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ALERT team shows results SERIOUS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY DISRUPTED Contributed photo

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF After a year investigating and arresting people involved in serious criminal activity in the city, Red Deer’s ALERT team has seized more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of drugs.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team started on May 16, 2013, and within a week they had executed what Sgt. Gerald Ouellet called a “midlevel” bust at the time.

About $60,000 in drugs were seized and four people were arrested.

The ALERT body, known as the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Team in Red Deer, mostly targets drug-related crime.

Among the arrests and seizures was that of two Calgary men who police allege attempted to move large volumes of cocaine in the Red Deer market.

More than $100,000 worth of cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis resin was seized.

Please see ALERT on Page A2

Wildfire crews burned about 70 hectares at the Upper Clearwater on Wednesday as part of the area’s prescribed fire program. The unit has plans to burn about another 400 hectares to help wildlife habitat and create a fire break in the Upper Clearwater valley.

Respect, safety for West Country RANGERS EXPECTING UP TO 40,000 VISITORS ON WEEKEND

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF With 40,000 people expected to ascend on the West Country for Victoria Day Long Weekend, local rangers are hoping they do so with respect and safety in mind.

Their concerns range from wildfires to environmental impact, littering and bad decisions made by those enjoying themselves.

“We’re welcoming many people to our back-

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yard and ... we hope that they use it with respect,” said Barry Shellian, a wildfire ranger and information officer for the Rocky Wildfire Management Area.

On Wednesday, Clearwater was upgraded to a high wildfire hazard rating, resulting from cured wild grass and high winds.

However, Shellian says if the forecasted wet weather swings through over the next few days, that rating could drop to low by Saturday.

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ANINA HUNDSDOERFER

Missing Edmonton researcher’s body identified

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A body found south of Nordegg last week has been confirmed to be that of Anina Hundsdoerfer, an Edmonton woman who has been missing since March.

RCMP search teams found Hundsdoerfer’s body after it was spotted by a grader operator on May 12, just off the road in a forested area several kilometres north of where her car had been discovered.

Results from an autopsy identified the 32 year-old researcher on Thursday.

Police said there was no signs of foul play and the death is considered to be non-criminal in nature at this time.

The investigation is now closed and no further informa-

tion will be released, police said.

Hundsdoerfer’s family thanks the public for phoning in tips and helping in the search.

Hundsdoerfer, a forest entomologist who studied the mountain pine beetle, was last seen on March 22 in Edmonton.

She was reported missing the next day by her roommate and her car was found on March 25, abandoned on the side of the Forestry Trunk Road, Hwy 734, south of Nordegg.

RCMP searched the area using dogs, helicopters, snowmobiles and on foot, fighting heavy snow accumulation.

A group of Hundsdoerfer’s friends put up several billboards in the area asking for anyone with more information on the missing woman to call police.

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Woman gets 4-year prison term

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A Sylvan Lake woman was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison for her part in a home invasion at a rural residence.

Ashley Dawn Chambers, 24, was tried in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Tuesday in connection with an incident at the home of Sylvan Lake business owner Randy Safronovich and his partner, Rita Haynes, the evening of June 3, 2013.

Justice Donald Lee found Chambers guilty of robbery with a firearm and unlawful confinement. She was given four-year concurrent sentences.

The Crown recommended

eight years in prison.

During the trial, the court heard Safronovich opened his door to a man that night because it was not unusual for customers of his storage business to settle their accounts after hours.

After Safronovich invited him inside, the man said he had been offered $20,000 to come to the house and break Safronovich’s hands, arms and legs as a reminder of an outstanding debt. He told Safronovich he could buy his way out of the beating for $20,000.

When the man noticed Safronovich was recording the conversation with his smart phone, the man pulled out a Colt 45 handgun, held it near Safronovich’s head and pulled the trigger. The gun misfired.

HOME INVASION When Chambers came into the house, she was given the gun, along with an order to shoot the couple if they moved.

She briefly held the loaded gun on the residents.

The man and Chambers fled with a box of jewelry and a ring worth $10,000 and between $1,500 and $2,000 in cash.

During sentencing, Lee said Chambers clearly aided and abetted in the robbery and confinement.

The justice said the terrorization would have occurred no matter what Chambers did, which doesn’t excuse her behaviour, but sets her apart.

During the trial, Chambers said she was unaware of what her companion had planned.

She had voluntarily taken gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), known as the date-rape drug, and her companion woke her up when he pulled his truck in the victims’ yard.

Lee told Safronovich and Haynes they did nothing wrong.

“From what I gather there is absolutely no reason why you went through this. I see nothing you have done, or could have done, to avoid this problem,” Lee said.

Defence lawyer Kevin Schollie, who recommended a four-year sentence, said his client cradled the gun in her arm rather than holding it out towards the couple.

After the robbery, she turned herself in and while in custody she has attended AA meetings and taken correspondence courses. A report from the remand centre showed she has made great strides, he said.

Chambers apologized on Thursday to both the victims and the court.

Lee said he believed Chambers has sincerely turned her life around.

Chambers will be given 16.5 months credit on her sentence for pre-trial custody.

Lee stayed charges of unlawfully being in a dwelling house, pointing a firearm, and unauthorized possession of a loaded, restricted weapon. szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

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FIRES: No fire bans but public encourage to keep up awareness There is one active fire, burning 0.1 hectares by the Brazeau Dam, but it is considered held.

On Wednesday, crews completed a prescribed 172-acre burn in Upper Clearwater, as part of a 400-hectare burn scheduled for the area.

There are no fire bans in place in Central Alberta and only three in the province, in Black Diamond, County of Paintearth and the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.

There are several fire advisories around Hwy 16 and north of Edmonton.

Still, it does not mean people can let up on their awareness regarding fires.

Last year, more than 100 campfires were found by volunteers still burning in the region after the May long weekend.

Fires can also start as inadvertently as by a spark from an ATV or discarded cigarette.

To help combat this, wildlife partners — the Environment and Sustainable Resource Department and Clearwater County, among others — will be distributing rubber soaker bags as part of their Sasquatch program.

These bags can be filled with water to help put out campfires, but are also multi-purpose as they are durable enough to tote supplies around or be used to wash off ATVs, instead of driving them through streams.

Shellian is hopeful people become educated about their surroundings before they head out, pointing to a new information page on the ESRD called Know B4 You Go. “Folks can find out many of the conditions for the trails, what’s open, what might be closed out there,” he said. “We really want people using respect when they’re using the land.”

Respecting the environment is a major issue this weekend.

People burning objects like garbage that give off harmful fumes or leaving the wreckage of their campsites behind are a big problem every May long weekend.

It is preferred that people take their refuse home with them.

But for the weekend, ESRD has partnered with a number of industry agencies and will have garbage bins set up throughout the region to make disposal simple.

Shellian also wants people to be mindful of environmentally sensitive areas like streams and their embankments, and not to go quading in these areas.

Local rangers and volunteers will be out en masse to not just enforce regulations and bylaws, but to reward those who are being responsible.

The other big issue is the spike in injuries from quading and other activities during this time of year, and Shellian says it is important for people to remember to wear helmets and make smart decisions.

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As many as four RCMP vehicles were on scene at one time of a burned-out pickup located in a farmer’s field about 10 km east of Innisfail on Thursday afternoon. RCMP did not provide any information on Thursday.

“That effects all of us as citizens when people have to respond to ATV accidents out there,” he said. “We want people to take care of themselves this weekend.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

ALERT: Red Deer attracts drug activity from both major cities “Red Deer is a different type of city from any other type of city this size in Alberta,” said Ouellet. “Because of the location and availability of Red Deer to Calgary and Edmonton, we have activity coming from both.”

At the end of January, the team completed a joint investigation with Service Alberta. Jason Shawn Fraser, 31, of Red Deer pleaded guilty to his role in a prescription drug scheme.

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In total he sold more than $100,000 worth of oxycodone, diazepam, clonazepam and morphine he obtained through the prescription scheme.

“We feel we’ve had some success with what we’ve accomplished,” said Ouellet.

“Red Deer isn’t immune to crime and gang activities, but we’re going to continue to gather information and work on files.”

Most recently, they assisted Innisfail RCMP with the execution of a warrant west of Innisfail.

They found a cache of weapons, including highpowered rifles, a loaded handgun, crossbows, bayonets, swords and even a medieval flail.

Two people were arrested and charged; their case is currently before the courts.

“Weapons are always a concern, when someone has them to commit criminal activities,” said Ouellet. “It is an item we focus on.”

Aside from the busts and arrests, the team does a lot of intelligence work, gathering information and learning as much as possible about the drug trade and other criminal activity in the city. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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The race is on

Alberta eyes fireworks ban

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MCIVER, PRENTICE PICK UP NOMINATION FORMS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

PC LEADERSHIP

EDMONTON — The race officially began for Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives Thursday with two candidates picking up their nomination forms.

Former federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice used social media to send a picture of himself picking up the paperwork. His caption was “Off to collect signatures.”

Calgary legislature member Ric McIver directed supporters to the party website and urged them to take out memberships.

Both candidates had to deliver a $20,000 nonrefundable deposit.

They must pay another $30,000 when nominations close at the end of the month and deliver 500 signatures from party members endorsing their nomination.

There must be 100 names each from five regions: Edmonton, Calgary, north, south and central.

All confirmed candidates are to be introduced at a forum in Edmonton on June 2. Jobs Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has said he may run as well, but has yet to confirm.

Prentice, who held portfolios in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet, is considered the frontrunner. He has yet to speak about why he wants the top job and what his vision is for Alberta. But he already has the public support of 17 Tory members of the legislature.

McIver, who stepped down as infrastructure minister to enter the race, is promising to run a populist campaign intended to eradicate spending scandals that helped bring down former premier Alison Red-

ford. There are to be a series of roundtable discussions between the contenders starting May 24 in Edmonton and May 31 in Calgary.

Prentice’s team confirmed Thursday that Shirley McClellan, a Tory cabinet minister from the Ralph Klein era, will be one of four campaign leaders.

The others are current Human Services Minister Manmeet Bhullar, Jay Hill and Patricia Misutka.

Premier Dave Hancock said it’s not unusual for ministers to get directly involved in leadership campaigns while sitting in cabinet.

He said he doesn’t expect it will affect Bhullar’s cabinet responsibilities.

“It’s very important that the work that needs to be done get done, and (Bhullar) knows and understands that,” said Hancock.

“It’s also very important that we keep the two separate, that the work of government does not overlap with the leadership process.”

Party members vote Sept. 6. If a third candidate joins the race, the winning candidate will have to get more than 50 per cent of the votes on the first ballot.

If that doesn’t happen, the top two move on to a final runoff vote Sept. 20.

The race has been noteworthy to date for what hasn’t happened.

Cabinet ministers Doug Horner, Jonathan Denis and Diana McQueen, considered contenders, decided not to run and instead back Prentice.

Prentice’s camp has denied comments from Opposition Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith that someone in his camp reached out to suggest a merger should Prentice win.

Smith said no.

EDMONTON — Alberta is looking at banning consumer fireworks except in municipalities that are willing to take on the responsibility of regulating how they are used.

The concern is that consumer fireworks such as Roman candles and bottle rockets could cause wildfires or injure people who light them or watch them go off.

“Under the new legislation a person would no longer be able to use fireworks unless a municipality has a bylaw in place that allows them to,” Rosemary Waters, a spokeswoman for Alberta Municipal Affairs, said Thursday.

“In the absence of a bylaw, they would not be able to use fireworks in the community.”

Waters said a proposal is to be presented to cabinet this fall and is being developed after talks with fire chiefs and municipalities.

The policy would require people to buy permits to purchase or possess fireworks.

People would also have get a permit from the municipality where they want to set them off. This would help ensure that people don’t buy them in one community and then use them in another.

The policy change would require amendments to Alberta’s fire code.

Waters said it would not affect major fireworks displays such as on Canada Day or commercial events. Some Alberta municipalities such as Calgary already ban consumer fireworks. Others such as Grande Prairie are considering a ban and have drafted a proposed bylaw that is expected to be voted on later this year. James Kostuck, the city’s fire marshall, said consumer fireworks are a threat to public safety and property and are a hassle to regulate.

“They are classified as low-hazard fireworks, but we all know that all fireworks can be quite dangerous,” he said.

Drunk driver found guilty of killing three

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Sheri Arsenault mother of Bradley Arsenault, 18, killed in a drunk driving accident speaks to media after the trial of Jonathan Pratt in Wetaskiwin, Alberta on Monday. Pratt was found guilty of manslaughter on Thursday. of five years for convictions of impaired driving causing death.

The petition also calls for the Criminal Code to redefine the offence as vehicular manslaughter.

Zane Novak, Kole’s father, said he’d like the federal government to go even further and change the law to allow consecutive instead of concurrent sentences in drunk-driving cases.

“These three boys died and I think there should be sentences of 10 years per boy,” he said.

As he left the courthouse, Pratt swore at reporters, then briefly spoke for the first time about his sympathy for the victims and how he thinks about them every day.

“It affects every aspect of my life.”

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WETASKIWIN — A judge has convicted a drunk driver of manslaughter for killing three young men when his pickup truck with its gas pedal to the floor plowed through their car at 199 km/h.

Court heard Jonathan Pratt had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when rescue crews found him underneath his mangled Dodge Ram near Beaumont, just southeast of Edmonton, in November 2011.

The only other people at the scene were the three victims — crushed to death in their demolished Pontiac Grand Am. Manslaughter is a rare conviction in a drunk-driving case. But Crown prosecutor Ryan Pollard said the stark facts called for the charges, even though there have been less than a dozen convictions in past cases involving deadly crashes across the country.

Pratt’s lawyer had argued that his client hadn’t been driving that night, but the defence didn’t call any witnesses, not even Pratt, to say who might have been behind the wheel.

Queen’s Bench Justice Paul Belzil ruled it would have been “practically impossible” for a mystery driver to walk away unharmed from the “catastrophic collision.” Pratt, 30, suffered a broken leg and head injury and spent the next six weeks in hospital.

Court heard there were no footprints in the snow at the crash site. And although unidentified DNA was located on a passenger airbag in the truck, Pratt’s DNA was on most of the other airbags in the vehicle, including the one on the driver’s side.

Pratt was also convicted of impaired driving causing death. But the judge determined he was also guilty of the more serious offence of manslaughter for showing “wanton and reckless disregard” for the safety of other people on the road where the posted speed limit was 70 km/h.

Evidence showed the truck’s pedal was fully depressed. The vehicle didn’t swerve and didn’t brake to avoid the car in front of it.

Sheri Arsenault said she was a bit stunned when she heard the verdict. Her only son, 18-year-old Bradley, had been on his way home from a lounge in nearby Leduc with his close friends Kole Novak, also 18, and Thaddeus Lake, 22.

“The judge absolutely said every single thing that we wanted to hear,” she said outside court Thursday.

“I think for a second there, I was happy. And it’s one of the first times I’ve been happy in a long time.”

Court heard either Arsenault or Lake had been driving the car. Toxicology tests showed Arsenault had some marijuana and a small amount of alcohol in his system and Lake was too drunk to drive. But the judge said those facts were irrelevant.

The car was going the posted speed limit, Belzil noted, and the three did nothing to cause their deaths.

Prosecutor Gordon Hatch said he may argue that Pratt should serve eight to 10 years. Sentencing arguments are to be heard Aug. 1.

Sheri Arsenault said no prison term can bring back her son, but she has met twice with federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay to discuss possible changes to Canada’s impaired driving legislation.

Arsenault is a spokeswoman for a group called Families for Justice, which is collecting names on a petition demanding a mandatory minimum sentence

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The best tip on tipping Restaurant owner David Jones works his trade in Parksville, on Vancouver Island, a long car drive from anywhere else. But the “anywhere else” around this town is ocean-front temperate rainforest paradise.

So his Smoke ‘N Water restaurant can do decent business, but I expect keeping good staff might be a problem.

His solution?

GREG Pay servers up NEIMAN to $24 and hour, cooks up to $18 an hour, plus medical and dental coverage — with no tipping allowed. If someone leaves a tip, it will be given back. If it can’t be given back, the tip will be given to charity.

Doing that required an 18 per cent hike in the menu price, but Jones believes his patrons will appreciate the change.

Paying food service staff low wages (in some cases even below minimum wage), on the premise that tips from patrons will make up the difference toward a living income, is a “broken business model,” says Jones.

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The no-tip plan, which is common throughout Europe and Australia, and gaining traction in the U.S., is not going to change the industry in Canada overnight. It might not even be the best business model in some markets.

But as a restaurant patron, and the parent of university students who worked their way through school partly in the food trade, I like the change.

One of my kids worked a summer at a local restaurant. She never knew what her labour over a shift would bring her, but it was one of two or three jobs she worked through the summer months while in university.

One evening, in walked Ron MacLean with a group of friends. MacLean is well known for his generosity in tipping, and that night’s table raised her hourly income considerably.

Another daughter once served a large group at a restaurant in Regina — and was tipped with a Bible. She had to pay a percentage of her total food tab to the bartender and cook staff, so she essentially worked for no pay at all that day.

I leave it to the Christian residents in Regina to determine which chain restaurant ended up with a Bible in its trash bin that night.

Working for tips might be a good supplement to a student loan (especially if you don’t report the income) but it’s a hard career choice. I wonder if we’d need fewer temporary foreign

workers in the food service industry if more restaurant owners had the vision of a David Jones.

Ian Tostenson, head of the B.C. Restaurant and Food Association applauds Jones’s foresight. He says people should be tipping 15 to 20 per cent of their bills, but that standard isn’t being met, not by a long shot.

People argue that tipping is supposed to be an incentive for good service but the figures show that’s largely a myth. Bottom line: people tip whatever the service, which is generally good.

Problems with service are sometimes not the server’s fault. And if service was indeed sub-par, the manager should be told personally.

Whatever the protestations of people who prefer the current system, the practice of making people work for tips isn’t so much about incentives.

That idea begins with an assumption that staff who serve others are out to screw you over, unless you withhold some kind of reward.

Tipping is more about an expression of power over someone who serves you.

Come hither, pretend you really like me.

Where service is not great, people don’t return, and that’s an incentive that works on management, not on staff.

A company called Square issues software that works on the credit card readers at restaurants and any other

place where tipping is part of the paying culture. You’ve seen it when the card reader asks you if you want to add a tip, either as a percentage of the bill, or as a flat amount.

Guess what? Your tipping habits are being tracked.

Albertans — wealthy oil barons that we all are — are Canada’s worst tippers (Bible donations excluded). Vancouverites are next. Ottawa patrons are Canada’s best, according to the stats released by a Square survey of its data.

Where the check was done in Calgary, less than 60 per cent of meal payments contained a tip. The average tip was 13.3 per cent.

I have no reason to believe Calgary is an isolated island of Alberta’s cheapskates, so let’s just let the survey stand as representative.

In a whole lot of establishments, working for tips isn’t working. Not as a long-term job choice. Maybe that’s why restaurant owners need so many labour Market Opinions to get those poor foreigners on staff.

A tip: restaurant managers who require experienced staff long-term might take a serious look at the business model at Smoke ‘N Water out in Parksville, B.C. Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

More questions for Calkins I have to comment on Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins’ response (letter to the editor, In defence of the Fair Elections Act, May 12, 2014).

Does his statement regarding the background of the original writer really have any relativity to Calkins’ reply?

Secondly he has not addressed the issue of students attending educational institutions in another city or province and how they can vote. This issue will definitely impact those at school in another province.

Will the act allow online, proxy or mail-in ballots?

If so, how do the returning officials ensure those voters are properly identified and eligible to vote in that riding?

Finally how does this act propose to allow Elections Canada investigate any irregularities since there is no provisions for that in the act?

I look forward to Calkins’ comments on the statements I have made.

Rob Zanussi Red Deer

NDP must push socialist values Re: The value of a maverick, by Greg Neiman, in the Red Deer Advocate on May 2, 2014: Greg Neiman, in his tribute to Brian Mason, underlines the minority position of the NDP and the fact that it rarely obtains more than 15 per cent of the votes at elections.

He indicates that the NDP can perhaps hope to have some influence on a future minority government.

It is an undeniable fact that the majority, the working people who are the natural bedrock for the NDP, vote time and time again for the Conservatives.

We can also safely conclude that the Conservative party is the party of big business because the bulk of the funding they receive, which has normally far exceeded that of all other parties put together, comes from big business.

The reason that the majority in Alberta has given its support to the Conservative Party is that living standards for all but the poor have, until recent times, continued to rise.

It has been the rising living standards in Alberta over more than 40 years and the ability of the system to provide reforms that has guaranteed the predominance of the Conservative party.

But living standards are falling and reforms are becoming counter-reforms.

Neiman observes that the next election could see a split vote between the Conservative and the Wildrose parties.

There is profound disagreement in the ranks of big business that has resulted in transference of allegiance and financial support. The Wildrose Party is seen as less ‘liberal’ in the sense that it can be safely depended upon to deliver cuts in order to boost profits.

Of course, the proof of the pudding is in the eating and only when they are in government will we see the true colours of the Wildrose.

The deteriorating world economy will continue to affect Alberta, increasing the economic and social pressure.

If the NDP is to become a serious contender it must become a maverick, showing independence in thoughts and actions.

The party has to be opened up to involve the ranks of the trade unions in the democratic administration

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of the party and its campaigns.

It must appeal to the young and in particular fight to remove the enormous burden of student debt.

The NDP manifesto must reflect the needs of the population by including not only things like a 35-hour working week, a minimum of five weeks paid annual holiday entitlement, free education and a living wage to replace the minimum wage, but also seemingly small improvements such as free parking at hospitals that are so important.

It must promise to bring an end to unemployment, the need for food banks and homelessness in a society with a productive capacity that can easily afford to provide decent living standards.

The NDP must fight the next election on a socialist program.

Keith Norman Wyatt Innisfail NDP (Personal capacity)

Politicians should honour troops Last week, in the Advocate and Advocate Friday Forward there were a total of four political ads by Cal Dallas, Mary Anne Jablonski and Earl Dreeshen for various reasons but actually for political purposes.

None were as important as the one ad that was missing. Who paid for all these ads? Was it done out of office funds or out of party funds?

What a waste of taxpayer funds for political purposes.

The real reason for this letter is that they all missed an ad for our soldiers on Friday, May 9.

These men and women of our armed forces spent 12 years of their lives going to a foreign country, getting killed, shot to hell, loosing limbs and coming home with PTSD and then, when they are home, they have to fight their own government for their rights and dues.

These men and women should have been thanked profusely for their sacrifices to our country and for our benefit so we can continue leading our lives in

Scott Williamson Pre-press supervisor

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freedom and comfort and security. Their extended families, husbands, wives, moms and dads along, with the rest of their families, should have been included in the ‘honour ads’ for their losses of their sons and daughters, etc.

Although the ceremonies were heart touching to watch, I feel that it’s the politicians who wanted this for their photo-ops, which is the wrong reason. This was to be strictly about and for our troops and their extended families.

This is a black eye for our politicians and our local paper for not putting ads in our local paper honouring all these people on Friday, May 9.

God bless our soldiers and all first responders.

There are a lot of good people out there serving our country and us.

Shame on all of you mentioned above, including our opposition leaders, for not putting out the ads to honour our troops and their extended families.

I am ticked off.

E.T. (Tom) Skoreyko Red Deer

Jesus loved everyone I was pleased to read the responses to Jim Swan’s letter We have lost our sense of morality.

Swan certainly does not speak for all Christians with his doom and gloom and mean words.

People who use the Bible to promote their own self-interest do their fellow Christians a great disservice.

To withdraw support from poor, suffering children because of a statement of inclusion by World Vision is blackmail.

Don’t even try to justify it.

As Aaron Schuett stated “if we all started showing the love Jesus told us to give one another ... we would begin to become more Christ-like.”

The Jesus I believe in hung out with sinners and loved everyone.

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Tories ponder tougher measures for TFWs

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Ottawa is considering a further crackdown on its embattled temporary foreign worker program that could result in higher fees for companies hoping to hire foreign help and an elimination of the practice altogether in areas of high unemployment, The Canadian Press has learned.

Government officials presented various options on how to fix the troubled program during a closed-door meeting Thursday with stakeholders that included business representatives and labour unions.

Among them was the implementation of a Jason Kenney so-called wage floor that would prevent companies from paying foreign workers beneath a set wage level still to be determined.

That measure would be aimed at making it more difficult for employers like low-wage fast-food restaurants to access the program, the stakeholders say. But they also point out it could also inflict further headaches on Employment Minister Jason Kenney if the set salary level is higher than the minimum wage, meaning temporary foreign workers would stand to make better money than Canadians.

The government also floated the possibility of significantly higher fees for companies seeking temporary foreign workers. Those fees would be on par with what American companies

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Canadian companies are currently charged $275 to access the program. In the U.S., employers can pay as much as $2,300 to access the American temporary foreign worker program.

Kenney has been on the hot seat for weeks as fresh allegations have surfaced about abuses of the temporary foreign worker program by various companies, but particularly those in the food services sector.

Last month, he placed a temporary ban on restaurants that prevents them from accessing the program, and has been vowing that a new slate of rule changes was on the horizon. Those changes were floated to stakeholders Thursday.

No final decisions have been made on further restrictions, the stakeholders emphasized. The government simply laid out potential ideas to tackle the abuses, raising the possibility of exempting areas of the country with full employment from any crackdown measures.

The temporary foreign worker program has ballooned under the Conservatives from about 100,000 people in 2002 to as many as 338,000 now working across the country. In 2013 alone, Ottawa approved approximately 240,000 temporary foreign workers.

Data compiled by Kenney’s department shows that thousands of companies and government departments, federal and provincial alike, have hired foreign help in recent years.

From doggie spas to oil companies, employers have been given the green light to hire temporary foreign workers even in regions of the country struggling with joblessness, including the Maritimes and southwestern Ontario, and in sectors where there is no apparent lack of domestic candidates.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits a stream with young students in New Maryland, N.B. on Thursday, Harper has announced a $252-million national conservation plan intended to conserve and restore lands and waters.

Charles and Camilla headed to Canada Sunday ROYALS EMBARK ON TOUR THAT HONOURS CANADA’S PAST

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Prince Charles and his wife Camilla may not attract the paparazzi frenzy that lately accompanies Prince William, Kate and baby George, but royal observers say the royal couple’s latest visit to Canada is no less significant.

The four-day trip begins Sunday in Halifax and includes stops in Pictou, N.S., the P.E.I. communities of Charlottetown, Bonshaw and Cornwall, as well as Winnipeg.

Though it will be the couple’s second Canadian tour since 2012, it will be the Duchess of Cornwall’s first time in the three provinces. It’s been 18 years since Charles was in Manitoba, while the two Maritime provinces have been waiting since 1983 for another visit from the Prince of Wales.

“People in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. are very anxious to see their future king,” says Kevin MacLeod, tour coordinator and Canadian secretary to the Queen.

“There is a great deal of excitement and expectation about this royal tour.”

The theme for the tour is commemorating Canada’s past and looking ahead to the future. Canada marks a series of significant anniversaries over the next five years, including the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference, which eventually led to Confederation. There’s also the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag and the 200th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald, the country’s first prime minister, to name a few.

While in Halifax, Charles will bring

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Britain’s Prince Charles, right, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive for the funeral of Mark Shand, the brother of the Duchess of Cornwall, at Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine, Dorset, earlier this month. Camilla and Charles will embark on a Canadian visit beginning on Sunday. a tradition started 75 years ago by his grandfather King George VI full circle when he plants an English oak tree in the city’s Public Gardens. Later at historic Pier 21 and the Canadian Museum of Immigration, the couple will meet war brides and veterans of the Second World War. The remainder of the tour will in-

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clude speeches, 21-gun salutes, walkabouts, and meetings with various community groups and organizations that represent the couple’s interests, including literacy, education, sustainability and the arts.

“A royal tour is a really wonderful opportunity to shine a light on initiatives and people who otherwise

wouldn’t have a light shone on them,” says MacLeod, who’s worked on some 20 royal tours since 1987. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Charles will also have the opportunity to feed a polar bear at a conservation facility in Winnipeg. Otherwise, much of the tour harkens back to tradition and tours of the past. But when it comes to connecting with a younger generation, don’t count the heir to the throne out. Robert Finch, chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, says Charles can be just as relevant to Canadian youth as his son.

“Although Charles is older and from a different generation than a rock star like William and Kate, he still brings a lot of things to the table that resonate with young Canadians,” he says. “Look at what he stands for, what he’s interested in. Things like the environment, bridging the gap between different religions, these are things that Canadians — even young Canadians — really gravitate toward.”

The couple will also attend a Celtic heritage festival in Pictou during their visit and Charles will be honoured in Charlottetown with an award recognizing his contributions to Canada. While in the P.E.I. capital, Charles and Camilla will tour the city’s arts centre guided by an actress playing Anne of Green Gables before flying to Winnipeg, where they will learn about another famous cultural export: Winnie the Pooh. In all, Charles will deliver four speeches before the end of the trip on Wednesday.

Royal tours were once longer and took place every six or seven years, but Finch says shorter, more frequent visits appear to be the new norm.

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Death toll reaches 282 amidst protests

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINING EXPLOSION IN TURKEY

SOMA, Turkey — Women sang improvised ballads about the departed over freshly dug graves Thursday, even as backhoes carved row upon row of graves into the dirt and hearses lined up outside the cemetery with more victims of Turkey’s worst mining disaster.

Rescue teams recovered another eight victims, raising the death toll to 282, with some 142 people still unaccounted for, according to government figures.

The disaster Tuesday has set off protests around Turkey and thrown Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s presidential ambitions off stride. Blackening his reputation further, one of Erdogan’s aides was seen kicking a protester held on the ground by police.

At a graveyard in the western town of Soma, where coal mining has been the main industry for decades, women wailed loudly in an improvised display of mourning.

They swayed and sang songs about their relatives as the bodies were tak-

en from coffins and lowered into their graves. Pictures of the lost relatives were pinned onto their clothing.

“The love of my life is gone,” some sang, chanting the names of dead miners. No miner has been brought out alive since dawn Wednesday from the Soma coal mine where the explosion and fire took place.

Many mourners said they spent their whole lives fearing something like this.

“The wives of the miners kiss their husbands in the morning.

When they come back, even if they are five minutes late, everyone starts calling.

You never know what is going to happen,” said Gulizar Donmez, 45, the daughter and wife of a miner and neighbour of one of the victims.

Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said the search for survivors had been hampered by a mine fire that had spread to a conveyor system — engulfing a 200 metre-long stretch — but progress had been made Thursday on extinguishing it.

Rescue operations have been suspended several times as burning coal inside created toxic fumes and too-risky conditions for the rescue teams.

Emergency crews detected a drop in carbon monoxide levels “which means that the fire has gotten smaller,” he said. Erdogan, who is expected to soon announce his candidacy for Turkey’s presidential election in August, was not welcome during his visit to the area Wednesday.

He was forced to take refuge at a supermarket after angry crowds called him a murderer and a thief, in a reference to alleged corruption, and clashed with police.

Turkish newspapers Cumhuriyet, Milliyet and others on Thursday printed photographs they said were of an Erdogan aide kicking a protester who was on the ground and being held by special forces police.

The papers identified the aide as Yusuf Yerkel.

The prime minister’s office on Thursday distanced itself from the in-

cident, with one official saying the issue was Yerkel’s “own personal matter.”

The official, who was not authorized to give his name to the press without authorization, said there was a “melee” as Erdogan entered a building but denied Turkish media reports that he had thrown a punch.

Yerkel could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, visiting Soma on Thursday, described the events in Soma as “a huge disaster.”

“The pain is felt by us all,” he said.

The mood was more restrained than during Erdogan’s visit, though locals angry at what they saw as the slow rescue operation still shouted jibes at him, demanding more should be done to reach possible survivors.

Erdogan appeared somewhat tonedeaf to residents’ grief Wednesday, calling mining accidents “ordinary things” that occur in many other countries after giving examples of 19th-century mine accidents in Britain.

Erdogan has made no secret of his desire to become Turkey’s first popularly elected president.

9/11 museum a place of hope and healing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — President Barack Obama praised the new Sept. 11 museum on Thursday as “a sacred place of healing and of hope” that captures both the story and the spirit of heroism that followed the attacks.

“Like the great wall and bedrock that embrace us today, nothing can ever break us.

“Nothing can change who we are as Americans,” he told an audience of victims’ relatives, survivors and rescuers at the ground zero museum’s dedication ceremony.

The museum commemorates Sept.

11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaida hijackers crashed four airliners into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in an attack that plunged the U.S. into a decade of war in Afghanistan against al-Qaida’s Taliban protectors.

After viewing some of the exhibits, including a mangled fire truck and a memorial wall with photos of victims, Obama touched on stories of courage amid the chaos 13 years ago: the passengers who stormed a hijacked plane’s cockpit and first responders who rushed into the burning World Trade Center towers. He also honoured military members “who have served with honour in more than a decade of war.”

He focused especially on the story of Welles Crowther, a 24-year-old World Trade Center worker and former vol-

unteer firefighter who became known as “the man in the red bandanna” after he led other workers to safety from the trade centre’s south tower. He died in the tower’s collapse.

Ling Young, one of the people Crowther rescued, said “it was very hard for me to come here today,” but she wanted to thank his parents.

Before the ceremony, Obama walked quietly through an expansive hall with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. First lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton followed.

Notably absent was former President George W. Bush, whose presidency was defined by the attacks less than a year into his first term.

Bush was invited, according to the museum. But Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said he was unable to attend because of a scheduling conflict.

Reflections from dignitaries at Thursday’s ceremony were interspersed with the voices of everyday people caught up in Sept. 11.

Retired Fire Department Lt. Mickey Cross described being trapped for hours in the wreckage of the north tower — and then joining the recovery effort after being rescued.

“There was a real sense of caring for each other,” he said.

Ada Dolch, a school principal whose sister died at the trade centre, recalled turning her grief into inspiration to open a school in Afghanistan.

“What a kick in the head to Osama bin Laden!” she said.

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President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum on Thursday.

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Chinese-U.S. businessman sentenced for mob crimes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — A Chinese court sentenced a Chinese-American businessman to 20 years in prison on charges of heading a mob that illegally detained rivals and operated casinos, and rejected his claim that he was tortured by police.

The Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court said in a statement Thursday on its microblog that Vincent Wu operated illegal casinos that raked in 48 million yuan ($7.8 million), got an associate to throw acid at a judge who ruled against him in a lawsuit and ordered thugs to use knives and bulldozers to threaten farmers who refused his offer of compensation to clear off land he wanted to develop.

About two dozen other defendants in the case received sentences of between 19 months and 19 years.

Many of the defendants declared in court that they had been tortured by police — deprived of sleep or beaten

— into confessing to assault, kidnapping and other violent crimes. About 20 of them recanted their confessions.

Wu’s daughter, Anna Wu, and lawyer Wang Shihua said the sentence was unjust and excessive and that Wu would appeal.

Wu’s family says he’s a law-abiding businessman whose rivals have framed him to seize his assets.

“We’re very devastated, of course, because we did not expect it to be that bad, given that so many of the defendants said they had been tortured,” Anna Wu said by phone.

“No matter how many times we need to appeal, we will, until my dad is proven innocent.”

China’s leaders and its highest court have pledged to curtail miscarriages of justice that commonly occur because of the illegal use of torture to obtain confessions.

Such abuses are a focal point of public anger at the legal system and the Communist Party that controls it.

Earlier this week, three police of-

ficers were found guilty of torturing a suspect in a southwest Chinese city but handed lenient sentences, sparking a flurry of criticism on Chinese social media.

Wu’s lawyers saw the gang trial as a test case for determining to what extent a court would comply with the leadership in fully investigating allegations of torture — and throwing out evidence illegally obtained from using it.

“This trial has made a joke of the law,” said Wang, adding that police had refused to provide video and audio recordings of their interrogations of Wu. “Is this called a trial?”

Chinese media cited a police officer who testified by videoconference as saying police could not produce the recordings because the hard disk they were on had a virus.

The court refused to let the defence lawyers call many witnesses to the stand, Anna Wu said, while prosecutors and the judge repeatedly interrupted the defence attorneys, prompt-

ing many of the lawyers to stage a walkout in protest.

The court carried on with the trial despite their absence.

Wu told his lawyers he had been beaten, kicked and strung by his arms from a ceiling beam as police tried to force him to sign a confession.

One other defendant alleged that police applied electric shocks to his genitals. Others said they were suspended by their wrists from high places.

Police in nearby Huizhou city, where the interrogations were carried out, denied the allegations.

Wu left China in the late 1970s as a stowaway to neighbouring Hong Kong, where he obtained residency.

He moved with his family to the U.S. in 1994, settled in Los Angeles and eventually became a U.S. citizen.

He has been denied U.S. consular access since his detention in June 2012 despite being a U.S. passport holder who shuttles between his family in Los Angeles and his business in China.

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New clue found in preventing Alzheimer’s ANTIDEPRESSANT MAY CUT PROTEIN INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISEASE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Research shows a common antidepressant may cut production of one of the chief suspects behind Alzheimer’s, a new avenue in the hunt for drugs to prevent the devastating brain disease.

It’s far too early for anyone worried about dementia to try the drug citalopram, which sells as the brand Celexa — and comes with side effects.

“This is not the great new hope. This is a small step,” cautioned Dr. Yvette Sheline of the University of Pennsylvania, who is leading the research with Dr. John Cirrito of Washington University in St. Louis.

Alzheimer’s is characterized by sticky plaques that form in patients’ brains 10 to 15 years before the first memory symptoms are noticed. Scientists have tried treatments to clear away those plaques, made of a protein named beta-amyloid that somehow

goes awry and starts clumping together, but with no success yet.

Wednesday’s study is a somewhat different approach, beginning to explore if it’s possible to slow the plaque from building up by altering the body’s production of amyloid.

First, researchers gave citalopram to older mice with Alzheimer’s-like brain damage. The animals’ existing plaques didn’t go away but they quit growing — and dramatically fewer new plaques formed compared to mice given sugar water, the research team reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Next, researchers gave a single dose of citalopram or a placebo to 23 healthy young adults, people who neither were depressed nor old enough to have brain plaques. Tests of the volunteers’ spinal fluid over the next day and a half showed their normal amyloid production dropped by 37 per cent, the researchers reported.

Citalopram and similar drugs called SSRIs alleviate depression by affecting levels of the brain chemical serotonin; Sheline said citalopram probably alters amyloid production in a completely different way.

In fact, the next question is whether it’s even possible to tamp amyloid production down for long periods or if the body would just get used to the drug and adjust. Sheline has begun enrolling healthy older adults into a study to see if using citalopram for two weeks has the same effect.

More than five million Americans already have Alzheimer’s or related dementia, numbers expected to jump to 16 million by 2050 as the population ages. There is no cure, and today’s medications only temporarily ease symptoms.

Scientists still don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s. The leading theory is that those amyloid plaques somehow start the disease process but

that it takes another abnormal protein, named tau, to push someone over the edge.

It’s crucial to investigate ways to intervene in the years before symptoms arise, said Heather Snyder of the Alzheimer’s Association, who wasn’t involved in the new research.

The researchers are using an intriguing method of analyzing spinal fluid “that gives us new information that will open the door to further discoveries around Alzheimer’s disease,” she said.

Citalopram has been used to treat depression for nearly two decades, but it does have side effects and the Food and Drug Administration has warned that higher doses may trigger dangerous irregular heartbeats.

Still, separate research published earlier this year suggested citalopram also might calm the agitation that people with advanced Alzheimer’s can suffer.

Anti-nausea drugs pose risk of potentially fatal syndrome

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A Health Canada safety review of several serotoninblocking drugs used to treat nausea and vomiting due to cancer therapy has identified a potentially life-threatening side-effect of the medications.

The drugs dolasetron (Anzemet), granisetron (Kytril and related generics), ondansetron (Zofran and generics) and palonosetron (Aloxi) pose the risk of serotonin syndrome,

the federal department said Wednesday.

The condition occurs when serotonin, a naturally occurring chemical in the body, accumulates at high levels.

The syndrome can result from taking combinations of certain serotonin medications, but may also occur with a single drug.

Early diagnosis of serotonin syndrome is critical, as it can be fatal if not treated promptly.

Symptoms may include agi-

tation, confusion, fast heartbeat, muscle twitching or stiffness, fever, loss of consciousness or coma.

As serotonin syndrome can be misdiagnosed, patients who experience any of these symptoms should talk to a healthcare practitioner immediately, Health Canada said.

Product monographs for Aloxi, Kytril and Zofran now contain the new safety warning, and makers of the generic versions of these brand-name drugs will also update their

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Canada clobbers Denmark HODGSON HAS HAT TRICK, READ SCORES TWO AS CANADA GETS THIRD WIN

WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS Canada’s Troy Brouwer, centre, battles for the puck with Denmark’s Stefan Lassen, left, and Patrick Galbraith during the Group A preliminary round match at the Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada 6 Denmark 1 MINSK, Belarus — Cody Hodgson was in the right place at the right time for his hat trick in Canada’s 6-1 drubbing of Denmark on Thursday.

In the big picture of his career, Hodgson is also right where he wants to be at the age of 24 and is showing it at the world hockey championship.

“Just feeling more comfortable,” Hodgson said at Chizhovka Arena after his three-goal performance. “I enjoy playing this game, I love playing hockey and when you’re healthy and able to do everything you feel like you can do and your body translates what your mind wants, it’s fun.”

Hodgson is healthy again after being bothered by back injuries earlier in his career and then wrist and thumb problems this past season.

In leading the way past Denmark, the Buffalo Sabres forward showed glimpses of the player scouts projected he’d become as the 10th pick in the 2008 draft.

“Earlier in his career, (for) young players it’s hard to jump in, especially with high expectations,” coach Dave Tippett said.

“And then he had some injury issues, I think it was some back issues, that really probably hurt his development. You’re starting to see a player now — even (if) he got lots of opportunity in Buffalo this year, put up some points — come here (and) he’s playing on a line with some good players and (being) opportunistic.”

Hodgson scored Canada’s first two goals against Denmark, and Matt Read scored twice to break the game open.

Jonathan Huberdeau had his first of the tournament before Hodgson finished off the hat trick on the power play.

“Sometimes you’ve got to get lucky to score, but I’ll take ’em,” Hodgson said.

Tippett’s word — opportunistic — might be better. Hodgson’s first goal came about when he poked the puck

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past Danish defender and Philadelphia Flyers prospect Oliver Lauridsen, and his second came after a giveaway wound up right on his stick between the circles. It took skill to finish those plays.

“Those first two goals were good shots,” Tippett said.

“Their goaltender’s out and square, but when you shoot it quick like that, it makes it hard on the goaltender. That’s who Cody is: He’s a guy that we’ve got him in a situation where he’s going to get some opportunities with the players he’s playing with, and it’s great to see him capitalize on some of those opportunities.”

Hodgson just happened to pick a game with five Vancouver Canucks on the ice to shine. While the former Ca-

nucks draft pick was the star of the game, Nicklas Jensen scored Denmark’s only goal, and Jannik Hansen made sure to give Hodgson a friendly bump while he was giving interviews afterward.

Traded to Buffalo in exchange for Zack Kassian at the 2012 trade deadline, Hodgson had nothing but good things to say about his time in Vancouver. He still trains with Chris Tanev and felt fortunate to see a bunch of former teammates when the Sabres were in town this past season.

Hodgson had a career high 44 points in 72 games after putting up 34 in the lockout-shortened 2013 NHL season.

Those 34 points and his potential earned him a US$25.5-million, six-year contract that also saddled him with

even higher expectations.

Sabres fans had plenty to smile about Thursday at the world championship, not only with Hodgson’s hat trick but a strong game from Zemgus Girgensons as Ted Nolan’s Latvian team beat the United States 6-5 at Minsk Arena.

While the U.S. is struggling in Group B, Hodgson helped Canada to its third victory in four games. Up next is Italy on Friday before Sunday’s showdown with Sweden.

Tippett said Thursday evening he didn’t know which goaltender would start against Italy. Ben Scrivens stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced in beating Denmark, while James Reimer has 57 saves on 63 shots over two starts.

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Pair of Forecast not scaring away runners Rebels for 16th annual Woody’s Marathon EVENT IS CLOSE TO FULL DESPITE CALL FOR RAIN ON SUNDAY to attend NHL draft combine

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Forward Conner Bleackley and defenceman Haydn Fleury of the Red Deer Rebels are among 23 Western Hockey League players who will attend the 2014 NHL draft combine May 26-31 in Toronto.

The combine will feature 119 prospects — including 18 international players — for this year’s entry draft, set for June 27-28 in Philadelphia.

Unlike previous seasons, the player invitation process was revised to enable NHL clubs an opportunity to participate.

“It’s a change from past practice of invites being solely based on Central Scouting’s final rankings,” said Dan Marr, director of NHL Central Scouting. “Research has shown over the last decade that an average of 78 invites to the combine were selected in the top 100 at the NHL draft.

“For the 2014 combine, a two-stage process was adopted. In the initial stage, the top 75 players on Central Scouting’s players to watch list were invited (at an earlier date) and the final stage involved the NHL clubs voting in the remaining 45 players. The number of invites increased this year.”

Among the players invited are forwards Samuel Bennett of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League and Sam Reinhart of the WHL Kootenay Ice, defenseman Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts of the OHL and top-ranked goalie Thatcher Demko of Boston College.

Additionally, included in the mix of top international players are forwards William Nylander of Modo in Sweden and Kasperi Kapanen of Kalpa in Finland. ● Fleury and Bleackley are 12th and 26th in the International Scouting Service rankings for May. They are ranked ninth and 35th among North American players by Central Scouting.

Reinhart and Ekblad are ranked first and second by ISS.

The Woody’s RV World Marathon can be favourably compared to the venerable postman.

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail . . .

Rain is in the forecast for Sunday’s 16th annual event starting and finishing at Camille J. Lerouge School, but that’s hardly tragic news to race director and co-chair Jason Hazlett.

“I have a crew coming from Bentley to work one of our water stations. They asked me if they would have to (work) in the rain,” Hazlett said Thursday. “I told them yes, and that you have to remember we have runners in the rain, as well.

“To be honest, I don’t mind running in the rain and I know many of these runners want to be cool out there. When you hit the 15 km or 25 km mark you want to be cool and there’s nothing wrong with rain. I don’t mind it at all.”

As of Thursday, this year’s event had attracted 152 runners for the full marathon. Registration numbers showed 808 for the half marathon and 502 for the 10 km, which has gained in popularity since being introduced in 2011.

“We like to stay around the 1,500 mark and we’re just about at that now,” said race directory Darlene Henderson. “That’s perfect for us. We like to keep numbers high, but to a certain extent.

“Because our course runs along the river trail system, we can only have a certain amount of runners on the track. We have a ceiling.”

To date, 1,462 of the registered runners are from Alberta, including 550 from Red Deer as well as defending men’s and women’s champions Brendan Lundy of Camrose and Joelle MacDonald of Airdrie. There

are also 13 British Columbia runners, to go with 12 from Saskatchewan, two from each of Manitoba and Quebec, three from each of the Northwest Territories and Ontario and one from the Yukon.

In addition, there are five American runners — three from Wyoming and single runners from Texas and Arkansas — and even one from Switzerland.

“It is an amazing race, obviously very popular with people with Canada and over the years we’ve had international runners as well,” said Henderson. “Part of the reason it stays so popular is we feel it’s a very well organized race.

“The course goes through the river valley and is very nice. It is a tougher course for the marathoners although a lot of people like the challenge. Our half marathon has always been extremely popular because 100 per cent of the route is through the river valley. A few years ago we started up the 10k and that has always sold out very quickly. In the past year we went from 300 to 500 and this year we stayed with that number. We have 502 registered.”

While road racing is not known as a spectator sport, there are locations along the route where people can gather to watch the marathon.

“Heritage Ranch is a great vantage spot for the full and half marathon and the (downtown) train bridge is a good spot to watch the 10k runners,” said Hazlett.

“Along 67th Street is also a good place, although there’s not much parking, and River Bend Golf Course is an ideal place to see the marathoners.”

Long-timer race volunteer Bill Nielsen died last month and will be on the minds of his fellow directors this weekend.

“Bill was on our com-

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Brendan Lunty of Camrose will be back to defend his men’s title at the 16th annual Woody’s RV World Marathon on Sunday. There are close to 1,500 runners registered in the event despite the weather forecast calling for rain. mittee when we started the Woody’s Marathon,” said Henderson. “He was a huge member of our committee for a number of years. He loved running and everyone loved Bill. We surely will miss him.” ● The 10k runners will leave the starting line at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, with the rest of the field starting 15 minutes later . . . Sochi Olympics bronze-medal winning speed skater Denny Morrison will be the guest speaker at the pasta dinner Saturday evening at the Black Knight

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Inn, which will also host a race expo today and Saturday . . . Athletics Alberta has ranked the Woody’s RV Marathon fourth among the top 10 road races in Alberta . . . If he completes this year’s marathon, Roger MacMillan of Fort Saskatchewan, 76, will set a new record for the older finisher . . . The male and female course records are held by Phil Meagher (2:36.58 in 1999) and Sonja Frank (2:59.42 in 2001), both of Fort McMurray. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Wotherspoon-Gregg hanging up skates RED DEER SPEED SKATER RETIRING FROM SPORT AFTER SEVEN INTERNATIONAL SEASONS CALGARY — Olympian Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg announced Thursday her decision to retire from competitive long track speed skating.

The 34-year-old athlete from Red Deer skated internationally for seven seasons and realized her Olympic dream by participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where she placed 33rd in the 500m. She made her World Cup debut in 2003.

“Throughout the years I have met many coaches, teammates, as well as competitors from Canada and all from around the world. All of these people impacted my life not only as a skater but also as a person and I will always remember the lessons I have learned from them,” Wotherspoon-Gregg said

in a news release.

WotherspoonGregg originally planned to retire in 2010 but an injury kept her from realizing her Olympic dream in Vancouver, so she stayed on for four more years.

“My body knows it Danielle is finished with hard Wotherspoon- training and my mind needs to focus Gregg on other things, but I am truly thankful for this sport and for all of the opportunities it has given me and for all the amazing people I have met on my journey,” she said.

“I hope to keep involved in the sport in the future and keep cheering on my teammates as well as to help younger skaters find their paths.”

Wotherspoon-Gregg has a degree in international relations from the University of Calgary and is the founder of Team Icespire, a group of Canadian national team skaters that includes husband Jamie Gregg. Team Icespire’s goal is to inspire and empower their community through sport, teamwork, healthy living and respect according to their website www.teamicespire.com.

“Danielle was an excellent teammate,” said her coach Michael Crowe.

“She was like a team mom who kept us organized and on point. She was a great example for our team, on fo-

cus, maximizing her technical points at every practice to get the most out of herself.”

Speed Skating Canada president Marie-Claire Rouleau congratulated Wotherspoon-Gregg on her career and thanked her for her contribution to the sport.

“Danielle was not only a great athlete, she was also a role model for her teammates because of her focus, her sense of organization and her hard work at every practice, which allowed her to achieve her Olympic dream in 2014,” Rouleau said.

“On behalf of Speed Skating Canada’s community, congratulations Danielle and good luck for your next challenges.”

Happ-y day for Jays as they get win over Indians

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 4 Indians 2 TORONTO — Starting pitcher J.A. Happ and catcher Erik Kratz had a plan.

The left-hander came through with six solid innings and, with two home runs and three RBI from Edwin Encarnacion, the Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Thursday.

Happ (2-1) allowed six hits, two walks and one run, on a homer by David Murphy in the fifth inning, in his third start of the season. The left-handed pitcher believes preparation with Kratz was the key to his success.

“We went over some stuff before the game about how we wanted to attack them a little bit more deliberately,” Happ said. “And for the most part we were able to do that.”

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, who won his 400th game with Toronto, liked how the team’s starting battery operated. “(Happ) stepped up,” said Gibbons.

“I thought Kratz did a nice job with him, working that fastball on the inside part of the plate. That was big for him, it really was. And big for us.”

Happ’s control impressed the Indians lineup as well.

“His fastball was really getting on guys,” Cleveland left-fielder Ryan Raburn said. “I know it’s 92-93 but out of his hand, it just seemed a lot harder.

And he spotted his pitches. He didn’t miss over the plate a whole lot from what I saw.”

Encarnacion, who has eight homers on the season, also had a double and lined out to third in his other at-bat.

Juan Francisco hit his seventh homer of the season for the Blue Jays (21-21) who won the rubber match of a three-game series with the Indians (1922) to complete a 5-4 home stand.

If Happ is battling to prove to some people that he belongs in the rotation, he preferred not to discuss it in detail.

“I don’t want to get into that,” Happ said. “I think you’re always doing that to somebody. That person may change or those people may change.”

Encarnacion has been the designated hitter for the past two games

with Adam Lind playing first base. The change was made just before Wednesday’s game because Encarnacion had spasms in his upper back.

“It felt a lot better today, so I’m ready to go,” Encarnacion said. “I felt a lot better at the plate. The last couple of games I’ve been getting hits. I’ve been great at the plate the last couple of weekend, and it makes me happy and very proud because when I play like that I know I can help the team win.”

“He’s one of the top sluggers in the game,” Gibbons said.

“Got off to a slow start, then he kicked it in. You look where he’s at now, too, he’s been barrelling a lot of balls all year, especially the last month, and a number of times he got nothing to show for it. So numbers could be even better now with little breaks here or there, a little luck.

“But he’s key to this team, of course with him and (Jose) Bautista back to back. That’s big. Of course, Lindy and now with Francisco. Those two (Encarnacion and Bautista), we know what to expect, they’re a given. But I like the way our lineup looks now. It’s that much stronger, top to bottom.”

Cleveland dropped to 4-10 when facing a left-handed starter, 0-8 on the road, this season. Happ opened the season on the disabled list with a sore back and began pitching from the bullpen on his return.

Casey Janssen, who also started the season on the disabled list, pitched the ninth for his second save of the season.

Cleveland right-hander Danny Salazar (1-4) needed 98 pitches to work through four innings and was replaced by right-hander C.C. Lee to start the fifth with the Blue Jays leading 2-1.

Salazar allowed five hits, including second-inning homers by Encarnacion and Francisco, two walks and two runs.

He also hit a batter.

“I just didn’t have a good feeling for the ball today to command my fastball, and my change-up wasn’t there,” Salazar said.

He felt that he made a good pitch on Francisco’s homer.

“I was just behind in the count,” he said. “They’re going to be ready to hit everything there.”

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ works against the Cleveland Indians during first inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Thursday.

Lee faced two batters. Bautista led off the fifth with a single and Encarnacion lofted a drive to left on a 3-2 fastball. It was the second time he has hit two homers in a game this season and it was the 13th multi-homer game of his career.

Left-hander Brett Cecil pitched the seventh for Toronto and right-hander Steve Delabar took over in the eighth and was greeted by Raburn’s double.

Carlos Santana walked. But Asdrubal Cabrera lined out to right and pinch hitter Lonnie Chisenhall lined out

to centre. Yan Gomes singled up the middle to cut the lead to two runs and bring in left-hander Aaron Loup. He struck out Murphy, who had five hits and five RBI in Cleveland’s 15-4 win on Wednesday.

NOTES: Right-hander Dustin McGowan, who is 2-2 with a 5.08 earned-run average in eight starts, has been removed from the starting rotation and will pitch from the bullpen.

Right-handers Marcus Stroman and Todd Redmond are candidates to start in his place next Tuesday in Boston.

Sweden stays unbeaten at worlds with win over France MINSK, Belarus — Defending champion Sweden edged France 2-1 at the world hockey championship on Thursday while Finland downed Belarus 2-0, and the United States suffered a second straight loss, 6-5 to Latvia.

For Sweden, which meets Canada on Sunday, Joel Lundquist and Oscar Moller scored 17 seconds apart in the second. Canada beat Denmark 6-1.

Stephane Da Costa scored the lone French goal.

“We’re happy with the three points but we know we have to play better later on here,” Lundquist, the Sweden captain, said.

Latvia earned its third win over the U.S. at the worlds.

Zemgus Girgensons squeezed the puck between the pads of veteran goaltender Tim Thomas to break a 4-4 tie in

the third, and Herberts Vasiljevs made it 6-4 with the winner with 2:21 left.

Brock Nelson’s second goal for the U.S. with 1:30 remaining in regulation was too late.

Latvia goalie Kristers Gudlevskis made 31 saves, while Thomas stopped 19 shots.

Goals from Gints Meija, Mikelis Redhlins and Aleksandrs Nizivijs gave Latvia 3-1 lead but Nelson and Tyler Johnson scored on power-plays to tie it up in the second period.

“Six goals is just too many (to concede),” scoring defenceman Seth Jones said. “We are doing a lot of good things but have to tighten up defensively. We can’t let teams get too close to the net.”

Petri Kontiola scored both goals, the second into an empty net, for Finland’s second victory.

Russia leads their group, followed

by Lativa, then Finland, Belarus and the U.S.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER Lisa Bott and Celine deWit scored for Central Alberta Christian in a 2-2 senior high girls soccer tie with the visiting Hunting Hills Lightning Wednes-

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WORLDS: Scoring explosion Beyond a scoring explosion of four goals in under 10 minutes keyed by Read’s first goal midway through the third, Canada showed some more improvements in routing Denmark. For the first time in four games, it did not give up a goal on the penalty kill, and Read even scored short-handed.

“We’ve been focusing on it the last two days, our penalty kill,” Read said.

“A lot of teams they rely on their good power play, they know how to move the

day.

Zaza Lockhart and Raven Cheney netted the Hunting Hills goals. puck very well and if our penalty kill does our job and we break even on the night not allowing a goal or getting a goal, that’s a plus for us.”

A minus is the four penalties Canada took that would’ve been more costly had this been an elimination game against a stronger opponent.

“I think (we’ve) just got to play more (a) intelligent (game),” Huberdeau said. “It’s some bad penalties. I had a bad penalty, so I think it’s (important) to keep skating and when you have the puck you won’t take any penalties.”

Despite the penalties, Canada had no trouble rolling over Denmark. But Hodgson hopes he and his teammates are just warming up offensively.

“It doesn’t matter what we did now,” he said. “It’s what happens in the medal rounds, that’s when the serious hockey begins.”

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Ducks hope to erase Kings’ playoff mystique

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the past few years, the Anaheim Ducks have watched enviously while the Los Angeles Kings evolved into phenomenal playoff performers and Stanley Cup champions.

The Ducks want that reputation as much as they want the Cup. In Game 7 of their second-round series Friday night, they’re on the perfect stage to supplant their rivals and to demonstrate they’re a title contender, not just a regular-season power.

“We knew what kind of team they were,” Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano said. “We knew things weren’t going to be easy, and they weren’t going to be quick.”

After five straight wins in elimination games this spring, the Kings won’t surrender their post-season supremacy. The Ducks will have to take it at Honda Center in a fitting finale to the Freeway Faceoff.

“When you have our trust and experience with each other, it puts games like this in perspective,” Kings captain Dustin Brown said. “We’ve been through a lot worse. We know what has to be done.”

The Kings have pushed another playoff opponent to the limit, and the Ducks have one last chance to push back. After a series filled with tight games, dramatic momentum swings and improbable heroes, Los Angeles and Anaheim will finish their first postseason series with one game to earn a trip to the Western Conference finals against Chicago.

“You say you want to approach this like any other game, but no one believes that,” Ducks defenceman Ben Lovejoy said. “This is an exciting time. These are situations that you grow up wanting to be involved in.”

The top-seeded Ducks have more at stake than extending beloved forward Teemu Selanne’s career.

Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau’s team had the best regular season in franchise history, but will have little to show for it without one more win over the Kings, who have developed a preternatural poise in tough situations.

Los Angeles improved to 6-1 in elimination games over the last two years with its 2-1 win in Game 6 on Wednesday.

“We just have the mentality that nothing is going to stop us,” Kings defenceman Drew Doughty said.

“We’re just a close-knit team that wants nothing more than to be another Stanley Cup champion.”

The Kings already won a Game 7 in this postseason, making a merciless rally from three games down to stun San Jose in the first round. Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter cast his team as the underdog

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Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson covers the puck during the second period in Game 6 of an NHL secondround Stanley Cup playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, in Los Angeles. The Ducks are looking to supplant their rivals and demonstrate they are Stanley Cup contenders in Game 7. throughout this series, but ramped up the rhetoric immediately after Game 6.

“I think the two rivals, especially the one team that had 116 points, probably would prefer not to play a Game 7,” Sutter said.

“But (Los Angeles) was prepared to play a Game 7 because we knew that they’re a tough team to beat, and if we could get to seven, that meant that we’d done good things.”

Boudreau could use a breakthrough along with his team. The coach is 1-4 in Game 7s with Washington and Anaheim, losing four of those at home and never reaching a conference final.

“I think you learn more every year you’re in this situation,” Boudreau said. “My Game 7 record wouldn’t indicate that I’ve learned anything, but I tend to believe that I have. ... I am due, I think.”

The Ducks lost a Game 7 in the first round last

year, dropping the final two games of their series against lower-seeded Detroit. That loss to the Red Wings has stuck with the Ducks, whose team workout gear bore the slogan “Unfinished Business” all season.

“I hope guys learned a lot,” Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “That’s terrible feeling when you have that opportunity in front of you and you don’t take it.”

Selanne isn’t the only Finn whose NHL career might hinge on the result. Center Saku Koivu is contemplating retirement after a lengthy career in Montreal and Anaheim.

Game 7 will conclude an eventful series that seems certain to boost hockey’s growing popularity in Southern California. The road team won the first four games before the home teams rallied for two victories.

Rangers pumped for matchup against Canadiens GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Coach Alain Vigneault, Brad Richards and the rest of the New York Rangers couldn’t hide their excitement about facing the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference finals.

They already knew their next opponent would be a fellow Original Six team, but facing the storied Canadiens carries a little more cache than playing the Boston Bruins.

Montreal advanced to the final four with a 3-1 win at Boston in Game 7 on Wednesday night. The Rangers moved on one night earlier, knocking off the Penguins in Pittsburgh in another Game 7 — capping a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit.

The series begins Saturday in Montreal.

“I’m not going to lie, it’s the best place to play,” Richards said Thursday. “I’ve been fortunate enough to see Super Bowls, I was at Yankees-Red Sox at old Yankee Stadium Game 7, World Series, I’ve played in the Stanley Cup finals.

“I can’t imagine any other sporting event that is this amazing of an atmosphere. It’s very special.”

Vigneault was a bit more tempered, and looked relaxed in sandals while speaking to reporters in English and French following his team’s optional practice. Vigneault is in his first season as Rangers coach, following a long stint with Vancouver. The Canadiens hired him back in 1997 for his first NHL head coaching job.

“I’ve got nothing but positive memories from my time there,” said Vigneault, a day after his 53rd birthday. “I’ve worked with some great people. I’m here today because I started there.

“Original Six games are always exciting and there’s a lot of history associated with both teams.

Playing against the Montreal Canadiens, it’s going to be a lot of fun. Our group is real excited about this opportunity, and I’m sure the Habs feel the same.”

Montreal won the last of its record 24 Stanley Cup titles in 1993, and the Rangers ended a 54-year championship drought the following season but haven’t captured the Cup since.

These teams are meeting in the playoffs for the first time since 1996, when the Rangers won the firstround series in six games. Overall, they have faced off in the post-season 14 times with each team winning seven. This is the third matchup since Montreal knocked off the Rangers in five games in the 1979 Stanley Cup finals.

“For a Canadian kid, for the guys from Quebec it’s really special,” said Richards, a native of Prince Edward Island. “From where I’m from, there’s a lot of Montreal fans. It’s the closest NHL city in Canada

Sharks GM Wilson, Boyle, Havlat won’t return, Burns going back on defence

A look at the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals MONTREAL vs. NEW YORK RANGERS SO FAR: The Canadiens beat Boston in seven games in the second round after sweeping Tampa Bay. The Rangers eliminated Pittsburgh in seven games following a seven-game series in the first round against Philadelphia.

SEASON SERIES: Montreal won 2-1. The Canadiens, with backup goaltender Peter Budaj, took the series opener 2-0 in October against Henrik Lundqvist. New York’s backup in net, Cam Talbot, lifted New York to a 1-0 win in November with former Rangers forward Ryan Callahan scoring the only goal. Carey Price had a 41-save shutout and Brian Gionta scored on a penalty shot in overtime against Talbot to give Montreal a 1-0 victory last month.

STORY LINE: The Original Six franchises are four wins away from ending a long drought. Montreto us. Our whole life was Montreal. That’s all you get to see on TV. “It’s an amazing place. It’s going to be so fun. It’s a great opportunity for us.”

The Canadiens were the only team from north of the border to qualify for this year’s playoffs, and they have certainly proven they belong. They swept the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round and then outlasted Boston — the NHL’s best team during the regular season — after trailing that series 3-2.

They are 4-1 at home in these playoffs. The Rangers and Canadiens went 1-1-1 against each other during the regular season. New York earned a 1-0 victory in Montreal on Nov. 16 and lost 1-0 in a shootout

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NEW YORK’S KEY PLAYER: Lundqvist. He became the first goaltender to win five Game 7s in a row, making 35 saves to help the Rangers eliminate Pittsburgh, surpassing the record shared by Ed Belfour, Patrick Roy and Cam Ward. Lundqvist is giving up less than a goal on average in those decisive victories PREDICTION: Canadiens in 7. there to complete the regular season.

No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist didn’t play in either game there, a building in which the Rangers have struggled to win in recent years — going 1-7-2 in their last 10 visits.

“It’s so long ago since I played there, so I don’t really remember,” said Lundqvist, with a laugh. “I look forward to going there. I am excited to play. It’s a conference final in Montreal. I will try to go out and play the same way. Don’t overthink it. Go out and enjoy it.

“As much as you focus on yourself, it’s a team game. Going up there, sticking together, and believe that we can do it.”

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Wilson said Thursday that he told pending unrestricted free agent defenceman Dan Boyle that he will not be re-signed, informed unproductive forward Marty Havlat that he will not be back next season and moved top-line wing Brent Burns back to defence after spending more than a year as a forward on captain Joe Thornton’s line. These changes all come two weeks after the Sharks became the fourth team in NHL history to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games.

Wilson spent the past two weeks meeting with coaches and players to help determine what went wrong in the final four games against Los Angeles and how to get a team that has been one of the best in the regular season the past decade over the playoff hump.

“You want to be careful not to change too many things, but you better be really careful that you’re not just avoiding what really needs to take place,” Wilson said. “There’s two sides to that. I think what we need to do is much more drastic than just putting a Band-aid on it.”

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SCOREBOARD Hockey U.S. 4 2 0 0 2 15 15 6 Belarus 4 2 0 0 2 9 12 6 Germany 4 1 1 0 2 7 10 5 Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 8 14 3 Kazakhstan 4 0 0 1 3 8 18 1 Note: Three points for a win in regulation, two for an overtime/shootout victory & one for an overtime/ shootout loss.

Wednesday’s results Czech Republic 2 Italy 0 Russia 7 Kazakhstan 2 Slovakia 5 Norway 2 Switzerland 3 Germany 2

Friday’s game Val-d’Or vs. London, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s game Guelph vs. Edmonton, 2 p.m.

Sunday’s game London vs. Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 19 Guelph vs. Val-d’Or, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20 Edmonton vs. Val-d’Or, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21 London vs. Guelph, 5 p.m.

End of Round Robin Thursday, May 22 Tiebreaker (if necessary) Third vs. Fourth places, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s results Canada 6 Denmark 1 Finland 2 Belarus 0 Latvia 6 U.S. 5 Sweden 2 France 1 Friday’s games Canada vs. Italy, 7:45 a.m.

U.S. vs. Kazakhstan, 7:45 a.m.

Sweden vs. Slovakia, 11:45 a.m.

Finland vs. Switzerland, 11:45 a.m.

Memorial Cup Champions 2012-13 — Halifax Mooseheads 2011-12 — Shawinigan Cataractes 2010-11 — Saint John Sea Dogs 2009-10 — Windsor Spitfires 2008-09 — Windsor Spitfires 2007-08 — Spokane Chiefs 2006-07 — Vancouver Giants 2005-06 — Quebec Remparts 2004-05 — London Knights 2003-04 — Kelowna Rockets 2002-03 — Kitchener Rangers 2001-02 — Kootenay Ice 2000-01 — Red Deer Rebels 1999-00 — Rimouski Oceanic 1998-99 — Ottawa 67’s 1997-98 — Portland Winter Hawks 1996-97 — Hull Olympiques 1995-96 — Granby Predateurs 1994-95 — Kamloops Blazers 1993-94 — Kamloops Blazers 1992-93 — Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1991-92 — Kamloops Blazers 1990-91 — Spokane Chiefs 1989-90 — Oshawa Generals 1988-89 — Swift Current Broncos 1987-88 — Medicine Hat Tigers 1986-87 — Medicine Hat Tigers 1985-86 — Guelph Platers 1984-85 — Prince Albert Raiders 1983-84 — Ottawa 67’s 1982-83 — Portland Winter Hawks 1981-82 — Kitchener Rangers 1980-81 — Cornwall Royals 1979-80 — Cornwall Royals

Saturday’s games France vs. Norway, 3:45 a.m.

Latvia vs. Russia, 3:45 a.m.

Denmark vs. Czech Republic, 7:45 a.m.

Belarus vs. Germany, 7:45 a.m.

Slovakia vs. Italy, 11:45 a.m.

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan, 11:45 a.m.

Sunday’s games Canada vs. Sweden, 7:45 a.m.

U.S. vs. Finland, 7:45 a.m.

Czech Republic vs. Norway, 11:45 a.m.

Russia vs. Germany, 11:45 a.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston (1) vs. Montreal (3) (Montreal wins series 4-3) 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 Montreal 4 Boston 0 Wednesday, May 14 Montreal 3 Boston 1

L GF GA Pt 0 22 5 12 1 16 14 9 2 10 7 6

NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago (3) vs. Minnesota (WC) (Chicago wins series 4-2) 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 2 Minnesota 1, OT

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Pacific Division Anaheim (1) vs. Los Angeles (3) (Series tied 3-3) 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 Anaheim 4 Los Angeles 3 Wednesday, May 14 Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 1 Friday, May 16 Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 4, 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 102, Brooklyn 96 Wednesday, May 14: Miami 96, Brooklyn 94 Indiana 4, Washington 2 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: Washington 102, Indiana 79 Thursday, May 15: Indiana 93, Washington 80

THIRD ROUND Conference Finals

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Scoring Leaders G A Pts 4 13 17 6 8 14 4 10 14 4 10 14 8 5 13 4 8 12 2 9 11 2 9 11 7 3 10 6 4 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 3 7 10 2 8 10 2 8 10 6 3 9 4 5 9 4 5 9 4 5 9 4 5 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 2 7 9

Anze Kopitar, LA Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Zach Parise, Minn Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Marian Gaborik, LA P.K. Subban, Mtl Brent Seabrook, Chi Marian Hossa, Chi Jussi Jokinen, Pgh Patrick Kane, Chi Jonathan Toews, Chi Paul Stastny, Col Corey Perry, Ana Torey Krug, Bos Nathan MacKinnon, Col Bryan Bickell, Chi Brad Richards, NYR Brendan Gallagher, Mtl Lars Eller, Mtl Justin Williams, LA Jeff Carter, LA Patrice Bergeron, Bos Matt Niskanen, Pgh

Baseball Baltimore New York Toronto Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 21 18 .538 21 19 .525 21 21 .500 20 20 .500 18 23 .439

GB — 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 4

Detroit Kansas City Minnesota Chicago Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 24 12 .667 20 20 .500 19 20 .487 20 22 .476 19 22 .463

GB — 6 6 1/2 7 7 1/2

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

West Division W L Pct 25 16 .610 21 18 .538 20 20 .500 20 21 .488 14 27 .341

GB — 3 4 1/2 5 11

Wednesday’s Games Detroit 7, Baltimore 5 L.A. Angels 3, Philadelphia 0 Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 0 Cleveland 15, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 0 Boston 9, Minnesota 4 Houston 5, Texas 4

GB — 1 1/2 2 3 1/2 4 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 26 15 .634 21 20 .512 18 21 .462 17 23 .425 13 26 .333

GB — 5 7 8 1/2 12

West Division W L Pct 26 15 .634 23 19 .548 22 20 .524 20 22 .476 16 27 .372

GB — 3 1/2 4 1/2 6 1/2 11

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Angels 3, Philadelphia 0 Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 Washington 5, Arizona 1 San Francisco 10, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 0 San Diego at Cincinnati, ppd., rain Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 1 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, ppd., rain Miami 13, L.A. Dodgers 3

Friday’s Games Oakland (Gray 4-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-3), 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 5-1) at Boston (Lester 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 1-3) at Texas (Darvish 3-1), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 3-2) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-3) at Houston (McHugh 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (C.Young 3-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-3), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-2), 8:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R 36 134 17 35 123 17 32 114 10 42 163 24 41 176 28 36 124 20 39 143 16 41 157 16 38 151 26 38 145 22

Atlanta Washington Miami New York Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 22 17 .564 21 19 .525 21 20 .512 19 21 .475 17 21 .447

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles San Diego Arizona

Thursday’s Games Minnesota 4, Boston 3, 10 innings Toronto 4, Cleveland 2 N.Y. Yankees 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, late

VMartinez Det Solarte NYY KSuzuki Min AlRamirez CWS MeCabrera Tor Choo Tex Loney TB Rios Tex HKendrick LAA Ortiz Bos

Toronto, 30.

Pitching Buehrle, Toronto, 7-1; Tanaka, New York, 6-0; Porcello, Detroit, 6-1; Kazmir, Oakland, 5-1; Scherzer, Detroit, 5-1; Lackey, Boston, 5-2; WChen, Baltimore, 5-2.

H 45 40 37 52 56 39 44 48 46 44

Pct. .336 .325 .325 .319 .318 .315 .308 .306 .305 .303

Home Runs JAbreu, Chicago, 15; NCruz, Baltimore, 12; Ortiz, Boston, 11; Bautista, Toronto, 10; Pujols, Los Angeles, 10; Donaldson, Oakland, 9; Dozier, Minnesota, 9; VMartinez, Detroit, 9; ColRasmus, Toronto, 9.

Runs Batted In JAbreu, Chicago, 41; MiCabrera, Detroit, 35; NCruz, Baltimore, 35; Moss, Oakland, 33; Brantley, Cleveland, 30; Colabello, Minnesota, 30; Encarnacion,

Stanton, Miami, 11; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 11; Belt, San Francisco, 9; Blackmon, Colorado, 9; CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 9; Morse, San Francisco, 9; JUpton, Atlanta, 9.

Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 42; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 33; Puig, Los Angeles, 31; Morneau, Colorado, 30; Blackmon, Colorado, 29; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 28; Arenado, Colorado, 26; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 26.

Pitching Greinke, Los Angeles, 6-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 6-2; Lyles, Colorado, 5-0; Machi, San Francisco, 5-0; Haren, Los Angeles, 5-1; SMiller, St. Louis, 5-2; TRoss, San Diego, 5-3.

Thursday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 000 100 002 0 — 3 9 0 Minnesota 030 000 000 1 — 4 12 0 (10 innings) Buchholz, Breslow (7), Capuano (8), A.Miller (9) and D.Ross; P.Hughes, Burton (7), Fien (8), Perkins (9), Duensing (10) and K.Suzuki. W—Duensing 1-1.

L—A.Miller 1-2. HRs—Minnesota, Parmelee (2).

Cleveland 000 010 010 — 2 9 1 Toronto 020 020 00x — 4 9 1 Salazar, C.Lee (5), Outman (5), Atchison (5), Rzepczynski (7), Axford (7), Allen (8) and Y.Gomes; Happ, Cecil (7), Delabar (8), Loup (8), Janssen (9) and Kratz. W—Happ 2-1. L—Salazar 1-4. Sv— Janssen (2). HRs—Cleveland, Dav.Murphy (3).

Toronto, Encarnacion 2 (8), J.Francisco (7).

Baltimore 000 200 000 — 2 10 0 Kan. City 000 100 000 — 1 7 0 W.Chen, O’Day (6), Patton (8), R.Webb (8), Z.Britton (9) and Clevenger; Ventura, Ti.Collins (7), Coleman (8), K.Herrera (8), Crow (9) and S.Perez. W—W. Chen 5-2. L—Ventura 2-3. Sv—Z.Britton (1). HRs— Baltimore, N.Cruz (12).

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 5, San Diego 0, 1st game Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 6, Cincinnati 1, 2nd game N.Y. Yankees 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Miami at San Francisco, late

INTERLEAGUE New York (A) 000 000 100 — 1 6 0 New York (N) 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 Whitley, Betances (5), Warren (8), Dav.Robertson (8) and McCann; deGrom, Rice (8), Familia (8), Edgin (8), Mejia (9) and Centeno. W—Betances 2-0.

L—deGrom 0-1. Sv—Dav.Robertson (7).

Friday’s Games Milwaukee (Lohse 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-3), 12:20 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 4-2) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-3), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-2) at Washington (Roark 2-1), 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (E.Santana 4-0) at St. Louis (Lynn 4-2), 6:15 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 2-3) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 4-3), 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 6-1) at Arizona (Miley 3-3), 7:40 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3) at San Francisco (Petit 2-1), 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game San Diego 000 000 000 — Cincinnati 000 032 00x — Kennedy, Roach (7) and Grandal; B.Pena. W—Cueto 4-2. L—Kennedy Cincinnati, Phillips (3).

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Tulowitzki Col 39 128 37 Utley Phi 35 140 21 SSmith SD 35 113 15 Blackmon Col 40 153 34 Stanton Mia 41 157 28 Puig LAD 36 139 19 Pagan SF 38 146 18 Morneau Col 39 147 19 LaRoche Was 32 113 18 DGordon LAD 39 157 24

H 50 48 38 51 51 45 47 47 36 50

Pct. .391 .343 .336 .333 .325 .324 .322 .320 .319 .318

Home Runs

0 3 0 5 14 0 Cueto and 2-5. HRs—

Pittsburgh 000 021 000 — 3 6 0 Milwaukee 001 010 002 — 4 7 1 W.Rodriguez, Ju.Wilson (6), Watson (8), Melancon (9) and T.Sanchez; Gallardo, Duke (7), Thornburg (8), Wooten (8) and Maldonado, Lucroy. W— Wooten 1-1. L—Melancon 1-2. HRs—Pittsburgh, T.Sanchez (1), G.Sanchez (4). Milwaukee, R.Weeks (1), Maldonado (2).

Chicago 000 200 010 — 3 8 0 St. Louis 040 001 00x — 5 6 1 Hammel, Veras (6), W.Wright (7), N.Ramirez (8) and Jo.Baker, Castillo; Wacha, Siegrist (8), Rosenthal (8) and Y.Molina. W—Wacha 3-3. L—Hammel 4-2.

Sv—Rosenthal (11). HRs—Chicago, S.Castro (6).

Second Game San Diego 021 001 110 — 6 9 0 Cincinnati 100 000 000 — 1 3 0 T.Ross, Vincent (8), Quackenbush (9) and Rivera; Francis, Ondrusek (6), S.Marshall (6), LeCure (8), Hoover (9) and Barnhart. W—T.Ross 5-3. L—Francis 0-1. HRs—San Diego, Rivera (2), E.Cabrera (1), Alonso (1).

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Buffalo F Zenon Konopka 20 games for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA performance-enhancing substances program.

American Hockey League MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed F Mike Liambas to a one-year contract.

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHPs Preston Guilmet and Kevin Gausman to Norfolk (IL).

Recalled RHP Evan Meek from Norfolk.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent LHP Chris Sale and OF Adam Eaton to Charlotte (IL) for rehab assignments.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed OF Nyjer Morgan on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Jesus Aguilar from Columbus (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed RHP Anthony Bass on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled RHP Josh Fields from Oklahoma City (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned OF Oswaldo Arcia to Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated RHP Bruce Billings from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment. Placed OF Carlos Beltran on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Selected the contract of RHP Chase Whitley from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Acquired OF/1B Klye Banks from San Diego for OF Jake Goebbert and a player to be named and/or cash considerations.

Designated 1B Daric Barton for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed 2B Ben Zobrist on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Cole Figueroa from Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Sent LHP Joe Saunders

and 2B Donnie Murphy to Round Rock (PCL) for rehab assignments.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed OF Colby Rasmus on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday.

Recalled OF Anthony Gose from Buffalo (IL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Placed LHP Zac Rosscup on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Reinstated RHP Jose Veras from the 15-day DL. CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Nick Christiani to Louisville (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Jeff Francis from Louisville. Transferred RHP Mat Latos to the 60-day DL. MIAMI MARLINS — Selected the contract of RHP Anthony DeSclafani from Jacksonville (SL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent LHP Tom Gorzelanny to Brevard County (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Transferred RHP Bobby Parnell to the 60-day DL. Assigned RHP Kyle Farnsworth outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Placed C Travis d’Arnaud on the 7-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Recalled LHP Josh Edgin and C Juan Centeno from Las Vegas.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent RHP Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned OF Jaff Decker to Indianapolis (IL). Reinstated LHP Wandy Rodriguez from the 15-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated RHP Dale Thayer from paternity leave.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent RHP Ross Ohlendorf to Potomac (Carolina) for a rehab assignment.

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed INF Andy White.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded

Oklahoma City 3, 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: Oklahoma City 105, L.A. Clippers 104 Thursday, May 15: Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, late x-Sunday, May 18: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m.

NBA Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago (C3) vs. Anaheim/Los Angeles Sunday’s game Chicago at Anaheim, 1 p.m.

OR Los Angeles at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Rest of series TBA x — if necessary.

Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh (1) vs. N.Y. Rangers (2) (NY Rangers wins series 4-3) 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 3 Pittsburgh 1 Tuesday, May 13

Sunday

● Marathon: Woody’s RV World Marathon, 8 a.m. start for whole and half marathon; start and finish line at Ecole Camille J. Lerouge School. ● Midget AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park. ● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour junior worlds qualifier (12 and under)/Golf Alberta OOM Series at Lacombe, noon start.

Basketball

EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal (A3) vs. NY Rangers (M2) Saturday’s game NY Rangers at Montreal, 11 a.m.

Rest of series TBA

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs SECOND ROUND Division Finals

2014 World Men’s Hockey Championships Group A GP W OW OL L GF GA Pt Sweden 4 3 1 0 0 11 5 11 Canada 4 3 0 1 0 16 8 10 Czech Republic 4 1 1 1 1 11 10 6 Norway 4 2 0 0 2 10 10 6 France 4 1 1 0 2 10 9 5 Slovakia 4 1 0 1 2 11 14 4 Denmark 4 1 0 0 3 8 14 3 Italy 4 1 0 0 3 3 10 3

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2014 Memorial Cup Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship ROUND ROBIN GP W L GF GA Pt Edmonton (WHL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guelph (OHL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 London (host) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Val-d’Or (QMJHL) 0 0 0 0 0 0

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OF Cody Bishop to Lake Erie for a player to be named.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Released LHP Thomas Keeling and RHP Chris Camilli.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Wade Morrison. Released RHPs Josh Corrales and Matt Milke.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers $25,000 for public criticism of officiating. Announced the sale of the Milwaukee Bucks to Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry has been approved.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed TE Troy Niklas, DE Kareem Martin and WR John Brown to four-year contracts. Promoted Malik Boyd to assistant director of pro scouting, Chris Culmer to Western Regional scout, Luke Palko to Eastern Regional scout, Zac Canty to area scout, Glenn Fox to pro scout and Darius Vinnett to NFS scout. Reassigned Josh Scobey to Western Region area scout and John Ritcher to Southeast Region scout.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DB Michael Carter, CB Ross Cockrell, LB Randell Johnson and OL Seantrel Henderson.

CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with DT Will Sutton on a four-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Agreed to terms with WR Miles Austin. Signed WR Earl Bennett and DL Elhadji Ndiaye.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Ben Gardner, LB Will Smith and CB Terrance Mitchell.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed C Corey Linsley and WR Jared Abbrederis.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed OT Ulrick John and LB Andrew Jackson. Released OT Erik Pike and CB Darius Polk.

CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 4, Portland 1 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: Portland 103, San Antonio 92 Wednesday, May 14: San Antonio 104, Portland 82

EASTERN CONFERENCE Indiana vs. Miami Sunday, May 18: Miami at Indiana, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20: Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 24: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. x-Sunday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

Golf PGA-Byron Nelson Scores Thursday At TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, Texas Purse: $6.9 million Yardage: 7,166; Par: 70 (35-35) (a-amateur) First Round Peter Hanson 30-35 Marc Leishman 33-33 David Duval 32-34 Tim Wilkinson 33-33 Ryan Palmer 34-33 Boo Weekley 33-34 John Huh 32-35 Tyrone VanAswegen 34-33 Alex Cejka 34-33 Martin Kaymer 34-33 Alex Prugh 34-33 Lee Williams 33-34 Tim Herron 35-33 Brendon Todd 37-31 Louis Oosthuizen 35-33 Charles Howell III 34-34 Aaron Baddeley 34-34 Rod Pampling 36-32 Eric Axley 33-35 Jason Allred 34-34 Graham DeLaet 34-34 Morgan Hoffmann 33-35 Gary Woodland 34-34 Ryan Moore 31-37 Mike Weir 35-33 Padraig Harrington 35-33 Ben Crane 33-35 Miguel Angel Carballo 34-34 Sean O’Hair 33-36 Vijay Singh 34-35 Dustin Johnson 34-35 Derek Ernst 36-33 Carl Pettersson 36-33 Brice Garnett 34-35 Danny Lee 34-35 Edward Loar 35-34 Jim Renner 36-33 Matt Kuchar 35-34 Brandt Snedeker 34-35 Chad Campbell 32-37 Luke Guthrie 36-33 Chris Thompson 34-35 Kevin Kisner 35-34 Hudson Swafford 32-37 Michael Putnam 37-33 Jason Dufner 35-35 John Senden 33-37 Jordan Spieth 35-35 J.J. Henry 34-36 Jhonattan Vegas 35-35 Stephen Ames 35-35 Andrew Svoboda 32-38 Billy Hurley III 35-35 Daniel Chopra 36-34 Steve Marino 37-33 Brian Davis 35-35 Martin Flores 35-35 Keegan Bradley 36-34 Rory Sabbatini 35-35 Ken Duke 35-35 Retief Goosen 35-35 Kris Blanks 37-33 James Driscoll 35-35 Jim Herman 37-33 Kevin Foley 34-36 Scott Gardiner 37-33 Patrick Cantlay 35-35 Andres Romero 35-36 Greg Chalmers 35-36 Harris English 35-36 Bryce Molder 34-37 David Toms 35-36 Spencer Levin 35-36 Tag Ridings 35-36 Chris Smith 34-37 Troy Merritt 37-34 Troy Matteson 36-35 James Hahn 34-37 Josh Teater 38-33 Chad Collins 36-35 Jimmy Walker 34-37 Harrison Frazar 35-36 Jonathan Byrd 34-37 Brian Gay 34-37 Paul Casey 36-35 John Peterson 38-33 Marcel Siem 37-34 a-Scottie Scheffler 33-38 Brian Harman 38-34 Joe Ogilvie 35-37 Jeff Overton 36-36 Briny Baird 36-36 Will Wilcox 36-36 Stuart Deane 36-36 Benjamin Alvarado 38-34 Gary Christian 37-35 Colt Knost 36-36 Ricky Barnes 39-33 Steven Bowditch 37-35 Robert Allenby 37-35 Brendan Steele 35-37 Charlie Beljan 35-37 Doug LaBelle II 40-32 Brad Fritsch 35-37 Alex Carpenter 37-35

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LPGA-Kingsmill Championship Scores Thursday At Kingsmill Resort, River Course Williamsburg, Virginia Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,347; Par: 71 (36-35) (a-amateur) First Round Austin Ernst 33-32 — Azahara Munoz 32-33 — Hee Young Park 32-34 — Kathleen Ekey 33-34 —

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Regions Tradition Scores Thursday At Shoal Creek Birmingham, Ala. Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: 7,231; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Jay Haas 34-35 Mark Calcavecchia 36-33 Chien Soon Lu 33-36 Olin Browne 35-34 Corey Pavin 35-35 Steve Elkington 34-36 Willie Wood 34-36 Marco Dawson 34-37 Bill Glasson 34-37 John Cook 35-36 Scott Dunlap 35-36 Fred Funk 34-37 John Riegger 36-35 John Inman 35-37 Tom Watson 35-37 David Frost 37-35 Rod Spittle 36-36 Kenny Perry 37-35 Jeff Sluman 36-36 Tom Pernice Jr. 35-37 Colin Montgomerie 36-36 Mark Wiebe 36-36 Roger Chapman 35-37 Lee Rinker 37-36 Jeff Hart 37-36 Mark Brooks 37-36 Jeff Maggert 36-37 Michael Allen 35-38 Steve Pate 38-35 Dan Forsman 35-38 Joey Sindelar 34-39 Ian Woosnam 36-37 Duffy Waldorf 37-36 Brad Faxon 36-37 Rocco Mediate 38-35 Tom Lehman 36-37 Russ Cochran 38-35 Wes Short, Jr. 38-36 Tom Purtzer 38-36 Joe Durant 37-37 Mike Goodes 37-37 Mike Reid 36-38 Tom Byrum 35-39 Fred Couples 37-37

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Wednesday’s results Kansas City 1 Philadelphia 2

Western Conference GP W L T GF 11 7 3 1 22 10 5 0 5 21 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

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Sunday’s games Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m.

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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.

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Columbus at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

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Friday, May 23 Toronto at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

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PGA TOUR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVING, Texas — David Duval gets only limited chances on the PGA Tour these days, much different than 15 years ago when he was the No. 1 player in the world.

So Duval gutted it out Thursday at the Byron Nelson Championship despite the pain from a muscle issue in his right elbow, a day after his stepson had to drive him because he couldn’t even use that arm.

“I’m just glad I chose to tee off today because I was seriously considering not,” said Duval, who almost withdrew about a half-hour before his round.

Duval, now 42 years old and ranked 890th in the world, birdied his last three holes — Nos. 7-9 — after pitching in from 57 feet for another birdie at the fifth hole.

He shot 4-under 66, a stroke behind leader Peter Hanson and tied with Marc Leishman and Tim Wilkinson.

After a bogey on his 12th hole, the 528-yard third hole, Duval was even par for his round.

He had the long pitch on No. 5, and a similar shot from 43 feet at the par-5 seventh hole started his closing birdie stretch.

“I’m tickled pink it feels as good as it does right now,” Duval said.

“I’m not getting to play a whole lot right now and it would have been a hard thing to swallow not to be able to tee off.”

Duval’s arm started bothering him Tuesday when he hit 20 or 30 balls after getting to North Texas, and he managed to play only six holes after having a trainer work on his arm. He had an injection that night and hit only 20 or 30 more balls Wednesday before he couldn’t even move his arm. He got more treatment before teeing off Thursday.

As a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, his last victory in the 2001 British Open, Duval has past champion status. But past champions are 32nd in the line of 36 categories to fill open spots in tournament fields.

“A little disadvantage when you don’t get to play consistently,” he said. “But I have the utmost confidence in what I’m trying to do right now, and I feel like I can succeed even with that sporadic schedule.”

Martin Kaymer, The Players Championship winner Sunday, was among eight players at 67.

When Duval finished his round, he had a share of the lead — until Hanson sank a 6-foot putt at No. 18 for his only backnine birdie.

Duval hasn’t led the end of any round on the PGA Tour since the fourth of five rounds at Las Vegas in 2002. This is his only his eighth tournament this season.

Hanson made the turn at 5 under after shooting 30 on the front side.

The Swede couldn’t keep up the pace on the back nine at TPC Four Seasons that he hadn’t played before Thursday because of travel issues and a sore back.

“I still have quite a bit of pain, but I really wanted to play this week,” Hanson said.

“Heading over to Europe the next two weeks.

We have a big tournament, Wentworth, and then my national open back in Sweden the week after that. This is a bit of a test.”

Leishman was the only of the top four who played in the morning, and had a tap-in birdie putt at the par-3 second hole.

His only bogey, at the 431-yard fourth hole after missing the green, was sandwiched by a pair of birdies.

Raonic beats Tsonga to reach Italian Open quarter-finals

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Raonic, the No. 8 seed from Thornhill, Ont., won five of the last six points in the first-set tiebreaker. He picked up a break in the second set en route to his first career victory over the 11th-seeded Frenchman.

Tsonga outlasted Raonic in a marathon match at the London Olympics in 2012 and beat him again last year at Indian Wells.

Raonic hit seven aces and saved five break point chances on the red clay courts at the Foro Italico.

He’ll make his fourth Masters 1000 Series quarter-final appearance of the season Friday against Jeremy Chardy of

France.

Chardy, who upset Roger Federer of Switzerland in the second round, advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Croatia’s Ivan Dodig. Raonic has yet to reach a semifinal this year.

Also Thursday, Rafael Nadal was pushed to three sets for the second consecutive match before ultimately prevailing to set up a quarterfinal against Andy Murray.

The top-ranked Nadal dropped behind a set and a break against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, then won 11 of the final 12 games to win 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1 on another windy day at the Foro Italico.

“Get used to (it),” Nadal said of his recent struggles. “With the years that’s the normal thing. Everybody suffers. That’s part of the sport.”

At 27, Nadal believed his best days were probably behind

him.

“At this age, (Bjorn) Borg was doing other things,” said Nadal, a 13-time Grand Slam winner.

“It’s not possible to win for 10 years with easy scores and easy matches. At the same time, I’m sure I can do much better than I am doing.”

Nadal was looking forward to facing Murray for the first time in more than two years.

“I play against one of the top players in the world after two tough days,” Nadal said. “If I play well I’m going to have my chances, if not I’m going to spend the weekend (at home) in Mallorca.”

Murray eliminated Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-6 (1), 6-4 to celebrate his 27th birthday.

In an upset, the seemingly ageless Tommy Haas beat thirdseeded Stanislas Wawrinka 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.

On the women’s side, Maria

night, and the Pacers blew a 16-point second-half lead before pulling away late in a 93-80 win that ousted the Washington Wizards in six games.

Next up, a rematch with the Miami Heat.

Lance Stephenson added 17 points and eight assists for the Pacers, who earned a Game 1 at home against the two-time defending NBA champions on Sunday. Indiana took Miami to seven games in the conference finals a year ago.

Marcin Gortat scored 19 points, and John Wall had 12 points and nine assists for the Wizards, who ended their best playoff run in decades. Washington won a playoff series for the first time since 2005 and a second-round game for the first time since 1982. But the team was ultimately undone by an inability to win at home, going just 1-4

NBA PLAYOFFS

Pacers rally after blowing lead, clinch series with win over Wizards

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pacers 93 Wizards 80 WASHINGTON — For all their mysterious slumps and chemistry curiosities, the Indiana Pacers are back where they were last season — in the Eastern Conference finals.

David West scored 29 points Thursday

at the Verizon Center and 5-1 on the road in the playoffs.

The Wizards appeared to have a fix on the home-court demons when Bradley Beal stole a rebound from Roy Hibbert, then hit a 3-pointer at the other end to put the Wizards up 74-73 with 8 ½ minutes to play.

But that was Washington’s only lead of the second half. West answered with a pair of jumpers, including a tough fade-away, and Stephenson added a layup to start a decisive 20-6 run that included three Wizards turnovers in four possessions. Washington went five minutes without a point and scored only two field goals after Beal’s go-ahead 3.

The Pacers were 46-13 on March 2 before limping to the finish line, barely holding on to the conference’s No. 1 seed.

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Showing no signs of trouble from the left thigh injury that forced her to withdraw from Madrid, defending champion Serena Williams cruised past fellow American Varvara Lepchenko 6-1, 6-2.

Pushed for three hours by Gilles Simon to nearly midnight a day earlier, Nadal didn’t generate the usual depth with his groundstrokes, and began to take control only when Youzhny started committing more unforced errors.

“The conditions were very impossible,” said Nadal, a seven-time Rome champion. “You always have to find the positive thing. I was able to play with the right motivation even if the feeling was not perfect.”

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Foreurs have quick turnaround to London

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON, Ont. — The Val-d’Or Foreurs are riding a wave of adrenaline into the Memorial Cup. Less than 48 hours after winning the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship in Baie-Comeau, Que., the Foreurs were on the ice Thursday in London, Ont., preparing for the Cup opener against the host Knights.

“For sure we’ve been on a high for two days,” Foreurs forward Anthony Mantha said. “We need to manage our emotions. The tournament is starting tomorrow. We need to be ready.”

Friday’s game pits the least-rested team against a club that will play its first real game in over a month.

The Foreurs went the full seven games to win both their QMJHL semifinal and final series. Mantha, a 57-goal man in the regular season, scored the winner with less than a minute remaining Tuesday against the Drakkar.

The Knights were eliminated April 11 in the second round of playoffs by the eventual Ontario Hockey League champion Guelph Storm. So it’s the fresh legs of London versus the battlehardened, confident Foreurs to kick off the MasterCard Memorial Cup. “For sure in the first period or two being game-sharp is an advantage,” Mantha said. “Maybe later in the game it’s going to become their advantage.

“For us, it’s (important) to start strong. Once you have the lead, it’s a little bit easier playing with the lead than being back one or two goals.”

2014 MEMORIAL CUP London’s starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz will play his first game since March 25 because of a post-season suspension.

“I think there’s going to be a lot traffic in front of the net.” Mantha said.

“He’s maybe not going to be sharp, I don’t know. I’ve never seen him play.

For us, it’s going to be shoot the puck and go for rebounds.”

The Storm and the Western Hockey League’s Edmonton Oil Kings play their first game of the tournament Saturday. The Oil Kings clinched the WHL crown Monday, while the Storm sewed up their title last week.

The team with the best record after the preliminary round earns a bye to the final May 25. The second- and third-place teams meet in the May 23 semifinal. A tiebreaker game is played if two teams tie for third.

The Memorial Cup has been handed out to Canada’s junior hockey champions since 1919. Players in the tournament are 16 to 21 years old.

Val-d’Or is 540 kilometres northwest of Montreal. The Foreurs are making their third appearance at the Memorial Cup. They lost in the 2001 final to the Red Deer Rebels and went winless in 1998.

The Foreurs arrived at the Val-d’Or airport early Wednesday morning from Baie-Comeau and were on a charter to London that afternoon.

Head coach Mario Durocher’s ideal scenario is a win against the host team

Canada’s volleyball teams take aim at world championship spots

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Former RDC King Gavin Schmitt boasts one of the most lethal spikes in volleyball — so huge, it has been compared to Michael Jordan’s famous dunk from the free-throw line.

His spike touch has been measured at 12 feet two inches, more than two feet above an NBA rim.

And yet while he’s Canada’s best player and a major star overseas, the 28-year-old from Saskatoon plays in relative obscurity here at home.

“It’s starting to grow a little bit, but volleyball isn’t a very popular sport in Canada in general, people don’t know about it too much,” Schmitt said at a Canadian team practice. “But it is growing, and it has been fun seeing the sport grow in Canada.”

The six-foot-eight Schmitt will lead the Canadian men in the world championship qualifier this weekend at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ont., another step in the team’s quest for its first Olympic appearance since 1992.

Canada’s men face Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago, while the Canadian women play Jamaica, Mexico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the tournament that is also a test event for next summer’s Pan American Games in Toronto. The Canadians need to win the tournament to earn a berth in their respective world championships next fall.

The Canadian men are on the rise, finishing fifth in the prestigious 18-country World League last year to climb to No. 11 in the world rankings. That strong result came a year after they were just one win away from qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

This team is believed to have perhaps the best shot of any in recent memory to secure an Olympic berth — something only three Canadian teams have managed to do in the past 14 Olympic Games.

“That’s kind of the dream, that’s what you strive for. Not making it there would always be a big sore spot on the career,” Schmitt said. “But it’s also not the (end) all, be all. People also have great careers and never get to the Olympics. But that’s why I’m here. That’s why I come back and play every summer. It’s the big reason why we play international volleyball.”

Schmitt, who’s played in 93 games for the national team, knows that with an Olympic appearance comes the exposure that his team is lacking at home.

“Look at women’s soccer, they went to the Olympics and they had some results there, and now they have televised friendly matches,” Schmitt said on Canada’s team that won bronze in London.

Canada’s upcoming games at home will help. The Canadian men open the world qualifying tournament Friday against Trinidad & Tobago, while the women open against Mexico. The finals are Monday.

The Canadian men also host several World League matches in Canada in the coming weeks, including two games in Calgary, two in Vancouver, and a pair in Edmonton.

Schmitt is back with the Canadian team after being sidelined with a serious shin injury last summer.

He was diagnosed with nine small stress fractures in his left tibia, and one big one — an injury so severe that doctors said if he’d kept playing on it, he might have wound up like basketball’s Kevin Ware, the former Louisville guard made famous by his gruesome broken leg during last year’s March Madness.

“As with any athlete, I thought his injury was devastating,” Schmitt said.

Schmitt now has a three-inch incision in his knee where a metal rod was inserted to stabilize his tibia.

He was sidelined for four months and returned to play in January, with his pro club, Arkas Izmir of the Turkish League.

Schmitt came late to volleyball. He played basketball growing up, and was always tall for his age.

He grew seven inches in his Grade 11 year. His mom urged him to try volleyball in Grade 12.

“Then I started to play at a club and in university (the University of Saskatchewan and Red Deer College). It was just a big snowball,” Schmitt said. “I was still very basketball-oriented, but started volleyball and it was new, fun and exciting, and seemed to fit me pretty well and it took off from there.”

The Canadian men are favoured to win the world qualifying tournament, and hope to top their performance at the 2010 world championships, where they recorded a major victory over Serbia, but just missed advancing out of the preliminary round and finished 19th.

Schmitt credits the hiring of Glenn Hoag as head coach in 2006 for turning around the Canadian men’s program. Hoag, who also coaches Schmitt’s Turkish team Arkas Izmir in the winter, said he’s seen his team take major steps toward improving over the last couple of years.

Friday followed by two days of catching up on rest before their next game Monday against Guelph.

“The first win is going to be the toughest one,” he said. “The quicker you get it, the better it’s going to be.

You get one, you at least have a chance for a tiebreaker, so the first game will be important.

“We have two days of rest after that.

Those two days off will be important I think to get that energy back for the rest of the tournament.”

Durocher coached the Victoriaville Tigres to the Memorial Cup final in 2002 when they lost the championship to the Kootenay Ice. He was also head coach of Canada’s junior hockey team that won a silver medal in 2004 and featured players such as Sidney Crosby, Dion Phaneuf, Brent Seabrook and Ryan Getzlaf.

Led by Mantha, a first-round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings, the Foreurs were the only team in the QMJHL to crack the 300-goal mark during the regular season.

The six-foot-five, 204-pound winger led this year’s Canadian junior team in scoring with five goals and six assists in six games. Mantha also averaged a goal a game in 24 playoff games for Val-d’Or. “When he came from Detroit’s training camp, he was a different player, an awesome player,” Durocher said.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BOSTON — The Boston Bruins end the season as losers. Rubbing salt in the wound, Bruins winger Milan Lucic has been labelled a sore loser in some quarters.

The hulking Bruin didn’t abandon his prickly game when the best-of-seven series ended in a 3-1 victory for Montreal in Wednesday’s Game 7 at the TD Garden. Lucic had words with several Canadiens during the traditional post-series handshake on the ice.

The 25-year-old from Vancouver aggressively shook hands and had words with fourth-liner Dale Weise and defenceman Alexei Emelin. WhatLucicToldWeise was trending on Twitter in Canada on Thursday.

An animated Lucic held onto Weise’s hand as he had his say and then had words with Emelin. Montreal forward David Desharnais, who was behind the defenceman, put his hands on Emelin’s elbow during the exchange, as if to guide him past.

“Milan Lucic had a few things to say to a couple of guys,” said Weise, who declined to go into specifics. “You look at a guy like Shawn Thornton who

zola and Guillaume Gelinas were the top-two producing defenceman in the QMJHL this season.

“At the beginning of the season I was concerned about my offence,” Durocher said. “(We decided) our defencemen will be part of the offence and they caught on and liked it pretty quick.”

“They’re not making the attack.

They’re supporting the attack. We want them to follow the forwards. We don’t want them to get caught and give up three-on-ones. We worked on that all season long.”

Captain Sam Henley, a six-foot-five, 220-pound centre, recently signed an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.

The Foreurs acquired goaltender Antoine Bibeau, a Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, and defenceman Ryan Graves, who is signed by the New York Rangers, during the QMJHL’s trade window. Val-d’Or gave up their firstround draft picks in 2013 and 2014 to acquire them from the Charlottetown Islanders.

With little time to top up the tank, the Foreurs must draw on their reserves to win the Cup. “At the beginning of the season it’s ’oh, why are we doing skating at the end of practice and all that stuff and off-ice (training)?’ When you’re here in the Memorial Cup, this is where everything will pay off,” Durocher said.

“It’s going to be lesson for them for the rest of their life. To be a pro athlete, it’s 12 months a year. Your body is your business.”

has been around the league and he plays hard and he plays that role and he had good things to say to everybody. He won with class and Milan Lucic just couldn’t do that. Well, I won’t get into what he said, it’s just a poor, it’s just a poor way to lose.”

The Bruin reportedly said: “I’m going to kill you next year,” with an F-Bomb thrown in for good measure.

Lucic, clearly still feeling the emotion of the loss, was unrepentant in the locker-room. “It’s said on the ice so it’ll stay on the ice. So If he (Weise) wants to be a baby about it — he can make it public.”

Asked about allegations by some Habs of Boston disrespect during the series, Lucic was agog.

“Disrespect? I don’t know what they’re talking about. Disrespect? Having a goal celebration, what kind of disrespect is that? I’m not going to say anything. I’ve got nothing to say about that.”

Konopka gets 20-game ban for violating performance-enhancing substances program NEW YORK — The NHL handed Buffalo Sabres forward Zenon Konopka a 20-game suspension Thursday for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA performance-enhancing substances program.

The league did not reveal what substance was discovered in the player’s system. Konopka, a 33-yearold native of Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ont., later issued a statement through the NHL Players’ Association.

“I deeply regret that I have tested positive for a prohibited substance in violation of the NHL/NHLPA performance-enhancing substances program,” he said. “I accept full responsibility for this error. As a professional athlete I am responsible for what I put in my body, and I am to blame for this mistake.”

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Enjoy a variety of music performed by Red Deer’s Freedom Seekers on May 25 at the Gaetz Memorial United Church. The band takes the stage at 2:30 p.m. and will been pounding out the tunes on the keyboard, bass, saxophone, drums and guitar. Tickets are $15 per person. Children under 12 get in free. A percentage of the proceeds will go to Gaetz Kidz programs and the youth scholarship fund at the church. Tickets will be available at the door.

The church is located at 4758 Ross St. in Red Deer.

PURINA WALK FOR DOG GUIDES The Ponoka Lions Club is hosting a Purina Walk for Dog Guides on May 25 at Centennial Park.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 10:30 a.m. The walks help provide dog guides for Canadians in need at no cost. Each dog costs $25,000 to train and place.

The walk is among 200 taking place this spring to raise funds to train dogs.

For more information or to donate, go to www. purinawalkfordogguides. com or call Dixie at 403704-0304.

FRIENDS OF MEDICARE AGM The Friends of Medicare will be hosting their annual general meeting on May 31 at the Red Deer Lodge in the Gull Lake Room from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meeting will include a vote for the board of directors, and to learn about the past year, future and present of the organization. There will also be a presentation

by Rick Turner, the co-chairperson of the B.C. Health Coalition. The meeting is open to all members in good standing and memberships will be sold at the door. RSVP to Joel French at info@ friendsofmedicare.org or 780-423-4581.

CORRECTION A story in Wednesday’s Advocate misspelled the names of two nominees for Women of Excellence awards. The correct names are Sherri Aileen Smith and Helen SommerLongshore.

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Police video at the trial for the Canada Day 2010 fatal collision showed the defendant frequently swaying while he was standing in the booking area of the Red Deer City RCMP detachment after the tragedy.

Two 11-minute videos, shot from different angles, were entered into evidence on Thursday during a voir dire at the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench trial before Justice Kirk Sisson.

Rodney Ross Arens, 36, is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing injury, impaired driving causing injury and breaching release conditions.

Anouluck “Jeffrey” Chanminaraj, 13, died after a 2004 Dodge pickup heading north on Taylor Drive struck a southbound 2001 Honda Civic that was attempting to turn left onto Kerry Wood Drive on the evening of July 1, 2010.

Jeffrey’s sister, Stephanie, and their brother Jamie, who were 20 and 18 at the time, were also injured.

The voir dire, or trial within a trial, was held to determine the admissibility of certain evidence gathered by police.

Red Deer City RCMP Const. Richard Browne, who was in the booking area at the same time as Arens, testified on Thursday. “(Arens’) balance is unsteady. He’s kind of swaying. Basically his upper body never stops moving,” said Browne as the court viewed the videos.

At one point in the video, Arens speaks — RCMP briefly to Browne, who was about a metre away.

Browne said there was a strong smell of alcohol coming from Arens when he spoke.

In the booking area, Browne was in the process of releasing another man arrested on an alcohol-related offence.

Defence lawyer Donna Derie-Gillespie

asked if that man also smelled of alcohol.

Browne said he assumed that he did.

Browne told Crown prosecutor Robin Snider that the man was about 2.4 metres away when Arens spoke to him from about a metre away.

In other testimony, Red Deer RCMP Aux. Const. Lyle Cheney told the court that Arens slurred his speech, seemed confused and was unsteady on his feet at the scene. Cheney was one of the CONST. RICHARD BROWNE first two responders to the collision and was the first officer to speak to Arens on the scene.

“I did not notice any odours, but he was smoking from the time I was approaching him,” Cheney said.

The trial reconvenes on May 28. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

‘(ARENS’) BALANCE IS UNSTEADY. HE’S KIND OF SWAYING. BASICALLY HIS UPPER BODY NEVER STOPS MOVING.’

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Protect against smash and grab VALUABLES CAN BE QUICKLY STOLEN FROM VEHICLES

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF It only takes seconds for a thief to smash a car window and make off with your valuables.

It was this message the RCMP and the Alberta Motor Association was hammering home on Thursday morning with a smash and grab demonstration.

With rising temperatures, these types of thefts spike as well.

But they are easily preventable.

This demonstration was part of National Crime Prevention Week events, which run through Saturday.

“All it takes is 20 seconds to get into a vehicle,” said Wendy Mah, the AMA crime prevention co-ordinator.

“All we’re trying to encourage people to do is take an extra five to 10 seconds when they’re leaving their vehicle to make sure they’ve done four things: Roll up their windows, lock their doors, take their keys, and hide or remove all valuables. You do that and you’re going to prevent most vehicle theft crimes from happening to you.”

According to the RCMP, there are six reports of smash and grabs in the city every day and there were more than 2,100 in 2013.

Const. Derek Turner showed how easy it is for a thief to smash a window and walk away with the valuables left in plain view in a car. All it took was one swing with a claw hammer and the front windows came

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RCMP Const. Derek Turner demonstrates how quickly a car window can be broken at the AMA in Red Deer on Thursday. down.

The most sought-after valuables are electronics, and thieves always have their eyes open for prescription medication, wallets and loose change. Banking and personal information are also an easy grab.

All of those items are easy to store away.

“In the warmer months, it does increase and around Christmas time when people are leaving their gifts, etc., visible and piling them up,” said Cpl. Leanne Molzhan.

“Warmer months means people are out and enjoying the weather and it leads to more crime.”

Some people do find comfort in car alarms, but Mah said they provide a false sense of security, especially considering how little time it takes for someone to make off with whatever is sitting in the front seat of the car.

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a shopping centre or a movie theatre, and you’ve heard a car alarm and you’ve kept on walking. We’re kind of desensitized to that kind of thing,” said Mah. “Car thieves are trying to draw the least amount of attention to themselves and they’re looking for that moment of vulnerability, which is why we encourage people to be a little more vigilant.”

Mah said the vehicles most often targeted in Red Deer for theft of are Ford F250 and F350s from 2008 and earlier, while Honda Civics always have a high rate of theft due to their vulnerability and sheer numbers.

AMA encourages people who have these vehicles from 2008 or older to take them to a dealership and get an aftermarket immobilizer installed, which requires the use of a key to actually drive the vehicle. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Olympic successes to be celebrated

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer will play a big role in helping Canada turn the page on its successes at the Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Games in early June.

The city will be one of four Alberta centres taking part in the Celebration of Excellence, as more than 200 Olympians and Paralympians will descend on Red Deer, Edmonton, Calgary and Banff to talk with students

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and visit hospitals and Ronald McDonald House.

In Red Deer, 17 schools will be visited by two athletes each.

For the Canadian Olympic Committee, this is just one way they hope to inspire the next generation of athletes.

“It’s about celebrating our athletes and celebrating their success in Sochi and bringing that spirit to Alberta,” said Derek Kent, the committee’s chief marketing officer.

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Happy dancing hits YouTube Photo by SCOTTY AITKEN/freelance

A house in Rimbey suffered extensive fire and smoke damage on Thursday morning. No one was in the house when the fire broke out. Rimbey Fire and Rescue, RCMP and EMS attended after a worker on the street noticed heavy smoke coming out of the 52nd Street house roof vents. Volunteer firefighters had to break through the doors of the house to fight the fire. The home is a rental property. Cause of the fire is not yet determined.

Red Deer’s Happy dancing footage has been posted on YouTube.

Hundreds of locals were videotaped dancing to Pharrell Williams’ catchy tune from April 27 to May 2 at dozens of different locations around the city.

A flash mob organized at Veterans’ Park on May 1 drew about 150 people, said organiz-

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er Kerstin Heuer.

“We are blown away with all the positive response that we have been receiving from the community, as well as friends and people that we have never met before,” she said.

The video and a link to YouTube can be found at www.reddeerians.ca. Heuer is hoping it goes viral.

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BRIEFS Roads to be closed for marathon Several roads will be closed this weekend for Woody’s RV World Marathon on Saturday and Sunday.

The following roads will be closed: z 42A Avenue between 55th Street and 58th Street: There will be a full closure from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The detour road is 44th Avenue. z 55th Street and 40th Avenue between 52nd Street and 45th Avenue: There will be a full closure from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. on Sunday. The 55th Street right lane will be closed between 52nd Street and 42A Avenue from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. The detour is 50th Street. z 45th Avenue between 59th Street and McKenzie Trail: The road will be closed from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on Sunday. There will be one-lane traffic from 8:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday. z Riverside Drive at north ramp to 67th Street: Runners will cross Riverside Drive from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For information on closures, visit www.reddeer.ca/roadclosures.

School threat case adjourned The case of a Red Deer teen charged in connection with a threatening note found at Hunting Hills High School returns to court on June 5.

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested by Red Deer RCMP investigating an incident that resulted in an evacuation and search of the Red Deer high school at about 2:50 p.m. on April 16.

Defence lawyer Andrew Phypers represented the youth in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday, when the case was adjourned June.

The boy, who is charged with uttering threats and mischief, was released from custody earlier.

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Crews continue to work on Taylor Drive near the intersection of 49th Street. A major construction project is underway in the area that will take place over the next two years and cost $20 million.

Taylor Drive work means closures

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer drivers be warned.

Sections of Taylor Drive will be closed in the coming weeks and months as work progresses on the $20-million, two-year project designed in part to improve safety at the Taylor Drive and Ross Street intersection.

The improvements to Taylor Drive will facilitate connected roadways between Railyards, Riverlands and the Historic Downtown, make the area more pedestrian friendly and address the increasing traffic flow.

For the first time, the city has set up a Taylor Drive telephone hotline to ease the traffic headaches.

Motorists can dial 403-406-8796 to hear a weekly recorded progress report, including information about road closures.

Callers can hit ‘1’ if they need to speak to someone about more specific

details. “We recognize there is approximately anywhere from 30,000 vehicles at peak times during any time of the day using (Taylor Drive and Ross Street) as a commuter route,” said Tara Shand, the city’s communications team lead on construction projects.

“And we recognize that there is a lot of businesses who might want information because it is right in their backyard. It’s just another way to communicate.”

Crews are building a temporary bypass road along the east side of Taylor Drive from Kerry Wood Drive to 45th Street.

The detour road, to be completed by the end of May, will allow for one lane of traffic in each direction.

Road closures and detours are expected to begin as early as next week and will be in effect until September.

All work and scheduling depends on the weather.

“Much of the Taylor Drive intersection as it exists will close down for most

of the summer,” said Shand. “People coming out of the downtown will have access one way through across the bridge but you won’t have access from Kerry Wood Drive to the downtown.

You will be rerouted on that bypass road and take 45th Street into the downtown.”

A construction website (www.reddeer.ca/constructionseason) is live, with new features to be rolled out in the coming weeks. It covers information on all the major construction projects and detour routes.

The $65 million worth of major projects include the $36-million 67th Street and 30th Avenue extension project and the $9.4 million improvements near 55th Street.

Motorists can also sign up for a weekly newsletter through the city’s construction website that will include schedules, progress, road closures and updates on the Taylor Drive project. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

FESTIVAL OF BANDS The Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Grade 9 Concert Band performs during the Alberta Band Association’s Provincial Festival of Bands held at the Red Deer College Wednesday. The festival runs until Friday, with both Notre Dame High School and Thurber’s Symphonic Band performing on Thursday evening.

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“We all know there are many Olympians who train in Calgary and the surrounding area. We all know it’s a great sports province and we want to recognize their contributions.”

There is no word yet on which athletes will visit which location, though they do like to get athletes into schools close to where they are from.

Red Deer and area sent several athletes to Sochi, including Zina Kocher (biathlon), Mellisa Hollingsworth (skeleton), Lyndon Rush (bobsled), Danielle

There will be much for the COC to celebrate, especially considering its recent successes at the games, finishing third overall in Sochi with 10 gold, 10 silver and five bronze medals.

“There were so many great stories ... so many outstanding performances, the goal is having all those athletes spread out in the Calgary, Edmonton

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and surrounding areas, including Red Deer, and sharing that message of what it took to be an Olympian, hopefully inspiring the next generation of Olympians,” said Kent. “Young kids look at these athletes as their heroes and that’s what it’s all about.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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Wotherspoon (speedskating), though their involvement has not yet been confirmed.

On June 4, the athletes will be honoured in the House of Commons and then they will be flown out to the four Alberta communities — the celebrations rotate with each Olympiad — for The Heroes Tour on June 5.

The celebrations will continue on June 6 with the Sochi 2014 Parade of Champions in Calgary and will wrap up with the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame gala and induction ceremony later that night.

This year’s inductees are gymnast Kyle Shewfelt, speedskater Cindy Klassen, the men’s eight rowing team of 2008, speedskating coach Marcel Lacroix, hockey coach Pat Quinn, and late former Alberta premier Ralph Klein.

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Downtown business musical chairs SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LOCATIONS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR There’s a shuffling of the commercial deck in downtown Red Deer.

Several businesses have or are in the process of relocating to new premises, including one that spent a dozen years in its former space.

La Petite Jaune Fleur recently left its longtime home at 4928 Ross St. in favour of a storefront at 5004 48th St. “Our lease came due and it was just a really good time for us to move on,” said owner Laura Cadrin.

Her new space, which was previously occupied by ChopStix Sushi Train, gives La Petite Jaune Fleur more room and a better layout, she said.

Cadrin said the new shop, which has a bigger cooler, allows her to increase the floral focus of her business.

The location may not have the pedestrian traffic of her old site, but she’s is optimistic this will change as Alexander Way continues to develop.

“We’re looking for some really good retail down here right beside me.”

Further north, the Get ‘Er Done Girls was busy with its own move on Thursday.

The mortgage broker business was setting up on the second floor of 4914 Gaetz Ave. — a stone’s throw from the office at 5018 Ross St. that it occupied for nearly nine years.

Lesley Krawiec, who is an owner of Get ‘Er Done Girls, expected to be operating out of the new premises today.

She and her business partners had planned to renovate their old location but decided the vacant space above DOSE Coffee Co. satisfied their needs.

“Of course we want to put our own flavour, our own stamp on it,” said Krawiec.

Meanwhile, Bimol Debnath is wrapping up his own renos at 4948 50th St. — the former site of Talk of the Town

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BRIEFS Telus investment will affect Central Alberta A $2.6-billion investment by Telus Communications Co. in its Alberta infrastructure will impact customers in Central Alberta, says the company.

The telecommunications giant announced this week that it will expand its high-tech broadband system, increase its Internet capacity and Optik TV connectivity, and extend the reach of its wireless technology to more communities in the province. The associated expenditure includes the final $1 billion under a three-year upgrade announced in 2012, plus a further $1.6 billion in 2015 and 2016.

The company said it will spend $11 million in the Red Deer area this year for the installation of new wireless sites to expand the reach of Telus’s 4G LTE network and to fill in coverage gaps, to provide Optik TV to more residences, to increase Internet speeds and upgrade old infrastructure and technology. It added that it’s investing $8 million in Blackfalds this year to connect more than 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the area to fibre optic cables, which should increase Internet speeds and provide access to Optik TV. A further $2 million is earmarked for Rocky Mountain House in 2014, for the installation of new wireless sites and updating of older infrastructure.

Accede Energy acquires Saskatchewan company Blackfalds-based Accede Energy Services Ltd. has acquired a Saskatchewan oilfield rental business.

Captive Oilfield Rentals of Estevan, Sask. supplies surface drilling equipment to customers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota. It was founded in 2012.

“I’m thrilled about our new ties with Captive because this presents another opportunity for growth,” said Gord Fritz, president and CEO of Accede, in a release.

The acquisition extends Accede’s market to include the territory covered by Captive, said the release, and expands the product offerings of both businesses. Chad Farr, Captive’s former owner, and other investors in the company have become shareholders in Accede.

Since coming into existence as employee-owned and -operated company in 2010, Accede has acquired JET Rentals and Sales Ltd., Medical Rig Response Ltd., Wizard Valve Services Ltd., TNT Energy Services and Latmann Equipment Ltd. It also opened a valve shop at Blackfalds.

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women’s clothing store. He plans to open B&D Designer Clothing there the last week of May. Debnath had operated Debnath’s clothing store at 4910 Gaetz Ave. since September, but wanted more space.

At B&D Designer Clothing, he plans to carry apparel for males of all ages, and add related accessories in the future.

“It’s like a factory outlet,” said Debnath of the shop.

“We’ll be selling branded stuff but it will be discounted prices.”

Most of B&D Designer Clothing’s products will come from Bangladesh, where Debnath worked in the textile industry before moving to Red Deer almost three years ago.

He said he likes the downtown, and is pleased with his new location near the busy intersection of Ross Street and Gaetz Avenue.

Not far away, Red Deer Community Clothing Service — better known as the Red Deer clothing bank — has announced that it will close its 5005 Ross St. shop by June 26. Red Deer Hot Yoga is already making plans for the space, with owner Darcy Schneider hoping to move her studio from 4828 53rd St. by the end of July.

With 5,400 square feet, the new location will be a big step up from Red Deer Hot Yoga’s current 3,300 square feet.

“We kind of grew out of our space,” said Schneider.

The additional room will allow her to add a second studio that can be used for workshops, meditation groups and concurrent classes.

There will also be more retail products, and a juice and smoothie bar for yoga enthusiasts and walk-in customers.

“The intention really was to offer something that isn’t offered currently in the downtown,” said Schneider of the juice bar, which will be operated by her and Jason Diep as Remedy Ho-

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B&D Designer Clothing owners Dilbagh Singh, left, and Bimol Debnath are preparing to open their men’s clothing store at the former site of Talk of the Town at 4948 Ross St. listic Juicery.

She wants to retain the character of the historic building while making it as green as possible.

“We’re looking to be environmentally conscious, from the flooring to the paint.”

Amanda Gould, executive director of the Red Deer Downtown Business

Association, said the yoga studio and juice bar represent the kind of diversification that’s needed in the city’s core.

The other business moves are also welcome, she added.

“They’re all positive changes. I think what it’s doing is showing that downtown is starting to thrive.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Canada’s oil-rich provinces are economic world-beaters THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A new report from the Conference Board puts Canada’s three oil rich provinces on top of the world in terms of economic performance.

For the rest of the country the news is not so stellar.

The think-tank’s annual economic report card comparing 16 of the world’s richest countries puts Canada in fifth place overall, a one spot better than last year and behind Australia, Ireland, the United States and Norway.

That’s partly a function of Canada’s relatively stable growth rate, but also due to difficult recoveries in the eurozone and Japan.

Canada scores highly on economic growth and employment growth, although “poor grades on labour productivity as well as inward and outward foreign direct investment raise concerns about long-term prosperity,” the report cautions.

In in a new twist for the Conference Board’s annual report card, the latest grades treats the 10 provinces as if they were countries to create a picture of not only the internal disparities but also how the provinces compare globally. The report places Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland — the three oil producing provinces — in that order as the top performers with A-plus scores across indicators such as per capita income, economic growth, unemployment and productivity. They are the only jurisdictions rated to have

A-plus economies.

Alberta is “class leader,” says the report with 2013 per capita income that was $10,000 higher than Norway, the top-ranked country in that indicator.

At the bottom of the class are Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with D grades, along with countries such as France and Belgium.

Ontario, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia score B grades, putting them alongside Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom. Manitoba and Quebec were given C grades.

“What this tells us is we have provinces outperforming the rest of the world, and we have provinces that are struggling along with the laggards in the eurozone,” said Brenda Lafleur, the project director for the think-tank.

The common denominator for economic performance, in Canada at least, is oil and to a lesser degree other natural resources, which Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland all have in abundance. Lafleur said Canadians might be surprised by Newfoundland’s high marks, but noted that the province had a 7.9 per cent growth rate in 2013 and that per capita income now is higher than the Canadian average.

Where the province scores poorly is in employment growth with a jobless rate still hovering above 11 per cent.

In another related study issued Tuesday morning, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards concludes that while there has been a flattening in economic disparities in Canada in the past half century, income variables

have risen dramatically since the 1990s due to the high growth rates in the three oil-producing provinces.

The centre notes that the two-speed economy in Canada can create tensions with oil-producers that want to retain as much of the benefits as possible and the federal government hoping to see resource wealth spread widely.

“But since the growing income disparities reflect the growing economic pie,” the report added, “this development represents an opportunity. More resources are available at the national level for both private and public uses.”

Last month, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz called the country’s oil riches a “gift” that all Canadians can share. He estimated that gross domestic income has been enriched by about seven per cent by the sector since 2002.

“Yes, when we break this down by region, big benefits are accruing to the three oil-producing provinces. But those who suspect GDI (gross domestic income) is falling elsewhere will have to think again,” he said.

There is little doubt the that oil gift will continue to be a bigger benefit in producing provinces, however.

The Conference Board report predicts Alberta and Saskatchewan will continue to “dominate” its economic performance report card in the coming years, continuing to “record lower unemployment rates than the rest of Canada and stronger growth than the peer countries as the eurozone continues its long and painful recovery.”

Eurozone growth falls short of expectations

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economy failed to gain any momentum in the first quarter, reinforcing expectations that the European Central Bank will soon deploy fresh stimulus measures to shore up the tepid recovery. The economy of the 18 countries that share the euro saw output grow by only 0.2 per cent in the first quarter from the previous three-month period, the EU statistics office said Thursday That marked the fourth straight quarter of expansion. But the rise was below economists’ expectations for 0.4 per cent. The slack eurozone nonetheless outperformed the United States, where stormy and cold winter weather meant there was no growth at all, according to Eurostat. A large chunk of the blame can be placed on a flat performance in France, Europe’s second largest economy behind Germany. Be-

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tween them, the two make up roughly half of the eurozone economy. France has lagged in reducing worker protections and cutting labour costs for business — steps that have benefited other eurozone economies. A dismal 1.4 per cent contraction in the Netherlands and a 0.1 per cent decline in Italy did not help, either. Elsewhere, Portugal’s economy slipped even as the country prepares to leave its bailout aid program on May 17. Greece, its economy ravaged by excess debt and brutal austerity, saw its output decline in annual terms by 1.1 per cent. Greece doesn’t provide quarter figures but the annual rate of contraction has been diminishing for a year now. There are hopes now that the country at the forefront of Europe’s debt crisis will soon be recording some growth.

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Tom Rogers, senior economic adviser to the EY eurozone forecast, said the numbers “should act as a wake-up call for any eurozone policy makers tempted towards complacency about the road to recovery.”

“Stagnating output in Italy and France, two of the four largest economies, is in large part a result of deteriorating cost-competitiveness, while Germany and Spain continue to reap rewards from reform implemented either well before the crisis, or more recently,” he added.

Thursday’s figures are likely to strengthen arguments for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates and take further stimulus measure at its next meeting June 5. The markets certainly think so and the euro was down another 0.4 per cent at $1.3665. A week ago, the euro was heading toward the $1.40 mark for the first time in 2-½ years.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 99.88 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.99 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.89 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.03 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90 Cdn. National Railway . . 64.01 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 172.88 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.55 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.66 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.73 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 48.61 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 51.85 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 30.17 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.20 General Motors Co. . . . . 34.36 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.08 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.84 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 51.14 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 65.58 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.87 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.36 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 47.03 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 107.39 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.80 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.81 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.27 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 17.32 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Thursday amid data showing the economic recovery in the European Union proceeding at a slower than expected pace and a disappointing outlook from retail giant and economic bellwether WalMart stores.

The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 84.84 points to 14,588.89.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.05 of a cent at 91.94 cents US. U.S. indexes finished the session deep in the red as the Dow Jones industrials tumbled 167.16 points to 16,446.81, leaving the index in negative territory for the year to date. The Nasdaq dropped 31.34 points to 4,069.29 and the S&P 500 index fell 17.68 points to 1,870.85.

Wal-Mart’s quarterly earnings came in at $3.59 billion, or $1.11 per share, down from $3.78 billion, or $1.14 per share a year ago as bad winter weather kept shoppers away. Its performance missed Wall Street’s view and, on top of that, the world’s biggest retailer gave a secondquarter earnings forecast below analysts’ estimates. Wal-Mart’s stock fell $1.91 or 2.43 per cent to US$76.83.

“Wal-Mart is a market mover,” observed Stephen Lingard, managing director, Franklin Templeton Solutions. “The miss and their weak outlook is going to hit a market that is looking for excuses maybe to take profits after a nice rebound.”

Meanwhile, Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, said the eurozone saw output grow by only 0.2 per cent in the first quarter from the previous three-month period. Economists had expected a 0.4 per cent increase.

A large chunk of the blame for the underperformance can be placed on a flat performance in France, Europe’s second-largest economy behind Germany.

The figures are likely to strengthen arguments for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates and take further stimulus measure at its next meeting June 5.

“It certainly seems like there is more support for more unorthodox sort of monetary policy out of Europe,” added Lingard. “If anything, they should have been talking about this a year ago.”

The gold sector was down about 1.75 per cent as June bullion fell $12.30 to US$1,293.60 an ounce.

July copper was down two cents at US$3.14 a pound and the base metals sector eased 1.06 per cent.

The energy sector fell 0.7 per cent as June crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 87 cents to US$101.50 a barrel.

Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) also weighed on the TSX after Air Canada decided not to immediately replace its remaining fleet of narrow-body Embraer E190s with the transport giant’s CSeries airliners. The carrier said that the 90-seat aircraft are still relatively young and it prefers to avoid more capital expenditures and debt as it focuses on adding 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and retrofitting 18 Boeing 777s with more seats. Bombardier shares fell 30 cents or 7.14 per cent to $3.90 on very heavy volume of 42.6 million shares.

Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) also posted an adjusted net loss of $132 million, or 46 cents per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $143 million, or 52 cents per share, year over year as it was impacted by a lower Canadian dollar. Its shares slipped 31 cents to $7.91.

Elsewhere on the corporate front, Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) wants to sell some or all of its 37 per cent stake in asset manager CI Financial Corp. (TSX:CIX).

That position, acquired in 2008, is worth about $3.8 billion and the bank believes it can more profitably deploy the capital elsewhere. CI Financial shares fell $1.15 or 3.18 per cent to

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 59.97 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.83 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.00 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.30 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.66 First Quantum Minerals . 22.63 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 27.12 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.84 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.15 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.33 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.00 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.47 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.91 Energy

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 100.78 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 62.37 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.61 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.40 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 53.10 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.98 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.95 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.145 Precision Drilling Corp . . 13.33 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 42.86 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.40 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.56 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.20 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 71.29

Aeroflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 35.07 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 68.92 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.66 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 56.40 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 43.89 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.15 Canyon Services Group. 15.65 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 31.31 CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.04 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.05 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.46

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 75.12 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 67.53 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.29 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 36.89 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.84 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.58 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 52.45 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 72.80 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.07 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.77 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.93 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 73.20 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 37.11 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.86

C$34.98, while Scotiabank was up 56 cents to $67.53.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,588.89, down 84.84 points TSX Venture Exchange — 974.65, down 17.09 points TSX 60 — 834.03, down 5.08 points Dow — 16,446.81, down 167.16 points S&P 500 — 1,870.85, down 17.68 points Nasdaq — 4,069.29, down 31.34 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.94 cents US, up 0.05 of a cent Pound — C$1.8264, up 0.13 of a cent Euro — C$1.4911, down 0.13 of a cent Euro — US$1.3709, down 0.05 of a cent

Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.036 oz., down 37.1 cents $708.46 kg., down $11.93

Oil futures: US$101.50 per barrel, down 87 cents (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,293.60 per oz., down

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $7.90 lower $484.90; Nov. ’14 $4.90 lower $480.40; Jan ’15 $4.90 lower $483.80; March ’15 $5.30 lower $485.40; May ’15 $4.80 lower $486.60; July ’15 $4.90 lower $486.60; Nov ’15 $4.90 lower $477.10; Jan. ’16 $4.90 lower $471.10; March ’16 $4.90 lower $475.30; July ’16 $475.30.

Barley (Western): July ’14 $4.30 higher $150.00; Oct. ’14 $4.30 higher $150.00; Dec. ’14 $6.30 higher $152.00; March ’15 $7.30 higher $153.00; May ’15 $7.30 higher $153.00; July ’15 $7.30 higher $153.00; Oct. ’15 $7.30 higher $153.00; Dec. ’15 $7.30 higher $153.00; March ’16 $7.30 higher $153.00; May ’16 $7.30 higher $153.00; July ’16 $153.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 478,360 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 478,360.

Fourth national wireless carrier could result in $1B gains

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Greater competition in the tightlycontrolled mobile wireless market could result in savings of about $1 billion a year for consumers and the wider economy, says the Competition Bureau.

The competition watchdog made the claim in a submission Thursday to the federal regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which is reviewing whether to increase regulation in the wholesale sector and has public hearings scheduled for September.

The regulations would effect what the large wireless companies — Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), Bell (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T) — can charge small players for the use of towers and roaming fees.

In the submission released Thursday, the Competition Bureau said one study into the issue suggests Canadians could benefit from greater competition and that large established wireless operators are realizing above-normal returns on investments because of their market dominance.

The bureau says the three largest wireless companies, which together have about 90 per cent of Canada’s cellphone market, have the power to maintain prices above competitive levels for a significant period of time.

“The bureau estimates that increased retail competition from an additional nationwide mobile wireless carrier could result in gains of approximately $1 billion per year to the Canadian economy in the form of better product choices, price reductions and other benefits to customers,” it said.

The $1 billion figure comes from a previously-commissioned report from the Brattle Group, which estimated a fourth national carrier would expand mobile wireless usage in Canada and drive down incumbents’ average retail prices by about two per cent.

But Rogers’ senior vice-president of regulatory affairs, Ken Engelhart,

dismissed the submission as “misguided” and “speculative,” since the report deals with potential savings from added competition.

He noted that the federal government is about to pass legislation as part of the omnibus budget bill that would place a cap on the roaming charges the large incumbents can demand from small players and new entrants.

Engelhart said the industry is already well regulated and needs no more. “The budget bill caps domestic roaming charges at no higher than the average retail rate, everyone seems to be ignoring that,” he said. “That is an incredibly intrusive regulatory control and why anyone would think more is needed is beyond me.”

The federal government has aggressively pursued the establishment of a fourth national carrier to increase competition in the sector, including special arrangements for newcomers at spectrum auctions, but as yet to no avail.

One recent report, from the Montreal Economic Institute, argues that Ottawa’s policies have actually been wasteful in selling highly-prized spectrum, the pipeline for carriers, to inefficient and cash-strapped new entrants who can’t deliver expanded services to customers. But the Brattle Group report suggests a fourth carrier would be feasible and result in lower prices, which according to the OECD are on average among the highest in the world.

Telecom consultant Eamon Hoey says the problem with the government approach is not that it has insufficient regulations, but that it has been lax in enforcing them.

Hoey says the large players frustrate new entrants with barriers that are difficult for regulators to enforce.

“The problem is not the policy, the problem is in how you administer the policy,” he said. “Whether you have three, four, 10 carriers, if the game is fixed as it has been since 1985, it won’t make a difference.”

Public Works Week May 18 - 24, 2014

A big thanks from The City of Red Deer for all of the things you do so that we can serve you better. Thank you from…

Public Works: • for staying a safe distance and slowing down in our construction work sites • for your patience and cooperation each spring as we sweep your streets to remove sand that is spread during the winter Environmental Services: • for diverting 5,100 tonnes of recyclables, 4,300 tonnes of yard waste and 3,300 tonnes SJ GSRWXVYGXMSR [EWXI JVSQ ]SYV PERH½ PP MR • for conserving water by reducing your water GSRWYQTXMSR TIV TIVWSR F] SZIV TIV GIRX WMRGI Electric Light & Power: • for keeping a safe distance from power boxes and lines, and for your patience and understanding during power interruptions • for turning off non-essential appliances to conserve energy

Parks: • for helping us keep 4100 acres of parks, protected areas, open space and landscaped areas clean by collecting litter and picking up after your pet • for giving our staff room to work and helping us by following all posted signs Transit: • for the brake – when we are pulling away from stops and making lane changes • for riding transit and reducing our carbon footprint • for keeping our citizens safe at bus stops

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SCIENCE

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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

Alternate power efficiency improving As citizens of a modern, technologically-advanced society, we all are aware to some extent the ability of electricity to do useful work for us be it, light our way, keep us warm, protect our foodstuffs, provide us with entertainment or what have you.

Countries with an abundance of fossil fuels, primarily coal and natural gas, use it to generate the majority of their electrical energy.

However, with all the concerns and controversy that arises from consuming hydrocarbon fuels, interest is growing in alternate sources of power.

Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are designed to convert the sun’s rays, the photons if you prefer, into electricity. Institutes dedicated to science and technology from around the world are working to increase the efficiency of LORNE photovoltaics allowing them OJA to compete with conventional sources.

Intriguing developments in concentrating solar power, solar-driven Stirling engines, or photovoltaic/thermal hybrids are ceaseless. PV/thermal hybrids harvest both electrical energy and heat, the heat generated by the use of the concentrator lenses or reflectors is collected with exchangers.

The Royal Australian Institute of Technology has developed a hybrid system for the generation of both electricity and thermal energy using concentrating technologies, sun tracking capabilities and heat recovery equipment.

Known as the “Concentrated Universal Energy Solar System” or CUESS, it uses a trough-like design where the photovoltaics are placed in the bottom of the trough, an acrylic lens covers the opening, and exchangers behind the photovoltaics use coolant to carry away the captured heat.

The design allows a 3.5-square-metre array to provide as much electricity as a “conventional” array of 14 square metres, or roughly four times larger.

With 75 per cent less photovoltaic cells needed, the cost is reduced for electricity production.

And with the cooling system capturing the excessive temperature, the overall effect is to provide both electricity and thermal energy (hot water) at one- third the cost of a standard system.

One single sun-tracking array produces 400 watts of solar generated electricity and 1,700 watts of heat.

Sharp Corp., in conjunction with the University of Tokyo, set a new record in 2010 with their “triple junction” PV solar panel of some 42.1 per cent. Last year, with the addition of a Fresnel concentrator lens, they managed to increase the efficiency to 44.4 per cent.

Keeping in the race, a team of researchers at the University of Illinois, led by Prof. John Rogers, in collaboration with industry, have created a fourjunction concentrator photovoltaic solar panel with an efficiency of 43.9 per cent.

The ultimate goal of the concentrating solar technology is to produce electricity at a cost that will rival conventional generation sources.

At efficiencies of 45 per cent, the PV arrays will match the cost of nuclear and thermal generated electricity.

However, with efficiencies of 50 per cent in sight,

and new storage technologies rapidly evolving, photovoltaics are swiftly becoming cost effective.

Once concentrated solar power reaches that milestone, solar farms, in one form or another, will become common place around the world, particularly in resource poor countries.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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Road Closure Notice Woody’s R.V. World Marathon – Sunday May 18th, 2014 The following roads will be closed this long weekend to accommodate the staging of the Woody’s R.V. World Marathon 42A Avenue from 55 Street to 58 Street Saturday May 17th at 10:00am to Sunday May 18th at 3:00pm.

55 Street Hill from 52 Street (& 40 Avenue) to 45 Avenue (& 55 Street) Sunday May 18th from 7:30am to 8:15am

WASHINGTON — Tropical cyclones worldwide are moving out of the tropics and more toward the poles and generally larger populations, likely because of global warming, a surprising new study finds. Atlantic hurricanes, however, don’t follow this trend.

While other studies have looked at the strength and frequency of the storms, which are called hurricanes in North America, this is the first study that looks at where they are geographically when they peak.

It found in the last 30 years, tropical cyclones, regardless of their size, are peaking 33 miles (53 kilometres) farther north each decade in the Northern Hemisphere and 38 miles (61 kilometres) farther south each decade in the Southern Hemisphere.

That means about 100 miles (160 kilometres) toward the more populous mid-latitudes since 1982, the starting date for the study released Wednesday by the journal Nature.

“The storms en masse are migrating out of the tropics,” said study lead author James Kossin of the National Climatic Data Center and the University of Wisconsin. Kossin used historical tracks of storms in the Western Pacific, Eastern Pacific, North Indian Ocean, South Indian Ocean, South Pacific and the Atlantic.

That means more people at risk, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, because “you’re going to hit more population areas,” said Yale University historian and cartographer Bill Rankin, who wasn’t part of the study.

In the region where Japan tracks cyclones, they are peaking about 70 km farther north each decade.

That means cyclones that used to hit their strongest around the same latitude as the northern Philippines are now peaking closer to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Japan and South Korea, Kossin said.

There are about 60 million people in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo alone.

The trend, however, is not statistically significant in the Atlantic basin, where storms threaten the U.S. East Coast.

In the Atlantic region, the study has seen a northward drift of storms of only four miles a decade, which just could be random.

Kossin said the Atlantic region is different because of changes in pollution over the United States and other factors.

Kossin and colleagues say the changes start with man-made global warming, which alters air circulation from the tropics to just farther north and south.

In the tropics, those changes increase upper atmosphere wind shifts called shear that weaken cyclone development.

At higher latitudes the changes decrease the storm-decapitating shear, making those areas more favourable for storm intensification.

“The tropics are becoming less hospitable” for these storms, Kossin said. “The higher latitudes are becoming less hostile.”

Past storm studies have been criticized because data doesn’t go back many years.

But Kossin, his colleagues and outside scientists say by looking at where geographically storms hit their peak this study avoids problems with haphazard measurements and thus can make a stronger connection to climate change.

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Road Closure Notice The Market at Red Deer Saturdays, May 17thOctober 11th The following road will be closed each Saturday morning to accommodate the Market at Red Deer.

Road closures will be in effect from 6:00am-1:00pm.

43 Street between 48 Avenue and 44 Street Barricades will be set up to close the road; roadway will be pedestrian only. For further information please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

Thank you for your cooperation.

45 Avenue from 55 Street to McKenzie Trails Sunday May 18th from 8:00am to approximately 8:45am In addition, the right hand west bound lane of the 55th Street hill will be closed from 8:00am until approximately 2:30pm on Sunday May 18th to accommodate runners approaching the finish line.

Traffic will be 30km/hr during this time.

Expect delays along Riverside Drive by the North end on/off ramp from 8:30am to 8:45am. This is to allow runners to cross Riverside Drive.

Motorists are advised to use caution and expect delays. For further information please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On May 7, 2014, the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications: Discretionary Use Approvals: Eastview

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Scott Lafaut - discretionary use of a new secondary suite to be located in a single family dwelling at 3911 35 A Avenue.

Oriole Park Lloyd and Deborah Neufeld - discretionary use of a new secondary suite to be located in a single family dwelling at 52 Ogden Avenue.

Vanier East Highstreet Ventures Inc. - site development for four, four storey multi-family buildings, with a total of 232 units, 357 parking stalls, a site area of 19,715.94m2 (a relaxation of 2.519.31m2 metres) (11.33%), a rear yard setback (building 3) of 4.65 metres (a relaxation of 2.85 metres), and 6082.00m2 of landscaped area (a relaxation of 818.58m2) (11.86%), to be located at 39 Van Slyke Way. You may appeal discretionary approvals and denials to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 30, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

City of Red Deer Victoria Day Holiday Hours of Operation City of Red Deer administration offices will be closed on: Monday, May 19

RED DEER TRANSIT Monday, May 19 - Transit Service will operate on the Sunday / Holiday schedule. First bus from the City Centre Terminal is 8:45 AM. Last bus from the City Centre Terminal is 6:45 PM. Transit Administration Offices and Customer Service are closed. There is NO SERVICE on Route 12 / 12A Gasoline Alley / Springbrook.

Transit schedule information can be found on-line at www.reddeer.ca/transit Red Deer Transit Action Bus: Limited Action Bus service will be provided. No County Action Bus service. Action Bus phone lines are closed.

RECREATION FACILITIES Collicutt Centre Monday, May 19 – OPEN 11:00 am to 5:00 pm GH Dawe Community Centre Monday, May 19 – OPEN 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Michener Aquatic Centre Saturday, May 17 – CLOSED Sunday, May 18 – CLOSED Monday, May 19 – CLOSED Recreation Centre Monday, May 19 – CLOSED Riverbend Golf and Recreation Area Monday, May 19 – OPEN Dawn to Dusk

Development Officer Approvals On May 13, 2014, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Clearview 1. Beta Surveys Ltd. - a 0.29 metre relaxation to the distance from the doors to the lane, to an existing detached garage, located at 114 Cornett Drive.

2. G. Kanderka - a 1.5 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard to an existing deck on a semi-detached dwelling, located at 136 Cosgrove Crescent.

Laredo 3. Pegasus Builders Ltd. - a 0.91 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard, as it applies to steps, to a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 69 Lazaro Close.

Timberstone 4. Laebon Developments Ltd. – a 0.69 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck at an existing multi-attached dwelling, located at 22 Tallman Close.

Vanier East 5. Larkaun Developments Ltd. - a 0.65 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the house and a 0.08 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck, as it applies to a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 18 Van Horn Close.

6. Abbey Homes Ltd. – a 0.04 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard to a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 136 Van Slyke Way. 7. Sorento Custom Homes – a 0.05 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck, to a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 47 Veronica Close.

West Lake 8. Abbey Homes Ltd. – a 2.2 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the house and a 1.45 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck, and a 17.05 m2 relaxation to the maximum floor area, to a proposed single family dwelling to be located at 72 Windermere Close.

West Park 9. A. Gader – an 18.17m2 relaxation to the maximum floor area to a proposed detached garage, to be located at 37 Wells Street.

Discretionary Use Highland Green 10. M. Ott – a home based cloth diaper business, to be located at 68 Harvey Close.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 30, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403342-8399.

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Cyclones moving away from tropics, toward poles and people

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BOOKS

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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

A.J. FIKRY HAS A SLOW START, BUT OFFERS READERS AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

By Gabrielle Zevin Viking Publishing This story takes place in a purple Victorian cottage, which is in fact a small, intimate bookstore, situated on an island named Alice. What more could a really avid reader wish for?

Island Books is owned by A.J. Fikry. Of course, he is more than a bookseller — the sign over the store says: PEGGY “Island Books, FREEMAN Alice Island’s Exclusive Provider of Fine Literary Content since 1999,” and under this, “No Man is an Island, Every Book is a World.”

It really matters to A.J. what people read, so he does not stock dross.

He is grumpy and combative, and presently his bookstore is not doing well.

The reason is that the store was first established by A.J. and his wife, Nic, and now she is dead.

He is 39-years-old and slowly becoming an alcoholic.

Amelia Loman is the new book rep for Knightly Publishing House.

She has come to Alice Island by fer-

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ry to show A.J. the new list.

She is a replacement for the former rep who has died.

A.J. is in no mood to entertain a new book rep and no one told him the former one had died, so he not so gently tells her to leave.

So we know where this is all going.

Some books are more easily entered than others, and we are off to a slow start.

Things pick up when someone leaves a small child in the bookstore.

Pinned on to the child’s Elmo doll is a note urging A.J. to care for the child since the mother cannot.

Maya, the little girl, says she is two years old.

In fact, she says many things that most two-yearolds don’t say.

OK, she is precocious, and of course she changes the life of A.J. This is not a very deep story and it is a bit predictable.

The character of Amelia is well developed and she is likable and believable.

As the bookstore becomes more successful, the town people add to the story.

Also, every chapter begins with a synopsis of a title that is pertinent to

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt tops Maclean’s fiction list

3 (-) Chestnut Street — Maeve Binchy 4 (5) The Target — David Baldacci 5 (-) Natchez Burning — Greg Iles 6 (4) The Storied Life of A. J. Firky — Gabrielle Zevin 7 (7) Medicine Walk — Richard Wagamese 8 (2) The Confabulist — Steven Galloway

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with him to readers club.

To say nothing of the author asked to do a reading and he seems unfamiliar with his book.

I got a bit nostalgic for the old independent bookstore eking out a living, buying stock with an eye to raising the reading experience in the community.

All in all, it’s a charming and enjoyable story.

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the coming action, and they are well done.

The presence of a child in his life is changing A.J. for the better, so would we be surprised if he found new love?

Other details in the story are: the theft of a rare and valuable edition, not kept under lock and key in this very small summer village; a charming resident author who keeps forgetting who he is married to; and a police chief who rediscovers the joy of reading and brings the entire police force

9 (6) The Serpent of Venice — Christopher Moore 10 (10) Frog Music — Emma Donoghue NON-FICTION 1 (1) Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt — Michael Lewis 2 (2) Thrive— Arianna Huffington 3 (-) Living With a Wild God — Barbara Ehrenreich 4 (3) Capital in the Twenty-First Century — Thomas Piketty 5 (4) An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth — Chris Hadfield 6 (8) I Am Malala — Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb

8 (6) The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories — Marina Keegan 9 (-) The Tale of Dueling Neurosurgeons — Sam Kean 10 (7) The Secret Language of Doctors — Brian Goldman

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LUANN May 16 1991 — Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.

1970 — Randy Bachman leaves the Guess Who. He will go on to found Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

1969 — Venus 5, a Russian spacecraft, lands on the planet Venus.

1967 — Ottawa starts a $1-million program

to help aboriginals buy or build homes off reserves and closer to jobs.

1961 — U.S. President John F. Kennedy starts a three-day visit to Ottawa.

1929 — The first Academy Awards are held in Hollywood.

1920 — Joan of Arc is canonized in Rome.

1871 — British Imperial Order-in-Council lets British Columbia join the Dominion as Canada’s sixth province.

1854 — Reciprocity Treaty between Canada and the U.S. takes effect. U.S. agrees to admit most Canadian products duty free.

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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

Be supportive of troubled teen stepdaughter Dear Annie: I recently remarried hates me because of how I look” atand became a stepmom to my hus- titude. band’s three daughters. My concern is A few weekends ago, Kallie posted his oldest, “Kallie,” who is 14. online that she feels we are forcing her A few months ago, her fato go to church. Her father ther picked her up for our told her attending church weekend, and she was terallows us to spend time toribly sad. gether but she does not have When he asked what was to go if it makes her uncomwrong, her younger sister fortable. piped up with, “Her girlShe then told us that her friend broke up with her.” mother and the people at Kallie thought her dad her church berate her for would be upset, because her beliefs. her mother berated her and When she comes here, said that being gay is wrong. she only wants to sit in her Kallie’s current school room, read or play on her district is more well-to-do phone. When we say we miss MITCHELL than her previous one, and her, she will come out and & SUGAR she is having a harder time watch TV with us, but soon fitting in. returns to her room.

However, she has had I worry that Kallie may two boyfriends. I asked her be depressed or suicidal. I whether she still wants to be with girls, want her to see that our home is a safe and she replied that she likes everyone place. and considers herself pansexual.

Her mother won’t let us have her for She recently chopped off her long any time beyond what the courts allow, hair and has taken to gender-neutral which means counselling isn’t going to clothes. She also has an “everyone happen.

ANNIE ANNIE

I’m sure we could notify the school of our concerns, but we fear it would make things worse. Any ideas? — Worried Stepmom Dear Worried: Kallie knows that your home is a safe place, which is terrific for her.

But she lives primarily with her mother. Could your husband speak to his ex-wife about Kallie? Could they discuss better ways to handle her issues? Would the ex consider giving primary custody to Dad? Meanwhile, be supportive of Kallie in other ways, exclusive of her gender issues. That should not become your main focus.

Let her know you value her as she is, because surely she has many wonderful qualities. If she feels secure, the other problems will work themselves out. And please contact PFLAG (pflag. org) for information and resources.

Dear Annie: I patronize a restaurant where a small group of older men sit around and drink coffee. They are very loud and often rude and seem to enjoy gossiping. For instance, should an overweight person walk in, these men

think nothing of pointing it out. These men aren’t exactly small themselves. I find their behaviour despicable. Am I wrong to want nothing to do with them?

— Somewhere in the USA Dear USA: These men are rude, but they also could be hard of hearing and don’t realize their remarks are audible to everyone.

They also may not care. Yes, steer clear if you cannot get them to keep their opinions to themselves.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Fed Up in Wisconsin,” whose 21-yearold boyfriend chews with his mouth open, smacks his lips and speaks with his mouth full. My niece had the same problem. I could barely stomach sitting at the same table with her.

Constant attempts to correct her were fruitless until I got the idea to secretly videotape a meal. When she saw the tape, she said, “That’s disgusting!” and asked for help in changing her habits. — Louisville, Ky. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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HOROSCOPES Friday, May 16 now. They will help you see the brighter side CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: of your current circumstances and will help Megan Fox, 27; Janet Jackson, 47; Pierce you through providing good ideas to move Brosnan, 60 forward.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The vibe today VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Public speakis freedom and independence. You will want ing and conversations you have at work will to separate and strike out on your own today, go over perfectly tonight. there is simply too much on your mind now.

You are able to touch people on a deep Take some time to talk of the changes that level and also bring up their spirits all in one have suddenly happened. breath. This in turn will allow you to underThey are for the best and this will in turn stand your autonomy more. Yes, you are able help you move forward in a posito inspire others! tive direction. Aim for freedom of LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): imposing thoughts and restriction Traveling with your significant interactions. relationship will leave you feelHAPPY BIRTHDAY: If toing better about life and all the day is your birthday, this year changes that have transpired will prove to be very liberating over the last couple of days. for you. The public will like your Discuss future ventures and creative and optimistic voice and allow for greater optimism and compassionate nature. Staying clarity to enter your thoughts optimistic will not be any trouble now. this year and through perpetual SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): growth forward you are better Fill in those papers now you will able to make an impression with receive greater financial returns LARISA MAIRA others. if you submit them early.

OZOLINS Dreams will come true this Now if that does not apply year, but first you have to look at to you. Then discuss the suryour fears as a stepping stones prises that keep occurring on at to the future you have dreams of. your work, and with your health Every pain is a learning curve towards your and find a proper balance through discussion dreams! them with loved ones.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): This new you SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Open emerging is truly surprising others in the most discussions with others will leave you very pleasant ways. optimistic about your future.

You are thinking clearly, and yes, the fuNew creative project are starting, along ture is bright and optimistic. Communicate with new romantic encounters. Take each about foreign lands and travel and let your surprise as a new adventure the more remind take you towards the future you want to warding it will be in the long run. create. Let the new in!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Have TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Communi- that conversation with your doctor, or simply cating about these sudden happenings will get that appointment booked. leave you feeling inspired on a profound level.

The results will leave you feeling optimisGet close to your significant relationships and tic if you want to start a family, or if you are embark on a new adventure with them now. concerned about hereditary conditions. Trust If you have recently separated with someone those close to you, but leave it up to profesthen discuss your feelings and value now. sionals.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The surprising AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There’s twists and turns are leaving you feeling quite lots of chatter about your creative projects restless and full of anticipation of what will now and you have every reason to feel optihappen in the future. mistic about their future success. Trust that Communicate with others, preferably with even if you feel that these are not fully reprethose with whom you are close to. They will senting your abilities, you are becoming the have some wonderfully optimistic and happy pioneer in these fields. Relish in the excitethoughts now. ment!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What you PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Conversaexpected to happen at work and with your tions with your parents will leave you feeling daily life will exceed your expectations now. very optimistic about the future you have So these sudden happenings will leave planned out. you feeling inspired and great now.

Yes, your values are changing. That is onThe greater faith you have in yourself now, ly because you are seeing greater truth now the more promising your career ventures will and you are altering to your circumstances go. appropriately.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hang out with Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally friends, there is great opportunity to have a syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her colgood laugh and enjoy yourself tremendously umn appears daily in the Advocate.

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HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — If man’s best friend is a dog, then who is a dog’s best friend? That would be Rover. Or Glow. Or Ivan or Raina.

The four canines recently donated precious pints of blood to their fellow pooches. And they did it without having to travel far from home: They visited an animal bloodmobile.

Similar to the Red Cross vehicles for humans, the University of Pennsylvania’s travelling veterinary lab goes to where the donors are to make it easier to give.

“You don’t really think about it until you actually need it,” said Kym Mar-

ryott, manager of Penn’s Animal Blood Bank. “Just like in people, dogs need blood too.”

Officials at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine said they don’t know of any other animal bloodmobiles operating in the U.S. Theirs makes weekly rounds through suburban Philadelphia and New Jersey.

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Roaring back to life GODZILLA DOES MORE THAN MAKE OUR EYES BULGE AND OUR POPCORN CRUNCH Godzilla Three stars (out of four) Rated: PG

at Godzilla until near the one-hour mark, but the tease builds anticipation.

Edwards wants to do more than Cinema’s largest superstar roars make our eyes bulge and our popcorn back to life with Gareth Edwards’ stir- crunch. ring Godzilla reboot, no small feat conIt’s a philosophy he previously pursidering how badly the big sued for his acclaimed guy had been stomped.

2010 indie debut Monsters, Roland’s Emmerich’s bilwhich envisioned a future ious 1998 remake of Godzilla no-man’s-land across the killed all hopes the creature U.S.-Mexico border where could lumber intact into the giant alien creatures roam 21st century. free. Monsters was more Sold with the ad line about the human drama, “Size Does Matter,” the bigin part because Edwards gest thing about the ’98 film didn’t have much of a budwas how dumb it was and get to spend on computeralso how unfaithful it was to generated critters. decades of monster movie For his studio-backed lore.

Godzilla, he’s still more inCritics panned and auditerested in the people runPETER ences yawned at this radioning away from a behemoth HOWELL active bomb. than he is in the beast itNo haz-mat suit is necesself, despite having a consary when approaching Edsiderably bigger budget to wards’ Godzilla. For the most throw at the screen. part, the British director maintains So we get a lot of preamble before fidelity with 60 years of pop-cult tradi- the thrilla from ’zilla, by way of tense tion regarding this glorious brute — family drama involving Bryan Cranston the grey skin, back spikes and atomic and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. breath are back!

They play crusading nuclear scienAt the same time, Edwards is care- tist Joe Brody and his heroic soldier ful not to let bigness get in the way of son Ford, who almost single-handedly the story, even though his city-shaking must alert the planet about impending mutant dino is fatter and stands a third doom, even though most people, natch, taller than Emmerich’s, while also be- don’t believe it at first. ing twice the size of the Toho Studios The skeptics include Ford, who original. grumbles about his dad’s “crackpot, We don’t even get our first good look cuckoo theories” until giant feet and

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teeth start rearranging landmarks, from Bikini Atoll to Las Vegas and from Honolulu to San Francisco.

Juliette Binoche and Elizabeth Olsen play the concerned wives of Joe and Ford, and the film also features Ken Watanabe, David Straithairn and Sally Hawkins as scientific and military types whose job it is stand, stare and shout when needed.

The casting is almost too good, since the story credited to Max Borenstein and Dave Callaham (The Expendables) doesn’t always serve the talent.

Watanabe’s scientist character is reduced to a cipher, one who for the most part simply gapes in astonishment.

Let’s hope that he and other underutilized actors will have larger roles in the sequels, which now seem inevitable and even welcome.

The film also assumes, perhaps vainly, that most viewers already know about Godzilla’s mythic origins and the bruiser’s somewhat ambivalent attitude toward humanity, which makes it both villain and hero depending on circumstances.

True to the Godzilla’s Japanese roots, there’s also a back story about how mankind’s carelessness with the environment has unleashed this hell.

The 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami and subsequent radiation breach at the Fukushima nuclear plant is recalled in a terrifying and all-toorealistic dramatization of the folly of messing with Mother Nature.

For most of the first half of the film, we get mainly tantalizing glimpses of

Godzilla and its new sparring partner, a giant insect parasite called MUTO — short for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism — that eats radiation for breakfast and which also has a yen for snacking on public transit vehicles, submarines and other moving objects.

The MUTO seems to be related to the fast-evolving creatures of the Alien and Prometheus franchises, especially their lethal desire to reproduce.

The cinematography by Seamus McGarvey (The Avengers) follows a peepshow esthetic, putting viewers in the position of watching through a window or down a street as the monster mash unfurls.

This strategy works particularly well in a scene where a school bus full of students waits in horrified anticipation for approaching terror.

But when the time comes to stop the fan dance, Edwards makes sure Godzilla is ready for its close-up, letting out a mighty roar directly to camera.

The theatre literally seems to shake.

You could accuse this dino diva of chewing the scenery in multiple ways, especially when it finally decides to show the MUTO why it’s known as “the King of the Monsters.”

But then Godzilla is a genuine legend, one well served by Gareth Edwards, and it deserves to play the ham.

How many fire-breathing giants do you know who have their own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame?

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

Film award takes Cermak by surprise

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Up-and-coming actor and Rocky native Jason Cermak was completely caught off guard when he recently won an Alberta Film and Television Award over veteran Heartland actor Shaun Johnston and others.

Had Cermak suspected that he would win a Rosie for playing a young father who fights for custody of his daughter in the Alberta-made flick Common Chord, he might have encouraged his parents to come to the Calgary premiere of the feature film, even though the weather was bad last winter.

As it was, Cermak discouraged them from making the trip from Rocky Mountain House, so his mom and dad have yet to see what the fuss is about.

Even Cermak considered it to be an upset when he won the best actor award over Johnston, Kevin Davy from Hell on Wheels, Sheldon Elter from Blackstone and Tiny Plastic Men’s Chris Craddock.

“I was shocked to win,” said the 36-year-old actor, who accepted the glass trophy last month in Calgary.

Common Chord was a small-budget project that still has no distribution deal. Cermak described it as an “intelligent” story of “a really beautiful character” — a young musician who has to grow up fast when the mother of his young daughter dies of cancer and her grandfather wants to deny him custody of the girl.

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Jason Cermak, left in a scene from the Alberta-made flick Common Chord. He won an AFTA for the role.

He hopes Common Chord eventually finds a home on Netflix, or some other kind of streaming service so his parents and other people can see it.

Cermak also hopes his best actor prize will open more doors in the highly competitive film and television in-

dustry.

But as it is, his resume is none too shabby.

Cermak finished filming a small role in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey film — about which he is strictly sworn to secrecy. Cermak recalled he couldn’t

even walk from the film studio to the catering tent without being accompanied by security guards, who shielded him behind big black umbrellas from the prying lenses of the paparazzi.

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Sarah Baker on playing the funny, confident ‘fat girl’ on Louie CONFIDENT, FUNNY WAITRESS WHO SEEMS A PERFECT MATCH FOR THE SHOW’S HERO

BY WILLA PASKIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES NEW YORK — Sarah Baker has a long resumé, but unless you were a fan of NBC’s short-lived Matthew Perry grief-group comedy Go On, you probably don’t recognize her.

That should change after her indelible performance in the most recent episode of Louie as Vanessa, the confident, funny waitress who seems a perfect match for the show’s hero, except that he doesn’t want to go out with her because she’s fat.

As Vanessa, Baker delivers a long, intimate, searing onetake speech to “Louie” about what it’s like to be a “fat girl” and about his own double standards.

It’s one of the most expansive and heart-felt explorations of this usually taboo set of issues that I’ve ever seen on TV. Baker got on the phone to speak with us about the role.

Slate: How did this part come about? Do you know Louis C.K.?

Sarah Baker: No, I don’t know Louis at all. I just got a notice for an audition from my agent. I’m a huge fan of the show so I was instantly like, “Whatever I can do, I will do it on this show.” Louis is pretty guarded with his material so there wasn’t any script attached, it just said, “Waitress at the Comedy Cellar,” something like, “friendly, funny, comfortable in her own skin.”

That was it. He has these incredible, award-winning actresses do parts on the show, so I just assumed it would be a tiny part.

Slate: So was your last speech entirely scripted?

Baker: I auditioned with that last scene. And it pretty much stayed the same from the audition to when we shot.

Slate: Did any of the other scenes in the episode change?

Your performance has a very spontaneous feel.

Baker: There were parts of it that were not specifically scripted. But the structure was all there, and definitely the

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Louis C. K. and Sarah Baker in So Did the Fat Lady, a Louie episode last speech was word for word what he had written, so just little things were made up. For instance, there was a part that said, “Louie and Vanessa walk around New York and enjoy it together.” I, just as myself, found a penny and showed it to him and was like, “Hey, see a penny pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck. Ha ha, I have good luck now.” And he was like, “What?” I said, “It’s a thing, it’s a common rhyme.

Now I have good luck.” And he says, “OK, I’ve never heard of that, but do that in this next take.” And of course he made up his funny rhyme after that.

Slate: What do you think about that last speech?

Baker: It’s interesting. I think especially because a lot of people don’t know me as an actress, a lot of people will think, “That’s what that girl thinks about life.”

Slate: Is it?

Baker: Well, she says, “The meanest thing you can say to a fat girl is that she’s not fat.”

I don’t go around calling myself a fat girl. It doesn’t feel fun to me. But I think for Vanessa, what it means is, “Look,

if you’re fat it’s not that big of a deal.”

Having someone say, “Oh, you’re not fat,” the reason they’re saying it is because, to them, saying that you’re fat is like saying you’re a horrible person, you’re unworthy of anything. And I think she takes offense to that.

“Yeah, I’m overweight, but who cares? That doesn’t mean I’m not a great, fun, funny person,” because clearly she is a fun, funny, confident person.

So I think that’s what she takes issue with, this idea that being overweight is this horrible thing that we have to lie about and pretend doesn’t exist.”

And as someone who’s a huge fan of this show and watches it all the time, we see this character of Louie struggle to make meaningful, lasting connections with people, and here’s this woman who seems to pretty much have it together.

She’s got a good job, she’s funny, she’s friendly, she’s kind and she’s reaching out to him with nothing but love and affection.

And he can’t take it. He just

Searching for Sugar Man director Malik Bendjelloul, 36, of Sweden kills himself

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish director of the acclaimed Searching for Sugar Man documentary, was widely known for his enthusiasm, kindness and high spirits — so the news Wednesday that he had taken his own life shocked colleagues around the world.

Bendjelloul’s brother Johar Bendjelloul confirmed to The Associated Press that his 36-year-old younger brother killed himself Tuesday. He told daily Aftonbladet that his brother had struggled with depression for a short period.

“Life is not always simple,” Johar Bendjelloul was quoted as saying, adding that receiving the message that his brother had killed himself was the worst thing he had ever experienced.

“I don’t know how to handle it. I don’t know,” he said.

Police would not comment on the cause of death but said they suspected no foul play.

Bendjelloul rose to international fame in 2013 when his debut feature film, Searching for Sugar Man, won an Oscar for best documentary.

The film tells the story of Detroitbased singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who had flopped in the United States but became a superstar in apartheid-era South Africa without even knowing about it.

“He made a great film and will be missed,” U.S. documentary film maker Michael Moore wrote on Twitter.

British film producer Simon Chinn, who produced Searching for Sugar Man, said he was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of his friend’s passing.

“It seems so unbelievable,” Chinn told the AP over the telephone. “He had everything to live for.”

Chinn said he saw Bendjelloul only two weeks ago in London.

“He was so full of life, hope and optimism and happiness, and looking forward to the future and future collaborations,” he said.

“The idea that he is no longer is just too hard to process.”

The soft-spoken Bendjelloul worked as a reporter for Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT before resigning to backpack around the world. He got the idea for Searching for Sugar Man during one of his trips, but it would take him more than four years to complete the film.

He reached out to Chinn when the film was 90 per cent finished, but his main sponsor had withdrawn support, saying the film was lousy.

“He just kind of came in with his

bounce of enthusiasm and charm and smiling eyes and I was completely won over by him,” Chinn recalled Wednesday.

“He had found this amazing story and was completely determined to do it justice,” he said. “The fact that no one else believed in it didn’t seem to deter him, he just kind of pursued it with incredible passion and tenacity that I hadn’t really ever seen before in a filmmaker.”

SVT’s culture chief Eva Beckman said Bendjelloul’s death was incomprehensible and praised his strong storytelling skills and his willingness to experiment with new formats.

“What really set him apart from everybody else was his passion for storytelling. He was a fantastic storyteller,” she said.

In Searching for Sugar Man, Bendjelloul detailed how Rodriguez had developed a cult following among white liberals in South Africa who were inspired by his songs protesting the Vietnam War, racial inequality, the abuse of women and social mores.

They came to believe that Rodriguez had died a bitter death, but it wasn’t until after the end of apartheid and the advent of the Internet that they realized he was alive. The film followed the quest of Cape Town record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Carl Bartholomew-Strydom as they set out to determine Rodriguez’s fate.

They found him living in obscurity and working on construction sites in Detroit, and brought him to South Africa for a triumphant concert tour.

Segerman said Wednesday it was difficult to accept the death of Bendjelloul, who he said was a “really, really lovely, charming human being” who appeared happy.

“He was like Tintin,” Segerman said, comparing the filmmaker to the globe-trotting character from Herge’s comic books.

He praised Bendjelloul’s ability to persuade people, including the reclusive Rodriguez, to talk to him for his documentary.

The film’s Oscar win led to a career rebirth for Rodriguez, who has been touring major venues in the U.S. and introducing American audiences to the songs he wrote four decades ago.

Rodriguez told Billboard magazine Tuesday night that the death was “a shock. I just found out about it a couple of hours ago. He was a very talented man and hard-working artist — he proved it by hitting an Academy Award his first time out. My deepest condolences to his family. Rest in peace.”

Funeral arrangements weren’t immediately known.

can’t quite go there with her, and that’s really sad. My favorite moment in the whole thing is when I essentially point to the camera and say, “Look, if you were over there, looking at us, what you’d see is that we’re a perfect match.” I think that’s exactly right.

They are a perfect match, and you see they have chemistry throughout the episode.

The weight is one part of it, but it’s also that Louie is just the type of person who can’t quite get it together and make it happen with somebody that’s uncomplicated and nice and fun and normal.

And I think that’s what we see with him time and time again.

He’s a beautiful, sweet, kind person but he just can’t make things work with people the way he wants to.

And that’s the brilliance of Louis and his writing.

He’s playing a character who doesn’t get it, but he gets it.

Slate: Was there any point in that scene where you thought this speech is too much?

Because Vanessa does

seem like she has it together and she’s very comfortable in her own skin. Would she really think of being fat as the defining thing about her?

Baker: I think for her it’s the defining thing about her through the eyes of other people. I don’t think she feels that way about herself. And I think it’s just a moment, a moment where it all comes to a head, and she’s like, “This is such [expletive], and I know you’re a good person.”

I think that’s why she can say these things to him, because she knows he’s a decent guy and that he’s better than that.

But even he can’t quite get over it. I think most of the time Vanessa probably does rise above it and doesn’t care. But they’ve been talking, they’ve spent a whole day together by the time this comes up, and I think she feels the vulnerability in him that we all feel when we watch the show.

And I think she feels she can be open and honest with him. I don’t think she walks around feeling that way all the time.

It’s sort of the same thing as in Hollywood: A lot of times I play a fat woman with cats who has no boyfriends. And in real life, I’m allergic to cats and I’ve had a boyfriend since college.

There are varied experiences of overweight women throughout the country, there’s not just one experience. But I think this story has a lot of truth to it, and will resonate with a lot of people, a lot of men and women.

Slate: Well, I think it’s really the stand-out episode of the season so far, and you’re great in it.

Baker: Yeah! Hopefully people don’t just think, “She’s fat.”

Hopefully people think, “Sarah Baker’s probably really cool and men are sometimes idiots.”

Willa Paskin, Slate’s TV critic, has written for New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and Salon.com.

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CERMAK: Film could boost career “I was only a day player, but I think my role is fairly important to the story, so I don’t think it will be cut,” said Cermak, who believes appearing in such as highly publicized film could boost his career, which has included several television roles.

The actor has a reoccurring part in the AMC western Hell on Wheels, and has also appeared in Supernatural, Psych and Once Upon a Time.

He also recently finished filming the movie Fallout Asylum for the SyFy Network. The show, expected to premiere in the fall, is slated for a name change, but also stars Ashanti, Heartland’s Amber Marshall, Hemlock Grove’s Holly Devereau and Kim Coates of the U.S. series Sons of Anarchy.

One of Cermak’s biggest projects, the big-budget Hollywood movie Interstellar, won’t make him a household name, but was highly exciting for the actor, who got to rub shoulders with recent Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey, as well as Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Matt Damon and Topher Grace.

Cermak acted as McConaughey’s stand-in and photo double in the film about a wormhole directed by Christopher Nolan, as he’s exactly the same height, build and colouring as the well-known actor.

“I actually have a lot of screen time” in the movie slated for a November release, he said — although the audience won’t recognize him.

Cermak found the Interstellar filming experience fascinating, as he got to watch how some very talented actors behave on and off screen. He was also later invited to attend the premiere of McConaughey’s Oscar-winning film Dallas Buyers Club at the Toronto Film Festival.

The Vancouver resident said he learned that McConaughey has a gregarious public persona that is very different from his real, more quiet demeanour with his wife and kids.

He noticed a similar dichotomy while working with Coates. The Sons of Anarchy actor and Saskatchewan native told him to hold onto the values he gleaned during his Prairie upbringing, and to not to get caught up in the artifice and attractions that are freely available to those in the film industry — namely drugs and alcohol. “During our one-on-one talk, he told me, ‘Don’t compromise your morality.’ ” Cermak admitted he learned many valuable things while growing up in Rocky — not the least of which is to ride horses, a skill that’s come in handy for several film projects. After graduating from Will Sinclair High School, he studied commerce and information technology at college.

Acting, which he had always loved to do in school, was supposed to be his “Plan B” said the actor, who later took classes at Calgary’s Company of Rogues.

But his film work is now becoming just as time consuming and financially viable as his parallel IT career, in which he problem-solves for oil and gas clients.

The trick is balancing both, Cermak added. “Both are demanding about 100 per cent of my time, so I don’t have any kind of personal life.”

As his acting takes off, he admitted he might have to hire some help to run his IT business. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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From left, actress Dorothy Atkinson, actor Timothy Spall and actress Marion Bailey attend a press conference for Mr. Turner at the 67th international film festival in Cannes on Thursday.

Spall feted for master stroke APPEARS IN MIKE LEIGH’S J.M.W. TURNER BIOPIC

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CANNES, France — In Mike Leigh’s biopic of J.M.W. Turner, Timothy Spall brings the great British painter of stormy seas and fiery skies to life as a gruff, grunting genius.

Leigh’s Mr. Turner premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday to excellent reviews and raves for Spall, the veteran 57-year-old British actor.

Though recognized by many for playing Mr. Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films, Mr. Turner is a deserved leading man turn for Spall, one that made him the star of Cannes’ second day.

“What made us the perfect match, apart from anything, is he was a funny-looking, fat little man, and so am I,” said Spall. “But as far as his soul was concerned, that took a lot more research.”

As the 19th-century painter, Spall is single-minded in capturing the dramatic light that composed his landscape masterworks.

But though his intellect and talent comes through, Spall’s Turner is little like the ideal of the great artist. With his fuzzy mutton chops and lumbering stride, he’s grubby, randy and curmudgeonly.

“It’s about how genius is not in always the most romantic of packages,” said Spall. “Most geniuses are strange.”

Sony Pictures Classics will release Mr. Turner in North America in December, positioning it for an awards season push. Right now, it’s in the hunt with 17 other films for Cannes’ top award, the Palme d’Or. Leigh won the award in 1996 for Secrets & Lies, which co-starred Spall.

Leigh is famous for a filmmaking style that relies on improvisation-heavy rehearsals rather than a script. It’s an approach that’s often elicited acclaimed performances, including Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky, Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake and David Thewlis in Naked.

The director had long desired to make a movie about Turner, and focused his meticulously researched film on the last 25 years of Turner’s life.

The painter died in 1851.

Leigh said he was fascinated by “this very mortal and in some ways flawed” individual who was creating such epic works. “He sees beyond the sea and the sky,” said Leigh. “He makes us see an experience that goes beyond the surface.”

Two years before beginning rehearsals, Leigh urged Spall to train his painting skills in preparation for the role. For Spall, Turner was “a painter of the sublime” who instinctually saw “the beauty and the horror of nature,” even if he appeared to be a humble, somewhat brutish working-class man.

More often than not in the 2 ½ hour film, Spall’s Turner expresses himself with nothing more than a grunt.

“The grunting grew organically out of this incredibly instinctive, emotional, autodidactic, intellectual man who had a billion — a zillion — things to say but never said it,” said Spall. “People who sneeze and can redecorate the room have a wonderful time.

People do that (grunting sound) are repressing something.”

Mali conflict too much for Timbuktu director BRUTAL ISLAMIST LAW SHATTERED THE LIVES OF INNUMERABLE FAMILIES

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Director Abderrahmane Sissako cries while answering a question during a press conference for Timbuktu at the 67th international film festival in Cannes on Thursday.

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CANNES, France — It was all too much for the director of Timbuktu, a touching humanist account of the jihadist takeover of Northern Mali in 2012.

Abderrahmane Sissako broke down in tears at a Cannes press conference as he described his film’s depiction of brutal Islamist law that shattered the lives of innumerable families.

“It’s difficult... We become more and more indifferent to the horrors if we’re not careful,” said Sissako, at times clutching his head in his hands with his voice trailing off.

The wounds from the Mali conflict — which made headlines in 201213 after the French army intervened to oust foreign Islamists — are clearly still fresh.

And the awardwinning director’s film — competing for this year’s Palme d’Or — is the world’s first to look at the dramatic jihadist takeover of the city of Timbuktu.

Though there is plenty of drama in the realities of the unrest which ended with France’s Operation Serval, Sissako’s understated film gains real emotional power from its lack of hyperbole and sense of silent struggle.

Mauritania-born Sissako focuses on the break-up of a close-knit Tuareg cattle-herding family: the consequences, when the family father, Kidane (played mesmerically by firsttime actor Ibrahim Ahmed), shoots a fisherman dead in a lake by accident.

The sequence, handled silently in one slowpaced long shot, is one of the most powerful.

The peripheral story lines are just as impactful.

Punishments handed out by the hardline rulers to Timbuktu resi-

dents for playing music or even soccer are stonings, executions and lashings.

Again, Sissako’s handling of them in an almost matter-of-fact way serves to shock even more.

But what stops this film from drowning in its own sorrows is its humour.

Jihadists battle with dodgy cellphone signals, or aggressively debate the merits of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane.

Elsewhere, in another of the movie’s stand-out scenes young boys get round Shariah restrictions on football by playing with an imaginary ball.

“In every being there is a complexity, there is the good and the bad. A jihadist is someone we can see ourselves in,” said Sissako.

The project — a labour of love — was clearly a brave film to make.

The logistics of getting this film made were almost tougher than the artistic considerations.

Sissako planned to film in Mali but had to cancel this following a flare in violence in September 2013.

The government of his home country, neighbouring Mauritania, luckily stepped in and provided a secure safe haven there for the crew to film. Sissako admits that there were still big risks to filming there.

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BORDUAS Cheryl Dawn (Rossing) Sept. 26, 1966 - May 10, 2014 It is with heavy hearts but a sense of final peace that we announce the passing of Cheryl Dawn Borduas.

Cheryl passed away in her sleep, at the age of 47, at the Red Deer Hospice on May 10, 2014, after a short, but brave battle with Leukemia.

Cheryl was one of a kind. A lover of animals, her children, her husband and her family, who made life better for all who came into contact with her. She didn’t suffer fools gladly, but had the warmest heart for animals in need.

Finally free from her struggles, she has gone to a better place, no doubt making her entrance with “it’s just me”!

Cheryl is survived by her loving husband of 21 years, André, and her children Chantel and Dominique. She is also survived by her mother, Betty and Hans Gelsing; her sister Sue-Ellen and Michael Sheilan and their children Jaden and MacKenzie; her brother Michael and Karen Rossing and their children Mickayla and Josh; her stepbrother Sander and Julie Gelsing and their children Elliott and Alex, as well as André’s mother, Cheryl and Gary Burns.

She is also survived by her father, Gordon Rossing, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews on the Rossing side of the family as well as her extended relatives on the Koenig side of the family.

Special recognition to her close and dear friend, Debbie Webster.

“My chains are gone. I’ve been set free….”

Unending love, amazing grace” Many thanks to all doctors and staff at the Tom Baker Cancer Center Oncology Department, who became part of our family these past months. If friends so desire, donations to the Red Deer Hospice Society and the SPCA are greatly appreciated.

Memorial service at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (corner of Taylor Drive), Red Deer, at 11:00 AM, Saturday May 17, 2014

FLETCHER Roy 1935 ~ 2014 Roy Jackson Fletcher of Lethbridge, Alberta, passed away suddenly on May 7, 2014 at the age of 79 years.

Roy was born in Red Deer, Alberta on February 1, 1935.

He pursued his love of geography by earning his PhD from Clark University and also by travelling the world. In 1968 he moved the family from Buffalo to Lethbridge and taught at the U of L for 22 years before taking early retirement to focus on traveling. Roy will be remembered fondly for his passion for travel, seeking adventure tours and treks rather than relaxing at a resort. He explored over 100 countries multiple times, during a lifetime of travel. He hiked across Prince of Wales, camped in the Sahara Desert and visited so many places in between. Roy is survived by sons Robert, Kenneth and Richard, grandsons Owen and Ethan, brother Ross (Linda), as well as a niece (Brenda), five nephews (Brian, Scott, Chris, Bryce, Todd) and their families. A Celebration of Life will be held at a location and date to be announced soon. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca).

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Funeral arrangements entrusted to MARTIN BROTHERS FUNERAL CHAPELS LTD. 1-800-382-2901 Send condolences at www.mbfunerals.com.

SMITH Elizabeth of Pine Lake passed away on December 11, 2013 in Red Deer. A celebration of Beth’s life will be held at the Pine Lake Community Hall “Hub” on May 31 at 1 pm with refreshments and light lunch to follow. The Hub is located off Highway 42 east turn south on Highway 816 and look for posted signs.

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MAXIMCHUK 1960 - 2014 With great sadness we announce the passing of Carmen Sandra Marie Maximchuk (nee Morin) of Red Deer AB on Monday, May 12, 2014 at the age of 54 years. Carmen was born in Winnipeg MB where she also graduated from Nelson Mac. It was while she was attending R. D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson MB that she met her high school sweet heart Ken Maximchuk who would become her husband of over 34 years.

Carmen is survived by her loving husband Ken and children Megan, Chad, and Brett all of Red Deer.

Carmen’s spirit will live on with her twelve siblings Jules, Rachelle, Roger, Martial, Rita, Evelyne, Mariette, Diane, Jacques, Michel, Lisa and Denis.

Carmen will be sadly missed, her smile lit up the room and her laugh and happiness to just be in the presence of the people she loved, she touched the hearts of so many. Her love and devotion to everyone around her will never be replaced. Carmen’s family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to the nurses and staff at the Red Deer Hospice for providing her last days to be filled with dignity and love. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Ave, Red Deer AB on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer AB T4R 3S6. Condolences to Carmen’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca.

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JOHNSON JUSTUS May 16, 1987 Tonight the stars are gleaming One a silent country grave, Where sleeps in dreamless slumber One we loved but could not save.

His smile we’ll remember forever Though the voice we loved is stilled; The place made vacant in our home Can never more be filled.

As we loved him, so we miss him; In our memory he is near, And in our hearts he’s with us As he always was before.

Forever loved and sadly missed Janice, Svea & Perry

MORRIS POOR Apr. 16, 1956 - May 16, 2007 As we love you, So we miss you Love Judy, Jen, Steph, Mike, Rhonda, Joe, Ben and Lilly

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Card Of Thanks DEDUL The family of the late Diana Dedul would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to neighbors, friends and family for your support through our difficult time.

A very appreciative thank you to Dr. Weller, nurses and staff at the Rimbey Hospital for their dedicated care and compassion given to Diana during her illness with cancer.

Also thank you to Oberhammer Funeral Chapels for their arrangement and help.

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You will be forever in our hearts.

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Assist with equipment maintenance Some accounting and data entry Other duties as needed

The successful candidate must be organized, have a positive attitude and experience a definite asset.

Please send your resume and cover letter to Jeanine: jjudson@1strateenergy.ca

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The successful candidate must demonstrate strong experience, accuracy, and knowledge of working in a database. The ability to work accurately within multiple databases, follow logical flow of software systems, strong organizational skills, the ability to learn new software systems, competency in the use of spreadsheets, and excellent communication skills are also required. This position requires a focused, detail oriented individual, who is willing and able to quickly learn a variety of tasks.

Ideal candidate will work well within multiple departments, dealing with a variety of people.

Main responsibilities: Creating and maintaining inventory items, salon services, discounts in Global POS system; creating and maintaining inventory items for internal database; obtaining & updating vendor price lists.

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LIVE IN Caregiver for 4 experience Excellent benefits packchildren (6 - 14 yrs. old) in age, other perks. Only R.D. Wages $1747/mo., 44 hrs./week. Childcare, light those who qualify will be contacted.

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Apply in confidence to careers@chatters.ca or LIVE-IN Caregiver for senior with disability Rocky area. fax resume to 403-347-7759 www.chatters.ca Call 403-846-5558 or email dsbauer@telus.net LIVE-IN Female Caregiver for lady with MS. Must be 50 or over & reliable. Call 403-340-1498 LOOKING for a Live-in Caregiver w/exp. to care for 3 & 6 yr. old. Salary $1835/mo Criminal Record check is necessary.

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

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Please submit resume attention to HR Manager Dr. Dagmar Schouten, either in person at CEDARWOOD VETERINARY HOSPITAL 7644 50th Ave. Red Deer or email dschouten72@gmail.com before May 23, 2014.

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MORRIS POOR Apr. 16, 1956 - May 16, 2007 A part of my heart he took with him But his love he left me to keep, So we will never really be parted That bond between us is too deep Love Mom & Brother Evert

FARWELL - McINENLY Tom and Brenda Farwell and Albert and Bonnie DeFehr and Jim McInenly are so pleased to announce the engagement of their children Christina and David. Their wedding will be celebrated August 2014.

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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.

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Bring resume to Hairapy at Lacombe Center Mall

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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

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

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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

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Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a heavy duty mechanic or journeyman instrument mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging work environment, attractive benefits with competitive pay and significant room for promotion.

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Is looking for F/T SALESPERSON. Mon. - Fri. 8-5. Job requirements will be: quoting jobs, dealing A busy manufacturing with walk in clients, phone oilfield company is looking sales, scheduling and for a full time Mechanical customer service. Very Engineer/Designer. competitive wages and This position will involve benefit package. Fax the design and product resumes to: 403-343-1325 development of Oilfield Equipment. Duties will SOAP Stories is seeking 5 include the design of retail sales reps. Selling soap equipment using 3D CAD, & bath products. $12.10 hr shop testing prototypes and + bonus & commission. support to manufacturing F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d. for existing products.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. This positions requires Red Deer. email resume to individuals with a strong premierjobrd@gmail.com mechanical aptitude.

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GRILLER’S Steak House Afternoon Shifts for in Rocky Mtn. House is looking for Cook’s. Wage CNC Lead Hand / $15-$20./hr. dependant Supervisor on exp. Submit resume to: and Operators grillersbanquets@ gmail.com or fax to Nexus Engineering 403-845-7469 is currently looking for RAMADA INN & SUITES Afternoon shift req’s. Permanent Room Lead hand/supervisor and Attendants. Exp. not nec. operators. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 Duties include, ensuring hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 production flow on Mazak $14/hr. Duties incl’d but C.N.C lathe and mills, not limited to: vacuuming, trouble shooting, dusting, washing floors, min 1 years experience as making beds, empty trash, a lead hand/supervisor disinfecting & cleaning in a machine shop. bathrooms. Performance We offer competitive wages, based bonus program. company paid benefits and Must be fluent with verbal a RRSP matching plan. l& written English, be Please forward resumes physically fit. Applicants to: resume may apply in person at @nexusengineering.ca 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 JOURNEYMAN or or email: 4th Yr. Apprentice info@ramadareddeer.com

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Firm is prepared to train SERVICE RIG will train. Approx. 35 - 40 a candidate who has Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 experience in some but not is seeking exp’d $14/hr. Duties incl’d but all aspects of the position.

FLOORHANDS & not limited to: vacuuming, DERRICK HANDS dusting, washing floors, Please submit your resume Locally based, home every by mail, email or fax to: night! Qualified applicants making beds, empty trash, disinfecting & cleaning must have all necessary bathrooms. Performance Gerig Hamilton Neeland valid tickets for the position based bonus program.

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Must be fluent with verbal ATTN: Ian D. Milne Bearspaw offers a l& written English, be 501, 4901 - 48 Street very competitive salary physically fit. Applicants Red Deer AB T4N 6M4 and benefits package may apply in person at FAX 403.343.6522 along with a steady 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer Email: info@ghnlawyers.ca work schedule.

T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Please submit resumes: or email: Attn: Human Resources info@ramadareddeer.com Email: Oilfield hr@bearspawpet.com RAMADA INN & Fax: (403) 258-3197 or SUITES Mail to: Suite 5309, req`s Permanent 333-96 Ave. NE ROOM ATTENDANTS Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Attendants. Exp. not nec. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 SILVERSTREAM hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 PRODUCTION $14/hr. Duties incl’d but Smaller testing company A RED DEER BASED not limited to: vacuuming, accepting resumes for all Pressure Testing Company dusting, washing floors, req’s. Operators for testing positions. Forward resume making beds, empty trash, to: silverstreamoffice BOP’s throughout AB. disinfecting & cleaning @gmail.com Only those with Drilling rig bathrooms. Performance exp. need apply. Fax based bonus program.

TOPLINE resume & driver’s abstract Must be fluent with verbal to: 403-341-6213 or email OILFIELD HAULING l& written English, be is a busy & growing oilfield mikeoapt@gmail.com physically fit. Applicants trucking company looking for Only those selected for may apply in person at EXPERIENCED interview will be contacted.

6853 - 66 St. Red Deer SWAMPERS Successful candidates will T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 CEDA HAS BEEN or email: receive top wages & benefits LOOKING FOR YOU! Our Pigging and Decoking on site and in shop. Oilfield info@ramadareddeer.com tickets are an asset. team is currently looking for experienced Labourers Please forward all resumes to: topline@telus.net and Operators for PERMANENT roles based out of Red Deer!

Please visit us at: www.cedagroup.com The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time DRIVER/SWAMPER cooks. Apply with resume for a small knuckle picker. at 1927 Gaetz Avenue Must have all oilfield tickets. between 2-5 pm.

Room for advancement.

TR3 Energy is at the Fax resume to 403-342-1953 forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil Sales & Fluid Experts Ltd. & gas industry Distributors Is looking for experienced We are currently Logistics Coordinator GRATIAE is seeking recruiting for: to start immed.

5 Retails Sales reps Experience in fluid hauling Heavy Equipment selling skin & body care and oil field fluid products Operators & products in Parkland Mall would be an asset.

4747 67th St. Red Deer, Labourers Good Verbal, Writing, $12.10/hr + bonus & comm.

Texting and F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Requirements: Computer skills are a must.

Email resumes: Valid Driver’s License Company vehicle is gratiaereddeersr@ H2S Alive negotiable, benefits, gmail.com Standard First Aid above avg. salary and WHIMIS and/or great atmosphere.

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 CSTS or PST Clean Class 1 drivers license F/T - P/T Beauty TreatPre-Access A&D Testing c/w abstract. ment O/P, selling soap & Completed Basic Training Ground Disturbance Level 11 bath products $14.55/hr. + Courses. bonus & comm. Beauty Please e-mail or fax your Fax Resume w/all tickets cert. req’d. Location resume to: and Driver’s Abstract to Parkland Mall - 4747 67th hr@tr3energy.com 403-346-3112 St. Red Deer. email Fax: (403) 294-9323 or email to premierjobrdbto@ www.tr3energy.com roger@fluidexperts.com gmail.com

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Canwest Propane, an affiliate of Gibson Energy, is the industry leader in providing propane supply, distribution, equipment and related services to customers across Western Canada.

Underground Line Locator

required for Red Deer and Area Experienced preferred but will train the right candidate. Must be reliable and safety conscious.

Must have a clean driving abstract Computer knowledge Submit to a criminal check. Send resume with references e:mail camtel@telus.net Cam-Tel Communications WESTAR MASONRY is currently looking for LABORERS Contact Conrad at 403-340-1145, Fax: 403-342-6670 or email: westar_masonry@yahoo.ca

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We are seeking to hire permanent Driver/Sales for the Red Deer area.

Qualifications Required: * Valid Class 3 license with air ticket * Valid delivery and safety courses; Emergency First Aid, WHMIS and TDG are required although training is available * Propane-related experience is an asset * Oilfield experience is an asset Canwest Propane offers a competitive compensation package Interested candidates are invited to apply via our website www.gibsons.com/careers or by Fax at 403-346-0595 Looking for a new pet?

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BRICAR CONTRACTING now hiring EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS. Please fax resumes to 403-347-6296

FAMILY owned and operated since 1974, Trail Appliances is one of the leading independent appliance retailers in Western Canada.

Trail offers excellent training & a competitive compensation & benefit plan.

We are currently looking to expand our workforce at our Red Deer location 2823 Bremner Ave.

Service Coordinator Customer Service Rep. P/T & F/T Trail is always looking for people who want opportunities to grow, take initiative and work well within a team environment.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career with Trail Appliances, please submit your resume and cover letter stating the position you are applying for to: reddeerjobs @trail-appliances.com or by fax: (403)342-7168.

We thank all interested applicants; only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

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You should be well spoken, strong voice, confident, and, of course, know how to use a computer.

This is a full-time job however we’re okay with students available to work full-time until the fall.

We pay $15.00 an hour along with a small bonus component. We’re right in front of the Superstore.

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See Help Wanted 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! 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

SEMI RETIRED? Canada’s premier fleet SPRING BREAK UP? specialist has an immediate Seasonal drivers req’d. opening for a for local fertilizer dellivery.

PARTS DRIVER Clean Class 3 license for our Red Deer location. req’d., AG exp. an asset.

The successful candidate Call 403-588-0956. will have the following: EMAIL: pat@benaltoag.com * Exceptional customer service skills Misc. *Ability to work with minimum supervision Help * A great attitude * Knowledge of city and CASUAL POSITIONS surrounding areas.

Dietary Aid/ * Clean drivers abstract Housekeeping SHRUM’S MEATS We offer above average positions available. Must F/T BUTCHER, willing to wages, a comprehensive CENTRAL AB based truck- be able to work in a team train, wages negotiable benefit program and a safe ing company requires environment. Mandatory Call 403-742-1427 work environment. Please Owner Operators criminal record check apply in confidence to: SOURCE ADULT VIDEO & Company Drivers required. Salary according Fleet Brake Parts & requires mature P/T help to union scale. Please in AB. Home the odd night.

Service 4841-78 St. Red Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift. apply in writing to Lisa Weekends off. Late model Deer, AB T4P 1N5 Fax: 11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: Manning-Eaton, Lodge tractor pref. 403-586-4558 403-340-0888 or email 403-346-9099 or drop off to: Manager, 4277 46A Ave. your resume to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d or by fax to: 403-343-1728 tcarriere@fleetbrake.com Plumber/Gas Fitter for moving equipment. req’d for small shop in CLEANERS F/T Comm/ STORESMART Resumes to be dropped off FLEET BRAKE Westaskiwin area. at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Res, physically fit, $14/hr.

SELF STORAGE PARTS & SERVICE Competitive wages & Reply to: Ascent Cleaning Cres. Red Deer. seeking Canada’s premier fleet health plan.

Services RR4, Box 4, Site P/T CUSTOMER CLASS 3 DRIVERS specialist has an immediate Submit resumes to: 3 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4 w/airbrake endorsement SERVICE ASSOCIATE opening for a wph@xplornet.ca DISPATCHER REQ’D. needed immed. for waste & for 16 hrs. per week. or fax to: 780-312-2889 SERVICE WRITER Knowledge of Red Deer recycling. Email resume For job descriptions and or call 780-387-6087 for our Red Deer location. and area is essential. with a min. of 2 references how to apply, go to The successful candidate PAINTER F/T Verbal and written to: canpak@xplornet.ca www.StoreSmart.ca/jobs will have the following: Commercial/Residential communication skills are No phone calls please F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. req’d. Send resume by fax * Good knowledge of Brush/Roll Application.

Medium and Heavy duty Summer Receptionist Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air to 403-346-0295 truck and trailer repair. and clean abstract. Exp. Openings. Local Red Deer Contact Drew at CCL TOO MUCH STUFF? * Suspension, brake and preferred. In person to Key company looking for ap403-596-1829 electrical repair exp.

Let Classifieds Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. pointment setters during * Knowledge of Karmac help you sell it.

Red Deer. our busy season. Ideal for would be an asset. students or someone * Great people skills. searching for Part-Time. * Ability to work with Competitive pay with inProfessionals minimum supervision centives. Must be available * A great attitude Sundays. Located downPressure Control We offer above average town. Call 403-755-8163 Assembler wages, a comprehensive leave message for Mitch. benefi t program and a safe Technician work environment. Please Nexus is currently seeking Veterinary Hospital apply in confidence to: a mechanical individual to Full Time Kennel Assistant Fleet Brake Parts & perform assembly & Required Service 4841-78 St. Red testing of all BOP’s and Duties for this position Deer, AB T4P 1N5 Fax: Pressure Control include the care of the 403-340-0888 or email Equipment. Duties hospitalized animal, cleaning your resume to: include heavy lifting, Must be licensed kennels and hospital, tcarriere@fleetbrake.com manual labour, operating assisting technologists with forklift and overtime as Salary is commensurate with experience. animal restraints and necessary. We offer a treatments. Requirements competitive wage, benefits Please forward your resume: for this position are a love and RRSP plan. for animals, have a positive Experience is not attitude and excellent work mandatory, but a definite Fax: ethic. The position would be asset. Email resume to GAETZ SOUTH a perfect part time position resume@ Email: info@adanacinsurance.com for student(s) nexusengineering.ca Monday to Friday 4-6pm.

F/T MEAT CUTTER QUICKLINE CRANE INC. Please submit resume F/T PRODUCE CLERK #115, 5114 - 58 Street in Blackfalds attention to HR Manager Full benefits, staff is looking for a Dr. Dagmar Schouten, incentives. Apply within.

Red Deer, AB T4N 2L8 either in person at MOBILE CRANE & Oilfield Weed Sprayer CEDARWOOD HOISTING OPERATOR required. Submit resume to VETERINARY HOSPITAL with experience.

Ranger Resource Service 7644 50th Ave. Red Deer Must be a minimum third by fax 403-227-5099, or email year apprentice & have email cdsprung@telus.net dschouten72@gmail.com good knowledge of truck or call Cory 403-304-8201. before May 23, 2014. mount & all terrain cranes.

Competitive salaries includes benefits.

Must have a Class 1 license.

Trades Please submit all resumes by email to: kyle@quicklinecrane.com We are a growing construction company that requires an additional Civil Project Manager/Estimator for our SHUNDA office located in Blackfalds.

CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time The successful candidate will have experience in Carpenters earthworks, municipal infrastructure, highway or & 2nd to 4th Yr. underground utilities construction. Must be able to Netook Construction Ltd. is a heavy equipment contractor work in a fast paced environment, be proficient in Apprentices Competitive Wages Microsoft programs, written correspondence and plan based out of Olds, Alberta. & Benefits. reading. CET Accreditation is an asset.

We are seeking a Fax resumes & ref’s to: Pidherney’s offers competitive wages and benefits, as 403-343-1248 or email to: well as RRSP matching. admin@shunda.ca STAIR MANUFACTURER Please forward resumés to: hr@pidherneys.com Req’s F/T workers to build with 5-10 years’ experience working with or fax to 403-845-5370 stairs in Red Deer shop.

Attention: Charles MacDonald, in confidence. on-off road earthworks equipment.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based We require: Caterpillar and Komatsu experience, on skill level. Benefits strong diagnostic and electrical experience, Restaurant/ avail. Apply in person at knowledge with Electronic Technician and SIS 100, 7491 Edgar Hotel Industrial Bend. email: programs. Successful candidates must be able earl707@telus.net. and/or to work independently in a busy environment, be fax 403-347-7913

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403-341-4270

850

CIVIL PROJECT MANAGER / ESTIMATOR

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

820

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.

800

Qualified applicants please apply by email at careers@netook.ca or fax to (403) 556-6231.

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Please forward your resume to: Attention: Michelle Schaus Fax: 403-517-2110 Phone: 403-517-2100 Email: careers@youngenergy.ca

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• Class 1 Vacuum Truck Operator • Confined Space Monitor • Pipefitter • Experienced Wrencher • Confined Space Entry

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HEALTHCARE

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Experienced Oil & Gas Field Personnel

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Oilfield

Truckers/ Drivers

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Dental

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Misc.

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Employment Training

900

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Competitive starting wages plus regular increases.

Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm Excellent benefits package. Opportunities to advance. Must be dependable, hardworking and seeking a long-term career. Apply in person, or email to: hartleytj@eecol.com 4747 - 61st Street

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CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE? Find the right fit.

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

Advocate Opportunities

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

6 days/week in: GLENDALE

278950A5

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Advocate Opportunities

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

UPPER FAIRVIEW Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week.

NO WEEKENDS!!

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

CALL: CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

Advocate Opportunities * Adults * Youths * Seniors *

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

SPRINGBROOK NO COLLECTING!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

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Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA

EASTVIEW Eline St. and 3 Blocks of Ellenwood Dr. $69/mo.

ALSO Eversole Cres. and England Cres. $67/mo.

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.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

1630

EquipmentHeavy

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1660

Firewood

AFFORDABLE

1690

Lawn Tractors

MUST SELL - new Crafstman 19.5 HP auto. 42” mower. $1500 obo. 403-347-5208

1710

Household Appliances

18’ FRIDGE, Inglis, $225; Stove, Inglis self clean; $200; Dishwasher, Roper $75. All white & 3.5 yrs. old.

403-783-8060 FREEZER, 8 cu. ft. $145. 403-346-7856 FREEZER, 9 cu. ft. $175.

403-346-7856

Homestead Firewood FRIDGE, Sanyo 4.4 cu ft.

Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

1680

Garden Supplies

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. SOLD

BOOKCASE, 3 shelves, 2 lower doors $25; Great in child’s bedroom.

403-347-5846 COUCH 3 seater, exc. cond, green, $75; Dragon space heater $25 403-348-1905 COUCH, 3 seater, beige/ brown, $250. Oak table $250 & 4 upholstered Chairs, $20/ea. 403-309-0442

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

3 days per week, no weekends

SUNNYBROOK AREA Springfield Ave. also Sunnyside Cres. & Sutton Close also Savoy Cres. & Sydney Close also Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close LANCASTER AREA Lamont Close also Lund Close also Lancaster Drive also Landry & Lawson Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

1760

18 SPD. adult Rialto Ultima bike, black, all terrain $150; heirloom crochet table cloth, rectangular $50 403-346-2070 2 APARTMENT size coffee tables $25, garbage bag full of crafts $25, space saver dresser $25, stacking stools $15, car window shades $25, car rug $25 403-348-1905 3 AFRICAN VIOLETS, Christmas Cactus $5/ea, RV camping mat 13’ x 9’ $75, CRAFTSMAN seat for riding mower $30, SLIPPERS (Isotoner) new $15 403-342-7460 9” WHITE DINNER PLATES - $1.00 each SERVING TRAYS - †$1.00 each 20 OZ. CAMBRO GLASSES $2.00 each Call 403-728-3485 BATHTUB, 5’, white, with right hand drain. $75.

403-340-2727

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

BALINESE KITTENS 1 Male & 1 female $50/ea.

Also have a grey & white male kitten - free.

403-887-3649

CAVACHON puppy 7 mo., shots up to date, tri color, ready now **SOLD** TO GIVE AWA YTO TO GOOD LOVING HOME. 5 yr old Maremma Italian Sheep Dog. Male.

403-343-7100

Sporting Goods

1860

GOLF Clubs, ladies right handed, Cobra Sapphire, new last year. $199.

403-887-6087 PSE Elite Compound Bow RH, 28” draw, 55-70 draw weight, soft case, arrows.

Ready to shoot. $250 Call 403-350-1466

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

AGRICULTURAL

75% off!

NEW wood deck box, with cooler inside, $100.

403-347-3741

SPRAYER, 25 Gallon, on wheels. $175.

403-346-7856

Full Time, 37.5 hours a week. $14.67/hr. to $20.39/hr.

Depending Experience

1840

Dogs

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

REAR TINE, rototiller. 8.5 HP, hardly used. $625.; 30 Gal. air compressor, $225; 403-346-7856

CARRIER SUPERVISOR

1830

Cats

CLEAROUT

NEW Precious Moments Angel of Mercy Collectible. ideal gift for nurse. $50; Telephone that Red Deer Hospital allows, large buttons; $40.; child’s Fischer Price Wagon, $30; 403-347-3741

The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING!

1810

VARIOUS PARTYLITE PRODUCTS including candles.

ELECTRIC MINI MIGHT Eureka Vacuum. Exc. cond. $25. 403-346-5423

ROUTES IN:

MORRISROE AREA McLean St.

Misc. for Sale

INNISFAIL

ANDERS AREA Allsop Drive, Alton Street, & Atkins Close also Allison Cres. also Archer & Austin Drive

Pets & Supplies

Large selection.

403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389

************************** CARRIERS NEEDED

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

KIRBY CLASSIC VACUUM with rug shampooer.

Exc. cond. Hardly used. $40. 403-346-5423

Phone 403-314-4316

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

KING SIZE BOX SPRING, $50.

403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

1720

DOG KENNEL. 1 Large and 1 medium. $60 & $35. 403-506-7117

Advocate Opportunities * Adults * Youths * Seniors *

RED DEER ADVOCATE

East end of Cosgrove Cres. $73/mo.

ALSO Castle Cr. & Clark Cres. $72/mo.

LADIES quick dry sports pants, REI, 3 pair. Like new, 30” waist, navy, dark green, beige. $50. ea.; Ladies Long Coat, stone washed denim, unlined, sz. large $40.

403-347-3741

TREES: Windbreak, privacy screen, white spruce trees 5’-7’ delivered & planted $60 ea. on 25 or more. 20+ yrs experience (780)778-0223.

INNISFAIL

Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres., Churchill Cl. area $195/mo.

CLEARVIEW AREA

1590

Clothing

Household Furnishings

ROTOTILLERS: 5 hp Craftsman rear tine $250; 1.6 hp Troy-Blt $100 403-347-1076

1720

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

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

1520

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

1680

Garden Supplies

black & stainless steel, glass shelves & top freezer, energy efficient. Like LOGS ANTIQUE cast iron claw New. $75. 403-347-5846 foot bath tub with original Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. taps and soap holder Price depends on location. $750 403-347-9091 Household Lil Mule Logging Furnishings 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner 1/2 MOON GLASS PENHOLD BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / TOP TABLE, $150.

Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 SPRINGBROOK WARDROBE, Teak, $200.

403-309-0442

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

The papers arrive ready to deliver.

Antiques & Art

1520

Antiques & Art

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

TENT & FLY - light weight, compact, waterproof fabric.

3 person, easy set up. $95.

GALVANIZED LAUNDRY Houses/ TUB, $16.

Duplexes MECHANICS RAMPS, (metal), pair for $35.

3 BDRM. + DEN duplex, 403-342-7460 1.5 baths, 4 appls., fenced VANITY, small, white, for yard & shed. Close to bathroom with taps and schools & park. $1120/mo. drain. $35. 403-340-2727 RENTED

3020

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.

Advocate Opportunities

Advocate Opportunities

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION 35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

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.

36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Drive Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.

Phone 403-314-4316 **************************

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

To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

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To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Aspen Ridge 172 ALLWRIGHT CLOSE MULTI-FAMILY. May 17, 18 & 19 Sat. Sun. & Mon. 10 - 5 Men’s dresser/armoir $225, china cabinet $375, corner media/trophy cabinet $225, all OAK. Men’s Norco bike 28” $60. Men’s lefthanded golf clubs Dunlop with Ozzi standing bag $60. Table lamps $15 ea.

Household & garden items.

Deer Park MOVING SALE 91 DAVISON DRIVE Fri May 16 - 1 pm to 8pm Sat May 17 - 10 am to 2pm Kitchen Table & chairs, couch, youth bdrm furniture, glider rocker, car stereo equip, reptile stuff, small deep freezer. misc. household. Some antiques.

Early birds pay full price.

Morrisroe MASSIVE garage sale.

15 McVicar St Fri. May 16, 4-8, Sat. & Sun. May 17 & 18th 9-5.

Something for everyone.

Riverside Meadows MULTI FAMILY Thurs. May 15 & Fri. May 16, 2-8 5826-57 Ave. Too many items to list.

Rosedale 118 RUTTAN CLOSE May 16, 17 & 18 Fri. 4-8, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-1 MULTI FAMILY, children’s all ages 21 RANDALL STREET SATURDAY 17th ONLY: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Fairview - Upper MAY LONG WEEKEND SALE #33 5202 Farrell Ave. (The Falls) May 17 & 18, 10-4. Housewares, furniture, golf clubs, file cabinets, frames, plants, blankets, shelving and more.

South Hill

Lancaster Green

Victoria Park

74 LANGFORD CRES. May 15, 16 & 17 Thurs. & Fri. 4-7, Sat. 9-2 Sports, speakers, books, misc. household.

143 ARMITAGE CLOSE May 16 & 17 Fri. 5 - 9 & Sat. 9 - 1 Antique ornaments, tools, household, misc.

3310 49 AVE. (Back Yard) Thursday 15th, 1-6, Friday 16th, 1-5 & Saturday 17th, 10-2 Household & misc. items.

West Park 5936 Westpark Cres, May 16, May 17 & 18, 10-6.

Moving sale.

Household and lots more.

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Lacombe MOVING - 5218 49 St. May 16 & 17 Fri. & Sat. 10 - 4 Furniture, hand/power tools, small antiques, household misc.

Out of Town

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

ANTIQUES & Collectibles May 16 & 17 Fri. & Sat. 9 - 5 Blue Mountain Pottery, china, silver, oil lamps, toys, and MUCH more!

From RD follow Hyw. 2A toward Penhold, 2 miles from Word of Life Church turn left onto McKenzie Rd., then quick right onto gravel road, then 1/2 km. to #90. Watch for signs.

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Sylvan Lake

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned.

403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Massage Therapy

1280

Painters/ Decorators

1310

FANTASY

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

International ladies

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its Entertainment BEST! 403-986-6686 Yard DANCE LESSONS. Wedding Contractors Come in and see or Social. 403-396-2821 SAT. MAY 17, 10-4 Care Info at www.acda.ca MULTI FAMILY why we are the talk HUGE MOVING SALE AREDAN Renos 2 miles south of County Antique Furniture & of the town.

GARDENS Fencing, decks, finish fire hall on corner of 30th.

Glassware. Tools, Garden www.viimassage.biz ROTOTILLED 304-7250 work, bsmt. developments, Ave. & Delburne Rd. 1 mile Tools, Flower Pots & Escorts east on Twp. 374, 1/4 mile north on Range Rd. 271.

Giant Fabric Liquidation, Over 1500 M of variety of good quality fabric.

Great Prices - Much More!

Blackfalds MOVING SALE. 81 Stanford Blvd. May 14, 15 & 16, 2-8, May 17, 9-6, May 18, 10-3. Outdoor stuff, furniture, dishes and more!

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

3 FAMILIES on 1 blk. #3, #5 & #8 Willow St., off 49 Ave. just before Hewlett Park. Golf stuff, household, Avon and more. May 16, 4-8, May 17, 9-5. May 18, 10-4.

Garden Furniture.

Lots of Household Furniture, Housewares, Paintings & Prints.

Sat. 17th 10am - 6pm: Sun. 18th 10am to 6pm: Mon. 19th 10am to 2pm.

3 Fern Glade Cres.

Sylvan Lake

1160

1100

drywall, landscaping, sheds. Red Deer 780-788-9522 Payne27@hotmail.com

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

CONCRETE???

HUGE YARD SALE We’ll do it all...

MAY 17 & 18 Call E.J. Construction Saturday & Sunday Jim 403-358-8197 or 9-5 3817 LAKESHORE DRIVE DALE’S Home Reno’s SYLVAN LAKE Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 Classifieds Your place to SELL FENCES & DECKS Your place to BUY 403-352-4034

1430

1165

Catering exclusively to the needs of men with physical challenges. 587-877-7399

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Property clean up 340-8666

1200

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

Locally owned. BBB member.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

Handyman Services

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees?

Call James 403-341-0617

Moving & Storage

1300

MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Canada’s James Hinchcliffe has a bruise on the bridge of his nose, a black-and-blue reminder of his big wreck.

He can hide it with the helmet he’ll need now that he’s back in the race car.

Hinchcliffe, from Oakville, Ont., was cleared to drive Thursday by IndyCar’s medical team following a concussion Saturday in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

He passed the post-concussion tests and should be all set to qualify this weekend for the Indianapolis 500. He couldn’t wait another day, hopping in the No. 27 Honda with 2 minutes left in practice to turn his first lap of the month on the oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“I went overkill on resting because I really wanted to get back out here,” he said. “I think a big part of it was my nose is so big it absorbed a lot of the impact and it left my head relatively unscathed.”

He can laugh about it now, but it wasn’t so funny Saturday when debris from Justin Wilson’s car flew into the cockpit, striking Hinchcliffe in the head. He was taken away from the track on a stretcher, transported to a hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.

“Luckily, I don’t remember most of it,” he said. “It’s a scary situation any time an injury like that happens.”

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“Everybody’s been giving a lot of credit for the heads up decision to pull off, but that must have been a subconscious thing because I have no memory of that,” he said. “I guess I was very lucky to come in time to not get into the wall there.”

Series officials said concussions are handled on a case-by-case basis and that drivers with head injuries must pass an ImPACT test before they’re cleared to compete by series medical director Dr. Michael Olinger.

The 27-year old Canadian passed his after doing nothing more this week than some light training. He woke up Sunday with a headache but said he was fine by Monday. He was back in the gym Wednesday and ready to resume racing for Andretti Autosport.

“I went overkill on the rest,” he said. “Everything that they asked me to do I did, and then some. I’ve been wearing my sunglasses for like 96 straight hours, staying away from all electronics. Anything they asked me to do I went overkill because I knew the goal was to get back and I really wanted to qualify this car, and it looks like I’m going to be able to do that now.”

E.J. Viso replaced Hinchcliffe in practice this week and got a double dose of bad news: He was out of work and the engine in the No. 27 Honda blew during Thursday’s practice.

“I really expect that the help, effort and input I gave during these past few days are going to reflect in a good way in the coming days and during the Indy 500,” Viso said. “I feel really proud to be able to help Andretti Autosport and I hope to be driving with them again sometime in the future.”

Munoz, Ernst shoot 6-under to share Kingsmill Championship lead LPGA TOUR

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Azahara Munoz and Austin Ernst had strong finishes Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Kingsmill Championship at 6-under 65.

The former NCAA individual champions completed their morning rounds on the front nine at Kingsmill’s River Course, with Munoz birdieing four of her last seven holes, and Ernst closing with birdies on No. 7 and 9.

“I don’t think it’s easy,” Munoz said. “The wind is pretty tricky, but the pins were somewhat accessible. Obviously, the course is playing is much shorter than normal because it’s warmer and drier. Holes I had been having 4-irons in, I was having 9-irons in today.”

Munoz had a bogey-free round, saving par with a 10-foot putt on the par-3 second — her 11th hole — after hitting into a greenside bunker. The Spaniard lost a playoff to Paula Creamer in Singapore in March when Creamer made a 75-foot eagle putt on the second extra hole.

“I’ve been having a much better attitude,” said Munoz, the 2008 NCAA winner at Arizona State who won the 2012 Match Play Championship for her lone tour title. “When I miss a shot, I don’t let it get to me so much like I used to.

I used to get pretty upset, and that really hurt me.”

Ernst, the 2011 NCAA winner at LSU, rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 first with an eagle on the par-5 third, hitting a 6-iron from 182 yards to 10 feet on the downwind hole.

“Really just solid,” Ernst said. “Gave myself a lot of looks, hit a lot of greens and made it really easy on myself out there on a day when it was pretty windy and it could kind of get away from you a little bit.”

Heavy rain was expected overnight and Fri-

day morning, likely delaying second-round play.

“We’ll just kind of see,” Ernst said. “I’m kind of glad I’m in the afternoon tomorrow. That way I don’t have to kind of hang out. If it does get delayed, you’re not waiting on the update every 30 minutes.”

South Korea’s Hee Young Park shot 66.

“Everything is pretty good,” Park said. “I made a lot more putts.”

Defending champion Cristie Kerr opened with a 67 after missing the pro-am Wednesday because of illness. She also won the Michelob Ultra at the course in 2005 and 2009.

“It was weird. I started feeling really bad Tuesday night,” Kerr said. “I woke up and just didn’t want to get out of bed. Just kind of knew something was wrong. I just was going to stay in bed and try to recover, but my husband was like, ’You got to go see a doctor.’ So I went, and he was like, ’You have heat exhaustion and maybe something else going on.’ So they took me to the hospital and gave my IV fluids and ran some tests and I had an infection.”

Lexi Thompson, the Kraft Nabisco winner, also was in the group at 67 along with Lizette Salas, Brittany Lang, Kathleen Ekey, Danielle Kang and Thidapa Suwannnapura.

“Overall, I’ll definitely take 4 under,” Thompson said. “I feel really good about my game right now. I’ve worked extremely hard in my off-season, especially on my short game. I put a lot of hours and hard work into it. To see it paying off definitely helps my confidence out.”

Jessica Korda, Yani Tseng and Ai Miyazato topped the group at 68.

Second-ranked Stacy Lewis and No. 3 Lydia Ko, both in position to take the top spot in the world ranking from Inbee Park, each shot 70.

Lewis would jump to No. 1 with a victory or a solo second-place finish, as long as Ko doesn’t win. Ko needs a victory to move to No. 1. Park is skipping the tournament.

Lewis won the North Texas LPGA Shootout two weeks ago.

Four share lead in Champions Tour’s Regions Tradition

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Champions Tour players put on long-sleeved pullovers and tried to figure out which way the wind was swirling from hole to hole. They left Shoal Creek with little separation at the top.

Jay Haas, Mark Calcavecchia, Olin Browne and Chien Soon Lu shared the first-round lead at 3-under 69 on Thursday in the Regions Tradition, the first of the 50-and-over tour’s five majors. Nine others were within two strokes of the lead.

With windy, unseasonably cool conditions, it was the highest score for first-round leaders at the Tradition since three players tied at 3-under in 1990 at Desert Mountain Club in Arizona.

The course absorbed more than an inch of rain heading into Thursday and the players were allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls.

The Tradition hasn’t been so tightly bunched in the top spot after the first round since a seven-way tie in 2008 and the average score was about two strokes higher than last year’s first round.

“The winds were very tricky,” the 60-yearold Haas said. “I kind of had a handle on it, I thought, on the front nine. And then by the time we got to about 13, 14, 15, I had no idea which way the wind was blowing.

“With all the trees and the valley and everything, you get a lot of swirling winds and you just have to be extra careful and think it out and then hit the shot that you’re planning to hit,

which I did most of the time.”

Calcavecchia birdied three of the final nine holes and came within a whisker of a fourth and the solo lead on No. 18.

“When it was about 10 feet short, I didn’t think it could miss,” he said. “It was just dead centre the whole way and the last couple of feet, it was still in the middle of the hole and it just dribbled just a shade to the right and singed the right lip.

“That would have been nice to walk that one in to end the day. Those are the ones that make the rest of the day go by a little bit better, dinner taste a little better.”

Haas capped a run of three straight birdies with a 50-foot putt on the 12th hole to move to 5 under. He finished with six birdies and had bogeys on three holes, including two of the next four after the long putt.

The sun actually shone much of the day but the wind and wet course did make for some challenges.

“There was no roll in the fairways,” Calcavecchia said. “We had to play lift and place. The ball was just caked with mud every time you picked it up in the fairway. The wind was very tricky.”

Lu did manage to birdie the final hole and two of the last three to grab a share of the lead The native of Taiwan has two second-places in the Tradition, 2010 in Oregon and 2012 at Shoal Creek.

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