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Spill nets $1.3M fine PLAINS MIDSTREAM PLEADS GUILTY TO RED DEER RIVER OIL SPILL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS RED DEER — A pipeline company has been fined after pleading guilty in two spills that sent a total of nearly five million litres of oil into Alberta rivers and wetlands.

Plains Midstream Canada faced three environmental charges in a courtroom in Red Deer on Tuesday and was ordered to pay a total of $1.3

‘A $1.3-MILLION FINE FOR PLAINS MIDSTREAM IS HARDLY A SIGNAL TO THE COMPANY OR ALBERTA’S PROBLEM-PLAGUED PIPELINE INDUSTRY THAT THEY NEED TO START SOLVING THEIR ONGOING SPILL ISSUES.’ — MIKE HUDEMA SPOKESMAN, GREENPEACE

million for the spills, one of which was the second largest in Alberta history.

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Greenpeace spokesman Mike Hudema said the figure represents about

five hours worth of profit for Plains All American, the company that owns Plains Midstream, which has about 1,250 employees in Canada.

“A $1.3-million fine for Plains Midstream is hardly a signal to the company or Alberta’s problem-plagued pipeline industry that they need to start solving their ongoing spill issues,” he said.

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Ellis Chin, 2, and her sister Berkeley, 10 months, and their mother, Adrienne, enjoy the cool water pouring from a feature at the Blue Grass Sod Farms Central Spray & Play in downtown Red Deer. The spray park opened on the weekend and is once again a popular place to cool off on a warm day.

Province backtracks on nursing cuts at Michener

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The province has reversed its controversial decision to reduce weekend and holiday nursing support for 89 residents the government wants moved out of Michener Centre.

Just a week ago, Alberta Human Services alerted family members that after June 1, staff would have to use HealthLink, a walk-in clinic or the nearest hospital to seek assistance for residents on Sunday and statutory holidays if a registered

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Registered nurses would only see residents from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Jason Heistad, executive secretarytreasurer with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, said Naresh Bhardwaj, the associate minister for persons with disabilities, confirmed that the government has reversed its decision to reduce nursing care.

Lee Kvern, of Okotoks, whose 56-year-old sister lives at Michener, said it’s great that the government put a stop to its underhanded plan to smoke residents out, but it only hap-

pened because they were caught redhanded.

“At bare minimum, it’s a meagre olive branch from Bhardwaj. I think he did not anticipate us being here 14 months later. I think they’re starting to realize we aren’t going anywhere,” Kvern said Tuesday about the families determined to keep Michener open.

In March 2013, the province announced it was closing the older Michener buildings on the north and south sides that 120 residents call home.

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Two residents of Red Deer have died in separate motorcycle collisions in a span of less than two weeks.

The second crash, which occurred Friday in the city at the intersection of 19th Street and 49th Avenue, claimed the life of Tara Leah Carleton, 37.

On May 16, Andre van der Berg, 23, of Red Deer was killed in a collision Tara Carleton east of Red Deer on Range Road 270 between Hwys 11 and 595.

Family are remembering Carleton as someone who could light up a room just by her presence.

Red Deer RCMP said Tuesday that Carleton was severely injured Friday evening near the Westerner. She was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital, then flown by STARS to Calgary, where she died.

Her father, Tom Carleton, told the Advocate on Tuesday that she was a wonderful daughter.

“She liked sports, she played ringette for a number of years.

“She was a social person, she made friends easily and when she walked into a room she could light it up just from her presence and her smile.”

He said it felt good to hear someone laugh like Tara did. Her father, who lives in the St. Albert area, said he often talked with her.

“She was outgoing, she wasn’t shy,” said Tom. “She was never afraid to meet new people, strike up a conversation. She wasn’t reserved.”

Tara adored her nieces.

“Especially Bailey, the older one, when she was five years old Aunty Tara was a very special person in her life,” said Tom.

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Red Deer singer, songwriter Randi Boulton performs at The Hideout in Gasoline Alley during the official launch of the Westerner Days Fair and Exposition on Tuesday. During the afternoon press conference, the Westerner Days board announced all the entertainment planned for the fair and exposition, which takes place July 16 to 20. Please see related story on page C1.

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SPILL: Beaver dam stopped it from being worse According to an agreed statement of facts, a poorly welded and highly stressed section of the 48-yearold Rainbow pipeline cracked on April 28, 2011.

About 4.5 million litres of oil leaked into low-lying marshlands near the northern Alberta community of Little Buffalo.

Only the lucky location of a beaver dam prevented the oil from flowing beyond the low-lying spot where the leak occurred.

“A beaver dam was present that stopped the vast majority (and probably all) of the oil from escaping,” said the statement.

The beaver did not survive.

The statement describes the damage as significant, although small in area. A chemist with the Alberta Energy Regulator reported that the cleanup had been successful, and that frogs and insects had returned to the site by the following year.

Although school in Little Buffalo was cancelled for several days over odour concerns, “no information exists to show if anyone in the area was at risk of any harm or suffered any health effects,” the statement says.

“The Rainbow release appears to have resulted in relatively little effect to humans due to the remoteness of the release point.”

The pipeline was shut down for 122 days before it was allowed to reopen.

The board then responsible for overseeing Alberta pipelines cited the company for not properly digging the pipeline, for inadequate operating and maintenance and for inadequate leak detection and response.

Plains Midstream was ordered to assess all of its other pipelines of the same type.

The company also pleaded guilty to a June 2012 spill into the Red Deer River near the community of Sundre in central Alberta. Under the pressure of wa-

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ter flows more than 10 times normal, a length of the 48-year-old Rangeland pipeline running underneath the river failed.

Several Sundre residents went to hospital with respiratory complaints. People with homes along that stretch of river had to leave. Five members of one family were taken to hospital and others were not able to return to their homes for weeks.

Gleniffer Lake, a downstream reservoir popular with anglers and boaters, was closed for three weeks at the height of summer. Drinking water in the area was also affected.

A report by Alberta’s energy watchdog released earlier this year was critical of the company’s actions.

The regulator concluded Plains Midstream didn’t inspect its pipeline often enough and didn’t pay enough attention to government warnings. It also said the company failed to enact adequate mitigation measures once the leak occurred and communicated poorly with hundreds of people affected by the spill.

Although dead fish and wildlife were found in the area, the agreed statement of facts says “no cause of the death of such wildlife was conclusively determined.”

Alberta Environment reports in the statement that the company’s cleanup of the Rangeland leak was “exemplary.”

The section of pipe that failed has since been abandoned.

CARLETON: Funeral slated for Thursday “Bailey is quite shy and really only her parents and Aunty Tara really had any closeness with her for the longest time.”

Tara worked at Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson as a senior service consultant and had been riding for more than 10 years. She worked in Red Deer for a long time, but had also lived and worked for Harley Davidson in the Chicago area.

Condolences sent to the family describe her as having a personality as big as the prairie sky and a

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Red Deer RCMP were called to the scene at about 5:15 p.m. Friday and were joined by Red Deer Fire and EMS. Police said witness reports and an analysis of the collision scene indicate the motorcycle struck the median and flipped. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

A funeral for Tara Leah Carleton is scheduled for Thursday in St. Albert. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

MICHENER: Not much left for people to do Residents are to be moved out by the end of the year.

Kvern said it’s unfortunate that the cuts remain to Michener recreational programs, like the recent closure of Cheers Club where residents and the developmentally disabled from the larger community would watch movies and play bingo.

“There’s basically not much left for Michener people to do,” Kvern said.

Last week Alberta NDP, Friends of Medicare and Alberta Union of Provincial Employees spoke out against the changes to Michener nursing care.

Heistad said he was pleased the province changed its mind.

But the bigger fight to keep south side buildings at Michener open continues, he said.

“We hope that discussion can happen and that under a new leader the Redford policy made in 2013 can be reversed,” Heistad said.

AUPE and Michener families plan to meet with PC leadership candidates Jim Prentice and Ric McIver to discuss Michener’s future.

“They’re willing to sit down and have that discussion. We’re just elated that we’re moving forward that way. We’re very pleased.”

AUPE also hopes to meet with Thomas Lukaszuk.

“Once we have those one-on-ones with all three candidates, it’ll give us an idea how we want to move forward with the (Save Michener) campaign,” Heistad said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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He started the year with a flurry of new school and school modernization announcements — part of the largest capital endeavour in education in the province’s history — and then had to play some defence against grassroots criticisms around declining math scores and teaching methods.

Two weeks ago, the prov- Jeff Johnson ince’s largest teachers’ union issued a unanimous vote of non-confidence towards the minister in response to recommendations in a provincial task force that suggest greater oversight of teacher competency and conduct is necessary.

All the while, efforts has been ongoing to completely rework curricula for all subjects, to be rolled out en masse in 2016.

On Tuesday in Red Deer, Johnson told school board trustees from across the province that he would ensure they get more time to deal with the major changes set to come into their schools.

“We’re not going to rush this,” he said of the curriculum redesign process.

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Mandel backs Prentice FORMER EDMONTON MAYOR MAY RUN FOR SEAT

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EDMONTON — Alberta Tory leadership candidate Jim Prentice has a former big-city mayor in his corner.

Edmonton’s Stephen Mandel announced Tuesday that he is endorsing Prentice and will help him in his campaign leading up to the party vote in September.

Mandel said he will sell memberships and organize events in the Alberta capital.

“He (Prentice) is a progressive conservative. And progressive is the most important word,” Mandel told a joint news conference with Prentice.

“We are a city that is a very progressive city and we need someone at the helm of this province who will bring great vision and great opportunity for all of us. And Jim Prentice is that person.”

The 68-year-old Mandel, a threeterm mayor who didn’t run in last fall’s municipal election, did not rule out the possibility of running provincially under Prentice in the next election.

“The cards will fall where they fall.

I don’t know right now,” he said.

When reminded that he had said he left the mayor’s chair to step away from the political spotlight and spend more time with his family, he jokingly replied: “I’ve had some time with the family.”

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BRIEF Fire leads RCMP to huge grow operation A fire has led Innisfail RCMP to the largest marijuana grow operation in its history.

Innisfail RCMP followed a trail of smoke from a structure fire, leading them to the massive grow-op that may have been worth as much as $1 million.

Staff Sgt. Chris Matechuk said the fire uncovered the huge grow-op, the largest bust the detachment has ever had. The marijuana, marijuana oil and marijuana plants found could have

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EDUCATION: Assure parents that basic knowledge not being ignored Concerns about the process, which began in earnest this year, have centred around moves away from the learning of basic facts in mathematics in favour of experiential or “discovery” learning, and the involvement of corporations. Johnson said his objectives with the redesign work are to assure parents that basic knowledge is not being ignored while making sure kids are getting the “soft skills” that industry wants in future employees, and de-cluttering the curricula that teachers have to impart.

He told reporters he did not have a firm deadline for when the new programs of study would be implemented, but earlier at the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) spring general meeting deputy minister Greg Bass told trustees that the new rollout date would likely be 2020.

As part of its budget passed last week, Red Deer Public School District announced that six classroom teachers would be reassigned to jobs within the division helping to guide other teachers through shifting expectations in the lead-up to the rollout. Board chair Bev Manning said despite the delay, the division still needs to start preparing for what are expected to be funda-

failed to follow through on promises to develop cities and to properly fund post-secondary institutions.

Prentice has promised a new deal with Edmonton and Calgary to address infrastructure, transportation and administrative issues. He said that deal could include more autonomy for the

been worth as much as $1 million.

“It’s quite common,” said Matechuk about discovering a grow-op because of a fire.

“That’s usually how they’re discovered because the electrical equipment can short out. That’s happened quite often.”

In the afternoon Sunday, Red Deer County firefighters responded to a structure fire on Range Road 272 east of Innisfail. When they got there they found the grow-op and called in Innisfail RCMP. A search warrant was obtained and executed by Innisfail RCMP and the Alberta Law Enforcement Team — Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit — Green Team South.

On top of the marijuana and marijuana-related products, police found three firearms including an assault rifle, a loaded firearm and ammunition. Police seized all of the items and

firearms.

Matechuk said the investigation is ongoing.

No arrests have been made and the police gang unit is helping with the investigation.

Edmonton shootings not considered random EDMONTON — Two men are facing life-threatening injuries after separate shootings in Edmonton.

Police say a 48-year-old man was shot when several males threatened a couple after forcing their way into a north-end home late Monday night.

While police and emergency medical crews were at the scene, a vehicle pulled up and the driver asked for help with a 22-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot wound several blocks away.

He was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Man charged after car written off after flood shows up at auction CALGARY — A Calgary man faces charges after a car believed to have been badly damaged in last spring’s flooding showed up at an auction.

Police say an off-duty member of the auto theft unit recognized the 1962 Chevrolet Impala convertible when he was at the auction last month.

Youssef Yangui of Calgary is charged with uttering a forged document, tampering with a vehicle identification number and fraudulent concealment.

mental shifts in content delivery and learner expectations.

“Curriculum redesign is going to take a few years, it’s not just snap your fingers and it’s done. I think it’s important that we support it from the ground level up and do it right. Our take on it is good at the moment, and if we need to rework that in the future we’ll look at it,” said Manning.

Something else that Johnson pushed back recently was the deadline for public input on the Task Force for Teaching Excellence, the product of an independent panel that features 25 recommendations dealing with the profession in Alberta.

After the report was released last month, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) labelled it a “direct assault” on educators and directly criticized the minister at its own annual general meeting in May. The deadline for input was originally today, but comments will now be accepted until June 15. On Tuesday, Johnson called the task force the “most important thing we’ll do in 20 years” and said the average teacher in Alberta is “very impressed” with the report.

“There are a couple pieces that concern them, but we’ve told the ATA, ‘Don’t get concerned about the recommendations, let’s try to look at the issues and work through the issues together to make the system better,’” said Johnson.

“People need to read the report, they need to be informed as to what is actually in it, and that’s the ask I would have of all teachers and all parents and people involved or interested in the education system.”

In a lunchtime question and answer session, Johnson told trustees who

called for more funding that as long as school divisions have large operating reserve funds, the provincial Treasury Board is unlikely to free up more cash for boards.

After having built up significant re-

serve accounts, many school divisions in the province have been drawing down their reserves in recent years to balance their budgets but warn that they will no longer be able to do so. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel (left), with PC leadership candidate Jim Prentice looking on, announces Tuesday in Edmonton he is supporting Prentice in the party contest to succeed former premier Alison Redford.

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While not mentioning Redford by name, he said her administration had

cities if necessary.

“I’m prepared to have that discussion with both of the mayors,” said Prentice.

“We need to be creative and innovative.”

He noted the provincial population sits at four million people and is rising.

“When we get over five million people, 80 per cent of those people are going to be living in the two major cities,” he said.

“So we owe it to the citizens of Edmonton and Calgary, and Albertans, to focus on these issues and come up with solutions.”

Prentice is running against former Redford cabinet ministers Thomas Lukaszuk and Ric McIver.

On Tuesday, Lukaszuk launched his campaign website.

On the site, Lukaszuk recounts how as a child he fled communist Poland with his family and then struggled in Canada to learn English.

“This experience gave him a lifelong respect for talented and compassionate teachers, and an appreciation of the challenges faced by non-Englishspeaking immigrants,” reads his biography.

Prentice’s team also has a website, while McIver’s site is still under construction.

COMMENT

A4 A revisionist look at debates

In the daily practice of political journalism, few tasks offer more opportunities for getting it wrong than the adjudication of an election debate.

Barely have the leaders delivered their opening statements that one has to start getting one’s head around whether any of them is winning or losing points with voters.

Minutes after the gavel CHANTAL has come down, HÉBERT television analysts swing into action.

Columnists who now toil in a 24/7 competitive wired environment are equally under the gun to come up with a definitive assessment.

Those pressures may explain why few political events are as prone to historical revisionism as leaders debates.

Three years after the fact, for instance, NDP leader Jack Layton is considered to have done exceptionally

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well in the 2011 federal debates. The exchange when he took Michael Ignatieff to task over the latter’s attendance record in the House of Commons was a pivotal moment in the campaign.

But that really only became apparent in the rear-view mirror.

On the night of the English-language debate, the exchange did not earn Layton much play in the media’s commentary. The NDP leader’s performance came up almost as an afterthought in the debriefing of the CBC’s At Issue panel (of which I am a member).

Similarly, an extensive CTV news recap posted online an hour after the debate quotes Layton for the first time in the 16th paragraph (a few graphs down from the first mention of Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe).

The NDP leader’s comments on crime prevention made the cut of that play-by-play report but not the LaytonIgnatieff exchange that turned out to have legs in public opinion.

As often as not, media watchers build their debate narrative on faulty assumptions.

For more than half of the 2011 federal campaign for example, every twist and turn was meant to fit neatly in the frame of a Liberal/Conservative battle for power. The Layton moment did not

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fit that preordained mould and so the media mostly missed its significance.

After the last of two debates in the recent Quebec campaign there was a wide media consensus that then-Liberal leader Philippe Couillard — who spent the evening against the ropes taking hits from his rivals — had had the toughest night of the four provincial leaders.

But over the week that followed, it was Pauline Marois who lost ground.

The media had watched the debate to see if Couillard was stoppable. But the viewers for whom it was a votechanger were potential Marois supporters driven by a poorly executed campaign to shop for an alternative.

In the 2004 federal campaign, I waited my turn to give my take on the English-language debate on the CBC standing next to a CTV pundit who was tasked with the same mission.

He assured anchor Lloyd Robertson that Stephen Harper had won the night and potentially the election. Minutes later, my panel mates and I delivered the opposite verdict. On that occasion, voters mercifully agreed with our assessment. Paul Martin won that one by not coming on as strongly as Harper did.

Does all of the above mean that the

widely accepted notion that voters are more influenced by the debate over the debate than by the exercise itself is off base? Not necessarily.

Anyone watching the Layton/Ignatieff 2011 duel in isolation would have caught, in that one-on-one moment, the NDP leader’s obvious strength and his Liberal rival’s equally obvious weakness.

The post-game replays of the best exchanges highlighted the contrast between the two performances in a black-and-white way that the actual debate the media watched and based its analysis on did not.

From where I’ve sat in the media gallery of dozens of election debates, it has been clear that debate excerpts that are subsequently played on a loop for 24 to 48 hours ultimately have more impact than the instant analysis of an army of pundits.

If I missed Tuesday’s Ontario debate, I would watch those first and take stock of the analysis a distant second. But I would know that neither is a great substitute for watching the real thing.

Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer. Her column appears Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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The new Canadian pecking order

BY JOCK FINLAYSON ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES VANCOUVER — Canada’s economic pecking order is changing, at a pace that raises questions about the country’s economic future as well as the sustainability of current federal-provincial fiscal arrangements.

The picture is summarized in the Table below. It shows where the six most affluent provinces rank on three common economic metrics: output or real gross domestic product (GDP) per person; average weekly earnings for people holding payroll jobs; and labour productivity in the business sector.

Note that the data for the four bottom ranked provinces — Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI — are not reported in the table.

Scanning the table, a few things stand out.

First, Alberta leads the pack by a wide margin on both per capita GDP and average weekly earnings; it also narrowly tops the charts on productivity. This will not come as a surprise to most Canadian economy-watchers or policy-makers.

Second, Saskatchewan’s second place ranking on the first two measures is striking and underscores the superior economic performance and the growing economic clout of the Western provinces.

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the Canadian economic ladder in the past decade, now finds itself among the three richest provinces based on the measures reported in the table.

Finally, the three biggest provinces - Ontario, Quebec and B.C. - which are home to more than three-quarters of the country’s population, are best described as middling jurisdictions in economic terms. Quebec is a chronic underachiever, while B.C. has been challenged by the loss of high-paying manufacturing and processing jobs coupled with two decades of notably lackluster productivity growth.

But it is Ontario’s situation that causes perhaps the greatest concern.

That Ontario has been eclipsed by the

former “have-not” provinces of Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador says much about the nation’s changing economy. And the signs suggest that Ontario’s historic descent into “have-not” status is not a short-term development.

What explains the provinces’ shifting economic fortunes? A one-word answer would be “resources,” and more specifically “energy.” Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador produce and export virtually all of Canada’s oil, and hydrocarbons as a whole loom large within their industrial structures. Saskatchewan and to a lesser extent Alberta also benefit from an abundance of non-energy nat-

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Population flows confirm the variations in economic vibrancy across the provinces. Last year saw Saskatchewan notch a 1.8 per cent gain in population, supported by the arrival of 10,000 international immigrants. Alberta now attracts as many permanent immigrants as British Columbia. Alberta and Saskatchewan are also the only two provinces experiencing positive net interprovincial migration. And they boast the country’s lowest unemployment rates.

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A small victory for veterans COMMITTEE CALLS FOR MODEST CHANGES TO BENEFITS REGIME FOR EX-SOLDIERS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee chose to recommend modest rather than wholesale changes to the federal government’s veterans charter Tuesday, admitting its long-awaited review of benefits and entitlement would not satisfy everyone.

The report, which is not binding on the government, was presented to Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino and endorsed unanimously by all three parties on the veterans committee.

“All we’re asking is for people to look at it as an honest, collective effort by all members of all parties across the political spectrum to get things right,” said Conservative MP Laurie Hawn, an ex-air force pilot.

“Will it ever be perfect?

“No, it won’t, but we’ll continue to try and make it better.”

The analysis, which contains 14 recommendations, was originally intended to douse growing flames of discontent in the veterans community over the charter, which was introduced almost nine years ago by the Liberals but championed by the Conservatives after they came to power in 2006.

It was also hoped the report would begin repairing the political damage wrought by the federal government’s response to a lawsuit filed by Afghan vets, who say the new system is discriminatory and not as generous as the pension-forlife regime it replaced.

Federal lawyers have told the court the government has no special obligation to returning soldiers

and that it cannot be bound by the promises and practices of past governments, such as those made by then-prime minister Sir Robert Borden during the First World War. Fantino asked the committee to specifically define the social contract the nation has with those who lay down their lives without question.

The committee examined the social convent recently introduced by the British, which clearly spells out the obligation to its soldiers, but in the end recommended the tentative step of cutting and pasting wording from Canada’s old pension act into the new charter as a preamble.

It also suggested attaching the veterans bill of rights to the charter, but both fall short of the unambiguous legal declarations that veterans have been demanding.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — At the trial of accused serial killer Cody Legebokoff, 15-year-old Loren Leslie stands apart from the other alleged victims.

Legebokoff, 24, is on trial for four counts of firstdegree murder, and three of his alleged victims were adult women, all of whom appear to have struggled with drug use and, the Crown says, turned to sex work in the northern British Columbia city of Prince George.

But Leslie, who lived with her mother in Vanderhoof, more than 100 kilometres west of Prince George, had her own struggles with mental health, Legebokoff’s trial heard Tuesday. While the teen was happy and light-hearted at times, her mother said the girl also had a darker streak and was medicated for mental-health issues.

Leslie’s mental state has come under scrutiny at the trial, where the Crown has revealed Legebokoff told police it was Leslie who killed herself the night she was found dead in November 2010. The Crown alleges Legebokoff murdered Leslie, along with the three women.

Leslie’s mother, Donna, testified that her daughter had been diagnosed with post-traumatic depression and bipolar disorder, for which she was prescribed medication. The girl engaged in self-harm behaviour known as “delicate cutting” in which she cut her wrists, her mother said, and there were times she was delusional and heard voices.

But Donna said her daughter, who also had a rare eye condition that impaired her vision, wasn’t suicidal.

“Is it not the case that — whether or not she made an attempt — that Loren regularly voiced suicidal intentions?” asked defence lawyer Jim Heller.

“Not that I recall,” replied Donna.

Heller repeatedly suggested Loren had, in fact, attempted suicide in the past, but Donna insisted that wasn’t the case.

The Crown contends Leslie met Legebokoff on an online social networking site, with Legebokoff sending the first message to her on Nov. 1, 2010, and the pair met on Nov. 27.

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BRIEF Buth leaves Senate to return to her “roots” in agriculture OTTAWA — A little more than two years after being named by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Senate, Conservative JoAnne Buth is stepping away from the red chamber.

Buth has announced to her Tory colleagues that she will leave the Senate this summer and go back to a job tied to her roots in agriculture.

She will head an industry organization, the Canadian International Grains Institute.

Buth had been president of the Canola Council of Canada before being appointed by Harper to the Senate in 2012.

Her departure means the Conservative ranks will be diminished at a time when the Senate continues to grapple with the expenses scandal that began to unfold last spring.

Sen. Claude Carignan, leader of the government in the Senate, lamented Buth’s departure Tuesday, saying she will be missed.

“Her stay in the Senate, too short, will be remembered for her valuable contribution to the work of the Senate and to democracy in Canada,” said Carignan.

“We will remember the important work she did on the standing committee on agriculture and forestry,

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Emma Czornobaj is pictured at the Montreal Courthouse in Montreal, Tuesday. Crown prosecutors say there was nothing reasonable about Czornobaj’s decision to park her car on a busy highway to help ducks, an act they allege triggered events that left two people dead. Czornobaj has pleaded not guilty to two counts each of criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving causing death. Czornobaj, now 25, is accused in the deaths of Andre Roy, 50, and his daughter Jessie, 16. as well as on the standing committee on national finance.”

Buth is the fifth senator since the end of 2013 to leave the Senate ahead of the mandatory retirement age of 75.

In a statement, Buth said her new role at the grain institute is a chance to return to her roots.

“This opportunity represents coming home to me as I come back to work in an industry that is so critical to Canada and to Canada’s reputation internationally,” she said.

the plaintiffs after they launched a class-action lawsuit against the province.

About 150 former residents allege they were sexually, physically and psychologically abused by staff at the home. Their class-action lawsuit was certified by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in December, though the allegations have not been tested in court.

Before it was defeated in the provincial election in October, the previous NDP government fought the lawsuit in the courts, arguing that some of the allegations are based on speculation or hearsay.

Nova Scotia reaches tentative $29M deal in orphanage abuse lawsuit

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HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has reached a tentative $29-million settlement with former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children who allege they were abused at the Halifax orphanage.

Premier Stephen McNeil announced the agreement Tuesday.

The abuse is alleged to have taken place over a 50-year period up until the 1980s.

“It was our hope and my hope that we would come ... to a respectful conclusion and I believe we’ve reached that,” McNeil told a news conference Tuesday.

“This has been a tough process on everybody involved and for some it’s been a life journey.”

McNeil said court documents will be filed later Tuesday detailing the lump sum settlement to be disbursed by lawyers representing the former residents.

In November, McNeil said his Liberal government wanted to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with

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By HARLEY RICHARDS Advocate business editor Looking to attract a potential client to your fledgling business?

Seating him next to the washing machine in your basement home office is unlikely to score many points.

Yolanda Hula has a better option.

The CEO of Calgary-based LeTeam Enterprises Inc. can set you up in a downtown Red Deer office building with a receptionist and access to a boardroom, for as little as $450 a month.

Located on the third floor of Commerce Court, at 4915 54th St., LeTeam Business to Business Red Deer Office Centre has 45 executive office spaces ranging in size from 100 to 250 square feet.

Each can be leased on a monthly basis, with furniture also available for rent, and tenants able to book a boardroom or conference room by the hour.

They share a receptionist, have mail service, enjoy access to a kitchen and can rent above-ground or underground parking space.

“It’s the way of the future,” said Hula of LeTeam’s low-cost alternative to traditional office space.

It gives home-based businesses and start-ups professional-looking premises at a relatively low cost and with a short-term commitment.

“There are a lot of female entrepreneurs,” she said of another incentive to operate away from home. “Do you actually want all your clients knowing

where you live?”

The centre also gives out-of-town businesses an affordable way to gain a presence in Red Deer, said Hula.

For many tenants, the objective is to project a positive image, she said.

Clients can subscribe to the mail service only for $75 a month — booking the boardroom or conference room when meetings are necessary and skipping the need for an office altogether.

They can even arrange for all of their phone calls to be handled by LeTeam, with the resulting messages forwarded to them.

The Red Deer office centre, which opened in April, followed a similar LeTeam facility in Calgary that’s operated for a decade. That centre has 90-plus offices, said Hula, and a second Calgary location is now planned.

“We usually are about 95 per cent full — sometimes with a wait list,” she said.

LeTeam is also hoping to open a centre in Edmonton.

Hula said the Calgary office centre has proven to be a business generator for tenants, as they meet other occupants and use each other’s services.

“It’s really a community.”

The Red Deer office centre has been in the works for some time, said Hula, who bought Commerce Court seven years ago.

“That was always my long-term plan.

I believe there will be so much need for a business centre like this that I really wanted to get us established in Red Deer.”

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Nicki, the reception and office manager at LeTeam Business to Business Red Deer Office Centre, walks through the office space on the third floor of Commerce Court at 4915 54th St. That need could explode if a highspeed rail line is developed between Calgary and Edmonton, she said.

Interest in the Red Deer centre is already strong, said Hula, with a steady stream of inquiries coming in.

“It’s such a fabulous concept.”

Additional information about LeTeam Business to Business Red Deer Office Centre can be obtained on the company’s website at www.leteam. ca, or by contacting LeTeam at 1-888836-5291 or marketingtheoc@shaw.ca hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Scientists to Harper: reject Northern Gateway report climate change,” he said.

The joint Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency-National Energy VANCOUVER — A letter signed by Board panel issued a report in Decemhundreds of scientists from around ber recommending approval of Norththe world is urging Prime Minister Ste- ern Gateway, with 209 conditions.

Janet Holder, Northern Gateway phen Harper to reject a federal panel report recommending approval of the project leader, said the panel’s report is “based on sound science and fact, Northern Gateway pipeline.

The federal government must an- and included input from thousands of nounce the final decision by June 17 Canadians with a wide range of viewon the 1,200-kilometre pipeline that points and expertise.”

“By actively seeking to undermine would link the Alberta oil sands with a the work of these experts outside the tanker port on the B.C. coast.

The letter sent this week to Harper JRP process, the signatories of this letand several key cabinet ministers said ter are denying the experts an opportuthe report by the joint review panel nity to defend their work,” Holder said is “indefensible as a basis to judge in in a statement emailed in response to a request for an interview. favour of the project.”

The review process was one of the It was signed by most comprehensive 300 scientists from universities from ‘This isn’t the fault in Canadian history, she said. Eighty exNewfoundland to of the panelists. pert witnesses testiVancouver Island, fied under oath and Much more of it along with colleagues the panel ultimately from international was really about recommended apinstitutions including the design of the proval.

Stanford, Cornell and Holder did not Oxford. process’ address the issue The chief concern from the group is that — Kai Chan of greenhouse gas the panel did not Associate professor emissions.

The scientists’ letUniversity of British Columbia look at the increase ter also said the panin global greenhouse el failed to explain gas emissions that will result from the expansion in oil its rationale for finding that the benefits of the $7-billion pipeline justify sands production.

“This isn’t the fault of the panel- the risks.

The panel relied on information lists,” said Kai Chan, an associate professor at the Institute for Resources, from the proponent, Calgary-based EnEnvironment and Sustainability at the bridge (TSX:ENB), without external asUniversity of British Columbia and sessment of their information, it said.

And it said a finding that marine one of the instigators of the petition.

“Much more of it was really about the mammals will not suffer significant adverse cumulative effects contradicts design of the process.”

The panel was not given a mandate government’s own management plans from the federal government to look at for several endangered and at-risk spethe larger climate change picture, he cies.

Chan and fellow scientists Anne Sasaid.

It’s a systemic problem, said Chan, a lomon, an assistant professor of reboard member of the Canadian Parks source and environmental manageand Wilderness Society who made a ment at Simon Fraser University, and 10-minute presentation to the panel Rick Taylor, a professor of zoology at UBC, launched a social media camduring 18-months of hearings.

“It just feels like we’re ostriches paign to gather support for the letter.

Ideally, Chan said he hopes it gives sticking our heads in the ground, pretending like we care about climate Harper and his Conservative cabinet change and that we’re taking action on pause as they near the deadline for it but then not even allowing it to be a their decision.

“It might be completely naive but consideration on these huge projects that obviously have ramifications for that’s what we’re hoping for,” he said.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF The commercial offerings at Sylvan Lake’s Beju Industrial Park continues to grow.

Worth Developments is developing a nearly 20,000-square-foot building at 25 Beju Industrial Dr., with bays ranging from 500 to 9,900 square feet available for lease or purchase.

“It’s a highway commercial building that can be restaurants, office space, retails space — it pretty much covers the whole gamut,” said Blair Morris, a partner in Worth Developments and a Realtor with Royal LePage Network Realty in Sylvan Lake.

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Morris said bays in the second project will also be available for sale or lease. He anticipates a construction start early in 2015.

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Quebec’s new government keen to discuss Canadian trade

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Quebec’s new point man on relations with Canada says his province is eager to join talks to improve country-wide internal trade, a barrier-busting goal his freshly elected government shares with Ottawa.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Fournier told The Canadian Press in an interview this is just one example of how the pro-Confederation Liberal government wants to forge closer ties with the rest of the country.

“This is a government that wants to build Canada, that wants to build links with other provinces, that wants to multiply the reasons to be together,” said Fournier, whose party defeated the pro-independence Parti Quebecois government on April 7.

“We want to create growth, we want to create jobs and we know that (some) of the jobs that we’ll have will be created because we will export to Ontario, New Brunswick or elsewhere.”

Fournier’s comments on internal trade came in response to news that Ottawa had initiated talks with the provinces toward forging a new, internal free-trade agreement.

Federal Industry Minister James Moore told the National Post in an interview last week that the former PQ government had no interest in working out a cross-Canada deal that would replace the patchwork system signed 20 years ago.

Moore said in the interview the election of the federalist Liberals in Quebec has helped create a “once-in-alifetime” opportunity to make headway on the issue.

“This summer, we are going to be working with all of my provincial counterparts to ensure that we have a new agreement of free trade within Canada,” Moore later told the House of Commons.

The federal government has cited estimates that say existing trade hurdles cost the Canadian economy $50 billion per year.

Fournier pointed to a primary reason why Quebec is open to a deal: the better provincial economies perform, the more they will buy from Quebec — and vice versa.

“The growth in other provinces is a way to achieve growth in Quebec,” said Fournier, who serves as government house leader and the minister responsible for la Francophonie.

Philippe Couillard’s Liberals won a majority mandate in the recent election, beating Pauline Marois’s PQ government just 18 months after she came to power.

Fournier said his party’s win had a direct impact on the Intergovernmental Affairs Department.

The PQ, he noted, had added the ministerial responsibility of “sovereigntist governance” to his predecessor’s title.

That duty has been wiped from his business card, he said.

“It’s the opposite of building relations,” Fournier said of the PQ approach.

“It’s breaking relations.”

Fournier also highlighted other potential areas where his province could build a stronger bond with the rest of the country.

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BRIEFS

Every retirement situation is unique “Derek, I’m starting to think about retirement but I’m not sure how I’ll keep myself from going crazy all day at home. What are other people doing?”

I’ve helped transition many hardworking Albertans to retirement and I can say that every client situation is as unique as the client themselves.

It all depends on your interests and how you envision DEREK your retirement.

FUCHS I have heard numerous stories from clients who have worked for 30 years or more, and once retired suddenly realize that their weekly routine is completely changed. In short, they eventually miss going to work every day!

What we know is that retirement is changing. Canadians are now leading longer, healthier and more active lives.

Many can expect to live two or three decades during their retired years.

The average Canadian now lives past age 80, and if you and your partner are age 65 today, there is a 63 per cent chance that one of you will live to age 90. So you need to ask yourself, “What

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am I going to do with all that time?”

Most of us expect to spend those two or three decades pursuing some kind of fulfilling activity. Increasingly, many seniors choose to stay active in the workforce. By staying active, they continue to feel productive and enjoy contributing to society.

Sometimes, the most valuable aspect of continuing to work is socializing with others. Recent studies have even indicated that retirees who have remained in the workforce to some degree maintain cognitive abilities and have better physical dexterity than their fully retired counterparts.

Of course, money has a lot to do with the decision to keep working as well.

The economic downturn a few years back caused many people to delay their retirement.

In addition, some people are feeling the squeeze of being the “sandwich generation,” whereby they are supporting their children and their parents.

My best advice is to know that retirement is an open book.

You need to ask yourself some very important questions: How do you want to spend your time? Where do you want to live? What’s most important to you?

One option is to continue to work, but with more flexibility.

For example, you might stay on with your current employer, but work part time, or from home. I know a number of clients who have even stayed on as a consultant, which allows them to schedule their own work days and

create their own hours — all while maintaining the relationships and paycheque.

Perhaps you could start a new business or a new career. Retirement can provide you the flexibility to pursue what you’ve always really wanted to do.

Some of my clients have chosen to work at a golf course, others restore (and sell) vintage automobiles. I even know one gentlemen who sails ships for a boat broker. The possibilities here are endless.

Many retirees choose to give back to our community by volunteering their time.

We all have valuable experience that we can share with various groups.

Consider joining a committee, board or a charitable group that matches your interests.

Whatever it is, ensure it keeps you involved and engaged.

Whatever your vision of retirement, the financial foundation is required to make it all possible. When you’re ready, take some time to review your assets and work with an adviser to create a plan.

The next two to three decades of your life will thank you.

Happy investing!

Derek Fuchs is a wealth adviser with ScotiaMcLeod in Red Deer, and a certified financial planner, financial management adviser and a fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute. He can be contacted at derek.fuchs@scotiamcleod.com.

Canadian Tire president says retailers need to create original ideas

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The president of Canadian Tire says the death of traditional retail stores is greatly exaggerated.

In fact, Michael Medline is placing bets he will be able to convince customers that shopping in stores is better than going online for the cheapest deals.

“We’re putting our money where our mouth is,” Medline said in a retail conference speech on Tuesday. “But, we need to be good at both. We have to put huge resources, time and money behind e-commerce and the new world.”

After years of a minimal digital presence, Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC.A) began to wade into the world of online shopping in a bigger way earlier this year.

While it won’t ship mufflers and light fixtures to your home, the company does let you shop for items online before swinging by the nearest store to pick them up.

It’s a step in the right direction, Medline said, though he estimates Canadian Tire is still a year and a half away from the presence it needs to have in e-commerce, where companies like Amazon.com are capturing a growing share of the market.

“We’re facing these Goliath-like retailers out there,” he said in an interview at the annual Store 2014 retail conference, held by the Retail Council of Canada.

“We have to be quick on our feet and we have to adapt and change.”

The influence of e-commerce giant Amazon was apparent throughout the conference as retailers talked about how to respond to changing consumer expectations, and the expansion of se-

lection from Amazon’s Canadian operations.

During his speech, Medline sent a drone to make a specialty delivery of Tim Hortons’ (TSX:THI) Timbits to him on stage, a nod to the headlines that Amazon captured last year when it showcased what it said would be the future of online delivery.

“I love that Amazon tried it,” he said. “I love that we’re all talking about it. And I love that it’s an example of the new world. The faster we can get there, the better.”

If the future of the retail industry looks anything like the image crafted

by Medline, Canadians will soon be shopping at a high-tech variation of the traditional “Ma and Pa” store.

Two Sport Chek locations in Toronto and Edmonton serve as a model for what’s to come.

Large digital screens are scattered along the walls, replacing traditional in-store signs, while customers can personalize hockey jerseys by using an interactive touchscreen.

Employees at the locations are equipped with tablets that can browse inventory and order merchandise.

Medline described his vision of retail as one where community becomes a priority and the local store carries items that better suit the demands of the neighbourhood.

“We have to be better in the community,” he said.

“We have dealers... who can stock their stores in a way that works for the community.”

He said stores that respond to local demands, and also employ more knowledgeable staff, will help ensure that customers walk out with purchases in their hands.

Medline called on other Canadian

retailers to become more nimble to survive the onslaught of competition.

That’s where Canadian companies often fall short, characteristically averse to taking risks and rarely the first to shell out extra dough to invest in the future.

Medline said the industry needs to change that mindset, and fast, as U.S. retailers swoop in to take a larger chunk of the market.

“I see companies fighting where the world is going, and you’re know they’re not going to be successful by fighting it,” he said.

“If you go where the customer wants to go, you’ll probably be all right.”

Increasingly, those customers are turning to e-commerce, which is why Hudson’s Bay (TSX:HBC) president Liz Rodbell said the department store retailer is already making changes to enhance its online operations, with expectations that online sales will grow three times faster than in-store sales over the next five years.

While shopping for clothes online has never been the most practical approach, Hudson’s Bay has unveiled features like True Fit, which allows shoppers to enter their size specifications to ensure that clothes fit, make the process a little easier.

Rodbell said there’s still an untapped market in Canada where only 3.4 per cent of sales are made online, compared to five per cent in the United States.

“Lots of people are searching, but not transacting,” Rodbell said. “This is an opportunity that we will seize.”

Staples Canada president Steve Matyas told the audience in a separate discussion that he expects bricks and mortar stores to still exist, but the model will need to be rethought.

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Aluminum industry hopeful Quebec will lower energy rates for new smelters MONTREAL — The head of the Aluminum Association of Canada says producers are in an expansion mood after the new Quebec government indicated the sector will be a key part of economic growth plans in the province during the next decade.

Jean Simard said at an industry conference Tuesday that Jacques Daoust, minister of economy, innovation and exports, has said he is developing a policy that will help the industry, especially on the issue of energy costs.

Simard said producers need to see rates fall about 40 per cent to a globally competitive level of about 2.7 cents per kWh from the current commercial rate of 4.8 cents.

He said 90 per cent of plant closures in the world during the past decade have happened in the highest cost facilities, while investments have progressively waned because they are no longer feasible.

In meetings Monday, Simard said the minister said it will use energy and aluminum as tools for economic development for the next five to 10 years by working with industry players.

Simard said that commitment makes him optimistic that the rate will be lowered because of the “very clear signal that was reiterated by the government that it wants to support development of aluminum.”

Large investments won’t happen overnight because the aluminum industry faces continued challenges, including a low global price, he said in an interview.

But he said a commitment for lower energy prices could lead to the start of engineering contracts if operators “start seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.”

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Renee James, President of Intel Corporation, shows examples of improvements in hardware technology as she delivers the keynote speech at the opening of Computex 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday. Computex, the world’s second largest computer show, runs until June 7th.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 98.13 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 51.41 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.51 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.15 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.61 Cdn. National Railway . . 66.40 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 187.00 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.89 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.93 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.65 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 52.61 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 51.89 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 29.09 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.27 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.26 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.50 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.80 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 53.48 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 67.15 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.94 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.88 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 50.47 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 105.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.79 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.41 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.18 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.87 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 59.08 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.71 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.90 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.44 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.33 First Quantum Minerals . 22.56 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 24.91 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.82 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.10 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.12 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.90 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.77 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.19 Energy

Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 31.87 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 36.75 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 70.51 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.39 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 59.23 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 45.15 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 22.83 Canyon Services Group. 16.44 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.49 CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.02 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.62 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.51 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 100.39 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 65.57 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.65 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.49 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 54.03 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.95 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.21 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.115 Precision Drilling Corp . . 14.33 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 42.22 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.22 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.80 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.51 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 75.08 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.60 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 70.21 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.22 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 38.14 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.13 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 51.70 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 71.95 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.50 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.64 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.50 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.56 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 37.46 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.35

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed with a solid gain Tuesday as further weak inflation data from the eurozone raised expectations that the European Central Bank will take action to support a fragile recovery.

The S&P/TSX composite index ran ahead 53.93 points to 14,734.69 in a wide advance led by financial and energy companies. The Canadian dollar was down 0.1 of a cent to 91.66 cents US a day before the Bank of Canada delivers its next interest rate announcement.

The European Union’s statistics agency said that inflation in the eurozone came in at 0.5 per cent in May, down from 0.7 per cent in April and short of forecasts for 0.6 per cent.

The data raised concerns that the 18-country eurozone could fall into outright deflation, a sustained drop in consumer prices that chokes off growth as consumers delay purchases and businesses postpone investment. It also elevated expectations that the ECB will announce stimulus measures as part of its scheduled rate announcement on Thursday. “(With) this kind of low inflation rate and the kind of growth they’re seeing there, there is an expectation that they will throw some kind of stimulus in,” said Stephen Carlin, vice-president of Canadian equities at CIBC Asset Management, noting the No.1 priority for the ECB is to deal with inflation.

Investors also digested a positive earnings report from Hudson’s Bay Company (TSX:HBC), which moved from a year-ago loss to a profit.

HBC posted a first-quarter profit from continuing operations of $176 million or 97 cents a share, compared with a loss of $22 million or 19 cents a share in the same quarter of 2013. Retail sales jumped to $1.85 billion, up from $884 million in the same quarter last year. Same stores sales, which take into account stores that have been open for at least a year, were up 2.8 per cent year-over-year. U.S. markets were also in the red despite the April report on U.S. factory orders which showed a gain of 0.7 per cent, better than the 0.6 per cent rise that economists had expected.

The Dow Jones industrials dropped 21.29 points to 16,722.34, the Nasdaq shed 3.12 points to 4,234.08 while the S&P 500 index dipped 0.73 of a point to 1,924.24.

U.S. automakers also released positive sales figures during the day.,General Motors saw sales rise 13 per cent from a year ago, while Ford’s sales rose three per cent even as truck sales dropped four per cent after the automaker cut back on incentives. On the TSX, the energy sector gained 0.65 per cent as June crude gained 19 cents at US$102.66 a barrel. The financials group was ahead 0.5 per cent. The gold sector shook

off early losses to move up about 0.3 per cent as August bullion rose 50 cents to US$1,244.50 an ounce. The base metals component led TSX decliners, down per cent while July copper declined three cents to US$3.14 a pound. In other corporate developments, Element Financial Corp. (TSX:EFN) will pay US$1.4 billion cash to buy PHH Corp.’s North American fleet management services business. PHH Arval had about US$4.6 billion of assets as of March 31, including US$4 billion invested in fleet leases. Element Financial shares fell 26 cents to C$13.04.

Commodities main source of strength in Canadian economy

term outlook is becoming ever more dependent on commodities. The newest composite leading index for April rose by 0.4 per cent, twice the pace of March, but the composition shows the trigger for growth was almost exclusively on the commodity export side.

Higher resource

OTTAWA — The Conference Board’s latest barometer of the economy shows Canada’s short-

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,734.69, up 53.93 points TSX Venture Exchange — 982.02, down 3.55 points TSX 60 — 843.83, up 3.03 points Dow — 16,722.34, down 21.29 points S&P 500 — 1,924.24, down 0.73 points Nasdaq — 4,234.08, down 3.12 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.66 cents US, down 0.10 of a cent Pound — C$1.8270, up 0.16 of a cent Euro — C$1.4861, up 0.41 of a cent Euro — US$1.3625, up 0.28 of a cent Oil futures: US$102.66 per barrel, up 19 cents (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,244.50 per oz., up 50 cents (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.236 oz., up 2.4 cents $682.74 kg., up 77 cents ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $0.70 higher $453.90; Nov. ’14 $2.60 lower $458.80; Jan ’15 $2.40 lower $464.90; March ’15 $2.50 lower $467.30; May ’15 $2.20 lower $469.10; July ’15 $2.20 lower $470.40; Nov ’15 $0.30 lower $470.30; Jan. ’16 $0.30 lower $464.30; March ’16 0.30 lower $467.80; May ’16 $0.30 lower $467.80; July ’16 $0.30 lower $467.80.

Barley (Western): July ’14 unchanged $145.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $145.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $147.00; March ’15 unchanged $148.00; May ’15 unchanged $148.00; July ’15 unchanged $148.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $148.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $148.00; March ’16 unchanged $148.00; May ’16 unchanged $148.00; July ’16 unchanged $148.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 611,220 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 611,220.

Canada-U.S. bridge obtains final construction permit

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — A major Canada-U.S. infrastructure project has cleared its last regulatory hurdle with the granting of a permit for a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. That permit from the U.S. Coast Guard was the last one required for a bridge in the busy corridor that handles one-third of all Canada-U.S. trade.

The agency didn’t waste any time issuing it after getting the go-ahead from a U.S. court. It went out on the same day, Friday, that the Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., rejected an attempt to block it.

This latest move ends an early phase of the project to build the New International Trade Crossing.

The next step involves securing funding for a U.S. customs facility, along with acquiring land on the American side.

Gary Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., expressed delight over the latest developments.

“We now have the presidential permit, signed off on by nine (federal) agencies in the U.S. We have the Coast Guard approval and the court case dismissed,” Doer said in an interview.

“We continue to work on taking the agreement we have with Michigan and moving forward on the completion of this project, but there’s obviously still work to do on the customs plaza.”

The Canadian government is already picking up the tab for nearly 95 per cent of the project, and is awaiting American financing for the portion of the bridge that would belong to the U.S. federal government.

There have been rumours in recent weeks about different potential financing models for the remaining $250 million of the roughly $4 billion project — including whether the funding void in Washington can be filled by the Canadian government or a public-private partnership.

Canada’s official line, for now, remains that it’s wrong to expect one country to pay for another’s customs facility.

But a simple glance at trade statistics illustrates how the issue might be more urgent to one national government than the other. More than 75 per cent of Canada’s merchandise exports went to the U.S. last year, while less than 20 per cent of American exports went the other way.

That makes the 85-year-old Windsor-Detroit bridge — and its replacement — a top infrastructure priority for Canada.

The project is like a “four-legged” stool involving the state of Michigan, the White House and two legislative bodies, Doer quipped.

Hudson’s Bay looks to luxury, online as Saks helps boost sales in Q1

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Hudson’s Bay Company hopes a trend toward luxury goods will continue to boost its bottom line after swinging to a first-quarter profit on strong sales from Saks Fifth Avenue.

“We’ve been seeing a very strong, positive trend in luxury items — the more unique, the more expensive, the more special a product is, the greater the demand we seem to be getting, so that bodes well for Saks,” HBC Governor and CEO Richard Baker said during a conference call Tuesday to discuss firstquarter results.

HBC is on track to bring two Saks locations to Canada by the spring of 2016, he added, since the company sees “a substantial untapped opportunity for both luxury and off-price in Canada.”

The Toronto-based retailer completed its acquisition of luxury U.S. retailer Saks late in 2013 for $2.9 billion including debt.

Hudson’s Bay reported first-quarter net earnings of $176 million, up from a net loss of $22 million in the year ago period as retail sales jumped to $1.85 billion, an increase of $971 million year-over-year.

Digital sales, important to the company’s future growth, were $207 million in the quarter and included sales at Hudson’s Bay Company, Saks and Lord & Taylor.

They accounted for 11 per cent of the company’s overall sales in the quarter — a figure HBC is hoping to raise to 20 per cent over the next five years. One of the reasons HBC bought Saks last year was that its digital capabilities were more developed.

“The overall macro trend is greater movement of sales online, so I think we’re very well-positioned for that,” Baker said.

“HBC digital continues to show outstanding growth and we are already leveraging the team across the organization for this important channel,” said Baker, adding that HBC expects customers to increasingly do online shopping as it adds to its digital offerings.

The national retailer’s banners — Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH — offer clothes, accessories, shoes, beauty and home merchandise.

Lord & Taylor had the weakest performance out of all of HBC’s banners, although Baker said those results were consistent with that of its peers and reflective of the competitive retail environment that department store segment deals in.

Unlike many of its competitors, HBC didn’t put too strong an emphasis on the impact the winter’s harsh weather had on its sales, although it did say the biggest hit from the weather was in the U.S., not Canada. The first-quarter earnings amounted to 97 cents per share, compared with a loss of 19 cents in the quarter a year ago, while same stores sales were up 2.8 per cent year-over-year. Combined sales at HBC and Lord & Taylor grew by 2.5 per cent, while Saks Fifth Avenue saw a 2.6 per cent increase OFF 5TH rose by 1.5 per cent. prices contributed to an eighth consecutive month of growth in the Toronto stock market, with the Bank of Canada commodity price posting the biggest gain in three years at 2.4 per cent.

As well, wheat prices were strong in part due to the turmoil in Ukraine.

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The Ambassador Bridge is shown in Detroit, Thursday, June 16, 2011. A major Canada-U.S. infrastructure project has cleared its last regulatory hurdle with the granting of a permit for a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. Until last week, there was a fifth leg.

That’s when the Washington, D.C., District Court denied a request for an injunction against the Coast Guard permit, made by the private company that owns the existing Ambassador Bridge.

That private company, owned by Detroit’s Moroun family, says it’s in a race against governments on both sides of the border to build a replacement for the aging Ambassador Bridge. Having waited years for its own permits, it has tried using the court system to slow down the publicly funded project. The company accuses its public rival of receiving unfair advantages.

The Ambassador Bridge Co. declined to comment Tuesday, as it had not yet seen the Coast Guard navigational permit.

DESROSIERS AUTOMOTIVE REPORT

Canadian auto industry sets May sales record

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Last month was the best May on record in terms of Canadian light vehicle sales, which were up 5.7 per cent overall to 195,571 cars and light trucks, according to DesRosiers Automotive Reports.

“The big winners from a brand point of view can be broken out into two groups — the larger mass market brands and the smaller niche market brands,” DesRosiers said in a commentary on Tuesday.

“Some of the smaller second-tier brands are blowing away all previous sales records and in many respects, are the key success story this year.”

Among the laggards were Ford Canada, which remained No. 1 in terms of sales volume despite a 2.3 per cent decline from May 2013. Hyundai’s sales were down 5.2 per cent while Toyota’s overall sales rose only one per cent.

Nissan Canada had 28.9 per cent growth, the most of any vendor with at least 10,000 sales per month.

Niche players Land Rover rose 40.8 per cent to 500 vehicles, Jaguar was up 38.9 per cent to 150 vehicles and Porsche gained 32.2 per cent to 530 vehicles.

General Motors of Canada — once the auto sector’s undisputed market leader — said it had its best May since 2009, with sales rising 11.8 per cent from a year ago to 26,444 vehicles. GM Canada’s 31,747 units sold still placed third after Ford. Second place went to Chrysler Canada, where sales were up eight per cent from a year earlier to 31,498.

Dennis DesRosiers said in an interview that General Motors wasn’t hampered by the unusually high number of recall notices issued by the company during the month, suggesting customers were more interested with its current products.

“They’ve got a lot of good products on the marketplace and they priced them well,” DesRosiers said.

“I think consumers are seeing past the recalls.”

He said there have been so many recalls by so many automakers that consumers are less concerned about GM’s spate of announcements than the media have been.

The monthly DesRosiers automotive report shows that overall Canadian sales of cars and light trucks were up 5.7 per cent from May of last year, rising to 195,571 from 185,040.

Trucks accounted for 111,035 of the vehicles sold in Canada last month, up 12.1 per cent last year. Car sales totalled 84,536, down 1.7 per cent from 86,012 a year ago.

Toyota Canada’s overall sales rose one per cent to 22,465 from 22,250, although Toyota-branded sales were essentially unchanged while its Lexus luxury brand had a 14.2 per cent increase to 1,789 from 1,566.

Honda Canada sold 18,512 units last month up 12 per cent from 16,723 last year. Sales of its Acurabranded vehicles fell by 1.9 per cent to 2,005 while Honda-branded sales were up 12 per cent to 16,507.

SPORTS Moving closer to a strike

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Moving on

CFL REJECTS LATEST OFFER FROM PLAYERS, UNION TALKING WORK STOPPAGE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The CFL is one step closer to a work stoppage after the league rejected the union’s most recent offer, the president of the CFL Players’ Association said Tuesday.

“I think we are,” Scott Flory said in a phone interview. “I think it’s safe to say we are.”

The players tabled a new offer on Monday that called for a shorter term and included concessions on the salary cap and the amount of revenue that would trigger the renegotiation of the deal.

The two sides haven’t met face-toface since Thursday and no new talks are scheduled.

CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said he hopes the players don’t go on strike but that the next move is theirs.

“We understand they’re very serious but we want to see football,” he said.

The previous collective bargaining agreement expired Thursday night.

Training camps still opened as scheduled Sunday, but Flory said the CFL’s latest contract rejection strengthens the players’ resolve.

“All the indications I’m getting from players is they’re prepared to get the attention to what’s going on out there,” Flory said.

“Our guys are insulted and upset by what’s going on.”

Veteran kicker Paul McCallum, the B.C. Lions’ union rep, said the players are “the ones coming up with the ideas.”

“They basically said, ’This is what it’s going to be and that’s it,”’ he said.

“We’re trying to say ’That’s not going to work. Can we talk and discuss something else?’ We’re just being told no, kind of like a young child being schooled. That’s how the players feel right now.”

The earliest players could strike en masse is Tuesday due to Alberta labour laws.

That means Monday night’s exhibition game between Toronto and Winnipeg would go ahead, but a work stoppage would jeopardize games scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

A lengthy strike could delay the scheduled June 26 start of the regular season, which McCallum said would be unfortunate given Ottawa’s return to the CFL in 2014.

“History has shown we’ve worked with the league in trying to make it work for everybody,” McCallum said.

“If the league is in financial despair then we’re going to do what we can to make that work and make everything better.

“Now that there’s a lot of money from TV, they just want to take their ball and run with it. It’s unfortunate.”

There has been one strike since the formation of the CFLPA in 1965. Three weeks of training camp were lost in 1974 before a new agreement was reached and no regular-season games were affected.

The union’s latest offer, which was tabled by an arbitrator, was for four years, instead of five, and called for a $5.2-million cap, down from $5.8 million. The $4.8-million minimum remained the same.

The cap would increase to $5.6 million in 2015, then $200,000 annually over of the final two years. The minimum salary would go up $5,000 to $50,000 this year, then $1,000 annually.

The union amended its condition to trigger the renegotiation of the cap or the entire collective agreement. Their original offer called for the cap or entire agreement to be renegotiated if gross revenues increased by over $12 million — excluding the Grey Cup — in the third year of the deal.

On Monday, the union boosted that figure to $18 million.

Last week, the CFL tabled its “best and final offer,” that included a $5-million salary cap (up from $4.8 million initially) and increased the average salary to $96,000 (up from $92,917). It also called for ratification bonuses of $5,000 for veterans and $1,500 for rookies.

The CFL also set its gross revenue figure at $27 million.

The players had wanted $15,000 ratification bonuses for veterans but reduced that to $8,500 while agreeing to $1,500 for rookies.

The CFL gave players until Monday to accept their latest proposal and be eligible for their ratification bonuses.

On Tuesday, the league extended that deadline to Friday although Cohon called the CFLPA’s latest offer “unrealistic.”

Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard serves the ball to Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday.

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BOUCHARD ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS WHILE RAONIC FALLS TO DJOKOVIC AT FRENCH OPEN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PARIS — Eugenie Bouchard is preparing for her second straight Grand Slam semifinal. Fellow Canadian Milos Raonic is still looking to reach his first.

Bouchard defeated Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-5 at the French Open on Tuesday. The match was completed a couple hours before Raonic came up short in his bid to reach the men’s final four, dropping a 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-4 decision to Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Next up for Bouchard, a 20-yearold from Westmount, Que., is a meeting with Maria Sharapova. The 2012 champion from Russia advanced with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 over Garbine Muguruza of Spain.

“I’m very content with a win like this,” said Bouchard. “It was a battle throughout. She played very well especially on long points.

“The last set was key for me. I’m really excited to be playing Sharapova in a big match here.”

Bouchard was the third Canadian woman to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals after Carling BassettSeguso (1984, 1986) and Helen Kelesi (1988, 1989). Bouchard and Bassett-Seguso are the only players to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam (BassettSeguso, 1984 US Open).

Earlier this year, Bouchard reached

the Australian Open semifinals but lost to eventual champion Li Na of China.

Sylvain Bruneau, the captain of the Canadian Fed Cup team, said Bouchard learned from that experience and is comfortable in the spotlight.

“I expect her to be able to really raise her (game), to really play her best tennis against Sharapova,” he said.

“Really be in the moment and not be caught up with anything else (except) the ball and the next point.”

On Tuesday, Bouchard won the first set in an hour but dropped the second set after losing her last two service games. Suarez Navarro jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the third before the 18thseeded Canadian fought back with a key break and service holds.

“I wouldn’t say I surprised myself, no,” said Bouchard. “I’ve come back in matches before. Tennis can be like that, a bit up and down. I just really tried to forget about what the score was or anything and just tried to play the right way, you know.

“Once I started going for my shots a little bit more it started working better. The third set it was just a really cool atmosphere I think for both of us to be playing like that. Even if I was down 5-2 or 4-1 in the third, (I didn’t) worry too much — keep going, keep going, keep going, and it paid off in the end.”

Bouchard double-faulted on her first match point and put a backhand long on a second chance. She clinched

victory after two hours 22 minutes when her opponent came up short on a return.

Bouchard finished with 46 winners, 38 unforced errors and breaks on six of 14 chances.

As for Raonic, the No. 8 seed from Thornhill, Ont., went toe to toe with Djokovic over the first two sets before fading in the third. The Canadian fired 21 aces but converted only one of two break opportunities in the match, which also lasted two hours 22 minutes.

The second-seeded Djokovic was broken while serving for the victory at 5-2, but the veteran closed it out two games later when a Raonic forehand sailed wide.

Djokovic is a six-time major champion but still needs to win the French Open to complete a career Grand Slam.

He reached the semifinals at Roland Garros the last four years, but only made one final, losing to Rafael Nadal in 2012.

Raonic, 23, became the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam singles quarter-final in the post-1968 Open era.

The last Canadian to reach a men’s singles semifinal at a Grand Slam was William Johnston at the 1923 US Championships. Robert Powell (Wimbledon, 1908) is the only other Canadian to reach a men’s singles semifinal.

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Red Deer hosting Western Canadian Senior Elite Boxing Championships this weekend

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer will be looking to cement their claim as the amateur boxing capital of Alberta this weekend as hosts of the Western Canadian Senior Elite Boxing Championships.

The only catch is they will be light on local talent at the event.

Still Red Deer and District Boxing coach Dennis Ejack points to the recent success of the likes of Arash Usmanee, Cam O’Connell and Brian Samuel and several up and comers like twins Lester and Lowie Cudillo.

“We look at Edmonton as being the centre for professional boxing, and we’ve worked hard to put ourselves on the map to be the centre of Olympicstyle amateur boxing with the amount shows we’ve run and the success we’ve had with our youngest kids to oldest,” said Ejack.

Red Deer recently hosted the provincial championships at a sold out Harvest Centre — the site for this weekend’s fights — and are hoping for similarly big crowds.

The Western Canadian Championships will feature the elite level (18 and up) provincial champions from Alberta, Saskatchewan B.C. and Manitoba.

There will be a weigh-in and fight draw on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the first round of fights starting at 7 p.m.

From there, the winners will fight on Sunday in the championship round,

starting at noon. Tickets are available Though they are too young to fight at the door only for $10 each. at Westerns this year, they represent Western Canadian champions go on the future of the club at the event. to nationals and if they win there, they “Most of our seniors now have enter the Olympic stream. moved on to the professional ranks It is a path made by the likes of Us- and we have the Cudillos and others manee and O’Connell, though both be- who within a year or two will be repcame national resenting Red champions, Deer, we hope ‘WE LOOK AT EDMONTON they never did and we know, quite make at this type of AS BEING THE CENTRE FOR the Olympic tournament PROFESSIONAL BOXING, AND team. because of Usmanee their particuWE’VE WORKED HARD TO PUT turned pro quality of OURSELVES ON THE MAP TO BE lar in 2009 and boxing,” said has a 20-2-1 THE CENTRE OF OLYMPIC-STYLE Ejack. record, while There will AMATEUR BOXING WITH THE O’Connell be 10 boxers turned pro in AMOUNT SHOWS WE’VE RUN AND f r o m a c r o s s 2012 and has fightTHE SUCCESS WE’VE HAD WITH Alberta a 6-0-1 record. ing for the Both came up, OUR YOUNGEST KIDS TO OLDEST.’ right to move training under on to nation— DENNIS EJACK als in Ontario, Rob Carswell RED DEER AND DISTRICT BOXING COACH from Oct. 28and both will be fighting on Nov. 1. The a card at the exact location Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton has not yet been announced. on June 13.

Westerns cycle between the four Samuel, meanwhile, won bronze at provinces and cities within each provnationals last year but turned pro this ince have to bid on the right to host year. He will be representing the club, the championship. The next time Red however, at Westerns as a dignitary.

Deer could potentially host Westerns The Cudillo twins, 16, meanwhile, is in 2018. both defended their youth provincial “It is the second biggest amateur titles, while Lowie was named top tournament in Canada and we’re very youth boxer with his domination of pleased to get it,” said Ejack.

Dustin Amdo out of Edmonton in the For more information, contact Ejack 60-kilogram title fight. at 403-342-3846.

Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 E-mail gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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It’s a long road to the Cup KINGS, RANGERS LOSE TEETH AND MAKE MEMORIES EN ROUTE TO MATCHUP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LOS ANGELES — It’s taken the Kings 21 playoff games and the Rangers 20 to get to this Stanley Cup final.

They have survived five Game 7s along the way.

But in truth, the journey started a lot longer ago.

The ride cost Los Angeles forward Jeff Carter his two front teeth. Ask him how it happened and he digs deep into the memory bank.

“Couple of separate incidents,” he said, flashing a smile with a gap that would accommodate a quarter. The back story gets a little fuzzy after that, although a puck to the mouth was involved.

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick changed allegiance on his road. He grew up a Rangers fan in Milford, Conn., and remembers watching Mike Richter and Mark Messier lead the Blueshirts to the ’94 Cup. He recalls having a couple of friends over for Game 7. He was eight years old.

On Wednesday, Carter, Quick and the Kings go after their second Stanley Cup in three seasons with the underdog New York Rangers standing in their way. New York is back in the final for the first time in 20 years.

These teams are like two dogs fighting over one bone and refusing to stand down. One is four wins away from etching its place in hockey history.

Both practised at the Staples Center on Tuesday before holding court on

STANLEY CUP FINAL media day.

Incisive questions aside — “Jeff, how do you feel?” Carter: “Great” — it was pretty much a mutual admiration society.

“We know that we’re up against great forwards, great defence and great goaltending, so it’s going to be tough,” said Rangers president and GM Glen Sather.

Added coach Alain Vigneault: “Our players got a real good idea of what’s coming up here as far as the challenge.

We know they have balance on their four lines. (Drew) Doughty is probably one if not the best defenceman in the NHL, and they’ve got one of the best goaltenders (in Quick). We got our hands full and we’re ready for it.”

“You win three Games 7, you’re obviously doing something right,” offered defenceman Dan Girardi.

The Kings were also on their best behaviour.

“It’s not going to be easy,” said Carter. “Obviously they’re here for a reason. They’re a great team.”

“They’re a great team,” echoed Quick. “You expect to play great teams at this time of year.”

There was also plenty of positive talk about their own squads.

Los Angeles GM Dean Lombardi talked with pride about the togetherness of the Kings.

“You have 23 guys that stick together, never point fingers,” he said. “Quite frankly, there’s no way you’re going

to get through what they got through if you didn’t have a group that cared about each other and cared about the right things. No chance.”

How close are the Kings? When they traded for sniper Marian Gaborik, Carter put him up in his house rather than see him in a hotel.

New York forward Derek Stepan, playing with a plate in his jaw thanks to a hit from Montreal’s Brandon Prust, points to how the Rangers have handled adversity.

“We’ve just rallied as a group and that says so much about our team — how we’ve all come together in all those situations.”

Both teams can roll four lines in front of a world-class goaltender.

Quick against Henrik Lundqvist should be a treat to watch, even in a post-season that has seen more than its share of crazy bounces.

“It’s been a pretty crazy playoff,” Carter said with a smile. “A lot of goals, a lot of weird bounces.

“I’m sure that everybody’s going to tighten it up here. There’s two great goalies going at it and a really good defence on both sides. It’s going to be tough to score goals.”

The two coaches are a study in calm, although the fire burns close to the surface for Kings coach Darryl Sutter, who can clench teeth with the best of them.

Both choose their words carefully, with Sutter as pithy as they come. His

first answer of the day logged in at 18 words.

Defenceman Jake Muzzin says he isn’t much more talkative with the players.

“Not really. When he says something though, it’s important and you’ve got to listen. He’s good at getting his message across. He’s been honest. He gave me an opportunity to play in this league and he’s a great coach.”

In advance of Game 1, there was also humour.

Take Sather, when asked about what a GM does during the Cup final.

“It’s really complicated,” he said with a straight face. “Today it took us about three hours to figure out which golf course we were going to play on this afternoon, then later on this evening we have the question about dinner, what are you going to watch on TV tonight? Is ’Game of Thrones’ on? It’s tough.”

Lombardi took a playful swipe at New York, noting he had worked in Philadelphia for three years.

“Part of the qualifications for that job was I had to learn to hate the Rangers in a hurry,” he said.

The hate is on for real Wednesday.

The teams played only twice this season with the Kings winning the last meeting 1-0 on Nov. 17 at Madison Square Garden, where since-traded goalie Ben Scrivens bested Lundqvist.

New York won 3-1 in the Staples Center in its second game of the season.

With 100 points, Los Angeles finished four points ahead of the Rangers during the regular season.

Prelle, Simon win CASAA tennis tournament Maddi Prelle of Sylvan Lake and Bruno Simon of Notre Dame won the women’s and men’s singles titles in the Central Alberta Schools Athletic Association tennis tournament Tuesday.

Prelle defeated Kelsie Caine of Notre Dame 8-2 in the women’s final at the Red Deer Tennis Club, while Simon was an 8-0 winner over Tom Qiu of Hunting Hills to capture the men’s crown.

Prelle downed Emma Aspinall of Notre Dame 8-0 in one semifinal, with Caine beating Kelsey Lalor of Lindsay Thurber 8-7 (10-8) in the other. Lalor went on to defeat Aspinall 8-5 in the bronze-medal match.

In men’s semifinal play, Simon defeated Andrew Kim of Stettler 8-1 and Qiu was an 8-5 winner over Jared Sandquist of Notre Dame. Kim beat Sandquist 8-1 to win the bronze medal.

Meanwhile, Bennett Bolan and Josh Maetche of Notre Dame took top honours in the men’s doubles event with an 8-4 victory over schoolmates Jordy Quinn and Kyle Kryczka, and Kennedy Graham and Emma Newton of Lindsay Thurber claimed the women’s doubles title with an 8-5 win over Kelsie Smale and Brittany Shaw, also of Lindsay Thurber.

The mixed doubles crown was won

by Alysha Halsey and Jayden Halsey of Lindsay Thurber, 8-1 winners over the Lacombe pair of Emilee Wilson and Jeremy Reitz.

Other results, including semifinals, quarter-finals, consolation finals and bronze-medal winners: Men’s singles quarter-finals: Simon def. Chase

LOCAL

BRIEFS Grizzlys sign coaches to extension OLDS — The Olds Grizzlys have agreed to a three-year contract extension with head coach and director of hockey operations Brett Hopfe and assistant coach/manager of player development Dana Lattery.

“It’s great to have Brett and Dana committed for the long term to continue moving the club forward. We are looking forward to an exciting year with the returning players that we have and the coaching staff in place,” Grizzlys interim president Jim Ross said in a Tuesday press release.

Added Hopfe, who was appointed head coach of the Alberta Junior Hockey League team in January of 2012: “I’m happy that our board has confidence in us going forward and in our ability to coach. We now have an opportunity to build this program and move forward.”

The Grizzlys also retained assistant coaches Jeramie Heistad and Dustin Borbandy and gave business operations manager Joel Hunter a one-year contract extension.

Taekwondo tournament taking place at Lindsay Thurber Master Rim’s of Red Deer will host a taekwondo tournament Saturday at Lindsay Thurber.

The meet — which will also include a para-taekwondo event — will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and feature more than 300 students from Red Deer and the Airdrie and Calgary areas.

Staldecker, Ponoka, 8-3; Kim def. Evan Kindrachuk, Notre Dame, 8-1; Sandquist def. Neil Boisvert, Hunting Hills, 8-2; Qiu def. Rico Booysen, Camrose, 8-4.

Consolation final: Ryan Garbutt, Stettler def. Steven Zuk, Stettler, 6-4.

Women’s singles quarter-finals: Prelle def. Asrrid McAllister, Notre Dame, 8-0; Aspinall def. Rkaelyn Helming, Forestburg, 8-1; Lalor def. Grace Chapman, Stettler, 8-0; Caine def. Anna Mihaylichenko, Lindsay Thurber, 8-2.

Consolation final: Mihaylichenko def. Jordyn Saxton, Lindsay Thurber, 6-4.

Men’s doubles semifinals: Bolen/Maetche def. Alex Brezovan/Chris Huddleston, Notre Dame, 8-6; Quinn/ Kryczka def. Griffin Moline/Alex Moore, Notre Dame, 8-3.

Bronze medal: Moline/Moore def. Brezovan/Huddleston 8-6.

Quarter-finals: Bolen/Maetche def. Mike Gunderson/ Andy McLennan, Lacombe, 8-7 (7-4); Quinn/Kryczka def. Matt Graham/Steven Smith, Lindsay Thurber, 8-4; Moline/Moore def. Jesse Ross/Sean Campbell, Hunting Hills, 8-6; Brezovan/Huddleston def. Justin Van Tetering/ Shawn Matthies, Lindsay Thurber, 8-3.

Consolation final: Nick Walker/Theoren Gill, Notre Dame def. Teagan Shandro/Sam Haefliger, Lacombe, 6-2.

Women’s doubles semifinals: Graham/Newton def.

Hailee Pluister/Gillian Dreger, Lacombe, 8-3; Smale/ Shaw def. Carmen Dubland/Paige Williams, Wetaskiwin, 8-5.

Bronze medal: Dubland/Williams def. Pluister/ Dreger, 8-2.

Quarter-finals: Pluister/Dreger def. Pricilla Mand/ Brittney Lee, Hunting Hills, 8-7 (7-4); Graham/Newton def. Destiny Croker/Jenny Taylor, Stettler, 8-5; Smale/ Shaw def. Robyn MacDonald/Hannah Downton, Lacombe, 8-3; Dubland/Williams def. Shae Lynn Baxter/ Bryn Lunn, Lacombe, 8-4.

Consolation final: Tara McDonald/Megan Johnson, Hunting Hills def. Sklyar Muyres/Wren Wetmore, Forestburg, 6-4.

Mixed doubles semifinals: Halsey/Halsey def. Michela Green/Gordie Ballhorn, Wetaskiwin, 8-0; Wilson/ Rietze def. Molly Rumohr/Parker Cook, Lindsay Thurber, 8-3.

Bronze medal: Rumohr/Cook def. Green/Ballhorn 8-7 (7-2).

Quarter-finals: Halsey/Halsey def. Madison Knodel/ Jorgen Klein, Sedgewick, 8-1; Green/Ballhorn def. Jesse Hagel/Courtenay Petrie, Lacombe, 8-2; Wilson/Reitz def. Hannah Ballhorn/Dalton Bukkems, Wetaskiwin, 8-1; Rumohr/Cook def. Jenaya McKinstry/Kyle Nickel, Camrose, 8-2.

Consolation final: Green/Ballhorn def. Knodel/Klein 6-5 (15-13).

13 Catalina swimmers qualify for Alberta Summer Games Thirteen Red Deer Catalina Swim Club members earn berths in the 2014 Alberta Summer Games during the Zone 4 qualifying meet Sunday at Sylvan Lake.

Matthew Gauthier and Hunter Wild, both born in 1999, qualified for the Summer Games set for July 24-27 at Airdrie, as did 2000-born Tyler Menzel, Chen Chai, Emalee Broen and Chloe Grant, 2001-born Justin Valentine, Isaiah Janzen and Tanille Collicutt, and Hendrik Rautenbauch, Jaleesa Zaparniuk, Kyra McMurray and Zoie Kachor, all of whom have a 2002 birth date.

Bell gets nine points for Locos in losing cause Dustin Bell netted five goals and added four assists in a losing cause as the Lacoka Locos fell 17-11 to the Calgary Wranglers in Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League junior B tier 2 action during the weekend at Lacombe.

Riley Workman and Jordan Smyth each tallied twice for the 5-5 Locos, who got single goals from Brennon Elder and Andrew Kooiman.

Peewee AA Braves get win over Innisfail Starting pitcher Kade Kahlert gave up one run over three innings while recording four strikeouts as the Red Deer North Star Sports Braves downed the host Innisfail Braves 16-11 in peewee AA baseball action Monday.

Kahlert helped his own cause with two hits, while Reid Howell also contributed two hits and scored twice and P.J. Clubine smacked a three-run double in a five-run fourth inning. Ethan Scrace drew three walks.

Jacob Hicks followed Kahlert to the

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Lindsay Thurber Raider Jarrett Zilinski returns a shot during boys doubles quarterfinal action at the Red Deer Tennis Club on Tuesday. Zilinski and his partner Alistair Mahood went on to win this match against a team from Wetaskiwin to advance to the semi finals of the Central Alberta High School Athletic Association tennis tournament. mound and allowed four runs — two earned — over two innings, and Clubine came on in the sixth and gave up a single run.

Justin Wasylowich threw strikes in the seventh frame but watched his teammates commit five errors as the Indians struck for six runs.

and are now tied for first place in their division with a season record of 10-2. ● The Red Deer U14C Savanna Well Rage improved to 4-0 in Central Alberta League play Monday with a 10-6 victory over Lacombe.

Meanwhile, the Red Deer Rage U14B team slipped past the Castor U16 squad 10-9.

U14 Rage post 4-2 record at Lloydminster tournament The Red Deer U14 Collins Barrow Rage posted a 4-2 record in a Prairie Girls Softball League interlocking tournament during the weekend.

The Rage romped past the host Lloydminster Blues in their opening game, then stung the River City Hornets 14-0 and ripped the Calgary Kaizen ‘00 14-1.

The Red Deer squad then suffered its first loss of the season in a battle of division leaders, falling 6-4 to the Prince Albert Aces.

The Rage rebounded for a 15-4 win over the Edmonton Warriors before losing 6-3 to the Calgary Adrenaline,

Midget AAA Braves get first win of season Ty Wagar worked six and two-thirds innings while fanning nine batters on 99 pitches as the Red Deer Carstar Braves posted their first midget AAA baseball win of the season Tuesday, 3-0 over the host Calgary Rockies.

Mike Ozga recorded the final out for the save. Kesse Kowalchuk cracked a triple for the winners, while Jesse Muirhead had a pair of hits.

The Braves host the Calgary Dinos in a doubleheader starting at 6 p.m. tonight at Great Chief Park.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports Wednesday ● Senior high boys soccer: Central Alberta Christian at Lacombe, 4:15 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Red Deer at Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House at Eckville, both at 7 p.m. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Calgary Cubs at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Midget AAA baseball: Calgary Dinos at Red Deer, doubleheader at 6 and 8 p.m., Great Chief Park 1.

Thursday ● Senior high girls soccer: Lindsay Thurber at Sylvan Lake, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior high boys soccer: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, 4:15 p.m., Collicutt East; Alix at Innisfail, 4:15 p.m., Red Deer Edgar Park. ● Senior men’s baseball: Lacombe Stone and Granite vs. Printing Place, Rays vs.

Gary Moe Volkswagen, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2. ● Women’s fastball: Lacombe Physio vs.

Badgers, TNT vs. Lacombe Physio, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; N. Jensen’s vs. Topco Oilsite, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; Red Deer U16 at Stettler, 7 p.m.

Friday ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels spring

Red Deer Senior Men’s

Toronto Baltimore New York Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 35 24 .593 29 27 .518 29 28 .509 27 31 .466 23 36 .390

GB — 4 1/2 5 7 1/2 12

Detroit Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 31 23 .574 29 30 .492 29 30 .492 28 30 .483 27 29 .482

GB — 4 1/2 4 1/2 5 5

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

West Division W L Pct 36 22 .621 30 27 .526 30 28 .517 29 29 .500 25 34 .424

GB — 5 1/2 6 7 11 1/2

Monday’s Games Cleveland 3, Boston 2 Seattle 10, N.Y. Yankees 2 Miami 3, Tampa Bay 1 Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 6, St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 5, Boston 3 Oakland 5, N.Y. Yankees 2, 10 innings Toronto 5, Detroit 3 Seattle 7, Atlanta 5 Miami 1, Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 8, St. Louis 7

prospects camp, 3-5 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Senior high boys soccer: Notre Dame at Sylvan Lake, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior high girls soccer: Notre Dame at Central Alberta Christian, 4:15 p.m., Michener Park. ● Pro rodeo: Rocky Mountain House Rodeo, 6 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Lacombe at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Dallas Yarbrough Memorial Tournament. ● Men’s third division rugby: Airdrie at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Titans Park. ● Women’s senior/junior lacrosse: Edmonton Bandits at Red Deer, 9 p.m., Kinex.

Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Alberta Football League: Calgary Wolfpack at Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., Lacombe M.E.Global Athletic Park. ● Boxing: Western Canada Championships, 7 p.m., Westerner Harvest Centre.

Sunday

● Parkland baseball: Dallas Yarbrough Memorial Tournament at Innisfail. ● Taekwondo: Tournament hosted by Master Rim’s, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Calgary Chill at Red Deer, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Pro rodeo: Rocky Mountain House Rodeo, 1:30 p.m. ● Men’s second division rugby: Calgary Rams at Red Deer, 3:30 p.m., Titans Park. ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels spring prospects camp, 3:45-5:45 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Lacoka at Red

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels spring prospects camp, 9-11 a.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Boxing: Western Canada Championships, noon start, Westerner Harvest Centre. ● Parkland baseball: Dallas Yarbrough Memorial Tournament at Innisfail. ● Midget AAA baseball: Calgary Rockies at Red Deer, doubleheader at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Great Chief Park 1. ● Major women’s soccer: Calgary Saints at Red Deer, noon, Edgar Park. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Innisfail at Red Deer, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Pro rodeo: Rocky Mountain House Rodeo, 1:30 p.m. ● Senior C men’s lacrosse: Vermilion at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m., Multiplex. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinex.

Women’s senior/junior lacrosse: Capital Region at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Kinex.

Baltimore 8, Texas 3 Houston 7, L.A. Angels 2 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers, late

Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

Wednesday’s Games Seattle (Iwakuma 3-2) at Atlanta (Minor 2-3), 10:10 a.m.

Boston (Workman 0-0) at Cleveland (Kluber 6-3), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (J.Chavez 4-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-2), 5:05 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 5-4) at Detroit (Porcello 8-2), 5:08 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 4-5) at Tampa Bay (Price 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore (B.Norris 3-5) at Texas (N.Martinez 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 4-2) at Houston (Cosart 4-4), 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Estrada 5-2) at Minnesota (Nolasco 3-5), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 8-3) at Kansas City (Vargas 5-2), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 3-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 3-2), 8:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 2 Miami 3, Tampa Bay 1 Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 6, St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Pittsburgh 10, San Diego 3

Saturday

Atlanta Miami Washington New York Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 31 26 .544 30 28 .517 28 28 .500 28 30 .483 24 32 .429

GB — 1 1/2 2 1/2 3 1/2 6 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 35 24 .593 30 29 .508 27 29 .482 27 30 .474 21 34 .382

GB — 5 6 1/2 7 12

San Francisco

West Division W L Pct 37 21 .638

GB —

31 28 26 24

28 29 32 36

.525 .491 .448 .400

6 1/2 8 1/2 11 14

Tuesday’s Games Washington 7, Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 3 Seattle 7, Atlanta 5 Miami 1, Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 8, St. Louis 7 Chicago Cubs 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 Arizona 4, Colorado 2 Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers, late Pittsburgh at San Diego, late Today’s Games Seattle (Iwakuma 3-2) at Atlanta (Minor 2-3), 10:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 1-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 4-6), 4:40 p.m.

Philadelphia (A.Burnett 3-4) at Washington (Strasburg 4-4), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 4-5) at Tampa Bay (Price 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-2) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-5), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Matsuzaka 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-5), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Estrada 5-2) at Minnesota (Nolasco 3-5), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 8-3) at Kansas City (Vargas 5-2), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (Collmenter 4-2) at Colorado (Lyles 5-1), 6:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 3-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 3-2), 8:10 p.m.

Blue Jays edge Tigers with ninth-inning outburst

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jays 5 Tigers 3 DETROIT — The Toronto Blue Jays can win an occasional pitching duel, too — or at least hold their own until Brett Lawrie and the rest of their sluggers finally break through.

In a game that was scoreless until the ninth inning, Lawrie’s three-run homer highlighted a big burst for the Blue Jays, who then held on for a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Drew Hutchison pitched seven scoreless innings for Toronto, which now has the second-best record in the American League but still faces questions about the sturdiness of its starting rotation.

“He looks like a veteran out there,” Lawrie said. “He’s throwing the ball very well for us. He’s keeping us in ballgames.”

The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.07, and aside from Mark Buehrle, their pitching has been shaky. But Hutchison was sharp against Detroit, allowing three hits without a walk and striking out seven.

If Toronto can pitch like that, Lawrie, Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and the rest of the lineup should be able to provide enough offence.

“I didn’t really get going and get into a good rhythm until probably about the fourth or the fifth,” Hutchison said.

“Obviously, I believe I’m a good pitcher, and I’m capable of doing that every night, and that’s what I expect out of myself.”

Anibal Sanchez matched Hutchison with seven scoreless innings, but both bullpens came unglued in the ninth.

The Blue Jays broke loose against Joe Nathan (2-2) to win this matchup of the AL East and AL Central leaders.

In his first season with the Tigers, Nathan’s ERA is now an unsightly 6.86 after he was charged with four runs Tuesday.

“I’m at a loss for words. I thought I threw pretty well,” Nathan said. “I’ve got to be better. A lot of bad luck out

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Finals Los Angeles (3) vs. N.Y. Rangers (2) Wednesday, June 4 NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 7 NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.

Monday, June 9 Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11 Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 13 x-NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 16 x-Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18 x-NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. x — if necessary.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Scoring Leaders G A Pts Anze Kopitar, LA 5 19 24 Jeff Carter, LA 9 13 22 Patrick Kane, Chi 8 12 20

Marian Gaborik, LA Justin Williams, LA Jonathan Toews, Chi Brandon Saad, Chi Drew Doughty, LA Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Brent Seabrook, Chi Evgeni Malkin, Pgh P.K. Subban, Mtl Zach Parise, Minn Marian Hossa, Chi Tyler Toffoli, LA Martin St. Louis, NYR Derek Stepan, NYR Lars Eller, Mtl Ryan McDonagh, NYR Tanner Pearson, LA Dustin Brown, LA Rene Bourque, Mtl Jake Muzzin, LA Brad Richards, NYR Max Pacioretty, Mtl Duncan Keith, Chi Mats Zuccarello, NYR Brendan Gallagher, Mtl

12 7 9 6 4 4 3 6 5 4 2 7 6 5 5 3 4 4 8 5 5 5 4 4 4

7 11 8 10 12 11 12 8 9 10 12 6 7 8 8 10 8 8 3 6 6 6 7 7 7

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Basketball NBA Playoffs FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday, June 5: Miami at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: Miami at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: San Antonio at Miami, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 12: San Antonio at Miami, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, June 15: Miami at San Antonio, 6 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: San Antonio at Miami, 7 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Miami at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Tennis French Open PARIS (AP) — Results Tuesday from the French Open at Stade Roland Garros (seedings in parentheses): Men’s Singles Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Milos Raonic (8), Canada, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Ernests Gulbis (18), Latvia, def. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Women’s Singles Maria Sharapova (7), Russia, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Eugenie Bouchard (18), Canada, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (14), Spain, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-5.

Men’s Doubles Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, and Samuel Groth, Australia, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Robert Lindstedt (9), Sweden, 6-3, 6-3.

Julien Benneteau, France, and Edouard RogerVasselin (11), France, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5).

Women’s Doubles Su-Wei Hsieh, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (1), China, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Sania Mirza (5), India, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Sara Errani, Italy, and Roberta Vinci (2), Italy, def.

Ashleigh Barty, Australia, and Casey Dellacqua (7), Australia, 6-0, 6-1.

Mixed Doubles Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Bruno Soares (3), Brazil, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor (5), Canada, 6-3, 1-6, 10-3.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, def. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, 6-2, 6-4.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspended Boston RHP Brandon Workman six games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria during Friday’s game.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned 3B Garin Cecchini to Pawtucket (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sent LHP Bruce Chen to Northwest Arkansas (TL) for a rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Michael Kohn to Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred LHP Sean Burnett to the 60-day DL. Reinstated RHP Dane De La Rosa from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Salt Lake. Reinstated OF Josh Hamilton from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Cam Bedrosian from Salt Lake.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned OF Zoilo Almonte to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Claimed LHP Wade LeBlanc off waivers from the L.A. Angels. Recalled INF Scott Sizemore from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre. Transferred RHP Michael Pineda to the 60-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed OF Josh Reddick on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday.

Reinstated RHP Ryan Cook from the 15-day DL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned INF Nick Franklin to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Erasmo Ramirez from Tacoma.

TEXAS RANGERS — Sent OF Jim Adduci and RHP Tanner Scheppers to Frisco (TL) for rehab assignments.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed INF Cliff Pennington on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Didi Gregorius from Reno (PCL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP Terry Doyle on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Designated RHP Jose Veras for assignment. Placed C Welington Castillo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Reinstated RHP Hector Rondon from paternity league. Selected the contract of C Eli Whiteside from Iowa (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Arquimedes Caminero to New Orleans (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Gregg on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS — Sent RHP Gonzalez Germen to St. Lucie (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Phillippe Aumont to Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled RHP Ethan Martin from Lehigh Valley.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Donn Roach to El Paso (PCL). Placed LHP Eric Stults on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Jesse Hahn from San Antonio (TL). Selected the contract of LHP Jason Lane from El Paso.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned INF/ OF Tyler Moore to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated 3B Ryan Zimmerman from the 15-day DL. Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed LHP Kyle Regnault.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed coach Randy Wittman to a contract extension.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed LB Ernie Sims to a one-year contract.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed KR/WRs Armanti Edwards and Michael Spurlock. Reached an injury settlement with WR Domenik Hixon. Released LB Tana Patrick.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed LB Lamin Barrow and OL Michael Schofield.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released QB Seth Lobato and CB Keon Lyn. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with C Jonathan Goodwin on a one-year contract.

Signed DL Brandon Deaderick to a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Agreed to terms with OL Allen Barbre on a three-year extension.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LB Blake Costanzo to a one-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Reduced the 10-game suspension of N.Y. Rangers F Daniel Carillo to six games.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed D Marek Zidlicky.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed G Antoine Bibeau to a three-year, entry-level contract.

ECHL READING ROYALS — Named Dylan Ward ticket account executive.

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OPEN: Strong mentally

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Detroit Tigers third baseman Don Kelly tags out Toronto Blue Jays’ Juan Francisco on a ball hit by Dioner Navarro during the third inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday. Navarro was safe at first. there, too. But the biggest thing is another loss for the team.”

The 39-year-old right-hander walked Anthony Gose to start the ninth — Toronto’s first baserunner since the fourth inning. Gose stole second and went to third on a single by Jose Reyes. After a popup by Melky Cabrera gave the Tigers hope of escaping the jam, Bautista put the Blue Jays ahead with an RBI single up the middle.

Bautista’s grounder slipped between shortstop Andrew Romine and second baseman Ian Kinsler.

Romine appeared to shy away at the last second, as if Kinsler’s presence distracted him, but it wasn’t clear if the ball was hit hard enough for an inning-ending double play anyway.

“I’m not sure if Romine thought Ian was going to get to the ball or Ian thought Romine would get the ball,” Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. “I thought it was going to be a double play ball at the time, but it was more in the middle than I could tell from my angle.”

Nathan nearly picked Reyes off third, but the safe call was upheld after a replay review.

After Encarnacion walked to load the bases, pinch-hitter Kevin Pillar hit a sacrifice fly off Ian Krol for the game’s second run.

Lawrie then went deep off Al Alburquerque for his ninth homer of the year.

J.D. Martinez hit a threerun homer with two outs in the ninth for the Tigers. Casey Janssen came on and struck out Don Kelly for his ninth save in 10 chances.

Dustin McGowan (3-2) worked the eighth for the win.

The Tigers avoided a second straight shutout, but Detroit has lost three straight.

Sanchez allowed two hits with five strikeouts and no walks.

NOTES: Detroit’s Austin Jackson was given an error on a flyball by Texas’ Mitch Moreland from a May 24 game after an official scoring change.

The play was originally ruled a double. ... Home plate umpire Tony Randazzo was hit near the throat in the fifth when Hutchison bounced a pitch. Randazzo was shaken up but able to continue. ... Detroit RHP Rick Porcello (8-2) takes the mound Wednesday night against Toronto RHP R.A. Dickey (5-4).

Djokovic’s next opponent is No. 18 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia, who followed his victory over Roger Federer with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 6 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.

Djokovic, 27, and Gulbis, 25, go way back, having overlapped in their early teens at a German tennis academy. Their paths quickly diverged, with Djokovic focusing on tennis and thriving, to the tune of six major titles. Gulbis admits he enjoyed the nightlife too much for his game’s good.

Only recently did Gulbis realize he needed to take his job more seriously.

“It’s really important, for my happiness, just to be successful on the tennis court,” Gulbis said. “Forget about the money. Forget about fame. It’s just about my inner comfort. That’s it.”

Djokovic will be playing in his 22nd career Grand Slam semifinal; Gulbis in his first.

Similarly, Sharapova is headed to her 18th, Bouchard her second. Bouchard is seven years younger, and tracked Sharapova’s career from afar.

“First I noticed, like, her cute dresses and things like that when I was young,” said Bouchard, who recalled being a spectator at a tournament in Florida as a youngster and posing for a photo with Sharapova.

“She, of course, is very strong mentally. It is one of her strengths, I think,” Bouchard said. “I’m just looking forward to the challenge.”

Following the tradition begun in Melbourne earlier this year, a fan tossed a stuffed animal to the Canadian and she took it to her on-court television interview. Former French player Fabrice Santoro then insisted on taking a photo with Bouchard as the crowd cheered.

Sharapova started slowly Tuesday by dropping four of her first five games. She then started to land her shots and her serves with more consistency and won nine of the last 10 games.

Muguruza, who was playing in a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time in her career, eliminated defending champion Serena Williams in the second round.

Sharapova lost in the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2011, then won the title a year later to complete a career Grand Slam.

She lost in last year’s final to Williams.

“It was so tough losing in the final last year, being the defending champion,” Sharapova said. “This year, to come back, I have the extra motivation to go further, and to be back on (this) stage is a really nice feeling.”

Sharapova opened her match with a double fault, the first of eight in the match. And she lost 15 of the first 20 points.

But even though Sharapova held in the fifth game, she was broken again, this time at love, to lose the first set.

Things changed rather quickly in the second set. At 1-1, Sharapova finally broke, with some help from Muguruza.

The unseeded Spaniard, ranked 35th in the world, doublefaulted twice in a row to give Sharapova her second break point of the match. The tall Russian converted when Muguruza sent a backhand long.

“That was one of the most important games,” Sharapova said.

“After I won that game, I certainly gained more confidence.”

LOCAL FRONT DANCE OFF 2015 Charities are invited to apply for the chance to partner with the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off 2015 cabinet. Applications are available at www. celebritydanceoff.weebly. com. They should be submitted no later than June 13. The popular event will take to the floor on March 20, 2015, at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer. The friendly competition raised more than $400,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and Region this year.

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DEPOSIT COLLECTED FOR MADE-IN-ALBERTA SATELLITE

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A University of Alberta satellite project is one step closer to fruition after a large donation and a pending deposit on launching the first made-in-Alberta satellite.

One of the team members, Lacombe Composite High School graduate Charles Nokes, said they will sign a launch contract later this month after raising enough money to put a deposit down. So far they have raised $45,000 to put their project in space, just $15,000 shy of their goal.

But with a launch date still a year out and enough money for a deposit on the launch contract, they took a big step.

“We have enough money to put down the deposit and sign the contract to finalize our position on the launch,” said Nokes.

“There are still more than 50 teams competing for spots on the launch and it’s first come, first served, so we’re ready to get our spot on the launch.”

Monday they received a $10,000 donation from the University of Alberta faculty of

science.

“There are so many things going on with the project that it’s great when one aspect comes together, getting us one step closer,” said Nokes.

“We’re working feverishly on the technical side, so there is a lot of excitement going on.”

The money raised so far has helped the project stabilize financially, which is a huge relief for those behind it. They even raised about $1,000 through dogecoin, an online peer-topeer currency exchange.

The cube satellite has three units, each 10 by 10 by 10 cm. On the exterior, solar panels generate power. Inside are a computer, the mechanics to operate the satellite and two payloads aimed at studying

Earth’s magnetic field.

In a previous interview with the Advocate, Nokes said the satellite will study the effects of frequent bursts of high-energy particles from the sun on the Earth’s magnetic field.

Examples of prior damage caused by these bursts include the 1859 Carrington Event where a solar storm hit earth, knocking out all telegraph lines — CHARLES NOKES and electrocuting some telegraph operators. Or a 1989 solar storm that knocked the Hydro-Quebec electrical grid offline for nine hours.

‘THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS GOING ON WITH THE PROJECT THAT IT’S GREAT WHEN ONE ASPECT COMES TOGETHER, GETTING US ONE STEP CLOSER.’

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The Recreation Centre will be closed to the public for Red Deer Catalina Swim Club’s annual Freeze or Fry swim meet this weekend. The pool and the fitness areas will be closed starting at 9 a.m. on Friday. The space is needed to accommodate the event. Registered fitness classes will run as scheduled. Public washrooms will remain open for public use. The facility will reopen to the public on Monday at 5:30 a.m. For more information and swim schedules visit www.reddeer.ca or pick up a schedule at the Recreation Centre, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, Michener Aquatic Centre or the Collicutt Centre.

Fair takes shows to kids ENTERTAINERS TO PERFORM AT HOSPITAL, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

RECREATION PARKS MONTH Red Deerians are encouraged to be active at three fun activities during Recreation Parks Month in June. Learn five strategies to stay/get fit through Walk to Fitness at the Bower Ponds boat launch from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. On June 12, outdoor enthusiasts are invited to the outdoor gym on 5130 47th St. to learn an easy, effective circuit.

Head to Victoria Park on June 19 to learn how to play disc golf from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is not required.

Representatives from the Red Deer Primary Care Network will be sporting blue shirts. Full activity details are available at www.reddeer.ca/rpc or www.reddeerpcn.com

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into their fair experience and organizers say they’re giving the people what they want.

“Free entertainment is among the top reasons people visit the Westerner Days Fair and Exposition each year,” said Erin Gobolos, marketing manager for Westerner Park. “This year’s event delivers just that.”

She noted six bands will take the Centrium stage in four nights — which is more than in past years.

Since some kids are too sick to go to the fair, the fair will come to them.

For the first time, entertainers from the Westerner Days Fair and Exhibition will perform for ailing children at Red Deer hospital and the Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer.

Olymel is sponsoring a new program called Share the Fair that will allow various singers or acrobats to cheer up kids who aren’t well enough to attend Westerner Days, which runs from July 16-20 at Westerner Park.

“Some of the same shows will be recreated for those kids,” said Kent Olson, president of the Westerner Park Board.

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Al Watson pilots the new Westerner Days Fair and Exposition float away from the Hideout in Gasoline Alley after a press conference to launch this year’s exposition on Tuesday.

Plenty of entertainment planned for Westerner

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The 2014 Westerner Days Fair will feature rising Canadian rockers The Sheepdogs, country sensations Brett Kissel and Tim Hicks, as well as retro favorites Diamond Rio, Harlequin and Honeymoon Suite.

And all of these performances will be free with fair gate admission.

Central Albertans wanted more music wrapped

Naturalist educating on nature’s pollinators ULTIMATE POLLINATOR IS THE BEE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer naturalist Bill Heinsen figures the average Red Deerian doesn’t remember their Grade 7 biology lessons all that well.

But Heinsen hopes that they will educate themselves on environmental issues and the critical role that pollinators play for survival.

“It’s not a question of not wanting to know,” said Heinsen. “Most people do not deliberately go out of their way to destroy something that is beneficial to them. A

prime example would be the use of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) back in the 1950s.”

Heinsen hosted the second Lunch Bag Seminar Series to mark Environment Week at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library on Tuesday.

In a general presentation on pollination, Heinsen told the small but engaged crowd that there are about 1,000 plants that are grown in the world for food, fibres, beverages, medicines and spices that need to be pollinated.

Without pollinators such as bees, birds, insects, bats and animals, there would be

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very little food or beauty.

Heinsen said the ultimate pollinator is the bee.

“If all the other pollinators in the world disappeared it would be a problem for some plants but if all the bees stayed most of the plants would continue to survive,” said Heinsen. “Bees are really where they are at.”

But bees and other pollinators are in trouble because of loss of habitat, degradation, pesticide use and fragmentation.

“We have to look after them,” he said.

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BRIEFS Transit information added to Google maps Taking a ride on Red Deer Transit just got easier with Google Maps.

The City of Red Deer has hopped on board offering riders the opportunity to plan their local bus trips using the website or a mobile device.

While Google Maps is a free program, the city uses staff to verify and upload the information to the website. The website — www.google.ca/maps — now displays transit information including Red Deer bus stops, routed, schedules and fares in one userfriendly place.

To find a bus route click “Get Directions” and enter your starting location and destination.

Be sure to choose the transit icon.

You can enter a time if you want to “Leave Now,” “Depart at,” or “Arrive by a “time and date,” and click the “Get Directions” button.

Google Maps will list at least three different options to travel in order of relevance and convenience.

Assault trial set for July A man accused of assaulting a woman who had come to his house to purchase an item from him will stand trial in Red Deer provincial court in mid-July.

Red Deer City RCMP were called at about 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 to a 911 call at a home in the Clearview subdivision.

Police allege that a woman had responded to an online ad for an item for sale. She told investigators she had gone to the seller’s home to view the item and was pushed and shoved once inside.

Police allege that she kicked the suspect and escaped, and then called for help from inside her vehicle.

Cory Michael Schafer, 40, is to stand trial on July 14 on charges of assault, uttering threats and breaching a probation order.

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POLLINATORS: Park idea “That’s the message.”

In March, Red Deer city council directed administration to look into creating dedicated pollinator parks within existing or future city parks. As well, council directed administration to explore permanent banning of neonicotinoids and related pesticides in consideration with a report on pesticides coming to the Governance and Policy Committee later this year.

Council also requested that Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and Federal Association of Municipalities include the protection of pollinators in their advocacy efforts at their committees on the environment.

“I don’t think Red Deer is doing any better or any worse than anywhere else,” said Heinsen. “Sure we have the park system but the park system is only a tiny part of the City of Red Deer. Most of Red Deer is manicured lawns, asphalt streets.”

Heinsen said city planners and designers are starting to think about these things.

Wednesday’s Lunch Bag focuses on Dark Skies: What are they? Why are they important? at the Snell Auditorium at 12:05 p.m. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

SATELLITE: Needs $60,000 In total the satellite will be in space for three months.

“Once we can get over that $60,000 mark we know we won’t have an issue with the launch itself, which is out of our control,” said Nokes.

This summer, Nokes is working with the head of the space physics research team at the University of Alberta, Ian Mann, doing research relating to the satellite’s launch.

People can still donate, and receive different rewards based on donation level, starting with the thanks of the team behind the satellite for $5, ranging up to a 3D model of the satellite, personalized engravings on a chip inside the satellite and a colour poster of the satellite for $10,000, with many options in between.

To donate to the project visit www.albertasat.ca and click the donate link. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

KIDS: Allows families to share fair experience Olson believes this is a great away to allow families who are going though difficulties to share in the fair experience and create some happy memories.

“It’ll be a real treat to bring the fair to the House,” agreed Linda Caponpon, family, recreation and volunteer co-ordinator for Ronald McDonald House of Central Alberta. The entertaining diversion planned for Thursday, July 17, will help to “normalize” life for parents and children in need of some positive shared experiences, she added.

Olymel’s plant manager Rob Ackerblade, said his company is pleased to give back to the community and support such a worthwhile program.

It is part of a larger effort to allow more Central Alberta families to attend Westerner Days. Olson said some 11,500 people in the area were found to be living below the poverty line — even though Central Alberta is one of the country’s more affluent regions.

“It’s hard to believe that many people are in need,” he said.

In 2013, the We All Play program was started to offer free Westerner Days passes to under-privileged families. It’s continuing and growing this year.

Repeat sponsor Conoco Phillips Canada, in partnership with Family Services of Central Alberta, will be offering 125 family passes to parents and children who otherwise couldn’t afford to attend the 2014 fair.

As well, new sponsor, Stantec, along with Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre, will be giving 70 families of disabled children a chance to take a fun break together at Westerner Days.

“Aspire is so grateful for this tremendous support,” said Michelle Sluchinski, the group’s executive-director, who noted many parents have had to reduce their work hours to take care of their children’s needs and to get them to doctors’ appointments.

“Your generosity means a tremendous amount to families. . . they will look forward to going to the fair, like any family would.”

Stantec’s senior vice-president Russ Vlad said the We All Play program is a perfect fit with his company’s community-minded focus.

“We are thrilled to reward the families associated with Aspire, who work so hard to help their children realize their full potential.”

Erin Gobolos, marketing manager for Westerner Park, said the goal is to keep connecting sponsors with their charities of choice, so more and more Central Albertans can enjoy the fair. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

WESTERNER: Concerts Main stage concerts start at 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.), and this year’s lineup is: ● On Wednesday, July 16, Juno Award-winning Alberta country singer Kissel (known for the single Started With a Song), as well as Ontario country crooner Hicks (Get By, Hell Raisin’ Good Time) will perform a double-bill concert. ● On Thursday, July 17, Nashville’s Diamond Rio takes the stage to entertain with some of the country group’s Grammy-nominated songs, including I Believe, Beautiful Mess, and Meet in the Middle. ● On Friday, July 18, it’s Winnipeg pop band Harlequin (I Did It For Love, Innocence) and Niagara Falls’ Honeymoon Suite (New Girl Now, Feel It Again). ● And on Saturday, July 19, Saskatoon rockers The Sheepdogs will perform some of the material that made the three-time Juno Award-winning group a Rolling Stone magazine cover band in 2011 (Way It Is, Who?) There’s more entertainment slated for smaller stages, including local singer Randi Boulton in the Lounge, and Aussie Rules Duelling Pianos and KnowleDJ, who’s been featured at clubs around North America and Europe, in the Molson Canadian Ranch’s stage.

As well, there’s Central Alberta’s own street dancer, Spandy Andy, and assorted acrobats, hypnotists, jugglers, and magicians. Other attractions include a Disco Dog Show and the Hillbilly Celebrity Pig Race, featuring cute porkers named after local media personalities.

Of course, there are nightly pony chuckwagon races, livestock shows, an expanded petting zoo in the Little Red Barn, and a trade show area.

For more information on this year’s attractions, admission rates, various theme days, as well as the Westerner Days Parade on Wednesday, July 16, please visit www.westernerdays.ca.

This year’s fair will be more interactive than in the past, with a spotlight on social media. Billed as “This is My Westerner Days,” organizers are encouraging fair-goers to take pictures of their favourite 2014 fair experiences and post the photos online using the hashtags #westernerdays or #mywesternerdays on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. There will be chances to win daily prizes.

Kent Olson, president of the Westerner Park board, said it’s always challenging to come up with new ways to draw people to an annual event. But he hopes the lure of social media (offered on site through free access to the Shaw Go WiFi network) will appeal to young people who want to stay electronically connected.

Ride-All-Day passes, which include gate admission, unlimited midway rides — but not parking — will be on sale for $33 from June 15 to July 15 at Central Alberta’s Mac’s stores. Organizers say this is a savings of $17. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GUELPH, Ont. — Despite the fact it runs a system capable of “serious damage,” RackNine Inc. knew little about the person who commissioned it to conduct thousands of misleading robocalls during the 2011 federal election, the company’s owner testified Tuesday.

Matt Meier, who operates the Edmonton-based high-tech telemarketer, told Michael Sona’s trial in Guelph, Ont., that the company’s ability to reach out to countless people at once makes it a powerful — and potentially dangerous — tool.

“The system is capable of making millions of phone calls so it’s good to know who’s using it,” Meier said, adding it could “do serious damage.”

Sona, 25, is charged with “wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting” in connection with a scheme that blitzed more than 6,700 phone numbers with misleading information about where to vote in Guelph.

If convicted, Sona faces up to five years in prison.

Meier said the customer who ordered the calls identified himself as Pierre Jones — a university student from Joliette, Que., who wanted to use the service for a school project.

Investigators would later learn the identity was fake. The cellphone used to call Meier was registered under another fake name, Pierre Poutine, and the order was paid for with untraceable prepaid credit cards.

In a followup email to the customer, Meier said he typically only worked with political campaigns, not members of the public, and asked for more information.

Meier was grilled by Sona’s lawyer, Norm Boxall, about why he didn’t do more digging into the unknown robocall customer’s identity. Boxall also wondered why Meier would be taking calls and sending emails late on a Saturday night — when the order was first placed — for what amounted to a very small amount of money.

“It seems like high-level service, late at night, for a $50 account,” Boxall said.

RackNine was built on providing exceptional customer service, Meier replied.

The customer wasn’t given access to calling abilities until an online payment was authorized by PayPal, which gave no signal a fraud was being perpetrated, he added.

Meier also said the majority of his business was connected to the Conservative party and came through word of mouth.

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Over the next week the old CP Rail pedestrian bridge spanning the Red Deer River will be undergoing some needed repairs. Work got underway on Monday with limited pedestrian access, but the bridge is expected to be closed to foot and bicycle traffic this week while crews do their work. The bridge is expected to be free of equipment when it reopens on June 7. During this time period the bridge will be open to the public during evening hours.

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U.S. to boost military presence in Europe including Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.

Obama’s announcement came at the start of a three-country swing through Europe steeped in both historical significance and regional anxiety over the crisis in Ukraine.

A day before his first face-to-face encounter with Ukraine’s newly elected president, Petro Poroshenko, Obama said he wants the U.S. and Ukraine to have good relations with Russia. But in a warning to Moscow, Obama said the U.S. has contingency plans to protect every member of NATO, and has been steadily developing those plans in recent years.

“Our contingency plans are not just pieces of paper on a shelf,” Obama said, adding that the U.S. must and does have the ability to put those plans into effect if needed.

At the same time, he called on other NATO members to step up by increasing their own role in the alliance’s collective defence, even as he acknowledged that the U.S. has greater capabilities to bear that burden than its smaller allies.

“Everyone has the capacity to do their fair share, to do a proportional amount to make sure we have the resources, the planning, the integration, the training in order to be effective,” Obama said.

To that end, Komorowski announced that Poland intends to increase its own defence budget, up to 2 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product. “It means it’s a very tangible, very clear engagement,” Komorowski said through a translator.

The cautionary notes from Obama and Komorowski came a few days before a potential encounter between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also planned to be in France for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that eventually led to Allied victory in the Second World War. Obama and Putin haven’t met in person since the crisis began and have no meetings together scheduled, but White House officials haven’t ruled out that they could cross paths.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WARSAW, Poland — The United States is preparing to boost its military presence in Europe at a cost of up to $1 billion, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, as tensions in the region simmer over Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine.

Standing with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Obama said the U.S. plans to send more military equipment and rotate additional American troops into the region. He called on lawmakers in Washington to provide the funding to sustain the effort.

Obama’s announcement marks a significant departure from a two-decade trend toward a smaller U.S. military presence in Europe amid a shift by the Obama administration to a more visible and active naval and air power presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Just three years ago the Pentagon downgraded the top U.S. Army Europe commander from a fourstar to a three-star general.

“Today, I’m announcing a new initiative to bolster the support of our NATO allies here in Europe,” Obama said at Warsaw’s Belweder Palace. “Under this effort, and with the support of Congress, the United States will preposition more equipment in Europe.”

He called the proposal “a powerful demonstration of America’s unshakeable commitment to our NATO allies.”

If approved, the funding will be used to increase military exercises and training missions on the continent, as well as rotations of air and ground forces, the White House said. Officials said Obama was also seeking to ramp up U.S. Navy participation in NATO deployments in the Black and Baltic Seas, plus working to boost the military capacity of nonNATO countries that in Russia’s neighbourhood,

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An anti-coup protester gives a three-finger salute as soldiers keep eyes on him from an elevated walkway near a rally site in central Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Thailand’s military rulers say they are monitoring the new form of silent resistance to the coup — borrowed from ‘The Hunger Games’ — and will arrest those in large groups who ignore warnings to lower their arms.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK, Thailand — The three-finger salute from the Hollywood movie The Hunger Games is being used as a real symbol of resistance in Thailand.

Protesters against the military coup are flashing the gesture as a silent act of rebellion, and they’re being threatened with arrest if they ignore warnings to stop.

Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday they were monitoring the new form of opposition to the coup.

Reporters witnessed the phenomenon and individuals were captured on film making the raised-arm salute.

“Raising three fingers has become a symbol in calling for fundamental political rights,” said anticoup activist Sombat Boonngam-anong on his Facebook page. He called on people to raise “3 fingers, 3 times a day” — at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. — in safe public places where no police or military are present.

The gesture emerged over the weekend as protesters joined small flash mobs, or stood alone, flashing three fingers in the air.

“We know it comes from the movie, and let’s say it represents resistance against the authorities,” Col. Weerachon Sukhondhapatipak, a spokesman for the junta, told The Associated Press.

“If a single individual raises three fingers in the air, we are not going to arrest him or her,” he said.

“But if it is a political gathering of five people or more, then we will have to take some action.”

“If it persists, then we will have to make an arrest,” he said.

In The Hunger Games movie series and book trilogy, the salute symbolizes rebellion against totalitarian rule, signifying thanks, admiration and goodbye to a loved one. But Thai protesters gave varying explanations. Some cited the French Revolution’s trinity of values: liberty, equality, fraternity. Others said it means freedom, election and democracy.

A photo montage circulating online paired a picture from The Hunger Games with a graphic of three fingers labeled, 1. No Coup, 2. Liberty, 3. Democracy.

While the strife-imitating-art nature of the phenomenon is extraordinary, it’s not unprecedented.

Other examples of pop culture symbols being used to express political sentiments include Occupy protesters wearing the Guy Fawkes mask from the V for Vendetta movie. The practice of tying a yellow ribbon as a symbol of support for hostages, missing soldiers or prisoners was popularized in part by the song Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree that topped the charts in 1973.

The Hunger Games films have been popular in Thailand, but not unusually so. The last film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire made $3.3 million last year, which ranked eighth among 2013 releases. The 2012 film The Hunger Games made $2.1 million, ranking 17th that year.

A spokesman for the film distributor Lionsgate said the company was aware of the Thai protest but had no comment.

Human Rights Watch’s Asia director Brad Adams decried the junta’s threat against the peaceful salute.

Ukraine launches offensive against rebels in Slovyansk an escalation in armed operations, only to eventually back down. Government forces have in recent days been noticeably reinforced to the north of Slovyansk, however, and deployment of air power over the past week has signalled increased determination.

Slovyansk, which sits on a strategic highway, has seen daily fighting between government forces and the rebels, who have seized government buildings and set up checkpoints around the eastern provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk that form Ukraine’s industrial heartland.

The fighting has escalated following the May 25 presidential election won by billionaire candy magnate Petro Poroshenko, with rebels launching an attack on Donetsk airport and shooting down a government helicopter over Slovyansk.

On Monday, hundreds of rebels armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a daylong siege of a border guards base on the outskirts of Luhansk that co-ordinates the protection of Ukraine’s border with Russia. Border guards said they killed at least five rebels in repelling the attack.

Rebels in Luhansk said that eight people were killed and another 28 were wounded Monday when a Ukrainian jet fired rockets at the regional administration building that the insurgents had turned into their headquarters.

The Ukrainian military denied launching the attack and said that the building was hit by a rebel rocket that misfired, but an observer mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Tuesday that the building was hit by an air raid.

Ukraine’s acting chief prosecutor, Oleh Makhnitskiy, said Tuesday that 181 people, including 59 Ukrainian servicemen, have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine and another 293 have been wounded.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops on Tuesday launched an offensive against pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk and advanced through the city’s outskirts, the nation’s interior minister said.

Arsen Avakov said that government troops broke through rebel positions around the village of Semenovka on the eastern fringe of Slovyansk. “An active offensive stage of the counterterrorist operation is underway in Slovyansk,” he wrote.

Local residents said that several Ukrainian combat jets and helicopter gunships attacked rebel positions on the eastern outskirts of Slovyansk, and heavy artillery barrages have continued throughout the day.

An AP journalist heard sustained gun and artillery fire and saw plumes of black smoke rising over the city. Ukrainian combat jets could be seen flying over the city.

Avakov warned residents in Slovyansk and the nearby cities of Kramatorsk and Krasny Liman to stay at home.

A Ukrainian military officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media, said one serviceman was killed and 13 others were wounded when their vehicle came under rebel fire near Slovyansk.

The Interfax news agency quoted Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the leader of insurgents in Slovyansk, as saying that his men downed a Ukrainian jet and a helicopter gunship. The information, which was denied by the Ukrainian military, couldn’t be independently confirmed.

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Referrals can mix your personal, professional lives Dear Annie: I work at a regional Yet when I decline to give suggesmedical center, and friends and family tions, people react as if I am being a often ask me to recommend a doctor snob. or a physician’s group for them. For a How do I keep my sanity, as well while, I didn’t mind giving as my career?— Please Stop these people a few names, Asking Me but I have grown reluctant Dear Please: Medical proto do so. fessionals are accustomed My reluctance is not beto patients who disregard cause I don’t trust in the their instructions, but you knowledge and care procertainly can ask directly vided by the doctors I work whether they would prewith. fer that you not refer your It’s because of the negafriends and family to them. tive feedback I get after We suspect they are glad these people visit the speto know that someone who cialists I recommend. I am works closely with them tired of handing out the thinks highly of their skills.

MITCHELL names of good, hardworking But either way, you are & SUGAR practitioners to people who under no obligation to give refuse to listen to the advice out recommendations. given to them.

It’s OK to tell people They don’t want to take nicely that you no longer the prescribed medications or regi- make referrals because you don’t wish mens, nor do they follow through with to mix your professional and personal the therapy as ordered. lives.

Then they complain to the entire If they don’t like it, too bad. community about what terrible doctors Dear Annie: My 85-year-old aunt, I told them to see. who was quite active, recently underI feel as if the doctors are judging went extensive abdominal surgery and me each time they see my name as a ended up in the hospital for six weeks. referral.

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bathed by the overworked nursing staff except for the times we complained about the smell.

There wasn’t even a washbasin in her room.

Eventually a friend of hers who is a retired nurse came in regularly and bathed her.

This was in Florida, but I’ve heard similar stories from friends and family in other states. I think this is absolutely disgusting.

When I was a student nurse in the 1970s, my textbook dedicated 20 pages to the importance of bathing, not only for physical health, but for psychological well-being.

Florence Nightingale said that nurses who allow sick patients to remain unwashed are interfering with their healing.

This lack of care did not occur where I worked.

We bathed our patients daily and gave them back rubs to increase circulation and prevent bedsores. Since then, nurses aides and LPNs have practically been eliminated.

My aunt is now home, but she is still weak from fighting off infections.

It’s no wonder.

I would like to see the doctors and

medical staff running the hospitals again and not the insurance companies, which seem to know nothing about human dignity.

This kind of care is appalling. — Disgusted in New York Dear New York: Health care costs have skyrocketed since you were in nursing school, and it is unfortunate that in some cases the level of care has deteriorated in an effort to save money. We, too, wish there were a better solution.

Dear Annie: This is for “Wish I Could Turn Back Time,” the 62-yearold great-grandmother who served prison time for a nonviolent felony and can’t get a job because of her record.

Most states have laws allowing for the expungement of criminal records, especially for nonviolent offenses.

This allows those who made a mistake and learned their lesson to get a conviction removed from their record, in which case, she wouldn’t need to tell prospective employers.

She should check out the expungement requirements in her state. — L. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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The Flint Journal reports the pet named Franklin strayed Thursday from his home in Genesee County’s Davison Township and was found on Sunday.

Owner Chris Breuhan says family members walked his 10-acre property and started putting up flyers to see whether anyone had spotted Franklin.

It turns out that the man who found him saw one of the flyers, and Franklin was brought back home.

Breuhan says he was concerned that Franklin might get run over by a vehicle in the rural area.

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A Dutch court has convicted three men of threatening behaviour after one dressed up as a clown and chased unsuspecting cyclists with an axe.

The other two filmed the prank and posted it on YouTube, according to a written description of the April 24 event that prosecutors released Tuesday.

In one part of the footage, which has been removed from the site, a female bicyclist was videotaped approaching the clown’s hiding place in bushes.

The prosecutors’ statement says the clown jumped out, screamed at the girl, raised the axe over his head and chased her down the street.

Police said a male cyclist also was targeted.

The three men, who were not identified by court officials, defended their actions as humorous. All were sentenced to 40 hours’ community service.

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A free life in music HARD TO IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT GUITARIST RICHARD PINHAS

BY MARC MASTERS ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES For experimental-music aficionados, it’s hard to imagine a world without Richard Pinhas.

The French-born guitarist and composer has been a fixture in the international underground for four decades.

But there was a time when Pinhas, now 63, thought he was done with music. “In the early 1980s, I was at the point where I had nothing else to say. I was just repeating myself,” he says by phone from Montreal.

“I didn’t think I’d come back, because after years away it’s very hard to return, both to playing your instrument and to the circuit.”

Pinhas did come back near the end of the ‘80s, spurred by Steve Feigenbaum of Cuneiform Records, an experimental label. Cuneiform has released the majority of his music since, including two new albums: Welcome in the Void, recorded with Japanese drummer Yoshida Tatsuya, and Tikkun, featuring Australian multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi.

Pinhas makes his living through his art, but when asked how he has survived as a full-time experimental musician, he bristles at the notion of “surviving.”

“Being a musician is to live, not to survive,” he says. “Surviving is going to work every day and giving up your liberty and your time. When you do music, it’s a free life.”

Here are some lessons Pinhas says he has learned during his life in experimental music.

1. Play every day For Pinhas, playing guitar is a necessity, even a form of therapy. “I play at least two hours every day,” he says.

“I can be very anxious, so getting my guitar and playing, it cools me.” That discipline helped Pinhas create Welcome in the Void, a piece he worked on for months, improvising and adding

parts until a fully shaped composition emerged.

“I finally left it alone, and six months later I woke up and thought, ‘I need a drummer on this track,’ “ he recalls. “And I realized I didn’t just need a drummer, but I needed Yoshida Tatsuya.” Best known for his work with noise-punk duo Ruins, he crafts a heavy, open-ended rhythm.

2. Let the music take its time Welcome in the Void contains two tracks, one lasting four minutes and the other more than an hour. Pinhas takes these durations seriously: He has spoken frequently about his philosophy concerning the relationship between time and music. (He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the Sorbonne, where he studied with influential thinker Gilles Deleuze.)

According to Pinhas, the length of each piece is up to the piece itself.

“Each one has its own internal length, its own clock,” he explains. “So if a piece is two minutes, it has to be two minutes; if it’s one hour, it has to be one hour. Welcome in the Void had to be as long as it is. After months and months of hearing it, I have no doubt about this.”

3. Forget about technique Tatsuya’s considerable drum chops are evident on Welcome in the Void, and Pinhas often plays with technically proficient musicians. But when it comes to his own playing, he insists that “I don’t give a s--- about technique.

“If you only have technique and not the little miracles that make your music happen, you can have 10 Ph.D.s in music, but you will never make real music,” he says.

4. Don’t dwell on the past Pinhas has a long musical history: He began playing in France in the 1970s with the pioneering progrock group Heldon, whose influence is something Pinhas still hears about frequently from fellow musicians. Yet Pinhas claims he never listens to his previous releases.

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Richard Pinhas, a French-born guitarist and composer, has been a fixture in the international underground for four decades.

“It’s not that I don’t like them; it’s more like they don’t belong to me now,” he says. “I’m not tuned to the past. I’m tuned to the present, and more so to the future.”

5. Surround yourself with great musicians “The best part of music is finding people you can get by with,” Pinhas says. He has spent most of his career collaborating with like-minded musicians. Early on, he played with members of French prog-rock innovators Magma and with King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. His list of current partners includes Japanese noise legend Merzbow, Norwegian experimentalist Lasse Marhaug and American industrial howlers Wolf Eyes.

6. Don’t be afraid of politics There are no words in Pinhas’ compositions, but that doesn’t keep him from expressing political ideas in his music. “Music is a kind of politics itself,” he says. “You can change people through music.” Welcome in the Void is

the second part of his Devolution trilogy on “the historical political effect of machines,” and he considers it “a cry to revolt against slavery.”

7. Focus on the positive Pinhas is relentlessly positive and continually expresses appreciation for how his career has developed. He acknowledges that all the travel can be tedious and, for someone who hasn’t worked with a band for decades, lonely.

“But to play is a fantastic thing,” he says, quickly pivoting back to the bright side. “When you have a good concert, it puts you in another planet.

It’s like a drug, to be onstage.” In fact, even discussing why he does it seems redundant to him. “It’s my job; I don’t know what else to do,” he says. “I don’t think I have a choice, and I am happy about that. So until I can’t do it, I will do it.”

Mark Masters is a freelance writer for The Washington Post

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Jason Derulo ready to tap into wide world of country

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Don’t be too shocked when Jason Derulo pops out onstage with Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line during the CMT Music Awards.

The 24-year-old R&B singer is one of several surprising guests tonight’s country music video awards show (6 p.m.), keeping with CMT’s tradition of unlikely matchups. Derulo thinks his appearance in Nashville is right in line with the modern musical landscape, and by the end of the night, he hopes to help spur another country crossover hit.

“It’s really cool, man, because I’ve always dreamed of having my music cross boundaries and enter into different walks of life,” Derulo said.

“Just because you love country music doesn’t mean you can’t love other genres of music.

“So the fact that they thought of my song to be at the CMTs is unbelievable. I’m just really excited more than anything and I have my cowboy hat on deck.”

CMT also has matched up John Legend with Jennifer Nettles and Hunter

Hayes to sing Legend’s No. 1 hit All of Me. And CMT will salute Alan Jackson’s 25th anniversary in music by pairing Kacey Musgraves and Lee Ann Womack in tribute.

Derulo, Bryan and FGL will perform the latter two acts’ team-up This Is How We Roll before Derulo segues into his hit Talk Dirty. (Organizers say there’s another surprise in the show-opening performance that even Derulo is unaware of.)

And if the hitmakers have their way, the performance won’t be the last time you hear a This Is How We Roll collaboration this summer.

They’ll launch a remix of the song

by Derulo and Talk Dirty producer Wallpaper on iTunes in conjunction with the show, and everyone hopes the song captures the same pop party vibe that made FGL’s Cruise remix with Nelly a crossover hit.

“I’m obsessed with it,” Derulo said.

“I know I’m in the thick of it. I hope that people like it half as much as I do.

If people like it half as much as I do we’re in good shape.”

Online: http://cmt.com

Brad Paisley coming to Red Deer this fall Country music star Brad Paisley will be performing his quirky hits in Red Deer this fall.

The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, known for the humourous and pop culture references in his tunes, takes the Centrium stage at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Paisley has had 22 songs at the top

of the charts, including Alcohol, I Wish You’d Stay, Whiskey Lullabye (with Alison Krauss), Wrapped Around and We Danced. s His latest single, River Bank, is from his upcoming new album.

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Obituaries BUCKLEY Margaret 1932 - 2014 Mrs. Margaret Christine ‘Marg’ Buckley (nee Hovey) passed away at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre, Stettler, Alberta on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the age of 81 years. Marg was born on December 21, 1932 at Hanna, Alberta; the third child of eight in the Helmer and Mary Hovey family. She lived her life in the Trenville and Lousana Areas of Alberta. Marg was welcomed into the Buckley Family when she married Cornelius Henry ‘Buck’, ‘Con’ Buckley in 1952. The couple had two children; Beverly and Stanley while living on the homestead. They moved to their farm in 1959; where Marg remained until this spring. Marg worked side by side with Con on the farm. They loved to dance, curl, play ball and cards, and loved being with family and friends. Marg loved her family with all her heart and was a loyal friend. She liked to cook - but loved to bake. There were always cookies in the cookie jar. She baked and decorated many cakes and wedding cakes. Marg also did a variety of crafts, sewing and volunteering. She always had a huge garden with flowers and enjoyed sharing the bounty. After her husband, Con passed away in 1986, Marg and her friend, Gladys joined the Laft Hus. She enjoyed learning about her Norwegian Heritage and made exceptional hardenger pieces, rosemaling, crafts, painting, baking and cooking. Marg will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Beverly (Owen) Jestin and her son, Stanley (Wanda) Buckley, her grandsons, Travis (Taya) Jestin, Scott (Vanessa) Buckley, Ryan Buckley and Curtis (Katherine) Jestin and great grandchildren, Taliyah, Tristen and Tatum Buckley and Korbin and Mikayla Jestin. She will also be sadly missed by her siblings, Edna Knights, Edward (Jean) Hovey, Norman (Deanna) Hovey, Mildred (Hugh) Leblanc and Doris Hovey; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, friends and all their families. Marg was predeceased by her husband, Con and many other loved ones. Relatives and Friends are invited to come and pay their respects at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, June 8, 2014 between the evening hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at the Lousana Community Hall, Lousana, Alberta on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

A Private Family Interment will be held at the Lousana Cemetery, Lousana, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Marg’s honor may be made directly to the Lending Cupboard at 5406 - 43 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1C9.

The Family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Marg’s family and friends, her caregivers at Elnora and Stettler Homecare, Paragon Place and the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

WILSON Bronson Darryl 1986 - 2014 Bronson Darryl Wilson of Red Deer, Alberta passed away on May 31, 2014 at the age of 27 with his family by his side. As was the usual for Bronson, he faced his battle with cancer with strength and dignity; in fact, he approached it as a warrior and we could not be more humbled by his grace and determination. Bronson was born on October 13, 1986 in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1989 the family relocated to Hayter, Alberta. In 1995 we moved to Red Deer, Alberta where he resided at the time of his passing. Bronson attended the Pines Elementary, Central Middle School and graduated from Lindsey Thurber Composite High School. He studied Cultural Anthropology both at the Red Deer College and the University of Calgary. He also loved to travel and some of his happiest times were spent exploring new countries and learning about different cultures. As his friends and family know, Bronson was an incredibly talented musician, artist and athlete. He was an accomplished drummer and was well-known for his impressive abilities. His artwork exemplified his passion, intelligence and insight and those lucky enough to possess these pieces need only to look at them to be reminded of this. Bronson will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by his father Darryl Wilson, his mother Cori Olmstead and his step-father Bruce Olmstead. Also mourning his passing is his brother Sheldon Wilson (Erica); his sister Demi-Marie Wilson (Dylan); step sister Kalee Olmstead (Lorne); and step brother Keith Shingleton. Bronson loved and was much loved by his girlfriend Lyndsey Hall-Legallais. He also took great joy in spending time with his niece Aleiha, and nephews Kash and Ambrose. Some of you will have attended the fundraiser that was held for him on May 10, 2014 at the Vat. He was truly astounded at the love and support that was shown for him that evening. A Celebration of Life will be held in his memory at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Black Knight Inn in the Grand Ballroom. Following this, all are welcome to join us at Wild Bill’s to continue this celebration. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Palliative Care Unit at the Red Deer Hospital. The family would like to give Special thanks to Dr. Thaine and all of the nursing staff on the unit for all of the care and compassion shown to Bronson during his time in their care. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Service and cremation arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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WOLNEY Dennis Edward April, 30, 1943 - May 31, 2014 Dennis Wolney, loved by many, passed away on May 31, 2014 at the age of 71 years. Dennis was born on April 30, 1943 in Eckville, Alberta to Teofil and Bernice Wolney. He grew up and attended school in Leslieville and David Thompson, and then began working on the service and drilling rigs.

Later on, he was able to obtain employment as a field operator for Hudson Bay Oil and Gas, and eventually moved up to become a maintenance foreman. Dennis married Lorna Craig on August 18, 1962. They began their life together and raised their three children; Sherron, Mark, and Murray, where he was the helping hand that everyone could always count on. Dennis loved the outdoors and would spend numerous hours hunting, fishing, camping and quading. It was often his mission to pick the most challenging trail that would be sure to get even the most avid quaders stuck and covered in mud from head to toe. Dennis and Lorna were known to spend many evenings and weekends going on drives, both near and far, in search of a good cup of coffee with friends or a sale where he would be able to acquire vintage cast iron tractor seats, which he would then fix up to their former glory.

Dennis also loved restoring everything he could get his hands on and would spend countless days in his workshop fixing up and tinkering with projects that others brought to him. He was known to enjoy hockey, ball, visiting and playing cards with friends and family.

Dennis had a quick wit, a great sense of humor and was able to make most everyone around him smile and feel at ease. Dennis was predeceased by his son, Mark; his father, Teofil; and his brother, Barry. Dennis leaves behind his loving wife of 51 years, Lorna; his children, Sherron (Derek) Moos, and Murray (Keltie) Wolney; daughter in-law, Angela (Jim) Landin; mother, Bernice Wolney; brother, John (Jean) Wolney; sister in-law, Barb Wolney; sister, Marilyn (John) Baggs; eight grandchildren, Alysha (Keegan) Thompson, Brant (Kaylee) Moos, Caitlin Moos, Tyler, Spencer Wolney, Kolton Landin, Rex and Levi Wolney; and five greatgrandchildren, Hayes, Ivy, Heidi, Cassimer, and Carson; as well as many nieces, nephews, friends and family too numerous to list but not forgotten. A celebration of Dennis’ life will be at the Eckville Community Centre on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 11:00am. Interment will be at the Gilby Cemetery at a later date. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home. If desired, donations may be made to S.T.A.R.S. To honor Dennis’ preference, we ask that the men not wear neck ties.

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MCEACHERN Ernest 1924 - 2014 Mr. Ernest ‘Ernie’ Murray McEachern of Red Deer, passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday, June 2, 2014 at the age of 89 years. Ernie was born on June 24, 1924 at Red Deer, Alberta. He lived a full life. Ernie was blessed to have married his first love, Norma Jean Longstreet in 1962. He married his second love, Margaret Chisholm in 1993. They shared many beautiful memories as they traveled and enjoyed one another’s company. They loved to winter in Mesa, Arizona; where they had the privilege of spending time with their extended family and friends.

In his later years, Ernie went on many Historical Tours with the Red Deer Historical Society, which he greatly enjoyed. Besides his family, Ernie’s passion was farming.

He carried on the family legacy of the McEachern Farm of the Waskasoo Area of Red Deer, proudly raising hogs and harvesting the land.

Even after selling the farm, he was always lending a hand to neighbors, until he finally retired in his 84th year.

Ernie was also an involved member of his community.

He served as President of the Westerner Exhibition Association from 1980 until 1981; was a founding member of the Red Deer Camera Club and an active member of the “Western Hog Producer”. Though not a father, Ernie was a loving uncle, and a kind and gentle man who cherished his family and his friends dearly. Ernie will be lovingly remembered by his sister-in-law, Jeanette McEachern; his nieces, Barbara (McEachern) Steele and Jane McEachern; nephew, James McEachern; as well as numerous great nieces, nephews and many other family members and dear friends. Ernie was predeceased by his first wife, Norma Jean, his second wife, Margaret and a brother, Donald James. A celebration of Ernie’s life will be held at Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. A Private Interment will be held at the Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Ernie’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.ca.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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DORSEY Glen Allen Glen was born January 31, 1934 and passed away at his home in Delburne May 30, 2014 surrounded by his family.

Glen worked with several road construction companies including Everall, Standard General, Tallstrup and CoHo Paving. In the late 1970’s Glen formed Dorsey Enterprises Ltd. and took great pride owning his own fleet of trucks. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Dorothy and his 5 children: Dan (Heather), Glenna (Dan) Bonham, Alen (Shauna), Bill (Kathy) and Bob (Cheryl); 17 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren. A celebration of Glen’s life is planned Friday, June 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Delburne Community Hall. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Central AB Cancer Centre, or Delburne Cemetery Board.

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WILLIE Josh Feb. 28,1981 - Sept. 27, 2013 Son of Ron and Sandi Willie and brother of Jolanda Willie. A celebration of Josh’s life will be held on this Sunday, June 8th at 3: 30 pm at Streams Christian Church.

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SCHROEDER - ANDREEFF Christy Renee 1970 - 2014 Christy Renee Andreeff of Lacombe, Alberta passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on June 2, 2014, at the age of 43 years when she was escorted by angels into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. Christy was born on July 18, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta where she lived until she finished grade three. She then moved to Sylvan Lake and attended the Eckville School for grade four before moving to Lacombe where her family has resided since 1980. Christy enjoyed figure skating, ringette, skiing, riding dirt bikes and horses. She spent many summers at Circle Square Ranch Camp both as a camper and as a volunteer. She was an avid reader and she loved to tan more than she wanted to swim! She worked in a variety of positions during her life and after suffering with severe back pain for several years, was in the process of re-entering the work force. However, she never left any doubt that the job she loved the most was being a mother. Her five kids meant everything to her and she never ended a conversation without telling them she loved them. She leaves to mourn her passing, her mother and father, Debra and Gunther Schroeder of Lacombe, her brother Kurt (Lyn) Schroeder of Progreso, Mexico, her dearly loved children, Nick, Luke, Katarina, Angelica and Alexa Andreeff and the father of her children, Jim Andreeff. She will be lovingly remembered by her maternal grandmother, Helene Zeliznik, and her paternal grandmother, Erika Schroeder, as well as by her Aunt Valerie (Barry) Garding, Aunt Robin (Glen) Bird, and Aunt Inge (Ken) Kluk, her two nephews Evan and Noah Schroeder, and her many cousins and good friends. Christy was predeceased by her grandfather, Bill Zeliznik, and her Oma, Klara Schroeder, and Opa, Harry Schroeder. Although our hearts are broken today, we are comforted by the assurance and our unfailing hope that she is now with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in heaven and that we, as believers, will be reunited with her for eternity. Christy had a heart for children and donations can be made to a charity of your choice in her name. A celebration of Christy’s life will be held at Wilson’s Funeral Home on Friday, June 6, 2014 at 11 a.m. A private interment will take place at a later time. 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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DEAS Martha Elizabeth 1927 - 2014 Martha Elizabeth ‘Betty’ (nee Waller) left family and friends to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 30, 2014 at the age of 86 years.

Betty was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1927. She met and married her husband, John in 1948. Martha leaves to mourn her daughter, Bonnie (Ken) Meier and her son, Dave (Carolyn) Deas, son-inlaw, Geoff Tagg and daughter-in-law, Dianna Deas, fourteen grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her mother, Edith, her husband, John, siblings, Katherine and Rick, her son, John Edwin, her daughter, Heather Patricia Tagg and her grandson, Troy Andrew Ian Deas. Martha will be lovingly remembered as the devoted and caring matriarch of the family.

Psalm 116:8: You have delivered my soul from death; my eyes from tears and my feet from falling.

A Graveside Service will be held at the Alto-Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, June 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Martha’s honor may be made directly to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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NELSON William “Bill” William Nelson of Red Deer passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the age of 87 years. Bill was born on November 20, 1926 in Alida, SK, where he farmed for a long period of his life.

He married Rosemary on July 31, 1976 and together, they moved to Red Deer in 1996, where they resided for the remainder of his life. Bill will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Rosemary; three sons: Doug (Deb), Bert, and Vincent; two daughters: Ivy and Cindy (Jeff); eleven grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; sister-in-law, Margaret (Miller) Nelson; nieces and nephews: Brian (Joanne), Bob (Wendy), Linda (Grant), Wayne (Donna), and Marlene (David), all from Saskatchewan. He will be sadly missed by numerous nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews, and friends. Bill was predeceased by his father, Louie; his mother, Diane; and his brother, Miller.

For those who wish to pay their final respects, visitations will be held at Living Stones Church, 2020-40 Avenue, Red Deer on Thursday, June 5, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend S. Cavers and Reverend P. Vallee officiating.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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In Memoriam PUGH, Clifford H. (Cliff) Jan. 3, 1931 - June 4, 2008 Loving husband, Dad, Grandfather, Great Grandfather.

And now we know the measure of another year (6), Of precious time spent without you near,We love and miss you so much Cliff.

With love always, Amy “Joyce” and our family.

ROSENTHAL Kenneth 1963 - 2014 Mr. Kenneth Allen Rosenthal of Red Deer, Alberta passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the age of 51 years. Ken was born to Martha and Alfred Rosenthal at Ashern, Manitoba on February 5, 1963. He was a very loving, hardworking and caring man, who loved life and always wore a smile. He would do anything - to help anyone. Ken will be lovingly remembered by his fiancée, Alice, stepson, Cody, daughter, Jillane and a grandson, Mason. He will also be sadly missed by his mother, Martha; sisters and brothers, Liz (Ken), Elaine (Larry), Ross, Roy (Loanna), Edward, Laura (Allen), Alfred, Jean and Bob (Teresa); as well as numerous nieces, nephews, their families and dear friends. Ken was predeceased by his father, Alfred, stepfather, John and eldest brother, Richard. A Celebration of Ken’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, June 6, 2014 at 10:00 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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Email resumes: for promotion. gratiaereddeersr@ Please submit resumes gmail.com Attn: Human Resources SOAP Stories is seeking 5 email:kwolokoff@ F/T - P/T Beauty Treatbearspawpet.com ment O/P, selling soap & Fax 403-252-9719 bath products $14.55/hr. + Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 bonus & comm. Beauty Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 SERVICE RIG retail sales reps. Selling soap Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd & bath products. $12.10 hr is seeking exp’d + bonus & commission.

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DERRICK HANDS Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. 1 pm. - 8 pm. Please drop Locally based, home every Red Deer. email resume to off resumes to Associate night! Qualified applicants premierjobrd@gmail.com Dental, Attn. Corinne or fax must have all necessary 403-347-2133 or email StoreSmart valid tickets for the position healthysmiles4life@ being applied for.

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• Real Estate conveyancing Truckers/ an asset. Individuals with • Corporate Commercial Check out Classifieds to creativity, attention to Drivers find the purrfect pet. detail and an interest in Firm is prepared to train working with equipment BRICAR CONTRACTING a candidate who has DISPATCHER REQ’D. APPLE AUTO GLASS are preferred. now hiring experience in some but not Knowledge of Red Deer EXP’D auto glass installer Starting wage is based on req’d immed. Wage depenEXPERIENCED all aspects of the position. and area is essential. knowledge and†experience. dent on exp. Paid vacation CLASS 1 DRIVERS. Verbal and written Only eligible candidates Please fax resumes to Please submit your resume communication skills are negotiable. Good commuwill be contacted.

Found Clerical 403-347-6296 by mail, email or fax to: req’d. Send resume by fax nication/phone skills. 8-5 Send Resumes to: resume to 403-346-0295 Mon. - Fri. 4801-78 St. CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d @nexusengineering.ca Gerig Hamilton Neeland No phone calls.

KEY with door opener, FULL TIME for moving equipment. or fax 403.347.3393 LLP found on 37 St. near NEEDED F/T Service Person Resumes to be dropped off ADMINISTRATIVE ATTN: Ian D. Milne Plaza for after sales service and at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. WHAT’S HAPPENING PleaseCanyon 501, 4901 - 48 Street ASSISTANT Call 403-340-8823 Restaurant/ set up of manufactured Cres. Red Deer.

Red Deer AB T4N 6M4 required immediately for CLASSIFICATIONS and modular home. Must Hotel FAX 403.343.6522 very busy equipment sales Buying or Selling have exp. in roofi ng, siding, CLASS 3 DRIVERS 50-70 & rentals yard. Must have Email: info@ghnlawyers.ca your home?

GAETZ SOUTH drywall, paint etc., w/airbrake endorsement experience with A/P, A/R, HERITAGE LANES flooring, Check out Homes for Sale Competitive wages and needed immed. for waste & payroll, bank reconciliations, in Classifieds BOWLING health plan avail. Apply to recycling. Email resume F/T MEAT CUTTER Coming invoicing, inventory tracking Oilfield Red Deer’s most modern 5 James at M & K Homes, with a min. of 2 references F/T Bakery Production and Simply accounting is Events pin bowling center req’s 403-346-6116 to: canpak@xplornet.ca Full benefits, staff a must. Management of permanent F/T front incentives. Apply within. website marketing is an Personals counter staff for all shifts ongoing responsibility.

MATURE FEMALE for (days, eves. and wknds).

This job is diversified and cleaning, shopping, assist Please send resume to: ALCOHOLICS the successful candidate senior male. Paid daily. Resume, htglanes@ ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 must be comfortable & ref’s req’d. 403-342-6545 telus.net or apply in person working in an environment Looking for a place PEST CONTROL TECHS LETO’S STEAK & BAR with changing priorities. to live?

REQ’D. cpest@shaw.ca IN LACOMBE REQUIRES A Salary range of Take a tour through the $2500 Bonus All Visits are Free.

Call 403-373-6182 $25-$30 per hour LINE COOK CLASSIFIEDS No Obiligation.

Every 100 days depending on experience. $15.50/hr. Cash tips are paid Find the right fit.

Procom Insurance; Compliments of Please apply via email at: weekly! Apply within or email LOOKING TO CHANGE A Great place to work... is IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Local Businesses. bouvier9@telus.net resume to: george@letos.ca THE PARTS OF YOUR looking for a personal or fax: 403-227-5701 LIFE THAT ARE NOT lines broker to help grow Celebrate your life Oil & Gas Well Testing WORKING ? and manage an existing Night Foremen, with a Classified We are offering free Are you new to the book of clients. Broker Experienced/ ANNOUNCEMENT info.sessions on the tools neighbourhood? experience is a definite Inexperienced of Access Consciousness asset, you will be responJunior Day/Night Expecting a Baby?

RAMADA INN & that are designed to help sible to quote and sell Operators Planning a SUITES you change your life. policies to existing and Must have H2S, First Aid, Wedding? req`s Permanent Bill 403-704-5991 or new clients. Knowledge of valid driver’s license.

ROOM ATTENDANTS Theresa 403-505-1185.

IMMED. F/T Administrative Power Broker, Compu Pre-employment Drug Attendants.

Exp. not nec.

Call or visit us online!

Assistant, Req’d for busy Quote & insurance company screening will train. Approx. 35 - 40 1-866-627-6070 Lacombe based Business. portal’s is considered an Competitive Wages. hrs/wk.

Rate: $12.75 This position supports the welcomewagon.ca asset. Excellent organizaBenefit Package $14/hr.

Duties incl’d but accounting dept. with tion skills and a self driven Please submit resume not limited to: vacuuming, general accounting duties, CHAMPIONSHIP personality with the ability with references to: dusting, washing fl oors, as well as general to multi-task is a must. apply@wespro.ca BOXING THIS administrative duties.

Please apply to or by fax to (403) 783-8004 making beds, empty trash, WEEKEND disinfecting & cleaning Familiarity with ACCPAC, dan@procominsurance.ca Only individuals selected Western Canadian Elite bathrooms.

Performance Word & Excel an asset. or fax 403-340-3972 for interviews will be Championship Boxing at based bonus program.

Fax resume to CLASSIFICATIONS contacted the Harvest Centre RAVEN TRUCK Must be fl uent with verbal 403-342-7447 700-920 -Westerner Park LOCAL SERVICE CO. ACCESSORIES l& written English, be Sat. Show 7 pm. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. Has an opening for an physically fit. Applicants We are currently seeking a Sun. show 12 noon VACUUM TRUCK INSTALLER POSITION, may apply in person at well organized and $10/at door.

OPERATOR must be self-motivated, Caregivers/ 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer enthusiastic individual for Must have Class 3 licence T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Info 403-342-3846 have strong leadership skills Aides general administration to w/air & all oilfield tickets. & be mechanically inclined. or email: CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER fill a full time position within Fax resume w/drivers Fax 403-343-8864 or apply info@ramadareddeer.com LIVE-IN Caregiver for 3 our company. Must have abstract to 403-886-4475 in person with resume to children (5, 3 & 1 yrs). 44 Lost strong working knowledge 7891-50 Ave. Red Deer hrs/wk, $1760/mo. Childcare, of Sage 50 Premium rtard@raventruckstuff.com light housekeeping, Oilfield Accounting, work well in a ERGENT! Room & board $315/mo.

SORTERS & FORKLIFT / fast paced environment, Orange & white male cat, Call Emma 403-307-6264 SKID STEER OPERATOR exceptional customer, stolen and dropped off by with tickets. Safety backsupplier relations and in the middle of nowhere. ground essential. Ability to organizational skills, basic Please call 403-782-3130 NOW HIRING work independently for computer knowledge, and Well Testing Personnel Red Deer Recycling Facility. valid Drivers License.

LOST Nikon digital camera Clerical Experienced Supervisors Email resume to Please fax your resume to and one pair bifocals & Operators canpak@xplornet.ca 403-885-8886. Only those 403-550-5538 Bookkeeper - National Must have valid applicable selected for an interview software company based SWAMPERS F/T tickets. Email: lstouffer@ will be contacted. in Red Deer seeking FT needed immediately for a testalta.com Bookkeeper. Please visit fast growing waste & Found us at www.visual-eyes.ca recycling company. for further info and to apply.

Heavy lifting involved Every person can make a difference in the world.

Clerical FOUND: Newer Adult bike (driver’s helper) position.

Classifieds with attached child carrier.

Reliability essential. Own Amperage Energy Inc. is an emerging and growing oil & gas service Your place to SELL Found on Isaacson Cres. transportation required. company with mobile onsite water recycling solutions and fixed plant Your place to BUY Please call 403-346-3090 Please email resumes to operations. We are committed to conducting our operations safely, in canpak@xplornet.ca

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Anders Park MULTI FAMILY - Andrews Close. June 5, Thurs. 9-8, June 6, Fri. noon-8 . Baby crib plus numerous baby items, toys, camping supplies, wine making eqipt, clothes, home decore and misc. household

Bower FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 9-7.

Rain or Shine.

8 HORIZON VILLAGE, north, across from Bower Mall, behind Sim’s Furniture.

MULTIPLE GARAGE SALE AT HORIZON VILLAGE on Botterill Cres.

Fri. June 6, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

30 LAGRANGE CRES. Thursday 5th, 5-8, & Friday 6th, 5-7 MULTI-FAMILY SALE.

The right candidate is punctual, can work independently and is computer savvy. You must be a quick learner.

Experience with ADP and/or CTWIZARD is preferred but not required.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Accounting experience would be an asset. Our company offers competitive wages and excellent benefits.

Lancaster Green

Oriole Park 25 ORILLIA PARK. May 5-7.

Thurs. & Fri. 2-7:30 & Sat. 10-3. Scroll saw, bench grinder, disc/belt sander, antiques, collectables, 1400 Star Trek cards, Ninja Turtles, 500 pcs. McDonald’s Toys, Care Bears, records, lots of good misc. items.

If you think you can be an asset to the Southside family then please contact us with your resume via:

pk@southsidereddeer.com.

a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

Amperage Energy Inc is currently seeking highly motivated

Field Based Equipment Supervisors, Operators & Technicians Duties and responsibilities include the following: • Operating mobile/semi-permanent equipment in a field operations setting • Onsite tracking of fluid volumes • Minor repairs to equipment as needed

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Southside Dodge is looking for a new full-time team member to join our great staff!

The successful candidate should possess the following skills and attributes: • Oil & Gas operating background • Mechanical & technical aptitude • Clean/current 5 year driver abstract • Oil & Gas industry safety tickets • Education and experience in water treatment or pumping services is ideal, but not required • Class 1 drivers license an asset • Experience and understanding of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook an asset

Email resume to meaghan@amperageenergy.com or by fax to 403-932-4276 with a current/clean 5 year drivers abstract & safety tickets.

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Advocate Opportunities 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 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 4, 2014 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1989 LINCOLN Mark II, 2 door, low kms., exc. cond.

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

DO YOU HAVE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$4000.

403-343-0081

2007 FORD F-150 Lariat 4X4, htd. lthr., sunroof,

2008 Escalade ESV. Nav. Dvd camera 6 pass

348-8788 Sport & Import

$12,888.

Sport & Import 348 8788

348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 MERCEDES Benz CLS 500 lthr., sunroof, 115057 kms., $25,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 H2 HUMMER, mint condition, 59,000 kms, new tires & rims, original rims and tires to buyer. Call Art 403-304-0727.

2008 VW GOLF CITY

2006 GMC C4500 4X4, Duramax, 170,000 kms.

$39,888.

$32,888

$9,888.

Sport & Import 348 8788

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 FORD FIESTA. $8200, 5 spd, 11,000 km.

Exc. cond. Great on gas.

Medical reasons.

Ask for Doug **SOLD**

2007 INFINITI G35X

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1999 PONTIAC Sunfire GT, well maintained.

$2000.

403-346-9169

348-8788 Sport & Import

403-845-4146, 844-5698

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

ALL WHEEL DRIVE 2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond. Regularly Maintained,

LX, 3254, 3 slides,thermo windows, fireplace, lots of extras. MINT

2007 SPORTSMAN

2009 RANGER XLT

Fully Loaded!

$26,900. trades cons.

Call 403-350-4323

403-598-0682

2005 HUMMER H2

2007 CHEV Aveo.

80,000 km. $4950 403-348-1382

2007 STARCRAFT, 30’, slide, solar, air, walk-around bed, sleeps 6, rear kitchen. **SOLD*

2010 ACURA MDX tech package 91,000 kms

2007 TOYOTA Tacoma V6

Sport & Import 348-8788

348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 VW CITY GOLF. Blue, heated seats, winter tires, 205,000 km. $6500 403-782-5617

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

HONDA 250 CC, automatic, 110 KPH max.

Very reliable.

First $700 takes it. **SOLD**

2008 Audi A4 2.0T

2011 ALPINE 39’, 7500 w generator, king bed, 2011 GMC 3/4 ton Denali, hitch, matched to trailer, sell as unit $105,000 obo, trailer only $54,900 obo 403 358-4031

T@B 14’, 1200 lbs., loaded.

Like New. $10,999.

SOLD

2011 DAYBREAK THOR, 27’, 2 slides, generator, lots of extras selling due to

TITANIUM TOYHAULER 34E39 MP RV. Loaded, exc. shape. 2 slides, New fridge, 6 yr warranty, $35,500.

403-340-2535

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 37’ DAY DREAMER

by Cedar Creek. 3 slides.

Luxury Coach. E/H disc brakes, hydraulic legs & rear levelers.

Air ride hitch. $39,500.

See @ 5 Roland St. Red Deer 403-347-4896

2002 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS 1.8L,

$10,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

6 Days in The Red Deer Advocate 1 Sunday Life 2 Central Alberta Life

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid 4X4, 6.0L, lthr., 81735 kms.,

$19,888.

Sport & Import 348 8788

2001 SILVERADO LT 2wd, X cab, 5.3L, 166,600 kms, grey, tow pkg, $6800 obo 403-343-8206

2006 PONTIAC Solstice 26080 kms., 5 speed,

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 GMC 3/4 C/C SLT leather, Duramax diesel, 200,000 kms, not oilfield, black, $16,500. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2001 FORD F150 loaded Triton 5.4L, 7700 lb. tow pckg. 5th whl. hitch, Landau cover, lockable 196,860 kms. $8000. 403-358-5465

AWD, auto., loaded.

Summers & snows, 106,000 km, 1 owner, exc. cond.

Must sell.

$24,888

2006 ACURA RSX Premium auto 57,000 kms.

$12,888

Sport & Import 348 8788

2006 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV platinum, mint

$21,888

Sport & Import 403-348-8788

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

FREE

2 FREE For Sale Signs and Tip Sheet

Photo Ad Wednesdays in FAST TRACK FOTOS

$15000.

2007 CHRYSLER 300 103198 kms.,

$10,888

4X4, 114903 kms.,

348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$19,888.

$19,888.

2007 Dutchman Express 26’ Class C 12,800 Miles

Sport & Import 348 8788

Slide, Generator, air, V10, $40,000 403 782 4207

2007 FLEETWOOD

Regal, 355RL. Exc. cond., 1 owner, loaded, lots of extras $32,500.00 obo.

Daryl (403)256-0025

AD ON INTERNET Ad appears every day your ad is published in the Advocate

If your vehicle doesn't sell the first week, 2nd week is HALF PRICE!

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

4x4, 70,000 kms., exc. shape,

$12,900. trades cons.

403-598-0682

$30,888

Sport & Import SOLD

health, 4847 mi. $70,000.

403-346-6133

$28,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2012 CHEV Silverado 2500 LTZ, diesel, lthr., tonneau cover,

$36,888

348-8788 Sport & Import

2012 FORD Focus titanium hatchback, no GST, private sale $14,250 obo 403-227-5123

2012 INFINITI G37X

$27,888

Sell your vehicle FAST with a Formula 1 Classified Vehicle Ad Call 309-3300 and one of our Formula 1 Specialists can put you on the Fast Track to sell your vehicle.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Advocate Opportunities

EquipmentHeavy

CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week.

NO WEEKENDS!!

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

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AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Garden Supplies

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15’ LAUREL LEAF WILLOW 6-8’ NORTHWEST POPLAR & BROOK POPLAR Beautiful trees. You dig.

Please phone 403-302-1919

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Bicycles

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Building Supplies

Health & Beauty

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24” COLUMBIA 18 Speed, $40.

RENEGADE 15 Speed, $40.

403-346-0674 or 392-5657

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ANTIQUE OAK claw foot round pedestal table with 4 chairs, very good cond. $1500 o.b.o.; oak desk, $100 o.b.o.; daybed with futon, $150 o.b.o.

403-396-5516 COFFEE table, octagon with 2 end tables, glass tops. $75.; Chesterfield, flowered pastels, $100. good cond. Best offer on both. 403-304-9813 FUTON black tubular frame w/mattress, 2 matching cushions size 80”L x 45”W like new $200 403-314-2026

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Bow Rake, $5; 5 prong Cultivator, $5; dandelion 56 & 57 St. & 58A Ave. rake, $4; long handle spade, $7; drain spade, $7; garden hoe, $5; lopper Call Joanne (Prunner) telescoping, $20; tamping-metal bar, $8; 7 403-314-4308 extension cords, various for more info lengths, $5. ea; 2 power Central Alberta’s Largest rake blades, 15”, $5; lawn Car Lot in Classifieds & soil sprayer (small), $4; galvanized barrel lid, $5; square urethane garbage can, $4; chalk line & powder, $3; 3 PVC pipes 2 @3” & 1@4” diameter, 5’ lengths, $1 for all; box of garden clothes, $1 for all; 2/3 bag of oil-dri (all purpose absorbent, $6.

403-314-2026

CLASSIFICATIONS

Household Furnishings

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WHEEL CHAIR, Jet 3 electric, new batteries, serviced. Asking $2000.

403-348-1109

Household Appliances

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DEEP FREEZE, 10 cu. ft. $75. 403-347-5955 FREEZER, 10 cu. ft. $175.

403-346-7856

Household Furnishings

7 SHEETS OF GALVINIZED SIDING. 3’x10’ sheets.

All for $50.

403-346-0674 or 392-5657

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BED, single with all bedding, $75; love seat, $35. 403-348-5393

Advocate Opportunities

Sporting Goods

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

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* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION 35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Drive Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.

Phone 403-314-4316 ************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

SPRINGBROOK The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING!

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SEIBEL PROPERTY Parking is avail. $2400/mo. www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights VERMONT CASTINGS ~ Riverfront Estates NATURAL GAS BBQ Works great. 403-343-7389 ~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close Something for Everyone ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres.

Everyday in Classifieds ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 WEBER Rent $1195 to $1445 NATURALGAS BBQ 3 bdrm. townhouses, Platinum Series.

1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, Perfect working cond. lrg. balconies, absolutely $125. 403-350-9029 no pets. N/S, no utils. incl.

References required.

WINE MAKING

CARBOYS (Large) $15/ea. 403-350-9029

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BEAUTIFUL 10 week old kittens. Variety of colours: Pink & white, orange, & grey tabby. Free to loving home. 403-782-3130

Sporting Goods

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Houses For Sale

right 2 BDRM upper unit in 12 suiter BEAUTUFUL HOME left @ 5910-55 Ave. for over 40 yr A MUST SEE $30. olds w/o pets. Security cameras, For the Growing Family cart laundry, private parking, Don’t Miss out, 1 only balcony & must have good 3 bdrm. 2.5 baths, references & jobs. Avail.

Many upgrades, front att.

GOLF EQUIPMENT & July 1st for $1100/mo/s.d. garage. $372,000 incl.

POOL CUES at garage 403-341-4627 for appointment GST, legal fee, appls. pkg. sale prices. 403-343-7430 Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294 2 BDRM. adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, CUSTOM BUILT Travel lrg. suite, Avail July 1.

NEW HOMES $950/mo., S.D. $650.

Packages

by Mason Martin Homes 403-304-5337 Kyle, 403-588-2550 TRAVEL ALBERTA ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious FREE Weekly list of Alberta offers suites 3 appls., heat/water properties for sale w/details, SOMETHING incld., Oriole Park. prices, address, owner’s for everyone.

Mike 403-350-1610 phone #, etc. 342-7355 Make your travel 403-342-4923 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer plans now.

AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 www.homesreddeer.com bdrm. in clean quiet adult MUST SELL building, near downtown 1217 sq.ft. duplex.

Co-Op, no pets, 4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-348-7445 403-588-2550 GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $850, D.D. $825, N/S, no pets, MUST SELL no partiers, avail July 1 New Home. 1335 sq.ft.

AGRICULTURAL 403-346-1458 bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

CLASSIFICATIONS GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm.

403-588-2550 apartments, avail. immed, 2000-2290 www.laebon.com rent $875 403-596-6000 Laebon Homes 346-7273

KING SIZE BOX SPRING, Must sell. $35.

Call 403-350-9660 LA-Z-Boy recliner chair, (outdoor) ideal for deck or patio, pd. $400. Asking $150. **SOLD** LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. LIVING rm. set, 4 pce. light Farm SUITES. 25+, adults only blue velour, like new.

Equipment n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 $200. 403-887-4981 RECLINERS, matching set RANCHMASTER corral dark blue. $100. ea. gate width 16’, height 4’, 5 403-304-9813 rungs $60 403-782-7439 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

TABLE, round Oak + 4 Adult bldg. N/S No pets chairs, good cond. $125.; 403-596-2444 coffee table & 2 end table, Farm Custom tan, $30. 403-887-4981 Work Newly renovated bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom suites WANTED available in central location.

CLENRIDGE HOOF Antiques, furniture and leasing@rentmidwest.com TRIMMING offers hoof estates. 342-2514 1(888) 679-8031 trimming for cattle in a standup hydraulic chute.

Misc. for Contact now for price and availability. Will travel.

Sale 403-598-0170 or 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, 587-377-2961 7 SHEETS OF GALVINIZED N/S. No pets.

SIDING. 3’x10’ sheets.

403-596-2444 All for $50.

403-346-0674 or 392-5657 Horses Cottage/ CORNER fitting recessed Seasonal keyboard computer table WANTED: all types of $50 obo; used computer horses. Processing locally PRIVATE campground SW tower and keyboard $15 in Lacombe weekly. of Innisfail near Glennifer 403-346-3086 403-651-5912 Lake, seasonal lots avail.

FIREPLACE, electric 48”, Jack 403-227-6866 two doors and 2 drawers with media unit. New in Grain, Feed Roommates box. $150. 403-887-4981 Hay Wanted LAGOSTINA PRESSURE TIMOTHY & Brome square cooker, 7 L, stainless steel, bales, great for horses, apFURNISHED, $650. rent new $146, sell for $80; prox. 60 lbs. put up dry & s.d. incld’s shared braided nylon rug, 36”x and covered, $5/bale laundry, kitchen, living rm.

43”, $10; sofa & chair 403-304-5778 cover, both for $5; 5 white Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 plastic butter buckets w/lids, $2 ea.; 13 pint jars Rooms w/lids, all for $4; double For Rent bed size blanket, $4; 1 light truck tire P255/70R16 Goodyear Wrangler, $10; FULLY furn. bdrm for rent 6 tree stakes, about 3.5’ $500/$250. Male only. long, all for $6.

Call 403-396-2468.

CLASSIFICATIONS 403-314-2026 FULLY Furn. BDRM. $450 FOR RENT • 3000-3200 SPRAYER, 25 Gal. rent/sd 403-342-4604 WANTED • 3250-3390 on wheels, $200.

403-346-7856

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Suites

GOLF Clubs, set of handed and set of handed with carts. each set. one extra $10. 403-347-5955

Condos/ Townhouses

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

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SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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Tories reject privacy czar nominee’s call to split bill

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

CYBERBULLYING

OTTAWA — The man nominated to be Canada’s next privacy commissioner had his first run-in with the Harper government over Internet surveillance Tuesday — even before he was confirmed for the ombudsman’s post.

Justice Department lawyer Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons committee the government’s cyberbullying bill should be split in two to allow greater scrutiny of measures that would expand online monitoring.

The Conservatives swiftly dismissed the Daniel Therrien idea.

Therrien’s expression of concern came as the NDP — which has painted him as more of a potential lapdog than a true watchdog — tried to get a clear picture of the nominee’s views on the contentious legislation.

Civil libertarians say the cyberbullying bill will erode Internet privacy and make it easier for government to spy on the activities of law-abiding Canadians.

The legislation would make it illegal to distribute “intimate images” without consent and remove barriers to getting such pictures scrubbed from the Internet.

The bill also overhauls the system of production orders and warrants to mesh with today’s advanced communications world. In addition, it would give police new tools to track and trace telecommunications to determine their origin or destination.

Therrien said the elements dealing with digital communications should be hived off to ensure an “independent review” of privacy interests when it comes to electronic investigations by authorities.

“Canadians want to know about why police and security agencies require information. They want to hear this in order to have an informed debate as to the viability and need for this type of legislation.”

Paloma Aguilar, a spokeswoman for

Justice Minister Peter MacKay, said Tuesday the legislation had the judicial checks and balances needed to protect Canadians’ privacy.

“There is absolutely no need to split this bill.”

The privacy commissioner monitors compliance of government agencies and private companies with federal privacy laws, and handles complaints from the public about alleged violations. The appointment requires the approval of both chambers of Parliament.

The Conservative-dominated Commons committee on access to information, privacy and ethics approved Therrien’s nomination, despite objections from the NDP that the hour-long hearing was far too brief. He was later questioned by senators for two hours.

During the sessions, Therrien portrayed himself as someone with a deep understanding of government who could effectively serve as an ombudsman, defender and promoter of privacy rights.

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

“Privacy is a fundamental human right, and my career has been about respect for human rights in the application of various government programs affecting liberty and security,” he told MPs. Therrien co-led negotiations on privacy principles that govern the sharing of information between Canada and the United States under the new perimeter-security pact.

The NDP has said a parliamentary officer should not be auditing policies that he himself developed — especially when they’re as controversial as the one concerning the Canada-U.S. security deal. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper last month asking him to reconsider Therrien’s appointment.

Therrien told Commons committee members Tuesday he has a passion for human rights and, despite his work on government files, would strive to be impartial.

Quebec Court of Appeal judge Clement Gascon nominated

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

SUPREME COURT

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper took another shot Tuesday at filling a lingering vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, naming Quebec Court of Appeal judge Clement Gascon to the high court bench.

The seat, one of three Supreme Court seats reserved for Quebec, has been vacant since the retirement last summer of Justice Morris Fish.

“Mr. Justice Gascon’s wealth of legal knowledge and experience will be of significant benefit to this important Canadian institution,” Harper said in a statement.

“His appointment is the result of broad consultations with prominent members of the Quebec legal community.”

The high court declared in March that Harper’s original appointee, semiretired Federal Court of Appeal judge Marc Nadon, didn’t meet the specific criteria for Quebec judges as spelled out in the Supreme Court Act. Gascon spent 10 years as a member of the Quebec Superior Court before joining the Quebec Court of Appeal in 2012.

He is a specialist in civil and commercial litigation and has lectured extensively in business and labour law in Quebec.

Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee welcomed the appointment.

“An eminent jurist,” she said just a few minutes after it was made public.

“I’m very happy to see that Quebec finally has its third justice on the

bench.” The federal NDP also hailed the appointment.

“I don’t think anyone can find anything (bad) to say,” said Francoise Boivin, the party’s justice critic. “He’s very highly regarded.”

The court, which normally consists of nine members, has been short a justice for nearly a year, the vacancy being among the three seats reserved by the Constitution for jurists from Quebec.

Last month, the behind-the-scenes machinations of the appointment process bubbled to the surface, exposing an unprecedented — and ultimately very public — spat between Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Conservatives suggested McLachlin inappropriately tried to make contact with Harper to discuss potential legal problems with Nadon’s appointment.

A subsequent Globe and Mail report said it wasn’t just Nadon that prompted McLachlin to contact the government, but a shortlist of candidates that included no fewer than four Federal Court judges, even though it was far from clear whether such candidates would be eligible.

As part of the selection process, the government stacked the deck with Federal Court candidates in hopes of nominating a more conservative judge than it believed was otherwise available in Quebec, the report suggested.

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A person dressed as the Count from Sesame Street, dispatched by the Liberal Party, holds a sign outside a Conservative Party campaign event in Markham, Toronto on Tuesday .

Commons officials blew whistle on mail violations

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

NDP

OTTAWA — New Democrats are blaming a “kangaroo court” of political rivals for ruling against a scheme approved by Elections Canada: their use of parliamentary resources to mail almost 2 million partisan missives around the country.

But there are holes in both the NDP’s lines of defence.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest it was neutral House of Commons administrative officials who determined the NDP mailings violated the rules for using MPs’ Commons envelopes and free postal privileges.

And it appears Elections Canada may now be investigating some of the mailings that arrived in four ridings in the midst of byelections — although the independent agency initially said the missives did not count as campaign expenses because they were mailed before the byelections were officially called.

An “information note” compiled by the House of Commons administration suggests the Conservatives and Liberals acted on the advice of neutral officials in concluding the NDP must repay parliamentary resources used for at least some of the mailings.

“Together these documents demonstrate an activity orchestrated on behalf of a political party for which House resources ... were used,” says the analysis of the NDP mailings prepared for the secretive, multi-party board of internal economy, which oversees Commons spending.

“In short, it would appear that the mailings were not messages from the individual members as members, but rather were prepared by and for the benefit of the NDP as a political party and to advance electoral purposes.”

Administrative officials came to that conclusion after reviewing samples of 1.8 million pieces of mail sent by 23 New Democrat MPs — including NDP Leader Tom Mulcair — into 26 ridings currently held by other parties.

They all used Commons envelopes and free parliamentary mailing privileges, known as franking.

The board has asked the Commons administration to take a closer look at other NDP mailouts to determine whether they also were against the rules.

In early April, Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer, who chairs the board, asked Elections Canada to take another look at the mailings that arrived

in the four ridings during byelections late last year.

Liberal MP Marc Garneau, who personally lodged a complaint about the NDP mailings, said it appears Elections Canada is now taking the matter more seriously than it did when it initially dismissed the matter in March.

He said he was questioned on April 29 by two investigators from the commissioner of elections, including Ron Lamothe, the lead investigator who nailed the Conservative party for violating election spending rules through the so-called in-and-out scheme.

“My sense of that was that they were definitely going to follow it up,” Garneau said in an interview. The commissioner of elections refuses to confirm or deny if an investigation has been launched.

But in a May 5 letter to Scheer, chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand also struck a more serious tone, describing “complex matters that warrant careful consideration as they can have very significant repercussions on the activities carried out by Members of Parliament.”

Mayrand added that it’s important for Elections Canada officials to continue collaborating with the office of the Commons law clerk to provide “clear guidance” to MPs, “especially as we approach the next general election.”

Nevertheless, New Democrats insisted Tuesday that they broke no rules and are the victims of a partisan gangup.

Indeed, they maintained they checked with both the Speaker and House administrators before they embarked on the mass mailings.

Scheer has denied he approved any specific set of mailings.

Over the objections of the NDP, a Commons committee voted Tuesday to call the clerk of the Commons, Audrey O’Brien, to testify on the matter.

NDP House leader Peter Julian said the Conservatives and Liberals have transformed the once consensual board of internal economy into a “kangaroo court.”

“Ironically, this transformation is the ultimate misuse of parliamentary resources being misused for partisan purposes.”

The NDP released numerous examples of mailings sent out by Conservative and Liberal MPs, some of which are more blatantly partisan than the missives New Democrats have sent.

Vancouver sex-trade policy a poor model: advocates

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Odd nighttime hours, secluded areas of the city and a pervasive reluctance to report safety concerns were all conditions a Vancouver woman who calls herself Chili Bean used to face on the job.

The retired sex worker’s concerns were addressed when Canada’s highest court ruled last fall that the laws perpetuating the risky work atmosphere for those in the sex trade violates their Charter Rights. But now she worries new laws about to be unveiled by the federal government won’t be an improvement.

A study published Tuesday out of British Columbia has concluded that even when Vancouver police targeted just clients of prostitution and pimps with arrests, city sex workers endured virtually the same rates of physical and sexual violence.

“The old laws made sex work dangerous for myself and other workers,” said Chili Bean.

“What I don’t want now is to see us go back to the same dangerous situation.”

Justice Minister Peter MacKay said earlier this week the forthcoming leg-

‘WHAT I DON’T WANT NOW IS TO SEE US GO BACK TO THE SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION.’ — CHILI BEAN, RETIRED SEX WORKER

islation intends to take a Made-in-Canada approach to protecting vulnerable individuals and shield them from exploitation. But MacKay said buying sex will still be illegal.

Katrina Pacey, a lawyer with Pivot Legal Society, which published a complementary legal analysis also released Tuesday, said the minister is glossing over an enormous body of evidence that contradicts the conclusion that the new bill will protect vulnerable sex workers.

“This government is about to propose legislation that is speaking to a law-and-order agenda and is not consistent with human rights or with the leading evidence,” she said.

Advocates and the study’s authors are calling on the government to acknowledge their findings and reconsider new prostitution legislation that is expected as early as Wednesday.

They argue the current policing approach in Vancouver is not making women safer and that the reality-based example should be applied to the new regulations.

It was prompted after the Supreme Court of Canada ordered the government to craft new measures around the sale of sex when it struck down the current provisions in December 2013.

The ruling found the laws didn’t uphold sex worker’s constitutional guarantee of life, liberty and security.

Lawyers are already preparing to take the government back to court, based on the expectation the new legislation will not stand up to constitutional scrutiny, Pacey said.

MacKay’s press secretary declined an interview and said she will address more questions after the legislation is revealed.

The main study was expedited for publication in the online British Medical Journal Open ahead of the expected bill.

Its authors examined statistics and interviewed 31 street-based sex workers about their experiences following the Vancouver Police Department’s decision to install new enforcement guidelines in January 2013.

The new policy saw a jump of 71

arrests of mainly sex-worker clients last year from 47 in 2012. But rates of work-related physical and sexual violence were nearly unchanged, with a quarter of the sex workers facing harm in the years before and after the policy change.

The study found that the key issues unresolved by only targeting clients were that sex workers in Vancouver remained unable to screen or negotiate with clients, that they were pushed to work in isolated spaces and were unable to access police protection.

A spokesman for the Vancouver Police Department said a carefully analysis of the study was needed before making any comment.

Decriminalizing prostitution is the only approach that will protect women, said Dr. Kate Shannon, the study’s senior author, who works for the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. “The criminalization of the purchasing of sex in Canada really risks recreating the same harms that we’ve heard over the last two decades of missing and murdered women,” she said.

There’s been at least three murders of sex-workers in B.C. over the past year, she said, and 11 homicides remain unsolved over the past ten years.

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