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Safeway in mall closing

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The company that owns the Sobeys and Canada Safeway brands is purging its grocery network of “underperforming� stores, with the Safeway in Red Deer’s Parkland Mall among the casualties.

Empire Company Ltd. announced on Thursday

that it’s closing approximately 50 stores, with the majority of these in Western Canada. Keri Scobie, communications manager for Sobeys West, subsequently confirmed that the Parkland Mall Safeway is one of 15 Safeway and Sobeys stores in Alberta that are on the list.

Neither the Safeway store at 4408 Gaetz Ave. in Red Deer nor any of the Sobeys stores in Central Alberta are slated to close.

Scobie said Empire made its decisions on the ba-

Desharnais guilty of sex assault

sis of sales performance. “They’re difficult decisions to make but when you look at your network and you want to optimize it and you want to grow and move forward, sometimes you have to make these tough decisions. At the end of the day, these stores all sort of fell into that category of underperforming and no longer financially viable.�

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MURAL PROJECT WASHED AWAY

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer man faces a jail sentence for fulfilling a violent rape fantasy at the expense of a self-described sex worker who was badly bruised and lost consciousness several times during the ordeal.

Nathan Michael Desharnais, 25, was convicted on Thursday afternoon of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, one for endangering the life of the victim, and unlawful confinement.

He was tried in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before Justice Adam Germain.

In his closing arguments, Crown prosecutor Maurice Collard said the violent sex assault was not consensual, pointing to the fact Desharnais used duct tape, not “fluffy handcuffs and silk tassels.�

Rather, the victim became an unwilling participant in one man’s violent rape fantasy when she was bound, gagged, choked and raped, he said.

Desharnais and the woman, who can’t be named because of a court-ordered publication ban protecting the identity of sexual assault victims, had consensual sex twice before the June 4, 2012, incident.

They met through Craigslist, an online website.

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‘Vaping’ banned in public places: city

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer is clearing the air about the use of electronic cigarettes in public places.

Under the city’s Smoke Free Bylaw, the definition of “smoking� applies to “vaping� — the practise of using an e-cigarette — and “smoking� combustible cigarettes.

An e-cigarette simulates the look and feel of a tobacco cigarette and uses a battery to heat a liquid solution, producing a visible, vapour emission that may produce an odour depending on the flavour of the liquid used.

The city is treating the practise of vaping akin to smoking, which means it is prohibited in public places outlined in the bylaw.

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Only a fraction of the more than 300 black and white photographic portraits of Delburne residents

by Toronto photographer John Beebe remain on public buildings in the village after June rains washed them away. Please see related story on page C1.

Anglin allegations ‘preposterous’: Wildrose party boss

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta Wildrose MLA Joe Anglin’s bombshell allegation that a party official offered him a thinly veiled bribe to step down is “preposterous,� says the party’s president. “I have absolutely no idea what he’s talking about,� said David Yager, who had not heard anything prior about the supposed overture by an unidentified party member.

Anglin, who represents Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, claimed on Wednesday that a party member suggested earlier this month that if he stepped down as MLA for the riding, he could land a cushy job with the Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy Regulator or Alberta Surface Rights Board.

Anglin said he was appalled by the offer and tossed the senior party member out of his office.

The outspoken MLA is fighting an increasingly nasty nomination battle for his seat with his former constituency association president Jason Nixon.

He highlighted the bribery incident as an example

of what is wrong behind the scenes with the party, which Anglin contends is straying from its democratic and grassroots ideals.

Yager also addressed Anglin’s accusation that Nixon broke party rules by not quitting his constituency position before announcing his nomination bid.

Anglin’s complaint was reviewed by a party committee and rejected. An appeal was also unsuccessful, which prompted Anglin to complain the party was picking favourites.

Yager dismissed that suggestion. “I’ve never met the man (Nixon).�

Candidates are carefully vetted and then pass muster before a local candidate nominating committee. “The members of that riding are the people that select that candidate. It’s not up to me or anyone on executive committee in this process to say this guy is a good candidate or that guy is a bad candidate. “Of the 14 MLAs who went through the nomination process, only one was challenged. I’m not going to say anything more. I think that says something.�

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Redford’s trip planner had $330K in expenses

DISPATCHER MEETS BABY

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City of Red Deer Emergency Services dispatcher Andrea McLean holds three-month-old Hadley Bayerle as the baby’s mother, Rebecca, of Lacombe, and sister, Cindel, 6, and grandmother, Michelle Strohschein, look on. McLean got to meet the infant, who she helped bring into the world three months ago, at the dispatch office in Red Deer on Thursday. ‘It took me 10 years to have this baby‚‘ McLean joked, as most often when helping people over the phone during baby delivery emergencies the ambulance crew arrives before the baby is born. For Rebecca, it was a quick delivery. When the baby decided to come, there was no time to make a trip to the hospital so it was up to McLean and Strohschein to help Bayerle bring Hadley into the world.

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SAFEWAY: Staff shocked Scobie said staff at the affected stores were told about the closures on Wednesday. In most cases, no dates were given.

“We’ve committed to employees and our customers that in the next six to eight weeks we’ll be back to them with timelines, a date and sort of next steps forward.”

Scobie did confirm that the Parkland Mall Safeway will not close before fall.

Douglas O’Halloran, president of United Food & Commercial Workers Union local that represents Safeway employees in Alberta, said staff at the affected stores were in shock. The uncertain timelines for the closures made the situation even worse, he added.

“It just seems to add extra stress, extra turmoil to the situation.”

O’Halloran said employees at the Parkland Mall Safeway might have the right to bump less senior workers at the other Red Deer store.

“Depending upon your seniority, you may be able to bump into another store if you have the ability and the skills to do the job there.”

That leaves junior employees at both stores in a precarious position, he acknowledged.

“The chances of surviving are pretty slim.”

O’Halloran wasn’t sure of the staff count at the Parkland Mall Safeway, and Scobie said her company’s policy is not to disclose such information.

“In this instance, the net impact is really difficult to discuss because ideally we want to move people to positions in other stores,” she pointed out.

But transfers to Sobeys stores is not an option, said Scobie.

“At this point we still really do operate as separate companies.”

Empire acquired Canada Safeway a year ago in a $5.8-billion deal that included more than 200 Safeway stores and other properties. The Nova Scotiabased grocery giant subsequently sold 29 Safeway and Sobeys stores, partly in compliance with a directive from the Canadian Competition Bureau.

Parkland Mall general manager Dan Hachey said Thursday’s announcement was sad news, especially for Safeway employees at the shopping centre.

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“Many of their staff have been here for a career.”

But Hachey downplayed the impact of the closure on Parkland Mall.

“This is prime retail space that they’re vacating, so long-term it’s not that terrible for us.”

In fact, he said, mall officials considered replacement tenants for Safeway after the Empire purchase, fearing that the Competition Bureau wouldn’t allow Empire to keep the store.

“We were already out testing the water for other larger format retailers that would look at the Safeway space and there was serious interest at that time.

“We’re confident, with that Gaetz-facing retail, that we’ll be able to make some announcements within the coming months.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

TRIAL: Sentencing arguments today The woman had posted an ad on the site and agreed to sex in exchange for $150.

The charges were laid after the woman was grabbed by the arms while trying to leave and forced down. Desharnais held her face down on a pillow, put his knee in her back and tied her hands. Then he turned her over and started choking her. As the woman lost and regained consciousness, she found duct tape covering her mouth. When it began to come off, Desharnais wrapped the tape around her head from her chin to her nose, all the while sexually assaulting her.

When she came to and Desharnais was finished, the woman said he told her “I just wanted to know what it feels like to rape somebody.”

Collard outlined how the victim gave reliable testimony, saying she was unshaken in light of a probative cross-examination.

As well, Collard questioned the reliability of Desharnais’ statement to police. Video of his interrogation was presented at the trial and Collard outline inconsistencies, including when he said the victim’s hands were free the whole time. But when presented with the fact DNA evidence could be taken from the duct tape police found during a search of his residence, he retreated and became evasive. First he said no binding had happened, then said he tied her arms in front of the victim and later said he tied her

EDMONTON — An Alberta Tory leadership candidate says Alison Redford needs to consider whether she’s fit to serve as a member of the legislature given revelations the former premier had a travelling trip planner that billed $330,000 in expenses.

“I’m at a point right now where I think I’m tired of talking about the member for Calgary-Elbow,” Thomas Lukaszuk said Thursday referring to Redford’s seat.

“I think it’s evident to all of us now that her conduct is not reflective of the values of any of the political parties at the Alberta legislature.

“She has to make some decisions, or some decisions have to be made for her.”

Redford, who quit as premier in March, could not be reached for comment. She has declined in the past to comment on her spending as premier, saying it’s in the past and she’s moving forward as the backbencher for her riding.

Lukaszuk was responding to new documents released by the Alberta government that reveal the expenses of a International and Intergovernmental Relations staffer directed by Redford’s office to work as an advance liaison on Redford’s trips.

For 20 months starting in the spring of 2012, staffer Michelle Tetreault travelled around the world — to China, India, Washington and Zurich — setting up meetings at a cost of almost $330,000.

International Relations Minister Cal Dallas said that in the past, trip planning was done at home or with the help of officials who worked abroad or happened to be travelling where the premier would visit. That changed with Redford, he said.

“The former premier requested the creation of a position that met her specific needs that related to advance planning for international travel and missions,” said Dallas.

Lukaszuk, who served as Redford’s deputy premier for some of the period in question, said he was not aware of the travelling trip planner. arms behind her back.

Defence counsel Arnold Piragoff started the day by calling his only witness, Desharnais’ roommate, Vilmie Neponuceno. At the time, Neponuceno was living in one of three bedrooms in one of the units of a four-plex in Glendale. The other two rooms were rented to another man who had left a couple of weeks prior to the incident and to Desharnais and his mother.

Neponuceno testified that on the evening of June 3, 2012, she heard laughing and the noise of consensual sex coming from Desharnais’ room, which was adjacent to hers. However, she was not in the residence the following day, when the assault took place.

Germain said Neponuceno’s testimony did not help the defence’s case and only served to corroborate the Crown’s story that consensual sex had taken place on the evening of June 3, 2012.

Piragoff’s statements questioned the credibility of the victim, who agreed to sex twice with Desharnais in exchange for money, but also questioned the lack of medical evidence presented at the trial by the Crown. Pictures of the victim and the injuries she suffered were presented, but no expert evidence was entered.

Germain disagreed with Piragoff, saying the evidence was sufficient to convict Desharnais and that his client’s statement was not believable.

Sentencing arguments will be heard this morning in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

BYLAW: Make a grey issue more black and white Smoking is banned in places such as bingo halls, casinos, bars, outdoor public events, public buildings, restaurants and within 10 metres of playgrounds, seasonal skating rinks, skate parks, sports fields, water spray parks, or toboggan hills.

“We want to make this grey issue more black and white until federal and provincial regulators provide more direction,” said Sarah Cockerill, director of Community Services.

“The Smoke Free Bylaw is intended to protect the health of the community, and limit the exposure that children and youth may have to smoking behaviours in public places.”

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In defence of the pipeline WHY JIM PRENTICE BELIEVES THE NORTHERN GATEWAY BUSINESS CASE IS COMPELLING

BY DOUG FIRBY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The contentious Northern Gateway pipeline, which would carry oilsands bitumen to the West Coast, can and must be built, says the man widely expected to be Alberta’s next premier, but the project may look a lot different than its current design.

Jim Prentice, one of three candidates for the Alberta PC leadership, told Troy Media that pipeline proponent Enbridge’s re-engagement with First Nations peoples in British Columbia could lead to some significant changes in the project.

“The project as ultimately envisioned may not be identical to the project that’s currently approved,” he said. “There is a desire on everybody’s part to listen to the concerns of First Nations, and in that to seek to improve the project.”

Prentice says such changes are driven by the compelling business case for the pipeline. Failing to deliver Alberta oil to the West Coast would be economically “disastrous” for province, he said.

“We need to be aware of the con-

sequences for Alberta if this does not happen. And I’m speaking not just about the Northern Gateway, but West Coast access generally.”

Prentice says Canada needs to develop new markets beyond the U.S. for its oil.

“We are increasingly vulnerable ... we have essentially just one customer for export. And we’ve paid a heavy price.” Prentice noted that the price for Canadian oil is discounted, and with one buyer the country is forced to be a “price-taker” from our sole customer. When the price differential spreads, as it did a couple of years, the impact in lost revenues flowing into public finances is heavy.

A number of recent supply/demand studies have increasingly shown the continental supply of oil is saturated.

As a result, Alberta is “courting disaster” if it fails to develop new markets.

“We have the highest marginal cost of production on the continent,” he said, which is why since 2008 he has been advocating reduced dependency on a single customer.

“I have nothing against the Americans. They may always be our best customer. But they cannot be our only customer.”

The quantity of oil reserves that Canada has, and Alberta has, over the next 50 years is so massive it will remain a key economic driver for the country. “And that will compel us to find solutions, including environmental solutions.”

Prentice declined to lay blame for the public resistance to the pipeline in B.C. However, as the former federal Conservative minister of Indian Affairs, he has earned the respect of many First Nations leaders. He said whomever becomes Alberta’s premier must make a concerted effort to build relationships with both Christy Clark’s Liberal government in B.C. and with the First Nations affected by the pipeline. “And there have to be relations built at the coast, to achieve a coastal partner.”

To Prentice, the circumstances around the stalled Keystone XL pipeline to the southern U.S. are much different than Northern Gateway, and the potential consequences less severe.

With U.S. President Barack Obama continuing to delay approval, the free market has developed other means to ship the oil — largely, by rail. “Canadian oil continues to make its way to the Gulf ... the debate is simply about

whether it will move by a pipeline.”

Alberta’s ruling Progressive Conservative party was forced to choose a new leader after Alison Redford resigned earlier this year, facing internal dissension and a dramatic decline in public support for the party. With the conservative Wildrose Party surging ahead in polls, whomever takes over the PC leadership faces a big job rebuilding support with disenchanted voters.

Prentice is considered a moderate Tory who would keep the provincial PCs near the centre of the political spectrum, in contrast to the further right Wildrose.

Once a federal Conservative leadership candidate, Prentice is competing with Ric McIver and Thomas Lukaszuk.

Both were former provincial cabinet ministers, who resigned their positions to run for the leadership. The first round of voting is Sept. 6. Although the favoured candidates in the two previous leadership races lost out to underdogs, the party has since changed its rules to make it more difficult for similar results this time.

Doug Firby is editor in chief of Troy Media and national affairs columnist.

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Has the U.S. become a worthless ally?

“The Polish-American alliance is worthless, even harmful, as it gives Poland a false sense of security. It’s bull----.”

— Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski, secretly taped in early 2014 The publication of Radoslav Sikorski’s comments in the Polish weekly magazine Wprost will not help his bid to become the European Union’s foreign policy chief, but there are senior foreign policy officials elsewhere who might be tempted to make similar remarks (though perhaps not in alcohol-fuelled conversations in well-known restaurants where they might be overheard). And there are those GWYNNE in Washington who are saying DYER the same thing.

Some, like former vicepresident Dick Cheney — “The policies of the last six years have left America diminished and weakened. Our enemies no longer fear us. Our allies no longer trust us.” — are so discredited by their own past blunders that they can be easily dismissed. But some of America’s overseas friends and allies also are quietly dismayed by President Barack Obama’s clear reluctance to send in the troops, or at least the drones.

Sikorski’s angry remarks can be explained by the date when they were made. It was before the Ukrainian revolution succeeded in overthrowing the proRussian president, Viktor Yanukovych, and before the United States responded to Russia’s annexation of Crimea by imposing sanctions on Russian leaders

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and sending reinforcements to NATO countries in Eastern Europe. He would presumably sing a different song now.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, however, is undoubtedly now talking much like Sikorski did last winter. After all the horrors that the U.S. invasion inflicted on Iraq in 2003-11, Maliki must feel that he has a right to expect American military help when things start to fall apart at home. But he doesn’t get it.

Maliki might get U.S. military help if Washington believed that the survival of his regime was a “core national interest” of the United States, as Obama put it in a speech at West Point Military Academy last month, but even then it would be help in carefully measured amounts. Which is to say, no American troops fighting on the ground.

Well, all right, Obama did send 300 American troops back to Iraq last week, but they are being sent only to train and advise Iraqi troops, not to kill and get killed. He might consider using some drones and cruise missiles too, if Maliki agrees to step aside for someone less divisive — but it would only be a token gesture even then.

This is because Obama knows two very important things. The first is that the American public simply will not stand for another large U.S. military intervention in the Middle East. The other is that neither Iraq, nor indeed even Ukraine, is a “core national interest” of the United States.

“Since World War II, some of our most costly mistakes came not from our restraint, but from our willingness to rush into military adventures without thinking through the consequences,” said Obama at West Point, and he has no intention of doing the same thing. Does that mean that the United States has become a “worthless ally?” No, but it does mean that it may not always be a “faithful friend.”

The distinction is important. An alliance like

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NATO or the U.S.-Japanese alliance is a formal commitment to fight in support of another country in certain stated circumstances. However, very few wars that the United States has fought in the past 50 years were of that kind. They were “wars of choice,” fought in places where the United States had no legal obligation to fight.

Back when American power seemed irresistible and American wealth inexhaustible, Washington repeatedly sent U.S. troops into wars that had only the sketchiest relationship with any definable American national interest. From Vietnam to Iraq, it literally did not count the cost. But it does now, and only actual allies can count on the United States showing up when it’s needed.

How do you get to be an ally of the United States?

By being a country whose independence, borders, and/or political orientation are seen by Washington as truly vital American interests. The one exception to this rule is Israel, whose hold on America is more sentimental than strategic, but for everybody else there is a very high threshold.

Poland actually crosses that threshold, because Russia, the country that obsesses the Poles, remains a major American security concern as well. Ukraine, on the other hand, lies beyond NATO’s security frontier, and not many NATO members would be willing to fight a war with Russia to save it, so Ukraine is not an ally. And Iraq is definitely not an ally.

Despite the general U.S. obsession with the “terrorist threat,” Obama may actually realize how little the outcome of the current turmoil in Iraq really matters to American security, and Iraq’s oil, postfracking, is not even a consideration any more. No core American national interests here.

So the U.S. cavalry will not be riding over the hill to the rescue.

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Thousands still waiting for City reveals parts of plan 2013 flood disaster claims cover part of it.

“We have made decisions to support Albertans above and beyond what the program provides,” EDMONTON — Thousands of people are still Weadick said.

For example, he said, Ottawa helps pay the cost waiting for disaster recovery claim payments a year after devastating floods hit 30 communities in south- of sheltering families forced from their homes by a disaster for up to six months. ern Alberta.

But some people in southern Alberta have been A report into the provincial government’s response to the June 2013 disaster shows that less than out of their homes for a year and will be out even half of 10,486 claims have been paid out at a cost of longer.

Weadick said Alberta is pleased with the support about $75 million.

More than 2,800 claims for financial compensation it has received so far from Ottawa. He said the provare still being processed and another 3,600 claims ince also anticipates receiving about $200 million have been declared ineligible or have been with- from the federal government for people who live on reserves. drawn.

A spokesman for the Municipal Affairs Minfederal minister of Pubister Greg Weadick said the extent of the damage, ‘WE FORWARD TO THE PROVINCE OF lic Safety and Emergeninsurance issues, flood ALBERTA FINISHING THE JOB AND cy Preparedness said Ottawa has set aside a remitigation plans and apPROCESSING THE REMAINDER OF cord $2.8 billion to cover peals have slowed the proeligible costs from the cess.

THEIR OUTSTANDING CLAIMS SO 2013 floods.

“The government of AlTHAT ALBERTANS CAN GET THEIR Jean-Christophe de berta really has stepped Le Rue said under longup quickly to try to alLIVES BACK TO NORMAL.’ standing rules the fedleviate as much of the — JEAN-CRISTOPHE DE LE RUE eral government will stress as possible for the SPOKESMAN FOR THE FEDERAL MINSTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND pay up to 90 per cent of citizens,” Weadick said EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS eligible costs, and has Thursday. already made a $500 mil“For some they are still lion advance payment to in the process of making a decision about whether they are going to move out of Alberta.

“The people of Calgary and southern Alberta the floodway, (whether) to rebuild, whether they are showed tremendous strength, courage and resolve going to repair.”

The report says about 160 homeowners are eli- in the face of last summer’s devastating floods. The gible for a program that will pay them to move out government of Canada will continue to be there for of the flood zone. So far, 78 have accepted offers at them,” he wrote in an email.

“We look forward to the province of Alberta fina cost of $81.5 million. The others have expressed ishing the job and processing the remainder of their interest.

Weadick said the government doesn’t want to rush outstanding claims so that Albertans can get their people who face such a big decision in hard-hit com- lives back to normal.”

The province also released details of 247 floodmunities such as Calgary and High River.

“I’m expecting that a significant number of those related contracts worth $535 million. About half of folks will accept the terms,” he said. “A lot of these the contracts were sole-sourced.

The flooding that began on June 20, 2013, forced folks have been through incredible stress. It is taking some time for people to work through the devasta- 100,000 people from their homes and caused an estimated $6 billion in damage. tion.”

Four people drowned and a fifth died helping a Weadick said that Ottawa will contribute less money toward the costs of dealing with the floods neighbour sandbag.

The high water damaged 14,000 homes, 80 schools due to fewer than expected applications from people and 10 health facilities, and forced the closure of for disaster relief.

Alberta anticipated the province would be reim- nearly 1,000 kilometres of highway.

Last year, the Alberta government spent about $3 bursed $2.4 billion under a federal program called billion on flood response through its Disaster RecovDisaster Financial Assistance Arrangements.

Weadick said that figure could be about $1 billion ery Program Alberta’s 2014 budget pledged another $1.1 billion less due to lower-than-anticipated costs and because Alberta is offering assistance programs that fall out- in flood-related spending over three years, including $518 million this fiscal year. side of Ottawa’s disaster assistance rules.

Weadick said the biggest lesson the government Alberta estimates the net difference is $374 million. The province has sent a letter to Ottawa about has learned is that it must overhaul and improve the that amount in the hope the federal government will way it responds to disasters.

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ANGLIN: No comment Yager said the party will put the matter to rest with the vote in the coming few days.

“We, as a party, we think this should be resolved at the ballot box by the members of the riding, not in the media.”

Similar sentiments were echoed in a news release sent out later Thursday

by Yager.

“Wildrose favours open, contested nominations. We will not alter our democratic, grassroots nomination process to favour a particular person or outcome.

“We think the final outcome of a candidate selection process should be determined by members at the ballot box, not through the media or the court of public opinion.”

The nomination process has been fair, compliant and fully compliant with nomination rules.

On Thursday, Anglin offered a “no comment” when asked if he had taken a lot of flak from party members for his outspoken comments a day earlier.

“What I’m doing now is I’m in full campaign mode because it’s only one week until voting time,” he said.

“As far as advocating for my constituents, of all the 87 MLAs in all parties I have logged more hours under the

dome than anyone, advocating for the constituents, and I will run on that record and I’m proud of it.”

Anglin said his focus is on the race and he’s not going to comment further on his criticism of some party players.

“The only thing I’m commenting on now is that we have a nomination race underway and I am the strongest advocate for water and the environment in my Wildrose Party caucus.”

Anglin pointed out that he is working on a fracking and water use policy for the party that he hopes addresses the concerns of area residents on those issues. The vote is likely to take place late next week. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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A new neighbourhood and a site for three new high schools have been earmarked in northeast Red Deer.

The city invited residents to take a look at proposed plans for east Red Deer at an open house at the Collicutt Centre on Thursday.

Another piece of the puzzle within the East Hill Major Area Structure Plan (MASP) was revealed — Section 26, a square mile of land in the northeast part of the city.

Orlando Toews, senior city planner, said the area is immediately north of Timberlands and is bordered by the future extension of 67th Street and 30th Avenue.

City planners revealed within the section the proposed Evergreen Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan and a new North East High School Site and Playfields Area Structure Plan.

Toews said the new neighbourhood would be predominantly residential with some commercial development in the northwest quarter of the section.

The high school site and playfields area is 55.79 acres in size and is located next to the 67th Street and 30th Avenue intersection in the bottom of Section 26. The site is envisioned for three future high schools — one for the public, Catholics and Francophones divisions.

The high school facilities would be clustered on the east side of the site and will be developed in a “campus style” model where some facilities will be shared between schools. Sports fields will be on the west side of the site. There is no residential development proposed for this area.

Development is dependent on provincial funding.

According to city documents, the Red Deer Regional Catholic School Division has funding approved to build a high school.

A Site Master Plan will be developed at a later date.

In order for any of these plans to move ahead, an amendment must be made to the Major Area Structure Plan in order for any development or changes within the plan.

Reports on the feedback will come to both the Municipal Planning Commission and city council in the coming months for consideration.

In the meantime, residents have until July 18 to provide feedback on the plans. To find out more information, visit www.reddeer.ca/planningopenhouses crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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VANCOUVER — It has been 150 years since the Tsilhqot’in people of British Columbia declared war on the Crown and the descendants of descendants of warriors long dead declared victory Thursday, following a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada.

The high court ruling recognized, for the first time in Canada, aboriginal title to a specific tract of land. The unanimous decision ended a 25-year legal odyssey and set a historic precedent affecting resource rights.

At an emotional news conference, Percy Guichon, chief of the Tsi Del Del — one of the six nations within the Tsilhqot’in — spoke of their leaders lured to peace talks and then hanged for the Chilcotin War of 1864.

“I’m so thankful and grateful to say that 150 years later we see the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today as the final justice for six chiefs who died for their land, way of life and the future of the Tsilhqot’in people,” he said.

The high court overturned a B.C. Appeal Court ruling, essentially making it easier for First Nations to establish title over lands that were regularly used for hunting, fishing and other activities prior to contact with Europeans.

Unlike other provinces, the Crown did not sign treaties with most B.C. First Nations and the landmark ruling — the court’s first on aboriginal title —will weigh heavily in unresolved land claims.

“British Columbia is comprised of unceded, unextinguished aboriginaltitle territory from one end to the other,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief

of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.

Phillip admitted he was not expecting the decision but he called it a win for all Canadians.

“Now we have the opportunity, we have the platform to build a genuine dialogue of reconciliation that has eluded us for so long,” he said.

“I truly believe that a rising tide carries all boats and in that regard, we have an opportunity to participate in the economic future of this province as equal partners.”

The Tsilhqot’in nation is located west of Williams Lake, in the B.C. Interior, with a population of about 3,000.

The legal case dates back decades, to a dispute over logging rights granted where Tsilhqot’in maintained traplines. Millions of dollars later, the high court has recognized aboriginal title over 1,750 square kilometres of territory.

Jack Woodward, the lawyer for Chief Roger Williams of the Xeni Gwet’in, who launched the case on behalf of the Tsilhqot’in, said it was a long 25 years.

“People said don’t do these court cases. Go to the treaty table. Talk with the government,” he said. “It was a lonely struggle to go forward and be in the courts and say, no, we’re not going to settle for the few crumbs the government’s willing to offer.”

David Rosenberg, who was part of the Tsilhqot’in legal team, said the court found aboriginal title does not just apply to specific sites where First Nations lived or used intensively.

“It’s territorial. It goes from mountaintop to mountaintop in some places; it covers valleys and vast tracts of

B.C. group says Valcourt isn’t doing enough to address issues

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From left, Chief Francis Laceese, of the Tl’esqox First Nation, Chief Roger William, of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation, checking his phone, and Chief Percy Guichon, of the Tsi Deldel First Nation, stands near a poster showing opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation, granting it land title to 438,000-hectares of land on Thursday. land,” he said.

The decision places a greater burden on governments to justify economic development on aboriginal land.

Title, however, is not absolute. Economic development can still go ahead on titled land without consent in cases where development is pressing, substantial and meets the Crown’s fidu-

Man guilty of second-degree murder for killing, dismembering ex-girlfriend

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt is being accused of dragging his feet over allegations of poor financial management at the Metis National Council.

The Canadian Press reported Wednesday on a draft of an audit that said the council is paying a numbered company owned by its Manitoba affiliate “more than it should” to rent office space.

The council vehemently disputes that finding.

In a letter to Valcourt released Thursday, the head of the B.C. Metis Federation says it appears no one at Aboriginal Affairs seems concerned about the findings of an Ottawa consulting firm enlisted to audit the council and its provincial affiliates.

“To stand by and allow mismanagement, misspending and ignoring your own audits and Senate recommendations is truly disappointing,” writes federation president Keith Henry.

“Many of your staff addressing Metis issues do not support public transparency and accountability, and I can assure you that this is no longer acceptable, nor should it have been for the years it was allowed and enabled to carry on with the full support and approval of your department.”

Officials in the minister’s office say the matter has already been dealt with through the signing in April 2013 of a renewed Metis protocol and a new governance and financial accountability accord.

But that was before details of the audits of the council and its provincial affiliates became public.

The Canadian Press first reported that the council and its provincial affiliates had come under scrutiny for their management practices and financial controls.

It also emerged that the council enlisted a convicted sex offender to work

with survivors of residential schools, the church-run institutions where children endured physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Valcourt’s office once again repeated its earlier statement about the council — just as it did on Wednesday — urging it to continue “taking the necessary steps to strengthen its financial accountability to its members and all Canadians.”

The B.C. Metis Federation met earlier with month with Aboriginal Affairs officials and staff from Valcourt’s office. The organization wants to be recognized as a credible alternative to the Metis Nation British Columbia, which is a governing member of the Metis National Council.

The two rival groups are locked in a public battle that has gone all the way to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

The commission is now looking into an allegation that the federal government discriminated against some Metis people by only funding the MNBC and not the federation.

The federation accuses the MNBC of restricting membership and limiting access to federally funded programs and services. The federation alleges that by funding only the MNBC, the federal government is excluding those Metis not among its ranks.

All of these issues arise at a pivotal moment for the Metis, who stand to become a powerful force in aboriginal politics, depending on the eventual outcome of a long-standing court battle.

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples and several Metis and non-status Indians took the federal government to court in 1999, alleging discrimination because they were not considered “Indians” under a section of the Constitution Act. Last year, the Federal Court recognized them as “Indians” under the Constitution, a ruling largely upheld earlier this year by the Federal Court of Appeal.

ciary duty, the high court ruled.

Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said government is reviewing the decision.

He and Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford both cited four treaties concluded since the Conservatives took office in 2006 as examples of their commitment to treaty negotiations.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A man’s attempt to blame his mother for the brutal killing and dismemberment of his ex-girlfriend failed to sway a Torontoarea jury, who found him guilty Thursday of second-degree murder.

The verdict suggests jurors believed that Chun Qi Jiang meant to kill 41-year-old Guang Hua Liu, but he didn’t plan it, as the Crown alleged when prosecutors argued for a firstdegree murder conviction.

Liu, a single mother of three who ran a massage parlour, had been locked in a love triangle that prosecutors alleged turned deadly after she rejected Jiang for his rival.

Jiang was arrested weeks after Liu’s body parts began to surface in Toronto-area waterways and parks in August 2012, triggering a massive investigation. His 66-year-old mother died soon after his arrest, and he testified at trial that she was the one who fatally stabbed and dismembered Liu in a fit of rage over allegedly stolen jewelry,

while he simply helped cover up the gruesome crime.

Crown Attorney Brian McGuire said outside court that the elements required for a first-degree murder conviction can be hard to prove, but he is satisfied the jury rejected Jiang’s attempt to pin the slaying on his mother.

“The difficulty sometimes with proving planning and deliberation is that you have to sort of reconstruct the past without your main witness, who’s the deceased, and the defendant laid down a pretty good trail of lies and destruction of evidence, so in that light it is difficult to reconstruct that,” McGuire said. “(I) totally understand the jury’s verdict in that regard and we’re very satisfied that they saw through the rather superficial defence of Mr. Jiang in this case.” Jiang, who wore a plaid buttondown shirt and tan slacks, remained stone-faced as the jury read out the verdict it reached after 13 hours of deliberations. The second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 to 25 years.

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‘Strong suspects’ in Highway of Tears investigation: RCMP BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO LAY CHARGES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The Mountie overseeing the investigation into the murders and disappearances of women and girls along British Columbia’s so-called Highway of Tears says his officers have a number of “strong suspects,” but they have yet to uncover enough evidence to lay charges nearly two years after the last major break in the case.

Staff-Sgt. Wayne Clary leads project E-PANA, which has spent years investigating the deaths and disappearances of 18 women and girls along three highways in the province’s north.

Roughly 60 officers were assigned to the case at the height of the investigation, though Clary said that number has dropped to between 12 and 15, who spend most of their time on the project. Still, he said E-PANA is very much an active investigation.

“It has scaled down, because we’ve pounded through a lot of work, but there’s still enough work in front of us to keep going,” Clary told The Canadian Press.

“There’s more than one investigation where we have strong suspects or persons of interest, and we’re clearly focusing on those. ... I’d like nothing more than to sit down with the families and say, ’We’ve got the guy.”’

Clary declined to offer details about how many suspects the RCMP have identified or in which specific cases, though he said the suspects they have in mind are located in Canada.

The last significant development came in September 2012, when investigators said they believed a dead American convict named Bobby Jack Fowler was responsible for killing as many as three of the women.

The RCMP said investigators had uncovered DNA evidence linking Fowler, who died in an Oregon prison in 2006, to Colleen MacMillen, who was murdered in 1974. They also said they believed Fowler may have been involved in the deaths of Gale Weys and Pamela Darlington, both 19, who were killed in the mid-1970s.

Clary said the force doesn’t have the same kind of direct evidence tying Fowler to Weys and Darlington, but he added: “Personally, I think it’s him in the other two.”

Clary said E-PANA hasn’t come up with evidence to suggest any of the other women and girls were linked together, meaning there could be 15 different suspects for the 15 remaining cases.

“If we have a strong suspect, absolutely we’re looking for crossed lines, but right now we’re not seeing that,” he said.

E-PANA was launched in 2005 amid growing concern about the number of women and girls who vanished or were found dead along highways in the province’s north. It also came several years after serial killer Robert Pickton was arrested in the Vancouver area — a case that Clary worked on as part of Project Evenhanded.

The Highway of Tears often refers to a remote stretch of Highway 16 between Prince Rupert and

Prince George, but E-PANA also includes cases along the adjacent Highways 97 and 5.

Investigators identified 18 women and girls who were involved in hitchhiking or other high-risk behaviour and were last seen within a couple of kilometres of those highways. The final list included cases between 1969 and 2006.

Investigators once held annual group meetings, but Clary said they now contact each family individually, either in person or by telephone. Some families have asked not to be contacted unless there is a new development, he said.

Matilda Wilson, whose daughter Ramona is counted among the victims, said the RCMP have dramatically improved their relationship with the families, some of whom complained that their cases weren’t taken seriously enough when they were first reported. Ramona, 16, was last seen alive in June 1994, when she was believed to be hitchhiking. Her body was found 10 months later.

“It’s a 20-year-old case and nothing has come up,” Wilson said in an interview.

“I can understand where the investigators are coming from, because her body had been laying there for 10 months and there was rain and sleet and snow.”

Wilson also praised the RCMP — and Clary in particular — for keeping her and her family informed.

The family holds an annual march in Ramona’s honour, which Clary attended earlier this month.

Wilson said she remains hopeful her daughter’s killer will be caught.

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TORONTO — The CBC is slashing some 20 per cent of its workforce over the next five years, while cutting back evening newscasts and in-house production and raising the possibility of selling its flagship headquarters in Toronto.

During a heated town hall with employees Thursday, the broadcaster announced its five-year strategic plan. President Hubert Lacroix unveiled sweeping changes designed to shift the CBC’s priorities from radio and television to digital and mobile services.

By 2020, CBC plans to cut 1,000 to 1,500 positions (the broadcaster says it currently has 7,500 employees). It says that goal will in part be fulfilled by retirements and attrition and that roughly 500 of these jobs will be eliminated over the next 12 to 15 months.

“Over five years, you are going to get a smaller broadcaster,” said CBC president Hubert Lacroix in a conference call with reporters. “It’s not about job cuts. It’s about a vision. It’s about a financial model that is sustainable.”

The new job losses are in addition to the 657 the broadcaster announced in April. The CBC is grappling with a $130-million budget shortfall due to federal cuts, declining advertising revenues and the loss of hockey rights to Rogers Media.

The broadcaster will also cut its real estate presence in half by approximately two million square feet. In Montreal, there will be a reduction in square feet, while the Toronto studio will acquire new tenants, Lacroix said.

But he also suggested to reporters that the CBC was open to selling or leasing the flagship 1.4-million-square-foot studio on Front and John streets.

“Should an offer for the CBC (headquarters) come, we would entertain it. But the idea is, we are not in the real estate business,” he said. “We want to transfer the risks of being an owner to the advantages of being more scalable when you’re a tenant.”

Lacroix faced calls to resign during the raucous town hall.

He told staff that the broadcaster must transform itself from a “producer to a multi-platform broadcaster” in order to stay afloat.

The CBC is aiming to double its digital audience so that 18 million Canadians — or roughly half of the country — use its online or mobile services each month by 2020.

“As the media universe becomes more crowded, Canadians need a space they can call their own. We will be at the heart of that space,” Lacroix said.

He said the broadcaster will not close any stations across the country, but 90-minute evening television newscasts will be cut to 30 or 60 minutes.

The move to “significantly” reduce in-house production will not include news, current affairs or radio. Executives said each existing in-house production — such as afternoon talk show “Steven & Chris” — would be looked at on a case-by-case basis.

Heather Conway, executive vice-president of English Services, said fewer documentaries are going to be directly produced by the CBC. She would not say whether in-house documentary production would be eliminated entirely.

“Mark (Starowicz) is the head of docs, and how that unit is going to be shaped going forward is going to be a matter of conversation between he and Sally Catto, the head of programming to whom he reports,” she told reporters.

CBC personalities including Peter Mansbridge, David Suzuki and Linden MacIntyre have signed a petition to executives opposing the cuts to documentaries.

Lacroix said the challenges the CBC faces are not unique as private broadcasters are also struggling with falling television advertising revenues. At the same time, Canadians are watching more television, from 22 hours per week in 2000 to 27 in 2013, he said.

The broadcaster has given itself a mandate to produce at least three dramas meeting the standards of cable television and more “cutting edge” comedies over the next five years. It will partner more with other Canadian broadcasters and Netflix to deliver programming.

Meanwhile, the shift toward mobile and digital will begin in the next year and will include fresh content designed specifically for laptops, smartphones and tablets, said Lacroix.

Lacroix faced accusations from critics Thursday that he is a puppet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who appointed the CBC president. In 2012, the federal government cut $115-million from the CBC’s budget over a three-year period.

Pressed about how he has challenged the government’s cuts, Lacroix said he asked the Ministry of Canadian Heritage for a line of credit and one-time funding to deal with severance costs, but the government declined.

When union president Carmel Smyth suggested at the town hall that Lacroix “resign in protest” of the Conservative cuts, several cheers could be heard.

“Resign in protest,” he repeated incredulously.

“Let’s put things in perspective. The last time CBC/ Radio-Canada had an increase in budget was 1973.

All the public broadcasters in the world have the same kinds of issues we have.”

In an interview, Smyth said that Thursday’s town hall was the most heated she had ever seen.

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FIFA sends Suarez home U.S., ALGERIA GET TO STAY AFTER QUALIFYING FOR KNOCKOUT ROUND WORLD CUP

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — As Luis Suarez flew home from the World Cup in disgrace, Americans and Algerians were celebrating their places in the knockout rounds on a dramatic final day of the group stage on Thursday.

While some form of suspension for Suarez was guaranteed after the Uruguay striker bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder, few would have predicted one of the longest bans in the tournament’s history — nine international matches and four months from all football.

It was his third ban for biting after previous incidents in England and the Netherlands, and given the comments made

by FIFA, it’s hard to see the Uruguayan football federation making much headway with its appeal.

“Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch and in particular not at a FIFA World Cup, when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field,” Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA disciplinary committee, said in a statement.

Several hundred Uruguayans, including President Jose Mujica, gathered at Montevideo’s airport to wait for Suarez’s return.

While he may no longer be in Brazil, his peers in Neymar of Brazil and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are still very much in the tournament — as are the United States and Algeria, which has finally reached the last 16 for the first time in its

history.

The U.S. lost 1-0 to Germany on Thursday in its last match in Group G, but it still managed to qualify and line up a second-round game against Belgium on Tuesday in Salvador.

Ghana, which had a more realistic chance of beating the U.S. to second place behind the already-qualified German, missed its chance in a 2-1 defeat to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.

Ronaldo scored the winner in a pyrrhic victory for what the world player of the year has accurately described as “probably just an average team.”

He now joins England’s Wayne Rooney and Italy’s Mario Balotelli as the star alsorans in a tournament that has sprung plenty of surprises.

Germany will play Algeria in Porto Alegre on Monday, a match that comes with some emotional baggage.

At the 1982 World Cup, Germany denied Algeria a place in the second round by playing out an infamous match with Austria that finished 1-0 to the Germans.

The result, achieved by just knocking the ball around after the goal had been scored, qualified the European neighbours and sent the Algerians home.

Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Russia has not only helped Algeria turn the page on one of the tournament’s darkest moments, it has also offered a chance to rip the page out completely with an unlikely revenge victory on Monday.

The end of the group stage

Cavs go Canadian again with first pick

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK — Andrew Wiggins walked proudly across the stage to take his spot as the NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick, the culmination of a path he’s been pointed down for years.

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected the 19-year-old sensation from Vaughan, Ont., making Wiggins the second consecutive Canadian they’ve taken with the top pick. The Cavs selected Anthony Bennett — Wiggins’ longtime teammate growing up — in the No. 1 spot last year.

Wiggins said the ripple effect in Canada will be “huge,” and he’s proud of that fact.

“It opens doors for all the youth in Canada, it gives them hope,” Wiggins said.

“Coming up when I was in Canada, I wasn’t ranked, I wasn’t known. I didn’t really have any offers or anything like that. I just kept my head straight, kept working on my game, and look where I am today.

“I just think it gives everyone in Canada hope that they can do the same thing and accomplish whatever I do. Because it’s possible if they work hard.”

Wiggins was the star on an historic night for Canadian basketball. Nik Stauskas of Mississauga, Ont., went eighth to the Sacramento Kings, while Tyler Ennis of Brampton, Ont., was selected 18th by the Phoenix Suns.

Wiggins has been intensely focused on the top spot, chalking it up to his competitive nature. So confident was he on Thursday night at Barclays Center, he chose a killer suit jacket that screamed No. 1 — a black Waraire Boswell jacket with a white floral print.

“We just wanted to do something different, really stand out, try to win it on both ends, the stylish points and to come No. 1,” Wiggins said of the suit that was specially designed for him.

In a draft that has been maybe the mostly highly anticipated in a decade, Wiggins has long been touted as the top pick. The six-foot-eight guard has been called possibly the biggest star since LeBron James. He’s been in the spotlight for years — a YouTube video of him dunking with ease as a 13-year-old has

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Canada’s Andrew Wiggins, of Kansas, stops for a television interview after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the number one pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Thursday, in New York. almost five million views.

“A thousand thoughts are going through my head right now,” Wiggins said. “It’s a dream come true. ...

“Going to high school and college, the opportunity and possibility of going No. 1 came into talk. And now I accomplished that, so it’s just a crazy feeling right now. I don’t even know how I feel. It doesn’t even feel real right now.”

When his name was called, Wiggins slipped on a maroon Cleveland hat, hugged his dad Mitchell and mom Marita, and then strode on stage to shake hands with commissioner Adam Silver, who was calling the first round for the first time since replacing David Stern.

Wiggins makes it three Canadians playing in Cleveland — the Cavs took forward Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ont., fourth overall in the 2011.

“I played with Tristan for a summer of AAU, and I played with Anthony for a while on the AAU circuit and on the national level too, so I’m just excited,” Wiggins said. “The chemistry is already there with those guys because I played with them already. I think big things are to come.”

The six-foot-eight guard is genetically-gifted — he’s the son of an NBA player and Olympic sprinter.

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Germany’s Mesut Ozil, center, goes for a header with United States’ Omar Gonzalez as United States’ Graham Zusi, left, looks on during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Thursday. has, meanwhile, underlined just how well the tournament has gone for teams from the Americas — which have filled half of the last 16 slots — and how big the disappointment has been for Europe and Asia.

For a second World Cup running, only six European teams have advanced — Neth-

erlands, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium and Greece — the joint-lowest figure since this format was introduced in 1986.

Africa has two representatives, Algeria and Nigeria, while a debacle for Asia has seen all four teams fall at the first hurdle.

After a rest day on Friday, the action restarts on Saturday with two matches — when host Brazil takes on Chile in Belo Horizonte and Colombia faces Uruguay in Rio. Neymar will be at the heart of the action in the Belo Horizonte, while Suarez will only be a distant spectator of the Rio match.

Fleming goes wire-to-wire to win Alberta Open

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Riley Fleming battled wind, rain and then a touch of stomach flu en route to winning his second consecutive Alberta Open championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort.

Fleming, from Collicutt Siding Golf Club at Crossfield, led the three-day tournament wire-to-wire and capped it all off with a 2-under round of 69 Thursday.

With a 54-hole total of 9-under 204, he won by a comfortable six strokes over fellow professional Scott Stiles of Calgary Bearspaw, who also shot a final-round 69.

Public course player Brett Hogan finished third with a 217 total (75-70-72) and was the low amateur, while amateur Tyler Saunders of Edmonton Glendale (71-75-72—218) and pro Todd Halpen of the RCGA Golf Learning Centre (76-7568—219) rounded out the top five.

After turning in a sparkling score of 65 during a rainsoaked second round — which followed a 70 during a windy opening round — Fleming felt ill Wednesday night and woke up Thursday morning with a troubled stomach.

“When I got here this morning it was pretty tough. I hadn’t eaten anything,” he said. “I took some Pepto-Bismol and felt better when I teed off, plus the adrenalin kicked in.

“Thankfully I played well enough yesterday to give myself some room. That took a bit of the stress off and I could focus on just getting though the day and finishing the tournament.”

Finishing was never an issue and in fact Fleming continued with his fine play under sunny skies.

The six-stroke victory was an accurate indication of the manner in which he easily handled the Wolf Creek layout.

“I played really well and was hitting the driver really, really well,” he said. “I only missed a couple of fairways all week, which made it a lot easier. I was always in position to go at the pins. That was definitely the difference.

“I’ve played here quite a few times before and won

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Riley Fleming of Crossfield with his championship trophy after winning the Alberta Open at Wolf Creek on Thursday. a few events here. It sets up well.

“If you hit it long you can be aggressive and the greens are really, really pure. It was a good setup for me.”

Fleming was never in danger of relinquishing his lead Thursday and pretty much sealed the deal with an eagle on the par-5 11th, smacking a 4-iron to within six feet and draining the putt.

“That was nice. Any time you can make an eagle on this course it’s good,” he said.

The Alberta Open was Fleming’s fifth pro tournament of the year, following three appearances on the PGA Tour Canada — during which he failed to make a cut — and

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an eGolf Tour event at Palm Springs, Calif., where he finished 13th.

“This win feels good. It’s nice to defend any title and it’s pretty cool to defend this one,” said Fleming.

“It definitely gives me confidence. I want to take this one to the bigger tour, the PGA Tour Canada. Hopefully this gets me going in the right direction.”

Alberta Springs pro Troy Butterfield was the low Central Alberta competitor, shooting 79 Thursday for a 231 total that included earlier scores of 77-75. He tied for 24th.

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Canadians keep rolling at Wimbledon RAONIC AND BOUCHARD ADVANCE TO THIRD ROUND, DANCEVIC FALLS IN SECOND ROUND

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — Milos Raonic didn’t seem that thrilled about reaching the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career.

After all, the No. 8 seed is chasing far loftier goals.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., defeated American Jack Sock 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in Wimbledon’s second round on Thursday. And while this is the first time he has progressed this far at the All England Club, he wasn’t about to gush over a third-round appearance.

“It might sound a little bit harsh, but (I don’t have) too much feeling for it,” he said.

“I want to do much better than I have to this point and than I have done today.”

Raonic was later joined in the third round by women’s 13th seed Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., who defeated Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain 7-5, 6-1.

While Raonic spoke of improvement, he never looked in trouble against Sock. He had 13 aces, 39 winners and three breaks of serve in the match.

“I found a rhythm. For me, the most important thing, especially on grass, is finding that rhythm on second serve return,” said Raonic. “I found that quite early on, and I was able to stick through it. In both of first two sets I was able to get early breaks, which helps.

I was clean off my service games.

“At all of these majors, I want to play better than I have in the past, to fight, compete and try to play better each day.”

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Eugenie Bouchard plays a return to Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain during their women’s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday.

Raonic will face Poland’s Lukasz Kubot in the third round. Kubot advanced with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic.

Sock managed to rebound later Thursday when he teamed with Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil for a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 men’s first-round doubles win over Dutch duo Robin Haase and Jesse Huta Galung.

Bouchard had a tough start to her match but improved as it went on. She needed 44 minutes to win the first set but just 22 to claim the second and close out victory with

six breaks of serve and 17 winners.

“Even though it was a little close in the first set, I still felt I was very close to playing well, I wasn’t too worried,” Bouchard said. “I knew it would click after a few points or games, however long it took.

So I’m happy that it did finally. My shots were a lot freer in the second.

“Of course the goal is to always start as well as I can.

Sometimes that doesn’t happen and you have to figure a way out of it.”

The 2012 junior Wimbledon

champion has duplicated her third round from last year’s main draw debut and next plays German Andrea Petkovic.

Bouchard and Soler-Espinosa traded two sets of service breaks in the first set, with the 20-year-old Canadian taking a 6-5 lead and earning the opener a game later. The second set was all Bouchard as the seed ran away to her 32nd victory of the season.

“I was just really trying to go for my shots,” Bouchard said.

“It just took a little bit of

time but I’m happy I adapted and really kind of moved forward without looking back in the second.”

Also Thursday, Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., played through hip pain but lost 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

Dancevic, who got into the main draw as a lucky loser, said that a good result from a scan on his lower pelvis Wednesday gave him the confidence to take to the court Thursday.

“This is not a major issue so I decided to push through and play in some pain,” he said.

“I was struggling yesterday, it was a rough day.”

Dancevic, who was sporting a new mohawk haircut, has struggled with back issues before and didn’t want to take any chances this time.

“I didn’t want to risk a lot an end up being out for the summer,” he said. “I’m on a pretty decent streak, I feel I can have a good summer and rest of the year.”

“I would have had to serve extremely well to win this match, I was struggling on ground stroke and I didn’t feel 100 per cent,” he added.

“I think the issue is treated to bending on grass, this stiffness in lower pelvic region.”

Dancevic never gained a foothold against Kukushkin, failing to convert on any of his five break points.

The Canadian managed seven aces and ended with 23 winners and 27 unforced errors.

Kukushkin next faces second seed Rafael Nadal, who was a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-4 winner over Lukas Rosol.

Both Nadals thrilled to get through tight match LONDON — Uncle Toni’s reaction said it all. This one meant a lot to him and to the tennis player he coaches, his No. 1-ranked nephew Rafael Nadal, who was in a tough spot Thursday, one point from trailing two sets to none against the same guy he lost to — in the same stadium, same round — two years ago at Wimbledon.

As the younger Nadal began turning things around, evening the match at a set apiece on his opponent’s doublefault, the older Nadal dispensed with any sense of decorum, leaping out his Centre Court seat, punching the air, and shouting “Vamos!”

From there, the ultimate result quickly became apparent. Nadal came back to beat 52nd-ranked Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4, returning to the third round at the All England Club for the first time since 2011.

“I didn’t want to lose another time against a guy like this,” Toni Nadal said. “I don’t like to lose against a player I find (unprofessional).”

In 2012’s second round, Rosol was ranked 100th, and Nadal was on a streak of having reached the final in five consecutive Wimbledon appearances. The big-swinging, 6-foot-5

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OPEN: Matt Codd Matt Codd of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club, an amateur, was one stroke back of Butterfield after carding a final-round 74 — which followed scores of 82-76 — and tied for 29th.

Former Red Deer golfer Zak Griffiths, a pro who plays out of the E-Club of Reno, Nev., turned in rounds of 7877-78 and finished at 20-over 233 and in a tie for 31st, while amateur Jared Nicolls of Wolf Creek tied for 33rd with a 234 total (78-77-79).

Tim Boston of Wolf Creek finished 43rd at 242 (82-76-84), with fellow amateurs Colby Albert of Sylvan Lake (80-82-81—243) and Blair Neal of Wolf Creek (79-83-86—248) placing 44th and 46th. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

DRAFT: Want to win He called Thursday night a “huge moment” for his family, including his brothers Nick, who played college basketball at Wichita State, and Mitchell Jr., who plays at Southeastern University.

“Especially because my parents were pro athletes before, now they can kind of live the dream again through me, and just watch their youngest son do something special with his life, and play at the highest level of basketball,” Wiggins said. “We cherish moments like this. It’s great, great for us.”

The Cavaliers are hoping to bring LeBron James back to Cleveland, and if that happened, a new teammate would be glad to welcome him.

“I want to win,” Wiggins said. “If he wants to win, we’d be good together.”

Milwaukee selected Duke forward Jabari Parker with the No. 2 pick, while Wiggins’ Kansas teammate Joel Embiid — a big question mark going into the draft after he underwent surgery for a stress fracture in his foot —

BEATS SAME PLAYER THAT ELIMINATED RAFAEL IN 2012 (1.96-meter) Rosol played an unrepentantly risky style that day, aiming for lines and putting shots where he wanted, pulling off a five-set victory.

Rosol engaged in some gamesmanship then, including moving around while waiting to receive serves and, Toni said Thursday, making noise as Rafael was hitting shots. After the rematch, Rosol complained Nadal took too much time between points and lamented that the chair umpire didn’t intervene. Rafael, for his part, said he wasn’t thinking about two years ago.

Still, for nearly two full sets, it was hard not to recall that match because Rosol played similarly, hitting hard, flat strokes that didn’t miss.

“If I had played the first set the way I did the last two, I would have won it, too, I think,” Nadal said.

Three seeded men lost, including No. 13 Richard Gasquet, who wasted nine match points and was beaten by 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios of Australia 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5, 10-8. Winners included No. 5 Stan Wawrinka, No. 8 Milos Raonic, No. 9 John Isner and No. 10 Kei Nishikori among the men, and past champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova among the women.

Nadal’s longtime rival, seven-time went third to Philadelphia.

“He worked so hard,” Wiggins said.

“He didn’t let nothing get to him. He always stayed motivated. So I’m just proud. It’s a proud moment for Kansas.”

Arizona forward Aaron Gordon went fourth to Orlando, followed by Australian guard Dante Exum to Utah.

The Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo with their No. 20 pick.

The Kings, meanwhile, looked to fill their shooting void by taking perhaps the best marksman available in the draft in Stauskas, a Michigan product who’s a bit of a YouTube sensation himself — his videos of throwing up three-pointers have hundreds of thousands of views.

“This is a huge honour for me,” Stauskas said. “This is something I’ve been working towards since I was seven years old. The face that I’m sitting here in front of all you guys now is just. . . I can’t put this into words.”

The six-foot-six Stauskas celebrated with an orchestrated handshake with his dad Paul — the two slapped hands and then threw up three-point matching goggles, Stauskas’s trademark gesture whenever he drained a three at Michigan.

“A planned handshake that we thought of last night,” Stauskas said. “I always just throw up the three goggles.

So I thought it was only appropriate I did it here. . . It was a little pressure, but he got it right. So I’m happy.”

The most Canadians drafted in a single draft year is three — it happened in 1983 (Leo Rautins, Stewart Granger, and Ron Crevier) and again in 2012 (Andrew Nicholson, Kris Joseph, Robert Sacre).

“I think this is a big year,” said Ennis, a 19-year-old Syracuse point guard that the Raptors had been high on.

“We had the No. 1 pick, we had Nik go in the lottery, myself. . . At the end of the night, Canada has something to be proud of.”

The new NBA Canadians join six other players from north of the border in the league — Bennett, Thompson, Kelly Olynyk, Nicholson, Cory Joseph and Joel Anthony.

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, turned in a far more straightforward performance, delivering 25 aces in a 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 win over 103rd-ranked Gilles Muller of Luxembourg to get back to the third round, too.

Federer’s streak of 36 consecutive major quarterfinals ended at the All England Club with a second-round de-

feat last year, part of a tumultuous and unpredictable tournament. This year has gone more to form, so far.

“For the most part, the locker room I’m in, it still seems pretty full — where all the seeded players are,” Isner said.

“It’s good to see. It’s good for the tournament to have all the big names, especially the top four, still alive.”

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Johnson gets lucky to take roping lead PONOKA STAMPEDE There’s a saying that ‘you could help boost his fortunes have to be good to be lucky, this season. and lucky to be good’. Chad After a shutout in the bull Johnson demonstrated a bit of riding on opening night, there both during the second round were three scores Thursday of action at the 78th in Ponoka. Best of Annual Ponoka the bunch came Stampede. from Jesse Flett.

The Del Bonita The Fort Vermilion roper had to do a cowboy got a second little fishing with bull, after his first his rope Thursday jumped around and afternoon, but it clicked the latch worked and he finopen before Flett ished up the catch was ready. in 8.8 seconds, to He quickly take the overall strapped his bull lead in the tie-down rope on the Vold roping. bull Pirate Style.

DIANNE “I kind of missed “I knew he was FINSTAD the calf, actually, a good bull, and he and I let it sit on just came out and his head, and it into my hand. It was dropped over his fun,” stated Flett. nose,” explained Johnson. “It “I started out my year good, was pretty lucky, actually.” then had to sit out with a groin Ropes don’t always behave injury, but I’m coming back, in a user’s hand, and there’s just trying to make the CFR. no real cause for a wayward I’ve been having tough luck, so loop like Johnson had. this is a good place to start to “It’s kind of like throwing a turn things around. I haven’t strike. Sometimes you throw a had much luck here (in Ponostrike, sometimes you throw a ka), so it’s good to finally get ball. Today I threw a ball, but one down.” the umpire called it a strike,” Steven Dent of Nebraska chuckled Johnson. rode Kesler’s Nickels and Johnson had made a solid Dimes to 84.75 points in the run in the morning slack in saddle bronc event, to slide in8.7 seconds, so his consistency to second behind leader Taos paid off.

Muncy with his 86 mark.

“My horse has been pheUtah’s Caleb Bennett had nomenal here. He worked re- the best bareback ride of the ally good.” afternoon, with an 85 on Street Meantime, Innisfail’s Kirk Dance. He sits third, behind Robinson had the fast time of Bobby Mote of Texas and his the afternoon session with his 85.75. run of eight seconds flat.

Nebraska’s Dru Melvin “I thought I had a good came close to fast man Lee calf,” said Robinson. “I was Graves in the steer wrestling. pretty good on the barrier. But his total of 12.0 was just a If I’d have been any closer, I tenth behind Graves’ 11.9. probably would’ve broke it.”

Colorado barrel racer Kim The tricky timing of the long Schulze moved into third score cost Robinson a chance place, with Mary Walker still at coming back for the Finals, fastest with her 17.487. since he missed his morning The duo of Rhen Richard calf. But even go-round cash and Jeremy Buhler remain

RODEO

NHL DRAFT

No clear-cut option for top pick

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — The NHL may as well put out a casting call for a movie set in Philadelphia.

The league sent its top draft prospects to all the tourist areas for photos and interviews, from the Rocky statue, to the baseball stadium, and, yes, the obligatory cheesesteak stand.

But much like the fictional fighter who conquered the odds, only one standout can stand tall as the No. 1 overall pick.

And with the first pick of the 2014 draft, the Florida Panthers select ...

Well, unlike some of the recent drafts, this one remained a mystery heading into Friday night’s draft at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center.

There is no consensus No. 1 pick and the Panthers have plenty of options to help try and turn the franchise into a consistent playoff team.

Panthers general manager Dale Tallon, however, hasn’t been shy about his willingness to trade the No. 1 pick for the right price. Florida has been stockpiling prospects since Tallon became general manager in May 2010, and the GM wants his young team to grow together.

The top candidates for No. 1 include: Kingston Frontenacs centre Samuel Bennett, Barrie Colts defenceman Aaron Ekblad, Kootenay Ice centre Sam Reinhart and Prince Albert Raiders centre Leon Draisaitl.

Ekblad, Bennett, Reinhart, Draisaitl, Oshawa left wing Michael Dal Colle, and Sarnia defenceman Michael DeAngelo all were invited to tour Philadelphia this week and check out the sights. They’d all rather check out a No. 1 jersey with a name on the back Friday night.

If the Panthers don’t trade the pick, Ekblad just might be the one.

The Sabres have the second pick, and Edmonton; Calgary; N.Y. Islanders; Vancouver; Carolina; Toronto; Winnipeg; and Anaheim complete the top 10.

“I believe that Ekblad is going to go 1,” Sabres general manager Tim Murray said.

“Then we pick who we have left, the next guy on our list. If he doesn’t go 1, I’d be surprised, I guess.

And I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”

BIG NAMES: Never heard of any of the prospects expected to get drafted?

No problem. The big names on the market are more than enough to interest NHL fans heading into the draft. Philadelphia’s Vincent Lecavalier, San Jose’s Joe Thornton, Pittsburgh’s James Neal, Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler, and Ottawa’s Jason Spezza are all up for grabs this summer, and what better way to make a splash on draft weekend than with a huge deal.

STACKING UP: The Los Angeles Kings won two of the past three Stanley Cups and seemed poised to build a hockey dynasty in an unlikely place.

Kings general manager Dean Lombardi will likely only make small tweaks to his championship roster.

Of the 24 players on the Kings’ 2012 championship roster, 17 are still with the organization. He can draft — and he has plenty of chances this week to build the roster from within. The Kings are one of five teams that have a whopping nine picks this weekend, along with Dallas, the New York Islanders, St. Louis and Washington.

NEXT YEAR: Like any draft, the names are barely called when teams are already looking toward 2015.

The NHL announced the 2015 draft will be held June 26-27 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

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Mystic River proved to be too much of a mystery for Chad Thomson of Black Diamond, Ab. as he was thrown from the horse in the saddle bronc event at the Ponoka Stampede on Thursday.

Steven Dent of Mullen, NE was the top performer of the event scoring an 84.5 point ride on Nickles & Dimes. frontrunners in the team roping with their 13.7 second run Wednesday.

Wyatt Gleeson of Sundre leads novice bareback, Tyler Kampjes of Sturgeon County leads novice saddle bronc and Nick Tetz of Calgary is on top in steer riding.

After an unscheduled weekend off, the 2014 WPCA Pro Tour resumed Thursday night with the first leg of chuckwagon racing’s unofficial “Triple Crown” at one of one of chuckwagon racing’s biggest and

most prestigious events – the Ponoka Stampede.

Weather and track conditions were excellent, and it was an entertaining evening of racing for the Ponoka Stampede fans. Former Ponoka Stampede and reigning World Champion Chuckwagon Driver Rick Fraser opened up the 2014 Ponoka Stampede with the fast time of the night with a 1:15.40.

Coming off barrel number 4 in the 6th heat, Fraser — driving the Northwell Oilfield

Hauling Inc. outfit — placed first on the night by a mere 7 one-hundredths of a second over former Colonial Days Champion Layne MacGillivray.

Former Ponoka Stampede champions Jason Glass and Kelly Sutherland placed third and fourth respectively, with Kurt Bensmiller rounding out the top five for the night.

The Ponoka Stampede Rodeo continues this afternoon at 1:00 pm, with the races tonight at 6:30 pm.

Record revenues lead to another increase in NHL salary cap for 2014-15 season

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — After a year of record revenues, the NHL salary cap is going up again.

The exact figure for the 2014-15 hasn’t been set yet, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday following a meeting of the league’s board of governors, but he hoped it would be worked out with the players’ association in time for the start of the two-day entry draft Friday in Philadelphia.

The final number is expected to be in the high $60 millions or low $70 millions. That gives general managers a guideline as they head into the draft and the freeagent shopping season that begins on Tuesday.

“We hope to have a mutual understanding as to what the cap will be within the next day, hopefully at the latest,” Bettman said.

“It’s something that obviously we do in conjunction with the players’ association.

“There have been ongoing meetings, but our goal would be to move this as quickly as possible.

But we have a dance partner and we want to make sure the music is playing appropriately and we’re both hearing the same things.”

Many team officials rushed out of the midtown Manhattan hotel where Thursday’s meeting took place and headed to Philadelphia for the draft, which will open with the first round Friday night and conclude with rounds 2-7 on Saturday.

Teams that have large amounts

of cap space can already make their off-season plans, whether it be trades or free-agent signings, without knowing the final cap number.

“I expect to see a lot more trades than we normally see,” Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said. “We’ll see a lot more trades, in my opinion, that don’t even involve draft picks.

Hockey trades. There’s so much parity in the league, everyone is trying to get ahead. I think some teams look at free agency as not an ideal route. I think there will be a lot of movement.”

Last season’s salary cap sat at $64.3 million, quite a jump from the original cap number of $39 million, established after the lockout-cancelled season of 200405. The only time the cap number dropped from the previous season was in 2012-13 following another lockout when the figure was set at $60 million after being $64.3 in 2011-12.

Bettman said number-crunching was still being done to determine what the league’s revenues were last season, but he declared they were at an all-time high.

“It is a record number, which is a testament to the strength of the game and our fans, and how competitive things are,” he said.

Also discussed Thursday were a host of potential rules changes that have already passed through the league’s competition committee and the general managers, who met earlier this month in New York during the Stanley Cup finals.

There were no hurdles involved

in those proposed adjustments, and the new rules are on track to be approved by the players’ association.

“There are things that we need to consult with the players’ association on,” Bettman said “I would prefer to do that before we make any formal announcements.

I think it’s better for the process that way.”

The biggest possible changes revolve around the 5-minute overtime period in the regular season.

The league would like to create more overtime goals and have fewer shootouts. The proposal includes doing a scrape of the ice before overtime instead of before the shootout to give a cleaner surface to play on, and having teams change direction after the third period to create a longer change to the benches.

“In our game now, the way it’s played, teams play so hard,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille, now the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings’ president of business operations. “Players are so good, and when there’s not a lot of room, suddenly one bad change and it ends up on a 2-on-1 or a 3-on-2. “It does make a difference. This certainly will open up a few plays here and there. That long change is always a hard thing for most teams.”

Also subject to change are penalties for faceoff infractions after icings, which could result in a delay-of-game penalty, the configuration of faceoff circles, increasing the size of the trapezoid behind the net, and tougher penalties for embellishment.

Hockey Canada introduces new jersey, cross-country tour for 100th anniversary

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canada’s hockey teams are getting a new look next season.

Hockey Canada unveiled new a jersey that will be worn by the men’s, women’s and sledge hockey teams as the organization marks its 100th anniversary.

Hockey Canada chief operating officer Scott Smith introduced the jersey Wednesday at Toronto’s MasterCard Centre.

“It’s a high performance jersey,” Smith said. “It allows out teams to pursue goal medals, of which we plan on bringing a few more home next year.”

The new jersey, developed in partnership with Nike, uses traditional red, white and black Hockey Canada colours. It features the Hockey Canada stickman logo along with the 100th anniversary logo on its left chest areas. The sleeves have two stripes each on their upper arms.

“Canada” is spelled diagonally on the front of the jersey, a style

that makes a return after more than 40 years.

“There are some historical elements to this that you might be able to associate with other jerseys that have been worn over the last 100 years,” Smith said.

The jersey unveiling was part of a Hockey Canada event to kick off a cross-country exhibition tour.

It features a 1,900 square metre caravan with interactive exhibits, including a timeline of hockey milestones. It also includes a yearround artificial surface rink and a five-by-three-metre outdoor video screen.

The tour will officially begin in Ottawa July 1, and will is expected to visit 100 communities before ending next May. Thirteen communities have been scheduled to date: Toronto, Ottawa, Russell, Ont.; Kenora, Ont.; Kitchener, Ont.; Thunder Bay, Ont.; Montreal, Brossard, Que.; Sherbrooke, Que.; Calgary; Edmonton; Red Deer, Alta.; and Kamloops, B.C. The tour is partially funded by $3 million from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage

through its Commemorate Canada Program. Smith estimated the government funding comprises more than half of the tour’s budget.

Hockey Canada chairman Jim Hornell said the 100th anniversary tour has four main goals.

“Hockey Canada wants Canadians to play the game. We want to engage communities,” he said.

“We want to leave a legacy, and we want to educate Canadians about our great game.”

Hockey Canada was officially formed in 1968 by the federal government, but it traces its roots to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association founded in 1914. The two organizations merged in 1994.

Minister of State for Sport Bal Gosal, who represented Canadian Heritage Minister Shelly Glover at the event, said the national hockey teams that won gold medals at the past two Winter Olympics are role models for all Canadians.

“National celebrations like this bring us together, strengthen communities, and help Canadians take pride in the citizenship we all share,” he said.

B4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, June 27, 2014

Blue Jays and Happ shut out White Sox

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 7 White Sox 0 TORONTO — J.A. Happ changed his mindset Thursday night after giving up seven earned runs in his previous appearance.

The Toronto left-hander decided to pitch “a little angry” against Chicago and it led to his best start of the season.

Happ, who had a season-high eight strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings, combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout as the Blue Jays blanked the White Sox 7-0 to kick off a four-game series.

“He had that good life on his fastball and you could see them swinging through some pitches,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons. “That’s when you know he’s on.”

It was a strong bounceback performance by Happ after he lasted just four innings in an 8-0 loss to Cincinnati last week. He originally planned to forget about that start, but it was on his mind as he took the mound on a glorious summer evening at Rogers Centre.

“I did pitch a little upset, a little angry tonight at myself,” Happ said.

“So that helped just trying to be in the zone, trying not to let those kind of games happen (again).”

Happ walked a pair and threw 79 of his 124 pitches for strikes. Dustin McGowan and Chad Jenkins completed the shutout as Toronto (45-36) moved two games ahead of the idle Baltimore Orioles in the American League East.

It capped an impressive first half of the season for the Blue Jays, who lead the American League with 35 victories from their starters.

“We’ve played some good baseball and really we deserve to be where we’re at, to tell you the truth,” Gibbons said.

Jose Reyes had four hits and Adam Lind drove in three runs as Toronto outhit Chicago 12-4. The stumbling White Sox (36-44) have lost seven of their last eight games and dropped 10 of 11 on the road.

“That game just smelled right from the start,” said Chicago manager Robin Ventura.

“We didn’t play very well, didn’t hit very well, didn’t play defence very well and it showed.”

The Blue Jays gave Happ an early lead after Reyes and Cabrera reached on back-to-back infield singles in the first inning off Scott Carroll (2-4). Lind drove a ball into the right-field corner that easily scored Reyes from second base.

The throw from former Blue Jays outfielder Moises Sierra was between home plate and third base, allowing Cabrera to score on the error.

Reyes tripled in the second inning to bring home Juan Francisco, who reached on a walk. Reyes drove the ball off the top of the wall in rightcentre field and it bounced high in the air and back onto the field.

The play was reviewed to see if it should have been a home run but the call was upheld.

Toronto started to pull away in the fourth inning as Lind drove in Reyes and Anthony Gose with a single. Lind finished with three hits to bump his average up to .342.

“Against right-handed pitchers, I mean who’s been better in baseball, really?” Gibbons said. “I don’t think anybody has. Lind really fits that threehole mode. He’s got great discipline, he’s kind of a pure hitter.”

Dioner Navarro put a charge into the crowd of 23,248 in the fifth when he hit a drive to the warning track in left-centre field. Left-fielder Dayan Viciedo flubbed the catch attempt and centre-fielder Leury Garcia’s throw to second base was wide.

Navarro ran to third when the ball rolled into foul territory and actually got the wave home — a stunning decision by third-base coach Luis Rivera given that the Toronto catcher is probably the slowest player on the team.

Abreu threw the ball home in plenty of time for Adrian Nieto to apply the tag.

Gibbons joked that Navarro might not be able to play for two weeks now after that long run around the bases.

“I’ll kill Luis if he sends me again, but I’m ready to play tomorrow,” Navarro said with a laugh.

Carroll gave up nine hits, five earned runs and two walks over five innings. He had four strikeouts.

Notes: White Sox centre-fielder Adam Eaton left the game in the first inning due to cramping in his left leg.

He was replaced by Garcia. ... Steve Tolleson replaced Francisco at third base in the seventh inning. Tolleson

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ works against Chicago White Sox during baseball action in Toronto on Thursday. had been bothered by blurry vision of late but the problem was corrected after a visit to the eye doctor earlier in the day. ... Tolleson was called out on a close play at first base in the eighth inning. After a long review of nearly 3 ½ minutes, the call stood. ... Jose Abreu singled in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. ... The game took exactly three hours to play. ... Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista continues to make progress in his recovery from a mild hamstring strain. There’s a chance he could return to the lineup

on the weekend. ... Toronto has held sole possession of first place for 35 straight days. ... Before the game, the White Sox designated former Blue Jays left-hander Scott Downs for assignment and recalled southpaw Eric Surkamp from triple-A Charlotte. ... Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (6-6, 4.04 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday night against Chicago’s John Danks (6-6, 4.34). ... The Blue Jays get an off-day Monday before closing out their nine-game homestand with a two-game mini-series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bombers blow up Argos in CFL opener CFL TEAM PREVIEWS B6

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Bombers 45 Argonauts 21 WINNIPEG — Drew Willy’s fifth start as a CFL quarterback and first regular-season one as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber was a throat-busting tour de force, as he threw four touchdown passes to maul the Toronto Argonauts 45-21 Thursday night.

Aaron Kelly caught two passes for touchdowns as he opened his first full season with the Bombers as a receiver with a 100-yard game.

Cory Watson caught another, backup quarterback Robert Marve ran for a fourth, and defensive back Demond Washington carried a fumble in for a fifth. Canadian receiver Julian Feoli-Gudino, a former Argo, made it six with a seven-yard catch in the fourth quarter.

A 77-yard return by Brendan Smith set up Toronto’s only touchdown in the first half when Ricky Ray hit Jason Barnes for nine yards. They got another on a five-yard pass to Jeremiah Johnson in the second and picked up a single on a kick.

Chad Owens carried a kick back 83 yards late in the second half for another Toronto touchdown to make it 45-21.

Marve’s touchdown was set up by a successful pass interference challenge from coach Mike O’Shea, payback for a similar challenge from Toronto coach Scott Milanovich in their exhibition game June 6, the first time the new league rule saw action.

It was a promising start to the 2014 CFL season for both Willy and the Bombers and also showed the Argos have a lot of work to do to return to their 2012 Grey Cup form.

Willy was a backup for the last two

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Desia Dunn (23) hauls down Toronto Argonauts’ quarterback Ricky Ray (15) during the second half of CFL action in Winnipeg Thursday. seasons in Regina to Darian Durant and had won only one game as a starter until Thursday.

Toronto’s defence couldn’t put any serious pressure on Willy for much of the game and their offence was hammered by the Bombers, with sacks, forced fumbles, and intercepted or blocked passes.

Ray and Willy both threw 12 for 18 in the first half but Willy turned that

into 246 yards and three touchdowns.

Ray had to settle for 141 and one. Willy finished the game going 18 for 26 for 305 yards to Ray’s 27 for 38 and 283.

Trevor Harris came in for Ray late in the second half and Brian Brohm replaced Willy.

The Argos only real defensive success early in the game was stuffing a Bomber touchdown drive on the oneyard line, forcing Winnipeg to take a

field goal.

Penalties also hurt the Argos, who had 16 in the first half alone compared to just two for the Bombers.

Willy got fans cheering right away with a seven-play series, capped with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kelly to make it 7-0 just over four minutes in.

About seven minutes later, he followed it with another nine-yard touchdown pass to Kelly to make it 14-0.

Lirim Hajrullahu’s eight-yard field goal with a second left in the quarter made it 17-0.

Willy connected with veteran Canadian receiver Watson on a 27-yard throw to make it 24-0 with about three minutes left in the first half, before Smith finally put the Argos within scoring distance.

Early in the second half, Toronto got called for pass interference after Kelly’s arm was held, preventing him from catching what could have been his third touchdown pass. Marve ran it over on the first try.

The Winnipeg defence was rewarded for the pressure they put on Ray with Washington’s touchdown after safety Teague Sherman forced a fumble.

After a couple of poor seasons, Winnipeg has some work to do to bring back the crowds at Investors Group Field. There were almost 9,000 empty seats Thursday night and at 24,872, only barely beat the 24,000 who attended the Bombers’ pre-season tilt against the Argos three weeks ago.

Bombers president Wade Miller could be seen walking through the stands personally greeting fans Thursday night.

Woods rallies for 74 at Congressional in return to PGA Tour

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger Woods was back on the PGA Tour for the first time in more than three months Thursday and said he felt “fantastic.”

He was talking about his back, not his game.

One day into his most recent return from injury, that’s what mattered to him.

Woods opened with two straight bogeys, made five more bogeys in a seven-hole stretch around the turn at tough Congressional and finally found his groove late in the opening round of the Quicken Loans National for a 3-over 74.

Woods was tied for 83rd — only 19 players had a higher score — and he will have to score better Friday if he wants to avoid missing the cut for the first time in two years.

“I made so many little mistakes,” Woods said. “So I played a lot better than the score indicated.”

Congressional had a lot to do with that.

Two weeks after a U.S. Open that had no rough, Congressional made it feel like one. Any shot just off the fairway was buried, making it difficult for even the powerful players to reach the

green on some of the longer par 4s.

Greg Chalmers finished with three straight birdies for a 66 and a one-shot lead over Ricky Barnes and Freddie Jacobson. Defending champion Bill Haas, Patrick Reed, U.S. Open runnerup Erik Compton and Tyrone Van Aswegen shot 68. Compton birdied his last four holes.

“I didn’t think it was easy at all,” Chalmers said. “I played really well, and I think anybody who plays really well can shoot a low score. You just have to be coming out of the fairway, and I didn’t that the majority of the time today.”

Only 26 players in the 120-man field broke par.

This day, however, was all about Woods.

He has been golf’s biggest draw since he turned pro in 1996 and accumulated 79 wins on the PGA Tour and 14 majors. He won the last two times he played Congressional, in 2009 and 2012.

Even with an early start, the gallery lined the entire left side of the 218-yard 10th hole, with hundreds of others watching from the patio and veranda of the famed clubhouse at Congressional.

Two holes into Woods’ opening round, they had reason to ask: We wait-

ed three months for this?

But it wasn’t just Woods. He played with Jason Day and Jordan Spieth, and that trio of top-10 players combined for six bogeys in two holes. All three of them were in the fairway on the same hole one time the entire round — on No. 11, the hardest at Congressional, and only because Day’s tee shot ricocheted off a tree.

Day had a 73, while Spieth shot 74.

“It was cool playing the first one back,” Spieth said. “I love playing alongside Jason, as well. We are all rooting for each other, and that’s a good feeling. It was hard to root for each other because it just looked like the lid was closed on the hole. But once we all started hitting a couple fairways, it got better at the end.”

Mike Weir of Bright’s Grove, Ont., the lone Canadian in the field, also opened at 3 over.

Woods looked about the same as he has all year. He gave away shots with his short game, with some ordinary chips and not making as many putts as he once did.

On his second hole, No. 11, he had a 50-foot putt from the fringe that came up 18 feet short of the hole. He missed consecutive 6-foot putts — one for birdie, one for par.

He did most of the damage to his

card around the turn, failing to get upand-down for par on the 15th, 17th and 18th holes, hitting a poor chip from the side of a bunker on the long par-3 second, pulling a pitching wedge into a bunker on No. 3 and missing a 5-foot putt.

That put him at 6 over for the round.

At the time, Day was 4 over and Spieth was 5 over.

“We were all kind of looking to break 80,” Woods said. “It was a bit of a fight today for all of us, but we all hung in there.”

Woods found some rhythm from there, hitting an approach from 196 yards on the 467-yard fourth hole to 3 feet, and ending with short birdie putts on the par-3 seventh and short par-4 eighth by wisely using the slopes in the greens to feed it close to the hole.

More telling was his final hole. He thought he had a chance to end his round with a 35-foot birdie putt, and as it broke just right of the cup, he quickly dropped to a crouch and then rose up to go mark his ball. That was the best evidence there was no problem with his back.

“The back’s great,” Woods said. “I had no issues at all — no twinges, no nothing. It felt fantastic. That’s one of the reasons why I let go on those tee shots. I hit it pretty hard out there.”

SCOREBOARD Hockey Kootenay (WHL); 96. Steven Spinner, RW, Eden Prairie (Minn. HS); 97. Dominic Turgeon, C, Portland (WHL); 98. Matheson Iacopelli, RW, Muskegon (USHL); 99. Riley Stadel, D, Kelowna (WHL); 100.

Austin Poganski, RW, Tri-City (USHL).

Goaltenders (top 30) 1. Thatcher Demko, Boston College (Hockey East); 2. Mason McDonald, Charlottetown (QMJHL); 3. Brent Moran, Niagara (OHL); 4. Alex Nedeljkovic, Plymouth (OHL); 5. Kevin Reich, Dubuque (USHL); 6. Brandon Halverson, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL); 7. Edwin Minney, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 8. Thomas Perry, Wenatchee (NAHL); 9. Kasimir Kaskisuo, Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL); 10. Keven Bouchard, Val-d’Or (QMJHL).

11. Blake Weyrick, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 12. Matthew Mancina, Guelph (OHL); 13. Alec Dillon, Victoria (BCHL); 14. Joel Daccord, Cushing Acad. (Mass.

H.S.); 15. Devin Williams, Erie (OHL); 16. Logan Halladay, Janesville (NAHL); 17. Justin Paulic, Moose Jaw (WHL); 18. Ty Edmonds, Prince George (WHL); 19. Jeffrey Smith, Powell River (BCHL); 20.

Zachary Nagelvoort, Michigan (Big Ten).

21. Julio Billia, Chicoutimi (QMJHL); 22. Austin Lotz, Everett (WHL); 23. Louis-Philip Guindon, Drummondville (QMJHL); 24. Jordan Papirny, Brandon (WHL); 25. Jack Flinn, Owen Sound (OHL); 26.

Hayden Lavigne, Tri-City (USHL); 27. Ken Appleby, Oshawa (OHL); 28. Alexander Moodie, Saskatoon (WHL); 29. Landon Bow, Swift Current (WHL); 30.

Eric Schierhorn, Muskegon (USHL).

EUROPE Skaters (top 30) 1. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, Kalpa (Finland); 2. William Nylander, C/RW, Modo (Sweden); 3. Kevin Fiala, LW, HV 71 (Sweden); 4. Jakub Vrana, LW/ RW, Linkoping (Sweden); 5. David Pastrnak, RW, Sodertalje (Sweden-2); 6. Adrian Kempe, LW, Modo (Sweden); 7. Marcus Pettersson, D, Skelleftea Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 8. Ondrej Kase, RW, Chomutov (Czech Rep.); 9. Sebastien Aho, D, Skelleftea (Sweden); 10. Dominik Masin, D, Slavia Jr. (Czech-Jr.).

11. Anton Karlsson, RW, Frolunda Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 12. Emil Johansson, D, HV 71 Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 13.

Vladislav Kamenev, LW, Magnitogorsk 2 (RussiaJr.); 14. Juho Lammikko, RW, Assat Jr. (FinlandJr.); 15. Adam Ollas Mattsson, D, Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 16. Lawrence Pilut, D, HV 71 Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 17. Vladislav Gavrikov, D, Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-Jr.); 18. William Lagesson, D, Frolunda Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 19. Julius Bergman, D, Frolunda Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 20. Lucas Wallmark, C, Lulea (Sweden).

21. Pavel Jenys, C, Brno (Czech Rep.); 22. Nikita Cherepanov, D, Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-Jr.); 23. Oskar Lindblom, LW, Brynas Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 24. Leon Bristedt, C, Linkoping Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 25. Gustav Forsling, D, Linkoping Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 26. Andrei Kuzmenko, LW, CSKA 2 (Russia-Jr.); 27. Noah Rod, RW, Geneve Jr. (Swiss-Jr.); 28. Artur Boltanov, C, Magnitogorsk 2 (Russia-Jr.); 29. Andreas Soderberg, D, Skelleftea Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 30. Andreas Englund, D, Djurgarden (Sweden-2).

Goaltenders (top 15) 1. Ville Husso, Hifk (Finland); 2. Jonas Johansson, Brynas Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 3. Linus Soderstrom, Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden-Jr.); 4. Kaapo Kahkonen, Blues Jr. ( Finland-Jr.); 5. Ilya Sorokin, Novokuznetsk (Russia); 6. Elvis Merzlikins, Lugano ( Swiss); 7. Igor Shesterkin, Spartak 2 (Russia-Jr.); 8. Vitek Vanecek, Liberec Jr. (Czech-Jr.); 9. Maximilian Pajpach, Slovakia U-18 (Slovakia-2); 10. Melvin Nyffeler, Zurich (Swiss).

11. Gilles Senn, Davos Jr. (Swiss-Jr.); 12. Mikael Saari, Ilves Jr. (Finland-Jr.); 13. George Sorensen, Herning (Denmark); 14. Karel Vejmelka, Pardubice Jr. (Czech-Jr.); 15. Jesper Eriksson, Skelleftea Jr. (Sweden-Jr.). :2014 NHL Draft order of selection NEW YORK, N.Y. — Order of selection for the National Hockey League’s 2014 entry draft, to be held June 27-28 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia (first round to be conducted on Friday, June 27 beginning at 7 p.m.; rounds 2-7 will be held on Saturday, June 28, commencing at 10 a.m.; all times Eastern): FIRST ROUND 1. Florida; 2. Buffalo; 3. Edmonton; 4. Calgary; 5.

N.Y. Islanders; 6. Vancouver; 7. Carolina; 8. Toronto; 9. Winnipeg; 10. Anaheim (from Ottawa).

11. Nashville; 12. Arizona; 13. Washington; 14. Dallas; 15. Detroit; 16. Columbus; 17. Philadelphia; 18.

Minnesota; 19. Tampa Bay; 20. San Jose.

21. St. Louis (conditional to Buffalo); 22. Pittsburgh; 23. Colorado; 24. Anaheim; 25. Boston; 26. Montreal; 27. Chicago; 28. Tampa Bay (from N.Y. Rangers); 29. Los Angeles; 30. New Jersey.

SECOND ROUND 31. Buffalo; 32. Florida; 33. St. Louis (from Edmonton); 34. Calgary; 35. N.Y. Islanders; 36. Vancouver; 37. Carolina; 38. Anaheim/Columbus (at Anaheim’s option; from Toronto); 39. Buffalo (from Winnipeg via Minnesota); 40. Ottawa.

41. New Jersey; 42. Nashville; 43. Arizona; 44.

Washington; 45. Dallas; 46. Nashville (from Detroit); 47. Columbus; 48. Philadelphia; 49. Buffalo (from Minnesota; conditional to St. Louis); 50. Tampa Bay. 51. San Jose; 52. St. Louis; 53. San Jose (from Pittsburgh); 54. Calgary (from Colorado); 55. Anaheim; 56. Boston (conditional to Philadelphia); 57.

N.Y. Islanders (from Montreal); 58. Arizona (from Chicago); 59. N.Y. Rangers; 60. Los Angeles.

THIRD ROUND 61. Buffalo (conditional to St. Louis); 62. Chicago (from Florida); 63. Columbus (from Edmonton via Los Angeles); 64. Calgary; 65. N.Y. Islanders; 66.

Vancouver; 67. Carolina; 68. Toronto; 69. Winnipeg; 70. Ottawa.

71. New Jersey; 72. Nashville; 73. Arizona; 74.

Washington; 75. Dallas; 76. Detroit; 77. Columbus; 78. N.Y. Islanders (from Philadelphia); 79. Minnesota; 80. Tampa Bay. 81. San Jose; 82. St. Louis; 83. Calgary (from Pittsburgh); 84. Colorado; 85. Anaheim; 86. Boston (conditional to Philadelphia); 87. Montreal; 88. Chicago; 89. N.Y. Rangers; 90. Los Angeles.

FOURTH ROUND 91. Edmonton (from Buffalo via Minnesota); 92.

Florida; 93. Colorado (from Edmonton via Toronto); 94. Toronto (from Calgary); 95. N.Y. Islanders; 96.

Carolina (from Vancouver); 97. Carolina; 98. Chicago (from Toronto); 99. Winnipeg; 100. Ottawa.

101. Winnipeg (from New Jersey); 102. Nashville; 103. Toronto (from Arizona); 104. Washington; 105. Dallas; 106. Detroit; 107. Columbus; 108. N.Y. Islanders (from Philadelphia); 109. Minnesota; 110.

St. Louis (from Tampa Bay).

111. Edmonton (from San Jose); 112. Nashville (from St. Louis); 113. Pittsburgh; 114. Colorado; 115. Dallas (from Anaheim via Washington); 116.

Boston; 117. Montreal; 118. Washington (from Chicago via N.Y. Islanders); 119. N.Y. Rangers; 120.

Los Angeles.

FIFTH ROUND 121. Buffalo; 122. N.Y. Rangers (from Florida); 123.

Anaheim (from Edmonton); 124. St. Louis (from Calgary); 125. Montreal (from N.Y. Islanders); 126.

Vancouver; 127. Carolina; 128. Toronto; 129. Winnipeg; 130. Edmonton (from Ottawa).

131. New Jersey; 132. Nashville; 133. Arizona; 134. Washington; 135. Dallas; 136. Detroit; 137.

Edmonton (from Columbus); 138. Philadelphia; 139.

Minnesota; 140. Tampa Bay. 141. Chicago (from San Jose); 142. Tampa Bay (from St. Louis); 143. Florida (from Pittsburgh); 144.

Colorado; 145. Pittsburgh (from Anaheim); 146.

Boston; 147. Montreal; 148. Chicago; 149. San Jose (from N.Y. Rangers); 150. Los Angeles.

SIXTH ROUND 151. Buffalo (conditional to Edmonton); 152. New Jersey (from Florida); 153. Edmonton; 154. Dallas (from Calgary); 155. N.Y. Islanders; 156. Vancouver; 157. Los Angeles (from Carolina); 158. Toronto; 159. Winnipeg; 160. Minnesota (from Ottawa).

161. New Jersey; 162. Nashville; 163. Arizona; 164. Washington; 165. Dallas; 166. Detroit; 167.

Minnesota (from Columbus via N.Y. Rangers); 168.

Philadelphia; 169. Minnesota; 170. Tampa Bay. 171. San Jose; 172. St. Louis; 173. Pittsburgh; 174.

Colorado; 175. Calgary (from Anaheim); 176. St. Louis (from Boston); 177. Montreal; 178. Chicago; 179. San Jose (from N.Y. Rangers); 180. Los Angeles.

SEVENTH ROUND 181. Buffalo; 182. Florida; 183. Edmonton; 184.

Calgary; 185. N.Y. Islanders; 186. Vancouver; 187.

Carolina; 188. Toronto; 189. Winnipeg; 190. Ottawa.

191. Arizona (from New Jersey); 192. Washington (from Nashville); 193. Arizona; 194. Washington; 195. Dallas; 196. Detroit; 197. Columbus; 198.

Philadelphia; 199. Minnesota; 200. Tampa Bay. 201. Detroit (from San Jose); 202. St. Louis; 203.

Pittsburgh; 204. Colorado; 205. Anaheim; 206. Boston; 207. Montreal; 208. Chicago; 209. Los Angeles (from N.Y. Rangers); 210. Los Angeles.

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

Saturday

GB — 2 3 8 12 1/2 GB — 4 1/2 6 1/2 8 9 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 6 1/2 13 15

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

Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia New York Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

Thursday’s Games Houston 6, Atlanta 1 L.A. Angels 6, Minnesota 4 Toronto 7, Chicago White Sox 0 Detroit 6, Texas 0 Friday’s Games Tampa Bay (Colome 0-0) at Baltimore (Gausman 3-1), 11:05 a.m., 1st game Boston (Workman 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-4), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-7) at Baltimore (Tillman 6-4), 5:05 p.m., 2nd game Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 6-6) at Toronto (Dickey 6-6), 5:07 p.m.

Oakland (J.Chavez 6-4) at Miami (DeSclafani 1-2), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Correia 4-8) at Texas (Tepesch 2-3), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 6-7) at Houston (Peacock 2-4), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-1) at Kansas City (Vargas 7-3), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 2-3) at Seattle (C.Young 6-4), 8:10 p.m.

H 107 93 80 93 94 90 92 86 68 83

Runs Batted In NCruz, Baltimore, 64; Encarnacion, Toronto, 64; MiCabrera, Detroit, 63; JAbreu, Chicago, 61; Trout, Los Angeles, 58; Moss, Oakland, 57; Donaldson, Oakland, 56.

Pitching Tanaka, New York, 11-2; Buehrle, Toronto, 10-4; FHernandez, Seattle, 9-2; Kazmir, Oakland, 9-3; Scherzer, Detroit, 9-3; Porcello, Detroit, 9-4; Richards, Los Angeles, 8-2.

Pct. .334 .330 .328 .325 .324 .317 .312 .310 .308 .305

Home Runs NCruz, Baltimore, 24; Encarnacion, Toronto, 24; JAbreu, Chicago, 23; VMartinez, Detroit, 20; Donaldson, Oakland, 18; Moss, Oakland, 18; Ortiz, Boston, 18.

National League East Division W L Pct 41 37 .526 40 38 .513 39 40 .494 36 42 .462 36 43 .456 Central Division W L Pct 49 32 .605 43 37 .538 39 38 .506 40 39 .506 33 44 .429 West Division W L Pct 46 32 .590 45 36 .559 35 44 .443 34 45 .430 33 48 .407

GB — 1 2 1/2 5 5 1/2 GB — 5 1/2 8 8 14 GB — 2 1/2 11 1/2 12 1/2 14 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 9, Washington 2 St. Louis 9, Colorado 6 San Francisco 4, San Diego 0 Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Miami 3, Philadelphia 2 Oakland 8, N.Y. Mets 5 Atlanta 4, Houston 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Kansas City 4 Cleveland 6, Arizona 1

Puig LAD Gennett Mil CGomez Mil Stanton Mia McGehee Mia Morneau Col

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278 238 296 297 301 280

40 33 51 55 27 34

87 74 92 92 93 86

.313 .311 .311 .310 .309 .307

Home Runs Stanton, Miami, 21; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 18; Frazier, Cincinnati, 17; Rizzo, Chicago, 17; Gattis, Atlanta, 16; JUpton, Atlanta, 16; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 15.

Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 59; Morneau, Colorado, 57; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 53; Howard, Philadelphia, 50; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 48; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 48; SCastro, Chicago, 47; McGehee, Miami, 47.

Pitching Wainwright, St. Louis, 10-3; Simon, Cincinnati, 103; Lohse, Milwaukee, 9-2; Ryu, Los Angeles, 9-3; Greinke, Los Angeles, 9-4; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 9-4; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 9-5.

Thursday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 000 001 003 — 4 11 0 LAA 202 000 20x — 6 14 0 Nolasco, Guerrier (7), Thielbar (7), Fien (8) and K.Suzuki; Weaver, Cor.Rasmus (8), Frieri (9), J.Smith (9) and Conger. W—Weaver 8-6. L—Nolasco 4-6. Sv—J.Smith (7).

Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 4 2 Toronto 210 200 11x — 7 12 1 Carroll, Surkamp (6), Rienzo (7) and Nieto; Happ, McGowan (8), Jenkins (9) and D.Navarro. W—Happ 7-4. L—Carroll 2-4.

Detroit 013 100 010 — 6 12 1 Texas 000 000 000 — 0 3 1 Porcello and Avila; N.Martinez, S.Baker (3) and Chirinos. W—Porcello 10-4. L—N.Martinez 1-5.

INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 100 000 000 — 1 6 0 Houston 100 130 10x — 6 8 1 Minor, Jaime (7), Avilan (8) and Laird; Cosart, Zeid (8), Sipp (8), Veras (9) and J.Castro. W—Cosart 8-5. L—Minor 2-5. HRs—Houston, M.Dominguez (11), Springer (15).

Thursday’s Games Houston 6, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 5, Miami 3, 14 innings Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Washington 3 Milwaukee 7, Colorado 4 St. Louis 0, L.A. Dodgers 1 Cincinnati at San Francisco, late Friday’s Games Washington (Roark 7-4) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 6-5) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-7), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-4) at Pittsburgh (Cumpton 3-2), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (J.Chavez 6-4) at Miami (DeSclafani 1-2), 5:10 p.m.

Colorado (Matzek 1-2) at Milwaukee (Lohse 9-2), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (McCarthy 1-10) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-7), 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 1-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-3), 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 7-5) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-4), 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Tulowitzki Col 76 261 61 MaAdams StL 65 241 26 Lucroy Mil 74 287 37 AMcCutchen Pit 78 295 42

H 92 79 94 93

Pct. .352 .328 .328 .315

NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 000 100 010 — 2 9 0 Pittsburgh 001 130 00x — 5 8 0 Matsuzaka, C.Torres (7), Edgin (8), Black (8) and d’Arnaud; Worley, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin. W—Worley 2-0. L—Matsuzaka 3-2. Sv— Melancon (14). HRs—New York, Duda (12). Pittsburgh, G.Polanco (2).

Miami 001 100100000 00 — 3 9 1 Phila.

000 110100000 02 — 513 0 (14 innings) Koehler, Morris (7), M.Dunn (8), Gregg (9), A.Ramos (10), Hatcher (11) and Saltalamacchia; Hamels, Diekman (8), Papelbon (9), Bastardo (10), Giles (11), Hollands (12), De Fratus (13) and Ruiz.

W—De Fratus 2-0. L—Hatcher 0-1. HRs—Miami, Saltalamacchia (7), Stanton (21), Ozuna (13). Philadelphia, Utley (6).

Wash.

000 001 200 — 3 8 0 Chicago 000 300 20x — 5 9 0 Fister, Stammen (7) and W.Ramos; T.Wood, N.Ramirez (7), Strop (8), H.Rondon (9) and Castillo. W—N.Ramirez 1-1. L—Stammen 0-3. Sv—H. Rondon (9).

● 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 GP 0 0 0 1

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PA Pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0

GP Winipeg 1 B.C. 0 Calgary 0 Edmonton 0 Saskatchewan0

West Division W L T PF 1 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Tor — TD Barnes 14 pass from Ray (Waters convert) 12:54 Third Quarter Wpg — TD Marve 1 run (Hajrullahu convert) 4:05 Tor — TD Johnson 5 pass from Ray (Waters convert) 9:08 Wpg — Washington 82 fumble return (Hajrullahu convert) 10:31 Fourth Quarter Wpg — TD Feoli-Gudino 7 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 6:50 Tor — Owens 77 punt return (Waters convert) 11:27 Toronto 0 7 7 7 — 21 Winnipeg 17 7 14 7 — 45 Attendance — 24,872 at Winnipeg.

Week 1 Thursday’s result Winnipeg 45 Toronto 21 Saturday’s games Montreal at Calgary, 1 p.m.

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

Sunday’s games Hamilton at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Passes made-tried Returns yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-Lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

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.

Thursday’s summary Blue Bombers 45, Argonauts 21 First Quarter Wpg — TD Kelly 27 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 3:34 Wpg — TD Kelly 9 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 10:53 Wpg — FG Hajrullahu 8 15:00 Second Quarter Wpg — TD Watson 25 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 12:06

Trnto 20 42 283 325 39-21 290 1-0 2-0 1 85-7 163-7 23:57

Wnpg 28 132 327 459 29-27 141 0-0 0-4 1 74-3 72-22 36:03

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Toronto: Johnson 4-29, Steele 3-10, Gale 1-3.

Winnipeg: Grigsby 21-122, Marve 4-8, Denmark 1-3, Volny 2--1.

Receiving Toronto: Owens 8-78, Durie 5-53, Barnes 4-52, Watt 4-42, Steele 2-16, Robinson 1-16, Adams 1-14, Bradwell 1-7, Johnson 1-5. Winnipeg: Kelly 5-100, Watson 2-72, Denmark 3-36, Feoli-Gudino 4-36, Moore 2-32, Grigsby 2-17, Kohlert 1-15, Sherman 1-11, Volny 1-8.

Passing Toronto: Ray 27-38-283-2-0. Winnipeg: Willy 1927-308-4-1, Renaud 1-1-11-0-0, Brohm 1-1-8-0-0.

Soccer FIFA WORLD CUP At Brazil

GROUP G

GROUP A Brazil Mexico Croatia Cameroon

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American League East Division W L Pct 45 36 .556 41 36 .532 40 37 .519 36 43 .456 32 48 .400 Central Division W L Pct 43 32 .573 40 38 .513 38 40 .487 36 41 .468 36 44 .450 West Division W L Pct 48 30 .615 44 33 .571 42 37 .532 35 43 .449 34 46 .425

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADER G AB R Altuve Hou 77 320 38 VMartinez Det 74 282 41 Beltre Tex 63 244 38 Brantley Cle 74 286 53 Cano Sea 75 290 39 MiCabrera Det 74 284 45 Rios Tex 77 295 34 Trout LAA 73 277 52 KSuzuki Min 63 221 20 Bautista Tor 77 272 54

Today ● 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.

GROUP C

Baseball

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Chicago

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014

Local Sports

Final 2014 NHL Central Scouting Bureau Draft Rankings TORONTO — The Central Scouting Bureau’s final rankings for the upcoming 2014 National Hockey League entry draft (with rank, name, position, team and league in parentheses): NORTH AMERICA Skaters (top 100) 1. Samuel Bennett, C, Kingston (OHL); 2. Aaron Ekblad, D, Barrie (OHL); 3. Sam Reinhart, C, Kootenay (WHL); 4. Leon Draisaitl, C, Prince Albert (WHL); 5. Michael Dal Colle, LW, Oshawa (OHL); 6. Jake Virtanen, RW, Calgary (WHL); 7. Nicholas Ritchie, LW, Peterborough (OHL); 8. Brendan Perlini, LW, Niagara (OHL); 9. Haydn Fleury, D, Red Deer (WHL); 10. Jared Mccann, C, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL).

11. Julius Honka, D, Swift Current (WHL); 12. Alex Tuch, RW, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 13. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Halifax (QMJHL); 14. Anthony Deangelo, D, Sarnia (OHL); 15. Nikita Scherbak, RW, Saskatoon (WHL); 16. Sonny Milano, LW, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 17. Dylan Larkin, C, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 18. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, Moncton (QMJHL); 19. Nick Schmaltz, C, Green Bay (USHL); 20. Ryan Macinnis, C, Kitchener (OHL).

21. Robert Fabbri, C, Guelph (OHL); 22. Joshua HoSang, C/RW, Windsor (OHL); 23. John Quenneville, C, Brandon (WHL); 24. Nikolay Goldobin, RW, Sarnia (OHL); 25. Eric Cornel, C, Peterborough (OHL); 26. Brycen Martin, D, Swift Current (WHL); 27.

Roland Mckeown, D, Kingston (OHL); 28. Brendan Lemieux, LW, Barrie (OHL); 29. Reid Gardiner, C/ RW, Prince Albert (WHL); 30. Jack Dougherty, D, U.S. Under-18 (USHL).

31. Brayden Point, C, Moose Jaw (WHL); 32.

Nicholas Magyar, RW, Kitchener (OHL); 33. Dylan Sadowy, LW, Saginaw (OHL); 34. Brett Pollock, LW, Edmonton (WHL); 35. Conner Bleackley, C, Red Deer (WHL); 36. Chase De Leo, C, Portland (WHL); 37. Jayce Hawryluk, C, Brandon (WHL); 38. Jack Glover, D, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 39. Hunter Smith, RW, Oshawa OH; 40. Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW, Val-d’Or (QMJHL).

41. Vaclav Karabacek, RW, Gatineau (QMJHL); 42. Luc Snuggerud, D, Eden Prairie (Minn. HS); 43.

Joshua Jacobs, D, Indiana (USHL); 44. Johnathan Macleod, D, U.S. Under-18 (USHL); 45. Shane Eiserman, C/LW, Dubuque (USHL); 46. Connor Chatham, RW, Plymouth (OHL); 47. Jake Walman, D, Toronto JC (OJHL); 48. Gavin Bayreuther, D, St. Lawrence (ECAC); 49. Michael Bunting, LW, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL); 50. Richard Nejezchleb, LW, Brandon (WHL).

51 Julien Nantel, C/LW, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL); 52. Brett Lernout, D, Swift Current (WHL); 53. Travis Sanheim, D, Calgary (WHL); 54. Aaron Haydon, D, Niagara (OHL); 55. Blake Siebenaler, D, Niagara (OHL); 56. Alexander Peters, D, Plymouth (OHL); 57. Ryan Collins, D, U.S. U-18 (USHL); 58. Ryan Donato, C, Dexter School (Mass. HS); 59. Spencer Watson, RW, Kingston (OHL); 60. Vladimir Tkachev, LW, Moncton (QMJHL).

61. Matthew Berkovitz, D, Ashwaubenon (Wisc.

HS); 62. Julien Pelletier, LW, Cape Breton (QMJHL); 63. Brandon Hickey, D, Spruce Grove (AJHL); 64. Darby Llewellyn, LW, Kitchener (OHL); 65. Alexandre Goulet, C, Charlottetown (QMJHL); 66. Warren Foegele, LW, St. Andrews (Ont. HS); 67. Justin Kirkland, LW, Kelowna (WHL); 68.

Michael Amadio, C, North Bay (OHL); 69. Kyle Jenkins, D, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL); 70. Francie Perron, LW, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL).

71. Christian Dvorak, LW, London (OHL); 72. Adam Helewka, LW, Spokane (WHL); 73. Kelly Summers, D, Carleton Place (CCHL); 74. Miles Gendron, D, Rivers Academy (Mass. HS); 75. Daniel Audette, C, Sherbrooke (QMJHL); 76. Ryan Rehill, D, Kamloops (WHL); 77. Daniel Moynihan, C/LW, Halifax (QMJHL); 78. Alex Schoenborn, RW, Portland (WHL); 79. Beau Starrett, C/LW, South Shore (USPHL); 80. Luke Philp, C, Kootenay (WHL).

81 Mitchel Slattery, LW, Hill-Murray (Minn. HS); 82.

Dysin Mayo, D, Edmonton (WHL); 83. Rinat Valiev, D, Kootenay (WHL); 84. Joshua Sterk, C, Oshawa (OHL); 85. Keegan Iverson, C/RW, Portland (WHL); 86. Ben Thomas, D, Calgary (WHL); 87. Maxim Letunov, C, Youngstown (USHL); 88. Matthew Mistele, LW, Plymouth (OHL); 89. Nick Wolff, D, Eagan (Minn. HS); 90. Aaron Irving, D, Edmonton (WHL).

91. Ryan Foss, C/LW, Windsor (OHL); 92. Brandon Montour, D, Waterloo (USHL); 93. Nelson Nogier, D, Saskatoon (WHL); 94. Karson Kuhlman, C/RW, Dubuque (USHL); 95. Jaedon Descheneau, RW,

Toronto Baltimore New York Boston Tampa Bay

B5

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

Iran

Germany United States Portugal Ghana

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GROUP H Belgium Algeria Russia South Korea

Wednesday, June 25 Nigeria 2 Argentina 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Iran 1 Honduras 0 Switzerland 3 Ecuador 0 France 0 Thursday, June 26 United States 0 Germany 1 Portugal 2 Ghana 1 Algeria 1 Russia 1 South Korea 0 Belgium 1 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.

Monday, June 30 Nigeria at France, 10 a.m.

Algeria at Germany, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, July 1 Switzerland at Argentina, 10 a.m.

United States at Belgium, 2 p.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with LHP John Means and RHPs Lucas Long and Logan McGranahan on minor league contracts.

BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with Cs Joseph Winterburn and Devon Fisher and OF Trenton Kemp on minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Designated LHP Scott Downs for assignment. Recalled LHP Eric Surkamp from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Assigned LHP Josh Outman outright to Columbus (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned RHP Kyle Farnsworth outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).

Optioned OF Robbie Grossman and RHP Asher Wojciechowski to Oklahoma City. Selected the contract of RHP Jose Veras from Oklahoma City.

Recalled OF L.J. Hoes from Oklahoma City.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Traded RHP Cody Fassold to Atlanta for cash.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent LHP Tyler Skaggs to Salt Lake (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent INF/OF Eduardo Nunez to New Britain (EL) for a rehab assignment.

Optioned RHP Yohan Pino to Rochester (IL). Recalled INF Jorge Polanco from Fort Myers (FSL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with OF Adam Kirsch on a minor league contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Brandon Maurer from Tacoma.

TEXAS RANGERS — Sent OF Engel Beltre to Round Rock (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHPs Scott Williams and Storm Rynard on minor league contracts.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed C Jordan Pacheco on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Zeke Spruill from Reno (PCL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Assigned C Eli Whiteside outright to Iowa (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Activated 3B Juan Uribe from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Carlos Triunfel to Albuquerque (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Optioned SS Wilmer Flores to Las Vegas (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Alex Palsha on a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed OF Jerrick Suiter to a minor league contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent 1B Brandon Belt to San Jose (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned C Sandy Leon to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated C Wilson Ramos from the 15-day DL. Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed OF Kale Kiser and SS Michael Johnson. Released 1B Nick Backlund and OF Ryan Sells.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Released LHP Eric Erickson.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Sold the contract of RHP Ray Hanson to Los Angeles (AL).

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Announced the resignation of director of communications Zak Gilbert.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed WR Jerry Rice Jr. Released CB Blake Sailors.

HOCKEY WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Announced an affiliation agreement with South Carolina (ECHL).

ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with F Rob Linsmayer.

SOCCER FIFA — Banned Uruguay F Luis Sanchez four months and nine international games for biting an opponent during the World Cup. Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA — Waived F Matthew Fondy.

MONTREAL IMPACT — Signed D Krzysztof Krol. Waived D Mechack Jerome.

COLLEGE BIG EAST CONFERENCE — Added Florida and Vanderbilt as affiliate members for women’s lacrosse.

LIMESTONE — Promoted assistant baseball coach Chris Wiley to head coach.

LOYOLA MARYLAND - Named Kristen Baker women’s assistant volleyball coach.

MARTIN METHODIST — Named Kyle Bent women’s basketball coach.

NEW MEXICO — Announced men’s basketball F Tim Williams will transfer from Samford.

NEW ORLEANS — Extended the contract of Mark Slessinger men’s basketball coach six-years.

OLD WESTBURY — Named Melinda DiGio-

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BMW International Open COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Leading scores Thursday in the BMW International Open, a European Tour event at 6,609-meter (7,228-yard), par72 Gut Laerchenhof: First Round Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain 32-32 — 64 Danny Willett, England 33-31 — 64 Emiliano Grillo, Argentina 33-33 — 66 Anders Hansen, Denmark 33-33 — 66 Michael Hoey, Northern Ireland 33-33 — 66 Alvaro Quiros, Spain 32-34 — 66 Gary Stal, France 32-34 — 66 Graeme Storm, England 34-32 — 66 Andy Sullivan, England 35-31 — 66 Gaganjeet Bhullar, India 35-32 — 67 Jorge Campillo, Spain 33-34 — 67

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CFL 2014 SEASON PREVIEW

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The 2014 CFL regular season kicks off Thursday night with the Toronto Argonauts visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Here’s a look at the league’s nine teams in predicted order of division finish:

EAST DIVISION HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Head coach: Scott Milanovich (third year) Last year: 11-7, first in East Division. Lost 36-24 to Hamilton in conference final.

New faces: Linebacker Shea Emry, running backs Steve Slaton and Anthony Coombs, offensive lineman Matt Sewell, defensive back Matt Ware Departures: Running backs Chad Kackert and Jerious Norwood, linebackers Marcus Ball and Robert McCune, cornerback Patrick Watkins, defensive back Neiko Thorpe, offensive lineman Joe Eppele, quarterback Zach Collaros, defensive linemen Khalif Mitchell and Aaron Maybin, punter-kicker Noel Prefontaine Key returnees: Quarterback Ricky Ray, slotback/kick returner Chad Owens, kicker/punter Swayze Waters, slotback Andre Durie Analysis: Toronto lost some significant players in the off-season but the club’s key to success is a healthy Ray, who missed eight starts last year.

How Ray goes, so go the Argos.

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Head coach: Tom Higgins (first year) Last year: 8-10, third in East Division. Lost 19-16 to Hamilton in conference semifinal.

New faces: Receiver Chad Johnson, defensive lineman Jermaine McIlveen, receiver/kick-returner Larry Taylor Departures: Quarterback Anthony Calvillo, running back Jerome Messam, offensive linemen Scott Flory and Michael Ola, linebacker Shea Emry, receivers Jamel Richardson and Arland Bruce III Key returnees: Quarterback Troy Smith, running back Brandon Whitaker, linebacker Chip Cox, receiver S.J. Green, kicker Sean Whyte, defensive lineman Jonn Bowman Analysis: Higgins becomes Montreal’s third head coach in less than a year following the fired Dan Hawkins and interim coach Jim Popp, the club’s GM. Smith, a former Heisman Trophy winner, has the unenviable task of following Calvillo, who retired as pro football’s all-time passing leader. Johnson, 36, is back playing football after two-year hiatus.

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

Head coach: Rick Campbell (first year) Last year: 2014 is club’s first year.

New faces: Quarterbacks Henry Burris and Thomas DeMarco, offensive lineman Jon Gott and Joe Eppele, defensive lineman Keith Shologan, running back Chevon Walker, defensive back Jovon Johnson, linebacker T.J. Hill, receiver Paris Jackson, linebacker Anton McKenzie Departures: Quarterback Kevin Glenn Key returness: None Analysis: Ottawa returns to the CFL after the former Renegades ceased operations following the ’06 season. The Redblacks have a proven offensive leader in Burris but are still an expansion team and growing pains are expected.

WEST DIVISION CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Head coach: John Hugnagel (seventh year) Last year: 14-4, first in West Division. Lost 35-13 to Saskatchewan in conference final.

New Faces: Defensive back Lin-J Shell, running back Jock Sanders Departures: Quarterback Kevin Glenn, defensive back Jonathan Hefney, receiver/kick-returner Larry Taylor, slotback Chris Bauman, defensive linemen Cordarro Law and Justin Phillips, offensive linemen Jon Gott, J’Micheal Deane and Dimitri Tsoumpas, safety Eric Fraser Key returnees: Quarterbacks Drew Tate and Bo Levi Mitchell, slotback Nik Lewis, running back Jon Cornish, defensive lineman Charleston Hughes, defensive back Keon Raymond and kicker Rene Paredes Analysis: Mitchell opens as Calgary’s starter ahead of the oft-injured Tate. The return of Lewis, coming

off a broken ankle, will enhance an already potent offence led by Cornish, the CFL’s outstanding player last year. Stamps will enter season as solid Grey Cup favourites.

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Head coach: Corey Chamblin (third year) Last year: 11-7, second in West Division. Beat B.C. 29-25 in conference semifinal, beat Calgary 35-13 in division final, beat Hamilton 45-23 in Grey Cup. New Faces: Linebacker Shomari Williams, punter Josh Bartel, defensive lineman David Lee Departures: Running back Kory Sheets, slotbacks Weston Dressler and Geroy Simon, defensive linemen Keith Shologan and Jermaine McIlveen, linebackers Rey Williams and Craig Butler, punter Ricky Schmitt Key returnees: Quarterback Darian Durant, slotback Chris Getzlaf, receiver Taj Smith, safety Tyron Brackenridge, defensive linemen John Chick and Tearrius George, kicker Chris Milo Analysis: It will be tough for the Riders to duplicate a magical ’13 season that was capped with a Grey Cup win at Mosaic Stadium. The defending champions still boast a solid roster but the loss of Sheets, Dressler and Butler are big.

B.C. LIONS

Head coach: Mike Benevides (third year) Last year: 11-7, third in West Division, lost 29-25 to Saskatchewan in conference semifinal.

New Faces: Quarterback Kevin Glenn, defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell, linebacker Jamall Johnson, receiver Kito Poblah, punter Ricky Schmitt Departures: Receiver Nick Moore, centre Angus Reid, defensive backs Lin-J Shell and Korey Banks, offensive linemen Patrick Kobongo and Ben Archibald, linebacker Anton McKenzie Key returnees: Quarterback Travis Lulay, running backs Stefan Logan and Andrew Harris, linebackers Solomon Elimimian and Adam Bighill, defensive backs Ryan Phillips and Dante Marsh, kicker Paul McCallum.

Analysis: With Lulay still recovering from shoulder surgery, Glenn opens as the Lions starter, making the move to acquire him from Ottawa a very smart one. Glenn was 20-8 as a starter over two steasons with Calgary, leading the Stampeders to a Grey Cup berth in ’12 and the league’s best record last year. With Grey Cup at B.C. Place, Lions will try to become fourth straight team to win title at home.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS

Head coach: Chris Jones (first year) Last year: 4-14, fourth in West Division New Faces: Offensive lineman Justin Sorensen, cornerback Pat Watkins and receiver Akeem Foster Departures: Quarterback Kerry Joseph, running back Hugh Charles, linebacker T.J. Hill, defensive backs Chris Thompson and Chris Josh Gatlin, defensive lineman Ted Laurent Key returnees: Quarterback Mike Reilly, receivers Fred Stamps, Shamawd Chambers and Adarious Bowman, linebacker J.C. Sherritt and defensive linemen Marcus Howard and Almondo Sewell Analysis: Defensive guru Jones gets his first CFL head-coaching gig with a team that allowed the secondmost points last season (28.8 per game). The onus offensively this year will be to better protect Reilly, who was second overall in passing despite Edmonton allowing 60 sacks but was also the league’s top-rushing quarterback. Improvement expected here but still much work to do.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Head coach: Mike O’Shea (first year) Last year: 3-13, last in East Division New Faces: Quarterback Drew Willy, receiver Nick Moore, linebacker Ejiro Kuale, quarterbacks Drew Willy and Brian Brohm, defensive back Korey Banks, defensive lineman Jason Vega and defensive back Matt Bucknor Departures: Linebacker Henoc Muamba, safety Cauchy Muamba, offensive lineman Justin Sorensen and receivers Akeem Foster, Chris Matthews and Terrence Ewards Key returnees: Defensive backs Johnny Sears Jr. and Alex Suber, defensive lineman Greg Peach, receiver Cory Watson Analysis: O’Shea’s first CFL headcoaching position is a major rebuild with a young but unproven quarterback. Bombers signed Willy as a free agent after Burris went to Ottawa.

Last year, Winnipeg was last overall in scoring while allowing league-high 32.5 points per game. The loss of Canadian Henoc Muamba to the NFL is huge for a club in dire need of defensive stability although return of passrusher Jason Vega helps.

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Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback Drew Tate, left, takes part in a drill as his teammates look on during the first day of training camp in Calgary, June 1, 2014.

The Calgary Stampeders open the regular season Saturday against the Montreal Alouettes feeling less sore and beat up from the pre-season. New turf installed at McMahon Stadium this spring lessened wear and tear on their bodies during training camp.

New turf gives Stamps healthier start to season

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders open the regular season Saturday against the Montreal Alouettes feeling less sore and beat up from the preseason.

New turf installed at McMahon Stadium this spring lessened wear and tear on their bodies during training camp.

“The turf helps a lot on your knees,” linebacker Karl McCartney said. “I’m a heavy guy so normally the knees ache right away, but I went all throughout camp with hardly any pain in the joints.

“We have this thing call ’vet days.’ If your knees are aching from playing for so long, you need the extra rest to heal up so I think there was a lot less vet days this camp.”

The outgoing turf installed in 2006 had reached its eight-year life span.

Some Stampeders said it expired before that. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell compared it to “running on a basketball court with carpet on it.”

“We’ve been asking for new turf around here for a couple years and we’re definitely noticing a difference — legs, joints, ankles, knees and hips feel a whole lot better,” receiver Maurice Price said. “The last turf didn’t give at all. We hated it.”

The new surface is the updated version of the previous by FieldTurf. It’s a synthetic fibre mat filled with tiny rubber pellets.

“The tendinitis is down,” Stampeder athletic therapist Mike Gudmundson said. “Especially from what we’re seeing so far, getting through two-a-days, the wear and tear on knees, the ankles and hips is down, the low-back tightness is reduced.

“Things like tendinitis or contusions, obviously cushioning helps with

those things. Guys can change shoes and in-soles, but it still comes down to the surface you’re playing on. Softer surface with more cushioning definitely helps us in that regard.”

The water barrier between McMahon’s asphalt base and the fibre mat is improved, Stampeder president Gordon Norrie said.

“The old water barrier was pretty much hard plastic,” Norrie explained.

“The new one is much more malleable.

As the players refer to it, there’s a lot more bounce, more traction with this field.”

The manufactured green fibre breaks down under ultraviolet rays, so outdoor turf wears out sooner than indoors, he added.

“When the players were on the field and in their whites, you could actually see green marks on their clothing,” Norrie said. “That’s basically the UV rays breaking down the fibre on the field.”

Stampeder fans will see a brighter playing surface Saturday, but visually the new video scoreboard nine metres wide and 15 metres high will likely trump the turf. At 580 horizontal scan lines, it doesn’t quite meet the definition of high-definition, but the resolution is crisp and sharp.

Stampeder management polled season-ticket holders to prioritize improvements at 54-year-old McMahon Stadium this year.

In addition to the new video board, space was reconfigured and opened up at the stadium’s north end to improve concessions and access to them, as well as add portable washroom units.

Norrie wouldn’t say how much the Stampeders, who are owned by the NHL’s Calgary Flames, spent on renovations for 2014. A Calgary Herald report two years ago said ownership intended to make $15 million in improvements to McMahon.

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Head coach: Kent Austin (second year) Last year: 10-8, second in East Division. Beat Montreal 19-16 in East semifinal, beat Toronto 36-24 in conference final, lost 45-23 to Saskatchewan in Grey Cup. New faces: Quarterback Zach Collaros, safety Craig Butler, defensive lineman Ted Laurent, receiver Cary Koch, kicker-punter Justin Medlock Departures: Quarterback Henry Burris, linebacker Shomari Williams, punter Josh Bartel, kicker Luca Congi, centre Marwan Hage, slotback Dave Stala, linebacker Jamall Johnson Key returnees: Running back C.J Gable, slotback Andy Fantuz, linebacker Simoni Lawrence Analysis: Austin, also the Ticats’ GM and director of football operations, strengthening his club this season by adding the likes of Butler, Laurent and Medlock. There’s plenty to like about a Hamilton team moving into a new stadium in 2014.

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A different path than their fathers NINE SONS OF FORMER NHL PLAYERS HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT PATHS TO THE NHL DRAFT

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Team Orr’s Brendan Lemieux celebrates his goal against Team Cherry during the CHL Top Prospects game in Calgary, Jan. 15, 2014. The last names follow them to every rink they go: Lemieux, MacInnis, Turgeon. It’s the blessing and the burden for nine sons of former NHL players who are all expected to be taken in the first four rounds of the draft this weekend.

Hockey Canada leans on depth to fill executive roles, prepare for 2018 Olympics

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Losing some of its top executives leaves Hockey Canada with some big skates to fill. But Canada has the depth of talent to remain a winner on the international stage, says the man who coached the men’s team to backto-back Olympic gold medals.

“I am really confident,” Detroit Red Wing coach Mike Babcock said Monday. “The group at Hockey Canada have done great things and have lots of different people.

“That’s part of it. Different people get opportunities. They grow from it and they move on. A new group will get an opportunity and that’s great.”

Steve Yzerman, Team Canada’s executive director at the last two Winter Olympics, has already said he will not lead the team at the 2018 Games at Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Bob Nicholson, who spent 16 years as president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada, stepped down in May to take a job overseeing

business operations for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. Under Nicholson, Canadian hockey teams won seven Olympic gold medals.

Brad Pascall, Hockey Canada’s vice-president of hockey operations and national teams, has joined the NHL’s Calgary Flames as an assistant general manager.

Yzerman said Nickolson always stressed that Hockey Canada’s role was to develop people for the next level.

“Not only for players, but also for coaches, for managers, for all people,” said Yzerman, the former Detroit star who is now general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

“I think Bob’s great legacy at Hockey Canada is the structure he set up and the mentality of what we are trying to do in Canada with hockey.

Great people will fill those shoes. With Bob Nicholson, those are big skates to fill. But I have no doubt there are tremendous people in this country with a passion and drive. The program will continue to succeed.”

Babcock and Yzerman were in Vancouver

as part of the Hockey Canada Foundation Celebrity Classic. A Monday night gala paid tribute to the 2014 Order of Hockey Canada honourees coach Clare Drake, player France St-Louis and Yzerman.

Also attending were members of the Olympic champion men’s team, the women’s team that won gold at the Sochi Olympics in Russia and the team that won the women’s under-18 championship in Budapest.

Babcock said Canada can be proud of its Olympic success but must continue to work hard if the country hopes to remain on top of the podium in four years.

“You take a lot of pride in being the best,” he said. “In order to be the best you have to find the best to win.

“We’re going to have to continue to grow our game over the next four years. If you want to have success at the next Olympics, 2014’s effort won’t be good enough to win the next one. We have to keep getting better.”

The NHL hasn’t committed to sending its players to the 2018 Games. Among the league’s concerns are a

12-hour difference between Pyeongchang and the Eastern Time Zone, taking a break in the middle of the regular season, and the danger of players being injured.

As a possible alternative to the Olympics, the NHL is discussing with the NHL Players’ Association about holding a World Cup of Hockey tournament in 2016.

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playing in Detroit after that interview, for sure.”

That’s if the Red Wings want a carbon copy of Claude Lemieux. Brendan knows the game has changed since his father sunk the Stanley Cup to the bottom of the family’s pool in 2000 but doesn’t want to deviate much from how Claude played.

“I think I can still bring that maybe a little bit of old-school sandpaper to a power-forward type role,” said Lemieux, who admires Dallas Stars pest Antoine Roussel’s game. “I think a lot of teams are looking for that edge.”

Ryan Donato hopes a team is looking for a twoway centre in the vein of Jonathan Toews or Patrice Bergeron. Ted Donato, who will be his son’s coach at Harvard next season, mentored Bergeron during his final season with the Boston Bruins, which gave his son someone else to model practice habits on.

As far as off-ice habits, Ryan might want to be like his dad.

“One of my favourite (stories) was when Ray Bourque got up to go to the bathroom, I guess he took his shoes off for a second and my dad got two lobsters and put them in his shoes and he came back and he put his feet in his shoes and there were lobsters in there,” Donato said.

Daniel Audette, more of a passer than Donald, who scored 260 goals in his NHL career, has a favourite story about his dad that he’ll probably tell friends this weekend.

“On his draft day when he was 19 years old, he didn’t get drafted — he was in the last rounds and he was getting mad,” Daniel recalled. “He was throwing chairs in the back of the rink. He really wanted to get drafted, I guess.”

Finally the Buffalo Sabres took Donald in the ninth round in 1989. Daniel won’t have to wait nearly as long, as he’s projected to go in the first three rounds.

The same goes for Dominic Turgeon, who wants nothing more than to be just like Pierre.

“He loves to protect the puck down low,” Turgeon said. “That’s what I do all the time in the offensive zone, really use my body to my advantage and drive the puck to the net.”

But with the name Turgeon comes expectations.

It’s true for all nine prospects, whether they like it or not.

Still, there are plenty of benefits, like making scouts look twice because of the pedigree. When they do, more often than not they can tell there’s some extra polish.

“They grew up around the game,” Marr said. “I think that’s the advantage that they have. Ryan MacInnis, he’s a professional athlete at 17 years of age, but his hockey sense and his hockey IQ, you can see that’s what he’s got from his dad, the way he plays the game.”

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PHILADELPHIA — Their last names follow them to every rink: Lemieux, MacInnis, Turgeon.

It’s a blessing and a burden for nine sons of former NHL players who are all expected to be taken in the first four rounds of the draft this weekend.

There’s Sam Reinhart, son of Paul; William Nylander, son of Michael; Kasperi Kapanen, son of Sami; Ryan MacInnis, son of Al; Brendan Lemieux, son of Claude; Ryan Donato, son of Ted; Daniel Audette, son of Donald; Dominic Turgeon, son of Pierre; and Josh Wesley, son of Glen.

“It’s just awesome to see that other players’ sons are being able to make it because there’s a little bit of pressure that comes with playing with the name on your back,” Brendan Lemieux said. “And it’s not very easy, especially when you’re playing minor hockey, to do it when your dad’s there and people see you different just because of who your dad is.”

So many of these young men shared similar experiences along the way, getting a taste of the NHL lifestyle at practice rinks and in locker-rooms.

“I felt like I was kind of born into hockey with my dad,” Dominic Turgeon said. “At that very young age I promised myself, that’s what I want to do with my life.”

Along the way, these nine prospects took varying paths. Some followed in their father’s footsteps as closely as possible, while others wanted to do their own thing.

“It’s just the father-son relationship: that DNA’s there,” NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr said. “Sometimes they play opposite styles: Tie and Max Domi, Ryan and Al (MacInnis).”

Sam Reinhart, who’s expected to be a top-five pick in Friday night’s first round, is a centre whereas his father spent 10 NHL seasons as a defenceman. Sam was born six years after Paul retired and didn’t really model his game after him as much as naturally pick up some tendencies.

“My dad never really taught me a skating side of the game, and I think that’s just kind of the way I picked it up and I hear it has been similar to his,” Reinhart said. “I’ll take that.”

Kasperi Kapanen, who spent the first 12 years of his life in North America as Sami played for the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers, considers his dad the biggest influence on his hockey career as his teacher, mentor, trainer and No. 1 fan all at the same time. At one point, Sami and Kasperi were teammates for KalPa Kuopio in Finland, which made him think twice.

“It’s kind of weird if he has the puck on the ice and you’re with him and yell out, ’Dad!”’ he said.

“And you think about it for a second like, ’What’s going on?”’

Kapanen’s goal is to become at least as good a pro as his dad, if not better.

That’s a high bar for Ryan MacInnis, a centre who doesn’t have the blistering shot his dad, a Hall of Fame defenceman. Marr told MacInnis to expect questions from interviewing teams about how fast he can shoot.

“I have no idea,” said MacInnis, who hasn’t tested his shot with a radar gun.

Ryan MacInnis does have some of his dad in him, or at least the defensive awareness. And scouts watching notice the bloodline.

“When you watch him wind up, he has a very similar style of wind-up,” said Ross MacLean of the scouting service ISS Hockey. “The mechanical structure of it is very, very similar. It’s certainly nowhere near the velocity or the heaviness that his father had, but that might come as he continues to mature.”

William Nylander, who played youth hockey in the United States before his family moved back to Sweden, will likely need time to mature. He was just five or six years old when Michael played for the Washington Capitals and invited Nicklas Backstrom over to their house.

Lemieux still has good relationships with some of Claude’s former teammates, including now-Colorado Avalanche vice-president Joe Sakic and coach Patrick Roy. When Brendan met with the Avalanche, Roy kept quiet and let the rest of his staff do the talking.

The pre-draft interview that surprised Lemieux was with the Detroit Red Wings, who his father spent years tormenting as an agitator extraordinaire. Lemieux didn’t think it would be a legitimate interview, especially with one of Claude’s biggest rivals, Kris Draper, in the room.

“I thought they were going to walk in, make a few jokes,” Lemieux said. “They were extremely professional, they barely brought it up. I tried to joke about it, they weren’t even budging. They were extremely serious. I was really impressed. I’d have no problem

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FRONT POSTHUMOUS HONOUR FOR FIRST NATIONS WOMAN A First Nations woman of historical significance will be honoured posthumously at the National Historic Site in Rocky Mountain House on Canada Day. Charlotte Small was wife of the much celebrated explorer and map maker David Thompson. A chunk of west Central Alberta was named after David Thompson. Small will be celebrated with the unveiling of a plaque in her name at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. She was born in 1785 and died in 1857.

Small represents the silent First Nations and eventual Metis women of the fur trade whose vital role has been neglected in history.

Small’s first child, Fanny, was born in 1801 in Rocky Mountain House. For more details on Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, check http://www. pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/ab/ rockymountain/index.aspx.

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Big goals for a big area RESIDENTS SPEAK ON NORTH SASKATCHEWAN REGIONAL PLAN

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Preserving the biodiversity of Alberta’s wetlands. Supporting small family farms.

Harnessing the full potential of regional tourism in partnership with aboriginal communities. Revisiting forestry and recreational regulations.

These are some of the things Central Albertans said they wanted to see in the North Saskatchewan Regional Plan, a land management strategy for the area stretching over 85,000 square km from Banff National Park to Provost.

Over 20 people participated in a full-day workshop about the plan in Red Deer on Wednesday and nearly a dozen other members of the public showed up in the evening to peruse the information boards and speak with government officials.

“Alberta is developing at such a rapid

rate, just gobbling up valuable farmland nalization. Another one tracing the boundand we need to find a way to stop doing aries of the Red Deer River watershed is that,” said attendee Barb Shepherd, a coun- expected to begin its process in 2016. cillor with Lacombe County. “The big chalThe North Saskatchewan plan is in its lenge will final phase be impleof stage menting one, gaththe plan ering pubwhen it’s lic input to done. It’s inform the just startdeveloping.” ment of a T h e plan. Red North SasDeer was katchewan one of 21 is the third — BARB SHEPHERD, A COUNCILLOR communiof seven WITH LACOMBE COUNTY ties visited plans laid for consulout by the tation. The provincial government as part of its land- tour ended on Thursday with a final open use framework system. The Lower Athabas- house and workshop in Edmonton. ca land-use plan is being implemented and the South Saskatchewan plan is nearing fiPlease see PLAN on Page C2

‘ALBERTA IS DEVELOPING AT SUCH A RAPID RATE, JUST GOBBLING UP VALUABLE FARMLAND AND WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO STOP DOING THAT.’

Delburne murals fading quickly

ROYALS BANDS FREE SHOW Red Deer Royals concert and marching showbands will perform a free field show on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Great Chief Park.

The show is a chance for Central Albertans to see the Royals before they travel to Lecco, Italy, to compete in the Marching Band Championships, said Joan Owen, president of the Red Deer Community Band Society. On Sunday, the Royals will be joined by special guests the Marching Koalas, who are visiting Canada from Australia. On Sunday, the Royals concert and marching showbands will perform the field show called Search for Paradise Reef. For more details on the Royals, go to http:// reddeerroyals.com.

RCMP MUSICAL RIDE COMING The RCMP Musical Ride will perform in four Central Alberta communities this summer.

RCMP riders and their horses will perform to choreographed music.

The Stettler Agricultural Society is hosting the ride on July 22 at 7 p.m. at the Stettler Ag Society Exhibition Grounds.

Tickets for rush seating are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students.

Children six and under get in free. Tickets are available from the Stettler Ag Society office 403-7426288 or at the gate. The Musical Ride is also slated to make visits to Ponoka on July 19-20, Three Hills on Aug. 26 and Hobbema on Aug. 29. For more details on performances, go to http://www.rcmpgrc.gc.ca and follow the musical ride link.

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PHOTO MURAL PROJECT BEING WASHED AWAY

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by MYLES FISH/Advocate staff

Grade 1 students of École La Prairie get a good look inside what will become their gymnasium come September when the students move into a new school. On their last day of school Wednesday, local Francophone students got to tour the facility they will attend next school year.

The new École La Prairie will replace the old, which since 1998 has been housed in the former Piper Creek School.

Students get a sneak preview of the new École La Prairie ing École La Prairie — established two years earlier in Red Deer — a permanent home.

Both the new and old school are located immediately west of Piper Creek on 34th Street — for now. The new facility was built on what Enfin, une nouvelle école!

Finally, a new school for local Francophone used to be the schoolyard; this summer the old school will be demolished to make way for a students.

So says a colourful poster in what has been soccer field.

Doyon said the move will be most beneficial École La Prairie for the last 16 years. After a raucous year-end assembly on Wednesday, for the school’s older students. While ostensistudents walked out the doors of that school for bly a K-12 operation, the last formal classroom this year was made up of Grade 8 and 9s. Pupils the last time. then head off to larger When they return in high schools for their September, there will final years. be new doors on a new “We have a hard school to enter. time keeping our stuOn Wednesday, dents past Grade 9 and Elise Slywka and 130 we’re hoping that in other students from providing them with the French school got a space meeting their a bit of a preview as needs for teaching and principal Jean Doyon also as an environled each grade through ment that they’ll stay the new iteration of with us,” said Doyon. École La Prairie.

Whereas in the old With a shy smile school, sinks, a fridge and a small nod, Slyand stove had been inwka gave her approval — PRINCIPAL JEAN DOYON stalled in a standard of the new build. classroom to allow for The bigger, shinier cooking lessons, the gym, the kindergartner whispered, will keep her eager to strap on her backpack again new facility has its own foods lab. Students used to have to be bused to Westpark Middle throughout summer holidays.

On the tour proper, the younger students’ School a few times per year for woodworking French exultations came fast and frequent. The classes; now they have a great big space of their Grade 8s and 9s were no less subdued, rampag- own.

The new school has much of the same design ing through the new gym that is nearly twice as features as two other Red Deer elementary large as the old one.

That old school was built in 1953, first exist- schools set to open in September.

They were all built through the public-priing as South Hill School and later Piper Creek vate partnership model, a new approach for School.

When the public school division shuttered local schools. the school in 1998, the North Central Francophone Education Region jumped to buy it, givPlease see SCHOOL on Page C2

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF

‘WE’RE HOPING THAT IN PROVIDING THEM WITH A SPACE MEETING THEIR NEEDS FOR TEACHING AND ALSO AS AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY’LL STAY WITH US.’

A photo mural project that was the pride of Delburne last week is now a community disappointment.

The large photo portraits of more than 300 local residents that were mounted to the sides of several Delburne buildings have already mostly come down in the rain.

This happened despite estimates

by Toronto photographer John Beebe and his installation expert, Dan Bergeron, that the photos would remain on buildings for six months to two years.

When asked previously about whether thin paper and wallpaper paste could withstand Alberta’s climate extremes, the two stated their estimated time frame was based on how long similar mural projects lasted in other communities across Canada.

But on Thursday, Beebe admitted Central Alberta’s wet June weather is “not typical of other places where these kinds of installations have happened. ... We were faced with just brutal weather conditions.”

“I felt very lucky to be part of this community (project) and when I saw the photos of what happened, I was just devastated,” said Beebe, who intends to return to the village on Sunday to see what can be done.

He knows many residents want to preserve a visual component to the Belonging project, which also asked for their input on priorities for Delburne’s future.

The project’s organizer, Nora Smith, a Delburne Family and Community Support Services Worker, shares in the disappointment expressed by local residents about the lack of longevity to the mural component of the Belonging project — particularly since many local volunteers were involved with it.

“I’m certainly not thrilled. It’s frustrating that the murals have come down,” said Smith, who’s at a conference in Toronto and saw emailed pictures of the destruction.

Considering that only about 15 per cent of the photos remain on the walls — and most of these are in pieces — she does not believe it will be possible to salvage the original murals. “We’ll need to clean them up.”

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Concerns raised about proposed flood berm

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

SUNDRE

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resources has raised concerns about a proposed anti-flooding berm near Sundre.

Among the issues raised by department staff in a letter to Mountain View County are the location of the berm, the use of Crown land and possible impacts on floodways.

Tony Martens, chief administrative officer for the county, said local representatives are to meet the ministers of Environment; Tourism Parks and Recreation and Municipal Affairs on July 7 to discuss how

best to go forward.

The county will need to address the objections for construction to get the green light from the province.

“I believe we can work something out,” he said.

County and Town of Sundre representatives have lobbied the province for years for funding to improve flood defences.

In March, the province announced $3.1 million in funding for a roughly four-km berm a few kilometres upstream of Sundre.

It is hoped construction can start this year

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to be ready for next year’s spring runoff.

Joe Anglin, Wildrose MLA for RimbeyRocky Mountain House-Sundre, expressed frustration with the department’s objections to building the berm on Crown land.

“Talk about a NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) attitude from government,” he said.

“You shake your head. You feel like you’ve made a great leap forward and you find out you’re taking two steps back.

“You get one part of the government saying OK, this has to be done, and they you get the other part of the government saying OK, but not on my land.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Highway will have more enforcement RCMP and Alberta Sheriffs are stepping up enforcement on the Hwy 2 corridor through Canada Day. The province’s four Integrated Traffic Units, two of which are based in Red Deer and Ponoka, are conducting “enhanced traffic safety patrols” along the highway. The program started on Thursday.

Officers will be focusing on unsafe driving habits that are linked to serious injury and fatal collisions, including impaired driving, speeding, aggressive driving, failing to wear seatbelts and distracted driving.

During the Canada Day weekend last year, there were six collisions that led to injuries on the province’s main highway.

Teacher honoured

Work to close 55 street Another major construction project will shut down roads for two months in the city.

Starting on July 2, 55th Street will close from Gaetz Avenue to 48th Avenue, and from 42A Avenue to 46th Avenue. The road will be closed until Sept. 1. Access to 49A Avenue will be available for local traffic only. The intersection of 55th Street and 49th Avenue will remain open.

The closures are needed so crews can replace 60-year-old water and sewer lines, widen the road slightly and build new paths and sidewalks as part of the estimated $9.4-million improvement project.

As well, the 55th Street roadway was identified under the city’s Roads

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SCHOOL: 150 students expected École La Prairie is smaller than the two others, carrying a 250-student capacity that could be expanded to 300 with modular classrooms. Doyon said he is expecting 150 students to enrol for September.

“We’re expecting about a 10 per cent increase. From what I’ve been told from other schools opening in our district, it takes a few years before you see the real impact. But already our kindergarten class has got 20 students, which is a fair number,” he said.

As the only full-Francophone school in the region, École La Prairie serves students from outlying communities as well as Red Deer. Publicly-funded, French schooling is designated for the children of citizens whose first language is French and those who received their own primary schooling in French. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

PLAN: Next step involves council The next step involves creating a Regional Advisory Council, made up of non-governmental representatives, which will make its own recommendations. These will also be available to the public for input, meaning March/ April will most likely be the earliest a

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Teri Murphy of the Chinooks Edge School Division packs up student records at River Glen School in Red Deer on Thursday. With the students gone for their summer break, staff are cleaning out the school for the last time.

They will return in September to start fresh in a new location in Penhold with the opening of Penhold Crossing Secondary School. Gateway Christian School will be moving into the old River Glen location in September. Red Deer Public School Division is leasing the school from Chinook’s Edge. in Need program, which outlines structurally deficient roads that require more work than usual.

Some work has started.

The project will be phased in over two years. More work, including adding a second layer of asphalt, will happen in 2015. Earlier this summer, the city embarked on its $20-million, twoyear Taylor Drive Improvements and the $36-million 67th Street and 20th Avenue Extension projects.

Residents can stay up-to-date on the project, road closures and detours at www.reddeer.ca/constructionseason.

Super for Chinook extended Chinook’s Edge School Division is moving forward with who it knows and likes.

The division’s board of trustees elected on Wednesday to extend superintendent Kurt Sacher’s contract until 2020 after conducting a “highly positive” evaluation of Sacher’s performance.

In its letter announcing the board’s support for Sacher, 51, chair Colleen Butler writes that the superintendent draft will be ready, said Neal Watson, spokesperson for Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

The plans are part of a need to respond to rapid and sustained growth across the province, and the need to cumulatively manage that impact, said Watson. They strive to protect the environment at a regional level while maintaining natural resource development and fostering economic growth.

Some outlined priorities of the North Saskatchewan plan are maintaining growth opportunity for key economic sectors, collaborative air quality management, advancing conservation and the integrated management of crown land, and considering the rights of aboriginal people and including them in land-use planning.

“We’re asking people about how we’ve presented our 50-year vision for the plan, what we got right, what is missing, what would you like to see,” said Watson. “So it’s important for all Albertans.”

Bertha Ford of Red Deer took in the open house and said she hopes the government listens to all the feedback.

Ford is the volunteer steward for the Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve and a hiker with the Red Deer Ramblers.

“I think there has to be more regulation ... I know the OHV (off-highway vehicle) people need their trails but some of them are out of control,” Ford said. “They go to places in the West Country that really shouldn’t be disturbed.”

Terry Hager, a Lacombe County councillor, said he supports the plan’s vision.

“It has a lot of potential. I question whether or not there is a commitment to follow through with a lot of the ideas they’re looking at. Is there political

has created a “culture of respect, belonging and common purpose” within the large rural school division.

Staff trust and respect Sacher’s leadership, states the letter, and have embraced his vision for the future.

“Staff are working together through collaborative projects and committees in a manner that has not been seen in this division, or in this province,” writes Butler.

Sacher became Chinook’s Edge superintendent in 2009 after serving as assistant superintendent with the neighbouring Wolf Creek Public School Division. Prior to that, he worked as a teacher and principal.

Ponoka planning airport growth Ponoka sees a lot of potential in its airport and is embarking on a major project to map out future growth.

The town recently lined up a provincial Regional Collaboration Grant and will work with neighbouring Ponoka County and the Ponoka Airport Commission to pick a consultant to will to manage and control development, to actually enforce the policies?” he asked.

Albertans have until the end of July to contribute their ideas about the plan. Comments can be submitted online at www.landuse.alberta.ca. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

MURALS: Residents disappointed Smith is asking for community input about what can now be done to ensure the spirit of the project lives on in some more permanent form.

develop a business plan and a governance model for the airport.

Also to be developed are an area structure plan and land use bylaws to guide airport growth and development. The 70-acre airport is somewhat unique in that it is town owned but surrounded by the county.

“Regional collaboration is the key to managing it in a positive manner with the right protocols and plans in place,” says Ponoka County chief administrative officer Charlie Cutforth in a statement.

Town of Ponoka spokeswoman Donna Brinkworth said the airport ranks very highly among council’s strategic priorities. “It’s a real economic driver for Ponoka,” said Brinkworth. “And I think there can be more made of the airport as well.”

Already a popular destination for small plane traffic from businesses and hobby flyers, there is room to develop more buildings and aviationrelated enterprises.

A request for proposals is due to be advertised soon.

The amount of the grant has not been released so as not to influence the tender process.

There was mention of compiling the digital photos into a book. And Beebe suggested he could also consult with outdoor advertising experts to see how a more weather resistant version of the pictures could be installed in the village. He said it’s up to local people to tell him how they want him to proceed.

Residents of Delburne have been expressing their disappointment online. Some are upset that the Belonging project cost $50,000 — but Smith noted that this total also included all the community consultations done to determine that expanded services, downtown revitalization and an improved communications strategy in the village were priorities for the future.

Of the total spent, she said about $6,000 went to the actual installation of the murals. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Dan Reitsma, a science and mathematics teacher at Glendale Middle School, became one of 20 Alberta educators to be granted an annual award from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).

Along with the award, Reitsma received a $2,000 cash prize that he can use to advance science and math education at the school.

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Pension reform meeting gets heated

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Emotions were high on Thursday evening at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer as 15 presenters made their cases to the standing committee on Alberta’s Economic Future in regards to the heated topic of pension reform.

Earlier this year the provincial government proposed pension legislation changes in the forms of Bill 9, Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, and Bill 10, Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act. The government says the bills, which largely reduce pension benefits and put a cap on contributions by employers and employees, are to make the pension plans more sustainable and help the $7.4-billion in unfunded liability in Alberta’s public sector pension plans.

Last month, in a response to strong backlash, Finance Minister Doug Horner referred the bills to a committee, who met with pension experts and stakeholders and held public meetings

in seven communities. Red Deer was the last stop of the tour and over 100 people filled the room.

Mark Hercina, a correctional peace officer, told the committee that the proposed pension changes are forcing senior staff out, wreaking havoc when it comes to retention and recruitment efforts in the workplace.

“When you’re attacking the pension there is no recruitment . . . When senior staff are feeling forced out, we’re losing that knowledge and experience,” Hercina said.

Brenda Reid of Stettler County said with the new changes, it looks like she will be living in poverty after she retires.

“Even if I wished to retire early, it would be impossible to do so . . . What do I have to look forward to? Working until I can’t enjoy my grandchildren?” she asked the committee. “Pension plans need to be a joint partnership between the people of Alberta and front line public employers.”

Reid said she’d been looking ahead at the “85 factor” all her working life — the factor that allowed employees

to retire with an unreduced benefit as early as age 55, if they had 30 years of pensionable service.

With Bill 9, that has been replaced with a 90 factor meaning to retire five years early (at age 60) an employee will now need 30 years of service instead of 25.

“Every person I know that I work with does more with less now. Yet you’re telling us that our bodies are going to have to last five to 10 years more before we can retire. You’re not going to see that,” said Jules Noel, an Alberta Health Services employee. “Taking away the 85 factor is just wrong . . . It’s like the bank saying they’re going to add five more years to the end of your mortgage because they didn’t manage their funds properly.”

Jason Heistad, the executive secretary-treasurer with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, said he worries about people’s cost of living going up while their modest pension cost of living adjustments have now become at risk.

“I think these changes were brought about in a short sighted attempt to

win over the private sector workers who don’t have a pension of their own but you’ve run into a problem here because Albertans do have a sense of fairness and I don’t like the idea of government dictating these sort of changes to people,” Heistad said.

The consensus from the public presentations has been overwhelmingly negative, said committee member David Eggen, the NDP MLA for Edmonton-Calder.

“People are interested in seeing both Bills 9 and 10 simply cancelled,” he said, noting there have only been three or four presentations out of over 300 that were in favour of the reforms.

“Alberta New Democrats believe strongly everyone should have a pension built into their future. It’s a way to build a secure and healthy society and we want if anything to strengthen the pension.”

Members of the public have until Aug. 15 to submit written submissions after which the committee will be compiling a report to present before the legislature in October. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

Good time for businesses to trade overseas PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE HOSTS MEETING IN BLACKFALDS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

With free trade agreements recently negotiated with the European Union and South Korea, the time is ripe for Alberta businesses to look overseas.

That was the message delivered by Erin O’Toole, Canada’s parliamentary secretary to the minister of international trade, during a meeting with business owners and economic development officials in Blackfalds on Thursday.

“We’re trying to get small to medium-sized exporters thinking about these new markets and not just relying on the U.S.,” O’Toole told reporters after the closeddoor gathering with about a dozen people, including Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins.

The MP for Durham, Ont., pointed out that the Harper government has struck free trade deals that involve nearly 40 countries.

“We want to make sure that these exporters and employers are talking about these opportunities now, so they can hit the ground running.”

With its relatively small population, Canada is dependent on foreign markets, said O’Toole.

“One in five jobs in Canada right now is directly attributable to trade.”

O’Toole and Calkins are scheduled to take part in a similar meeting in Ponoka this evening, with labour challenges and the recently announced changes to the temporary foreign worker program to be the theme.

But labour issues also crept into

Thursday’s discussions, confirmed the two Conservative MPs. “We’re back to where we were in 2006-2007, where we had a really hot economy here before the recession came in,” said Calkins.

“We’re back to those kinds of full employment now.”

He said he hears repeatedly about businesses that are losing opportunities for growth because they can’t find staff.

“They’re turning down business because they don’t have enough people working for them.”

O’Toole said it’s apparent to him that the federal government has to be mindful of Alberta’s unique needs when it develops programs related to issues like temporary foreign workers and infrastructure.

“That was a key take-back for me, in terms of providing some flexibility in areas of the country that are driving our economy.

“So we have to have an approach to the (temporary foreign worker) program that recognizes the differences.”

O’Toole said he regularly consults with Canadian businesses and their representatives to ensure opportunities like the opening of new trade markets aren’t overlooked.

The resulting feedback also helps to smooth hurdles that could interfere with business, he added.

“We don’t want to throw barriers in front of people that are already exporting or trying to expand exports.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Business confidence for Alberta still high

Trudeau calls Tory handling of TFW file the most ‘anti-Alberta’ policy in years

Photo by HARLEY RICHARDS/Advocate staff

Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins, left, chats with Erin O’Toole, MP for Durham, Ont., and parliamentary secretary to the minister of international trade, after the two men met with business owners and economic development officials in Blackfalds.

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TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Business owners in Alberta bucked a national trend toward pessimism last month, according to the latest survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

The association of small and medium-sized businesses calculated the confidence level of its Alberta members at 72.6 on a 100-point scale.

That figure was down slightly from a 72.8-point rating in May — which was the highest figure in two years.

“It’s great to see confidence levels stay high for a couple of months in a row,” said Richard Truscott, the CFIB’s director of provincial affairs for Alberta. “Despite the many challenges they face, Alberta’s entrepreneurs appear to be maintaining a positive outlook about the future.”

Alberta’s June score was well above the national rating of 63.5, which dipped 3.5 points from May. The province remains behind British Columbia when it comes to business optimism, with its western neighbour scoring 73.7 in June.

Newfoundland followed Alberta at 70.0, with Saskatchewan next at 65.8.

Manitoba’s rating was 64.0, Quebec’s was 62.0, Ontario’s was 61.9, Prince Edward Island came in at 61.0, New Brunswick was 60.7 and Nova Scotia was 55.8.

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OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is describing the Conservative government’s embattled temporary foreign worker program as “one of the most anti-Alberta federal policies we’ve seen in decades.”

The Liberal leader made the remarks this week in Fort McMurray while campaigning in advance of Monday’s byelection in the heart of oilsands country with candidate Kyle Harrietha.

The comment invites comparisons to Pierre Trudeau’s national energy program, a policy still reviled by Albertans 34 years after it sought to distribute the province’s oil wealth to poorer parts of the country.

In the past, Trudeau has taken pains to distance himself from his father’s energy policies.

On Wednesday, he accused the Tories of mishandling the temporary foreign workers file for so long that “they’re now putting in caps that are going to hurt people in Fort McMurray,” a community with low unemployment and a booming economy.

“Bringing in blanket changes the way they have has even got some of the local Conservatives very, very uncomfortable with the way the government has mishandled this file.”

The Conservatives mocked Trudeau’s comments, noting he voted in favour of an NDP motion for a moratorium on the entire low-skilled temporary foreign worker stream in April

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“I’m getting whiplash trying to follow the shambolic Liberal policy on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program,” Employment Minister Jason Kenney tweeted.

Kenney spokeswoman Alexandra Fortier said wages in the food services sector in Alberta have not kept pace with other industries. In Alberta, which has the highest number of temporary foreign workers in the country, median wages have gone up by 31 per cent since 2006 and inflation by 14 per cent, Fortier said in an email.

“However, in the food services sector, a leading user of the temporary foreign worker program, wages have only increased by eight per cent since 2006,” she said. “These numbers clearly show that the temporary foreign worker program is no longer being used as it was intended to be used — as a last and limited resort to allow employers to bring foreign workers to Canada on a temporary basis to fill jobs for which qualified Canadians are not available.”

The new changes include a limit on the number of foreign workers that large- and medium-sized companies are permitted to hire, stiffer penalties for companies found to be violating the new rules and on-site audits and inspections to guard against abuses.

Nonetheless, Conservatives are raising alarm bells about last week’s

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overhaul unveiled by Kenney and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.

The three men who hope to become Alberta’s next premier, including frontrunner Jim Prentice, say the reforms unduly punish the province.

MP Brian Storseth, who represents the nearby Westlock-St. Paul riding, said in a radio interview this week that employers rely on temporary foreign workers in northern Alberta. He adds there are simply no unemployed Canadians available to fill positions.

In a radio interview on Lac la Biche’s Big Dog 103.5, Storseth said he plans to write Kenney to ask that northern Alberta be exempted from the overhaul.

Trudeau’s defence of Alberta stands in contrast to remarks he made to a Quebec television station in 2010, well before he won the party’s leadership.

“Canada isn’t doing well right now because it’s Albertans who control our community and socio-democratic agenda,” he told Les Francs-Tireurs in 2010. “It doesn’t work.”

He added: “Certainly when we look at the great prime ministers of the 20th century, those that really stood the test of time, they were MPs from Quebec.

This country — Canada — it belongs to us.”

The comments emerged two years ago, as Trudeau was making a run for the Liberal leadership. He immediately apologized.

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OF LOCAL INTEREST Thursday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 101.51 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.75 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.50 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.33 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed with a solid advance Thursday even as a disappointing read on American consumer spending raised concerns about economic growth.

The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 56.09 points to 15,030.74. The Canadian dollar rose 0.25 of a cent to 93.52 cents US. U.S. indexes were in the red with the Dow Jones industrials down 21.38 points to 16,846.13, the Nasdaq 0.71 of a point lower at 4,379.05 and the S&P 500 off 2.31 points at 1,957.22. The U.S. Commerce Department says consumer spending rose 0.2 per cent last month after no gain in April, missing expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise.

U.S. incomes rose a solid 0.4 per cent in May, which met expectations, after a 0.3 per cent April gain. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the final revision to American economic growth in the first quarter showed that U.S. gross domestic product shrank 2.9 per cent, larger than the two per cent contraction economists had expected. However, the decline was due in large part to severe winter weather.

Analysts also point out that markets are close to record highs and susceptible to negative news.

On the corporate front, grocer Sobeys plans to close about 50 of its underperforming stores, most of them in Western Canada where parent company Empire Inc. (TSX:EMP.A) purchased the Canada Safeway supermarket chain. Empire made the announcement as it also posted fourth-quarter adjusted net earnings from continuing operations of $131.3 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, beating estimates of $1.29. That compared with $95.7 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, in the same quarter of last

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.80 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 57.88 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.91 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 26.05 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.23 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.63 First Quantum Minerals . 22.51 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.54 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.90 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.45 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.65 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.56 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.27 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 23.70 Energy Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.38 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 35.26 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 73.10 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.26 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 61.75 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 48.49 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 24.06 Canyon Services Group. 18.40 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 34.23 CWC Well Services . . . . 1.050 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 25.58 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.75 year. Sales were $5.94 billion, up $1.68 billion year over year, narrowly missing expectations of $5.95 billion. It also upped its dividend 3.8 per cent to 27 cents a share but its shares gained 59 cents to $67.69.Also, media giant Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B) reported quarterly earnings per share of 47 cents, two cents less than estimates.

Revenue in the quarter was $1.34 billion, up one per cent year over year and its shares were unchanged at $26.35.

The TSX finished the day close to session highs as financials gained ground, up 0.43 per cent, and energy and golds erased early losses.

The energy sector was ahead 0.73 per cent as oil prices declined while fears diminished somewhat over supply disruptions from Iraq, with the August contract down 66 cents US to $105.84 a barrel.

The gold sector advanced about 0.38 per cent even as August bullion faded $5.60 to US$1,317 an ounce.

September copper was up a cent at US$3.17 a pound and the base metals component edged up 0.07 per cent.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Thursday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,030.74, up 56.09 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,013.14, down 1.90 points TSX 60 — 859.92, up 3.58 points Dow — 16,846.13, down 21.38 points S&P 500 — 1,957.22, down 2.31 points Nasdaq — 4,379.05, down 0.71 of a point

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Safety board chairman says oil train dangers extend beyond crude from Bakken BILLINGS, Mon. — U.S. officials say the danger posed by a dramatic increase in North American oil train traffic extends far beyond shipments from the booming Bakken region on

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 102.03 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 69.55 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.23 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.63 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 56.17 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.60 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.44 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.110 Precision Drilling Corp . . 14.91 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 45.38 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.32 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.29 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 12.16 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 73.51 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.87 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 71.43 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.09 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 39.56 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.64 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.93 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 50.04 Intact Financial Corp. . . . . 71.7 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.13 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.24 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.31 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.34 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 39.16 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.30 Currencies at close: Cdn — 93.52 cents US, up 0.25 of a cent Pound — C$1.8209, up 0.03 of a cent Euro — C$1.4553, down 0.59 of a cent Euro — US$1.3610, down 0.19 of a cent Oil futures: US$105.84 per barrel, down 66 cents (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,317.00 per oz., down $5.60 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.462 oz., down 12.6 cents $754.30 kg., down $4.05 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $10.30 higher $493.60; Nov. ’14 $1.70 higher $470.70; Jan ’15 $1.20 higher $474.20; March ’15 $0.70 higher $474.20; May ’15 $0.50 lower $473.50; July ’15 $0.70 lower $473.50; Nov ’15 $0.80 lower $475.50; Jan. ’16 $0.80 lower $482.50; March ’16 $0.80 lower $486.00; May ’16 $0.80 lower $486.00; July ’16 $0.80 lower $486.00.

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.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 628,000 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 628,000.

the Northern Plains.

Acting National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Chris Hart says all crude shipments are flammable and a risk to communities and the environment — not just the Bakken oil involved in a string of fiery accidents.

Hart cited recent train accidents in Mississippi, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick that involved oil shipments from Canada. His comments were in a letter to U.S. Sens.

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. The two Oregon Democrats want Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to expand a recent order for railroads to notify states of Bakken shipments so that all crude shipments covered.

Corporate Canada should aim to have 30 per cent of women on boards: Ottawa

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian companies should aim to have 30 per cent of their boards made up of women by the end of the decade, with the longer-term goal being full gender balance, urges a report Thursday by a federal advisory group.

The report, titled Good for Business: A Plan to Promote More Women on Canadian Boards, believes the 30 per cent target is a “reasonable national target” that can be achieved by 2019 and would put corporate Canada on track to eventually achieve gender equality on boards.

“Our government believes that increasing opportunities for women to serve on corporate boards makes good business sense for Canadian women and for Canada’s economy,” Dr. Kellie Leitch, federal minister of labour and status of women, said in a statement.

The report, by the ad hoc federal Advisory Council for women on boards, also recommends that publicly traded companies put in place “comply and explain” policies that would set internal goals on how to achieve gender balance as well as provide annual updates on their progress.

According to statistics in the report, women held 15.9 per cent of seats on the boards of the country’s 500 largest public and private companies as of 2012.

When taking into account all boards, that figure drops to 10.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, in the public sector, that figure was much higher, with women representing 31 per cent of positions appointed by the governor in council, including those to Crown corporations and government agencies.

The report encourages the federal government to build on this progress and continue to lead by example by promoting women to these positions while simplifying the appointments process.

It noted that some of the obstacles standing in the way of more women achieving positions at the board level is a lack of focus by executive search firms to recruit female members, lack of commitment to gender diversity and inaccurate information on the availability of female candidates.

“Inertia in leadership networks is a key institutional obstacle to women’s advancement to board positions,” said the report.

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CONFIDENCE: Labour shortages continue Of the business owners surveyed in Alberta, 53 per cent described the general health of their business as good, up eight points from May. When it came to short-term hiring intentions, 37 per cent said they plan to add to their full-time staff within the next three months, up two points over May. Only five per cent expect to cut back.

“Labour shortages continue to vex business owners in our province as their No. 1 operating challenge,” said Truscott.

Thirty-eight per cent of business owners surveyed identified the shortage of skilled labour as limiting sales or production growth, while 23 per cent said a scarcity of people to fill lower-skilled positions was a limiting factor. Confidence among business owners in Canada’s hospitality sector dropped eight points in June, to 53.0.

The CFIB pointed out that on April 25 the federal government imposed a moratorium on employers in the food services sector from using the temporary foreign worker program.

The national result was not all bad news. New orders remained strong, concern about lack of local demand fell to its lowest levels this business cycle, and short-term hiring plans were reasonably good for this time year, the CFIB said. Canada’s economy has gone through a rough patch of late since the strong fourth quarter of last

year, with growth falling to only 1.2 per cent in the first three months of this year. Meanwhile, the first quarter in the U.S. saw the economy there slide 2.9 per cent due to the unusually harsh winter.

But many analysts believe there is more to Canada’s flat performance so far in 2014 than bad weather. The longanticipated recovery in the export sector has yet to materialize and business investment has been disappointing.

Meanwhile, the domestic economy, has cooled as expected.

In a note to clients, Scotiabank economists Derek Holt and Dov Zigler said Canadians shouldn’t expect a big pick-up in the second quarter either, although it will likely be better than the first.

“The Canadian economy put in a very mixed performance to start the second quarter, and so we’re playing it cautiously with respect to a call for modest growth when Monday’s monthly GDP print for April lands,” they wrote. They estimated that secondquarter growth in Canada will likely come in at roughly two per cent.

Consumers also appear cautious, according to a survey from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada that suggests Canadians won’t be swarming to the malls this summer.

The survey found only a quarter of Canadians saying they intend to spend more this summer than last, suggesting households are in a saving mood.

About the same number plan to spend less. The survey found similar results on vacation plans. The June CFIB survey was based on 1,042 responses from members received through June 16.

With files from The Canadian Press.

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Confusion over fusion, fission Nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, cold fusion, hot fusion, confusion — most of us are familiar with the term nuclear but what exactly are the differences between fission, and fusion?

Fission is commonplace in the world, with plants like the Canadian-made Candu reactor, found all around the world, providing electrical power for civilization.

Simply put, nuclear fission is the process of splitting large atoms to release enormous amount of heat and, unfortunately, long-lasting harmful radiation.

Fundamentally, nuclear fusion is the reverse.

Two of the smallest atoms are squeezed together to form a new heavier atom with a corresponding generation of heat.

This is the process that LORNE drives the sun and it has sevOJA eral advantages.

The most important would be a built in fail-safe.

If any part of the machinations that forces the two heavier isotopes of hydrogen together fails to operate correctly, the fusion reaction is unable to continue.

Conversely, as Chernobyl and Fukushima demonstrated, a nuclear fission system component failure can have dire consequences for life and environment.

The subsequent advantage to fusion is that any radiation produced in the process is short-lived, lasting hours instead of millennia.

The world has noticed these differences and the amount of energy that fusion has the potential to safely produce for their economies.

Since 1951, scientists have been working hard towards solving fusion’s many mysteries.

NASA, the Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics lab, along with companies in Italy, France, Sweden, and even a company in Canada’s own Burnaby, B.C., all are using different methods to tackle the problem.

Some are getting close, and one company even has plans for sales, possibly as soon as this year.

There are three general configurations for fusion reactors.

The first uses magnetic containment via super conducting magnets, called tokamaks, that consume up to 500 megawatts of power.

The next applies inertial containment using lasers to heat the isotopes of hydrogen to temperatures of 11 million degrees and can take up to five trillion watts of energy.

These two are “hot fusion� reactors.

Lastly, NASA and a company in Italy are attacking it from another angle, using low-energy nuclear reactions or LENR. Instead of the isotopes of hydrogen, tritium and deuterium, this process uses nickel and hydrogen gas.

When the hydrogen gas is streamed into the nickel lattice, it robs an electron from the nickel, which forces the hydrogen neutron to be absorbed. When

the neutron is stripped of its electron, it becomes a proton, which converts the nickel to copper. Because this process happens at much lower temperatures, it does not require an expensive containment or ignition apparatus. This is cold fusion.

The problem is that although all can generate a fusion reaction, they all require more energy input to start and maintain the process than what they produce.

One, however, seems to have taken a serious turn in the right direction. It has been verified by a panel of independent scientists, and has plans for commercial production (more information to follow).

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN JUNE 27TH - JULY 4TH

55 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT â&#x20AC;˘ Crews are upgrading water and sanitary services, building new sidewalks, and a new multi-use pathway â&#x20AC;˘ 55 Street from 50 Avenue to 49 Avenue and 49 Avenue to 47A Avenue including sidewalks will close from July 2 until September 1, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ 49 Avenue at 55 Street will be reduced to one lane, with limited pedestrian access

TAYLOR DRIVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT â&#x20AC;˘ New concrete curbs on 49 Street and Ross Street â&#x20AC;˘ Placing pit run gravel for concrete berms â&#x20AC;˘ Taylor Drive traffic is being rerouted onto the temporary by-pass road

Road Closure Announcement Street Ties BBQ Block Party

Permitted Use Approvals: Grandview

51st Street between 49th & 50th Avenue

True-Line Contracting Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; site development of a residential lot with a 401.33m2, one storey walkout single family dwelling with an attached garage, to be located at 4406 43 Avenue.

The road closure will be in effect from 8:00am4:00pm, Friday, July 4th.

Discretionary Use Approvals:

Please watch for detour signs and use alternative routes as indicated. For further information please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

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Alberta Health Services â&#x20AC;&#x201C; site development for a 404 stall temporary parking lot, with an 11.9m2 staff bus shelter, until June 18, 2016, to be located at 5432-45 Street.

You may appeal discretionary approvals and denials to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on July 11, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

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Development Officer Approvals On June 24, 2014, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Clearview 1. Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 1.22 metre relaxation to the distance from the doors to the lane, to an existing detached garage, located at 100 Carpenter Street.

Deer Park 2. Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 0.42 metre relaxation to the distance from the doors to the lane, to an existing detached garage, located at 77 Dowd Close.

Garden Heights 3. Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 1.13 metre relaxation to the minimum front yard setback to an existing single family dwelling and attached garage, located at 22 Grove Close.

Johnstone Park 4. Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 0.45 metre relaxation to the distance from the doors to the lane and a 0.14 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard, to an existing detached garage, located at 128 Jordan Parkway.

Queens 5. Scott Builders Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 2437.1m2 industrial building and a 353m2 accessory building, to be located at 7968-75 Avenue.

CITY OF RED DEER Canada Day Holiday Hours of Operation City of Red Deer administration offices will be closed on: Tuesday, July 1 RED DEER TRANSIT .July 1 - Transit Service will operate on the Sunday / Holiday schedule. First bus from the City Centre Terminal is 8:45 AM. Last bus from the City Centre Terminal is 6:45 PM.Transit Administration Offices and Customer Service are closed. There is NO SERVICE on Route 12 / 12A Gasoline Alley / Springbrook.

Transit schedule information can be found on-line at www.reddeer.ca/transit Red Deer Transit Action Bus: Limited Action Bus service will be provided. No County service. Action Bus phone lines are closed.

RECREATION FACILITIES Collicutt Centre Tuesday, July 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OPEN 11:00 am to 5:00 pm GH Dawe Community Centre Tuesday, July 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OPEN 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Michener Aquatic Centre Tuesday, July 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CLOSED Recreation Centre Tuesday, July 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OPEN 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Riverbend Golf and Recreation Area Tuesday, July 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OPEN Dawn to Dusk

Road Closure Announcement Canada Day Celebrations Tuesday July 1st, 2014 A complete parking ban is being imposed for the Great Chief Park & Bower Ponds area during the Canada Day Celebrations on Tuesday, July 1st. In order to manage traffic flow the following roads will be closed.

Riverside Heavy 6. 1490595 Alberta Ltd. -1096.3m2 industrial building, to be located at 7875-45 Avenue Close.

July 1st at 8:00am to July 2nd at 1:00am â&#x20AC;˘ Kerry Wood Drive from Oak Drive to Taylor Drive

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July 1st from 8:00pm until 12:00am. â&#x20AC;˘ 45 Street, northwest of 45 Avenue (Cronquist Business Park) â&#x20AC;˘ 47 Street, west of 54 Avenue (Cronquist Business Park)

7. True-Line Contracting Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 20.24m2 relaxation to the maximum floor area to a proposed semidetached dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 26 Vista Close.

8. True-Line Contracting Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 12.68m2 relaxation to the maximum floor area to a proposed semidetached dwelling and attached garage, to be located at 30 Vista Close.

Discretionary Use

No vehicles will be allowed into the area except for valid participants, residents of Fairview and Oriole Park, and patrons of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club. Access to Kerrywood Drive at Taylor Drive will be closed to all vehicles from 10:30pm to 12:00am; even to those with parking passes.

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67 STREET/30 AVENUE EXPANSION PROJECT â&#x20AC;˘ TELUS line relocation

9. G. Wiart â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a low impact commercial use for an existing childcare facility to increase to up to 27 children, located at 5201-47 Avenue.

â&#x20AC;˘ Little to no traffic disruptions are expected

Normandeau 10. Magnified Training Services â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a driver training school, to be located at 6817-52 Avenue.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on July 11, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

For more information about Summer Road Construction, visit us online at reddeer.ca/constructionseason

Park & Ride service: Red Deer Transit will be operating this service between the Memorial Center parking lot and Bower Ponds. The first shuttle will leave Memorial Center at 10:45 a.m. then every 15 minutes and the last one will be at 10 p.m. The first shuttle will leave Bower Ponds at 11 a.m. then every 15 minutes and the last one will leave at 10:15 p.m. Regular transit passes are not valid for this service, exact change will be required.

The fees are: Adults - $2.40 Children 6 to 17 years & Seniors - $2.10 Transit Passes, Day Passes, Tickets & Transfers are valid For further information, please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

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Woman insulted by bipolar daughter-in-law’s rants Dear Annie: Our son is married to a also close to his sister, who also has beautiful woman from India, who also been the target of his wife’s rages. happens to be bipolar.

My son knew about his They have an adorable wife’s bipolar disease be16-month-old boy, and we fore they married, and when love them all so much. she takes proper medicaWhile our daughter-intions and sees her psychialaw’s mother had a problem trist, she is better. with her marrying outside I understand that sometheir culture, they now love times the extremes of perour son as their own. sonality still come through, I understand quite a bit in spite of medication. about mental illness, as I My question is: Can peosuffer from depression, and ple with this illness filter my mother was bipolar. what comes out of their Before she was diagmouths?

MITCHELL nosed, I was the target of Can they learn not to in& SUGAR her rants over the years. sult and lash out at the peoNow, it seems that I am the ple closest to them? brunt of my daughter-inOr is that impossible to law’s rants. control?

She doesn’t discuss things that bothThey have been married only three er her. years, and I can’t tell you how many She simply goes off on tirades, with times this has happened. nonstop talking, and recently she The hurt just keeps piling up, and called me a terrible name. it’s harder and harder to forgive. Are I am so deeply sickened over this, I we going to have to keep our distance can’t even begin to tell you. from our son’s family to stay sane ourMy son and I have always been selves?— So Sad close, and I have no desire to interfere Dear Sad: This must be a terribly in their marriage. difficult situation for you. It is possible I help only when asked. My son is that your daughter-in-law simply needs

to have her medications adjusted, and you might suggest that to your son.

In the meantime, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org) and ask about their Familyto-Family program and other resources.

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What can we do? — Lancaster County, Penn.

Dear Lancaster: Can you speak to your neighbor directly and explain that her early-morning activities are disrupting your sleep?

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sier Historian” was incorrect in arguing against digital copies of old photos when he said, “Computer programs change, and the photos are not always accessible.”

The most commonly used file formats for saving digital images can be opened by many different software packages.

In addition, if a less common program is used, it is not difficult to convert the images to the more commonly used formats.

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Insight from others will be welcomed and will instigate positive changes.

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Home life and interactions with your family will definitely improve after today. Enjoy!

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Whatever it is, you will express such joy at this new direction that it will inspire others now!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Have you ever been told you have intimacy issues?

Well today will be the powerful new start that you have been looking for.

Also, if your own your own business, this start will prove to be especially profitable for you in the future.

Your soul’s wishes are coming true!

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New individuals will come into your life that will trigger major changes for you personally. Inspirational thoughts will be floating in the air today, take each one and express it with others.

Life is sweet now!

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This new emotional stand you are taking is definitely sitting well with you now, you are becoming more empowered and the internal strength you have now will pull you through anything in life!

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Inspiration is back.

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Friday, June 27 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Khloe Kardashian, 29; Tobey Maguire, 38; Vera Wang, 64 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today there will be a powerful new start with feeling nurtured on a soul level in this world.

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Take every opportunity to move towards your destiny.

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Your career is truly empowering you now and you will able to make your dreams, wak-

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Take each fantasy and dream you have for yourself now and make it a reality. Take action towards creating the life that you have dreamed of.

Express yourself emotionally, let go of past thoughts.

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Let go of what you are emotionally tied to now.

Allow for new ways of nurturing yourself to emerge and all will work out beautifully.

What you do now will inspire others in the public.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today will mark a time when you will be able to take action towards uplifting your situation. Your health and vitality will improve with each step forward now.

Learn to nurture your dreams and aspirations and understand that nothing is impossible for you. Dream Big! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A new start with inner confidence will emerge now. Your daily life and work will improve as you step into a greater belief towards self.

Allow yourself to nurture your fears and worries away. You are starting to take steps that will eliminate a karmic cycle from your lineage.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A powerful new start with your dreams and aspirations will begin today. Allow for your self-expres-

Protecting gay rights defines a nation as civilized: Biden

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Seeking to mobilize a global front against anti-gay violence and discrimination, Vice-President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that protecting gay rights is a defining mark of a civilized nation and must trump national cultures and social traditions.

Biden told a gathering of U.S. and international gay rights advocates that President Barack Obama has directed that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender men and women around the world “I don’t care what your culture is,” Biden told about 100 guests at the Naval Observatory’s vicepresidential mansion.

“Inhumanity is inhumanity is inhumanity.

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With anti-gay laws taking root in nearly 80 countries, Biden and other top White House officials met with religious, human rights and HIV health care advocates in a forum dedicated to promoting gay rights internationally.

Biden, who has emerged as a leading gay rights advocate within the Obama administration ever since he got ahead of Obama in declaring his support for gay marriage, said that across U.S government agencies officials have been instructed to make the promotion of gay rights abroad a priority.

Where countries fail to move toward protections of LGBT people, he warned, “there is a price to pay for being inhumane.”

Among those at the evening reception were leading gay rights activists and the ambassadors from Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland.

Earlier Tuesday, White

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Biden called gay rights “the civil rights issue of our day.”

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RED DEER’S TRACY CANTIN IS ON THE CUSP OF AN INTERNATIONAL SINGING CAREER

BY LANA MICHELIN AD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Tracy C T Cantin Cantin, ti who has performed in EdMontr monton, Montreal, Chicago and Melbourne, Australia, ow owes her budding international opera career to someone who isn’t even in the music bus business — her mother.

“My mothe mother knew I could sing even before I did,” said Red Deer-born Cantin, with a laugh laugh. “She told me I used to sing in church wh when I was younger” — although Cantin doesn doesn’t have any solid memories of this early stin stint in the choir at Innisfail Baptist Church. astu mom went ahead and hired Cantin’s astute a private voice teacher for her when she was sing 12, and this singing instructor immediately noticed a special qu quality about her voice.

“My teacher he heard a talent in me that I didn’t know was ther there,” said Cantin, who was given various op opera CDs to listen to. Before then, Cantin, who was born in Red Deer and raised in Sp Spruce View and Prince Edward Island, did didn’t even know classical singing existed. Sh She had only ever sung folk and jazz tunes in school.

But th the recordings by Maria Callas, Joan S Sutherland, and Spanish opera star M Montserrat Caballe, left her tran transfixed. “It didn’t matter that the they sang in German, Italian or Fr French, the music was stunning. . . . Hearing their glorious voice es transported me to another w world . . . . ” Now Cantin is doing the ssame for other audiences while p performing in the apprenticesship program of the Lyric Ope era of Chicago.

The 28-year-old, who is in tthe final year of the program, w won a Lieutenant Governor of

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It didn’t matter that they sang in German, Italian or French, the music was stunning. . . . Hearing their glorious voices transported me to another world. . . .

— Tracy Cantin Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award winner Alberta Emerging Artists Award this month. She was among eight award winners out of nearly 200 applicants, and the only classical singer.

Awards adjudicators describe Cantin as being “on the cusp of an international career,” noting the critical reviews that have called her voice “luminous,” and “capable of strength and extraordinarily accurate virtuosity.”

Cantin is grateful for this recognition and the award’s $10,000 prize. As someone who has been in the post-secondary educational stream for about a decade, she said “this takes an awful lot of the financial pressure off . . . . It’s an investment in my future,” said Cantin, as the money will allow her to fly to auditions in Toronto or New York this fall.

Please see CANTIN on Page D2

Everything, everywhere dies LACOMBE AUTHOR JENNIFER QUIST HOPES HER NOVEL WILL HELP MORE PEOPLE COME TO TERMS WITH THE FINITE NATURE OF LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS be so good at planning funerals that they became the family’s go-to couple when other deaths arose over the years.

Quist, a freelance journalist who has written for Death came unexpectedly to a relative of Jenni- the Globe and Mail, National Post and CBC, realized it’s a gift to be able to deal rationally with a subject fer Quist.

When her father-in-law fell off everyone’s radar that’s so off-putting to many people. While most about 10 years ago, his disappearance was not at of us are squeamish about death, or consider it a first considered unusual. After all, the divorced man morbid subject, the author feels it’s healthier not to lived alone and was a bit of an eccentric who would be alienated from such a “huge” part of the human experience. fall out of contact with people from time to time.

Her down-to-earth views stem in part from her But when his unexplained absence became prolonged, the Quists went to his Southern Alberta town strong faith (the author is Mormon), and also from her solid marriage. to get his landlord to unlock his residence.

Love Letters of the Angels of They found the 57-year-old Death was written while the had died at home of a heart at‘MY FATHER-IN-LAW WAS now 40-year-old was raising tack about five days previously.

What came after was an in- TO BE CREMATED AND THEY their five sons in Lacombe. tense experience that Quist WOULD ASK US THINGS LIKE, While this might seem like a daunting (or even impossible) recounted and fictionalized in Love Letters of the Angels of ‘DO YOU WANT US TO DRESS task, the kids, ranging in age Death, a 2013 literary novel that HIM FIRST?’ YOU’D THINK . . . from six to 17, got used to their mom needing time to write, helped the Lacombe author REALLY?’ said Quist, who credits Anders land a Lieutenant Governor for getting dinner on the table of Alberta Emerging Artists nightly, even though he’s a Crown prosecutor.

Award this month.

“The strength of our relationship made the whole Although only 30 years old at the time, Quist and her husband, Anders Quist, found themselves at the thing possible,” said Quist, who added “I couldn’t centre of funeral planning. They had entered alien have done it without (Anders). He’s such a good husterritory in many ways, and yet also found it was band.”

She hopes her novel will make more people come much like orchestrating a wedding on two days notice, recalled the author, who had to order flowers, to terms with the finite nature of life and relationships. She believes this realization will make both book a hall and deal with the funeral industry.

That last interaction was the oddest, she admit- better as neither can then be taken for granted. ted. “My father-in-law was to be cremated and they “Even a very good marriage will end someday in would ask us things like, ‘Do you want us to dress death — and that’s a separation.” him first?’ You’d think . . . really?”

In the end, Quist and her husband turned out to Please see QUIST on Page D2

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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Jennifer Quist’s 2013 literary novel, Love Letters of the Angels of Death, helped her land a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists award this month.

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Just try to suss out the murderer before Page 500 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

By Joel Dicker $24.99 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. This is a pretty good murder story, and might take up your whole summer, depending on how much reading time your schedule allows.

Six hundred pages, many characters, and twists and dodges in the story along with (perhaps) a hundred pages that might not be missed.

Any clue the reader gleans is quickly proved false.

Marcus Goldman is a writer who has recently produced a best-seller making pots of money, and his publisher expects him to begin work on his second book. Trouble is, the well is dry, his writer’s block PEGGY is total. He’s depressed and FREEMAN lawsuits are pending.

When he attended Burrows College in Massachusetts to learn writing, his teacher was Harry Quebert. Harry is the author of a huge best seller entitled The Origin of Evil and Harry believes in Marcus’s writing ability. He lives in Somerset, N.H., a village made famous by the disappearance 30 years previously of 15-year-old Nola Kellergan.

Somerset is a town full of secrets, and when Marcus goes there to reconnect with Harry, he is drawn into the town and its history.

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CANTIN: Getting public exposure The former Central Albertan spent her earliest years on her parents’ tree farm near Spruce View, which was close to her grandparents’ cattle and beet operation.

When she was 10, her father, who had often travelled overseas to work on large-scale international construction projects, decided to move the family to P.E.I., where he got a job working on Confederation Bridge. “It allowed us more family time because he didn’t have to travel,” she recalled.

After the bridge was completed five years later, her parents tried moving the family back to Alberta.

But they only lasted a couple of months here before realizing their new lives and new friends were back in P.E.I., where they decided to return.

But her grandparents were still living in Central Alberta, so Cantin opted to enrol in the music program at the University of Alberta after high school.

She also participated in the Opera NUOVA summer opera training intensive program in Edmonton.

She recalled her official stage debut was as a seamstress in the chorus of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman with the Edmonton Opera. The inauspicious role hooked her on the greasepaint and glory of stage performance. “It was really the first time I was around opera singers.”

After a year of teaching singing to young students, she decided to go for her master’s degree in musical performance and literature at the University of Western Ontario, and then to an arts diploma at McGill University in Montreal.

Cantin next successfully auditioned for a spot in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s apprenticeship program and is the only Canadian in what’s considered to be one of the leading opera training programs in the world.

“It’s a good way to bridge the gap between a student life and a professional life,” said the singer, who’s getting a lot of public exposure through performances with the company.

One of her favourite experiences was singing the part of Donna Anna, the lead soprano, in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. “That was a lot of fun. It was also my first leading role.”

Another career high was being asked by Andrew Davis, music director and principal conductor of the Lyric Opera, to be the soloist for his concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Cantin found herself singing Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony down under — but one of the most remarkable things about that night was knowing that her grandparents were in the audience.

“They’ve been at my every performance . . . . It was so amazing that they had come all that way to cheer me on . . . .

“I have the greatest family in the world. They have been so supportive and so loving,” said Cantin.

She added, “It isn’t easy or cheap to become an artist, but I’ve had a lot of help and support all the way through” — first from her family, and now from the Alberta awards program for emerging artists. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

QUIST: Relationships are a mess sometimes Quist also wanted to disprove a famous quotation from Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina: “Happy

If you are the kind of reader who wants to solve the mystery as you go along, assume that no one in the town is telling the truth. Not the lady who runs the local restaurant, a harridan who abuses her husband; not the pastor who works on a Harley-Davidson with his music at a thunderous level; certainly not the police, who no longer remember which lies they’ve told to which person. Especially not Harry Quebert.

Then the body of Nola Kellergan is found buried in the yard at Goose Cove, and in the leather satchel found with the body is a copy of the manuscript of Origin of Evil. Goose Cove is the name of the residence of Quebert, and now all the secrets of the town must be exhumed, too.

Goldman sets out to clear Harry’s name, but there is the small matter of the rumoured love affair between Harry and Nola, though she was 15 and he was 35.

Then it’s 2008, and Barack Obama is elected president, all the nations eyes are on Washington. The publisher, who has been hounding Marcus, allows that the president will take the public eye for now, but he says if Marcus gets busy and writes the story of Harry Quebert, defiler of 15-year-old Nola, then he will call off the lawyers and lawsuits.

There is a love story here, but something tells the reader that the affair is doomed. Even Nola may not be what she seems.

Marcus’s Jewish mother, apparently added for comic relief, is far from funny and should have been killed off by an editor. Just hop over those bits.

Also, there is an exorcism here that does not, in any way, involve the Holy Spirit.

Mystery on mystery — I bet you can’t suss out the

murderer before page 500.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

families are all alike: every unhappy family is ungels of Death is available from Sunworks in Red Deer, happy in its own way.” and can be ordered through Chapters and Amazon.

“Happy families are not all alike,” maintains the author, who believes every family comes up against lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com stressors and negative experiences. The trick is learning to deal with them positively.

“People are unsatisfied if they expect their relationship to look a certain way. I wanted to show them: No, this is how it looks like. It’s a mess sometimes,” she said, but couples can support each other through the bad times.

Love Letters of the Angels of Death was published by Linda Leith Publishing, a small literary press in Montreal, and has received positive reviews in newspapers across the country, including the Advocate.

Quist’s writing was described as “extraordinarily strong” and “evidence of a rarely encountered original voice” by adjudicators of the prestigious Emerging Artists Awards.

A largely self-taught writer with a sociology degree from the University of Alberta, she was very pleased to get the $10,000 prize and plans to put some of the money towards some writing courses.

The B.C. native, who has lived across Canada, is next planning to move to Edmonton as her husband now works there.

She’s already planning a second novel. Its subject?

“Another happy family,” said Quist — “only this time, it’s about a group of sisters.”

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Known for a large body of work over many years at Marvel Comics, artist John Romita Jr. is bringing his unique drawing style to the pages of Superman for DC Comics.

Artist’s gig surprises even himself If you’re one of the many comics fans who thought you’d never see John Romita Jr. draw the world’s most famous Kryptonian for DC Comics, you’re in good company. There’s another person who thought the same thing: Romita himself.

In one of the bigger surprises to hit the industry in a while, DC Comics recently announced that Romita — one of the most popular and polarizing artists in comics — would be teaming with DC chief creative officer Geoff Johns on Superman, starting with issue #32, which hit stands and tablets Wednesday.

“I never thought I would draw Superman,” said Romita, who of course for years has been known for his work at Marvel Comics and creator-owned projects (Kick-Ass). “At one point when I was younger, I thought [Superman] was the silliest character because [he] was perfect. What do you do with a perfect character? I honestly never imagined I would [draw] the character.

“So getting into this was exactly what I want — which was to try something I’ve never done before.”

This all-star collaboration came about when Romita was trying to decide what to do with his professional future. He was considering getting into more creator-owned properties, but decided that the Man of Steel was a possibility after a conversation with DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio. “If I was going to work at DC, I always thought I was going to be working on Batman,” Romita said.

Batman “is visually an exciting character. But I was told by Dan DiDio that the character has [multiple] series going on, and that everyone wants to do Batman.”

So DiDio asked Romita whether there was anything else he might be interested in, and Romita told him about an idea for the Silver Surfer that he thought would be applicable to Superman. DiDio loved the premise, and Johns was brought aboard.

Romita admits to not being completely familiar with Johns’s body of work. “I did not read a lot of Geoff’s stuff until I knew I was going to get the chance to work with him,” Romita said. “I’m embarrassed to say it, but I’m trying to be honest — I did not look at his stuff.

“I knew who he was. I knew about his stature in the industry, and when I was told he was able to work with me on Superman, that really connected all the dots for me. I wanted a chance to work with that kind of ability. I was so happy to find out that his name connected to his talent.”

Having got a few issues of Superman under his belt, and having seen the plot for the entire sto-

ryline, Romita is excited for fans to get a look at his work with Johns.

“It’s amazing, and if I can come up to about 75 to 80 per cent of that quality [of the written story], this is going to be great,” Romita said.

Romita says younger fans — particularly those who might only know him from his art on Kick-Ass — could be surprised if they follow him to the pages of Superman.

“They might be disappointed there’s nobody’s head getting chopped off, no naked ladies and no foul words,” Romita said. “But then again, variety is the spice of life, so maybe they’ll come over [to Superman]. We’ll see if they are happy or sad about me doing mainstream work again.”

One might think that because of Romita’s exit from Marvel, maybe there’s something more to his taking on one of DC’s biggest properties. Romita says that’s far from the case.

“It was not a contentious separation from Marvel . . . ,” Romita said. “I wanted to try something different. I was thinking of going freelance to do more creator-owned properties. And when I got a chance to do this with Superman, I said the creator-owned properties will wait.

“It was really not to do anything malicious in any way. It was more or less, I’m trying something new that I’ve never done before, and that was ultimately what I wanted to do.”

There is one thing that always sparks debate when Romita is on a project: his art style. Few artists in the industry have such a distinguished and unapologetic style as Romita. While realizing his art differs from every other artist in the industry, he says he’s not going out of his way to be different from everyone else.

“I have deadline style. If it gets done on time, I’m happy with it,” Romita said. “I try to get the work done on time. I try not to look like myself, because I always want to be different than the stuff I’ve done before. I realize I have a unique style, and it’s not because I’m trying to be unique. It’s because I’m not capable of doing it any differently. This is the way it comes out.”

“I think storytelling makes the art look better,” Romita continued. “I call it sleight of hand. Pay attention to the storytelling. Don’t look at the artwork, because it might suck today. I think storytelling is my strong point more than the actual art itself. And maybe that makes my style recognizable, because I do certain panels a certain way. I don’t know that I have a style that I try to replicate every day. I try to do what I can the best I can, and come up with a different look. I’m trying to get it done on time.

As for this project specifically, Romita said: “I hope the quality lives up to the hype in people’s eyes.”

Lindhout story optioned for movie

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A best-selling memoir by a Central Alberta woman held hostage in Somalia has been optioned by a Hollywood movie production company and Oscarnominated actor Rooney Mara.

Amanda Lindhout’s A House in the Sky details torture and abuse the freelance journalist endured while she was held captive for 15 months, along with an Australian photographer.

The book, co-authored by Sara Corbett, a contributing writer with the New York Times Magazine, has been on several best-seller lists since it was released last fall.

Annapurna Pictures says in a news release there was a competitive pursuit for the book’s movie rights.

The company has produced award-winning films such as American Hustle, Her and Zero Dark Thirty.

Mara was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

The release says the book is to be developed as a starring vehicle for Mara, who will also serve as a producer of the movie.

“Rooney Mara is someone whose talent and adventurous spirit I admire deeply,” Lindhout, 33, says

in the release.

“I’m thrilled that she’s teaming with Annapurna Pictures to bring A House in the Sky to the screen. I can’t imagine a better match.”

In the book, Lindhout recounts her childhood in Red Deer and the time she spent working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary before she became a travel junkie turned journalist.

She and Nigel Brennan, an ex-boyfriend, were on their way to do a story about a camp for displaced people outside Mogadishu in August 2008 when they were taken by a group of armed men hoping to exchange their release for ransom money.

The two journalists were not released until November 2009.

The book reveals how the families of the kidnapped pair eventually gave up on the Canadian and Australian governments and co-ordinated their release through a private hostage negotiator.

About $600,000 went to the kidnappers and the same amount paid the negotiator’s fees.

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NEW YORK — It’s been a long day. You’re overwhelmed, you’re stressed, you’re sad. Something’s not quite right in your personal life, something went wrong at work, something awful is in the news.

You’re holding it together though — and then you stub your toe. It is suddenly too much. You groan, tear up, throw a tantrum. It’s so stupid! It’s just your toe! But it’s the niggling, banal, detail that momentarily broke you.

Every single character on HBO’s new drama The Leftovers, premiering Sunday, is perpetually on the brink of this sort of breakdown, the release that is barely any release at all. They have good reason.

Three years ago in the world of the show, 2 per cent of the Earth’s population just vanished, and nobody knows why. The “Sudden Departure,” as it’s known, might have been the rapture, but it took Gary Busey, nonbelievers, sinners, murderers and pedophiles with just as much frequency as it took children, devoted parents, lovely friends, good Samaritans and the Pope. Life’s meaning, life’s possibility, life’s very continuation are all newly fraught and fragile. Everyone is on edge — and their jagged, frustrated funk is contagious. The Leftovers will make you feel like you just stubbed your toe after a very bad day, a credit to the show that makes for some tough-going television.

Every time I misplaced my remote while watching, I wanted to break something. Or flip to a sitcom and remember that laughter is real.

The Leftovers is based on Tom Perrotta’s novel of the same name and has been adapted for television by Lost’s Damon Lindelof. Set in the town of Mapleton, New York, the series traces a scattered and shattered family dealing with the repercussions of the Sudden Departure. Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), the police chief, is an angry, lonely father, taut with barely contained stress — no one has ever needed a massage more. His son Tom (Chris Zylka) is on the West Coast, working for Holy Wayne, a popular and perhaps charlatan spiritualist who claims he can hug the pain out of people. Kevin’s daughter Jill (Margaret Qualley) lives with him, but he barely tries to rein her in as she experiments with sex, drugs and anomie. His wife Laurie (Amy Brenneman) has joined the Guilty Remnant, a rapidly expanding religious group, all of whom have left their families, wear all white, smoke constantly, and never speak.

(Brenneman, who has no lines through the first five episodes, does excellent work grappling with this very novelistic invention.) Surrounding the Garveys are, among others, a woman who lost her entire family in the departure, a minister hell-bent on proving the event was not the rapture by publishing the departed’s sins, a pack of rabid dogs, and a looming possibility that the tension between the town and the Guilty Remnant will become violent.

The Leftovers is overwhelmingly, existentially serious, without succumbing to the relentlessly violent and masculine clichés of so much “serious” prestige TV. It is a vast ensemble show, loosely orbiting around a broken family trying to navigate an apocalyptic world in which the apocalypse is as mystifying and incomplete as everything that came before. It has more in common with AMC’s The Walking Dead, another show that springs from a sci-fi-flavored catastrophe and proceeds as grimly and grittily as possible, than it does other HBO dramas. But while The Leftovers is in almost every particular better than the immensely popular The Walking Dead, it also has none of that show’s cathartic, zombie-killing release.

It is hard to imagine a show less designed for bingewatching than The Leftovers ; in the case of this show, such an activity would be more aptly described as binging spiritual despair.

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announcements Obituaries ROGOSKI Clara 1935 - 2014 Our beloved wife, sister and aunt, Clara Elizabeth Avis Rogoski passed away, surrounded by her family, at the Rosefield Centre, Innisfail, Alberta on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the young age of 78 years. Clara was born on July 23, 1935 at Round Hill, Alberta.

She later moved to Camrose, Alberta, where she met and married her first husband, Albert Rogoski. Due to a transfer with her job at Woolworths, Clara moved to Red Deer, Alberta. Here she met her second husband, Joe Parisienne. Clara was a dedicated employee and up until her retirement, she tirelessly worked at the Mountview, Millerdale and Bishops Drug Stores. She made many lifelong friendships with the staff and always greeted the customers with her happy cheerful nature and the beautiful smile she will always be remembered for. Clara cherished the many wonderful times spent with her friends and family at events, reunions, dining out, road trips, camping, canoeing, fishing and bird hunting. Clara enjoyed a glass of ‘spirits’ once in a while and will be fondly remembered for raising her glass and calling out ‘Hoy’! Though Clara did not have any children of her own, she dearly loved her many nieces and nephews and then their children. She also loved her dogs; Skippy, CJ, JC and Dollie. Clara’s kind and loving spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Joe Parisienne of Innisfail, her sister, Gladys Kuzyk of Leduc, Alberta, brother-in-law, Warden Robinson of Red Deer, her niece and goddaughter, Debbie Pankratz of Red Deer, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Clara was predeceased by her first husband, Albert Rogoski, her parents, Louis and Carrie Henry, sisters, Margie Steiner and Lorraine Robinson, brothers-in-law, Tony Steiner and Nick Kuzyk, a niece, Wanda Kuzyk and nephews, Danny Robinson and Randy Steiner. A Celebration of Clara’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Clara’s honor may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society at www.alzheimer.ca or to the Red Deer and District S.P.C.A. at www.reddeerspca.com. The family would like to extend their appreciation to Dr. Barker and the caring Staff at the Rosefield Centre for their years of care and devotion to Clara, while she made her home there. Special thanks to Rick and Joni Webb for their wonderful tender loving care.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

McLUHAN Dr. William John Dr. William John McLuhan passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the age of 86 years. John will be lovingly remembered by his son Bruce; his daughters, Jean (Ron Zegil), Jo-Anne (Kevin Baldwin) and Sandy (Guy); his grandchildren, Graham (Raelyn), Neal and Amy; sister-in-law Anne Watts; brother-in-law Jim Hunter; and his nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Betsy, in 2012, his parents and siblings. The only son of Llewellyn and Blanche, John was born in Edmonton and grew up in the family home overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. John had an idyllic childhood with his sisters Margie and Betty playing along the river valley and at “The Point” with their springer spaniel, cousins and friends.

His father, a WWI vet, passed onto John the family passions for hunting game birds and auto mechanics, which John shared with his son Bruce for almost 50 years. His mother schooled him in the fine art of gardening, which John taught to his daughter Jo-Anne. John attended the University of Alberta and earned a BSc (Honours BioChem) and was working as a lab technician when he was encouraged to pursue medicine by a mentor. During this time, he met Betsy Hunter through his sister and they married in 1952 following Betsy’s nursing graduation. John then entered medical school at the University of Alberta and graduated with his M.D. in 1957. Hard work was John’s mantra (“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”) and he worked odd jobs throughout his youth and during his 12 years of postsecondary study as a lab technician, lab instructor and Army Officer reservist. John and Betsy moved to Red Deer in 1959, where John joined the Associate Clinic as a partner and worked as a family physician and anesthetist until his retirement in 1993. He loved his family practice and the operating room, delivered many babies and enjoyed the time he spent as the team physician for the Red Deer Rustlers.

The family would like to thank Dr. McIntyre and his associates at the Associate Medical Group for their care and support through the years as well as the nursing staff on Unit 22 for their compassionate care. Friends and family are invited to celebrate John’s life at a Memorial Service and reception at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 202, 5913-50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4C4 or to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, 3942-50A Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4E7 or the charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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Obituaries 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.

SIMPSON Stanley Cheyene Simpson, 82, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Red Deer Regional Hospital with family at his side. He was born and raised in southern Manitoba and eventually made his way to Alberta where he worked for Royalite Oil in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie.

On a blind date at a Royalite party, Stan met wife Lois and their romance led to marriage in 1956. They moved to Fort Frances, Ontario for five years but returned to Alberta and settled in Red Deer where Stan entered a partnership with Jack Stephen and Lloyd Gillette managing One Hour Martinizing Dry Cleaners.

Stan was an early and very active member of the Optimist Club of Red Deer contributing to the development of his community.

Stan leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Lois (Gillette) Simpson; son Bernie (Julie) and children Paul, Kelly and Joshua; daughter Wendy (Geoff) Parker and children Benjamin and Riley; and three sisters Bunnie Widney, Elsie Chapman and Shirley Keats. He was predeceased by brothers Frank and Ray Simpson. An avid chef, golfer and fisherman, Stan shared his love of each with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club for over 30 years. Stan relished time with his family, especially during many wonderful holidays at home and in sunny places. He derived great pleasure from the hours he and loved ones spent planting and harvesting both vegetables and trees at the family farm in Bergen.

Stan was a true family man in every sense of the word and was immensely proud of his children’s and grandchildren’s accomplishments.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the Red Deer Hospice Society, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Calgary, or a charity of your choice.

Condolences can be sent to wgparker@shaw.ca. Friends and family, please join us for an afternoon of celebration at Red Deer Golf and Country Club on Saturday, June 28th, 2014, between 2 and 5 p.m.

There will be a short program followed by refreshments and time to gather and share warm memories of a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.

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MCARTHUR Larry 1938 - 2014 Mr. Larry Richard McArthur passed away with his family by his side, at the Red Deer Hospice on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the age of 75 years.

Larry was born on December 3, 1938 at Debolt, Alberta. He was a man filled with passion, an enduring zest for life and all the beauty and joy it had to offer.

Larry loved the outdoors; he spent his time fishing, golfing and was daring enough to try out new adventures such as Kite Water Skiing. Larry also had a Special ‘Tomato House’ that he tended and was extremely proud of. He was a member of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club for over forty-five years and was a generous and strong supporter of his community. Larry was a true entrepreneur and enjoyed being the owner of the East 40th Pub in Red Deer for twenty-five years. He spent time at his second home in Palm Springs and was known for playing a very “flavorous” Blues Guitar. His warm sense of humor was apparent in his joke telling and carefree spirit. Larry loved his family, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren dearly. They were the pride and joy of his heart. Larry will be deeply missed but lovingly remembered and cherished in the hearts of his family and many lifelong friends. Larry leaves to mourn his wife, Sherry; his children, Bob McArthur, Tari Klein (Vern), Tracy Teron (Daryl) and Darren McArthur (Jan); his eight grandchildren, Courtney (Ryan), Chase, Blair (Cassandra), Taylor (Mickey), Brady, Jesse, Teona and Ty and his two great grandsons, Brayden and Cruz. He will also be sadly missed by the mother of his children, Marilyn McArthur, his step-mother, Mary Ferris, mother-in-law, Peggy Coates; as well as his brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews and a host of dear friends. Larry was predeceased by his mother, Eleanor MacArthur, his father, Webb Ferris, a granddaughter, Teagan Klein and a daughter-in-law, Bonny McArthur. A Service to honor and remember Larry will be held at CrossRoads Church, Corner of 32 Street and Highway 2, Red Deer County, Alberta on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations in Larry’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice at: www.reddeerhospice.com. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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MITTEN In loving memory of my husband Howard Mitten who passed away June 27, 2000.

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Dr. Jantina McMurray DVM (Distinction) Sheila and John McMurray are honored to announce the graduation of our daughter, Jantina, who completed a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary. She was awarded the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Gold Medal for the highest academic standing.

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Olivia McMurray B.Sc. (Distinction) Sheila and John McMurray are honored to announce the graduation of our daughter, Olivia, who completed a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Calgary. She is currently in Montreal training with the U23 Canadian Rowing Team.

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HUGHES - LODGE Jamie and Vineeta Hughes proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Kaitlyn Hughes of Red Deer, AB. to Peter David Lodge of Wakefield, England, son of Mr. Alistair and Penny Lodge. The couple met in Red Deer in 2012, through mutual friends, and have been inseparable ever since!

Their destination wedding is planned for June 2015, in Los Cabos, Mexico.

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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

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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.

Please call to identify: 403-347-0912 TENTS, (several) found at Lindsay Thurber/Legion Track, late Tuesday evening. Call to identify & claim **OWNER FOUND**

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Chatters Canada has an immediate opening in our Corporate Office for a

P/T IT Support Tech

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(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.

CLASSIFICATIONS • Onsite support to our 700-920 corporate office including network equipment (workstations, servers, Caregivers/ routers, switches, printers, warehouse manageAides ment systems etc.), corporate backups (on LIVE-IN Female Caregiver and offsite) and various for lady with MS. Must be software products such 50 or over & reliable. Call MS Office, Simply 403-340-1498 Accounting etc..

LOOKING for an • Some travel, within experienced nanny that Canada, to complete IT could help with my 2 setup at store locations children and 1 on the way may be required at our acreage east of Red Deer. Monday to Friday 8 Qualifications: -1pm. Driver’s license and • Candidate must have a vehicle salary is negotiable Computer Systems Technology diploma or P/T F. caregiver wanted equivalent in experience for F quad. Must be reliable • Excellent customer and have own vehicle. service, communica403-505-7846 tion & organizational skills required • Team player; willingClerical ness to adhere to company policies & procedures BUSY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REQUIRES Remuneration: EXPERIENCED Based on experience and Warranty Administrator education.

Reply to Box 1091, c/o Excellent benefits RED DEER ADVOCATE, package, competitive 2950 Bremner Ave., wage, perks.

Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 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 posiIMMED. F/T Administrative tion will be contacted, no Assistant, Req’d for busy phone calls please.

Lacombe based Business.

This position supports the accounting dept. with general accounting duties, Dental as well as general administrative duties.

Familiarity with ACCPAC, DENTAL Word & Excel an asset.

RECEPTIONIST Fax resume to We are looking to welcome 403-342-7447 a Dental Receptionist to P/T friendly receptionist, join our growing team. good with details. Fax F/T Position. resume 403-314-5307 Our office dynamic is positive & professional, our excellence in patient care Computer & outstanding customer Personnel service are paramount.

We offer continuing F/T E-Commerce /graphic education, desirable hours, design position person and an excellent wage & wanted to join our growing benefit package. dynamic team in Red Previous dental office exp.

Deer. Benefits and compreferred, but we are petitive wages. Send willing to train the right resume with portfolio and candidate who has salary expectation to initiative and excels in careers@buyairsoft.ca communication, organization, and business skills.

You can sell your guitar Please send current for a song... resume with cover letter or put it in CLASSIFIEDS c/o Leah, to Dr. Caroline and we’ll sell it for you!

Krivuzoff-Sanderson, Red Deer by email: dr.caroline@shawbiz.ca

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Janitorial

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 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 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 Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo for Thur. July 3 Deadline is Fri. June 27 @ Noon

Classifieds 309-3300

770

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463 COMMERCIAL cleaner req’d 2 pm. - 11 pm. Mon. Thurs. $16/hr.

Police check/drivers license req’d.

403-358-9256

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

****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 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Bower HUGE MOVING OUT SALE! 9 Byer Close.

June 26, 1-8, June 27, 10-6. June 28, 10-5.

Kentwood Estates 50 KINGSTON DRIVE Fri. 27th & Sat. 28th 9-4 MOVING SALE Good quality household items & toys.

800

Oilfield

800

NOW HIRING Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

is currently taking resumes for experienced Production Testing Personnel Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

Must have all valid tickets.

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s Bearspaw currently has a permanent F/T front position in our Stettler field counter staff for all shifts operations for an intermediate (days, eves. and wknds). oil and gas operator. Applicants Please send resume to: must have experience as a htglanes@ heavy duty mechanic or telus.net or apply in person journeyman instrument mechanic and possess Barden Oilfield Hauling RAMADA INN & strong mechanical skills, Ltd. is now hiring Bed SUITES Truck and Winch Tractor be quick learners, motivated req`s Permanent Operators. Experience a and hard working and live ROOM ATTENDANTS must. Fax resumes and 5 or be willing to relocate Attendants. Exp. not nec. yr. CDA to 403 341 3968 within a 20 minute commute will train. Approx. 35 - 40 or email: bardentrucking@ to workplace location. This hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 telus.net. No phone calls please. position offers a challenging $14/hr. Duties incl’d but work environment, attractive not limited to: vacuuming, benefits with competitive dusting, washing floors, pay and significant room making beds, empty trash, for promotion. disinfecting & cleaning Please submit resumes bathrooms. Performance based bonus program.

Attn: Human Resources Must be fluent with verbal email:kwolokoff@ l& written English, be F/T PLANT FIELD bearspawpet.com physically fit. Applicants Fax 403-252-9719 may apply in person at OPERATOR Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer required for Ponoka, Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Sylvan Lake & Rocky or email: Mountain House area. info@ramadareddeer.com Must have min. 3 yrs exp. operating gas wells/plunger systems & field Sales & compression/dehydration.

Distributors Contract operators need not apply. E-mail resume’s to: ken.webster@altagas.ca GRATIAE is seeking or fax 403-347-0855 5 Retails Sales reps selling skin & body care PROVIDENCE GAS PRO products in Parkland Mall Trucking Inc COMPRESSION, 4747 67th St. Red Deer, located in Three Hills, AB, Is now hiring experienced $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. is a manufacturing & fabriF/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Picker Operator cation shop, which produces Email resumes: Swamper & services single well gas gratiaereddeersr@ All candidates must be compressor packages gmail.com able to pass a pre-employranging from 10 to 80HP. ment drug screen. We SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Currently we are looking to offer exceptional wages F/T - P/T Beauty Treatfill the following positions: and benefits for exceptional ment O/P, selling soap & MILLWRIGHT, people. Fax resume and bath products $14.55/hr. + ELECTRICIAN MECHANIC bonus & comm. Beauty Successful candidate must abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ cert. req’d. Location possess strong work ethics. providencetrucking.ca Parkland Mall - 4747 67th Experience with natural gas St. Red Deer. email compression is an asset but Buying or Selling premierjobrdbto@ not essential. Preference your home? gmail.com will be given to those with Check out Homes for Sale trade certification and/or SOAP Stories is seeking 5 in Classifieds experience. Please fax retail sales reps. Selling soap resumes to 403-443-5288, & bath products. $12.10 hr apply in person at + bonus & commission.

227, 17th Ave N., F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d.

Three Hills, AB, or email to Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Peter.Pattison@gaspro.ca.

Red Deer. email resume to TRIUMPH Well Service is **POSITION FILLED** LOCAL SERVICE CO. now accepting applications in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. WANTED: CASHIER. Drop off for all positions.

VACUUM TRUCK resume to 5211 50 Ave. Experience req’d. Tickets OPERATOR and drivers license Must have Class 3 licence required. Top wages and w/air & all oilfield tickets. benefits with contracted Trades Fax resume w/drivers work. email hr@ abstract to 403-886-4475 triumphwellservice.com Absolute Fusion Contracting is a welding, fabrication, maintenance Oilfield 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.

WELLHEAD ISOLATION SERVICE Wages are negotiable with experience and attitude.

TECHNICIANS AND TRAINEES Please forward resumes and references by fax to ISOLATION Equipment Services Inc., 403-309-7134 or by email an expanding Oil Service & Supply Company to info@absolutefusion.ca is seeking quality No Phone Calls Please!

EXP. PAVERS WANTED Service Technicians and Trainees.

Call 403-341-6900 or Fax: 877-787-1605 Previous experience with service rigs, fracturing, EXPERIENCED or similar industry experience with oilfield tickets is an asset. Class 1 or 3 driver’s License EXCAVATOR OPERATOR for local commercial applicants will get primacy. (Drivers with Class 5 construction company. & 5Q will be considered if Applicant has relevant Please fax resume with current drivers abstract to oilfield experience) A current driver’s abstract 403-342-6881 required. Off-road driving experience is an asset.

NOW HIRING in Red Deer

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

850

800

MUST HAVE valid H2S and AB/BC First Aid Tickets

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 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

Req’d immed.

Certified asbestos workers and demo laborers.

No rigs please Please submit resume to hrombough@ geminicorp.ca or contact at 780.997.5215

Oilfield

800

Meet our Recruitment Team!

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

Sunnybrook

35 MCLEVIN CRES. June 27, 4-8, June 28, 9-3.

Thousands of items, Pirate coins, crystals, books, teachers resources and much more!

CEMENTING, FRACTURING & COILED TUBING – RED DEER, AB

68 INGLE CLOSE June 27th-29th Fri., Sat. & Sun. 8-5 Lots of tools, some antiques, etc.

********************** Start your career!

See Help Wanted

PIDHERNEY’S requires experienced DRIVERS CLASS 1 ,3 & LOWBOY, FOREMAN, OPERATORS AND LABOURERS For work in Rocky Mountain House area, as well as out of town locations.

Priority will be given to those candidates with experience.

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Valid First Aid and H2S tickets required.

We offer competitive wages, benefits package, and opportunities for advancement.

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters & Helpers Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Top wages and benefits based on experience Possible career advancement opportunities

Please reply by fax 403-845-5370 or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

Business Opportunities

870

START YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL CLEANING BUSINESS

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

Revenue between $24,000 - $120,000 Initial cash required as low as $6,000 In Business for over 20 years *Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts Incl. *Training Incl. *Ongoing Office Support

Tar-ific Construction is currently seeking a truck driver with Class 1 or 3 licence. Excellent benefit package, home every night. Fax 403-340-1246 or email tarific@ telusplanet.net.

Ph: 780-468-3232 or 403-290-0866

Misc.

Help

880

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

FALL START QUALIFIED 1st yr. through to JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS With Residential exp. a must. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

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Community Support Worker Program

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GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• Red Deer • Rocky Mtn. House • Rimbey Truckers/ • Caroline Drivers • Castor • Sylvan Lake CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d • Innisfail for moving equipment.

• Stettler Resumes to be dropped off • Ponoka at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement 403-340-1930 needed immed. for waste & www.academicexpress.ca recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references COMPANY req’s live in to: canpak@xplornet.ca retired couple to caretake DRIVERS for furniture and maintain our apartmoving company, class 5 ment operations. required (5 tons), local & Journeyman plumbing exp. long distance. Competitive an asset. Call Mike for wages. Apply in person. details 403-342-4923 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer STETTLER TRANSIT MIX and area is essential.

Drivers wanted for Verbal and written mixer/pumping concrete. communication skills are 403-742-2134 or req’d. Send resume by fax email:stettlertransitmix to 403-346-0295 @gmail.com

860

Trades

850

Operator 2 Position

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.

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta TOC OBO Fax: (403) 747-2660 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Oilfield

800

45 SELKIRK BLVD. June 27 & 28 Fri. 2-8 & Sat. 10-4 Rain/Shine MULTI FAMILY Baby items & electronics...

Deer Park

Inglewood

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

Water Transfer Laborers

Advance your career with Sanjel – Join Canada’s largest privately-owned global energy service company. Our employees are the driving force behind our company and we value their contribution. Develop your career in a dynamic environment where employees are empowered to be innovators.

****************** 33 SPENCER STREET June 28, Sat. 11 - 4

Req’s a

Maintenance Foreman

Application Closing Date: June 30, 2014.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to:

Join us for an Open House Job Fair for the following positions:

27 MALCOLM CRES 55 TOWERS CLOSE GARAGE/ESTATE SALE JUNE 27, 28 & 29 Fri. June 27 - 4:00 - 8:00 Fri. 3-8, Sat. 10-4, Sun.12-5 pm; Sat. June 28 - 9:00 am Lawn mower, toys, adult/ - 4:00 pm. Household baby clothes, household etc items, tools & antiques.

Sunnybrook

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

CWB Structural hand welders.

161 DUVAL CRES. June 28, Sat. 9 - 5 Antiques, tools,plant pots, garden items. household misc.

4630-42 ST CRES. June 26, 27 & 28: Thurs.

4-8, Fri. 12-8, Sat.8 - 2 Camping supplies, toys, household misc.

860

Wage negotiable.

780-818-8524 Ponoka’s Fabrication shop is looking for

Morrisroe

Parkvale

Truckers/ Drivers

830

Davenport

146 DUVAL CRES. June 28, 10-2.

Bookcase, computer table, pressure washer, household, etc.

185 DUVAL CRES. June 26th-28th Thurs. 11-7, Fri. 10-7 & Sat. 9-1 Furniture, decor, & misc.

51 DENSMORE CRES (Back Garage). June 26-28 Thurs & Fri. 4-8, Sat. 9-4. Small tools, ladders, electronics, movies, train books, collectibles, etc.

850

Trades

ZUBAR Production Services

HERITAGE LANES BOWLING

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Oilfield

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Coming Events

NO MORE DIETS, no fees Food Addicts Anonymous www.foodaddictyanonymus.org 403-307-4706

800

414947F30

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650

Oilfield

Timberland

Waskasoo ONE DAY ONLY Fri. June 27, noon - 7.

Neighborhood yard sale.

56 St. & 47 Ave. No early birds.

West Park 112 WILSON CRES. June 28 & 29 Sat. & Sun. 10 - 4 MULTI FAMILY Something For Everyone

CLASS 1 DRIVERS & CLASS 5 (NON-GDL) OPERATORS & SUPERVISORS You have expertise, a passion for excellence and improvement, and a commitment to safety – bring them to work as part of our team.

What’s in it for you? Rotations that fit your lifestyle, competitive salaries and benefits, training and development opportunities with a focus on career advancement.

Speak to a recruiter at 1.800.9SANJEL, e-mail careers@sanjel.com, or drop off your resume at one of our shops today: FRACTURING – 8051 Edgar industrial Drive, Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2 CEMENTING – 8164 Edgar Industrial Close, Red Deer, AB T4P 3R4 COILED TUBING – 4100 77 Street, Red Deer, AB T4P 3P7

Safe. Smart. Solid. That’s Sanjel.

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CLASSIFICATIONS

730

Penhold 3 FAMILY SALE. 3 houses south of Fas Gas in Penhold. Lots of everything and antiques too!

June 28 & 29. 9-4.

405186F6-27

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Computer Personnel

415134F27

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Personals

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, June 27, 2014 Misc.

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880

F/T or P/T Seamstress needed for busy alteration shop ASAP. Must have sewing exp. Please drop off resume to Gloria’s Alterations in Bower Mall.

TENT SET UP CREW

HELP wanted for roadside sales. Cash paid daily.

Must have valid drivers license. 403-588-3263 Dave

Residential Waste Collection Drivers Needed

NORAL-TECH Ltd Manufacturer of 12 Volts electrical control panels for specialized trucks. We are currently seeking 2 full time assemblers with automotive related electrical experience. The successful candidates must be able to read and interpret electrical drawings. Email resume normand@noraltech-com

BFI Canada is the largest non-hazardous solid waste company in Canada. As a major competitor in the waste services industry BFI Canada is proud to serve the needs of commercial , industrial and residential customers.

Come join our team we offer a competitive salary ORDER DESK and benefits, where you PERSON work locally and will be 2 -3 yrs. experience. Fax home every night with resume 403-309-4466 weekends off to spend time with friends and family.

PEST CONTROL TECHS As a BFI team member REQ’D. cpest@shaw.ca with a qualified class 3 Call 403-373-6182 driver’s license you will be involved in a fast paced PT office help and or environment and daily Class room Instructor collection of waste in a req`d. Please call Street safe productive manner.

Wise Driving School.

You will also perform daily 403-340-8848 inspections on assigned company vehicles and be RENTAL STORE capable of organizing your Requires a Front End assigned route in an Person. Duties include efficient manner. As a assisting customers, Residential driver you answering phones, data should enjoy being entry, deliveries. Must be outdoors and keeping in organized, have computer shape as work is knowledge and be performed outside in all physically fit. Mechanically weather conditions and inclined and construction involves physical labor. knowledge an asset.

If you are interested please Full-time days. Apply send email your resume to 5929-48 Ave, or e-mail cs-reddeer@wsii.ca or by sales@ fax (403)340-0894. 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

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

900

Employment Training

880

Misc.

Help

ENROLL TODAY! Classes Starting Soon!

HEALTH CARE AIDE Academy of Learning HCA program offers:

Planning for a Successful Career Seminar Job Search and Resume Writing Course First Aid / WHMIS

3 On-Site Clinical Practicums No Waiting List Scrubs are provided

Setting up tents, deliveries, maintaining tents, warehouse work. This is an outdoor position, rain or shine. Must be physically fit. 40-50 hour week, full-time days, weekends, seasonal - great for students. Valid drivers license required. Apply 5929-48 Ave, or e-mail sales@ parklandrentals.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Advocate Opportunities ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

6 days/week in: GLENDALE Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

900

Employment Training

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SAFETY

1500-1990

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

Building Supplies

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

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

278950A5

880

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Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

ARE YOU FINDING RETIREMENT NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE? Feeling bored or worried about retirement finances?

There is help! The SAGE (Successful Adults Gaining Employment) Program can give you the opportunity to explore post-retirement career options that work for you! You will spend eight weeks learning new skills in high demand within today’s labour market, acquire industry specific training certifications, prepare for the GED exam, and receive introductory computer skills followed by up to ten weeks of on-the-job work experience in an industry of your choice.

SAGE is designed to assist the older worker to remain active and engaged in today’s labour market!

Call Career Assistance Network at (403) 341-7811 to register for this FREE program sponsored by the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada.

Call today! Space is limited for the June 27th program!!!

1550

DOOR, solid core cedar clad 2’ with frame, possible for sauna/cabin. Carpenter appraised, $100.

403-227-2976

Children's Items

1580

Clothing

1590

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools

1640

1710

Household Appliances

10 CU. FT. Danby chest freezer $125; Leg Magic exerciser $25 403-346-2070 FRIDGE, G. E. Self defrost $40; WASHER & Dryer, Maytag H.D. , gas. $100. set.

403-742-4330 FRIDGE, McClary obo. 403-314-0804

OAK oval table and 4 chairs $150 403-358-5568 QUEEN SZ bdrm. suite w/headboard, long dresser w/mirror, chest of drawers, 2 night tables, bed frame, c/w free boxspring & pillowtop mattress in very good cond. $975. 403-346-2666 SAUDER Executive Desk.

65” L x 31” W. Burgundy colour w/black insert. 3 lrg. file drawers. 2 sm. drawers, pencil drawer, c/w matching bookshelf and phone table.

Exc. cond. $475. 403-346-2666 SECTIONAL, 3 pce. $300. obo, 2 pc. china cabinet $200 obo 403-848-1499 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

$100

Stereos TV's, VCRs

KENMORE washer $150 403-358-5568

1720

1730

STOVE & Built in dishwasher, P2 w/15 games $75 Sold as set or sep. $500/set 403-782-3847 or $300/ea. 403-342-0103 WII w/9 games $140 403-782-3847

1720

Household Furnishings

3 PC. Mahogany wall unit $125; 403-358-5568

X BOX w/30 games $160 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1 YR. OLD 1200 WATT GENERATOR 1 hr. use $200 obo SOLD

4 PC. velvet livingroom set $200 403-358-5568

ANTIQUE SOLID OAK round claw foot pedestal table & 4 chairs.REDUCED MUST SELL THIS WEEKEND CASH ONLY Was $1500 Now $1100 OBO 403-396-5516

RED DEER ADVOCATE Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

WOODLEA AREA Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE

GRANDVIEW AREA

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

EASTVIEW

For More Information Call Jamie at 403-314-4306 CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2030

JOHN DEERE 4320 Tractor.

Approx. 6000 hrs. Front end loader, complete w/8’ snow blade attachment. Exc. cond.

Sold farm. $13,500.

ALSO John Deere 14’ Disc & Cultivator. 403-350-1007 or 403-782-3617

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

3090

Rooms For Rent

CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $550. 403-466-7979 ROOM FOR RENT $500./mo. 403-352-7417 ROOM, kitchen access.

403-343-0421

3110

Offices

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

3190

Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

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Opportunities

rentals

MORRISROE INGLEWOOD AND SOUTHBROOK AREAS

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

Condos/ Townhouses

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 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.

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4000-4190

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4010

3030

LEGACY ESTATES 60yrs + condo. 403-350-5054 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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3050

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4020

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NORMANDEAU 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls. $1100. No pets, N/S appls, garage $1695 mo.

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3060

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1900

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1860

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South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close $70./mo

1830

Cats

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1770

GUITAR AMP, Rocker, for beginners, 7 Watt. Asking $30. 403-227-2976

3 PC Red Samsonite Luggage Set. Good cond. $25. 403-314-9603

1660

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Musical Instruments

1760

SLEEPING BAG, $10.

Rubbermaid COOLER SMALL elec. air compres- KENMORE dryer 220 V & Thermal Jug, $15; green sor and hose, etc. $150 403-358-5568 coverall size 44T $15; $50 403-358-7678 stainless steel thermos $8; MICROWAVE STAND. ovewrnight bag $10. with 3 drawers, 2 cupboards.

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AFFORDABLE 3 piece set, sofa, loveseat, pump $35, 2 golf carts w/2 Homestead Firewood chair, blue swivel chair, bags $10/pair.; Ladies Spruce & Pine - Split $150. for ALL. clothing size 12-14, 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 403-742-4330 lve. msg. $2 - $10; 403-343-2618 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Advocate Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

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LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

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CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 7. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 pls leave msg.

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Contractors * Adults * Youths * Seniors *

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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 BRIDGER Const. Ltd. Decks, reno’s, roofing, flooring. Free est. Call Geoff 403-302-8550

Contractors

1100

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Computer Services

1110

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Handyman Services

1200

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1280

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1165

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1290

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1290

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Moving & Storage

1300

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Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

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Roofing

1370

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Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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Window Cleaning

1420

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HOUSE FOR SALE IN BLACKFALDS

Motorhomes

5010

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

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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

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1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’.

Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo.

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

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2012 FUSION SE only 10,000 kms, exc. cond. no gst $16,900 403-350-6434 2010 LINCOLN MKZ, white, 21,000 km. As new. $25,500. 403-783-2805 2008 PONTIAC G6. 131,000 km. $7500. 403-346-6470

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2005 HONDA Accord 4 dr, EXL, 2.4L, black, loaded, sunroof, heated, power, leather, bucket seats, alloy wheels $5900 obo 403-505-3113

Beautiful ModiÀed Bi-level w/a large entry, & a modern look. Large 3 bdrm., 2 bath walkout, 1563 sq. ft. of family space, large deck, 2003 MALIBU, good large garage, wide lot running order. 223,000 backing onto trail system kms. $1650. 403-346-6999 & green, 5 pce. master ensuite, large walk-in closet. 2003 DODGE Neon loaded Much, Much More! safetied 403-352-6995 A MUST SEE!. $432,235.

Open House 12-3, Central Alberta’s Largest Sat. 28th & Sun. 29th.

Car Lot in Classifieds 31 Morris Court, Blackfalds sorry no agents.

Lloyd @ 403-391-9294 VILLAGE of Delburne.

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Condos/ Townhouses

4040

NEW CONDO

4050

4.79 ACRES 2 Story 3500 sq ft Victorian home.

Marble/Hardwood Áoors, 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

1988 23’ TIOGA 460 Ford motor, $6900, obo exc. cond. low km. **SOLD**

Fifth Wheels

5110

2008 KUSTOM KOACH 24.5’ exc. cond, 1 owner, 110 Watt solar panel, 1 slide, fantastic fan $19,900.

403-986-3834

2004 TITANIUM model 2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, 31E36MK. Loaded, many very good cond. 182,000 extras. $23,500 obo. km. $6500. 403-343-2058 403-347-1050 or 304-4580 2001 SATURN; 1999 Chrysler LHS, $1400. ea. 403-598-2591 2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. 1999 SUBARU station $192,000. 403-588-2550 wagon 5 spd, awd, low kms, $1900 403-505-3113 Start your career!

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5160

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EZ loader trailer. All extras.

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5180

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5190

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5240

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ACREAGE FOR SALE East of Didsbury, 10.25 acres, exceptionally reno’d main house, second house, shop, machine shed, barn, other out buildings, fenced, 2 waterers.

Quiet, well-treed & landscaped.

Asking $709,000. See ComFree.com #518693 for photos & details. 403-335-3359

4130

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5050

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2005 DODGE Ram 1500 SLT quad cab, 4x2, 5.7L Hemi, only 125,000 kms, power equipped, great for towing RV, very well kept truck. Call Dean 403-347-2797

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137 BAILE CLOSE June 28 SAT. 2 -4 Townhouse, $253,900. 1158 sq. ft.

Bob Gummow Royal Lepage Network 403-598-7913

NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY AND FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE ESTATE OF MARVIN MICHAEL HEINTZ Notice is hereby given that the bankruptcy of the Estate of Marvin Michael Heintz occurred on he 25th day of June, 2014 and that the ¿rst meeting of creditors will be held on the 11th day of July, 2014 at 11:00 AM., at the BDO Canada Limited Boardroom, 600 4909 49th Street, Red Deer, Alberta.

600, 4909 49th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1V1

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FIRST MEETING IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF Jamie Lynn Hunt # 24-1884218 Notice is hereby given that Jamie Lynn Hunt filed an assignment on the June 23, 2014 and that the First Meeting of Creditors will be held on July 9, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at the office of: Bromwich & Smith Inc., Trustees in Bankruptcy, 104, 4808 Ross Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5

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Iraqi federal police patrol in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday

PM losing support as parliament starts work on new government

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IRAQ

BAGHDAD — Prominent Shiite leaders pushed Thursday for the removal of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as parliament prepared to start work next week on putting together a new government, under intense U.S. pressure to rapidly form a united front against an unrelenting Sunni insurgent onslaught.

Increasingly, the Shiite alMaliki’s former allies believe he cannot lead an inclusive government that can draw minority Sunnis away from support for the fighters who have swept over a large swath of Iraq as they head toward the capital, Baghdad. In a further sign of Iraq’s unraveling along sectarian lines, a bombing on Thursday killed 12 people in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad that houses a revered shrine, and police found the bullet-riddled bodies of eight Sunnis south of the capital.

Most crucially, though, backing for al-Maliki is weakening with his most important ally, neighbouring Iran.

A senior Iranian general who met with Shiite politicians in Iraq during a 10-day visit this month returned home with a list of potential prime minister candidates for Iran’s leadership to consider, several senior Iraqi Shiite politicians who have knowledge of the general’s meetings told The Associated Press.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wants alMaliki to remain in his post, at least for now, the politicians said, but Iran’s moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, believes al-Maliki must go or else Iraq will fragment. Khamenei holds final say in all state matters in Iran, but the politicians

expressed doubt he would insist on al-Maliki against overwhelming rejection of him by Iraq’s Shiite parties.

The general, Ghasem Soleimani, is expected to return within days to inform Iraqi politicians of Tehran’s favourite, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the internal deliberations.

Iran’s Shiite cleric-led government succeeded in herding reluctant Shiite parties into backing al-Maliki for a second term four years ago, and its leverage over Iraq’s Shiite political establishment has grown significantly since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops after an eight-year presence.

None-Arab and mostly Shiite, Iran has found in majority Shiite Iraq a convenient vehicle to extend its sphere of regional influence to the heart of the Middle East.

Iran’s leverage in Iraq also gives it a trump card against its Sunni rivals in the Gulf region, where powerhouse Saudi Arabia, for example, has traditionally viewed Tehran with suspicion.

The United States and its allies are pushing for the creation of a government that can draw support among Iraq’s Sunni minority, which has been alienated by al-Maliki, seen as a fiercely partisan Shiite.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, meeting with al-Maliki in Baghdad on Thursday, told a news conference that “we believe the urgent priority must be to form an inclusive government ... that can command the support of all Iraqis and work to stop

terrorists and their terrible crimes.”

Hague’s trip follows a visit

by U.S Secretary of State John Kerry, who earlier this week delivered a similar message.

Kerry met in Paris on Thursday with foreign ministers from America’s top Sunni Arab allies to consider how to confront the al-Qaida breakaway group leading the Sunni insurgent offensive, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The threat “concerns every single country here,” Kerry told them at the start of the meeting, held at the U.S. ambassador’s residence.

The Arab diplomats did not commit to sending any military assistance to Baghdad, as the U.S. is doing. The Pentagon said Thursday that four teams of Army special forces have arrived in Baghdad, bringing the number of American troops there to 90 out of the 300 promised by President Barack Obama. The Americans will advise and assist Iraqi counterterrorism forces.

The Obama administration hopes that Iraq’s Sunni neighbours — notably Jordan and Saudi Arabia — will use their cross-border tribal networks to bolster the Sunni militias helping to fight the Islamic State.

However, while they feel threatened by the Islamic State, those Sunni countries are also bitterly opposed to alMaliki, saying his Shiite-dominated rule has marginalized Iraq’s Sunnis.

So far, al-Maliki has defied calls to step aside. In April elections, his State of the Law bloc won the largest proportion in parliament — 92 seats in the 328-member chamber — but that is not enough for the simple majority needed to name him prime minister.

Thousands flee Ukraine as cease-fire is set to expire

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IZVARYNE, Ukraine — As a shaky cease-fire in the east entered its final hours Thursday, thousands of Ukrainians in cars stuffed with belongings lined up at the border to cross into Russia, some vowing never to return.

Many said they were most frightened for their children and desperate to take them to safety.

A commander at the rebelcontrolled border post outside the city of Luhansk said 5,000 people had left by evening, joining a stream that he said has continued unabated during the weeklong truce that has failed to end the gunfire and shelling.

Russia says tens of thousands of Ukrainians have come in the 2 ½ months since Ukraine’s government began fighting separatists in the east, a heavily industrial region with a large population of ethnic Russians, many of whom feel strong ties to Moscow.

Air strikes and artillery attacks by the Ukrainian military have infuriated many residents, and many crossing the border on Thursday said they were fleeing the fighting, which has killed more than 400 people since mid-April by the United Nations’ estimate.

Those who talked to Associated Press journalists, however, said nothing to indicate that they supported the

armed separatists, who have seized government buildings, declared independence and asked Russia to annex the region.

With the cease-fire set to expire today, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Russia to support his peace plan “with deeds, not words.”

He urged Moscow to stop the flow of fighters from Russia.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said they, too, were looking for more action from Moscow ahead of a summit on Friday of European Union leaders, who will be considering a new round of sanctions against Russia.

“It is critical for Russia to show in the next hours, literally, that they’re moving to help disarm the separatists, to encourage them to disarm,” Kerry said in Paris.

The summit also will see Ukraine sign a sweeping trade agreement with the EU that will bind it more closely to the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Poroshenko to extend the truce and hold talks with the separatists in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Poroshenko announced Thursday that representatives of the mutinous regions have agreed to talks with Russian, Ukrainian and European envoys.

It will be the second round of talks since Monday in which

the rebel leaders have participated.

Russian news agencies quoted Andrei Purgin, a leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, as saying the next round would be held today in Donetsk.

Poroshenko has shown no willingness to extend the cease-fire, and his next step may hinge on the outcome of the talks.

It was unclear how many Ukrainians will end up settling in Russia. Russia’s migration service said last week that it had registered the arrival of 90,000 Ukrainians, but few asked for refugee status, which would oblige them to stay in Russia at least six months.

Many of those at the Izvaryne crossing on Thursday were taking household items, including refrigerators. One family from a village near Slovyansk, a separatist stronghold that has come under frequent shelling from the military, said they “hated Ukraine” and would not return. The rebel commander, who would give only his first name, Alexander, said the flow of refugees increased whenever there was a spike in hostilities. The day before the cease-fire was announced, the line to cross the border stretched for 5 km.

Even though some rebel groups agreed to observe the cease-fire, Poroshenko said 18 government troops have been killed this week.

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LIMIT 4

98

ea

LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT

4.79

98

ea

LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT

11.48

Prices are in effect until Thursday, July 3, 2014 or while stock lasts.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. No rainchecks. No substitutions on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/™ The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this flyer are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2013 Loblaws Inc. * we match prices! Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.).We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time.

Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.