candidacy for June presidential election, state media said, a poll embattled President Bashar Assad is expected to win.

Fighter jets hit the crowded market in the Aleppo province town of Atareb early Thursday morning, killing 30 people, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The group, which documents the Syrian conflict through a network of activists on the ground, said the death toll is likely to rise because many of the victims were seriously wounded.

Another activist group, the Syriabased Local Coordination Committees, said the airstrikes killed 24 people.

The Aleppo Media Center activist group said the strikes killed more than 20. The discrepancy in the death toll is not unusual in the immediate aftermath of such large attacks and could not be immediately reconciled.

Atareb is located near the city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest urban centre, its former commercial hub and a major battleground in the civil war.

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The Syrian conflict began in March 2011 as largely peaceful protests against Assad’s rule. It turned into a civil war after some opposition supporters took up arms to fight a brutal government crackdown.

The fighting has taken increasingly sectarian overtones, pitting predominantly Sunni Muslim rebels against Assad’s government that is dominated

by Alawites, a sect in Shiite Islam.

More than 150,000 people have been killed so far, activists say, and millions have been driven out of their homes.

Meanwhile Thursday, Hassan bin Abdullah al-Nouri, a 54-year-old lawmaker and a former minister, became the second candidate to register his bid for the presidency, officials said.

A day earlier, a lawmaker from Aleppo announced his candidacy for the June 3 vote. Al-Nouri was educated in the U.S. and hails from a Sunni Muslim family in Damascus. He previously served in Assad’s government as a state minister for administrative and parliamentary affairs.

Assad has suggested he would seek a third, seven-year term, though he has not announced his candidacy yet.

According to a new election law, the balloting must be contested by more than one candidate.

Several candidates are expected to run against Assad to give the election a veneer of legitimacy after being dis-

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NEW YORK — A film that will be shown at the National September 11 Memorial Museum when it opens next month unfairly links Islam and terrorism, clergy members said in letters demanding it be changed.

The Rise of Al Qaeda, a brief documentary narrated by NBC anchor Brian Williams, shows the growth of international terrorist groups in the years leading up to the 2001 attacks.

The film has not yet been publicly released, but museum officials have screened it for a few different groups including an interfaith clergy advisory panel.

Members of the clergy group sent a letter to museum officials this week asking that the film be re-edited to make it clear that not all Muslims support the terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center.

“We continue to posit that the video may very well leave viewers with the impression that all Muslims bear some collective guilt or responsibility for the actions of al-Qaida, or even misinterpret its content to justify bigotry or even violence toward Muslims or those perceived to be Muslim (e.g., Sikhs),” the clergy members wrote.

Officials at the Sept. 11 museum, which opens May 21 at the trade centre site, said the film doesn’t suggest that all Muslims are terrorists.

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In Damascus, a spokesman for the United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees in the Middle East said that aid workers resumed food distribution inside the Damascus camp of Yarmouk after 15 days of being prevented from entering the area. Chris Gunnes said UNRWA aid workers distributed 300 food parcels to desperate residents Thursday.

A day earlier, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said neither side in the war has implemented a UN resolution demanding that the opposition and the Syrian government promptly allow access for humanitarian aid.

Almost 3.5 million civilians in Syria have almost no access to desperately needed humanitarian aid and people are dying needlessly every day, Ban said.

Also Thursday, an international chemical weapons watchdog said that 92.5 per cent of Syria’s chemical materials had been removed from the country and destroyed.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a statement that its experts in Syria also have verified that Assad’s government had destroyed buildings, equipment and empty mustard gas containers, as well as decontaminated other containers in a number of chemical weapons storage and production sites.

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Frustration with the nuclear-armed states has grown in recent years as action toward disarmament appeared to stall, Burroughs and Krieger said.

“One thing I would point to is the U.S. withdrawal in 2002 from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty; that cast a shadow over future disarmament movement,” Krieger said. The treaty originally had bound the U.S. and the Soviet Union. “One other thing, in 1995, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty had a review and was extended indefinitely. I think the nuclear states party to the treaty felt that once that happened, there was no longer pressure on them to fulfil their obligations.”

In 1996, the International Court of Justice said unanimously that an obligation existed to bring the disarmament negotiations to a conclusion, Burroughs said.

Instead, “progress toward disarmament has essentially been stalemated since then,” he said.

Some of the nuclear-armed countries might argue in response to these new lawsuits that they’ve been making progress in certain areas or that they support the start of negotiations toward disarmament, but the Marshall Islands government is likely to say, “Good, but not enough” or “Your actions belie your words,” Burroughs said.

The Marshall Islands foreign minister has approached other countries about filing suit as well, Krieger said.

“I think there has been some interest, but I’m not sure anybody is ready.”

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Puerto Rico seeks investors to jump economy

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico hopes to persuade wealthy investors to bet on the U.S. territory at a two-day conference aimed at attracting new money amid the island’s struggles to recover from a nearly eight-year recession.

Among the featured speakers are hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, whose New York-based firm Paulson & Co. is investing $260 million this year in two upscale, beachfront hotels in the capital of San Juan.

Some 200 business executives, the majority from the U.S., are attending the summit, organized in part by Paulson’s company and Puerto Rico’s Department of Economic Development & Commerce.

The summit is the first of its kind and seeks to highlight reasons why Puerto Rico would be a good place for investors, including a law that allows new residents to avoid taxes on capital gains, the main revenue source for many high-end investors.

The summit comes as Puerto Rico tries to jumpstart its economy, whittle down $70 billion in public debt and lower its 14.7 per cent unemployment rate, the highest compared with any U.S. state. The island also saw its credit recently downgraded to junk status, but the government in March issued a record $3.5 billion in general obligation bonds to help boost liquidity and refinance debt, among other things.

“We proved that Puerto Rico is not Detroit, it’s not Greece,” Gov. Ale-

jandro Garcia Padilla said at the summit’s opening. “We proved that Puerto Rico is not heading to a default on its obligation, but to a fiscal and economic recovery.”

However, U.S. investors and bondholders are still waiting for Garcia to unveil the first balanced budget in more than two decades on Tuesday.

Garcia has pledged to eliminate at least $820 million in deficit, but it is unclear how exactly he plans to do that.

Garcia has only said he will erase the deficit without resorting to layoffs, and that he will focus on attracting more high-end investors to the island of 3.67 million people.

“This is not only about keeping government spending in line, but about generating wealth in Puerto Rico, job investment and trade,” he said. “It’s this economic activity that at the end of the day will make a difference.”

Nicholas Prouty, president of Putnam Bridge Funding, a company that is investing $450 million to renovate a marina complex in the southern city of Fajardo, said he moved to Puerto Rico from Connecticut about a year ago.

The announcement surprised many of his U.S.-based friends, he said.

“People move from Puerto Rico, they don’t move to Puerto Rico,” Prouty recalled one New York hostess telling him.

The government has pushed to diversify the U.S. territory’s economy in recent years and strengthen its industrial base. German company Lufthansa Technik announced this month that it would invest $20 million and build a facility for aviation maintenance,

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Tourists look out from the pier near the cruise ship terminal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Caribbean country is launching a two-day summit to lure wealthy investors to the U.S. territory as it struggles to emerge from a nearly eight-year recession. repair and overhaul, while Arizonabased company Honeywell said this week that it would invest $24 million to expand its business on the island.

Richard Carrion, chairman and CEO of Banco Popular Inc., who was involved in the Lufthansa deal, acknowledged that concerns about Puerto Rico’s economy remain.

“Fiscal conditions remain delicate,” he said.

“Problems that took two decades to create cannot be solved in months.”

Carrion said the government needs to focus on two worrying statistics: the loss of population and a low labour participation rate.

More than 450,000 people have left the island in the past decade, and the labour force participation rate is 41 per cent, compared to 63 per cent in the U.S. “Those are the needles we’ve got to move,” he said.

“We need to get growth back in the equation.”

Rebels kill 7 in India on big day of voting

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SRINAGAR, India — A major day of voting in the world’s biggest elections was marred by violence Thursday as suspected rebels killed four paramilitary soldiers and three polling officials who were travelling on buses after conducting balloting in two Indian states.

Maoist insurgents ambushed one of the buses near Shikaripada, a village in eastern Jharkhand state, and fatally shot four paramilitary soldiers and two polling officials carrying voting machines, said Anurag Gupta, a state police spokesman. Other details were not immediately available.

Suspected rebels also fatally shot an Indian poll official and wounded four other people in an attack on another bus in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir in the north.

With 814 million eligible voters, India is voting in phases over six weeks, with results expected May 16. Thursday’s violence came as millions of

people turned out in 11 states for the second-biggest day of voting in the election.

Voting covered 117 parliamentary seats across 11 states, many heavily populated. These included Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, which are crucial for determining the winner between the governing Congress party and Hindu nationalist opposition.

In Kashmir, police said the deadly attack also wounded a poll officer, two paramilitary soldiers and a policeman.

The district is about 65 kilometres south of Srinagar, the largest city in India-controlled Kashmir.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of protesters hurled rocks at polling stations in the disputed Himalayan territory and shouted “Down with India!”

Government forces used tear gas and wooden batons to disperse the protesters, but there was no disruption of the voting, police said.

Nine paramilitary soldiers, three

policemen and a polling officer were injured in an attack by protesters in the Anantnag constituency, police said.

More than 28 per cent of the 1.3 million eligible voters cast their ballots in the troubled region, said Umang Narula, an Election Commission official.

Indian Kashmir elects only six members of the 543-member Indian Parliament, but voting there will take place over several days due to security concerns.

Rebels and separatist politicians have urged people to boycott the vote to show that they do not recognize India’s sovereignty.

More than a dozen rebel groups have been fighting for Kashmir’s independence from India or merger with Pakistan since 1989.

Thursday’s protests spread to nearly two dozen towns and villages in the region.

Aqib Ahmed, a young Kashmiri, said he couldn’t remain blind to Indian atrocities against Kashmiris. “So

I am not voting,” he said.

However, Abdul Ahad, 50, said the people were facing multiple issues in the region.

“I am voting in the hope that the issue of development for progress is taken care of,” he said.

The main Hindu opposition Bharatiya Janata Party went into the election with strong momentum on promises of a surge in economic growth. Early polls suggest there is deep dissatisfaction with the governing Congress party’s 10 years in power.

Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, on Thursday filed his nomination papers for contesting the parliamentary elections from the northern holy city of Varanasi.

“I am humbled by the love showered by the people of this city on me.

I wish to live up to the expectation of the people,” said Modi, 63.

Supporters rained flowers down on his motorcade as he waved to them and bowed with folded hands.

Israel halts U.S.-brokered Middle East peace talks tions “with a series of steps,” language that typically refers to financial sanctions against the Palestinians.

Despite the tough stance, Netanyahu left the door open to salvaging negotiations, which are set to expire next Tuesday.

“He still has the opportunity to reverse course, to go to the right direction, to abandon this pact with Hamas,” Netanyahu told NBC TV. “I hope he does it. Because if we encounter a Palestinian leadership and a Palestinian government that is ready to pursue genuine peace negotiations, we’re going to be there.”

Israel transfers about $100 million in tax and customs money to the Palestinians each month. It has withheld these funds in the past as a punitive measure, money needed to keep Abbas’ self-rule government afloat.

Abbas won assurances in recent Arab League meetings that Arab countries would pay $100 million to the Palestinian Authority if Israel freezes the transfers. However, some of the Arab donor countries have in the past not met their aid commitments.

Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, said Palestinian reconciliation is an internal matter.

“Israel had no right to interfere in this issue,” he said. He condemned any possible Israeli sanctions as “piracy,” saying the tax revenues are Palestinian money.

There was no immediate U.S. reac-

tion. But for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the Israeli decision was the latest — and perhaps final — blow to the peace efforts he has led for the past nine months.

With great expectations, Kerry persuaded the sides to resume peace talks last July after a nearly five-year break.

Initially, he hoped to forge a comprehensive peace deal ending decades of conflict. But after months of fruitless efforts, Kerry scaled back his goals and said he would seek a preliminary “framework” agreement by April, with the goal of extending talks to hammer out the final details.

Despite more than 10 visits to the region, and numerous phone calls with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Kerry had to abandon even that more modest goal for simply seeking a way to extend talks.

From the beginning, the negotiations never seemed to get off the ground, frequently devolving into excuses and finger pointing.

The Palestinians — and Kerry — questioned Israel’s commitment to peace when it continued to build settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem throughout the talks. The Palestinians claim both areas, along with the Gaza Strip, for a future state.

Israel captured all three areas in the 1967 Mideast war.

The Palestinians also accused Israel of never presenting a formal peace proposal during the months of meet-

ings.

Israel, meanwhile, accused the Palestinians of intransigence and holding extremist positions. In particular, Netanyahu criticized the Palestinians for refusing to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland. Abbas said such an endorsement would hurt the rights of Palestinian refugees and Israel’s Arab minority.

The talks, already strained, hit a downturn late last month after Israel failed to carry out a fourth and final release of long-serving Palestinian prisoners it had promised at the outset of the talks.

The Palestinians responded by renewing their campaign for international recognition of the “state of Palestine” in international bodies. The Palestinians joined 15 international treaties, triggering Israeli objections that they were bypassing peace negotiations.

Abbas took a big gamble in approaching Hamas. The U.S. and the European Union consider Hamas a terrorist group, and could conceivably cut off some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in aid they give the Palestinians each year in response.

Hamas seized control of Gaza from Abbas’ forces in 2007, and the Islamic group’s control of the area remains a major obstacle to any future peace deal. And despite the pledges of reconciliation, their deal is far from certain as similar attempts have failed.

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problems.

SOCO said in a statement last week that no drilling has been planned yet, and touted social investment including medical aid and road improvement projects.

ber overnight. He suffered from diabetes. Investigators haven’t determined if he was left inside the oxygen-enriched chamber by mistake or on purpose.

90 per cent of a 310-square-kilometre (120-square-mile) search area but has found nothing of interest.

The sub is creating a three-dimensional sonar map of the ocean floor near where signals consistent with airplane black boxes were heard.

Activists condemn planned seismic oil tests in Africa’s oldest national park

Mexico closes clinic implicated in hyperbaric chamber death

KINSHASA, Congo — Wildlife activists have condemned plans by a British oil company to begin seismic testing in Africa’s oldest national park in Congo, citing threats to the environment and local fishing jobs.

SOCO was awarded a block in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for oil and gas exploration in 2006. The conservation group WWF said Thursday that seismic testing due to begin Saturday would close off portions of Lake Edward, “putting the livelihoods of thousands of people at risk.”

The conservation group has also said future drilling would lead to air pollution, water contamination and habitat loss for wildlife, among other

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have temporarily closed a private clinic after a patient was found dead inside a hyperbaric chamber.

The federal oversight agency in charge of medicines and health care says service at the Hyperbaric Medicine of Toluca clinic will be suspended while authorities investigate whether it followed appropriate procedures.

The agency said late Wednesday that 70-year-old Filemon Consuelo Loria died in the chamber in Toluca, a city just west of the capital in Mexico state. State prosecutor Miguel Contreras earlier gave his age as 60.

Prosecutors detained a doctor and three workers at the clinic after Consuelo Loria was left inside the cham-

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Israel broke off Mideast peace talks and brought the U.S.-brokered process to the brink of collapse Thursday, protesting a reconciliation agreement between the Western-backed Palestinian Authority and the militant group Hamas, the Jewish state’s sworn enemy.

Israel’s Security Cabinet made the decision during a marathon emergency meeting convened to discuss the new Palestinian deal. The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah announced the reconciliation plan Wednesday, meant to end a seven-year rift.

Israel objects to any participation in Palestinian politics by Hamas, which has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks over the past two decades.

In a statement issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, the government said it would not hold negotiations with a government that “leans on Hamas.”

“Instead of choosing peace, Abu Mazen formed an alliance with a murderous terrorist organization that calls for the destruction of Israel,” the statement said, referring to a name Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is also known by.

The statement said Israel also would respond to Abbas’ recent decision to join 15 international conven-

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Material that washed ashore in western Australia not from missing Malaysian jet CANBERRA, Australia — The material that washed ashore in southwest Australia appears to not be from the missing Malaysian plane, officials said Thursday.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau examined detailed photographs of the material, apparently sheet metal with rivets, and is satisfied it is not related to the plane, the search co-ordinator said.

The Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing veered off course and disappeared March 8 in a still-baffling mystery and is believed to have crashed in the remote southern Indian Ocean. It had 239 passengers and crew.

The Joint Agency Coordination Centre also said Thursday a robotic submarine had scanned more than

German defence minister visits her country’s naval troops in Lebanon BEIRUT — Germany’s defence minister has expressed her country’s support for Lebanon and discussed means to help the Mideast nation as it deals with an influx of over one million Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war.

Minister Ursula von der Leyen spoke at a press conference in Beirut on Thursday. Afterward, she boarded a German vessel at the Beirut port and met with German troops who contribute in the United Nations force in Lebanon. Germany has 195 soldiers contributing to the UNIFIL maritime mission, which supports the Lebanese navy in security Lebanon’s maritime borders.

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Offer includes Manufacturer Rebate of $7,750, $750 cash alternative to accessories, $1,100 Ford Credit Cash, and freight and air tax of $1,800 but excludes optional features, administration and registration fees(administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Manufacturer rebates deducted. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions apply. Excess kilometrage charges 16¢per km F-Series plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. ▲Offer valid from April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 (the “Offer Period”) to Canadian residents who purchase finance or lease (during the Program Period) a new 2014 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 (300A) (the “Eligible Vehicle”) and finance through Ford Credit Canada Limited will receive CAD$1,100 (the “Offer”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford dealer during the Program Period. Limit one (1) Offer per each Eligible Vehicle purchase or lease. Taxes payable before Offer amount is deducted. Not combinable with BFT Loyalty/Conquest offer. ◆Offer only valid from April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 (the “Program Period”) to Canadian resident customers who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a Ford or Lincoln Pickup Truck (F150, F250-450, Ranger, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln Blackwood) (each a “Qualifying Loyalty Model”), or any competitive pickup truck with a pickup bed (each a “Qualifying Conquest Model”) and purchase, lease, or factory order (during the Program Period) a new 2013/2014 F-150 (excluding Raptor, XL 4x2 Value Leader, and 2014 F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X4 package 300A) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Qualifying customers will receive CAD$1,000 (the “Incentive”) towards the purchase or lease of the Eligible Vehicle, which must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford dealer during the Program Period. Limit one (1) Incentive per Eligible Vehicle sale, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales, per Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model. Each customer will be required to provide proof of ownership/registration and insurance of the applicable Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model for the previous 3 months and the ownership/registration address must match the address on the new Buyer’s Agreement or Lease Agreement for the Eligible Vehicle sale. Taxes payable before Incentive is deducted. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for 2014 F-150 4x4 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic transmission: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.6L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, vehicle condition, and driving habits. ‡‡F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 48 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales reports, up to December 2013. †††Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible with SYNC® – check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported. Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Certain MyFord Touch™ functions require compatible mobile devices. Some functions are not available while driving. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so and in compliance with applicable laws. SYNC is optional on most new Ford vehicles. ©2014 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2014 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

D10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 25, 2014

Available in most new Ford vehicles with 6-month pre-paid subscription