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Alberta, AUPE strike deal AGREEMENT A RAY OF HARMONY AFTER STORM OF ACRIMONY

BY DEAN BENNETT THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Alberta government reached a new contract agreement with its largest public sector union Monday following months of bitter negotiations and court challenges.

“This has undoubtedly been the most challenging round of negotiations that AUPE has ever been engaged in,” Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, told a news conference.

“It’s a deal that we can hold our heads high.”

SNOW REMOVAL

Winter blows away budget

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF The long, snowy winter is proving expensive for Central Alberta communities.

And with snow still falling in April, no removal budget is safe.

The City of Red Deer has already overshot its entire 2014 budget by nearly $600,000. To date, $5.173 million has been spent, compared to the $4.589 million budgeted.

By year end, Red Deer officials expect the number to climb as high as $7.9 million for snow removal.

The budget for 2015 has already been approved at $5.1 million.

Public works manager Greg Sikora says there are a number of ways they can make up the difference, including dipping into a reserve fund if necessary or looking to other areas of the department’s $10-million budget.

“When we show unfavourable variances in our operations, the first line of approach is to look at costsaving options within the department,” he said.

If the savings cannot be found in the department, the city will look for money in other areas.

For the calendar year 2013, Red Deer spent $4.879 million for snow removal, more than $1.4 million over its budget of $3.435 million.

The snowfall this winter was unlike anything Red Deer has seen in at least 13 years. Environment Canada figures show that most years, between December and January the city averages 49.9 cm of accumulated snow, with as little as 15 cm and as much as 73 cm.

This year, the city received 127.1 cm.

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Smith declined to provide details of the tentative four-year deal, saying the union’s 22,000 members need to be told first. They will vote on the deal in the coming weeks.

Smith would only say that “significant areas of the collective agreement that have not been touched upon for many, many years have been improved on.”

Premier Dave Hancock, in a statement, said he will urge his cabinet to ratify the contract as well.

He said a meeting with Smith last week was critical to getting an agreement.

“It was important that we were able to have that dialogue and that our negotiating teams were able to move forward,” said Hancock.

“Our preferred option has always been to find a solution at the bargaining table, and we’ve been able to do that.”

Smith said Hancock’s personal intervention broke the log jam.

“It’s a very encouraging sign when a sitting premier sits down, recognizes, listens, and respectfully tries to deal with the issues that we brought up,” said Smith.

“Over the past year — and longer — I was trying to get a similar meeting with former premier (Alison) Redford, but was never given that opportunity.”

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Green Deer Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

City of Red Deer environmental educator Ryszard Kozlowski donned his fish hat as he attended the official launch of the Green Deer Campaign at Parkland Mall on Monday. City officials and city council attended the launch of the annual cleanup program that sees the city signing up residents to help clean litter that has accumulated through the winter. Kozlowski was also on hand to promote the Yellow Fish Road program that raises awareness about what goes down storm drains in the city. Green Deer runs until June 15. Anyone wishing to participate are urged to register in person at the Recreation Centre, Collicutt Centre or G.H. Dawe Centre or by phoning 403-3098411.

Property tax rate bylaw receives first reading

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

CITY COUNCIL

Red Deer city council is one step closer to establishing its municipal property tax rates for 2014.

Council gave first reading to a property tax rate bylaw that imposes a 3.87 per cent increase across the board for all property classifications on Monday.

The combined tax increase needed to fund the Alberta Education and Piper Creek Foundation requisitions and municipal tax requirements would result in a total tax increase of 2.01 per cent for residential

property; 1.73 per cent for multi-family property and 2.43 per cent for non-residential property.

Council will consider second and third reading of the bylaw at a special meeting on May 6.

Mayor Tara Veer said Red Deer has tried to increase its competitive advantage for businesses and residents.

She said the city needs to find the right balance between the two.

Veer said the city does not have a business tax or

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Medicine River’s fawn adoption program wildly successful

HIGHLAND SPRING FLING

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A program of matching orphaned deer fawns to new mothers has been a resounding success for a Central Alberta wildlife centre.

For almost a decade, the Medicine River Wildlife centre has helped get the young orphaned fawns back on their feet and return them to the wild.

“It puts the fawn back with a wild mother, which is the best thing for them,” said Carol Kelly, centre executive director.

Recently they started placing radio tags on some of the fawns they return to the wild. On average, 50 to 60 fawns a year go from the centre back into the wild.

Last year, the centre put radio tags on 10 of them and tracked them.

“A couple, after they had been out with a doe for a while, were caught by a predator,” said Kelly. “But that’s normal.

“So far this spring, we’ve found three that had overwintered successfully. In the wild, you can expect 50 per cent of fawns are going to be taken by predators.”

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Jorja Hughes, left, and Ana Rentz perform a Highland Dance routine at Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School Monday. The Grade 3 class at the school hosted a Spring Fling event at the school, and the dancers from the Red Deer Highland Dance Association were the special guest performers during the event, which was held to celebrate spring.

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been “severely damaged over the past year,” the tentative deal provides the tools to repair it.

“But,” cautioned Smith, “there’s a long way to go to rebuild the trust.”

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COUNCIL: Annual report CONTRACT: AUPE without SNOW REMOVAL: Chipping one since March 2013 at ice pack costly The agreement is a ray of harmony after a storm of acrimony.

AUPE has been without a contract since March 2013.

When the two sides couldn’t reach a deal last summer, AUPE filed for binding arbitration.

Binding arbitration was granted to AUPE decades ago in return for it not being legally allowed to strike.

However, in December Redford’s government passed a law removing that right of arbitration for this round of bargaining.

The Public Service Salary Restraint Act also imposed an austere four-year wage deal on the publicsector union that included wage freezes or one per cent pay hikes.

Redford said at the time the wage deal was needed to keep costs down and in line with similar deals struck with doctors and teachers.

She also said it would only come into force if the union didn’t come to an agreement.

Instead the AUPE challenged the law in Court of Queen’s Bench.

In February, Justice Denny Thomas agreed AUPE had made a case for bad-faith bargaining and ordered the law put on hold pending an in-depth hearing.

Lawyers for the province were to argue their appeal of Thomas’ ruling earlier Monday, but adjourned it in anticipation of the announcement of the tentative deal.

Relations between labour and the province remain strained on other fronts.

Last year, Redford’s government passed a bill imposing severe six and seven-figure fines and sanctions on AUPE if it launches illegal strikes.

That law remains in force.

Hancock’s government is also debating this session a bill to revamp public-sector pensions to keep them sustainable as the population ages.

However, unions say the pension systems are already on track to erase $7 billion in unfunded liability.

They say the revised law will see staff working longer for less pay, and they are particularly concerned with the plan to do away with mandatory rules for pensions to keep pace with inflation.

Smith said while relations with the province had

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By the end of March, 194.7 cm had fallen, more than 80 cm more than the average of 113.2 cm.

And it wasn’t just the amount of snow that caused expenses to skyrocket — the type of snow and type of accumulation led to more difficulty in removing it.

“Rather than plowing roads, we were chipping and removing ice and ice pack, so it was a more labourious program,” said Sikora.

Now the city must figure out how to deal with the mountains of snow at its storage facilities. If left unattended, the accumulation will still be there as giant blocks of ice by next winter. The plan is grade it out to a larger surface area to expedite the melting.

“What we need is to have enough storage space for next year to provide for our average snow accumulation, or better,” said Sikora.

Red Deer was not alone in its failed attempt to budget for one of the heaviest snowfalls in a generation.

The Town of Olds carried a budget of $80,000 in both 2013 and 2014, but spent $254,000 through December 2013 and has already spent $192,000 this year. To make up the difference, there will be a three per cent tax increase, resulting in about $250,000 to the snow removal reserve.

“We did the entire town twice this year, which doesn’t usually happen,” said chief administrative officer Norm McInnis. “People just could not get around.”

Sylvan Lake’s snow removal budget is included in several different departments. It has climbed a combined $170,000 the last couple of years, said communications officer Joanne Gaudet. In 2013 alone, the town was $175,025 over budget due to snow removal.

“It’s always tricky (to budget snow removal), but it’s even trickier to look at this year as the anomaly and not use this year as a baseline for future budgets,” said Gaudet.

Innisfail, had not yet calculated the final cost of snow removal but staff acknowledge they had already chewed through the entire budget for contracted work, $20,000, for the calendar year. The entire snow removal budget is blended into the public works budget.

“We do have contingencies and reserves we can look at,” said Craig Teal, the town’s director of planning and operational services.

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In other council news: ● The City of Red Deer has its financial house in order.

Auditors Robyn Eeson and Sallie Klein from KPMG LLP presented the city’s 2013 annual financial report to council.

“We had no concerns,” said Eeson “There was nothing that caused us to qualify our opinion so we were very pleased.”

The auditor’s report noted there will be financial operating and capital risks in the future because of provincial cuts to municipalities.

The audit was conducted in March and its findings were presented to the audit committee last week.

Eeson said six items were brought to the attention of the committee and the city. Three were the results of adjustments to the 2013 statements and three were for information or for consideration in future years.

Chief Financial Officer Dean Krejci said the city is in great financial shape.

“Overall we have seen improvement in our financial indicators,” said Krejci. “Our debt limit is reduced. Our reserves have increased. We have definitely improved our financial condition over the previous year.”

The city’s financial statements must be submitted to the province by May 1. The city’s audit committee is expect to bring a three-year work plan to council in June. ● A new annual publication highlighting the city projects, programs and events was revealed at council. The 2013 annual report ending Dec. 31, 2013, also takes a look at the city’s financial position in 2013.

The report is available online at www.reddeer.ca ● Coun. Buck Buchanan wants to make Red Deer more “age friendly” for all residents. According to the World Health Organization, “an age-friendly community is one where policies, services, settings and structures support and enable people to age actively.”

Buchanan read a notice of motion calling on the city to review age-friendly initiatives already in place and to develop further strategies. Council will consider the motion at its May 12th meeting. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014

Prentice held several portfolios in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet before moving to the private sector.

CALGARY — A source He is currently a viceworking with Jim Prentice president with CIBC and reconfirms the former federal cently accepted a job with cabinet minister is putting Calgary-based Enbridge to together a team to make a help clear the way for the bid for the Alberta Progresproposed Northern Gateway sive Conservative leaderoil pipeline. The company ship. said it wanted Prentice The source says Prentice to forge agreements with has been talking to caucus about two dozen B.C. and and cabinet, and has reAlberta First Nations that ceived encouragement to oppose the multibillion-dolrun. lar project.

The source, who spoke Jim Prentice Messages left with CIBC on condition of anonymity, seeking comment from confirms Prentice is forming a campaign and finance team and is Prentice were not immediately reexpected to make a formal announce- turned.

The Alberta Tories are to hold a ment in the next couple of weeks.

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Poor training led to accident that seriously hurt rail workers EDMONTON — The Transportation Safety Board says inadequate training led to an accident that seriously injured rail track maintenance workers in Edmonton.

The three men were struck from behind by a Canadian National freight train on Dec. 26, 2012, as they cleared snow and ice from rail switches.

A report says the men, who were employed by A&B Rail Services, were using noisy portable blowers and failed to hear the train blowing its horn as it rumbled along at 44 km/h.

The investigation revealed CN held a briefing with an A&B supervisor about the job, but the workers weren’t there.

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BRIEFS Hwy 2 lane closures necessary to repair damaged overpass For the next month, drivers can expect nightly lane closures on Hwy 2 as crews work to repair the Hwy 11 overpass, which was damaged by an oversized load.

Starting on Monday, the southbound Hwy 2 lane is reduced to a single lane of traffic beneath the Hwy 11 bridge.

Northbound traffic will be unaffected.

Crews will be using a high-intensity heat process to straighten the steel girders on the overpass.

As well, the westbound ramp to Hwy 2 south will be closed. Instead, an overdimensonal ramp will be in place to allow drivers to turn left off of Hwy 11 onto Hwy 2 south. Motorists are urged to exercise caution and obey all traffic signals when making left-hand turns.

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ORPHANS: Start showing up in late May Orphaned fawns start showing up in late May and throughout June.

The hope is to just have them at the centre for a day or two, but sometimes it does take a little longer to get them back into the wild.

“Often the fawns are found with a dead mom, they are perfectly healthy,” said Kelly. “So we just go out and find them a new mom right away.”

Kelly said they use a loud speaker to play the sound a hurt fawn makes in an effort to attract a doe. But they don’t play it for long so as not to attract a predator, which could pose problems to the animal’s re-assimilation into the wild.

The report says the workers were not trained in safety practices and were not directly supervised.

All three were treated in hospital, two of them for serious injuries.

“Despite the railway’s obligation to ensure that others who are granted access to railway property are properly trained and supervised, and despite A&B’s obligation to protect the health and safety of its employees and ensure that its employees are properly trained, the A&B track employees had not been fully trained in safe railway working practices,” reads the report.

“They were not being directly supervised, and had not been made aware of the changes to the safety watch procedures that had been made.”

This is Railway Safety Week in Canada.

Because of the volume on this welltravelled highway, these lane closures only occur during the week. Work will take place at night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. from Monday to Thursday.

Traffic will not be restricted during the day or from Friday to Sunday.

Drivers are reminded to use caution in all road construction areas and obey all signs and flag people. Fines for speeding are doubled in construction zones.

Stettler supportive living facility celebrates grand opening Seventy-eight seniors are living at Points West Living, Stettler’s 104-unit supportive living facility that opened to Central Albertans last July.

Associate Minister of Seniors Dave Quest visited the facility as part of its grand opening ceremony on Monday.

Points West Living has 38 beds for dementia residents requiring supportive living Level 4 care.

Level 4 is one level below long-term care, the highest care level for seniors.

“We never play more than two minutes,” said Kelly. “We do not want to bring in a cougar or a bear.

“We have it down to a science.”

“Last year was our most successful,” said Kelly. “We really got the transmitting and tracking down. This year, we have students from Red Deer and Olds College who are interested in taking part.”

The information collected through the program goes to several sources including Fish and Wildlife and even presented the data at a wildlife rehabilitation conference in Tennessee.

This year’s data will be presented at next year’s conference.

The fostering program reduces costs by reducing the workload of staff with the short stays and giving them more time to help injured animals.

Although the fawn program doesn’t really get started until June, they are busy now fostering orphaned hares.

Kelly said they will wait until someone tells the centre they have a litter of hares in their yard. The fostered hare is then quietly slipped into the family. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Case of Calgary man missing since February now a homicide investigation

HIGH RIVER — Alberta’s justice minister says he’ll support a private member’s bill on animal cruelty.

Jonathan Denis says he plans to propose an amendment that would make the bill even tougher by calling for mandatory minimum sentences and increased jail time.

The bill by Len Webber, an Independent legislature member from Calgary, would double maximum fines for animal abuse and allow for up to six months in jail.

About 300 people rallied at the Alberta legislature on Sunday to high-

CALGARY — Police in Calgary have called in homicide detectives to investigate the case of a man missing for more than two months.

Suryan Giama, who is 25, was last seen by a family member on Feb. 17 at a home in the Woodbine neighbourhood.

His car was discovered in March.

Police say their investigation has led them to believe that Giama may have been murdered.

Officers are working to trace his final movements prior to his disappearance.

The facility also has 50 beds for those requiring regular supportive living Level 4 care, and 16 one- or twobedroom apartments for independent living.

When Points West Living opened, AHS decommissioned 39 of the 89 beds at the existing continuing care centre to give Stettler a total of 49 new beds.

Last year, additional supportive living spaces in Central Alberta also opened in Lacombe and Bashaw.

And earlier this year, the 100-bed Covenant Care facility Villa Marie opened in Red Deer. It includes 24 supportive living Level 4 beds for people with dementia, and 76 regular supportive living Level 4 care beds.

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Prentice practised law in Calgary for more than 20 years and specialized in property rights and aboriginal land claims. He was a land-claims negotiator for the Alberta government before he ran for leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative party in 2003.

He came in second to Peter MacKay. The following year, Prentice was elected as MP in Calgary North Centre for the new Conservative Party of Canada.

He served in cabinet in the industry, environment and aboriginal affairs portfolios. He was the federal minister who negotiated the residential schools settlement in 2006.

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She resigned last month during a caucus revolt over questions about her leadership style and lavish spending.

Even though he has not officially entered the race, Prentice received a public endorsement last week from Alberta Human Services Minister Manmeet Bhullar, who said he thought Alberta would benefit greatly if Prentice were its next premier.

Prentice has been widely talked about as a potential candidate pretty much from the day Redford resigned, but has remained silent.

Only one candidate, former municipal affairs minister Ken Hughes, has officially entered the race.

Other possible candidates whose names have been suggested include cabinet ministers Doug Horner, Thom-

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Senate reform doomed?

In a responsible world the Supreme Court’s unanimous finding that the Canadian Senate cannot be reformed or abolished without securing enough provincial support to amend the Constitution would not prompt a headlong rush to a national referendum.

Instead it would result in an overdue adult political conversation.

For starters, Canada’s federal and provincial leaders would ask themselves whether they have the political will and the popular backing to reopen the Constitution.

If the answer to that question were a solid yes, the premiers and the prime minister would then have to determine whether they are ready not only to engage in talks on Senate reform but also on QueCHANTAL bec’s long-standing constituHÉBERT tional demands.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has made it clear that he will not participate in a Senate round in the absence of a Quebec side agenda.

On that score, he can expect to have the backing of the other parties in the national assembly.

If the other partners in the federation were agreeable to Quebec’s condition they would also presumably have to be confident that the odds of success on matters such as the recognition of the province’s distinct character are extremely high.

Canada has just spent two decades wading out of the debris of the constitutional failures of the early 19 90s. Surely no one in Parliament or in the provincial capitals wants a role in a replay of that movie.

In theory it is not essential for Quebec to be at the table for the rest of Canada to discuss or agree on Senate reform.

According to the Supreme Court, it is possible for the federal government to make substantial changes to the upper house with the consent of only seven provinces that add up to 50 per cent of Canada’s population.

But under a federal law passed under Jean Chrétien, Quebec’s agreement — along with that of the other regions of the country — is a prerequisite to the adoption by the House of Commons of a constitutional amendment.

Besides, would any of the current federal leaders entertain rewriting another chapter of the Constitution without Quebec?

The last time that happened in 1981, Canada’s political class argued that it could never have come to terms with a sovereigntist government. But with federalists in power in Quebec for the foreseeable future that potential argument is moot.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has tended to be the least averse to another discussion of Quebec’s constitutional agenda. But even under the unlikely scenario of a dual Quebec-Senate round, it would likely not take long for abolition — the NDP’s long-

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held goal — to be off the table.

According to the Supreme Court, doing away with the upper house requires the agreement of every single province.

Ontario — under its current government — does not support abolishing the Senate; nor does Quebec, to name just those two.

Given all of the above, some proponents of a national referendum argue that putting the issue to the people is the only way to break the deadlock.

In their minds a clear expression of populist will to abolish or reform the Senate would force the hand of reluctant premiers.

But how realistic is that?

Would the voters of Prince Edward Island, for example, actually push their premiers to enter into a negotiation that would see their voice within Canada’s national institutions diminished?

Under either the scenario of a redistribution of

the Senate along the demographical lines of modern Canada or that of its abolition, Atlantic Canada would see its proportional weight in Parliament go down.

And in a federal referendum that could pit the entire Quebec national assembly against any combination of federal politicians, what are the odds that Quebecers would take their lead from the latter?

Almost a decade ago, Stephen Harper presented Canadians with what always had the makings of a false shortcut to Senate reform.

In the matter of the Senate, all roads lead to the constitutional table.

For that very reason, going down the referendum path in the current circumstances would be just another detour, albeit an even more divisive one, to the same dead end.

Chantal Hébert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer.

We need permanent workers, not temporary ones It seems everyone has a problem with Canada’s temporary foreign worker program. It’s the most visible federal employment program that satisfies almost nobody — even government itself.

Well, besides the Canada Jobs Grant program, I guess.

The rubber meets the road for most Canadians through the temporary foreign worker program. That’s where government involvement in job placement becomes visible to most of us, whatever side of the labour market we live on.

I’m no expert in national employment planning, but like many Canadians, I do have direct contact with the GREG issue.

NEIMAN A few years ago, the house next door to ours was purchased by a chap from London, England. He’d gotten his construction work experience under water, on the huge crews building the famous Channel Tunnel.

He arrived with good credentials, lots of money and a willingness to work. He could not get permanent residence in Canada and without that, no permanent job offers. So he sold the house and moved home.

Another contact is a friend we made while touring in Europe. This friend is an experienced agrologist in Switzerland working with the Swiss government.

She came to Canada to visit and immediately saw what almost all visitors to Canada see: opportunity.

Opportunity but no permission to come here to build a career.

Earlier this year, I joined a labour recruitment trip to Nepal, where almost all of the males I met were desperate to get into Canada. That included the manager of a basement “dance club” (who had a university degree in the hospitality trade), and the owner/operator of our four-star hotel’s gift shop.

Unfortunately for them, we were looking for skilled trades for the Alberta oilpatch. Perhaps, instead of recruiting females to dance on a stage, and order drinks and food on the visitors’ tabs, if they could send their wives, sisters and daughters to Canada to work as live-in nannies, the path to Canada would be easier.

The weakness of the temporary foreign worker program is that Canada doesn’t need temporary workers at all; we need permanent ones.

Dating back as far as 10 years and clear back to the Wilfred Laurier era, I have been able to find reports from government consultants and public think tanks suggesting our population is far too small and far to spread over far too much space for Canada to achieve its potential as a nation.

Our talent pool is too small, our top thinkers separated by too much geography, our business leaders too thinly spaced, for the innovation needed for the future economy to be achieved.

That’s why we still make our fortunes as hewers of trees and miners of natural resources.

The vast majority of Canadians live within a threeor four-hour drive of the U.S. border. Even so, if we were to achieve half the population density of England, say, just on that narrow populated strip, Canada would be home to about 200 million people.

Were that the case, the vast rest of Canada would still be largely unpeopled, compared with the rest of the industrialized world.

The thinkers who wrote all those reports suggest

Canada needs a population of 100 million to achieve the critical mass of thinkers, leaders and workers to make it possible for the social programs of a modern nation — including employment — to be able to work.

I’m no expert on that, either, but it seems obvious that rotating skilled/semi-skilled people in and out of Canada will not achieve our national goals.

Of all governments, Alberta seems to understand that best. In Alberta (at least for skilled trades), the way can be paved for a foreign worker to gain permanent residence with 24 months of full-time employment.

Families can then be brought into Canada, increasing the supply of labour of all types and creating consumer demand for everything else available.

These are newcomers who go where the jobs are available, and for whom our minimum wage matches the median wage of many countries.

Canada simply needs more people and the temporary indentured labourers that must leave within months of arriving do not provide the answer.

The hoops for skilled workers to gain permanent resident status are too high. Semi- and unskilled jobs go begging, because unemployed Canadians won’t move 100 km for a job that pays $13 an hour. But immigrants will — and be grateful for the chance, for generations.

A program of closely-monitored job sponsorship, with a guarantee that workers can move to another job (and not be bound like indentured servants), seems preferable to what we have now.

I don’t understand why most governments don’t get that.

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

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Canada imposes more sanctions on Russia

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada is following the United States in once again stepping up the pressure on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine.

Two Russian companies and nine individuals, including two billionaire friends of President Vladimir Putin, will face new sanctions, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday.

The latest round of sanctions comes in response to Russia’s continued actions to destabilize the Ukrainian government, Harper said in a statement.

And he suggested that more economic sanctions could be on the way unless Putin follows through on an April 17 agreement that was designed to ease tensions in Ukraine.

“The illegal occupation of Ukraine continues and

Russia’s military aggression persists,” Harper said.

“That is why we are imposing sanctions against an additional nine individuals and two entities.”

Among the nine individuals facing sanctions are Boris Rotenberg and his older brother Arkady, the billionaire co-owners of SMP Bank and SGM Group, a major supplier of construction services to Russia’s gas giant Gazprom.

The Rotenbergs have close ties with Putin and were at one time his judo sparring partners.

Boris Rotenberg holds dual citizenship in both Finland and Russia.

It’s not clear how the sanctions would impact the men or their business interests.

Others facing similar sanctions include Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, the founder and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia; and Oleg Evgenyevich Belaventsev, the Russian presidential envoy to the Crimean District and a member of the Russian

Ottawa to mark Afghanistan mission on May 9

Security Council.

As well, several lawmakers, bureaucrats and the director of the Russian Federation’s federal protective service have been singled out.

Canada is also imposing economic sanctions against ExpoBank and RosEnergoBank.

Meanwhile, the government said Monday that six CF-18 fighter jets were scheduled to depart Tuesday from Bagotville, Que., to assist NATO operations in eastern Europe.

The planes will be stationed in Romania, said Defence Minister Rob Nicholson.

“These jets will support air policing and training missions,” Nicholson told the Commons.

Earlier Monday, the United States imposed sanctions on seven Russian government officials and 17 companies linked to Putin. It also revoked licenses for some high-tech products used by Russia’s military.

QUEEN’S BATON

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Veterans of Canada’s war in Afghanistan will be feted May 9 in an elaborate display of thundering guns and helicopters that will be tightly focused on Parliament Hill, but muted elsewhere in the country.

The Harper government, which promised in its throne speech to commemorate the soldiers who fought in the bitter 12-year guerilla war, plans a parade involving all of the relevant regiments, a 21-gun salute, military bands and a fly-past by planes and helicopters that took part in the mission.

Families of the 158 soldiers who died will also be recognized in private receptions and ceremonies, including one in the Senate involving Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston, although it remains unclear how many will attend.

Wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen will also serve as master of ceremonies for the events on Parliament Hill, Jason MacDonald, Harper’s director of communications, told a media briefing Monday.

“The men and women of our armed forces in Canada, along with Canadian diplomats and civilian public servants, courageously demonstrated time and again the strength, spirit, ingenuity and determination that have defined our nation from the very beginning,” MacDonald said.

“Their collective sacrifices are a worthy chapter in our country’s long and proud history of fighting for a safer, better world for everybody, and we’re forever proud and grateful.”

It will be a one-off event, similar to the celebration that followed the end of the Libya bombing mission, and is in one way intended to stand in for Remembrance Day as the country’s focal point for war commemoration, MacDonald said.

But community groups and veterans say the event feels like it was put together on the back of a napkin.

Billed as a “national day” of honour, other events are expected to take place at military bases and legion halls across the country, where the public will be invited to participate, MacDonald said.

Members of Parliament and provincial premiers are also being encouraged to organize events, and schools across the country will be asked to observe two minutes of silence at 1:30 p.m. ET. Precisely how community events are expected to unfold remains unclear, allowing for what the government seems to hope will be a grassroots display of appreciation for the approximately 40,000 troops who rotated through Kandahar and Kabul.

Even public participation in the 90-minute pageant on the Hill will be somewhat restrained because schools will still be in session and civil servants in the downtown are not being given time off to attend the parade.

Parks Canada to install more wireless hotspots

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Students from Ecole du Dome in Hull take the opportunity to touch the 2014 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton as Governor General David Johnston officially welcomes the relay during an event at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday.

Kenney in hot seat over temporary foreign workers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — In the midst of a fresh eruption of abuse allegations surrounding the government’s troubled temporary foreign worker program, is Jason Kenney’s reputation as a capable task-master taking a beating?

The employment minister was on the defensive Monday in the House of Commons, but he’s also under attack from business groups, labour unions and — perhaps most troubling for Kenney with a federal election looming — everyday Canadians who believe the Conservatives have made it easier for foreigners to swipe their jobs.

“The minister has been responsible for the temporary foreign worker program for the past six years,” NDP leader Tom Mulcair said during question period.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has publicly ma-

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ligned companies who import workers with “the intention of never having them be permanent and moving the whole workforce back to another country at the end of a job,” Mulcair continued.

“The prime minister has had this figured out for some time but why, in the six years the minister has been taking care of the program, has he never figured it out?”

Kenney replied with what’s becoming a common refrain.

“If and when there are abuses, we act clearly and quickly,” he said, referring to the temporary ban he placed on restaurants last week preventing them from accessing the temporary foreign worker program.

“We are about to come out with another phase of further reforms to ensure that Canadians always and everywhere get the first crack at available jobs, and that the program is only used as a limited and last resort by employers.” riod. He notes immunization is the best defence against the preventable disease that’s been eliminated in Canada.

The health authority has been working with schools, community groups and churches since the outbreak was declared on March 8 and has set up immunization clinics in public health and doctors’ offices.

Many of the measles cases occurred in the communities of Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope and spread from an unimmunized religious group.

Fraser Health says the federal government offers an immunization app and B.C. provides free text reminders of appointments that make it easy for parents to keep track of their child’s vaccine schedule.

SURREY, B.C. — The largest outbreak of measles OTTAWA — The quiet solitude and refuge from in British Columbia in nearly 30 years has been dethe connected world that many Canadians yearn for clared over in the Fraser Valley. will soon be no more in dozens of Canada’s wilderDr. Paul Van Buynder (Binder), Fraser Health ness zones. chief medical health officer, says the region had Parks Canada wants to install wireless Internet more than 400 cases of measles in a four-week peaccess hotspots at up to 50 of its parks this year, and it expects to triple that number soon afterward.

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Tensions soar in Ukraine’s east MAYOR SHOT IN THE BACK; U.S. HITS RUSSIA WITH MORE SANCTIONS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KIEV, Ukraine — The mayor of Ukraine’s second-largest city was shot in the back Monday and hundreds of men attacked a peaceful pro-Ukraine rally with batons, bricks and stun grenades, wounding dozens as tensions soared in Ukraine’s volatile east.

One presidential candidate said the mayor was deliberately targeted in an effort to destabilize the entire city of Kharkiv, a hub of 1.5 million people.

Armed insurgents tacitly backed by Moscow are seeking more autonomy in eastern Ukraine — and possibly even independence or annexation with Russia.

Ukraine’s acting government and the West have accused Russia of orchestrating the unrest, which they fear Moscow could use as a pretext for an invasion.

Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama’s government levied new sanctions on seven Russian officials and 17 companies with links to President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.

The U.S. also revoked licenses for some high-tech items that could be used by the Russian military.

In Brussels, the European Union moved to add 15 more officials to its Russian sanctions list to protest Moscow’s meddling in Ukraine.

That decision, reached by the ambassadors to the EU’s 28 nations, was being formally confirmed by the EU’s governments, officials told The Associated Press.

In the eastern city of Donetsk, about 1,000 demonstrators carrying Ukrai-

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Masked pro-Russian activists beat a participant of a pro-Ukrainian rally as police try to stop the clash in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday. nian flags marched through the streets to hold a pro-Ukrainian rally Monday night. They were attacked by several hundred armed men shouting “Russia!”

Police attempted to hold the proRussia men back but then largely stood aside as dozens of protesters were battered.

Hennady Kernes, the mayor of Kharkiv, was shot in the back Monday

morning while cycling on the outskirts of the city, his office said. He underwent surgery and was reported by the hospital to be in “grave but stable” condition.

Officials have not commented on who could be behind the attack on the mayor — but Kernes was a man who could have angered both sides.

Kernes’ friend and former Kharkiv governor, Mykhailo Dobkin, told jour-

nalists the attackers had aimed at Kernes’ heart and wanted to kill him to destabilize the city “If you want to know my opinion, they were shooting not at Kernes, but at Kharkiv,” he said.

Dobkin is among several candidates running in Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election, which the interim government says Russia is trying to derail.

Kernes was a staunch opponent of the pro-West Maidan movement that toppled President Viktor Yanukovych in February and was widely viewed as the organizer who sent activists from eastern Ukraine to harass demonstrators in Kyiv.

But he has softened his stance toward the new Kyiv government. At a meeting of eastern Ukrainian leaders and acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk earlier this month, Kernes insisted he does not support the armed pro-Russia insurgents and backed a united Ukraine.

Kharkiv is in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia gunmen have seized government buildings and police stations and set up roadblocks to demand greater autonomy or even annexation

by Russia.

But unlike the neighbouring Donetsk region, Kharkiv had been largely unaffected by the insurgency — something Kernes has been credited with.

Its administration building was briefly seized earlier this month but promptly cleared of pro-Russia protesters.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the attack on Kernes, along with other events, “indicates that it isn’t possible to speak of any ’peaceful’ pre-election campaign in Ukraine.”

Wave of attacks try to derail Iraq vote

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Sherry Lee, left, and her daughter-in-law Amanda Lee react after finding family photos among the ruins of Sherry Lee’s home on Cemetery Street on Monday after a tornado struck the town of Vilonia, Ark., on Sunday evening.

Arkansas residents rush to shelters TORNADO KILLS AT LEAST 14

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VILONIA, Ark. — The sky turned black as the funnel cloud closed in, and Maggie Caro rushed with her husband and two children to a community shelter at a Vilonia school, where they were among the last to get inside the fortified gym before the doors were shut.

“They were screaming, ’Run! Run! It’s coming!”’ Caro recalled.

And then all hell broke loose.

The half-mile-wide tornado carved an 80-mile path of destruction through the Little Rock suburbs Sunday evening, killing at least 14 people, flattening rows of homes, shredding cars along a highway and demolishing a brand-new school before it even had a chance to open.

Officials said the death toll could have been worse if residents hadn’t piled into underground storm shelters and fortified safe rooms after listening to forecasts on TV and radio, getting cellphone alerts or calls or texts from loved ones, and hearing sirens blare through their neighbourhoods.

Also on people’s minds: memories of a weaker tornado that smashed through on April 25, 2011. It took nearly the same path and killed at least four people.

“You had people breaking down because they were reliving three years ago,” Kimber Standridge said of the scene inside the community shelter, which she said was packed with perhaps more than 100 people.

Standridge and a friend had gathered up seven children they were watching and sped through the streets just minutes before the twister hit.

“When they shut the doors, we knew it was on us,” Standridge said. “Everybody hunkered down. There were a lot of people doing prayer circles, holding

hands and praying.”

Caro and Standridge said the shelter was so solid they barely felt or heard the tornado.

It was among a rash of twisters and violent storms across the Midwest and South that killed 16 people in all on Sunday.

With forecasters warning of more of the same Monday across the South, a large tornado damaged homes and downed trees and power lines around Tupelo, Miss. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

Most of the dead in Arkansas were killed in their homes in and around Vilonia, population 3,800. Firefighters on Monday searched for anyone trapped amid the piles of splintered wood and belongings strewn across yards. Hospitals took in more than 100 patients.

The tornado that hit the town and nearby Mayflower was probably the nation’s strongest so far this year on the 0-to-5 EF scale, with the potential to be at least an EF3, which means winds greater than 136 mph, National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Hood said.

It wrecked cars and trucks along Interstate 40 north of Little Rock. Also among the ruins was a new $14 million intermediate school that had been set to open this fall.

“It’s amazing to me how wide it was,” Mayflower Mayor Randy Holland said. “It was the loudest grinding noise I’ve ever heard.”

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said officials didn’t yet have a count of the missing. He said the dead included a woman who was in a safe room but was hit by debris that went through the door.

“Mother nature and tornadoes, sometimes you can’t explain how that works,” Beebe said.

Three people died when the tornado tore a Paron home down to the foundation.

BAGHDAD — Militants on Monday targeted polling stations across much of Iraq and a crowd of Kurds jubilantly dancing on the street as soldiers and security forces cast ballots two days ahead of parliamentary elections, officials said. The attacks, including a suicide bombing northeast of Baghdad, left at least 46 people dead.

The wave of attacks was an apparent attempt to derail the balloting process and discourage the rest of the country’s 22 million registered voters from going to the polls on Wednesday in the first nationwide elections since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. forces.

The early balloting for police and soldiers is meant to free up the 1 million-strong military and security forces so they can protect polling stations and voters on election day.

More than 9,000 candidates are vying for 328 seats in parliament, which is widely expected to be won by an alliance led by Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is likely to seek a third four-year term in office.

The day’s worst attack took place in the Kurdish town of Khanaqin, 140 kilometres northeast of Baghdad close

to the Iranian border. A suicide bomber walked toward a crowd of Kurds performing a traditional dance and blew himself up, killing at least 25 and injuring 35, many of them in critical condition.

The Kurds were celebrating the appearance on TV of Iraq’s ailing President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd who is being treated in Berlin since December 2012 following a stroke. The nearly 80-year-old Talabani was seen sitting in a wheelchair smiling and waving his index finger, stained purple, flanked by clapping relatives. Few details have been released about the severity of Talabani’s illness.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of Sunni Arab militants.

Khanaqin is in Diyala province, a region where Arabs and Kurds context territory and where Sunni militants target Shiites and Kurds.

Iraq is experiencing a surge in sectarian violence, with Sunni militants increasingly chiefly targeting security forces, army troops and members of the nation’s Shiite majority. The resurgence of the bloodletting, which nearly tore Iraq apart in 2006 and 2007, underscores the precarious politics of a democratic, but splintered nation.

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Three days, 300 changes CONSERVATIVES SET TIGHT DEADLINE TO FIX ELECTION BILL OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has been given three days to debate and vote on nearly 300 amendments to a controversial overhaul of Canada’s elections law — a tight time frame the Opposition NDP is calling a “farce.”

The Conservative majority has set 5 p.m. Thursday as the deadline for clause-by-clause debate of the 242-page bill, which now includes almost 300 pages of proposed amendments.

That includes 45 changes proposed by the government itself late last week to address some of the most contentious reforms.

“This is more of the farce,” New Democrat David Christopherson groused as the final witness hearing wrapped up Monday.

“We’ve got 242 pages, 300 pages of amendments, and we’re going to have until five o’clock (Thursday) and we’re not even meeting around the clock to

‘THIS IS MORE OF THE FARCE . . . WE’VE GOT 242 PAGES, 300 PAGES OF AMENDMENTS, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE UNTIL FIVE O’CLOCK (THURSDAY) AND WE’RE NOT EVEN MEETING AROUND THE CLOCK TO DO IT. THIS IS INSANE.’ — DAVID CHRISTOPHERSON NEW DEMOCRAT MP

do it. This is insane,” he said.

“Some of the insanity was two or three days taken up with a filibuster,” responded Joe Preston, the Conservative committee chairman, before dropping the gavel to end Monday’s hearing.

Preston was referring to Christopherson’s own procedural filibuster over the legislation.

In fact, it’s been more than a year since the Conservative government first promised to present election reforms, only to withdraw them — unseen by the public — after objections from party MPs. “In our desire to rapidly incorpo-

First Nations chiefs break with Atleo, denounce aboriginal education bill of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians.

But Peters and other First NaOTTAWA — The national chief of tions leaders say they shouldn’t have the Assembly of First Nations finds to make threats to have their voices himself in the difficult spot of support- heard.

“Oftentimes we get caught up in ing a Harper government bill that one of his chief political rivals described these dialogues where we’re talking about using force against Monday as an affront to Canforce, and that to me puts ada’s aboriginal community. it in a tailspin and it gives Shawn Atleo has publicCanadians the wrong idea ly backed Bill C-33, the soabout who we are,” Nepicalled First Nations Control nak said. of First Nations Education “We are a loving people.

Act, calling it a step toward We are a caring people. We long-standing aboriginal deare a hospitable people. mands for control of their And we want what’s best schooling, respect for their for our children, that’s the treaty rights and recognibottom line.” tion of their language and It’s not the first time culture.

Nepinak has been at odds An AFN analysis sent with Atleo. When the AFN to chiefs last week said the Gordon Peters held its annual meeting in status quo is “absolutely Whitehorse last summer, and fundamentally contrary to treaty, inherent and human rights Nepinak helped organize a competing and must change.” The document con- gathering of rival chiefs in Saskatchcluded Bill C-33 is a “is a constructive ewan, forcing some people to choose which meeting they would attend. and necessary step.”

Nepinak was also among those who But some First Nations leaders don’t see it that way. They say the legis- criticized Atleo for agreeing to meet lation strips away their rights and puts Prime Minister Stephen Harper at too much control over their children’s the height of the Idle No More protest education in the hands of the federal movement last January.

Nepinak and the other First Nations government.

“This is a new day,” Derek Nepinak, leaders say most aboriginal communithe Grand Chief of the Assembly of ties they represent do not support the Manitoba Chiefs, told a news confer- bill and want to see it scrapped.

However, Aboriginal Affairs Minence Monday.

“This is a new era in First Nations ister Bernard Valcourt has said Bill leadership where we don’t accept the C-33 meets the five conditions outlined crumbs that they are offering as en- by the Assembly of First Nations and ticements to allow for our jurisdictions chiefs during a meeting in December.

Those conditions called on the govto be swept away under their legislaernment to ensure aboriginal commution.”

Nepinak and aboriginal leaders nities retain control of education, and from four other provinces were in Ot- to provide a statutory funding guarantawa to denounce the bill and serve tee, recognition of First Nations lannotice that they will do “whatever is guages and culture, shared oversight necessary” to get the attention of the and ongoing, meaningful engagement.

“The introduction of this legislation Canadian public and the governing comes after years of unprecedented Conservatives.

“We are planning, whether they be dialogue and consultations with First deemed demonstrations, rallies ... to Nations all over the country and the again get attention,” said Grand Chief Assembly of First Nations, who idenMichael Delisle of the Mohawk Coun- tified a need for a better education system for First Nation children,” Valcil of Kahnawake.

“But I think (the) Canadian econ- court’s office said in an emailed stateomy, eventually, will be the target. ment.

However, Nepinak and the others Again, I can’t give you specifics today, but we’re prepared to take whatever take issue with the AFN negotiating action (is) necessary to ensure the con- with the federal government on behalf of First Nations. trol is not taken away from us.”

“I agree with the words of Shawn Such action could include a blockade on the Ambassador Bridge be- Atleo that the AFN is not a rights-beartween Windsor, Ont., and Detroit if Bill ing entity. I agree with his words when C-33 becomes law, said Gordon Peters he says that,” Nepinak said.

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rate recent recommendations made by the chief electoral officer, we discovered a last-minute issue in the proposed Elections Reform Act,” Tim Uppal, the former democratic reform minister, said last April.

“Therefore, we are postponing the introduction of legislation. We will take the time necessary to get the legislation right.”

Uppal lost his job to Pierre Poilievre in a July 2013 cabinet shuffle and it wasn’t until February 4 this year that a new bill emerged, rechristened the Fair Elections Act. The government then used time allocation to rush the legislation out of

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Paris police boss wants officers implicated in alleged rape off force PARIS — The director of the Paris police service says he wants the officers implicated in the alleged rape of a Canadian woman out of his department.

Bernard Petit made the remarks to French radio station Europe1 as authorities investigate two officers accused of raping the Canadian tourist at the city’s police headquarters.

Both officers from the elite police unit, as well as a third who’s considered a witness, have been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation that could take weeks or even months to complete.

French media have reported a 34-year-old Toronto woman met the offduty officers in a bar last week and later went with them to their workplace.

As she left the station, she reportedly told another police officer she’d been raped, but a lawyer for one of the suspects told The Canadian Press the sex was consensual.

The radio station says the police director refused to discuss the criminal allegations, but is reporting he said it’s

the Commons and into committee, saying it had to be passed into law by the end of June in order to be ready for the 2015 election period.

“The opposition seems to suggest that by limiting debate, you’re actually going to be destroying democracy and not allowing this bill to be fully examined,” Tom Lukiwski, Poilievre’s parliamentary secretary, said in February when the government first closed off debate on the bill.

“Hogwash. It gets examined at committee.”

That committee wrapped up witness testimony Monday by hearing from Brian Saunders, the director of public prosecutions, who was just the latest parliamentary officer to say he was not consulted during the drafting of the bill — notwithstanding the year-long pause to get it right.

A cavalcade of experts, including the current and former chief electoral officers and current and former commissioners of elections, have criticized the legislation. clear there’s no longer a place for any of the officers on his force.

Toronto international summit to keep focus on child, maternal health: PM TORONTO — An upcoming Toronto conference on child and maternal health in developing countries, that will bring together international leaders, experts and philanthropists, will help keep the world focused on a “great cause,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.

“Canada has and can make a difference,” Harper said at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where he discussed details of the three-day international summit slated for May 28-30.

“We don’t want to stand idly by while women and children around the world die for lack of things that are really just very basic, inexpensive remedies that we take for granted ...That’s why we’re holding the conference.”

The summit is being held months before a key global program on the issue — the Muskoka Initiative — is set to wrap up in 2015.

Harper launched the Muskoka Initiative at the G8 summit hosted by Canada in 2010 and intended it to help address some sobering health figures in poor countries: the hundreds of thousands of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth each year and the millions of children who perish before age five.

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Rumour of jewels may have led to grave robbery

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CHILLIWACK, B.C. — RCMP in Chillwack, B.C., are investigating what appears to be the interrupted work of a modernday grave robber.

Mounties say family members recently visited a grave, in a rural area of the Fraser Valley, about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver, to discover the site had been partially disturbed.

Several shovels were left at the scene but the coffin, which had been buried for about 20-years, had not been entered.

Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen says the casket had been cemented closed before burial.

He says it is believed family heirlooms, including jewelry, were buried with the deceased, possibly attracting the wouldbe thieves.

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Balanced budget has a cost RESTRAINT SAPS GROWTH, JOBS: PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER

BY JULIAN BELTRAME THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government may be able to finally eliminate the deficit as early as this current fiscal year, but the achievement will have come at some cost to economic growth and jobs, the country’s budget watchdog says.

Parliamentary Budget Officer JeanDenis Frechette’s report estimates federal spending curbs have helped keep the government’s costs in check, and will likely lead to a virtual balanced budget one year ahead of schedule in the current 2014-15 fiscal year.

“Prospects for budgetary surpluses are higher over the outlook than in (October’s previous report) due to a combination of an improved economic outlook and measures in Budget 2014, in particular further planned restraint in direct program expenses,” Frechette’s report states.

“PBO estimates the likelihood of realizing a budgetary balance or better is approximately 50 per cent in 201415, and more than 60 per cent in 201516 and beyond.”

But the restraint will likely shave about 0.5 per cent from the economy by 2016 and result in about 46,000 fewer jobs, the report goes on to say.

The PBO forecasts the economy is likely to advance by 2.1 per cent this year, rising to 2.7 in 2015, and remain

above its potential growth rate until most recent budget, once all the numRecent ministerial comments have 2018. bers are in. introduced a level of uncertainty about The steady growth, along with Still, the PBO says such rosy pro- whether the government is married spending curbs, will likely result in a jections are dependent on the feder- to the income splitting proposal. But deficit of a mere $500 million during al government sticking to its guns in Finance Minister Joe Oliver has reiterthe current fiscal year — a virtual bal- terms of restraint and not adding on ated that whatever the measure’s deanced budget — followed by a $7.8 bil- new spending or introducing measures tails, Canadian families will be getting lion surplus in fiscal year 2015-16, the that reduce tax revenues. further tax relief.

PBO says.

The surpluses could In the March budalso be reduced by $2.2 get, the government and $2.8 billion in the said it expects this next two years if the year’s deficit to come government were to set in at $2.9 billion and employment insurance pegged the 2015-16 rates at the break even surplus at $6.4 bilpoint, rather than merely lion. freezing them at current But the most relevels. cent accounting from The PBO suggests that the Finance Departsticking to restraint will ment, issued last be difficult. week, suggests Ot“(Direct program tawa is well ahead of expenses) will face sigpace in terms of definificant pressure followcit reduction. ing the planned 2014-15 — PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER JEAN-DENIS FRECHETTE cuts,” the report states.

The report showed that Ottawa posted a “Such prolonged re$5.1 billion surplus in straint has not been February — the third achieved in the history consecutive month of surpluses — slicWith an election coming up in the of modern public accounts.” ing the deficit for the first 11 months of fall of 2015, the Harper Conservatives Still, the PBO’s own figures show the year to $5.4 billion. are likely to do just that, however. that the government has some wiggle That puts Ottawa well on pace to In the 2011 campaign, the Conser- room. beat the $16.6 billion shortfall it had vatives pledged to introduce income The office calculates that without projected for last year as a whole. In splitting for families once they had changes, Ottawa will enjoy a series of fact, the PBO now says the 2013-14 fis- balanced the budget, a measure that surpluses — $7.8 billion, $9.1 billion, cal deficit will be about $11.6 billion, could cost Ottawa about $2.7 billion, $7.5 billion and $9.1 billion between or $5 billion less than estimated in the along with other vote-getting goodies. the years 2015-16 and 2018-19.

‘PROSPECTS FOR BUDGETARY SURPLUSES ARE HIGHER OVER THE OUTLOOK THAN IN (OCTOBER’S PREVIOUS REPORT) DUE TO A COMBINATION OF AN IMPROVED ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND MEASURES IN BUDGET 2014, IN PARTICULAR FURTHER PLANNED RESTRAINT IN DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES.’

Turfgrass program gets cash boost

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Brendon Neilson, left, and Rolland Forsland demonstrated their barista skills on Friday at the Red Deer College Alumni Wine Tasting Festival.

Top barista brings a dose of talent to Red Deer NEW BRUNSWICKER HONES SKILLS IN NEW ZEALAND, LOCAL SHOP GLAD TO HAVE HIM

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR One of New Zealand’s top baristas will soon be pouring drinks on Little Gaetz Avenue.

Brendon Neilson is scheduled to join the staff at DOSE Coffee Co. on May 9.

He provided a preview of his skills on Friday at Red Deer College’s Alumni Wine Tasting Festival, where he operated a slow pour-over coffee bar, while DOSE owner Rolland Forsland served up cappuccinos and lattes.

“He’s very, very talented,” said Forsland of his new barista.

“We’re pretty fortunate to have him with us.”

Originally from New Brunswick, Neilson learned the coffee trade in Edmonton while studying theology at Taylor College and Seminary.

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ested in coffee, and became a customer at Transcend (Coffee),” he said, adding that he eventually made the transition from patron to employee.

In 2010, Neilson and his wife Melanie moved to New Zealand so that he could continue his studies there.

Neilson again found work in the café industry and soon after was named the top barista in the Auckland region.

That was no small achievement, considering how serious the people there are about their coffee.

“In New Zealand, there’s really quite a strong café culture,” said Neilson, describing how most prefer high-end espresso-based drinks — in contrast to Canada’s Tim Hortons-dependent population.

The top baristas in the South Pacific country are respected around the world, he added.

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ly settled in Red Deer, where Melanie now teaches at Gateway Christian School.

Neilson is putting the finishing touches on the dissertation for his doctorate degree, but has found the time to ply his coffee skills at DOSE. He said he enjoys serving a high-end cup of coffee — and seeing its impact on customers.

“You have this opportunity to be giving people some of the best coffee they’ve ever had.

“It has that potential to be a fine food substance that really can be quite an experience.”

Neilson doesn’t know what the future holds after he’s earned his degree. But he’s sure of one thing.

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The Olds College turfgrass research program should enjoy a growth spurt, thanks to a $2.3-million injection of money.

The college announced on Monday that the program has been awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grant, with the money to be provided over five years. The Olds College Centre for Innovation, along with its industry partners, had submitted a funding proposal entitled “Sustainable Turfgrass Management in Canadian Prairie Provinces.”

One of those partners is the Alberta Turfgrass Research Foundation. Its president, Daryl Asher, said the money will provide a boost to the work being done through the program.

“We will now be able to move forward on our plans to expand our research program in Alberta and western Canada.”

This includes hiring a lead scientist and a research associate, with those individuals

to join existing program members Darrell Tompkins, Ken Fry, Jason Pick and Jim Ross.

They’ll focus on reducing winter injury, soil stress management, recreational turf and lawns, selecting for alternative turf uses, and water quality and conservation.

“The goal of the research program has always been to develop information on emerging issues for the turfgrass industry,” said Ross, who is the program’s research manager.

“This funding will contribute to a significant expansion of our research and this information will be passed on, not only to the industry, but also to students within the turfgrass program.”

Asher said industry support for the turfgrass research program was a factor in it receiving the grant. Partners consist of the Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation, Eagle Lake Turf Farms Ltd., Alberta Golf Superintendents Association, the City of Lethbridge, the Alberta Turfgrass Research Foundation, LANTA-Sod Growers Commodity Group, Manderley Turf Products, and Glendale Golf and Country Club.

CAREEREXPO

Thousands expected at RDC

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Thousands of high school students are expected to descend on Red Deer College this Thursday as RDC again plays host to CAREERexpo.

The annual one-day event will feature exhibits and displays designed to give youths information about the career options available to them — from avionics to welding.

In addition to Red Deer College, Olds College and Canadian University College, more than a dozen post-secondary institutions will have representatives on hand to educate prospective students about the programs they offer.

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Interactive displays will give attendees first-hand experience in such areas as robotics, forestry, welding, pipefitting and auto mechanics.

Thomas Lukaszuk, Alberta’s minister of jobs, skills, training and labour, is scheduled to attend in the morning.

CAREERexpo will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Red Deer College’s Four Centres Building, which is located at the east side of the main campus.

The event is organized by CAREERS: The Next Generation, with funding from the province.

Additional information can be found online at www.nextgen.org/careerexpo.

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OF LOCAL INTEREST Monday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 104.55 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.17 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.32 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.29 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.55 Cdn. National Railway . . 64.14 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 170.84 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.86 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.84 Cervus Equipment Corp 22.19 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 47.29 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 52.51 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 28.78 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.18 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.76 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.41 Siriux XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.81 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 48.09 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 64.17 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.28 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.08 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 51.04 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 106.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.75 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.72 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Declines in the tech sector and weakness in the mining sector left the Toronto stock market little changed at the end of a volatile session Monday.

The S&P/TSX composite index gave up early gains to lose 2.66 points to 14,530.91.

Part of the reason for the subpar performance in the mining group came from Barrick Gold after merger talks between the Canadian company (TSX:ABX) and Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) broke off. The news came two days before Barrick’s annual meeting, when company chairman and industry legend Peter Munk is expected to step down. Barrick shares lost 62 cents to $19.12.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.09 of a cent to 90.7 cents US. It was a volatile session for New York markets as well, with the Dow Jones industrials registering a tripledigit advance, then going into negative territory at mid-afternoon before ending the day up 87.28 points at 16,448.74.

The Nasdaq finished well off its worst levels for the day and slipped 1.16 points to 4,074.4 as some of the biggest tech names registered declines with Amazon, Facebook and Netflix all down around 2.5 per cent After snapping up tech stocks last year, investors have spent most of 2014 punishing them. The Nasdaq is down three per cent in April.

Negative sentiment also spread to the TSX tech sector, down almost one per cent with Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) down 3.4 per cent at $253.03.

The S&P 500 index rose 6.03 points to 1,869.43.

Investors also focused on rising tensions in the crisis over Ukraine.

On Monday, the U.S. government imposed sanctions against seven Russian government officials and 17 companies with links to President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.

The White House says the penalties were being levied because it says Russia has failed to live up to commit-

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.56 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.07 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 60.50 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.76 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.98 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.12 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 24.13 First Quantum Minerals . 21.41 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 27.07 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.39 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.47 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.52 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.26 Energy Aeroflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.39 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 37.89 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 69.32 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.10 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 56.70 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 44.86 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.36 Canyon Services Group. 14.77 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.60 CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.06 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.06 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.92 ments it agreed to under an international accord aimed at de-escalating the crisis in Ukraine.

Corporate earnings will help set the tone on markets this coming week.

In Canada, Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO), Suncor (TSX:SU) Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) are expected to report results.

The energy sector is the bestperforming group on the TSX year to date, up about 15 per cent.

On Monday, Precision Drilling (TSX:PD) reported first-quarter net earnings of $102 million, or 35 cents per diluted share, up from $93 million, or 33 cents per diluted share a year ago. Revenues increased 13 per cent to $672 million, mainly due to higher pricing and drilling activity in Canada, the U.S. and elsewhere. Its shares slipped 14 cents to $13.70.

On the commodity markets, June crude in New York added 24 cents to US$100.84 a barrel and the TSX energy sector gained 0.10 per cent.

The gold sector led decliners, down 2.13 per cent as June bullion lost $1.80 to US$1,299 an ounce.

The base metals sector declined 1.62 per cent as July copper was unchanged at US$3.09 a pound.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Monday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,530.91, down 2.66 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,009.58, down 4.01 points TSX 60 — 830.17, up 0.71 of a point Dow — 16,448.74, up 87.28 points S&P 500 — 1,869.43, up 6.03 points Nasdaq — 4,074.40, down 1.16 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 90.70 cents US, up 0.09 of a cent Pound — C$1.8531, down 0.11

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 101.17 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 62.78 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 35.50 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 52.73 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.94 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.80 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.155 Precision Drilling Corp . . 13.70 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 41.34 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.38 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.17 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 12.01 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 71.82 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.01 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.62 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.60 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.25 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.692 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.27 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 53.41 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 70.05 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.30 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.34 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 72.49 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.59 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.83 of a cent Euro — C$1.5268, up 0.01 of a cent Euro — US$1.3849, up 0.18 of a cent Oil futures: US$100.84 per barrel, up 24 cents (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,299 per oz., down $1.80 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.385 oz., up 4.6 cents $719.68 kg., up $1.48 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,009.58, down 4.01 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 169.97 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’14 $10.80 higher $482.50; July ’14 $2.70 higher $477.00; Nov. ’14 $0.50 lower $484.70; Jan ’15 $0.90 lower $490.80; March ’15 $1.70 lower $496.20; May ’15 $2.30 lower $501.10; July ’15 $3.30 lower $504.00; Nov ’15 $3.30 lower $489.10; Jan. ’16 $3.30 lower $480.60; March ’16 $3.30 lower $480.60.

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.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 674,840 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 674,840 .

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin gestures after riding in a driverless car with officials, to a bill signing for driverless cars at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google engineers say they have turned a corner in their pursuit of creating a car that can drive itself.

Google says its driverless cars mastering city streets

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Google says that cars it has programmed to drive themselves have started to master the navigation of city streets and the challenges they bring, from jaywalkers to weaving bicyclists — a critical milestone for any commercially available self-driving car technology.

Despite the progress over the past year, the cars have plenty of learning to do before 2017, when the Silicon Valley tech giant hopes to get the technology to the public.

None of the traditional automakers has been so bullish. Instead, they have rolled out features incrementally, including technology that brakes and accelerates in stop-and-go traffic or keeps cars in their lanes.

“I think the Google technology is great stuff. But I just don’t see a quick pathway to the market,” said David Alexander, a senior analyst with Navigant Research who specializes in autonomous vehicles.

His projection is that self-driving cars will not be commercial available until 2025.

Google’s self-driving cars already can navigate freeways comfortably, albeit with a driver ready to take control.

In a new blog post, the project’s leader

said test cars now can handle thousands of urban situations that would have stumped them a year or two ago.

“We’re growing more optimistic that we’re heading toward an achievable goal — a vehicle that operates fully without human intervention,” project director Chris Urmson wrote. The benefits would include fewer accidents, since in principle machines can drive more safely than people.

Urmson’s post was the company’s first official update since 2012 on a project that is part of the company’s secretive Google X lab.

In initial iterations, human drivers would be expected to take control if the computer fails. The promise is that, eventually, there would be no need for a driver. Passengers could read, daydream, even sleep — or work — while the car drives.

That day is still years away, cautioned Navigant’s Alexander.

He noted that Google’s retrofitted Lexus RX450H SUVs have a small tower on their roofs that uses lasers to map the surrounding area.

Automakers want to hide that technology in a car’s existing shape, he said. And even once cars are better than humans at driving, it will still take several years to get the technology from development to large-scale production.

RING OF FIRE Barrick, Newmont Precision Drilling blame each other Ontario pledges $1B, bumps up urges Ottawa for failed merger capital spending THE CANADIAN PRESS Newmont Mining Corp. and Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) blamed each other Monday for the collapse of merger talks that could have combined two of the world’s largest gold producers.

Newmont released a letter it sent to Barrick co-chairman John Thornton and the company’s board of directors that laid the failure at the feet of the Canadian company.

“While our team has found your management team’s engagement to be constructive and professional, the same constructive nature cannot be said of our discussions with your cochairman on certain fundamental strategic and structural issues over the past two weeks,” Newmont chairman Vincent Calarco wrote.

“Our efforts to find consensus have been rejected out of hand repeatedly. And, as we contemplated further dialogue, we read in the continuing reporting of the transaction in the financial press a pointed characterization of our company as ‘extremely bureaucratic and not shareholder friendly.’

Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Barrick responded by accusing Newmont of seeking to renege on key elements of a term sheet that it said the companies signed on April 8, including locating the head office of the merged company in Toronto, the identification of specific assets to be included in

a spin-off company and the roles and authority of the chairman, the lead director and the CEO. “Both companies were in full agreement that the merger would produce substantial added value for shareholders, through unique synergies that can only be achieved by combining Barrick and Newmont, and the spin-off and further rationalization of certain of the companies’ combined assets,” Barrick said in a statement.

Newmont said it “strongly” disagreed with Barrick’s characterization.

Several reports last week, citing unidentified sources, suggested the companies were working towards a deal ahead of Barrick’s annual meeting on Wednesday when founder and chairman Peter Munk is scheduled to step down. However, the talks hit a snag and then broke down.

A combination of Barrick and Newmont, which has been considered before, would have created a gold miner with nearly 11 million ounces of annual production.

It would also have allowed the companies to combine their operations in Nevada and save millions in overhead, supply contracts and staffing.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV, Munk said the companies have talked several times about a deal over the years and that it has “always made sense.”

Barrick has struggled in recent years and its stock trades for less than half of what it did less than two years ago.

to match funds

THE CANADIAN PRESS THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Ontario’s governing Liberals say they’re willing to put up $1 billion to develop an all-season transportation corridor to the Ring of Fire if the federal Conservatives match the funds.

Ottawa must help bear the cost of building the infrastructure that’s needed to develop the mineral-rich region, create jobs and boost northern Ontario’s hard-hit economy, they said Monday.

“We are coming to the table with our best offer and we need the prime minister and his team to join us there,” said Michael Gravelle, Ontario’s minister of northern development and mines.

The province has maintained that the Harper Conservatives should be actively involved in the Ring of Fire’s development as they have for other projects, such as the Alberta oilsands.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has estimated that the project could generate $9.4 billion in new economic activity over the next decade and support 5,500 jobs a year.

It said it would also provide the federal, Ontario and municipal governments with almost $2 billion in revenue over that period and $6.7 billion over 32 years.

But the lack of a transportation route has been a major barrier to developing the Ring of Fire

— about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ont. — which is believed to contain one of the largest chromite deposits in the world.

The project suffered a major setback last November, when a big mining company that was going to pour $3 billion into the Ring of Fire suddenly pulled out.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. suspended its operations indefinitely, saying it couldn’t keep spending money while the question of whether it would be able to build an allweather road to the remote site remained in doubt.

Noront Resources Ltd. (TSXV:NOT), which wants to develop its Eagle’s Nest and Blackbird mining projects, said the province’s commitment is a “vital milestone” that will benefit remote First Nations communities.

“Mining and the associated job creation can’t happen without infrastructure, so we are pleased to see the province make a clear public commitment to funding a transportation corridor in the Ring of Fire,” Noront president and CEO Alan Coutts said in a release.

The Liberals say they’ve been asking Ottawa for months to commit money to developing a route.

They’ve asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to pay for half the $2.25-billion estimated cost of building both roads and industrial infrastructure.

THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. is bumping up this year’s capital spending by nearly a third in response to strong customer demand for its high-tech drilling equipment.

The Calgary-based oil and gas service firm (TSX:PD) said Monday its budget this year will be $833 million, up from its previous forecast of $634 million.

The additional spending will go toward four additional new rigs to be delivered in the United States in the second half of 2014 and five more to be delivered in early 2015.

Over the past five years, Precision has been turning a greater focus to providing equipment that’s geared toward tapping technically challenging reservoirs.

Its so-called “Super Series” fleet consists of “highly efficient, highly mobile” rigs that are designed to drill wells horizontally.

With the nine new rigs announced on Monday — eight of which are covered by firm, long-term contracts with U.S. customers — Precision expects to have 222 Super Series rigs operating by early next year.

“We will not deliver, nor will we complete rig construction, unless we have long-term customer contracts which meet or exceed Precision’s internal financial hurdles.

We also believe this production rate can be increased or decreased depending on customer demand,” CEO Kevin

Neveu told analysts on a conference call.

BMO Capital Markets analyst Michael Mazar said the new builds send a positive signal.

“These guys just don’t build rigs willy nilly.

They only will build to the extent that there’s customer demand,” Mazar said.

“It’s non-speculative building,” he added.

“The reason that distinction is important is because the mere fact that they’re building them indicates that demand is strong.”

Neveu said it’s too soon to get excited by a recent boost in natural gas prices — a result of the colder-than-normal winter experienced in much of North America.

“Despite the cold winter and the resulting very low natural gas storage levels and firm natural gas commodity price, we’ve seen very little reaction by our customers to increase dry gas activity in either Canada or the United States,” Neveu said.

“We believe Precision’s extremely well positioned with both available rig assets and the right customer relationships, should the industry decide to apply some capital to dry gas drilling.

“But I’ll be careful not to hold my breath while we wait.”

In recent years, producers have been turning away from ordinary dry natural gas, instead chasing after so-called “liquids-rich” gas that contains valuable products such as propane and butane.

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Man wants to wed but wants to live in separate houses

EYEING IT UP

Dear Annie: I have given the past 10 won’t. Please help me out. I want to see years to a man I love very much. “Cliff” places before I die. — Sam in Atlanta wants to marry me, but I’ve turned him Dear Sam: You will have to see them down. The problem is, he wants us to without your wife. get married and each live in our own There may be myriad reasons why houses. she doesn’t wish to travel. She could be We are both 67 years old. Right now, afraid of flying or of unfamiliar placCliff spends weekends at my place. es; she could find travel uninterestWhen I suggest going to his ing or exhausting; she may house on the occasional not want to leave her greatweekend, he says no, claimgrandson; she may think she ing he hasn’t had time to is too old. clean or there are no groYou could ask whether ceries or my bed is more she would take a short trip comfortable and my TV is to a nearby place — say a bigger, etc., etc. weekend in Savannah or When I suggested we pura mini-vacation with your chase a house together, Cliff great-grandson — and then said he will never leave his perhaps convince her to house. Ever. travel farther afield.

He thinks I should put my If she absolutely refuses, stuff in storage and move in look into going on your own MITCHELL with only my clothes. through group tours or travI feel so defeated. Cliff elling with friends. & SUGAR says he loves me, but admits But don’t expect her to he likes to live by himself. use her inheritance monWe tried counselling, but he ey for your pursuits. You’ll doesn’t like what they say to have to find another way to him. pay for this.

I broke up with him and have even Dear Annie: Here’s my response to gone out on a few dates, but it only “Not a Lawyer,” whose family told him makes me miss him more. Any advice? that lawyers don’t give out free advice: — Ohio A doctor and a lawyer were walkDear Ohio: Cliff sounds set in his ing out of church one morning after ways and nervous about changes to his services. environment.

The doctor couldn’t stop complainHe thinks if he keeps his house ex- ing that wherever he went people apactly as it is, his life will stay exactly proached him asking medical questhe same, and he finds great comfort in tions and wanting free advice. that. You aren’t going to win this fight The lawyer explained that he, too, without negative repercussions, so de- was once the target of people asking cide whether marriage is your goal. him for free advice, but he found a way There is no reason the two of you to end it. “How did you manage it?” cannot continue as you are and take asked the doctor. “Oh, that was easy,” marriage off the table altogether. But the lawyer replied. “I started sending if you want to marry and actually live out bills, and soon enough the problem together, Cliff is not your guy. was solved.”

Dear Annie: How can I get my wife The following week, the doctor to travel? opened a letter from the lawyer that We have been married for 55 years contained a bill for his services. and have not taken any long vacations My wife and I enjoy reading your together. Years ago, I travelled for column every day. — M.S., Montreal, work and loved it.

Quebec My wife has never held an outside Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy job. She stayed home to raise our four Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edichildren and now takes care of our tors of the Ann Landers column. Please great-grandson. email your questions to anniesmailbox@ My wife inherited some money from comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, a relative, but she hoards it for herself. c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, We can afford to travel, but she Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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A downy woodpecker looks for a spot to ply his trade on a tree along Mackenzie Trails. He was situated near a bird feeding station set up by Kerry Wood Nature Centre just in case he got hungry while drumming on a tree.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A new perspective on life will have you wanting to refocus on how you present yourself to others or how you come across. You might want to Tuesday, April 29 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: buy some new clothes or get a new haircut to Jerry Seinfeld, 59; Michelle Pfeiffer, 55; Uma let the new you emerge at this time. A powerful new start - focus on you at this time!

Thurman, 43 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Truths reTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today there vealed through conversations at this time will will be a Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus. This will welcome in a new change towards more bring the skeletons out of the closet. This will practical, realistic approaches to your life’s be the new start you want, but you will have to let go of the past, and why circumstances which will be ennot, it has no place in your bright hanced over the next 6 months. and sunny future. The new start There is a powerful new start in you have been awaiting is here. your life that will be long lasting CANCER (June 21-July and rooted in the truth. Practical 22): Wonderful new changadjustments can be made with es are likely with friends and your personal worth and financgroup environments. Today will es. mark a time when your wishes HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If toare dreams are coming true. day is your birthday, this year Through open conversations will mark a powerful opportunity with others you will see how you to re-focus on you. Make much are able to improve your financneeded adjustments to your diet, es from your career. change around how you come LARISA MAIRA LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): across to others, change your OZOLINS Wonderful news from work will appearance in some fashion, and arrive today. There is a definite your view on life will likely get a new start to how the public will lift up as well! Overall, a wondersee you. More recognition for ful year of new beginnings for your professional endeavors is you so take full advantage of everything you likely.

If you are looking to start a business, can!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A greater then today is a wonderful day to get that ball awareness of your worth and the skills you rolling in the right direction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today will possess will be recognized on a public level now. A new start with acquiring more finances be extremely beneficial for you. Immersing will come in and you will start to value your- yourself in your studies or planning travels to self more. There could even be a healthy diet expand your horizon will be on the agenda.

Enhance your personal self-expression and start today that will be beneficial for you.

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your romantic life will come alive again.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Changes to your personal investments will now change for the better; loans and other’s people money will highlight the day as well. Closer bonds with those significant relationships are highlighted at this stage and will have you wanting to start a home life with them.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Communicating your truth, however deep and dark you go, will be beneficial for you now. There is a new start with romantic and work partnerships on the agenda now and others will initiate those sparks towards you. You will likely find a job now if you are looking.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Changes to your health regime are very promising now. Your work life and daily routine will likely change for the better. This will be the new start you have been looking for. Employees could quit, but new energy will replace any stagnant departures.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The

more you communicate your truth, the more you’ll be able to tap into your creativity at this time. There are massive changes going on for you personally and your children, or simply romance is in the air. All transformations are leading towards your truth and joy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Changes with your family members will have a profound impact on you today. There is a new start with parental figures in your life. This will have you making adjustments to clearing up the family karma. Renovations or moving homes will be on the agenda now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Organizing a high school or family reunion will most likely be in your thoughts today. Today will be one of those days when the emails, phone calls, and communications of all kinds will pour into your life. Purchase the bicycle or new car - it will prove to be beneficial for you.

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Barbara Lahnstein and son Dorian Brown with Neopol Savory Smokery salmon at their Baltimore shop.

NEOPOL SAVORY SMOKERY IS THE SMOKEHOUSE VERSION OF WILLY WONKA’S MADCAP CHOCOLATE FACTORY

BY JIM SHAHIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Gaping at the wacky assortment of smoked foods in the display case at Neopol Savory Smokery, I’m as slack-jawed as that happy idiot of TV fame, Gomer Pyle. There are nine styles of smoked salmon, some of them topped with such ingredients as caramelized onion, Thai rub and cranberry.

Smoked New Zealand mussels glisten in their green-gold shells. Curried smoked chicken salad, smoked hummus, smoked egg salad, smoked duck, smoked bacon, smoked garlic and even smoked tofu beckon from the case.

Well, golleeeee.

No matter how often I visit Neopol — either the first store, in Baltimore’s Belvedere Square Market, or its new outlet at Union Market in Washington — I never lose that sense of wonder. To me, it’s the smokehouse version of Willy Wonka’s madcap chocolate factory.

“We are more of a European style of smoking,” founder Barbara Lahnstein tells me when I stop by to talk technique. Her son, Dorian Brown, runs the business.

She is referring to Neopol’s smoking method as well as its ingredients. To demonstrate their approach, Brown walks me over to the rectangular all-wood red smoker, blackened from years of use, and opens the heavy doors to reveal a pastrami in the latter stages of smoking. “Need to cool the fire down,” Brown says. He tosses soaked maple chips on the low fire.

Neopol keeps the temperature between 125 and 175 degrees Fahrenheit, slightly above cold smoking (90 degrees) and significantly below barbecue (225 to 275 degrees). Unlike traditional smokehouses, which tend to keep the heat steady throughout the cooking process, Neopol plays with the fire, typically, though not always, building from 125 degrees, holding for awhile at 150, then finishing at 175. “We go on feel,” Brown says, referring to how he decides when to add wood, what kind, and how much.

The idea is that the different temperatures create the textures they want, such as a moist flakiness to the salmon. Blending cherry, apple, maple and oak woods adds complexity to the flavor. Ingredients include some not found in your average barbecue joint: Neopol uses coriander and cardamom in spice rubs and adds oranges and wine to brines.

Smoked salmon is Neopol’s top seller. The raw fish is flown in from Scotland three times a week, cured for 24 hours and, in keeping with the philosophy of cooking by feel, is smoked for three to six hours. The time depends on such variables as the salmon’s weight and fat content and the amount of moisture in the wood, which affects how hot the fire burns. “It’s done when it’s done,” Brown says.

Salmon flavors include a spicy whole-grain mustard, a classic herbes de Provence, a sweetpiquant ginger.

Some of the salmon is rubbed with orange marmalade. “The marmalade holds in the salmon flavor, adds a little flavor and acts as a buffer to the smoke,” Brown explains, adding that marmalade was chosen after trying other ingredients, such as maple syrup: “You can leave the salmon in the smoker without the fish breaking up. It helps keep the fish moist.”

The smoked fish is sold by the pound, in spreads and even in a house-made crepe with hand-mashed potatoes.

Neopol’s signature is a smoked-salmon BLT: house-smoked bacon with slices of fresh tomato and a pile of spring lettuces topped with a layer of smoked salmon on toasted bread slathered with Neopol’s own aioli. The salmon’s rich flavor and soft texture beautifully complement the hearty, chewy bacon to make for an inspired twist on a traditional favorite.

Neopol also makes a killer item that’s called a salad but is more of a chunky spread. Thick with pieces

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Neopol’s Smoked Salmon Salad is creamy and chunky and also great for dipping with a toast point or cracker.

SMOKED SALMON BLT MAKES: 1 serving INGREDIENTS 1 to 2 teaspoons homemade or store-bought aioli, such as Neopol’s Honey Dijon Aioli 2 slices toasted sandwich bread Small handful organic salad greens 1 thin slice red onion (optional) 1 or 2 slices ripe tomato Dash kosher salt Few grinds of black pepper 3 to 4 strips smoked bacon, baked or fried till just crisp 4 ounces plain hot-smoked salmon (see headnote) STEPS Spread the aioli (to taste) on one side of each slice of toast.

Layer one dressed slice with salad greens, the red onion, if using, the tomato and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Next, create a layer of the bacon slices, then place the salmon on top. Gently press the remaining slice of toasted bread, dressed side down, on the salmon.

Serve right away.

of smoked salmon and spiked with diced celery and onion, it is, by any name, an addictive appetizer.

After explaining their method, Brown closes the smoker doors. “We have our own idea of how we want it to be,” he says.

His mother may call the style European, but it is really all Lahnsteinean. Having moved to Baltimore from her native Stuttgart, Germany, in the early 1980s when she was barely into her 20s, she taught herself to smoke foods because she missed the smoked herring of her youth. She trained on a typical backyard grill and moved up to a smoker that she designed.

Unlike many students of the smoking arts, who apprentice with someone or read everything they can, Lahnstein simply followed her whim, experimenting as she went along. She added rosemary branches and orange peels to the fire to see what flavor difference they would make. She liked pheasant, so she smoked pheasant.

“My mom,” says Brown, “is not like other people.”

Indeed, her approach to cooking reflects her freespirited, willful approach to life. Shortly after she moved to Baltimore and gave birth to Dorian, her husband left her. Lahnstein’s English wasn’t great.

She didn’t know anybody. To say that she was a stranger in a strange land is an understatement. “But I didn’t want to go back to Germany,” Lahnstein, 54, says through a thick accent. “I didn’t want to hear ‘I told you so’ from my mother.”

She befriended a neighbour, Odessa Dunson, who

NEOPOL’S SMOKED SALMON SALAD MAKES: 6 to 8 servings (makes 1 1/2 cups) PREPARATION: The salad can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 10 days.

INGREDIENTS 12 ounces hot-smoked salmon, chopped 1/2 cup regular or low-fat mayonnaise (do not use nonfat) 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon small capers, drained (rinsed, if kept in salt) 2 tablespoons diced celery 1 tablespoon diced seedless and peeled cucumber, preferably English 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill 1 tablespoon diced white onion (optional) Dash sea salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper STEPS Gently combine the salmon, mayonnaise, lemon juice, capers, celery, cucumber, dill and onion, if using, in a mixing bowl. Season with the salt and pepper.

Serve right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to 10 days.

became Dorian’s godmother. The friendship was all the support Lahnstein needed. The two women taught themselves to smoke salmon, kebabs, shrimp, chicken and the aforementioned pheasant. (Not herring, though. She couldn’t get the same quality here as they have in Germany, she says.) They sold their smoked foods at farmers markets and, in 1993, opened a cafe/art gallery in Baltimore called Metropol. When Metropol lost its lease and closed in 1997, Lahnstein and Dunson returned to farmers markets.

In 2003, with backing from a Baltimore developer, Lahnstein went out on her own and opened Neopol in the Belvedere Square Market, where the business remains.

Eventually, Neopol began also operating at Washington’s Eastern Market weekend flea market. Representatives of the then-fledgling Union Market in Washington asked Neopol to open a pop-up. It sold in one day what Lahnstein had hoped to sell in two.

That success led to the opening of a permanent outlet at Union Market.

Neopol is expanding its Baltimore store, adding a pantry of smoked items and a second J&R woodfueled smoker. Under consideration is an outlet at a farmers market in Philadelphia, and mail-order.

In the kitchen, Brown smears salmon with orange marmalade, preparing the fish for its varying-heat treatment. “We’re always open to new ideas,” he says.

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SEAN LENNON NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM COMPARISONS TO HIS FAMOUS LATE FATHER

BY NICK PATCH THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — In the press materials for his latest project, a bearded Sean Lennon stands glowering behind circular wire-frame glasses, his scraggly long hair — pressed under a wide-brimmed, pointy black hat — falls to below his shoulder blades.

Even if the photos weren’t sepia-filtered and retro-styled, they would call to mind images of Lennon’s late father, John, in the creatively bold final stages of his life.

So too does the music the junior Lennon is conjuring with model girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl under the moniker the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.

Their first proper album, Midnight Sun, will be released today, and it’s also a throwback: a clattering piece of tuneful psychedelia, anchored

by Lennon’s tender singing voice.

Again, it’s likely to inspire comparisons to the work of Lennon’s dad but if the 38-year-old minds, he’s not letting on.

“I’m so used to it. I’m more taken aback when I’m asked something that isn’t about my dad — that’s when I get really surprised,” he said, laughing, in a recent interview from New York.

“I mean, my whole life has been responding to questions about him. It doesn’t bother me at all. It’s beyond being bothered. You can’t be bothered by, you know, wind.”

A typically zen comment from the laid-back Lennon, whose serene disposition is a charming trait that might also be to blame for the long wait for this new album, which he considers Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger’s proper debut.

Back in October 2010, the duo released the agreeably di-

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The band Ghost of Saber Tooth Tiger is seen in a sepia-filtered portrait. Sean Lennon is still being compared to his famous father, John, but he’s beyond the point of being bothered. That’s a good thing, because those similarities will be brought to the fore by his psych-rock band, the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger. shevelled set Acoustic Sessions to generally positive reviews.

The collection was intended as a mere “footnote,” Lennon says now, but people liked it. So he and Kemp Muhl surprised themselves by actually touring the material, and really surprised themselves by staying on the road nearly two years.

Then, Lennon says, the pair got “very distracted” by other projects. Lennon produced the latest work of his mother, Yoko Ono, last year’s Take Me to the Land of Hell and acted as the music director of her live show. He scored Jordan Gallands’ 2012 film Alter Egos and the couple continued to operate their record label, Chimera, out of their kitchen.

That he’s a serial tinkerer

didn’t help. Of course, the rollicking weirdo circus of Midnight Sun lends itself to instrumental excess and freewheeling doodling.

Lennon is an avid collector, who giddily expounds for minutes on the vintage gear colouring Midnight Sun’s horizons: a Roland SH-1000 he bought in Toronto while touring with Cibo Matto; a rare Chamberlin analog sampler that Lennon notes the Beatles used on Strawberry Fields Forever; and a lap steel that was a Christmas gift from acclaimed guitarist Nels Cline and, fed through a wah-wah pedal, fuels Moth to a Flame.

“After meeting me, I think Charlotte got the bug for instrument acquisition as well,” Lennon said. “We have a

bunch of weird things, like marimbas and vibraphones and we also have a glass harmonica that Charlotte made custom — you have to make them custom because there’s just not a big demand for glass harmonicas in the world.

“It has taken me 20 years to acquire all that stuff,” he added. “It’s not like I just went out and had some crazy weekend of buying keyboards.”

The close-knit partnership between Lennon and Kemp Muhl is crucial to the project.

Lennon says the 26-year-old Atlanta native is one of the few people he trusts creatively. Good thing, since peeling back the instrumental layers of Midnight Sun — “We do tend to make things a little overwrought or we tend to go too

far,” Lennon acknowledges — could be a somewhat arduous task.

“We have only one rule with this band and it is that we are both boss,” Lennon said, noting both partners have to approve everything. “We tend to say that we see things 99.99 per cent the same way, but that (0.01) is really tough when we disagree. And we do disagree.”

Some songs are imbued with deep lyrical meaning.

Poor Paul Getty, for instance, is inspired by the 1973 kidnapping of then-16-year-old John Paul Getty III, whose ear was cut off by his captors when his oil baron grandfather initially refused to pay the ransom.

It’s a tale that loomed large for Lennon growing up.

“I actually had a personal empathy for that story,” he said. “When I was a kid, there were a lot of kidnapping threats against me. So when I was young, I remember hearing that Paul Getty had his ear cut off and it really terrified me. I never forgot it.

“Not a lot of people know what it’s like to grow up with that kind of thing, with that kind of possibility looming over your head — literally.

I always felt really sorry for him. I always felt like I was one of the people that could understand that kind of fear.”

The legacy of his family name still lingers in strange ways.

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger has toured with likeminded psych-rock outfits the Flaming Lips and Australia’s Tame Impala, whose mastermind Kevin Parker has occasionally chafed against comparisons to John Lennon.

When the association is brought up to Sean Lennon, however, he merely chuckles.

“That’s funny,” Lennon said. “We did some singing together (on tour). And our voices did sound a little similar.”

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Over 70 people attended the event. Beagle is also the author of other novels, short stories, and screenplays, and is the recipient of the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.

Billy Joel opens up about heroin, almost forming supergroup

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Billy Joel, in a wide-ranging interview at an event that included performances of his hits by Tony Bennett and Melissa Etheridge, dished on his past, including trying heroin and almost forming a supergroup with Sting.

The piano man opened up Monday in a two-hour interview with Howard Stern in front of 150 people in New York, where he also discussed his career, family, childhood and current month-to-month run at Madison Square Garden.

Joel, who’s 64, said he tried heroin once but it “scared” him. He said it was the inspiration behind the song Scandinavian Skies from his 1982 album The Nylon Curtain.

He also said he talked about forming a group with Sting, Don Henley and “another guitarist.”

“I liked being in a band,” he told the audience.

“Someday we might put together a silly supergroup.”

Bennett closed the three-hour event, which aired live on Stern’s SiriusXM radio show, with a rousing rendition of New York State of Mind that earned him roaring cheers at the Cutting Room as Joel watched on.

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People who want to hear marching bands can attend the Marching Show Band Classic at Westerner Park on Sunday. The 19th annual event features the best of Western Canada’s show bands, including host band Red Deer Royals, who have won gold at the world level. . The event at the Centrium runs from 1 to 5 p.m. The Royals will be premiering their field show for 2014, Search For Paradise Reef. The event is open to the general public and admission is $5 a person (those six and under are free). There will be a 50/50 draw, raffle items and a silent auction.

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF From gummy vitamins to over-the-counter drugs to herbal remedies, Albertans should let health-care providers know about all the medications they take for the safest possible medical treatment.

In a new campaign, Alberta Health Services and the Health Quality Council of Alberta are asking people: What’s on your MedList?

Doctors, pharmacists and nurses want to know about pain killers, cold medicines, laxatives, vitamins, minerals, homeopathics, natural and herbal products, recreational drugs, patches, inhalers, eye/ear/ nose drops, creams, lotions, ointments, and even samples doctors give out.

“There’s a lot of complex interactions between medications so it’s really important that members of the health-care team

are key partners in providing advice to the patient,” said Dr. Verna Yiu, vice-president quality and chief medical officer with AHS about the Medication Reconciliation strategy that began in 2013 and runs until 2015.

According to AHS, a 2008 study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that more than one in nine emergency department visits were due to drug-related adverse events which would include interactions.

Yiu said having patients play an active role in their health care by keeping an up-to-date MedList is also important to deal with the ongoing medication problems.

It’s helpful for patients to bring in pill bottles to show health-care providers exactly what compounds they contain, she said.

The campaign even suggests that “special” herbal tea may affect treatment.

“I think at the end of the day it’s better to be all inclusive and err on the side of maybe saying things that may not necessarily be important from the provider’s perspective.

“I think if there’s any question at all, the patient should mention it.”

Yiu said vitamins, herbal supplements and products at health food stores are most often the products that people forget are medications.

As part of the campaign, a medication list and medication schedule are available at albertahealthservices.ca/medlist for people to fill in to keep track of their medications and doses, as well as helpful questions they can ask their doctor.

Naturopathic doctor Shane Johnson said he has always had patients provide an extensive list of their medications at their first appointment.

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ATB HEART’S DESIRE GALA Red Deer women will be celebrating health and raising awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation on May 8 with the Heart’s Desire Gala at the Gasoline Alley Holiday Inn in Red Deer, sponsored

by ATB. The gala will include a fashion show with local vendors and a martial arts presentation.

The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails with the main portion of the night starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets ate $60 each or a private table for $400, and are available at all Red Deer ATB locations.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS G.H. Dawe elementary school in Red Deer is going all out for this years’ mental health awareness week. Chantel Walker, a school psychologist with the Red Deer Public School Division, said they have several events planned for the week of May 7 to help educate kids. They, along with many other schools across the city and province, will partake in Hats On for Mental Health Awareness Day, which allows students — for a small fee — to wear their hat all day at school. On May 9 from 1 to 3 p.m., the school at 56 Holt St., will host a wellness fair featuring local mental health agencies and experts sharing information with students, staff and parents.

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Long time runner and Lacombe trail builder Bill Nielson works on a trail near the Canadian University College in Lacombe.

Marathon runner blazed many new trails TRAIL PROJECT WAS GENERALLY AHEAD OF OFFICIALS IN LACOMBE

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Marathon runner Bill Nielsen operated under the belief that it is easier to ask forgiveness than seek permission, quietly and secretly blazing new trails where he and fellow runners could race and train.

Metre by metre, those trails laid the foundations of the walking and hiking network in the City of Lacombe, cut and groomed by the hand of a retiree who, although small in stature, leaves a legacy far beyond his Central Alberta neighbourhood.

“He was in so much hot water all the time,” said Linda Nielsen of her husband, who died on Friday of pancreatic cancer after a head-on battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 74.

Nielsen’s trail building project was generally about six months ahead of local officials, reaching 20 km altogether.

At one point, he had to negotiate an agreement with a pri-

BILL NIELSEN vate developer because each was moving the ribbons the other had set out to mark a route, said Linda.

When officials from what was then the Town of Lacombe finally caught up with Nielsen and challenged him, he changed gears and joined the parks and recreation board, serving for eight years in total, including a stint as chair.

the end that he would never run another.

Five years later, he ran his fastest time ever, finishing in two hours and 48 minutes — six minutes ahead of his son.

He said during a speech in 2008 that he had learned to run as a matter of necessity: “We had no place to play in the centre of (Montreal); our playgrounds were big department stores, roof tops and McGill campus. We would get chased out of all these places by the security guards, so you had to run fast because if they caught you, they would turn you over to the police. I learned to run fast.”

Nielsen comBILL NIELSEN p l e t e d h i s 5 0 t h marathon in 1997.

“I said, that was easy, I can do 100,” he said in an interview with the Advocate.

He was two-thirds of the way there, with 35 marathons to go, when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

‘I SAID, THAT (HIS 50TH MARATHON IN 1997) WAS EASY, I CAN DO 100.’

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Every metre of those trails has since been incorporated in city’s trail system, his wife said.

Egged on by his son, Bill Jr., Nielsen ran his first marathon at the age of 40 — and swore after nearly collapsing toward

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Sunday was not a day of rest for Blackfalds RCMP, who were forced to deal with a man on the run.

At 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, officers were checking out a suspicious truck within the town when the truck sped off, “driving in a manner dangerous to the public.”

A short time later, police found the vehicle and approached it once more. The driver, who police say was hiding in the truck, started it and rammed three police vehicles before fleeing. In the process, an officer discharged his fireman, with the bullet hitting the suspect vehicle.

The truck, which police discovered had been stolen from Red Deer on April 23, was later found abandoned in a rural area north of Blackfalds.

Then, at 7:47 a.m., RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious male in an industrial area on the west side of Hwy 2.

Police attended and say that they found that the male from earlier had entered the gated business and moved a front end loader within the yard.

Police have charged 36-year-old Sang Ho Son with two counts of assault with a weapon, flight from police, dangerous driving, break, enter and theft, possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled substance.

The weapons charge refers to the truck itself, which was allegedly used to try to hit the officers.

Sgt. James Derouin estimated the damage to the police vehicles at around $5,000. In their current state, he said, they are not road worthy.

Son, of Red Deer, was sentenced in 2013 to a year in prison in relation to a copper wire theft near Didsbury in February of that year.

Son is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court on April 29.

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SOCCER TIME

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Members of the U12 Red Deer Renegades soccer team kick a soccer ball around on Saturday afternoon at the Victoria Park central park soccer field.

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NIELSEN: No quit But there was no quit in him. Instead of shutting down, he forged ahead, convinced that running and training would fend off the effects of the disease.

He ran his last 10 marathons over the space of one year, reaching his goal in the Woody’s RV World Marathon in Red Deer in May 2008, at the age of 68. Nielsen had helped found the Red Deer marathon in the late1990s and had been its chair for eight years.

A fellow runner once described Nielsen’s gait during his last marathons as so awkward, it was hard to watch.

He was wearing the toes out of his left shoes at an extraordinary speed because the left leg was dragging due to his Parkinson’s, so he would need a new pair of shoes for each marathon, said Linda.

A running store provided him with new shoes for each of his last five marathons.

He had to stop running shortly after Woody’s, but joined fellow runners by riding with them on a bicycle, said Bill Jr. Named Alberta Volunteer of the Year in 1998, Nielsen is to be inducted posthumously in June to the Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in Fort McMurray, where he lived and worked before retiring to Lacombe in 1996.

Linda will accept the award on his behalf, along with his two daughters, Karen and Tracy.

Linda is now looking for a place where the many mementoes of Nielsen’s exploits, including all of his medals and 11 scrapbooks, can be displayed in public.

Nielsen was diagnosed with cancer early in December, while he and Linda were at their winter home in Mesa, Arizona.

He spent the last month of his life at the Red Deer Hospice, where he was visited by streams of people, including the many runners he had inspired. He would not allow anyone to be turned away, said Linda.

A memorial service is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Lacombe Memorial Centre — a project Nielsen worked on firsthand as a member of its planning committee. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

more people to keep their family doctor informed. A lot of patients don’t tell their family doctors what they are doing naturally, thinking the doctor isn’t going to approve.

Unfortunately, without the necessary training, many family doctors don’t know how natural products work or possible interactions.

“I find that’s a frustration of patients. They may tell a family doctor I’m on these three things. (Doctors) have no idea what those are.

“Naturopathic doctors and pharmacists are where patients seem to go for their resource on what they can do naturally with their current prescriptions,” Johnson said.

Sylvan Lake pharmacist Todd Prochnau said pharmacists are very accessible to talk about possible product interactions.

“You can usually go into a pharmacy and talk to a pharmacist fairly quickly so you can ask them those questions. It doesn’t mean you’re skipping seeing the physician because the pharmacist can help you decide if it is something that requires a visit to the physician,” Prochnau said.

For example, allergy season is here and there is a variety of over-the-counter allergy drugs.

“It’s good for people to even ask sometimes before they take something like that. Some of the anti-allergy drugs out there contain medications that have to be used cautiously in people who have high blood pressure.

A lot of people have high blood pressure.”

Prochnau said more people are taking a greater interest in their health and are using natural products.

“It’s not that those things can’t be used. But sometimes, just because they’re deemed a natural product, doesn’t mean they’re safe for you to take or that they don’t affect the other drugs you take if you do take prescription drugs so it’s just always good to ask.”

Information is available on the Internet, but not all of it can be trusted, he said.

He said even though doctors and pharmacists can access a patient’s prescription drug history through Alberta Net Care, it’s better to have one physician and one pharmacist if possible so those health care providers can develop a full patient history.

“You also develop a relationship with the physician and with the pharmacist which is great because it’s going to make you feel more comfortable asking personal questions. Often health can be quite personal.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Charges have been withdrawn against two of three young adults arrested in connection with a series of paintball incidents in March of last year.

Ashley Marie Young, 20, and Lucas Andreef, 21, were among a group arrested by police investigating reports that a young man fired paintballs at the Tim Hortons on Gaetz Avenue and 67th Street in the early hours of Thursday, March 14, 2013.

A few minutes later, police were told that four people in a white pickup truck were firing paintballs at a woman near the Boston Pizza, a few blocks to the north. A third complaint involved a masked man entering the McDonald’s Restaurant and shooting paintballs at employees before escaping in a white pickup truck.

Andreef and Young were arrested later in the morning, along with Justin Calderbank, 19, and an unnamed teenager on charges of assault with a weapon and mischief.

Represented by duty counsel Murray Shack, Calderbank pleaded guilty to the charges on Oct. 23 and was sentenced on Jan. 7 to 90 days in jail, along

with 18 months of probation and a fine of $500.

He was also required to submit a sample of his DNA for the national database and is prohibited for life from owning firearms.

Andreef and Young were both scheduled for trial in Red Deer provincial court on Monday, represented by defence counsel Brad Mulder and Kevin Schollie.

The trials were collapsed after Crown prosecutor Murray McPherson announced that the charges against them were to be withdrawn, with the exception of an additional charge against Young for breaching an undertaking, which included a condition that she have no contact with her coaccused.

Young pleaded guilty to breaching the terms by being found with Andreef on July 11, before making a successful application to have that condition removed.

Schollie said she and Andreef were dating and were found together in a vehicle pulled over by police on Hwy 2 near Lacombe.

Judge Jim Hunter gave her two months to pay a fine of $150, plus a victim of crime surcharge. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Ponoka County providing final installment towards AGRIUM Centre

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF

RIMBEY PROJECT

The Rimbey Agricultural Society will receive a final $500,000 cheque from Ponoka County today towards its new $3.4 million AGRIM Centre.

The 60,000 square-foot complex will include an indoor riding arena, a 900-seat grandstand, meeting rooms and a board room.

It replaces the Rimbey Agriplex, built in 1984, which the town had outgrown.

“The 4H Club barely had room in there and actually had to go outdoors to host shows,” said society president Tim Edge.

“It should be an economic driver in the community.”

The final $500,000 will complete the $2 million of funding from the county towards the project, spread out over the last two years.

For the county, this is an essential project and will give them two new facilities to come online in the last

few years that will set them up for the foreseeable future. In 2011, Ponoka opened the Calnash Ag Event Centre, an $8-million facility.

“We can be very proud, we’ve got two first-class facilities on each side of our county,” said county CAO Charlie Cutforth.

“Let’s face it, this is horse country, so I’m sure they’ll be very well used.

The Ponoka facility has already proved that they’re viable.”

The Rimbey Agricultural Society has also received funding from the Community Enhancement Program from the Alberta government, as well as a number of private donations and other sponsorships.

The funding for the building is complete and should open this fall. At this point in construction, the outside is almost locked down leaving the work inside the shell of the building to be finished. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Care phone access available Central Albertans can now call one toll-free telephone number to access a variety of continuing care services.

The Continuing Care Access Centre connects callers to a team of Alberta Health Services registered nurses who can discuss the caller’s concerns, complete an initial assessment of the situation and refer the caller to the appropriate community service, such as home care, supportive living, longterm care or even non-continuing care services.

The Continuing Care Access Centre is available by calling 1-855-371-4122 operates Monday to Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on weekends from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It was developed to provide consistent, timely and appropriate care seven days a week.

Pansy Angevine, AHS Central Zone manager of transitions, specialty programs and new initiatives, said in a press release that with 33 home care offices spread throughout the region, some callers wanted a simpler system.

“Now residents in Central Alberta don’t have to navigate through a series of possible places to call to ask questions and access services. If the registered nurse on the call determines that the senior doesn’t actually need home care, the nurse will still be able to provide information on other community services, like Meals On Wheels,” Angevine said.

The toll-free number will also help physicians and other health providers secure timely access to appropriate care for seniors.

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“Because patients can buy things on their own off the Internet, I find a lot of people come in who are already taking things that are interacting that they don’t know about. That’s one of the main reasons we put together that list,” said Johnson, of Red Deer.

He said because so many people are on antidepressants, a common problem to watch out for is adding an herbal combination to support moods that work the same way as antidepressants, which leads to an excess amount of hormones being made and trouble.

“More and more patients are ordering products online out of the U.S. that are not even allowed in Canada so that is opening the door to a lot of problems with their current meds as well.”

Johnson said he hopes the MedList campaign will encourage

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Parents need danger pay Success of Many vocations in this world, are compensated my theory of danger pay comes in. with something called Danger Pay. Of course we should get danger pay!

The online dictionary defines danger pay asWe as parents have the most dangerous job in the ‘(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) extra world. money paid to compensate for the risks involved in We are the bodyguards of these wee ones, responcertain dangerous jobs.’ sible for keeping them alive and well.

Well my question is this: Where the We are raising the furtherance of civiheck is my danger pay? lization!

Here I am raising these two little darAnd we were thrust into that position lings, every word spoken or action brought with little training and no experience. forth, cementing into their tiny psyches.

We do it simply from instinct, and for the What happens if I screw up? most part, we do it exceptionally.

I will tell you what happens if I screw We shape these infants into mannered up; now we are faced with two more helchildren, from there we encourage their lions this world does not need. growth and development despite our inTwo more dysfunctional individuals securities on how we do so. that will throw upheaval into our precariWe teach them right and wrong, while ously teetering plane. Two more humans desperately trying to be the best role who don’t give a flying you-know-what model we can be. about continuing on humanity in a posiAnd we do it expecting nothing in reLINDSAY tive way. turn.

And this place we live, we love- cerPerhaps this why no government ofBROWN tainly does not need two more creatures ficial has approached me recently and ofME PLUS THREE fered a lovely cheque with a lot of zero’s like that!

So, with every reprimand and every scrolled across it and the title ‘Danger lesson I instill into my brood, I think of pay for Raising the Awesome and Outthe greater good. The morals I want them to carry on standing Lars & Sophie’. into adult life.

Because in the end, I know what my payment for The way in which they should hold themselves in this job will be. this scary grown-up world.

It will be the satisfaction of seeing my children How easy it would be, to say goodbye to manners. grow. It will be watching them do a kind deed for the To carelessly throw away the lessons of good behav- less fortunate. iour and polite performance.

It will be enjoying their graduation and crying How quite effortlessly I could tell my children to, tears of joy with them when they land their dream “Do what you want because in the end, you won’t be job. It will be me watching them raise their own chilmy problem. After 18, you’re on your own.” dren and they truly understanding how much I did Sure, it may make for some discouraging teenage for them in their own childhood years. years.

So currently, my pay for this dangerous job I work But let’s get serious here, even the strictest of par- so hard at, are those special moments when Sophie ents deal with the rebellion of adolescence. gives me an unexpected kiss and says, “You the best So maybe it is a state of, “You’re darned if you do, Mama.” you’re darned if you don’t.”

Or when Lars, tells me ‘I’m great’ for simply enBut that’s not reality is it? gaging in a game of hide and seek with him.

In reality, any wise and compassionate parents So yes, that big ol’ cheque would be a nice perk have the mindset that their babes will grow to be the to the job- but the unconditional love from these two utmost of upstanding members of society. amazing kids of mine will always be enough compenAnd this is simply because we care deeply for our sation for me. children and want the best for them.

Yet the trial is, withstanding that long and windLindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and ing road to acquiring that ‘best’. And this is where freelance columnist

Core beliefs can be difficult to uproot “Are you all right?” I asked. “There’s broken glass all over you.”

“I’m alright,” replied Ralph, brushing the glass from his shoulders.

I had run outside when I heard the crash and subsequent scream. My neighbour Ralph was just climbing out of his pickup truck. The rear window had been shattered completely.

Ralph’s wife was standing nearby — obviously shaken — and scolding him for his foolishness.

On this particular weekend, Ralph had been attempting to remove an overgrown shrub from his front yard. Cutting it down had been the easiest part.

Removing the deep-set roots was another matter altogether. Ralph had dug and chopped most of Saturday away.

At one point he even took MURRAY on the persona of an axeFUHRER wielding maniac as he cursed and chopped frantically at the roots.

In frustration, he had chained the mass to the bumper of his truck. When the chain broke, the end flew through the rear window, narrowly missing the back of his head.

Core beliefs are deep-rooted patterns of thought and behaviour defined by our various assumptions and expectations.

Typically formed early in life, core beliefs can be as difficult to uproot as Ralph’s shrub. Yet, shifting core beliefs is fundamental to improving self-esteem.

Perhaps you’ve figuratively chopped, dug and tugged at old self-defeating beliefs only to find them still firmly rooted in your psyche.

Changing a deeply embedded core belief can prove a daunting task, but necessary if you desire positive and permanent change in your life.

Core beliefs typically function below the level of our conscious awareness.

For most of us, we mastered our way of thinking and being long ago and thus no longer need to bring conscious awareness to it. It has — unconsciously — become our emotional default setting.

Certain core beliefs serve and support our wellbeing. For example, if (at your core) you believe in the value of hard work, you’re likely to be industrious.

If you believe in the value of kindness, you’re likely to be empathetic.

If you believe in the value of community, you’re likely to be involved in local politics or volunteer for local boards and organizations.

One way to unearth core beliefs is to notice what you say to yourself during times of stress. Do you say such things as, “Why did I try?” or “I knew I would fail”? Likely, these statements are the result of a core belief that you’re undeserving or incapable of success.

Here’s a common theme when it comes to core beliefs: no matter how many people disagree with you or present information to the contrary, you incessantly refuse to release your grip on these inviolate truisms.

And typically, as you get older, you’ll hang on even more tightly to these apparent maxims. If asked, you might not even be able to answer why. That doesn’t mean that change is impossible, but change will likely take time, effort and commitment.

To understand how core beliefs function, we must first acknowledge these four components: core

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Question: How can we help our son have a successful prom night?

He’s excited about this event, but I’m afraid he may also be a bit naive, both about the cost and the potential pitfalls.

Jim: The success of prom night begins long before the tux is put on.

You can get things off to a good start by sitting down with your teen and talking about his thoughts.

In situations like this, disappointments and letdowns are usually the result of overblown, unrealistic expectations.

So do what you can to help your son put things in perspective.

Here are some other things to consider that will help JIM make the experience a posiDALY tive one for your teen and his date: ● Discuss a budget. Life goes on after the prom.

So do payments for flowers, photos, rentals, etc.

Your son may be feeling pressure to make a big splash, and you can help relieve him of that burden by sitting down together and devising a plan that will be both economical and memorable. ● Establish an itinerary.

When will the evening begin and end?

Where will dinner be?

Who will be in the car?

Who’s driving?

Get him to pin down all of the specifics, and have him communicate the details to his date’s parents also. Feel free to verify the information with a couple of phone calls throughout the evening. ● Have a heart-to-heart talk about sexual selfcontrol.

Your teen should commit to respecting both his body and his date’s. (Young ladies in particular should be careful about what they wear. Modesty and good taste should be the rule.) ● Provide support. Let your son know that you’ll be praying for a safe and enjoyable evening. Encourage him to call “Dad’s All-Night Taxi Service” should plans turn sour.

Teens need to know that you’ll be there for them without creating a scene.

Question: My husband quit smoking a few years ago. I just found out that he’s smoking again and has been hiding it for over a year.

I want to support my husband, but I’m upset over this. What should I do?

Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: My guess is you’re feeling a lot of different emotions.

Before doing anything else, I’d encourage you to sort them out.

You’re probably frustrated that he’s back at square one with his struggle, and naturally, you’re upset that he’s kept it from you for so long.

You have a right to expect honesty in your relationship, and instead there’s been a lack of transparency.

While the foundation of trust may not have collapsed, it’s suffered some erosion. Repairing that needs to be your focus.

Sit down with your husband for an honest conversation. Begin by expressing your disappointment for him, not in him, and assure him of your love, respect and confidence that he’ll win this battle.

Convincing him of this may alleviate some of the shame, which may be what led him to conceal his relapse.

Once that’s been said, let him tell you his story.

Has stress at work or home triggered the urge?

What made him feel he couldn’t share his struggles and be honest with you?

After you’ve got a clearer picture, move into why his actions hurt you.

Don’t make smoking the issue.

He’s probably more upset about that than you. Instead let him know it’s a matter of trust, and for that to exist, you need to feel he can confide in you.

Ask if there are obstacles to that, and what might be done to remove those.

If the obstacles seem too big or you need guidance working through this challenge, please give our counselors a call at 1-800-232-6459. They’re here to help.

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(Deep-rooted unconscious) belief, active (Perceptual) belief, behaviour and out-come. Let’s take a typical example: irresponsibility with money.

Core (Unconscious) belief: I am irresponsible with money.

Active (Perceptual) belief: my finances are perpetually in shambles. Behaviour: acting fiscally irresponsible.

Outcome: my finances are consistently in a mess.

When expressed in this manner, it becomes easy to see how we might both feed and be fed by our core beliefs.

Put another way, our life will always be a reflection of what we hold as true. There will always be congruency or harmony (as odd as that might sound) between what we believe be true and what we experience in life.

Here are some steps you might take to shift unhealthy core beliefs. ● Identify a core belief that you’d like to change. ● Ask yourself what will be different if and when change occurs — seek the benefits. ● Separate the wheat from the chaff. Most beliefs aren’t written on stone tablets. Most are simply opinions or alternative viewpoints. Accept them as such. ● Consider the opposite of what you believe to be true. The more you expose yourself to divergent thinking, the more likely you are to make a positive change. ● Ponder the origin of your belief. You developed it and held onto it for a reason. It must have made good sense at one time in your life. Perhaps it’s not even your belief at all but one you borrowed from your family or culture. Acknowledge that now – for you — the rationale is faulty or that the belief as it stands no longer serves you. ● Create an alternate belief — one that serves you and enhances your life experience. ● Practise the new belief. Consciously focus on its implementation. ● Be patient. Allow for a little backsliding. You spent years in default mode. Be kind. Be understanding. Know that you’re moving in the right direction.

Sometimes, the sudden understanding alone of why you react the way you do is enough to uproot old and self-defeating core beliefs.

More than likely, you’ll need to do a little digging and chopping.

Either way, the first steps toward initiating change are desire and self-awareness.

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong,” wrote Frantz Fanon, Martinique-born AfroFrench psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer. “When they are presented with evidence Catch up with Jim Daly at www.jimdalyblog.com or that works against that belief, the new evidence can- at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus not be accepted. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anyInternational thing that doesn’t fit in with the core belief.”

As for Ralph, he finally hired a tow truck ™ to remove the roots.

The driver wrapped a cable around the base of the roots and, by lifting straight up, easily popped the mass out of the ground. It would micro-Invisa™ seem that with the right technique, most anything is possible.

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LUANN April 29 1992 — Rioting begins after a jury decision to acquit four Los Angeles policemen in the Rodney King beating trial. Fifty-four people are killed in three days of rioting.

1990 — The destruction of the Berlin Wall begins.

1903 — A 90-million-ton wedge of limestone slides off Turtle Mountain onto the

Alberta coal mining village of Frank at 4:10 a.m., burying the mine entrance and killing at least 70 people. The slab is 400 metres high and 1,200 metres wide. Seventeen men in the mine dig themselves out a day later. The town is permanently evacuated.

1880 — Melville Bell, Alexander Graham Bell’s brother, incorporates The Bell Telephone Company of Canada as Royal assent is given to the act chartering the firm.

The Bell stock is soon listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, whose members quickly take to the new device.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014

MALKIN HAT TRICK LEADS TO SERIES-CLINCHING WIN OVER BLUE JACKETS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins 4 Blue Jackets 3 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins finally flexed their offensive muscles.

And they needed every bit of scoring they could muster.

Malkin had a hat trick and the Penguins almost blew a four-goal lead before holding off the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Monday night to clinch their first-round playoff series in six games.

“It’s more important that we win the game and (end) the series,” Malkin said of the 10th time he’s scored three times in a game in his career.

“Going into the second round now, you feel so much better when you have confidence. I hope in the next round I can score more.”

Pittsburgh awaits the winner of the New York-Philadelphia series, with the Rangers leading 3-2 going into Tuesday night’s Game 6.

It’s a good thing for the Penguins that Malkin — scoreless in his past nine playoff games including the first five in the series — finally found the net.

The Blue Jackets, closer to making tee times than thinking about a Game 7, scored three times in a 4:52 span in the third period to turn up the pressure on the Penguins, an overwhelming favourite before the series got under way.

“We’re a proud group in here,” forward Brandon Dubinsky said. “We didn’t want to get embarrassed on home ice. If it was going to be our last game of the season, we didn’t want to have any quit.

We didn’t have any quit in this locker room all season. We just kept pushing and pushing.”

Brandon Sutter also scored

before leaving with an injury and Matt Niskanen had two assists as the Penguins became the first team in the series to score first and win — but barely.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves and made a couple of big stops after the game turned into a squeaker.

“It was a good test,” he said of the wild last few minutes.

Coach Dan Bylsma said the toe-to-toe matchup heralded a new level of contentious play between the teams.

“We’ve got a rivalry going here with the Jackets,” he said.

“They gave us everything we could handle and it was a nice series for them. That was an extremely tough first-round opponent.”

Fedor Tyutin, Artem Anisimov and Nick Foligno scored for Columbus, Foligno’s redirect of a Tyutin shot cut the gap to a goal with 4:47 left.

A crowd of 19,189 stood and roared the rest of the way as the Blue Jackets piled up scoring chances.

The Penguins were hard pressed to fight off the aggressive Blue Jackets after goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who also had 24 saves, was pulled for an extra attacker with under 2 minutes left.

Matt Calvert was wide with a potential tying shot with 3:30 left. Dubinsky’s shot with 35 seconds left was deflected by Fleury.

Columbus had overcome a 3-0 deficit at home in Game 4, scoring on a Fleury gaffe in the final seconds of regulation before Foligno won it in the overtime.

“After we got the third goal, anything could happen,” coach Todd Richards said. “We had done it the last time we played in the building. My thought was it was going to happen.”

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin chases the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets’ Nick Shultz defends during the third period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL playoff series Monday, in Columbus, Ohio.

The Penguins advance to the second round with their 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Up until the last few minutes, it was Malkin’s game. He hadn’t scored in the first 332:52 of the series, then scored three times in a span of 26:11.

“I could see it coming in the morning skate,” teammate James Neal said. “His shot was going into the back of the net.”

The Blue Jackets, one of the NHL’s youngest teams, looked hopeless until Tyutin’s shot from the right dot ended Fleury’s shutout streak at 97:26 — since the Blue Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the first period of Game 5.

But then Anisimov scored from the left point with 6:06

remaining to make it 4-2 and Foligno redirected a Tyutin shot to cut the lead to 4-3.

“That was a big win,” said Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby, who went goal-less in the series. “Obviously we didn’t want to make it as close as we did. But we found a way to win.”

Flames bring new GM in from the desert

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Brad Treliving will be working closely with a man who ungently steered him away from a career as a hockey player.

The new general manager of the Calgary Flames recalls Brian Burke inviting him as a young defenceman to the Vancouver Canucks training camp. Burke was Vancouver’s director of hockey operations at the time.

“I was telling Brian how it was going to be my goal to play in, at that time was Pacific Coliseum. He said ’you might have a better chance of buying a ticket to get in the building than actually playing in the building,”’ Treliving said Monday.

“I started to think my career might be better suited to the other side of the desk.”

Burke, the Flames president of hockey operations, has a higher opinion of Treliving’s hockey management skills.

The 44-year-old from Penticton, B.C., was the only candidate Burke interviewed to fill Calgary’s vacant GM job.

“I really believe we’ve hired the right guy,” Burke said.

“Everybody says that on days like these, but this is based on a tremendous amount of research.

“I’ve been at this a long time so there’s not a GM I can’t call and say ’if you were look-

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Calgary Flames’ new GM Brad Treliving speaks at a press conference after being introduced in Calgary on Monday. ing at a young guy, who would you look at?’ And it all kept coming back to Brad.”

Treliving is Calgary’s fourth different GM in less than four years. Jay Feaster was promoted from assistant to GM when Darryl Sutter resigned in December, 2010.

Burke stepped in as interim GM after firing Feaster in December.

The question then was whether a veteran GM would work with the blunt, outspoken Burke or would his hire be an apprentice looking for a promotion?

The answer is the latter, although Treliving has de-

veloped considerable, and unique, hockey management skills in his seven years as an assistant GM to Don Maloney in Phoenix.

Treliving worked with Maloney on personnel matters and helped build a team despite the financial limitations of being run by the NHL for four seasons.

Treliving’s duties included managing the professional and amateur scouting staffs and making player personnel assignments to the team’s minorleague affiliates.

The Coyotes reached the post-season during their four seasons without an owner and

fell short of the playoffs the last two.

“Brad has learned at the knee of a general manager for whom I have great respect, Don Maloney. He’s been directly and actively involved in every facet of the general manager’s job,” Burke said “He has a keen mind and a reputation as an extremely hard worker. It’s my job to provide Brad with whatever guidance and leadership I can.”

Burke said the Coyotes gave him a 10-day window to interview Treliving and come to terms on a multi-year contract.

Hockey Canada is also showing interest in Treliving’s potential by naming him Canada’s assistant GM for next month’s IIHF men’s world hockey championship in Minsk, Belarus.

The Flames missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season after finishing with a 35-40-7 record for 77 points.

Calgary was 13th in the Western Conference standings. The Flames went 25-24 in 49 onegoal games this season.

“I’m ready am ready for this. I know I’m ready for this,” Treliving said. “I know the expectations of this market. I know the expectations of this fan base.”

“I think we’re in the early stages of a building program, but we want to move it a long.”

Burke has hired the son of a Dragon. Treliving’s father Jim is a co-owner of Boston

Pizza and an investor on CBC’s “Dragon’s Den”.

“I hear he’s kind of famous up here,” Brad said. “We don’t get those shows down in Phoenix too often.

“What I take from his is first his hard work. He’s worked for everything he’s got. And you have to dream. I don’t know if I’ve met a bigger dreamer than him. He’s trying to change the world all the time. You don’t have a chance if you don’t have a dream.”

One of Treliving’s first tasks is to find an assistant general manager. The other is to prepare for the NHL entry draft in June, when Calgary will have the fourth overall pick.

The new GM agrees with Burke’s continued assertion that the Flames are too small as a team.

“I think you need to have heavy teams now. I think you have to play a heavy game,” Treliving said. “That’s not just a personal preference. Turn on the TV tonight and watch the games. You look at the game that are being played right now. It is hard hockey, it’s heavy hockey.

“My vision for the Calgary Flames is, you turn on the TV right now and you see the games going on, and you see the type of hockey that’s being played, I want us to be a team that’s consistently in these games that are being played from the end of April to the end of June.”

Parise’s pair help Wild force Game 7 with win over Avs

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wild 5 Avalanche 2 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Zach Parise scored early and late on tipped shots, and the Minnesota Wild tacked on two empty-net goals for a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night that sent the first-round playoff series to a decisive Game 7.

Parise and Mikko Koivu each had two assists. The teams will meet again in Denver on Wednesday night, with the winner taking on the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinals.

Parise scored just 49 seconds into the game and Mikael Granlund made it 2-0 later in the first period, but a costly turnover by Ryan Suter at the end of a failed 5-on-3 situation led to a short-handed goal for the Avalanche when Paul Stastny scored for the fourth time in the series.

Nick Holden got the tying goal in the second period to stop the power-play skid for the Avalanche, who had been denied by a resurgent Wild penalty-kill unit in 19 of 20 prior opportunities in the series.

Matt Duchene returned to the Avalanche lineup and notched an assist, but Parise stole the show for the home team. Parked in the crease

with the season on the line, he took a shove in the back from goalie Semyon Varlamov and then outmuscled defenceman Erik Johnson for position on Koivu’s shot from behind the circle with 6:29 left in the game.

Avalanche coach Patrick Roy pulled Varlamov with 2:44 remaining, and this time the daring move backfired after it led to tying goals in Games 1 and 5. Jason Pominville and Marco Scandella found the back of the net for the Wild, who got 21 saves from Darcy Kuemper.

Nathan MacKinnon’s league-leading 10 points, accumulated over all three Avalanche home games, have

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been one of the biggest stories of the NHL playoffs so far.

The 18-year-old whiz hasn’t played as well on the road in this series, though, and with a mere 26 seconds elapsed he was sent to the penalty box for holding.

Just 23 seconds after that, the Wild were in front. Suter, who was originally credited with the goal, fired a shot that Parise tipped in. The arena erupted.

This was the quick start the Wild needed, after squandering another late lead at Colorado, and they had a 2-0 cushion midway through the first when Pominville set up Granlund for his slap shot that skidded between Varlamov’s

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pads.

The tenor of a game that could’ve become a blowout then took a sharp turn.

The Wild had a 5-on-3 power play for 67 seconds after consecutive penalties on Stastny for slashing and Andre Benoit for flipping the puck over the glass.

They played it patiently, getting two shots on goal, but Suter’s last attempt of the twoman advantage didn’t connect cleanly with the puck. Ryan O’Reilly jumped on it and, in the timing to beat all timing, found Stastny all alone on his surge from the box.

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Local Sports Penalties — MacKinnon Col (holding) 0:26, Heatley Minn (slashing) 3:19, Landeskog Col (roughing) 6:45, Coyle Minn (roughing) 6:45, Koivu Minn (tripping) 12:36, Stastny Col (slashing) 14:49, Benoit Col (delay of game) 15:42.

Second Period 4. Colorado, Holden 2 (O’Reilly, Duchene) 4:47 (pp).

Penalties — Moulson Minn (slashing) 3:27, Moulson Minn (high-sticking) 16:15, Holden Col (interference) 16:15, Parise Minn (tripping) 17:01, Benoit Col (unsportsmanlike conduct) 17:01.

Third Period 5. Minnesota, Parise 3 (Koivu, Suter) 13:31.

6. Minnesota, Pominville 1 (Haula, Parise) 18:34 (en).

7. Minnesota, Scandella 2 (unassisted) 19:04 (en).

Penalties — Stoner Minn (interference) 5:34, Prosser Minn (misconduct) 20:00, Stoner Minn (misconduct) 20:00, Bordeleau Col (misconduct) 20:00, McLeod Col (misconduct) 20:00.

Shots on goal Colorado 6 14 3 — 23 Minnesota 9 6 8 — 23 Goal — Colorado: Varlamov (L, 3-3-0); Minnesota: Kuemper (W, 3-1-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Colorado: 1-4; Minnesota: 1-3.

NY Rangers 4 Philadelphia 1 Sunday, April 20 Philadelphia 4 NY Rangers 2 Tuesday, April 22 NY Rangers 4 Philadelphia 1 Friday, April 25 Philadelphia 2 NY Rangers 1 Sunday, April 27 NY Rangers 4 Philadelphia 2 Tuesday, April 29 NY Rangers at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30 x-Philadelphia at NY Rangers, TBD

EASTERN CONFERENCE Edmonton (1) vs. Medicine Hat (4) (Edmonton wins series 4-1) Saturday’s result Edmonton 4 Medicine Hat 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Kelowna (1) vs. Portland (2) (Portland wins series 4-1) Friday’s result Portland 7 Kelowna 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Colorado (1) vs. Minnesota (WC) (Series tied 3-3) 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 Colorado 4 Minnesota 3, OT Monday, April 28 Minnesota 5 Colorado 2 Wednesday, April 30 Minnesota at Colorado, TBD

FOURTH ROUND WHL Championship Ed Chynoweth Cup (Best-of-7) Portland (W2) vs. Edmonton (E1) Saturday, May 3 Edmonton at Portland, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 4 Edmonton at Portland, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 Portland at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 Portland at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 9 x-Edmonton at Portland, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 11 x-Portland at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 12 x-Edmonton at Portland, 8 p.m. x — if necessary.

Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 3 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Malkin 1 (Kunitz) 9:11.

2. Pittsburgh, Malkin 2 (Crosby, Niskanen) 13:13 (pp).

Penalties — Foligno Clb (roughing) 12:40, Stempniak Pgh (hooking) 18:28.

Second Period 3. Pittsburgh, Sutter 3 (unassisted) :34.

4. Pittsburgh, Malkin 3 (Jokinen, Niskanen) 15:22.

Penalties — Glass Pgh (boarding) 11:56, Crosby Pgh (slashing) 17:02, Johansen Clb (interference) 18:34.

Third Period 5. Columbus, Tyutin 1 (Calvert, Johnson) 10:21 (sh).

6. Columbus, Anisimov 1 (Johnson, Atkinson) 13:54 (pp).

7. Columbus, Foligno 2 (Tyutin) 15:13.

Penalties — Vitale Pgh (interference) 2:08, Dubinsky Clb (tripping) 6:23, Wisniewski Clb (roughing) 8:36, Martin Pgh (tripping) 12:45.

Shots on goal Pittsburgh 16 7 5 — 28 Columbus 7 10 10 — 27 Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 4-2-0); Columbus: Bobrovsky (L, 2-4-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Pittsburgh: 1-4; Columbus: 1-5.

St. Louis (2) vs. Chicago (3) (Chicago wins series 4-2) Thursday, April 17 St. Louis 4 Chicago 3, 3OT Saturday, April 19 St. Louis 4 Chicago 3, OT Monday, April 21 Chicago 2 St. Louis 0 Wednesday, April 23 Chicago 4 St. Louis 3, OT Friday, April 25 Chicago 3 St. Louis 2, OT Sunday, April 27 Chicago 5 St. Louis 1

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs FIRST ROUND Division Semifinals EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston (1) vs. Detroit (WC) (Boston wins series 4-1) 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 Boston 4 Detroit 2

Pacific Division Anaheim (1) vs. Dallas (WC) (Anaheim wins series 4-2) 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 Anaheim 6 Dallas 2 Sunday, April 27 Anaheim 5 Dallas 4, OT

Tampa Bay (2) vs. Montreal (3) (Montreal wins series 4-0) 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

San Jose (2) vs. Los Angeles (3) (San Jose leads series 3-2) 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 Los Angeles 6 San Jose 3 Saturday, April 26 Los Angeles 3 San Jose 0 Monday, April 28 San Jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30 x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD x — if necessary.

Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh (1) vs. Columbus (WC) (Pittsburgh wins series 4-2) 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 Pittsburgh 3 Columbus 1 Monday, April 28 Pittsburgh 4 Columbus 3

Monday’s summaries Wild 5, Avalanche 2 First Period 1. Minnesota, Parise 2 (Suter, Koivu) :49 (pp).

2. Minnesota, Granlund 2 (Pominville, Parise) 9:35.

3. Colorado, Stastny 4 (O’Reilly) 16:59 (sh).

N.Y. Rangers (2) vs. Philadelphia (3) (NY Rangers leads series 3-2) Thursday, April 17

Kings 4, Sharks 1 First Period 1. Los Angeles, Williams 3 (Doughty, Muzzin) 5:39.

Penalties — Desjardins SJ (fighting) 6:11, Clifford LA (fighting) 6:11, Thornton SJ (kneeing) 11:14.

Second Period 2. San Jose, Sheppard 2 (Braun, Torres) 12:26.

Penalties — Regehr LA (interference) 6:17, Stoll LA (high-sticking) 6:40, Doughty LA (high-sticking) 9:54.

Third Period 3. Los Angeles, Williams 4 (Regehr, Kopitar) 11:56.

4. Los Angeles, Kopitar 2 (Williams, King) 13:27.

5. Los Angeles, Kopitar 3 (Doughty, Martinez) 14:42 (pp).

Penalties — Pearson LA (unsportsmanlike conduct) 1:29, Boyle SJ (interference) 2:01, Wingels SJ (hooking) 13:56, Couture SJ (fighting) 14:47, Richards LA (fighting) 14:47, Williams LA (roughing) 14:59, Torres SJ (roughing) 14:59, Williams LA (misconduct) 14:59, Torres SJ (misconduct) 14:59, Desjardins SJ (roughing) 18:14, Burns SJ (misconduct) 18:14, Quick LA (roughing) 18:14, Stoll LA (roughing) 18:14, King LA (misconduct) 18:14, Thornton SJ (roughing) 18:15.

Shots on goal San Jose 11 9 6 — 26 Los Angeles 12 5 13 — 30 Goal — San Jose: Stalock (L, 0-1-0); Los Angeles: Quick (W, 3-3-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)San Jose: 0-5; Los Angeles: 1-4.

Baseball New York Baltimore Toronto Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 15 10 .600 12 12 .500 12 13 .480 12 14 .462 11 15 .423

GB — 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 4 1/2

Detroit Minnesota Chicago Kansas City Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 12 9 .571 12 11 .522 14 13 .519 12 12 .500 11 15 .423

GB — 1 1 1 1/2 3 1/2

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 16 10 .615 15 11 .577 12 13 .480 10 14 .417 9 17 .346

GB — 1 3 1/2 5 7

Sunday’s Games Toronto 7, Boston 1 Kansas City 9, Baltimore 3 Houston 5, Oakland 1 Chicago White Sox 9, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit at Minnesota, ppd., inclement weather San Francisco 4, Cleveland 1 Seattle 6, Texas 5 N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Angels 2 Monday’s Games Oakland 4, Texas 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Tampa Bay 3 L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 3 Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

Seattle (C.Young 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-2), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Bedard 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 3-2), 5:10 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 3-0) at Texas (M.Perez 4-0), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (McGowan 1-1) at Kansas City (Vargas 2-0), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-1) at Houston (Cosart 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-2), 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

3-1), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-1) at Houston (Cosart 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 4-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 4-1), 6:15 p.m.

Colorado (Chatwood 1-0) at Arizona (Bolsinger 1-1), 7:40 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 1-2) at San Francisco (M.Cain 0-3), 8:15 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta New York Washington Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 17 7 .708 14 11 .560 14 12 .538 13 12 .520 11 14 .440

GB — 3 1/2 4 4 1/2 6 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 19 7 .731 14 13 .519 11 14 .440 10 16 .385 8 16 .333

GB — 5 1/2 7 1/2 9 10

West Division W L Pct 15 10 .600 15 12 .556 14 12 .538 12 14 .462 8 21 .276

GB — 1 1 1/2 3 1/2 9

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles San Diego Arizona

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 0 Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 0, 10 innings San Diego 4, Washington 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 0 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 0 San Francisco 4, Cleveland 1 Colorado 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 Philadelphia 2, Arizona 0 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, ppd., rain Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 3, 12 innings Colorado 8, Arizona 5 San Diego at San Francisco, late Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Niese 1-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-1), 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (A.Wood 2-3) at Miami (Fernandez 3-1), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-2) at Cincinnati (Simon 3-1), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

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Thursday

● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Okotoks at Lacoka, 7 p.m., Ponoka Culture and Rec Complex.

● Midget AAA baseball: Calgary Redbirds Black at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Saturday

● Women’s fastball: Badgers vs.

TNT Athletics, N. Jensen’s Bandits vs.

Badgers, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Red Deer U16 Rage vs.

Panthers, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; Lacome Physio Shooters ar Stettler Heat, 7 p.m.

Friday

Sunday

● Junior B tier 3 lacrosse: Lethbridge at Olds, 1:30 p.m., Sports Complex. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Innisfail at Lacoka, 5 p.m., Ponoka Culture and Rec Complex.

● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Innisfail at Red

Basketball Monday, April 28: San Antonio 93, Dallas 89 Wednesday, April 30: Dallas at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Friday, May 2: San Antonio at Dallas, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Dallas at San Antonio, TBA

NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 3, Indiana 2 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 91, Atlanta 88 Monday, April 28: Atlanta 107, Indiana 97 Thursday, May 1: Indiana at Atlanta, 5 p.m. x-Saturday, May 3: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA

Memphis 2, Oklahoma City 2 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 92, Memphis 89, OT Tuesday, April 29: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 1: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 6 or 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 3: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA

Miami 4, Charlotte 0 Sunday, April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 Wednesday, April 23: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 Saturday, April 26: Miami 98, Charlotte 85 Monday, April 28: Miami 109, Charlotte 98 Brooklyn 2, Toronto 2 Saturday, April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 Tuesday, April 22: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 Friday, April 25: Brooklyn 102, Toronto 98 Sunday, April 27: Toronto 87, Brooklyn 79 Wednesday, April 30: Brooklyn at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 2: Toronto at Brooklyn, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBA Washington 3, Chicago 1 Sunday, April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 Tuesday, April 22: Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT Friday, April 25: Chicago 100, Washington 97 Sunday, April 27: Washington 98, Chicago 89 Tuesday, April 29: Washington at Chicago, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, May 1: Chicago at Washington, 5 or 6 p.m. x-Saturday, May 3: Washington at Chicago, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas 2, San Antonio 2 Sunday, April 20: San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 Wednesday, April 23: Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 Saturday, April 26: Dallas 109, San Antonio 108

L.A. Clippers 2, Golden State 2 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 98, Golden State 96 Sunday, April 27: Golden State 118, L.A. Clippers 97 Tuesday, April 29: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 1: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 3: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA Portland 3, Houston 1 Sunday, April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120, OT Wednesday, April 23: Portland 112, Houston 105 Friday, April 25: Houston 121, Portland 116, OT Sunday, April 27: Portland 123, Houston 120, OT Wednesday, April 30: Portland at Houston, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 2: Houston at Portland, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Portland at Houston, TBA

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded RHP Lucas Harrell to Arizona for cash or a player to be named.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned 2B Ryan Goins to Buffalo (IL).

American Association AMARILLO SOX — Released RHP Celson Polanco.

LAREDO LEMURS — Released LHP Nick Capito and RHP Jamison Maj. ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed OF Andy Henkemeyer, C Dwight Childs and OF Willie Cabrera.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed LHP James Giulietti.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed RHP Jeff Shields and RHP Francois LaFreniere.

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived C Scott Wedige.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived K Brandon Bogotay.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released RB Orwin Smith.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed QB Rusty

Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at St. Louis, 11:45 a.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

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

Smith.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Named Jeff Ireland as a consultant through the 2014 NFL Draft.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Exercised the 2015 contract option on DE Robert Quinn.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES — Named Brad Treliving general manager.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Announced the resignation of general manager Jim Rutherford, who will remain in an advisory role as team president.

Promoted Ron Francis to general manager and Brian Tatum to assistant general manager. Named Mike Vellucci assistant general manager and director of hockey operations.

American Hockey League CHICAGO WOLVES — Reassigned D Brett Ponich to Kalamazoo (ECHL). Released D Henrik Odegaard to play for Norway in the IIHF World Championship. Released F Zach Pochiro from his professional tryout contract.

SOCCER National Women’s Soccer League NWSL — Suspended Western New York MF Carli Lloyd two games for use of excessive force against Chicago MF Vanessa DiBernardo during an April 19 game.

Monday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 002 200 000 — 4 8 0 Texas 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 Gray and Jaso; Darvish, Poreda (4), N.Martinez (5) and Chirinos. W—Gray 4-1. L—Darvish 1-1.

Tam. Bay 200 100 000 — 3 7 1 Chicago 020 202 01x — 7 12 2 Odorizzi, McGee (5), Lueke (6), Oviedo (7), H.Bell (8) and Hanigan; Rienzo, Putnam (7), Lindstrom (9) and Flowers. W—Rienzo 2-0. L—Odorizzi 1-3.

HRs—Chicago, De Aza (4).

Cleveland 000 300 000 — 3 5 1 Los Ang. 100 020 03x — 6 7 1 Masterson, Shaw (8) and Y.Gomes; Skaggs, Salas (8), J.Smith (9) and Conger. W—Salas 2-0. L— Masterson 0-1. Sv—J.Smith (1). HRs—Cleveland, C.Santana (2).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 000 000 300 002 — 5 11 1 St. Louis 100 002 000 000 — 3 11 0 (12 innings) Gallardo, Thornburg (7), W.Smith (7), Henderson (8), Kintzler (9), Duke (10), Fr.Rodriguez (12) and Lucroy; Wacha, Neshek (7), C.Martinez (8), Rosenthal (9), Choate (11), Maness (12) and Y.Molina.

W—Duke 2-0. L—Maness 0-2. Sv—Fr.Rodriguez (12). HRs—St. Louis, Holliday (2), Craig (2).

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Thomas, a two-time first-team All-Pro, could have gone into the 2014 season with free agency on the horizon.

Instead, Seattle made sure to keep the most important cog of its defence through the 2018 season.

It’s the latest move in a strong off-season for the defending champions. While there were losses in free agency and difficult roster decisions with expensive veterans released, Seattle re-signed defensive end Michael Bennett before free agency began, then locked up coach Pete Carroll with an extension through 2016.

Bruins’ Chara, Blackhawks’ Keith, Predators’ Weber are Norris finalists NEW YORK — Boston’s Zdeno Chara, Chicago’s Duncan Keith and Nashville’s Shea Weber are the finalists for the Norris Trophy.

The award is given annually to the NHL’s best defenceman.

Chara, who won the award in 2009, is a finalist for the sixth time.

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WILD: Short-handed score Stastny went low with his wrist and sneaked his shot past Kuemper’s stick to put the Avalanche on the board. That was their second short-handed score of the series, double their power-play goal total until Matt Moulson was penalized for slashing early in the second period.

Similar to their own-end struggles when the Avalanche skated with an empty net earlier in the series, the Wild had trouble clearing the puck on that power play. They paid for it when Holden zipped toward the net and knocked in the back-door pass from O’Reilly.

Duchene had the second assist, the first real sign of his return from the left knee injury that kept him out for the past month.

The Avalanche leader with 70 points during the regular season, Duchene wasn’t cleared for action until minutes before faceoff and started on the fourth line with Brad Malone and Maxime Talbot, but he was given plenty of power-play time and didn’t appear to play with any rust.

The Wild stumbled through to the second intermission, lacking the edge they had here throughout Games 3 and 4 and in the first period of this Game 6, and the atmosphere in the building became anxious, with one more goal by the Avalanche holding the power to end the home team’s season.

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RENTON, Wash. — Earl Thomas is the latest member of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to be locked up for the future.

The best free safety in the NFL is getting rewarded quite well.

Thomas and the Seahawks reached agreement Monday on a $40 million, four-year contract extension with just over $27.7 million guaranteed, according to two people with knowledge of the agreement. They spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because there had been no announcement from the team.

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The Bruins captain had 17 goals and a plus-25 rating this past season.

Keith finished first among defencemen in assists with 55 and second in points with 61. He won the Norris in 2010, the only other time he was a finalist.

Weber, the captain of the Predators, had 33 assists and led all blueliners with 23 goals. He was a finalist in 2011 and 2012 but has never won the award before.

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The spring pro rodeo season moved ond two times, I think I was 84 and 88 into high gear on the weekend, and on him. Today, just one little mistake, Central Alberta competitors were in and you can’t do that on him. He’ll get the thick of the winning. you.

The road let them to Dawson Creek, “He got me today, but I’ll get him Coleman and Camrose. Dawson Creek next time,� grinned Vold. was a new event on the calendar, while The weekend was also a good one the Camrose Spring Classic adjusted for Ponoka’s Butterfield clan. Luke its dates a month later than Butterfield won saddle in the past. bronc riding in Camrose One of the cowboys to with an 85.5 on Devils Who, cash in big was Ponokaas well as picking up $934 raised Jake Vold. He took for fourth place in Dawson first in the bareback riding Creek. at the Kananaskis Pro Ro“I kind of needed that deo in Coleman with an 86.5 for confidence,� admitted on Kesler’s Up Ur Alley, the 2012 Canadian chamand followed that up with pion. “I had a really tough a second-place finish from winter down south. I got a an 85.5-point ride at Dawlittle sore. It didn’t feel like son Creek, giving him $2,866 I was riding bad, but I just and a good jump on the field couldn’t seem to win. But DIANNE early in the year.

I’m really craving rodeo FINSTAD “The one in Coleman was again now, and wanting to kind of a newer horse, but get going.� the Kesler’s are pretty high The change in dates enon him, and it worked out abled Butterfield to take in good,� said the 27-year-old. “It’s the the Camrose show for the first time in start on the year I wanted, for sure. If I many years. can keep trying to lay a dominant perMeanwhile, Luke’s cousin, Chance, formance every weekend all summer, a steer wrestler, managed to split first things could work out pretty good at in his event with current Canadian the end of the year.� champion Clayton Moore. They both The Canadian hot start follows a had 4.3 second runs for $1,617 apiece. strong winter for Vold, who’s well in- Moore also won Coleman, for another side the top 10 in the world bareback $1,967. standings. His big cheques came out of Dustin Flundra was on a roll for the San Antonio and Fort Worth. weekend, winning saddle bronc riding Vold’s drive for a Las Vegas appear- in Coleman and Dawson Creek, and ance last season was derailed by an sharing second place at Camrose, to arm injury at the Calgary Stampede. collect $4,666. Kyle Lucas of Carstairs He was able to make it back to action took first in the tie down roping in in time for the Canadian Finals Rodeo, Coleman and Camrose, for $4,097. which he qualified for thanks to his Five-time Canadian champion Deb strong start last year, and a victory at Guelly took her horse Scooter to the his hometown Ponoka Stampede. barrel racing paywindow with firsts While Vold fully intends to be at from both Coleman and Camrose, for both year-end showdowns, that’s not $3,731. dominating his thinking.

In the team roping, Red Deer’s “Just changed it up a little this year. Travis Gallais and his partner Kevin I don’t really have any goals. I’m just Schreiner won $1,318 each for first in going to play my cards right, and see Coleman. Taylor Brower of Halkirk what happens. I’m looking forward to and Tel Flewelling of Lacombe were the end of the year. I’m a lot more re- fastest at Camrose, winning $1,443 laxed. Just rodeo by rodeo, horse by apiece. Tyrel Flewelling and his headhorse.� er Roland McFadden took first at DawVold confesses that approach has son Creek, for $1,189 a man. been earned by experience, and it Other event winners at Camrose seems to be working for him. were Ponoka resident Zane Lambert “I’m just showing up more relaxed and Jesse Torkelson of Warburg in the and not so amped up all the time to do bull riding, for matching 87.5-point good. Just let things happen.� rides; Clayton Bunney and Cody DeMThe weekend horses were actually ers in bareback riding with marks of Vold’s first in a month, since he went 87; and Harley Cole of Cochrane in in to get some screws removed from steer wrestling for a 4.1 second run. an earlier arm injury. He was relieved Meanwhile, despite a highway delay to find it feeling good — although a bit due to an avalanche, Miles Pennington swollen — after three rides. of Lacombe got to Trail, B.C., to get Rodeo’s a humbling game and even on at a Bull Riders of Canada event. though things are going well, Vold got He went on to share first overall, with skunked at the Camrose show where 165.5 points on two bulls, to collect he was bucked off Outlaw Buckers’ $4,047, and move up to fifth in the BRC paint OLS Tubs Ross River. season standings. “That was the fourth time I’ve had The next stop for rodeo contestants that horse. The first time I got on him, I is this weekend in Stavely. had to stand up so they could close the Dianne Finstad is a Red Deer area gate, he bucked me off so fast. The sec- rodeo writer

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BRIEFS Trio of Cheney Karate students win gold Hector Jordan, Jason Ramos and Janelle Constantino of Red Deer Cheney Karate struck gold at the Western Provincial Open Martial Arts Championship at Edmonton during the weekend.

Ramos was golden in each of the 1416 year advanced forms and advanced sparring events, Jordan took top honours in men’s black belt sparring and black belt forms and Constantino won gold in the 7-8 years intermediate forms competition.

Meanwhile, Jessmervin Ramos was runner-up in men’s black belt sparring and third in black belt forms, and Rayne Rosta placed third in 11-12 intermediate sparring.

Cheney Karate will host the Western Canadian Karate Championships May 17 at Hunting Hills High School.

Midget AAA Braves split exhibition games The Red Deer Carstar Pro Collision Braves split a midget AAA baseball exhibition doubleheader with the host Strathmore Reds during the weekend.

The Braves, who used the pair of game to test their entire pitching corps — none of whom threw more than two

GYMNASTICS Mackenzie Schneider and Erika Blair both captured gold for the Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club at the provincial championships during the weekend.

Schneider won the provincial 1 trampoline title in the 13-and-over division while taking second in the double-mini trampoline (DMT) and fifth in the tumbling.

Blair won the provincial 3 trampoline in the 13-and-over division while finishing fourth in DMT and sixth in the provincial 4 tumbling.

Karys Zirk was a double medalist in the under-10 division, finishing second in the provincial 1 tumbling and third

innings — won the opener 5-2 and fell 12-9 in the second contest.

The Braves were scheduled to host the Calgary Redbirds Black in their regular-season home opener Wednesday evening at Great Chief Park, but the diamonds have been deemed unplayable.

Instead, the Carstar squad will travel north this weekend for a Saturday doubleheader in St. Albert and a Sunday twinbill versus Edmonton 2 at Telus Field.

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Kings get third straight win in series to force deciding game with Sharks

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kings 4 Sharks 1 LOS ANGELES — Justin Williams forced the tiebreaking goal underneath Alex Stalock with 8:04 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Monday night, rallying all the way back from an 0-3 series deficit to force a decisive Game 7.

Williams and Anze Kopitar each had two goals and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves as the Kings became just the ninth team in NHL history to force a seventh game after losing the first three. “We certainly didn’t want to go away quiet,� Kopitar said.

Stalock stopped 26 shots in his first NHL playoff start, and James Sheppard scored for the spiraling Sharks.

Just three teams in NHL history have rallied from an 0-3 deficit to win a series. Los Angeles could join them in Game 7 in San Jose on Wednesday.

The winner of the California rivals’ third playoff meeting in four years will face the top-seeded Anaheim Ducks in the second round.

Williams, a two-time Stanley Cup champion known for clutch playoff goals, also scored in the first period.

He reached his stick between Stalock’s pads and knocked home Robyn Regehr’s shot for the go-ahead score, breaking open a tense game.

Kopitar followed with two goals 1:15 apart for the Kings, who have outscored San Jose 13-4 in the last three games after San Jose dominated the first three by a combined 17-8.

Sheppard scored on a double deflection in the second period, but after utterly dominating the first two games, San Jose has scored just one goal against Quick in the last 128:24 in the series.

Red Deer’s Gerrie named finalist for CJHL top rookie Alberta Junior Hockey League rookie of the year Chris Gerrie is a finalist for the Canadian Junior Hockey League top rookie award.

Gerrie, a Red Deer native and Olds Grizzlys forward, led all first-year AJHL players in goals (18), assists (36) and points (54) and was second in team scoring with an average of 0.9 points per game.

A unanimous choice for the league’s 2013-14 all rookie team, the 17-year-old is the fourth player in Grizzlys franchise history to earn rookie of the year honours and has committed to Michigan Tech for the 2016-17 season.

in DMT while taking seventh in the provincial 1 trampoline.

Quinn Lindhout took ninth in the U10 provincial 1 trampoline.

Carter Pisko placed second in the provincial 3 trampoline and eighth in DMT with Tess McLachlin taking fourth in the novice DMT and fifth in tumbling.

Mickayla Murray was sixth in novice trampoline and 10th in DMT while Benn Bilsborrow was seventh in provincial 3 DMT and eighth on the trampoline.

Paige Tiegs took seventh in the 11-12 year-old provincial 1 trampoline while finishing ninth in tumbling while Savanna Chanminaraj was seventh in provincial 2 tumbling and 10th in provincial 3 DMT.

Each of the 10 leagues within the CJHL selected a nominee for the rookie of the year honour. Following the initial round of voting, five players qualified as finalists for the award and will now advance to the final stage of the selection process.

The other finalists for the 2014 CJHL rookie of the year award are forward Neil Doef of the CCHL Smith Falls, Ont., Bears, goaltender Ryland Pashovitz of the SJHL Humboldt Broncos, forward Danton Heinen of the BCHL Surrey Eagles and defenceman Jake Walman of the OJHL Toronto Canadians.

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Allen, a native of Sylvan Lake and a former player with the RDC basketball Kings, coached basketball for a number of years at SAIT, Grant MacEwan and Lakeland College and will be honoured May 10 at Sutter Place Hotel in Edmonton, along with 49 other inductees.

Others coaches to be announced Monday were Dr. Donald Stouffer of Mount Royal, Dr. Susan J. Higgins of Medicine Hat and Ian Allan of Keyano College.

Bob Bennett of Grant MacEwan, Irwin Strifler of NAIT, Allan Buttle of SAIT and Bernie Masterton of Concordia are among the builders with Kevin Martin of NAIT and Bob Deschamps of SAIT the athletes.

The final 10 inductees will be announced Wednesday.

Sharks coach Todd McLellan changed starting goalies after Stanley Cup winner Antti Niemi was pulled from each of the last two losses. McLellan took a risk on Stalock, whose NHL experience consists of 27 regular-season games and 57 minutes of scoreless relief in this series.

Drew Doughty had two assists for Los Angeles, which lost the first three games of the series in discouraging fashion before rallying with resounding victories at home in Game 4 and at the Shark Tank in Game 5 last Saturday night. Doughty set up the Kings’ first goal with a sharp pass to Williams, who has four goals in the Kings’ last two home games.

San Jose got a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:38 early in the second period, but the Kings killed it off to the delirious cheers of their home fans. The Sharks finally tied it moments after a third fruitless power play when Sheppard deflected Justin Braun’s slap shot out of mid-air and off Regehr.

After Williams’ go-ahead score, Kopitar got loose on a 2-on-1 rush with Williams, who set him up perfectly.

Kopitar added a power-play goal, and the final minutes devolved into several wild scrums after the whistle.

Just three teams have accomplished the Kings’ potential feat, but the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from three games down to beat Boston in 2010 with a roster including current Kings forwards Jeff Carter and Mike Richards.

The Sharks played without key defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who left Game 5 early with an upper-body injury. The Canadian Olympic gold medallist was replaced by Matt Irwin, while streaky forward Marty Havlat also was in San Jose’s lineup for the first time in the series, replacing Mike Brown.

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NOWOCHIN Edwin Norman Dec. 22, 1929 - April 24, 2014 Edwin was born in Wetaskiwin, AB to Charles and Emma Nowochin, the oldest son in a family of 4 children, where he took his schooling and later married Muriel Joyce George on May 9, 1956. He leaves to mourn his loving wife Muriel, of nearly 58 years, his sons Ron (Hilda), Tim, and daughter Lori, grandsons Tyler and Dana and great grandsons Clark and Lincoln; his sister, Alma Grinde of Wetaskiwin, and brothers Clarence of Slave Lake and Ken (Donna) of Red Deer. He is also survived by his sisters-in law, Aileen George, Bernice Huber, Dorothy Chomlack and Germaine Doel and brother-in-law Bob Doel.

Edwin was predeceased by his parents, his daughter-in-law, Loreen Nowochin, his brothers-in-law, Donald George, Bob Grinde, Bill Huber, and Peter Chomlack, and sister-in-law, Anita Nowochin. Edwin worked in construction for many years in Wetaskiwin, Red Deer, Calgary and Edmonton. He then moved his family to Lacombe to teach Building Construction at Lacombe Composite High School. After retiring from teaching, he worked at various locations for Bennett and White Construction out of Calgary. In 1986, he and Muriel purchased Soley’s Hardware, which soon afterward became Nowco Home Hardware. The store is now operated by his grandson Tyler. Edwin was proud that in 2007, Nowco Home Hardware won the honor of Small Business of the year from the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce. Music always played a big part in Edwin’s life. He not only played many instruments, but also manufactured instruments, like his GANJO, to play at the Senior’s Lodge and the Kozy Korner. Edwin also had a wonderful voice and sang harmony in the Lutheran Church Choir for many years. He also could yodel and whistle with the best of them. In 1978, Edwin went to the Canadian Archery championships in Caledon Hills, Ontario, where he won the free-style championship. Edwin was very adept at playing pool, and even went to a championship tournament in Las Vegas in 2005. These last 15 years became quite a struggle, as the effects of Parkinson’s continued to make his movements more and more difficult. The memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 18 Selkirk Boulevard, Red Deer, AB. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements.

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OLSON Karen Cecilia 1951 - 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Karen Cecilia Olson of Red Deer. Karen passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the age of 62 years. She was born in Camrose, Alberta on July 15, 1951 and grew up on the farm outside Duhamel, Alberta along with two siblings, Barbara and Rod. Karen lived in Taber, Alberta until 1988 when she then moved to Red Deer. She was employed as a teacher for 30 years and taught at Riverglen School for the last 20 years until her retirement in 2011.

Karen was also a volunteer for 20 years with Central Alberta Teachers Association (CATCA). She is lovingly remembered by her husband Grant, two sons, Cory and Mark (Tonya), mother Clara, two grandchildren, Samuel and Nolan, brother Rod (Crys) and sister Barb, as well as nieces, Kaitlyn and Elizabeth and nephews, Geoff and David. A Celebration of Karen’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Central Alberta Cancer Centre, 3942 - 50A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4E7.

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BINDON (Annie) Mary Oct. 9, 1922 - Apr. 19, 2014 Family and friends mark the passing of Mary Bindon (nee Schmidt) who passed away peacefully at Aspen Ridge in Red Deer, Alberta at the age of 91. Mary is survived by eight children from her blended family, as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Bindon in 2011.

Born in Unity, Saskatchewan, Mary lived in Kelowna, B.C. and Edmonton, Alberta before retiring to Red Deer in the 1980s. She and Walter enjoyed many years of travelling, as well as camping around Alberta.

Mary loved to share a laugh with family and friends and was known for her uncanny card playing ability. Many thanks to the staff at Aspen Ridge and at Parkland Respiratory, as well as Dr. S. Murray and Dr. M. Odendaal for their compassion and attention to Mary’s needs. A memorial reception will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 67 Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, 4620 - 47 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3R4. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

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MAPLETOFT Kathleen Lillian Mapletoft of Red Deer passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on April 25, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born in Medicine Hat to parents Alex and Jenny Chomik who later moved to a farm a few miles away from Strome, AB where she lived with her brother Dave and sister Elsie. Later, Kathy moved to Red Deer where she met her best friend of over 50 years, Dorothy, and her husband of 52 years Ron Mapletoft. Together, Ron and Kathy made their home in Red Deer where she worked in the retail industry until her retirement. They have one son, Darcy and are very loving parents. Kathy was hard working, kind, and gentle.

She loved gardening, her home, and most of all her family.

Her greatest day was when she became a grandmother to Jocelyn. She will be missed very much by all who know her. She is survived by her husband, Ron Mapletoft; brother Dave Chomik; sister Elsie Bateyko; son and daughter-in-law Darcy and Beth Mapletoft; and granddaughter Jocelyn Mapletoft. Services will be held at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 4929 54th Street, Red Deer on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to donor’s favourite charity. Condolences may be forwarded to the family at www.reddeerfunerlhome.com

CROSBY Bruce Thurston Crosby passed away peacefully at the Lacombe Hospital, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, April 22, 2014 at the age of 59 years. Bruce will be lovingly remembered by his wife Barb; daughter Jennifer of Lac La Biche; son, Thurston (T.J.) of Red Deer and numerous other relatives and friends. In keeping with Bruce’s wishes, cremation has taken place and the family will celebrate his life privately. The family would like to extend a “Special Thank You” to Dr. Cecil McKibbon and the nurses at Lacombe Hospital Acute Care for their exceptional care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations, in Bruce’s name, may be made directly to the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre, or to the charity of your choice Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements.

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WILLERTH Charles Charles Willerth, living in Red Deer, Alberta, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the age of 88 years.

Charles was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan on March 18, 1926 to Albert and Margaret Willerth.

After growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan, he moved to Ontario for a few years where he met his wife, Pauline Gamache, who originally was from St. Paul, Alberta. They moved back to Saskatchewan where they farmed and raised four boys.

Charles enjoyed the farming, hunting and fishing life. He was known to be very handy and was respected by the neighbours because he could build or fix almost anything!

After retiring from full time farming in the late 1990’s, Charles spent his time golfing, gardening and playing cards. He loved playing golf and was always ready to start the 1st hole of the Indian Head Golf Club BEFORE the sun was up and shining in your face (even if the sun rises at 5 a.m. in June in Saskatchewan). He was predeceased by Pauline Willerth, his beloved wife of 49 years, his brother Gordon Willerth, and his sisters; Jean Wagner & Marlene Dick. He is survived by his brothers; Don Willerth (Connie) and Jerry Willerth (Doreen), his sisters; Louise Willerth and Joyce Tilton, his sons; Matthew Willerth, Mark Willerth (Brenda), Michael Willerth (Diana) and Eric Willerth (Tammy), his ten grandchildren; David (Sherry), Susie, Melanie (Dan), Joshua, Rebecca, Adam, Rachael, Megan, Alex and Abby, three great grandchildren; Kyle, Shayla and Marshall, and three great great grandchildren; Ava, Arlo and Abel. In lieu of flowers, if friends so desire memorial tributes may be made directly to the Indian Head and District Hospital Foundation, Box 111, Indian Head SK, S0G 2K0. A Memorial Service for Charles will be held at the Indian Head Catholic Church on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 11 a.m., with a luncheon to follow. The family requests casual dress code (golfing attire). Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.tubmanfh.com or www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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Obituaries CROMBIE HAZEL H.J. It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Hazel Crombie on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Haven Hill Retirement Centre.

Hazel was into her 94th yearborn, Dec. 10, 1920 at Hespero, Alberta.

Hazel leaves her loving family: daughter, Ramona Peterson (nee Lipka); son in law, Jim Peterson; grandson, Kelly Peterson (Willingdon, AB); granddaughter, Kim Peterson (Penticton); great granddaughter, Tessa Peterson (Vancouver); granddaughter, Leah Johnson (Dale); great grandson, Graham Johnson; great granddaughter, Sydney Johnson (Chilliwack); also half-sister, Violet Turner (Alastair) of Eckville, AB; step-daughter, Barbara Crombie of Gibsons, BC and many nieces and nephews in Alberta and British Columbia, cousins in Minnesota and Michigan, USA and in Finland. Hazel was predeceased by husbands, Henry Lipka in 1962 of Evergreen, AB; Laurie Brandson of Eckville, AB and John Crombie in 1979 of Calgary. She was predeceased by her parents, Ida Amanda Maki (Weirimaa) in 1924 and Walter (Valto) Maki in 1954; also predeceased by infant brother, Jhalmer Maki and infant sister, Mary Maki; brothers, Walter Jr. Maki, Arthur Wayne Maki, William (Bill) Maki, and sisters, Elsie Kubik, Mildred Kujala, Florence Bailey and Linnea Lewis. After the untimely death of her husband, Henry Lipka in 1962, Hazel sold their farm in Evergreen, Alberta and attended the School for Nursing Aides in Calgary. She graduated Feb. 23, 1967. She had worked in the Eckville Hospital and in Calgary. After her husband John Crombie died in 1979, Hazel moved to Kelowna, BC. She worked as a Certified Nursing Aide at Oak Lodge Care Facility until she retired at 65. Hazel loved learning and going to school.

Unfortunately, when she turned 15 she was not permitted to continue grade 8, because she was required to help on the farm. She studied at home, passed grade 8 and later completed upgrading her education with honours and was accepted at the School for Nursing Aides in Calgary. When Hazel retired she began painting; beginning with lessons from special teacher and special friend, Don Chamberlain, of Victoria, BC at Okanagan College in Kelowna. Then she continued painting with the Pleasure Painters at the Seniors’ Centre, Water Street in Kelowna with special teacher and friend, Elizabeth Gregory, of Peachland, for many years.

Hazel had an active retirement with her painting classes, playing cards with friends, caring for others who could no longer drive - taking them shopping and to appointments. She visited her friends in the Care Homes in Kelowna and loved to go to garage sales. Hazel always had beautiful roses and a small garden. She loved her little house in Kelowna and never wanted to leave it. She lived there until June 21, 2013 when she came into care at Haven Hill in Penticton. Hazel travelled throughout Europe, Hong Kong, Macau (China) and Mexico with her sister, Florence Bailey; niece and nephew, Diane and George Radics. Then again, in July and Aug. 1998, they visited relatives in Finland, the homeland of both her parents. Her first trip to Europe, however, was with friends from Eckville, Alberta and at that time they met a lovely couple from Hawaii, Margaret and Walter Fugeta, and Hazel kept in touch with them until they passed, and then later continued corresponding with their daughter Carol.

Hazel always had a sense of humour and even when moving to Haven Hill, she introduced herself as “Hazel Nut”. Hazel’s family, particularly Ramona, wish to thank the wonderful staff of Haven Hill Retirement Centre for their care. At times Hazel was challenging-even thinking she was still a Nursing Aide.

Thank you also to Dr. A.B. Hignell in Kelowna and Dr. M. Lawrie in Penticton. Also a special mention about “Paws” the cat, resident on the second floor of Haven Hill who sat on Hazel’s windowsill and kept a lonely vigil on the morning of Hazel’s passing to comfort Ramona. And so to Hazel, our dear Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma - your “shift” is over and your “work load” done, thus we say farewell-we miss you and you will always be in our hearts.

“As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death”- Leonardo da Vinci No service by request. A private family celebration of Hazel’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favourite charity. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com

Births

JOHNSON David Mar. 18, 1953 - Apr. 14, 2014 Lovingly remembered by wife Jerine (Jeri), Tammy and Warren, Sharon and Martin, Melanie, Ray and Abby, Karyn, Dave and Jude, Lorne, Anna, Jace, Amanda and Julian, Travis, Janna, Tom, Greg, Kaleigh, Jayden, Sandy, Steph and Mike, Krystin, Alf and Anne Marie, Justine and Matty, Raelle and Ross, Cheryl and Mark, Jack and Sandy, Nova, Darrell and Avery, Bailey, Dayna, Pablo, Losia and Taylor, Kaleigh, Mike and Ella, Sonia and Andy, and many more extended family, friends and co-workers. Slide into your jeans, wear your cap and bring your kids to celebrate Dave’s life Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 11 am 4324 46A Ave. Red Deer, AB.

Announcements Daily Classifieds 309-3300

LEWIS Evan, Kelsey and big brother Bodhi are thrilled to announce the arrival of Saffron Jean, born March 3rd, 2014 at 7:54 pm weighing 8lbs 5oz.

Proud grandparents are Tom and Karen Lewis and Greg and Brenda Meachem.

A special thanks to Dr. Derouin and the incredible nurses on Unit 25.

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RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

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Caregivers/ Aides

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P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle.

403-505-7846

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Clerical

1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC. immediately requires an

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT • • • • •

to provide various office duties including; Reception duties, including answering the phones Maintaining files and filing paper work ect.

Assist with equipment maintenance Some accounting and data entry Other duties as needed

The successful candidate must be organized, have a positive attitude and experience a definite asset.

Please send your resume and cover letter to Jeanine: jjudson@1strateenergy.ca BUSY MEDICAL OFFICE requires FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST Starting wage $16/hour.

Computer skills a requirement.

Please fax resume to 403-342-2024.

Payroll Opportunity CWC is currently seeking a Payroll Administrator for the Red Deer office.

Candidates must possess a comprehensive knowledge of accounting and payroll procedures/ applications with at least 3 years experience in payroll administration. Preference will be given to applicants with Payroll Compliance Practitioner certification and experience with multiprovincial payroll. Experience with Spira and ACCPAC is an asset.

To be considered for this opportunity, please forward your resume to: CWC Well Services Corp.

6763 76 Street Red Deer AB, T4P 3R7 Email: margogasser @cwcwellservices.com

Farm Work

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CLASS 1 driver for mixed farm operation. F/T, Email: jkinsella@xplornet.com You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Hair Stylists

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ADAM & EVE UNISEX In the Parkland Mall is seeking P/T / F/T HAIR STYLISTS Please drop off resume in person.

WE are looking for a F/T or P/T journeyman or apprentice hairstylist for busy family salon in Lacombe. Great wages and benefits packages.

Bring resume to Hairapy at Lacombe Center Mall

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* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 jjudson@1strateenergy.ca or contact Jeanine at 403-887-2147 Please specify position when replying to this ad.

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

CLASS 1 driver w/5 yrs. exp. and oilfield tickets.

Email resume: jkinsella @xplornet.com LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Clerical

GRATIAE is seeking DAIRY equipment supplier 5 Retails Sales reps looking for a detail oriented selling skin & body care PARTS PERSON/ products in Parkland Mall LABOURER 4747 67th St. Red Deer, Strong computer skills and $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. clean Class 5 req.

F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Competitive wage and Email resumes: benefits package. Email gratiaereddeersr@ resume: lindsay@ gmail.com prolineinc.ca SOAP Stories is seeking 5 FT MACHINIST – F/T - P/T Beauty TreatROCKY MTN. HOUSE ment O/P, selling soap & 4TH YR. APPRENTICE bath products $14.55/hr. + OR JOURNEYMAN bonus & comm. Beauty Machinist W/ Red Seal cert. req’d. Location Position requires a HIGH Parkland Mall - 4747 67th degree of skill operating St. Red Deer. email manual Lathes, Milling premierjobrdbto@ Machines & Drill Press. gmail.com Public/Co-worker SOAP Stories is seeking 5 communications a must; retail sales reps. Selling soap welding skills an asset. & bath products. $12.10 hr CNC experience NOT + bonus & commission. required. Competitve F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d. wages and benefits.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Please fax: 403-844-2634 Red Deer. email resume to or email: gtdblh@telus.net premierjobrd@gmail.com Only successful applicants will be contacted.

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PROFLO is currently seeking

Day Supervisors, Night Operators & Testing Assistants Valid Candidates must have H2S, First Aid, PST &/or CSTS Please send resume to info@proflo.net or fax: 403-341-4588 RED Deer based acid hauling company looking for Class 1 truck drivers.

Top industry wages and benefits package. Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 403-346-3766

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Southside Dodge is looking for a new fulltime team member to join our great staff!

Oilfield

QUICKLINE CRANE INC. in Blackfalds is looking for a

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W.R.SCOTT Equipment requires a driver yard person for small compact equipment yard. email resume to: dbevan@ wrscottequipment.com or fax 1-780-440-1771

WE ARE OPENING OUR NEW GROCERY STORE IN PENHOLD. Now accepting applications for

DELI MANAGER PRODUCE MANAGER Must have previous experience in these departments. Requires strong work ethics, be able to lead a team and work under direct supervision of store manager. Fax resume to 403-885-5231 or call Gerry 403-885-5223

SERVICE RIG

with experience.

Must be a minimum third year apprentice & have good knowledge of truck mount & all terrain cranes.

Competitive salaries includes benefits.

Must have a Class 1 license.

Please submit all resumes by email to: kyle@quicklinecrane.com

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CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment.

Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

Locally based, home every DRIVERS WANTED night! Qualified applicants RED DEER must have all necessary Hallcon is currently valid tickets for the position seeking qualified drivers to being applied for. transport rail crews Bearspaw offers a Looking for a place throughout the surrounding very competitive salary to live? area. Drivers are ideally and benefits package Take a tour through the based out of RED DEER. along with a steady CLASSIFIEDS No overnight stays work schedule. required. This position is Please submit resumes: an on call position.

SHUNDA Attn: Human Resources Employees are responsible Email: CONSTRUCTION for taking trips during the hr@bearspawpet.com Requires Full Time C & C COATINGS in period they have Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Carpenters Innisfail is seeking F/T designated themselves Mail to: Suite 5309, & 2nd to 4th Yr. Sandblasters and Painters available to do so. All 333-96 Ave. NE exp. with Endura an asset. transportation is done in Apprentices Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Competitive wages and Hallcon company vehicles.

Competitive Wages benefits. Fax resume to: These vehicles are & Benefits.

403-227-1165. extensively and consistently Fax resumes & ref’s to: maintained to ensure 403-343-1248 or email to: CUSTOM MUFFLER optimal safety for our admin@shunda.ca Looking for apprentice or drivers and clients. Drivers journeyman mechanic. must possess a valid Class W.R.SCOTT Equipment Pipe bending skills would 1, 2, or 4 license, with a a company dealing in be a great asset. Wages clean driver abstract.

TR3 Energy is at the compact equipment is depend on exp. Going Assisted licensing upgrade forefront of reclamation looking for a representative concern shop. Fax to achieve a class 4 is and remediation in the oil to handle equipment, resume to:403-346-9909 available. Pay is based at & gas industry parts, sales & equipment or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. a rate of $15.38. Earning rentals. Applicant must Phone 403-346-7911 potential is based on your We are currently have a valid driver’s availability, as our recruiting for: PAINTER F/T licence, basic computer operation runs on a 24/7 Commercial/Residential knowledge is an asset.

Heavy Equipment on call basis. Both full time Brush/Roll Application.

Please send resume to: Operators & and part time employees Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d. dbevan@ Labourers are welcome. Semi-retired, Contact Drew at CCL wrscottequipment.com retired, full time, and part 403-596-1829 or fax 1-780-440-1771 time employees are Requirements: welcome. Please forward Valid Driver’s License resumes and current driver H2S Alive Professionals abstract to Shane Flack at Standard First Aid asmabnorth@gmail.com.

WHIMIS and/or NO PHONE CALLS CSTS or PST PLEASE Pre-Access A&D Testing Ground Disturbance Level 11 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air Please e-mail or fax your and clean abstract. Exp. resume to: Would you like to become an Optician? preferred. In person to Key hr@tr3energy.com Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Earn your Diploma in Optical Sciences at Fax: (403) 294-9323 Red Deer. www.tr3energy.com NAIT’s 2 year program NEED EXPERIENCED Class 1 drivers for short Requirements and long haul. Full Time.

Professionals Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba • Grade 12, GED, or assessed equivalent & BC. Please call • Must be a Canadian Citizen PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume Adanac Insurance Enrollment starts May 1 - Aug. 15, 2014 w/abstract 403-227-2743 Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & DERRICK HANDS

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.

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Services Ltd.

Course cost $3,000/yr. Employer will payroll deduction for assistance, if required.

Full Time

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:

CSR Must be licensed

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Please forward your resume:

Fax:

403-341-4270

Operators • Previous experience is an asset, but not necessary

Email: info@adanacinsurance.com

Day and Night Supervisors • Previous experience is required

#115, 5114 - 58 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 2L8

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

Restaurant/ Hotel

Please apply online at: www.cs.fmcti.com Fax: 403.885.5894

CHILLABONG’S BAR & GRILL

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Check Out Our Progressive Pots @ www.reddeerbingocentre.ca

MONDAY: SENIORS DAY

Is seeking permanent exp’d full & part time LINE COOKS. We offer a competitive wage, fast paced, friendly work environment.

If you have exceptional work ethics and a passion for cooking please email your resume to intbooks@telus.net or drop off in person. Consideration will be given to those who are avail. for a variety of shifts.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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

*GOLD BOOKLETS ONLY

WEDNESDAY FREE COFFEE/TEA DAY

FRIDAY: PATRONS DAY 25% OFF AFTERNOONS; 50% OFF EVENINGS*

RED DEER BINGO CENTRE Check Us Out @ www.reddeerbingocentre.ca

Afternoon & Evening Bingo 7 Days a Week

Please call (403) 347-7889 EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS 4924-59 Street, Red Deer, Alberta

Trades

850

Truckers/ Drivers

860

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

TRUCKERS Busy road construction company looking for Class 1, Class 3, and winch truck drivers. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have at least 3 yr’s exp. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Business Opportunities

870

Enjoy a career in the gifting business with The original basket boutique!

We are growing in Red Deer and Alberta.

780.416.2530 or www.obbgiftsfranchise.com

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ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SPRING START •

GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• • • • • • • •

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Hanna Drumheller Innisfail Paintearth Drayton Valley Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

6 days/week in:

GLENDALE

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info 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

870

FRANCHISE AVAILABLE! FOR APPROVED LOCATION IN

RED DEER, AB

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.

(SINGLE OR AREA FRANCHISE) Minimum Investment: Approximately $150,000 unencumbered We Provide: Site Selection & Design Lease Negotiations Construction Administration Training & Operations Support Menu Development Marketing For more information, contact:

Chris Chan

President 1-800-927-0366 cchan@smittys.ca

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.

SMITTY’S™ CANADA LIMITED 600 – 501 18th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2S 0C7 www.smittys.ca

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

Canada’s Largest Family Restaurant Chain serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to Canadians coast to coast since 1960

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IS HIRING!

25% OFF AFTERNOONS; 50% OFF EVENINGS*

4946-53 Ave. 347-4504 (Just West of Superstore)

Earn While You Learn Full Time Employment 40hrs/wk Training & Practicum hours provided to successful candidate.

Mon-Fri 10-7, Sat 9-6 Medical/Dental Benefits To arrange for an interview

820

Now accepting applications for F/T & P/T Cooks & Cashiers Wage $10.50-$12/hr.

Please apply in person to either Gasoline Alley Location or online at: aw.ca

**FMC Technologies Canada Ltd. is formerly known as Pure Energy Services Ltd. **

*GOLD BOOKLETS ONLY

Business Opportunities

A &W GASOLINE ALLEY BOTH LOCATIONS

You Possess: • A valid class 5 license • Current First Aid and H2S certi¿cation • Ability to pass pre-employment testing

LAS VEGAS STYLE

850

MOBILE CRANE & Truckers/ HOISTING OPERATOR

Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

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.

Trades

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Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator. Applicants required for Ponoka, must have experience as a Sylvan Lake & Rocky heavy duty mechanic or Mountain House area. journeyman instrument Must have min. 3 yrs exp. mechanic and possess operating gas wells/plunger strong mechanical skills, systems & field be quick learners, motivated compression/dehydration. and hard working and live Contract operators need or be willing to relocate not apply. E-mail resume’s within a 20 minute commute to: ken.webster@altagas.ca to workplace location. This or fax 403-347-0855 position offers a challenging work environment, attractive LINE LOCATOR benefits with competitive ASSISTANT pay and significant room First Aid, H2S and PSTS, for promotion. valid driver’s licence req’d. Please submit resumes Need to be physically fit.

Resume by fax Attn: Human Resources 403-227-1398 or email email:kwolokoff@ info@accutechcanada.ca bearspawpet.com Fax 403-252-9719 Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

F/T PLANT FIELD OPERATOR

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SOUTHPOINTE COMMON and BOWER PLACE Mall Locations.

Positions for SUPERVISORS. Looking for motivated and hard working individuals. Having your own transportation is a plus. On the job training, but experience in fast food is an asset, and must be avail. to work all store location hours.

Please specify which store you are applying for, and if you require an LMO to work in Canada. Email resume to awbsp@ xplornet.ca

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: - CONCRETE FINISHERS - CARPENTERS - GENERAL LABOURERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

www.eaglebuilders.ca Applicants are able to apply online or fax resume to 403-885-5516 ATTN: Human Resources

or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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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.

Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black

Oilfield

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Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

Bench Dog Ind is looking FLAG PERSON NEEDED PLAYSTATION 1 w/8 for a landscape Laborer.

Must have flagging ticket, games, $60; PSP, with 4 Starting May 5. $17 per clean license,, reliable, movies & 11 games $120; hour or higher depending references, for more info 403-782-3847 on experience. Previous call after 6:00 pm PS2 with 15 games, $75; Warehouse experience in landscaping, 403-227-3429.

403-782-3847 Shipper/ Receiver paving stones and Allan Competitive starting wages PSP 60, with 8 games, GREEN OASIS Block an asset. Must have plus regular increases. transportation and a NON $120. Game Boy with 26 F/T or P/T seasonal and SMOKER. Contact Richard year round lawn care positions Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm games, $50; 403-782-3847 Excellent benefi ts at benchdogind@yahoo. avail. in our residential, package. Opportunities com or fax resume to 403commercial divisions.

Misc. for to advance. Must be 782-2257 Applicators are fully trained dependable, hardworking Sale to apply fertilizer and/or control and seeking a long-term Blown-in Attic products to various career.

Apply in person, 2 INDIAN WAR SHIELDS Insulation Installer landscapes. Applicators or email to: in great cond. 4x2, $195. are offered comprehensive Blown-In Attic Insulation hartleytj@eecol.com 403-347-7405 training, excellent wages Installers required, 4747 - 61st Street must have experience driving (Start at $17/hr w/no exp. + 2 PRAIRIE TEEPEE unlimited overtime if wanted). a 3 ton truck with van.

WEED SPRAYER ALL FUR FLOOR MATS. required. No experience Duties: Install attic Great cond. $195.

Please provide the following: necessary.

Must have valid insulation into houses, 403-347-7405 • An above average work Class 5 Drivers License. shops and barns, etc., ethic and people skills 2 WOOL ACCENT MATCHFax resume to drive 3 ton trucks to and • Class 5 operator’s license ING 5X7 CARPETS 403-227-5099 or email to from job sites, maintain with minimal demerits & 1 matching oval. $45 cdsprung@telus.net trucks and equipment.

• Green industry experience Clean, will sell separately.

If you are reliable, take is beneficial but not DAVID WINTER pride in your job and have required to succeed COLLECTORS HOUSES your own transportation to • Environmentally conscious in original boxes. $10/ea. and from work with a clean with an enthusiasm for CANNON K920 Copier class 5 driver’s license, the outdoors machine w/metal stand. please apply.

Many BONUS Exc. cond. $60 We offer: 40+work week, Opportunities Available.

403-352-8811 benefits & safety program.

Email resume to: 30 BOTTLE WINE RACK. reddeer@greenoasis.ca Resumes will be accepted $20. 403-346-5745 CLASSIFICATIONS Visit: www.greenoasis.ca

BY EMAIL ONLY, please no phone calls.

ALUMINUM 4’ ladder $8, 1500-1990 Only those 2/3 of 15kg. bag of Oil-Dri selected will be contacted all purpose absorbent $8, for an interview. Email: hose reel cart portable Building bbcowie@telus.net $35, galvanized garbage Supplies can $10; Coleman cooler Central Alberta 22” x 13” alum., $15; powCONCRETE forming Greenhouses Ltd er rake blades for lawn equipment Dura-Form 4’ x mower 2@15”, 1@16”, all Greenhouse Laborers 2’, 5’x2’, 7’x2’, 8’ x 2’, lots for $10, 5 outdoor wrought required for our greenof inside corners and fillLABOUR iron brackets for hanging house operation located ers, most of forms are in Busy road construction plants $4/ea, new 20 oz. near Blackfalds, Alberta. cages. To view call Randy wet mop $6, timer Mastercompany looking for Responsibilities include 403-843-1099 cell Labours.

Work is throughcraft 24 hr. single cycle $5, transplanting, watering, 587-679-2334. For pics out Alberta. Must have a desk fan, 3 spd, $10, 25 handling and caring for and detailed equipt. list Class 5 license.

Fax relegal file holders $10, plant material and preparaemail: thepelletiers@ sume to 403-309-0489 chrome plated wine rack tion of orders. This position xplornet.ca holds 12 bottles $10, ice is labor intensive and scraper $8, wallmount bike entails working in a rack set of 2 $5. cold/hot environment.

403-314-2026 Clothing Laborers are required to work a minimum 40 hours NEWSPAPER per week and must be LADIES quick dry sports CARRIERS available to work different pants, REI, 3 pair. Like shifts, 6 days a week.

REQUIRED new, 30” waist, navy, dark Positions are available green, beige. $50. ea.; starting April and last till Ladies Long Coat, stone To deliver mid June. No previous washed denim, 1 day a week in work experience or unlined, sz. large $40. qualifications are BOWDEN 403-347-3741 VARIOUS PARTYLITE required. Starting wage is PRODUCTS $10.03/hr.

WOMEN’S SKETCHERS, including candles.

Please call Debbie Please email resume to Size 6 runners. acctcag@telus.net or fax Only worn twice.

60% off! at 403-314-4307 resume to 403-885-4147 Stone/brown in colour.

Large selection.

(Attn. Human Resources). PRIVATE treatment center Low density workout shoe.

403-350-9029 or Resumes may also be Shape up while you walk requires 2 night staff for 403-343-7389 mailed to Box 100, or jog.

Asking $50.

Client Services DOWNSIZING - Everything Blackfalds, Alberta, T0M 0J0.

403-227-2976 Representative position. must go. 403-340-1347 This is a full time position WOMEN’S SKETCHERS, CLEANERS F/T Comm/ from 11pm-7am and ELEC. floor scrubber $25, Size 6 runners.

Res, physically fit, $14/hr. includes the following 36” flat screen tv w/stand Only worn twice.

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NEW Precious Moments and parts inventory Angel of Mercy Collectible. experience are assets. ideal gift for nurse. $50; Must be physically fit. Full Family owned and Telephone that Red Deer time position with OT in Tools operated since 1974, Hospital allows, large busy season. sales@ Trail Appliances is one of buttons; $40.; child’s parklandrentals.com or fax the leading independent GAS powered pressure Fischer Price Wagon, $30; 403-347-7066 appliance retailers in washer 3 gpm, 2000 psi, 403-347-3741 Western Canada.

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BY OWNER Parkland Estates, 1500 sq. ft. incld’s addition, 3 bdrm., family rm., stone gas fireplace, 1 1/2 baths, 5 newer appls., new paint, water lines, skirting carpet & lino. $65,000. 403-348-5016

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2001 FORD F150 7700 4x4, 5th whl. hitch, new battery & mufflers, Michelin tires, overload springs, $5985. 403-304-9813

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FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

PUBLIC NOTICES 2011 ALPINE 39’, 4 slides, satellite dish, 7500 w generator, king bed, 2011 GMC 3/4 ton Denali, hitch, matched to trailer, sell as unit $105,000 obo, photos avail, trailer only $54,900 obo 403 358-4031 garybourne66@gmail.com

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Pinnacle Estates (Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555

2004 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $24,500 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580

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LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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2001 SILVERADO LT 2wd, X cab, 5.3L, 166,600 kms, grey, tow pkg, $6800 obo 403-343-8206

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Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

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1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

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CLASSIFICATIONS Condos/ FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Townhouses WANTED • 3250-3390 EXCLUSIVE LUXURY

2007 STARCRAFT, 30’, slide, solar, air, walkaround bed, sleeps 6, rear kitchen. $17,000. O.B.O. 403-358-6765

If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by June 28, 2014 and provide details of your claim with Patricia E.B. MacSween Barrister & Solicitor at 4824 - 51 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2A5 If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

U-STORE IT SELF STORAGE

1966 FORD Mustang Coupe appraised $15,500.

Runs good. Would like at 1994 37’ TERRY Park least $9500. 403-391-3456 Model trailer w/12 x 20 add on room, Lakewood Village next to Sylvan Lake Golf course $28,500 403-887-6087

NOTICE TO:

SENIOR couple seeks to rent Cars 1982 TRAVEL Trailer. 19’, a 2 bdrm. condo in Lacombe.

Suite must have ground flr 2009 CHEV Impala LT 6 dbl. axle, full bathroom, good cond. $3200. 403-346-3216 entry or elevator. Phone cyl. 4 dr. sedan, gold mist, Noel or Jean at 403-782-6085 78,600 kms, extras, 1 ownAuto er $10,800 403-887-6087

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403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

1 -4 pc bath, non drinking, no drugs, no parties, smoking ok. Household privileges, cable internet, washer, dryer.

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Parking is avail. $2400/mo.

403-343-9300

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BIG bdrm. own bathroom, house privileges all inclusive + WIFI $575 403-302-2024 CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $525. 403-342-2627

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DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Close to Coronation Park & Trail System 1484 sq.ft. 1/2 Duplex Fenced back yard on creek Lovely area near walking paths, all amenities.

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Call Roger 403-348-1060

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Locally owned. BBB member.

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ALL TRADES Home Maintenance 28 yrs. exp.

Retired electrician. Call Rick 403-318-4267

COMMERCIAL Parking lot Vacuum Street Sweeping & parking lot assessments.

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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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5* JUNK REMOVAL

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Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, April 29, 2014 B11

Flyers trying to stave off elimination HOPING HOME-ICE ADVANTAGE WILL KEEP THEM ALIVE AGAINST RANGERS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers are where they want to be as they try to climb out of a post-season hole they must escape or see their season end.

Back home again, in Philadelphia for Game 6. But with the way the Flyers have played against the New York Rangers, the locale might not matter much. The Rangers have dominated the Flyers through five games en route to a 3-2 lead and can close out the series Tuesday night.

The Flyers returned to practice Monday with the belief they can pull off what seems improbable and win two straight games to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

“We’re home, we can be better, guys were loose,” Flyers defenceman Kimmo Timonen said. “Looks good to me.”

Starting with captain Claude Giroux, the Flyers have to play better against a Rangers team coming off a 4-2 win Sunday. Giroux, third in the

NHL in points, failed to even take a shot in the first two games of the series and finally scored a goal in the waning minutes of Game 5. Scott Hartnell was dumped off the first line in Game 5 when the Flyers made their final, futile push on Henrik Lundqvist, and Wayne Simmonds has made little offensive impact.

Using speed and a defence that has clogged the lane, the Rangers have blocked 90 shots over the first five games, including a whopping 28 in Game 3. The Flyers are only averaging 24.6 shots per game, and the minimal pressure on Lundqvist has allowed the Rangers to take control.

“Sometimes you worry way too much about what they do and how many shots they block,” Timonen said. “Who cares? Just go out and do your job and we’re going to be fine.”

New York is 13-2 in series it has led 3-2, but the Rangers have lost 11 straight games in which they had a series lead. Philadelphia is 7-10 in Game 6 when trailing 3-2.

The Rangers haven’t won a postseason series in less than seven games since a 4-1 win against New Jersey in 2008. They’ve rallied from two 3-2 series deficits since ’08, so they know just how a Game 6 victory can swing the momentum back to the victors. The Rangers would rather close out this series and not have to worry about a return to New York for Game 7.

The Flyers went 0-2 during the season at the Garden and are 1-2 there during this series.

“I’ve tried not to think of it that there is another opportunity,” Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh said.

“You’ve got to approach it as maybe this is our last shot at it, too. You’ve got to make sure you’re just playing the game, playing it the right way, not thinking about the whole situation too much. Just preparing yourself, doing what you need to do to get ready to play a game, trying to win one hockey game.”

Lundqvist is one goalie any team would pick to win a playoff game. Lun-

dqvist, an eight-time All-Star and 2012 Vezina Trophy winner, has stopped 93 per cent of his shots through five games and been aided by a Rangers offence that has scored first in four straight games.

“It’s kind of fun when it’s a do-ordie situation and it’s all on the line,” he said. “At the same time, you want to make sure you keep playing beyond this series. Your focus is just on tomorrow, and that’s it. Then whatever happens after that, you deal with it then.

“Every game now is fun. You try to enjoy the moment, you try to see it as a great opportunity instead of a lot of pressure and a must win. Just go out there and enjoy it and play as hard as you can.”

Steve Mason will have to be sharp in net for the Flyers, just as he was for his 37-save effort in Game 4 that evened the series. He was far less effective in Game 5, stopping only 18 of 21 shots.

“We can’t be scared out there, we’ve got to go out there to win,” Simmonds said.

Basketball big at BLG Awards with Colley, Scrubb named top CIS athletes

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Basketball players swept the Canadian university sport awards in keeping with the buzz the sport is creating in Canada.

Justine Colley of Saint Mary’s University and Carleton’s Philip Scrubb were named the BLG Award winners Monday as the top female and male athletes respectively in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

With the Toronto Raptors in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2008 and Toronto’s Andrew Wiggins touted as a possible first overall pick in the NBA draft, Colley and Scrubb hope the momentum continues for hoops in Canada.

“There’s a lot of excitement over basketball, which is pretty exciting since we’re a pretty hockey dominant country,” Colley said. “I hope more people get out to games, support all the different teams across Canada, obviously support the Raptors and hopefully they make it all the way to the final. It’s amazing to see basketball starting to flourish in Canada.”

Colley and Scrubb were just the second basketball players to sweep the BLG Awards in its 22-year history.

Windsor’s Jessica Clemencon and Carleton’s Tyson Hinz — a Ravens teammate of Scrubb’s for the past four seasons — were the 2011 winners.

“You see all the athletes down in the States playing in the NCAA tournament and the Raptors have finally made the playoffs and the CIS is really improving in terms of basketball as well, so I think people are starting to care a bit more and they’re recognizing our talent up here,” said Scrubb.

Colley and Scrubb each received a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship.

They were chosen by the Canadian Athletic Foundation, which administers the awards, from a group of eight finalists. Each nominee received a gold ring and a watch.

Colley from East Preston, N.S., took home the Jim Thompson Trophy that goes to the top female athlete and became the first athlete from Saint Mary’s to win a BLG award.

“Huge honour for not only myself, but also my university,” the 22-yearold guard said. “Tons of support goes into Saint Mary’s athletics and not just Saint Mary’s, but throughout the whole Atlantic area.”

Other finalists for the Jim Thompson trophy were McGill hockey player Katia Clement-Heydra, York sprinter Khamica Bingham and University of British Columbia volleyball player Lisa Barclay.

Scrubb, from Richmond, B.C., claimed the male athlete’s Doug Mitchell Trophy ahead of nominees Liam Heelis, a hockey player from Acadia, Bishop’s football player Jordan Heather and University of Saskatchewan hockey player Derek Hulak.

Scrubb follows Hinz and Osvaldo Jeanty (2006) as BLG Award winners from Carleton. The Ravens captured their fourth straight CIS men’s basketball title this year.

“Coming in, I was young and didn’t really know what was going on, but I’ve learned from past teammates to be more unselfish and try and give back because they’ve all done so much for me at Carleton,” Scrubb said.

“Overall, I think I’ve improved as a person and obviously basketball has helped has well.”

Colley capped her fifth and final season as the all-time leading scorer in CIS women’s basketball with 2,376 points.

Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment.

Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded by adding an office in Calgary Alberta.

We employ over 180 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide hands-on training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

We currently have career opportunities for a professional;

ESTIMATOR

The successful candidate will prepare cost estimates, review, validate, and submit estimates for product manufacturing, projects, or other services as required. This position is responsible for a wide range of project cost estimating and all associated functions within a group of skilled professionals.

Responsibilities; You will find success based on your ability to; • Interpret technical drawings to identify engineering specifications, evaluate and estimate materials, manpower, schedule and budget • Effectively analyze production benchmarks and historical costs • Obtain, review and maintain documentation of third party pricing • Interface and provide on-going technical support to customer • Support and comply with the policies, goals, efforts, and programs of Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. • Provide estimating support to various stakeholders at all stages of projects.

• Interface with various stakeholders to ensure accuracy of all estimates.

• Recognize key parameters such as equipment and material pricing guidelines, labour market updates, inflation, material take-off and other allowances, escalation philosophy, and site labour productivity factors.

Job Requirements; As the ideal candidate you will possess: • Thorough understanding of business processes, stakeholders involvements and their role, information flow and project scope and also ensure that developed estimates covers the entire scope of the projects.

• Thorough knowledge of estimating techniques and strategies • Thorough knowledge of oil and gas industry • Ability to calculate mathematical extensions, analyze and understand production drawings, associated documentation, contracts, cost coding systems, work breakdown structures, etc.

• Excellent computer skills in Estimating Software and Microsoft Office • Minimum of 3-5 years industrial estimating experience required

PROJECT MANAGER

The successful candidate will have the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project. The Project Manager must have a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions and resolve conflicts, as well as more general management skills.

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people.

With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals. We’ll provide you with hands-on training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

We currently have career opportunities for a professional;

CAD DESIGNER Essential Job Functions • • • • •

design/draft tanks, vessels and piping packages create detailed fabrication drawings using inventor software interpret customer and engineering markups and make changes to drawings create drawing files for parts to be cut by the plasma table administrate autodesk vault, inventor content center libraries and autocad plant 3d specs

The incumbent must possess the following; • diploma in Engineering Design and Drafting Technology or equivalent • certified Engineering Technologist (CET) • minimum 3 year’s experience designing/drafting piping packages, pressure vessels, tanks and skids • proficient with using AutoCAD, plant 3d, and inventor • experience with creating BOM’s and utilizing an ERP software (M2M preferred) • experience using a nesting software (ProNest preferred) We offer competitive wage and benefits packages Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward your resume via fax to:

(403) 227-7796 or e-mail: hr@bilton.ca

Job Requirements; As the ideal candidate you will possess: • Completion of PMP certification, working toward completion or equivalent • Minimum 3 years previous experience in related industry or role • Microsoft Project experience is an asset • Thorough knowledge of oil and gas industry

PURCHASING ANALYST

The successful candidate will be responsible for product procurement, vendor communication, and identifying cost saving opportunities, while working with various departments to ensure high levels of customer service internally and externally.

Responsibilities; You will find success based on your ability to; • Ensure all purchase orders are accurate per required BOM items including material grade requirements and special specifications • Negotiate prices, credit terms, discounts and delivery arrangements with suppliers.

• Expedite problems with suppliers and vendors regarding costs, quality, quantity or delivery of goods.

• Effective use of historical data to ensure competitive pricing.

• Perform on-going review of product, service, equipment, and expense usage to identify new opportunities for cost savings.

• Keep informed of new sources of supply for materials and services Job Requirements; As the ideal candidate you will possess: • Experience in negotiating and contract formation of major supply chain agreements • Minimum of 3-5 years purchasing experience required • PMAC Certification, or work toward, is an asset but not required • Strong oral, written communication skills required, must be able to present material.

• Strong attention to detail, follow work rules, and adhere to work schedules required • Work with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism • Previous experience with M2M is an asset

Career development, growth and unlimited possibilities – you’ll find it here!

Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward your resume with a cover letter indicating the position you are applying for via fax to

(403) 227-7796 or e-mail to hr@bilton.ca

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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.

Responsibilities; You will find success based on your ability to; • Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope • Monitor progress of each project while in production • Keep up-to-date with progress and plans on future stages • Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders • Keep client updated with the current status of projects • Plan and schedule project timelines, update schedule • Manage project changes and budget • Effectively apply our methodology and enforce project standards

Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2014 and the 2013 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.0 L/100 km) based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption may vary based on driving habits and other factors. Ask your dealer for the EnerGuide information. ¤2014 Dodge Journey 2.4 L with 4-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.7 L/100 km (37 MPG) and City: 11.2 L/100 km (25 MPG). 2014 Chrysler 200 LX 3.6L VVT V6 6-speed automatic – Hwy: 6.8 L/100 km (42 MPG) and City: 9.9 L/100 km (29 MPG). 2014 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 L PentastarTM VVT V6 - Hwy: 9.3 L/100 km (30 MPG) and City: 12.7 L/100 km (22 MPG). 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 L EcoDiesel V6 8-speed automatic - Hwy: 7.0 L/100 km (40 MPG) and City: 10.3 L/100 km (27 MPG). Wise customers read the fine print: *, ♦♦, ‡, , §, The Zing Into Spring Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after April 1, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2014 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ♦♦$1,000 Bonus Cash is available on all new 2014 Jeep Wrangler models and is deducted from the negotiated purchase price after taxes. ‡4.29% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2014 Chrysler 200 LX/Dodge Journey Canada Value Package/Jeep Wrangler Sport models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2014 Chrysler 200 LX/Dodge Journey Canada Value Package/Jeep Wrangler Sport with a Purchase Price of $18,798/$20,398/$21,798 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discounts) financed at 4.29% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $107/$116/$118 with a cost of borrowing of $3,425/$3,717/$3,789 and a total obligation of $22,223/$24,115/$24,587. 4.19% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo model to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. See your dealer for complete details. Example: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with a Purchase Price of $39,998 financed at 4.19% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $226 with a cost of borrowing of $7,109 and a total obligation of $47,107. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. Finance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash and 1% Rate Reduction are available to eligible customers on the retail purchase/lease of select 2014 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat models at participating dealers from April 1 to 30, 2014 inclusive. Finance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. 1% Rate Reduction applies on approved credit to most qualifying subvented financing transactions through RBC, TD Auto Finance and Scotiabank. 1% Rate Reduction cannot be used to reduce the final interest rate below 0%. Eligible customers include all original and current owners of select Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat models with an eligible standard/subvented finance or lease contract maturing between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016. Trade-in not required. See dealer for complete details and exclusions. ♦Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian New Vehicle Registration data for 2013 Calendar Year for all Retail vehicles sold in the province of Alberta. ¹Based on 2014 Ward’s Upper Middle Sedan segmentation. ^Based on R. L. Polk Canada, Inc. May 2008 to September 2013 Canadian Total New Vehicle Registration data for Crossover Segments as defined by Chrysler Canada Inc. ʚBased on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. »Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.

2014 CHRYSLER 200 LX

$

18,798

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BI-WEEKLY‡

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20,398

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20,798

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THE 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

39,998

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FINANCE FOR

226 @ 4.19

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PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $2,600 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.

107 @ 4.29

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

2014 DODGE JOURNEY CANADA VALUE PACKAGE E

ICE PURCHASE PRICE 000 INCLUDES $2,000 SH* CONSUMER CASH AND FREIGHT.

116 @ 4.29

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

2014 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DOOR SPORT 4X4

PURCHASE PRICE ICE INCLUDES $2,500 500 CONSUMER CASH SH*, $1,000 BONUS REIGHT. CASH♦♦ AND FREIGHT.

118 @ 4.29

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

PURCHASE UDES PRICE INCLUDES FREIGHT.

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

PULL-AHEAD BONUS CASH

PULL-AHE AD INTO A NEW VEHICLE SOONER. EXCLUSIVE TO OUR EXISTING FINANCE/LEASE CUSTOMERS.

$1,000+1%

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LESS FUEL. MORE POWER. GREAT VALUE.

15 VEHICLES WITH 40 MPG HWY OR BETTER.

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INTO SALES EVENT

ALBERTA’S #1-SELLING AUTOMAKER HAS THE PERFECT WAY TO SPRING FORWARD. ♦

CANADA’S MOST AFFORDABLE MID-SIZE SEDAN◊

AS GOOD AS

42 MPG

HIGHWAY 6.8 L/100 KM HWY ¤

FINANCE FOR

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Starting from price for 2014 Chrysler 200 Limited shown: $24,885.§

CANADA’S #1-SELLING CROSSOVER^

37 MPG AS GOOD AS

HIGHWAY 7 L/100 KM HWY 7.7 ¤

FINANCE FOR

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Starting from price for 2014 Dodge Journey SXT shown: $23,890.§

THE MOST CAPABLE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE IN ITS CLASS√

AS GOOD AS

30 MPG

HIGHWAY 9.3 L/100 KM HWY

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FINANCE FOR

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Starting from price for 2014 Jeep Wrangler Sport S shown: $26,640.§

CANADA’S MOST AWARDED SUV EVER R»

AS GOOD AS

40 MPG

HIGHWAY 7.0 L/100 KM HWY

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Starting from price for 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland shown: $57,590.§

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