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Penhold woman charged in fatal hit and run

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A woman believed to be linked to a fatal hit and run crash with a teen longboarder west of Penhold faces several charges, after she turned herself in to police who found her car burned in a field.

The woman reported to Innisfail RCMP on Saturday, a few days after the crash that killed Trystan Sorensen, 18, of Penhold.

Jessica Masyk, 25, of Penhold has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of a collision, public mischief and driving while unauthorized.

The mischief charge involves her allegedly making a false statement accusing some other person of committing an offence.

Sorensen was killed when he was hit by a vehicle on May 20 at about 10:30 p.m. while he was longboarding with a friend about five km west of Penhold on Hwy 592. The collision occurred just west of where Sorensen lived.

On Wednesday, a 2003 Dodge Durango was reported stolen. It was soon located, burned in a farmer’s field east of Innisfail.

On Saturday, the registered owner and alleged driver at the time of the collision was contacted by police. The same day, she turned herself into the Innisfail detachment.

Amy Sorensen, Trystan Sorensen’s mother, said RCMP informed the family.

Amy said she has mixed emotions about the news.

“We’re angry that she took so long,” said Amy. Amy said there has been a huge outpouring of support for the family from her son’s friends.

Trystan Sorensen’s brother Harry Midgely also expressed sympathy and compassion for the situation.

“I’m not mad at her, there are certain details I understand that make her own life complicated,” said Midgely.

“It doesn’t make it right, and she did eventually come forward. It’s not going to do any good to be angry, it’s not going to change anything, it’s not going to make anything better.”

Innisfail RCMP are still vigorously investigating the details of the collision and are seeking public assistance. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-227-3342 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

The friend Trystan Sorensen was with was not injured.

A public viewing was scheduled for Monday night at Parkland Funeral Home.

Masyk has been released from custody and will appear in Red Deer provincial court on June 20. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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From the left, Central Middle School Grade 7 students Emily Wilhelm, Wendy Manjarrez and Naheed Parsa leap over the first hurdle as they practice for a track and field day which is coming up in the middle of June.

Good Samaritan returns cache of $50 bills to rightful owner

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF If you found $1,500 what would you do?

For Susan Bombase, there was no question: Get it back to its rightful owner.

Bombase, 52, came across the cache of $50 bills in a package of stockings she picked up at Once Again Consignment Boutique in Red Deer.

She immediately contacted the store’s owner Jeanette Mitten who spent the next couple of weeks going back through records and client lists to find who the money belonged to.

On Monday, the two ladies finally returned the money to a Lacombe senior, who asked to be kept out of the story.

“Finding something that doesn’t really belong to you, especially cash, I have a joy in being able to give the money back to the owner,” said Bombase.

“The first thing I thought was, ‘I have to give back the cash.’” $1,500 is a lot of money to someone like Bombase, a Philippines native who immigrated to Canada 24 years ago and now has citizenship.

She works two jobs, one at the Village Mall A&W, owned by Mitten’s husband Wayne Mitten, and next door at Dollarama, while her husband works at a bottle depot.

Mitten was in the process of packing up the boutique, preparing to move the store to a new location at 4909-48th St. She had received a few large donations of older women’s clothing that did not quite work with her store and so she marked them for donation to Dress for Success. But before she moved them on, she gave a number of employees like Bombase the opportunity to come in and pick through the lot.

Bombase chose a few items, including what appeared to be a new package of stockings, of which there were a large number.

When she got home, she put the clothes, still in the bag, in her room and took a few days to get around to going through her selections.

When she came back to the stockings it was then that she realized the package was rather thick, thinking it must have been a multi-pack, but then discovered an envelope with 30 $50 bills inside.

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City seeking cash for flood prevention

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer has asked the province to pay for $69.3 million worth of flood-related projects.

Two projects — extending the McKenzie Trail berm and raising the Wastewater Treatment Plant lagoon — have been fully funded to the tune of $667,000 under the flood erosion program. A total of $414,239 has been awarded for supplies and equipment.

Director of Development Services Elaine Vincent told council on Monday that after last year’s flooding events the province introduced programs for municipalities to seek flooding assistance.

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$267,000 in provincial funding has been granted to the City of Red Deer for work on an extension to a flood mitigation project at McKenzie Trail Recreation Area.

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BRIEF Sundre woman on trial for dog attack The trial is now underway for a Sundre woman accused of turning her dogs on a visitor.

Rita Phillip, 59, was charged with aggravated assault by police responding to complaints of a dog attack at her home in Sundre Mobile Estates at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2012.

Police allege arriving at the home to find two pit bulls barricaded in one room and a severely injured woman in another. One of the dogs was shot dead at the scene and the other was destroyed after a dangerous dog hearing in Calgary.

The visitor was described as a 26-year-old woman from Calgary.

Phillip was arrested a few days later at a Calgary casino and charged with two counts of aggravated assault in connection with the alleged attack.

Her trial opened in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday and is scheduled to run until Friday.

Former U.S. president offers advice on prostitution to Canadian lawmakers OTTAWA — A former U.S. president is urging Canada to go after pimps and buyers of sex when it revises federal prostitution laws.

In a May 16 letter to Canadian parliamentarians, Jimmy Carter encourages adoption of the so-called Nordic model, which imposes sanctions against those who exploit prostitutes while helping sex workers leave the trade.

MITIGATION: City well protected The city applied for funding under three provincial flood programs and has received funding from two.

Vincent said the city has not heard anything from the province on receipt or approval on the projects totalling $68.2 million, which include long-term and non-critical mitigation projects.

Acting city manager Paul Goranson said the city is well protected under the one-in-100-year-flood-level criteria. He said the province has asked municipalities to make a list for improvements that could be made should the water levels exceeded what the city has planned for flooding mitigation and has experienced.

Among the long-term projects are stabilizing Riverview and Waskasoo Creek banks, more wastewater and water treatment plant projection, flood risk mapping and building an off-stream storage.

Coun. Paul Harris questioned the absence of prevention in the laundry list of projects. Harris raised concerns about the impact of climate change and the assumption that the flooding would come from the Red Deer River.

“All these projects are about how we mitigate based on the assumption the water is going to run off,” said Harris. “There doesn’t seem to be any projects that look at prevention and other ways of handling water . . . systemic changes that really need to be made rather than just assuming we can build our communities the same way that we have always built and believe they will be able to handle the water.”

Vincent said that the city is currently working on its climate change adaptation strategy, which will be finished by the end of this year and could affect the way the city does business and planning.

Coun. Lawrence Lee asked how the projects made the shortlist and whether council will have opportunity to discuss specific projects.

Vincent said the city looked at the criteria for the grants and multiple tools including city studies, external consultants and provincial mapping information to decide where the city’s energy and effort should be put into.

Vincent said if the city does not receive any provincial grants, the city will have to have a strategic conversation and align it with the climate change adaptation strategy to ensure overall community readi-

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ness. The city hopes to hear from the province in the coming months.

The city will start work on the McKenzie Trail berm and lagoon raising projects in the next four to six weeks. During the 2005 and 2013, there was considerable flooding damage to the McKenzie Trail Recreation Area and homes in the area were affected.

Other council notes: ● Council stepped up its advocacy efforts, passing several resolutions that may be on the floor at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association conference in September.

One such resolution urged the province to increase Family and Community Support Services funding commensurate to population growth and annual inflations to ensure sustainability of the programs. FCSS funding has stayed the same for eight years in the province.

Coun. Ken Johnston, a council representative on the local FCSS board, talked about the gap in funding locally, where the board was awarded $1.9 million from the province but received $3.1 million in asks from Central Alberta agencies. Johnston added a clause that urges the province to explore and link early intervention programs funded by FCSS and social agencies and crime prevention. Johnston told council he is frustrated that the province is not linking crime prevention and social programming together.

“Crime continues to be the number one healthcare issue in the province when you think about crimes of substance abuse, crimes of spousal abuse,” said Johnston. “FCSS provides preventative programs so that offenders at an early age are given enough opportunity and education and enough options with their lives so they don’t have to turn to things like substance abuse or spousal abuse and that ends up costing society.”

Council also advocated for Alberta 211, a service that connects callers to a full range of social, health and community and government services, to be rolled out and funded across the province. It is currently available in a handful of communities.

Coun. Frank Wong said many seniors and agencies have been waiting for this service for a long time. ● A report on the urban chicken pilot project was tabled for four weeks to allow administration to prepare a report. ● Council tabled a decision on re-naming the Memorial Centre until June 21 after a targeted consultation with veterans groups in the city. ● Council delayed giving first reading to a land use bylaw that would allow small-lot homes with front-attached double garages available city wide.

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She phoned up Mitten im‘IN THIS DAY AND AGE mediately and brought them to SO FEW PEOPLE WOULD work the next DO SOMETHING LIKE day.

Mitten was THAT, IT’S JUST NOT IN not surprised THE COMMON BOOKS at all by the honesty of BomANYMORE.’ base, who she has gotten know — JEANETTE MITTEN over the last 17 STORE OWNER years.

“In this day and age so few people would do something like that, it’s just not in the common books anymore,” she said.

It took Mitten more than a week to track down the owner, and then another week to schedule the time to get out to Lacombe.

When the two ladies got out there, however, the owner was overjoyed with the return of her money.

“She was so grateful,” said Bombase. The woman rewarded her with $100.

The woman said she now remembers hiding the money with the intention of one day passing it on to her children, but over time forgot about where she stashed it.

When her grown children, who don’t live in the area, helped her move to a seniors home, they donated the clothes to the boutique, not realizing all they were donating.

In the process, a new friendship was formed between the ladies, as Mitten, who is from Sweden originally and rarely gets to see her own family, says she’s going to adopt her as her mother.

“This lady, she was so appreciative, she had tears in her eyes, and I don’t think it was just about the money,” said Mitten. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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Spanish bullfighter Roman grabs the horn of a Guadaira ranch fighting bull after being tossed during a bullfight of the San Isidro fair in Madrid, Spain, Monday. Bullfighting is an ancient tradition in Spain, and the San Isidro’s bullfighting fair is the biggest event and attracts the top bullfighters to perform. The lucky bull fighter Roman was tossed by the bull but was not gored, so was able to continue the fight.

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Notley ponders joining race PARTY WORKING ON PROCESS TO REPLACE BRIAN MASON

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta NDP legislature member Rachel Notley said Monday she will decide within the next few weeks whether to join the race to become the party’s next leader.

“I’m deliberating on it,” said Notley in an interview, adding that decision will come “within the month.”

Notley, the party’s house leader, said her answer depends on a number of factors, including how the nomination process will work.

“I’m not clear when everything is going to fire up,” said Notley, the MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona.

Brian Stokes, the NDP’s executive director, said a committee has been working for a month on nomination deadlines, fundraising rules and fees.

He said the party executive is to meet Ttonight to ratify or rejig as necessary the committee’s report. Details are to be announced soon after.

“They’ll be setting the date for open-

ALBERTA NDP LEADERSHIP ing the nominations at the meeting (Tuesday),” said Stokes.

“The only thing we won’t have is the actual balloting process.

We’ll develop that over the next couple of months.”

Stokes said the party is still looking at logistics and cost of having members vote electronically as well as in person.

The party already has its first unofficial candidate. MLA David Eggen has said he will run for the leadership when nominations open.

Eggen had previously said he’d be interested.

He said he decided to announce on

the weekend to end speculation.

“I just wanted to be straight up.

When they open this thing, I will be the first in line to file my papers,” said Eggen, who represents Edmonton-Calder and serves as caucus whip.

The new — MLA RACHEL NOTLEY leader will be chosen at a party conference in Edmonton on Oct. 18-19 to replace current leader Brian Mason.

Mason announced last month that he would step down at the convention.

He said he had taken the party as far as he could and suggested a fresh face is needed if the NDP is to make a breakthrough and become a solid alternative to the two dominant right-

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centre parties in the province — the Wildrose and the Progressive Conservatives.

Eggen agreed. “There’s a growing fatigue watching two conservative parties essentially battle it out to see who can be more right wing, and make more cuts and compromise the public interest,” he said.

“People want a stronger public health-care and education system.”

The NDP is the fourth party in the legislature with four of a possible 87 seats, all in Edmonton.

Eggen agreed that re-establishing a base outside Edmonton, especially in Calgary, is critical.

“There are many neighbourhoods and a whole socio-economic class of people in Calgary that are identical to Edmonton. It’s just a question of working (to bring out the vote).

“We will get good candidates in there. They’ll have some time (to prepare) and we’ll win some of those seats back.”

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IN CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIAL YEAR

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — In its 350-year history, the changing of the guard ceremony in England has never included a non-military pipe band — until now, says the Vancouver Police Department, This June, the force’s 34-member pipe band will accompany members of the Household Division, British soldiers who guard the Queen, during ceremonies at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

Pipe Sgt. Bob Murphie said Monday the trip has been about two years in the making and is meant to celebrate the band’s centennial year.

“It’s very significant,” said Murphie. “We’re going to London in the first instance to perform in the changing of the Queen’s guard.”

“That’s been done by the military for 350 years, the military and the Commonwealth, so Commonwealth regiments from around the world have gone to participate in it. But it’s always been done by the military, so we’re the first, the very first, non-military band to do this.”

The band is scheduled to participate in four daily ceremonies at Buckingham Palace and two at Windsor Castle, starting June 16.

It will also play at the Royal Chelsea Hospital, a residence for retired army pensioners, and take part in a ceremony known as the beating retreat at a parade ground near Buckingham Palace. The beating retreat is a historic military tradition, which saw drums beaten, camp gates closed and flags lowered at the end of the day.

Murphie said all the band’s current members are sworn members of the police department and have done a lot of work getting ready for the trip. He said the British military regiments that guard the Queen are the best in the world at what they do, are phenomenal in drill, are wonderful musicians and are the epitome of perfection.

“So we’ve had to raise the standard of our band in terms of drill and deportment and music as well.”

The pipe band was formed in 1914 under the authorization of then Chief Const. Malcolm MacLennan.

Current Deputy Chief Const. Warren Lemcke said most of the 10 constables who gathered in 1914 to form the band had no experience with the pipes and drums. The band has since played around the globe — including in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States and Switzerland — and for royalty, heads of state and dignitaries.

The department says it’s the oldest non-military pipe band in British Columbia and the longest continually serving police pipe band in the world.

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Bricks keep tumbling from Calgary building

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A hole measuring about six metres by four metres has appeared on the side of a downtown Calgary office building that’s been shedding bricks from its facade since last week.

The gaping hole showed up Sunday evening when several large chunks of construction material let go from the Genco building.

There have been no reports of injuries, but the debris heavily damaged some vehicles that had to be left in a parking lot when the problem began.

Fire department battalion chief Ernie Molineaux (MAH’-lih-noh) expects the bricks will continue to tumble because of expansion and contraction caused by daytime heating and overnight cooling.

Molineaux says the building’s owners and engineers will have to figure

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Calgary MLA Kyle Fawcett is sworn in Monday as Alberta’s new minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour, in a ceremony at Government House, with Premier Dave Hancock looking on. Fawcett replaces Thomas Lukaszuk, who resigned the cabinet post last week in order to run for the Progressive Conservative party leadership. Fawcett retains his earlier cabinet job as associate minister in charge of flood recovery in southwestern Alberta. He says one of his priorities will be to represent Alberta’s interests as the federal government considers changes to the temporary foreign worker program. Fawcett says the program is important to Alberta, given its booming economy and labour shortages.

B.C. plans to put more defibrillators in public spaces to save lives to being alive, and a week later walking around in the community,” he said. “I still see him every week when I get to play soccer.”

Lake said the government will spend an additional $1 million to expand a current program that would see up to 750 defibrillators in parks, arenas and recreation centres across the province in an attempt to save more lives.

He said up to 2,000 British Columbians die each year from sudden cardiac arrest, but statistics reveal 75 per cent of those people could be saved if they receive prompt access to CPR, and, or a jolt from a defibrillator, or both. Lake said cardiac arrests can happen at any place and any time, and placing more defibrillators in public places will save lives.

“Having access to life-saving equipment can make a difference. I’ve seen this first hand,” he said.

“The statistics are really compelling.”

There are currently 175 external defibrillators in 82 B.C. communities.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS B.C.’s health minister has witnessed the amazing powers of a defibrillator first hand, and Terry Lake announced an expanded $1-million plan that the government hopes will jolt others back from the dead.

On Monday, Lake said his proof came on the soccer pitch in his hometown of Kamloops, B.C., when he saw a defibrillator help revive a fellow player who fell to the grass suffering from a massive heart attack.

They called 911 and immediately started to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but it wasn’t until paramedics arrived and jolted the fallen player with a defibrillator that the man came back to life, Lake said.

“We managed to do CPR until the first responders came and used an automated external defibrillator and someone went from being essentially dead

out how to solve the problem.

Barricades remain up to protect the public.

Man gets six months for hit and run that killed 10-year-old girl CALGARY — A man convicted of dangerous driving causing death in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 10-year-old girl near Calgary has been sentenced to six months in jail.

Fergus Hunter of Morley,, is also to spend 90 days in a residential addictions program and will be on probation for two years after his release.

Eleasha Wesley died when the sedan she was in was hit from behind by a van on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary in May 2012.

She was thrown from the car when it rolled several times and landed in a ditch.

Hunter, who was driving the van, fled the scene, but was arrested three weeks later.

The Crown was looking for a sentence of almost four years, but the defence had argued for a shorter prison term with conditions for rehabilitation.

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Lessons we must learn YOU CAN’T IMPROVE EDUCATION BY DISRESPECTING TEACHERS These days, everyone is agog over Finland’s model for public education, which seemingly produces the brightest students in the world. Likewise, people swoon over the performance of Asian students, particularly in math and science.

Alberta students rank right up there with them, but there’s a Canadian ethos that says anything foreign must be better. So in our eyes, the Finns and the Asians rule the world today.

GREG Except when NEIMAN they don’t. Red Deer educators have told me that Alberta’s public school curriculum is the toprequested program among countries looking to improve their own education systems, and international test results.

Why? Because our students are consistently top-flight, and the curriculum that brings the knowledge to the students is delivered in English.

Both Finnish and Asian languages are difficult adapt to educational policies for most nations. Alberta’s curriculum is far more adaptable to other

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cultures. As a result, I’m told that Alberta teachers with experience delivering our curriculum find the doors to international teaching opportunities open quickly.

That said, what are the commonalities between the programs in Finland, Asia and Alberta that a layperson can understand?

One that has been related to me — sometimes with pride and sometimes with despair — is that the role of the teacher is highly respected in topflight programs. It takes a lot of training to become a public school teacher in these countries, both academically and in experience. When people suggest that a high proportion of public school teachers should have — or should work toward — a masters-level degree, that implies a high regard for the importance of the job.

So there is a disconnect, then, when teachers feel they need to resort to job action to achieve the working conditions (and, yes, pay) needed to make the job and the program work.

Today’s example of that disconnect is the ongoing dispute between the government of British Columbia and its 41,000 teachers.

Rotating one-day strikes are set to begin this week in an all-too-public battle over negotiations for a new provincial contract. While individual schools will be closed for one day, the province has moved to dock everyone’s pay by 10 per cent, call the teachers

greedy and try to set them against other public sector unions.

The teachers rejected a $1,200 signing bonus for a new contract, saying they’d rather have rules instituted about class size caps, and a policy that enforces better supports in cases when classrooms exceed pre-set limits for special-needs children.

B.C. does have the second-lowest per-student funding regime in Canada.

B.C.’s teachers have not seen a raise since 2010 and want to play catch-up.

But those are issues for the negotiating table.

What can be seen by outsiders here is that you can’t build a top-flight public education system when you don’t respect the professional opinions of teachers.

It must be noted that Premier Christy Clark was B.C.’s education minister when the government outlawed having classroom conditions as part of the collective bargaining process with teachers.

A decade of court battles that followed — in which the government lost every round — had its most recent round end in January with a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that you cannot separate the working conditions of the classroom from the contracts of teachers.

In the industrial world, the conditions of any job — workload, safety, physical workplace standards, etc. — all have a bearing on wage expecta-

tions and quality-of-product standards.

In education, you can’t expect world-level quality of education in a system in which there are no limits to classroom size, or when a good portion of students who need special attention aren’t getting support.

What those class sizes should be, and what levels of support there should be are well-documented in international studies: check Finland, Asia and Alberta, where these workplace standards have negotiated numbers attached.

In the working careers of pretty well all B.C. teachers, there have only been two contracts settled without some kind of job action or arbitration needed. Only once has this been achieved in the last 10 years.

Clearly, following B.C.’s old script isn’t working. And it wouldn’t work here, either.

Either you trust your teachers to know how to deliver one of the most envied curriculums in the world or you don’t. Either you listen to their professional advice as experts on the ground, or you denigrate them as greedy and try to have the cheapest education system in the country.

A world-class public education system can’t be delivered without collaboration, and without public investment.

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

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Looking for Bentley RCAF member’s family In 1944, a Wellington bomber exploded over our small English village in Northamptonshire killing all six RCAF personnel on board. Roade Local History Society are concerned that few people in the village know of this event. They would like to erect a plaque honouring the six young Canadians who died so far from home. We do not want their sacrifice to be forgotten.

One of our members saw the debris falling from the sky. She was seven years old at the time. It was a gloomy, thundery, dark foreboding late afternoon. She and her brother were playing shove-ha’penny on the window ledge and looking out directly over the field where some of the debris fell. Suddenly, the sky was full of falling debris and then came the deafening bang. Her father, who had experienced bombs falling in the London Blitz, thought it was a buzz bomb and the family dived beneath the table.

However, when it became apparent that the village was not under enemy attack, father and son ran over the field to see what they could do to help. The remains of the aircraft were spread over a wide area.

The Wellington HF641 of 22 OTU had taken off on a navigational exercise from Wellesbourne, Mountford, Warwickshire, on Thursday, June 29, 1944 at 1:35 p.m.

Over Roade, at 5:20, the plane was struck by lightning and disintegrated.

The men who died were: ● F/O Robert J. Andrews, 21 years, J27301 RCAF, pilot, from Toronto, Ont ● P/O Charles E. Stephen, 30 years, J36296 RCAF, from Montreal, Que., and the only married man. ● F/O Paul W. Tokar, 22 years, J27116 RCAF from Fenwick, Ont. ● Sgt. William H. Clark, 22 years, R193583 RCAF, from Washago, Ont.. ● Sgt. Allan H. MacKimmie, 18 years, R260780 RCAF from Port Colquitam, B.C. ● Sgt. John B. Sollie, 23 years, R150594 RCAF from Bentley, Alta.

The all-Canadian crew were interred at Brookwood Cemetery, near Pirbright, Surrey, England.

In addition to the plaque, we hope to keep a fuller account of this tragic incident in our archives, giving more details about the men. We have their names and ages but would also like to know more about them.

We would like to be able to trace relatives, friends or obtain other information that would help us remember them as people rather than just names on a plaque.

Can anyone help us please?

Ron Johnson Project Lead — Roade Local History Society ronjohnson1951@hotmail.com Phone: 00-44-1604-861458

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Taming the wild West Country Have those dumb, marauding anti- west on a Sunday, or long weekend eco campers really grown up — or Monday, and every second vehicle just moved further west, into B.C.? coming at you is a truck and camper For anyone who uses heading home. the West Country responDuring the Victoria long sibly, it is sort of encourweekend, traditionally a aging to hear from those time for all hell to break who patrol the forests that loose in the West Country, there isn’t as much disrethings were much quieter spect shown by some of this year. Alberta Envithose who use the forests. ronment and Sustainable Some of the “good old boys Resource Development and girls” have grown up, (ESRD) told the Advocate apparently. that, in part thanks to soAfter years of trying to cial media, law enforceget people to understand ment was alerted quickly the wild outdoors isn’t an in some cases to bad-ass MARY-ANN open quad track, the mescampers.

BARR sage seems to be getting Some people have even through some thick skulls. taken it upon themselves There’s an incredible to help clean up after parwilderness that lies west of ty animal campers leave.

Rocky Mountain House and beyond, It’s getting to be a better educated to the foothills and the mountains, camper out there, with more people through places like Nordegg, along showing an understanding that they the Forestry Trunk Road, Abraham should leave the forest just as pretty Lake and Kootenay Plains, inhabited as when they arrived. by such creatures as bears, sheep, But part of that has to be because goats, deer, elk, cougar, numerous of the huge policing effort that goes types of wild fish and birds, and, un- into every long weekend out there fortunately, the party animal. now. Rocky and Rimbey RCMP wrote Head straight west out of Red Deer 750 tickets on the May long weekend a couple of hours and you truly are — for alcohol, vehicle, off-road and out in the wilderness. The area along camping violations. Still, there was at the David Thompson Hwy remains least one report in the Cow Lake area one of Alberta’s pristine green areas. of a couple’s trailer being extensiveYou only have to pass through ly damaged by a band of destructive Rocky Mountain House between May campers. and September to know how popular To me that doesn’t quite say the the West Country is getting to be. Ev- problems of party animal campers ery gas station has a lineup, as does is anywhere near resolved. As well, every highway fast food outlet. Drive the weather was not terrific, and on-

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After the public grew weary of the terrible behaviour and destruction caused by some campers who see the wilderness as a great place to test the limits of their 4x4s, and/or ATVs, destroying land and water, the province began to respond with massive bursts of law enforcement on the big camping weekends.

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Sigh — B.C. will have to start doing what Alberta has had to do to try to maintain peace and tranquility in the forest.

Maybe if the deadheads are pushed far enough, they will just stay home.

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Muslim group moves to sue PM, spokesman FOR ALLEGEDLY LINKING ORGANIZATION TO A TERRORIST GROUP

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A passenger checks her cell phone before a flight. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt says regulations are being changed to permit the use of video games, tablets, computers and cameras at any time during a flight, including during takeoff and landing. Travellers using electronic devices will, however, still have to make sure their devices aren’t transmitting a signal.

Ottawa allows use of electronic devices during flights

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — For tech-savvy travellers, flying the Canadian skies is about to get just a little bit friendlier.

The federal government is changing regulations to permit the use of video games, tablets, computers and cameras at any time during a flight, including during takeoff and landing, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Monday.

“We’re going to be allowing passengers to use portable electronic devices during takeoff, ascent, descent and landing provide that the airlines have met certain safety conditions,” Raitt told a news conference at the Ottawa airport.

Travellers still won’t be allowed to use cellphones or access WiFi, or use any device that hasn’t had its transmitting functions disabled, since such activity can interfere with aircraft systems, she added.

But as long as a device is in “airplane mode” and unable to send or receive a signal, its use will be permitted “gate to gate” — a change Raitt said is meant to strike a better balance between safety and passenger comfort.

Under the regulation exemption, airlines will also have to demonstrate that their aircraft are not affected by the devices and that passengers can still be made aware of crew instructions during emergencies.

The exemption takes effect immediately, although it will be up to individual airlines to determine when they are ready to adopt the change, said Raitt.

Canadian airlines were informed in advance that the rule change was being contemplated, giv-

ing them time to prepare for Monday’s announcement. Air Canada, for one, said it welcomes the decision.

“Our customers have been telling us they want the option to use their (personal electronic devices) at all times on board our aircraft, both for working and entertainment,” the airline said in a statement.

“Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge and its Air Canada Express regional partners are finalizing measures to safely implement the new procedures.”

A ban on using over-the-ears headphones, however, remains in effect on board Air Canada flights during the usual periods when passengers need to be able to hear announcements: takeoff, ascent, descent and landing.

WestJet said it had already completed comprehensive testing of the electronic systems aboard its next-generation Boeing 737 fleet to support the expanded use of personal electronic devices.

But more work is required to properly train flight crews, amend operating manuals and demonstrate that radio signals from devices don’t pose a risk to aircraft systems and equipment, the airline said.

Last year, the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority lifted its ban on the use of portable electronic devices under safe flying conditions.

Shortly afterward, all major U.S. airlines began allowing the gate-to-gate use of devices and the European Aviation Safety Agency quickly followed suit.

Canada’s move brings domestic carriers in line with other airlines around the world, Raitt added.

“It’ll ensure that Canadian operators can remain globally competitive.”

OTTAWA — A national Muslim council is proceeding with a lawsuit against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his chief spokesman for allegedly linking the organization to a terrorist group.

The National Council of Canadian Muslims has filed a statement of claim in Ontario Superior Court after failing to get an apology from the Prime Minister’s Office.

The council is seeking a public retraction, damages of up to $100,000 and a permanent injunction preventing the words from being republished, the statement of claim says.

The claim quotes Harper spokesman Jason MacDonald as saying, “We will not take seriously criticism from an organization with documented ties to a terrorist organization such as Hamas.”

That comment to the Sun News Network came last January after the council criticized the inclusion of controversial rabbi Daniel Korobkin in a delegation accompanying Harper to the Middle East.

The council soon filed a notice of libel, the first step in taking legal action.

At the time, Ihsaan Gardee, the council’s executive director, denounced MacDonald’s remark as “categorically false, offensive and defamatory.”

Subsequent discussions between the parties did not resolve the matter, said Jeff Saikaley, a lawyer for the council.

“We did have conversations with the lawyer representing Stephen Harper and Jason MacDonald, and we weren’t able to reach a satisfactory agreement. So we have no choice but to proceed to the next step,” Saikaley said.

“We’re still hopeful that something can be done to avoid an actual trial, but for the time being this is what’s been required to protect our client’s interests.”

The council describes itself as an independent, non-partisan, non-profit group that has worked for 14 years on human rights and civil liberties issues on behalf of Canadian Muslims.

The group announced a name change — from CAIR-CAN to the National Council of Canadian Muslims — last July.

The statement of claim says the council has a clear public record of consistently condemning terrorism and has denounced by name terrorist groups such as Hamas, al-Qaida and others.

It alleges MacDonald deliberately ignored these facts and chose not to contact the council to verify any information.

MacDonald said Monday he had no comment.

A half-dozen other organizations, including the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Association of University Teachers, have offered support to the Muslim group.

Visit sparks renewed talk of 11th province CARIBBEAN ISLAND PREMIER EXPLORES MORE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The premier of Turks and Caicos is leaving the door open to the prospect of his country joining Canada, even though he has opposed the idea in the past.

But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird suggested Monday that Canadians are dreaming if they think they’ll have a province in the Caribbean any time soon.

Turks and Caicos Premier Rufus Ewing met Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, where he says the two leaders spoke about exploring a more formal relationship.

Ewing described the meeting as a “courtship,” but said the pair did not discuss the possibility of Turks and Caicos becoming Canada’s 11th province.

The idea, however, is not out of the question, Ewing suggested during a news conference following the meeting.

“It is not of my mandate to close the door,” he said.

“It is my mandate to see Turks and Caicos have sustainable economic growth and development and development of our people . . . and we look to Canada, who has shown by example of being a very strong democracy.”

Even creating closer political ties is a long shot, said Baird: the Harper government is not exploring a stronger governmental relationship, let alone considering a plan to annex the British colonial territory.

“We’re not in the business of annexing islands in the Caribbean to be part of Canada, so that’s not something that we’re exploring,” said Baird.

“We’re not looking at any sort of formal associa-

tion with the islands.”

Some provinces, however, appear open to the idea. While Ewing was in Ottawa, P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz tweeted to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall that he’d be happy to partner with the Prairie province on the Turks and Caicos project.

Conservative MP Peter Goldring has been pushing the idea for over a decade, arguing that Canada needs its own Hawaii.

Canada enjoyed strong economic ties with Turks and Caicos in the 1800s, largely through the salt trade.

More recently, however, the 40-island nation has relied more on the tourist trade and its open banking system for the economic well-being of its roughly 30,000 inhabitants.

Turks and Caicos is currently a British territory with an elected legislature.

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New leader vows talks with east KYIV LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES ON INSURGENTS UKRAINE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president-elect said Monday he wants to begin talks with Moscow and end a pro-Russia insurgency in the east, but the rebels escalated the conflict by occupying a major airport, and the government in Kyiv responded with an airstrike.

As darkness fell in Donetsk, a city of about 1 million, it was unclear who was in control of the airport. Hundreds of fighters of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic had been brought by trucks to a wooded area on the fringes of the airport, many of them armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and automatic rifles. At least one warplane streaked over the city, firing flares, and explosions were heard from the direction of the airport.

The rebels, who declared independence for Donetsk and the neighbouring Luhansk region after a hastily called and dubious referendum two weeks ago, regarded Sunday’s election of candy tycoon Petro Poroshenko as president to be illegitimate.

In a victory speech, the billionaire promised to open a dialogue with residents of eastern Ukraine and to guarantee their rights. The rebels and many others in the region say they fear the February ouster of pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych will lead to the repression of its predominantly Russian-speaking population by Ukrainian nationalists.

Poroshenko also said he would not negotiate with armed insurgents that he calls terrorists.

“Peace can only be achieved through a dialogue with people,” he said Monday. “This process cannot be stopped with the use of arms

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Pro-Russian gunmen take positions near the airport, outside Donetsk, Ukraine, on Monday. Ukraine’s military launched air strikes Monday against separatists who had taken over the airport in the eastern capital of Donetsk in what appeared to be the most visible operation of the Ukrainian troops since they started a crackdown on insurgents last month. only; arms can be used exclusively against killers and terrorists.”

Russia has heavily criticized an offensive by Ukraine’s military against the rebels, and Poroshenko indicated he wants it to end quickly.

“The anti-terrorist operation cannot and should not last two or three months,” he said.

“It should and will last hours.”

But aggression by rebels, as at the Donetsk airport, could make it impossible for Ukrainian forces to back off.

News reports said scores of armed insurgents descended on the airport about 3 a.m.,

and all flights were cancelled.

Heavy gunfire broke out, Ukrainian fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead, and dense black smoke rose in the air.

Vladislav Seleznyov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian operation, wrote on his Facebook account that the military had given an ultimatum to the gunmen occupying the airport to disarm. They didn’t comply, he said, and the military launched an airstrike.

Denis Pushilin, a leader of the separatists, said they sent their men to the airport after some of their supporters were

Thai coup leader receives royal endorsement WARNS CITIZENS NOT TO CRITICIZE, NOT TO PROTEST

Gunmen kill American cardiologist in central Pakistan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAHORE, Pakistan — Gunmen in Pakistan shot dead a visiting American cardiologist from the minority Ahmadi sect

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Two protesters, center, gesture in front of line of Thai riot police officers during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Monday. Bolstered by a royal endorsement Monday to run the country after last week’s coup, Thailand’s junta leader warned citizens not to cause trouble, not to criticize, not to protest, or else face a return to the “old days” of street violence. the sensitivity of the situation, said Yingluck had returned to her home.

In a gruff, 20-minute appearance, Prayuth warned the media and social media users to avoid doing anything that could fan the conflict. He also called on anti-coup protesters who have been staging smallscale demonstrations to stop.

“Right now there are people coming out to protest. So do you want to go back to the old days? I’m asking the people in the country, if you want it that way, then I will have to enforce the law.”

Earlier Monday, a royal command sent in the name of King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially endorsed Prayuth to

run the country and called for “reconciliation among the people.”

Bhumibol, who is 86 and in fragile health, did not attend the ceremony, in which Prayuth knelt down before a large picture of the monarch and offered a decorated cone of banana leaves. The endorsement is a formality, but in a country where the king’s word is supreme, it is one that carries enormous weight.

Thursday’s coup, Thailand’s second in eight years, deposed an elected government that had insisted for months that the nation’s fragile democracy was under attack from protesters, the courts, and finally the army.

in front of his wife and toddler son on Monday as they left a cemetery after visiting relatives’ graves, police said.

The two gunmen riding a motorcycle shot Mehdi Ali Qamar 10 times at close range in the central town of Chanab Nagar, police officer Shaukat Ali said, adding that Qamar’s wife and son were not harmed.

He is survived by two other sons.

The officer said the family arrived two days ago from their home in Ohio, for a visit and that the cardiologist had planned to treat patients at the nearby Tahir Heart Institute. Ali said the killers’ motive is not yet known.

Jason Elsea, from the Ahmadiyaa Muslim Community in Columbus, Ohio, said Qamar was from Pickerington and had a practice in Lancaster.

position.

Sunday’s presidential balloting was praised by international observers as a “genuine election,” saying it was held freely and fairly.

Poroshenko, known for his pragmatism, supports building strong ties with Europe but also has stressed the importance of mending relations with Moscow. Upon claiming victory, he said his first step as president would be to visit the east.

He said he hoped Russia would support his efforts to bring stability and that he wanted to hold talks with Moscow.

Nigerian military has located abducted girls but can’t go in with force

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK, Thailand — Bolstered by an endorsement from Thailand’s king, the nation’s new military ruler issued a stark warning Monday to anyone opposed to last week’s coup: don’t cause trouble, don’t criticize, don’t protest — or else the nation could revert to the “old days” of turmoil and street violence.

Speaking in his first public appearance since the coup, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha defended the army’s takeover, saying he had to restore order after seven months of increasingly violent confrontations between the now-ousted government and demonstrators who had long urged the army to intervene.

“I’m not here to argue with anyone. I want to bring everything out in the open and fix it,” said Prayuth, who spoke at the army headquarters in Bangkok dressed in a crisp white military uniform.

“Everyone must help me,” he said, adding: but “do not criticize, do not create new problems. It’s no use.”

The tough words came as an aide to former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she had been released Monday from military custody after being held for three days at an undisclosed location without access to a telephone.

The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of

detained, but news reports cited the airport’s press service as saying the insurgents were demanding Ukrainian forces be withdrawn from around the facility.

Donetsk news outlets, citing an unidentified health official, reported that two people were injured and one person killed by gunfire at the city’s main train station. In Slovyansk, a city about 100 kilometres (60 miles) to the north that has seen sustained clashes, an Associated Press reporter saw the bodies of an elderly woman and a young man following mortar fire from a government

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military has located nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to try to free them could get them killed, the country’s chief of defence said Monday.

Air Marshal Alex Badeh told demonstrators supporting the much criticized military that Nigerian troops can save the girls. But he added, “we can’t go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back.”

He spoke to thousands of demonstrators who marched to Defence Ministry headquarters in Abuja, the capital. Many were brought in on buses, indicating it was an organized event.

Asked by reporters where they had found the girls, Badeh refused to elaborate.

“We want our girls back. I can tell you we can do it. Our military can do it. But where they are held, can we go with force?” he asked the crowd.

People roared back, “No!” “If we go with force what will happen?” he asked.

“They will die,” the demonstrators said.

Badeh said no one should criticize the military.

“Nobody should come and say the Nigerian military does not know what it is doing. We know what we are doing,” he insisted.

Nigeria’s military and government have faced national and international outrage over their failure to rescue the girls seized by Boko Haram militants from a remote northeastern school six weeks ago.

President Goodluck Jonathan was forced this month to accept international help.

American planes have been searching for the girls and Britain, France, Israel and other countries have sent experts in surveillance and hostage negotiation.

The U.S. State Department had no immediate comment

on the reports about the missing Nigerian girls. Jonathan’s reluctance to accept offered help for weeks is seen as unwillingness to have outsiders looking in on what is considered a very corrupt force.

Soldiers have said that they are not properly paid, are dumped in dangerous bush with no supplies and that the Boko Haram extremists holding the girls are better equipped than they are.

Some soldiers have said officers enriching themselves off the defence budget have no interest in halting the five-yearold uprising that has killed thousands.

Soldiers near mutiny earlier this month fired on the car of a commanding officer come to pay his respects to the bodies of 12 soldiers who their colleagues said were unnecessarily killed by the insurgents in a night-time ambush.

The military also is accused of killing thousands of detainees held illegally in their barracks, some by shooting, some by torture and many starved to death or asphyxiated in overcrowded cells.

More than 300 teenagers were abducted from their school in the town Chibok on April 15. Police say 53 escaped on their own and 276 remain captive.

A Boko Haram video has shown some of the girls reciting Quranic verses in Arabic and two of them explaining why they had converted from Christianity to Islam in captivity. Unverified reports have indicated two may have died of snake bites, that some have been forced to marry their abductors and that some may have been carried across borders into Chad and Cameroon.

Boko Haram — the nickname means “Western education is sinful” — believes Western influences have corrupted Nigerian society and want to install an Islamic state under strict Shariah law, though the population 170 million people is divided almost equally between Christians and Muslims.

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SPCA recommends charges against B.C. woman in deaths of six dogs VANCOUVER — The SPCA is recommending that animal cruelty charges be laid against a B.C. dog walker who’s accused of leaving six dogs to die in a hot truck earlier this month.

The animals were initially reported stolen from the woman’s truck while it was parked at a Langley, B.C., dog park, and a massive search was launched by the dog’s owners and community members.

Several days later, police said the bodies of the animals had been found dumped in a Fraser Valley ditch.

Marcie Moriarty, the SPCA’s chief prevention and enforcement officer in B.C., says they are still completing their investigation, but there was enough evidence for a recommendation of separate criminal charges including cruelty and neglect of animals.

Moriarty says the SPCA will be submitting its full report to Crown counsel as quickly as possible.

B.C. Mounties said last week they were also investigating the woman for possible public mischief charges.

Alakazam! Winnipeg illusionist step closer to mega riches in British show LONDON — A Winnipeg magician who has dazzled audiences by making doves appear out of thin air has advanced to the semi-final of the Britain’s Got Talent television show.

Darcy Oake is among 45 people who are moving on to compete for the show’s grand prize of 250,000 — more than $457,000 Canadian — with British bookies listing his odds of winning at 10-to-1.

The 26-year-old son of longtime Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Scott Oake will be facing competition that includes 18 singers and 12 dance acts during this week’s semi-finals that run until Thursday.

Oake’s initial performance last month was seen by some 11 million viewers on BGT, and millions more when the YouTube version went viral.

During his act, which left even the notoriously blunt judge Simon Cowell agog, Oake made several birds appear out of thin air before replacing some of them with a female assistant.

Oake, who was in London for Sunday’s show, could not immediately be reached for comment. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Man facing murder charge in B.C. hockey mom death ordered to remain in custody SURREY, B.C. — A man accused of killing a hockey mom in Surrey, B.C., has been ordered to remain in custody.

Yosef Gopaul remained locked in handcuffs for his brief court appearance while a judge agreed to keep him in custody until his next court appearance on June 13.

The 27-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Julie Paskall.

She was beaten as she waited for her son outside the Newton hockey ice arena in December and died two days later in hospital.

RCMP announced the charges over the weekend, saying the murder had a devastating impact on the city and the hockey community across the country.

Police say Gopaul had arrived from Ontario just eight weeks before Paskall’s death. (CKNW)

London, Ont., Mayor Joe Fontana pleads not guilty to fraud charges LONDON, Ont. — The mayor of London, Ont., admits that as a member of Parliament he altered a contract that he submitted for expenses, but the $1,700 the government paid out was not for his son’s wedding, his lawyer said Monday.

Joe Fontana, who has refused to step down as mayor while his case is before the courts, pleaded not guilty to fraud, uttering a forged document and breach of trust by a public official on the first day of his trial.

The Crown alleges Fontana wrote a $1,700 cheque as a deposit for his son’s 2005 wedding reception at the Marconi Club in London then submitted a claim for a government expenses along with a “significantly altered” version of the contract that secured the club as the wedding venue.

Among the alterations were changing the date of the event from June 25, 2005 to Feb. 25, 2004, the word “wedding” to “reception” on the contract under the section for purpose of the event, the addition of a yellow sticky note saying “misc constituents reception” as well as the word “original” added in blue ink.

Fontana’s lawyer, Gord Cudmore, said his client admits making those changes, but what is at issue in the trial is the purpose of the $1,700 cheque.

Pierre Karl Peladeau attends PQ caucus in wheelchair after cycling accident QUEBEC — A wheelchair-bound Pierre Karl Peladeau returned to the national assembly Monday, a week after suffering multiple fractures in what he called a “brutal” fall off his bicycle.

The rookie Parti Quebecois member of the legislature said his health was improving day-by-day and he felt good enough to be at work despite only being released from hospital on Friday.

Before attending afternoon question period, Peladeau told a news conference he is looking forward to representing the residents of his Saint-Jerome riding, north of Montreal.

The majority owner of Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B) said he lost control and fell hard, fracturing his hip and collarbone as well as several ribs. He is expected to be in the wheelchair for about three months after the May 18 accident in Mont-Orford Park.

A PQ spokesman said a special spot has been arranged to allow Peladeau to attend daily question period in the tight quarters of the legislature’s main chamber. Peladeau, 52, was wearing a helmet when he took the tumble in the Eastern Townships, which he credits with saving his life.

He said his head was the first part of his body to hit the tarmac and that he probably wouldn’t be around today if he had not been wearing the helmet.

“Thankfully ... I had my helmet on,” Peladeau said. “If I didn’t have one, I probably would not be before you this morning, because my fall was brutal and it was my head that struck first on the asphalt.

Hence the importance of wearing a helmet when you go biking.”

Peladeau said he hopes to stay in Quebec City the whole week, health permitting.

B.C. teachers hit picket lines as sides return to table

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — As British Columbia teachers walked picket lines on Monday, the union and its employer resumed bargaining with pledges to stop further escalation in a dispute that has forced families to make alternate plans for half a million schoolchildren.

All parties in the simmering conflict were lamenting the closure of schools in Vancouver and 15 other districts in job action launched by the union as part of four days of rotating strikes.

B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he was grieved to see children pulled into a labour dispute, but firmly stated the government wouldn’t force a resolution.

“I have said consistently, (and) the premier has, we want a negotiated settlement. To rush to legislation is not where we’re going to go,” he told reporters in Victoria.

BC Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said he was hopeful that the heightened job action would pressure the employer to make a new offer.

“Our goal is not to be on the picket line. We didn’t want to be doing this,” he said outside Charles Dickens elementary school in Vancouver. “What I’m

hoping for is we start making the necessary progress at the bargaining table so we get closer to a deal.”

Teachers sporting signs from their necks walked loops around their institutions, describing the back-and-forth dealings over the week leading up to the strike with words like “confusing,” “frustrating” and “crazy.” But they were also optimistic that an agreement could be reached.

“I guess we hope it’s going to lead some place good, eventually,” said Tami McDirmid, who teaches grades five to seven.

“Everybody seems to have a different story. So I guess we’re learning to be patient, we’re learning to wait for clear direction from our union.”

Parent Christy Thomas, whose 10-year-old daughter was heading to gymnastics camp for the day, brought teachers banana muffins and said she felt like the government was “acting like bullies.”

“I’ve just been shocked at the kind of tactics in the background and my eyes are just becoming opened to the politics involved here. I find it shocking when you’re dealing with the children.”

In parallel with the strike, which was set to run one day for each school district through Thursday, the province said it

planned to start cutting teachers’ pay by 10 per cent.

Iker said another round of job action could take place next week if the conflict was not resolved swiftly, but union members would take a vote before advancing to stage three action.

While more than 40,000 teachers take turns being off the job, unionized school support staff said they’d honour the lines.

Iker conceded the BCTF was leaving it up to members to decide whether or to take part in extracurricular activities.

There’s been plenty of confusion whether events and activities would be cancelled with several letters passing between the employers association and the union over recent days setting out particular rules. Fassbender said he wanted to correct the misinformation, explaining that any teacher at any activity will be covered by workers’ compensation provisions.

BC Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair also joined teachers on the lines, and said the broader, provincial labour movement supports the union in a goal for long-term labour peace.

“The labour movement will not support back to work legislation ordering teachers back to work,” he said.

Committee to study whether to have rail line running through Lac-Megantic

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Quebec’s municipal affairs minister is defending the length of time it is taking to decide about a rail bypass in Lac-Megantic, saying all aspects need to be considered.

Part of the community’s downtown was destroyed and 47 people were killed when a runaway freight train loaded with volatile fuel oil derailed from the tracks and exploded last July.

Municipal leaders and townsfolk have argued the line should be moved away from the centre of town so a similar tragedy doesn’t happen again.

A committee studying the relaunch of Lac-Megantic says the wisdom of having a rail line running through the centre of town again needs to be evaluated.

Municipal Affairs Minister

Pierre Moreau said Monday a feasibility study will look at various factors, including the volume of traffic and the type of materials to be transported.

He said the study is needed because the cost estimates of any rail bypass around the town range from $50 million to $175 million.

The committee will also look at potential locations for the bypass and should submit its final conclusions by the fall or the end of the year, Moreau said.

“We’re not blowing hot and cold,” Moreau said in an interview with The Canadian Press. “We’re breathing fast so we can help everyone.”

The cost of the study is estimated at $2.5 million and would be shared among the provincial government, the town and Fortress Group.

Fortress is the new owner of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic

Railway, whose train was involved in the tragedy.

The federal government has not confirmed its involvement in the study but Moreau said he is confident Ottawa will participate.

Colette Roy Laroche, the mayor of Lac-Megantic, pointed out that the human factor must be considered as well because many townsfolk suffered psychological trauma from the tragedy.

“Our citizens have been greatly affected by this tragedy,” she told a news conference in Lac-Megantic. “Almost a year later, we’re really seeing the consequences and the impacts.”

Quebec Health Minister Gaetan Barrette responded by saying the needs would be addressed.

In a process parallel to the feasibility study, the town must submit a preliminary version of its urban plan in June with final plans to be ready by September.

Woman alleges RCMP pulled her from shower, left her naked during house search

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — A Manitoba woman is suing six RCMP officers claiming they pulled her from a shower and left her shivering naked in her kitchen during a search of her home.

The woman alleges in a lawsuit filed last week that the September 2012 incident has left her with post-traumatic stress disorder, fear of being alone and a fear of showering, as well as emotional trauma.

The lawsuit alleges the woman was taken from her main-floor bathroom shower during the mid-

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morning raid and kept in custody, without any clothing, in the kitchen while police searched her home.

“The plaintiff was kept in the kitchen without access to covers for a period of time,” the statement of claim says. “The plaintiff began hyperventilating and experiencing shock-like symptoms.”

It claims the woman, who works as a hospital medical technician, was eventually taken to hospital in an ambulance. She is seeking unspecified damages including punitive damages and costs.

“As a result of the injuries which the plaintiff received from the defendants, the plaintiff has

suffered out-of-pocket expenses including loss of wages in an amount to be proven at trial,” the lawsuit says.

The lawsuit says Mounties raided the house while executing a search warrant as part of an investigation, but does not elaborate. Daniel Minuk, the woman’s lawyer, declined to comment on the lawsuit or its allegations.

Tara Seel, media relations officer with the RCMP, said it would be inappropriate to comment since the matter is now before the courts.

No statement of defence has been filed. The woman’s claims have not been proven in court.

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Farmers allege dismal rail service CANOLA GROWERS COMPLAIN TO TRANSPORT AGENCY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Canola farmers are complaining to the Canadian Transportation Agency about what they call “dismal” service from the country’s two biggest railways.

The Canadian Canola Growers Association says Canadian National Railway Co. (TSX:CNR) and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSX:CP)

have not fulfilled their obligation to move Western Canadian grains and oilseeds to market this crop year.

The group’s complaint cites provisions in the Canadian Transportation Act that requires railways to provide “adequate and suitable” accommodation for all traffic their customers want moved.

“The breakdown of the Western Canadian rail transportation system this year is completely unacceptable for

grain producers,” said Brett Halstead, president of CCGA and a farmer from Nokomis, Sask.

“Ultimately, it is farmers who are bearing the cost of this supply chain failure.”

The arms-length regulatory agency will issue a determination within 120 days of receiving the complaint.

In recent months, Western Canadian farmers have been expressing growing frustration about their inability to move a

record grain crop to market by rail.

The railways say they’ve done everything they can considering the sheer volume of grain, combined with unusually harsh winter conditions.

“This situation is about a 100-year crop and the worst winter in decades — not about a level of service failure by CN. CN is moving record grain volumes so far this crop year and has fared better than all other railroads during this

difficult winter,” said Mark Hallman, a spokesman for the Montreal-based railway.

“The Canola Growers Association’s complaint is unfounded and ill-advised. CN is a backbone of the economy and a true supply chain enabler with an agenda that is aligned with customers. CN will vigorously defend its record and reputation in front of the Canadian Transportation Agency.”

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF A Central Alberta oilpatch services business, and a petrochemical company with a strong presence in the region, came close to winning Alberta Export Awards recently.

Strata Energy Services Inc. of Blackfalds was a finalist in the Manufacturing — Oil & Gas category; while Nova Chemicals Corp. was in the running for honours in the Manufacturing — Other category. Those awards were claimed by Kudu Industries Inc. and International Mascot Corp. respectively.

The other award categories were Emerging Exporter, Agricultural and Consumer Products, Technology and Media, Services, Exporter of the Year and Leadership.

“Alberta’s future economic prosperity depends on increasing our market access,” said Cal Dallas, Alberta’s minister of international and intergovernmental relations, when the finalists were announced earlier.

“It’s essential that we continue to expand our international profile, particularly in today’s competitive global marketplace.”

The Alberta Export Awards are produced by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters and JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group.

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A driver with Tar-ific Const. Ltd. dumps a load of fill on the site of a new commercial office building under construction along Laura Avenue at Gasoline Alley on Monday.

Cielo strikes deal with Australians CONFIDENT OF VERY LARGE MARKET FOR WASTE-TO-DIESEL TECHNOLOGY

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Canadian company marketing waste-to-diesel technology is gaining traction on the other side of the world.

Cielo Waste Solutions Corp.

(CSE: CMC) — which has its head office in Surrey, B.C., but its operational headquarters in Red Deer — announced on Monday that it’s struck a deal with Emerald Green Energy Pty Ltd. of Perth, Australian, to sell Cielo products in the South Pacific country.

“It’s a very large market in Australia,” said Cielo CEO Don Allan. “There are lots of opportunities there.”

Cielo has been promoting a

system that coverts waste material like paper, cardboard, cloth and plastics into renewable diesel fuel.

It has a small demonstration refinery that can produce about 50 litres of diesel per hour, and plans to manufacture larger, commercial-scale facilities.

In April, the company announced that it had signed a letter of intent with Red Deer County to lease the Horn Hill waste transfer station east of Penhold and develop a wasteprocessing system and renewable diesel refineries at the site. It wants to use municipal waste material there as feedstock.

Allan said on Monday that Cielo is close to finalizing a

formal agreement with the county.

Thereafter, it expects to manufacture a 200-litre-perhour refinery for use at Horn Hill, followed by a 700-litreper-hour plant.

“As soon as the 700 is up and running, then we’re going to move the 200 to Australia,” said Allan, confirming that Cielo already has a buyer there for the 200-litre unit.

The move could happen early next year, he said.

The 700-litre unit at Horn Hill would be joined there by others.

“We think that we’ll easily go to six over a period of time.

“It’s going to be our flagship.”

Allan added that other buy-

ers are waiting in the wings.

Cielo has confirmed that it’s received a $13-million purchase order from an undisclosed buyer for a 700-litre per hour refinery and a waste-processing line.

The company is also negotiating more licensing agreements like the one it has with Emerald Green Energy.

These would provide exclusive selling rights for Cielo products in other territories.

“We’ve got probably a third of the world being covered right now,” said Allan.

He thinks the 200-litre refinery could be fabricated in Alberta.

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Oil by rail to U.S. coast stirs fears of disaster REGION IS RECEIVING UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNTS OF CRUDE OIL BY RAIL, MOSTLY NORTH DAKOTA, MONTANA AND PARTS OF CANADA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VANCOUVER, Wash. — Residents along the scenic Columbia River are hoping to persuade regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest’s largest crude oil train terminal — the proposed destination for at least four trains a day, each more than a mile long.

The increasing numbers of trains, each carrying tens of thousands of barrels of potentially volatile crude from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota, have raised concerns around the country after nine accidents in the past year, including one last month in Virginia.

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panies say their proposed terminal will create at least 80 permanent jobs and will bring an economic windfall to the region.

But area residents and others in nearby communities are worried about the risks to people, wildlife, businesses and to their way of life.

“We depend on the Columbia for moving freight, generating power, irrigating farms, fishing,” said Eric LaBrant, president of the Fruit Valley Neighborhood Association, which represents about 2,000 residents who live next to the proposed site.

“Anywhere on the Columbia, an oil spill would cripple our economy,” he said.

The river is, in a way, the soul of the Pacific Northwest.

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The fight over the terminal underscores a new reality on the West Coast: The region is receiving unprecedented amounts of crude oil by rail shipments, mostly from the oil boom in North Dakota, Montana and parts of Canada.

More than a dozen oil-byrail refining facilities and terminals have been built in California, Oregon and Washington in the past three years.

As a result, long oil trains are already rolling through rural and urban areas alike — including along the iconic Columbia.

Another two dozen new projects or expansions are

planned or in the works in those three states.

While traditionally most crude has moved to Gulf Coast and the East Coast terminals and refineries, experts say there’s a West Coast boom because of cheap rail transport prices and its proximity to Asian markets should Congress lift a ban on U.S. oil exports.

Oil by rail shipments through Oregon ballooned from about 1.6 million barrels of crude carried on 2,789 tank cars in 2009 to more than 11 million barrels on 19,065 tank cars in 2013, according to annual railroad company reports.

In California, the volume of crude imported by rail skyrocketed from 45,500 barrels carried on 63 tank cars in 2009 to more than 6 million barrels on 8,608 tank

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cars in 2013, according to data by the California Energy Commission.

The state estimates its oilby-rail shipments will rise to 150 million barrels per year in 2016.

And in Washington state, crude oil shipments went from zero barrels in 2011 to 17 million barrels in 2013, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology, though officials said those numbers are rough estimates.

The two main rail companies, Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe, say they work hard to prevent accidents by inspecting tracks and bridges, investing in trailers with fire-fighting foam and providing hazmat training to emergency responders.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 98.45 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.24 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.051 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.98 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.21 Cdn. National Railway . . 65.21 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 180.48 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.36 Capital Power Corp . . . . 2576 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.74 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 50.68 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 52.00 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 29.54 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.54 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.63 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.87 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.86 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 51.44 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 66.18 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.74 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.43 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 51.04 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 105.20 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.46 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.35 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.51 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday amid hints about further stimulus measures for Europe and hopes for another strong run of bank earnings in Canada.

The S&P/TSX composite index rose 7.59 points to 14,715.69 with volume light because New York markets were closed for the U.S. Memorial Day holiday.

There was also major news on the merger and acquisition front as Pfizer said it does not intend to make a takeover offer for British drugmaker AstraZeneca. The announcement Monday came a week after AstraZeneca’s board rejected a proposed US$119-billion buyout offer from Pfizer, the world’s second-biggest drugmaker by revenue. Pfizer had been waiting for AstraZeneca to engage in merger talks by a Monday deadline.

The Canadian dollar rose 0.08 of a cent to 92.08 cents US. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said the bank could engage in large-scale bond purchases to combat the negative spiral of low inflation if need be. Draghi’s remarks held out the prospect for action to stimulate the weak eurozone recovery at the ECB’s next governing council meeting June 5.

The base metals sector led TSX advancers, up 0.76 per cent. Commodity markets were closed in New York, but July copper gained two cents to US$3.19 a pound in electronic trading.

The financials sector was also supportive, up 0.2 per cent as traders look to take in earnings from National Bank (TSX:NA) and Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) on Tuesday, Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) on Wednesday and CIBC (TSX:CM) on Thursday.

Hopes are high for another string of solid reports after Royal Bank

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 17.18 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.07 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 46.51 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.30 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 75.61 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.02 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.05 First Quantum Minerals . 23.30 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 26.63 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.58 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.61 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.28 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.66 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.45 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.46 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 32.07 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 36.33 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 69.99 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.55 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 56.88 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 44.51 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 22.88 Canyon Services Group. 16.09 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 31.82 CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.08 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 24.95 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.65 (TSX:RY) and TD Bank (TSX:TD) posted earnings last week that blew past expectations, with strong contributions from major divisions and lower loan loss provisions.

“Overall, good numbers and expectations have certainly shifted higher following the numbers from TD and Royal,” added Dion.

The energy sector was flat as July crude moved down 17 cents to US$104.18 a barrel.

The gold sector was the major decliner, down 0.25 per cent even as June bullion gained 90 cents to US$1,292.6 an ounce.

In other corporate developments, Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC.A) shares jumped $1.76 to $105.20 as the retailer signed a multi-year deal with TSN that will see the sports broadcaster develop and produce content for the retailer’s traditional and digital marketing channels, including traditional and digital flyers, social media and online advertising and in-store advertising.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,715.69, up 7.59 points TSX Venture Exchange — 994.90, up 6.95 points TSX 60 — 842.87, up 0.13 of a point Dow — Market closed for Memorial Day S&P 500 — Market closed for Memorial Day Nasdaq — Market closed for Memorial Day Currencies at close: Cdn — 92.08 cents US, up 0.08 of a cent Pound — C$1.8294, up 0.05 of a cent Euro — C$1.4822, up 0.06 of a cent

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REFINERY: Showcase on weekend After that, manufacturing might move to Central Canada, the United States or even overseas.

“We haven’t decided who’s going to do the fabrication yet. It has a lot to do with our financiers.”

Cielo will be showcasing its demonstration refinery to prospective investors and buyers this week and next at Blindman Industrial Park north of Red Deer. Allan said representatives of interested parties in China, Honduras, the United States and Canada will be on hand.

Cielo also confirmed on Monday that Jim Peterson, a former Canadian international trade minister, secretary of state (international finance institutions) and chair of the House standing committee on finance, has been nominated for election to the company’s board of directors.

“He comes with a lot of international experience, which is what we were looking for,” said Allan. “Probably 90 per cent of our orders are going to be outside of Canada.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

RAIL: Spike in shipments leads to concerns Still, the spike in shipments has led to concerns among officials in the Pacific Northwest over rail safety and oil spill responsiveness — and to oppo-

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 101.32 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 64.01 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.59 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.78 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 54.16 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.92 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.05 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.120 Precision Drilling Corp . . 13.88 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 42.28 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.16 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.01 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.53 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 72.90 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.25 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 68.00 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.93 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.36 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.69 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.11 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 52.15 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 72.62 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.30 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.75 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.25 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.91 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.61 Euro — US$1.3645, up 0.17 of a cent Oil futures: Market closed for Memorial Day Gold futures: Market closed for Memorial Day Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.987 oz., down 13.7 cents $706.88 kg., down $4.41 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 994.90, up 6.95 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 108.85 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $6.60 lower $480.90; Nov. ’14 $6.10 lower $479.70; Jan ’15 $6.20 lower $484.20; March ’15 $6.20 lower $485.80; May ’15 $6.30 lower $487.30; July ’15 $6.30 lower $488.30; Nov ’15 $6.30 lower $483.20; Jan. ’16 $6.30 lower $477.20; March ’16 $6.30 lower $480.70; May ’16 $6.30 lower $480.70; July ’16 $6.30 lower $480.70.

Barley (Western): July ’14 unchanged $150.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $150.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $152.00; March ’15 unchanged $153.00; May ’15 unchanged $153.00; July ’15 unchanged $153.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $153.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $153.00; March ’16 unchanged $153.00; May ’16 unchanged $153.00; July ’16 unchanged $153.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 409,980 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 409,980.

nents lashing out at rail companies for not disclosing how much oil is being shipped and where.

Railroad companies aren’t required to disclose such information.

In some cases, oil-by-rail transports on the West Coast started without the knowledge of local communities or emergency responders.

A terminal near Clatskanie, 62 miles northwest of Portland, was permitted to move oil two years ago by Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality without a public process.

This year, the state fined the facility for moving six times more crude than allowed.

The disclosure caused public protests, but the company, Global Partners, says it’s following the law.

In the San Francisco Bay area, where the local air district in February issued a permit to operate a crudeby-rail project in Richmond without notice to the public or an environmental review, residents and environmental groups filed a lawsuit.

They are seeking a preliminary injunction and a suspension of the air permit, pending a full environmental review.

“We feel that we were deliberately deceived by the permitting authority,” said Andres Soto, the Richmond organizer for Communities for a Better Environment, an environmental justice group that’s a plaintiff in the case.

“The delivery of this product right next to schools, to neighbourhoods, where literally you can throw a rock and hit these rail cars, presents a clear danger to literally thousands of residents,” Soto said.

The fears are shared by many in Vancouver, where officials received more than 33,000 public comments about the project — detailing feared impacts to air quality, wildlife, recreation, tribal treaty rights, and home values, among others.

After a review, state officials will make a recommendation to Gov. Jay Inslee, who has the final say.

Canadian Tire, TSN announce multi-year digital partnership

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp.

(TSX:CTC) has signed a multi-year deal that will see sports broadcaster TSN develop and produce a wide range of content for the retailer, including its Sports Chek stores.

“All of our customers are either online or going online,” Duncan Fulton, senior vice-president at Canadian Tire, said in an interview Monday.

“They’re on YouTube. They’re on Facebook. They’re on Twitter. They’re surfing our site. They’re surfing TSN’s site. They’re on mobile. They’re using apps.”

Fulton said Canadian Tire has been also been “scrambling” to fill all of those channels and TSN was the first to deliver after it invited the broadcaster as well as Rogers, which owns rival Sportsnet and others, to work on a solution.

“The Rogers deal is still in the works. We don’t have anything to report there yet,” Fulton said.

Rogers was not immediately available for comment.

Financial terms of the TSN-Canadian Tire agreement weren’t disclosed but the companies described it as a multi-million dollar partnership with an initial three-year term.

The deal covers all of the Canadian Tire banners, including Mark’s and Sports Experts and various types of content including TSN’s regular programming and special content produced by TSN for Canadian Tire.

TSN president Stewart Johnston said the companies have come up with an agreement that goes beyond the conventional arrangement between advertiser and broadcaster.

“We’re very excited about the potential to deliver content to them. Not only advertising opportunities but con-

tent that can serve their platforms, our platforms, and truly help them solidify their strategy as they move forward in the sports world,” Johnston said.

“I think this is going to be seen as a very interesting way to have a relationship between a strong advertiser and a strong broadcaster. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if this lead to further deal along these lines.”

TSN is one of the media businesses owned by Montreal-based BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE), which also owns Bell Canada, CTV, and numerous specialty cable TV channels and conventional radio stations.

TSN recently announced plans make more content available to television subscribers by adding three national feeds, bringing the total to five starting this fall.

Canada’s media sector has been undergoing major changes in recent months, including a blockbuster 12-year rights deal between Rogers Communications Ltd. (TSX:RCI.B) and the National Hockey League.

That agreement replaces a longstanding relationship between the NHL and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., which has produced Hockey Night in Canada for decades.

TSN continues to have hockey rights including 26 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as part to Bell’s part ownership of Maple Leave Sports and Entertainment.

The station also has rights to at least 52 Ottawa Senators games under a long-term deal with that franchise and at least 60 Winnipeg Jets games under a separate deal with that team.

TSN also has rights to numerous other sports content that fits the needs of Canadian Tire’s retailing operations, including the Grey Cup for the Canadian Football League and soccer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015.

Bell weeks away from announcing list of towns to get wireless spectrum

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Bell Canada will announce details in the coming weeks about a nearly two-year rollout that will bring new wireless service to hundreds of rural and remote Canadian markets.

“We’ve already begun to roll out, but we’re actually going to announce over the coming month or so all the different markets...right across the country,” CEO George Cope said Monday.— When completed by the end of 2015, almost 97 per cent of Canadians will have access to wireless spectrum, providing deeper broadband access than many countries in the world despite Canada’s vast size and geographic challenges.

Bell parent company BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) spent $565.7 million for 31 licences as part of the record $5.27 billion that was raised by the federal government from an auction of 700 megahertz spectrum.

During a speech to the Canadian Club of Montreal, Cope said BCE has invested $16 billion over the last five years and plans to invest an additional $17.5 billion in the coming half-decade to improve its network, including bringing fibre connections straight to people’s homes.

“I think outside maybe some of the oilsands companies in Alberta we (will have) the largest capital expenditure program over the next number of years in Canada — all of this focusing on meeting business and consumers’ incredible demand for broadband wireless and wireline services.”

He said BCE is a totally different company than it used to be, with less than seven per cent of revenues coming from traditional telephone service.

Wireless accounts for one third of revenues, followed by the Internet at 25 per cent, while television brings in about 12 per cent.

Growth in the Canadian wireless industry has been slowed by the elimination of three-year contracts, which increased payments for handsets by dividing prices over a shorter time frame. However, Cope said he’s “extremely bullish” on the wireless industry because revenues still grew four to five per cent and new LTE technology will only accelerate future expansion.

He said Bell is taking market share from cable companies with more than 2.5 million TV customers. Its sights are now set on overtaking Shaw as the largest TV services provider in about a year.

Cope told the business audience that Canada’s wireless industry compares favourably against the world with deep investments, leading networks, competitive prices and faster speeds, adding that it is now tackling high roaming charges.

Meanwhile, Cope said neither Quebec rival Videotron, nor foreign competitors should get any special treatment or financial support to set up national wireless networks.

“If Verizon or AT&T wants to come to Canada, come. Bell is happy to compete with them but they have to compete on a level playing field,” he said, adding that Quebecor’s doesn’t need any special treatment from Ottawa to compete either.

Spending on major projects hits record high in Atlantic Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Investment in major projects is at an all-time high in Atlantic Canada but development in the future remains uncertain, a think-tank says.

The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council released its annual inventory Monday of major projects in various stages of development in the region.

It said the 439 projects are worth a record $122 billion in investment, up seven per cent over last year.

The council credits the rise in total inventory value with an increase in the number of proposed projects in Nova Scotia.

It said the province’s total inventory value has surpassed that of Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time since the mid-1980s.

Current-year spending on major projects in the region is also on the rise, up about eight per cent to a record $15 billion, with Newfoundland and Labrador leading the pack.

Spending in that province is up 10 per cent over last year to $9.8 billion,

mostly due to the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and offshore developments.

The council said growth in the region this year has been aided by projects such as the Maritime Link, the proposed Kami iron ore mine in Labrador and new wind farms in Nova Scotia.

But it warns investment is expected to decline after next year as some projects, including the Hebron offshore oil site, wind down.

“The big question is whether proposed LNG export projects, the Energy

East pipeline or new offshore or mining projects will be developed to keep investment strong later in the decade,” Patrick Brannon, the council’s director of major projects, said in a news release.

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick saw growth this year of 10 per cent to $3.4 billion and two per cent to $1.7 billion respectively, while spending in Prince Edward Island fell 20 per cent to $234 million.

The council said the drop in P.E.I. is due to the completion of a $60-million wind farm project last year.

LIFESTYLE

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Crying babies disrupting Sunday service Dear Annie: Quite frequently during children out of places where they are our Sunday church services, the loud disruptive and disturbing to others. noise of a crying baby or babies makes Suggest to your church staff that they it difficult to hear the serset up a playroom for young mon and other portions of children, perhaps superthe worship service. vised by responsible teenInstead of removing the age members or volunteers. child from the service, these Some toys and books families remain no matter would go a long way toward how long or loud the child making church a pleasant screams. experience for everyone.

I do not know whether Dear Annie: You’ve the parents realize how disprinted letters about grandruptive this is. children sleeping with the I’d be glad to politegrandparents. ly speak with them after What do you think about church, but I cannot see a 7-year-old boy who sleeps who they are from where I with his mother in her MITCHELL sit. queen-sized bed, displac& SUGAR The church leadership ing his father? Dad sleeps does nothing for fear of losin his daughter’s room (in ing members. twin beds).

I just want to hear the This young boy is very word of God and not crying babies. — strong-willed, as is his mother.

Frustrated with Noise She’s quite proud of this trait.

Dear Frustrated: We are sure some I know my son, the father, is not happarents would tell you that a crying py with this arrangement, but he says baby is also a blessing. no one will get any rest if they make But there is a time and place for the boy sleep in his own room. everything.

This has been going on since the Parents should take their screaming child was born.

ANNIE ANNIE

I think my son is depressed and unhappy, but lets the situation continue for many reasons, one of which is that his wife supports the family.

My son works part time now because his wife demanded that he be available to take the kids to school and pick them up in the middle of the afternoon.

So he hasn’t worked full time for three years.

Their lives are dictated by what the kids want or need, and everybody else comes in a distant second.

The mother is the dominant personality in the family, and whatever she says goes.

My son says this arrangement must go on until both kids are in middle school.

By then, my son will be 41 years old, and I worry that he won’t be able to find full-time employment.

I have suggested counseling and offered to pay for it, but he says he has already tried that and it didn’t do any good.

Can you give me some advice? — Worried Grandmother Dear Worried: We know you are concerned about your son, but which parent stays home is between him and his

wife.

Nonetheless, if he is unhappy, please urge him to seek counseling.

He can do it with or without his wife.

He also should talk to the children’s pediatrician about the sleeping arrangements and ask for assistance in getting his wife to recognize that she is doing a great disservice to those children.

Dear Annie: You were too mild with “Upset Landlord, Not Wicked Stepmother,” whose husband’s son moved into his father’s house and isn’t paying any rent.

There are compromises that could start shaping the son’s behavior — such as announcing the end of paying utilities and cable. He’ll pitch a fit, but he’ll survive. But you are right that they should get legal advice about who gets the house when Dad dies. — B. Dear B.: Those compromises are fine, but only if Dad is willing to cut off payment for cable and utilities. So far, he isn’t.

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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Staff at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre were busy recently preparing for the Red Deer River Cleanup. During Environment Week, the annual cleanup blitz of the river valley will go on Sunday.

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FOOD

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Summer salads While the meat may be the main event at a barbecue, a summer grill out is nothing without its side dishes. From corn on the cob, baked potato, roasting vegetables to salads, the choices are limitless. The conundrum is deciding which ones.

For me it is simple — salads are the perfect accompaniment to a barbecue.

Why salads? There are so many MADHU reasons.

BADONI First, it’s their contrasting temperatures. The cool salad has a tendency to soothe the heat coming off of “right of the grill” meat.

Besides keeping the palate cool, it also keeps the temperature down in the house. For most salads, there is no cooking just assembling; so no need to turn on the oven or the stove.

Another reason for salads is that they are an easy way to get a serving of vegetables; it is hard to entice anyone with a piece of lettuce but if you tear up, shred, cut and toss leafy greens with other vegetables, it will lure even the pickiest eaters.

Finally, these days salads are much more than just lettuce with some dressing covering it; instead, they are appearing with different flavours, textures and ingredients.

Simple lettuce is being replaced with leafy greens like arugula, endive, mâche or kale, and being paired with varying colours of peppers and tomatoes.

Different textures are being included into the dish by adding creamy avocados and cheeses, and the crunchiness is no longer imparted by just the lettuce, but with nuts and grains.

Since sweet and salty are seducing today’s palate, even fruits are making their way into the savory salad.

With so many variations to the salad, it really comes down to personal preference. If you are stuck or unsure of the crowd attending the barbecue, stick to the classics — potato salad and coleslaw. They are all-time favourites and you really can’t go wrong with these two.

Although it has evolved to include different flavours and ingredients, the traditional potato salad is a delicious concoction of skinned potatoes, onions, celery in a tangy, sweet and sour vinegar dressing. Served hot or warm, this budget-minded salad makes a scrumptious addition to a light dinner.

Coleslaw was brought to us by the Dutch immigrants and translates to what it is — a cabbage salad. Shredded cabbage is mixed with grated carrots and marinated with a creamy dressing.

Both of these salads are ideal for making ahead of time allowing the flavours to combine.

The mango and the watermelon salads are my absolute favourites.

It is convenient because both fruits start appearing in the produce aisle at the same time that barbecues season begins. Although it is commonly eaten as a fruit, at my house mango appears mostly in this salad. With the ripe mango, red pepper and green cilantro, it is visual foreplay while the taste of lemon-based dressing seduces the taste buds.

Watermelon screams summer, so why not use the fruit as the main ingredient in a salad? Adding a salty cheese like feta, is a perfect match for the sweet juicy fruit.

Finally, to bring a little elegance to the patio table, a tomato and mozzarella salad can easily step up to the plate. Using elegant, tiny cherry tomatoes mixed with bite-sized cheese, and then seasoned with fresh green basil and a light oil-based vinaigrette, hints of simple sophistication!

Madhu Badoni is a Red Deerbased freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail. com or on Twitter @madhubadoni.

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COOL AND EASY TO PREPARE, THEY ARE THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT TO YOUR NEXT BARBECUE

FOOD

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Although it has evolved to include different flavours and ingredients, the traditional potato salad is a delicious concoction of skinned potatoes, onions and celery, in a tangy, sweet and sour vinegar dressing.

Potato Salad 8 medium potatoes, cooked and diced 1½ cups mayonnaise 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon pepper 2 celery ribs, sliced

1 cup onion, minced 5 hard-boiled eggs paprika Boil peeled potatoes in salted water until done. Cool to room temperature. Place diced potatoes in large bowl.

Mix mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in another bowl. Add to potatoes.

Add celery and onions and mix well. Stir in eggs. Sprinkle a little paprika on top.

Nutty Coleslaw ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro ¼ cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons white vinegar 1 tablespoon sesame oil 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons wasabi paste ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 (16-oz.) package shredded coleslaw mix ¾ cup lightly salted peanuts and sunflower seeds Whisk together first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; add coleslaw mix, stirring to coat. Cover and chill one hour; stir in peanuts just before serving.

The crunchiness is no longer imparted by just the lettuce, but with nuts and grains like in this coleslaw.

Watermelon Salad Dressing ½ cup sugar ¾ cup canola oil 1 teaspoon salt ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ¾ cup chopped pecans 5 cups seeded and cubed watermelon 1 (6-oz.) package mâche, thoroughly washed 1 cup crumbled Feta cheese Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake at 350F for five to seven minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes or until completely cool. Whisk together dressing ingredients. Combine watermelon and mâche in a large bowl; add vinaigrette, tossing gently to coat. Transfer watermelon mixture to a serving platter, and sprinkle evenly with pecans and cheese.

Watermelon screams summer, so why not use the fruit as the main ingredient in a salad? Adding a salty cheese like feta is a perfect match for the sweet, juicy fruit.

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad 250 g or ½ lb cherry tomatoes 250 g or ½ lb fresh mozzarella cheese Handful of fresh basil leaves Extra virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Chop your tomatoes into quarters, dice up the mozzarella and throw both into a bowl. Rip up the basil leaves and mix this in, season with salt and pepper and round it off with a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

To bring a little elegance to the patio table, a tomato and mozzarella salad can easily step up to the plate.

Mango Salad 2 mangos, peeled and diced 1 red pepper, diced ½ cup red onion, thinly sliced ½ cup chopped cilantro ¼ cup lime juice garlic taste, to taste salt, to taste Black pepper Mix, mango, red pepper, onion and cilantro together.

Sprinkle, the rest and mix to coat all.

Although it is commonly eaten as a fruit, mango can appear in a barbecue side salad.

‘THESE DAYS SALADS ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUST LETTUCE WITH SOME DRESSING COVERING IT; INSTEAD, THEY ARE APPEARING WITH DIFFERENT FLAVOURS, TEXTURES AND INGREDIENTS.’

ENTERTAINMENT

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Ex- RDSO director nominated for arts award

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by THE WASHINGTON POST

When it comes to concert spectacles, Kiss didn’t so much innovate new tricks as pile up all the old ones into an almost punishing show of pyrotechnics and lights. Here, KISS singer/guitarist Paul Stanley in mid-song during a 2003 summer concert in Bristow, Va.

How concerts shifted FROM SONGS TO SPECTACLES

In the beginning, there was Alice Cooper.

By the late ‘60s, rock bands had been tinkering with rudimentary special effects, like the oily projections the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane used as psychedelic backdrops.

Cooper, however, was a guerilla showman. In addition to employing the snakes and guillotines that would make him famous, he and his resourceful crew cut up pillows and floated the feathers into strobe lights.

They turned backstage mops into weapons. Ron Volz, one of Cooper’s early effects men, had spent his youth setting off fireworks.

So when somebody on the crew suggested, “We can go get smoke bombs!” he bought some at a fireworks stand, twisted three wicks together and tried them out in a coffee can. The experiment worked.

So during one of Cooper’s encores, Volz crawled to the front of the stage, careful not to disturb the show, and lit the wicks in three separate cans.

“It would proceed to smoke out the entire nightclub,” recalls Volz, now a veteran art director for dozens of music videos and TV commercials. “I’d burn my finger many times.”

From these explosive but humble beginnings developed the modern, multimillion-dollar concert special-effects industry. Over time, smoke bombs gave way to pyrotechnics; levers and pulleys gave way to hydraulics, then robotics; strobe lights gave way to lasers; video advanced from oil on a projector lens to complex LED displays.

Whenever Lady Gaga acts as the ringleader in a circus of flames, explosions and spurting fake blood; whenever Taylor Swift surfs on a huge floating robot catwalk; whenever Pink spins head-over-heels in a spherical cage 30 feet high — that’s because of generations of tinkerers and pioneers, beginning with Volz, who risked their fingers for theatrical immortality.

“It’s totally changed from what it used to be,” says veteran effects man Jimmy Page Henderson, 67, vice president of Syncrolite, a Dallas lighting company that has provided installations for Disney World and Epcot Center.

“Everything’s digital now. It’s so complicated now, you almost need to have a degree to go out and become a roadie.”

Alice Cooper was one of rock’s first great theatrical showmen.

His 1973 Billion Dollar Babies tour included mannequins, a crazed dentist, a giant toothbrush and floating weather balloons full of baby powder and play money.

British rock bands such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Genesis picked up the mantle, beginning a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses era in rock-and-roll special effects that continues today. Led Zeppelin’s 1973 tour included more flashpot explosions than anybody had ever seen, and at the end of Whole Lotta Love, drummer John Bonham’s gong burst into flames.

“Back then, there were no real rules,” says Mark Grega, who started out touring with Deep Purple and is now a partner in Chicago’s Strictly FX. “If John Bonham wanted to set something on fire, I’m sure a roadie walked up there, doused it with kerosene, and lit a match. That was probably the first time that anybody was setting something on fire.”

In 1975, Led Zeppelin also became one of the first bands to use an actual laser — a single red beam that connected the back of the stage to the audience.

(Blue Oyster Cult, the American hard-rock band, had been using the effect around this same time.)

John “Wiggy” Wolff, production manager for The Who, took one mesmerized look during a London concert and said to himself: “That’s the future, right there.”

Wolff, who had the reputation of being a bit crazy, explained his vision to the band and received a blank look. “Everybody in those days thought lasers meant James Bond,” he recalls. “So I did it on my own, quietly.”

The Who’s first laser was a four-watt SpectraPhysics argon beam — more powerful and versatile than Led Zeppelin’s beam had been.

From the back of the stage, Wolff manipulated the laser, by hand, splitting the light into multiple beams using a diffraction grating. (Because the lasers were so hot, he had to have a garden hose on hand for cooling.)

He covered the laser with a piece of cardboard

and, during the band’s dramatic See Me, Feel Me, he slowly pulled it back to reveal a “ceiling of light.”

The ‘70s and ‘80s were a time of elaborate experimentation, from Pink Floyd’s flying pig to Parliament-Funkadelic’s mothership to the Plasmatics’ exploding cars.

“We used to be able to get away with what we’d never be able to get away with now,” says “Pyro” Pete Cappadocia, a longtime special-effects man who works for Stage and Effects Engineering in Albuquerque.

“We’d have the chemists in the shop working and building stuff.”

Kiss didn’t so much innovate new tricks as pile up all the old ones into an almost punishing show of pyrotechnics and lights.

For its 1976 Destroyer tour, the stage filled with thick smoke within the first 40 seconds, and bassist Gene Simmons breathed fire and blew up a torch.

“Kiss was known for intense everything,” Grega says.

In the late ‘70s, Michael Jackson worked with magician Doug Henning to achieve a special effect where he seemed trapped in a cage and, after an explosion, reappeared elsewhere.

But the Jacksons’ 1984 Victory tour was where Jackson turned tricks into art. The band opened every show with a brightly lit, Star Wars-style laser sword fight. Jackson referred to the light show as “my laser heaven” and sweated every detail.

“He never missed anything,” recalls Steve Jander, a retired lighting designer who worked on the tour.

“Out of thousands of lights, if one light was out, he would notice it.”

By the ‘90s, computers were beginning to coordinate mechanical productions to rhythmic clicktracks, removing human button-pushers and improvOutlaw-country-grunge band Cowpuncher will ing timing. bring its high-energy sounds to Red Deer this week.

U2’s 1992 Zoo TV may not have been as visually The five-member Calgary group will perform on impressive as the band’s later tours, such as Pop Friday and Saturday at Fratter’s Speakeasy. (with its giant golden arch) and Vertigo (with elaboThe band has moved away from the genre-specific rate LED walls), but it innovated video, stacking TVs outlaw country/roots sound of its beginnings and on top of each other and displaying Bono’s shtick of lets songs come together in a more natural way. Matt calling the president nightly on a big screen.

Madonna’s tours of that era, such as 1990’s Blond Olah’s cleverly gritty lyrics are brought to life by the Ambition and 1992’s The Girlie Show, began to use band’s keen harmonies and rollicking musicianship.

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By the 2000s, computers and robotics had taken treats audiences to a party every time it hits the stage. over.

As guitarist Ryan Kelly puts it, “We’re here to Theme parks, Cirque du Soleil and Hollywood movies were innovating with computer-generated take over. We’re coming for your city and we’re going graphics, video, moving productions and green to put on a good show.” screens, and concerts followed their lead.

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The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra’s former executive director Melody McKnight is among six Albertans nominated for a distinguished arts management award.

McKnight is a nominee for the 2014 Rozsa Award of excellence in arts management. “(It’s) a rather prestigious award that I’ve coveted for some time! Although I’m no longer with the RDSO, I apparently still qualify,” she said.

The winner — to be announced on June 12 in Calgary — will receive a $10,000 cash prize, as well as mentorship and coaching opportunities for the next year.

The organization the winner works or worked for (if McKnight wins, it would be the RDSO), would also receive $10,000 towards a special project, as well as advisory and consulting services from Deloitte Canada to assist with planning. The total value of Melody McKnight the prizes is more than $100,000.

McKnight is now the marketing director at Parkland Mall. After spending four years as executive director of the RDSO and a total of 15 years in administrative roles with the orchestra, she said she felt it was time to move on to new challenges.

“I had a really, really great time with the RDSO,” added McKnight, who will continue to play as principal oboist with the orchestra.

In 2013, McKnight completed the one-year Rozsa Arts Management Program at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. She said she can attest to the Rozsa Foundation’s commitment to promoting best business practices in the arts.

She’s thrilled to be nominated for a Rozsa Award with other contenders: Rose Brow, managing director, Quest Theatre, Calgary; Catherine Glaser-Climie, founder and director of the Cantare Children’s Choir, Calgary; Elizabeth Ludwig, general manager, Northern Light Theatre, Edmonton; Jo Steffens, executive director, WordFest, Calgary; and Shelley Switzer, artistic producer, Edmonton International Street Performers Festival.

In addition to the Rozsa Award for Excellence, nominees will also be eligible for the Rozsa Award for Innovation and the Rozsa Award for Human Resources.

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID, IPHONE VERSION COMING

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Albertans can now quickly check the status of provincial rivers and lakes, thanks to a new mobile app — Alberta Rivers: Data and Advisories — available free from the province.

Starting on Monday, the application was accessible to Android users. It will be available for iPhones in a few weeks.

Evan Friesenhan, director of the river forecast section with Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, said people want information in the palm of their hand, and the app will allow them to check on high water levels or flow rates.

“If an Albertan is wondering whether or not they need to be evacuated . . . they should be contacting their local municipality. Their local municipality has the exper-

tise and is in the best position to do that,” Friesenhan said on Monday.

He said the information available on the app from the Alberta River Forecast Centre is just that — information.

“We won’t be telling anyone what to do with that information.”

In addition, the Alberta Emergency Alert app already available for Androids, and available for iPhones next month, complements the Alberta Rivers app with information about actions people need to take to protect themselves when disaster strikes.

He said Alberta Rivers app will relay data from more than 300 monitoring stations at lakes and rivers. People can also save a list of their favourite monitoring stations for quick reference.

Content of the Alberta Rivers app includes: ● A map of the province, broken into the major river basins.

● Flood specific advisories that are in effect. ● Notification to users when advisories are issued. ● Comments issued by Alberta River Forecast Centre. ● All current surface water data for Alberta. ● Data on current rainfall, stream flows and snow.

Friesenhan said rain drives flooding at this time of the year and right now across the province, generally speaking, high stream advisories are not necessary given the current precipitation levels.

He said snow melt will contribute to the amount of water available, but it’s the rain that drives flooding.

To access the Alberta Rivers app visit www.programs.alberta.ca/Mobile. aspx#filter= szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Lawsuit alleges damage from flood berm

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LOVE IN MOTION TOUR COMING The Love in Motion will be riding through Red Deer on July 14, hosted by Deer Park Alliance Church. The tour is a coast-to-coast bicycle and motorcycle fundraising campaign to raise support and awareness for projects vulnerable and at-risk urban communities. People are asked to come out and cheer on participants or, if they want to get involved and donate, to go to www. loveinmotion.ca or contact Deer Park Church at 403343-1511.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

the Famous Five established that women were “qualified Persons” under the Canadian Constitution and, therefore, entitled to sit in the federal Senate.

Percy said the Red Deer and District Archives was started in 1964 to collect records for the City of Red Deer, but also began collecting documents about the general community.

This includes hundreds of thousands of newspaper stories, including decadesold Advocate articles on microfilm.

Over the years, the five local archivists have helped many individuals search for the histories of their homes, businesses or families.

Members of community groups have sought historic tidbits about their organizations.

Students and academic researchers have called to check facts — as have various filmmakers and members of local, national and international media, who needed background information for stories.

“We help whoever comes in,” said Percy, who hopes more people will discover this local asset through the open house.

For more information about the event at 4525 47A Ave., call 403-309-8403. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

A $1.5 million lawsuit alleges a Mountain View County anti-flooding berm redirected water on to three landowners’ properties, causing extensive damage.

The landowners, who live near the Red Deer River a few kilometres southwest of Sundre, allege that the berm constructed in 2011 just west of their properties prevented rising flood water from flowing along its historic channels during June spring runoffs in 2012 and in 2013.

Homes, driveways, decks, landscaping, ponds, recreation areas were damaged and river banks were eroded, says the lawsuit. A road to the properties was washed out and large amounts of mud and debris were left behind when waters receded.

Discussions with the county to deal with the problem went nowhere, the suit claims.

To try to spare their properties future damage after the 2012 floods, the property owners built a berm and overflow channel around their lands.

The county refused to reimburse them for this work, the lawsuit claims.

The county is accused of failing to consult with landowners before building the berm, failing to warn them of risks, or undertake a risk assessment before construction.

It is further alleged the berm was inadequate and the county didn’t fully undertake the plan proposed by Calgary-based consultants Matrix Solutions Inc. Mountain View County also failed to compensate landowners for their losses, says the suit that was filed in Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench last October.

Matrix is being sued for allegedly failing to take all steps to minimize flooding risk to the properties, warn the county and property owners of the dangers, undertake a risk assessment and design or recommend an adequate berm.

Damages of $700,000 are sought on behalf of property owner Joachim Ernest Tromposch to compensate for repair costs to his home, personal property and land and the cost of undertaking his own anti-flood measures.

The lawsuit also seeks $800,000 for property owners Susan Lynn Mayfield and James Raymond Meitl for similar reasons, as well as the loss of 2.5 acres that was converted into a pit rock channel to divert water around their properties.

None of the allegations have been proven in court. In its statement of defence, the county denies all allegations.

“The county specifically denies that the plaintiffs have suffered any damages or, in the alternative, that the county is in any way liable for such damages.”

If the plaintiffs’ properties were flooded in the two years, those events “were not reasonably foreseeable to the county and the county acted reasonably in building the berm in the first place and leaving it in place after the 2012 flood.”

The county also states that if there is any liability it rests with Matrix, which designed the berm. A Matrix spokesman was not available on Monday. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

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Archives to mark 50 years OPEN HOUSE PLANNED

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF From a summons for Canada’s first court trial to include women jurors to letters from Boris Karloff’s wife, Olive de Winton, you never know what will turn up in the Red Deer and District Archives.

“Every day, you find something new and amazing. It’s a wonderful place to work,” said archivist Selena Percy.

On Thursday, June 12, Central Albertans will be officially invited to discover this treasure trove — the local archives is celebrating its 50th birthday by hosting a community open house from 1 to 7 p.m.

Besides partaking of some cake and refreshments, visitors can hear Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer speak at 4:15 p.m., and take a tour of the archives, located at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery.

Some interesting files will be opened, promised Percy, who believes people might be surprised by some of the records and photographs that turn up.

For instance, there’s the

aforementioned court summons from the early 1920s — Percy believes many area residents don’t realize the first Canadian trial to include female jurors was held in Red Deer.

There are also documents and photos pertaining to English-born de Wilton, who grew up here before leaving to pursue an acting career, eventually becoming the common-law wife of Frankenstein actor Karloff.

De Wilton acted in Eastern Canada, the U.S. and England, before returning to live in Montreal, where she wrote for the National Film Board in the early 1950s. She retired to Lacombe, where she died in 1968.

Percy said the archives also has weighty papers linked to Alix resident Irene Parlby.

The early London-born feminist settled in this area with her family in 1896.

She helped found the first women’s local of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1913.

She was elected to the Alberta legislature in 1921 and held the Lacombe riding for 14 years. Parlby, who became the first woman cabinet minister in Alberta, was also one of the Famous Five.

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BRIEFS Conditions breach alleged Further details were revealed in court on Monday concerning a Red Deer couple accused of breaching a court order by inviting a small child and her parents into their home.

Allan William Halliday, 61, was placed on a two-year peace bond in March in connection with charges that he had groped a young girl in the pool at the Red Deer Recreation Centre.

The charges were withdrawn when Halliday agreed to the conditions of a peace bond, including various terms prohibiting him from having contact with children under 16.

Halliday and his wife, Barbara, 57, were arrested last week by RCMP alleging that they had befriended a young couple with a small child and invited them into their home on at least four occasions.

Charges read to them in Red Deer provincial court on Monday allege that Halliday had breached his peace bond a number of times by bathing with a girl who was under three years old during the month starting April 1 and ending May 2.

The alleged victim’s name is withheld to protect her identity.

Halliday is charged with four counts of breaching conditions, while his wife is jointly accused on charges of being a party to the breaches.

He remains in custody pending a bail hearing while she was released after the charges were laid.

Both accused have reserved their elections on the charges and are scheduled to return to court on Thursday afternoon.

Bridge needs repairs The old Canadian Pacific Railway bridge, now a pedestrian bridge, will be temporarily closed during the daytime for a week in June.

From June 2 to 6 the pedestrian bridge, which spans the Red Deer River from near the intersection of 52nd Avenue and 58th Street to 55th Street on the south side of the river, will be closed during the day for repairs.

Public access to the bridge will be available in the evening.

Crews began staging their work on Monday, bringing in equipment and starting scaffolding. Public access will not be affected until June 2.

According to a City of Red Deer release, following an engineering assessment of the bridge in 2013, the Parks Department is proactively conducting further testing on the middle concrete pier and on the bridge coating.

The city reassures people that the bridge is structurally sound and safe for all pedestrian and bicycle use. As an alternative, people can cross the river at the Gaetz Avenue bridge.

It is anticipated that the bridge will be free of equipment by June 7, when it is expected to reopen.

Park, pool to open Red Deerians can get ready to splish, splash and get soaked as both the spray park and outdoor pool will soon open for the season.

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Scout Braden Pack touches up a sign advertising the silent auction fundraiser for the 25th Red Deer Scouts Saturday evening at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. The Scouts also had a bounce castle for children and a barbeque to help raise money for scouting in the city.

The Blue Grass Sod Farms Central Spray and Play and the Recreation Centre outdoor pool are scheduled to open on Sunday, weather permitting.

Located in the northwest corner of Rotary Recreation Park, at 47A Avenue and 48th Street, the spray park includes a 7,500-square-foot spray pad with 35 spray toys and two dump buckets.

The spray park will be open Monday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Recreation Centre, at 4501 47A Ave., has a 50-metre outdoor pool with public and lane swimming, a five-metre dive tower and a children’s wading pool with spray features.

The Rec Centre outdoor pool has public swimming from 3:30 to 8 p.m.

Monday to Friday, 1 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Lane swimming is scheduled for 5:30 to 9 a.m., noon to 1 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday; noon to 1 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 1 p.m. on Sundays.

For more information and swim schedules, visit www.reddeer.ca or pick up a schedule at the Recreation Centre; the G.H. Dawe Centre, at 56 Holt St.; Michener Aquatic Centre, at the intersection of 51A Street and 38 Avenue; and the Collicutt Centre, at 3031 30th Ave.

Downed lines repaired Downed power lines along Hwy 2 at the Hwy 42 overpass have been repaired following an incident in which an asphalt truck came into contact with overhead power lines on Friday afternoon.

Power lines were pulled down across the northbound and southbound lanes of Hwy 2, bringing traffic to a halt in both directions at about 4:30 p.m. This occurred when a semi tractor-trailer that was dumping asphalt as part of a paving project on the

Environment week events set vironmental Education Society environmental educator, will talk about light pollution and the economic, social and environmental benefits of dark skies.

Thursday, the only session that will be held at the Dawe branch, talks about living with a green roof.

Hosted by George Berry, owner of Berry Architecture, the focus of the seminar will be on why people should be growing more green roofs.

The week closes with Raelene Steckly, Calgary and Southern Alberta

co-ordinator for Safe Healthy Active People Everywhere, talking about walking school buses and walking school buddies.

The session will talk about how to encourage students to take the initiative on their own journey to school.

Those attending the seminars will receive a ballot in a draw to win an aquafarm, a selfcleaning fish tank that grows food.

For more information, visit www.reddeer.ca/environment.

Wheeler and Murphy, who both have run reading programs at the library during the summer in past years, will be working closely with Red Deer Public and Catholic school systems to promote the program.

It is open to all of Red Deer’s kids between the ages of two and 11, and registration begins with a kick off party at the downtown branch on June 21 at 2 p.m. For more information go to www.rdpl.org/src.

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Summer Reading Club set Ryan Wheeler and Danielle Murphy are returning to run this year’s TD Summer Reading Club at the Red Deer Public Library.

This year’s theme is Eureka! and will give the duo the opportunity to test drive some of the makerspace ideas that the library will be implementing in the future. Their goal is to encourage creativity, imagination and literacy while helping young students to avoid the summer slide that so many children experience without reading over the summer.

A Central Albertan emerged as the top Masters Livestock Auctioneer at a national competition.

Danny Skeels, from Ponoka, won the masters competition at the 17th annual Canadian livestock Auctioneer Championship and Masters Auctioneer Championship.

The championships were held in conjunction with the 35th annual Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention in Regina from Thursday to Saturday.

As the winner of the masters championship, Skeels received a green sports jacket and a Livestock Marketers Association of Canada Masters Auctioneer crest.

Skeels has been recognized for his speed-speaking skills before, including a 1999 win as top auctioneer at the International Livestock Auctioneer Championships.

Public’s help sought in theft of tools, vehicles More than $42,000 in tools, a trailer and a skid steer were stolen from a rural property east of Rosedale and police are looking for the public’s help in their investigation.

Red Deer RCMP said the theft occurred on or before May 8 at the property where a 2007 Caterpillar 277b skid steer with attached bucket, a 96-inch Blue Diamond snow bucket, a black flat deck 20-foot trailer with tool box, chains, a laser level, a chainsaw and a Dewalt drill set were stolen.

A witness reported seeing a black Ford F-350 with a welder in the back on the property on May 8 during the evening.

Anyone with information that may assist po-

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Tools, a trailer and a skid steer were stolen from a rural property east of Rosedale. lice in their investigation into this theft is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

Anyone wishing to

remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

PET OF THE WEEK This year, 23 exceptional women are nominated for the Women of Excellence Awards.

Athletics, Recreation and Fitness: Bernice Fuss • Melanie Tuck Business and the Professions: Niki Elizabeth Burkinshaw • Gwendolyn Elizabeth Clarke • Belinda Davies Community Building: Valdene Callin • Eileen Carol Cole • Judy Dick • Christine Hume • Cindy Jefferies • Delta Rempel • Sherri Aileen Smith • Linda Wilson Education and Training: Bettylyn Baker • Helen Sommer- Longshore • Entrepreneurship: Barbara Jean Tumanut • Susan Walker Environment: Joanne Temple Health and Wellness: Dr. Jennifer Anne Bestard • Amandha Richter Human Services: Dagmar Hargreaves • Rubyann Rice Young Woman of Excellence: Madeleine Schultz

Join us as we celebrate the phenomenal women of Central Alberta at the 7th Annual Women of Excellence Awards Gala to be held on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 at the Sheraton Red Deer!

Event starts at 5:30 pm.

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If you are interested in adopting Maya, please call Red Deer & District SPCA at 342-7722 Ext. 201 www.reddeerspca.com 2014 City of Red Deer Dog Licenses are available at SPCA! Support Red Deer & District SPCA at no additional cost: Our organization receives $7.50 for each license we sell. Open 7 days a week! License renewals also available via our website.

Tickets are $100.00 each and reserved table of 8 for $800.00 are available at the Red Deer & District Community Foundation office, located at Suite 203, 4808-48 Street, Red Deer or call (403) 341-6911.

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A week of learning about the environment includes bag lunch sessions ranging from pollinators to living with a green roof.

As part of Environment Week, from June 2 to 6, the City of Red Deer and the Red Deer Public Library are co-hosting a series of seminar at the Snell Auditorium, at 4818 49th St., of the downtown branch or at the G.H. Dawe branch, at 56 Holt St., throughout the week.

“Environment week celebrates the city’s commitment to our environmental master plan by sharing innovative and current topics,” said Keran Braich, Red Deer waste diversion specialist.

“We’ve programmed talks over the lunch hour, so citizens can fit them into their day and hopefully fit some of the ideas into their lives.

These seminars run from 12:05 to 12:50 p.m.

Monday to Friday, with Monday to Wednesday and Friday taking place at the Snell Auditorium and Thursday’s happening at the Dawe branch.

Monday the topic is Aquaponics: growing fish and plants together.

Hosted by Rene Michalak, ReThink Red Deer project lead, the seminar will talk about how this local food production system compares to other growing methods.

Pollinators are the topic on Tuesday. Bill Heinsen of the Red Deer River Naturalists will talk about pollinators and why their so important.

On Wednesday, Todd Nivens, Waskasoo En-

on-off ramps of the Hwy 42 overpass came into contact with the electrical lines.

The truck’s raised trailer brought the power lines down. Six vehicles in the northbound lanes and the semi in a southbound lane were damaged by contact with a fallen wire.

There were no injuries.

Resources from Innisfail RCMP freeway patrol, Red Deer County fire, EMS and patrol, and Red Deer and Blackfalds RCMP were needed to divert traffic.

A Fortis Alberta repair crew arrived to ensure the line was no longer active and removed it from the highway, which was reopened after about 90 minutes.

The Fortis crew later returned to complete repairs.

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

Little girl has a crabby night The first bellow of ‘Mama’ wakes me up. Not quickly, but in a slowly pulling apart the eyelids, while dreading the idea of having to remove myself from the cozy sheets sort of way. It is the second scream that announces that this is no usual midnight milk run. The girl’s yelps are sharp and unusual, and I can feel the fear in her voice.

It is on the third shriek which comes close after the second that I pull my lacklustre body out of bed and plod towards my daughter’s bedroom.

Upon entering the little lady’s boudoir, I find her pressed tightly up against her beds headboard repeating the mantra, “I hate those cwabs, I LINDSAY hate those cwabs…” over and BROWN over again.

“What’s wrong, Sophie?” ME PLUS THREE I ask, all of the sudden feeling overly concerned for her wellbeing although I still can’t make out what she is saying.

“Mama!” She looks and sounds relieved to see me (which makes me feel pretty good, despite the circumstances).

“I hate this cwab in my bed. … He needs to go home.” My poor baby sobs uncontrollably.

Maybe it is because it is 2:30 in the morning, or

maybe it is because I can feel the tickle of a head cold coming on, but I still cannot for the life of me make out what she is saying.

“What Sweetie? Who needs to go home?” I ask as soothingly as I can.

“THE CWAB, HE KEEPS WAKING ME UP!” “Crab?” I take a wild guess.

“Yeah, he is scaring me!” She continues crying and it is at this point that I realize she must have just had — or still is having — a dream.

“OK Sophie, Mama will get rid of Mr. Crab, OK.” I say in tired tones of amusement. I then begin to pick up the imaginary crab and throw it outside her door.

This I thought would provide enough solace for the girl to fall back into dreamland. But in reality, it only causes her more angst!

“HE’S GOING TO CRAWL BACK IN MY ROOM!” The thought is obviously more terrifying, than the initial crab was and I am getting more and more exhausted with each crab chucking fiasco.

So I ask, “Well what would you like me to do with the crab Sophie?!”

The three-year-old girl looks me straight in the eyes, her face is shadowed from the dim light of her pink faux fur covered lamp, and she explains, “You put him outside. … So he freezes to death.”

Oh well then, why didn’t I think of that.

So there I begin, picking up make-believe unseen crabs (because now there is more than one) and moving all the way towards the patio door to throw them outside so they will freeze to death.

The most insane part of it all is, even when I am

Anxiety is becoming an epidemic “Now is the age of anxiety.”

— Wystan Hugh Auden, Anglo-Ameican poet

ceptable so to be acceptable, they suppressed it. Maybe as a child they were exuberant, creative or expressive and were told that such behaviour was also “Remember!” he recalled shouting unacceptable, so they suppressed it. at himself. “Remember!”

Over time the child became adept at I was listening to a friend describ- suppressing anger, grief and sadness ing a particularly frightening anxiety but also creativity, spontaneity, joy and attack. playfulness.

“I had parked somewhere As they grew older, they in a huge mall parking lot naturally began to suppress and, being in a hurry, had wants and needs as these neglected to make a mentoo may have been deemed tal note of just where I had selfish or self-serving. parked.

Essentially, many people “Now I was standing in with self-esteem issues supthe parkade with no idea of pressed the building blocks where I should begin lookof their authentic self — the ing. I walked up and down part that would allow them rows of vehicles looking for to declare this is who I am. mine. And the more anxious And typically they did so I became, the further memto be more acceptable to ory retreated from me. I others and in the process was no longer certain of the became unacceptable to make or model of my vehicle themselves.

— I couldn’t even remember In the pursuit of love, MURRAY the colour. affection, kindness, accepFUHRER An older couple had tance and validation they stopped nearby. I could lost themselves, or perhaps hear them talking about me put more appropriately, — wondering if I was sick or they failed to allow the decrazy.” velopment of an intact self.

This incident is typical of those exWithout a grounded sense of self, perienced by people who suffer with it’s nearly impossible to fight anxiety anxiety disorders. I had a client once — we always feel out of control – and describe anxiety as such: it’s when the harder we fight, the more the fear you lose control, can’t think, can’t stop and anxiety escalates. shaking and totally break down.

But things are not hopeless. We can Anxiety is becoming an epidemic. work to develop our self-esteem, build In fact, a variety of studies suggest that and connect with our authentic self more people go to see therapists and and, in doing so, let go of the fear as counsellors about anxiety than all oth- we discover an answer to the question, er issues combined.

“Who am I?” For me, one of the major reasons The person who struggles with anxiI started my journey of self-esteem ety is acutely aware of rejection. building was to lessen my own anxiety Thus, a good place to start building – to forgo the need to always be in con- self-esteem is to take an honest look trol of everything. at the number of people in your life I think self-esteem or a lack thereof who care about you as compared to the plays a major role in the development number who reject you. of anxiety disorders.

Anxiety often distorts this assessHealthy self-esteem bring with it ment. If we’re going to be completely a strong sense of self-worth and self- honest, most people find that far more efficacy — essentially, a feeling of be- people accept than reject them. And ing capable of dealing effectively with if you are being rejected, it’s probably whatever life should present us with. prudent to take a look at the reasons Put another way, healthy self-esteem why. bring with it a sense of “who I am.”

Instead of beating yourself up, take People who suffer with anxiety don’t a little time each day to consider the have a sense of “who I am” but rather good things in your life. Take a couple the question, “Who am I?” minutes two or three times a day to Poor self-esteem and anxiety share think, say or even jot down all the good common themes. things about yourself and then to see In my experience, people with poor what happens. You just might be surself-esteem do tend to lack a definitive prised. sense of self.

People with anxiety issues often Though they may have matured have a fear of being judged. This is physically and intellectually, certain where working with a qualified theraaspects of their emotional develop- pist or counsellor can be helpful. A ment have been delayed. major aspect of recovering from any For example, individuals may know debilitating disorder is first acknowlintellectually that they should love edging the issue and then admitting and value themselves — that anxiety that help is needed. is unnecessary and unhealthy — but “I promise you nothing is as chaotic emotionally they don’t believe it. Emo- as it seems,” writes Steve Maraboli, tionally they may still be relating to American speaker, bestselling author themselves and the world around them and behavioural science academic. as they did as a child.

“Nothing is worth your health. Nothing Here’s a pattern I see played out is worth poisoning yourself into stress, over and again. Whether people come anxiety and fear.” from an abusive background or not, Admittedly, there are no quick they somehow came to believe at a fixes. Self-esteem building is a process young age that they just didn’t mea- requiring courage and perseverance. sure up — that they were never good When it comes to anxiety, I believe self-esteem-building can play a major enough.

And while most of these harmful role in the recovery process. It is a key (parental) messages were uninten- component to a permanent recovery. It tional, as children they simply did not was for me. have the intellectual and logical abiliMurray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert ty to decipher and disregard unhealthy messages received from authority fig- and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For ures.

To further illustrate: if the individ- more information on self-esteem, check ual became angry as a child, they may the Extreme Esteem website at www.exhave been told that anger was unac- tremeesteem.ca.

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out of the girl’s sight, I still hold my hands six inches apart in a clutching position as though I am holding the crab in question.

I am in about five crabs deep, when Sophie advises me that there is one close on my heels! I jump at the thought of a blasted crab crawling that close to me.

For a split second I am thinking, ‘I have to get rid of these crabs, they’re everywhere! What the hell am I going to do?’

I begin frantically throwing my head to and fro trying to see these crabs that my daughter speaks of.

CRABS, CRABS … SO MANY CRABS! It is then that I realize sleep deprivation is starting to kick in.

So I pick Sophie up out of bed, and tell her that we are going to sleep in bed with Daddy.

She responds with, “Good idea Mama, Daddy protect us from the cwabs.”

For the remainder of the night, I dream of crabs and it is unnerving and uncomfortable. … Especially since Sophie is shoving her feet in my face and I am believing it is a fat little crab making its way towards my brain.

When I wake up, I realize that Sophie and I are finally safe from the nightmares of crabs. But I hope to God that I never have to fight off the pesky things in the darkness hours again.

Because sometimes, even the most imaginary creepy crawlies can send a shiver up your spine.

Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.

Summer sports driving father, son apart Question: How should I deal with she’s like this. What should I do? the tension between my son and his Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, dad over his participation in sports?

Family Ministries: You’re wise to tread Summer leagues are starting up lightly here. It’s important to not shy again, and I’m dreading the inevitable away from confronting destructive befights between them. havior, but in every scenario it should Our son is an excellent athlete, but be approached with prayer, honesty he’s never enjoyed playing, because of and humility. the pressure he gets to perform. What If not, it can result in further harm do you suggest? instead of healing. The pitfalls in your Jim: As someone who case could be the alienation grew up enjoying and benof your daughter, or an unefitting from sports, I can intended wedge being drivunderstand your husband’s en in their relationship if eagerness to pass some of your daughter thinks you’re the same positive experitaking sides. ences on to your son.

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Hazards await in garden as outdoor season finally arrives

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS For anyone who loves to get down and dirty in the garden, it’s that time of year for heading outdoors to dig and weed and mow and plant, to wake up that little bit of Eden after months of winter slumber.

But beware: as idyllic as that outdoor oasis may seem, there are potential health hazards that can trip up the overzealous or unwary backyard horticulturalist.

Chief among them is overtaxing the body’s muscles, especially those in the back, by trying to do too many tasks for too long a period, leading to strains and sprains, says chiropractor Kristina Peterson. “One of the things I’m often reminding my patients of is that gardening is like any other kind of exercise, and often people don’t adequately prepare,” says Peterson, who practises at the Jessiman Chiropractic Clinic in Thunder Bay, Ont. “So I always tell them before you head outside to do some gardening or raking or what have you, make sure your body is ready and make sure you have the right equipment to do the tasks at hand.”

Before rushing out to the garden, homeowners should go for a short walk to warm up muscles and get the heart rate slightly elevated, just as one would do prior to starting any exercise routine, she advises.

That should be followed by a set of gentle stretches that target the back, leg and arm muscles.

“That way you’re less likely to strain your muscles and get yourself into trouble,” says Peterson, president of the Ontario Chiropractic Association.

To limber up the back, from a standing position, gently bend forward towards the toes. That not only stretches the muscles of the lower back, but also the hamstrings in the back of the legs.

Hold the stretch for about 20 seconds, repeating it a few times. This forward bend can also be done while seated.

Peterson suggests gardeners can use a kneeling pad — there are also low-to-the-ground seats if sore, creaky knees are an issue — and ergonomically designed tools with easy-to-grip, padded handles that help prevent muscle cramps and strains in the arms and hands. Footwear should be sturdy and supportive, not falling-apart sneakers that have been repurposed as “gardening shoes.”

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1980 — Summer in the Arctic by Frederick H. Varley sells for $170,000, setting a record for a Canadian painting.

1968 — Montreal Expos are awarded a National League baseball franchise.

1967 — Egypt demands immediate withdraw-

al of Canadian peacekeeping troops. Canadians are airlifted out within 48 hours.

1963 — Opening of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton.

1941 — The German battleship Bismarck is sunk by British naval and air forces. About 2,300 people are killed.

1938 — Government nationalizes the Bank of Canada three years after its opening.

1873 — P.E.I. votes for union with Canada.

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St. Louis special for Sutter

former Blues player and coach brian sutter to be inducted into city’s sports hall hockey stars Bernie Federko, Al MacInnis, Glenn Hall, Brett Hull, Gary Unger, Red Deer Berenson and Scotty Bowman, who coached the Blues for Brian Sutter will not only be joining four seasons in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. some famous names when “These guys were the he’s inducted into the St. top guys in their sports,” Louis Sports Hall of Fame said Sutter. “The neat thing Sept. 24, but also some good about St. Louis is it has a friends. small-city feel for a big city.

“I don’t get big into It’s a really close-knit town awards and things like that, and the football and basebut some of the guys who ball players always thought are already in there, like the hockey players were a (baseball legend) Stan Mubit off the wall and they alsil and (former NFL quarways wanted to be with us. terback) Jim Hart . . . those “We always thought it guys are great friends and was special that we got to great, great people,” said hang around with the Dan Sutter, a former St. Louis Brian Sutter Dierdorfs and Jim Harts, Blues player and head and some of the baseball coach who received a call in late April informing him of the honour. players and managers like Joe Torre Other big baseball names in the and Whitey Herzog.”

Sutter was an icon and a fan favoucity’s hall of fame include former Cardinal greats Bob Gibson and Lou rite during his 12 years with the Blues, Brock, football legend Dan Dierdorf, accumulating 678 points, including 324 NBA player Bob Pettit and former goals, and amassing 2,035 penalty minutes in 844 regular-season and playoff

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games.

“Bernie (Federko) and I went through a lot together as teammates and there’s only a couple of guys who scored the amount of points we did,” said Sutter.

“It was a special time. I got to play with guys like Bernie and younger guys like Doug Gilmour, Ric Nattress, Joe Mullen, Rob Ramage and Mark Hunter.

“I used to say we were a farm team for Calgary. Those younger guys I mentioned were all traded to the Flames and they won a Stanley Cup (in 1989) because of that. There were adverse situations going on there (St. Louis) every year, money troubles of some sort.

We had new owners just about every year.

“But it’s a great sports town and there are some people who stayed there and played a big part in keeping (NHL) hockey in St. Louis.”

While he always returned to his home near Sylvan Lake during the offseasons, Sutter, who retired as a player in 1988 and then coached the Blues for four years, felt a special connection to

St. Louis that remains to this day.

“My wife Judy and I married young and went to St. Louis and kind of grew up there,” he said. “This was always home but we felt lucky to have a second home in St. Louis. It’s a great community, that’s for sure. It’s a great sports town and to be involved with something like this (hall of fame induction) is pretty neat.

“The biggest thing for me is the other people who are already in there.

That’s pretty special.”

While Sutter was close with many of the athletes who played in St. Louis in the late ‘70s and through the ‘80s, he was also familiar with the city’s more prominent sportscasters.

“Press guys like Jack Buck, Bob Costas and Dan Kelly . . . those were great announcers and great people,” he said.

“St. Louis was kind of a mecca for a lot of things, and it’s still that way. It’s incredible the amount of athletes who go back there to live when they retire.”

On a local level, Sutter will be feted tonight during a gathering of friends and family at Jackpot Casino. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Kings put Blackhawks on the brink

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Los Angeles Kings centre Jeff Carter, left, shoots past Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Johnny Oduya during the second period of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Los Angeles, Monday.

Kings 5 Blackhawks 2 LOS ANGELES — The ovations started after the Los Angeles Kings’ third goal in 16 minutes to open Game 4 of the Western Conference final, and the home crowd eventually serenaded its team off the ice for intermission.

The low-scoring Kings have become the Stanley Cup playoffs’ highest-scoring team. This defensive powerhouse is shutting down the Chicago Blackhawks’ big stars while pushing the defending champions to the verge of elimination.

Yep, the Kings deserved a hand — even if they insist they still haven’t anything that’s really worth cheering.

Jake Muzzin, Marian Gaborik and captain Dustin Brown scored in a dominant first period, and Los Angeles beat Chicago 5-2 Monday night to take a 3-1 series lead.

Muzzin and Drew Doughty each had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 22 saves as the Kings moved to the brink of their second trip to the Stanley Cup Final in three seasons with their third straight win over the defending champion Blackhawks.

Gaborik, who joined the Kings on March 5 and immediately catalyzed their offence, took a momentary break from the businesslike atmosphere of the Kings’ dressing room and just plain marveled what Los Angeles has accomplished this spring.

“To come into every game with that confidence, to have that mojo that you can win every game, that’s the difference,” Gaborik said. “It’s great to come to a team like this and be part of a winning culture.”

Tanner Pearson added an empty-net goal for the Kings, who have been to the NHL finals just twice in franchise history, winning their only title in 2012.

One year after Los Angeles lost the conference finals in five games to Chicago, the Kings have their own chance to close it out in five.

Game 5 is Wednesday in Chicago.

“We’re not looking ahead,” Kings forward Justin Williams said.

“Chicago, I believe they’ve been down 3-1 before.

Every team has been through experiences that have made them better. Stanley Cup championship teams like Chicago and us, we’ve been through a lot. We’ve persevered through a lot, and they’re down 3-1, we’re trying to squash them, and they’re trying to get some life.”

Two days after the Kings gritted out a 4-3 victory over Chicago in Game 3, they won again at Staples Center by scoring three goals on their first six shots of Game 4, capping an incredible three-game offensive performance by the lowest-scoring NHL team to make the post-season.

After trailing 2-0 late in the second period of Game 2, Los Angeles scored 13 goals in less than 100 minutes, capped by a dominant first period in Game 4.

Jays use long ball to beat Rays, get seventh straight win

by THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 10 Rays 5 TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays’ power numbers have been impressive during their seven-game winning streak that has taken them to the top of the American League East standings.

They’re also doing the little things right and it paid off in a 10-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Bunt singles, hustle plays, slick defence, outfield assists — the Blue Jays are doing it all while keeping the long ball in their arsenal. Edwin Encarnacion, Steve Tolleson and Dioner Navarro hit solo homers and Toronto (30-22) pounded out 16 hits in the opener of a three-game series on a muggy night at Rogers Centre.

“They just put the heavy gloves on and beat us up tonight,” said Rays manager Joe Maddon.

The Blue Jays jumped out to a 2-0 lead after opening with five straight hits on Canadian starter Erik Bedard (2-3). Tampa Bay (23-29) did some damage against Toronto starter Drew Hutchison (4-3) but could never move into the lead.

Every time the Rays scored, the Blue Jays were quick to answer.

When Tampa Bay tied the game in the third inning, Navarro and Tolleson responded with back-to-back homers in the fourth.

When the Rays pulled even again in the fifth, Toronto put four more runs on the board in the bottom half before Encarnacion added an insurance run with a solo shot in the sixth inning.

With the win, Toronto remained two games ahead of second-place New York in the A.L. East. The Yankees defeated St. Louis 6-4 in 12 innings.

The Blue Jays have won seven of their last eight home games and 12 of their last 14 games overall.

“When things are going good, they’re going good,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons.

It was Encarnacion’s 13th homer this month, breaking Jose Bautista’s club record for home runs in the month of May that was set in 2010.

Melky Cabrera chipped in with three hits, while Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., Navarro and Kevin Pillar added two hits apiece.

“It was just not enough,” Maddon said. “They kept adding on. They have such a good lineup and when the bot-

tom (of the order) contributes like they did today, it makes it even more difficult.”

The Blue Jays showed their mix of skill and power in the first inning. A bunt single, double and three straight singles got the crowd of 15,616 into the game early.

David DeJesus hit a solo shot for Tampa Bay in the third and James Loney later drove in Evan Longoria with a sacrifice fly. The Rays loaded the bases but Tolleson showed his range at second base by cutting off a sharp grounder by Cole Figueroa and making an off-balance throw to first for the third out.

Toronto responded in the fourth inning by hitting back-to-back homers for the third time this season. The Blue Jays also used a little small ball to push another run across.

Pillar reached on an infield single and moved to second when Anthony Gose dropped down a nice sacrifice bunt. Reyes moved Pillar to third on a grounder to the right side of the infield and Cabrera drove him in with a single.

In the fifth, Tampa Bay’s Matt Joyce hit a one-out double and cleanup hitter Desmond Jennings followed with

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his fifth homer of the season. Loney tied the game with a solo shot — the first time the Rays have hit back-toback homers this year.

Toronto responded with four runs in the bottom half of the frame. Encarnacion and Lawrie hit back-to-back doubles and Navarro added an RBI single to make it 7-5, knocking Bedard out of the game.

Alex Colome came on in relief and didn’t fare much better.

He walked pinch-hitter Juan Francisco and got Pillar to fly out before being burned by the speedy Gose, who out-hustled Colome to the bag on a slow chopper to the right side. Reyes drew a bases-loaded walk and Cabrera drove in Francisco with a sacrifice fly.

Encarnacion led off the Toronto half of the sixth by turning on a 2-2 pitch from Colome. Entering the game, the Toronto slugger led the major leagues in homers in May, was tied for first with 17 extra-base hits and was second with 25 RBIs. Cabrera and Gose each chipped in with an outfield assist. Pillar also showed off his defensive skill in right field by making a nice sliding catch at the warning track to prevent Longoria from driving in a couple of runs.

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Top seed falls at French Open

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — The positive vibes and big-deal victories began for Stan Wawrinka at last year’s U.S. Open, back when he still went by “Stanislas,” and picked up steam at this year’s Australian Open, where he earned the right to forever be called “major champion.”

And yet all of that seemed so far away late Monday at the French Open as dusk approached — and defeat became apparent — in Wawrinka’s first Grand Slam match since winning his first major title.

Surprisingly, Wawrinka looked listless. More stunningly, he looked very little like a guy who was seeded No. 3 behind Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic and proclaimed himself “one of the favourites” just a few days earlier. In by far the biggest development of the tournament’s first two days, Wawrinka lost in the first round at Roland Garros with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 defeat to 41st-ranked Guillermo GarciaLopez of Spain.

“I was trying to find my game, trying ... to be aggressive, trying to find anything.

And I didn’t,” said Wawrinka, whose trademark one-handed backhanded was off-target throughout. “I was completely flat.”

He is the first Australian Open champ to exit in the first round of that year’s French Open since Petr Korda in 1998.

Garcia-Lopez has never

been past the third round at a major.

During a pre-tournament news conference Friday, Wawrinka spoke about deriving confidence from his recent spate of success.

Long in the shadow of Roger Federer, his Swiss Davis Cup and Olympic teammate, not to mention good friend, Wawrinka reached his first major semifinal in New York last September, beating defending champion Andy Murray before losing a five-setter to Djokovic. In January, Wawrinka topped Nadal in the Australian Open final.

Boosting his clay-court bona fides heading to Paris, Wawrinka defeated Federer in April’s final at the Monte Carlo Masters.

While he’s never been beyond the quarterfinals at the French Open, Wawrinka seemed primed to do so.

Instead, he lost in the first round in Paris for the first time since 2006, when he was only 21.

“I need to put the puzzle back together, but differently than in the past,” Wawrinka said, “because now — after winning a Grand Slam, (Monte Carlo), being No. 3 in the world — everything is different.”

Wawrinka — who recently told the ATP he’d rather go by the shortened version of his first name — finished with 62 unforced errors, 34 more than Garcia-Lopez.

“I think what made him lose is he was not very strong

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Bouchard cruises into French Open second round with win over Peer PARIS — About the only thing getting between Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard and a berth in the second round of the French Open was the weather.

Bouchard overcame a rain interruption of nearly 90 minutes before finishing off a decisive 6-0, 6-2 win over Israel’s Shahar Peer on Tuesday.

The tournament’s 18th seed beat Peer for the second time this season and fourth in her career over 58 minutes of actual playing time.

Montreal’s Bouchard, the 20-yearold former junior Wimbledon champion, arrived to Roland Garros with her highest career WTA ranking. She moved up to 16th after winning her

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves the ball during the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Robby Ginepri of the U.S. at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday. mentally — and I was,” said Garcia-Lopez, who thought the match would be suspended because of impending darkness; there are no artificial lights on French Open courts.

“I’m not as overwhelmed by emotions as I used to be,” Garcia-Lopez said. “I played my game, on my terms.”

Wawrinka’s loss means yet another season will pass without one man winning the

first WTA title on Saturday, beating Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Nuremberg clay court tournament.

“Today the court was actually a bit slower because of the conditions,” said Bouchard. “I find the courts here are generally like fast clay courts, so I like them. It’s fine for me.

“I’m confident, but I’m usually always confident and believe in myself, and know whenever I walk on the court I always believe I can win the match. But I’m just trying to take it one week at a time. Last week is last week. I have another tournament this week. That’s all I’m focused on.”

Bouchard had a 3-1 lead in the second set when the weather turned wet.

She won the first seven games of the match against Peer, reaching 4-0 in 13 minutes and polishing off the opener in a brisk 27 minutes.

Peer finally won the third game of the second set but was never a threat.

When the pair returned, Bouchard extended her second-set lead to 4-1 and saved a break point for a 5-2 lead before breaking Peer in the final game

Australian Open and French Open; Jim Courier was the last to accomplish that double, in 1992.

Another top-10 man lost Monday when No. 9 Kei Nishikori of Japan was eliminated by Martin Klizan of Slovakia. No. 17 Roberta Vinci of Italy was the only seeded woman to exit Monday, when winners included 2012 champion Maria Sharapova and

to advance on a second match point.

Bouchard next plays the winner of a match between Germany’s Julia Goerges and Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal.

Later Monday, Toronto native Sharon Fichman’s match against sixth seed Jelena Jankovic was suspended due to darkness. The match will resume Tuesday with Fichman leading 7-5, 1-5.

Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil was defeated in his opening match, beaten by 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 by Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili to remain winless at Roland Garros.

The 31st-ranked Canadian, whose season has been compromised by back problems, broke in the third set as his opponent served for the match. But Pospisil lost his own serve a game later and went down on a fourth match point from a backhand wide.

2011 Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.

Nadal and Djokovic, meanwhile, looked very much like the top two seeds.

No. 2 Djokovic’s victory was a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory against 44th-ranked Joao Sousa of Portugal. Nadal improved to 60-1 at the French Open by winning 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 over Robby Ginepri, an American ranked 279th.

Pospisil ended with six aces and 27 winners but also committed 55 unforced errors as he lost in the Paris first round for a third straight year.

He admitted that he was struggling physically but did not want to go into detail. He said that his problem is “fixable” and that he has plans to play Wimbledon.

“Today was not what I wanted. I don’t want to talk about the back,” he said. “The back is much better now but there are still some demons I have to face. I wasn’t able to focus on the competition today, It a combination of a lot of things — I didn’t recognise myself on the court today, that’s the disappoinbting part.”

Officials began cancelling last matches in late afternoon, with qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., having to wait until Tuesday to play Romanian Sorana Cirstea.

Kings volleyball team to have new look next season BUT HEAD COACH STILL EXPECTS TEAM TO CHALLENGE FOR ACAC TITLE

The defending national champion RDC Kings will have somewhat of a new look next season, but head coach Aaron Schulha expects to be once again challenging for an Alberta Colleges Men’s Volleyball League title.

Schulha has only three returnees to the starting lineup — all-Canadian power hitter Tim Finnigan, allstar middle blocker Chris Osborn and second-year middle Justin Lukacs — among the seven veterans on the roster.

“It’s nice to have two fifth-year players in Tim and Chris, they’ll certainly anchor the team,” said Schulha, who also has Anthony Finnigan, Kashtin DeSouza, Chase Walper, who red shirted last year, and Pat McIntyre, who played two years ago, back.

Setter Tegan McGraw from B.C. also comes in with a good deal of experience having played with Lethbridge College and spent the last two seasons with the University of Alberta Golden Bears.

“Last year he red shirted, but has a lot of experience and will fit in nicely with Luke (Brisbane),” added Schulha.

“The two are close in their skill level and will push each other. We’ll have a deep bench again and with two strong setters going up against each other it adds to the level of practice.”

Brisbane is the brother to setter Sam Brisbane, who spent the last two seasons with the Kings and will join the Mount Royal University Cougars this season.

“Sam feels that Luke is at a higher level than he was at a similar stage of his development,” said Schulha, who will also have six-foot-seven middle blocker Adam Turlejski joining Brisbane from Australia.

“Adam has only been playing the game for three years, so he’s raw but his learning curve is steep and we like the fact we can mold him into our system.”

With Osborn from Phoenix, Ariz., the Kings will have three imports.

“A lot of other teams in the league are loading up with three imports as well and we’re fortunate to have three quality players,” said Schulha, who also has two other rookies — Cole Vriend out of Edmonton Christian and

Daimyn Biletsky of Notre Dame — in the middle.

“Cole played with the Edmonton Fog club team and finished second at the Canadian U18 championships, so he’s very capable. Daimyn isn’t as tall, but he’s quick and a real student of the game.”

With the three newcomers in the middle, Schulha can see both Osborn and Lukacs looking at playing on the outside.

“We’ll see how it goes in camp,” he said.

The remaining trio of rookies are all from the provincial 4A champion Lindsay Thurber Raiders in Tanner Rehn, Scott Irvine and Brian Grenier.

Rehn was recruited by several university teams, but Schulha feels its’s to his benefit to play at RDC. “It’s nice to keep him at home so he can develop for a couple of years and then look to move on,” said the veteran coach. “In fact it’s great to get four quality players out of Red Deer. It says a lot about the programs here.”

Keaton Reid, who was a backup setter last year, could also be back, but would be used as a utility player.

The fact the Kings are the two-time defending ACAC championships and gold medalists at the nationals, makes it easier to recruit says Schulha.

“No doubt,” he said. “Once you have a tradition of excellence you receive more interest for sure. I have a number of kids in Grade 10 and 11 contacting me already, which gives us a chance to see them for a year or two.”

With the roster set, Schulha can now look at other aspects of preparing for next season.

“I’ll start putting together a calender with exhibition games and tournaments and work on scholarships,” he said. “As well we’ll start running some open gym time shortly. I know I have an itch to get back in the gym.”

The ACAC will change back to a North-South league system during the season. The South Division will add Ambrose University out of Calgary, but will still be strong with Briercrest Bible College, Medicine Hat and SAIT challenging with Olds expected to continue to improve.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BROSSARD, Que. — It was up to veterans Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec to convince the world, and perhaps themselves, that the Montreal Canadiens still have hope.

The team that looked so solid in coming back to eliminate the firstplace overall Boston Bruins is down 3-1 to the New York Rangers in the NHL Eastern Conference final, but Gionta insisted Monday that morale is good and the Canadiens are far from finished.

They will be facing elimination in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night, however.

“It’s no secret: you start doing the right things, you start getting rewarded for it and momentum builds,” Gionta said. “You keep carrying that.

“A couple of teams have been able to do that this year, the Kings and the Rangers. So it’s not something that can’t be done and with the group we have in here, we believe we can do it.

And we believe we’ve got better as the series goes on.”

Gionta and Plekanec were part of a Canadiens team that came back from a 3-1 deficit to upset the high-powered Washington Capitals en route to their last trip to the conference final in 2010.

They did it that time with desperate shot-blocking, spectacular goaltending from Jaroslav Halak and a quiet belief that they could pull it off.

This time, they are looking to thirdstringer Dustin Tokarski to imitate Halak. The 24-year-old has been solid in goal since replacing the injured

Carey Price in Game 2, allowing eight goals in 11 periods over three games.

He helped them claim an overtime win in New York in Game 3 but was beaten on Martin St. Louis’ overtime snipe in Game 4 on Sunday night.

The Canadiens have played the Rangers close to evenly since a 7-2 loss in the series opener, but there were worrying signs in their latest loss. Defenceman Alexei Emein missed most of the first period after blocking a shot and then was mostly immobile after he returned.

And top forwards Thomas Vanek, who has struggled all series, and Max Pacioretty were all-but invisible.

And they remain without Price, the Canadian gold medallist from the Sochi Olympics in February who suffered a suspected right knee injury when New York’s Chris Kreider crashed the net in the second period of the series opener.

Price skated for about 20 minutes without equipment before the team’s optional practice, but coach Michel Therrien said he will not be back in this series.

For Gionta, hope comes from a feeling that his team is getting better and still has time to turn things around, as they did when they fell behind 3-2 to the Bruins in the conference semifinal.

The Canadiens rebounded with their best game of the playoffs in Game 6 and closed it out in Boston two days later.

“We were able to wear (Boston’s) defence down with our speed and our forechecking,” he said. “We need to get better at that and I think that’s what we’ve got better at as (the New York series) went on.

After missing the playoffs for the first time in seven years, the Washington Capitals hired former Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz and promoted Brian MacLellan to general manager on Monday.

Trotz was the Predators’ coach for 15 seasons before being dropped from the job in April.

In Washington, he takes over for Adam Oates, who was fired last month with a season left on his three-year deal.

MacLellan replaces George McPhee, whose contract was not renewed after 17 seasons as the Capitals’ GM. In the team’s press release announcing Monday’s moves, owner Ted Leonsis said Trotz was “the only coach we coveted” and called him “an ideal fit to help lead our club.”

It’s a change in philosophy for the Capitals in terms of picking a coach: Each of McPhee’s choices for the job had never previously been a head coach in the NHL. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has won three league MVP awards and again led the NHL in scoring this season with 51 goals. But the Capitals haven’t made it past the second round of the playoffs during the Russian wing’s career.

“Barry’s teams have always played with structure, discipline and intensity, and I look forward to him leading us to success for many years to come,” said MacLellan, who also gets the title of senior vice-president.

MacLellan has been with Washington for 13 seasons, seven as assistant GM. He was with five clubs during a

10-year NHL playing career.

“After conducting an extensive search for a general manager, we determined that Brian was the best candidate to help us reach our ultimate goal, winning the Stanley Cup,” Leonsis said.

“We have witnessed his abilities firsthand, and we have tremendous respect for how he manages people and situations.”

Trotz and MacLellan will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday.

When Leonsis held a news conference in late April to discuss the dismissals of McPhee and Oates, the owner said: “I just felt that new leadership at this time was needed, and let’s start it with a clean slate.”

From 1992-97, Trotz coached the Capitals’ top minor league affiliate in the American Hockey League.

He was hired by the Predators in August 1997, when the club was preparing for its expansion season of 199899.

Before leaving Nashville, Trotz had been the league’s longest-tenured coach with one team.

“We are getting an experienced and well-respected coach whose presence and tutelage will benefit our players,” Capitals President Dick Patrick said.

His Predators contract was set to expire at the end of June, and that club offered him a job in their hockey operations department.

But Trotz — a finalist for the Jack Adams award as the top coach in the NHL twice in the past five seasons — made clear at the time that he wanted to keep coaching.

The Predators failed to make the playoffs each of the past two seasons.

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four postseasons.

“We have a chance to play an NBA game on our home floor,” West said.

“We are going to try to do something that’s very tough.”

Bosh scored the game’s first eight points, making a pair of 3-pointers and ending a series-long funk. He had scored exactly nine points in each of the first three games of these East finals and was held under 10 points in each of his last seven playoff games against Indiana.

But he came out flying, and probably not coincidentally, the Heat finally had a good start.

“I told him he was going to have a great game,” James said. “We got off to a fast start because of him.”

Miami won the first quarter for the

first time in the series, going up 27-19 and helped in part by a late 3-pointer from Shane Battier — with replays showing Vogel moved down the sideline toward the Heat forward as he shot from near the Indiana bench.

If nothing else, at least he was trying to beat Big Brother.

Much as he did Sunday, Vogel used the big brother-little brother analogy with his team, trying any way to urge the Pacers to break through against the team that has ended their season in each of the past two years.

“He’s got to make a decision at some point in his life, that no matter what, we’re not going to lose this fight anymore,” Vogel said, likening the Pacers

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Andrew Munden, Ray Williams, Justin Kinnear, Geordin Flett and James Warne added single markers.

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to the little brother in that scenario.

“We’re at that point.”

The fight isn’t over.

But it was awfully one-sided for long stretches of Game 4.

Miami outscored Indiana 31-20 in the third quarter and kept pulling away before the Pacers used a 15-3 run to make things rather interesting.

Stephenson had a layup with 3:20 left that would have gotten Indiana within nine — but it was waved off after he was called for fouling Wade on his way to the basket.

Stephenson scored with 1:31 left to make it 99-90, but James snuffed out any comeback hopes right there with a three-point play.

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And in the end, the Miami Heat moved one win from yet another Eastern Conference title.

James had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Bosh added 25 points — nearly matching his output from the first three games of the series combined — and the Heat grabbed control of the East finals by topping the Indiana Pacers 102-90 in Game 4 for a 3-1 lead.

Dwyane Wade added 15 points and Miami never trailed, leading by 23 at one point.

“We try to get better every single day, every single game,” James said.

“When you do that and go out and play the type of game that you are capable of playing, you can be satisfied with the results. And that’s what we’ve built over the years.”

Only the Celtics and Lakers franchises have been to the NBA Finals in four straight seasons. The Heat now have three chances to join that club, starting with Game 5 at Indiana on Wednesday night.

“We got outplayed by the Heat,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “I wasn’t disappointed in our fight. I was disappointed in the result.”

Paul George scored 23 points and David West added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who got 15 points from George Hill. But Lance Stephenson — who made news in the days between Games 3 and 4 by suggesting he was in James’ head — was held to nine and 7-foot-2 centre Roy Hibbert was scoreless in 22 minutes for Indiana.

“I was trying to get into his head,” Stephenson said, referring to James. “I guess he stepped up and got the win. I can take the heat.”

The heat, maybe.

The Heat, maybe not.

Miami has won the last three games in the series, and going back to the point in Game 3 when the Heat trailed by 15, they have outscored the Pacers by 39 points in a span of about 6 ½ quarters.

The Pacers won two elimination games in the first round against Atlanta, and need to win three more if their yearlong plan of topping Miami as kings of the East is going to become reality. The odds are obviously stacked against them. When holding a 3-1 lead, Miami is 8-0 in Game 5s over the past

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HANSON Eugene 1933 - 2014 Mr. Eugene Lorrie ‘Gene’ Hanson of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the age of 81 years. Gene was born on January 13, 1933 in Ryder, North Dakota.

At the age of two, he relocated to Mossbank, Saskatchewan; where he lived until he joined the CPR in 1951. Gene met his sweetheart Raeona in 1954, and they were married in 1956. After leaving the CPR, Gene owned the grocery store in Torquay, Saskatchewan for thirteen years. In 1977, they relocated to Red Deer, where Gene worked for Southland Corp. for twenty years. Gene tried retirement for three years and then joined National Oilwell for another five years. He has been retired ever since. Gene’s family was number one and when he wasn’t doing things for others; he would relax and read a good book. He will be greatly missed. Gene will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Raeona Hanson, his son, Doug (Cindy) Hanson of Kelowna, British Columbia; his daughter, Lorna (Ron) Abbott of Leduc County, Alberta, his granddaughter, Shera-Lee (Brendan) LaBuc and great grandson, Hunter LaBuc, as well as one brother, Lyle (Fyrne) Hanson of Mossbank, Saskatchewan.

He was predeceased by his son, Terry, mother, Grace Woods, Father, Henry Hanson, two step-fathers, Willie Peterson and Bill Woods, two brothers, Mervin and Glenn, and sisterin-law, Marion. A Memorial Service in Gene’s honor will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Gene’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, Attention: ICU, 3942 - 50A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4E7 or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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MACDONALD Cecile Flora (nee Hermary) Cecile MacDonald passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long illness on Friday, May 23, 2014 at age 85 years. She leaves behind a loving family, who will miss her greatly; her husband of 63 years, Roderick MacDonald; children, Merv (Shari), Hank (Judy), Mona (David), and Trish (Craig); thirteen grandchildren, and twelve greatgrandchildren.

A Prayer Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Parish, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

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Company vehicle is negotiable, benefits, above avg. salary and great atmosphere.

Clean Class 1 drivers license c/w abstract.

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Western Canada.

Great hours, Monday to Trail offers excellent Friday, 8am to 5pm, some training & a competitive OT required, but WEEKcompensation & benefit plan.

We are currently looking to ENDS OFF! This will be a full time / long term posiexpand our workforce at tion with great room for our Red Deer location wage and skill advance2823 Bremner Ave. ment. Must be physically fit position, a team player Service Coordinator for and able to work in a fast paced environment.

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Journeyman & apprentices We offer competitive CELEBRATIONS wages. Full benefits after HAPPEN EVERY DAY 90 days. Must have valid We are seeking to hire IN CLASSIFIEDS drivers licence. Email resume permanent Driver/Sales to: d.generationglass for the Red Deer area.

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Sundays. Located downan asset experience a definite Ph: 403-506-8929 or town. Call 403-755-8163 asset. Great hours, Monfax to: 403-886-5814 leave message for Mitch.

Canwest Propane day to Friday, 8am to 5pm, offers a competitive some OT required, but Employment compensation package WEEKENDS OFF! This will be a full time / long Training Interested candidates term position. Must be are invited to apply physically fit for position, via our website a team player and able to www.gibsons.com/careers work in a fast paced or by Fax at 403-346-0595 environment. Please fax resume to (403)341-2373, F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. or e-mail it to: Minimum Class 5 with air customer-service@ and clean abstract. Exp. hitchdepot.ca preferred. In person to Key “I never really felt the traditional Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

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SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission.

F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com

SEEKS CONCRETE FINISHERS For residential & commercial work in the Red Deer area.

-Excellent rate of pay -Benefit packages Send Resume to: apply@pmcl1964.ca or Fax Resume to 403-342-1549 STAIR MANUFACTURER THE RUSTY PELICAN Req’s F/T workers to build is now accepting resumes stairs in Red Deer shop. for experienced MUST HAVE basic carF/T SERVERS pentry skills. Salary based Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. on skill level. Benefits Apply within: 2079-50 avail. Apply in person at Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. 100, 7491 Edgar Fax 403-347-1161 Phone Industrial Bend. email: calls WILL NOT be accepted. earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913 TAR-IFIC Construction is currently seeking an individual who is mechanically inclined to work on road culvert repairs. Must have a The Tap House Pub & Grill valid Class 5 license. req’s full and part time Excellent benefit package. cooks. Apply with resume Home every night. at 1927 Gaetz Avenue Fax 403-340-1246 or between 2-5 pm. email resume to tarific@telusplanet.net.

Sales & TAR-IFIC Construction is Distributors currently seeking a bobcat or mini-excavator operator.

GRATIAE is seeking Class 3 license an asset.

5 Retails Sales reps Excellent benefit package. selling skin & body care Home every night. products in Parkland Mall Fax 403-340-1246 or 4747 67th St. Red Deer, email resume to $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. tarific@telusplanet.net.

F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Email resumes: Truckers/ gratiaereddeersr@ gmail.com Drivers

A busy manufacturing oilfield company is looking for a full time Mechanical Engineer/Designer.

This position will involve the design and product development of Oilfield Equipment. Duties will include the design of equipment using 3D CAD, shop testing prototypes and support to manufacturing for existing products.

This positions requires individuals with a strong mechanical aptitude.

SolidWorks experience is an asset. Individuals with creativity, attention to detail and an interest in SOAP Stories is seeking 5 working with equipment F/T - P/T Beauty Treatare preferred. ment O/P, selling soap & Starting wage is based on knowledge and†experience. bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty Only eligible candidates cert. req’d. Location will be contacted.

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SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

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B10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Would NHL benefit if season wraps now?

Why isn’t this the best time of year dominate hockey-minded households. for the hockey fan?

This the NHL delivers superbly; every The easy answer, of course, is be- night there are multiple games in mulcause the season should be over, or tiple cities, and the challenge of the ending, or should have endfan is not to find something ed some time ago. compelling, but to keep up And, at most levels, it is with the compelling madover. ness of it all.

The Memorial Cup I’m biased, but to me, no played out its final stages other league does it better over the weekend. The in that regard. This flood of world hockey championaction and drama involving ships in Belarus as well.

16 teams over 10 days has a But we’ve still got weeks pace to it that fits perfectly to go in the NHL season. in a world where the numIssues like climate ber of frenzied “hits” matchange or chronic issues of ters more and more. prison reform or the best That pace is nearly imDAMIEN way to educate our chilpossible to maintain.

COX dren stymie our populaces But does the fall off have and communities. to be this great?

So does the proper And does it really benefit length of a hockey season, the NHL to still be playing a problem not even close in when every other level of complexity or impact, seem to stymie hockey (okay, the AHL is still going) the NHL and its owners. has packed up for the year?

In a perfect world, the NHL would The argument might be that this roar to the conclusion of its season gives the league centre stage, and with in the same way the first round of the massive markets like L.A., Chicago and playoffs arrive like a hurricane and New York still in the running to be

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Stanley Cup finalists, this is no small thing.

The NHL has become better and better in recent years at being the big show — the arrival of John Collins at league headquarters and the rise of the outdoor game has had much to do with it — and the possibility of a Rangers-Kings or Rangers-Hawks final must have the league slobbering with anticipation.

(Sorry Montreal. While Habs fans will take this as an insult and slam a Toronto writer for just being envious of a successful hockey franchise, it’s just the truth). But the big show would be better if it was happening right now, wouldn’t you agree? Or just finishing, as would have been the case a couple of decades ago?

Revenues drive much of the thinking in the NHL game, not surprisingly given how much cash was lost during another lockout that stretched from September, 2012 to early 2013. Have to make up for that, right? The way in which the labour deal is now structured implores both sides to push for more and more and more of everything, thus maximizing the take of the

Canadian men’s soccer team seeking first win since 2012 as they face Moldova

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MAUER, Austria — If Canada wants to make a credible run for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, it has to find a way to ensure young Canadian players see more action at the club level, says veteran men’s national team midfielder Julian de Guzman.

Speaking on the eve of a friendly against Moldova being played in Austria, de Guzman said it isn’t easy for Canadians to get the playing time they need to develop so they can bring those skills to the national team, even though there are five professional teams in the country in two leagues.

Montreal, Toronto and

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15’ LAUREL LEAF WILLOW 6-8’ NORTHWEST POPLAR & BROOK POPLAR Beautiful trees. You dig.

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Also have 74” truck mount tree spade. J/V TREE FARM. John 403-350-6439 or Gary 403-391-1406 EDGING Blocks, red scalloped concrete, reg. $2.49 $1. ea. approx. 75.

Call or text 403-348-1236 LAWN Mower, Craftsman Self propelled. $125.

403-347-5955 LAWNMOWER, 19”, side bag, $50.

Tuned & ready to go.

403-347-5873 PRUNNING snips, extendable handle, $25.; spring tooth rake, $5.; drain spade, $18; 25 rebars, 4-5’ lengths, all for $25.; 6 metal tree or shrub stakes, various lengths, all for $6.; garden bow rake, $8.; hoe, $8.; 2 dandelion rakes, $8. ea.; longhand spade, $9.; cultivator (5 tooth) $10.; tamping rod, heavy metal, $8.

403-314-2026 ROTOTILLER 3 H.P. 21”.

Runs great. $100.

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WHEEL CHAIR, Jet 3 electric, new batteries, serviced. Asking $2000.

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Vancouver all have Major League Soccer teams while Edmonton and Ottawa are in the North American Soccer League, but de Guzman says young Canadians are still struggling to get the experience they need.

“That’s something that Canadian football has to deal with,” he said, suggesting younger players were getting more time and competing at a higher level a few years ago.

“If that could be fixed in the next couple of years, it would better the chances of qualifying for Russia.”

It’s not easy but still the most important thing a young player can do, he said.

“Get themselves at a stable cub level in North Amer-

ica or overseas.”

After shaking one monkey off their back last week, the Canadian men’s soccer team is looking to rid itself of another as they try for their first win since late 2012 Tuesday in Austria. Canada hasn’t won a game since a 3-0 victory over Cuba in October 2012. They also hadn’t scored a goal in 14 months until last Friday’s 1-1 draw against much higher-ranked Bulgaria.

De Guzman says a win Tuesday over Moldova would be an important step for the team to take as it rebuilds before their next World Cup run. Canada, currently ranked at 110 by FIFA, needs to move up and every friendly is crucial right now.

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WHIRLPOOL energy saver 20 QUART roasting oven washer & dryer pair. Exc. $20; 19.2 volt cordless cond. $600 obo. 403-347-8349 variable spd. reversible drill, $45; Craftsman spiral cutting saw $50, Coleman Household propane lantern $10; Dremel Scroll Saw $75.

Furnishings 403-347-2603 COFFE table, octagon with CELEBRATIONS 2 end tables, glass tops.

HAPPEN EVERY DAY $75.; ChesterÀeld, IN CLASSIFIEDS Áowered pastels, $100. good cond. Best offer on ANTIQUE double both. 403-346-4926 pedestal desk, $100.

BAMBOO glass top patio COFFEE Table, country table, 4 matching chairs & rustic square, opens both shelf unit, $100 obo. sides. $75. Call or text 403-347-8349 403-348-1236 CHAIN LINK DOG PEN. DRESSERS, Oak look, 5’ wide, 15’ long, 6’ high. long dresser w/hutch, With gate. Asking $150. chest dresser, low 3 draw403-877-2424 er dresser, 2 end tables, desk w/hutch. $300. obo. FOR SALE - MUST SELL: Call or text 403-348-1236 4 Resin Chairs (white) with cover, $20.

12” Oscillating fan, various speeds, $5.

Flour Corker, $10.

3 Carbouy for wine making, $5/ea.

Wine Fermenter, $5.

KING SIZE BOX SPRING, Thermostat controlled Must sell. $35.

Fermenter cabinet, $10.

Call 403-350-9660 Letter size Àling cabinet, 2 dr., black metal, $10.

LARGE RECLINER, Foot stool, metal Ár., micro Àbre cloth top, $10. $200. 403-358-7678 403-358-7678 ROLL-OUT ChesterÀeld HARMON #P61A Pellet Stove. bed, with Sealy mattress. Clean. Good cond, Asking Exc. shape. SOLD. Glider $1200. 403-346-9253 rocker, $20. magazine KEROSENE lantern $15; rack, oak, $5. wood bookCraftsman seat for riding case, $10.; antique mower, $25.; 2 African wooden high chair, $40.; violets $3. ea.; tent & Áy, antique dining room light weight, 3 persons wooden chair. $15; $55.; 2 air mattresses $15.

403-309-3475 ea.; galvanized laundry tub, $15.; tent & Áy 6 lb.

WANTED backpacker, $25.

Antiques, furniture and 403-342-7460 estates. 342-2514 MASSAGE TABLE - folds for storage, $100 obo.

Stereos STUDENTS DESK, TV's, VCRs complete w/carousel, $50.

403-347-8349 PS1 + 7 games $50; ROTOTILLER 3 H.P. 21”.

Game Boy + 1 game, $60; Runs great. $100.

Sony surround speakers, LAWNMOWER, $80. 403-782-3847 19”, side bag, $50.

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$500.00 reward for lost engagement ring. A stunning 3 carat black emerald cut diamond with 1 carat round diamonds on sides, size 8. Was last seen in Rocky Mountain on Thursday afternoon May 8th at Forbidden Tans.

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SKILL saw, 7 1/4”, $20; Reversible drill 3/8” Skill $15; gas lawn mower, $30; bar & 2 bar stools, $50; 2 ton hydraulic jack, $12; 109 piece drill set, new in box, $20. 403-887-4981 SLEEPING BAG, $10.

LARGE COOLER & Thermal Jug, $12.

CALGARY Olympic Wine Glasses, $8.

ALSO QUART JARS TO GIVE AWAY. 403-347-5316 SMALL oxygen acetylene regulator set, $45; 2 electric steam irons, $5. ea.; 1 car vacuum cleaner, $5.; electric yard master gas trimmer, $25.

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CONDUCTED BY AB STORAGE Take notice that miscellaneous goods and chattels belonging to the following persons and stored at AB Storage (South) will be sold due to inpaid charges: Glen Osmond Tammy Montgomery Nancy Meidinger Connor Mueller Nick Cerna 402765E27

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All bids are for the entire contents of the storage unit. Winning bidder will be contacted via iBid4storage.com for payment arrangement.

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WINE MAKING CARBOYS (Large) $15/ea. 403-350-9029

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Coleman cooler, $15.; wooden western boot jack, $15. 403-314-2026

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CHAIN LINK DOG PEN. 5’ wide, 15’ long, 6’ high.

With gate. Asking $150.

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WE are moving and have to part with our “Princess” We are looking for a good home for this short hair, tortoise shell that has been spayed. She is very affectionate and friendly within the conÀnes of a quiet home She comes with food dish, water bowl, cat tree and liter box. *LOVING HOME FOUND*

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WANTED: Small electric lawnmower with a cord.

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QUART JARS TO GIVE AWAY. 403-347-5316

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Horses

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CLENRIDGE HOOF TRIMMING offers hoof trimming for cattle in a standup hydraulic chute.

Contact now for price and availability. Will travel.

403-598-0170 or 587-377-2961 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

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Moldova is ranked a little higher than Canada and is on a two-game winning streak after most recently beating higher-ranked Saudi Arabia 4-0, following a 3-0 win over 199th-ranked Andora in March.

De Guzman, a veteran Canadian midfielder, who currently plays for Skoda Xanthi in Superleague Greece, has been mentoring many of the young players brought in by new coach Benito Floro and he’s looking for the team to kick up their play a notch as they seek that allimportant win.

As for the possibility he might still be playing for Canada in 2018, he sounded torn. At 33 now, he said he would like to be there “if my legs could hold up.

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2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $2400/mo.

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www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates ~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1195 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, absolutely no pets. N/S, no utils. incl.

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GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

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Martin, who announced his retirement from competitive curling in April, won a record 18 events on the World Curling Tour Grand Slam series.

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SCOREBOARD

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

Hockey

Local Sports

B11

Basketball Kings 5, Blackhawks 2 First Period 1. Los Angeles, Muzzin 5 (Doughty, Toffoli) 9:00 (pp).

2. Los Angeles, Gaborik 10 (Kopitar) 11:13.

3. Los Angeles, Brown 3 (Williams, Muzzin) 15:56 (pp).

Penalties — Kopitar LA (hooking) 4:27, Brown LA (high-sticking) 6:50, Hossa Chi (goaltender interference) 7:31, Sharp Chi (roughing) 15:04.

Second Period 4. Los Angeles, Doughty 3 (Kopitar, Williams) 12:43.

5. Chicago, Saad 4 (Rozsival) 14:03.

Penalties — Shaw Chi (cross-checking) 2:44, Bench LA (too many men) 9:53, Shaw Chi (stick holding) 19:27, Doughty LA (roughing) 19:27.

Third Period 6. Chicago, Bickell 7 (Kane, Toews) 9:29.

7. Los Angeles, Pearson 3 (Carter) 18:58 (en).

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Chicago 7 9 8 — 24 Los Angeles 8 8 5 — 21 Goal — Chicago: Crawford (L, 9-7-0); Los Angeles: Quick (W, 11-7-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Chicago: 0-3; Los Angeles: 2-3.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal vs. N.Y. Rangers (NY Rangers leads series 3-1) Saturday, May 17 NY Rangers 7 Montreal 2 Monday, May 19 NY Rangers 3 Montreal 1 Thursday, May 22 Montreal 3 NY Rangers 2, OT Sunday, May 25 NY Rangers 3 Montreal 2, OT Tuesday, May 27 NY Rangers at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 29 x-Montreal at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 31 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago vs. Los Angeles (Los Angeles leads series 2-1) Sunday, May 18 Chicago 3 Los Angeles 1 Wednesday, May 21 Los Angeles 6 Chicago 2 Saturday, May 24 Los Angeles 4 Chicago 3 Monday, May 26 Chicago 2, Los Angeles 5 Wednesday, May 28 Los Angeles at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 30 x-Chicago at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 1 x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 6 p.m. x — if necessary.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Scoring Leaders G A Pts Anze Kopitar, LA 5 15 20 Jeff Carter, LA 8 11 19 Marian Gaborik, LA 9 6 15 Ryan Getzlaf, Ana 4 11 15 Evgeni Malkin, Pgh 6 8 14 Zach Parise, Minn 4 10 14 Marian Hossa, Chi 2 12 14 Jonathan Toews, Chi 8 5 13 Justin Williams, LA 6 7 13 Martin St. Louis, NYR 6 7 13 P.K. Subban, Mtl 5 8 13 Drew Doughty, LA 2 10 12

Monday’s summary

NBA Playoffs THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7)

Durant, OKC James, MIA Harden, HOU Aldridge, POR Howard, HOU Westbrook, OKC DeRozan, TOR Griffin, LAC Curry, GOL Lillard, POR George, IND Johnson, Bro Lowry, TOR Ellis, DAL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Indiana (1) vs. Miami (2) (Miami leads series 3-1) Saturday’s result Miami 99 Indiana 87 Tuesday’s result Miami 87 Indiana 83 Monday, May 26 Indiana 90, Miami, 102 Wednesday, May 28 Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 30 x-Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 1 x-Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

G 16 12 6 11 6 16 7 13 7 11 16 12 7 7

FG 160 117 50 113 58 141 45 117 51 83 107 98 44 52

FT PTS 119 476 91 343 45 161 60 288 40 156 107 412 71 167 71 306 37 161 59 252 87 340 36 254 43 148 27 143

AVG 29.8 28.6 26.8 26.2 26.0 25.8 23.9 23.5 23.0 22.9 21.3 21.2 21.1 20.4

FG Percentage

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio (1) vs. Oklahoma City (2) (San Antonio leads series 2-1) Wednesday’s result San Antonio 112 Oklahoma City 77 Monday’s result San Antonio 122 Oklahoma City 105 Sunday’s game San Antonio 97, Oklahoma City 106 Tuesday, May 27 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 29 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio,7 p.m.

Saturday, May 31 x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, June 2 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m. x — if necessary.

PLAYOFF LEADERS Scoring

FG 34 31 75 117 32 58 26

Johnson, TOR Valanciunas, TOR Ibaka, OKC James, MIA Gibson, CHI Howard, HOU Patterson, TOR

FGA 52 49 119 206 57 106 48

PCT .654 .633 .630 .568 .561 .547 .542

Rebounds Howard, HOU Noah, CHI Jordan, LAC Millsap, ATL Aldridge, POR

G 6 5 13 7 11

OFF DEF TOT 27 55 82 15 49 64 43 120 163 21 55 76 30 87 117

AVG 13.7 12.8 12.5 10.9 10.6

Assists Paul, LAC Curry, GOL Westbrook, OKC Conley, MEM Wall, WAS Lillard, POR

G 13 7 16 7 11 11

AST 134 59 128 55 79 72

AVG 10.3 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.2 6.5

Baseball Toronto New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston

American League East Division W L Pct 30 22 .577 27 23 .540 26 23 .531 23 29 .442 21 29 .420

Atlanta at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

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

Detroit at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

GB — 2 2 7 8

Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 28 19 .596 26 27 .491 24 26 .480 23 25 .479 24 28 .462

GB — 5 5 5 6

Oakland Los Angeles Texas Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 31 20 .608 28 22 .560 26 25 .510 25 25 .500 20 32 .385

GB — 2 5 5 11

Atlanta Miami Washington Philadelphia New York

National League East Division W L Pct 28 22 .560 27 25 .519 25 26 .490 22 26 .458 22 28 .440

GB — 2 3 5 6

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 30 22 .577 28 23 .549 23 27 .460 22 27 .449 19 30 .388

GB — 1 6 6 9

West Division W L Pct 32 19 .627 28 24 .538 27 24 .529 23 29 .442 21 32 .396

GB — 4 5 9 12

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Monday’s Games Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 2 Texas 7, Minnesota 2 Oakland 10, Detroit 0 Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 5 Houston 9, Kansas City 2 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 8-1), 5:07 p.m.

Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-0), 6:10 p.m.

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

Texas (Darvish 4-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 5-1), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 6:15 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 6-1) at Oakland (Gray 5-1), 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Houston at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

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Monday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 001 001 000 — 2 8 1 Chicago 003 002 10x — 6 9 1 Tomlin, Outman (6), Shaw (6), Rzepczynski (7), Carrasco (7) and Y.Gomes; Quintana, Petricka (7), Putnam (8), S.Downs (8) and Flowers, Nieto. W— Quintana 3-4. L—Tomlin 3-2. Sv—S.Downs (1).

HRs—Chicago, Viciedo (5).

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Monday’s Games Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 3, Washington 2 Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 4 N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings Philadelphia 9, Colorado 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, Cincinnati 3 Arizona 7, San Diego 5 Tuesday’s Games Colorado (J.De La Rosa 5-3) at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3) at Washington (Treinen 0-2), 5:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-3), 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 6:15 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 2-5) at Arizona (Miley 3-5), 7:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-1), 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-0) at San Francisco (Hudson 4-2), 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 1:45 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

Texas 020 020 030 — 7 11 0 Minnesota 110 000 000 — 2 9 1 Tepesch, Frasor (7), Cotts (8) and Gimenez; Correia, Burton (8), Duensing (9) and K.Suzuki. W— Tepesch 2-0. L—Correia 2-6. HRs—Minnesota, Plouffe (4).

Detroit 000 000 000 — 0 5 3 Oakland 022 200 04x — 10 11 1 Smyly, Knebel (6), Coke (8) and Holaday; Milone, Otero (7), Doolittle (9) and D.Norris. W—Milone 3-3.

L—Smyly 2-3. HRs—Oakland, Moss (12), Blanks (1), Donaldson (12), Cespedes (9), D.Norris (5).

LAA 000 000 100 — 1 3 1 Seattle 230 000 00x — 5 7 0 Skaggs, Kohn (8) and Conger, Iannetta; C.Young, Furbush (7), Farquhar (8), Rodney (9) and Zunino.

W—C.Young 4-2. L—Skaggs 4-2. HRs—Los Angeles, Pujols (14).

Tampa Bay 002 030 000 — 5 10 0 Toronto 200 341 00x — 10 16 0 Bedard, Colome (5) and Hanigan, J.Molina; Hutchison, Loup (6), Redmond (8), Rasmussen (9) and D.Navarro. W—Hutchison 4-3. L—Bedard 2-3.

HRs—Tampa Bay, DeJesus (5), De.Jennings (5), Loney (2). Toronto, D.Navarro (2), St.Tolleson (2), Encarnacion (15).

Houston 230 111 010 — 9 16 0 Kan. City 000 101 000 — 2 10 0 Feldman, Sipp (7), Fields (8), Williams (9) and J.Castro; Ventura, Mariot (3), L.Coleman (7) and S.Perez. W—Feldman 3-2. L—Ventura 2-5. HRs— Houston, Springer (8).

INTERLEAGUE Boston 001 050 200 — 8 7 0 Atlanta 003 300 000 — 6 8 0 Buchholz, Badenhop (4), Capuano (5), Mujica (6), Tazawa (7), A.Miller (8), Uehara (9) and Pierzynski; E.Santana, A.Wood (6), Thomas (7), Avilan (7), D.Carpenter (8), Hale (9) and Laird. W—Mujica 2-1.

L—Thomas 1-2. Sv—Uehara (10). HRs—Boston, D.Ortiz (12).

Baltimore

003 000

102

1 —

7 14 1

Milwaukee 101 202 000 0 — 6 11 0 (10 innings) Tillman, R.Webb (6), Brach (7), O’Day (9), Z.Britton (10) and Hundley; Lohse, Kintzler (7), Fr.Rodriguez (9), Wooten (10) and Lucroy, Maldonado. W— O’Day 2-0. L—Wooten 1-2. Sv—Z.Britton (3).

HRs—Baltimore, Schoop 2 (5). Milwaukee, K.Davis (7), Overbay (2).

New York 100 020 000 003 — 6 7 1 St. Louis 100 002 000 001 — 4 10 0 (12 innings) Whitley, Claiborne (6), Thornton (7), Betances (8), Aceves (10), Dav.Robertson (12) and McCann; Wacha, C.Martinez (8), Rosenthal (10), Neshek (11), Choate (12), Motte (12) and Y.Molina. W—Aceves 1-2. L—Choate 0-2. Sv—Dav.Robertson (11).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 000 000 023 — 5 12 3 New York 000 020 001 — 3 8 1 Cumpton, J.Hughes (7), Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin; deGrom, Familia (7), Rice (8), Valverde (8), C.Torres (9) and Centeno. W—Watson 5-0. L—Valverde 1-1. Sv—Melancon (10). HRs— Pittsburgh, G.Sanchez (5). New York, Duda (6).

Miami 102 000 000 — 3 7 1 Wash.

000 002 000 — 2 3 0 Eovaldi, M.Dunn (7), A.Ramos (8), Cishek (9) and Saltalamacchia; Roark, Clippard (8), Blevins (9) and W.Ramos. W—Eovaldi 4-2. L—Roark 3-3. Sv— Cishek (11). HRs—Miami, Stanton (15). Washington, LaRoche (6).

Chicago 001 032 200 — 8 13 1 San Fran. 100 200 100 — 4 6 2 Samardzija, Grimm (8), N.Ramirez (9) and Castillo; Petit, Huff (6), Kontos (7), J.Lopez (8), J.Gutierrez (9) and H.Sanchez. W—Samardzija 1-4. L—Petit 3-2. HRs—Chicago, Schierholtz (1). San Francisco, Sandoval (7).

Colorado 000 000 000 — 0 7 1 Phila.

000 112 50x — 9 12 0 Chacin, Kahnle (6), Masset (7), Brothers (7), Ottavino (8) and Rosario; K.Kendrick, Mi.Adams (7), Bastardo (8), De Fratus (9) and Ruiz. W—K.Kendrick 1-5. L—Chacin 0-4. HRs—Philadelphia, Howard (8), Mayberry (2).

San Diego 000 040 100 — 5 12 1 Arizona 020 003 002 — 7 10 1 T.Ross, Vincent (6), Thayer (7), Benoit (8), Quackenbush (9) and Rivera; McCarthy, Thatcher (7), Ziegler (8) and M.Montero. W—Ziegler 1-1. L— Quackenbush 0-1. HRs—San Diego, Alonso (3), E.Cabrera (3). Arizona, Pollock (6).

Cincinnati 000 000 030 — 3 5 2 LAD 001 000 30x — 4 5 0 Cueto, M.Parra (7), Broxton (8) and B.Pena, Mesoraco; Ryu, B.Wilson (8), Jansen (8) and Butera.

W—Ryu 5-2. L—Cueto 4-4. Sv—Jansen (15).

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled C Ryan Lavarnway from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Alex Wilson to Pawtucket.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Activated 2B Omar Infante off the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Casey Coleman to Omaha (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Called up INF Irving Falu from Nashville (PCL). Optioned RHP Jimmy Nelson to Nashville.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed OF Brandon Guyer on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Alex Colome from Charlotte (FSL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Activated OF Justin Ruggiano from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Ryan Kalish to Iowa (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Fired hitting coach Dave Hudgens. Released RHP Jose Valverde. Placed OF Eric Young Jr. on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 25. Recalled OF Matt den Dekker from Las Vegas (PCL).

American Association AMARILLO SOX — Traded OF Lyndon Estill to San Angelo (UL) for a player to be named.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released RHP Jack Wagoner.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Released RHP Yhency Brazoban and OF Tommy Barksdale.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP

Chase Johnson.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Announced the contract of RHP Leo Rosales was purchased by Leones de Yucatan (Mexican League).

Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released RHP Joey Housey.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released RHP William Teal and C Alexandre Beland.

Frontier League FRONTIER GREYS — Released RHP Ryan Hartman.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Oliver Van Zant.

FOOTBALL

Brazil’s national team begins preparations for World Cup

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazil squad’s preparations for a World Cup on home soil got underway Monday amid chants of protests instead of support.

The players selected by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari reported to the national team as a few hundred demonstrators loudly protested against the money being spent by the local government on the World Cup. The protesters surrounded the bus carrying the players from their hotel in Rio de Janeiro to the training camp in the mountain city of Teresopolis, about 90 kilometres (55 miles) away.

The demonstrators slowed the bus down as it tried to leave and then got close enough to attach dozens of stickers with slogans against the World Cup on the vehicle, including the windows. They also chanted and held anti-World Cup banners, including one that read: “There will be no World Cup, there will be a strike.”

“It was just a minor problem,” said Brazil assistant coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, who led Brazil to the 1994 world title. “I’m sure that everyone will be supporting the national team.

Nobody is going to be against it.”

The demonstrators were comprised mostly of teachers and education officials demanding better schools and other improvements from the local government.

There were a few protesters when the team arrived in Teresopolis, too, but there were also supporters in place to welcome the players.

Last year’s Confederations Cup, a World Cup warm-up tournament held in Brazil, was marked by violent protests against the government.

More are expected next month during the World Cup, although FIFA and local organizers have pledged to try to prevent the tournament from being affected.

Heavy security is in place at Brazil’s training camp in Teresopolis, which was completely renovated for the event. A police helicopter hovered overhead as the bus carrying the players arrived.

Neymar and the other 22 players underwent medical exams on Monday and more are expected on Tuesday. The first practice session is scheduled for Wednesday. Left back Marcelo, who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League final on Saturday, was allowed to delay his arrival.

“We were all anxiously waiting for this,” Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar said.

Brazil will have 17 days to fine tune for the June 12 opener against Croatia at Sao Paulo.

“We have to take it slowly in these first 10 days and then intensify our preparations in the final seven so we can have our team ready for the World Cup,” said Scolari, who guided Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title.

The first few days in the training camp were crucial to give doctors an idea of the players’ physical condition after returning from their clubs, he said.

The squad will practice twice a day for a week before heading to the central city of Goiania, where it will face Panama in a friendly on June 3. The squad then returns to Teresopolis for a couple of days before travelling to Sao Paulo, where it will play Serbia on June 6 in its final warm-up match.

Among the players reporting to the training camp are 16 who were members of the Brazilian team that won last year’s Confederations Cup. Only six players in this year’s squad have previous experience in World Cups — Cesar, striker Fred, midfielder Ramires and defenders Thiago Silva, Daniel Alves and Maicon.

Scolari has already said he will be bringing several former world champions to talk to his players during the team’s preparations. The coach said the group will also work with a psychologist.

Today

● Senior high boys soccer: Olds at Innisfail, Hunting Hills at Lacombe, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: North Star Sports vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Parkland baseball: Red Deer at Eckville, 6:45 p.m. ● Women’s fastball: Alberta Kaizen Warriors vs. Badgers, Warriors vs. TNT Athletics, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; N. Jensen’s Bandits vs.

Red Deer U16 Rage, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; Stettler Heat at Lacombe Physio Shooters, 7 p.m. ● Sunburst baseball: Edmonton Cubs at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Women’s lacrosse: Calgary Cardinals at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Innisfail Arena Red. ● Junior B tier 3 lacrosse: Calgary Wranglers at Olds, 7:30 p.m., Sports Complex main.

National Football League WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Promoted Bruce Allen to president and general manager.

Canadien Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS —Signed LB Jesse Briggs and DB Derek Jones.

Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Acquired DL T.J. Fatinikun from Portland to complete an earlier trade.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Promoted Brian MacLellan to senior vice-president and general manager. Named Barry Trotz coach.

INDY 500 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay’s narrow Indianapolis 500 win brought him a $2.49 million payday.

The overall purse was $14.23 million. The winnings were announced Monday night.

Hunter-Reay edged Helio Castroneves by 0.060 seconds Sunday in the second-closest margin of victory in the history of the race. He became the first American to win the Indy 500 since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006.

“I’m a proud American boy, that’s for sure,” he said in Victory Lane after the race.

Hunter-Reay recorded a 220.927 mph final lap to Castroneves’ 220.729 mph, preventing the Brazilian from joining A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears as a four-time winner.

Hunter-Reay topped all other drivers by leading nine times for 56 laps after starting 19th. The last time a driver led the most laps in the race from such a low starting position was in 1975, when Wally Dallenbach led 96 laps after starting from the 21st position.

Castroneves earned $785,194 for his runner-up finish.

Marco Andretti finished third, Carlos Munoz was fourth and Kurt Busch was sixth as Andretti Autosports captured four of the top six positions.

Andretti earned $585,194 and Munoz won $449,194.

Busch’s $423,889 paycheque included a $25,000 top-rookie bonus.

Wednesday

● Track and field: Central Alberta senior high zone meet at Lindsay Thurber. ● Senior high girls soccer: Hunting Hills at Sylvan Lake, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior high girls rugby: Semifinals at 5 p.m.; tier 1 and tier 2 finals at 5:45 p.m., Titans Park. ● Senior high boys rugby: Semifinals at 6:30 p.m.; bronze and gold medal games at 7:15 p.m, Titans Park. ● Midget AAA baseball: Okotoks at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 1. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Okotoks Black at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Parkland baseball: Lacombe at Rocky Mountain House, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday

● Senior high boys soccer: Alix at Innisfail, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Gary Moe Volkswagen vs. Nighthawks, North Star Sports vs. Printing Place, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2. ● Women’s fastball: Red Deer U16 Rage vs. Panthers, Rage vs. Lacombe Physio Shooters, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park; N. Jensen’s Bandits vs. TNT Athletics, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; Badgers at Stettler Heat, 7 p.m.

Friday

● Senior high girls soccer: Sylvan Lake at Lacombe, 4:15 p.m.; Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt East. ● Senior high boys soccer: Lacombe at Sylvan Lake, 4:15 p.m.; Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt West. ● Parkland baseball: Innisfail at Red Deer, 6:45 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Senior C lacrosse: Calgary Irish at Blackfalds, 8:30 p.m., Multiplex.

Saturday

● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton Warriors at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Innisfail Arena Blue. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Strathmore at Lacoka, 7 p.m., Lacombe Barnett Arenas; Red Deer at Innisfail, 7:30, Arena Blue.

Sunday

● Parkland baseball: Innisfail at Eckville, doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Wranglers at Lacoka, 3 p.m., Lacombe Barnett Arenas; Strathmore at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: St. Albert at Red Deer, 4 p.m., Kinex.

Tennis French Open PARIS (AP) — Results Monday from the French Open at Stade Roland Garros (seedings in parentheses): Men’s Singles First Round Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0.

Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.

Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Kei Nishikori (9), Japan, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-2.

Fabio Fognini (14), Italy, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.

Tommy Robredo (17), Spain, def. James Ward, Britain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Ernests Gulbis (18), Latvia, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1.

Marin Cilic (25), Croatia, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Feliciano Lopez (26), Spain, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-3.

Roberto Bautista Agut (27), Spain, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Gilles Simon (29), France, def. Ante Pavic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.

Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Vasek Pospisil (30), Canada, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

Tobias Kamke, Germany, def. Miloslav Mecir, Slovakia, 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1).

Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 18-16.

Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Kenny De Schepper, France, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 3-1, retired.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 7-5.

Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4.

Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. David Goffin, Belgium, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 2-2, retired.

Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2.

Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

Donald Young, United States, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0.

Women’s Singles Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-2.

Maria Sharapova (7), Russia, def. Ksenia Pervak, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Dominika Cibulkova (9), Slovakia, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 7-5, 6-0.

Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, def. Patricia MayrAchleitner, Austria, 6-2, 6-2.

Sabine Lisicki (16), Germany, def. Fiona Ferro, France, 6-1, 7-5.

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Roberta Vinci (17), Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Eugenie Bouchard (18), Canada, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-0, 6-2.

Samantha Stosur (19), Australia, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-1, 6-1.

Alize Cornet (20), France, def. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

Andrea Petkovic (28), Germany, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-3, 6-3.

Elena Vesnina (32), Russia, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-3.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

B12 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, May 27, 2014

We wouldn’t treat ranchers this way

Life insurance agents deserve fair treatment too Without justification and without consultation the Alberta Insurance Council decided to scrap the current licence exam system for life insurance agents – a system that works well for agents and consumers alike.

Alberta’s exam system will be replaced with a new one that the Québec Autorité de marchés financiers will develop and run. There was no discussion with stakeholders, no public procurement process and no transparency in deciding on the new exam and exam service provider. Behind closed doors is not how our government officials should make decisions that impact our livelihood and our services.

The new exam process for life insurance agents will be MORE EXPENSIVE, LESS FAIR and HURT COMMUNITIES AND JOBS. Tell your MLA that qualifications for Alberta life insurance agents should be developed in a fair and transparent way. Call: Mary Anne Jablonski (Red Deer-North) (403) 342-2263 Hon. Cal Dallas (Red Deer-South) (403) 340-3565 Kerry Towle (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake) 1-888-655-2535

Obtain more information at www.communitylifeinsurance.ca

Community Life Insurance WORKERS AND EDUCATORS 50809E22-F2

Rod Fox (Lacombe-Ponoka) 1-800-565-6432