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Ice hut regulation demanded BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF
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Carol Maier and Alice Mills of Innisfail make their way through the rows of plants at Dentoom’s Greenhouse in Red Deer as they purchase perennials for their gardens.
The good, bad of a late spring PARKS WORK STALLED BUT GARDEN CENTRES BUSY BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A cold, late spring means a delayed start on parks maintenance and mosquito control for the City of Red Deer. But on the brighter side, local gardening centres are doing booming business because of pent-up demand. Trevor Poth, parks superintendent for the city, said cooler weather and late snowfalls have caused setbacks for Red Deer’s parks and recreation workers. “We’re late on street sweeping and cleaning the boulevards and shrub beds. We’re about a week behind on that,” he said. Also, the city’s biological mosquito control program is about two weeks behind, since it could not be started while local ponds were covered with ice. Now that water is flowing again, Poth said parks workers started
spreading last week the microbial pesticide called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) on ponds where mosquito larvae will hatch. Poth doesn’t expect the delayed start to have any effect on mosquito numbers. “It shouldn’t have an impact,” he said, since mosquitoes also wait for the ice to melt before laying their eggs on ponds. City workers started playing catch-up on parks maintenance last week. Sports fields have been lined and “playground inspections are in full swing,” said Poth, who expected mowing and mulching in parks to start today. Public washrooms will be open by the May long weekend, after which parks workers will start planting colourful flower beds at City Hall Park and other areas. While overnight frosts can still happen well after Victoria Day, Poth said the city turns on irrigation systems to moisten the annuals and make them more frost resistant.
The City of Red Deer has hired about 120 park workers and expects to have a peak workforce of about 140. “Now if only we can get some nice days,” said Poth, who believes winter-weary city residents are “desperate” to start walking and cycling along park trails. Local gardening centres are doing brisk business in anticipation of warmer weather ahead. (Local temperatures are expected to climb to 18C by Wednesday.) “We’re crazy busy right now,” said Rebecca Bouw, retail manager at Dentoom’s Greenhouses on Sunday. Since winter has essentially stretched to eight months this year, Bouw said eager gardeners are buying anything with blooms — from flower baskets to bedding plants to flowering shrubs. She still recommends holding off on planting annuals outdoors until after the long weekend. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
Lobbying efforts have been stepped up for a provincewide mandatory ice fishing hut registration program. Sylvan Lake Management Committee has fired off a letter to Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Robin Campbell urging the province to craft ice hut regulations, including penalties for rule breakers. The committee also wants the province to boost staff time and resources for the Respect our Lakes program, which was rolled out in 2011 and has had much success in reducing the number of ice fishing huts left abandoned on Sylvan and Gull Lakes when the season ends in the spring. In April 2011, 25 huts were left on Sylvan Lake, creating potential environmental and boating hazards. To tackle the problem, a voluntary registry and public information campaign was introduced the following winter and 14 people signed up. Only five huts were left on the lake the following spring, which the committee touted as proof of the program’s value. Despite the initiative’s success, the province has proven non-committal to undertaking a provincewide program, said Keith Stephenson, a Lacombe County councillor and chair of the Sylvan Lake Management Committee. Representatives for Red Deer County, Town of Sylvan Lake and five summer villages are also on the committee. Further concerns were raised about the province’s support for the program this spring when the committee was told initially that the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Department was too short staffed to help remove the huts as it had done in previous years. After a few frantic phone calls, four Fish and Wildlife staff from Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer were dispatched to help remove three huts left on Sylvan Lake before the ice became too unsafe. However, two huts were stranded on Gull Lake. “These huts will surely become a pollution issue in Gull Lake,” writes Stephenson. He said in an interview that the eight communities around the lake that are members of the committee want to keep the ice hut registration idea on the front burner. “We’re just going to keep pressing until we get it,” he said.
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Collector returns Second World War medal VETERANS VOICES OF CANADA FOUNDER GIVES IT BACK TO FAMILY
Maybe it was the loss of a medal commemorating his own great-uncle’s Second World War death that made him do it. Something compelled Allan Cameron to return another Silver Cross that he had paid $500 only a few years ago to the family it belongs with on Saturday. “I’m a collector and I’ve had it for three years and I decided it was time to get it back to the family . . . I would hope
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that somebody would do the same for me,” said the Sylvan Lake resident. Cameron is founder of the non-profit Veterans Voices of Canada, which records the war experiences of former soldiers in their own words. Since Cameron’s uncle and great-uncle served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, he has been collecting artifacts from their unit for years. In 2011, another militaria collector called to see if he wanted to purchase a Silver Cross medal connected to Authur Bedwin, a North Nova
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Scotia Highlander, who was killed in action in Holland in 1945. The memorial medals were presented to the mothers or widows of Canadian soldiers who died while in active service. Cameron bought the Silver Cross, thinking it should belong to someone who appreciates its meaning. But the Central Albertan occasionally thought about Bedwin’s family and whether he should try to track his relatives down and return the medal. “I thought about it a cou-
ple of times and then put it away.” But a story he heard recently made him reconsider his ownership of the artifact. It concerns a New Brunswick man who purchased a Second World War helmet with a soldier’s name printed in it for $30 from an army surplus store. “The fact that (the soldier) cared enough about it to write his stuff inside — his name and the ID number — it wasn’t mine to keep,” Jordan Chiasson told a local newspaper.
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Silver Cross medal has been returned to soldier’s family.
Hunt for Red Deer Boer War soldier’s grave After more than 100 years, researchers believe the body of Angus Jenkins of Red Deer is buried near where he fell in battle.
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HELMET: Found owner The young collector discovered the helmet’s original owner was still alive and opted to return it to him in February. George Johnston, 93, who had been a private with the North Shore Regiment, was emotional to receive the head covering that protected him through six years of fighting across Europe. Upon seeing his helmet after 70 years, Johnston said, “I could kiss it!” “He was quite excited to get it, and it reinterated to me that these things should go back” whenever possible to the soldiers or their families, said Cameron. After doing his own research, Cameron discovered that Bedwin’s daughter resides in Grimshaw, only a few hours drive from his Sylvan Lake home. He drove to the community on Saturday to present the Silver Cross to the woman at a ceremony at the Grimshaw Royal Canadian Legion. It was also attended by other Bedwin relatives, veterans and community members. Cameron’s only condition was that the medal stay in the family and not be resold. He discovered the late soldier’s daughter, who’s now in her 70s, had no idea that a Silver Cross memorializing her father’s sacrifice ever existed. She told him she had no knowledge of how the medal would have left the family, but was very grateful to get it back. Cameron hopes that someday, someone will come across the Silver Cross medal that memorializes his great-uncle and D-Day veteran, Ernest Glenmore Hill, who was killed on July 25, 1944, and will also return it to relatives. It would mean a great deal, he said. “Our family doesn’t know where the medal is. I would like to think that someone would do that for us.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
HUTS: Water quality “We just want to make sure water quality is maintained — on not just Sylvan Lake but all the lakes in Alberta — and to reduce the footprint of people.” Alberta ESRD spokesperson Carrie Sancartier said the department had lost several staffers with the training to remove the huts this spring. “We expect ice safety training to begin before the end of the next ice fishing season.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com
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ST. PAUL — The attention of an Alberta town shaken by a shootout and the death of a priest has now turned to a local businessman who managed a health and vitamin store. RCMP said John Carlos Quadros, 55, of St. Paul died Friday evening during a gun battle in which three mounties were injured. It took place on the town’s busiest street while residents fled for cover. St. Paul Mayor Glenn Andersen said Quadros managed Health Mart 2000, which is located only a short distance from where the confrontation happened. He said no one has an answer about what may have sparked Friday’s rampage. “It’s a question that could be in everybody’s minds forever — what was the stressor? What would provoke somebody to do something like this?” Andersen asked. RCMP said they continued to investigate the slaying of Father Gilbert Dasna, 32, to try to determine whether his death is related to the confrontation with police. St. Paul’s downtown was bustling on Friday when the bizarre sequence of crimes began. Shops were closing, people were heading home from work and two nearby schools were hosting events. Gunshots rang out near the town’s RCMP detachment and police began hunting for a black pickup that was seen leaving the area. At about the same time police got a distress call from the rectory of a Catholic church. When they arrived, they found the priest dead. The Diocese of St. Paul said Dasna was a native of Cameroon who had served the diocese since 2011. Pierre Lamoureux, a spokesman for the diocese, said a church official was told that Dasna was discovered lying in the doorway of the rectory with what were believed to be gunshot wounds in his chest. Police said the black truck later rammed a police vehicle in downtown St. Paul, pinning an officer inside. The shootout followed, and at the end, Quadros was dead. The website for Health Mart 2000 lists John as a co-manager and says the business offers natural products, herbs, vitamins, organic foods, personal hygiene products as well as sport and bodybuilding supplements. “At Health Mart 2000 we believe that the road to optimal health may be achieved thru a natural approach, using Herbs and Natural products given to us by GOD, as our inherent right as his adopted children; and a continued daily effort to know our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, the way to Salvation and ever Lasting Life,” the website states. Andersen said he hadn’t known Quadros personally, but that he had been a businessman in St. Paul for about 15 years and that he had no reason to think there was anything unusual about him. At one point, Andersen said Quadros had spoken to council about a requirement concerning business licences. But he said there was nothing strange about the presentation. Andersen said Quadros was married and lived above the store. “Our community is a safe community and I believe this is an isolated incident,” Andersen said. The RCMP officer that was in the vehicle that was rammed suffered extensive injuries to both legs and was transported to hospital in Edmonton. Police said Saturday that her injuries were not life-threatening. The two other officers, police said, were treated and released. Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team, a provincial unit that investigates the use of force by police, has now taken over the probe into the gunfight.
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Red Deer’s ongoing problems? Vandalism and graffiti After living in a “homicide capital” and hotbed of rising violent crime, Red Deer residents should be relieved to know this city’s main ongoing problems are with vandalism and graffiti. “Do we have crime? Yes, we have all the same crimes big cities have. But do I think Red Deer is a safe place to live and raise a family and have a business? Yes I do,” said TerryLee Ropchan, executive-director of the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre. She noted that a lot of local crime stats are short-term blips. For instance, the city’s six homicides in 2011 led publications like The Huffington Post to brand this city the country’s homicide capital, but the very next year, local murders fell sharply to two. Similarly, Red Deer appears to have a sky-high domestic violence rate, according to the number of charges laid annually and a consistently full local women’s shelter. But Ropchan believes this is at least partly because police officers with the local domestic violence unit are doing their job. They are identifying more abuse and making more abused women aware of resources in the community. “People are getting the confidence to know that if they call (police) they will be helped, so they may be reporting more,” she said. “The numbers sometimes tend to get skewed . . . Overall, this is a safe community.” The truth about crime in Red Deer is that most is property-related. Ropchan said her crime prevention centre regularly fields complaints about graffiti damage and continues to sell a low-cost graffiti removal product — for one way to prevent more graffiti scrawls is to remove existing tags as quickly as possible. The best way of reducing crimes, such as car and building break-ins, is to know and talk to
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City Councillor Lawrence Lee, right, tests his balancing skills at the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Week kickoff on Saturday. The second annual kickoff of Crime Prevention Week took place in the parking lot across from the downtown RCMP detachment, and included a barbeque, a look at the YIELD roadster, and other activities. neighbours, and to pay attention to what’s going on in your street, she added. People can pass on information to give others the heads-up about unusual activity. “With these kind of connections it makes it harder for people to commit crimes.” At a Crime Prevention Week Kickoff held in downtown Red Deer on Saturday, representatives from Ropchan’s centre, as well as CrimeStoppers, Neighbourhood Watch, Citizens on Patrol, RCMP Victim Services and the city’s bylaws office were on hand to give pointers. Amid the booths at the windy
kickoff were graffiti cleaning demonstrations and information about RCMP identification kits. Residents could also learn about how landscape, lighting, and secured basement windows can reduce the potential for house break-ins. As well, any household can now sign up to be a Neighbourhood Watch representative, whereas in the past, only one or two were designated per street. The next chance to learn about crime prevention is at the local RCMP open house on Tuesday from 11 to 5 p.m. at the main detachment. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
Information sought on soldiers buried in the Netherlands BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF
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The hunt is on for photos and biographies of soldiers buried at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands after the Second World War. A total of 1,393 Commonwealth soldiers are laid to rest at Holten, including 1,355 Canadians. Welcome Again Veterans committee, of the Netherlands, has been working to gather the information for a few years. Mike Muntain and Peter Gower, both of the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment, of Kingston, Ont., joined the search in January. Muntain, project leader for A Face For Every Name, said three Central Albertans are buried at Holten. Relatives of Lance-Cpl. Dwight E. Welch, of Erskine, have already provided information. The search is still on for details on Staff Sgt. Walter A. Oke of Coronation and Pte. John N. Reed of Rocky Mountain House. “We’re getting amazing packages. Letters the boys sent home to their loved ones. Love letters. “Also letters their comrades wrote to the families who were involved in actions that took their loved ones lives,” said Muntain. “When I pass on the package to Holland after spending hours reading what I’ve got, it’s almost like passing on information of an old buddy. It’s amazing.” Photos and information collected are sent to Holland to be compiled for interactive kiosks at the cemetery’s visitor’s centre. Photos identifying the soldiers have also been put on each grave on Christmas Eve, when a candle is placed by each headstone; on Liberation Day (May 5), when a tulip is placed at each grave; and on Remembrance Day,
when flags flutter on each grave. The Netherlands fell to Germany in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The majority of those buried at Holten died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany and across the Ems River in April and the first days of May 1945. Muntain said more than 100 soldiers from Alberta are buried at Holten, which is a lot considering Alberta’s population at that time. So far, information on about 500 of the soldiers has been gathered, including over 200 since January when word started to spread in Canada about A Face For Every Name. Muntain is thrilled to have surpassed his Nov. 11 goal for the project. “If we had 100 packages complete, with pictures and life stories, we would have done a good service to the country and to the people of Holland. I had no idea how great the response would be.” Muntain, originally of Blackfalds, said he’s had some amazing phone calls from people responding to the project, including a nephew of LanceCpl. Welch, who was known as Johnny to his family. “He said he was 12-years-old when his uncle Johnny went off. It was just so obvious after 70 years, this man still missed his Uncle Johnny.” Muntain has been contacting newspapers around the country to reach out to surviving relatives. Anyone with information can contact Muntain at 613-888-7267 or by email at mjmuntain@gmail.com. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
CN advisory panel planned by Lacombe County Lacombe County is hosting a meeting to gauge support for a CN community advisory panel. Establishing a panel to work with CN on issues surrounding rail service at Joffre was suggested at a meeting with community members last November to discuss the upcoming expansion of the rail yards that serve the Joffre petrochemical complex. The issue was raised again in April when Lacombe County met with CN officials to discuss protocols and con-
tacts in the event of an emergency. Rail company representatives were open to the idea of an advisory panel but said it should be led by municipalities. A meeting is to be organized this spring with other Central Alberta municipalities that have CN rail tracks to see how much support there is. The city and county of Red Deer, Alix, Bashaw, Eckville, Sylvan Lake, Rocky Mountain House and the counties of Camrose and Clearwater will get invites.
Central Alberta’s largest school division reached new heights in 2012/13 for the third straight year in terms of high school completion rates. After 78.2 per cent of students within the Chinook’s Edge School Division earned their diplomas following the standard three years of high school in 2011/12, 81.1 per cent did so last school year. “It wasn’t that long ago that that number was in the mid-60s, not only in our jurisdiction but across the province. To see it climbing is admirable,” said division associate superintendent Ray Hoppins. In fact, in 1998 the number for the division that covers Olds, Sylvan Lake, Innisfail and other communities was 53.5 per cent. The rate didn’t pass 70 per cent until 10 years ago. The province made improving completion rates a stated goal at the turn of the century and Hoppins said the division has now as well; a high school diploma is no longer seen as an end point. Earlier this week, Premier Dave Hancock said 80 per cent of new jobs created in Alberta will require a post-secondary education. “We’ve got some pretty powerful partnerships with both Red Deer College and Olds College in the areas of dual credit. As well ... we’re getting more and better information now that we’re sharing with students earlier on so that they get to make an informed decision, but also so that we let them know ‘Graduation is not the end point. We expect you to continue learning past the graduation stage.’ That’s a subtle shift as well,” said Hoppins. Despite that focus, the division’s transition rate to post-secondary education remains below the provincial average after falling marginally for the second straight year. By last count, six in 10 young adults across the province enrolled in post-secondary programming within six years of starting high school. The number for Chinook’s Edge was 53.7 per cent. The division has had an agreement with Olds College for the last half-decade allowing students to earn post-secondary credits while still working on their high school diploma, and next year will have a similar partnership with Red Deer College. The division’s dropout rate went up to 4.1 per cent in 2012/13 after years of decline. Given a year or two extra to complete high school, an additional three or four per cent of a cohort will typically earn their diploma. Hoppins said new tools from Alberta Education that allow high schools to track individual students have proven very helpful in getting more students walking across the stage on grad day, however long it takes. The provincial high school completion rate for 2012/13 was 74.9 per cent. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com
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Janice and T.J. Penney dish up freshly barbequed hot dogs and hamburgers Saturday at the north end M&M Meats Shop location as part of their 26th annual Charity BBQ Day. All proceeds will go towards Crohn’s and Colitis Canada to aid in finding a cure for both Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. One in 150 Canadians suffer from the diseases — the highest rate in the world.
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Allergic to global warming Spring is a time of rebirth: blossoms and greenery emerge as cold and snow give way to warmer temperatures and longer days. It can also kick off a season of sneezing, headaches and itchy, watery eyes. Like a growing number of people, I’m allergic to tree pollen. Many say their symptoms have worsened over the years. They’re probably right. We’ve upset the Earth’s carbon cycle by DAVID burning fossil SUZUKI fuels and destroying forests and wetlands. Plants help rebalance it by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. Thanks, plants! A warming planet also means longer growing seasons and stimulated plant growth in many areas (although it’s causing drought and reduced plant growth in some parts of the world). And rising atmospheric CO2 actually increases pollen production. Add to that the extreme weather impacts of
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climate change that can exacerbate allergy symptoms and other respiratory problems (rain and higher temperatures create more moulds and fungi in some places; more dust contributes to allergies and asthma in droughtstricken areas), plus the all-around increases in ground-level ozone, smoke and pollution, and you’ve got a recipe for mass discomfort, illness, death and rising health-care costs. Tests conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture weed ecologist Lewis Ziska showed pollen production doubled from five to 10 grams per plant when CO2 in the atmosphere went up from 280 parts per million in 1900 to 370 in 2000, according to a USA Today article. That could double to 20 grams by 2075 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. “There’s clear evidence that pollen season is lengthening and total pollen is increasing,” George Luber, associate director for climate change at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told USA Today. “It’s one of the ways climate change is already affecting your community.” U.S. research shows the pollen season there has lengthened by about 16 days since 1995 and the ragweed season by anywhere from a day to 16 days, with greater increases moving north.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says ragweed season here is close to a month longer than in 1995 because of warming temperatures. We still don’t fully understand the multiple impacts of global warming on allergies, or what else may be contributing to the problem. Increased chemical exposure and the “hygiene factor” — which shows lack of exposure to germs and the outdoors early in life can make people more prone to allergies — may also be involved. More research is needed, but that will require more funding. This doesn’t mean people should stay indoors. Getting outside offers numerous physical and mental health benefits. Research even shows that kids who spend a lot of time outdoors develop fewer allergies. The David Suzuki Foundation’s 30x30 Nature Challenge during May provides tips and information about the benefits of outdoor activity. You can also take steps to minimize allergic reactions, such as going outside later in the day when pollen levels are lower and reducing allergens inside your home. If your allergies are severe, it’s a good idea to get tested by an allergist or doctor to pinpoint causes. From there, you can often find effective treatments.
Doing all we can to prevent climate change from getting worse won’t do much for allergies this season or next, but in the long run, it will make life easier for all of us, and our children and grandchildren. After all, this isn’t about plants being bad for people. We can’t live without them. It’s more about the natural systems that keep us alive and healthy being put out of whack by our reckless behaviour. This year’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is real and that humans are largely responsible, mostly through burning fossil fuels and damaging or destroying carbon “sinks”, including forests, wetlands and oceans. The report also shows we still have time and opportunities to avoid the worst impacts, but only if we act quickly to protect and restore forests and green spaces and reduce our consumption of fossil fuels through energy conservation and shifting to renewable sources. There are many benefits to addressing climate change. One is that we’ll all be able to breathe easier. Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
You can help clean up TFW mess By almost all accounts, the temporary foreign workers (TFW) program may end up being a regrettable stain on Canadian history. It appears everyone except various businesses’ balance sheets are affected in a very negative way. It has brought out the worst in many Canadians; McCarthyism has reared its ugly head when job offers are not forthcoming and layoffs are. TFW has many loopholes, and with our current government looking for and exploiting every loophole it can find, is it any wonder that businesses would follow suit? TFW has made life very unpleasant for temporary foreign workers, who happen to just want a better life for themselves and their families. If stories are to be believed, TFW can be a modern tool for human trafficking bordering on indentured servant status, with some comparing it to slavery. Businesses can pay a recruiter up in the neighborhood of $2,000 to recruit foreign workers, and the recruiter can also make demands of the workers, including a percentage of paycheque, as demonstrated in B.C. news, high rents with sometimes 20 plus people sharing a house, sometimes owned directly by the recruiter. Many reports have come out about excessive work hours without pay or recompense, and no obvious means of recourse. Throw in the increasingly hostile environment they are working in with customers and their life is not a dream for most. Canadians are not getting the jobs that historically would introduce the young to the workforce, mould their work ethic, and give them spending money. Many others are getting laid off at no fault of their own, while TFW employees are still working. Contractual obligations precipitated the layoffs of Canadians and the TFW staff will be laid off in due time according to a contract. The optics are bad and many people feel for these displaced Canadians and in some cases take it out on the foreign workers, in small ways from slight rudeness to outright contempt. The Canadian government created the program as the best way to create a cheap global labour pool for businesses and that is it. They talk about labour shortages but if they were real free-market Conservatives, they would have let supply and demand principles figure out a solution. Perhaps a slight increase in salary or a more flexible schedule would attract more applicants? Many experts have been warning the government of these problems, studies are disproving labour disparities, and solutions are being ignored. How many young people would turn down a $2,000 incentive to relocate temporarily and fill in for the temporary foreign workers? How many First Nations people? How many out-of-province unemployed Canadians? There are many people unemployed, underemployed or cannot get in the workforce, partly because of this program, and they all have friends or family who feel their pain and many of them are taking it out on the foreign workers. There are businesses abusing the program, and there are foreign workers and recruiters abusing the program, and there are many more being victimized by this same program, so what is the answer? One answer is to not punish the workers themselves. Another answer may be to simply boycott the businesses you feel are abusing the program, because money speaks volumes to business owners. Report to authorities any abuses inflicted on the workers at work, at home or on the street that you are aware of. Perhaps report a recruiter who taking a percentage of pay or charging excessive rents or fees, and perhaps providing unhealthy living arrangements. Perhaps it could be as simple as taking the word ‘temporary’ out of the equation, perhaps making workers permanent would ease the hostilities build-
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ing up in the population, and offer a Canadian-style of living to all workers? Communications is the key. Let people know what is happening; your family, your friends and your neighbours as word-of-mouth is a powerful tool. Collect data, itemize events and issues and write to the businesses, your paper, your member of Parliament, your mayor and your provincial representative. Talk to a foreign worker, listen to their story, and determine the truth to the best of your ability, then act. Please do not do anything that would cause distress to a fellow human being, do not do something you will regret later. Do not do anything that would darken the stain building on our Canadian culture and history. But, do something to correct this mess created by our Canadian government, or at least pressure those who can correct this travesty of global implications. Garfield Marks Red Deer
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Highway of Tears consultations stall BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A year and a half after a public inquiry called for urgent action to protect women along a stretch of highway in northern British Columbia known as the Highway of Tears, mayors and other leaders in the region say the province has yet to contact them about what needs to happen. Internal briefing notes also indicate a team of bureaucrats assigned to hold consultations with communities along Highway 16, where women have been disappearing or turning up dead for decades, have put that work on hold for much of the past year. What emerges is a picture of slow progress that appears to contradict the province’s claims that it has been busy holding a “tremendous number” of meetings about the issue with local governments. A public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case also examined the phenomenon of murdered and missing women in the province’s north, in particular along the highway between Prince Rupert on the coast and Prince George, a nine-hour drive to the east. At least 17 women, many of them aboriginal, have vanished or been murdered along Highway 16 and the adjacent Highways 97 and 5 since the 1970s. Most of the cases remain unsolved, though investigators don’t believe a single killer is responsible. Much of the discussion about the
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Highway 16 near Prince George, B.C. A year and a half after a public inquiry called for urgent action to protect women along a stretch of highway in northern British Columbia known as the Highway of Tears, mayors and other leaders in the region say the province has yet to contact them about what needs to happen. Highway of Tears has focused on a lack of affordable transportation connecting isolated communities, which has led some women to resort to hitchhiking. First Nations leaders released a report in 2006 recommending a shuttle bus along the highway.
Public inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal produced a report in December 2012 with more than 60 recommendations. Among them, Oppal endorsed the 2006 report and urged the province to “immediately” commit to developing an improved public transit system for
the Highway of Tears, in consultation with local governments. “I don’t know who they’ve been talking to, but they haven’t been talking to the mayor of Prince Rupert,” said Mayor Jack Mussallem, whose community of 13,500 people is located 750 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. “I’m starting to get a little concerned about whether or not we’re going to see anything. ... It’s not an issue that’s going to go away, and hopefully it’s somewhere on their priority list.” Mayors or city staff in Terrace, Smithers, Vanderhoof, Houston, Fraser Lake and Telkwa said they, too, have not been directly contacted to formally discuss the Highway of Tears issue. The tribal chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and the chair of the Regional District of BulkleyNechako also said they had not been approached by the province. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request indicate there was some work done in early 2013. Staff within the Transportation Ministry and assistant deputy ministers from three different ministries were assigned to the file. They identified potential stakeholders and compiled a list of existing transportation options in the region. A status report from February 2013 indicates staff held an initial meeting with the North Central Local Government Association that month.
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The federal Conservatives are keeping expectations modest for their prospects in four byelections — two in Alberta, two in Ontario — set for the end of June. “We all know majority governments don’t typically fare well in byelections, the opposition parties do,” said Cory Hann, communications director of the Conservative Party. The Conservatives anticipate hanging on to the two Alberta ridings but do not expect to win more than 10 per cent of the vote in each of two Toronto-area contests, said one senior Tory insider. “The two Ontario ridings, I think the writing’s on the wall on those,” said the source, who picked Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to win both fights. “If there’s a race, the two horses in that race are going to be the NDP and Liberals.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Sunday that voters in the four ridings would go to the polls Mon., June 30, in the middle of what for many will be the fourday Canada Day weekend. The timing, and unusually long seven-week campaign period, were intended to steer completely clear of the June 12 Ontario election, the Conservative insider said. The byelections will provide a glimpse of the fevered political jostling well underway in the runup to a general ballot next year. The Alberta constituency of Fort McMurrayAthabasca was vacated by Conservative MP Brian Jean, who stepped down in January, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. Conservative MP Ted Menzies resigned his southern Alberta seat in the riding of Macleod in November to become president and chief executive officer of CropLife Canada, a trade association for plant-life technologies. “We’ll likely hang on to those,” the Conservative source said. “That said, we’re obviously not going to take them for granted. It being a byelection, it’s always a different beast.” Trudeau is working to prove the Tories wrong, campaigning in Fort McMurray-Athabasca during the weekend with candidate Kyle Harrietha and tweeting that there’s an “appetite for change” in the region, a hub for oilsands development.
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Newfoundlanders may get to keep one blue whale EXTRA COSTS HAVE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM REASSESSING PLAN BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Tourists take photos from the newly opened Glacier SkyWalk near the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park.
Controversial Glacier Skywalk opens JASPER — The newest tourist attraction within Jasper National Park is not for the faint-hearted or the acrophobic. Depending on the foot traffic, you can feel the Glacier Skywalk sway just a little as you’re looking through a glass floor almost 300 metres straight down to the valley below. The $21-million attraction charges $24.95 per adult for access to a glass-floored observation platform that extends 30 metres above the Sunwapta Valley. The Skywalk opened to the public this month. And while the views are stunning, the privately owned glass deck in the sky, just off the Icefields Parkway, is not without controversy. Many environmentalists and residents of Jasper believe it is unnecessary and poses a risk to wildlife, particularly mountain goats and bighorn sheep. The Alberta Wilderness Association says it represents “encroaching commercialization” into the national parks. “We’re not convinced it really adds anything to the park. Anyone who wants to go to a national park wants to see, experience and appreciate nature,” said conserva-
tion specialist Sean Nichols. “When you take a glass-andsteel structure and stick it in the middle of nature one wonders what’s really natural about that? In my mind it’s so gimmicky. That’s the thing about gimmicks. At the end of the day they’re a hook to bring people in, but they don’t add anything.” The project passed a federal environmental assessment in 2012 and was fully endorsed by Parks Canada. “It really provided a unique fit in terms of expanding the range of services and experiences for visitors to the park,” said Greg Fenton, field unit superintendent for Parks Canada in Jasper. Fenton said steps were taken to provide environmental protection for the mountain goats and bighorn sheep in the area. Brewster Canada, the travel company that built and operates the attraction, agreed to avoid construction during lambing season and worked fewer hours a day during building to accommodate animal movement. “Brewster is required to implement an ongoing wildlife monitoring program just to make sure the protections of the environmental assessment imposed on the project are meeting the requirements,” said Fenton. The glass floor is the focal point
for visitors. It’s packed with tourists looking for spectacular photos. Employees do a continuous circuit with brooms to brush away dust and keep the surface bright and shiny. Alison Saunt and her husband Paul from Manchester, England, stopped on their way from Banff to Jasper. “It’s pretty amazing, but when you look down, it’s not good,” she laughed. “But once you get your bearings, it’s spectacular and feels pretty safe, but there is a slight movement isn’t there?” The area where the Skywalk is located was already a popular viewing point for years before the project went ahead. “The actual idea for this actually came from one of our drivers. He drove this highway often and just said it’s an incredible viewpoint and it’s a great place to give visitors a new opportunity to check it out,” said Juliette Recompsat with Brewster Travel Canada. “The footprint of the whole attraction itself is no bigger than the viewpoint that was previously here. “To us the environmental concerns and any controversy no longer surround this project. Now that it’s built we’ve seen a lot of great reactions from people.”
Manitoba trying to blast away zebra mussels in unique experiment WINNIPEG — They are small clam-like creatures that seem to spread in the blink of an eye and squeeze the life out of the rivers and lakes they inhabit. This summer, those who grapple with zebra mussels will be watching Manitoba, where officials are trying to stop an invasion with a unique experiment. Once the winter ice recedes on Lake Winnipeg, a silk curtain will be lowered to the lake floor to seal off four infested harbours. Liquid potash will then be pumped into the water until it reaches a lethal concentration for the mussels and clogs their gills. The technique has been tried in a closed quarry, but this is believed to be the first time liquid potash has been used in open water. Scientists who study the mussels say Manitoba presents a “golden opportunity” to find a way to prevent their proliferation in waterways around the world. The postash plan will cost $500,000, but many
say it could save millions down the road if it works. “There is only one guarantee and that is, if nothing is done, then the situation will certainly get worse,” said Manitoba Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh. “The impact of zebra mussels in areas where they have infested waterways is quite profound.” The invasive mussels, which are already in the Great Lakes and have spread throughout parts of the United States, were found for the first time in the province last October. The tiny mussels reproduce rapidly. One female can produce up to one million eggs a year. The waterborne, microscopic larvae can be carried unwittingly from lake to lake in buckets and in the live wells of boats. Once hatched, the mussels can attach to virtually any hard surface, including other native mussels and crayfish. They clog up pipes and hydro dams. They threaten fish by interfering with the food chain and have been linked to increases in toxic blue-
green algae. “Where zebra mussels have established, they have a significant ecological and economic impact,” said Laureen Janusz, fisheries biologist with Manitoba Conservation. “There are annual maintenance costs to having zebra mussels that just never go away.” The Manitoba government was presented with a series of options once the mussels were discovered. Although liquid potash had never been tried in open water, it was unanimously agreed upon, Janusz said. Liquid potash is lethal for zebra mussels, but doesn’t appear to hurt any other aquatic life aside from native mussels, she said. “Everyone is still trying to find a control that has no effect on anything else.” Those who depend on the lake for their livelihoods are concerned about the experiment and the impact it could have on the short fishing season. Jocelyn Burzuik with the Gimli Harbour Authority said Lake Winnipeg is no ordinary lake. It is so huge, it has its
own wind tides making it unpredictable and dangerous. “It’s going to be very tricky,” Burzuik said. Complicating matters further, Burzuik said, both commercial fishermen and those injecting the water with liquid potash need access to the harbour when the water temperature rises to between 10 and 12 C. The two groups are working together to figure out how the experiment can go ahead without devastating the fishery, she said. “It’s not that we don’t want them to treat zebra mussels. We know exactly what they can do to a fishery,” she said. “The cure cannot kill the community.” Many are watching the outcome.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The Quebec government is calling on Ottawa to lift the ban on restaurants hiring temporary foreign workers — at least when it comes to its own province. The province’s immigration minister Kathleen Weil was to meet with her federal counterpart Chris Alexander on Monday, according to her spokesman. Dave McMahon said Weil will ask that Quebec be granted an exemption to the moratorium. “We are a bit worried about the impact of the moratorium on our restaurants and on our small and medium-sized businesses,” he said Sunday. “We are ready to work with the federal government to tighten the rules of the program if need be.” Weil is also planning to make the same case to Employment Minister Jason Kenney, who oversees the temporary foreign workers program, McMahon said. A spokeswoman for Kenney said there are no immediate plans to lift the ban, in Quebec or anywhere else. “Abuse of the temporary foreign worker program will not be tolerated,” Alexandra Fortier said in an email.
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WOODY POINT, N.L. — Newfoundlanders who want to keep at least one of two giant blue whales that washed ashore on the west coast of the island may get their wish. The man leading the Royal Ontario Museum’s effort to dismember and transport those remains to Toronto says he must review plans to handle both carcasses. “My commitment when I came in was to do at least one whale and my hope is to do both of them,” Mark Engstrom, deputy director of collections and research for the museum, said during a break from the huge, smelly job. “We’re doing the Trout River whale and then I have to reassess my budget and see where I am in terms of whether or not I can actually do the Rocky Harbour whale,” he said. “I’ve incurred a few expenses that I hadn’t expected so it’s going to be tight to do both whales.” Those extra costs include towing the first carcass from Trout River to adjacent Woody Point where it could more easily be worked on, Engstrom said. The second body is still resting in shallow water near the Rocky Harbour fish plant in Gros Morne National Park. They are among nine rare and endangered whales that became trapped in pack ice earlier this spring. It’s believed they were either crushed or drowned as they tried to surface to breathe. Rocky Harbour Mayor Walter Nicolle had expressed relief when the museum offered to add the whales to its collection and make scientific data available to global researchers. Local officials had raised concerns about health hazards and the impact on crucial tourism if the carcasses were left to rot. “We’re only a small town,” Nicolle said earlier this month. “We don’t have a budget large enough to take care of that whale.” But Engstrom, who has dealt with the remains of several other whale species, said even he was surprised at the huge challenge posed by the biggest animal on the planet. Squawking sea gulls feasted Sunday as Engstrom’s team of museum staff and several local men used flensing knives to remove tonnes of blubber and skeletal muscle from the 23-metre female whale. She is now exposed past her enormous rib cage as her bones are removed, labelled and stored in an 18-wheel truck. The stench has been powerful enough at times that even seasoned fishermen have gagged. Woody Point Mayor Ken Thomas approved the messy project as long as it was done in five days, ending Monday. He doubts the community of 300 could have taken on such a task alone. “Looking at the magnitude of the job and getting to understand the skill sets that are required, it’s highly unlikely that this could have been done with a local effort. “The cost is certainly piling up.”
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A new love, a new land WAR BRIDES: ONE WAY PASSAGE EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE RED DEER MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF
FESTIVAL OF BANDS AT RDC Red Deer College is hosting about 7,000 band students from across Western Canada for the 34th annual Festival of Bands from today to Thursday and from May 20 to 23. Adjudicators, educators and clinicians from across North America will participate in the Alberta Band Association event. The public is invited to attend the festival. Performances, clinics and activities run at the RDC Arts Centre from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day. Admission is free. For more event information, contact RDC Continuing Education at 403-356-4900 or e-mail continuingeducation@rdc. ab.ca.
FREE BIKE CLINIC Squeaky brakes? Loose chain? Learn how to tune up your bike on May 26. The Bower Community Association is hosting a free bike clinic from 7 to 8 p.m. at Bower Hall at 85 Boyce St. All are welcome and no registration is required. For more information, call Jesse at 403-877-1436.
PLANT SALE AND EXCHANGE Calling all gardeners. The Red Deer and District Garden Club will host its annual plant exchange and sale at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on May 24. Bring your labelled potted plants between 11 a.m. to noon to receive coupons. For every two non-invasive, potted plants (perennials, annuals or house plants) you will receive a coupon that allows you to choose one plant to take home. The sale and exchange begin at noon. A working bee workshop is slated for Thursday from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on how to divide perennials in time for the plant exchange. Fuest speaker Linda Tomlinson will answer questions about gardening after 7 p.m. Visit www. reddeergardenclub.ca for more information.
They chose love and an unknown future in a new land over their own countries and families. In many cases their great leap of faith paid off, and war brides lived wonderful, fulfilling lives with the foreign soldiers they married during the Second World War. As the War Brides: One Way Passage exhibit at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery suggests, many brides raised children and contributed in countless ways to their new adopted homelands. In other cases, there were tears and misgivings. Some marriages did not work out and the war brides made return trips home. But for Red Deer residents Violet Elliot and Grace Harris, coming to Alberta was always viewed as a marvelous adventure. Although these two local war brides are not featured in the museum exhibit, their stories are as compelling as any. Harris left a twin sister and other siblings behind in England, but felt “I was very, very lucky. Coming to Canada was one of the best things I ever did.” The former Londoner married Archie Harris, a ground crewman in the Edmonton squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, during the war — against the advice of an old family friend. “He said if I came to Canada, I’d probably end up living on top of a mountain!” Instead, 23-year-old woman got off the train on the flat Canadian Prairie in 1946 with her baby son, and was welcomed into the arms of her husband and his loving family. Edmonton was such a small community then, compared to London. “It was a new city” that only stretched as far south as the North Saskatchewan River, she recalled. But it proved to be a thriving setting for a happy and prosperous life. Harris was married for about six decades before Archie, an electrician, died in 2004. They had two children, a grandson and three great-grandchildren. “I don’t think I could have been luckier. I am thankful every day,” said the 91-year-old, who now lives in Red Deer with her daughter. Elliot arrived in Calgary from her native Scotland in 1946. She was following her husband, who had been a gunner in a Canadian tank regiment that helped liberate Italy. Elliot was so glad the “persistent” soldier she married in 1943 wasn’t killed that she didn’t think twice about joining him in Canada after the war. “I thought of it as an adventure. I didn’t know what was going to happen next.”
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War Bride, Grace Harris now of Red Deer holds a photo of her and her husband Archie taken in London England on their wedding day October 7, 1944. She was already pregnant when she arrived in Alberta, and all three of their sons were born here. For many years, the growing Harris family lived in the village of Marwayne, near the Saskatchewan border, where Jim Elliot worked as an insurance broker and Violet raised the boys and later practised the public nursing skills she learned in Scotland. Since there was no doctor in the tiny community, she got to help with cases that were far beyond the scope of many other nurses. “It was a very interesting life,” recalled Harris, now 97. Both of the local women were looking forward to seeing the War Brides: One-Way Passage exhibit that opened Saturday at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibit features 70 portraits of young war brides by Calgary artist Bev Tosh. Many of these women boarded ships and did not see their parents or grandparents again, said Kim Verrier, coordinator of visitor experience at the museum. They had only brief reunions with siblings in the ensuing years. “It really was for better or worse . . . ” While some war brides from England, Scotland, Holland, and other countries were warmly welcomed, others were blamed for taking local men, and faced
multiple difficulties. One formerly homesick war bride told Tosh, “We could have sailed back to England on the tears we shed.” Tosh’s mother, Dorothy, was the inspiration for the portrait project that was previously exhibited across Canada, including the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
in capturing the youthful optimism that was so evident in their faded wedding pictures. Among the many portraits is one of Phyllis, a Red Deer war bride who’s now deceased. Like the other paintings, it was created on a plywood panel, with the grainy wood texture providing a ghostly, watery look. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, or tears shed for families left behind. Each image leaves such a — GRACE HARRIS strong impression that viewers will want to know more She did not have an entire- about the women than the scant ly happy experience as a war text provides. But perhaps this bride. mystery is part of the exhibit’s The Saskatchewan Prairie appeal. girl met a New Zealand pilot at The women depicted “were an air base in Saskatoon. They courageous survivors who made married, and Dorothy moved a voyage into the unknown,” away with him after the war, said Verrier, who admires their but their union did not last. strength and resiliency. After a decade, Tosh’s mom Despite parental objections moved back to Canada with her and government obstacles to and her sister, who had both international marriages, some been born in New Zealand. In 44,000 woman and 21,000 chila video, Tosh an award-winning dren were issued one-way tickgraduate of the Alberta College ets to join former Canadian solof Art and Design, recounts her diers. childhood feelings of displaceBetween 1944 and 1947, war ment. brides and their children made “I thought of myself as a up more than 60 per cent of this New Zealander . . . ” She still country’s emigration quota. As keeps a box of black iron-based a result, one in 30 Canadians is New Zealand sand, and later re- thought to descend from a war turned to that country to teach. bride union. After painting her mother’s The exhibit continues to Auportrait, Tosh met other war gust 4. brides who told her their stolmichelin@reddeeradvocate. ries. This sparked her interest com
‘I DON’T THINK I COULD HAVE BEEN LUCKIER. I AM THANKFUL EVERY DAY.’
Boer War casualty’s grave believed confirmed NOT IN MILITARY CEMETERY BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF
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A young ranch hand working in Pincher Creek, but raised in Red Deer, joined the Canadian war effort in the Boer War and was one of three men from Red Deer to die while fighting in South Africa. Now, more than 100 years later, military history researchers in South Africa believe the body of Angus Jenkins is still buried near where the battle that killed him took place, as opposed to the British military cemetery where his headstone stands. Jenkins joined the Lord Strathcona’s Horse regiment to fight in South Africa in February 1900. His parents, William and Sarah Jenkins, farmed in the Balmoral district. They moved to the Red Deer area from New Brunswick. Jenkins and the regiment sailed for South Africa on March 16, 1900. They arrived in Cape Town on April 10 and eventually took
Private Angus Jenkins was one of three men from Red Deer to die while fighting in South Africa’s Boer War. a train to the town of Standerton. It was there that the regiment first encountered the Boer forces. In battle on July 1, 1900, Jenkins was killed near Paardefontein, on the southeast coast of South Africa. According to the regimental diary, Jenkins was their first battle casualty. He was buried in the garden of a nearby farmhouse.
Family from the farm moved the grave into their family plot shortly after. But it has long been believed that, near the end of the war, Jenkins’ body was re-interred, along with other casualties from the regiment, at a British military cemetery in Standerton. Tony Maxwell, a Red Deerbased non-fiction author, and his son visited the grave a few years ago while working on a
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book and documentary for the regiment, chronicling their role in South Africa. He met with a number of history buffs who helped him find soldiers’ graves and battlefields from the war. “They claim to have uncovered evidence indicating Jenkins still lies in an unmarked grave in the family plot on the farm where he was originally buried,” said Maxwell. The grave on the farm was rediscovered and South African researchers determined that the grave at Standerton did not actually contain Jenkins’ body. “The assumption was made then that it was the original grave of Angus Jenkins,” said Maxwell. “I spent a lot of time at his grave in Standerton photographing it and then to discover he probably isn’t actually buried there. ...” A ceremony has been scheduled for May 24 at the farm, where a new granite headstone will be unveiled to mark Jenkins’ grave. Maxwell said he is trying to locate descendants of the Jenkins family. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com
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True-Line nabs top awards NAMED BUILDER OF YEAR, RENOVATOR OF YEAR, ALSO WINS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR After failing to win in several categories that it was a finalist in at the Canadian Home Builders’ Association awards gala on Saturday evening, True-Line Homes was called to the podium when it mattered the most. The Central Alberta branch of the CHBA named True-Line its Builder of the Year among large-volume builders, and also its Renovator of the Year.
The Red Deer company also won Awards of Excellence for Best New Multi-Family Project (Townhouse or Duplex Style) Over $225,000 and Best Renovation Project Between $50,000 and $99,999. True-Line president Phil Neufeld was joined on stage by more than a dozen staff members for each of the best of the year award presentations. “I’m glad they’re all here and can celebrate with us,” he said, crediting True-Line’s personnel, as well as its trades and suppliers, for the compa-
CHBA AWARDS ny’s success. Winning the other major award was Platinum Homes, which claimed Builder of the Year honours in the small-volume category. Platinum also received Awards of Excellence for Best New Home Between $260,000 and $299,999, and Best New Home Between $525,000 and $599,999. Terry Loewen, a partner in the business, credited his staff, trades, suppli-
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ers and customers for the award. Like Neufeld, he made a point of calling a large number of Platinum staff to the stage to share in the moment. The resulting congestion led to the large volume Builder of the Year trophy, which had not yet been presented, being bumped off a table and breaking. “Sorry large volume, you don’t have a trophy,” joked Loewen. The other big winners on Saturday included Sorrento Custom Homes, which re-
ceived Awards of Excellence for Best New Home Up To $224,999, Best New Home Between $375,000 and $449,999, and Best New Estate Home Over $1 million. Falcon Homes Ltd. also claimed three Awards of Excellence: Best New Home Between $225,000 and $259,999, Best New Home Between $450,000 and $524,999, and Excellence in Interior Design for work by Stephanie Fehr, and Gina and Kevin Pardy.
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Battle over Nortel’s billions to begin CROSS-BORDER TRIAL CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANKRUPTCY TRIALS IN CANADIAN HISTORY BY DAVID FRIEND THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Amber Leeson relives some memories and shops for various items with the help of R. Paul Gagnnon at the 25th annual Red Deer Mother’s Day Antique Furniture and Collectables Show. The event ran Saturday through Sunday in the Prairie Pavilion at Westerner Park, and featured more than 350 vendors.
Employment prospects appear to be improving Canadian workers can find If you are working, it’s a some encouragement in recent good idea to build up an emerreports showing that employ- gency, high-interest bearing ment prospects are improving. account that would cover six A recent survey months of living exof the corporate penses in the event sector by the Bank your employment of Canada shows ends, for whatever that sales are set reason. This can to increase in the make the transition next year due to a a lot less stressful strengthening U.S. and give you some economy and lower time to find new or Canadian dollar, alternative employand the outlook for ment without havinvestment growth ing to worry about and hiring both are where the money to positive. pay the bills is goBMO Bank of ing to come from. TALBOT Montreal also has If your employBOGGS found that workers ment does end, across the counthe first step is to try are optimistic take an inventory about the outlook of your assets and for their companies this year, your situation. with twice as many expect“Look upon it as an opporing they will increase rather tunity to get your financial than decrease the size of their house in order,” said Montworkforce. gomery. However, in today’s uncer“Take a look at your finantain economic conditions, the cial inventory — what are your threat of losing your job is al- assets, your debts, your severways present. ance and what are your job “Whether it’s your decision prospects. Go over everything or you are forced to leave, los- and don’t make any decisions ing your job is a major event until you get some professionin life,” said Colin Montgom- al advice.” ery, a financial planner with You may want to set up a Edward Jones. line of credit with your finan“We encourage people to cial institution, which can give look on this as an opportunity you some peace of mind at to review their situation and least knowing that you have get their financial house in access to credit if you need it. order. There are a lot of deAnother strategy is to look cisions to make and it’s cru- at your debt situation. cial not to make them in haste If you can, pay off the debt without some professional ad- with the highest interest, such vice.” as credit cards, or consolidate
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or restructure all debt, including the mortgage. It’s harder for the self-employed or unemployed to get a new mortgage or renew one than when they’re working for a company. Find out what you can live on and what income you have coming into the family. A two-income household, for example, may be able to reduce expenses and get by while a single-income household may have to rely on credit until the main wage earner finds other employment. Find out about your company pension plan. Some are locked in but others can be rolled into your registered retirement savings plan (RRSP). Some plans allow you to withdraw the benefits and convert them to an individual plan, although the premiums likely will be higher. The details should be spelled out in your severance package. “Ideally, if you can roll it into your RRSP that is great,” Montgomery said. “But diversification — spreading it out between your RRSP, mortgage or other debts — can be a good strategy as well. Put it where it makes the most sense.” Topping up your tax free savings account (TFSA) is another option because the TFSA allows you to withdraw funds tax-free and then put them back in the next calendar year.
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A complex trial to determine how billions of dollars in Nortel Networks Corp.’s remaining assets are to be divided begins today in a pricey cross-border hearing that’s considered the first of its kind. Lawyers for former employees, pensioners and creditors will descend on two courtrooms — one in Toronto and the other in Delaware — to argue over who gets a share of $7.3 billion from the sale of the former technology giant’s patents and other assets from its international operations. What’s unique is the sheer magnitude of the proceeding, which is considered one of the biggest bankruptcy trials in Canadian history, and the escalating costs associated with it. The cost of the Nortel case has climbed to US$1.185 billion since early 2009, according to an estimate from Diane
Urquhart, an independent adviser assisting former Nortel employees. Expenses range from legal fees to cutting-edge technology that links both courtrooms that are expected to be filled mostly with lawyers. An overflow room has been set up for everyone else, including the media and public. A document from the Canadian creditors filed with the courts provides a glimpse of just how massive the case has become over the past year since the trial was approved to proceed. About 16,000 documents will be presented as exhibits, whittled down from an initial three million, and 110 depositions of witnesses have been taken, the filing said. More than 50 people are listed as witnesses for the trial, though it’s unlikely that all of them will be called on to testify over the next seven weeks.
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Third of small business owners say they have no weather plan: CIBC BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Come snow, cold or high water, a new survey says a third of small business owners in Canada are woefully unprepared for any kind of bad weather. A poll conducted for CIBC (TSX:CM) found that 35 per cent of the owners admitted they had no contingency plan in place to deal with severe weather conditions that could shut down their businesses. About 10 per cent said they had experienced an interruption in their businesses in the last year, citing weather as the main source, followed by illness and personal reasons. And, even after the severe weather of the past year, less than a quarter (19 per cent) said they were rethinking what they’ll do if they are hit with weather like last summer’s floods in Alberta or this year’s ice storms in Ontario. About a quarter (26 per cent) said they’d use cash, lines of credit, personal savings or loans to help them get through a business interruption. Twenty per cent polled planned on using credit cards or insurance.
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“While more small business owners are thinking about contingency plans, the reality is most need a plan in place to ensure they can withstand business interruptions without draining their personal savings,” says Shelley Swanlund, vice-president of business banking at CIBC. “It is important to have options such as access to a line of credit, or savings within the business, to tide you over during any interruptions.” Swanlund suggests owners put aside money into a savings account so they have enough cash flow to ensure their businesses are protected if they have to close due to any reason. The online poll was conducted Feb. 12-19 by Leger and involved 500 English- or French-speaking business owners or decision-makers in Canadian companies with 500 employees or less. The polling industry’s professional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.
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NORTEL: Expensive, complicated endeavour Less clear is how Nortel lawyers will present their case to Delaware bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross and Ontario Superior Court Justice Frank Newbould. Most pretrial arguments and evidence have been sealed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., over concerns from Nortel’s corporate lawyers that proprietary agreements with the company’s former business partners may be exposed. However, once the trial begins many of those documents are expected to be made public. Last Thursday, the judges decided that concerns over confidentiality were overstated and agreed that at least some of those documents should be unsealed, said Mark Zigler of Koskie Minsky LLP, a lawyer who represents some former Nortel employees and was present at the hearing. “We’re working through the weekend to try and get them out,” Zigler said. “Some things have to be redacted, according to certain parties. There’s just so many thousands of documents.” The main trial, which is scheduled to continue until the end of June, is proving to be an expensive and technologically complicated endeavour. Lawyers from both Canada and the United States will communicate through encrypted live streaming video and audio created by California-based Live Deposition. “We have the technology in place and we have our fingers crossed,” said Alan Mark, a lawyer for Goodmans LLP, the court-appointed Canadian monitor for Nortel’s liquidation. “Procedurally it’s certainly precedent setting having a trial proceed jointly.” Both countries will adhere to rules for their own jurisdictions. At its height in 1999 to 2000, Nortel was worth nearly $300 billion, employed more than 90,000 people globally and was regarded as one Canada’s most valuable companies. In 2009, the company filed for bankruptcy in North America and Europe, shedding thousands of jobs. Last year, three former top executives at the firm were acquitted of fraud charges nearly a decade after being accused of falsifying financial records at the beleaguered company. The Crown had alleged that the three had been involved in a book-cooking scheme to trigger $12.8 million in bonuses and stock payments for themselves.
OPTIONS: Sometimes no options are any good If your severance runs out you have several options, such as taking any job you can get, going into debt or cashing in your retirement fund. “None of these are great options, so that’s why it’s really important to get some professional advice to make sure you don’t do anything too hastily and make the right decisions,” Montgomery said. Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.
CHBA: 540 attend gala Krest Homes won two Awards of Excellence, one for Best New Home Between $300,000 and $374,999 and the other for Best New Multi-Family Home (Townhouse or Duplex Style) Under $224,999. Other Awards of Excellence went to Mason Martin Homes for Best New Home Between $600,000 and $674,999, Larkaun Homes for Best New Home Between $675,000 and $749,999, and Bowood Homes for Best New Estate Home Between $750,000 and $999,999. Bruin’s Plumbing & Heating received the Safety Leadership Award, Henry’s Eavestroughing was named Trade of the Year (small category), and Thermo Pro Insulation and Drywall was chosen Trade of the Year (large category). The Supplier of the Year was General Appliances Lacombe in the small category and Timber Wolf Truss in the large category, while Service Professional of the Year was Dominion Lending Centres in the small category and The Alberta New Home Warranty Program in the large category. Individual awards were presented by CHBA — Central Alberta president Kevin Wilkie. Rookie of the Year went to Dwayne Eagleson of Mason Martin Homes, Member of the Year to Lori Erickson of Landmark Homes, and the Gus Bakke Award for outstanding service went to Lisa Buckingham of Trail Appliances. Among the 540 people at the awards gala was Stephen Amonson, president of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association for Alberta. He stressed the importance of honouring members of the residential construction industry who are innovative and provide new types of housing. “The awards are about recognizing the hard work, talent and dedication of the individuals in our companies and our association that bring this product to a new level each and every year.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
Arrests in Expo probe BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Italy’s interior minister is pushing for an anti-corruption task force to keep mobsters from infiltrating lucrative construction and services contracts for Milan’s Expo 2015 world fair. Angelino Alfano said that such a panel could be a “good solution” to preventing infiltration by organized crime in preparation for the fair, expected to create tens of thousands of jobs and attract 20 million tourists. Last week, seven people were arrested in a probe of contract bidding for the fair. Education Minister Stefania Giannini told reporters Sunday that the corruption scandal was like “opening newspapers from 20 years ago.” She was referring to the 1990s so-called Bribesville probes.
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The Via Rail station is seen in Halifax. Via Rail has named a new chief executive officer little more than a week after a senior federal cabinet minister called for new leadership at the Crown corporation. Yves Desjardins-Siciliano is taking over from Steve Del Bosco, who had been doing the job on an interim basis since the start of this year.
Via Rail announces new CEO AFTER BAIRD CALLS FOR NEW LEADERSHIP BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Via Rail has named a new chief executive officer a little more than a week after a senior federal cabinet minister called for new leadership at the Crown corporation. Yves Desjardins-Siciliano is taking over from Steve Del Bosco, who had been doing the job on an interim basis since the start of this year. Desjardins-Siciliano had been serving as Via’s chief corporate and legal officer and corporate secretary since 2010. A statement from Via says he has held executive positions in a variety of industries in Toronto and Montreal. The appointment comes after Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird publicly demanded Del Bosco’s head. Baird said he lost confidence in Del Bosco because of how Via has been communicating with the public over issues like technical problems with safety equipment at rail crossings. Baird, whose riding is in the national capital re-
gion, said the last straw came last month when Via wrongly accused Ottawa transit buses of causing a signal malfunction at a crossing near his home. Del Bosco will be resuming his previous role as Via’s chief commercial planning officer, the statement said. Desjardins-Siciliano called it an “honour” to get the job. “The task ahead is to ensure that inter-city passenger rail continues to play a key role in the economic prosperity of Canada,” Desjardins-Siciliano said. Via said last November that its overall ridership slipped two per cent to one million passengers in the third quarter of 2013, compared with the same period a year earlier. However, it said ridership in the vital Quebec City-Windsor, Ont., corridor rose six per cent to 912,000. Via operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking 450 communities across its 12,500-kilometre route network, carrying almost four million passengers annually.
Investigators say U.S. officials failed to inspect thousands of oil, gas wells AMID ENERGY BOOM BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, congressional investigators say. The report, obtained by The Associated Press before its public release, highlights substantial gaps in oversight by the agency that manages oil and gas development on federal and Indian lands. Investigators said weak control by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management resulted from policies based on outdated science and from incomplete monitoring data. The findings from the Government Accountability Office come amid an energy boom in the country and the increasing use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. That process involves pumping huge volumes of water, sand and chemicals underground to split open rocks to allow oil and gas to flow. It has produced major economic benefits, but also raised fears that the chemicals could spread to water supplies. The audit also said the BLM did not co-ordinate effectively with state regulators in New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Utah. The bureau has become a symbol of federal overreach to industry groups opposed to government regulations related to oil and gas drilling. Environmental groups say the Obama administration needs to do more to guard against environmental damage. In the coming months, the administration is expected to issue rules on fracking and methane gas emissions. The report said the agency “cannot accurately and efficiently identify whether federal and Indian resources are properly protected or that federal and Indian resources are at risk of being extracted without agency approval.” In response to the report, Tommy Beaudreau, a principal deputy assistant interior secretary, wrote that he generally agreed with the recommendations for improved state co-ordination and updated regulations. The report makes clear in many instances that the BLM’s failure to inspect high-priority oil and gas wells is due to limited money and staff. BLM officials said they were in the process of updating several of its policies later this year. Investigators reviewed 14 states in full or part: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. In Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, fracking has become increasingly prevalent. The report said the BLM had failed to conduct inspections on more than 2,100 of the 3,702 wells that it had specified as “high priority” and drilled from 2009 through 2012. The agency considers a well “high priority” based on a greater need to protect against possible water contamination and other environmental safety issues. The agency had yet to indicate whether another 1,784 wells were high priority or not. The BLM has devel-
oped agreements with some states, which also have jurisdiction over well inspections on federal lands. According to the GAO, it had reached agreements with regulators in California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming. The report said BLM has not reviewed or updated many of its oil and gas rules to reflect technological advances, as required by a 2011 executive order. They include guidance on spacing of wells, which the report said could help maximize oil and gas production. The bureau acknowledged it had not updated its guidance on oil and gas drainage since 1999 or its guidance on mineral trespass — interference of drilling or mining activity — since 2003. Congressional investigators found the BLM did not monitor inspection activities at its state and field offices and thus could not provide “reasonable assurance” that those offices were completing the required inspections. In Pennsylvania, for instance, an Associated Press investigation found the state received 398 complaints in 2013 alleging that oil or natural gas drilling polluted or otherwise affected private water wells. More than 100 cases of pollution were confirmed over the past five years. “This report reaffirms our concern that the government needs to pay attention to the environment and protect public health and drinking sources from the risks of oil and gas development,” said Amy Mall of the Natural Resources Defence Council. But Kathleen Sgamma, vice-president of government and public affairs at the Western Energy Alliance, a trade group representing energy companies, said the report’s findings show that states are better positioned to regulate oil and gas drilling.
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LUANN May 12 1870 — The Manitoba Act, incorporating most Metis demands, is given Royal Assent. The old District of Assiniboia enters Confederation as Canada’s fifth province, Manitoba 1989 — Canadian Olympian Ben Johnson admits that he used anabolic steroids. 1937 — King George VI’s coronation is heard throughout the Empire on the first worldwide radio broadcast.
1922 — The Royal Canadian Navy cuts its force to three small ships on each coast as an economy measure. 1890 — Frederick Dobson Middleton is convicted by Parliament of looting furs during command of Northwest Rebellion. He will resign his post under censure in June. 1885 — Gabriel Dumont and his Metis warriors run out of ammunition. They fire stones and nails before giving up the fight. Dumont flees to the U.S. 1804 — Explorer David Thompson reaches Lake Athabasca.
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The magic of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon, music being reborn CAPTURED IN GRAMMY MUSEUM EXHIBITION BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the Maleficent exhibit in Kensington Gardens, London, Thursday. The exhibit showcases some of the costumes and props from the film Maleficent, before they go on display to the public at the O2 in London.
Jolie won’t rule out onscreen reunion BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Angelina Jolie says she plans to cut back on movie roles to concentrate on her humanitarian work, though she is mulling an onscreen reunion with partner Brad Pitt. Attending a Kensington Palace costume event for her new Disney movie Maleficent with Pitt, Jolie told reporters that “we are thinking about it.” They haven’t appeared in a movie together since Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2005. But she said at a press conference that her priority was her work as an envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative. She said acting was “going to be taking more of a back seat.” “I’m sure there will be a few more
films. But I am happy I am able to be selective and have fun with characters like this but I would like to focus on writing and directing and above all I would like to focus more on my work with the U.N. and PSVI,” Jolie said. Jolie was joined by Pitt and 12-yearold son Maddox on the blue carpet for Thursday evening’s Maleficent event. Jolie plays the eponymous sorceress in the fairy-tale film, which was also a family affair. The couple’s 5-year-old daughter Vivienne makes her screen debut as the young Sleeping Beauty. Jolie said she loved bringing her kids on set: “They lived on the fairy mound. They hung out with Elle (Fanning). It was magic.” Maleficent is out in Britain on May 28 and in the U.S. on May 30.
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Laurel Canyon wasn’t much to look at — a few modest bungalows and log cabins crammed between an occasional faded mansion that had been left over from the days when it was a secluded, semi-rural retreat for Hollywood’s silent-movie stars. And yet from the quiet of the densely wooded canyon came a music revolution that would change popular culture. The likes of David Crosby and Graham Nash worked on their music — or in some cases created new genres like folk-rock and country-rock — pretty much in anonymity during the 1960s and 1970s, in a place where no one bothered to go in those days unless they lived there. Now, the sights and sounds of the canyon have been captured and transported from its narrow serpentine streets to downtown LA’s Grammy Museum in an exhibition called California Dreamin’: The Sounds of Laurel Canyon 1965-1977. The exhibition, a senses-shaking assault of music, memorabilia and visuals hits as you enter a gallery that features everything from reminisces by Jackson Browne to hand-written lyrics by Frank Zappa and Gram Parsons. There are brief video performances by the Turtles, music by the Eagles and the Doors, and scores of candid photos, like one of Joni Mitchell perched idyllically on a canyon hillside, playing a dulcimer. But California Dreamin’ also seeks to document what its curator, Grammy Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli, believes is one of the most important and overlooked moments in pop music history. While the media were documenting the folk music renaissance Bob Dylan helped launch in New York’s Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and the psychedelic scene that sprung from San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury District a few years later, Santelli said, musicians who took up residence by
the score in Laurel Canyon were actually doing much more. They quickly launched several new music genres, Santelli said, including the laid-back, LA-centric singer-songwriter movement that came to flower with the emergence of Browne, Mitchell, James Taylor and others. Although the canyon’s dirty brown hills rise up above Hollywood’s Sunset Strip and the neighbourhood’s many music clubs and recording studios, many of the canyon’s streets were unpaved then, giving the place a rural, backwoods feel. To this day the place only has one store and roads so narrow that on some of them two cars can’t pass unless one backs up. Thus the Byrds were free to experiment pretty much uninterrupted and unbothered until they created music’s first true folk-rock album, merging electric-guitar chords with lyrics by Dylan and others to create Mr. Tambourine Man. Nearby, Jim Morrison was creating the ethereal sounds that would make the music of the Doors everlasting, while Zappa was putting together his neo-classical arrangements from a faded mansion that silent-era movie star Tom Mix had once owned. From a house on Lookout Mountain Road, Mitchell was drawing inspiration for the album Ladies of the Canyon, while boyfriend Nash was immortalizing the modest abode they shared in Our House. As to why all these musicians settled in Laurel Canyon and not, say Paris, in the 1960s and ’70s, the answer is simple, said Mark Volman of the Turtles. “It was cheap and musicians are cheap,” guffawed Volman, who rented a house for $280 a month in 1965 with Poco’s Richie Furay. “It housed musicians because musicians made no money in those days and when they did the record companies stole it.” Eventually of course, the musiscians would make money, and would leave the canyon for neighbourhoods where there was more than one store and the streets actually had sidewalks.
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Visiting granddaughters are a pain in the wallet Dear Annie: I have twin — Going Broke in Florida teenage granddaughters who Dear Going Broke: You visit me every year for a week. should not have to foot the They also bring entire bill for two along a friend (just teenagers and their one, thank goodfriend. You are alness). I love havready giving them ing them, but I end a free place to stay up spending a forand any meals tune entertaining eaten at home. But them. I pay for evplease don’t deery meal, including mand payment from restaurants, and we the girls. Instead, eat out a lot. I love ask the parents to to take them places, help you with the but I’m on a fixed cost of entertaining income and would these young people MITCHELL like to make it less for a week. They & SUGAR expensive. also could give the Do you think if girls an allowance I were to give each for personal exof my granddaughpenses (movies with ters a set amount the friend, trips to of money they would be more a restaurant, mall purchases). frugal? They earn a lot of mon- The extra girl’s parents should ey babysitting, but I feel funny similarly send her with perasking them to spend their sonal money so she does not own money on things when become a burden. Taking the they visit me. Any suggestions? girls for a week is a lovely way
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HOROSCOPES Monday, May 12 Today will mark a time when it CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS finally sinks in. DATE: Tony Hawk, 45; Kim Fields, So make sure you state your 44; Emilio Estevez, 51 point clearly and precisely today. THOUGHT OF THE DAY: To- This will only bring you and these day will mark a time when you are individuals closer together. able to get your point across; it will SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): very well received by others, and You will be quite proud of the leg will lead to greater understanding of work you’ve been doing behind the your proven skills. scenes. Public speaking and standing There is a greater intensity to up for you rights will be provoked by shared values with that close somegreater awareness of your current one. circumstances. Have you been savings quite a A financial increase is likely and bit, and is this allowing for greater you will get pats on the back for the closeness and acceptance? Bonds great effort now. will increase today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today if SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. your birthday, this year will highlight 21): You’ve have been putting in a an increase in financlot of energy into makes, self-worth, your valing your dreams a reues, and perhaps even ality. changes within your Others will finally diet. start to join in as they There will be a realize it is a smart ingreater emphasis on vestment to couple up your abilities this year with you. and will appreciate Trust your gut inthroughout this year. stinct, but, please do, Make sure to exshare your efforts with press what you truly others. It will be revalue right at the start warding! of this year, as it will onCAPRICORN (Dec. LARISA MAIRA ly lead to greater depth 22-Jan. 19): Today is OZOLINS of self-understanding, a great day for a job from others and onto interview or simply recyourself. ognition of your efforts Harmony and Peace on a public level. are found within a balYou are even more anced work life and daily regimen. passionate and intense today to ARIES (March 21-April 19): move towards your aspirations. You are able to draw others, share Make the effort to show others your talents with them as they it will how you accomplished so much, provoke a financial increase in the you’ll be rewarded! near future. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Try your best to get your point It has been said, when our actions across with significant relationships. and what we think are aligned, that There more likely to be able to help is happiness. them with their needs, they will be Well, today, you are happy, you grateful. are in the flow! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make sure to express your gratiSpeak your mind today it is to your tude, and perhaps teach others how advantage to share your talents, you got where you are standing at skills and abilities with those you this very moment. We will be gratesee on daily basis. ful! If you have to give something PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): away for free it will come back There is a great need for you to to you tenfold in the near future. express your desires with those intiGreater awareness of others’ needs mate relationships in your life. will be highlighted now. Perhaps it is just a full underGEMINI (May 21-June 20): The standing that you share the same re-working of creative projects will values, or maybe it goes deeper reach a pinnacle today. than that. Make sure others know of your Enjoy the intensity of the day in skills and abilities today, they will the comfort of those near and dear! be highlighted and will have long endurance to their popularity. MonLarisa Maira Ozolins is an iney owed to you from past work, or ternationally syndicated astrologer simply from friends will come back and columnist. Her column appears today. daily in the Advocate. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Getting your point across with those family members will be highlighted today. This will also add to greater ability for you at work, as you will know that you can retire in a harmonious environment when you get home. Happy times are in store for you today. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The spotlight is on your career, today is the day to network as the ability to communicate your skills is highlighted. Go for that interview, speak of your dreams and aspirations and this will allow you to building up the blocks towards them. If you are passionate about it, do it! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): On a professional and public level, today is your day! Communicate with everyone day, ask for that raise, but only after you have discussed the asserted energy you have been putting towards your career. Your value and worth will be common knowledge today, flaunt your stuff! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For quite some time you have been letting others in your life know what you think and where you stand.
to bond with your granddaughters, but it is also a favor to the parents. Explain the situation and ask them to help remedy the problem. Dear Annie: Our nephew recently announced his engagement and wedding date. His fiancee’s older sister is getting married two weeks before. The sister’s future husband called my nephew and flat-out stated that it is inappropriate that they have chosen a date so close to theirs, as it will take away from their special day. He suggested my nephew move his wedding to December at the earliest. However, the sister has not mentioned a word of this to my nephew’s fiancee. We can’t help but think that she, too, is upset about this and asked her fiance to handle it. We are disappointed that what could be the happiest time of our nephew’s life is filled with stress. What is the wedding protocol
in this instance?— Aunt and Uncle from Wisconsin Dear Aunt and Uncle: It was very inconsiderate of your nephew and his bride to schedule their wedding two weeks after her sister’s already-chosen date. It does indeed take away from their special day, and more importantly, it puts a terrible burden on family and friends in terms of gifts and travel expenses. It also appears to others as though your nephew’s bride resents her older sister. We hope you can convince your nephew to give his guests a few months to recover from the first wedding before attending the next. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Blue-Collar Grandparents,” whose grandchildren are pulling out their hair. I’d like to suggest that they bring up the possibility of PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with strep).
If either of these kids has had numerous strep infections, perhaps they should be tested and assessed. I realize now that my son must have had this when he was 4, but I’d never heard of it then. He had seven strep infections in a row. He began displaying OCD behavior, which included pulling out nearly half of the hair on his head. If your child has multiple strep infections, it might be worthwhile to check for PANDAS, if only to rule it out. — A Sympathetic Grandmother Dear Sympathetic: Thank you for mentioning PANDAS. There is currently no test for PANDAS, but doctors look for a sudden onset of OCD and/or tic disorders following multiple strep infections. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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Never say die ST. LOUIS’ EARLY GOAL HELPS RANGERS AVOID ELIMINATION AGAIN, FORCE GAME 7 VS. PENGUINS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rangers 3 Penguins 1 NEW YORK — If Martin St. Louis wasn’t a fan favourite during his first two months with the New York Rangers, he certainly became one during a very emotional weekend. St. Louis came to New York in March in a deal in which popular team captain Ryan Callahan was shipped to Tampa Bay. When he didn’t light up the scoreboard right away, the Madison Square Garden crowd was slow to warm to him. That all changed Sunday night. Three days after the sudden death of his mother, St. Louis scored 3:34 in, and the Rangers avoided elimination for the second straight game by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1. Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series is Tuesday in Pittsburgh. New York advanced in the first round with a Game 7 win over Philadelphia. St. Louis rejoined his teammates for Game 5 in Pittsburgh on Friday, after a quick trip to Montreal to be with his family. That dedication inspired his teammates during a 5-1 win and carried over to Sunday. “It’s probably one of the cooler things I’ve been a part of in my professional career,” said Derek Stepan, who earned the first assist on St. Louis’ goal. “The emotion on that goal is something that I will never forget.” Fans were already chanting “Marty, Mar-ty” on his first shift. The cheers got louder after he scored. St. Louis, the first star of the game, patted his heart when he came out to an ovation from the crowd. “Mother’s Day, my dad is here, my sister is here,” St. Louis said. “It’s been a tough time for my whole family. To be able to get the lead in the first pe-
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New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider collides with Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in the second period of Game 6 of an NHL second-round hockey playoff series, Sunday, in New York. Kreider was penalized for goalie interference for the play. riod, it was a good one.” But not the prettiest of goals. St. Louis got in good position in front of the net. Stepan swiped at the puck in traffic and knocked it off St. Louis’ right leg and into the net. “I got a pretty good bounce,” St. Louis said. “I know (my mother) helped me through this. It’s a great win by the guys.” Carl Hagelin pushed the Rangers’ lead to 2-0 just 2:51 later, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots to keep Pittsburgh at bay. Derick Brassard made it 3-1 in the second period. Brandon Sutter scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who got 26 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury. The Penguins, who led the series 3-1, failed in their first attempt to advance to the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-1 home loss on Friday. Now
the pressure has shifted to them, and frustration is showing. Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby took a penalty at the end of the second period that gave the Rangers a power play to start the third. Several scrums also broke out — including one after the final buzzer. “With a minute left in the game, emotions run high,” Crosby said. “I don’t think that’s why we lost. We put ourselves in a bad position early. We fought hard and tried to get back, but you can’t continue to do that in the playoffs. You can’t start like that.” The team that has scored first has won every game. Under coach Dan Bylsma, the Penguins are 1-7 at home when having a chance to clinch a series. Overall, the Penguins are 2-6 in Game 7s in Pittsburgh.
On the flip side, the Rangers are 9-2 in their past 11 games when facing elimination, dating to Game 6 of the first round in 2012 at Ottawa. New York has never won a series it trailed 3-1 and has never beaten the Penguins in the playoffs. Buoyed by another early lead, the Rangers pressed for more, and got it on Hagelin’s unassisted goal at 6:25. Hagelin’s initial shot attempt from the left-wing boards was blocked by defenceman Rob Scuderi. Hagelin got to the loose puck in the centre of the left circle and sent a hard backhand sailing past Fleury for his fourth of the post-season. Bylsma burned his lone timeout to try to calm his team that was being outshot 7-2. Pittsburgh reversed that trend and cut its deficit in half before the end of the first.
Toews’ goal in third puts Hawks up on Wild BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Chicago Blackhawks’ Bryan Bickell scores against Minnesota Wild goalie Ilya Bryzgalov during the second period in Game 5 of an NHL second-round playoff series in Chicago, Sunday.
Blackhawks 2 Wild 1 CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had a rebound goal early in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Sunday night to take a 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Bryan Bickell also scored and Corey Crawford made 27 saves as Chicago bounced back from consecutive losses in Minnesota that handed the momentum to the Wild heading into Game 5. But the Blackhawks were back at the United Center, where they improved to 6-0 in this post-season and 17-2 over the past two playoffs. Erik Haula scored in the first period for the Wild, and Ilya Bryzgalov had 26 stops. Minnesota became the first team to score first in the second round of the NHL playoffs and lose, dropping that record to 19-1, according to STATS. Game 6 is Tuesday night in Minnesota, where the Wild
are undefeated in this postseason. Minnesota had a chance to grab the lead in the third but Crawford made a nice kick save on Cody McCormick about 2 ½ minutes into the period. He also had a solid glove stop on Ryan Suter with the Blackhawks clinging to a 2-1 lead with 4:38 to go. Toews, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp combined to put Chicago in front 4 ½ minutes into the third. Hossa sent the puck in front to Toews at the right post. The captain was stopped by Bryzgalov, but he managed to slam home a backhand for his fifth of the playoffs. Toews also had a big hit on Wild forward Mikael Granlund right before he scored the winning goal. The first period looked similar to much of the past two games in Minnesota, with the Wild using their speed and checking ability to shut down Chicago’s high-powered attack. The Wild also outworked the defending Stanley Cup
champions early on as Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville tried several line combinations looking for a spark. Blackhawks defenceman Brent Seabrook was whistled for tripping just 29 seconds into the game, and Granlund sent an open look off the outside of the right post on the ensuing power play. A terrific individual effort by Haula put Minnesota in front at 16:33 of the first. He drove through the Chicago zone and kept moving after his first try was stopped by Crawford, flipping a backhand into the net for his third goal of the post-season. It was still 1-0 at the conclusion of the first period, leading to some boos from the frustrated crowd of 22,016. The Wild had eight shots on goal at the first break, compared to six for the Blackhawks. Chicago started to generate more chances in the second, but most of its early shots came from outside and Bryzgalov gobbled them up easily.
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On-ice chemistry a work in progress for Team Canada at worlds BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MINSK, Belarus — Name tags aren’t required around Team Canada’s locker room at the world hockey championship. Maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad idea. “We just got together a week ago,” winger Joel Ward said. “I barely know some of the trainers’ names, to be honest.” That would be Mike Burnstein from the Vancouver Canucks and Gerry Townend and Shawn Markwick from the Ottawa Senators. But more to Ward’s point is Canada’s on-ice chemistry remains a work in progress after just two tournament games.
“That’s the challenge, I think, every year with this tournament for the North American teams,” goaltender Ben Scrivens said. “Obviously I’ve watched before and that seems to be the running commentary is how quickly teams can gel in, it seems like, every international tournament.” This tournament in particular is a challenge for Canada, given that this roster is made up of 19 players whose NHL teams missed the playoffs and four who went seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Through the shootout loss to France in the opener and Saturday night’s victory over Slovakia, coach Dave Tippett can notice the difference between those who had been playing and those who experienced a long layoff.
Participating in playoff games helped Brayden Schenn, Matt Read, Braydon Coburn and Nathan MacKinnon have a little more energy in their legs. But throwing them into the mix with players who had been off for a few weeks made for some uncertainty out of the gate. “That first game we were a little unsure going into the game exactly how we were going to come together as a team, how things were going to transpire,” winger Troy Brouwer said. Team Canada wasn’t yet a team, something that showed in disjointed play and passes being off the mark. Even early on against Slovakia there was hesitation about where players were going.
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Consider it a feeling-out process. “It’s a team game, and sometimes it takes a while to get your team game together,” Coburn said Sunday after an optional practice. “As the tournament goes on, it’s natural for chemistry to build and for our team to keep getting stronger.” On the power play, especially, where Canada is 2-for-8, Tippett hopes more repetitions in games and morning skates will help build more rhythm. At even-strength, it’s a shift-by-shift learning process. Tippett changed his forward lines against Slovakia and could do so again before Canada faces the Czech Republic on Monday night. Players are prepared for that.
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Kaymer survives wild finish at Players HOLDS ON FOR ONE-SHOT VICTORY OVER JIM FURYK AFTER 90-MINUTE DELAY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Martin Kaymer never lost sight of opportunity even amid so much evidence of trouble in the closing stretch Sunday at the Players Championship. A bad chip led to double bogey. A bad decision cost him a chance at birdie. With his lead suddenly down to one shot, he watched his ball soar against the grey sky toward the scariest island in golf and figured it would be fine. What followed was a bounce sideways instead of forward, mystifying spin that nearly sent his ball over the edge and into the drink, a chip with his feet pressed near the wooden frame of the island and a 30-foot par putt that Kaymer chalked up to instinct and luck. “It was a very strange way to make 3,� he said. But it was enough to carry the 29-year-old German to a one-shot victory over Jim Furyk in a final round filled with stress, emotion and a large dose of satisfaction. Kaymer got up-and-down with his putter from short of the 18th green for one last par, giving him a 1-under 71 and his first victory in nearly 18 months. The only time he nearly lost his composure was when talking about his mother, Rina, who died of cancer six years ago. He has a sunflower, her favourite flower, on his golf bag. His brother, Phillip, sent him a text that he described only as a “very emotional.� “To win on Mother’s Day ... we show our parents way too little,� he said. “We always need some occasions to show them, which is what you realize when they’re not there anymore. So to win on those days ... it adds a little bit of a nice thing to the whole week. “I think about her every day. I don’t need a Mother’s Day.� Furyk closed with a 66, having to wait out a 90-minute rain delay to make a 3-foot par putt. It looked as
though it might be enough to force a playoff, or even win outright when Kaymer started to struggle. Just as he did last week at Quail Hollow, Furyk could only watch on TV from the locker room and settle for second place. “I did what I could,� Furyk said. “I left it all on the golf course, and I hung it all out there today and every cliche you can think of. I played hard today.� Sergio Garcia (70) finished alone in third, though he never got within two shots of the lead at any point. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., finished in a tie for sixth. That wasn’t the case with 20-yearold Jordan Spieth, who was tied with Kaymer going into the final round. He made his first bogey of the tournament on the fifth hole, and four more bogeys followed in his round of 74. He tied for fourth. “I’m stinging right now,� Spieth said, a runner-up at the Masters. “It’s not fun being that close and having opportunities and being in the lead on Sunday and not pulling it off.� The typical stress that Sawgrass brings on Sunday was contained to the final hour, and it was almost more than Kaymer could take. He was sailing along until the lightning flashes and rain forced the rain delay. He had a three-shot lead with five holes left and was a different player when the round resumed. He made double bogey from an aggressive play behind a pine tree on the 15th. He nervously chose putter from a collection area on the par-5 16th that turned a simple chance at birdie into a par. Nothing could top the 17th hole, the most exciting on the Stadium Course. When his chip shot stopped just inside 30 feet from the hole, and bogey looked certain, Kaymer figured he still had one more hole. He couldn’t see the line in the approaching darkness, though he remembered it from practice rounds.
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Martin Kaymer, of Germany, hits from the fifth fairway during the final round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Sunday, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Canadiens expected tight playoff series with the Bruins BROSSARD, Que. — The feeling of impending doom that seems to have descended on the Montreal Canadiens fans had not reached the dressing room of their suburban training centre on Sunday afternoon. Centre David Desharnais even saw the notion of competing in a must-win Game 6 of their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Bruins as fun. The Canadiens trail the Bruins 3-2 ahead of the Monday night game at the Bell Centre. Desharnais recalled that his team was in the same predicament against Boston in the first round in 2011 and ended up winning 2-1 before falling in overtime in Game 7. “It’s not the first time for all of us,� said Desharnais. “It’s fun. You play all year to be in this kind of situation, playing a big game at home. We need to take advantage of it.� A 4-2 defeat in Boston on Saturday night, in which conceding the Bruins’ first two power-play goals of the series had them down 3-0 in the second period, has put the Canadiens on the brink of elimination. A concern is that they haven’t
Shattler’s overtime goal lifts Roughnecks over Rush BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — It’s rare to see a penalty shot in the National Lacrosse League, let alone in a playoff game. So when the Calgary Roughnecks were awarded a penalty shot down by a goal with less than a minute remaining in Game 1 of the NLL West final against the Edmonton Rush, they took full advantage of the opportunity.
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HAWKS: Well-timed Marcus Kruger sent a pass through the Minnesota crease, but no one was there for the Blackhawks. It took a well-timed dash by a seldom-used role player to set up Chicago’s third goal in the past three games. Playing for the first time since April 12, Peter Regin drove to the net to draw a hooking penalty on Jonas Brodin. Regin was active for the first time in the playoffs after the Blackhawks scratched Andrew Shaw with a lowerbody injury, and Brandon Bollig sat out with a two-game suspension for boarding Wild defenceman Keith Ballard in Game 4. On the ensuing power play, Patrick Kane’s slap shot went off Bickell’s left leg and past Bryzgalov to make it 1-1 at 9:18 of the second. It was Bickell’s sixth goal of the playoffs. The Blackhawks outshot the Wild 15-6 in the second, but it was still tied going into the third.
WORLDS: Chemistry “Obviously at this tournament it’s going to happen all the time and things are going to change,� Schenn said. “The quicker we can get chemistry and
scored a goal at even strength in the last two games, including a 1-0 overtime loss in Game 4, which was the first time in four tries they failed to win on home ice in this year’s playoffs. But coach Michel Therrien said that was no reason to panic. “We’re playing the Boston Bruins,� he said. “They were the best team in the NHL in the regular season, so you have to give them credit. “We have to find a solution to be better five-on-five and we will. That’s the challenge to play against a team like that. But we’ve faced adversity through the course of the season and what I like about this group is we’ve always got that attitude when we face adversity. It won’t be any different.� Captain Brian Gionta added: “We’re playing at home. For the most part of the series we’ve outplayed them and we feel comfortable.� Going into the game in Boston, Therrien had called on his top offensive players to adjust better to the added intensity of playoff hockey. Max Pacioretty, a 39-goal scorer in the regular season who has one in nine playoff games, responded with lots of energy. He tied with P.K Subban for the team lead with six shots on goal and assisted on Subban’s power-play goal late in the third period.
Desharnais added three shots, but still has only one assist in the series. And Thomas Vanek, who has been quiet since potting two power-play goals in Game 2, was also held off the scoresheet. “We need everyone and I’m part of that group, so obviously we’ve got to raise our game,� said Vanek. “Starting from myself.� The Austrian right-winger was acquired at the trade deadline to add punch to the attack and mostly he has done that. The Canadiens didn’t need their top guns much as they swept the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, but their production has been missed against a tight defensive club like the Bruins, which seems to have six-footnine defenceman Zdeno Chara on the ice for every important shift. “It’s been a little bit different series than Tampa,� said Vanek. “That’s a big team over there and I thought overall it’s a team that’s been playing well.
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Curtis Dickson tied the game for Calgary with 22 seconds left on the clock, and Jeff Shattler’s goal 46 seconds into overtime gave the Roughnecks the thrilling 12-11 victory. “That’s probably only the second or third (penalty shot) that I’ve seen since I’ve been in the league,� said Dickson, who added that although it was a “nerve-wracking� experience, he felt confident making the play. “I’ve been in this situation before. We need a goal late to tie it up or get the win. I just did what I know how to do. I saw my spot, took a shot at the opening, and lucky enough it went in.� guys can find chemistry with each other, that’s when we’re going to be good.� Chemistry is well on its way off the ice. Even though there are some teammates here, Schenn said the group is hanging out together here and getting to know each other. “You come here and meet guys, guys you obviously know them from playing on the ice, but it’s good to get to know guys’ personalities,� he said. “There’s a good mix and young guys and old guys that are bonding well and having fun and that’s what this tournament is all about.� But before playing the first contest, captain Kevin Bieksa made it clear this tournament is also about winning games. Tippett called the 4-1 victory over Slovakia a “step forward� for his team and a much better effort than against France. Part of the progression is not just between teammates but how Canadian players adapt to the wider ice surface with smaller offensive and defensive zones. Tippett knows it will take some time to figure out the European style, but Coburn — who is playing in his second world championships — isn’t worried about that. “It’s different,� Coburn said. “It’s something you’re obviously aware of right away and you feel when you get out there. “But it’s a lot of fun, it’s different, it’s a challenge. There’s a lot more ice out there and a lot more room to skate. We got a lot of guys in here that can wheel, so that’s a good thing for us.�
“We knew from the get-go that they have depth and I think that’s what makes them strong. But so do we. I don’t think this series is about one or two players. It’s about depth. We still believe in this group and we’ll be ready to go.� Boston’s depth came through on Saturday as the third line of centre Carl Soderberg with Loui Eriksson and Matt Fraser produced a pair of goals. Fraser had scored the only goal in Game 4 as well. Therrien gave no hint whether he will stick with slow-moving defenceman Douglas Murray, against whom Bruins coach Claude Julien likes to put the Soderberg line. Murray replaced the much-smaller but more mobile Francis Bouillon after the first two games. He also wouldn’t discuss his decision to replace veteran Daniel Briere with Brandon Prust, a more robust forward who looks to be playing through some sort of upper-body injury.
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SCOREBOARD Hockey Boston at Montreal,5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 x-Montreal at Boston, TBD
No Scoring. Penalties — Neal Pgh (tripping) 2:40, Zuccarello NYR (hooking) 3:37, Bennett Pgh (high-sticking) 11:36, Neal Pgh (misconduct) 19:50. Shots on goal Pittsburgh 15 11 11 — 37 NY Rangers 14 11 4 — 29 Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury (L,7-5-0); NY Rangers: Lundqvist (W,7-6-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Pittsburgh: 0-4; NY Rangers: 0-6.
Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh (1) vs. N.Y. Rangers (2) (Pittsburgh leads series 3-2) Friday, May 2 NY Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 2, OT Sunday, May 4 Pittsburgh 3 NY Rangers 0 Monday, May 5 Pittsburgh 2 NY Rangers 0 Wednesday, May 7 Pittsburgh 4 NY Rangers 2 Friday, May 9 NY Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 1 Sunday, May 11 NY Rangers 0 Pittsburgh 0 Tuesday, May 13 NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Portland (W2) vs. Edmonton (E1) (Series tied 3-3) Sunday’s result Portland 6 Edmonton 5 (OT) Friday’s result Edmonton 3 Portland 2 Monday’s game Edmonton at Portland, 6 p.m. x — if necessary. PREVIOUS RESULTS Saturday, May 3 Portland 5 Edmonton 2 Sunday, May 4 Portland 3 Edmonton 1 Tuesday, May 6 Edmonton 3 Portland 2 Wednesday, May 7 Edmonton 2 Portland 0 Sunday’s summary Winterhawks 6, Oil Kings 5 (OT) First Period 1. Edmonton, Samuelsson 7 (Moroz, Mayo) 4:48 (pp). 2. Edmonton, Samuelsson 8 (Moroz) 6:14. 3. Edmonton, Kulda 9 (Sautner) 19:09. Penalties — Lazar Edm (roughing) 1:12, Petan Por (hooking) 4:22, Kulda Edm (tripping) 12:59, Schoenborn Por (too many men) 16:04. Second Period 4. Portland, Dumba 7 (Pouliot, Petan) 3:25 (pp). 5. Portland, Cederholm 2 (Leier) 13:12. 6. Edmonton, Lazar 9 (Petryk) 13:57. 7. Edmonton, Kulda 10 (Mayo, Samuelsson) 14:46. Penalties — Cederholm Por (interference) 0:38, Pollock Edm (tripping) 1:41, Samuelsson Edm (highsticking) 3:08, Petan Por (slashing) 9:14, Leipsic Por (roughing) 14:31, Kieser Edm (roughing) 14:31. Third Period 8. Portland, Dumba 8 (unassisted) 2:57 (pp). 9. Portland, Texeira 2 (De Leo) 6:09. 10. Portland, Pouliot 5 (Leipsic, Bjorkstrand) 11:14. Penalties — Moroz Edm (holding) 2:16. Overtime 11. Portland, Iverson 4 (Turgeon, Pouliot) 7:23. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Portland 14 10 14 3 — 41 Edmonton 10 15 9 6 — 40 Goal — Portland: Burke (W, 9-2-0); Edmonton: Jarry (LS, 15-4-1). Power plays (goal-chances)Portland: 2-5; Edmonton: 1-4.
Blackhawks 2, Wild 1 First Period 1. Minnesota, Haula 3 (Spurgeon) 16:33. Penalties — Seabrook Chi (tripping) 0:29, Stoner Minn (hooking) 12:34. Second Period 2. Chicago, Bickell 6 (Kane, Sharp) 9:18 (pp). Penalties — Brodin Minn (hooking) 8:35. Third Period 3. Chicago, Toews 5 (Hossa, Sharp) 4:33. Penalties — Oduya Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct) 20:00, Niederreiter Minn (unsportsmanlike conduct) 20:00. Shots on goal Minnesota 8 6 14 — 28 Chicago 6 15 7 — 28 Goal — Minnesota: Bryzgalov (L, 3-5-0); Chicago: Crawford (W, 7-4-0). Power plays (goal-chances)Minnesota: 0-1; Chicago: 1-2.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago (3) vs. Minnesota (WC) (Chicago leads series 3-2) Friday, May 2 Chicago 5 Minnesota 2 Sunday, May 4 Chicago 4 Minnesota 1 Tuesday, May 6 Minnesota 4 Chicago 0 Friday, May 9 Minnesota 4 Chicago 2 Sunday, May 11 Chicago 2 Minnesota 1 Tuesday, May 13 Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15 x-Minnesota at Chicago, TBD
IIHF Men’s World Championship 2014
Pacific Division Anaheim (1) vs. Los Angeles (3) (Series tied 2-2) Saturday, May 3 Los Angeles 3 Anaheim 2, OT Monday, May 5 Los Angeles 3 Anaheim 1 Thursday, May 8 Anaheim 3 Los Angeles 2 Saturday, May 10 Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 0 Monday, May 12 Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBD Friday, May 16 x-Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBD x — if necessary.
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs SECOND ROUND Division Finals
GP Norway 2 Sweden 2 Canada 2 Italy 2 Czech Rep. 2 France 2 Slovakia 2 Denmark 2
W 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
Group A L OTL SOL GF GA 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 6 6 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 3 7 2 0 0 3 7
Pt 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 0
GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
W 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Group B L OTL SOL GF GA 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 5 7 1 0 1 2 6 2 0 0 4 7 2 0 0 2 8
Pt 6 6 5 3 3 1 0 0
Russia U.S. Germany Latvia Belarus Kazakhstan Finland Switzerland
Sunday’s summaries RANGERS 3, Penguins 1 First Period 1. NY Rangers, St. Louis 3 (Stepan, Stralman) 3:34. 2. NY Rangers, Hagelin 4 (unassisted) 6:25. 3. Pittsburgh, Sutter 5 (Niskanen, Maatta) 16:56. Penalties — Jokinen Pgh (roughing) 9:00, Kreider NYR (roughing) 11:20. Second Period 4. NY Rangers, Brassard 4 (Pouliot, Klein) 15:30. Penalties — Bench Pgh (too many men) 4:49, Kreider NYR (goaltender interference) 5:55, Bennett Pgh (interference) 8:42, Zuccarello NYR (tripping) 13:05, Kunitz Pgh (roughing) 20:00, Crosby Pgh (cross-checking) 20:00, Boyle NYR (cross-checking) 20:00. Third Period
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston (1) vs. Montreal (3) (Boston leads series 3-2) Thursday, May 1 Montreal 4 Boston 3, 2OT Saturday, May 3 Boston 5 Montreal 3 Tuesday, May 6 Montreal 4 Boston 2 Thursday, May 8 Boston 1 Montreal 0, OT Saturday, May 10 Boston 4 Montreal 2 Monday, May 12
Saturday, May 10 Canada 4 Slovakia 1 Norway 3 Italy 0 Germany 2 Kazakhstan 1 (SO) Sweden 3 Denmark 0 Latvia 3 Finland 2 U.S. 3 Switzerland 2
Baltimore New York Boston Toronto Tampa Bay
American League East Division W L Pct 20 15 .571 19 17 .528 19 18 .514 18 20 .474 16 22 .421
Detroit Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota
Central Division W L Pct 21 12 .636 19 20 .487 18 20 .474 18 19 .472 17 19 .472
GB — 5 5 1/2 5 5 1/2
Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston
West Division W L Pct 23 15 .607 19 17 .528 19 18 .514 19 19 .500 12 26 .316
GB — 2 1/2 3 1/2 3 1/2 10 1/2
GB — 1 1/2 2 3 1/2 5 1/2
Saturday’s Games L.A. Angels 5, Toronto 3 Detroit 9, Minnesota 3 Baltimore 5, Houston 4, 10 innings Arizona 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Tampa Bay 7, Cleveland 1 Milwaukee 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Boston 8, Texas 3 Oakland 4, Washington 3, 10 innings Seattle 3, Kansas City 1
San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles San Diego Arizona
West Division W L Pct 24 14 .632 23 17 .575 20 19 .513 18 21 .462 15 25 .375
GB — 5 6 7 11 GB — 2 4 6 10
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Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3 Arizona 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Atlanta 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Colorado 11, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4 San Diego 9, Miami 3 Oakland 4, Washington 3, 10 innings
Sunday, May 11 Italy 2 France 1 Germany 3 Latvia 2 Sweden 4 Czech Republic 3 (SO) Belarus 4 Kazakhstan 1 Russia 4 Finland 2 Norway 4 Denmark 3
Monday’s Games Detroit (Porcello 5-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 2-2), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-3), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 4-2) at Toronto (Buehrle 6-1), 5:07 p.m. Texas (Lewis 2-2) at Houston (Peacock 0-3), 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 3-2) at Oakland (J.Chavez 2-1), 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (C.Ramos 1-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-1), 8:10 p.m.
Monday, May 12 Slovakia vs. France, 7:45 a.m. Switzerland vs. Belarus, 7:45 a.m. Czech Republic vs. Canada, 11:45 a.m. Russia vs. U.S., 11:45 a.m.
Indiana 3, Washington 1 Monday, May 5: Washington 102, Indiana 96 Wednesday, May 7: Indiana 86, Washington 82 Friday, May 9: Indiana 85, Washington 63 Sunday, May 11: Indiana 95, Washington 92 Tuesday, May 13: Indiana at Washington, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, May 15: Indiana at Washington, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 18: Washington at Indiana, TBA
Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Colorado at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 8:10 p.m. H 54 51 37 40 46 46 42 46 34 45
Pct. .333 .333 .333 .325 .317 .317 .316 .315 .315 .313
Home Runs JAbreu, Chicago, 13; NCruz, Baltimore, 10; Pujols, Los Angeles, 10; Bautista, Toronto, 9; Dozier, Minnesota, 9; ColRasmus, Toronto, 9; VMartinez, Detroit, 8. Runs Batted In JAbreu, Chicago, 37; Brantley, Cleveland, 30; Colabello, Minnesota, 30; NCruz, Baltimore, 30; MiCabrera, Detroit, 29; Moss, Oakland, 28; Encarnacion, Toronto, 27. Pitching Buehrle, Toronto, 6-1; Tanaka, New York, 5-0; Scherzer, Detroit, 5-1; Porcello, Detroit, 5-1; Lackey, Boston, 5-2; Gray, Oakland, 4-1; PHughes, Minnesota, 4-1.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS AB R G Tulowitzki Col 37 124 36 Blackmon Col 38 145 34 Utley Phi 33 133 20 DGordon LAD 36 145 22 SSmith SD 32 106 14 Morneau Col 37 140 19 AMcCutchen Pit 36 137 19 Goldschmidt Ari 40 162 28 LaRoche Was 32 113 18 Puig LAD 33 129 17
Houston 300 000 200 — 5 11 0 Baltimore 002 000 000 — 2 8 0 Cosart, Sipp (7), Qualls (9) and Corporan; Tillman, McFarland (6), Patton (9) and Clevenger. W— Cosart 2-3. L—Tillman 3-2. Sv—Qualls (2). HRs— Houston, J.Castro (5), Krauss (3). Cleveland 030 002 010 — 6 12 2 Tampa Bay 100 100 030 — 5 9 0 Tomlin, Atchison (7), Rzepczynski (7), Allen (8), Shaw (9) and Y.Gomes; Archer, Boxberger (6), B.Gomes (7), Jo.Peralta (9) and J.Molina, Hanigan. W—Tomlin 2-0. L—Archer 2-2. Sv—Shaw (2). HRs—Cleveland, Y.Gomes (5), Morgan (1). Tampa Bay, Joyce (3).
INTERLEAGUE Arizona 100 020 002 — 5 10 0 Chicago 000 001 000 — 1 4 1 C.Anderson, Thatcher (6), E.Marshall (7), Ziegler (8), O.Perez (9) and Montero; Noesi, Petricka (7), F.Francisco (8), S.Downs (9) and Flowers. W—C. Anderson 1-0. L—Noesi 0-3. HRs—Arizona, G.Parra (4), Montero (5). Chicago, Sierra (1). New York 300 000 101 — 5 11 0 Milwaukee 002 003 001 — 6 12 0 Phelps, Thornton (6), Betances (6), Warren (8) and J.Murphy; Garza, Kintzler (6), Duke (7), Wooten (7), W.Smith (8), Fr.Rodriguez (9) and Maldonado. W—Fr.Rodriguez 1-0. L—Warren 1-2. HRs—New York, Teixeira (7). Wash. 000 000 001 — 1 7 0 Oakland 430 000 20x — 9 13 0 G.Gonzalez, Stammen (5), Blevins (7), Barrett (8) and Lobaton; Kazmir, Savery (8), Ji.Johnson (9) and D.Norris. W—Kazmir 5-1. L—G.Gonzalez 3-3. HRs—Oakland, D.Norris 2 (4).
Tuesday’s Games L.A. Angels at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Colorado at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 7:40 p.m. Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. H 49 51 45 48 35 46 44 52 36 41
Pct. .395 .352 .338 .331 .330 .329 .321 .321 .319 .318
Home Runs Stanton, Miami, 11; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 11; Belt, San Francisco, 9; Blackmon, Colorado, 9; CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 9; JUpton, Atlanta, 9. Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 40; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 33; Blackmon, Colorado, 29; Morneau, Colorado, 29; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 27; Arenado, Colorado, 26; CGonzalez, Colorado, 25; McGehee, Miami, 25; Puig, Los Angeles, 25. Pitching Greinke, Los Angeles, 6-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 6-2; Lyles, Colorado, 5-0; Machi, San Francisco, 5-0; SMiller, St. Louis, 5-2; ESantana, Atlanta, 4-0; Lohse, Milwaukee, 4-1. Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Los Ang. 000 214 002 — 9 12 0 Toronto 100 000 020 — 3 6 2 Weaver, Kohn (7), Salas (8), H.Santiago (8), Morin (9) and Conger; Hutchison, Stroman (5), Loup (7), Delabar (8), Cecil (9) and D.Navarro. W—Weaver 4-2. L—Hutchison 1-3. HRs—Los Angeles, Conger (3).
NATIONAL LEAGUE Phila. 010 200 001 00 — 4 9 1 New York 100 000 003 01 — 5 16 0 (11 innings) Hamels, Hollands (8), Bastardo (9), R.Hernandez (9), Manship (10) and Nieves; Niese, Matsuzaka (7), Valverde (9), Familia (10), Rice (11) and Recker. W—Rice 1-1. L—Manship 1-1. HRs—New York, Dan.Murphy (2). Colorado 000 100 000 — 1 4 2 Cincinnati 101 110 00x — 4 6 0 Nicasio, C.Martin (7), Ottavino (8) and McKenry; Bailey, M.Parra (8), A.Chapman (9) and Barnhart. W—Bailey 3-2. L—Nicasio 4-2. Sv—A.Chapman (1). HRs—Colorado, Blackmon (9). Cincinnati, Frazier (7). Chicago 000 200 000 — 2 9 0 Atlanta 020 100 20x — 5 7 0 E.Jackson, Russell (7), N.Ramirez (8) and Castillo; Harang, Varvaro (7), Thomas (7), A.Wood (8), D.Carpenter (9) and Gattis. W—Harang 4-3. L—E. Jackson 2-3. Sv—D.Carpenter (2). HRs—Atlanta, Gattis (8), Heyward (3). San Fran. 100 000 210 3 — 7 11 0 Los Ang. 000 002 002 0 — 4 14 0 (10 innings) T.Hudson, Affeldt (7), Casilla (7), Romo (9), Machi (10) and Posey, H.Sanchez; Kershaw, Withrow (8), J.Wright (9), Jansen (10), Howell (10) and Butera, Olivo. W—Romo 3-0. L—Jansen 0-2. Sv—Machi (1). HRs—San Francisco, B.Hicks (7). Los Angeles, Puig (6), H.Ramirez (5). Miami 000 000 040 — 4 11 1 San Diego 100 400 00x — 5 10 0 H.Alvarez, Slowey (5), H.Rodriguez (7), A.Ramos (8) and Mathis, Saltalamacchia; Erlin, Thayer (7), Benoit (8), Street (9) and Grandal. W—Erlin 2-4. L—H.Alvarez 2-3. Sv—Street (11). HRs—Miami, Yelich (3). San Diego, Venable (1).
Minnesota 000 000 130 — 4 10 1 Detroit 100 110 000 — 3 7 1 Deduno, Burton (7), Fien (8), Perkins (8) and Pinto; Ray, Alburquerque (7), Krol (7), Chamberlain (8), E.Reed (9) and Avila. W—Burton 1-1. L—Chamberlain 1-2. Sv—Perkins (10). HRs—Detroit, Kinsler (3).
St. Louis 400 000 020 — 6 11 0 Pittsburgh 000 200 111 — 5 11 2 S.Miller, Maness (6), Siegrist (7), C.Martinez (7), Rosenthal (9) and Y.Molina; Morton, Mazzaro (7), Morris (8), J.Hughes (9) and T.Sanchez. W—S.Miller 5-2. L—Morton 0-5. Sv—Rosenthal (10). HRs— Pittsburgh, Mercer (1).
Lee Westwood, $313,000 Brian Davis, $240,000 Gary Woodland, $240,000 K.J. Choi, $187,500 Chris Kirk, $187,500 George McNeill, $187,500 Steve Stricker, $187,500 Russell Henley, $135,333 Justin Hicks, $135,333 Morgan Hoffmann, $135,333 Matt Jones, $135,333 Matt Kuchar, $135,333 Brian Stuard, $135,333 Marc Leishman, $96,000 Hideki Matsuyama, $96,000 Daniel Summerhays, $96,000
Kevin Chappell, $69,500 Bill Haas, $69,500 Billy Horschel, $69,500 Zach Johnson, $69,500 Ryan Moore, $69,500 John Senden, $69,500 Brendan Steele, $69,500 Bo Van Pelt, $69,500 Erik Compton, $52,750 Russell Knox, $52,750 Scott Langley, $52,750 Henrik Stenson, $52,750 Angel Cabrera, $38,000 Stewart Cink, $38,000 Jamie Donaldson, $38,000 Luke Donald, $38,000
Golf The Players Championship Sunday At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $10 million Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 Final Martin Kaymer, $1,800,000 63-69-72-71 — Jim Furyk, $1,080,000 70-68-72-66 — Sergio Garcia, $680,000 67-71-69-70 — Justin Rose, $440,000 67-71-71-69 — Jordan Spieth, $440,000 67-66-71-74 — David Hearn, $313,000 70-71-68-70 — Rory McIlroy, $313,000 70-74-69-66 — Francesco Molinari, $313,000 72-70-67-70 — Jimmy Walker, $313,000 75-68-71-65 —
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67-71-71-70 72-67-73-68 67-71-70-72 74-70-72-65 71-73-70-67 71-68-69-73 71-70-71-69 65-71-80-66 73-70-71-68 71-70-70-71 70-69-69-74 71-71-69-71 67-76-69-70 70-72-74-67 70-71-72-70 74-68-69-72
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72-68-75-69 68-71-72-73 72-70-75-67 69-71-72-72 70-74-67-73 70-69-68-77 69-73-75-67 71-70-70-73 72-70-74-69 72-72-73-68 71-72-72-70 71-70-70-74 70-74-71-71 70-70-70-76 74-67-74-71 73-69-75-69
● Senior high girls soccer: Sylvan Lake at Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt West. ● Senior high boys soccer: Central Alberta Christian at Olds, 4:15 p.m., Olds College; Sylvan Lake at Lindsay Thurber, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior high girls rugby: Olds vs. Notre Dame, Rimbey vs. Lindsay Thurber, 5 p.m.; Lacombe vs. Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber vs. Olds, 5:30 p.m.; Notre Dame vs. Hunting Hills, Rimbey vs. Lacombe, 6 p.m.; all games at Titans Park. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Okotoks at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m., West Park. ● Senior men’s baseball: Rays vs. Nighthawks, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Women’s fastball: Alberta Kaizen Warriors vs. Red Deer U16 Rage, Panthers vs. Alberta Kaizen Warriors, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Badgers vs. Stettler, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; TNT Athletics at Lacombe Physio Shooters, 7 p.m. ● Women’s lacrosse: Calgary Cougars at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Innisfail Arena Red.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 2, Brooklyn 1 Tuesday, May 6: Miami 107, Brooklyn 86 Thursday, May 8: Miami 94, Brooklyn 82 Saturday, May 10: Brooklyn 104, Miami 90 Monday, May 12: Miami at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 14: Brooklyn at Miami, 5 or 6 p.m. x-Friday, May 16: Miami at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, May 18: Brooklyn at Miami, TBA
Kan. City 040 100 400 — 9 12 1 Seattle 003 310 000 — 7 11 5 Guthrie, K.Herrera (5), Coleman (6), Crow (7), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and Hayes; Elias, Leone (6), Farquhar (7), Beimel (8), Medina (9) and Zunino. W—Coleman 1-0. L—Farquhar 1-1. Sv—G. Holland (9). HRs—Kansas City, A.Escobar (2), Giavotella (1). Seattle, Ackley 2 (4), Seager (6).
Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-3), 5:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 2-4) at St. Louis (Lyons 0-2), 6:15 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 2-1) at Arizona (Collmenter 1-2), 7:40 p.m. Miami (Koehler 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 4-1), 8:10 p.m. Atlanta (Floyd 0-0) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-2), 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday
● Senior high girls soccer: Hunting Hills at Central Alberta Christian, 4:15 p.m., Michener Park. ● Senior high boys rugby: Lindsay Thurber vs. Rocky Mountain House, 6:30 p.m.; Notre Dame vs. Lindsay Thurber, 7:15 p.m.; both games at Titans Park.
Thursday
Tuesday
NBA Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Boston 310 000 100 — 5 8 0 Texas 000 100 100 — 2 7 1 Lackey, A.Miller (8), Uehara (9) and Pierzynski; Ross Jr., Frasor (7), Cotts (8), Ogando (9) and Arencibia. W—Lackey 5-2. L—Ross Jr. 1-4. Sv—Uehara (9). HRs—Boston, Pedroia (2). Texas, Choo (4).
Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Arizona 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Yankees 5 Oakland 9, Washington 1 San Diego 5, Miami 4 San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 4, 10 innings St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 5
Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels 9, Toronto 3 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Houston 5, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 5 Arizona 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 5, Texas 2 Washington 1, Oakland 9 Kansas City 9, Seattle 7
Atlanta Miami Washington New York Philadelphia
Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago
Central Division W L Pct 24 14 .632 19 19 .500 17 19 .472 16 21 .432 12 24 .333
Today
● Senior high boys soccer: Alix at Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt West. Senior high girls soccer: Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Printing Place vs. Gary Moe Volkswagen, North Star Sports vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.
● Senior high boys soccer: Lacombe at Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt West; Olds at Hunting Hills, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt East; Innisfail at Alix, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Rays vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, Gary Moe Volkswagen vs. North Star Sports, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2. ● Women’s fastball: TNT Athletics vs. N. Jensen’s Bandits, Panthers vs. TNT Athletics, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Badgers vs. Lacombe Physio Shooters, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; Red Deer U16 Rage at Stettler, 7 p.m.
Saturday
● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour junior worlds qualifier (12 and under)/Golf Alberta OOM Series at Lacombe. ● Midget AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, doubleheader at 3 and 6 p.m., Great Chief Park.
Sunday
● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour junior worlds qualifier (12 and under)/Golf Alberta OOM Series at Lacombe.
Basketball
Baseball
National League East Division W L Pct 21 15 .583 20 18 .526 19 18 .514 17 19 .472 17 19 .472
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014
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WHL Championship Ed Chynoweth Cup (Best-of-7)
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MeCabrera Tor 37 162 25 AlRamirez CWS 39 153 24 Choo Tex 33 111 19 VMartinez Det 33 123 15 Markakis Bal 35 145 16 Hosmer KC 36 145 15 Loney TB 36 133 15 Rios Tex 38 146 15 Solarte NYY 31 108 11 HKendrick LAA 36 144 25
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WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 3, Portland 0 Tuesday, May 6: San Antonio 116, Portland 92
Thursday, May 8: San Antonio 114, Portland 97 Saturday, May 10: San Antonio 118, Portland 103 Monday, May 12: at San Antonio at Portland, 8:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 14: Portland at San Antonio, 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 16: San Antonio at Portland, 7:30 or 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 19: Portland at San Antonio, TBA Oklahoma City 2, L.A. Clippers 2 Monday, May 5: L.A. Clippers 122, Oklahoma City 105 Wednesday, May 7: Oklahoma City 112, L.A. Clippers 101 Friday, May 9: Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Clippers 112 Sunday, May 11: L.A. Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 99 Tuesday, May 13: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15: Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 or 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 18: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, TBA
Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF Kansas City 9 5 2 2 14 D.C. 9 4 3 2 13 Houston 10 4 4 2 13 New England 9 4 3 2 9 New York 11 3 3 5 18 Columbus 10 3 4 3 10 Toronto 7 3 4 0 7 Chicago 9 1 2 6 17 Philadelphia 11 1 5 5 10 Montreal 9 1 5 3 7
Seattle Salt Lake Dallas Vancouver Colorado San Jose Los Angeles Chivas Portland
Western Conference GP W L T GF 10 7 2 1 22 9 4 0 5 16 11 5 5 1 20 10 4 2 4 16 10 4 3 3 11 9 2 3 4 10 7 2 2 3 8 10 2 5 3 12 10 1 3 6 13
GA 6 11 14 10 17 11 9 18 14 17 GA 14 10 19 12 12 11 6 19 16
Pt 17 14 14 14 14 12 9 9 8 6 Pt 22 17 16 16 15 10 9 9 9
Saturday’s results Philadelphia 0 D.C. 1 Montreal 0 Kansas City 3
New York 4 Chicago 5 Columbus 0 Vancouver 1 San Jose 2 Dallas 1 Sunday’s results Portland 1 Los Angeles 1 Colorado 1 Chivas 3 Seattle at New England, 6 p.m. Salt Lake at Houston, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s games Philadelphia at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 New York at Toronto, 2:30 p.m. Montreal at D.C., 5 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Chivas at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Seattle, 8 p.m. Columbus at Portland, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18 Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 Houston at D.C., 5 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
Lacrosse NLL Playoffs SECOND ROUND Division Finals (Two-game Series) East Division Rochester (1) vs. Buffalo (3) (Buffalo leads series 1-0) Saturday’s result Buffalo 12 Rochester 8 Saturday, May 17 Buffalo at Rochester, 5:30 p.m. West Division
Edmonton (1) vs. Calgary (2) (Calgary leads series 1-0) Saturday’s result Calgary 12 Edmonton 11 (OT) Saturday, May 17 Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. THIRD ROUND NLL Championship Champions Cup (Two-game Series) Rochester-Buffalo winner vs. Edmonton-Calgary winner, TBA
Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent 1B Chris Davis to Bowie (EL) for a rehab assignment. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Designated RHP Maikel Cleto for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Frank Francisco from Charlotte (IL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned RHP Michael Mariot to Omaha (PCL). Recalled 2B Johnny Giavotella from Omaha. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent LHP Sean Burnett to Arkansas (TL) for a rehab assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Jordan Walden on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled LHP Ian Thomas from Gwinnett (IL). CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Curtis Partch to Louisville (IL). Reinstated LHP Aroldis Chapman from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK METS — Assigned INF Omar Quintanilla outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned 1B Josh Satin to Las Vegas. Selected the contract of INF Eric Campbell from Las Vegas. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed 1B Brandon Belt on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP George Kontos to Fresno (PCL). Reinstated RHP Matt Cain from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Tyler Colvin from Fresno. Transferred INF Marco Scutaro to the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to terms with DE Kenny Anunike, LB Shaquil Barrett, RB Kapri Bibbs, WR Isaiah Burse, P Steven Clark, RB Brennan Clay, DT Mister Cobble, WR Bennie Fowler, WR Greg Hardin, DE Greg Latta, QB Bryn Renner, T Aslam Sterling, CB Jordan Sullen, RB Juwan Thompson, CB Louis Young. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Agreed to terms with S Dion Bailey, LB Brock Coyle, TE Chase Dixon, T Garry Gilliam, G Bronson Irwin, DE Jackson Jeffcoat, CB Jimmy LeGree, QB Keith Price and DT Andru Pulu. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Chicago Blackhawks F Brandon Bollig for two games for boarding Minnesota D Keith Ballard in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series. Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed C Matt Wieters on the 15-day DL. Reinstated 1B Chris Davis from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP T.J. McFarland to Norfolk (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed LHP CC Sabathia on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Matt Daley from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). TAMPA BAY RAYS — Released RHP Heath Bell.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Designated 2B Chris Getz for assignment. Reinstated RHP Casey Janssen from the 15-day DL. National League MIAMI MARLINS — Designated RHP Carlos Marmol for assignment. Recalled RHP Henry Rodriguez from New Orleans (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned INF Brent Morel to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled OF Jaff Decker from Indianapolis. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Kevin Quackenbush to El Paso (PCL). Assigned RHP Hector Ambriz outright to El Paso. Reinstated 3B Chase Headley from the 15-day DL. Announced OF Xavier Nady declined outright assignment and elected free agency. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed 1B Adam LaRoche on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled OF Tyler Moore from Syracuse (IL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with RB Jordan Lynch, T Cody Booth, Gs Ryan Groy and James Dunbar, DTs Brandon Dunn and Lee Pegues and LBs Tana Patrick, Christian Jones and Devekeyan Lattimore. NEW YORK JETS — Agreed to terms with FB Chad Young, TE Terrence Miller, DE Anthony Grady, DL Kerry Hyder, OTs Tevon Conrad and Brent Qvale, and LBs Steele Divitto and Zach Thompson. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Agreed to terms with TEs Blake Annen and Trey Burton, WRs Kadron Boone and Quron Pratt, RBs David Fluellen and Henry Josey, CB John Fulton, T Kevin Graf, DT Wade Keliikipi, S Daytawion Lowe, DE Frank Mays, K Carey Spear and Gs Josh Andrews, Karim Barton and Donald Hawkins. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Agreed to terms with DEs Ethan Hemer and Josh Mauro, QB Brendon Kay, DB Devon Carrington, OL Chris Elkins, G Will Simmons, OT Kaycee Ike, LB Howard Jones, DT Roy Philon and TE Eric Waters. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Agreed to terms with TE A.C. Leonard, QB Kain Coulter, C Zac Kerin, Gs Austin Wentworth and Conor Boffeli, NT Isame Faciane, HB Dominique Williams, DEs Jake Snyder, Tyler Scott and Rakim Cox, WRs Erik Lora and Donte Foster and OTs Antonio Richardson, Pierce Burton and Matt Hall. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Agreed to terms with CBs Chris Davis and Greg Ducre, DL Tenny Palepoi and Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, LBs Colton Underwood and Alvin Scioneaux, RB D.J. Adams, S Alden Darby, TE Michael Flacco, G D.J. Johnson, OT Jeremiah Sirles, P Chase Tenpenny, OT Ian White and WRs Torrence Allen, Brelan Chancellor, Micah Hatfield and Javontee Herndon. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Boston F Shawn Thornton $2,820.52 for unsportsmanlike conduct during Saturday’s game.
B4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, May 12, 2014
Penguins would be wise to keep Crosby, Malkin apart Until Monday night, it had been 13 straight playoff games since Sidney Crosby lit the lamp. His drought gave rise to an interesting decision for Penguins coach Dan Bylsma: Should he stay the course and keep together his regular top two lines of CrosbyChris Kunitz-Lee Stempniak and Evgeni Malkin-James Neal-Jussi Jokinen, or should he shake things up and put his three big guns together in one uber line of Crosby-Malkin-Kunitz? For excitement, the uber line is definitely the way to go. But does it make sense if you’re trying to win playoff games? The contours of the analysis are relatively straightforward: A. Determine whether any expected increase in offensive production by Crosby-Malkin-Kunitz is greater than the loss of production suffered by their usual linemates, Stempniak, Neal, and Jokinen; B. Factor in any expected dropoff in defensive performance; and C. Estimate how much it’s worth to get Crosby off the schneid. Will it propel Crosby to a tidal wave of goals while allowing you to move Malkin back with his regular linemates for some secondary scoring? To determine whether moving Malkin should be expected to result in increased offensive production, I looked at past performance. Malkin, Crosby, and Kunitz have played together for around 200 minutes in 5-on-5 situations over the last three seasons. This has been great for Malkin, whose goals scored per 60 minutes (G/60) jumped from 1.15 to 2.09 when he’s with Crosby and Kunitz. But it actually resulted in a significant decrease for both Crosby (from 1.10 to 0.60) and Kunitz (from 1.41 to 0.78). So in the aggregate, adding Malkin to the top line has - surpris-
ingly - resulted in 0.19 G/60 fewer goals for the three of them, albeit in a fairly small sample. On the other side of the equation, playing without Crosby/Malkin, unsurprisingly, results in big drops in G/60 for Stempniak (from 1.00 to 0.41), Neal (from 1.25 to 0.94), and Jokinen (from 0.84 to 0.67), for an aggregate decrease of 1.07 G/60. Overall then, by playing Malkin with Crosby and Kunitzm the Penguins are looking at an expected loss of production of 1.26 (-0.19 + -1.07) goals per 60 minutes. If anything, the actual number may be even worse for at least two reasons. First, in the past the Penguins have played Malkin with Crosby sparingly - since 2011, Crosby has played only about 9.5 per cent of his even-strength minutes with Malkin. Presumably these minutes were played in circumstances favorable for offensive production, for example if the Penguins were behind and needed goals, or if the opposition’s shut-down defenceman wasn’t on the ice. This means that the offensive output numbers for the two as linemates are probably inflated, in particular relative to what might be expected in tougher, tighter-checking, playoff games. Second, when Crosby and Malkin play together they tend to give up more goals against. The Penguins give up 3.28 G/60 when Crosby and Malkin play together,
versus only 2.23 G/60 when Crosby plays without Malkin. We should discount those numbers somewhat, since they’re probably at least partially a product of the Penguins using the two together only when they desperately need goals and so are in a chance-taking mode. But still, that’s a pretty big drop. Which leaves the final factor I mentioned above: what’s it worth to get Crosby on the scoresheet? This too is something that advanced stats can help answer and it’s on the Department of Hockey Analytics’ long to-do list. But we haven’t performed that analysis yet. So for now, suffice it to say it seems highly unlikely that whatever confidence the best player in the world might gain from breaking out of his slump would be worth the 1.26 G/60 - at a minimum - the Penguins are giving up by playing him with Malkin (not to mention the potential drop in defensive performance). I doubt Bylsma, or anyone watching the last two Olympic gold-medal finals, believes Crosby’s psyche is so fragile he needs such a confidence boost. I’m all for betting big when the situation calls for it. But the risks have to be justified by the expected benefit. In this case, it’s hard to see how the Penguins putting all their eggs in one basket to help get Crosby back on track was worth the risk. The Department of Hockey Analytics employs advanced statistical methods and innovative approaches to better understand the game of hockey. Its three founderfs ate Ian Cooper, a lawyer, former playeragent and WhartonBusiness School graduate; Dr. Phil Curry, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo; and Ijay Palansky, a litigator in Washington, D.C., former highstakes professional poker player and harvard law School graduate.
Winterhawks win to send series the distance WHL FINAL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Winterhawks 6 Oil Kings 5 OT EDMONTON — The Portland Winterhawks were down, but they were able to keep from going out. Keegan Iverson scored the overtime winner as the Winterhawks erased a three-goal, third-period deficit to snap a three-game losing skid and defeat the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-5 on Sunday, sending the Western Hockey League championship to a seventh game. Portland trailed 5-2, but battled back to tie the game. The Winterhawks completed the comeback when Iverson tipped a Dominic Turgeon shot past Edmonton goalie Tristan Jarry 7:23 into overtime. “That’s definitely the biggest goal of my life,” Iverson said. “I was just in shock when I scored. “It’s been such an unbelievable series. It’s been crazy. It’s going to be quite the final game.” The seventh and deciding game of the WHL final will take place Monday in Portland. Mathew Dumba had a pair of goals and Anton Cederholm, Keoni Texeira and Derrick Pouliot also scored for the Winterhawks, who had dropped three straight after owning a 2-0 advantage to
start the best-of-seven finals. Prior to the three losses in the finals, the Winterhawks had only lost three games in their previous 45 outings. “We knew we just had to stick with it,” said Portland head coach Mike Johnston. “We have the ability to score and have built that confidence throughout the year. Our guys were great. They played through it. It was a great character win. It’s unusual to look at a scoresheet and see five defencemen scoring like we had tonight.” Dumba credited goalie Corbin Boes, who was pulled after the first period, for firing the team up before the comeback. “He gave one of the most inspiring speeches I have ever heard,” Dumba said. “He stood up like a 20-year-old should and made a great speech. He said he had never been on a team that is so tightly-knit like this and he wanted to keep it going. He believed in all of us and he got really emotional and I think it hit home with all of us. Just talking about it now gives me chills.” Henrik Samuelsson and Edgars Kulda each had two-goal games and Curtis Lazar also scored for the Oil Kings, who lost for the first time at home in the playoffs, dropping to 10-1. “It’s the old story, you have to play 60 minutes and we played about 35 before we sat back a bit,” said Oil Kings head coach Derek Laxdal.
“It is what it is. We are headed to a Game 7. It didn’t look very good for us coming back from being down 2-0 in the series and our mindset has to be that we will take another chance to win this tomorrow.” Edmonton captain Griffin Reinhart agreed that his team missed out on an opportunity, but can take solace in having one more chance. “We got the lead and were maybe a little bit too comfortable,” he said. “We played not to lose rather than to win. It is a tough loss, but tomorrow is a new day and we have to bounce back. “I think our adrenaline is going to be big tomorrow. It’s a seven-game series for a reason.” Ten WHL finals have gone to a seventh game, and not one has been captured by the visiting team. Edmonton carried over the momentum from their previous three wins to get off to a great start in front of a WHL playoff-high crowd of 11,902 at Rexall Place. The Oil Kings took a 1-0 lead five minutes into the first period with a power-play goal. A Dysin Mayo shot hit Mitch Moroz on the way to the net and Samuelsson was able to poke his seventh of the playoffs past Boes. Samuelsson notched his second goal of the game 1:26 later as Moroz forced a turnover deep in Portland territory and sent it across the ice. Samuelsson blasted the puck off of Boes’ glove and in to put the Oil Kings up 2-0.
Edmonton took a three-goal advantage with 51 seconds remaining in the first period as Kulda’s shot found its way through a maze of players and into the Portland net. Brendan Burke came in to replace Boes in the Portland net to start the second period. Portland got on the board less than four minutes into the second as Dumba’s point blast beat Jarry on a 5-on3 man advantage. The Winterhawks made it 3-2 with seven minutes left in the second as Cederholm came down the left side and picked the top corner with a wrist shot. Just 45 seconds after Portland’s goal, Edmonton’s Reid Petryk picked off a pass and sent a backhander to Lazar, and the Ottawa Senators prospect scored his ninth of the playoffs. Less than a minute later, Edmonton made it 5-2 as Mayo made a long lead pass to give Kulda a breakaway, and he beat Burke stick side for his second of the game. The Winterhawks cut Edmonton’s lead to two goals again with Dumba’s second goal, also on the power play goal three minutes into the third. Portland made it 5-4 with 14 minutes remaining as De Leo put a puck on net and Texeira got it under Jarry and into the net. The Hawks tied the game with just under nine minutes left as Pouliot blew the puck past Jarry to eventually send the game to overtime.
Ducks go back to rookie goalie Gibson for key Game 5 vs Kings Winnipeg when Gibson was born in 1993. A quick primer on the goalie who rocketed to prominence by winning a bronze medal with the U.S. national team at last year’s world championships: Gibson got into hockey when his
father took him to Penguins games, and he gravitated to goalie after a few games as a defenceman. Curtis Joseph and Ryan Miller were his favourite netminders growing up, but more because of Joseph’s cool masks and Miller’s American citizenship than their playing styles.
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ing report on him.” Gibson was imperturbable while winning the first showdown of his caANAHEIM, Calif. — When John reer with Conn Smythe Trophy winGibson flew across the continent ner Jonathan Quick, who got pulled by from Newfoundland a few days ago, Kings coach Darryl Sutter after allowhe knew there was a good chance he ing two first-period goals in Game 4. would make his NHL post-season de- Gibson claims he was having fun, but but shortly after he finally landed in his teammates and coaches certainly couldn’t tell. Southern California. “I saw that on a nightly basis all The Anaheim Ducks’ 20-year-old goalie didn’t exactly fidget in his seat year, so that doesn’t surprise me,” said Ducks forward Devante Smith-Pelly, or claw at the armrest, though. who scored in Game 4 after spending “I got some sleep,” Gibson said. most of the season Gibson is not with Gibson and the type of guy ‘KNOWING HIS PERSONALITY, I the AHL’s Norfolk who is easily disturbed, and he KNEW HE WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. Admirals. “Knowing his woke up the NHL HE JUST GOES OUT AND PLAYS personality, I knew when he arrived HIS GAME. NEVER GETS RATTLED. he would be all in the Stanley Cup HE JUST COMES IN AND DOES right. He just goes playoffs, shutting out the Los AngeHIS ROUTINE. HE’S SO RELAXED, out and plays his game. Never gets les Kings on the LIKE IT’S A PRESEASON GAME rattled. He just road Saturday to FOR HIM.’ comes in and does even the series. his routine. He’s The prodigy — DEVANTE SMITH-PELLY so relaxed, like it’s from Pittsburgh a preseason game will get another chance in Game 5 on Monday night for him.” The Ducks kept Gibson in the miwhen the Ducks see how far they can go with a goalie who yawns at his youth nors this year to keep him active instead of sitting behind Jonas Hiller or and inexperience. Coach Bruce Boudreau said Gibson Frederik Andersen, but he made his will make the fifth start of his entire NHL debut with a shutout in VancouNHL career in a game to decide which ver last month. He still hasn’t lost for team moves to the brink of the Western the Ducks, going 4-0 while stopping 111 of 115 shots. Conference finals. No NHL goalie had recorded a shutGibson would be under a mountain of pressure — if he actually noticed out in his first playoff game since Hiller, who did it in 2009. that sort of thing. Yet his new Anaheim fans and his “It’s not a difficult decision (in older teammates still don’t know much Game 5),” Boudreau said. “He came in. He played great. ... about Gibson — including 43-year-old We knew L.A. hadn’t seen him, so they Teemu Selanne, who had just finished probably wouldn’t have a good scout- his record-setting rookie season in BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Best is yet to come from Rampage BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rampage 8 Blizzard 5 The Red Deer Rampage have been impressive early in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League season, but there’s every reason to believe that the best is yet to come for the junior B tier 1 squad. “There’s a lot of fundamental parts of our system that we’re really trying to get down early this year and some of that maybe isn’t progressing as fast as we’d like, but overall I’m happy with our start,” head coach Ron Just said Saturday following an 8-5 victory over the Manitoba Blizzard at the Innisfail Arena. “We don’t have all of our guys back in the lineup yet. Some guys are still in school in the States and we have some out with injuries. Our young guys have really had to step up and play a big role, so we’re also really happy with that.” The Rampage improved to 3-1-1 with Saturday’s victory and appear to have a legitimate shot at improving on last year, when they finished second in the North Division — third overall — and eventually fell 2-1 in a best-of-three division final. “We played pretty well with a short bench last year,” said Just, who has a deeper roster in 2014. “We have a couple of guys who have come back to Red Deer from junior A teams in Calgary and Edmonton,” added the head coach, in reference to Davis Reykdal and Ryan Beatson. Beatson scored twice and also assisted on two goals Saturday, while Reykdal and Reid Swier — two of the team’s better left-handed players — are still attending school south of the border but will eventually join the club. Exactly what type of team will the Rampage be when all hands are on deck? “A very athletic teams with lots of speed,” said Just. “We’ve got some great skill on the offensive side of the ball with Davis and Ryan coming back to play with us and guys like Mitch Vellner and Reid Swier deciding not to go and play at the A level. That gives us a lot of scoring potential and lots of transition players who are capable of jumping up into the rush and joining the offence. “Most of our defensive corps is back from last year and we really grew a lot defensively last year. We have a lot of experience and a lot of youth, kind of like the team we had four years
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Adam Ferguson of the Red Deer Rampage looks to make a pass to a teammate during a Tier 1 Junior Mens’ Lacrosse game action against the Manitoba Blizzard at the Innisfail Arena on Saturday. ago.We have a core group of 20- and 21-year-olds which brings a lot of experience and a lot of depth, and then the 17-year-olds this year have just so much skill, potential and athleticism. “They’ve been thrown right into the mix right off the bat and they’re stepping up and learning so fast. We have a really deep, athletic, fast and experienced team, so that’s a great mix.” The Rampage roster features six first-year-players, including Blayne Friesen and Landon Willoughby. “Those two are making a big, big difference on the defensive side of the ball. They’ve picked it up really well,” said Just. “But really, I’m happy with all of them. This has been our hardest year in regards to team selection. We had just so much depth (during tryouts) that we released a couple of guys who for sure would have made our team
last year and the year before.” That depth, said Just, is due partly to the blooming popularity of the sport in the Red Deer area. “What’s really happened over the last eight to 10 years is that the programs in the surrounding towns have gotten so strong,” he said. “We really are Central Alberta’s team. Probably a half dozen guys on the team this year are from out of town. It’s bringing so much depth to the junior program and that’s a great sign for Central Alberta lacrosse.” The Rampage were in Innisfail Saturday because the floor at the Red Deer Kinex tends to ‘sweat’ early in the lacrosse season. “We had one guy break his hand there (Kinex) last year and he was out eight weeks,” said Just, whose team will return to their regular home base
Solid pitching can’t get Braves the win in home opener BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer Carstar Braves head coach Cam Moon knows that to be competitive in the NorWest Midget AAA Baseball League this season he needs to get solid pitching. He got that Sunday as the Braves opened at home, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 3-2 and 5-3 to the Edmonton Cardinals II at Great Chief Park. “We pitched well and defended well, but I didn’t think we hit as well as we can,” said Moon. “It’s early in the season but we left a few guys on base. “These were two good games and two winnable games.” The Braves managed just four hits in each game and while they made two errors in the opener they were error free in the nightcap. “We made a few mistakes, which will happen this time of the season,” said Moon. “The nice thing was when we did make a mistake we battled hard right after that, which was good to see.” Michael Ozga started on the mound in the opener and gave up
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Ty Elliott of the Red Deer Carstar Braves swings and misses on a pitch from Edmonton 2 Cardinals pitcher Josh Robilliard during Midget AAA baseball action at Great Chief Park Sunday. single runs in the first and second innings — only one earned. He went six innings, allowing four hits while fanning 10 and not walking a batter. “Michael was outstanding,” said Moon. “Ty (Wagar) was very efficient in the second game while we used a couple of younger kids in relief and they both threw well. I was proud
LACROSSE ROUNDUP Luke Flett and Scott Ebert each contributed two goals and three assists to lead the host Blackfalds Silverbacks to an 8-7 victory over the Okotoks Erratic in senior C weekend lacrosse action. Ray Williams, Andrew Munden, Harry Thompson and Tyler McRobbie also tallied for the Silverbacks, with Thompson also chipping in with two helpers. Chris Davis was the winning netminder after replacing Adam Mooney — due to injury — after one period. ● In junior B tier 2 action, Dustin Bell sniped
of the way the guys threw. They threw a lot of strikes and weren’t giving anything away. That’s what we need to stay in games.” Benett Kary went the final inning in the opener, allowing a run on a hit. The Braves scored single runs in the sixth and seventh, both off reliever Luke Roberts, who replaced started
Tsar Hester in the sixth. Hester allowed three hits over five innings. In the nightcap, Wagar went 4 2/3 innings for the Braves, allowing four runs on four hits, four walks and three strike outs. Jordan Muirhead went 1 1/3 innings, allowing a run on two hits. Brandon Yarema started for the Cardinals, tossing four innings of hitless ball, allowing two runs on four walks. Joshua Robilliard went the final three innings, giving up a unearned run on four hits and a walk. “Credit to their pitching, but as I said we could have hit better,” said Moon, who is still missing three of his veteran players, who are with the Badlands Baseball Academy in Oyen. “They definitely would help, but that’s the way it is,” he said. “As for Edmonton we expected they would have a good team as they had a good bantam program last year.” The Braves play a triple header at home against Fort McMurray next weekend, with games at 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. drode@reddeeradvocate.com
six goals and added two assists as the Lacoka Locos beat the host Innisfail Yetti 9-7. Tucker Dougherty chipped in with two goals and three helpers, while Andrew Kooiman added the other Lacoka goal. Sawyer Gervais led the Yetti with three goals and an assist. Aric Bosomworth had two goals and two assists and Kaden Christensen tallied twice and added one helper. In another tier 2 contest, the Red Deer Renegades dropped a 15-13 decision to the Lethbridge Barracudas at G.H. Dawe. ● The Olds Stingers were in Medicine Hat during the weekend and ripped the host Sun Devils 14-2 in a junior B tier 3 contest.
in early June. “So we wanted to get out of the Kinex early and because we have kids from Lacombe, Innisfail and one from Rimbey, we want to get out to some of these communities. “The boys take a lot of pride in the Rampage program and we want to provide some excitement in the communities that have provided us with so much talent and have become a big part of our program.” Vellner fired four goals Saturday and also picked up two assists. Brandyn Blain and Dawson Reykdal rounded out the Red Deer attack with a goal apiece, while Pearce Just, Friesen and Trey Christensen each had two helpers. Rampage netminder Darrian Banack made 36 saves as his team held a 43-41 advantage in shots. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
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BRIEF Riggers win wild season opener The Red Deer Riggers opened defence of their Sunburst Baseball League championship with a wild 15-14 victory over the homestanding St. Albert Tigers Friday. Wyle Cunningham, the third of four Red Deer pitchers, picked up the win as he tossed two innings of scoreless ball while fanning three. Davin Gulbranson started and went two innings, allowed a pair of runs while Joel Peterman worked two innings, giving up three runs. Josh Edwards went the final three innings and was touched up for five runs. Offensively the Riggers finished with 17 hits with Jason Chatwood going four-forsix, including three doubles and two RBIs. Jaret Chatwood was three-for-five with a single, double and home run and Mat Fay, playing his only game before going to Halifax to finish his dentistry degree, was three-for-six with five RBIs. Newcomer Jason Louis had two hits in five trips. The Riggers next action is May 19 in Edmonton against the Cubs and they open at home May 20 at 7:30 p.m. against the Parkland White Sox.
Trio of Central Albertans selected to Team Alberta for Canada Cup A trio of Central Albertans, including two from Lindsay Thurber, were selected to Team Alberta to compete in the Canada Cup U18 football championships, in Saskatoon in July. Receiver Ben Pasiuk and defensive back Owen Smith of LTCHS and running back Landon Rosene of Sylvan Lake were named to the team, which is made up of players from Grade 10 and 11. Alberta finished second to Quebec the last two years.
Synchro club captures four medals at Spring Trophy Invitational CALGARY — Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club members earned four medals in the Spring Trophy Invitational during the weekend. The 13-15 team of Mya Freeman, Claire Halford, Amy Hovdestad, Nina Hayes, Heather Mast, Kallan Packard and Mercedes Patrick earned a silver medal in the routine competition, and Packard and Patrick won a silver in the 13-15 duet. Packard also picked up a bronze in the figures and Halford won a bronze in the 13-15 solo routine. In addition, Halford and Freeman placed fifth in the 13-14 duet, the 10-and-under team of Jayden Haase, Piper Jackson, Terra Paul and Chloe Vanderhurk finished fifth and the 11-12 duet routine pair of Paul and Kia Risling finished fifth.
Evanecz earns Canadian Tour card Mitch Evanecz of Red Deer earned his Canadian Professional Golf Tour card for the 2014 season during a qualifying competition at Courtenay, B.C. Evanecz finished in a tie for 35th place after recording a four-round total of 290 (74-70-72-74). David Bradshaw of Encinitas, Calif., was among 18 players to earn exempt status by finishing first with a 17-under total of 271 (65-62-71-73). ● Junior golfer Brett Pasula of Red Deer placed 29th in the 54-hole CN Futures Links Pacific Championship at Victoria during the weekend. Pasula turned in rounds of 84-77-72, good for a 20-over total of 233. Matt Codd of Red Deer finished 71st at 265 (8990-86). Alex Francois of Burnaby, B.C., took top honours with a 4-over total of 217 that included rounds of 72-72-73. Andrew Harrison of Camrose finished with a 226 total (79-76-71).
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Jays drop third straight to Angels BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Angels 9 Blue Jays 3 TORONTO — Wins continue to elude Drew Hutchison. Hank Conger homered and drove in a career-high five runs to power the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. Hutchison (1-3) gave up three runs and four walks over just 4 1/3 innings to extend his winless streak to seven starts. “You can’t walk four guys,” Hutchison said afterwards. Unfortunately, rookie reliever Marcus Stroman also struggled. He was pounded for four runs over 1 2/3 innings after replacing Hutchison as Los Angeles earned its third straight win. Toronto came into this four-game series riding a season-high, five-game win streak. “That’s the way it goes in this business sometimes,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “You think everything is going in the right direction, then all of a sudden, wham, you run into some pretty good pitching and a good offence. “They’re just out-playing us. But, a well-pitched game can cure all that.” Toronto (18-20) will send ace Mark Buehrle (6-1, 1.91 earnedrun average) to the mound in the series finale Monday night. The Angels (19-17) will counter with left-hander C.J. Wilson (42, 3.21 ERA). On Sunday, Los Angeles feasted on Toronto pitching, with Conger registering three hits before a Rogers Centre gathering of 20,871. But it was a two-out walk to Howie Kendrick in the fourth that was the start of Hutchi-
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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Juan Francisco falls on Los Angeles Angels’ Howie Kendrick after sliding safely into third on an error during fourth inning baseball action in Toronto on Sunday. son’s undoing. It was followed by two doubles— L.A.’s first hits of the day — as the Angels scored twice for a 2-1 advantage and stayed ahead the rest of the way. “I was ahead and I didn’t put him away,” Hutchison said of Kendrick’s at-bat. “It was not a good job on my part.” The Angels ended Hutchison’s afternoon in the fifth. Collin Cowgill, the No. 9 hitter, led off with a walk and went to third on a sharp single
by Erick Aybar. That chased Hutchison and Cowgill scored on Mike Trout’s double off Stroman. L.A. blew it open in the sixth, sending eight men to the plate and scoring four runs off Stroman for a 7-1 lead. The big blast came from Conger, who belted a 93 mile-per-hour fastball over the right centre-field wall for a three-run shot. Meanwhile, Angels’ veteran right-hander Jered Weaver (4-2) surrendered a run in the
first but nothing more over 6-1/3 innings to win his fourth straight decision. “Jered did a good job mixing his pitches up,” said Toronto second baseman Steve Tolleson. “He never really threw the same pitch two times in a row and he would take something off his fast ball, add something to his curve, take something off his changeup. “He was good out there.” Toronto threatened in the seventh, loading the bases and
Ageless Jaromir Jagr at worlds and not ready for break from hockey BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MINSK, Belarus — Jaromir Jagr would much rather be in the Stanley Cup playoffs than at the world hockey championship, especially three months removed from the Sochi Olympics. “I thought the young guys from Czech Republic were going to play,” Jagr said with a wry smile. “Obviously, they didn’t. They took a break.” Jagr seemingly never takes a break from hockey and never stops smiling on the ice. At age 42 he’s by far the oldest player in the tournament yet the ageless winger has as much fun playing now as he did as a young man. “If it wouldn’t be, I wouldn’t be playing right now,” Jagr said Sunday. “I want to have fun. As long as you have fun, everything is a lot easier. But you have to work hard, you have to love the game, and that’s what you do.” Jagr, who faces Team Canada on Monday night, is still able to play at a high level because of a unique mix of love for the game, Hall of Fame skill and a tireless, quirky work ethic. Signed on for another season with the New Jersey Devils, Jagr doesn’t sound like a man who’s close to being ready to hang up his skates. Even now after 1,473 NHL games, 1,755 points and two Stanley Cups, he finds new ways to motivate himself. “It’s a big challenge to compete with the young guys,” Jagr said. “It’s not only physically. You have to be one step ahead of everybody. They’re going to be quicker, they’re going to be stronger. But I always have to look for the edge. I always have to think a lot more. Anything I practise, everything I do, I have to think before how to do it. It’s a big challenge. That’s what I like about it — just outsmart somebody.” Long before Jagr had to outsmart anyone, he oozed the kind of skill that made him an all-star early on in his career. For a very brief time in 1992’93, he was even linemates with Dave Tippett on the Pittsburgh Penguins. “He was a very young guy,”
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Czech Republic’s Jaromir Jagr laughs during practice at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Jagr seemingly never takes a break from hockey and at age 42, has as much fun playing now as he did as a young man. the 52-year-old Canadian coach said. “I think I spent a couple shifts on his line and he looked at Scotty Bowman and said, ’No, next, please.’ ” At the world championships, Jagr is on a line with 20-year-old Tomas Hertl, who flashes the same grin on the ice for practice as his idol. Hertl wasn’t even born for Jagr’s two Cup victories in Pittsburgh, but as a very young boy growing up in Prague he watched every game of the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Hertl could only dream of making it big like Jagr, let
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Kittel sprints to 2nd stage win in Giro on his birthday, Matthews remains in lead BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN, Ireland — Marcel Kittel sprinted to a second straight stage victory in a wet third leg of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday while Michael Matthews retained the overall leader’s pink jersey. Kittel looked to have left it too late on
alone playing alongside him. “It’s unbelievable because it’s my idol as small guy,” Hertl said Saturday. “I’m learning. I watch too many games and YouTube and his shot is unbelievable, too many goals.” More than that, Jagr’s longevity is unbelievable. He has played for the Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and New Jersey. This past season, Jagr was New Jersey’s scoring leader with 24 goals and 43 assists. The mutual comfort between
his 26th birthday after losing contact with his rivals inside the final kilometre. But the German cyclist came from behind to edge out Ben Swift on the line and deny the Briton a maiden Grand Tour stage victory. Kittel finished in four hours 28 minutes 43 seconds. Elia Viviani was third in a bunch sprint at the end of the 187-kilometre cross-border leg from Armagh to Dublin. Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., was 74th while Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal finished 96th. Tuft is in a four-way tie for fourth in the overall standings while Hesjedal is tied for 156th. Matthews — whose Orica-GreenEdge team won Friday’s opening time trial — will lead the race back to Italy and the Australian has an eight-second advantage
Jagr and the Devils’ organization led him to signing another one-year deal to return for 2014-’15. “I’m not surprised. I think he really enjoyed the year,” Devils coach and Team Canada assistant Peter DeBoer said. “I think he came in and he really is taking it year-toyear at this point in his career. “He played a big role for us, felt important, was a big part of any of the successes we had during the year and I think he wants to do that again.” Jagr said this, his ninth world championship, would be his last — but don’t rule out maybe one more run when it’s in the Czech Republic next year. And certainly don’t start the farewell tour thinking 2014-’15 is definitely his last go-’round in the NHL. “I don’t know.” he said. “If I’m gonna play good, why? I love the game.” Jaroslav Spacek loved the game, too, but the defenceman’s body gave out on him and caused him to retire in 2012. He’s two years younger than Jagr but is now an assistant coach for the Czech team and still gets a kick out of seeing Jagr still playing. “He’s using all his free time to work out and get ready for the games,” Spacek said. “He’s got no family so he’s putting all pressure on himself to be the best hockey player as he can be. “That’s the one thing he’s working on it every day. He can get ready for the season even for the world championship, he can take a couple days off but then he comes and works hard. I never see anybody like that.” Infamous for skating late at night and sometimes with weights on his body, Jagr is what Tippett would classify as a “hockey junkie.” Seeing up close how those things worked, DeBoer won’t question any of his techniques. “I marvel at him every day,” he said. “He has some different thoughts on his own training and what makes him go. I can tell you there’s very few guys, you can probably count on one hand, that are playing at a level that he’s playing at at the age he’s at.”
over Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi. Rain fell intermittently for most of the day and wet roads caused several crashes, including two large ones, but all the riders were able to continue. Former winner Michele Scarponi was one of the riders caught up in a large crash around 60 kilometres from the finish. Several cyclists also suffered technical problems and Swift briefly dropped off the back of the peloton when he had to change his bike with 25 kilometres to go. Maarten Tjallingii, who is still wearing the blue King of the Mountains jersey, led for most of the stage for the second day in a row. He was part of an early breakaway of five riders, along with Yonder Godoy, Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez, Gert Dockx and Giorgio Cecchinel.
chasing Weaver with one out. But right-handed reliever Michael Kohn got Colby Rasmus to pop out behind second before Tolleson struck out looking. Edwin Encarnacion pulled Toronto to within 7-3 with a two-run double in the eighth but L.A. countered with two in the ninth. Toronto slugger Jose Bautista entered Sunday’s game having reached base safely in all 37 games this season to lead the majors. But that club record was snapped Sunday as Bautista went 0 for 4 with an RBI. Toronto opened the scoring in the first. Jose Reyes led off with a sharp single to left, then stole second on the next pitch. With one out, Reyes got a great jump off Weaver as Bautista cued one off the end of his bat to second. As Kendrick scooped up the ground ball and tossed it to first, Reyes broke from third and slid head-first ahead of first baseman Albert Pujols’ throw. L.A. took the lead in the fourth, combining a walk and their first two hits of the day, all with two out. Efren Navarro doubled into the left-field corner to score Kendrick, who walked, stole second and advanced to third on catcher Dioner Navarro’s throwing error. One pitch later, Conger doubled to bring in Navarro with the go-ahead run. After the game when Gibbons said reliever Sergio Santos was headed to the 15-day disabled list with forearm stiffness. The Jays will announce today who’ll take his spot on the roster.
Sweden, Russia win second straight at worlds BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINSK, Belarus — Defending champion Sweden prevailed in a shootout to edge the Czech Republic 4-3 at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday and Russia handed Finland a 4-2 defeat for its second straight win. Germany and Norway also made it two wins in two games, while France failed to build on its upset victory over Canada as it lost 2-1 to Italy. Joakim Lindstrom scored the winning penalty for Sweden when he found the space between the pads of Alexander Salak. The Czechs took the lead after just eight seconds when Tomas Hertl beat Swedish goaltender Anders Nilsson, and were up 3-1 in the second period. Jiri Hudler scored on a power play and Ondrej Nemec also had a goal for the Czechs. Sweden tied it for 1-1 in the first through Oscar Moller, who scored again on a power play to reduce the Czech lead to 3-2 in the second. Lindstrom made it 3-3 on a power play in the third to force overtime. In another attacking display, Viktor Tikhonov and Alex Ovechkin put Russia 2-0 up less than 5 minutes into the first period. Juuso Hietanen pulled one back for Finland, but Nikolai Kulyomin scored a short-handed breakaway goal and Sergei Kalinin made it 4-1 in the second. “We had fast goals which gave us confidence,” Russia coach Oleg Znarok said. Jere Karalahti scored the second goal for Finland. Finnish forward Pekka Jormakka left the ice on the stretcher after receiving a big hit from Vadim Shipachyov in the second period. Finland coach Erkka Westerlund said Jormakka was taken to a hospital for exams. Germany beat Latvia 3-2 after Thomas Oppenheimer scored the winner on a penalty in the third period. Germany took the lead with goals from Marcel Noebels and Frank Mauer but Georgijs Pujacs and Mikelis Redlihs helped Latvia come back each time. Norway held off Denmark 4-3 after rallying from an early 2-0 deficit. Morten Poulsen and Frederik Storm had given the Danes the lead with two goals in 20 seconds, before Norway rallied with goals from Jonas Holos, Ken Andre Olimb, PerAge Skroder and Mats Trygg. Jannik Hansen pulled one back for Denmark. Host Belarus earned its first win of the tournament by beating Kazakhstan 4-1.
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Nadal wins fourth Madrid Open after Nishikori forced to retire SHARAPOVA WINS WOMEN’S TITLE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, Spain — Rafael Nadal finally won another clay-court title, although not in a manner that alleviated any concerns about his recent form on his favourite surface. The top-ranked Spaniard won his fourth Madrid Open on Sunday after Kei Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a hip injury when trailing 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 in the final. And Nadal, who is coming off to uncharacteristic quarterfinal losses on clay, said his mental strength is still lacking just two weeks ahead of the French Open. “I was blocked. There were some moments where, I don’t know, I couldn’t find myself,” said Nadal, whose victory guarantees he will stay No. 1 in the rankings heading into Roland Garros. “It wasn’t that I didn’t want to play or I was missing intensity, I was just mentally blocked.” Earlier, Maria Sharapova bounced back from a poor start to defeat Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 to win the women’s title. Nadal became the first repeat winner in Madrid but it was only his second clay-court title of the year, and third overall in 2014. Nishikori’s aggressive start allowed him to jump out to a 5-1 lead as his powerful groundstrokes overwhelmed Nadal, who struggled to find an answer against his Japanese opponent. “We don’t deserve the victory, (Nishikori) deserves it, he played better than us the whole time,” Nadal’s uncle and coach Toni Nadal told Antenna 3 TV. “We had a lot of luck today. We didn’t really come back, he was hurt.” Nishikori broke Nadal again to start the second set to leave the Magic Box centre crowd, which included Queen Sofia, dumbfounded to find Nadal struggling so badly. Nishikori first experienced discomfort while leading 4-2 and Nadal took
advantage to break back. Nishikori soon needed a medical timeout for treatment on his back and hip, and his energy then looked sapped as he hit a shot long to concede the set. Nishikori, who withdrew from next week’s tournament in Rome to recover in time for the French Open, visibly struggled in the third before eventually retiring. “It was very sad, especially (since) I was winning, playing almost best tennis in my life,” said Nishikori, who will become the first Japanese player in the top-10 when the new rankings are released. “It was very tough mentally for me. But I get a lot of confidence from this tournament. “You never know what happens today if I’m not hurt. I may have chance to win.” Sharapova, who lost to Serena Williams in last year’s final, crumbled in the opening set when she held her serve just once. But Halep’s serve dipped in the second set, and Sharapova started hitting pinpoint ground strokes that kept the fifth-ranked Romanian running. The ninth-ranked Russian converted both her break points in the set to even the match. Sharapova then pulled away in the deciding set with an early break to follow up her triumph in Stuttgart with a maiden title in Madrid. Since the 2011 French Open, Sharapova has a 47-3 record on clay — with all three defeats coming to Williams. The top-ranked American was the two-time defending champion in Madrid but withdrew with a leg injury on Friday. “I don’t know how I pulled it off,” Sharapova said after winning her 32nd career title. “I came close last year, and I didn’t have a great first set today, but I knew it wasn’t over until the last point was played.” Sharapova planned to continue her centre court celebration on the plane ride to the Rome Masters.
After being selected by Rams at draft, Sam has chance to be NFL’s first openly gay player BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Michael Sam waited and waited. Hours passed, rounds came and went, and eventually, there were only eight more picks left on the third and final day of the NFL draft. For just a moment, it looked as if his chance of being picked by a pro team and becoming the league’s first openly gay player might take a detour. Or at least be delayed. The call finally came Saturday from the St. Louis Rams, the team right down the road from where Sam played his college ball at the University of Missouri. Sam was selected in the seventh and final round and admitted it was a frustrating wait. He said teams that passed on him chickened out and he should have been drafted sooner. “From last season alone, I should’ve been in the first three rounds. SEC Defensive Player of the Year, All-American,” Sam said. He stopped short of directly saying his stock dropped in the draft because he came out. “You know what, who knows? Who knows? Only the people who sit in the war room know,” he said. “They saw Michael Sam, day after day they scratched it off the board. That was their loss. But St. Louis kept me on that board. And you know what I feel like I’m a (Jadeveon) Clowney, a first draft pick. I’m proud of where I am now.” Sam came out as gay in media interviews earlier this year. His team and coaches knew his secret and kept it for his final college season. He went on to have the best year of his career: He was the co-defensive player of the year in the NCAA’s best football conference and had 11.5 sacks. The pick came after several rounds
of suspense. The first round of the day, No. 4 overall, came and went, no Sam. Then the fifth and sixth, and finally, the day was down to just a handful of picks. When Mike Kensil, the NFL’s vicepresident of game operations, walked to the podium at Radio City Music Hall in the draft’s final minutes to announce the Rams’ second-to-last pick, the crowd got a sense something was up. Very few of the last day picks were announced at the podium. Twitter lit up with suggestions the Rams were about to make news. When Kensil said: “The St. Louis Rams select ... Michael Sam...” the fans gave a hearty cheer, chanting “Yes! Yes! Yes!” and “Michael Sam!” Sam was in San Diego watching with friends and family at the home of his agent, Joe Barkett of Empire Athletes. ESPN and the NFL Network had cameras there and showed Sam’s reaction. Sam was on the phone bending over, with his boyfriend hugging him and rubbing his left bicep. When Sam got off the phone, the tears started. He gave his boyfriend a big kiss and a long hug as he cried and his eyes reddened. After, they shared cake — and another kiss. “Thank you to the St. Louis Rams and the whole city of St. Louis. I’m using every once of this to achieve greatness!!” Sam tweeted with a frenzied typo moments after he was picked, with a picture of himself wearing a Rams cap and a pink polo shirt. The six-foot-two, 255-pound Sam was considered a mid-to-late round pick, far from a sure thing to be drafted. He played defensive end in college, but he’s short for that position in the NFL and slower than most outside linebackers, the position he’ll need to transition to at the professional level.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio — Fighting in his home state for the first time in nearly five years, Matt Brown (19-11) delivered a thrilling performances with a third-round stoppage of Brazilian import Erick Silva (16-5). The bout served as the headlining matchup of Saturday’s “UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva” event, which took place at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. It was Silva who looked well on his way to victory in the early going, delivering a pair of crushing kicks to the body that sent Brown crashing to the floor, doubled over in pain. But as Silva swarmed for the finish, first with strikes and then with a choke attempt, Brown somehow gutted through the onslaught and worked back to his feet. From there, it was a matter of time. Brown shook off the pain and returned fire with punches, kicks and elbows from all angles. To his credit, Silva survived the onslaught for the remainder of the first round, not to mention the entirety of the second frame, as well. Silva showed occasional signs of a comeback, as every body shot caused Brown to momentarily wince. But Brown’s momentum was too great and his pressure too relentless. Early in the third round, he sent Silva crashing to the floor, and after avoiding a desperation submission attempt, postured up and unleashed a furious flurry of strikes that forced referee Herb Dean to call off the bout at the 2:11 mark of the frame. Afterward, a humble Brown was typically ho-hum in regards to the “Fight of the Year” effort. “I just do what I do,” Brown said. “It’s my first main event in my home state. The pressure got to me a little bit. Once I settled down, I got going. “My power wasn’t really there today; maybe he’s that tough. When I usually hit people with those punches, they go down. He kept fighting.” In the night’s co-feature, Constantinos Philippou picked up a much-needed win with a thunderous first-round finish of Lorenz Larkin. The two strikers were trading bombs on the feet from the start. Philippou
was firing heavy leather with his crisp boxing, while Larkin answered in kind while also missing in snapping kick to the legs. But as Philippou closed the range, he nullified some of Larkin’s tools, and that’s when he unleashed his biggest shots. A left hand wobbled Larkin, and a right hand put him out cold at the 3:47 mark, snapping a disappointing two-fight losing streak for Philippou. “It was a big win for me,” Philippou said. “It followed two very disappointing losses. Before my last fight, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep fighting, and it showed. I looked awful. But the UFC called and gave me another shot.” Lightweight striker Daron Cruickshank (15-4) scored a first-round finish of Erik Koch (14-4). It was Koch who held the centre of the cage and looked to use his range to pick apart his opponent’s legs. Unfortunately for Koch, Cruickshank walked through the blows and delivered a stunning left high kick that sent his opponent toppling to the canvas. Cruickshank immediately pounced with a non-stop barrage of punches and elbows that forced a merciful stop at the 3:21 mark of the first. “It’s a great night for me,” Cruickshank said after the win. “I showed up. When I show up, I can beat anyone. I know I belong among the best in my division, and I think I proved that tonight.” In a battle of rangy welterweights, Neil Magny (10-3) started quickly then survived some late trouble to battle back for a hard-fought decision win over Tim Means (20-6-1). As two of the taller fighters in the division, both struggled to settle into a comfortable range. The back-and-forth action left the fight hanging in the balance in the final frame. Means started strong, hurting Magny with an early barrage of knees. But Magny survived the onslaught and battled back to score a takedown, stifling his opponent for the remainder of the round and edging out Means for a decision win with scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28. “Having to adjust to a guy who is as long or longer than me was an adjustment for me,” Magny said. “He’s a hard guy to find a training partner for, difficult to imitate, but I’m happy with the win. It just puts me in place to keep climbing.”
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Preference will be given to those with previous LIVE IN Caregiver for 4 customer service experience. children (6 - 14 yrs. old) in R.D. Wages $1747/mo., 44 Approx. 12-20 hrs/week hrs./week. Childcare, light including weekend shifts. housekeeping. Room & board $315/mo. Call Keri Please submit your at 403-346-4045. resume to: Start your career! Red Deer Advocate See Help Wanted 2950 Bremner Ave. LOOKING for a Live-in Red Deer, T4R 1M9 Caregiver w/exp. to care Fax: 403-341-4772 for 3 & 6 yr. old. Salary Email: careers@ $1835/mo Criminal Record reddeeradvocate.com check is necessary. with CSR in subject line Email resume to: jeannette.lobaton@ yahoo.ca LOOKING for male caregiver with nursing background to care for 90 yr. old elderly male w/slight dementia. Mail resume to: Conrado Gundran 5215-76 St. Red Deer T4P 2J4 P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle. 403-505-7846
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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.
The Red Deer Advocate has an entry level opening in their Circulation Dept. for a Customer Service Representative.
Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
The successful candidate will possess:
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WE are looking for a F/T or P/T journeyman (60% commission with ticket) or apprentice hairstylist for busy family salon in Lacombe. Great wages and benefits packages. Bring resume to Hairapy at Lacombe Center Mall Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
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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
ASSOCIATES DENTAL: We are now accepting applications for 2 full time
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REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANTS
Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY
to join their team. No Evenings or Weekends Please email: associatesdental @hotmail.com or fax to 403-347-2133.
TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.
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Medical
Full-Time/Part time Employment Opportunity Licensed Practical Nurse Panel Manager The Wolf Creek Primary Care Network is hiring Licenced Practical Nurses to work in medical clinics in Lacombe, Ponoka and Sylvan Lake. These are Monday to Friday positions with no shift work or weekends. The Panel Manager works in a one-on-one relationship with a family doctor. Goals include increasing efficiency in the family doctor’s office to improve access for patients, enhancing the patient’s primary care experience, and improving clinical outcomes and quality of life. The Panel Manager will be taught how to assist the physician and clinic to use information technology and healthcare knowledge to ensure that patients receive chronic and preventive care. The majority of Wolf Creek Panel Managers are Licensed Practical Nurses, however other health care professional will be considered for these positions. Interested applicants should submit their resumes by May 23, 2014, to info@wolfcreekpcn.com or via fax to 403.782.5431. The Wolf Creek Primary Care Network would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
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CEDA HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU! Our Pigging and Decoking team is currently looking for experienced Labourers and Operators for PERMANENT roles based out of Red Deer! Please visit us at: www.cedagroup.com DRIVER/SWAMPER for a small knuckle picker. Must have all oilfield tickets. Room for advancement. Fax resume to 403-342-1953
Fluid Experts Ltd. Is looking for experienced
Logistics Coordinator to start immed. Experience in fluid hauling and oil field fluid products would be an asset. Good Verbal, Writing, Texting and Computer skills are a must. Company vehicle is negotiable, benefits, above avg. salary and great atmosphere. Clean Class 1 drivers license c/w abstract. Completed Basic Training Courses. Fax Resume w/all tickets and Driver’s Abstract to 403-346-3112 or email to roger@fluidexperts.com
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LINE LOCATOR ASSISTANT
First Aid, H2S and PSTS, valid driver’s licence req’d. Need to be physically fit. Resume by fax 403-227-1398 or email info@accutechcanada.ca LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475
NOW HIRING
Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com
SERVICE RIG
Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & DERRICK HANDS Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants
must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for. Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule. Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
SILVERSTREAM PRODUCTION
Smaller testing company accepting resumes for all positions. Forward resume to: silverstreamoffice @gmail.com
OIL & GAS OPERATOR
Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a heavy duty mechanic or journeyman instrument mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging work environment, attractive benefits with competitive pay and significant room for promotion. Please submit resumes
TR3 Energy is at the forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil & gas industry We are currently recruiting for:
Heavy Equipment Operators & Labourers
Requirements: Valid Driver’s License H2S Alive Attn: Human Resources Standard First Aid email:kwolokoff@ WHIMIS and/or bearspawpet.com CSTS or PST Fax 403-252-9719 Pre-Access A&D Testing Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ground Disturbance Level 11 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
TOPLINE OILFIELD HAULING
is a busy & growing oilfield trucking company looking for EXPERIENCED SWAMPERS Successful candidates will receive top wages & benefits on site and in shop. Oilfield tickets are an asset. Please forward all resumes to: topline@telus.net Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT
Professionals
Please e-mail or fax your resume to: hr@tr3energy.com Fax: (403) 294-9323 www.tr3energy.com
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DEEP KNEADS MUSCLE THERAPY is looking for a Registered Massage Therapist for room rental. Please contact 403-343-1086
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Busy architecture firm is seeking an experienced draftsperson with proficient Revit skills. Excellent working environment and benefits.
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Please call Bonita at 403-314-4461 Posting will close on May 16
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Wise Intervention Services Inc. is now hiring: • Shop Technicians
We are looking for motivated individuals for shop positions to service oilfield downhole tools. Lee Specialties Ltd designs and manufactures pressure control equipment, production logging tools, logging system and related equipment for the cased-hole wireline service industry.
We offer competitive wages and benefits, opportunity for growth and working in town. Valid drivers license required.
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to join our team Preferred qualifications: • Diploma and 2 years in an office IT position
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ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION
PROJECT MANAGER
WorleyParsonsCord Ltd. is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Project Manager to work with our growing team at our Blackfalds Module Yard facility. The ideal candidate must be a results-driven, self-motivated journeyman electrician with 5 to 10 years’ experience in the industrial construction field. Must have prior experience in electrical estimating, project management experience and strong ability to interpret plans, specifications, drawings and documents related to engineering and construction. The candidate will have the ability to complete quantity surveys in a unit rate environment and be highly organized and capable of working under tight timelines on overlapping projects. Must be available to work 50 hours/week (7am to 5:30pm Mon-Fri)
Essential skills: • Troubleshoot network, server & workstation issues • Assist the ERP specialist with tasks • Evaluate and install computer hardware, software, operating systems & networks • Operate consoles to monitor performance of systems and networks • Problem solving skills • Ability to work with minimal supervision Specific job duties including but not limited to: • Clearly document all aspects of environment • Provide support for daily operational activities • Maintain & repair user PCs, printers & software • Install & support desktop and laptop hardware & operating system, which include Windows XP/Windows 7 • Support users in the use of applications such as Microsoft Office, Email, etc. • Create user accounts in Windows AD, MS Exchange, etc.
APPLY:
Please provide cover letter, resume, and references with attention to Human Resources Email : vwoitas@quinnscapital.com Fax: 1-866-216-8131 We are an equal opportunity employer. We would like to thank everyone for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Apply now: www.worleyparsonscord.ca/careers and be a part of a leading module and fabrication team.
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A busy manufacturing oilfield company is looking for a full time Mechanical Engineer/Designer. This position will involve the design and product development of Oilfield Equipment. Duties will include the design of equipment using 3D CAD, shop testing prototypes and support to manufacturing for existing products. This positions requires individuals with a strong mechanical aptitude. SolidWorks experience is an asset. Individuals with creativity, attention to detail and an interest in working with equipment are preferred. Starting wage is based on knowledge and†experience. Only eligible candidates will be contacted. Send Resumes to: resume @nexusengineering.ca or fax 403.347.3393 Start your career! See Help Wanted
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RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. Permanent Room Attendants. Exp. not nec. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 $14/hr. Duties incl’d but not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, making beds, empty trash, disinfecting & cleaning bathrooms. Performance based bonus program. Must be fluent with verbal l& written English, be physically fit. Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com
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Classifieds...costs so little SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Saves you so much! retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d. Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com
The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.
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D & D VEHICLES SALES RENTAL & LEASING REQUIRES A SALES CONSULTANT. 2 month guarantee salary. Competitive commission. 342 Laura Ave. Red Deer 403-358-5888 Email: joelv@ddsales.com GRATIAE is seeking 5 Retails Sales reps selling skin & body care products in Parkland Mall 4747 67th St. Red Deer, $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d. Email resumes: gratiaereddeersr@ gmail.com
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2 EXP. ROOFERS. Must have drivers licence. 403-341-9208 or 403-346-2822 after hours.
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.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY Afternoon Shifts for Is looking for F/T SALESPERSON. Mon. - Fri. 8-5. Job requirements will be: quoting jobs, dealing with walk in clients, phone sales, scheduling and customer service. Very competitive wages and benefit package. Fax resumes to: 403-343-1325
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CNC Lead Hand / Supervisor and Operators Nexus Engineering is currently looking for Afternoon shift Lead hand/supervisor and operators. Duties include, ensuring production flow on Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, trouble shooting, min 1 years experience as a lead hand/supervisor in a machine shop. We offer competitive wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan. Please forward resumes to: resume @nexusengineering.ca
JOURNEYMAN or 4th Yr. Apprentice Plumber/Gas Fitter
Now Hiring GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE • Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks
req’d for small shop in Westaskiwin area. Competitive wages & health plan. Submit resumes to: wph@xplornet.ca or fax to: 780-312-2889 or call 780-387-6087
OK TIRE & AUTO SERVICE
Red Deer North 7147 50 Ave. 3 - 4 yr. or Licenced Automotive Technician to join our team in 5 bay shop. Service passenger vehicles and light trucks. Customer Satisfaction our #1 Priority! Please fax or email resume to: 403-346-8186 alok@telus.net
CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires
Owner Operators & Company Drivers
QUICKLINE CRANE INC. in Blackfalds is looking for a
MOBILE CRANE & HOISTING OPERATOR 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
SHOP HELP AND/OR APPRENTICE MECHANIC REQUIRED IMMED. Truck exp. preferred. 8:30-5. 15 miles East of Blackfalds. Fax: 403-784-2330 Phone: 403-784-3811
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time
Carpenters & 2nd to 4th Yr. Apprentices
Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca
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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
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FLEET BRAKE PARTS & SERVICE
Canada’s premier fleet specialist has an immediate opening for a
PARTS DRIVER
for our Red Deer location. The successful candidate will have the following: * Exceptional customer service skills *Ability to work with minimum supervision * A great attitude * Knowledge of city and surrounding areas. * Clean drivers abstract We offer above average wages, a comprehensive benefit program and a safe work environment. Please apply in confidence to: Fleet Brake Parts & Service 4841-78 St. Red Deer, AB T4P 1N5 Fax: 403-340-0888 or email your resume to: tcarriere@fleetbrake.com
FLEET BRAKE PARTS & SERVICE
Canada’s premier fleet specialist has an immediate opening for a
SERVICE WRITER
for our Red Deer location. The successful candidate will have the following: * Good knowledge of Medium and Heavy duty truck and trailer repair. * Suspension, brake and electrical repair exp. * Knowledge of Karmac would be an asset. * Great people skills. * Ability to work with minimum supervision * A great attitude We offer above average wages, a comprehensive benefit program and a safe work environment. Please apply in confidence to: Fleet Brake Parts & Service 4841-78 St. Red Deer, AB T4P 1N5 Fax: 403-340-0888 or email your resume to: tcarriere@fleetbrake.com
CLEANERS F/T Comm/ Res, physically fit, $14/hr. Reply to: Ascent Cleaning Services RR4, Box 4, Site 3 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4 DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295
Assets include push pull experience, grade knowledge and the ability to work well with others. Pidherney’s offers: • Top wages paid based on knowledge & experience • Benefit package • Career advancement opportunities Fax resume to Human Resources
403-845-5370 or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com
We are seeking a
GAETZ SOUTH
P/T FRONT END STAFF Staff incentives. Apply within.
Employment Training
(dozers, excavators, graders, scrapers, skidsteers, rubber tire hoe) and labourers for upcoming work.
with 5-10 years’ experience working with on-off road earthworks equipment. We require: Caterpillar and Komatsu experience, strong diagnostic and electrical experience, knowledge with Electronic Technician and SIS programs. Successful candidates must be able to work independently in a busy environment, be flexible and work well with others. Driver’s license, H2S Alive, First Aid/CPR are required. A dual heavy equipment and automotive ticket is an asset. Candidates must go through pre-employment drug testing. Qualified applicants please apply by email at careers@netook.ca or fax to (403) 556-6231. 400379E17
You must have a current driver’s licence and safety tickets which include H2S Alive, First Aid/CPR, Ground Disturbance Level 2 (Standard 201), and CSTS. Also, hiring drivers with Class 1 license with equipment hauling and/or gravel truck experience.
* Adults * Youths * Seniors *
Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week
SPRINGBROOK The papers arrive ready to deliver.
NO COLLECTING! Phone 403-314-4316 ************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300
CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA Allsop Drive, Alton Street, & Atkins Close also Allison Cres. also Archer & Austin Drive MORRISROE AREA
TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300
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Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week
WESTPARK SUBDIVISION LABOUR
LAUNDRY PERSON Responsible for all in-house laundry for our rental inventory. Clean, press and store different fabrics. Must be physically fit and well organized. $13/hour plus benefits. Apply in person, fax 403-347-7066 or email: sales@parklandrentals.com
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The candidate would be responsible for the recruitment of carriers for delivery of Advocate, EMC and CAL routes by various methods incorporated by the Circulation Department. This would include telephone calls, distribution of recruitment flyers, posters, networking, group presentations, advertising, use of social media, along with various other methods. The position would require interviewing, screening and signing up carriers for delivery, along with cold calling. The candidate should have an outgoing personality, along with the ability to multi task. This should be complimented with excellent written and oral presentation skills. The position requires very good organization skills, the ability to work independently and in a group setting. For this position you must have good computer skills, a valid driver’s license with good driving record. A company car may be available during working hours. The candidate must be able to pass a criminal background check. The hours for this position would be Monday to Friday, working every 6th Saturday, 7.5 hours a day, with start times at 10 a.m. or earlier. Please forward resume to: Red Deer Advocate, Attention Doug Sibbet 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 Email: dsibbet@reddeeradvocate.com Fax: 403-341-4772
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Classified does it all!
Send resumes to careers@netook.ca or Fax 1-403-556-6231. Candidates must go through preemployment drug testing.
The Red Deer Advocate Classified is the community’s number-one information centre and marketplace. It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more. Put the power of classified to work for you today.
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Employers: 1. EVRAZ 2. Olymel 3. Flying J 4. Primerica 5. Tim Horton’s 6. Parkland CLASS 7. Cameron Canada Corp 8. Lacombe Action Group 9. World Financial Group 10. Marshall Construction 11. Diversified Staffing Services 12. Investors Group Financial Services
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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Mini Job Fair Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:30 a.m. - Noon Alberta Works Centre 2nd Floor, First Red Deer Place 4920 - 51 Street, Red Deer
CALL 309-3300
Bring your resumé For more info, call 403-340-5353
Government
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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
36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Drive Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.
Full Time, 37.5 hours a week. $14.67/hr. to $20.39/hr. Depending Experience
Success is closer than you think.
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35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres. Westpark Cres.
Busy road construction company looking for Labours. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489
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Advocate Opportunities
EMF NUTRITION RED DEER BRANCH
is HIRING!! We are looking to fill two positions: Packaging Operator (Bagger) Shipper/Receiver. Please visit our website for more details: www.emf-nutrition .com Apply by May 12th, 2014 Email: hr@ emf-nutrition.com Mail/person: 4747-60th St. Red Deer, Alberta Fax: 204.233.7245
Now hiring SUMMER HELP in your local city/town. Flexible schedule, $17.00 base rate-ofpay, cust. sales/service, no experiencerequired, training provided, conditions apply. Visit www.vmcanada .ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to APPLY NOW!
F/T MEAT CUTTER F/T PRODUCE CLERK Full benefits, staff incentives. Apply within.
Call (403) 347-6676
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
Oilfield Weed Sprayer required. Submit resume to Ranger Resource Service by fax 403-227-5099, email cdsprung@telus.net or call Cory 403-304-8201.
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Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info
Netook Construction Ltd. is looking to hire for their upcoming season.
We are taking resumes for experienced
JOURNEYMAN HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
NOW HIRING P/T Blackfalds Esso in Blackfalds. Cashier & Food Attendant. Drop off resume or email. No phone calls. hyhy0419@hotmail.com
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GAETZ SOUTH
BE JOB READY IN 6 TO 12 MONTHS Netook Construction Ltd. is a heavy equipment contractor based out of Olds, Alberta.
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McLean St.
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We Change Lives!
Earthworks Division
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BRICAR CONTRACTING now hiring EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS. Please fax resumes to 403-347-6296
in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558 CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment. Resumes to be dropped off Pressure Control at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Assembler Cres. Red Deer. Technician Nexus is currently seeking F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. a mechanical individual to Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. perform assembly & preferred. In person to Key testing of all BOP’s and Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Pressure Control Red Deer. Equipment. Duties include heavy lifting, SEMI RETIRED? manual labour, operating SPRING BREAK UP? forklift and overtime as Seasonal drivers req’d. necessary. We offer a for local fertilizer dellivery. competitive wage, benefits Clean Class 3 license and RRSP plan. req’d., AG exp. an asset. Experience is not Call 403-588-0956. mandatory, but a definite EMAIL: pat@benaltoag.com asset. Email resume to resume@ nexusengineering.ca
Pidherney’s is busy and requires the following:
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PAINTER F/T
Commercial/Residential Brush/Roll Application. Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d. Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829
STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop. MUST HAVE basic carLOOKING for Framers/ pentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits carpenters 403-357-9816 avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar SHOP & PORTABLE Industrial Bend. email: Welding Business in earl707@telus.net. and/or Lacombe looking for B fax 403-347-7913 Pressure or Journeyman Welders for local work. Looking for a new pet? Only reliable need apply. Call Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 4:30 Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet. 403-318-9445
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ACCOUNTING
Engineer / Designer
Looking for room attendants F/T & P/T, P/T breakfast bar hostess. Must be avail. all shifts. Will train. Drop off resume or email: cheri.arthur2@ hilton.com No phone calls.
SOAP Stories is seeking 5 F/T - P/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com
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TECHNOLOGY
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Truckers/ Drivers
HEALTHCARE
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Sales & Distributors
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Restaurant/ Hotel
B10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, May 12, 2014 Advocate Opportunities
Central Alberta LIFE SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help The newspaper farmers Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift. look to for best values in: 11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: *Farm Machinery, *Feed & 403-346-9099 or drop off to: Grain, *Livestock, *Trailers, 3301-Gaetz Avenue *Supplies & *More. CHECK US OUT CALL 309-3300
Advocate Opportunities
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Misc. Help
Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds
INNISFAIL Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week. Delivery by 6:30 a.m. Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.
RENTAL STORE requires an employee for counter sales. Must have equipment and small engine knowledge. Retail and parts inventory experience are assets. Must be physically fit. Full time position with OT in busy season. sales@ parklandrentals.com or fax 403-347-7066 SAFETYNET SECURITY is looking for motivated and professional security officers to work on a local construction project. Applicants must have valid Alberta Security License and the ability to perform foot patrol on a complex construction site. Competitive wages and additional training provided. For inquiry please contact Les Walker 403-236-4884 email: leswalker@ safetynetsecurity.ca Summer Receptionist Openings. Local Red Deer company looking for appointment setters during our busy season. Ideal for students or someone searching for Part-Time. Competitive pay with incentives. Must be available Sundays. Located downtown. Call 403-755-8163 leave message for Mitch.
Phone 403-314-4316
PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
Advocate Opportunities
RED DEER ADVOCATE
ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/week in:
Six days per week. Delivery by 6:30 a.m. Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver. Phone 403-314-4316
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* Adults * Youths * Seniors * Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week
Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS
INNISFAIL The papers arrive ready to deliver. NO COLLECTING!
Phone 403-314-4316 ************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300
CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week. NO WEEKENDS!! JOHNSTONE CROSSING
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in
Jenner Cres. & Judd Close. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info
CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres., Churchill Cl. area $195/mo.
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CLEARVIEW AREA
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East end of Cosgrove Cres. $73/mo.
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Antiques & Art
MOUNTVIEW AREA Spruce Drive $62/mo. ALSO 43 Ave to 46 Ave, between 35 St. & 37 St. $82/mo. ALSO Springbett Drive & 44 Ave., 37 St. area $51/mo. ALSO 42 Ave area between 35 & 39 St. $62/mo. ALSO 43 Ave & 43 A Ave between 37 & 39 St. & one block of 43 Ave, and one block of 35 ST. $101/mo. ALSO 41 Ave between 36 & 38 St. $68/mo.
ANTIQUE Dining Room Suite. Table, 4 chairs & 1 captain chair. Side board, China cabinet. Solid oak. Approx. 110 yrs old. Exc. cond. $4500 obo. 403-391-8691
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Building Supplies
CONCRETE forming equipment Dura-Form 4’ x 2’, 5’x2’, 7’x2’, 8’ x 2’, lots of inside corners and fillers, most of forms are in cages. To view call Randy 403-843-1099 cell 587-679-2334. For pics and detailed equipt. list email: thepelletiers@ xplornet.ca TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.
EquipmentHeavy
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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Call Jamie 403-314-4306
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Tools
TABLE SAW, 9” Delta Beaver, with cast iron table & wing, 3 - 9” blades, 2 are Freud, on stand with castors. $150. 403-358-5465
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Firewood
AFFORDABLE
Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275
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Garden Supplies
17” CRAFTSMAN rear tine rototiller. 8.5 HP 2 yrs old. $575. 403-346-7856 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 6’-20’ , all equipment for digging, basketing, hauling & planting. Also have 74” truck mount tree spade. J/V TREE FARM. John 403-350-6439 or Gary 403-391-1406 ROTOTILLER 5 HP. as is. $60. 403-314-0804 TREES: Windbreak, privacy screen, white spruce trees 5’-7’ delivered & planted $60 ea. on 25 or more. 20+ yrs experience (780)778-0223.
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BIRCH SHELF UNITS 16x32x90, $60. 16x32x96, $40. 403-782-7439 CHINA Cabinet, cherry wood $185. o.b.o. 403-346-4926 COFFE table, octagon with 2 end tables, glass tops. $75.; Chesterfield, flowered pastels, $100. good cond. Best offer on both. 403-346-4926 COUCH 3 seater, exc. cond, green, $75; Dragon space heater $25 403-348-1905 COUCH, chair, Lazy Boy $200. 403-346-2073 DRESSER, desk and chair $200. 403-346-2073 FLORAL LOVE SEAT, good cond. $75. 2 BAR STOOLS $20/ea. STANDING LAMP, $10. WHITE WOODEN TABLE, with maple top, 29.5” x 47”, 25” high, $20. SMALL CHEST FRIDGE, 18”x17”, 18” deep, $40. 403-346-2346 TABLE & 4 chairs, round with leaf, will sit 10-12 people, cherry wood, $150. o.b.o. 403-346-4926
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Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
Stereos TV's, VCRs
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27” T.V; stand and wall unit. $200. 403-346-2073 STERIO SYSTEM, 3 disc-CD, AM, FM, Cassette, $35. 403-346-2346
Misc. for Sale
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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Contractors
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AREDAN Renos Fencing, decks, finish work, bsmt. developments, drywall, landscaping, sheds. Red Deer 780-788-9522 Payne27@hotmail.com Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
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We’ll do it all... Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 FENCES & DECKS 403-352-4034 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.
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VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs. Reasonable rates. 340-9368
FANTASY
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International ladies
Entertainment
DANCE LESSONS. Wedding or Social. 403-396-2821 Info at www.acda.ca
Escorts
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MASSAGE
Now Open
Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161
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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 TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396
Misc. Services
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5* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. BBB member. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca
BALINESE KITTENS 1 Male & 1 female $50/ea. Also have a grey & white male kitten - free. 403-887-3649
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Dogs
HUSKY Shepherd fixed M in Delburne, 10 yrs. old to give away to good home + accessories, loves kids, 403-749-3588
Sporting Goods
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CROSMAN AIR GUN, 3578 shooters kit, uses .177 caliber copperhead pellets w/4” & 8” barrels. $60. 403-755-2760
Travel Packages
1900
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Painters/ Decorators
1 BDRM. bsmt. suite in Westpark area, $650/mo. + DD $650 avail. June 1, 403-346-3469 after 6 pm. 1 BDRM. bsmt. suite, utils. incl., washer & dryer, $750 403-346-1292 after 4
MORRISROE MANOR
1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444 Newly renovated bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031
NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies. Call 403-343-7955
THE NORDIC
1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
Roommates Wanted
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Lots For Sale
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Pinnacle Estates
(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. 403-304-5555
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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300
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Cars
2009 TOYOTA Camry LE 100,000 kms, great shape $12,700 403-347-9504
2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040 1993 DODGE SPIRIT, parts car or needs motor, asking $150.00 Call 403-728-3485
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Locally owned and family operated
Trucks
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FURN. ROOM, use of full house, utils. & internet all incl. $475. 403-506-1907
Rooms For Rent
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BIG bdrm. own bathroom, 2004 GMC 3/4 C/C SLT house privileges all inclusive leather, Duramax diesel, + WIFI $550. 403-302-2024 200,000 kms, not oilfield, black, very nice $16,500. ROOM, all utils. and cable 403-357-8811 incld, $450/mo. 403-506-3277
Offices
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2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street. Parking is avail. $2400/mo. 403-343-9300 DOWNTOWN, main flr. 400 sq. ft. approx. 403-358-4131, 598-4131
Mobile Lot
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AGRICULTURAL
Houses/ Duplexes
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2001 FORD F150 S/C loaded, Triton 5.4L, 7700 lb. towing pckg. 5th whl. hitch, Landau cover, lockable, good cond. 196,860 kms. $8000. 403-358-5465
Fifth Wheels
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TITANIUM 34E39 MP RV. Loaded, exc. shape. New fridge, 6 yr warranty, asking $35,500. 403-340-2535
CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
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HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net
Houses For Sale
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
Holiday Trailers
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2 SPEC HOMES Ready for your colours. 1200 SQ.FT. Bungalow. Can be shown at any time. 2007 STARCRAFT, 30’, Michener Hill area. 4 bdrm., 10 & 98 MacKenzie Cres. slide, solar, air, walk2 bath, garage. Close to Lacombe. 403-588-8820 around bed, sleeps 6, rear kitchen. $17,000. O.B.O. downtown, convenience CUSTOM BUILT 403-358-6765 stores & walking trails. NEW HOMES $1300/mo/d.d. 403-302-3039 by Mason Martin Homes Boats & Kyle, 403-588-2550 FRESHLY painted 3 bdrm. duplex close to schools, Marine FREE Weekly list of fenced yard, 4 appls, NO PETS, ref’s, rent $1200 + properties for sale w/details, 24’ LEGEND PONTOON. prices, address, owner’s utils. DD phone #, etc. 342-7355 42 hrs. 10 lifejackets, BBQ, $1000 403-346-3179 & more. Call 403-887-2428 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com
JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888
Condos/ Townhouses
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SEIBEL PROPERTY
MUST SELL
1217 sq.ft. duplex. 4 bdrm., $191,900. 403-588-2550
www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 MUST SELL or 403-347-7545 New Home. 1335 sq.ft. Seniors’ bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. 6 locations in Red Deer Services 403-588-2550 ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates www.laebon.com HELPING HANDS ~ Westpark Laebon Homes 346-7273 Home Supports for Seniors. ~ Kitson Close Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. companionship. At home ~ Holmes St. Condos/ or facility. Call 403-346-7777 S.D. $1000 for information. Townhouses Rent $1195 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, EXCLUSIVE LUXURY 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, Yard RIVERFRONT CONDOS lrg. balconies, absolutely Care FOR SALE no pets. N/S, no utils. incl. in Downtown Red Deer. References required. Call Renee at JUNK/TREE REMOVAL, SOUTHWOOD PARK 403-314-1687 for Inquiries. Yard/Care 403-358-1614 3110-47TH Avenue, ROTOTILLING, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, NEW CONDO power raking, aerating & generously sized, 1 1/2 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. grass cutting. Reasonable baths, fenced yards, $192,000. 403-588-2550 rates. 403-341-4745 full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. SECOND 2 NONE Aerate, www.greatapartments.ca Manufactured de-patch lawns, spring clean Homes up. Free est. 403-302-7778
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SPRING CLEANUPS: Aerate, power rake, edge, first mow. Weekly mowing. Irish Green Yard Care 403-341-6620 THE ROTOTILLER GUY Garden Rototilling & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957
4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
3050
4090
BY OWNER
Parkland Estates, 1500 sq. ft. incld’s addition, 3 bdrm., ORIOLE PARK family rm., stone gas fire3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. place, 1 1/2 baths, 5 newer rent, s.d. $650, incl water appls., new paint, water sewer and garbage. Avail. lines, skirting carpet & lino. June 1. 403-304-5337 $65,000. 403-348-5016
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RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
Vehicles Wanted To Buy
5200
RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519
Misc. Automotive
5240
FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585
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1996 26’ JAYCO Eagle couch & dinette superslide, full load, exc. cond, $8900 403-391-6011
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2003 DODGE Neon loaded safetied 403-352-6995
PADS $450/mo. Brand new park in Lacombe. Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820
FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
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Cats
rentals
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 1130
WOODEN boot jack $15, 3 shelf brackets 9” x 11”, 13” x 10” $1.50/ea, 2 heavy metal brackets 8 1/2” will hold 11”-12” board 2/$8, 5’ x 9 1/2” wide shelf $5, 4 sets fancy shelf brackets $6/set, 4 sets fancy brackets 3” x 4” $2/set, 24” standards w/4 brackets $4, 9-6” brackets for single standard $2, four 8” brackets $2, 10 12” white brackets for single standards, $10, 4 chrome bathroom toothbrush and glass holders, wall mount $10, ice scraper $8, 2/3 bag of oil-dri all purpose absorbent $8, 25 legal size file folder holder $10, 4 tv trays and holder on wheels $15, misc. pieces of wood $5, 4 ft. aluminum ladder $8, Coleman cooler 22” x 13” $15, wine rack (chrome) holds 12 bottles $10 403-314-2026
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2 BDRM lower unit at 5910-55 Ave., security cameras, laundry on site, FISHER AIR TIGHT WOOD BURNING STOVE. private parking to over 40 tenants w/good references, Ideal for small home, quiet lifestyles, excellent cottage or garage. $200. rental history. Rent/S.D. 403-782-7439 is $1100. Ph: 403-341-4627 KOOLATRON cooler, $60 ; AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 ladies black leather biker jacket, small, exc. cond. bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown $50, to give away 21” color Co-Op, no pets, tv, 403-347-0325 403-348-7445 OLD COUNTRY ROSE CHINA. GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. As well as 12 collector plates Call 403-887-2428 apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 WINE making equipment LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. $75; Coleman dbl. high SUITES. 25+, adults only queen size air bed w/elec. pump $45, 2 golf carts w/2 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 bags $15/pair. 403-343-2618
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Electric BBQ & Cover $25. Deck Table & Chairs $35. 4 Resin Chairs $20. Oval Table Arborite Top $5. 2 Metal Tool Boxes & some tools - all for $20. 27” Toshba TV $20. Vtech Cordless Answering Machine $5. Please call 403-358-7678
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CLASSIFICATIONS *Black wall clock with pendulum $40. 2000-2290 *2 New Lawn Chairs in bags for $15. *1 Reclining Lawn Chair for $15. Horses *2 Blue Matching Suitcases $15. WANTED: all types of *20 Western records, $2/ea. *Royal Thair Bronze 60 pc horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. forks, knives, & spoons 403-651-5912 - in wooden case, $75. 403-358-5247 18 SPD. adult Rialto Grain, Feed Ultima bike, black, all Hay terrain $150; heirloom crochet table cloth, rectanTIMOTHY & Brome square gular $50 403-346-2070 bales, great for horses, ap3 AFRICAN VIOLETS, prox. 60 lbs. put up dry Christmas Cactus $5/ea, and covered, $5/bale RV camping mat 13’ x 9’ Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 $75, CRAFTSMAN seat for riding mower $30, SLIPPERS (Isotoner) new $15 403-342-7460 CROSMAN AIR GUN, 3578 shooters kit, uses .177 caliber copperhead pellets w/4” & 8” barrels. CLASSIFICATIONS $60. 403-755-2760
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5180
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1993 DODGE SPIRIT, parts car or needs motor, asking $150.00 Call 403-728-3485 2 EQUUS LSI TIRES, 225-50-R17. $100/both. 403-346-0674 or 392-5657
Public Notices
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ASAP STORAGE NOTICE OF DISPOSAL
Goods will be disposed of on 28 May/14 by ASAP Storage at their discretion to satisfy outstanding Balances for storage rental incurred by the following:
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Gordon holds off Harvik for win NASCAR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Kan. — At any age, Jeff Gordon sure knows how to win. Nearly two decades after he burst onto the scene with his first victory, Gordon keeps taking checkered flags, storming to the lead in the final laps at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night for his first victory of the season and 89th overall in NASCAR’s top series. The 42-year-old Gordon held off a hard-charging Kevin Harvick on the final lap to move into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field. Gordon won for the first time since October at Martinsville and became the ninth driver to win in the first 11 races this season. He entered the race with the points lead, but exclaimed a weight was lifted off his shoulders as he crossed the finish line for his third Kansas victory. “I’m just so proud of (the 24 team). They have been giving me the best race cars all year long,” Gordon said. “I have been having so much fun. I’m going to be 43 this year and I feel like I’m 25 again. That is the way they make me feel.” Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Danica Patrick was seventh for her best career Cup finish. Gordon built his points lead on the strength of four top-fives and seven top-10s in the first 10 races — including second-place finishes at Texas and Richmond — but he knew how much one win would ease pressure on his Hendrick Motorsports team. He got it under the lights at Kansas. “This is so sweet,” he said. “What a huge weight lifted off this team’s shoulders. We needed to get to Victory Lane.” Gordon is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his first career Cup victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the prestigious Coca-Cola 600. He will go for his fourth Coca-Cola 600 victory May 25. At Daytona this year, Gordon insisted he was serious about considering retirement with a fifth championship. He looks every bit a title contender — but said he feels like he could race until 50 if his cars are this stout. “The whole retirement thing I think is thrown out too much,” he said. “I
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon (24) celebrates after winning the Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday. know I’m somewhat to blame for that.” After the start of the race was delayed 35 minutes by rain, the first Sprint Cup night race at Kansas soon left drivers in the dark after the lights went out on the backstretch. NASCAR polled drivers if they wanted to continue and they were good to go, with Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards among the many who said the track was bright enough to race. Harvick led the final 36 laps in his October win and led the first 41 on Saturday before briefly falling into the middle of the pack. Harvick worked his way to the front in the No. 4 Chevrolet and opened a commanding lead over Gordon and Logano. He led a race-high 119 laps in the 400-mile race — small consolation once Gordon grabbed the lead with eight to go.
With two wins already, Harvick has been a force in his first season at Stewart-Haas Racing, but his dominant Chevrolet ran out of gas on his last pit stop and lost time that he couldn’t recover. “I should have been paying attention to my pit road lights and should have got off pit road better,” he said. “I made a mistake at the end and it cost us a chance to stay out in front of the 24.” Patrick had her best run of the season, spending most of the race nestled inside the top 10, and brought a needed jolt of electricity when she passed teammate Tony Stewart and Earnhardt to move into third with 95 laps left. Patrick hadn’t finished better this season than 14th at Fontana and her lone top-10 in the Cup series was an
eighth-place finish in the 2013 Daytona 500. She was shuffled back on a restart, costing her a top five. Patrick beamed in the garage after the kind of finish she’d been striving for since her dazzling performance at Daytona more than a year ago. Crew chief Tony Gibson told her, “Chicks rule, huh?” “I know that we haven’t had the best of times, but we work hard for it,” Patrick said. “This is the kind of stuff that materializes in wins. We’ve just got to keep hanging around and doing what we’re doing. I’m just proud of everyone for working really hard and believing in me.” Sara Christian’s fifth-place finish in a 1949 race remains the best for a female driver in NASCAR’s top series.
Hamilton and Rosberg continue Mercedes domination with 1-2 finish at Spanish GP
Hinchcliffe to miss more time after being diagnosed with concussion
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTMELO, Spain — Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg sped away to their fourth straight one-two finish at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday in a dominant performance that does not bode well for the rest of the Formula One field. Hamilton took off from pole position and stayed ahead of Rosberg — despite the German closing to less than a second in a tense final lap — to record a fourth consecutive victory and move ahead of his teammate in the overall standings. Hamilton’s 100 points after five races put him three points ahead of Rosberg, who failed to find a way in front of his main rival for a fourth straight time after winning the season opener. His 26th career win gave Hamilton one more than former world champions Niki Lauda, who now works for Mercedes, and Jim Clark. Hamilton set himself on course to add to his own title from 2008. He hadn’t led the championship since June 2012 after winning the Canadian GP with McLaren. “This is our fourth one-two, it’s just unreal,” Hamilton said after Rosberg helped douse him in champagne to celebrate his first victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. “Getting my first win here after trying for eight years, it is difficult to put into words my feeling. I have never had a car like this. I have never had a gap like this. I am grateful I was able to keep (Rosberg) behind me.” Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo finished third for his first career podium after coming close on three occasions this year. Four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel had a flawless drive to move up from a 15th-place start to finish fourth, with his Red Bull finally not having any problems following two days of it stalling in practice and qualifying. Valtteri Bottas of Williams was fifth, followed by struggling Ferrari duo Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen in sixth and seventh. Lotus’ Romain Grosjean and Force India pari Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg rounded out the points. McLaren made no progress with Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen coming in 11th and 12th. Not even a three-week break for their rivals to improve their cars prevented Mercedes from earning its fifth win in as many events this year in a disheartening display for the other 10 teams. Ricciardo ended up more than 48 seconds slower than Rosberg. Alonso was left in a distant third place in the standings with 49 points, followed by Vettel with 45. Mercedes increased its lead in the
INDYCAR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar team owner Michael Andretti says James Hinchcliffe won’t return to the track until at least Tuesday because of a concussion sustained Saturday in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Hinchcliffe, from Oakville, Ont., was injured when debris from Justin Wilson’s car appeared to fly into Hinchcliffe’s cockpit, striking him in the head following a restart. He was taken from the track on a stretcher and transported to a hospital where doctors diagnosed the concussion. Andretti said doctors instructed Hinchcliffe to rest and that they didn’t want to see him until Tuesday. He missed the opening practice Sunday for the Indianapolis 500 and was replaced in Andretti Autosport’s No. 27 Honda by Venezuela’s EJ Viso. Hinchcliffe won three races last year. His best finish this season is seventh at Barber.
Yankees’ CC Sabathia goes on disabled list with right knee inflammation BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads the race after the start of the Spain Formula One Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Sunday. constructor’s championship race to 197 points. Red Bull is second with 84 points, with Ferrari trailing in third with 66. After executing a clean start, the Silver Arrows focused on protecting their tires and preparing a final fight at the end of the race to decide which driver would to settle with being runner-up. The two opted for different pit stop strategies, with Hamilton pitting first to change to a faster pair of medium tries before Rosberg went in to get a second set of slower, but more resistant, hard tires. It appeared Rosberg’s tactics to then finish on his set of faster tires was going to pay off as Hamilton’s advantage evaporated, but Hamilton kept his nerves in check and his vehicle in front until the 66th and final lap. Hamilton led all of the way, but he asked his team for help on several occasions — as well as complaining about the tire strategy — after never being able to shake Rosberg.
And although this race didn’t see any close calls between the drivers, as happened in Bahrain earlier this season, they were close right down to the last turn as Hamilton crossed 0.6 seconds ahead of Rosberg. “I think if I had had one more lap I could have given it a go,” Rosberg said. “I could have gone for a kamikaze move, but that wouldn’t have made sense. I will try to get that little extra bit and edge him out next time.” Only two cars didn’t finish, Caterham’s Kamui Kobayashi and Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso. Vergne retired during the 26th lap due to an exhaust problem. That brought an end to an error-plagued weekend for Vergne, who was penalized 10 places when his wheel flew off in Friday’s practice. Earlier on Sunday, the vintage car that was supposed to ferry him through the pre-race drivers’ parade puttered to a stop, forcing Vergne to hitch a ride with Marussia’s Max Chilton and his chauffeur.
MILWAUKEE — The New York Yankees’ injury-plagued rotation has taken another big hit. Struggling left-hander CC Sabathia was placed on the 15-day disabled list before Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with inflammation in his right knee. The move came a day after the left-hander allowed three home runs in a no-decision against the Brewers. Milwaukee won 5-4. Sabathia is making $23 million this season, the sixth in a deal that will pay him $161 million over 7 years. He is 3-4 with a 5.28 ERA, with opponents hitting .301 off him this season. Until now, all the questions about Sabathia were about his arm and a drop in velocity. Turns out his right leg is a bigger problem right now. “I’m not going to sit here and kill myself and be negative,” Sabathia said Saturday night after allowing eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. “So we will go from there, and I’ll be out there five days from now ready to go.” Not anymore. The Yankees will have to find yet another pitcher to plug into the rotation with Sabathia having been scheduled to pitch next on Thursday night against the Mets at Citi Field in the Subway Series.
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SAY UKRAINE REGION VOTES OVERWHELMINGLY FOR SEPARATION, TURMOIL TO DEEPEN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DONETSK, Ukraine — Ninety per cent of voters in a key industrial region in eastern Ukraine came out in favour of sovereignty Sunday, pro-Russian insurgents said in announcing preliminary results of a twin referendum that is certain to deepen the turmoil in the country. Roman Lyagin, election chief of the self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic, said around 75 per cent of the Donetsk region’s 3 million or so eligible voters cast ballots, and the vast majority backed self-rule. With no international election monitors in place, it was all but impossible to verify the insurgents’ claims. The preliminary vote count was announced just two hours after the polls closed in an election conducted via paper ballots. A second referendum organized by pro-Russian separatists was held Sunday in eastern Ukraine’s industrial Luhansk region, but no immediate results were released. Ukraine’s central government and the West had condemned the balloting as a sham and a violation of international law, and they have accused Moscow of orchestrating the unrest in a possible attempt to grab another piece of the country weeks after the annexation of Crimea. The results of the two referendums could hasten the breakup of the country and worsen what is already the gravest crisis between the West and Russia since the end of the Cold War. Although the voting in the two regions with a combined population of 6.5 million appeared mostly peaceful, armed men identified as members of the Ukrainian national guard opened fire on a crowd outside the town hall in Krasnoarmeisk, and an official with the region’s insurgents said people were killed. It was not clear how many.
Venezuela court orders trial for 11 student protesters, frees others arrested THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan courts have ordered 11 student protesters to stand trial, but they have freed more than 150 others arrested with them during raids on their encampments, prosecutors said Sunday. The statement from prosecutor’s office said the 11 face charges including weapons offences, criminal association and incitement to violate laws, as well as drug violations. But it said 156 others will be freed, though they will have to report periodically to the courts. And prosecutors asked that 15 be sent for treatment of drug use. Some protesters were freed earlier. Hundreds of police and troops arrested 243 student protesters during pre-dawn raids Thursday on four encampments of protesters opposed to President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government. That set off angry clashes in which one police officer was killed, raising the death toll from disturbances that began in February to at least 42.
Search continues for 3rd victim in fiery crash of balloon in U.S. DOSWELL, Va. — Searchers scoured woods and fields in northern Virginia Sunday for the body of the third victim from the crash of a hot air balloon that drifted into a power line and burst into flames in front of horrified spectators. Two members of the University of Richmond’s athletic staff were killed in the crash. Associate head coach Ginny Doyle and director of basketball op-
Nigerian teen who escaped Islamic captors says she’s scared to return to school BAUCHI, Nigeria — One of the teenagers who escaped from Islamic extremists who
abducted more than 300 schoolgirls says the kidnapping was “too terrifying for words,” and she is now scared to go back to school. Sarah Lawan, a 19-year-old science student, spoke Sunday as Nigerians prayed for the safety of the 276 students still held captive. Their prayers were joined by Pope Francis. Lawan told The Associated Press that more of the girls could have escaped but that they were frightened by their captors’ threats to shoot them. She spoke in the local Hausa language in a phone interview from Chibok, her home and the site of the mass abduction in northeast Nigeria. The failure to rescue those who remain captive four weeks later has attracted mounting national and international outrage. Last week, Nigeria was forced to accept international help in the search, after ignoring offers for weeks.
has rejected the accusations. Russian President Vladimir Putin had asked the organizers of the latest referendums to delay the vote in an apparent attempt to ease the crisis. The insurgents refused. At one polling station at a school in Donetsk, turnout was brisk in the first hour of voting. All voting slips that could be seen in the clear ballot boxes showed that self-rule had been selected. Most opponents of sovereignty appeared likely to stay away from the polls rather than risk drawing attention to themselves. Darya, a 25-year-old medical worker
who would not give her last name, said she saw no point in casting a ballot, since the vote had no legal force. “There were no notices about this referendum anywhere, about where and when it was happening,” she said. “In any case, it is not valid, so there was no reason to take part.” There were no immediate signs of any outright intimidation by proRussian forces Sunday, and insurgents near the polls were not wearing their usual balaclavas. The haphazard nature of the referendums was in full display at Spartak, a leafy village on the fringes of Donetsk.
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The bloodshed took place hours after dozens of armed men shut down the voting in the town. The shooting starkly demonstrated the hair-trigger tensions in the east, where pro-Russian separatists have seized government buildings and clashed with Ukrainian forces over the past month. Even before the results were announced, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called the twin referendums a “criminal farce.” The U.S. and other Western governments said they wouldn’t recognize the outcome. Earlier in the day, the head of the referendum organizers in Donetsk said the ultimate status of the region would be discussed later and would include the possibility of secession or annexation by Russia. “We are just saying to the world that we want changes, we want to be heard,” election commission head Roman Lyagin said. The violence in Krasnoarmeisk, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the regional capital, Donetsk, came hours after armed men, one of whom said they were from the national guard, put a stop to the voting and took control of town hall. In the evening, more armed men arrived in a van, and a scuffle broke out with people gathered around the building. Then the men fired shots. An Associated Press photographer who witnessed the shooting said two people lay motionless on the ground. Insurgent leader Denis Pushilin was quoted by the ITAR-Tass news agency as saying there were an unspecified number of deaths. Over the past few weeks, the Ukrainian government and the West have accused Russia of trying to destabilize the country or create a pretext for another invasion. Russia — which annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula just days after voters there approved secession in a March referendum —