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Family appeals for return of missing boy

BY BILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Five-year-old Nathan O’Brien has been such a fan of superheroes, his mother says she hasn’t had to buy him clothes, just costumes.

Nathan’s parents urged the youngster to be a superhero again Wednesday as police frantically searched for him and his two grandparents, who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in Calgary earlier this week.

“Nathan, I need you to hear my voice right now and I need you to know

that Mommy and Daddy love you more than anything in this world,” Jennifer O’Brien said through tears at a news conference organized by police.

“Stay strong, Nathan. We know you are our superhero and I just need you to stay strong and we are going to see you.”

The oldest of three boys, Nathan was reported missing Monday after his mother went to pick him up from a sleepover at her parents’ house in a neighbourhood near downtown Calgary.

Alvin Liknes and his wife Kathy were planning to move to a new home

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Alvin Liknes, his five-year-old grandson, Nathan, and his wife, Kathy, disappeared under suspicious circumstances in Calgary earlier this week. in Edmonton and then to Mexico. They were selling their things as they downsized.

Nathan and his mother helped with the sale on Sunday. O’Brien says her son, always a friendly chatterbox, would remind his grandmother to say “thank you” when she sold something

Photographer criss-crossing country for mosaic project

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Almost six years and over 33,000 portrait shots later, Red Deer photographer Tim Van Horn isn’t showing any signs of slowing down when it comes to his mission to unite Canada through a mosaic of photos.

The 45-year-old has been living and working on the road since October 2008, zigzagging from places like Victoria, B.C., over to Charlottetown, P.E.I., and back across the county again a total of five times.

He spent this Canada Day in Halifax, at Pier 21, the national museum of immigration, capturing 714 portraits to add to his project — a giant Canadian flag mosaic featuring photos of everyday Canadians.

The final product will be unveiled in Ottawa on July 1, 2017, just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday party.

“I’m travelling from Halifax all the way to Vancouver this year, going to the Prairies and doing a major project in the Wood Buffalo region, shooting up there for nine days,” said Van Horn.

“I’ll be wintering on Vancouver Island and then setting out in early spring, to go all the way back across the country.” He added he’ll be travelling from coast to coast right up until the end of 2016 to bring awareness to the Canadian Mosaic Project.

So far, he’s visited upwards of 500

towns and cities.

“It continues to grow. The momentum is amazing,” Van Horn said.

He originally lived out of a van he had gutted and remodelled. But after three years, his body had had enough of the cramped conditions.

“I couldn’t stand up in the van. ...

When you’re on the road for eight months straight, it’s really hard to live in a van so I wanted to be able to sit at a table, get my workflow going, have power,” he said.

Last month, he upgraded to a 25-foot RV, complete with a newer version of mosaic photos decorating the vehicle’s exterior.

“I have all the amenities and I feel it’s just a healthier environment to be in long term on the road.”

In 2017, not only will the final product — a 10-by-30-metre tapestry of 54,000 Canadian faces — make its first public appearance, but a 12-metre Canadian Mosaic bus (or education pavilion, as Van Horn calls it) will also take to the road for one year to share Van Horn’s story and art in Canadian schools and at community events.

“It’s completely wrapped in photographs, does projection off its top.

Audio comes out of it and I’m going to rig up the iPad so that when it goes to a school, it will be an interactive, multimedia display on wheels,” Van Horn said.

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to one of the many people who passed through the home.

Police say the mother left the home at 10 p.m. When she returned 12 hours later, everyone was gone.

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DOWN THE FALLS

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Trestan and Tiler Edgar prepare for the splash as the head down the waterfall at Discovery Canyon on Wednesday afternoon. Discovery Canyon, located in the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area, only recently opened to the public.

Open-concept bathrooms make school supervision easier

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF In an was otherwise a gleeful walkthrough of what will become their new school in September, École La Prairie senior students were wary when it came to the washrooms.

After walking in straight from the hallway, unimpeded by doors or separating walls, many of the Grade 8s and 9s wondered aloud how any student could use the facilities with sufficient privacy. Nervous laughter accompanied the nervous looks.

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nervous laughter. Grade 10 student Zachary Strom may have made the understatement of the year in saying “going to the bathroom is somewhat of a private ordeal.”

But in Alberta schools, the bathroom is becoming less private. Doors have been knocked out to improve accessibility, and in the last decade obstructions have been removed to allow staff to see right into the rooms from the hallway.

The open concept design has been adopted to make student supervision easier, said Alberta Infrastructure spokesperson Tracy Larsen, with partitions, walls and stall doors maintaining student privacy. In the three new

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schools set to open in Red Deer this September, one can see individual stall doors from the hallway, with urinals and the toilets tucked behind a half wall, obstructed from view.

Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division has been taking the open concept approach for the last 10 years, with now a handful of schools containing the design. Ken Jaeger, the division’s supervisor of support services, says the setup works great, taking away a setting that could encourage bullying or loitering.

“Based on our experiences with the closed doors and some of the issues and the things that were going on there unsupervised and unseen, this way it

just makes it very easy for male and female teachers to supervise the other gender, so to speak,” said Jaeger. “(It’s) just the comfort level of them not having to open the door and say ‘Is there anyone in here? Everything OK?’ ” Coming from a 1953-built school, the newer design will represent an adjustment for the École La Prairie students.

For Strom and Mackenzie Schultz too, who came to Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School from Christian schools with washroom doors and view-blocking corners, there has been some getting used to.

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Ford drank, used drugs before he was mayor The stress of running Canada’s largest city is not what drove Rob Ford to abuse substances, he said.

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Home invasion nets seven years

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer man faces seven years in prison for his role in a February 2014 home invasion.

Kyle Brice Connon, 27, was handed the sentence in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday by Judge John Holmes.

He was not believed to have been the mastermind behind the three-person operation in which the occupant of a Riverside Meadows residence was tied up and covered.

Connon previously pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, forcible confinement, break and enter with intent to commit bodily harm, disguise with intent and personating a peace officer.

The Crown alleges the incident was orchestrated because another man wanted to beat up the victim because the man allegedly beat up the man’s girl-

friend.

Court heard that Connon and another male were recruited to assist in the crime, with the prospect of being paid in whatever drugs and money they could steal.

Holmes pointed to Connon’s addiction issues, which he said fueled the crime, as well as his criminal record.

Crown prosecutor Robin Snider asked an eightyear sentence.

But Holmes cited Connon’s early guilty plea and family support as mitigating factors.

On Feb. 17, Connon and two others entered a residence claiming to be police officers. They tied up the victim, masked him and threatened to kill him.

At one point, the victim was struck on the back of the head, bloodying him.

Red Deer RCMP were called to the residence by a basement tenant who heard sounds of a scuffle.

When they arrived, they found the front door slightly

ajar. Inside, they found a man wearing a balaclava and armed with a pellet gun.

Another man was face down with his feet and hands bound with duct tape and a cloth over his head, also bound with duct tape.

Defence counsel Paul Morigeau said his client was only motivated by the prospect of stealing drugs, or the money to buy drugs, while the mastermind of the operation was motivated by revenge and harming the victim.

Connon was also ordered to provide a sample of his DNA and is prohibited from owning weapons for 10 years.

Also charged in the incident are Michael Wade Lawrence, 39, of Penhold, and Bradley Amos Erickson, 39, of Red Deer. Lawrence, who the Crown alleges is the ring leader, will make his next appearance in Red Deer provincial court on July 30. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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ALERT: No custody issues with family Police were called and an Amber Alert issued, but the three have not been heard from since.

“We can’t be with you right now, but the best people who can be with you other than us are your grandparents,” O’Brien said at Wednesday’s news conference. “I know Grandma is holding you so tight right now, and they are doing everything in their power to keep you safe.”

Investigators say they don’t believe the three left the home voluntarily. But homicide unit Staff-Sgt. Doug Andrus said officers have no suspects and don’t know why anyone would have taken the trio.

The house, a grey-blue split-level, was surround by police tape Wednesday. A steady stream of officers went in and out of a door still sporting a poster advertising the estate sale.

Police have said there are no custody issues with the family — the boy’s parents are married and he is their biological son. Police have also said officers have no history with the family.

Since the Amber Alert was issued, Andrus said more than 100 tips have come in. Six detectives and 80 officers have been working on the file.

Faint, reddish-brown streaks featured in TV shots along the side of the home were being tested by forensic crews, Andrus said, but had yet to be ruled as significant.

Police were asking anyone who bought items in the sale to bring pictures to a community centre on Thursday so they could get a better sense of what items were sold.

“Right now we are very positive that we are going to find these individuals and we are hoping that we are going to find them alive,” Andrus said.

The family considered offering a reward, but police have suggested that might not be helpful at this point in the investigation.

Nathan is described as three feet tall, with curly blond hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing peach-coloured shorts and a blue-striped hoodie.

Alvin Liknes is six feet tall, 200 pounds with grey and blond hair and was wearing black shorts. He has a distinctive walk. Kathryn Liknes is five-foot-three, 120 pounds with reddish-brown hair and green eyes.

Nathan’s father, Rod O’Brien, made an emotional appeal for his son’s return.

“Whoever has Nathan, please find it in your heart to drop off our little angel Nathan (so) he can be rescued and reunited with his brothers and his family.”

Contributed photo

Red Deer photographer Tim Van Horn has criss-crossed the country five times to capture portraits for his Canadian Mosaic Project.

Van Horn will be self-publishing a book, A New Canada, full of the photos, quotes and stories from the journey as well.

While living on the go has its challenges, Van Horn said the people he’s met along the way who have shared food and inspiring tales drive home how significant the project is. And, despite being over nine million square km, Canada has come to feel like a small hometown, he said.

“I keep running into people that I’ve photographed in different parts of the country over and over again. It’s really surprising in the second largest country in the world that someone I photographed last year in Halifax, I see again this year.”

Van Horn continues to fund the project out of his own pocket and through his online campaign, where the public can sponsor him for $20 per kilometre.

For more information or to make a donation, visit www.canadianmosaic.ca. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

MOSAIC: Website to pay tribute to end result

POLICY: ‘I don’t think it’s a big deal’

“I’m really adamant that as many Canadians see and experience this mosaic as possible, so it simply isn’t enough for me to have it in a museum in Ottawa. ... It will give the country something to follow for a year.”

There will also be a new website paying tribute to the project’s end result, with each of the 54,000 portraits uploaded so users can click on each for more information on that citizen.

For their peer Jadyn Smith, though, who went to Mattie McCullough Elementary School, the opendoor policy does not cause embarrassment.

“I think it’s fairly normal to see in. I don’t think it’s a big deal. We all need to pee. It’s a natural human function, so it’s just what it is,” said Smith.

At Thurber, a partition prevents someone walking in the hallway to see feet in a stall, but the view to the sinks is unimpeded.

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At schools like Notre Dame and the new Penhold Crossing, there are no doors. But one must walk around a corner to see or get inside, a setup similar to those in airports or recreation centres.

In new elementary builds, though, there is no such thing. Sinks and mirrors are easily viewed by anyone passing by and in Red Deer’s new Catholic elementary school, students will have to walk back out into the hallway to wash up and check themselves in shared sinks and mirrors.

Jaeger says such a setup makes it easier for school staff to manage student health.

“In the older, closed door model, the student walked out and nobody really knew if they washed their hands or not. From a hygiene standpoint, it’s very good there for the younger children,” said Jaeger.

As students grow older, they will spend less time “pruning themselves” in front of a mirror if it is in the hallway, he added.

While unperturbed by open concept washrooms, Grade 10 student Smith is not so sure about bringing parts of the washroom into the hallway.

“Especially from the perspective of a girl, it’s nice (to have some privacy). I feel like if it’s in the hallway, that’d be really uncomfortable,” she said.

The Alberta Building Code from 1990 stated that — except for washrooms in daycare centres — singlesex washrooms must be enclosed and have doors. A 1992 ruling removed that provision but maintained that “water closets” and urinals, and the people using them, must not be visible to people outside of the washrooms.

An Alberta Infrastructure spokesperson said the department’s main priority with schools is student safety. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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EDMONTON — The Alberta Teach- were terminated in response to alleers’ Association has asked the privacy gations of unprofessional conduct or commissioner to determine if school professional incompetence, whether boards can legally provide 10 years of or not the complaints or underlying alwhat it calls “sensitive personal infor- legations were proven, by July 11. mation” to the province.

“It’s actually the minister that At the end of regulates the teaching June, Education profession, it’s not the Minister Jeff John‘WE’VE REALIZED ATA,” Johnson said on son asked all AlMonday.

THAT WE DON’T HAVE berta school boards “But the ATA has to provide records ENOUGH GOOD DATA been given all the powof any complaints ON WHAT’S ACTUALLY ers to investigate comabout teacher misand to hold the HAPPENING ON THE plaints conduct or incomdisciplinary hearings. petence over the GROUND TO VALIDATE And a lot of the records past 10 years. of all the HR issues that Johnson said he SOME OF THE THINGS come forward sit with is using his authoriWE’RE HEARING OR the school boards, so I ty under the School actually don’t have the TO DIMISS THEM.’ Act to request the information that I need records be shared to give myself good data — JEFF JOHNSON with the province EDUCATION MINISTER to make decisions on.”

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“We’ve realized that Association preswe don’t have enough ident Mark Ramsankar says that type good data on what’s actually happenof information is none of Johnson’s ing on the ground to validate some of business because school boards, not the things we’re hearing or to dismiss Johnson, hire and fire teachers. them,” he added.

He says unless the privacy commisRamsankar said it would have been sioner intervenes, the deadline will nice if Johnson had consulted or adput school board offices under a lot of vised the association before he sent pressure which could result in “sensi- his request to school boards. tive personal information, including “I really have no idea of how the medical reports and legal documents, information he is requesting would be being handled inappropriately.” analyzed or for what purpose it would The letter Johnson sent to school be used,” said Ramsankar. boards asks them to submit all com“It looks to me like Johnson is on a plaints lodged against teachers and all fishing trip and he’s fishing with dynainformation relating to teachers who mite.” resigned, retired, were suspended or actly where the most severe storms will hit.

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Severe thunderstorms are likely in Central Alberta today.

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Elderly man killed in crash west of Sylvan Lake An elderly male was killed in a crash west of Sylvan Lake on Wednesday morning.

Sylvan Lake RCMP were called to the intersection of Hwy 11 and Range Road 30 shortly after 10 a.m. to a report of a two vehicle collision on the highway.

The driver who was killed was struck by a fertilizer truck.

He was taken to hospital but died in hospital due to the injuries he suffered in the crash.

The crash is still under investigation and police did not release the name of the victim.

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Construction begins on a closed section of 55 St. between 50 Ave. and 48 Ave. Wednesday morning. The closure will be in effect until September, with sidewalks also closed to the public. Contractors will be working to upgrade underground utility services and repairing the road as part of the 55 Street Improvement Project.

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on the weekend, but managed to escape serious injury.

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Liberals gain momentum Sometimes byelections are just byelections, voting exercises that don’t deserve their turn under the analytic microscope.

Local issues and local candidates can dominate, timing can drain much of their importance, their detachment from a general election can make the results an anomaly.

A s w e TIM learned on MonHARPER day, sometimes the turnout is so embarrassingly sparse that it is dangerous to draw conclusions.

But sometimes you have to tout the scorecard and when you do, there is a federal political trend that is unassailable — in nine trips to the polls under Justin Trudeau, Liberal voting percentages have grown nine times, in ridings as diverse as Labrador, downtown Toronto and Montreal, rural Manitoba and rural and Northern Alberta.

It’s easy — and smart — to ignore non-election-year polls and look at the strong Trudeau showing as antiStephen Harper “parking,” but much more difficult to ignore voting results,

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regardless of the sample size.

Trudeau has seized back two ridings, returning Labrador to the Liberal column from scandal-plagued Conservative minister Peter Penashue, a verdict that might have been preordained even without the newly minted leader campaigning there.

The second riding he grabbed back, the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina, was much more symbolic.

By luring well-known city councillor Adam Vaughan into the race, he turned the battle upside down, blowing up the narrative of a relatively easy victory for New Democrat Joe Cressy and ending a messy internal Liberal party fight in the riding.

Trinity-Spadina voters have now turned to a Liberal provincially over their longtime provincial New Democrat Rosario Marchese, and decided they did not want to protect the legacy of Olivia Chow federally — and they did it in the space of about two weeks.

This may even have repercussions for Chow’s bid to become Toronto mayor, although her support in the city cuts beyond strictly partisan NDP lines. But while Liberal victories in Trinity-Spadina and Scarborough-Agincourt will get the most attention the day after the Canada Day weekend byelections, it is the growth of the Liberal vote in Manitoba and Alberta in contests over the past seven months that could hold an omen for 2015.

In Brandon-Souris last November, Trudeau grew the Liberal vote by 39 points, and in rural Provencher he grew his party’s vote by 23 points.

Monday, in the seemingly impenetrable Conservative vaults of Macleod and Fort McMurray-Athabasca, the Liberal vote grew 13 points and 25 points, respectively, since the 2011 general election.

The other counts? In the urban Montreal riding of Bourassa, the Liberal vote grew seven points, in Toronto Centre, it rose eight points, Labrador’s jump was 10 points, Scarborough-Agincourt 13 points and Trinity-Spadina a whopping 30 points.

This doesn’t presage some type of Liberal sweep of Manitoba and Alberta next year.

Macleod had delivered at 75 per cent and beyond for Conservatives in recent years and had been held by the right-wing party of the day dating to the Diefenbaker era. The Alberta pluralities for Conservatives candidates were still massive Monday.

But the voting trends are the only real numbers we have — they are not crowd counts, or question period performance, fawning local coverage in small towns or even fundraising numbers.

They are votes and that is why the Trudeau performance must be seen as a 2015 momentum builder.

But Monday cannot pass without a

word on turnout.

If the Harper objective in calling the byelections on a Monday of a long weekend was to let them pass without legitimate participation and with scant attention, particularly in his stronghold, then score another victory for the prime minister.

For the first time in history, two ridings, Fort McMurray-Athabasca (15.2 per cent) and Macleod (19.6 per cent) had voter turnout below 20 per cent.

Fort McMurray already had the dubious distinction of the lowest turnout in the 2011 election.

The two Toronto ridings were only marginally better. Scarborough-Agincourt hit 29.4 per cent and Trinity-Spadina hit 31.6 per cent.

It is hard to blame voters — very little was at stake, politics on a hot summer day is never going to trump a trip to the cottage or the pool — but there is a real sense of emptiness left in our electoral system when the best we can muster is a riding where almost one in three eligible voters bothered to exercise their franchise.

And a note to Harper, who wanted this night of byelections to be met by a national shrug. That was an awful lot of supposed Conservative voters in Alberta who couldn’t be bothered to mark an X this time.

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

LETTER TO EDITOR

All drunk drivers should attend funerals I just read the story in Saturday’s Advocate (A stunning act of wrongdoing) on the Canada Day 2010 drunk driving accident.

I want to make you aware of the error in saying the older brother was unable to attend his brothers funeral ... as my own 13-year-old and I attended her friend’s funeral, and we watched two paramedics wheel Jamie Chanminaraj up to his deceased brother’s casket on a stretcher.

The congregation wept audibly as they looked on while for a long, long moment, the surviving brother grappled with farewell along with his own injured state.

Heartbreaking does the memory no justice.

If only Rodney Arens had attended the funeral.

I wish all people who killed others while drunk driving had to attend these gut-wrenching funerals as part of the justice process.

Bailey Coltman Red Deer

Will the new Islamic State continue to grow?

“Listen to your caliph and obey him. Support your state, which grows every day,” said Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, announcing the rebirth of the Caliphate in the broad territory between Aleppo in northern Syria and Diyala province in eastern Iraq.

It hasn’t actually grown much more in the past couple of weeks, but it certainly intends to go on expanding.

The radical Sunni Muslim organization that conquered almost half of Iraq in a whirlwind week at the beginning of June has changed its name.

Before, it was ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (the old Ottoman province that used to include Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel).

GWYNNE But now it wishes to be known DYER simply as the “Islamic State” — for there can only be one such state, and it should include everywhere that Muslims have ever ruled.

ISIS propagandists have even produced a map showing the ultimate borders that their Islamic State lays claim to. Spain and Portugal will be part of it, because they were ruled by Muslim conquerors during much of the Middle Ages. Iran, too (although something will have to be done about all those Shia Muslims).

All of India except the southern tip should be under the rule of the Caliph, because Muslim invad-

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ers also ruled there as minorities for many centuries — and of course Serbia, Croatia and Hungary will be part of the Islamic State, for the Ottomans conquered all the Balkans up to there. Not to mention half of Africa, and Indonesia, and southwestern Siberia (which was once ruled by the Sibir Khanate for a century or so).

So much for the fantasy.

What’s the reality? A group of jihadis have seized a big chunk of eastern Syria and western Iraq, erased the border between them, and declared an Islamic State. As little as 10,000 strong only a month ago, they have been rapidly growing in numbers as ISIS’s success attracts new recruits – but they are obviously never going to reconquer India, Spain or Siberia.

To the west and east ISIS is already at war with regimes that are either very tough (Bashar al- Assad’s war-hardened dictatorship in western and central Syria) or very Shia (the southeastern slice of Iraq, densely populated and with a large Shia majority). The Islamic State’s central position between its two enemies gives it a strategic advantage, but not a decisive one.

To the south are desert frontiers with more promising territory. Jordan’s population is about two-thirds Palestinian, and even among the Bedouin tribes that are the mainstay of King Abdullah’s rule there was some enthusiasm for ISIS’s victory in Iraq.

If Jordan fell, the Islamic State would reach right up to Israel’s borders, with incalculable consequences.

Saudi Arabia would be a much tougher nut to crack, but the salafi religious ideology that animates ISIS is very close to the fundamentalist Wahhabi ver-

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sion of Islam that is the Saudi state religion. That’s why the Saudis gave arms and money to ISIS jihadis in the early days of the Syrian civil war, although they have subsequently recognized the threat that the organization poses to the Saudi state.

But even if ISIS gets very lucky, it is unlikely to get farther than that. Egypt blocks its expansion to the west, although the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis extremists who are active in the Sinai peninsula undoubtedly have some ties with it.

Even its direct rivals in the Refound-The-Caliphate business — the original al-Qaida, al-Shabab in northeast Africa, Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, and their lesser brethren — are unlikely to accept the ISIS leader as caliph.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who now styles himself Caliph Ibrahim, has clearly been preparing himself for this moment for most of his adult life: he even chose the name of the first caliph, Abu Bakr, as his nom de guerre. His spokesman does not hide his soaring ambition: “We hereby clarify to the Muslims that with this declaration of Khilafah (caliphate), it is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge allegiance to the Khalifah Ibrahim and support him.”

They are not going to do that, and the sheer radicalism and intolerance of ISIS’s members make it unlikely that their project will survive unaltered for more than a year or so even in the territory that now makes up the Islamic State. Nevertheless, it is extraordinary that the seventh-century caliphate has reappeared even fleetingly in the modern world.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Water sloshes around Jace Brown’s waist as he walks through his farmyard in the far southeastern corner of Saskatchewan, near the village of Carievale.

Brown’s land was submerged when a deluge of rain over the weekend caused widespread flooding in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba.

“We’re surrounded here,” Brown said Wednesday.

“We got a lot of stuff flooded out.”

He said he thinks communities cut through roads to ease flooding north of his land and that sent water south.

“It just pushed it all in here so fast that the bridge south of here couldn’t take it.”

Everything is under water except his house, which was saved because people in the community rallied to build a sandbag wall.

About 96 municipalities in the two provinces have declared states of emergency.

Carievale, population 250, was one of two Saskatchewan communities that remained cut off Wednesday. Access was also lost to the village of Gainsborough, population 300. People in both communities had been urged to leave earlier in the week.

Colin King, Saskatchewan’s deputy commissioner of emergency management, said roads to Gainsborough were “totally impassable,” but that was only part of the problem.

“As well, many, many, many of the homes there were severely impacted with overland flooding.

There would be basements with a lot of water in them. There could be sewage backup,” King said Wednesday.

Emergency officials warned water levels were still rising in many areas of the southeast.

Flooding was still a threat to the hospital in Melville, Sask., about 145 kilometres northwest of Regina. A rising creek behind the facility led to a fullscale evacuation Tuesday of more than 150 acutecare patients and long-term residents.

Patrick Boyle with the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency said there will be “significant peaks”

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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall looks gingerly at a gap in Saskatchewan Highway 18 just east of Carnduff during a tour of the province’s flood-ravaged southeast on Wednesday. in water systems as the flood moves downstream, especially in the Lower Qu’Appelle River watershed, which extends from Regina to the Manitoba boundary. The Saskatchewan government estimated that more than 300 people were out of their homes in that province, while in Manitoba high water had forced some 500 people to flee.

Manitoba Emergency Measures Minister Steve Ashton said at least 17 streams and rivers in his province were at historic levels.

He said the province is using every flood-fighting tool available, including the Red River Floodway which diverts water around Winnipeg and the Portage diversion which funnels water from the Assiniboine River into Lake Manitoba.

There are flood warnings for 28 Manitoba rivers

and streams while flood watches are in place for Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba. About 78 provincial roads, hundreds of municipal roads and dozens of bridges are closed due to flooding.

Manitoba received record levels of precipitation for the past three months before the weekend storm dumped even more, Ashton said.

“What we’re dealing with now is a surge of water coming in from that storm,” he said.

“Despite the fact there are some significant challenges ahead, the key element here is we’re clearly not into the sustained, long-term flows we saw in 2011.”

The weather forecast is for hot, dry weather, which would help the flood-fighting effort, Ashton added.

Secret memo Ford admits to drinking, using suggests no basis drugs before becoming mayor to charge Khadr

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The stress of running Canada’s largest city is not what drove Rob Ford to abuse substances, he said Wednesday, admitting he was drinking and using drugs before he was elected as Toronto’s mayor.

Ford returned to city hall this week after two months in rehab, pleading for a second chance. He would not answer questions after an emotional statement Monday, but was sitting down Wednesday with a handful of television networks for one-on-one interviews.

Ford told CBC he has been under the influence of alcohol while at city hall as mayor, but never used drugs there. He was adamant that his professional life is not what prompted his substance abuse, saying he was born with a “chronic disease” and he will die with it.

“I think people don’t understand the triggers and cravings,” Ford said in the live television interview.

“Some people blame it on their job. This is a disease that was not this job.”

Ford said he drank and did drugs “for years” before he was elected mayor.

The drugs he used ran the gamut, he said, telling television station CP24 that he had done mushrooms, marijuana and “everything you can think of,” but not heroin.

“The disease gives you uncontrolled cravings that no one would understand unless you have the disease,” he said.

When asked if someone with uncontrolled cravings is fit for the office of mayor, Ford insisted the job is not one of his triggers.

Ford would not commit to resigning if he relapses, saying only that he is taking it one day at a time.

“I did not drink yesterday and I haven’t drank to-

day,” he said.

Ford is running for re-election as mayor on Oct. 27. He has vowed to no longer associate “with the criminal element that’s before the courts,” but said on the advice of his lawyer he still will not consent to an interview with the police.

His lawyer, Dennis Morris, confirmed Wednesday that is indeed his advice to Ford, as it would be to any client.

“Everyone has the right to remain silent under our charter and if police want to investigate people that’s their duty,” he said in an interview. “Individuals do not have to co-operate in any way and I wouldn’t advise anyone trying to make a case for the police when the police should try to make a case on their own.”

When asked if he would still advise the mayor not to co-operate with police if Ford has valuable information about people charged in other investigations, Morris said, “I doubt if he does.”

Ford’s name was mentioned by alleged gang members on wiretaps in a police investigation known as Project Traveller, police say in court documents. An infamous photo shows the mayor posing with a man who was later shot and killed, as well as two other men who were both later charged in that investigation. Former associate Alexander Lisi is facing trial next year on drug charges and has a preliminary hearing scheduled on an extortion charge relating to alleged attempts to retrieve the original so-called crack video that touched off the Ford scandal.

Ford’s voice is not on the Project Traveller wiretaps, and if the Crown wanted the mayor to testify in those cases it could subpoena him, Morris said.

Police have spent thousands of hours conducting surveillance on Ford and have not laid any criminal charges against him, Morris said. Toronto Police spokesman Mark Pugash said Wednesday that the criminal investigation into the mayor is ongoing.

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Specifically, the U.S. Dept. of Defence wanted to know whether CIA agents who operated drones — but who are not part of the military and do not wear uniforms — could be considered “unprivileged belligerents” and therefore be guilty potentially of war crimes. In the detailed opinion several months before Khadr pleaded guilty before a widely maligned military commission, the office of legal counsel in the Dept. of Justice concluded war criminality turns on a person’s actions, not on factors such as whether the person is officially part of an army or wears a uniform.

“That completely blows away one of the major prongs of the government’s theory in all these Guantanamo cases,” Sam Morison, Khadr’s Pentagonbased lawyer, said in an interview Wednesday.

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Tensions rise with teen’s murder PALESTINIANS ACCUSE ISRAELI EXTREMISTS OF KILLING TEENAGER IN REVENGE ATTACK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — The Palestinians accused Israeli extremists of abducting and killing an Arab teenager and burning his body Wednesday, sparking hours of clashes in east Jerusalem and drawing charges that the youth was murdered to avenge the killings of three kidnapped Israeli teens.

Seeking to calm the explosive situation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged a swift inquiry into the “reprehensible murder� and called on people to respect the rule of law.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said it was clear extremist Jewish settlers were responsible and called on Israel to bring the killers to justice. “The settlers have killed and burned a little boy. They are well known,� Abbas said, accusing Israel of tolerating settler violence toward Palestinians. “I demand that the Israeli government hold the killers accountable.�

The death added to the already heightened tensions caused by the killings of the three Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were discovered Monday just over two weeks after they disappeared in the West Bank. Israel accused Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, of being behind the abductions, which led to the largest ground operation in the West Bank in nearly a decade, with Israel arresting hundreds of Hamas operatives as part of a broad manhunt.

The discovery of the bodies led to a national outpouring of grief, with tens of thousands of people attending a funeral Tuesday in which the teens

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Palestinians throw stones during clashes with Israeli border police in Jerusalem on Wednesday. The suspected abduction of an Arab teen followed by the discovery of a body in Jerusalem on on Wednesday ignited clashes between Israeli police and stone-throwing Palestinians, who saw it as a revenge attack for the killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank. were laid to rest side-by-side. As the burial took place, hundreds of young, right-wing Israelis marched through downtown Jerusalem screaming for revenge.

Hours later, relatives of Mohammed Abu Khdeir said the 17-year-old was forced into a car in a neighbourhood of east Jerusalem that quickly sped off.

A burned body believed to be his was

found shortly afterward in a Jerusalem forest, though police said late Wednesday they were still awaiting forensics tests to make a positive identification.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said authorities were looking at “a number of different directions� in the killing, including nationalistic or criminal motives. “We are waiting for the final results of the autopsy,� he said.

But Abu Khdeir’s family said they had no doubt about the killers, accusing extremist Israelis of killing him to avenge the deaths of the Israeli teenagers. “Who else could do this? There’s no one else,� said the teen’s father, Saed Abu Khdeir. He said he spent the day with police and gave DNA samples to help identify the body.

Extremist group forges ahead with Syria offensive BAGHDAD — Fresh from success in Iraq, a Sunni extremist group tried to tighten its hold Wednesday on territory in Syria and crush pockets of resistance on land straddling the border where it has declared the foundation of an Islamic state.

Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned that the entire region is endangered by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose gunmen have rampaged across his country in recent weeks. Facing pressure to step aside, al-Maliki said the focus must be on countering the threat — not wholesale leadership changes.

The militant group has fed off the chaos and supercharged sectarian atmosphere of Syria’s civil war to seize control of a large chunk of territory there. With its recent blitz across Iraq, it has expanded its gains while also effectively erasing the border between the two countries and laying the groundwork of its proto-state.

Led by an ambitious Iraqi militant known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group this week unilaterally declared the establishment of an Islamic state, or caliphate, in the land it has seized.

It also proclaimed al-Baghdadi the head of its new self-styled state governed by Shariah law and demanded

that all Muslims pledge allegiance to him.

Its assault in Iraq appears to have slowed after sweeping across the predominantly Sunni Arab areas and encountering stiff resistance in Shiitemajority regions. But in Syria, al-Baghdadi’s group has forged ahead with an offensive against towns and villages held by rival rebels along the Euphrates River in the eastern province bordering Iraq.

Militants stormed houses in the frontier town of Boukamal, rounding up people suspected of opposing them, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The extremist group captured Boukamal on Tuesday, after fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front defected.

Al-Baghdadi’s fighters also were battling rival factions at the northern entrance to the nearby town of Sheheil, a Nusra Front stronghold, forcing thousands of residents to flee.

The group — which has changed its name simply to the Islamic State — is reviled by most Syrian rebel groups, and many of them have been locked in a bloody six-month battle with it across northern Syria that has killed more than 7,000 people. A few smaller rebel factions have pledged loyalty to al-Baghdadi’s organization out of fear or convenience, but most factions in Syria oppose it.

On Wednesday, nine Syrian rebel groups, including a powerful coalition called the Islamic Front, rejected alBaghdadi’s declaration of a caliphate.

In a statement posted on Islamic websites, they said the declaration was “void� and pledged to continue the fight.

In Raqqa, the Syrian stronghold of al-Baghdadi’s group, activists said the extremists displayed more heavy weaponry believed to have been looted from Iraqi military bases.

Video posted by activists showed what appeared to be an Islamic State leader asking a group of people in a mosque, including children, to pledge loyalty to al-Baghdadi. The video appeared genuine and corresponded to other Associated Press reporting. “Before, it was enough if you showed them support; now they’re asking people to swear allegiance,� said a Raqqa-based activist who spoke condition of anonymity because he fears retribution. He and other activists said the group also was punishing and jailing people suspected of breaking the

traditional dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan, which began Sunday.

In his weekly address, Iraq’s prime minister warned that the group’s selfproclaimed caliphate meant “no one in Iraq or any neighbouring country will be safe from these plans.� The group’s declaration was “a message to all the states in the region that you are inside the red circle now,� al-Maliki said.

The failure of al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government to promote reconciliation is being blamed for fueling the Sunni insurgency. Sunnis and Kurds, both of whom accuse him of breaking promises and trying to monopolize power, demand that he be replaced.

Al-Maliki did not directly address calls to step down, but he did say the focus should be on turning back the militants — and not political changes. “The priority today in the battle is security and the security challenges and the plots being formed by the terrorist organizations leaning on a sectarian program. The battle today is first before everything,� he said.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — As one of the year’s busiest travel weekends approaches, so does another visitor: Tropical Storm Arthur, expected to grow into a hurricane by the Fourth of July and hit most harshly at North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a popular getaway spot of thin barrier islands along the shore.

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season prompted a hurricane warning for a wide swath of the North Carolina coast and had officials, hotel owners and would-be vacationers as far north as New England carefully watching forecasts. The storm was enough of a concern that officials in Boston decided to move the annual Boston Pops July 4th concert and fireworks show up by a day because of potential heavy rain Friday night. And rip tides were a threat as far north as New Jersey.

The Outer Banks will be especially vulnerable, forecasters said. Officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of Hatteras Island starting at 5 a.m.

Thursday. Home to the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the island is a narrow spit of land, and the two-lane North Carolina Highway 12 is the only way to the mainland other than ferries to the south. Twice in recent years, storm-driven waves have sliced N.C. 12, rendering it impassable.

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nounced earlier for the Outer Banks’ Ocracoke Island, which is accessible only by ferry.

Other areas of the Outer Banks were taking a cautious, but still-optimistic approach: No evacuations had been ordered for areas north of Hatteras, including the popular town of Kill Devil Hills, which was the site of the Wright brothers’ first controlled, powered airplane flights in December 1903.

Tourism officials expect about 250,000 people to visit the Outer Banks and stay in hotels and rental homes for the long holiday weekend. “We want everybody to be safe and prepared, but we are not overly concerned at this point,” said Lee Nettles, the executive director the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. He noted that forecasters were predicting the storm would move fast and be less severe than others in locals’ memories.

Stores saw runs on generators, lanterns and flashlights, but even some workers weren’t yet concerned.

“I’ve been through Irene. I went through Isabelle,” said Bill Motley, who works at Ace Hardware in Nags Head has lived on the Outer Banks for 13 years. “I’m not even worried about this one. I’m more worried about my tomato plants. With the wind coming, if we get a 50-mph gust, it will knock over my tomato plants.”

Nancy Janitz, 60, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, said she was ready, thanks to technology.

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US intelligence leaders feel vindicated by board’s report on Internet spying on foreigners

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Endorsement of the NSA’s Internet surveillance programs by a bipartisan privacy board deeply disappointed civil liberties activists Wednesday while providing a measure of vindication for beleaguered U.S. intelligence officials.

James Clapper, director of national intelligence, welcomed the conclusion by the independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that the National Security Agency’s Internet spying on foreign targets in the U.S. has been legal, effective and subject to rigorous oversight to protect the rights of Americans.

Activist groups panned the report as a dud.

It was a dizzying turnabout for a privacy board that in January drew criticism in the other direction for branding the NSA’s collection of domestic calling records unconstitutional.

As they unanimously adopted their 190-page report on Wednesday, the five board members — all appointed by President Barack Obama —sought to explain their largely favourable conclusions about surveillance programs that have provoked worldwide outrage since former NSA systems administrator Edward Snowden revealed them last year.

At issue is a spying regime, first definitively disclosed in Snowden documents last year, under which the NSA is using court orders to obtain foreign customers’ emails, chats, videos and texts from Google, Facebook and other U.S. tech companies under a program known as PRISM. The documents also showed that the agency is intercepting foreign data as it transits fiber optic lines in the U.S. Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Google and LinkedIn declined to comment.

The reputations of American technology companies have suffered abroad over the perception that they cannot protect customer data from U.S. spy agencies. Last week, the German government said it would end a contract with Verizon over concerns about network security.

European and other foreign intelligence agencies routinely demand cooperation from their national companies, U.S. officials say, but those operations have not been leaked to the news media.

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U.S. privacy board was looking at this time must be foreigners living abroad, but the NSA also collects some American communications —either by mistake, or because the Americans were talking to or about foreign targets. The programs come under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which legalized programs launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Last week, the Obama administration disclosed for the first time that it targeted nearly 90,000 people or groups under the programs last year. There are 2.4 billion Internet users worldwide.

In January, the privacy board criticized a different program authorized under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, through which the NSA had been collecting billions of American telephone records and searching through them in terrorism investigations. Obama has since called for ending NSA’s collection of those records.

For the Section 702 probe, board members noted that they spent hours in classified briefings with intelligence officials, learning the details of how the NSA programs operate. And they came away convinced that the public debate about the programs had been rife with misconceptions. For example, said board chairman David Medine, a former government privacy lawyer, the Internet surveillance “is not a bulk collection program” but instead targets specific foreigners living abroad for terrorism or intelligence purposes.

And, he said, contrary to media reports, it is not true that the NSA will monitor a person if the evidence shows just a 51 per cent probability that he or she is a foreigner living abroad. The agency is barred from targeting an American without a warrant.

“We had the benefit of going into the CIA and the NSA and the FBI and the Justice Department and meeting with the key people who run the program and seeing demonstrations of how it works,” Medine said.

“We concluded that the program is legal, valuable and subject to intense oversight,” said board member Elisebeth Collins Cook, a former Republican staff member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Some activists strongly disagreed.

“The board’s recommendations would leave in place the government’s ability to spy on its citizens — along with their friends, family members and business partners overseas — without any suspicion of wrongdoing,” complained Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice in New York.

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This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows the center of Tropical Storm Arthur off the east coast of Florida. tabs on Twitter and Facebook for updates,” she said. “I’m as prepared as I can possibly be.”

Still, Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for 25 coastal and adjoining counties and advised residents and visitors alike to let caution be their guide.

“Don’t put your stupid hat on,” he said, as he urged surfers and swimmers not to get in the water regardless of how good the waves might be.

“Our major goal is to ensure that no lives are lost during this upcoming storm,” including those of emergency

workers, McCrory said.

The forecast did not call for a landfall in the U.S., but officials and travellers north to New England kept an eye on the storm’s projected path. Many areas warned of upcoming rain, wind and potential rip tides.

In Boston, officials said the July 4th Boston Pops concert was being rescheduled to Thursday, what appears to be the best of two potential bad weather days — although it could also be cancelled on that day if the weather is bad enough, said State Police Col. Timothy Alben.

China forbids civil servants, students from fasting in Ramadan in Xinjiang

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — Students and civil servants in China’s Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Statements posted in the past several days on websites of schools, government agencies and local party organizations in the Xinjiang region said the ban was aimed at protecting students’ wellbeing and preventing use of schools and government offices to promote religion. Statements on the websites of local party organizations said members of the officially atheist ruling party also should avoid fasting.

“No teacher can participate in religious activities, instil religious thoughts in students or coerce students into religious activities,” said a statement on the website of the No. 3 Grade School in Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang.

Similar bans have been imposed in the past on fasting for Ramadan, which

began at sundown Saturday. But this year is unusually sensitive because Xinjiang is under tight security following attacks that the government blames on Muslim extremists with foreign terrorist ties.

Violence has escalated in recent years in Xinjiang. The ruling party blames violent extremists that it says want independence, while members of the region’s Uighur ethnic group complain that discrimination and restrictions on religion, such as a ban on taking children to mosques, are fueling anger at the ethnic Han Chinese majority.

An attack on May 22 in the regional capital of Urumqi by four people who threw bombs in a vegetable market killed 43 people, including the attackers.

On June 22, police in Kashgar in the far west said they killed 13 assailants who drove into a police building and set off explosives, injuring three officers.

Authorities have blamed two other attacks at train stations in Urumqi and in China’s southwest on Muslim extremists.

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SPORTS

B1 Rebels bolster blue line through import draft THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014

said Sutter.

Larionov, of course, was an outstanding player with the Russian national squad before heading overseas Red Deer Rebels general manag- and embarking on a standout 15-year er/head coach Brent Sutter went into NHL career.

“Igor is not just a very well respectWednesday’s Canadian Hockey League import draft with the hopes of improv- ed former player, but certainly a very well respected guy. You can trust him ing his blue line.

Based on size and potential. . . mis- when he’s assessing talent,” said Sutter. sion accomplished.

Grman, whose agent is Scott Russell The Rebels selected a pair of defencemen with the 27th and 87th picks of Toronto, played sparingly with Slo— which were upgraded due to the vakia at the world under-18 championship, but fared well regardless. fact a number of teams passed in “He was an underage kid in either the first or second round, the tournament, just 16 at the or both — and snared 16-year-old time, but he looked really good Eduards Jansons of Latvia and against some tough teams,” said 17-year-old Slovakian Mario GrSutter, who conducted the Rebman. els’ import draft with the aid of “This was something we keyed assistant GM/director of player in on. We certainly felt we needpersonnel Shaun Sutter. ed to upgrade our defence,” said “We’ve had to rely on a lot of Sutter. “We want to be a team Eduards information from their agents, with a back end that moves the Jansons pro scouts and Shaun’s contacts puck and both these guys fit that from when he played overseas,” role.”

From what Sutter has been told said Sutter. “Everyone we’ve talked to from various sources and from what has spoken pretty highly of both these he’s seen on video, both rearguards are players, but until they get here and you mobile and possess fine puck skills. see the whites of their eyes, nothing is And both have good size, with Jansons, for sure.

“But we’ve been told by both of their who turns 17 in September, checking in at six-foot-two and 190 pounds, and agents that they’re coming, so you have Grman, who celebrated his 17th birth- to trust that.”

If both Europeans report and are day in April, coming in at six-one and as good as advertised, the Rebels will 185 pounds. be younger on the back end dur“These kids are good, pucking the 2014-15 Western Hockmoving type defencemen who ey League season considering can skate. Another thing we like 16-year-old Josh Mahura is a virabout them is they both get intual lock to crack the roster. volved physically,” said Sutter.

“We’re certainly hoping both Jansons played with SK Saga of them (Jansons and Grman) 18 in the Latvia U20 league last will be with our team,” said Sutwinter, scoring eight goals and ter. garnering 25 points and rack“We feel we have lots of depth ing up 26 penalty minutes in 23 Mario up front and if we can add these games. He also suited up with Grman two players and Mahura to our his country’s squad in the world lineup, it will help give us a under-18 division 1A championship, collecting four points (2-2) in five puck-moving type of defence, which is games, and in 12 international games the way we want to play.

“We just felt that at times last seahas three goals and nine points in toson we got hemmed in our own end too tal.

“He really stood out at the (division much because we just couldn’t make 1A worlds) and his agent, Igor Lari- those plays.” onov, absolutely loves the player. Igor thinks he’s going to be a real good pro,” Please see REBELS on Page B2

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

Canadians continue run at record books RAONIC AND BOUCHARD BOTH ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS AT WIMBLEDON

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — First there was Canada’s Davis Cup semifinal appearance last fall. Next came Eugenie Bouchard’s trip to the final four at the Australian Open early this year.

Now Bouchard is getting ready to play in her third straight Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and this time she will be joined there by fellow Canadian Milos Raonic. It’s the most significant achievement yet in the country’s rise as a tennis power as no two Canadians have ever advanced this far at one major.

“I’m sure that the outbreak and the response back home is of much more magnitude than anything else that’s happened or that’s resonated,” Raonic said Wednesday after defeating Australian wild card Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to his first career Grand Slam semifinal.

“I think not only (Bouchard) in the last two Slams, but us doing it at the same time here is bigger than anything we’ve done in Davis Cup, anything we’ve done at Fed Cup. It has a bigger audience, a bigger meaning, a bigger recognition.”

Bouchard advanced to her third straight major semifinal by defeating Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4.

The result is expected to move her into eighth on the WTA rankings list Monday, equalling the Canadian-best ranking held by Carling Bassett-Seguso.

“I’m excited to be in the semis. But, of course, I’m never satisfied, so I definitely want to go a step further, or as far as I can,” Bouchard said.

Raonic, a 23-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., is in uncharted territory at Wimbledon, having only reached the second round at three previous ap-

pearances at the All England Club.

“I’ve always wanted to play well here, to change my luck around like this is pretty special. It’s another step forward,” Raonic said.

“My goal is to be the best in the world and this is one of the steps you have to take toward that goal It’s what I dream of — achieving on the big stage.”

Bouchard and Raonic have already advanced farther than any Canadian before them at Wimbledon since the Open era started in 1968. Both have their work cut out for them in the semifinals.

Raonic has not beaten his semifinal opponent, seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, in four career matches, including a three-set Federer win at a 2012 grass-court event in Halle, Germany.

Their only Grand Slam matchup was at the fourth round of the 2013 Australian Open, where Federer won in straight sets.

“This will be another big challenge for me, one that I’ll relish,” Raonic said. “I want to put myself out there in these positions. I’ll give my all and we’ll see what happens.”

Federer moved on to the semifinal with a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka.

Bouchard has less history with her opponent, Romania’s Simona Halep, who crushed 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday.

The Romanian won their only meeting, on hardcourt at Indian Wells last March. But fourth-ranked Halep, like Bouchard, is a rising star. She advanced to the final at the French Open before losing an entertaining match to champion Maria Sharapova.

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Midget AAA Braves split doubleheader vs. Dawgs

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Dawgs 7, Braves 6 Braves 13, Dawgs 2 (6 ings) This season is all about baby steps for the Red Deer Carstar Midget AAA Braves.

Nothing went right for the club early in the NorWest League, slumping out to a 0-11 start, but have now won four of their last seven and have gone deep into their last two tournaments, including splitting a double-header with the Okotoks Dawgs White at Great Chief Park in Red Deer on Wednesday night — dropping the opener 7-6 and mercying Okotoks in the second 13-2.

Jordan Muirhead picked up the win in the second game for Red Deer, going 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. Jesse Kowalchuk had a big game going 3-for-4 with four runs and two runs batted in from the leadoff spot and a huge diving catch in the top of the sixth with the Braves leading 3-2 and two runners on.

Red Deer came out in the bottom half of the inning and scored 10 runs,

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capped by a walkoff grand slam first shortstop Dylan Boreman to end the game.

The slow turnaround has been huge for the development and confidence of the team.

“It’s nice to see them get that reward,” said head coach Cam Moon. “It makes them work a little bit harder and that’s good because we’re continuing to improve, and to play with the top teams in our league ... we’ll need to continue to improve.”

Ty Wagar was 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Braves and Jesse Muirhead was 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI. Nathan Tovell took the loss for Okotoks giving up three earned runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings, while Garrett Smiley surrendered 10 earned runs on six hits and four walks with two strike outs in 1 2/3 innings.

Playing a role in the turnaround has been reinforcements in the form of Niklas Fisher, Levi Moon and Tristan Hill who arrived a few weeks ago after playing ball for the Badlands Baseball Academy in Oyen.

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Eugenie Bouchard plays a return to Angelique Kerber of Germany during their women’s singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday.

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McLaren posts low score to win in Lacombe

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF

If he keeps putting together tournaments like this one and a second place finish he had earlier this year at Drayton Valley, he may just make it.

Still he has some work to do.

“My iron play is not normally very good, like today I snaphooked an 8-iron, so I need to strike the ball a little bit better,” he said.

Dunc Mills, the tour’s executive director, said McLaren is one of the tour’s better players this year.

“He is one of the kids that I would have picked in advance to be a favourite to do well,” he said.

The course was in excellent condition with the hot sun.

McLaren said the greens were as fast as he’s ever played.

“It was unreal considering where they were at the beginning of the year,” he said, noting the delayed opening at Lacombe G&CC due to winter kill on the greens.

Red Deer’s Jordan Williamson (Balmoral) won the 98-99 division with an 80, topping Strathmore’s Korbie Allan (81), while Lacombe’s Brandt Holt finished up with a 100.

Lacombe’s Jordan Cooke won the 2000 and under division with an 84, one shot ahead of Stettler’s Sam Hamelin (85) and two ahead of Red Deer Golf and Country Club’s Carter Graf (86). Chase Broderson led a pack of Lacombe players

with an 87 while Brady McKinlay and Brandon Grabb both shot 102 and Clay Pederson shot a 113.

Calgary’s Lauren Cheng won the girls’ division with an 86, one stroke ahead of Innisfail’s Courtney Dickson while Red Deer’s Clare McMahon (Balmoral) shot a 92 to tie for third with Annabelle Ackroyd out of Calgary.

“Nobody ever really rips this course up,” said Mills. “It looks like on the score card that kids should be able to shoot low numbers, based on the yardage, but the greens are small, they’re really fast and they’re tricky. There were some pin locations that were really challenging and so I think the kids struggled on the greens more than anything today, and the wind picked up a bit today too, so that drove the scores up a bit.”

There were 48 kids who signed up for the tournament, a little lower than normal, but still acceptable considering the Canada Day long weekend.

“We had kids from Edmonton, Calgary Airdrie and places in between, so it was a good representation of kids that did travel to come,” said Mills.

The tour is in Barrhead today but is back in Central Alberta with an stop in Innisfail on Tuesday and Carstairs on Wednesday. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate. com

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Brandon Woltjer of Lacombe makes his last putt of the afternoon at the Lacombe Junior Open at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club Wednesday. Woltjer finished the open with a score of 86.

Signings slow to a trickle on Day 2 of NHL free agency

STORIES FROM B1

REBELS: Potential The Rebels — as was the case with most CHL teams — went with 1997-born players in the draft due to the fact the top-end 19-year-old Europeans have pro contracts and — in Red Deer’s case — there was a shortage of promising 18-year-old defencemen this year.

The potential advantage of picking younger players, however, is obvious.

“If they are what we’ve been told they are and from what we’ve seen on video, they could be threeyear guys for us,” said Sutter. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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TENNIS: Good player “She’s a good player and I’m ready for another tough match,” Bouchard said of Halep.

“It’s not every day you can walk out on Centre Court and play the semis of a slam,” added Bouchard.

“That’s the most important thing for me, is to really enjoy it. I’m going to try, give it my best, leave everything on the court, and we’ll see what happens.”

Bassett-Seguso will be watching closely.

“I’m telling you she’s going to number one,” she told The Canadian Press in an interview. “I watched her play. I don’t watch too much women’s tennis to be honest with you. I watched that match and I was just blown away.”

The other women’s semifinal will feature Czechs Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova.

Bouchard struggled to close out her win over Kerber, whom she had beaten a month ago on clay at the French Open.

She finally advanced after 72 minutes on her first match point, which she set up with a down-the-line winner followed a point later by a Kerber backhand error.

“I’m looking forward to try to play a little bit like I played today,” Bouchard said. “I thought I was pretty solid out there and playing the right way on the grass. So that’s going to be a key.”

Bouchard saved two break points in the final game and ended with three breaks of serve from 13 chances. She had 29 winners and 20 unforced errors.

“In the last game, I was just trying to stay in the moment,” said Bouchard, now 7-1 at Wimbledon. “I was not thinking ahead. That’s something I’ve been working on.

“I had a few bad errors in that game but I also hit some aggressive shots, that’s just my game.”

Bouchard, named for a British royal, played in front of Britain’s Prince William and wife Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.

The other men’s semifinal will pit Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov against top seed Novak Djokovic.

Dimitrov ousted defending champion Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-2 to advance, while Djokovic needed five sets to put away Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-1, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2.

Raonic won a serving duel with Krygios, who defeated second-seed Rafael Nadal in the fourth round.

Raonic put Kyrgios away with an ace on fourth match point in the fourth-set tiebreaker.

“It’s great to have this kind of a win, it’s another first for me,” said Raonic.

Federer, who lost in the second round here last year, is through to the semis for the ninth time at Wimbledon. He’s gone on to win the title in all those years except for 2008, when he lost to Nadal in the final.

“Last year was such a disappointment,” Federer said. “I was very deflated leaving Wimbledon on that note. It’s good to be back in the semis and having a chance to go a step or two further.”

In men’s doubles, Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock reached the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Croatian Mate Pavic and Andre Sa of Brazil.

Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and French partner Kristina Mladenovic advanced to the mixed doubles quarter-finals over Australians John Peers and Ashleigh Barty 7-6 (4), 6-3.

BRAVES: Throwing strikes Fisher and Hill in particular have been huge since coming back to the Braves with Fisher hitting .333 and Hill .400. In Wednesday’s second game. Both Moon and Hill have accepted scholarships to the U.S. in the fall with Hill going to Genesee Community College in Batavia, N.Y., and Moon going to Niagara

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Red Deer Midget AAA Braves catcher Niklas Fischer dives for a foul ball against the Okotoks Dawgs White in NorWest League action on Wednesday night at Great Chief Park in Red Deer. The Braves won 13-2.

County Community College in Sanborn, N.Y. “All three of us have been playing together ... really we haven’t had any breaks for the last three years,” said Hill, who plays both third base and second.

Hill is from High Level but has spent the last two summers playing in Red Deer.

“Baseball down here is way better, there’s not really much baseball up there, I have to travel three hours anyway just for a AA team,” said Hill.

The improvements they’ve made at this point of the season may be too late for a strong playoff push, but with a young core due back for the next few years, it has become about building and instilling a competitive but fun culture.

This has shown in strong performance in tournament the last couple of weeks, going on a long run at a tournament in Edmonton two weeks ago and getting to the semifinal this past weekend in Kamloops.

At the centre of that will be players like Muirhead, who at 15, is showing top of the rotation potential for the club.

“He just pounds the strike zone,” said Moon.

“He gives us a chance by throwing strikes ... he forces the opposition to swing the bat, he has a really good head on his shoulders and he just rolls with it.”

This weekend they were supposed to have Reg $129.95 their own tournament, but due to cancellations will host the Saskatoon Cubs in four exhibition games at Great Chief — noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Sabres general manager Tim Murray joked that he has run out of spending money two days into NHL free agency.

Most of his fellow executives appeared to be in the same boat Wednesday.

The frenzy of high-priced signings and big-name trades that took place to open the league’s annual summer signing period Tuesday, slowed to a trickle a day later.

“I’m not surprised,” Murray said, a day after he committed $46.38 million in salaries to sign four free agents. “Nobody’s in a rush today because they’re taking stock of what happened yesterday.”

There were a few notable signings that took place on Wednesday.

The New York Islanders made the biggest splash by signing forwards Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin to four-year contracts. Grabovski’s deal is worth $20 million, while Kulemin will make $16.75 million.

The Nashville Predators, who failed in a bid to land centre Jason Spezza in a trade with Ottawa, made an addition by signing veteran centre Olli Jokinen to a one-year, $2.5 million deal.

“There’s no doubt that the second day is a lot different than the first day,” Nashville general manager David Poile said. “There were certainly, with all due respect to other teams out there, there were really no bargains (on the first day). I participated in that last year. You pay a lot to participate in the first day.”

The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Radim Vrbata to a two-year, $10 million deal. The 33-yearold Vrbata had 20 goals and 31 assists in 80 games last season for Arizona.

Forward Chris Bourque is back in the NHL after agreeing to a deal with the New York Rangers. The son of Hall of Fame defenceman Ray Bourque, split last season playing in Russia and Switzerland. And the New Jersey Devils re-signed fourth-line linemates, forwards Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta.

Just as notable was the list of players — many of them aging veterans — still on the market.

It’s a group that included goalie Martin Brodeur, the league’s career victory leader, forwards Dany Heatley, Mike Ribeiro, David Legwand, Ville Leino and Steve Ott. Murray had considered bringing back Ott, Buffalo’s former captain, who was traded to St. Louis in February. But Murray’s interest waned after addressing the Sabres’ leadership needs by signing former Canadiens captain Brian Gionta, and acquiring defenceman Josh Gorges in a trade with Montreal.

“I don’t know if he’s a possibility,” said Murray, who spoke with Ott’s agent on Tuesday night. “I said, ’There’s still interest but I can’t certainly tell you not to pursue other things.”’

The Islanders were the busiest team Wednesday, as they also signed forward Cory Conacher, who split last season between Ottawa and Buffalo.

The 30-year-old Grabovski is a dependable twoway forward who had 13 goals and 22 assists in 58 games with Washington last season. The 27-year-old Kulemin had spent the previous six seasons with Toronto, where he had 84 goals and 111 assists in 421 career games.

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Chandler McLaren may have posted the low score at the McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour’s stop at Lacombe Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, but he still was not thrilled with the way he played.

The Wolf Creek Golf Course member was one of just three players to break 80 on the day, firing a 3-over-75, but it was the shots he didn’t make that had him thinking after the tournament.

“I played pretty good, but I missed some putts, I probably could have shot a 33 on the front nine, but I was happy,” said McLaren, 18. “I made some putts that I normally wouldn’t have made, and I made some pars coming in to bounce back from a double (bogey) on 14.”

McLaren won the junior boys (95-97) division by two strokes over Sylvan Lake’s Jaxon Lynn (77) and Camrose’s Mike Harrison (77). Red Deer’s Michael Pruss (Riverbend) shot an 80 to finish third and Jeremy Rietze of Lacombe and Kolby Vold of Ponoka both finished with an 81 to round out the top five. Meanwhile, Lacombe’s Brandon Woltjer finished with an 86.

McLaren just finished his first year of pre-med at Red Deer College and says he will be trying out for the Kings golf team this year before moving to Australia.

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Encarnacion hits walk-off winner for Jays NINTH INNING HOME RUN TOPPLES BREWERS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 7 Brewers 4 TORONTO — The Milwaukee Brewers could have intentionally walked Edwin Encarnacion to load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game.

Instead they decided to pitch to the Toronto slugger, and he ended the game in walk-off fashion.

Encarnacion turned on a 3-1 slider from Brandon Kintzler for a no-doubt three-run shot that gave the Blue Jays a 7-4 win over the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.

“He hanged (it), I banged it,” Encarnacion said.

The win gave Toronto (4739) a two-game mini-sweep of Milwaukee (51-35) and extended the Blue Jays’ lead atop the American League East to 1 ½ games over Baltimore.

The Orioles were scheduled to play the Texas Rangers later Wednesday.

Encarnacion, who’s now tied for the major-league lead with 26 homers, raised his arms in the air after finishing his swing. He dropped the bat, clapped his hands a few times and began to trot around the bases as the 24,286 fans at Rogers Centre roared in approval.

“For me it’s the best moment you can have,” Encarnacion said.

“For any player to have a walk-off home run. So everybody (is) happy on the team and we’re going to fly a fivehour happy flight today.”

The Blue Jays will kick off a 10-game road trip Thursday at Oakland.

Jose Reyes led off the ninth

with a double and Melky Cabrera was intentionally walked. Anthony Gose tried to move both runners into scoring position, but Reyes was thrown out at third after the sacrifice bunt attempt.

Darin Mastroianni struck out before Encarnacion hit his third career walkoff homer.

“I should have just bounced a sinker and walked him or thrown the slider away off the plate,” Kintzler said. “It definitely didn’t go where I planned it.”

Jose Bautista and Juan Francisco also homered for Toronto. Casey Janssen (3-0) worked one inning of relief for the win, and reliever Will Smith (1-1) shouldered the loss.

“A good win for the guys,” said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. “They finished a tough homestand with a good win.”

Both teams scored in the opening frame. Jonathan Lucroy hit a two-out double off Toronto starter J.A. Happ and scored when cleanup hitter Carlos Gomez hit a bloop single that dropped in right field.

Bautista answered in the bottom half by hitting a solo shot in his first at-bat for the second straight day. He took a 3-1 pitch from starter Wily Peralta over the wall in leftcentre field for his 17th homer of the year.

The Brewers scored three times in the third inning but Happ settled down after that, recording 13 outs in a row before catcher Martin Maldonado’s bunt single in the seventh inning.

“I tried to get back down and focus and try to cover

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Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion celebrates after hitting a walk-off three-run homer against the Milwaukee Brewers during ninth inning interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday. some innings and let our offence grind it out, and that’s what we did,” Happ said.

The Blue Jays tied the game with Francisco’s two-run shot in the fourth, his 13th homer of the season.

Toronto put baserunners on in the seventh but Mastroianni failed to advance the lead runner with a sacrifice bunt attempt.

Brewers skipper Ron Roenicke was ejected in the top of the eighth and Gibbons was tossed in the bottom half after a safe call was overturned at second base.

Gibbons admitted he was

frustrated and perhaps a little on edge after a long homestand with a lot of day games.

“Maybe I got tired of looking at bunts not getting put down,” he said with a smile.

“So I said, ’I’ll go have a beer.”’

It was Roenicke’s first ejection of the season and the second for Gibbons.

Notes: The game took three hours one minute to play. ...

With dark clouds hovering in the area, the roof started to close in the ninth inning. ...

Bautista was the designated hitter for the second straight day. Cabrera started in Bau-

tista’s usual spot in right field and Encarnacion started in left field. ... Earlier Wednesday, the Blue Jays announced that they signed first-round picks Jeff Hoffman and Max Pentecost. Hoffman, a righthanded pitcher, was selected ninth overall. Pentecost, a catcher, was taken with the 11th pick. Both players are 21 years old. ... The Blue Jays wrapped up the homestand with a 5-4 record. ... Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (6-7, 4.24) is scheduled to start the opener of the four-game series against Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray (7-3, 3.20).

UFC champ Rousey shows respect for Canadian foe

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAS VEGAS — Canadian Alexis Davis modestly describes her fighting skills as “a little of this, a little bit of that.”

“Doesn’t matter where the fight ends up, I’m pretty comfortable in all positions,” she said.

The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., who fights out of San Jose, looks to use all those tools Saturday against women’s bantamweight (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey in the co-main event of UFC 175.

Rousey (9-0) is the gold standard of women’s MMA. An Olympic bronze medallist in judo, she has gone on to dominate the women’s side of mixed martial arts in defending her 135-pound UFC title three times.

As such, the bookmakers see Rousey as anywhere from a 9-1 to 17-1 favourite against Davis despite the fact both women are 3-0 in the UFC. Rousey tells a different story.

“She’s the most well-rounded fighter I’ve ever come up against,” she said at a public workout Wednesday. “I’ve always had someone who’s predomi-

nantly a grappler or striker, who always had that weak area to bring them to. Alexis really doesn’t have a weak area, so I just have to be better than her everywhere.”

Davis (16-5) has black belts in Brazilian and Japanese jiu-jitsu. And the scars around her eyes show she is not afraid to mix it up.

While quiet by nature, Davis is savouring the buildup to the championship bout.

“I feel like I’m on a rush right now, kind of soaking everything, just enjoying myself,” she said.

She will have plenty of support from north of the border, with some 20 family and friends expected to fly down to Vegas.

“It’s incredible,” she said. “I’m just happy to have them watching on TV. For them to come out, it’s awesome that they support me.”

Her husband Flavio Ralf Meier doubles as her Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, so he’s already here. The two rolled together at a public workout Wednesday, bowing to each other as the workout ended.

“It has its highs and its lows,” a giggling Davis said of having her husband

as a coach. “But we’re really good at being able to kind of separate what we’re doing — inside the gym and home life. Because you kind of have that balance. Home is like your little sanctuary where you don’t have to focus on the fight, you’re more worried about what’s going on with the kids (three boys from her husband’s previous relationship). It’s just all about relaxing.

“But when we’re inside the gym, if you haven’t seen it, I’m choking him just as hard as I’m choking everybody else.”

As for the lopsided fight odds against Rousey, Davis is unconcerned.

“I can see why I’m the underdog,” she said. “Obviously not only is she the champion and she’s been so successful but every single fight she’s had has been a finish.

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Star point guard Kyle Lowry re-signs with Toronto Raptors

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Kyle Lowry isn’t going anywhere.

The veteran point guard who led the Toronto Raptors to their first postseason appearance in five years said Wednesday on Twitter he’s staying put.

“This ain’t Amir jersey y’all!! Lol..... it’s for the 2014-15 season cause Toronto will be my home city,” said Lowry, who added a picture of himself in a vintage Raptors jersey.

Lowry’s deal is US$48 million through four years with an opt-out after the third year, according to multiple reports. League rules restrict signings or trades until July 10, but players and their agents are allowed to confirm agreements.

Re-signing Lowry, the top point guard available in NBA free agency, was a No. 1 priority for the Raptors after a stellar season. The Raps finished a franchise-best 46-34 in the regular season to win the Atlantic Division before losing in seven games to Brooklyn in the first round of the playoffs.

Toronto’s resurgence can be in part

credited to Lowry. The 28-year-old averaged career highs with 17.9 pointsper-game and 7.4 assists-per-game. He was even better in the post-season, averaging 21.1 points against the Nets.

Lowry was spectacular in Game 5, scoring a career playoff high of 36 points.

After re-signing coach Dwane Casey to a three-year deal in May, Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri said Lowry was his next target.

“It’s very important (to re-sign Lowry) in terms of continuity,” said Ujiri.

“Kyle has had a phenomenal year. I thought Kyle was a huge, huge key to our season. For me, negotiating is easy if we want Kyle to be here and Kyle wants to be here.”

The six-foot, 205-pound player was acquired by Toronto in a 2012 trade with Houston. He came to the Raptors with a reputation for being difficult and averaged just 11.9 points and 6.4 assists in his first year with the team.

But Lowry appeared to begin the 2013-14 season with a more positive outlook. By the time the team was cleaning out the locker-room Lowry’s teammates were referring to him as the Raptors’ heart and soul.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● Senior C men’s lacrosse: Airdrie at Blackfalds, 8:30 p.m., Multiplex.

● Women’s fastball: Topco Oilsite vs.

TNT, TNT vs. North Star Sports, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Snell and Oslund vs. Lacombe Physio, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2; N. Jensen’s at Stettler, 7 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Lacombe Stone and Granite vs. Printing Place, The Hideout vs. North Star Sports, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.

Saturday

● Pro rodeo: Coronation Pro Rodeo, 1 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Irricana at Eckville, doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. ● Major women’s soccer: Edmonton Victoria at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Edgar Park. ● Pro rodeo: Benalto Stampede, 7 p.m.

Sunday

Friday ● Pro rodeo: Coronation Pro Rodeo, 6 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Irricana at Innisfail, 7 p.m. ● Pro rodeo: Benalto Stampede, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Lacoka at Red Deer, 8:30 p.m., Kinex.

● Pro rodeo: Benalto Stampede, 1 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Wranglers at Red Deer, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Innisfail at Lacoka, 3 p.m., Ponoka Culture and Rec Complex. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinex.

Soccer Columbus Philadelphia Houston Chicago Montreal

FIFA WORLD CUP At Brazil Round of 16 Saturday, June 28 Brazil 1 Chile 1 (so Brazil 3 Chile 2) Colombia 2 Uruguay 0 Sunday, June 29 Netherlands 2 Mexico 1 Costa Rica 1 Greece 1 (so Costa Rica 5 Greece 3) Monday, June 30 France 2 Nigeria 0 Germany 2 Algeria 1 (OT) Tuesday, July 1 Argentina 1 Switzerland 0 (OT) Belgium 2 United States 1 (OT)

Seattle Colorado Salt Lake Dallas Vancouver Los Angeles Portland San Jose Chivas

16 17 17 15 15

4 4 5 2 3

5 7 10 4 7

7 6 2 9 5

18 25 16 23 16

18 28 32 26 26

19 18 17 15 14

Western Conference GP W L T GF 16 11 3 2 33 16 7 5 4 23 16 6 3 7 25 18 6 7 5 28 15 5 3 7 25 13 5 3 5 17 17 4 5 8 28 14 4 6 4 15 15 3 7 5 15

GA 23 18 22 28 22 11 28 15 26

Pt 35 25 25 23 22 20 20 16 14

Wednesday’s results Chicago 1 Toronto 1 Chivas at San Jose, late

Quarterfinal Friday, July 4 Germany at France, 10 a.m.

Colombia at Brazil, 2 p.m.

Friday’s games New York at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Portland at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 5 Belgium at Argentina, 10 a.m.

Costa Rica at Netherlands, 2 p.m.

GF 22 22 22 18 24

GA 14 17 21 16 24

THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014

Hockey

Today

MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T Kansas City 16 7 5 4 D.C. 16 7 5 4 New England 15 7 6 2 Toronto 13 6 4 3 New York 16 4 5 7

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Pt 25 25 23 21 19

Saturday’s games D.C. at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Chivas, 8:30 p.m.

2014 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft TORONTO — Selections made on Wednesday at the Canadian Hockey League’s 2014 Import Draft (with overall selection, team, player, position, hometown and recent club; note: information unavailable for some categories): FIRST ROUND 1. Sarnia Pavel Zacha. C, Brno, Czech Rep., Liberec; 2. Quebec (from Sherbrooke), Vladislav Kamenev, LW, Orsk, Russia, Magnitogorsk; 3. Lethbridge, Nikita Milekhin, LW, Dynamo; 4. Kitchener, Gustaf Franzen, LW, Valdemarsvik, Sweden; Saint John,Jakub Zboril, D, Brno, Czech Rep., Brno; 6.

Kamloops, Patrik Maier, D; 7. Ottawa, Artur Tyanulin, Kazan, Russia, Irbis; 8. Shawinigan, Denis Yan, LW, USA Under-17; 9. Saskatoon, Nikita Soshnin, C, Irbis; 10. Belleville, David Pastrnak, RW, Havirov, Czech Rep., Sodertalje.

11. Charlottetown, Filip Chlapik, C, Praha, Czech Rep., Sparta; 12. Moose Jaw, juri Smejka, LW, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep., Budejovice Jr.B; 13. Mississauga, William Nylander, RW, Stockholm, Modo; 14. Acadie-Bathurst, Juraj Mily, RW, Presov, Slovakia, Presov; 15. Prince George, pass; 16.

Niagara, Mikkel Aagaard, LW, Frederikshavn; 17.

Chicoutimi, pass; 18. Tri-City, Semyon Krasheninnikov, RW, Ufa, Russia, CSKA; 19. Plymouth, pass; 20. Moncton, pass.

21. Vancouver, Vladimir Bobylev, RW, Mytischi Atlant; 22. Owen Sound, Petrus Palmu, LW, Jokerit Finland; 23. Victoriaville, Filip Pyrochta, D, Trebic, Czech Rep., Benatky; 24. Prince Albert, Simon Stransky, LW, Ostrava, Czech Rep., Vitkovice; 25.

Peterborough, Dominik Masin, D, Mestec Kralove, Czech Rep., Slavia; 26. Rouyn-Noranda, Denis Malgin, C, Olten, Switzerland, Zurich; 27. Red Deer, Eduards Jansons, D; 28. Saginaw, Artem Artemov, RW, Moscow, Chicago; 29. Cape Breton, pass; 30. Brandon, Ivan Provorov, D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Cedar Rapids.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — North Bay Battalion centre Jamie Lewis has been suspended eight games for an anti-doping violation.

A urine sample collected during in-competition doping control in May revealed the presence of methylhexaneamine, a prohibited stimulant, according to the Canadian Hockey League and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.

Under the rules of the CHL anti-doping policy, the 19-yearold was assessed the eight-game suspension for a first violation for using a prohibited substance.

“Player Jamie Lewis and the North Bay Battalion Hockey Club were extremely co-operative throughout the process. We are completely satisfied that the player used a supplement, which he had purchased over the counter at a local retail outlet and had no knowledge that it contained a prohibited substance,” said CHL president David Branch in a statement.

Methylhexaneamine is banned in competition by the World Anti-Doping Agencies Prohibited List, which is recognized by the CHL. In Canada, methylhexaneamine is not an ingredient in medications licensed by Health Canada, but can be found in supplements.

OLDS GRIZZLYS The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Olds Grizzlys signed 16-year-old forward Sean Richards on Wednesday.

The five-foot-10, 170-pound Richards spent last season with the St. Albert Flyers of the Alberta Minor Midget Hockey League, finished 16th in scoring with 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists) in 36 games, tops his team.

“Sean is a special talent that we feel can step in and contribute right away,” said Grizzlys head coach Brett Hopfe. “There are aspects of his game that we need to improve but as a coaching staff we feel that he will be able to adjust quickly. It is not easy for a 16-year-old to come into our league and have the same success they had in midget, however, Sean is a player we feel can.”

Arbitrator sides with Saints, NFL in ruling Graham is tight end for franchise tag purposes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS — The Saints’ Jimmy Graham and the NFL Players Association were dealt a setback Wednesday when an arbitrator ruled that he can only be considered a tight end for the purposes of his franchise tag designation.

NFLPA had filed a grievance arguing that Graham was used as a wide receiver often enough to qualify for the more lucrative receiver tag. But arbitrator Stephen Burbank disagreed and now the NFLPA is reviewing his ruling, and will advise Graham on his options, which could include an appeal. Graham’s case is being closely watched around the league because it could set a precedent for negotiations involving players who fill diverse roles in their teams’ offensive or defensive schemes. For example, some outside linebackers in a 3-4 defensive scheme could argue their right to receive the higher defensive end tag.

NFL franchise tags, which allow each team to keep one prized player who is due to become a free agent, were set this year at $7 million for tight ends and $12.3 million for receivers.

Burbank, who is also a University of Pennsylvania law professor, found that Graham could fulfil the standard duties of a tight end when he was lined up in the slot or within 4 yards of an offensive tackle, as he was for most of his snaps. He further pointed out that defences usually accounted for Graham as a tight end, regardless of his alignment.

“Like tight ends, wide receivers and running backs often line up in the slot,” Burbank’s ruling stated. “The defence employed against any player so aligned turns on the player’s position, not his alignment, because of the physical attributes and skill sets of the players in those positions.”

Burbank indicated there could be merit to the NFLPA contention that Graham cannot be considered a tight end when he does in fact line up as a wideout.

The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement states that franchise tags should be applied according to the position at which a player lines up for the majority of his snaps.

SECOND ROUND 61 Sarnia, pass; 62. Sherbrooke, pass; 63. Lethbridge, Pavel Skumatov, LW, Chekhov Russkiye Vityazi; 64. Kitchener, pass; 65. Saint John, John

Nikita Lee, RW, Spartak; 66. Kamloops, Michael Fora, D, Ambri; 67. Ottawa, pass; 68. Shawinigan, pass; 69. Saskatoon, Amil Krupic, D, Halmstad, Sweden, Malmo; 70. Belleville, pass.

71. Charlottetown, Filip Rydstrom, Vallentuna; 72.

Moose Jaw, pass; 73. Mississauga, Lukas Haudum, RW, Linz; 74. Acadie-Bathurst, Egor Popov, RW, Tyumen, Russia; 75. Prince George, pass; 76.

Niagara, pass; 77. Chicoutimi, pass; 78. Tri-City, Vladislav Lukin, RW; 79. Plymouth, pass; 80. Moncton, pass.

81. Vancouver, pass; 82. Owen Sound, pass; 83.

Victoriaville, pass; 84. Prince Albert, pass; 85.

Peterborough, Artyom Vladimirov, D, Novosibirsk, Russia, Novosibirsk Sibirskiye; 86. Rouyn-Noranda, Dolgushkin Danil; 87. Red Deer, Mario Grman, D, HV71; 88. Saginaw, pass; 89. Cape Breton, pass; 90. Brandon, pass.

91. Sudbury, Ivan Kashtanov, Moscow, CSKA Moscow; 92. Gatineau, pass; 93. Kootenay, pass; 94. Windsor, pass; 95. Quebec, Dmytro Timashov, LW, Modo; 96. Swift Current, Andreas Schumacher, LW, Farjestad, Sweden; 97. Barrie, pass; 98. Drummondville, pass; 99. Regina, pass; 100. North Bay, pass.

101. Blainville-Boisbriand, pass; 102. Spokane, pass; 103. Kingston, Jarkko Parikka, D, Lapeenranta, Finland, Des Moines; 104. Val-d’Or, Daniel Krenzelok, D, Dolni Lutyne, Czech Rep., Vitkovice; 105. Everett, pass; 106. Oshawa, Sonny Hertzberg, D, Oskarshamn; 107. Rimouski, pass; 108.

Seattle, Florian Baltram , F, Stars; 109. Sault Ste. Marie,pass; 110. Halifax, pass.

111. Medicine Hat, pass; 112. London, Daniil Miromanov, RW, Moscow, Jr. Canadiens; 113. BaieComeau, pass; 114. Victoria, pass; 115. Erie, Igor Vladykovskyi, F, St. Petersburg, Russia, Springfield Jr.; 116. Calgary, pass;117. Guelph, pass; 118.

Edmonton, pass; 119. Portland, pass; 120 Kelowna, pass.

Football Ottawa Hamilton Montreal Toronto

GP 0 1 1 1

GP Winnipeg 1 Calgary 1 Saskatchewan1 Edmonton 1 B.C. 1

CFL East Division W L T PF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 21

PA Pt 0 0 31 0 29 0 45 0

West Division W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

PA Pt 21 2 8 2 10 2 20 2 27 0

PF 45 29 31 27 20

2014 Canadian Football League Leaders TORONTO — Unofficial 2014 CFL scoring leaders following Week One (x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG S Pt Allen, Sask 2 0 0 0 12 Kelly, Wpg 2 0 0 0 12 Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 6 1 0 9 Milo, Sask 0 3 2 0 9 Paredes, Cgy 0 3 2 0 9 Shaw, Edm 0 3 2 0 9 McCallum, BC 0 2 2 0 8 Barnes, Tor 1 0 0 0 6 Bowman, Edm 1 0 0 0 6 Cornish, Cgy 1 0 0 0 6 Feoli-Gudino, Wpg 1 0 0 0 6 Harris, BC 1 0 0 0 6

Week 2 Thursday’s games 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.

Week 3 Friday, July 11 Winnipeg at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 12 Calgary at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

B.C. at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

Baseball Toronto Baltimore New York Boston Tampa Bay

American League East Division W L Pct 47 39 .547 45 39 .536 41 42 .494 38 47 .447 38 49 .437

GB — 1 4 1/2 8 1/2 9 1/2

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 47 34 .580 44 40 .524 41 43 .488 40 46 .465 38 45 .458

GB — 4 1/2 7 1/2 9 1/2 10

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

West Division W L Pct 51 33 .607 47 36 .566 47 38 .553 37 47 .440 36 50 .419

GB — 3 1/2 4 1/2 14 16

Sunday, July 6 Chicago at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Jamie Lewis suspended 8 OHL games for violation for using a prohibited substance

31. Sudbury, Pavel Jenys, C, Brno, Czech Rep., Brno Kometa HC; 32. Gatineau, Yakov Trenin, C, Chelyabinsk, Russia, Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi; 33. Kootenay, Alexander Chirva, C; 34. Windsor, Markus Soberg, RW, Oslo, Norway, Vastras Frolunda; 35. Sherbrooke (from Quebec), Kay Schweri, RW, Kloten; 36. Swift Current, Maxim Letunov, C, Moscow, Youngstown; 37. Barrie, Rasmus Andersson, D, Malmo, Sweden, Malmo; 38. Drummondville, pass; 39. Regina, Sergey Zborovsky, D, Moscow, Dynamo; 40. North Bay, Hampus Olsson, RW, Rogle.

41. Blainville-Boisbriand, David Kase, RW, Kadan, Czech Rep., Chomutov; 42. Spokane, Tamas Laday, D, Szekesfehervar; 43. Kingston, Juho Lammikko, RW, Assat; 44. Val-d’Or, Damian Riat, RW, Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland; 45. Everett, Alexander Zhebelev, LW, Moscow, Dynamo; 46.

Oshawa, Tobias Lindberg, C, Stockholm, Sweden, Djurgarden; 47. Rimouski, Eduard Nasybullin, D, Kazan, Russia, Kazan Bars; 48. Seattle, Alexander True, F; 49. Sault Ste. Marie S.S. Marie, Gustav Bouramman, D, Stockholm, Sweden, Lulea; 50.

Halifax, pass.

51. Medicine Hat, Michael Spacek, RW, Pardubice, Czech Rep., Pardubice; 52. London, Julius Bergman, D, Karlskrona, Sweden, Frolunda; 53.

Baie-Comeau, Dmitry Ambrozheichik, RW, Bobruisk Dinamo-Shinnik; 54. Victoria, Kristian Ferletak, RW; 55. Erie, Anton Karlsson, RW, Lerum, Sweden, Frolunda; 56. Calgary, Pavel Karnaukhov, C, Minsk, Belarus, CSKA Moscow; 57. Guelph, pass; 58. Edmonton, Marsel Ibragimov, D, Dynamo; 59.

Portland, pass; 60. Kelowna, Tomas Soustal, RW, Olomouc.

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 4, Milwaukee 1 L.A. Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 4, 1st game Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 8, Texas 3 Detroit 3, Oakland 0 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 1 Minnesota 10, Kansas City 2 Seattle 13, Houston 2 L.A. Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 5, 2nd game Cleveland 10, L.A. Dodgers 3 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 7, Milwaukee 4 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Detroit 9, Oakland 3 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 0 Seattle 5, Houston 2 Cleveland 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 Baltimore 6, Texas 4 Chicago Cubs 16, Boston 9 Chicago White Sox 3, L.A. Angels 2

San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Colorado Arizona

47 48 38 36 35

37 39 47 49 51

.560 .552 .447 .424 .407

— 1/2 9 1/2 11 1/2 13

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 4, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2 Washington 7, Colorado 1 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 1 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings San Diego 8, Cincinnati 2 Cleveland 10, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Francisco 5, St. Louis 0 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 7, Milwaukee 4 Cleveland 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 San Diego 3, Cincinnati 0 Washington 4, Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 16, Boston 9 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Miami 5, Philadelphia 0 St. Louis 2, San Francisco 0 Thursday’s Games St. Louis (C.Martinez 1-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-5), 1:45 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-8) at Miami (Hand 0-1), 4:10 p.m.

Arizona (McCarthy 2-10) at Pittsburgh (Worley 2-0), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 10-4) at Colorado (F.Morales 4-4), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Washington, 8:05 a.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 4:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Texas at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Miami at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Texas (Darvish 8-4) at Baltimore (W.Chen 7-3), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Bedard 4-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 9-3), 5:08 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 11-3) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 8-4), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 6-7) at Oakland (Gray 7-3), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Oberholtzer 2-6) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-2), 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Major League Linescores

Friday’s Games Baltimore at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Texas at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Oakland 200 000 100 — 3 11 0 Detroit 101 106 00x — 9 13 0 J.Chavez, Ji.Johnson (6), Cook (6), Abad (7), Francis (8) and D.Norris; Verlander, Alburquerque (7), B.Hardy (8), Nathan (9) and Avila. W—Verlander 7-7. L—J.Chavez 6-5. HRs—Oakland, Crisp (7), Moss (19).

Atlanta Washington Miami New York Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 47 38 .553 46 38 .548 41 43 .488 37 48 .435 36 48 .429

GB — 1/2 5 1/2 10 10 1/2

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 51 35 .593 45 40 .529 44 40 .524 43 41 .512 37 46 .446

GB — 5 1/2 6 7 12 1/2

West Division W L Pct

GB

AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 001 112 001 — 6 12 0 New York 101 100 000 — 3 10 1 Odorizzi, C.Ramos (6), Oviedo (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Boxberger (9) and Hanigan; Nuno, Kelley (6), Warren (7), Huff (8) and McCann. W—Odorizzi 4-7.

L—Nuno 2-5. Sv—Boxberger (1). HRs—Tampa Bay, S.Rodriguez (8). New York, Gardner (8), McCann (10).

Kan. City 020 000 011 — 4 9 0 Minnesota 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Vargas, W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez; Correia, Guerrier (7), Fien (8), Perkins (9) and Fryer.

W—Vargas 8-3. L—Correia 4-10. HRs—Kansas City, Ibanez (4).

Seattle 000 004 100 — 5 10 0 Houston 001 010 000 — 2 3 0 C.Young, Farquhar (8), Medina (8), Rodney (9) and Buck; Peacock, Bass (6), Sipp (8), Qualls (9) and Corporan. W—C.Young 8-4. L—Peacock 2-5.

Sv—Rodney (24). HRs—Houston, Ma.Gonzalez (4), K.Hernandez (1).

Texas 103 000 000 — 4 8 0 Baltimore 000 103 20x — 6 8 1 Mikolas, Frasor (6), Cotts (7), Rowen (8) and Gimenez; Tillman, Brach (6), O’Day (8), Z.Britton (9) and C.Joseph. W—Brach 2-0. L—Cotts 2-5. Sv—Z. Britton (11). HRs—Baltimore, A.Jones (16), Flaherty

(4).

LAA 000 000 110 — 2 7 0 Chicago 000 200 001 — 3 9 0 Skaggs, Morin (8) and Iannetta; Joh.Danks, Putnam (8) and Flowers. W—Putnam 3-1. L—Morin 2-2.

HRs—Los Angeles, Freese (3), J.Hamilton (5).

INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 103 000 000 — 4 7 1 Toronto 101 200 003 — 7 11 0 W.Peralta, Duke (7), W.Smith (8), Kintzler (9) and Maldonado; Happ, Loup (8), Janssen (9) and D.Navarro. W—Janssen 3-0. L—W.Smith 1-1.

HRs—Toronto, Bautista (17), J.Francisco (13), Encarnacion (26).

Cleveland 000 200 030 — 5 9 0 Los Ang. 000 030 010 — 4 9 3 Bauer, Pestano (6), Shaw (7), Atchison (8), Allen (8) and Y.Gomes; Ryu, B.Wilson (8), Howell (8), C.Perez (9) and A.Ellis. W—Shaw 3-1. L—B.Wilson 1-3. Sv—Allen (8). HRs—Cleveland, Raburn (2).

Los Angeles, Van Slyke (7).

Chicago 300 321 016 — 16 19 1 Boston 001 220 013 — 9 16 0 T.Wood, Villanueva (4), Russell (6), Schlitter (8), Grimm (9) and Castillo; Workman, Doubront (5), Badenhop (6), Mujica (8), Breslow (9), Tazawa (9) and Pierzynski. W—Villanueva 4-5. L—Workman 1-2. HRs—Chicago, Ruggiano (3), Olt (11), Castillo (6), Schierholtz (5). Boston, Betts (1).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 San Diego 300 000 00x — 3 7 0 Cueto, Ju.Diaz (8) and B.Pena; T.Ross and Rivera.

W—T.Ross 7-8. L—Cueto 8-6.

Colorado 030 000 000 — 3 9 0 Wash.

000 300 10x — 4 7 0 Matzek, Belisle (7), Ottavino (8) and McKenry; Fister, Clippard (8), R.Soriano (9) and Lobaton.

W—Fister 7-2. L—Belisle 2-4. Sv—R.Soriano (20).

HRs—Colorado, McKenry (1). Washington, Werth (7), Desmond (15).

Arizona 001 000 000 — 1 8 3 Pittsburgh 120 000 02x — 5 12 0 C.Anderson, Delgado (4), Thatcher (7), Stites (8) and M.Montero; Morton, Ju.Wilson (7), Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin. W—Morton 5-9. L—C. Anderson 5-4. HRs—Pittsburgh, G.Polanco (3).

Phila.

000 000 000 — 0 5 0 Miami 000 120 02x — 5 9 0 Hamels, Rosenberg (6), Giles (7), Hollands (8), Bastardo (8) and K.Hill; Koehler, M.Dunn (7), Gregg (8), Hatcher (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—Koehler 6-6.

L—Hamels 2-5. HRs—Miami, Saltalamacchia (8).

New York 000 100 000 — 1 5 0 Atlanta 300 000 00x — 3 8 0 deGrom, Black (6), Familia (7), Edgin (8), Mejia (8) and d’Arnaud; Teheran, Varvaro (8), J.Walden (9) and Bethancourt. W—Teheran 8-5. L—deGrom 1-5.

Sv—J.Walden (3).

St. Louis 002 000 000 — 2 8 0 San Fran. 000 000 000 — 0 5 0 Wainwright, Neshek (8), Rosenthal (9) and Y.Molina; Vogelsong, Affeldt (8), J.Gutierrez (8), Romo (9) and Posey. W—Wainwright 11-4. L—Vogelsong 5-5.

Sv—Rosenthal (25).

AMERICAN LEAGUE HOME RUNS—JAbreu, Chicago, 26; NCruz, Baltimore, 26; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; VMartinez, Detroit, 20; Moss, Oakland, 19; Ortiz, Boston, 19; Trout, Los Angeles, 19.

STOLEN BASES—Altuve, Houston, 37; Ellsbury, New York, 23; RDavis, Detroit, 22; AEscobar, Kansas City, 20; Andrus, Texas, 18; JJones, Seattle, 17; LMartin, Texas, 17.

PITCHING—Tanaka, New York, 11-3; Porcello, Detroit, 11-4; FHernandez, Seattle, 10-2; Buehrle, Toronto, 10-5; Richards, Los Angeles, 9-2; Kazmir, Oakland, 9-3; Scherzer, Detroit, 9-3.

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Sent 3B Will Middlebrooks to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed RHP Angel Sanchez off waivers from Tampa Bay and optioned him to Winston-Salem (Carolina). Agreed to terms with C Jhoandro Alfaro and INFs Felix Mercedes, Ricky Mota and Amado Nunez on minor league contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Kevin Chapman to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reinstated RHP Anthony Bass from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHP Franklin Perez, SS Miguelangel Sierra and C Brandon Benavente on minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated LHP Tyler Skaggs from the 15-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned RHP Michael Mariot to Omaha (PCL). Recalled RHP Casey Coleman from Omaha.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed 1B Joe Mauer on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B/OF Chris Colabello from Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Deshorn Lake on a minor league contract.

Sent LHP CC Sabathia to Trenton (EL) for a rehab assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled LHP Jeff Beliveau from Durham (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Hoffman and C Max Pentecost on minor league contracts.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Juan Jaime to Gwinnett (IL). Reinstated RHP David Carpenter from the 15-day DL. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with C Nate Irving on a minor league contract.

CINCINNATI REDS — Traded RHP Jair Jurrjens to Colorado for 1B Harold Riggins. Optioned RHP Raisel Iglesias to Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent LHP Brett Anderson to Colorado Springs (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed RHP A.J. Ramos on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Recalled 1B

Justin Bour from New Orleans (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Daniel Guzman and Agustin Castilla, OF Claudio Geraldo and SSs Yoel Romero, Edgardo Fermin and Hansel Moreno on minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed OF Domonic Brown on paternity leave. Recalled OF Aaron Altherr from Reading (EL). Reinstated RHP Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Reading. Transferred RHP Mike Adams to the 60-day DL. Sent C Wil Nieves to the GCL Phillies for a rehab assignment.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled OF Oscar Taveras from Memphis (PCL). Sent 2B Kolten Wong to Memphis for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed SS Everth Cabrera on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday.

Selected the contract of 3B Brooks Conrad from El Paso (PCL). Transferred LHP Troy Patton to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with OF Seth Smith on a three-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with OF Yoel Andujar, SS Bryan Bencosme, OF Juan Evangelista, SS Adanlis Martinez and OF Brailin Mesa on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS — Agreed to terms with G Avery Bradley on a four-year contract.

BROOKLYN NETS — Named Lionel Hollins coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Named Charles Way head of player engagement department.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Traded LB Rolando McClain and a 2016 seventh-round draft pick to Dallas for a 2016 seventh-round draft pick.

Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Announced DB Dee Webb and OL Bryan Collins have been assigned by the league.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed G Jason LaBarbera to a one-year contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Signed C Jay McClement to a one-year contract.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with D Kyle Cumiskey on a one-year contract.

DALLAS STARS — Signed C Vernon Fiddler to a two-year contract and LW Brendan Ranford to a three-year, entry-level contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed D Kyle Quincey to a two-year contract and F Andy Miele to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed to terms with G Sam Brittain on an entry-level contract and D Blake Parlett on a one-year, two-way contract.

MINNESOTA WILD — Agreed to terms with RW Joel Rechlicz on a one-year, two-way contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed C Olli Jokinen to a one-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed Fs Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Signed Fs Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin to four-year contracts. Agreed to terms with F Cory Conacher on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with F Chris Bourque.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed D Nick Schultz to a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed F Steve Downie to a one-year contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed F John Scott to a one-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed RW Radim Vrbata to a two-year contract.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with G Michael Hutchinson on a two-year contract and D Will O’Neill on a one-year, two-way contract.

American Hockey League HERSHEY BEARS — Named Troy Mann coach adn Bryan Helmer assistant coach.

ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with D Quinn Sproule.

MOTORSPORTS INDYCAR — Fined Dale Coyne Racing $10,000 for a pair of technical violations during Saturday’s Grand Prix of Houston Race 1.

SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Waived M Aaron Long.

HEALTH

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Unmasking the latest health food imposters BUTTER, BACON AND CHEESE BOOMING DUE TO QUESTIONABLE SCIENCE Saturated fat’s sizzling on dinner tablesacross North America thanks to baconmania, record-breaking cheese sales and a recent New York Times op-ed titled “Butter Is Back” (it went viral).

But we think you should think twice before slathering butter on your morning toast, reaching for a bacon-topped cupcake, or tacking Swiss cheese on your sandwich. There’s a lot of questionable science being touted as fact when it comes to advocating these trendy fat bombs.

Don’t believe Internet falsehoods like “butter is a health food” or “bacon is good for you.” And what about the recent, headline- grabbing study that asserts saturated fat is not harmful? It was flawed. Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Cambridge reviewed 77 studies involving 643,226 people and found no connection between saturated fat and heart health.

Our response: Focusing just on the effect of saturated fat in a person’s diet is misleading.

There’s plenty of evidence that a diet that slashes saturated and trans fats, added sugars and syrups and grains that are NOT 100 per cent whole and includes plenty of produce, whole grains and lean protein is way better for your heart and your brain.

It also can prevent cancer, impotence and wrinkles, and is better for

your waistline than any other nutri- inhibits your ability to stop cancer and tional regimen. brain decay.) U.S. cheese consumpIn fact, one study by Spanish re- tion is up from 11 pounds per person searchin 1970 to 33 ers had ½ pounds in us cheer2012. (The ing. They amino acids found a in cheese diet based add to inaround flammafoods such tion, decay as avocain orgasm dos, olive quality, imand canola potence, oils, nuts wrinkles and fish, and brain containing dysfuncMIKE ROIZEN & MEHMET OZ plenty of tion.) Now a good fats little sat fat (the odd ( our grams omegas at most) is and polyOK once in and monounsaturated) and not much a while, but big portions and a regular saturated fat slashed heart attack and habit are risky. stroke risk by 30 percent!

Butter has seven grams of sat fat But even so, the butter-bacon-cheese per tablespoon; bacon’s got one gram craze is getting crazier. Butter con- per slice (along with boatloads of sosumption — at 5.6 pounds per person dium and preservatives), and cheese per year — is at a 40-year high! Bacon’s packs about five grams per slice. gone wild, with sales at an all-time A better idea? Steer clear of bacon high of $4 billion, thanks in part to and other processed meats. the popularity of oddities like baconJust one serving a day raises your topped sundaes, bacon-themed restau- odds for fatal cancers by 20 percent, rants, even bacon-flavored vodka. (It is heart disease by 42 percent, and dianot just the saturated fat, but the car- betes by 19 percent. And like cheese, nitine in the bacon that changes your they’re linked to wrinkles, brain rot, gut bacteria, creates inflammation and impotence and decay in orgasm qual-

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Chalk up all this trouble-making to the amino acids and blood-pressureraising sodium in these meats, along with nitrate preservatives that mess with your body’s ability to produce and respond to insulin, the hormone that tells cells to absorb blood sugar.

Don’t trade in saturated fats for food felons! Remember the low-fat diet craze that had people munching fatfree foods loaded with sugars, syrups and refined grains? Today, we know that these bad guys also increase levels of heart-threatening triglycerides (another blood fat), torpedo your good HDL cholesterol and increase your risk for heart disease, diabetes and many forms of cancer.

When you replace saturated fats with good fats like the DHA-omega3’s, omega-7’s, and healthier proteins in grilled salmon (instead of a burger), walnuts on your salad (instead of cheese) and a handful of almonds (instead of chips and dip), you’ll lower your lousy LDL cholesterol level and protect hearthealthy HDL cholesterol.

That means sharper mental powers, better lookinghair and skin, a younger RealAge and more zip in your love life!

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr.Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. isChief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or visit www.sharecare.com.

Possible breakthrough in reversing sickle cell disease BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS

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‘Butterfly’ patient hopes to inspire others with rare skin disease

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — What can you say about a girl named Mary? What can you say about someone barely out of her teens whose goal is to help others because she’s had “experiences” with life-long pain? What can you say about someone who thanked each and every member of her surgical team after they amputated her leg?

What do we say about Mary Haddad? Seeing her lying in a hospital bed recovering from the surgery, it’s hard to believe this elfin patient with the child-like voice is 20 years old, until she describes — without a trace of selfpity and a wisdom seemingly beyond her years — what life has been like for her as a so-called “butterfly child.”

Haddad was born with epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, a rare genetic disorder that causes her skin to blister and fall off, sometimes even with the slightest touch. The sores can turn into deep, ulcerated wounds, which may take months to heal and can be excruciatingly painful.

“Being touched, it was like surgery,” she says, describing the pain as akin to having needles driven into her skin.

Her parents were anxious every time they touched her “because I could get a blister or the skin would rip off.” As

FROM PAGE B6 ● RCMP Musical Ride, hosted by the Stettler Ag Society, will be held on July 22 , 7 p.m. at the Exhibition Grounds. Entertainment also by the Keister Family Fiddlers. Tickets, rush seating, are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and free for children under six. Tickets available at Stettler Ag office, 403-742-6288 and at the gate. ● Royal Canadian Legion in Sylvan Lake is holding a dance with the band Jeske on July 19 at 8 p.m. Neil Diamond tribute artist Jason Scott performs on July 26, 7:30 p.m.

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a baby, she developed a huge, choking bubble of skin in her throat that sent her to the ER, and eating can still be difficult because of raw, open ulcers in her mouth and throat.

“Growing up as an EB person was really hard, like during all the procedures and the pain,” she quietly concedes, lifting one of her impossibly slender arms, which are swaddled in mummy-like bandages. Her hands peek out, the tiny fingers curled under and webbed together with loose layers of skin, making it difficult to use her hands. She’s had two surgeries to straighten out her fingers, but they have closed up again. The toes on her tiny foot are similarly affected.

“Yeah, it was painful,” she says, shrugging it off with a smile, insisting she’s learned to live with the discomfort.

An estimated 3,500 to 5,000 Canadians are born with EB, which can take three forms, from the mildest type that causes minimal blistering to the most severe, which also involves the internal organs and leads to death in early childhood.

Haddad has dystrophic EB, the second most severe form.

There is no cure for EB, although researchers are investigating stem-cell and gene therapies as potential future treatments.

Registration deadline is July 15. Application forms and information at www.trolhaugenalberta.ca or call 780-417-5157. ● Community Forum on the moratorium on the foreign workers program in Canada will be held on June 21, 1 to 3 p.m. at the UFCW Training Center. RSVP to migrantalberta@gmail.com or 403-392-8286, 403-392-7178. ● Jazz at the Lake Festival 2014 will be held throughout Sylvan Lake the weekend of Aug. 14 to 17. Over 100 international, national, provincial and local musicians are lined up to perform everything from free outdoor performances to the Friday and Saturday night headliners including Tuck and Patti, Jack Semple, Johnny Summer Little Big Band, Caravana Gypsy Quartet, The Alberta Playboys, Robert Young and the Big Beat Band, a Beatles Bash and much more. Tickets are now available online at www.jazzatthelake. com ● Volunteers wanted for Annual Bower Place Shopping Centre Pancake Breakfast taking place July 12 at Hudson’s Bay parking lot from 8 to 11 a.m. Must be willing to have fun, meet people and help raise money for Red Deer Regional Hospital. Prizes for teams who raise the most money and more. To enter a team, contact Mary at 403-342-5240 or mkitzan@bentallkennedy.com. Live performance by Beverly Mahood.

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Mary Haddad, who suffers from the skin disorder epidermolysis bullosa, lies on her bed at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital last week.

CHICAGO — Bone marrow transplants can reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults, a small study by government scientists found, echoing results seen with a similar technique used in children.

The researchers and others say the findings show age need not be a barrier and that the technique may change practice for some adult patients when standard treatment fails.

The transplant worked in 26 of 30 adults, and 15 of them were even able to stop taking drugs that prevent rejection one year later.

“We’re very pleased,” said Dr. John Tisdale, the study’s senior author and a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health. “This is what we hoped for.”

The treatment is a modified version of bone marrow transplants that have worked in kids. Donors are a brother or sister whose stem cell-rich bone marrow is a good match for the patient.

Tisdale said doctors have avoided trying standard transplants in adults with severe sickle cell disease because the treatment is so toxic. Children can often tolerate it because the disease typically hasn’t taken as big a toll on their bodies, he said.

The disease is debilitating and often life-shortening; patients die on average in their 40s, Tisdale said. That’s one reason why the researchers decided to try the transplants in adults, with hopes that the technique could extend their lives.

The treatment involves using chemotherapy and radiation to destroy bone marrow before replacing it

with healthy donor marrow cells. In children, bone marrow is completely wiped out. In the adult study, the researchers only partially destroyed the bone marrow, requiring less donor marrow. That marrow’s healthy blood cells outlast sickle cells and eventually replace them.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that damages oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in red blood cells, causing them to form abnormal, sickle shapes that can block blood flow through the veins. It can cause anemia, pain and organ damage.

The disease affects about 100,000 Americans, mostly blacks, and millions worldwide.

Results from the adult study, involving patients aged 29 on average, were published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The usual treatment hadn’t worked, a drug called hydroxyurea, and they had transplants at an NIH research hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.

The treatment failed to reverse sickle cell in four of the 30 patients and one died of a disease-related complication. Another patient died suddenly a few weeks ago — an elderly man whose transplant four years ago had been a success.

Tisdale said that man had lived longer than the normal lifespan for sickle cell patients but that his death was unexpected and an autopsy was to be performed.

The researchers are unsure why the technique didn’t work for everyone but they note that most patients survived more than three years on average, and some patients from an early phase of the study have been off anti-rejection drugs for more than seven years.

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ALL ABOUT BUGS

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Adam and Luke Bieganek learn about the skeletons of insects at All About Bugs, an event put on by the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Saturday.

Participants could take part in self-guided activities, games and bug hunt nature walks to help learn all about diffferent crawling critters. For more information about Kerry Wood Nature Centre programs, go to http://www.waskasoopark.ca/index.html.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre Garage Sale continues July 4 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information, phone 403-3436074, ext. 108. ● First Friday’s lineup on July 4 includes: Untitled furniture and paintings by Pamela Thurston, Colin Whitlock, Isla Burns at Harris Warke Gallery, Untitled by Erin Boake at Velvet Olive, Untitled by Tyler Waldo at Café Pichilingue, GlassEarth: Mixed Media by Larissa Blokhuis at Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch from 6 to 8 p.m., Works by Alysse Bowd, Robin Lambert, and Erin Boake at Viewpoint Gallery in Culture Services until 6:30 p.m., and Kwayask Kikway — “in balance”

by Amanda Howse at Corridor Gallery at the Recreation Centre downtown until 9:30 p.m. ● Widow and Widower Support Network meets on the first Friday of every month at Remington’s Grill in Black Knight Inn at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship, next on July 4.

The group provides a safe place for men and women who have lost their spouse through death, to interact and support each other.

Email to widowedsupportnetwork@gmail. com, or call 403-755-0977. ● Barbecue Block Party, hosted by Street Ties Youth Outreach, will be offered on July 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their drop-in centre, 4928, 51 Street. A burger, drink and chips will be available for $5. Entertainment by a local DJ.

Saturday ● Art at the Lake, July 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Best Western Hotel in Sylvan Lake.

Show and sale of arts and crafts by Central Alberta artists. Phone 403-748-2557. ● Condor Homecoming welcomes all students who attended schools that were consolidated into Condor in the 1950s: Condor, Prairie Rose, Shady Lane, Daisy Nook, Gaetz, New Hill, Victory, Hazel Dell, Old Knowledge, New Knowledge, Northup, and Horseguard. Registration takes place on July 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. The celebration will be held July 4 to 6. For more information, call 403728-3359. ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The June 5 session is called Concrete Jungle. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-3098405. Free with admission. ● Family Fun for all ages is aimed at younger children who are unable to attend the weekly summer reading club programs.

Meet at 11 a.m. in the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library for 45 minutes of stories, games, songs and grafts.

Sunday ● Norwegian Laft Hus presents Ingrid Urberg, Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Augustanta Campus of University of Alberta speaking on Norwegian folk literature on July 6 from noon to 5 p.m. Learn about trolls, nisser, huldrefolk, utburd and the nokk. Contact norwegianlafthus@gmail.com or 403-347-2055.

● Red Deer College Teen Summer Camps explore filmmaking and video game design. Video game workshop runs July 6-12 and film camps run from July 6 to12 or July 13 to 19. Register online at www.rdc.ab.ca/ summercamps.

Monday ● MAGsparks is an inclusive and accessible visual art program for everyone offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery.

Professional artists are on hand to help with projects. Materials are supplied. There is a drop-in fee of $3. Children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult. For information, contact Janet at 403-309-8405, janet. cole@reddeer.ca. Summer ARt School will be held July 7 to 30 and will focus on drawing, painting, pastels and mixed media. ● Annual Summer Yoga Intensive at YARD Studio will be July 7 to 13 at Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD). Immerse yourself in the Heart of Yoga: The Pulse of Yoga Practice. Join for a class, a day, the whole week or weekend. Workshops geared to practitioners of all levels. Visit www.reddeeryoga.ca, phone 403-350-5830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca. ● French Summer Reading Club for elementary school aged children, goes on Mondays, 1:30 p.m. at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library. This hour long program features stories, activities and crafts to encourage French reading and comprehension. Call 403-346-4576 for more information.

Tuesday ● Terrific Tuesdays at the Mag, 7 to 9 p.m. offer refreshments, exhibitions and socializing with RDC summer series artists. On July 8 artist Bev Tosh will discuss the exhibit War Brides: One-Way Passage. For more information call 403-309-8446. ● Truck’N Tuesdays goes from 4 to 7 p.m. on Ross Street. Gourmet food trucks will be available and family fun music will be featured. for more information contact the Downtown Red Deer Business Association at 403-340-8696. ● The Central Alberta Mopar Association (CAMA) Car Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Humpty’s Classic Restaurant in Gasoline Alley. Admirers and owners of Chrysler family vehicles are welcome. Yearly membership is $17 for new members and $12 for current members.

For more information contact Glen at 403318-8388 or visit centralalbertamopar.com ● Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Elnora Drop In Centre. Cowboy boots and hats welcome.

Next dates are July 9 and 30. For more information, call 403-749-2047 and 403-7493361. ● TD Summer Reading Club for two to five year olds meets on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 11 a.m. at the Downtown Branch of the Red Deer Public Library and on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the Dawe Branch Library. Children six to eight years meet on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. downtown

and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. at the Dawe.

Programs are about 45 minutes and include stories, songs, crafts and games. Adult participation is required. Summer Reading Club for nine to eleven year old children in an hour long program on Thursdays downtown at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. at Dawe. Program varies weekly. Call 403-3464576 for more information. ● Teen Summer Reading Club — Makers and Shakers — meets at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library. Catching Fires: Survival Strategy Makers goes on July 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium. Build an ultimate survival shelter to withstand an attack then settle in to watch The Hunger Games. Call 403-346-4576 for more information.

Wednesday ● Downtown Market will be held every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 8 on Little Gaetz Ave. between Alexander Way and Ross St. New this season is a community corner for non-profit groups and a learning stage for those who wish to give talks related to the “make, it, bake it or grow it” principles

of the market. Phone 403-340-8696 for more information.

Thursday ● Move and Groove 50+ at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre is on Thursday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. Drop-in fee is $2. Phone 403-343-6074. ● Women’s Outreach Centre Charity Golf Tournament will take place July 10 at Alberta Springs Golf Resort. Funds raised will go towards supporting programs and services offered by the centre. Participate, sponsor, or donate an item or cash. Registration fee is $200 per individual. Space is limited. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m., barbecue at 3 p.m., prizes and auction at 4 p.m. To register or donate, please contact Darcy 403-347-2480 or darcy@womensoutreach.ca. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on July 10 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for a 6 km hike at Alix Lake. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Bring lunch. Phone Mavis at 403343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Canadian Blood Services is urgently in need of blood donations to keep up with demand during the busy summer months.

Visit blood.ca or call 1-888-236-6283. ● United Way’s 2014 Kick Off Luncheon is Sept. 11, noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel. Tickets are $50 each, or $400 for a corporate table of eight.

Wear red to show your support. Order tickets online at www.caunitedway.ca or call Jennifer at 403-343-3900. ● Wheelin’ ‘N’ Reelin’ Lottery is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Blackfalds to build a skate park. Tickets are $50 for a chance on an 800 Canam side by side sponsored by Turple Brothers of a Fury 1600 Lund fishing boat and trailer sponsored by Go RV & Marine. Draw date is Sept. 1, 2 p.m. at All Star Park in Blackfalds. Call John at 403-3960798. ● Learning Disabilities Association, Red Deer Chapter needs bingo volunteers.

Bingo dates are Aug. 28, Sept. 22, Oct. 2, and Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m., and on July 13 at 10:30 a.m. Contact Karen at 403-340-3249 or kgough@shaw.ca. ● Inaugural Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Battling Against Breast Cancer Slo-Pitch Tournament will be held on July 12 at Edgar Ball Diamonds, Red Deer.

Teams comprising a minimum of 10 people and a maximum of 15 (three must be female) are encouraged to register in the fun division

by July 4. All teams must raise a minimum of $1,500 to participate. Batting is also a fundraising challenge, and awards will be handed out to both the top team and top individual fundraisers. Contact Kara Wozniak at 780508-5062 or kwozniak@cbcf.org or Laura Reynolds at 403-367-2312 or lreynolds@ cbcf.org. ● Lacombe Free Reformed Church will offer Vacation Bible School for ages four to 12 years, July 21 to 25, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lacombe Memorial centre. Program is Parables of Jesus and is free for all children. Contact curtisandhelma@hotmail. com or phone Helma at 403-782-1961. More

information is available at www.lfrc.webs.com ● Vacation Bible School at Redeemer United Reformed Church will be offered July 14-18, from 9 a.m. to noon. The 2014 theme is International Spy Academy — Agents for the One True God. To register visit www. redeemer-urc.org or call Nicole at 403-8855867. ● S & S Motorcycle Ride for Ronald McDonald House will take place Aug. 2 through Aug. 10. Consider sponsoring the event or offering a gift in kind. The event riders will be in Red Deer on Aug. 2 from 7 a.m. at Heritage Harley Davidson for a breakfast and depart at 11:45 for Canmore. For more information email sandsrideforonald@gmail.com or call 780-487-9919. ● United Kids Camp 2014 — It’s a Beautiful day in Our Neighbourhood — will run Aug. 11 to 15, 9 a.m. to noon for children ages five to 11 years at Gaetz Memorial United Church which will co-sponsor the camp with Sunnybrook United Church. Parent and youth volunteers welcome. Call 403-347-2244, or 403-347-6073, see Facebook, or gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca. ● Summer Dance Intensive summer camp will be held Aug. 17 to 22 at Red Deer College. To register for and find out more, visit www.rdc.ab.ca/summercamps or call 403-357-3663. ● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Ambassador Breakfast will be held on July 18, 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at Quality North Hill Inn for a cost of $15 per person. A presentation on early warning systems for floods will be given by Jim Choles, senior engineer with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. RSVP to info@rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on July 16. ● Living Faith Lutheran Church along with Potters Hands present Vacation Bible School — New Beginnings, July 21-25. Ages three and up are welcome. For more information and registration contact Pat at 403-9867703 or Linda at 403-887-0507.

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Welcome to the driver’s seat

Marvelling at a new Mercedes in Marseille Marseille, France – The mid-sized C-Class is the most popular and affordable Mercedes-Benz sedan and about 8.5 million of them have been produced, since it was originally introduced in 1993.

Mercedes engineering typically operates on a seven-year “circle of life” production run and an all-new generation of C-Class will arrive in Canada, as a 2015 model year vehicle, this summer.

In brief, it’s a bigger and better C-Class, however, real progress is in the details. This C-Class is lighter, safer, comes with a choice of two more powerful (yet more fuel-efficient) new engines, uses even more advanced technologies, plus its body is more aerodynamic and, to my eyes, better looking. The South of France global launch location, even though I had to share it with over 800 other auto hacks, was another nice bonus more later...

There’s no pricing available at this time, but we do know the initial trim levels offered in Canada will be a C300 and a C400. A sporty AMG edition, called the C63, will also be added to the line in January 2015. Although not official, a diesel edition is also expected to be added in 2015. At this event Mercedes was also showing a Eurodestined hybrid-diesel edition.

An optional (Airmatic) air suspension is offered for the first time in C-Class. It allows a driver to choose between Comfort, Eco, Sport, and Sport+ settings via an Agility Select switch on the console. The 4MATIC all-wheel drive system is, as before, the other major option. Also available is a Sport Package that includes AMG trim upgrades, wheels and front brake system.

The C-class has classic rear-drive vehicle proportions with a long hood (with a choice of two front grilles) and a short rear deck. It looks like a smaller version of the top-line, and

redesigned last year, S-class, especially the new LED headlights and taillights. Compared to the current C-Class it’s longer, lower and wider and is now close in size to a 90s E-Class. Its extended wheelbase also helps create more interior space, especially for rear seat passengers.

The big change under-hood is a four-cylinder turbocharged 2.0-litre, in the C300, that’s max rated at 235 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque.

While it produces more power than the outgoing base V6, I found the initial power surge, when you push on the gas pedal, overly aggressive. In fairness, the North American edition will come with different throttle mapping.

The twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 in the C400, on the other hand, is a beauty. It can pump-out up to 329 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque. More importantly, it does so in a quieter, smoother and effortless fashion that most drivers expect when at the wheel of a Mercedes. Both engines come with idle fuel saving start/stop systems and are mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission.

The list of standard and available high-tech active safety features is simply amazing. It includes almost everything that’s available in the top-line S-Class, which is touted as the world’s safest car. Intelligent Drive is an optional suite of technologies that includes autonomous braking with pedestrian recognition, a low-speed heavy traffic auto-pilot feature, active parking assist and a 360-degree camera setup with numerous views of immediate surroundings.

Bordering on frivolous, there’s an Air-Balance in-car perfuming system ... to prolong that new-car Mercedes smell. Another one is a GPSlinked climate-control system tech feature that automatically switches it to “recirculation” mode when a C-Class is driven into a tunnel.

The test drive actually did include a few tunnels and there are lots of them in and under Marseille. It’s the second largest city in France and its busiest port with Superbly numerous ferries to engineered, other Mediterranean technically destinations.

Our drive route sophisticated and took us out of the pleasure to drive. city on a circular Bob McHugh mostly rural route around the outskirts of Marseille and ended at the picturesque small harbor community of Cassis. A mountain drive along the Route des Cretes (Route of the Ridges) was spectacular. It’s a narrow, winding highelevation road with pull-offs at numerous view locations.

Even with the (100 kg) weight reduction, this C-Class is sublimely stable on the road. The switch to a full electronic assist rack and pinion steering system, called Direct Steer, is also flawless. There are fuel economy and active safety benefits.

Inside the seating is typical Mercedes with easy to find power controls on the door panel. Generous in size, yet excellent support and a good range of adjustable elements didn’t give my weak back a reason to complain, even after many hours of driving.

The restyled dash is an elegant and less fussy design, thanks mainly to a new Touchpad controller that eliminates a multitude of switches.

It can recognise both single and multi-finger gestures, wiping movements, zoom finger gestures, even user handwriting.

That said, the stand-alone display screen looks out of place, as if an afterthought I-Pad was attached to the dash.

Overall, this C-Class is sure to please both purists and newcomers. Superbly engineered, technically sophisticated and pleasure to drive.

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Cars that loom large in the rearview mirror Before looking ahead with hope for a promising new year, indulge me while I check my rearview mirror.

My review of 2013 might offer you some thoughts to ponder for your 2014. I tried to count how many cars I tested last year. I tried. However, I could only come up with an approximate figure. And it comes in at around 102. That’s a lot of vehicles. And it doesn’t even include motorcycles, ATVs, ROVs and anything else that you could consider some sort or transportation or recreational vehicle.

So, within that lot, you have to either be pretty good or pretty bad to stand out.

Though, there were a few surprises along the way that made the list.

Here are the cars that stuck with me and still leave me wanting more (or less.)

Making the top of my list as the most memorable

car that I drove is not what you’d expect. It’s the 2013 Nissan NV200 Cargo Van. – Say what?

Without taking up too much space, I fell in love with its utility, its practicality and its ability to be a workhorse, even though it only has 131 horsepower. In the city, it fit in underground parking lots and surprisingly had pep.

Visibility is non-existent out the rear and there was no vanity mirror, but it was just an admirable vehicle to drive. And it even fits a motorcycle inside. I’m not a small business owner who could fully make use of its adaptability, but I made Costco runs, helped a friend move and transported audio equipment for a band with which I occasionally sing. I just love it.

The 2014 Ford Fiesta ST makes the list because, in all the years that I’ve been testing vehicles, I have never been as tempted to impulse buy a car. For under $25K you get a firecracker of a car,

a manual transmission, 197 horsepower and an amazing chassis setup. For an everyday driver and a car you could put on the track, it’s just stellar.

The smile on your face when driving is included in the price tag.

The least bang for your buck, that I tested, comes with the 2013 BMW 320i xDrive. At $46,500, that’s pretty steep for a car that doesn’t even have a backup camera or streaming Bluetooth audio. Not to mention, it comes with a humble 181 horsepower engine. That said, it’s a BMW, therefore has some nice touches to it. Put it in Sport mode, tinker with the throttle and you’ll instantly become a happier person. And for everyday driving, I really had no complaints.

My favourite convertible of the year goes to the Bentley Continental GT Speed drop top. It’s not hard to see why. Yes, I could have opted for the Porsche Boxster S (it came so close and

is hundreds of thousands of dollars cheaper,) but I hand the title to the Brits because I love the craftsmanship. After all, that’s what luxury is all about.

The Ford Fiesta Getting inside and feeling like you’re ST makes the list in your living room, because, in all the albeit a posh and exquisitely detailed years that I’ve been living room. And testing vehicles, I one that has 616 have never been as horsepower and all-wheel drive. Sign tempted to impulse buy a car. me up.

It’s always a Alexandra Straub fabulous time when I can be behind the wheel of a racecar. I had two opportunities. The first came when I participated in the Bridgestone Racing Academy at the Driver Development Track at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Two days behind the wheel of a Van Diemen Formula car was heaven. And I learned a thing or two about car control (www.race2000.com) Then, I drove a track ready vehicle that was super fast and zero emissions. Nissan’s world renowned LEAF was available for laps at the manufacturer’s international event called Nissan 360. But this one was a little more special. It was the LEAF NISMO RC (RC stands for race car) and had been on tracks around the world. It was lightening fast and of course, a very memorable experience.

And while I loved most of all the cars I drove in 2013, adding the 2014 VW Touareg TDI to the family was certainly a highlight of my year.

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Rehabilitation of North Raven River welcomed Forty-five years ago, just before I connected, the Red Deer and the North became president of the Alberta Fish Saskatchewan Rivers. and Game Association for two years, They have in fact been joined three then president, Tom O’Keefe, assigned times in my memory, most recently in me to “look after” the keynote speaker June 2005, when the raging Clearwater at our annual convention that year, River reversed Clear Creek, which ran Roderick Haig Brown of Campbell back into the North Raven’s nearby River, B.C., internationally venerated springs, then onward to the Red Deer. angling author, conserThe threat arises occasionvationist and provincial ally to make the diversion court judge. permanent: turn these two Rod had recently atpriceless spring creeks into a tended the Federation of mere canal in the Prairie RivFly Fishermen’s Annual ers Improvement Management conference in Sun ValEnhancement pipedream to ley, Idaho, and had fished move water south from the nearby and world famous Clearwater, maybe even to the Silver Creek, a spring U.S. Fortunately the infamous creek, or chalk stream, as Clearwater gravels are not a they call such miracles of stable base to hold a dam on nature in England. I had the very fast river. done likewise a year or There was a historic human two earlier on the large consequence of this near conNature Conservancy prenection of major watersheds: BOB serve on the creek.

I have an old map showing a SCAMMELL “Do you have any spring creeks in Alberta?”

Haig Brown asked. “Very few,” I replied.

Had I known then what I know now, I’d have answered “only one,” thinking of the agricultural destruction of Alford and Schrader Creeks, and the similar mess being made of the much larger and longer North Raven River or Stauffer Creek, as it was then known.

“Spring creeks are rare and priceless treasures,” Haig Brown pronounced, “preserve and protect them.”

That was when I vowed the AFGA would get serious about Stauffer Creek.

It had already contributed money and manpower to a scientific stream study to document what had gone wrong, and how to fix it: basically, clearing brush too close to the creek and cattle stomping down the soft banks had widened, trail by which natives from the south silted and warmed the waters, and its came into Cree country up the North trout and aquatic insects were no lon- Raven, down Clear Creek and the ger thriving.

Clearwater to trade at the successive A little hydrology and geography is forts at Rocky Mountain House. essential to an understanding of how The North Raven, is one of our few absolutely unique this little river is trout streams with a long angling hisand how its singular characteristics tory, recorded by the late Red Deer contribute to the threats it constantly writers Kerry Wood and the late Dr. faces, including the latest: the prob- Bill Parsons. able destruction of its source springs Originally it held only bull trout, by a proposed gravel pit on property rocky mountain whitefish, pike and adjacent to the springs. suckers. But, after the war, Stauffer Actually two spring creeks rise full- enjoyed a flowering of great fishing size from the ground, close to each following the planting of brown and other on the same quarter section brook trout into it in the 1930s. southeast of Rocky Mountain House: Dr. Bill, as related in his occasional one, Clear Creek, flows a short way columns in the Advocate, was a memwest into the Clearwater River; the ber of the Kingfishers, a group of fly other, Stauffer Creek, now officially fishermen from Red Deer and Edmonthe North Raven River, flows south ton who had camps or cabins at several east for approximately 27 km to join North Raven locations and private and the south Raven River at Raven, then pet names for favoured angling spots into Gleniffer Lake on the Red Deer. on the little river.

Thus are two major drainages nearly But the Kingfishers moved on to the

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All prohibited noxious and noxious stems that will grow up to four feet (1.2 weeds have to be plants that have been metres) and showy pink flowers. introduced to Alberta. None are naTribulus terrestris, puncturevine tive. is not usually cultivated as an ornaProhibited noxious weeds are weeds mental. It is a low-growing plant with that are not prevalent in the Alberta opposite leaves and yellow flowers. landscape. If they are growing in Al- The long tap root is hard to pull and berta, they are only in a few locations the seed pod has two to three sharp in small enough numbers to spines that puncture objects be eradicated. to catch a ride to the next loNoxious weeds are more cation. It will catch on clothprevalent than prohibited ing and make its way home noxious. The chances of from warmer climates dureradicating these weeds are ing the winter months. slim so the aim is to contain Hypericum perforathem and stop them from tum, St. John’s wort, make spreading. a showy garden perennial.

Originally, non-native Unfortunately they can also plants were brought to this make a showy weed that is country by settlers who toxic to domestic animals. grew and depended on the Depending on the condiplants for food. The plants tions the plants will grow escaped cultivation and beup to three feet (90 cm) in came part of the landscape. height and are topped by LINDA In the last 50 years, attractive yellow flowers TOMLINSON plants that have become a followed by rust-coloured problem have either been seeds. The plants should not introduced as an ornamenbe sold in Alberta but seeds tal or hitched a ride on vehicles, ani- and plants can be found for sale outmals, clothes or equipment. This being side the province. Don’t bring them said, if there is a plant that has es- home with you. caped the garden and is growing elseThere are two types of tansy on the where, control it or it might be the next weed list. Ragwart senecio jacobea is ornamental to join the list of weeds. classified as prohibited noxious. The Are all the plants deemed prohibi- small, yellow, daisy like flowers are tive noxious a problem in Central Al- clustered together along the stem and berta? No. Growing requirements must at the top. Plants will reach the height be met before a plant multiplies so of three feet (90 cm). rapidly that it is hard to control. An Common tansy, tanacetum vulgare, example is the Russian olive, which is is an escaped perennial that can be a problem in dry areas of the province found in ditches and river valleys but rarely seeds and can be hard to get throughout Alberta. The rhizomatous established locally. roots spread quickly and are hard to Seeds of impatiens glandulifera, al- eradicate once established. so known as Himalayan balsam, poor Canadian thistle is so prevalent man’s orchid, Himalayan impatiens that it is on the list of plants to be conand touch-me-not, has been passed be- tained. All other prickly thistles are tween gardeners for 15 to 20 years. It prohibitive noxious. If you find a thisis an easy-to-grow annual that starts tle that looks different, alert the neareasily from seed. Plants thrive as long est weed inspector. as they receive an adequate amount of For more information and pictures moisture and sunlight. The seeds can of plants on the Alberta weed list, visit be sown outside in the spring and will the local government agricultural or grow quickly to maturity. Plants are horticultural department. Pictures and easily removed by pulling. Seeds are information can also be found at www. the problem as one plant will produce edmonton.ca/for-residents/weed-Idena multitude of seed pods that explode tification-Book.pdf. and spread everywhere.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist Himalayan balsam plants are easy who lives near Rocky Mountain House. to recognize. They have oblong leaves She can be reached at your_garden@hotlike other impatiens plants, hollow mail.com

outlining the problems and proposing ways of rehabilitating the river: basically narrowing the river’s channel by rebuilding its banks, replanting willows to stabilize the banks and shade the stream, and fencing cattle away from the creek, except for specified, well-protected watering locations, including some off-stream ponds.

The icing on the cake and the goahead and funding for the North Raven’s rehabilitation came when Dr. Allan Warrack, minister of Lands and Forests in Peter Lougheed’s first government, announced the establishment of the Buck for Wildlife Program and, shortly after that, the North Raven River was announced as its first project.

To be concluded next week.

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

upper south Raven River as the North Raven fishing deteriorated due to careless agricultural practices causing a widening and silting of the stream and a warming of its water.

The modern angling era of the North Raven River as, arguably, Alberta’s top trout stream, started with the absolute model of a stream study

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GLASS ART WORK ON DISPLAY

MAN AWAITS SENTENCE AFTER THEFTS, WILD RIDE, THREATS

FRONT Unique offerings from leading Central Alberta artists will be displayed at the Art at the Lake Show and Sale on Saturday in Sylvan Lake. Hand-blown glassware, pottery and raku-fired ceramics, wood and metal furnishings, hand-bound books, mixedmedia and silver jewelry, paintings and other arts and crafts will be shown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sunset Room of the Best Western Hotel at 5027 Lakeshore Dr. There’s free admission, snacks and refreshments. For more information, call 403-7482557.

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A wild crime spree that included a liquor store robbery, a stolen car, a crash and brandishing a knife at a police officer is likely going to land a 27-year-old man in prison.

Andrew Lagrelle, of Red Deer, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court, less than a month after the June 9 incident.

It started at 11:30 a.m. that morning when Lagrelle went to the Liquor Depot and picked two 750-ml bottles of rye and went to the counter. After a brief discussion with the clerk, Lagrelle produced a knife, and stole the bottles of liquor.

He was on a probation order to not consume alcohol or to enter establishments whose primary purpose is the sale of alcohol.

With the bottles of rye in hand, he left the store and then stole a car from a nearby residence.

Witnesses reported seeing Lagrelle travelling at a high rate of speed in the vehicle.

He headed south on 47th Avenue past 32nd Street, where he failed to negotiate the sharp bend in the road in front of Sunnybrook Farms.

He collided with another driver at the bend and fled on foot.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital and treated for undisclosed injuries.

Lagrelle ran south through the trails along Piper Creek and emerged in the Bower subdivision. He then broke into a house and stole keys, including car keys.

Red Deer RCMP tracked down Lagrelle at the residence and cornered him. He produced a knife and threatened a police officer.

The officer disarmed and arrested

Lagrelle.

Lagrelle admitted to being intoxicated at the time. Defence counsel Patty McNaughton said Lagrelle has struggled with substance abuse throughout his life and this was another example of it getting the better of him.

Crown prosecutor Ed Ring sought a three-year global sentence for all the charges Lagrelle pleaded guilty to, including armed robbery, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, resisting arrest, possession of stolen property, breaching probation and breaking into a house. As well, Ring asked for a DNA order on Lagrelle.

McNaughton agreed with the terms, but Judge John Holmes asked for Lagrelle to undergo a pre-sentence report.

Lagrelle will be in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday to set a date for sentencing. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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FLOODING DISCUSSED Learn about the early warning signs for flooding at the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance’s ambassador breakfast at the Quality Inn (7150 50th Ave. in Red Deer) on July 18. Jim Choles, senior engineer with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development’s River Forecast Section, is the keynote speaker. Choles will speak about the early warning system for floods.

Choles has been involved in flood issues for more than 30 years. He has experience working with flood hazard mapping projects, collecting field data and working with local governments. He is also a river forecaster and ice monitor. Tickets are $15 per person. The breakfast is from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. RSVP info@ rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on July 16.

TODDLERS AT LIBRARY Toddlers can learn about library fun during toddler time at the Dawe Library starting Tuesday, July 8.

Toddler Fun runs from 10 to 10:30 a.m. with rhymes, songs, books and crafts.

After the event, children and their parents are invited to play and interact using age-appropriate toys, puzzles, books and craft materials. Parents and children can attend similar Toddler Fun events on July 15, 22, 29; and Aug. 5 and Aug. 12.

Themes change weekly.

For details, call 403-3413822. The Dawe branch of the Red Deer Public Library is located at 56 Holt St. For more information about public library events and programs in Red Deer, check www.rdpl.org.

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Workers have begun repairing track at the site of a derailment in Central Alberta. Five Canadian Pacific Railway cars carrying propane slipped off the tracks near Rimbey around 2:20 a.m. on Monday. CP spokesperson Salem Woodrow said the cars remained upright and no product leaked from the cars. Woodrow said after the safety inspections were made, the cars were re-railed within two hours. The derailment is currently under investigation. There were no reported injuries.

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BRIEF Games bid package delivered in style Red Deer’s bid documents for the 2019 Canada Winter Games travelled to Ottawa in style.

The documents were tucked inside a mini-chuckwagon and presented to the Canada Games in Ottawa for consideration.

Local artist Jason Frizzell and his team created the vessel that represents the diversity of people and geography that are brought together by the games.

It contains images that celebrate the diversity that unites Canada.

The wagon was made primarily from recycled shipping pallets that have already crossed the country numerous times.

Within the larger vessel of Canada, a smaller container, which illuminates Red Deer as the ideal host for the games, was housed. The symbolism attached to this smaller container is Red Deer-specific.

Within this container are the two presentation binders, confirming that “Red Deer is Ready.” The Canada Games bid evaluation committee will tour Red Deer on Aug. 22 to evaluate the community’s ability, readiness and planning to host the games.

A community celebration is in the works for the downtown between noon and 3 p.m.

Residents are encouraged to wear red and show their support for the games.

Atwood here in April

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Margaret Atwood, one of Canada’s most recognized and renowned writers, will speak at Red Deer College next April.

The author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Blind Assassin, as well as The Handmaid’s Tale, Bodily Harm, Lady Oracle, Cat’s Eye, The Edible Woman and other books, will appear on Monday, April 6, as part of the college’s Perspectives: Canada in the World series.

As one of Canada’s most prolific writers, Atwood has tackled essays, poetry, magazine articles, and novels of different genres, including science fiction (her Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale), historic fiction (Alias Grace, which won the 1996 Giller Prize), and fantasy (The Penelopiad, a novella based on an ancient myth).

Among her many accolades are two Governor General Awards, and having books short-listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction twice and the Booker Prize five times (with the one win). Atwood is also a Companion to the Order of Canada.

The Perspectives public lecture series is organized by the RDC Humanities and Social Sciences Department, and features

internationally recognized speakers on topics that are important to our community and the world.

Atwood is the 25th guest speaker in the series that has previously welcomed international affairs columnist Gwynne Dyer, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer, Inuit performer Susan Aglukark, Canadian political columnist Chantal Hebert, and journalist-turned-philanthropist Amanda Lindhout. Tickets will go on sale for Atwood’s presentation this fall at the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Parade route changed Drivers will have to make way for horses, floats and marching bands for the Westerner Days Parade in Red Deer on July 16.

Streets in the downtown core will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon.

Motorists will need to plan ahead for alternate routes to reach their destinations.

Traffic travelling southbound through the downtown will continue to use 51st Avenue.

Traffic travelling northbound through the downtown will be detoured to Taylor Drive from 49yh Avenue.

Eastbound and westbound traffic is encouraged to use 32nd Street.

The parade starts at the Red Deer Lodge and heads north on 47th Avenue before turning west on 50th Street, then on 48th Avenue to 52nd Street to 49th Avenue to 49th Street, to 48th Avenue to 48th Street, to 49th avenue, to 46th Street and ends on 48th Avenue.

Local pianist honoured Red Deer pianist Ricardo Villacorta is among a dozen talented music students from across Canada to receive a prestigious national award.

Villacorta, who attended Red Deer College as a jazz piano major, received one of the 2014 Fred Sherratt Awards from the MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity last month.

The award, which is named in honour of a broadcasting pioneer, recognizes outstanding achievement, talent and leadership or post-secondary students in music programs. The awards of $3,500 and a trip to Toronto to attend an educational day at MUCH and CHUM radio studios are designed to help transition students from school to career.

Villacorta performed with the RDC Jazz Combos, Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Choir. He is described by awards adjudicators as a quiet, dedicated musician who is respected by his peers for his talents.

“He is an outstanding musician/performer who works very hard to perfect his playing, musicianship, and improvisational skills” as a soloist and ensemble player.

Only two other Alberta musicians received the award: Pouya Hamidi of The Banff Centre and Murray Smith of Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton.

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

Life-jackets loaned out A new kiosk that offers free use of lifejackets at Sylvan Lake deserves to be popular this summer.

Drowning continues to be the second leading cause of preventable death in children, according to the Lifesaving Society’s Alberta drowning trends compiled from 2011-2013. And a lapse in supervision is cited as a main contributing factor — something that could easily happen on a busy public beach.

Drowning was found to be the third leading cause of unintentional death for those under 60 years of age. The highest waterrelated deaths of any age occur in the 18-to24-year-old age group, with the majority of victims being male.

The Lifesaving Society found 74 per cent of water-related deaths occur in rivers and lakes. And 70 per cent of all drowning victims know how to swim.

The life-jackets can be borrowed for free by day-use visitors to Sylvan Lake Provincial Park this summer, under a program announced last month. The loaner station is located beside the Beach Ambassador’s hut in Centennial Park.

Life-jackets are borrowed on the honour system. They come in a variety of sizes for park visitors, as a joint project of Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation and the Lifesaving Society Alberta and Northwest Territories, in collaboration with Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research.

The program runs in 17 provincial parks.

Signs are posted around the stations that include the message: “You’re not expecting to need a life-jacket today.” It’s aimed at having people stop and think before heading out onto the water, and to encourage them to borrow a life-jacket, according to a release from Barbara Costache, chief administrative officer of the organization.

Man faces trial over tires A Red Deer man is heading to trial, with the prospect of representing himself, after he pleaded not guilty in a large tire theft.

The 46-year-old man entered his plea on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court before Judge John Holmes. He is accused of stealing 20 semi-trailer tires, worth about $23,000. Red Deer RCMP found the tires on March 26 after executing a search warrant on a rural property in Lacombe County.

Police said the tires were stolen on March 24 at about 2:25 a.m. from a secure compound at Greatwest Kenworth, a semitrailer dealership at 6739 67th Ave. in Red Deer. He faces charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000, and two counts of break and enter for theft over $5,000.

He elected to be tried in Red Deer provincial court, on Feb. 9, 2015. He will be back in Red Deer provincial court on Dec. 15 to confirm his dates and see if he has been able to retain defence counsel. If not, he will have to go to trial self-represented.

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CANADA DAY IN CENTRAL ALBERTA Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Above: A couple of Red Deerians show their national pride while paddleboating on Tuesday afternoon during the Canada Day festivities held at Bower Ponds. The paddleboats were a popular activity in the warm weather.

Left: Piyesiw, five, races Nikki down the slides at the Ponoka Stampede’s midway Tuesday afternoon.

Above: A group of Red Deerians get an up-close look at a group of Canadian geese during the Canada Day festivities at Bower Ponds.

Left: Lyric Deleeuw tries to walk on water inside a water ball at Bower Ponds on Tuesday afternoon.

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Echo has heart, humour EARTH TO ECHO HAS SHADES OF SPIELBERG Earth to Echo 2.5 stars (out of four) Rated: PG

BY LINDA BARNARD SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE On one eventful summer night, a group of kids outsmart interfering adults to help an adorable marooned alien get back home.

If the space-fantasy plot of Earth to Echo, opening this week seems to be orbiting a bit too close to planet E.T., it is. And it also packs a lot in from Close Encounters of the Third Kind and maybe just a non-scary touch of Poltergeist along with The Goonies and a smidge of Super 8. For those who see imitation as flattery, Earth to Echo is a cinematic Eddie Haskell.

But before dismissing this kid-focused adventure as just another Spielberg ripoff, here’s a twist. Thanks to an engaging young cast of newcomers and a modern update putting cellphones and found footage at the heart of the action, Earth to Echo manages to be its own movie, one infused with heart and humour. And the kids in the audience who have no idea what phoning home has to do with anything will love it.

Tuck (The X Factor’s Brian “Astro” Bradley), Munch (Reese Hartwig) and Alex (Teo Halm) are preteen best pals living in a Nevada suburb that’s slated for demolition to make room for a new freeway. They’re heartbroken that their families are being forced to move, breaking up their close friendships. And they don’t hesitate to show their annoyance with the work crews tearing up their world.

Tuck, the videographer and brains of the operation seems (and sounds) like a world-weary 25-year-old as he makes a final video of the pals’ last few days together. Nerdy Munch, who explains he’s “an acquired taste” when it comes to making friends, frets about going to a new school. Cool cat Alex comes across as tough but has his own issues to deal with.

When their cellphones start to go haywire, all showing the same strange patterns — Tuck describes it as look-

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Kids in the audience who have no idea what phoning home has to do with anything will love Earth to Echo.

At the ing like their tech “barfed” — there’s a mystery to be solved. Munch, who has a bedroom jammed with computer parts, figures out the weird images are maps. The kids bluff their parents with talk of sleepovers so they can ride their bikes into the desert to follow the trail and figure out what’s going on, all chronicled by Tuck’s cameras.

The phone signals lead then to a half-buried capsule containing a tiny owl-like alien with glowing blue eyes, who communicates by imitating their ring tones amid a few other nifty nois-

Essence Festival marks 20 years with return of Prince NEW ORLEANS — It’s been 20 years since Essence magazine first brought its “party with a purpose” to New Orleans and organizers say this year’s goal is more, more, more.

Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc., said the team began planning the 2014 celebration of black culture and R&B music 14 months ago.

“It was our ambition to make it bigger and better than ever,” she told The Associated Press. “This weekend, we’re launching with nearly twice the programming, 20 stages of content starting early with our day events and ending early with the night ones.”

Prince, who headlined the festival’s 10th anniversary, returns 10 years later. Ebanks said they’ve turned over the Superdome’s main stage to him and his friends — including Nile Rodgers and Janelle Monae — for a July Fourth experience.

The festival kicks off Thursday with Family Day in Woldenberg Park along the Mississippi River and its new Now Playing concert, featuring rapper Nas and R&B heartthrob Trey Songz later in the Superdome. Other performances throughout the weekend include Lionel Richie, Charlie Wilson, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Tamar Braxton, Ledisi, Erykah Badu, Tevin Campbell, Doug E Fresh, Sevyn Streeter, Elle Varner and New Orleans’ own August Alsina.

A shooting early Sunday on Bourbon Street that injured 10 people, half of them visitors to New Orleans, has unsettled the city but law enforcement and festival organizers rushed to quell the anxiety.

Police Chief Ronal Serpas said a contingent of 500 police officers will patrol the French Quarter and other tourist-heavy areas throughout the

weekend in addition to Louisiana State Police troopers who will help in whatever capacity they’re needed.

Essence Festival launched in 1995 as a one-time special event to mark a quarter-century of the magazine. Now, it’s an annual, sought-after affair.

The festival has an annual $241 million economic impact and last year drew more than 540,000 people to New Orleans. National Urban League president Marc H. Morial, who was mayor of New Orleans when Essence began discussions about how they wanted to commemorate the magazine’s milestone anniversary, said no one saw this coming.

“It’s bigger than they ever could have imagined,” he said of then-Essence executives Ed Lewis and Clarence Smith and then-Editor-In-Chief Susan Taylor, who pitched the festival concept. “They were intent on making the event purposeful and not just entertainment. And with George Wein and Quint Davis on board as producers, who had experience with multiple-stage music events, it took off like a rocket ship.”

Wein is the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which Davis produces.

Morial said the festival has given the city another signature event in the vein of Mardi Gras, the Bayou Classic and Sugar Bowl. “They’ve opened the eyes of the hospitality and tourism community of the value of the African-American consumer and that consumer’s buying power,” he said. “In that first year, those industries were a bit reluctant to embrace the festival.

There were several businesses in the Quarter that closed down. Now, that’s far from the case.”

Morial said the festival can maintain its relevance by continuing to evolve.

his car, which will help them move faster. Tuck gamely jumps behind the wheel but has no idea what he’s doing.

Echo fills in for driving lessons, showing he has a few tricks up his robotic sleeve.

As for the kids, they realize they can actually have a hand in deciding their own fates, and gamely go for it.

Screen newcomers, director Dave Green and writer Henry Gayden, who previously teamed on web series Zombie Roadkill, are aiming for a Goonies vibe with the film and occasionally manage to come close.

As for kids in the audience, the jiggling camera work may be unsettling — that goes for parents as well — and they may find it upsetting when Echo is in peril.

With so few kid-friendly movies on the summer slate, Earth to Echo offers a heartfelt and often comic adventure.

For that, some copycatting can be forgiven.

Linda Barnard is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic. nounced.

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BRIEF FXX orders Baruchel comedy series TORONTO — Jay Baruchel is headed back to the small screen in a comedy about a hopeless romantic navigating the modern dating world.

FXX has reportedly ordered 10 episodes of Man Seeking Woman which will begin airing in 2015.

According to Variety, the series is based on The Last Girlfriend on Earth, a book of short stories by Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich.

Rich wrote the pilot with Jonathan Krisel and will executive-produce alongside heavyweight Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer.

Montreal-based Baruchel stars as Josh Greenberg, a “naive romantic on a desperate quest for love.”

Man Seeking Woman marks a return to television for Baruchel, who starred in Judd Apatow’s 2001 cult hit series Undeclared.

The How To Train Your Dragon star tweeted “WOOHOO!” with a link to the Variety story about the series being picked up by FXX. A spokesperson for Rogers Media, which runs FX Canada, said Canadian broadcast details are yet to be an-

Jewel, husband Ty Murray divorcing NEW YORK — Singer Jewel and her husband are divorcing after a 16-year relationship.

The 40-year-old writes in a letter posted on her website that she and Ty Murray want their separation “to be nothing less loving than the way we came together.”

A representative for the singer confirmed the news Wednesday.

Jewel and Murray were married in 2008. They have a son named Kase.

Lohan sues over Grand Theft Auto V NEW YORK — Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of the Grand Theft Auto video games. The actress says the latest installment used her image and created a character based on her without her permission.

Lohan’s lawsuit was filed Wednesday in a Manhattan court. Grand Theft Auto V game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and subsidiary Rockstar Games declined to comment.

Grand Theft Auto V was released in September. Sales topped $800 million on its first day.

Lohan’s suit says a character named Lacey Jonas is an “unequivocal” reference to the Mean Girls star.

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es. He’s been dinged up on his trip to Earth and bonds with Alex, who is shy about showing compassion at first but eventually relents.

The boys find ways to interact with their new friend, who they decide to call Echo, and vow to help the little robo-critter reunite with his spaceship for a flight home. Echo helpfully sends maps to their phones.

Along the way, smarty-pants schoolmate Emma (Ella Wahlestedt) joins the hunt, inserted amid the guys for no apparent reason other than to make up the numbers and fulfil a demographic requirement.

The four play hide-and-seek from a nosy construction foreman (Jason Gray-Stanford), who seems to know more than he’s letting on about strange goings-on in the desert. They keep their parents off their scent in creative ways while Echo takes them on a wild scavenger hunt for spare parts that will help him get back into space.

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Waste-to-diesel refinery gets investor

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has struck a tentative deal to obtain funds for the construction of a commercialscale renewable diesel refinery.

The Surrey, B.C. company (CSE:CMC), which has its operational headquarters in Red Deer, said that it’s entered into a memorandum of understanding with a private investor for up to $10 million in financing for a 700-litre-per-hour waste-to-diesel refinery. Cielo currently has a 50-litreper-hour demonstration refinery just outside Red Deer, but wants to manufacture larger commercial-scale facilities for sale to buyers around the world.

It also plans to set up multiple refineries at the Horn Hill waste transfer station east of Penhold.

Cielo’s technology converts municipal waste like paper, cardboard, cloth and plastic into diesel fuel.

The company said that its investor, who was not identified, has the right of first refusal to provide additional funding of up to $1 billion for 100 more refineries.

The investor will receive a 50 per cent interest in the resulting intellectual property, 90 per cent of the net revenues from the first refinery until the funding is repaid, and a 70 per cent ownership in the new refinery there-

after.

Cielo will also pay $500,000 to the investor for every refinery it sells, and the investor will receive a two cent royalty from all of the refineries.

“We now have secured an excellent strategic partner who understands the massive potential of our technology and the worldwide market we are looking to capture,” said Don Allan, president of Cielo.

“This financing provides Cielo with the opportunity to become a major renewable diesel producer using abundant municipal solid wastes from landfills and waste transfer sites throughout Canada.”

Cielo has also announced that it has entered into an agreement with New Fuel International Inc. of Seattle,

Wash., for New Fuel to market and produce renewable biofuel from industrial biomass waste streams in California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, British Columbia and Ontario.

“We are eager to start working with Cielo,” said Jerauld Bessette, New Fuel’s chief marketing officer. “We have spent years reviewing technologies around the world, and we believe Cielo has developed an industry-changing technology that will help Washington State and other jurisdictions become carbon natural through the production of low-carbon, high-grade renewable diesel fuel.”

In May, Cielo announced an agreement with Emerald Green Energy Pty Ltd. of Perth, Australian, for Emerald to sell Cielo products in Australia.

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Jillian and her daughter Gracelyn pick out some honey sticks at the Nixon Honey booth at the Downtown Market on Wednesday evening. Nixon Honey sells naturally pure, unpasteurized raw liquid honey in seven different flavours and is one of many vendors selling local goods at the market.

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Information will be provided on harvest weed seed control, new and potential barley varieties, choosing the right field pea varieties, the benefits of growing triticale, stripe rust management, the value of disease resistance, using exotic parents to create variability in breeding programs, increasing your chances of getting malt, and peas and faba beans.

The cost to attend is $20, which includes lunch. Registration will begin at 8 am, with the tour starting at the Field Crop Development Centre farm site south of Lacombe at 9 a.m.

To pre-register, contact Kristy at kristy.vogelzang@agr.gc.ca or 403-7828100.

CAHRC looking to address labour shortages, skill gaps in agriculture The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council has launched a pair of projects that it hopes will help identify and address labour shortages and skill gaps in the agricultural sector.

The Labour Market Information: Agricultural Supply and Demand Forecast Model project will provide an overview of agricultural labour markets and forecast labour supply and demand nationally, provincially, by occupation and by commodity. It will also look at opportunities and barriers to participation.

Meanwhile, the National Agricultural Occupational Framework and Labour Market Support project will develop standardized descriptions of farm jobs.

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youth internship seekers with farms that are hiring, assist farm workers in identifying and accessing the training they need, and make it easier for education providers to design training curriculum.

“Through the (two) projects, the agriculture industry is stepping up to address its labour challenges by better understanding and developing its labour force, by inviting labour market participants who may never before have considered an on-farm career to explore new opportunities, and by supporting current employees’ efforts to grow and find fulfilment in this dynamic industry,” said Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, executive director of council.

The three-year projects, which are funded by the government of Canada, will involve nearly 1,000 people in their research phases.

Anyone interested in participating can obtain additional information online at www.cahrc-ccrha.ca.

Central Alberta companies among most profitable in Canada Several Central Alberta companies are among the 500 most profitable on a list of the 1,000 largest publicly traded Canadian corporations.

Parkland Fuel Corp., High Arctic Energy Services Inc., Gamehost Inc. and Rifco Inc. are all named in The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business list, which appears in the July/August issue of the magazine.

Parkland is ranked number 146, based on a 2013 profit of $92.0 million; High Arctic number 271, on a profit of $24.6 million; Gamehost number 292, on its profit of $20.1 million; and Rifco number 426, on a profit of $4.7 million.

The rankings are based on aftertax profits in the most recent fiscal year, excluding extraordinary gains or losses.

Last year, Parkland was ranked 162nd, High Arctic 281st, Gamehost 323rd and Rifco 493rd.

Parkland, High Arctic and Rifco are all based in Red Deer, with Gamehost operating out of headquarters in Red Deer County.

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WHITE HOUSE LUNCHEON

WASHINGTON — For the second time in three weeks, President Barack Obama on Wednesday invited top economists to a private lunch at the White House, tapping a broad array of ideological views as he seeks to assemble an economic agenda for the remaining 30 months of his presidency.

Unable to get his economic policies through a divided Congress, Obama is going beyond his White House economic team in search of ideas that can translate into executive actions or ways to nudge institutions and businesses to make changes that meet his economic goals.

Some of the participants are wellknown to Obama. Among Wednesday’s guests was former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, freed from the firewalls that separate the White House from the nation’s central bank.

Others such as Princeton’s Alan Blinder, who lunched with Obama two weeks ago, and Harvard’s Martin Feldstein who was a guest Wednesday, have provided their advice to Obama before.

All in all, 13 economists have been to the White House since June 18, offering Obama their take on issues ranging from banking and finance to technology and education.

The approach is not altogether new for Obama.

He has been known to enjoy meals with historians and, early in his presidency, frequently sought outside counsel from economists as he prepared policies to address the financial crisis and the Great Recession.

But the new sessions with economists differ in focus from the past, one senior administration official said, because Obama is tapping academics with diverse ideologies and who study a range of topics, from the impact of robotics to corporate governance.

The political views of the participants range from liberals like Princeton economist and New York Times

columnist Paul Krugman, who days before his meeting with Obama described his host as “looking like a very consequential president indeed,” to conservative Kevin Hassett who has written that Obama’s efforts to stimulate a recovery “have had little visible impact on the relative performance of the U.S. economy.”

Participants, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe the private sessions, say Obama during the 90-minute lunches asks each economist to talk about his or her work then initiates a discussion and concludes by asking for specific policy proposals.

In addition to lunch with the president, several of the economists either arrived early or stayed late to meet with government economists from various agencies, including the Treasury and Commerce departments.

“I think it is good if he is trying to figure out what can be done from the White House in two and a half years,” said Anat Admati, a finance and economics professor at Stanford University who attended the June 18 session.

“The White House is just a piece of the puzzle.

What it can do are two things, it can appoint people subject to needing them confirmed.

The second things are softer— pushing, giving cues to other people or working behind the scenes.”

Obama has been visibly frustrated by his inability to win legislative battles in Congress.

Congressional Republicans note that they have passed a number of bills aimed at spurring the economy only to see them blocked in the Democratic controlled Senate.

Both sides have engaged in electionyear posturing, as well, pushing issues that play to their respective core voters.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 102.40 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.90 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.78 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.49 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market racked up a solid gain Wednesday amid rising hopes for a strong reading on U.S. job creation as traders also caught up with two positive manufacturing reports that were released while the TSX was closed for Canada Day. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 63.78 points to 15,209.79 after data showed that Chinese manufacturing grew in June for the first time in six months. In the U.S., the manufacturing sector showed a 13th straight month of growth.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.03 of a cent to 93.75 cents US. U.S. indexes put in lacklustre performances but the Dow Jones industrials and the S&P 500 again closed at fresh record highs.

The Dow was up 20.17 points to 16,976.24 and the S&P 500 gained 1.3 points to 1,974.62.

The Nasdaq was 0.92 of a point lower at 4,457.73.

Traders were cautious ahead of the other major economic event for the week — the release Thursday of the U.S. government’s employment report for June.

Ahead of that data, U.S. payrolls firm ADP reported that the private sector created 281,000 jobs in June, much higher than the 205,000 reading that had been forecast.

That raised hopes the government figures would show the American economy cranked out more than the 210,000 jobs in the public and private sector that economists have forecast.

In Canada, shares in Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) were 10

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.13 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.59 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 58.24 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.62 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 26.61 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.57 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.13 First Quantum Minerals . 23.49 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.74 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.28 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.57 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.97 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.40 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.66 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.40 Energy Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.40 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 34.38 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 75.35 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.22 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 64.40 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 49.07 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 24.16 Canyon Services Group. 19.45 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 34.64 CWC Well Services . . . . 1.060 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 24.86 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.73 cents higher to C$193.41 after the carrier was upgraded by equities research analysts at CIBC from a “sector perform� rating to an “outperform� rating.

Earlier this week, analysts at Barclays raised their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. from US$168 to US$196.

The shares rose $1.19 to US$181.39 in New York. TSX advancers were led by the base metals component, up 3.85 per cent as July copper gained six cents to US$3.27 a pound.

The information technology sector was up 1.21 per cent as BlackBerry (TSX:BB) ran up 45 cents or 4.11 per cent to $11.39.

The stock has surged lately, up about 40 per cent in the past month amid strong quarterly financial results and enthusiasm over its new product.

The energy sector was ahead 0.3 per cent with August crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange down 86 cents to a three-week low of US$105.08 a barrel.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,209.79, up 63.78 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,036.07, up 7.66 points TSX 60 — 869.64, up 3.60 points Dow — 16,976.24, up 20.17 points S&P 500 — 1,974.62, up 1.30 points Nasdaq — 4,457.73, down 0.92 of a point Currencies at close: Cdn — 93.75 cents US, up

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Russia will remain a member of the G20 because it’s too difficult to kick it out of the economic group.

That’s the assessment of the Australian organizer of this year’s leaders’ summit, being held this fall in Brisbane.

Heather Smith, the Australian Sherpa, was in Ottawa on Wednesday as part of her continuing tour of the economic alliance’s 20 member countries.

Russia has been kicked out of the downsized former G8 — now the G7 — because of its annexation of Crimea and the continuing unrest being sown by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine.

But Smith says the G20 can’t banish Russia in the same way because there is simply no consensus to do that among its wide variety of countries.

She suggests that would be bad for the future stability of the six-year-old G20 if it were to go down a path of kicking out member countries for political or security reasons. “The reality is you will not get consensus within the G20 to exclude another member from the G20,� Smith said in an interview at the Australian High Commission in Ottawa. “It’s a very young institution. It doesn’t make sense to fragment an institution that is really core in terms of economic co-operation for Canada or for Australia. “It would just fragment the organization. That’s how we see it.�

That said, the issue could be revisited depending on the circumstances on the ground in Ukraine, Smith added. “Clearly if things changed and there was more provocative action, you need to look at the issue again.�

NATO, the transatlantic military alliance, has also severed its co-operation agreement with Russia because of the provocations in Ukraine and Crimea.

Smith said Australia, which has reached the half-way mark of its oneyear presidency of the G20, wants to use its coming summit to cement the organization’s relevance as the key forum for strengthening the global econ-

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Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 509,020 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 509,020.

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Chrysler, Ford report increase in June sales TORONTO — Canadian light vehicle sales rose in June despite a big drop by General Motors, according to figures released by industry analyst DesRosiers Automotive on Wednesday.

Overall, vehicle sales rose 2.2 per cent to 175,428 units, up from 171,608 in the same month last year.

Passenger cars sales were 77,552 in June, an increase of 3.4 per cent from the 75,021 cars sold in the same month last year. Light truck sales rose 1.3 per cent to 97,876. But while sales by import nameplates rose about five per cent, those by North American automakers dropped, with the GM/Ford/Chrysler collectively selling 78,616 vehicles, down 1.1 per cent from June of last year. That was due entirely to a 15 per cent drop to 21,007 vehicles by GM Canada.

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The G20 was formed in 2008 to deal with the global financial crisis.

Since then, there has been a debate over whether it continues to be relevant or even has the mandate to make large-scale international financial decisions. “The sense now is how do you win the peace after the war,� said Smith.

Its diverse membership includes many Western countries such as Canada, the U.S., Britain, the European Union, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Korea and Japan.

But some European countries that are not individual members, as well as some South American, African and Asian nations say they are unfairly excluded.

Smith said that under Australia’s leadership the G20 is staking its future on getting full buy-in of a key goal: two per cent economic growth over current projections over the next five years. “What it does, paradoxically, is it raises the cost of failure but in a way that really forces all of us to raise our level of ambition,� said Smith. “It highlights the credibility of the G20,� she added. “By putting a numeric target, saying we politically commit to raising growth by two per cent over five years over current projections, we’re setting ourselves as saying we must deliver on this.�

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is to attend the November summit. He recently hosted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Ottawa.

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Closing of the transaction, subject to various conditions including regulatory approval, is expected about July 21.

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On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Cervus shares were closed down nine cents at $21.09 on Wednesday.

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Widower having trouble getting second dates Dear Annie: I am a 76-year-old man.

After 46 years of a happy marriage, my precious wife passed away four years ago.

I live in the country and have become acquainted with several single women around my age who are widows or divorcees and live within a 20-mile radius.

I have taken a few of them out to dinner or to a MITCHELL play. & SUGAR They go with me once or twice and won’t go again.

They tell me they are too busy with their grandchildren.

One said, “We are too different.”

Another said she is not in the dating mood.

All have told me that I am a real nice guy, and it’s not because of anything I did or said.

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I’ve never made inappropriate advances toward these women.

I’ve only asked for a little hug because I miss holding my wife.

But it seems they do not want to be touched, and two of them told me that I am expecting too much.

I have never indicated that I wanted more than a hug, although I have to admit, in my own mind, I have hoped that after going out a few times, we could go a little farther than that.

I’m not looking for a serious relationship.

I am just extremely lonesome and would like to have a companion to go places with and be together occasionally. I’ve never really understood women, so I’m at a loss here.

I don’t own a computer, so I cannot try meeting women online.

Do you have any suggestions? Please tell me what I’m doing wrong. — Lonesome Okie Dear Lonesome: We don’t know what you are doing wrong.

If you are giving these women the impression that you want physical affection, but not a serious relationship, they may not be interested.

Asking for hugs on a first date may

be too forward, or it may frighten them.

We know you are lonely, but please slow down. You might be coming across as too needy, which is not attractive.

Get to know these women as friends first, and see where it leads. And if you are interested in online dating, your local library can provide a computer.

Dear Annie: My brother’s daughter is getting married this summer. She’s having a huge wedding.

All of the nieces, nephews and cousins are invited except our three daughters. My brother said they have to cut somewhere. Should I just shrug this off? I told my mother that I’m so upset, I’m thinking of never seeing or speaking to my brother again. Is this a feeling I should be having? Should I ask my brother what we did to them that they would exclude us in this way?— Not a Happy Sister Dear Sister: Generally, it is wise to “cut” along the same family lines, so that, for example, you invite all first cousins or none of them.

However, sometimes the bride or groom has a close relationship with some cousins and not others.

In such cases, if the guest list is limited, it makes sense to invite those with whom you are closest.

Is it possible that your children are especially distant from the bride?

Have they had a falling out of which you are unaware?

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Perhaps the hospital needs to investigate using these wipes.— Pennsylvania Nurse Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HOROSCOPES Thursday, July 3 You will have a strong desire to get evCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: erything in order at work and with your health Audra McDonald, 43; Connie Nielsen, 48; routine now.

Sebastian Vettel, 26 Be mindful to not be critical of others, THOUGHT OF THE DAY: You desire a as that will come back to you as well today. calm and peaceful day.

Discern what your responsibilities are and Rational thinking will rule the perform them. day and you will better able to TAURUS (April 20-May 20): express just what you feel now Concerns about your finances in a very clear way. On the not will have to be dealt with today. so positive side, others might tell Communicate just what you you just what is wrong with you, want to let those business or sigor what problem they have with nificant relationships know right you today, so be mindful that is now. the case. You have a strong abilYou will desire more time ity to balance duties and responalone to think about your current sibilities now. situation now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today Take that time for yourself! is your birthday, this year will GEMINI (May 21-June 20): prove to be just what you need You will need to tell those at LARISA MAIRA to get your creative projects up home and within your family just OZOLINS and running. Perhaps you have what you are thinking today. decided you want to have chilYou will want to spend time dren now. alone today, but this is truly a Then this year will be one critical time to get your point whereby if you think it, it will most likely hap- across in the most effective way. Take time pen. for you to catch up on sleep now.

Your future is bright and happy now, so CANCER (June 21-July 22): Go and read take the opportunity to create that home and a good book if time alone is needed. family life that you desire, it will happen this Rational thinking will be highlighted today year! with regards to your current view on children ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will be and fun activities. deep in thought today.

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ests in your life. It will be the time when your point of view is expressed fully!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There is great opportunity for you to make solid advancements on your vision of home and family life in this world.

Simply discuss what your aspirations are, and with the planetary energy, you will be able to balance your responsibilities to family with your new vision. Go for it!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today will prove to be one of those days when you will most likely want to keep to yourself.

Duties and responsibilities will be performed well and with little to no supervision now.

This includes you managing others, they will be self-sufficient and able today!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There is a great opportunity for you to feel great.

Travelling could prove to be just what you needed to view the realistic part of life as interesting. Issues of finances might come up, but they will be dealt with as you are able to jump back into your duties with ease.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What is it that you want to achieve in this life?

Today will offer some much needed opportunity to clarify your ambitions.

It will most likely be one of those days that you will want to spend some time alone to properly discern you steps forward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you

can, then spend time alone today.

If not, discuss your career and perhaps your public status with those business or significant relationships in your life.

Rational thinking will rule the day, clear communication will be had. Discuss, it will be worth it!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There is a great opportunity for you to rationally understand what it is you need to learn, or change up on your daily routine to get you from point A to Z with regards to your ambitions.

Talk to your mentors or friends, and allow for their insight to clarify your steps forward.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There is this deep need for you to express yourself through your career and public status these days.

Today will prove to be just what you need to get things moving towards these needs and desires.

Allow for others to reflect back what it is you need to learn now, it will help!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Communicate what you need to with others today.

Others will listen to clear thoughts and expression will emerge to help you clarify what it is that you want within your home and family life. Spend some time alone in deep thought to fully understand your viewpoint now.

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Man Finds Food was to debut Wednesday.

The channel’s move came days after the slimmed-down Richman posted his photo on Instagram with the hashtag “thinspiration.”

Some who viewed it accused Richman of glorifying negative body images. His response to one was to “grab a razor blade” in a bathtub, an apparent reference to suicide.

In a statement, Richman apologized for what he called “inexcusable remarks.”

Richman also starred in Man v. Food for the Travel Channel. He showed off his weight loss in a semi-nude photo in this month’s British edition of Cosmopolitan.

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SABAN Mate Mate (Mike) Saban passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the age of 80 years. A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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INGLIS Grace (Hadden) Grace passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the age of 94 years. She was born at the Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary on July 28, 1919 to Gertrude and Herbert Ollive. They lived in Calgary until 1931, then moved to a dairy farm at Priddis.

She met her husband Bill Hadden in the Priddis area and married on June 9, 1949. They had two children; John (Heather) Hadden and Barbara Forrester-Yamada (Peter).

She is survived by her brother Len (Mae) Ollive, six grandchildren; David (Michelle), Nicole (Travis), Kimberly (Jennifer), Kevin (Kim), Kyle (April), and Kristina (Evan), and six great-grandchildren, as well as many extended family members.

Grace was a Nurse’s Aide at Rocky View Hospital from 1964 to 1975. Grace and Bill retired to Red Deer in 1981.

Bill passed away March 16, 1994. In 1999, Grace married Walter Inglis and is survived by four step-children and their families. Walter passed away in August of 2011.

Grace was a lifetime member for the Volunteers at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. She received the Mayor’s Award in 2007. She also belongs to Royal Purple and a member of Gaetz Memorial United Church. She enjoyed playing cards, board games, and was always up for a game of crib. Grace also had a passion for knitting for others. A Memorial Service will be held at Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, on Friday, July 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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WOODS Corbyn Mackenzie On June 29, 2014, the Lord called Corbyn home suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 8 years. Forever loved by his parents; Sarah McLeod (Graham Gordon) of Blackfalds, and David Woods (Leanne Pearson) of Ponoka, cherished brother of Samantha Woods of Red Deer, Kevin McLeod of Red Deer, Alexandra Lilliman of Niagara Falls, Katya McLeod, Dylan McLeod, Tarquin Woods and Gia Woods, beloved greatgrandson of Eileen McConnell of Fort Erie, grandson of Barbara and her late husband Ken McLeod of Fort Erie and Avis and John Woods of Attercliffe. He is also survived and mourned by his loving auntie Donna Stefanyk (Ryan Sidoroff) of Edmonton, auntie Victoria McLeod of Edmonton, uncle Adam McLeod of Fort Erie, uncle Bill Durrant (Andrea) of Niagara Falls, aunt Debbie Boucher (Jerry) of Port Colborne and aunt Allison Woods (Martin Haylor) of Attercliffe, and will be missed by his cousins, friends and faculty of Parkland School of Red Deer. During his eight short years here on earth, Corbyn touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. His life was a brief gift to us that will live on. Corbyn enjoyed listening to music, watching movies and UFC on television, cuddling with his soft toys and being held close by his parents, siblings, aunties and grandparents.

He was loved by all who met him, and will be greatly missed. Family will receive friends at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, July 4, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. with reception to follow. Donations to the Cerebral Palsy Support Foundation of Canada, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario, L1N 1C4, may be made in Corbyn’s name.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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RICHMOND Roy Nov. 29, 1927 - June 29, 2014 On June 29, 2014 Roy Richmond passed away in the Lacombe Community Health Care Center.

Roy was born November 29, 1927 in Lethbridge, AB. He worked at various CPR stations in Alberta as an operator before coming to Lacombe in 1951. Roy worked for 25 years for the CPR before retiring in 1984.

It was in Lacombe that Roy met and married his soul mate Min Lukat on June 12, 1953. Roy is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Min, two children; Garry of Golden B.C. and Rhonda (Stephen) Villeneuve of Chilliwack, B.C., granddaughters Tracey and Trina, as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parent Wes and May, siblings Nancy, Wes and Gordon and grandson Shawn Richmond.

Respecting Roy’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. A private family interment will take place at the Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lacombe Palliative Care Society, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, the Canadian Cancer Society or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

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Previous dental office exp. preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate who has initiative and excels in communication, organization, and business skills.

Please send current resume with cover letter c/o Leah, to Dr. Caroline Krivuzoff-Sanderson, Red Deer by email: dr.caroline@shawbiz.ca

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RED DEER EYECARE CENTRE is currently looking to fill the following position.

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ANHOLT Theresa 1957 - 2014 ANHOLT, Theresa Our hearts are deeply saddened as we announce the passing of Theresa Pearl Burke Anholt of Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the age of 57 years.

Theresa leaves to mourn her passing, her loving husband, Garth, her children, Staci, Joel (Valerie), Layne and Taylor and her beloved granddaughters, Zoe and Ivy. She will also be sadly missed by her sister, Elizabeth of Kitchener, Ontario and her brother, Jim Burke of Amherst, Nova Scotia; as well as numerous other relatives and a host of dear friends.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date. If desired, Memorial Donations in Theresa’s honor may be made directly to a Charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Barden Oilfield Hauling Ltd. is now hiring Bed Truck and Winch Tractor Operators. Experience a must. Fax resumes and 5 yr. CDA to 403 341 3968 or email: bardentrucking@ telus.net. No phone calls please.

GAS PRO COMPRESSION, located in Three Hills, AB, is a manufacturing & fabrication shop, which produces & services single well gas compressor packages ranging from 10 to 80HP. Currently we are looking to fill the following positions: MILLWRIGHT, ELECTRICIAN MECHANIC Successful candidate must possess strong work ethics.

Experience with natural gas compression is an asset but not essential. Preference will be given to those with trade certification and/or experience. Please fax resumes to 403-443-5288, apply in person at 227, 17th Ave N., Three Hills, AB, or email to Peter.Pattison@gaspro.ca.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

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NOW HIRING Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

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bath products $14.55/hr. + bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@ gmail.com

WANTED: CASHIER. Drop off resume to 5211 50 Ave.

Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr.

850

Dormitory Assistant - Golden Hills International Program PIDHERNEY’S requires experienced DRIVERS CLASS 1 ,3 & LOWBOY, FOREMAN, OPERATORS AND LABOURERS

To clean kitchen following safety & hygiene standards. Trades Clean utensils, cutlery, crockery & glassware items, Absolute Fusion floors, assist in prep.

Contracting is a welding, All positions are permanent fabrication, maintenance Full-time/Part-time, For work in Rocky and repair facility requiring shift work & weekends.

Mountain House area, a supervisor/instructor.

Education: Above Secondary Knowledge and experience as well as out of town Work Experience not locations. in fabrication with essential, training provided.

Priority will be given to engineered drawings or Fax resume to 780-702-5051 designing from instruction. those candidates with experience.

Strong mechanical ability Attn: Human Resources HOLIDAY INN for repair and maintenance. email:kwolokoff@ EXPRESS • Top wages and benefits Must be able to organize bearspawpet.com based on experience RED DEER and instruct up to 10 employees.

Fax 403-252-9719 2803-50 Avenue, Comprehensive Benefit plan. • Possible career advanceMail: Suite 5309 333 96 ment opportunities Wages are negotiable with Red Deer Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 experience and attitude. is seeking Valid First Aid and H2S TREELINE FRONT DESK CLERK Please forward resumes tickets required.

WELL SERVICES and references by fax to ~ $14.00/hr.

We offer competitive Has Opening for all 403-309-7134 or by email • Answer phone calls, to info@absolutefusion.ca wages, benefits package, positions! Immediately. take reservations. and opportunities for All applicants must have No Phone Calls Please! advancement. current H2S, Class 5 with • Check in/out guests.

DUE TO A LARGE Q Endorsement, (No GDL • Balance cash out & attend to guest needs INCREASE IN BUSINESS, Please reply by fax licenses) and First Aid. 403-845-5370 or E-mail: HOUSEKEEPING PIKE WHEATON We offer competitive hr@pidherneys.com wages & excellent benefits. ROOM ATTENDANT CHEVROLET Please include 2 work is currently seeking ~14.00/hr. reference names and SERVICE ADVISORS. Misc.

• Clean & vacuum rooms, numbers.

We offer competitive public areas, pool etc.

Help Please fax resume to: wages, a great working • Replenish amenities, 403-264-6725 environment, and a great linens & towels.

1693338 Alberta LTD Or email to: benefit package.

• Adhere to Holiday Inn o/a Custom T’s tannis@treelinewell.com Please email resume to safety standards.

Hiring Salespersons No phone calls please.

Joey Huckabone All positions are permanent Store at Parkland Mall, www.treelinewell.com joey@pikewheatonchev.ca Full-time/Part-time, shift 4747-67th St, Red Deer, work & weekends.

EXP. PAVERS WANTED AB T4N 6H3 Education: Above Secondary Call 403-341-6900 F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Work Experience not or Fax: 877-787-1605 Weekends essential, training provided.

Salary - $14.00 hourly EXPERIENCED Fax resume to 780-702-5051 TRIUMPH Well Service is Skills: good English, cusEXCAVATOR OPERATOR now accepting applications tomer service oriented.

HOLIDAY INN for local commercial for all positions.

No experience requirement. construction company.

Red Deer South, Experience req’d. Tickets Education: High school Please fax resume with Gasoline Alley, and drivers license Main duties: current drivers abstract to 37471 Hwy 2S, required. Top wages and Greet customers in our store.

403-342-6881 Red Deer County benefits with contracted Explain how to use and is seeking F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS work. email hr@ care of our products. triumphwellservice.com FRONT DESK CLERK - Good hours, home every Operation of the cash register night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Opening up the store and ~ $14.00/hr.

ZUBAR Production closing it at night.

• Answer phone calls, Contractor must have truck Services or van.

Tools, supplies & Keep sales reports. take reservations. is currently taking resumes • Check in/out guests. ladders required. Training Respect the laws and for experienced provided, no experience regulations of Parkland Mall.

• Balance cash out & Production Testing needed. Apply to: Company’s business address: attend to guest needs.

Personnel satjobs@shaw.ca 45 Boyce Street, Red Deer AB HOUSEKEEPING Email resume to: T4R 1P2 E-mail: Full Time IT Specialist ROOM ATTENDANT rdzubaroffice@telus.net Reachiesales@gmail.com needed @ Bunch, or fax to (403)346-9420. ~ $14.00/hr.

Must have all valid tickets. • Clean & Vacuum rooms, Leslieville -Strong general ACADEMIC Express IT knowledge with public areas, pool, etc.

ADULT EDUCATION advanced networking and • Replenish amenities, AND TRAINING MS Access knowledge linens & towels.

Professionals required. Email jason.

• Adhere to Holiday Inn cermak@bunch.ca FALL START safety standards CENTRAL ALBERTA All positions are permanent GOODMEN • Community Support Full-time/Part-time, shift TILE ONE ROOFING LTD. Worker Program work & weekends. offers a dynamic work Requires environment, an excellent Education: Above Secondary • GED Preparation Work Experience not group benefit plan and SLOPED ROOFERS essential, training provided. flexible work schedule.

LABOURERS Would you like to take the Duties Include: Oversee all Fax resume to 780-702-5051 & FLAT ROOFERS GED in your community? accounting functions RAMADA INN & including payroll, invoicing, Valid Driver’s Licence • Red Deer SUITES accounts receivable, preferred. Fax or email • Rocky Mtn. House req`s Permanent accounts payable, general info@goodmenroofing.ca • Rimbey ROOM ATTENDANTS ledger and other duties as or (403)341-6722 Attendants. Exp. not nec. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! • Caroline required. Preparation of • Castor will train. Approx. 35 - 40 monthly, quarterly and NOW HIRING in Red Deer • Sylvan Lake hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 annual corporate financial • Innisfail $14/hr. Duties incl’d but reports for all companies.

Req’d immed.

• Stettler not limited to: vacuuming, Liaise with operations Certifi ed asbestos • Ponoka dusting, washing floors, management teams. workers and demo making beds, empty trash, Visionary with strong Gov’t of Alberta Funding laborers. disinfecting & cleaning leadership, supervision and may be available.

Wage negotiable. bathrooms. Performance communication skills.

780-818-8524 based bonus program.

Strong technical and 403-340-1930 Must be fluent with verbal analytical skills as well as SHUNDA l& written English, be www.academicexpress.ca communication (oral & written).

CONSTRUCTION physically fit. Applicants Proficient with Microsoft COMPANY req’s live in Requires Full Time may apply in person at Office applications. retired couple to caretake 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer Carpenters Bachelor of Commerce/ and maintain our apartT4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Business Administration & Helpers ment operations. or email: and minimum 5 years’ Competitive Wages Journeyman plumbing exp. info@ramadareddeer.com proven experience. & Benefits. an asset. Call Mike for Candidate should apply Fax resumes & ref’s to: THE RUSTY PELICAN details 403-342-4923 with cover letter stating 403-343-1248 or email to: is now accepting resumes salary expectations DISPATCHER REQ’D. admin@shunda.ca for experienced & references to: Knowledge of Red Deer F/T SERVERS employment@catile1.com Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. and area is essential.

Truckers/ Verbal and written Apply within: 2079-50 communication skills are Drivers Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Restaurant/ req’d. Send resume by fax Fax 403-347-1161 Phone Hotel to 403-346-0295 CLASS 1 DRIVER calls WILL NOT be accepted. with fluid hauling experience, HERITAGE LANES local runs. 403-373-3285 Sales & or fax resume and copies BOWLING of all valid tickets to Red Deer’s most modern 5 Distributors 403-986-2819 pin bowling center req’s GRATIAE is seeking permanent F/T front CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d 5 Retails Sales reps counter staff for all shifts for moving equipment. selling skin & body care (days, eves. and wknds).

Resumes to be dropped off products in Parkland Mall - at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Please send resume to: 4747 67th St. Red Deer, htglanes@ Cres. Red Deer.

LABOURERS & telus.net or apply in person $12.10/hr + bonus & comm.

FLAG PERSONS CLASS 3 DRIVERS F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Buying or Selling Busy road construction w/airbrake endorsement Email resumes: your home? company looking for needed immed. for waste & gratiaereddeersr@ Check out Homes for Sale Labourers AND flag perrecycling. Email resume gmail.com in Classifieds sons. Work is throughout with a min. of 2 references SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Alberta. Must have a Class to: canpak@xplornet.ca EAST 40TH PUB retail sales reps. Selling soap 5 license. Fax resume to REQUIRES EXPERIENCED & bath products. $12.10 hr STETTLER TRANSIT MIX 403-309-0489 EVENING COOK. Drivers wanted for + bonus & commission.

Please apply in person to F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d. mixer/pumping concrete. HELP wanted for roadside 3811 40th Ave. 403-742-2134 or Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. sales. Cash paid daily. email:stettlertransitmix Red Deer. email resume to Must have valid drivers liStart your career! @gmail.com **POSITION FILLED** cense. 403-588-3263 Dave See Help Wanted

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GOLDEN HILLS SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 75 is accepting applications for the position of Dormitory Assistant in Drumheller, AB. The Dormitory Assistant will report to the Dormitory Supervisor and assist with the following: •

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Misc.

Help

880

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

SIGN MAKER: FULL TIME PERMANENT position creating signage.

Onyx / Graphtec. Work independently in our sign division. Top pay for industry for experienced person only. Apply in person. Minuteman Press 4646 Riverside Drive 403-348-0302

Supervising dormitory students and enforcing dormitory rules, regulations and schedules Developing a rapport with students to meet their social and cultural needs SOURCE ADULT VIDEO Maintaining a positive requires mature P/T help dorm atmosphere for Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift. students 11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: Guiding evening and 403-346-9099 or drop off to: weekend activities 3301-Gaetz Avenue

This position commences September 1, 2014, and can include accommodation and meals in addition to a monthly salary.

The dormitory assistant will provide supervision primarily on evenings and weekends based on a schedule. The successful applicant should have good interpersonal skills and enjoy working with youth. Experience working with children is an asset.

Criminal and Child Welfare checks will be required.

Please submit resume to the undersigned on or before 12:00 p.m. on August 1, 2014.

Human Resources Department Golden Hills School Division No. 75 435A Highway No. 1 Strathmore, AB TP 1J4 Phone: 403-934-5121 Fax: 403-934-5124 or 403-934-5125 e-mail: humanresources@ghsd75.ca 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.

Advocate Opportunities

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

Employment Training

900

Employment Training

BREDIN CENTRE FOR LEARNING! Come and visit our Walk- In employment resource centre where you will find knowledgeable Career Counselors to assist you in your search for successful e m p l o y m e n t .

587-273-0225 reddeer@bredin.ca www.bredin.ca

Advocate Opportunities

PT office help and or Class room Instructor req`d. Please call Street Wise Driving School.

403-340-8848

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

6 days/week in: GLENDALE

KENTWOOD

JOHNSTONE CROSSING

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake

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)

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Children's Items

1580

LEAPSTER L’MAX GAME with extra game & tv cables. $25. 403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1640

CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, 22 inch, 4.0 amp, works great. $55.

Call (403) 342-7908 SMALL elec. air compressor and hose, etc. $50 403-358-7678

Firewood

1660

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

LOGS

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

1500-1990

AFFORDABLE

CARRIERS REQUIRED

“Low Cost” Quality Training

CLASSIFICATIONS

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE

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Tools

900

278950A5

Oilfield

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

1680

GARDEN HOSE reel and 50’+ of hose. $25.

403-304-5434 LAWNMOWER rear bag,6.5 B & S motor, 1 yr. old $200. 403-314-0804

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Advocate Opportunities

INNISFAIL Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE

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

RED DEER ADVOCATE

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

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

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

RED DEER ADVOCATE

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

SPRINGBROOK

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING! Phone 403-314-4316 ************************** To order your own home or office delivery of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper Phone our Circulation Department at 403-314-4300

MORRISROE INGLEWOOD AND SOUTHBROOK AREAS Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE * Adults * Youths * Seniors * Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie

INNISFAIL

Phone 403-314-4301

The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING!

Phone 403-314-4316

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

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

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Davenport

Eastview 11 ELLENWOOD DRIVE July 3, 4 & 6 Thurs. 4-9, Fri. 12-8, Sun. 2-6 Weather Permitting

ANNUAL GARAGE SALE Sat. July 5 10 am - 4 pm 6 DAYKIN STREET Proceeds go to Elder Abuse Prevention Hotline.

Any donations are welcome to the Redwoods.

Deer Park 22 DAVISON DRIVE July 3-5 Thurs. & Fri. 3-7 & Sat. 9-3 Dining rm table, chairs, hutch & buffet, kids toys, bike stroller. 10 new bridal gowns.

Downtown

Fairview - Upper 28 FERN ROAD Alley Entrance ONLY -Dog July 3 & 4 & 5 Thurs. & Fri. 1-7, Sat. 9-4 Gigantic Sale, Xbox 360 games, wedding supplies, tools, many asst’d pieces.

Inglewood 68 INGLE CLOSE July 3rd & 4th Thurs. Noon-8 & Fri. 9-6 MOVING SALE Everything must go!

ONE DAY ONLY! Multi-family sale. Thurs. 3rd.

2-7 p.m. 90 LEWIS CLOSE Toys, furniture, household items, etc.

Parkvale

23 KIRKWOOD CRES. MULTI FAMILY July 3, 4 & 5 Thurs. & Fri. 4-9, Sat. 9-12 Books, appls., pocket bike.

Lancaster Green 44 LAMONT CLOSE July 4th, 1-7 & July 5th, 9-4 Baby items, antiques, juicer, household items, books, printers, etc.

Sunnybrook $4 SALE!!

33 SPENCER STREET July 3rd & 4th Thurs. & Fri. 4-7

West Park MOVING SALE - DON’T MISS THIS MULTI-FAMILY SALE! Thurs. 3rd & Fri. 4th 10-8.

3902 55 AVE.

CONDO DOWNSIZING July 3-5. 4522 47A AVE. 1/2 blk west of Rec Centre Thurs. & Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-1 Lots of bargains!

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Riverside Meadows Kentwood Estates

GOLDEN CIRCLE Senior Resource Center, 4620 47A Ave. Thurs. July 3, 10-6 p.m.

Fri. July 4, 9-6 We have a huge variety of good quality items, and also 7 additional venders selling items. Antique dolls, housewares, items too numeroud to mention.

Lancaster Green

5808 56 AVE. July 3-5.

Thurs. & Fri. 11-8, and Sat. 11-6 Books, garage door opener, misc. stuff for everybody!

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Woodlea 5342 42 AVE. Fri. 4th 10-6, Sat. 5th 9-6.

MOVING SALE plus woodworking tools & wood.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Rosedale

Out of Town

21 ROSE CRES. Fri. 4th, 5-9, Sat. 5th 9-8 Sun. 6th 9-4. Downsizing.

Sporting goods, household items, tons of misc. items.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Large Garage/Acreage Sale July 3-5. Thurs. 4-8, Fri. & Sat. 9-8 & Sun. 12-5.

38169 TWP RD 280.

From 32 St. overpass on Hwy 2 go west & follow signs to Fort Normandeau.

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Ashley Ave., Ashley Close Alexander Drive, Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres MORRISROE AREA

WESTPARK SUBDIVISION 35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres.

Westpark Cres.

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

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

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

Metcalf Ave SUNNYBROOK AREA

WOODLEA AREA

Springfield Ave. Sunnside Cres.

Sutton Close Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr. also Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave. also Landry & Lawson Close Law Close/Lewis Close VANIER AREA Vanson Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

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

GRANDVIEW AREA 3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave. EASTVIEW Ellis St. Area $97./mo ALSO South Half of Embury Cres.

South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close $70./mo For More Information Call Jamie at 403-314-4306

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, July 3, 2014 D3

Police clear hundreds from protest

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HONG KONG

HONG KONG — In a rare scene of disorder, Hong Kong authorities cleared out hundreds of protesters who blocked part of the city’s financial district early Wednesday, a highprofile reflection of rising anxiety over Beijing’s tightening grip on the little enclave of incomplete democracy at the southeastern edge of Communist China.

Police arrested 511 people who staged an unauthorized overnight sitin on an avenue running through the heart of the city after a rally the day before in which tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in the streets to push for the right to elect their leader free of limits Beijing wants to impose.

The protesters wanted to “occupy” the street until 8 a.m., just before the height of rush hour, as a rehearsal for a larger demonstration planned by the group Occupy Central with Peace and Love to shut down the financial district if the Hong Kong government fails to come up with satisfactory democratic reforms.

Police started moving in at around 3 a.m. to take people away from Chater Road after they ignored warnings. One by one, demonstrators who had locked arms with each other were forcibly removed by hundreds of officers and taken away, some carried off their feet, to waiting police vans.

The protest’s messy aftermath is the latest sign of worries that, with Hong Kong only a third of the way through a 50-year period in which mainland China is supposed to stay largely hands-off from the city’s affairs, Beijing is failing to keep its end of the bargain.

Organizers said 510,000 people — the highest estimate in a decade — turned out for Tuesday’s protest march, an annual fixture held on a holiday marking Hong Kong’s return to China in 1997.

A big factor boosting turnout this year was the release last month of a policy document or “white paper” by China’s Cabinet stating that Hong Kong’s high

degree of autonomy isn’t inherent but authorized by the central government.

The document, issued days before nearly 800,000 voted in an informal referendum by Occupy Central to bolster support for democracy, was seen as a veiled warning that only intensified fears that Hong Kong would never get genuine democracy. Beijing authorities have promised to allow the city to elect its leader starting in 2017 but only if they can approve the candidates, which many reject.

“We may think that Hong Kong without democracy still has freedom.

However, after the Chinese Communist Party published the white paper, it showed that if we don’t take any actions and respond to the CCP, the existing rights and freedoms will be eliminated rapidly,” said Joshua Wong, convener of Scholarism, one of two student groups organizing two sit-ins. The 17-year-old’s group camped outside the office of Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed leader, Leung Chun-ying, where police did not intervene.

Scholarism’s democratic reform proposal was one of three on the Occupy Central ballot. It came second.

“It is a critical moment for Hong Kong,” said Chinese University of Hong Kong political analyst Ivan Choy.

“In the past, Beijing has tried to comfort Hong Kong with the promise of one-country, two systems,” but the white paper has intensified anxieties, Choy said.

Residents worry “the original promise has come to an end and that in a later stage the ’one country’ would overshadow the promise of two systems,” he said.

“They’re concerned about the loss of some basic freedoms, the rule of law and even the loss of some basic human rights.”

China’s state-run media largely ignored the protests, although the nationalist Global Times said the rally became a “playground for some radical groups” while also noting that

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Garden Supplies

WILLOW BASKETS, ideal for Áowers. (2) Large, $40. ea. (5) Small $15.ea. 403-346-7825

1710

Household Appliances

FRIDGE, G. E. Self defrost $40; WASHER & Dryer, Maytag H.D. , gas. $100. set.

403-742-4330 FRIDGE, McClary $100 obo. 403-314-0804

1720

Household Furnishings

2 APARTMENT SIZE END TABLES, $20.

FAN (Hot/Cold), $25.

APARTMENT SIZE DESK, $15. All good cond.

403-348-1905

Household Furnishings

1720

TO GIVE AWAY: Microsuede sage green chair with ottoman. & Small rocking chair with red upholstery.

403-506-9453

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

3 PC Red Samsonite Luggage Set. Good cond. $25. 403-314-9603 4 DRAWER large wooden desk $100 403-318-9043 BOAT RACK, Dodge Topper, GMC Topper, End Table, 2 Metal Bed Frames, Hertz Subwoofer 300W, iConnect Stereo Pkg, 6 Wooden TV Trays, Card Table. 403-896-8237

Glasses for Sale: Have a set 16 Libbey/ 3 PC. Mahogany wall unit Imperial 13oz glasses. $125; 403-358-5568 They have never been DESK, 29.5 x 60”. Good used. Asking $15.

Cond. $35. Can view at Pick up only. 403 358 3073 Kijjii Red Deer LARGE (8-skin) sheepskin ID# 601488522 rug from New Zealand.† 403-342-5842 Never used.† $200.

FUTON Black Tubular Call (403) 342-7908 frame, w/mattress and matching cushions, valued O.S.B., 6 sheets, 5/8”, 2 @ over $400. Like new! $200.

24” W, 2 @ 17” W; 2 @ 403-314-2026 16” W, All are 8’ long.

All for $20; KENMORE dryer 220 V 2 sheets of 3/8” O.S.B., $150 403-358-5568 1 @ 21” W; 1 @ 10” W; all 8’ long and misc. pieces MICROWAVE STAND. of wood, All for $10; with 3 drawers, 2 cupboards.

Light truck tire, $100. 403-342-0103 P255-70R16, Goodyear Wrangler, lots of miles left.

MOVING $10; 24 Legal Size Àle LIVING ROOM, folder hanging folders; 3 piece set, sofa, loveseat, All for $5.; Pressure cooker chair, blue swivel chair, 7 L, Lagostina, stainless $150. for ALL. steel, easy lock closing, 403-742-4330 lve. msg. $80. 403-314-2026 SINGLE box spring $40; 2 swivel metal bar stools, SAMSONITE Green Suit black, $40/pair Bag. Good cond. $10.

403-346-0674 403-314-9603

Misc. for Sale

1760

WINE making equipment $55; Coleman dbl. high queen size air bed w/elec. pump $35, 2 golf carts w/2 bags $10/pair.; Ladies clothing size 12-14, $2 - $10; 403-343-2618

Cats

1830

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2030

Tractors

JOHN DEERE 4320 Tractor.

Approx. 6000 hrs. Front end loader, complete w/8’ snow blade attachment. Exc. cond.

CRUELLY trapped and Sold farm. $13,500. dumped in the country, ALSO John Deere 14’ Disc orange and white neutered & Cultivator. 403-350-1007 Male 403-782-3130 or 403-782-3617 FREE: BEAUTIFUL KITTENS variety of colours Horses desperately need loving home. 403-782-3130 WANTED: all types of TO GIVE AWAY TO horses. Processing locally GOOD HOME in Lacombe weekly.

6 Kittens 8 weeks old.

403-651-5912 587-679-6412

2140

Sporting Goods

1860

BLACKBURN BRAND MAGTRAKSTAND. Bike training stand. $25.† Call (403) 342-7908 LADIES RH golf clubs 9 pc. and bag $100 403-342-7107

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

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Find something to sit on in Classifieds

2190

Grain, Feed Hay

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE, Come see us at: 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED! 403-782-3333 Dealer of Masterfeeds TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilÀeld service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

DOORS, windows, siding, sofÀt, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Cleaning

1070

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 7. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 pls leave msg.

Contractors

1100

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

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Officers took action because the sitin organizers, unlike organizers of the Tuesday rally, did not secure a letter of no-objection from police required for large gatherings.

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1990 — A crowd of 50,000 attends the Toronto Blue Jays’ 44th home game. That boosts seasonal attendance past the two-million mark faster than any team in major league baseball history.

1942 — Canada and the United States form

a joint military, naval, and air office in Washington.

1940 — King George VI declines to send his two princesses to Canada for protection in wartime.

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1898 — Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, N.S., completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe.

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Google Android Wear, though primitive, should unite developers to improve smartwatches THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The watches can also keep track of your daily steps, and Samsung’s has a heart rate monitor. These tasks and the clock functions are about all you can do without the phone nearby.

Where Android Wear advances smartwatch technology is in navigation. As long as the phone is nearby, you can get turn-by-turn directions on the watch. While walking down the street, you can look at your wrist and avoid having to constantly pull the phone out of your pocket. Sony’s SmartWatch 2 has a maps app, but it doesn’t work as well as Google’s.

Beyond that, the watch of-

fers the types of notifications you’d get through Google Now on the phone, if you’ve turned that feature on. That includes local weather, birthday reminders and scores for your favourite sports teams.

While jogging to work Tuesday morning, Android Wear even offered nearby bus stops in case I wanted to cheat.

Of course, I can simply pull out my phone for all that. Android Wear is supposed to make your life better by displaying relevant information on your wrist, rather than in your pocket. But you still need the phone nearby, and the voice recognition feature doesn’t always hear me correctly.

NEW YORK — In its first iteration, Google’s Android Wear software for computerized wristwatches isn’t so much about innovation as it is an effort at simplification.

Available in two smartwatches out within the next week, Android Wear is rather limited in what it can do.

Even last year’s smartwatches do some things that Android Wear can’t. But the new softPhoto by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ware should help rein in a marketplace of confusion and A man looks at the Samsung Gear Live, an Android Wear encourage app developers to smartwatch, on the demo floor at Google I/O 2014 in San extend smartwatch functionFrancisco. The Samsung Gear Live features Google’s new Android ality, the way they have made Wear software. smartphones even smarter.

In previous watches, each manufacturer modified Android in a different way, so software developers have had to spend a lot of time customizing their apps. It’s typically not worth the bother because no single watch has enough users. To confound the problem, Samsung’s second-generation smartwatch, out in April, doesn’t use Android at all, but rather a fledging system called Tizen.

With Android Wear, software developers won’t have to rewrite apps every time a new watch from Samsung, Sony or another manufacturer comes out.

And collectively, there might be enough smartwatch users to lure devel†* opers.

In fact, developers should have an easier time with Android Wear than Android phones.

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The companion phone doesn’t have to be from the same manufacturer as the watch. With both watches, I was able to use Motorola’s Moto G phone from November, Samsung’s Galaxy S III phone from 2012 and LG’s G3, which is coming to the U.S. this summer.

After getting or updating some free apps on your phone, you need to link the watch and the phone wirelessly using Bluetooth.

Most of your interactions with the watch are by voice, similar to using Google Now on Android phones and Siri on iPhones. You can scroll through a short menu of functions, but it’s primarily there as suggestions and isn’t comprehensive.

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