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excess of $1 million for the last two.

The division has just under $5 million remaining in its operating reserves, a number the board wants to maintain.

After the division added the equivalent of 17 teachers two years ago — along with 34 instructional support positions over the last two years — superintendent Piet Langstraat called the planned cuts something of a “correction.” All of the teacher cuts are from attrition or retirements.

The Collicutt Centre was shut down and Red Deer RCMP had to conduct an extensive search after a threat was written on a wall inside the facility on Wednesday night.

Police did not find anything however the potential risk caused a significant disruption of service and cost to the city.

Some 200 people and another 15 city staffers were evacuated from the facility around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

The centre typically closes at 10 p.m.

Monday to Friday.

About 10 staffers stayed on site to assist with the investigation and to prepare the facility to re-open in the morning. However, it remained closed throughout Thursday for cleanup and regular maintenance following the search. It was slated to open at its regular time at 5:30 a.m. today.

Hundreds of residents use the centre every day for various drop-in programs, to use the water park, indoor track, field house and other activities.

City staff were all paid for the day as part of the collective agreement.

Charity Dyke, acting communications director, said shutting down a facility for a day does cost the same amount as operating it for a day. No specific dollar figure was provided.

“We were doing this in the best interest of our community,” said Dyke.

“The approach that we took was ensuring that the facility was safe for everyone that was going to be using it.”

Dyke said residents were able to use other facilities such as the G.H. Dawe Community Centre and the Recreation Centre.

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Anthony Aquirre, left, and Tanner Hanvold both got a face full of mud as they hit the end of the hill during the X-Games event at Lindsay Thurber on Thursday. Celebrating the near end of the school year, students took part in a number of crazy events that featured mud, soap, water and powdered dye. Bubble soccer, a bungee run and food trucks were some other highlights to the afternoon of activities.

School district cutting a dozen teachers to balance budget

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF It is back to balance for the Red Deer Public School District budget.

The division’s board passed its $112.4 million budget Wednesday night, with over $2.5 million of additional revenues to be spent in 2014-15 than the board had for the current fiscal year. To get expenses back in line with revenues, though, the jurisdiction projects to employ 12.1 fewer teachers

next school year.

The majority of the position cuts are at Lindsay Thurber High School, where 173 fewer students are expected next year. In addition to the reduction of a dozen educators, six classroom teachers are to be reassigned as Instructional Design Teachers. It will be their job to work across all division schools, helping to guide teachers and students through curriculum changes.

Red Deer Public had been drawing down its reserves for a handful of years, running deficit budgets in

Cruel irony: bed shortage separates aging advocate from wife

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Therese Beauchamp, 90, now has to ride in a car more than an hour to see her husband, Gerald, who has been put in a senior’s care facility far away from his wife of 62 years.

Gerald Beauchamp, 86, is dealing with escalating dementia and mobility issues. He is currently in a senior care facility in Stettler, while Therese Beauchamp is in a senior’s independent living residence in Red Deer. Gerald Beauchamp has been in Stettler just shy of two weeks. It is the longest the couple have been away from each other, said daughter Louise WhiteGibbs.

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‘IT’S A LONG DRIVE FOR A 90-YEAR-OLD (HER MOTHER), EVEN IF SHE’S NOT DRIVING, TO GO BACK AND FORTH. MY DAD, BECAUSE OF HIS DEMENTIA, WONDERS WHY HIS WIFE HAS LEFT HIM BASICALLY.’ — LOUISE WHITE-GIBBS DAUGHTER

She said her mother has been to Stettler about four times, getting rides from siblings who still live in the Red Deer area.

Gerald Beauchamp has been on a waiting list to address his escalating dementia, which is still in the early stages. White-Gibbs said the facility he lives in now is largely populated by people in advanced stages of demen-

tia, leaving her father with few people to talk to.

“It’s a long drive for a 90-year-old (her mother), even if she’s not driving, to go back and forth,” said WhiteGibbs. “My dad, because of his dementia, wonders why his wife has left him basically.”

The residence where Gerald lives is even further away from his daugh-

ter, who lives about two hours away in Beaumont, and the rest of his children, who are three hours away in Calgary.

Gerald Beauchamp was president of the Central Alberta Council on Aging at one point in his life.

He submitted a petition in the 1980 to the Alberta government regarding the need for increased home care services. He was a Red Deer Regional Catholic school board trustee after being a vice-principal at Red Deer Catholic schools.

In 1988, he received a letter from then health minister Nancy Betkowski.

It outlined $6 million in funding for the home care program.

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County crews continue to reinforce the shoreline of the Red Deer River along Range Road 40 on Thursday.

County battling erosion along Red Deer River

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer County crews are hoping to stay ahead of the fast-moving Red Deer River as they fill it with big rocks to slow down riverbank erosion.

Ric Henderson, the county’s Community and Protective Services director, said the Red Deer River, near Range Road 40, is changing course quickly and it is getting closer to the road.

“In the last week as the water level comes up, it’s cutting into that bank even more and getting close

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Wrongfully convicted man did not prove RCMP was negligent, judge rules HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that a man wrongfully convicted of statutory rape in 1970 has failed to prove that the miscarriage of justice was the result of negligence.

Gerald Barton launched a lawsuit against the RCMP in Digby, N.S., for negligent investigation.

He testified that at the time he was charged he never gave a statement to the Mounties and did not plead guilty at a trial, even though that’s what the record shows.

Barton, who now lives in Edmonton, was wrongfully convicted of raping a 14-year-old Nova Scotia girl in 1969.

In January 2011, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

BUDGET: Double routing of buses to continue “I’m very confident that going forward we’ll be seeing much more positive budgets in the years to come,” said Langstraat.

While effectively the redeployment of six teachers to the curriculum redesign cause means there will be 18 fewer classroom teachers in front of students come September, Langstraat said those in the new positions will be working “shoulder to shoulder” with the division’s 550-plus educators on new content delivery and learner expectations. The province plans to roll out new curricula for all subjects in 2016.

“There’s a lot of work to do. You can’t just turn a system around in one year. This is building up to that, I would say, over the next couple of years,” said Langstraat.

Enrolment is projected to be up by 175 students across the division, but among the high school age group numbers will be down. The foreseen decline at Lindsay Thurber, plus the school’s $1 million in accumulated debt are the reason that school will be down approximately nine teachers in 2014/15.

Provincial funding changes and internal deficits from things like the school’s cafeteria have built up the Thurber debt, which the division expects to be recovered over a number of years. Langstraat said the school’s programs remain healthy.

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Thursday afternoon, there was nothing reported.

Elaine Vincent, director of development services, said the city is actively monitoring the situation.

The city recently received $667,000 from the provincial erosion program to mitigate the damage from the 2013 and 2005 floods. The McKenzie Trail Recreation Area was damaged during the floods. Private homes were also affected. The funding will be used to extend the McKenzie Trail berm and to raise the Wastewater Treatment Plant lagoon berm.

Work is expected to get underway in the next four to six weeks. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

admitted fresh DNA evidence that proved Barton was not the father of the child born to the girl, who has since died.

In his ruling today, Judge James Chipman of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court said he would have awarded Barton $75,000 in general damages had he concluded that the wrongful conviction was the result of a negligent investigation.

seats in the province since 2004.

The provincial wing of the party will meet in Moose Jaw this weekend.

Mulcair is to address delegates on Friday.

Tom Mulcair says NDP will be back in power in Saskatchewan one day SASKATOON — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Cam Broten is getting a boost from his federal counterpart ahead of the provincial party’s convention this weekend.

Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair says, while the party has challenges in the province, he has faith that Broten — currently leader of the Official Opposition — can lead it back to power.

The New Democrats trace their roots back to Saskatchewan and last governed provincially from 1991 to 2007.

Federally, however, the NDP has not held any

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to the road,” said Henderson. “They are putting in some big rocks in there to keep the bank from being undercut anymore.”

The riverbank along the Red Deer River near Range Road 40, southwest of Spruce View, eroded significantly during the June floods last year.

The county received about $800,000 in provincial funding from the Flood Recovery Erosion Control Program to do flood damage repairs.

He said the work should take a couple days.

Henderson said the this week’s heavy rains may speed up erosion of the riverbank.

Meanwhile, Red Deer city crews are patrolling areas along the river for any sort of flooding. As of

School board chair Bev Manning said the board balanced its budgets with reserve dollars in years past because the province had requested that surplus accounts be in the three to four per cent range.

“They were looking across the province and saying ‘You know what, you guys are requesting more funding all the time, but yet we look throughout the province and there are huge surpluses.’ ... So we looked at that a few years ago and said systematically we will draw down those reserves. And so we’ve done that, and we can’t do that any longer,” said Manning.

To address the division’s deficit within its transportation division, associate superintendent Cody McClintock said the division will continue its double routing of buses and look to expand such routes. The amount certain bus riders have to pay to ride will also be examined to ensure cost recovery. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

AGING: Lack of beds a serious problem In the letter Betkowski, former Edmonton-Glenora MLA, outlines how emphasis was being placed on keeping people independent and in their own homes for as long as possible.

“My mom misses him immensely,” said WhiteGibbs.

“He (dad) seemed very resigned and sad. But he did say ‘Maybe we could get a bed here so Mom could stay with me.’”

Ron Rose, the Central Alberta representative for the Alberta Council on Aging, said the lack of se-

Numbers are unofficial.

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WINNIPEG — A 12-year-old girl says the head of the John Howard Society in Manitoba sexually assaulted her.

The girl testified in a Winnipeg court that John Hutton touched her inappropriately starting in 2009 until late 2012. She came forward in January 2013.

The girl testified with a barrier shielding her from the courtroom gallery to protect her identity.

Hutton, who has pleaded not guilty, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation.

He has been placed on administrative leave from the John Howard Society, an organization that offers programs and resources for male criminal offenders. niors beds is a serious problem for all Albertans.

“It’s certainly difficult for the family if they have to travel any distance to go visit grandma or grandpa,” said Rose.

“We don’t have enough beds.”

One of the council’s aims is to lobby the government for more beds.

“We would certainly like to see more beds and we have at least one nursing home sitting here in Red Deer empty that could still be used,” said Rose, referring to the Valley Park Manor in Riverside Meadows.

“It’s not brand new, but it is still serviceable.”

Earlier this year Alberta Health Services announced it was not going to refurbish the vacant Valley Park Manor, saying it would cost too much to retrofit it.

White-Gibbs just hopes her father will be moved to a care facility in Red Deer so his wife, and his family, can visit him regularly. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

THREAT: No imminent danger to the public RCMP have not revealed the details of the threat but they have confirmed there was no imminent danger to the public.

No injuries were reported. A police dog team helped in the search.

Red Deer RCMP continue to investigate the incident and will remain in the facility as part of the ongoing investigation. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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No construction costs incurred on Redford luxury suite

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s top infrastructure bureaucrat said Thursday that no actual construction work was ever done on a luxury penthouse suite ordered by former premier Alison Redford.

Marcia Nelson told an Alberta legislature committee that some wiring and other floorwork was done, but the space was seamlessly redesigned to become a meeting room after the penthouse was cancelled in January.

“Electrical work was being done, plumbing work was being done, some access work was done for the elevator,” Nelson told the all-party public accounts committee. “We weren’t at a stage with that where any construction was needed to be torn out or remediated.”

“There were no (extra) funds that were spent.”

Nelson said plans for the proposed penthouse, which has been dubbed the “Sky Palace” by critics, began in July 2012 — about two months after Redford won a majority government in the provincial election — and continued until then-infrastructure minister Ric McIver cancelled them in January.

McIver has since left that post to become a candidate for in the Progressive Conservative leadership race. He has said he cancelled the job because he didn’t think it was a proper use of taxpayer dollars.

The project’s cancellation has led to confusion and finger pointing.

Wayne Drysdale was the infrastructure minister during much of the penthouse suite planning and has returned to the post as a replacement for McIver.

Drysdale has said he believed he cancelled the penthouse suite in December 2012.

Wildrose legislature member Drew Barnes asked Nelson to clear up the confusion.

“Was minister Drysdale’s message not listened to (in 2012)?” asked Barnes.

“I can’t talk about what message minister Drysdale provided or didn’t provide,” Nelson replied.

“All I can say is that the department

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She says the party is speeding up preparations because it suspects the Tory government will call a snap election once the party chooses a new leader.

Smith plans to release the first plank in a nine-point policy platform next Thursday in Calgary.

She says the Wildrose will address issues that include health care, education and municipalities.

Smith said the Wildrose platform will be rolled out over the summer.

Former premier Alison Redford set an election date for sometime between March 1 and May 31 of 2016.

“The loophole in this policy is that they can go no later than May of 2016, but they can ask for a dissolution of the legislature at any point before that,” Smith said Thursday. “We’re anticipating, if past practice is any indication ... the new leader would go earlier rather than later.”

It seems like the Tories are looking to an election even though the leadership race is just getting into full swing, Smith said.

“We’re really in a zone where we could have an election at any point within the next year or two and we’ve got to be ready for that.”

was under the direction from probably July of 2012 until January of 2014 to build the premier’s suite to support a residential occupancy.”

Nelson also confirmed the redesign was ordered at the request of Redford’s office.

Redford resigned March 23 ahead of a reported caucus and party revolt over exorbitant spending on herself and her inner circle. Documents show Redford used government planes to fly herself, family and friends to weekend getaways and vacations and to take herself to PC party events.

After she left, the government released documents revealing the plans to build the penthouse “premier’s den” on the roof of the Federal Building, a block north of the legislature.

There would be bedrooms for Redford and her pre-teen daughter, Sarah, a shared bathroom, a powder room, a walk-in closet, a butler’s pantry and areas for dining, studying and lounging.

There would be grooming and changing areas, a fireplace and roomby-room temperature controls.

Design and engineering consultations alone cost $173,000, according to government documents tabled earlier this month by McIver.

The Federal Building is a historic structure under renovation to eventually house offices for all members of the legislature and government officials.

MLA Deron Bilous attended the meeting for the NDP. He said a lot of questions remain.

“What struck me is how political the answers were,” said Bilous in an interview. “I found it interesting that the Ministry of Infrastructure (answer) was similar to the PC party (one), laying blame on the former premier and her office.

“It might have been their initiative, but the minister and the Department of Infrastructure obviously signed off on it. They were obviously aware that this project got approved in the first place, which raises flags.”

Redford remains the MLA for Calgary-Elbow, but has refused to discuss the penthouse.

Her staff have all left the Alberta government, taking with them $1.3 million in severance for any of them.

Marcia Nelson, deputy minister of Alberta Infrastructure, says the ministry is streamlining construction to get the schools ready in time for the 201617 school year. The government has promised to build 50 new schools and modernize 70 within two years at a cost of $2 billion. Locations and plans have already been announced.

Total shelving Joslyn project

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CALGARY — Total E&P Canada cently pegged at $11 billion. It had is putting its Joslyn oilsands project aimed to start producing 160,000 barnorthwest of Fort McMurray, on hold rels a day toward the end of the deindefinitely, saying Thursday that the cade. economics aren’t good enough to move Another oilsands venture involving ahead.

Total, the Suncor-operated Fort Hills The decision means 150 jobs will be oilsands mine, got the go-ahead in Occut by the end of this year, but CEO An- tober. Fort Hills is expected to cost dre Goffart said some of those workers $13.5 billion and start producing oil in may be moved to oth2017. er parts of the French “Given the pre‘WE SEE THAT THIS energy giant’s global vious timeline, conoperations.

SITUATION CANNOT BE struction on Joslyn On a conference SUSTAINABLE IN THE would likely have call with reporters, begun prior to the LONG TERM.’ Goffart said the chalstart-up of Fort lenges Joslyn is facing Hills, potentially — ANDRE GOFFART aren’t confined to that further inflating TOTAL E&P CEO project alone. labour costs in the “Costs are continuFort McMurray reing to inflate, when gion. We view the the oil price — and specifically the delay of Joslyn as a positive for the netbacks for the oilsands — are re- industry, eliminating (at least for the maining stable at best, thus, squeezing time being) yet another stressor on oilthe margins. We see that this situa- sands construction costs,” Desjardins tion cannot be sustainable in the long Securities analyst Justin Bouchard term,” he said. wrote in a note to clients.

“We know that mining projects are “Even though our sense is that Sunchallenging. New mining projects are cor did not want to sanction the project all megaprojects and they are very cap- until Fort Hills is completed, we wonital intensive... There is a clear shift der if Total’s decision to halt the projnow from the industry on cost disci- ect has less to do with costs and more pline and return on investment versus to do with not having partner buy-in.” the pace of development.”

Total and Suncor have opted to Total and the project’s minority scrap their Voyageur oilsands upgradpartners will now spend time trying to er altogether. Joslyn, Fort Hills and find ways to drive down costs at Joslyn, Voyageur were part of a joint-venture but there is no timeline for when it deal Suncor and Total inked in late may be revived.

2010. Greenpeace campaigner Mike “We believe that the best way to un- Hudema said the delay is good news lock this project is not to wait for the for the environment and for nearby price increase, but to work proactively communities. on cost optimization, and that’s what “The fact Total couldn’t find a workwe are doing.” able economic formula should be a Goffart says the other partners — warning sign to the government that it Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU), Occiden- needs to diversify Alberta’s economy tal Petroleum and Inpex Canada — all and its job force rather than betting agree it was best to be put Joslyn on the farm on a high carbon asset the ice for now. There were no indications world may soon turn away from,” he Thursday as to whether the ownership said. structure of Joslyn would change. CurHannah McKinnon, with Environrently, Total is operator with a 38.25 mental Defence, says the delay shows per cent stake. Suncor has 36.75 per oilsands growth isn’t inevitable. cent, Occidental has 15 per cent and “Tarsands are high cost, high risk Inpex has 10 per cent. and high carbon. Josyln North’s mothThe price tag of the project, which balling is the latest in a developing received regulatory approval in 2011 trend that doesn’t bode well for the after a lengthy process, was most re- industry’s future.

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Cricket, anyone? Let’s take on Turks I think foreign affairs minister John Baird reacted rashly when he put the kibosh on yet another hint that the British protectorate of Turks & Caicos would be amenable to becoming Canada’s 11th province.

Perhaps he was just distracted. Baird was in Ukraine at the time, with, as it happens, the current MP championing the idea of annexing T&C, Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring.

Both were assisting the interGREG national effort NEIMAN to ensure fair and free elections there.

Bad timing, I guess. But Turks & Caicos have a history of that when it comes to the annexation idea.

The last time that issue arose, the Tory government of the day was also distracted — by free trade negotiations with the United States. Not a time for aggrandizement in the Western Hemisphere.

Back then, all three parties in Nova

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Scotia voted to include the tropical islands — with their miles and miles of beautiful beachfront — into their own province, to, you know, help bring them into the Canadian family.

This time around, Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall beat them to the punch. He wants the islands to be part of his province.

“Canada needs a Hawaii,” he said last week, after the idea rocketed to front of mind with the visit of T&C’s premier (and tourism minister) Rufus Ewing.

Officially, Ewing visited Canada last week to open a trade office in Toronto, but as a head of state, he was obliged to visit the cold portals of Ottawa as well. Of course, as soon as the microphones were turned on for the press, questions flew about the idea of annexation.

Ewing smiled and said his objective was trade talks. Really. But he would not close the door to the idea of annexation, even if an exasperated and distracted John Baird couldn’t slam closed it fast enough.

A time out, please, Mr. Baird. Let’s give people a chance to think about this.

Well, another chance, really. We’ve been thinking about it since 1917 when Robert Borden proposed the idea.

Should have done it then, really.

Although the United States provides the lion’s share of the more than 200,000 tourists who flock to the island (since they can’t hop a small jet to nearby Cuba), Canada is the archipelago’s largest economic partner.

More than 42,000 Canadians visit the islands every year, which is more than the combined population of natives on the islands.

Outside of tourism, Turks & Caicos is a politically stable, friendly offshore banking centre. Which might explain the government’s official reluctance to cozy up to them.

If Canada is T&C’s top trading partner, and that trade is offshore banking. . . well, you get the picture.

But all the more reason to make those foreign banks Canadian, and tax them, wouldn’t you think?

Right now, the string of 40 islands, only eight of which are inhabited, is experiencing a population boom. And it isn’t natural growth.

Good old Wikipedia reports that for the most recent year they have on record (2008), there were only 450 live births on the island, and 390 deaths.

And that was peak natural growth.

But since the turn of the century, the islands’ population has grown by more than half, from just under 20,000 in 2001 to more than 31,000 today.

Almost 60 per cent of the people liv-

ing in Turks & Caicos today are recent immigrants.

Being a British protectorate, their health-care system is similar to ours, with a national health plan paid for out of payroll deductions, and a mix of public and private care delivery.

Pretty much like us.

They have an elected governing body, with four appointees made by the governor from Britain.

And get this: Turks & Caicos is closer to Ottawa than Edmonton. Direct flights from our frozen cities would be easy, and we could breeze through to the beaches, without needing the irritation of a passport or customs search.

No duty-free shopping on the way back, though.

We already have a growing population of people from cricket-playing cultures. Maybe it’s time we studied the rules.

Considering our base of expats from India, the Philippines and other countries, mixed with newly-Canadian lifetime players from Turks & Caicos. . .

I see the basis for a pretty strong national team.

At the very least, we would absolutely clobber the Americans.

Reason enough to give this a second thought. Or, in our case, a fourth.

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Is the Site C dam’s electricity destined for LNG industry?

BY JUDITH LAVOIE ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES VICTORIA — Every day British Columbians flick on light switches, power up their computers and cook dinner, confidently expecting the power supply will not fail them.

The expectation that reliable electric power will be available is emphasized by BC Hydro as it touts benefits of the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River and the resulting “clean” energy that could theoretically power 450,000 homes each year.

“Our forecasts show the demand for electricity will increase by approximately 40 per cent during the next 20 years,” said Charles Reid, BC Hydro president.

“And an emerging liquefied natural gas sector could further increase the demand for electricity.”

But, looking into the future is an unreliable art and, while BC Hydro insists that the power will be needed by the time the $8-billion project is completed in 2024, opponents say that, especially at a time when the energy market is undergoing rapid change, the mega-dam will end up as a costly white elephant.

The unknowns include changes in demand because of economic development, the cost of electricity, public policy changes and development of alternative energy sources.

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The joint review panel assessing the Site C dam concluded that, although there will be an increasing need for power in the future and Site C is likely to be the most cost-effective option, BC Hydro failed to prove that the new energy would be needed within the timeframe set out in the proposal.

“The panel concludes that the proponent has not fully demonstrated the need for the projects on the timetable set forth,” says the report submitted this month to the federal and provincial governments.

The panel makes it clear that federal and provincial government decision-makers need to be sure the power is needed before giving the go-ahead.

Justification for Site C “must rest on an unambiguous need for the power and analysis showing its financial costs being sufficiently attractive as to make tolerable the bearing of substantial social and other costs,” the report says.

The findings have sparked more questions about the need for Site C power, especially as annual figures show B.C. is usually a net exporter of energy.

“This opens the door for us to have conversations about alternatives — local projects with benefits for local people — projects like smaller hydro, wind, natural gas and even geothermal,” said Treaty 8 Tribal Chief Liz Logan.

Even the LNG argument — used by Premier Christy Clark in last year’s

election campaign as a major reason for building Site C — is losing traction as most companies indicate that, for compression and liquefaction of the gas (which takes vast amounts of electricity), they will generate their own power by burning natural gas already flowing through their pipes.

In order to burn natural gas, the LNG industry has been handed a blanket exemption from the Clean Energy Act, raising concerns about the government’s commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

The Pembina Institute estimates that if five LNG facilities are built, the industry would more than double B.C.’s carbon pollution, single-handedly emitting nearly three-quarters as many greenhouse gases as Alberta’s oilsands.

However, even those who argue that LNG plants should be powered using renewable electricity don’t necessarily point to a need for the Site C dam.

Clean Energy Canada, for instance, argues that the LNG industry can power itself on regionally produced clean electricity, mostly wind power on B.C.’s north coast.

Even under that scenario, LNG plants will need power from BC Hydro for ancillary needs, such as running the site, said Dave Conway, BC Hydro spokesman.

Initial estimates said increased capacity would be needed by 2027/28, but, with taking LNG plans into account,

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“Mining is also one of the big drivers so, with or without LNG, new capacity and new power is needed by 2024,” Conway said.

In B.C., about one-third of electricity is used by residential customers, another third is used by commercial customers and another third goes to industrial customers, he said.

“The need for this project comes from growing demand,” Conway said.

“Economic development is the primary driver.”

That need continues despite residential customers reducing power use because of conservation and BC Hydro’s own documents showing it plans to meet 70 per cent of future demand growth through conservation. It is essential that BC Hydro is able to meet peak load requirements, Conway said, even though peak demand may come only one day a year.

However, retired federal economist Erik Andersen said BC Hydro has a chronic problem with over-estimating the demand for power.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs is spending an additional $4 million on advertising this year — including television spots throughout the NHL playoffs — but ignoring the plight of families who care for injured soldiers, says the spouse of a veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder.

An angry Jenifer Migneault chased after Julian Fantino and demanded to speak to the veterans affairs minister following his appearance Thursday at a House of Commons committee.

The spectacle played out before a crush of reporters, television cameras and microphones in a scene reminiscent of Fantino’s testy encounter last winter with veterans angry about the closure of federal offices.

This time Fantino — whose image took a bruising in the last encounter — chose not to stop and explain the government’s position.

“I’m offended,” an embittered Migneault said afterward.

“A man like that is supposed to be so proud of my husband’s service?

C’mon, that’s a joke. ... We’re the ones who live 24 hours a day with their heroes.”

The Harper government says it has poured millions of extra dollars into veterans’ benefits and services. Fantino told the committee some veterans qualify for as much as $10,000 a month in disability awards, stipends and benefits.

But the challenges faced by caregivers represent a major funding gap, one that has received little public attention.

Migneault, whose husband Claude Rainville was diagnosed with PTSD eight years ago, has tried to raise awareness, but she said she can’t get Conservative MPs — including Fantino’s parliamentary secretary, Parm Gill — to return her calls.

The spouses of physically and mentally wounded soldiers need training and support to be caregivers, said Migneault. Most of what she’s learned

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BRIEF Quebecer suspected of kidnapping baby must undergo psychiatric exam TROIS RIVIERES — A 21-year-old woman suspected of kidnapping a newborn from a Trois-Rivieres maternity ward will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether the criminal case against her can proceed.

Valerie Poulin Collins looked pale and tired as she was driven to court in the back of a Quebec provincial police cruiser Thursday morning.

She was arraigned on two charges: one of kidnapping and one of abducting a person under 14 years old. If convicted on the abduction charge, she faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

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has been on her own, including a 40-hour class to help her better understand when best to simply listen to her husband, and when to intervene.

The money being spent on increased advertising should go elsewhere, Migneault said.

“Please just use that money to talk to us,” she said.

“We’ll tell you a whole lot about our husbands that you guys don’t know about. Spend the money in the right place and you’ll see real results.”

During his testimony, Fantino defended the increase, saying the ads are an attempt by the government to communicate directly with veterans and dispel what he called “misinformation” surrounding the treatment of ex-soldiers.

“We are faced with the bantering that goes back and forth about what is or isn’t (covered); what facts and nonfacts are; and also the fear mongering, ” Fantino told the committee.

He described the information battle as one of the government’s “biggest challenges.”

Still, neither Fantino nor his deputy minister could say how much the advertising increase is going toward expensive prime-time ads during playoff hockey games — or how much each commercial is costing.

The opposition parties accused the government of promoting itself at the expense of improved programs and benefits.

Liberal critic Frank Valeriote pointed out that this year’s federal budget increased transition services for veterans by only $11,000.

“I’m wondering how you can justify for us your department spending more on advertising — a $4-million increase in advertising — and less on the actual programs themselves,” Valeriote said.

The TV ads emphasize efforts to move soldiers smoothly from military to civilian life, even though the federal government often relies on independent agencies, such as the Veterans Transition Network and Canada Command, to build those bridges for individuals. count, Poulin Collins faces a sentence ranging from five years in jail to life imprisonment.

The parents of the abducted infant and the baby herself were present in court but did not speak during the process or afterwards. Karine Bussieres, the lawyer for Poulin Collins, told the judge her client is incapable of helping her prepare a defence and asked for the psychiatric evaluation.

“For the moment, I’m unable to communicate or have a rational discussion with her,” Bussieres told reporters after the hearing.

Jean Pascal Boucher, a spokesman for the Crown, said Poulin Collins will remain in custody until she returns to court next Thursday.

“Considering the circumstances and her medical condition, a request was made to evaluate her ability to continue in the proceedings,” he said. “We should have the answer on June 5 after the pyschiatric evaluation.”

Police arrested Poulin Collins at her home on Monday, three hours after a woman posing as a nurse snatched a 16-hour-old infant from a local hospital.

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Jet makers crank up hard sell for CF-18 replacements F-35 PROGRAM

OTTAWA — Companies vying to build the replacement for the air force’s aging CF-18s have cranked up the hard sell as the Harper government weighs whether to hold a full competition — or to stick with the troubled F-35 program.

Representatives Dassault Aviation and Eurofighter talked up the merits of their individual jet fighters this week at a major Ottawa arms trade show.

Not to be outdone, the U.S. manufacturer of the F-35, Lockheed Martin, and rival Boeing, the maker of the Super Hornet, set up glitzy high-tech simulators hoping to give participants a taste of what it’s like to fly their fast jets.

While all had praise for the nearly 18-month-long government review process, there was an underlying anxiety and hard-edge to each of the pitches.

Yves Robins, a senior vice president with Dassault, the French aircraft-maker, says the Conservative government’s recent overhaul of the military procurement system means federal officials would be hard-pressed to explain a return to the F-35 solesource plan.

“I imagine that if the Canadian authorities will want to be consistent with what they are expressing in their projects, there is a good chance they will consider what the other options are,” he said.

Each of the companies will be anxious to hear from Public Works Minister Diane Finley, who is slated to address the conference today.

However, she is not expected to deliver any news on fighter replacements, according to several federal sources.

Robins said that if there is a competition, it likely would be completed quickly because the secretariat overseeing the program has carried out extensive research and consultation with each of the rivals.

In December 2012, the Harper government suspended its plan to buy 65 F-35s following months of criticism and an auditor general’s report that accused National Defence and Public Works of failing

to do their homework and low-balling the life-time cost of the radar-evading jets.

Subsequent independent reports suggest the price tag could hit $44 billion over four decades.

Officials from Boeing emphasized the cost certainty of their aircraft, saying that the Super Hornet has a proven maintenance and support track record.

Jeffrey Kohler, Boeing’s vice president of business development and a former U.S. Air Force pilot, said the fighter — a new, improved version of the CF18 — is more rugged and better suited for Canada’s harsh climate.

Eurofighter, a British, German and Italian consortium, underscored the combat record and heavy weapons load that its Typhoon jet can carry.

Addressing the argument that Canada needs a plane that can operate jointly with the American fleet, former German air force pilot Joey Borkenstein emphasized how well the Eurofighter worked alongside U.S. aircraft during the air war over Libya.

Lockheed Martin was quick to point out that the F-35 was recently selected by South Korea as its next fighter.

“What we have is an aircraft that continues to win every single evaluation, analysis that it’s in,” said Steve O’Bryan, the company’s vice-president of business development.

“So, I’m confident that when the facts are provided in the (Canadian government’s plan), and the data is provided, that Canada will able to make an informed decision.”

The program has been beset with cost overrruns and development glitches.

But in a demonstration to assure the kinks were being ironed out, Rockwell Collins, a partner with Lockheed Martin, showed off the specialized F-35 helmet which gives the pilot an unobstructed, 365-degree, all-weather view of their surroundings.

Addicts get injunction to keep using prescription heroin LAWSUIT INVOLVES FIVE PEOPLE CITING CHARTER VIOLATIONS

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VANCOUVER — A group of addicts in Vancouver who were part of a clinical trial examining the use of prescription heroin have won a temporary injunction that will allow them to continue accessing the drug at least until a court challenge is heard.

The ruling, issued Thursday by a B.C. Supreme Court judge, is the second time in recent months that courts have interfered with Ottawa’s attempt to rein in the medical use of otherwise illegal drugs.

Five people filed a lawsuit last fall alleging the federal government had violated their charter rights by denying access to Joseph Arvay prescription heroin to treat their addictions.

Those patients received the heroin during a clinical trial, but once they left the trial last year, their doctors asked for approval under a special Health Canada program to continue prescribing the drug.

Health Canada initially granted the approvals, but Health Minister Rona Ambrose quickly introduced new regulations to stop such approvals. The patients who were approved have not received any more prescription heroin and subsequent applications have been rejected.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge issued an injunction exempting the patients from the updated regulations until the case goes to trial, likely next year.

Joseph Arvay, a lawyer who is representing the patients, said the federal government’s decision was not based on scientific research that has shown prescription heroin is an effective treatment for patients suffering from severe addiction.

“What was fundamentally wrong with the minister’s decision is failing to understand that heroin treatment is a treatment, and it’s not just providing the addicts with a drug of their choice,” Arvay told a news conference Thursday.

“It (prescription heroin treatment) gives them an entry into the health-care system that they don’t otherwise have. They’re dealt with by social workers and psychologists, and people help them to deal with all the ramifications of their addictions.”

The plaintiffs in the case all took part in clinical trials conducted by Providence Health Care, which operates St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver

and is also involved in the lawsuit.

The first trial, the North American Opiate Medication Initiative, or NAOMI, took place in Vancouver and Montreal between 2005 and 2008. It compared the effectiveness of pharmaceutical-grade heroin, known as diacetylmorphine, and oral methadone.

Two of the plaintiffs were NAOMI participants.

The Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness, or SALOME, began in 2011. The study is comparing the effectiveness of hydromorphone, a synthetic drug approved for use to control pain, and pharmaceutical heroin in treating severe addiction.

All five plaintiffs took part, exiting the program last year.

Doctors applied to Health Canada for special permission to prescribe heroin to 21 former study participants, including the five plaintiffs.

The updated regulations weren’t retroactive, but the patients who were already approved still could not get the prescription heroin because the supplier didn’t want to distribute the drug to the patients until the legal questions were cleared up.

Arvay said the injunction means all patients who have participated in the clinical trials can now apply to Health Canada for special access if their doctors believe prescription heroin will benefit them.

Health Canada said it plans to study the injunction before deciding how to respond.

“Dangerous drugs like heroin have a significant impact on Canadian families and their communities,” said an email statement from department spokesman Sean Upton.

“We will continue to support drug treatment and recovery programs that work to get Canadians off drugs in a safe way.”

The court ruling comes two months after a Federal Court judge issued a temporary injunction that disrupted Ottawa’s plans to overhaul the medical marijuana system.

New regulations took effect in April, shifting marijuana production to commercial producers and attempting to prohibit patients from growing their own pot.

A group of patients launched a legal challenge, arguing they have a constitutional right to grow their own marijuana for medical use.

A judge issued an injunction to allow patients who were previously approved to grow their own pot to continue doing so while the court case proceeds.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Conservative government is dismissing criticism that its nominee for federal privacy commissioner is too much of an insider to be an effective watchdog.

Justice Department lawyer Daniel Therrien is a well-qualified candidate who would bring significant experience in law and privacy issues to the position, said Dan Albas, parliamentary secretary to the Treasury Board president.

“This appointment was made following a rigorous process that identified Mr. Therrien as the best candidate,” Albas told the House of Commons in response to NDP concerns.

Therrien, who has worked for several federal agencies, is assistant deputy attorney general for public safety, defence and immigration at Justice.

He co-led negotiations on privacy principles that govern the sharing of information between Canada and the United States under the new perimeter security pact. NDP deputy leader Megan Leslie said a parliamentary officer should not be auditing policies that he himself developed — especially when they’re as controversial as the one concerning the CanadaU.S. security deal.

Albas disputed Leslie’s logic.

“According to the NDP, having actual experience working on privacy issues in government somehow makes you less qualified to be privacy commissioner.”

Leslie’s objections followed a May 23 letter to Stephen Harper from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, who asked the prime minister to reconsider his decision to nominate Therrien. Mulcair said the career public servant “has neither the neutrality nor the necessary detachment to hold this position.”

Throughout his career, Therrien has helped develop and implement several government initiatives on public safety that have been criticized for their failure to protect fundamental rights, Mulcair wrote.

The privacy commissioner monitors compliance of government agencies and private companies with federal privacy laws, and handles complaints from the public about alleged violations. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau — also consulted on the nomination, in keeping with the Privacy Act — told Harper that Therrien would be an excellent candidate. “His knowledge and experience, as well as his distinguished record of public service, will be of great benefit to Canadians,” Trudeau wrote. The “onesided” nature of Therrien’s government experience worries Ken Rubin, an Ottawa public-interest researcher who has long pushed for strong access to information and privacy laws.

“How will those with privacy complaints get a fair hearing?” he asked Thursday. “Privacy protection deserves much better.”

The issue is not Therrien’s integrity or goodwill, but the fact his past work creates a perception of bias, said Micheal Vonn, policy director at the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.

“This is an officer who is required to be scrupulously independent,” she said. “Canadians are not going to buy this, as indeed the privacy community is not buying it.”

Therrien’s appointment requires approval of the Commons and Senate, though the Conservative majority in both houses likely will ensure confirmation.

He would replace interim privacy czar Chantal Bernier, who served as assistant privacy commissioner before taking on the top job when Jennifer Stoddart retired last year.

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OTTAWA — Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt is sounding frustrated with chiefs from across Canada who have flatly rejected the federal government’s proposed changes to First Nations education.

Valcourt says the governing Conservatives showed good faith in their talks with the Assembly of First Nations leading up to a February announcement with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former AFN national chief Shawn Atleo.

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UN asks Canada to take in Syrian refugees

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The United Nations refugee agency is knocking on Canada’s door in search of countries willing to welcome some of the 100,000 people displaced by the Syrian civil war.

The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees met with federal Immigration Minister Chris Alexander on Wednesday as part of a tour that includes Europe and the United States.

Antonio Guterres said Thursday he hoped he had made some progress with Alexander.

“We hope that there will be, at the right moment, a positive response,” he said.

Guterres also met with NDP MP Paul Dewar, who acknowledged the high commissioner’s concerns.

“He said he came here...to raise the issue with Canada because he thinks we can do more.”

Dewar said he believes Canada could accommodate 5,000 of the 100,000 Syrians who are expected to flee the Middle East. The Canadian government has already agreed to accept 1,300 Syrian refugees who fled the Middle Eastern conflict, but Ottawa remains far from meeting that goal.

Alexander’s office said the federal government is trying to reach the target.

“We are committed to resettling 1,300 Syrians by the end of 2014, with 1,100 places allocated to the private sponsorship of refugees,” Codie Taylor, Alexander’s communications director, said in an email.

“We have started to resettle the most vulnerable Syrians and are actively working to meet our existing commitments.”

Guterres said much more needs to be done to help ease the massive burden on Syria’s neighbours, including Lebanon.

He says Syrians now make up more than onequarter of the population in Lebanon, where more than one million Syrians are registered with the UN refugee agency.

Lebanon’s infrastructures have failed to keep up with the influx of Syrians, leading to overcrowded schools and hospitals, he noted.

The Syrian Canadian Council insists none of the 1,300 refugees are in Canada yet, noting that 200 refugees sponsored by the federal government have still not made it across the ocean.

The group says private sponsorship is almost impossible.

“The obstacles are enormous,” group spokesman Faisal Alazem said in a telephone interview. The delays are too long and the financial requirements too high, he added.

“We hope Antonio Guterres...will really push the government to make a political decision to accelerate the process.”

However, he admitted he is not optimistic.

His organization has asked in vain to meet with Alexander. Setting up a meeting with the previous minister, Jason Kenney, took two years and produced nothing, he added.

A spokesman for Action Refugies, a Montrealbased support group, said it would like to see the federal government respond to Guterres.

“The number of 5,000 doesn’t seem illogical given that the UNHCR says the (crisis) is the biggest they’ve seen,” said Paul Clarke, the group’s director.

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Deir al-Zour, washes her hands after working on a field, at a Syrian refugee camp, near the eastern town of Kab Elias, Lebanon last month.

But he’s no more optimistic than Alazem.

“I’d be happy but surprised” to see Canada open its doors, especially considering the problems encountered in bringing in the 1,300 people already targeted, Clarke said in a telephone interview.

Meanwhile, Guterres said the burden must be shared in what he called an emergency situation.

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Stephen Harper announced the new funds, for 2015 to 2020, at a Toronto-area primary school Thursday.

The commitment is slightly more than the $3.25 billion that a coalition of aid groups had been requesting, and was widely lauded by development organizations and international figures attending the summit Harper is hosting this week.

The money builds on Harper’s five-year, $2.8-billion commitment to his so-called Muskoka Initiative, unveiled when Canada hosted the G8 summit in 2010.

Rosemary McCarney, a veteran Canadian aid worker who is one of the leaders of a 70-member coalition of aid groups, praised Harper for “a rolling, 10-year commitment, which is very rare in our world.”

“We can actually produce real results when we’ve got time to get systems embedded in remote and rural communities,” she added.

Harper said he planned to “persuade and cajole” other governments to follow Canada’s lead and pony up more funds.

Dave Toycen, the head of World Vision Canada, said the commitment is significant because it will sustain momentum beyond 2015 on maternal and child health and keep it from being a flavour-of-themonth in the development world.

“I’m really encouraged. It’s clear that the prime minister, the government is keeping their commitment,” he said.

Stephen Brown, a political science professor who specializes in foreign aid, was highly critical of Harper’s approach, though he said the funds are going to a worthy cause.

But with the government continuing to cut foreignaid spending, this new commitment will only reduce what Canada can do in other areas, he said.

“We’re focusing on symptoms and we’re abandoning the underlying causes, which are poverty and inequality.”

Brown also said the government excluded from the conferences anyone who might be critical of its policies.

“There aren’t multiple voices at the table. The summit’s a bit narcissistic; we’re going to pat ourselves on the back; we’re going to invite people who will tell us how great we are.”

Harper has made helping young mothers and newborns in developing countries his signature aid priority.

He says the new funds will be focused on helping young children in the first month of life, who die in numbers that experts describe as alarming.

The prime minister is hosting a three-day meeting with experts from around the world, including philanthropist Melinda Gates, who gave the keynote speech at the summit’s first full day.

Harper said there have been some successes, but more must be done.

“It will expand on our existing policies and up our game in three critical areas,” Harper said of the new funds.

“This is good work. It is making a difference between life and death so this work must not stop.”

Harper said expanded funding would go toward immunization, nutrition and birth and death registration.

“You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” he said.

In her speech earlier Thursday, Gates lauded Harper for his “powerful advocacy on behalf of people in developing countries.”

“Under your leadership, and with the support of many people in this room, Canada has earned a global reputation for driving the agenda when it comes to women and children,” she said.

“The Muskoka Initiative rallied the entire world around saving mothers and their babies.”

Gates also credited International Development Minister Christian Paradis with strengthening Canada’s relationship with non-governmental organizations.

The comment appeared to be aimed at Harper’s critics who say he is using the most basic motherhood issue to boost domestic support.

She said Canada deserves credit for funding organizations that have tried to eradicate polio, AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Gates said spending money on the health of women and children pays broad economic dividends, and she made clear she has the heft to advocate for the less fortunate, on whatever side of the power corridor she chooses to walk.

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The knockout punch

RANGERS END HABS’ SEASON AND BOOK TICKET TO STANLEY CUP FINAL AFTER GAME 6 WIN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Rangers 1 Canadiens 0 NEW YORK — On a night where something special was needed, the New York Rangers produced and the Montreal Canadiens didn’t.

As a consequence, the Rangers are headed to their first Stanley Cup final in 20 years. And the Canadiens are going home, experiencing a dark cocktail of emotions after falling two wins short.

Dominic Moore scored late in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves as the Rangers dispatched Montreal 1-0 on Thursday to win the Eastern Conference final four games to two.

“We played, in my book, probably our best game of the playoffs,” said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.

The Canadiens didn’t. New York outshot Montreal 32-18, with the Habs putting just five shots on goal in the third period of a game that was not as close as the score sounds.

It was a night and day compared to

Labour pains TALKS BREAK OFF BETWEEN CFL, CFLPA; UNION SAYS LEAGUE REJECTED OFFER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — CFL training camps will open as scheduled Sunday despite another breakdown in contract talks between the league and its players.

Negotiations ended Thursday afternoon after the CFL rejected the union’s latest proposal, one that included an amendment to its original demand revenue sharing be included in this deal.

The players conceded revenue sharing in the current agreement, which was signed prior to the 2010 season.

The CFLPA’s proposal came in response to one tabled Wednesday night by the CFL, which commissioner Mark Cohon called its “best and final offer.”

The current collective bargaining agreement expired at midnight ET. And while new CFLPA president Scott Flory has maintained the union won’t play under terms of the present contract, veteran players will report to their respective teams Sunday for the opening of training camp.

“We absolutely want the players to report,” Cohon said. “It will be the union’s decision to strike. We hope they don’t. We’ve put our best offer forward, we hope they vote on that best offer.”

No new talks have been scheduled.

Although the players will report Sunday, the question remains for how long. The union has sent its members strike ballots and would be in a position to launch a work stoppage prior to the start of the regular season June 26.

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the Canadiens’ 7-4 win Tuesday at the Bell Centre.

“It’s tough because we’re so close.

And we’re right there,” said Montreal defenceman Josh Gorges. “I’m a little bit lost for words because I’m still trying to process this. I’m still stunned.

It’s tough.”

Montreal sniper Max Pacioretty was brutally frank in the wake of the loss.

“A night like tonight, our backs were against the wall,” he said.

“We’ve been in that position before but there in the third period it almost seemed like — myself especially — guys were panicking. We got away from our game.”

New York really had a go at Montreal in the third, buzzing young goalie Dustin Tokarski’s net. The Canadiens did not get a shot on net for the first nine minutes and were back on their heels the entire period.

“The third period, I think we played our best period of the playoffs,” said Lundqvist. “When it mattered the most, guys really stepped up.”

While the Canadiens missed passes and made bad decisions, the workman-

like Rangers did the little things right.

Their finishing could have been better but didn’t need to be given Montreal’s sputtering offence.

“We gave them one chance in the first, four in the second, and nothing in the third,” said Vigneault. “Shouldn’t have been a 1-0 game, but you have to give their goaltender a lot of credit. He played outstanding.”

So was Lundqvist, who was pulled in the second period of Game 5 after giving up four goals on 19 shots. He returned to world-class form when he needed to be.

The breakthrough came after the Rangers’ fourth line bottled the Habs up in their own end near the end of the second period. Boyle, left all alone behind the goal, sent a pass through defenceman Francis Bouillon and Moore snapped a shot past Tokarski on the stick side at 18:07 for his third of the playoffs.

Defenceman Ryan McDonagh also drew an assist, his 10th of the playoffs.

The Rangers’ last appearance in the final was 1994 when they defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games

for their first title in 54 years. The Canadiens have not appeared in the final since 1993 when the dispatched the Los Angeles Kings in five games.

New York will face either defending champion Chicago or the Kings, both formidable foes, as the final kicks off Wednesday in the West.

Vigneault showed faith in his fourth line, starting the game with Moore, Brian Boyle and Derek Dorsett. They repaid him with the key goal on a night that saw the Rangers play with more urgency than the Canadiens before an amped crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Tokarski was busier than Lundqvist but the Swede was spectacular in the second period when he made an amazing circus-like save with his arm and then blocker off Thomas Vanek. The save had a degree of difficulty that would have done an Olympic diver proud as the Rangers goalie, losing his stick in the process, corkscrewed his body to stop the close-range shot that deflected off a diving defenceman.

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Canadian men’s volleyball team wants more success on road to Rio

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The national men’s volleyball team is giving Canada a world contender in another team sport.

The volleyball team was one win away from competing in the 2012 Summer Games in London, where Canada’s 76-year Olympic medal drought in team sports ended with a women’s soccer bronze.

But the men’s volleyball team pulled off their own historic result a year later, coming from two sets down to beat reigning Olympic champion Russia in the 2013 World League final round.

Canada fell short of the podium with a subsequent loss to Brazil, but finished a best-ever fifth among the top 18 men’s volleyball countries in the world.

With that result, the Canadians jumped from 18th to No. 11 among the 127 countries on the FIVB’s world rankings.

Canada opens its 2014 World League campaign in Calgary with back-to-back matches Saturday and Sunday against 30th-ranked Finland.

The Canadians host No. 37 Belgium in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbird Centre on June 13 and 14, followed by matches June 20th and 21st against No. 14 Australia at Edmonton’s Rexall Place.

Seven players on Canada’s 22-man roster are from Alberta.

“I’m sure Calgary and Edmonton are going to be really bonkers knowing the volleyball culture in Alberta,” said right-side hitter Gavin Schmitt, a Saskatoon native who played college ball in Red Deer.

Canada hosted its World League pool matches in Quebec City and Mississauga, Ont., in 2013.

The annual World League is played over seven weeks each summer. It’s a hectic and exhausting schedule as Canada travels to Belgium, Finland and Australia for the away matches in their pool.

The format changed this year with

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Canada celebrate their 3-0 win over Costa Rica during the 2014 Volleyball World Championships qualifications in Mississauga, Ontario on May 19, 2014. the expansion of the field from 18 to 28 countries, but Canada’s ultimate goal is to get to the final-four tournament July 16-20 in Florence, Italy.

There’s prize money to be won as the total purse was $5.7 million last year.

Competing against the best teams in the world prepares Canada in its bid to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“It’s what we’re training for really,” Schmitt said.

“That’s the culmination of international sport. That’s where everybody wants to be.”

The last time Canada competed in Olympic men’s volleyball was in 1992.

The United States swept Canada in the final of the qualifying tournament for 2012 to claim the berth in London.

A complete overhaul of the national men’s program by head coach Glenn

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Hoag, the establishment of a national volleyball training centre in Gatineau, Que., and recent investment in team sports by Own The Podium have all contributed to the resurgence of the men’s volleyball team.

Hoag, who played for Canada between 1981 and 1986, took over the men’s senior team in 2006, which was the same year the national training centre opened.

That facility gave university and college graduates a place to train with their peers and allowed Hoag to drill a national team strategy into them.

Even if players leave the centre to play professionally in Europe and Asia — and most players on the national team play pro — they know how to play for Canada when they return to prepare for big tournaments.

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Blue Jays’ win streak snapped ENCARNACION HOMERS TWICE BUT ROYALS COME BACK FOR EXTRA-INNINGS WIN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Royals 8 Blue Jays 6 TORONTO — Like he’s done all month, Edwin Encarnacion did his part to put the Toronto offence in position for a victory.

It was the defence that came up short Thursday night and it proved costly in an 8-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

With two outs in the ninth inning, Toronto shortstop Jose Reyes had a chance to seal the win on a routine ground ball.

However, his throw was low and pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson came around from second base to tie the game.

The Royals scored two more runs in the 10th inning to end Toronto’s season-high ninegame winning streak.

“There’s no excuse,” Reyes said. “I should make a better throw there. That’s a routine ground ball, I got it perfect. I just didn’t have enough on the throw.”

Omar Infante drove in a pair of runs off Toronto reliever Todd Redmond (0-4) in the 10th inning as Kansas City (2528) ended its four-game losing skid. Greg Holland got the last three outs for his 15th save.

“Well you don’t expect to lose one like that,” said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.

“But you know what, we’ve been playing some good baseball. The key is just to come back out and play a good clean game tomorrow.”

Encarnacion continued his phenomenal play this month by launching two no-doubt homers to give him 18 on the season and a team record 16 for the month.

“To watch what he’s been doing this month, I don’t know where it goes down in history but it’s pretty historic in my mind anyway,” Gibbons said.

Jose Bautista also homered for the Blue Jays, who had their seven-game home winning streak come to an end.

Encarnacion is now one away from tying Barry Bonds’ major-league record for most homers in the month of May. Bonds hit 17 with San Francisco in May 2001. The Toronto slugger also has five multihomer games this month, which ties the major-league record for any month cur-

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A Dickey walks back to the mound after he and third baseman Juan Francisco, left, failed to field a bunt that stayed fair in the sixth inning of their baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Toronto Thursday. rently shared by Albert Belle (September 1995) and Harmon Killebrew (May 1959).

Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey pitched to two batters in the sixth inning before being pulled. He said the team will focus on its positive play over the last few weeks.

“Jose makes that play 99 out of 100 times, it was just a real fluke thing,” Dickey said. “But we can’t second-guess things the way that we’ve been playing and the way we’ve been pitching and hitting. I mean, Edwin — what can you say?

“I mean it’s been fun to watch and to be on a team where so many things are going well and I think it’ll continue tomorrow. I think this was just kind of a mild hiccup.”

The American League Eastleading Blue Jays fell to 32-23 with the loss.

Kansas City starter James Shields worked seven innings and reliever Wade Davis (41) pitched two innings for the win. The Royals left 11 batters on base but outhit Toronto 149.

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NHL: Journey Asked what he thought of the play, Vigneault replied: “Same thing you did. Wow.” The Rangers scored soon after.

Streamers flew through the air as the final whistle blew. The normally calm Lundqvist threw his arms in the air and was mobbed by his teammates. The crowd chanted “We want the Cup.” With Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis, who won the Cup together a decade ago with Tampa, leading the decision-making process, the Rangers elected not to touch the Prince of Wales Trophy that goes to the Eastern Conference champion.

It’s been quite a journey for the Rangers who started the season 3-6 on the road as Madison Square Garden underwent massive renovations. Asked what he would have said if someone had told him in October that his team would go to the Cup final, Vigneault laughed.

Vigneault, in his first year as New York’s coach, offered a calmer, different message than the fiery John Tortorella. It helped keep the train on track.

Montreal also came together under fire. While there may be cause for celebration down the line, the season ends with regrets and questions.

“We made some big progress this year,” said coach Michel Therrien. “I’m proud of this hockey team. We battled hard through the regular season and we battled hard in the playoffs.”

Pacioretty pointed to the emotional seven-game win over Boston in the series before.

“You have success against a team like that, maybe you feel too good about yourself,” he said. “”It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what went wrong. But that could be one of them. Because we feel like we could have matched up pretty good against the Rangers but obviously didn’t put up the effort we needed.“ Losing the first two games at home proved to be an obstacle Montreal couldn’t overcome.

“We played our hearts out for two series and then have a little bit of a letdown this series and it’s too late,” Pacioretty lamented.

Game 7 would have been Saturday night at the Bell Centre.

For Montreal, it was a disappointing end to a surprising playoff run that won fans across the country as Canada’s lone team in the post-season came within two wins of making the Stanley Cup final.

But the Canadiens, who lost star goalie Carey Price in Game 1, could not rise to the occasion. Therrien said after the game they expected Price

“I was really pleased with the way we swung the bats tonight,” said manager Ned Yost. “We were driving balls.

We just had some great atbats.”

Salvador Perez hit his fifth homer of the season for the Royals in the second inning and Kansas City added three runs in the fifth. The Royals also loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh inning but Aaron Loup got out of the jam by striking out Alcides Escobar on three pitches.

Closer Casey Janssen, who was looking to pick up his ninth save, recorded the first two outs in the ninth before Alex Gordon’s single. He was replaced by Dyson, who stole second.

“We were facing a hot team that had swept their last three teams,” Dyson said. “I thought we did a great job to come over here and kind of break that up a little bit and get going.”

In the 10th, Redmond gave up a single to Escobar to open the inning and Pedro Ciriaco reached when he was beaned while squaring up to bunt.

would have been ready for Game 1 of the final.

But the Habs had only praise for the 24-year-old goalie they call Ticker.

“Tokarski played unbelievable, especially tonight,” said Pacioretty.

“That game could easily have been four or 5-0. They outplayed us tonight and he kept us in the game — 1-0 is a very misleading score for that game.”

Tokarski said he was proud of his performance, adding he thought everyone on the team felt the same about their play.

“But it’s still bitter and it sucks right now,” he said.

Tokarski went to the bench with 1:53 remaining and Lundqvist made a big save with his torso.

The win was the 42nd of Lundqvist’s playoff career, moving the 32-yearold past Mike Richter for the franchise lead. Richter backstopped the Blueshirts to the ’94 Cup. It was also his ninth playoff shutout, tying him with Richter for the team lead. Lundqvist has a history of bouncing back from off nights. He was 5-2 with a .930 save percentage in games after a Rangers’ loss this post-season.

CFL: Progress The two sides met Thursday morning following more than 12 hours of negotiations Wednesday. The league’s bargaining unit left the bargaining table Thursday with a union counteroffer, only to return hours later to inform the players it had rejected the proposal.

These meetings were the first since May 21 when the league rejected a union counteroffer, then went public with its proposal.

The league’s newest offer calls for a $5-million salary cap (up from $4.8 million initially) and boosts the average stipend to $96,000 (up from $92,917). It also called for ratification bonuses of $5,000 for veterans and $1,500 for rookies.

“As a steward of this league, and our owners as a steward of the league, we’ve been building this league,” Cohon said. “You’ve seen the progress we’ve been making over the last five, six, seven years and it’s a sad day because what the union was proposing would throw us back.

“We need to protect this league and continue to grow it.”

The players’ offer called for a $5.8-million cap — with a $4.8 million minimum — that increased three per cent annually. That’s down from the original demand of a $6.24-million cap and $5.84-million minimum.

“It’s so unfortunate they decided to walk away because in the end you see the minimum, $4.8 million, that’s in line with what they’re proposing,” Flory said. “We’re saying we hear the concerns . . . you don’t have to spend more than that, that’s up to you.”

Blue Jays GM says he’s confident he’ll have financial flexibility if needed TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Thursday that he’s confident he’ll have financial flexibility should he need it later in the season.

Anthopoulos, who held a media availability before his team opened a four-game series against Kansas City, was asked about an online report by columnist Peter Gammons that quoted him saying the team is “pretty much maxed out” in terms of payroll.

“We’re at our number to start the year,” Anthopoulos explained to reporters.

“That’s fair so I don’t think it varies from anything else we’ve ever said.”

The Blue Jays, who have a payroll of about US$135 million, don’t have a lockedin salary ceiling. If a situation presented itself, it appears there would be room to heighten it if needed.

Toronto has been one of the surprises of the American League this season, rising to the top of the East division and taking a nine-game winning streak into Thursday’s game. Talk of potential upgrades and loading up for a post-season run is already underway in the playoff-starved city even though the season is barely one-third old.

Anthopoulos said while it’s still quite early, he does not expect to be hamstrung when it comes to finances.

“I have every confidence that if we have a need come the trade deadline, which is obviously late July, I have every confidence that we’ll have the resources to do that,” Anthopoulos said. “I don’t have any doubts about that at all.”

The team’s purse strings were in the news last April when reports surfaced that some Toronto players discussed deferring portions of their salary to help land Ervin Santana. The free agent pitcher ended up signing with Atlanta for the same one-year US$14-million deal offered by the Jays.

But Anthopoulos stressed that if something came up in the next month or two, he

The proposal also requested a $15,000 bonus for veterans, although the CFL and union remain at odds about what constitutes a veteran player.

“If you take their ratification bonus and put together all the things off the cap, it’s about $6.7 million,” Cohon said. “So from $4.4 million (last year’s cap figure) to 6.7, we can’t do that.

“That’s why we’re here today. It’s unfortunate.”

As well, the union is proposing teams have just one weekly padded practice during the regular season while maintaining its position on preseason and playoff compensation as well as pensions. The CFLPA also wants the elimination of the option year from CFL contracts, except for new players.

But the most notable development was the union amending its revenue sharing stance. In its initial offer last week, the CFLPA requested 55 per cent of gross revenues from TV rights, pay TV rights, radio, Internet and any other form of broadcast or telecast of CFL games, 45 per cent of revenues from sponsorship and licensing and 40 per cent of tickets to pre-season and regular-season games, including the sale of luxury boxes, licenses and any other revenue related to the public attending at games.

Also, the ’15 salary cap would be determined from the gross average revenue of seven CFL clubs — excluding the top and lowest-grossing franchises.

All that was absent from the newest offer.

Instead, the players proposed a “Revenue Protection Clause,” allowing for a fixed cap for at least two years.

After the second, if league revenues increased by more than $12 million — excluding the Grey Cup — the two sides would renegotiate the cap or the CBA would be terminated at season’s end.

The league’s proposal stated if its revenues increased by $27 million or more in the third year, it would renegotiate the cap with the players.

“We wanted to address an issue and concern the players had (about breakout revenue),” Cohon said. “We designed an approach that allows them in the third year of the agreement, if we hit some benchmarks collectively . . . that the players would be allowed to sit down with us and renegotiate the salary cap. We really addressed that important point.”

But Flory said the union was surprised its “Revenue Protection Clause” was rejected.

“They’re fixated on fixing the costs of the players so we came up with a system we felt was incredibly reasonable and generous where there is a protection for guys that if revenues grow over a certain amount that we’re just going to recalibrate the cap,” Flory said. “You don’t see that (specific revenue-sharing percentage requests).

feels the team could take on salary if required.

“We may need to be creative, we may need to do some things,” he said. “But we’ve been able to add payroll when needed.”

One potential upgrade area is the starting rotation, which has improved significantly this season despite Brandon Morrow going on the 60-day disabled list and a variety of pitchers handling the No. 5 spot.

Anthopoulos gave credit to his starters and said their performance will be key going forward.

“I know the offence has been great, we’re hitting home runs and all that, it’s fun to watch,” he said. “But we will go as far as the rotation will bring us, there is no doubt about that.”

The Blue Jays could get an in-house upgrade if Morrow is able to return to form.

“We’ll have more of a report by the end of June,” Anthopoulos said.

“He’s going to be back around the all-star break and by late June, he should be going out on a rehab assignment. So I think it could actually time well.”

For now, Anthopoulos is focusing on preparations for next week’s draft. He expects GMs to pick up trade discussions once the selection process is complete.

“We’re not having any active talks at all,” Anthopoulos said. “We’re really immersed in the draft right now. But I do expect once that draft is over and we get to the Monday after the draft, I think that’s when everyone is going to start making the calls again.”

The team’s play over the next month will determine the GM’s next move. But again, Anthopoulos doesn’t believe money will be an issue.

“I think if we’re in a good position at the beginning of July, we’ll know the landscape a little bit more with what our needs are,” he said.

“I have every confidence in the world that I can have that conversation with (president) Paul (Beeston), and Paul has that conversation with ownership.

“But one, we need to be playing well at that time and we’re still very far away from that (date).”

“This is our shock as to why we’re in the position we’re in, why they’re walking out of the room.”

BALL: A lot of work “We really started putting a lot of work into fitting our training into systems and putting our Canadian touch to it,” Hoag said. “We have a very specific offensive system, a fairly specific block-defence system.

“When we established that, that gave references to the guys. Now I don’t even need to mention much about the system. The guys know it.

You can observe during training how they’ve completely learned how to work with it.”

That philosophy has allowed Hoag to build more sophisticated strategies and work on the finer details of the game when the players are together.

“Now we’re able to perform fairly well on the world scene,” Hoag explained. “It’s a huge sport like soccer and basketball. It’s a world sport so there’s a lot of federations and a lot of people playing volleyball, so it’s not easy.”

Hoag has expanded the pool of players for the national team to 30 and is able to run a more comprehensive national junior program out of the training centre.

After a five-year absence, Canada qualified for the World League again in 2012. Although the Canadians finished outside the top 10 that year, they upset then-world No. 1 Brazil in pool play.

“Re-qualifying for World League was absolutely massive for us,” Schmitt said. “If we’re not playing in World League, we’re out scrounging for matches to play against good competition.”

Own The Podium doles out federal government funding based on a sport’s medal potential at Olympic Games.

Team sports are expensive given the number of athletes on each squad, but in 2010, the feds said $6 million a year had to start going towards team sports.

That development coincided with the Canadian men upsetting world No. 5 Serbia at that year’s world championship.

“OTP has been supporting us since 2010 and that support has been crucial,” Hoag said.

OTP allotted just over $1 million for the men’s volleyball team for 2014-15.

The World League prize money Canada won in 2013 didn’t cover the team’s expenses to compete in it, said Hoag.

World League Volleyball doesn’t generate television revenue for the Canadian team, although their matches will be televised on Sportsnet One. The Canadian men will also compete in the world championships Aug 30 to Sept. 21 in Poland. The men swept Costa Rica in three sets May 19 in Mississauga, Ont., to win their qualifier.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 30, 2014 B3

Going in a different direction RDC QUEENS BASKETBALL TEAM GETS NEW HEAD COACH FOR NEXT SEASON

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF The RDC Queens basketball squad is heading in a new direction.

After two years with the program, and taking it to the brink of the playoffs, Mike Woollard won’t be back.

Ken King, who spent the last couple of seasons as an assistant coach with the Laurentian University Voyageurs men’s basketball team, has been hired.

“We had to re-advertise Mike’s position again this year and Ken’s resume stood out,” said RDC director of athletics Keith Hansen. “We’re pleased to welcome Ken to the department and we’re looking forward to what he will bring to the Queens basketball program.

“He’s a young coach with a variety of basketball experience and we think he will be an ideal fit with this team.

“We want to thank Mike for what he

did for the college and the basketball program and wish him all the best.”

King, who has a master’s degree in Human Kinetics, has been coaching for close to 10 years.

“I started coaching a couple of teams when I was in Ken King high school while at the same time playing on the senior team,” said King, who was a six-foot-six power forward.

The native of Oshawa, King played high school in Sudbury and later tried out for the Voyageurs.

“I played briefly there, but was always interested in coaching,” he explained. “I coached in high school and with club teams as well as with the Voyageurs.”

King has coached both boys and

girls. Recently he coached the U19 boys team in Sudbury and was head coach for the North U16 talent I.D. development camp for Ontario Basketball.

“I’ve coached talent I.D. camps at pretty much every level,” he said. “I’ve coached mostly guys, but have coached girls and feel success at the women’s level borders on what you see from the men. It melds together.”

Moving to Alberta will be a new experience for King, who is looking forward to it.

“It will be different for sure, but I’ve heard a lot about Red Deer College and I’m excited. I looked everywhere and what made RDC unique is it’s tradition and coaching. I’ve heard about the hockey program and of course the men’s and women’s volleyball and Kings basketball. Looking at it, it’s right up my alley.”

King is expecting to come to Red Deer in July to run a camp and will

move to Central Alberta full time in August.

“I would like as many of the returning players and recruits to come to the July camp and anyone else who may still be interested in coming out,” he explained.

King indicated the RDC athletic department has him up to speed on what to expect and he will be contacting all the veteran players and recruits as soon as possible.

“I’m in the process of talking with everyone in both groups,” he said. “I also have some contacts in Ontario, and will keep those lines open.”

Although he never coached at the college level, it’s no stranger to him.

“I watched both CCAA (Canadian Colleges Athletic Association) national finals last year and I’ve tried to watch as much game film as possible on the Alberta league,” he said. “I certainly want to be competitive next season.” drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Spurs spank Thunder to take series lead

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spurs 117 Thunder 89 SAN ANTONIO — Back at home, this blowout went to the San Antonio Spurs.

Now they can clinch their return to the NBA Finals on the road, where they are the ones taking the beatings in these wacky Western Conference finals.

“This is the craziest series I’ve ever been involved in,” veteran Tim Duncan said.

The Spurs took a 3-2 lead in it Thursday night after Duncan had 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 117-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Jekyll-and-Hyde series continued between the past two Western Conference champions, as the road team has been thumped in every game of the best-of-seven series.

Game 6 is Saturday in Oklahoma City.

“I have no clue, honestly,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the disparity. “I think every game, it’s a different animal. It really is. We talk to our team about that all the time. You have no clue what’s going to happen, how a team is going to come out, whether they’re going to be lethargic or hold the ball, get 50/50 balls or don’t get 50/50 balls.”

Kevin Durant scored 25 points, but Russell Westbrook had only 21 points and seven assists after finishing with 40 points and 10 assists in Game 4.

Manu Ginobili scored 19 points, Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green each had 14 and Boris Diaw added 13 for the Spurs, who are a win away from returning to the NBA Finals after losing in seven games to Miami last year.

The Spurs returned to the style of play that enabled them to win the series’ first two games by a combined 52 points.

“We gave them everything they wanted,” Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. “They got the dribble drive, they got the 3-point line, and they got to the free-throw line.”

The Spurs were also 13 for 26 on 3-pointers and outrebounded the Thunder 48-35. San Antonio also limited Oklahoma City to four fast-break points after giving up 21 in Game 4.

After losing twice in Oklahoma City by an average of 11 points, San Antonio upped its winning margin in San Antonio to 26.7 points.

Oklahoma City had just 34 points in the second half after scoring 32 in the first quarter.

“Our shots weren’t falling for us,” Durant said. “We’ve got to stay aggressive and we’ve got to get stops. When we can’t make a shot, we’ve got to play defence, and we didn’t tonight.”

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook and San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard chase a loose ball during the first half of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals NBA playoff series, Thursday, in San Antonio.

San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City by 10 points in both the second and third quarters, allowing both teams to sit their starters for much of the fourth.

Serge Ibaka, who dominated the interior in Oklahoma City, was held to six points and two rebounds.

The Spurs started Matt Bonner in place of Tiago Splitter to draw Ibaka out of the paint and it worked early.

It also helped defensively, as Ibaka attacked Bonner but missed his first five shots on a series of running hooks.

Duncan was also able to help defensively, rolling over to block a layup attempt by Ibaka.

“He didn’t have the games that he

had the last two games, that’s pretty clear,” Brooks said. “I thought his energy was good. He competed. He missed some shots that he normally makes. (But) it was everybody. It was everybody.”

San Antonio’s crowd was raucous from the start, booing Westbrook heavily during pregame introductions and erupting joyously when Green scored the team’s first points on a 3-pointer 1 ½ minutes into the game Oklahoma City withstood the early barrage, going on an 11-2 run for its largest lead of the game.

San Antonio kept Westbrook out of the paint early, but that only opened up the lanes for Jackson, who made

his first five shots. He had four straight layups and then drained a 3-pointer with Parker closely defending.

When asked if San Antonio had done anything differently to keep him out of the paint, Westbrook said, “nothing.”

Three-point shooting got San Antonio back into the game, as Patty Mills and Green closed the first with consecutive 3s to tie the game at 32-all. Diaw’s 3 gave San Antonio a 42-37 lead with 6:12left in the first half and resulted in an Oklahoma City timeout. Ginobili’s 3 gave a 65-52 lead with 6.9 seconds left in the first half. Ginobili’s third 3 gave San Antonio an 87-70 lead with 3 minutes remaining in the third.

Ennis part of bumper crop of Canadians in NBA draft TORONTO — Two years ago Tyler Ennis was at the Air Canada Centre practising as part of a national men’s basketball team camp. He was still a kid, going into his senior year of high school.

Thursday, the point guard stood in front of a couple dozen members of the media and spoke with poise about how much he’d grown since then, and how he’s ready for the next level.

“Yeah, yeah. It felt like so long ago,” Ennis said before taking the court for his pre-draft workout for the Raptors.

“To look back and see the people I was playing against and the position I’m in now, it’s a big jump for me. I feel like I’ve improved a lot and I’ve learned a lot along the way and I’ve had some fun along the way as well.

“I’ve pretty much enjoyed my time playing basketball for fun. I’m ready for the professional level now.”

Nik Stauskas, Khem Birch and Dwight Powell played alongside Ennis at that camp two summers ago in Toronto, a gathering of players so promising, it prompted Canadian coach Jay Triano to call it the most basketball talent he’d ever seen under one roof.

That promise is about to come to fruition. A bumper crop Canadians — Ennis, Stauskas, Birch and Powell among them — are eligible for the June 26 NBA draft. Ennis, who starred in his one season at Syracuse, is expected to

be the third highest Canadian picked behind Andrew Wiggins and Stauskas. Most mock drafts have Ennis going around No. 16.

The 19-year-old from Brampton, Ont., worked out for the Raptors on Thursday along with fellow Canadians Jordan Bachynski of Calgary (Arizona State), Chadrack Lufile of Burlington, Ont., (Wichita State), and Chad Posthumus of Winnipeg (Morehead State).

“To have so many Canadians first of all in the draft is big for the country. . . it’s great for basketball in Canada and it’s great for us individually,” Ennis said. “And no matter where we end up, (NBA teams will see) Canadians are hard-working and good people off the court, and I think we’re all going to find success wherever we end up.”

While the Raptors don’t expect Ennis to still be on the board when they pick at No. 20, he has some big fans in Canada’s NBA franchise.

“Fantastic kid. Very straightforward,” Raptors president and GM Masai Ujiri said. “I was just talking about him with coach (Dwane) Casey, he’d just met him. Super kid. Very professional and carries himself the right way.

“I think he’ll make a good professional.”

Bachynski, meanwhile, was practically pinching himself after his workout in Toronto. He said while some players get caught up in the monotony of travelling from team to team in the rigours of the pre-draft workouts, he

was loving the process.

“I was in the airport for eight or nine hours yesterday because all of my flights got cancelled, but you’ve just go to embrace the moment. How often do you get to do this? Not only how often, but how many people get to take part in this stuff? It’s a dream come true,” Bachynski said. “I’m in a very special situation because June is a great month for me. I have the draft

and I also have a baby due in a few days. I’m so excited.”

The 7-2 centre from Calgary and his wife Malia, a former volleyball player, are expecting a baby June 8.

At 24, Bachynski is the oldest player in the draft.

“I’m one of those young guys,” Bachynski said, when someone pointed out that fact. “My body’s young, I’ve got an old head.”

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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.

Toronto New York Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 32 23 .582 28 24 .538 26 26 .500 24 29 .453 23 31 .426

GB — 2 1/2 4 1/2 7 8 1/2

Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 30 20 .600 28 27 .509 25 28 .472 24 27 .471 24 30 .444

GB — 4 1/2 6 1/2 6 1/2 8 GB — 1 1/2 4 5 1/2 9 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Houston 9, Kansas City 3 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 4, Atlanta 0 Milwaukee 8, Baltimore 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Texas 1, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees 7, St. Louis 4 Oakland 3, Detroit 1 Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 1

Thursday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 030 001 010 — 5 12 0 Minnesota 002 020 000 — 4 11 0 N.Martinez, Ogando (6), Frasor (8), Cotts (9), Soria (9) and Chirinos; Deduno, Duensing (6), Swarzak (7), Fien (8), Guerrier (9) and Pinto. W—Ogando 2-2. L—Fien 3-2. Sv—Soria (10). HRs—Minnesota, Willingham (1).

Atlanta Miami Washington New York Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 28 25 .528 28 25 .528 25 27 .481 25 28 .472 23 28 .451

GB — — 2 1/2 3 4

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 32 22 .593 29 25 .537 24 29 .453 23 29 .442 19 32 .373

GB — 3 7 1/2 8 11 1/2

Detroit 001 020 200 — 5 11 0 Oakland 000 200 002 — 4 9 0 Porcello, Krol (6), Alburquerque (7), Chamberlain (8), Nathan (9) and Avila; J.Chavez, Ji.Johnson (7), Abad (8), Fe.Rodriguez (9) and Jaso, D.Norris. W— Porcello 8-2. L—J.Chavez 4-3. Sv—Nathan (13).

HRs—Oakland, Punto (1).

West Division W L Pct 35 19 .648 28 25 .528 29 26 .527 24 30 .444 23 33 .411

GB — 6 1/2 6 1/2 11 13

Kan. City 010 130 001 2 — 814 0 Toronto 200 202 000 0 — 6 9 1 (10 innings) Shields, W.Davis (8), G.Holland (10) and S.Perez; Dickey, Delabar (6), Rasmussen (7), Loup (7), Janssen (9), Redmond (10) and Thole. W—W.Davis 4-1. L—Redmond 0-4. Sv—G.Holland (15). HRs— Kansas City, S.Perez (5). Toronto, Bautista (13), Encarnacion 2 (18).

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles San Diego Arizona

Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 5, Pittsburgh 0 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Philadelphia 6, Colorado 3 Miami 8, Washington 5, 10 innings Boston 4, Atlanta 0 Milwaukee 8, Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees 7, St. Louis 4 Arizona 12, San Diego 6 Cincinnati 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

Baltimore 000 100 000 — 1 7 2 Houston 010 000 20x — 3 5 0 U.Jimenez, Guilmet (7), R.Webb (8) and Hundley; Peacock, Fields (7), Qualls (9) and J.Castro. W— Fields 1-3. L—Guilmet 0-1. Sv—Qualls (4). HRs— Houston, Springer (10).

Thursday’s Games Texas 5, Minnesota 4 Detroit 5, Oakland 4 Kansas City 8, Toronto 6, 10 innings Boston 4, Atlanta 3 Houston 3, Baltimore 1 L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 5

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 1 Boston 4, Atlanta 3 San Francisco 6, St. Louis 5 Arizona 4, Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 3

Friday’s Games Colorado (Nicasio 5-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-3), 5:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Nolasco 2-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-1), 5:05 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 4-3) at Washington (Strasburg 3-4), 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Vargas 4-2) at Toronto (Happ 4-1), 5:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Price 4-4) at Boston (Workman 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 3-3) at Houston (Oberholtzer 1-6), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 3-6) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 3-4), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 4-1) at Oakland (Pomeranz 4-2), 8:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 5-4) at Seattle (Iwakuma 3-1), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Colorado (Nicasio 5-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-3), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (R.Montero 0-2) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 3-4), 5:05 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 4-3) at Washington (Strasburg 3-4), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 4-3) at Miami (Koehler 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-4) at Milwaukee (Estrada 4-2), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 3-6) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 3-4), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 6-3) at St. Louis (Wainwright 8-2), 6:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 2-4) at Arizona (Arroyo 4-3), 7:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 3-1), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Texas at Washington, 10:05 a.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Kansas City at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

San Diego at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

Colorado at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 5:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Texas at Washington, 10:05 a.m.

San Diego at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

Colorado at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 5:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 001 100 010 — 3 9 3 Boston 000 010 021 — 4 12 0 Minor, D.Carpenter (8), Avilan (8), Kimbrel (8) and Gattis; Peavy, Uehara (9) and D.Ross. W—Uehara 1-1. L—Kimbrel 0-1. HRs—Atlanta, Heyward (5).

NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 010 210 000 — 4 8 0 Phila.

000 000 100 — 1 4 1 Z.Wheeler, Rice (7), Black (7), Mejia (9) and d’Arnaud; Buchanan, Hollands (7), De Fratus (9), Bastardo (9) and Ruiz. W—Z.Wheeler 2-5. L— Buchanan 1-1. Sv—Mejia (5). HRs—New York, C.Young (4). Philadelphia, Byrd (7).

San Fran. 020 001 030 — 6 8 1 St. Louis 100 201 001 — 5 9 1 Vogelsong, J.Lopez (7), Machi (8), Romo (9) and H.Sanchez; J.Garcia, C.Martinez (8), Rosenthal (8), S.Freeman (9) and Y.Molina. W—J.Lopez 1-0.

L—C.Martinez 0-3. Sv—Romo (17). HRs—San Francisco, Morse (11), Sandoval (8). St. Louis, Craig (6).

Cincinnati 000 000 000 — 0 3 1 Arizona 100 101 10x — 4 10 0 Cingrani, Hoover (6), S.Marshall (8) and Mesoraco; Collmenter and Gosewisch. W—Collmenter 4-2. L— Cingrani 2-5. HRs—Arizona, Hill (5).

Pittsburgh 010 011 300 — 6 12 0 LAD 110 001 000 — 3 7 1 Cole, Watson (7), Melancon (8), Grilli (9) and R.Martin; Haren, League (7), Maholm (7), C.Perez (8), J.Wright (9) and Federowicz. W—Cole 5-3.

L—League 1-2. Sv—Grilli (6). HRs—Pittsburgh, P.Alvarez (10), R.Martin (3).

Golf PGA-Memorial Thursday At Muirfield Village Golf Club course Dublin, Ohio Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,392; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Rory McIlroy 32-31 Paul Casey 32-34 Chris Kirk 32-34 Bubba Watson 32-34 Keegan Bradley 34-33 Michael Thompson 32-35 J.B. Holmes 35-32 Hunter Mahan 34-34 Ryan Moore 31-37 Justin Leonard 33-35 Ben Curtis 34-35 Mark Wilson 36-33 Martin Flores 35-34 Kevin Kisner 33-36 Aaron Baddeley 29-40 Jordan Spieth 35-34 Adam Scott 34-35 Charles Howell III 35-34 Nick Watney 34-35 Charley Hoffman 36-33 Hideki Matsuyama 34-36 Ernie Els 33-37 Hyung-Sung Kim 35-35 Thomas Aiken 34-36 Nicholas Thompson 34-36 Scott Brown 33-37 Lucas Glover 32-38 David Hearn 37-34 Pat Perez 35-36 Marc Leishman 35-36 Josh Teater 35-36 Billy Horschel 34-37 Luke Donald 34-37 Jason Dufner 36-35 Steve Stricker 35-36 Russell Henley 35-36 Freddie Jacobson 35-36 Michael Putnam 35-36 Thorbjorn Olesen 35-36 Camilo Villegas 35-36 Greg Chalmers 33-38 Stewart Cink 34-37 Brendon Todd 35-36 Gary Woodland 34-37 Will MacKenzie 34-38 Bo Van Pelt 34-38 Scott Stallings 38-34 Matt Jones 36-36

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Charl Schwartzel Carl Pettersson Scott Langley Robert Garrigus Brian Davis Brice Garnett David Lingmerth Ryo Ishikawa Phil Mickelson Kevin Na Jason Day Kevin Stadler Robert Streb Ben Martin Andrew Svoboda Russell Knox Jason Bohn George McNeill Vijay Singh Jim Furyk Justin Rose K.J. Choi Justin Thomas Kiradech Aphibarnrat Kevin Chappell Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Seung-Yul Noh Robert Allenby John Huh Bill Haas Dustin Johnson Tim Clark Mike Weir Cameron Tringale Justin Hicks Brendon de Jonge Michael Kim Billy Hurley III Chris Stroud Daniel Summerhays Brian Harman Chesson Hadley Kyle Stanley Matt Every Matt Kuchar D.A. Points Brian Stuard Bryce Molder Brendan Steele Trevor Immelman Kevin Streelman Rory Sabbatini Jason Allred Justin Lower Steven Bowditch

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Ken Duke Carlos Ortiz Sean O’Hair Woody Austin Rickie Fowler Luke Guthrie Nicolas Colsaerts Roberto Castro Richard H. Lee Erik Compton William McGirt Stuart Appleby Branden Grace Y.E. Yang Morgan Hoffmann Martin Laird Derek Ernst

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European PGA-Nordea Masters Thursday At PGA Sweden National, Lakes Course Malmo, Sweden Purse: $2.05 million Yardage: 7,390; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round, Leading Scores Jens Dantorp 34-32 — Eddie Pepperell 33-33 — Gareth Maybin 35-32 — Rikard Karlberg 34-33 — Daan Huizing 33-34 — Stephen Gallacher 33-33 — Sebastain Soderberg 35-32 — Adam Gee 34-34 — Paul Waring 34-34 — Rafael Cabrera-Bello 34-34 — Johan Carlsson 35-33 — Craig Lee 34-34 — Jorge Campillo 36-32 — Bradley Dredge 35-34 — Wade Ormsby 36-33 — Victor Dubuisson 36-33 — Peter Hanson 33-36 — Michael Hoey 35-34 — Thongchai Jaidee 33-36 — Ricardo Gonzalez 36-33 — Stuart Manley 34-35 — Johan Edfors 35-34 — Roope Kakko 36-33 — Kim Sihwan 34-35 — Oliver Fisher 35-34 — Henrik Stenson 34-35 — Miguel Angel Jimenez 35-34 — Simon Dyson 37-32 — Scott Jamieson 33-36 — Mikael Lundberg 34-35 —

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Penalties — Gionta Mtl (goaltender interference) 4:50, Staal NYR (interference) 19:00.

Second Period 1. NY Rangers, Moore 3 (Boyle, McDonagh) 18:07.

Penalties — Subban Mtl (interference) 3:13, Markov Mtl (tripping) 12:56, Richards NYR (hooking) 19:47.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Prust Mtl (slashing) 14:18.

Shots on goal Montreal 5 8 5 — 18 NY Rangers 11 8 13 — 32 Goal — Montreal: Tokarski (L, 2-3-0); NY Rangers: Lundqvist (W, 12-7-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Montreal: 0-2; NY Rangers: 0-4.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals

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Baseball

West Division W L Pct 32 22 .593 30 23 .566 28 26 .519 26 27 .491 23 32 .418

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal vs. N.Y. Rangers (NY Rangers wins series 4-2) 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 Montreal 7 NY Rangers 4 Thursday, May 29 NY Rangers 1 Montreal 0

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Scoring Leaders G A Anze Kopitar, LA 5 18 Jeff Carter, LA 8 13 Marian Gaborik, LA 11 7 Jonathan Toews, Chi 8 7 Justin Williams, LA 6 9 Patrick Kane, Chi 6 9 Ryan Getzlaf, Ana 4 11 Evgeni Malkin, Pgh 6 8 P.K. Subban, Mtl 5 9 Zach Parise, Minn 4 10 Drew Doughty, LA 3 11 Marian Hossa, Chi 2 12 Martin St. Louis, NYR 6 7 Brandon Saad, Chi 5 8 Derek Stepan, NYR 5 8 Lars Eller, Mtl 5 8 Ryan McDonagh, NYR 3 10 Tanner Pearson, LA 4 8 Brent Seabrook, Chi 3 9 Rene Bourque, Mtl 8 3 Tyler Toffoli, LA 6 5 Jake Muzzin, LA 5 6 Brad Richards, NYR 5 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago vs. Los Angeles (Los Angeles leads series 3-2) 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 Los Angeles 5 Chicago 2 Wednesday, May 28 Chicago 5 Los Angeles 4, 2OT Friday, May 30 Chicago at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 1 x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 6 p.m. x — if necessary.

Thursday’s summary Rangers 1, Canadiens 0 First Period No Scoring.

Pts 23 21 18 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11

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

Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma City 89, San Antonio 117 Saturday, May 31: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. x-Monday, June 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 3, Indiana 2 Sunday, May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96 Tuesday, May 20: Miami 87, Indiana 83 Saturday, May 24: Miami 99, Indiana 87 Monday, May 26: Miami 102, Indiana 90 Wednesday, May 28: Miami 90, Indiana 93 x-Friday, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. x-Sunday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 2 Monday, May 19: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Wednesday, May 21: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77 Sunday, May 25: Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 97 Tuesday, May 27: Oklahoma City 105, San Antonio 92

FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday, June 5: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 12: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, June 15: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 7 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF New England 12 7 3 2 21 Kansas City 13 5 4 4 19 D.C. 12 5 4 3 17 Houston 14 5 7 2 16 Columbus 12 4 4 4 15 New York 14 3 5 6 20 Toronto 9 4 4 1 11 Chicago 11 2 3 6 19 Philadelphia 14 2 7 5 16 Montreal 11 1 6 4 9

GA 14 13 14 24 14 22 11 21 24 22

Pt 23 19 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 7

Western Conference GP W L T GF 13 8 3 2 25 12 6 0 6 23 12 5 4 3 16 14 5 6 3 22 11 4 2 5 18 13 3 3 7 20 10 4 3 3 14 11 3 4 4 13

GA 21 13 15 22 14 20 9 12

Pt 26 24 18 18 17 16 15 13

Seattle Salt Lake Colorado Dallas Vancouver Portland Los Angeles San Jose

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Tuesday’s results Kansas City 1 New York 1 Wednesday’s results Chivas 0 Portland 2 Saturday’s games Salt Lake at Seattle, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Kansas City at D.C., 7 p.m.

New England at Montreal, 7 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Chivas, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Los Angeles at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Houston at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Portland, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 4 Salt Lake at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reassigned Dale Sveum as hitting coach, Pedro Grifol as catching instructor and Mike Jirschele as third base coach.

TEXAS RANGERS — Acquired INF Jason Donald from Kansas City Royals for cash considerations.

National League NEW YORK METS — Named Wes Engram vice-president, corporate partnerships sales and service.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Indiana G Lance Stephenson $10,000 for his second violation and Indiana C Roy Hibbert $5,000 for violating the league’s antiflopping rules during last night’s game.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed OL Cyrus Kouandjio. Released OL Randy Colling.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DE Kony Ealy.

CHICAGO BEARS — Claimed OL Michael Ola off waivers from Miami. Terminated the contract of CB Derrick Martin. Waived OL Rogers Gaines.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Agreed to terms with DB Pierre Desir. Named Morocco Brown vicepresident of player personnel.

DETROIT LIONS — Promoted Rob Lohman to

assistant director of pro personnel. Named Darren Anderson midwest region scouting supervisor and Joe Kelleher midwest to the plains-central region scout. Named Patrick Mularkey pro personnel coordinator.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OL Emmanuel McCray and CB Shaquille Richardson.

Claimed CB Deion Belue off waivers from Miami.

Released OLs Nik Embernate and Kaycee Ike. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed CB Jason Verrett to a four-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed C Marcus Martin to a four-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Agreed to terms with WR Doug Baldwina on a contract extension through the 2016 season.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed T Morgan Moses.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Jason Smith general manager for the 2015 Grey Cup Festival, as well as vice-president of entertainment and events.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Signed D Brady Austin to a three-year contract.

DALLAS STARS — Signed F Jason Dickinson to a three-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed to terms with D MacKenzie Weegar.

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Signed F Valentin Zykov and D Nick Ebert to three-year contracts.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SYLVAN LAKE — The Hunting Hills Lightning turned in a solid game on a wet day to down the H.J. Cody Lakers 2-0 in Central Alberta High School Girls’ Soccer League play Wednesday.

Sarah Fraser, who is in Grade 9, and Grade 12 student Kailey Cardwell scored for the Lightning.

Toronto shortstop Jose Reyes healthy and in top form for Jays

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — If the eye-catching smile doesn’t get you, the electric play on the basepaths will.

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes gets people’s attention with his unique brand of baseball.

He’s a dynamo with great range in the field and track star speed.

And over the last week or two, he finally looks like the Reyes of old.

The three-time all-star, one of the key pieces in a November 2012 blockbuster trade with Miami, was hampered by injury problems in his first season in Toronto. It was more of the same earlier this year as a tight hamstring kept him out of the lineup for a few weeks.

Once he returned, it took some time for Reyes to find his rhythm. The leadoff hitter has found it now and his play is a big reason why the Blue Jays have moved to the top of the American League East division standings.

“He makes us that much better,” said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. “He’s really the catalyst because he’s up at the top of the lineup.”

A revitalized starting rotation and homer-happy lineup are two big reasons why the Blue Jays are flying high. But Reyes has provided the powerful Toronto offence with a real edge since his return.

With impressive bat skills and a constant threat to run, Reyes offers a nice contrast to the big swingers like Melky Cabrera, Edwin Encarnacion and Jose

Bautista who usually follow him in the order. Pitchers have a hard time concentrating on the plate with a speedster like Reyes on base.

“He’s so capable of stirring things up,” said Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon. “He’s one of those catalysts. There’s a few real catalytic players in the game and he’s one of them.”

Reyes, who had three hits in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Rays, had an 11-game hitting streak end a night later. He had his first three-steal game as a Blue Jay last weekend and wowed the Rogers Centre crowd by scoring from second base on a groundout.

“He’s one of those guys that’s hard to take your eye off of when you’re watching a baseball game,” said Toronto second baseman Steve Tolleson. “He’s able to do so many things offensively and defensively. Defensively he’s able to play a little bit deeper than most shortstops because he has a tremendous arm and he has the speed to close in on balls that he needs to.

“He’s in an elite group when it comes to that. He’s been a lot of fun to watch.”

However, Reyes isn’t immune to the occasional hiccup in the field. He made a throwing error on a potential game-ending ground ball Thursday night and the Royals came back to win 8-6 in 10 innings.

He took full ownership for the miscue after the game.

“This is baseball, sometimes mistakes are going to happen,” Reyes said. “I just have to learn from it.”

Despite the occasional negative, the native of Santiago, Dominican Republic brings plenty of positives

to the diamond.

In a game earlier this week, Reyes dropped a soft bunt down in his first at-bat. He accelerated like a shot and seemed to be halfway down the first-base line by the time the pitcher left the mound to retrieve the ball before conceding the single.

When the next batter belted one off the wall, Reyes was quickly in full flight and scored with a head-first slide. It’s the kind of get-your-jersey-dirty, fast-paced style that fans and teammates love.

“The last few weeks my leg feels good,” Reyes said. “It’s good to play pain-free. I don’t have to worry about anything. Before, four or five weeks ago, I still had a little concern with my hamstring being 100 per cent. But right now it’s 110 per cent.”

Reyes, 30, who won a batting title with the New York Mets in 2011, has seen his average rise as his comfort level returned. Entering the game against the Royals, he has reached base safely in 24 of his last 25 games.

The three-time National League stolen base leader (2005-’07) has also swiped 11 bags over the last 25 games entering Thursday’s matchup. His wellrounded game is a big reason why Toronto’s offence is so feared.

“When they made the trade and brought him in last year, I think that’s what everybody kind of envisioned,” Gibbons said. “He’s been banged up a little bit since he’s been here but now he’s healthy.

“What he’s doing now is really what he’s done his whole career and so I think people are just really getting a look at it.”

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McIlroy opens on top at Memorial

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN, Ohio — Whether it’s his health or his personal life, Rory McIlroy is not easily distracted when he’s on top of his game.

McIlroy made two eagles and three birdies on the back nine at Muirfield Village — along with a double bogey — on his way to a 9-under 63 and a threeshot lead Thursday after the opening round of the Memorial.

A week ago, McIlroy began his week at Wentworth by announcing he and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki had broken off their engagement. Then, he went out and won the BMW Championship for his strongest win in more than two years.

At the Memorial, McIlroy caught his spikes in the turf on his second shot at the seventh hole and felt pain the rest of the round, especially when he had to put a little extra pop into tee shots or long irons. He was limping when he walked off the stage after talking about how he made five birdies and two eagles after hurting his knee.

It was the lowest opening round in 39 years at the Memorial.

“I don’t think it’s anything more than just being confident with my game,” McIlroy said. “I was expecting this to happen. I’ve been playing well. I’ve been posting good numbers, good rounds. And I knew my game was close. And honestly, I don’t think it’s anything to do with what’s happening off the golf course. It’s just I’ve been trending in the right direction, and it’s starting to all come together.”

Masters champion Bubba Watson, Chris Kirk and Paul Casey each had a 66 while playing in calmer and slightly softer morning conditions. Keegan Bradley was at 67, notable not because it was his best score at Muirfield Village but because it was his first time in his four years on the PGA Tour that he did not use a belly putter.

Adam Scott, who won at Colonial last week in his debut at No. 1 in the world, lost momentum with a shot into the water for double bogey on No. 9, and he missed some birdie and eagle chances on the back nine that would have allowed him to stay close with McIlroy. He settled for a 69.

Phil Mickelson also looked sharp — at least for 15 holes. He was at 5 under after a birdie on the 15th hole — at the time, just one shot out of the lead. But he hit into the water on the par-3 16th and did well to escape with bogey. He came up short on the 17th and muffed

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament Thursday, in Dublin, Ohio. two flops shots on his way to double bogey. And he finished with another double bogey by three-putting the 18th.

That gave him a 72 “Just threw away a good round,” Mickelson said.

The course began to get firm under a hot sun late in the afternoon, which didn’t appear to bother McIlroy. Jordan Spieth picked up birdies on the par 5s, had a good par save on the 16th and squeezed out a 69 that left him pleased.

“Anything under par is a good score,” Spieth said. “Obviously, Rory didn’t think that.”

McIlroy was more than nine shots better than the field average. His only scare came on the seventh hole when his spikes caught and applied a little more torque on his knee. McIlroy said he had never experienced that before, though he felt some ice and work in the

fitness trailer should take care of it.

“The inside of it is sore, a little swollen,” McIlroy said. “Some treatment and I should be fine for the morning.”

The golf after that was simply spectacular.

From the deep rough right of the 10th fairway, he hammered a shot to the middle of the green and it caught a slope and settled 4 feet away. He hit 4-iron to 25 feet on the par-5 11th and holed a 25-foot birdie putt in the centre of the cup.

He holed a tough 15-foot birdie on the 13th, and then hit a towering 5-iron to 15 feet on the par-5 15 for another eagle. McIlroy picked up his final birdie with a 12-foot birdie after a great tee shot to the deceptively tough front pin on the par-3.

He finished his round with an 8-foot putt to save par from the bunker.

His only blunder came on the 14th

Teen star Lydia Ko trying to pace herself in first season on the LPGA Tour

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Lydia Ko is trying to pace herself in her first season on the LPGA Tour.

“I skipped last week and I skipped the tournament in Texas, as well,” the 17-year-old Ko said Thursday, a day before the start of play in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. “Obviously, I would like to play the whole schedule and get to every tournament, but it is definitely tough playing all 32 events.”

Ko won the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in California in late April and has five top-seven finishes in 10 tour starts this year.

“I’ve been really enjoying myself, playing on the tour,” said Ko, born in South Korea and raised in New Zealand. “I think every moment has been really special. I can’t believe that already a third has gone by.”

The teenager won the Canadian Women’s Open as an amateur the last two years and took the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December in Taiwan in her second start as a professional. She has six victories in pro events, also winning in Australia and New Zealand, and is No. 3 in the world.

“I really don’t think about my ranking,” Ko said. “I just feel like I’m another golfer going out there to play some golf, and you know, to be at the top, and I guess when you’re ranked the best female golfer in the world, that’s something special. I mean, hopefully I can be the world’s No. 1 golfer.

It doesn’t need to be now. That’s

what I’m thinking. I just want to pace myself and really enjoy it, and I mean, I have just got to have fun and, to me, that’s the most important thing.”

Ko will play alongside topranked Inbee Park and Paula Creamer in the first two rounds on the Bay Course at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.

Park missed the cut last week in Alabama, ending her streak at 22 events. She’s winless in nine tour starts this season after sweeping the first three majors last year and finishing the season with six victories.

“I didn’t have a good week last week, but you always get a time that you’re not playing so well,” Park said.

“I was very confident after a two-week break. I was hitting the ball great. I was putting great. I was very confident coming into last week, and once the tournament started, I just don’t know what happened. I lost everything.

I was hitting the ball bad. I was putting so bad last week.”

Ko and second-ranked Stacy Lewis, the 2012 tournament winner, both have a chance to take the top spot from Park this week.

Lewis won the North Texas LPGA Shootout four weeks ago.

Michelle Wie, the winner in Hawaii, has seven top-10 finishes in 10 events this year. She’s coming off a third-place tie Sunday in Mobile.

“I’m just going out there and working hard,” Wie said. “I just want to get better and better every week. And it’s fun. It’s fun when you work hard and practice

hard and you kind of see results.

This year, it’s been a lot of fun and definitely motivating me to work even harder, just because it’s fun to play well.”

She’s grouped with Lizette Salas and Kraft Nabisco winner Lexi Thompson. Salas is making her first start since winning the Kingsmill Championship two weeks ago in Virginia for her first PGA Tour title.

“It’s back to work and I feel great,” Salas said. “I’m really glad I took that week off to recharge my batteries.”

Jessica Korda also is in the field after winning in Mobile for her second victory of the year.

“I’ve kind of settled into it now,” Korda said. “I think after my second win I was really, really excited and it definitely kind of showed me that the first one wasn’t a fluke.

“This one, I felt more like myself. I felt really comfortable out there and I just knew how to go through all the motions and emotions.”

She’s comfortable on the Bay Course, though she has had to adjust to the softer greens.

“It’s in really good condition,” Korda said. “The rough is definitely very high this year and it’s going to be very important to stay in the fairway. I think the greens are in really good shape. They’re a little spongy, so definitely a lot different from last week where they were a little bit firm. So, had to get used to chipping into the green being a little bit more aggressive, just seeing a little different line.”

when he tugged a wedge too hard and too far left into a plugged lie in the bunker. He played well away from the flag to avoid going down the slope and into the water, but left it in the sand.

His next shot had to be good to get within 6 feet of the flag, and it wasn’t.

The ball ran off the green and down a slope. He had to get up-and-down for a double bogey.

McIlroy answered by smashing another tee shot into the fairway and hitting that high 5-iron onto the green for eagle, erasing the double bogey.

It’s just one round, but considering it was McIlroy, it was an attentiongetter.

McIlroy is one of those players who can follow up a win with more great play. When he won the PGA Championship by eight shots in 2012, that was the start of three victories in four starts against the strongest fields of the year.

Three-time champ Jay Haas headlines Champions Tour field in Iowa

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES, Iowa — Jay Haas is winless on the Champions Tour this season.

He’s at the right place to change that this weekend.

The 60-year-old Haas has won the Principal Charity Classic three times and is the highest-ranked player in the field in the event that begins Friday at the Wakonda Club. Haas won the event at Glen Oaks in 2007, 2008 and 2012.

If Haas follows through with a win, he’ll join Jack Nicklaus and Hale Irwin as the only players to win the same Champions Tour event four times. Nicklaus did it in the Tradition and Irwin in the Senior PGA Championship. Irwin also won the Kaanapali Classic/Turtle Bay Championship a record six times.

“I’ve been playing a lot of good golf, and that’s given me confidence, certainly,” said Haas, coming off a third-place finish last week in the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan. “But coming in here, I don’t necessarily think of it like a tennis tournament where you’re the No. 1 seed and you’re supposed to get to the finals and all that stuff. I don’t think of it in those terms because I know that, I watched these guys play and they’re all good and can kick my butt at any time.”

That might be true. But after a brief dip in 2013, Haas is again among the circuit’s top golfers.

Haas has finished in the top 10 eight times in nine events this season and has already made more money than he did in 21 tournaments in 2013. Bernhard Langer and Senior PGA winner Colin Montgomerie, who are first and second on the money list, are skipping this weekend’s event. Ironically, Haas will be paired with Irwin in the first round on Friday.

“I can’t really put a finger on it other than I’ve done everything a little bit better,” Haas said about his resurgence. “I don’t have a weakness in my bag right now in the sense of, I like all my clubs.”

Tour rookie Joe Durant matched the low round of last week’s major with a final-round 64. Durant has notched back-to-back top 10s and should be among the handful of players poised to push Haas.

Russ Cochran won last year after Jay Don Blake three-putted the 17th hole during the final round, but Cochran has finished in the top 10 just once in nine starts this season.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MALMO, Sweden — Sweden’s Jens Dantorp and Eddie Pepperell of England both opened with 6-under-par 66s to share the lead after the first day of the Nordea Masters on Thursday.

Boosted by the support of family, friends and other fans in Malmo, the 25-year-old Dantorp hit six birdies and no bogeys on his home course.

Looking ahead to the second round Dantorp said: “I cannot promise another bogey-free round

but I’ll try to keep playing and putting well.”

Pepperell surged to the top of the leaderboard with three birdies on the last five holes.

“I played well today and I hit the ball better, which is the main thing for me. I’ve not been hitting the ball that well over the last couple of weeks, despite some good results,” he said.

Scotsman Stephen Gallacher, Daan Huizing of the Netherlands, Northern Ireland’s Gareth Maybin and Swedes Rikard Karlberg and Sebastian Soderberg trailed the top duo by one shot.

World No. 2 Henrik Stenson hit seven birdies but four bogeys spoiled things for the Swede, who finished with a 3-under 69.

“No catastrophe, but I feel like I left a couple of shots out there,” said Stenson, who was irritated by spectators not keeping their mobile phones on silent.

“We have problems with mobile phones whether we play in China, Germany and apparently also in Sweden,” he said.

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Nadal advances to third round in Hesjedal moves up quest for ninth French Open title two spots

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

to seventh at Giro d’Italia

PARIS — Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal improved his French Open record to 61-1 after beating big-hitting Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday.

The Spaniard’s only defeat at Roland Garros was in the fourth round against Robin Soderling five years ago. He was never in danger of losing this time, but was occasionally on the back foot as Thiem went for his shots throughout the match and broke the top-seeded Nadal’s serve twice.

“It was a dangerous match, dangerous opponent today,” Nadal said. “I am happy with the way I resisted. When I had to play long points I did well.

When I had to attack and move him, I think I did well.”

Although Nadal broke Thiem’s serve seven times overall, Thiem’s powerful groundstrokes caused Nadal problems and he applauded the 20-year-old Thiem as he left centre court.

“He will have his chances to become a top star and fight for these tournaments,” Nadal said. “I really fought back against his attacks.”

With Nadal serving at 5-1 in the first set, Thiem saved a set point with a backhand volley at the net, then forced a break point with a forehand winner into the right corner and won the game with a replica stroke on the next point.

Nadal sealed the second set with a forehand winner down the line, but Thiem broke him again and then held for a 3-1 lead in the third.

That prompted Nadal to step up a gear and secure two consecutive breaks.

“I continued to deploy an attacking style and him move around the court,” Nadal said. “I put pressure on him.”

Nadal, who sealed victory on his second match point, next faces either Leonardo Mayer of Argentina, who beat Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Fifth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain, last year’s runner-up to Nadal; Briton’s Andy Murray, seeded seventh, and No. 12 Richard Gasquet of France also advanced to the third round in straight sets.

Ferrer beat Italy’s Simone Bolelli 6-2, 6-3, 6-2; the two-time Grand Slam champion Murray followed up with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win against Australia’s Marinko Matosevic, and Gasquet won 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 against Carlos Berlocq of Argentina.

Ferrer next faces No. 32 Andreas Seppi of Italy, while Murray faces No. 28 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.

“It was a good serving performance today, especially when I was down in

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Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova returns the ball during the second round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Italy’s Camilla Giorgi at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Thursday. games,” Murray said. “I returned very well (on) the second serve. I attacked it very well. My timing was there on forehand and backhand.”

Also, No. 14 Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2); 19th-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa beat Axel Michon 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 and American Donald Young won 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-3 against No. 26 Feliciano Lopez.

In the women’s draw, fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania beat Britain’s Heather Watson 6-2, 6-4; No. 5 Petra Kvitova won 6-4, 6-4 against Marina Erakovic, No. 6 Sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic won 7-5, 6-0 against Japan’s Kurumi Nara, and No. 10 Sara Errani of Italy — a runner-up in 2012 — won

6-2, 6-4 against Germany’s Dinah Pfizenmaier.

Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic, who beat second-seeded Li Na — the former champion — in the first round, followed up with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 win against American Alison Riske.

No. 15 Sloane Stephens of the United States; No. 23 Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, and former French Open champions Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia also advanced. Kuznetsova faces Kvitova in the third round and Ivanovic plays Safarova.

Also through to the third round are: No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova; No. 28 Andrea Petkovic, Kiki Bertens, Julia Glushko and Pauline Parmentier.

RIFUGIO PANAROTTA, Italy — Julian Arredondo claimed the biggest win of his career with a solo victory on the 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday, while Nairo Quintana retained the overall leader’s pink jersey as the race returned to the mountains.

The 25-year-old Arredondo had been part of a breakaway and made his move with just under four kilometres (2.5 miles) remaining to ride alone up the summit finish to Rifugio Panarotta.

The Colombian had time to raise one arm into the air as he crossed the finish line, 17 seconds ahead of Fabio Duarte. Philip Deignan was 20 seconds further back at the end of the 171K (106-mile) leg from Belluno.

“It’s a win that I’ve really searched for,” Arredondo said. “I said it from the start, I’m in this Giro to win at least one stage, and it’s from the start that I have been trying. Until today, I managed three second places and two third places, I was only missing a win and we got that today. We’ve tried so much and at the end we managed it. So tonight we’ll celebrate.”

Quintana remained 1:41 ahead of fellow Colombian Rigoberto Uran, with Pierre Rolland moving into third place as former race leader Cadel Evans slipped to ninth. Rolland is 3:29 behind Quintana, two seconds ahead of Fabio Aru and Rafal Majka.

“Today was a calm climb, but there were several attacks, I managed to control all of them which concerned my position,” Quintana said. “Each cyclist should worry about their own race.

The team worked very well.

“I am very happy with how things are going, there is a good atmosphere, there is joy in the team. Also the Italians are cheering me on, they are supporting me during the race, I am very happy with the warmth that we are feeling on the Giro route.”

Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal, the 2012 Giro champion, moved up two spots to seventh overall after finishing 16th in Thursday’s stage. He is 4:32 behind Quintana.

Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., is in 155th spot after finishing 142nd in Thursday’s stage.

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Kings hope to finish off series at home

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Drew Doughty had just played more than 39 minutes in a double-overtime playoff game, and he still couldn’t sleep on the Kings’ flight back to Los Angeles.

The Western Conference finals have ascended to a new level of tension after the Blackhawks dodged Los Angeles’ first attempt to eliminate them. Chicago trimmed its series deficit to 3-2 in an extra-time thriller in Game 5, while the Kings got a sleepless trip home.

Los Angeles gets another chance to advance in Game 6 on Friday night. While the Kings have been incredible in elimination games this spring, Doughty realizes they can’t sleep on the opportunity before them at Staples Center.

“We know we can’t let it go to a Game 7,” Doughty said Thursday at the Kings’ training complex. “No matter what, this game has to be ours. It’s so important for us to advance to the Stanley Cup Final that we win this game. If we give them this game, they’re going to have so much more life, and they’re going to be a different team. We need to take that and deal with it.”

Doughty’s fellow Kings largely agreed with the star defenceman’s pointed declarations as they recovered from their worst defensive performance in 16 games. Jonathan Quick and the NHL’s best defensive team gave up five goals to the Blackhawks, who survived despite Corey Crawford’s fourth straight unimpressive effort in Chicago’s net.

Los Angeles, which blew a lead heading to the third period for the first time this spring, has mostly

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS downplayed the notion of payback for last season’s conference finals loss to Chicago. But Doughty thinks it should be on the Kings’ minds before what might be the defining game of their season.

“They know how to win,” Doughty said. “We also know that they took our Cup back from us last year, so now it’s our turn. We want to eliminate this team.

They eliminated us last year, and it’s our turn to return the favour. We need to go into Staples believing that we can eliminate this team, and do just that.”

While Doughty attempts to keep the Kings focused on Game 6, the Blackhawks intend to remember what got them off the canvas in Game 5 after the previous seven periods of the series were largely dominated

by Los Angeles.

Before Game 5, the Blackhawks curiously insisted all the pressure in the series rested on the Kings, not the team facing three straight elimination games.

Whether the facile psychological ploy helped or not, the champions still seem to think Los Angeles is the team in trouble.

“We want to stay with the mentality that we’re putting all the pressure on them,” Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said before the club’s flight to the West Coast. “It’s going to be tough for them to close it out and win that fourth game against us.”

But the road has been tough on the Blackhawks, who are just 2-6 away from home in the post-season.

Chicago was outscored 9-5 and beaten convincingly twice at Staples Center in this series, showing little of the offensive potency that got them to this point.

Coach Joel Quenneville made another round of

lineup adjustments to spark his team, and the Blackhawks had immediate success teaming Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane and Andrew Shaw on a new line for Game 5. Kane, a ghost for much of the series, contributed four assists.

“We have our backs against the wall here and face elimination, but we’re staying relaxed,” said Saad, who had three points. “We’ve been through it before, and it definitely helps. We’ve had success on the road before, and L.A. is definitely tough, but we’re not going to let that end the season. We can’t make any excuses whether we’re playing at home or away.”

The Kings spent much of the past month avoiding playoff elimination, already winning six games with their season in the balance, so they can appreciate the Blackhawks’ resilience. Chicago produced a three-goal first period and a third-period tying goal before Michal Handzus’ overtime winner capped one of the most entertaining NHL post-season games in recent history.

Back home for Game 6, the Kings want their own defining victory.

“I think for the fans, it was unbelievable to watch,” said Marian Gaborik, who scored his 11th goal of a spectacular post-season. “But for us, it wasn’t the type of game we want to play. You know, trade chances, trade odd-man rushes.

“I think we’re going to have a lot of energy (in Game 6). If we win, we can be in the Stanley Cup Final. That itself should give you plenty of energy.”

Home is where the Heat hope to close out Pacers after bizarre Game 5 LOOKING TO PUT ANTICS OF PACERS’ STEPHENSON BEHIND THEM AND FOCUS ON GAME 6 MIAMI — By now, Lance Stephenson’s list of egregious acts from Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals are well-known: He blew air into LeBron James’ ear, interrupted a Miami Heat huddle and got caught flopping for the second time.

And on Thursday, the Heat tried to get their focus back on themselves.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra almost never holds a practice the day after a road game, especially when the team plane lands around 3:30 a.m. as was the case in the wee hours of Thursday.

But Spoelstra deviated from the norm on the day before Game 6 of this East title series, not for any one on-court issue but rather so the two-time defending NBA champions could relieve some frustration.

“Clear heads ... and to connect,” Spoelstra said. “We didn’t want to leave it all to tomorrow. There were some things we wanted to go over, and for time’s sake, splitting it up was a little bit more efficient.”

The Heat still lead the series 3-2, and get the chance to close the Pacers out for the third straight year on Friday night. The game is in Miami, where the Heat have won their last 10 playoff contests.

Predictably, the talk on the off day wasn’t so much about Paul George scoring 39 points to lead his team to a season-saving win, or even how James was held to seven points on a night that he was ren-

NBA PLAYOFFS dered silent for long stretches because of foul trouble.

Instead, the buzz was almost entirely about Stephenson, who has simultaneously become a Heat frustration and Internet sensation. Images of his alreadyinfamous ear-blowing stunt were widely distributed on social media moments after it occurred in Game 5, and he didn’t back down Thursday when asked about his desire to pester the Heat.

“Just playing ball, man, having fun and enjoying the moment,” Stephenson said.

Spoelstra didn’t react when Stephenson — who said James was showing signs of “weakness” earlier in the series — crashed the Heat huddle. Much like his players, Spoelstra didn’t bite when asked about the excitable Pacer guard’s attempts to throw Miami off its game.

“Very bizarre game,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. “Weird game. But it’s over.”

Indiana coach Frank Vogel didn’t seem to mind the huddle move, though suggested the earblowing decision was a bit much.

“People are in my huddle all the time. Every player in the NBA does that. That’s nothing,” Vogel said. “Blowing in his face probably crosses the line. That’s not really who we are. We want to be a competitive team, but we don’t want to cross the line.”

Stephenson and Pacers centre Roy Hibbert flew to Miami with slightly lighter wallets; Stephen-

son was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his second flop of the series, Hibbert $5,000 for another flopping violation.

It marked the second time in as many games that a Pacer has drawn a fine, with George having gotten dinged for $25,000 after blasting the officiating following Indiana’s loss in Game 4.

In George’s case, the money might have seemed well-spent. Indiana took 22 free throws in Game 5 to Miami’s eight, a total that matched the fewest any team has shot in a playoff game since 2006.

“We just didn’t get to the freethrow line,” James said. “We were aggressive ... we shot the ball extremely well. We just didn’t get to the line.”

Almost everything went wrong for Miami in Game 5, and the Heat still nearly won.

James shot just 2 for 10 in 24 minutes, and got his fifth foul with 8 ½ minutes left in the third quarter, with the Heat leading by eight.

Miami went scoreless on nine of its first 12 possessions after James checked out and the Pacers used that stretch to build a five-point lead, the margin eventually reaching seven when George connected on a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer.

Down by as many as 11 in the fourth, Miami had a chance to take the lead in the final seconds, but Chris Bosh’s 3-pointer bounced away. The Heat could punch their fourth straight ticket to the NBA Finals.

Saskatchewan company using jobs to attract players for senior men’s hockey team

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BIGGAR, Sask. — A Saskatchewan company is hoping to score workers by offering jobs to anyone who can shoot on a hockey net.

AGI Envirotank in Biggar, west of Saskatoon, has posted an ad that starts with a call for players, coaches and managers to help rebuild the town’s senior hockey team, the Biggar Nationals.

There haven’t been enough players to get a team together for a couple of years.

But one of AGI’s founders, Dave Burton, wants to play hockey. It just so happens that the company also needs people to work in welding, drafting, fabricating and other jobs.

“It’s real. It doesn’t seem like it should be, but it is,” Jeff Burton, AGI’s director of operations, said

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Stampeders sign top draft pick Lavertu CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed offensive lineman Pierre Lavertu, the No. 1 overall selection at the 2014 CFL draft.

Lavertu, a 300-pound Quebec City native, was a four-time Quebec conference all-star and threetime CIS all-Canadian at Laval.

He was a member of the Rouge et Or’s Vanier Cup-winning squads in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Thursday.

“It’s so busy around here, I kind of heard hints that he was doing this and really didn’t think much of it because there’s crazier stuff that he does.”

The ad states that Biggar has a tremendous local talent pool and the addition of a few key players and managers could prove to be “very successful right out of the gate.”

AGI is open to providing longterm jobs, career and training opportunities to interested applicants, the ad continues.

“If your dream is to continue to play hockey while establishing a career, we encourage you to consider relocation to Biggar and employment with AGI Envirotank.”

AGI builds tanks for service stations and oil companies.

Burton said drawing young people to Biggar has been tough

because they want the amenities of a big city. Biggar has just over 2,000 people.

Burton said his dad did something similar at another business in the 1980s and it worked.

“At the previous business, I can probably count 10 guys that I know he brought in primarily to play hockey and I know that they were still at the business 20 years later,” Burton said.

“It’s good for the community and it’s good for the company because you get people that are used to rural Saskatchewan. They want to stay and work hard. You know, hockey players, they learn how to work hard.”

Burton said the company can train people to weld, but it doesn’t have time to teach people to play hockey. But welders who can’t play hockey are still welcome too, he said.

The Stampeders acquired the top pick at the CFL draft and the rights to veteran centre Marwan Hage in a trade with the expansion Ottawa Redblacks.

The Stampeders also signed non-import defensive back Adam Thibault and import defensive lineman Kayvon Sherrill.

the Mexico City Arena on Nov. 12.

The Milwaukee Bucks will face the New York Knicks at The O2 on Jan. 15.

The two regular-season games will follow the NBA global preseason games in October that will feature five teams — Brooklyn, Cleveland, Miami, Sacramento and San Antonio — playing a series of games in Brazil, China, Germany and Turkey.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says, “These regular-season games will bring the excitement and incredible competition of our league to more fans in Europe and Latin America.”

NBA expands regularseason games to Mexico City, London in 2014-15 NEW YORK — The NBA will play regular-season games in Mexico City and London as part of its extended global schedule for next season.

The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves will play at

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FRONT THOUSANDS EXPECTED More than 5,000 people are expected to descend on the Centrium for a Jehovah’s Witness convention over two weekends starting June 6. Highlights include two theatrical productions that will bring a Bible story and a modern-day drama to life. There will be music, prayers and keynote addresses. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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MAN WRITES BOOK ABOUT SURVIVING WAR A man forced into the underground as a child in Holland during the Second World War will be signing copies of his book at Chapters in Red Deer on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fred van Zuiden, 83, of Calgary, wrote Call Me Mom A Dutch Boy’s WWII Survival Story, which was published in 2009. Over 8,000 copies of the book have been sold since it was first published in 2009. His home was in Drenthe, Holland, when at the age of 11, the Germans attacked and occupied the country in 1940. Van Zuiden ended up on his own, hiding in chicken coops and the like, until 1945 when the allies liberated the country. His book tells the story of how he survived. He emigrated to Canada in 1952.

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Coffee project wrapping up OLDS COLLEGE HELPS GROUP OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FARMERS

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Olds College will wrap up its successful coffee sales project that helped a group of Dominican Republic farmers this spring.

For 18 months, the college has imported coffee from three farmers, roasted the beans in Calgary and sold the light city roast online and at special events.

The light city roast coffee was also sold at Central Alberta Co-op stores.

Roughly $65,000 in gross profits was made from the 8,000 pounds of coffee sold.

Another $18,000 was raised in direct donations from churches, individuals and community groups.

Ninety per cent of the profits went to support education and training for the coffee farmers and their children in the Jarabacoa region.

Toby Williams, director of entrepreneurship and international development, said the money was used to support the Compadre Pascual School, a small rural school near the coffee growing area.

Improvements to the school included replacing the roof, building washroom facilities, installing a solar panel to generate electricity, and providing four netbook computers.

“The college is supportive of social en-

terprises but we’re winding down the cof- Williams said one great outcome was sendfee sales part of the project but on the look ing 15 Olds College students to the Dominiout for another social enterprise that we can at the end of April where they met can get involved in,” said Williams. “ farmers and visited the school.

We’ll probably stop selling the coffee They were also able to visit the coffee by the end of the June but we will still be realtors and roaster in Alberta. involved in the Dominican with the coffee “The students got to see the entire coffee farmers.” value chain,” Williams said Williams. said they are “It’s a life optimistic that changing exan Alberta perience for private sector them. I was partner will very happy that take over the we could pull coffee project. that together.”

Recently the She said college was the goal was to given the nod show students for the Associathe importance tion of Canaof creating reladian Commutionships with nity College’s community and (ACCC) Silver businesses in — TOBY WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF ENTREPRENEUR- order to make a InternationalSHIP AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT difference. ization Excellence Award The project for the project. began in 2012 Williams when former said this was a great honour to receive director of international development had the award because it wasn’t just about the idea to import coffee from the Dominicoffee sales but about the partnerships, can Republic. involving students and other colleges. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

‘THE COLLEGE IS SUPPORTIVE OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BUT WE’RE WINDING DOWN THE COFFEE SALES PART OF THE PROJECT BUT ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ANOTHER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WE CAN GET INVOLVED IN.’

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ous driving causing injury.

Derie-Gillespie argued that Arens was arrested without reasonable and probable grounds.

On Wednesday court heard testimony from the arresting officer Red Deer RCMP Const. Jean-Francois Tremblay. Tremblay said he did not conduct a roadside sobriety test because he had no doubt that Arens was intoxicated.

Derie-Gillespie said Tremblay lacked probable cause to arrest as there was a lack of objective confirmation of alcohol consumption.

Measles continues its spread in Alberta, but there have been no new cases in Central Alberta for more than a month.

Two more cases of infants contracting the virus were announced in Edmonton on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total for 2014 to 30.

The number of cases in Alberta Health Services’ Central Zone — stretching from Sundre and Drayton Valley to Lloydminster and Drumheller — has remained steady at seven since the last case was announced on April 24.

Five days later an “outbreak” was declared for the Central, Edmonton and Calgary zones, a move that led to AHS making the measles vaccine available to infants under the age of one who would otherwise be susceptible.

The health authority also encouraged others to get fully vaccinated, and it organized six drop-in clinics to be held in Red Deer.

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RIVER CLEANUP ON SUNDAY More volunteers are needed for the annual Red Deer River Cleanup on Sunday. The annual spring initiative is one effort to keep the river and shoreline clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.

Starting at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, the cleanup runs from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cleanup is part of Green Deer campaign. Preregistration is not required but volunteers are asked to bring gloves and wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Call 403-309-8411 for more information.

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Michelle Tam serves up lunch to a hungry group of students at Eastview Middle School on Thursday. For three lunch hours this spring, Tam has brought her food truck, called The Stashe, serving up the Eastview Special of Mac and Cheese, which quickly sold out on Thursday, and a selection of wraps and sandwiches, including the Tropical Crunch, the No Flaws‚ the Fumanchu, coconut, and fish tacos. The Stashe will be back at Eastview next Thursday for the last food truck Thursday event.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

ARENS TRIAL

Defence counsel for a man accused of causing a Canada Day crash that killed a teen is arguing that police officer testimony isn’t valid as evidence in the nine-week trial.

Donna Derie-Gillespie, counsel for Rodney Arens, 36, is arguing that her client’s charter rights were violated during his arrest and detention following the July 1, 2010, crash.

Anouluck Jeffrey Chanminaraj,

13, of Red Deer was killed in the crash while his sister Stephanie and brother Jamie were injured.

Before Justice Kirk Sisson in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Thursday, Derie-Gillepsie and Crown prosecuter Wayne Silliker each made submissions about the admissibility of evidence from the trial.

Arens is charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing injury, dangerous driving causing death and danger-

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GRADE 6 STUDENT GETS TO HOLD REIGNS AT ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer student has been selected to join 11 others from across the province to hold the reigns at Alberta Environment for a day.

Owain Cormack, 10, will be in Edmonton on Monday with his Grade 6 teacher Brian Work from West Park Elementary to participate in the Minister for a Day challenge with the Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

Owain Cormack

department.

“When they announced it was someone from West Park, I thought maybe it could be me ... Then I thought maybe my friends would be mad at me for winning but they were all happy. I’m happy about it, too, because I’ll get to meet people and see new things,” Cormack said.

Cormack and his classmates filled out a 10-page booklet from the ministry earlier this year, describing what they would do if they were the environment minister and what priorities should be set for a greener future.

His booklet was chosen as a winning entry among 1,800 others submitted from around Alberta.

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in my class,” said Work. “He’s very studious, always shown leadership qualities and we’re excited about it.”

The class had been learning about how to become respectful stewards of the land, Work said, and the importance behind recycling and reusing.

It’s the first time Work has had a student win the challenge.

Cal Dallas, Red Deer South MLA and Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations, and Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski, made a stop at Cormack’s classroom on Thursday morning to offer their congratulations and discuss the environment.

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BRIEFS Two arrested after break-in at Innisfail Two people have been arrested and are facing charges after a break and enter in Innisfail.

RCMP responded to a call about someone breaking into a residence on 59th Street on Wednesday evening, shortly after 7 p.m.

A 21-year-old man and 25-year-old woman, both from the Red Deer area, were detained at the scene and later arrested.

Police searched a nearby vehicle and found over $17,000 worth of drugs. The drugs included methamphetamine (crystal meth), heroin, cannabis resin (hash) and prescription drugs. Weapons were also seized.

Both are still in police custody with the man expected to make a court appearance on Friday.

The man is facing two counts of breach of recognizance.

The woman is facing three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of breach of probation.

The investigation is ongoing.

Kick it to The Curb returning June 7, 8 Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.

Kick it to the Curb is back for another weekend in Red Deer on June 7 and 8.

Residents are asked to place their unwanted items at their curb, and mark them as “free” so others can find a new life for them.

Running every spring and fall, the Kick it to the Curb encourages residents to find new homes for still-useful items and divert materials from the landfill.

Lauren Maris, Environmental Program Specialist, said the city likes to give people the heads up to give them more time to clean out their garages and basements.

Items to be set out could include everything from books and DVDs to furniture and construction items.

Residents can register their goods on www.yardsaletreasuremap.com to help others plot their curbside treasure-hunting routes.

For a list of prohibited items such as child car seats, visit www.reddeer.ca/environment.

Man arrested after speeding A 20-year-old Sylvan Lake man is facing charges after speeding through a Red Deer playground zone in a stolen truck.

Red Deer RCMP clocked a truck driving at an excessive speed during photo radar on Orr Drive on May 13 around 1:30 p.m.

The driver of the truck ignored police orders to stop, increasing his speed and passing other vehicles in an attempt to flee.

Police located the vehicle abandoned nearby and confirmed it has been stolen earlier that day.

They located and arrested the driver, who had attempted to leave the area on foot, a short time later.

No one was injured.

The man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. He will appear in court on June 24.

Teen’s life to be celebrated A celebration of life will be held this Saturday for a teen who was killed west of Penhold in a hit and run crash.

Trystan Sorensen, 18, of Penhold, was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while he and a friend were longboarding together.

The crash took place at about 10:30 p.m. on May 20.

The celebration of life will take place at the Springbrook Multiplex, 3216 22nd St. in Springbrook, from 1 to 6:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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

She will appear in Red Deer provincial court on June 20.

Hunting Hills High School coach Doug Spicer, left, and Gino Castellan of Notre Dame High School attempt to keep dry as they photograph their athletes in the 400-metre running event at the Zone track and field meet at Lindsay Thurber on Wednesday. Although it was a cool and wet day top athletes from around the zone came to compete and qualify for the Provincial Championships.

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STUDENT: Career plans Dallas told the class how he himself had participated in a similar program when he was in Grade 6, triggering his interest in politics.

“Who knows it could change my mind, too,” said Cormack, who has ambitions to pursue a career in either cuisine or sports.

Cormack said the environment is important to him and he has recently convinced seven of his friends to bike to school with him. He said he carpools in the winter months.

“I want a clean, good world with clean air and where everything is fresh and not using any of these bad chemicals,” he said.

In Edmonton, the winning students will tour the legislature and learn more about governing the environment and personal stewardship. They will also have the opportunity to share their concerns and ideas with the minister, Robin Campbell, and participate in a real media event with him. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

ARREST: Charter violation alleged Tremblay had testified that while talking with Arens after the crash he observed slurred speech, glassy eyes and dilated pupils. Silliker admitted that at this point Tremblay hadn’t established confirmation as consumption of alcohol.

As a result of this lack of confirmation of alcohol consumption, Derie-Gillespie argued that it meant that the arrest and detention of Arens violated his charter rights. She said some of the testimony of police officer observation and video evidence from Red Deer RCMP cells should not be admissible because of this charter violation.

Silliker argued that even if Tremblay hadn’t arrested Arens, Cpl. Cindee Scarrott, Tremblay’s supervisor at the time, would have. He said Arens was not free to leave the scene during police investigation of the crash.

Silliker also said Scarrott testified that she had noticed an odour of liquor on Arens’ breath, which would satisfy that requisite of positive consumption of alcohol.

Derie-Gillespie also argued that eliminating of-

ficer testimony and video evidence would not gut the Crown’s case as they had numerous civilian witnesses testify to the crash.

Silliker countered that while they have lots of civilian witnesses, the police testimony corroborates the civilian observations and creates a much clearer picture. As well the video evidence is like a sealed window looking back directly at the events of the day and not relying on the testimony of people of an incident that occurred four years ago.

Arens was originally charged with several counts refusing to provide a breath sample, however these charges were stayed by the Crown. Derie-Gillepsie argued this showed that the Crown knew it couldn’t support those charges. Silliker said that inference was wrong and the Crown is within its purview to stay charges as seen fit.

Arens was also charged with breaching conditions of a court order after the crash as he was on conditions to not consume alcohol at the time.

Sisson will give his decision on the admissibility of the evidence on June 5 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, before two more civilian witnesses are to be called. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

MEASLES: Vaccinations Since the outbreak was declared, over 38,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered across the province, including 4,557 in the Central Zone.

Twenty-two per cent of those local shots have been given to toddlers between the ages of six and 11 months.

Outbreak declarations typically remain in effect for six weeks following the last possible exposure — April 21 for the Central Zone — because symptoms can be slow to develop.

After the outbreak is deemed over, people will still be able to get the vaccine free at public health clinics, but immunizations will no longer be made available for those under the age of one. Children typically receive their first measles shot at 12 months.

Central Zone medical officer of health Dr. Ifeoma Achebe said officials will consider the situations in the rest of the province before deciding to declare the local outbreak over.

There have now been 13 confirmed cases in the Edmonton zone, and in one of the most recent cases, exposures to the virus were possible at the high-traffic West Edmonton Mall and when the afflicted child travelled to Grande Prairie. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Yellow Fish Road program aims to make river cleaner St. Francis of Assisi Middle School’s Grade 8 science classes, taught

by Ian Stang, were out in full force recently as the first participating group of the summer.

As part of the program, Kozlowski delivers a presentation before heading out to the streets.

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volved later this summer. For more information about Yellow Fish Road or participating as an individual, family, or group, contact Kozlowski at ryszard.kozlowski@ reddeer.ca or at 403-3145898. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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St. Francis of Assisi Middle School Grade 8 science students Jade Bussard, left, and Jensen Fertig paint a fish stencil next to a storm drain in the Lancaster neighbourhood in Red Deer on May 22 as part of the Yellow Fish Road program to educate people about what is appropriate to put in a storm drain. rain ... and right into a storm drain.”

This is the fourth year the city has operated the project designed by Trout Unlimited Canada.

Since then, volunteers have painted more than 700 stenciled fish with the words “Rainwater Only” near storm drains and passed out more than 4,700 handbills.

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City of Red Deer environmental educator Ryszard Kozlowski is hoping a series of stenciled paintings will lead to a cleaner Red Deer River.

The program is called Yellow Fish Road and involves students or Cub Scouts or other volunteers going around neighbourhoods painting fish near storm drains and handing out literature in an effort to educate people about appropriate things to pour down the drains.

Here’s a hint, it’s not a long list.

The storm drains, as opposed to the household and business sewer lines, do not go to the Red Deer Wastewater Treatment Plant, they flow directly into the Red Deer River.

Kozlowski says studies have shown 37 per cent of adults do not realize this.

“Sometimes, unintentionally, people don’t realize storm drains are leading directly to the river so they might contribute to river pollution without realizing it,” he said.

“The handbill talks about things like pet waste and salt and soap and fertilizer and pesticides — some of those things run of residents’ lawns after a storm or

The group hit the streets in the Lancaster neighbourhood, painting 94 drains and passing out 668 handbills.

“They were really keen about the work that we did,” said Kozlowski.

He says there are other groups already asking about getting in-

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Companies must adapt and change to succeed in China of Western technology for China to sustain its rapid growth, he said, and has worked to improve its intellectual property laws. But challenges remain.

Chinese laws allow someone to Not long ago, a Western brand was “tweak” a patented product and then all a company needed to succeed in file their own patent.

And foreign comChina. Those days panies that fail to file are over, says Daniel ‘WE’RE GRADUALLY a trademark in China Cheng, the BeijingLOSING THAT can lose priority to based managing someone there that director of the CanUNEARNED does so. ada China Business ADVANTAGE OF SIMPLY Or, they may disCouncil. cover that their trade“Now, you reBEING FOREIGN.’ mark has been transally have to compete — DANIEL CHENGE lated into Chinese with things that are MANAGING DIRECTOR and filed anew. designed or created CANADA CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL “So your tradeor manufactured domark strategy should mestically,” he said. be adopting, not just Cheng and other China trade experts shared their in- protection of your Western brands, but sights on Thursday during a workshop the transliterated brands too.”

Ibrahim Akhund, assistant viceorganized by the council, Central Alberta: Access Prosperity, HSBC Bank president, business development, with HSBC Bank Canada, talked about curCanada and Red Deer County.

Those who spoke agreed that oppor- rency issues related to trade with Chitunities exist in the Asian economic na. He explained that the country’s powerhouse, although Cheng suggested official currency, the renmimbi (RMB), that “most of the low-hanging fruit has is being used more frequently in international transactions — a far cry from been picked.”

He said companies that entered the a few decades ago when this was not market early succeeded by virtue of permitted.

“Until about even 2000, there were the fact they were new to the market.

“That’s not happening anymore,” extreme restrictions on this currency.”

The Chinese government has libersaid Cheng. “We’re gradually losing that unearned advantage of simply be- alized its currency policies, said Akhund. From 2012 to 2013, trade in the ing foreign.”

He noted that most companies sell- renmimbi jumped from about 3.6 triling into China have made little effort lion RMB to 5.6 trillion.

“About 18 per cent of China’s total to design or manufacture products for trade is now being settled in RMB.” that market.

By trading in RMB instead of other “In my opinion, in three to five years the Chinese consumer is going to wise currencies, like U.S. dollars, Canadian up and say, ‘Wait a minute, what’s go- companies can avoid conversion costs ing on here? I’d like things made for and simplify transactions for their Chinese trading partners. me, because I’m paying for it.’”

“Anytime you help your supplier, or This could benefit smaller, more nimble companies that can respond to your buyer, the cost savings go a long way,” said Akhund. what Chinese buyers want.

The increasing importance of ChiCheng prefaced his comments by questioning whether he was really a na to Canada as a trading partner is evident from the fact it accounted for “China expert.”

“There is no such thing as one Chi- about 11 per cent of our exports and na or one China market. It’s really a imports last year, he said.

“Consider just 10 years ago or 20 number of highly unique and diverse regional markets, very similar to how years ago, where was China’s ranking?

It was less than two per cent.”

Europe works.”

Founded in 1978, the Canada China To illustrate this diversity, he pointed out that there are 63 different cui- Business Council resulted after Canada became one of the first Western sines in China.

Martin Kratz, head of law firm Ben- countries to pursue a trade relationnett Jones LLP’s intellectual property ship with China. Today, the council practice group, discussed patent and promotes trade and investment between the two countries. copyright issues related to China. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com The state recognizes the importance

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Fast dismisses concerns over delays in European, China deals discussing and negotiating issues.”

Davies said FIPA has been stalled because the government had belatedly OTTAWA — Trade Minister Ed Fast come to the realization it had allowed insisted only technicalities stand in the China to grandfather in existing disway of Canada concluding two major criminatory practices against Canatrade and investment agreements with dian investors, although the deal bans future measures.

Europe and China, “I believe they despite growing un‘WHAT THE MINISTER are now trying to ease over long deSUGGESTED ... IS HIGHLY a s s e m b l e w h a t lays in ratification. these non-conThe agreements MISLEADING IF NOT forming measures — a comprehensive UNTRUE.’ are before we trade deal in prinbind ourselves to ciple with the Eu— DON DAVIES 31 years,” he said. ropean Union and a NDP TRADE CRITIC Trade lawyer foreign investment Lawrence Herman deal with China — said he doesn’t are lynchpins in the Harper government’s free trade agen- know the exact reasons for the delay, da aimed at spreading Canadian trade but said he too has heard there is a problem with the FIPA. and investment around the world.

He added he also doesn’t accept the The former was signed to some fanfare and much controversy in Novem- explanation that the case is before litiber 2012, the latter last October — but gation, saying if that were the case special interest groups could indefinitely both have languished in limbo since.

In testimony before the Commons tie up any trade or investment deal.

“Some concerns have been raised trade committee Thursday, the minister insisted under questioning both the about some of the carve-outs and there China FIPA and the EU trade agree- has been comments FIPA may not be ment remain priorities for the govern- entirely balanced in the sense that Canadian investors would not have ment and are not stalled.

Fast said his government has not the same access to remedy as Chinese concluded ratification of the deal with investors would have in Canada,” he China because of ongoing litigation by said.

“It’s a long delay and it’s indicative the Hupacasath First Nation in B.C. to the government is rethinking some of block the deal.

The Federal Court ruled against the the provisions.”

Fast insisted at the committee that Hupacasath last August, but the band the government is committed to ratifyof about 300 has appealed.

As for the trade agreement with ing the agreement.

On the European trade deal, he said Europe, Fast said it was complicated translating the agreement into at least all the substantive issues had been resolved last October and only transla“1,000 pages” of legal text.

“What the minister suggested ... is tion into a legal text remained.

“This doesn’t happen overnight and highly misleading if not untrue,” said NDP critic Don Davies in an interview it’s got to be done carefully,” he said.

“You don’t do this on the back of a after the session.

“It’s clear the (EU) deal is not final- napkin, you don’t do it in a corner of a ized. The parties are still resolving, bar.”

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Angela Oshvalda, R.N., checks on patient Naomi Hanna as she undergoes a nutrient therapy IV in the Aspire Natural Medicine clinic at No. 101, 4419 Gaetz Ave. on Thursday. The clinic, which opened in 2011 and now has two naturopathic doctors and a registered nurse, held an open house later in the afternoon. IV nutrient therapy results in higher and quicker absorption rates of vitamins and minerals than oral treatments, and can be customized to the needs of individual patients.

Alberta business confidence rebounds

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The confidence level of Alberta business operators rebounded in May, according to the latest survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

The association, which represents more than 109,000 small and mediumsized businesses across Canada, reported on Thursday that optimism increased by two percentage points in May, to 72.8 on a 100-point scale. That reversed a two-point decline in April.

“Over the first few months of 2014, it looked like optimism among entrepreneurs in our province was slowly fading,” said Richard Truscott, the CFIB’s director of provincial affairs for Alberta.

“Fortunately, we’ve seen confidence

spring back in May.” Elsewhere in Canada, business owners in British Columbia registered a 74.1 confidence level in May to become the most optimistic entrepreneurs in the country.

Saskatchewan came in at 69.9, Manitoba at 66.3, Newfoundland at 65.2, Ontario at 64.9, Quebec at 60.6, Prince Edward Island at 59.4, New Brunswick at 58.8 and Nova Scotia at 57.0.

The national index was 67.1, up 1.4 points from April.

When it came to hiring intentions, 35 per cent of Alberta business owners said they planned to add full-time staff, up one point over April. Four per cent expected to cut staff, a drop of two points.

Thirty-seven per cent said a shortage of skilled labour was limiting the growth of their sales or production.

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Michelle Bell, left, owner of Muse Clothing, and Jeanette Mitten of Once Again Consignment Boutique, along with La Casa Pergola, hosted the 48th Street block party Thursday afternoon in downtown Red Deer. The three businesses share a building at 4809 48th St. The gathering featured refreshments, appetizers and live music. Mitten said she wanted to duplicate the success of the Ross Street Patio in boosting downtown activity and attracting people.

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

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 103.97 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.16 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.13 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Thursday amid a poorly received earnings report from CIBC (TSX:CM) and data showing the U.S. economy performing worse than expected earlier this year.

However, the market closed well off session lows as energy stocks turned positive and the S&P/TSX composite index moved down just 22.01 points to 14,588.95.

CIBC said that poor results in its Caribbean operations were responsible for net income dropping to $306 million from $862 million a year ago.

CIBC’s adjusted net income came in at $2.17 per share, beating analysts’ expectations of $2.07 per share and the bank also raised its quarterly dividend by two cents to $1 per common share. However, its shares dropped $1.36 to $97.68.

Financials led TSX decliners with all of the major banks, save Scotiabank, giving back some of the gains racked up over the last week as most of the banks delivered strong results.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.33 of a cent to 92.28 cents US. U.S. indexes were higher as the first revision to first-quarter gross domestic product showed that GDP actually shrank at an annualized rate of one per cent in the period, largely because of severe winter weather.

That was much higher than the 0.5 per cent drop that economists had expected, but they anticipate the weakness to be short-lived.

The Dow Jones industrials rose 65.56 points to 16,698.74, the Nasdaq climbed 22.88 points to 4,247.95 and the S&P 500 index was ahead 10.25 points at 1,920.03.

In other corporate developments, Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) is selling more than two-thirds of its interest in CI Financial Inc. (TSX:CIX) in a deal worth at least $2.27 billion, making it one of the largest public offerings in Canada.

Scotiabank will sell 72 million common shares of CI at $31.50 per share, reducing its current 37 per cent

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.56 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 58.83 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.98 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.43 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.12 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.75 First Quantum Minerals . 22.80 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.06 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.79 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.05 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.44 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.54 Energy Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 57.20 Calfrac Well Services . . . 37.25 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 44.28 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 31.73 CWC Energy Services . . 1.000 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.25 interest to about 11.4 per cent. CI shares climbed 35 cents to $34 and Scotiabank added 31 cents to $69.13.

The debut of shares in Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA) subsidiary PrairieSky was a huge success Thursday.

The energy giant earlier in the morning announced the completion of the initial public offering of 52 million common shares of PrairieSky (TSX:PSK) at an offering price of $28 and, by the close, the shares were trading at $37 on the TSX. Encana is spinning off some of its Alberta land holdings through PrairieSky. Elsewhere on the TSX, the base metals sector dropped 0.64 per cent as July copper slipped three cents to US$3.14 a pound.

The energy sector was up 0.2 per cent as July crude oil gained 86 cents to US$103.58 a barrel.

The gold sector was ahead about 0.45 per cent as August bullion lost $2.60 to US$1,257.10 an ounce.

The tech sector was the biggest advancer, up 0.7 per cent as BlackBerry (TSX:BB) jumped 48 cents or 6.06 per cent to $8.40 after CEO John Chen told a conference in California Wednesday that he reckons the chances of turning around the smartphone maker have risen to 8020.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close of Thursday Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,588.95, down 22.01 points TSX Venture Exchange — 981.52, down 2.06 points TSX 60 — 835.15, down 1.58 points Dow — 16,698.74, up 65.56 points S&P 500 — 1,920.03, up 10.25 points Nasdaq — 4,247.95, up 22.88 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 92.28 cents US, up 0.33 of a cent Pound — C$1.8116, down 0.60 of a cent

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 101.27 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 64.00 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.50 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.39 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 53.57 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 41.71 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.15 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.45 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.29 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 69.13 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.68 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.26 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 28.95 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 51.46 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.94 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.43 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.76 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.63 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.60 Euro — C$1.4740, down 0.44 of a cent Euro — US$1.3603, up 0.07 of a cent Oil futures: US$103.58 per barrel, up 86 cents (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,257.10 per oz., down $2.60 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.436 oz., down 6.4 cents $689.17 kg., down $2.06 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 981.52, down 2.06 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 160.74 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $2.20 lower $464.30; Nov. ’14 $1.50 lower $468.30; Jan ’15 $0.90 lower $473.80; March ’15 $0.70 lower $476.20; May ’15 $0.70 lower $477.80; July ’15 $0.70 lower $478.20; Nov ’15 $0.70 lower $473.10; Jan. ’16 $0.70 lower $467.10; March ’16 $0.70 lower $470.60; May ’16 $0.70 lower $470.60; July ’16 $0.70 lower $470.60.

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.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 697,840 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 697,840.

Brian Mulroney to become Quebecor chairman

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is set to become chairman of media and telecom company Quebecor in a show of stability following the recent departure of its chief executive and the launch of the controlling shareholder’s political career as an avowed separatist.

Mulroney, currently vice-chairman, is expected to be elected chairman on June 19 when Quebecor (TSX:QBR.B) holds its annual meeting, the company said in a filing with securities regulators ahead of the gathering.

“I do think that it does calm the waters because of who Brian Mulroney is,” says Karl Moore, a professor at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management.

Moore said the change will allow the new senior management team to move on from the distractions of personnel change and run the business.

The change in leadership at the board level follows the departure for undisclosed health reasons of CEO Robert Depatie who masterminded the

company’s foray into wireless, and the jump into provincial politics by Pierre Karl Peladeau.

Peladeau, son of the company’s founder, left his position as vice-chairman earlier this year to run for the Parti Quebecois in the recent provincial election. He won his seat though the separatist party was knocked out of power and is now a considered a PQ leadership contender.

His support for Quebec’s separation rattled some investors and newspaper readers outside the province. Mulroney brings a strong federalist voice to head of the table and could help relations with Ottawa when it comes to possibly launching a national wireless business. Quebecor bought wireless spectrum licences needed to operate cellphone networks in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, in addition to Quebec, in the federal government’s auction earlier this year.

It could become a fourth national player to compete with Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), Telus (TSX:T) and Bell (TSX:BCE), but the Quebec company has been cagey about whether it will take up the challenge.

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Joe Fresh sets sights on overseas market with first store in Korea

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian clothing brand Joe Fresh is betting that affordable fashion is a concept that knows no borders as it opens a location in Korea this weekend — its first store outside North America.

The clothing line, ubiquitous in Canada with grocery giant Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L), says the flagship storefront will open Saturday in Seoul and that plans are already in place for nine more locations in the South Korean capital by the end of the year.

Creative director Joe Mimran says one of the biggest challenges for the company will be familiarizing international consumers with the Joe Fresh brand in a fiercely competitive fashion market.

“It’s a completely new brand and that’s certainly one of the challenges,” Mimran said in an interview Thursday from Seoul, where he has spent the week promoting the launch.

The rollout in Korea is part of a four-year plan to open up to 141 Joe Fresh stores in 23 countries, including in the Middle East, North Africa, east-

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BRIEF ATB Financial reaches record high profit EDMONTON — ATB Financial says it had a $276.4-million net profit for the 2013-14 financial year ended March 31, up 14.5 per cent from $241.3 million a year earlier and a record for the Alberta-based financial services company.

The Edmonton-based company, which traces its history to the government-owned Alberta Treasury Branches, is one of Western Canada’s biggest financial institutions but significantly smaller than any of Canada’s big chartered banks.

ATB’s operating annual revenue grew last year by 9.8 per cent to $1.4 billion, from $1.2 billion in the 12 months ended March 31, 2013.

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TORONTO — Trouble in CIBC’s Caribbean banking subsidiary left a mark on the bank’s second-quarter results, but executives say despite the challenges they’re not planning to exit the region.

“The business has historically been a good investment for us,” chief operating officer Richard Nesbitt told analysts during a conference call, adding that he believes the division can return to past profitability levels. “. . . We continue to believe we can get there. Unfortunately, it’s going to take us longer because the economic environment has not started to improve like we felt it would,” Nesbitt said.

CIBC isn’t the only Canadian bank to have suffered the effects of the weak Caribbean economy, but it has been hit the hardest in the quarter.

On Thursday, CIBC (TSX:CM) reported that its second-quarter profit dropped to $306 million, or 73 cents per share, due to losses from its CIBC First Caribbean subsidiary. That compared with a profit of $862 million or

$2.09 per share in the same quarter last year.

The bank also boosted its quarterly dividend by two cents to $1 per common share.

Earlier this month, CIBC announced it would take a $420-million, non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the quarter related to the Caribbean, and another $123 million of after-tax of loan losses. The Caribbean economy has been in a slump for several years, affected by the global financial crisis, which caused a slowdown in tourist visits to regions like the Cayman Islands, Barbados and the Bahamas.

Several Canadian banks have operated in the region, including Royal Bank (TSX:RY), which announced earlier this year it would sell its Jamaican banking operations. Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) also set aside more money for bad loans in the Caribbean in its second-quarter report.

CIBC has the biggest presence of the group, and calls itself the largest, regionally-listed bank in the Caribbean, with operations in 17 regional markets.

Despite the weakness in CIBC results, it was the sixth big bank to beat analysts’ expectations on adjusted earnings per share in the quarter.

ness customers increased by 15.1 per cent to $27.3 billion. Loans grew by 14.3 per cent to $33.9 billion. Total assets grew to $37.7 million, up 13.9 per cent compared with fiscal 2013.

The company also reduced its provision for credit losses by 7.7 per cent to $42.4 million. ATB didn’t release a quarterly breakdown of its results.

Blackberry CEO says he’s more confident smartphone maker can be rescued BlackBerry chief executive John Chen says the chances of the smartphone maker surviving have improved and he now puts the odds at 80 per cent. After more than half a year in the leadership role, Chen offered the more optimistic view for the future of the Waterloo, Ont.,-based technology company while speaking at the Re/code technology conference in California.

Previously he’d placed the odds of survival closer to a 50-50 chance.

“I am quite confident that we’ll be able to save the patient,” he told the conference late Wednesday.

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ern Europe and South America.

In Canada, the Joe Fresh brand is sold by Loblaw at more than 340 locations inside its Canadian supermarkets, and in 12 stand-alone and studio stores. In 2012, it expanded into the U.S. and now has six locations in New York and New Jersey, with the line also available in J.C. Penney stores in the U.S. Marketing expert Brynn Winegard called Joe Fresh’s foray overseas an “intelligent” strategy for a retailer that knows it can compete in the oversaturated U.S. and Canadian markets.

“If you can conquer the economic kingdom that is the United States, then you’re capable in terms of scale and competitive to go anywhere else,” she said.

“It’s a great time to try other markets — markets that would be friendly to Canadian brands and to see how it would fly when we are having an increasing competitive and fragmented market here.”

With the arrival of U.S. retail giants like Target, Nordstrom and Marshalls in Canada, Canadian retailers may need to look further afield to grow their brands.

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Society works on projects to reduce, store carbon dioxide AIMED AT REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASSES, GLOBAL WARMING The reduction of carbon dioxide has been the focus of the environmental movements concern with greenhouse gases and global warming.

It has been recognized, that society does not have the technical ability or motivation to stop producing these gases completely, or reduce the quantity it produces in a short time period.

Projects like carbon capture and sequestration, wind-farms, photovoltaic or hydro generated electricity, along with small and large reforestation projects, all make contributions to the reduction or storage of carbon dioxide.

Industry, commercial enterprises, and even an individual can offset the CO2 LORNE they produce with the purOJA chase of a carbon credit.

The idea behind the sale of a carbon credit, or carbon offset, is to fund the development and expansion of the carbon reducing technologies currently in use, and continue essential research.

Basically one carbon credit / offset is equal to one metric ton of CO2 being removed from the atmosphere.

Currently one credit in Canada will cost in the range of $15.00 to $45.00 with the planting of trees on the low end, and larger wind or solar farms and hydroelectric plants on the higher end. Worldwide these prices range from $5.15 to $39.95.

Some scientists do not like to endorse the planting of trees because they are susceptible to fire, logging, and disease or beetle infestation; but three to eight native trees with a 60 year life span will re-

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move one metric tonne of C02 a year, and in the case of an aspen as high as 258 tonnes in its lifetime.

To put this in perspective, an “average” North American home produces 21 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Electricity alone for this house comes in at producing 6.2 tonnes, your average car at about 4.5 tonnes.

A 1000 MW coal burning electrical facility produces some 8.3 million tonnes. Worldwide, civilization produces some 25 billion tonnes of C02.

It sounds like a daunting task, but the world’s nations are getting behind the greenhouse gas reduction initiative with the current carbon offset market approaching $139 billion a year.

When the possibility of large sums of money come into play, corruption and greed will find a way to take advantage, so to ensure one is investing in a reputable carbon trade exchange program, the Pembina Institute with the David Suzuki Foundation offer a downloadable guide to purchasing carbon offsets.

The questions to ask, and the pitfalls to avoid, are laid out and the validity of the offset and the assessing of the offset vendor are covered.

It also provides an explanation of the carbon footprint and a carbon offset, allowing for an informed decision to be made.

Some dissenters make the case carbon credits allow the sinners to purchase forgiveness to continue on their normal tack, and no doubt there will be abuses as the program is unregulated.

Nonetheless, the specific intent allows people to invest in projects that will reduce carbon emissions when they can’t.

They just need to verify their investment is assessed, certified, and actually reduces C02.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/E-2014 Omnibus Amendments City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw to improve and streamline the Development Permit application process, eliminate redundant and difficult to monitor Land Use Bylaw procedures, reword sections to follow current internal procedures and practices as well as minor changes to provide improved consistency to the Land Use Bylaw. The changes include: • Amending the existing definition of “discretionary use” • Addition of a “Medical Marihuana Facility (MMF)” definition • Addition of a “Medical Marihuana Facility (MMF)” as a discretionary use to the I2 Heavy Industrial Land Use District • Add to the Development Officer’s discretion, the authority to grant a relaxation of up to 10% of any development regulation • Delete the need to re-advertise discretionary use Home Occupations every 3 years • Add to the Secondary Suite development regulations, a requirement to provide a hard surfaced walkway connection between secondary suite parking space(s) and the primary dwelling unit • Delete the requirement for a Planning Department hosted information session for Bed & Breakfast (B & B) applications • Modify the development permit application process for the Parkvale Overlay District • Modify the description of the allowable “building envelope” for the Parkvale Overlay District • Add paved parking as a requirement for commercial buildings • Modify banner location regulations • Modify the I2 Heavy Industrial District Discretionary Uses Table.

The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services

by Friday, June 6, 2014. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

Development Officer Approvals

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On May 27, 2014, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Anders Park 1. McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. – a redevelopment of the site to accommodate a dual lane drive through and garbage enclosure to the existing restaurant, located at 800, 3020-22 Street.

Downtown 2. McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. – a redevelopment of the site to accommodate a dual lane drive through to the existing restaurant, located at 4840-52 Avenue.

Gaetz Avenue North 3. Ferguson and Company – a 325.16 m2 addition to an existing commercial building, located at 7121-50 Avenue.

Gaetz Avenue South 4. McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. – a redevelopment of the site to accommodate a dual lane drive through and 35.2m2 cash booth, to the existing restaurant, located at 2502-50 Avenue.

Oriole Park 5. Echo Ridge Homes - a 0.47 metre relaxation to distance from the doors to the lane, to a proposed detached garage, to be located at 42 Odell Green.

Sunnybrook 6. J. Hanasyk – a 0.49 metre relaxation to the distance from the doors to the lane, to an existing detached garage, located at 15 Sorensen Close.

Vanier 7. Larkaun Developments Ltd. – a 0.26 metre relaxation to the minimum front yard setback, on the left corner, to a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 18 Van Horn Close.

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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-13M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday. The Russian rocket carries European Space Agency’s German astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman.

Court says EPA was justified in not establishing new acid rain standard

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency was justified in not establishing a new air quality standard for acid rain.

The EPA decided in 2012 after a lengthy rulemaking proceeding that it needed further scientific study before it could set a new air quality standard for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur.

Environmental groups claimed that EPA’s failure to issue a new multi-pollutant rule violated the Clean Air Act. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it was turning aside the environmental groups’ petition for judicial review because the EPA could not form a reasoned judgment as the Clean Air Act requires.

“EPA did not simply leave in place the old standard,” said appeals judge A. William Randolph.

“Although it did not promulgate a new standard, it

identified the data gaps that prevented it from doing so and initiated a data-collection program designed precisely to fill those gaps and facilitate future regulation.”

Once EPA found that the two current standards were inadequate with respect to acid rain, the agency sought to determine what new multi-pollutant standard would be appropriate, the judges said.

EPA recognized that a new national ambient air quality standard would necessarily be more complex than those set historically for just one pollutant, the court wrote. Randolph is an appointee of President George H.W. Bush. The other two judges on the case were Brett Kavanaugh, an appointee of President George W. Bush, and David Sentelle, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan.

Kassie Siegel, senior counsel at the Centre for Biological Diversity, said that while many people think the acid rain problem has been solved, it is still a very serious problem in many regions of the country, including lakes and streams in the Adirondacks and the Shenandoah region.

8. B. Fisher – a 1.0 metre relaxation to the distance from the doors to the lane, to a proposed detached garage, to be located at 7 Viscount Drive.

9. True-Line Contracting Ltd. – a 0.1 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the house and a 0.05 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck and a 23.39m2 relaxation to the maximum site coverage, to a proposed semi-detached dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 46 Vista Close.

10. True-Line Contracting Ltd. – a 32.28m2 relaxation to the maximum site coverage, to a proposed semi-detached dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 42 Vista Close.

Discretionary Use Kentwood 11. A. Gardy – a home based esthetician business, to be located at 200 Kershaw Close.

Railyards 12. Saputo Dairy Products Canada – office use on the ground floor, with accessory storage, until May 27, 2016, to be located at 5239-53 Avenue.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on June 13, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

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Canadians making positive dietary changes NUTRITION TRENDS SURVEY

BY LOIS ABRAHAM THE CANADIAN PRESS More Canadians think they’re doing well when it comes to nutrition, according to a new study.

Tracking Nutrition Trends 2013 found that almost 80 per cent of Canadians consider their eating habits and health to be good to excellent, slightly higher than the results found in the previous survey in 2008.

Despite this claim, fewer than twothirds of Canadians report they’re eating breakfast, though it was slightly higher at 63 per cent in 2013 versus 58 per cent in 2008.

“I think we can take that and say there’s room for improvement, there’s room for action and there’s a need to communicate what are the simple solutions that Canadians can put into place,” said Kate Comeau, registered dietitian and a spokesperson for Dietitians of Canada.

The survey, which provides insight into Canadians’ self-perceived nutrition knowledge and behaviours surrounding diet and food choice, was released Wednesday by the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research and Dietitians of Canada. It was conducted online last July of 2,004 adults across Canada.

Canadians seem to be embracing the idea that adopting good eating habits and lifestyle can contribute to better health, Comeau said.

The survey found 92 per cent of Ca-

nadians had done something to improve or change their eating or drinking habits over the past year, with the top three being eating more fruits or vegetables, reducing salt/sodium and reducing sugar.

“I think that the message about sugar and sodium, those are two that have been coming out fairly often in the media and I think people are listening.

“They’re simple things that people can be doing to continue on that path, things like satisfying your thirst with water to reduce your sugar intake,” she said by phone from Montreal.

“Sometimes we feel as dietitians that that message is getting tired and people must be thinking we’re broken records always talking about vegetables and fruits, but it really is so important and such a great thing that people can do for their overall health and it doesn’t need to be complicated,” Comeau added.

She suggests peeling, washing and chopping and roasting or grilling vegetables on the weekend so they’re ready to include in meals during the week.

Use up vegetables in a soup that can be heated in cold weather, a chilled soup like gazpacho in summer or pasta sauce.

A majority of Canadians (82 per cent) considered themselves very or somewhat knowledgeable about food and nutrition, yet the survey suggests their source of information might not always be the most credible.

About half reported using the Internet, friends, relatives or colleagues, or magazines, and though they ranked

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A registered dietitian and spokesperson for Dietitians of Canada, Kate Comeau poses in this undated handout photo. More Canadians say they’re implementing changes to improve their eating habits, but reading labels continues to present some difficulties, according to a new study. their family physician (94 per cent) or dietitians (88 per cent) as the most credible sources, only 50 per cent and 21 per cent respectively said they received information from those sources.

“I think it’s great people are using those easy-to-access sources of information and maybe that’s a sign that dietitians and doctors need to keep working on being accessible, but when I think about young Canadians using the Internet for nutrition information there’s really three red flags that I

would point out,” said Comeau.

“I would look for whether or not recommendations are given for a quick or miracle solution to a health problem, if the recommendations are based on personal stories instead of scientific evidence and if claims sound too good to be true or a single solution that would cure multiple problems.”

The survey, which has been done eight times since 1989, showed 91 per cent of Canadians said taste is the No. 1 influence for food.

Female Hodgkin survivors need breast cancer screening: study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Women who survived Hodgkin lymphoma in childhood and who underwent radiation therapy for the cancer should be screened for breast cancer starting at an early age, a new study reaffirms.

The work, by researchers at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, shows that screening with MRI — magnetic resonance imaging — detects breast cancers in these women at a very early stage, when the prognosis for a cure is good.

The study was published Wednesday in the journal Cancer.

Hodgkin lymphoma — a cancer of the lymphatic system — has a high cure rate, over 90 per cent.

But in the past the treatment traditionally involved heavy doses of radiation to the chest, neck and armpit areas, a therapy that raises the risk of developing breast cancer in female survivors.

Previously established recommendations suggest these women should begin breast cancer screening at an earlier-than-normal age, which is 50 in many jurisdictions and 40 in some others.

Senior author Dr. David Hodgson, a radiation oncologist at Princess Margaret, said for survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphomas, breast cancer screening should begin at age 25 or eight years post treatment, whichever comes first.

An earlier study Hodgson helped to write suggested in Ontario only about a quarter of Hodgkin survivors were being screened on an ongoing basis.

The design of the study — which drew

data from medical records and did not involve interviews with the women — did not allow the researchers to try to answer the question of why women are disregarding this advice.

Hodgson speculated, though, that some women might not want to think about the possibility of another bout of cancer.

In other cases, however, the problem is likely that these women do not know of their increased breast cancer risk and the recommendation that they be screened for the disease.

And he said every year he sees survivors who asked to be screened early for breast cancer but were told by their family physicians they didn’t need the test.

Nina Pandolfo is one of the women who simply did not know.

Pandolfo, from Innisfil, Ont., was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 1992 when she was 19.

She recalls it as a frightening time, learning she had to fight cancer when she would have preferred to be partying with friends.

Chemotherapy and 30 radiation sessions that targeted her chest cured Pandolfo of her cancer.

She had no idea, however, that it left her with a greater risk of developing another type, breast cancer, down the road.

She was 37 when she discovered a lump in her armpit.

Testing led to a biopsy and the breast cancer diagnosis.

She remembers being flabbergasted when, on her first consultation appointment at Princess Margaret, she read in a pamphlet that a risk factor for breast cancer was having survived Hodgkin lymphoma.

“And I thought to myself: ‘Wow, I

can’t believe it. The thing that cured me 19 years ago came back as breast cancer. And I still can’t believe it today,” Pandolfo said.

Pandolfo was advised to have surgery to remove her right breast. She later opted to have the left breast removed as well, because her risk of developing breast cancer in the opposite breast was higher because of her Hodgkin history.

Hodgson’s study is the largest to date to evaluate breast cancer screening in women like Pandolfo.

The researchers performed 274 MRI screens on 96 women from 2005 to 2012.

Ten breast cancers were discovered in nine women during that period, with those women ranging in age from 24 years old to 43 years old.

The median age was 39 — younger than the age at which provincial programs invite women to participate in breast cancer screening programs.

MRIs were more sensitive and picked up more of the cancers early when compared to mammography, Hodgson noted.

But they also led to a number of situations where women were called back for further exploration that turned out not to be cancers.

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LIFESTYLE Daughter giving mother a dog ultimatum Dear Annie: When my husband died, a new business, while she has stolen my daughter, “Emma,” insisted that I your car and made you homeless. Are move in with her to take over the child you willing to sue her for the money? care, cooking, cleaning, etc. One of my If not, you’ll need to grit your teeth and requirements was bringapologize, but talk to your ing my dog. Emma knows investment counselor about “Maisie” is a barker, but ways to recoup some of your promised it wouldn’t be a losses. problem.

Dear Annie: Can I adEmma began seeing a dress this to businesses, orfine young man, who moved ganizations and anyone with in with us. But Maisie a business card or website? barked at him. When the Please keep it simple! boyfriend’s car was reposSo many of us have sessed, I let him use mine. It trouble reading elaborate was a gas-guzzler, so Emma cards with spider-silk-thin insisted I sell it, even though fonts with long tails where I didn’t want to. She said I a 6 looks like an 8. Or where MITCHELL was selfish, so I caved. She the print is a light gray on & SUGAR used the money to buy ana white background or a other car, but the registranavy blue on a black backtion is in her name. She said ground, with ridiculously it was for the entire family, fancy borders and artwork. but I think I was taken for $5,000.

Please present us with easy-to-read inLast year, Emma told me to give her formation, especially addresses, maps, the money from my retirement fund phone numbers and menus. -- Need To to open a new business. My financial Decipher adviser agreed that it was a good inDear Need: A lot of business cards vestment, so I let her have the money, are needlessly ornate, and websites with the understanding that I would can be too confusing to navigate, even continue living with her. for the savvy. While you want these But when Emma married the boy- things to look nice, you also want your friend, they moved into a new home, customers to be able to make use of and I was told that Maisie would not them. Please save the fancy footwork be welcome. I was shocked that they for the wedding invitations and keep expected me to get rid of my beloved the business information clear. companion. When she again said I was Dear Annie: I read the letter from selfish, I lost my temper. Emma told “Concerned Grandparents,” whose me to move in with a friend until I “see daughter’s home is a mess. Thank you the error of my ways.” so much for your supportive response.

Emma now won’t let me see my I was never taught to clean as grandson and says I’m choosing my a child, because my mother did evdog over her. She says we can’t have a erything. So did my mother-in-law. relationship unless I apologize. Even While it was wonderful that our mothif I do, I realize that she will use her ers allowed us to be little and simply son as a weapon any time I do some- cleaned up after us, my kids don’t have thing she doesn’t like, and by caving that. My husband and I are messy. Our (again), I’d be telling her that it’s OK to children are, too, and we are working break her promises. Any thoughts? — toward change. Just as my sons are Maisie’s Mom, Too getting better at baseball each year, Dear Mom: Emma sounds like a bul- we are becoming better housekeepers. ly and a manipulator. She may be right —Not Quite a Grownup that you are choosing Maisie over her, Please email your questions to anniesbut the dog is part of your family, and mailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s this was the agreement she made. You Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd have given Emma free child care and Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Others will value Friday, May 30 your opinion more and if ever there was a time to CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Cee Lo get the word out, it’s today!

Green, 39; Steven Gerrard, 33; Idina Menzel, 42 Share your thoughts, your books and wisdom THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will mark a with the world. Perhaps there is an opportunity for time when, “don’t sweat the small stuff”, truth will you to travel now. Take the chance, it will be excome in handy. You will feel at home in the world, actly what you need to feel nurtured. but there could be an over emphasis on your emoSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There is tionality now. Gather information by discussing your a greater appreciation for those close work colfeelings today to apply them at a later date. There leagues. They not only care about is a great opportunity for you to build the future welfare of projects, but on loving friendships and relationalso they care about your wellbeing. ships and it will be rewarding for you Have that deep heart felt converin the long run. Others will go out of sation with significant individuals in their way for you now, so if needed, your life now —it will clear up a lot! take them up on the offer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is Have those conversations with royour birthday, then this year will prove mantic interests now, they will go to be very emotionally rewarding for over very well indeed. There is a you on a profound level. greater benefit by opening up to Those from the past will start to others today. Trust that they have pay you back, and this will increase your best interest at heart, because your finances. Friendships and Rothey do! Don’t act on anything today, mance will offer you more privileged LARISA MAIRA simply enjoy the moments! time and favour and both will be very AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): well received by you. There will be OZOLINS Communicating with family, or those much action put into having a good you consider family, will get you evtime! erywhere today.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Trust in the future progress of Communicate your values to family your health, work and daily life. It is improving and members now. Trust that by doing so you will credeep bonds are formed with those you see daily. ate more and more emotional resources for you Speak of the service you can provide now! in the future. Their value will increase too as they PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Others will take are able to offer you some very rational and logical very keenly to your words now. advice now. Build on those interactions!

They trust you for the emotional connection TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Communicating that you can stir in them. Deeper bonds are formed from the heart will get you everywhere. You are when you share your true values with love interests definitely attracting others to you now and there is a and your children. Share that innate wisdom you greater sense of trust and feeling now. Share your have, it will be nurturing! feelings as now they will be tinged with truth. OthLarisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syners will provide you with nourishment if needed. dicated astrologer and columnist. Her column apGEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your desires will pears daily in the Advocate. run deep and you will feel that you give more to others. You might be pulled to give money to a charitable cause that speaks to you on a profound level. If buying items now, they will have a priceless quality to them, considering what they provide to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are speaking from the heart and those within your networks are very much attracted to you for just that. Share your nurturing words, and offer some logical and rational advice when needed. You are more able to attract those with the same values now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will feel pulled to help charitable causes now. You will be seen as someone who has great value and are practical in matters with corporate or government appeal.

Do help out where you can, but nurture yourself as well. Have that alone time to recharge your batteries.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will be seen by those on a public level in a very lovely and caring way. This is not to say that this is different than before,

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Boulton’s latest full of catchy hooks, happy grooves

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There’s nary a downer song on Randi With an “I,” the second CD Randi Boulton has recorded with Calgary producer Russell Broom.

Randi Boulton’s in a really good place — if there’s any doubt, check out her new album.

There’s nary a downer song on Randi With an ‘I’, the second CD the local singer has recorded with Calgary producer Russell Broom.

Even the track Angel, written about her brother who has multiple sclerosis, ends on an optimistic note, reflecting her sibling’s positive attitude and recent improvements in his health.

“There are no sad songs. ... This album is more rock-y, upbeat and bluesy than the last one. There are even some country crossover songs, which is kind of cool,” said Boulton.

She admitted the easy-going vibe sprung from the fact she enjoyed this recording process more than the creation of her last 2012 album, Sometimes Life, which was also shaped by Jann Arden’s producer, Broom.

It helped that Boulton didn’t have as many financial pressures this time around, since she recently won a recording grant from Calgary station Rawlco Radio 97.7. “I could take the time to write and to just hang around with my band,” she recalled.

What developed is a “relaxed” CD with lots of catchy hooks and a happy groove.

“I wanted something that my friends could plug into the CD players in their car and listen to as they drive around ... so far, it’s gotten rave reviews from my friends and I’m happy with the result,” said the singer.

Boulton is having a CD release party for Randi With an ‘I’ on Friday, June 6.

Her fans are bound to recognize at least one of the new songs she intends to perform live at the Red Deer College Arts Centre.

The tune Karma is getting repeat air-play on The River 100.7fm, after resounding strongly with Vinnie Taylor, the station’s morning drive guy, said Boulton. “I assumed they’d only play it once and then push it under the rug, but sometimes it’s on three times a day.” A locally-made video for Karma is also showing online.

Funnily enough, the breezy tune about “what goes around comes around” almost ended up not being recorded by Boulton. “I had it in mind for someone else,” added the singer, who intended to sell the song to a rising young pop artist. Luckily, friends heard her sing Karma and convinced Boulton to stick the tune on her new album.

“They said, ‘You need to own it, Randi, it’s your song!’ ” she recalled with a laugh.

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CBC unveils 2014-15 schedule CBC’s Republic of Doyle is set to wrap after its upcoming sixth season, but creator and star Allan Hawco says the cancellation had nothing to do with budget cuts at the struggling public broadcaster.

Hawco said that he and producers made the decision halfway through filming the fifth season because they were “tapped out creatively.”

“We realized among ourselves that we had reached our conclusion,” said the Newfoundland-born actor. “We felt if we were lucky enough to get an order for season six, let’s go out before someone else asks us to or our audience becomes fatigued.”

The CBC announced its 2014-15 schedule at a flashy presentation Thursday morning, in which it relied on old favourites like Murdoch Mysteries and Dragons’ Den, while adding 12 new shows including a female-driven western and a Second World War spy drama.

Executive vice president Heather Conway said in an opening speech that the fall line-up reflects a “change of direction” at the CBC, which is reeling from a $115-million budget cut and the loss of Hockey Night in Canada to Rogers Media.

“I am very optimistic about where we’re headed,” she said. “I know that in an instant-everything world, asking for your patience is probably unrealistic, but your support as we take a few risks and try some new things is very greatly appreciated.”

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BRIEFS Shannon Lyon to perform at The Velvet Olive Twangy troubadour Shannon Lyon will perform on Saturday, June 7, in Red Deer.

The Ontario-native, who aimed to create “cosmic Canadian music” on his 10 studio albums will perform at The Velvet Olive.

Lyon began by playing with his first band, Strange Days, a n d r e l e a s e d Shannon Lyon his first solo album, Buffalo White, in 1994.

Over the next few years, he toured the country, either on his own or with friends such as Blue Rodeo, Oh Susanna, The Sadies, The Skydiggers and Richard Buckner.

He then headed to Holland in 2000, immersing himself in the culture, playing clubs and writing more music. He returned to Canada after almost a decade of performing around Europe, releasing a series of well-received

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MALEFICENT: More about visuals than storytelling With cheekbones so sharp they could plane lumber and vermilion lips standing out against vaguely fetishwear costumes, everything pales next to those great curling horns that arc from her skull. She delights in her power. Occasionally, she’s even amusing, a complex character with a wellexplored past. If only the rest of the movie lived up to her.

A battle with an army from the kingdom across the moors heightens Maleficient’s resolve to keep the humans at bay. But her trust in one of them ends in betrayal, stripping her of her massive wings, leaving her wounded and hardened. She vows revenge, walling up her land with thorns and her heart with bitterness.

Stefan (District 9’s Sharlto Copley), now grown, becomes king and has a child. Maleficent crashes her Christening and you know the rest. Only true love’s kiss can break the sleeping curse she invokes over the baby’s cradle, and Maleficent has every good reason to view that as the greatest fairy tale of all.

For at least part of Maleficient, screenwriter Linda Woolverton (Alice in Wonderland, The Lion King) appears anxious to leave all that “someday my prince will come” jazz in the dust, while staying visually true to the animated Sleeping Beauty in ways that will make those familiar with the original smile with recognition.

As in the original, Maleficent is teamed with a raven. Diaval (Sam Riley, Control) is far more personable than the foul squawker of old and he has shape-shifting powers that often see him take on human form.

The familiar three fairies who bestow gifts on the baby Aurora in her cradle (here played by Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton and Juno Temple in a vaguely creepy bit of CGI trickery) get expanded roles as comic relief, caring for the young Aurora in a secret forest cottage away from the palace and all contact with spinning wheels in hopes of avoiding her curse.

Look for the next generation of screen stars in the toddler Aurora,

Among the CBC’s new offerings is Camp X, from the creators of Flashpoint, about covert agents training on the shores of Lake Ontario. Inspired by true stories, it’s set to air next winter.

In the fall, viewers can expect Strange Empire, set in 1869 along the Alberta-Montana border. Featuring female heroes — most of the men are mysteriously gone — it’s from the woman behind Durham County.

Also announced was the animated series Pirate’s Passage, starring, produced and co-written by Donald Sutherland, and the miniseries The Book of Negroes, based on the awardwinning novel.

The schedule will also feature Schitt’s Creek, a new half-hour comedy co-created and starring SCTV alum Eugene Levy and his son, Daniel Levy, as well as comedian Catherine O’Hara.

Doyle, starring Hawco as a charming detective in St. John’s, will conclude after a 10-episode season. The show was a hit across Canada — often cracking two million viewers per episode — but especially beloved in Newfoundland.

Sally Catto, executive director of commissioned and scripted programming, said while budget cuts have had numerous impacts at the CBC, they played no part in the decision to end Doyle.

“It’s kind of a situation where you want to leave the party at midnight, while you’re still on a high, and not be there at two in the morning when it’s over — not that it was headed that way any time soon,” she said.

Catto said the CBC’s is “definite-

ly not playing it safe,” pointing to shows like Camp X, Strange Empire and Schitt’s Creek as examples of edgy, Canadian-driven series that wouldn’t make it onto a private broadcaster.

“I would argue it’s the perfect time to take risks. When you’re under this high pressure, sometimes the best creativity comes out of it. This is our opportunity to really re-set. We don’t have hockey anymore. We have to think differently in terms of financing and in terms of partnering,” she said.

International shows bound for the public broadcaster include Australia’s Secrets and Lies and the BBC’s The Honourable Woman, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Hit shows including Murdoch Mysteries, Heartland, The Rick Mercer Report” and 22 Minutes are set to return. Vancouver restaurateur Vikram Vij and Bay Street executive Michael Wekerle will join the new season of Dragons’ Den. Canada’s Smartest Person, a game show testing Canadians’ intelligence in unusual ways, will air on Sunday nights, hosted by Jessi Cruickshank and CBC Radio One’s Jeff Douglas.

Comedian Jonny Harris will adventure through small-town Canada in Of All Places, putting on original stand-up comedy routines for locals based on what he learns about the town.

CBC announced in April it would cut some 657 jobs over two years, blaming a budget shortfall on poor TV ratings, a softened advertising market and stiff competition from private rival networks.

records, including Broken Things and Wandered (2012).

When not making his own tunes, Lyon is producing the work of other singer-songwriters. Most recently, he’s been mixing and producing albums for Jamie Clark and James Gray.

Lyon looks forward to giving Red Deer fans a preview of his up-andcoming release. For more information about his Red Deer show, please call 403-340-8288.

career. Formed in Los Angeles in 1971

by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner, the band went on to create music that defined a generation.

With massive hits, including Hotel California, the Eagles became one of the most popular bands of all time, with 150 million records sold. Hotel California is ranked 37th in Rolling Stone’s list of 500 Greatest Albums, and the Eagles were ranked number 75 on the magazine’s 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists.

Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles was founded with the intent of filling the void left by the demise of the Eagles, who originally broke up in 1982.

Each tribute concert will present an showcase of mega-hits, as well as newer releases Get Over It and Love will Keep Us Alive and select titles from the solo works of Henley, Frey, and Joe Walsh. This music will be “bringing back memories and touching the hearts of every generation,” say promoters, who add “close your eyes and you’d swear it was The Eagles, note for note.”

This show has performed in 12 countries, internationally, and has shared the stage with the Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, REO Speedwagon and Gretchen Wilson.

Advance tickets are on sale for $20 at 53rd Street Music, The Soundhouse, and Fratters Speakeasy Venue. Tickets will cost $25 at the door.

Eagles tribute band to take the stage at Fratters Speakeasy Take a trip down a dark desert highway and feel the cool wind in your hair ...

Take It Easy, Heartache Tonight and other timeless hits by the Eagles will be performed by tribute band Hotel California in Red Deer next week.

The five multi-talented musicians who make up “arguably the most popular” Eagles tribute band in the world, will play on Thursday, June 5, at Fratters Speakeasy.

By blending their vocal and musical talents, the musicians in Hotel California faithfully reproduce the sound of the Eagles’ studio recordings, recreating music that transcended the boundaries of rock, R&B, and country during the 1970s.

The Eagles scored seven number one singles, six Grammys, five American Music Awards, and six number one albums during the group’s storied played by Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt. She was the only youngster who was able to be on set with Maleficent without panicking at the great horned presence.

Elle Fanning (Ginger and Rosa, Super 8) plays the teenage Aurora, who takes her fairy-bestowed blessing to “always be happy” a bit too far, perpetually grinning with enthusiasm at every opportunity. A trusting sort, she forms an unexpected bond with Maleficent, nonplussed by her arching black horns and strange gimlet eyes, seeing instead her fairy godmother.

In truth, Aurora isn’t far off the mark. Maleficent feels growing affection for her “beastie” and regrets actions taken in anger.

First-time director Robert Stromberg, who comes from the production design side of filmmaking where he picked up Oscars for Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, is more about visuals than storytelling, and that lack of cohesion costs Maleficent where it counts.

BOULTON: ‘My dreams are on this album’ Upside Down is a blues-rock tune performed in the vein of Amanda Marshall or Bonnie Raitt. “I got to rasp it up a bit,” said Boulton, who added the lyrics are about having a positive connection with somebody. “They’re living their life and you’re living your life, but every time they come around, it turns your frown upside down.”

She and Broom didn’t automatically agree on every song selection for the album. For instance, Broom didn’t care for Please Come Home, an upbeat tune about longing, on first listen, but it’s since become a favourite with Boulton’s friends. “Russell has since come around on that one,” she said.

“But you know ... recording wouldn’t have been a lot of fun if we agreed on everything, all the time. Sometimes you’ve got to butt heads a little!”

Boulton has been singing all her life — especially since winning a duet in a talent show with her mom when she was 12. After triumphing in a songwriting contest at 14, Boulton was chosen to play for Showcase ’98 in Edmonton.

Ironically, the singer now doesn’t really like contests “because if you don’t win it makes you feel like you aren’t any good.”

But she was buoyed at being among the top 16 finalists across Canada in a CBC Searchlight Contest for Canada’s Best New Artist a couple of years ago.

While Boulton has enjoyed living among supportive friends and relations in the Red Deer area, she’s beginning to think of doing more touring — or maybe even living elsewhere for a while in order to grow as an artist.

This won’t happen overnight, however, since she lives with her boyfriend and is effectively a step-mom to his child. “There are some obligations.

It’s harder to just pick up and go,” she admitted.

This summer, fans can catch Boulton headlining at the Canada Day festival at Bower Ponds, and again at the Westerner Days fair in July.

These engagements present more chances for her share her music. “My dreams are on this album,” said the singer. “It’s about my journey so far, and about me living out my dreams.”

Tickets for her 7 p.m. CD release party at the Red Deer College Arts Centre are $42.35 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

The Normal Heart still relevant 30 years later

BY WILLA PASKIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES NEW YORK — The Normal Heart, premiering on HBO, is a blunt, effective instrument, a handsome, walloping cudgel that begins in gay paradise on the eve of the apocalypse: Fire Island, 1982.

In the film, directed by Ryan Murphy and adapted by Larry Kramer from his 1985 play, Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo), closely based on Kramer, disembarks a ferry stuffed to capacity with gorgeous, lithe young men and walks to a beach house where hard-bodies lounge on beach chairs in joyful, frivolous camaraderie.

Ned is already something of an outsider. He’s self-conscious about his body, buttoning up his shirt as he gets off the ferry. (If Ruffalo being anxious about his looks strikes you as implausible, you should see the hunks here assembled.) A critic, like Kramer, of the hedonistic aspects of ’70s gay life, Ned is skeptical of sex as an act of political freedom.

So his Fire Island trip is uncomfortable even before a young man, seemingly the picture of health, collapses on the beach. The plague is upon them, and it turns Ned’s pugnacious, outspoken qualities into useful weapons.

Ferocious, strident, bellicose, out of the closet, Ned is politicized instantly.

He heads to the doctor (Julia Roberts, her smile stapled into a frown) treating the cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma popping up all over the city.

He lobbies his straight brother (Alfred Molina) for pro bono law work.

He hectors Felix Turner (Matt Bomer), a gay style reporter at The New York Times, for coverage, and falls in love with him instead.

He helps begin Gay Men’s Health Crisis with a group of his more politic friends (Taylor Kitsch, Joe Mantello, the particularly scene-stealing Jim Parsons). He writes scathing op-eds that are taken verbatim from Kramer’s own famous 1983 essay 1,112 and Counting: I am sick of closeted gays. It’s 1983 already, guys, when are you going to come out? By 1984 you could be dead. Every gay man who is unable to come forward now and fight to save his own life is truly helping to kill the rest of us.

The Normal Heart is not subtle in its dramaturgy, but it is affecting. The only real cure, Kramer restates, is to live not in fear, but in fury, to demand resources, respect, equality; Ned’s anger feels urgent rather than merely repetitive. If Ned and some of his friends have to repeat their mission statement over and over again, well, when your life’s endangered you scream for help until someone hears you.

Murphy directs with straightforwardness and sincerity and none of the camp fireworks of Glee or American Horror Story. This adaptation could have been a quarter as good and still would have induced tears; if it makes one sentimental to cry at the gross indignity of having your corpse disposed of in a garbage bag because of whom you love, let us all be sentimental.

If some of this material — scenes of lesions and deathbeds, of men being denied the right to say goodbye to their lovers — is becoming a part of the tragedy canon, so be it: it belongs. Murphy lays all of this on, but not overly thick; he pays as much attention to his characters’ bodies in health as in sickness, in love as in death.

The Normal Heart was first staged at the Public Theater in 1985. It is hard to imagine just how bleak it must have been to see it that year, when a major accomplishment was getting Ronald Reagan to say the word “AIDS” out loud for the very first time.

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A philosophical forty-mile nature hike The Road Is How: A Prairie Pilgrimage through Nature, Desire, and Soul

by Trevor Herriot $27.99 Harper Collins Pub There is a searching restlessness in this book, themes and ideas which will take time to study.

Maybe you don’t have time for that, but then you would miss a grand ramble with a naturalist as he walks and philosophizes along forty miles of Saskatchewan.

So, you might say, who wants to walk the muskeg and bog and grassland that is on offer on the Prairies? Trevor Herriot would and, he says, “the thought that no one walks this land anymore may have been what first made me want to try.”

The author liked the sound of a “forty-mile walk,” a bit like the time spent in the wilderness or a pilgrimage, a time of being tested.

He was experiencing what he calls,

“mid-life adolescence,” (some would say a common affliction) his life needed some study and hopefully a cure. He travels light, but his head is full of thoughts, and the book is sprinkled liberally with thoughts of others, Walt Whitman, Thomas Berry, Henry D Thoreau and

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others.

There is a big ache in this telling.

Trevor believes in words like healing, bonding and connecting, as in “healing our communities, bonding us to one another and to the land, keep-

ing us connected.”

Trevor Herriot gives us a lament for a land that was, but also a celebration of the plants and birds that are still there, like the Spotted Sandpiper, whose promiscuity (five families a season with five different mates) insures a precarious survival. If you are a birder at any level of experience, you will love this book, as we hear and “see” bobolinks, cowbirds, and the vesper sparrow,” and many others.

Though the author is sad at the change and loss of wildlife on the Prairies, he is looking for hope and future.

It’s true that I occasionally needed the dictionary to check words like mycorrhiza, but a fifty year old man considering his country and his life is bound to tell some interesting tales.

The stories told when he and his male friends get together every second month or two in the woods, around a bonfire, are particularly entertaining reading for a lady, since there are

never ladies present. A bit of male bonding and BS. This book is wide ranging: the subjects, not in order, include male desire, queen bees, Poundmaker, Doula’s, Sulphur butterflies, Walking Barefoot, Zombies, Tilth, Feminism, Native Spirituality, Zombies, Fasting and “Our Lady of the Prairies.”

There is a written history of the mental and spiritual value of walking in nature. The author encourages people who suffer depression and ennui to get out of town and walk.

Walking lowers your blood pressure, and cortisol levels, and renews your spirit.

Besides all this, Trevor Herriot is a man in love with his wife, and present day literature seldom celebrates such stuff.

A great Fathers Day present for the eclectic reader.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

Mike Holmes shares expert home maintenance tips in new book

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS While many homeowners have big dreams of beautifying their spaces, handyman Mike Holmes wants them to also think of the less glamorous side of property upkeep: regular home inspections and maintenance.

“You will save a fortune in money if you do this, because if you go ahead and renovate that kitchen before you take a look at the roof and it leaks, that’s going to cost you a big amount of dough,” said the straight-talking contractor and home improvement host.

The “Holmes Makes It Right” star said he has fielded countless questions over the years on home maintenance, from queries about roofs to sweating windows.

With his new book, The Holmes Manual (HarperCollins), due out on June 3, Holmes offers guidance on how to spot potential signs of property damage while also sharing tips in response to common repair questions.

“We look at our cars. We constantly check our tires, right? ... And we pay more attention to our vehicles than the single most expensive investment of our lives — your home,” Holmes said in a recent phone interview.

“Yes, you need to pay attention. You need to check your filter on your furnace every single month because if your filter’s dirty, then you’re actually smothering your furnace. You can burn out your motor because it can’t breathe

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BRIEF Alexandria, Virginia, again tops Amazon.com list of America’s best-read cities NEW YORK — For the third straight year, Alexandria, Virginia, has topped Amazon.com’s list of the best-read cities.

The online retailer announced Tuesday that Alexandria, where many government workers from nearby Washington reside, ranks No. 1 for sales of books, newspapers and magazines in cities of 100,000 people or more.

Miami was second, with residents there especially eager for books and magazines on self-help, health and mind and body topics. Knoxville, Tennessee, was third; followed by Amazon’s home city, Seattle; and Orlando, Florida.

Rounding out the top 10 were mostly college towns: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Berkeley, California; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cincinnati; and Columbia, South Carolina.

properly anymore. It’s not moving air the way it’s supposed to.”

While icicles dangling from the edge of a roof may seem picturesque, their appearance is typically the sign of several different problems, said Holmes.

Among them: heat loss from the house heading into the attic space.

“When we have heat loss in the attic, we have hot meeting cold. That can actually mould the entire inside of your attic.”

Holmes writes that shingles that are curling or buckling at the edges are also red flags. It may be a sign of natural wear and tear. But Holmes adds that exposed bare patches on asphalt shingles — which gradually lose granules over time — or large amounts of granules in gutters may be signs of poor ventilation in the attic where rising heat tends to accumulate.

“If that heat gets trapped because you don’t have a well-ventilated attic, it can warm up the roof, causing asphalt shingles to stiffen up and age more quickly,” he writes, noting that the ventilation issues can also cause ice dams to surface.

Holmes said while it’s important for homeowners to be educated and knowledgeable about possible problems, that doesn’t necessarily mean they should take the reins to repair them — particularly when they may be lacking key skills.

“You shouldn’t do the roof unless you know what you’re doing — and I mean really know what you’re doing,” Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, while McNish is a senior business writer at the Globe and Mail.

They beat out two other finalists — journalist Nina Munk for The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty and academic Donald Savoie for Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose.

Now in its 29th year, the annual award honours Canadian business-related, non-fiction books.

This year’s seven-member jury was chaired by Roger Martin, professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Other jurors included Peter Mansbridge, Pamela Wallin and Anna Porter.

Craig Davidson among finalists for Ontario’s Trillium Book Award TORONTO — Craig Davidson is among the finalists for this year’s Ontario Trillium Book Award.

The “Rust and Bone” author is a contender for his novel “Cataract City” (Doubleday Canada).

A total of six English-language and five French-language books have been shortlisted for the annual provincial

The Third Rail by Jim Leech and Jacquie McNish wins Business Book 7 CALGARY Award th

he stressed. “You shouldn’t play with electrical. You shouldn’t play with your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and you shouldn’t play with your plumbing.

“I think the majority of the people are trying to learn what they need to learn about their house (and) who they should be calling to fix it,” he added.

For reno-minded homeowners, the book offers detailed comparative charts for items, including roofing vents, sidings and finishes for fences and decks, as well as step-by-step project instructions, like finishing a basement floor.

But preventive maintenance remains top of mind for the handyman. prize, which recognizes Ontario-based writers.

The other English-language finalists are: The Outside World (Pedlar Press) by Barry Dempster; Supplying Salt and Light (McClelland & Stewart) by Lorna Goodison; Nocturne (HarperCollins Publishers) by Helen Humphreys; This is War (Playwrights Canada Press) by Hannah Moscovitch; and Life Without Death and Other Stories (Cormorant Books) by Peter Unwin.

Award recipients for both English and French works receive $20,000.

Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author Austin Clarke is vying for the English-languge poetry award for Where the Sun Shines Best (Guernica Editions), alongside Adam Dickinson for The Polymers (House of Anansi Press) and Souvankham Thammavongsa for Light (Pedlar Press).

Two finalists are also up for the prize of poetry in French language.

Recipients of both English and French poetry works are awarded $10,000.

The finalists are slated to read from their nominated works on June 16 at the Toronto Reference Library.

The winners will be announced on June 17 in Toronto.

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Despite the distorting distance of nearly 30 years, The Normal Heart feels relevant.

We have made progress on the problem of AIDS and the matter of inequality, but we haven’t cured either. The Normal Heart, set in the 1980s, is not yet a period piece — maybe someday soon.

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And with spring now in full swing, Holmes said the season is prime time for making inspections to ensure that water isn’t seeping into the home.

“You’ve got to look at your eavestroughs — clean them out. Your downspouts — make sure they’re not blocked. .... Look at all the caulking around your doors and windows,” he said. “If you can’t get up on your roof ... get a pair of binoculars and take a really good look around the chimney, make sure that none of the weather has ruined your roof system.

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TORONTO — Jim Leech, former head of one of Canada’s largest public sector pension plans, and journalist Jacquie McNish have won this year’s National Business Book Award.

The two claimed the $20,000 prize for their book The Third Rail: Confronting Our Pension Failures (Signal, McClelland & Stewart).

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ARNOLD Velma Jean May 16, 2014 Velma was born in Nanton, Alberta on December 2, 1924, the youngest of 4 children.

She served in the army at headquarters in Ottawa during WWII. After the war Velma married Layton and they farmed a few miles northwest of Nanton until 1961. They moved to Wainwright, Edmonton and finally settled in Red Deer in 1973. They were married 56 years until Layton’s passing in 2002. Mom was always singing or humming and as a young woman was vocalist at many weddings and funerals.

She was a joyful, easy going, friendly person and made close lifelong friends everywhere she lived. Mom will be greatly missed by her sister, Dora, her sons Ross (Carol), and Ken (Jo), grandchildren, Erin, Steven (Jackie), Natalie and Zain, great grandchildren, Tyler and Parker, and many nieces and nephews. Velma’s memorial will be at the Red Deer Legion, 2810 Bremner Avenue, May 31, 2014 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choosing.

COOPER Iva Elizabeth Iva Cooper passed away peacefully on May 27, 2014 at the age of 92 years at St. Mary’s Health Care Centre, Trochu, Alberta. Iva was born at Carleton Place, Ontario to James and Sarah Shail on March 21, 1922. Iva joined the air force in 1942 and trained as a wireless operator.

She met her future husband Albert Cooper, while at Fort MacLeod where they were both stationed. Iva and Albert were married at Carleton Place in 1946, returning to Pine Lake, AB where they farmed for many years. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Ancion of Pine Lake, Anne (Greg) Frolek of Three Hills and son Alan (Erlene) Cooper of Elnora; grandsons Terry Ancion and Monte (Connie) Cooper; granddaughters Leslie (Keith) Shand, Amanda (Bob) Reitenbach and Marianne (Leith) Cox; 13 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Betty Rosengren; a nephew and five nieces in Ontario. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Albert in 2010. Her parents, a brother and a sister, her sons-in-law Walter Meding in 1981 and Lloyd Ancion in 2007, two grandsons Michael Meding in 1971 and Mark Ancion in 2003. A private family interment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.

Cremation arrangements, entrusted to KNEEHILL FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., TROCHU 403-442-2123

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DUNHAM John Arnold 1931 - 2014 Mr. John “Arnold” Dunham of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on the morning of Monday, May 26, 2014 after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 83 years. Arnold is survived by his beloved wife Gail of 56 years, three sons, Lane and his charming bride, Teresa of Brisbane, Australia, Connley and his wife Carmen of Drayton Valley, AB and Sheldon of Delburne, AB; his three grandchildren, Lincoln Dunham of Fort Worth, Texas, Lindsay Dunham of Arlington, Texas, Cullyn Dunham of Edmonton, AB. He is also survived by two sisters, Marion Mann of Gravelbourg, SK and Sandra Friesen of Swift Current, SK. Arnold was predeceased by his parents, John and Mabel Dunham; his brother, Randy Dunham of Turner Valley, AB; his sisters Ruth Drake of Shamrock, SK and Helen Duzan of Ormiston, SK and Margaret Anderson of Swift Current, SK. A Celebration of Arnold’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. 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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McCULLOUGH Vincent Ray March 6, 1954 - May 21, 2014 Passed away peacefully with family at his side.

Rest in peace our brother, things will come easier now.

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Predeceased by his father Raymond and brother Wally.

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McLEAN Emily May Jan. 31, 1926 - May 27, 2014 With deep sadness the family of Emily May (Blades) McLean announces that she passed away May 27 at Extendicare Michener Hill.

Emily was born in Wetaskiwin but moved at the age of two to Red Deer.

Early days in Red Deer for the extended Blades and Perlick families were a mix of depression era sadness and blessings of growing up in the Michener Hill neighborhood of the 1930’s and 40’s. Emily met Hector when he was stationed at the A20 camp in Red Deer and together they raised six children in the Waskasoo neighborhood, celebrating 66 years of marriage until Hector’s passing in 2009.

Losing her life’s foundation of being, Mom lost her sense of happiness and her emotional health declined until her passing. She leaves to remember her love of them; daughters, Ella Mae Bannerman, Nanaimo, B.C., Bev (Terry) Hanes, Red Deer, Lynn (Richard) Klymok, High River, Bonnie (Ron) Mikolas, Cold Lake and son Douglas of Red Deer; sisters, Dorlene Swainson, Red Deer and Donnabelle Anderson, U.S.A. and brother Leonard (Dorothy) Blades; her aunts, Lucille Blades, Red Deer and Mary Krenbrink, B.C; grandchildren Tammy (Horst) Frieburg, Darcy Bailey, Gwen Hanes, Jennifer (Rob) Hanes, Theresa (Darcy) Smith, Michelle Klymok, Hilton Klymok, Bradley (Val) Mikolas, Erica (Travis) Mikolas, Leslie-Anne (Jason) McLean and precious great grandchildren; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews of the extended Blades, Perlick, Pinyon and McLean families of Art, Wes, Frank, Bill, Lloyd and May. She was predeceased by her parents Jim and Johannah Blades; sisters Leona and Phyllis (Jim) Turner and brother, Don Blades; son Donald; brothers-in-law Jack, Joe and Earl McLean; and sisters-inlaw, Velma Ritter, Muriel Eaton, Evelyn Keele and Edith McLean. Emily was, at various times, employed at the KFC years ago, Central Alberta Abbatoir and Sears in Red Deer. Active with Branch #35 Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Ladies of the Moose, she was proud to have been honoured with Life memberships in both. If desired, donations in Emily’s memory may be directed to the Gaetz Memorial United Church or the Red Deer Legion Branch #35 or your charity of choice. Internment will be at Alto-Reste Cemeteries June 2 at 11 am with a tea following at the Legion on Bremner Avenue in Red Deer at noon.

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TENHOVE Marion Rose Tenhove passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 28th, 2014, at the age of 62 years, after a courageous battle with Cancer. Marion is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Jim, †daughter Pamela Rommens (Mike), Son Joshua Tenhove (Layla) grandchildren Katelyn, Austin, Colton, Hailey, Jonah, Asher and Gabriel and Mother Madeline Cardinal, siblings Marlene Cook (Duncan), Muriel Dargatz (Darry), Marie Cardinal, Connie Lavelle (John), Alex Cardinal (Lisa), Lorri Parenteau, Kelly Wolvers (Adrean) and Marty Cardinal. Marion was predeceased by her son, Jason Paul Tenhove (1975-1995) and father Alex Cardinal (1925-2005). Marion will also be missed by countless extended family members and many friends and former co-workers.

Marion was born July 9th, 1951 in High River, Alberta and was raised in Didsbury and Red Deer. She married Jim in 1971 and they had three Children, Joshua, Pamela and Jason, raising her family in the Red Deer area. Marion began working at Alberta Transportation in Red Deer in 1981, where she remained employed until she retired in 2011, making many lifelong friendships that she cherished dearly.

Marion will be remembered for her passion for her family and spending as much time with her precious grandchildren as she possibly could. She also enjoyed travelling, especially with her family and had a great love for gardening, being a member of the Red Deer Garden club for many years. If so desired, donations can be made in Marion’s name to the charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held at the First Christian Reformed Church, this Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 3:00 pm, at 16 Mcvicar Street, Red Deer.

Obituaries DROK Hendrik “Henry” Jan. 31, 1920 - May 28, 2014 Henry Drok passed away on May 28, 2014 at the Red Deer Hospital at the age of 94.

Henry was born on January 31, 1920 in New Pekela, Holland, to parents Eenje and Geertruida Bekkering Drok.

Henry grew up and received his education in Holland. On May 9, 1949, Henry married Alice Huiting. The first two sons Ian and Hiske were born in Holland.

The family immigrated to Canada arriving in Nanton, Alberta on August 23, 1952. Henry and Alice lived in Nanton until 1965, moving to Lethbridge and remaining there until 1968. During these years five more sons were born to the family. Harold, Jack, Edward, David and Baby Drok blessed Henry and Alice. In 1968 the family moved to Lacombe before settling in Red Deer in 1973. Over the years Henry worked at various jobs: Custodian with Alice at the Pines Elementary School, and at several feed mills. Henry enjoyed spending time in the garden and enjoyed spending time with his family. Henry was a very proud father, grandfather, and great grandfather.

Throughout his life his ever abiding love of the Lord and being his faithful servant was the core and centre around which his life revolved. Henry was a very devoted husband to his wife Alice, and was her caregiver for her full time until her passing in 2008, even while he was at the age 87. Alice was the love of his life. Henry’s faith in the Lord did not diminish even after the loss of 4 of his beloved sons and his wife. He will be greatly missed by all of his dear family and friends. Henry is survived by, daughter in law Lena, sons Harold (Kathy), Jack, Ed (Judy), grandchildren David (Angela), Daniel, Cheryl (Phillipe), Brian (Rachel), Karen, Jonathan, and great grandchildren; Cassie, Brendan, and Ethan. Henry was predeceased by his loving wife Alice and by his parents, his brothers, and his 4 precious sons Ian, Hiske, David and the Baby. A special thanks goes out to the staff at the Redwoods Retirement Home & to the Staff on Unit 32 at the Red Deer Hospital. A Celebration of Henry’s life will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar Street, Red Deer, Alberta with Pastor Gary Bomhof officiating.

Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements.

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In Memoriam MARY SOLOSKI Nov. 12, 1931 - May 30, 2011 Words are few, thoughts are deep Memories of you I will always keep † Never forgotten, loved always In memory of†Mom, Love your daughter Patricia

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LINDL Charlotte It is with endless love that we announce the passing of Charlotte Lindl on May 28, 2014 at the age of 85 years.

Charlotte passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband Max. She will live on in the hearts of those who loved her. Charlotte will be lovingly remembered by her children Vera (Robin) Krause, Tom (Alanna) Lindl and Trish (Dan) Hanson; her four grandchildren and her sister-in-law Trudy (Jim) Nikolychuk. At Charlotte’s request, there will be no memorial service. The family would like to offer deep thanks to the amazing staff at Extendicare and to Dr. Hovan for her incomparable, wonderful care. Special thanks to Red Deer Funeral home and Crematorium for their kindness and compassion.

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SALOMONS - BINGLEY Congratulations! Marvin and Shirley Salomons of Red Deer, AB are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Sharyl Leanne to Matthew Jeffrey Bingley son of Ron and Christine Bingley of Nova Scotia.

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Southside Dodge is looking for a new full-time team member to join our great staff!

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Bookkeeper - National software company based in Red Deer seeking FT Bookkeeper. Please visit us at www.visual-eyes.ca for further info and to apply.

P/T BOOKKEEPER required to work in office near Bentley 2-3 days per week, flexible hours.

Experience with Simply Accounting is required.

Please send resume to kingdom3@telus.net , fax (403) 748-4613 or phone (403) 748-2647.

is preferred but not required.

Heavy Equipment Operators & Labourers

Accounting experience would be an asset. Our company offers competitive wages and excellent benefits.

If you think you can be an asset to the Southside family then please contact us with your resume via:

pk@southsidereddeer.com.

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Requirements: Valid Driver’s License H2S Alive Standard First Aid WHIMIS and/or CSTS or PST Pre-Access A&D Testing Ground Disturbance Level 11 Please e-mail or fax your resume to: hr@tr3energy.com Fax: (403) 294-9323 www.tr3energy.com

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Anders Park

Deer Park

Highland Green

Oriole Park

69 ALBERTS CLOSE May 29 & 30 Thurs. & Fri. 11 - 8 Kitchen table & chairs, patio furn., household misc

ESTATE SALE 181 Dowler Street, by Holy Family School - Deer Park Hall (old skate shack). May 28-31. Wed. 2-7, Thurs & Fri. 12-7, Sat. 9-3. 2 households of furniture, appls., tools, artwork & decor

29 HART CRES. May 30, 3-8, May 31, 10-2. Various household items, some furniture, doll collection, etc.

56 OAKFIELD CLOSE May 30, Fri. 3 - 8 May 31, Sat. 9 - 4 Clothes, household decor, jewelry, beauty items, etc.

Inglewood

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Anders on the Lake 159, 167 & 179 ADAMS CLOSE Multi family sale.

May 29, 4-7, May 30, 1-7 & May 31, 8-1.

Clearview Cornerstone Place Villas MULTI- FAMILY SALE 51 Carpenter St. May 29-31.

Thurs. 3-7, Fri. 8-6, Sat. 8-1.

88’ Chrysler Sedan, LP’s, tools, lots of misc. household.

Deer Park 10 DALTON CLOSE May 30, Fri. 4:30 - 8:30 May 31, Sat. 9 - 1 Household wares, kids stuff, vintage fur coats etc..

60 DUSTON ST May 31, Sat. 10 - 6 Clothing wine making equip. chairs, household misc. and lots more.....

Downtown

184 INGLE CLOSE May 29, 5 -8, May 30, 1-8, May 31, 9-4.

Lots of good quality items.

Everything must go!

Devonshire 339 & 347 DUSTON ST. Fri. 30th & Sat. 31st, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Dolls, tools, etc.

Lancaster Green

Eastview Estates 12 ELWELL AVE. Friday, May 30th 5-8 & Saturday, May 31st, 11-7 Tons of misc. items.

HUGE boys + girls -ages 4-8 aprx. (no baby) clothes,toys in boxes, household, planters, kids+ adults books and more 98 Langford Cres. Fri 11-8 Sat 9-2

Lancaster Meadows Glendale 5853 70 ST. DRIVE HUGE SALE May 30 & 31 Fri. & Sat. 9 - 3 housewares, big selection lg. & xl men’s/ladies clothing, lawn mower, chain saw, tools, golfing stuff

Downtown

FRIDAY, MAY 30 10 am-8 pm

SATURDAY, MAY 31 SUNDAY, JUNE 1

9 am-6 pm 50/50 RAFFLE & PRIZE DRAWS

RED DEER CURLING CENTRE 4725 43 Street

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9 am-6 pm

153 LAMONT CL. May 29, 4-8, May 30, 4-8 Sat. 9-2.

Multi family Sale.

Morrisroe 7 MCKENZIE CRES Fri. 30th & Sat. 31st, 9-5 Furniture, woodworking tools, 2 Honda snowblowers, books, antiques, lots of misc.

82 METCALF AVE. May 30, Fri. 4 - 8 May 31, Sat. 10 - 3 Computer, furniture, reclining chair, household misc.

GINORMOUS GARAGE/YARD SALE 30 MANNING ST. May 30, 5-9, May 31, 9-5, June 1, 10-4. Furniture, ceramic art supplies, jewelry, pictures, LP’s and much more!

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Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Trades

850

ALBERTA SPRINGS GOLF RESORT

WE are looking for a F/T or P/T journeyman (60% commission with ticket) or apprentice hairstylist for busy family salon in Lacombe. Great wages and benefits packages.

Bring resume to Hairapy at Lacombe Center Mall

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Professionals

Pines 25 PAMELY AVE Fri. May 30, 4 - 7:30 May 31, Sat. 9 - 2 Carbon bike, music, baby, jewelry, garden, Japan.

Engineer / Designer

Req’s Full time Line, Broiler Cook. Banquet experience. Competitive wages and Gratuities.

Fax resume to 403-342-5995 John@albertaspringsgolf .com

A busy manufacturing oilfield company is looking GRILLER’S Steak House for a full time Mechanical in Rocky Mtn. House is Engineer/Designer. looking for Cook’s. Wage This position will involve $15-$20./hr. dependant the design and product on exp. Submit resume to: development of Oilfield grillersbanquets@ Equipment. Duties will gmail.com or fax to include the design of 403-845-7469 equipment using 3D CAD, shop testing prototypes and HERITAGE LANES support to manufacturing BOWLING for existing products.

Red Deer’s most modern 5 This positions requires pin bowling center req’s individuals with a strong permanent F/T front mechanical aptitude. counter staff for all shifts SolidWorks experience is (days, eves. and wknds). an asset. Individuals with Please send resume to: creativity, attention to htglanes@ detail and an interest in telus.net or apply in person working with equipment are preferred.

RAMADA INN & Starting wage is based on SUITES knowledge and†experience. req`s Permanent Only eligible candidates ROOM ATTENDANTS will be contacted.

Attendants. Exp. not nec.

Send Resumes to: resume will train. Approx. 35 - 40 @nexusengineering.ca hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 or fax 403.347.3393 $14/hr. Duties incl’d but INNISFAIL AND DISTRICT not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, VICTIM SERVICES making beds, empty trash, SOCIETY disinfecting & cleaning Program Coordinator bathrooms.

Performance Innisfail Alberta based bonus program.

Must be fluent with verbal Qualifications & Skills: l& written English, be • Minimum two years physically fit. Applicants post-secondary education may apply in person at in Human Services 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer related field/or equivalent • Experience working with T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 or email: volunteers/non-profit info@ramadareddeer.com organizations • Possess strong organizaTHE RUSTY PELICAN tional, communication, is now accepting resumes management and superfor experienced visory skills F/T SERVERS • Excellent oral, written Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. and computer skills Apply within: 2079-50 • A good sound knowledge Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. of finances, budgeting and Fax 403-347-1161 Phone fundraising activities calls WILL NOT be accepted.

• Adaptability; flexibility with unusual shift requirements • Knowledge of the justice system • Passion, empathy and objectivity • Must pass enhanced RCMP security clearance/ The Tap House Pub & Grill criminal record check req’s full and part time • Must have valid driver’s cooks. Apply with resume licence at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

Hours: 35 hours/week Yearly contract position Apply: INNISFAIL AND DISTRICT VICTIM SERVICES c/o Innisfail RCMP 4904-45 Avenue Innisfail alberta T4G-1S6 Fax 403-227-2070 E-Mail: michael.babcock @rcmp-grc.gc.ca Deadline for applications: June 23, 2014 Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Red Deer, Alberta Reporting to the General Manager, the Operations Manager will be a selfmotivated and highly organized individual.

This is a pivotal position requiring an individual with sound business sense and strong leadership skills, coupled with an eye for detail and overall cost control experience. It will appeal to a “take charge” individual able to bring the ability and past operations management experience the position requires.

MAIN JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Oversee the production process; ensure that all standard operations procedures and policies are adhered to and that the highest of quality is maintained.

Supervise product delivery, ensuring all products are delivered in a timely and efficient manner.

Evaluate and maintain appropriate levels of inventory for both ingredients and store stock.

Analyze branch financial statements and prepare annual operational budgets.

Work closely with all functional levels of Head Office.

Manage and develop personnel.

We offer competitive wages and employee benefits.

If you are interested in this role, please apply by June 6th 2014. E-mail: hr@emf-nutrition.com Mail: 715 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB R2J 0K6 Fax: (204)233-7245

Trades

Sales & Distributors

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GRATIAE is seeking 5 Retails Sales reps selling skin & body care products in Parkland Mall 4747 67th St. Red Deer, $12.10/hr + bonus & comm.

F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Email resumes: gratiaereddeersr@ gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 F/T - P/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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

StoreSmart Self-Storage

is now hiring for the following positions!

Assistant Manager (Full Time)

Customer Service Rep (Part Time)

For job descriptions and how to apply, go to www.StoreSmart.ca/jobs.

No phone calls please.

Trades

850

Hitch Installer / Trailer Mechanic needed to start ASAP in a busy hitch/trailer repair shop. In depth mechanical experience and previous industry experience a definite asset. Great hours, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, some OT required, but WEEKENDS OFF! This will be a full time / long term position. Must be physically fit for position, a team player and able to work in a fast paced environment. Please fax resume to (403)341-2373, or e-mail it to: customer-service@ hitchdepot.ca

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CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references to: canpak@xplornet.ca

DRIVER/SALES Canwest Propane, an affiliate of Gibson Energy, is the industry leader in providing propane supply, distribution, equipment and related services to customers across Western Canada.

We are seeking to hire permanent Driver/Sales for the Red Deer area.

Qualifications Required: * Valid Class 3 license with air ticket * Valid delivery and safety courses; Emergency First Aid, WHMIS and TDG are required although training is available * Propane-related experience is an asset * Oilfield experience is an asset

We take pride in our FLUID Experts Ltd. employees and we believe Fluid Experts of Red Deer that our people are the is seeking experienced most important aspect of Class 1 Operators the company. We are to haul clean fluids for the constantly looking for Oil & Gas Industry. Home exceptional individuals to every night, company join our team. We offer benefits with exceptional competitive wages with pay structure. Must be able opportunity for advancement. to work on their own with Please email resume to minimal supervision. hellard@ Compensation based on controltechnology.ca or fax experience. Fax resume 403-885-0392 w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: NEEDED F/T Service Person 403-346-3112 or email to: for after sales service and roger@fl uidexperts.com set up of manufactured and modular home. Must Fluid Experts Ltd. have exp. in roofing, siding, flooring, drywall, paint etc., Is looking for experienced Competitive wages and Dispatcher health plan avail. Apply to to start immed.

James at M & K Homes, Experience in fluid hauling 403-346-6116 and oil field fluid products would be an asset.

SEEKING Certified truck & Good Verbal, Writing, trailer mechanic for Fort Texting and McMurray. Competitive Computer skills are a must. wages, benefit package & Company vehicle is accommodations provided. negotiable, benefits, Send resumes to above avg. salary and officeadmin@ great atmosphere. oilsandsexpediting.com or Clean Class 1 drivers license fax to 780-715-0725. c/w abstract.

Completed Basic Training Courses.

Fax Resume w/all tickets and Driver’s Abstract to 403-346-3112 SEEKS or email to CONCRETE FINISHERS roger@fluidexperts.com 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 IMMEDIATE OPENINGS STAIR MANUFACTURER Sylvan Lake. Bed Truck Req’s F/T workers to build Drivers & swampers req’d. stairs in Red Deer shop.

Safety bonus program, MUST HAVE basic cartop wages and benefits. pentry skills. Salary based Email resume: on skill level. Benefits tom@roncooilfield.ca avail. Apply in person at or fax: 403-887-4892 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or Business fax 403-347-7913 Opportunities

Truckers/ Drivers

870

860

START YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL CLEANING BUSINESS

Journeyman & apprentices We offer competitive wages. Full benefits after 90 days. Must have valid drivers licence. Email resume to: d.generationglass @platinum.ca or Fax: 403-886-5224 or Call 403-886-5221

Currently accepting resumes for upcoming work in the Joffre Area.

We offer high rates, benefits and have an abundance of work.

Will provide training.

Please forward resumes to james@local1111.com or fax to 403-243-2587.

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This position is for service and construction on drilling and oilfield equipment.

The journeyman is responsible for running small construction jobs and a service truck.

Must possess exemplary safety record and commitment to safe Canwest Propane work practices offers a competitive Participate in on-call compensation package and overtime as required.

Various other duties as Interested candidates required. are invited to apply Excellent Benefit Packvia our website age: Life Insurance, www.gibsons.com/careers Long Term Disability, or by Fax at 403-346-0595 Health and Dental DRIVERS for furniture Benefits.

Other benefits: referral moving company, class 5 bonuses, course reim- required (5 tons), local & bursement, service long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. truck, laptops, cell 6630 71 St. Bay 7 phone reimbursement.

Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T SERVICE DRIVER Qualifications wanted for Little Jons Portable Toilet Services.

Licensed Journeyman Electrician with Inter Benefits. O/T in summer.

Drivers abstract req’d. provincial seal.

Ability to work on and sales@littlejons.ca or fax resume to 403-342-6179 layout electrical jobs without blueprints F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Strong troubleshooting Minimum Class 5 with air skills and clean abstract. Exp. Must have valid opera- preferred. In person to Key tions license (abstract Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. required) Red Deer.

F/T COMMERCIAL GLAZIER

LABOURERS NEEDED!!

Truckers/ Drivers

CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

Owner Operators & Company Drivers

in AB. Home the odd night.

Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558 CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment.

Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

Revenue between $24,000 - $120,000 Initial cash required as low as $6,000 In Business for over 20 years *Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts Incl. *Training Incl. *Ongoing Office Support

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Ph: 780-468-3232 or 403-290-0866 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Start your career!

See Help Wanted

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You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

West Park 3527 59 AVE CRES. Back Alley May 30, Fri. 4-9 May 31, Sat. 9 - 5 MOVING SALE Furniture, lots of Misc.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Out of Town 124 BIRCH PLACE Benalto Trailer Park May 30 & 31, Fri. & Sat. 10 -5 TOO MUCH TO LIST 28 MELODY MEADOWS 1/4 MI. S. of Alberta Springs Golf Course on Hwy. 11. May 31, June 1, Sat. & Sun. 8 - 4 LARGE garage sale.

59 McKenzie Rd. (west of Leon’s) antique furniture, toys, baby, shop and yard items. May 30, 4-7, May 31, 10-4

IS HIRING! We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: - CONCRETE FINISHERS - CARPENTER HELPERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

www.eaglebuilders.ca Applicants are able to apply online or fax resume to 403-885-5516 ATTN: Human Resources

or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 30, 2014

CLEANERS F/T Comm/ Res, physically fit, $14/hr.

Reply to: Ascent Cleaning Services RR4, Box 4, Site 3 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4 DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

GAETZ SOUTH F/T MEAT CUTTER F/T PRODUCE CLERK Full benefits, staff incentives. Apply within.

Employment Training

900

P/T FRONT END STAFF Staff incentives.

Apply within.

Now hiring SUMMER HELP in your local city/town. Flexible Schedules with $17 guaranteed base pay, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, we will train, conditions apply. Visit www.summeropenings. ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to APPLY NOW! PEST CONTROL TECHS REQ’D. cpest@shaw.ca Call 403-373-6182

SHOP Labourer / Hitch Installer / Trailer Mechanic needed to start ASAP in a busy hitch/trailer repair shop. Experience a definite asset, but willing to train the right person. Must be mechanically inclined.

Great hours, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, some OT required, but WEEKENDS OFF! This will be a full time / long term position with great room for wage and skill advancement. Must be physically fit for position, a team player and able to work in a fast paced environment.

Please fax resume to (403)341-2373, or e-mail it to: customer-service @hitchdepot.ca SORTERS & FORKLIFT / SKID STEER OPERATOR with tickets. Safety background essential. Ability to work independently for Red Deer Recycling Facility.

Email resume to canpak@xplornet.ca Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

Carswell’s 7th AnnualCalgary

EquipmentHeavy

Antique

Show & Sale

June 7 & 8

Garrison Curling Rink 2288 - 47 Ave. S.w.

Carswell’s 403-343-1614

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Auctions

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REMINDER Huge Antique Estate Auction

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

6 days/week in: GLENDALE

UPPER FAIRVIEW Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week.

NO WEEKENDS!!

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

GLENDALE Gillespie & Gee St. also Gunn St. & Goodacre Cl. KENTWOOD Kirby St. & Kennings Cres.

MUSTANG ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 69 Street & 63 Ave RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 56 & 57 St. & 58A Ave. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

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The Rental Store in Sylvan Lake needs

of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

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3 days per week, no weekends

Call (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue @AlbertaAOL

academyoflearning.ab.ca

ANDERS AREA Abbott Close/Allan St., Alexander Drive, Anquetel/Atlee Close

LEGAL

ACCOUNTING

SUNNYBROOK AREA

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS

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ROUTES IN:

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Springfield Ave. also Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close LANCASTER AREA Lamont Close also Lund Close also Lister St./Lockwood Ave. also Landry & Lawson Close VANIER AREA Voisin Close/Viscount Drive, Vanier Drive/Volk Place Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444 Newly renovated bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/ Duplexes

Near Coronation Park & Trails

For Sale or Rent Lovely 1484 sq.ft. 2 storey 1/2 duplex In Woodlea 3 bdrms. up, 4 bath, Bsmt. newly developed.

Dble. garage. Fenced back yard on creek.

Hardwood floors.

Avail. Now. Walk to work downtown. $339,900 Rent $1700 + utils. $1700 s.d. required No pets, No smoking Agent selected 403-396-5516 cell or Mon-Wed 314-4318

Condos/ Townhouses

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SEIBEL PROPERTY

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.

References required.

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

Suites

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

3060

1 BDRM. $765; N/S, no pets, no partiers 403-346-1458

3080

Roommates Wanted

FURN. ROOM, use of full house, utils. & internet all incl. $475. 403-506-1907 FURNISHED, $650. rent & s.d. incld’s shared laundry, kitchen, living rm.

403-304-5778

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Rooms For Rent

1 NEW ROOM, $450, 403-350-4712 AVAIL June 1, fully furn bdrm for rent. Student or Working M only.†Call 403-396-2468.

BIG bdrm. own bathroom, house privileges all inclusive + WIFI $550. 403-302-2024 FULLY Furn. BDRM. $450 rent/sd 403-342-4604

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Offices

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $2400/mo.

403-343-9300 PARKING - 2 stalls, 4914-46 St. RD. 403-346-5885

3160

Storage Space

KING OF THE ROAD RV STORAGE, 24hr video security, pavement to site, on hwy.

2, 10 mi. North of Red Deer, pull-throughs avail.

403-782-7775

3190

Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

3050

2 BDRM., 4 appls., in 4-plex near 67 St, heat & environmental incl., no pets $870/mo. 403-588-8130

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Realtors & Services

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2 BDRM lower unit at 5910-55 Ave., security cameras, laundry on site, private parking to over 40 tenants w/good references, quiet lifestyles, excellent rental history. Rent/S.D. is $1100. Ph: 403-341-4627 2 BDRM upper unit in 12 suiter @ 5910-55 Ave. for over 40 yr olds w/o pets. Security cameras, laundry, private parking, balcony & must have good references & jobs. Avail.

July 1st for $1100/mo/s.d.

403-341-4627 for appointment ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

403-342-4923 Mike AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 LRG 2 bdrm. Incl. most utils. $995. 403-314-0209

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

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BLACKFALDS Riser Homes MOVE IN NOW!

1380 sq.ft., 2 storey, 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath.

Many upgrades, front att. garage. $371,000 incl.

GST, legal fee, appls. pkg.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

CUSTOM BUILT

NEW HOMES

by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

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To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

CARRIERS NEEDED

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FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

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36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Drive Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

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Applicants must have some handy-man skills!

Hours are Monday to Friday with weekends off.

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WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

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Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

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Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week

FULL-TIME SEASONAL

FRONT COUNTER HELP

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

HARMON #P61A Pellet Stove.

Clean. Good cond, Asking HOUSE FOR RENT KENMORE upright Freezer $1200. 403-346-9253 IN BIG VALLEY. $350. Used for 3 mo. ComNewly renovated, mercial quality. 403-748-2944 KEROSENE lantern $15; 5 bdrms. $900 per month Craftsman seat for riding not including utilities.

WHIRLPOOL energy saver mower, $25.; 2 African No smoking. No pets. washer & dryer pair. Exc. violets $3. ea.; tent & fl y, Sunny, on double lot yard. cond. $600 obo. 403-347-8349 light weight, 3 persons 25 minutes from Stettler. $55.; 2 air mattresses $15.

Available July 1st.

Household ea.; galvanized laundry Please call or text tub, $15.; tent & fl y 6 lb.

Furnishings Gordon at 403-710-4085 backpacker, $25.

403-342-7460 MOUNTVIEW COFFEE table, octagon 3 bdrm. house, main floor, with 2 end tables, glass SPRAYER, 25 Gal. 5 appls., fenced yard, tops. $75.; Chesterfield, on wheels, $200. large deck, rent $1550 incl. flowered pastels, $100.

403-346-7856 all utils. $900 s.d. Avail. good cond. Best offer on July 1. 403-304-5337 both. 403-346-4926

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1760

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK

“I never really felt the traditional

FOR SALE - MUST SELL: 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.

Thermostat controlled Fermenter cabinet, $10.

Letter size filing cabinet, 2 dr., black metal, $10.

Foot stool, metal flr., cloth top, $10.

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Grain, Feed Hay

1720

Phone 403-314-4316

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FIREWOOD, 1/2 ton load POLICE BIKES $35.00 Call 403-728-3485 Sunday June 1 10 am * Viewing 9 am LOGS Location: Ridgewood Semi loads of pine, spruce, Community Hall tamarack, poplar.

Partial List only Price depends on location.

Tennant 7200 Parking Lot Lil Mule Logging Sweeper – 500 Gal. Fuel 403-318-4346 Tank & Stand – 16 ft Flat Deck Trailer - 14 Ft Sunray Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Boat with 35 HP Johnson BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Outboard and Trailer – Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 Antiques – Collectibles – Furniture – Misc and much Garden more Complete list and Directions visit Supplies www.cherryhillauction.com Terms of Sale: Cash, 15’ LAUREL LEAF WILLOW Cheque, C/C, Everything 6-8’ NORTHWEST POPLAR must be paid for & & BROOK POPLAR removed on sale day Beautiful trees. You dig.

(NO EXCEPTIONS), Please phone 403-302-1919 15% buyer’s premium.

KING SIZE BOX SPRING, Sale subject to Additions, Must sell. $35.

COLORADO BLUE Deletions, Errors and Call 403-350-9660 VERMONT CASTINGS SPRUCE 6’-20’ , Omissions.

NATURAL GAS BBQ all equipment for digging, LA-Z-Boy recliner chair, Works great. 403-343-7389 basketing, hauling & planting.

Cherry Hill Auction (outdoor) ideal for deck or Also have 74” truck mount & Appraisals patio, pd. $400. Asking WEBER tree spade. J/V TREE FARM. Phone 403-342-2514 or $150. 403-596-1312 John 403-350-6439 NATURAL GAS BBQ 403-347-8988 LARGE RECLINER, or Gary 403-391-1406 Platinum Series. micro fibre Central Alberta’s Largest Perfect working cond.

LAWN Mower, Craftsman $200. 403-358-7678 Car Lot in Classifieds $125. 403-350-9029 Self propelled. $125.

LIVING rm. set, 4 pce. light 403-347-5955 WINE MAKING blue velour, like new. $200. 403-887-4981 CARBOYS (Large) Advocate $15/ea. 403-350-9029 RECLINERS, matching set Opportunities dark blue. $100. ea.

403-304-9813 TABLE, round Oak + 4 Cats chairs, good cond. $125.; * Adults * Youths * Seniors * coffee table & 2 end table, WE are moving and have Carriers are Needed to Deliver tan, $30. 403-887-4981 to part with our “Princess” Central Alberta Life We are looking for a good WANTED home for this short hair, afternoons & evenings one day per week Antiques, furniture and tortoise shell that has been estates. 342-2514 spayed. She is very affectionate and friendly INNISFAIL Misc. for within the confines of a quiet home She comes Sale with food dish, water bowl, cat tree and liter box.

20 QUART roasting oven The papers arrive ready to deliver. *LOVING HOME FOUND* $20; 19.2 volt cordless NO COLLECTING! variable spd. reversible drill, $45; Craftsman spiral Sporting Phone 403-314-4316 cutting saw $50, Coleman ************************** propane lantern $10; Goods To order your own home or office delivery Dremel Scroll Saw $75.

CAR SPORTS rack for 3 403-347-2603 of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper bikes, $30. 403-346-0674, Phone our Circulation Department at ANTIQUE double 392-5657 403-314-4300 pedestal desk, $100.

BAMBOO glass top patio GOLF Clubs, set of right table, 4 matching chairs & handed and set of left shelf unit, $100 obo. handed with carts. $30.

403-347-8349 each set. one extra cart * Adults * Youths * Seniors * $10. 403-347-5955 CORNER fitting recessed Carriers are Needed to Deliver keyboard computer table Central Alberta Life $50 obo; used computer tower and keyboard $15 afternoons & evenings one day per week 403-346-3086 FIREPLACE, electric 48”, two doors and 2 drawers SPRINGBROOK with media unit. New in AGRICULTURAL box. $150. 403-887-4981 MASSAGE TABLE - folds CLASSIFICATIONS The papers arrive ready to deliver. for storage, $100 obo.

2000-2290 NO COLLECTING! STUDENTS DESK, complete w/carousel, $50.

Phone 403-314-4316 403-347-8349 ************************** Start your career!

Horses To order your own home or office delivery See Help Wanted

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

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DEEP FREEZE, 10 cu. ft. $75. 403-347-5955 FREEZER, 10 cu. ft. $175.

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Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

RESILIENCY COACH Responsible for the implementation

We Change Lives!

1710

Household Appliances

Misc. for Sale

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Invites applications for the position of:

Employment Training

WHEEL CHAIR, Jet 3 electric, new batteries, serviced. Asking $2000.

403-348-1109

1660

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Health & Beauty

1830

880

Misc.

Help

Bicycles

“Low Cost” Quality Training

wegot TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. EXP’D. DRIVERS & SWAMPERS REQUIRED. MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

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Police Bike Auction June 1 @ 10 am For info view www.cherryhillauction.com 403-342-2514

Advocate Opportunities GAETZ SOUTH

Antiques & Art

SAFETY

278950A5

880

Misc.

Help

Accounting

1010

Contractors

1100

Home Reno’s INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS DALE’S Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals FENCES & DECKS RW Smith, 346-9351 403-352-4034

Cleaning

1070

GENTLE VINYL SIDING CLEANING. Pricing packages available.

Free quotes. 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 CONCRETE FINISHING Driveways, garages, sidewalks, specializing in stamped and exposed Call 403-896-6603

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or CRAFTMASTER Masonry Brick and stone. 40 exp.

Wood fired Ovens. For all your Masonry needs, Call Jim 250-212-5141 jim@craft-master.ca

Eavestroughing

1130

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822

Roofing

1370

RE-ROOFING Specialist Quality work at an affordable price. 10 yrs. exp. 403-350-7602

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

BEST! Reasonable rates. 340-9368 Window 403-986-6686 Cleaning Come in and see why we are the talk WINDOW CLEANING of the town.

Escorts www.viimassage.biz outside/inside. Free quotes.

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1165

Catering exclusively to the needs of men with physical challenges. 587-877-7399 TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees?

Call James 403-341-0617

403-506-4822

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Yard Care

1430

REMOVAL, Property clean up 340-8666 JUNK/TREE Yard/Care 403-358-1614 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

ROTOTILLING, Locally owned. BBB member. power raking, aerating & 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca grass cutting. Reasonable rates. 403-341-4745

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

SECOND 2 NONE Clean up, hedges, lawns, eavestroughs, odd jobs.

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Houses For Sale

4020

Investment Opportunities

4180

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FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

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5110

Fifth Wheels

2009, 29’ MAKO by Gulf Stream, Air cond., power awning & jacks 2 slideouts. Very good condition.

Call 403-574-2215

MUST SELL

1217 sq.ft. duplex.

4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

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Near Coronation Park & Trails

For Sale or Rent Lovely 1484 sq.ft. 2 storey 1/2 duplex In Woodlea 3 bdrms. up, 4 bath, Bsmt. newly developed.

Dble. garage. Fenced back yard on creek.

Hardwood Áoors.

Avail. Now. Walk to work downtown.

Now $339,900 Rent $1700 + utils. $1700 s.d. required No pets, No smoking Agent selected 403-396-5516 cell or Mon-Wed 314-4318

5000-5300

Antique & Classic Autos

2007 FLEETWOOD

Regal, 355RL. Exc. cond., 1 owner, Loaded, lots of extras. $32,500.00 obo.

Daryl (403)256-0025

5020

1966 FORD Mustang Coupe appraised $15,500.

Runs good. Would like at least $9500. 403-391-3456 2006 37’ DAY DREAMER

by Cedar Creek. 3 slides.

Luxury Coach. E/H disc brakes, hydraulic landing legs and rear levelers. Air Cars ride hitch, reverse osmosis water system, painted. $39,500. See @ 5 Roland St. Red Deer 403-347-4896

5030

1999 CITATION Supreme SALE BY OWNER 28.5, 1 slide, exc. cond.

2002 Trueline built home in $11,500 403-887-4168 Devonshire, 1078 sq. ft. 5 bdrm. 3 baths. $338,500.

Holiday 403-342-6443 2012 FORD Focus titaTrailers nium hatchback, private www.laebon.com no GST, lots of opLaebon Homes 346-7273 sale, tions/warranty to 2018, 2006 25’ JAYCO rear $14,250 obo 403-227-5123 kitchen, slide, elec. jack, like new $13,500 obo Condos/ 2008 LINCOLN MKZ 403-304-9347 Townhouses 87,000 kms, white, 1 driver, selling due to illness Tires, Parts $14,500 403-783-2805

5120

4040

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#314 6 Michener Blvd.

Welcome To One Of Red Deer’s Premier Adult Complexes! 1 bdrm. 2 baths plus Den open concept condo is in new cond. Enjoy great views & privacy. Call TIM MALEY, Re/Max 403-550-3533 CONDO-ABLE with 4 - 2 Bdrm., 4 appls./ea, near 67 St. Live in one - rent 3, 403-588-8130 EXCLUSIVE LUXURY RIVERFRONT CONDOS FOR SALE in Downtown Red Deer.

Call Renee at 403-314-1687 for Inquiries.

NEW CONDO

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

Acreages

4050

7.9 ACRES, 5 min. from Red Deer, beautifully treed, 2800 sq. ft. bungalow, 2 car att. garage, various other out bldgs. Reasonably priced.

403-347-7448, 391-8448 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

2007 SATURN ION 5 dr. auto., cruise, loaded, no leather, very clean, 1 owner, all service records.

181,000 kms. $5100. obo.

403-358-0479 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Vehicles Wanted 2003 DODGE SX20 loaded To Buy safetied 403-352-6995 1994 Chrysler Intrepid 4 dr. Red, clean. 126,000 km 348-2999 1988 CADILLAC Brougham US model 67,000 miles, showroom cond, must be seen 403-846-7216

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Cottages/Resort Property

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Motorcycles

5080

1981 SX1100 Special, Yamaha $200. obo **SOLD**

SANDY COVE RESORT, Pine Lake

Motorhomes

5100

Pinnacle Estates

2007 Dutchman Express 26’ Class C 12,800 Miles Slide, Generator, Air,V10, $40,000 403 782 4207

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OPEN HOUSE #2 Ardell Close 2-4 pm Saturday May 31.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO: Cass Nelson and Leslee Lynn Nelson (also known as Leslee Lynn Scott) ONCE OF Red Deer, Alberta

4160

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555

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Automotive

5050

Trucks

1989 SILVERADO w/topper safetied, $1000 403-348-7246

Lots For Sale

5200

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

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OLDER MOBILE HOME on own lot in Halkirk, addition, deck, interior reno’d, stove, washer, dryer. $15,000 obo.

A must see! Possibility of down payment rent to own.

780-583-2380

Lake front lots for full ownership titles & season lot rentals.

Cheapest in the area, $3000.

Call 306-402-7776

5190

Auto Wreckers

2007 CHEV Aveo. 80,000 km. $4950. 403-348-1382

4090

PROPERTY IN ALBERTA 54 ACRES mountain view, surrounded by Cow Creek, for more info view Property Guys #103025 or call 403-845-5259

MICHELIN TIRES, all season, Set of 4 , 215/60R/16, $100. for set.

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TAKE NOTICE that an Application for an Order for payment out of court and supporting documents will be Àled in the Court of Queen’s Bench, Judicial District of Red Deer, in action number 0910 0013151. The solicitor for the Applicant is Daniel G. Segal, Department of Justice Canada, 300 EPCOR Tower, 10423-101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Àle no.

2574154. The Application for an Order for payment out of Court has been scheduled for June 6, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Court House, 4909-48 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta in Justice Chambers. If you wish to oppose this Application or such other relief as may be granted, you or your lawyer should appear at the Application. This publication is made pursuant to an Order dated May 8, 2014 granted in the above mentioned Action for substitutional service of the Application and supporting documents upon you.

APPROVED this 8th day of May, 2014 “S.L. SCHULZ”

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Thai school girls have their photographs taken with soldiers guarding the area to prevent anticoup demonstration at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday. More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed off one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections Thursday to prevent a planned protest, as authorities said they would no longer allow any demonstrations against last week’s military coup.

Thai soldiers block protest as junta bans all anti-coup demonstrations

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK, Thailand — More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed off one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections Thursday to prevent a planned protest, as authorities said they would no longer allow any demonstrations against last week’s military coup.

Truckloads of soldiers blocked all incoming roads to the capital’s Victory Monument in a massive show of force at the height of evening rush hour in an area that serves as one of the city’s commuter bus hubs.

More than a dozen police prisoner trucks were parked along the emptied roundabout, but there was little sign of protesters, who have come out almost daily to defy a ban on political gatherings.

A Belgian man was detained for displaying a T-shirt saying “PEACE PLEASE,” and two Thai women were taken away in a police truck after they showed signs with anti-coup messages.

The anti-coup demonstrations have been generally small and mostly leaderless but protesters had planned to gather Thursday and called for a mass rally on Sunday.

Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung, the deputy national police chief, said the small protests would no longer be allowed. He said nine companies of soldiers and police — about 1,350 — were deployed in Thursday’s operation.

“We know their rally is mainly for symbolic reasons, but it’s against the law,” he said. “We have to keep the law sacred.”

Somyot warned that if protesters change their tactics, “we are ready to tackle that.”

Earlier, in another part of the city, about 100 students held an anti-coup protest on the campus of prestigious Thammasat University which ended peacefully.

The large army deployment came a day after hundreds of protesters gathered at Victory Monument and outnumbered soldiers. Scuffles broke out in which water bottles and other objects were hurled at soldiers, and a green army Humvee was vandalized with large white letters reading, “NO COUP. GET OUT.” The mounting tension comes a week after the army seized power, overthrowing a government that won a landslide election victory three years earlier. The army says it had to act to restore order after seven months of increasingly violent political turbulence.

Earlier Thursday, the army told foreign media that it eventually plans to hold elections, but offered no time frame or roadmap for guiding the country back to democratic rule.

“We neither have any ambition nor desire to cling to power,” said Lt. Gen. Chatchalerm Chalermsukh, the army’s deputy chief of staff.

“We will definitely have an election,” he said. But he added, “this will take some time. If you ask me how long it will take, that’s difficult to answer.”

The United States, a longstanding ally of Thailand, said Thursday there isn’t a legitimate reason to delay elections.

“We urge the military council to facilitate an inclusive and transparent electoral process and we encourage them to do that soon,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington.

In the past week, the junta has acted to silence its critics and has warned that it will not tolerate dissent.

It has summoned more than 250 people, including members of the government it ousted and other leading political figures, journalists, scholars and activists seen as critical of the regime.

Roughly 70 people are still in custody.

Rebels shoot down helicopter UKRAINE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — In another devastating blow to Ukraine’s armed forces, rebels shot down a troop helicopter Thursday, killing at least 12 soldiers, including a general who had served in the Soviet army and was in charge of combat training.

The loss underscored the challenge Ukrainian forces face in fighting a guerrilla-style insurgency that has proven to be an agile foe.

Ukraine, meanwhile, announced that President-elect Petro Poroshenko will be sworn in June 7, less than two weeks after his overwhelming victory in special balloting that was hoped would ease tensions in the deeply divided country. Poroshenko has promised to negotiate with representatives in rebellious eastern Ukraine but also has vowed to uproot the pro-Moscow rebels who want the region to join Russia.

The Mi-8 helicopter was downed on the outskirts of Slovyansk by rebels using a portable air defence missile, according to Oleksandr Turchynov, Ukraine’s acting president, in remarks to parliament in Kyiv. Slovyansk, a city of 120,000 people, has become a focal point for the insurgency and has for weeks been encircled by Ukrainian troops.

Turchynov said the helicopter was rotating troops into a checkpoint when it came under rebel fire. Among the dead was Gen. Serhiy Kulchytskiy, who the Interfax news agency said had once served in the Soviet army and was in charge of training Ukraine’s National Guard.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. hasn’t verified what happened in the incident, but he added that Washington is concerned because it indicates the separatists still have access to advanced weapons and are getting help from outside Ukraine, alluding to Russia.

While Ukrainian forces may be better equipped that their opponents, fears the fighting could degenerate into brutal urban warfare have so far held authorities back from ordering an all-out assault.

“It is extremely difficult to fight against guerrillas. You just cannot destroy them. They

are not regular troops,” said Igor Sutyagin, a research fellow at the London-based Royal United Services Institute.

“It’s the classic problem which Russia had in Chechnya and the United States had in Vietnam.”

The Ukrainian government has been waging a military campaign in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to try to put down the uprising by gunmen who have taken over public buildings and set up checkpoints.

Dozens have been killed on both sides, including on Monday, when Ukrainian forces used fighter jets and helicopter gunships to dislodge rebels from the airport outside the city of Donetsk, the regional capital.

In recent days, Ukrainian troops have been using mortars to try to retake Slovyansk, causing civilian casualties and prompting some residents to flee. The tactic has produced few immediate results other than deepening distrust toward the government in the city and instilling general fear.

“They are shooting at us from grenade launchers. We hear explosions. The windows of our house are shaking,” said Olga Mikhailova, who said she was leaving Slovyansk for the safety of her family. “I have four children. It is terrifying being here, because I am afraid for their lives.”

Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the use of aircraft and artillery against the rebels and demanded that Kyiv end a “fratricidal war and launch a real political dialogue with all political forces and representatives of the regions.”

It would be impossible to restore peace without Kyiv halting the military operation against the rebels and withdrawing its troops, the ministry said. It urged the West to use its influence with Kyiv to “stop Ukraine from sliding into a national catastrophe.”

In an apparent bid to de-escalate tensions and avoid a new round of Western sanctions imposed after Moscow annexed the Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ignored the appeal by the separatists to join with Russia. His spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Moscow has agreed to send “humanitarian aid” to eastern Ukraine.

Kyiv condemns the insurgents as “terrorists” bent on destroying Ukraine and accuses Russia of fomenting the unrest.

D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 30, 2014

Egypt’s el-Sissi wins election in landslide

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Nearly a year after he ousted Egypt’s first freely elected president, former military chief AbdelFattah el-Sissi was elected president by a landslide of 92 per cent of the vote, according to unofficial results released by his campaign Thursday. But questions over the authorities’ drive to boost turnout threatened to stain his victory. New details emerged of a frantic government effort to get officials, town mayors and prominent families in southern provinces where voting was low to push up turnout during the three-day election amid a boycott by el-Sissi’s Islamist foes.

After a weak first day of polling on Monday, the prime minister held a video conference with governors and senior security and military chiefs in several of Egypt’s provinces, telling them to get out voters, according to three officials with knowledge of the call. Tuesday saw a flurry of free buses to polling stations in those areas.

“People must get out. This will not do,” Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said in the call, according to one of the officials, who participated in the conference. The three spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the incident.

El-Sissi’s victory was never in doubt, but the career infantry officer had pushed for a massive turnout as well to bestow legitimacy on his ouster last July of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and the ensuing crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood and other supporters.

To ensure that happened, authorities declared the second day of vot-

ing a public holiday to free people to vote and threatened to enforce fines on those who did not cast ballots.

Then they took the extraordinary step of adding a third day to the election and gave free train and bus rides across the country to allow voters to cast ballots in home districts. A member of el-Sissi’s campaign told the AP that the threat of fines of $70, a hefty sum to most Egyptians, was particularly effective, causing a spike in voting Tuesday evening.

But he said the third day of voting was thin and adding an extra day — a decision the campaign itself publicly objected to — did little to help. He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the campaign’s internal research.

Interim President Adly Mansour, installed by el-Sissi last July, said Thursday that turnout was 46 per cent, proclaiming it showed “a broad consensus.”

But the victor’s sole rival in the race, left-wing politician Hamdeen Sabahi, said the figure was not credible and amounted to an “insult to the intelligence of Egyptians.”

That figure was lower than the 52 per cent turnout in the 2012 presidential election that vaulted Morsi to power. It also was lower than the bar elSissi himself set in his last campaign interview, when he said he wanted three-quarters of the country’s 54 million registered voters to cast ballots so he could “show the world” his support.

Still, el-Sissi can genuinely claim he comes into office with an impressive tally of 23.38 million votes — significantly more than the 13 million won by Morsi two years ago. The results came from el-Sissi’s campaign, citing its own representatives from the polls.

There was no official announce-

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An election worker displays an invalid ballot at a counting center in Cairo, Egypt.

Egypt’s former military chief has won a crushing victory over his sole opponent with more than 92 percent of the votes, according to results announced by his campaign early Thursday. The campaign of retired field marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he won 23.38 million votes, with left-wing politician Hamdeen Sabahi taking 735,285. Invalid votes were 1.07 million, or nearly 350,000 more than the number of votes for the 59-year-old Sabahi. ment from the election commission, but in past elections such tallies from campaign representatives have proven generally accurate.

Sabahi, who received a meagre 2.9 per cent of the vote, conceded defeat at a news conference Thursday. He complained of a climate of bias by the media and the government in favour of his rival. He said many of his representatives at polling centres were intimidated, assaulted or arrested, prompting him to pull them out Wednesday in

protest.

“I respect the choice of the people,” he said. “We have lost an election but we won our self-respect ... I hope we won credibility with the aware and intelligent masses.”

Figures showed that turnout nationwide on Monday was an alarming 15 per cent and weakest in several southern provinces, where Islamists have strong influence, the three officials, who included security officials, told AP.

Nigerian president vows to bring girls home

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s leader vowed on Thursday to “do everything possible to bring our daughters home,” referring to the mass abduction of more than 300 schoolgirls, and said that the Islamic extremists who kidnapped them threaten the country’s democratic gains.

“It is a sad fact that as I address you today, all the gains of the past 15 years of democratic governance in our country are threatened by the presence of international terrorism on our shores,” President Goodluck Jonathan said in a speech marking Nigeria’s transformation from decades of military dictator-

ship. He also blamed the Islamic uprising on “extremist foreign elements” and offered amnesty to those who renounce violence.

He said he has instructed security forces “to launch a full-scale operation to put an end to the impunity of terrorists on our soil” but gave no details, not of what is being done to rescue the girls who the military claimed this week it has located.

The military says it fears that using force to rescue them could instead get them killed.

Jonathan has ruled out swapping the girls, who were kidnapped from a school in the town of Chibok on April 15, for detained insurgents.

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A demonstrator makes a barricade with a burning containers during a protest against the eviction of social squatters from the building in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Police have clashed with gangs of hooded youths who threw rocks and set fire to trash containers in the third night of violence in Spain’s northeastern city of Barcelona. The Can Vies social centre has been occupied by squatters since 1997.

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Woman says she played dead during bear attack at military base in Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Jessica Gamboa grew up hearing you should play dead during a bear attack, and she did just that when she was pummeled by a brown bear that left her bloodied on a remote road at a military base in Alaska.

That action likely saved her life.

Gamboa says in a videotaped interview at her hospital bed that she surrendered to the bear during the attack May 18 at Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson in Anchorage. Gamboa, of Sacramento, California, is married to a soldier there.

The Army on Thursday released the interview of Gamboa and a combat medic who rescued her after the mauling.

Gamboa and her husband were jogging at the sprawling base when they became separated. The mauling left her with lacerations to her neck, arms and legs, and neck fractures.

2 ex-US Army soldiers plead guilty to laundering bribes from Afghan contractors MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two former U.S. Army soldiers have pleaded guilty to accepting about $250,000 in bribes from contractors in Afghanistan and shipping the cash back to the United States to be laundered through a landscaping business.

Jimmy W. Dennis, 44, and 45-yearold James C. Pittman told judges during separate hearings that they took the money in exchange for steering work to favoured Afghan contractors.

Police say husband of woman stoned to death was arrested for killing first wife LAHORE, Pakistan — A senior police official in Pakistan says the husband of a woman stoned to death by her family earlier this week was arrested for killing his first wife, though the case against him was withdrawn.

Police official Zulfiqar Hameed said Thursday that the man, Mohammed Iqbal, was arrested after the 2009 killing but a family member later forgave him. That’s allowed under Pakistani law. Iqbal did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Two of Iqbal’s cousins said he had been forgiven by one of his sons for the killing.

Iqbal’s second wife was bludgeoned to death Tuesday in the eastern city of Lahore by family members.

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They face up to 20 years in prison when they are sentenced in September.

The guilty pleas are the latest cases to arise from bribery allegations involving U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. At least six other soldiers have pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison.

Dennis was assigned to the Humanitarian Aid Yard at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan from March 2008 through March 2009. He said he mailed packages of $80,000 to $100,000 in toy trucks and a chest to a family member in the U.S. It was then sent to Pittman, a onetime Army friend who laundered it through his landscaping company.

As part of a plea agreement, Dennis will forfeit $250,000, two HarleyDavidson motorcycles and a sport utility vehicle. Pittman will give up nearly $90,000 in cash.

Dennis served 20 years in the Army before being discharged in 2010. Court records list Pittman as a former soldier but do not give any details about his military service.

Dennis is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 4. Pittman’s hearing is set for Sept. 8.