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RED DEER MOTHER ORGANIZING BLOOD DRIVE IN HONOUR OF HER TWINS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF After requiring 19 blood transfusions during her pregnancy, Katrina Hatch gave birth to premature twins who also needed multiple transfusions.

Hatch, 33, of Red Deer, has been staying at Ronald McDonald House in Calgary over the last year. She said the need for blood donors is clear.

“It just breaks my heart that not enough people do it,” Hatch said from Calgary on Tuesday.

“Meeting all the beautiful families and the kids, and what they’ve gone through needing bone marrow, platelets, stem cells — things that are easy for us to donate and it means their lives.”

That’s why she organized a two-week blood drive through Canadian Blood Services that runs until July 5 in honour of her twins Jaxson and Austin, who will celebrate their first birthday on Sunday.

“To sit down and donate blood, it takes seven minutes. That’s all it takes to save a child’s life.”

When Hatch was 17 weeks pregnant, she was hospitalized for two months due to bleeding caused by placenta previa. The twins were born at 26 weeks, weighing 816.47 and 907.18 grams (1.8 and two pounds). Both have had numerous life-threatening complications.

“I’ve had to say goodbye to them several times,” Hatch said.

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Who gives a cluck about a few chickens?

PIONEERING HEN OWNER SHOCKED BY HOW MUCH DEBATE HAS RUFFLED FEATHERS

When Adrienne Tetz was outed three years ago for keeping backyard chickens, she had no idea the effect her hens would have on Red Deer.

Tetz said she was shocked that people took a great interest on both sides of the chicken fence.

“I didn’t think people would care what we were doing,” laughed Tetz.

“It’s been interesting how it’s caught a lot of attention. I was afraid for a little

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while that I would ruin it for everyone.”

The formation of a local chapter of CLUCK — the Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub — came first to support and educate city folks who wanted to raise chickens in their backyards.

Then came the urban chicken debate, which spurred a pilot project allowing 30 families to raise up to six chickens in backyard coops for a year.

And on Monday, city council passed first reading of a bylaw that would allow a maximum of 65 chicken licences to be issued each year. A person would

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apply to keep up to four urban chickens and must pay a $23 licensing fee.

Tetz said she would be happier with six chickens because many of the owners in the pilot raised six chickens. Administration reasoned it would be easier to regulate only four chickens. Other municipalities like Vancouver and Surrey, B.C., allow up to four chickens.

Those with six chickens would be allowed to keep their chickens until the animals die.

Tetz said at first blush the 65 licences seemed a bit restrictive but she said that is probably where the city is at

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About 15 people have called the city asking about keeping backyard chickens.

The proposed bylaw would be similar to other city animal control bylaws such as those related to cats and dogs.

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Friends of Science ad called misleading

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

CLIMATE CHANGE

A climate change billboard going up near Bowden is being called cherry-picking and misleading.

The electronic billboard will display an ad from Friends of Science, a Calgary-based organization that believes the sun is the driver of climate change.

The sign claims that global warming stopped naturally more than 16 years ago. The group claims to use Remote Sensing Systems global satellite lower troposphere temperatures as their source.

Remote Sensing Systems uses the same data to show an increase in the lower troposphere temperature from 1980 to today. Remote Sensing Systems also reaches the conclusion, on its website www.remss. com, that: “the plot shows global warming of the troposphere over the last three decades, which has been attributed to human-caused global warming.”

Nigel Stuart, a Red Deer College geography instructor, said Friends of Science clearly have an agenda and are cherry-picking facts to fit the agenda.

While Stuart, who runs the college’s weather sta-

tion, said the lower troposphere data presented by Friends of Science is accurate and the average temperature near the surface has been flat, it doesn’t include the prior years that saw a dramatic increase in temperatures using that data.

“Most of the heat from the sun ends up in the oceans,” said Stuart. “Most of the heating doesn’t end up in the air, about 80 per cent heats the oceans.

A lot of what we have to watch is the effect of oceanic oscillations such as the El Nino effect.

“Although on a long-term trend measuring the atmosphere temperature is quite good, you’re only measuring one element and the evidence with the ocean is the heat is still coming in.”

The U.S. National Aeronautic Space Administration data tracking the ocean’s global temperature anomaly, a departure from the long-term average, shows an increase to the ocean’s average temperature every year since the mid-1970s.

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Ruling expected on admissibility of police evidence at trial

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A judge is expected to rule today on whether certain evidence collected by police investigating an violent sexual assault can be admitted in the accused man’s trial.

Police allege that a Red Deer prostitute was held against her will and badly beaten on June 4, 2012, by a man who wanted to live out a rape fantasy. The woman’s name is withheld under Canadian law banning publication of the identity of victims of sexual assault.

Nathan Michael Desharnais, 25, is on trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before Edmontonbased Justice Adam Germain on charges of aggravated sex assault, forcible confinement and choking with intent to overcome resistance.

Police were called by staff at Lacombe Hospital after the woman’s daughter brought her in for medical treatment.

During cross-examination on Tuesday, the alleged victim became combative with defence counsel Arnold Piragoff.

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CHICKENS: Councillors changed minds after visiting coops Tetz said raising chickens in the city is still relatively new and sometimes it is just about exposure.

“That’s why I think it is great that they are limiting the number of licences so people can slowly adjust to the idea,” said Tetz. “I definitely hope people will do this responsibly. I think the bylaw is set up to enable people to do that, which makes it a better experience for everyone.”

Of the 30 chicken owners in the pilot, the average number of chickens was 4.84. Ten families have six chickens, five families own five chickens and 15 have four or less chickens.

In October, the Advocate asked candidates for city council if they supported backyard chickens.

Those elected did not change their opinion save for Coun. Dianne Wyntjes and Coun. Frank Wong, who joined the group in support of the proposed bylaw on Monday.

Wyntjes said she was drawing on her past experience when she filled out the survey in October. At the time, she thought the opponents were correct in the belief that chickens do not belong in the city.

But like most on council, she toured the city coops in the pilot and learned more about raising the birds with the help of CLUCK. She said it was about not being hypocritical in her response or a contradiction in terms.

“We can’t say we believe in sustainability and community gardens growing our own food and thinking about our future (and not support the bylaw),” said Wyntjes. “Also that connection for young kids to understand where their food comes from. That’s what pushed me over to support it.”

She stressed the proposed bylaw is about urban chickens only and does not open the barnyard door for other animals like pigs, goats and sheep.

Wong said he changed his mind after visiting about seven coops in the city. He was also surprised to learn that two of his friends were in the pilot. He was pleased that the number of chickens permitted dropped to four per licence.

The fate of urban chickens will be ultimately decided when council considers first and second reading of the proposed bylaw on July 7. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

BLOOD: Urgent appeal went out last week Jaxson required one surgery and was finally dis-

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Austin was in ICU for the first 10 months of his life and still can’t leave Alberta Children’s Hospital.

He’s had two surgeries, including heart surgery. He must have two more surgeries, with another two likely. A palliative team, for possible end of life care, is now in charge of his care.

“We’re going to be here a lot longer than anticipated. His lungs are very weak. He’s never been fed through his stomach. There’s a lot of work to be done for poor Austin.”

Hatch and her seven-year-old son Kayden are staying at Calgary’s Ronald McDonald House with Jaxson to stay close to Austin.

Her oldest son, Keegan, 15, is living with family friends in Red Deer.

Hatch said the twins have a special bond.

“They met when they were a few months old and ever since, they hold hands and they smile.”

She said through her nightmare, organizations like Ronald McDonald House and Canadian Blood Services have been her saving grace.

People can donate blood in honour of Jaxson and Austin at any Canadian Blood Services clinic by ask-

ing for an in-honour card, filling in the twins names and asking it be sent to Calgary.

Hatch will be volunteering at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine mobile blood clinic at the HRIC Atrium in Calgary on Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and has called on friends and family to donate. Appointments are preferred by calling 1-888236-6283.

Lisa Castro, Canadian Blood Services spokesperson, said an urgent appeal for blood donors went out last week across Canada.

“Our appointments are the lowest they’ve been within the last five years so our inventories are very low,” Castro said.

The collection target, based on hospital demand, is 199,115 units of blood and the country is sitting at 186,050.

“What we’re trying to do is inspire more families and loved ones who know recipients to step up and give back to continue to make sure that we’re able to provide the blood products to patients when they need them.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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PCs need a bold leader: AUMA president

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Alberta’s urban municipalities will be keeping a close eye on the Progressive Conservative’s leadership race.

Helen Rice, president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, said they need a bold leader that will move forward the best interests of municipalities.

She said the province has been stalling on making decisions, such as applying for the Building Canada Fund and implementing a provide-wide LED streetlight switch-over. She said as of last week the province had not signed off on the fund, which means the municipalities have lost an entire construction season.

She said once they sign off the money will flow but they have missed a whole year.

“These kind of delay tactics I am hopeful under the new leadership will disappear,” said Rice who was in Red Deer on Tuesday. “I am talking to all three candidates and they are not prepared to have this kind of attitude continue.”

She talked about the much needed changes to the Municipal Government Act, improvements to grant funding applications, making it easier for communities to amalgamate and sustainable and predictable funding for municipalities.

“We are not asking for more money on its own,” said Rice, who is also a long-time Grande Prairie city councillor. “We will take on the responsibility that goes with that.”

She said MGA changes are high on every municipality’s list.

Rice said the AUMA and its municipalities have an excellent relationship with the province but she feels it could be even stronger if they were to adopt a good portion of their MGA submission.

“We need predictable sustainable funding,” she said. “We need to be recognized as an order of government, not an a child of the province.”

Earlier this year the province embarked on proposed changes to the act.

The legislation was last revamped in 1994.

Rice said the “one size fits all” act clearly does not meet the needs of all municipalities. There must be flexibility to allow municipalities to respond to local issues. She said the province is growing at the rate of the size of Red Deer every year, which is adding to the infrastructure deficit that municipalities cannot afford to keep up with.

“There needs to be recognition that municipalities are responsible for creating Alberta’s power house reputation,” said Rice.

“We contribute to the GDP. That would be reflected in a strong and healthy infrastructure. To ensure that ongoing economic health in Alberta, the municipalities need to have the resources to manage their infrastructure.”

She also noted police funding needs to be addressed because communities under 5,000 do not pay anything for policing whereas cities like Red Deer are responsible for 91 per cent of its own policing costs. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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phoned him a couple times and told him not to worry about it, it’s just a mistake and it worked out for the better, Heaslip said.

Cattle owner is sheepish that heifer heist turns out to be clerical error CZAR — The case of the missing heifers in Alberta turned out to be just a clerical error.

A few weeks ago, Alberta RCMP Livestock Investigation Unit said 59 mixed-breed cows were recently stolen from property near Czar, a small town about 300 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

Alerts were sent out to the inspected livestock markets in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia and the cattle owner put up posters offering a $25,000 reward.

The police investigation, which involved an on-site investigation taking three days, checking cattle identification tags and seeing how many were brought to the market, discovered that while 59 heifers were missing, the same number of steers were bought.

Cpl. David Heaslip says he asked the cattle owner to check his numbers again. The owner did and sheepishly told Heaslip that he found he put in the numbers twice and the heifers had never been stolen.

“Although he feels pretty bad, I

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AD: Controversy “Some of the things they say are very misleading,” said Stuart.

According to its website, Friends of Science wants to educate the public about climate change science. Through that, the group wants to pressure governments to engage in public debates on the scientific merits of the hypothesis of human-induced global warming and the various policies that intend to address the issue.

Controversy over another Friends of Science sign erupted in Alberta earlier this month. Greenpeace said it had a deal with billboard company Pattison Outdoor to display an ad on solar energy in Edmonton that was cancelled. Meanwhile, Friends of Science had an ad saying the sun is the

Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund earned $2.1B in 2013-14; sits at $17.5B EDMONTON — The Alberta government says its nest egg earned $2.1 billion in the last fiscal year — a 16 per cent rate of return. The value of the Heritage Savings Trust Fund now sits at $17.5 billion. Most of the money earned is being moved into general revenue to pay for government programs. Just under $200 million is being kept in the fund, as required by law, to protect against inflation. The heritage fund was set up under former premier Peter Lougheed as a long-term savings account generated by Alberta’s oil wealth. Initially, the government deposited 30 per cent of non-renewable resource revenues into the fund.

Those deposits stopped during hard times in the 1980s, but began again in 2005.

High River residents have until end of June to file for RCMP damage during flood HIGH RIVER — Residents from a southern Alberta community hit hard in last year’s flood have until the end main driver of climate change up on a Pattison billboard.

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TRIAL: Moved into a voir dire He questioned her about her criminal record and whether she had ever accepted drugs for sex.

She said her only criminal record is for impaired driving and she had never been convicted of any other offences.

She confirmed that, after the beating, she drove Desharnais to a bank so he could get money to pay her but he was unable to get the cash. She testified that she was happy to get away from him and had not decided at that point whether to call police.

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A pair of Pine Grosbeaks sit atop a spruce tree in east Red Deer on a fine summer night this week. The male sporting his splendid red plumage and the female together could be heard singing their soft warbles through the evening. of the month to submit expense claims for damage caused by the RCMP. Homeowners in High River have until June 30 to get their invoices to the Mounties. Claims can be mailed to or delivered in-person to the High River RCMP detachment.

The RCMP broke down doors or smashed through windows as they checked properties during the evacuation of the town last June.

At the time, residents questioned whether police had the right to break into their homes. They also expressed anger about the RCMP’s seizure of guns from their houses. Most of the guns were eventually returned to their owners.

McNeil’s cousin, Melanie Murrin, says the family isn’t giving up hope that he will be found safe.

“Justin, we’re coming out to look for you, and hopefully we find you safe and sound — and we can bring you home,” she said.

Murrin added she hasn’t been impressed with the search-and-rescue effort.

RCMP Cpl. Sharon Franks said it’s not safe to go into the water because of silt, debris and high streamflow.

RCMP in Hinton seize stun guns disguised as iPhones

CALGARY — Police dive teams won’t search for a 19-year-old man swept downstream by a swollen southern Alberta river on the weekend.

The RCMP says the Highwood River is high and moving quickly due to recent rain.

Justin McNeil’s family says he fell into the water near the Nature’s Hideaway campground on Sunday.

Police said Monday that McNeil had decided to go for a swim, but got caught in the current.

An extensive search, which included a patrol by Calgary’s police helicopter, failed to locate him.

HINTON — RCMP in an Alberta foothills community are advising the public to be aware that some smart phones may have more zaps than apps.

Mounties from the Hinton detachment say they have seized two stun guns in recent days that were disguised as iPhones.

The first seizure was made after a complaint that someone was trying to sell a conducted energy device online.

Less then 24 hours later, officers responded to a complaint of a disturbance outside a bar in the Hinton area.

Another stun gun, also disguised as an iPhone, was seized.

Angela James, who is 28, faces charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a prohibited weapon.

RCMP are reminding the public that conducted energy devices are considered to be prohibited weapons and subject to Criminal Code charges.

“The man tried to kill me. I didn’t care if I got paid or not. I was just happy to be alive, thank you very much.”

She confirmed for Piragoff that she made a statement to police, but had never read it and doesn’t remember its contents.

“I don’t need to remember the horse---t that happened,” she said. “I do recall that I gave a statement to police. I said the truth, I know that.”

The trial then moved into a voir

dire, or trial within a trial, to examine police evidence, including an account of the arrest and audio recordings taken afterward.

Germain is to decide if any of the evidence is to be excluded from the trial proper, including allegations of confessions Desharnais made during the course of the investigation.

Desharnais has been in custody since his arrest on June 5, 2012. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Will youth take the jobs?

KENNEY’S TOUGH LOVE A TEST OF FAITH IN WORKERS Jason Kenney has an abiding faith in this country’s small businesses and young Canadian workers.

One or both is almost certain to let him down.

Under his radical overhaul of a badly flawed temporary foreign worker program, the Kenney plan envisions small business on a recruiting binge, going to First TIM Nations and HARPER reaching out to Canadians who are physically challenged, offering them jobs with better wages.

In turn, young Canadians will jump at the opportunity to sling java at the country’s drive-throughs.

But independent business is so far too busy declaring itself appalled at the employment minister to get around to talking about recruiting or bumping up wages.

Is this blind faith in the market from the self-described “free market guy?”

“It’s supply and demand,” Kenney says.

In some European countries, counter staff earn $25 per hour. Yes, you pay more for your burger and drink, but the entire Western world functions according to these market strictures without government intervention, he said in an interview.

“Before this program existed, we had boom cycles in boom towns and somehow they managed to get by without resorting to significant numbers of lower-paid foreign workers.”

His own numbers show how badly addicted small business became to this program. Kenney and his Conservatives were pushing the foreign worker drug and now they are demanding these businesses kick the habit virtually cold turkey.

Your coffee is going to get pricier and it’s going to be tougher to grab a burger after midnight, at least in Western Canada. That does not constitute a national crisis.

But young Canadians?

Many have complained that their initial employment step is blocked by temporary foreign workers, so this will be a test of the small business argument that they don’t really want these jobs.

We will find out how many are actually thirsting for those late-night, entry-level jobs shovelling fries.

Kenney has also essentially killed the low-wage foreign worker program in big cities, by outlawing it in areas with unemployment rates higher than six per cent. “There’s absolutely no reason a fast food operator in an area of more than a million people with,

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as in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), a youth unemployment rate of 20 per cent, should be bringing in temporary foreign workers,” he told me. “The Tim Hortons in the GTA? They don’t need any help from the government.”

Only about 1,000 positions will be eliminated across the country under this provision, but he says it sends a clear message to employers — “don’t bother.”

The most stunning number of the many his department provided was that 1,123 employers in this country had more than 50 per cent of their workforces made up of temporary foreign workers.

In other words, as Kenney conceded, they were using the program as a business model, not using the program as it was designed, as a means of last resort.

Businesses were spending more than $1 million to start up operations in communities where there were no workers, then getting on the phone and

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Salomons gets to the heart of the human condition One of your most valuable columnists is Chris Salomons. He shows the hopeless, the helpless, the addicts, the prostitutes, the weak and the unfortunate as human beings with problems that they are trying to solve as best they can.

Because of him humanizing a selection of humanity that is often demonized, this city (and maybe a larger part of the world as well) is a better place.

Well done.

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Will city’s debt hold back progress?

Prior to the municipal election of 2013, a candidate had offered that the city owed nearly a whopping “quarter of a billion” dollars: approximately $240 million in capital debt with a debt limit of $449 million.

Remember, at 90 per cent of our debt limit or $404 million, we will get flagged by the province, and we may not be able to afford a natural disaster.

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leaning on the government to bail them out and find them some workers.

Kenney agreed the program was driving down wages — something labour and the NDP had long argued — and he had the numbers in Alberta to back it up. Over the past seven years, Alberta’s median hourly wage rose 31 per cent, the provincial consumer price index rose about 15 per cent, but the median hourly wage in the province in the accommodation and food service sector rose a mere eight per cent.

At one point, Kenney lamented: “Why would you fly people in from Thailand to do a job in P.E.I. when there are people out of work and receiving EI benefits a 30-minute drive away?”

The answer is: because the government let them.

Kenney said he would have refused to begin this low-wage program had he been in power when the Liberals introduced it in 2002, but it grew like

fiscal restraints. If we assume that council wishes to stay under the 90 per cent limit or $404 million, council has $164 million to play with.

We have two traffic intersections, already eating almost $37 million of that amount.

The Canada Winter Games could cost us $100 million with $23 million in total coming from the provincial and federal governments.

The ring road is being developed and a bridge will be built and again at costs that will be enormous, with a share going to the city.

Next we have the Riverlands development. With talk of a water feature, a pedestrian bridge over the river to Bower Ponds, we could be on the hook for millions. Remember, it cost over a $100 million to build the new public yard so we can have this bare land.

The city is running low on available developable land for residential and they are already seeing a decrease in building permits losing out to places like Blackfalds. An area north of Hwy 11A around Hazlett Lake, if developed, could attract investments.

There are 1,300 hectares available north of Hwy 11A, or about 3,000 acres. Let us assume we can only realize 1,000 acres of residential with seven units per acre: 7,000 homes could be built for a value of $2 billion, offering economic growth and tax revenue. But will the city have the necessary capacity to proceed?

Those 7,000 homes means 20,000 residents are going to need things like a firehall, busing, recreational facilities, policing, etc. Without these, the city could have 7,000 empty lots and unmanageable debt.

Twenty years ago, the city planned on growth in the southeast. It took courage and it took debt to de-

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topsy under his watch and he concedes he was losing the political battle over a program that had become an embarrassment.

When his department polled Canadians, they found the country believed that 12 per cent of this country’s workers were foreign and temporary. The actual figure is 1.2 per cent.

There will be no sympathy for small business here. They abused the program and now they are paying the price.

But this will be a severe test of the marketplace, particularly in Kenney’s home province of Alberta, where there are dire predictions of job shortages.

It may indeed be simply a matter of supply and demand, as Kenney says, but as the chief pusher of the cheap worker, he has a lot of faith in this trip to rehab for small business in Canada.

Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca Twitter:@ nutgraf1.

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Do we have the courage and the debt capacity to do it in the northwest part of the city? I am not sure.

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Rider crushed by horse TORONTO — An exercise rider died Tuesday after being crushed by a thoroughbred at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack in what officials described as a “freak accident.”

Police said the rider was in the saddle around 6 a.m., when the horse went into an “unexplained wild gallop,” showing signs of medical distress.

The rider, who was identified as Mourad Boudraa, 40, was crushed into the track railing and then by the weight of the horse as it collapsed.

Jamie Martin, vice-president of Woodbine Entertainment Group, said Boudraa was originally from Morocco

and had three to four years of experience as an exercise rider.

“He was a freelance so he worked for a number of trainers,” Martin said.

“I would say it’s a freak accident.”

The horse, Tawney’s Wish, died of what Woodbine Racetrack officials said was believed to be a heart attack.

The three-year-old dark filly had one start this year and $368 in winnings.

Mike Pownall, an equine veterinarian, said the horse’s cause of death won’t be known until a necropsy is performed.

“It’s like when you find those athletes that suddenly die and you find there’s a heart defect, that would be the human equivalency,” Pownall said.

“You have no idea it was existing, or

Del Mastro had urgent need for campaign services: witness

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Ontario MP Dean Del Mastro urgently wanted voter ID and get-out-the-vote services for his 2008 campaign once he realized he wouldn’t be getting similar help from the Conservative party, a key witness at his trial said Tuesday.

The testimony came from Frank Hall, president of Ottawa-based data consulting firm Holinshed Research, whose dealings with Del Mastro are at the heart of the trial taking place in Peterborough, Ont. Del Mastro Dean Del Mastro — the Harper government’s one-time point man for defending the Tories against alleged voter fraud — has pleaded not guilty to charges of overspending during the 2008 campaign, failing to report a personal contribution of $21,000 to his own campaign and knowingly submitting a falsified document.

The Crown alleges Del Mastro paid for Holinshed’s services from a personal account and then tried to make it look as if the company had only charged his campaign a fraction of the total cost.

In retracing the steps that led to Del Mastro’s alleged coverup, Crown prosecutor Tom Lemon took Hall through a series of emails and invoices exchanged between Holinshed and Del Mastro’s campaign.

Hall said Del Mastro twice asked him in 2008 how much voter ID and getout-the-vote calling campaigns would cost.

Del Mastro first broached the matter in June 2008, but with the caveat that he might not need the services since he expected to be part of a centralized calling program the Conservative party was using to target select ridings, Hall said.

“Dean was actually quite candid and quite gracious,” said Hall, referring to Del Mastro’s openness about his hopes for being included in the Conservative party’s so-called “blue plan.”

But when it turned out Del Mastro wasn’t part of that program, he urgently asked Hall for a second price estimate in September 2008, shortly after the campaign had begun, Hall said.

“I received a quick email from Mr Del Mastro; it was a surprise, it was out of the blue, asking me to give him a call, it was urgent,” said Hall.

“I said, ’I thought you were on the blue plan’ ... but he said he just recently learned that he was not on there. He sounded quite disappointed from his tone ... he was left hanging and that’s the reason he wanted to contact me.”

When Del Mastro asked for a modest discount, Hall said he agreed to provide his services at a slightly lower cost than the estimate he’d provided earlier in the year.

The final agreed-upon price for Holinshed’s services amounted to $21,000, Hall said.

Del Mastro’s campaign manager then told Hall that half of that amount would be paid immediately, with the balance to be settled later, Hall noted.

But even that payment required followup emails to the campaign before it arrived, Hall said.

The details of the payment are central to the case.

Del Mastro’s campaign provided Holinshed with an initial cheque for $10,000 and a post-dated one for $11,000 to cover the total $21,000 cost.

Lemon alleges that when Del Mastro and his co-accused campaign agent Richard McCarthy realized the Holinshed services would put them over budget, McCarthy stopped payment on the post-dated cheque.

He further alleges Del Mastro then paid for the firm’s services in full from a personal account he shares with his wife — a decision that caused him to exceed the $2,100 limit on personal contributions.

Lemon accused Del Mastro of using backdated invoices to make it appear as if the company had only charged the campaign a fraction of the total bill.

Hall later reimbursed the campaign for the initial $10,000 payment.

For his part, Del Mastro — who left the Conservative caucus in September 2013 and now sits as an Independent — has said he’s feeling confident and is pleased the proceedings are underway.

If found guilty, he could face a fine of $1,000 and a year in jail, but would not be barred from running for office again.

Med school lawsuit described as ‘absolute abuse of process’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — A judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a woman who didn’t get into medical school.

Henya Olfman was denied admission into the University of Manitoba’s faculty of medicine in 2010 and lost a subsequent appeal with the school.

Her father, a lawyer, then took the battle to court, claiming his daughter was entitled to be in the medical program since she had completed her premed courses.

In a recent decision, Winnipeg Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Chris Martin describes the 154-page lawsuit as frivolous and an “absolute abuse of process.”

He says it’s unfortunate the young woman didn’t get into medical school and it must have been disappointing to her parents.

“Regrettably, setbacks and denied aspirations are a part of life,” writes Martin.

“Yet, to confront this through a lawsuit with the attendant substantial expenditure of time, effort and money to the specific defendants, as well as to the plaintiff herself, and to the administration of justice generally, is remarkable.”

Martin suggests the woman’s father, Shawn Olfman, lost his objectivity in

crafting the suit on behalf of his daughter.

The judge calls the claim more of a meandering essay that piles up as many arguments as possible.

The lawsuit claims the university’s medical school has a flawed selection process and breached an informal contract it had with Henya Olfman by offering her pre-med classes.

The suit further alleges that denying her admission violates the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and, in turn, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The suit went as far as to call itself extraordinary. “More than any other case in Canada’s history, this case will determine Canada’s next few hundred years.”

It’s the second time the family has tried to sue. A previous claim was struck down in 2012, but it was rewritten and filed again.

The judge says claims like Olfman’s clog the justice system and create delays for “proper” claims.

He awarded $6,000 in legal costs to the university and the provincial government.

A message left at Shawn Olfman’s office was not immediately returned.

you could prevent it, or you could do anything to alter the course.”

In 2011, Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze was riding his horse Hickstead in Italy when the animal suddenly collapsed and died of an acute aortic rupture. The horse had carried Lamaze to gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics in show jumping.

The Ontario Racing Commission, which requires a necropsy whenever a racehorse dies, collects information for a database on common racehorse injuries in the hopes of minimizing future problems, Pownall said.

Pownall said working with horses carries inherent risk and those involved in the industry are all too aware of what can go wrong.

“They know the potential for unexplained, sudden things to happen,” he said. “It’s a hazard of the job.”

But in the tight-knit horseracing community in Canada, word travels fast when there is an injury or fatality, he said.

“I was sad for the horse, sad for the rider. Nobody wants that. I’m proud of the riders that go out there every day and proud of the horses that go out there,” he said, adding that Woodbine Racetrack is a “well-regarded track” in terms of safety standards.

Officials from the provincial Ministry of Labour are investigating the accident. A necropsy on the horse is set to be performed at the University of Guelph.

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more,” she said.

Liu’s body parts were found in parks and waterways across the Greater Toronto Area in August 2012, triggering a massive investigation. Jiang was arrested that same month.

Lawyer says man accused of carving ex-lover’s body into pieces not a murderer

B.C. prevents commercial marijuana grow-ops from getting farm tax break

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, carving up her body and scattering her remains in the Toronto area did “terrible and appalling things” to cover up the gruesome slaying, but that doesn’t make him a murderer, his lawyer argued Tuesday.

Chun Qi Jiang admitted on the stand to disposing of 41-year-old Guang Hua Liu’s remains, destroying evidence and lying to police, but said it was his mother who killed and dismembered his on-again, off-again girlfriend.

“As despicable as those things are, they do not make him a killer,” defence lawyer Kathryn Wells said in her closing arguments.

Jiang’s actions, while horrific, were nothing more than a “desperate attempt to cover up the crime in order to protect his mother,” Wells said, adding that his mother has since died.

“She is now gone from this world and he doesn’t need to protect her any-

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says medical marijuana companies won’t be able to take advantage of a property tax break that was designed for agriculture.

Mayors in B.C. have been raising concerns that marijuana growing operations could set up on expensive industrial land and then ask to be taxed as farmland.

The classification could dramatically reduce those companies’ property taxes, in some cases by tens of thousands of dollars.

The province says it plans to exempt medical marijuana operations from the agricultural tax designation beginning in the 2015 tax year.

In April, federal rules took effect that moved medical marijuana production to licensed commercial growers.

There are five operators in B.C. that have been approved by Health Canada, but the federal government has received hundreds of applications.

Ask The Dentist! by Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS

“What Do I Get For My Wife For Her 50th Birthday?”

Dear Dr. D: My wife is the most wonderful woman in the world. I want to do something really special for her big 'Five Oh' next month.

She has been pretty self-conscious about her smile over the years, and puts her hand over her mouth to laugh and all that. Her teeth, are frankly, pretty atrocious. How can I give her the 'nudge' to get her in for a really good look? Her dentist is old as the hills and just gives her a cleaning every six months and sends her home.

It sounds like there are two 'ruts' here. One is her acceptance A: that she has to live with the teeth she inherited for life, and the second is that her existing dentist either a) thinks she is happy with her teeth b) thinks she cannot afford to change anything or c) doesn't prefer to practice anything very ambitious in his/her clinic.

The odd thing is that frequently a patient of record in one office will go elsewhere and come back with an entire 'new grill' one that they didn't think their dentist could offer. Often this is done in a vacation destination and the warranty is '30 seconds or 30 feet'. We correct a lot of resort dentistry in our clinic. So what you might do is give her a great birthday card, and inside it tell her how much you love her and you want to share her with the entire world so you are giving her a 'smile evaluation'. Send her to see us and we'll give her the same kind of comprehensive exam we give all new patients. Sometimes we're sought after for second opinions and we happily send that patient back to their dentist of record emphasizing they are doing a great job for them.

The main thing we concern ourselves with is function. Your wife is at an age where conditions change, and now is a great time to get a handle on it. Once we note her gum health, and tooth stability we can look beyond that to something as simple as whitening or something more comprehensive like cosmetic veneers. Every single patient who has ever had this work completed tells us they wish they had done it a decade earlier. I cannot evaluate her mouth over the phone (or even in the newspaper!), but I'll provide all viable options and break it down to see which one fits your budget. Call our front desk to arrange the appointment, and I'll make sure we even have a little birthday cake on hand for her!

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No pardon for journalists ‘BULLHORN’ DIPLOMACY WON’T FREE CANADIAN JOURNALIST IN EGYPT: BAIRD

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — “Bullhorn diplomacy” won’t win the release of Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Tuesday in a pointed rebuttal to critics of his government’s response to the imprisonment of the Al-Jazeera journalist.

Canada is pursuing all legal avenues to secure the release of Fahmy, the minister told Ottawa radio station CFRA. The government is working hard to have Fahmy freed on appeal, or through a possible presidential pardon, Baird said.

“We want a successful resolution and I guess either way, critics of the government can win because if we’re loud and vocal, we’re practising bullhorn diplomacy and are not being professional,” Baird said.

“But if we try to take the case directly to the leadership, we’re accused of not standing up. I think you want to pursue the path that would be the most

Extremists abduct 91 more in Nigeria

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Extremists have abducted 91 more people, including toddlers as young as 3, in weekend attacks on villages in Nigeria, witnesses said Tuesday, providing fresh evidence of the military’s failure to curb an Islamic uprising and the government’s inability to provide security.

The kidnappings come less than three months after more than 200 schoolgirls were taken in a mass abduction that embarrassed Nigeria’s government and military because of their slow response. Those girls are still being held captive.

The most recent victims included 60 girls and women, some of whom were married, and 31 boys, witnesses said.

A local official confirmed the abductions, but security forces denied them.

There was no way to safely and independently confirm the report from Kummabza, 150 kilometres (95 miles) from Maiduguri, capital of Borno state and headquarters of a military state of emergency that has failed to curtail near-daily attacks by Boko Haram fighters.

Vigilante leader Aji Khalil said Tuesday the abductions took place Saturday in an attack that killed four villagers. Khalil lives in Maiduguri but gets reports daily from other vigilante groups that have had some success in repelling Boko Haram with primitive weapons.

A senior councillor from the village’s Damboa local government told The Associated Press that abductions had occurred but spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give information to reporters.

He said the reports came from elderly survivors of the attack who had walked some 25 kilometres (15 miles) to the relative safety of other villages.

An intelligence officer with Nigeria’s Department of State Security also said there had been a mass abduction, but he said it occurred in Kummabza and three nearby villages between June 13 and 15, and that no one knows the actual number abducted. He also spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

There was no way to reconcile the confusion, which also surrounded the first mass abduction in mid-April.

effective to resolving the case.”

The terrorism charges and sentences against Fahmy, Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian Baher Mohamed have been widely condemned as bogus.

The harsh sentences have been the subject of vocal condemnation by Australian and U.S. politicians, but some critics say the Harper government is too muted in its response.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah elSissi said Tuesday he will not interfere in the rulings and said people should stop criticizing his country’s courts.

Fahmy’s family, the federal New Democrats and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression have all urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to call the Egyptian president personally.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott called el-Sissi to proclaim the innocence of the Australian journalist, while the country’s Foreign Minister Julia Bishop said she was appalled by the severity of the verdict.

“I’ll note that the Australian hasn’t been released either,” Baird said

Baird said Fahmy’s case is complicated by the fact that he is a dual Egyptian and Canadian national and also by the intertwined relationship between Al-Jazeera, its Qatari ownership and Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood.

Fahmy and his two co-accused were convicted of giving a voice to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt has labelled a terrorist group. They were accused of harming Egypt’s national security.

The journalists deny the charges, and say they were only doing their jobs.

“One of the challenges of this case is that Al-Jazeera is, of course, funded by the government of Qatar, who is also directly funding the Muslim Brotherhood, and that’s what makes this case more complex and adds a different dimension to it,” said Baird.

He added: “I don’t think anyone believes he’s in cahoots with the Muslim Brotherhood, but obviously the government of Qatar had a close relationship.”

Tuesday.

Baird defended his junior minister, Lynne Yelich, who is responsible for consular affairs. She issued a news release Monday that was widely criticized because it merely said she was very disappointed with the sentence.

Yelich works hard and does a good job, Baird said, while his role as foreign minister is to make representations to his Egyptian counterpart, which he did on a visit to Cairo two months ago.

“We have many cases in Egypt of Canadians that are before the courts,” Baird said without elaborating.

“When I met with the Egyptian foreign minister and had a long discussion of this case, they can’t issue a presidential pardon unless there’s a verdict, and until the appeals are exhausted, so obviously we’re going to stay engaged with this file, with this case,” Baird said.

Baird also confirmed that he and his deputy minister called in Egypt’s ambassador on Monday and issued a formal diplomatic protest.

Kurdish leader warns of ‘new reality’ in Iraq

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq’s top Kurdish leader warned visiting Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday that a rapid Sunni insurgent advance has already created “a new reality and a new Iraq,” signalling that the U.S. faces major difficulties in its efforts to promote unity among the country’s divided factions.

The UN, meanwhile, said more than 1,000 people, most civilians, have been killed in Iraq so far this month, the highest death toll since the U.S. military withdrew from the country in December 2011.

Massoud Barzani, whose powerful minority bloc has long functioned as kingmaker in Iraqi politics, did not directly mention Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is facing the strongest challenge to his rule since he assumed power in 2006. But al-Maliki has made little effort beyond rhetoric to win the trust of his critics, who are led by disaffected Sunnis, Kurds and even several former Shiite allies.

Instead the Kurds have deployed their own well-trained security forces known as peshmerga and seized longcoveted ground of their own in the name of defending it from the al-Qaida breakaway group and other Sunni insurgents who have swept through the north. The Kurds are unlikely to give up that territory, including the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk, regardless of the status of the fighting.

Al-Maliki, meanwhile, has been entirely focused on the security situation, spending hours each day in the main military command centre, rather than politics, officials close to his inner circle say, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release such details. Despite the attention, Iraq’s mainly Shiite security forces have failed to wage any successful counteroffensives against the insurgents.

A weeklong fight for control of Iraq’s largest oil refinery stretched continued Tuesday with helicopter gunships attacking what appeared to be formations of Sunni militants preparing for another assault on the facility in Beiji, a top military official said.

Chief military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi has denied reports that the facility has fallen to the rebels.

Government air forces also reportedly bombed the the town of Qaim near the Syrian border on Tuesday, days after it was seized by Islamic extremists in Anbar province, west of Baghdad. Provincial government spokesman Dhari al-Rishawi said 17 civilians were killed.

Kerry travelled to Irbil, the capital of the self-rule Kurdish region on Tuesday, a day after meeting with al-Maliki and other Iraqi officials in Baghdad, where he pushed for them to adopt new policies that would give more authority to Iraq’s minority Sunnis and Kurds.

Kerry said after the Baghdad meetings that all the leaders agreed to start the process of seating a new parliament by July 1, which will advance a constitutionally required timetable for naming a president, prime minister and a new Cabinet. Al-Maliki’s political bloc won the most seats in parliamentary elections in April but must assemble a majority coalition in the legislature in order to secure a third term for the Shiite leader.

Kerry has repeatedly said that it’s up to Iraqis — not the U.S. or other nations — to select their leaders. But he also has noted bitterness and growing impatience among all of Iraq’s major sects and ethnic groups with al-Maliki’s government.

Barzani’s support will be crucial for resolving the political impasse because Kurds represent about 20 per cent of Iraq’s population and usually

vote as a unified bloc.

He told Kerry that Kurds are seeking “a solution for the crisis that we have witnessed.” But, he said, “we are facing a new reality and a new Iraq.”

Barzani did not elaborate, but he was apparently referring to the Kurds now controlling Kirkuk and other areas in northern Iraq that they have long sought to incorporate into their region.

Kerry said at the start of an hourlong meeting that the Kurdish security forces have been “really critical” in helping restrain the insurgents.

“This is a very critical time for Iraq, and the government formation challenge is the central challenge that we face,” Kerry said. He said Iraqi leaders must “produce the broad-based, inclusive government that all the Iraqis I have talked to are demanding.”

The U.S. believes a new powersharing agreement in Baghdad would soothe anger directed at the majority Shiite government, a rage that is thought to have fueled the ongoing insurgency. Iraq’s population is about 60 per cent Shiite Muslim, whose leaders rose to power with U.S. help after the 2003 fall of former President Saddam Hussein and his Sunni-dominated regime.

Two senior State Department officials who attended the meeting said Kerry pre-emptively brought up the issue of the Kurdish region’s “self-determination” — its yearslong desire to create an independent state — and told Barzani that Iraq will remain stronger if it is united. They spoke on condition of anonymity in exchange for releasing the details of the private meeting.

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Putin overtures could slow new sanctions U.S., EUROPE PLANNING NEW PENALTIES

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The United States and its European allies are finalizing a package of sanctions on Russia’s key economic sectors that could be levied as early as this week, though the package might be delayed because of positive signals from Russian President Vladimir Putin, administration officials and others close to the decisionmaking said Tuesday.

Penalizing large swaths of the Russian economy, including its lucrative energy industry, would ratchet up the West’s punishments against Moscow over its threatening moves in Ukraine.

The U.S. and Europe have already sanctioned Russian individuals and entities, including some with close ties to Putin, but have so far stayed away from the broader penalties, in part because of concern from European countries that have close economic ties with Russia.

But with the crisis in Ukraine stretching on, a senior U.S. official said the U.S. and Europe are moving forward on “common sanctions options” that would affect several areas of the Russian economy.

A Western diplomat said those options included Russia’s energy industry, as well as Moscow’s access to world financial markets.

The U.S. and Europe have been eyeing a European Council meeting in

Brussels later this week as an opportunity to announce the co-ordinated sanctions.

However, the enthusiasm for new sanctions, particularly among European leaders, appears to have waned in recent days as countries evaluate whether Putin plans to follow through on a series of promises that could ease the crisis, officials said.

The Russian leader acted Tuesday to rescind a parliamentary resolution authorizing him to use the Russian military in Ukraine.

He also urged the new Ukrainian government to extend a weeklong cease-fire and called for talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels that are widely believed to be backed by the Kremlin.

Putin’s moves came one day after he talked by phone with President Barack Obama, their first known conversation in more than two weeks.

The threat of sector sanctions may be driving Putin to try to avoid penalties that could have a devastating impact on the already shaky Russian economy.

However, there were no guarantees that Moscow would abide by the West’s requests to pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border, stop arming separatists and negotiate seriously with Kyiv.

Indeed, there were signs Tuesday of just how fragile the situation on the ground remains.

Hours after Putin called for the

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Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a welcoming ceremony in front of the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday. cease-fire to be extended, pro-Moscow separatists shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, killing nine servicemen.

Vice-President Joe Biden spoke to Ukraine’s new president, Petro Poroshenko, for the third time in as many days and offered his condolences for the deaths.

The White House said Biden also underscored the importance of having monitors in place in Ukraine to verify violations of the cease-fire, as well as the need to stop the supply of weapons and militants from flowing across the Russian border.

At the State Department, spokeswoman Marie Harf said the situation entailed “two steps forward, one step

back.”

“We do see some positive signs on the ground,” she told reporters.

“The cease-fire, some separatists have accepted it, but the same day some other separatists shot down a helicopter. That President Putin says he’ll go to the Duma, that’s good, but then they continue the military buildup.”

At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said that if Russia were to make positive changes, it would make additional sanctions “less likely.”

Even if the U.S. and European Union decide not to levy sector sanctions this week, they could outline clearer intentions to ultimately take that step.

Railroads disclose figures, details on volatile oil train shipments not sensitive information that must be withheld from the public to protect security.

Light, sweet crude from the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana has been involved in most of the major accidents as the crude-by-rail industry rapidly expanded during the past several years. Each train can carry 3 million gallons of the fuel. Foxx’s order covered all shipments of a million gallons or more.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in May ordered railroads to give the shipment information to states, saying it would help first responders and other emergency officials prepare for an accident.

In Virginia, where a 105-car CSX Corp. train carrying Bakken crude derailed in downtown Lynchburg on April 30, officials revealed last week that 2 to 5 trains carrying at least one million gallons of oil pass through 20 Virginia counties weekly.

Montana officials plan to release information about oil trains in their state today. BNSF representatives have said it’s important for emergency officials to have the information so they can do the proper planning and training, but has urged states to use “discretion” regarding its public distribution.

U.S. crude oil shipments by rail topped a record 110,000 carloads in the first quarter of 2014, according to the Association of American Railroads. That was the highest volume ever moved by rail, spurred by the production of shale oil from the Northern Plains and other parts of the country.

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State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, signs the t-shirt of a supporter after speaking at a rally on his behalf in Flowood, Miss., Monday. McDaniel is in a runoff against long-time U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran for the GOP nomination for senate.

Veteran senator holds narrow lead over tea party challenger

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A longtime Republican senator narrowly led a challenger backed by the small-government tea party movement Tuesday in a Mississippi primary runoff that exposed deep divisions in the party.

The runoff in Mississippi — one of seven states to have votes on Tuesday — was the first big test for the party establishment since it was jolted two weeks ago by the defeat of the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, Eric Cantor, by a little-known college professor loosely associated with the tea party.

A victory in Mississippi by state legislator Chris McDaniel over incumbent Thad Cochran, would add to the tea party’s momentum after a series of defeats in earlier Senate primaries.

McDaniel had a slight edge in the original June 3 primary, but was short of the 50 per cent needed to avoid a runoff.

But with 95 per cent of precincts reporting, Cochran led with 50.6 per cent to McDaniel’s 49.4 per cent.

The vote could reverberate beyond Mississippi.

A loss by Cochran, following Cantor’s defeat, would further demonstrate how even solidly conservative lawmakers risk the wrath of Republican primary voters if they compromise on core Republican issues like spending and immigration.

That could push Republicans further to the right, add to the partisan gridlock during Barack Obama’s final two years as president and increase the risk of a government shutdown or default.

Tuesday’s vote is unlikely to affect Republican efforts to win control of the Senate from Democrats.

Mississippi is strongly Republican and either candidate would be favoured in the November general election.

Cochran, who has spent almost half his 76 years in the Senate, has highlighted his decades on the influential Appropriations Committee and

his work directing billions in federal dollars to his home state, one of the poorest in the U.S. McDaniel, 41, has the backing of former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and the tea party movement, which wants to make deep spending cuts and keep taxes to a minimum.

McDaniel declared as he voted Tuesday, “We are here, we’re going to fight for our belief system no matter what, and we’re going to reclaim Washington, D.C., one race at a time.”

Cochran, meanwhile, reached out to traditionally Democratic voters — blacks and union members. Voters who cast ballots in the June 3 Democratic primary were barred from participating.

The Cochran appeal to non-Republicans infuriated McDaniel and prompted tea partiers — as well the NAACP civil rights group and the Justice Department — to keep tabs on the voting in Mississippi. State officials also were observing the voting.

In another Republican Senate primary that received less national attention than Mississippi’s, an Oklahoma congressman, James Lankford, defeated a tea party-backed state lawmaker in a contest for a seat being vacated by a retiring Republican senator. In the solidly Republican state, Lankford is all but assured of becoming the next senator.

Democrats also had a veteran lawmaker vulnerable to a challenge from within his party Tuesday. Congressman Charles Rangel, 84, who has represented Harlem and other parts of New York City for more than 40 years, held a slight lead over Adriano Espaillat, a state lawmaker bidding to become the first Dominican-born member of Congress.

Rangel, one of the most recognizable members of the Congressional Black Caucus, drew criticism last month when he dismissed Espaillat as a candidate whose only accomplishment was to be a Dominican in a majority Latino district.

Two years ago, Rangel prevailed over Espaillat in the primary by fewer than 1,100 votes.

Disclosures from railroads about volatile oil shipments from the Northern Plains show dozens of the trains passing weekly through Illinois and the Midwest and up to 19 a week reaching Washington state on the West Coast.

The Associated Press obtained details on the shipments Tuesday under public records requests filed with state emergency officials. They offer the most detailed insights to date on the increasing volumes of crude being moved across North America by rail in the wake of a domestic shale oil boom.

The disclosures from railroads also underscore an unsettling fact: Many of those shipments pass through highly urbanized areas where the consequences of an accident would be most severe.

BNSF Railway, for example, reported moving as many as 27 oil trains in a week through Chicago’s Cook County and 13 in a week through King County, which includes Seattle.

The routing of oil trains has become an issue of rising concern after a string of fiery accidents.

Those include derailments in North Dakota, Alabama, New Brunswick and Quebec, where a runaway oil train crashed last July in Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people.

Railroads had sought to prevent the public disclosure of the information obtained by the AP, citing security reasons. But the Federal Railroad Administration says the information is

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF City council has thrown a green blanket over portions of Queens Business Park.

During its meeting on Monday, council amended the city’s land use bylaw to create an eco-industrial park overlay district. That allows for environmentally-sustainable features in designated areas — such as alternative energy facilities and the opportunity for businesses to use the waste materials or byproducts of others.

The overlay district also specifies environmentally friendly design ele-

ments that must or can be used. These include building materials, landscaping, recycling and pedestrian connectivity.

“Eco-industrial is where companies pursue economic and environmental sustainability through collaboration with other businesses within the park and undertake eco-friendly site development,” explained Tara Lodewyk, Red Deer’s planning department manager.

Lodewyk said several other Alberta communities, including Fort McMurray, Hinton and Spruce Grove have eco-industrial parks. In Red Deer’s case, planning has been underway

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since 2007, when two eco-industrial areas were designated in the West QE2 major area structure plan.

Those areas, which make up about 116 acres of the West QE2 MASP, are located near natural features like tree stands and Cameo Lake.

Lodywyk told council these eco-industrial lands are currently undeveloped, but with the creation of the ecoindustrial park overlay district, building permits can now be issued.

She said the eco-industrial parks will generate business opportunities and allow like-minded companies to operate near each other. The design elements required or encouraged un-

der the overlay district will also create a unique and distinguishing appearance, she added.

Council voted unanimously to adopt the eco-industrial park overlay district. Coun. Dianne Wyntjes said it represented an “important vision,” for Red Deer, and Coun. Ken Johnston described the Planning Department’s work in developing the overlay as “brilliant.”

“We talk about Red Deer’s entrepreneurial spirit, and here we’ve created a climate, if you will, that allows that innovation . . . with like-minded businesses able to innovate and create in this particular setting,” said Johnston.

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CANADIAN BUSINESSES NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadian businesses are becoming increasingly active on mediums like LinkedIn and Twitter, but too many remain socially awkward, and it’s hurting their bottom line.

“Companies are starting to engage in an authentic way with Canadians and that’s leading to increased sales, increased customer service satisfaction and a sense of connectedness,” said Ian Capstick, managing Partner at Ottawa-based consulting firm MediaStyle.

“But, let’s be honest, not all Canadian companies are quite there yet.

You can still find lots of dormant Twitter accounts, websites that aren’t updated, store hours on a door front, for instance, that don’t match the digital store hours or the ones on Google.”

While many businesses may think they’re interacting with their customers on social media because they have a Twitter account or Facebook page, experts agree a more strategic plan is needed to really leverage the many available platforms and give companies a proper return on investment.

“People need to tie their social media activities to their overall communications plan, they need to make it part of what they’re trying to do,” said Lara Wellman of Wellman Wilson Consulting, an Ottawa-based firm that coaches clients in social media communications.

Whether a company’s goal is to promote its brand, become a leader in its field, sell ideas or target a new audience, knowing what it wants to achieve will it help map out how to get there, and create the right content to keep followers engaged.

“More and more people know they should be there but they are still very hesitant, or they think that their audience isn’t there,” said Wellman.

A recent report from Statistics Canada found that small businesses were the least likely of all companies to use the Internet, often because they felt there was no need to do so for their business.

Overall, 38 per cent of enterprises with a website had social media integration in 2013, compared with 33 per cent the year before. Most companies said they used it to direct traffic to their website. One of the biggest hurdles for new users is concern that they won’t know what to post, Wellman said, or that it will take too long to learn to use the technology or to maintain a presence. That was certainly the case for Eda Doutre, an early childhood educator who runs Kidz Korner, a daycare and indoor play gym west of Toronto. Despite having a website for years, she only launched a Facebook page and Twitter account for her 18-year-old business in January, after receiving encouragement from a local mom with a background in marketing.

“My target audience is the moms of young children, and they’re very social media savvy,” said Doutre.

She was nervous to enter the realm of social media, but with the advent of full-day kindergarten for four and five-year-olds across Ontario in September, she knew she needed to reach a broader audience to make up for lost students, and noticed all the moms who frequented her playground were always on their mobile devices and seeking advice online.

“I didn’t even grow up with a computer, when I was in high school we were still typing on the old machines,” Doutre said. “I knew very little about it (and) there was a time I didn’t want to be a part of it.”

While she’s still finding her footing online, Doutre says she but hopes even small steps will help.

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Workers demolish the outdoor swimming pool at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, with the resulting debris being removed with the help of a 100-ton crane from PCL Construction. “Everything has to be lifted out of the pool area because it’s surrounded by buildings,” explained Gil Vallee, general manager of the hotel. An enclosed pool will be developed in the same space, with that project expected to be completed by year end.

Mancuso motivated to give back TAKES ON ROLE AS CHAMBERS CHAIR TO SPEAK UP FOR BUSINESSES

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Dom Mancuso blames Don Oszli — with a good measure of gratitude.

Mancuso, who is general manager and a partner at Red Deer’s Northland Construction Supplies, became chair of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce executive committee three weeks ago. That was four years after Oszli Dom Mancuso — who is managing partner at Red Deer accounting firm Heywood Holmes and Partners LLP — held the same position.

Both men also served as president of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce; Mancuso in 2009-10 and Oszli in 2002-03.

“He is the guy who got me going in the Chamber in the first place,” said Mancuso of his longtime friend.

Oszli convinced Mancuso of the importance of the Chamber movement,

and urged him to pursue leadership positions with the business organization at the local and provincial level.

“It’s been so much fun,” said Mancuso of the experience, adding that it’s been rewarding in other ways as well.

“You’re dealing with some smart people who are talented individuals.”

His works with the Red Deer and Alberta Chambers have also kept Mancuso on top of important business issues, he said.

“You’re constantly reading and scanning the newspapers to make sure you’re up to snuff with what’s going on in the business world.”

But Mancuso also believes that chambers of commerce play an important role in helping businesses and speaking up for them. Small enterprises in particular need this support, and he wants to ensure it’s there.

“I think about my kids and other businesses that come after me. Who’s going to stand there and look after them?

“That was my motivation, to give something back as a business owner.”

Beyond advocacy work, chambers of commerce provide a variety of benefits to their members, said Mancuso.

These include networking opportunities, and a chance for business owners to learn from each other.

“Sometimes it’s not the big picture, it’s the small stuff about getting people in the doors.”

Mancuso has already spent several years on the Alberta Chambers of Commerce executive committee, including as policy chair last year.

He moved into the top position a year ahead of schedule when an executive committee member ahead of him stepped aside for personal reasons.

Mancuso said he was ready for his new responsibilities and has lots of support. The manager of communications and policy is Jonathan Seib, a former policy co-ordinator with the Red Deer Chamber.

The biggest issue on the Alberta Chambers’ plate right now is the province’s tight labour market, said Mancuso. And that problem has been exacerbated by newly announced changes to the federal government’s temporary foreign worker program.

“We will continue to fight that because really, out of all of our members, that’s probably the number 1 topic of discussion and concern.”

Another priority is ensuring the needs of the Alberta Chambers’ 128 member chambers are looked after, he said.

“We’re about taking care of them.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

S4 Greenhouses takes over for TR

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Produce shoppers at the Red Deer Public Market this year might have noticed something amiss.

The familiar Pik-n-Pak sign is gone, although the vegetable offerings of the vendor selling at Pik-n-Pak’s longtime location are unchanged.

TR Greenhouses, which operated Pik-n-Pak Produce in partnership with Doefs Greenhouses and Gull Valley Greenhouses, has been sold and now operates as S4 Greenhouses. It’s S4 Greenhouses that is now selling at the Saturday market in Red Deer, as well as at the Friday farmers’ market in Lacombe and three other weekly markets

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Leona Salomons, who along with her husband Norm and their business partners Albert and Kim Schermers own S4 Greenhouses, said they bought TR Greenhouses this spring after owners Ron and Tena Prins decided to retire. Leona had worked for the Prinses for 23 years and Norm for nearly as long.

“We took over everything and we grew the same stuff this year,” said Leona. “We might change a few things next year but for now it’s going to be the same.”

One change that S4 Greenhouses has made is the opening of a store at its greenhouses between Lacombe and Gull Lake. Leona said visitors can buy a variety of tomatoes there, as well as

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peppers, cucumbers, beans and lettuce.

“We have it all here and we change it out every day,” she said, pointing out that the produce is grown pesticidefree.

S4 Greenhouses also continues to supply product to Pik-n-Pak for sale under that name, said Leona.

She said the transition from employee to owner has brought added responsibilities, such as attendance at the various farmers’ markets that S4 Greenhouses participates in.

“It’s lots of work and I think I work harder now,” she laughed.

To get to S4 Greenhouses and its store, go west on Hwy 12 from Hwy 2, and then south on Range Road 27-5. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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SOCIAL: Right approach “It’s bit by bit,” she said.

To Capstick, that’s the right approach — he recommends all companies engage in social media in a way that is sustainable for them.

“You don’t always answer the telephone, do you?

So you don’t always have to be online on your Twitter account, but you do have to have a plan to make sure that you’re online enough to ensure that you’re deriving the benefit from social media,” he said.

There is enough free information on the Internet to get started on the basics, although as a company’s communications get more advanced, outside help may be required.

But for firms or small business owners who are just getting started, the first place to look is social media itself.

“It’s the open source attitude toward learning you could use social media for creating content, circulating it and even consuming it,” said Umar Ruhi, a social media expert with the University of Ottawa.

“Businesses may be surprised about how (much) specific advice there is for different types of contexts.”

Whether business owners use a blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or any of the other platforms available to create an online presence and build relationships with clients or prospective clients, experts urge companies of all sizes to find a way to join the conversation sooner rather than later.

“People need to be aware that social is not going away, it wasn’t a fad,” said Wellman.

“Being online and using it well is important and people need to learn how to do that. You need to know what the business goals are, you need to know what you’re trying to do, and then you need to know how those channels are all set up for business and who’s actually going to see your message.”

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Hudson’s Bay to pull Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels shirt TORONTO — The Hudson’s Bay Co. is pulling a T-shirt from its stores after a backlash unfolded on social media tied to an eyebrow-raising message on the garment.

The T-shirt bears an infamous quote by British supermodel Kate Moss that says, “Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels.”

The quote is shown inside a mockup of a nutrition label with the calorie count listed as zero.

After igniting some criticism online, Hudson’s Bay (TSX:HBC) tweeted from its official account that the T-shirt was being removed from stores and online immediately.

The Canadian-born designer of the T-shirt issued a statement on Tuesday in wake of the controversy.

Christopher Lee Sauve said allegations that the shirt is celebrating the severity of eating disorders “is just not the case.”

Sauve said that as an artist, he got his start mocking the fashion industry.

While he said it’s an industry he’s long followed and admired, it’s also one that “begs to be mocked.”

“Fashion is created to be either celebrated, adored, or hated and deplored.

“Quite like the industry itself,” the New Yorkbased Sauve said.

“The particular T-shirt in question showcases an infamous quote by supermodel Kate Moss as a nutrition label. Like all of my designs, it’s a glorified warning, an ode to the farcicality of the fashion industry and the obsessives that surround it.

“Most if not all of my designs showcase some type of statement pointing out the absurdity of fashion, and this one item is no exception,” he added.

“I fully understand and comprehend the severity of an eating disorder and I do not condone celebrating such pain. My sincerest apologies to anyone that I have offended with my designs. I believe wholeheartedly in my work, however, and I can’t apologize for that.”

An email sent to representatives of Hudson’s Bay requesting comment was not immediately returned.

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Canadian dollar dips, greenback strengthens on solid housing, consumer data TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed lower Tuesday following four days of gains that lifted the currency to its highest level since early January.

The loonie dipped 0.15 of a cent to 93.08 cents US as the U.S. dollar strengthened in the wake of strong housing sales and consumer confidence data.

The Canadian currency had jumped almost 1.2 cents since last Tuesday’s close, as oil and gold prices advanced amid geopolitical concerns centred on a rising insurgency in Iraq and tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

The loonie had also found support from stronger than expected inflation data, which raised expectations that the Bank of Canada could raise interest rates sooner than thought.

On Tuesday, traders digested data showing that U.S. home prices rose in April from a year ago at the slowest pace in 13 months, reflecting a recent dropoff in sales.

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 10.8 per cent in April from 12 months earlier, down from 12.4 per cent in the previous month and the smallest since March 2013.

But the U.S. Commerce Department reported that new home sales surged 18.6 per cent in May to an annual rate of 504,000, the fastest pace in six years.

That was much higher than the 440,000 reading that economists had expected.

Also, the New York-based Conference Board’s June reading on consumer confidence ran ahead to a better than expected reading of 85.2.

Oil prices ticked lower with the August crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange down 14 cents to US$106.03 a barrel.

Crude prices had risen steadily over the past couple of weeks amid a rising insurgency in Iraq. But prices started falling on Monday as fears receded about the affect on oil production and exports.

The bulk of Iraq’s production and export operations are in the south, which have so far been spared in this month’s advance by the al-Qaeda inspired group.

OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badry said Tuesday that Iraq is “still producing as normal,” with 95 per cent of its capacity in the country’s south being unaffected by the violence.

Gold prices have also steadily advanced this month because of geopolitical worries centred on Iraq and Ukraine and on Tuesday the August bullion contract in New York rose $2.90 to US$1,321.30 an ounce.

Copper was unchanged at US$3.15 a pound following a three-cent rise Monday sparked by strong Chinese manufacturing data.

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Members of Red Deer Emergency Services perform an excavation rescue demonstration during a safety barbecue organized last week by the Canadian Home Builders Association — Central Alberta. A number of other presentations took place, including on fall prevention, first aid and locating utility lines.

Recession, slow recovery widens U.S. wealth gap

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Great Recession and the slow recovery have sharply widened the gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else, according to a study that underscores the unevenness of wealth gains since the recession ended.

The richest 5 per cent had 24 times the wealth of the median household in 2013 — up substantially from 16.5 times as much in 2007, according to a study

by University of Michigan researchers.

Substantial gains in the stock market have enabled richer Americans to regain much of their wealth. Stock prices had plunged by nearly half during the recession but have recovered all their losses and set new highs. And roughly 10 per cent of households own 80 per cent of stocks.

By contrast, middle-class Americans remain further behind because whatever wealth they have is derived mainly from home equity. Home prices have only partially recovered from the housing bust. In the first quarter of this year, 18.8 per cent of homeowners with a mortgage still owed more on their homes than they were worth, according to real estate data provider Zillow. An additional 18.1 per cent have so little equity that it wouldn’t be enough to cover closing costs and make a down payment, Zillow

calculates.

Fewer Americans even own homes: The home ownership rate fell to 64.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year from a peak of 69.2 per cent in 2004.

The University of Michigan study found that households at all levels lost wealth during the recession and that not even the top 5 per cent have fully regained it.

The study suggests one reason consumer spending growth has been weaker since the recession than before: When people feel wealthier, they’re more likely to spend. Most Americans may still feel poorer than before the recession and so may still be restraining their spending.The losses weren’t evenly distributed. For the top 5 per cent, net worth fell 16 per cent from 2007, just before the recession began, through last year. The net worth of the median household fell much further — 43 per cent.

The study paints a bleaker picture of U.S. household wealth than do official figures from the Federal Reserve. The Fed’s quarterly report on household wealth has concluded that the nation as a whole regained all the wealth it lost from the recession by the first quarter of 2013.

But the Fed report doesn’t break out that data for households at different wealth levels. Its overall figures are lifted by big gains among the wealthiest Americans.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 99.50 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 51.92 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.33 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.57 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.15 Cdn. National Railway . . 67.28

Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 190.15 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.54 Capital Power Corp . . . . 26.11 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.87 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 52.32 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 50.63 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 29.59 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.09

MARKETS CLOSE

(TSX:AGF.B) shares were down 50 cents to $12.28 as the mutual fund operator and wealth management company reported it had $14.5 million or 17 cents per share of net income in its fiscal second quarter, contrasting with a year-earlier loss of $10.4 million or 12 cents per share. Revenue from continuing operations was down from a year earlier, dropping to $119.1 million from $126.9 million.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Tuesday despite strong U.S. housing and consumer confidence figures.

The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 143.26 points to 14,962.37.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.15 of a cent to 93.08 cents US. U.S. indexes also backed off with the Dow Jones industrials down 119.13 points at 16,818.13, while the Nasdaq was 18.32 points lower at 4,350.36 and the S&P 500 index declined 12.63 points to 1,949.98.

Traders digested data showing that U.S. home prices rose in April from a year ago at the slowest pace in 13 months, reflecting a recent dropoff in sales. The Standard & Poor’s/ Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 10.8 per cent in April from 12 months earlier, down from 12.4 per cent the previous month and the smallest increase since March 2013.

But the U.S. Commerce Department reported that new home sales surged 18.6 per cent in May to an annual rate of 504,000, the fastest pace in six years. That was much higher than the 440,000 reading that economists had expected.

Also, the New York-based Conference Board’s June reading on consumer confidence ran ahead to 85.2, much higher than the expected reading of 83.

However, indexes in Toronto and New York are close to record highs and investors wonder where the next catalyst is coming from. Also, inflationary pressures are building, raising concerns about when the U.S. Federal Reserve might boost interest rates.

Most TSX sectors were negative with the gold sector falling 2.75 per cent after rising about six per cent over the last half dozen sessions.

Gold prices and stocks have steadily advanced this month because of geopolitical worries centred on Iraq and tensions between Ukraine and Russia. The August bullion contract in New York rose $2.90 to US$1,321.30 an ounce.

The energy sector was 2.44 per cent lower as oil prices edged lower with the August crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange down 14 cents to US$106.03 a barrel.

Oil prices had risen steadily over the past couple of weeks amid a rising insurgency in Iraq. But prices fell on Monday as fears receded that the insurgency would greatly affect the country’s oil production and exports.

Still the energy sector is the strongest TSX performer, up about five per cent over the last month alone as investors focus on the greater certainty offered by the Canadian oilpatch.

The base metals sector was down 1.68 per cent while copper was unchanged at US$3.15 a pound following a three-cent rise Monday sparked by strong Chinese data.

On the corporate front, Bell Media, the radio and television division of BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE), is laying off as many as 120 employees, or about five per cent of its Toronto workforce, due to “financial pressure” in its advertising and subscription TV services. BCE shares dipped 20 cents to $48.33.

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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close of Tuesday Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,962.37, down 143.26 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,016.58, down 7.39 points TSX 60 — 855.27, down 8.45 points Dow — 16,818.13, down 119.13 points S&P 500 — 1,949.98, down 12.63 points Nasdaq — 4,350.36, down 18.32 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 93.08 cents US, down 0.15 of a cent Pound — C$1.8248, down 0.17 of a cent Euro — C$1.4617, up 0.28 of a cent Euro — US$1.3605, up 0.03 of a cent Oil futures: US$106.03 per barrel, down 14 cents (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,321.30 per oz., up $2.90 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.437 oz., up 7.8 cents $753.50 kg., up $2.51 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,016.58, down 7.39 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 147.27 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $0.20 lower $477.20; Nov. ’14 $1.30 higher $465.70; Jan ’15 $1.60 higher $469.40; March ’15 $1.60 higher $470.20; May ’15 $2.30 higher $471.40; July ’15 $3.00 higher $471.80; Nov ’15 $3.20 higher $473.90; Jan. ’16 $4.20 higher $480.90; March ’16 $4.20 higher $484.40; May ’16 $4.20 higher $484.40; July ’16 $4.10 higher $484.40.

Barley (Western): July ’14 unchanged 125.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $132.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $134.50; March ’15 unchanged $135.50; May ’15 unchanged $135.50; July ’15 unchanged $135.50; Oct. ’15 unchanged $135.50; Dec. ’15 unchanged $135.50; March ’16 unchanged $135.50; May ’16 unchanged $135.50; July ’16 unchanged $135.50.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 254,400 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 254,400.

General Motors Co. . . . . 36.58 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.91 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.16 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 55.66 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 67.00 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 39.60 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.73 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 50.74 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 100.90 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.83 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.36 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.29 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.89 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 58.09 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.97 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 25.17

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.04 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.87 First Quantum Minerals . 22.12 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.24 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.94 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . 30.30 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.48 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.01 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.39 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 23.94 Energy Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.87 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 35.20 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 71.45 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.29 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 61.00

Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 47.95 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.78 Canyon Services Group. 18.11 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.90 CWC Well Services . . . . 1.080 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.78 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.73 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 102.73 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 68.16 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.55 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 55.52 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.32 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.31 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.105 Precision Drilling Corp . . 14.75 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 44.58 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.20 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.50

Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 12.04 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 74.11 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.53 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 71.18 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.52 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 39.38 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.85 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.80 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 50.40 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 71.32 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.08 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.33 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.55 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.08 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 38.80 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.29

Analysts expect Shaw’s subscriber base to continue to erode in latest quarter

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B) is fighting an uphill battle according to analysts, who say its heavy reliance on television puts it at a disadvantage to other telecommunications companies that also offer wireless services.

The Calgary-based company is expected to report Thursday an improvement on the three previous quarters, but opinion is split on whether the third quarter will be a blip or signal a return to growth.

Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose writes that he’s got a “sell” rating on Shaw stock even though a corporate reorganization announced in April will probably improve efficiency.

He expects revenue will be up about two per cent compared with a year ago due to price increases at Shaw Cable and the Shaw Direct satellite TV services.

“But for us, cable TV, satellite TV and home phone are becoming increasingly irrelevant for younger consumers, making price increases in those segments more challenging,” Ghose writes.

He added that Shaw’s media arm also faces competition from Netflix and the possibility of regulatory changes next year that could allow for more channel-by-channel selections.

Wireless has been an area for growth for Canada’s big telecommunications companies including Rogers Communications, BCE and Telus, who have also worked to maintain a tight grip on customers by offering deals if they bundle their services together.

Shaw had been expected to enter the wireless market after it participated in a 2008 wireless spectrum auction, which set aside a portion of the available licences for new entrants.

However, the company signed a deal last year to sell its wireless spectrum holdings as well as its Mountain Cablevision Ltd. in Hamilton, Ont., to Rogers (TSX:RCI.B).

In addition to its cable television and high-speed Internet business in Western Canada, Shaw also owns the Global Television network as well as a full slate of specialty channels including Food Network Canada, History Television and Showcase.

Ghose thinks Vancouver-based Telus (TSX:T) — which has been gaining TV and Internet subscribers at Shaw’s expense — is a “buy.”

He also says Videotron, a Montreal-based cable, Internet, phone and wireless company owned by Quebecor (TSX:QBR.B), would be his second pick in the sector after Telus.

Other analysts are less pessimistic about Shaw’s

‘CABLE TV, SATELLITE TV AND HOME PHONE ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY IRRELEVANT FOR YOUNGER CONSUMERS, MAKING PRICE INCREASES IN THOSE SEGMENTS MORE CHALLENGING’ — DVAI GHOSE CANACCORD GENUITY ANALYST

long-term outlook, but most expect that it continued to lose subscribers during the quarter ended May 31 and that the makeup of its business will be a longterm challenge to growth.

Macquarie Capital Markets analyst Greg MacDonald, who has a neutral rating for Shaw’s stock, agrees that its media business faces above-average risk “due to the structural shift in viewership patterns from traditional TV to Internet.”

MacDonald also writes that Shaw was likely able to add subscribers to its Internet services during the quarter “but we do not yet have faith that price increases in cable won’t result in subscriber churn in that segment.”

RBC Capital Markets analyst Drew McReynolds has also given Shaw a neutral “sector perform” and writes that “we believe Shaw continues to execute in a tough but rational competitive environment.”

He expects there was a smaller decline in basic cable subscribers in the latest reporting period and that Shaw’s profit margin was stable due to its efficiency initiatives and lack of irrational pricing in the residential markets that it serves.

McReynolds also writes that Shaw is “laying the foundation” to deliver annual revenue and earnings growth in the single digits, but, given the price of Shaw’s stock relative to estimated earnings, “we would remain patient for more attractive and/or timely entry points.”

Shaw’s class B shares were down a penny at $26.39 in trading Tuesday.

They hit a 52-week high of $27.50 on June 4.

Canaccord’s 12-month price target for the stock is $24, RBC’s is $25, and Macquarie’s is $27.

According to data compiled by Thomson Reuters, analysts on average are estimating Shaw had 40 cents per share of adjusted earnings in the third quarter ended May 31, down from 52 cents per share a year earlier.

Revenue is estimated at about $1.36 billion, up from $1.33 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

Arizona company successfully tests high-altitude balloon

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Arizona company says it has successfully completed the first small-scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to let tourists float 20 miles above the earth.

World View Enterprises of Tucson said Tuesday that it launched the flight last week from Roswell.

CEO Jane Poynter said the system broke the world record for highest parafoil flight, lifting a payload to 120,000 feet.

“It went really, really, really well,” Poynter said.

“Actually, the guys hit the ball out of the park. We’re thrilled.”

The system uses a balloon similar to that used in 2012 to lift Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner 128,000 feet to make a world-record breaking 24-mile sky dive. That flight also launched from the Roswell airport.

Poynter said last week’s flight was the first testing all the components together.

It used a balloon about third the size of that planned for passenger flight to lift a payload of about one-tenth of what will be used to carry passengers.

The company is still planning to begin its $75,000 per-person flights in 2016, she said.

D I L B E R T

The balloons will lift a capsule carrying six passengers and two crew members 20 miles up, where they will float under a parafoil for about two hours before floating back down to earth.

The capsule will be big enough for the passengers to walk around.

The selling point is the view of the Earth and seeing its curve, the company says.

Other space-tourism ventures under development will rocket passengers the full 62 miles into space but on much shorter flights.

In filings with the Federal Aviation Administration, World View said it planned to launch its flights from Spaceport America in New Mexico.

But Poynter Tuesday said that no final decision has been made on where to base the flights.

Spaceport is where Virgin Galactic plans to launch its first space-tourism flights at a cost of $200,000 per person.

Development of Virgin’s spacecraft has taken longer than originally planned, and it is unclear when the company, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, will make its first flight.

The company’s newest target date is the end of this year, but it has said that for each of the last several years.

“I don’t think anyone considers us in a race,” Poynter said when asked if they might beat Virgin Galactic to passenger flight. “ We don’t consider us in competition because the experience is so completely different.”

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This artist rendering shows the World View Voyager pressurized space capsule that will be transported to the edge of space. The Arizona company says it has successfully completed the first scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to take tourists to the edge of space.

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SPACE TOURISM

SPORTS Rebels going west for preseason

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Red Deer Rebels will take their Western Hockey League preseason act south of the border this fall.

The Rebels, for the first time ever, will participate in an exhibition tournament Sept. 4-6 at Kennewick, Wash., a three-day event also involving the host TriCity Americans, Kootenay Ice, Seattle Thunderbirds, Portland Winterhawks, Spokane Chiefs and Everett Silvertips.

Red Deer will use mostly prospects and younger players in a preseason-opening tournament Aug. 30-31 at St. Albert, and will journey to Kennewick the following week.

“We just thought we’d do something different this year,” Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said Tuesday.

“Our team doesn’t get to play against the American teams very much.

“It’s been the same old, Rebels GM/ same old for years and we just felt this would give us an head coach opportunity to take all our Brent Sutter veterans who aren’t still at pro camps, plus some younger players (to Kennewick). We’ll go down there and play two exhibition games. It will be a team-building thing, a chance to get away and spend some time together.”

The Rebels will face the host Americans Sept. 5 and will meet the Winterhawks the following day.

The previous weekend at St. Albert — in the Edmonton Oil Kings tournament — Red Deer will take on the Prince George Cougars and Swift Current Broncos.

Red Deer’s final two of six preseason games are set for Sept. 12 versus the Oil Kings at the Centrium and 24 hours later at Stettler against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

The Sept. 12 game will be the first Rebels preseason outing ever played at the Centrium.

When the Rebels were unable last year to continue their tradition of staging an exhibition game at Innisfail due to a lack of ice in the town’s facility, they scheduled a contest against the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Red Deer Arena.

“Red Deer minor hockey certainly did a good job with that, but we just felt that we could have a game at the Centrium,” said Sutter. “It’s an opportunity to help out minor hockey a bit more (with a donation) and it’s something that hasn’t been done since I’ve owned the team. The game is now a part of our season-ticket package.”

Concerning the Tri-City tournament, Sutter reiterated the importance of taking his club on a lengthy trip prior to the start of the regular season.

“Nowadays, players have so many opportunities to have their focus on something else away from the rink with what is available in society with all of the technical stuff,” he said. “I just feel that the more time we can have with one another and spend time together as a group, we’ll be much closer as a team.

“It might sound like something that’s not very important, but it is. In fact, it’s more important now than ever.”

The WHL 2014-15 regular-season schedule will be released today. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Three Canadian get through first round at Wimbledon RAONIC AND BOUCHARD BREEZE THROUGH WHILE DANCEVIC PULLS OFF UPSET TO ADVANCE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — As seeded players, Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard are expected to make a lengthy run at Wimbledon.

Frank Dancevic wasn’t even supposed to make the main draw.

Instead, the 107th-ranked player on the ATP Tour is joining his heralded fellow Canadians in the second round at the All England Club.

Dancevic, the 29-year-old veteran from Niagara Falls, Ont., upset hard-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(4) Tuesday to pick up his first win at the ATP level in almost a year.

It took Dancevic two hours to overcome the 29th-seeded Karlovic, who fired 32 aces in the loss.

But Dancevic never faced a break point and broke the Croatian once.

“I had to serve really well, it was my main focus,” Dancevic said. “But returning was a lottery, I was just guessing.

“From the first point I had to pick sides. I returned amazing, from the first ten serves in a row I got ten returns back. It was basically a guessing game, when I got into the point, I had the advantage. It came down to a coin toss, I Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS returned a little bit better on the Milos Raonic of Canada returns to Matthew Ebden of Australia during key points.”

Dancevic entered the tourna- their first round match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships ment as a lucky loser. He was de- in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday. feated in his qualifying final, but was chosen in a lottery to take one MORE WIMBLEDON COVERAGE ON B8 of four spots vacated by players who withdrew from Wimbledon secutive year, but hopes to go the first set, which she won on a once the qualifying tournament farther after never winning two correct line call challenge. began. matches in a row at the event.

“I expected a tough match, He’s made good on his second The 23-year-old was never in and it was a tough one,” said chance so far, winning his first trouble from Ebden, with the Ca- Bouchard, who advanced to the ATP match since a U.S. Open first- nadian claiming the first two sets semifinals of the season’s previround victory over Robin Haase and breaking for a lead in the ous two Grand Slams. “I definitely last August. third. feel like I didn’t play my best most “It feels great, I haven’t been Raonic sent over a service win- of the match, but competed when on this grass in a while,” Dancevic ner for three match points, but it counted, raised my level at some said. “I felt motivated by the needed only one as he put a volley big points. whole atmosphere and being giv- into the far corner out of Ebden’s “I felt like I was a bit inconsisen a chance to be alive here at reach. tent. I didn’t take the ball as early Wimbledon. I tried to play relaxed “I feel really good about this as I would have liked to. I felt myand go for my shots. win, I played a lot better than I self more on defence more often “I’m really, really happy I got expected to,” said Raonic. “I than I’d like to be. The first match through.” of a tournament, espeRaonic, the cially a Grand Slam, ‘I DID WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO WIN. I THINK No. 8 seed from always a bit nervy.

Thornhill, Ont., MY ROLAND GARROS QUARTER-FINAL GAVE is I think there was a bit also showed off a of nervous tennis out ME CONFIDENCE AND SHOWED ME THAT I big serve Tuesday. there.”

He fired 30 aces — KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO WIN IN THESE Meanwhile, the compared to two 85th-ranked Fichman SITUATIONS AND EVENTUALLY GET INTO THE for his opponent admitted she was outSECOND WEEK OF SLAMS.’ — in a comfortable played.

6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win over “I’m starting to like — MILOS RAONIC Australia’s Matthe grass,” said the thew Ebden that 23-year-old, who was took little more than 90 minutes. showed that I can adjust my game making her main draw debut at The men were later joined by on this surface,” said the right- the All England Club. “Unfortuwomen’s 13th seed Bouchard of hander with a 10-10 career record nately I didn’t plays as well as I Westmount, Que., who advanced on grass. could have. with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Daniela “I did what was necessary to “It didn’t help that my oppoHantuchova. win. I think my Roland Garros nent was playing very well, It’s Toronto’s Sharon Fichman fell quarter-final gave me confidence disappointing. I felt like I didn’t shot of a Canadian sweep, losing and showed me that I know what bring a good enough level for 6-1, 6-3 to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky. I need to do to win in these situa- most of the match and she did. It Raonic, who lost his only grass tions and eventually get into the was pretty straightforward — she tuneup match this month at Halle, second week of slams.” played well and went for it, I tried Germany, is into the Wimbledon Bouchard had a tougher first and it just didn’t work for me tosecond round for the fourth con- match, coming from 3-1 down in day.”

Quarterback questions aplenty in CFL Eastern Division There are probably too many reasons to list about and signed Argo backup quarterback Zach Collaros why I am a huge CFL fan. One that springs to mind is to lead them to the promised land in Vancouver for the excitement I feel every year when we start a new the 2014 Grey Cup. season; a time when anything is possible for a CFL Collaros has the tools to become a star in this fan’s team. league, but the O-line will have to protect The big question of the day is what is Collaros long enough to learn on the job realistically possible in the 2014 season about life as a first-string quarterback in for the nine teams this year and that is Tiger Town. The lessons could be brutally a tough question, given the short exhibiharsh if the young pivot has to run for his tion season and the reality of injuries in life when quarterback school starts for an 18-game schedule.

Collaros on the field. Many football punLet’s start with the East Division dits have the Tiger-Cats penciled in for a where the team question marks loom first place battle with the Argos this year. I large for me. I believe the biggest quesdon’t see it that way. tion is the quarterback situation in MonIn fact, I envision the Ottawa RedBlacks treal because I think they have a probas the biggest surprise in the league this lem. Montreal quarterback Troy Smith year because they signed Burris and achad a stellar college career coupled with quired many proven CFL starters in the a mediocre pro career thus far. expansion draft.

JIM I see little change in that situation I predict the RedBlacks will be the most SUTHERLAND and I expect Montreal will have offensuccessful expansion team since the Baltisive problems this year, even with a very more Stallions, and they had 100 per cent talented corps of receivers. Montreal American talent on the team. will finish last in the CFL East.

Burris appears to have established a My spidey senses tell me to pick Hamilton to fall rapport with his squad of castoffs on offence and the back to third place in the East because of their quar- team looked well-coached in the exhibition season. terback question. They unceremoniously dumped Burris is a very fit 39-year-old quarterback who has quarterback Henry Burris from their future plans survived the violence of the game by a combination

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MORE CFL COVERAGE ON B7 of good fortune and good judgment on the field.

He does not offer a long-term game plan at quarterback for Ottawa, but Burris is a good fit for a new team at this point in his career and the RedBlacks will ambush a few teams in their inaugural season.

First place in the CFL East will once again be the home of the Toronto Argonauts, much to the chagrin of Rogers and much to the indifference of Toronto fans and media.

The only way the Argos miss the target on first place is the absence of quarterback Ricky Ray. He is one of the most accurate passers in any league, but Ray has taken a pounding over the years in the pursuit of excellence.

A healthy Ricky Ray makes the Argos a legitimate Grey Cup threat and an unhealthy Ricky Ray puts their entire season in grave doubt this year. It is just that simple in Argo-land.

A CFL team relies heavily on its quarterback for ultimate success. I acknowledge that football is the ultimate team sport where one guy does not singlehandedly win games, but there is no more important cog in a football machine than a quarterback.

Next week: The CFL West.

Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer

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Codd looking forward to college life ALBERTA OPEN

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Day 1 of the Alberta Open Golf Championship was all about survival as howling winds had Wolf Creek Links Course baring its teeth.

Wes Heffernan and defending champion Riley Flemming are tied for the lead at 1-under-70.

Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Codd was one of many who struggled in the gusty conditions firing an 11-over-82 (39-43-82), thanks to a disastrous start to the Back 9, in which he shot 7-over-par through the first six holes.

But that was a common theme on Tuesday afternoon, as the wind picked up, the scores sky rocketed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The wind was just ridiculous out here and the greens were so firm that you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stick pitches from 100 yards,â&#x20AC;? said Codd, 18, who had close friend Mitch Morrison on his bag as caddie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was tough, but tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another day.â&#x20AC;?

Tournament director Rob Forshner said the course was in great conditions despite the wind making it tough on everyone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we expected this type of wind on Day 1,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly some high scores, some pretty frustrated people and tired players.â&#x20AC;?

Codd has not had a great start to the summer, but right now his biggest concern is to get ready to make the jump to the NCAA ranks when he joins the University of Denver at the end of August, where he will pursue a business degree.

The five-foot-11, 162-pound righthander settled on the school over Purdue and the University of Texas-San Antonio a few months back after taking a trip to visit Denver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was back and forth between a couple, but I got a real good feeling when I went down to Denver,â&#x20AC;? said Codd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coach was really a big

Photo by JOSH ALDRICH/Advocate staff

Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Codd lines up a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the Alberta Open at Wolf Creek Links in Ponoka on Tuesday. helping hand and sounded like a great guy and the guys on the team are awesome.â&#x20AC;?

He drew the attention of these schools as one of the top young golfers in the province, winning the Alberta Junior Masters and the McLellan Ross Tour titles in his Grade 12 season.

But he discovered he was not yet ready to go to school. He had no idea what he wanted to pursue as an education and, as a then 17-year-old, was not ready to trade his home for a full-time secondary education plus 20-hours of practice every week.

He needed to figure out life.

Codd did leave home eventually â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sort of. He spent a lot of time in Phoe-

nix at the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home there and spent a lot of time on the golf course.

He also entered several tournaments as a member of the Alberta Golf Development team, before coming back North. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great for me, it gave me the ability to do some other things and just try to prepare myself mentally and physically for school because I feel itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a grind for the first little while,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Since his return to Alberta, he has been working hard on his game with coach Paul Horton out of Heritage Point in Calgary, but still has a lot of work to do to get his game into shape for the college level.

At the top of his list is improving his ball striking and his wedge game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hit the ball pretty well off the tee, for the most part, and chipping and putting is one of the strongest parts of my game, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that 140-and-in that needs to get dialed in,â&#x20AC;? said Codd.

He is not sure yet if he does want to go pro eventually, an education is taking priority, but he does not rule out the possibility if he has success at the college level.

He does not have far to look for inspiration with Canadians like Graham DeLaet and David Hearn making successful jumps to the professional ranks in recent years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They demand 20 hours of practice a week down there, so who knows after four years of that how good a guy could get or where I could go with my game,â&#x20AC;? said Codd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be nice to make a living playing golf, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty tough goal, especially for a Canadian kid, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just going to have fun while I can and enjoy the whole university experience.â&#x20AC;?

First, though, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to conquer Wolf Creek Golf Club this week. The three-round tournament continues through Thursday.

Other notable Central Albertans include Stettlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Troy Butterfield (Alberta Springs) tied for 11th at 6-over-77, Ponokaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jared Nicolls (Wolf Creek) tied for 18th at 7-ver-78, Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zak Griffiths (E-Club of Reno) and Ponokaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jared Nicolls (Wolf Creek) tied for 25th at 8-over-78, Sylvan Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Colby Albert (Sylvan Lake G&CC) tied for 33rd at 9-over 80, Innisfailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rod Harder tied for 31st at 10-over-81, Ponokaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tim Boston (Wolf Creek), tied for 44th at 11-over-82, Sundreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dane Thorogood tied for 53rd at 13-over 84, Lacombeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chad Cargill (Lacombe G&CC) tied for 75th at 17-over-88, Ponokaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Colby Vold (Wolf Creek) tied for 83 at 19-over-90, Ponokaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinton McAllister (Wolf Creek) tied for 88th at 22-over-93 while Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brett Pasula (Red Deer G&CC) withdrew from competition. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Evanecz takes away some cash from skins game Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a rather chilly start to the 2014 PGA Canada Tour season, but Mitch Evanecz feels he might be starting to warm up.

Winning over $5,000 in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Deer Golf and Country Club Skins Game would seem like a good start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a terrible day. I hit some good drives and ended up making a good putt on the third hole,â&#x20AC;? said the Red Deer native, in reference to his 15-foot birdie putt from just off the green that earned him a $4,500 skin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finish a few holes today, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way a skins game goes.â&#x20AC;?

Evanecz has played in three PGA Canada Tour events this season and has yet to make a cut, so Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance and ensuing financial rewards were encouraging and much appreciated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been signs that my game is starting to come around,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just been a really difficult year with the approach shots. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a second-shot game. Most of the guys are going to put it on the fairway and then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a matter of getting it close. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to do that this year. My game has been inconsistent so hopefully I can turn it around real quick.â&#x20AC;?

Evanecz is a fourth-year pro and admitted that the play-for-pay game Mitch Evanecz is a different animal than amateur golf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not playing well someone else is going to be right there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to be playing really well. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play conservative out there because somebody is going to shoot 18- to 20-under-par every week. You have to fire at things.â&#x20AC;?

Evanecz, whose earnings Tuesday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; counting bonus hole and team prizes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; totalled $5,450, has every intention of moving forward despite the fact he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick up a cent this year and last season earned a total of $1,200 on the PGA Canada Tour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to try and work through all the bumps in life and this is just one of them,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Evanecz played second fiddle to James Lepp Tuesday. Lepp, from Abbotsford, B.C., successfully

Reyes scores winning run as Blue Jays edge Yankees 7-6 THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Toronto Blue Jays won ugly Tuesday night, overcoming sloppy play and a blown six-run lead in a 7-6 walkoff victory over the New York Yankees.

Jose Reyes made two throwing errors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a key miscue in New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five-run seventh inning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but made up for it by scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

New York made the final mistake as Yangervis Solarte threw wide to first base after Melky Cabrera laid a bunt down the third-base line. That allowed Reyes, who led off with a double, to trot home with the winning run in front of the 34,206 fans at Rogers Centre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a real wellplayed game, but the name of the game is winning,â&#x20AC;? said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.

Dioner Navarro hit a three-run shot for Toronto (44-35), which moved 2 ½ games up on secondplace Baltimore in the American League East.

The Orioles dropped a 4-2 decision to the Chicago White Sox. The Yankeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fourth loss in a row moved them 3 ½ games behind Toronto. Reliever Adam Warren (1-4) shouldered the loss for New York (39-37). â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was sloppy on both sides,â&#x20AC;? said Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was an ugly game to watch. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a fan, you should get your money back.â&#x20AC;?

The Blue Jays will go for a sweep of the threegame series Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big to win that game,â&#x20AC;? Gibbons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win that one last year, I know that.â&#x20AC;?

Notes: Injured Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow, who had been rehabilitating his hand injury in Arizona, returned to the team Tuesday. He tore a tendon sheath in his throwing hand on May 2. Morrow played catch for 10 minutes before the game but no timeline is set for his return.

defended his Skins Game James Lepp, drives a shot off title by sinking a threefoot birdie putt on the the ninth tee on his way to ninth hole and earning a sinking a birdie on the hole and cheque for $11,250. winning the skins game at the Lepp, who last year Red Deer golf and country Club shrugged off the competitive advantage of on Tuesday. winning the Skins Game Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff crown, admitted Tuesday that he felt a bit of inner heat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For sure, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of money on the line so you feel the pressure.

I had to make that last putt,â&#x20AC;? he said, after setting himself up for little more than a kick-in birdie with a superb 154-yard shot from the rough.

He added that Mother Nature aided his winning putt, with rain starting to fall and lightning on the horizon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to get into events these days just beâ&#x20AC;&#x153;It helped that there was lightning. I had to get out of there,â&#x20AC;? said Lepp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to think about it cause there are so many players and not as many sponsors exemptions. too much . . . just right edge and putt it and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been off the tour long enough where I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t While his putting stroke was spot-on at precisely the right time, Leppâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach shot on the tough really have any status. I have champions status (from winning the 2003 and 2007 Vancouver Charity Claspar-4 ninth hole was the key to victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was one of those shots where you just sic), but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything now.â&#x20AC;? had to guess on the wind and how it was goLepp has a good idea of where he will be at this ing to come out of the rough downhill,â&#x20AC;? he said. time next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just came out exactly how I wanted it to.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to be back here to defend this,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Lepp earned a total of $11,850 with bonus money, a The other three golfers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mike Mezei, Steve total that will come in handy considering he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Lecuyer and RDG&CC associate pro Roy Hide â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in foresee playing a lot of events on the PGA Tour Canthe 15th annual event failed to record a skin, alada this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played the Vancouver Open and some pro- though Lecuyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive of 302 yards on the par-5 sixth ams, but not much on the Canadian Tour,â&#x20AC;? said the was good for $250.

The teams of Mezei/Evanecz and Lecuyer/Lepp former contestant on the Golf Channelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL Big also split the $500 money for the winning duo.

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SCOREBOARD Baseball Central Alberta Girls Fastball Score Monday Red Deer U14B 15 Sylvan Lake U16C 2

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Chicago

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

Central Division W L Pct 41 32 .562 40 37 .519 37 39 .487 36 39 .480 36 42 .462 West Division W L Pct 47 30 .610 42 33 .560 41 36 .532 35 41 .461 33 45 .423

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Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Toronto 44 35 .557 Baltimore 40 36 .526 New York 39 37 .513 Boston 35 42 .455 Tampa Bay 31 48 .392

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GB — 2 1/2 3 1/2 8 13 GB — 3 5 1/2 6 7 1/2 GB — 4 6 11 1/2 14 1/2

Monday’s Games Baltimore 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 Pittsburgh 8, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Seattle 12, Boston 3 Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 2 Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 N.Y. Mets 10, Oakland 1 Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 8, Texas 2 Atlanta 3, Houston 2 L.A. Dodgers 2, Kansas City 0 Cleveland at Arizona, late Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 8

Boston at Seattle, late

Arizona

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh (Morton 4-8) at Tampa Bay (Price 5-7), 10:10 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 2-5) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 2-8), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-5) at Toronto (Hutchison 5-5), 5:07 p.m.

Oakland (Mills 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 3-7), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit (A.Sanchez 4-2) at Texas (J.Saunders 0-3), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (A.Wood 5-6) at Houston (McHugh 4-5), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Haren 7-4) at Kansas City (Shields 8-3), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 6-5) at Arizona (C.Anderson 5-2), 7:40 p.m.

Minnesota (Pino 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 7-2), 8:05 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 2-4) at Seattle (Iwakuma 5-3), 8:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Miami 4, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 8, Tampa Bay 1 Cincinnati 6, Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Washington 3, Milwaukee 0 St. Louis 8, Colorado 0 San Diego 6, San Francisco 0

Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Detroit at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 40 35 .533 39 37 .513 38 39 .494 36 41 .468 35 41 .461

GB — 1 1/2 3 5 5 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 47 31 .603 42 36 .538 39 38 .506 38 38 .500 32 43 .427

GB — 5 7 1/2 8 13 1/2

West Division W L Pct 45 32 .585 43 36 .544 35 42 .455 34 44 .435

GB — 3 10 11 1/2

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Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 7, Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 10, Oakland 1 Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 3 Atlanta 3, Houston 2 L.A. Dodgers 2, Kansas City 0 Washington at Milwaukee, late Colorado 10, St. Louis 5 Cleveland at Arizona, late San Diego 7, San Francisco 2 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh (Morton 4-8) at Tampa Bay (Price 5-7), 10:10 a.m.

Washington (Strasburg 6-5) at Milwaukee (Estrada 6-4), 12:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Gonzales 0-0) at Colorado (Flande 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 5-8) at San Francisco (Lincecum 5-5), 1:45 p.m.

Cincinnati (Latos 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 5-7), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 4-3) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 5-6), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (Mills 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 3-7), 5:10 p.m.

Atlanta (A.Wood 5-6) at Houston (McHugh 4-5), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Haren 7-4) at Kansas City (Shields 8-3), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 6-5) at Arizona (C.Anderson 5-2), 7:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Washington at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Hockey 2013-14 NHL Awards Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins Calder Trophy (Best Rookie) Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche Norris Trophy (Best Defenceman) Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks Vezina Trophy (Best Goaltender) Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins Lady Byng Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike) Ryan O’Reilly, C, Colorado Avalanche Selke Trophy

(Best Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron, C, Boston Bruins Masterton Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship & Dedication to Hockey) Dominic Moore, C, N.Y. Rangers Jack Adams Award (Best Head Coach) Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player as Voted by NHLPA) Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Messier Award (Leadership On & Off the Ice) Dustin Brown, RW, Los Angeles Kings King Clancy Memorial Trophy (leadership on ice and in community)

Andrew Ference, D, Edmonton Oilers General Manager of the Year Bob Murray, Anaheim Ducks (previously determined - no voting, based on regular season statistics) Art Ross Trophy (Regular Season Scoring Leader) Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins Richard Trophy (Regular Season Goal Leader) Alexander Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals Jennings Trophy (Lowest Goals Against Average) Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings King Clancy Trophy (Humanitarian Contribution to the Community) Andrew Ference, D, Edmonton Oilers

Tennis Wimbledon Tuesday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Purse: $42.5 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men First Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-1, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Stan Wawrinka (5), Switzerland, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Kei Nishikori (10), Japan, def. Kenny de Schepper, France, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Stephane Robert, France, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1), 6-7 (6), 6-2.

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4.

Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Daniel GimenoTraver, Spain, 6-1, 7-5, 6-0.

Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.

Denis Kudla, United States, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Sam Querrey, United States, def. Bradley Klahn, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1, 7-5.

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Michal Przysiezny, Poland, 6-2, 6-7 (14), 6-1, 6-4.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (28), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3.

Jerzy Janowicz (15), Poland, def. Somdev Devvarman, India, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Marcel Granollers (30), Spain, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4.

Roger Federer (4), Switzerland, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.

Richard Gasquet (13), France, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Milos Raonic (8), Canada, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.

Frank Dancevic, Canada, def. Ivo Karlovic (29), Croatia, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4).

Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Benoit Paire, France, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (19), Spain, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7).

Ante Pavic, Croatia, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Signed SS Michael Chavis to a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated OF Josh Reddick from the 15-day DL. Placed 1B Kyle Blanks on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 23.

TEXAS RANGERS — Purchased the contract of 1B Carlos Pena from Round Rock (PCL). Designated 1B-OF Brad Snyder for assignment.

National League NEW YORK METS — Recalled C Travis d’Arnaud from Las Vegas (PCL). Placed C Taylor Teagarden on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to June 22.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed OF Grady Sizemore to a minor league contract and assigned him to Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated 2B Neil Walker from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Jose Tabata outright to Indianapolis.

Thursday ● Golf: Alberta Open at Wolf Creek, first tee at 8 a.m. ● Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede, 1 p.m.; chuckwagons and pony chuckwagons at 6:30 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Nighthawks vs. Printing Place, Lacombe Stone and Granite vs. North Star Sports, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2. ● Women’s fastball: N. Jensen’s vs.

TNT, N. Jensen’s vs. Lacombe Physio, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; North Star Sports vs. Topco Oilsite, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; Snell/Oslund at Stettler, 7 p.m.

Women First Round Andrea Petkovic (20), Germany, def. Katarzyna Piter, Poland, 6-1, 6-4.

Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Alize Cornet (25), France, def. Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Sabine Lisicki (19), Germany, def. Julia Glushko, Israel, 6-2, 6-1.

Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-2, 6-1.

Caroline Wozniacki (16), Denmark, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-3, 6-0.

Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-8.

Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def. Sharon Fichman, Canada, 6-1, 6-3.

Caroline Garcia, France, def. Sara Errani (14), Italy, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2.

Madison Keys, United States, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-3, 6-3.

Heather Watson, Britain, def. Ajla Tomljanovic,

Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (28), Russia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, def. Samantha Murray, Britain, 6-1, 6-0.

Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Jovana Jaksic, Serbia, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

Victoria Duval, United States, def. Sorana Cirstea (29), Romania, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-2, 6-4.

Klara Koukalova (31), Czech Republic, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, 7-5, 6-2.

Eugenie Bouchard (13), Canada, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 7-5, 7-5.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Anna Tatishvili, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Jelena Jankovic (7), Serbia, 6-3, 6-2.

Carla Suarez Navarro (15), Spain, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-1, 6-2.

Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-0, 6-1.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-1, 6-3.

Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6.

Kirsten Flipkens (24), Belgium, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2.

Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-2, 6-3.

Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 6-2, 6-2.

Alison Riske, United States, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (26), Russia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Dinah Pfizenmaier, Germany, 6-3, 6-0.

Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Ana Ivanovic (11), Serbia, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Roberta Vinci (21), Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, leads Kristina Mladenovic, France, 7-6 (4), susp., darkness.

Vera Zvonareva, Russia, vs. Tara Moore, Britain, 6-4, 6-7 (3), susp., darkness.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BROOKLYN NETS — Announced F Andrei Kirilenko exercised his contract option for the 201415 season.

UTAH JAZZ — Named Brad Jones, Antonio Lang, Alex Jensen, Mike Wells and Johnnie Bryant assistant coaches.

NBA Development League MAINE RED CLAWS — Named Dajuan Eubanks president.

Women’s National Basketball Association MINNESOTA LYNX — Signed G Nadirah McKenith. Waived G Lindsey Moore.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived QB Dominique Croom.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed WR Allen Robinson to a four-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released DT Andru Pulu.

Canadian Football League

B.C. LIONS — Signed coach Mike Benevides to a contract extension through the 2016 season.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed RB Kendial Lawrence to the practice roster.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with D Ron Hainsey on a three-year contract through the 2016-17 season. Agreed to terms with F Nathan Gerbe on a two-year contract and LW Chris Terry on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Named Mitch Korn goaltending coach.

ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F Matt Tassone to a one-year contract.

STOCKTON THUNDER — Signed LW Ryan Howse.

SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA — Signed D Akira Kaji.

FC DALLAS — Transferred G Richard Sanchez to Tigres UANL (Liga MX).

Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 5-1, retired.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Jack Sock, United States, def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).

John Isner (9), United States, def. Daniel Smethurst, Britain, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

Gael Monfils (24), France, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-4.

Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (5).

Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Dmitry Tursunov (32), Russia, 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Tommy Robredo (23), Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Julian Reister, Germany, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 4-6, 7-5.

MINOR BASEBALL The Red Deer Dairy Queen Chiefs wrapped up a solid peewee AAA baseball weekend at Great Chief Park, beating Fort McMurray in two of three games.

The Braves mercied the visitors in their first two games on Saturday, winning 21-11 and 15-4, but their bats cooled off in Sunday’s finale, losing 7-5.

Peewee AA It was a rough weekend for the Red Deer First Line Peewee AA Braves at Westpark in Red Deer, getting crushed in their first two games before rallying to win their last contest.

In Saturday’s first game, Drayton Valley’s Jase Enyedy no-hit the Braves through four innings en route to a 15-0 mercy win. Enyedy struck out eight of the 12 batters he faced, walking just one.

Matthew Murray took the loss, allowing nine earned runs in two innings, while striking out four and allowing four walks and seven hits.

The Braves started hitting again in their second game on Saturday, but they were still routed 21-10 by Coronation. Andrew Wallace took the loss for Red Deer while Darius Metcalfe had two hits and scored twice, Dakota Clubine was 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and

one run scored, Tate Howell was 2-for-2 with one RBI and a run, and Kyle Belich was 2-for-2 with and RBI. The Braves finally got it going on Sunday, beating Strathmore 12-8 on the back of Belich’s 3-for-3 afternoon, with three doubles and three RBI. Greyson Borchers added a bases clearing triple and Metcalfe had two more RBI in a 1-for-2 outing.

Belich also picked up the win on the mound, going four innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six.

Peewee House League Colby Lindseth fanned three of the four batters he faced in the top of the fourth inning and Copies Now Green held on for a 9-7 win over D&M Align Red in the Red Deer city championship final during the weekend.

Josh Campbell and Brett Hanson each went two-for-two at the plate and scored two runs apiece in a losing cause. Austin Mills worked the first three innings on the Copies Now mound and Ryan Richards pitched three innings for D&M. D&M reached the final with an 18-17 win over Red Deer Lock and Safe Grey. Braeden Knull pitched three innings for D&M and Kobe Karol matched that on the Lock and Safe mound.

The Red Deer Overdoor Blue edged the Red Deer Advocate Black in the consolation game.

Friday

● Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede, 1 p.m.; chuckwagons and pony chuckwagons at 6:30 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Eckville at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1; Acme at Lacombe, Innisfail at Rocky Mountain House, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Red Deer at Innisfail, 8 p.m., Arena Blue.

Saturday

● Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede, 1 p.m.; chuckwagons and pony chuckwagons, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday

● Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede, 1 p.m.; chuckwagons and pony chuckwagons, 6:30 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Acme at Eckville, doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.

Football CFL

Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

East Division GP W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T 0 0 0 0

PF 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0

Pt 0 0 0 0

B.C. Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

West Division GP W L T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PF 0 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0 0

Pt 0 0 0 0 0

Week 1 Thursday’s games Toronto at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 28 Montreal at Calgary, 1 p.m.

Edmonton at B.C., 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 29 Hamilton at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Week 2 Thursday, July 3 Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 4 B.C. at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Hamilton at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 5 Saskatchewan at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Soccer FIFA WORLD CUP At Brazil GROUP A Brazil Mexico Croatia Cameroon

GP 3 3 3 3

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 0 2 3

T GF GA 1 7 2 1 4 1 0 6 6 0 1 9

Pt 7 7 3 0

GP 3 3 3 3

W 3 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

T GF GA 0 10 3 0 5 3 0 4 7 0 3 9

Pt 9 6 3 0

GP 3 3 3 3

W 3 1 1 0

L 0 1 2 2

T GF GA 0 9 2 1 2 4 0 4 5 1 2 6

Pt 9 4 3 1

GP 3 3 3 3

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 2

T GF GA 1 4 1 0 4 4 0 2 3 1 2 4

Pt 7 6 3 1

GP 2 2 2 2

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

T GF GA 0 8 2 0 3 3 0 4 6 0 1 5

Pt 6 3 3 0

GP 2 2 2 2

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 2

T GF GA 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3

Pt 6 4 1 0

GROUP B Netherlands Chile Spain Australia GROUP C

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

Today ● Golf: Alberta Open at Wolf Creek, first tee at 7 a.m. ● Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede, 1 p.m.

Parkland baseball: Acme at Innisfail 7 p.m.

Colombia Greece Ivory Coast Japan

Germany United States Ghana Portugal

GP 2 2 2 2

W 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

T GF GA 1 6 2 1 4 3 1 3 4 1 2 6

Pt 4 4 1 1

GP 2 2 2 2

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

T GF GA 0 3 1 0 5 4 1 1 2 1 3 5

Pt 6 3 1 1

GROUP H Belgium Algeria Russia South Korea

Monday, June 23 Australia 0 Spain 3 Netherlands 2 Chile 0 Croatia 1 Mexico 3 Cameroon 1 Brazil 4 Tuesday, June 24 Costa Rica 0 England 0 Italy 0 Uruguay 1 Japan 1 Colombia 4 Greece 2 Ivory Coast 1

GROUP D Costa Rica Uruguay Italy England GROUP E France Ecuador Switzerland Honduras GROUP F Argentina Nigeria Iran Bosnia-Herz.

Wednesday, June 25 Argentina at Nigeria, 10 a.m.

Iran at Bosnia-Herzegovina, 10 a.m.

Switzerland at Honduras, 2 p.m.

France at Ecuador, 2 p.m.

Thursday, June 26 Germany at United States, 10 a.m.

Ghana at Portugal, 10 a.m.

Russia at Algeria, 2 p.m.

Belgium at South Korea, 2 p.m.

Round of 16 Saturday, June 28 Chile at Brazil, 10 a.m.

Uruguay at Colombia, 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 29 Mexico at Netherlands, 10 a.m.

Greece at Costa Rica, 2 p.m.

GROUP G

Crosby wins Hart Trophy for second time in career

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAS VEGAS — Sidney Crosby says he took his first Hart Trophy for granted.

After fighting back from a series of concussions that threatened his career, the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t make that mistake again.

Crosby won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player at the league’s awards ceremony on Tuesday night, seven years after winning it at the tender age of 19.

“When you win it that young, you probably expect to win it maybe sooner or you might think it’s a little easier than it actually is,” said Crosby. “You need to play with some good players.

You need a lot things to go right and stay healthy, too.”

Health has been the only thing to slow Crosby down over his nine seasons in the league. The 26-year-old was limited to 41 games in 2010-11 and just 22 the following campaign before playing 36 of 48 contests last season.

Crosby also won the Ted Lindsay Award on Tuesday, which is voted on by the players, and also received the Art Ross Trophy after scoring a league-high 104 points. Crosby — who was a Hart Trophy finalist in both 2009-10 as well as last season — got the nod ahead of both Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks and Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers in voting for both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.

Meanwhile, Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenceman, topping Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators.

Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender over fellow first-time nominees Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche.

Bruins’ teammate Patrice Bergeron won the Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward, beating out Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago’s Jonathan Toews.

RED DEER MARLINS Red Deer Marlins Swim Club members snared 13 medals during a weekend meet at Forestburg.

Capturing gold were Ryan Mah in the 15-17 boys class, Liam Stalwick (13-14 boys), Claire Halford (13-14 girls) and Lauren Bettenson (11-12 girls).

Silver-medal winners were Hanna Mateika (eight and under girls), Owen Halford (nine-10 boys), Delaney Lehman (nine-10 girls), Kaden Schiller (11-12 boys), Erik Sveinson (13-14 boys) and Amy Cookson and Paige Olmstead (tie, 15-17 girls).

Makai Wannop (eight and under boys) and Aiden Kooyman (15-17 boys) won bronze.

LACROSSE The Lacoka Strand Media peewee and bantam Locos won Central Alberta Lacrosse League titles Monday.

The bantams downed Sylvan Lake 7-4, while the peewees were 6-1 winners over Sylvan Lake.

The Lacoka teams will represent the league in the provincial championship tournament July 4-6 at Edmonton.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 25, 2014 B7

Riggers run win streak to 14

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Riggers 7 Athletics 3 The Red Deer Riggers have won national and provincial titles, but never before have they been perfect through 14 games Sunburst Baseball League games.

That all changed on Tuesday night as they beat the Fort Saskatchewan Athletics 7-3 at Great Chief Park in Red Deer.

Davin Gulbransen pitched six innings for the win, surrendering one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out one for the win.

“It just shows the balance that this team has — offensively, defensively, pitching — there’s really no aspect of the game where we feel we don’t compete with or beat teams in,” said Riggers coach Jordan Weinkauf, who was filling in for regular coach Curtis Bailey who was away for work. “Every now and then you get a bad bounce or you run into a hot pitcher, but we’ve been able to avoid it by just maintaining level heads and having good at bats and winning individual battles. The pitchers come to the park and do a good job and make it pretty easy to play.”

Riggers shortstop Jason Chatwood made a couple nice plays, including starting a highlight reel double play in the seventh inning to stop a Fort Saskatchewan rally, he added two singles at the plate to cap a pretty good 27th

birthday.

“We finished off the day with a win, you couldn’t ask for anything more,” he said.

Weinkauf says their success this season is due to their balance and depth, they do not really have any major weaknesses.

Still, Chatwood says the Riggers still have room for improvement as they head towards the senior AAA national championships after winning last year’s provincial banner. A scary thought for the rest of the Sunburst league.

“There’s a few times where we’ve let teams off the hook. A couple of times tonight we’ve had guys on in scoring position and we just give a couple away,” he said.

“But it’s still early, its still June and we have a long ways to go. I think we’re just going to keep improving from here.”

The Riggers scored all seven of their runs in two innings, two in the second inning and five in the fourth — both times Jaret Chatwood started it off with lead off doubles and scoring later. Mark Fay added a double and a single, Kerry Boon had two singles and Kevin Curran reached twice on a walk and a hit by pitch, scoring both times.

Curtis Mazurkewich also had a double for the Riggers.

Cory Kokotailio took the loss for the A’s giving up seven earned runs on seven hits one walk and three hit batters in four innings.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Rigger Jason Chatwood bobbles a bare-handed catch as a Fort Saskatchewan player slides safely into second base during second inning action at Great Chief Park on Tuesday.

Up next for the Riggers is a showdown with the Confederation Cubs at Great Chief Park on Canada Day at 7:30 p.m.

NOTES — The Riggers honoured re-

cently retired Red Deer Advocate sports reporter Danny Rode in a pre-game ceremony for his many years of coverage of the club. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

From Redblacks to rookie quarterbacks FIVE COMPELLING STORYLINES HEADING INTO THE START OF THE CFL SEASON

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The CFL has a new franchise in Ottawa, a new TV deal and labour peace with its players for five years as it prepares to get the 2014 season underway. This year’s Grey Cup returns to B.C. Place, after the Saskatchewan Roughriders won it at home in 2013.

Big changes have happened throughout the league and here are five storylines to watch this season: Ottawa Redblacks — An expansion franchise that can win? Well, maybe.

Ottawa decided to use their expansion draft power and free agency to nab a core of experienced players led by last year’s losing Grey Cup quarterback Henry Burris. No quarterback in the CFL has more experience now that Anthony Calvillo has retired. Burris is still going strong at 39 and in the case of the always-muscular veteran, strong is not just a figure of speech.

They signed former Winnipeg defensive back Jovon Johnson, the CFL’s outstanding defensive player in 2011.

The Bombers had him doing just about everything except shovelling snow before they let him go to free agency after last season. Ottawa also signed veteran kicker Justin Palardy, another Bomber castoff, and former B.C. Lion and veteran Canadian receiver Paris Jackson.

Rookie quarterbacks — Drew Willy

for Winnipeg, Zach Collaros in Hamilton and Troy Smith in Montreal will be going into their first CFL seasons as starting quarterbacks. Willy and Collaros were both backups elsewhere last season and Smith was signed by Montreal and helped them into the playoffs when Anthony Calvillo was injured. Collaros had a chance to prove himself in 2013 when Ricky Ray was sidelined in Toronto. His 5-2 record was enough to persuade the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to let veteran Henry Burris try free agency, after he took them to the Grey Cup last year. The Bombers liked Willy enough to name him starter before training camp even started (although his record is 1-3) and Smith is a 2006 Heisman Trophy winner, who spent three active seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, his longest tenure with the three NFL teams he signed with post college.

Who throws in Calgary? — Who will start the season at quarterback for Calgary and who will finish in that role? Drew Tate and Bo Levi Mitchell both look capable of helping the Stampeders back to first place in the CFL, where they finished last season. They still fell to Darian Durant, Kory Sheets and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West final last November. Picking between Tate and Mitchell may be one of the hardest choices coach and general manager John Hufnagel has to

make. Durability may be Tate’s Achilles heel. Mitchell went 3-0 subbing last season, although Calgary also relied on now-departed veteran Kevin Glenn to get them to the West final.

Sheetless in Saskatchewan — Quarterback Darian Durant is back with a hefty three-year deal but when he wants to move the ball this season he’ll be missing some familiar faces and sure hands. Kory Sheets, the running back who contributed a Grey-Cup-record 197 rushing yards and two touchdowns to the Roughriders’ win is now in the NFL. To say Sheets was a major part of the green machine is a gross understatement and his wasn’t the only departure. They also lost all-star receiver Weston Dressler to the NFL. Dressler, rookie of the year when he made his debut in 2008, missed 1,000 yards only once since (2009 and only by 59 yards when he played just 14

games). The blessed Riders still have native son Chris Getzlaf and import Taj Smith in the 1,000-yard-plus club.

Heartbreakers or playmakers — Both the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos are in major retool mode. Again. They have new coaching staffs (Winnipeg also changed GM and team president since last season) and are looking to get back to the form that historically made the franchises into two of the strongest in the league.

Last season the Bombers finished in the CFL cellar at 3-15 and the Eskimos only slightly better at 4-14. Quarterback Mike Reilly is back for his second season behind centre for the Eskimos.

The Bombers have rookie starter Drew Willy, Darian Durant’s backup in Regina the previous two seasons. With both teams in the West this season, it will be interesting to see where the most progress has been made.

Suarez, Uruguay take a bite out of Italy

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WORLD CUP

Underscoring a power shift away from Europe, Uruguay fought — and apparently even bit — its way to a 1-0 victory over Italy Tuesday to move to the World Cup’s next round with Costa Rica, which sent England home without a single victory after a goalless draw.

South America’s strength was further highlighted when Colombia capped its perfect record in Group C with a 4-1 win over Japan. Europe did get one team through when Greece converted an injury time penalty for a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast which eliminated the African team.

The evening excitement though could hardly match yet another controversy to haunt Uruguay striker Luis Suarez. Around 80 minutes in, Suarez and Giorgio Chiellini tangled, with replays showing Suarez seemingly biting the shoulder of the Italian defender. It would make Suarez, amazingly, a triple carnivorous offender on the pitch in four years.

“It was absolutely clear. There’s even a mark,” Chiellini said.

The referee didn’t see a bite, and no foul was called. Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez only had eyes on the result.

“For me, and for all the people in Uruguay, we had more important things,” he said.

About a minute later, the decisive goal was scored on a powerful header from captain Diego Godin. Italy was down to 10 men since the 59th minute, when Claudio Marchisio received a red card for putting his boot into Egidio Arevalo’s knee.

It was the second straight time that Italy, a four-time champion, went out in the first round.

“When you’re coming off two defeats without even scoring a goal, we clearly also have to take our share of that blame,” said goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who played on his fifth World Cup

squad. After the game, Italy coach Cesare Prandelli immediately resigned.

The draw against England gave Costa Rica, the surprise team of the competition, first place in Group D over three former champions, and gutted more of the European contingent at the tournament.

The Central Americans reached the second round in 1990. But this time they did it as group winner, beating top-rate opposition.

And after an opening loss to Costa Rica, Uruguay recovered with two victories to keep its tournament alive, four years after a surprising run to the semifinals.

After beating England with two great goals to start the comeback, Suarez turned into the villain on Tuesday.

The mercurial forward had already been banned twice for biting over the past four years, once in the Netherlands and once in England. FIFA can sanction players for biting with bans of up to two years.

Uruguay will now play Colombia in an all-South American encounter, with Costa Rica taking on Greece. If anyone had said before the World Cup that either Greece or Costa Rica would be a quarterfinalist, there would have been precious few believers.

But beyond goals, it also takes upsets like the runs of Costa Rica and Greece to make a World Cup truly great. And with each passing day, the 2014 edition is drawing nearer.

After Spain already landed back home after a disastrous defence of its title, Tuesday was also the day to wave England out, and not even with a victory.

It lost its first two games and also failed to deflate an ebullient Costa Rica in a 0-0 draw. The English created several chances, but the end result was another bitter setback.

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GREECE GETS THROUGH TO KNOCKOUT WITH LATE WINNER

B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 25, 2014

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — New Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving has the highest draft pick in team history to work with Friday in Philadelphia.

At No. 4, it will be the earliest Calgary calls out the name of their first selection in their 33 years, unless Treliving trades the pick of course.

“Yeah, there’s scenarios. We’re not there yet,” he said Monday in Calgary.

“A lot of those scenarios of move ups and move downs, it really doesn’t happen until the draft floor or shortly before. The biggest thing is bracing for all the different scenarios. If we pick four, we’re happy there too. This isn’t something where we feel we have to move from four.

“There’s a lot of pain to get a topfive pick. So all of a sudden to say we’re going to do something else, it would have to be significant.”

The Flames moved from Atlanta to Calgary in 1980. For trivia lovers, the Atlanta Flames’ highest draft picks were Tom Lysiak second overall in 1973 and Jacques Richard also at No. 2 in 1972.

Treliving was named Calgary’s new GM in April after he spent seven years as an assistant GM of the Phoenix Coyotes. He and the Flames’ scouting staff head Tuesday to Philadelphia for the 2014 NHL entry draft at Wells Fargo Center.

The first round is Friday followed by the remaining six rounds Saturday.

Of the five seasons Calgary hasn’t made the playoffs, the first four were considered underachievements. The most recent was accepted by fans as an overdue rebuilding year. At 35-40-7, the Flames finished second-last in the Western Conference.

But patience in professional sports is generally short. With the draft quickly followed by the start of unrestricted free agency July 1, and the Flames holding a boatload of cap space, Treliving’s opening moves with the Flames will be scrutinized.

“Although there’s a lot of excitement around the draft and obviously July first, those aren’t the only two days to build your team,” Treliving said.

“This is just the start of it. I wouldn’t categorize it as putting my stamp on it.

“I’m excited about now is the time we can be aggressive and be creative to get better. This is all about getting better. It starts with the draft and the picks we can make and we’ll see what other things we can do both around the draft and leading into free agency.”

Calgary hit it out of the park choosing forward Sean Monahan at No. 6 last year when Jay Feaster was GM. As a 19-year-old rookie, Monahan scored 22 goals and was a regular in the lineup.

Treliving says that was a surprise.

While he expects names called early Friday to be in the NHL next season, he’s not relying on it in Calgary’s case.

“Our focus isn’t getting somebody who is going to jump in in October,” he said. “That’s not a priority. If it happens, great. Ours is who is going to be the best player for the next 10 Octobers.”

The consensus top prospects are Barrie Colts defenceman Aaron Eckblad, Kingston Frontenacs forward Sam Bennett, Kootenay Ice captain Sam Reinhart, Prince Albert Raiders centre Leon Draisaitl, Oshawa Generals left-winger Michael Dal Colle and Finnish left-winger Kasperi Kapanen.

Reinhart has family ties to the Flames as father Paul was a defenceman with the club for most of his career and brother Max is a Flames prospect.

“We’ve spent a lot of time in the last several weeks with a number of the young men,” Treliving said. “We’ve poked, we’ve prodded.

“I feel comfortable with the homework that’s been done. You’re dealing with 17- and 18-year-old young men. As much work as you put into it, there is some risk always.”

The Flames currently own five picks in the first three rounds, including the 34th, 54th, 64th and 83rd choices. Calgary doesn’t have any in the fourth or fifth and has one each of the sixth and the seventh rounds.

Hockey operations president Brian Burke served as interim GM after firing Feaster in December. Burke acquired another second-round pick (54th) from Colorado for goaltender Reto Berra as well as an extra thirdrounder (83rd) from Pittsburgh for Lee Stempniak in March.

Treliving is grateful for the additional second-rounder. He can either get a quality player with it, add it to a package deal to move around the draft order or even acquire an NHL player straight up for it.

“Second-round picks are the currency now and it’s hard to get them,” Treliving explained.

“Each day you get closer to the draft, the currency raises in terms of what those are worth. It’s not just a second-round pick. It has a name now.

You’ve done your work. Not only are you picking 38th or 46th, but you’re picking Jones or Smith or whatever the name is that’s around there.”

The 2014-15 salary cap is projected to be around $71 million with a minimum of about $52 million. The Flames are buyers as they’re currently under the cap floor, according to Capgeek. com.

Calgary needs reinforcements at centre and Treliving is also on the lookout for a defenceman with a righthanded shot.

The GM said “talks continue” with pending unrestricted free agent Mike Cammalleri, but Treliving didn’t have any signings to report Monday.

Nadal finally wins one again at Wimbledon BUT TROUBLES ON GRASS STILL A MYSTERY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Chasing a shot to his right, Rafael Nadal slipped and tumbled to the Centre Court turf. He popped up, raced across the baseline to get back into the point, and later capped the 14-stroke exchange with a backhand passing winner.

The reason for the two-time Wimbledon champion’s recent inability to play well on grass remains something of a mystery. As far as Nadal was concerned Tuesday, all that mattered was that he dusted himself off and eventually ended a three-match — and sevenset — losing streak on the slick surface.

Overcoming a deficit against a flat-hitting opponent who kept finding lines early, Nadal beat 51st-ranked Martin Klizan of Slovakia 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round. Nadal’s reaction afterward — pumping fists, raising arms aloft, tossing souvenirs to the crowd — was rather over-thetop for a guy who owns 14 Grand Slam titles.

“So happy for the victory. In the end, the match was difficult. After the first set, (it) was even more difficult,” said the Spaniard, who is ranked No. 1 and seeded No. 2 but approached this opening-round encounter with some trepidation. “When you go on court and you lost last year in the first round, the year before in the second round ...

(I’m not) going to lie ... it stays in your mind.”

Next for Nadal is a match against the man who beat him in 2012’s second round, Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.

“He is a very dangerous player; very strong, very powerful at the baseline,” Nadal said.

Other past champions in action on Day 2 advanced, too, including Roger

Federer, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, all in straight sets. Last year, when everything around these parts was turned upside down by surprise after surprise, that trio joined Nadal with early exits; Williams was the last of the group standing, and she departed in the fourth round.

Williams needed to cast aside four break points during a 10-minute first game Tuesday, but after getting that out of the way, breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win against Anna Tatishvili. Sharapova lost all of one game against British wildcard entry Samantha Murray.

Seven-time champion Federer’s 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 victory dropped Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi to 0-13 for his Grand Slam career, while 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt eliminated Michal Przysiezny of Poland 6-2, 6-7 (14), 6-1, 6-4.

“This is what I still play for,” said the 33-year-old Hewitt, a former No. 1 now ranked 48th after a series of injury issues. “You do all the hard work to come back and play in places like this.

You don’t get sick of coming out here and playing at Wimbledon.”

One seeded man who lost was No. 29 Ivo Karlovic, beaten by Canada’s Frank Dancevic 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4).

Seeded women on the way out were No. 7 Jelena Jankovic, the 2008 U.S. Open runner-up; No. 28 Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time major champion who lost to Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; and No. 29 Sorana Cirstea, who was beaten 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 by 18-year-old qualifier Vicky Duval of the United States.

Another U.S. teenager, wild-card entry Taylor Townsend, lost to No. 31 Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-2, but otherwise there was a strong showing by Americans. No. 9 John Isner, Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, Denis Kudla, Madison Keys and Varvara Lepchenko advanced.

Another draft, another high pick for Oilers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The Edmonton Oilers have another top-10 draft pick and with that comes another chance to build around its young core.

The Oilers have the third selection in Friday night’s first round, a year after taking Darnell Nurse seventh and two years removed from a streak of three consecutive No. 1 picks. But even with forwards Nail Yakupov (2012), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011), Taylor Hall (2010) and Jordan Eberle (23rd in 2008) in the fold, Edmonton isn’t in a position to be position specific.

“You’re just trying to get the best available player you can,” head amateur scout Stu MacGregor said. “And if you end up with too many of one kind of player, it would then be up to management to trade whichever asset you have to attain something else at a different position.”

General manager Craig MacTavish has made no secret of his desire to acquire a puck-moving defenceman this off-season, which isn’t exactly a unique need in today’s NHL. The No. 3 pick isn’t likely the place do that, unless it becomes a trade chip.

The Oilers hosted defenceman Aaron Ekblad, centres Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart and multi-purpose forward Leon Draisaitl recently, MacTavish said in a radio appearance on AM630 in Edmonton. Two of those players are sure to be available third overall, though Ekblad — a pro-ready two-way defenceman — is considered the likely No. 1 pick to Florida or whichever team trades for it.

With Hall and Eberle taking up topsix wing spots, there could be room for Bennett or Reinhart, perhaps even right away, behind Nugent-Hopkins.

MacTavish wants to fill in his top three lines so that grinders like Matt Hendricks and Boyd Gordon can slide down the lineup.

NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr said during the scouting combine that he sees this draft as being full of players to stock the bottom half of teams’ rosters. The top-end talent is limited, but Marr thinks there are plenty of prospects with long-term staying power as role players.

At No. 3, or if they move down slightly, the Oilers should be able to get a difference-maker. While not as good as the “incredible” 2013 crop, MacGregor thinks the top 10 players available are strong.

After the first round, things get murky for the Oilers. They don’t have a second-round pick — sent to the St. Louis Blues last year for winger David Perron — or a third-round pick — sent to the Los Angeles Kings in January for goaltender Ben Scrivens.

MacTavish said on AM-630 that he’s not in a position to trade assets to get draft picks, certainly not after dealing some away for more immediate help.

With two fourth- and two fifth-rounders, Edmonton can continue to stock the cupboard, although the team hasn’t unearthed a full-time NHL player beyond the third round in a decade.

Unrestricted free agency will likely go a longer way toward determining the Oilers’ 2014-15 roster than this draft, and the chances the team has of reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2006 when it went to the Stanley Cup final. MacTavish said the Oilers will chase some of the bigger names available but are more specifically looking for secondary help behind the primary pieces already in place.

As trade talk heats up — MacTavish said he’d had “some fairly intriguing conversations” about moving up and down from the third pick — the Oilers are in position to add salary. MacTavish hopes they can give up less by doing that and improve in the immediate future.

Woods starts another road back from injury at Congressional

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BETHESDA, Md. — About two dozen photographers lined up in a row on the range Tuesday at Congressional, a reminder that golf is different when Tiger Woods is around.

And that was before Woods even arrived to hit balls for 35 minutes.

He was last seen wearing golf shoes on March 9, when he walked gingerly off the golf course at Doral with back pain that had been bothering him off and on since August 2012 and finally reached a point that he chose surgery over playing two majors.

Woods returns at the Quicken Loans National with big hopes and realistic expectations — and with no pain.

Asked for an opening comment on where he is with his recovery, Woods smiled and said, “I’m right here.”

“It’s been an interesting road,” Woods said. “This has been quite a tedious little process, but been one where I got to a point where I can play competitive golf again. And it’s pretty exciting.”

Dressed in black, with shoes the

company colours of his new endorsement deal (MusclePharm), Woods turned the routine into news. After each booming tee shot, he casually walked forward a few paces, stooped to pick up his tee and to reload for the next shot.

Woods, who had back surgery on March 31, said the British Open was his target all along. He was candid in saying he might not be playing the Quicken Loans National — this is the first year for a new title sponsor — if it did not benefit his foundation.

That’s not to suggest he is coming back too early. Woods said he has been in constant contact with doctors and trainers as he slowly expanded his swing from chipping and putting to irons to wedges, all the way through the bag until he started swinging the driver a few weeks ago. He tried to add 10 yards of distance every couple of days, taking a break and getting treatment on days it didn’t feel quite right.

Woods always has said he doesn’t play if he doesn’t think he can win.

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PIONEER SKILLS EXHIBIT

NEW LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT TO HELP TRAIN STUDENTS

FRONT The Alix museum intends to create and record a pioneer skills exhibit thanks to a $750 grant from the Red Deer and District Community Foundation. The Alix Wagon Wheel Museum plans the demonstration as a 40th anniversary project. The pioneer demonstration will include skills, stories, music and dance. The demonstrations are intended to be recorded so they can be shared more easily with museum visitors. The museum, which houses local artifacts relating to area history, is located in an old pool hall at 4912 50th St. in Alix. In June, the museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. For July and August, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details about the museum, email alixmuseum@gmail.com.

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF New lighting and the electronic equipment to operate them will brighten up the Red Deer College Arts Centre, shining on the young stars of the college’s arts programs.

A total of $119,732 will go towards the Arts Centre infrastructure updates. The money comes from the Community Facility Enhancement Program, which generates its revenue from provincial lotteries.

Jason Frizzell, interim dean of the school of Creative Arts, called the equipment commercial-grade and said it would help students learn on the advanced systems.

“It’s going to train them on very specific pieces of equipment, very new equipment and they’ll be able to work in other performing arts centres and they’ll know what it takes to run cutting edge technology,” said Frizzell.

“Our students will be learning with these new lighting systems.”

The upgrade to the lighting is underway and it should be ready

by September for students.

Among the projects planned are improvements to student access of modern lighting control

consoles, improved reliability and enhancement of core lighting controllers, improved reliability and flexibility of the ar-

the space for both internal and external users and providing a comprehensive implementation of modern entertainment control networks.

“It’s not something the average member of the audience is going to sit in their seat and say ‘Wow, I was really impressed — JASON FRIZZELL, INTERIM DEAN with the way OF THE SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS the sound and lighting data was transchitectural control system, flex- ferred back to the control room ible distribution of data through seamlessly,’ ” said Frizzell. up-to-date computer networks, improved user experience of Please see RDC on Page C2

IT’S GOING TO TRAIN THEM ON VERY SPECIFIC PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, VERY NEW EQUIPMENT AND THEY’LL BE ABLE TO WORK IN OTHER PERFORMING ARTS CENTRES... ’

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CANADA DAY

No vehicles, to be allowed, transit or trail access only

TALK ABOUT NORWEGIAN FOLK LITERATURE

Anyone planning on taking part in the Canada Day festivities on Tuesday at Bower Ponds in Red Deer this year will have to leave their vehicles behind.

Sidewalks are also largely off limits due to this year’s road construction project on Taylor Drive.

The only access to the area on July 1 will be by trail or transit.

Those walking to see the various live performances and evening fireworks are asked to use the city’s trail system.

There will be a bike corral set up for those cycling to the event via trail.

A Park and Ride service is also being offered. Red Deer Transit will be picking people up at the Memorial Centre parking lot and delivering them to Bower Ponds every 15 minutes from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The last shuttle leaving Bower Ponds departs at 10:15 p.m. Regular transit passes are not valid for this service and only exact change will be accepted.

Fares are $1 for adults ages 18 and up, 50 cents for seniors and youth ages six to 17. Children under five are free.

Another special Canada Day shuttle will be travelling between downtown Sorensen Station and Bower Ponds.

This shuttle will leave the station every 30 minutes, starting at 10:45 a.m. until 6:45 p.m. Regular transit fare will be in effect for this shuttle, meaning all transit passes, day passes, tickets, coupons and transfers are valid.

Norwegian folk literature will be the topic when a professor of Scandinavian studies speaks at the Norwegian Laft Hus in Red Deer on July 6. Ingrid Urberg will talk about trolls, nisser, huldrefolk, utburd and nokk as part of her afternoon talk that runs from noon to 5 p.m.

Urberg is a professor at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta.

The Laft Hus is the sodroofed house in Heritage Square located just east of the Red Deer Recreation Centre. The address is 4402 47th Ave. For details, call 403-347-2055 or norwegianlafthus@gmail. com.

DOW GRANT FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS Local organizations with a community project in mind may be eligible for up to $5,000 in grant money. Dow Community Grants Program is inviting applications for local initiatives and projects that enhance the quality of life for area residents.

Dow invites organizations to apply for the grant for material resources and supplies for a project that contributes to community success. The deadline for applications is Monday, June 30. For more details and/or to fill in the online application, visit www. dowcanada.com.

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Taking a break from jumping through the water, Everett Parenteau, 4, and his twin brother, Andrew, take a sip from the sprinkler Monday.

This week has had very summer-like conditions, including sunny skies with temperatures in the high-20s range. Environment Canada, however, is forecasting cooler temperatures and showers for today and Thursday.

City’s revamped website carries $400,0000 cost Red Deer’s shiny new responsive website came with a $400,000 price tag.

Launched on Monday, the revamped site allows users to navigate with ease on all platforms, including tablets, smartphones and desktop computers.

Dan Newton, Information Technology Services manager, said the city paid a firm about $200,000 for design and to move the content over to the new site.

The rest of the bill was allocated to underlying technology costs.

Maintenance and support of the website will ring in between $25,000 to $30,000 annually.

Newton said the new site is responsive, meaning it will adjust to any device you are using to access it.

“With nearly 50 per cent of our users accessing our site with a mobile device, we knew it was time to adjust our methods to work for the user,” he said.

The city will conduct a survey in late July to get feedback from users.

Gravel pit supporter appeals rejection

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF The backer of a proposed gravel pit near Markerville that was rejected by Red Deer County is appealing.

Wendell Miller, of 6M Holdings, will make his case before the county’s subdivision and development appeal board at Red Deer County Centre on July 10.

The appeal will mark Miller’s fourth attempt to get approval for a gravel pit operation on a stretch of land near the Medicine River several kilometres south of Markerville.

A September 2010 proposal was denied by the county’s municipal planning commission and that decision was upheld on appeal.

Miller was back before the planning commission on June 10 with a dramatically scaled back proposal, but failed to sway the commission, which narrowly defeated his application by a 4-3 vote.

About 50 people packed council chambers for the hearing.

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BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF There is a lot of excitement about hoopla within the Central Alberta library system.

Hoopla is being called a Netflix for libraries, offering up thousands of digital options for patrons to be streamed or temporarily downloaded. Like the popular digital streaming service, hoopla presents films and television shows across practically every genre, accessible with a few clicks.

The service will be available to cardholders of any of the 50 public libraries within

the Parkland Regional Library system by July 1.

Red Deer Public Library also plans to make it available to patrons later in July.

Along with movies and TV programs, hoopla provides access to scores of albums and audiobooks. The music section offers the best selection, with brand new releases from Coldplay, the Black Keys and Ed Sheeran among the titles available.

While some of the digital materials the service makes available may already be in librar-

ies in physical form, the digital repository presents many benefits.

it stays on your app for a week ... and then they just automatically return so there is no worry of late fees at all,” said Meredith Bratland with Parkland Regional Library.

The ser— MEREDITH BRATLAND WITH vice is availPARKLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY able on computers as “The beauty of having it all well as smartphones and tablet digital is that it’s multi-user so devices. When launched, it will you can access it at any time. be accessible simply by enterSo there are no limits on how ing one’s library card barcode. many people borrow (an item).

You can get it immediately and Please see LIBRARY on Page C2

‘THE BEAUTY OF HAVING IT ALL DIGITAL IS THAT IT’S MULTI-USER SO YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT ANY TIME.’

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BRIEFS Former civic yards demolition nears The end of the line for the former civic yards buildings in Red Deer is drawing nearer.

Demolition of the five former city buildings will start this week as part of the Riverlands Area Redevelopment Plan.

Contractor crews have 120 days to take down the five structures one the site once they begin the project.

Riverlands project manger Wade Martens said crews are busy getting the equipment organized for the big job.

Martens said there won’t be much activity outside for the first couple weeks because crews will be inside the buildings doing abatement work dealing with the contaminated materials within the buildings.

Martens said the buildings will likely start coming down in stages during the third week in July.

The first two buildings on schedule are the old storage buildings and the old EL&P building.

“This work is a major step forward in the Riverlands Area Redevelopment Plan,” said Kim Fowler, director of Planning Services. “It truly is a launching point for us.”

The city says it will make every effort to preserve as many trees as possible during the demolition work, which includes setting up barriers around trees for protection.

The Riverlands Area Redevelopment Plan is part of the Greater Downtown Action Plan to redevelop the Riverlands as a vibrant, mixed-use community consisting of medium to high density residential and commercial development.

The Taylor Drive Improvement project is underway that will improve the vehicle and pedestrian traffic between Riverlands, Railyards and Historic Downtown.

Residents are reminded to obey signage and stay a safe distance away from construction activities.

Clearview nabs funding for school, college credits Clearview School Division has benefited from the province’s push to give high schoolers the chance to jump start their careers.

The division has received $108,000 in provincial funding through the College of Alberta School Superintendents to maintain and potentially expand the opportunities it provides to students to earn college credits while in high school.

For the last two years, roughly 15 students at William E. Hay Composite in Stettler have taken the health-care aide dual credit program. This year, half of those students earned a postsecondary certificate in the field along with their high school diploma.

In addition, those students have had the opportunity last summer and this summer to work at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre.

“I just think the whole dual credit strategy is a great idea. It’s awesome for kids. You think you’d enjoy doing something; it’s a great chance to experience that and see if that’s a fit or not for you,” said Clearview superintendent John Bailey.

Students are able to spend Grades

Patio input sought There’s still time to have your say on a winterized version of the Ross Street Patio.

The survey deadline has been extended until Thursday. It was originally slated to wrap up on June 20 but the Downtown Business Association requested more time.

Downtown co-ordinator Jordan Furness said they would like to hear more from businesses in the area.

The city is conducting research into whether leaving the Ross Street Patio as a permanent structure would be worthwhile. Once the research is completed, a proposal will be developed and presented to city council for consideration later this summer.

Downtown business owners and residents are invited to participate by going to www.reddeer.ca/RossStreetPatio Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

CPR worker injured A 44-year-old Canadian Pacific Railway worker was released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon after he was involved in a train crash earlier that day.

The man, whose name was not released by CP or Innisfail RCMP, was flown to hospital by STARS in serious but stable condition after a train struck a loader he was on while working north of Innisfail on railway construction.

Ed Greenberg, CP director of internal affairs, said the worker was part of the utility crew that was doing track maintenance in the area.

Innisfail RCMP were called to the scene shortly after 6 a.m. on Tuesday near Hwy 2A and Range Road 362. Police said a southbound CP train struck a loader working in the area.

“Our concern is the people involved in the incident and how they are doing,” said Greenberg. “The crew members on board the train were not injured.” The train was carrying grain but there was no spillage.

The man was unconscious and trapped in the service vehicle. The Innisfail Fire department and EMS removed him before he was airlifted to Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

The collision is under investigation and no charges have been laid.

Hog plan to change A local hog producer’s plans to change the scope of his operation has the support of Red Deer County council.

The problem is the proposal doesn’t fit the county’s own Municipal Devel-

RDC: Enhances overall performance “But it enhances that overall performance so that when you come in, the performance and atmosphere are great because things worked when they’re supposed to work and exactly how they were designed.”

The Arts Centre is approaching its 30th anniversary and since its opening, more than one million people have attended educational and communityfocused events and performances there.

RDC president and CEO Joel Ward called the centre a community asset and said the funding will allow the college to ensure it remains relevant for future learners and community groups, especially since technology is rapidly changing. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

opment Plan. Planning staff recommended the county tell the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB), which is in charge of approving large livestock operations, that the municipality does not support the application

by Edwin and Sandra Spruit, of Spruit Farms Ltd. The NRCB routinely asked municipalities affected by an application for their comment.

Among the issues for Red Deer County is that the hog operation, located about five km west of Gasoline Alley, falls within an exclusion zone where expansion of confined feeding operations or the introduction of new ones is not allowed.

Mayor Jim Wood didn’t see why the hog operation should not be allowed to change from an 811-sow farrow-towean operation to a 500-sow farrow-tofinish farm.

“I don’t see a whole lot of change here other than the size of the pigs,” he said.

In a farrow-to-wean operation, piglets are removed after weaning to other operators. In farrow-to-finish, piglets are born, reared, weaned and grown until they are ready for market.

The change would mean doubling the existing barn space and twice as much manure will be produced.

Part of the conundrum for council is that it is in the process of reviewing its

GRAVEL: Concerns cited Most of the residents who spoke were against the proposal, citing concerns about noise, dust, impact on fisheries and the gravel pit’s proximity to a flood plain.

Gravel pit developments close to rivers have been blamed by a number of residents across the county for increased flooding problems along Central Alberta water courses.

Miller had reduced the size of his proposed pit to 28 acres from about 126 acres and planned to reduce operating hours, the pit’s lifespan and the amount of truck traffic.

Among strong supporters for his application was Coun. Richard Lorenz, whose division includes the proposed pit.

Village of Delburne NOTICE

is hereby given, pursuant to Chapter M-26 of the Municipal Government Act, 2000, as amended that Council of the Village of Delburne has given ¿rst reading to Bylaw #1107/2014 for redesignation of Plan 1923HW, Block 14, Lot B-.

THAT Schedule A, being the Land Use District Map, be amended by the redesignation of Plan 1923HW, Block 14, Lot B from Highway Commercial (HC) to General Residential (R-2) as shown on the plan that is attached to and forms part of this Bylaw.

A Public Hearing regarding proposed Bylaw #1107/2014 will be held Monday, July 14, 2014 in the Delburne Community Center at 7:00 p.m. Any person who claims to be affected prejudicially by the proposed Bylaw, or that person’s agent, shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by Council at a Public Hearing.

The proposed Bylaw #1107/2014 and any related documents may be inspected at the Village Of¿ce at 2111 - 20th Street, between normal of¿ce hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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exclusion zones as part of an overhaul of the Municipal Development Plan.

However, the expected changes would still not support the hog operation’s plans because it also falls within an intermunicipal development plan with the City of Red Deer.

Wood notes the area is intended for agriculture in all municipal plans. He wants to discuss the issue with the city.

Meanwhile, council voted to defer a recommendation to the NRCB until later.

Justice funding announced Two Central Alberta organizations received a portion of $360,000 in provincial grant money, funding restorative justice programs in Innisfail and the Samson Cree Nation.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Jonathan Davis announced the funding on Tuesday.

The Samson Cree Nation will receive $26,000 in grant funding for the Nipisihkopahk Family Justice Circles.

The Innisfail Restorative Justice Society will receive $20,000.

Restorative justice gives victims of crime the chance to meet with offenders to explain how they were affected by the crime, while allowing offenders to take responsibility and try to repair the damage caused.

Miller could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

CANADA DAY: Will feature ethnic food vendors The 45th annual Canada Day celebration presented by the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society will feature a number of ethnic food vendors, performances from various cultural dancers, comedy and evening shows from Jake Peters, HOJA, Kita No Taiko and Randi Boulton.

Admission for the day is free but a food bank donation is encouraged.

Festivities run from 11:30 a.m. to midnight. No pets are allowed.

For more information, visit www.rdchs.com.

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The provincial government has provided funding so that the service will be available for every library patron across the province.

Some libraries have already been connected to the service, and Bratland said there has been a lot of buzz around it.

At the same time, the regional library system will unveil a digital audiobook service — OneClickdigital — filled with titles that can be listened to on mobile devices.

Parkland has had a more cumbersome digital service for the last few years; Bratland said the new offering takes away the barriers that had previously existed.

“People are really

The Blue Grass Sod Farm Spray and Play water park in Red Deer re-opened on Tuesday following a temporary closure last week for pipe repairs. Located at the northwest corner of Red Deer’s Rotary Recreation Park (at 47A Avenue and 48th Street), the park is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. from June 1 to Sept. 1, depending on the weather. For more information, call 403-309-8428.

interested in digital content, so libraries are doing their best to address that. It’s not accessible for everybody, and this will make it so,” said Bratland.

The Red Deer Public Library also expects to soon offer the ME card to patrons.

With that card, Red Deer members will be able to borrow materials from any library in the province. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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11 and 12 in the formal health-care aide program through Stettler’s Bow Valley College campus, while individual pupils have been able to pursue opportunities in trades like carpentry and welding.

Bailey said as more post-secondary institutions get on board, he could see more opportunities come on stream for students soon.

“You could do dual credit strategy before, but it wasn’t as overtly supported by the province. It was supported but not as overtly and there was not this kind of grant money attached that we’ve acquired.”

Earlier this year, the province announced that it would commit $11 million over three years to support 26 dual credit programs in Alberta. Red Deer College and Olds College will offer opportunities for automotive service technician and tourism and hospitality certification, respectively, next year for Central Alberta high schoolers.

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Don’t be afraid to seek help for PTSD Dear Annie: I was an army medic who served two deployments in Iraq and saw more than two years’ worth of war injuries.

Seeing injured soldiers, many of them young, maimed and seriously wounded, while also being concerned for your own life can have an impact on you long after you are out of the situation.

After my second deployment, I relocated to San Francisco for a fresh start.

It turned out that the busy city, with its noises and crowds, was extremely diffiMITCHELL cult, and I started feeling de& SUGAR pressed and anxious, having panic attacks if people got too near.

When a homeless man tapped my shoulder while I was waiting for a train, my reaction was so strong that I nearly threw him on the tracks.

When a bus I was riding turned a corner and a can rolled by, the sound made me think I was about to be impacted by an IED explosion.

Even the humming noise of a lot of people brought back memories of mass casualties, as did certain smells.

I eventually secluded myself in my home, unwilling to risk the pain that reliving the memories of war

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caused.

After a particularly bad panic attack, I sought help.

I’m happy to say that therapy and mindfulness techniques worked well for me, and I hope others in my situation will seek help, too.

June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day. Anyone can take the first step toward healing by taking a free, anonymous PTSD self-assessment.

Nearly 70 percent of people have experienced a trauma in their lifetime, and about 20 percent of them later experience PTSD. Service members, veterans and their families can take an assessment at MindBodyStrength.org, and the broader community can visit PTSDScreening.org.

I want people with PTSD to know they can get help. Sincerely — Elijah Ochoa Dear Elijah Ochoa: We appreciate your service to our country and your openness about sharing your experiences.

We are glad to know that you received the help you needed and deserved, and we hope others will take advantage of this free resource. Thank you for writing.

Dear Annie: Please print my pet peeve. I am a senior citizen and dislike the terms used by waitresses, waiters and others serving the public. I feel that I’m being patronized when they call me, “Sweetie,” “Honey,” “Darlin’,” “Angel,” etc.

These words are not endearing and make me want to decrease my tip.

“May I take your order, please?” is all that is nec-

essary. If you know my name, use it.

Otherwise, please stop speaking to me as if I were 5 years old. — B. Dear B.: There are some folks who like these terms of endearment, but we agree that they can seem patronizing.

No server wants to insult you. If you don’t like such terms, please speak up, politely, and tell the server, “I’d appreciate it if you didn’t call me ‘honey.’” We are certain the server will comply.

Dear Annie: “Smothered in California” resents that her in-laws invite them to dinner once a month and want to attend all of the kids’ activities. She sounds a bit self-centered.

My in-laws babysat my kids whenever I needed help. I invite them to all of my children’s sporting events and school events.

We dined out with them once a week when my boys were little. We spend part of every holiday with them.

I never had a close relationship with my grandparents and took great pains to ensure that my sons did.

My oldest is now 21, and my youngest is 16.

I can’t get my boys to clean their rooms, but if the grandparents call and say they need help, it’s a done deal.

The in-laws won’t be around forever. They obviously want to be involved. Be glad it’s not the reverse. — Grateful in Western Pennsylvania Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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HOROSCOPES Wednesday, June 25 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Carly Simon, 68; Ricky Gervais, 52; Jason Lewis, 42 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will not be the day to act out impulsively. Think back to what happened to you in the last two weeks of April and take appropriate action.

You will be feeling restless now, turn this into excitement. Take a new step forward, do something new today — it will alter your future in a very positive way. Learn a new tech program, invest in your future in a productive way!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will highlight your letting go of the past and stepLARISA MAIRA ping forward within your career and OZOLINS public life.

New home purchases should be delayed, so do not get overly restless with wanting too much change at once.

Slow and steady till the finish line this year is what is in store for you.

Stick to one dream at a time, you have the ability to get to them all now!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today will mark a time when you will be able to rectify matters that happened in late April.

Do not be impulsive, but look for new ways to create greater harmony with others in your life now.

Excitement will fill the air today and will not leave you once. Enjoy!

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be keenly aware of the actions you are taking.

Remember back to late April. What happened in your daily routine that made you unsettled? Now will be the time to create more peace and calm.

Communicate with others to clear the air and enjoy the direction forward!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Surprises are abounding now!

Enjoy the excitement created and the fun that will be had with friends and romantic interests today!

Think back to what happened in late April, now is the time to take different steps in order to create more balance and harmony with others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The actions you are taking at home are leading to a better outcome than you can even imagine.

Do not act impulsively at home with your family. Make sure you are aware of what you are doing and learning from what transpired in late April.

Positive steps will be taken today!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Surprises will arise with foreigners today. What happened in late April that is now asking you to take another look at it?

Perhaps you will need to take another look at the skills you have in order to improve on them. Asserting yourself towards your aspirations will not be difficult!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do not go out and spend money impulsively.

Learn from what happened in late April and take positive steps forward now. There is restlessness to this day, try to channel it in your career.

Take those positive steps, get that new job, and share something new with the public now!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Sudden surprises from others might leave you a little uneasy today.

Relax, you are going to expect it this time.

Remember what happened in late April and take positive

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Unexpected events are happening at work and throughout your daily routine today.

Look back at late April, now is the time to implement the lessons learned then.

You have great support behind you now, you only have to ask, be mindful of that. Confidence is rising now!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be aware and reflect on what happened in late April with friends and with the direction of your aspirations.

Take appropriate steps to rectify and create better harmony for you in that area. You have the opportunity to positively assert yourself. Take It! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There is a strong pull for you to take action in the public now.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do not take sudden actions today.

Think back to what happened in late April? How can you take a different approach with those business partnerships and those you have a close bond with to create more harmony?

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HEALTH U.S. FDA warns over problems at flu vaccine plant STERILITY ISSUES, MICROBIAL CONCERNS THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The company that makes much of Canada’s annual flu vaccine and has the country’s pandemic flu vaccine contract has been issued a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The letter, dated June 12, laid out a number of concerns, many related to sterility issues and microbial contamination problems at the GSK manufacturing facility in Ste. Foy, Que. The problems were identified during an FDA inspection of the plant from March 31 to April 9.

The U.S. regulatory agency noted that since 2011 multiple batches of flu vaccine from the Quebec plant have been rejected.

It warned that if the problems identified are not fixed promptly the company’s licence to produce flu vaccine for the U.S. market could be suspended or revoked.

“The deficiencies described ... at the close of the inspection referenced above and this letter are an indication of your quality control unit not fulfilling its responsibility to assure the identity, strength, quality, and purity of your licensed biological drug product and intermediates,” the letter stated.

“You should take prompt action to correct these deviations.

“Failure to promptly correct these deviations may result in regulatory action without further notice.

“Such actions may include license suspension and-or revocation.”

Health Canada, which licenses vaccines in this country, said it is aware of the situation and is working closely with the company and the FDA on the matter.

In an emailed response to questions, the department said Canada has flu vaccine purchasing contracts with a number of other suppliers and can source additional vaccine from them if the need arises.

The FDA letter said the Quebec facility deviates from current good manufacturing practice requirements, the industry standards enforced by licensing agencies.

It raised concerns about the purified water system at the plant and gave the company 15 working days in which to address the problems.

If problems cannot be fixed within that time frame, the company must write to explain the delay.

The agency also asked for a meeting with senior management of both GSK and the Quebec facility to discuss the identified problems and the proposed solutions.

In a written statement GSK said the company is making progress toward addressing the FDA’s concerns and is committed to working with the regulatory agency to fully resolve all outstanding issues.

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Special pacemaker benefits women more BUT STUDY SHOWS DEVICES ARE USED MORE OFTEN IN MEN

BY LINDSEY TANNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Women with heart failure are less likely to get a special kind of pacemaker than men, but more likely to benefit from the device, a government analysis suggests.

The findings come from the first study of its kind conducted by researchers at the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA has done similar analyses of prescription drugs, but not of medical devices, said lead author Dr. David Strauss, an FDA medical officer.

Relatively few women have been included in studies of pacemakers and other medical devices, which “has made it difficult to assess differences in the safety and effectiveness of these devices for women vs. men,” Strauss said.

The study authors said it’s unclear why women would benefit more from these special pacemakers but possibilities include differences in physiology and body size.

It’s also uncertain why the pacemakers are used less in women but an editorial published with the study says heart devices in general are more commonly used in men, possibly because of scarce scientific evidence that they work in women.

The researchers pooled results in three previous pacemaker studies, involving more than 4,000 patients, mostly men.

Still, there were 878 women included — enough to assess gender differences in treatment results, the researchers said.

Their analysis was published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Pacemakers are small devices implanted in the chest that emit electrical signals to regulate the heartbeat.

They are often used to treat heart failure, which occurs when the heart muscle has weakened and can’t efficiently pump blood.

Those studied are a special kind called cardiac resynchronization devices, and

include a defibrillator to detect and zap life-threatening beats. They are used to treat a particular type of heart failure involving the two lower chambers of the heart.

Women who got the special pacemakers were 60 per cent less likely to die or develop heart failure-related complications during two years of follow-up than those who got implanted defibrillators alone.

For men, the risk reduction was just 26 per cent.

The difference in benefits was even greater for women with a specific abnormality — 76 per cent were less like to die or develop complications.

There was no pacemaker benefit for men in this group.

About 20 per cent of women studied and 15 per cent of the men had that irregularity.

In absolute terms, the special pacemakers helped an additional 23 women out of every 100 with that abnormality avoid complications or death during the follow-up.

Of about 100,000 Americans receiving the special pacemakers per year, fewer than

30 per cent are women, 2010 data suggest.

Strauss said it is unclear exactly how many more women should be using these devices, but “more than a handful.”

But Strauss said the study has “a bigger picture message” about the importance of including women and other under-represented patients in medical research to find out if treatments work differently.

While heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for women and men, a JAMA Internal Medicine editorial notes heart conditions often affect them differently.

For example: Women sometimes have different heart attack symptoms than men and more depression afterward; some kinds of heart failure are more common in women; and they respond differently to certain heart medicines.

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BRIEF Like a Rolling Stone draft sells for $2M NEW YORK — A draft of one of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone, sold Tuesday for $2 million, which the auction house called a world record for a popular music manuscript.

A working draft of the finished song in Dylan’s own hand went to an unidentified bidder at Sotheby’s. The selling price, $2.045 million, included a buyer’s premium.

The manuscript is “the only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem,” Sotheby’s said.

The draft is written in pencil on four sheets of hotel letterhead stationery with revisions, additions, notes and doodles: a hat, a bird, an animal with antlers. The stationery comes from the Roger Smith Hotel in Washington, D.C. Dylan was 24 when he recorded the song in 1965 about a debutante who becomes a loner when she’s cast from upper-class social circles.

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth visits the throne room at the set of the Game of Thrones TV series in Titanic Quarter, in Belfast Northern Ireland, Tuesday. The Queen is on a three-day visit to Northern Ireland.

Queen visits Thrones’ set DECLINES TO SIT ON IRON THRONE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BELFAST — For Queen Elizabeth II, one throne is enough.

The United Kingdom’s 88-year-old monarch toured the Belfast sets of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones and met many of its stars Tuesday beside the show’s sword-covered seat of power, the Iron Throne.

Unlike many visitors to Belfast’s Titanic Studios, the monarch declined to try out the throne created for the ruler of the mythical Seven Kingdoms and legendarily forged from a thousand swords. Instead, she received a miniature model as a gift.

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss escorted the monarch through the show’s armoury, costume design and storage, and sprawl-

ing sets used to shoot the program’s interior scenes and perilous ice-cliff ascents — all part of the biggest TV production ever mounted in Europe.

The real-life head of the House of Windsor talked with actors from the show’s rival royal houses, the Lannisters and the Starks.

“She kept commenting on how uncomfortable the throne looked. That was funny,” said Maisie Williams, the 17-year-old English actress who plays Arya Stark.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been as nervous to meet anybody,” said Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister, queen regent of the Seven Kingdoms.

The Games of Thrones tour was just one of several events for Elizabeth on the second day of a three-day visit to Northern Ireland, where two decades of relative peace now allow the U.K.’s

ceremonial head of state to travel with much greater openness.

That was demonstrated as she toured Belfast’s gloriously restored Victorian market — and a teenage boy jumped forward to take a cellphone “selfie” photo of himself with the startled monarch.

In her first visit to Belfast City Hall in a half-century — since shortly after her coronation in 1953 — Elizabeth lauded the British Protestant and Irish Catholic sides of the community for forging a unity government in 2007.

That ended a four-decade conflict over Northern Ireland that left 3,700 dead.

“We have learnt a lot in those years about ourselves, each other, and how societies can only grow and flourish if they are built on trust, respect, justice and interdependence,” she said.

FX’s Tyrant tries to rule with a cliched fist

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A variety of special events will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s first rock-and-roll recording in Memphis.

On July 5, 1954, a 19-year-old Presley walked into Sun Studio in Memphis and recorded a version of That’s All Right. Days later, the song was played repeatedly on WHBQ radio, and the career of the man known as the King of Rock and Roll was born.

Sun Studio will hold an event on July 5 that will include a cake-cutting and an exhibit tied to the recording’s anniversary.

On the same day, musicians will play Presley songs at a concert at the Levitt Shell, the site of his first professional performance.

Visitors to Graceland, Presley’s longtime home, can see an exhibit showcasing Presley’s impact on music and popular culture.

International film fest at Czech spa of Karlovy Vary to honour Mel Gibson, William Friedkin PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The international film festival at the Czech spa of Karlovy Vary will honour actor and director Mel Gibson and U.S. director William Friedkin this year for their outstanding contributions to world cinema.

The Oscar-winning Gibson will also present his latest movie, Apocalypto.

Organizers said Tuesday that French actress and director Fanny Ardant and Hollywood actress Laura Dern will be among those attending the 49th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film that opens July 4 and runs through July 12.

The festival’s grand jury, led by Spanish producer Luis Minarro, will consider 12 movies this year for the top prize, the Crystal Globe.

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SCOTT Evelyn Florence 1936 - 2014 Mrs. Evelyn Florence Scott, formerly of Red Deer, passed away peacefully at Bethany Sylvan Lake, Sylvan Lake, Alberta on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the age of 78 years.

Evelyn was born in the farming community of Gadsby, Alberta on June 13, 1936. She received her early education in Castor and began her lifelong career with the Bank of Montreal.

She married Ronald Budvarson and they were blessed with two children, Mitchell and Michelle. After Ron’s death she married Andrew “Drew” Helmer and was blessed with two children, Calvin and Christine. At this time the young family moved to Red Deer where she continued her career with the Bank of Montreal. In 1974 she met and then married James Douglas “Jim” Scott and was again blessed with two step sons, Steven and Stacey.

Evelyn enjoyed camping, playing cards, bowling and curling.

She was a dedicated employee and a very independent woman.

She spent many wonderful days with family and close friends at the Wilderness Village near Rocky Mountain House. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Christine (Tahl) Burk and their children, Brody and Jennifer; her son Stacey (Carrie) Scott and their children, Jonathan, Jordan and Shannon; her son-in-law, Wes Thompson as well as her grandchildren, Tyler and Tanessa Thompson; Tony, Christopher and Tasha Scott.

She was predeceased by her parents, Edna and Bernard Johnson; her husband, Ronald Budvarson; sister, Sharon Sloan; her husband, James “Jim” Scott and her children, Mitchell, Michelle, Calvin and Steven. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to S.T.A.R.S. - Shock Trauma Air Rescue at www.stars.ca.

A Celebration of Evelyn’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive) on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be held at the Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer.

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 or 1.800.481.7421

EVANS Eugene David Eugene passed away unexpectedly in Red Deer on May 26, 2014 at the age of 48 years. A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

Obituaries

EDMONDSON Robert “Bob” Robert (Bob) Edmondson passed away on Friday, June 20th, 2014 at the age of 87 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Joyce, four children; Sheila (Gerry), Stella (Ted), Karen (Dale), and Wayne (Dawn), six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A Time of Remembrance to visit with family will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Lung Association of Alberta, P.O. Box 4500, Station South, Edmonton, AB, T6E 6K2.

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

ELLIS (nee Brannen) Lorna Lorna Ellis passed away in hospital in Surrey, B.C. on June 23, 2014. Lorna grew up and did her schooling in Blackfalds and Red Deer, married Raymond Ellis and resided in Blackfalds until 1966 when they moved to Surrey, B.C. Lorna was predeceased by her husband Ray; mother (Ava) and father (Tom). She is survived by her sons; Tom (Cherylynn) and Donavon; daughter, Linda and brothers; Terry (Grace deceased), all of B.C. and Jack (Bev) of Blackfalds.

LINDAHL Kenneth ‘Ken’ William On June 19, 2014, as a result of a motor vehicle accident, Ken Lindahl passed away at the age of 59 years.

Ken is survived by his loving family; wife of 40 years, Shirley (nee Zerebeski); sons, Scott (Shauna) and Nick (Shauna); grandchildren, Paige, Spencer, Kendra, Hannah and Olivia; parents, Harold and Irma; sisters, Judy (Ron) Liddle and Donna (Stan) Porritt as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family members and many friends. Memorial Service: Calvary Baptist Church, 4910 Northmount Drive, Wetaskiwin on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

In Ken’s memory, donations are gratefully accepted to the Wetaskiwin Health Foundation, 6910-47 Street, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 3N3.

BAKER FUNERAL CHAPEL, WETASKIWIN in care of arrangements.

(780) 352-2501 or (888) 752-2501 Condolences: www.womboldfuneralhomes.com

Obituaries NEUFELD Leila ‘Lee’ 1924 - 2014 Leila ‘Lee’ Grace Neufeld of Red Deer, Alberta, formerly of Estevan, Saskatchewan, beloved mother, sister, gramma, and great gramma, passed away peacefully at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary, Alberta on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the age of 75 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Murray and his family of Red Deer, Alberta and her daughter, Gene and her family of Medicine Hat, Alberta. A Private Graveside Service will take place at a later date at Pierson Cemetery, Pierson, Manitoba.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Ashley Paton, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040 or 1.800.481.7421.

SIMPSON Ronald Irving 1957 - 2014 Mr. Ronald Irving ‘Ron’ Simpson passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the age of 56 years.

Ron was born on August 21, 1957 at Moncton, New Brunswick (Pine Glen) and spent most of his life there.

He worked for many years for Underground Services in New Brunswick. In recent years, Ron moved to Red Deer where he worked for Denali Oilfield Services. He made many friends there; adding to all the ones down east that will greatly miss him. Ron’s kind and loving spirit touched the lives of all who knew him. Ron will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Edith Simpson and his sisters and brother, Joy Simpson, Joanne Fenbow (Fred), Rodney Simpson and Denise Suehsschlot (Joe); as well as his nieces, nephews, cousins and his many friends.

A Celebration of Ron’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 11:00 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.

Obituaries

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THORBURN Neil Patrick July 14, 1956 - June 19, 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Neil Thorburn. Neil left this life too soon at the age of 57. Neil was born and raised in Abbey, Saskatchewan, son of John and Elda Thorburn.

He spent his childhood and youth on the farm with his six brothers and two sisters. On the farm, Neil grew to be a hard worker at a very young age, a quality that he never lost and for which he was always admired throughout his life.

Neil demonstrated his strong independence early in his life by entering the work force, first with CP Rail and later in the oil fields. Neil spent a few years working overseas in the oil industry where he enjoyed travelling throughout Europe.

When he returned to Canada, Neil made his life in Alberta.

Neil’s greatest joy was his wife, Ellaine, who predeceased him in 2011. He loved children and both spoiled and teased them. He derived great pleasure from being outdoors and loved working in his yard and garden. Neil had a huge heart and will always be remembered for his willingness to help others. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Family and friends are invited to join us in remembering Neil at 2 o’clock on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Neil’s acreage.

Words cannot express the gratitude of our family for all the love and support we received during Alan’s illness and passing. We sincerely appreciate the gifts of food and flowers, the donations to charities and the special services of the Lion’s Club, IODE and the UCW at the memorial service. Thanks to all who attended the service, it was overwhelming! Special thanks to Dr. Van Niekerk and the staff at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre you are all amazing.

Marilyn Cameron, Janice & Brian Borle, Bob & Dawn Cameron, Scott & Cathy Cameron, Alyson & Troy Pollitt, Myrle Lembicz and families.

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LOST CAT in Johnstone area. Pure white, bushy tail with two tufts under chin. Answers to Lucy.

Please call 403-986-5505 WANTED: Contents of navy canvas Michael Kors bag stolen from parked vehicle.

On evening of June 21/22 our car was parked in the west parking lot of Days Inn (Red Deer). Someone stole dance bag which contained about 6 pairs of dance shoes including ballet pointe shoes and several medals from dance competitions.

Please contact us at 403-246-8364

LONGMORE Congratulations Jesse in achieving degree in Bachelor of Business and Major in Marketing at Okanagan College.

Enjoy your career at Okanagan Yacht Club.

Love - mom, dad gramma and gramps.

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FOUND at our home for the last 3 or 4 days, a small cat or kitten, in the On Erickson Drive, Red Deer.

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Personals

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 NO MORE DIETS, no fees Food Addicts Anonymous www.foodaddictyanonymus.org 403-307-4706

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ZACHARIAS Daniel April 13, 1954 - June 11, 2014 It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we have to announce the sudden accidental passing of Daniel Zacharias, beloved son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.

Dan is survived by his wife Sheryl nee Fraser of Red Deer, AB.; also two sons, the oldest, Troy (Michelle), and their children Pyper, London, Justice and Jersey; the youngest, Chad (Leah), and their two daughters Lillian and Teagan. His father Werner Zacharias; mother Elsie (deceased); siblings, Telita (Peter) Janzen and their five children, Deloris (Lynden Wilms and their three children, Gorden (Susan) and their four children and Lorine (Larry) Hooge and their two children. Dan will be dearly missed. Everyone who was lucky enough to have been a part of his life, whether it was family or friends, was able to see a man who was always there for them, anytime, or any place, for anything. We were all so lucky to have Dan as a part of our lives for as long as we did. A local service to honour Dan’s life and memory will be held on Wednesday June 25, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at CrossRoads Church in Red Deer, AB. Condolences to the family can be made by visiting www.shanidarfuneralservices.com

Congratulations on achieving your Masters of Social Work with specialization in Clinical Social Work.

Love your husband Les

Celebrations

Announcements Daily Classifieds 309-3300

MALLETT Linda Mallett is retiring after 42 years of Nursing!

For those who wish to celebrate with her, please come out to the Hide Out on Wednesday, June 25th after 5:00 p.m.

Just had a baby boy?

Tell Everyone with a Classified Announcement

jobs CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

LIVE-IN Female Caregiver for lady with MS. Must be 50 or over & reliable. Call 403-340-1498 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

LOOKING for an experienced nanny that could help with my 2 children and 1 on the way at our acreage east of Red Deer. Monday to Friday 8 -1pm. Driver’s license and vehicle salary is negotiable P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle.

403-505-7846

Clerical

720

BUSY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REQUIRES EXPERIENCED

Warranty Administrator

309-3300

Reply to Box 1091, c/o RED DEER ADVOCATE, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 P/T friendly receptionist, good with details. Fax resume 403-314-5307

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Anders Park

Sunnybrook 45 SELKIRK BLVD. June 27 & 28 Fri. 2-8 & Sat. 10-4 Rain/Shine MULTI FAMILY Baby items & electronics...

2 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Thurs. & Fri. June 26 & 27 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 134 & 143 Andrews Close Red Deer

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 25, 2014

720

Clerical

800

Oilfield

Oilfield

800

Oilfield

800

850

Trades

Misc.

Help

880

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Computer Personnel

730

Chatters Canada has an immediate opening in our Corporate Office for a

P/T IT Support Tech (0.5 position with potential to lead to full-time).

Key Responsibilities: • Provide remote IT support to staff in our chain of over 100 retail stores across Canada.

• Onsite support to our corporate office including network equipment (workstations, servers, routers, switches, printers, warehouse management systems etc.), corporate backups (on and offsite) and various software products such MS Office, Simply Accounting etc..

• Some travel, within Canada, to complete IT setup at store locations may be required Qualifications: • Candidate must have a Computer Systems Technology diploma or equivalent in experience • Excellent customer service, communication & organizational skills required • Team player; willingness to adhere to company policies & procedures Remuneration: Based on experience and education.

Excellent benefits package, competitive wage, perks.

Apply in confidence to careersit@chatters.ca or fax resume to 1-888-409-0483, clearly identifying the position you are applying for. Only those suited for the position will be contacted, no phone calls please.

F/T E-Commerce /graphic design position person wanted to join our growing dynamic team in Red Deer. Benefits and competitive wages. Send resume with portfolio and salary expectation to careers@buyairsoft.ca

Dental

740

DENTAL RECEPTIONIST We are looking to welcome a Dental Receptionist to join our growing team.

F/T Position.

Our office dynamic is positive & professional, our excellence in patient care & outstanding customer service are paramount.

We offer continuing education, desirable hours, and an excellent wage & benefit package.

Previous dental office exp. preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate who has initiative and excels in communication, organization, and business skills.

Please send current resume with cover letter c/o Leah, to Dr. Caroline Krivuzoff-Sanderson, Red Deer by email: dr.caroline@shawbiz.ca

Medical

790

RED DEER EYECARE CENTRE is currently looking to fill the following position.

Having a good work ethic and a being a quick learner is a must: OPTICAL LAB ASSISTANT Our full service optical lab has an opening for half-3/4 time position. Knowledge of optics and computers is a definite asset but are willing to train the right individual. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including days, Wednesday evenings, and Saturdays 9-2 pm. (No Saturdays during the summer months.)

Closing date: July 4, 2014.

Fax your resume and cover letter to: 403-343-9440 Or email to: reddeereyecare@hotmail.com

Oilfield

800

****REQUIRED IMMED*** Vac Truck Operator / Swamper and Oilfield Painter in the Bentley Area. Must have up to date tickets and a good driving record. Please email resume and tickets to tayriver1@hotmail.com or fax to (403)748-3036 LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Oilfield

800

F/T PLANT FIELD OPERATOR Barden Oilfield Hauling Ltd. is now hiring Bed Truck and Winch Tractor Operators. Experience a must. Fax resumes and 5 yr. CDA to 403 341 3968 or email: bardentrucking@ telus.net. No phone calls please.

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CJ-CSM Inspection Ltd. Is presently accepting applications for Tubing Inspector. Salary will commensurate experience.

Applicants will be requested to provide a copy of their driving abstract as well as a criminal record check from their local police service or RCMP Detachment.

Applicants must possess nothing less than a Grade 12 education. Consideration will be given to those who have oilfield experience, as well as current H2S, WHMIS, and First Aid Certification.

Applicants are requested to forward resumes to: CJCSM Inspection 114-172 Clearview Drive Red Deer County, AB T4E 0A1 They may also be faxed to 1-403-347-1774 or emailed tocmcclelland@ cj-csminspection.ca. *No Phone Inquiries Please* CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

EXPERIENCED OILFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS. Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages.

Fax-403-749-3367

required for Ponoka, Sylvan Lake & Rocky Mountain House area.

Must have min. 3 yrs exp. operating gas wells/plunger systems & field compression/dehydration.

Contract operators need not apply. E-mail resume’s to: ken.webster@altagas.ca or fax 403-347-0855

Maintenance Foreman

All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

Responsible for: * Day to day maintenance of oilfield fleet * Monthly maintenance records * Parts inventory * Shop safety Skills and experience needed: * HD Mechanic with fleet experience * Hydraulic and winch expertise * Strong organizational skills We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca

SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580

Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate Looking for a new pet? oil and gas operator. Applicants EAST SIDE MARIO’S must have experience as a HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet. heavy duty mechanic or Full Time & Part Time. journeyman instrument Apply after 2 p.m. ask for mechanic and possess Tar-ific Construction is the manager on duty. strong mechanical skills, currently seeking a truck GRILLER’S Steak House be quick learners, motivated driver with Class 1 or 3 in Rocky Mtn. House is and hard working and live licence. Excellent benefit or be willing to relocate looking for Cook’s. Wage package, home every $15-$20./hr. dependant within a 20 minute commute night. Fax 403-340-1246 to workplace location. This on exp. Submit resume to: or email tarific@ grillersbanquets@ position offers a challenging telusplanet.net. gmail.com or fax to work environment, attractive 403-845-7469 benefits with competitive pay and significant room HERITAGE LANES for promotion.

BOWLING Please submit resumes Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s Attn: Human Resources permanent F/T front email:kwolokoff@ counter staff for all shifts TRUE POWER ELECTRIC bearspawpet.com Requires (days, eves. and wknds).

Fax 403-252-9719 Please send resume to: Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 htglanes@ Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 QUALIFIED telus.net or apply in person 1st yr. through to

RAMADA INN & SUITES

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS

req`s Permanent With Residential exp. a ROOM ATTENDANTS must. Competitive wages Attendants. Exp. not nec. & benefits. Fax resume to: will train. Approx. 35 - 40 403-314-5599 hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 $14/hr. Duties incl’d but not limited to: vacuuming, Truckers/ dusting, washing floors, making beds, empty trash, Drivers disinfecting & cleaning bathrooms. Performance CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d based bonus program. for moving equipment.

Must be fluent with verbal Resumes to be dropped off l& written English, be at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. physically fit. Applicants Cres. Red Deer. may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer DRIVERS for furniture T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 moving company, class 5 or email: required (5 tons), local & info@ramadareddeer.com long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Sales & Red Deer. 403-347-8841

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Canada Day Hours & Deadlines OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY JULY 1 THE RED DEER ADVOCATE IS PUBLISHED

Red Deer Advocate for Tues.July 1 Deadline is Mon. June 30 @ 5 Red Deer Advocate for Wed. July 2 Deadline is Mon. June 30 @ 5

Distributors

Central Alberta Life for Thur.July 3 Deadline is Fri. June 27 @ 5 Bashaw Star for Wed. July 2 Deadline is Thur. June 26 @ noon Rimbey Review for Tues. July 1 Deadline is Thur. June 26 @ noon

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 F/T - P/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com

Stettler & Weekender for Wed.July 2 & Fri. July 4 Deadline is Thurs. June 26 @ Noon Castor Advance for Thurs. July 3 Deadline is Thurs. June 26 @ Noon Ponoka News for Wed. July 2 Deadline is Thur. June 26 @ 5

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission.

F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to **POSITION FILLED**

Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo for Thur. July 3 Deadline is Fri. June 27 @ Noon

Classifieds 309-3300

Oilfield

800

WANTED: CASHIER. Drop off resume to 5211 50 Ave.

Trades

WELLHEAD ISOLATION SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND TRAINEES ISOLATION Equipment Services Inc., an expanding Oil Service & Supply Company is seeking quality

Service Technicians and Trainees.

Previous experience with service rigs, fracturing, or similar industry experience with oilfield tickets is an asset. Class 1 or 3 driver’s License applicants will get primacy. (Drivers with Class 5 & 5Q will be considered if Applicant has relevant oilfield experience) A current driver’s abstract required. Off-road driving experience is an asset.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and AB/BC First Aid Tickets

850

Absolute Fusion Contracting is a welding, fabrication, maintenance and repair facility requiring a supervisor/instructor.

Knowledge and experience in fabrication with engineered drawings or designing from instruction.

Strong mechanical ability for repair and maintenance.

Must be able to organize and instruct up to 10 employees.

Comprehensive Benefit plan.

Wages are negotiable with experience and attitude.

Please forward resumes and references by fax to 403-309-7134 or by email to info@absolutefusion.ca No Phone Calls Please!

EXP. PAVERS WANTED Call 403-341-6900 or Fax: 877-787-1605 EXPERIENCED EXCAVATOR OPERATOR for local commercial construction company.

Please fax resume with current drivers abstract to 403-342-6881

BENEFITS * Excellent monthly guarantee * Excellent job bonus * Northern Allowance Program * Excellent Benefit Plan and Travel Expenses * Retirement Plan * Lucrative Quarterly Safety Bonus Program * Christmas Bonus

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to: Fax: (403) 347-3406 Email: l.enzie@isolationequipment.com or drop off at 239 Clearview Drive, Red Deer County ATTN: Lori Enzie

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! NOW HIRING

Req’d immed.

Certified asbestos workers.

Wage negotiable.

780-818-8524

Join us for an Open House Job Fair for the following positions:

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Water Transfer Laborers

STETTLER TRANSIT MIX Drivers wanted for mixer/pumping concrete.

403-742-2134 or email:stettlertransitmix @gmail.com

Training

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

ORDER DESK PERSON 2 -3 yrs. experience. Fax resume 403-309-4466 PEST CONTROL TECHS REQ’D. cpest@shaw.ca Call 403-373-6182 PT office help and or Class room Instructor req`d. Please call Street Wise Driving School.

403-340-8848

RENTAL STORE Requires a Front End Person. Duties include assisting customers, answering phones, data entry, deliveries. Must be organized, have computer knowledge and be physically fit. Mechanically inclined and construction knowledge an asset.

Full-time days. Apply 5929-48 Ave, or e-mail sales@ parklandrentals.com SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

No rigs please Please submit resume to hrombough@ geminicorp.ca or contact at 780.997.5215

KENTWOOD

JOHNSTONE CROSSING Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week.

NO WEEKENDS!!

KENTWOOD Kirby St. & Kennings Cres.

MUSTANG ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 69 Street & 63 Ave Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

MORRISROE INGLEWOOD AND SOUTHBROOK AREAS Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE 6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie Phone 403-314-4301 * Adults * Youths * Seniors * Carriers are Needed to Deliver Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life afternoons & evenings 3 days per week

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION 35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

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

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

* Adults * Youths * Seniors * Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

Operator 2 Position

SPRINGBROOK

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.

The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties.

Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

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

Application Closing Date: June 30, 2014.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to: Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta TOC OBO Fax: (403) 747-2660 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Advocate Opportunities

* 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!

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Ashley Ave., Ashley Close Alexander Drive, Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres MORRISROE AREA Metcalf Ave SUNNYBROOK AREA Springfield Ave. Sunnside Cres.

Sutton Close Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr. also Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave. also Landry & Lawson Close Law Close/Lewis Close VANIER AREA Vanson Close

CWB Structural hand welders.

900

GLENDALE

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

850

Trades

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

6 days/week in:

ARE YOU FINDING RETIREMENT NOT WHAT YOU 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca THOUGHT IT WOULD BE? Feeling bored or worried about retirement finances?

COMPANY req’s live in There is help! The SAGE retired couple to caretake (Successful Adults Gaining and maintain our apartEmployment) Program can ment operations.

Journeyman plumbing exp. give you the opportunity to explore post-retirement an asset. Call Mike for career options that work details 403-342-4923 for you! You will spend eight weeks learning new DISPATCHER REQ’D. skills in high demand within Knowledge of Red Deer today’s labour market, and area is essential. acquire industry specific Verbal and written training certifications, communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax prepare for the GED exam, and receive introductory to 403-346-0295 computer skills followed by up to ten weeks of on-the-job F/T or P/T Seamstress work experience in an needed for busy alteration industry of your choice. shop ASAP. Must have SAGE is designed to assist sewing exp. Please drop the older worker to remain off resume to Gloria’s active and engaged in Alterations in Bower Mall. today’s labour market!

Call Career Assistance NORAL-TECH Ltd Network at (403) 341-7811 Manufacturer of 12 Volts to register for this FREE electrical control panels for specialized trucks. We are program sponsored by the Government of Alberta and currently seeking 2 full Government of Canada. time assemblers with Call today! Space is limited automotive related electrical experience. The for the June 27th program!!! successful candidates must be able to read and Advocate interpret electrical drawOpportunities ings. Email resume normand@noraltech-com

Ponoka’s Fabrication shop is looking for

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Date: Wednesday July 2nd, 2014 Time: Drop in anytime between 10:00am – 3:00pm Location: Sheraton Red Deer Hotel (3310 50 Ave) Essentials: Bring your own resume and appropriate FUHGHQWLDOV FHUWLÀFDWHV

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GRATIAE is seeking 5 Retails Sales reps selling skin & body care products in Parkland Mall 4747 67th St. Red Deer, $12.10/hr + bonus & comm.

F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Email resumes: gratiaereddeersr@ gmail.com

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Picker Operator Swamper

Well Testing Personnel TRIUMPH Well Service is Experienced Supervisors now accepting applications & Operators for all positions.

Must have valid applicable Experience req’d. Tickets tickets. Email: lstouffer@ and drivers license testalta.com required. Top wages and benefits with contracted work. email hr@ TOO MUCH STUFF? triumphwellservice.com Let Classifieds help you sell it.

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

Is now hiring experienced

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PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

TENT SET UP CREW

Setting up tents, deliveries, maintaining tents, warehouse work. This is FALL START an outdoor position, rain or shine. Must be physically • Community Support fit. 40-50 hour week, Worker Program full-time days, weekends, seasonal - great for • GED Preparation students. Valid drivers license required. Apply Would you like to take the 5929-48 Ave, or e-mail GED in your community? sales@ parklandrentals.com • Red Deer • Rocky Mtn. House You can sell your guitar • Rimbey for a song...

• Caroline or put it in CLASSIFIEDS • Castor and we’ll sell it for you!

• Sylvan Lake • Innisfail • Stettler Employment • Ponoka

414947F30

IMMED. F/T Administrative Assistant, Req’d for busy Lacombe based Business.

This position supports the accounting dept. with general accounting duties, as well as general administrative duties.

Familiarity with ACCPAC, Word & Excel an asset.

Fax resume to 403-342-7447

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

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

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

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

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.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 25, 2014 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1966 FORD Mustang Coupe appraised $15,500. Runs good.

Would like at least $9500 403-391-3456

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1985 BUICK Riviera.

Original paint, fully loaded, sunroof, exc. shape. 2nd owner.

Immaculate interior. 158,000 km. $3750 obo.

403-347-3950

2001 FORD F150 loaded Triton 5.4L, 7700 lb. tow pckg. 5th whl. hitch, Landau cover, lockable 196,860 kms. $8000. 403-358-5465

1988 23’ TIOGA 460 Ford motor, exc. cond. low kms. $6900, obo **SOLD**

2001 SILVERADO 4x4, 8500 winch, snow tires, topper, $6500 obo.

403-304-1013

1989 LINCOLN Mark II, 2 door, low kms., exc. cond.

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

2007 Dutchman Express 26’ Class C 12,800 Miles

2009 AEROLITE Dutchmen rear slide, dbl. bunks, queen bed, A/C, couch, table, awning. $16,900 obo.

403-347-5947

2011 F150 XLT Supercab, Exc. cond.

403-347-5078

2012 CHEV, 4x4, loaded, $23,300. **SOLD**

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

Slide, Generator, air, V10, $40,000 403 782 4207

2004 GMC 3/4 C/C SLT leather, Duramax diesel, 200,000 kms, not oilfield, black, $16,500. **SOLD**

Regal, 355RL. Exc. cond., 1 owner, loaded, lots of extras $32,500.00 obo.

Daryl (403)256-0025

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $24,500 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580

ULTIMATE TRUCK CAMPER 2007 Okanagan 117 DBL - 2 Slides, Sleeps 6, Full bath & kitchen. Queen. Huge. Mint $24,250 obo 403-620-8106

2009 KEYSTONE Passport Ultralite 29 ft Reduced, 1 slide, dbl. bunks, queen bed, A/C. See Kijiji Ad ID 548133556 $19,000. 403-343-1043

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 SPORTSMAN LX, 3254, 3 slides,thermo windows, fireplace, lots of extras. MINT

2009 RANGER XLT

2006 37’ DAY DREAMER

by Cedar Creek. 3 slides.

Luxury Coach. E/H disc brakes, hydraulic legs & rear levelers.

Air ride hitch. $39,500.

See @ 5 Roland St. Red Deer 403-347-4896

2007 FLEETWOOD

$26,900. trades cons.

403-598-0682

2007 STARCRAFT, 30’, slide, solar, air, walk-around bed, sleeps 6, rear kitchen. **SOLD*

4x4, 70,000 kms., exc. shape,

$12,900. trades cons.

403-598-0682

2012 FORD FOCUS titanium hatchback, no GST, private sale $14,250 obo 403-227-5123

2012 FUSION SE only 10,000 kms, exc. cond. no gst 17,500 403-350-6434

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2013 GMC 2500 HD 4x4, 36,000 kms., Duramax Diesel $42,300.

587-679-1000

2010 Ford Explorer

2014 GMC, S/B, Loaded, z71, $34,300.

587-679-1000

403-343-0081

2001 SILVERADO LT 2wd, X cab, 5.3L, 166,600 kms, grey, tow pkg, $6800 obo 403-343-8206

1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’.

Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo.

Call 403-442-3837

(B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi.

A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3 pc bath, power bed slide-out. $32,500.

587-876-2308

2006 CHARGER Daytona RT, limited addition, #3 of only 250 made, loaded w/leather, low kms., top banana color. $16,995. 403-350-4588

2007 VW CITY GOLF. Blue, heated seats, winter tires, 205,000 km. $5500 403-782-5617

1997 SKIDSTEER Case 1840, only 3300 hrs. $15,500.

587-679-1000

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 AVALANCHE, leather Z71, $16,400.

403-391-9662

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

HONDA 250 CC, automatic, 110 KPH max.

Very reliable.

First $700 takes it. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 HONDA 450, 4x4 $3800. obo **SOLD**

2007 CHEV Aveo.

80,000 km. $4950 403-348-1382

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 DAYBREAK THOR, 27’, 2 slides, generator, lots of extras selling due to

T@B 14’, 1200 lbs., loaded.

Like New. $10,999.

SOLD

1999 PONTIAC Sunfire

2003 WINDSTAR LX, fully loaded, very good cond. $3500.

403-755-2867

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

TITANIUM TOYHAULER 34E39 MP RV. Loaded, exc. shape. 2 slides, New fridge, 6 yr warranty, $35,500.

403-340-2535

$4000.

GT, well maintained.

$2000.

403-346-9169

2002 FORD Dynamax

6 DAYS IN THE RED DEER ADVOCATE 1 FRIDAY FORWARD 2 CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE

2 FREE SALE SIGNS AND TIP SHEET

IF YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T SELL THE FIRST WEEK, THE 2ND WEEK IS HALF PRICE!

FREE PHOTO AD WEDNESDAYS IN FAST TRACK FOTOS

AD ON THE INTERNET

AD APPEARS EVERY DAY YOUR AD IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVOCATE

2008 KUSTOM KOACH 24.5’ exc. cond, 1 owner, 110 Watt solar panel, 1 slide, $19,900 403-986-3834

Limited, 4.6L, V8, 112,000 kms., fully loaded, leather, DVD, every option, $20,500.

403-318-5505

health, 4847 mi. $70,000. ***SOLD***

SELL YOUR VEHICLE FAST WITH A FAST TRACK CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AD

403 309-3300

CALL AND ONE OF OUR SALES SPECIALISTS CAN PUT YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

635421

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Household Appliances

wegot

stuff

FRIDGE, McClary obo. 403-314-0804

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1540

Bicycles

1710 $100

KENMORE washer $150 403-358-5568

Household Furnishings

1720

4 PC. solid maple bdrm. suite $200 403-347-3849

Musical Instruments

1770

GUITAR AMP, Rocker, for beginners, 7 Watt. Asking $30. 403-227-2976

1830

Cats

3060

Suites

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. DIAMOND BACK 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer PC. velvet livingroom set Newer bldg. secure entry MEN’S BICYCLE. 4$200 403-358-5568 w/onsite manager, 2 yrs. old. $100 obo.

CRUELLY trapped and 5 appls., incl. heat & hot 403-347-5955 ANTIQUE Solid oak round dumped in the country, water, washer/dryer claw foot pedestal table & orange and white neutered hookup, infloor heating, a/c., Male 403-782-3130 4 chairs. $1500 O.B.O. Building car plug ins & balconies.

403-396-5516 Call 403-343-7955 Supplies Sporting DARK wood bureau w/mirSUNNYBROOK ror and 2 matching night DOOR, solid core cedar Goods 2 bdrm. Water & heat tables $120 obo; retro clad 2’ with frame, possible incld, clean and quiet, magazine table from for sauna/cabin. Carpenter WANTED TO BUY, great location, no pets.

1950’s $30 obo appraised, $100. used ladies cruiser bicycle, 403-346-6686 403-506-9453 403-227-2976 no frills, for recreation purposes only.

OAK oval table and 4 403-346-9215 chairs $150 Clothing 403-358-5568 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, Travel N/S. No pets.

SECTIONAL, 3 pce.

403-596-2444 Packages SKIRT/JACKET, buckskin, $300. obo, 2 pc. china Ladies, Extra small. From cabinet $200 obo South Africa. Mint!. $200.

TRAVEL ALBERTA 403-848-1499 Rooms 403-227-2976 Alberta offers For Rent SOMETHING SOLID oak oval kitchen for everyone. table 38 x 42 w/4 chairs EquipmentMake your travel ROOM FOR RENT plus leaf $150 obo plans now. $550./mo. 403-352-7417 Heavy 403-506-9453

1860

THE NORDIC

1590

1900

3090

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1660

Firewood

AFFORDABLE

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

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

P2 w/15 games 403-782-3847

$75

WII w/9 games 403-782-3847

$140

X BOX w/30 games Semi loads of pine, spruce, $160 403-782-3847 tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Misc. for Lil Mule Logging Sale 403-318-4346

LOGS

1760

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

1710

Household Appliances

10 CU. FT. Danby chest freezer $125; Leg Magic exerciser $25 403-346-2070

ROOM, kitchen access.

403-343-0421

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

1 YR. OLD 1200 WATT GENERATOR 1 hr. use $200 obo SOLD SLEEPING BAG, $10.

Rubbermaid COOLER & Thermal Jug, $15; green coverall size 44T $15; stainless steel thermos $8; ovewrnight bag $10.

403-347-5316

Offices AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

2190

Grain, Feed Hay

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

3110

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK

Condos/ Townhouses

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

3030

LEGACY ESTATES 60yrs + condo. 403-350-5054

RED DEER ADVOCATE

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

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

3050

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

WOODLEA AREA

4 Bedrooms $369,000 Visit www.26westglen.com/ for details 403-885-0007

MUST SELL

Suites GRANDVIEW AREA

Cars

2010 LINCOLN MKZ, white, 21,000 km. As new. $25,500. 403-783-2805

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

EXECUTIVE townhouse condo. 505 150 Vanier Dr. $315,000 Kijiji #599833430 Call Albert 403-396-3920

NEW CONDO 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

4050

Acreages

4.79 ACRES 2 Story 3500 sq ft Victorian home.

Marble/Hardwood floors, Steam shower, 2 Master Suites, Wrap around Deck, Hot tub. Located next to Green space S/W of Rocky Mtn. Hse. 2 Garages and 40X60 heated Shop.Zoned for Horses and Business.

Would make a great B&B. $700,000. Call 403- 845-0386 info or book a showing

Ellis St. Area $97./mo ALSO South Half of Embury Cres.

South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close $70./mo

MUST SELL 1217 sq.ft. duplex.

4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 346-7273

Vans Buses

5070

1988 23’ TIOGA 460 Ford motor, $6900, obo exc. cond. low km. **SOLD**

Fifth Wheels

5110

5030

2008 PONTIAC G6. 131,000 km. $7500. 403-346-6470 2003 MALIBU, good running order. 223,000 kms. $1650. 403-346-6999 2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, very good cond. 182,000 km. $6500. 403-343-2058

2008 KUSTOM KOACH 2005 FORD Freestar SEL 24.5’ exc. cond, 1 owner, 164,000 kms, good cond, 110 Watt solar panel, 1 c/w 8 rims & tires $6500 slide, fantastic fan $19,900. obo 403-347-0149 403-986-3834

Campers

5090

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

2001 SATURN; 1999 Chrysler LHS, $1400. ea. 403-598-2591

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

2004 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $23,500 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580 ULTIMATE TRUCK CAMPER 2007 Okanagan 117 DBL 2 Slides, Sleeps 6, Full bath & kitchen. Queen. Huge. Mint $24,250 obo 403-620-8106

Motorhomes

Holiday Trailers

5120

5100

at www.garymoe.com

2009 KEYSTONE Passport Ultralite 29 ft Travel Trailer - Reduced, one slide, dbl. bunks, queen bed, A/C. See Kijiji Ad ID 548133556 for details. $19,000. obo.

403-343-1043

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi. A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3 pc bath, power bed slide-out. $32,500. 587-876-2308

ACREAGE FOR SALE East of Didsbury, 10.25 acres, exceptionally reno’d main house, second house, shop, Trucks machine shed, barn, other out buildings, fenced, 2 waterers. 1994 CHEV Z71 e/c, fuel Quiet, well-treed & landscaped. tank c/w 12V pump, tool box, Asking $709,000. See runs good. 361,000 km.

ComFree.com #518693 for $4000. 403-343-2058 photos & details. 403-335-3359

Auto Wreckers

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Misc.

Automotive 1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’.

Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo.

Call 403-442-3837

5190 5240

$crap Vehicle Disposal $ervice 403-302-1848 FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

PRIVATE SALE $148,900 Gated community of Raymond Shores.

Large 7252 sq.ft. lot, #19.

Lake frontage.

Best location to all activities.

Call Jim 403-488-7314 (h) 1-403-878-5682 (c) Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Gabriel Construction is a General Contractor specializing in Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction. We have offices in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

We have JOB OPPORTUNITIES in our Cremona, Alberta office for:

TRUCK DRIVER

We are seeking candidates with the following qualities: • Able to work on his/her own (a self starter) • Very organized, effective • Minimum 2 years’ experience transporting heavy equipment.

3060

BUSINESS IS BUILT ON INFORMATION Everything you need to know to keep your business humming . . . every day in the Business Section of the Red Deer Advocate.

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

For More Information Call Jamie at 403-314-4306

2001 SILVERADO 4x4, 8500 winch, snow tires, topper, $6500 obo. 403-304-1013

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

4020

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

Mike 403-350-1610 403-342-4923

EASTVIEW

5010

NEW HOMES

by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

2 BDRM. adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, lrg. suite, Avail July 1/Aug. 1. $1050/mo., S.D. $650.

403-304-5337

3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave.

Automotive Services

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

NORMANDEAU 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 appls. $1100. No pets, N/S Quiet adults. 403-350-1717

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo

5100

CUSTOM BUILT

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

HOUSE FOR SALE IN BLACKFALDS

5050

CLASSIFICATIONS

Motorhomes

5000-5300

Locally owned and family operated

rentals FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

5050

CLASSIFICATIONS

4010

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Advocate Opportunities

Trucks

wegot

wheels

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

BEAUTIFUL tabby kittens spotted and striped, Grey, Orange & Dusty Rose.

Free to loving home.

403-782-3130

1550

4020

Houses For Sale

The knowledge, skills and education requirements are: • Valid 1A License with a clean driving record • Load Securement Training • Experience in HAULING HEAVY EQUIPMENT Working conditions: • Working out of town is a requirement • Living allowance will be provided We are offering full-time employment, and comprehensive health benefits (after 3 months). We will provide ongoing training and development for personal and corporate growth.

Call For Home Delivery

314-4300

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

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

The duties/responsibilities of this job are, but not limited to: • Give directions to operators or laborers who are loading and unloading trailers.

• Safely and properly secure all loads using boomers, cinches, ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.

• Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes, in order to document weights and to comply with provincial regulations.

• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable provincial and federal regulations.

• Follow company policy • Ensure standards for safe working conditions are met or exceeded

If you are interested in working with construction professionals, then please forward your resume to:

GABRIEL CONSTRUCTION (ALBERTA) LTD.

Food Services Manager

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

1010

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

Cleaning

1070

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 7. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 pls leave msg.

VINYL SIDING / WINDOW / EAVSTROUGH CLEANING Package pricing.

Free quotes. 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Contractors

1100

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 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Computer Services

1110

DO YOU REQUIRE confidential, professional services that can provide assistance 7 days a week?

I provide administration support with documents such as: writing/editing reports, resumes, briefings, business letters, meeting notes and more.

Please contact Zodie @ 403-785-7150 or zodie.groves@gmail.com if you require assistance.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Massage Therapy

1280

Painters/ Decorators

1310

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

WALK-INS WELCOME Free Est. 403-872-8888 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

1370

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Roofing Pampering at its RE-ROOFING Specialist BEST! Escorts Quality work at an 403-986-6686 affordable price. 10 yrs.

Come in and see TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* exp. 403-350-7602 INDEPENDENT w/own car why we are the talk of the town.

Handyman www.viimassage.biz Seniors’

1165

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

Misc.

Services

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

Moving & Storage

1300

MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

The River Bend Golf & Recreation Area in Red Deer, Alberta is accepting applications for the full-time, year round position of Food Services Manager. We require a Red Seal Chef with a passion for meeting and exceeding our pass holders and patrons’ expectations. Responsible for the staffing and service of a 75 seat Grill, a 150 seat Banquet Room, and four park concessions, the Food Services Manager will lead our culinary and service teams in delivering excellence in quality food & beverage services.

Reporting to the General Manager, the successful candidate will use their expertise to grow our banquet business, targeting corporate and wedding clients, as well as plan and promote special events, tournaments, seasonal menus and daily specials throughout the golf and Nordic ski seasons. A life-long learner at heart, the Food Services Manager will mentor their staff and be passionate about developing their culinary and service skills. He/she will be committed to creating a progressive and fun work-place environment where employees are encouraged to feel ownership in their work. Computer experience using Word, Excel, Outlook and point-of-sale systems is essential.

Preference will be given to individuals with a background working in policy governed environments; managing golf club and/or hotel food & beverage operations.

Please forward a cover letter outlining salary expectations, a resume, references and sample menus demonstrating culinary talents to our General Manager/C.O.O., Andrew Gilchrist, by email at:

gm@rbgra.ca

or by fax to: 403-346-6710 A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate, commensurate with experience.

Travel and accommodation expenses for an in-person interview and relocation will be at the candidate’s expense.

The competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected. For more information on the River Bend Golf & Recreation Area, view our website at:

www.riverbendgolfcourse.ca

We thank all of those who apply, but will only be contacting those selected for an interview.

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PEANUTS

BLONDIE

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LUANN June 25 1998 — Microsoft’s Windows 98 is released to the public.

1993 — Kim Campbell is sworn in as Canada’s 19th prime minister and first female PM. 1968 — Lincoln Alexander becomes first black Canadian elected to House of Commons; elected in riding of Hamilton West.

1968 — Leonard Marchand is the first aboriginal Canadian elected to the House of

Commons, for Kamloops-Cariboo.

1950 — The beginning of Korean War as 240 tanks from Communist North Korea cross the 38th parallel.

1938 — Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Ireland.

1898 — A Salvation Army group finishes a 882-km trek to Dawson City, Yukon, to organize a mission for the Klondike gold miners.

1647 — First horses arrive in Canada as a gift from the King of France to Governor Montmagny. They are the origin of the Canadian breed.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

TUNDRA

SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, every column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 through 9.

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view weekly specials at: realcanadianliquorstore.ca

5 12 12 98

98

98

750 mL

750 mL

750 mL

Copper Moon

Lamarca Prosecco

assorted varieties 466400/ 679922/ 513708/ 550228/ 595880/ 680185/ 716304/ 438960

278358

11 8 98

98

750 mL

750 mL

19 Crimes Purple Cowboy Trapiche Shiraz Durif Cabernet Oak Cask 300877 Sauvignon Malbec 362548

169568

large 24 pack

24

98 /24 cans

Keystone or Keystone Light beer 24 x 355 mL

works out to 1.04 per can 478160/ 922302

20

Corona Extra beer

21

Coors Banquet beer

98

/12 bottles 12 x 330 mL

98

large

/12 cans 12 x 355 mL

1.14 L

bonus

50 mL

bonus

607441

450369

50 mL

with purchase bonus

while quantities last

50 mL with purchase bonus

50 mL

with purchase while quantities last

while quantities last

Best Price

at $1.39 per can

with purchase while quantities last

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98

14 35 19 16 31 98

98

98

98

98

750 mL

750 mL

750 mL

750 mL

1.14 L

Grey Goose Gibson’s Alberta Pure vodka Sterling rye vodka

Captain Morgan spiced rum

Ravenswood Lodi Zinfandel 581412

183475

168887

182675

168127

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE G.S.T. OR DEPOSIT

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Kokanee beer

/36 cans 36 x 355 mL

485115

works out to 1.39 per can

98

Twisted Tea Original

/18 cans 18 x 355 mL

Prices effective Wednesday, June 25 to Sunday, June 29, 2014 IN THIS AREA ONLY

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