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D-DAY PILOTING HIS SPITFIRE ABOVE THE SHORES OF NORMANDY, DON LAUBMAN WAS AMONG THE MANY CENTRAL ALBERTANS WHO MADE THEIR MARK DURING THE HISTORIC INVASION

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ABOVE: Don Laubman stands outside his Spitfire in Redhill, England, in 1943. Laubman took out eight Nazi planes in three days and was one of the fighter pilots circling above the French coast as D-Day unfolded. INSET: Laubman, 92, goes through his pilot’s log book, remembering his patrols on D-Day 70 years ago.

Plains Midstream fine ‘absolutely absurd’ BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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The $1.3-million fine slapped on Plains Midstream Canada for two oil spills is “absolutely absurd,” said a long-time surface rights activist. “A million bucks to them is like change in the pocket,” Don Bester, of the Alberta Surface Rights Action Group, said Wednesday. “There should be some really strong repercussions.” Plains Midstream was fined in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three provincial and federal environmental charges in connection with oil spills in northeastern Alberta in 2011 and on the Red Deer River just downstream of Sundre in June 2012. Bester does not believe fines are the way to keep oil companies in line. “I can’t see a fine in dollar figures. I think it has to be some other kind of repercussion.” Companies should face the threat of having their operating licences pulled if they fail to adequately maintain their pipeline systems, putting the public and environment at risk. Bester pointed out Plains is a repeat offender. “This just isn’t a one-time mishap this company has had. So what do we do?” Ensuring companies are diligent is critical considering how many pipeline river crossings Alberta has and the huge amount of pipeline that is at least

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50 years old, he said. An investigation of the Red Deer River spill, which dumped 2,900 barrels of light sour crude oil into the river, was sharply critical of Plains Midstream for failing to heed government warnings about the potential impact of spring runoff on its pipeline, which had not been properly maintained. Wayne Johnston, who lives just a few hundred metres from the spill point, is disgusted with the company’s attitude. His wife, Ila, read a victim impact statement in the courtroom describing how the incident changed their lives. On the day after the spill, Ila had to be taken to hospital because she was suffering from breathing problems she blames on the noxious stench that rose up from the river to the house on the bluff above. Plains Midstream has not taken responsibility for affecting people’s health, said Wayne. “They didn’t even consider health problems,” he said, adding the company has also not taken responsibility for damaging the environment. “These companies are getting away with murder.”

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HB-No! Woman urges AHS to get a grip on hospital TV costs BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer woman says she’s appalled at the extra cost of TV for patients at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and wants the system changed. Diane Stewart’s husband, Garry, has been in and out of the hospital for the past two years due to various chronic conditions including congestive heart failure. “To rent a television for him is $87.94 a week,” she said. “I could not believe the price that they’re asking . . . . A lot of people can’t afford that.” Stewart said she recently found out TV is free at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary and doesn’t understand why there is regional disparity with the issue. “I mean it’s all Alberta Health Services . . . It’s really not fair. They have you hostage because what are you going to do? You can’t take your own TV and my husband is in there for eight weeks so it gets pretty boring after a while.” While Stewart said she understands free TV is not a pressing issue in health care, it is a “simple little thing that might ease the process for people that are in there and their families, if they have a free TV to watch to pass the time,” The Hospitality Network, a country-wide company, is the television service provider for Red Deer Regional.

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Central Albertans made their mark on D-Day BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Seventy years ago on Friday, hundreds of thousands of Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, crawling through the surf and sand, braving German fire. It was the most substantial seaborne invasion known to date and turned the tide for the Second World War: D-Day. The Canadians especially left their mark, entering at Juno Beach, and despite hundreds of casualties after the first day, they were the ones to push the furthest inland. Central Albertans were there, part of the 78th Field Battery out of Red Deer with the Royal Canadian Artillery. “It was a sizable number,” said historian Michael Dawe speaking to the local contribution of D-Day. “There were quite a few people who I knew that landed on D-Day and unfortunately they’re all long gone now. Like Tom Hoskin, Charles Bill, Fred Krause, Ron Scott. They were all part of the 78th battery, part of the 2nd Canadian armored brigade and they all landed at D-Day.” Gunner Jack Holtzman of the 78th Battery (part of the 13th Field Regiment on June 6, 1944) received the Military Medal for his bravery on D-Day, added Dawe. According to the book Valour on Juno Beach by T. Robert Fowler, Holtzman carried on under heavy fire after his captain was wounded, knocking out an enemy pillbox. “The battery was one of the units that landed at Juno Beach, because as they landed they brought in tanks and artillery pieces and the idea was that they would push inland,” Dawe explained. “Sometimes they would shoot the guns right off the barges as they were coming in to provide cover support . . . I can remember talking to people like Tommy and he talked about how they came in. It really was just an outstanding achievement.” Another local, highly decorated fighter pilot, Don Laubman, 92, had the “bird’s eye view” of D-Day from his spitfire plane above the shores of Normandy. “The thing I most remember is the vessels off the shore, hundreds and hundreds of vessels. It was just a mass, warships, all kinds. You could see them running to the shoreline with troops aboard and getting them off but you couldn’t see much detail,” said Laubman, who lives in Red Deer. He flew three times that day (two of which were beach patrols) for a total of about five hours. The fighter pilots’ jobs were to take out any enemy planes that came in to strafe the troops arriving on shore. Laubman flew with 11 others out of his squadron. No German planes ever came. The night before D-Day, at the base of Tangmere on the south coast of England, General Eisenhower — who would go on to become president of the United States — spoke to everyone, announcing the mission’s go-ahead. “That was very exciting,” said Laubman. “It was the beginning of the end.” For Dawe, another remarkable D-Day memory comes from his former summer neighbour in Sylvan Lake: Norm Toseland. Toseland had been a paratrooper with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion of the British 6th Airborne Division (nicknamed the Pegasus unit due to a winged horse arm patch). They were the first of the Allied troops to hit French ground. “They were dropped in behind the lines on D-Day. The idea was they came in behind the Germans and blew up bridges and cut telephone wires and things like that so the Germans couldn’t bring reinforcements as the allied forces were landing,” Dawe said.

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This June 1944 map shows a blackened area, at centre, on the Normandy beachhead indicating the approximate area captured by the allies at the end of four days of battle after D-Day, as continued Allied aerial bombings struck at objectives in the shaded belt. As world leaders and veterans prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion this week, multiple Twitter hashtags are following the ceremonies minute by minute. Toseland, after landing in scattered formation and many of his fellow men taken prisoners, ambushed a German staff car and heard the officer crying for help, Dawe said. “So Norm and a couple other guys walked over to free him and patch him up and take him prisoner. Well, as Norm got up close to him, the guy pulled out his pistol and shot Norm in the intestine and that was the end of Norm’s active involvement in the war.” Toseland, who passed away in 1999 at the age of 80, always had “one of those bushy mustaches you’d expect of an old paratrooper,” said Dawe with a laugh. “He used to have a sign on his cabin at Sylvan that said Pegasus . . . He was a really fascinating man . . . They had been so intensely trained.” The Pegasus unit, combined of British, American and Canadian forces, was unique and one of the more terrifying D-Day roles, said Dawe. “They went in and had no support. They were dropped and some of them got dropped at the wrong site. They were behind the lines, no backup, no way they could be evacuated out of there if it went wrong.” The paratroopers managed to secure their targets, securing key bridges and a crossroads and today a special corner of the Pegasus Bridge Museum in Normandy, site of the D-Day drop, is dedicated to the Canadians. Sylvan Lake’s Allan Cameron of the non-profit Veterans Voices of Canada is in Normandy for D-Day this year. As part of his personal fundraising initiative, Return to Normandy 2014, Cameron has three veterans travelling with him: Earl Jewers, a Second World

War vet with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders; Afghanistan veteran Master Cpl. Paul Franklin, and another Nova Scotia Highlander. “I’ll also have along several French youth whose towns were liberated by the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. They want to give tribute to these men. Awesome experience it will be,” Cameron said from the Montreal airport earlier this week. Closer to home, there will be a commemorative jump over Abraham Lake, about 2.5 hours west of Red Deer in honour of the 70-year anniversary.. A number of parachute jumpers from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, in partnership with some members from the United States Army’s First Special Forces Group (Airborne) will be jumping over the lake at 5:30 p.m. on June 5, weather permitting. Members of the armed forces are also hiking on June 6 to the airborne memorial on Normandy Peak in the Kootenay Plains, said Cpt. Christine Salt, public affairs officer with the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. “They’re going to have a DC-3 Dakota aircraft, that’s being contracted out for this jump, for the troopers to jump out of. What’s special about this DC3 is that it actually flew over Normandy on D-Day as part of Operation Overlord,” said Salt. “So it will be a special jump.” The aircraft belongs to Buffalo Airways out of Hay River, N.W.T. Anyone interested in watching the jump is welcome to park at the administrative area, approximately 6 km north of the David Thompson Resort along Hwy 11. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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Prentice says Alberta needs to expand trade beyond U.S. BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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PC leadership candidate Jim Prentice says he’s the leader Alberta needs if the province is to reach export markets beyond just the United States. Prentice, who spoke to a crowd of about 100 people at the Innisfail/Sylvan Lake PC Association annual general meeting on Wednesday night, said Alberta can’t rely on only one customer. “It’s time for us to get these pipelines built to the West Coast. It’s time for us to open up the Asia Pacific basin. It’s time for us to get our forestry products, our agricultural products, our agri-food, as well as energy, into the Asia Pacific basin,” said Prentice at the meeting held at Discovery Wildlife Park. “We need a government that shows leadership in opening these markets and then gets out of the way so the private sector can deliver.” In an interview with local media, Prentice said international critics of Alberta’s oilsands can be addressed by building partnership, having worldclass monitoring, ensuring there is a regulatory framework that others respect and facing criticism head on. He said Alberta also has both a corporate and a personal income tax system that have been advantageous to Alberta.

“We need to continue to be competitive in terms of personal and corporate income taxes. We have a fiscal advantage in this province that Albertans love and is important to them and we need to ensure that we maintain that.” Prentice said that includes not bringing back sales tax or health care premiums. “My campaign is based on the government being fiscally accountable, fiscally responsible, trimming the size of government, being more efficient, being more innovative, and reducing, not increasing taxes.” Prentice said another priority for him is quality of life issues like health care, education, care for seniors and the disabled. As far as the closure of Michener Centre, Prentice said he can’t explain or defend the provincial government’s past decision to move 120 residents out of the facility. “I’ve made it clear that I will meet with families at Michener Centre. I will go to the centre. I will meet with representatives of families who are concerned about the issue. And I’ll speak to it once I’ve done that.” On Wednesday, Prentice was also in Red Deer to tour Collicutt Energy Services. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Woman who stole from dentist’s office gets 2-year sentence, must pay back almost $300k BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF An office manager who stole more than a quarter of a million dollars from her employer has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay back the money she still owes. On Dec. 18, Debbie Kim Gagne, now 50, pleaded guilty to defrauding the Image Dental Studio in Red Deer of just under $300,000, of which she has paid back $50,000, leaving her former employer with outstanding losses of $239,557.50. Defence counsel John MacNaughton said during sentencing in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday that Gagne took the money to fund her gambling addiction, which went untreated as a result of the light sentence she received in an earlier conviction for a similar offence. Special prosecutor Tony Bell of Calgary told the court that Gagne had served a one-year conditional sentence in 2004 for fraud and theft at a value of less than $5,000. The original offence involved 11 transactions in a single day, for which she was charged with 11 counts each of fraud and theft, said Bell. This time, Gagne was charged after the investigation into a series of frauds that took place over a period of more than a year, from late 2009 through to early 2011. Since admitting her guilt, Gagne has taken a number of measures to address her gambling addiction, including counselling, a two-week residential treatment program and active participation in Gamblers Anonymous, said MacNaughton. Along with her efforts to pay back the amount she still owes, Gagne has also been assessed $90,000 in income tax by Revenue Canada for the funds she embezzled from her former employer. So far, she has paid $10,000 out of that assessment, he said.

MacNaughton and Bell each recommended a prison term in the range of two years along with the restitution order for the missing money. Invited to speak before hearing her sentence, Gagne apologized to her former employers and expressed her willingness to pay back the money she had taken from them. “I wish I’d gotten treated sooner,” she said. Judge Bill Andreasson accepted the sentencing recommendations from the Crown and defence. He said the starting point would be three years in prison based on similar cases, but that Gagne deserved a discount of one year for admitting guilt and for expressing genuine remorse for the harm she caused to the dental clinic, its partners and their families. While Gagne’s gambling addiction offers a reason for her crime, it does not serve as an excuse, said Andreasson. Alberta courts have recognized embezzling from employers as the worst form of theft because the offenders breach the trust placed in them, he said. The primary goals in sentencing are to denounce the crime and deter others from trying similar crimes, said Andreasson. Lesser penalties would open more opportunities for others who could view theft from their employers as an opportunity for quick wealth, he said. At MacNaughton’s request, he recommended that Gagne serve her sentence at the Edmonton Institute for Women so she can take part in the rehabilitation programs available there. Outside the courtroom, dentist Robert Mast, a partner in the Image Dental Studio, said he was glad to see the matter come to a close. “I truly hope that it becomes a deterrent for others who try to steal from work —— for anybody,” said Mast. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

NDP can’t find paper trail on cancellation of Redford’s sky palace BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Rene Michalak of Rethink Red Deer holds up a bottle of his Wormshine to the light during an Enviro-Fair event at the provincial building in Red Deer on Wednesday. The Wormshine is a liquid extract of worm casting and is used as a liquid fertilizer, plant tonic brimming with enzymes, growth hormones and nutrients says Michalak. Michalak offers his products including heritage seeds, worm castings, rain barrels, and other weapons of mass creation as he calls it through his virtual storefront business called the Root Cellar Eco Store and Apothecary. He also attends the Wednesday and Saturday markets in Red Deer.

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EDMONTON — A driver who caused a crash that killed four high school football players in northern Alberta has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says Brenden Holubowich (is to be released June 15. Holubowich, who is 24, has been on day parole since last fall. He was sentenced to three years in February 2013 after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. His pickup truck crashed into a car carrying five members of the Warriors football team from Grande Prairie Composite High School in 2011. A fifth player was pulled from the wreckage and survived.

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP is asking the privacy commissioner to investigate why there is no paper trail for the cancellation of a penthouse suite that had been ordered by former premier Alison Redford. Infrastructure critic Deron Bilous said Wednesday a freedom-of-information request on the so-called sky palace turned up nothing. “There are no documents whatsoever,” Bilous said. “So the question is: Are they refusing to produce these documents or are there no documents, in which case there is absolutely no paper trail on a project (for which) hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent.” Privacy commissioner Jill Clayton is already investigating allegations that Redford’s government sought to interfere in freedom-of-information requests to limit political fallout on controversial issues. Redford resigned as premier in March amid controversy over opulent spending on herself and her inner circle. Within days of her departure, it was revealed her office had intervened with the Infrastructure Department to make changes to the top floor of the Federal Building. The building, a block north of the legislature, is being renovated to house politicians, political staff and civil servants. But in July 2012 Redford’s office

ordered changes to the top floor to accommodate a “premier’s suite” complete with changing and grooming areas, a fireplace, separate temperature controls, a butler’s pantry and dining and study areas. Documents revealed $173,000 was spent on design and engineering plans that were ultimately never implemented. Ric McIver, while serving as infrastructure minister, said in March he cancelled the project in January because he thought it was an improper use of taxpayer dollars. McIver left cabinet last month to run in the race to replace Redford as party leader and premier. Deputy minister Marcia Nelson, the top civil servant in the Infrastructure Department, confirmed to an all-party committee last week that McIver cancelled the project. Wayne Drysdale, who preceded McIver as infrastructure minister, has said he cancelled the project in December 2012. Drysdale was reassigned to the post after McIver’s departure. Premier Dave Hancock has disputed the characterization of the suite as a retreat for Redford only. He has told the legislature the concept was for it to be a kind of “hotel.” McIver has said he believes some of the framing had already been done on the suite when he cancelled it. But Nelson has said only some floor and duct work had been done, and that there were no additional construction costs charged to the abandoned penthouse.

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Fantino’s last chance at empathy Julian Fantino, the sinking Veterans Affairs minister, has been handed a lifeline. It’s not much, but a minister who appears to have had his empathy surgically removed would be wise to grab it. It could be a final chance. An all-party committee report Tuesday TIM recommended enhancements HARPER and updates to the Veterans Charter and even though it was immediately panned by veterans’ advocates, it is a tangible first step toward repairing the growing rupture between the Conservative government and the Canadian men and women who have returned from war with physical and psychological injuries and a sense that they have been used up and spit out. Four factors point to the need for quick action. First, the report had unanimous agreement, a refreshing splash of Parliamentary co-operation in a partisan hothouse. Secondly, it won the endorsement of New Democrat Peter Stoffer, the country’s most passionate and eloquent ad-

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vocate for our veterans and Fantino’s most persistent and effective critic. Stoffer’s statement that Tuesday was a “very, very proud day for our veterans across the country,” may not be shared by their advocates but it provides political cover for the minister to move quickly. Thirdly, the report was accompanied by calls to action by members of Fantino’s team, with Edmonton Conservative MP Laurie Hawn, himself a veteran, saying he wants to hold his government to account and insisted the report eliminated any “wriggle room” for the minister. Finally, timing — and not because veterans have waited long enough for action. Canadian veterans begin massing on Parliament Hill Wednesday in what is expected to be the largest series of protests against the treatment of those who have returned from war since frustrated soldiers headed to the capital after the First World War. They are arriving in the shadow of ceremonies in Normandy commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day, attended by Fantino and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. They are demanding justice as they look to the suffering of their brothers and sisters south of the border, where corruption and lax political oversight of Veterans Affairs not only caused undue delays for medical treatment but is tied to deaths. It cost Eric Shinseki, the head of U.S. veterans affairs, his

job. So far Fantino has helped the plight of our veterans in ways he never intended. With his ineptitude, walking away from veterans seeking a meeting, ignoring the plaintive cries of the spouse of a veteran suffering from PTSD, he has raised the profile of frustrated veterans and has single-handedly cemented a perception of an unflinching, uncaring, government disrespecting those who served this country with honour. In the House of Commons, he has responded to questions of compassion by reading talking points. Harper inexplicably placed a man with decades of experience with a regimental top-down approach to policing in a portfolio where he needed someone exuding sincerity, concern and a common touch. The report says the government must not medically discharge injured soldiers before everything is in place for their care at Veterans Affairs to ensure a smooth transition. It must guarantee benefits for life for those veterans most seriously disabled and must improve the lump sum payments to those left with the most debilitating injuries. Most importantly, it seeks to define the social covenant between the government and its returning soldiers, following a government submission in a lawsuit which maintains there is “no special obligation” from this government to its returning vets and that

Ottawa cannot be bound by past practices of previous governments. Fantino, who asked for the report, praised its findings Tuesday but only promised a response this autumn after a careful review. The anger remains and it will be on full display beginning Wednesday. And it will not last one day. Organizers have a permit to gather in front of the Centre Block until June 19. Organizers expect at least 2,500 veterans, their spouses, their advocates and their family members to be joined by American vets. They will deliver speeches, march and join a motorcycle convoy, but they are making it clear they are speaking to Canadians. No politician will speak. “This is veterans, for veterans, telling Canadians how things work despite what they are hearing from their government,” said organizer Rob Gallant, an air force vet from Nova Scotia. “We want to counter the misinformation coming from this government.” I asked for Gallant’s assessment of Fantino’s job performance. He asked me if it was on the record. “Dismal,” he said finally, measuring his words. Out of curiosity, I asked for his offthe-record assessment. It might have made even an old cop blush. Tim Harper is a national affairs writer. His column appears Monday, Wednesday and Friday. tharper@thestar.ca Twitter:@ nutgraf1

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Temporary Foreign Workers program another national disgrace EDMONTON — Canadian’s are getting used to officially apologizing for wrongs committed by the Government of Canada. I sense another apology coming in the deeply flawed and morally wrong Foreign Temporary Worker program. In 1988 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologized on behalf of Canadians for the forcible evacuation of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. After the Japanese attack on Pearl HarROBERT bor (December MCGARVEY 7, 1941), forced evacuation of Japanese Canadians was presented as a perfectly reasonable thing to do; after all, many Canadian’s of German origin had been detained and denied their rights in both World Wars. Later in the changed circumstances of peace, it all seemed very wrong to deny blameless Canadians of Japanese origin their rights and privileges, so a formal apology was announced and

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reparations were paid. In 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered a ‘full’ apology to Canadians of Chinese origin for the ‘Head Tax’ and the deliberate government policy of excluding Chinese immigrants from 1923 to 1947. Describing the Head Tax as a ‘grave’ injustice and morally wrong, he acknowledged the government of Canada’s wrongdoing and offered ex-gratia payments to the descendants of those Chinese Canadians effected. In 2008, Harper apologized once again, this time for the Indian Residential Schools program. Calling Residential Schools a ‘sad chapter’ in our history, the Government, on behalf of Canadians, apologized for the systematic abuse of over 150,000 Aboriginal children, their families and communities. Which brings us to the present, and Canada’s controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Claiming that Canada was experiencing a ‘significant’ skills shortage, the Conservative Government introduced the Temporary Foreign Worker program a few years ago to “help fill genuine and acute labour needs so that business can continue to grow and create more opportunities for Canadians”. What could be more pragmatic, more sensible that that?

Today Temporary Foreign Workers (TWFs) dominate many industries in Canada, particularly in Information Technology (IT) and the Hotel and Food Services industries. To meet the growing market need for temporary foreign workers, a vast new recruitment industry has emerged. According to recruitment industry advertising, TFWs offer employers real advantages. Temporary foreign workers are more ‘loyal’ and harder working. The recruitment industry claims that these workers often ‘exceed the qualifications’ required and are more willing than Canadians to fulfill employers’ ‘expectations’. Not surprisingly, behind this pragmatism lies another dark, morally questionable, logic. First, is there really a significant shortage of workers in Canada? According to Statistics Canada (2012) there are roughly 24 million Canadians between the ages of 16 and 65 and, according to government’s own figures, 61.8 per cent of these citizens have regular employment. That leaves approximately nine million Canadians of employable age who are NOT in the workforce. Given the government’s commitment to skills training and education, there does not appear to be a significant shortage of available Canadian workers.

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Perhaps, instead, there is simply a shortage of low paid, ‘loyal’ workers with qualifications that exceed requirements? The reality is the Temporary Foreign Worker program is a blunt and rather crude means of improving what economists call the ‘productivity’ of the Canadian workforce. Unfortunately, as Canadians, we cannot escape the sad reality that this ‘productivity’ is purchased at the expense of common decency. Let’s fact facts, the ‘loyalty’ and ‘willingness to serve’ is a function of TFW’s vulnerability. These workers are powerless and often abused by their employers. This denial of basic human rights is shameful; indeed it is another national disgrace. The Temporary Foreign Worker program is a gross violation of foreign workers and a betrayal of many thousands of employable Canadians. Expect this fatally flawed program to blow up in our faces, and more to the point, expect to hear another humiliating apology on behalf of Canadians. Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and co-founder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Alberta-based think tank dedicated to helping businesses, communities and nations built communities of wellbeing. www.troymedia.com

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Three mounties shot dead POLICE WARN PEOPLE TO LOCK THEIR DOORS AS MANHUNT CONTINUES FOR SUSPECT MONCTON BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONCTON, N.B. — Three RCMP officers were shot and killed and two officers were injured in Moncton, N.B., as the Mounties conducted a manhunt across the city’s north end into the early morning hours of Thursday for a 24-year-old man who they tweeted a photo of wearing military camouflage and carrying two rifles. The RCMP tweeted late Wednesday night that three of its officers were “mortally wounded” and police spokesman Paul Greene confirmed their deaths. Greene said the two officers who were taken to hospital suffered non life-threatening injuries. The RCMP said on Twitter that they were looking for Justin Bourque of Moncton. Const. Damien Theriault urged people in the area where police were searching to stay inside their homes and lock their doors. “We are professionals. We will ensure the security of the public. We are going to do that,” said Therault, who later broke down in tears at a media briefing with the city’s mayor when he was asked how officers are balancing their grief and the difficult task of searching for the suspect in the dark. Theriault said police believed the suspect was at large in the Pinehurst subdivision area of the city early on Thursday morning. Police responded to first incident involving the man at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, he said. Danny Leblanc, 42, said he saw the shooter in the distance Wednesday evening, wearing a camouflage outfit and standing in the middle of the street with a gun pointed at police cars. The construction worker said he believed it was an RCMP officer until he heard a burst of automatic gunfire coming from the man’s gun. “That guy was standing on the road afterwards and he was looking towards us,” he said. He said he quickly retreated into his home and remained there with his family and young children. At one point a neighbour posted on social media that their kitchen window was shattered by gunfire. Leblanc said few people on his normally quiet street were sleeping as they awaited word at midnight on whether arrests had been made. “It’s just crazy. We’re chatting with our friends on Facebook and we’re not going to bed until this guy is caught. I’m sure nobody in Moncton is sleeping because he seems to be all over the place,” he said. Word that police had been killed has shocked the city, he said. “It’s devastating. I don’t know if he was on a hunt for them, or what,” said Leblanc. Police had a number of roads in the city blocked and traffic was backed up on major arteries across

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RCMP officer Damien Theriault, left, and Mayor George LeBlanc hug after addressing the media during a late press conference at City Hall in Moncton, N.B. on Wednesday The RCMP in New Brunswick says an undisclosed number of people have been shot and a manhunt is underway in the north end of Moncton for a man armed with guns. Moncton. George LeBlanc told a news conference it was his worst day as mayor. “I want to offer my most sincere condolence to the families of the police officers who have been killed in the line of duty and those who are injured. It is a terrible tragedy,” he said. “We as a city must pull together as a family to support those who have suffered losses.” Sean Gallacher, who lives near the area where police were concentrating their search, said he heard what he now believes were gunshots but initially thought his daughter had dropped some toys on the floor above him. “I was downstairs and heard a few bangs,” said Gallacher, 35. “I went to check but she hadn’t dropped anything. Then I heard the news and realized what it actually was.” The RCMP released its first information on the

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014

The young and the restless THE REBELS GO WITH JUST YOUNGER PLAYERS FOR THIS YEAR’S PROSPECTS CAMP BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Quality, not quantity, is the theme of this year’s Red Deer Rebels spring prospects camp set for Friday to Sunday at the Penhold Regional Multiplex. The quality is in the form of 24 players — down from 32 last year, a number that included 17-year-olds — all of whom were born in 1998 and ‘99. “The last two years we’ve had 17-year-olds at camp. This year we decided to stick with the 15- and 16-year-olds,” Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said Wednesday. As a result, the camp won’t include the likes of 1997-born forwards Brayden Burke and Mason McCarty and defenceman Austin Shmoorkoff, all of

whom are expected to push for regular employment next season. “Those kids have been through it twice already,” said Sutter. “Yes, there are some (17 and 18-year-old) kids we’ve listed who have never attended the camp, but you can’t just invite one or two and not all of

them, so we thought, ‘let’s just stick with our 15- and 16-yearolds this year’.” Among the 24 players who will attend the camp are ‘98-born listed forwards Reese Johnson, Shane Sherban and Quinton McAndrews. Johnson and Sherban were at the Rebels’ main camp last fall. The remainder of the field consists of drafted players, including the top two picks from 2013 — forward Jeff de Wit of Red Deer and defenceman Josh Mahura of St. Albert — and this year’s top two selections, forward Jake Leschyshyn of Saskatoon and goalie Dawson Weatherill of Red Deer. All of the ‘99-born players, in fact, were taken in the 2014 Western Hockey League bantam draft. Sutter admitted that the

Rebels coaching staff will keep close tabs on the likes of de Wit and Mahura this weekend. “No question, they are 16-year-olds who we’re hoping will be on the team next season, so it will be nice to see where they’re at, where they’ve progressed to as far as their fitness,” said the Rebels boss. “Both players have signed (WHL contracts) with us, but we also want to see where some of these other (‘98-born) players are at. These are kids we can sit down with over the next two to three months and determine if they have a legitimate chance to play with us at some point.” Sutter is also anticipating the opportunity to evaluate the ‘99-born prospects.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing our 15-year-old kids, and there’s some very good players in that group,” he said. The group includes two highly-regarded American players — forwards Grant Mismash and Austin Pratt, from Edina and Lakeville, Minn. “I always look forward to this weekend because it’s good to see the kids and meet their parents,” said Sutter. “It’s a weekend where they can acclimatize themselves with the city and our organization. “There’s no pressure, but we want the kids to be competitive on the ice and we want to do things the right way. But we also want it to be a learning experience and a good experience for everybody.”

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Notre Dame hands out sports awards ing down a 90 average. “Commitment is a big thing,” said Laplante, who added he will be going after Life can be all about op- an engineering degree. “I’ve put in a lot of commitment to tions and opportunities. Notre Dame male athlete of sports — my off-season training, and then during the year Luc Laplante the season I was at has plenty of both after every practice early, this year. ready to go and helpWith scholarship ing after. That commitoffers for three sports ment follows through — wrestling, rugby and in school, with your football — at different studying and into your universities, he’s still tests.” mulling over his fuFor his football ture. head coach Gino CasBut his recent past was in the spotlight on Luc Laplante tellan, also the school’s athletic director, it is Wednesday night at the tough to see him leave school’s annual athletthe sport that he domic awards banquet. inated at linebacker, “It’s a great honour but his options showed to be the male athhow good an athlete he lete of the year here is. at Notre Dame,” said “From his Grade the six-foot, 230-pound 10 year to now, he’s a Laplante, 18. “I want to different person, he’s thank all my coaches a young man right and teachers who have now,” he said. “He has put me on the right the drive — and that’s path and shown me the right path to go on and Kelsie Caine what you like to see in athletes, that drive and helped me to improve my general school and sports enthusiasm to keep playing.” For the school’s female athabilities.” In addition to male athlete lete of the year, Kelsie Caine, of the year, he was named the 18, there is no question her football team’s MVP, the wres- future sport of choice. She will tling team’s most outstanding be attending Red Deer College performer and received the as she goes after a future in kirugby team’s coach’s award. nesiology, but in the meantime He also competed in track and she has set her sites on making the soccer team as a midfieldfield and handball. Though he was a three-time er. Being named the school’s Central Alberta High School top female athlete was a huge Athletic Association all-star honour. “It means a lot. I love giving in football, he says he will either play rugby or wrestle at back to my school, and just to university with both the Uni- be recognized for all my years versity of Victoria and the at Notre Dame is awesome . . University of Alberta offering . it’s a great privilege for me,” she said. scholarships. She was named Notre In wrestling, he had to train at Lindsay Thurber Compre- Dame’s MVP for girls’ soccer, hensive High School, but the while also being named MVP effort paid off winning a rare in volleyball and received the double-provincial gold, cap- coach’s award in tennis. She turing both the rural and high also played on the rugby team school championships, while and competed in track and winning 28 matches in his two field. Outside of school, she was also one of this province’s years. This summer he will also be best ringette players, making trying out for the U-18 Rugby the provincial team for the naAlberta team which could po- tional championships in 2012 tentially lead to a spot on the and was named the junior female athlete of the year at U-18 national team. Excelling in sports has giv- the 2013 Red Deer Community en him some important life Sport Awards. lessons that also helped him excel in the classroom, hold- Please see AWARDS on Page B2 BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF

Los Angeles Kings left wing Dwight King goes over New York Rangers defenceman Raphael Diaz during Game 1 in the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, in Los Angeles. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kings of the comeback WILLIAMS CLUTCH AGAIN AS HE CAPS KINGS’ RALLY WITH OT WINNER OVER RANGERS Kings 3 Rangers 2 OT LOS ANGELES — Mr. Game 7 delivered in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Justin Williams scored 4:36 into overtime as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to edge the New York Rangers 3-2 in the opening game of the NHL championship series Wednesday night. The winning goal came on a cruel bounce, a sudden end to an evening that had started with so much promise for the underdog Rangers. Dan Girardi fanned on a clearing attempt and the puck ended up at the blue-line with Mike Richards, who found Williams alone in front. Williams, who is 7-0 on the Game 7 stage with seven goals and 14 points, scored high to the stick side to complete a Kings comeback from 2-0 down. It was his first career play-

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

off overtime goal. “I’ve said this many times, Justin is the most underrated player on our team by a mile,” said Kings defenceman Drew Doughty, who had a rollercoaster night. “He doesn’t get enough credit for what he does. “There’s two guys on this team that I want to give the puck to and that’s him and Kopie (Anze Kopitar). When they have the puck, plays happen.” Added coach Darryl Sutter: “Our best right-winger every night consistently.” Williams’ eighth goal of the playoffs marked the third straight year that Game 1 of the final has gone to OT. Game 2 goes Saturday at the Staples Center with advantage Los Angeles. Teams winning Game 1 have gone on to claim the Cup 77 per cent of the time (57-of-74 series) since the final went to a best-of-seven format in 1939. Benoit Pouliot and Carl

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Hagelin scored for the Rangers before a crowd of 18,399, the Kings’ 118th straight sellout. Kyle Clifford and Doughty also scored for Los Angeles, which trailed 2-0 after 15 minutes. “It’s a great result for us definitely but we have a lot of things to clean up,” said Williams, who has nine points (four goals, five assists) in the last seven games. “Certainly not our best game by any standards especially ours. But we were able to get it done and that’s the most important thing.” “We’ve got a lot to clean up but (we are) happy with the win,” said Doughty. After going down early, the Kings tied it up at 2-2 in the second period and then came on like a freight train —outshooting New York 20-3 in the final period.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● 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.

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 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.

Friday ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels spring 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.

Saturday ● Parkland baseball: Dallas Yarbrough Memorial Tournament at Innisfail. Taewkondo: Tournament hosted by Master Rim’s, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lindsay

Sunday

● 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.

Hockey NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Finals

2. NY Rangers, Hagelin 7 (Boyle, McDonagh) 15:03 (sh). 3. Los Angeles, Clifford 1 (Carter) 17:33. Penalties — Martinez LA (hooking) 9:12, Zuccarello NYR (holding) 14:34. Second Period 4. Los Angeles, Doughty 5 (Williams, Clifford) 6:36. Penalties — Muzzin LA (interference) 3:54, Brassard NYR (boarding) 6:45, Richards LA (highsticking) 18:41. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Girardi NYR (hooking) 2:37, Doughty LA (diving) 7:54, Nash NYR (holding) 7:54, Boyle NYR (slashing) 18:24. Overtime 5. Los Angeles, Williams 8 (Richards) 4:36. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by NY Rangers 13 9 3 2 — 27 Los Angeles 14 7 20 2 — 43 Goal — NY Rangers: Lundqvist (LO, 12-8-0); Los Angeles: Quick (W, 13-9-0). Power plays (goal-chances)NY Rangers: 0-3; Los Angeles: 0-4.

Los Angeles (3) vs. N.Y. Rangers (2) (Los Angeles leads series 1-0) Wednesday, June 4 NY Rangers 2, Los Angeles 3, OT 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. Wednesday’s summary Kings 3, Rangers 2 (OT) First Period 1. NY Rangers, Pouliot 4 (unassisted) 13:21.

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.

FG 194 140 50

FT PTS 132 563 106 407 45 161

AVG 29.6 27.1 26.8

Westbrook, OKC Aldridge, POR Howard, HOU DeRozan, TOR Griffin, LAC Curry, GOL Lillard, POR George, IND Johnson, Bro Lowry, TOR Ellis, DAL Paul, LAC Walker, CHA Millsap, ATL Parsons, HOU Teague, ATL Beal, WAS

19 11 6 7 13 7 11 19 12 7 7 13 4 7 6 7 11

167 113 58 45 117 51 83 138 98 44 52 92 26 41 46 44 75

145 60 40 71 71 37 59 101 36 43 27 41 14 45 11 38 39

507 288 156 167 306 161 252 429 254 148 143 257 78 136 116 135 211

26.7 26.2 26.0 23.9 23.5 23.0 22.9 22.6 21.2 21.1 20.4 19.8 19.5 19.4 19.3 19.3 19.2

Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF New England 13 7 4 2 21 D.C. 13 6 4 3 18 Kansas City 14 5 5 4 19 Houston 15 5 8 2 16 Columbus 14 4 5 5 18 Toronto 10 5 4 1 14 New York 14 3 5 6 20 Philadelphia 15 3 7 5 19 Chicago 13 2 3 8 20 Montreal 12 2 6 4 11

GA 16 14 14 27 18 13 22 24 22 22

Pt 23 21 19 17 17 16 15 14 14 10

Western Conference GP W L T GF 14 9 3 2 29 14 6 1 7 24 14 6 4 4 19 12 5 2 5 22 15 5 7 3 23 11 4 3 4 15

GA 21 18 15 17 24 10

Pt 29 25 22 20 18 16

Seattle Salt Lake Colorado Vancouver Dallas Los Angeles

San Jose Portland Chivas

12 14 13

4 3 2

4 4 7

4 7 4

15 23 13

13 24 25

16 16 10

Wednesday’s results Columbus 1 Salt Lake 1 Colorado 0 Chicago 0 Friday’s games Kansas City at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s games San Jose at Toronto, 2 p.m. Columbus at D.C., 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Seattle at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Portland at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Red Deer Ladies Fastball W L T 6 1 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 3 0 4 3 1

Pts 12 10 10 10 9

Sunday, June 8 New York at New England, 3 p.m. Chivas at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.

Rage U16 Stettler Heat Alta Kaizen Warriors Scores Tuesday Bandits 7 Shooters 3 Panthers 10 Warriors 1

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REBELS: Settled The parents and players will attend a team barbecue Friday and on Saturday morning will tour Hunting Hills High School and will also be acquainted with the Centrium and the Rebels’ facilities. “It will give the players some knowledge of how things work here,” said Sutter. “When they come back in August (for training camp) they’ll feel a little more comfortable, a little more settled. If they feel that way off the ice they’re going to feel better on the ice too.” The prospects camp on-ice sessions are slated for 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Saturday and 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. “We’ll conduct skill and competitive drills and three-on-three and four-onfour scrimmages. We’ll also be working with the goalies,” said Sutter. “It will be good and it will work better with a smaller group. “Last year we had 32 players and

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Toronto Baltimore New York Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 36 24 .600 30 27 .526 29 29 .500 27 31 .466 23 37 .383

Detroit Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City

Central Division W L Pct 31 24 .564 31 30 .509 29 30 .492 28 29 .491 28 31 .475

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

West Division W L Pct 37 22 .627 31 27 .534 31 28 .525 29 30 .492 25 35 .417

GB — 4 1/2 6 8 13 GB — 3 4 4 5 GB — 5 1/2 6 8 12 1/2

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 Baltimore 8, Texas 3 Houston 7, L.A. Angels 2 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Dodgers 1

Thursday’s Games Oakland (Pomeranz 5-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 8-1), 11:05 a.m. Toronto (Happ 4-2) at Detroit (Verlander 6-4), 11:08 a.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-5), 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-3) at Houston (Peacock 1-4), 5:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 5-2) at Texas (Lewis 4-4), 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-5) at Minnesota (Correia 2-6), 6:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 4-3) at Kansas City (Ventura 2-5), 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta Miami Washington New York Philadelphia

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

GB — 4 6 1/2 6 1/2 11

West Division W L Pct 38 21 .644 31 30 .509 28 30 .483 27 33 .450 25 36 .410

GB — 8 9 1/2 11 1/2 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 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Pittsburgh 4, San Diego 1

GB — 1/2 1 1/2 3 1/2 6 1/2

Baltimore 103 011 000 — 6 13 1 Texas 200 030 000 — 5 11 2 B.Norris, McFarland (6), O’Day (7), Z.Britton (9) and C.Joseph; N.Martinez, Poreda (6), Sh.Tolleson (6), Cotts (7), Frasor (9) and Chirinos. W—B.Norris 4-5. L—N.Martinez 1-2. Sv—Z.Britton (5). HRs— Baltimore, Markakis (4), C.Davis (8). Texas, A.Beltre 2 (8). LAA 000 012 001 — 4 9 0 Houston 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Richards, J.Smith (9) and Conger; Cosart, Farnsworth (7), Williams (9) and J.Castro. W—Richards 5-2. L—Cosart 4-5. INTERLEAGUE Seattle 000 100 010 — 2 9 0 Atlanta 000 000 000 — 0 6 0 Iwakuma, Medina (8), Rodney (9) and Zunino; Minor, Avilan (8), S.Simmons (8), D.Carpenter (9) and Gattis. W—Iwakuma 4-2. L—Minor 2-4. Sv— Rodney (16). Miami 104 000 000 — 5 10 1 Tampa Bay 300 000 001 — 4 9 1 Koehler, Morris (6), M.Dunn (8), Cishek (9) and Mathis; Price, Boxberger (8), Oviedo (9) and J.Molina. W—Koehler 5-5. L—Price 4-5. Sv—Cishek (13). HRs—Miami, Solano (1). Tampa Bay, Zobrist (4), Longoria (6).

Wednesday’s Games Seattle 2, Atlanta 0 San Diego 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 8, Philadelphia 4 Miami 5, Tampa Bay 4 San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 2 Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 5, Kansas City 2, 11 innings Arizona 16, Colorado 8 Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Dodgers 1.

Wednesday’s Games Seattle 2, Atlanta 0 Oakland 7, N.Y. Yankees 4 Boston at Cleveland, late Toronto 8, Detroit 2 Miami 5, Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 6, Texas 5 L.A. Angels 4, Houston 0 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 5, Kansas City 2, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Dodgers 1

National League East Division W L Pct 31 27 .534 31 28 .525 29 28 .509 28 31 .475 24 33 .421

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Mi.Cabrera (11), Kinsler (5).

Central Division W L Pct 35 25 .583 31 29 .517 28 31 .475 27 30 .474 22 34 .393

Milwaukee 010 000 300 — 4 6 1 Minnesota 000 310 20x — 6 10 0 Estrada, Wooten (7), W.Smith (7), Duke (8) and Lucroy; Nolasco, Fien (8), Perkins (9) and K.Suzuki. W—Nolasco 4-5. L—Wooten 1-3. Sv—Perkins (16). HRs—Milwaukee, Ar.Ramirez (6). Minnesota, Arcia (3).

Thursday’s Games San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 3-4), 10:35 a.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 1-5) at Washington (Fister 3-1), 2:05 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-5), 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-5), 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-5) at Minnesota (Correia 2-6), 6:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 4-3) at Kansas City (Ventura 2-5), 6:10 p.m. Arizona (Arroyo 4-4) at Colorado (Nicasio 5-3), 6:40 p.m. Wednesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 000 112 102 — 7 12 2 New York 004 000 000 — 4 9 1 J.Chavez, Abad (7), Otero (7), Doolittle (9) and D.Norris; Nuno, Daley (5), Thornton (6), J.Ramirez (7), LeBlanc (9) and J.Murphy, McCann. W—J. Chavez 5-3. L—J.Ramirez 0-1. Sv—Doolittle (7). HRs—Oakland, Cespedes 2 (12), Donaldson (16). New York, Ellsbury (3). Toronto 100 002 032 — 8 13 2 Detroit 101 000 000 — 2 7 1 Dickey, Loup (6), Cecil (8), McGowan (8), Jenkins (9) and Thole, Kratz; Porcello, E.Reed (8), Coke (8), Knebel (9) and Avila. W—Dickey 6-4. L—Porcello 8-3. HRs—Toronto, Me.Cabrera (9). Detroit,

St. Louis 010 000 100 03 — 5 12 0 Kan. City 000 000 002 00 — 2 5 0 (11 innings) Wainwright, Rosenthal (9), S.Freeman (10), Neshek (11) and Y.Molina; Vargas, Mariot (9), G.Holland (10), K.Herrera (11), Ti.Collins (11) and S.Perez, Hayes. W—S.Freeman 1-0. L—K.Herrera 1-2. Sv— Neshek (1). NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 000 110 000 — 2 7 1 San Diego 200 100 00x — 3 1 0 Liriano, J.Hughes (6), Watson (7), Melancon (8) and C.Stewart; Kennedy, Vincent (7), Benoit (8), Street (9) and Rivera. W—Kennedy 5-6. L—Liriano 1-6. Sv—Street (18). HRs—Pittsburgh, A.McCutchen (6). Phila. 000 020 200 — 4 9 0 Wash. 000 413 00x — 8 11 2 A.Burnett, De Fratus (7), Bastardo (8) and Ruiz; Strasburg, Barrett (8), Blevins (9) and W.Ramos. W—Strasburg 5-4. L—A.Burnett 3-5. HRs—Philadelphia, Mayberry (3). Washington, Rendon (8). San Fran. 000 003 000 — 3 7 3 Cincinnati 002 000 000 — 2 7 0 Vogelsong, J.Gutierrez (7), J.Lopez (8), Machi (8), Romo (9) and Posey; Cingrani, Ondrusek (6), LeCure (8), M.Parra (9) and Mesoraco. W—Vogelsong 4-2. L—Cingrani 2-6. Sv—Romo (18). HRs— San Francisco, Morse (12), J.Perez (1). Cincinnati, Frazier (11).

Tennis French Open Wednesday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $34.12 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterfinals Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. David Ferrer (5), Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1. Andy Murray (7), Britain, def. Gael Monfils (23), France, 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0. Women Quarterfinals Andrea Petkovic (28), Germany, def. Sara Errani (10), Italy, 6-2, 6-2. Simona Halep (4), Romania, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (27), Russia, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles Women Quarterfinals Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Arantxa Parra Santonja (16), Spain,

7-5, 6-3. Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik (4), Slovenia, 6-4, 6-4. Mixed Semifinals Julia Goerges, Germany, and Nenad Zimonjic (8), Serbia, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Eric Butorac, United States, 6-2, 6-2. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Bruno Soares (3), Brazil, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5. Legends Doubles Round Robin Men Over 45 John and Patrick McEnroe, United States, def. Guy Forget and Henri Leconte, France, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Women Kim Clijsters, Belgium, and Martina Navratilova, United States, def. Conchita Martinez, Spain, and Nathalie Tauziat, France, 3-6, 6-1, 10-2. Nathalie Dechy and Sandrine Testud, France, def. Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Junior Singles Boys Third Round Andrey Rublev (4), Russia, def. Petros Chrysochos, Cyprus, 6-1, 6-2. Stefan Kozlov (6), United States, def. Lee Duckhee (10), South Korea, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Jaume Antoni Munar (7), Spain, def. Michael Mmoh (11), United States, 6-2, 6-1. Marcelo Zormann (14), Brazil, def. Karen Khachanov (3), Russia, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 9-7. Girls Third Round Francoise Abanda (10), Canada, def. Isabelle Wallace, Britain, 7-5, 7-6 (8). Iryna Shymanovich (16), Belarus, def. Aliona Bolsova (4), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Kristina Schmiedlova (11), Slovakia, def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Paula Badosa, Spain, def. Elena Gabriela Ruse, Romania, 6-4, 6-3. Ivana Jorovic (1), Serbia, def. Fiona Ferro, France, 6-4, 6-2. Darya Kasatkina (8), Russia, def. Ioana Loredana Rosca, Romania, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

Springs (PCL). MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned 2B Derek Dietrich to New Orleans (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Justin Bour from New Orleans. Transferred RHP Carter Capps to the 60-day DL. Sent LHP Brad Hand to Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assignment. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned UT Elian Herrera to Nashville (PCL). Reinstated 3B Aramis Ramirez from the 15-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Assigned LHP Jeremy Horst outright to Lehigh Valley (IL). Agreed to terms 1B Rusty Ryal on a minor league contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Jesse Hahn to San Antonio (TL). Recalled INF Jace Peterson from El Paso (PCL). FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended N.Y. Giants CB Jayron Hosley four games for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed RB Damien Thigpen. Released WR Kevin Smith. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed WR Kelvin Benjamin and G Trai Turner. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed CB Johnny Adams and C FN Lutz. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed LB

James Anderson. Released WR Mark Harrison. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Promoted Dom DiSandro to vice-president of team security, Rick Mueller to director of pro personnel, Mike Bradway to assistant director of college scouting, Jake Rosenberg to director of football administration, Brad Obee to southwest regional scout and Ryan Myers northeast regional scout and Matt Lindsey to college scouting co-ordinator. Named Joe Hastings pro personnel assistant. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed WR C.J. Goodwin. Released WR Jasper Collins. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed QB Colin Kaepernick to a six-year contract extension. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with CB Marc Anthony. Placed WR Josh Stewart on the waived/injured list. Canadian Football League SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS — Announced the retirement of SB Geroy Simon. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Agreed to terms with Grand Rapids (AHL) coach Jeff Blashill on a threeyear contract. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Entered into an affiliation agreement with Reading (ECHL).

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent OF Francisco Peguero to Norfolk (IL) for a rehab assignment. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Zach McAllister to Lake County (MWL) for a rehab assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Designated INF Danny Worth for assignment. Recalled SS Eugenio Suarez from Toledo (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned 1B Marc Krauss to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled 1B Jon Singleton from Oklahoma City. NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Preston Claiborne to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Jose Ramirez from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre. Designated RHP Alfredo Aceves for assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Placed RHP Alexi Ogando on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Aaron Poreda from Round Rock (PCL). National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed OF Carlos Gonzalez on the 15-day DL. Designated C Jordan Pacheco for assignment. Recalled INF Ryan Wheeler and C Michael McKenry from Colorado

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Meanwhile, Kirsten Pinkney and Cody White were honoured as the Notre Dame Grade 10 female and male athletes of the year. The North Star Leadership Awards were presented to Brooke Harty and Joe McQuay and Greg Hall was the recipient of the Spirit Award. Other award winners Wednesday: Golf — Most outstanding performance (MOP), male: Michael Prusse; Most outstanding performance, female: Clare McMahon. Cross-country running: Coaches Award (CA): Mitch Dore; Most promising runner: Breanna Berridge. Football: Most improved player (MIP): Eric Meraw; Most valuable player (MVP): Luc Laplante; Ross McClenaghan Award: Joe McQuay; Curtis Acheson Memorial Award: Marc Lechmann; Rookie of the year: Parker Dahl; Paul Martins

that’s a lot of kids on the ice to try and run real tight practices and drills. This year’s number is more workable.” Players attending the Rebels prospects camp (including year of birth and hometown; x-listed player): Team White Goal — x-Colby Entz (‘98), Churchbridge, Sask. Defence — Ethan Sakowich (‘99), Athabasca; Cale Chalifoux (‘98), Edmonton; Kyle Sargent (‘98), Carlyle, Sask.; Boo Grist (‘99), North Saanich, B.C. Forwards — Josh Logel (‘98), Calgary; Jeff de Wit (‘98), Red Deer; x-Reese Johnson (‘98), Saskatoon; x-Shane Sherban (‘98), Lanigan, Sask.; Jake Leschyshyn (‘99), Grasswood, Sask.; Brayden Labant (‘99), St. Paul; Chance Adrian (‘99), Dalmeny, Sask. Team Black Goal — Dawson Weatherill (‘99), Red Deer. Defence — Nick Darling (‘98), Calgary; Josh Mahura (‘98), St. Albert; Carson Sass (‘99), Melville, Sask.; Max Salpeter (‘98), St. Albert. Forwards — x-Quinton McAndrews (‘98), Edmonton; Tyler Kirkup (‘98), Virden, Man.; Caleb Riess (‘98), Rocan-

Memorial Award: Spence Nielsen. Junior girls volleyball: Most promising player (MPP): Nicole Friedl; CA: Danielle Childs. Junior boys volleyball: MPP: Chris Huddleston; CA: Cody White. Senior girls volleyball: MIP: Kirsten Pinkney; CA: Megan Hansen; MVP: Kelsie Caine. Senior boys volleyball: MIP: Nolan Bruin; CA: Bennett Bolen; MVP: Daimyn Biletsky. Curling: CA: Evan Kindrachuk, Brent Taylor-Gross. Junior girls basketball: MPP: Gemma Davis; CA: Ayzhel Tultog. Junior boys basketball: MPP: Nelson Martin; CA: Dustin Evangelista. Senior girls basketball: MIP: Kristen Pinkney; CA: Brooke Harty; MVP: Autumn Letkeman. Senior boys basketball: MIP: Trenton Driedger; CA: Jake Dahl; MVP: Tony Bornyi.

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AWARDS: Drive It’s a lot on the plate for anyone, let alone a student. “I like keeping active and keeping busy, so I feel like playing lots of sports benefits me a lot because I have an athletic drive,” said Caine. However, all of those sports also helped develop different skills, contributing to her overall success as an athlete. Caine’s talents were evident early on at Notre Dame — winning the Grade 10 athlete of the year award two years ago — and she only got better from there. “She’s a competitor, she could have won the spirit award, she could have won the North Star Leadership award as well,” said Castellan. “She means a lot to our school, she’s a great leader and when you play that many sports, it’s awesome.” NOTES — The athletic department

Team handball: MPP: Keegan MacDonald, Autumn Letkeman; CA: Joe McQuay, Chelsea Antonio. Badminton: MPP: Geordan Andrew, Abby Kelly; CA: Simon Escobar, Trang Nguyen. Girls rugby: MIP: Marquise Plouffe; CA: Brooke Harty; MVP: Kendra Tieken-Maerz. Boys rugby: MIP: Blake Heidinger; CA: Luc Laplante; MVP: Eric Jensen. Girls soccer: CA: Renee Harder; MVP: Kelsie Caine. Boys soccer: CA: Vezo Gama; MVP: Theoren Gill. Track and field: MOP, female: Katlynn Kyle; MOP, male: Brayden Posyluzny. Tennis: CA: Kelsie Caine, Josh Maetche, Bennett Bolen. Wrestling: MOP: Luc Laplante.

renamed the Spirit Award for outgoing principal Greg Hall, after nine years at the school. “The spirit award was built for Mr. Hall,” said Castellan. “He’s at everything and he’s yelling and he’s running with the flag; you don’t see a lot of administrators or parents or even teachers and kids doing that kind of thing. He went to see everything and he cared about the kids.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

CUP: Hard-fought The Rangers held on and then threatened late in a wild ending to regulation time. “I liked the way we played in the first two periods,” said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. “I thought it was a hard-fought first 40 minutes by both teams. “Not quite sure what happened there in the third.” New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist and the Kings’ Jonathan Quick both lived up to their reputations on the night, with Quick busy early and Lundqvist late in an entertaining end-toend game.

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QB Kaepernick receives new 6-year deal with 49ers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick insists he just happened to pull on a pair of socks with dollar bill prints all over them Wednesday morning — before he learned he had struck a new fortune with the San Francisco 49ers. “I had these on before I found out,” he quipped. “Luck of the draw.” In the tattooed quarterback, the Niners have their franchise man for the long haul. One of the NFL’s most dynamic young playcallers, Kaepernick received a $126 million, six-year contract extension Wednesday that keeps him with the organization through the 2020 season. The deal includes $61 million in guaranteed money, a person with knowledge of the contract said, speaking on condition of anonymity because terms weren’t disclosed. The sides had made it a top priority to get a deal done before the start of training camp next month. “They were able to get it done six weeks earlier than what I think everyone thought,” Kaepernick said. “I’m very excited to have it done at this point and we don’t have to worry about talks or anything like that moving forward.” Kaepernick, whose quick ascent to the ranks of the NFL’s elite under centre has earned him rock star status, had been due to make less than $1 million this season. Now, the 26-year-old Kaepernick instantly becomes one of the league’s richest stars. “I’m always striving to be in that group. An elite group in the NFL. Not necessarily pay, but as far as a player. Whatever comes along with that comes along with it,” Kaepernick said. “I’m very grateful for it. ... I don’t think my motivation is money-driven.” Since taking over the starting job from Alex Smith two years ago, Kaepernick led the 49ers to their first Super Bowl in 18 years after the 2012 season — losing by three points to Baltimore — and then to the NFC championship game last season, a three-point defeat to the rival and eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista is congratulated in the dugout after scoring along with teammate Melky Cabrera on a double by designated hitter Adam Lind during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Wednesday. nights, you kind of pull a rabbit out of your hat.” Dickey (6-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in five-plus innings, walking four and striking out four. Loup pitched two scoreless innings in relief. “I was trying every trick I had,” Dickey said. “I was kind of on the tightrope all game, having to use everything in my arsenal, and some days it’s like that. Thankfully, I minimized the damage in a couple of the innings, and then Loup did that incredible thing in the sixth, and that was really the turning point in the game.” Toronto padded its lead in the eighth. Melky Cabrera hit an RBI single and Lind added a run-scoring

double in that inning. By the time the game ended, it seemed there were as many Blue Jays fans left at the ballpark as Tigers fans. Bautista added a two-run double in the ninth. Melky Cabrera opened the scoring in the first with a solo shot, but Miguel Cabrera answered in the bottom half with his 11th homer of the year. Kinsler’s home run in the third put the Tigers ahead 2-1. Tigers shortstop Eugenio Suarez made his major league debut after being called up from the minors before the game. He entered as a substitute in the seventh, and his first plate appearance was eventful.

Nadal downs Ferrer to set up semifinal match against Murray FRENCH OPEN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals. For the first time in this year’s tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set. And this had to be on Nadal’s mind: His opponent, David Ferrer, could present real problems. Not only is Ferrer ranked No. 5, and not only was he the runner-up at Roland Garros a year ago — to Nadal, of course — but he also beat Nadal on red clay the last time they played each other. So how did Nadal handle this test? Perfectly. From late in the second set, he won 10 games in a row, and 13 of 14 the rest of the way, to come back and beat Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1, setting up a semifinal Friday against Wimbledon champion Andy Murray. “At the beginning,” Nadal acknowledged, “David was playing with a higher intensity than me.” But once Nadal made a key adjustment — deciding to dispense with his surprisingly off-target backhand as much as possible and instead do whatever he could to use his topspin-heavy forehand — he took over. After committing 28 unforced errors across the windy first two sets, Nadal had zero in the third, and only three in the last. “When I was able to hit with my forehand,” Nadal said, “I felt that I was in control.” Ferrer, for his part, said that in the latter stages, “I lost my concentration, my focus.” It was Nadal’s 33rd consecutive win at the French Open and improved his record in the event to 64-1. His only loss at the tournament came to Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009. The Spaniard, who turned 28 on Tuesday, is not used to facing much in the way of hardship at Roland Garros. So Nadal took what he was able to do against Ferrer as a good sign. “At the end of the day, I am rather happy to have been able to turn the situation around,” said Nadal, who wasn’t

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to compatriot David Ferrer during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Wednesday. thrilled to be put on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the second-largest arena, for the second time this year. “I managed to pull through, even though it was complicated.” The route Murray took during his 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0 victory over No. 23 Gael Monfils of France was far more circuitous, finishing right on the cusp of dusk after 9:30 p.m. In front of a crowd loudly pulling for Monfils at Court Philippe Chatrier, Murray was terrific at the outset, mediocre in the middle, then closed on a high. After a brief discussion with a tournament official over whether there was enough sun to play the fifth set — the Roland Garros courts have no artificial lights — Murray made the whole thing moot. He raced through that set in 21 minutes, winning 24 of 31 points, as Monfils appeared to stop trying. “Everything happened very fast,” Monfils said. Said Murray: “It was so dark at the end. Thankfully for me, he played a poor fifth set once I got ahead.” Murray will be playing in the French Open semifinals for the second

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Blue Jays 8 Tigers 2 DETROIT — R.A. Dickey exited the game, leaving a bases-loaded mess in the sixth inning. Afterward, he could thank reliever Aaron Loup for a remarkable escape. “It doesn’t get any better,” Dickey said. Loup pitched out of that bases-loaded, nobody-out jam, helping Toronto hold onto to what at that point was a one-run lead. Then the Blue Jays broke the game open late, beating the Detroit Tigers 8-2 Wednesday night. Adam Lind doubled twice to drive in three runs and Melky Cabrera added a homer and three hits for Toronto. The AL East-leading Blue Jays scored three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth in winning for the 18th time in 22 games. “We’re picking each other up,” said outfielder Jose Bautista, who also had three hits for the Blue Jays. “The day that one guy doesn’t come through, then somebody else does. It’s what winning teams do, and we’re enjoying it. Winning baseball is much more fun.” Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler homered for Detroit, but Kinsler also left the bases loaded twice. The AL Central-leading Tigers left 11 runners on base in their fourth straight loss. Detroit has dropped 12 of 16. “I still think of it as a funk,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “I still think this team is way better than we’re playing in the last few weeks.” Detroit’s Rick Porcello (8-3) seemed to be cruising, but he allowed a twoout double to Melky Cabrera in the sixth, followed by a walk to Bautista. Lind then hit a drive over Austin Jackson’s head in Comerica Park’s cavernous centre field, scoring both runners to put the Blue Jays ahead 3-2. Dickey almost gave the lead right back, allowing a single in between two walks. But with the bases loaded, Loup came on and struck out pinch-hitter J.D. Martinez before getting Rajai Davis and Kinsler on foul popups. “You’re almost thinking, you’re bound to give up at least one, possibly two,” Loup said. “But you try to limit the damage as much as possible. Tonight was, I guess, one of those lucky

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NBA Finals rematch highly anticipated AFTER THRILLING FINISH IN 2013, HEAT, SPURS READY FOR ANOTHER CLOSE SERIES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can point to statistics showing just how close the 2013 NBA Finals were. Tim Duncan doesn’t need them. He can’t forget the way his San Antonio Spurs lost, especially since every replay brings another painful reminder. The Spurs were on the verge of celebrating a fifth title in Game 6, and just two nights later were congratulating the Miami Heat on their second straight crown. The Spurs wanted a rematch, and so did basketball fans. It begins Thursday in San Antonio. “I think it’s great that these two franchises have this opportunity in back-to-back years to compete for a championship,” Wade said Wednesday. “Last year was an unbelievable series and ... it went down to the very end. We won the series by a total of five points, you know? That’s how close it was. But it was a very even series. I think this year it could be another great series.” From Tony Parker’s circus shot that stole Game 1 for the Spurs, to Ray Allen’s 3-pointer that saved Game 6 for

the Heat, to James’ jumper that put away Game 7, almost every contest provided a new highlight. It deserved an encore, just like when the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers seemed to pick up right where they left off in the 1980s. The NBA hasn’t had a finals rematch since 1998, when Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls beat Utah for the second straight season. San Antonio is considered a slight favourite this time, perhaps a little deeper, healthier and better than it was last year, and owning the homecourt advantage this time. The Spurs don’t need to change much to change the result. They outscored the Heat 684-679 over seven games, and there were 47 ties and 42 lead changes, according to STATS. “If you look at the numbers, the lead changes, the ties and the points in that series, it’s almost even,” James said. “So we did our part, they did their part. “Both teams put themselves in a position to win an NBA championship, and we just happened to make one or two more plays to win it.” Duncan, a three-time NBA Finals MVP who had been 4 for 4 at this stage,

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wasn’t on the floor when the Spurs couldn’t come up with a rebound just before Allen’s shot. He then missed a shot and follow attempt from right in front of the basket in the final minute of Game 7 with San Antonio trailing by two. Not even getting back to the finals again with the league’s best record can make him forget. “It lasts. I have a very good memory, especially for my misses and losses. You keep those, you learn from them and you hope to change them next time,” Duncan said. “That stuck with me and obviously it’s always in the back of my mind, and every time I see anything to do with that, it pops right back in.” James had similar regrets in his first finals with Miami in 2011, but it’s been all smiles since. The Heat are the first team to play in four straight finals since Boston from 1984-87, and can become the first three-time champion since the Lakers more than a decade ago. But their focus is only on winning the next title, not reminiscing about the last couple. “Last year is last year and we’re excited about it, but this trophy this year belongs to nobody,” James said. “It’s

Geroy Simon retires after 15-year CFL career BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Red Deer AAA Bantam Brave Andrew MacCuaig, 7, is congratulated by his teammates after he hit an in-park homer during baseball action against the Calgary Cubs at Great Chief Park on Wednesday. The Braves downed the Cubs 10-0. The Braves’ Ty Moline pitched five innings giving up six hits while striking out four. Zach Olson led the way with the bats hitting two home runs while Hayley Lalor and Austin Hammond added RBI singles. The next game for the Braves is in Edmonton on Saturday.

up for grabs.” Both teams have reason to think they will win it. Wade is much healthier than last year, when he needed extensive treatment before Game 7, and the Heat have been able to get him extra rest by losing just three games in the first three rounds. The Spurs’ Manu Ginobili is also in much better shape this year and Patty Mills has emerged as an effective point guard off the bench, giving San Antonio options if Parker is slowed by the sore left ankle that knocked him out of Game 6 of the Western Conference finals. It’s the sixth finals for the Spurs since 1999 and Miami’s fifth in nine years, but both face uncertain futures. Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and coach Gregg Popovich could be near the end of their run together. James, Wade and Bosh can all become free agents this summer. That’s for July. For now, maybe the teams can duplicate last June. “You hope it’s going to be a great series for both teams’ sake, for the fans that love our game,” James said. “You hope it can be one of the great finals appearances.” Just like last year.

Geroy Simon is leaving the CFL a changed man. In 1999, he joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers feeling individual success would get him back into the NFL. On Wednesday, Simon retired as the most prolific receiver in CFL history, but he says the three Grey Cup championship titles he shared with his teammates are the crowning achievements of his illustrious 15-year CFL career. “Hands down, those are the three most important times in my career and my most cherished accomplishments,” Simon said. “When I first got here, winning wasn’t that important to me, it was my individual success. I think the maturity of being here and evolving as a person, as a player with a few great organizations switched my thinking to where it stopped being about my individual success as opposed to winning games and winning Grey Cups.” Simon, 38, twice played for teams that won Grey Cups at home — the 2011 B.C. Lions and last year with the Sas-

katchewan Roughriders. “It’s an amazing feeling to win a Grey Cup at a neutral site,” Simon said. “But to win at home twice, not too many people can come close to that. I feel very privileged to have done it.” Simon shouldn’t be out of football long. He’s talking with the Riders about a front-office job as a club ambassador. The six-foot, 198-pound Simon accumulated 1,029 career catches for 16,352 yards and 103 TDs with Winnipeg (19992000), B.C. (’01-12) and Saskatchewan (2013). He was the CFL’s outstanding player in ’06 with 105 catches for 1,856 yards and 15 TDs, capping that campaign with his first Grey Cup title. Simon was prepared to return for a 16th season before noticing some subtle hints it was time to retire. “Even though I wanted to play, my preparation was quite different than any other year because I was busy doing many other things,” Simon said. “I’d miss a workout here and there and there’d be times where instead of going my normal two hours in the gym I’d go for an hour. It was just different.”

Longtime baseball fixture Don Zimmer dies at 83 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Zimmer wasn’t a fixture in baseball forever. It just seemed that way. He played alongside Jackie Robinson on the only Brooklyn Dodgers team to win the World Series. He coached Derek Jeter on the New York Yankees’ latest dynasty. And his manager once was the illustrious Casey Stengel. For 66 years, Zimmer was a most popular presence at ballparks all over, a huge chaw often filling his cheek. Everyone in the game seemed to know him, and love him. Zimmer was still working for the Tampa Bay Rays as a senior adviser when he died Wednesday at a hospital in nearby Dunedin. He had been in a rehabilitation centre since having seven hours of heart surgery in mid-April. “Today we all lost a national treasure and a wonderful man,” Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg said in a statement. Zimmer started out as a minor league infielder in 1949, hitting powerful shots that earned him the nickname “Popeye.” He went on to enjoy one of the longest-lasting careers in baseball history.

And oh, the stories he could tell. “I loved listening to him every day,” Billy Connors, a coach under Zimmer with the Chicago Cubs, told The Associated Press. Zimmer played on the original New York Mets, saw his Boston Red Sox beaten by Bucky Dent’s playoff homer, got tossed to the ground by Pedro Martinez during a brawl and was Joe Torre’s right-hand man as the bench coach with the Yankees. “I hired him as a coach, and he became like a family member to me. He has certainly been a terrific credit to the game,” Torre said in a statement. “The game was his life. And his passing is going to create a void in my life and my wife Ali’s. We loved him. The game of baseball lost a special person tonight. He was a good man,” he said. A career .235 hitter in the big leagues, numbers could never define all that Zimmer meant to the game. He did have tremendous success, too — his teams won six World Series rings and went to the post-season 19 times. Zimmer’s No. 66 Rays jersey had been worn recently by longtime Tampa Bay third base coach Tom Foley in tribute. The Rays hosted the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night, and Foley was crying in the dugout.

Impact defeat Toronto FC to win Canadian Championship final BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — As soon as Impact manager Frank Klopas was handed his championship medal, he kissed it. In the midst of a tough season in Major League Soccer, Klopas and his Montreal squad were awarded the silverware after defeating Toronto FC 1-0 in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship final on Wednesday. Montreal defended its Voyageurs Cup, taking home the trophy for the second consecutive year after winning the two-legged final 2-1 on aggregate. The win is a major victory for a squad sitting at the bottom of the league standings. “You have to seize the moment,” said Klopas, who won his first trophy as an MLS coach. “This was one of our goals as a team. When it’s there in front of you, you can’t let opportunities get away. You can’t take them for granted.”

Because the Impact scored a crucial away goal in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the final at BMO Field on May 28, a scoreless draw in Montreal would have been sufficient for the overall victory. And the game was scoreless heading into stoppage time before Felipe’s first Canadian championship goal sealed Montreal’s win. Felipe powered home a decisive strike to the right of TFC goalkeeper Joe Bendik minutes before the final whistle to give the Impact their third Voyageurs Cup in the competition’s seven-year history. “When I get on the field, I just want to do my best and do my job and keep doing the job I did today,” said the soft-spoken Felipe after the game. As a result, the Impact (2-1-1) advance to the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League and will represent Canada in the annual club competition featuring 24 teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

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Taking the stress out of towing a trailer Camping season is almost upon us and it will soon be time to take that trailer out for some fun times. But is it fun for the driver? – Towing a trailer may be one of the most stressful driving situations for many truck owners. For one thing, it is not easy to manouevre around corners and change lanes with that extra length behind your truck. Backing up also can be challenging and towing up a steep hill can be tough on your truck. Whether you tow a boat, car, snowmobiles, or motorcycles, custom truck accessories can make towing less nervewracking. Don’t Tow Too Much Weight Pulling too much weight can be very dangerous. Check your owner’s manual to find your vehicle’s towing capacity, including the maximum gross trailer weight and tongue weight it can handle. Tongue weight is the downward force exerted on the hitch ball by the trailer coupler. In most cases, it is about 10 to 15 percent of gross trailer weight. Tongue weight of up to 300 pounds can be measured on a household scale by resting the trailer coupler on the scale and placing the scale on a box so that the coupler is at its normal towing height. The trailer must be fully loaded and level. Use the Right Hitch and Other Equipment Just as each vehicle has a maximum towing

capacity so too does each trailer hitch, hitch ball, ball mount and safety chain. To tow safely, you need to make sure every component you use is ready to handle the weight of your fully loaded trailer. Remember, your towing capacity is equal to the capacity of the weakest link in the system. Choosing a Trailer Hitch All trailer hitches feature a class rating, as well as a weight rating, so be sure the hitch can accommodate the loaded trailer. For instance, Reese Class 2 ($159) hitches have a maximum rated capacity of 350 pounds tongue weight and 3,500 pounds gross trailer weight. Class IV ($175) receiver-style hitches have a maximum capacity of 1,200 pounds tongue weight and 12,000 pounds gross trailer weight. If you need more towing capacity than the traditional receiver-style weight distributing hitch, then you need to step up to a fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch. Prices start at $650.

and some are available in a choice of finishes, including chrome. They cost is $12 to $14. The hitch ball diameter must be the same diameter as the trailer coupler (1 7/8 inches, 2 inches or 2 5/16 inches). The shank diameter of the hitch ball should be the same as the hole diameter in the ball mount. The shank length should be long enough to allow at least two threads to be visible when the hitch ball is installed and the nut completely tightened. Load Your Trailer Properly Rule of thumb is roughly two-thirds (60 to

66 percent) of the gross load weight should be positioned toward the front half of the trailer. Place large or heavy objects on the trailer first. Tie these objects Whether you down securely and tow a boat, car, from several angles snowmobiles, or to ensure they do not shift. Pack motorcycles, custom remaining items truck accessories can in a manner that maintains balance make towing less of the trailer. Once nerve-wracking. the trailer is loaded, Ian Harwood double-check the positioning and stability of the cargo. Better safe than sorry.

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Choosing A Hitch Ball If you have a drawbar style hitch, the hitch ball usually is built right in. But if you have a receiverstyle hitch, you’ll need to choose your own hitch ball. Like vehicles and trailer hitches, hitch balls also are assigned a maximum tongue weight and gross trailer weight rating. Hitch balls are made from a variety of materials,

Audi A7 is a luxury fuel sipper Audi is one of the luxury brands under the massive Volkswagen Group, which includes Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche. By sharing engineering knowledge, platforms and engines across several different brands, (including the mainstream Volkswagen brand) enables VW to reduce costs and develop more products. One area of importance, in Canada, is the introduction of more and more diesel, or TDI engines, into the marketplace. The 2014 Audi A7 TDI is a perfect example of what the VW Group is doing right. The engine is a fuel-sipping diesel that saves roughly 25-30 percent over a conventional gasoline engine, yet still supplies the dynamic ride Audi owners look. Looks The body of the A7 TDI is the same as the gasoline versions and it could be one of the best-

looking four-door luxury vehicles on the road. Actually, the A7 could be considered a five-door model, as the rear cargo rear is accessed through a massive hatch. This, is in combination with the sleek coupe-like silhouette is what makes this car different than much of the competition. Buyers who like the idea of a big luxury car but also want something a bit sportier will enjoy the dynamic stance, especially combined with the oversized sports wheels. Oversized is also a good way to describe the A7s grille, which is framed by an aggressive set of headlamps and deep front spoiler. The back is much more subdued and the rear lights look almost Aston Martin-inspired. Inside The downside to the swept roofline and large hatchback is the amount of headroom for rear seat passengers. Taller passengers might find it a

bit snug and big items might not fit in the cargo area. This is why Porsche produced the Panamera sport-back, with a much higher roof for fullsized adult passengers. The reality is that many professions who can afford this car will more than likely have a family SUV for those times when larger adults or cargo needs to be moved. The front seats enjoy a view to a sumptuous dashboard and luxury filled experience. The best material are used and I find Audi’s computer controller to be one of the easiest on the market. Drive Audi uses a variation of its 3.0L direct injection turbo diesel in five of its models from the practical Q5 and Q7 SUVs to the A6, A7 and A8 sedans. This A7, along with the Q5 and A6 get the newest version of this engine sporting a bump in torque from 406 lb.-ft. to 428 lb.-ft.

Torque is what it is all about with diesel engines. The ability to get away from a traffic light and cruise along at highway speeds makes a diesel The engine is a engine a rewarding vehicle to drive. Put fuel-sipping diesel the throttle down that saves roughly and this big luxury sedan just rockets 25-30 percent over a away, the way a conventional gasoline huge V8 would engine. have in years past. The up side is that Zack Spencer the driver gets all that power but also impressive fuel economy, something that had eluded luxury buyers in the past. The A7 is rated at 8.7L/100km in the city and stingy 5.3L on the highway. In comparison, a 2014 Honda Civic is rated at 5.0L/100km on the highway. For fuel savings and power the diesel is the way to go.

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Verdict The Audi A7 is a lovely car; filled with sex appeal, performance, luxury and prestige but it all comes at a price. Starting at $72,900, the diesel is a $2,500 premium over the base A7. The owner could recapture that additional money over several years of driving thanks to the improved fuel economy. This technology is also available in other, less expensive models, so don’t be too shocked by the starting price. One thing Audi does not have is a 4-cylinder diesel for the smaller and less expensive models, something both BMW and Mercedes offer. I suspect there will be one coming in short order, but for now the A7 is a prime example of Audi’s expansion into diesel transportation. The Lowdown Power: 3.0L turbo diesel with 428 lb.-ft. of torque. Fill-up: 8.7L/5.3L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $72,900 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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MILLIONS OF ARTIFICIAL FLY PATTERNS ARE ON THE MARKET This slow season anglers are asking more about fewer when it comes to fly patterns, a symptom of the modern malaise about everything from groceries to toothpaste — too much choice. Many people ask the old cliché question: “If you were limited to one fly, which one would it be?” The truth is I could never live or fish with a one fly-limit and am more comfortable answering “what essential flies do you suggest for fishing in Alberta?” There are now millions of artificial fly BOB patterns, many, SCAMMELL absurdly, trade-marked, or copyrighted, some are allegedly so good that they are hyped as “banned” in this or that state. Years ago I decided something had to go, when the scale from one pocket of my fishing vest reported the vest weighed a back-breaking 20 pounds, most of them overloaded fly boxes crammed into every pocket. Gradually I weaned myself down to seven fly patterns, each in a wide variety of sizes, and some color variations that I found myself successfully using 80 percent of the time in Alberta, Canada, the U.S.A. and several European countries, including on Izaak Walton’s beloved Itchen River in England. To shorten the list, I concentrated on the silhouette of the natural insects the flies are tied to imitate and whether they ride the water on tippy-toes, awash in the surface film, or wholly under the water. I was also guided by the science that fish can see color under the water, but not so much above the surface. Adult aquatic and terrestrial insects that interest trout generally have either a vertical, or horizontal silhouette. The seasonal progression of mayflies are up-wings; the freshly- hatched duns ride the water on tip-toes, presenting the trout with vertical silhouettes. My all-purpose, generic, all-season mayfly imitation is the Adams in sizes from #8 down to #20. I use the Bastard Adams variation, because its white hair wings are easier to tie in than the grizzly hackle tips for wings on the classic Adams, and also make the fly easier to see on the water. I did once choose and use the Le Tort Hopper for its effectiveness and durability in a “one-fly” fishing competition in Idaho. It is the fly with which I have caught more trout than with all the rest combined in my long fishing lifetime. In a wide range of sizes and body colors, it imitates many down-wing, horizontal-silhouette insects besides grasshoppers, such as stone and caddis flies. I tie my Le Torts so that they float with the body just under the surface film, so the trout can see the color. A much higher-riding generic down-wing pattern, the Stimulator, in a wide variety of sizes, is a must in my fly box for imitating everything from miniscule caddis flies up to the large golden stoneflies and the giant salmon flies. Everyone needs an attractor pattern dry fly. Mine is the gaudy, handsome Royal Trude which works in odd situations where the trout need waking up, or when they are gorging on a hatch you

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Top: Big Muskeg River bull trout took the Royal Le Tort. Right: Watching for rises on Walton’s Itchen River. Third from top: Le Tort Hopper floating low in the surface film. Bottom: The Hot-wired Whole Squirrel Hide fly. can’t match, but will sometimes take an absurd change-up pitch. The white wing on the Trude is also wonderfully visible on the water. On a Madison River float trip, old friend John Horn once changed to a Royal Trude against the advice of Montana master guide the late Jim Danskin. “If I’m missin’ strikes anyway,” John Yogi-Berra-d, “I want to do it on a fly I can see. Closely related to the Trude is a heavily-weighted streamer fly, the Royal Le Tort in sizes six down to 10. It always worked best for me on bright, sunny days, particularly just after the ice has gone out on various central Alberta brown trout streams. My other favorite underwater “streamer” is actually a hybrid of that category and a nymph imitation, the Short Black Booger, weighted and tied about half the length of normal wooly bugger patterns. This one produces days when the trout will have nothing else, such as half a dozen hot, bright late August days I recall on the Crowsnest River. Colored remarkably similarly to the Adams is my favorite, all-purpose, generic nymph imitation, tied both weighted and unweighted in sizes from #18 up to #8. Essentially it is my variation on the classic Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear. I use hair from three places on a red squirrel hide to tie it and rib it with fine copper wire, so, naturally, I just have to name it the Hot-wired Whole Squirrel Hide. If getting the squirrel hides is too much hassle, the Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear is almost as good. I see I have cut by five the numbers from Izaak Walton’s “jury” of twelve flies in his The Compleat Angler, written in 1653. But I’ll make the same boast of my seven that he did of his very different 12: “Thus have you a Jury of flies likely to betray and condemn all the Trouts in the river.” Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

Weird, strange and even dangerous gardening ideas get around Gardening takes time. tem the plant will soon send up new In an era where time is a precious growth. commodity, people look for methods The only plants that vinegar will that are quicker, better and easier. kill are seedlings which are easy to Combine lack of time with a desire kill with a hoe or pulling. Vinegar is to go organic or at least an acid and can change the forgo synthetic chemicals pH of the soil which can tie and weird, strange and even up needed nutrients. Small dangerous ideas are circudoses of vinegar kill frogs lated through social media. and toads. Just check out any garBleach is a poison that dening chat pages and its can be deadly. Yes it will discussions. Home grown kill the top growth but methods to rid areas of mixed with the wrong ingreweeds and insects abound. dients it will form poisonOne thing these recipes ous gasses. have in common is that they The only use for bleach solve problems with ingrein the garden is to sanitize dients that are already in tools or chlorinate a pool. the home and require very Salt, even weak concenlittle labour. LINDA trations can kill plants. Recipes touted for killStronger concentrations TOMLINSON ing weeds contain a comwill sterilize the soil leavbination of the following: ing it bare until the salt vinegar, bleach, salt, Epson slowly leaches into other salts, dish soap and hot water. areas of the landscape. Applying a litApply strong vinegar to plants on tle bit of salt a number of times has the a hot day and the top growth will die. same result as applying a large amount If the plants have a strong root sys- of salt at one time.

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Liquid dish soap is relatively harmless to weeds in light doses but it coats insects, harmful and beneficial, leaving them immobile and they die. Hot water scalds all that it touches; tops of plants, worms and insects. Repeatedly killing the top growth of plants will deplete the reserves in the roots and eventually kill the plant. The soil is the most important part of the garden, take care of it. Do not poison it with salt, vinegar or bleach. There are similar ideas circulating on how to get rid of ants: Corn Meal, Baking soda, artificial sweetener, vinegar, boiling water. The only way to kill an ant colony is for the ants to take the poison into the colony and feed it to the ants including the queen. Ants are careful about what they take back to feed the colony which eliminates corn meal, baking soda and artificial sweeteners as they are not considered suitable food. If ants ingest any of these ingredients they are not likely to explode as many sites suggest. Vinegar and boiling water kill on

contact. Pouring the liquids into the ant hill will kill part of the colony. A more effective method is to boil up a solution of water, borax and sugar. Just remember it is poison and will kill any creature that is attracted to the sweet taste including dogs. It is an organic poison. Ants will avoid crossing areas that contain cinnamon, bay leaves and mint. It was once commonplace to crumble them in cupboards as an insect deterrent. Disturbing the nest can cause the ants to move but it is impossible to predict where the next hill will be. When reading or hearing any easy solution to an age old problem ask: Why wasn’t this solution used in the past? Is it logical? If it is too good to be true, ignore it. Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com

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Focus on downside risks sends loonie tumbling BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

BANK OF CANADA

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada as expected kept its trend-setting interest rate at one per cent on Wednesday, but its strong signal that it views recent economic trends negatively sent the dollar tumbling in expectation rates will remain low much longer. Markets had anticipated the rate decision and the dovish explanation from governor Stephen Poloz, given that both the U.S. and Canadian economies underperformed expectations so far into 2014. In anticipation, markets had shaved value off the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. currency in the past two days. Still, the dollar was sent further south after the bank statement’s morning release, with the loonie losing almost one third of a cent to 91.39 US. It has long been suspected that Poloz prefers a weak loonie as a precondition for an export recovery he considers essential if the economy is to enter the next phase of the recovery — one that is self-sustaining and not dependent on stimulative interest rates. Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the bank’s statement

accompanying the rate announcement supported that sentiment, even if the bank’s worries about the economy are justified. “I think everything they said is perfectly legitimate,” Porter said, “and let’s just say the bank is not at all unhappy today about how the currency has reacted. They continue to quietly welcome a weaker currency and they so much as said so in today’s statement, without saying it.” The bank’s statement was decidedly downbeat, stressing the first quarter economic under-performance in the global economy as a whole, and the U.S. in particular. Furthermore, the statement warned of further downside risks. “Global economic growth in the first quarter of 2014 was weaker than anticipated ...and recent developments give slightly greater weight to downside risks,” the bank said. “The U.S. economy is rebounding after a pause in the first quarter, but there could be slightly less underlying momentum than previously expected.”

While Poloz conceded that headline inflation had moved to his target of two per cent, he undercut the significance of the factor in his thinking about where to take monetary policy. He stressed that underlying core inflation at 1.4 per cent remained well below target and weak underlying economic growth suggests the risks to low inflation remain important. For the Canadian economy, the bank noted that the first-quarter growth rate of 1.2 per cent was slightly lower than it had forecast, but blamed severe winter weather and supply constraints for the disappointing performance. As it has in the past few statements, the bank is still holding out that, as the global economic recovery gathers steam, there will be increased demand for Canadian products which will spur businesses to invest in machinery and equipment and increased capacity to meet the demand. “(Still) the ingredients for a pickup in exports remain in place, including the lower Canadian dollar and an anticipated strengthening of foreign demand,” the bank said. “Improved corporate profits, especially in exchange rate-sensitive sectors, should also support higher busi-

Dance Magic Studios planning new building in north end BY ADVOCATE STAFF Dance Magic Studios is on the move. The Red Deer dance and music training business, which operates out of the Collicutt Centre as well as Heritage Plaza North at 6200 67A St., wants to develop a new building at 6731 52nd Ave. It would relocate its Heritage Plaza North operations to the new site. Plans for the two-storey building were presented to the city’s municipal planning commission on Wednesday. These contemplate approximately 12,000 square feet over the two levels, with Dance Magic to occupy the second floor. The main level would be leased out to a “compatible business,” the commission was told. Commission members voted to give site development approval for the project, and also to relax the minimum number of parking stalls required under Red Deer’s land use bylaw to 28 from 36. City staff said Dance Magic’s class-

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es take place mainly in evening, with a majority of students dropped off and picked up, so the reduced parking should not be an issue. They also pointed out that a large part of the basement will be used for storage and will not generate traffic. The commission was told that landscaping for the building would exceed municipal requirements. This would include an enhanced landscape feature at the front of the building, which is east of Save-OnFoods on the southeast corner of the Normandeau subdivision. The application was made by IMC Construction Ltd., but a Dance Magic employee later told the Advocate that the new premises will be much bigger than those it’s replacing. She said there will be a second dance studio in the building, and the number of music rooms will increase to eight from two. “It will mean big growth for our programs, and especially for our music programs.”

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Don Allan, right, CEO of Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (CSE: CMC), describes his company’s waste-to-diesel refinery technology on Wednesday during a demonstration at Blindman Industrial Park north of Red Deer. The company, which has its operational headquarters in Red Deer, has been using a small demo refinery to showcase its process to prospective investors and buyers. Cielo plans to manufacture much larger units for commercial use, with Red Deer County’s Horn Hill waste transfer station one of the sites where it hopes to convert municipal waste into marketable diesel fuel.

Harper meets in Brussels to discuss stalled free-trade deal BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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BRUSSELS, Belgium — Stephen Harper arrived Wednesday in Brussels for the G7 summit — but his first order of business was to kick-start his stalled free-trade deal with the European Union. The prime minister met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, about an hour prior to the official opening of the G7 summit, where the Ukraine-Russia crisis dominated discussion. In a communique issued late Wednesday, the G7 leaders condemned Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in March. “We are united in condemning the Russian Federation’s continuing violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” it said. The G7 also called on armed groups in eastern Ukraine to disarm, while urging Ukrainian authorities to use a “measured approach” to restore law and order. But before the summit was formally underway, Harper appeared eager to make progress towards getting a final text of the Comprehensive Trade and Investment Agreement, or CETA. Harper flew to Brussels to meet Barroso in a high-profile ceremony last October to sign an agreement in principle on the deal. But the final, lawyer-approved document remains an elusive entity as some of the major irritants that stalled the protracted four-year negotiations reared their heads yet again in recent weeks. According to EU documents, these include a disagreement over protection of intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical sector, among other irritants. The Harper government insists the delays are simply a matter of hammering out the precise final legal text, and

are not a matter of substantive disagreement. The Prime Minister’s Office expressed optimism in a statement after Wednesday night’s meeting. “Leaders were pleased that the process to finalize the text, further to the agreement in principle announced last October, remains on track,” said the PMO readout. “Leaders noted the positive momentum of ongoing technical work on the final text of the agreement and agreed to stay regularly in touch as this phase of work concludes.” A stalled or scuttled deal would be politically damaging to Harper, who views a comprehensive deal with the EU’s 28-country bloc to be the jewel in his crown of a series of much smaller trade agreements. Aides to Harper, who spoke on the condition of anonymity earlier in the week, had played down any suggestion that Harper might piggyback on the G7 summit to push the trade deal. Sources suggested that it was unlikely the Harper and Barroso would talk trade in Brussels, even though both leaders would see each other at the G7 meeting. But that changed Wednesday evening as Harper was seen entering the main G7 summit building in rainy downtown Brussels a full hour before his scheduled official arrival. Harper moved quickly to a small seventh-floor room in the summit building, where a crush of cameras converged on him and Barroso seated before their respective flags. Both leaders grinned broadly and stood for several seconds shaking hands and looking directly at the throng of cameras without speaking. Harper and Barroso struck up a strong personal rapport last fall in the weeks leading up to their October an-

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ness investment in the coming quarters.” That hasn’t happened yet — first quarter exports were down, as was business investment. And there was additional bad news Wednesday coming out of Statistics Canada. The country slipped back into a trade deficit in April of $638 million, as exports fell by 1.8 per cent. Most economists believe the statement changes little as far as monetary policy, with the consensus view that Poloz would need to start raising rates in the second half of 2015. But it was a good day for rate doves, as the markets acknowledged. “Overall, the policy statement is consistent with our long-held view that interest rates will have to remain low for longer than the consensus view,” said David Madani of Capital Economics. Madani pointed out that the central bank’s hope for a revival of business investment has till now been frustrated with firms banking their profits. And with the key housing sector likely to drag down the domestic economy, he wondered from where the growth going to come from.

nouncement, apparently breaking the logjam after four years of stalled talks. At the October signing ceremony, Barroso praised Harper as a skilled negotiator, giving him political cover. However, the political ground is shifting significantly in Europe since Harper was last here in October, and if the final legal text of the deal doesn’t come soon, the prime minister could face a cast of less trade-friendly characters. Not only is the EU now focusing on a new, separate round of free trade negotiations with the United States, which means the less attention on Canada, but the May 25 elections in the European parliament brought victories to parties on the far right and far left that are less than friendly towards economic integration. The influential German magazine Der Spiegel reported this past week that the prime minister of tiny Luxembourg is vying to succeed Barroso later this year for the EU presidency — and he is reportedly not a fan of trade liberalization. Earlier this week, Harper’s office would offer only a guarded assessment of how Europe’s shifting politics could affect the deal. “Regarding the EU presidency, that’s an issue for the EU’s member countries to address if they feel it necessary,” an aide to Harper said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly. “We will work with whoever is in the role to further our common interests.” Last month, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said the final technical discussions “have proven to be more difficult than originally foreseen.” A EU briefing note identified intellectual property rights for pharmaceuticals, financial services, tariff rates, geographical indications and investment protection as problem areas.

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Energy breakfast at Red Deer College BY ADVOCATE STAFF Energy will be on the menu June 17 when Red Deer College plays host to a breakfast meeting presented by Alberta Oil magazine. David Yager and Travis Roberston will share their thoughts on how energy services companies can prosper through good times and bad. Yager is the national leader of accounting firm MNP LLP’s oilfield services group. During his more than 40 years in the oilfield services sector, Yager helped guide three publicly traded companies. He also served on the board and as chairman of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada. Travis Robertson is CEO of Jewel Energy. A professional engineer, he’s also held executive positions with Calmena Energy Services Corp., BlackWatch Energy Services Corp. and Weatherford Canada, and senior management roles with Precision Drilling Corp. The meeting will take place in the college’s J.B. Quinn Corporate Training Room (Room 2909), with registration at 7:30 a.m. and breakfast and the presentations running from 8 to 9:30 a.m. To register, go online to www.albertaoilmagazine.com and click on “June 17 — Energy Services Breakfast” or contact Meagan Roberts at 1-780-9900839 (Ext 236) or mroberts@venturepublishing.ca. The event is part of an Energy Services Breakfast series organized by Alberta Oil and sponsored by MNP and Shaw Business.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 98.78 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 51.26 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.01 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.40 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.70 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.71 Cdn. National Railway . . 66.41 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 190.72 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.08 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.85 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.90 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 52.48 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 51.79 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 29.31 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.13 General Motors Co. . . . . 36.52 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.57 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.78 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 53.33 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 67.32 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.29 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.82 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 50.25 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 105.30 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.87 Leonâ€™s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.40 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.28 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.00 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 59.76 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.13 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 25.26 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.40 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.47 First Quantum Minerals . 22.13 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.11 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.00 Labrador . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.20 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.14 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.91 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.81 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 23.83 Energy

Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 32.29 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 37.56 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 70.28 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.63 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 59.32 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 45.51 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 22.28 Canyon Services Group. 16.53 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.54 CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.01 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.72 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.55 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 100.04 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 65.39 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.62 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.46 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 54.23 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.12 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.52 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.110 Precision Drilling Corp . . 14.52 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 42.55 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.16 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.99 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.80 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 75.16 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.00 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 70.50 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.81 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 38.36 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.07 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.28 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 51.37 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 73.52 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.69 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.86 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.90 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 38.02 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.70

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO â€” The Toronto stock market closed higher Wednesday amid hopes that stimulus measures are on the way to help the eurozone recovery and that the U.S. will rack up another month of strong job gains. The S&P/TSX composite index was ahead 62.1 points to 14,796.79. The Canadian dollar was down 0.24 of a cent to 91.42 cents as the Bank of Canada announced it was keeping its key rate unchanged at one per cent and indicated they will stay that low for some time to come. U.S. indexes registered minor gains despite a disappointing read on private sector job creation during May. The Dow Jones industrials climbed 15.19 points to 16,737.53, the Nasdaq gained 17.56 points to 4,251.64 and the S&P 500 index was 3.64 points higher to 1,927.88. Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that the U.S. private sector created 179,000 jobs during May, the fewest number in four months. That reading came in two days before the release of U.S. non-farm payrolls report for last month. Economists have forecast that about 219,000 jobs were created during May following a much stronger than expected 288,000 gain in April. Canadian job figures for May also come out Friday and economists expect about 21,000 jobs were created after the economy shed 29,000 the previous month. The employment news was somewhat offset by other data showing the American non-manufacturing sector expanding at a faster than forecast clip. The Institute for Supply Management said its index rose to 56.3, the highest level since last August and above expectations for a read of 55.5. Also, the Federal Reserveâ€™s latest regional survey shows the U.S. economy strengthening over the past two months in areas from manufacturing and construction to retail sales and bank lending. Meanwhile, markets are counting on the European Central Bank to announce measures Thursday aimed at giving a lift to the eurozoneâ€™s weak recovery and saving the region from falling into a deflationary spiral that would choke off growth. Worries about deflation increased Tuesday in the wake of data showing that inflation in the eurozone came in at 0.5 per cent in May, down from 0.7 per cent in April. â€œI would actually use the word â€™scaryâ€™ because growth has been very fragile at best and now you have disinflation. If that turns to deflation, we know the experience on this from Japan and it is not a pretty story,â€? said Luciano Orengo, a portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management. The latest data also showed that gross domestic product in the eurozone grew by a paltry 0.2 per cent in the first quarter. Analysts are looking at a variety of options for the ECB, including an interest rate cut. â€œI think the biggest wild card is whether it will do a form of quantitative easing,â€? added Orengo. The information technology sector was the biggest TSX advancer, up one per cent as BlackBerry (TSX:BB) ran up 25

cents to $8.40. The financial sector was ahead 0.64 per cent and Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX:LB) shares edged 48 cents higher to $48.06 as the bankâ€™s adjusted profit came in at $1.29 a share, five cents ahead of estimates. Laurentian also upped its quarterly dividend by a penny to 52 cents per share. The gold sector was ahead about 0.2 per cent, while August bullion lost early momentum and faded 20 cents to US$1,244.30 an ounce. The energy sector was up 0.63 per cent while the July crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped two cents to US$102.64 a barrel. The base metals segment led decliners, down 0.27 per cent while July copper fell four cents to US$3.09 a pound.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT MCMURRAY â€” An Environment Canada study has found elevated levels of mercury in northern Alberta with the bullâ€™seye centred on oilsands developments. â€œThese results suggest that oilsands developments are a source of airborne (mercury) emissions to local landscapes and water bodies,â€? says the study, which has been reviewed and published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Levels of the most dangerous form of the potent neurotoxin are about 13 times higher than normal in the most affected area, about 60 kilometres north of Fort McMurray and a little east of the community of Fort McKay. Although levels quickly drop off from there, scientists found that almost 17,000 square kilometres have been affected by elevated mercury deposits that probably come from industrial emitters. â€œHighest mercury concentrations were observed at 15 sites within the major oilsands development area,â€? the paper says. The conclusions are based on

Trade deficit of $638M in March: StatsCan BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO â€” Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index â€” 14,796.79, up 62.10 points TSX Venture Exchange â€” 982.44, up 0.42 points TSX 60 â€” 846.91, up 3.08 points Dow â€” 16,737.53, up 15.19 points S&P 500 â€” 1,927.88, up 3.64 points Nasdaq â€” 4,251.64, up 17.56 points Currencies at close: Cdn â€” 91.42 cents US, down 0.24 of a cent Pound â€” C$1.8311, up 0.41 of a cent Euro â€” C$1.4876, up 0.15 of a cent Euro â€” US$1.3603, down 0.22 of a cent Oil futures: US$102.64 per barrel, down two cents (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,244.30 per oz., down 20 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 â€” ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July â€™14 $6.70 higher $460.60; Nov. â€™14 $4.40 higher $463.20; Jan â€™15 $4.20 higher $469.10; March â€™15 $4.20 higher $471.50; May â€™15 $4.20 higher $473.30; July â€™15 $4.30 higher $474.70; Nov â€™15 $4.30 higher $474.60; Jan. â€™16 $4.30 higher $468.60; March â€™16 $4.30 higher $472.10; May â€™16 $4.30 higher $472.10; July â€™16 $4.30 higher $472.10. Barley (Western): July â€™14 unchanged $145.00; Oct. â€™14 unchanged $145.00; Dec. â€™14 unchanged $147.00; March â€™15 unchanged $148.00; May â€™15 unchanged $148.00; July â€™15 unchanged $148.00; Oct. â€™15 unchanged $148.00; Dec. â€™15 unchanged $148.00; March â€™16 unchanged $148.00; May â€™16 unchanged $148.00; July â€™16 unchanged $148.00. Wednesdayâ€™s estimated volume of trade: 475,360 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 475,360.

OTTAWA â€” Statistics Canada says merchandise exports declined 1.8 per cent in April, while imports increased 1.4 per cent, pushing the trade balance with the world to a deficit of $638 million from a surplus of $766 million in March. Exports fell to $42.8 billion, as declines in exports of energy products and metal and non-metallic mineral products were partially offset by an increase in shipments of forestry products and building and packaging materials. Imports increased for a third consecutive month to a record $43.5 billion, with gains recorded in seven of 11 sectors, led by consumer goods. Exports to the United States edged down 0.2 per cent to $33 billion while imports climbed 0.3 per cent to $28.7 billion.

Husky facing cost pressures at Sunrise plant

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The Syncrude oilsands extraction facility is reflected in a tailings pond near the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta on Sunday June 1, 2014. A new study found elevated levels of mercury in Northern Alberta. springtime snowpack samples taken in 2011 and 2012 from up to 89 sites in the heart of the oilsands region and as far away as 200 kilometres. Testing showed that as industrial activity increased, so did mercury levels. â€œDeposition resembled a bullâ€™seye on the landscape, with areas of maximum (mercury) located primarily between the Muskeg

and Steepbank rivers,â€? the report says. That pattern also held for methylmercury, the most dangerous form of the element, that is absorbed and accumulated by plants and animals. The report acknowledges mercury levels were never measured before the industryâ€™s expansion, so itâ€™s hard to nail down a normal level. Mercury occurs naturally in the environment.

TransCanada to build $1.9-billion pipeline link for Kitimat LNG project BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MERRICK MAINLINE

CALGARY â€” TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) says it plans to build a $1.9-billion pipeline to help feed Chevron Corp. and Apache Corp.â€™s proposed liquefied natural gas facility near Kitimat, B.C. The Merrick Mainline Pipeline Project will run 260 kilometres from Dawson Creek, in B.C.â€™s resource-rich northeast, to Summit Lake, where Chevron and Apacheâ€™s Pacific Trail Pipeline begins. Pacific Trail will deliver gas the rest of the way to the coast, where the resource will be chilled into a liquid state and exported abroad via tanker. Chevron and Apacheâ€™s Canadian subsidiaries have signed an

agreement for TransCanada to deliver about 1.9 billion cubic feet per day on the Merrick pipeline. The project could be up and running in the first quarter of 2020. While early work is underway on the Merrick project, construction will only go ahead if it gets the green light from regulators and if Chevron and Apache decide to move ahead with their Kitimat LNG project. TransCanada expects to file an application to the National Energy Board late this year. With the latest project, TransCanada now has four natural gas pipelines under development in the region totalling $12.6 billion in investment.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY â€” Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) says the price tag for the first phase of its Sunrise oilsands project in northern Alberta is going up, with costs of its central plant coming in higher than expected. Speaking at Huskyâ€™s investor day on Wednesday, executives provided no details on how much higher costs could climb, as a final estimate has not been finalized. Sunrise Phase 1 was most recently projected to cost $2.7 billion. It is still on track to start up in the second half of this year. â€œIâ€™m not happy about the cost overrun on the central plant. That has been an area of considerable pressure,â€? said Rob Peabody, Huskyâ€™s chief operating officer. â€œI expect weâ€™re going to have final costs in the next few months and weâ€™ll update you with that when we get it.â€? Construction on the central plant is about 80 per cent complete and Husky is working with its contractor to ensure costs remain in line for the final stretch, Peabody added. The first phase aims to produce 60,000 barrels of oil per day using steam-assisted gravity drainage, or SAGD, technology to extract the bitumen. In SAGD, steam is pumped underground through one well and the liquefied bitumen is drawn up to the surface through a second one right below. Husky plans to tackle expansions to Sunrise through â€œbite-sizedâ€? phases and will be awarding smaller contracts to firms that provide equipment and services, said John Myer, senior vice-president of oilsands.

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FRONT SECOND ANNUAL ALS PUB PARTY AT BO’S ON SATURDAY The second annual ALS Pub Party will serve up a good time to raise money for the ALS Society of Alberta’s programs and services at Bo’s Bar and Grill on Saturday. The fun will get underway at 7 p.m. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerois), which is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a degenerative fatal neuromuscular disorder. There is no known cause for the disease.Tickets are $25 and will not be sold at the door. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Pro Tan Sun ‘n’ Spa (Suite 18 6791 50th Ave.) or Cherry Bomb Hair Lounge (5301 43rd St) in Red Deer. This year’s event features live music from the Preying Saints, a silent auction, raffles, 50/50 and door prizes. Each ticket will include on complimentary drink and an appetizer buffet.

BARK AT THE BEND TO RAISE CASH FOR SPAYING, NEUTERING This walk around Three Mile Bend is all bark and no bite. The annual Red Deer and District SPCA Bark at the Bend hopes to raise enough money to spay or neuter 100 dogs and cats awaiting adoption at the Red Deer SPCA. The event takes place on June 28 at Three Mile Bend, off Riverside Drive in Red Deer, starting at 9 a.m. with registration, followed by the walk at 10 a.m. and a pancake breakfast, demonstrations, on-site exhibitors and games at 11 a.m. For more information visit www. reddeerspca.com.

RUN OR DYE EVENT COMING TO CANYON One of the world’s most colourful races is coming to Canyon Ski Resort on June 21. Run or Dye is inviting runners and walkers to run the rainbow in a family-friendly 5-km event. As you run or walk through the familyfriendly course, you will get showered in safe, eco-friendly, plant-based powdered dye at every kilometre. Runners can sign up as a team or individual. Cost is $51 for individuals and $46 per person for teams of four. The price increases on June 11. Run or Dye is partnering with the Red Deer Regional Hospital Foundation. To register visit www.runordye.com and click on Canadian races.

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Forums push progressive tax BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Public Interest Alberta and the Parkland Institute say it’s time Albertans talked about how the province could better fund public services and make its tax system fairer by getting rid of its flat tax system and switching to a progressive tax system. Bill Moore-Kilgannon, executive director of Public Interest Alberta, said it’s a myth that cutting income tax is a priority for all Albertans.

‘IF YOU EARN A MILLION DOLLARS IN ALBERTA, YOU LOVE THE FLAT TAX.’ — BILL MOORE-KILGANNON

He said a recent poll by Environics showed only four per cent of people across the Alberta say the province needs to cut taxes. “People who tend to vote for the Conservative party and the Wildrose party tend to have as their top priority more investments

in public services. “Very few of those people say we need to cut taxes,” Moore-Kilgannon said at a forum held at the Red Deer Public Library on Wednesday night. The Red Deer event was the fifth “Alberta Could” forum held across the province about how low and middle income earners pay a higher percentage of the total tax bill compared to higher income earners. “If you earn a million dollars in Alberta, you love the flat tax,” Moore-Kilgannon said.

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EMISSIONS TESTING

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Nova Chemicals environmental specialist Kent Dyck inserts an emissions testing wand into the tail pipe of a car at the Parkland Mall on Wednesday. The Parkland Airshed Management Zone, along with contributing partners Nova Chemicals, the City of Red Deer, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development and Parkland Mall, ran a clinic in the mall parking lot Wednesday offering free emissions testing to the public. The clinic coincided with Clean Air Day.

Action Heroes honoured for green initiatives CLEAN AIR DAY MARKED BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Smog fighter Bonnie Denhaan is crossing her fingers that the “no idling” mindset will take hold sooner than the decades it took “smoke-free” to become mainstream. Denhaan was one of the five recipients of the Parkland Airshed Management Zone ACTION HERO (Action for a Healthy Environment by Reducing Ozone) Awards at the Provincial Building in Red Deer on Wednesday. It was also Clean Air Day. Denhaan spearheaded the Sunnybrook United Church green initiatives including designating the church parking lot an idle-free zone. She challenged other churches to do the same and for residents to turn off the key. Denhaan also criticized the omnipresent long lines of vehicles in drive-thru restaurant lanes calling them a “sink hole of pollution.” Vehicle emissions are Red Deer’s largest source of air pollution. Reg Watson, PAMZ chairman, said there are a lot of health repercussions such as lung health, asthma, heart and respiratory diseases that are linked to air pollution.

PARKLAND AIRSHED AWARDS The annual awards were handed out to individuals and organizations that take the lead to reduce ground-level ozone, a component of smog. Watson said it is commendable to see community members trying to improve the air quality in Red Deer and area. He said over the years PAMZ has noticed the industrial pollution particularly from the petroleum industry had been going down on a fairly even rate but now has levelled off. “Keep working at it,” he said. “Everybody can do something. Every little bit helps.” Nancy Hackett, the city’s Environmental Initiatives supervisor, said the city cannot do it alone. “We are trying to get our house in order to be efficient with our own water use and our own energy, waste, but we need the 100,000 people that live in Red Deer to do their part,” said Hackett. The City of Red Deer completed its greenhouse gas emissions corporate inventory last year. The inventory will allow the city to establish a baseline and set targets to reduce its corporate impact on the environment. Later this year the city will turn to measuring the community’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory.

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Angling study wants fish stories INFORMATION ON CATCHES, NUMBERS, SIZES AND PRESSURE ON RESOURCE SOUGHT know what your (fish) mortality rate would be.” Fishers are also asked to rate their experiences on the river: Was it easy to catch fish? Was it a good experience, aggravating? Were the fish a good size? “If they are having problems angling the Red Deer Red Deer River anglers are being asked to share River we want to know about the common issues,” their fish stories. said Kure. The Red Deer Data colRiver Angling Study lected, either was launched by online, through three fish and game smart phones associations in 2012 or by dropping to gather informaoff questiontion on catches, innaire cards at cluding numbers a dozen collecand sizes of fish and tion baskets at where they were — KELSEY KURE, SECRETARY OF THE popular fishcaught. DICKSON FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION ing holes, will It is also hoped to be used for the get some more inforRed Deer River mation on how many anglers are on the river to get a sense of “angler Fisheries Management Plan, which is being updated pressure,” on the resource, said Kelsey Kure, secre- by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. tary of the Dickson Fish and Game Association “When setting fishing regulations and limits and changes to regulations those are pretty important to Please see STUDY on Page C2 BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

‘IF THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS ANGLING THE RED DEER RIVER WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE COMMON ISSUES.’

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The Nessa and Windsong show is not likely to go on anytime soon. Judy Boyd, Red Deer River Naturalists, said she has been dealing with equipment issues since the nesting peregrine falcons made their webcam debut in 2010. Perched on a Telus Communications Tower in Highland Green, the webcam equipment has been riddled with technical glitches since the get go. The cameras were down for most of 2013. Boyd said they haven’t been able to fix the problems that have prevented the broadcasting of the daily comings and goings of the peregrine falcons. The loyal following also known as birders of the 24/7 broadcast have been wondering when they would once again see the drama unfold. “We are working on fixing the problem,” said Boyd.

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RDC LEGACY WALL OF EXCELLENCE

Nursing program pioneer honoured BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF As the family story goes, Marguerite Schumacher was asked to develop a nursing program for Red Deer College. She said yes but only if she could do it her way. “She had taught at the University of Alberta for a while and the college asked her to come down and help them structure a nursing program,” said Rod Schumacher, her nephew and a teacher at RDC set to retire this fall. “She came and started putting the nuts and bolts together. Then she went back to the University of Alberta and the college contacted her again, asking her to move to Red Deer and set the whole program up. “Her answer was ‘Only if I can do everything I want to do.’ The answer was affirmative enough for her to come.” Marguerite built the college’s nursing practitioner program from the ground up, starting a two-year in school program. This was a departure from the three-year hospital-based programs that were used at the time.

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Queen’s Bench trial sought One of four inmates charged in connection with an incident inside the Red Deer Remand Centre has asked to have his case heard in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. John Tuil Jok, 26, is one of four people charged with mischief and with participating in a riot in connection with a lockdown at the remand centre on March 5. Represented by Sundre-based lawyer Donna Derie-Gillespie, Jok appeared in Red Deer provincial court via closed-circuit TV from the remand centre, where he is awaiting trial on other charges. Derie-Gillespie requested a preliminary hearing be held before setting a trial date. Preliminary hearings are optional and may be requested to test the strength of the Crown’s case before proceeding to trial. Jok’s hearing has been set for March 4, 2015.

Telus upgrading service Any phone number in the 403 area code starting with 887 can expect a short outage overnight next week as

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The Downtown Red Deer Market is once again up and running. In its fifth year of business, the market, located on little Gaetz Avenue in the city core, runs rain or shine each Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Telus upgrades its service. The exchange, predominantly a Sylvan Lake area number, will be affected for about 15 minutes between 11 p.m. on Monday and 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Landline services will be affected, meaning local calls, long distance calls and 911 calls will be out for 15 minutes. According to a release the work is being done overnight to minimize the impact. While cell phone service will be available, cellular to landline and landline to cellular will not be active during this time. The outage is due to upgrades Telus is taking to improve service in the region. Emergency Services have been notified.

Former mayor awarded RDC’s first honourary degree A well known Red Deer resident will be honoured with Red Deer College’s first honorary degree. Morris Flewwelling, former city mayor, will receive an honorary bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies. He will be recognized with the honorary degree during the college’s

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STUDY: Extended Kure said the study was to wrap last year but has been extended another season because last year’s flooding kept anglers off the river for weeks of prime summer fishing time. Dickson, Drumheller and Red Deer Fish and Game Associations are all participating in the study and have representatives on the province’s Red Deer River Fisheries Management Committee. The Dickson group has gathered about 100 responses so far and the other two associations combined have roughly the same number. More responses would be welcomed. “The more data the better,” said Kure. To get more information on the survey, including locations of collection points go to www.outdoorsmenforum.ca and click on fishing discussion. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

IDLE-FREE: Since 2009 In 2009, the City of Red Deer introduced its idlefree zone program that included an internal idlefree policy for the city fleet, the idle-free school program and partnering with other organizations. In recent years, the fleet has switched over to more enviro-friendly and fuel efficient buses. Red Deer Transit was a HERO Award recipient. Earlier this year the city also adopted its climate change adaptation plan which will position the municipality to be ready in case of flooding, drought or other extreme weather events. To find out more about the city’s idle-free campaign, go to www.reddeer.ca/idlefree and more Environment Week events visit www.reddeer.ca. To find out more about PAMZ visit www.pamz.org. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

BROADCAST: Unlikely to operate this year “I don’t think it will run this year.” Boyd said they need to buy new equipment, change the cameras and establish an Internet connection. “We have seen Nessa and Windsong,” said Boyd. “They are probably on eggs still right now. We know they are here. We know they are at the tower, we just don’t know what’s happening in the nest box.” Since monitoring began in 2010, all of the babies that have hatched have survived the early days and fledged. In 2011, three eggs laid in the nest were eaten by the father Windsong, and the mother, Perry. The remaining two eggs did not hatch. Perry was found dead later that year with a cocktail of chemicals in her body. In 2012, another female, Nessa, took up residence on the tower. Three eggs hatched and three young fledged from the nest. Visit the Red Deer Naturalists for more information on the work they do www.rdrn.ca crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

50th convocation ceremonies Friday at Westerner Park. It is the first time in the college’s 50-year history that it has granted an honorary degree and college president and CEO Joel Ward said he hopes it is the start of a trend. “We’re going to make this a yearly occasion, if deserved,” said Ward. “We hope we can find someone deserving each year.” Flewwelling has had a long association with the college. He was a member of the RDC’s permanent art collection selection committee from 1978 to 1980. More recently he curated an art exhibit at the college, the three-day Hidden Treasures exhibit runs until Friday at the City Centre Stage, 4922 49th St. Flewwelling has also been awarded Red Deer’s Citizen of the Year, Order of Canada, a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and the Alberta Order of Excellence.

Approval for assisted living facility granted Red Deer’s municipal planing commission has issued site development approval for an assisted living facility on the city’s South Hill. Highcliffe Properties plans to build the two-storey building at 5106

TAXES: Pay less in Alberta Compared to Ontario, someone earning a million in Alberta is paying about $74,000 less in taxes, he said. Alberta Could proposes that an additional $2 billion could be raised for public services if there was a 13 per cent tax on people earning over $100,000, 15 per cent on income over $150,000, and increasing corporate taxes to 12 per cent, the same corporate rate in Saskatchewan. Alberta’s current flat tax rate is 10 per cent for all Albertans, as well as a 10 per cent corporate tax rate. Alberta is the only province without a progressive tax system. “If we had the entire tax system of B.C., we would bring in an additional $11.6 billion. If we had the same tax system as Saskatchewan, we would bring in $12.7 billion.” Moore-Kilgannon would like to see the three PC leadership candidates tell Albertans how they would address the province’s revenue issues. He said financial contributions to leadership campaigns from corporations or high income earners makes it less likely that candidates will talk about a progressive tax. For more information visit www.AlbertaCould. org. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

and 5108 37th St., two blocks south of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. The project will consist of four dwelling units on the main floor, with each able to accommodate three residents; and seven units on the second floor, each suitable for two or three people. Red Deer’s land use bylaw defines an assisted living facility as accommodation for groups of people who need professional care or supervision, or specialized care. The commission heard that both of the lots to be developed are vacant, with an older house removed from one of them recently. The site is zoned R2 (medium density residential), under which an assisted living facility is a discretionary use. The commission voted to grant a relaxation of the maximum allowable coverage area on the property, to 48.9 per cent (5,760 square feet) from the 40 per cent (4,710 square feet) required under the land use bylaw. City staff pointed out that nearly 42 per cent of the property will be landscaped and that this should provide a “visual balance.” The city received two objections from nearby property owners. These raised concerns about congestion and limited on-street parking in the neighbourhood.

Rod’s father, was four. They came to Winnipeg and she had earned two masters degrees by the early 1960s. “She had a cohort of friends who were mostly women who never married who had masters and PhDs in the 1950s and 1960s,” said Rod Schumacher. “A really interesting core group of women taking over the power reins in institutions across the country that would have been in the hands of men. “She wouldn’t have thought of herself as a feminist, but it was in her nature to achieve those kinds of things. She opened the door for a lot of women.” Coralea Forbes was one of the first hand-picked faculty Marguerite hired when she started the nursing program at RDC. Forbes wrote the biography of Marguerite on the plaque. ““She would put out a little carrot to the faculty and if we weren’t ready to bite, she would haul it back and a little later it would come out again until people were ready to go with her. That takes a lot of skill,” said Forbes. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

WALL: Only handful cited Marguerite was honoured with a plaque on the RDC legacy of excellence wall Wednesday. She is only one of a handful of people to make the wall. Rod Schumacher called her a “daunting aunt.” “She was a values-centered person. She didn’t care what you did for a living or your education but it was how you ran your life and your values that were on her mind.” Marguerite emigrated to Canada from Switzerland when she was six with her family. Her brother,

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Coordinator Position COPE is a certified not for profit agency providing residential, employment, community access and independent living supports for persons with developmental disabilities in Rocky Mountain House. Reporting directly to the Program Director, the Coordinator provides input and supervises the development and delivery of programs and services to meet individual needs in residential and day programs, as well as ensuring the effective use of human and financial resources. Using well developed leadership skills, you will provide support in training, developing and evaluating staff. Experience in Behavioral Management is an asset. Qualifications: Community disability studies or comparative, related experience and/or education is required to ensure individual services plans are developed and implemented according to the needs of the client. COPE offers a competitive wage and benefit package and employee friendly policies. Closing Date: June 20, 2014 Please Mail, Fax or Email a resume and cover letter to: Linda Bozman, Human Resources Manager COPE, Rocky Mountain House Society for Persons with Disabilities PO Box 1120 Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A8 Phone: 403-845-4080 x. 102 Fax: 403-845-6951 Email: lbozman@rockycope.ca

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Ongoing medical assessments have further delayed court proceedings against a Ponoka man arrested in connection with a vehicular rampage in Red Deer almost a year ago. Joseph Paul Donovan, 35, was arrested on multiple charges by police called to the scene of an erratic driver on the afternoon of July 31, 2013. Red Deer City RCMP allege that a motorist had struck two pedestrians, three vehicles and a fence during a 20-minute incident in Highland Green and nearby neighbourhoods. Donovan, who is not in custody, has been put through a series of medical assessments and has not yet entered his pleas on charges including assaulting a police officer, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, uttering threats, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Although a series of medical and psychiatric assessments have been completed, defence counsel Michael Scrase said in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday that his client is in the midst of a further assessment to determine whether he is medically fit to stand trial. Scrase said some issues have arisen in connection with suggestions that his client may have suffered from oxygen deprivation, but he did not elaborate on when that event may have occurred. He and his client are to return to court on June 25 to enter pleas.

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Cameron Driver Education

Driving Into the Future

Brian McLoughlin

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Dwight McCulley Alberta and its economy are a major driver behind the success of the Canadian national economy and for over a century it has been the transportation industry that has been the driving force behind that success. Beginning with early wagon traffic and the arrival of the railway in Calgary in 1882, it has been the transportation industry that has consistently delivered the goods to Alberta residents and businesses. Once usable and reliable trucks became available in the early 20th century, a number of aspiring Alberta entrepreneurs hitched their economic livelihoods to the one-ton trucks of the time and travelled unpaved roads, worked long hours, hunted down business and blazed the trail for today’s trucking industry. Hauling everything from freight to grain and livestock, machinery and equipment, oil and gas equipment, supplies and production, today’s trucking industry has become the life blood of Alberta business. Celebrating their 35th Anniversary and 20th year in Red Deer, Cameron Driver Education is one of Canada’s premier driver training schools and if you’re interested in a career in the industry there is no better place to start. With locations in both Edmonton and Red Deer, they offer complete driving courses taught by certified

instructors, all geared toward obtaining both Alberta Class 1 and Class 3 licenses. They also offer a host of associated related courses and refreshers including Alberta Airbrake Certification, Defensive Driving and Extended Length Vehicle Operation. Cameron Driver Education uses up to date, industry standard equipment to train students, including the new Freightliner automatic transmission semi truck. According to CDE District Manager Dwight McCulley, the company works in conjunction with a number of high profile Alberta companies as well as the provincial government to provide specific practical and theoretical training geared toward defined driving needs. “We work with companies such as Trican, Canyon Services Group and others to provide training to their drivers. We also work with Alberta Works and the Workers Compensation Board in conjunction with their training projects”, says McCulley. Cameron Driver Education is committed to the future in Alberta, having opened a new training center in Red Deer in November 2013. For more information on Cameron Driver Education check them out on Facebook at facebook.com/CameronDriverEd, on the web at camerondriver.com or by calling them at 1-800-661-7031 (Edmonton) or 1-888-343-4711 (Red Deer).

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Dwight has lived in Alberta for almost 30 years. Before joining Cameron Driver Education he was employed in the oil and gas industry in public relations, marketing and recruitment. He has been with Cameron Driver Education for many of the 20 years they have been in Red Deer and has been involved in sales, marketing, course development and now with company management. He is a firm believer in the opportunities available in the trucking industry for both men and women and is the author of “Dwight’s List”, an ongoing list of job opportunities featured on the Cameron Driver Education web site. “To me,

there’s never been a better time to be part of the industry and the level of training we can supply can’t be beat”, says McCulley.

Since 1979 For over 34 years, Cameron Driver Education has set the standard in training professional Class One drivers in Alberta. We have become the most recognized institute in Alberta, giving us a degree of credibility that is unmatched anywhere.

Our Staff Cameron Driver Education prides itself on its excellent staff! Let them help you get on the road today. I have lived in Alberta for over 30 years, employed as a Public Relations Manager, Marketing and Recruitment of Foreign Workers. In co-ordinance with the assistance of the Alberta Government, we help unemployed local workers across Canada to get employment through exposure courses. I have also been employed with sales in the oil and gas industry, which is a great asset and provides insight to my current employment. Presently, my position at Cameron Driver Education encompasses provisions for more women and men to work in the trucking industry. With all the courses and training we offer, this is one stop shopping. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have regarding what we offer here at Cameron Driver Education.

I served in the military for six years - after that I got into trucking. I started hauling fuel from Calgary to the coal mines in Coleman. After a few years of hauling I started teaching Class 5 driver education and worked my way up to teaching Class 1 and 3. I continued to also drive for a living and teaching part time. I also got my journeyman ticket for crane. After 20 years in Calgary, we moved to Red Deer and I started working with Cameron. I started working with Cameron Driver Education over 4 years ago. I left brieﬂy to try the patch and came back after a year away.

Trevor Johnson, Instructor Truck Driving is a way of life for me, as my father was a log truck driver in the Northwest in my formative years, At the age of 23, in the dead of winter, I proudly acquired my Class One License. I hauled logs and lumber in that area from 1986 to 1989, then moved my family to Stewart B.C. with an objective to own and operate my own logging/lumber trucks. Between 1989 and 2004 I spent many an exciting moment traversing goat trails and switchbacks. Then, I moved my family to central Alberta where I became a highway driver - hauling reefer vans loaded with everything from lumber to turkeys - to Safeway grocery stores between Saskatchewan and British Columbia. I enjoyed the open road from 2004 to 2010. I became a Driving Instructor and joined the team at Cameron Driver in May of 2011 and enjoy sharing my skills, knowledge, and passion for truck driving with my students. I look forward to facilitating your drive into the future!

Liz Fowlie, Office Manager I grew up in Red Deer and raised my family in the area. After raising my children, I worked in the silviculture business for 11 years, growing trees for reforestation and then worked at a wholesale greenhouse for 4 years. It was a wonderful career to be surrounded by so much of nature and be a part of that environment. Now I ﬁnd myself in a new career and enjoying it very much. I love working with all of the variety of people and personalities. I look forward to meeting you and assisting you in your journey towards a new career.

Jim Hood, Instructor This year marks 31 years of safe professional driving for me. I have driven many different types of units including gravel trailers, tankers, ﬂat decks, vans, roller decks and super “B” grain trains. I have also spent approximately 5 of those years driving school, highway and city transit buses. All of which were based out of Manitoba. I have also spent much of that time mentoring, coaching and tutoring friends and co-workers. I had never really considered instructing until I called Cameron Driver Education Ltd. for some information in May 2012. The more we talked the more this all made sense. I am now an instructor and air brake classroom instructor for Cameron Driver Education Ltd. I have to say this has been the most rewarding career change I have ever made. Every time one of my students have what I call a “eureka moment” I know I have made the right decision.

Tina Litven, Student Advisor My family and I have lived in the Central Alberta area for the past 11 years. Before coming to Cameron I managed a convenience/gas bar. I am here in the Red Deer location as a student advisor and am looking forward to helping you plan your future career.

Take a Cameron Driving Course Today Take a look at our various courses to find the one (or many) that suit your desired career path. If you need specific requirements, we can modify our courses to accommodate your specific needs.

Class 1 License Hourly Instruction Introductory Course Basic Course Intermediate Course Long Course

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Classroom Available Components Airbrake Certiﬁcation Fork Lift Training Airbrakes PDIC (Defensive Driving) Genie/Aerial/Scissor Lift Defensive Driving (PDIC) Air Brakes Refresher Dangerous Goods (TDG) Dangerous Goods Hours of Service/Log First Aid Load Securement Books H2S Log Books/Hours of Service Load Securement GODI (Defensive Driving) Road Management

Great training and an overall excellent experience. Everyone is very friendly and informative. Can’t think of anything that could have improved my training. Everything was perfect. Thank you very much! Stephen C.

Thanks very much for the training. It was nice to see every one after a year. It’s great to know the coffee is always on for your past students. And thanks very much for the advice over the past year! Kelly K.

Trish Smith, Instructor 2000 marked the new millennium and the year I decided college was not for me. I grew up with a truck-driver uncle and used to love going to work with him. I looked up the driver training schools in the area and decided that Cameron Driver Education was the best. I enrolled in the Long Advanced Course and found myself with an awesome instructor. I absolutely loved every minute of my experience. I have had a variety of driving jobs since graduating. One of those was in the food service/refrigerated transport industry. While working for them, I did a little of everything, often being the first and/ or only female to fill those roles. I ended up driving for a company in the oil field industry and hauled almost everything on a flat deck from heavy equipment to pipe, often heavy-haul and over-size. When the opportunity to become an instructor at the same place that gave me such a great start in this industry opened up, I jumped at it! Thirteen years later I find myself back as an instructor and love this company as much as an employee than I did as a student

Mathew Kapustinsky, Instructor I started in the oil patch February of 1988 as a ﬂoor hand. I moved up the ladder to operating a service rig. I then went from there into running casing on drilling rigs. I started driving a Kenworth Reefer Unit from Red Deer to California, up around through Oregon, Washington, B.C. and back to Red Deer. This was the best time of my life crossing the border, when it was -30C here it was 80 to 100F in Bakersﬁeld. I came to Cameron October 12, 2011 to join their team, or should I say their family. Since I have been here I have helped clients reach their new goal in life in driving. I look forward to helping more people reach their goals and am very pleased to be here to help them get there. Cameron is not only a school that cares, but a family that shows it cares.

John Umpherson, Instructor I have lived in Alberta since 1978 and moved to Red Deer in 2010. Both my father and uncle where truckers and at 6 years old I was telling them that I would be a trucker too. I drove my ﬁrst truck at 14 years old. I have been in the trucking industry since 1988. I have hauled reefers most of my life and loved the job. I got tired of a 60 to 70 hour work week and though the natural progression would be to become a driver instructor. I was put in contact with Cameron’s Driver Education and decided that this would be the career for me. I like teaching people to drive trucks, it has become my passion. I am very happy to be part of the Cameron family and enjoy coming to work each day. I love my Red Deer Family.

CALL TODAY and DRIVE INTO THE FUTURE Cameron Driver Education 8010 Edgar Industrial Ave Red Deer, Alberta

Phone: (403) 341-4711 Toll Free: 1-888-343-4711 You have a great place here! Keep up the good work! Getting my Class 1 has completely changed my life. You have great instructors. I was so nervous but everyone made me feel positive and you all were always so friendly. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Nadina C.

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Adapting Technology to Provide New Drivers with a Career Boost

Cameron Driver Education office in Red Deer

The Benefits Are Automatic Brian McLoughlin

Cameron Driver Education Commits to Alberta’s Future

New Red Deer Training Center Highlights Latest Technologies Brian McLoughlin

CDE Senior Instructor Dave Hartman instructing student drivers on trailer airbrake circuits

Cameron Driver Education – Ahead of the Rest!

Advances in technology are constantly changing our lives and the way businesses are run, especially within the trucking industry. New trucks and tractor units are highly computerized, with many of the functions previously monitored by the proverbial Mark I eyeball now continuously scrutinized on behalf of the driver through complex, multi-level computer systems. One advance that has had a major impact on the trucking industry is the availability of automatic transmissions in newer tractor units. These transmissions not only improve ease of handling, they can also provide improvements in fuel consumption, maintenance, repair and unit longevity. Cameron Driver Education recently purchased two Freightliner units equipped with Allison Automatic Transmissions, making them the only driver education company in Alberta equipped with this technology. According to Don Patterson, Freightliner Red Deer President and Sales Manager, this technology represents a major part of the future for the trucking industry. “Many of the newer, younger drivers coming into the industry,

especially from other countries, have had very little experience with manual transmissions and the automatics simplify their training and transition into the industry”, he says. “When you add that to the fact that more and more units are equipped with automatic transmissions, especially in the oil patch, it makes sense to provide that kind of training”. Dwight McCulley, CDE District Manager with Cameron Driver Education echoes Patterson’s comments. “While the majority of our training is done on standard transmissions, we are definitely seeing a trend developing with the introduction of automatic transmissions”, he says. “We’ve also seen real returns in terms of fuel usage and maintenance. We definitely see a future for the use of this technology”.

Cameron Driver Education is in Alberta for the long haul. The construction of their new training facility in Red Deer’s Edgar Industrial Park illustrates their ongoing commitment to Alberta and the province’s trucking industry. Encompassing over 6500 square feet on two levels, including two large, well equipped classrooms and staff offices as well as a large repair shop, the new training center and vehicle yard provides plenty of space for new drivers to master their trade. Also located in the center is CDE subsidiary Gateway Training Services 2014. Gateway Training Services is a company that specializes in providing diverse and comprehensive preemployment and safety training programs, predominately in the oil and gas and construction industries. By utilizing this new training center, Cameron Driver Education is able to provide unparalleled classroom theory and practical yard and highway training in every aspect truck operation. “We’re really thrilled with our new location”, says Dwight McCulley, CDE District Manager for the Red Deer location. “It gives us more opportunity to provide the quality of training we’re known for. Careers in the trucking and transport industry can be very rewarding and the demand for qualified drivers has never been greater. It gives us a great deal of satisfaction knowing that the drivers we graduate from our facility are guided by our certified instructors and are second to none in Canada ”.

Cameron Driver Education will be holding a Grand Opening Celebration beginning at 4:00pm on Saturday, June 7th for all their students, customers and friends. Be sure to mark the day on your calendar.

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Cameron Driver Education Ltd. purchased Gateway Training Services in February 2014 and renamed the company Gateway Training Services (2014). Gateway Training Services (2014) is in the business of recruiting potential employees for Oilfield and Transportation companies in Alberta, providing them with basic ticket courses such as first aid, H2S and G.O.D.I. (General Oilfield Driver Improvement) as well as a Class One vehicle license. These candidates are then scheduled for interviews with potential employers, where the majority obtain offers of employment before they have completed the courses. Unfortunately there have been some negative comments and complaints about the original company “Gateway Training Service” or “Alberta Gateway” While we are sorry to hear these comments, Gateway Training Services (2014) is now under the ownership umbrella of Cameron Driver Education Ltd and will be run in the same manner as the parent company. Integrity, honor and honesty have been the corner stone of our business philosophy at Cameron Driver for 35 years and Gateway Training Services (2014) will be operated on the same principles. We have always treated people in the manner in which we would like to be treated ourselves and this will be the same way we run Gateway Training Services (2014). We would like to thank our customers for choosing us and helping to make us the number one name in transport driver

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014

Spruce up your life Amazing fact: chewing gum was first it to mingle with the oil. made from spruce pitch! To stop the Once the pitch has melted, strain thin slices of pitch from sticking to- out any bark or bugs that came along gether pioneer entrepreneurs dusted with collected pitch and melt beesit with cornstarch. wax into it. Pour it into jars, let it cool Although pitch lacks the and put on a label that says sticky sweetness of bubble spruce salve. gum, and I doubt it will balSmelling the salve immeloon into a bubble, chewing diately brings back memospruce pitch never rotted ries of a spruce forest on a teeth. warm day. On Saturday we, myself On every cut, scrape and and two apprentices, colinsect bite this summer, a lected a bag of spruce pitch little spruce salve will be to make into a salve for rubbed. summer first aid kits. Spruce pitch has both Making spruce salve is anti-inflammatory and antia slightly different process microbial properties. It prothat making a chickweed or tects wounds from infection comfrey salve. and speeds healing. To make a salve, herbI gave a jar of spruce ABRAH alists generally warm salve to one of my horse lovARNESON the dried herb or root in ing friends. oil over a period of many HERBS FOR LIFE Every summer, one of her hours. Novice salve makers horse becomes tangled with are always advised not to bring the oil bared wire and gets all cut up. Apto a boil. plying spruce salve daily on the nasty Once the oil is boiled, the herbs fry bared wire bites limits the chance of and their medicine is destroyed. When infection and helps the horse’s skin the oil boils the salve smells burnt. heal. To make a salve with spruce pitch, it I have also used spruce salve on my is necessary to boil the resin. The high handsome black cat. He is big, king temperature melts the pitch allowing of the castle type cat, and is seriously

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many grandmothers used Vicks, the spruce resin warms the chest and loosens hard phlegm to create a productive cough. The oils in the resin carry the anti-microbial effect into the chest limiting the spread of the infection. Remember whatever goes on skin is absorbed into the body. In clinic I use spruce salve on basal cell carcinomas also called rodent ulcers. I stumbled upon this use for spruce salve when my husband developed his second basal cell carcinoma on the side of his face. The first one was cut out leaving a scar behind. When the second one formed and the doctor referred him to a dermatologist with a three-month waiting list, I decided to try spruce salve on it. The carcinoma was gone by the time he had the appointment. Since then I have used it successfully on several cases of basal cell carcinoma after they have been properly diagnosed. Herbs for Life is written by Abrah Arneson, a local clinical herbalist. It is intended for information purposes only. Readers with a specific medical problem should consult a doctor. For more information, visit www.abraherbalist.ca. Arneson can be reached www.abraherbs. com.

Boost your immune system When Boston’s legendary mobster James “Whitey” Bulger claimed he had immunity from murder charges because of a deal he made with a deceased prosecutor, it didn’t keep him out of hot water. Seems sometimes (supposed) immunity is effective, and sometimes, well, you’re not protected. The same can be said about your immune system, that incredibly complex mixture of defense and prosecutorial cells inside you. And recently, researchers have been making amazing discoveries about its powers to protect (or harm) your health. Case MIKE ROIZEN in point: There’s now an anti-cancer treatment that empowers your immune system’s warrior T cells to knock out multiplying cancer cells. Seems researchers used certain antibodies to “unlock” the tumor-attacking ability of T cells in nearly 300 people; 28 percent of folks with melanoma (the deadliest skin cancer) saw their tumors shrink; the same positive results happened for 27 percent of the study participants with kidney cancer and 18 percent with lung cancer. Meanwhile, researchers at Columbia University announced that for some people, Parkinson’s disease, which affects more than 1 million North Americans, may turn out to be an autoimmune disorder. That means the neurological symptoms of Parkinson’s disease — tremors and shaking, for example — occur because immunesystem cells mistakenly attack and kill specific neurons. This controversial idea could lead to new ways to treat and prevent the condition. Next on the list, Emory University scientists are rebooting the immune systems of organtransplant recipients to cut down on the need for toxic anti-rejection drugs. Even the U.S. military is getting into the act with an ongoing study of the effects of stress on soldiers’ immunity. But you don’t have to wait for the results of the latest wave of immunological research to bolster your own special forces. To keep your immune system running at peak efficiency, here are six proven ways to turn summer fun into solid immunity: Drink iced tea. Classic black tea contains l-theanine; it primes the immune system’s gamma-delta T cells to respond five times faster to invading bacteria and viruses. Meanwhile,

a compound in green tea called ECGC increases the number of regulatory T cells; they help rev up or tone down immune-system activity. Love herbal tea? Go for chamomile. This relaxing botanical increases blood levels of hippurate and glycine, which aid infection-fighting. Have more fun. Outdoor concerts, hiking, street fairs: Stroll and take in the view: your immune system loves goofing off. Just anticipating something you enjoy bolsters immunity by reducing levels of immune-weakening stress hormones cortisol and & MEHMET OZ epinephrine. And you’ll bolster your defenses if you laugh out loud! Enjoy easy exercise. It turns out playful exercise routines that speed up and slow down are kinder to your immune system than hard-charging, steady-paced workouts. Try varying your pace during a morning walk around a garden, an afternoon bike ride by the shore or a swim in the pool. Haul out your tennis racquet (a game where the pace is always changing) or play backyard badminton and kickball with the kids. Have a glass of wine. In moderation, alcohol can enhance immune response and bolster your reaction to vaccines. Not an alcohol drinker? You can get your immune benefit by snacking on fresh berries or grapes, or opt for peanuts at the ballgame — both contain this beneficial compound. Visit the farmer’s market. Bumping up your fruit and veggie quotient is a proven way to rev up your immune system and cut down on doctor visits, recent research says. Produce (wash it well) seems to support the activity of infection-fighting T-cells. And the fiber it contains feeds immune-boosting good bacteria in your digestive system. Now, relax. Kicking back in a hammock for some serious R&R is deepdown good for you. It busts stress, which wears down immunity, and then relaxation goes a step further: One recent study found that deep rest switches on genes involved in healthy immune functioning. Yoga, deep breathing and meditation can get you into this zone. Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

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Births main reason for hospital stays in Canada, new report suggests It appears Canadian hospitals know something about birthing babies. A new report says giving birth was the leading reason for hospitals stays in Canada in 2012-2013, accounting for nearly 370,000 hospitalizations. And caesarean births or C-sections were the most common surgery in the country during that period. The data are being released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. It says there were nearly three million hospital stays in Canada during 2012-2013, with the average stay lasting about seven days.

Heart failure had the longest average hospital stay of 9.3 days while among surgeries, hip replacements were associated with the longest average hospitalization at 7.7 days. There were 374,244 babies born in Canadian hospitals that year, the health statistics institute said. Just over 100,000 of the births were C-sections, making up 27 per cent of the births. Women 35 and older are more likely to have a primary C-section than younger women. There is a continued moderate downward trend in hospital stays in Canada, says Greg Webster, the institute’s director for acute and ambulatory care information services. “This is in part due to the increased availability of outpatient procedures and services, as well as some services shifting to out-of-hospital facilities (for example, birthing centres),” Webster says.

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Stuart Lowther launches his daughter Brooke, 10, in their backyard pool in Burlington, Ont. as wife Deb Lowther looks on. Experts say it’s important to ensure time is also devoted for youngsters to enjoy less structured outdoor, active play.

Experts say kids need outdoor play BY THE CANADIAN PRESS As children gear up to participate in sports leagues and camps this summer, experts say it’s important to ensure time is also devoted for youngsters to enjoy less structured outdoor, active play. Mark Tremblay, chief scientific officer of Active Healthy Kids Canada, has previously described active play as the “overlooked sibling” of the physical activity equation. “We need to let (children) go play in the sandpit and run through the stream and get their shoes dirty and get grass stains on their knees,” he said in an interview at the recent Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children in Toronto. “The beauty of that sort of freedom is there’s limitless opportunity. It’s only at the limits of the mind to create ... what can you do with yourself, what can you do chasing a frog. And every day, it can be a new adventure. It doesn’t cost anything.” William Pickett, head of the department of community health and epidemiology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., said there are obvious fitness benefits to active play and

physical activity. But Pickett said it can offer a boost in other ways, such as “subtle benefits” to emotional health, like feeling a connection to nature. “I think (the concept of) allowing our kids room to move needs to be expanded,” said Tremblay, director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. “When we look across at other countries, those that are excelling have done that. It’s either inherent in the way they live, or they’ve been able to allow... the interaction with nature and the outdoors to just occur organically — whereas it’s anything but organic in our society. “I think we need that better balance of active transportation, active play, organized sport, incidental movement — all of those pieces regularly, inherent, pervasive throughout the day,” he added. Yet, while many of Canada’s kids have access to parks and playgrounds and take part in organized sports, the physical activity levels of the country’s youngsters lagged near the back of the pack among 15 countries, according to a recent report.

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Lionel Lustgarten, Albert Azzara, Marianne Christenson and Deb Kobza have some fun with an improvisation exercise during a meeting of the Red Deer Players Theatre Group this week at the Red Deer Cultural Services building on 39 street.

Interested in theatre? We’re interested in you BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

RED DEER PLAYERS

A new theatre company is starting up in Red Deer — and it’s open to new members and just about any kind of theatrical experiences. Got an original new play you’d like to see staged? The Red Deer Players are happy to give it consideration. Fancy yourself an improvisational actor who likes theatre sports? A murder mystery player? A serious thespian? The Red Deer Players will obligingly roll your dramatic or comic tastes into the mix if you join the nonprofit community theatre group. “If you are interested in theatre, we are interested in you,” said Lionel Lustgarten, the group’s treasurer. Monday night drop-in sessions are being held at Red Deer’s Culture Services building on 39th Street. New members can “mess about” with a variety of experiences before deciding whether they want to make a serious commitment to a major production,” said Carole Forhan, a founding member and interim chair of the Red Deer Players Society. It’s a chance to “dip your toe in,” to see what appeals, added Forhan — whether it’s readers’ theatre, scene work, or participating in a family-oriented pantomime. Vice-chair Albert Azzara, a retired school drama teacher, noted the Red Deer Players has about 25 members so far and would like to attract more participants of all ages, from children to seniors. The informal weekly drop-in sessions are as much a social club as anything else — a good way to make like-minded friendships, added Azzara. “We’d be open to whatever people would like us to do,” whether producing a local playwright’s material or taking travelling productions to Delburne or Sylvan Lake. Members already held a script-reading perfor-

mance at the Golden Circle and have spoken to a Red Deer business owner about the possibility of holding some cabaret-style shows in a downtown coffee shop. Forhan said the point is to be open to all creative ideas. While she continues to be a long-time member of Central Alberta Theatre, Forhan noted CAT is once again focusing on producing dinner theatres — three shows are planned for next season at the Quality Inn North Hill, as well as three theatre-on— ALBERT AZZARA ly smaller productions in the Nickle Studio. She, Azzara and Lustgarten are after broader theatrical experiences. The trio were looking forward to doing another pantomime since they had so much fun with Cinderella Dances With the Stars, which was staged by Central Alberta Theatre at the Memorial Centre, last Christmas. As CAT has no plans to stage another one this coming season, the Red Deer Players will be gauging members’ interest in possibly mounting a new panto called Snow White and the Seven Nobbits in the week between Christmas and New Year’s at the Scott Block. Azzara wrote both the Cinderella script and this latest Snow White panto, which also spoofs The Wizard of Oz and The Hobbit. Forhan said all suggestions will be considered by the Red Deer Players — from edgy contemporary dramas to musicals. Anyone interested can email her at cforhan@ shaw.ca, call 403-346-1514, or drop in for the 7-9 p.m. Monday sessions at 3827-39th St. The group is also looking for some donated rehearsal space for over the summer. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

‘WE’D BE OPEN TO WHATEVER PEOPLE WOULD LIKE US TO DO.’

Sharp-witted comic coming to Red Deer The comic who’s been called one of Canada’s sharpest wits will bring his gleeful humour to Red Deer this fall. Tickets go on sale Monday for Steve Patters o n ’ s l i v e comedy s h o w Comedian on Sat- Steve u r d a y , Patterson Sept. 27, at the Memorial Centre. Patterson is best known for hosting CBC Radio’s weekly comedy show The Debaters. Since losing his copywriting job for making an ad for an amusement park “too amusing,” Patterson started a stand-up career in 1997.

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Global is banking on female audiences and serialized dramas in its fall line-up, hoping that shows like Gracepoint and State of Affairs will draw loyal fan followings and social media buzz. Shaw Media, which also runs specialty channels History and Showcase, announced its 2014-15 television schedule on Wednesday with eight new dramas headed to Global. “I think the creative industry has prioritized drama,” Barbara Williams, senior vice president of content at Shaw Media, said in an interview. “As the cable channels have become more involved in drama and as technology as allowed people to be more engaged, I think it’s allowed for a creative explosion of storytelling that’s richer, more complex, more thoughtful and smarter than ever.” Williams said that networks are catching up with cable when it comes to producing layered dramas that audiences feel compelled to keep up with week to week. She pointed to Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist, two of Global’s returning hits. “It’s almost like a live event show. When that next episode of Gracepoint comes along and social media explodes around it, everybody will want to be there,” she said. “I think advertisers are realizing there’s huge power in that.” Gracepoint is the U.S. adaptation of the critically acclaimed British drama Broadchurch, in which Tennant also starred as a prickly detective working a child murder case in a picturesque town. Nick Nolte and Anna Gunn of Breaking Bad fame also star. Williams noted that when Rogers Media secured its $5.2 billion deal for exclusive rights to hockey, that opened up an opportunity for Global to chase female viewers. While Rogers-owned City airs hockey on Sunday nights, Global will air Julianna Margulies-led The Good Wife and new series Madam Secretary, starring Tea Leoni as a newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State. It will also air new dramas on weeknights at 10 p.m., a time slot that City has said it is no longer pursuing. “I think we’re smart enough to take advantage of an opportunity when we see one,” said Williams with a smile at a press conference Wednesday. She also noted the appeal of female audiences to advertisers — roughly 80 to 85 per cent of consumer purchases are made by women, she said. Shaw already owns a large chunk of the lifestyle market with its specialty channels The Food Network, Slice and HGTV. In another female-driven show headed to Global, State of Affairs, Katherine Heigl stars as a CIA analyst working closely with the first female president, played by Alfre Woodard. Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Woodard’s chief of staff, said at the press conference he was encouraged by the show’s strong roles for women. “It still means something to me to see Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard lead a show ... That still means something to me in 2014. Maybe someday it won’t. Maybe someday we’ll be able to take that for granted, but right now I sure don’t,” he said. Also on the new dramatic roster is Stalker, a psychological thriller starring Dylan McDermott and Nikita’s Maggie Q as detectives who handle stalking cases for the LAPD. Williams said it is more difficult to create devoted audiences for comedies than it is for dramas. The fate of Andrea Martin sitcom Working the Engels is up in the air until after its NBC debut in July, although Williams said it got “solid” ratings in Canada. “We love doing that show. Andrea Martin was spectacular and I think the whole cast gelled really beautifully,” she said. “So we’re waiting to see how it does on NBC and then we’ll make a decision.” Meanwhile, Big Brother Canada did so well on Slice that it will move to Global this fall. Williams said the success of the reality TV series “kind of blew our minds.” Shaw also announced Wednesday the launch of two new specialty channels: FYI, devoted to lifestyle programming, and CI, standing for Crime + Investigation and devoted to mystery and thriller genres. Some 50 new shows are headed for Shaw’s raft of specialty channels — including Houdini, starring Adrien Brody as the famous illusionist, and Texas Rising, starring Brendan Fraser and Ray Liotta as Texas Rangers, both airing on History. Un-Real, a comedy about the behind-the-scenes bickering that goes into making a reality series, will air on Lifetime, while Ellen DeGeneres will host furniture design competition Ellen’s Design Challenge on HGTV Canada. Also airing on Global this fall is superhero series Constantine, based on the D.C. series Hellblazer and starring Matt Ryan as demon hunter John Constantine. “He’s actually a working class anti-hero,” said Ryan at the press conference. “He’s a flawed character. He gets things wrong. He’s human. He doesn’t have any special powers like most of the other comic book characters, and I think that’s what sets him apart.” A handful of new comedies will round out Global’s line-up, including Partners, starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence, and romantic comedies A to Z and Marry Me. Bad Judge, from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, stars Kate Walsh as an untameable judge who plays by her own rulings. John Mulaney of Saturday Night Live will also appear in Mulaney, about a rising stand-up comic. Returning to the schedule are About a Boy, Hawaii Five-0, and Canadian dramas Remedy and Rookie Blue. Global has also picked up NCIS: New Orleans to complement the popular NCIS and NCIS: LA, and will continue to air Chicago PD and Chicago Fire. Two new shows will air mid-season: Heroes Reborn, billed as the “saga behind the 2006 breakout hit Heroes, and The Dovekeepers, a Mark Burnett-produced four-hour miniseries based on the Alice Hoffman historical novel. CBC-TV revealed its fall schedule last week, while Rogers unveiled its line-up Tuesday and CTV showcases its slate of programs today.

LIFESTYLE

C8 Manipulation has gone too far

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Dear Annie: I’ve always known that my niece, third party, perhaps her attorney or financial advis“Norma,” takes advantage of people, but now I think er. Mom might actually appreciate having this taken she’s gone too far. out of her hands so she cannot be manipulated by Norma is a single mom who lives in my mother’s Norma or anyone else. rental. I recently discovered that she has not paid Dear Annie: An old friend of more than 50 years rent for nearly a year. Norma also convinced my recently died. mother to shell out $8,000 to have the yard profesDespite his bipolar mood swings, I was a good sionally landscaped. friend to him. But I hadn’t seen or heard from him in My mother is 82 and doesn’t have months and didn’t attend his funeral. this kind of money. But Norma has Mom I have since received calls from a few wrapped around her little finger. of the mourners, some critical about my This has made me so angry. I work full absence and others curious as to why I time from home. I pick up Norma’s daughwasn’t present. ter from day care and watch her for two I did a great deal for this friend while hours. I do this for free. If I refuse to conhe was alive, and I feel this compensates tinue, I assume she will have to pay somefor my skipping the funeral. Also, I was one to do it. I’m thinking of telling her “no present at his mother’s funeral nearly more,” but I worry that she’ll get my mother 15 years ago in order to be supportive. to do it, and Mom can’t handle a toddler. Should I feel guilty? — Old Friend Should I try to force Norma to find an Dear Friend: The point of attending a alternative? — Unwilling Aunt funeral is to show your respect for the Dear Aunt: You are under no obligation deceased and offer support to family MITCHELL to continue babysitting for Norma, but it’s and friends. & SUGAR likely that she will get your mother to take You chose to visit and support your over. friend while he was alive, which is a Can anyone convince Norma to stop takperfectly valid decision, although it does ing advantage of Mom? Is your mother caseem as though you were a bit upset with pable of making these financial decisions him in recent years. on her own? We hope you’ve managed to forgive him for whatYou might discuss with Mom the possibility of ever wrong may have occurred, and that you can formoving control of her bank accounts to an unbiased give yourself for not attending his funeral.

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In any event, you do not owe others an explanation. Dear Annie: Like “Adopted,” I, too, wanted to learn about my birth mother. I was in my early 50s when I located her through a popular ancestry site. My mother encouraged me to write, and preparing myself for the worst-case scenario, I sent a letter, which went to my birth mother’s daughter. Her mother was very upset that she had been “found.” Her life had been difficult, and she carried many resentments. She eventually agreed to meet me. We talked for three hours, and she let me hug her and take a photo. There were only a few follow-up emails and one telephone call, telling me of a recurrence of cancer. My last words to her were, “I love you.” Three months later, my half-sister phoned to say her mother had passed away. My half-sisters never knew I existed, and now we stay in touch. They also graciously gave me cherished items that belonged to my birth mother. I encourage “Adopted” to keep trying to find her birth parents. I have gained so much by doing so. I’m glad I didn’t wait, because it would have been too late. — Glad I Sent the Letter Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. 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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COLEMAN Terrance (Terry) Edward Terry Coleman passed away at his home in Bentley, AB, on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the age of 72 years. Terry was born in Yorkton, SK, on November 12, 1941. On February 23, 1985, he married Margaret (Margie) Coleman. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, camping and hunting. Terry is survived by his daughter and son; Kimberly Dawn Coleman (Arlen Williams) and Kristopher Tod Coleman (Joan) and his step-daughter and son; Kimberly Isles (Andrew) and Gregory Nancarrow (Karen). Terry had seven grandchildren; Anthony Coleman, Brianna Coleman, Rochelle, Danielle and Kayla Nancarrow, Brennen and Haley Isles, three greatgrandchildren; Chevi Nancarrow, Madison and Myra Coleman. He will be dearly missed by his mother, three Marjorie Garinger, brothers; Lionel Coleman, Ron Coleman, and Grant Coleman, and their families. A Celebration of Terry’s Life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial tributes in Terry’s name may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 202, 5913 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4C4. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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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. 403.340.4040.

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. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

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COMEAU, Mark Anthony 1966 - 2014 Mark Comeau of Red Deer passed away surrounded by his family Monday April 28, 2014. Mark was born the youngest of five children in Berwick, Nova Scotia, March 20, 1966. He followed his older siblings out West in 1991. He was predeceased by his parents, Dad (1966) and Mom (1968); brothers, Bryan and Marshall. Mark is survived by his wife Joanne (Dent) Comeau; sisters, Jocelyn and Tammy; nephews, Andrew, Justin, Shawn, Jess, Logan and niece Hayley plus great nephews and nieces. In Celebration of Mark’s Life, a Memorial Tea will be held at the Convent Apartments Meeting Room, Main Flr., 5100 - 60 St. Red Deer, on Sunday June 8, 2014 at 2 pm.

MOREAU Warren Harry 1971 - 2014 Warren Harry Moreau of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the age of 43 years. Warren was born on March 21, 1971 at Sudbury, Ontario. He moved to Red Deer with his family as a child and attended Central Elementary School. Warren was well known with staff and friends at Parkland C.L.A.S.S. since the age of 18 years. He enjoyed activities at the Downtown Hub and loved dancing and listening to music on his iPod. His favorite movie was “Back to the Future”. Warren will be lovingly remembered by his mother and caregiver, Connie Moreau of Red Deer, a brother, Kyle of Kelowna, British Columbia, three sisters, Adele of Kelowna and Ashley and Lindsay, both of Red Deer. A Celebration of Warren’s Life will be held at the Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, June 6, 2014 at 3:00 p.m., conducted by Pastor Bryce Birmingham. Cremation entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 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.

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STEEGSTRA Joan Lena Mar. 12, 1963 - June 2, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our sweet Joan at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Monday, June 2, 2014, who went to join the angels. Joan was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing. Joan was born on March 12, 1963 in Calgary to Marie Bryant and Albert Steegstra. She was their fifth child. Joan will be lovingly remembered by her mom, Marie Bryant of Innisfail, three sisters; Claire (John) Kosmac of Winnipeg, Linda Bonnville of Edmonton, and Beverly (Stephen) Vida of Innisfail, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, four great-nieces, and friends. She also leaves behind her favorite pet in the world, her cat Minx, and her favorite person, her best friend Eugene. Joan was predeceased by her dad, Albert in October 2009, sister, Marlene in September 2012, brother, Gary in February 1987, and Clara, Marcell, Nick, Effrie and Andrew Steegstra. Joan was a social butterfly at Michener Centre where she had resided for the last few months, and she had made a lot of new friends. Joan was also a very big dreamer. She had all of these big dreams if she had won the lottery or if she had magic. She liked the outdoors, enjoyed doing crafts, playing bingo and just hanging out with her family and friends. We love her and miss her. Special thanks to the EMT, hospital staff and Michener staff for the special care Joan received. A Memorial Service will be held at Michener Extendicare, 12 Michener BLVD, Red Deer, on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Memorial donations in Joan’s name may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 202, 5913 50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4 or to the Kidney Foundation, 6007-1A Street SW, Calgary T2H 0G5. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by v i s i t i n g : www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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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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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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. 403.340.4040.

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Diana Ruth Kilkus Oct. 15, 1952 - June 5, 2012 Softly the leaves of memory fall, Gently we gather, treasure them all; Diana, we miss you so and love you still. You live on in the hearts and minds, Of the loving family you left behind.

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Deer Park 144 DORAN CRES Garage / ESTATE SALE June, 5, 6 & 7 - Thurs. 4-8, Fri. 10-8, Sat, 10-2 MULTI FAMILY, MOVING No Early Birds Please

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Inglewood ELEC. scooters, electronics, housewares, jewelry, scrap booking. 100 Illingworth Cl. June 5, 4-8, June 6, noon-8, June 7, 11-2.

Inglewood MULTI-FAMILY Garage Sale 150 IVANY CLOSE Friday, June 6 3-8pm Sat. June 7 10am-2pm Toys, BRAND NAME clothes, Stroller/car seat set, highchair, playpen

Lancaster Green 30 LAGRANGE CRES. Thursday 5th, 5-8, & Friday 6th, 5-7 MULTI-FAMILY SALE. 59 LAMPARD CRES. May 5th-7th Thursday 5-8; Friday 4-8; Saturday 9-4. Something for everyone. JUNE 5, 5-8. JUNE 6, 12-8, JUNE 7, 9-1. Dresser, coffee tables, books, household. 11 Langford Cres.

Oriole Park 25 ORILLIA PARK. June 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.

Oriole Park 69 OTTERBURY AVE June 5 & 6 Thurs. & Fri. 4:30 - 8 Cameras & lenses, coll. of 1950’s popular mechanics

Parkvale MULTI-FAMILY 4641 42 STREET CRES. June 12, 13 & 14 Thurs./Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 9-2 Antiques, books, misc. perennials, household etc..

Out of Town ESTATE & 3 Family Sale 35441 Range Rd 10 Red Deer County, W. of Innisfail. Rain/Shine June 7/8 Sat. & Sun. 10-4

Lacombe 5137 50 STREET (in the back) June 6th-8th Fri. 12-5, Sat. 8-4, Sun. 8-3 Hairdressing supplies, tools & household items.

Springbrook FOREVER & A DAY DOG RESCUE FUNDRAISER June 5, 6, & 7 - Thurs. 3-7, Fri. 12-8, Sat. 10-4 Left on Twp. 372, follow signs.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, June 5, 2014 D3

BRICAR CONTRACTING now hiring EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS. Please fax resumes to 403-347-6296 CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references to: canpak@xplornet.ca DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

FLUID Experts Ltd. Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision. Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com

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Misc. Help

*POWDER COATER WE OFFER: * Full Time hours * Great benefit program after 3 mos. * Most weekends off * Competitive Wages Experience not necessary. Hardworking need only apply. Bring resume to: Metal Strip & Coatings 4617 63rd Street Mon-Fri 8-5. No Phone Calls Please.

GAETZ SOUTH F/T MEAT CUTTER F/T Bakery Production Full benefits, staff incentives. Apply within. Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Misc. Help

880

1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Salespersons Store at Parkland Mall, 4747-67th St, Red Deer, AB T4N 6H3 F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 hourly Skills: good English, customer service oriented. No experience requirement. Education: High school Main duties: Greet customers in our store. Explain how to use and care of our products. Operation of the cash register Opening up the store and closing it at night. Keep sales reports. Respect the laws and regulations of Parkland Mall. Company’s business address: 45 Boyce Street, Red Deer AB T4R 1P2 E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START

Procom Insurance;

Advocate Opportunities

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week. Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week. NO WEEKENDS!!

A Great place to work... is looking for a personal lines broker to help grow and manage an existing book of clients. Broker experience is a definite asset, you will be responsible to quote and sell policies to existing and new clients. Knowledge of Power Broker, Compu Quote & insurance company portal’s is considered an asset. Excellent organization skills and a self driven personality with the ability to multi-task is a must. Please apply to dan@procominsurance.ca or fax 403-340-3972

GLENDALE Gillespie & Gee St. also Gunn St. & Goodacre Cl. KENTWOOD Kirby St. & Kennings Cres.

RAVEN TRUCK ACCESSORIES Has an opening for an INSTALLER POSITION, must be self-motivated, have strong leadership skills & be mechanically inclined. Fax 403-343-8864 or apply in person with resume to 7891-50 Ave. Red Deer rtard@raventruckstuff.com

RESPONSIBLE mature person req’d for weekly • Community Support cleaning for senior in her own Worker Program apt. in South Side Red Deer. Ref’s req’d. No business’ • GED Preparation please. Call 403-309-4554 Would you like to take the SIDEWALK blocks and GED in your community? riding lawn mower, offers 403-392-7261 • Red Deer • Rocky Mtn. House SWAMPERS F/T • Rimbey needed immediately for a • Caroline fast growing waste & • Castor recycling company. • Sylvan Lake Heavy lifting involved • Innisfail (driver’s helper) position. • Stettler Reliability essential. Own • Ponoka transportation required. Please email resumes to Gov’t of Alberta Funding canpak@xplornet.ca may be available. CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY 403-340-1930 IN CLASSIFIEDS www.academicexpress.ca Start your career! See Help Wanted Campground Hosts Seeking semi-retired couples with RV for summer positions in Kananaskis. Contact 403-591-7377 or kananaskiscountry campgrounds@gmail.com DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 PEST CONTROL TECHS REQ’D. cpest@shaw.ca Call 403-373-6182 SORTERS & FORKLIFT / SKID STEER OPERATOR with tickets. Safety background essential. Ability to work independently for Red Deer Recycling Facility. Email resume to canpak@xplornet.ca

Advocate Opportunities

880

Misc. Help

TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. EXP’D. DRIVERS & SWAMPERS REQUIRED. MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

900

Employment Training

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

278950A5

860

Truckers/ Drivers

Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

MUSTANG ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 69 Street & 63 Ave RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 56 & 57 St. & 58A Ave. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Bicycles

1540

24” COLUMBIA 18 Speed, $40. 26” RENEGADE 15 Speed, $40. 403-346-0674 or 392-5657

Building Supplies

Firewood

1660

Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK

GLENDALE

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

UPPER FAIRVIEW

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Phone 403-314-4316

INNISFAIL Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week. Delivery by 6:30 a.m. Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

LOGS

Start your career! See Help Wanted

Garden Supplies

1680

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Abbott Close/Allan St., Alexander Drive, Anquetel/Atlee Close

Beautiful trees. You dig. Please phone 403-302-1919

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Sale

12 STRING FENDER GUITAR. & Treadmill. 403-754-1978 7 SHEETS OF GALVINIZED SIDING. 3’x10’ sheets. All for $50. 403-346-0674 or 392-5657 AIR purifier $20, Christmas deer (outside) w/lights $40; DVD/VCR player with surround sound $75, 403-340-0675 CORNER fitting recessed keyboard computer table $50 obo; used computer tower and keyboard $15 403-346-3086 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds FIREPLACE, electric 48”, two doors and 2 drawers with media unit. New in box. $150. 403-887-4981

Newly renovated bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

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THE NORDIC

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

BEAUTIFUL 10 week old kittens. Variety of colours: Pink & white, orange, & grey tabby. Free to loving home. 403-782-3130

1860

Sporting Goods

135 METAL woods, 3 to pitching wedge, graphite shafts, 2 doz. balls, 2 new gloves and 1 ball retriever $100 403-986-6497 EXERCISE BIKE, very good condition, $35; 403-348-5393 GOLF Clubs, set of handed and set of handed with carts. each set. one extra $10. 403-347-5955

right left $30. cart

GOLF EQUIPMENT & POOL CUES at garage sale prices. 403-343-7430

1900

Farm Custom Work

2080

CLENRIDGE HOOF TRIMMING offers hoof trimming for cattle in a standup hydraulic chute. Contact now for price and availability. Will travel. 403-598-0170 or 587-377-2961

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

Perfect working cond. $125. 403-350-9029

and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

OLDER 1 bdrm. smaller house, large lot, Penhold. $850/mo. 403-886-5342, 403-357-7817

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

SEIBEL PROPERTY www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates ~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1195 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, absolutely no pets. N/S, no utils. incl. References required. 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

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

CLEARVIEW 3 bdrm. 4-Plex, 1.5 bath. 4 appls. Rent $1175. incl. sewer, water and garbage. D.D. $650. Avail. July 1. 403-304-5337 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. July 1. 403-304-5337

Suites

3060

2 BDRM. adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, lrg. suite, Avail July 1. $950/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park. Mike 403-350-1610 403-342-4923 AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444

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

Phone 403-314-4316

Springfield Ave. also Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close

**************************

classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

VINYL SIDING / WINDOW / EAVSTROUGH CLEANING Package pricing. Free quotes. 403-506-4822

NO COLLECTING! 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

INNISFAIL The papers arrive ready to deliver. NO COLLECTING!

Phone 403-314-4316 ************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

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Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER Const. Ltd. Decks, reno’s, roofing, flooring. Free est. Call Geoff 403-302-8550

CONCRETE??? We’ll do it all...Free est. Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or CRAFTMASTER Masonry Brick and stone. 40 exp. Wood fired Ovens. For all your Masonry needs, Call Jim 250-212-5141 jim@craft-master.ca

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs. Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Escorts

1165

3090

Rooms For Rent

FULLY furn. bdrm for rent $500/$250. Male only. Call 403-396-2468. FULLY Furn. BDRM. $450 rent/sd 403-342-4604

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Offices

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street. Parking is avail. $2400/mo. 403-343-9300

3160

Storage Space

KING OF THE ROAD RV STORAGE, 24hr video security, pavement to site, on hwy. 2, 10 mi. North of Red Deer, pull-throughs avail. 403-782-7775

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

4020

CUSTOM BUILT NEW HOMES by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

Misc. Services

1217 sq.ft. duplex. 4 bdrm., $191,900. 403-588-2550

MUST SELL New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. 403-588-2550

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 346-7273

4040

* *$309,000* *

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300 Eavestroughing

FURNISHED, $650. rent & s.d. incld’s shared laundry, kitchen, living rm. 403-304-5778

Condos/ Townhouses

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

1010

3080

Roommates Wanted

MUST SELL

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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Accounting

Lake, seasonal lots avail. Jack 403-227-6866

GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $850, FREE Weekly list of D.D. $825, N/S, no pets, properties for sale w/details, no partiers, avail July 1 prices, address, owner’s 403-346-1458 phone #, etc. 342-7355 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. Help-U-Sell of Red Deer apartments, avail. immed, www.homesreddeer.com rent $875 403-596-6000

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

Phone 403-314-4316 **************************

3070

2 BDRM upper unit in 12 suiter @ 5910-55 Ave. for over 40 yr olds w/o pets. Security cameras, laundry, private parking, balcony & must have good references & jobs. Avail. July 1st for $1100/mo/s.d. 403-341-4627 for appointment

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION 36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Drive Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

GLENDALE

services

35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres. Westpark Cres.

SUNNYBROOK 2 bdrm. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390 Cottage/ Seasonal Houses/ PRIVATE campground SW Duplexes of Innisfail near Glennifer

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week

SUNNYBROOK AREA

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

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Cats

Travel Packages

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

The papers arrive ready to deliver.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

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 BED, single with all bedding, $75; love seat, $35. 403-348-5393 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

Advocate Opportunities

MORRISROE AREA McLean St.

LANCASTER AREA Lamont Close also Lund Close also Lister St./Lockwood Ave. also Landry & Lawson Close VANIER AREA Voisin Close/Viscount Drive, Vanier Drive/Volk Place

1720

Household Furnishings

$15/ea. 403-350-9029

3060

Suites

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE, Come see us at: 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED! 403-782-3333 Dealer of Masterfeeds

MORRISROE WEBER 15’ LAUREL LEAF WILLOW NATURALGAS BBQ TIMOTHY & Brome square MANOR bales, great for horses, ap6-8’ NORTHWEST POPLAR 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Platinum Series. prox. 60 lbs. put up dry & BROOK POPLAR

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

DEEP FREEZE, 10 cu. ft. $75. 403-347-5955

WINE MAKING CARBOYS (Large)

2010

AFFORDABLE

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

1710

Household Appliances

VERMONT CASTINGS NATURAL GAS BBQ Works great. 403-343-7389

1630

Homestead Firewood

Six days per week. Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

WHEEL CHAIR, Jet 3 electric, new batteries, serviced. Asking $2000. 403-348-1109

2190

Grain, Feed Hay

3020

TRAVEL ALBERTA KING SIZE BOX SPRING, Alberta offers Must sell. $35. SOMETHING Call 403-350-9660 for everyone. 7 SHEETS OF GALVINIZED LA-Z-Boy recliner chair, Make your travel SIDING. 3’x10’ sheets. (outdoor) ideal for deck or plans now. All for $50. patio, pd. $400. Asking 403-346-0674 or 392-5657 $150. **SOLD** LIVING rm. set, 4 pce. light Looking for a place blue velour, like new. to live? Take a tour through the $200. 403-887-4981 CLASSIFIEDS RECLINERS, matching set dark blue. $100. ea. AGRICULTURAL 403-304-9813 EquipmentTABLE, round Oak + 4 CLASSIFICATIONS Heavy chairs, good cond. $125.; 2000-2290 coffee table & 2 end table, TRAILERS for sale or rent tan, $30. 403-887-4981 Job site, office, well site or Farm storage. Skidded or WANTED wheeled. Call 347-7721. Antiques, furniture and Equipment estates. 342-2514 Celebrate your life RANCHMASTER corral with a Classified gate width 16’, height 4’, 5 Misc. for ANNOUNCEMENT rungs $60 403-782-7439

Advocate Opportunities

RED DEER ADVOCATE

1700

Health & Beauty

1550

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Phone 403-314-4316

1760

Misc. for Sale

Bow Rake, $5; 5 prong LAGOSTINA PRESSURE Cultivator, $5; dandelion cooker, 7 L, stainless steel, rake, $4; long handle new $146, sell for $80; spade, $7; drain spade, braided nylon rug, 36”x $7; garden hoe, $5; lopper 43”, $10; sofa & chair (Prunner) telescoping, $20; cover, both for $5; 5 white tamping-metal bar, $8; 7 plastic butter buckets extension cords, various w/lids, $2 ea.; 13 pint jars lengths, $5. ea; 2 power w/lids, all for $4; double rake blades, 15”, $5; lawn bed size blanket, $4; 1 & soil sprayer (small), $4; light truck tire P255/70R16 galvanized barrel lid, $5; Goodyear Wrangler, $10; square urethane garbage 6 tree stakes, about 3.5’ can, $4; chalk line & long, all for $6. powder, $3; 3 PVC pipes 2 403-314-2026 @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

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/week in:

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

1680

Garden Supplies

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. BBB member. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Roofing

1370

#314 6 Michener Blvd. Welcome To One Of Red Deer’s Premier Adult Complexes! 1 bdrm. 2 baths plus Den open concept condo is in new cond. Immed. poss. Enjoy great views & privacy. Call TIM MALEY, Re/Max 403-550-3533 EXCLUSIVE LUXURY RIVERFRONT CONDOS FOR SALE in Downtown Red Deer. Call Renee at 403-314-1687 for Inquiries.

NEW CONDO 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

4130

Cottages/Resort

Property TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. SANDY COVE RESORT, Free Est. 403-872-8888

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE DALE’S Home Reno’s #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 BEST! 403-986-6686 FENCES & DECKS Come in and see 403-352-4034 why we are the talk SIDING, Soffit, Fascia of the town. and custom cladding. Call www.viimassage.biz Dean @ 403-302-9210.

RE-ROOFING Specialist Quality work at an affordable price. 10 yrs. exp. 403-350-7602

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

Window Cleaning

1420

WINDOW CLEANING outside/inside. Free quotes. 403-506-4822

Yard Care

1430

Pine Lake

Lake front lots for full ownership titles & season lot rentals. Cheapest in the area, $3000. Call 306-402-7776

Lots For Sale

4160

Pinnacle Estates (Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. 403-304-5555

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

JUNK/TREE REMOVAL, 1973 MERCEDES 450 SLC. Call 403-877-0350 Yard/Care 403-358-1614 1966 FORD Mustang ROTOTILLING, Coupe appraised $15,500. power raking, aerating & Runs good. Would like at grass cutting. Reasonable least $9500. 403-391-3456 rates. 403-341-4745

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, June 5, 2014 Cars

5030

Rebels capture 3 bases in eastern Ukraine PRESIDENT-ELECT PROMISES PEACE INITIATIVES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

2012 FORD Focus titanium hatchback, private sale, no GST, lots of options/warranty to 2018, $14,250 obo 403-227-5123 2008 LINCOLN MKZ 87,000 kms, white, 1 driver, selling due to illness $14,500 403-783-2805

2007 VW City Golf. Blue, heated seats, winter tires, 205,000 km. $6500. 403-782-5617 2007 SATURN ION 5 dr. auto., cruise, loaded, no leather, very clean, 1 owner, all service records. 181,000 kms. $5100. obo. 403-358-0479 2003 DODGE SX20 loaded safetied 403-352-6995 1994 Chrysler Intrepid 4 dr. Red, clean. 126,000 km 348-2999 1988 CADILLAC Brougham US model 67,000 miles, showroom cond, must be seen 403-846-7216

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Locally owned and family operated

Trucks

5050

LUHANSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian insurgents captured three government bases in eastern Ukraine in a series of humiliating defeats for the beleaguered armed forces on Wednesday, as the president-elect promised new initiatives to help end the mutiny in the country’s industrial heartland. Petro Poroshenko, speaking in Warsaw after meeting with President Barack Obama and other Western leaders, rejected a call from Ukraine’s interim authorities to introduce martial law in the restive east, saying he would seek to pacify the region with an offer of amnesty and a promise of early regional elections. Poroshenko’s overture, expected to be detailed in his inaugural address on Saturday, came as the Ukrainian troops suffered a series of embarrassing setbacks on Wednesday. National Guard forces ran out of ammunition and had to flee their base near the eastern city of Luhansk after hours of battle in which six militants were killed and three Ukrainian servicemen were injured. The defeat came as rebel forces seized a border guard headquarters on the city’s outskirts after besieging it for two days, then forced guards out of another base in the nearby town of Sverdlovsk on the Russian border. The guards there were granted safe passage and left with their weapons. The setbacks highlighted the ineffectiveness of Ukraine’s badly trained and cashstarved armed forces, which also have been plagued by bad communication and poor supply lines. Ukraine’s provisional authorities have blamed the recent military failures on pro-Russia former President Viktor Yanukovych, claiming that his corrupt government starved soldiers of resources and training. The fund shortage is so desperate that the Defence Ministry had to set up a charity account to support the armed forces while volunteers across the country have been buying provisions for the soldiers. Obama, in Warsaw for a celebration on the 25th anniversary of Poland’s first partially free election, praised Poroshenko for reaching out to the east, while offering $5 million in new aid for Ukraine’s military — for equipment that could help in the fight

Rogue general survives suicide car bombing that kills 4

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pro-Russians shoot in honor of Alexander Alexandrovich Gizai, a member of militarypatriotic group ‘Kaskad’ who was killed Monday during clashes with Ukrainian troops, during his funeral in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday. against the insurgents. The White House said the aid would include, for the first time, body armour and night-vision goggles for the use of troops. The United States already has provided ready-to-eat meals and money for medical supplies and other non-lethal assistance, including clothing, sleeping bags and generators. Many Ukrainian units in the east are manned by poorly-trained conscripts, who come from the region and appear reluctant to engage the rebels. In the skirmishes overnight into Wednesday, Alexei Toporov, a spokesman for the insurgents in Luhansk, said the guards were fleeing, and the insurgents did not try to detain them. “We released them and let them go home, we impeded nobody,” he said. “They left their weapons, and this base is now coming

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TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan general who has been leading an offensive against Islamists dominating the country’s political scene survived a suicide attack on his residence in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, military officials said. The bomber drove up to the residence of Gen. Khalifa Hifter in Benghazi and detonated his explosives-laden vehicle when guards stopped him at the compound’s gate, the officials said. The site is less than a mile away from Benghazi’s military command in the suburb of al-Abyar. Hifter was unhurt in the explosion, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. According to the officials, four people died in the attack, along with the bomber, and at least three were wounded. The Libyan air force’s chief of staff, Saqr al-Garoushi, was lightly wounded in the explosion and taken to the Benghazi hospital, the officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, which bore the hallmarks of Islamic militants whom Hifter has vowed to crush since launching his offensive last month. Later Wednesday, air force aircraft flown by pilots loyal to Hifter bombed positions of Ansar al-Shariah, an Islamic extremist group, in western Benghazi, according to al-Garoushi.

under the control of the Luhansk People’s Republic.” A rebel fighter who gave only his first name, Andrei, said the insurgents wanted to create a “humanitarian corridor” that would allow civilians to flee to Russia to escape the fighting. An Associated Press reporter saw pro-Russian militia carrying crates of ammunition and explosives out of the base on Wednesday and driving away in border guards’ cars. Ukraine’s Border Guard Service said that the troops from that outpost had been evacuated to unspecified “safe locations.” The fighting in the east has escalated following the May 25 presidential vote won by Poroshenko, with rebels launching an attack on a major airport, shooting down a government helicopter, and besieging a number of military bases.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAILEY, Idaho — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown abruptly cancelled plans Wednesday for a welcome-home celebration, citing security concerns over the prospect of big crowds — both for and against the soldier. The town of 8,000 has been swamped with hate mail and angry calls over Bergdahl, whose release after five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan has touched off a debate over whether the 28-year-old should be given a hero’s welcome or punished as a deserter. Meanwhile, the Taliban released a 17-minute video of his handover showing a thin, tense-looking Bergdahl being patted down for explosives by U.S. forces before climbing aboard an American helicopter in the dusty Afghanistan desert. Just before he was turned over, one of his Taliban captors leaned in and warned him: “Don’t come back to Afghanistan. You won’t make it out alive next time.” His captors waved goodbye as he was led away. In Hailey, organizers of a celebration that had been scheduled for June 28 issued a statement saying the town doesn’t have the means to handle such an event, given the prospect of big crowds on both sides of the debate. “If you had 10,000 people, 5,000 on one side and 5,000 on the other, then just due to the national attention, we don’t know what to expect,” Police Chief Jeff Gunter said. The town has had an event called “Bring Bowe Back” for several years. When news broke over the weekend of Bergdahl’s release in exchange for five Taliban detain-

ees at Guantanamo Bay, organizers had announced it would be a welcome-home party instead. Hailey Chamber of Commerce President Jane Drussel said she and the organization have received hate mail and calls from people lambasting the town and branding Bergdahl un-American and a traitor. “The joy has all of a sudden become not so joyful,” she said. Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban after walking away from his unit, unarmed, in 2009. U.S. lawmakers and others have also complained that Congress should have been consulted about the prisoner exchange, that the deal will embolden the Taliban to snatch more American soldiers, and that the released Afghans will filter back to the battlefield. In Washington, Rob Williams, the U.S. national intelligence officer for South Asia, told the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday that four of the men are expected to resume activities with the Taliban, according to two senior congressional officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the session was classified. The five include the former Taliban interior minister, who was described in a U.S. case file leaked by WikiLeaks as having had close ties to Osama bin Laden; the Taliban’s former deputy chief of intelligence; and a former member of a joint Taliban-al-Qaida cell. The video of Bergdahl after five years in captivity shows a well-choreographed release, with the American sitting in a silver pickup truck while more than a dozen Taliban fighters with machine-guns and faces largely covered by scarves stand guard nearby and on a rocky hill overlooking the site.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ARLINGTON — A former U.S. specialforces soldier who helped oversee the project to kill Osama bin Laden has now been enlisted in the project to kill a Canadian oil pipeline. Dave Cooper was a senior member of the Navy SEALs squad, known informally as SEAL Team Six, and helped train and supervise the soldiers who killed bin Laden in 2011. Now retired, Cooper was hired by a group opposed to the Keystone XL project, headed by anti-pipeline billionaire Tom Steyer, to conduct a threat assess- Dave Cooper ment of the controversial pipeline plan. He released his findings Wednesday. In conducting his research, Cooper said, he approached the existing leg of the Keystone pipeline at various spots throughout the U.S. Midwest and snapped pictures of different pump stations without being accosted. A handful of terrorists could trigger a catastrophic explosion with just four pounds of readily available material and cause a spill of up to 7.24 million gallons of toxic diluted bitumen, known as dilbit, he concluded. At a news conference Wednesday, Cooper was asked: Wouldn’t that be true of virtually every piece of energy infrastructure — not just the one opposed by his patron? There’s one big difference with Keystone,

he replied: notoriety. Terrorists crave easy targets with a big-name impact and, because Keystone XL is so famous and so easy to hit, it fits the bill, he said. “An enterprising terrorist is going to prey on that,” Cooper said. “That is the kind of impact that, if I were a terrorist, I would want to achieve.” He also rebutted a question about the circularity of the logic — namely, aligning himself with a group that raises opposition to Keystone, then warning that because of all this opposition it could be ripe for a terrorist attack. Parts of Cooper’s report were redacted. He said he’d spent a quarter-century in the military fighting terrorists and didn’t want to give them any guidance. His most famous mission came in May 2011. He said he helped train the special forces who killed bin Laden in his Pakistani compound, and supervised the operation from a base in Afghanistan. Three years later, he’s sharing details about how his old colleagues are doing. Cooper said team members haven’t suffered the same rates of post-traumatic stress as other soldiers because they’re better at “flipping the (mental) switch” between peacetime and the trauma of the battlefield. Many, however, have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, the legacy of years of being exposed to crashes and explosions. “Those things, over time, impact our brains,” he said. “And we have guys who are struggling with that.” But he said many are faring well in their post-military careers. Several already have successful business ventures, he said. Cooper himself now works as a motivational speaker and consultant. He said the Keystone report is the first security-threat assessment he’s done as a civilian, but said

it closely resembled some of the work he did in the special forces. A former U.S. ambassador to Canada described the report as irresponsible, and unworthy of public discussion. “I think the appropriate response is to ignore it,” said Gordon Giffin, whose law firm’s clients include the company behind Keystone, TransCanada Corp. “There are ... hundreds of pipelines in this country. Is this guy suggesting that we should never build a pipeline because some screwball might try and blow it up?” The State Department, which is leading the review of Keystone XL, has been provided a copy of the report, although efforts to secure a meeting were rebuffed. Cooper also discussed his brief stint as head of the Navy SEAL foundation. His position ended abruptly, after three months on the job. He was actually placed on leave just a month into the job. But he said it had nothing to do with an interview he gave U.S. News and World Report, where he was cited discussing a few details of the Afghan raid. Some of his former colleagues have spoken much more extensively. A piece in Esquire magazine featured one of the soldiers who shot bin Laden, speaking anonymously. The CBS show 60 Minutes featured a segment with another heavily disguised SEAL who wrote a book about the operation. Those were the guys who took all the chances in that particular raid, Cooper said. By the time the bin Laden mission occurred, he’d already graduated to a supervisory role, he said. “Yes, I did devise the training scenarios for the guys,” Cooper said. “But I assumed none of the risk. The guys on the helicopter took all the risk.”

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This weekend the Annual Johnson MS Bike Tour takes place in Central Alberta. On both Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, participants will check in at Festival Hall at 4214-58 Street in Red Deer at 7:30 a.m. before heading out on a 80-to-90-km. bike tour at 9 a.m. through Central Alberta. Funds raised by the event help fund innovative programs and services and support ground-breaking research dedicated to finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● The African Children’s Choir will perform on June 6, 7 p.m., at New Life Fellowship Church. Donations accepted at the door. Call Lydia at 403-347-9600. ● Benalto Booster Club 2014 Benalto Centennial/School Reunion will be celebrated June 6 to 8 at Benalto Agriculture Grounds. Friday events will focus on Benalto School Reunion, beginning at 10 a.m. with registration at the Ag. Grounds, followed by lunch, afternoon school tours, 4 p.m. grandstand school program, 5:30 p.m. supper, 8 p.m. program by Pat Meyers and Impact Dancers. Saturday events include 8 a.m. breakfast, Official Benalto Centennial Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. with special guests and music, continuing with lunch, photo booths, clowns, horse drawn wagon rides, show and shine, cake cutting, catered dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. for $20, followed by entertainment and dirt floor dance at the Ag. Centre for $5, and sunset fireworks. Sunday events include 8 to 10 a.m. breakfast, entertainment and commemorative church service, 12:30 p.m. lunch, dog agility show at 1:30 p.m. For school reunion, contact Eleanor at 403-746-6097, or Georgina at 403-746-2356, or for Saturday catered dinner contact Gloria at 403-7465494. Call Karen at 403-746-3775. ● Weekend Warriors For Kids will makeover Camp Alexo located west of Rocky Mountain House on June 5 to 8. Volunteers and donations are sought. Bring tools and skills to share. Loan equipment, donate materials, contact others, donate money. Free camping, food, and evening entertainment for volunteers. To get involved see www.bbbsreddeer.ca, and click the events link, or contact Red Deer Youth and Volunteer Centre, at 403-342-6500, or johnj@yvc.ca. ● First Friday’s lineup on June 6 includes: Hang-Ups and Insights: The Sixth Annual IB and AP Art Show from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and Hunting Hills High School at Kiwanis Gallery in Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch from 6 to 8 p.m., opening reception for Free Spirit, a showcase of paintings by Michael Huyzer will be held from 4 to 6:30 at the Hub on Ross. ● Annual Central Alberta Children’s Festival takes place on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and June 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Recreation Centre Park. See www.centralalbertachildrensfestival.ca for the highlights. ● The Hub’s Best Summer Ever — grand opening and kick-off on the patio goes June 6 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. with music by Soulful Noise. Unique items for sale in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. For more information call 403-340-4869. ● Tree House Youth Theatre will perform Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, on June 6, and 7, 7:30 p.m. at the Scott Block Theatre. Tickets, $20 are available through www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca or call at 403-986-0631. ● Forshee Community Hall old-time family dance nights are the first Friday of each month from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per adult, children 17 years and under are free. Evening lunch is included. Live old time music with Country Gold North Band. Next dance is June 6. For more information, call 403-748-3378. ● Creative Explorations An-

nual Open House Show and Sale hosted by Paintwerx Studios will be held at 95 Piper Dr. on June 6 from 6 to 10 p.m., June 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact 403-986-2600.

Saturday ● St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church Gigantic Yard Sale, June 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lacombe. Phone 403-782-3633. ● Bentley United Church Thrift Shop is open Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. from May long weekend to Sept. long weekend. In July and Aug. the thrift shop is also open on Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m. Contact Gail at 403-748-2935. ● Danish Canadian National Museum Danish Multicultural Festival takes place on June 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come enjoy different cultures, ethnic performances on stage, face painting, scavenger hunts, display tables, tour the museum. Phone 403-7280019. Located 30 km west of Innisfail and four kilometres south of Spruce View (800 metres south of the four-way stop in Dickson). See www.danishcanadians.com ● Red Deer Safeway Walk for Muscular Dystrophy will be held on June 7at McKenzie Trails Recreation Area. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and the walk, wheel and roll follows at 2 p.m. For more information click on www. walkformusculardystrophy.ca or call 1-800661-9312. ext. 24. ● Red Deer Ramblers meet on June 7 at the north end of McKenzie Trails parking lot at 10 a.m. to depart for a 10 km hike through the Red Deer Trails. Bring something for a wiener roast after the hike. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Arrive 15 minutes before departure time. Email rdramblers@gmail.com or visit www.reddeerramblers.com. ● Kick it To the Curb weekend goes on June 7 and 8. Residents can re-purpose unwanted goods by placing their giveaway items at their curb and mark them as free so that others can use them. You may also register your discarded items to help others plot out their curb side treasure hunt. Visit www.yardsaletreasuremap.com. Double Tree Village Museum Pioneer Days Festival and Wild Rose Draft Horse Field Days will be held on June 7 and 8, 10 km west of Innisfail. Take a free wagon and enjoy the natural scenery to a Danish homestead with a beautiful team of Beligian horses. The site is open years round and features 26 buildings from a church to a teepee, picnic area with wiener roast pit, and much more. Take Hwy 54 to RR 41 and north into the village. Winner or Red Deer County Beautification Award, Red Deer County Heritage Award. School classes, bus tours, families, groups welcome. Visit www.doubletreevillage. com, or call 403-728-3875. ● Rummage Sale Fundraiser for Generations Church Jamaica will sponsored by friends and supporters in Red Deer on June 7 in the garage in the back alley at 6 Scott St. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No reasonable offer refused. Stuff a bag of clothes for $10, with reusable bags donated by Co-op and Sobeys. A large variety of items for sale including furniture, and much more. Visa and Mastercard accepted. Tax receipts available for money donations. Call 403-598-3021. ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4

p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The June 7 session is called Sketching Still Life. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-3098405. Free with admission. ● Plants for Pets will be held on June 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ever-Green Greenhouses Ltd. located east of Red Deer on 39 St. in support of Red Deer and District SPCA. Enjoy a barbecue lunch, and purchase hanging baskets and planters for cash and credit card in support of the local SPCA. Phone 403-342-7722 ext. 207.

Sunday ● Kids With Cancer Society barbecue fundraiser will be held on June 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Tangelo Salon. Call 403-343-0236. ● Seniors Church meets at 11 a.m. on Sundays at Bower Kin Place for hymns and gospel preaching. Phone 403-347-6706.

Monday ● Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) Summer Unlimited Session registration is now open. Classes run June 2 to Aug. 22. Visit www.reddeeryoga.ca, phone 403-3505830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca. ● Bower Community Association Membership Drive will be held on June 9, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bower Hall. Membership fee per family is $5. Refreshments will be offered. Call Laura at 403-343-6136, Ray at 403-3432115 or Viggo at 403-340-3494. ● MAGsparks is an inclusive and accessible visual art program for everyone offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Professional artists are on hand to help with projects. Materials are supplied. There is a drop-in fee of $3. Children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult. For information, contact Janet at 403-309-8405, janet.cole@reddeer.ca. From June 9 to 25 the group will explore various painting and art styles. ● Kids on Keys Spring Year End Performances will be featured at The Hub on Ross on June 9 at 4 to 5 p.m. and at 7 to 8 p.m. Support these young pianists. See www. hubpdd.com, or phone 403-340-4869.

Tuesday ● Wildrose Harmonizers will present an hour of barbershop harmony at St. Luke’s Anglican Church on June 10, at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation with all proceeds to go towards the restoration of the church building. ● Taoist Tai Chi — experience a relaxing, holistic low impact exercise at the new location at Port ‘O Call Centre. New Beginner classes start June 10 on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Continuing classes year-round sessions available for those who have completed Beginners or who have learned Taoist Tai Chi in the past, Monday/ Wednesday 7:15 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday/Thursday 10:30 a.m. to noon. Health recovery classes also available on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tai Chi classes also available in Lacombe, Innisfail, and Rimbey. Phone 403-346-6772. ● Women of Excellence Gala Tickets are now on sale for June 10 event at The Sheraton Red Deer. The Red Deer and District Community foundation will recognize women who have used their talent, vision and determination to make Central Alberta a better place. Cocktails start at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 and awards will be presented throughout the evening. Tickets are $100 each or $800 for a table. Tickets are sold at the Community foundation Office, call 403-341-6911.

● The Central Alberta Mopar Association (CAMA) Car Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Humpty’s Classic Restaurant in Gasoline Alley. Admirers and owners of Chrysler family vehicles are welcome. Yearly membership is $17 for new members and $12 for current members. For more information contact Glen at 403318-8388 or visit centralalbertamopar.com ● CrossRoads Church Seniors will meet at Dentoom’s Greenhouse for a tour on June 10 at 10 a.m. and then go back to the church for a barbecue luncheon at noon, and hear Bryan Shantz speak on photography. All seniors invited. The cost is $8 at the door. Phone 403-347-6425.

Wednesday ● Downtown Market will be held every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 8 on Gaetz Ave. from the corner of Ross St. right to 48 St. (Alexander Way). New this season is a community corner for non-profit groups and a learning stage for those who wish to give talks related to the “make, it, bake it or grow it” principles of the market. Phone 403340-8696 for more information. ● Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) annual general meeting will be held on June 11, 7 p.m. at #201, 5000 Gaetz Ave. RSVP to 403-346-8818 or email admin@care2centre.ca ● Ponoka United Church Thrift Shop is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come in and shop for the whole family. For more information call Mary at 403-783-5030, or Jessie at 403-783-8627. ● Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Elnora Drop In Centre. Cowboy boots and hats welcome. Next dates are June 11 and 25. Call 403-7492047 and 403-749-3361. ● Central Alberta Mountain Club (CAMC) meets at the Kerry Wood Centre on the second Wednesday of May, June, Sept. and Oct. at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome to join this group of mountain hikers and scramblers. Learn more online at www. camchiking.ca ● Daytime Documentaries will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Waskasoo Meeting Room at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. The documentary film Trashed will be shown on June 11, followed by a library staff facilitated discussion. This documentary follows Jeremy Irons as he sets out to discover the extent of the global waste problem. Free. Phone 403-346-2100. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Badlanders II is on June 11 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.

Thursday ● Presentation for public transit discounts for people on AISH and other stakeholders, will be held on June 12, 10:45 a.m. at the Red Deer County Chambers. For more information call Norma at 403-3583358. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, June 12, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Country Express Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-986-7170, or 403-246-3896. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on June 12 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for a 7 km hike at Riverbend Golf Course Loop. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Phone Mavis at 403-343-0091, or Sharon at 403340-2497.

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Chinese mark Tiananmen anniversary BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — Yin Min held the ashes of her son and wept, she said, as she marked 25 years since he was killed in the crackdown by Chinese tanks and troops on protests at Tiananmen Square. Outside, guards kept a close eye on her home while police blanketed central Beijing to block any public commemoration of one of the darkest chapters in recent Chinese history. “How has the world become like this? I don’t even have one bit of power. Why must we be controlled so strictly this year?” Yin said in a telephone interview. “I looked at his ashes, I looked at his old things, and I cried bitterly.” China allows no public discussion of the events of June 3-4, 1989, when soldiers backed by tanks and armoured personnel carriers fought their way into the heart of Beijing, killing hundreds, possibly thousands, of unarmed protesters and onlookers. On Wednesday, scores of police and paramilitary troops patrolled the vast plaza and surrounding streets in Beijing’s heart, stopping vehicles and demanding identification from passersby. Chinese censors scrubbed domestic blogs and social media websites of comments marking the crackdown. The silence in the mainland about the anniversary of a pivotal event that shocked the world contrasted with boisterous commemorations in Hong Kong. Large crowds gathered Wednesday night in the city’s Victoria Park for an annual candlelight vigil to remember the Tiananmen victims, holding candles aloft that turned the vast area into a sea of flickering light. Activists laid a wreath at a makeshift memorial as the names and biographical details of people killed in the crackdown were read out. Organizers said more than 180,000 people took part, with many overflowing into

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A young man attends a candle lit vigil in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, to mark the 25th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. the streets around the park’s main entrance. Elsewhere, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged China to release those jailed in connection with the events. “For all people who seek freedom, Tiananmen Square still stirs our conscience,” he said in a statement. Some relatives of the crackdown’s victims in Beijing were allowed to pay their respects at cemeteries — but only with police escorts. Others did so at home under surveillance, expressing frustration at the restrictions placed on their remembrances. “I told my son this morning, ’Your mother is powerless and helpless, after more than 20 years I don’t even have the chance to appeal for support,”’ said Yin, whose 19-year-old son, Ye

Weihang, was killed in the crackdown. Police have kept a round-the-clock surveillance of her home since April, she said, and the relatives’ hopes of gathering and holding a public commemoration were dashed. “You’re not only re-opening my scars, you’re spreading salt and chili powder into them,” Yin said she told her minders. The Chinese government has largely ignored the relatives’ demands for an admission of wrongdoing and for a complete, formal accounting of the crackdown and the number of casualties. Beijing’s verdict is that the student-led protests aimed to topple the ruling Communist Party and plunge China into chaos. Protest leaders said they were seeking broader democra-

cy and freedom, along with an end to corruption and favouritism within the party. Near the square in Beijing, reporters were told to leave following the daily crack-of-dawn flag-raising ceremony and there were no signs of demonstrations or public commemorations. Dozens of dissidents and other critics have already been detained by police, held under house arrest or sent out of the city in what they say is a more restrictive clampdown than usual reflecting the increasingly conservative political atmosphere under President Xi Jinping. On normal days, the vast plaza is closely watched by surveillance cameras and plainclothes police and officers riding Segways, but most people are allowed to enter without having their IDs checked. Wednesday’s measures, including the deployment of hundreds of security and emergency services personnel, were a dramatic tightening. Authorities allowed about a dozen relatives of four people killed in the crackdown to pay their respects at a cemetery in Beijing, but they were under police escort and were watched by several dozen plainclothes officers, according to Zhang Xianling, a member of a group that campaigns for the crackdown’s victims. The relatives laid flowers and bowed three times as is customary in Chinese mourning, Zhang said, and one of them read from a prepared text. “A quarter of a century has passed since the June 4, 1989, massacre. In these endless 25 years, not a moment has gone by that we didn’t miss you,” said the text, provided by Zhang to the AP. “Our tears have run dry, our voices are already hoarse,” it said. “Our temples have greyed, our gaits are already faltering. With the passage of time, we will bury our sorrow deep in our hearts and strengthen our faith and determination to pursue justice.”

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Women’s Outreach Centre Charity Golf Tournament will take place July 10 at Alberta Springs Golf Resort. Funds raised will go towards supporting programs and services offered by the centre. Participate, sponsor, or donate an item or cash. Registration fee is $200 per individual. Space is limited. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m., barbecue at 3 p.m., prizes and auction at 4 p.m. To register or donate, please contact Darcy 403347-2480 or darcy@womensoutreach.ca. United Kids Camp, presented by Gaetz and Sunnybrook United Churches, will be held Aug. 11-15 from 9 a.m. to noon for ages five to eleven at Gaetz Memorial United Church. Theme for 2014 camp is It’s a Beautiful Day in Our Neighbourhood with games, crafts, Bible stories and music. Parent and youth volunteers are welcome. . Cost is a free will offering. For information and registration forms, go to gaetzuc@telusplanet.net or call 403-347-2244 or 403-347-6075. ● Wheelin’ ‘N’ Reelin’ Lottery is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Blackfalds to build a new skate park. Tickets are $50 for a chance on an 800 Canam side by side sponsored by Turple Brothers of a Fury 1600 Lund fishing boat and trailer sponsored by Go RV & Marine. Draw date is Sept. 1, 2 p.m. at All Star Park in Blackfalds.For more information call John at 403-396-0798, Kevin at 403-8460111 or Edie at 403-318-5782. ● United Way of Central Alberta annual general meeting will take place on June 19, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pidherney Centre (formerly Red Deer Curling Centre. Program includes awards presented to recognize volunteers. RSVP by calling 403-343-3900 emailing christine@caunitedway.ca ● Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) Summer Unlimited Session registration is now open. Classes run June 2 to Aug. 22. Visit www.reddeeryoga.ca, phone 403-3505830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre is organizing a bus trip to Rosebud Dinner Theatre to see Chickens on July 10. The cost is $80 for Golden circle members, and $105 for non-members and includes

transportation, dinner buffet and theatre. Please register at the front desk. The Golden Circle is also having a garage sale on July 3 and 4. Table rental is $20 per table. For garage sale table rentals, phone 403-343-6074. ● Rimbey and District Old Timers’ Annual Reunion will be celebrated on June 21 at Peter Lougheed Community Centre (formerly Rimbey Community Centre). Doors open at noon. Light lunch 12:30 to 2 p.m. Registration fee is $10 and includes lunch. Short program at 2 p.m. featuring the Class of 1964 and recognizing the Donnelly and Van Humbeck pioneer families. Door prizes. Pork tenderloin supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by dance with Elmer and Friends for a cost of $15. Pancake breakfast at Pas-Ka-Poo Park on June 22 from 7:30 to 11 a.m. for $7. Contact 403-843-6893, or 403-843-6497, or rimbeyoldtimers@yahoo.ca. ● Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Class of 1964 Fiftieth Year Reunion takes place on June 21, 2014, 3 p.m. Contact Pete Weddell at 403-340-1467, or cel 403-505-6476, 5619 47A Ave. Red Deer, Alta. T4N 3S1, or Gail (Horn) Krause at 403-342-7554, or cel 403-350-9122. ● Medicine River Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre crowdfunding event will run until June 15 at Giveffect — www.giveffect.org to fundraise for an expansion and upgrade to the animal rehabilitation hospital. To find out more, contact 403-728-3467, www.mrwc.ca, or carol.kelly@mrwc.ca. ● Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Central Alberta Chapter has two upcoming events. The 2014 Johnson MS Bike Tour takes place on June 7 and 8 and will cover approximately 85 km beginning and ending in Red Deer. A light breakfast and refueling checkpoints along the route as well as the Twentieth Anniversary Banquet will be part of the Bike Tour. Accommodations at dorm rooms at Red Deer College for $20 are available. See www.msbike.ca or phone 403-3460290. The Art of Craft Beer Event on June 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. will showcase craft beers, brew masters, exquisite food and more at Westlake Grill at Heritage Ranch in Red Deer. Tickets available at www.bkticketcentre.ca.

● Prairie Roots Dinner and Dance will be held in Tees on June 21. Happy hour will start at 5 p.m. followed by old fashioned roast beef dinner at 6 p.m. with entertainment by two characters from Boomtown Trail from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. with Heritage Dance celebrating the ethnic melting pot. Music by Edwin Erickson Orchestra. Cost is $35. Sponsored by Tees Agricultural Society and Tees 50 Plus Club. Contact Susan or Sven at 403784-3604, or 403-391-9046. ● Medicine River Wildlife Centre equipment and volunteer needs are as follows: white truck topper, jack and wheel wrench for 2006 Dodge Dakota Sport, industrial quality blender/food processor, boat safety kit — bailer, waterproof flashlight, whistle, 15 m heaving line with buoy, also multi-function yard maintenance tractor, mechanic for light maintenance on the centre’s vehicles, and committee member for various events. All donations qualify for income tax deductible receipt, and very much appreciated. Phone 403-728-3467, or for a complete wish list, see www.mrwc.ca ● Affirm — a group that provides safe and confidential support to people of all sexual orientation and their families and friends, from people that have walked this road before as sexual minorities, parents, siblings and friends. They meet once a month in Lacombe. For more information, call Ross at 403-7823671 or Marg at 403-782-1887. ● Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories needs bingo volunteers who are 18 years of age and older to work at Red Deer Bingo Centre. Projects bingo funds support are the Alzheimer Society Seeds of Hope learning series, three support groups, services, outreach, and more. Contact Janice at 403-342-0448, or jfogarty@

alzheimer.ab.ca. Various dates available. ● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held June 21 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Wise Choice. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will hold its Annual General Meeting and Forum on June 20, at the Quality Inn North Hill from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A cost of $20 includes refreshments and lunch. For information or to register go online to www. rdrwa.ca, email info@rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379. ● Trolls and More, a special class on Norwegian Legends and Tales, will be offered at the Norwegian Laft Hus in Heritage Square on June 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guest speaker is Ingrid Urberg, Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the university of Alberta. Bring am oral or written folk story if you wish. Cost is $25. To register email norwegianlafthus@gmail.com or phone 403-347-2055. ● Join the celebration of Eric Rajah’s Honorary Doctorate by attending the party on June 22 at the Lacombe Memorial Centre from 2-5 p.m. or make a donation to A Better World Special Project in Dr. Eric Rajah’s name. RSVP to Julie at 403-782-1141 or email jstegmaier@abwcanada.ca ● Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories Red Deer and Central Alberta office offers support groups in various communities for those who care for, or offer support to family members with Alzheimer disease and related dementia, to rejuvenate, learn new information, share experiences, and more. Phone 403-342-0448 to find out more.

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